List of birds of Peru
Encyclopedia
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Peru. The avifauna of Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

 includes a total of 1879 species, of which 139 are endemic
Endemism in birds
An endemic bird area is a region of the world that contains two or more restricted-range species, while a "secondary area" contains one or more restricted-range species. Both terms were devised by Birdlife International....

, 3 have been introduced
Introduced species
An introduced species — or neozoon, alien, exotic, non-indigenous, or non-native species, or simply an introduction, is a species living outside its indigenous or native distributional range, and has arrived in an ecosystem or plant community by human activity, either deliberate or accidental...

 by humans, and 72 are rare or accidental. 91 species are globally threatened.

This list's taxonomic
Taxonomy
Taxonomy is the science of identifying and naming species, and arranging them into a classification. The field of taxonomy, sometimes referred to as "biological taxonomy", revolves around the description and use of taxonomic units, known as taxa...

 treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements
James Clements
Dr. James Franklin Clements was an ornithologist, author and very successful businessman. He was born in New York....

's 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Peru.

The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories. The commonly occurring, native, species do not fall into any of these categories.
  • (A) Accidental A species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Peru.
  • (E) Endemic A species endemic to Peru.
  • (I) Introduced A species introduced to Peru as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions.

Table of contents

Non-passerines:
Rheas .
Tinamous .
Penguins .
Grebes .
Albatrosses .
Shearwaters and Petrels .
Storm petrels .
Diving petrels .
Tropicbirds .
Pelicans .
Boobies and Gannets .
Cormorants .
Darters .
Frigatebirds .
Bitterns, Herons and Egrets .
Storks .
Ibises and Spoonbills .
Flamingos .
Screamers .
Ducks, Geese and Swans .
New World vultures .
Osprey .
Hawks, Kites and Eagles .
Caracaras and Falcons .
Guans, Chachalacas and allies .
New World quails .
Hoatzin .
Limpkins .
Trumpeters .
Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots .
Sungrebe and Finfoots .
Sunbittern .
Jacanas .
Oystercatchers .
Avocets and Stilts .
Thick-knees .
Plovers and Lapwings .
Sandpipers and allies .
Seedsnipes .
Skuas and Jaegers .
Gulls .
Terns .
Skimmers .
Pigeons and Doves .
Parrots, Macaws and allies .
Cuckoos and Anis .
Barn owls .
Typical owls .
Oilbird .
Potoos .
Nightjars .
Swifts .
Hummingbirds .
Trogons and Quetzals .
Kingfishers .
Motmots .
Jacamars .
Puffbirds .
Barbets .
Toucans .
Woodpeckers and allies .

Passerines:
Ovenbirds .
Woodcreepers .
Typical antbirds .
Antthrushes and Antpittas .
Gnateaters .
Tapaculos .
Cotingas .
Manakins .
Tyrant flycatchers .
Swallows and Martins .
Wagtails and Pipits .
Dippers .
Wrens .
Mockingbirds and Thrashers .
Thrushes and allies .
Gnatcatchers .
Crows, Jays, Ravens and Magpies .
Vireos .
New World warblers .
Bananaquit .
Tanagers .
Buntings, Sparrows, Seedeaters and allies .
Saltators, Cardinals and allies .
Troupials and allies .
Siskins, Crossbills and allies .
Sparrows .

See also       References

Rheas

Order: Struthioniformes. Family: Rheidae

The rheas are large flightless birds native to South America. Their feet have three toes rather than four which allows them to run faster. There are 2 species and 1 species which occurs in Peru.
  • Lesser Rhea Rhea pennata

Tinamous

Order: Tinamiformes. Family: Tinamidae

The tinamous are one of the most ancient groups of bird. Although they look similar to other ground-dwelling birds like quail and grouse, they have no close relatives and are classified as a single family Tinamidae within their own order, the Tinamiformes. They are distantly related to the ratites (order Struthioniformes), that includes the rhea
Rhea (bird)
The rheas are ratites in the genus Rhea, native to South America. There are two existing species: the Greater or American Rhea and the Lesser or Darwin's Rhea. The genus name was given in 1752 by Paul Möhring and adopted as the English common name. Möhring's reason for choosing this name, from the...

s, emu
Emu
The Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae) is the largest bird native to Australia and the only extant member of the genus Dromaius. It is the second-largest extant bird in the world by height, after its ratite relative, the ostrich. There are three subspecies of Emus in Australia...

, and kiwi
Kiwi
Kiwi are flightless birds endemic to New Zealand, in the genus Apteryx and family Apterygidae.At around the size of a domestic chicken, kiwi are by far the smallest living ratites and lay the largest egg in relation to their body size of any species of bird in the world...

. There are 47 species worldwide and 29 species which occur in Peru. Peru contains the largest number of tinamous of any country.
  • Gray Tinamou Tinamus tao
  • Black Tinamou
    Black Tinamou
    The Black Tinamou is a species of ground bird found in humid foothill and montane forest in the Andes of South America. This threatened species is among the largest tinamous.-Taxonomy:...

     Tinamus osgoodi
  • Great Tinamou
    Great Tinamou
    The Great Tinamou Tinamus major, also called Mountain hen is a species of tinamou ground bird native to Central and South America. There are several subspecies, mostly differentiated by their coloration:-Description:...

     Tinamus major
  • White-throated Tinamou
    White-throated Tinamou
    The White-throated Tinamou, Tinamus guttatus is a species of bird native to the Amazon rainforest of Brazil, northern Bolivia, southeastern Colombia, northeastern Ecuador, eastern Peru and southern Venezuela.-Taxonomy:...

     Tinamus guttatus
  • Highland Tinamou
    Highland Tinamou
    The Highland Tinamou or Bonaparte's Tinamou, Nothocercus bonapartei is a type of ground bird found in montane moist forest typically over altitude.-Taxonomy:...

     Nothocercus bonapartei
  • Tawny-breasted Tinamou
    Tawny-breasted Tinamou
    The Tawny-breasted Tinamou Nothocercus julius is a type of ground bird found in montane moist forest. Their range is northwestern South America.-Taxonomy:...

     Nothocercus julius
  • Hooded Tinamou
    Hooded Tinamou
    The Hooded Tinamou Nothocercus nigrocapillus is a type of ground bird found in forests of Bolivia and Peru.-Taxonomy:Tinamou are from the family Tinamidae, and in the larger scheme are also Ratites. Unlike other Ratites, Tinamous can fly, although in general, they are not strong fliers...

     Nothocercus nigrocapillus
  • Cinereous Tinamou
    Cinereous Tinamou
    The Cinereous Tinamou Crypturellus cinereus is a type of ground bird found in swamp and lowland forests in northern South America. Cinereous Tinamou’s have been around for many centuries. They are part of the oldest families of the world today, and have fossils discovered dating back tens of...

     Crypturellus cinereus
  • Red-legged Tinamou
    Red-legged Tinamou
    The Red-legged Tinamou or Red-footed Tinamou,Crypturellus erythropus, is a dumpy, ground-dwelling bird found in the tropics and lower subtropics of northern South America..-Description:...

     Crypturellus erythropus
  • Little Tinamou
    Little Tinamou
    The Little Tinamou, Crypturellus soui, is found in Central America and South America.-Etymology:Crypturellus is formed from three Latin or Greek words. kruptos meaning covered or hidden, oura meaning tail, and ellus meaning diminutive...

     Crypturellus soui
  • Brown Tinamou
    Brown Tinamou
    The Brown Tinamou is a dumpy, brownish ground bird found in humid lowland and montane forest in tropical and subtropical South America.-Taxonomy:...

     Crypturellus obsoletus
  • Undulated Tinamou
    Undulated Tinamou
    The Undulated Tinamou is a species of ground bird found in a wide range of wooded habitats in eastern and northern South America.-Etymology:...

     Crypturellus undulatus
  • Pale-browed Tinamou
    Pale-browed Tinamou
    The Pale-browed Tinamou Crypturellus transfasciatus is a type of Tinamou found in tropical dry forests in Peru and Ecuador. -Etymology:Crypturellus is formed from three Latin or Greek words. kruptos meaning covered or hidden, oura meaning tail, and ellus meaning diminutive...

     Crypturellus transfasciatus
  • Brazilian Tinamou
    Brazilian Tinamou
    The Brazilian Tinamou, Crypturellus strigulosus, is a type of Tinamou found in lowland moist forest in subtropical and tropical regions of Amazonian South America.-Etymology:...

     Crypturellus strigulosus
  • Gray-legged Tinamou Crypturellus duidae
  • Black-capped Tinamou
    Black-capped Tinamou
    The Black-capped Tinamou, Crypturellus atrocapillus, is a type of Tinamou commonly found in the moist forest lowlands in subtropical and tropical regions.-Taxonomy:...

     Crypturellus atrocapillus
  • Variegated Tinamou
    Variegated Tinamou
    The Variegated Tinamou, Crypturellus variegatus, a type of Tinamou commonly found in moist forest lowlands in subtropical and tropical regions of northern South America.-Etymology:...

     Crypturellus variegatus
  • Rusty Tinamou
    Rusty Tinamou
    The Rusty Tinamou or Short-billed Tinamou, Crypturellus brevirostris, is a type of Tinamou commonly found in swamp forest in tropical regions of South America..-Taxonomy:...

     Crypturellus brevirostris
  • Bartlett's Tinamou
    Bartlett's Tinamou
    The Bartlett's Tinamou Crypturellus bartletti is a type of Tinamou commonly found in lowland forest in South America.-Taxonomy:The Bartlett's Tinamou is a monotypic species. All tinamou are from the family Tinamidae, and in the larger scheme are also Ratites. Unlike other Ratites, Tinamous can...

     Crypturellus bartletti
  • Small-billed Tinamou
    Small-billed Tinamou
    The Small-billed Tinamou Crypturellus parvirostris is a type of Tinamou commonly found in dry savanna in Amazonian South America.-Description:...

     Crypturellus parvirostris
  • Barred Tinamou
    Barred Tinamou
    The Barred Tinamou, Crypturellus casiquiare, is a type of Tinamou commonly found in lowland moist forest in subtropical and tropical regions of northern South America.-Taxonomy:...

     Crypturellus casiquiare
  • Tataupa Tinamou
    Tataupa Tinamou
    The Tataupa Tinamou, Crypturellus tataupa, is a type of Tinamou commonly found in dry forest in subtropical and tropical regions in southeastern South America..-Etymology:...

     Crypturellus tataupa
  • Red-winged Tinamou
    Red-winged Tinamou
    The Red-winged Tinamou, Rhynchotus rufescens, is a medium-sized ground-living bird from central and eastern South America.-Taxonomy:All Tinamou are from the family Tinamidae, and in the larger scheme are also Ratites. Unlike other Ratites, Tinamous can fly, although in general, they are not strong...

     Rhynchotus rufescens
  • Ornate Tinamou
    Ornate Tinamou
    The Ornate Tinamou, Nothoprocta ornata, is a type of Tinamou commonly found in the high altitude grassland and dry shrubland in subtropical and tropical regions of west central South America.-Etymology:...

     Nothoprocta ornata
  • Andean Tinamou
    Andean Tinamou
    The Andean Tinamou is a tinamou, found commonly in high altitude shrubland, in the Andes of South America.-Etymology:...

     Nothoprocta pentlandii
  • Curve-billed Tinamou
    Curve-billed Tinamou
    The Curve-billed Tinamou, Nothoprocta curvirostris, is a type of Tinamou commonly found in high altitude grassland and shrubland habitats in the Andes of South America.-Etymology:...

     Nothoprocta curvirostris
  • Taczanowski's Tinamou
    Taczanowski's Tinamou
    The Taczanowski's Tinamou, Nothoprocta taczanowskii, is a type of ground bird found in the eastern Andes in Peru; Junín, Cuzco, Apurímac, Ayacucho, and Puno Regions.-Taxonomy:...

     Nothoprocta taczanowskii (E)
  • Darwin's Nothura
    Darwin's Nothura
    The Darwin's Nothura, Nothura darwinii, is a type of Tinamou commonly found in high altitude grassland in the southern Andes in South America.-Etymology:...

     Nothura darwinii
  • Puna Tinamou
    Puna Tinamou
    The Puna Tinamou, Tinamotis pentlandii also known as Pentland’s Tinamou is a member of the most ancient groups of bird families, the tinamous. This species is native to southern South America.-Taxonomy:...

     Tinamotis pentlandii

Penguins

Order: Sphenisciformes. Family: Spheniscidae

The penguins are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. Most penguins feed on krill
Krill
Krill is the common name given to the order Euphausiacea of shrimp-like marine crustaceans. Also known as euphausiids, these small invertebrates are found in all oceans of the world...

, fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...

, squid
Squid
Squid are cephalopods of the order Teuthida, which comprises around 300 species. Like all other cephalopods, squid have a distinct head, bilateral symmetry, a mantle, and arms. Squid, like cuttlefish, have eight arms arranged in pairs and two, usually longer, tentacles...

, and other forms of sealife caught while swimming underwater. There are 17 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Peru.
  • King Penguin
    King Penguin
    The King Penguin is the second largest species of penguin at about , second only to the Emperor Penguin. There are two subspecies—A. p. patagonicus and A. p...

     Aptenodytes patagonicus
  • Humboldt Penguin
    Humboldt Penguin
    The Humboldt Penguin is a South American penguin, that breeds in coastal Peru and Chile. Its nearest relatives are the African Penguin, the Magellanic Penguin and the Galápagos Penguin...

     Spheniscus humboldti

Grebes

  • Least Grebe
    Least Grebe
    The Least Grebe , an aquatic bird, is the smallest member of the grebe family. It occurs in the New World from the southwestern United States and Mexico to Chile and Argentina, and also on Trinidad and Tobago, the Bahamas and the Greater Antilles.-Description:The Least Grebe ranges in length from...

     Tachybaptus dominicus
  • Pied-billed Grebe
    Pied-billed Grebe
    The Pied-billed Grebe is a species of the grebe family of water birds. Since the Atitlán Grebe, Podilymbus gigas, has become extinct, it is the sole extant member of the genus Podilymbus.-Description:...

     Podilymbus podiceps
  • White-tufted Grebe
    White-tufted Grebe
    The White-tufted Grebe is a species of grebe in the Podicipedidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Falkland Islands, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.-References:...

     Rollandia rolland
  • Short-winged Grebe Rollandia microptera
  • Great Grebe
    Great Grebe
    The Great Grebe is the largest species of grebe on earth. A disjunct population exists in northwestern Peru, while the main distribution is from extreme southeastern Brazil to Patagonia and central Chile. The population from southern Chile is considered a separate subspecies, P. m. navasi.This...

     Podiceps major
  • Silvery Grebe
    Silvery Grebe
    The Silvery Grebe is a species of grebe in the Podicipedidae family.It is found in Argentina, Chile, the Falkland Islands and Paraguay as well as Andean regions of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It is a vagrant to Brazil....

     Podiceps occipitalis
  • Junin Grebe Podiceps taczanowskii (E)

Albatrosses

Order: Procellariiformes
Procellariiformes
Procellariiformes is an order of seabirds that comprises four families: the albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters, storm petrels, and diving petrels...

. Family: Diomedeidae

The albatrosses are among the largest of flying birds, and the great albatrosses from the genus Diomedea have the largest wingspans of any extant birds. There are 21 species worldwide and 8 species which occur in Peru.
  • Wandering Albatross
    Wandering Albatross
    The Wandering Albatross, Snowy Albatross or White-winged Albatross, Diomedea exulans, is a large seabird from the family Diomedeidae, which has a circumpolar range in the Southern Ocean. It was the first species of albatross to be described, and was long considered the same species as the Tristan...

     Diomedea exulans
  • Royal Albatross
    Royal Albatross
    Royal Albatross may refer to:* Northern Royal Albatross* Southern Royal AlbatrossNote: Some authorities have yet to split this species such as the SACC or James Clements, in that case, Royal Albatross refers to both Species....

     Diomedea epomophora
  • Waved Albatross
    Waved Albatross
    The Waved Albatross, Phoebastria irrorata - also known as Galapagos Albatross - is the only member of the Diomedeidae family located in the tropics. When they forage, the Waved Albatross follow straight paths to a single site off the coast of Peru, about distant to the east...

     Phoebastria irrorata
  • Gray-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma
  • Black-browed Albatross
    Black-browed Albatross
    The Black-browed Albatross or Black-browed Mollymawk, Thalassarche melanophrys, is a large seabird of the albatross family Diomedeidae, and it is the most widespread and common albatross.-Taxonomy:...

     Thalassarche melanophris
  • Buller's Albatross
    Buller's Albatross
    Buller's Albatross or Buller's Mollymawk, Thalassarche bulleri, is a small mollymawk in the albatross family. It breeds on islands around New Zealand, and feeds in the seas off Australia and the South Pacific.-Taxonomy:...

     Thalassarche bulleri
  • Shy Albatross
    Shy Albatross
    The Shy Albatross or Shy Mollymawk, Thalassarche cauta, is a medium sized albatross that breeds off Australia and New Zealand's sub-Antarctic islands and ranges extensively across the Southern Ocean...

     Thalassarche cauta
  • Light-mantled Albatross
    Light-mantled Albatross
    The Light-mantled Albatross, Phoebetria palpebrata, also known as the Grey-mantled Albatross or the Light-mantled Sooty Albatross, is a small albatross in the genus Phoebetria, which it shares with the Sooty Albatross...

     Phoebetria palpebrata (A)

Shearwaters and petrels

Order: Procellariiformes
Procellariiformes
Procellariiformes is an order of seabirds that comprises four families: the albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters, storm petrels, and diving petrels...

. Family: Procellariidae
Procellariidae
The family Procellariidae is a group of seabirds that comprises the fulmarine petrels, the gadfly petrels, the prions, and the shearwaters. This family is part of the bird order Procellariiformes , which also includes the albatrosses, the storm-petrels, and the diving petrels.The procellariids are...



The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized 'true petrels', characterised by united nostrils with a medium septum, and a long outer functional primary. There are 75 species worldwide and 27 species which occur in Peru.
  • Antarctic Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
  • Hall's Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
  • Southern Fulmar
    Southern Fulmar
    The Southern Fulmar, Fulmarus glacialoides, is a seabird of the Southern Hemisphere. Along with the Northern Fulmar, F. glacialis, it belongs to the fulmar genus Fulmarus in the family Procellariidae, the true petrels...

     Fulmarus glacialoides
  • Cape Petrel
    Cape Petrel
    The Cape Petrel also called Cape Pigeon or Pintado Petrel, is a common seabird of the Southern Ocean from the family Procellariidae. It is the only member of the genus Daption, and is allied to the fulmarine petrels, and the Giant Petrels. It is also sometimes known as the Cape Fulmar...

     Daption capense
  • Murphy's Petrel
    Murphy's Petrel
    Murphy's Petrel is a species of seabird and a member of the gadfly petrels. The bird is 38-41 cm in size, with a 97 cm wingspan....

     Pterodroma ultima (A)
  • Kermadec Petrel
    Kermadec Petrel
    The Kermadec Petrel is a species of seabird in the Procellariidae family.-Distribution:It is found in Australia, Chile, Japan, Mexico, Micronesia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Pitcairn, and the United States....

     Pterodroma neglecta (A)
  • Galapagos Petrel
    Galápagos Petrel
    The Galápagos Petrel is a large, long-winged gadfly petrel. The species was once known as the Dark-rumped Petrel, although recent taxonomic changes have eliminated that name from current use...

     Pterodroma phaeopygia
  • Juan Fernandez Petrel
    Juan Fernández Petrel
    The Juan Fernández Petrel, Pétrel De Juan Fernandez, or Peterel De Las Juan Fernádez is a species of seabird in the Procellariidae family....

     Pterodroma externa (A)
  • Cook's Petrel
    Cook's Petrel
    Cook's Petrel , one of the smallest petrels, is a species of seabird and a member of the gadfly petrels. The bird is 25-30 cm in size, with a 65-66 cm wingspan...

     Pterodroma cookii
  • Defilippe's Petrel Pterodroma defilippiana
  • Black-winged Petrel
    Black-winged Petrel
    The Black-winged Petrel is a species of seabird in the Procellariidae family.It is found in Australia, French Polynesia, Japan, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, and the United States.-References:...

     Pterodroma nigripennis (A)
  • Stejneger's Petrel
    Stejneger's Petrel
    Stejneger's Petrel is a species of seabird and a member of the gadfly petrels. The bird is 26–31 cm in size, with a 53–66 cm wingspan....

     Pterodroma longirostris (A)
  • Blue Petrel
    Blue Petrel
    The Blue Petrel is a small seabird in the family Procellariidae. This small petrel is the only member of the genus Halobaena but is closely allied to the prions.-Taxonomy:...

     Halobaena caerulea (A)
  • Broad-billed Prion
    Broad-billed Prion
    The Broad-billed Prion, Pachyptila vittata, is a small seabird, but the largest Prion, with grey upperparts plumage, and white underparts. It has many other names that have been used such as Blue-billed Dove-petrel, Broad-billed Dove-petrel, Long-billed Prion, Common Prion, Icebird, and...

     Pachyptila vittata (A)
  • Antarctic Prion
    Antarctic Prion
    The Antarctic Prion, Pachyptila desolata, also known as the Dove Prion, or Totorore in Maori, is the largest of the prions, a genus of small petrels of the Southern Ocean.-Taxonomy:...

     Pachyptila desolata
  • Slender-billed Prion
    Slender-billed Prion
    The Slender-billed Prion or Thin-billed Prion, Pachyptila belcheri, is a species of seabird in the Procellariidae family.It is found in the southern oceans.-Taxonomy:...

     Pachyptila belcheri
  • Fairy Prion
    Fairy Prion
    The Fairy Prion is a small seabird with the standard prion plumage of black upperparts and white underneath with an "M" wing marking.-Taxonomy:...

     Pachyptila turtur
  • Gray Petrel Procellaria cinerea
  • White-chinned Petrel
    White-chinned Petrel
    The White-chinned Petrel or Cape Hen, Procellaria aequinoctialis, is a large shearwater in the family Procellariidae. It ranges around the Southern Oceans as far north as South Australia, Peru and Namibia, and breeds colonially on scattered islands....

     Procellaria aequinoctialis
  • Parkinson's Petrel
    Parkinson's Petrel
    Black Petrel , also called the Parkinson's Petrel, is a large, black petrel, the smallest of the Procellaria. The species is an endemic breeder of New Zealand, breeding only on islands off the North Island, on Great Barrier Island and Little Barrier Island. At sea it disperses as far as Australia...

     Procellaria parkinsoni
  • Westland Petrel
    Westland Petrel
    The Westland Petrel is a rare seabird that nests in New Zealand's forests. It is one of the largest petrels that nest in burrows, and is threatened by species introduced to New Zealand....

     Procellaria westlandica (A)
  • Pink-footed Shearwater
    Pink-footed Shearwater
    The Pink-footed Shearwater is a species of seabird. The bird is 48 cm in size, with a 109 cm wingspan. It is polymorphic, having both darker and lighter phase populations...

     Puffinus creatopus
  • Flesh-footed Shearwater
    Flesh-footed Shearwater
    The Flesh-footed Shearwater, Puffinus carneipes, is a small shearwater. Its plumage is black. It has pale pinkish feet, and a pale bill with a black tip. Together with the equally light-billed Pink-footed Shearwater, it forms the Hemipuffinus group, a superspecies which may or may not have an...

     Puffinus carneipes (A)
  • Buller's Shearwater
    Buller's Shearwater
    Buller's Shearwater is a Pacific species of seabird in the family Procellariidae; it is also known as the Grey-backed Shearwater or New Zealand Shearwater...

     Puffinus bulleri
  • Sooty Shearwater
    Sooty Shearwater
    The Sooty Shearwater is a medium-large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. In New Zealand it is also known by its Māori name tītī and as "muttonbird", like its relatives the Wedge-tailed Shearwater and the Australian Short-tailed Shearwater The Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus) is...

     Puffinus griseus
  • Little Shearwater
    Little Shearwater
    The Little Shearwater is a small shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae.mtDNA cytochrome b sequence data indicates that the former North Atlantic Little Shearwater group is closer to Audubon's Shearwater , and myrtae being closer to the Newell's and possibly Townsend's Shearwater...

     Puffinus assimilis
  • Audubon's Shearwater
    Audubon's Shearwater
    Audubon's Shearwater, Puffinus lherminieri, is a common tropical seabird from the family Procellariidae. Sometimes called Dusky-backed Shearwater, the scientific name of this species commemorates the French naturalist Félix Louis L'Herminier....

     Puffinus lherminieri (A)

Storm-Petrels

Order: Procellariiformes
Procellariiformes
Procellariiformes is an order of seabirds that comprises four families: the albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters, storm petrels, and diving petrels...

. Family: Hydrobatidae

The storm-petrel
Storm-petrel
Storm petrels are seabirds in the family Hydrobatidae, part of the order Procellariiformes. These smallest of seabirds feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.Storm petrels have a cosmopolitan...

s are relatives of the petrel
Petrel
Petrels are tube-nosed seabirds in the bird order Procellariiformes. The common name does not indicate relationship beyond that point, as "petrels" occur in three of the four families within that group...

s, and are the smallest of sea-birds. They feed on plankton
Plankton
Plankton are any drifting organisms that inhabit the pelagic zone of oceans, seas, or bodies of fresh water. That is, plankton are defined by their ecological niche rather than phylogenetic or taxonomic classification...

ic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat
Bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...

-like. There are 21 species worldwide and 12 species which occur in Peru.
  • Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
  • Elliot's Storm Petrel Oceanites gracilis
  • White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina
  • Black-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta tropica
  • White-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta grallaria (A)
  • Least Storm Petrel Oceanodroma microsoma
  • Wedge-rumped Storm Petrel Oceanodroma tethys
  • Band-rumped Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro (A)
  • Leach's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa
  • Markham's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma markhami
  • Black Storm Petrel Oceanodroma melania
  • Ringed Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma hornbyi

Diving petrels

Order: Procellariiformes
Procellariiformes
Procellariiformes is an order of seabirds that comprises four families: the albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters, storm petrels, and diving petrels...

. Family: Pelecanoididae

The diving petrels are small auk-like birds found in the southern oceans. They feed on krill, copepod
Copepod
Copepods are a group of small crustaceans found in the sea and nearly every freshwater habitat. Some species are planktonic , some are benthic , and some continental species may live in limno-terrestrial habitats and other wet terrestrial places, such as swamps, under leaf fall in wet forests,...

s and small fish and squid. There are 4 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Peru.
  • Peruvian Diving Petrel
    Peruvian Diving Petrel
    The Peruvian Diving Petrel, Pelecanoides garnotii , is a small seabird that feeds in offshore waters in the Humboldt Current off Peru and Chile. Like the rest of the diving petrels it is a nondescript bird, with a dark back and pale belly, and blue feet, and can be separated from the rest of its...

     Pelecanoides garnotii

Tropicbirds

Order: Pelecaniformes
Pelecaniformes
The Pelecaniformes is a order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide. As traditionally—but erroneously—defined, they encompass all birds that have feet with all four toes webbed. Hence, they were formerly also known by such names as totipalmates or steganopodes...

. Family: Phaethontidae

Tropicbird
Tropicbird
Tropicbirds are a family, Phaethontidae, of tropical pelagic seabirds now classified in their own order Phaethontiformes. Their relationship to other living birds is unclear, and they appear to have no close relatives. There are three species in one genus, Phaethon...

s are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their heads and long wings have black markings. There are 3 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Peru.
  • Red-billed Tropicbird
    Red-billed Tropicbird
    The Red-billed Tropicbird, Phaethon aethereus, also known as the Boatswain Bird is a tropicbird, one of three closely related seabirds of tropical oceans.-Distribution and habitat:...

     Phaethon aethereus
  • Red-tailed Tropicbird
    Red-tailed Tropicbird
    The Red-tailed Tropicbird, Phaethon rubricauda, is a seabird that nests across the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the rarest of the tropicbirds, yet is still a widespread bird that is not considered threatened. It nests in colonies on oceanic islands....

     Phaethon rubricauda (A)

Pelicans

Order: Pelecaniformes
Pelecaniformes
The Pelecaniformes is a order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide. As traditionally—but erroneously—defined, they encompass all birds that have feet with all four toes webbed. Hence, they were formerly also known by such names as totipalmates or steganopodes...

. Family: Pelecanidae

Pelican
Pelican
A pelican, derived from the Greek word πελεκυς pelekys is a large water bird with a large throat pouch, belonging to the bird family Pelecanidae....

s are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under the beak. As with other members of the order Pelecaniformes, they have webbed feet with four toes. There are 8 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Peru.
  • Peruvian Pelican
    Peruvian Pelican
    The Peruvian Pelican, Pelecanus thagus, is a member of the pelican family. It lives on the west coast of South America, from Lobos de Tierra Island in Peru to Pupuya Islet in Chile....

     Pelecanus thagus
  • Brown Pelican
    Brown Pelican
    The Brown Pelican is the smallest of the eight species of pelican, although it is a large bird in nearly every other regard. It is in length, weighs from and has a wingspan from .-Range and habits:...

     Pelecanus occidentalis

Boobies and gannets

Order: Pelecaniformes
Pelecaniformes
The Pelecaniformes is a order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide. As traditionally—but erroneously—defined, they encompass all birds that have feet with all four toes webbed. Hence, they were formerly also known by such names as totipalmates or steganopodes...

. Family: Sulidae
Sulidae
The bird family Sulidae comprises the gannets and boobies. Collectively called sulidas, they are medium-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish and similar prey. The ten species in this family are often considered congeneric in older sources, placing all in the genus Sula...



The sulids comprise the gannet
Gannet
Gannets are seabirds comprising the genus Morus, in the family Sulidae, closely related to the boobies.The gannets are large black and white birds with yellow heads. They have long pointed wings and long bills. Northern gannets are the largest seabirds in the North Atlantic, with a wingspan of up...

s and boobies
Booby
A booby is a seabird in the genus Sula, part of the Sulidae family. Boobies are closely related to the gannets , which were formerly included in Sula.-Description:...

. Both groups comprise medium-to-large coastal sea-birds that plunge-dive for fish. There are 9 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Peru.
  • Blue-footed Booby
    Blue-footed Booby
    The Blue-footed Booby is a bird in the Sulidae family which comprises ten species of long-winged seabirds. The natural breeding habitat of the Blue-footed Booby is tropical and subtropical islands off the Pacific Ocean, most famously, the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.- Etymology :The name booby...

     Sula nebouxii
  • Peruvian Booby
    Peruvian Booby
    The Peruvian Booby, Sula variegata, is an endemic bird of the Peruvian current whose distribution is restricted to the west coast of South America from Punta Pariñas in Peru to Concepción in Chile . It is the second most abundant seabird species that inhabits the Peruvian Coast and the second...

     Sula variegata
  • Masked Booby
    Masked Booby
    The Masked Booby, Sula dactylatra, is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae. This species breeds on islands in tropical oceans, except in the eastern Atlantic; in the eastern Pacific it is replaced by the Nazca Booby, Sula granti, which was formerly regarded as a subspecies of Masked Booby...

     Sula dactylatra
  • Nazca Booby
    Nazca Booby
    The Nazca Booby, Sula granti, is a booby which is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, namely on the Galápagos Islands where it can be seen by eco-tourists, and on Clipperton Island...

     Sula granti (A)
  • Red-footed Booby
    Red-footed Booby
    The Red-footed Booby, Sula sula, is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae. As suggested by the name, adults always have red feet, but the colour of the plumage varies. They are powerful and agile fliers, but they are clumsy in takeoffs and landings...

     Sula sula (A)
  • Brown Booby
    Brown Booby
    The Brown Booby is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae. The adult brown booby reaches about in length. Its head and upper body are covered in dark brown, with the remainder being a contrasting white. The juvenile form is gray-brown with darkening on the head, wings and tail...

     Sula leucogaster

Cormorants

Order: Pelecaniformes
Pelecaniformes
The Pelecaniformes is a order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide. As traditionally—but erroneously—defined, they encompass all birds that have feet with all four toes webbed. Hence, they were formerly also known by such names as totipalmates or steganopodes...

. Family: Phalacrocoracidae

The Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium-to-large coastal, fish-eating sea-birds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage colouration varies with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black and white, and a few being colourful. There are 38 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Peru.
  • Neotropic Cormorant
    Neotropic Cormorant
    The Neotropic Cormorant or Olivaceous Cormorant is a medium-sized cormorant found throughout the American tropics and subtropics, from the middle Rio Grande and the Gulf and Californian coasts of the USA south through Mexico and Central America to southern South America. It also breeds on the...

     Phalacrocorax brasilianus
  • Guanay Cormorant
    Guanay Cormorant
    The Guanay Cormorant or Guanay Shag is a member of the cormorant family found in on the Pacific coast of Peru and northern Chile...

     Phalacrocorax bougainvillii
  • Red-legged Cormorant
    Red-legged Cormorant
    The Red-legged Cormorant, Phalacrocorax gaimardi, also known as the Red-legged Shag, Red-footed Cormorant, Red-footed Shag, Gaimard’s Cormorant and Grey Cormorant, is a resident of the coastline of South America. It is non-colonial unlike most seabirds. The Red-legged Cormorant has not been...

     Phalacrocorax gaimardi

Darters

Order: Pelecaniformes
Pelecaniformes
The Pelecaniformes is a order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide. As traditionally—but erroneously—defined, they encompass all birds that have feet with all four toes webbed. Hence, they were formerly also known by such names as totipalmates or steganopodes...

. Family: Anhingidae

Darters are frequently referred to as "snake-birds" because of their long thin neck, which gives a snake-like appearance when they swim with their bodies submerged.
The males have black and dark brown plumage, an erectile crest on the nape and a larger bill than the female. The females have a much paler plumage especially on the neck and underparts. The darters have completely webbed feet, and their legs are short and set far back on the body. Their plumage is somewhat permeable, like that of cormorants, and they spread their wings to dry after diving. There are 4 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Peru.
  • Anhinga
    Anhinga
    The Anhinga , sometimes called Snakebird, Darter, American Darter, or Water Turkey, is a water bird of the warmer parts of the Americas. The word "anhinga" comes from the Brazilian Tupi language and means devil bird or snake bird.It is a cormorant-like bird with an average body length of , a...

     Anhinga anhinga

Frigatebirds

Order: Pelecaniformes
Pelecaniformes
The Pelecaniformes is a order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide. As traditionally—but erroneously—defined, they encompass all birds that have feet with all four toes webbed. Hence, they were formerly also known by such names as totipalmates or steganopodes...

. Family: Fregatidae

Frigatebird
Frigatebird
The frigatebirds are a family, Fregatidae, of seabirds. There are five species in the single genus Fregata. They are also sometimes called Man of War birds or Pirate birds. Since they are related to the pelicans, the term "frigate pelican" is also a name applied to them...

s are large sea-birds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black and white or completely black, with long wings and deeply-forked tails. The males have inflatable coloured throat pouches. They do not swim or walk, and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan to body weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week. There are 5 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Peru.
  • Magnificent Frigatebird
    Magnificent Frigatebird
    The Magnificent Frigatebird was sometimes previously known as Man O'War, reflecting its rakish lines, speed, and aerial piracy of other birds....

     Fregata magnificens
  • Great Frigatebird
    Great Frigatebird
    The Great Frigatebird is a large dispersive seabird in the frigatebird family. Major nesting populations are found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, as well as a population in the South Atlantic....

     Fregata minor (A)

Bitterns, herons and egrets

Order: Ciconiiformes
Ciconiiformes
Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late Eocene...

. Family: Ardeidae

The family Ardeidae contains the bittern
Bittern
Bitterns are a classification of birds in the heron family, Ardeidae, a family of wading birds. Species named bitterns tend to be the shorter-necked, often more secretive members of this family...

s, heron
Heron
The herons are long-legged freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae. There are 64 recognised species in this family. Some are called "egrets" or "bitterns" instead of "heron"....

s and egret
Egret
An egret is any of several herons, most of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season. Many egrets are members of the genera Egretta or Ardea which contain other species named as herons rather than egrets...

s. Herons and egrets are medium to large sized wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills, members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted. There are 61 species worldwide and 21 species which occur in Peru.
  • Capped Heron
    Capped Heron
    The Capped Heron is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family. It is in the monotypic genus Pilherodius.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are rivers, swamps, and freshwater lakes....

     Pilherodius pileatus
  • Great Blue Heron
    Great Blue Heron
    The Great Blue Heron is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North and Central America as well as the West Indies and the Galápagos Islands. It is a rare vagrant to Europe, with records from Spain, the Azores and England...

     Ardea herodias (A)
  • Cocoi Heron
    Cocoi Heron
    The Cocoi Heron is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. It is a non-breeding visitor to Trinidad and Tobago and a vagrant to the Falkland...

     Ardea cocoi
  • Great Egret
    Great Egret
    The Great Egret , also known as the Great White Egret or Common Egret, White Heron, or Great White Heron, is a large, widely-distributed egret. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world, in southern Europe it is rather localized...

     Ardea alba
  • Tricolored Heron
    Tricolored Heron
    The Tricolored Heron formerly known in North America as the Louisiana Heron, is a small heron. It is a resident breeder from the Gulf states of the USA and northern Mexico south through Central America and the Caribbean to central Brazil and Peru...

     Egretta tricolor
  • Little Blue Heron
    Little Blue Heron
    The Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea, is a small heron. It breeds from the Gulf states of the USA through Central America and the Caribbean south to Peru and Uruguay. It is a resident breeder in most of its range, but some northern breeders migrate to the southeastern USA or beyond in winter...

     Egretta caerulea
  • Snowy Egret
    Snowy Egret
    The Snowy Egret is a small white heron. It is the American counterpart to the very similar Old World Little Egret, which has established a foothold in the Bahamas....

     Egretta thula
  • Cattle Egret
    Cattle Egret
    The Cattle Egret is a cosmopolitan species of heron found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Bubulcus, although some authorities regard its two subspecies as full species, the Western Cattle Egret and the Eastern Cattle Egret...

     Bubulcus ibis
  • Striated Heron
    Striated Heron
    The Striated Heron, Butorides striata, also known as Mangrove Heron, Little Heron or Green-backed Heron, is a small heron. Striated Herons are mostly non-migratory and noted for some interesting behavioral traits. Their breeding habitat is small wetlands in the Old World tropics from west Africa to...

     Butorides striata
  • Green Heron
    Green Heron
    The Green Heron is a small heron of North and Central America. It was long considered conspecific with its sister species the Striated Heron , and together they were called "Green-backed Heron"...

     Butorides virescens (A)
  • Agami Heron
    Agami Heron
    The Agami Heron is a medium-sized heron. It is a resident breeding bird from Central America south to Peru and Brazil.It is sometimes known as the Chestnut-bellied Heron, and is the only member of the genus Agamia .The Agami Heron's habitat is forest swamps and similar wooded wetlands...

     Agamia agami
  • Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
  • Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea
  • Boat-billed Heron
    Boat-billed Heron
    The Boat-billed Heron - colloquially known as the Boatbill - is an atypical member of the heron family, and was formerly thought to be in a monotypic family, Cochlearidae....

     Cochlearius cochlearius
  • Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum (A)
  • Fasciated Tiger-Heron
    Fasciated Tiger-heron
    The Fasciated Tiger Heron is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family. It is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela, and a vagrant in Nicaragua...

     Tigrisoma fasciatum
  • Rufescent Tiger-Heron
    Rufescent Tiger-heron
    The Rufescent Tiger Heron , also known as the Soco-Boi, is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family.-Distribution and habitat:...

     Tigrisoma lineatum
  • Zigzag Heron
    Zigzag Heron
    The Zigzag Heron is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family, also including egrets and bitterns. It is in the monotypic genus Zebrilus....

     Zebrilus undulatus
  • Stripe-backed Bittern
    Stripe-backed Bittern
    The Stripe-backed Bittern is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, and possibly Ecuador.Its natural habitat is swamps.- References : Database...

     Ixobrychus involucris
  • Least Bittern
    Least Bittern
    The Least Bittern is a small wading bird, the smallest heron found in the Americas.This bird's underparts and throat are white with light brown streaks. Their face and the sides of the neck are light brown; they have yellow eyes and a yellow bill. The adult male is glossy greenish black on the...

     Ixobrychus exilis
  • Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus

Storks

Order: Ciconiiformes
Ciconiiformes
Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late Eocene...

. Family: Ciconiidae

Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked, wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are mute; bill-clattering is an important mode of stork communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory. There are 19 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Peru.
  • Wood Stork
    Wood Stork
    The Wood Stork is a large American wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It was formerly called the "Wood Ibis", though it is not really an ibis.-Appearance:...

     Mycteria americana
  • Maguari Stork
    Maguari Stork
    The Maguari Stork is a species of stork in the Ciconiidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. It is a vagrant to Chile, Trinidad, the Falkland Islands and probably Peru...

     Ciconia maguari (A)
  • Jabiru
    Jabiru
    The Jabiru is a large stork found in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina, except west of the Andes. It is most common in the Pantanal region of Brazil and the Eastern Chaco region of Paraguay. It is the only member of the genus Jabiru...

     Jabiru mycteria

Ibises and spoonbills

Order: Ciconiiformes
Ciconiiformes
Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late Eocene...

. Family: Threskiornithidae
Threskiornithidae
The family Threskiornithidae includes 34 species of large terrestrial and wading birds, falling into two subfamilies, the ibises and the spoonbills. It was formerly known as Plataleidae. The spoonbills and ibises were once thought to be related to other groups of long-legged wading birds in the...



The Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibis
Ibis
The ibises are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae....

es and spoonbill
Spoonbill
Spoonbills are a group of large, long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, which also includes the Ibises.All have large, flat, spatulate bills and feed by wading through shallow water, sweeping the partly opened bill from side to side...

s. They have long, broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary feathers. They are strong fliers and despite their size and weight, very capable soarers. There are 36 species worldwide and 8 species which occur in Peru.
  • Plumbeous Ibis
    Plumbeous Ibis
    The Plumbeous Ibis is a species of bird in the Threskiornithidae family. It is found in grassland, savanna, fields and marshes in central South America, ranging in south-central and south-eastern Brazil, eastern and northern Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina...

     Theristicus caerulescens (A)
  • Andean Ibis Theristicus branickii
  • Black-faced Ibis
    Black-faced Ibis
    The Black-faced Ibis is a species of bird in the Threskiornithidae family. It is found in grassland and fields in southern and western South America. It has been included as a subspecies of the similar Buff-necked Ibis, but today all major authorities accept the split...

     Theristicus melanopis
  • Green Ibis
    Green Ibis
    The Green Ibis is a wading bird in the ibis family Threskiornithidae. It is the only member of the genus Mesembrinibis....

     Mesembrinibis cayennensis
  • White Ibis
    American White Ibis
    The American White Ibis is a species of wading bird in the ibis family Threskiornithidae. It occurs from the mid-Atlantic and Gulf coast of the United States south through most of the New World tropics...

     Eudocimus albus
  • White-faced Ibis
    White-faced Ibis
    The White-faced Ibis is a wading bird in the ibis family Threskiornithidae.This species breeds colonially in marshes, usually nesting in bushes or low trees. Its breeding range extends from the western USA south through Mexico, as well as from southeastern Brazil and southeastern Bolivia south to...

     Plegadis chihi
  • Puna Ibis
    Puna Ibis
    The Puna Ibis is a species of bird in the Threskiornithidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Its natural habitat is swamps.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....

     Plegadis ridgwayi
  • Roseate Spoonbill
    Roseate Spoonbill
    The Roseate Spoonbill, Platalea ajaja, is a gregarious wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae...

     Platalea ajaja

Flamingos

Order: Phoenicopteriformes. Family: Phoenicopteridae

Flamingo
Flamingo
Flamingos or flamingoes are gregarious wading birds in the genus Phoenicopterus , the only genus in the family Phoenicopteridae...

s are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet high, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. They are more numerous in the latter. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly-shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume, and are uniquely used upside-down. There are 6 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Peru.
  • Chilean Flamingo
    Chilean Flamingo
    The Chilean Flamingo is a large species closely related to Caribbean Flamingo and Greater Flamingo, with which it was sometimes considered conspecific...

     Phoenicopterus chilensis
  • Andean Flamingo
    Andean Flamingo
    The Andean flamingo, or Phoenicopterus andinus, is one of the rarest flamingos in the world. It has a pale pink body with brighter upperparts, deep vinaceous-pink lower neck, breast, and wing-coverts. It is the only flamingo species with yellow legs and three-toed feet. The bill of the Andean...

     Phoenicopterus andinus
  • Puna Flamingo Phoenicopterus jamesi

Screamers

Order: Anseriformes
Anseriformes
The order Anseriformes contains about 150 living species of birds in three extant families: the Anhimidae , Anseranatidae , and the Anatidae, which includes over 140 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans.All species in the order are highly adapted for an aquatic existence at...

. Family: Anhimidae

The screamers are a small family of birds related to the ducks. They are large, bulky birds, with a small downy head, long legs and large feet which are only partially webbed. They have large spurs on their wings which are used in fights over mates and territorial disputes. There are 3 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Peru.
  • Horned Screamer
    Horned Screamer
    The Horned Screamer is a member of a small family of birds, the Anhimidae, which occurs in wetlands of tropical South America...

     Anhima cornuta
  • Southern Screamer Chauna torquata (A)

Ducks, geese and swans

Order: Anseriformes
Anseriformes
The order Anseriformes contains about 150 living species of birds in three extant families: the Anhimidae , Anseranatidae , and the Anatidae, which includes over 140 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans.All species in the order are highly adapted for an aquatic existence at...

. Family: Anatidae
Anatidae
Anatidae is the biological family of birds that includes ducks, geese and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents except Antarctica and on most of the world's islands and island groups...



The family Anatidae includes the duck
Duck
Duck is the common name for a large number of species in the Anatidae family of birds, which also includes swans and geese. The ducks are divided among several subfamilies in the Anatidae family; they do not represent a monophyletic group but a form taxon, since swans and geese are not considered...

s and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese
Goose
The word goose is the English name for a group of waterfowl, belonging to the family Anatidae. This family also includes swans, most of which are larger than true geese, and ducks, which are smaller....

 and swan
Swan
Swans, genus Cygnus, are birds of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe Cygnini. Sometimes, they are considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae...

s. These are birds that are modified for an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating. There are 131 species worldwide and 23 species which occur in Peru.
  • Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
  • White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata
  • Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
  • Andean Goose
    Andean Goose
    The Andean Goose, Chloephaga melanoptera, is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae.It is resident around lakes and marshes in the high Andes, usually well above 3000 m...

     Chloephaga melanoptera
  • Orinoco Goose
    Orinoco Goose
    The Orinoco Goose is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae, and is the only living member of the genus Neochen...

     Neochen jubata
  • Muscovy Duck
    Muscovy Duck
    The Muscovy Duck is a large duck which is native to Mexico and Central and South America. A small wild population reaches into the United States in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas...

     Cairina moschata
  • Comb Duck
    Comb Duck
    The Knob-billed Duck , or Comb Duck, is an unusual, pan-tropical duck, found in tropical wetlands in sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar and south Asia from Pakistan to Laos and extreme southern China...

     Sarkidiornis melanotos
  • Brazilian Teal Amazonetta brasiliensis
  • Torrent Duck
    Torrent Duck
    The Torrent Duck is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is the only member of the genus Merganetta. Today it is placed in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae after the "perching duck" assemblage where it was formerly assigned to was dissolved because it turned out to be...

     Merganetta armata
  • Chiloe Wigeon
    Chiloe Wigeon
    The Chiloe Wigeon is one of three species of wigeon in the dabbling duck genus Anas. Unlike other wigeons, the sexes are similar and pairs are monogamous. This bird has a metallic green head, and a gray bill with a black tip. Its breast is barred black and white and its sides are orange brown...

     Anas sibilatrix (A)
  • Speckled Teal
    Speckled Teal
    The Yellow-billed Teal is a South American species of duck. Like other teals, it belongs to the diverse genus Anas; more precisely it is one of the "true" teals of subgenus Nettion. It occurs in Argentina, the Falkland Islands, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Brazil...

     Anas flavirostris
  • Mallard
    Mallard
    The Mallard , or Wild Duck , is a dabbling duck which breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand and Australia....

     Anas platyrhynchos (I)
  • Crested Duck
    Crested Duck
    The Crested Duck is a species of duck native to South America, the only member of the monotypic genus Lophonetta. It is sometimes included in Anas, but it belongs to a South American clade that diverged early in dabbling duck evolution . There are two subspecies: L...

     Anas specularioides
  • Yellow-billed Pintail
    Yellow-billed Pintail
    The Yellow-billed Pintail is a South American dabbling duck of the genus Anas with three described subspecies.-Description:...

     Anas georgica
  • White-cheeked Pintail
    White-cheeked Pintail
    The White cheeked Pintail or Bahama Pintail is a dabbling duck of the Caribbean, South America, and the Galápagos Islands....

     Anas bahamensis
  • Puna Teal
    Puna Teal
    The Puna Teal is a species of dabbling duck in the genus Anas. It was previously regarded as a subspecies of the Silver Teal....

     Anas puna
  • Blue-winged Teal
    Blue-winged Teal
    The Blue-winged Teal is a small dabbling duck from North America.-Description:The Blue-winged Teal is long, with a wingspan of , and a weight of . The adult male has a greyish blue head with a white facial crescent, a light brown body with a white patch near the rear and a black tail. The adult...

     Anas discors
  • Cinnamon Teal
    Cinnamon Teal
    The Cinnamon Teal is a small, reddish dabbling duck found in marshes and ponds of western North and South America.thumb|left|Female Anas cyanoptera septentrionalium...

     Anas cyanoptera
  • Red Shoveler
    Red Shoveler
    The Red Shoveler , formerly known as Red Shoveller, is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Anas. It is found in southern South America, in Argentina, southern Peru, southern Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, southern Brazil, and Chile...

     Anas platalea
  • Rosy-billed Pochard Netta peposaca (A)
  • Southern Pochard
    Southern Pochard
    The Southern Pochard is a duck.There are two subspecies, the South American Pochard N. e. erythrophthalma and the African Pochard N. e...

     Netta erythrophthalma
  • Masked Duck
    Masked Duck
    The Masked Duck is a tiny stiff-tailed duck ranging through the tropical Americas. They are found from Mexico to South America and also in the Caribbean...

