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List of birds of Colombia
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Colombia. The avifauna of Colombia includes a total of 1895 species, of which 74 are endemic, 2 have been introduced by humans, and 87 are rare or accidental. 1 species listed is extirpated in Colombia and is not included in the species count. 83 species are globally threatened.
This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements's 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Colombia.
The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories. It must be noted that not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are commonly occurring, native species.
(A) Accidental A species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Colombia.
(E) Endemic A species endemic to Colombia.
(I) Introduced A species introduced to Colombia as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions.
(Ex) Extirpated A species that no longer occurs in Colombia although populations exist elsewhere.
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Tinamous
Order: Tinamiformes
Family: Tinamidae
The tinamous are one of the most ancient groups of bird. Although they look similar to other ground-dwelling birds like quail and grouse, they have no close relatives and are classified as a single family Tinamidae within their own order, the Tinamiformes. They are distantly related to the ratites (order Struthioniformes), that includes the rheas, emu, and kiwi. There are 47 species worldwide and 18 species which occur in Colombia.
Gray Tinamou Tinamus tao
Black Tinamou Tinamus osgoodi
Great Tinamou Tinamus major
White-throated Tinamou Tinamus guttatus
Highland Tinamou Nothocercus bonapartei
Tawny-breasted Tinamou Nothocercus julius
Berlepsch's Tinamou Crypturellus berlepschi
Cinereous Tinamou Crypturellus cinereus
Red-legged Tinamou Crypturellus erythropus
Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui
Brown Tinamou Crypturellus obsoletus
Undulated Tinamou Crypturellus undulatus
Gray-legged Tinamou Crypturellus duidae
Choco Tinamou Crypturellus kerriae
Variegated Tinamou Crypturellus variegatus
Rusty Tinamou Crypturellus brevirostris
Bartlett's Tinamou Crypturellus bartletti
Barred Tinamou Crypturellus casiquiare
Penguins
Order: Sphenisciformes
Family: Spheniscidae
The penguins are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid, and other forms of sealife caught while swimming underwater. There are 17 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Colombia.
Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti (A)
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus (A)
Galapagos Penguin Spheniscus mendiculus (A)
Grebes
Order: Podicipediformes
Family: Podicipedidae
Grebes are small to medium-large sized freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes, and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land. There are 20 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in Colombia.
Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis
Albatrosses
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Diomedeidae
The albatrosses are among the largest of flying birds, and the great albatrosses from the genus Diomedea have the largest wingspans of any extant birds. There are 21 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Colombia.
Waved Albatross Phoebastria irrorata
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris (A)
Shearwaters and Petrels
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae
The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized 'true petrels', characterised by united nostrils with a medium septum, and a long outer functional primary. There are 75 species worldwide and 7 species which occur in Colombia.
Cape Petrel Daption capense (A)
Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata (A)
Galapagos Petrel Pterodroma phaeopygia
Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus (A)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
Storm-Petrels
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Hydrobatidae
The storm-petrels are relatives of the petrels, and are the smallest of sea-birds. They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like. There are 21 species worldwide and 8 species which occur in Colombia.
White-vented Storm-Petrel Oceanites gracilis
Least Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma microsoma
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma tethys
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma castro (A)
Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Markham's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma markhami (A)
Black Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma melania
Ringed Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma hornbyi (A)
Tropicbirds
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Phaethontidae
Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their heads and long wings have black markings. There are 3 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Colombia.
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus (A)
Pelicans
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Pelecanidae
Pelicans are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under the beak. As with other members of the order Pelecaniformes, they have webbed feet with four toes. There are 8 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Colombia.
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
Boobies and Gannets
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Sulidae
The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups comprise medium-to-large coastal sea-birds that plunge-dive for fish. There are 9 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Colombia.
Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii
Peruvian Booby Sula variegata (A)
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
Nazca Booby Sula granti
Red-footed Booby Sula sula (A)
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
Cormorants
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
The Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium-to-large coastal, fish-eating sea-birds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage colouration varies with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black and white, and a few being colourful. There are 38 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Colombia.
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Guanay Cormorant Phalacrocorax bougainvillii
Darters
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Anhingidae
Darters are frequently referred to as "snake-birds" because of their long thin neck, which gives a snake-like appearance when they swim with their bodies submerged.
The males have black and dark brown plumage, an erectile crest on the nape and a larger bill than the female. The females have a much paler plumage especially on the neck and underparts. The darters have completely webbed feet, and their legs are short and set far back on the body. Their plumage is somewhat permeable, like that of cormorants, and they spread their wings to dry after diving. There are 4 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Colombia.
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
Frigatebirds
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Fregatidae
Frigatebirds are large sea-birds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black and white or completely black, with long wings and deeply-forked tails. The males have inflatable coloured throat pouches. They do not swim or walk, and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan to body weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week. There are 5 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Colombia.
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
Bitterns, Herons and Egrets
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ardeidae
The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns, herons and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large sized wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills, members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted. There are 61 species worldwide and 23 species which occur in Colombia.
Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix
Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
Great Egret Ardea alba
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Striated Heron Butorides striata
Green Heron Butorides virescens
Agami Heron Agamia agami
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea
Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum
Fasciated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum
Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum
Zigzag Heron Zebrilus undulatus
Stripe-backed Bittern Ixobrychus involucris
Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis
Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus
Storks
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ciconiidae
Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked, wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are mute; bill-clattering is an important mode of stork communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory. There are 19 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Colombia.
Wood Stork Mycteria americana
Maguari Stork Ciconia maguari
Jabiru Jabiru mycteria
Ibises and Spoonbills
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Threskiornithidae
The Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibises and spoonbills. They have long, broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary feathers. They are strong fliers and despite their size and weight, very capable soarers. There are 36 species worldwide and 9 species which occur in Colombia.
Buff-necked Ibis Theristicus caudatus
Sharp-tailed Ibis Cercibis oxycerca
Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis
Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus
White Ibis Eudocimus albus
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus (A)
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
Flamingos
Order: Phoenicopteriformes
Family: Phoenicopteridae
Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet high, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. They are more numerous in the latter. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly-shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume, and are uniquely used upside-down. There are 6 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Colombia.
Caribbean Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
Screamers
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anhimidae
The screamers are a small family of birds related to the ducks. They are large, bulky birds, with a small downy head, long legs and large feet which are only partially webbed. They have large spurs on their wings which are used in fights over mates and territorial disputes. There are 3 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Colombia.
Horned Screamer Anhima cornuta
Northern Screamer Chauna chavaria
Ducks, Geese and Swans
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These are birds that are modified for an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating. There are 131 species worldwide and 23 species which occur in Colombia.
Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata
Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
Brazilian Teal Amazonetta brasiliensis
Torrent Duck Merganetta armata
American Wigeon Anas americana
Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis (A)
Speckled Teal Anas flavirostris
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris (A)
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
Masked Duck Nomonyx dominica
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis (A)
Andean Duck Oxyura ferruginea
New World vultures
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Cathartidae
The New World vultures are not closely related to Old World vultures, but superficially resemble them because of convergent evolution. Like the Old World vultures, they are scavengers. However, unlike Old World vultures, which find carcasses by sight, New World vultures have a good sense of smell with which they locate carrion. There are 7 species worldwide, all of which are found only in the Americas, and 6 species which occur in Colombia.
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes melambrotus
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus
King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa
Osprey
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Pandionidae
The Pandionidae family contains only one species, the Osprey. The Osprey is a medium large raptor which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution.
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Hawks, Kites and Eagles
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Accipitridae
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey and include hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. There are 233 species worldwide and 52 species which occur in Colombia.
Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis
Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
Slender-billed Kite Rostrhamus hamatus
Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea
Long-winged Harrier Circus buffoni
Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
Gray-bellied Goshawk Accipiter poliogaster
Tiny Hawk Accipiter superciliosus
Semicollared Hawk Accipiter collaris
Plain-breasted Hawk Accipiter ventralis
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii (A)
Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor
Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens
Plumbeous Hawk Leucopternis plumbeus
Slate-colored Hawk Leucopternis schistaceus
Barred Hawk Leucopternis princeps
Black-faced Hawk Leucopternis melanops
Semiplumbeous Hawk Leucopternis semiplumbeus
White Hawk Leucopternis albicollis
Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
Mangrove Black-Hawk Buteogallus subtilis
Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga
Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis
Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus
Solitary Eagle Harpyhaliaetus solitarius
Gray Hawk Asturina nitida
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
White-rumped Hawk Buteo leucorrhous
Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
White-throated Hawk Buteo albigula
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus
Red-backed Hawk Buteo polyosoma
Puna Hawk Buteo poecilochrous
Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle Spizastur melanoleucus
Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus
Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus
Black-and-chestnut Eagle Oroaetus isidori
Caracaras and Falcons
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Falconidae
Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles, and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their feet. There are 62 species worldwide and 18 species which occur in Colombia.
