Preliminary Checklist of Birds of SierrAzul, Napo, Ecuador

John Wall

6 August 2001

Notes on birds observed in the vicinity of SierrAzul

This is a preliminary checklist of the birds of SierrAzul (Hacienda Aragón), Napo, Ecuador, property of W. Phillips S.A., based on fieldwork during 15-16 June 1992 (Bob Ridgely, Tristan Davis, et al.) and 22-25 October 1992 (Dave Sargeant & John Wall). The taxonomic order below follows Sibley & Monroe, Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World (Yale University Press 1990).

CRACIDAE

Andean Guan, Penelope montagnii

Wattled Guan, Aburria aburri

PICIDAE

Bar-bellied Woodpecker, Veniliornis nigriceps

Golden-olive Woodpecker, Piculus rubiginosus

Crimson-mantled Woodpecker, Piculus rivolii

Powerful Woodpecker, Campephilus pollens

RAMPHASTIDAE

Emerald Toucanet, Aulacorhynchus prasinus

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan, Andigena nigrirostris

TROGONIDAE

Crested Quetzal, Pharomachrus antisianus

Masked Trogon, Trogon personatus

PSITTACIDAE

Spot-winged Parrotlet, Touit stictoptera

Speckle-faced Parrot, Pionus tumultuosus

APODIDAE

White-collared Swift, Streptoprocne zonaris

TROCHILINAE

Tawny-bellied Hermit, Phaethornis syrmatophorus

Green Violetear, Colibri thalassinus

Speckled Hummingbird, Adelomyia melanogenys

Mountain Velvetbreast, Lafresnaya lafresnayi

Collared Inca, Coeligena torquata

Chestnut-breasted Coronet, Boissonneaua matthewsii

Long-tailed Sylph, Aglaiocercus kingi

CAPRIMULGIDAE

Rufous-bellied Nighthawk, Lurocalis rufiventris

COLUMBIDAE

Band-tailed Pigeon, Columba fasciata

White-throated Quail-Dove, Geotrygon frenata

SCOLOPACIDAE

Spotted Sandpiper, Tringis macularia

ACCIPITRIDAE

Roadside Hawk, Buteo magnirostris

White-rumped Hawk, Buteo leucorrhous

White-throated Hawk, Buteo albigula

ARDEIDAE

Striated Heron, Butorides striatus

Fasciated Tiger-Heron, Tigrisoma fasciatum

TRYANNIDAE

Streak-necked Flycatcher, Mionectes striaticollis

Rufous-breasted Flycatcher, Leptopogon rufipectus

Rufous-crowned Tody-Tyrant, Poecilotriccus ruficeps

White-tailed Tyrannulet, Mecocerculus peocilocercus

Sulphur-bellied Tyrannulet, Mecocerculus minor

Torrent Tyrannulet, Serpophaga cinerea

Flavescent Flycatcher, Myiophobus flavicans

Handsome Flycatcher, Myiophobus pulcher

Cinnamon Flycatcher, Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea

Smoke-colored Pewee, Contopus fumigatus

Black Phoebe, Sayornis nigricans

Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant, Silvicutrix diadema

Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant, Ochthoeca rufipectoralis

Smoky Bush-Tyrant, Myiotheretes fumigatus

Tropical Kingbird, Tyrannus melancholicus

Barred Becard, Pachyramphus versicolor

Green-and-black Fruiteater, Pipreola riefferii

Dusky Piha, Lipaugus fuscocinereus

THAMNOPHILIDAE

Long-tailed Antbird, Drymophila caudata

FURNARIIDAE

Rufous Spinetail, Synallaxis unirufa

Rusty-winged Barbtail, Premnornis guttuligera

Pearled Treerunner, Margarornis squamiger

Streaked Tuftedcheek, Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii

Spot-crowned Woodcreeper, Lepidocolaptes affinis

Strong-billed Woodcreeper, Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus

FORMICARIIDAE

Barred Antthrush, Chamaeza mollissima

Giant Antpitta, Grallaria gigantea

Chestnut-crowned Antpitta, Grallaria ruficapilla

Chestnut-naped Antpitta, Grallaria nuchalis

Slate-crowned Antpitta, Grallaricula nana

RHINOCRYPTIDAE

Rufous-vented Tapaculo, Scytalopus femoralis

VIREONIDAE

Black-billed Peppershrike, Cyclarhis nigrirostris

Brown-capped Vireo, Vireo leucophrys

CORVIDAE

Turquoise Jay, Cyanolyca turcosa

Green Jay, Cyanocorax yncas

CINCLIDAE

White-capped Dipper, Cinclus leucocephalus

MUSCICAPIDAE

Great Thrush, Turdus fuscater

Glossy-black Thrush, Turdus serranus

CERTHIIDAE

Sepia-brown Wren, Cinnycerthia peruana

Plain-tailed Wren, Thryothorus euophrys

House Wren, Troglodytes aedon

Mountain Wren, Troglodytes solstitialis

Gray-breasted Wood-Wren, Henicorhina leucophrys

HIRUNDINIDAE

Brown-bellied Swallow, Notiochelidon murina

Blue-and-white Swallow, Notiochelidon cyanoleuca

FRINGILLIDAE

Olivaceous Siskin, Carduelis olivacea

Rufous-collared Sparrow, Zonotrichia capensis

Stripe-headed Brush-Finch, Atlapetes torquatus

Blackburnian Warbler, Dendroica fusca

Slate-throated Redstart, Myioborus miniatus

Spectacled Redstart, Myioborus melanocephalus

Black-crested Warbler, Basileuterus nigrocristatus

Russet-crowned Warbler, Basileuterus coronatus

Capped Conebill, Conirostrum albifrons

Grass-green Tanager, Chlorornis riefferii

White-capped Tanager, Sericossypha albocristata

Common Bush-Tanager, Chlorospingus ophthalmicus

Gray-hooded Bush-Tanager, Cnemoscopus rubrirostris

Superciliaried Hemispingus, Hemispingus superciliaris

Hepatic Tanager, Piranga flava

Red-hooded Tanager, Piranga rubriceps

Blue-gray Tanager, Thraupis episcopus

Hooded Mountain-Tanager, Buthraupis montana

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager, Anisognathus lacrymosus

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager, Anisognathus flavinucha

Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager, Dubusia taeniata

Fawn-breasted Tanager, Pipraeidea melanonota

Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia, Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys

Saffron-crowned Tanager, Tangara xanthocephala

Flame-faced Tanager, Tangara parzudakii

Beryl-spangled Tanager, Tangara nigroviridis

Blue-and-black Tanager, Tangara vassorii

Golden-collared Honeycreeper, Iridophanes pulcherrima

Bluish Flower-piercer, Diglossopsis caerulescens

Masked Flower-piercer, Diglossopsis cyanea

White-sided Flower-piercer, Diglossa albilatera

Russet-backed Oropendola, Psarocolius angustifrons

Mountain Cacique, Cacicus leucorhamphus

Yellow-billed Cacique, Amblycercus holosericeus

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