     Nomonyx dominica
  • Andean Duck Oxyura ferruginea

New World vultures

Order: Falconiformes
Falconiformes
The order Falconiformes is a group of about 290 species of birds that comprises the diurnal birds of prey. Raptor classification is difficult and the order is treated in several ways.- Classification problems :...

. Family: Cathartidae

The New World vultures are not closely related to Old World vultures, but superficially resemble them because of convergent evolution
Convergent evolution
Convergent evolution describes the acquisition of the same biological trait in unrelated lineages.The wing is a classic example of convergent evolution in action. Although their last common ancestor did not have wings, both birds and bats do, and are capable of powered flight. The wings are...

. Like the Old World vultures, they are scavengers. However, unlike Old World vultures, which find carcasses by sight, New World vultures have a good sense of smell with which they locate carrion
Carrion
Carrion refers to the carcass of a dead animal. Carrion is an important food source for large carnivores and omnivores in most ecosystems. Examples of carrion-eaters include vultures, hawks, eagles, hyenas, Virginia Opossum, Tasmanian Devils, coyotes, Komodo dragons, and burying beetles...

. There are 7 species worldwide, all of which are found only in the Americas, and 6 species which occur in Peru.
  • Black Vulture
    American Black Vulture
    The Black Vulture also known as the American Black Vulture, is a bird in the New World vulture family whose range extends from the southeastern United States to Central Chile and Uruguay in South America...

     Coragyps atratus
  • Turkey Vulture
    Turkey Vulture
    The Turkey Vulture is a bird found throughout most of the Americas. It is also known in some North American regions as the Turkey Buzzard , and in some areas of the Caribbean as the John Crow or Carrion Crow...

     Cathartes aura
  • Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
    Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
    The Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture, Cathartes burrovianus, also known as the Savannah Vulture, is a species of bird in the New World Vulture family Cathartidae. It was considered to be the same species as the Greater Yellow-headed Vulture until they were split in 1964...

     Cathartes burrovianus
  • Greater Yellow-headed Vulture
    Greater Yellow-headed Vulture
    The Greater Yellow-headed Vulture, Cathartes melambrotus, also known as the Forest Vulture, is a species of bird in the New World Vulture family Cathartidae. It was considered to be the same species as the Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture until they were split in 1964. It is found in South America in...

     Cathartes melambrotus
  • Andean Condor
    Andean Condor
    The Andean Condor is a species of South American bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae and is the only member of the genus Vultur...

     Vultur gryphus
  • King Vulture
    King Vulture
    The King Vulture is a large bird found in Central and South America. It is a member of the New World vulture family Cathartidae. This vulture lives predominantly in tropical lowland forests stretching from southern Mexico to northern Argentina, though some believe that William Bartram's Painted...

     Sarcoramphus papa

Osprey

Order: Falconiformes
Falconiformes
The order Falconiformes is a group of about 290 species of birds that comprises the diurnal birds of prey. Raptor classification is difficult and the order is treated in several ways.- Classification problems :...

. Family: Pandionidae

The Pandionidae family contains only one species, the Osprey. The Osprey is a medium large raptor
Bird of prey
Birds of prey are birds that hunt for food primarily on the wing, using their keen senses, especially vision. They are defined as birds that primarily hunt vertebrates, including other birds. Their talons and beaks tend to be relatively large, powerful and adapted for tearing and/or piercing flesh....

 which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution.
  • Osprey
    Osprey
    The Osprey , sometimes known as the sea hawk or fish eagle, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large raptor, reaching more than in length and across the wings...

     Pandion haliaetus

Hawks, kites and eagles

Order: Falconiformes
Falconiformes
The order Falconiformes is a group of about 290 species of birds that comprises the diurnal birds of prey. Raptor classification is difficult and the order is treated in several ways.- Classification problems :...

. Family: Accipitridae
Accipitridae
The Accipitridae, one of the two major families within the order Accipitriformes , are a family of small to large birds with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet. They feed on a range of prey items from insects to medium-sized mammals, with a number feeding on carrion and a...



Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey and include hawk
Hawk
The term hawk can be used in several ways:* In strict usage in Australia and Africa, to mean any of the species in the subfamily Accipitrinae, which comprises the genera Accipiter, Micronisus, Melierax, Urotriorchis and Megatriorchis. The large and widespread Accipiter genus includes goshawks,...

s, eagle
Eagle
Eagles are members of the bird family Accipitridae, and belong to several genera which are not necessarily closely related to each other. Most of the more than 60 species occur in Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just two species can be found in the United States and Canada, nine more in...

s, kites
Kite (bird)
Kites are raptors with long wings and weak legs which spend a great deal of time soaring. Most feed mainly on carrion but some take various amounts of live prey.They are birds of prey which, along with hawks and eagles, are from the family Accipitridae....

, harriers
Harrier (bird)
A harrier is any of the several species of diurnal hawks forming the Circinae sub-family of the Accipitridae family of birds of prey. Harriers characteristically hunt by flying low over open ground, feeding on small mammals, reptiles, or birds....

 and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. There are 233 species worldwide and 49 species which occur in Peru.
  • Gray-headed Kite
    Gray-headed Kite
    The Gray-headed Kite, Leptodon cayanensis, is a raptor found in open woodland and swamp forests. It shares the genus Leptodon with the extremely rare White-collared Kite. It breeds from eastern Mexico and Trinidad south to Peru, Bolivia,Brazil and northern Argentina.The nest is made of sticks lined...

     Leptodon cayanensis
  • Hook-billed Kite
    Hook-billed Kite
    The Hook-billed Kite, Chondrohierax uncinatus, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles, and harriers...

     Chondrohierax uncinatus
  • Swallow-tailed Kite
    Swallow-tailed Kite
    The Swallow-tailed Kite is an elanid kite which breeds from the southeastern United States to eastern Peru and northern Argentina. Most North and Central American breeders winter in South America where the species is resident year round...

     Elanoides forficatus
  • Pearl Kite
    Pearl Kite
    The Pearl Kite is a very small raptor found in open savanna habitat adjacent to deciduous woodland. It is the only member of the genus Gampsonyx...

     Gampsonyx swainsonii
  • White-tailed Kite
    White-tailed Kite
    The White-tailed Kite is an elanid kite of genus Elanus found in western North America and parts of South America.Their coloration is gull-like, but their shape and flight falcon-like, with a rounded tail...

     Elanus leucurus (A)
  • Snail Kite
    Snail Kite
    The Snail Kite is a bird of prey within the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks, and Old World vultures. Its relative, the Slender-billed Kite, is now again placed in Helicolestes, making the genus Rostrhamus monotypic...

     Rostrhamus sociabilis
  • Slender-billed Kite
    Slender-billed Kite
    The Slender-billed Kite is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks and Old World vultures. It is found near water in forested parts of tropical northern and central South America, and far eastern Panama...

     Rostrhamus hamatus
  • Double-toothed Kite
    Double-toothed Kite
    The Double-toothed Kite is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.This fairly...

     Harpagus bidentatus
  • Mississippi Kite
    Mississippi Kite
    The Mississippi Kite is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is 12 to 15 inches beak to tail and has a wingspan averaging 3 feet . Weight is from 214 to 388 grams . Adults are gray with darker gray on their tail feathers and outer wings and lighter gray on their heads...

     Ictinia mississippiensis
  • Plumbeous Kite
    Plumbeous Kite
    The Plumbeous Kite is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks and Old World vultures....

     Ictinia plumbea
  • Long-winged Harrier
    Long-winged Harrier
    The Long-winged Harrier is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, native to South America.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are dry...

     Circus buffoni (A)
  • Cinereous Harrier
    Cinereous Harrier
    The Cinereous Harrier is a South American bird of prey of the harrier family. Its breeding range extends from the Tierra del Fuego through Argentina and Chile to Bolivia, Paraguay and southern Brasil; and across the Andes north to Colombia.The term cinereous describes its colouration...

     Circus cinereus
  • Gray-bellied Goshawk Accipiter poliogaster
  • Tiny Hawk
    Tiny Hawk
    The Tiny Hawk is a small diurnal bird of prey found in or near forests, primarily humid, throughout much of the Neotropics. It is primarily a bird-eater, and is known to prey on hummingbirds....

     Accipiter superciliosus
  • Semicollared Hawk
    Semicollared Hawk
    The Semi-collared Hawk is a bird of prey species of in the Accipitridae family. Usually named Accipiter collaris, it is the sister species of the Tiny Hawk . The latter is the only species of the genus Accipiter yet studied which has a large procoracoid foramen...

     Accipiter collaris
  • Plain-breasted Hawk Accipiter ventralis
  • Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor
  • Crane Hawk
    Crane Hawk
    The Crane Hawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Geranospiza....

     Geranospiza caerulescens
  • Plumbeous Hawk
    Plumbeous Hawk
    The Plumbeous Hawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....

     Leucopternis plumbeus
  • Slate-colored Hawk Leucopternis schistaceus
  • Barred Hawk
    Barred Hawk
    The Barred Hawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It has also been known as the Black-chested Hawk....

     Leucopternis princeps (A)
  • Black-faced Hawk
    Black-faced Hawk
    The Black-faced Hawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. This low-density species has traditionally been believed to be restricted to Amazon Basin north of the Amazon River, but there are several records south of this river, in, for example, the Brazilian states of Pará and...

     Leucopternis melanops
  • White-browed Hawk
    White-browed Hawk
    The White-browed Hawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in northern South America's southern Amazon Basin in eastern Peru, Bolivia, and northern Brazil....

     Leucopternis kuhli
  • White Hawk
    White Hawk
    The White Hawk , a bird of prey breeding in the tropical New World, belongs to the family Accipitridae of the Falconiformes; it is sometimes separated in the Accipitriformes with the other hawks and their relatives...

     Leucopternis albicollis
  • Gray-backed Hawk Leucopternis occidentalis
  • Mangrove Black-Hawk Buteogallus subtilis
  • Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga
  • Savanna Hawk
    Savanna Hawk
    The Savanna Hawk is a large raptor found in open savanna and swamp edges. It was formerly placed in the genus Heterospizias. It breeds from Panama and Trinidad south to Bolivia, Uruguay and central Argentina....

     Buteogallus meridionalis
  • Harris's Hawk
    Harris's Hawk
    The Harris's Hawk or Harris Hawk formerly known as the Bay-winged Hawk or Dusky Hawk, is a medium-large bird of prey which breeds from the southwestern United States south to Chile and central Argentina...

     Parabuteo unicinctus
  • Black-collared Hawk
    Black-collared Hawk
    The Black-collared Hawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Busarellus....

     Busarellus nigricollis
  • Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
    Black-chested Buzzard-eagle
    The Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle is a bird of prey of the hawk and eagle family . It lives in open regions of South America. This species is also known as the Black Buzzard-eagle, Grey Buzzard-eagle or analogously with "eagle" or "eagle-buzzard" replacing "buzzard-eagle", or as the Chilean Blue Eagle...

     Geranoaetus melanoleucus
  • Solitary Eagle
    Solitary Eagle
    The Montane Solitary Eagle, Harpyhaliaetus solitarius, is a large Neotropical eagle.- Range and habitat :The Montane Solitary Eagle is native to Mexico and Central and South America. It is found in mountainous or hilly forests, at elevations between 600 m & 2,200 m...

     Harpyhaliaetus solitarius
  • Gray Hawk
    Gray Hawk
    The Grey Hawk or Grey-lined Hawk is a smallish raptor found in open country and forest edges. It is sometimes placed in the genus Asturina as Asturina nitida....

     Asturina nitida
  • Roadside Hawk
    Roadside Hawk
    The Roadside Hawk is a relatively small bird of prey found in Latin America. This vocal species is often the most common raptor in its range. It has many subspecies and is sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Rupornis instead of Buteo.-Description:The Roadside Hawk is long and weighs...

     Buteo magnirostris
  • Broad-winged Hawk
    Broad-winged Hawk
    The Broad-winged Hawk is a small hawk of the genus Buteo. During the summer some subspecies are distributed over eastern North America, as far west as British Columbia and Texas; they then migrate south to winter in the neotropics from Mexico down to southern Brazil. Other subspecies are all-year...

     Buteo platypterus
  • White-rumped Hawk
    White-rumped Hawk
    The White-rumped Hawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Buteo leucorrhous
  • Short-tailed Hawk
    Short-tailed Hawk
    The Short-tailed Hawk is an American bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles and Old World vultures. As a member of the genus Buteo, it is not a true hawk and thus also referred to as a "buteo" or "buzzard". The White-throated Hawk The Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo...

     Buteo brachyurus
  • White-throated Hawk
    White-throated Hawk
    The White-throated Hawk, Buteo albigula, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which includes the eagles, hawks and Old World vultures. In British usage it would be called a buzzard rather than a true hawk....

     Buteo albigula
  • Swainson's Hawk
    Swainson's Hawk
    The Swainson's Hawk , is a large buteo hawk of the Falconiformes, sometimes separated in the Accipitriformes like its relatives. This species was named after William Swainson, a British naturalist...

     Buteo swainsoni
  • White-tailed Hawk
    White-tailed Hawk
    The White-tailed Hawk is a large bird of prey species found in tropical or subtropical environments across the Americas.-Description:...

     Buteo albicaudatus
  • Red-backed Hawk Buteo polyosoma
  • Puna Hawk Buteo poecilochrous
  • Zone-tailed Hawk
    Zone-tailed Hawk
    The Zone-tailed Hawk is a medium-sized hawk of warm, dry parts of the Americas. It feeds on small vertebrates of all kinds , including birds up to the size of quail....

     Buteo albonotatus
  • Crested Eagle
    Crested Eagle
    The Crested Eagle is a large Neotropical eagle. It is the only member of the genus Morphnus. It is 71–89 cm long and has a wingspan of 138–176 cm...

     Morphnus guianensis
  • Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja
  • Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
    Black-and-white Hawk-eagle
    The Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle is a bird of prey species in the eagle and hawk family...

     Spizastur melanoleucus
  • Black Hawk-Eagle
    Black Hawk-Eagle
    The Black Hawk-Eagle , also known as theTyrant Hawk-Eagle, is a species of eagle found from central Mexico to eastern Peru, the south of Brazil, and far northern Argentina. Its preferred habitats include humid and moist forests close to rivers, and several types of woodland. It is uncommon to...

     Spizaetus tyrannus
  • Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus
  • Black-and-chestnut Eagle
    Black-and-chestnut Eagle
    The Black-and-chestnut Eagle is a South American species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is sometimes called Isidor's Eagle. It is often placed in the monotypic genus Oroaetus....

     Oroaetus isidori

Caracaras and falcons

Order: Falconiformes
Falconiformes
The order Falconiformes is a group of about 290 species of birds that comprises the diurnal birds of prey. Raptor classification is difficult and the order is treated in several ways.- Classification problems :...

. Family: Falconidae
Falconidae
The falcons and caracaras are around 60 species of diurnal birds of prey that make up the family Falconidae. The family is divided into two subfamiles, Polyborinae, which includes the caracaras and forest falcons, and Falconinae, the falcons, kestrels and falconets.-Description:Falcons and...



Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles, and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their feet. There are 62 species worldwide and 18 species which occur in Peru.
  • Black Caracara
    Black Caracara
    The Black Caracara is a species of bird of prey in the Falconidae family. Its genus Daptrius is often considered monotypic today, though some also include the Red-throated Caracara otherwise separated in Ibycter....

     Daptrius ater
  • Red-throated Caracara
    Red-throated Caracara
    The Red-throated Caracara is a social species of bird of prey in the Falconidae family. It is placed in the monotypic genus Ibycter, or sometimes united in Daptrius with the Black Caracara...

     Ibycter americanus
  • Mountain Caracara
    Mountain Caracara
    The Mountain Caracara is a species of bird of prey in the Falconidae family. It is found in puna and páramo in the Andes, ranging from southern Ecuador, through Peru and Bolivia, to northern Argentina and Chile. It is generally uncommon to fairly common...

     Phalcoboenus megalopterus
  • Northern Caracara Caracara cheriway
  • Southern Caracara
    Southern Caracara
    The Southern Crested Caracara , also known as the Southern Caracara, is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It formerly included the Northern Caracara of the southern United States, Mexico, Central America and northern South America, and the extinct Guadalupe Caracara as subspecies...

     Caracara plancus
  • Yellow-headed Caracara
    Yellow-headed Caracara
    The Yellow-headed Caracara is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is found in tropical and subtropical South America and the southern portion of Central America...

     Milvago chimachima
  • Laughing Falcon
    Laughing Falcon
    The Laughing Falcon , also called the Snake Hawk , is a medium-sized bird of prey in the falcon family , the only member of the genus Herpetotheres. This Neotropical species is a specialist snake-eater...

     Herpetotheres cachinnans
  • Barred Forest Falcon Micrastur ruficollis
  • Lined Forest Falcon Micrastur gilvicollis
  • Slaty-backed Forest Falcon Micrastur mirandollei
  • Collared Forest Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus
  • Buckley's Forest Falcon Micrastur buckleyi
  • American Kestrel
    American Kestrel
    The American Kestrel , sometimes colloquially known as the Sparrow Hawk, is a small falcon, and the only kestrel found in the Americas. It is the most common falcon in North America, and is found in a wide variety of habitats. At long, it is also the smallest falcon in North America...

     Falco sparverius
  • Aplomado Falcon
    Aplomado Falcon
    The Aplomado Falcon, Falco femoralis, is a medium-sized falcon of the Americas. The species' largest contiguous range is in South America, but not in the deep interior Amazon Basin. It was long known as Falco fusco-coerulescens or Falco fuscocaerulescens, but these names are now believed to refer...

     Falco femoralis
  • Merlin
    Merlin (bird)
    The Merlin is a small species of falcon from the Northern Hemisphere. A bird of prey once known colloquially as a pigeon hawk in North America, the Merlin breeds in the northern Holarctic; some migrate to subtropical and northern tropical regions in winter.-European and North American...

     Falco columbarius
  • Bat Falcon
    Bat Falcon
    The Bat Falcon is a falcon that is a resident breeder in tropical Mexico, Central and South America and Trinidad. It was long known as Falco albigularis; the name Falco fusco-coerulescens or Falco fuscocaerulescens, long used for the Aplomado Falcon, are now believed to refer to the present...

     Falco rufigularis
  • Orange-breasted Falcon
    Orange-breasted Falcon
    The Orange-breasted Falcon is a bird of the falcon family. It is probably closely related to and looks like a larger version of the Bat Falcon. These two, in turn, are probably closest to the Aplomado Falcon and constitute a rather old American lineage of Falcos.It is found from southern Mexico to...

     Falco deiroleucus
  • Peregrine Falcon
    Peregrine Falcon
    The Peregrine Falcon , also known as the Peregrine, and historically as the Duck Hawk in North America, is a widespread bird of prey in the family Falconidae. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-gray back, barred white underparts, and a black head and "moustache"...

     Falco peregrinus

Guans, Chachalacas and allies

Order: Galliformes
Galliformes
Galliformes are an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding domestic or game bird, containing turkey, grouse, chicken, New and Old World Quail, ptarmigan, partridge, pheasant, and the Cracidae. Common names are gamefowl or gamebirds, landfowl, gallinaceous birds or galliforms...

. Family: Cracidae
Cracidae
The chachalacas, guans and curassows are birds in the family Cracidae.These are species of tropical and subtropical Central and South America. One species, the Plain Chachalaca, just reaches southernmost Texas in the USA...



The Cracidae are large birds, similar in general appearance to turkeys. The guans and curassows live in trees, but the smaller chachalacas are found in more open scrubby habitats. They are generally dull-plumaged, but the curassows and some guans have colourful facial ornaments. There are 50 species worldwide and 16 species which occur in Peru.
  • Rufous-headed Chachalaca
    Rufous-headed Chachalaca
    The Rufous-headed Chachalaca is a species of bird in the Cracidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Ortalis erythroptera
  • Speckled Chachalaca
    Speckled Chachalaca
    The Speckled Chachalaca is a species of bird in the Cracidae family. It is found in forests and woodlands in the western Amazon Basin and disjunctly in the Atlantic forests in eastern Brazil...

     Ortalis guttata
  • Bearded Guan
    Bearded Guan
    The Bearded Guan is a species of bird in the Cracidae family, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss....

     Penelope barbata
  • Andean Guan
    Andean Guan
    The Andean Guan, Penelope montagnii, is a gamefowl species of the family Cracidae, in which it belongs to the guan subfamily Penelopinae...

     Penelope montagnii
  • Crested Guan
    Crested Guan
    The Crested Guan, Penelope purpurascens, is a member of an ancient group of birds of the Cracidae family, which are related to the Australasian mound builders. It breeds in lowlands from south Mexico and the Yucatán Peninsula to western Ecuador and southern Venezuela at up to 1850 m altitude.The...

     Penelope purpurascens
  • White-winged Guan
    White-winged Guan
    The White-winged Guan, Penelope albipennis, is a bird in the chachalaca, guan and curassow family Cracidae.This species survives in Lambayeque, Cajamarca and Piura, north-west Peru. These are large birds, 70 cm in length, and similar in general appearance to turkeys, with thin necks and small...

     Penelope albipennis (E)
  • Spix's Guan
    Spix's Guan
    Spix's Guan is a species of bird in the Cracidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Penelope jacquacu
  • Blue-throated Piping-Guan
    Blue-throated Piping-guan
    The Blue-throated Piping Guan, Pipile cumanensis is a South American bird of the family Cracidae that is somewhat similar in appearance to the turkey.-Composition, range and habitat:There are two subspecies. P...

     Pipile cumanensis
  • Red-throated Piping-Guan
    Red-throated Piping-guan
    The Red-throated Piping Guan is a species of bird in the Cracidae family. It is found in Bolivia and Brazil, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....

     Pipile cujubi
  • Wattled Guan
    Wattled Guan
    The Wattled Guan is a species of bird in the Cracidae family. It is a fairly large black cracid with blue-based, black-tipped beak and a long, red-and-yellow wattle. It is 1190-1550 grams and is 72.5-77.5 cm long long.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela...

     Aburria aburri
  • Sickle-winged Guan
    Sickle-winged Guan
    The Sickle-winged Guan is a species of bird in the Cracidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests...

     Chamaepetes goudotii
  • Nocturnal Curassow
    Nocturnal Curassow
    The Nocturnal Curassow is a species of bird in the Cracidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Nothocrax urumutum
  • Salvin's Curassow
    Salvin's Curassow
    The Salvin's Curassow is a species of bird in the Cracidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....

     Mitu salvini
  • Razor-billed Curassow
    Razor-billed Curassow
    The Razor-billed Curassow is a species of bird in the Cracidae family. It is found throughout a large part of the Amazon Rainforest, though largely restricted to regions south of the Amazon River. Unlike other members of the genus Mitu, its crissum is deep chestnut and the tail-tip is white...

     Mitu tuberosa
  • Horned Curassow Pauxi unicornis
  • Wattled Curassow
    Wattled Curassow
    The Wattled Curassow is a threatened member of the family Cracidae, the curassows, guans, and chachalacas. It is found in remote rainforests in the western Amazon Basin in South America.-Description:...

     Crax globulosa

New World quails

Order: Galliformes
Galliformes
Galliformes are an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding domestic or game bird, containing turkey, grouse, chicken, New and Old World Quail, ptarmigan, partridge, pheasant, and the Cracidae. Common names are gamefowl or gamebirds, landfowl, gallinaceous birds or galliforms...

. Family: Odontophoridae

The New World quail
New World quail
The New World quails or Odontophorids are small birds only distantly related to the Old World Quails, but named for their similar appearance and habits. The American species are in their own family Odontophoridae, whereas Old World Quail are in the pheasant family Phasianidae...

s are small, plump terrestrial birds only distantly related to the quails of the Old World, but named for their similar appearance and habits. There are 32 species worldwide, all found only in the Americas, and 4 species which occur in Peru.
  • Marbled Wood-Quail
    Marbled Wood-quail
    The Marbled Wood Quail is a species of bird in the Odontophoridae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:* BirdLife...

     Odontophorus gujanensis
  • Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail
    Rufous-breasted Wood-quail
    The Rufous-breasted Wood Quail is a species of bird in the Odontophoridae family.It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Odontophorus speciosus
  • Stripe-faced Wood-Quail Odontophorus balliviani
  • Starred Wood-Quail
    Starred Wood-quail
    The Starred Wood Quail is a species of bird in the Odontophoridae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Odontophorus stellatus

Hoatzin

Order: Opisthocomiformes. Family: Opisthocomidae
Opisthocomidae
Opisthocomidae is a group of birds, the only named family within the order Opisthocomiformes. The only living representative is the Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin, which lives in the Amazon and the Orinoco delta in South America. Several fossil species have been identified, including one from Africa....



The Hoatzin is pheasant-sized - but much slimmer - long-tailed, long-necked and has a small head. It has an unfeathered blue face with red eyes, and its head is topped by spiky crest. It is a weak flier which is found in the swamps of the Amazon and Orinoco rivers.
  • Hoatzin
    Hoatzin
    The Hoatzin , also known as the Hoactzin, Stinkbird, or Canje Pheasant, is a species of tropical bird found in swamps, riverine forest and mangrove of the Amazon and the Orinoco delta in South America...

     Opisthocomus hoazin

Limpkins

Order: Gruiformes
Gruiformes
The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like"....

. Family: Aramidae

The Limpkin resembles a large rail. It has drab brown plumage and a greyer head and neck.
  • Limpkin
    Limpkin
    The Limpkin , Aramus guarauna, is a bird that looks like a large rail but is skeletally closer to cranes. It is the only extant species in the genus Aramus and the family Aramidae. It is found mostly in wetlands in warm parts of the Americas, from Florida to northern Argentina...

     Aramus guarauna

Trumpeters

Order: Gruiformes
Gruiformes
The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like"....

. Family: Psophiidae

The trumpeters are dumpy birds with long necks and legs, and chicken-like bills. They are named for the trumpeting call of the males. There are 3 species worldwide, restricted to the Amazon basin, and 2 species which occur in Peru.
  • Gray-winged Trumpeter Psophia crepitans
  • Pale-winged Trumpeter
    Pale-winged Trumpeter
    The Pale-winged Trumpeter , also known as the White-winged Trumpeter, is a species of bird in the Psophiidae family...

     Psophia leucoptera

Rails, crakes, gallinules, and coots

Order: Gruiformes
Gruiformes
The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like"....

. Family: Rallidae
Rallidae
The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small to medium-sized birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and the family also includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules...



Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coot
Coot
Coots are medium-sized water birds that are members of the rail family Rallidae. They constitute the genus Fulica. Coots have predominantly black plumage, and, unlike many of the rails, they are usually easy to see, often swimming in open water...

s, and gallinule
Rallidae
The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small to medium-sized birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and the family also includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules...

s. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps, or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs, and have long toes which are well adapted to soft, uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and be weak fliers. There are 143 species worldwide and 31 species which occur in Peru.
  • Ocellated Crake
    Ocellated Crake
    The Ocellated Crake is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It belongs to the monotypic genus Micropygia....

     Micropygia schomburgkii
  • Chestnut-headed Crake
    Chestnut-headed Crake
    The Chestnut-headed Crake is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Anurolimnas castaneiceps
  • Russet-crowned Crake
    Russet-crowned Crake
    The Russet-crowned Crake is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and...

     Anurolimnas viridis
  • Black-banded Crake
    Black-banded Crake
    The Black-banded Crake is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Anurolimnas fasciatus
  • Rufous-sided Crake
    Rufous-sided Crake
    The Rufous-sided Crake is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is swamps....

     Laterallus melanophaius
  • White-throated Crake
    White-throated Crake
    The White-throated Crake is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitat is swamps.-References:...

     Laterallus albigularis
  • Gray-breasted Crake Laterallus exilis
  • Junin Rail
    Junín Rail
    The Junin Crake or Junin Rail is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It has sometimes considered a distinctive subspecies of the Black Rail ....

     Laterallus tuerosi (E)
  • Black Rail
    Black Rail
    The Black Rail is a mouse-sized member of the Rallidae family of birds. It is found in scattered parts of North America and the Pacific region of South America, usually in coastal salt marshes but also in some freshwater marshes. It is extinct or threatened in many locations due to habitat loss...

     Laterallus jamaicensis
  • Clapper Rail
    Clapper Rail
    The Clapper Rail is a member of the rail family, Rallidae. Some researchers believe that this bird and the similar King Rail are a single species; the two birds are known to interbreed.-Distribution and habitat:...

     Rallus longirostris
  • Virginia Rail
    Virginia Rail
    The Virginia Rail, Rallus limicola, is a small waterbird, of the family Rallidae.Adults are mainly brown, darker on the back and crown, with orange-brown legs. They have long toes, a short tail and a long slim reddish bill...

     Rallus limicola
  • Bogota Rail
    Bogotá Rail
    The Bogotá Rail is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is endemic to Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, freshwater lakes, and freshwater marshes....

     Rallus semiplumbeus
  • Rufous-necked Wood-Rail
    Rufous-necked Wood-rail
    The Rufous-necked Wood Rail is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical...

     Aramides axillaris
  • Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea
  • Brown Wood-Rail
    Brown Wood-rail
    The Brown Wood Rail is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and possibly Peru....

     Aramides wolfi
  • Red-winged Wood-Rail
    Red-winged Wood-rail
    The Red-winged Wood Rail is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.-References:...

     Aramides calopterus
  • Uniform Crake
    Uniform Crake
    The Uniform Crake is a species of bird in the Rallidae family, the only member of the genus Amaurolimnas. It is found widely, but locally, in swampy forests and wetlands of southern Mexico, and Central and South America...

     Amaurolimnas concolor
  • Sora
    Sora (crake)
    The Sora is a small waterbird of the family Rallidae, sometimes also referred to as the Sora Rail or Sora Crake.Adults Soras are long, with dark-marked brown upperparts, a blue-grey face and underparts, and black and white barring on the flanks. They have a short thick yellow bill, with black...

     Porzana carolina
  • Ash-throated Crake
    Ash-throated Crake
    The Ash-throated Crake is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela....

     Porzana albicollis
  • Paint-billed Crake
    Paint-billed Crake
    The Paint-billed Crake, Neocrex erythrops is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Helena, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, and Venezuela.Its natural...

     Neocrex erythrops
  • Spotted Rail
    Spotted Rail
    The Spotted Rail is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad...

     Pardirallus maculatus
  • Blackish Rail
    Blackish Rail
    The Blackish Rail is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is swamps.-References:...

     Pardirallus nigricans
  • Plumbeous Rail
    Plumbeous Rail
    The Plumbeous Rail is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay, and is a vagrant to the Falkland Islands.Its natural habitat is swamps....

     Pardirallus sanguinolentus
  • Purple Gallinule
    American Purple Gallinule
    The American Purple Gallinule is a "swamp hen" in the rail family Rallidae.A medium-sized rail with big yellow feet, purple-blue plumage with a green back, and red and yellow bill. It has a pale blue forehead shield and white undertail.Juveniles are brown overall with a brownish olive back...

     Porphyrio martinica
  • Azure Gallinule
    Azure Gallinule
    The Azure Gallinule is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, and Venezuela.The bill and frontal shield is a pale greenish-yellow.The wing...

     Porphyrio flavirostris
  • Common Moorhen
    Common Moorhen
    The Common Moorhen is a bird in the Rallidae family with an almost worldwide distribution. The North and South American Committees of the AOU and the IOC have voted on or before July 2011 to split the American forms into a new species Common Gallinule, however, no other committee has voted to...

     Gallinula chloropus
  • Spot-flanked Gallinule
    Spot-flanked Gallinule
    The Spot-flanked Gallinule is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.Its natural habitats are swamps and freshwater lakes....

     Gallinula melanops
  • American Coot
    American Coot
    The American Coot is a bird of the family Rallidae, inhabiting wetlands and open water bodies. Measuring in length and across the wings, adults have a short thick white bill and white frontal shield, which usually has a reddish-brown spot near the top of the bill between the eyes...

     Fulica americana
  • Slate-colored Coot Fulica ardesiaca
  • Red-fronted Coot
    Red-fronted Coot
    The Red-fronted Coot is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. At , it is a mid-sized species of coot.It is found in Argentina, southern Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, southern Peru and Uruguay. There are also records from Bolivia and the Falkland Islands.Its natural habitat is swamps and...

     Fulica rufifrons
  • Giant Coot
    Giant Coot
    The Giant Coot is a species of bird found at lakes in the altiplano from central Peru, through western Bolivia, to north-eastern Chile and extreme north-western Argentina. With a total length of 48–64 cm , it is the second largest extant member of the Rallidae family, after the Takahe, and...

     Fulica gigantea

Sungrebe and Finfoots

Order: Gruiformes
Gruiformes
The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like"....

. Family: Heliornithidae
Heliornithidae
The Heliornithidae are a small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet like those of grebes and coots. The family overall are known as finfoots, although one species is known as a Sungrebe. The family is composed of three species in three genera.-Description:Finfoots resemble...



The Heliornithidae are small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet similar to those of grebes and coots. There are 3 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Peru.
  • Sungrebe
    Sungrebe
    The Sungrebe or American Finfoot is a bird which breeds in tropical Central and South America from southern Mexico to northeast Argentina and southern Brazil....

     Heliornis fulica

Sunbittern

Order: Gruiformes
Gruiformes
The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like"....

. Family: Eurypygidae

The Sunbittern is a bittern
Bittern
Bitterns are a classification of birds in the heron family, Ardeidae, a family of wading birds. Species named bitterns tend to be the shorter-necked, often more secretive members of this family...

-like bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...

 of tropical regions of the Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...

, and the sole member of the family Eurypygidae (sometimes spelled Eurypigidae) and genus Eurypyga.
  • Sunbittern
    Sunbittern
    The Sunbittern, Eurypyga helias is a bittern-like bird of tropical regions of the Americas, and the sole member of the family Eurypygidae and genus Eurypyga.-Description and reproduction:...

     Eurypyga helias

Jacanas

Order: Charadriiformes
Charadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...

. Family: Jacanidae

The jacana
Jacana
The jaçanas are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone. See Etymology below for pronunciation....

s are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. They are found worldwide in the Tropics. They are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat. There 8 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Peru.
  • Wattled Jacana
    Wattled Jacana
    The Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana is a wader which is a resident breeder from western Panama and Trinidad south through most of South America east of the Andes....

     Jacana jacana

Oystercatchers

Order: Charadriiformes
Charadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...

. Family: Haematopodidae

The oystercatcher
Oystercatcher
The oystercatchers are a group of waders; they form the family Haematopodidae, which has a single genus, Haematopus. They are found on coasts worldwide apart from the polar regions and some tropical regions of Africa and South East Asia...

s are large and noisy plover
Plover
Plovers are a widely distributed group of wading birds belonging to the subfamily Charadriinae. There are about 40 species in the subfamily, most of them called "plover" or "dotterel". The closely related lapwing subfamily, Vanellinae, comprises another 20-odd species.Plovers are found throughout...

-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs. There are 11 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Peru.
  • Blackish Oystercatcher
    Blackish Oystercatcher
    The Blackish Oystercatcher is a species of wader in the Haematopodidae family.It is found in Argentina, Chile, the Falkland Islands and Peru, and is a vagrant to Uruguay.The population is estimated at 22,000–120,000....

     Haematopus ater
  • American Oystercatcher
    American Oystercatcher
    The American Oystercatcher , occasionally called the American Pied Oystercatcher, is a member of family Haematopodidae. The bird is marked by its black and white body and a long, thick orange beak...

     Haematopus palliatus

Avocets and stilts

Order: Charadriiformes
Charadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...

. Family: Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostridae is a family of birds in the wader suborder Charadrii. It contains two distinct groups of birds, the avocets and the stilts .-Description and diet:...



Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocet
Avocet
The four species of Avocets are a genus, Recurvirostra, of waders in the same avian family as the stilts.Avocets have long legs and long, thin, upcurved bills which they sweep from side to side when feeding in the brackish or saline wetlands they prefer...

s and the stilt
Stilt
Stilt is a common name for several species of birds in the family Recurvirostridae, which also includes those known as avocets. They are found in brackish or saline wetlands in warm or hot climates....

s. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills. There are 9 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Peru.
  • Black-necked Stilt
    Black-necked Stilt
    The Black-necked Stilt is a locally abundant shorebird of American wetlands and coastlines. It is found from the coastal areas of California through much of the interior western United States and along the Gulf of Mexico as far east as Florida, then south through Central America and the Caribbean...

     Himantopus mexicanus
  • White-backed Stilt Himantopus melanurus
  • Andean Avocet
    Andean Avocet
    The Andean Avocet is a large wader in the avocet and stilt bird family, Recurvirostridae. It is resident in the Andes, breeding above 3500 m in northwestern Argentina, western Bolivia, northern Chile and southern Peru.-Description:...

     Recurvirostra andina

Thick-knees

Order: Charadriiformes
Charadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...

. Family: Burhinidae

The thick-knees are a group of largely tropical waders in the family Burhinidae. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone, with some species also breeding in temperate Europe and Australia. They are medium to large waders with strong black or yellow black bills, large yellow eyes and cryptic plumage. Despite being classed as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semi-arid habitats. There are 9 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Peru.
  • Peruvian Thick-knee
    Peruvian Thick-knee
    The Peruvian Thick-knee is a species of bird in the Burhinidae family.It is found in Chile, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Burhinus superciliaris

Plovers and lapwings

Order: Charadriiformes
Charadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...

. Family: Charadriidae
Charadriidae
The bird family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings, about 64 to 66 species in all.- Morphology :They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings, but most species of lapwing may have more rounded wings...



The family Charadriidae includes the plover
Plover
Plovers are a widely distributed group of wading birds belonging to the subfamily Charadriinae. There are about 40 species in the subfamily, most of them called "plover" or "dotterel". The closely related lapwing subfamily, Vanellinae, comprises another 20-odd species.Plovers are found throughout...

s, dotterels, and lapwing
Lapwing
Vanellinae are any of various crested plovers, family Charadriidae, noted for its slow, irregular wingbeat in flight and a shrill, wailing cry. Its length is 10-16 inches. They are a subfamily of medium-sized wading birds which also includes the plovers and dotterels. The Vanellinae are...

s. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water, although there are some exceptions. There are 66 species worldwide and 15 species which occur in Peru.
  • Pied Lapwing
    Pied Lapwing
    The Pied Plover , also known as the Pied Lapwing, is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family.-Distribution and habitat:...

     Vanellus cayanus
  • Southern Lapwing
    Southern Lapwing
    The Southern Lapwing is a wader in the family Charadriiformes. It is a common and widespread resident throughout South America, except in densely forested regions , the higher parts of the Andes and the arid coast of a large part of western South America. This bird is particularly common in the...

     Vanellus chilensis
  • Andean Lapwing
    Andean Lapwing
    The Andean Lapwing is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Vanellus resplendens
  • American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica
  • Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
  • Semipalmated Plover
    Semipalmated Plover
    The Semipalmated Plover is a small plover.This species weighs and measures in length and across the wings. Adults have a grey-brown back and wings, a white belly, and a white breast with one black neckband...

     Charadrius semipalmatus
  • Wilson's Plover
    Wilson's Plover
    The Wilson's Plover is a small plover.Wilson's Plover is a coastal wader which breeds on both coasts of the Americas from the equator northwards. Its range extends north to include much of the U.S. eastern seaboard, and the Pacific coast of Mexico on the west.It is a partial migrant. Birds leave...

     Charadrius wilsonia
  • Killdeer
    Killdeer
    The Killdeer is a medium-sized plover.Adults have a brown back and wings, a white belly, and a white breast with two black bands. The rump is tawny orange. The face and cap are brown with a white forehead. They have an orange-red eyering...

     Charadrius vociferus
  • Snowy Plover
    Snowy Plover
    The Snowy Plover is a small wader in the plover bird family. It breeds in Ecuador, Peru, Chile, the southern and western USA and the Caribbean...

     Charadrius alexandrinus
  • Collared Plover
    Collared Plover
    The Collared Plover, Charadrius collaris, is a small shorebird in the plover family, Charadriidae. It lives along coasts and riverbanks of the tropical to temperate Americas, from central Mexico south to Chile and Argentina....

     Charadrius collaris
  • Puna Plover
    Puna Plover
    The Puna Plover is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.Its natural habitats are freshwater lakes and saline marshes.-References:...

     Charadrius alticola
  • Two-banded Plover
    Two-banded Plover
    The Two-banded Plover is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family.It breeds in Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands...

     Charadrius falklandicus (A)
  • Rufous-chested Dotterel Charadrius modestus
  • Diademed Sandpiper-Plover
    Diademed Sandpiper-plover
    The Diademed Plover or Diademed Sandpiper-Plover is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Phegornis.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru....

     Phegornis mitchellii
  • Tawny-throated Dotterel
    Tawny-throated Dotterel
    The Tawny-throated Dotterel is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family. It is placed in the genus Oreopholus, which is monotypic as regards living species. A prehistoric relative, Oreopholus orcesi, has been described from fossil remains.It breeds in the Andes in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile...

     Oreopholus ruficollis

Sandpipers and allies

Order: Charadriiformes
Charadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...

. Family: Scolopacidae
Scolopacidae
The sandpipers are a large family, Scolopacidae, of waders or shorebirds. They include many species called sandpipers, as well as those called by names such as curlew and snipe. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil...



The Scolopacidae are a large diverse family of small to medium sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlew
Curlew
The curlews , genus Numenius, are a group of eight species of birds, characterised by long, slender, downcurved bills and mottled brown plumage. They are one of the most ancient lineages of scolopacid waders, together with the godwits which look similar but have straight bills...

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Godwit
The godwits are a group of large, long-billed, long-legged and strongly migratory wading birds of the genus Limosa. They form large flocks on coasts and estuaries in winter....

s, shanks
Tringa
Tringa is a genus of waders, containing the shanks and tattlers. They are mainly freshwater birds, often with brightly coloured legs as reflected in the English names of six species, as well as the specific names of two of these and the Green Sandpiper. They are typically associated with northern...

, tattler
Tattler (bird)
The tattlers are the two very similar bird species in the shorebird genus Tringa. They formerly had their own genus, Heteroscelus. The old genus name means "different leg" in Greek, referring to the leg scales that differentiate the tattlers from their close relatives, the shanks.The species are:*...

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Woodcock
The woodcocks are a group of seven or eight very similar living species of wading birds in the genus Scolopax. Only two woodcocks are widespread, the others being localized island endemics. Most are found in the Northern Hemisphere but a few range into Wallacea...

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Snipe
A snipe is any of about 25 wading bird species in three genera in the family Scolopacidae. They are characterized by a very long, slender bill and crypsis plumage. The Gallinago snipes have a nearly worldwide distribution, the Lymnocryptes Jack Snipe is restricted to Asia and Europe and the...

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Dowitcher
The three dowitchers are medium-sized long-billed wading birds. They resemble godwits in body and bill shape, and the reddish underparts in summer, but are much shorter legged, more like snipe to which they are also somewhat closer related...

s and phalarope
Phalarope
A phalarope or wadepiper is any of three living species of slender-necked shorebirds in the genus Phalaropus of the bird family Scolopacidae. They are close relatives of the shanks and tattlers, the Actitis and Terek Sandpipers, and also of the turnstones and calidrids...

s. The majority of species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enable different species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. There are 89 species worldwide and 37 species which occur in Peru.
  • Wilson's Snipe
    Wilson's Snipe
    Wilson's Snipe is a small, stocky shorebird. This species was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the Common Snipe, G. gallinago. Wilson's Snipe differs from the latter species in having a narrower white edge to the wings, and eight pairs of tail feathers instead of seven.Adults are...

     Gallinago delicata
  • South American Snipe
    South American Snipe
    The South American Snipe or Magellan Snipe, Gallinago paraguaiae, is a small, stocky wader. Its taxonomic position is complicated, sometimes treated as a race of Common Snipe...

     Gallinago paraguaiae
  • Puna Snipe
    Puna Snipe
    The Puna Snipe, Gallinago andina, is a small, stocky wader. It breeds in the Andes of northern Peru to northwestern Argentina and northern Chile. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the South American Snipe.-Description:...

     Gallinago andina
  • Noble Snipe
    Noble Snipe
    The Noble Snipe, Gallinago nobilis, is a small stocky wader. It breeds in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela above or just below the treeline. It is entirely sedentary.-Description:...

     Gallinago nobilis
  • Andean Snipe
    Andean Snipe
    The Andean Snipe, Gallinago jamesoni, is a small, stocky wader. It breeds in the Andes in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. It appears to be entirely sedentary, with no evidence of migration....

     Gallinago jamesoni
  • Imperial Snipe
    Imperial Snipe
    The Imperial Snipe, Gallinago imperialis, is a small stocky wader which breeds in the Andes. For a century it was known only from two specimens collected near Bogotá, Colombia, and was presumed extinct, but it was rediscovered in Peru in 1967 and Ecuador in 1988...

     Gallinago imperialis
  • Short-billed Dowitcher
    Short-billed Dowitcher
    The Short-billed Dowitcher like its congener the Long-billed Dowitcher, is a medium-sized, stocky, long-billed shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. It is an inhabitant of North America, Middle America, and northern South America. It is strongly migratory; it completely vacates in breeding areas...

     Limnodromus griseus
  • Long-billed Dowitcher
    Long-billed Dowitcher
    The Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus, is a medium-sized shorebird.Adults have yellowish legs and a long straight dark bill. The body is dark brown on top and reddish underneath with spotted throat and breast, bars on flanks. The tail has a black and white barred pattern...

     Limnodromus scolopaceus (A)
  • Hudsonian Godwit
    Hudsonian Godwit
    The Hudsonian Godwit, Limosa haemastica, is a large shorebird.-Identification:Adults have long dark legs and a long pink bill with a slight upward curve and dark at the tip. The upper parts are mottled brown and the underparts are chestnut. The tail is black and the rump is white...

     Limosa haemastica
  • Marbled Godwit
    Marbled Godwit
    The Marbled Godwit, Limosa fedoa, is a large shorebird. On average, it is the largest of the 4 species of godwit. The total length is , including a large bill of , and wingspan is . Body mass can vary from ....

     Limosa fedoa
  • Whimbrel
    Whimbrel
    The Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus, is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is one of the mostwidespread of the curlews, breeding across much of subarctic North America, Europe and Asia as far south as Scotland....

     Numenius phaeopus
  • Upland Sandpiper
    Upland Sandpiper
    The Upland Sandpiper is a large shorebird, closely related to the curlews . Older names are the Upland Plover and Bartram's Sandpiper. It is the only member of the genus Bartramia. The genus name and the old common name Bartram's Sandpiper commemorate the American naturalist William Bartram...

     Bartramia longicauda
  • Greater Yellowlegs
    Greater Yellowlegs
    The Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca, is a large North American shorebird, similar in appearance to the smaller Lesser Yellowlegs. Its closest relative, however, is the Greenshank, which together with the Spotted Redshank form a close-knit group...

     Tringa melanoleuca
  • Lesser Yellowlegs
    Lesser Yellowlegs
    The Lesser Yellowlegs is a medium-sized shorebird similar in appearance to the larger Greater Yellowlegs. It is not closely related to this bird, however, but instead to the much larger and quite dissimilar Willet; merely the fine, clear and dense pattern of the neck shown in breeding plumage...

     Tringa flavipes
  • Solitary Sandpiper
    Solitary Sandpiper
    The Solitary Sandpiper is a small wader .-Description:This species measures long, with a wingspan up to and a body mass of . It is a dumpy wader with a dark green back, greyish head and breast and otherwise white underparts. It is obvious in flight, with wings dark above and below, and a dark...

     Tringa solitaria
  • Spotted Sandpiper
    Spotted Sandpiper
    The Spotted Sandpiper is a small shorebird, 18–20 cm long. Together with its sister species, the Common Sandpiper they make up the genus Actitis...

     Actitis macularia
  • Wandering Tattler
    Wandering Tattler
    The Wandering Tattler, Tringa incana , is a medium-sized wading bird. It is similar in appearance to the closely related Gray-tailed Tattler, T. brevipes...

     Heterosceles incanus
  • Willet
    Willet
    The Willet, Tringa semipalmata , is a large shorebird in the sandpiper family. It is a good-sized and stout scolopacid, the largest of the shanks...

     Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
  • Ruddy Turnstone
    Ruddy Turnstone
    The Ruddy Turnstone is a small wading bird, one of two species of turnstone in the genus Arenaria. It is now classified in the sandpiper family Scolopacidae but was formerly sometimes placed in the plover family Charadriidae...

     Arenaria interpres
  • Surfbird
    Surfbird
    The Surfbird is a small stocky wader in the family Scolopacidae. It is usually classified in a genus of its own, as Aphriza virgata, and was once considered to be allied to the turnstones, but more recent data suggests it is very close genetically to the Red and Great Knots and should be included...

     Aphriza virgata
  • Red Knot
    Red Knot
    The Red Knot, Calidris canutus , is a medium sized shorebird which breeds in tundra and the Arctic Cordillera in the far north of Canada, Europe, and Russia. It is a large member of the Calidris sandpipers, second only to the Great Knot...

     Calidris canutus
  • Sanderling
    Sanderling
    The Sanderling is a small wader. It is a circumpolar Arctic breeder, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to South America, South Europe, Africa, and Australia...

     Calidris alba
  • Semipalmated Sandpiper
    Semipalmated Sandpiper
    The Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, is a very small shorebird. It is sometimes separated with other "stints" in Erolia but although these apparently form a monophyletic group, the present species' old genus Ereunetes had been proposed before Erolia.Adults have black legs and a short stout...

     Calidris pusilla
  • Western Sandpiper
    Western Sandpiper
    The Western Sandpiper, Calidris or Erolia mauri, is a small shorebird.Adults have dark legs and a short thin dark bill, thinner at the tip. The body is brown on top and white underneath. They are reddish-brown on the crown. This bird can be difficult to distinguish from other similar tiny...

     Calidris mauri
  • Red-necked Stint
    Red-necked Stint
    The Red-necked Stint is a small migratory wader.- Description :These birds are among the smallest of waders, very similar to the Little Stint, Calidris minuta, with which they were once considered conspecific...

     Calidris ruficollis (A)
  • Least Sandpiper
    Least Sandpiper
    The Least Sandpiper is the smallest shorebird.This species has greenish legs and a short thin dark bill. Breeding adults are brown with dark brown streaks on top and white underneath. They have a light line above the eye and a dark crown. In winter, Least Sandpipers are grey above...