Black Caracara Daptrius ater
Red-throated Caracara Ibycter americanus
Carunculated Caracara Phalcoboenus carunculatus
Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima
Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans
Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis
Plumbeous Forest-Falcon Micrastur plumbeus
Lined Forest-Falcon Micrastur gilvicollis
Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon Micrastur mirandollei
Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus
Buckley's Forest-Falcon Micrastur buckleyi (A)
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
Merlin Falco columbarius
Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis
Orange-breasted Falcon Falco deiroleucus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Guans, Chachalacas and allies
Order: Galliformes
Family: Cracidae
The Cracidae are large birds, similar in general appearance to turkeys. The guans and curassows live in trees, but the smaller chachalacas are found in more open scrubby habitats. They are generally dull-plumaged, but the curassows and some guans have colourful facial ornaments. There are 50 species worldwide and 24 species which occur in Colombia.
Gray-headed Chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps
Chestnut-winged Chachalaca Ortalis garrula (E)
Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda
Rufous-headed Chachalaca Ortalis erythroptera
Speckled Chachalaca Ortalis guttata
Band-tailed Guan Penelope argyrotis
Baudo Guan Penelope ortoni
Andean Guan Penelope montagnii
Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens
Cauca Guan Penelope perspicax (E)
Spix's Guan Penelope jacquacu
Blue-throated Piping-Guan Pipile cumanensis
Wattled Guan Aburria aburri
Sickle-winged Guan Chamaepetes goudotii
Nocturnal Curassow Nothocrax urumutum
Crestless Curassow Mitu tomentosa
Salvin's Curassow Mitu salvini
Razor-billed Curassow Mitu tuberosa
Helmeted Curassow Pauxi pauxi
Great Curassow Crax rubra
Blue-knobbed Curassow Crax alberti (E)
Yellow-knobbed Curassow Crax daubentoni
Black Curassow Crax alector
Wattled Curassow Crax globulosa
New World quails
Order: Galliformes
Family: Odontophoridae
The New World quails are small, plump terrestrial birds only distantly related to the quails of the Old World, but named for their similar appearance and habits. There are 32 species worldwide, all found only in the Americas, and 10 species which occur in Colombia.
Crested Bobwhite Colinus cristatus
Marbled Wood-Quail Odontophorus gujanensis
Black-eared Wood-Quail Odontophorus melanotis
Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail Odontophorus erythrops
Black-fronted Wood-Quail Odontophorus atrifrons
Chestnut Wood-Quail Odontophorus hyperythrus (E)
Dark-backed Wood-Quail Odontophorus melanonotus (A)
Tacarcuna Wood-Quail Odontophorus dialeucos
Gorgeted Wood-Quail Odontophorus strophium (E)
Tawny-faced Quail Rhynchortyx cinctus
Hoatzin
Order: Opisthocomiformes
Family: Opisthocomidae
The Hoatzin is pheasant-sized - but much slimmer - long-tailed, long-necked and has a small head. It has an unfeathered blue face with red eyes, and its head is topped by spiky crest. It is a weak flier which is found in te swamps of the Amazon and Orinoco rivers.
Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin
Limpkins
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Aramidae
The Limpkin resembles a large rail. It has drab brown plumage and a greyer head and neck.
Limpkin Aramus guarauna
Trumpeters
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Psophiidae
The trumpeters are dumpy birds with long necks and legs, and chicken-like bills. They are named for the trumpeting call of the males. There are 3 species worldwide, restricted to the Amazon basin, and 1 species which occurs in Colombia.
Gray-winged Trumpeter Psophia crepitans
Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots, and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps, or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs, and have long toes which are well adapted to soft, uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and be weak fliers. There are 143 species worldwide and 30 species which occur in Colombia.
Speckled Rail Coturnicops notatus
Ocellated Crake Micropygia schomburgkii
Chestnut-headed Crake Anurolimnas castaneiceps
Russet-crowned Crake Anurolimnas viridis
Black-banded Crake Anurolimnas fasciatus
Rufous-sided Crake Laterallus melanophaius
White-throated Crake Laterallus albigularis
Gray-breasted Crake Laterallus exilis
Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis (A)
Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris
Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
Bogota Rail Rallus semiplumbeus
Rufous-necked Wood-Rail Aramides axillaris
Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea
Brown Wood-Rail Aramides wolfi
Uniform Crake Amaurolimnas concolor
Sora Porzana carolina
Ash-throated Crake Porzana albicollis
Yellow-breasted Crake Porzana flaviventer
Colombian Crake Neocrex colombianus
Paint-billed Crake Neocrex erythrops
Spotted Rail Pardirallus maculatus
Blackish Rail Pardirallus nigricans
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
Azure Gallinule Porphyrio flavirostris
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Spot-flanked Gallinule Gallinula melanops
American Coot Fulica americana
Caribbean Coot Fulica caribaea
Slate-colored Coot Fulica ardesiaca
Sungrebe and Finfoots
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Heliornithidae
The Heliornithidae are small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet similar to those of grebes and coots. There are 3 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Colombia.
Sungrebe Heliornis fulica
Sunbittern
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Eurypygidae
The Sunbittern is a bittern-like bird of tropical regions of the Americas, and the sole member of the family Eurypygidae (sometimes spelled Eurypigidae) and genus Eurypyga.
Sunbittern Eurypyga helias
Jacanas
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Jacanidae
The jacanas are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. They are found worldwide in the Tropics. They are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat. There 8 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Colombia.
Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana
Oystercatchers
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Haematopodidae
The oystercatchers are large and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs. There are 11 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Colombia.
American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
Avocets and Stilts
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocets and the stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills. There are 9 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Colombia.
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
Thick-knees
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Burhinidae
The thick-knees are a group of largely tropical waders in the family Burhinidae. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone, with some species also breeding in temperate Europe and Australia. They are medium to large waders with strong black or yellow black bills, large yellow eyes and cryptic plumage. Despite being classed as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semi-arid habitats. There are 9 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Colombia.
Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus
Plovers and Lapwings
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water, although there are some exceptions. There are 66 species worldwide and 10 species which occur in Colombia.
Pied Lapwing Vanellus cayanus
Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens
American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus (A)
Collared Plover Charadrius collaris
Sandpipers and allies
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
The Scolopacidae are a large diverse family of small to medium sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enable different species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. There are 89 species worldwide and 38 species which occur in Colombia.
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
South American Snipe Gallinago paraguaiae
Noble Snipe Gallinago nobilis
Giant Snipe Gallinago undulata
Andean Snipe Gallinago jamesoni
Imperial Snipe Gallinago imperialis (A)
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus (A)
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica (A)
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa (A)
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus (A)
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
Wandering Tattler Heterosceles incanus (A)
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Surfbird Aphriza virgata
Red Knot Calidris canutus (A)
Sanderling Calidris alba
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea (A)
Dunlin Calidris alpina (A)
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis
Ruff Philomachus pugnax (A)
Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
Skuas and Jaegers
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Stercorariidae
The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with grey or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants. There are 7 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in Colombia.
Great Skua Stercorarius skua
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
Gulls
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Laridae is a family of medium to large birds seabirds and includes gulls and kittiwakes. They are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. There are 55 species worldwide and 12 species which occur in Colombia.
Belcher's Gull Larus belcheri
Gray Gull Larus modestus (A)
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis (A)
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus (A)
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
Andean Gull Larus serranus
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan
Little Gull Larus minutus (A)
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
Swallow-tailed Gull Creagrus furcatus
Terns
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Sternidae
Terns are a group of generally general medium to large sea-birds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species now known to live in excess of 25 to 30 years. There are 44 species worldwide and 18 species which occur in Colombia.
Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
Elegant Tern Sterna elegans (A)
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis
Royal Tern Sterna maxima
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii (A)
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea (A)
Least Tern Sterna antillarum
Yellow-billed Tern Sterna superciliaris
Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus
Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata (A)
Black Tern Chlidonias niger
Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex
Black Noddy Anous minutus
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
White Tern Gygis alba
Inca Tern Larosterna inca (A)
Skimmers
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Rynchopidae
Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish. There are 3 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Colombia.
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
Pigeons and Doves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere. There are 308 species worldwide and 40 species which occur in Colombia.
