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# Species:228
# Excl Vagrants:228
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:19
Habitat: Roadside thickets, secondary forest, agricultural

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

1Little TinamouCrypturellus soui?
2Pale-browed TinamouCrypturellus transfasciatus?
3Tataupa TinamouCrypturellus tataupa?

 
Ducks: Anatidae

4Blue-winged TealSpatula discors?

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

5Speckled ChachalacaOrtalis guttata?
6Wattled GuanAburria aburri?

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

7Rufous-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus speciosus?

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

8Rock PigeonColumba livia?
9Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis?
10Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata?
11Peruvian PigeonPatagioenas oenops?
12Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea?
13Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea?
14Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa?
15Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana?
16White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi?
17Gray-fronted DoveLeptotila rufaxilla?
18White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenata?

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

19Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani 
20Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris?
21Striped CuckooTapera naevia?
22Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana?
23\Dark-billed Cuckoo\Coccyzus melacoryphus?

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

24Rufous-bellied NighthawkLurocalis rufiventris?
25Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis?

 
Swifts: Apodidae

26Spot-fronted SwiftCypseloides cherriei?
27Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila?
28White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris?
29Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris?
30White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagus?

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

31White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora?
32White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquila?
33Green HermitPhaethornis guy?
34Tawny-bellied HermitPhaethornis syrmatophorus?
35&Brown VioletearlColibri delphinae?
36Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotus?
37Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans?
38Rufous-capped ThornbillChalcostigma ruficeps?
39Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligena?
40Peruvian Racket-tailOcreatus peruanus?
41Rufous-vented WhitetipUrosticte ruficrissa?
42Violet-fronted BrilliantHeliodoxa leadbeateri?
43Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris?
44Amethyst WoodstarCalliphlox amethystina?
45Little WoodstarChaetocercus bombus?
46Fork-tailed WoodnymphThalurania furcata?
47Andean EmeraldUranomitra franciae?
48Golden-tailed SapphireChrysuronia oenone?

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

49/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria?

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

50Striated HeronButorides striata?
51Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis?
52Great EgretArdea alba?

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

53Black VultureCoragyps atratusC
54Turkey VultureCathartes auraC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

55Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus?
56Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris?
57White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhousUC
58White HawkPseudastur albicollis?
59/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus?
60Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusUC

 
Owls: Strigidae

61Peruvian Screech-OwlMegascops roboratus?
62Peruvian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium peruanum?

 
Motmots: Momotidae

63Andean MotmotMomotus aequatorialis?

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

64Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata?

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

65Black-streaked PuffbirdMalacoptila fulvogularis?

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

66Coppery-chested JacamarGalbula pastazaeUC

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

67Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcierii?

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

68Lafresnaye's PiculetPicumnus lafresnayi?
69Yellow-tufted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cruentatus?
70Little WoodpeckerDryobates passerinus 
71Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus?
72Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus?
73Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivolii?

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

74Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans?
75Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus?
76American KestrelFalco sparverius?

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

77Red-billed ParrotPionus sordidus?
78Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus?
79Cordilleran ParakeetPsittacara frontalus?
80White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmus?

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

81Great AntshrikeTaraba major?
82Lined AntshrikeThamnophilus tenuepunctatus?
83Marañon Slaty-Antshrike**Thamnophilus leucogaster?
84Northern Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus punctatus?
85Uniform AntshrikeThamnophilus unicolor?
86Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis?
87Yellow-breasted AntwrenHerpsilochmus axillaris?
88Western Fire-eyePyriglena maura?
89White-browed AntbirdMyrmoborus leucophrys?

 
Crescentchests: Melanopareiidae

90Marañon CrescentchestMelanopareia maranonica?
91Elegant CrescentchestMelanopareia elegans?

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

92Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensis?

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

93Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus?
94Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyrannina?
95Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus?
96Olive-backed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus triangularis?
97Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans?
98Sharp-tailed StreamcreeperLochmias nematura?
99Rufous-fronted ThornbirdPhacellodomus rufifrons?
100Ash-browed SpinetailCranioleuca curtata?
101Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae?
102Dark-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albigularis?
103Marañon SpinetailSynallaxis maranonica?

 
Manakins: Pipridae

104White-bearded ManakinManacus manacus?

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

105Masked TityraTityra semifasciata?
106Green-backed BecardPachyramphus viridis?
107Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus salvini?

