Birds of the Ecuadorian Highlands
Moore, Coopmans, Krabbe et al
Approximately 900 separate vocalisations from 240 species including vocalisations from distinct subspecies. Includes: Puna, Noble, Andean, and Imperial Snipe; 29 species of hummingbird; Greater Scythebill, Jocotoco and Crescent-faced Antpitta; 6 species of tapaculo, Tufted, Agile, and Black-crested Tit-Tyrant; 7 species of chat-tyrant including Jelski's; Chestnut-crested Cotinga.; Giant Conebill; Tit-like Dacnis; 5 species of flowerpiercer and mountain-tanager; Masked Saltator, 6 species of brush-finch and many others.
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| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|
| Tawny-breasted Tinamou | Nothocercus julius |
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps |
| Silvery Grebe | Podiceps occipitalis |
| Black-faced Ibis | Theristicus melanopis |
| Andean Ruddy Duck | Oxyura ferruginea |
| Andean Teal | Anas andium |
| South Georgian Teal | Anas georgica |
| Cinereous Harrier | Circus cinereus |
| Plain-breasted Hawk | Accipiter ventralis |
| Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle | Geranoaetus melanoleucus |
| White-throated Hawk | Buteo albigula |
| Carunculated Caracara | Phalcoboenus carunculatus |
| Mountain Caracara | Phalcoboenus megalopterus |
| American Kestrel | Falco sparverius |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
| Bearded Guan | Penelope barbata |
| Andean Guan | Penelope montagnii |
| Ecuadorian Rail | Rallus aequatorialis |
| Andean Coot | Fulica ardesiaca |
| Andean Lapwing | Vanellus resplendens |
| American Golden Plover | Pluvialis dominica |
| Upland Sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda |
| Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes |
| Puna Snipe | Gallinago andina |
| Noble Snipe | Gallinago nobilis |
| Andean Snipe | Gallinago jamesoni |
| Imperial Snipe | Gallinago imperialis |
| White-rumped Sandpiper | Calidris fuscicollis |
| Baird's Sandpiper | Calidris bairdii |
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos |
| Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe | Attagis gayi |
| Andean Gull | Larus serranus |
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Columba fasciata |
| Eared Dove | Zenaida auriculata |
| Common Ground-Dove | Columbina passerina |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|
| Maroon-chested Ground-Dove | Claravis mondetoura |
| Black-winged Ground-Dove | Metriopelia melanoptera |
| White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi |
| White-throated Quail-Dove | Geotrygon frenata |
| Golden-plumed Parakeet | Leptosittaca branickii |
| Yellow-eared Parakeet | Ognorhynchus icterotis |
| Barred Parakeet | Bolborhynchus lineola |
| Red-faced Parrot | Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops |
| White-capped Parrot | Pionus seniloides |
| Scaly-naped Amazon | Amazona mercenaria |
| White-throated Screech-Owl | Otus albogularis |
| Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus |
| Rufous-banded Owl | Ciccaba albitarsis |
| Andean Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium jardinii |
| Burrowing Owl | Athene cunicularia |
| Buff-fronted Owl | Aegolius harrisii |
| Stygian Owl | Asio stygius |
| Rufous-bellied Nighthawk | Lurocalis rufiventris |
| Band-winged Nightjar | Caprimulgus longirostris |
| White-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus cayennensis |
| Swallow-tailed Nightjar | Uropsalis segmentata |
| White-collared Swift | Streptoprocne zonaris |
| White-tipped Swift | Aeronautes montivagus |
| Sparkling Violetear | Colibri coruscans |
| Western Emerald | Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus |
| Blue-headed Sapphire | Hylocharis grayi |
| Speckled Hummingbird | Adelomyia melanogenys |
| Ecuadorian Hillstar | Oreotrochilus chimborazo |
| Giant Hummingbird | Patagona gigas |
| Shining Sunbeam | Aglaeactis cupripennis |
| Mountain Velvetbreast | Lafresnaya lafresnayi |
| Great Sapphirewing | Pterophanes cyanopterus |
| Buff-winged Starfrontlet | Coeligena lutetiae |
| Rainbow Starfrontlet | Coeligena iris |
| Sword-billed Hummingbird | Ensifera ensifera |
| Amethyst-throated Sunangel | Heliangelus amethysticollis |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|
| Flame-throated Sunangel | Heliangelus micraster |
| Purple-throated Sunangel | Heliangelus viola |
| Glowing Puffleg | Eriocnemis vestitus |
| Sapphire-vented Puffleg | Eriocnemis luciani |
| Black-thighed Puffleg | Eriocnemis derbyi |
| Black-tailed Trainbearer | Lesbia victoriae |
| Green-tailed Trainbearer | Lesbia nuna |
| Purple-backed Thornbill | Ramphomicron microrhynchum |
