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Area (SqMi):496,226
# Species:1944
# Excl Vagrants:1897
# Endemics:130
# Near Endemics:208
Species/1000 SqMi:3.8

List of target birds found in the country broken down by locations. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Only countries for which we have data are used to determine if the species is best seen in this country. Hence, species listed as best seen in this country may also be seen in other countries for which we don't have any data. If no locale code is given, the species is only present in remote areas not included in our list of locales but is only in remote locales of other countries as well. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

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1Hooded TinamouNothocercus nigrocapillusManyNE
2Black TinamouTinamus osgoodiManyNE
3Pale-browed TinamouCrypturellus transfasciatusAPCNE
4Taczanowski's TinamouNothoprocta taczanowskiiManyNE
5Curve-billed TinamouNothoprocta curvirostrisAG,APC,BU,RCVNE
6Rufous-headed ChachalacaOrtalis erythroptera BC
7Bearded GuanPenelope barbata BC
8White-winged GuanPenelope albipennisAPC,CRE
9Sira CurassowPauxi koepckeae BC
10Wattled CurassowCrax globulosa BC
11Stripe-faced Wood-QuailOdontophorus ballivianiManyNE
12Peruvian PigeonPatagioenas oenopsManyNE
13Ecuadorian Ground DoveColumbina buckleyiManyNE
14Ochre-bellied DoveLeptotila ochraceiventrisAPC,CRNE
15Scrub NightjarNyctidromus anthonyiManyNE
16Tschudi's NightjarQuechuavis decussataLDL,PHS,VMNE
17Koepcke's HermitPhaethornis koepckeaeManyE
18Baron's Hermit**Phaethornis baroni BC
19White-browed HermitPhaethornis stuartiManyNE
20Little SunangelHeliangelus micraster BC
21Purple-throated SunangelHeliangelus violaManyNE
22Royal SunangelHeliangelus regalisManyNE
23Peruvian PiedtailPhlogophilus hartertiManyE
24Bronze-tailed CometPolyonymus caroliManyE
25Gray-bellied CometTaphrolesbia griseiventrisCC,HNP,RCVE
26Green-headed HillstarOreotrochilus stolzmanniManyNE
27Black-breasted HillstarOreotrochilus melanogasterManyE
28Olivaceous ThornbillChalcostigma olivaceumManyNE
29Bearded MountaineerOreonympha nobilisManyE
30Neblina MetaltailMetallura odomae BC
31Coppery MetaltailMetallura theresiaeManyE
32Fire-throated MetaltailMetallura eupogonMV,SRE
33Scaled MetaltailMetallura aeneocaudaManyNE
34Black MetaltailMetallura phoebeManyE
35Buff-thighed PufflegHaplophaedia assimilisManyNE
36Coppery-naped Puffleg**Eriocnemis sapphirophygiaManyNE
37Marvelous SpatuletailLoddigesia mirabilisABN,AP,HCR,LBE
38White-tufted SunbeamAglaeactis castelnaudiiManyE
39Purple-backed SunbeamAglaeactis aliciae BC
40Gould's IncaCoeligena incaManyNE
41Rainbow StarfrontletCoeligena irisManyNE
42Rufous-booted Racket-tailOcreatus addaeManyNE
43Rufous-webbed BrilliantHeliodoxa branickiiManyE
44Peruvian SheartailThaumastura coraManyNE
45Short-tailed WoodstarMyrmia micruraManyNE
46Purple-collared WoodstarMyrtis fannyManyNE
47Oasis HummingbirdRhodopis vesperManyNE
48Tumbes HummingbirdThaumasius baeriAPC,CR,PHSNE
49Spot-throated HummingbirdThaumasius taczanowskiiManyNE
50Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amaziliaManyNE
51Green-and-white HummingbirdElliotomyia viridicaudaManyE
52Junin Rail**Laterallus tuerosiLJE
53Titicaca GrebeRollandia microptera BC
54Junin GrebePodiceps taczanowskiiLJE
55Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidoriManyEN
56Gray-backed HawkPseudastur occidentalis BC
57Koepcke's Screech-OwlMegascops koepckeaeManyNE
58Cloud-forest Screech-OwlMegascops marshalliBS,OX,SRNE
59Peruvian Screech-OwlMegascops roboratusManyNE
60Long-whiskered OwletXenoglaux loweryiAMPF,AP,FANE
61Ecuadorian TrogonTrogon mesurus BC
62Coppery-chested JacamarGalbula pastazae BC
63Scarlet-banded BarbetCapito wallaceiPLE
64Sira BarbetCapito fitzpatricki BC
65Versicolored BarbetEubucco steeriiManyNE
66Blue-chinned Barbet**Eubucco glaucogularisManyE
67Blue-moustached BarbetEubucco versicolorManyNE
68Yellow-browed ToucanetAulacorhynchus huallagae BC
69Blue-banded ToucanetAulacorhynchus coeruleicinctisManyNE
70Hooded Mountain-ToucanAndigena cucullata BC
71Ecuadorian PiculetPicumnus sclateriAPC,CR,PHS,TPNE
72Speckle-chested PiculetPicumnus steindachneriManyE
73Fine-barred PiculetPicumnus subtilisManyNE
74Black-necked WoodpeckerColaptes atricollisManyE
75Andean ParakeetBolborhynchus orbygnesiusManyNE
76Gray-cheeked ParakeetBrotogeris pyrrhoptera BC
77Red-faced ParrotHapalopsittaca pyrrhops BC
78Black-winged ParrotHapalopsittaca melanotisBS,OX,SRNE
79Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestisManyNE
80Yellow-faced ParrotletForpus xanthopsABN,BAE
81White-necked ParakeetPyrrhura albipectus BC
82Cordilleran ParakeetPsittacara frontalusManyNE
83Yellow-rumped AntwrenEuchrepomis sharpeiCRL,MRNE
84Chapman's AntshrikeThamnophilus zarumaeAPCNE
85Collared AntshrikeThamnophilus bernardiManyNE
86Marañon Slaty-Antshrike**Thamnophilus leucogasterGA,QU,TPNE
87Upland AntshrikeThamnophilus aroyae BC
88Acre AntshrikeThamnophilus divisorius BC
89Rufescent AntshrikeThamnistes rufescensManyNE
90Ashy AntwrenMyrmotherula grisea BC
91Creamy-bellied AntwrenHerpsilochmus motacilloidesBS,CRL,IPAL
SR
E
92Ash-throated AntwrenHerpsilochmus parkeriAMPF,MDC,WQE
93Ancient AntwrenHerpsilochmus gentryiAMRNE
94Black-tailed AntbirdMyrmoborus melanurusIQNE
95Allpahuayo AntbirdPercnostola arenarumAMRE
96Brownish-headed AntbirdMyrmelastes brunneicepsCRL,MRNE
97Plataforma Antbird**Myrmeciza ferrugineaPLE
98Gray-headed AntbirdAmpelornis griseiceps BC
99Cordillera Azul AntbirdMyrmodenus eowilsoniPLE
100White-masked AntbirdPithys castaneus BC
101Lunulated AntbirdOneillornis lunulatusAMRNE
102Marañon CrescentchestMelanopareia maranonicaCH,GA,RCV,TPNE
103Elegant CrescentchestMelanopareia elegansAPC,CR,PHSNE
104Slaty GnateaterConopophaga ardesiacaAL,CRL,MRNE
105Elusive AntpittaGrallaria eludensAL,MBR,TBQNE
106Watkins's AntpittaGrallaria watkinsiCRNE
107Stripe-headed AntpittaGrallaria andicolusManyNE
108Jocotoco AntpittaGrallaria ridgelyi BC
109Pale-billed AntpittaGrallaria carrikeriAP,HCR,RCTE
110Rusty-tinged AntpittaGrallaria przewalskiiManyE
111Bay AntpittaGrallaria capitalisManyE
