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ECUADOR BIRDING TRIP REPORT

TRIP REPORT
ECUADOR

Start:12/02/2007
End:12/18/2007
Duration:17 days
#Species:561
#Endemics:36
#Heard Only:29

2007 Northern 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

1Great TinamouTinamus majorNWC
2Cinereous TinamouCrypturellus cinereusNWCh
3Little TinamouCrypturellus souiHMLh
4Undulated TinamouCrypturellus undulatusNWCh
5Variegated TinamouCrypturellus variegatusNWCh

 
Ducks: Anatidae

6Torrent DuckMerganetta armataAN,BRR,MV,SI
7Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostrisAN

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

8Speckled ChachalacaOrtalis guttataEPRh,NWC
9Spix's GuanPenelope jacquacuNWC
10Blue-throated Piping-GuanPipile cumanensisNWC
11Wattled GuanAburria aburriBRR,SPMh
12Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotiiBRR

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

13Dark-backed Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanonotusFAP

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

14Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
15Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisNWC
16Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataMV,NWC
17Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbeaNWC
18Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacotiHML,PP
19Black-winged Ground DoveMetriopelia melanopteraAN
20Gray-fronted DoveLeptotila rufaxillaNWC
21Pallid DoveLeptotila pallidaRS

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

22Greater AniCrotophaga majorNWC
23Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniMany
24Striped CuckooTapera naeviaRS
25Little CuckooCoccycua minutaMV
26Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaBCFR,MJ,MV,NWC,RS
27|Black-bellied Cuckoo|Piaya melanogasterEPR

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

28Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusMV,SPM
29Rufous-bellied NighthawkLurocalis rufiventrisSI
30Blackish NightjarNyctipolus nigrescensNWC
31Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisARh,HMLh,NWC
32Lyre-tailed NightjarUropsalis lyraMV
33Ladder-tailed NightjarHydropsalis climacocercaNWC

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

34Great PotooNyctibius grandisNWC
35Common PotooNyctibius griseusNWCh

 
Swifts: Apodidae

36Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaMBS,SI
37White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisMany
38Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisAR,EPR,NWC,RS
39Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyuraNWC,PP
40Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisRS
41Fork tailed Palm-SwiftTachornis squamataNWC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

42White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraMV,SPM
43White-bearded HermitPhaethornis hispidusHML
44White-whiskered HermitPhaethornis yaruquiMRB,MV,SPM
45Tawny-bellied HermitPhaethornis syrmatophorusBCFR,SI
46Black-throated HermitPhaethornis atrimentalisHML,NWC
47Geoffroy's DaggerbillSchistes geoffroyiMJ
48&Brown VioletearlColibri delphinaeBCFR
49Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotusBCFR,GLR,SI
50Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscansAN,SI
51Tooth-billed HummingbirdAndrodon aequatorialisGR
52Gorgeted SunangelHeliangelus strophianusBCFR
53Tourmaline SunangelHeliangelus exortisGLR
54Green ThorntailDiscosura conversiiMRB
55Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenysBCFR,FAP,GLR,SI
56Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingiiGLR,GR,SI
57Violet-tailed SylphAglaiocercus coelestisBCFR,FAP,MV,SPM
58Ecuadorian HillstarOreotrochilus chimborazoAN,PP
59Mountain AvocetbillOpisthoprora eurypteraGLR
60Black-tailed TrainbearerLesbia victoriaeAN,NMR,QTO
61Blue-mantled ThornbillChalcostigma stanleyiAR,PP,QTO
62Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthinaGLR,YR
63Glowing PufflegEriocnemis vestitaGLR
64Sapphire-vented PufflegEriocnemis lucianiYR
65Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennisPP,PPWP
66Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligenaSI
67Brown IncaCoeligena wilsoniFAP,MJ,MV,SPM
68Collared IncaCoeligena torquataBCFR,GLR,GR,SI
69Buff-winged StarfrontletCoeligena lutetiaeGLR,PPWP,YR
70Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensiferaGLR,YR
71Great SapphirewingPterophanes cyanopterusYR
72Buff-tailed CoronetBoissonneaua flavescensBCFR,FAP,GLR
73Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsiiGLR,SI
74Velvet-purple CoronetBoissonneaua jardiniFAP
75White-booted Racket-tailOcreatus underwoodiiBCFR,FAP,GLR,MV
SPM
76Purple-bibbed WhitetipUrosticte benjaminiFAP,MV,SPM
77Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoidesBCFR,FAP,MV,SI,SPM
78Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jaculaMRB,MV,SPM
79Empress BrilliantHeliodoxa imperatrixFAP,MV,SPM
80Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigasAN
81Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostrisAR,EPR
82White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsantGLR
83Gorgeted WoodstarChaetocercus heliodorGLR
84Purple-throated WoodstarPhilodice mitchelliiFAP,MV,SPM
85Blue-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon mellisugusNWC
86Gray-breasted SabrewingCampylopterus largipennisEPR,NWC
87Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombicaMBS,MRB,MV,SPM
88Fork-tailed WoodnymphThalurania furcataAR,HML
89Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlBCFR,FAP,MRB,MV
SPM
90Andean EmeraldUranomitra franciaeFAP,MRB,MV,SPM
91Glittering-throated EmeraldChionomesa fimbriataAR,HML
92Purple-chested HummingbirdPolyerata rosenbergiRS

