Vinicio Pérez November 2012
The order of species follows The Birds of Ecuador (Ridgely & Greenfield 2001). Species and scientific names follow Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition, version 6.7; changes from Ridgely & Greenfield are noted.
EGRETS ( 1 ) Ampelioides tschudii |
Cattle Egret |
Bubulcus ibis |
VULTURES ( 2 ) |
Black Vulture |
Coragyps atratus |
Turkey Vulture |
Cathartes aura |
HAWKS ( 17 ) |
GrayLheaded Kite |
Leptodon cayanensis |
HookLbilled Kite |
Chondrohierax uncinatus |
SwallowLtailed Kite |
Elanoides forficatus |
DoubleLtoothed Kite |
Harpagus bidentatus |
SharpLshinned Hawk1 |
Accipiter striatus ventralis |
Tiny Hawk |
Accipiter superciliosus |
Bicolored Hawk |
Accipiter bicolor |
Plumbeous Hawk |
Leucopternis plumbeus |
Barred Hawk |
Leucopternis princeps |
Roadside Hawk |
Buteo magnirostris |
White-rumped Hawk |
Buteo leucorrhous |
Crested Eagle |
Morphnus guianensis |
Black-and-chestnut Eagle |
Spizaetus isidori |
Barred Forest-Falcon |
Micrastur ruficollis |
Collared Forest-Falcon |
Micrastur semitorquatus |
American Kestrel |
Falco sparverius |
Bat Falcon |
Falco rufigularis |
GUANS ( 2 ) |
Wattled Guan |
Aburria aburri |
Sickle–winged Guan |
Chamaepetes goudotii |
QUAIL ( 1 ) |
Dark-backed Wood-Quail |
Odontophorus melanonotus |
GULLS ( 1 ) |
Andean Gull |
Chroicocephalus serranus |
PIGEONS ( 7 ) |
Band-tailed Pigeon |
Patagioenas fasciata |
Ruddy Pigeon |
Patagioenas subvinacea |
Plumbeous Pigeon |
Patagioenas cayennensis |
Eared Dove |
Zenaida auriculata |
Maroon-chested Ground-Dove |
Claravis mondetoura |
White-tipped Dove |
Leptotila verreauxi |
White-throated Quail–Dove |
Geotrygon frenata |
PARROTS & PARAKEETS ( 6 ) |
Barred Parakeet |
Bolborhynchus lineola |
Maroon-tailed Parakeet |
Pyrrhura melanura |
Blue-fronted Parrotlet |
Touit dilectissimus |
Red-billed Parrot |
Pionus sordidus |
Speckle-faced Parrot2 |
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides |
Scaly-naped Amazon |
Amazona mercenaria |
CUCKOOS ( 3 ) |
Black-billed Cuckoo |
Coccyzus erythropthalmus |
Squirrel Cuckoo |
Piaya cayana |
Smooth-billed Ani |
Crotophaga ani |
BARN OWL & OWLS ( 6 ) |
Barn Owl |
Tyto alba |
Rufescent Screech Owl |
Megascops ingens |
Andean Pygmy Owl |
Glaucidium jardinii |
Black-and-white Owl |
Ciccaba nigrolineata3 |
Mottled Owl |
Ciccaba virgata |
Rufous-banded Owl |
Ciccaba albitarsis |
OILBIRDS ( 1 ) |
Oilbird |
Steatornis caripensis |
POTOOS ( 1 ) |
Common Potoo |
Nyctibius griseus |
NIGHTJARS ( 5 ) |
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk |
Lurocalis semitorquatus |
Common Pauraque |
Nyctidromus albicollis |
Band-winged Nightjar |
Caprimulgus longirostris |
Swallow-tailed Nightjar |
Uropsalis segmentata |
Lyre-tailed Nightjar |
Uropsalis lyra |
SWIFTS ( 6 ) |
White-collared Swift |
Streptoprocne zonaris |
Chestnut-collared Swift |
Streptoprocne rutila |
White-chinned Swift |
Cypseloides cryptus |
Spot-fronted Swift |
Cypseloides cherriei |
Chimney Swift |
Chaetura pelagica |
