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CARPISH TUNNEL-PATY TRAIL

PERULOCALE

# Species:285
# Excl Vagrants:285
# Endemics:17
# Near Endemics:24
Habitat: Degraded forest, humid cloud forest

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 julius
2Gray TinamouTinamus tao
3Brown TinamouCrypturellus obsoletus

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

4Speckled ChachalacaOrtalis guttata
5Andean GuanPenelope montagnii
6Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotii

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

7Rufous-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus speciosus

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

8Rock PigeonColumba livia
9Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
10Croaking Ground DoveColumbina cruziana
11White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenata
12Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

13Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
14Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

15Swallow-tailed NightjarUropsalis segmentata

 
Swifts: Apodidae

16Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
17White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
18Andean SwiftAeronautes andecolus
19Fork tailed Palm-SwiftTachornis squamata

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

20Buff-tailed SicklebillEutoxeres condamini
21Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicae
22Geoffroy's DaggerbillSchistes geoffroyi
23Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotus
24Amethyst-throated SunangelHeliangelus amethysticollis
25Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys
26Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingii
27Purple-backed ThornbillRamphomicron microrhynchum
28Rufous-capped ThornbillChalcostigma ruficeps
29Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthina
30Coppery MetaltailMetallura theresiae
31Sapphire-vented PufflegEriocnemis luciani
32Emerald-bellied PufflegEriocnemis aline
33Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligena
34Collared IncaCoeligena torquata
35Violet-throated StarfrontletCoeligena violifer
36Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayi
37Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensifera
38Great SapphirewingPterophanes cyanopterus
39Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsii
40Peruvian Racket-tailOcreatus peruanus
41Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoides
42Violet-fronted BrilliantHeliodoxa leadbeateri
43Amethyst WoodstarCalliphlox amethystina
44White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsant
45White-bellied HummingbirdElliotomyia chionogaster

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

46/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

47Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

48Puna IbisPlegadis ridgwayi

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

49Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

50Black VultureCoragyps atratus
51Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

52Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
53Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidori
54Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralis
55Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
56Solitary EagleButeogallus solitarius
57Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
58White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhous
59Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
60Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
61/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus
62Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
63White-throated HawkButeo albigula

 
Owls: Strigidae

64Yungas Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium bolivianum
65Peruvian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium peruanum
66Rufous-banded OwlStrix albitarsis

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

67Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auriceps
68Crested QuetzalPharomachrus antisianus
69Masked TrogonTrogon personatus

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

70Western Striolated-PuffbirdNystalus obamai

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

71Southern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus albivitta
72Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglauca
73Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

74Ocellated PiculetPicumnus dorbignyanus
75Yellow-vented WoodpeckerDryobates dignus
76Bar-bellied WoodpeckerDryobates nigriceps
77Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollens
78Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivolii

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

79Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
80American KestrelFalco sparverius
81Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
82Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
83Orange-breasted FalconFalco deiroleucus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

84&Barred ParakeetlBolborhynchus lineola
85Andean ParakeetBolborhynchus orbygnesius
86Red-billed ParrotPionus sordidus
87Speckle-faced ParrotPionus tumultuosus
88Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus
89Scaly-naped AmazonAmazona mercenarius
90&Golden-plumed ParakeetlLeptosittaca branickii
91Mitred ParakeetPsittacara mitratus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

92Chestnut-backed AntshrikeThamnophilus palliatus
93Pygmy AntwrenMyrmotherula brachyura
94Streak-headed AntbirdDrymophila striaticeps

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

95Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigera
96Bay AntpittaGrallaria capitalis
97Chestnut AntpittaGrallaria blakei
98Chachapoyas AntpittaGrallaria gravesi
99Leymebamba AntpittaGrallaricula leymebambae

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

100Ash-colored TapaculoMyornis senilis
101Trilling TapaculoScytalopus parvirostris
102Rufous-vented TapaculoScytalopus femoralis
103Large-footed TapaculoScytalopus macropus
104Tschudi's TapaculoScytalopus acutirostris

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

105Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyrannina
106Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus
107Olive-backed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus triangularis
108Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger
109Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautii
110Cream-winged CinclodesCinclodes albiventris
111Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalaris
112Buff-browed Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla rufosuperciliata
113Rufous-backed TreehunterThripadectes scrutator
114Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescens
115Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger
116|Line-cheeked Spinetail|Cranioleuca antisiensis
117Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae
118Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufa

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

119Green-and-black FruiteaterPipreola riefferii
120Band-tailed FruiteaterPipreola intermedia
121Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuata
122Masked FruiteaterPipreola pulchra
123Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatus

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

124Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolor
125Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus salvini