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

93Slate-colored CootFulica ardesiacaAN

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

94SungrebeHeliornis fulicaNWC

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

95LimpkinAramus guaraunaNWC

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

96Pied PloverHoploxypterus cayanusNWC
97Andean LapwingVanellus resplendensAN
98Collared PloverAnarhynchus collarisNWC

 
Seedsnipes: Thinocoridae

99Rufous-bellied SeedsnipeAttagis gayiPP

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

100/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis maculariusBRR,GR,NWC,PP
101/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitariaPP

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

102Andean GullChroicocephalus serranusAN,PP
103Yellow-billed TernSternula superciliarisNWC

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

104Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalisAN

 
Hoatzin: Opisthocomidae

105HoatzinOpisthocomus hoazinNWC

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

106SunbitternEurypyga heliasMV,NWC

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

107AnhingaAnhinga anhingaNWC

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

108Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianusNWC

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

109Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensisNWC
110Andean IbisTheristicus branickiiAN

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

111Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatumNWC
112Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusNWC
113Zigzag HeronZebrilus undulatusNWC
114Least BitternBotaurus exilisNWC
115Snowy EgretEgretta thulaNWC
116Striated HeronButorides striataNWC
117Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisMJ,MV,NWC,RS,SPM
118Great EgretArdea albaNWC
119Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiNWC

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

120Black VultureCoragyps atratusMany
121Turkey VultureCathartes auraAR,NWC,RS
122Greater Yellow-headed VultureCathartes melambrotusNWC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

123Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusFAP
124Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisNWC
125Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusMRB,NMR,NWC,RS
126Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusNWC,RS
127Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereusAN
128Tiny HawkMicrospizias superciliosusRS
129Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusRS
130Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbeaRS
131Slender-billed KiteHelicolestes hamatusNWC
132Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisMany
133Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosomaAN,YR
134Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucusAN
135Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidusRS

 
Owls: Strigidae

136Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops cholibaNWCh
137Rufescent Screech-OwlMegascops ingensSPMh
138Tawny-bellied Screech-OwlMegascops watsoniiNWCh
139Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianumNWC
140"San Isidro" Owl**Ciccaba ??SI
141Mottled OwlStrix virgataFAPh,RS
142Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineataFAP
143Rufous-banded OwlStrix albitarsisSIh

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

144Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auricepsFAP
145Crested QuetzalPharomachrus antisianusSI
146Black-tailed TrogonTrogon melanurusEPRh,NWC
147White-tailed TrogonTrogon chionurusRS
148Green-backed TrogonTrogon viridisNWC
149Masked TrogonTrogon personatusBCFR,MJ,SI

 
Motmots: Momotidae

150Whooping MotmotMomotus subrufescensNWCh
151Andean MotmotMomotus aequatorialisBRR,SI
152Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martiiMV,SPMh
153Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumMVh,RS

