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Bird List

Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador

We greatly appreciate Nils sharing this list with us, and we encourage more research to be done in the area.  The following 172 species of birds were sited between 1994 & 1998 by N. Krabbe & F. Sornoza in the Caripero area, Pacific slope in western Cotopaxi Province, between 1600-3000 meters, 5200-9800 feet in elevation.

“The following birds with an astrix (*) are threatened with extinction, the parrot is probably already extinct in Ecuador, there is one group left in Colombia, no known others in the world.” – Nils Krabbe

Name Latin Altitude
Tawny-breasted Tinamou Nothocercus julius 2300-2700 m
Great White Egret Casmerodius alba egretta 2700 m
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 2000-2500 m
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus 1900 m
Plain-breasted Hawk Accipiter ventralis 2300 m
Red-backed Hawk Buteo polyosoma 2400-2600 m
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris 1600-2400 m
White-rumped Hawk Buteo leucorrhous 2500-2800 m
Black-and-chestnut Eagle Oroaetus isidori 2300-2500 m
Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis 1600-2700 m
Collared Forest-falcon (black morph taped) Micrastur semitorquatus 2450 m
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 2450 m
American Kestrel Falco sparverius 1600-2600 m
Sickle-winged Guan Chamaepetes goudotii 2300-2500 m
Andean Guan Penelope montagnii 2300-2700m
*Dark-backed Wood-quail Odontophorus melanonotus 1600-2700 m
Band-tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata 1600-2700 m
Plumbeous Pigeon Columba plumbea 1600-2450 m
Ruddy Pigeon Columba subvinacea 1600 m
Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata  2700 m
Name Latin Altitude
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi 1800-2750 m
Maroon-chested Ground-dove (rare, 1 male) Claravis mondetoura 2800 m
White-throated Quail-dove Geotrygon frenata 2200-2450 m
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana 1900 m
Maroon-tailed Parakeet Pyrrhura melanura 1600-1900 m
*Yellow-eared Parrot Ognorhynchus icterotis 1800-2400 m
Barred Parakeet Bolborhynchus lineola 2300-2750 m
Red-winged Parrotlet Touit dilectissima 2300 m (nest) 2500 m (specimens)
Red-billed Parrot Pionus sordidus 1600-2600 m
White-capped Parrot Pionus tumultuosus 2300-2800 m
Scaly-naped Amazon Amazona mercenaria 2300-2700 m
Barn Owl Tyto alba 2300 m
White-throated Screech-owl Otus albogularis 2500-2750 m
Rufous-banded Owl Ciccaba albitarsus 1800-2400 m
Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata 1800 m
Oilbird Steatornis caripensis 2300 m
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk Lurocalis rufiventris 1800-2750m
Band-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus longirostris 2300-2400 m (also at 3000 m)
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris 1800-2600 m
Name Latin Altitude
Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila 1800-2450 m
Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris 1600 m
Tawny-bellied Hermit Phaethornis syrmatophorus 1900 m
Fawn-breasted Brillant Heliodoxa rubinoides 1900 m
Green Violetear Colibri thalassinus 2300-2600 m
Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans 2300-2700 m
Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys 1600-2700 m
Mountain Velvetbreast Lafresnaya lafresnayi 2300-2350 m
Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera 2700 m
Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae 2800 m
Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens 2300-2650 m
*Gorgeted Sunangel Heliangelus strophianus 2300-2650 m
Sapphire-vented Puffleg Eriocnemis luciani 2800 m
Black-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia victoriae 2700 m
Violet-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus coelestis 1800 m
White-bellied Woodstar Acestrura mulsant 2500-2800 m
Crested Quetzal Pharomachrus antisianus 1600-2700 m
Golden-headed Quetzal Pharomachrus auriceps 2300-2750 m
Masked Trogon Trogon personatus 2000-2650m
Collared Inca Coeligena torquata 2300-2750 m
Name Latin Altitude
Toucan Barbet Semnornis ramphastinus 1600-2700 m
Crimson-rumped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus haematopygus 1800-2450 m
*Plate-billed Mountain-toucan Andigena laminirostris 2200-2700 m
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker Piculus rivolii 2000-2650 m
Bar-bellied Woodpecker Veniliornis nigriceps 2300-2750 m
Yellow-vented Woodpecker Veniliornis dignus 2450 m
Powerful Woodpecker Campephilus pollens 1800-2500 m
Tyrannine Woodcreeper Dendrocincla tyrannina 2600-2750 m
Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus 1600-2750 m
Montane Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger 2300-2600 m
Azara’s Spinetail Synallaxis azarae 1600-2600 m
Rufous Spinetail Synallaxis unirufa 2250-2350 m
White-browed Spinetail Hellmayrea gularis 2800 m
Red-faced Spinetail Cranioleuca erythrops 1900 m
Pearled Treerunner Margarornis squamiger 2300-2450 m
Streaked Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii 2300-2750 m
Lineated Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla subalaris 2700 m
Streak-capped Treehunter Thripadectes virgaticeps 1900 m
Striped Treehunter Thripadectes holostictus 2300-2700 m
Name Latin Altitude
Long-tailed Antbird Drymophila caudata 1600-2450 m
