Bird List - Iliniza Ecological Reserve, Cotopaxi, Ecuador


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	painting by Bernard C. Scott The following birds with an astrix (*) are threatened with extinction, the parrot is probably already extinct in Ecuador, there is one group left in Colombia, no known others in the world. - N. Krabbe	Bird List Ecuador We greatly appreciate Nils sharing this list with us and we encourage more research to be done in the area. The following 172 species of birds were sited between 1994 and 1998 by N. Krabbe and F. Sornoza in the Caripero area, Pacific slope in western Cotopaxi Province, between 1600-3000 meters, 5200-9800 feet in elevation.
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There is no guarantee that you will be able to see these birds during your visit to the Black Sheep Inn unless you do some extensive hiking and camping in the cloud forest.

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Name	Latin	Altitude
Tawny-breasted Tinamou	Nothocercus julius	2300-2700 m
Great White Egret	Casmerodius alba egretta	2700 m
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura	2000-2500 m
Swallow-tailed Kite	Elanoides forficatus	1900 m
Plain-breasted Hawk	Accipiter ventralis	2300 m
Red-backed Hawk	Buteo polyosoma	2400-2600 m
Roadside Hawk	Buteo magnirostris	1600-2400 m
White-rumped Hawk	Buteo leucorrhous	2500-2800 m
Black-and-chestnut Eagle	Oroaetus isidori	2300-2500 m
Barred Forest-Falcon	Micrastur ruficollis	1600-2700 m
Collared Forest-falcon (black morph taped)	Micrastur semitorquatus	2450 m
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	2450 m
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	1600-2600 m
Sickle-winged Guan	Chamaepetes goudotii	2300-2500 m
Andean Guan	Penelope montagnii	2300-2700 m
*Dark-backed Wood-quail	Odontophorus melanonotus	1600-2700 m
Band-tailed Pigeon	Columba fasciata	1600-2700 m
Plumbeous Pigeon	Columba plumbea	1600-2450 m
Ruddy Pigeon	Columba subvinacea	1600 m
Eared Dove	Zenaida auriculata	2700 m
White-tipped Dove	Leptotila verreauxi	1800-2750 m
(rare) Maroon-chested Ground-dove (1 male)	Claravis mondetoura	2800 m
White-throated Quail-dove	Geotrygon frenata	2200-2450 m
Squirrel Cuckoo	Piaya cayana	1900 m

Name	Latin	Altitude
Maroon-tailed Parakeet	Pyrrhura melanura	1600-1900 m
*Yellow-eared Parrot	Ognorhynchus icterotis	1800-2400 m
Barred Parakeet	Bolborhynchus lineola	2300-2750 m
Red-winged Parrotlet	Touit dilectissima	2300 m (nest) 2500 m (specimens)
Red-billed Parrot	Pionus sordidus	1600-2600 m
White-capped Parrot	Pionus tumultuosus	2300-2800 m
Scaly-naped Amazon	Amazona mercenaria	2300-2700 m
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	2300 m
White-throated Screech-owl	Otus albogularis	2500-2750 m
Rufous-banded Owl	Ciccaba albitarsus	1800-2400 m
Mottled Owl	Ciccaba virgata	1800 m
Oilbird	Steatornis caripensis	2300 m
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk	Lurocalis rufiventris	1800-2750 m
Band-winged Nightjar	Caprimulgus longirostris	2300-2400 m (also at 3000 m)
White-collared Swift	Streptoprocne zonaris	1800-2600 m
Chestnut-collared Swift	Streptoprocne rutila	1800-2450 m
Gray-rumped Swift	Chaetura cinereiventris	1600 m
Tawny-bellied Hermit	Phaethornis syrmatophorus	1900 m
Fawn-breasted Brillant	Heliodoxa rubinoides	1900 m
Green Violetear	Colibri thalassinus	2300-2600 m
Sparkling Violetear	Colibri coruscans	2300-2700 m
Speckled Hummingbird	Adelomyia melanogenys	1600-2700 m
Mountain Velvetbreast	Lafresnaya lafresnayi	2300-2350 m
Sword-billed Hummingbird	Ensifera ensifera	2700 m

