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Altitude (m):3200
# Species:256
# Excl Vagrants:256
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:14
Habitat: Temperate forest, paramo

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

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Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Tawny-breasted TinamouNothocercus juliusR
2Curve-billed TinamouNothoprocta curvirostrisUC

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3Torrent DuckMerganetta armata?
4Blue-winged TealSpatula discors?
5Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica?

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

6Andean GuanPenelope montagniiUC
7Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotii?

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

8Rock PigeonColumba livia?
9Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataFC
10Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea?
11Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina?
12Black-winged Ground DoveMetriopelia melanoptera?
13White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiR
14White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenataUC
15Eared DoveZenaida auriculataUC

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

16Rufous-bellied NighthawkLurocalis rufiventrisR
17Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostrisFC
18Swallow-tailed NightjarUropsalis segmentata?

 
Oilbird: Steatornithidae

19OilbirdSteatornis caripensis?

 
Swifts: Apodidae

20Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila?
21White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisUC
22White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagus?

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

23Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis?
24Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotusVR
25Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscansUC
26Gorgeted SunangelHeliangelus strophianus?
27Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenysUC
28Ecuadorian HillstarOreotrochilus chimborazo?
29Black-tailed TrainbearerLesbia victoriaeUC
30<Green-tailed Trainbearer>Lesbia nunaR
31Purple-backed ThornbillRamphomicron microrhynchumUC
32Rainbow-bearded ThornbillChalcostigma herraniUC
33Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthinaC
34(Black-breasted Puffleg)Eriocnemis nigrivestisR
35Sapphire-vented PufflegEriocnemis lucianiC
36Golden-breasted PufflegEriocnemis mosqueraFC
37Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennisFC
38Collared IncaCoeligena torquata?
39Buff-winged StarfrontletCoeligena lutetiaeC
40Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayiUC
41Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensiferaUC
42Great SapphirewingPterophanes cyanopterusC
43Buff-tailed CoronetBoissonneaua flavescensVR
44White-booted Racket-tailOcreatus underwoodii?
45Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigasR
46Purple-collared WoodstarMyrtis fanny?
47White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsantR
48Western EmeraldChlorostilbon melanorhynchus?
49Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl?

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

50Slate-colored CootFulica ardesiaca?
51Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica?

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

52Andean LapwingVanellus resplendensVR

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

53/Upland Sandpiper/Bartramia longicaudaR
54Imperial SnipeGallinago imperialisUC
55Jameson's SnipeGallinago jamesoniFC
56Noble SnipeGallinago nobilis?
57/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius?
58|Baird's Sandpiper|Calidris bairdiiVR

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

59Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus?

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

60Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis?
61Great EgretArdea alba?

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

62Black VultureCoragyps atratus?
63Turkey VultureCathartes aura?
64Andean CondorVultur gryphus?

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

65White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus?
66Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus?
67Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus?
68Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidori?
69Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus?
70Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralisFC
71Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolor?
72Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris?
73Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus?
74White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhous?
75Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosomaUC
76Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucusUC
77/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus?
78White-throated HawkButeo albigulaR

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

79Barn OwlTyto alba?

 
Owls: Strigidae

80White-throated Screech-OwlMegascops albogularis?
81Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusR
82Andean Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium jardiniiUC
83Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia?
84Black-banded OwlStrix huhulaR
85Rufous-banded OwlStrix albitarsis?
86Stygian OwlAsio stygiusVR
87Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusR
88Buff-fronted OwlAegolius harrisii?

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

89Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auriceps?
90Masked TrogonTrogon personatusUC

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

91Plate-billed Mountain-ToucanAndigena laminirostrisVR

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

92Bar-bellied WoodpeckerDryobates nigricepsUC
93Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollensR
94Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus?
95Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivoliiUC

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

96Carunculated CaracaraDaptrius carunculatusUC
97American KestrelFalco sparveriusUC
98/Merlin/Falco columbarius?
99Aplomado FalconFalco femoralisR
100/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusR

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

101<Barred Parakeet>Bolborhynchus lineola?
102Speckle-faced ParrotPionus tumultuosusVR
103Scaly-naped ParrotAmazona mercenarius?

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

104Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigeraUC
105Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapillaUC
106Chestnut-naped AntpittaGrallaria nuchalisUC
107Equatorial AntpittaGrallaria saturataC
108Tawny AntpittaGrallaria quitensisC

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

109Ocellated TapaculoAcropternis orthonyxUC
110Ash-colored TapaculoMyornis senilisUC
111Blackish TapaculoScytalopus latransC
112Spillmann's TapaculoScytalopus spillmanni?

