WORLDTWITCH.com Home Page - Finding Rare Birds Around the World [Logo by Michael O'Clery] Americas | Asia | Australasia & Pacific | Africa & Middle East | Tours & Lodges | Optics | Books | Advanced Search

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

Introduction and definitions

     

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

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