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Area (ha):140
# Species:280
# Excl Vagrants:280
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:28
Species/100 ha:200.0
Habitat: Re-forested farm

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

1Andean TinamouNothoprocta pentlandii?

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor?
3Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica?
4Andean TealAnas andium?

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

5Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps?

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

6Rock PigeonColumba livia?
7Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis?
8Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata?
9Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea?
10Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea?
11Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina?
12Ecuadorian Ground DoveColumbina buckleyi?
13Croaking Ground DoveColumbina cruziana?
14Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa?
15<Maroon-chested Ground Dove>Paraclaravis mondetoura?
16White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi?
17Pallid DoveLeptotila pallida?
18White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenata?
19Eared DoveZenaida auriculata?

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

20Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani?
21Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris 
22Striped CuckooTapera naevia 
23Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana?
24Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus?

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

25Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris?
26Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis?

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

27Common PotooNyctibius griseus?

 
Swifts: Apodidae

28Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila 
29White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris?
30Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris?
31/Chimney Swift/Chaetura pelagica?
32White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagus?

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

33Tawny-bellied HermitPhaethornis syrmatophorus?
34<Brown Violetear>Colibri delphinae?
35Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotus?
36Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans?
37Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti?
38Purple-throated SunangelHeliangelus viola?
39Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys?
40Black-tailed TrainbearerLesbia victoriae?
41Rainbow-bearded ThornbillChalcostigma herrani?
42Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthina?
43Glowing PufflegEriocnemis vestita?
44Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennis?
45Rainbow StarfrontletCoeligena iris?
46Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigas?
47Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris?
48Purple-collared WoodstarMyrtis fanny 
49White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsant?
50Little WoodstarChaetocercus bombus?
51Purple-throated WoodstarPhilodice mitchellii?
52Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl?
53Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amazilia?

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

54Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus?

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

55Wattled JacanaJacana jacana?

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

56/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius?

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

57Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus?

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

58<Wood Stork>Mycteria americana?

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

59Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus?

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

60Snowy EgretEgretta thula?
61Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis?
62Great EgretArdea alba?
63Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi?

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

64Black VultureCoragyps atratus?
65Turkey VultureCathartes aura?

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

66White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus?
67Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidori?
68Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralis?
69Barred HawkMorphnarchus princeps?
70Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris?
71Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus?
72White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhous?
73Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma?
74Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus?
75/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus?
76Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus?
77Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus?

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

78Barn OwlTyto alba?

 
Owls: Strigidae

79White-throated Screech-OwlMegascops albogularis?
80Andean Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium jardinii?
81Peruvian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium peruanum 
82Mottled OwlStrix virgata?
83Striped OwlAsio clamator?
84Stygian OwlAsio stygius?
85Buff-fronted OwlAegolius harrisii?

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

86Masked TrogonTrogon personatus?

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

87Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata?
88Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana?

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

89Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcierii?

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

90Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglauca?

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

91Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani?
92Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatus?
93Red-rumped WoodpeckerDryobates kirkii?
94Scarlet-backed WoodpeckerDryobates callonotus?
95Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus?
96Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus 
97Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivolii 

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

98American KestrelFalco sparverius?
99Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis?
100/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus?

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

101Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus?
102Bronze-winged ParrotPionus chalcopterus?
103Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestis?
104<Golden-plumed Parakeet>Leptosittaca branickii?
105Red-masked ParakeetPsittacara erythrogenys?

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

106Great AntshrikeTaraba major?
107Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis?

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

108Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensis?
109Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapilla?
110Equatorial AntpittaGrallaria saturata?
111Tawny AntpittaGrallaria quitensis?

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

112Ocellated TapaculoAcropternis orthonyx?
113Blackish TapaculoScytalopus latrans?
114Chusquea TapaculoScytalopus parkeri?

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

115Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa?
116Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus?
117Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii?
118Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger?
119Pacific HorneroFurnarius cinnamomeusFC
120Pale-legged HorneroFurnarius leucopus?
121Chestnut-winged CinclodesCinclodes albidiventris?
122Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger?
123White-browed SpinetailHellmayrea gularis?
124Many-striped CanasteroAsthenes flammulata?
125Mouse-colored ThistletailAsthenes griseomurina?
126Line-cheeked SpinetailCranioleuca antisiensis?
127Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae?
128Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyura?

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

129Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuata?

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

130Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus salvini?
131One-colored BecardPachyramphus homochrous?

