Species List
Birdwatchers House is proud to be a sanctuary for avifauna, harboring an astonishing diversity of species.
Our privileged location in the cloud forest allows us to witness the life of
Almost 120 different bird species
18 species of tanagers and toucans
36 species of hummingbirds
Antbirds (4)
- Uniform Antshrike – Thamnophilus unicolor
- Slaty Antwren – Myrotherula schisticolor
- Long-tailed Antbird – Drymophila caudata
- Immaculate Antbird – Myrmeciza immaculata
Antpittas (5)
- Giant Antpitta – Grallaria gigantea
- Moustached Antpitta – Grallaria alleni
- Chestnut-crowned Antpitta – Grallaria ruficapilla
- Yellow-breasted Antpitta – Grallaria flavotincta
- Ochre-breasted Antpitta – Grallaricula flavirostris
Barn Owl & Owls (6)
- Barn Owl – Tyto alba
- Rufescent Screech Owl – Megascops ingens
- Andean Pygmy Owl – Glaucidium jardinii
- Black-and-white Owl – Ciccaba nigrolineata
- Mottled Owl – Ciccaba virgata
- Rufous-banded Owl – Ciccaba albitarsis
Cotingas (4)
- Andean Cock-of-the-rock – Rupicola peruvianus
- Green-and-black Fruiteater – Pipreola riefferii
- Olivaceous Piha – Snowornis cryptolophus
- Scaled Fruiteater – Ampelioides tschudii
Cuckoos (3)
- Black-billed Cuckoo – Coccyzus erythropthalmus
- Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana
- Smooth-billed Ani – Crotophaga ani
Emberizine Finches (8)
- Blue Seedeater – Amaurospiza concolor
- Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch – Arremon brunneinucha
- Grasshopper Sparrow – Ammodramus savannarum
- Olive Finch – Arremon castaneiceps
- Rufous-collared Sparrow – Zonatrichia capensis
- Slaty Finch – Haplospiza rustica
- Tricolored Brush-Finch – Atlapetes tricolor
- White-winged Brush-Finch – Atlapetes leucopterus
Flycatchers (24)
- Ashy-headed Tyrannulet – Phyllomyais cinereiceps
- Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet – Camptostoma obsoletum
- Lesser Elaenia – Elaenia chiriquensis
- Sierran Elaenia – Elaenia pallatangae
- White-tailed Tyrannulet – Mecocerculus poecilocercus
- Olive-striped Flycatcher – Mionectes olivaceus
- Bronze-olive Pygmy-Tyrant – Pseudotriccus pelzelni
- Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant – Pseudotriccus ruficeps
- White-throated Spadebill – Platyrinchus mystaceus
- Flavescent Flycatcher – Myiophobus flavicans
- Cinnamon Flycatcher – Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
- Smoke-colored Pewee – Contopus fumigatus
- Acadian Flycatcher – Empidonax virescens
- Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant – Ochthoeca rufipectoralis
- Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant – Octhoeca cinnamomeiventris
- Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant – Ochthoeca diadema
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher – Myiarchus tuberculifer
- Social Flycatcher – Myiozetetes similis
- Rusty-margined Flycatcher – Myiozetetes cayanensis
- Piratic Flycatcher – Legatus leucophaius
- Tropical Kingbird – Tyrannus melancholicus
- Barred Becard – Pachyramphus versicolor
- White-winged Becard – Pachyramphus polychopterus
- Black-and-white Becard – Pachyramphus albogriseus
Guans (2)
- Wattled Guan – Aburria aburri
- Sickle-winged Guan – Chamaepetes goudotii
Hawks (17)
- Gray-headed Kite – Leptodon cayanensis
- Hook-billed Kite – Chondrohierax uncinatus
- Swallow-tailed Kite – Elanoides forficatus
- Double-toothed Kite – Harpagus bidentatus
- Sharp-shinned Hawk – Accipiter striatus ventralis
- Tiny Hawk – Accipiter superciliosus
- Bicolored Hawk – Accipiter bicolor
- Plumbeous Hawk – Leucopternis plumbeus
- Barred Hawk – Leucopternis princeps
- Roadside Hawk – Buteo magnirostris