     Calidris minutilla
  • White-rumped Sandpiper
    White-rumped Sandpiper
    The White-rumped Sandpiper is a small shorebird.Adults have black legs and a small thin dark bill. The body is dark brown on top and mainly white underneath, with brown streaks on the breast and a white rump. They have a white stripe over their eyes. This bird shows long wings in flight. In winter...

     Calidris fuscicollis
  • Baird's Sandpiper
    Baird's Sandpiper
    The Baird's Sandpiper is a small shorebird. It is among those calidrids sometimes separated in Erolia.Adults have black legs and a short thin dark bill. They are dark brown on top and mainly white underneath with a black patch on the rump. The head and breast are light brown with dark streaks. In...

     Calidris bairdii
  • Pectoral Sandpiper
    Pectoral Sandpiper
    The Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, is a small wader. It is sometimes separated with the "stint" sandpipers in Erolia. This may or may not represent a good monophyletic group, depending on the placement of the phylogenetically enigmatic Curlew Sandpiper , the type species of Erolia...

     Calidris melanotos
  • Curlew Sandpiper
    Curlew Sandpiper
    The Curlew Sandpiper is a small wader that breeds on the tundra of Arctic Siberia. It is strongly migratory, wintering mainly in Africa, but also in south and southeast Asia and in Australasia...

     Calidris ferruginea (A)
  • Dunlin
    Dunlin
    The Dunlin, Calidris alpina, is a small wader, sometimes separated with the other "stints" in Erolia. It is a circumpolar breeder in Arctic or subarctic regions. Birds that breed in northern Europe and Asia are long-distance migrants, wintering south to Africa, southeast Asia and the Middle East...

     Calidris alpina (A)
  • Stilt Sandpiper
    Stilt Sandpiper
    The Stilt Sandpiper, Calidris himantopus or Micropalama himantopus, is a small shorebird; it bears some resemblance to the smaller calidrid sandpipers or "stints". DNA sequence information is incapable of determining whether it should be placed in Calidris or in the monotypic genus Micropalama...

     Calidris himantopus
  • Buff-breasted Sandpiper
    Buff-breasted Sandpiper
    The Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis, is a small shorebird. It is a calidrid sandpipers and currently considered to be the only member of the genus Tryngites. Indeed, it probably belongs in the genus Calidris itself, or more precisely with the small species thereof which should be...

     Tryngites subruficollis
  • Ruff Philomachus pugnax (A)
  • Wilson's Phalarope
    Wilson's Phalarope
    The Wilson's Phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor, is a small wader. This bird, the largest of the phalaropes, breeds in the prairies of North America in western Canada and the western United States. It is migratory, wintering around the central Andes in South America. They are passage migrants through...

     Phalaropus tricolor
  • Red-necked Phalarope
    Red-necked Phalarope
    The Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus, is a small wader. This phalarope breeds in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia. It is migratory, and, unusually for a wader, winters at sea on tropical oceans....

     Phalaropus lobatus
  • Red Phalarope
    Red Phalarope
    The Red Phalarope , Phalaropus fulicarius, is a small wader. This phalarope breeds in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia...

     Phalaropus fulicarius

Seedsnipes

Order: Charadriiformes
Charadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...

. Family: Thinocoridae

The seedsnipes are a small family of birds that superficially resemble sparrows. They have short legs and long wings and are herbivorous waders. There are 4 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Peru.
  • Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe
    Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe
    The Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe, Attagis gayi, is a wader which is a resident breeding bird in the Andes of South America south from Ecuador....

     Attagis gayi
  • Gray-breasted Seedsnipe Thinocorus orbignyianus
  • Least Seedsnipe
    Least Seedsnipe
    The Least Seedsnipe is a species of bird in the Thinocoridae family.It breeds in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru and has been recorded in Ecuador, the Falkland Islands, Uruguay and possibly Brazil...

     Thinocorus rumicivorus

Skuas and jaegers

Order: Charadriiformes
Charadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...

. Family: Stercorariidae

The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with grey or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants. There are 7 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Peru.
  • Chilean Skua
    Chilean Skua
    The Chilean Skua is a large predatory seabird, which breeds in Argentina and Chile, but ranges as far north as Brazil and Peru when not breeding. A relatively distinctive skua, it has a dark cap that contrasts with its cinnamon throat and lower face...

     Stercorarius chilensis
  • South Polar Skua
    South Polar Skua
    The South Polar Skua, Stercorarius maccormicki, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. An older name for the bird is MacCormick’s Skua, after explorer and naval surgeon Robert McCormick, who first collected the type specimen...

     Stercorarius maccormicki
  • Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
  • Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
  • Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus

Gulls

Order: Charadriiformes
Charadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...

. Family: Laridae

Laridae is a family of medium to large birds seabirds and includes gull
Gull
Gulls are birds in the family Laridae. They are most closely related to the terns and only distantly related to auks, skimmers, and more distantly to the waders...

s and kittiwake
Kittiwake
The kittiwakes are two closely related seabird species in the gull family Laridae, the Black-legged Kittiwake and the Red-legged Kittiwake . The epithets "Black-legged" and "Red-legged" are used to distinguish the two species in North America, but in Europe, where R...

s. They are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. There are 55 species worldwide and 12 species which occur in Peru.
  • Belcher's Gull
    Belcher's Gull
    The Belcher's Gull , also known as the or Band-tailed Gull, is a gull found along the Pacific coast of South America. It formerly included the very similar Olrog's Gull as a subspecies. It is a medium-sized gull with a blackish mantle, white head and underparts, a black band in the otherwise white...

     Larus belcheri
  • Gray Gull Larus modestus
  • Kelp Gull
    Kelp Gull
    The Kelp Gull , also known as the Dominican Gull, breeds on coasts and islands through much of the southern hemisphere. The race L. d. vetula occurs around southern Africa, and nominate L. d...

     Larus dominicanus
  • American Herring Gull
    American Herring Gull
    The American Herring Gull or Smithsonian Gull is a large gull which breeds in North America. It is often treated as a subspecies of the European Herring Gull but is now regarded as a separate species by some authorities.Adults are white with gray back and wings, black wingtips with white spots,...

     Larus smithsonianus (A)
  • Gray-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus
  • Brown-hooded Gull
    Brown-hooded Gull
    The Brown-hooded Gull is a species of gull in the Laridae family. As is the case with many gulls, it has traditionally been placed in the genus Larus....

     Larus maculipennis
  • Andean Gull
    Andean Gull
    The Andean Gull is a species of gull in the Laridae family. As is the case with many gulls, it has traditionally been placed in the genus Larus.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Larus serranus
  • Laughing Gull
    Laughing Gull
    The Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. It breeds on the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. Northernmost populations migrate further south in winter, and this species occurs as a rare vagrant to western...

     Larus atricilla
  • Franklin's Gull
    Franklin's Gull
    The Franklin's Gull is a small gull.-Description:It breeds in central provinces of Canada and adjacent states of the northern United States...

     Larus pipixcan
  • Sabine's Gull
    Sabine's Gull
    The Sabine's Gull is a small gull. Its generic placement is disputed; some authors treat it as the sole species in the genus Xema as Xema sabini, while others retain it in the genus Larus as Larus sabini. It breeds in the arctic and has a circumpolar distribution through northernmost North America...

     Xema sabini
  • Swallow-tailed Gull
    Swallow-tailed Gull
    The Swallow-tailed Gull is an equatorial seabird in the gull family Laridae. It is the only species in the genus Creagrus, which derives from the Latin Creagra and the Greek kreourgos which means butcher, also from kreas, meat; according to Jobling it would mean "hook for meat" referring to the...

     Creagrus furcatus
  • Black-legged Kittiwake
    Black-legged Kittiwake
    The Black-legged Kittiwake is a seabird species in the gull family Laridae.This species was first described by Linnaeus in his Systema naturae in 1758 as Larus tridactylus....

     Rissa tridactyla

Terns

Order: Charadriiformes
Charadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...

. Family: Sternidae

Tern
Tern
Terns are seabirds in the family Sternidae, previously considered a subfamily of the gull family Laridae . They form a lineage with the gulls and skimmers which in turn is related to skuas and auks...

s are a group of generally general medium to large sea-birds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species now known to live in excess of 25 to 30 years. There are 44 species worldwide and 16 species which occur in Peru.
  • Gull-billed Tern
    Gull-billed Tern
    The Gull-billed Tern formerly Sterna nilotica , is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae...

     Sterna nilotica
  • Elegant Tern
    Elegant Tern
    The Elegant Tern is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. It breeds on the Pacific coasts of the southern USA and Mexico and winters south to Peru, Ecuador and Chile....

     Sterna elegans
  • Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis
  • Royal Tern
    Royal Tern
    The Royal Tern is a seabird in the tern family Sternidae. This bird has two distinctive subspecies. T. m. maximus breeds on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the southern USA and Mexico into the Caribbean. The slightly smaller T. m. albididorsalis breeds in coastal west Africa...

     Sterna maxima
  • South American Tern
    South American Tern
    The South American Tern is a species of tern found in coastal regions of southern South America, including the Falkland Islands, ranging north to Peru and Brazil . It is generally the commonest tern in its range. It closely resembles the smaller, highly migratory Common Tern.-References:*...

     Sterna hirundinacea
  • Common Tern
    Common Tern
    The Common Tern is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. This bird has a circumpolar distribution, breeding in temperate and sub-Arctic regions of Europe, Asia and east and central North America. It is strongly migratory, wintering in coastal tropical and subtropical regions. It is sometimes...

     Sterna hirundo
  • Arctic Tern
    Arctic Tern
    The Arctic Tern is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. This bird has a circumpolar breeding distribution covering the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America...

     Sterna paradisaea
  • Snowy-crowned Tern
    Snowy-crowned Tern
    The Snowy-crowned Tern or Trudeau's Tern is a species of tern in the Sternidae family.It is found in Argentina, south-east Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. It has occurred as a vagrant in the Falkland Islands....

     Sterna trudeaui
  • Least Tern Sterna antillarum
  • Yellow-billed Tern
    Yellow-billed Tern
    The Yellow-billed Tern is a species of tern in the Sternidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are rivers, swamps, and freshwater...

     Sterna superciliaris
  • Peruvian Tern
    Peruvian Tern
    The Peruvian Tern is a species of tern in the Sternidae family.It is found in northern Chile, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitats are hot deserts, sandy shores, and coastal saline lagoons.It is threatened by habitat loss....

     Sterna lorata
  • Sooty Tern
    Sooty Tern
    The Sooty Tern, Onychoprion fuscatus , is a seabird of the tern family . It is a bird of the tropical oceans, breeding on islands throughout the equatorial zone. Colloquially, it is known as the Wideawake Tern or just wideawake...

     Sterna fuscata
  • Black Tern
    Black Tern
    The Black Tern, Chlidonias niger, is a small tern generally found in or near inland water in Europe and North America. As its name suggests, it has predominantly dark plumage.- Description :...

     Chlidonias niger
  • Large-billed Tern
    Large-billed Tern
    The Large-billed Tern is a species of tern in the Sternidae family. It belongs to the monotypic genus Phaetusa....

     Phaetusa simplex
  • Brown Noddy
    Brown Noddy
    The Brown Noddy or Common Noddy is a seabird from the tern family. The largest of the noddies, it can be told from the closely related Black Noddy by its larger size and plumage, which is dark brown rather than black...

     Anous stolidus
  • Inca Tern
    Inca Tern
    The Inca Tern is a seabird in the family Sternidae. It is the only member of the genus Larosterna.This uniquely-plumaged bird breeds on the coasts of Peru and Chile, and is restricted to the Humboldt current...

     Larosterna inca

Skimmers

Order: Charadriiformes
Charadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...

. Family: Rynchopidae

Skimmer
Skimmer
The Skimmers, Rynchopidae, are a small family of tern-like birds in the order Charadriiformes, which also includes the waders, gulls and auks. The family comprises three species found in South Asia, Africa, and the Americas....

s are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish. There are 3 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Peru.
  • Black Skimmer
    Black Skimmer
    The Black Skimmer, Rynchops niger, is a tern-like seabird, one of three very similar birds species in the skimmer family. It breeds in North and South America...

     Rynchops niger

Pigeons and doves

Order: Columbiformes
Columbiformes
Columbiformes are an avian order that includes the very widespread and successful doves and pigeons, classified in the family Columbidae, and the extinct Dodo and the Rodrigues Solitaire, long classified as a second family Raphidae. 313 species, found worldwide, comprise the Columbiformes order....

. Family: Columbidae

Pigeons and dove
Dove
Pigeons and doves constitute the bird family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes, which include some 300 species of near passerines. In general terms "dove" and "pigeon" are used somewhat interchangeably...

s are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere
Cère
The Cère is a long river in south-western France, left tributary of the Dordogne River. Its source is in the south-western Massif Central, near the mountain Plomb du Cantal...

. There are 308 species worldwide and 28 species which occur in Peru.
  • Rock Pigeon
    Rock Pigeon
    The Rock Dove or Rock Pigeon, is a member of the bird family Columbidae . In common usage, this bird is often simply referred to as the "pigeon"....

     Columba livia (I)
  • Scaled Pigeon
    Scaled Pigeon
    The Scaled Pigeon, Patagioenas speciosa , is a large New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from southern Mexico south to western Ecuador, southern Brazil, northern Argentina, and Trinidad....

     Patagioenas speciosa
  • Spot-winged Pigeon
    Spot-winged Pigeon
    The Spot-winged Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....

     Patagioenas maculosa
  • Band-tailed Pigeon
    Band-tailed Pigeon
    The Band-tailed Pigeon, Patagioenas fasciata, is a medium-sized bird of the Americas. Its closest relatives are the Chilean Pigeon and the Ring-tailed Pigeon, which form a clade of Patagioenas with a terminal tail band and iridescent plumage on their necks.It ranges from British Columbia, Utah, and...

     Patagioenas fasciata
  • Pale-vented Pigeon
    Pale-vented Pigeon
    The Pale-vented Pigeon, Patagioenas cayennensis, is a large pigeon found in the tropical American. Formerly often placed in Columba, it actually belongs to a clade of the older New World genus Patagioenas. With its relatives it represents an evolutionary radiation extending through most of the...

     Patagioenas cayennensis
  • Maranon Pigeon Patagioenas oenops (E)
  • Plumbeous Pigeon
    Plumbeous Pigeon
    The Plumbeous Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Patagioenas plumbea
  • Ruddy Pigeon
    Ruddy Pigeon
    The Ruddy Pigeon, Patagioenas subvinacea, is a largish pigeon which breeds from Costa Rica south to western Ecuador, Bolivia and central Brazil. It belongs to a clade of small and rather plain species of Patagioenas with characteristic calls that constitute the subgenus Oenoenas...

     Patagioenas subvinacea
  • Eared Dove
    Eared Dove
    The Eared Dove, Zenaida auriculata, is a New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder throughout South America from Colombia to southern Argentina and Chile, and on the offshore islands from the Grenadines southwards. It may be a relatively recent colonist of Tobago and Trinidad...

     Zenaida auriculata
  • West Peruvian Dove Zenaida meloda
  • Plain-breasted Ground Dove Columbina minuta
  • Ecuadorian Ground Dove Columbina buckleyi
  • Ruddy Ground Dove
    Ruddy Ground Dove
    The Ruddy Ground Dove is a small New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from Mexico south to Peru, Brazil and Paraguay, and northern Argentina, and on Trinidad and Tobago...

     Columbina talpacoti
  • Picui Ground Dove Columbina picui
  • Croaking Ground Dove Columbina cruziana
  • Blue Ground Dove
    Blue Ground Dove
    The Blue Ground Dove is a small New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from southeastern Mexico to northwestern Peru and northern Argentina, and on Trinidad....

     Claravis pretiosa
  • Maroon-chested Ground Dove Claravis mondetoura
  • Bare-faced Ground Dove Metriopelia ceciliae
  • Black-winged Ground Dove Metriopelia melanoptera
  • Golden-spotted Ground Dove Metriopelia aymara
  • White-tipped Dove
    White-tipped Dove
    The White-tipped Dove is a large New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from the southernmost Texas in the USA through Mexico and Central America south to western Peru and central Argentina. It also breeds on the offshore islands of northern South America, including Trinidad and Tobago...

     Leptotila verreauxi
  • White-faced Dove
    White-faced Dove
    The Yungas Dove , also known as the White-faced Dove, is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in Argentina and Bolivia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....

     Leptotila megalura
  • Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla
  • Ochre-bellied Dove
    Ochre-bellied Dove
    The Ochre-bellied Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru....

     Leptotila ochraceiventris
  • Sapphire Quail Dove Geotrygon saphirina
  • White-throated Quail-Dove
    White-throated Quail-dove
    The White-throated Quail-Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests...

     Geotrygon frenata
  • Violaceous Quail-Dove
    Violaceous Quail-dove
    The Violaceous Quail-Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Geotrygon violacea (A)
  • Ruddy Quail-Dove
    Ruddy Quail-Dove
    The Ruddy Quail-Dove is a member of the bird family Columbidae, which includes doves and pigeons.It breeds throughout the West Indies, Central America, and tropical South America. It has appeared as a vagrant in Florida and southern Texas. It lays two buff colored eggs on a flimsy platform...

     Geotrygon montana

Parrots, macaws and allies

Order: Psittaciformes. Family: Psittacidae

Parrot
Parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three families: the Psittacidae , the Cacatuidae and the Strigopidae...

s are small to large birds with a characteristic curved beak shape. Their upper mandibles have slight mobility in the joint with the skull and the have a generally erect stance. All parrots are zygodactyl, having the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two back. There are 335 species worldwide and 53 species which occur in Peru.
  • Blue-and-yellow Macaw
    Blue-and-yellow Macaw
    The Blue-and-Yellow Macaw , also known as the Blue-and-Gold Macaw, is a member of the group of large Neotropical parrots known as macaws. It breeds in forest and woodland of tropical South America from Trinidad and Venezuela south to Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay...

     Ara ararauna
  • Military Macaw
    Military Macaw
    The Military Macaw is a large parrot and a medium-sized member of the macaw genus. Though considered vulnerable as a wild species, it is still commonly found in the pet trade industry. A predominantly green bird, it is found in the forests of Mexico and South America.-Taxonomy:There are three...

     Ara militaris
  • Scarlet Macaw
    Scarlet Macaw
    The Scarlet Macaw is a large, colorful macaw. It is native to humid evergreen forests in the American tropics. Range extends from extreme south-eastern Mexico to Amazonian Peru, Bolivia and Brazil in lowlands up to up to...

     Ara
  • Red-and-green Macaw
    Red-and-green Macaw
    The Red-and-green Macaw , also known as the Green-winged Macaw, is a large mostly-red macaw of the Ara genus.This is the largest of the Ara genus, widespread in the forests and woodlands of northern and central South America...

     Ara chloroptera
  • Chestnut-fronted Macaw
    Chestnut-fronted Macaw
    The Chestnut-fronted Macaw or Severe Macaw is one of the largest of the Mini-Macaws. It reaches a size of around of which around half is the length of the tail....

     Ara severa
  • Red-bellied Macaw
    Red-bellied Macaw
    The Red-bellied Macaw, Orthopsittaca manilata, is a medium-sized, mainly green parrot. It is the only species of the genus Orthopsittaca, and it does not have any subspecies....

     Orthopsittaca manilata
  • Blue-headed Macaw
    Blue-headed Macaw
    The Blue-headed Macaw or Coulon's Macaw is native to eastern Peru , north-western Bolivia , and far western Brazil...

     Primolius couloni
  • Red-shouldered Macaw
    Red-shouldered Macaw
    The Red-shouldered Macaw is the smallest macaw being 30–35 centimetres in length. It is a parrot native to the tropical lowlands, savannah, and swamplands of Venezuela, the Guianas, Bolivia, Brazil, and far south-eastern Peru...

     Diopsittaca nobilis
  • Scarlet-fronted Parakeet
    Scarlet-fronted Parakeet
    The Scarlet-fronted Parakeet or is a long-tailed South American species of parrot, which is sometimes called the Scarlet-fronted Conure or Wagler's Conure.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Aratinga wagleri
  • Mitred Parakeet
    Mitred Parakeet
    The Mitred Parakeet , also known as the Mitred Conure in aviculture, is a species of green and red parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is native to the forests and woodlands in the Andes from north-central Peru, south through Bolivia, to north-western Argentina, with introduced populations in...

     Aratinga mitrata
  • Red-masked Parakeet
    Red-masked Parakeet
    The Red-masked Parakeet, Aratinga erythrogenys, is a medium-sized parrot from Ecuador and Peru. It is popular as a pet and considered a good talker. It is known in aviculture as the Cherry-headed Conure.-Description:...

     Aratinga erythrogenys
  • White-eyed Parakeet Aratinga leucophthalmus
  • Dusky-headed Parakeet
    Dusky-headed Parakeet
    The Dusky-headed Parakeet , also known as the or Weddell's Conure or Dusky-headed Conure in aviculture, is a species of parrot found in wooded habitats in the western Amazon Basin. It prefers semi-open habitats such as várzea, forest edge and forest remnants, but can also be found in coffee...

     Aratinga weddellii
  • Peach-fronted Parakeet
    Peach-fronted Parakeet
    The Peach-fronted Parakeet , more commonly known as the Peach-fronted Conure in aviculture, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is widespread and often common in semi-open and open habitats in eastern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, far northern Argentina and southern Suriname...

     Aratinga aurea
  • Golden-plumed Parakeet
    Golden-plumed Parakeet
    The Golden-plumed Parakeet is a Neotropical parrot species within the Psittacidae family, belonging to the monotypic genus Leptosittaca. This somewhat Aratinga-like species is found in humid temperate highland forests, especially with Podocarpus, on the east Andean slope in Colombia, Ecuador, and...

     Leptosittaca branickii
  • Green-cheeked Parakeet
    Green-cheeked Parakeet
    The Green-cheeked Conure , is a small parrot of the genus Pyrrhura.They belong to several genera within a long-tailed group of the New World Parrot subfamily Arinae. The term "conure" is used primarily in bird keeping, though it has appeared in scientific journals...

     Pyrrhura molinae
  • Red-crowned Parakeet
    Red-crowned Parakeet (South America)
    The Rose-fronted Parakeet , also known as the Red-crowned Parakeet , or, in aviculture, the Rose-fronted Conure, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae...

     Pyrrhura roseifrons
  • Deville's Parakeet
    Deville's Parakeet
    The Bonaparte's Parakeet , also known as the Deville's Parakeet, or, in aviculture, the Deville's Conure, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is restricted to the Brazilian state of Amazonas south of the Solimões river.-Description:Total length ca. 22 cm...

     Pyrrhura lucianii
  • Wavy-breasted Parakeet Pyrrhura peruviana
  • Maroon-tailed Parakeet
    Maroon-tailed Parakeet
    The Maroon-tailed Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Pyrrhura melanura
  • Black-capped Parakeet
    Black-capped Parakeet
    The Black-capped Parakeet or Rock Parakeet , also known as the Black-capped Conure or Rock Conure in aviculture, is a parrot native to the south-western Amazon Basin and adjacent east Andean slopes in Peru, Bolivia and Brazil...

     Pyrrhura rupicola
  • Andean Parakeet
    Andean Parakeet
    The Andean Parakeet, Bolborhynchus orbygnesius, is a small parrot found in the upland wooded valleys of the central eastern Andes in Bolivia and Peru, at elevations of to . It is solid green, darker above and lighter below, with some blue visible on wings when flying. It has a pale bill and...

     Bolborhynchus orbygnesius
  • Barred Parakeet
    Barred Parakeet
    The Barred Parakeet , also known as Lineolated Parakeet, Catherine Parakeet or 'Linnies' for short, is a small parrot found disjunctly in highland forests from southern Mexico to Panama, in the Andes from western Venezuela to southern Peru, the Santa Marta Mountains in Colombia and the Venezuelan...

     Bolborhynchus lineola
  • Mountain Parakeet
    Mountain Parakeet
    The Mountain Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.-References:...

     Psilopsiagon aurifrons
  • Blue-winged Parrotlet
    Blue-winged Parrotlet
    The Blue-winged Parrotlet is a small parrot found in much of South America. It includes the Turquoise-rumped Parrotlet , which sometimes is treated as a separate species. The Blue-winged Parrotlet is mainly found in lowlands, but locally up to 1200m in south-eastern Brazil...

     Forpus xanthopterygius
  • Dusky-billed Parrotlet
    Dusky-billed Parrotlet
    The Dusky-billed Parrotlet , also known as the Sclater's Parrotlet, is a small species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in the Amazon Rainforest in South America, where it is locally fairly common; it is in the Andes, and the Amazonian foothills; also the Amazon River outlet, and...

     Forpus sclateri
  • Pacific Parrotlet
    Pacific Parrotlet
    The Pacific Parrotlet , also known as Lesson's Parrotlet or the Celestial Parrotlet, is a species of small parrot in the Psittacidae family, native to Ecuador and Peru...

     Forpus coelestis
  • Yellow-faced Parrotlet
    Yellow-faced Parrotlet
    The Yellow-faced Parrotlet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is endemic to dry woodland, riparian thickets and scrub in the Marañón Valley in northern Peru....

     Forpus xanthops (E)
  • White-winged Parakeet Brotogeris versicolurus
  • Gray-cheeked Parakeet Brotogeris pyrrhopterus
  • Cobalt-winged Parakeet
    Cobalt-winged Parakeet
    The Cobalt-winged Parakeet is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family, the true parrots.It is found in the eastern Andean foothills, the far western Amazonian regions in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia; in Brazil, the Amazon Basin states of Amazonas, Acre, and Rondonia.Its...

     Brotogeris cyanoptera
  • Tui Parakeet
    Tui Parakeet
    The Tui Parakeet is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family, the true parrots.It is found in the Amazon Basin of Brazil, and Amazonian Peru and Bolivia; also a minor range into eastern Ecuador, and the river border of far south-eastern Colombia.It is restricted to várzea and other wooded...

     Brotogeris sanctithomae
  • Amazonian Parrotlet
    Amazonian Parrotlet
    The Manu Parrotlet or Amazonian Parrotlet is a recently described species of parrot native to the western Amazon basin, from southern Peru to northwest Bolivia. It is found in lowland forests near bamboo and rivers. It has a stocky build akin to a small Amazon parrot...

     Nannopsittaca dachilleae
  • Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet
    Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet
    The Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...

     Touit huetii
  • Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet
    Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet
    The Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Touit purpurata
  • Spot-winged Parrotlet
    Spot-winged Parrotlet
    The Spot-winged Parrotlet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....

     Touit stictoptera
  • Black-headed Parrot
    Black-headed Parrot
    The Black-headed Parrot , also known as the Black-headed Caique, Black-capped Parrot or Pallid Parrot The Black-headed Parrot (Pionites melanocephalus; sometimes incorrectly Pionites melanocephala), also known as the Black-headed Caique, Black-capped Parrot or Pallid Parrot The Black-headed Parrot...

     Pionites melanocephala
  • White-bellied Parrot
    White-bellied Parrot
    The White-bellied Parrot , in aviculture often referred to as the White-bellied Caique, is one of the two species in the genus Pionites of the Psittacidae family; the other species being the allopatric Black-headed Parrot...

     Pionites leucogaster
  • Orange-cheeked Parrot
    Orange-cheeked Parrot
    The Orange-cheeked Parrot is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It was formerly placed in the genus Pionopsitta which is now monotypic....

     Pionopsitta barrabandi
  • Black-winged Parrot
    Black-winged Parrot
    Also known as Black-eared Parrot, Peruvian Black-winged Parrot.The Black-winged Parrot, Hapalopsittaca melanotis, is a small stocky parrot found in the eastern Andes. It is largely green with large black patches on wings, dull yellow around eyes, blue-grey beak, and distinct patches over the ears....

     Hapalopsittaca melanotis
  • Rusty-faced Parrot
    Rusty-faced Parrot
    The Rusty-faced Parrot is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:*...

     Hapalopsittaca amazonina
  • Red-faced Parrot
    Red-faced Parrot
    The Red-faced Parrot is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

     Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops
  • Short-tailed Parrot
    Short-tailed Parrot
    The Short-tailed Parrot is the only species of the genus Graydidascalus. It is found along both banks of the Amazon river and other major Amazonian rivers in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru...

     Graydidascalus brachyurus
  • Blue-headed Parrot
    Blue-headed Parrot
    The Blue-headed Parrot, also known as the Blue-headed Pionus, Pionus menstruus, is a medium large parrot. It is about 27 cm long and they are mainly green with a blue head and neck, and red under tail feathers. It is a resident bird in tropical and subtropical South America and southern...

     Pionus menstruus
  • Red-billed Parrot
    Red-billed Parrot
    The Red-billed Parrot or Red-billed Pionus is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in humid subtropical forests in the Venezuelan Coastal Range, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, and in the Andes from Colombia in north to Bolivia in south...

     Pionus sordidus
  • Speckle-faced Parrot
    Speckle-faced Parrot
    The Speckle-faced Parrot is a species of parrot from the humid Andean forests from Colombia, through Ecuador and Peru, to Bolivia...

     Pionus tumultuosus
  • Bronze-winged Parrot
    Bronze-winged Parrot
    The Bronze-winged Parrot is a medium sized pionus parrot 28 cm long. It is a short-tailed stocky parrot found in forest and woodland in north-western South America.-Description:...

     Pionus chalcopterus
  • Festive Parrot Amazona festiva
  • Yellow-crowned Parrot Amazona ochrocephala
  • Orange-winged Parrot
    Orange-winged Parrot
    The Orange-winged Amazon , also known locally as Orange-winged Parrot and Loro Guaro, is a large Amazon parrot. It is a resident breeding bird in tropical South America, from Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago south to Peru and central Brazil. Its habitat is forest and semi-open country...

     Amazona amazonica
  • Scaly-naped Parrot Amazona mercenaria
  • Mealy Parrot
    Mealy Parrot
    The Mealy Amazon or Mealy Parrot is among the largest parrots in the Amazona genus, the Amazon parrots. It is a mainly green parrot with a total length of 38–41 cm . It is endemic to tropical Central and South America.-Range, common names and races:The Mealy Amazon occurs in tropical Central...

     Amazona farinosa
  • Red-fan Parrot
    Red-fan Parrot
    The Red-fan Parrot , also known as the Hawk-headed Parrot, is an unusual New World parrot hailing from the Amazon Rainforest...

     Deroptyus accipitrinus

Cuckoos and anis

Order: Cuculiformes
Cuculiformes
The near passerine bird order Cuculiformes traditionally included three families as below:* Musophagidae - turacos and allies* Cuculidae - cuckoos, coucals, roadrunners and anis* Opisthocomidae - Hoatzin...

. Family: Cuculidae

The family Cuculidae includes cuckoo
Cuckoo
The cuckoos are a family, Cuculidae, of near passerine birds. The order Cuculiformes, in addition to the cuckoos, also includes the turacos . Some zoologists and taxonomists have also included the unique Hoatzin in the Cuculiformes, but its taxonomy remains in dispute...

s, roadrunner
Geococcyx
The roadrunners are two species of bird in the genus Geococcyx of the cuckoo family, Cuculidae, native to North and Central America...

s and anis
Ani (bird)
The anis are the three species of near-passerine birds in the genus Crotophaga of the cuckoo family. They are essentially tropical New world birds, although the range of two species just reaches the United States...

. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. Unlike the cuckoo species of the Old World, North American cuckoos are not brood parasites. There are 138 species worldwide and 16 species which occur in Peru.
  • Ash-colored Cuckoo Coccyzus cinereus
  • Black-billed Cuckoo
    Black-billed Cuckoo
    The Black-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus, is a cuckoo.Adults have a long brown tail and a black bill. The head and upper parts are brown and the underparts are white. There is a red ring around the eye. Juveniles are drabber, and the eye ring is greenish.Their breeding habitat is edges of...

     Coccyzus erythropthalmus
  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo
    Yellow-billed Cuckoo
    The Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus, is a cuckoo. Common folk-names for this bird in the southern United States are Rain Crow and Storm Crow...

     Coccyzus americanus
  • Dark-billed Cuckoo
    Dark-billed Cuckoo
    The Dark-billed Cuckoo is a species of bird in the Cuculidae family, the cuckoos.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela...

     Coccyzus melacoryphus
  • Gray-capped Cuckoo Coccyzus lansbergi
  • Squirrel Cuckoo
    Squirrel Cuckoo
    The Squirrel Cuckoo, Piaya cayana, is a large and active species of cuckoo found in wooded habitats from northwestern Mexico to northern Argentina and Uruguay, and on Trinidad.-Description:...

     Piaya cayana
  • Black-bellied Cuckoo
    Black-bellied Cuckoo
    The Black-bellied Cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is found in the Amazon Rainforest and the Guianas. It is generally uncommon, but locally fairly common...

     Piaya melanogaster
  • Little Cuckoo
    Little Cuckoo
    The Little Cuckoo is a species of bird in the cuckoo family from South America and Panama. It was formerly placed in the genus Piaya but a monotypic genus Coccycua was once erected for it...

     Piaya minuta
  • Greater Ani
    Greater Ani
    The Greater Ani, Crotophaga major, is a large bird in the cuckoo family. It is a breeding species from Panama and Trinidad through tropical South America to northern Argentina. It is sometimes referred to as the Black cuckoo....

     Crotophaga major
  • Smooth-billed Ani
    Smooth-billed Ani
    The Smooth-billed Ani is a large near passerine bird in the cuckoo family. It is a resident breeding species from southern Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, parts of Central America, south to western Ecuador, Brazil, and northern Argentina.This ani is found in open and semi-open country and...

     Crotophaga ani
  • Groove-billed Ani
    Groove-billed Ani
    The Groove-billed Ani, Crotophaga sulcirostris, is an odd-looking tropical bird in the cuckoo family with a long tail and a large, curved beak. It is a resident species throughout most of its range, from southern Texas and central Mexico through Central America, to northern Colombia and Venezuela,...

     Crotophaga sulcirostris
  • Striped Cuckoo
    Striped Cuckoo
    The Striped Cuckoo is a near-passerine bird, the only member of the genus Tapera. This resident cuckoo is found from Mexico and Trinidad south to Bolivia and Argentina....

     Tapera naevia
  • Pheasant Cuckoo
    Pheasant Cuckoo
    The Pheasant Cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are...

     Dromococcyx phasianellus
  • Pavonine Cuckoo
    Pavonine Cuckoo
    The Pavonine Cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Dromococcyx pavoninus
  • Rufous-vented Ground Cuckoo Neomorphus geoffroyi
  • Red-billed Ground Cuckoo Neomorphus pucheranii

Barn owls

Order: Strigiformes. Family: Tytonidae
Tytonidae
Barn-owls are one of the two families of owls, the other being the true owls, Strigidae. They are medium to large sized owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long, strong legs with powerful talons...



Barn owl
Barn Owl
The Barn Owl is the most widely distributed species of owl, and one of the most widespread of all birds. It is also referred to as Common Barn Owl, to distinguish it from other species in the barn-owl family Tytonidae. These form one of two main lineages of living owls, the other being the typical...

s are medium to large sized owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons. There are 16 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Peru.
  • Barn Owl
    Barn Owl
    The Barn Owl is the most widely distributed species of owl, and one of the most widespread of all birds. It is also referred to as Common Barn Owl, to distinguish it from other species in the barn-owl family Tytonidae. These form one of two main lineages of living owls, the other being the typical...

     Tyto alba

Typical owls

Order: Strigiformes. Family: Strigidae

Typical owl
Typical owl
True owl or Typical owl are one of the two generally accepted families of Owls, the other being the barn owls . The Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy unites the Caprimulgiformes with the owl order; here, the typical owls are a subfamily Strigidae...

s are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk. There are 195 species worldwide and 31 species which occur in Peru.
  • Tropical Screech Owl Megascops choliba
  • Koepcke's Screech Owl Megascops koepckeae
  • West Peruvian Screech Owl Megascops roboratus
  • Rufescent Screech Owl Megascops ingens
  • Colombian Screech Owl Megascops colombianus
  • Cinnamon Screech Owl Megascops petersoni
  • Cloud-forest Screech Owl Megascops marshalli (E)
  • Tawny-bellied Screech Owl Megascops watsonii
  • Rio Napo Screech-owl Megascops napensis
  • White-throated Screech Owl Megascops albogularis
  • Great Horned Owl
    Great Horned Owl
    The Great Horned Owl, , also known as the Tiger Owl, is a large owl native to the Americas. It is an adaptable bird with a vast range and is the most widely distributed true owl in the Americas.-Description:...

     Bubo virginianus
  • Magellanic Horned Owl
    Magellanic Horned Owl
    The Lesser Horned Owl or Magellanic Horned Owl is a large owl of the genus Bubo found in southern South America, extending north to the central Andes...

     Bubo magellanicus
  • Mottled Owl
    Mottled Owl
    The Mottled Owl is a medium-sized owl found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina. The body has vertical bars on the chest and throat and white markings in the back. The eyes are dark and the head is round and they do not have ear tufts.It is thirteen to fifteen inches in length...

     Ciccaba virgata
  • Black-and-white Owl
    Black-and-white Owl
    The Black-and-white Owl is a species of owl in the Strigidae family.Compare with ITIS: It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Ciccaba nigrolineata
  • Black-banded Owl
    Black-banded Owl
    The Black-banded Owl is a species of owl in the Strigidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Ciccaba huhula
  • Rufous-banded Owl
    Rufous-banded Owl
    The Rufous-banded Owl is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Ciccaba albitarsus
  • Crested Owl
    Crested Owl
    The Crested Owl is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is the only species , in the genus Lophostrix....

     Lophostrix cristata
  • Spectacled Owl
    Spectacled Owl
    The Spectacled Owl, Pulsatrix perspicillata, is a large tropical owl. It is a resident breeder from southern Mexico and Trinidad, through Central America, south to southern Brazil, Paraguay and northwestern Argentina...

     Pulsatrix perspicillata
  • Band-bellied Owl
    Band-bellied Owl
    The Band-bellied Owl is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Pulsatrix melanota
  • Andean Pygmy Owl Glaucidium jardinii
  • Subtropical Pygmy Owl Glaucidium parkeri
  • Yungas Pygmy Owl Glaucidium bolivianum
  • Amazonian Pygmy Owl Glaucidium hardyi
  • Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
    Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
    The Ferruginous Pygmy Owl is a small owl that breeds in south-central Arizona in the USA, south through to Mexico, Central America and South America to Bolivia and Argentina. Trinidad, as well as other localities, have endemic subspecies of this owl...

     Glaucidium brasilianum
  • Pacific Pygmy Owl Glaucidium peruanum
  • Long-whiskered Owlet
    Long-whiskered Owlet
    The Long-whiskered Owlet is a tiny owl that is endemic to a small area in the Andean mountains in Amazonas and San Martín in northern Peru. It is restricted to cloud forests with dense undergrowth and epiphytes at about 1890–2200 meters above sea level.The Long-whiskered Owlet is mainly brown...

     Xenoglaux loweryi (E)
  • Burrowing Owl
    Burrowing Owl
    The Burrowing Owl is a tiny but long-legged owl found throughout open landscapes of North and South America. Burrowing Owls can be found in grasslands, rangelands, agricultural areas, deserts, or any other open dry area with low vegetation. They nest and roost in burrows, such as those excavated...

     Athene cunicularia
  • Buff-fronted Owl
    Buff-fronted Owl
    The Buff-fronted Owl, Aegolius harrisii, is a small owl. It is a rare and local resident in the highlands of South America from Venezuela south and east to Peru, northern Argentina and northwest Paraguay...

     Aegolius harrisii
  • Striped Owl
    Striped Owl
    The Striped Owl is a medium-sized owl with large ear tufts and a brownish-white facial disk rimmed with black. Its beak is black, and it has cinnamon-colored eyes. It has shorter, rounder wings than most of its close relatives. The upperparts are cinnamon with fine black vermiculation and heavy...

     Pseudoscops clamator
  • Stygian Owl
    Stygian Owl
    The Stygian Owl, Asio stygius is a medium-sized dusky colored owl. It has yellow eyes, a black beak, a dark blackish facial disk, and white eyebrows. Its underparts are a dingy buff color with dark brown barring and streaks...

     Asio stygius (A)
  • Short-eared Owl
    Short-eared Owl
    The Short-eared Owl is a species of typical owl . In Scotland this species of owl is often referred to as a cataface, grass owl or short-horned hootlet. Owls belonging to genus Asio are known as the eared owls, as they have tufts of feathers resembling mammalian ears. These "ear" tufts may or may...

     Asio flammeus

Oilbird

Order: Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgiformes
The Caprimulgiformes is an order of birds that includes a number of birds with global distribution . They are generally insectivorous and nocturnal...

. Family: Steatornithidae

The Oilbird is a slim, long-winged bird related to the nightjars. It is nocturnal and a specialist feeder on the fruit of the Oil palm
Oil palm
The oil palms comprise two species of the Arecaceae, or palm family. They are used in commercial agriculture in the production of palm oil. The African Oil Palm Elaeis guineensis is native to West Africa, occurring between Angola and Gambia, while the American Oil Palm Elaeis oleifera is native to...

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  • Oilbird
    Oilbird
    The Oilbird , also known as Guácharo, is a bird found in the northern areas of South America . They are nocturnal feeders on the fruits of the Oil Palm and tropical laurels, and are the only nocturnal fruit eating birds in the world...

     Steatornis caripensis

Potoos

Order: Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgiformes
The Caprimulgiformes is an order of birds that includes a number of birds with global distribution . They are generally insectivorous and nocturnal...

. Family: Nyctibiidae

The potoos (sometimes called Poor-Me-Ones) are large near passerine
Near passerine
Near passerine or higher land-bird assemblage are terms often given to arboreal birds or those most often believed to be related to the true passerines due to ecological similarities; the group corresponds to some extent with the Anomalogonatae of Garrod All near passerines are land birds...

 birds related to the nightjars and frogmouths. They are nocturnal insectivores which lack the bristles around the mouth found in the true nightjars. There are 5 species, all of which are from the South American tropical region, and 6 species which occur in Peru.
  • Great Potoo
    Great Potoo
    The Great Potoo is a bird, both the largest potoo species and the largest member of the order Caprimulgiformes . It occurs in tropical America.-Description:...

     Nyctibius grandis
  • Long-tailed Potoo
    Long-tailed Potoo
    The Long-tailed Potoo is a species of bird in the Nyctibiidae family.It is found in Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Paraguay; also in Argentina in the extreme northeast....

     Nyctibius aethereus
  • Andean Potoo
    Andean Potoo
    The Andean Potoo is a species of bird in the Nyctibiidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Nyctibius maculosus
  • Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus
  • White-winged Potoo
    White-winged Potoo
    The White-winged Potoo is a species of bird in the Nyctibiidae family, the Potoos.It is found in Roraima and Amazonas, Brazil and Guyana in the Amazon Basin; also localised populations in Peru and French Guiana....

     Nyctibius leucopterus (A)
  • Rufous Potoo
    Rufous Potoo
    The Rufous Potoo is a species of bird in the Nyctibiidae family.It is found in Ecuador, , and Peru in the largest population, and the other large disjunct population 1600 km southwest at the Peru and Bolivia border,...

     Nyctibius bracteatus

Nightjars

Order: Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgiformes
The Caprimulgiformes is an order of birds that includes a number of birds with global distribution . They are generally insectivorous and nocturnal...

. Family: Caprimulgidae

Nightjar
Nightjar
Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds with long wings, short legs and very short bills. They are sometimes referred to as goatsuckers from the mistaken belief that they suck milk from goats . Some New World species are named as nighthawks...

s are medium-sized nocturnal birds with long wings, short legs and very short bills that usually nest on the ground. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves. There are 86 species worldwide and 20 species which occur in Peru.
  • Short-tailed Nighthawk
    Short-tailed Nighthawk
    The Short-tailed Nighthawk is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.-Distribution and habitat:...

     Lurocalis semitorquatus
  • Rufous-bellied Nighthawk
    Rufous-bellied Nighthawk
    The Rufous-bellied Nighthawk is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....

     Lurocalis rufiventris
  • Sand-colored Nighthawk Chordeiles rupestris
  • Lesser Nighthawk
    Lesser Nighthawk
    The Lesser Nighthawk, Chordeiles acutipennis, is a nightjar found throughout a large part of the Americas.The adults are dark with brown, grey and white patterning on the upperparts and breast; the long upperwings are black and show a white bar in flight. The tail is dark with white barring; the...

     Chordeiles acutipennis
  • Common Nighthawk
    Common Nighthawk
    The Common Nighthawk is a medium-sized crepuscular or nocturnal bird, whose presence and identity are best revealed by its vocalization. Typically dark , displaying cryptic colouration and intricate patterns, this bird becomes invisible by day. Once aerial, with its buoyant but erratic flight,...

     Chordeiles minor
  • Nacunda Nighthawk
    Nacunda Nighthawk
    The Nacunda Nighthawk is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is placed in the monotypic genus Podager....

     Podager nacunda
  • Band-tailed Nighthawk
    Band-tailed Nighthawk
    The Band-tailed Nighthawk is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Nyctiprogne leucopyga
  • Pauraque
    Pauraque
    The Pauraque – also called the Common Pauraque to distinguish it from similar species – is a nightjar species, the only bird in the genus Nyctidromus...

     Nyctidromus albicollis
  • Ocellated Poorwill
    Ocellated Poorwill
    The Ocellated Poorwill is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, and Peru....

     Nyctiphrynus ocellatus
  • Rufous Nightjar
    Rufous Nightjar
    The Rufous Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or...

     Caprimulgus rufus
  • Silky-tailed Nightjar
    Silky-tailed Nightjar
    The Silky-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....

     Caprimulgus sericocaudatus
  • Band-winged Nightjar
    Band-winged Nightjar
    The Band-winged Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is widespread in South America, where found in the Andes, Venezuelan Coastal Range, Santa Marta Mountains, Tepuis, most of Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and eastern Brazil...

     Caprimulgus longirostris
  • Little Nightjar
    Little Nightjar
    The Little Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in woodland and other semi-open habitats in eastern, central and southern Brazil, eastern Peru, eastern and northern Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina. It is fairly common in most of its range...

     Caprimulgus parvulus
  • Spot-tailed Nightjar
    Spot-tailed Nightjar
    The Spot-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, and possibly Ecuador.Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical...

     Caprimulgus maculicaudus
  • Scrub Nightjar
    Scrub Nightjar
    Anthony's Nightjar , also known as the Scrub Nightjar, is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...

     Caprimulgus anthonyi
  • Blackish Nightjar
    Blackish Nightjar
    The Blackish Nightjar is a species of bird in the Caprimulgidae family. This relatively small dark nightjar is found in the Guianas and the Amazon. It is rare or even absent in the western part, but is among the commonest nightjars in the eastern Amazon and the Guianas.-References:* BirdLife...

     Caprimulgus nigrescens
  • Lyre-tailed Nightjar
    Lyre-tailed Nightjar
    The Lyre-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Uropsalis lyra
  • Swallow-tailed Nightjar
    Swallow-tailed Nightjar
    The Swallow-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:* BirdLife International...

     Uropsalis segmentata
  • Ladder-tailed Nightjar
    Ladder-tailed Nightjar
    The Ladder-tailed Nightjar is a species of bird in the Caprimulgidae family, the nightjars. It is one of two species in the genus, Hydropsalis....

     Hydropsalis climacocerca
  • Scissor-tailed Nightjar
    Scissor-tailed Nightjar
    The Scissor-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Uruguay....

     Hydropsalis torquata

Swifts

Order: Apodiformes
Apodiformes
Traditionally, the bird order Apodiformes contained three living families: the swifts , the tree swifts , and the hummingbirds . In the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, this order is raised to a superorder Apodimorphae in which hummingbirds are separated as a new order, Trochiliformes...

. Family: Apodidae

Swift
Swift
The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are actually not closely related to passerine species at all; swifts are in the separate order Apodiformes, which they share with hummingbirds...

s are small aerial birds, spending the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang. There are 98 species worldwide and 15 species which occur in Peru.
  • Rothschild's Swift
    Rothschild's Swift
    The Rothschild's Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru....

     Cypseloides rothschildi (A)
  • White-chinned Swift
    White-chinned Swift
    The White-chinned Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Cypseloides cryptus
  • Chestnut-collared Swift
    Chestnut-collared Swift
    The Chestnut-collared Swift, Streptoprocne rutila, is a resident breeding bird from Mexico and Trinidad south to Peru and Bolivia. It was one of the species of Cypseloides controversially moved to Streptoprocne by the AOU ....

     Streptoprocne rutila
  • White-collared Swift
    White-collared Swift
    The White-collared Swift, Streptoprocne zonaris, is a resident breeding bird from central Mexico, the Greater Antilles and Trinidad south to Peru, northern Argentina and southeastern Brazil....

     Streptoprocne zonaris
  • Gray-rumped Swift
    Gray-rumped Swift
    The Grey-rumped Swift, Chaetura cinereiventris, is a small swift.This species breeds in hill forests from Nicaragua south to Peru, Brazil and northern Argentina, and Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago. The nest is a half saucer of twigs glued to the inside of a tree hole, chimney or similar shaded...

     Chaetura cinereiventris
  • Pale-rumped Swift
    Pale-rumped Swift
    The Pale-rumped Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Chaetura egregia
  • Chimney Swift
    Chimney Swift
    The Chimney Swift is a small bird .-Physical description:In flight, this bird looks like a flying cigar with long slender curved wings. The plumage is a sooty grey-brown; the throat, breast, underwings and rump are paler. They have short tails.-Reproduction:The breeding season of Chimney Swifts is...

     Chaetura pelagica
  • Chapman's Swift
    Chapman's Swift
    The Chapman's Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela....

     Chaetura chapmani
  • Short-tailed Swift
    Short-tailed Swift
    The Short-tailed Swift is a bird in the Apodidae, or swift family.-Taxonomy:The subspecies C. b. ocypetes is sometimes considered a full species, the Tumbes Swift Chaetura ocypetes Zimmer, 1953....

     Chaetura brachyura
  • Tumbes Swift Chaetura ocypetes
  • Ashy-tailed Swift
    Ashy-tailed Swift
    The Ashy-tailed Swift is a swift which is endemic to northern and central Venezuela.The taxonomy of this group is confusing. The larger and far more widespread Sick's Swift was previously regarded as a subspecies of the Ashy-tailed Swift, but Marín found that Sick's Swift was closer to the...