Rock Pigeon Columba livia (I)
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa
Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis
Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis
Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea
Short-billed Pigeon Patagioenas nigrirostris
Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea
Dusky Pigeon Patagioenas goodsoni
Eurasian Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura (A)
Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
Pacific Dove Zenaida meloda (A)
Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
Plain-breasted Ground Dove Columbina minuta
Ecuadorian Ground Dove Columbina buckleyi
Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti
Picui Ground Dove Columbina picui
Croaking Ground Dove Columbina cruziana
Scaled Dove Columbina squammata
Blue Ground Dove Claravis pretiosa
Maroon-chested Ground Dove Claravis mondetoura
Black-winged Ground Dove Metriopelia melanoptera
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla
Gray-headed Dove Leptotila plumbeiceps
Pallid Dove Leptotila pallida
Caribbean Dove Leptotila jamaicensis
Gray-chested Dove Leptotila cassini
Tolima Dove Leptotila conoveri (E)
Purplish-backed Quail Dove Geotrygon lawrencii
Russet-crowned Quail Dove Geotrygon goldmani
Sapphire Quail Dove Geotrygon saphirina
Olive-backed Quail Dove Geotrygon veraguensis
Lined Quail Dove Geotrygon linearis
White-throated Quail Dove Geotrygon frenata
Violaceous Quail Dove Geotrygon violacea
Ruddy Quail Dove Geotrygon montana
Parrots, Macaws and allies
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Parrots are small to large birds with a characteristic curved beak shape. Their upper mandibles have slight mobility in the joint with the skull and the have a generally erect stance. All parrots are zygodactyl, having the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two back. There are 335 species worldwide and 57 species which occur in Colombia.
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
Military Macaw Ara militaris
Great Green Macaw Ara ambigua
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloroptera
Chestnut-fronted Macaw Ara severa
Red-bellied Macaw Orthopsittaca manilata
Yellow-eared Parrot Ognorhynchus icterotis
Blue-crowned Parakeet Aratinga acuticaudata
Pacific Parakeet Aratinga strenua (A)
Scarlet-fronted Parakeet Aratinga wagleri
White-eyed Parakeet Aratinga leucophthalmus
Dusky-headed Parakeet Aratinga weddellii
Brown-throated Parakeet Aratinga pertinax
Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii
Sinu Parakeet Pyrrhura subandina (E)
Todd's Parakeet Pyrrhura caeruleiceps
Painted Parakeet Pyrrhura picta
Santa Marta Parakeet Pyrrhura viridicata (E)
Maroon-tailed Parakeet Pyrrhura melanura
Flame-winged Parakeet Pyrrhura calliptera (E)
Barred Parakeet Bolborhynchus lineola
Rufous-fronted Parakeet Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons (E)
Green-rumped Parrotlet Forpus passerinus
Blue-winged Parrotlet Forpus xanthopterygius
Spectacled Parrotlet Forpus conspicillatus
Dusky-billed Parrotlet Forpus sclateri
White-winged Parakeet Brotogeris versicolurus
Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis
Cobalt-winged Parakeet Brotogeris cyanoptera
Tui Parakeet Brotogeris sanctithomae
Lilac-tailed Parrotlet Touit batavica
Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet Touit huetii
Blue-fronted Parrotlet Touit dilectissima
Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet Touit purpurata
Spot-winged Parrotlet Touit stictoptera
Black-headed Parrot Pionites melanocephala
White-bellied Parrot Pionites leucogaster
Brown-hooded Parrot Pionopsitta haematotis
Rose-faced Parrot Pionopsitta pulchra
Orange-cheeked Parrot Pionopsitta barrabandi
Saffron-headed Parrot Pionopsitta pyrilia
Rusty-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca amazonina
Indigo-winged Parrot Hapalopsittaca fuertesi (E)
Short-tailed Parrot Graydidascalus brachyurus
Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus
Red-billed Parrot Pionus sordidus
Speckle-faced Parrot Pionus tumultuosus
Bronze-winged Parrot Pionus chalcopterus
Dusky Parrot Pionus fuscus
Red-lored Amazon Amazona autumnalis
Festive Amazon Amazona festiva
Yellow-crowned Amazon Amazona ochrocephala
Orange-winged Amazon Amazona amazonica
Scaly-naped Amazon Amazona mercenaria
Mealy Amazon Amazona farinosa
Red-fan Parrot Deroptyus accipitrinus
Cuckoos and Anis
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. Unlike the cuckoo species of the Old World, North American cuckoos are not brood parasites. There are 138 species worldwide and 21 species which occur in Colombia.
Dwarf Cuckoo Coccyzus pumilus
Ash-colored Cuckoo Coccyzus cinereus (A)
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Pearly-breasted Cuckoo Coccyzus euleri
Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor (A)
Dark-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus melacoryphus
Gray-capped Cuckoo Coccyzus lansbergi
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
Black-bellied Cuckoo Piaya melanogaster
Little Cuckoo Piaya minuta
Greater Ani Crotophaga major
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia
Pheasant Cuckoo Dromococcyx phasianellus
Pavonine Cuckoo Dromococcyx pavoninus
Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo Neomorphus geoffroyi
Banded Ground-Cuckoo Neomorphus radiolosus
Rufous-winged Ground-Cuckoo Neomorphus rufipennis
Red-billed Ground-Cuckoo Neomorphus pucheranii
Barn owls
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Tytonidae
Barn owls are medium to large sized owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons. There are 16 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Colombia.
Barn Owl Tyto alba
Typical owls
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk. There are 195 species worldwide and 26 species which occur in Colombia.
Tropical Screech-Owl Megascops choliba
Bare-shanked Screech-Owl Megascops clarkii
Rufescent Screech-Owl Megascops ingens
Colombian Screech-Owl Megascops colombianus
Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl Megascops watsonii
Vermiculated Screech-Owl Megascops vermiculatus
Rio Napo Screech-Owl Megascops napensis
White-throated Screech-Owl Megascops albogularis
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata
Black-and-white Owl Ciccaba nigrolineata
Black-banded Owl Ciccaba huhula
Rufous-banded Owl Ciccaba albitarsus
Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata
Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata
Band-bellied Owl Pulsatrix melanota (A)
Cloud-forest Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium nubicola
Andean Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium jardinii
Central American Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium griseiceps
Amazonian Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium hardyi (A)
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
Buff-fronted Owl Aegolius harrisii
Striped Owl Pseudoscops clamator
Stygian Owl Asio stygius
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Oilbird
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Steatornithidae
The Oilbird is a slim, long-winged bird related to the nightjars. It is nocturnal and a specialist feeder on the fruit of the Oil palm.
Oilbird Steatornis caripensis
Potoos
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Nyctibiidae
The potoos (sometimes called Poor-Me-Ones) are large near passerine birds related to the nightjars and frogmouths. They are nocturnal insectivores which lack the bristles around the mouth found in the true nightjars. There are 5 species, all of which are from the South American tropical region, and 6 species which occur in Colombia.
Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis
Long-tailed Potoo Nyctibius aethereus
Andean Potoo Nyctibius maculosus
Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus
White-winged Potoo Nyctibius leucopterus (A)
Rufous Potoo Nyctibius bracteatus
Nightjars
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds with long wings, short legs and very short bills that usually nest on the ground. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves. There are 86 species worldwide and 23 species which occur in Colombia.
Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk Lurocalis rufiventris
Least Nighthawk Chordeiles pusillus
Sand-colored Nighthawk Chordeiles rupestris
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
Nacunda Nighthawk Podager nacunda
Band-tailed Nighthawk Nyctiprogne leucopyga
Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
Choco Poorwill Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi
Ocellated Poorwill Nyctiphrynus ocellatus
Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis
Rufous Nightjar Caprimulgus rufus
Band-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus longirostris
Little Nightjar Caprimulgus parvulus
Spot-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus maculicaudus
White-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus cayennensis
Blackish Nightjar Caprimulgus nigrescens
Lyre-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis lyra
Swallow-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis segmentata
Ladder-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis climacocerca
Scissor-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis torquata (A)
Swifts
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Swifts are small aerial birds, spending the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang. There are 98 species worldwide and 19 species which occur in Colombia.
Tepui Swift Cypseloides phelpsi
Black Swift Cypseloides niger
White-chested Swift Cypseloides lemosi (E)
Spot-fronted Swift Cypseloides cherriei
White-chinned Swift Cypseloides cryptus
Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
Band-rumped Swift Chaetura spinicaudus
Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris
Pale-rumped Swift Chaetura egregia
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
Chapman's Swift Chaetura chapmani
Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura
Ashy-tailed Swift Chaetura andrei
White-tipped Swift Aeronautes montivagus
Pygmy Swift Tachornis furcata
Fork-tailed Palm-Swift Tachornis squamata
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis
Costa Rican Swift Chaetura fumosa
Hummingbirds
Order: Trochiliformes
Family: Trochilidae
Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. There are 337 species worldwide and 158 species which occur in Colombia.
