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ECUADOR BIRDING TRIP REPORT

TRIP REPORT
ECUADOR

Start:10/08/2006
End:10/22/2006
Duration:15 days
#Species:460
#Endemics:73
#Heard Only:46

2006 Southern Ecuador Birding Tour

CHECKLIST OF BIRDS SEEN ON TOUR

List of bird species seen or heard during the tour. The table indicates 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.* See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.
h = heard only; g = seen by guide only

color codes

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Pale-browed TinamouCrypturellus transfasciatusJFR,SEPh

 
Screamers: Anhimidae

2Horned ScreamerAnhima cornutaR

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3Torrent DuckMerganetta armataLZ
4Blue-winged TealSpatula discorsR,SEP
5{Cinnamon Teal}Spatula cyanopteraR
6White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensisR,SEP
7Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostrisECNP
8Andean DuckOxyura ferrugineaECNP

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

9Rufous-headed ChachalacaOrtalis erythropteraJFRh
10Speckled ChachalacaOrtalis guttataLZ,TAH
11Bearded GuanPenelope barbataTPLA
12Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotiiLZ

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

13Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensisSEP

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

14Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
15Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataPC,TPLA,UR
16Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbeaBR,LZ,PB
17Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaPB
18Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minutaR
19Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacotiR
20Ecuadorian Ground DoveColumbina buckleyiMAC,UR
21Croaking Ground DoveColumbina cruzianaCTMO,R,SEP,YU
22Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosaBR,R
23White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiBR,R,UR,YU
24White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenataTPLA
25West Peruvian DoveZenaida melodaSEP
26Eared DoveZenaida auriculataBR,JFR,MAC,QTO,UR

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

27Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniLZ,R,TAH
28Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisBR,JFR,MAC,R,TPLA
29Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaBR,LZ,TPLAh

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

30Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisLZh,PBh

 
Swifts: Apodidae

31Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaTAH,TPLA
32Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisBR
33Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisBR

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

34White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraBR
35White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquilaBR
36White-whiskered HermitPhaethornis yaruquiBR
37Green HermitPhaethornis guyLZ,PB
38Tawny-bellied HermitPhaethornis syrmatophorusBR
39Baron's Hermit**Phaethornis baroniBR
40Gray-chinned HermitPhaethornis griseogularisMAC
41<Brown Violetear>Colibri delphinaeBR
42Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscansPB,R
43Amethyst-throated SunangelHeliangelus amethysticollisTPLA
44Little SunangelHeliangelus micrasterPC,TPLA
45Purple-throated SunangelHeliangelus violaPC,UR
46Wire-crested ThorntailDiscosura popelairiiLCR,LZ
47Green ThorntailDiscosura conversiiBR
48Ecuadorian PiedtailPhlogophilus hemileucurusPB
49Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenysUR,YU
50Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingiiTPLA
51Violet-tailed SylphAglaiocercus coelestisBR
52Ecuadorian HillstarOreotrochilus chimborazoECNP
53Rufous-capped ThornbillChalcostigma ruficepsTPLA
54Blue-mantled ThornbillChalcostigma stanleyiECNP
55Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthinaLZ,PC
56Viridian MetaltailMetallura williamiPC
57Violet-throated MetaltailMetallura baroniECNP
58Glowing PufflegEriocnemis vestitaTPLA
59Brown IncaCoeligena wilsoniBR
60Collared IncaCoeligena torquataPC,TPLA
61Rainbow StarfrontletCoeligena irisPC,TPLA,UR
62Buff-winged StarfrontletCoeligena lutetiaeLZh,PCh,TPLAh
63Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayiECNP
64Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsiiPC,TPLA
65Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoidesBR,TPLA
66Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jaculaBR
67Violet-fronted BrilliantHeliodoxa leadbeateriPB
68Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostrisBR,MAC
69Short-tailed WoodstarMyrmia micruraSEP
70Purple-collared WoodstarMyrtis fannyMAC
71White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsantTPLA
72Blue-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon mellisugusPB
73Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimetiPB
74Tumbes HummingbirdThaumasius baeriMAC
75Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlBR,R
76Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amaziliaCTMO
77Andean EmeraldUranomitra franciaeBR
78Glittering-throated EmeraldChionomesa fimbriataPB

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

79Blackish RailPardirallus nigricansLZh,TAHh
80Chestnut-headed CrakeRufirallus castaneicepsTAHh
81White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularisQTOh
82Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilisTAHh

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

83Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanusR,SEP

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

84American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatusSEP

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

85/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaSEP
86/Semipalmated Plover/Charadrius semipalmatusSEP
87Snowy PloverAnarhynchus nivosusSEP

