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Birds Observed at Proaves Reserves in Colombia by Frank Lambert, April-July 2007

Introduction and definitions

     

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I
  TINAMOUS Tinamidae                  
  Highland Tinamou Nothocercus bonapartei  

3

      

3

  

H

  
  Tawny-breasted Tinamou Nothocercus julius        

3

      

H
  Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui

2

3H

2

H

          
  HERONS, EGRETS AND BITTERNS Ardeidae                  
  Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus

3

                
  Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis

1

                
  Striated Heron Butorides striata

2

                
  NEW WORLD VULTURES Cathartidae                  
  Black Vulture Coragyps atratus

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2
  Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura

1

1

1

    

1

2

1

1
  King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa

3

                
  HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES Accipitridae                  
  Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus  

1

      

3

      
  White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus  

2

              
  Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea

2

                
  Plain-breasted Hawk Accipiter ventralis  

?

3

  

3J

        
  Semi-collared Hawk Accipiter                

3
  Gray-lined Hawk Asturina nitida  

3

              
  White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus              

2

  
  Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris

1

2

2

H

  

1

      
  White-rumped Hawk Buteo leucorrhous  

3

            

2
  Red-backed Hawk Buteo polyosoma    

3

            
  Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus

2

1

H

    

2

      
  Black-and-chestnut Eagle Oroaetus isidori            

3

    
  FALCONS AND CARACARAS Falconidae                  
  Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway        

2

    

2

  
  Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima

1

2

              
  Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans    

3

            
  American Kestrel Falco sparverius  

2

2

            
  GUANS AND CURASSOWS Cracidae                  
  Colombian Chachalaca (E) Ortalis columbiana

2

        

1

      
  Band-tailed Guan Penelope argyrotis    

2

          

?
  Andean Guan Penelope montagnii        

2

H

      
  Sickle-winged Guan Chamaepetes goudotii        

3

  

2

2

  
  Blue-billed Curassow (E-CR) Crax alberti

2

                
  NEW WORLD QUAILS Odontophoridae                  
  Crested Bobwhite Colinus cristatus  

3

H

            
  Marbled Wood-Quail Odontophorus gujanensis

2

                
  Black-fronted Wood-Quail (VU) Odontophorus atrifrons    

3

          

H
  Chestnut Wood-Quail (E) Odontophorus hyperythrus        

3J

3

      
  Gorgeted Wood-Quail (E-CR) Odontophorus strophium  

2

              
  RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS Rallidae                  

H

 Russet-crowned Crake Anurolimnas viridis

H

H

      

H

      

H

 White-throated Crake Laterallus albigularis

H

                
  Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea

2

                
  PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS Charadriidae                  
  Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis            

2

1

  
  SANDPIPERS Scolopacidae                  
  Noble Snipe Gallinago nobilis        

3

        
  PIGEONS AND DOVES Columbidae                  
  Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata  

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1
  Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis

2

                
  Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea

2

                
  Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea  

2

      

H

      
  Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata      

1

  

2

      
  Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti

1

1

1

            
  Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina    

V

            
  White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi

1

1

1

          

3
  Gray-chested Dove Leptotila cassini

3

                
  Tolima Dove (E-EN) Leptotila      

2

          
  Lined Quail-Dove Geotrygon linearis  

2

3

2

  

?

    

1
  PARROTS Psittacidae                  
  Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna

3

                
  Yellow-eared Parrot (CR) Ognorhynchus icterotis            

1

    
  Golden-plumed Parakeet (VU) Leptosittaca branickii        

3

        
  Scarlet-fronted Parakeet Aratinga wagleri                

1
  Barred Parakeet Bolborhynchus lineola            

3

    
  Spectacled Parrotlet Forpus conspicillatus  

1

  

2

          
  Santa Marta Parakeet Pyrrhura viridicata                

2
  Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis

1

3

              
  Red-winged Parrotlet Touit dilectissimus          

2

      
  Rusty-faced Parrot (VU) Hapalopsittaca amazonina              

2

  
  Fuertes's Parrot (E-CR) Hapalopsittaca fuertesi        

2

        
  Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus

2

                
  Red-billed Parrot Pionus sordidus                

1
  Speckle-faced (White-capped) Parrot Pionus tumultuosus seniloides        

2

        
  Yellow-crowned Parrot Amazona ochrocephala

2

                
  Orange-winged Parrot Amazona amazonica

2

                
  Scaly-naped Parrot Amazona mercenaria  

3

    

2

        
  CUCKOOS Cuculidae                  
  Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana

1

1

1

1

  

3

      
  Greater Ani Crotophaga major

1

                
  Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani  

1

  

2

  

1

  

2

  

H

 Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia  

H

H

            

H

 Pavonine Cuckoo Dromococcyx pavoninus          

H

      
  OWLS Strigidae                  
  Tropical Screech-Owl Megascops choliba  

H

V

    

H

3

    
  Screech-Owl (Rufescent?) Megascops (ingens ?)          

