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Ecuador Birds

 during the 
Focus On Nature Tour 
in July 2013

 

List compiled by Armas Hill



 Dates:

July 2-9, 2013
During FONT birding tours in Ecuador, over 1100 species of birds have cumulatively been found. 

This July 2013 Southern & Western Ecuador Tour was the 20th FONT tour in Ecuador.


Upper right photograph:  A PEARL KITE photographed during the tour  
 (photo by Marie Gardner)     

Codes:

W:      western Ecuador, including the coast
 IP:      Isla de la Plata, offshore, and surrounding waters
 S:       southern Ecuador, including the Buenaventura Reserve   
(t):      a globally threatened or rare species, designated by Birdlife International.
              (t1): critical   (t2): endangered   (t3): vulnerable
(nt):    a near-threatened species globally.

(ECi):  an introduced species in Ecuador
(ECr):  rare in Ecuador

(ph):  species with a photo in the FONT website

Links:

A List & Photo Gallery of Ecuador Birds, in 4 Parts
(linked here to the first part, with links to the others)

Mammals in South America (with some photos)

A List & Photo Gallery of South America Butterflies, in 5 Parts

Highlights of Some Previous FONT Ecuador Tours

Upcoming FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Ecuador

 

 Bird-List:
  1. Pale-browed Tinamou  (nt)  ______  W
    Crypturellus transfasciatus

         The Pale-browed Tinamou has been classified as a near-threatened species in Ecuador.
  2. Rufous-headed Chachalaca  (t3) (ph)  ______  S
    Ortalis erythroptera

         The Rufous-headed Chachalaca has been classified as a near-threatened species in Ecuador.
  3. Crested Guan  (ph)  _____  S
    Penelope purpurascens aequatorialis

         The Crested Guan has been classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador. 
  4. Rufous-fronted Wood Quail  _____  S
    Odontophorus melanonotus
  5. Fulvous Whistling Duck  _____  W,S
    Dendrocygna bicolor
  6. Black-bellied Whistling Duck  (ph)  ______  S
    Dendrocygna autumnalis
  7. White-cheeked Pintail  (ph)  _____  W
    Anas bahamensis rubrirostris
  8. Southern Pochard  (ECr)  _____  S
    Netta erythrophthalma 

         The Southern Pochard has been classified as a critically endangered species in Ecuador.
  9. Comb Duck  (ECr) (ph)  _____  S
    Sarkidiornis melanotos 

         The Comb Duck has been classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador, where it is said to be "rare and local".
    During our July 2013 FONT tour, we saw at one marsh about 500 Comb Ducks.   

  10. Waved Albatross  (t1) (ph)  _____  IP
    Phoebastria irrorata

         The Waved Albatross has been classified as a critically endangered species both globally and in Ecuador. 
    It breeds only on one island in the Galapagos and on a single island off the Ecuadorian coast, where it is very rare.
    When we saw it on that single island, Isla de la Plata, during our July 2013 FONT tour, there were only 2 breeding pairs on that island.    

  11. Black Petrel  (t3)  _____  IP
    Procellaria parkinsoni 

         The Black Petrel has been classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador.

  12. White-vented Storm Petrel  (nt)  _____  IP
    Oceanites gracilis
  13. Least Storm Petrel  _____  IP
    Oceanodroma microsoma
  14. Least Grebe  (ph)  _____  W,S
    Tachybaptus dominicus eisenmann      (a recently-described subspecies, in 1985, nearly endemic to western Ecuador)  
  15. Pied-billed Grebe  (ph)  _____  S
    Podilymbus podiceps 
  16. GREAT GREBE  (ECr) (ph)  _____  S
    Podiceps major
  17. American White Ibis  (ph)  _____  S
    Eudocimus albus
  18. Roseate Spoonbill  (ph)  _____  S
    Platalea ajaja
  19. Cocoi Heron  (ph)  _____  S
    Ardea cocoi
  20. Great Egret  (ph)  _____  W,S
    Casmerodius alba egretta
  21. Snowy Egret  (ph)  _____  W,S
    Egretta thula
  22. Little Blue Heron  (ph)  _____  W,S
    Egretta caerulea
  23. Tricolored Heron  (ph)  _____  W,S
    Egretta tricolor 
  24. Western Cattle Egret  (ph)  ______  W,S
    Bubulcus ibis  

         Split from the Cattle Egret, the Eastern Cattle Egret, Bubulcus coromandus, occurs in eastern Asia,

  25. Striated Heron  (ph)  _____  W,S
    Butorides striatus
  26. Black-crowned Night Heron  (ph)   _____  S
    Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli
  27. Yellow-crowned Night Heron  (ph)  _____  W
    Nyctanassa violacea
  28. Rufescent Tiger Heron  (ph)  _____  W
    Tigrisoma lineatum

  29. Pinnated Bittern  (ph)  _____  S
    Botaurus pinnatus

         The Pinnated Bittern has been classified as a near-threatened species in Ecuador.