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

88Wattled JacanaJacana jacanaR

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

89/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopusSEP
90/Wilson's Phalarope/Phalaropus tricolorSEP
91/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis maculariusLZ,SEP
92/Wandering Tattler/Tringa incanaSEP
93/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipesSEP
94/Willet/Tringa semipalmataSEP
95/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleucaSEP
96/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresSEP
97/Stilt Sandpiper/Calidris himantopusSEP
98/Sanderling/Calidris albaSEP
99/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutillaSEP
100/Western Sandpiper/Calidris mauriSEP
101/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusillaSEP

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

102Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusSEP
103\Gray Gull\Leucophaeus modestusSEP
104/Franklin's Gull/Leucophaeus pipixcanSEP
105Kelp GullLarus dominicanusSEP
106/Sandwich Tern/Thalasseus sandvicensisSEP
107/Royal Tern/Thalasseus maximusSEP

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

108Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensSEP

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

109Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianusSEP

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

110Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisSEP
111Peruvian PelicanPelecanus thagusSEP

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

112Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violaceaSEP
113Little Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaR
114Snowy EgretEgretta thulaR,SEP
115Striated HeronButorides striataR,TAH
116Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisR
117Great EgretArdea albaBR,JFR,R,SEP
118Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiSEP

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

119White IbisEudocimus albusR

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

120Black VultureCoragyps atratusMany
121Turkey VultureCathartes auraMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

122Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisBR
123Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusLZ,TPLA
124Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusBRh
125Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisR
126Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralisUR
127Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisR
128Barred HawkMorphnarchus princepsBR
129Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisBR,TAH,UR
130Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctusSEP
131Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosomaECNP
132Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucusYU
133Gray-backed HawkPseudastur occidentalisBR
134Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusBR

 
Owls: Strigidae

135Peruvian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium peruanumBR,MAC,R,SEPh
TPLAh
136Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaSEP
137Mottled OwlStrix virgataYUh

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

138Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auricepsBRh,TPLA,UR
139Ecuadorian TrogonTrogon mesurusUR
140Masked TrogonTrogon personatusPCh,TPLAh

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

141Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaQTO
142Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaQTO

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

143White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisBR
144Black-streaked PuffbirdMalacoptila fulvogularisPB

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

145Coppery-chested JacamarGalbula pastazaeLZ

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

146Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcieriiLZ

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

147Crimson-rumped ToucanetAulacorhynchus haematopygusBR
148Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglaucaECNPh,PCh,TPLAh
149Choco ToucanRamphastos brevisBR

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

150Lafresnaye's PiculetPicumnus lafresnayiLZ,PB
151Ecuadorian PiculetPicumnus sclateriJFR
152Yellow-tufted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cruentatusPB,TAH
153Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniBR
154Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatusBRh
155Little WoodpeckerDryobates passerinusTAH
156Bar-bellied WoodpeckerDryobates nigricepsTPLAh
157Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusBR,LZh,TAHh
158Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusBR,JFR,MAC,PB
159Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivoliiPC
160Spot-breasted WoodpeckerColaptes punctigulaTAH

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

161Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansBRh,JFRh
162Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayBR,QTO,SEP
163Carunculated CaracaraDaptrius carunculatusECNP

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

164Gray-cheeked ParakeetBrotogeris pyrrhopteraBR,JFRh,R
165Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusBR
166Bronze-winged ParrotPionus chalcopterusBR
167Scaly-naped ParrotAmazona mercenariusTPLA
168Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestisMany
169Maroon-tailed ParakeetPyrrhura melanuraBR
170White-necked ParakeetPyrrhura albipectusLZ,PB
171<Golden-plumed Parakeet>Leptosittaca branickiiTPLA
172Red-masked ParakeetPsittacara erythrogenysBR,MAC,R

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

173Great AntshrikeTaraba majorBR,JFRh,URh
174Chapman's AntshrikeThamnophilus zarumaeJFR,URh
175Lined AntshrikeThamnophilus tenuepunctatusPBh,TAHh
176Collared AntshrikeThamnophilus bernardiJFR
177Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaBRh
178Uniform AntshrikeThamnophilus unicolorBR
179Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalisBR,JFR
180Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolorBR
181Blackish AntbirdCercomacroides nigrescensLZ,PB
182White-browed AntbirdMyrmoborus leucophrysTAH
183Gray-headed AntbirdAmpelornis griseicepsUR