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

126Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollis
127Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes galbinus
128Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliaris
129Inca FlycatcherLeptopogon taczanowskii
130Rufous-headed Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus ruficeps
131Black-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus granadensis
132Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
133Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferruginea
134Ornate FlycatcherMyiotriccus ornatus
135Ochraceous-breasted FlycatcherNephelomyias ochraceiventris
136White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercus
137White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterus
138White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
139Sulphur-bellied TyrannuletMecocerculus minor
140Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus
141Unstreaked Tit-TyrantUromyias agraphia
142\Large Elaenia\Elaenia spectabilis
143White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
144Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensis
145Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscura
146Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangae
147Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea
148Black-capped TyrannuletTyranniscus nigrocapillus
149Tawny-rumped TyrannuletTyranniscus uropygialis
150Peruvian TyrannuletZimmerius viridiflavus
151Flavescent FlycatcherMyiophobus flavicans
152Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus
153Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
154Andean NegritoLessonia oreas
155Rufous-tailed TyrantKnipolegus poecilurus
156Jelski's Black-TyrantKnipolegus signatus
157Red-rumped Bush-TyrantCnemarchus erythropygius
158Rufous-webbed Bush-TyrantCnemarchus rufipennis
159Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montanus
160Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
161Smoky Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fumigatus
162Rufous-bellied Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fuscorufus
163Crowned Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix frontalis
164Peruvian Chat-Tyrant**Silvicultrix spodionota
165Jelski's Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix jelskii
166Golden-browed Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix pulchella
167Maroon-belted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca thoracica
168Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralis
169Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolor
170White-browed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca leucophrys
171Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
172Pale-edged FlycatcherMyiarchus cephalotes
173Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
174\Streaked Flycatcher\Myiodynastes maculatus
175Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

176Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
177Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

178White-collared JayCyanolyca viridicyanus
179Inca Jay**Cyanocorax yncas

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

180White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventer
181White-banded SwallowAtticora fasciata
182Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
183Pale-footed SwallowOrochelidon flavipes
184Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

185Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
186Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis
187Grass WrenCistothorus platensis
188Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatus
189Plain-tailed WrenPheugopedius euophrys
190Rufous WrenCinnycerthia unirufa
191Peruvian WrenCinnycerthia peruana
192White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucosticta
193Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys
194Northern Chestnut-breasted WrenCyphorhinus thoracicus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

195Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloides
196Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscater
197White-eared SolitaireEntomodestes leucotis
198Pale-eyed ThrushTurdus leucops
199Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilis
200Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
201Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus
202Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

203House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

204Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogaster
205Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus
206Olivaceous SiskinSpinus olivaceus
207Black SiskinSpinus atratus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

208Short-billed ChlorospingusChlorospingus parvirostris
209Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectus
210Gray-browed BrushfinchArremon assimilis
211Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinucha
212Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
213Rufous-eared BrushfinchAtlapetes rufigenis
214Tricolored BrushfinchAtlapetes tricolor
215Peruvian Slaty BrushfinchAtlapetes taczanowskii
216Bay-crowned BrushfinchAtlapetes seebohmi
217Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinucha

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

218Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
219Russet-backed OropendolaPsarocolius angustifrons
220Solitary Black CaciqueCacicus solitarius
221Southern Mountain CaciqueCacicus chrysonotus

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

222Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
223/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca
224Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus
225Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridis
226Pale-legged WarblerMyiothlypis signata
227Cuzco WarblerMyiothlypis chrysogaster
228Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronata
229Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus
230Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalus

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

231Red-hooded TanagerPiranga rubriceps
232Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

233Magpie TanagerCissopis leverianus
234White-capped TanagerSericossypha albocristata
235Hooded TanagerNemosia pileata
236Rufous-crested TanagerCreurgops verticalis
237Black-capped HemispingusKleinothraupis atropileus
238Oleaginous HemispingusSphenopsis frontalis
239Black-eared HemispingusSphenopsis melanotis
240Orange-headed TanagerThlypopsis sordida
241Superciliaried HemispingusThlypopsis superciliaris
242Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornata
243Brown-flanked TanagerThlypopsis pectoralis
244ParduscoNephelornis oneilli
245Black-goggled TanagerTrichothraupis melanops
246Hooded Mountain TanagerButhraupis montana
247Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephala
248Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferii
249Lacrimose Mountain TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosus
250Scarlet-bellied Mountain TanagerAnisognathus igniventris
251Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosus
252Buff-breasted Mountain TanagerDubusia taeniata
253Chestnut-bellied Mountain TanagerDubusia castaneoventris
254Golden-collared TanagerIridosornis jelskii
255Yellow-scarfed TanagerIridosornis reinhardti
256Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
257Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
258Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
259Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
260Golden-naped TanagerChalcothraupis ruficervix
261Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollis
262Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassorii
263Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis
264Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephala
265Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakii
266Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolor
267Capped ConebillConirostrum albifrons
268Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereum
269Moustached FlowerpiercerDiglossa mystacalis
270Black-throated FlowerpiercerDiglossa brunneiventris
271Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoides
272Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescens
273Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea
274PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
275Peruvian Sierra FinchPhrygilus punensis
276&Slaty FinchlHaplospiza rustica
277Drab HemispingusPseudospingus xanthophthalmus
278Gray-hooded Bush TanagerCnemoscopus rubrirostris
279Rufous-browed HemispingusPoospiza rufosuperciliaris
280Three-striped HemispingusPoospiza trifasciatus
281Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosa
282Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
283Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
284Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
285Masked SaltatorSaltator cinctus

 

 *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 Visitor3
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular3
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened7
VVulnerable2
ENEndangered1
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.