  30. Red-billed Tropicbird  (ph)  _____  IP
    Phaethon aethereus
  31. Magnificent Frigatebird  (ph)  _____  W,IP
    Fregata magnificens

  32. Brown Pelican  (ph)  _____  W,IP
    Pelecanus occidentalis murphyo

  33. Peruvian Pelican  (ph)  _____  W,IP
    Pelecanus thagus

  34. Blue-footed Booby  (ph)  _____  W,IP
    Sula nebouxii

  35. Nazca Booby  (ph)  _____  IP
    Sula granti 

         The Nazca Booby, of the eastern Pacific Ocean, was split from the Masked Booby in 2000. 

    The Nazca Booby does not breed many places. It does so mostly in the Galapagos Islands. Other breeding sites include the Malpeno Islands off the Colombian coast, the Revillagigedo Islands off the Mexican coast, and Isla de la Plata, where we saw them during our July 2013 FONT Ecuador Tour.      
  36. Neotropic Cormorant  (ph)  _____  W,S
    Phalacrocorax brasilianus

  37. Anhinga  (ph)  _____  S
    Anhinga anhinga
  38. Turkey Vulture  (ph)  ______  W,S
    Cathartes aura

  39. Black Vulture  (ph)  ______  W,S
    Coragyps atratus

  40. Pearl Kite  (ph)  _____  W
    Gampsonyx swainsonii

  41. Swallow-tailed Kite  (ph)  _____  S
    Elanoides foricatus 
  42. Snail Kite  (ph)  _____  W,S
    Rostrhamus sociabilis 

         The Snail Kite has been classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador, it occurs locally in the country.
    During our July 2013 tour, we saw the species at two places.

  43. Plain-breasted Hawk  _____  S
    Accipiter ventralis 

         As scientific data is still lacking, the "Plain-breasted Hawk", and two other Neotropical forms, are considered by some to be subspecies of the Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus.    

  44. Variable Hawk  (ph)  ______  W  
    Buteo polyosoma     
  45. Zone-tailed Hawk  (ph)  _____  S
    Buteo albonotatus
     
  46. Roadside Hawk  (ph) ______  S
    Buteo magnirostris 
  47. Gray-lined Hawk  _____  W,S
    Buteo nitidus

  48. Bay-winged Hawk  (ph)  _____  W
    Parabuteo unicinctus

    Parabuteo unicinctus     is also known, in North America, as the Harris' Hawk.

  49. Gray-backed Hawk  (t2) (ph)  _____  S
    Leucopternis occidentalis

         The Gray-backed Hawk has been classified as an endangered species in Ecuador. 
    It is nearly endemic to Ecuador. 
  50. Savanna Hawk  (ph)  _____  W
    Buteogallus meridionalis

  51. Great Black Hawk  (ph)  _____  W
    Buteogallus urubitinga

  52. Osprey  (ph)  _____  S
    Pandion haliaetus caro;inensis

  53. Laughing Falcon  (ph)  ______  W,S
    Herpetotheres cachinnans

  54. Northern Crested Caracara  (ph)  _____  W
    Caracara cheriway

  55. Bat Falcon  (ph)  _____  S
    Falco rufigularis

  56. American Kestrel  (ph)  _____  W
    Falco sparverius     peruviannus  (the subspecies in lowland western Ecuador)  
  57. Limpkin  (ph)  _____  S
    Aramus guarauna
  58. Spotted Rail  _____  S
    Pardirallus maculatus
  59. White-throated Crake  _____  S
    Laterallus albigularis
  60. Common Gallinule  (ph)  _____  W,S
    Gallinula galeata