 
Crescentchests: Melanopareiidae

184Elegant CrescentchestMelanopareia elegansCTMOh,MACh,SEP

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

185Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapillaPCh,URh,YU
186Watkins's AntpittaGrallaria watkinsiJFR,URh
187Chestnut-naped AntpittaGrallaria nuchalisPC,TPLAh
188White-bellied AntpittaGrallaria hypoleucaTPLAh
189Muisca AntpittaGrallaria rufulaPC
190Tawny AntpittaGrallaria quitensisECNP
191Slate-crowned AntpittaGrallaricula nanaTPLAh

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

192White-crowned TapaculoScytalopus atratusLZh
193Long-tailed TapaculoScytalopus micropterusTPLAh
194Blackish TapaculoScytalopus latransPCh,TPLAh,URh,YU
195Ecuadorian TapaculoScytalopus robbinsiBRh
196Chusquea TapaculoScytalopus parkeriPC,TPLAh

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

197Barred AntthrushChamaeza mollissimaTPLAh

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

198Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusJFR,PB,UR
199Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyranninaTPLAh
200Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaBR
201Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusBR,PB
202Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygiusBR
203Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostrisJFR
204Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiBR,JFR,Rh,UR
205Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymigerTPLA
206Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansBR,JFR
207Pacific TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes johnsoniBR
208Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautiiPC
209Pacific HorneroFurnarius cinnamomeusBR,JFR,MAC,R,UR
210Chestnut-winged CinclodesCinclodes albidiventrisECNP
211Stout-billed CinclodesCinclodes excelsiorECNP
212Montane Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia striaticollisLZ
213Rufous-necked Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla ruficollisJFR,UR
214Henna-hooded Foliage-gleanerClibanornis erythrocephalusJFR
215Ruddy Foliage-gleanerClibanornis rubiginosusPBh
216Black-billed TreehunterThripadectes melanorhynchusLZh,PBh
217Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamigerPC
218Andean Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura andicolaECNP
219White-browed SpinetailHellmayrea gularisPC
220Many-striped CanasteroAsthenes flammulataECNP
221Mouse-colored ThistletailAsthenes griseomurinaECNP
222Equatorial GraytailXenerpestes singularisPB
223Ash-browed SpinetailCranioleuca curtataLZ,PB
224Line-cheeked SpinetailCranioleuca antisiensisUR,YU
225Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azaraeBR,PC,TPLAh,URh
YUh
226Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufaPC,TPLAh
227Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyuraBRh
228Blackish-headed SpinetailSynallaxis tithysJFR
229Dusky SpinetailSynallaxis moestaPBh
230Necklaced SpinetailSynallaxis stictothoraxSEP

 
Manakins: Pipridae

231Blue-rumped ManakinLepidothrix isidoreiPB
232Orange-crowned ManakinHeterocercus aurantiivertexBR
233White-bearded ManakinManacus manacusBR
234Striolated ManakinMachaeropterus striolatusPBh

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

235Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuataTPLA
236Scaled FruiteaterAmpelioides tschudiiBR
237Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatusECNP,PC
238Andean Cock-of-the-rockRupicola peruvianusLZ,PB
239Long-wattled UmbrellabirdCephalopterus penduligerBR

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

240Chestnut-crowned BecardPachyramphus castaneusTAHh
241One-colored BecardPachyramphus homochrousBR,JFR

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

242Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygiusBR
243Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudusBR

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

244White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceusJFR,PBh
245Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes galbinusBR,PC,TPLA
246Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliarisLZ
247Ecuadorian TyrannuletPhylloscartes gualaquizaeLZ,PBh
248Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatusBRh
249Black-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus granadensisPCh,TPLA
250Rufous-crowned Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus ruficepsUR,YU
251Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumBR,JFR,LZ,MAC,TAHh
252Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescensBR,JFR,LZ,PB
253Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeusLZ,PC,TPLA
254Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferrugineaLZ
255Ornate FlycatcherMyiotriccus ornatusBR
256Orange-banded FlycatcherNephelomyias lintoniTPLA
257Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumBR,JFR,TAH,UR,YU
258White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercusUR
259White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterusPC,TPLA
260White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrysECNP
261Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulusECNP,LCR
262Tumbes TyrannuletNesotriccus tumbezanusUR
263Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaBR
264Forest ElaeniaMyiopagis gaimardiiTAHh
265Foothill ElaeniaMyiopagis olallaiPB
266Pacific ElaeniaMyiopagis subplacensMAC,YUh
267Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicataSEP
268Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterBR
269White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albicepsPC,TPLA,UR
270Mottle-backed ElaeniaElaenia gigasPB,TAH
271Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangaeLCR,PC
272Sooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseicepsBR
273Black-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias nigrocapillusPCh,TPLA
274Loja Tyrannulet**Zimmerius flavidifronsBR,MAC,TPLA,UR
275Golden-faced TyrannuletZimmerius chrysopsLZh
276Fulvous-crowned Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus meloryphusBRh,JFR,SEPh,YUh
277Orange-crested FlycatcherMyiophobus phoenicomitraPB
278Olive-chested FlycatcherMyiophobus cryptoxanthusLZ
279Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatusYUh
280Mouse-gray FlycatcherMyiophobus crypterythrusBR,JFR
281Gray-breasted FlycatcherLathrotriccus griseipectusBR
282Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatusBR
283Tumbes PeweeContopus punensisBR,JFR,UR
284Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansLZ,PB
285Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinusBR,R,SEP
286Rufous-tailed TyrantKnipolegus poecilurusTPLA
287Plain-capped Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola alpinusECNP
288Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montanusECNP
289Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollisPC
290Smoky Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fumigatusTPLA
291Masked Water-TyrantFluvicola nengetaR
292Crowned Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix frontalisLZ
293Jelski's Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix jelskiiURh
294Yellow-bellied Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix diademaTPLAh
295Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralisPC,TPLA
296Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolorECNP
297Short-tailed Field TyrantMuscigralla brevicaudaR,SEP
298Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferJFR,PC,TPLA,UR,YU
299Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus feroxTAH
300Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusTAHh
301Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaBRh,JFRh
302Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensisBR
303Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisBR,R,TAH
304Lemon-browed FlycatcherConopias cinchonetiLZ
305Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysusTPLA
306Baird's FlycatcherMyiodynastes bairdiiJFR
307Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaiusTAHh
308Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusMany

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

309Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisMany
310Olivaceous GreenletHylophilus olivaceusLZ,TAH
311Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtataBR
312Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysBR,UR
313Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceusBR
314/Yellow-green Vireo/Vireo flavoviridisLZ

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

315Turquoise JayCyanolyca turcosaPCh,TPLA,YU
316Inca JayCyanocorax yncasLZ,PB
317Violaceous JayCyanocorax violaceusTAHh
318White-tailed JayCyanocorax mystacalisJFR,SEP

 
Donacobius: Donacobiidae

319Black-capped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapillaTAH

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

320{Purple Martin}Progne subisECNP
321Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaBR,R
322Brown-chested MartinProgne taperaR
323Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisBR,LZ,TAH,YU
324White-banded SwallowAtticora fasciataTAH
325Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaMany
326Pale-footed SwallowOrochelidon flavipesPC,TPLA
327Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murinaECNP,LZ,PC,TPLA
328Chestnut-collared SwallowPetrochelidon rufocollarisUR

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

329Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbeaBR,CTMO,JFR,MAC,R

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

330House WrenTroglodytes aedonBR,JFR,R,TAH,UR
331Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialisLZ,TPLA
332Grass WrenCistothorus platensisECNP
333Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatusBRh,JFR,URh
334Thrush-like WrenCampylorhynchus turdinusTAHh
335Plain-tailed WrenPheugopedius euophrysPC,TPLAh
336Speckle-breasted WrenPheugopedius sclateriBR,JFR,URh,YUh
337Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillusBR
338Superciliated WrenCantorchilus superciliarisR,SEPh
339Rufous WrenCinnycerthia unirufaTPLA
340White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucostictaTAHh
341Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysBR,LZh,TPLAh
342Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalusBRh

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

343White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalusLZ,TAH

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

344Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatusCTMO,JFR,MAC,R,YU

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

345Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloidesBRh
346Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscaterURh,YU
347/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatusPB
348Ecuadorian ThrushTurdus maculirostrisBR,YUh
349Plumbeous-backed ThrushTurdus reeveiMAC,R,TPLA
350Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilisLZ,TAH
351Great ThrushTurdus fuscaterECNP,LZ,PC,TPLA,YU
352Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranusQTO,TPLAh

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

353Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisMAC,PB,UR
354Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogasterLZ,PB
355Bronze-green EuphoniaEuphonia mesochrysaPB
356Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltriaTPLA
357Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicusECNP,PC,UR,YUh
358Black SiskinSpinus atratusLZ,PB,TAH