112Red-and-white AntpittaGrallaria erythroleucaManyE
113Oxapampa AntpittaGrallaria centralisBS,OX,SRE
114Ayacucho AntpittaGrallaria ayacuchensis BC
115Urubamba AntpittaGrallaria occabambaeManyE
116Puno AntpittaGrallaria sinaensis BC
117Cajamarca AntpittaGrallaria cajamarcaeManyE
118Chestnut AntpittaGrallaria blakeiManyE
119Chachapoyas AntpittaGrallaria gravesiManyE
120Panao AntpittaGrallaria oneilli BC
121Junin AntpittaGrallaria obscuraBS,SRE
122Atuen AntpittaGrallaria atuensis BC
123Rufous-faced AntpittaGrallaria erythrotis BC
124Peruvian AntpittaGrallaricula peruviana BC
125Ochre-fronted AntpittaGrallaricula ochraceifronsAMPF,AP,FANE
126Ancash TapaculoScytalopus affinisHNP,YGYE
127White-winged TapaculoScytalopus krabbeiBUE
128Loja TapaculoScytalopus androstictus BC
129Puna TapaculoScytalopus simonsiManyNE
130Diademed TapaculoScytalopus schulenbergiManyNE
131Vilcabamba TapaculoScytalopus urubambaeSYE
132Ampay TapaculoScytalopus whitneyi BC
133Jalca TapaculoScytalopus frankeaeMV,SRE
134Neblina TapaculoScytalopus altirostrisABN,BUE
135Trilling TapaculoScytalopus parvirostrisManyNE
136Bolivian TapaculoScytalopus bolivianusSRNE
137Rufous-vented TapaculoScytalopus femoralisManyE
138Utcubamba TapaculoScytalopus intermediusManyE
139Large-footed TapaculoScytalopus macropusManyE
140Junin TapaculoScytalopus gettyaeLJ,SRE
141Unicolored TapaculoScytalopus unicolorAFR,AG,GA,SME
142Tschudi's TapaculoScytalopus acutirostrisManyE
143Chusquea TapaculoScytalopus parkeri BC
144Rufous-fronted AntthrushFormicarius rufifronsManyNE
145Coastal MinerGeositta peruvianaManyE
146Thick-billed MinerGeositta crassirostrisHNP,LDL,SEVE
147Grayish MinerGeositta maritimaLDL,SEVNE
148Dark-winged MinerGeositta saxicolinaManyE
149Pacific HorneroFurnarius cinnamomeusCRNE
150Striated EarthcreeperGeocerthia serranaManyE
151White-throated EarthcreeperUpucerthia albigulaHNPNE
152Royal CinclodesCinclodes aricomaeAFR,MPNE
153White-bellied CinclodesCinclodes palliatusHNP,MCPA,SEVE
154Surf CinclodesCinclodes taczanowskiiLP,PU,VME
155Rufous-necked Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla ruficollisAPCNE
156Bolivian RecurvebillSyndactyla striata BC
157Henna-hooded Foliage-gleanerClibanornis erythrocephalusAPC,CRNE
158Rufous-backed TreehunterThripadectes scrutatorManyNE
159Rusty-crowned Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura pileataManyE
160White-browed Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura xenothoraxAFR,HNP,MPE
161Streaked Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura striataManyNE
162Mantaro Thornbird**Phacellodomus sp.MV,SRE
163Chestnut-backed ThornbirdPhacellodomus dorsalisManyE
164Pale-tailed Canastero**Asthenes huancavelicae BC
165Line-fronted CanasteroAsthenes urubambensisManyNE
166Junin CanasteroAsthenes virgataManyE
167Streak-throated CanasteroAsthenes humilisManyNE
168Puna ThistletailAsthenes helleriManyNE
169Ayacucho ThistletailAsthenes ayacuchensis BC
170Vilcabamba ThistletailAsthenes vilcabambae BC
171Canyon CanasteroAsthenes pudibundaManyNE
172Rusty-fronted CanasteroAsthenes ottonisManyE