White-tipped Sicklebill Eutoxeres aquila
Buff-tailed Sicklebill Eutoxeres condamini
Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsuta
Bronzy Hermit Glaucis aenea
Band-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri
Pale-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes niger
White-whiskered Hermit Phaethornis yaruqui
Green Hermit Phaethornis guy
White-bearded Hermit Phaethornis hispidus
Western Long-tailed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris
Eastern Long-tailed Hermit Phaethornis superciliosus
Great-billed Hermit Phaethornis malaris
Tawny-bellied Hermit Phaethornis syrmatophorus
Needle-billed Hermit Phaethornis philippii
Straight-billed Hermit Phaethornis bourcieri
Pale-bellied Hermit Phaethornis anthophilus
Sooty-capped Hermit Phaethornis augusti
Streak-throated Hermit Phaethornis rupurumii
Reddish Hermit Phaethornis ruber
Black-throated Hermit Phaethornis atrimentalis
Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis
Gray-chinned Hermit Phaethornis griseogularis
Tooth-billed Hummingbird Androdon aequatorialis
Green-fronted Lancebill Doryfera ludovicae
Blue-fronted Lancebill Doryfera johannae
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird Phaeochroa cuvierii
Gray-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus largipennis
Lazuline Sabrewing Campylopterus falcatus
Santa Marta Sabrewing Campylopterus phainopeplus (E)
Napo Sabrewing Campylopterus villaviscensio
White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
Brown Violet-ear Colibri delphinae
Green Violet-ear Colibri thalassinus
Sparkling Violet-ear Colibri coruscans
Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii
Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis
Fiery Topaz Topaza pyra
Ruby-topaz Hummingbird Chrysolampis mosquitus
Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti
Tufted Coquette Lophornis ornatus
Rufous-crested Coquette Lophornis delattrei
Spangled Coquette Lophornis stictolophus
Festive Coquette Lophornis chalybeus
Wire-crested Thorntail Popelairia popelairii
Black-bellied Thorntail Popelairia langsdorffi
Green Thorntail Discosura conversii
Racket-tailed Coquette Discosura longicauda (A)
Blue-chinned Sapphire Chlorostilbon notatus
Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus
Chiribiquete Emerald Chlorostilbon olivaresi (E)
Coppery Emerald Chlorostilbon russatus
Narrow-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon stenurus
Short-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon poortmani
Rufous-cheeked Hummingbird Goethalsia bella
Violet-capped Hummingbird Goldmania violiceps
Violet-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica
Green-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania fannyi
Fork-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata
Violet-capped Woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis
Violet-bellied Hummingbird Damophila julie
Sapphire-throated Hummingbird Lepidopyga coeruleogularis
Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird Lepidopyga lilliae (E)
Shining-green Hummingbird Lepidopyga goudoti
Blue-throated Goldentail Hylocharis eliciae
Rufous-throated Sapphire Hylocharis sapphirina
White-chinned Sapphire Hylocharis cyanus
Blue-headed Sapphire Hylocharis grayi
Golden-tailed Sapphire Chrysuronia oenone
White-tailed Goldenthroat Polytmus guainumbi
Green-tailed Goldenthroat Polytmus theresiae
Buffy Hummingbird Leucippus fallax
Olive-spotted Hummingbird Leucippus chlorocercus
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl
Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia castaneiventris (E)
Versicolored Emerald Agyrtria versicolor
White-chested Emerald Agyrtria brevirostris
Andean Emerald Agyrtria franciae
Glittering-throated Emerald Polyerata fimbriata
Blue-chested Hummingbird Polyerata amabilis
Purple-chested Hummingbird Polyerata rosenbergi
Steely-vented Hummingbird Saucerottia saucerrottei
Indigo-capped Hummingbird Saucerottia cyanifrons (E)
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird Saucerottia edward
Green-bellied Hummingbird Saucerottia viridigaster
Copper-rumped Hummingbird Saucerottia tobaci
Blossomcrown Anthocephala floriceps (E)
White-vented Plumeleteer Chalybura buffonii
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer Chalybura urochrysia
Ecuadorian Piedtail Phlogophilus hemileucurus (A)
Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys
Gould's Jewelfront Heliodoxa aurescens
Fawn-breasted Brilliant Heliodoxa rubinoides
Violet-fronted Brilliant Heliodoxa leadbeateri
Black-throated Brilliant Heliodoxa schreibersii
Pink-throated Brilliant Heliodoxa gularis
Empress Brilliant Heliodoxa imperatrix
Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula
White-tailed Hillstar Urochroa bougueri
Chestnut-breasted Coronet Boissonneaua matthewsii
Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens
Velvet-purple Coronet Boissonneaua jardini
Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis
Chimborazo Hillstar Oreotrochilus chimborazo
Mountain Velvetbreast Lafresnaya lafresnayi
Bronzy Inca Coeligena coeligena
Brown Inca Coeligena wilsoni
Black Inca Coeligena prunellei (E)
Collared Inca Coeligena torquata
White-tailed Starfrontlet Coeligena phalerata (E)
Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Coeligena bonapartei
Blue-throated Starfrontlet Coeligena helianthea
Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae
Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera
Great Sapphirewing Pterophanes cyanopterus
Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas (A)
Longuemare's Sunangel Heliangelus clarisse
Orange-throated Sunangel Heliangelus mavors
Gorgeted Sunangel Heliangelus strophianus
Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis
Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestitus
Black-thighed Puffleg Eriocnemis derbyi
Turquoise-throated Puffleg Eriocnemis godini
Sapphire-vented Puffleg Eriocnemis luciani
Coppery-bellied Puffleg Eriocnemis cupreoventris
Golden-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis mosquera
Colorful Puffleg Eriocnemis mirabilis (E)
Emerald-bellied Puffleg Eriocnemis alinae
Greenish Puffleg Haplophaedia aureliae
Hoary Puffleg Haplophaedia lugens
Purple-bibbed Whitetip Urosticte benjamini
Rufous-vented Whitetip Urosticte ruficrissa
Booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii
Black-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia victoriae
Green-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia nuna
Purple-backed Thornbill Ramphomicron microrhynchum
Black-backed Thornbill Ramphomicron dorsale (E)
Bearded Helmetcrest Oxypogon guerinii
Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina
Perija Metaltail Metallura iracunda
Viridian Metaltail Metallura williami
Rufous-capped Thornbill Chalcostigma ruficeps
Bronze-tailed Thornbill Chalcostigma heteropogon
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani
Mountain Avocetbill Opisthoprora euryptera
Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingi
Violet-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus coelestis
Wedge-billed Hummingbird Augastes geoffroyi
Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti
Black-eared Fairy Heliothryx aurita
Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris
Blue-tufted Starthroat Heliomaster furcifer
Purple-throated Woodstar Calliphlox mitchellii
Amethyst Woodstar Calliphlox amethystina
White-bellied Woodstar Chaetocercus mulsant
Little Woodstar Chaetocercus bombus
Gorgeted Woodstar Chaetocercus heliodor
Santa Marta Woodstar Chaetocercus astreans (E)
Rufous-shafted Woodstar Chaetocercus jourdanii
Trogons and Quetzals
Order: Trogoniformes
Family: Trogonidae
The family Trogonidae includes trogons and quetzals. Found in tropical woodlands worldwide, they feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. Although their flight is fast, they are reluctant to fly any distance. Trogons have soft, often colourful, feathers with distinctive male and female plumage. There are 33 species worldwide and 14 species which occur in Colombia.
White-tailed Trogon Trogon viridis
Baird's Trogon Trogon bairdii
Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus
White-eyed Trogon Trogon comptus (E)
Collared Trogon Trogon collaris
Masked Trogon Trogon personatus
Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus
Blue-crowned Trogon Trogon curucui
Black-tailed Trogon Trogon melanurus
Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena
Crested Quetzal Pharomachrus antisianus
White-tipped Quetzal Pharomachrus fulgidus
Golden-headed Quetzal Pharomachrus auriceps
Pavonine Quetzal Pharomachrus pavoninus
Kingfishers
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. There are 93 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Colombia.
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
Ringed Kingfisher Ceryle torquatus
Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher Chloroceryle inda
American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea
Motmots
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Momotidae
The motmots have colorful plumage and long, graduated tails, which they display by waggling back and forth. In most of the species, the barbs near the ends of the two longest (central) tail feathers are weak and fall off, leaving a length of bare shaft, and creating a racket-shaped tail. There are 10 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Colombia.
Tody Motmot Hylomanes momotula
Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota
Highland Motmot Momotus aequatorialis
Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii
Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum
Jacamars
Order: Piciformes
Family: Galbulidae
The jacamars are near passerine birds from tropical South America, with a range that extends up to Mexico. They are glossy elegant birds with long bills and tails, which feed on insects caught on the wing. In appearance and behaviour they show resemblances to the Old World bee-eaters, although they are more closely related to woodpeckers. There are 18 species and 15 species that occur in Colombia.
