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HUASCARAN NATIONAL PARK

PERULOCALE

# Species:232
# Excl Vagrants:232
# Endemics:24
# Near Endemics:31

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

1Ornate TinamouNothoprocta ornata
2Andean TinamouNothoprocta pentlandii
3Puna TinamouTinamotis pentlandii

 
Ducks: Anatidae

4Andean GooseOressochen melanoptera
5Crested DuckLophonetta specularioides
6Torrent DuckMerganetta armata
7Puna TealSpatula puna
8/Blue-winged Teal/Spatula discors
9Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
10White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
11Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
12Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris
13Andean DuckOxyura ferruginea

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

14Rock PigeonColumba livia
15Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa
16Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
17Croaking Ground DoveColumbina cruziana
18Bare-faced Ground DoveMetriopelia ceciliae
19Black-winged Ground DoveMetriopelia melanoptera
20White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
21West Peruvian DoveZenaida meloda
22Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

23Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
24Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris

 
Swifts: Apodidae

25White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
26/Chimney Swift/Chaetura pelagica
27Andean SwiftAeronautes andecolus

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

28Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
29Bronze-tailed CometPolyonymus caroli
30Gray-bellied CometTaphrolesbia griseiventris
31Green-headed HillstarOreotrochilus stolzmanni
32Black-breasted HillstarOreotrochilus melanogaster
33Black-tailed TrainbearerLesbia victoriae
34Green-tailed TrainbearerLesbia nuna
35Olivaceous ThornbillChalcostigma olivaceum
36Blue-mantled ThornbillChalcostigma stanleyi
37Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthina
38Black MetaltailMetallura phoebe
39Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennis
40Rainbow StarfrontletCoeligena iris
41Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigas
42Peruvian SheartailThaumastura cora
43Purple-collared WoodstarMyrtis fanny
44Spot-throated HummingbirdThaumasius taczanowskii

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

45Plumbeous RailPardirallus sanguinolentus
46Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
47Giant CootFulica gigantea
48Slate-colored CootFulica ardesiaca

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

49Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

50Diademed Sandpiper-PloverPhegornis mitchellii
51Andean LapwingVanellus resplendens

 
Seedsnipes: Thinocoridae

52Rufous-bellied SeedsnipeAttagis gayi
53Gray-breasted SeedsnipeThinocorus orbignyianus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

54Puna SnipeGallinago andina
55/Wilson's Phalarope/Phalaropus tricolor
56/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius
57/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca
58/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres
59/Baird's Sandpiper/Calidris bairdii

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

60Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus
61Belcher's GullLarus belcheri
62Kelp GullLarus dominicanus

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

63/Chilean Flamingo/Phoenicopterus chilensis

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

64White-tufted GrebeRollandia rolland
65Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalis

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

66Puna IbisPlegadis ridgwayi
67Andean IbisTheristicus branickii

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

68Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
69Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
70Snowy EgretEgretta thula
71Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
72Great EgretArdea alba
73Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

74Andean CondorVultur gryphus
75Black VultureCoragyps atratus
76Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

77Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
78Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
79Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
80Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
81White-throated HawkButeo albigula

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

82American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Owls: Strigidae

83Koepcke's Screech-OwlMegascops koepckeae
84Peruvian Screech-OwlMegascops roboratus
85Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
86Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

87Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

88Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatus
89Black-necked WoodpeckerColaptes atricollis
90Andean FlickerColaptes rupicola

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

91Mountain CaracaraDaptrius megalopterus
92American KestrelFalco sparverius
93Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
94Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

95Mountain ParakeetPsilopsiagon aurifrons
96Andean ParakeetBolborhynchus orbygnesius
97Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestis

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

98Stripe-headed AntpittaGrallaria andicolus

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

99Ancash TapaculoScytalopus affinis

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

100Slender-billed MinerGeositta tenuirostris
101Common MinerGeositta cunicularia
102Thick-billed MinerGeositta crassirostris
103Dark-winged MinerGeositta saxicolina
104Wren-like RushbirdPhleocryptes melanops
105Striated EarthcreeperGeocerthia serrana
106White-throated EarthcreeperUpucerthia albigula
107Buff-breasted EarthcreeperUpucerthia validirostris
108Cream-winged CinclodesCinclodes albiventris
109White-bellied CinclodesCinclodes palliatus
110White-winged CinclodesCinclodes atacamensis
111Tawny Tit-SpinetailSylviorthorhynchus yanacensis
112Rusty-crowned Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura pileata
113White-browed Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura xenothorax
114Streaked Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura striata
115Andean Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura andicola
116Chestnut-backed ThornbirdPhacellodomus dorsalis
117Creamy-breasted CanasteroAsthenes dorbignyi
118Many-striped CanasteroAsthenes flammulata
119Junin CanasteroAsthenes virgata
120Streak-backed CanasteroAsthenes wyatti
121Streak-throated CanasteroAsthenes humilis
122Cordilleran CanasteroAsthenes modesta
123Canyon CanasteroAsthenes pudibunda
124Creamy-crested SpinetailCranioleuca albicapilla
125|Line-cheeked Spinetail|Cranioleuca antisiensis
126Great SpinetailSynallaxis hypochondriaca

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

127White-cheeked CotingaZaratornis stresemanni
128Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

129\Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet\Camptostoma obsoletum
130White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterus
131White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
132Black-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes nigrocristatus
133Pied-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes reguloides
134Ash-breasted Tit-TyrantAnairetes alpinus
135Yellow-billed Tit-TyrantAnairetes flavirostris
136Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus
137White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
138Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscura
139Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea
140Fulvous-faced Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus fulviceps
141Southern Tropical PeweeContopus cinereus
142Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
143Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
144Andean NegritoLessonia oreas
145White-winged Black-TyrantKnipolegus aterrimus
146Spot-billed Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maculirostris
147Taczanowski's Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola griseus
148Puna Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola juninensis
149\Cinereous Ground-Tyrant\Muscisaxicola cinereus
150White-fronted Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola albifrons
151\Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant\Muscisaxicola flavinucha
152Rufous-naped Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola rufivertex
153\White-browed Ground-Tyrant\Muscisaxicola albilora
154\Black-fronted Ground-Tyrant\Muscisaxicola frontalis
155Rufous-webbed Bush-TyrantCnemarchus rufipennis
156Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montanus
157White-tailed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis albicauda
158Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
159Jelski's Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix jelskii
160Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralis
161d'Orbigny's Chat-TyrantOchthoeca oenanthoides
162Piura Chat-TyrantOchthoeca piurae
163White-browed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca leucophrys
164Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
165Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

166/Purple Martin/Progne subis
167Peruvian MartinProgne murphyi
168Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
169Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina
170Andean SwallowOrochelidon andecola
171/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

172Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

173Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
174Grass WrenCistothorus platensis
175Superciliated WrenCantorchilus superciliaris

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

176White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalus

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

177Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

178Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
179Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus
180Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

181House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

182Puna PipitAnthus brevirostris
183Paramo PipitAnthus bogotensis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

184Thick-billed SiskinSpinus crassirostris
185Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus
186Black SiskinSpinus atratus
187Yellow-rumped SiskinSpinus uropygialis

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

188Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
189Rufous-eared BrushfinchAtlapetes rufigenis
190Bay-crowned BrushfinchAtlapetes seebohmi
191Rusty-bellied BrushfinchAtlapetes nationi
192Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinucha

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

193Peruvian MeadowlarkLeistes bellicosa
194Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
195Scrub BlackbirdDives warczewiczi

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

196Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristata

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

197Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
198Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

199Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornata
200Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
201Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
202Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
203Giant ConebillConirostrum binghami
204Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereum
205Black-throated FlowerpiercerDiglossa brunneiventris
206Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoides
207Peruvian Sierra FinchPhrygilus punensis
208Glacier FinchIdiopsar speculifera
209Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parina
210Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolor
211Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejus
212Great Inca-FinchIncaspiza pulchra
213Rufous-backed Inca-FinchIncaspiza personata
214Band-tailed Sierra FinchPorphyrospiza alaudinus
215Mourning Sierra FinchRhopospina fruticeti
216Plain-tailed Warbling FinchPoospiza alticola
217Rufous-breasted Warbling FinchPoospiza rubecula
218Collared Warbling FinchPoospiza hispaniolensis
219Bright-rumped Yellow-FinchSicalis uropygialis
220Greenish Yellow-FinchSicalis olivascens
221Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
222Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
223Raimondi's Yellow-FinchSicalis raimondii
224Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
225Chestnut-throated SeedeaterSporophila telasco
226Drab SeedeaterSporophila simplex
227Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
228Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
229Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa
230Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurus
231Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectus
232Golden-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 Visitor10
\\Austral Visitor5
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened8
VVulnerable4
ENEndangered5
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.