| Violet-throated Metaltail | Metallura baroni |
| Neblina Metaltail | Metallura odomae |
| Viridian Metaltail | Metallura williami |
| Tyrian Metaltail | Metallura tyrianthina |
| Blue-mantled Thornbill | Chalcostigma stanleyi |
| Rainbow-bearded Thornbill | Chalcostigma herrani |
| Mountain Avocetbill | Opisthoprora euryptera |
| Purple-collared Woodstar | Myrtis fanny |
| White-bellied Woodstar | Chaetocercus mulsant |
| Masked Trogon | Trogon personatus |
| Emerald Toucanet | Aulacorhynchus prasinus |
| Grey-breasted Mountain-Toucan | Andigena hypoglauca |
| Bar-bellied Woodpecker | Veniliornis nigriceps |
| Crimson-mantled Woodpecker | Piculus rivolii |
| Andean Flicker | Colaptes rupicola |
| Powerful Woodpecker | Campephilus pollens |
| Strong-billed Woodcreeper | Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus |
| Montane Woodcreeper | Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger |
| Greater Scythebill | Campylorhamphus pucherani |
| Slender-billed Miner | Geositta tenuirostris |
| Bar-winged Cinclodes | Cinclodes fuscus |
| Stout-billed Cinclodes | Cinclodes excelsior |
| Andean Tit-Spinetail | Leptasthenura andicola |
| White-chinned Spinetail | Schizoeaca fuliginosa |
| Mouse-colored Thistletail | Schizoeaca griseomurina |
| Azara's Spinetail | Synallaxis azarae |
| Rufous Spinetail | Synallaxis unirufa |
| White-browed Spinetail | Hellmayrea gularis |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|
| Streak-backed Canastero | Asthenes wyatti |
| Many-striped Canastero | Asthenes flammulata |
| Pearled Treerunner | Margarornis squamiger |
| Streaked Tuftedcheek | Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii |
| Flammulated Treehunter | Thripadectes flammulatus |
| Long-tailed Antbird | Drymophila caudata |
| Undulated Antpitta | Grallaria squamigera |
| Chestnut-crowned Antpitta | Grallaria ruficapilla |
| Bicolored Antpitta | Grallaria rufocinerea |
| Chestnut-naped Antpitta | Grallaria nuchalis |
| Jocotoco Antpitta | Grallaria ridgelyi |
| Rufous Antpitta | Grallaria rufula |
| Tawny Antpitta | Grallaria quitensis |
| Slate-crowned Antpitta | Grallaricula nana |
| Crescent-faced Antpitta | Grallaricula lineifrons |
| Ash-colored Tapaculo | Myornis senilis |
| Unicolored Tapaculo | Scytalopus unicolor |
| Spillmann's Tapaculo | Scytalopus spillmanni |
| Páramo Tapaculo | Scytalopus canus |
| Chusquea Tapaculo | Scytalopus parkeri |
| Ocellated Tapaculo | Acropternis orthonyx |
| Black-capped Tyrannulet | Phyllomyias nigrocapillus |
| Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet | Phyllomyias uropygialis |
| Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet | Camptostoma obsoletum |
| White-crested Elaenia | Elaenia albiceps |
| Highland Elaenia | Elaenia obscura |
| Sierran Elaenia | Elaenia pallatangae |
| White-throated Tyrannulet | Mecocerculus leucophrys |
| White-banded Tyrannulet | Mecocerculus stictopterus |
| Agile Tit-Tyrant | Uromyias agilis |
| Marañón Tit-Tyrant | Anairetes nigrocristatus |
| Tufted Tit-Tyrant | Anairetes parulus |
| Subtropical Doradito | Pseudocolopteryx acutipennis |
| Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant | Pseudotriccus ruficeps |
| Black-throated Tody-Tyrant | Hemitriccus granadensis |
| Orange-banded Flycatcher | Myiophobus lintoni |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|
| Vermilion Flycatcher | Pyrocephalus rubinus |
| Crowned Chat-Tyrant | Silvicultrix frontalis |
| Jelski's Chat-Tyrant | Silvicultrix jelskii |
| Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant | Silvicultrix diadema |
| Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant | Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris |
| Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant | Ochthoeca rufipectoralis |
| Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant | Ochthoeca fumicolor |
| White-browed Chat-Tyrant | Ochthoeca leucophrys |
| Red-rumped Bush-Tyrant | Cnemarchus erythropygius |
| Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant | Myiotheretes striaticollis |
| Smoky Bush-Tyrant | Myiotheretes fumigatus |
| Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant | Agriornis montana |
| White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant | Agriornis andicola |
| Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant | Muscisaxicola maculirostris |
| Barred Becard | Pachyramphus versicolor |
| Red-crested Cotinga | Ampelion rubrocristata |
| Chestnut-crested Cotinga | Ampelion rufaxilla |
| Barred Fruiteater | Pipreola arcuata |
| Brown-bellied Swallow | Notiochelidon murina |
| Blue-and-white Swallow | Notiochelidon cyanoleuca |