     Chaetura andrei
  • White-tipped Swift
    White-tipped Swift
    The White-tipped Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Aeronautes montivagus
  • Andean Swift
    Andean Swift
    The Andean Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.-References:...

     Aeronautes andecolus
  • Fork-tailed Palm-Swift Tachornis squamata
  • Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
    Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
    The Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift or Cayenne Swift, Panyptila cayennensis, is a resident breeding bird from southern Mexico and Tobago south to Ecuador, eastern Peru and Brazil....

     Panyptila cayennensis

Hummingbirds

Order: Trochiliformes. Family: Trochilidae

Hummingbird
Hummingbird
Hummingbirds are birds that comprise the family Trochilidae. They are among the smallest of birds, most species measuring in the 7.5–13 cm range. Indeed, the smallest extant bird species is a hummingbird, the 5-cm Bee Hummingbird. They can hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings...

s are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. There are 337 species worldwide and 135 species which occur in Peru.
  • White-tipped Sicklebill
    White-tipped Sicklebill
    The White-tipped Sicklebill is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Costa Rica and Panama of Central America, and Colombia, Ecuador, and far northern Peru. There is also a single recent record from Mérida in Venezuela.Its natural habitat is the undergrowth of...

     Eutoxeres aquila
  • Buff-tailed Sicklebill
    Buff-tailed Sicklebill
    The Buff-tailed Sicklebill is a species of hermit hummingbird from the lower Andes and adjacent west Amazonian lowlands from southern Colombia and northern Ecuador to Peru and Bolivia.-Description:...

     Eutoxeres condamini
  • Rufous-breasted Hermit
    Rufous-breasted Hermit
    The Rufous-breasted Hermit or Hairy Hermit is a hummingbird that breeds from Panama south to Bolivia, and on Trinidad, Tobago and Grenada. It is a widespread and generally common species, though local populations may change in numbers and disappear altogether in marginal habitat-Description:It...

     Glaucis hirsuta
  • Pale-tailed Barbthroat
    Pale-tailed Barbthroat
    The Pale-tailed Barbthroat is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in the Amazon Basin proper and bordering countries, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Threnetes niger
  • Green Hermit
    Green Hermit
    The Green Hermit is a large hummingbird that is a resident breeder from southern Central America south to northwestern South America It is 5.3 in long and weighs 0.22 oz . The male Green Hermit is mainly dark green with a blue-green rump...

     Phaethornis guy
  • White-bearded Hermit
    White-bearded Hermit
    The White-bearded Hermit is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.-References:* BirdLife International...

     Phaethornis hispidus
  • Western Long-tailed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris
  • Eastern Long-tailed Hermit Phaethornis superciliosus
  • Great-billed Hermit
    Great-billed Hermit
    The Great-billed Hermit is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Phaethornis malaris
  • Tawny-bellied Hermit
    Tawny-bellied Hermit
    The Tawny-bellied Hermit, Phaethornis syrmatophorus, is a species of hummingbird. It is found in Colombia,Ecuador, and Peru.-References: Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern....

     Phaethornis syrmatophorus
  • Koepcke's Hermit
    Koepcke's Hermit
    The Koepcke's Hermit, Ermite de Koepcke, or Ermitaño de Koepcke is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Peru....

     Phaethornis koepckeae (E)
  • Needle-billed Hermit
    Needle-billed Hermit
    The Needle-Billed Hermit is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Phaethornis philippii
  • Straight-billed Hermit
    Straight-billed Hermit
    The Straight-billed Hermit is a species of bird in the Trochilidae family, the hummingbirds.It is found in the Guyanas of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana; also the northern Amazon Basin of Brazil, and Amazonian Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru; it is in eastern Venezuela and the Orinoco River Basin...

     Phaethornis bourcieri
  • Reddish Hermit
    Reddish Hermit
    The Reddish Hermit is a species of bird in the Trochilidae family, the hummingbirds. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, and in the Guianas. At 7.5 cm and a weight under 3 grams, it is among the smallest of the hermits and smallest birds overall...

     Phaethornis ruber
  • White-browed Hermit
    White-browed Hermit
    The White-Browed Hermit is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Phaethornis stuarti
  • Black-throated Hermit
    Black-throated Hermit
    The Black-throated Hermit is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. This small hermit is found in the western Amazon in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.-References:...

     Phaethornis atrimentalis
  • Gray-chinned Hermit Phaethornis griseogularis
  • Green-fronted Lancebill
    Green-fronted Lancebill
    The Green-fronted Lancebill is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela...

     Doryfera ludovicae
  • Blue-fronted Lancebill
    Blue-fronted Lancebill
    The Blue-Fronted Lancebill is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Doryfera johannae
  • Gray-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus largipennis
  • Napo Sabrewing
    Napo Sabrewing
    The Napo Sabrewing is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....

     Campylopterus villaviscensio
  • Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
    Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
    The Swallow-tailed Hummingbird is a species in the hummingbird family , found mainly in east-central South America. Most authorities place it in the monotypic genus Eupetomena, although some place it in Campylopterus based on song and the thick shafts of the males' first primaries...

     Eupetomena macrourus
  • White-necked Jacobin
    White-necked Jacobin
    The White-necked Jacobin is a large and attractive hummingbird that ranges from Mexico south to Peru, Bolivia and south Brazil...

     Florisuga mellivora
  • Brown Violet-ear
    Brown Violet-ear
    The Brown Violetear is a large hummingbird that breeds at middle elevations in the mountains in Central America, and western and northern South America with isolated populations on Trinidad and in the Brazilian state Bahia.The breeding habitat is forest at altitudes between 400-1600 m, but the...

     Colibri delphinae
  • Green Violet-ear
    Green Violet-ear
    - Introduction :The Green Violetear is a medium-sized, metallic green hummingbird species commonly found in forested areas from Mexico to northern South America.- Taxonomy :...

     Colibri thalassinus
  • Sparkling Violet-ear
    Sparkling Violet-ear
    The Sparkling Violetear, Colibri coruscans, is a species of hummingbird. It is widespread in highlands of northern and western South America, including a large part of the Andes , the Venezuelan Coastal Range and the Tepuis...

     Colibri coruscans
  • White-vented Violet-ear
    White-vented Violet-ear
    The White-Vented Violetear is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay....

     Colibri serrirostris
  • Green-breasted Mango
    Green-breasted Mango
    The Green-breasted Mango is a hummingbird from tropical America. The scientific name of this bird commemorates the French naturalist Florent Prévost.- Description :...

     Anthracothorax prevostii
  • Black-throated Mango
    Black-throated Mango
    The Black-throated Mango is a mainly South American hummingbird species.-Description:It is 10.2 cm long and weighs 7.2g. The longish black bill is slightly decurved. The tail in both sexes has dark central feathers, the outer tail being wine-red tipped with black.The male has glossy bright...

     Anthracothorax nigricollis
  • Fiery Topaz
    Fiery Topaz
    The Fiery Topaz is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Topaza pyra
  • Violet-headed Hummingbird
    Violet-headed Hummingbird
    The Violet-headed Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is monotypic of the genus, Klais.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela...

     Klais guimeti
  • Rufous-crested Coquette
    Rufous-crested Coquette
    The Rufous-Crested Coquette is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded...

     Lophornis delattrei
  • Spangled Coquette
    Spangled Coquette
    The Spangled Coquette, Coquette Pailletée, Coqueta Coronada, or Coqueta Lentejuelada is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Lophornis stictolophus
  • Festive Coquette
    Festive Coquette
    The Festive Coquette is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in northwestern South America, the region of the western Amazon Basin, in the countries of northwest Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru...

     Lophornis chalybeus
  • Wire-crested Thorntail
    Wire-crested Thorntail
    The Wire-crested Thorntail is a hummingbird which occurs in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.The male of the eastern slopes of the northern Andes, has elongated tail feathers that curve outward and taper from a broad base to a slender tip. The outermost is longest and each successive feather toward the...

     Popelairia popelairii
  • Black-bellied Thorntail
    Black-bellied Thorntail
    The Black-bellied Thorntail is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Popelairia langsdorffi
  • Green Thorntail
    Green Thorntail
    The Green Thorntail is a small hummingbird that is a resident breeder from Costa Rica to western Ecuador. It occurs at middle elevations from 700-1400 m but may descend lower early in the wet season. In Costa Rica and Panama it is confined to the Caribbean slopes.This is a forest canopy species...

     Discosura conversii
  • Blue-chinned Sapphire
    Blue-chinned Sapphire
    The Blue-chinned Sapphire is a hummingbird that breeds from Colombia south and east to the Guianas, Trinidad, Peru, and Brazil. There have been occasional records from Tobago...

     Chlorostilbon notatus
  • Blue-tailed Emerald
    Blue-tailed Emerald
    The Blue-tailed Emerald, Chlorostilbon mellisugus, is a hummingbird found in tropical and subtropical South America east of the Andes from Colombia east to the Guianas and Trinidad, and south to northern Bolivia and central Brazil....

     Chlorostilbon mellisugus
  • Glittering-bellied Emerald
    Glittering-bellied Emerald
    The Glittering-bellied Emerald is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It has widely been listed by the scientific name Chlorostilbon aureoventris, but this was shown to be mistaken by J. F. Pacheco and B. M. Whitney in 2006.It is found in north-eastern Argentina, eastern and...

     Chlorostilbon aureoventris (A)
  • Short-tailed Emerald
    Short-tailed Emerald
    The Short-tailed Emerald is a species of hummingbird found in the Andes of Colombia and Venezuela. It has also been called Poortman's Emerald Hummingbird....

     Chlorostilbon poortmani
  • Green-crowned Woodnymph
    Green-crowned Woodnymph
    The Green-crowned Woodnymph is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in humid forest and tall second growth from eastern Panama, south through western Colombia and Ecuador, to far north-western Peru...

     Thalurania fannyi (A)
  • Fork-tailed Woodnymph
    Fork-tailed Woodnymph
    The Fork-tailed Woodnymph is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela....

     Thalurania furcata
  • Violet-bellied Hummingbird
    Violet-bellied Hummingbird
    The Violet-bellied Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is monotypical for genus Damophila.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru; it can occasionally be seen in Costa Rica....

     Damophila julie
  • Rufous-throated Sapphire
    Rufous-throated Sapphire
    The Rufous-throated Sapphire is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found at forest edge, savanna-like habitats and plantations in northern and central South America.-References:...

     Hylocharis sapphirina
  • White-chinned Sapphire
    White-chinned Sapphire
    The White-chinned Sapphire is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Hylocharis cyanus
  • Golden-tailed Sapphire
    Golden-tailed Sapphire
    The Golden-tailed Sapphire is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela....

     Chrysuronia oenone
  • White-tailed Goldenthroat
    White-tailed Goldenthroat
    The White-tailed Goldenthroat is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela....

     Polytmus guainumbi
  • Green-tailed Goldenthroat
    Green-tailed Goldenthroat
    The Green-tailed Goldenthroat is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, and possibly Ecuador....

     Polytmus theresiae
  • Tumbes Hummingbird
    Tumbes Hummingbird
    The Tumbes Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...

     Leucippus baeri (E)
  • Spot-throated Hummingbird
    Spot-throated Hummingbird
    The Spot-Throated Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in northern Peru, with uncorroborated sightings from extreme south Ecuador....

     Leucippus taczanowskii (E)
  • Olive-spotted Hummingbird
    Olive-spotted Hummingbird
    The Olive-spotted Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.-References:...

     Leucippus chlorocercus (E)
  • White-bellied Hummingbird
    White-bellied Hummingbird
    The White-bellied Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found at forest edge, woodland, scrub and gardens in the Andes, ranging from northern Peru south through Bolivia to north-western Argentina. There are also lowland populations in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, and...

     Leucippus chionogaster
  • Green-and-white Hummingbird
    Green-and-white Hummingbird
    The Green-and-white Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is endemic to the East Andean slope in Peru, where generally restricted to areas near humid forest. It is commonly seen at Machu Picchu...

     Leucippus viridicauda (E)
  • Many-spotted Hummingbird
    Many-spotted Hummingbird
    The Many-spotted Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is the only member of the genus Taphrospilus, but is sometimes placed in Amazilia or Leucippus instead....

     Leucippus hypostictus
  • Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
    Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
    The Rufous-tailed Hummingbird is a medium-sized hummingbird that breeds from east-central Mexico, through Central America and Colombia, east to western Venezuela and south through western Ecuador to near the border with Peru...

     Amazilia tzacatl
  • Amazilia Hummingbird
    Amazilia Hummingbird
    The Amazilia Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird, a family of small near passerine birds. The Loja Hummingbird , with less rufous to the underparts, is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Amazilia Hummingbird....

     Amazilia amazilia
  • Versicolored Emerald Agyrtria versicolor (A)
  • Andean Emerald
    Andean Emerald
    The Andean Emerald is a species of hummingbird found at forest edge, woodland, gardens and scrub in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru. It is generally fairly common. It is green above and white below. Some subspecies have a blue crown.-External links:* on the Internet Bird Collection...

     Agyrtria franciae
  • Sapphire-spangled Emerald
    Sapphire-spangled Emerald
    The Sapphire-spangled Emerald, Amazilia lactea, is a species of hummingbird that occurs in Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil from the Amazon south to Santa Catarina; there are uncertain records from east Ecuador. Both male and female have a bright "sapphire" blue chest and chin and green-blue...

     Polyerata lactea
  • Glittering-throated Emerald
    Glittering-throated Emerald
    The Glittering-throated Emerald , sometimes placed in the genus Polyerata, is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family....

     Polyerata fimbriata
  • White-vented Plumeleteer
    White-vented Plumeleteer
    The White-vented Plumeleteer is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Chalybura buffonii
  • Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer Chalybura urochrysia
  • Ecuadorian Piedtail
    Ecuadorian Piedtail
    The Ecuadorian Piedtail is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....

     Phlogophilus hemileucurus
  • Peruvian Piedtail
    Peruvian Piedtail
    The Peruvian Piedtail, Colibri De Hartert, or ColibrÍ Colipinto Peruano is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Peru....

     Phlogophilus harterti (E)
  • Speckled Hummingbird
    Speckled Hummingbird
    The Speckled Hummingbird , is a species of hummingbird. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.-External links:* on the Internet Bird Collection*; pbase.com...

     Adelomyia melanogenys
  • Gould's Jewelfront
    Gould's Jewelfront
    The Gould's Jewelfront is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Heliodoxa aurescens
  • Fawn-breasted Brilliant
    Fawn-breasted Brilliant
    -Introduction:The Fawn-breasted Brilliant, , is a species of hummingbird. It is found in South American countries such as Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru and lives in tropical climates. It has a light brown chest, a dark green back, a white spot behind the eye, and a red spot on the throat...

     Heliodoxa rubinoides
  • Violet-fronted Brilliant
    Violet-fronted Brilliant
    The Violet-fronted Brilliant is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Heliodoxa leadbeateri
  • Black-throated Brilliant
    Black-throated Brilliant
    The Black-throated Brilliant is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Heliodoxa schreibersii
  • Pink-throated Brilliant
    Pink-throated Brilliant
    The Pink-throated Brilliant is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Heliodoxa gularis
  • Rufous-webbed Brilliant
    Rufous-webbed Brilliant
    The Rufous-webbed Brilliant is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 10...

     Heliodoxa branickii (E)
  • White-tailed Hillstar
    White-tailed Hillstar
    The White-tailed Hillstar is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family, and the only member of the genus Urochroa. It is found in humid montane forest in southern Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru. It has two subspecies, the nominate on the west Andean slope, and leucura on the east...

     Urochroa bougueri
  • Chestnut-breasted Coronet
    Chestnut-breasted Coronet
    The Chestnut-breasted Coronet is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in humid montane Andean forests in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is generally easily recognized by its contrasting rufous underparts.-References:* BirdLife International 2004....

     Boissonneaua matthewsii
  • Shining Sunbeam
    Shining Sunbeam
    The Shining Sunbeam is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Aglaeactis cupripennis
  • White-tufted Sunbeam
    White-tufted Sunbeam
    The White-Tufted Sunbeam is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland....

     Aglaeactis castelnaudii (E)
  • Purple-backed Sunbeam
    Purple-backed Sunbeam
    The Purple-backed Sunbeam, Aglaeactis aliciae, is a bird species in the family Trochilidae. It is found only in Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss....

     Aglaeactis aliciae (E)
  • Andean Hillstar
    Andean Hillstar
    The Andean Hillstar is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in grassland, scrub and woodland in the Altiplano of southern Peru, Bolivia, northern Chile, and north-western Argentina...

     Oreotrochilus estella
  • Green-headed Hillstar
    Green-headed Hillstar
    The Green-headed Hillstar, Oreotrochilus estella stolzmanni, is a species of hummingbird found in the Andes in far southern Ecuador and northern and central Peru in alpine grassland and scrub at altitudes of ....

     Oreotrochilus stolzmanni (E)
  • Black-breasted Hillstar
    Black-breasted Hillstar
    The Black-breasted Hillstar is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in scrub at altitudes of in the Andes of central Peru. Unlike the other hillstars, the tail, chest and belly of the male Black-breasted Hillstar are almost entirely black.-References:* BirdLife...

     Oreotrochilus melanogaster (E)
  • Mountain Velvetbreast
    Mountain Velvetbreast
    The Mountain Velvetbreast is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is the only member of its genus.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Lafresnaya lafresnayi
  • Bronzy Inca
    Bronzy Inca
    The Bronzy Inca is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-Description:...

     Coeligena coeligena
  • Gould's Inca
    Gould's Inca
    The Gould's Inca is a species of hummingbird found in humid Andean forest of south-eastern Peru and Bolivia. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Collared Inca, but has a rufous chest-patch...

     Coeligena inca
  • Collared Inca
    Collared Inca
    The Collared Inca is a species of hummingbird found in humid Andean forests from western Venezuela, through Colombia and Ecuador, to Peru and Bolivia. It is very distinctive and unique in having a white chest-patch and white on the tail...

     Coeligena torquata
  • Buff-winged Starfrontlet
    Buff-winged Starfrontlet
    The Buff-Winged Starfrontlet is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Coeligena lutetiae
  • Violet-throated Starfrontlet
    Violet-throated Starfrontlet
    The Violet-Throated Starfrontlet is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Coeligena violifer
  • Rainbow Starfrontlet
    Rainbow Starfrontlet
    The Rainbow Starfrontlet is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International...

     Coeligena iris
  • Sword-billed Hummingbird
    Sword-billed Hummingbird
    Sword-billed Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird from South America and the sole member of the genus Ensifera...

     Ensifera ensifera
  • Great Sapphirewing
    Great Sapphirewing
    The Great Sapphirewing is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes...

     Pterophanes cyanopterus
  • Giant Hummingbird
    Giant Hummingbird
    The Giant Hummingbird is the largest member of the hummingbird family, weighing 18-24 g and measuring approximately 21.5 cm in length. This is approximately the length same length as a European Starling or a Northern Cardinal, though the Giant Hummingbird is considerably lighter due to its...

     Patagona gigas
  • Amethyst-throated Sunangel
    Amethyst-throated Sunangel
    The Amethyst-throated Sunangel is a species of hummingbird.It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest....

     Heliangelus amethysticollis
  • Little Sunangel
    Little Sunangel
    The Flame-throated Sunangel or Little Sunangel is a species of hummingbird.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Heliangelus micraster
  • Purple-throated Sunangel
    Purple-throated Sunangel
    The Purple-throated Sunangel, Heliangelus viola, is a species of midsized hummingbird in the genus Heliangelus. It is found in western Ecuador and northwestern Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest at an elevation ranging...

     Heliangelus viola
  • Royal Sunangel
    Royal Sunangel
    The Royal Sunangel is a species of hummingbird. It is endemic to subtropical elfin forests and shrubs in the Andes of northern Peru and adjacent south-eastern Ecuador. It is endangered due to habitat loss...

     Heliangelus regalis (E)
  • Glowing Puffleg
    Glowing Puffleg
    The Glowing Puffleg is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on...

     Eriocnemis vestitus
  • Sapphire-vented Puffleg
    Sapphire-vented Puffleg
    The Sapphire-vented Puffleg is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Eriocnemis luciani
  • Coppery-naped Puffleg
    Coppery-naped Puffleg
    The Coppery-naped Puffleg, Eriocnemis luciani sapphiropygia, is a species of hummingbird found in the Andes in Peru in wet montane forest edges between 2000-4000 m altitude. It is usually considered a subspecies of the Sapphire-vented Puffleg, Eriocnemis luciani.-References:*Handbook of the...

     Eriocnemis sapphiropygia (E)
  • Emerald-bellied Puffleg
    Emerald-bellied Puffleg
    The Emerald-bellied Puffleg is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest....

     Eriocnemis alinae
  • Greenish Puffleg
    Greenish Puffleg
    The Greenish Puffleg is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama....

     Haplophaedia aureliae
  • Buff-thighed Puffleg
    Buff-thighed Puffleg
    The Buff-thighed Puffleg is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru....

     Haplophaedia assimilis
  • Purple-bibbed Whitetip
    Purple-bibbed Whitetip
    The Purple-bibbed Whitetip, Urosticte benjamini, is a species of hummingbird. It is found in the humid Chocó in Colombia and Ecuador....

     Urosticte benjamini
  • Rufous-vented Whitetip
    Rufous-vented Whitetip
    The Rufous-vented Whitetip is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Urosticte ruficrissa
  • Booted Racket-tail
    Booted Racket-tail
    The Booted Racket-tail is a species of hummingbird. It is found in the Andean cordillera of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela; Venezuela also has a population on the northern coast.-Description:...

     Ocreatus underwoodii
  • Black-tailed Trainbearer
    Black-tailed Trainbearer
    The Black-tailed Trainbearer is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Lesbia victoriae
  • Green-tailed Trainbearer
    Green-tailed Trainbearer
    The Green-tailed Trainbearer is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Lesbia nuna
  • Red-tailed Comet
    Red-tailed Comet
    The Red-tailed Comet is a medium-sized hummingbird found in the central Andes of Bolivia and Argentina.-Description:...

     Sappho sparganura
  • Bronze-tailed Comet
    Bronze-tailed Comet
    The Bronze-tailed Comet is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Polyonymus....

     Polyonymus caroli (E)
  • Purple-backed Thornbill
    Purple-backed Thornbill
    The Purple-Backed Thornbill is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....

     Ramphomicron microrhynchum
  • Bearded Mountaineer
    Bearded Mountaineer
    The Bearded Mountaineer is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland....

     Oreonympha nobilis (E)
  • Tyrian Metaltail
    Tyrian Metaltail
    The Tyrian Metaltail is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Metallura tyrianthina
  • Scaled Metaltail
    Scaled Metaltail
    The Scaled Metaltail is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Metallura aeneocauda
  • Fire-throated Metaltail
    Fire-throated Metaltail
    The Fiery-throated Metaltail or Fire-Throated Metaltail is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Metallura eupogon (E)
  • Coppery Metaltail
    Coppery Metaltail
    The Coppery Metaltail is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Metallura theresiae (E)
  • Neblina Metaltail
    Neblina Metaltail
    The Neblina Metaltail, MÉTallure Du Chinguela, or Metalura Del Chinguela is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru....

     Metallura odomae
  • Black Metaltail
    Black Metaltail
    The Black Metaltail is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland....

     Metallura phoebe (E)
  • Rufous-capped Thornbill
    Rufous-capped Thornbill
    The Rufous-Capped Thornbill is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Chalcostigma ruficeps
  • Olivaceous Thornbill
    Olivaceous Thornbill
    The Olivaceous Thornbill is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:...

     Chalcostigma olivaceum
  • Blue-mantled Thornbill
    Blue-mantled Thornbill
    The Blue-Mantled Thornbill is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Chalcostigma stanleyi
  • Rainbow-bearded Thornbill
    Rainbow-bearded Thornbill
    The Rainbow-bearded Thornbill is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:...

     Chalcostigma herrani
  • Mountain Avocetbill
    Mountain Avocetbill
    The Mountain Avocetbill is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family, the only member of its genus.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....

     Opisthoprora euryptera
  • Gray-bellied Comet Taphrolesbia griseiventris (E)
  • Long-tailed Sylph
    Long-tailed Sylph
    The Long-tailed Sylph is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.Courtship strategy...

     Aglaiocercus kingi
  • Wedge-billed Hummingbird
    Wedge-billed Hummingbird
    The Wedge-billed Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is placed in the monotypic genus Schistes, but sometimes merged with the visorbearers in Augastes....

     Augastes geoffroyi
  • Black-eared Fairy
    Black-eared Fairy
    The Black-eared Fairy is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Heliothryx aurita
  • Marvelous Spatuletail Loddigesia mirabilis (E)
  • Long-billed Starthroat
    Long-billed Starthroat
    The Long-billed Starthroat, Heliomaster longirostris, is a hummingbird that breeds from southern Mexico to Panama, from Colombia south and east to Bolivia and Brazil, and on Trinidad...

     Heliomaster longirostris
  • Blue-tufted Starthroat
    Blue-tufted Starthroat
    The Blue-Tufted Starthroat is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and possibly Ecuador, although not in Norway....

     Heliomaster furcifer
  • Oasis Hummingbird
    Oasis Hummingbird
    The Oasis Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in coastal regions of Peru in a 100-200 km wide strip that extends the length of Peru's coastline, about 3000 km...

     Rhodopis vesper
  • Peruvian Sheartail
    Peruvian Sheartail
    The Peruvian Sheartail is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Peru west of the Andes and has been recorded in Ecuador...

     Thaumastura cora (E)
  • Amethyst Woodstar
    Amethyst Woodstar
    The Amethyst Woodstar is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in most of central, and eastern South America proper, in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname-, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela...

     Calliphlox amethystina
  • Purple-collared Woodstar
    Purple-collared Woodstar
    The Purple-collared Woodstar is a species of bird in the hummingbird family, Trochilidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife...

     Myrtis fanny
  • Chilean Woodstar
    Chilean Woodstar
    The Chilean Woodstar is a small bird in the hummingbird family, Trochilidae. It is restricted to northernmost Chile with reports from southern Peru. Its natural habitats are dry shrubland and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss and is classed as an endangered species...

     Eulidia yarrellii
  • Short-tailed Woodstar
    Short-tailed Woodstar
    The Short-tailed Woodstar is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland where it is the only hummingbird of the woodstar variety...

     Myrmia micrura
  • White-bellied Woodstar
    White-bellied Woodstar
    The White-bellied Woodstar is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...

     Chaetocercus mulsant
  • Little Woodstar
    Little Woodstar
    The Little Woodstar, Colibri Bourdon, ColibrÍ Abejorro, or Estrellita Chica is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru....

     Chaetocercus bombus

Trogons and Quetzals

Order: Trogoniformes. Family: Trogonidae

The family Trogonidae includes trogons and quetzals. Found in tropical woodlands worldwide, they feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. Although their flight is fast, they are reluctant to fly any distance. Trogons have soft, often colourful, feathers with distinctive male and female plumage. 11 species occur in Peru.
  • Green-backed Trogon
    Green-backed Trogon
    The Green-backed Trogon , also known as the Amazonian White-tailed Trogon, is a near passerine bird in the trogon family. It is found in tropical humid forests in South America, where its range includes the Amazon, the Guiana Shield, Trinidad, and the Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil. It formerly...

     Trogon viridis
  • Violaceous Trogon
    Violaceous Trogon
    The Violaceous Trogon , also known as the Guianan Trogon, is a near passerine bird in the trogon family, Trogonidae. It is found in humid forests in the Amazon Basin of South America and on the island of Trinidad, although some authorities have argued for treating the west Amazonian population as...

     Trogon violaceus
  • Collared Trogon
    Collared Trogon
    The Collared Trogon, Trogon collaris, is a near passerine bird in the trogon family, Trogonidae. It is found in the warmer parts of the Neotropics, and includes numerous subspecies, including T. c...

     Trogon collaris
  • Masked Trogon
    Masked Trogon
    The Masked Trogon is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family. It is fairly common in humid highland forests in South America, mainly the Andes and tepuis.-Taxonomy:There are eight recognized subspecies of Masked Trogon:...

     Trogon personatus
  • Black-throated Trogon
    Black-throated Trogon
    The Black-throated Trogon, Trogon rufus, is a near passerine bird in the trogon family, Trogonidae. It is also called "Yellow-bellied Trogon", but as it is not the only trogon with a yellow belly this should be avoided...

     Trogon rufus
  • Blue-crowned Trogon
    Blue-crowned Trogon
    The Blue-crowned Trogon is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru....

     Trogon curucui
  • Black-tailed Trogon
    Black-tailed Trogon
    The Black-tailed Trogon, Trogon melanurus, is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family. It is found in humid forest in the Amazon Basin, north-western South America and adjacent Panama...

     Trogon melanurus
  • Ecuadorian Trogon
    Ecuadorian Trogon
    The Ecuadorian Trogon is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family. It is found in deciduous and semi-humid forest and woodland in western Ecuador and far north-western Peru. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Black-tailed Trogon, which it resembles, except for its white...

    , Trogon mesurus
  • Crested Quetzal
    Crested Quetzal
    The Crested Quetzal is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Pharomachrus antisianus
  • Golden-headed Quetzal
    Golden-headed Quetzal
    The Golden-Headed Quetzal is a colorful bird native to highlands forests in South America.- Description :Males and females are approximately the same size, having a total length of ca. 35 cm and a weight of 160 g. as adults. Adult males are iridescent green with a golden cast to their heads,...

     Pharomachrus auriceps
  • Pavonine Quetzal
    Pavonine Quetzal
    The Pavonine Quetzal is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family, the trogons. It is found in the Amazon Basin of the North Region, Brazil, Amazonian Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and northern Bolivia; also regions of Venezuela....

     Pharomachrus pavoninus

Kingfishers

Order: Coraciiformes
Coraciiformes
The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colorful near passerine birds including the kingfishers, the Hoopoe, the bee-eaters, the rollers, and the hornbills...

. Family: Alcedinidae

Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. There are 93 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Peru.
  • Ringed Kingfisher
    Ringed Kingfisher
    The Ringed Kingfisher is a large, conspicuous and noisy kingfisher, commonly found along the lower Rio Grande River valley in southeasternmost Texas in the United States through Central America to Tierra del Fuego in South America....

     Ceryle torquatus
  • Amazon Kingfisher
    Amazon Kingfisher
    The Amazon Kingfisher, Chloroceryle amazona, is a resident breeding bird in the lowlands of the American tropics from southern Mexico south through Central America to northern Argentina, with at least one bird having strayed north to Texas. Records from Trinidad are thought to be erroneous.This...

     Chloroceryle amazona
  • Green Kingfisher
    Green Kingfisher
    The Green Kingfisher, Chloroceryle americana, is a resident breeding bird which occurs from southern Texas in the USA south through Central and South Americal to central Argentina....

     Chloroceryle americana
  • Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
    Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
    The Green-and-rufous Kingfisher, Chloroceryle inda, is a resident breeding bird in the lowlands of the American tropics from southeastern Nicaragua south to southern Brazil.-Description:...

     Chloroceryle inda
  • American Pygmy Kingfisher
    American Pygmy Kingfisher
    The American Pygmy Kingfisher, Chloroceryle aenea, is a resident breeding bird which occurs in the American tropics from southern Mexico south through Central America to western Ecuador, and then around the northern Andes cordillera in the east to central Bolivia and central Brazil...

     Chloroceryle aenea

Motmots

Order: Coraciiformes
Coraciiformes
The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colorful near passerine birds including the kingfishers, the Hoopoe, the bee-eaters, the rollers, and the hornbills...

. Family: Momotidae

The motmots have colorful plumage and long, graduated tails, which they display by waggling back and forth. In most of the species, the barbs near the ends of the two longest (central) tail feathers are weak and fall off, leaving a length of bare shaft, and creating a racket-shaped tail. There are 10 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in Peru.
  • Blue-crowned Motmot
    Blue-crowned Motmot
    The Blue-crowned Motmot, Momotus momota, is a colourful near-passerine bird found in forests and woodlands of eastern Mexico, Central America, northern and central South America, and Trinidad and Tobago...

     Momotus momota
  • Highland Motmot Momotus aequatorialis
  • Rufous Motmot
    Rufous Motmot
    The Rufous Motmot, Baryphthengus martii, is a near-passerine bird which is a resident breeder in rain forests from northeastern Honduras south to western Ecuador, northeastern Bolivia, and southwestern Brazil....

     Baryphthengus martii
  • Broad-billed Motmot
    Broad-billed Motmot
    The Broad-billed Motmot is a species of bird in the Momotidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:*...

     Electron platyrhynchum

Jacamars

Order: Piciformes
Piciformes
Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes, the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives...

. Family: Galbulidae

The jacamars are near passerine birds from tropical South America, with a range that extends up to Mexico. They are glossy elegant birds with long bills and tails, which feed on insects caught on the wing. In appearance and behaviour they show resemblances to the Old World bee-eaters, although they are more closely related to woodpeckers. There are 18 species and 13 species that occur in Peru.
  • White-eared Jacamar
    White-eared Jacamar
    The White-eared Jacamar is a species of bird in the Galbulidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical swamps and heavily degraded former forest....

     Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis
  • Chestnut Jacamar
    Chestnut Jacamar
    The Purus Jacamar or Chestnut Jacamar is a species of bird in the Galbulidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical swamps and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27 July 2007....

     Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus
  • Brown Jacamar
    Brown Jacamar
    The Brown Jacamar is a species of bird in the Galbulidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Brachygalba lugubris
  • White-throated Jacamar
    White-throated Jacamar
    The White-throated Jacamar is a species of bird in the Galbulidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Brachygalba albogularis (E)
  • Yellow-billed Jacamar
    Yellow-billed Jacamar
    The Yellow-billed Jacamar is a species of bird in the Galbulidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela...

     Galbula albirostris
  • Blue-cheeked Jacamar Galbula cyanicollis
  • Rufous-tailed Jacamar
    Rufous-tailed Jacamar
    The Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Galbula ruficauda, is a near-passerine bird which breeds in the tropical New World in southern Mexico, Central America and South America as far south as southern Brazil and Ecuador....

     Galbula ruficauda
  • Coppery-chested Jacamar
    Coppery-chested Jacamar
    The Coppery-chested Jacamar is a species of bird in the Galbulidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

     Galbula pastazae
  • Bluish-fronted Jacamar
    Bluish-fronted Jacamar
    The Bluish-fronted Jacamar is a species of bird in the Galbulidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Galbula cyanescens
  • White-chinned Jacamar
    White-chinned Jacamar
    The White-chinned Jacamar is a species of bird in the Galbulidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps....

     Galbula tombacea
  • Purplish Jacamar
    Purplish Jacamar
    The Purplish Jacamar is a species of bird in the Galbulidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Galbula chalcothorax
  • Paradise Jacamar
    Paradise Jacamar
    The Paradise Jacamar, Galbula dea, is a small, approximately 30cm long bird with a long pointed tail, dark brown cap, white throat and long needle-like bill. It has dark greenish blue plumage with iridescent wings. Both sexes are similar....

     Galbula dea
  • Great Jacamar
    Great Jacamar
    The Great Jacamar is a species of bird in the Galbulidae family. It is placed in the monotypic genus Jacamerops....

     Jacamerops aureus

Puffbirds

Order: Piciformes
Piciformes
Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes, the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives...

. Family: Bucconidae

The puffbirds are related to the jacamars, and have the same range, but lack the iridescent colours of that family. They are mainly brown, rufous or grey, with large heads and flattened bills with a hooked tip. The loose abundant plumage and short tails makes them look stout and puffy, giving rise to the English common name of the family. There are 34 species and 22 species which occur in Peru.
  • White-necked Puffbird
    White-necked Puffbird
    The White-necked Puffbird is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family.It is found in forest and woodland from southern Mexico, through Central America, to the Chocó, northern Colombia , northern Venezuela, and the western and southern Amazon Basin.It was formerly considered a subspecies of N...

     Notharchus macrorhynchos
  • Brown-banded Puffbird
    Brown-banded Puffbird
    The Brown-banded Puffbird is a species of bird in the Bucconidae family, the puffbirds. It is one of six species in the genus Notharchus.-Overview:...

     Notharchus ordii
  • Pied Puffbird
    Pied Puffbird
    The Pied Puffbird is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Notharchus tectus
  • Chestnut-capped Puffbird
    Chestnut-capped Puffbird
    The Chestnut-capped Puffbird is a species of bird in the Bucconidae family, the puffbirds.-Overview:It is found in northwestern South America in the western Amazon Basin of Brazil, and Amazonian Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and northern Bolivia; also the eastern Orinoco River Basin of...

     Bucco macrodactylus
  • Spotted Puffbird
    Spotted Puffbird
    The Spotted Puffbird is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Bucco tamatia
  • Collared Puffbird
    Collared Puffbird
    The Collared Puffbird is a sit-and-wait hunting bird found across the northern region of South America in the Amazon Basin, southern Colombia and Venezuela, and the Guianas....

     Bucco capensis
  • White-eared Puffbird
    White-eared Puffbird
    The White-eared Puffbird is a species of bird in the Bucconidae family, the puffbirds.It is found in Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina; also Peru....

     Nystalus chacuru
  • Striolated Puffbird
    Striolated Puffbird
    The Striolated Puffbird is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family.It is found in Brazil in the southwestern Amazon Basin and the bordering countries of Peru and Bolivia. A disjunct population lives to the west in a narrow region in central Ecuador and northwestern Peru...

     Nystalus striolatus
  • White-chested Puffbird
    White-chested Puffbird
    The White-chested Puffbird is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Malacoptila fusca
  • Semicollared Puffbird
    Semicollared Puffbird
    The Semicollared Puffbird is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Malacoptila semicincta
  • Black-streaked Puffbird
    Black-streaked Puffbird
    The Black-streaked Puffbird is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Malacoptila fulvogularis
  • Rufous-necked Puffbird
    Rufous-necked Puffbird
    The Rufous-necked Puffbird is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Malacoptila rufa
  • Lanceolated Monklet
    Lanceolated Monklet
    The Lanceolated Monklet is a species of bird in the Bucconidae family, the puffbirds. It is the only member of the genus Micromonacha.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru...

     Micromonacha lanceolata
  • Fulvous-chinned Nunlet
    Fulvous-chinned Nunlet
    The Fulvous-chinned Nunlet is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Nonnula sclateri
  • Rusty-breasted Nunlet
    Rusty-breasted Nunlet
    The Rusty-breasted Nunlet is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family.It is found in two major ranges, regions of the central Amazon Basin with parts of the Guianas; the second is in southeastern Brazil, with Paraguay and Argentina, including in the interior, the cerrado.It is found in...

     Nonnula rubecula
  • Brown Nunlet
    Brown Nunlet
    The Brown Nunlet is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family.It is found in the countries of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru in a contiguous range at the eastern slopes of the Andes and the headwaters of the Amazon Basin....

     Nonnula brunnea
  • Rufous-capped Nunlet
    Rufous-capped Nunlet
    The Rufous-capped Nunlet is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Nonnula ruficapilla
  • White-faced Nunbird
    White-faced Nunbird
    The White-faced Nunbird is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family. Its genus Hapaloptila is monotypic....

     Hapaloptila castanea
  • Black-fronted Nunbird
    Black-fronted Nunbird
    The Black-fronted Nunbird is a species of bird in the Bucconidae family, the puffbirds.-Overview:It is found in Amazonian Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru; also regions of eastern and southeastern Brazil....

     Monasa nigrifrons
  • White-fronted Nunbird
    White-fronted Nunbird
    The White-fronted Nunbird is a species of near passerine bird in the puffbird family . It is found in the tropical Americas....

     Monasa morphoeus
  • Yellow-billed Nunbird
    Yellow-billed Nunbird
    The Yellow-billed Nunbird is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Monasa flavirostris
  • Swallow-wing
    Swallow-wing
    The Swallow-winged Puffbird is a species of bird in the Bucconidae family, the puffbirds. It is also called the Swallow-wing...

     Chelidoptera tenebrosa

Barbets

Order: Piciformes
Piciformes
Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes, the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives...

. Family: Capitonidae

The barbets are plump birds, with short necks and large heads. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Most species are brightly coloured. There are 84 species worldwide and 8 species which occur in Peru.
  • Scarlet-crowned Barbet
    Scarlet-crowned Barbet
    The Scarlet-crowned Barbet is a species of bird in the Capitonidae family.It is found in Amazonian Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Capito aurovirens
  • Scarlet-banded Barbet
    Scarlet-banded Barbet
    The Scarlet-banded Barbet is a species of bird in the Capitonidae family. Only discovered in 1996 and formally described in 2000, the Scarlet-banded Barbet is endemic to humid highland forest growing on a ridgetop known as Peak 1538 in the remote Cordillera Azul National Park in south-western...

     Capito wallacei (E)
  • Black-spotted Barbet
    Black-spotted Barbet
    The Black-spotted Barbet is a species of bird in the Capitonidae family. It is found in forests in northeastern South America, ranging as far south as the Amazon River and as far west as the Branco River. Previously, it included the Gilded Barbet of the southern and western Amazon Basin as...

     Capito niger
  • Gilded Barbet
    Gilded Barbet
    The Gilded Barbet is a species of bird in the Capitonidae family, the barbets, and are close relatives of the toucans....

     Capito auratus
  • Lemon-throated Barbet
    Lemon-throated Barbet
    The Lemon-throated Barbet is a species of bird in the Capitonidae family. It is found in humid lowland forest in the western Amazon Basin in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. It is generally uncommon.-References:...

     Eubucco richardsoni
  • Red-headed Barbet
    Red-headed Barbet
    The Red-headed Barbet is a species of bird in the Capitonidae family. It is found in humid highland forest in Costa Rica and Panama, as well as the Andes in western Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and far northern Peru. The diet of the Red-headed Barbet may include bananas and various other...

     Eubucco bourcierii
  • Scarlet-hooded Barbet
    Scarlet-hooded Barbet
    The Scarlet-hooded Barbet is a species of bird in the Capitonidae family. It is endemic to humid lowland forest in the south-western Amazon Basin in south-eastern Peru, north-western Bolivia and south-western Brazil; the majority of its range is in Peru-. It is generally uncommon...

     Eubucco tucinkae (E)
  • Versicolored Barbet Eubucco versicolor

Toucans

Order: Piciformes
Piciformes
Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes, the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives...

. Family: Ramphastidae

Toucans are near passerine birds from the neotropics. They are brightly marked and have enormous, colourful bills which in some species may amount to half their body length. There are 40 species worldwide and 21 species which occur in Peru.
  • Chestnut-tipped Toucanet
    Chestnut-tipped Toucanet
    The Chestnut-tipped Toucanet is a South American species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It occurs in two distinct populations: The nominate group in humid highland forests along the east Andean slope from southernmost Colombia to Bolivia, and the whitelianus group from the humid forests of...

     Aulacorhynchus derbianus
  • Crimson-rumped Toucanet
    Crimson-rumped Toucanet
    The Crimson-rumped Toucanet is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is found in humid Andean forests in Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. Its plumage is overall green , except for a maroon-red rump and tail-tip. The bill is black and maroon with a white band at the base...

     Aulacorhynchus haematopygus
  • Yellow-browed Toucanet
    Yellow-browed Toucanet
    The Yellow-browed Toucanet is a rare species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. Among the least known members of the family, it is endemic to humid forests growing on the east Andean slope in northern Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss, and consequently considered endangered by BirdLife...

     Aulacorhynchus huallagae (E)
  • Blue-banded Toucanet
    Blue-banded Toucanet
    The Blue-banded Toucanet is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru....

     Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis
  • Lettered Aracari
    Lettered Aracari
    The Lettered Aracari is a species of bird in the toucan family.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru...

     Pteroglossus inscriptus
  • Green Aracari
    Green Aracari
    The Green Aracari, Pteroglossus viridis, is a toucan, a near-passerine bird found in the lowland forests of northeastern South America , in the northeast Amazon Basin, the Guianas and the eastern Orinoco River drainage of Venezuela. At 30-40 cm...

     Pteroglossus viridis
  • Ivory-billed Aracari
    Ivory-billed Aracari
    The Ivory-billed Aracari is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Pteroglossus azara
  • Chestnut-eared Aracari
    Chestnut-eared Aracari
    The Chestnut-eared Aracari, Pteroglossus castanotis, is a bird native to central and south-eastern South America. It belongs to the toucan and aracari family . P. castanotis is a larger, more colorful bird than the Black-necked Aracari The Chestnut-eared Aracari, Pteroglossus castanotis, is a bird...

     Pteroglossus castanotis
  • Collared Aracari
    Collared Aracari
    The Collared Aracari, Pteroglossus torquatus, is a toucan, a near-passerine bird which breeds from southern Mexico to Panama; also Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela.-Description:...

     Pteroglossus torquatus (A)
  • Many-banded Aracari
    Many-banded Aracari
    The Many-banded Aracari is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Pteroglossus pluricinctus
  • Curl-crested Aracari
    Curl-crested Aracari
    The Curl-crested Aracari , also known as the Curly-crested Aracari, is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family, the Toucans...

     Pteroglossus beauharnaesii
  • Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan Andigena hypoglauca
  • Hooded Mountain Toucan Andigena cucullata
  • Black-billed Mountain Toucan Andigena nigrirostris (A)
  • Golden-collared Toucanet
    Golden-collared Toucanet
    The Golden-collared Toucanet is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is found in the western Amazon rainforest in South America. It includes the Langsdorff's or Green-billed Toucanet as a subspecies, but it was formerly considered a separate species...

     Selenidera reinwardtii
  • Channel-billed Toucan
    Channel-billed Toucan
    The Channel-billed Toucan is a near-passerine bird which breeds in Trinidad and in tropical South America as far south as southern Brazil and central Bolivia.-Taxonomy:...

     Ramphastos vitellinus
  • Black-mandibled Toucan
    Black-mandibled Toucan
    The Black-mandibled Toucan is a large toucan from northern South America. Its distribution ranges along the eastern slope of the Andes from Peru, north through Ecuador and Colombia, to Venezuela as far as the coastal ranges....

     Ramphastos ambiguus
  • Red-billed Toucan Ramphastos tucanus
  • Toco Toucan
    Toco Toucan
    The Toco Toucan is the largest and probably the best known species in the toucan family. It is found in semi-open habitats throughout a large part of central and eastern South America...

     Ramphastos toco
  • Andean Toucanet Aulacorhynchus albivitta
  • Black-throated Toucanet Aulacorhynchus atrogularis

Woodpeckers and allies

Order: Piciformes
Piciformes
Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes, the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives...

. Family: Picidae
Picidae
The woodpeckers, piculets and wrynecks are a family, Picidae, of near-passerine birds. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia and New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar regions...



Woodpeckers are small to medium sized birds with chisel like beaks, short legs, stiff tails and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward, and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks. There are 218 species worldwide and 39 species which occur in Peru.
  • Bar-breasted Piculet
    Bar-breasted Piculet
    The Bar-breasted Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest....

     Picumnus aurifrons
  • Lafresnaye's Piculet
    Lafresnaye's Piculet
    The Lafresnaye's Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Picumnus lafresnayi
  • Ecuadorian Piculet
    Ecuadorian Piculet
    The Ecuadorian Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...

     Picumnus sclateri
  • Speckle-chested Piculet
    Speckle-chested Piculet
    The Speckle-chested Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

     Picumnus steindachneri (E)
  • Ocellated Piculet
    Ocellated Piculet
    The Ocellated Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest.-References:...

     Picumnus dorbignyanus
  • Rufous-breasted Piculet
    Rufous-breasted Piculet
    The Rufous-breasted Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Picumnus rufiventris
  • Plain-breasted Piculet
    Plain-breasted Piculet
    The Plain-breasted Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Picumnus castelnau
  • Fine-barred Piculet
    Fine-barred Piculet
    The Fine-barred Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It was until recently considered endemic to Peru, but is now also known from adjacent Acre in Brazil....

     Picumnus subtilis (E)
  • Olivaceous Piculet
    Olivaceous Piculet
    The Olivaceous Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. Etymologically, piculet is as a double diminutive of the Latin picus woodpecker, see also Picus...

     Picumnus olivaceus
  • White Woodpecker
    White Woodpecker
    The White Woodpecker, Melanerpes candidus, is a species of woodpecker found in South America. This woodpecker is a native of the grasslands of Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina....

     Melanerpes candidus
  • Black-cheeked Woodpecker
    Black-cheeked Woodpecker
    The Black-cheeked Woodpecker, Melanerpes pucherani, is a resident breeding bird from southeastern Mexico south to western Ecuador.This woodpecker occurs in the higher levels of wet forests, semi-open woodland and old second growth. It nests in an unlined hole 6–30 m high in a dead tree. The clutch...

     Melanerpes pucherani
  • Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
    Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
    The Yellow-tufted Woodpecker, Melanerpes cruentatus, is a species of woodpecker. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest....

     Melanerpes cruentatus
  • White-fronted Woodpecker
    White-fronted Woodpecker
    The White-fronted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....

     Melanerpes cactorum
  • Scarlet-backed Woodpecker
    Scarlet-backed Woodpecker
    The Scarlet-backed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Veniliornis callonotus
  • Yellow-vented Woodpecker
    Yellow-vented Woodpecker
    The Yellow-vented Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Veniliornis dignus
  • Bar-bellied Woodpecker
    Bar-bellied Woodpecker
    The Bar-bellied Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Veniliornis nigriceps
  • Smoky-brown Woodpecker
    Smoky-brown Woodpecker
    The Smoky-brown Woodpecker or Brown Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.-Habitat:Its natural habitats are subtropical or...

     Veniliornis fumigatus
  • Little Woodpecker
    Little Woodpecker
    The Little Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks. It is found in a wide range of wooded habitats in a large part of South America east of the Andes, and generally common...

     Veniliornis passerinus
  • Red-rumped Woodpecker
    Red-rumped Woodpecker
    The Red-rumped Woodpecker, Veniliornis kirkii, is a resident breeding bird from Costa Rica south and east to Ecuador, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago....

     Veniliornis kirkii
  • Red-stained Woodpecker
    Red-stained Woodpecker
    The Red-stained Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Veniliornis affinis
  • White-throated Woodpecker
    White-throated Woodpecker
    The White-throated Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Piculus leucolaemus
  • Yellow-throated Woodpecker
    Yellow-throated Woodpecker
    The Yellow-throated Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks....

     Piculus flavigula
  • Golden-green Woodpecker
    Golden-green Woodpecker
    The Golden-green Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks....