173Eye-ringed ThistletailAsthenes palpebralisMV,SRE
174Mouse-colored ThistletailAsthenes griseomurina BC
175Equatorial GraytailXenerpestes singularisManyNE
176Russet-mantled SofttailCranioleuca berlepschiManyE
177Marcapata SpinetailCranioleuca marcapataeManyE
178Light-crowned SpinetailCranioleuca albiceps BC
179Creamy-crested SpinetailCranioleuca albicapillaManyE
180|Line-cheeked Spinetail|Cranioleuca antisiensisManyNE
181Cactus CanasteroPseudasthenes cactorumLDLE
182Mantaro Spinetail**Synallaxis sp.MVE
183Apurimac SpinetailSynallaxis courseniCRL,SYE
184Blackish-headed SpinetailSynallaxis tithys BC
185Marañon SpinetailSynallaxis maranonicaManyNE
186Great SpinetailSynallaxis hypochondriacaAG,HNP,RCV,SME
187Russet-bellied SpinetailSynallaxis zimmeri BC
188Necklaced SpinetailSynallaxis stictothoraxAPC,CR,GA,PHSNE
189Chinchipe SpinetailSynallaxis chinchipensisCH,GA,PHS,TPE
190Jet ManakinChloropipo unicolorManyNE
191Yungas ManakinChiroxiphia bolivianaManyNE
192Cerulean-capped ManakinLepidothrix coeruleocapillaAL,CRL,MR,SRE
193Orange-crowned ManakinHeterocercus aurantiivertexAMRNE
194Painted ManakinMachaeropterus eckelberryiMDC,PL,WQE
195Band-tailed FruiteaterPipreola intermediaManyNE
196Masked FruiteaterPipreola pulchraManyE
197White-cheeked CotingaZaratornis stresemanniHNP,MCPA,YGYE
198Peruvian PlantcutterPhytotoma raimondiiAPC,CR,PHSE
199Chestnut-bellied CotingaDoliornis remseni BC
200Bay-vented CotingaDoliornis sclateriBUE
201Scimitar-winged PihaLipaugus uropygialis BC
202Foothill SchiffornisSchiffornis aeneaPL,WQNE
203Yellow-cheeked Becard**Pachyramphus xanthogenysAMPFNE
204Slaty BecardPachyramphus spodiurusGANE
205Inca FlycatcherLeptopogon taczanowskiiManyE
206Cinnamon-faced TyrannuletPhylloscartes parkeriManyNE
207Hazel-fronted Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus simplexCRL,MRNE
208Yungas Tody-TyrantHemitriccus spodiops BC
209Acre Tody-TyrantHemitriccus cohnhaftiMBRNE
210Cinnamon-breasted Tody-TyrantHemitriccus cinnamomeipectusManyNE
211Johnson's Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus luluaeAMPF,AP,FAN
HCR
E
212Black-backed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus pulchellusAL,CRL,MR,VCE
213Orange-banded FlycatcherNephelomyias lintoni BC
214Ochraceous-breasted FlycatcherNephelomyias ochraceiventrisManyNE
215Rufous-winged TyrannuletMecocerculus calopterusManyNE
216Black-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes nigrocristatusManyNE
217Pied-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes reguloidesManyNE
218Ash-breasted Tit-TyrantAnairetes alpinusAFR,HNP,MP
YGY
NE
219Unstreaked Tit-TyrantUromyias agraphiaManyE
220Tumbesian TyrannuletNesotriccus tumbezanusCR,PHSNE
221Maranon TyrannuletNesotriccus maranonicusManyNE
222Pacific ElaeniaMyiopagis subplacensAPC,CR,PHSNE
223Yungas TyrannuletPhyllomyias weedeni BC
224Mishana TyrannuletZimmerius villarejoiManyE
225Loja Tyrannulet**Zimmerius flavidifrons BC
226Peruvian TyrannuletZimmerius viridiflavusManyNE
227Bolivian TyrannuletZimmerius bolivianusManyNE
228Fulvous-faced Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus fulvicepsManyNE