Gray-rumped Swift |
Chaetura cinereiventris |
HUMMINGBIRDS ( 22 ) |
Tawny-bellied Hermit |
Phaethornis syrmatophorus |
Green-fronted Lancebill |
Doryfera ludovicae |
Green Violetear |
Colibri thalassinus |
Sparkling Violetear |
Colibri coruscans |
Andean Emerald |
Amazilia franciae |
Speckled Hummingbird |
Adelomyia melanogenys |
Purple-bibbed Whitetip |
Urosticte benjamini |
Empress Brillant |
Heliodoxa imperatrix |
Fawn-breasted Brillant |
Heliodoxa rubinoides |
White-tailed Hillstar |
Urochroa bougueri |
Brown Inca |
Coeligena wilsoni |
Collared Inca |
Coeligena torquata |
Buff-tailed Coronet |
Boissonneaua flavescens |
Velvet-purple Coronet |
Boissonneaua jardini |
Gorgeted Sunangel |
Heliangelus strophianus |
Hoary Puffleg |
Haplophaedia lugens |
Booted Racket-tail |
Ocreatus underwoodii |
Violet-tailed Sylph |
Aglaiocercus coelestis |
Wedge-billed Hummingbird |
Schistes geoffroyi |
Purple-throated Woodstar |
Calliphlox mitchellii |
White-bellied Woodstar |
Chaetocercus mulsant |
Gorgeted Woodstar |
Chaetocercus heliodor |
QUETZALS & TROGONS ( 3 ) |
Crested Quetzal |
Pharomachrus antisianus |
Golden-headed Quetzal |
Pharomachrus auriceps |
Masked Trogon |
Trogon personatus |
PUFFBIRDS ( 1 ) |
White-faced Nunbird |
Hapaloptila castanea |
BARBETS ( 1 ) |
Toucan Barbet |
Semnornis ramphastinus |
TOUCANS ( 3 ) |
Crimson-rumped Toucanet |
Aulacorhynchus haematopygus |
Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan |
Andigena laminirostris |
Chocó Toucan |
Ramphastos brevis |
WOODPECKERS ( 5 ) |
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker |
Colaptes rivolii |
Golden-olive Woodpecker |
Colaptes rubiginosus |
Smoky-brown Woodpecker |
Picoides fumigatus |
Yellow-vented Woodpecker |
Veniliornis dignus |
Powerful Woodpecker |
Campephilus pollens |
OVENBIRDS ( 13 ) |
Azara’s Spinetail |
Synallaxis azarae |
Rufous Spinetail |
Synallaxis unirufa |
Red-faced Spinetail |
Cranioleuca erythrops |
Streaked Tuftedcheek |
Pseudocolaptes boissoneautii |
Pearled Treerunner |
Margarornis squamiger |
Spotted Barbtail |
Premnoplex brunnescens |
Rusty-winged Barbtail |
Premnornis guttuligera |
Lineated Foliage-gleaner |
Syndactyla subalaris |
Flammulated Treehunter |
Thripadectes flammulatus |
Striped Treehunter |
Thripadectes holostictus |
Streak-capped Treehunter |
Thripadectes virgaticeps |
Uniform Treehunter |
Thripadectes ignobilis |
Tawny-throated Leaftosser |
Sclerurus mexicanus |
WOODCREEPERS ( 6 ) |
Tyrannine Woodcreeper |
Dendrocincla tyrannina |
Plain-brown Woodcreeper |
Dendrocincla fuliginosa |
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper |
Glyphorynchus spirurus |
Strong-billed Woodcreeper |
Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus |
Montane Woodcreeper |
Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger |
Greater Scythebill |
Drymotoxeres pucheranii |
ANTBIRDS ( 4 ) |
Uniform Antshrike |
Thamnophilus unicolor |
Slaty Antwren |
Myrotherula schisticolor |
Long-tailed Antbird |
Drymophila caudata |
Immaculate Antbird |