  61. Wattled Jacana  (ph)  _____  W,S
    Jacana jacana

  62. Black-necked Stilt  (ph)  _____  W,S
    Himantopus mexicanus

  63. American Oystercatcher  (ph)  _____  W
    Haematopus palliatus

  64. Black-bellied Plover  (ph)  _____  W
    Pluvialis squatarola

  65. Killdeer  (ph)  _____  W,S
    Charadrius vociferus

  66. Snowy Plover  (ph)  _____  W
    Charadrius nivosus occidentalis

         The Snowy Plover is very localized along the Ecuadorian coast, being strictly confined to the vicinity of either salt-evaporation ponds or less often, shrimp ponds.
  67. Collared Plover  _____  W
    Charadrius collaris

  68. Western Sandpiper  (ph)  ______  W
    Calidris mauri
  69. Sanderling  (ph)  ______  W
    Calidris alba 

  70. Whimbrel  (ph)   ______  W
    Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus

  71. Gray Gull  (ph)  ______  W
    Leucophaeus modestus
  72. Laughing Gull  (ph)  _____  W
    Leucophaeus atricilia
  73. Gray-hooded Gull  (ph)  _____  W
    Chroicocephalus c. cirrocephalus
  74. Kelp Gull  (ph)  _____  W
    Larus dominicanus
  75. Swallow-tailed Gull  (ph)  _____  W
    Cragrus furcatus

         The Swallow-tailed Gull is rare along the western coast of Ecuador. It breeds in the Galapagos.
  76. Gull-billed Tern  (ph)  _____  W
    Gelochelidon nilotica
  77. Royal Tern  (ph)  _____  W
    Thalasseus maxima
  78. Common Tern  _____  W
    Sterna hirunda     
  79. Common (or Feral) Pigeon (i) ______  W,S
    Columba livia
  80. Pale-vented Pigeon ______  W
    Patagioenas     cayennensis 
  81. Ruddy Pigeon  (t3) ______  S
    Patagioenas subvinacea
  82. Eared Dove  (ph)  _____  W,S
    Zenaida auriculata 
  83. Western Peruvian Dove  _____  W
    Zenaida meloda 

  84. Ecuadorian Ground Dove  ______  W,S
    Columbina buckleyi 
  85. Croaking Ground Dove  _____  W
    Columbina cruziana
  86. Blue Ground Dove  _____  S
    Claravis pretiosa

  87. White-tipped Dove ______  W,S  (was called White-fronted Dove)
    Leptotila verreauxi 
  88. Ochre-bellied Dove  (t3)  ______  W  
    Leptotila ochraceiventris 

         The Ochre-bellied Dove has been classified as an endangered species in Ecuador. 
  89. Red-masked Parakeet  (nt)  _____  W,S
    Aratinga erythrogenys

         The Red-masked Parakeet has been classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador.

  90. Pacific Parrotlet  ______  W,S 
    Forpus coelestis
  91. Gray-cheeked Parakeet  (t2)  _____  S
    Brotogeris pyrrhopterus

         The Gray-cheeked Parakeet has been classified as a near-threatened species in Ecuador.

  92. Bronze-winged Parrot  _____  W,S
    Pionus chalcopterus 
  93. Squirrel Cuckoo  (ph)  ______  S
    Piaya cayana
  94. Striped Cuckoo  ______  S
    Tapera naevia
  95. Smooth-billed Ani  (ph)  ______  W,S
    Crotophaga ani

  96. Groove-billed Ani  (ph)  _____  W,S
    Crotophaga sulcirostris

  97. American Barn Owl  (ph)  _____  W
    Tyta furcata

  98. Tumbes Screech Owl  (ph)  _____  W
    Megascops pacificus

  99. Pacific Pygmy Owl  _____  W
    Glaucidium peruanum

  100. Black-and-white Owl  _____  S
    Strix nigrolineata

    101.
  101. Lesser Nighthawk  _____  W
    Chordeiles acutipennis
  102. Pauraque  (ph)  _____  S
    Nyctidromus a, albicollis
  103. White-collared Swift  _____  S
    Streptoprocne zonaris

  104. Tumbes Swift  _____  W
    Chaetura cinereiventris

         The Tumbes Swift was part of the Short-tailed Swift, Chaetura brachyura.
  105. Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift  _____  S
    Panyptila cayennensis

  106. White-whiskered Hermit  (ph)  ______  S
    Phaethornis yaruqui
  107. Baron's Hermit  _____  S
    Phaethornis baroni 