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

154Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataNWC
155Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaAR,HML,NWC
156American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aeneaNWC
157Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaNWC
158Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle indaNWC

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

159White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchusNWC
160Collared PuffbirdBucco capensisNWCh
161White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisRS
162Brown NunletNonnula brunneaNWC
163Black-fronted NunbirdMonasa nigrifronsNWC
164White-fronted NunbirdMonasa morphoeusEPR,NWC
165Yellow-billed NunbirdMonasa flavirostrisEPR
166Swallow-winged PuffbirdChelidoptera tenebrosaNWC

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

167White-eared JacamarGalbalcyrhynchus leucotisNWC
168Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficaudaRS
169White-chinned JacamarGalbula tombaceaNWC
170Great JacamarJacamerops aureusNWC

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

171Scarlet-crowned BarbetCapito aurovirensNWC
172Gilded BarbetCapito auratusNWC
173Lemon-throated BarbetEubucco richardsoniEPR,HML

 
Toucan-Barbets: Semnornithidae

174Toucan BarbetSemnornis ramphastinusBCFR,FAP,MJ

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

175Southern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus albivittaBRR
176Crimson-rumped ToucanetAulacorhynchus haematopygusBCFR,FAP,MJ
177Plate-billed Mountain-ToucanAndigena laminirostrisBCFR
178Lettered AracariPteroglossus inscriptusAR,NWC
179Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusRS
180Chestnut-eared AracariPteroglossus castanotisEPR
181Many-banded AracariPteroglossus pluricinctusNWC
182Ivory-billed AracariPteroglossus azaraNWC
183Golden-collared ToucanetSelenidera reinwardtiiNWC
184White-throated ToucanRamphastos tucanusNWC
185Choco ToucanRamphastos brevisMV,RS
186Channel-billed ToucanRamphastos vitellinusNWC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

187Lafresnaye's PiculetPicumnus lafresnayiBRR
188Yellow-tufted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cruentatusAR,NWC
189Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniRS
190Little WoodpeckerDryobates passerinusEPR
191Scarlet-backed WoodpeckerDryobates callonotusRSh
192Yellow-vented WoodpeckerDryobates dignusSI
193Red-stained WoodpeckerDryobates affinisNWCh
194Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollensBRR
195Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucosNWC
196Guayaquil WoodpeckerCampephilus gayaquilensisRS
197Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusNWC,RS
198Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatusRSh
199Waved WoodpeckerCeleus undatusNWC
200Cream-colored WoodpeckerCeleus flavusNWC
201Chestnut WoodpeckerCeleus elegansNWC
202Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusMJ
203Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivoliiBCFR,SI

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

204Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansNWCh
205Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisFAPh
206Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanusNWCh
207Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachimaNWC
208Carunculated CaracaraDaptrius carunculatusAN
209American KestrelFalco sparveriusAN,QTO
210Bat FalconFalco rufigularisNWC
211Orange-breasted FalconFalco deiroleucusNWC
212/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusAN,NWC

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

213Cobalt-winged ParakeetBrotogeris cyanopteraEPR,NWC
214Rose-faced ParrotPyrilia pulchraRS
215Red-billed ParrotPionus sordidusMV
216Speckle-faced ParrotPionus tumultuosusGR,SI
217Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusAR,EPR,HML,NWC
218Bronze-winged ParrotPionus chalcopterusMV,RS
219Yellow-crowned AmazonAmazona ochrocephalaNWC
220Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosaNR
221Cobalt-rumped ParrotletForpus xanthopterygiusHML
222Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestisRS
223Black-headed ParrotPionites melanocephalusNWC
224Maroon-tailed ParakeetPyrrhura melanuraNWC,RS
225Dusky-headed ParakeetAratinga weddelliiNWC
226Red-bellied MacawOrthopsittaca manilatusNWC
227Blue-and-yellow MacawAra araraunaNWC
228Chestnut-fronted MacawAra severusNWC
229White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmusEPR

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

230Great AntshrikeTaraba majorNWC
231Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaRS
232Plain-winged AntshrikeThamnophilus schistaceusEPRh,NWC
233Mouse-colored AntshrikeThamnophilus murinusEPRh,NWC
234Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusRS
235Dusky-throated AntshrikeThamnomanes ardesiacusNWC
236Cinereous AntshrikeThamnomanes caesiusNWC
237Plain-throated AntwrenIsleria hauxwelliNWC
238Checker-throated StipplethroatEpinecrophylla fulviventrisRS
239Pygmy AntwrenMyrmotherula brachyuraNWC
240White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisNWC,RS
241Rio Suno AntwrenMyrmotherula sunensisNWC
242Gray AntwrenMyrmotherula menetriesiiNWC
243Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisRS
244Streak-headed AntbirdDrymophila striaticepsSI
245Black AntbirdCercomacroides servaAR
246Black-faced AntbirdMyrmoborus myotherinusEPR
247Silvered AntbirdSclateria naeviaNWC
248Plumbeous AntbirdMyrmelastes hyperythraNWC
249Spot-winged AntbirdMyrmelastes leucostigmaNWC
250Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsulRSh
251Esmeraldas AntbirdSipia nigricaudaMV
252White-shouldered AntbirdAkletos melanocepsNWC
253Zeledon's AntbirdHafferia zeledoniMV
254Dot-backed AntbirdHylophylax punctulatusNWC
255Black-spotted Bare-eyePhlegopsis nigromaculataNWCh

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

256Giant AntpittaGrallaria giganteaFAP
257Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapillaSI
258Yellow-breasted AntpittaGrallaria flavotinctaFAP,SPMh
259White-bellied AntpittaGrallaria hypoleucaSI
260Tawny AntpittaGrallaria quitensisPP,PPWP,YR
261Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostrisFAP

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

262Ocellated TapaculoAcropternis orthonyxBCFRh,NMRh
263Blackish TapaculoScytalopus latransYR
264Nariño TapaculoScytalopus viciniorMV
265Spillmann's TapaculoScytalopus spillmanniNMR

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

266Rufous-capped AntthrushFormicarius colmaNWC
267Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analisEPR,NWC
268Black-headed AntthrushFormicarius nigricapillusRSh
269Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectusMVh

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

270Spot-throated WoodcreeperCerthiasomus stictolaemusNWC
271Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaNWC,RS
272Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusNWC,RS
273Cinnamon-throated WoodcreeperDendrexetastes rufigulaNWC
274Long-billed WoodcreeperNasica longirostrisNWC
275Amazonian Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes certhiaNWC
276Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusMJ
277Buff-throated WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus guttatusEPR,NWC
278Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygiusMV
279Olive-backed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus triangularisSI
280Straight-billed WoodcreeperDendroplex picusNWC
281Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiRS
282Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymigerBCFR,GR,SI
283Amazonian Plain-XenopsXenops genibarbisRS
284Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansHML
285Rufous-tailed XenopsMicroxenops milleriNWC
286Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautiiGR,SI
287Rusty-winged BarbtailPremnornis guttuligerBCFR
288Pacific HorneroFurnarius cinnamomeusMV,RS
289Chestnut-winged CinclodesCinclodes albidiventrisAN,PP
290Stout-billed CinclodesCinclodes excelsiorAN
291Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticepsMBS
292Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalarisMJ
293Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerDendroma rufumRS
294Streak-capped TreehunterThripadectes virgaticepsFAP,MJ
295Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleanerAutomolus rufipileatusNWC
296Western WoodhaunterAutomolus virgatusRS
297Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescensNMR,SI,SPM
298Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamigerGLR,SI
299Andean Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura andicolaAN,PP
300Many-striped CanasteroAsthenes flammulataPP
301Streak-backed CanasteroAsthenes wyattiAN
302White-chinned ThistletailAsthenes fuliginosaPP
303Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythropsFAP,MV
304Ash-browed SpinetailCranioleuca curtataSI
305Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azaraeAN,FAP,SI
306Dark-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albigularisEPR