White-eared Jacamar Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis
Dusky-backed Jacamar Brachygalba salmoni
Pale-headed Jacamar Brachygalba goeringi
Brown Jacamar Brachygalba lugubris
Yellow-billed Jacamar Galbula albirostris
Blue-cheeked Jacamar Galbula cyanicollis
Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda
Green-tailed Jacamar Galbula galbula
Coppery-chested Jacamar Galbula pastazae (A)
Bluish-fronted Jacamar Galbula cyanescens
White-chinned Jacamar Galbula tombacea
Purplish Jacamar Galbula chalcothorax
Bronzy Jacamar Galbula leucogastra
Paradise Jacamar Galbula dea
Great Jacamar Jacamerops aureus
Puffbirds
Order: Piciformes
Family: Bucconidae
The puffbirds are related to the jacamars, and have the same range, but lack the iridescent colours of that family. They are mainly brown, rufous or grey, with large heads and flattened bills with a hooked tip. The loose abundant plumage and short tails makes them look stout and puffy, giving rise to the English common name of the family. There are 34 species and 25 species which occur in Colombia.
White-necked Puffbird Notharchus macrorhynchos
Black-breasted Puffbird Notharchus pectoralis
Brown-banded Puffbird Notharchus ordii
Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus
Chestnut-capped Puffbird Bucco macrodactylus
Spotted Puffbird Bucco tamatia
Sooty-capped Puffbird Bucco noanamae (E)
Collared Puffbird Bucco capensis
Barred Puffbird Nystalus radiatus
Russet-throated Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis
Two-banded Puffbird Hypnelus bicinctus
White-chested Puffbird Malacoptila fusca
Black-streaked Puffbird Malacoptila fulvogularis
White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis
Moustached Puffbird Malacoptila mystacalis
Lanceolated Monklet Micromonacha lanceolata
Rusty-breasted Nunlet Nonnula rubecula
Brown Nunlet Nonnula brunnea
Gray-cheeked Nunlet Nonnula frontalis
White-faced Nunbird Hapaloptila castanea
Black Nunbird Monasa atra (A)
Black-fronted Nunbird Monasa nigrifrons
White-fronted Nunbird Monasa morphoeus
Yellow-billed Nunbird Monasa flavirostris
Swallow-wing Chelidoptera tenebrosa
Barbets
Order: Piciformes
Family: Capitonidae
The barbets are plump birds, with short necks and large heads. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Most species are brightly coloured. There are 84 species worldwide and 10 species which occur in Colombia.
Scarlet-crowned Barbet Capito aurovirens
Spot-crowned Barbet Capito maculicoronatus
Orange-fronted Barbet Capito squamatus
White-mantled Barbet Capito hypoleucus (E)
Five-colored Barbet Capito quinticolor (E)
Black-spotted Barbet Capito niger
Gilded Barbet Capito auratus
Lemon-throated Barbet Eubucco richardsoni
Red-headed Barbet Eubucco bourcierii
Toucan Barbet Semnornis ramphastinus
Toucans
Order: Piciformes
Family: Ramphastidae
Toucans are near passerine birds from the neotropics. They are brightly marked and have enormous, colourful bills which in some species may amount to half their body length. There are 40 species worldwide and 24 species which occur in Colombia.
Groove-billed Toucanet Aulacorhynchus sulcatus
Chestnut-tipped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus derbianus
Crimson-rumped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus haematopygus
Lettered Aracari Pteroglossus inscriptus
Green Aracari Pteroglossus viridis
Ivory-billed Aracari Pteroglossus azara
Chestnut-eared Aracari Pteroglossus castanotis
Black-necked Aracari Pteroglossus aracari
Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus
Many-banded Aracari Pteroglossus pluricinctus
Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan Andigena laminirostris
Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan Andigena hypoglauca
Black-billed Mountain-Toucan Andigena nigrirostris
Yellow-eared Toucanet Selenidera spectabilis
Golden-collared Toucanet Selenidera reinwardtii
Tawny-tufted Toucanet Selenidera nattereri
Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus
Choco Toucan Ramphastos brevis
Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus
Black-mandibled Toucan Ramphastos ambiguus
Red-billed Toucan Ramphastos tucanus
Violet-throated Toucanet Aulacorhynchus cognatus
Santa Marta Toucanet Aulacorhynchus lautus (E)
Andean Toucanet Aulacorhynchus albivitta
Woodpeckers and allies
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Woodpeckers are small to medium sized birds with chisel like beaks, short legs, stiff tails and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward, and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks. There are 218 species worldwide and 44 species which occur in Colombia.
Orinoco Piculet Picumnus pumilus
Bar-breasted Piculet Picumnus aurifrons
Lafresnaye's Piculet Picumnus lafresnayi
Golden-spangled Piculet Picumnus exilis (A)
Scaled Piculet Picumnus squamulatus
White-bellied Piculet Picumnus spilogaster
Rufous-breasted Piculet Picumnus rufiventris
Plain-breasted Piculet Picumnus castelnau
Olivaceous Piculet Picumnus olivaceus
Grayish Piculet Picumnus granadensis (E)
Chestnut Piculet Picumnus cinnamomeus
Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
Golden-naped Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysauchen
Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker Melanerpes cruentatus
Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
Scarlet-backed Woodpecker Veniliornis callonotus
Yellow-vented Woodpecker Veniliornis dignus
Bar-bellied Woodpecker Veniliornis nigriceps
Smoky-brown Woodpecker Veniliornis fumigatus
Little Woodpecker Veniliornis passerinus
Red-rumped Woodpecker Veniliornis kirkii
Choco Woodpecker Veniliornis chocoensis (E)
Red-stained Woodpecker Veniliornis affinis
Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker Piculus callopterus
Lita Woodpecker Piculus litae
White-throated Woodpecker Piculus leucolaemus
Yellow-throated Woodpecker Piculus flavigula
Golden-green Woodpecker Piculus chrysochloros
Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker Piculus rivolii
Spot-breasted Woodpecker Colaptes punctigula
Cinnamon Woodpecker Celeus loricatus
Scaly-breasted Woodpecker Celeus grammicus
Chestnut Woodpecker Celeus elegans
Cream-colored Woodpecker Celeus flavus
Ringed Woodpecker Celeus torquatus
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
Powerful Woodpecker Campephilus pollens
Crimson-bellied Woodpecker Campephilus haematogaster
Red-necked Woodpecker Campephilus rubricollis
Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos
Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis
Ovenbirds
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Ovenbirds comprise a large family of small sub-oscine passerine bird species found in Central and South America. They are a diverse group of insectivores which gets its name from the elaborate "oven-like" clay nests built by some species, although others build stick nests or nest in tunnels or clefts in rock. There are 243 species worldwide and 78 species which occur in Colombia.
Bar-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus
Stout-billed Cinclodes Cinclodes excelsior
Pale-legged Hornero Furnarius leucopus
Bay Hornero Furnarius torridus
Lesser Hornero Furnarius minor
Andean Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura andicola
White-whiskered Spinetail Synallaxis candei
Rufous Spinetail Synallaxis unirufa
Rusty-headed Spinetail Synallaxis fuscorufa (E)
Azara's Spinetail Synallaxis azarae
Silvery-throated Spinetail Synallaxis subpudica (E)
Pale-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis albescens
Dark-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis albigularis
Slaty Spinetail Synallaxis brachyura
Dusky Spinetail Synallaxis moesta
Plain-crowned Spinetail Synallaxis gujanensis
White-bellied Spinetail Synallaxis propinqua
Ruddy Spinetail Synallaxis rutilans
Chestnut-throated Spinetail Synallaxis cherriei
Stripe-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis cinnamomea
White-browed Spinetail Hellmayrea gularis
Ash-browed Spinetail Cranioleuca curtata
Streak-capped Spinetail Cranioleuca hellmayri (E)
Red-faced Spinetail Cranioleuca erythrops
Crested Spinetail Cranioleuca subcristata
Rusty-backed Spinetail Cranioleuca vulpina
Parker's Spinetail Cranioleuca vulpecula
Speckled Spinetail Cranioleuca gutturata
Red-and-white Spinetail Certhiaxis mustelina
Yellow-chinned Spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomea
Perija Thistletail Schizoeaca perijana
White-chinned Thistletail Schizoeaca fuliginosa
Streak-backed Canastero Asthenes wyatti
Many-striped Canastero Asthenes flammulata
Common Thornbird Phacellodomus rufifrons
Orange-fronted Plushcrown Metopothrix aurantiacus
Double-banded Graytail Xenerpestes minlosi
Spectacled Prickletail Siptornis striaticollis
Rusty-winged Barbtail Premnornis guttuligera
Spotted Barbtail Premnoplex brunnescens
Fulvous-dotted Treerunner Margarornis stellatus
Beautiful Treerunner Margarornis bellulus
Pearled Treerunner Margarornis squamiger
Rufous-tailed Xenops Xenops milleri
Slender-billed Xenops Xenops tenuirostris
Plain Xenops Xenops minutus
Streaked Xenops Xenops rutilans
Montane Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia striaticollis
Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia variegaticeps
Streaked Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii
Pacific Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes johnsoni
Flammulated Treehunter Thripadectes flammulatus
Striped Treehunter Thripadectes holostictus
Black-billed Treehunter Thripadectes melanorhynchus
Streak-capped Treehunter Thripadectes virgaticeps
Uniform Treehunter Thripadectes ignobilis
Lineated Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla subalaris
Point-tailed Palmcreeper Berlepschia rikeri
Striped Woodhaunter Hyloctistes subulatus
Chestnut-winged Hookbill Ancistrops strigilatus
Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner Philydor erythropterus
Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner Philydor erythrocercus
Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner Philydor ruficaudatus
Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner Philydor rufus
Cinnamon-rumped Foliage-gleaner Philydor pyrrhodes
Slaty-winged Foliage-gleaner Philydor fuscipennis
Crested Foliage-gleaner Automolus dorsalis
Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner Automolus rufipileatus
Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus
Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner Automolus infuscatus
Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner Automolus melanopezus
Ruddy Foliage-gleaner Automolus rubiginosus
Short-billed Leaftosser Sclerurus rufigularis
Tawny-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus mexicanus
Gray-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus albigularis
Black-tailed Leaftosser Sclerurus caudacutus
Scaly-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus guatemalensis
Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper Lochmias nematura
Woodcreepers
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Dendrocolaptidae
The Dendrocolaptidae are brownish birds and maintain an upright vertical posture, supported by their stiff tail vanes. They feed mainly on insects taken from tree trunks. There are 57 species worldwide and 33 species which occur in Colombia.