     Piculus chrysochloros
  • Golden-olive Woodpecker
    Golden-olive Woodpecker
    The Golden-olive Woodpecker, Colaptes rubiginosus, is a resident breeding bird from Mexico south and east to Guyana, northwest Argentina, Trinidad and Tobago. It was formerly placed in the genus Piculus...

     Piculus rubiginosus
  • Crimson-mantled Woodpecker
    Crimson-mantled Woodpecker
    The Crimson-mantled Woodpecker is a bird species in the woodpecker family . It was formerly placed in the genus Piculus . Its scientific name rivolii was given in honor of André Masséna, duke of Rivoli.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela...

     Piculus rivolii
  • Black-necked Woodpecker
    Black-necked Woodpecker
    The Black-necked Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...

     Colaptes atricollis (E)
  • Spot-breasted Woodpecker
    Spot-breasted Woodpecker
    The Spot-breasted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in South America in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela; also eastern Panama of Central America....

     Colaptes punctigula
  • Andean Flicker
    Andean Flicker
    The Andean Flicker is a South American species of woodpecker. It is found in grassland, shrubland and Polylepis woodland at altitudes of in the Andes from southern Ecuador to northern Chile and northwestern Argentina...

     Colaptes rupicola
  • Scaly-breasted Woodpecker
    Scaly-breasted Woodpecker
    The Scaly-breasted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Celeus grammicus
  • Chestnut Woodpecker
    Chestnut Woodpecker
    The Chestnut Woodpecker, Celeus elegans, is a resident breeding bird in South America from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas south to Ecuador, Bolivia and northern Brazil, and on Trinidad....

     Celeus elegans
  • Cream-colored Woodpecker
    Cream-colored Woodpecker
    The Cream-colored Woodpecker, Celeus flavus, is a species of woodpecker native to South America, from Colombia and the Guianas to Peru, Bolivia, and the eastern part of Brazil, including a southeast Brazil coastal strip. It is colored creamy yellow, except for the wingtips and tail, which are much...

     Celeus flavus
  • Rufous-headed Woodpecker
    Rufous-headed Woodpecker
    The Rufous-headed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It formerly included Kaempfer's Woodpecker as a subspecies....

     Celeus spectabilis
  • Ringed Woodpecker
    Ringed Woodpecker
    The Ringed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, the Amazon Basin and adjacent lower drainage of the Tocantins River in Pará state, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.Its...

     Celeus torquatus
  • Lineated Woodpecker
    Lineated Woodpecker
    The Lineated Woodpecker is a very large woodpecker which is a resident breeding bird from Mexico south to northern Argentina and on Trinidad.-Description:The Lineated Woodpecker is long...

     Dryocopus lineatus
  • Powerful Woodpecker
    Powerful Woodpecker
    The Powerful Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. This little-known species is a large woodpecker, 33–38 cm long, and is a close relative to the North American Ivory-billed Woodpecker.Its natural habitat is subtropical...

     Campephilus pollens
  • Crimson-bellied Woodpecker
    Crimson-bellied Woodpecker
    The Crimson-bellied Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru....

     Campephilus haematogaster
  • Red-necked Woodpecker
    Red-necked Woodpecker
    The Red-necked Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Campephilus rubricollis
  • Crimson-crested Woodpecker
    Crimson-crested Woodpecker
    The Crimson-crested Woodpecker is a very large woodpecker which is a resident breeding bird from Panama south to northern border regions of Argentina, and on Trinidad....

     Campephilus melanoleucos
  • Guayaquil Woodpecker
    Guayaquil Woodpecker
    The Guayaquil Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Campephilus gayaquilensis

Ovenbirds

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Furnariidae

Ovenbirds comprise a large family of small sub-oscine passerine bird species found in Central and South America. They are a diverse group of insectivores which gets its name from the elaborate "oven-like" clay nests built by some species, although others build stick nests or nest in tunnels or clefts in rock. There are 243 species worldwide and 122 species which occur in Peru. Peru contains the greatest diversity of ovenbirds of any country.
  • Coastal Miner
    Coastal Miner
    The Coastal Miner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 25 July 2007....

     Geositta peruviana (E)
  • Grayish Miner Geositta maritima
  • Common Miner
    Common Miner
    The Common Miner is a passerine bird of South America, belonging to the ovenbird family. It is a ground-dwelling bird which feeds on insects and seeds. It has about 9 different subspecies, some of which may be better treated as separate species.It is 14 to 16 cm long with a fairly long,...

     Geositta cunicularia
  • Puna Miner
    Puna Miner
    The Puna Miner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:...

     Geositta punensis
  • Dark-winged Miner
    Dark-winged Miner
    The Dark-winged Miner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:...

     Geositta saxicolina (E)
  • Thick-billed Miner
    Thick-billed Miner
    The Thick-billed Miner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.-References:...

     Geositta crassirostris (E)
  • Slender-billed Miner
    Slender-billed Miner
    The Slender-billed Miner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and pastureland....

     Geositta tenuirostris
  • Scale-throated Earthcreeper
    Scale-throated Earthcreeper
    The Scaly-throated Earthcreeper is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude...

     Upucerthia dumetaria
  • Plain-breasted Earthcreeper
    Plain-breasted Earthcreeper
    The Plain-breasted Earthcreeper is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru....

     Upucerthia jelskii
  • White-throated Earthcreeper
    White-throated Earthcreeper
    The White-throated Earthcreeper is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Chile and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.-References:...

     Upucerthia albigula
  • Striated Earthcreeper
    Striated Earthcreeper
    The Striated Earthcreeper is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is monotypic within Geocerthia, but has traditionally been included in Upucerthia. The two genera are not particularly close. The Striated Earthcreeper is found in woodland and shrub in the Andean highlands of western...

     Upucerthia serrana (E)
  • Straight-billed Earthcreeper
    Straight-billed Earthcreeper
    The Straight-billed Earthcreeper is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.-References:...

     Upucerthia ruficauda
  • Peruvian Seaside Cinclodes Cinclodes taczanowskii (E)
  • Bar-winged Cinclodes
    Bar-winged Cinclodes
    The Bar-winged Cinclodes is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela....

     Cinclodes fuscus
  • Royal Cinclodes
    Royal Cinclodes
    The Royal Cinclodes is a passerine bird which breeds in the Andes of south-east Peru and adjacent Bolivia. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the Stout-billed Cinclodes C. excelsior....

     Cinclodes aricomae
  • White-winged Cinclodes
    White-winged Cinclodes
    The White-winged Cinclodes is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and rivers.-References:...

     Cinclodes atacamensis
  • White-bellied Cinclodes
    White-bellied Cinclodes
    The White-bellied Cinclodes is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

     Cinclodes palliatus (E)
  • Pale-legged Hornero
    Pale-legged Hornero
    The Pale-legged Hornero is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It includes the Pacific Hornero and the Caribbean Hornero , which often are considered separate species.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela...

     Furnarius leucopus
  • Bay Hornero Furnarius torridus
  • Lesser Hornero
    Lesser Hornero
    The Lesser Hornero is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.-References:...

     Furnarius minor
  • Andean Tit-Spinetail
    Andean Tit-spinetail
    The Andean Tit-spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Leptasthenura andicola
  • Streaked Tit-Spinetail
    Streaked Tit-spinetail
    The Streak-backed Tit-spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Chile and Peru....

     Leptasthenura striata
  • Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail
    Rusty-crowned Tit-spinetail
    The Rusty-crowned Tit-spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland....

     Leptasthenura pileata (E)
  • White-browed Tit-Spinetail
    White-browed Tit-spinetail
    The White-browed Tit-spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

     Leptasthenura xenothorax (E)
  • Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail
    Plain-mantled Tit-spinetail
    The Plain-mantled Tit-spinetail is a small passerine bird of South America belonging to the ovenbird family, Furnariidae. It is a common bird across much of Chile, southern and eastern Argentina, southern Peru and western Bolivia...

     Leptasthenura aegithaloides
  • Tawny Tit-Spinetail
    Tawny Tit-spinetail
    The Tawny Tit-spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru....

     Leptasthenura yanacensis
  • Wren-like Rushbird
    Wren-like Rushbird
    The Wren-like Rushbird is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Phleocryptes.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....

     Phleocryptes melanops
  • Russet-bellied Spinetail
    Russet-bellied Spinetail
    The Russet-bellied Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

     Synallaxis zimmeri (E)
  • Rufous Spinetail
    Rufous Spinetail
    The Rufous Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Synallaxis unirufa
  • Azara's Spinetail
    Azara's Spinetail
    Azara's Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family, named after Spanish naturalist Félix de Azara. .It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru...

     Synallaxis azarae
  • Apurimac Spinetail
    Apurímac Spinetail
    The Apurímac Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

     Synallaxis courseni (E)
  • Cinereous-breasted Spinetail
    Cinereous-breasted Spinetail
    The Cinereous-breasted Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. The term cinereous describes its colouration. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and heavily degraded former...

     Synallaxis hypospodia
  • Pale-breasted Spinetail
    Pale-breasted Spinetail
    The Pale-breasted Spinetail , is a passerine bird which breeds in the tropical New World from Costa Rica to central Argentina, and in Trinidad....

     Synallaxis albescens
  • Dark-breasted Spinetail
    Dark-breasted Spinetail
    The Dark-breasted Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Synallaxis albigularis
  • Slaty Spinetail
    Slaty Spinetail
    The Slaty Spinetail or Slaty Castlebuilder, , is a passerine bird which breeds in the tropical New World from northern Honduras to western Ecuador and east-central Brazil....

     Synallaxis brachyura
  • Cabanis's Spinetail
    Cabanis's Spinetail
    The Cabanis's Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest....

     Synallaxis cabanisi
  • Dusky Spinetail
    Dusky Spinetail
    The Dusky Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest....

     Synallaxis moesta
  • Plain-crowned Spinetail
    Plain-crowned Spinetail
    The Plain-crowned Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Synallaxis gujanensis
  • Maranon Spinetail
    Marañón Spinetail
    The Marañón Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:*...

     Synallaxis maranonica
  • White-bellied Spinetail
    White-bellied Spinetail
    The White-bellied Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist shrubland....

     Synallaxis propinqua
  • Blackish-headed Spinetail
    Blackish-headed Spinetail
    The Blackish-headed Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and pastureland.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* BirdLife...

     Synallaxis tithys
  • Ruddy Spinetail
    Ruddy Spinetail
    The Ruddy Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Synallaxis rutilans
  • Chestnut-throated Spinetail
    Chestnut-throated Spinetail
    The Chestnut-throated Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Synallaxis cherriei
  • Necklaced Spinetail
    Necklaced Spinetail
    The Necklaced Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland....

     Synallaxis stictothorax
  • Chinchipe Spinetail Synallaxis chinchipensis (E)
  • Great Spinetail
    Great Spinetail
    The Great Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Siptornopsis. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27...

     Siptornopsis hypochondriacus (E)
  • White-browed Spinetail
    White-browed Spinetail
    The White-browed Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is the only member of the genus Hellmayrea.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Hellmayrea gularis
  • Creamy-crested Spinetail
    Creamy-crested Spinetail
    The Creamy-crested Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland....

     Cranioleuca albicapilla (E)
  • Light-crowned Spinetail
    Light-crowned Spinetail
    The Light-crowned Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Cranioleuca albiceps
  • Marcapata Spinetail
    Marcapata Spinetail
    The Marcapata Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Cranioleuca marcapatae (E)
  • Baron's Spinetail
    Baron's Spinetail
    The Baron's Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest.-References:...

     Cranioleuca baroni (E)
  • Line-cheeked Spinetail
    Line-cheeked Spinetail
    The Line-cheeked Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Cranioleuca antisiensis
  • Ash-browed Spinetail
    Ash-browed Spinetail
    The Ash-browed Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Cranioleuca curtata
  • Rusty-backed Spinetail
    Rusty-backed Spinetail
    The Rusty-backed Spinetail is a Neotropical species of bird in the Furnariidae family. The taxon from Panama is sometimes considered a separate species, the Coiba Spinetail The Rusty-backed Spinetail (Cranioleuca vulpina) is a Neotropical species of bird in the Furnariidae family. The taxon from...

     Cranioleuca vulpina
  • Parker's Spinetail
    Parker's Spinetail
    Parker's Spinetail or White-breasted Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Cranioleuca vulpecula
  • Speckled Spinetail
    Speckled Spinetail
    The Speckled Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Cranioleuca gutturata
  • Red-and-white Spinetail
    Red-and-white Spinetail
    The Red-and-white Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family, the ovenbirds.It is found in the Amazon Basin of Brazil and Peru; also the southern Amazon River border of Colombia and the headwaters of the Madeira River in Bolivia.Its natural habitats are rivers and swamps.The...

     Certhiaxis mustelina
  • Yellow-chinned Spinetail
    Yellow-chinned Spinetail
    The Yellow-chinned Spinetail is a passerine bird found in the tropical New World from Trinidad and Colombia south to Argentina and Uruguay. In Spanish it is called curutié rojizo; its Portuguese name is joão-do-brejo or curutié...

     Certhiaxis cinnamomea
  • White-chinned Thistletail
    White-chinned Thistletail
    The White-chinned Thistletail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Schizoeaca fuliginosa
  • Mouse-colored Thistletail Schizoeaca griseomurina
  • Eye-ringed Thistletail
    Eye-ringed Thistletail
    The Eye-ringed Thistletail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:...

     Schizoeaca palpebralis (E)
  • Vilcabamba Thistletail
    Vilcabamba Thistletail
    The Vilcabamba Thistletail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland....

     Schizoeaca vilcabambae (E)
  • Puna Thistletail
    Puna Thistletail
    The Puna Thistletail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Peru and Bolivia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland....

     Schizoeaca helleri (E)
  • Creamy-breasted Canastero
    Creamy-breasted Canastero
    The Rusty-vented Canastero or Creamy-breasted Canastero is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in the Andes Mountains in Peru, Chile, Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina. Its habitat is montane scrub or open Polylepis forest.The taxonomy of the Creamy-breasted Canastero is...

     Asthenes dorbignyi
  • Dark-winged Canastero Asthenes arequipae
  • Pale-tailed Canastero Asthenes huancavelicae (E)
  • Canyon Canastero
    Canyon Canastero
    The Canyon Canastero is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Chile and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.-References:...

     Asthenes pudibunda (E)
  • Rusty-fronted Canastero
    Rusty-fronted Canastero
    The Rusty-fronted Canastero is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.-References:...

     Asthenes ottonis (E)
  • Cordilleran Canastero
    Cordilleran Canastero
    The Cordilleran Canastero is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland....

     Asthenes modesta
  • Cactus Canastero
    Cactus Canastero
    The Cactus Canastero is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.-References:...

     Asthenes cactorum (E)
  • Streak-throated Canastero
    Streak-throated Canastero
    The Streak-throated Canastero is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:...

     Asthenes humilis
  • Streak-backed Canastero
    Streak-backed Canastero
    The Streak-backed Canastero is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:...

     Asthenes wyatti
  • Puna Canastero
    Puna Canastero
    The Puna Canastero is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru.Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:...

     Asthenes sclateri
  • Scribble-tailed Canastero
    Scribble-tailed Canastero
    The Scribble-tailed Canastero is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:...

     Asthenes maculicauda
  • Junin Canastero
    Junín Canastero
    The Junín Canastero is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:...

     Asthenes virgata (E)
  • Line-fronted Canastero
    Line-fronted Canastero
    The Line-fronted Canastero is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Bolivia and Peru....

     Asthenes urubambensis
  • Many-striped Canastero
    Many-striped Canastero
    The Many-striped Canastero is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:...

     Asthenes flammulata
  • Plain Softtail
    Plain Softtail
    The Plain Softtail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Phacellodomus fusciceps
  • Russet-mantled Softtail
    Russet-mantled Softtail
    The Russet-mantled Softtail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

     Phacellodomus berlepschi (E)
  • Common Thornbird Phacellodomus rufifrons
  • Streak-fronted Thornbird
    Streak-fronted Thornbird
    The Streak-fronted Thornbird is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru....

     Phacellodomus striaticeps
  • Chestnut-backed Thornbird
    Chestnut-backed Thornbird
    The Chestnut-backed Thornbird is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

     Phacellodomus dorsalis (E)
  • Orange-fronted Plushcrown
    Orange-fronted Plushcrown
    The Orange-fronted Plushcrown is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is the only member of the genus Metopothrix.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Metopothrix aurantiacus
  • Equatorial Graytail Xenerpestes singularis
  • Spectacled Prickletail
    Spectacled Prickletail
    The Spectacled Prickletail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. Its genus, Siptornis, is monotypic.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Siptornis striaticollis
  • Rusty-winged Barbtail
    Rusty-winged Barbtail
    The Rusty-winged Barbtail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. Its genus, Premnornis, is monotypic.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Premnornis guttuligera
  • Spotted Barbtail
    Spotted Barbtail
    The Spotted Barbtail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....

     Premnoplex brunnescens
  • Pearled Treerunner
    Pearled Treerunner
    The Pearled Treerunner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Margarornis squamiger
  • Rufous-tailed Xenops
    Rufous-tailed Xenops
    The Rufous-tailed Xenops is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Xenops milleri
  • Slender-billed Xenops
    Slender-billed Xenops
    The Slender-billed Xenops is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Xenops tenuirostris
  • Plain Xenops
    Plain Xenops
    The Plain Xenops, Xenops minutus, is a passerine bird which breeds in moist lowland forests in the tropical New World from southern Mexico south to western Ecuador, northeastern Argentina and central Brazil....

     Xenops minutus
  • Streaked Xenops
    Streaked Xenops
    The Streaked Xenops, Xenops rutilans, is a passerine bird which breeds in the tropical New World from Costa Rica and Trinidad south to Bolivia and northern Argentina...

     Xenops rutilans
  • Montane Foliage-gleaner
    Montane Foliage-gleaner
    The Montane Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Anabacerthia striaticollis
  • Streaked Tuftedcheek
    Streaked Tuftedcheek
    The Streaked Tuftedcheek, Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii, is a passerine bird in the ovenbird family, which breeds in the tropical New World in the coastal mountains of Venezuela, and the Andes from Venezuela to Bolivia. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the Buffy Tuftedcheek, P...

     Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii
  • Flammulated Treehunter
    Flammulated Treehunter
    The Flammulated Treehunter is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Thripadectes flammulatus
  • Buff-throated Treehunter
    Buff-throated Treehunter
    The Peruvian Treehunter or Buff-throated Treehunter is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Thripadectes scrutator
  • Striped Treehunter
    Striped Treehunter
    -Introduction:The Striped Treehunter is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family with a dusky-brown coloring with prominent buff streaking on the wings, throat, and breast...

     Thripadectes holostictus
  • Black-billed Treehunter
    Black-billed Treehunter
    The Black-billed Treehunter is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Thripadectes melanorhynchus
  • Lineated Foliage-gleaner
    Lineated Foliage-gleaner
    The Lineated Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....

     Syndactyla subalaris
  • Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner
    Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner
    The Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....

     Syndactyla rufosuperciliata
  • Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner
    Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner
    The Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru....

     Syndactyla ruficollis
  • Point-tailed Palmcreeper
    Point-tailed Palmcreeper
    The Point-tailed Palmcreeper is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family, the ovenbirds. It is monotypic, the only member of the genus Berlepschia....

     Berlepschia rikeri
  • Peruvian Recurvebill
    Peruvian Recurvebill
    The Peruvian Recurvebill is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss....

     Simoxenops ucayalae
  • Striped Woodhaunter
    Striped Woodhaunter
    The Striped Woodhaunter is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is the only member of the genus Hyloctistes.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela...

     Hyloctistes subulatus
  • Chestnut-winged Hookbill
    Chestnut-winged Hookbill
    The Chestnut-winged Hookbill is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is the only member of the genus Ancistrops....

     Ancistrops strigilatus
  • Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner
    Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner
    The Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Philydor erythropterus
  • Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner Philydor erythrocercus
  • Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner
    Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner
    The Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Philydor ruficaudatus
  • Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner
    Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner
    The Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family, the ovenbirds. It is found in southeastern regions of South America in the cerrado and pantanal of Brazil and Paraguay as well as areas of southeast coastal Brazil; also extreme northeast Argentina...

     Philydor rufus
  • Cinnamon-rumped Foliage-gleaner
    Cinnamon-rumped Foliage-gleaner
    The Cinnamon-rumped Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Philydor pyrrhodes
  • Crested Foliage-gleaner Automolus dorsalis
  • Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner
    Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner
    The Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela...

     Automolus rufipileatus
  • Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner
    Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner
    The Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela...

     Automolus ochrolaemus
  • Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner
    Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner
    The Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in humid forests of most of the Amazon Basin, except in the south-eastern part, where the Para Foliage-gleaner is found. The two are closely related and were considered conspecific until...

     Automolus infuscatus
  • Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner
    Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner
    The Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Automolus melanopezus
  • Ruddy Foliage-gleaner
    Ruddy Foliage-gleaner
    The Ruddy Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. Its range is highly disjunct, with populations in the highlands of Mexico and Central America, and lowlands and foothills in the Chocó, eastern Andes, and western and north-eastern Amazon Basin. It is found in forest...

     Automolus rubiginosus
  • Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner
    Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner
    The Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru....

     Hylocryptus erythrocephalus
  • Short-billed Leaftosser
    Short-billed Leaftosser
    The Short-billed Leaftosser is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Sclerurus rufigularis
  • Tawny-throated Leaftosser
    Tawny-throated Leaftosser
    The Tawny-throated Leaftosser is a tropical American bird species in the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is also known as the Tawny-throated Leafscraper, Mexican Leaftosser or Mexican Leafscraper...

     Sclerurus mexicanus
  • Gray-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus albigularis
  • Black-tailed Leaftosser
    Black-tailed Leaftosser
    The Black-tailed Leaftosser is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Sclerurus caudacutus
  • Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper
    Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper
    The Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper is a passerine bird of South America belonging to the family Furnariidae, the ovenbirds. It is the only member of the genus Lochmias. The species is also known as the Streamside Streamcreeper.-Description:This bird is about 6 in long, with a short tail and a...

     Lochmias nematura

Woodcreepers

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Dendrocolaptidae

The Dendrocolaptidae are brownish birds and maintain an upright vertical posture, supported by their stiff tail vanes. They feed mainly on insects taken from tree trunks. There are 57 species worldwide and 30 species which occur in Peru.
  • Tyrannine Woodcreeper
    Tyrannine Woodcreeper
    The Tyrannine Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Dendrocincla tyrannina
  • Plain-brown Woodcreeper
    Plain-brown Woodcreeper
    The Plain-brown Woodcreeper , is a sub-oscine passerine bird which breeds in the tropical New World from Honduras through South America to northern Argentina, and in Trinidad and Tobago. Sometimes it is considered to include the Plain-winged Woodcreeper The Plain-brown Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla...

     Dendrocincla fuliginosa
  • White-chinned Woodcreeper
    White-chinned Woodcreeper
    The White-chinned Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Dendrocincla merula
  • Long-tailed Woodcreeper
    Long-tailed Woodcreeper
    The Long-tailed Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. It is monotypic within Deconychura, but formerly this genus also included the Spot-throated Woodcreeper....

     Deconychura longicauda
  • Spot-throated Woodcreeper
    Spot-throated Woodcreeper
    The Spot-throated Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. It is the only species in the genus Certhiasomus...

     Deconychura stictolaema
  • Olivaceous Woodcreeper
    Olivaceous Woodcreeper
    The Olivaceous Woodcreeper is a passerine bird of the tropical Americas. It belongs to the true woodcreepers of the ovenbird family ....

     Sittasomus griseicapillus
  • Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
    Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
    The Wedge-billed Woodcreeper , is a passerine bird which breeds in the tropical New World from southern Mexico to northern Bolivia, central Brazil and the Guianas; it is absent from the Pacific coastal areas except between Costa Rica and Ecuador...

     Glyphorynchus spirurus
  • Long-billed Woodcreeper
    Long-billed Woodcreeper
    The Long-billed Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily, of the woodcreepers. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Nasica....

     Nasica longirostris
  • Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper
    Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper
    The Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily of the ovenbird family . It makes up the monotypic genus Dendrexetastes....

     Dendrexetastes rufigula
  • Bar-bellied Woodcreeper
    Bar-bellied Woodcreeper
    The Bar-bellied Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily.It is found in humid forest of the western Amazon in northern Bolivia, far western Brazil, eastern Peru, and, as recently confirmed, eastern Ecuador.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26...

     Hylexetastes stresemanni
  • Strong-billed Woodcreeper
    Strong-billed Woodcreeper
    The Strong-billed Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily.It is one of the largest woodcreepers and the largest furnariids, though the slender Long-billed Woodcreeper is longer and the Great Rufous Woodcreeper is larger overall...

     Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
  • Amazonian Barred-Woodcreeper
    Amazonian Barred-woodcreeper
    The Amazonian Barred-woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily, the woodcreepers. The Northern Barred-woodcreeper was formerly included in this species...

     Dendrocolaptes certhia
  • Black-banded Woodcreeper
    Black-banded Woodcreeper
    The Black-banded Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily, the woodcreepers.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.In South America it is...

     Dendrocolaptes picumnus
  • Striped Woodcreeper
    Striped Woodcreeper
    The Striped Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily .It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Xiphorhynchus obsoletus
  • Ocellated Woodcreeper
    Ocellated Woodcreeper
    The Ocellated Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily of the ovenbird family...

     Xiphorhynchus ocellatus
  • Tschudi's Woodcreeper
    Tschudi's Woodcreeper
    Tschudi's Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus chunchotambo, is a passerine bird native to South America. It belongs to the genus Xiphorhynchus in the woodcreeper subfamily, Dendrocolaptinae. It was sometimes regarded as a subspecies of the Ocellated Woodcreeper...

     Xiphorhynchus chunchotambo
  • Elegant Woodcreeper
    Elegant Woodcreeper
    The Elegant Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily . It was formerly considered a subspecies of Spix's Woodcreeper. It is found in the western and southern Amazon in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is tropical humid lowland forests. The...

     Xiphorhynchus elegans
  • Juruá Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus juruanus
  • Buff-throated Woodcreeper
    Buff-throated Woodcreeper
    The Buff-throated Woodcreeper is a resident passerine bird found in tropical South America in the Guiana Shield and disjunctly in the northern Atlantic Forest. It formerly included the Cocoa Woodcreeper and the Lafresnaye's Woodcreeper as subspecies...

     Xiphorhynchus guttatus
  • Lafresnaye's Woodcreeper
    Lafresnaye's Woodcreeper
    The Lafresnaye's Woodcreeper is a resident passerine bird found in tropical South America in the western and southern Amazon and adjacent sections of the Cerrado. It is often considered a subspecies of the Buff-throated Woodcreeper, but this combined "species" would be polyphyletic...

     Xiphorhynchus guttatoides
  • Olive-backed Woodcreeper
    Olive-backed Woodcreeper
    The Olive-backed Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....

     Xiphorhynchus triangularis
  • Straight-billed Woodcreeper
    Straight-billed Woodcreeper
    The Straight-billed Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily . Its genus, Dendroplex, was recently confirmed to be distinct from Xiphorhynchus....

     Dendroplex picus
  • Zimmer's Woodcreeper
    Zimmer's Woodcreeper
    Zimmer's Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily . Its genus, Dendroplex, was recently confirmed to be distinct from Xiphorhynchus....

     Dendroplex kienerii (A)
  • Streak-headed Woodcreeper
    Streak-headed Woodcreeper
    The Streak-headed Woodcreeper , is a passerine bird which breeds in the tropical New World from southern Mexico to northwestern Peru, northern Brazil and Guyana, and on Trinidad....

     Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
  • Montane Woodcreeper
    Montane Woodcreeper
    The Montane Woodcreeper is a perching bird species in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family ....

     Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger
  • Lineated Woodcreeper
    Lineated Woodcreeper
    The Lineated Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Lepidocolaptes albolineatus
  • Greater Scythebill
    Greater Scythebill
    The Greater Scythebill is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. This species is found at very low densities in highland forest in the Andes, ranging from Colombia to Peru...

     Campylorhamphus pucherani
  • Red-billed Scythebill
    Red-billed Scythebill
    The Red-billed Scythebill is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily.The Red-billed Scythebill is a fairly large species of woodcreeper. The total length of the species is 24-28 cm . As its name indicates, the bill is long, downcurved and reddish in coloration...

     Campylorhamphus trochilirostris
  • Brown-billed Scythebill
    Brown-billed Scythebill
    The Brown-billed Scythebill is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:* BirdLife...

     Campylorhamphus pusillus
  • Curve-billed Scythebill
    Curve-billed Scythebill
    The Curve-billed Scythebill is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Campylorhamphus procurvoides

Typical antbirds

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Thamnophilidae

The antbirds are a large family of small passerine birds of subtropical and tropical Central and South America. They are forest birds, and tend to feed on insects at or near the ground. A sizable minority of them specialize in following columns of army ants to eat the small invertebrates that leave hiding to flee the ants.Many species lack bright colour; brown, black and white being the dominant tones. There are about 212 species worldwide and 107 species which occur in Peru.
  • Fasciated Antshrike
    Fasciated Antshrike
    The Fasciated Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Cymbilaimus lineatus
  • Bamboo Antshrike
    Bamboo Antshrike
    The Bamboo Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae
  • Undulated Antshrike
    Undulated Antshrike
    The Undulated Antshrike is a relatively large species of antbird from the western Amazon in south-eastern Peru, western Brazil, and possibly far south-eastern Colombia. It formerly included the Fulvous Antshrike, which is found further west, as a subspecies.-References:* BirdLife International 2004....

     Frederickena unduligera
  • Great Antshrike
    Great Antshrike
    The Great Antshrike, Taraba major, is a passerine bird in the antbird family. It is the only member of the genus Taraba-....

     Taraba major
  • Collared Antshrike
    Collared Antshrike
    The Collared Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland...

     Sakesphorus bernardi
  • Black-crested Antshrike
    Black-crested Antshrike
    The Black-crested Antshrike, Sakesphorus canadensis, is a passerine bird in the antbird family. It is a resident breeder in tropical South America in Trinidad, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, northern Brazil and northeastern Peru....

     Sakesphorus canadensis
  • Barred Antshrike
    Barred Antshrike
    The Barred Antshrike, Thamnophilus doliatus, is a passerine bird in the antbird family. It is found in the Neotropics from Tamaulipas, Mexico, through Central America, Trinidad and Tobago, and a large part of South America east of the Andes as far south as northern Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay....

     Thamnophilus doliatus
  • Chapman's Antshrike
    Chapman's Antshrike
    The Chapman's Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...

     Thamnophilus zarumae
  • Chestnut-backed Antshrike
    Chestnut-backed Antshrike
    The Chestnut-backed Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru....

     Thamnophilus palliatus
  • Lined Antshrike
    Lined Antshrike
    The Lined Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus
  • Castelnau's Antshrike
    Castelnau's Antshrike
    The Castelnau's Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded...

     Thamnophilus cryptoleucus
  • White-shouldered Antshrike
    White-shouldered Antshrike
    The White-shouldered Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.-Distribution and habitat:...

     Thamnophilus aethiops
  • Uniform Antshrike
    Uniform Antshrike
    The Uniform Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Thamnophilus unicolor
  • Upland Antshrike
    Upland Antshrike
    The Upland Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest.-References:...

     Thamnophilus aroyae
  • Plain-winged Antshrike
    Plain-winged Antshrike
    The Plain-winged Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Thamnophilus schistaceus
  • Mouse-colored Antshrike Thamnophilus murinus
  • Western Slaty-Antshrike
    Western Slaty-Antshrike
    The Western Slaty-Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in from western Ecuador, western Colombia, western Venezuela, and Central America as far north as Belize....

     Thamnophilus atrinucha (A)
  • Northern Slaty-Antshrike
    Northern Slaty-Antshrike
    The Northern Slaty-Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It previously included the Western Slaty-Antshrike, Natterer's Slaty-Antshrike, Bolivian Slaty-Antshrike, Planalto Slaty-Antshrike and Sooretama Slaty-Antshrike as subspecies, in which case the combined species simply...

     Thamnophilus punctatus
  • Marañón Slaty-Antshrike Thamnophilus leucogaster (E)
  • Amazonian Antshrike
    Amazonian Antshrike
    The Amazonian Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family, the antbirds. It occurs in the Amazon Basin of Brazil, and east to Maranhão state; also Amazonian Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia...

     Thamnophilus amazonicus
  • Variable Antshrike
    Variable Antshrike
    The Variable Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family found widely in South America. It is, as its common name suggests, arguably the species of antbird with the most variable plumage, leading to speculations that it comprises more than one species, but presently available...

     Thamnophilus caerulescens
  • Rufous-capped Antshrike
    Rufous-capped Antshrike
    The Rufous-capped Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....

     Thamnophilus ruficapillus
  • Spot-winged Antshrike
    Spot-winged Antshrike
    The Spot-winged Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Pygiptila.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Pygiptila stellaris
  • Pearly Antshrike
    Pearly Antshrike
    The Pearly Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Megastictus.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Megastictus margaritatus
  • Black Bushbird
    Black Bushbird
    The Black Bushbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Neoctantes.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Neoctantes niger
  • Russet Antshrike
    Russet Antshrike
    The Russet Antshrike, Thamnistes anabatinus, is a passerine bird in the antbird family. It is the only member of the genus Thamnistes.It is a resident breeder in the tropical New World from southern Mexico to northern Bolivia....

     Thamnistes anabatinus
  • Plain Antvireo
    Plain Antvireo
    The Plain Antvireo, Dysithamnus mentalis, is a passerine bird species in the antbird family , wherein it belongs to the antshrike subfamily . It is a resident breeder in tropical Central and South America....

     Dysithamnus mentalis
  • White-streaked Antvireo Dysithamnus leucostictus (A)
  • Saturnine Antshrike
    Saturnine Antshrike
    The Saturnine Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Thamnomanes saturninus
  • Dusky-throated Antshrike
    Dusky-throated Antshrike
    The Dusky-throated Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Thamnomanes ardesiacus
  • Cinereous Antshrike
    Cinereous Antshrike
    The Cinereous Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. The term cinereous describes its colouration. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland...

     Thamnomanes caesius
  • Bluish-slate Antshrike
    Bluish-slate Antshrike
    The Bluish-slate Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Thamnomanes schistogynus
  • Pygmy Antwren
    Pygmy Antwren
    The Pygmy Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family, the antbirds.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Myrmotherula brachyura
  • Moustached Antwren
    Moustached Antwren
    The Moustached Antwren is a species of small Neotropical bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It has two allopatric subspecies, both sometimes considered separate monotypic species: The Griscom's Antwren is found the Chocó of north-western Ecuador, western Colombia and eastern Panama, and the...

     Myrmotherula ignota
  • Sclater's Antwren
    Sclater's Antwren
    The Sclater's Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Myrmotherula sclateri
  • Cherrie's Antwren
    Cherrie's Antwren
    The Cherrie's Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Myrmotherula cherriei (A)
  • Amazonian Antwren Myrmotherula multostriata
  • Stripe-chested Antwren
    Stripe-chested Antwren
    The Stripe-chested Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Myrmotherula longicauda
  • Plain-throated Antwren
    Plain-throated Antwren
    The Plain-throated Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in all the counties of the Amazon Basin.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests...

     Myrmotherula hauxwelli
  • White-eyed Antwren
    White-eyed Antwren
    The White-eyed Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It was formerly placed in the genus Myrmotherula.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru....

     Myrmotherula leucophthalma
  • Brown-backed Antwren
    Brown-backed Antwren
    The Yasuni Antwren or Brown-backed Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It was formerly placed in the genus Myrmotherula.It is found in Ecuador and Peru....

     Myrmotherula fjeldsaai
  • Stipple-throated Antwren
    Stipple-throated Antwren
    The Stipple-throated Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It was formerly placed in the genus Myrmotherula.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Myrmotherula haematonota
  • Foothill Antwren
    Foothill Antwren
    The Foothill Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It was formerly placed in the genus Myrmotherula.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Myrmotherula spodionota
  • Ornate Antwren
    Ornate Antwren
    The Ornate Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It was formerly placed in the genus Myrmotherula.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Myrmotherula ornata
  • Rufous-tailed Antwren
    Rufous-tailed Antwren
    The Rufous-tailed Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It was formerly placed in the genus Myrmotherula. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...

     Myrmotherula erythrura
  • White-flanked Antwren
    White-flanked Antwren
    The White-flanked Antwren is a passerine bird in the antbird family.-Taxonomy:The subspecies M. a. luctuosa, the Silvery-flanked Antwren, is sometimes split as a full species.-Distribution and habitat:...

     Myrmotherula axillaris
  • Slaty Antwren
    Slaty Antwren
    The Slaty Antwren, Myrmotherula schisticolor, is a small passerine bird in the antbird family. It is a resident breeder in tropical Central and South America from southern Mexico to western Ecuador and eastern Peru....

     Myrmotherula schisticolor
  • Rio Suno Antwren
    Rio Suno Antwren
    The Rio Suno Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Myrmotherula sunensis
  • Long-winged Antwren
    Long-winged Antwren
    The Long-winged Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Myrmotherula longipennis
  • Ihering's Antwren
    Ihering's Antwren
    The Ihering's Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Myrmotherula iheringi
  • Gray Antwren Myrmotherula menetriesii
  • Leaden Antwren
    Leaden Antwren
    The Leaden Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Myrmotherula assimilis
  • Banded Antwren Dichrozona cincta
  • Ash-throated Antwren
    Ash-throated Antwren
    The Ash-throated Antwren is a bird in the Antbird family, described as new to science in 1986.The first specimens were collected in northern Peru in 1983....

     Herpsilochmus parkeri (E)
  • Creamy-bellied Antwren
    Creamy-bellied Antwren
    The Creamy-bellied Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Herpsilochmus motacilloides (E)
  • Dugand's Antwren
    Dugand's Antwren
    The Dugand's Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Herpsilochmus dugandi
  • Ancient Antwren
    Ancient Antwren
    The Ancient Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...

     Herpsilochmus gentryi
  • Yellow-breasted Antwren
    Yellow-breasted Antwren
    The Yellow-breasted Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Herpsilochmus axillaris
  • Rufous-winged Antwren
    Rufous-winged Antwren
    The Rufous-winged Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus
  • Dot-winged Antwren
    Dot-winged Antwren
    The Dot-winged Antwren is a passerine bird in the antbird family. In the past it was sometimes known as the Velvety Antwren, and some of its more distinctive subspecies have their own infrequently used English names...

     Microrhopias quixensis
  • Rusty-backed Antwren
    Rusty-backed Antwren
    The Rusty-backed Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Suriname....

     Formicivora rufa
  • Striated Antbird
    Striated Antbird
    The Striated Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family, the antbirds. It is found in the western and south-central Amazon in South America. As presently defined, it has two subspecies: the nominate subspecies in the west, and D. d. subochracea in the south-central Amazon...

     Drymophila devillei
  • Long-tailed Antbird
    Long-tailed Antbird
    The Long-tailed Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found at low levels in humid highland forests, especially near bamboo, ranging through the Andes from western Bolivia to north-western Venezuela, with disjunct populations in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Serranía...

     Drymophila caudata
  • Rufous-rumped Antwren
    Rufous-rumped Antwren
    The Rufous-rumped Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Terenura callinota
  • Chestnut-shouldered Antwren
    Chestnut-shouldered Antwren
    The Chestnut-shouldered Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Terenura humeralis
  • Yellow-rumped Antwren
    Yellow-rumped Antwren
    The Yellow-rumped Antwren is endemic to the Yungas of Bolivia and immediately adjacent Peru...

     Terenura sharpei
  • Ash-winged Antwren
    Ash-winged Antwren
    The Ash-winged Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Terenura spodioptila (A)
  • Gray Antbird Cercomacra cinerascens
  • Blackish Antbird
    Blackish Antbird
    The Blackish Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, and Suriname....

     Cercomacra nigrescens
  • Black Antbird
    Black Antbird
    The Black Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Cercomacra serva
  • Manu Antbird
    Manu Antbird
    The Manu Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Cercomacra manu
  • White-backed Fire-eye
    White-backed Fire-eye
    The White-backed Fire-eye is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru....

     Pyriglena leuconota
  • White-browed Antbird
    White-browed Antbird
    The White-browed Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Myrmoborus leucophrys
  • Ash-breasted Antbird
    Ash-breasted Antbird
    The Ash-breasted Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Myrmoborus lugubris
  • Black-faced Antbird
    Black-faced Antbird
    The Black-faced Antbird is a species of bird, about 12–13 cm long, in the antbird family Thamnophilidae. It is endemic in a wide range across the Amazon basin...

     Myrmoborus myotherinus
  • Black-tailed Antbird
    Black-tailed Antbird
    The Black-tailed Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical swamps.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...

     Myrmoborus melanurus (E)
  • Warbling Antbird
    Warbling Antbird
    The warbling antbird is a complex consisting of six species of antbirds that until recently were considered a single species found throughout the Amazon in South America...

     Hypocnemis cantator
  • Yellow-browed Antbird
    Yellow-browed Antbird
    The Yellow-browed Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Hypocnemis hypoxantha
  • Black-chinned Antbird
    Black-chinned Antbird
    The Black-chinned Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Hypocnemoides melanopogon
  • Band-tailed Antbird
    Band-tailed Antbird
    The Band-tailed Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical swamps and flooded forests.-References:...

     Hypocnemoides maculicauda
  • Black-and-white Antbird
    Black-and-white Antbird
    The Black-and-white Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Myrmochanes.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Myrmochanes hemileucus
  • Silvered Antbird
    Silvered Antbird
    The Silvered Antbird is a passerine bird in the antbird family, the only member of the genus Sclateria. It is a resident breeder in tropical South America from Colombia and Trinidad south to Peru, Bolivia and central Brazil....

     Sclateria naevia
  • Black-headed Antbird
    Black-headed Antbird
    The Black-headed Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Percnostola rufifrons
  • Allpahuayo Antbird
    Allpahuayo Antbird
    The Allpahuayo Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...

     Percnostola arenarum (E)
  • Slate-colored Antbird Percnostola schistacea
  • Spot-winged Antbird
    Spot-winged Antbird
    The Spot-winged Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. Until recently, it included the Roraiman, Humaita, Brownish-headed and Rufous-faced Antbird as subspecies, but based on differences in voice and plumage it has been recommended treating them as separate species...

     Percnostola leucostigma
  • White-lined Antbird
    White-lined Antbird
    The White-lined Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest....

     Percnostola lophotes (E)
  • Northern Chestnut-tailed Antbird Myrmeciza castanea
  • Southern Chestnut-tailed Antbird Myrmeciza hemimelaena
  • Plumbeous Antbird
    Plumbeous Antbird
    The Plumbeous Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical swamps.-References:...

     Myrmeciza hyperythra
  • White-shouldered Antbird
    White-shouldered Antbird
    The White-shouldered Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical swamps.-References:...

     Myrmeciza melanoceps
  • Goeldi's Antbird
    Goeldi's Antbird
    The Goeldi's Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Myrmeciza goeldii
  • Sooty Antbird
    Sooty Antbird
    The Sooty Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Myrmeciza fortis
  • Gray-headed Antbird Myrmeciza griseiceps
  • Black-throated Antbird
    Black-throated Antbird
    The Black-throated Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Myrmeciza atrothorax
  • White-plumed Antbird
    White-plumed Antbird
    The White-plumed Antbird is a species of insectivorous bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is marked by deep red-brownish plumage, black wings, and a black head with a bright-white feathered mask....

     Pithys albifrons
  • White-masked Antbird
    White-masked Antbird
    The White-masked Antbird is a bird species in the family Thamnophilidae. It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....

     Pithys castanea (E)
  • Bicolored Antbird Gymnopithys leucaspis
  • Lunulated Antbird
    Lunulated Antbird
    The Lunulated Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Gymnopithys lunulata (E)
  • White-throated Antbird
    White-throated Antbird
    The White-throated Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Gymnopithys salvini
  • Wing-banded Antbird
    Wing-banded Antbird
    The Wing-banded Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is placed in the monotypic genus Myrmornis....

     Myrmornis torquata
  • Hairy-crested Antbird
    Hairy-crested Antbird
    The Hairy-crested Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Rhegmatorhina melanosticta
  • Spot-backed Antbird
    Spot-backed Antbird
    The Spot-backed Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family, the antbirds.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Hylophylax naevia
  • Dot-backed Antbird
    Dot-backed Antbird
    The Dot-backed Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical swamps....

     Hylophylax punctulata
  • Scale-backed Antbird
    Scale-backed Antbird
    The Common Scale-backed Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family, the antbirds. It has often been included in the genus Hylophylax, but is now known to be part of a different clade, leading to its placement in the genus Willisornis...

     Hylophylax poecilinota
  • Black-spotted Bare-eye
    Black-spotted Bare-eye
    The Black-spotted Bare-eye is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....

     Phlegopsis nigromaculata
  • Reddish-winged Bare-eye
    Reddish-winged Bare-eye
    The Reddish-winged Bare-eye is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....

     Phlegopsis erythroptera

Antthrushes and Antpittas

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Formicariidae
Formicariidae
The Formicariidae, formicariids, or ground antbirds are a family of smallish passerine birds of subtropical and tropical Central and South America. They are between 10 and 20 cm in length, and are related to the antbirds, Thamnophilidae, and gnateaters, Conopophagidae...



The ground antbirds are a family comprising the antthrushes and antpittas. Antthrushes resemble small rails while antpittas resemble the true pittas
Pitta (bird)
Pittas are a family, Pittidae, of passerine birds mainly found in tropical Asia and Australasia, although a couple of species live in Africa. Pittas are all similar in general structure and habits, and have often been placed in a single genus, although as of 2009 they are now split into three...

 with longish strong legs, very short tails and stout bills. There are about 63 species worldwide and 35 species which occur in Peru.
  • Rufous-capped Antthrush
    Rufous-capped Antthrush
    The Rufous-capped Antthrush is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Formicarius colma
  • Black-faced Antthrush
    Black-faced Antthrush
    The Black-faced Antthrush , is a passerine bird.-Distribution and habitat:It is a common and widespread forest bird in the tropical New World, from southern Mexico through Central America to the northern regions of South America...

     Formicarius analis
  • Rufous-fronted Antthrush
    Rufous-fronted Antthrush
    The Rufous-fronted Antthrush is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family. It is found very locally in humid forest in southeastern Peru, northwestern Bolivia , and far southwestern Brazil . It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 25...

     Formicarius rufifrons (E)
  • Rufous-breasted Antthrush
    Rufous-breasted Antthrush
    The Rufous-breasted Antthrush is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family.It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....

     Formicarius rufipectus
  • Striated Antthrush
    Striated Antthrush
    The Striated Antthrush is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Chamaeza nobilis
  • Short-tailed Antthrush
    Short-tailed Antthrush
    The Short-tailed Antthrush is a South American species of bird in the Formicariidae family. Its distribution is highly disjunct with populations in the Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina, isolated highland forests in northeastern Brazil, forests on the...

     Chamaeza campanisona
  • Barred Antthrush
    Barred Antthrush
    The Barred Antthrush is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Chamaeza mollissima
  • Undulated Antpitta
    Undulated Antpitta
    The Undulated Antpitta is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Grallaria squamigera
  • Variegated Antpitta
    Variegated Antpitta
    The Variegated Antpitta is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, and eastern border regions of Venezuela–two separate regions; also Peru...

     Grallaria varia
  • Scaled Antpitta
    Scaled Antpitta
    The Scaled Antpitta is a species of bird tentatively placed in the family Formicariidae; it might belong to a more distinct lineage though....

     Grallaria guatimalensis
  • Plain-backed Antpitta
    Plain-backed Antpitta
    The Plain-backed Antpitta is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family. It is found in Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26...

     Grallaria haplonota (A)
  • Ochre-striped Antpitta
    Ochre-striped Antpitta
    The Ochre-striped Antpitta is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....

     Grallaria dignissima
  • Elusive Antpitta
    Elusive Antpitta
    The Elusive Antpitta is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family. It is found in Brazil and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

     Grallaria eludens (E)
  • Chestnut-crowned Antpitta
    Chestnut-crowned Antpitta
    The Chestnut-crowned Antpitta is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest, which it has a much greater tolerance for than most...

     Grallaria ruficapilla
  • Watkins's Antpitta Grallaria watkinsi
  • Stripe-headed Antpitta
    Stripe-headed Antpitta
    The Stripe-headed Antpitta is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Grallaria andicola
  • Chestnut-naped Antpitta
    Chestnut-naped Antpitta
    The Chestnut-naped Antpitta is a species of bird tentatively placed in the family Formicariidae; it might belong to a more distinct lineage though....

     Grallaria nuchalis
  • Pale-billed Antpitta
    Pale-billed Antpitta
    The Pale-billed Antpitta is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family. It is endemic to highland forests in the Andes of northern Peru.- References :* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....

     Grallaria carrikeri (E)
  • White-bellied Antpitta
    White-bellied Antpitta
    The White-bellied Antpitta is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest....

     Grallaria hypoleuca
  • Rusty-tinged Antpitta
    Rusty-tinged Antpitta
    The Rusty-tinged Antpitta is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest.-References:...

     Grallaria przewalskii (E)
  • Bay Antpitta
    Bay Antpitta
    The Bay Antpitta is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family. It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest.-References:...

     Grallaria capitalis (E)
  • Red-and-white Antpitta
    Red-and-white Antpitta
    The Red-and-white Antpitta is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family. It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:...

     Grallaria erythroleuca (E)
  • White-throated Antpitta
    White-throated Antpitta
    The White-throated Antpitta is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Grallaria albigula
  • Rufous Antpitta
    Rufous Antpitta
    The Rufous Antpitta is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Grallaria rufula
  • Chestnut Antpitta
    Chestnut Antpitta
    The Chestnut Antpitta is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family. It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

     Grallaria blakei (E)
  • Tawny Antpitta
    Tawny Antpitta
    The Tawny Antpitta is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Grallaria quitensis
  • Spotted Antpitta
    Spotted Antpitta
    The Spotted Antpitta is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Hylopezus macularius
  • White-lored Antpitta Hylopezus fulviventris
  • Amazonian Antpitta
    Amazonian Antpitta
    The Amazonian Antpitta is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest....

     Hylopezus berlepschi
  • Thrush-like Antpitta
    Thrush-like Antpitta
    The Thrush-like Antpitta is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Myrmothera campanisona
  • Ochre-breasted Antpitta
    Ochre-breasted Antpitta
    The Ochre-breasted Antpitta is a species of bird tentatively placed in the family Formicariidae; it might belong to a more distinct lineage though....

