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WAYQECHA BIOLOGICAL STATION

PERULOCALE

Altitude (m):2200-3700
# Species:331
# Excl Vagrants:331
# Endemics:15
# Near Endemics:39
Habitat: 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.*

color codes

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

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

 
Ducks: Anatidae

5Andean GooseOressochen melanoptera
6Crested DuckLophonetta specularioides
7Torrent DuckMerganetta armata
8Puna TealSpatula puna
9Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
10Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris
11Andean DuckOxyura ferruginea

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

12Speckled ChachalacaOrtalis guttata
13Andean GuanPenelope montagnii
14Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotii

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

15Rufous-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus speciosus
16Stripe-faced Wood-QuailOdontophorus balliviani

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

17Rock PigeonColumba livia
18Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa
19Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
20Bare-faced Ground DoveMetriopelia ceciliae
21White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenata
22Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

23Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

24Rufous-bellied NighthawkLurocalis rufiventris
25Swallow-tailed NightjarUropsalis segmentata
26Lyre-tailed NightjarUropsalis lyra
27Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

28Andean PotooNyctibius maculosus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

29Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
30White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

31Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotus
32Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
33Amethyst-throated SunangelHeliangelus amethysticollis
34Wire-crested ThorntailDiscosura popelairii
35Peruvian PiedtailPhlogophilus harterti
36Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys
37Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingii
38Andean HillstarOreotrochilus estella
39Black-tailed TrainbearerLesbia victoriae
40Green-tailed TrainbearerLesbia nuna
41Rufous-capped ThornbillChalcostigma ruficeps
42Blue-mantled ThornbillChalcostigma stanleyi
43Bearded MountaineerOreonympha nobilis
44Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthina
45Scaled MetaltailMetallura aeneocauda
46Buff-thighed PufflegHaplophaedia assimilis
47Sapphire-vented PufflegEriocnemis luciani
48Coppery-naped Puffleg**Eriocnemis sapphirophygia
49Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennis
50White-tufted SunbeamAglaeactis castelnaudii
51Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligena
52Collared IncaCoeligena torquata
53Gould's IncaCoeligena inca
54Violet-throated StarfrontletCoeligena violifer
55Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayi
56Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensifera
57Great SapphirewingPterophanes cyanopterus
58Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsii
59Rufous-booted Racket-tailOcreatus addae
60Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoides
61Violet-fronted BrilliantHeliodoxa leadbeateri
62Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigas
63White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsant
64Fork-tailed WoodnymphThalurania furcata
65Many-spotted HummingbirdTaphrospilus hypostictus
66Golden-tailed SapphireChrysuronia oenone
67White-bellied HummingbirdElliotomyia chionogaster

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

68Plumbeous RailPardirallus sanguinolentus
69Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
70Slate-colored CootFulica ardesiaca

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

71Andean LapwingVanellus resplendens

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

72Jameson's SnipeGallinago jamesoni
73/Wilson's Phalarope/Phalaropus tricolor
74/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria
75/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

76Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

77White-tufted GrebeRollandia rolland

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

78Puna IbisPlegadis ridgwayi
79Andean IbisTheristicus branickii

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

80Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
81Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

82Black VultureCoragyps atratus
83Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

84Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidori
85Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralis
86Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
87Semicollared HawkMicrospizias collaris
88Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
89Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
90Solitary EagleButeogallus solitarius
91Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
92White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhous
93Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
94Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
95/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus
96White-throated HawkButeo albigula

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

97American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Owls: Strigidae

98White-throated Screech-OwlMegascops albogularis
99Rufescent Screech-OwlMegascops ingens
100Yungas Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium bolivianum
101Amazonian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium hardyi
102Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
103Rufous-banded OwlStrix albitarsis

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

104Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auriceps
105Crested QuetzalPharomachrus antisianus
106Masked TrogonTrogon personatus

 
Motmots: Momotidae

107Andean MotmotMomotus aequatorialis

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

108Black-streaked PuffbirdMalacoptila fulvogularis

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

109Chestnut-tipped ToucanetAulacorhynchus derbianus
110Blue-banded ToucanetAulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis
111Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglauca

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

112Bar-bellied WoodpeckerDryobates nigriceps
113Crimson-bellied WoodpeckerCampephilus haematogaster
114Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
115Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivolii
116Andean FlickerColaptes rupicola

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

117Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
118Mountain CaracaraDaptrius megalopterus
119American KestrelFalco sparverius
120Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
121Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

122Andean ParakeetBolborhynchus orbygnesius
123Speckle-faced ParrotPionus tumultuosus
124Scaly-naped AmazonAmazona mercenarius
125&Golden-plumed ParakeetlLeptosittaca branickii
126Mitred ParakeetPsittacara mitratus
127White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

128Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescens
129Foothill StipplethroatEpinecrophylla spodionota

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

130Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigera
131White-throated AntpittaGrallaria albigula
132Red-and-white AntpittaGrallaria erythroleuca
133Urubamba AntpittaGrallaria occabambae
134Leymebamba AntpittaGrallaricula leymebambae

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

135Puna TapaculoScytalopus simonsi
136Diademed TapaculoScytalopus schulenbergi
137Trilling TapaculoScytalopus parvirostris
138White-crowned TapaculoScytalopus atratus

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

139Short-tailed AntthrushChamaeza campanisona
140Barred AntthrushChamaeza mollissima

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

141Slender-billed MinerGeositta tenuirostris
142Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyrannina
143Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
144Greater ScythebillDrymotoxeres pucheranii
145Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger
146Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautii
147Cream-winged CinclodesCinclodes albiventris
148Montane Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia striaticollis
149Rufous-backed TreehunterThripadectes scrutator
150Striped TreehunterThripadectes holostictus
151Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescens
152Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger
153Andean Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura andicola
154Streak-fronted ThornbirdPhacellodomus striaticeps
155Line-fronted CanasteroAsthenes urubambensis
156Junin CanasteroAsthenes virgata
157Scribble-tailed CanasteroAsthenes maculicauda
158Streak-throated CanasteroAsthenes humilis
159Cordilleran CanasteroAsthenes modesta
160Puna ThistletailAsthenes helleri
161Rusty-fronted CanasteroAsthenes ottonis
162Marcapata SpinetailCranioleuca marcapatae
163Creamy-crested SpinetailCranioleuca albicapilla
164Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

165Band-tailed FruiteaterPipreola intermedia
166Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuata
167Masked FruiteaterPipreola pulchra
168Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatus
169Chestnut-crested CotingaAmpelion rufaxilla
170Andean Cock-of-the-rockRupicola peruvianus

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

171Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolor

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

172Many-colored Rush TyrantTachuris rubrigastra
173Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollis
174Inca FlycatcherLeptopogon taczanowskii
175Rufous-headed Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus ruficeps
176Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus
177Black-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus granadensis
178Fulvous-breasted FlatbillRhynchocyclus fulvipectus
179Yellow-margined FlatbillTolmomyias assimilis
180Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
181Handsome FlycatcherNephelomyias pulcher
182Ochraceous-breasted FlycatcherNephelomyias ochraceiventris
183White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercus
184White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterus
185White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
186Yellow-billed Tit-TyrantAnairetes flavirostris
187Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus
188Unstreaked Tit-TyrantUromyias agraphia
189Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
190White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
191\Small-billed Elaenia\Elaenia parvirostris
192Mottle-backed ElaeniaElaenia gigas
193Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscura
194Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangae
195Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea
196Black-capped TyrannuletTyranniscus nigrocapillus
197Tawny-rumped TyrannuletTyranniscus uropygialis
198Bolivian TyrannuletZimmerius bolivianus
199Unadorned FlycatcherMyiophobus inornatus
200Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus
201Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
202White-winged Black-TyrantKnipolegus aterrimus
203Spot-billed Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maculirostris
204Rufous-naped Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola rufivertex
205\White-browed Ground-Tyrant\Muscisaxicola albilora
206Rufous-webbed Bush-TyrantCnemarchus rufipennis
207Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montanus
208Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
209Rufous-bellied Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fuscorufus
210Crowned Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix frontalis
211Golden-browed Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix pulchella
212Maroon-belted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca thoracica
213Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralis
214Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolor
215d'Orbigny's Chat-TyrantOchthoeca oenanthoides
216White-browed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca leucophrys
217Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
218Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysus
219Golden-crowned FlycatcherMyiodynastes chrysocephalus
220Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

221Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

222White-collared JayCyanolyca viridicyanus
223Inca Jay**Cyanocorax yncas

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

224Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
225Pale-footed SwallowOrochelidon flavipes
226Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina
227Andean SwallowOrochelidon andecola

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

228Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
229Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis
230Grass WrenCistothorus platensis
231Moustached WrenPheugopedius genibarbis
232Fulvous WrenCinnycerthia fulva
233Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

234White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

235Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloides
236Speckled Nightingale-ThrushCatharus maculatus
237/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatus
238White-eared SolitaireEntomodestes leucotis
239Pale-eyed ThrushTurdus leucops
240Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
241Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus
242Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

243Paramo PipitAnthus bogotensis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

244Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogaster
245Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus
246Olivaceous SiskinSpinus olivaceus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

247Yellow-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavigularis
248Short-billed ChlorospingusChlorospingus parvirostris
249Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectus
250Gray-browed BrushfinchArremon assimilis
251Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinucha
252Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
253Tricolored BrushfinchAtlapetes tricolor
254Cuzco BrushfinchAtlapetes canigenis
255Black-faced BrushfinchAtlapetes melanolaemus

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

256Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
257Dusky-green OropendolaPsarocolius atrovirens
258Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela
259Southern Mountain CaciqueCacicus chrysonotus
260Yellow-winged BlackbirdAgelasticus thilius

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

261/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca
262Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus
263Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridis
264Pale-legged WarblerMyiothlypis signata
265Two-banded WarblerMyiothlypis bivittata
266Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronata
267Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus
268Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalus

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

269White-winged TanagerPiranga leucoptera
270Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster
271Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventris

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

272Black-faced TanagerSchistochlamys melanopis
273Slaty TanagerCreurgops dentatus
274Black-capped HemispingusKleinothraupis atropileus
275Parodi's HemispingusKleinothraupis parodii
276Oleaginous HemispingusSphenopsis frontalis
277Black-eared HemispingusSphenopsis melanotis
278Rust-and-yellow TanagerThlypopsis ruficeps
279Superciliaried HemispingusThlypopsis superciliaris
280Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornata
281Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo
282Hooded Mountain TanagerButhraupis montana
283Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephala
284Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferii
285Lacrimose Mountain TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosus
286Scarlet-bellied Mountain TanagerAnisognathus igniventris
287Buff-breasted Mountain TanagerDubusia taeniata
288Chestnut-bellied Mountain TanagerDubusia castaneoventris
289Yellow-throated TanagerIridosornis analis
290Golden-collared TanagerIridosornis jelskii
291Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
292Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
293Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
294Golden-naped TanagerChalcothraupis ruficervix
295Silvery TanagerStilpnia viridicollis
296Masked TanagerStilpnia nigrocincta
297Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollis
298Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassorii
299Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis
300Paradise TanagerTangara chilensis
301Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephala
302Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakii
303Golden TanagerTangara arthus
304Swallow TanagerTersina viridis
305Giant ConebillConirostrum binghami
306White-browed ConebillConirostrum ferrugineiventre
307Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolor
308Capped ConebillConirostrum albifrons
309Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereum
310Moustached FlowerpiercerDiglossa mystacalis
311Black-throated FlowerpiercerDiglossa brunneiventris
312Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoides
313Deep-blue FlowerpiercerDiglossa glauca
314Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescens
315Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea
316PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
317Peruvian Sierra FinchPhrygilus punensis
318Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parina
319Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolor
320Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejus
321&Slaty FinchlHaplospiza rustica
322Band-tailed Sierra FinchPorphyrospiza alaudinus
323Mourning Sierra FinchRhopospina fruticeti
324Drab HemispingusPseudospingus xanthophthalmus
325Gray-hooded Bush TanagerCnemoscopus rubrirostris
326Three-striped HemispingusPoospiza trifasciatus
327Chestnut-breasted Mountain-FinchPoospizopsis caesar
328Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
329Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
330Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa
331Golden-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 Visitor6
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened11
VVulnerable1
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.