Tyrannine Woodcreeper Dendrocincla tyrannina
Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa
White-chinned Woodcreeper Dendrocincla merula
Ruddy Woodcreeper Dendrocincla homochroa
Long-tailed Woodcreeper Deconychura longicauda
Spot-throated Woodcreeper Deconychura stictolaema
Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus
Long-billed Woodcreeper Nasica longirostris
Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper Dendrexetastes rufigula
Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
Amazonian Barred-Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes certhia
Black-banded Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes picumnus
Striped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus obsoletus
Ocellated Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus ocellatus
Spix's Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus spixii
Elegant Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus elegans
Buff-throated Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus guttatus
Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus pardalotus
Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Black-striped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus
Spotted Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
Olive-backed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus triangularis
Straight-billed Woodcreeper Dendroplex picus
Zimmer's Woodcreeper Dendroplex kienerii
Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Montane Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger
Lineated Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes albolineatus
Greater Scythebill Campylorhamphus pucherani
Red-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus trochilirostris
Brown-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus pusillus
Curve-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus procurvoides
Typical antbirds
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
The antbirds are a large family of small passerine birds of subtropical and tropical Central and South America. They are forest birds, and tend to feed on insects at or near the ground. A sizable minority of them specialize in following columns of army ants to eat the small invertebrates that leave hiding to flee the ants.Many species lack bright colour; brown, black and white being the dominant tones. There are about 212 species worldwide and 114 species which occur in Colombia.
Fasciated Antshrike Cymbilaimus lineatus
Undulated Antshrike Frederickena unduligera
Great Antshrike Taraba major
Black-crested Antshrike Sakesphorus canadensis
Black-backed Antshrike Sakesphorus melanonotus
Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus
Bar-crested Antshrike Thamnophilus multistriatus
Lined Antshrike Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus
Black Antshrike Thamnophilus nigriceps
Blackish-gray Antshrike Thamnophilus nigrocinereus
Castelnau's Antshrike Thamnophilus cryptoleucus
White-shouldered Antshrike Thamnophilus aethiops
Uniform Antshrike Thamnophilus unicolor
Plain-winged Antshrike Thamnophilus schistaceus
Mouse-colored Antshrike Thamnophilus murinus
Western Slaty-Antshrike Thamnophilus atrinucha
Northern Slaty-Antshrike Thamnophilus punctatus
Amazonian Antshrike Thamnophilus amazonicus
Spot-winged Antshrike Pygiptila stellaris
Pearly Antshrike Megastictus margaritatus
Black Bushbird Neoctantes niger
Recurve-billed Bushbird Clytoctantes alixii (E)
Speckled Antshrike Xenornis setifrons
Russet Antshrike Thamnistes anabatinus
Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis
Spot-crowned Antvireo Dysithamnus puncticeps
White-streaked Antvireo Dysithamnus leucostictus
Bicolored Antvireo Dysithamnus occidentalis
Dusky-throated Antshrike Thamnomanes ardesiacus
Cinereous Antshrike Thamnomanes caesius
Bluish-slate Antshrike Thamnomanes schistogynus
Pygmy Antwren Myrmotherula brachyura
Moustached Antwren Myrmotherula ignota
Yellow-throated Antwren Myrmotherula ambigua
Cherrie's Antwren Myrmotherula cherriei
Pacific Antwren Myrmotherula pacifica
Amazonian Antwren Myrmotherula multostriata
Guianan Antwren Myrmotherula surinamensis
Stripe-chested Antwren Myrmotherula longicauda
Plain-throated Antwren Myrmotherula hauxwelli
Rufous-bellied Antwren Myrmotherula guttata
Checker-throated Antwren Myrmotherula fulviventris
Stipple-throated Antwren Myrmotherula haematonota
Foothill Antwren Myrmotherula spodionota
Ornate Antwren Myrmotherula ornata
Rufous-tailed Antwren Myrmotherula erythrura
White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris
Slaty Antwren Myrmotherula schisticolor
Rio Suno Antwren Myrmotherula sunensis
Long-winged Antwren Myrmotherula longipennis
Plain-winged Antwren Myrmotherula behni
Gray Antwren Myrmotherula menetriesii
Leaden Antwren Myrmotherula assimilis
Banded Antwren Dichrozona cincta
Spot-tailed Antwren Herpsilochmus sticturus
Dugand's Antwren Herpsilochmus dugandi
Spot-backed Antwren Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus
Yellow-breasted Antwren Herpsilochmus axillaris
Rufous-winged Antwren Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus
Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis
White-fringed Antwren Formicivora grisea
Striated Antbird Drymophila devillei
Long-tailed Antbird Drymophila caudata
Rufous-rumped Antwren Terenura callinota
Chestnut-shouldered Antwren Terenura humeralis (A)
Ash-winged Antwren Terenura spodioptila
Gray Antbird Cercomacra cinerascens
Dusky Antbird Cercomacra tyrannina
Parker's Antbird Cercomacra parkeri (E)
Blackish Antbird Cercomacra nigrescens
Black Antbird Cercomacra serva
Jet Antbird Cercomacra nigricans
White-backed Fire-eye Pyriglena leuconota
White-browed Antbird Myrmoborus leucophrys
Ash-breasted Antbird Myrmoborus lugubris
Black-faced Antbird Myrmoborus myotherinus
Warbling Antbird Hypocnemis cantator
Yellow-browed Antbird Hypocnemis hypoxantha
Black-chinned Antbird Hypocnemoides melanopogon
Black-and-white Antbird Myrmochanes hemileucus
Bare-crowned Antbird Gymnocichla nudiceps
Silvered Antbird Sclateria naevia
Black-headed Antbird Percnostola rufifrons
Slate-colored Antbird Percnostola schistacea
Spot-winged Antbird Percnostola leucostigma
White-lined Antbird Percnostola lophotes
Stub-tailed Antbird Myrmeciza berlepschi
White-bellied Antbird Myrmeciza longipes
Chestnut-backed Antbird Myrmeciza exsul
Dull-mantled Antbird Myrmeciza laemosticta
Esmeraldas Antbird Myrmeciza nigricauda
Yapacana Antbird Myrmeciza disjuncta
Gray-bellied Antbird Myrmeciza pelzelni
Northern Chestnut-tailed Antbird Myrmeciza castanea
Southern Chestnut-tailed Antbird Myrmeciza hemimelaena
Plumbeous Antbird Myrmeciza hyperythra
White-shouldered Antbird Myrmeciza melanoceps
Sooty Antbird Myrmeciza fortis
Immaculate Antbird Myrmeciza immaculata
Black-throated Antbird Myrmeciza atrothorax
White-plumed Antbird Pithys albifrons
Rufous-throated Antbird Gymnopithys rufigula
Bicolored Antbird Gymnopithys leucaspis
Lunulated Antbird Gymnopithys lunulata
Wing-banded Antbird Myrmornis torquata
Hairy-crested Antbird Rhegmatorhina melanosticta
Chestnut-crested Antbird Rhegmatorhina cristata
Spotted Antbird Hylophylax naevioides
Spot-backed Antbird Hylophylax naevia
Dot-backed Antbird Hylophylax punctulata
Scale-backed Antbird Hylophylax poecilinota
Black-spotted Bare-eye Phlegopsis nigromaculata
Reddish-winged Bare-eye Phlegopsis erythroptera
Ocellated Antbird Phaenostictus mcleannani
Antthrushes and Antpittas
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Formicariidae
The ground antbirds are a family comprising the antthrushes and antpittas. Antthrushes resemble small rails while antpittas resemble the true pittas with longish strong legs, very short tails and stout bills. There are about 63 species worldwide and 39 species which occur in Colombia.