     Grallaricula flavirostris
  • Rusty-breasted Antpitta
    Rusty-breasted Antpitta
    The Rusty-breasted Antpitta is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.-Taxonomy:The subspecies G. f...

     Grallaricula ferrugineipectus
  • Peruvian Antpitta
    Peruvian Antpitta
    The Peruvian Antpitta is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

     Grallaricula peruviana (E)
  • Ochre-fronted Antpitta
    Ochre-fronted Antpitta
    The Ochre-fronted Antpitta is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family. It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

     Grallaricula ochraceifrons (E)
  • Slate-crowned Antpitta
    Slate-crowned Antpitta
    The Slaty-crowned Antpitta is a species of bird tentatively placed in the family Formicariidae; it might belong to a more distinct lineage though....

     Grallaricula nana

Gnateaters

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Conopophagidae

The gnateaters are round, short-tailed, and long-legged birds, which are closely related to the antbirds. There are 8 species worldwide, all found in South America, and 4 species which occur in Peru.
  • Chestnut-belted Gnateater
    Chestnut-belted Gnateater
    The Chestnut-belted Gnateater is a species of bird in the Conopophagidae family, the gnateaters. It is found in the Amazon Basin of northern Brazil, southern Colombia and eastern Peru and Ecuador; also the Guianan countries of Guyana, Suriname and eastern French Guiana.Its natural habitat is...

     Conopophaga aurita
  • Ash-throated Gnateater
    Ash-throated Gnateater
    The Ash-throated Gnateater is a species of bird in the Conopophagidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Conopophaga peruviana
  • Slaty Gnateater
    Slaty Gnateater
    The Slaty Gnateater is a species of bird in the Conopophagidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Conopophaga ardesiaca
  • Chestnut-crowned Gnateater
    Chestnut-crowned Gnateater
    The Chestnut-crowned Gnateater is a species of bird in the Conopophagidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Conopophaga castaneiceps

Tapaculos

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Rhinocryptidae

The tapaculos are a group of small suboscine passeriform bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...

s with numerous species, found in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

. They are terrestrial species that fly only poorly on their short wings. They have strong legs, well-suited to their habitat of grassland or forest undergrowth. The tail is cocked and pointed towards the head. There are 56 species worldwide and 22 species which occur in Peru. Peru has the largest number of tapaculos of any country.
  • Rusty-belted Tapaculo
    Rusty-belted Tapaculo
    The Rusty-belted Tapaculo is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Liosceles.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Liosceles thoracicus
  • Elegant Crescent-chest
    Elegant Crescent-chest
    The Elegant Crescentchest is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...

     Melanopareia elegans
  • Maranon Crescent-chest
    Marañón Crescent-chest
    The Marañón Crescentchest is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru....

     Melanopareia maranonica
  • Ash-colored Tapaculo Myornis senilis
  • Unicolored Tapaculo Scytalopus unicolor (E)
  • Blackish Tapaculo
    Blackish Tapaculo
    The Blackish Tapaculo is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Scytalopus latrans
  • Trilling Tapaculo
    Trilling Tapaculo
    The Trilling Tapaculo is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Scytalopus parvirostris
  • Large-footed Tapaculo
    Large-footed Tapaculo
    The Large-footed Tapaculo is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family. It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Scytalopus macropus (E)
  • Rufous-vented Tapaculo
    Rufous-vented Tapaculo
    The Rufous-vented Tapaculo is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family.It is found in Peru. Note that the Long-tailed Tapaculo, is now considered a separate species....

     Scytalopus femoralis (E)
  • Long-tailed Tapaculo
    Long-tailed Tapaculo
    The Long-tailed Tapaculo is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Scytalopus micropterus
  • Bolivian Tapaculo
    Bolivian Tapaculo
    The Bolivian White-crowned Tapaculo is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Scytalopus bolivianus
  • White-crowned Tapaculo
    White-crowned Tapaculo
    The White-crowned Tapaculo is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical, tropical or tropical moist montane forests....

     Scytalopus atratus
  • Puna Tapaculo
    Puna Tapaculo
    The Puna Tapaculo is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland....

     Scytalopus simonsi
  • Vilcabamba Tapaculo
    Vilcabamba Tapaculo
    The Vilcabamba Tapaculo is a small passerine bird endemic to Peru.This tapaculo was formerly considered to be a subspecies of Magellanic Tapaculo, Scytalopus magellanicus, but is now treated as a separate species based on differences in voice.It is a wren-like bird with a slender bill and fairly...

     Scytalopus urubambae (E)
  • Neblina Tapaculo
    Neblina Tapaculo
    The Neblina Tapaculo is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family. It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Scytalopus altirostris (E)
  • Ancash Tapaculo
    Ancash Tapaculo
    The Ancash Tapaculo is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family. It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and rocky areas.-References:...

     Scytalopus affinis (E)
  • Paramo Tapaculo
    Paramo Tapaculo
    The Paramo Tapaculo is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family. It is found at altitudes of in the Andes of northern Peru, Ecuador and southern Colombia . It has traditionally been treated as a subspecies of S...

     Scytalopus opacus
  • Matorral Tapaculo
    Matorral Tapaculo
    The Rufous-rumped Tapaculo , also known as the Matorral Tapaculo, is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, and Venezuela...

     Scytalopus griseicollis
  • Tschudi's Tapaculo
    Tschudi's Tapaculo
    Tschudi's Tapaculo is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Scytalopus acutirostris (E)
  • Diademed Tapaculo
    Diademed Tapaculo
    The Diademed Tapaculo is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27 July 2007....

     Scytalopus schulenbergi
  • Chusquea Tapaculo
    Chusquea Tapaculo
    The Chusquea Tapaculo is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Scytalopus parkeri
  • Ocellated Tapaculo
    Ocellated Tapaculo
    The Ocellated Tapaculo is a large bird found in the northern Andes in South America. It is a highly distinctive tapaculo; traditionally united with its closest relatives in the Rhinocryptidae, this family is paraphyletic with the Formicariidae but instead of merging the tapaculos with the...

     Acropternis orthonyx

Cotingas

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Cotingidae

The cotingas are birds of forests or forest edges of tropical South America. Comparatively little is known about this diverse group, although all have broad bills with hooked tips, rounded wings, and strong legs. The males of many of the species are brightly coloured, or decorated with plumes or wattles. There are 71 species worldwide and 34 species which occur in Peru
  • Sharpbill
    Sharpbill
    The Sharpbill is a small drab bird. Its range is from the mountainous areas of tropical South America and southern Central America ....

     Oxyruncus cristatus
  • Peruvian Plantcutter
    Peruvian Plantcutter
    The Peruvian Plantcutter is an endangered species of bird in the Cotingidae family. As the other plantcutters, this species is sexually dimorphic and folivorous. It is endemic to scrub and woodland in north-western Peru, and is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* BirdLife International 2005. ...

     Phytotoma raimondii (E)
  • Black-necked Red-Cotinga
    Black-necked Red-cotinga
    The Black-necked Red-cotinga is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family, the cotingas.It is found in the western Amazon Basin of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru; also the very southern border region of Venezuela with Amazonas state.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland...

     Phoenicircus nigricollis
  • Shrike-like Cotinga
    Shrike-like Cotinga
    The Shrike-like Cotinga , also known as the Shrike-like Laniisoma or the Elegant Mourner, is a species of bird in the family Tityridae. As suggested by its common name, it was formerly considered a cotinga. As it is far from being "shrike-like", this means that the widely used common name is...

     Laniisoma elegans
  • Red-crested Cotinga
    Red-crested Cotinga
    The Red-crested Cotinga is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on...

     Ampelion rubrocristata
  • Chestnut-crested Cotinga
    Chestnut-crested Cotinga
    The Chestnut-crested Cotinga is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Ampelion rufaxilla
  • Chestnut-bellied Cotinga
    Chestnut-bellied Cotinga
    The Chestnut-bellied Cotinga is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Doliornis remseni
  • Bay-vented Cotinga
    Bay-vented Cotinga
    The Bay-vented Cotinga is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland....

     Doliornis sclateri (E)
  • White-cheeked Cotinga
    White-cheeked Cotinga
    The White-cheeked Cotinga is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Zaratornis. It is endemic to the Andes in west-central Peru. It mainly occurs at altitudes 3,250-4,250 m.a.s.l. in woodlands dominated by Polylepis and Gynoxys. It primarily feeds on mistletoe...

     Zaratornis stresemanni (E)
  • Green-and-black Fruiteater
    Green-and-black Fruiteater
    The Green-and-black Fruiteater is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Pipreola riefferii
  • Band-tailed Fruiteater
    Band-tailed Fruiteater
    The Band-tailed Fruiteater is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Pipreola intermedia
  • Barred Fruiteater
    Barred Fruiteater
    The Barred Fruiteater is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Pipreola arcuata
  • Black-chested Fruiteater
    Black-chested Fruiteater
    The Black-chested Fruiteater is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Pipreola lubomirskii
  • Masked Fruiteater
    Masked Fruiteater
    The Masked Fruiteater is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Pipreola pulchra (E)
  • Fiery-throated Fruiteater
    Fiery-throated Fruiteater
    The Fiery-throated Fruiteater is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss....

     Pipreola chlorolepidota
  • Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater
    Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater
    The Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Pipreola frontalis
  • Scaled Fruiteater
    Scaled Fruiteater
    The Scaled Fruiteater is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family. It is the only member of the genus Ampelioides.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Ampelioides tschudii
  • White-browed Purpletuft
    White-browed Purpletuft
    The White-browed Purpletuft is a small South American species of bird in the Tityridae family. It has traditionally been placed in the cotinga family, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae, where now placed by SACC...

     Iodopleura isabellae
  • Gray-tailed Piha Snowornis subalaris
  • Olivaceous Piha
    Olivaceous Piha
    The Olivaceous Piha is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Snowornis cryptolophus
  • Dusky Piha
    Dusky Piha
    The Dusky Piha is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Lipaugus fuscocinereus
  • Scimitar-winged Piha
    Scimitar-winged Piha
    The Scimitar-winged Piha is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

     Lipaugus uropygialis
  • Screaming Piha
    Screaming Piha
    The Screaming Piha is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family. It is found in humid forests in the Amazon and tropical parts of the Mata Atlântica in South America...

     Lipaugus vociferans
  • Purple-throated Cotinga
    Purple-throated Cotinga
    The Purple-throated Cotinga is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Porphyrolaema.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Porphyrolaema porphyrolaema
  • Plum-throated Cotinga
    Plum-throated Cotinga
    The Plum-throated Cotinga is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Cotinga maynana
  • Purple-breasted Cotinga
    Purple-breasted Cotinga
    The Purple-breasted Cotinga is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....

     Cotinga cotinga (A)
  • Spangled Cotinga
    Spangled Cotinga
    The Spangled Cotinga is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family, the cotingas. It is found in the canopy of the Amazon Rainforest in South America....

     Cotinga cayana
  • Pompadour Cotinga
    Pompadour Cotinga
    The Pompadour Cotinga is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family, the cotingas. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Xipholena punicea (A)
  • Black-faced Cotinga
    Black-faced Cotinga
    The Black-faced Cotinga is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family. It is the only member of the genus Conioptilon.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru....

     Conioptilon mcilhennyi (E)
  • Bare-necked Fruitcrow
    Bare-necked Fruitcrow
    The Bare-necked Fruitcrow is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family. It is the only member of the genus Gymnoderus. It is found in the Amazon Rainforest, especially near rivers. It is relatively common, but generally rarer and more local north of the Amazon River...

     Gymnoderus foetidus
  • Purple-throated Fruitcrow
    Purple-throated Fruitcrow
    The Purple-throated Fruitcrow is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family, the cotingas. It is the only species of the genus Querula....

     Querula purpurata
  • Red-ruffed Fruitcrow
    Red-ruffed Fruitcrow
    The Red-ruffed Fruitcrow is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family, in the monotypic genus Pyroderus. It is among the largest Passerines in South America, though it is surpassed by another cotinga, the Amazonian Umbrellabird...

     Pyroderus scutatus
  • Amazonian Umbrellabird
    Amazonian Umbrellabird
    The Amazonian Umbrellabird is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family. Much larger than the female, the male Amazonian Umbrellabird is likely the largest passerine in South America as well as the largest suboscine passerine in the world...

     Cephalopterus ornatus
  • Andean Cock-of-the-rock
    Andean Cock-of-the-rock
    The Andean Cock-of-the-rock is a medium-sized passerine bird of the Cotinga family native to Andean cloud forests in South America. The plural is Andean Cocks-of-the-rock...

     Rupicola peruviana

Manakins

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Pipridae

The manakins are a family bird species of subtropical and tropical mainland Central and South America, and Trinidad and Tobago. They are compact forest birds, the males typically being brightly coloured, although the females of most species are duller and usually green-plumaged. Manakins feed on small fruits, berries and insects. There are 57 species worldwide and 26 species which occur in Peru.
  • Jet Manakin
    Jet Manakin
    The Jet Manakin is a species of bird in the Pipridae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Chloropipo unicolor
  • Green Manakin
    Green Manakin
    The Green Manakin is a species of bird in the Pipridae family. It occurs in humid forest in lowlands and foothills. The distribution is disjunct, with one population in the western Amazon Basin and adjacent east Andean foothills in south-eastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and eastern Peru, and...

     Chloropipo holochlora
  • White-bearded Manakin
    White-bearded Manakin
    The White-bearded Manakin, Manacus manacus, is a small passerine bird which breeds in tropical South America. It is found from Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad south to Bolivia and northern Argentina....

     Manacus manacus
  • Blue-backed Manakin
    Blue-backed Manakin
    The Blue-backed Manakin, Chiroxiphia pareola, is a small passerine bird which breeds in tropical South America. It is found in southern Colombia, eastern Venezuela, the Guyanas, northeast Brazil, the Amazon Basin in Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru; and in Tobago. A disjunct population...

     Chiroxiphia pareola
  • Yungas Manakin
    Yungas Manakin
    The Yungas Manakin is a species of bird in the Pipridae family. It closely resembles the Blue-backed Manakin, but unlike that species it has dull dark red legs and is found in humid highland forests in the Yungas of southeastern Peru and Bolivia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...

     Chiroxiphia boliviana
  • Band-tailed Manakin
    Band-tailed Manakin
    The Band-tailed Manakin is a species of bird in the Pipridae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru....

     Pipra fasciicauda
  • Wire-tailed Manakin
    Wire-tailed Manakin
    The Wire-tailed Manakin is a species of bird in the Pipridae family.It is found upriver in the western Amazon Basin and the neighboring countries of northern Peru, eastern Ecuador and Colombia, and southern and western portions of Venezuela...

     Pipra filicauda
  • White-crowned Manakin
    White-crowned Manakin
    The White-crowned Manakin is a tiny passerine bird in the manakin family. It is a resident breeder in the tropical New World from Costa Rica to northeastern Peru and eastern Brazil. It was formerly placed in the genus Pipra, but its syringeal anatomy favours its separation as a separate genus...

     Dixiphia pipra
  • Blue-crowned Manakin
    Blue-crowned Manakin
    The Blue-crowned Manakin is a species of bird in the Pipridae family. The males have a brilliant blue cap; some have black, others have green body plumage, but the relationship between the subspecies is not well understood....

     Lepidothrix coronata
  • Golden-headed Manakin
    Golden-headed Manakin
    The Golden-headed Manakin, Pipra erythrocephala, is a small passerine bird which breeds in tropical South America. It is found from Panama, Colombia and Trinidad south and east to the Guianas and Brazil and northern Peru...

     Pipra erythrocephala
  • Red-headed Manakin
    Red-headed Manakin
    The Red-headed Manakin is a species of bird in the Pipridae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Pipra rubrocapilla
  • Round-tailed Manakin
    Round-tailed Manakin
    The Round-tailed Manakin is a species of bird in the Pipridae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....

     Pipra chloromeros
  • Blue-rumped Manakin
    Blue-rumped Manakin
    The Blue-rumped Manakin is a species of bird in the Pipridae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is montane forests and, in Ecuador, the species is considered a foothill specialty...

     Lepidothrix isidorei
  • Cerulean-capped Manakin
    Cerulean-capped Manakin
    The Cerulean-capped Manakin is a species of bird in the Pipridae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Lepidothrix coeruleocapilla (E)
  • Golden-winged Manakin
    Golden-winged Manakin
    The Golden-winged Manakin is a species of bird in the Pipridae family. Its genus, Masius, is monotypic.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela...

     Masius chrysopterus
  • Fiery-capped Manakin
    Fiery-capped Manakin
    The Fiery-capped Manakin is a species of bird in the Pipridae family, the manakins. It is one of three species in the genus Machaeropterus.-Overview:...

     Machaeropterus pyrocephalus
  • Western Striped Manakin Machaeropterus striolatus
  • Black Manakin
    Black Manakin
    The Black Manakin is a species of bird in the Pipridae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Xenopipo atronitens
  • Orange-crested Manakin
    Orange-crested Manakin
    The Orange-crested Manakin is a species of bird in the Pipridae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical swamps and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...

     Heterocercus aurantiivertex
  • Flame-crested Manakin
    Flame-crested Manakin
    The Flame-crested Manakin is a species of bird in the Pipridae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps....

     Heterocercus linteatus
  • Saffron-crested Tyrant-Manakin
    Saffron-crested Tyrant-manakin
    The Saffron-crested Neopelma , also known as the Saffron-crested Tyrant-manakin, is a species of bird in the Pipridae family, the manakins.-Description:...

     Neopelma chrysocephalum (A)
  • Sulphur-bellied Tyrant-Manakin
    Sulphur-bellied Tyrant-manakin
    The Sulphur-bellied Neopelma , also known as the Sulphur-bellied Tyrant-manakin, is a species of bird in the Pipridae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded...

     Neopelma sulphureiventer
  • Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin
    Dwarf Tyrant-manakin
    The Dwarf Tyranneutes or Dwarf Tyrant-manakin is a species of bird in the Pipridae family.-Distribution and habitat:...

     Tyranneutes stolzmanni
  • Wing-barred Piprites
    Wing-barred Piprites
    The Wing-barred Piprites is a species of bird which traditionally has placed in the Pipridae family, although it remains unclear if this is correct. It is therefore considered incertae sedis by recent authorities such as SACC....

     Piprites chloris
  • Greater Schiffornis
    Greater Schiffornis
    The Varzea Schiffornis , also called Várzea Mourner or Greater Schiffornis, is a species of bird in the Tityridae family...

     Schiffornis major
  • Thrush-like Schiffornis
    Thrush-like Schiffornis
    The Thrush-like Schiffornis , also called Thrush-like Mourner or Thrush-like Manakin, is a species of Neotropical bird.-Distribution and habitat:...

     Schiffornis turdinus

Tyrant flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Tyrannidae

Tyrant flycatcher
Tyrant flycatcher
The tyrant flycatchers are a family of passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They are considered the largest family of birds on Earth, with more than 400 species. They are the most diverse avian family in every country in the Americas, except for the United States and...

s are passerine
Passerine
A passerine is a bird of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds, the passerines form one of the most diverse terrestrial vertebrate orders: with over 5,000 identified species, it has roughly...

 birds which occur throughout North and South America. They superficially resemble the Old World flycatchers, but are more robust with stronger bills. They do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds. Most, but not all, have plain colouring. As the name implies, most are insectivorous. There are 429 species worldwide, all found only in the Americas and 259 species which occur in Peru. This is the largest number of tyrant flycatcher
Tyrant flycatcher
The tyrant flycatchers are a family of passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They are considered the largest family of birds on Earth, with more than 400 species. They are the most diverse avian family in every country in the Americas, except for the United States and...

s contained in any country and indeed is the largest assemblage of a family in any country on earth.
  • White-lored Tyrannulet
    White-lored Tyrannulet
    The White-lored Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Ornithion inerme
  • Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum
  • Mouse-colored Tyrannulet Phaeomyias murina
  • Yellow Tyrannulet
    Yellow Tyrannulet
    The Yellow Tyrannulet, Capsiempis flaveola, is a very small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from Nicaragua south to northeastern Argentina and southeastern Brazil...

     Capsiempis flaveola
  • Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
    Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
    The Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Tyrannulus....

     Tyrannulus elatus
  • Forest Elaenia
    Forest Elaenia
    The Forest Elaenia, Myiopagis gaimardii, is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from Panama through Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas to Bolivia and Brazil. It also occurs on Trinidad....

     Myiopagis gaimardii
  • Foothill Elaenia
    Foothill Elaenia
    The Foothill Elaenia is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

     Myiopagis olallai
  • Gray Elaenia Myiopagis caniceps
  • Pacific Elaenia
    Pacific Elaenia
    The Pacific Elaenia is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Myiopagis subplacens
  • Yellow-crowned Elaenia
    Yellow-crowned Elaenia
    The Yellow-crowned Elaenia is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers.It is found in eastern Orinoco Basin Venezuela, the Guianas, and along the Amazon River corridor; also Colombia, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador and Peru.Yellow-crowned Elaenia is...

     Myiopagis flavivertex
  • Greenish Elaenia
    Greenish Elaenia
    The Greenish Elaenia is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers.It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the United States, and Venezuela.Its...

     Myiopagis viridicata
  • Gray-and-white Tyrannulet Pseudelaenia leucospodia
  • Large Elaenia
    Large Elaenia
    The Large Elaenia is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....

     Elaenia spectabilis
  • Yellow-bellied Elaenia
    Yellow-bellied Elaenia
    The Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Elaenia flavogaster, is a small bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico and the Yucatán Peninsula through Central and South America as far as northern Argentina, and on Trinidad and Tobago....

     Elaenia flavogaster
  • White-crested Elaenia
    White-crested Elaenia
    The White-crested Elaenia is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers. It has several subspecies breeding across southern and western parts of South America...

     Elaenia albiceps
  • Small-billed Elaenia
    Small-billed Elaenia
    The Small-billed Elaenia is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Netherlands Antilles, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela...

     Elaenia parvirostris
  • Slaty Elaenia
    Slaty Elaenia
    The Slaty Elaenia is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...

     Elaenia strepera
  • Mottle-backed Elaenia
    Mottle-backed Elaenia
    The Mottle-backed Elaenia is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and heavily degraded former forest....

     Elaenia gigas
  • Brownish Elaenia
    Brownish Elaenia
    The Brownish Elaenia is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers.It is found along the Amazon Basin rivers of Brazil; also northern Peru and the adjacent border of Colombia; also Bolivia...

     Elaenia pelzelni
  • Plain-crested Elaenia
    Plain-crested Elaenia
    The Plain-crested Elaenia is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Elaenia cristata
  • Lesser Elaenia
    Lesser Elaenia
    The Lesser Elaenia is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers.It is found in Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela...

     Elaenia chiriquensis
  • Highland Elaenia
    Highland Elaenia
    The Highland Elaenia is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....

     Elaenia obscura
  • Sierran Elaenia
    Sierran Elaenia
    The Sierran Elaenia is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife...

     Elaenia pallatangae
  • Torrent Tyrannulet
    Torrent Tyrannulet
    The Torrent Tyrannulet, Serpophaga cinerea, is a small bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from Costa Rica south to northern Bolivia and northwestern Venezuela.-Habitat:...

     Serpophaga cinerea
  • River Tyrannulet
    River Tyrannulet
    The River Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers.It is found in Peru, Venezuela and Brazil; also river extensions into Ecuador, Colombia- and Bolivia....

     Serpophaga hypoleuca
  • Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
    Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
    The Ochre-bellied Flycatcher, Mionectes oleagineus, is a small bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico through Central America, and South America east of the Andes as far as southern Brazil, and on Trinidad and Tobago....

     Mionectes oleagineus
  • Streak-necked Flycatcher
    Streak-necked Flycatcher
    The Streak-necked Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on...

     Mionectes striaticollis
  • Olive-striped Flycatcher
    Olive-striped Flycatcher
    The Olive-striped Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela....

     Mionectes olivaceus
  • MacConnell's Flycatcher
    MacConnell's Flycatcher
    The McConnell's Flycatcherr is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Mionectes macconnelli
  • Rufous-breasted Flycatcher
    Rufous-breasted Flycatcher
    The Rufous-breasted Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Leptopogon rufipectus
  • Inca Flycatcher
    Inca Flycatcher
    The Inca Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Leptopogon taczanowskii (E)
  • Sepia-capped Flycatcher
    Sepia-capped Flycatcher
    The Sepia-capped Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela...

     Leptopogon amaurocephalus
  • Slaty-capped Flycatcher
    Slaty-capped Flycatcher
    The Slaty-capped Flycatcher, Leptopogon superciliaris, is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from Costa Rica through Colombia and northern Venezuela to northern Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru. It also occurs on Trinidad....

     Leptopogon superciliaris
  • Bronze-olive Pygmy-Tyrant
    Bronze-olive Pygmy-tyrant
    The Bronze-olive Pygmy-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Pseudotriccus pelzelni
  • Hazel-fronted Pygmy-Tyrant
    Hazel-fronted Pygmy-tyrant
    The Hazel-fronted Pygmy-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Pseudotriccus simplex
  • Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant
    Rufous-headed Pygmy-tyrant
    The Rufous-headed Pygmy-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Pseudotriccus ruficeps
  • Variegated Bristle-Tyrant
    Variegated Bristle-tyrant
    The Variegated Bristle-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Pogonotriccus poecilotis
  • Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant
    Marble-faced Bristle-tyrant
    The Marble-faced Bristle-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26...

     Pogonotriccus ophthalmicus
  • Spectacled Bristle-Tyrant
    Spectacled Bristle-tyrant
    The Spectacled Bristle-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* BirdLife...

     Pogonotriccus orbitalis
  • Ecuadorian Tyrannulet
    Ecuadorian Tyrannulet
    The Ecuadorian Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Phylloscartes gualaquizae
  • Rufous-lored Tyrannulet
    Rufous-lored Tyrannulet
    The Rufous-lored Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Phylloscartes flaviventris
  • Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet
    Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet
    The Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....

     Phylloscartes parkeri
  • Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet
    Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet
    The Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet is a generally common, small species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It occurs in two disjunct populations, one associated with montane Atlantic Forest in south-eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, north-eastern Argentina and Uruguay, and another found in forest...

     Phylloscartes ventralis
  • Rufous-browed Tyrannulet
    Rufous-browed Tyrannulet
    The Rufous-browed Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....

     Phylloscartes superciliaris (A)
  • Rough-legged Tyrannulet
    Rough-legged Tyrannulet
    The Rough-legged Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela...

     Phyllomyias burmeisteri
  • Sclater's Tyrannulet
    Sclater's Tyrannulet
    The Sclater's Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest....

     Phyllomyias sclateri
  • Sooty-headed Tyrannulet
    Sooty-headed Tyrannulet
    The Sooty-headed Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Phyllomyias griseiceps
  • Plumbeous-crowned Tyrannulet
    Plumbeous-crowned Tyrannulet
    The Plumbeous-crowned Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in the countries of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Phyllomyias plumbeiceps
  • Black-capped Tyrannulet
    Black-capped Tyrannulet
    The Black-capped Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Phyllomyias nigrocapillus
  • Ashy-headed Tyrannulet
    Ashy-headed Tyrannulet
    The Ashy-headed Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Phyllomyias cinereiceps
  • Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet
    Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet
    The Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Phyllomyias uropygialis
  • Bolivian Tyrannulet
    Bolivian Tyrannulet
    The Bolivian Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Zimmerius bolivianus
  • Red-billed Tyrannulet
    Red-billed Tyrannulet
    The Red-billed Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Zimmerius cinereicapillus
  • Mishana Tyrannulet
    Mishana Tyrannulet
    The Mishana Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

     Zimmerius villarejoi (E)
  • Slender-footed Tyrannulet
    Slender-footed Tyrannulet
    The Slender-footed Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in humid forests of the west Amazon Basin in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. Until recently, it included the Guianan Tyrannulet as a subspecies.-References:*...

     Zimmerius gracilipes
  • Peruvian Tyrannulet
    Peruvian Tyrannulet
    The Peruvian Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. As traditionally defined, it is endemic to Peru, but recent genetic evidence suggests it should include the taxon flavidifrons as a subspecies, in which case the range of the Peruvian Tyrannulet extends into far southern Ecuador...

     Zimmerius viridiflavus (E)
  • Golden-faced Tyrannulet
    Golden-faced Tyrannulet
    The Golden-faced Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Zimmerius chrysops
  • Amazonian Scrub-Flycatcher Sublegatus obscurior
  • Southern Scrub-Flycatcher
    Southern Scrub-flycatcher
    The Southern Scrub Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....

     Sublegatus modestus
  • White-throated Tyrannulet
    White-throated Tyrannulet
    The White-throated Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....

     Mecocerculus leucophrys
  • White-tailed Tyrannulet
    White-tailed Tyrannulet
    The White-tailed Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Mecocerculus poecilocercus
  • Buff-banded Tyrannulet
    Buff-banded Tyrannulet
    The Buff-banded Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Mecocerculus hellmayri
  • Rufous-winged Tyrannulet
    Rufous-winged Tyrannulet
    The Rufous-winged Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....

     Mecocerculus calopterus
  • Sulphur-bellied Tyrannulet
    Sulphur-bellied Tyrannulet
    The Sulphur-bellied Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Mecocerculus minor
  • White-banded Tyrannulet
    White-banded Tyrannulet
    The White-banded Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Mecocerculus stictopterus
  • Plain Tyrannulet
    Plain Tyrannulet
    The Plain Inezia or Plain Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru....

     Inezia inornata
  • Lesser Wagtail-Tyrant
    Lesser Wagtail-tyrant
    The Lesser Wagtail-tyrant is a small South American species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It occurs in two distinct populations: One found in wooded and shrubby habitats along major Amazonian rivers in Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia, and a second found in the comparable far drier...

     Stigmatura napensis
  • Unstreaked Tit-Tyrant
    Unstreaked Tit-Tyrant
    The Unstreaked Tit-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It has been placed in the genus Uromyias, which formerly was recognized based on syringial and plumage characters, but now is known to be imbedded within Anairetes.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or...

     Anairetes agraphia (E)
  • Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant
    Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant
    The Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

     Anairetes alpinus
  • Black-crested Tit-Tyrant Anairetes nigrocristatus
  • Pied-crested Tit-Tyrant
    Pied-crested Tit-tyrant
    The Pied-crested Tit-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Chile and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland....

     Anairetes reguloides
  • Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant
    Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant
    The Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru....

     Anairetes flavirostris
  • Tufted Tit-Tyrant
    Tufted Tit-Tyrant
    left|400pxThe Tufted Tit-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, and Peru.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude...

     Anairetes parulus
  • Many-colored Rush-Tyrant Tachuris rubrigastra
  • Subtropical Doradito
    Subtropical Doradito
    The Subtropical Doradito is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru....

     Pseudocolopteryx acutipennis
  • Tawny-crowned Pygmy-Tyrant
    Tawny-crowned Pygmy-tyrant
    The Tawny-crowned Pygmy-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela....

     Euscarthmus meloryphus
  • White-bellied Pygmy-Tyrant
    White-bellied Pygmy-tyrant
    The White-bellied Pygmy Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Myiornis albiventris
  • Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant Myiornis ecaudatus
  • Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant
    Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant
    The Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela, and possibly Honduras....

     Lophotriccus pileatus
  • Double-banded Pygmy-Tyrant
    Double-banded Pygmy-tyrant
    The Double-banded Pygmy-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname....

     Lophotriccus vitiosus
  • Long-crested Pygmy-Tyrant
    Long-crested Pygmy-tyrant
    The Long-crested Pygmy-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and shrubland....

     Lophotriccus eulophotes
  • Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant
    Helmeted Pygmy-tyrant
    The Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Lophotriccus galeatus (A)
  • Rufous-crowned Tody-Tyrant
    Rufous-crowned Tody-tyrant
    The Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers. It was formerly placed in the genus Todirostrum, and has been known as the Rufous-crowned Tody-Tyrant....

     Poecilotriccus ruficeps
  • Lulu's Tody-Tyrant
    Lulu's Tody-tyrant
    The Lulu's Tody-Flycatcher or Johnson's Tody-Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It was briefly known as Lulu's Tody-Tyrant, but following the death of Ned K. Johnson, one of the people responsible for the description of this species in 2001, the name was modified to...

     Poecilotriccus luluae (E)
  • White-cheeked Tody-Tyrant
    White-cheeked Tody-tyrant
    The White-cheeked Tody-Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It was formerly placed in the genus Todirostrum, and known as the White-cheeked Tody-Tyrant....

     Poecilotriccus albifacies (E)
  • Black-and-white Tody-Tyrant
    Black-and-white Tody-tyrant
    The Black-and-white Tody-Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It was formerly placed in the genus Todirostrum, and known as the Black-and-white Tody-Tyrant...

     Poecilotriccus capitalis
  • Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher
    Ochre-faced Tody-flycatcher
    The Ochre-faced Tody-flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....

     Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps
  • Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher
    Rusty-fronted Tody-flycatcher
    The Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Poecilotriccus latirostris
  • Black-backed Tody-Flycatcher
    Black-backed Tody-flycatcher
    The Black-backed Tody-Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.-Distribution and habitat:It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Poecilotriccus pulchellus (E)
  • Snethlage's Tody-Tyrant
    Snethlage's Tody-tyrant
    The Snethlage's Tody-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Hemitriccus minor
  • Flammulated Bamboo-Tyrant
    Flammulated Bamboo-tyrant
    The Flammulated Bamboo Tyrant , also called Flammulated Pygmy-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers...

     Hemitriccus flammulatus
  • White-eyed Tody-Tyrant
    White-eyed Tody-tyrant
    The White-eyed Tody-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers.It is found in the northern Amazon Basin of Brazil and the Guianas of French Guiana, Suriname, and southeast Guyana; also Amazonian Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru.It is a small short-tailed...

     Hemitriccus zosterops
  • White-bellied Tody Tyrant Hemitriccus griseipectus
  • Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant
    Zimmer's Tody-tyrant
    Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...

     Hemitriccus minimus
  • Johannes's Tody-Tyrant
    Johannes's Tody-tyrant
    The Johannes's Tody-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Hemitriccus iohannis
  • Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrant
    Stripe-necked Tody-tyrant
    The Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru....

     Hemitriccus striaticollis
  • Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant
    Pearly-vented Tody-tyrant
    The Pearly-vented Tody-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela....

     Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer
  • Black-throated Tody-Tyrant
    Black-throated Tody-tyrant
    The Black-throated Tody-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....

     Hemitriccus granadensis
  • Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant
    Buff-throated Tody-tyrant
    The Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss....

     Hemitriccus rufigularis
  • Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant
    Cinnamon-breasted Tody-tyrant
    The Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss....

     Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus
  • Common Tody-Flycatcher
    Common Tody-Flycatcher
    The Common Tody-Flycatcher or Black-fronted Tody-Flycatcher, Todirostrum cinereum, is a very small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico to northwestern Peru, eastern Bolivia and southern Brazil....

     Todirostrum cinereum
  • Spotted Tody-Flycatcher
    Spotted Tody-flycatcher
    The Spotted Tody-Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela, and is mostly a species of the Amazon Basin countries and Guianan...

     Todirostrum maculatum
  • Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher
    Golden-winged Tody-flycatcher
    The Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....

     Poecilotriccus calopterus
  • Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher
    Yellow-browed Tody-flycatcher
    The Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers....

     Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum
  • Ringed Antpipit
    Ringed Antpipit
    The Ringed Antpipit is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers. It is one of two species in the genus Corythopis....

     Corythopis torquata
  • Brownish Flycatcher Cnipodectes subbrunneus
  • Large-headed Flatbill
    Large-headed Flatbill
    The Bamboo Flatbill , also known as the Large-headed Flatbill, is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Ramphotrigon megacephala
  • Dusky-tailed Flatbill
    Dusky-tailed Flatbill
    The Dusky-tailed Flatbill is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Ramphotrigon fuscicauda
  • Rufous-tailed Flatbill
    Rufous-tailed Flatbill
    The Rufous-tailed Flatbill is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Ramphotrigon ruficauda
  • Olivaceous Flatbill
    Olivaceous Flatbill
    The Olivaceous Flatbill is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical...

     Rhynchocyclus olivaceus
  • Fulvous-breasted Flatbill
    Fulvous-breasted Flatbill
    The Fulvous-breasted Flatbill is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Rhynchocyclus fulvipectus
  • Yellow-olive Flycatcher
    Yellow-olive Flycatcher
    The Yellow-olive Flatbill or Yellow-olive Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in tropical and subtopical forest and woodland in Central and South America, but over its range there are significant variations in plumage, iris-colour and voice, leading to...

     Tolmomyias sulphurescens
  • Yellow-margined Flycatcher
    Yellow-margined Flycatcher
    The Yellow-margined Flatbill or Yellow-margined Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in humid forest in southern Central America, and the Chocó and Amazon in South America....

     Tolmomyias assimilis
  • Gray-crowned Flycatcher Tolmomyias poliocephalus
  • Orange-eyed Flycatcher
    Orange-eyed Flycatcher
    The Orange-eyed Flatbill or Orange-eyed Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in the Amazon in south-eastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, and north-eastern Peru...

     Tolmomyias traylori
  • Yellow-breasted Flycatcher
    Yellow-breasted Flycatcher
    The Yellow-breasted Flatbill or Yellow-breasted Flycatcher, Tolmomyias flaviventris, is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It is found in South America, ranging from Colombia and Venezuela south to Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil, and on both Trinidad and Tobago...

     Tolmomyias flaviventris
  • Cinnamon-crested Spadebill
    Cinnamon-crested Spadebill
    The Cinnamon-crested Spadebill is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Platyrinchus saturatus
  • Yellow-throated Spadebill
    Yellow-throated Spadebill
    The Yellow-throated Spadebill is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Platyrinchus flavigularis
  • Golden-crowned Spadebill
    Golden-crowned Spadebill
    The Golden-crowned Spadebill is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Platyrinchus coronatus
  • White-throated Spadebill
    White-throated Spadebill
    The White-throated Spadebill, Platyrinchus mystaceus, is a tiny passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It lives in the tropical Americas.-Description:...

     Platyrinchus mystaceus
  • White-crested Spadebill
    White-crested Spadebill
    The White-crested Spadebill is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....

     Platyrinchus platyrhynchos
  • Amazonian Royal-Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus
  • Pacific Royal-Flycatcher Onychorhynchus occidentalis
  • Ornate Flycatcher
    Ornate Flycatcher
    The Ornate Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is the only member of the genus Myiotriccus. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Myiotriccus ornatus
  • Flavescent Flycatcher
    Flavescent Flycatcher
    The Flavescent Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. Its name comes from flavescent, a yellowish colour. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...

     Myiophobus flavicans
  • Orange-crested Flycatcher
    Orange-crested Flycatcher
    The Orange-crested Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Myiophobus phoenicomitra
  • Roraiman Flycatcher
    Roraiman Flycatcher
    The Roraiman Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....

     Myiophobus roraimae
  • Unadorned Flycatcher
    Unadorned Flycatcher
    The Unadorned Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Myiophobus inornatus
  • Handsome Flycatcher
    Handsome Flycatcher
    The Handsome Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Myiophobus pulcher
  • Orange-banded Flycatcher
    Orange-banded Flycatcher
    The Orange-banded Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...

     Myiophobus lintoni
  • Ochraceous-breasted Flycatcher
    Ochraceous-breasted Flycatcher
    The Ochraceous-breasted Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Myiophobus ochraceiventris
  • Bran-colored Flycatcher
    Bran-colored Flycatcher
    The Bran-colored Flycatcher, Myiophobus fasciatus, is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from Costa Rica through South America to Bolivia, Uruguay, and Argentina. It also occurs on Trinidad....

     Myiophobus fasciatus
  • Olive-chested Flycatcher
    Olive-chested Flycatcher
    The Olive-chested Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Myiophobus cryptoxanthus
  • Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher
    Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher
    The Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher, Terenotriccus erythrurus, is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds in lowlands from southeastern Mexico to northern Bolivia, north-central Brazil and the Guianas...

     Terenotriccus erythrurus
  • Tawny-breasted Flycatcher
    Tawny-breasted Flycatcher
    The Tawny-breasted Myiobius or Tawny-breasted Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Myiobius villosus
  • Whiskered Flycatcher Myiobius barbatus
  • Black-tailed Flycatcher
    Black-tailed Flycatcher
    The Black-tailed Myiobius or Black-tailed Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former...

     Myiobius atricaudus
  • Cinnamon Tyrant Neopipo cinnamomea
  • Cinnamon Flycatcher
    Cinnamon Flycatcher
    The Cinnamon Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is the only member of the genus Pyrrhomyias....

     Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea
  • Cliff Flycatcher
    Cliff Flycatcher
    The Cliff Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. The Cliff Flycatcher is the only species in the genus Hirundinea after the Swallow Flycatcher was merged herein as subspecies Hirundinea ferruginea bellicosa.It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, The Guianas of Guyana, Suriname,...

     Hirundinea ferruginea
  • Fuscous Flycatcher
    Fuscous Flycatcher
    The Fuscous Flycatcher, Cnemotriccus fuscatus is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family, and the only member of the genus Cnemotriccus. It breeds from Colombia and Venezuela south to Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina, and on both Trinidad and Tobago...

     Cnemotriccus fuscatus
  • Euler's Flycatcher
    Euler's Flycatcher
    Euler's Flycatcher, Lathrotriccus euleri, is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds in South America east of the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela south to Bolivia and Argentina, and on the islands of Trinidad and formerly also Grenada...

     Lathrotriccus euleri
  • Gray-breasted Flycatcher Lathrotriccus griseipectus
  • Olive Flycatcher
    Olive Flycatcher
    The Olive Tufted Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Mitrephanes olivaceus
  • Olive-sided Flycatcher
    Olive-sided Flycatcher
    The Olive-sided Flycatcher, Contopus cooperi, is a passerine bird. It is a medium-sized tyrant flycatcher.- Description :Adults are dark olive on the face, upperparts and flanks. They have light underparts, a large dark bill and a short tail....

     Contopus cooperi
  • Smoke-colored Pewee Contopus fumigatus
  • Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus
  • Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
  • Tropical Pewee
    Tropical Pewee
    The Tropical Pewee, Contopus cinereus, is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico and Trinidad south to Bolivia and Argentina...

     Contopus cinereus
  • Blackish Pewee
    Blackish Pewee
    The Blackish Pewee is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, and Peru....

     Contopus nigrescens
  • Alder Flycatcher
    Alder Flycatcher
    The Alder Flycatcher, Empidonax alnorum, is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family.Adults have olive-brown upperparts, browner on the wings and tail, with whitish underparts; they have a white eye ring, white wing bars, a small bill and a short tail. The breast is washed with...

     Empidonax alnorum
  • Willow Flycatcher
    Willow Flycatcher
    The Willow Flycatcher is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family.Adults have brown-olive upperparts, darker on the wings and tail, with whitish underparts; they have an indistinct white eye ring, white wing bars and a small bill. The breast is washed with olive-grey. The upper...

     Empidonax traillii
  • Black Phoebe
    Black Phoebe
    The Black Phoebe, Sayornis nigricans, is a passerine bird in the tyrant-flycatcher family. It breeds from southwest Oregon and California south through Central and South America. It occurs year-round throughout most of its range and migrates less than the other birds in its genus, though its...

     Sayornis nigricans
  • Vermilion Flycatcher
    Vermilion Flycatcher
    The Vermilion Flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the Tyrannidae, or tyrant flycatcher family. Most flycatchers are rather drab, but the Vermilion Flycatcher is a striking exception...

     Pyrocephalus rubinus
  • Crowned Chat-Tyrant
    Crowned Chat-tyrant
    The Crowned Chat-tyrant is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru...

     Ochthoeca frontalis
  • Peruvian Chat-Tyrant
    Peruvian Chat-tyrant
    The Kalinowski's Chat-tyrant or Peruvian Chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca spodionota, is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It is found in Bolivia and Peru...

     Ochthoeca spodionota (E)
  • Jelski's Chat-Tyrant
    Jelski's Chat-tyrant
    The Jelski's Chat-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Ochthoeca jelskii
  • Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant
    Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant
    The Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant is a species of bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Tyrannidae. It is 12.2 cms in length. It is chunky bird with a short, thin bill. It is mostly olive with an ochre yellow forehead and long yellow eyebrow. It has dusky colored wings and tail with two...

     Ochthoeca diadema
  • Golden-browed Chat-Tyrant
    Golden-browed Chat-tyrant
    The Golden-browed Chat-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Ochthoeca pulchella
  • Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant
    Slaty-backed Chat-tyrant
    The Slaty-backed Chat-tyrant is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela...

     Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris
  • Maroon-chested Chat-Tyrant
    Maroon-chested Chat-tyrant
    The Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant , also known as the Maroon-chested Chat-tyrant, is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It is found in northern South America...

     Ochthoeca thoracica
  • Piura Chat-Tyrant
    Piura Chat-tyrant
    The Piura Chat-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...

     Ochthoeca piurae (E)
  • D'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant
    D'Orbigny's Chat-tyrant
    The D'Orbigny's Chat-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru....

     Ochthoeca oenanthoides
  • Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant
    Rufous-breasted Chat-tyrant
    The Rufous-breasted Chat-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Ochthoeca rufipectoralis
  • Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant
    Brown-backed Chat-tyrant
    The Brown-backed Chat-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Ochthoeca fumicolor
  • White-browed Chat-Tyrant
    White-browed Chat-tyrant
    The White-browed Chat-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.-References:...

     Ochthoeca leucophrys
  • Tumbes Tyrant
    Tumbes Tyrant
    The Tumbes Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Tumbezia.It is endemic to Peru....

     Tumbezia salvini (E)
  • Drab Water-Tyrant
    Drab Water-tyrant
    The Drab Water-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers, and is the only species , within the genus Ochthornis....

     Ochthornis littoralis
  • Red-rumped Bush-Tyrant
    Red-rumped Bush-tyrant
    The Red-rumped Bush-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the only one in the genus Cnemarchus.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Cnemarchus erythropygius
  • Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant
    Streak-throated Bush-tyrant
    The Streak-throated Bush-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded...

     Myiotheretes striaticollis
  • Smoky Bush-Tyrant
    Smoky Bush-tyrant
    The Smoky Bush-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Myiotheretes fumigatus
  • Rufous-bellied Bush-Tyrant
    Rufous-bellied Bush-tyrant
    The Rufous-bellied Bush-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest....

     Myiotheretes fuscorufus
  • Gray Monjita Xolmis cinerea
  • Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant
    Black-billed Shrike-tyrant
    The Black-billed Shrike-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and is a vagrant to the Falkland Islands. It is a large flycatcher at 23-25 cm long...

     Agriornis montana
  • White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant
    White-tailed Shrike-tyrant
    The White-tailed Shrike-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru...

     Agriornis andicola
  • Gray-bellied Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis microptera
  • Rufous-webbed Tyrant Polioxolmis rufipennis
  • Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant
    Spot-billed Ground-tyrant
    The Spot-billed Ground-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and pastureland.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded...

     Muscisaxicola maculirostris
  • Little Ground-Tyrant
    Little Ground-tyrant
    The Little Ground-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers.It is found in Amazonian Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia; also smaller regions of Colombia and Ecuador....

     Muscisaxicola fluviatilis
  • Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant
    Dark-faced Ground-tyrant
    The Dark-faced Ground-tyrant is a small passerine bird belonging to the tyrant flycatcher family. It is a ground-dwelling bird of southern South America which feeds on small invertebrates such as flies and moths....

     Muscisaxicola maclovianus
  • Cinnamon-bellied Ground-Tyrant
    Cinnamon-bellied Ground-tyrant
    The Cinnamon-bellied Ground-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers.It is found in western Argentina, eastern Andean Chile, southwest Bolivia, and southern Peru....

     Muscisaxicola capistratus
  • Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant
    Rufous-naped Ground-tyrant
    The Rufous-naped Ground-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru....

     Muscisaxicola rufivertex
  • Puna Ground-Tyrant
    Puna Ground-tyrant
    The Puna Ground-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and swamps.- References :...

     Muscisaxicola juninensis
  • White-browed Ground-Tyrant
    White-browed Ground-tyrant
    The White-browed Ground-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It breeds in the Andes in Argentina and Chile between 1,500 and 4,000 m above sea-level. It migrates north to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It is a vagrant to the Falkland Islands...

     Muscisaxicola albilora
  • Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant
    Plain-capped Ground-tyrant
    The Paramo Ground Tyrant , also known as the Paramo Ground-tyrant, is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family, Tyrannidae. Plain-capped Ground-tyrant was formerly considered to be a subspecies of M. alpinus but is now commonly treated as a separate species. The name "Plain-capped...

     Muscisaxicola alpinus
  • Taczanowski's Ground-Tyrant
    Taczanowski's Ground-tyrant
    The Plain-capped Ground Tyrant or Taczanowski's Ground-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland....

     Muscisaxicola griseus
  • Cinereous Ground-Tyrant
    Cinereous Ground-tyrant
    The Cinereous Ground-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. The term cinereous describes its colouration. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.- References :* BirdLife International 2004. . ...

     Muscisaxicola cinereus
  • White-fronted Ground-Tyrant
    White-fronted Ground-tyrant
    The White-fronted Ground-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and swamps.-References:...

     Muscisaxicola albifrons
  • Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant
    Ochre-naped Ground-tyrant
    The Ochre-naped Ground-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers, specifically the ground-tyrants.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru....

     Muscisaxicola flavinucha
  • Black-fronted Ground-Tyrant
    Black-fronted Ground-tyrant
    The Black-fronted Ground-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:...

     Muscisaxicola frontalis
  • Short-tailed Field-Tyrant
    Short-tailed Field-tyrant
    The Short-tailed Field-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Muscigralla....

     Muscigralla brevicauda
  • Andean Negrito
    Andean Negrito
    The Andean Negrito is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.Its natural habitats are freshwater lakes and saline marshes.-References:...

     Lessonia oreas
  • Austral Negrito Lessonia rufa
  • Hudson's Black-Tyrant
    Hudson's Black-tyrant
    Hudson's Black-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is named after Argentine-British ornithologist William Henry Hudson....

     Knipolegus hudsoni (A)
  • Amazonian Black-Tyrant
    Amazonian Black-tyrant
    The Amazonian Black-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical swamps.-References:...

     Knipolegus poecilocercus
  • Andean Tyrant
    Andean Tyrant
    The Andean Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru, it was also recently found in extreme south Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....