229Gray-and-white TyrannuletPseudelaenia leucospodiaAPC,CR,GA,PHSNE
230Unadorned FlycatcherMyiophobus inornatusManyNE
231Olive-chested FlycatcherMyiophobus cryptoxanthusManyNE
232Rufescent FlycatcherMyiophobus rufescensPU,SEV,SY,VMNE
233Gray-breasted FlycatcherLathrotriccus griseipectusManyNE
234Olive FlycatcherMitrephanes olivaceusManyNE
235Tumbes PeweeContopus punensisManyNE
236Taczanowski's Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola griseusManyNE
237Rufous-bellied Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fuscorufusManyNE
238Peruvian Chat-Tyrant**Silvicultrix spodionotaCPT,MRNE
239Jelski's Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix jelskiiManyNE
240Golden-browed Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix pulchellaManyNE
241Tumbes Chat-TyrantOchthoeca salviniAPC,CR,PHSE
242Maroon-belted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca thoracicaManyNE
243Piura Chat-TyrantOchthoeca piuraeManyE
244Rufous FlycatcherMyiarchus semirufusCR,PHSE
245Sooty-crowned FlycatcherMyiarchus phaeocephalusManyNE
246Baird's FlycatcherMyiodynastes bairdiiManyNE
247White-collared JayCyanolyca viridicyanusManyNE
248White-tailed JayCyanocorax mystacalisAPC,CR,PHS,VMNE
249Tumbes SwallowTachycineta stolzmanniCR,PHSNE
250Peruvian MartinProgne murphyiCR,HNP,LDL,VMNE
251Chestnut-collared SwallowPetrochelidon rufocollarisManyNE
252Iquitos GnatcatcherPolioptila clementsiAMRE
253Marañon GnatcatcherPolioptila majorManyE
254Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatusManyNE
255Inca WrenPheugopedius eisenmanniManyE
256Mantaro Wren**Pheugopedius sp.MV,SRE
257Superciliated WrenCantorchilus superciliarisManyNE
258Peruvian WrenCinnycerthia peruanaManyE
259Fulvous WrenCinnycerthia fulvaManyNE
260Bar-winged Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucopteraManyNE
261Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatusManyNE
262White-eared SolitaireEntomodestes leucotisManyNE
263Rufous-brown SolitaireCichlopsis leucogenys BC
264Ecuadorian ThrushTurdus maculirostris BC
265Plumbeous-backed ThrushTurdus reeveiAPC,CR,PHSNE
266Marañon ThrushTurdus maranonicusManyNE
267Peruvian PipitAnthus peruvianusManyNE
268Saffron SiskinSpinus siemiradzkii BC
269Tumbes SparrowRhynchospiza stolzmanniAPC,CR,PHSNE
270Black-capped SparrowArremon abeilleiAPC,CR,PHSNE
271Marañon SparrowArremon nigricepsGA,TPNE
272White-headed BrushfinchAtlapetes albicepsAPC,CR,PHSNE
273Rufous-eared BrushfinchAtlapetes rufigenisManyE
274Golden-crowned BrushfinchAtlapetes tricolorAFRE
275Peruvian Slaty BrushfinchAtlapetes taczanowskiiBS,BU,CPT,SRE
276White-winged BrushfinchAtlapetes leucopterusAPC,PHSNE
277Bay-crowned BrushfinchAtlapetes seebohmiManyNE
278Rusty-bellied BrushfinchAtlapetes nationiHNP,MCPA,SEV
YGY
E
279Apurimac BrushfinchAtlapetes forbesiSYE
280Black-spectacled BrushfinchAtlapetes melanopsisMV,SRE
281Vilcabamba BrushfinchAtlapetes terborghi BC
282Cuzco BrushfinchAtlapetes canigenisManyE
283Black-faced BrushfinchAtlapetes melanolaemusManyNE
284Dusky-green OropendolaPsarocolius atrovirensManyNE