| Pale-footed Swallow | Notiochelidon flavipes |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica |
| Paramo Pipit | Anthus bogotensis |
| White-capped Dipper | Cinclus leucocephalus |
| Rufous Wren | Cinnycerthia unirufa |
| Short-billed Marsh-Wren | Cistothorus platensis |
| Plain-tailed Wren | Thryothorus euophrys |
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon |
| Mountain Wren | Troglodytes solstitialis |
| Grey-breasted Wood-Wren | Henicorhina leucophrys |
| Chiguanco Thrush | Turdus chiguanco |
| Great Thrush | Turdus fuscater |
| Glossy-black Thrush | Turdus serranus |
| Black-collared Jay | Cyanolyca armillata |
| Turquoise Jay | Cyanolyca turcosa |
| Rufous-collared Sparrow | Zonotrichia capensis |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|
| Plumbeous Sierra-Finch | Phrygilus unicolor |
| Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch | Phrygilus plebejus |
| Band-tailed Sierra-Finch | Phrygilus alaudinus |
| Slaty Finch | Haplospiza rustica |
| Grassland Yellow-Finch | Sicalis luteola |
| Black-and-white Seedeater | Sporophila luctuosa |
| Yellow-bellied Seedeater | Sporophila nigricollis |
| Band-tailed Seedeater | Catamenia analis |
| Plain-colored Seedeater | Catamenia inornata |
| Paramo Seedeater | Catamenia homochroa |
| Pale-naped Brushfinch | Atlapetes pallidinucha |
| Rufous-naped Brushfinch | Atlapetes latinuchus |
| White-rimmed Brushfinch | Atlapetes leucopis |
| Slaty Brushfinch | Atlapetes schistaceus |
| White-winged Brushfinch | Atlapetes leucopterus |
| Chestnut-capped Brushfinch | Buarremon brunneinucha |
| Stripe-headed Brushfinch | Buarremon torquatus |
| Black-backed Bush-Tanager | Urothraupis stolzmanni |
| Plushcap | Catamblyrhynchus diadema |
| Southern Yellow Grosbeak | Pheucticus chrysogaster |
| Black-backed Grosbeak | Pheucticus aureoventris |
| Masked Saltator | Saltator cinctus |
| Grass-green Tanager | Chlorornis riefferii |
| White-capped Tanager | Sericossypha albocristata |
| Grey-hooded Tanager | Cnemoscopus rubrirostris |
| Black-capped Hemispingus | Hemispingus atropileus |
| Superciliaried Hemispingus | Hemispingus superciliaris |
| Black-headed Hemispingus | Hemispingus verticalis |
| Rufous-chested Tanager | Thlypopsis ornata |
| Summer Tanager | Piranga rubra |
| Red-hooded Tanager | Piranga rubriceps |
| Blue-and-yellow Tanager | Thraupis bonariensis |
| Hooded Mountain-Tanager | Buthraupis montana |
| Black-chested Mountain-Tanager | Buthraupis eximia |
| Masked Mountain-Tanager | Buthraupis wetmorei |
| Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager | Anisognathus lacrymosus |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|
| Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager | Anisognathus igniventris |
| Golden-crowned Tanager | Iridosornis rufivertex |
| Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager | Dubusia taeniata |
| Fawn-breasted Tanager | Pipraeidea melanonota |
| Golden-rumped Euphonia | Euphonia cyanocephala |
| Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia | Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys |
| Scrub Tanager | Tangara vitriolina |
| Blue-and-black Tanager | Tangara vassorii |
| Tit-like Dacnis | Xenodacnis parina |
| Giant Conebill | Oreomanes fraseri |
| Rusty Flowerpiercer | Diglossa sittoides |
| White-sided Flowerpiercer | Diglossa albilatera |
| Glossy Flowerpiercer | Diglossa lafresnayii |
| Black Flowerpiercer | Diglossa humeralis |
| Masked Flowerpiercer | Diglossopis cyanea |
| Spectacled Whitestart | Myioborus melanocephalus |
| Citrine Warbler | Basileuterus luteoviridis |
| Black-crested Warbler | Basileuterus nigrocristatus |
| Russet-crowned Warbler | Basileuterus coronatus |
| Cinereous Conebill | Conirostrum cinereum |
| Blue-backed Conebill | Conirostrum sitticolor |
| Capped Conebill | Conirostrum albifrons |
| Andean Siskin | Carduelis spinescens |
| Hooded Siskin | Carduelis magellanica |
| Northern Mountain Cacique | Cacicus leucoramphus |
| Yellow-billed Cacique | Amblycercus holosericeus |
| Peruvian Meadowlark | Sturnella bellicosa |
The species list above is in systematic order, the taxonomy and nomenclature of which generally follows the Wells World Birds list on Birder's Diary v3.0 (courtesy of Thayer Software: www.thayerbirding.com), with adaptations by WildSounds.
The Wells World Birds list is based on a classification created by Mic Wells.
Please note that the above list may not be in the same order or be a full and accurate representation of the species on the title concerned. We take due care to ensure the accuracy of the list, but should you find any errors, please notify us.