     Knipolegus signatus
  • Rufous-tailed Tyrant
    Rufous-tailed Tyrant
    The Rufous-tailed Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Knipolegus poecilurus
  • Riverside Tyrant
    Riverside Tyrant
    The Riverside Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.-References:...

     Knipolegus orenocensis
  • White-winged Black-Tyrant
    White-winged Black-tyrant
    The White-winged Black-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It has often included the Brazilian Black-tyrant The White-winged Black-tyrant (Knipolegus aterrimus) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It has often included the Brazilian Black-tyrant The White-winged...

     Knipolegus aterrimus
  • Spectacled Tyrant
    Spectacled Tyrant
    The Spectacled Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the only one in the genus Hymenops.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....

     Hymenops perspicillatus
  • Black-backed Water-Tyrant
    Black-backed Water-tyrant
    The Black-backed Water-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers. It is one of three species in the genus Fluvicola.-Overview:...

     Fluvicola albiventer
  • Masked Water-Tyrant
    Masked Water-tyrant
    The Masked Water-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers.It is found in its major range in eastern and southeastern Brazil in the caatinga and extreme eastern cerrado, and also Atlantic coastal regions; a second smaller disjunct range occurs on the Pacific side...

     Fluvicola nengeta
  • White-headed Marsh-Tyrant Arundinicola leucocephala
  • Yellow-browed Tyrant
    Yellow-browed Tyrant
    The Yellow-browed Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Satrapa.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela....

     Satrapa icterophrys
  • Long-tailed Tyrant
    Long-tailed Tyrant
    The Long-tailed Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the only member of genus Colonia.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are...

     Colonia colonus
  • Cinnamon Attila
    Cinnamon Attila
    The Cinnamon Attila is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers.It is found in northern South America in the Amazon Basin of Brazil and the Guianas....

     Attila cinnamomeus
  • Ochraceous Attila
    Ochraceous Attila
    The Ochraceous Attila is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations ....

     Attila torridus
  • Citron-bellied Attila
    Citron-bellied Attila
    The Citron-bellied Attila is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Attila citriniventris
  • Bright-rumped Attila
    Bright-rumped Attila
    The Bright-rumped Attila or Polymorphic Attila, Attila spadiceus, is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family...

     Attila spadiceus
  • Dull-capped Attila
    Dull-capped Attila
    The White-eyed Attila or Dull-capped Attila is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and possibly Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical swamps....

     Attila bolivianus
  • Cinereous Mourner
    Cinereous Mourner
    The Cinereous Mourner is a species of bird in the Tityridae family. The term cinereous describes its colouration. It has traditionally been placed in the cotinga family, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae, where now placed by SACC...

     Laniocera hypopyrra
  • Rufous Casiornis
    Rufous Casiornis
    The Rufous Casiornis is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....

     Casiornis rufa
  • Sirystes
    Sirystes
    The Sirystes is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is sometimes split into the Eastern Syristes S. sibilator and the Western Syristes S. albogriseus.-Distribution and habitat:...

     Sirystes sibilator
  • Grayish Mourner Rhytipterna simplex
  • Rufous Flycatcher
    Rufous Flycatcher
    The Rufous Flycatcher is a bird species in the family Tyrannidae. It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland....

     Myiarchus semirufus (E)
  • Dusky-capped Flycatcher
    Dusky-capped Flycatcher
    The Dusky-capped Flycatcher, Myiarchus tuberculifer, is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds in forest and other woodland from southern Arizona, as well as the Chisos Mountains, Texas, south to northern Argentina and on Trinidad...

     Myiarchus tuberculifer
  • Swainson's Flycatcher
    Swainson's Flycatcher
    Swainson's Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela....

     Myiarchus swainsoni
  • Short-crested Flycatcher
    Short-crested Flycatcher
    The Short-crested Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela...

     Myiarchus ferox
  • Pale-edged Flycatcher
    Pale-edged Flycatcher
    The Pale-edged Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Myiarchus cephalotes
  • Sooty-crowned Flycatcher
    Sooty-crowned Flycatcher
    The Sooty-crowned Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....

     Myiarchus phaeocephalus
  • Great Crested Flycatcher
    Great Crested Flycatcher
    The Great Crested Flycatcher is a large insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It is the most widespread member of the genus, Myiarchus, in North America and is found over most of the eastern and mid-western portions of the continent...

     Myiarchus crinitus (A)
  • Brown-crested Flycatcher
    Brown-crested Flycatcher
    The Brown-crested Flycatcher is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds in open woodland from southern California, southern Nevada, central Arizona, and southern Texas southward to Argentina and Bolivia, and on Trinidad and Tobago...

     Myiarchus tyrannulus
  • Lesser Kiskadee
    Lesser Kiskadee
    The Lesser Kiskadee is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Venezuela....

     Philohydor lictor
  • Great Kiskadee
    Great Kiskadee
    The Great Kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus, is a passerine bird. It is a large tyrant flycatcher; sometimes its genus Pitangus is considered monotypic, with the Lesser Kiskadee The Great Kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus, is a passerine bird. It is a large tyrant flycatcher; sometimes its genus Pitangus...

     Pitangus sulphuratus
  • Boat-billed Flycatcher
    Boat-billed Flycatcher
    The Boat-billed Flycatcher is a passerine bird. It is a large tyrant flycatcher, the only member, monotypic, of the genus Megarynchus....

     Megarynchus pitangua
  • Rusty-margined Flycatcher
    Rusty-margined Flycatcher
    The Rusty-margined Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers.It is found in northern and central South America in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela; also eastern Panama...

     Myiozetetes cayanensis
  • Social Flycatcher
    Social Flycatcher
    The Social Flycatcher and Vermilion-crowned Flycatcher are passerine birds from the Americas, a member of the large tyrant flycatcher family ....

     Myiozetetes similis
  • Gray-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis
  • Dusky-chested Flycatcher
    Dusky-chested Flycatcher
    The Dusky-chested Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Myiozetetes luteiventris
  • Three-striped Flycatcher
    Three-striped Flycatcher
    The Three-striped Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Conopias trivirgata
  • Yellow-throated Flycatcher
    Yellow-throated Flycatcher
    The Yellow-throated Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Conopias parva
  • Lemon-browed Flycatcher
    Lemon-browed Flycatcher
    The Lemon-browed Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Conopias cinchoneti
  • Golden-crowned Flycatcher
    Golden-crowned Flycatcher
    The Golden-crowned Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife...

     Myiodynastes chrysocephalus
  • Baird's Flycatcher
    Baird's Flycatcher
    The Baird's Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...

     Myiodynastes bairdii
  • Streaked Flycatcher
    Streaked Flycatcher
    The Streaked Flycatcher, Myiodynastes maculatus, is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from eastern Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago south to Bolivia and Argentina. The southern subspecies M. m...

     Myiodynastes maculatus
  • Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
    Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
    The Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, Myiodynastes luteiventris, is a large Tyrant flycatcher. This bird breeds from southeasternmost Arizona of the United States-, to Costa Rica...

     Myiodynastes luteiventris
  • Piratic Flycatcher
    Piratic Flycatcher
    The Piratic Flycatcher, Legatus leucophaius, is a passerine bird, the only member of the genus Legatus. It is a resident breeder from southern Mexico and Trinidad south to Bolivia and Argentina...

     Legatus leucophaius
  • Variegated Flycatcher
    Variegated Flycatcher
    The Variegated Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. With the Crowned Slaty Flycatcher being moved to its own genus, this is now the only species remaining in Empidonomus....

     Empidonomus varius
  • Crowned Slaty Flycatcher
    Crowned Slaty Flycatcher
    The Crowned Slaty Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers. It was formerly united in the genus Empidonomus with the Variegated Flycatcher, but is now considered the only species of Griseotyrannus...

     Griseotyrannus aurantioatrocristatus
  • Sulphury Flycatcher
    Sulphury Flycatcher
    The Sulphury Flycatcher is a passerine bird which is a localised resident breeder from Trinidad, the Guianas and Venezuela south to Amazonian Peru, northern Bolivia and Brazil....

     Tyrannopsis sulphurea
  • Snowy-throated Kingbird
    Snowy-throated Kingbird
    The Snowy-throated Kingbird is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Tyrannus niveigularis
  • White-throated Kingbird
    White-throated Kingbird
    The White-throated Kingbird is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, and in the Guianas of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests...

     Tyrannus albogularis
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tropical Kingbird
    The Tropical Kingbird is a large tyrant flycatcher. This bird breeds from southern Arizona and the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the USA through Central America, South America as far as south as central Argentina and western Peru, and on Trinidad and Tobago...

     Tyrannus melancholicus
  • Eastern Kingbird
    Eastern Kingbird
    The Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus, is a large Tyrant flycatcher.Adults are grey-black on the upperparts with light underparts; they have a long black tail with a white end and long pointed wings. They have a red patch on their crown, seldom seen...

     Tyrannus tyrannus
  • Fork-tailed Flycatcher
    Fork-tailed Flycatcher
    The Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Tyrannus savana, is a passerine bird of the tyrant flycatcher family, and is the member of a genus typically referred to as kingbirds.-Description and ecology:...

     Tyrannus savana
  • Chestnut-crowned Becard
    Chestnut-crowned Becard
    The Chestnut-crowned Becard is a species of bird in the Tityridae family. It has traditionally been placed in Cotingidae or Tyrannidae, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae, where now placed by SACC....

     Pachyramphus castaneus
  • Yellow-cheeked Becard
    Yellow-cheeked Becard
    The Yellow-cheeked Becard, Pachyramphus xanthogenys, is a species of passerine bird in the Tityridae family. It has traditionally been placed in Cotingidae or Tyrannidae, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae, where now placed by SACC...

     Pachyramphus xanthogenys
  • Barred Becard
    Barred Becard
    The Barred Becard, Pachyramphus versicolor, is a small passerine bird which is a resident breeding species in highlands from Costa Rica to northwestern Ecuador and northern Bolivia...

     Pachyramphus versicolor
  • White-winged Becard
    White-winged Becard
    The White-winged Becard is a species of bird in the Tityridae family. It has traditionally been placed in Cotingidae or Tyrannidae, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae. where now placed by SACC...

     Pachyramphus polychopterus
  • Black-and-white Becard
    Black-and-white Becard
    The Black-and-white Becard is a species of bird in the Tityridae family. It has traditionally been placed in Cotingidae or Tyrannidae, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae, where now placed by SACC.It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua,...

     Pachyramphus albogriseus
  • Black-capped Becard
    Black-capped Becard
    The Black-capped Becard is a species of bird in the Tityridae family. It has traditionally been placed in Cotingidae or Tyrannidae, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae, where now placed by SACC....

     Pachyramphus marginatus
  • Cinereous Becard
    Cinereous Becard
    The Cinereous Becard is a species of bird in the Tityridae family. The term cinereous describes its colouration...

     Pachyramphus rufus
  • Slaty Becard
    Slaty Becard
    The Slaty Becard is a species of bird in the Tityridae family. It has traditionally been placed in Cotingidae or Tyrannidae, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae, where now placed by SACC....

     Pachyramphus spodiurus
  • Pink-throated Becard
    Pink-throated Becard
    The Pink-throated Becard is a species of bird in the Tityridae family. It has traditionally been placed in Cotingidae or Tyrannidae, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae, where now placed by SACC....

     Pachyramphus minor
  • One-colored Becard Pachyramphus homochrous
  • Crested Becard
    Crested Becard
    The Crested Becard , also known as the Plain Becard, is a species of bird in the Tityridae family. It has traditionally been placed in Cotingidae or Tyrannidae, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae, where now placed by SACC.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in...

     Pachyramphus validus
  • Black-tailed Tityra
    Black-tailed Tityra
    The Black-tailed Tityra is a medium-sized passerine bird of tropical South America. The tityras have been placed in the cotinga or the tyrant flycatcher families by various authors...

     Tityra cayana
  • Masked Tityra
    Masked Tityra
    The Masked Tityra is a medium-sized passerine bird. It has traditionally been placed in the cotinga or the tyrant flycatcher family, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae, where now placed by SACC...

     Tityra semifasciata
  • Black-crowned Tityra
    Black-crowned Tityra
    The Black-crowned Tityra is a medium-sized passerine bird. It has traditionally been placed in the cotinga or the tyrant flycatcher family, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae, where now placed by SACC....

     Tityra inquisitor

Swallows and martins

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Hirundinidae

The Hirundinidae family is a group of passerines characterized by their adaptation to aerial feeding. Their adaptations include a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and short bills with wide gape. The feet are designed for perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base. There are 75 species worldwide and 23 species which occur in Peru.
  • Brown-chested Martin
    Brown-chested Martin
    The Brown-chested Martin is a species of passerine bird in the swallow family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, the United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, and is a vagrant to Chile and...

     Progne tapera
  • Purple Martin
    Purple Martin
    The Purple Martin is the largest North American swallow. These aerial acrobats have speed and agility in flight, and when approaching their housing, will dive from the sky at great speeds with their wings tucked.-Description and taxonomy:...

     Progne subis
  • Caribbean Martin
    Caribbean Martin
    The Caribbean Martin or White-bellied Martin, Progne dominicensis, is a large swallow.It breeds on Caribbean islands from Jamaica east to Tobago. It is closely related to 2 species to which it formerly was considered conspecific-P. sinaloae and P. cryptoleuca...

     Progne dominicensis (A)
  • Gray-breasted Martin
    Gray-breasted Martin
    The Gray-breasted Martin, Progne chalybea, is a large swallow.The nominate race P. c. chalybea breeds from Mexico through Central America south to central Brazil, and on Trinidad. P. c. macrorhamphus breeds further south in South America to central Argentina...

     Progne chalybea
  • Southern Martin
    Southern Martin
    The Southern Martin is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....

     Progne elegans
  • Peruvian Martin
    Peruvian Martin
    The Peruvian Martin is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family. It is found in Chile and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude...

     Progne murphyi
  • Tree Swallow
    Tree Swallow
    The Tree Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor, is a migratory passerine bird that breeds in North America and winters in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe....

     Tachycineta bicolor (A)
  • Tumbes Swallow
    Tumbes Swallow
    The Tumbes Swallow is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are dry savanna, coastal saline lagoons, and arable land.-References:...

     Tachycineta stolzmanni (E)
  • White-winged Swallow
    White-winged Swallow
    The White-winged Swallow, Tachycineta albiventer, is a resident breeding bird in tropical South America from Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad south to northern Argentina...

     Tachycineta albiventer
  • White-rumped Swallow
    White-rumped Swallow
    The White-rumped Swallow is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family. It was first formally described as Hirundo leucorrhoa by French ornithologist Louis Vieillot in 1817 in his Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay...

     Tachycineta leucorrhoa
  • Chilean Swallow
    Chilean Swallow
    The Chilean Swallow is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family. It breeds in Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands with southern birds migrating north as far as Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and possibly Peru....

     Tachycineta meyeni (A)
  • Blue-and-white Swallow
    Blue-and-white Swallow
    The Blue-and-white Swallow is a passerine bird that breeds from Nicaragua south throughout South America, except in the deserts and the Amazon Basin. The southern race is migratory, wintering as far north as Trinidad, where it is a regular visitor...

     Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
  • Brown-bellied Swallow
    Brown-bellied Swallow
    The Brown-bellied Swallow is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and pastureland.-References:*...

     Notiochelidon murina
  • Pale-footed Swallow
    Pale-footed Swallow
    The Pale-footed Swallow is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Notiochelidon flavipes
  • White-banded Swallow
    White-banded Swallow
    The White-banded Swallow is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is rivers.-References:...

     Atticora fasciata
  • White-thighed Swallow
    White-thighed Swallow
    The White-thighed Swallow is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family. Its genus, Neochelidon, is monotypic....

     Neochelidon tibialis
  • Andean Swallow
    Andean Swallow
    The Andean Swallow is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Haplochelidon.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru....

     Haplochelidon andecola
  • Tawny-headed Swallow
    Tawny-headed Swallow
    The Tawny-headed Swallow is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Alopochelidon....

     Alopochelidon fucata
  • Southern Rough-winged Swallow
    Southern Rough-winged Swallow
    The Southern Rough-winged Swallow , Stelgidopteryx ruficollis, is a small swallow. It was first formally described as Hirundo ruficollis by French ornithologist Louis Vieillot in 1817 in his Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle....

     Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
  • Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
  • Cliff Swallow
    Cliff Swallow
    The Cliff Swallow is a member of the passerine bird family Hirundinidae — the swallows and martins.It breeds in North America, and is migratory, wintering in western South America from Venezuela southwards to northeast Argentina...

     Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
  • Chestnut-collared Swallow
    Chestnut-collared Swallow
    The Chestnut-collared Swallow is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are pastureland and heavily degraded former forest.-References:...

     Petrochelidon rufocollaris
  • Barn Swallow
    Barn Swallow
    The Barn Swallow is the most widespread species of swallow in the world. It is a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts, a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings. It is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas...

     Hirundo rustica

Wagtails and pipits

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Motacillidae
Motacillidae
The Motacillidae are a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. There are around 65 species in 6 genera and they include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits. The longclaws are entirely restricted to the Afrotropics, and the wagtails are predominately found in Europe, Africa and...



The Motacillidae are a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits. They are slender, ground feeding insectivores of open country. There are 54 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Peru.
  • Correndera Pipit
    Correndera Pipit
    The Correndera Pipit is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, southern Brazil, Chile, the Falkland Islands, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....

     Anthus correndera
  • Short-billed Pipit
    Short-billed Pipit
    The Short-billed Pipit is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...

     Anthus furcatus
  • Hellmayr's Pipit
    Hellmayr's Pipit
    The Hellmayr's Pipit is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....

     Anthus hellmayri
  • Paramo Pipit
    Paramo Pipit
    The Paramo Pipit is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and pastureland....

     Anthus bogotensis
  • Yellowish Pipit
    Yellowish Pipit
    The Yellowish Pipit is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela....

     Anthus lutescens

Dippers

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Cinclidae

Dippers are a group of perching birds whose habitat includes aquatic environments in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. They are named for their bobbing or dipping movements. There are 5 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Peru.
  • White-capped Dipper
    White-capped Dipper
    The White-capped Dipper is an aquatic songbird found in South America. It is a small black bird with white spots. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela....

     Cinclus leucocephalus

Wrens

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Troglodytidae

The wren
Wren
The wrens are passerine birds in the mainly New World family Troglodytidae. There are approximately 80 species of true wrens in approximately 20 genera....

s are mainly small and inconspicuous except for their loud songs. These birds have short wings and a thin down-turned bill. Several species often hold their tails upright. All are insectivorous. There are 80 species worldwide (of which all but one are New World species) and 26 species which occur in Peru.
  • Black-capped Donacobius
    Black-capped Donacobius
    The Black-capped Donacobius is a conspicuous, vocal South American bird. It is found in tropical swamps and wetlands in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela; also Panama of Central America.-Taxonomy:The Black-capped...

     Donacobius atricapilla
  • Thrush-like Wren
    Thrush-like Wren
    The Thrush-like Wren is a South American species of bird in the Troglodytidae family, the wrens. As suggested by its common and scientific name, its size and coloration are vaguely reminiscent of that of a thrush, although the general impression it gives in life is very different and not at all...

     Campylorhynchus turdinus
  • Fasciated Wren
    Fasciated Wren
    The Fasciated Wren is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude...

     Campylorhynchus fasciatus
  • Gray-mantled Wren Odontorchilus branickii
  • Rufous Wren
    Rufous Wren
    -Description:The Rufous Wren is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Cinnycerthia unirufa
  • Sharpe's Wren
    Sharpe's Wren
    The Sepia-brown Wren or Sharpe's Wren is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Peruvian Wren , but under the common name Sepia-brown Wren...

     Cinnycerthia olivascens
  • Peruvian Wren
    Peruvian Wren
    The Peruvian Wren is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family. It formerly included the Sepia-brown Wren or Sharpe's Wren and the Fulvous Wren as subspecies, but with all three under the common name Sepia-brown Wren...

     Cinnycerthia peruana (E)
  • Fulvous Wren
    Fulvous Wren
    The Fulvous Wren is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family. It was formerly considered a subspecies of Cinnycerthia peruana. As presently defined, the Fulvous Wren is found in dense undergrowth of humid Andean forests in Bolivia and southern Peru.-References:* BirdLife International 2006. ...

     Cinnycerthia fulva
  • Inca Wren
    Inca Wren
    The Inca Wren is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Thryothorus eisenmanni (E)
  • Plain-tailed Wren
    Plain-tailed Wren
    The Plain-tailed Wren is a species of songbird in the Troglodytidae family. It has a mostly rufous body with a gray, black, and white striped head. It is found in the Andes of southern Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests...

     Thryothorus euophrys
  • Moustached Wren
    Moustached Wren
    The Moustached Wren is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.It is 15.5 cm long...

     Thryothorus genibarbis
  • Coraya Wren
    Coraya Wren
    The Coraya Wren is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family, the wrens.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in Amazonian northern and northwestern South America, the northern Amazon Basin and the Guianas, of Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, and Amazonian southeast Colombia, eastern Ecuador,...

     Thryothorus coraya
  • Speckle-breasted Wren
    Speckle-breasted Wren
    The Speckle-breasted Wren is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.-References:* BirdLife...

     Thryothorus sclateri
  • Buff-breasted Wren
    Buff-breasted Wren
    The Buff-breasted Wren is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family, the wrens.It is found in the Amazon Basin of northern Brazil and Amazonian Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and northern-border Bolivia; also the Guianan countries Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana...

     Thryothorus leucotis
  • Superciliated Wren
    Superciliated Wren
    The Superciliated Wren is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru....

     Thryothorus superciliaris
  • Gray Wren Thryothorus griseus
  • House Wren
    House Wren
    The House Wren, Troglodytes aedon, is a very small songbird of the wren family, Troglodytidae. It occurs from Canada to southernmost South America, and is thus the most widely distributed bird in the Americas. It occurs in most suburban areas in its range and it is the single most common wren...

     Troglodytes aedon
  • Mountain Wren
    Mountain Wren
    The Mountain Wren is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family. It is found in the Andes or north-west Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and western Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...

     Troglodytes solstitialis
  • Sedge Wren
    Sedge Wren
    The Sedge Wren, Cistothorus platensis, is a small songbird of the Wren family. It was formerly known as the Short-billed Marsh Wren, and in South America is known as the Grass Wren. There are about 20 different subspecies which are found across most of the Americas...

     Cistothorus platensis
  • White-breasted Wood-Wren
    White-breasted Wood-Wren
    The White-breasted Wood-Wren, Henicorhina leucosticta, is a small songbird of the wren family. It is a resident breeding species from central Mexico to northeastern Peru and Surinam.-Description:...

     Henicorhina leucosticta
  • Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys
  • Bar-winged Wood-Wren
    Bar-winged Wood-Wren
    The Bar-winged Wood-Wren is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family.It is found locally in humid Andean forest in southern Ecuador and northern Peru....

     Henicorhina leucoptera (E)
  • Scaly-breasted Wren Microcerculus marginatus
  • Wing-banded Wren
    Wing-banded Wren
    The Wing-banded Wren is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family.It is found in Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....

     Microcerculus bambla
  • Chestnut-breasted Wren
    Chestnut-breasted Wren
    The Chestnut-breasted Wren is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family. It is found in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and western Bolivia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....

     Cyphorhinus thoracicus
  • Musician Wren
    Musician Wren
    The Musician Wren or Organ Wren is a species of wren named for its elaborate song. It is native to the Amazon Rainforest in South America, and west and southwestwards into the Amazonian Andes. In Portuguese it is known as Uirapuru or many other variants of this name, all based on the Tupi wirapu 'ru...

     Cyphorhinus aradus

Mockingbirds and Thrashers

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Mimidae

The mimids are a family of passerine birds that includes thrasher
Thrasher
Thrashers are a New World group of passerine birds related to mockingbirds and New World catbirds. Like these, they are in the Mimidae family. There are 15 species in one large and 4 monotypic genera.These do not form a clade but are a phenetic assemblage...

s, mockingbird
Mockingbird
Mockingbirds are a group of New World passerine birds from the Mimidae family. They are best known for the habit of some species mimicking the songs of other birds and the sounds of insects and amphibians, often loudly and in rapid succession. There are about 17 species in three genera...

s, trembler
Trembler
Tremblers are a New World group of passerine birds related to mockingbirds and New World catbirds. Like these, they are in the Mimidae family. There are 2-4 species in one genus, Cinclocerthia:...

s, and the New World catbirds. These birds are notable for their vocalizations, especially their ability to mimic a wide variety of birds and other sounds heard outdoors. Their colouring tends towards dull greys and browns . There are 35 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Peru.
  • Long-tailed Mockingbird
    Long-tailed Mockingbird
    The Long-tailed Mockingbird is a species of bird in the Mimidae family. It is found in dry scrubland and woodland in western Ecuador.In Peru it is found throughout the coastal region, although much less so south of Ica....

     Mimus longicaudatus

Thrushes and allies

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Turdidae

The thrushes
Thrush (bird)
The thrushes, family Turdidae, are a group of passerine birds that occur worldwide.-Characteristics:Thrushes are plump, soft-plumaged, small to medium-sized birds, inhabiting wooded areas, and often feed on the ground or eat small fruit. The smallest thrush may be the Forest Rock-thrush, at and...

 are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs. There are 335 species worldwide and 24 species which occur in Peru.
  • Andean Solitaire
    Andean Solitaire
    The Andean Solitaire is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Myadestes ralloides
  • Rufous-brown Solitaire
    Rufous-brown Solitaire
    The Rufous-brown Solitaire is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Cichlopsis leucogenys
  • White-eared Solitaire
    White-eared Solitaire
    The White-eared Solitaire is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Entomodestes leucotis
  • Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush
    Slaty-backed Nightingale-thrush
    The Slaty-backed Nightingale-thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Catharus fuscater
  • Spotted Nightingale-Thrush
    Spotted Nightingale-thrush
    The Spotted Nightingale-thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Catharus dryas
  • Veery
    Veery
    The Veery, Catharus fuscescens, is a small thrush species. It is occasionally called Willow Thrush or Wilson's Thrush. It is a member of a close-knit group of migrant Catharus species, which also includes the cryptotaxa Grey-cheeked Thrush and Bicknell's Thrush The Veery, Catharus fuscescens, is a...

     Catharus fuscescens (A)
  • Gray-cheeked Thrush
    Gray-cheeked Thrush
    The Grey-cheeked Thrush, Catharus minimus, is a medium-sized thrush. This species is 15–17 cm in length, and has the white-dark-white underwing pattern characteristic of Catharus thrushes. It is a member of a close-knit group of migrant species together with the Veery and Bicknell's Thrush ;...

     Catharus minimus
  • Swainson's Thrush
    Swainson's Thrush
    Swainson's Thrush , also called Olive-backed Thrush, is a medium-sized thrush. This species is 16–18 cm in length, and has the white-dark-white underwing pattern characteristic of Catharus thrushes...

     Catharus ustulatus
  • Pale-eyed Thrush
    Pale-eyed Thrush
    The Pale-eyed Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....

     Platycichla leucops
  • Chiguanco Thrush
    Chiguanco Thrush
    The Chiguanco Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and heavily degraded former forest....

     Turdus chiguanco
  • Great Thrush
    Great Thrush
    The Great Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. At 30–35 cm in length, it is the largest thrush in the Americas, although a couple of Asian species equal or surpass its size...

     Turdus fuscater
  • Glossy-black Thrush
    Glossy-black Thrush
    The Glossy-black Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Turdus serranus
  • Andean Slaty-Thrush Turdus nigriceps
  • Plumbeous-backed Thrush
    Plumbeous-backed Thrush
    The Plumbeous-backed Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* BirdLife International 2004....

     Turdus reevei
  • Maranon Thrush
    Marañón Thrush
    The Marañón Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Turdus maranonicus (E)
  • Chestnut-bellied Thrush
    Chestnut-bellied Thrush
    The Chestnut-bellied Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest....

     Turdus fulviventris
  • Pale-breasted Thrush
    Pale-breasted Thrush
    The Pale-breasted Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in a wide range of wooded habitats in eastern and northern South America, with localized population in the west....

     Turdus leucomelas
  • Creamy-bellied Thrush
    Creamy-bellied Thrush
    The Creamy-bellied Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It occurs in a wide range of wooded habitats in a large part of central and eastern South America. It is generally common, even in human altered habitats such as gardens and parks...

     Turdus amaurochalinus
  • Black-billed Thrush
    Black-billed Thrush
    The Black-billed Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Turdus ignobilis
  • Lawrence's Thrush
    Lawrence's Thrush
    The Lawrence's Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Described in 1878 by George N...

     Turdus lawrencii
  • Pale-vented Thrush
    Pale-vented Thrush
    The Pale-vented Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.-References:*...

     Turdus obsoletus (A)
  • Hauxwell's Thrush
    Hauxwell's Thrush
    The Hauxwell's Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Turdus hauxwelli
  • Ecuadorian Thrush
    Ecuadorian Thrush
    The Ecuadorian Thrush, Turdus maculirostris, is a resident bird found in western South America in western Ecuador and northwestern Peru. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the Bare-eyed Thrush , Turdus nudigenis, but has a narrower eyering, and is widely separated in range.The...

     Turdus maculirostris
  • White-necked Thrush
    White-necked Thrush
    The White-necked Thrush is a songbird found in forest and woodland in South America. The taxonomy is potentially confusing, and it sometimes includes the members of the T. assimilis group as subspecies, in which case the "combined species" is referred to as the White-throated Thrush...

     Turdus albicollis

Gnatcatchers

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Polioptilidae

These dainty birds resemble Old World warblers in their build and habits, moving restlessly through the foliage seeking insects. The gnatcatchers and gnatwrens are mainly soft bluish grey in colour, and have the typical insectivore's long sharp bill. They are birds of fairly open woodland or scrub, and nest in bushes or trees. There are 15 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Peru.
  • Collared Gnatwren
    Collared Gnatwren
    The Collared Gnatwren is a species of bird in the Polioptilidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Microbates collaris
  • Tawny-faced Gnatwren
    Tawny-faced Gnatwren
    The Tawny-faced Gnatwren is a species of bird in the Polioptilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:* BirdLife...

     Microbates cinereiventris
  • Long-billed Gnatwren
    Long-billed Gnatwren
    The Long-billed Gnatwren is a very small bird in the gnatcatcher family. It is the only member of the genus Ramphocaenus ....

     Ramphocaenus melanurus
  • Iquitos Gnatcatcher
    Iquitos Gnatcatcher
    The Iquitos Gnatcatcher Polioptila clementsi is a gnatcatcher described as new to science in 2005. It is currently only known from the Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve, west of Iquitos, Peru. The species is a member of the Polioptila guianensis complex. It is named after James F....

     Polioptila clementsi (E)
  • Tropical Gnatcatcher
    Tropical Gnatcatcher
    The Tropical Gnatcatcher is a small active insectivorous songbird, which is a resident species throughout a large part of the Neotropics...

     Polioptila plumbea

Crows, jays, ravens and magpies

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Corvidae
Corvidae
Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs and nutcrackers. The common English names used are corvids or the crow family , and there are over 120 species...



The Corvidae family includes crow
Crow
Crows form the genus Corvus in the family Corvidae. Ranging in size from the relatively small pigeon-size jackdaws to the Common Raven of the Holarctic region and Thick-billed Raven of the highlands of Ethiopia, the 40 or so members of this genus occur on all temperate continents and several...

s, raven
Raven
Raven is the common name given to several larger-bodied members of the genus Corvus—but in Europe and North America the Common Raven is normally implied...

s, jay
Jay
The jays are several species of medium-sized, usually colorful and noisy, passerine birds in the crow family Corvidae. The names jay and magpie are somewhat interchangeable, and the evolutionary relationships are rather complex...

s, chough
Chough
The Red-billed Chough or Chough , Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, is a bird in the crow family; it is one of only two species in the genus Pyrrhocorax...

s, magpie
Magpie
Magpies are passerine birds of the crow family, Corvidae.In Europe, "magpie" is often used by English speakers as a synonym for the European Magpie, as there are no other magpies in Europe outside Iberia...

s, treepie
Treepie
The treepies comprise four closely related genera of long-tailed passerine birds in the family Corvidae...

s, nutcracker
Nutcracker (bird)
The nutcrackers are a genus of two species of passerine bird, in the family Corvidae, related to the jays and crows. One, the Spotted Nutcracker , occurs in Europe and Asia, the other, Clark's Nutcracker , in western North America.The most important food resources for both these species are the...

s, and ground jay
Ground jay
The ground jays or ground choughs belong to a distinct group of the passerine order of birds in the genus Podoces of the crow family Corvidae...

s. Corvids are above average in size for the bird order Passeriformes. Some of the larger species show high levels of learning behavior. There are 120 species worldwide and 7 species which occur in Peru.
  • Green Jay
    Green Jay
    The Green Jay is a bird species of the New World jays, which exhibits distinct regional variations within its large but discontinuous range...

     Cyanocorax yncas
  • Purplish Jay
    Purplish Jay
    The Purplish Jay is a species of bird in the Corvidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....

     Cyanocorax cyanomelas
  • Violaceous Jay
    Violaceous Jay
    The Violaceous Jay is a species of bird in the Corvidae family, the crows and their allies.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest...

     Cyanocorax violaceus
  • White-tailed Jay
    White-tailed Jay
    The White-tailed Jay is a species of bird in the Corvidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Cyanocorax mystacalis
  • Turquoise Jay
    Turquoise Jay
    The Turquoise Jay is a species of bird in the Corvidae family.The Turquoise Jay is a vibrant blue jay with a black face mask and collar. It is found exclusively in South America throughout southern Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru...

     Cyanolyca turcosa
  • White-collared Jay
    White-collared Jay
    The White-collared Jay is a species of bird in the Corvidae family. It is found in Andean forests in Peru and Bolivia. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Black-collared Jay.-References:...

     Cyanolyca viridicyana
  • Beautiful Jay
    Beautiful Jay
    The Beautiful Jay is a species of bird in the Corvidae family. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.-References:...

     Cyanolyca pulchra

Vireos

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Vireonidae

The vireo
Vireo
The vireos are a group of small to medium-sized passerine birds restricted to the New World. They are typically dull-plumaged and greenish in color, the smaller species resembling wood warblers apart from their heavier bills...

s are a group of small to medium sized passerine birds restricted to the New World. They are typically greenish in colour and resemble wood warbler
Wood Warbler
The Wood Warbler is a common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe, and just into the extreme west of Asia in the southern Ural Mountains...

s apart from their heavier bills. There are 52 species worldwide and 14 species which occur in Peru.
  • Brown-capped Vireo
    Brown-capped Vireo
    The Brown-capped Vireo, Vireo leucophrys, is a small passerine bird. It breeds in highlands from southern Mexico south to northwestern Bolivia. It is sometimes considered to be conspecific with the similar Warbling Vireo....

     Vireo leucophrys
  • Red-eyed Vireo
    Red-eyed Vireo
    The Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus, is a small American songbird, 13–14 cm in length. It is somewhat warbler-like but not closely related to the New World warblers...

     Vireo olivaceus
  • Yellow-green Vireo
    Yellow-green Vireo
    The Yellow-green Vireo, Vireo flavoviridis, is a small passerine bird. It breeds from southern Texas in the United States and the western and eastern mountain ranges of northern Mexico south to central Panama...

     Vireo flavoviridis
  • Lemon-chested Greenlet
    Lemon-chested Greenlet
    The Lemon-chested Greenlet is a species of bird in the Vireonidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Hylophilus thoracicus
  • Gray-chested Greenlet Hylophilus semicinereus (A)
  • Ashy-headed Greenlet
    Ashy-headed Greenlet
    The Ashy-headed Greenlet is a species of bird in the Vireonidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Hylophilus pectoralis (A)
  • Dusky-capped Greenlet
    Dusky-capped Greenlet
    The Dusky-capped Greenlet is a species of bird in the Vireonidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....

     Hylophilus hypoxanthus
  • Rufous-naped Greenlet
    Rufous-naped Greenlet
    The Rufous-naped Greenlet is a species of bird in the Vireonidae family. It is found in the Andes in Colombia, northern Ecuador, and westernmost Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International...

     Hylophilus semibrunneus (A)
  • Olivaceous Greenlet
    Olivaceous Greenlet
    The Olivaceous Greenlet is a species of bird in the Vireonidae family. It is found in on the eastern slope of the Andes in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Hylophilus olivaceus
  • Tawny-crowned Greenlet
    Tawny-crowned Greenlet
    The Tawny-crowned Greenlet is a species of bird in the Vireonidae family. It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist...

     Hylophilus ochraceiceps
  • Lesser Greenlet
    Lesser Greenlet
    The Lesser Greenlet, Hylophilus decurtatus, is a small passerine bird in the vireo family. It breeds from northeastern Mexico south to western Ecuador....

     Hylophilus decurtatus
  • Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo
    Slaty-capped Shrike-vireo
    The Slaty-capped Shrike-vireo is a species of bird in the Vireonidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane...

     Vireolanius leucotis
  • Rufous-browed Peppershrike
    Rufous-browed Peppershrike
    The Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Cyclarhis gujanensis, is a passerine bird in the vireo family. It is widespread and often common in woodland, forest edge, and cultivation with some tall trees from Mexico and Trinidad south to Argentina and Uruguay....

     Cyclarhis gujanensis
  • Black-billed Peppershrike
    Black-billed Peppershrike
    The Black-billed Peppershrike is a species of bird in the Vireonidae family. It is found in the Andes in Colombia and northern Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...

     Cyclarhis nigrirostris (A)

New World warblers

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Parulidae

The New World warbler
New World warbler
The New World warblers or wood-warblers are a group of small, often colorful, passerine birds restricted to the New World. They are not related to the Old World warblers or the Australian warblers....

s are a group of small, often colourful, passerine birds restricted to the New World. Most are arboreal, but some are terrestrial. Most members of this family are insectivores. There are 119 species worldwide and 25 species which occur in Peru.
  • Golden-winged Warbler
    Golden-winged Warbler
    The Golden-winged Warbler, Vermivora chrysoptera, is a New World warbler, 11.6 cm long and weighing 8.5 g. It breeds in eastern North America, southeastern Canada and the eastern USA...

     Vermivora chrysoptera (A)
  • Tropical Parula
    Tropical Parula
    The Tropical Parula is a small New World warbler. It breeds from southernmost Texas and northwest Mexico south through Central America to northern Argentina, including Trinidad and Tobago. This widespread and common species is not considered threatened by the IUCN.This passerine is not migratory,...

     Parula pitiayumi
  • Yellow Warbler
    Yellow Warbler
    Dendroica petechia is a New World warbler species or superspecies; the subspecies group around D. aestiva is increasingly treated as good species Dendroica aestiva again. The name for the entire cryptic species complex is Mangrove Warbler, and another group of subspecies is known as Golden Warbler...

     Dendroica petechia
  • Blackburnian Warbler
    Blackburnian Warbler
    The Blackburnian Warbler, Dendroica fusca , is a small New World warbler. They breed in eastern North America, from southern Canada, westwards to the southern Canadian Prairies, the Great Lakes region and New England, to North Carolina....

     Dendroica fusca
  • Blackpoll Warbler
    Blackpoll Warbler
    The Blackpoll Warbler, Dendroica striata , is a New World warbler. Breeding males are mostly black and white. They have a prominent black cap, white cheeks and white wing bars. The Blackpoll breeds in northern North America, from Alaska, through most of Canada, and into the Great Lakes region and...

     Dendroica striata
  • Cerulean Warbler
    Cerulean Warbler
    The Cerulean Warbler, Dendroica cerulea, is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.-Description:Adult males have pale cerulean blue upperparts and white underparts with a black necklace across the breast; they also have black streaks on the back and flanks...

     Dendroica cerulea
  • Black-and-white Warbler
    Black-and-white Warbler
    The Black-and-white Warbler is a small New World warbler. It breeds in northern and eastern North America from southern Canada to Florida....

     Mniotilta varia
  • American Redstart
    American Redstart
    The American Redstart is a New World warbler. It is the only member of its genus and is unrelated to the Old World redstarts. It derives its name from the male's red tail, start being an old word for tail.-Description:...

     Setophaga ruticilla
  • Northern Waterthrush
    Northern Waterthrush
    The Northern Waterthrush is one of the larger New World warblers. It breeds in the northern part of North America in Canada, and in the northern United States, . This bird is migratory, wintering in Central America, the West Indies, and Florida; also Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador...

     Seiurus noveboracensis
  • Connecticut Warbler
    Connecticut Warbler
    The Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.These 15 cm long birds have light yellow underparts and olive upperparts; they have a light eye ring, pink legs, a long tail, pale wing bars and a thin pointed bill...

     Oporornis agilis
  • Masked Yellowthroat
    Masked Yellowthroat
    The Masked Yellowthroat, Geothlypis aequinoctialis, is a New World warbler. It has a number of separate resident breeding populations in Central and South America, some of which may be considered to form separate species....

     Geothlypis aequinoctialis
  • Canada Warbler
    Canada Warbler
    The Canada Warbler is a small 13 cm long songbird of the New World warbler family.These birds have yellow underparts, blue-grey upperparts and pink legs; they also have yellow eye-rings and thin, pointed bills. Adult males have black foreheads and black necklaces...

     Wilsonia canadensis
  • Slate-throated Redstart
    Slate-throated Redstart
    The Slate-throated Whitestart , or, less accurately, the Slate-throated Redstart, is a species of bird in the Parulidae family....

     Myioborus miniatus
  • Spectacled Redstart
    Spectacled Redstart
    The Spectacled Whitestart , is a species of bird in the Parulidae family. It is sometimes known by the less appropriately name Spectacled Redstart. It is found in humid Andean forests, woodland and scrub from southern Colombia to Bolivia-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded...

     Myioborus melanocephalus
  • Gray-and-gold Warbler Basileuterus fraseri
  • Two-banded Warbler
    Two-banded Warbler
    The Two-banded Warbler is a species of bird in the Parulidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela...

     Basileuterus bivittatus
  • Golden-bellied Warbler
    Golden-bellied Warbler
    The Golden-bellied Warbler is a South American species of bird in the Parulidae family. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and heavily degraded former forest.The Golden-bellied Warbler has a disjunct distribution, with...

     Basileuterus chrysogaster (E)
  • Pale-legged Warbler
    Pale-legged Warbler
    The Pale-legged Warbler is a species of bird in the Parulidae family. It is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia and Peru. Its habitats include subtropical or tropical moist montane, as well as subtropical or tropical heavily degraded former forest....

     Basileuterus signatus
  • Citrine Warbler
    Citrine Warbler
    The Citrine Warbler is a species of bird in the Parulidae family. The term citrine refers to its yellowish colouration. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:* BirdLife International 2004....

     Basileuterus luteoviridis
  • Black-crested Warbler
    Black-crested Warbler
    The Black-crested Warbler is a species of bird in the Parulidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Basileuterus nigrocristatus
  • Russet-crowned Warbler
    Russet-crowned Warbler
    The Russet-crowned Warbler is a species of bird in the Parulidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Basileuterus coronatus
  • Three-banded Warbler
    Three-banded Warbler
    The Three-banded Warbler is a species of bird in the Parulidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest.-References:...

     Basileuterus trifasciatus
  • Three-striped Warbler
    Three-striped Warbler
    The Three-striped Warbler is a species of bird in the Parulidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International...

     Basileuterus tristriatus
  • Buff-rumped Warbler
    Buff-rumped Warbler
    The Buff-rumped Warbler is a New World warbler is a resident bird from Honduras south to northwestern Peru and disjunctly in the western Amazon...

     Basileuterus fulvicauda
  • Neotropical River Warbler
    Neotropical River Warbler
    The Riverbank Warbler , sometimes known as the Neotropical River Warbler or just River Warbler , is a species of bird in the Parulidae family....

     Basileuterus rivularis

Bananaquit

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Coerebidae

The Bananaquit is a small passerine bird. It has a slender, curved bill, adapted to taking nectar from flowers and is the only member of the genus Coereba (Vieillot, 1809) and is normally placed within the family Coerebidae, although there is uncertainty whether that placement is correct.
  • Bananaquit
    Bananaquit
    The Bananaquit is a species of passerine bird of uncertain relation. It is tentatively placed in the tanager family, but classified as incertae sedis by other authorities such as the American Ornithologists' Union. Its classification is debated, and it is often placed in its own family: Coerebidae...

     Coereba flaveola

Tanagers

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Thraupidae

The tanager
Tanager
The tanagers comprise the bird family Thraupidae, in the order Passeriformes. The family has an American distribution.There were traditionally about 240 species of tanagers, but the taxonomic treatment of this family's members is currently in a state of flux...

s are a large group of small to medium-sized passerine birds restricted to the New World, mainly in the tropics. Many species are brightly coloured. They are seed eaters, but their preference tends towards fruit and nectar. Most have short, rounded wings. There are 256 species worldwide and 135 species which occur in Peru.
  • Chestnut-vented Conebill
    Chestnut-vented Conebill
    The Chestnut-vented Conebill is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Conirostrum speciosum
  • Bicolored Conebill
    Bicolored Conebill
    The Bicolored Conebill, Conirostrum bicolor, is a small passerine bird. This member of the tanager family is a resident breeder in South America from Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad south and east to the Guianas, northeast Peru and Brazil....

     Conirostrum bicolor
  • Pearly-breasted Conebill
    Pearly-breasted Conebill
    The Pearly-breasted Conebill is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Brazil and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Conirostrum margaritae
  • Cinereous Conebill
    Cinereous Conebill
    The Cinereous Conebill is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. The term cinereous describes its colouration. It is found in Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru...

     Conirostrum cinereum
  • Tamarugo Conebill
    Tamarugo Conebill
    The Tamarugo Conebill is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Chile and Peru, and receives its name from the tamarugo, a type of shrub to which is closely associated....

     Conirostrum tamarugense
  • White-browed Conebill
    White-browed Conebill
    The White-browed Conebill is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Conirostrum ferrugineiventre
  • Blue-backed Conebill
    Blue-backed Conebill
    The Blue-backed Conebill is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family .It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.- Sub-species :...

     Conirostrum sitticolor
  • Capped Conebill
    Capped Conebill
    The Capped Conebill is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded...

     Conirostrum albifrons
  • Giant Conebill
    Giant Conebill
    The Giant Conebill Oreomanes fraseri is a small passerine bird, one of the tanager family. The only member of the genus Oreomanes it is closely related to the regular conebills Conirostrum though it differs in its larger size and nuthatch-like foraging habits.The Giant Conebill is in length and...

     Oreomanes fraseri
  • Black-faced Tanager
    Black-faced Tanager
    The Black-faced Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela...

     Schistochlamys melanopis
  • Black-and-white Tanager
    Black-and-white Tanager
    The Black-and-white Tanager is a tanager found in Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru and the Brazilian state of Acre. The only other member of its genus is the recently rediscovered Cone-billed Tanager....

     Conothraupis speculigera
  • Magpie Tanager
    Magpie Tanager
    The Magpie Tanager is a South American species of tanager. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Cissopis. As suggested by its common name, this blue-black and white species is superficially reminiscent of a European Magpie...

     Cissopis leveriana
  • Red-billed Pied Tanager
    Red-billed Pied Tanager
    The Red-billed Pied Tanager is a small passerine bird, a member of the tanager family. It is the only member of the genus Lamprospiza....

     Lamprospiza melanoleuca
  • Grass-green Tanager
    Grass-green Tanager
    The Grass-green Tanager is a small passerine bird, one of the tanager family. It is the only member of the genus Chloronis.The Grass-green Tanager is 20 cm in length and weighs 53g...

     Chlorornis riefferii
  • White-capped Tanager
    White-capped Tanager
    The White-capped Tanager. Sericossypha albocristata. At a weight of 114 g and a length of 24 cm , it is the heaviest but not the longest species of tanager. This species is glossy black overall with a large white crown and a red throat...

     Sericossypha albocristata
  • Common Bush-Tanager
    Common Bush-Tanager
    The Common Bush-tanager is a small passerine bird. It is a resident breeder in the highlands from central Mexico south to Bolivia and northwest Argentina. C. ophthalmicus in the loose sense is a notorious cryptic species complex, and several of the up to 25 subspecies recognized in recent times...

     Chlorospingus ophthalmicus
  • Short-billed Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus parvirostris
  • Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager
    Yellow-throated Bush-tanager
    The Yellow-throated Bush-tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru....

     Chlorospingus flavigularis
  • Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager
    Ashy-throated Bush-tanager
    The Ashy-throated Bush-tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Chlorospingus canigularis
  • Gray-hooded Bush-Tanager Cnemoscopus rubrirostris
  • Black-capped Hemispingus
    Black-capped Hemispingus
    The Black-capped Hemispingus is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....

     Hemispingus atropileus
  • Orange-browed Hemispingus
    Orange-browed Hemispingus
    The Orange-browed Hemispingus is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Hemispingus calophrys
  • Parodi's Hemispingus
    Parodi's Hemispingus
    The Parodi's Hemispingus is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Hemispingus parodii (E)
  • Superciliaried Hemispingus
    Superciliaried Hemispingus
    The Superciliaried Hemispingus is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Hemispingus superciliaris
  • Oleaginous Hemispingus
    Oleaginous Hemispingus
    The Oleaginous Hemispingus is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Hemispingus frontalis
  • Black-eared Hemispingus
    Black-eared Hemispingus
    The Black-eared Hemispingus is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in humid highland forest in the Andes of far western Venezuela, through Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, to Bolivia. It includes several distinctive subspecies, and two of these are sometimes considered as separate...

     Hemispingus melanotis
  • Rufous-browed Hemispingus
    Rufous-browed Hemispingus
    The Rufous-browed Hemispingus is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

     Hemispingus rufosuperciliaris (E)
  • Black-headed Hemispingus
    Black-headed Hemispingus
    The Black-headed Hemispingus is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-Notes:...

     Hemispingus verticalis
  • Drab Hemispingus
    Drab Hemispingus
    The Drab Hemispingus is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Hemispingus xanthophthalmus
  • Three-striped Hemispingus
    Three-striped Hemispingus
    The Three-striped Hemispingus is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Hemispingus trifasciatus
  • Rufous-chested Tanager
    Rufous-chested Tanager
    The Rufous-chested Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former...

     Thlypopsis ornata
  • Brown-flanked Tanager
    Brown-flanked Tanager
    The Brown-flanked Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and heavily degraded former forest.-References:...