 
Manakins: Pipridae

307Dwarf Tyrant-ManakinTyranneutes stolzmanniNWC
308Blue-backed ManakinChiroxiphia pareolaNWC
309Velvety ManakinLepidothrix velutinaRS
310Orange-crowned ManakinHeterocercus aurantiivertexNWC
311White-bearded ManakinManacus manacusAR,RS
312Wire-tailed ManakinPipra filicaudaNWC
313Club-winged ManakinMachaeropterus deliciosusRS
314White-crowned ManakinPseudopipra pipraNWC

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

315Green-and-black FruiteaterPipreola riefferiiBCFR,GR
316Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuataYR
317Andean Cock-of-the-rockRupicola peruvianusFAP
318Olivaceous PihaSnowornis cryptolophusFAP
319Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurataNWC,RS
320Plum-throated CotingaCotinga maynanaNWC
321Spangled CotingaCotinga cayanaNWC
322Screaming PihaLipaugus vociferansNWC
323Dusky PihaLipaugus fuscocinereusGLR
324Bare-necked FruitcrowGymnoderus foetidusNWC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

325Black-tailed TityraTityra cayanaNWC
326Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorHML,RS
327Masked TityraTityra semifasciataEPR,RS
328White-browed PurpletuftIodopleura isabellaeEPR
329Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolorFAP
330Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusMJ
331Chestnut-crowned BecardPachyramphus castaneusEPR
332White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusMJ
333Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseusHML
334One-colored BecardPachyramphus homochrousMV,RS

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

335White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceusRS
336Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollisBCFR,SI
337Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalusSI
338Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliarisRS
339Rufous-breasted FlycatcherLeptopogon rufipectusSI
340Marble-faced Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus ophthalmicusBRR
341Rufous-headed Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus ruficepsGR
342Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatusMV,RS
343Rufous-crowned Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus ruficepsSI
344Golden-winged Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus calopterusAR
345Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumHML,RS
346Yellow-browed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum chrysocrotaphumNWC
347Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescensRS
348Yellow-winged FlatbillTolmomyias flavotectusRS
349Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeusGR,SI
350Ornate FlycatcherMyiotriccus ornatusMBS,MV
351Handsome FlycatcherNephelomyias pulcherSI
352Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumRS
353Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillusRS
354White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercusBCFR,FAP
355White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterusGLR,PPWP,YR
356Rufous-winged TyrannuletMecocerculus calopterusFAP
357Sulphur-bellied TyrannuletMecocerculus minorSI
358Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulusPP,PPWP
359Agile Tit-TyrantUromyias agilisPPWP
360Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaMV
361Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatusAR,HML
362Gray-headed ElaeniaMyiopagis canicepsHML,RS
363Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterMV
364White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albicepsMJ,SI
365Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaAR,BRR,MV
366Choco TyrannuletZimmerius albigularisMV
367Golden-faced TyrannuletZimmerius chrysopsGR,HML,NWC
368Olive-chested FlycatcherMyiophobus cryptoxanthusBRR
369Mouse-gray FlycatcherMyiophobus crypterythrusMV
370/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperiHML
371Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatusAR,BRR,MJ
372/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulusMJ,MV,RS
373/Eastern Wood-Pewee/Contopus virensEPR,HML
374/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescensRS
375Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansMany
376Drab Water TyrantOchthornis littoralisNWC
377Plain-capped Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola alpinusAN,PP
378Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montanusAN
379White-tailed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis albicaudaQTO
380Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollisPP,YR
381Smoky Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fumigatusYR
382Masked Water-TyrantFluvicola nengetaMBS
383Crowned Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix frontalisYR
384Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolorAN,PP
385Cinnamon AttilaAttila cinnamomeusNWC
386Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusNWCh
387White-rumped SirystesSirystes albocinereusNWC
388Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferMJ,RS
389Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus feroxNWC
390Pale-edged FlycatcherMyiarchus cephalotesSI
391Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusEPR,HMLh,NWC
392Lesser KiskadeePhilohydor lictorNWC
393Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaMany
394Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensisMBS,MRB,RS,SPM
395Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisAR,EPR,HML,NWC,RS
396Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensisAR,HML,NWC
397Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysusMany
398Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusRS
399Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaiusAR,HML
400\Crowned Slaty Flycatcher\Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatusNWC
401Sulphury FlycatcherTyrannopsis sulphureaHML
402Snowy-throated KingbirdTyrannus niveigularisMBS
403Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusMany

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

404Black-billed PeppershrikeCyclarhis nigrirostrisSI
405Slaty-capped Shrike-VireoVireolanius leucotisRSh
406Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtataRS
407Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysGLR,GR,MJ,MV,SI
408Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceusEPR,FAP,MJ,RS

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

409Turquoise JayCyanolyca turcosaBCFR,GLR,GR,YRh
410Violaceous JayCyanocorax violaceusAR,EPR,NWC
411Inca Jay**Cyanocorax yncasSI

 
Donacobius: Donacobiidae

412Black-capped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapillaNWC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

413/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaNWC
414White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventerNWC
415Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaEPR,NWC
416Brown-chested MartinProgne taperaNWC
417Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisFAP,RS
418White-thighed SwallowAtticora tibialisAR,MBS
419White-banded SwallowAtticora fasciataAR,EPR,HML,NWC
420Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaMany
421Pale-footed SwallowOrochelidon flavipesSI
422Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murinaPP,PPWP,YR
423/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaAR

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

424Nightingale WrenMicrocerculus philomelaRSh
425Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatusARh,NWC
426Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculusMany
427Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialisGLR,SI
428Grass WrenCistothorus platensisAN
429Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatusRSh
430Coraya WrenPheugopedius corayaNWCh
431Buff-breasted WrenCantorchilus leucotisNWC
432Rufous WrenCinnycerthia unirufaGR,YR
433Sharpe's WrenCinnycerthia olivascensSI
434Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysBCFR,FAP,HML,SI

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

435White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalusBRR,GLR

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

436Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloidesBCFR,FAP,GRh
437/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatusBCFR,EPR,MV,SI
438Lawrence's ThrushTurdus lawrenciiNWCh
439White-necked ThrushTurdus albicollisNWC
440Ecuadorian ThrushTurdus maculirostrisFAP,SPM
441Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilisAR,HML
442Great ThrushTurdus fuscaterMany
443Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranusSI

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

444Paramo PipitAnthus bogotensisAN

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

445Golden-rumped EuphoniaChlorophonia cyanocephalaAR
446Chestnut-breasted ChlorophoniaChlorophonia pyrrhophrysSI
447&Yellow-collared ChlorophonialChlorophonia flavirostrisMBS
448Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisHML,MV,RS
449Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogasterMany
450Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicusAN
451Olivaceous SiskinSpinus olivaceusAR,SI

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

452Yellow-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavigularisGR,MBS
453Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectusGR,SI
454Dusky ChlorospingusChlorospingus semifuscusBCFR
455Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifronsAR,BRRh,HML
456Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisMany
457Tricolored BrushfinchAtlapetes tricolorMJ
458Northern Slaty BrushfinchAtlapetes schistaceusGLR
459Pale-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes pallidinuchaPPWP
460White-winged BrushfinchAtlapetes leucopterusBCFR
461Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinuchaYR

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

462Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militarisHML
463Russet-backed OropendolaPsarocolius angustifronsAR,NWC,SI
464Green OropendolaPsarocolius viridisEPR,NWCh
465Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanusEPR,NWC
466Olive OropendolaPsarocolius bifasciatusEPR
467Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialisRS
468Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus celaAR,EPR,HML,NWC
469Northern Mountain Cacique**Cacicus leucoramphusGR,SI
470Red-rumped CaciqueCacicus haemorrhousNWC
471Casqued CaciqueCacicus oseryiNWC
472Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelasRS
473Moriche Oriole**Icterus chrysocephalusNWC
474Orange-backed TroupialIcterus croconotusEPR,NWC
475Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisMBS,MV
476Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusNWC
477Oriole BlackbirdGymnomystax mexicanusNWC

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

478/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta variaSI
479/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticillaEPR
480Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiMJ,MV,RS,SI
481/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaMany
482Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristataGLRh,GR,SI
483Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronataBCFRh
484/Canada Warbler/Cardellina canadensisEPR,SI
485Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusMany
486Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalusGR,PP,PPWP,SI,YR