- White-rumped Hawk – Buteo leucorrhous
- Crested Eagle – Morphnus guianensis
- Black-and-chestnut Eagle – Spizaetus isidori
- Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis
- Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus
- American Kestrel – Falco sparverius
- Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis
Hummingbirds (21)
- Tawny-bellied Hermit – Phaethornis syrmatophorus
- Green-fronted Lancebill – Doryfera ludovicae
- Green Violetear – Colibri thalassinus
- Sparkling Violetear – Colibri coruscans
- Andean Emerald – Amazilia franciae
- Speckled Hummingbird – Adelomyia melanogenys
- Purple-bibbed Whitetip – Urosticte benjamini
- Empress Brillant – Heliodoxa imperatrix
- Fawn-breasted Brillant – Heliodoxa rubinoides
- White-tailed Hillstar – Urochroa bougueri
- Brown Inca – Coeligena wilsoni
- Collared Inca – Coeligena torquata
- Buff-tailed Coronet – Boissonneaua flavescens
- Velvet-purple Coronet – Boissonneaua jardini
- Gorgeted Sunangel – Heliangelus strophianus
- Hoary Puffleg – Haplophaedia lugens
- Booted Racket-tail – Ocreatus underwoodii
- Violet-tailed Sylph – Aglaiocercus coelestis
- Wedge-billed Hummingbird – Schistes geoffroyi
- Purple-throated Woodstar – Calliphlox mitchellii
- White-bellied Woodstar – Chaetocercus mulsant
Jays (2)
- Beautiful Jay – Cyanolyca pulchra
- Turquoise Jay – Cyanolyca turcosa
Manakins (3)
- Club-winged Manakin – Machaeropterus deliciosus
- Golden-winged Manakin – Masius chrysopterus
- Green Manakin – Xenopipo holochlora
Nightjars (5)
- Rufous-bellied Nighthawk – Lurocalis semitorquatus
- Common Pauraque – Nyctidromus albicollis
- Band-winged Nightjar – Caprimulgus longirostris
- Swallow-tailed Nightjar – Uropsalis segmentata
- Lyre-tailed Nightjar – Uropsalis lyra
Ovenbirds (13)
- Azara’s Spinetail – Synallaxis azarae
- Rufous Spinetail – Synallaxis unirufa
- Red-faced Spinetail – Cranioleuca erythrops
- Streaked Tuftedcheek – Pseudocolaptes boissoneautii
- Pearled Treerunner – Margarornis squamiger
- Spotted Barbtail – Premnoplex brunnescens
- Rusty-winged Barbtail – Premnornis guttuligera
- Lineated Foliage-gleaner – Syndactyla subalaris
- Flammulated Treehunter – Thripadectes flammulatus
- Striped Treehunter – Thripadectes holostictus
- Streak-capped Treehunter – Thripadectes virgaticeps
- Uniform Treehunter – Thripadectes ignobilis
- Tawny-throated Leaftosser – Sclerurus mexicanus
Parrots & Parakeets (6)
- Barred Parakeet – Bolborhynchus lineola
- Maroon-tailed Parakeet – Pyrrhura melanura
- Blue-fronted Parrotlet – Touit dilectissimus
- Red-billed Parrot – Pionus sordidus
- Speckle-faced Parrot – Pionus tumultuosus seniloides
- Scaly-naped Amazon – Amazona mercenaria
Pigeons (7)
- Band-tailed Pigeon – Patagioenas fasciata
- Ruddy Pigeon – Patagioenas subvinacea
- Plumbeous Pigeon – Patagioenas cayennensis
- Eared Dove – Zenaida auriculata
- Maroon-chested Ground-Dove – Claravis mondetoura
- White-tipped Dove – Leptotila verreauxi
- White-throated Quail-Dove – Geotrygon frenata
Quetzals & Trogons (3)
- Crested Quetzal – Pharomachrus antisianus
- Golden-headed Quetzal – Pharomachrus auriceps
- Masked Trogon – Trogon personatus
Saltators & Grosbeaks (2)
- Golden-bellied Grosbeak – Pheucticus chrysogaster
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak – Pheucticus ludovicianus
Swifts (6)
- White-collared Swift – Streptoprocne zonaris
- Chestnut-collared Swift – Streptoprocne rutila
- White-chinned Swift – Cypseloides cryptus
- Spot-fronted Swift – Cypseloides cherriei
- Chimney Swift – Chaetura pelagica
- Gray-rumped Swift – Chaetura cinereiventris
Tanagers (22)
- Beryl-spangled Tanager – Tangara nigroviridis