     Thlypopsis pectoralis (E)
  • Orange-headed Tanager
    Orange-headed Tanager
    The Orange-headed Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Thlypopsis sordida
  • Buff-bellied Tanager
    Buff-bellied Tanager
    The Buff-bellied Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.-References:...

     Thlypopsis inornata (E)
  • Rust-and-yellow Tanager
    Rust-and-yellow Tanager
    The Rust-and-yellow Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest....

     Thlypopsis ruficeps
  • Guira Tanager
    Guira Tanager
    The Guira Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former...

     Hemithraupis guira
  • Yellow-backed Tanager
    Yellow-backed Tanager
    The Yellow-backed Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, the tanagers.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname; also extreme eastern Panama in Central America...

     Hemithraupis flavicollis
  • Hooded Tanager
    Hooded Tanager
    The Hooded Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Nemosia pileata
  • Olive Tanager
    Olive Tanager
    The Olive Tanager , also known as Carmiol's Tanager , is a species of bird traditionally placed in the family Thraupidae , though some recent evidence suggest it is better placed in Cardinalidae .It is often split into two species:* Carmiol's Tanager The Olive Tanager (Chlorothraupis carmioli),...

     Chlorothraupis carmioli
  • Gray-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata
  • Fulvous Shrike-Tanager
    Fulvous Shrike-tanager
    The Fulvous Shrike-tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Lanio fulvus
  • White-winged Shrike-Tanager
    White-winged Shrike-tanager
    The White-winged Shrike-tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Lanio versicolor
  • Rufous-crested Tanager
    Rufous-crested Tanager
    The Rufous-crested Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Creurgops verticalis
  • Slaty Tanager
    Slaty Tanager
    The Slaty Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.- References :...

     Creurgops dentata
  • Flame-crested Tanager
    Flame-crested Tanager
    The Flame-crested Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Tachyphonus cristatus
  • Yellow-crested Tanager
    Yellow-crested Tanager
    The Yellow-crested Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Tachyphonus rufiventer
  • Fulvous-crested Tanager
    Fulvous-crested Tanager
    The Fulvous-crested Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, the tanagers.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Tachyphonus surinamus
  • White-shouldered Tanager
    White-shouldered Tanager
    The White-shouldered Tanager, Tachyphonus luctuosus, is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder from Honduras to Panama, South America south to Ecuador and southern Brazil, and on Trinidad....

     Tachyphonus luctuosus
  • White-lined Tanager
    White-lined Tanager
    The White-lined Tanager, Tachyphonus rufus, is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder from Costa Rica south to northern Argentina, and on Trinidad and Tobago.It occurs in semi-open areas including gardens...

     Tachyphonus rufus
  • Red-shouldered Tanager
    Red-shouldered Tanager
    The Red-shouldered Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela...

     Tachyphonus phoenicius
  • Black-goggled Tanager
    Black-goggled Tanager
    Black-goggled Tanager is a species of bird in the family, Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Trichothraupis...

     Trichothraupis melanops
  • Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
    Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
    The Red-crowned Ant-Tanager, Habia rubica, is a medium-sized passerine bird from tropical America. The genus Habia was long placed with the tanagers , but it is actually closer to the cardinals...

     Habia rubica
  • Hepatic Tanager
    Hepatic Tanager
    The Hepatic Tanager, Piranga flava, is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family , it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family...

     Piranga flava
  • Scarlet Tanager
    Scarlet Tanager
    The Scarlet Tanager is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family , it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family . The species's plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family.-Description:Adults have pale...

     Piranga olivacea
  • Summer Tanager
    Summer Tanager
    The Summer Tanager, Piranga rubra, is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family , it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family...

     Piranga rubra
  • White-winged Tanager
    White-winged Tanager
    The White-winged Tanager is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family , it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family . The species's plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family...

     Piranga leucoptera
  • Red-hooded Tanager
    Red-hooded Tanager
    The Red-hooded Tanager , is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family , it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family . The species's plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family...

     Piranga rubriceps
  • Vermilion Tanager
    Vermilion Tanager
    The Vermilion Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is the only member of its genus Calochaetes.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Calochaetes coccineus
  • Masked Crimson Tanager
    Masked Crimson Tanager
    The Masked Crimson Tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Ramphocelus nigrogularis
  • Huallaga Tanager
    Huallaga Tanager
    The Huallaga Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:...

     Ramphocelus melanogaster (E)
  • Silver-beaked Tanager
    Silver-beaked Tanager
    The Silver-beaked Tanager, Ramphocelus carbo, is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder in South America from eastern Colombia and Venezuela south to Paraguay and central Brazil, and on Trinidad. It is common and conspicuous in some areas—it may be the bird most...

     Ramphocelus carbo
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Blue-gray Tanager
    The Blue-grey Tanager, Thraupis episcopus, is a medium-sized South American songbird of the Tanager family, Thraupidae. Its range is from Mexico south to northeast Bolivia and northern Brazil, all of the Amazon Basin, except the very south. It has been introduced to Lima...

     Thraupis episcopus
  • Sayaca Tanager
    Sayaca Tanager
    The Sayaca Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, the tanagers.It is a common resident in northeastern, central, and southeastern Brazil, and Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeast Argentina...

     Thraupis sayaca
  • Blue-capped Tanager
    Blue-capped Tanager
    The Blue-capped Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International...

     Thraupis cyanocephala
  • Blue-and-yellow Tanager
    Blue-and-yellow Tanager
    The Blue-and-yellow Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, the tanagers.It is found in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, extreme northern border Chile, and Andean Peru and Ecuador...

     Thraupis bonariensis
  • Palm Tanager
    Palm Tanager
    The Palm Tanager, Thraupis palmarum, is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder from Nicaragua south to Bolivia, Paraguay and southern Brazil. It also breeds on Trinidad and, since 1962, on Tobago...

     Thraupis palmarum
  • Hooded Mountain-Tanager
    Hooded Mountain-tanager
    The Hooded Mountain-tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. This yellow, blue and black tanager is found in forest, woodland and shrub in the Andean highlands of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela...

     Buthraupis montana
  • Black-chested Mountain-Tanager
    Black-chested Mountain-tanager
    The Black-chested Mountain-tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Buthraupis eximia
  • Golden-backed Mountain-Tanager
    Golden-backed Mountain-tanager
    The Golden-backed Mountain-tanager is an endangered species of bird in the tanager family. This large and brightly coloured tanager is endemic to elfin forests in the Andean highlands of central Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on...

     Buthraupis aureodorsalis (E)
  • Masked Mountain-Tanager
    Masked Mountain-tanager
    The Masked Mountain-tanager is a vulnerable species of bird in the tanager family. This large and colourful tanager is endemic to elfin forest, woodland and shrub in the Andean highlands of southern Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru. It is generally rare or uncommon, and is threatened by...

     Buthraupis wetmorei
  • Orange-throated Tanager
    Orange-throated Tanager
    The Orange-throated Tanager is a threatened species of bird found very locally in humid forests around the Ecuador-Peru border. It is the only member of the genus Wetmorethraupis, named after the ornithologist Alexander Wetmore...

     Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron (E)
  • Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
    Lacrimose Mountain-tanager
    The Lacrimose Mountain-tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in Andean highland forest from Venezuela, through Colombia and Ecuador, to Peru. Some of its 11 subspecies are quite distinctive, and A. l. yariguierum was only scientifically described in 2010.-References:*...

     Anisognathus lacrymosus
  • Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
    Scarlet-bellied Mountain-tanager
    The Scarlet-bellied Mountain-tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. ....

     Anisognathus igniventris
  • Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager
    Blue-winged Mountain-tanager
    The Blue-winged Mountain-tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....

     Anisognathus somptuosus
  • Yellow-throated Tanager
    Yellow-throated Tanager
    The Yellow-throated Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Iridosornis analis
  • Golden-collared Tanager
    Golden-collared Tanager
    The Golden-collared Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Iridosornis jelskii
  • Golden-crowned Tanager
    Golden-crowned Tanager
    The Golden-crowned Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Iridosornis rufivertex
  • Yellow-scarfed Tanager
    Yellow-scarfed Tanager
    The Yellow-scarfed Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in forests in the Andean highlands in Peru.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....

     Iridosornis reinhardti (E)
  • Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager
    Buff-breasted Mountain-tanager
    The Buff-breasted Mountain-tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is the only member of the genus Dubusia....

     Dubusia taeniata
  • Chestnut-bellied Mountain-Tanager
    Chestnut-bellied Mountain-tanager
    The Chestnut-bellied Mountain-tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is the only member of the genus Delothraupis....

     Delothraupis castaneoventris
  • Fawn-breasted Tanager
    Fawn-breasted Tanager
    The Fawn-breasted Tanager is a species of tanager. It is in the monotypic genus Pipraeidea. It occurs in the Andes of northwestern Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela, as well as in the highlands of northeastern Argentina, south Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay....

     Pipraeidea melanonota
  • Plumbeous Euphonia
    Plumbeous Euphonia
    The Plumbeous Euphonia is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Euphonia plumbea
  • Purple-throated Euphonia
    Purple-throated Euphonia
    The Purple-throated Euphonia is a songbird species in the family Fringillidae. It was formerly placed in the Thraupidae....

     Euphonia chlorotica
  • Orange-crowned Euphonia
    Orange-crowned Euphonia
    The Orange-crowned Euphonia is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former...

     Euphonia saturata
  • Thick-billed Euphonia
    Thick-billed Euphonia
    The Thick-billed Euphonia is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, formerly placed in the Thraupidae.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela...

     Euphonia laniirostris
  • Golden-rumped Euphonia
    Golden-rumped Euphonia
    The Golden-rumped Euphonia is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, formerly placed in the Thraupidae...

     Euphonia cyanocephala
  • Bronze-green Euphonia
    Bronze-green Euphonia
    The Bronze-green Euphonia is a bird species in the family Fringillidae .It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....

     Euphonia mesochrysa
  • White-lored Euphonia
    White-lored Euphonia
    The White-lored Euphonia is a songbird species of the family Fringillidae, having recently been moved there from the Thraupidae....

     Euphonia chrysopasta
  • White-vented Euphonia
    White-vented Euphonia
    The White-vented Euphonia is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist...

     Euphonia minuta
  • Orange-bellied Euphonia
    Orange-bellied Euphonia
    The Orange-bellied Euphonia is a species of bird in the Fringillidae family. They were formerly considered tanagers . It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela...

     Euphonia xanthogaster
  • Rufous-bellied Euphonia
    Rufous-bellied Euphonia
    The Rufous-bellied Euphonia is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....

     Euphonia rufiventris
  • Blue-naped Chlorophonia
    Blue-naped Chlorophonia
    The Blue-naped Chlorophonia is a colourful South American species of bird in the family Fringillidae; it was formerly placed in the Thraupidae. It is generally fairly common.-Description:...

     Chlorophonia cyanea
  • Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia
    Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia
    The Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia is a bird species in the family Fringillidae .It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys
  • Orange-eared Tanager
    Orange-eared Tanager
    The Orange-eared Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Chlorochrysa calliparaea
  • Turquoise Tanager
    Turquoise Tanager
    The Turquoise Tanager, Tangara mexicana, is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident bird from Trinidad, Colombia and Venezuela south to Bolivia and much of Brazil...

     Tangara mexicana
  • Paradise Tanager
    Paradise Tanager
    The Paradise Tanager, Tangara chilensis, is a brilliantly multicolored, medium-sized songbird whose length varies between 13.5 and 15 cm. It has a light green head, sky blue underparts and black upper body plumage. Depending on subspecies, the rump is yellow and red or all red...

     Tangara chilensis
  • Green-and-gold Tanager
    Green-and-gold Tanager
    The Green-and-gold Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, the tanagers. It is one of 49 species in the genus Tangara.-Overview:...

     Tangara schrankii
  • Golden Tanager
    Golden Tanager
    The Golden Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is widespread and often common in highland forests of the Andes and Venezuelan Coastal Range in north-western South America....

     Tangara arthus
  • Golden-eared Tanager
    Golden-eared Tanager
    The Golden-eared Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family .It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Tangara chrysotis
  • Saffron-crowned Tanager
    Saffron-crowned Tanager
    The Saffron-crowned Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Tangara xanthocephala
  • Flame-faced Tanager
    Flame-faced Tanager
    The Flame-faced Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Tangara parzudakii
  • Yellow-bellied Tanager
    Yellow-bellied Tanager
    The Yellow-bellied Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Tangara xanthogastra
  • Spotted Tanager
    Spotted Tanager
    The Spotted Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Tangara punctata
  • Dotted Tanager
    Dotted Tanager
    The Dotted Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest....

     Tangara varia (A)
  • Bay-headed Tanager
    Bay-headed Tanager
    The Bay-headed Tanager, Tangara gyrola, is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder in Costa Rica, Panama, South America south to Ecuador, Bolivia and southern Brazil, and on Trinidad....

     Tangara gyrola
  • Burnished-buff Tanager
    Burnished-buff Tanager
    The Burnished-buff Tanager , also known as the Rufous-crowned Tanager, is a common South American species of bird in the Thraupidae family....

     Tangara cayana
  • Green-capped Tanager
    Green-capped Tanager
    The Green-capped Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is endemic to forest edge and gardens at altitudes of 1450–2200 m. in Puno, Peru, and La Paz, Bolivia. It is fairly common and possibly spreading, but its tiny range has led to it being evaluated as vulnerable by...

     Tangara meyerdeschauenseei (E)
  • Golden-naped Tanager
    Golden-naped Tanager
    The Golden-naped Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest....

     Tangara ruficervix
  • Metallic-green Tanager
    Metallic-green Tanager
    The Metallic-green Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     Tangara labradorides
  • Blue-browed Tanager
    Blue-browed Tanager
    The Blue-browed Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Tangara cyanotis
  • Blue-necked Tanager
    Blue-necked Tanager
    The Blue-necked Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Tangara cyanicollis
  • Masked Tanager
    Masked Tanager
    The Masked Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Tangara nigrocincta
  • Beryl-spangled Tanager
    Beryl-spangled Tanager
    The Beryl-spangled Tanager, Tangara nigroviridis, is a colourful tanager of the Andean cloud forests.Its range is from Venezuela to Bolivia. Its nest is a mossy cup in a tree fork; in Ecuador west slope, eggs in early March.-References:...

     Tangara nigroviridis
  • Blue-and-black Tanager
    Blue-and-black Tanager
    The Blue-and-black Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...

     Tangara vassorii
  • Black-capped Tanager
    Black-capped Tanager
    The Black-capped Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest....

     Tangara heinei
  • Sira Tanager
    Sira Tanager
    The Sira Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

     Tangara phillipsi (E)
  • Silver-backed Tanager
    Silver-backed Tanager
    The Silver-backed Tanager , also known as the Silvery Tanager, is a species of bird in the tanager family. It is found in humid highland forests in southern Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. It is regularly seen at Machu Picchu....

     Tangara viridicollis
  • Straw-backed Tanager
    Straw-backed Tanager
    The Straw-backed Tanager , also known as the Green-throated Tanager, is a species of bird in the tanager family. It is found in humid highland forests in the Andes of southernmost Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, but it is generally local and uncommon.-References:* Bird Life International 2004. . ...

     Tangara argyrofenges
  • Opal-rumped Tanager
    Opal-rumped Tanager
    The Opal-rumped Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest of South America. The population of the Atlantic Forest has a far paler chest than the other populations, and has often been considered a separate species as the Silvery-breasted...

     Tangara velia
  • Opal-crowned Tanager
    Opal-crowned Tanager
    The Opal-crowned Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, the tanagers. It is one of 49 species in the genus Tangara.-Overview:...

     Tangara callophrys
  • Golden-collared Honeycreeper
    Golden-collared Honeycreeper
    It is the birdThe Golden-collared Honeycreeper is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is the only member of the genus Iridophanes....

     Iridophanes pulcherrima
  • White-bellied Dacnis
    White-bellied Dacnis
    The White-bellied Dacnis is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Dacnis albiventris
  • Black-faced Dacnis
    Black-faced Dacnis
    The Black-faced Dacnis is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in humid forest in the Amazon and the Chocó-Magdalena. The latter population has a yellow belly and is sometimes considered a separate species, the Yellow-tufted Dacnis .-References:* BirdLife International 2004....

     Dacnis lineata
  • Yellow-bellied Dacnis
    Yellow-bellied Dacnis
    The Yellow-bellied Dacnis is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, the Tanagers. It is found in Amazonian regions of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil; also the eastern Orinoco River region of Venezuela...

     Dacnis flaviventer
  • Blue Dacnis
    Blue Dacnis
    The Blue Dacnis or Turquoise Honeycreeper, Dacnis cayana, is a small passerine bird. This member of the tanager family is found from Nicaragua to Panama, on Trinidad, and in South America south to Bolivia and northern Argentina...

     Dacnis cayana
  • Green Honeycreeper
    Green Honeycreeper
    The Green Honeycreeper is a small bird in the tanager family. It is found in the tropical New World from southern Mexico south to Brazil, and on Trinidad. It the only member of the genus Chlorophanes...

     Chlorophanes spiza
  • Short-billed Honeycreeper
    Short-billed Honeycreeper
    The Short-billed Honeycreeper is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....

     Cyanerpes nitidus
  • Purple Honeycreeper
    Purple Honeycreeper
    The Purple Honeycreeper, Cyanerpes caeruleus, is a small bird in the tanager family. It is found in the tropical New World from Colombia and Venezuela south to Brazil, and on Trinidad. A few, possibly introduced birds have been recorded on Tobago...

     Cyanerpes caeruleus
  • Red-legged Honeycreeper
    Red-legged Honeycreeper
    The Red-legged Honeycreeper is a small songbird species in the tanager family . It is found in the tropical New World from southern Mexico south to Peru, Bolivia and central Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago, and on Cuba, where possibly introduced.-Description:The Red-legged Honeycreeper is on average...

     Cyanerpes cyaneus
  • Tit-like Dacnis
    Tit-like Dacnis
    The Tit-like Dacnis is a small neotropical passerine bird found in southern Ecuador and Peru. Its Spanish name is Azulito Altoandino. It is found in Andean montane scrub forests from 3000 m to 4600 m elevation....

     Xenodacnis parina
  • Swallow-Tanager Tersina viridis
  • Plush-capped Finch Catamblyrhynchus diadema
  • Pardusco
    Pardusco
    The Pardusco is a species of tanager that is endemic to woodland near the timberline in the Andes of central Peru. It is monotypic within the genus Nephelornis. This small olive-brown bird is typically seen in groups, which sometimes join mixed species flocks...

     Nephelornis oneilli (E)
  • White-browed Hemispingus Hemispingus auricularis (E)
  • Piura Hemispingus Hemispingus piurae

Buntings, sparrows, seedeaters and allies

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Emberizidae
Emberizidae
The Emberizidae are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with a distinctively shaped bill.In Europe, most species are called buntings. In North America, most of the species in this family are known as sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the sparrows, the...



The emberizids are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with a distinctively shaped bill. In Europe, most species are named as buntings. In North America, most of the species in this family are known as Sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the Old World sparrows which are in the family Passeridae. Many emberizid species have distinctive head patterns. There are species 275 worldwide and 99 species which occur in Peru. Peru has the greatest diversity of emberizids of any country on earth.
  • Black-masked Finch
    Black-masked Finch
    The Black-masked Finch is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is the only member of the genus Coryphaspiza.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru....

     Coryphaspiza melanotis
  • Red-crested Finch
    Red-crested Finch
    The Red Pileated Finch , also known as the Red-crested Finch, is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.-Distribution and habitat:...

     Coryphospingus cucullatus
  • Crimson-breasted Finch
    Crimson-breasted Finch
    The Crimson-breasted Finch , also known as the Crimson Finch-tanager, is a species of small finch-like bird native to woodland and scrub of western Ecuador and adjacent north-western Peru. It is the monotypic within the genus Rhodospingus. It has traditionally been placed in the family Emberizidae,...

     Rhodospingus cruentus
  • Black-hooded Sierra-Finch
    Black-hooded Sierra-finch
    The Black-hooded Sierra-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru....

     Phrygilus atriceps
  • Peruvian Sierra-Finch
    Peruvian Sierra-finch
    The Peruvian Sierra-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.-References:...

     Phrygilus punensis
  • Mourning Sierra-Finch
    Mourning Sierra-finch
    The Mourning Sierra-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru. It is a vagrant to the Falkland Islands and Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude...

     Phrygilus fruticeti
  • Plumbeous Sierra-Finch
    Plumbeous Sierra-finch
    The Plumbeous Sierra-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and pastureland.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...

     Phrygilus unicolor
  • Red-backed Sierra-Finch
    Red-backed Sierra-finch
    The Red-backed Sierra-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:...

     Phrygilus dorsalis
  • White-throated Sierra-Finch
    White-throated Sierra-finch
    The White-throated Sierra-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:...

     Phrygilus erythronotus
  • Band-tailed Sierra-Finch
    Band-tailed Sierra-finch
    The Band-tailed Sierra-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Phrygilus alaudinus
  • Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch
    Ash-breasted Sierra-finch
    The Ash-breasted Sierra-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Phrygilus plebejus
  • White-winged Diuca-Finch
    White-winged Diuca-finch
    The White-winged Diuca Finch is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:...

     Diuca speculifera
  • Short-tailed Finch
    Short-tailed Finch
    The Short-tailed Finch is a species of bird traditionally placed in the Emberizidae family, but it appears to be related to the sierra-finches Phrygilus of the tanager family Thraupidae and it may eventually join them there...

     Idiopsar brachyurus
  • Cinereous Finch
    Cinereous Finch
    Piezorhina is a genus of finch-like tanager. The term cinereous describes its colouration. It contains a single species, the Cinereous Finch . It is found in arid coastal northern Peru, with a single record, presumably an straying bird, from immediately adjacent Ecuador....

     Piezorhina cinerea (E)
  • Slender-billed Finch
    Slender-billed Finch
    Xenospingus is a genus of finch-like tanager. It contains a single species, the Slender-billed Finch . The slender-billed finch is restricted to southwest Peru and northern Chile, and inhabits mainly riverine vegetation along coastal valleys. It has been considered endangered due to loss of habitat...

     Xenospingus concolor
  • Great Inca-Finch
    Great Inca-finch
    The Great Inca-finch is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.-References:...

     Incaspiza pulchra (E)
  • Rufous-backed Inca-Finch
    Rufous-backed Inca-finch
    The Rufous-backed Inca-finch is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.-References:...

     Incaspiza personata (E)
  • Gray-winged Inca-Finch Incaspiza ortizi (E)
  • Buff-bridled Inca-Finch
    Buff-bridled Inca-finch
    The Buff-bridled Inca-finch is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.-References:...

     Incaspiza laeta (E)
  • Little Inca-Finch
    Little Inca-finch
    The Little Inca-finch is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

     Incaspiza watkinsi (E)
  • Plain-tailed Warbling-Finch
    Plain-tailed Warbling-finch
    The Plain-tailed Warbling-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

     Poospiza alticola (E)
  • Rufous-breasted Warbling-Finch
    Rufous-breasted Warbling-finch
    The Rufous-breasted Warbling-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland....

     Poospiza rubecula (E)
  • Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch
    Chestnut-breasted Mountain-finch
    The Chestnut-breasted Mountain-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.-References:...

     Poospiza caesar (E)
  • Collared Warbling-Finch
    Collared Warbling-finch
    The Collared Warbling-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru....

     Poospiza hispaniolensis
  • Blue-black Grassquit
    Blue-black Grassquit
    The Blue-black Grassquit is a small bird in the tanager family, Thraupidae. It was previously classified in the bunting and American sparrow family, Emberizidae. It breeds from southern Mexico through Central America, and South America as far as northern Chile, Argentina and Paraguay, and on...

     Volatinia jacarina
  • Slate-colored Seedeater Sporophila schistacea
  • Plumbeous Seedeater
    Plumbeous Seedeater
    The Plumbeous Seedeater is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Sporophila plumbea
  • Caqueta Seedeater
    Caquetá Seedeater
    The Caquetá Seedeater is a passerine bird from the western Amazon Basin in south-eastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, north-eastern Peru and far western Brazil . The status in south-eastern Peru is unclear. Together with the mainly Central American S. corvina, it was formerly considered a...

     Sporophila murallae
  • Wing-barred Seedeater
    Wing-barred Seedeater
    The Wing-barred Seedeater is a passerine bird from coastal regions of north-eastern South America in north-eastern Venezuela, the Guianas, Amapá and north-eastern Pará , Brazil, and along the Amazon River upstream to around Manaus...

     Sporophila americana
  • Variable Seedeater
    Variable Seedeater
    The Variable Seedeater, Sporophila corvina, is a passerine bird which breeds from southern Mexico through Central America to the Chocó of north-western South America. The taxonomy is confusing, and it was formerly considered a subspecies of Sporophila americana...

     Sporophila corvina
  • Lesson's Seedeater
    Lesson's Seedeater
    Lesson's Seedeater is a bird species in the family Thraupidae .It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela...

     Sporophila bouvronides
  • Lined Seedeater
    Lined Seedeater
    The Lined Seedeater is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela...

     Sporophila lineola
  • Black-and-white Seedeater
    Black-and-white Seedeater
    The Black-and-white Seedeater is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Sporophila luctuosa
  • Yellow-bellied Seedeater
    Yellow-bellied Seedeater
    The Yellow-bellied Seedeater is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, formerly placed with the American sparrows in the Emberizidae....

     Sporophila nigricollis
  • Double-collared Seedeater
    Double-collared Seedeater
    The Double-collared Seedeater is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, the sparrows, New World sparrows, seedeaters, etc...

     Sporophila caerulescens
  • Drab Seedeater
    Drab Seedeater
    The Drab Seedeater is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. ...

     Sporophila simplex
  • White-bellied Seedeater
    White-bellied Seedeater
    The White-bellied Seedeater is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Suriname....

     Sporophila leucoptera
  • Parrot-billed Seedeater
    Parrot-billed Seedeater
    The Parrot-billed Seedeater is a small species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in various shrubby habitats in western Ecuador and western Peru. Outside the breeding season, it is quite social and frequently seen in flocks with other small seed-eating birds.-References:* BirdLife...

     Sporophila peruviana
  • Tawny-bellied Seedeater
    Tawny-bellied Seedeater
    The Tawny-bellied Seedeater is a bird species in the family Thraupidae . It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay....

     Sporophila hypoxantha (A)
  • Dark-throated Seedeater
    Dark-throated Seedeater
    The Dark-throated Seedeater is a bird species in the family Thraupidae . It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay....

     Sporophila ruficollis (A)
  • Chestnut-bellied Seedeater
    Chestnut-bellied Seedeater
    The Chestnut-bellied Seedeater is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Sporophila castaneiventris
  • Chestnut-throated Seedeater
    Chestnut-throated Seedeater
    The Chestnut-throated Seedeater is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Sporophila telasco
  • Large-billed Seed-Finch
    Large-billed Seed-finch
    The Large-billed Seed-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, and heavily degraded former...

     Oryzoborus crassirostris
  • Black-billed Seed-Finch
    Black-billed Seed-finch
    The Black-billed Seed-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....

     Oryzoborus atrirostris
  • Great-billed Seed-Finch
    Great-billed Seed-finch
    The Great-billed Seed-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Oryzoborus maximiliani
  • Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch Oryzoborus angolensis
  • Blue Seedeater
    Blue Seedeater
    The Blue Seedeater is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae. It was formerly placed with the American sparrows in the Emberizidae. It is found in highland forest and woodland, mainly near bamboo, in southern Mexico and Central America with a disjunct population in south-western Colombia,...

     Amaurospiza concolor (A)
  • Band-tailed Seedeater
    Band-tailed Seedeater
    The Band-tailed Seedeater is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Catamenia analis
  • Plain-colored Seedeater Catamenia inornata
  • Paramo Seedeater
    Paramo Seedeater
    The Paramo Seedeater is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Catamenia homochroa
  • Dull-colored Grassquit Tiaris obscura
  • Yellow-faced Grassquit
    Yellow-faced Grassquit
    The Yellow-faced Grassquit is a passerine bird from the Central American tropics and surrounding regions. It was formerly alled with the American sparrows and placed in the Emberizidae; actually, however, it is one of the tholospizan "finches" which are specialized tanagers...

     Tiaris olivacea
  • Slaty Finch
    Slaty Finch
    The Slaty Finch is a bird species in the family Thraupidae .It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela...

     Haplospiza rustica
  • Rusty Flower-piercer
    Rusty Flower-piercer
    The Rusty Flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Diglossa sittoides
  • White-sided Flower-piercer
    White-sided Flower-piercer
    The White-sided Flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded...

     Diglossa albilatera
  • Glossy Flower-piercer
    Glossy Flower-piercer
    The Glossy Flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....

     Diglossa lafresnayii
  • Moustached Flower-piercer
    Moustached Flower-piercer
    The Moustached Flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in Bolivia and Peru....

     Diglossa mystacalis
  • Black Flower-piercer
    Black Flower-piercer
    -Introduction:The Black Flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family of the order Passeriformes. The family Thraupidae is known for tanagers and other very similar species of birds, but it is still facing classification issues...

     Diglossa humeralis
  • Black-throated Flower-piercer
    Black-throated Flower-piercer
    The Black-throated Flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former...

     Diglossa brunneiventris
  • Deep-blue Flower-piercer
    Deep-blue Flower-piercer
    The Deep-blue Flowerpiercer , also known as the Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer, is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in humid Andean forests in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. It is the only species of flowerpiercer with bright yellow eyes.-References:* BirdLife International...

     Diglossopis glauca
  • Bluish Flower-piercer
    Bluish Flower-piercer
    The Bluish Flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in humid montane forest in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.-References:...

     Diglossopis caerulescens
  • Masked Flower-piercer
    Masked Flower-piercer
    The Masked Flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in humid montane forest and scrub in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.-References:...

     Diglossopis cyanea
  • Puna Yellow-Finch
    Puna Yellow-finch
    The Puna Yellow-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:...

     Sicalis lutea
  • Saffron Finch
    Saffron Finch
    The Saffron Finch is a tanager from South America and is common in both open and semi-open areas in lowlands outside the Amazon Basin. They have a wide distribution in Colombia, Venezuela , Ecuador, Peru, Brazil and Argentina...

     Sicalis flaveola
  • Grassland Yellow-Finch
    Grassland Yellow-finch
    The Grassland Yellow Finch, Sicalis luteola, is a small passerine bird. Despite its name, it is not a finch, but is a seedeater. These were formerly united with the buntings and American sparrows in the Emberizidae, but are now known to be tanagers....

     Sicalis luteola
  • Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch
    Stripe-tailed Yellow-finch
    The Stripe-tailed Yellow-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are dry savanna and pastureland....

     Sicalis citrina
  • Bright-rumped Yellow-Finch
    Bright-rumped Yellow-finch
    The Bright-rumped Yellow-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru....

     Sicalis uropygialis
  • Greenish Yellow-Finch
    Greenish Yellow-finch
    The Greenish Yellow-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru....

     Sicalis olivascens
  • Orange-fronted Yellow-Finch
    Orange-fronted Yellow-finch
    The Orange-fronted Yellow-finch is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela....

     Sicalis columbiana
  • Raimondi's Yellow-Finch
    Raimondi's Yellow-finch
    The Raimondi's Yellow-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.-References:...

     Sicalis raimondii (E)
  • Sulphur-throated Finch
    Sulphur-throated Finch
    The Sulphur-throated Finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...

     Sicalis taczanowskii
  • Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch
    Wedge-tailed Grass-finch
    The Wedge-tailed Grass-finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae; it was formerly placed in the Emberizidae...

     Emberizoides herbicola
  • Red-capped Cardinal
    Red-capped Cardinal
    The Red-capped Cardinal, Paroaria gularis, is a small South American bird. It belongs to Paroaria, a genus of red-headed cardinal-tanagers in the family Thraupidae, unlike the cardinals proper which are in the Cardinalidae...

     Paroaria gularis
  • Olive Finch
    Olive Finch
    The Olive Finch is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Until recently, it was placed in the genus Lysurus.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July...

     Lysurus castaneiceps
  • Pale-naped Brush-Finch
    Pale-naped Brush-finch
    The Pale-naped Brush Finch is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Atlapetes pallidinucha
  • Yellow-breasted Brush-Finch
    Yellow-breasted Brush-Finch
    The Rufous-naped Brush Finch , also known as the Cloud-forest Brush-Finch, is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of Atlapetes rufinucha....

     Atlapetes latinuchus
  • Vilcabamba Brush-Finch
    Vilcabamba Brush-finch
    The Vilcabamba Brush Finch is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is endemic to humid Andean forests in the Cordillera Vilcabamba in north-western Cuzco, Peru. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Rufous-naped Brush Finch.-Reference:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...

     Atlapetes terborghi (E)
  • Black-faced Brush-Finch
    Black-faced Brush-finch
    The Grey-eared Brush Finch or Gray-eared Brush-finch is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is endemic to humid Andean forests from Cusco in Peru to La Paz in Bolivia. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Rufous-naped Brush Finch...

     Atlapetes melanolaimus (E)
  • Slaty Brush-Finch
    Slaty Brush-finch
    The Slaty Brush Finch is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is found in humid Andean forests from western Venezuela, through Colombia, to Ecuador, with a disjunct population in central Peru. The latter is sometimes considered a separate species, the Taczanowski's Brush-finch...

     Atlapetes schistaceus
  • Cusco Brush-Finch Atlapetes canigenis (E)
  • Tricolored Brush-Finch Atlapetes tricolor
  • Bay-crowned Brush-Finch
    Bay-crowned Brush-finch
    The Bay-crowned Brush Finch is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     Atlapetes seebohmi
  • Rusty-bellied Brush-Finch
    Rusty-bellied Brush-finch
    The Rusty-bellied Brush Finch is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.-References:...

     Atlapetes nationi (E)
  • White-winged Brush-Finch
    White-winged Brush-finch
    The White-winged Brush Finch is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former...

     Atlapetes leucopterus
  • White-headed Brush-Finch
    White-headed Brush-finch
    The White-headed Brush Finch is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Atlapetes albiceps
  • Rufous-eared Brush-Finch
    Rufous-eared Brush-finch
    The Rufous-eared Brush Finch is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is found at high altitudes in woodland and shrub in the Andes of west-central Peru. It sometimes includes the Apurimac Brush Finch as a subspecies....

     Atlapetes rufigenis (E)
  • Apurimac Brush-Finch
    Apurímac Brush-finch
    The Apurimac Brush Finch or Apurímac Brush Finch is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is endemic to woodland and shrub in the Andes of southern Peru. It is sometimes included as a subspecies of the Rufous-eared Brush Finch.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded...

     Atlapetes forbesi (E)
  • Black-spectacled Brush-Finch
    Black-spectacled Brush-finch
    The Black-spectacled Brush Finch is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland....

     Atlapetes melanopsis (E)
  • Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch
    Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch
    The Chestnut-capped Brush Finch, Arremon brunneinucha, is a passerine bird which breeds in highlands from central Mexico to southeastern Peru. Despite its name, it is not a true finch, but rather a member of the large Emberizidae family, which also includes buntings, American sparrows, juncos...

     Buarremon brunneinucha
  • Stripe-headed Brush-Finch
    Stripe-headed Brush-finch
    The Stripe-headed Brush Finch , also known as the Stripe-headed Brush-finch, is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is found in north-western Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and northern and western Venezuela...

     Buarremon torquatus
  • Orange-billed Sparrow
    Orange-billed Sparrow
    The Orange-billed Sparrow is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.In Central America it is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama...

     Arremon aurantiirostris
  • Pectoral Sparrow
    Pectoral Sparrow
    The Pectoral Sparrow is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on...

     Arremon taciturnus
  • Black-capped Sparrow
    Black-capped Sparrow
    The Black-capped Sparrow is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Arremon abeillei
  • Saffron-billed Sparrow
    Saffron-billed Sparrow
    The Saffron-billed Sparrow is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay....

     Arremon flavirostris
  • Black-striped Sparrow
    Black-striped Sparrow
    The Black-striped Sparrow, Arremonops conirostris, is a passerine bird which breeds from northern Honduras to western Ecuador, northern Brazil and Venezuela....

     Arremonops conirostris
  • Tumbes Sparrow
    Tumbes Sparrow
    The Tumbes Sparrow is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...

     Aimophila stolzmanni
  • Grassland Sparrow
    Grassland Sparrow
    The Grassland Sparrow is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela...

     Ammodramus humeralis
  • Yellow-browed Sparrow
    Yellow-browed Sparrow
    The Yellow-browed Sparrow is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International...

     Ammodramus aurifrons
  • Rufous-collared Sparrow
    Rufous-collared Sparrow
    The Rufous-collared Sparrow, Zonotrichia capensis, is an American sparrow found in a wide range of habitats, often near humans, from the extreme southeast of Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, and on the island of Hispaniola. It is famous for its diverse vocalizations which have been intensely studied...

     Zonotrichia capensis

Saltators, Cardinals and allies

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Cardinalidae

The cardinals are a family of passerine birds that are robust, seed-eating birds, with strong bills. They are typically associated with open woodland. The sexes usually have distinct plumages. There are 43 species worldwide and 12 species which occur in Peru.
  • Streaked Saltator
    Streaked Saltator
    The Streaked Saltator is a species of cardinal in the Cardinalidae family. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.-References:...

     Saltator striatipectus
  • Grayish Saltator
    Grayish Saltator
    The Greyish Saltator, Saltator coerulescens, is a seed-eating songbird that is widespread in the tropical Americas. Traditionally placed in the cardinal family , the saltators actually seem to be closer to the tanagers...

     Saltator coerulescens
  • Buff-throated Saltator
    Buff-throated Saltator
    The Buff-throated Saltator, Saltator maximus, is a seedeating bird. Traditionally placed in the cardinal family , it actually seems to be closer to the tanagers . It breeds from southeastern Mexico to western Ecuador and northeastern Brazil.This is the type species of Saltator...

     Saltator maximus
  • Slate-colored Grosbeak Saltator grossus
  • Black-cowled Saltator
    Black-cowled Saltator
    The Black-Cowled Saltator is a species of cardinal in the Cardinalidae family.It is found in the southern border region of Ecuador and the northern border region of Peru....

     Saltator nigriceps
  • Golden-billed Saltator
    Golden-billed Saltator
    The Golden-billed Saltator is a species of cardinal in the Emberizidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay; also the regions of the southern pantanal, along the Paraguay River.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests,...

     Saltator aurantiirostris
  • Masked Saltator
    Masked Saltator
    The Masked Saltator is a species of cardinal in the Cardinalidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru...

     Saltator cinctus
  • Yellow-shouldered Grosbeak
    Yellow-shouldered Grosbeak
    The Yellow-shouldered Grosbeak is a songbird species in the cardinal family , or possibly a tanager...

     Parkerthraustes humeralis
  • Golden-bellied Grosbeak
    Golden-bellied Grosbeak
    The Golden-bellied Grosbeak or Southern Yellow-bellied Grosbeak, is a species of cardinal in the Cardinalidae family...

     Pheucticus chrysogaster
  • Black-backed Grosbeak
    Black-backed Grosbeak
    The Black-backed Grosbeak, Pheucticus aureoventris is a large finch type bird found in South America in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela. They are often kept as cagebirds....

     Pheucticus aureoventris
  • Rose-breasted Grosbeak
    Rose-breasted Grosbeak
    The Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus, is a large seed-eating songbird in the cardinal family . It breeds in cool-temperate North America, migrating to tropical America in winter.-Description:...

     Pheucticus ludovicianus (A)
  • Blue-black Grosbeak
    Blue-black Grosbeak
    The Blue-black Grosbeak is a species of songbird in the Cardinalidae family.It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela...

     Cyanocompsa cyanoides

Troupials and allies

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Icteridae

The icterids are a group of small to medium, often colourful, passerine birds restricted to the New World and include the grackle
Grackle
Grackle can refer to any of eleven black passerine birds native to North and South America. All are members of the Icterid family but belong to multiple genera.* Genus Quiscalus** Boat-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus major...

s, New World blackbird
New World blackbird
The New World blackbirds consist of 26 species of icterid birds that share the name blackbird but do not correspond with a formal taxon...

s, and New World oriole
New World oriole
New World orioles, comprising the genus Icterus, are a group of birds in the blackbird family. They are not related to Old World orioles which are in the family Oriolidae, but are strikingly similar in size, diet, behaviour and in their strongly contrasting plumage, and are a good example of...

s. Most species have black as the predominant plumage colour, often enlivened by yellow, orange or red. There are 98 species worldwide and 35 species which occur in Peru.
  • Bobolink
    Bobolink
    The Bobolink is a small New World blackbird and the only member of genus Dolichonyx.-Description:Adults are 16–18 cm long with short finch-like bills. They weigh about . Adult males are mostly black, although they do display creamy napes, and white scapulars, lower backs and rumps...

     Dolichonyx oryzivorus
  • Yellow-winged Blackbird
    Yellow-winged Blackbird
    The Yellow-winged Blackbird is a species of bird in the Icteridae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.Its natural habitats are swamps, intertidal marshes, and pastureland....

     Agelasticus thilius
  • Pale-eyed Blackbird
    Pale-eyed Blackbird
    The Pale-eyed Blackbird is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is swamps.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 25 July 2007....

     Agelasticus xanthophthalmus
  • Yellow-hooded Blackbird
    Yellow-hooded Blackbird
    The Yellow-hooded Blackbird is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is found in grassy and brush areas near water in northern South America, and is generally fairly common...

     Chrysomus icterocephalus
  • Red-breasted Blackbird
    Red-breasted Blackbird
    The Red-breasted Blackbird, Sturnella militaris, is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. Despite its name and colouration, it is in the same genus as the meadowlarks, and is less closely related to the Red-winged Blackbird group...

     Sturnella militaris
  • White-browed Blackbird
    White-browed Blackbird
    The White-browed Blackbird, Sturnella superciliaris, is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. Despite its name and colouration, it is in the same genus as the meadowlarks, and is less closely related to the Red-winged Blackbird group...

     Sturnella superciliaris
  • Peruvian Meadowlark
    Peruvian Meadowlark
    The Peruvian Meadowlark is a species of bird in the Icteridae family.It is found in Chile, Ecuador, and Peru....

     Sturnella bellicosa
  • Scrub Blackbird
    Scrub Blackbird
    The Scrub Blackbird is a species of bird in the Icteridae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:...

     Dives warszewiczi
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Great-tailed Grackle
    The Great-tailed Grackle is a medium-sized, gregarious passerine bird native to North and South America. A member of the Icteridae family, it is of the ten extant species of grackle and is closely related to the Red-bellied Grackle and the Velvet-fronted Grackle...

     Quiscalus mexicanus
  • Shiny Cowbird
    Shiny Cowbird
    The Shiny Cowbird, Molothrus bonariensis, is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It breeds in most of South America apart from the most dense jungles, mountains and deserts , the coldest southernmost regions , and on Trinidad and Tobago...

     Molothrus bonariensis
  • Giant Cowbird
    Giant Cowbird
    The Giant Cowbird, Molothrus oryzivorus, is a large passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It breeds from southern Mexico south to northern Argentina, and on Trinidad and Tobago. It may have relatively recently colonised the latter island....

     Molothrus oryzivorus
  • Moriche Oriole
    Moriche Oriole
    The Moriche Oriole, Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus, is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It is unrelated to Old World orioles . It is a breeding resident in the tropics of eastern South America...

     Icterus chrysocephalus
  • Epaulet Oriole
    Epaulet Oriole
    The Epaulet Oriole is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. The Moriche Oriole, formerly considered a distinct species The Epaulet Oriole (Icterus cayanensis) is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. The Moriche Oriole, formerly considered a distinct species The Epaulet Oriole (Icterus...

     Icterus cayanensis
  • Yellow-tailed Oriole
    Yellow-tailed Oriole
    The Yellow-tailed Oriole, Icterus mesomelas, is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It breeds from southern Mexico to western Peru and northwestern Venezuela; in Peru it also lives in a river valley corridor....

     Icterus mesomelas
  • White-edged Oriole
    White-edged Oriole
    The White-edged Oriole is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests...

     Icterus graceannae
  • Venezuelan Troupial Icterus icterus
  • Yellow-billed Cacique
    Yellow-billed Cacique
    The Yellow-billed Cacique is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Amblycercus....

     Amblycercus holosericeus
  • Yellow-rumped Cacique
    Yellow-rumped Cacique
    The Yellow-rumped Cacique, Cacicus cela, is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It breeds in much of northern South America from Panama and Trinidad south to Peru, Bolivia and central Brazil.-Description:...

     Cacicus cela
  • Red-rumped Cacique
    Red-rumped Cacique
    The Red-rumped Cacique is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is a species of the Amazon Basin and the Guyanas in northern South America, and is only coastal there in the Guyanas and the Amazon River outlet to the Atlantic; a separate large disjunct range exists in all of southeastern...

     Cacicus haemorrhous
  • Scarlet-rumped Cacique
    Scarlet-rumped Cacique
    The Scarlet-rumped Cacique is a passerine bird species in the New World family Icteridae. It breeds from eastern Honduras to Panama and in the Pacific lowlands of South America from western Colombia south to Ecuador, and in the lower reaches of the northern Andes...

     Cacicus uropygialis
  • Selva Cacique
    Selva Cacique
    The Selva Cacique is a species of bird in the Icteridae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

     Cacicus koepckeae (E)
  • Mountain Cacique
    Mountain Cacique
    The Mountain Cacique is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela...

     Cacicus chrysonotus
  • Ecuadorian Cacique
    Ecuadorian Cacique
    The Ecuadorian Cacique is a species of bird in the Icteridae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     Cacicus sclateri
  • Solitary Cacique
    Solitary Cacique
    The Solitary Cacique or Solitary Black Cacique is a species of bird in the Icteridae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela...

     Cacicus solitarius
  • Casqued Oropendola
    Casqued Oropendola
    The Casqued Oropendola is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is in the monotypic genus Clypicterus though it seems to be very close to the Band-tailed Oropendola and might be included in Psarocolius....

     Psarocolius oseryi
  • Crested Oropendola
    Crested Oropendola
    The Crested Oropendola, Psarocolius decumanus, is a New World tropical icterid bird. It is a resident breeder in lowland South America east of the Andes, from Panama and Colombia south to northern Argentina, as well as on Trinidad and Tobago...

     Psarocolius decumanus
  • Green Oropendola
    Green Oropendola
    The Green Oropendola is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is found in wooded habitats in the Amazon and Guianas of South America, and is generally common. Uniquely among the oropendolas, the Green Oropendola has a pale bill with an orange tip.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. ...

     Psarocolius viridis
  • Dusky-green Oropendola
    Dusky-green Oropendola
    The Dusky-green Oropendola is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is found on the eastern slope of the Andes in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...

     Psarocolius atrovirens
  • Russet-backed Oropendola
    Russet-backed Oropendola
    The Russet-backed Oropendola is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is found in wooded habitats in the highlands of the northern and central Andes and the Venezuelan Coastal Range, and in lowlands of the western Amazon. It is generally common and widespread. Males are larger than...

     Psarocolius angustifrons
  • Band-tailed Oropendola
    Band-tailed Oropendola
    The Band-tailed Oropendola is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is in the genus Ocyalus, usually considered monotypic, though the Casqued Oropendola might also be included herein....

     Ocyalus latirostris
  • Amazonian Oropendola Gymnostinops bifasciatus
  • Oriole Blackbird
    Oriole Blackbird
    The Oriole Blackbird is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. Its genus, Gymnomystax, is monotypic.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....

     Gymnomystax mexicanus
  • Chopi Blackbird
    Chopi Blackbird
    The Chopi Blackbird is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Gnorimopsar.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....

     Gnorimopsar chopi
  • Velvet-fronted Grackle
    Velvet-fronted Grackle
    The Velvet-fronted Grackle is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Lampropsar. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical swamps and heavily degraded former forest.-...

     Lampropsar tanagrinus
  • Orange-backed Troupial Icterus croconotus

Siskins, crossbills and allies

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Fringillidae

Finch
Finch
The true finches are passerine birds in the family Fringillidae. They are predominantly seed-eating songbirds. Most are native to the Northern Hemisphere, but one subfamily is endemic to the Neotropics, one to the Hawaiian Islands, and one subfamily – monotypic at genus level – is found...

es are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have 12 tail feathers and 9 primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well. There are 137 species worldwide and 8 species which occur in Peru.
  • Thick-billed Siskin
    Thick-billed Siskin
    The Thick-billed Siskin is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru....

     Carduelis crassirostris
  • Hooded Siskin
    Hooded Siskin
    The Hooded Siskin is a small passerine bird in the finch family , native to South America. It belongs to the putative clade of Neotropical siskins in the genus Carduelis sensu stricto....

     Carduelis magellanica
  • Yellow-bellied Siskin
    Yellow-bellied Siskin
    The Yellow-bellied Siskin, Carduelis xanthogastra, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It breeds from Costa Rica south to southern Ecuador, central Bolivia and the highlands of northwestern Venezuela....

     Carduelis xanthogastra
  • Saffron Siskin
    Saffron Siskin
    The Saffron Siskin is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and urban areas....

     Carduelis siemiradzkii
  • Olivaceous Siskin
    Olivaceous Siskin
    The Olivaceous Siskin is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest....

     Carduelis olivacea
  • Lesser Goldfinch
    Lesser Goldfinch
    The Lesser Goldfinch or Dark-backed Goldfinch is a very small songbird of the Americas. Together with its relatives the American Goldfinch and Lawrence's Goldfinch, it forms the American goldfinches clade in the genus Carduelis sensu stricto.The American goldfinches can be distinguished by the...

     Carduelis psaltria
  • Black Siskin
    Black Siskin
    The Black Siskin is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru....

     Carduelis atrata
  • Yellow-rumped Siskin
    Yellow-rumped Siskin
    The Yellow-Rumped Siskin is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru....

     Carduelis uropygialis

Sparrows

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Passeridae

Sparrow
Sparrow
The sparrows are a family of small passerine birds, Passeridae. They are also known as true sparrows, or Old World sparrows, names also used for a genus of the family, Passer...

s are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or grey birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed-eaters, and they also consume small insects. There are 35 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Peru.
  • House Sparrow
    House Sparrow
    The House Sparrow is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world. One of about 25 species in the genus Passer, the House Sparrow occurs naturally in most of Europe, the Mediterranean region, and much of Asia...

    Passer domesticus (I)

External links

  • Birds of Peru Birdlist, multi-lingual website by country with standardized codes for abundance and seasonal presence.
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