Rufous-capped Antthrush Formicarius colma
Black-headed Antthrush Formicarius nigricapillus
Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis
Rufous-breasted Antthrush Formicarius rufipectus
Striated Antthrush Chamaeza nobilis
Short-tailed Antthrush Chamaeza campanisona
Brazilian Antthrush Chamaeza ruficauda
Schwartz's Antthrush Chamaeza turdina
Barred Antthrush Chamaeza mollissima
Black-crowned Antpitta Pittasoma michleri
Rufous-crowned Antpitta Pittasoma rufopileatum
Undulated Antpitta Grallaria squamigera
Giant Antpitta Grallaria gigantea
Great Antpitta Grallaria excelsa
Variegated Antpitta Grallaria varia
Scaled Antpitta Grallaria guatimalensis
Moustached Antpitta Grallaria alleni (E)
Plain-backed Antpitta Grallaria haplonota
Ochre-striped Antpitta Grallaria dignissima
Santa Marta Antpitta Grallaria bangsi (E)
Chestnut-crowned Antpitta Grallaria ruficapilla
Cundinamarca Antpitta Grallaria kaestneri (E)
Bicolored Antpitta Grallaria rufocinerea (E)
Chestnut-naped Antpitta Grallaria nuchalis
Yellow-breasted Antpitta Grallaria flavotincta
White-bellied Antpitta Grallaria hypoleuca
Rufous Antpitta Grallaria rufula
Tawny Antpitta Grallaria quitensis
Brown-banded Antpitta Grallaria milleri (E)
Spotted Antpitta Hylopezus macularius
Streak-chested Antpitta Hylopezus perspicillatus
Fulvous-bellied Antpitta Hylopezus dives
White-lored Antpitta Hylopezus fulviventris
Thrush-like Antpitta Myrmothera campanisona
Ochre-breasted Antpitta Grallaricula flavirostris
Rusty-breasted Antpitta Grallaricula ferrugineipectus
Hooded Antpitta Grallaricula cucullata
Slate-crowned Antpitta Grallaricula nana
Crescent-faced Antpitta Grallaricula lineifrons
Gnateaters
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Conopophagidae
The gnateaters are round, short-tailed, and long-legged birds, which are closely related to the antbirds. There are 8 species worldwide, all found in South America, and 2 species which occur in Colombia.
Chestnut-belted Gnateater Conopophaga aurita
Chestnut-crowned Gnateater Conopophaga castaneiceps
Tapaculos
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhinocryptidae
The tapaculos are a group of small suboscine passeriform birds with numerous species, found in South America. They are terrestrial species that fly only poorly on their short wings. They have strong legs, well-suited to their habitat of grassland or forest undergrowth. The tail is cocked and pointed towards the head. There are 56 species worldwide and 18 species which occur in Colombia.
Rusty-belted Tapaculo Liosceles thoracicus
Ash-colored Tapaculo Myornis senilis
Blackish Tapaculo Scytalopus latrans
Rufous-vented Tapaculo Scytalopus femoralis
Long-tailed Tapaculo Scytalopus micropterus
Bolivian Tapaculo Scytalopus bolivianus
White-crowned Tapaculo Scytalopus atratus
Santa Marta Tapaculo Scytalopus sanctaemartae (E)
Pale-throated Tapaculo Scytalopus panamensis (E)
Narino Tapaculo Scytalopus vicinior
Stiles's Tapaculo Scytalopus stilesi (E)
Brown-rumped Tapaculo Scytalopus latebricola (E)
Colombian Tapaculo Scytalopus infasciatus (E)
Spillman's Tapaculo Scytalopus spillmanni
Paramo Tapaculo Scytalopus canus
Matorral Tapaculo Scytalopus griseicollis
Choco Tapaculo Scytalopus chocoensis
Ocellated Tapaculo Acropternis orthonyx
Cotingas
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cotingidae
The cotingas are birds of forests or forest edges of tropical South America. Comparatively little is known about this diverse group, although all have broad bills with hooked tips, rounded wings, and strong legs. The males of many of the species are brightly coloured, or decorated with plumes or wattles. There are 71 species worldwide and 35 species which occur in Colombia.
Sharpbill Oxyruncus cristatus (A)
Black-necked Red-Cotinga Phoenicircus nigricollis
Shrike-like Cotinga Laniisoma elegans
Red-crested Cotinga Ampelion rubrocristata
Chestnut-crested Cotinga Ampelion rufaxilla
Green-and-black Fruiteater Pipreola riefferii
Barred Fruiteater Pipreola arcuata
Golden-breasted Fruiteater Pipreola aureopectus
Orange-breasted Fruiteater Pipreola jucunda
Black-chested Fruiteater Pipreola lubomirskii
Fiery-throated Fruiteater Pipreola chlorolepidota
Scaled Fruiteater Ampelioides tschudii
White-browed Purpletuft Iodopleura isabellae
Gray-tailed Piha Snowornis subalaris
Olivaceous Piha Snowornis cryptolophus
Dusky Piha Lipaugus fuscocinereus
Chestnut-capped Piha Lipaugus weberi (E)
Screaming Piha Lipaugus vociferans
Rufous Piha Lipaugus unirufus
Purple-throated Cotinga Porphyrolaema porphyrolaema
Blue Cotinga Cotinga nattererii
Plum-throated Cotinga Cotinga maynana
Purple-breasted Cotinga Cotinga cotinga
Spangled Cotinga Cotinga cayana
Pompadour Cotinga Xipholena punicea
Black-tipped Cotinga Carpodectes hopkei
Bare-necked Fruitcrow Gymnoderus foetidus
Purple-throated Fruitcrow Querula purpurata
Red-ruffed Fruitcrow Pyroderus scutatus
Long-wattled Umbrellabird Cephalopterus penduliger
Amazonian Umbrellabird Cephalopterus ornatus
Capuchinbird Perissocephalus tricolor
Bearded Bellbird Procnias averano
Guianan Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola rupicola
Andean Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruviana
Manakins
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pipridae
The manakins are a family bird species of subtropical and tropical mainland Central and South America, and Trinidad and Tobago. They are compact forest birds, the males typically being brightly coloured, although the females of most species are duller and usually green-plumaged. Manakins feed on small fruits, berries and insects. There are 57 species worldwide and 26 species which occur in Colombia.
Green Manakin Chloropipo holochlora
Yellow-headed Manakin Chloropipo flavicapilla
Orange-collared Manakin Manacus aurantiacus
Golden-collared Manakin Manacus vitellinus
White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus
White-ruffed Manakin Corapipo altera
Lance-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia lanceolata
Blue-backed Manakin Chiroxiphia pareola
Wire-tailed Manakin Pipra filicauda
White-crowned Manakin Dixiphia pipra
Blue-crowned Manakin Lepidothrix coronata
Golden-headed Manakin Pipra erythrocephala
Red-capped Manakin Pipra mentalis
Red-headed Manakin Pipra rubrocapilla
Blue-rumped Manakin Lepidothrix isidorei
Golden-winged Manakin Masius chrysopterus
Western Striped Manakin Machaeropterus striolatus
Club-winged Manakin Machaeropterus deliciosus
Black Manakin Xenopipo atronitens
Yellow-crested Manakin Heterocercus flavivertex
Saffron-crested Tyrant-Manakin Neopelma chrysocephalum
Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin Tyranneutes stolzmanni
Wing-barred Piprites Piprites chloris
Sapayoa Sapayoa aenigma
Greater Schiffornis Schiffornis major
Thrush-like Schiffornis Schiffornis turdinus
Tyrant flycatchers
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Tyrant flycatchers are passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They superficially resemble the Old World flycatchers, but are more robust with stronger bills. They do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds. Most, but not all, have plain colouring. As the name implies, most are insectivorous. There are 429 species worldwide, all found only in the Americas and 221 species which occur in Colombia.