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

487/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraMany
488/Scarlet Tanager/Piranga olivaceaAR,EPR,HML,NWC
489Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogasterBCFR,NMR

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

490Magpie TanagerCissopis leverianusAR
491Black-eared HemispingusSphenopsis melanotisGR,SI
492Superciliaried HemispingusThlypopsis superciliarisYR
493White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosusRS
494Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatriiRS
495White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusAR,HML,MV,RS
496Fulvous Shrike-TanagerLanio fulvusEPR
497Lemon-rumped Tanager**Ramphocelus icteronotusMany
498Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carboAR,HML
499Masked Crimson TanagerRamphocelus nigrogularisHML,NWC
500Hooded Mountain TanagerButhraupis montanaGLR,GR,YR
501Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephalaBCFR
502Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferiiGR,SI
503Black-chested Mountain TanagerCnemathraupis eximiaYR
504Lacrimose Mountain TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosusGLR,GR
505Scarlet-bellied Mountain TanagerAnisognathus igniventrisYR
506Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosusBCFR,FAP,GR,SI
507Buff-breasted Mountain TanagerDubusia taeniataYR
508Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonotaAR,SI
509Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusMany
510Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumAR,HML,MRB,MV,RS
511Rufous-throated TanagerIxothraupis rufigulaMBS
512Yellow-bellied TanagerIxothraupis xanthogastraHML
513Golden-naped TanagerChalcothraupis ruficervixBCFR,GR,SI
514Black-capped TanagerStilpnia heineiAR,FAP,SI
515Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollisAR,BRR,MRB,MV,RS
516Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassoriiGLR,GR
517Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridisGR,MV,SI
518Metallic-green TanagerTangara labradoridesBCFR,FAP
519Turquoise TanagerTangara mexicanaHML,NWC
520Paradise TanagerTangara chilensisAR,HML,NWC
521Opal-crowned TanagerTangara callophrysNWC
522Rufous-winged TanagerTangara laviniaMBS
523Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaMBS,MV
524Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephalaBRR,GR,SI
525Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakiiFAP,SI
526Green-and-gold TanagerTangara schrankiiEPR
527Blue-whiskered TanagerTangara johannaeRS
528Golden TanagerTangara arthusBCFR,FAP,MBS,MV
529Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephalaMRB,MV,RS
530Swallow TanagerTersina viridisEPR,HML,MBS
531Black-faced DacnisDacnis lineataHML
532Yellow-tufted Dacnis**Dacnis egregiaMRB,RS
533Yellow-bellied DacnisDacnis flaviventerHML
534Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleusAR,EPR,RS
535Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaMRB,NWC,RS
536Guira TanagerHemithraupis guiraRS
537Capped ConebillConirostrum albifronsBCFR,GLR,MJ,SI
538Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereumYR
539Glossy FlowerpiercerDiglossa lafresnayiiYR
540Black FlowerpiercerDiglossa humeralisNMR,PP
541White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilateraBCFR
542Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescensGR,SI
543Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyaneaBCFR,GLR,MJ,SI,YR
544Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolorAN,PP
545Gray-hooded Bush TanagerCnemoscopus rubrirostrisGLR
546&Grassland Yellow-FinchlSicalis luteolaAN
547Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaAR,HML,RS
548Chestnut-bellied SeedeaterSporophila castaneiventrisAR,HML
549Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funereaRS
550Chestnut-bellied Seed-FinchSporophila angolensisEPR
551Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaMV,RS
552Wing-barred SeedeaterSporophila americanaAR
553Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosaAR
554Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisMV,RS
555Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornataAN,PP
556BananaquitCoereba flaveolaMany
557Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceusFAP
558Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusMBS,MJ,MV,RS
559Black-winged SaltatorSaltator atripennisMV
560Bluish-gray SaltatorSaltator coerulescensAR,EPR,HML

 

 *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 Visitor43
\\Austral Visitor10
||Transient6
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular10
()Breeding Season Only2
{}Casual/Vagrant9
[]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.