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Altitude (m):3900-4290
# Species:352
# Excl Vagrants:352
# Endemics:18
# Near Endemics:33
Habitat: Polylepis woodland, montane scrub, puna grassland, bogs

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

1Hooded TinamouNothocercus nigrocapillus
2Brown TinamouCrypturellus obsoletus
3Taczanowski's TinamouNothoprocta taczanowskii
4Andean TinamouNothoprocta pentlandii

 
Ducks: Anatidae

5Andean GooseOressochen melanoptera
6Crested DuckLophonetta specularioides
7Puna TealSpatula puna
8Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
9Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

10Andean GuanPenelope montagnii
11Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens
12Wattled GuanAburria aburri
13Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotii

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

14Stripe-faced Wood-QuailOdontophorus balliviani

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

15Rock PigeonColumba livia
16Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa
17Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
18Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea
19Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea
20Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
21Bare-faced Ground DoveMetriopelia ceciliae
22White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
23White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenata
24Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

25Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
26Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

27Rufous-bellied NighthawkLurocalis rufiventris
28Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
29Lyre-tailed NightjarUropsalis lyra
30Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

31Common PotooNyctibius griseus

 
Oilbird: Steatornithidae

32OilbirdSteatornis caripensis

 
Swifts: Apodidae

33Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
34White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
35Andean SwiftAeronautes andecolus

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

36White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
37Tawny-bellied HermitPhaethornis syrmatophorus
38Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicae
39Geoffroy's DaggerbillSchistes geoffroyi
40Brown VioletearColibri delphinae
41Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotus
42Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
43Amethyst-throated SunangelHeliangelus amethysticollis
44Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys
45Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingii
46Andean HillstarOreotrochilus estella
47Purple-backed ThornbillRamphomicron microrhynchum
48Olivaceous ThornbillChalcostigma olivaceum
49Blue-mantled ThornbillChalcostigma stanleyi
50Bearded MountaineerOreonympha nobilis
51Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthina
52Scaled MetaltailMetallura aeneocauda
53Coppery-naped Puffleg**Eriocnemis sapphirophygia
54Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennis
55White-tufted SunbeamAglaeactis castelnaudii
56Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligena
57Gould's IncaCoeligena inca
58Violet-throated StarfrontletCoeligena violifer
59Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensifera
60Great SapphirewingPterophanes cyanopterus
61Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsii
62Rufous-booted Racket-tailOcreatus addae
63Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoides
64Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigas
65White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsant
66Little WoodstarChaetocercus bombus
67Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
68Andean EmeraldUranomitra franciae
69White-bellied HummingbirdElliotomyia chionogaster
70Green-and-white HummingbirdElliotomyia viridicauda

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

71/Sora/Porzana carolina

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

72Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

73Andean LapwingVanellus resplendens

 
Seedsnipes: Thinocoridae

74Gray-breasted SeedsnipeThinocorus orbignyianus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

75Imperial SnipeGallinago imperialis
76Jameson's SnipeGallinago jamesoni
77/Wilson's Phalarope/Phalaropus tricolor
78/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

79Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

80Puna IbisPlegadis ridgwayi
81Andean IbisTheristicus branickii

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

82Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatum

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

83Andean CondorVultur gryphus
84Black VultureCoragyps atratus
85Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

86Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
87Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
88Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
89Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidori
90Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralis
91Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatus
92Barred HawkMorphnarchus princeps
93Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
94White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhous
95Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
96Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
97/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus
98Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
99White-throated HawkButeo albigula
100Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus

 
Owls: Strigidae

101Rufescent Screech-OwlMegascops ingens
102Andean Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium jardinii
103Yungas Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium bolivianum
104Peruvian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium peruanum
105Mottled OwlStrix virgata
106Rufous-banded OwlStrix albitarsis

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

107Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auriceps
108Crested QuetzalPharomachrus antisianus
109Masked TrogonTrogon personatus

 
Motmots: Momotidae

110Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martii
111Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchum

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

112White-faced NunbirdHapaloptila castanea

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

113Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcierii

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

114Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglauca
115Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatus
116Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

117Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatus
118Red-rumped WoodpeckerDryobates kirkii
119Yellow-vented WoodpeckerDryobates dignus
120Bar-bellied WoodpeckerDryobates nigriceps
121Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollens
122Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
123Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivolii
124Andean FlickerColaptes rupicola