         The Baron's Hermit, a near-endemic to Ecuador, was at one time part of the former, expanded Long-tailed Hermit. 
  108. Stripe-throated Hermit  (ph)  _____  S
    Phethornis striigularis

  109. White-necked Jacobin  (ph)  ______  S
    Florisuga m. mellivora

  110. Brown Violetear  _____  S
    Colibri delphinae

  111. Green Thorntail  (ph)  _____  S
    Popelairia conversii
  112. Emerald-bellied Woodnymph  ______  S
    Thalurania hypochlora

         The Emerald-bellied Woodnymph has been classified as a near-threatened species in Ecuador.
  113. Violet-bellied Hummingbird  ______  S
    Damophila julie
  114. Rufous-tailed Hummingbird  (ph)  ______  S
    Amazilia t. tzacatl
  115. Amazilia Hummingbird  _____  W
    Amazilia amazilia

  116. Andean Emerald  (ph)  _____  S
    Amazilia franciae

  117. Ecuadorian Plumeleteer  (nt)  _____  S
    Chalybura intermedia 

         The Ecuadorian Plumeleteer was considered a disjunct population of the White-vented Plumeleteer, Chalybura buffonii.
    Now it is an Ecuadorian endemic, and it has been classified as a near-threatened species in the country. 
  118. Green-crowned Brilliant  (ph)  _____  S
    Heliodoxa jacula

  119. Violet-tailed Sylph  (ph)  _____  S
    Aglaiocercus coelestis

  120. Short-tailed Woodstar  _____  IP
    Calliphlox micrura 

    121.
  121. Ecuadorian Trogon  (ph) ______  W  
    Trogon     mesurus  
  122. Ringed Kingfisher  (ph)  ______  S
    Megaceryle     torquata

  123. Green Kingfisher  (ph)  ______  W,S
    Chloroceryle inda
  124. Rufous Motmot ______  S
    Baryphthengus martii
  125. Whooping Motmot  (ph)  _____  W
    Momotus subrufescens

         The Whooping Motmot was part of an expanded Blue-crowned Motmot. 
    Another name for Momotus subrufescens is the Tawny-bellied Motmot.   
  126. White-necked Puffbird  _____  W
    Notharchus macrorhynchos
  127. Barred Puffbird  _____  S
    Nystatus radiatus
  128. Pale-mandibled Aracari  (ph)  ______  W
    Pteroglossus erythropygius 

         The Pale-mandibled Aracari is one of the few bird species endemic to Ecuador.
  129. Chestnut-mandibled Toucan  _____  W
    Ramphastos swainsonii

         The Chestnut-mandibled Toucan has now been said to be part of the Black-mandibled Toucan, Ramphastos ambiguus.
  130. Golden-olive Woodpecker  (ph)  _____  S
    Piculus rubiginosus
  131. Black-cheeked Woodpecker  (ph)  ______  S
    Melanerpes pucherani
  132. Scarlet-backed Woodpecker  _____  S
    Veniliornis callonotus
  133. Red-rumped Woodpecker ______  S
    Veniliornis kirkii 
  134. Guayaquil Woodpecker  (ph)  _____  S
    Campephilus gayaquilensis
  135. White-bearded Manakin  (ph)  _____  W
    Manacus manacus 
  136. Club-winged Manakin  _____  S
    Machaeropterus deliciosus
  137. One-colored Becard  _____  W,S
    Platypsaria homochrous
  138. Long-wattled Umbrellabird  (t3) (ph)  _____  S
    Cephalopterus penduliger   

         The Long-wattled Umbrellabird has been classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador.
  139. Black Phoebe  _____  S
    Sayornis nigricans
  140. Masked Water Tyrant  _____  W,S
    Fluvicola nengeta
  141. Vermilion Flycatcher  (ph)  _____  W,S
    Pyrocephalus rubinus piurae  

  142. Tropical Kingbird  (ph)  ______  W,S
    Tyrannus melancholicus 
  143. Boat-billed Flycatcher  _____  W,S
    Megarynchus pitangua
  144. Streaked Flycatcher  (ph)  _____  W,S
    Myiodynastes maculatus
  145. Baird's Flycatcher  _____  W
    Myiodynastes bairdii

  146. Social Flycatcher  (ph)  ______  S
    Myiozetetes similis
  147. Ochraceous Attila  (t3)  _____  S
    Attila toridus

         The Ochraceous Attila has been classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador. It is nearly endemic to that country.