*Giant Antpitta Grallaria gigantea 2200-2450 m (fairly common)
*Moustached Antpitta Grallaria alleni 1800-2520m
Chestnut-crowned Antpitta Grallaria ruficapilla 1600-2750 m
Rufous Antpitta Grallaria rufula 2700-2750 m
Ash-colored Tapaculo Myornis senilis 2300-2750 m
Blackish Tapaculo Scytalopus latrans 1800-2750 m
Spillmann’s Tapaculo Scytalopus spillmanni 2200-2800 m
Narino Tapaculo Scytalopus vicinior 1900 m
Ocellated Tapaculo Acropternis orthonyx 1800-2400 m
Red-crested Cotinga Ampelion rubrocristatus 2400-2800 m
Green-and-black Fruiteater Pipreola riefferii 2300-2400 m
Barred Becard Pachyramphus versicolor 2350-2400 m
Andean Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruviana 1600-2400 m
Streak-throated Bush-tyrant Myiotheretes striaticollis 2600-2700 m
Smoky Bush-tyrant Myiotheretes fumigatus 2200-2750 m
Rufous-breasted Chat-tyrant Ochthoeca rufipectoralis 2300-2750 m
Name Latin Altitude
Slatey-backed Chat-tyrant Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris 2350-2600 m
Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant Ochthoeca diadema 2300-2800 m
Golden-crowned Flycatcher Myiodynastes crysocephalus 1900 m
Greater Pewee Contopus fumigatus 1600-2750 m
Ornate Flycatcher Myiotriccus ornatus 1600 m
Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea 2200-2750 m
Flavescent Flycatcher Myiophobus flavicans 2300-2650 m
Rufous-headed Pygmy-tyrant Pseudotriccus ruficeps 2250-2350m
Rufous-crowned Tody-tyrant Poecilotriccus ruficeps 1900 m
White-tailed Tyrannulet Mecocerculus poecilocercus 2250-2650 m
White-banded Tyrannulet Mecocerculus stictopterus 2400-2750 m
Agile Tit-tyrant Uromyias agilis 2800 m
White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps 2250-2750 m
Golden-faced Tyrannulet Zimmerius chrysops 2450 m
Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet Phyllomyias uropygialis 2450-2600 m
Ashy-headed Tyrannulet Phyllomyias cinereiceps 2450 m
Streak-necked Flycatcher Mionectes striaticollis 2400-2450 m
Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca 1600-2750 m
Name Latin Altitude
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 2000 m (25/10/1996) 2450 m (8/10/1998)
Cliff Swallow (migrant) Hirundo pyrrhonota 2450 m – 8/10/1998
Bank Swallow (American) Sand Martin (English) Riparia riparia 2450 m – 8/10/1996
Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa 1600-2750 m
White-capped Dipper Cinclus leucocephalus 2400 m
Sepia-brown Wren Cinnycerthia peruana 2450 m
Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa 2800 m
Grass Wren Cistothorus platensis 2300-2750 m
Plain-tailed Wren Thryothorus euophrys 1600-2750 m
House Wren Troglodytes aedon 1600-1800 m
mountain Wren Troglodytes solstitialis 2250-2500 m
Gray-breasted Wood-wren Henicorhina leucophrys 1600-2750m
Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides 1600-2400 m
Slaty-backed Nightingale-thrush Catharus fuscater 2000-2750 m
Great Thrush Turdus fuscater 2300-2750 m
Glossy-black Thrush Turdus serranus 1800-2600 m
Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys 2300-2400 m
Giant Cowbird Scaphidura oryzivora 1600-2200 m
Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi 1600 m
Name Latin Altitude
Blackburnian Warbler (migrant) Dendroica fusca 1800 m
Slate-throated Whitestart Myioborus miniatus 1900-2430 m
Spectacled Whitestart Myioborus melanocephalus 2300-2750 m
Black-crested Warbler Basileuterus nigrocristatus 2300-2750 m
Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus 2250-2400 m
Russet-crowned Warbler Basileuterus coronatus 1600-2750 m
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola 1600 m
Cinereous Conebill Conirostrum cinereum 2700 m
Capped Conebill Conirostrum albifrons 2250-2500 m
masked Flowerpiercer Diglossa cyanea 2200-2700 m
Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis 2400-2450 m
White-sided Flowerpiercer Diglossa albilatera 2300-2450 m
Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea melanonota 1900 m
Golden Tanager Tangara arthus 1800-2430 m
Golden-naped Tanager Tangara ruficervix 1800m
Beryl-spangled Tanager Tangara nigroviridis 2450 m
Blue-and-black Tanager Tangara vassorii 2250-2750 m
Blue-winged Mountain-tanager Anisognathus somptuosus 2250-2800 m
Hooded Mountain-tanager Buthraupis montana 1800-2750 m
Buff-breasted Mountain-tanager Dubusia taeniata 2750 m
Blue-capped Tanager Thraupis cyanocephala 1800-2800 m
Lemon-rumped Tanager Ramphocelus flammigerus 1600 m
Name Latin Altitude
Rufous-chested Tanager Thlypopsis ornata 2200-2450 m
Dusky-bellied Bush-tanager Chlorospingus semifuscus 1900-2450 m
Black-capped Hemispingus Hemispingus atropileus 2250-2650 m
Superciliated Hemispingus Hemispingus superciliaris 2350-2750 m
Black-eared Hemispingus Hemispingus melanotis 2250-2450 m
Grass-green Tanager Chlorornis riefferii 2300-2750 m
Plushcap Catamblyrhynchus diadema 2300-2800 m
Yellow Grosbeak Pheucticus chrysogaster 1800-2800 m
Slaty Finch Haplospiza rustica 2700-2800 m
Rufous-naped Brush-finch Atlapetes rufinucha 2300-2700 m
Tricolored Brush-finch Atlapetes tricolor 2200-2400 m
White-winged Brush-finch Atlapetes leucopterus 2300-2400 m
Stripe-headed Brush-finch Buarremon torquatus 2300-2800 m
Chestnut-crowned Brush-finch Buarremon brunneinuchus 2300 m
Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis 1800-3000 m
Hooded Siskin Carduelis magellanica 2500-2800 m
Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria 2500 m