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

359Yellow-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavigularisLZ,PB
360Short-billed ChlorospingusChlorospingus parvirostrisLZ
361Ashy-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus canigularisPB
362Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectusBR,TPLA
363Tumbes SparrowRhynchospiza stolzmanniCTMO
364Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifronsTAH
365Gray-browed BrushfinchArremon assimilisCTMOh,PCh,TPLAh,YU
366Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostrisBR,PBh
367Black-capped SparrowArremon abeilleiJFR,MAC
368Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisMany
369Pale-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes pallidinuchaPC,TPLA
370White-winged BrushfinchAtlapetes leucopterusJFR,MAC,UR
371Pale-headed BrushfinchAtlapetes pallidicepsYU
372Bay-crowned BrushfinchAtlapetes seebohmiJFR,UR
373Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinuchaTPLA

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

374Peruvian MeadowlarkLeistes bellicosaR,SEP
375Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeusTPLAh
376Russet-backed OropendolaPsarocolius angustifronsPB
377Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanusPB,TAH
378Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialisTAHh
379Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus celaR,TAH
380Northern Mountain Cacique**Cacicus leucoramphusPC
381White-edged OrioleIcterus graceannaeJFR,SEP
382Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelasBR,JFR
383Scrub BlackbirdDives warczewicziMany

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

384Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularisR
385Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflavaBR,PBh
386Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiBR,JFR,MAC,UR
387/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaLZ
388Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatusTPLA
389Three-banded WarblerBasileuterus trifasciatusBR,UR
390Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridisTPLA
391Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristataPC,TPLA,UR,YUh
392Gray-and-gold WarblerMyiothlypis fraseriBR,JFR,MAC,UR
393Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronataPC,TPLAh,YUh
394/Canada Warbler/Cardellina canadensisLZ,PB
395Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusMany
396Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalusPC,TPLA

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

397Highland Hepatic Tanager**Piranga luteaJFR,UR
398Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogasterPC,UR,YU
399Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoidesBR

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

400Magpie TanagerCissopis leverianusPB,TAH
401Black-capped HemispingusKleinothraupis atropileusTPLA
402Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornataTPLA
403White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosusBR
404White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusLZ,PB
405Lemon-rumped Tanager**Ramphocelus icteronotusBR,R
406Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carboLZ,PB,TAH
407Hooded Mountain TanagerButhraupis montanaPC
408Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephalaTPLA,UR
409Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferiiPC,TPLAh
410Lacrimose Mountain TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosusTPLA
411Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosusTPLA
412Buff-breasted Mountain TanagerDubusia taeniataPCh,TPLAh
413Orange-eared TanagerChlorochrysa calliparaeaLZ,PB
414Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusMany
415Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumBR
416Spotted TanagerIxothraupis punctataLZ
417Golden-naped TanagerChalcothraupis ruficervixTPLA
418Silvery TanagerStilpnia viridicollisTPLA
419Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollisLZ,PB,TAH
420Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassoriiPC
421Turquoise TanagerTangara mexicanaTAH
422Paradise TanagerTangara chilensisLZ,PB
423Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaLZ,PB
424Golden-eared TanagerTangara chrysotisLZ,PB
425Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephalaTPLA
426Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakiiTPLA
427Green-and-gold TanagerTangara schrankiiPB
428Golden TanagerTangara arthusBR,PB
429Swallow TanagerTersina viridisBR
430Black-faced DacnisDacnis lineataLZ
431Yellow-tufted Dacnis**Dacnis egregiaBR
432Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaLZ
433Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaBR
434Giant ConebillConirostrum binghamiECNP
435Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolorPC,TPLA
436Glossy FlowerpiercerDiglossa lafresnayiiTPLA
437Black FlowerpiercerDiglossa humeralisLZ
438White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilateraPC,TPLA
439Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyaneaCTMO,PC,TPLA,UR
440PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diademaTPLA
441Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parinaECNP
442Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolorECNP
443Black-headed HemispingusPseudospingus verticalisPC
444Collared Warbling FinchPoospiza hispaniolensisSEP
445Saffron FinchSicalis flaveolaBR,JFR,R
446Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaBR,R,SEP,TAH,UR
447Parrot-billed SeedeaterSporophila peruvianaSEP
448Chestnut-bellied SeedeaterSporophila castaneiventrisLCR
449Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funereaR
450Large-billed Seed-FinchSporophila crassirostrisR
451Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaBR,R
452Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornataECNP
453BananaquitCoereba flaveolaBR,LZ,PB,SEP,TAH
454Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurusBR,UR
455Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusBR,LZ
456Black-winged SaltatorSaltator atripennisBR
457Bluish-gray SaltatorSaltator coerulescensLZ,PB
458Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusBR,JFR,MAC
459Black-cowled SaltatorSaltator nigricepsUR

 

 *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.

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor56
\\Austral Visitor4
||Transient5
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular11
()Breeding Season Only2
{}Casual/Vagrant3
[]Accidental5

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.