  148. Sooty-crowned Flycatcher  _____  W
    Myiarchus phaeocephalus   
  149. Dusky-capped Flycatcher  (ph)  _____  S
    Myiarchus tiberculifer
  150. Tumbes Pewee  _____  W,S
    Contopus punensis

         The Tumbes Pewee was part of the Tropical Pewee.
  151. Smoke-colored Pewee  _____  S
    Contopus fumigatus

  152. Bran-colored Flycatcher  ______  W
    Myiophobus fasciatus
  153. Gray-breasted Flycatcher  (t3) _____  W
    Lathrotriccus griseipectus 

         The Gray-breasted Flycatcher has been classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador. 
  154. Black-tailed Myiobius  _____  W
    Myiobius atricaudus
  155. Common Tody-Flycatcher  ______  S
    Todirostrum cinereum
  156. Tawny-crowned Pgymy-Tyrant  _____  W
    Euscarthmus meloryphus  
  157. Yellow-bellied Elaenia  (ph)  _____  W
    Elaenia falvogaster semipagana
  158. Greenish Elaenia  _____  W
    Myiopagis viridicata
  159. Southern Beardless Tyrannulet  _____  W,S
    Camptostoma obsoletum
  160. Gray-and-white Tyrannulet  _____  IP
    Pseudelaenia leucispodia

         The Gray-and-white Tyrannulet is a localized, uncommon species restricted to southwestern and adjacent northwestern Peru,
    It can be more readily seen on the offshore Isla de la Plata than on the adjacent mainland.  
  161. Olive-striped Flycatcher  _____  W
    Mionectes olivaceus
  162. Great Antshrike  (ph)  _____  S
    Taraba major
  163. Collared Antshrike  (ph)  _____  W
    Sakesphorus bernardi 
  164. Black-crowned Antshrike  _____  S
    Thamnophilus atrinucha 

         The newly-named Black-crowned Antshrike (by the AOU in 2013) was the Western Slaty Antshrike, but genetic evidence has shown that it is not related to the slaty-antshrikes elsewhere in South America.      
  165. Plain Antvireo  _____  W
    Dysithamnus mentalis 
  166. White-backed Fire-eye  _____  W
    Pyriglena leuconota pacifica
  167. Chestnut-backed Antbird  _____  S
    Myrmeciza exsul
  168. Pacific Hornero  _____  W,S
    Furnarius cinnamomeus
  169. Slaty Spinetail  _____  S
    Synallaxis brachyura
  170. Necklaced Spinetail  _____  W
    Synallaxis atictothorax
  171. Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner  _____  S
    Anabacerthia variegaticeps
  172. Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner  (t3)  _____  W
    Hylocryptus erythrocephalus

         The Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner has been classified as a vulnerable species on Ecuador.
  173. Spotted Woodcreeper  _____  S
    Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
  174. Streak-headed Woodcreeper  (ph)  _____  W,S
    Lepidocolaptes souleyetii  
  175. Rufous-browed Peppershrike  _____  W
    Cyclarhis gujanensis virenticeps
  176. Lesser Greenlet  _____  S
    Hylophilus decurtatus minor
  177. White-tailed Jay  ______  W
    Cyanocorax mystacalis
  178. Gray-breasted Martin  _____  W,S
    Progne chalybea
  179. PERUVIAN MARTIN  (t3) (ECr)  _____  W
    Progne murphyi

  180. Blue-and-white Swallow  (ph)  _____  S
    Notiochelidon cyanoleuca

  181. Southern Rough-winged Swallow  _____  S
    Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
  182. Chestnut-collared Swallow _____  W
    Petrochelidon rufocollaris
  183. Fasciated Wren  _____  W,S
    Campylorhynchus fasciatus
  184. Bay Wren  _____  W
    Thryothorus nigricapillus
  185. Speckle-breasted Wren  (ph)  _____  W
    Thryothorus sclateri

  186. "Southern" House Wren  (ph)  ______  W,S
    Troglodytes aedon albicans
  187. Gray-breasted Wood Wren  _____  S
    Henicorhina leucophrys
  188. Long-tailed Mockingbird  (ph)  _____  W,IP,S
    Mimus longicaudatus albogriseus      (subspecies in mainland Ecuador)
    Mimus longicaudatus platensis      (subspecies endemic to the island Isla de la Plata)

  189. Ecuadorian Thrush  (ph)  _____  W,S
    Turdus maculirostris
  190. Tropical Gnatcatcher  ______  W,S  
    Polioptila plumbea
  191. House Sparrow  (ECi)  ______  W
    Passer domesticus
  192. Saffron Siskin  (t3)  _____  W
    Spinus     (has been Carduelis) siemiradzkii

    The Saffron Siskin has been classified as a near-threatened species in Ecuador.