285Selva CaciqueCacicus koepckeaeMRE
286Southern Mountain CaciqueCacicus chrysonotusManyNE
287White-edged OrioleIcterus graceannaeManyNE
288Pale-eyed BlackbirdAgelasticus xanthophthalmusManyNE
289Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularisManyNE
290Yungas WarblerBasileuterus punctipectus BC
291Three-banded WarblerBasileuterus trifasciatusManyNE
292Cuzco WarblerMyiothlypis chrysogasterManyNE
293Gray-and-gold WarblerMyiothlypis fraseriAPC,PHSNE
294Ecuadorian SeedeaterAmaurospiza aequatorialisAFR,APCNE
295Slaty TanagerCreurgops dentatusManyNE
296Orange-browed HemispingusKleinothraupis calophrys BC
297Parodi's HemispingusKleinothraupis parodiiManyE
298Piura Hemispingus**Sphenopsis piuraeAGNE
299Buff-bellied TanagerThlypopsis inornataManyNE
300Brown-flanked TanagerThlypopsis pectoralisBU,CPTE
301ParduscoNephelornis oneilliBU,CPT,SRE
302Inti TanagerHeliothraupis oneilliMRNE
303Black-bellied TanagerRamphocelus melanogasterManyE
304Orange-throated TanagerWetmorethraupis sterrhopteron BC
305Golden-backed Mountain TanagerCnemathraupis aureodorsalisBUE
306Chestnut-bellied Mountain TanagerDubusia castaneoventrisManyNE
307Golden-collared TanagerIridosornis jelskiiManyNE
308Yellow-scarfed TanagerIridosornis reinhardtiManyE
309Sira TanagerStilpnia phillipsi BC
310Green-capped TanagerStilpnia meyerdeschauenseei BC
311White-browed ConebillConirostrum ferrugineiventreManyNE
312Tamarugo ConebillConirostrum tamarugense BC
313Moustached FlowerpiercerDiglossa mystacalisManyNE
314Peruvian Sierra FinchPhrygilus punensisManyNE
315Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parinaManyNE
316Cinereous FinchPiezorina cinereaAPC,CR,PHSE
317Slender-billed FinchXenospingus concolor BC
318Great Inca-FinchIncaspiza pulchraHNP,HR,MCPA
SEV
E
319Rufous-backed Inca-FinchIncaspiza personataManyE
320Gray-winged Inca-FinchIncaspiza ortiziBA,CCE
321Buff-bridled Inca-FinchIncaspiza laetaABN,BA,SME
322Little Inca-FinchIncaspiza watkinsiCH,GA,LB,TPE
323Drab HemispingusPseudospingus xanthophthalmusManyNE
324Rufous-browed HemispingusPoospiza rufosuperciliarisBU,CPTE
325Plain-tailed Warbling FinchPoospiza alticolaManyE
326Rufous-breasted Warbling FinchPoospiza rubeculaHNP,MCPA,SEV
YGY
E
327Collared Warbling FinchPoospiza hispaniolensisManyNE
328Three-striped HemispingusPoospiza trifasciatusManyNE
329Chestnut-breasted Mountain-FinchPoospizopsis caesarManyE
330Raimondi's Yellow-FinchSicalis raimondiiManyNE
331Sulphur-throated FinchSicalis taczanowskiiCR,PHSNE
332Parrot-billed SeedeaterSporophila peruvianaManyNE
333Drab SeedeaterSporophila simplexManyNE
334Great-billed Seed-FinchSporophila maximilianiTNREN
335Crimson-breasted FinchRhodospingus cruentusAPC,CR,PHSNE
336Black-cowled SaltatorSaltator nigricepsAPC,CRNE

 

 *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.

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REASON CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic128
NENear Endemic204
CRCritically Endangered0
ENEndangered4
BCBest Seen in This Country0
ATAlways a Target0

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.