- Blue-and-black Tanager – Tangara vassorii
- Blue-capped Tanager – Thraupis cyanocephala
- Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager – Anisognathus somptuosus
- Capped Conebill – Conirostrum albifrons
- Chlorornis riefferii (Grass-green Tanager) – Chlorornis riefferii
- Dusky Bush-Tanager – Chlorospingus semifuscus
- Fawn-breasted Tanager – Pipraeidea melanonota
- Flame-faced Tanager – Tangara parzudakii
- Glistening-green Tanager – Chlorochrysa phoenicotis
- Golden Tanager – Tangara arthus
- Golden-rumped Euphonia – Euphonia cyanocephala
- Grass-green Tanager – Chlorornis riefferii
- Hooded Mountain-Tanager – Buthraupis montana
- Masked Flowerpiercer – Diglossa cyanea
- Orange-bellied Euphonia – Euphonia xanthogaster
- Plushcap – Catamblyrhynchus diadema
- Rusty Flowerpiercer – Diglossa sittoides
- Rufous-throated Tanager – Tangara rufigula
- Western Hemispingus – Hemispingus ochraceus
- Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager – Chlorospingus flavigularis
Tapaculos (2)
- Spillmann’s Tapaculo – Scytalopus spillmanni
- Ocellated Tapaculo – Acropternis orthonyx
Thrushes (7)
- Andean Solitaire – Myadestes ralloides
- Black Solitaire – Entomodestes coracinus
- Glossy Black Thrush – Turdus serranus
- Great Thrush – Turdus fuscater
- Pale-eyed Thrush – Turdus leucops
- Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush – Catharus fuscater
- Swainson's Thrush – Catharus ustulatus
Toucans (3)
- Crimson-rumped Toucanet – Aulacorhynchus haematopygus
- Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan – Andigena laminirostris
- Chocó Toucan – Ramphastos brevis
Vireos (2)
- Brown-capped Vireo – Vireo leucophrys
- Red-eyed Vireo – Vireo olivaceus
Vultures (2)
- Black Vulture – Coragyps atratus
- Turkey Vulture – Cathartes aura
Warblers (9)
- Black-and-white Warbler – Mniotilta varia
- Black-crested Warbler – Myiothlypis nigrocristatus
- Blackburnian Warbler – Setophaga fusca
- Canada Warbler – Cardellina canadensis
- Cerulean Warbler – Setophaga cerulea
- Russet-crowned Warbler – Myiothlypis coronatus
- Slate-throated Redstart – Myioborus miniatus
- Three-striped Warbler – Basileuterus tristriatus
- Yellow Warbler – Setophaga petechia
Woodcreepers (6)
- Tyrannine Woodcreeper – Dendrocincla tyrannina
- Plain-brown Woodcreeper – Dendrocincla fuliginosa
- Wedge-billed Woodcreeper – Glyphorynchus spirurus
- Strong-billed Woodcreeper – Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
- Montane Woodcreeper – Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger
- Greater Scythebill – Drymotoxeres pucheranii
Woodpeckers (5)
- Crimson-mantled Woodpecker – Colaptes rivolii
- Golden-olive Woodpecker – Colaptes rubiginosus
- Smoky-brown Woodpecker – Picoides fumigatus
- Yellow-vented Woodpecker – Veniliornis dignus
- Powerful Woodpecker – Campephilus pollens
Wrens (6)
- Gray-breasted Wood-Wren – Henicorhina leucophrys
- House Wren – Troglodytes aedon
- Mountain Wren – Troglodytes solstitialis
- Plain-tailed Wren – Pheugopedius euophrys
- Rufous Wren – Cinnycerthia unirufa
- Sharpe’s Wren – Cinnycerthia olivascens
Others (unique species)
- Andean Gull Chroicocephalus serranus (Gulls)
- Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca (Swallows)
- Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus (Potoos)
- Dark-backed Wood-Quail Odontophorus melanonotus (Quail)
- Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus (Orioles & Blackbirds)
- Oilbird Steatornis caripensis (Oilbirds)
- Toucan Barbet Semnornis ramphastinus (Barbets)
- White-faced Nunbird Hapaloptila castanea (Puffbirds)
- Yellow-bellied Siskin Spinus xanthogastrus (Cardueline Finches)