Myrmeciza immaculata |
ANTPITTAS ( 5 ) |
Giant Antpitta |
Grallaria gigantea |
Moustached Antpitta |
Grallaria alleni |
Chestnut-crowned Antpitta |
Grallaria ruficapilla |
Yellow-breasted Antpitta |
Grallaria flavotincta |
Ochre-breasted Antpitta |
Grallaricula flavirostris |
TAPACULOS ( 2 ) |
Spillmann’s Tapaculo |
Scytalopus spillmanni |
Ocellated Tapaculo |
Acropternis orthonyx |
FLYCATCHERS ( 24 ) |
Ashy-headed Tyrannulet |
Phyllomyais cinereiceps |
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet |
Camptostoma obsoletum |
Lesser Elaenia |
Elaenia chiriquensis |
Sierran Elaenia |
Elaenia pallatangae |
White-tailed Tyrannulet |
Mecocerculus poecilocercus |
Olive-striped Flycatcher |
Mionectes olivaceus |
Bronze-olive Pygmy-Tyrant |
Pseudotriccus pelzelni |
Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant |
Pseudotriccus ruficeps |
White-throated Spadebill |
Platyrinchus mystaceus |
Flavescent Flycatcher |
Myiophobus flavicans |
Cinnamon Flycatcher |
Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus |
Smoke-colored Pewee |
Contopus fumigatus |
Acadian Flycatcher |
Empidonax virescens |
Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant |
Ochthoeca rufipectoralis |
Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant |
Octhoeca cinnamomeiventris |
Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant |
Ochthoeca diadema |
Dusky-capped Flycatcher |
Myiarchus tuberculifer |
Social Flycatcher |
Myiozetetes similis |
Rusty-margined Flycatcher |
Myiozetetes cayanensis |
Piratic Flycatcher |
Legatus leucophaius |
Tropical Kingbird |
Tyrannus melancholicus |
Barred Becard |
Pachyramphus versicolor |
White-winged Becard |
Pachyramphus polychopterus |
Black-and-white Becard |
Pachyramphus albogriseus |
COTINGAS ( 4 ) |
Green-and-black Fruiteater |
Pipreola riefferii |
Scaled Fruiteater |
Ampelioides tschudii |
Olivaceous Piha |
Snowornis cryptolophus4 |
Andean Cock-of-the-rock |
Rupicola peruvianus |
MANAKINS ( 3 ) |
Golden-winged Manakin |
Masius chrysopterus |
Club-winged Manakin |
Machaeropterus deliciosus |
Green Manakin |
Xenopipo holochlora5 |
JAYS ( 2 ) |
Turquoise Jay |
Cyanolyca turcosa |
Beautiful Jay |
Cyanolyca pulchra |
VIREOS ( 2 ) |
Red-eyed Vireo |
Vireo olivaceus |
Brown-capped Vireo |
Vireo leucophrys |
THRUSHES (7 ) |
Andean Solitaire |
Myadestes ralloides |
Black Solitaire |
Entomodestes coracinus |
Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush |
Catharus fuscater |
Swainson’s Thrush |
Catharus ustulatus |
Pale-eyed Thrush |
Turdus leucops6 |
Great Thrush |
Turdus fuscater |
GlossyLblack Thrush |
Turdus serranus |
SWALLOWS ( 1 ) |
Blue-and-white Swallow |
Pygochelidon cyanoleuca |
WRENS ( 6 ) |
Rufous Wren |
Cinnycerthia unirufa |
Sharpe’s Wren7 |
Cinnycerthia olivascens |
PlainLtailed Wren |
Pheugopedius euophrys |
House Wren |
Troglodytes aedon |
Mountain Wren |
Troglodytes solstitialis |
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren |
Henicorhina leucophrys |
WARBLERS ( 9 ) |
Yellow Warbler |