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

108Wing-barred PipritesPiprites chloris?
109White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceus?
110Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes galbinus?
111Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliaris?
112Ecuadorian TyrannuletPhylloscartes gualaquizae?
113Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum?
114Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens?
115Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum?
116Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterUC
117White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps?
118Mottle-backed ElaeniaElaenia gigas?
119Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensis?
120Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea?
121Tawny-rumped TyrannuletTyranniscus uropygialis?
122Loja Tyrannulet**Zimmerius flavidifrons?
123Golden-faced TyrannuletZimmerius chrysops 
124Peruvian TyrannuletZimmerius viridiflavus?
125Fulvous-faced Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus fulviceps?
126Olive-chested FlycatcherMyiophobus cryptoxanthus?
127Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus?
128Mouse-gray FlycatcherMyiophobus crypterythrus?
129Gray-breasted FlycatcherLathrotriccus griseipectus?
130Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus?
131/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulus?
132Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans?
133Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus?
134Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonus?
135Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer?
136Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus ferox?
137Sooty-crowned FlycatcherMyiarchus phaeocephalus?
138Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus?
139Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua?
140Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis?
141Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisFC
142Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus?
143Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius?
144Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus?

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

145Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis?
146Olivaceous GreenletHylophilus olivaceus?
147Slaty-capped Shrike-VireoVireolanius leucotis?
148Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysFC
149Chivi VireoVireo chiri?

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

150Inca Jay**Cyanocorax yncas?

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

151/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia?
152Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea?
153Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis?
154White-banded SwallowAtticora fasciata?
155Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca 
156/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica?
157/Cliff Swallow/Petrochelidon pyrrhonota?

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

158Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurus?

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

159Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus?
160Speckle-breasted WrenPheugopedius sclateri?
161White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucosticta?

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

162/Gray-cheeked Thrush/Catharus minimus?
163/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatus?
164White-necked ThrushTurdus albicollis?
165Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilis?
166Marañon ThrushTurdus maranonicus?

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

167House SparrowPasser domesticus?

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

168Blue-naped ChlorophoniaChlorophonia cyanea?
169Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica?
170Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris?
171Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogaster?
172Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria?
173Olivaceous SiskinSpinus olivaceus?

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

174Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifrons?
175Marañon SparrowArremon nigriceps?
176Olive FinchArremon castaneiceps?
177Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis?

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

178Russet-backed OropendolaPsarocolius angustifrons?
179Scrub BlackbirdDives warczewiczi?

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

180Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularis?
181Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi?
182/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca?
183Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus?
184Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicauda?
185/Canada Warbler/Cardellina canadensis?
186Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus?

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

187/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra?
188Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoides?
189Amazonian GrosbeakCyanoloxia rothschildii?

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

190Black-faced TanagerSchistochlamys melanopis?
191Magpie TanagerCissopis leverianus?
192Buff-bellied TanagerThlypopsis inornata?
193Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornata?
194White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus?
195Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo?
196Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota?
197Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus?
198Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum?
199Yellow-bellied TanagerIxothraupis xanthogastra?
200Spotted TanagerIxothraupis punctata?
201Silvery TanagerStilpnia viridicollis?
202Green-throated TanagerStilpnia argyrofenges?
203Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollis?
204Blue-browed TanagerTangara cyanotis?
205Paradise TanagerTangara chilensis?
206Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola?
207Golden-eared TanagerTangara chrysotis?
208Green-and-gold TanagerTangara schrankii?
209Golden TanagerTangara arthus?
210Swallow TanagerTersina viridis?
211Black-faced DacnisDacnis lineataFC
212Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleus?
213Golden-collared HoneycreeperIridophanes pulcherrimusFC
214Guira TanagerHemithraupis guira?
215Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola?
216Wedge-tailed Grass-FinchEmberizoides herbicola?
217Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina?
218Chestnut-bellied SeedeaterSporophila castaneiventris?
219Chestnut-bellied Seed-FinchSporophila angolensis?
220Black-billed Seed-FinchSporophila atrirostris?
221Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosa?
222Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis?
223Red-crested FinchCoryphospingus cucullatus?
224BananaquitCoereba flaveolaC
225Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurus?
226Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus?
227Bluish-gray SaltatorSaltator coerulescens?
228Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectus?

 

 *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 Visitor11
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common0
CCommon4
FCFairly/Locally Common6
UCUncommon/Scarce4
RRare/Very Scarce0
VRVery Rare0
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain213

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened7
VVulnerable3
ENEndangered0
CRCritically Endangered1

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.