3

      
  Undescribed Screech-Owl Megascops sp.                

1
  Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata          

2

H

?

  

H

 Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata

H

                
  POTOOS Nyctibiidae                  

H

 Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus  

H

              
  NIGHTJARS Caprimulgidae                  
  Rufous-bellied Nighthawk Lurocalis rufiventris  

3

      

?H

H

    
  Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis    

V

            
  Band-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus longirostris        

3

H?

      
  Lyre-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis lyra  

?

      

2

      
  SWIFTS Apodidae                  
  Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila  

2

    

?

1

1

    
  White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris

1

  

1

  

3

1

2

2

2
  Band-rumped Swift Chaetura spinicaudus                  
  White-tipped Swift Aeronautes montivagus  

1

              
  HUMMINGBIRDS Trochilidae                  
  White-tipped Sicklebill Eutoxeres aquila  

3

              
  Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsuta

3

                
  Green Hermit Phaethornis guy  

2

2

3

  

3

      
  Western Long-tailed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris

3

                
  Pale-bellied Hermit Phaethornis anthophilus

3

                
  Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis

1

  

1

            
  Lazuline Sabrewing Campylopterus falcatus  

3

2

            
  White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora

1

                
  Green Violet-ear Colibri thalassinus    

A

2

        

1
  Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus    

1

1

  

2

      
  Violet-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica

2

1

1

    

1

    

2
  Violet-bellied Hummingbird Damophila julie  

3

              
  Shining-green Hummingbird Lepidopyga goudoti

3

                
  Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl

1

1

              
  Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird (E-CR) Amazilia castaneiventris    

3

            
  Andean Emerald Agyrtria franciae          

2

      
  Blue-chested Hummingbird Polyerata amabilis

3

                
  Steely-vented Hummingbird Saucerottia saucerrottei          

1

    

2
  Indigo-capped Hummingbird (E) Saucerottia cyanifrons  

1

              
  White-vented Plumeleteer Chalybura buffonii                  
  Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys  

1

A

  

2

  

2

1

  
  Blossomcrown Anthocephala floriceps                

2
  Fawn-breasted Brilliant Heliodoxa rubinoides  

3

              
  Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula    

A

    

1

      
  Mountain Velvetbreast Lafresnaya lafresnayi            

1

    
  Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis        

2

        
  Bronzy Inca Coeligena coeligena    

A

3

  

2

2

    
  Black Inca (E-EN) Coeligena prunellei  

1

              
  Collared Inca Coeligena torquata              

2

  
  Dusky Starfrontlet (E-CR) Coeligena orina              

1

  
  Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera        

2

    

2

  
  Great Sapphirewing Pterophanes cyanopterus        

3

        
  Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis      

2

2

  

1

    
  Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestitus            

?

2

  
  Golden-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis mosquera        

3

        
  Greenish Puffleg Haplophaedia aurelia          

2

  

2

  
  Booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii  

1

  

3

3

2

      
  Purple-backed Thornbill Ramphomicron microrhynchum              

3

  
  Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina        

1

  

1

1

  
  Santa Marta Metaltail Metallura (tyrianthina) districta                

1
  Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingi  

2

A

  

3

        
  Wedge-billed Hummingbird Schistes geoffoyi  

3

              
  Gorgeted Woodstar Chaetocercus heliodor    

A

            
  TROGONS AND QUETZALS Trogonidae                  
  Western White-tailed Trogon Trogon chionurus

1

                
  Northern Violaceous Trogon Trogon caligatus

2

                
  Collared Trogon Trogon collaris  

1

      

1

      
  Masked Trogon Trogon personatus      

2

2

      

1

H

 Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus

H

                

H

 Black-tailed Trogon Trogon melanurus

H

                
  White-tipped Quetzel Pharomachrus fulgidus                

1
  Golden-headed Quetzal Pharomachrus auriceps        

3J

3

H

    
  KINGFISHERS Alcedinidae                  
  Ringed Kingfisher Ceryle torquatus

2

  

V

            
  Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana

1

        

2

      
  MOTMOTS Momotidae                  
  Highland Motmot Momotus aequatorialis      

1

2J

    

2

  
  Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii

1

                

H

 Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum

H

                
  JACAMARS Galbulidae                  

H

 Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda

H

                
  PUFFBIRDS Bucconidae                  
  Black-breasted Puffbird Notharchus pectoralis

2

                
  Barred Puffbird Nystalus radiatus

2

                
  Moustached Puffbird Malacoptila mystacalis  

2

2

            
  BARBETS Capitonidae                  
  White-mantled Barbet (E-EN) Capito hypoleucus

H

2

              
  Red-headed Barbet Eubucco bourcierii          

1

      
  TOUCANS Ramphastidae                  
  Andean (Emerald) Toucanet Aulacorhynchus albivitta