Setophaga petechia8 |
Cerulean Warbler |
Setophaga cerulea9 |
Blackburnian Warbler |
Setophaga fusca10 |
Black-and-white Warbler |
Mniotilta varia |
Canada Warbler |
Cardellina canadensis11 |
Slate-throated Redstart12 |
Myioborus miniatus |
Black-crested Warbler |
Myiothlypis nigrocristatus13 |
Three-striped Warbler |
Basileuterus tristriatus |
Russet-crowned Warbler |
Myiothlypis coronatus14 |
TANAGERS ( 22 ) |
Capped Conebill |
Conirostrum albifrons |
Masked Flowerpiercer |
Diglossa cyanea |
White-sided Flowerpiercer |
Diglossa albilatera |
Rusty Flowerpiercer |
Diglossa sittoides |
Fawn-breasted Tanager |
Pipraeidea melanonota |
Golden-rumped Euphonia |
Euphonia cyanocephala |
Orange-bellied Euphonia |
Euphonia xanthogaster |
Glistening-green Tanager |
Chlorochrysa phoenicotis |
Rufous-throated Tanager |
Tangara rufigula |
Golden Tanager |
Tangara arthus |
Flame-faced Tanager |
Tangara parzudakii |
Beryl-spangled Tanager |
Tangara nigroviridis |
Blue-and-black Tanager |
Tangara vassorii |
Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager |
Anisognathus somptuosus |
Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager |
Anisognathus notabilis |
Hooded Mountain-Tanager |
Buthraupis montana |
Grass-green Tanager |
Chlorornis riefferii |
Blue-capped Tanager |
Thraupis cyanocephala |
Dusky Bush-Tanager |
Chlorospingus semifuscus |
Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager |
Chlorospingus flavigularis |
Western Hemispingus |
Hemispingus ochraceus |
Plushcap |
Catamblyrhynchus diadema |
SALTATORS & GROSBEAKS ( 2 ) |
Golden-bellied Grosbeak15 |
Pheucticus chrysogaster |
Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
Pheucticus ludovicianus |
EMBERIZINE FINCHES ( 8 ) |
Blue Seedeater |
Amaurospiza concolor |
Slaty Finch |
Haplospiza rustica |
Tricolored Brush-Finch |
Atlapetes tricolor |
White-winged Brush-Finch |
Atlapetes leucopterus |
Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch |
Arremon brunneinucha16 |
Olive Finch |
Arremon castaneiceps17 |
Grasshopper Sparrow |
Ammodramus savannarum |
Rufous-collared Sparrow |
Zonatrichia capensis |
ORIOLES & BLACKBIRDS ( 1 ) |
Giant Cowbird |
Molothrus oryzivorus |
CARDUELINE FINCHES ( 1 ) |
Yellow-bellied Siskin |
Spinus xanthogastrus18 |
EMBERIZINE FINCHES ( 1 ) |
Yellow-bellied Seedeater |
Yellow-bellied Seedeater |
NOTES
- 1 WhiteLbreasted Hawk considered a subspecies of SharpLshinned Hawk by Clements
- 2 WhiteLcapped Parrot considered a subspecies of SpeckleLfaced Parrot by Clements
- 3 Genus changed from Strix
- 4 Genus changed from Lathria
- 5 Genus changed from Chloropipo
- 6 Genus changed from Platycichla
- 7 Name changed from SepiaLbrown Wren
- 8-11, 13-14 A major reorganization of the New World Warblers has resulted in the assignment of many species to new genera
- 12 Name changed from SlateLthroated Whitestart
- 15 Name changed from Southern YellowLGrosbeak
- 16 Genus changed from Buarremon
- 17 Genus changed from Lysurus
- 18 Genus changed from Carduelis