This list is the result of extensive research. There is no guarantee that you will be able to see these birds during your visit to the Black Sheep Inn unless you do some camping and extensive hiking in the cloud forest.
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Name	Latin	Altitude
Collared Inca	Coeligena torquata	2300-2750 m
Buff-winged Starfrontlet	Coeligena lutetiae	2800 m
Buff-tailed Coronet	Boissonneaua flavescens	2300-2650 m
*Gorgeted Sunangel	Heliangelus strophianus	2300-2650 m
Sapphire-vented Puffleg	Eriocnemis luciani	2800 m
Black-tailed Trainbearer	Lesbia victoriae	2700 m
Violet-tailed Sylph	Aglaiocercus coelestis	1800 m
White-bellied Woodstar	Acestrura mulsant	2500-2800 m
Crested Quetzal	Pharomachrus antisianus	1600-2700 m
Golden-headed Quetzal	Pharomachrus auriceps	2300-2750 m
Masked Trogon	Trogon personatus	2000-2650 m
Toucan Barbet	Semnornis ramphastinus	1600-2700 m
Crimson-rumped Toucanet	Aulacorhynchus haematopygus	1800-2450 m
*Plate-billed Mountain-toucan	Andigena laminirostris	2200-2700 m
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker	Piculus rivolii	2000-2650 m
Bar-bellied Woodpecker	Veniliornis nigriceps	2300-2750 m
Yellow-vented Woodpecker	Veniliornis dignus	2450 m
Powerful Woodpecker	Campephilus pollens	1800-2500 m
Tyrannine Woodcreeper	Dendrocincla tyrannina	2600-2750 m
Strong-billed Woodcreeper	Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus	1600-2750 m
Montane Woodcreeper	Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger	2300-2600 m
Azara's Spinetail	Synallaxis azarae	1600-2600 m
Rufous Spinetail	Synallaxis unirufa	2250-2350 m
White-browed Spinetail	Hellmayrea gularis	2800 m

Name	Latin	Altitude
Red-faced Spinetail	Cranioleuca erythrops	1900 m
Pearled Treerunner	Margarornis squamiger	2300-2450 m
Streaked Tuftedcheek	Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii	2300-2750 m
Lineated Foliage-gleaner	Syndactyla subalaris	2700 m
Streak-capped Treehunter	Thripadectes virgaticeps	1900 m
Striped Treehunter	Thripadectes holostictus	2300-2700 m
Long-tailed Antbird	Drymophila caudata	1600-2450 m
*Giant Antpitta	Grallaria gigantea	2200-2450 m (fairly common)
*Moustached Antpitta	Grallaria alleni	1800-2520 m
Chestnut-crowned Antpitta	Grallaria ruficapilla	1600-2750 m
Rufous Antpitta	Grallaria rufula	2700-2750 m
Ash-colored Tapaculo	Myornis senilis	2300-2750 m
Blackish Tapaculo	Scytalopus latrans	1800-2750 m
Spillmann's Tapaculo	Scytalopus spillmanni	2200-2800 m
Narino Tapaculo	Scytalopus vicinior	1900 m
Ocellated Tapaculo	Acropternis orthonyx	1800-2400 m
Red-crested Cotinga	Ampelion rubrocristatus	2400-2800 m
Green-and-black Fruiteater	Pipreola riefferii	2300-2400 m
Barred Becard	Pachyramphus versicolor	2350-2400 m
Andean Cock-of-the-rock	Rupicola peruviana	1600-2400 m
Streak-throated Bush-tyrant	Myiotheretes striaticollis	2600-2700 m
Smoky Bush-tyrant	Myiotheretes fumigatus	2200-2750 m
Rufous-breasted Chat-tyrant	Ochthoeca rufipectoralis	2300-2750 m
Slatey-backed Chat-tyrant	Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris	2350-2600 m

There is no guarantee that you will be able to see these birds during your visit to the Black Sheep Inn unless you do some extensive hiking and camping in the cloud forest. This list is the result of extensive research.
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Name	Latin	Altitude
Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant	Ochthoeca diadema	2300-2800 m
Golden-crowned Flycatcher	Myiodynastes crysocephalus	1900 m
Greater Pewee	Contopus fumigatus	1600-2750 m
Ornate Flycatcher	Myiotriccus ornatus	1600 m
Cinnamon Flycatcher	Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea	2200-2750 m
Flavescent Flycatcher	Myiophobus flavicans	2300-2650 m
Rufous-headed Pygmy-tyrant	Pseudotriccus ruficeps	2250-2350 m
Rufous-crowned Tody-tyrant	Poecilotriccus ruficeps	1900 m
White-tailed Tyrannulet	Mecocerculus poecilocercus	2250-2650 m
White-banded Tyrannulet	Mecocerculus stictopterus	2400-2750 m
Agile Tit-tyrant	Uromyias agilis	2800 m
White-crested Elaenia	Elaenia albiceps	2250-2750 m
Golden-faced Tyrannulet	Zimmerius chrysops	2450 m
Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet	Phyllomyias uropygialis	2450-2600 m
Ashy-headed Tyrannulet	Phyllomyias cinereiceps	2450 m
Streak-necked Flycatcher	Mionectes striaticollis	2400-2450 m
Blue-and-white Swallow	Notiochelidon cyanoleuca	1600-2750 m
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	2000 m - 25/10/1996 2450 m - 8/10/1998
Cliff Swallow (migrant)	Hirundo pyrrhonota	2450 m - 8/10/1998
Bank Swallow (American) Sand Martin (English)	Riparia riparia	2450 m - 8/10/1996
Turquoise Jay	Cyanolyca turcosa	1600-2750 m
White-capped Dipper	Cinclus leucocephalus	2400 m
Sepia-brown Wren	Cinnycerthia peruana	2450 m
Rufous Wren	Cinnycerthia unirufa	2800 m