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

132Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollis?
133Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus?
134Rufous-crowned Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus ruficeps?
135Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum?
136Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens?
137Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum?
138White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterus?
139White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys?
140Rufous-winged TyrannuletMecocerculus calopterus?
141Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus?
142Agile Tit-TyrantUromyias agilis?
143Tumbes TyrannuletNesotriccus tumbezanus?
144Pacific ElaeniaMyiopagis subplacens?
145Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata?
146Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster?
147White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps?
148Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangae?
149Sooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseiceps?
150Black-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias nigrocapillus?
151Tawny-rumped TyrannuletPhyllomyias uropygialis?
152Fulvous-faced Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus fulviceps?
153Flavescent FlycatcherMyiophobus flavicans?
154Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus?
155Mouse-gray FlycatcherMyiophobus crypterythrus?
156Gray-breasted FlycatcherLathrotriccus griseipectus?
157Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus?
158/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulus?
159/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescens?
160Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans?
161Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus?
162Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montanus?
163Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis?
164Smoky Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fumigatus?
165Crowned Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix frontalis?
166Chestnut-bellied Chat-TyrantOchthoeca cinnamomeiventris?
167Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralis?
168Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolor?
169Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer?
170Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua?
171Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis?
172Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis?
173Snowy-throated KingbirdTyrannus niveigularis?
174Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus?

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

175Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis?
176Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys?
177Chivi VireoVireo chiri?

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

178Turquoise JayCyanolyca turcosa?

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

179Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea?
180Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis?
181White-thighed SwallowAtticora tibialis?
182Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca?
183Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina?
184/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica?

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

185White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineata?

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

186House WrenTroglodytes aedon?
187Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis?
188Grass WrenCistothorus platensis?
189Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatus?
190Plain-tailed WrenPheugopedius euophrys?
191Speckle-breasted WrenPheugopedius sclateri?
192Sharpe's WrenCinnycerthia olivascens?
193Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys?

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

194Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatus?

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

195Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscater?
196/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatus?
197Ecuadorian ThrushTurdus maculirostris?
198Great ThrushTurdus fuscater?
199Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco?
200(Andean Slaty-Thrush)Turdus nigriceps?
201Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus?

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

202House SparrowPasser domesticus?

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

203Golden-rumped EuphoniaChlorophonia cyanocephala?
204Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris?
205Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogaster?
206Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria?
207<Yellow-bellied Siskin>Spinus xanthogastrus?
208Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus?
209Saffron SiskinSpinus siemiradzkii?

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

210Gray-browed BrushfinchArremon assimilis?
211Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostris?
212Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinucha?
213Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis?
214Pale-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes pallidinucha?
215White-winged BrushfinchAtlapetes leucopterus?
216Pale-headed BrushfinchAtlapetes pallidicepsFC
217Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinucha?

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

218Peruvian MeadowlarkLeistes bellicosa?
219Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelas?
220Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis?
221Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus?
222Scrub BlackbirdDives warczewiczi?

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

223Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularis?
224Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflava?
225Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi?
226/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca?
227Three-banded WarblerBasileuterus trifasciatus?
228Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristata?
229Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicauda?
230Gray-and-gold WarblerMyiothlypis fraseri?
231Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronata?
232Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus?
233Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalus?

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

234Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava?
235/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra?
236Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster?
237Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventris?
238Ecuadorian SeedeaterAmaurospiza aequatorialis?

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

239Black-and-white TanagerConothraupis speculigera?
240Rufous-crested TanagerCreurgops verticalis?
241Superciliaried HemispingusThlypopsis superciliaris?
242Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornata?
243Lemon-rumped Tanager**Ramphocelus icteronotus?
244Hooded Mountain TanagerButhraupis montana?
245Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephala?
246Lacrimose Mountain TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosus?
247Scarlet-bellied Mountain TanagerAnisognathus igniventris?
248Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosus?
249Buff-breasted Mountain TanagerDubusia taeniata?
250Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota 
251Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis?
252Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus?
253Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum?
254Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassorii?
255Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola?
256Golden TanagerTangara arthus?
257Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolor?
258Glossy FlowerpiercerDiglossa lafresnayii?
259Black FlowerpiercerDiglossa humeralis?
260White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilatera?
261Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoides?
262Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea?
263Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolor?
264Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejus?
265Black-headed HemispingusPseudospingus verticalis?
266Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola?
267Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina?
268Chestnut-throated SeedeaterSporophila telasco?
269Drab SeedeaterSporophila simplex?
270Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina?
271Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosa?
272Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis?
273Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata?
274Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa?
275BananaquitCoereba flaveola?
276Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurus?
277Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus?
278Black-winged SaltatorSaltator atripennis?
279Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectus?
280Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossus?

 

 *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 Visitor10
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular5
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common0
CCommon0
FCFairly/Locally Common4
UCUncommon/Scarce3
RRare/Very Scarce1
VRVery Rare0
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain271

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened4
VVulnerable2
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.