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

125Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
126Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
127Mountain CaracaraDaptrius megalopterus
128American KestrelFalco sparverius
129/Merlin/Falco columbarius
130Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
131Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
132Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

133&Barred ParakeetlBolborhynchus lineola
134Andean ParakeetBolborhynchus orbygnesius
135Red-billed ParrotPionus sordidus
136Scaly-naped AmazonAmazona mercenarius
137Maroon-tailed ParakeetPyrrhura melanura
138&Golden-plumed ParakeetlLeptosittaca branickii
139Mitred ParakeetPsittacara mitratus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

140Uniform AntshrikeThamnophilus unicolor
141Streak-headed AntbirdDrymophila striaticeps

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

142Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigera
143Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapilla
144Stripe-headed AntpittaGrallaria andicolus
145Red-and-white AntpittaGrallaria erythroleuca
146Urubamba AntpittaGrallaria occabambae
147Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostris

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

148Puna TapaculoScytalopus simonsi
149Diademed TapaculoScytalopus schulenbergi
150Trilling TapaculoScytalopus parvirostris
151Unicolored TapaculoScytalopus unicolor

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

152Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectus

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

153South American LeaftosserSclerurus obscurior
154Slender-billed MinerGeositta tenuirostris
155Common MinerGeositta cunicularia
156Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyrannina
157Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus
158Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
159Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillus
160Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger
161Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautii
162Rusty-winged BarbtailPremnornis guttuliger
163Buff-breasted EarthcreeperUpucerthia validirostris
164Cream-winged CinclodesCinclodes albiventris
165Royal CinclodesCinclodes aricomae
166White-winged CinclodesCinclodes atacamensis
167Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalaris
168Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerDendroma rufum
169Striped TreehunterThripadectes holostictus
170Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescens
171Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger
172Tawny Tit-SpinetailSylviorthorhynchus yanacensis
173White-browed Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura xenothorax
174Line-fronted CanasteroAsthenes urubambensis
175Junin CanasteroAsthenes virgata
176Streak-backed CanasteroAsthenes wyatti
177Streak-throated CanasteroAsthenes humilis
178Cordilleran CanasteroAsthenes modesta
179Puna ThistletailAsthenes helleri
180Rusty-fronted CanasteroAsthenes ottonis
181Marcapata SpinetailCranioleuca marcapatae
182Creamy-crested SpinetailCranioleuca albicapilla
183Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae
184Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufa

 
Manakins: Pipridae

185Golden-winged ManakinMasius chrysopterus

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

186Green-and-black FruiteaterPipreola riefferii
187Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuata
188Scaled FruiteaterAmpelioides tschudii
189Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatus
190Chestnut-crested CotingaAmpelion rufaxilla
191Andean Cock-of-the-rockRupicola peruvianus
192Olivaceous PihaSnowornis cryptolophus

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

193Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolor
194White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus
195Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus salvini
196One-colored BecardPachyramphus homochrous

 
Royal Flycatchers and Allies: Onychorhynchus

197Tawny-breasted FlycatcherMyiobius villosus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

198Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollis
199Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliaris
200Inca FlycatcherLeptopogon taczanowskii
201Marble-faced Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus ophthalmicus
202Bronze-olive Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus pelzelni
203Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus
204Black-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus granadensis
205Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
206Ornate FlycatcherMyiotriccus ornatus
207White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercus
208White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterus
209White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
210Ash-breasted Tit-TyrantAnairetes alpinus
211Yellow-billed Tit-TyrantAnairetes flavirostris
212Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus
213Unstreaked Tit-TyrantUromyias agraphia
214White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
215Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangae
216Ashy-headed TyrannuletTyranniscus cinereiceps
217Tawny-rumped TyrannuletTyranniscus uropygialis
218Golden-faced TyrannuletZimmerius chrysops
219Flavescent FlycatcherMyiophobus flavicans
220Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus
221/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulus
222Andean NegritoLessonia oreas
223White-winged Black-TyrantKnipolegus aterrimus
224Taczanowski's Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola griseus
225Puna Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola juninensis
226\Cinereous Ground-Tyrant\Muscisaxicola cinereus
227White-fronted Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola albifrons
228\Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant\Muscisaxicola flavinucha
229Rufous-naped Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola rufivertex
230\White-browed Ground-Tyrant\Muscisaxicola albilora
231Red-rumped Bush-TyrantCnemarchus erythropygius
232Rufous-webbed Bush-TyrantCnemarchus rufipennis
233Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
234Smoky Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fumigatus
235Rufous-bellied Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fuscorufus
236Maroon-belted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca thoracica
237Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralis
238Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolor
239d'Orbigny's Chat-TyrantOchthoeca oenanthoides
240White-browed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca leucophrys
241Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
242Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
243Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysus
244Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