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

113Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyrannina?
114Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus?
115Greater ScythebillDrymotoxeres pucheraniiVR
116Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger?
117Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautiiUC
118Chestnut-winged CinclodesCinclodes albidiventris?
119Stout-billed CinclodesCinclodes excelsior?
120Flammulated TreehunterThripadectes flammulatus?
121Striped TreehunterThripadectes holostictus?
122Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamigerC
123Andean Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura andicola?
124White-browed SpinetailHellmayrea gularis?
125Many-striped CanasteroAsthenes flammulata?
126Streak-backed CanasteroAsthenes wyatti?
127White-chinned ThistletailAsthenes fuliginosaUC
128Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azaraeC
129Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufa?

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

130Green-and-black FruiteaterPipreola riefferii?
131Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuataUC
132Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatusUC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

133Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolorR
134Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus salvini?

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

135Rufous-headed Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus ruficeps?
136Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus?
137Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum?
138White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercus?
139White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterusC
140White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrysC
141Rufous-winged TyrannuletMecocerculus calopterus?
142Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulusFC
143Agile Tit-TyrantUromyias agilisUC
144White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albicepsUC
145Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangae?
146Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea?
147Black-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias nigrocapillus?
148Tawny-rumped TyrannuletPhyllomyias uropygialisR
149Flavescent FlycatcherMyiophobus flavicans?
150/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperi?
151Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus?
152/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescensVR
153Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans?
154Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus?
155Spot-billed Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maculirostris?
156\White-browed Ground-Tyrant\Muscisaxicola albilora?
157Plain-capped Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola alpinus?
158Red-rumped Bush-TyrantCnemarchus erythropygiusVR
159Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montanus?
160Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollisUC
161Smoky Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fumigatusUC
162Crowned Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix frontalisFC
163Yellow-bellied Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix diadema?
164Chestnut-bellied Chat-TyrantOchthoeca cinnamomeiventris?
165Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralisUC
166Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolorFC
167Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysus?
168Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus?
169\Fork-tailed Flycatcher\Tyrannus savana?

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

170Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys?
171Chivi VireoVireo chiri?

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

172Turquoise JayCyanolyca turcosaUC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

173/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaVR
174Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaR
175Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murinaC
176/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaR
177/Cliff Swallow/Petrochelidon pyrrhonotaVR

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

178House WrenTroglodytes aedon?
179Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis?
180Grass WrenCistothorus platensisFC
181Plain-tailed WrenPheugopedius euophrysUC
182Rufous WrenCinnycerthia unirufaFC
183Sharpe's WrenCinnycerthia olivascens?
184Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysR

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

185White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalus?

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

186Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus?

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

187Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscater?
188/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatus?
189Great ThrushTurdus fuscaterC
190Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranusUC

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

191Paramo PipitAnthus bogotensis?

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

192Golden-rumped EuphoniaChlorophonia cyanocephala?
193Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria?
194Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicusFC

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

195Gray-browed BrushfinchArremon assimilisUC
196Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinucha?
197Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisC
198Tricolored BrushfinchAtlapetes tricolor?
199White-winged BrushfinchAtlapetes leucopterus?
200Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinuchaC

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

201Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus?
202Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis?

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

203/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta varia?
204Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaFC
205/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphia?
206/Cerulean Warbler/Setophaga cerulea?
207/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca?
208Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus?
209Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristataC
210Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronata?
211Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus?
212Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalusC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

213/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra?
214/Scarlet Tanager/Piranga olivacea?
215Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogasterUC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

216Black-capped HemispingusKleinothraupis atropileus?
217Superciliaried HemispingusThlypopsis superciliarisC
218Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornata?
219White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus?
220Hooded Mountain TanagerButhraupis montanaFC
221Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephala?
222Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferii?
223Black-chested Mountain TanagerCnemathraupis eximiaUC
224Lacrimose Mountain TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosus?
225Scarlet-bellied Mountain TanagerAnisognathus igniventrisC
226Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosus?
227Buff-breasted Mountain TanagerDubusia taeniataUC
228Golden-crowned TanagerIridosornis rufivertexUC
229Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota?
230Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis?
231Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus?
232Scrub TanagerStilpnia vitriolina?
233Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassorii?
234Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis?
235Giant ConebillConirostrum binghamiUC
236Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolorFC
237Capped ConebillConirostrum albifrons?
238Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereumC
239Glossy FlowerpiercerDiglossa lafresnayiiC
240Black FlowerpiercerDiglossa humeralisUC
241White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilatera?
242Indigo FlowerpiercerDiglossa indigotica?
243Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoides?
244Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyaneaC
245PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diademaUC
246Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolorFC
247Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejus?
248<Slaty Finch>Haplospiza rusticaR
249Band-tailed Sierra FinchPorphyrospiza alaudinus?
250Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola?
251<Grassland Yellow-Finch>Sicalis luteolaR
252Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosa?
253Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis?
254Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis?
255Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornataC
256Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroaR

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor17
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient1
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular4
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common0
CCommon23
FCFairly/Locally Common15
UCUncommon/Scarce46
RRare/Very Scarce23
VRVery Rare12
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain136

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened8
VVulnerable1
ENEndangered2
CRCritically Endangered0

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.