  193. Orange-bellied Euphonia  _____  S
    Euphonia xanthogaster
  194. Thick-billed Euphonia  _____  W,S
    Euphonia lannirostris
  195. Tropical Parula  _____  W,S
    Setophaga     (formerly Parula) pitiayumi
  196. Mangrove Warbler  (ph)  _____  W
    Setophaga     (formerly Dendroica) erithachorides
  197. Olive-crowned Yellowthroat  _____  W
    Geothlypis semiflava   

  198. Slate-throated Whitestart  _____  S
    Myioborus miniatus

  199. Gray-and-gold Warbler  _____  W,S
    Basileuterus fraseri
  200. Buff-rumped Warbler  _____  S
    Basileuterus fulvicauda
  201. Shiny Cowbird  ______  W,S
    Molothrus bonariensis
  202. Yellow-rumped Cacique  ______  W,S
    Cacicus cela
  203. Yellow-billed Cacique  _____  S
    Amblycercus solitarius
  204. Scrub Blackbird  ______  W,S
    Dives warazewiczi 
  205. Great-tailed Grackle  (ph)  _____  W
    Quiscalus mexicanus
  206. White-edged Oriole  _____  W
    Icterus graceannae
  207. Yellow-tailed Oriole  _____  W,S
    Icterus mesomelas

  208. Peruvian Meadowlark  (ph)  ______  W,IP,S
    Sturnella bellicosa
  209. Bananaquit  (ph)  _____  S
    Coereba flaveola intermedias
  210. Green Honeycreeper  (ph)  _____  S
    Chlorophanes spiza
  211. Yellow-tufted Dacnis  _____  S
    Dacnis egregia
  212. Golden Tanager  (ph)  _____  S
    Tangara arthus 
  213. Blue-necked Tanager  (ph)  _____  S
    Tangara cyanicollis cyanopygia      (this subspecies, in western Ecuador, endemic to the country)   
  214. Bay-headed Tanager  (ph)  _____  S
    Tangara gyrola
  215. Beryl-spangled Tanager  _____  S
    Tangara nigroviridis
  216. Blue-gray Tanager  (ph)  ______  W,S
    Thraupis episcopus
  217. Palm Tanager  ______  S
    Thraupis palmarum
  218. Lemon-rumped Tanager  _____  W,S
    Ramphocelus icteronotus
  219. Tooth-billed Tanager  _____  W,S
    Piranga lutea

         The Tooth-billed Tanager was part of the now more-northerly Hepatic Tanager.
  220. White-shouldered  Tanager  _____  S
    Tachyphonus luctuosus
  221. Common Bush Tanager  _____  S
    Chlorospingus ophthalmicus
  222. Variable Seedeater  _____  W,S
    Sporophila aurita 
  223. Yellow-bellied Seedeater  _____  S
    Sporophila nigricollis

  224. Parrot-billed Seedeater  _____  W
    Sporophila peruviana

  225. Blue-black Grassquit ______  S
    Volatinia jacarina 
  226. Lesser Seed Finch  _____  S
    Oryzoborus angolensis funereus
  227. Saffron Finch  (ph)  _____  S
    Sicalis flaveola
  228. Orange-billed Sparrow  _____  S
    Arremon aurantiirostris
  229. Black-capped Sparrow  _____  W
    Arremon abeillei
  230. Black-striped Sparrow  _____  S
    Arremonops conirostris
  231. Collared Warbling Finch  (ph)  _____  W,IP
    Poospiza hiuspaniolensis      (monotypic)      

  232. Buff-throated Saltator  (ph)  ______  W,S
    Saltator atriceps
  233. Streaked Saltator  (ph)  _____  W
    Saltator striatipectus flavidicollis      (a subspecies in lowland western Ecuador, unstreaked as adults) 

  234. Southern Yellow Grosbeak  (ph)  _____  IP
    Pheucticus chrysogaster 

  235. Blue-black Grosbeak  ______  S
    Cyanocompsa cyanoides



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