245Black-billed PeppershrikeCyclarhis nigrirostris
246Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys
247Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

248Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
249Pale-footed SwallowOrochelidon flavipes
250Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina
251Andean SwallowOrochelidon andecola

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

252Gray-mantled WrenOdontorchilus branickii
253Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
254Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis
255Inca WrenPheugopedius eisenmanni
256Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

257White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

258Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloides
259Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscater
260Speckled Nightingale-ThrushCatharus maculatus
261/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatus
262Pale-eyed ThrushTurdus leucops
263\Andean Slaty-Thrush\Turdus nigriceps
264Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
265Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus
266Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

267Paramo PipitAnthus bogotensis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

268Orange-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia saturata
269Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris
270Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogaster
271&Yellow-bellied SiskinlSpinus xanthogastrus
272Thick-billed SiskinSpinus crassirostris
273Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus
274Black SiskinSpinus atratus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

275Yellow-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavigularis
276Gray-browed BrushfinchArremon assimilis
277Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinucha
278Olive FinchArremon castaneiceps
279Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
280Tricolored BrushfinchAtlapetes tricolor
281Golden-crowned BrushfinchAtlapetes tricolor
282Cuzco BrushfinchAtlapetes canigenis

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

283Southern Mountain CaciqueCacicus chrysonotus

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

284Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularis
285Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
286/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca
287Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus
288Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridis
289Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronata
290Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus
291Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalus

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

292/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra
293Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventris
294Ecuadorian SeedeaterAmaurospiza aequatorialis

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

295Slaty TanagerCreurgops dentatus
296Black-capped HemispingusKleinothraupis atropileus
297Parodi's HemispingusKleinothraupis parodii
298Oleaginous HemispingusSphenopsis frontalis
299Rust-and-yellow TanagerThlypopsis ruficeps
300Superciliaried HemispingusThlypopsis superciliaris
301Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornata
302Lemon-rumped Tanager**Ramphocelus icteronotus
303Hooded Mountain TanagerButhraupis montana
304Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephala
305Scarlet-bellied Mountain TanagerAnisognathus igniventris
306Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosus
307Buff-breasted Mountain TanagerDubusia taeniata
308Chestnut-bellied Mountain TanagerDubusia castaneoventris
309Golden-collared TanagerIridosornis jelskii
310Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
311Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
312Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
313Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
314Golden-naped TanagerChalcothraupis ruficervix
315Black-capped TanagerStilpnia heinei
316Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassorii
317Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis
318Metallic-green TanagerTangara labradorides
319Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakii
320Golden TanagerTangara arthus
321Swallow TanagerTersina viridis
322Giant ConebillConirostrum binghami
323White-browed ConebillConirostrum ferrugineiventre
324Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolor
325Capped ConebillConirostrum albifrons
326Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereum
327Moustached FlowerpiercerDiglossa mystacalis
328Black-throated FlowerpiercerDiglossa brunneiventris
329White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilatera
330Deep-blue FlowerpiercerDiglossa glauca
331Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescens
332Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea
333PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
334Peruvian Sierra FinchPhrygilus punensis
335Glacier FinchIdiopsar speculifera
336Short-tailed FinchIdiopsar brachyurus
337Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parina
338Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolor
339Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejus
340&Slaty FinchlHaplospiza rustica
341Band-tailed Sierra FinchPorphyrospiza alaudinus
342Drab HemispingusPseudospingus xanthophthalmus
343Three-striped HemispingusPoospiza trifasciatus
344Chestnut-breasted Mountain-FinchPoospizopsis caesar
345Bright-rumped Yellow-FinchSicalis uropygialis
346Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
347Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
348Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
349Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
350Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa
351BananaquitCoereba flaveola
352Golden-billed SaltatorSaltator aurantiirostris

 

 *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 Visitor9
\\Austral Visitor4
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular4
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental1

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened16
VVulnerable2
ENEndangered3
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.