Name	Latin	Altitude
Grass Wren	Cistothorus platensis	2300-2750 m
Plain-tailed Wren	Thryothorus euophrys	1600-2750 m
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon	1600-1800 m
Mountain Wren	Troglodytes solstitialis	2250-2500 m
Gray-breasted Wood-wren	Henicorhina leucophrys	1600-2750 m
Andean Solitaire	Myadestes ralloides	1600-2400 m
Slaty-backed Nightingale-thrush	Catharus fuscater	2000-2750 m
Great Thrush	Turdus fuscater	2300-2750 m
Glossy-black Thrush	Turdus serranus	1800-2600 m
Brown-capped Vireo	Vireo leucophrys	2300-2400 m
Giant Cowbird	Scaphidura oryzivora	1600-2200 m
Tropical Parula	Parula pitiayumi	1600 m
Blackburnian Warbler (migrant)	Dendroica fusca	1800 m
Slate-throated Whitestart	Myioborus miniatus	1900-2430 m
Spectacled Whitestart	Myioborus melanocephalus	2300-2750 m
Black-crested Warbler	Basileuterus nigrocristatus	2300-2750 m
Three-striped Warbler	Basileuterus tristriatus	2250-2400 m
Russet-crowned Warbler	Basileuterus coronatus	1600-2750 m
Bananaquit	Coereba flaveola	1600 m
Cinereous Conebill	Conirostrum cinereum	2700 m
Capped Conebill	Conirostrum albifrons	2250-2500 m
Masked Flowerpiercer	Diglossa cyanea	2200-2700 m
Black Flowerpiercer	Diglossa humeralis	2400-2450 m
White-sided Flowerpiercer	Diglossa albilatera	2300-2450 m

This list is the result of extensive research. There is no guarantee that you will be able to see these birds during your visit to the Black Sheep Inn unless you do some camping and extensive hiking in the cloud forest.
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Name	Latin	Altitude
Fawn-breasted Tanager	Pipraeidea melanonota	1900 m
Golden Tanager	Tangara arthus	1800-2430 m
Golden-naped Tanager	Tangara ruficervix	1800 m
Beryl-spangled Tanager	Tangara nigroviridis	2450 m
Blue-and-black Tanager	Tangara vassorii	2250-2750 m
Blue-winged Mountain-tanager	Anisognathus somptuosus	2250-2800 m
Hooded Mountain-tanager	Buthraupis montana	1800-2750 m
Buff-breasted Mountain-tanager	Dubusia taeniata	2750 m
Blue-capped Tanager	Thraupis cyanocephala	1800-2800 m
Lemon-rumped Tanager	Ramphocelus flammigerus	1600 m
Rufous-chested Tanager	Thlypopsis ornata	2200-2450 m
Dusky-bellied Bush-tanager	Chlorospingus semifuscus	1900-2450 m
Black-capped Hemispingus	Hemispingus atropileus	2250-2650 m
Superciliated Hemispingus	Hemispingus superciliaris	2350-2750 m
Black-eared Hemispingus	Hemispingus melanotis	2250-2450 m
Grass-green Tanager	Chlorornis riefferii	2300-2750 m
Plushcap	Catamblyrhynchus diadema	2300-2800 m
Yellow Grosbeak	Pheucticus chrysogaster	1800-2800 m
Slaty Finch	Haplospiza rustica	2700-2800 m
Rufous-naped Brush-finch	Atlapetes rufinucha	2300-2700 m
Tricolored Brush-finch	Atlapetes tricolor	2200-2400 m
White-winged Brush-finch	Atlapetes leucopterus	2300-2400 m
Stripe-headed Brush-finch	Buarremon torquatus	2300-2800 m
Chestnut-crowned Brush-finch	Buarremon brunneinuchus	2300 m
Rufous-collared Sparrow	Zonotrichia capensis	1800-3000 m
Hooded Siskin	Carduelis magellanica	2500-2800 m
Lesser Goldfinch	Carduelis psaltria	2500 m

There is no guarantee that you will be able to see these birds during your visit to the Black Sheep Inn unless you do some extensive hiking and camping in the cloud forest. This list is the result of extensive research.

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painting Bernard C. Scott

Michelle Kirby & Andres Hammerman
The Black Sheep Inn
An Ecologically Friendly Hotel
P.O. Box 05-01-240
Chugchilan, Cotopaxi, Ecuador
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There is no guarantee that you will be able to see these birds during your visit to the Black Sheep Inn unless you do some extensive hiking and camping in the cloud forest.