White-lored Tyrannulet Ornithion inerme
Brown-capped Tyrannulet Ornithion brunneicapillus
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum
Mouse-colored Tyrannulet Phaeomyias murina
Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus elatus
Forest Elaenia Myiopagis gaimardii
Gray Elaenia Myiopagis caniceps
Yellow-crowned Elaenia Myiopagis flavivertex
Greenish Elaenia Myiopagis viridicata
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
Large Elaenia Elaenia spectabilis
Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster
White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps
Small-billed Elaenia Elaenia parvirostris
Slaty Elaenia Elaenia strepera
Mottle-backed Elaenia Elaenia gigas
Brownish Elaenia Elaenia pelzelni (A)
Plain-crested Elaenia Elaenia cristata (A)
Rufous-crowned Elaenia Elaenia ruficeps
Lesser Elaenia Elaenia chiriquensis
Mountain Elaenia Elaenia frantzii
Sierran Elaenia Elaenia pallatangae
Torrent Tyrannulet Serpophaga cinerea
River Tyrannulet Serpophaga hypoleuca
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus
Streak-necked Flycatcher Mionectes striaticollis
Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus
Rufous-breasted Flycatcher Leptopogon rufipectus
Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus
Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon superciliaris
Bronze-olive Pygmy-Tyrant Pseudotriccus pelzelni
Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant Pseudotriccus ruficeps
Variegated Bristle-Tyrant Pogonotriccus poecilotis
Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant Pogonotriccus ophthalmicus
Spectacled Bristle-Tyrant Pogonotriccus orbitalis
Antioquia Bristle-Tyrant Pogonotriccus lanyoni (E)
Ecuadorian Tyrannulet Phylloscartes gualaquizae (A)
Rufous-browed Tyrannulet Phylloscartes superciliaris
Rough-legged Tyrannulet Phyllomyias burmeisteri
Sooty-headed Tyrannulet Phyllomyias griseiceps
Plumbeous-crowned Tyrannulet Phyllomyias plumbeiceps
Black-capped Tyrannulet Phyllomyias nigrocapillus
Ashy-headed Tyrannulet Phyllomyias cinereiceps
Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet Phyllomyias uropygialis
Paltry Tyrannulet Zimmerius vilissimus
Venezuelan Tyrannulet Zimmerius improbus
Slender-footed Tyrannulet Zimmerius gracilipes
Golden-faced Tyrannulet Zimmerius chrysops
Amazonian Scrub-Flycatcher Sublegatus obscurior
Northern Scrub-Flycatcher Sublegatus arenarum
Southern Scrub-Flycatcher Sublegatus modestus
White-throated Tyrannulet Mecocerculus leucophrys
White-tailed Tyrannulet Mecocerculus poecilocercus
Sulphur-bellied Tyrannulet Mecocerculus minor
White-banded Tyrannulet Mecocerculus stictopterus
Slender-billed Tyrannulet Inezia tenuirostris
Pale-tipped Tyrannulet Inezia caudata
Amazonian Tyrannulet Inezia subflava
Lesser Wagtail-Tyrant Stigmatura napensis
Agile Tit-Tyrant Anairetes agilis
Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus
Bearded Tachuri Polystictus pectoralis
Subtropical Doradito Pseudocolopteryx acutipennis
Tawny-crowned Pygmy-Tyrant Euscarthmus meloryphus
Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant Myiornis atricapillus
Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant Myiornis ecaudatus
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus pileatus
Double-banded Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus vitiosus
Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus galeatus
Pale-eyed Pygmy-Tyrant Atalotriccus pilaris
Northern Bentbill Oncostoma cinereigulare
Southern Bentbill Oncostoma olivaceum
Rufous-crowned Tody-Tyrant Poecilotriccus ruficeps
Black-and-white Tody-Tyrant Poecilotriccus capitalis
Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus latirostris
Slate-headed Tody-Tyrant Poecilotriccus sylvia
White-eyed Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus zosterops
Johannes's Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus iohannis
Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus striaticollis
Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer
Black-throated Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus granadensis
Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
Spotted Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum maculatum
Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum nigriceps
Painted Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum pictum (A)
Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus calopterus
Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum
Ringed Antpipit Corythopis torquata
Brownish Flycatcher Cnipodectes subbrunneus
Large-headed Flatbill Ramphotrigon megacephala
Dusky-tailed Flatbill Ramphotrigon fuscicauda
Rufous-tailed Flatbill Ramphotrigon ruficauda
Eye-ringed Flatbill Rhynchocyclus brevirostris
Pacific Flatbill Rhynchocyclus pacificus
Olivaceous Flatbill Rhynchocyclus olivaceus
Fulvous-breasted Flatbill Rhynchocyclus fulvipectus
Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Yellow-margined Flycatcher Tolmomyias assimilis
Gray-crowned Flycatcher Tolmomyias poliocephalus
Orange-eyed Flycatcher Tolmomyias traylori
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher Tolmomyias flaviventris
Cinnamon-crested Spadebill Platyrinchus saturatus
Yellow-throated Spadebill Platyrinchus flavigularis
Golden-crowned Spadebill Platyrinchus coronatus
White-throated Spadebill Platyrinchus mystaceus
White-crested Spadebill Platyrinchus platyrhynchos
Amazonian Royal-Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus
Northern Royal-Flycatcher Onychorhynchus mexicanus
Ornate Flycatcher Myiotriccus ornatus
Flavescent Flycatcher Myiophobus flavicans
Orange-crested Flycatcher Myiophobus phoenicomitra
Roraiman Flycatcher Myiophobus roraimae
Handsome Flycatcher Myiophobus pulcher
Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus
Olive-chested Flycatcher Myiophobus cryptoxanthus
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Terenotriccus erythrurus
Tawny-breasted Flycatcher Myiobius villosus
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher Myiobius sulphureipygius
Whiskered Flycatcher Myiobius barbatus
Black-tailed Flycatcher Myiobius atricaudus
Cinnamon Tyrant Neopipo cinnamomea
Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea
Cliff Flycatcher Hirundinea ferruginea
Fuscous Flycatcher Cnemotriccus fuscatus
Euler's Flycatcher Lathrotriccus euleri
Black-billed Flycatcher Aphanotriccus audax
Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
Smoke-colored Pewee Contopus fumigatus
Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus
Blackish Pewee Contopus nigrescens
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris (A)
Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
Crowned Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca frontalis
Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca diadema
Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris
Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca rufipectoralis
Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca fumicolor
Drab Water-Tyrant Ochthornis littoralis
Red-rumped Bush-Tyrant Cnemarchus erythropygius
Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant Myiotheretes striaticollis
Santa Marta Bush-Tyrant Myiotheretes pernix (E)
Smoky Bush-Tyrant Myiotheretes fumigatus
Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis montana
Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola maculirostris
Little Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola fluviatilis
White-browed Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola albilora
Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola alpinus
Short-tailed Field-Tyrant Muscigralla brevicauda
Amazonian Black-Tyrant Knipolegus poecilocercus
Rufous-tailed Tyrant Knipolegus poecilurus
Riverside Tyrant Knipolegus orenocensis
Pied Water-Tyrant Fluvicola pica
Black-backed Water-Tyrant Fluvicola albiventer
White-headed Marsh-Tyrant Arundinicola leucocephala
Yellow-browed Tyrant Satrapa icterophrys (A)
Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus
Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosus
Cinnamon Attila Attila cinnamomeus
Ochraceous Attila Attila torridus
Citron-bellied Attila Attila citriniventris
Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus
Dull-capped Attila Attila bolivianus
Speckled Mourner Laniocera rufescens
Cinereous Mourner Laniocera hypopyrra
Sirystes Sirystes sibilator
Rufous Mourner Rhytipterna holerythra
Grayish Mourner Rhytipterna simplex
Pale-bellied Mourner Rhytipterna immunda
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
Swainson's Flycatcher Myiarchus swainsoni
Venezuelan Flycatcher Myiarchus venezuelensis
Panama Flycatcher Myiarchus panamensis
Short-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus ferox
Pale-edged Flycatcher Myiarchus cephalotes
Apical Flycatcher Myiarchus apicalis (E)
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
Lesser Kiskadee Philohydor lictor
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
Gray-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis
Dusky-chested Flycatcher Myiozetetes luteiventris
White-ringed Flycatcher Conopias albovittata
Yellow-throated Flycatcher Conopias parva
Lemon-browed Flycatcher Conopias cinchoneti
Golden-crowned Flycatcher Myiodynastes chrysocephalus
Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris
Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
Variegated Flycatcher Empidonomus varius
Crowned Slaty Flycatcher Griseotyrannus aurantioatrocristatus
Sulphury Flycatcher Tyrannopsis sulphurea
Snowy-throated Kingbird Tyrannus niveigularis
White-throated Kingbird Tyrannus albogularis
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
Chestnut-crowned Becard Pachyramphus castaneus
Yellow-cheeked Becard Pachyramphus xanthogenys
Barred Becard Pachyramphus versicolor
Cinnamon Becard Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus
Black-and-white Becard Pachyramphus albogriseus
Black-capped Becard Pachyramphus marginatus
Cinereous Becard Pachyramphus rufus
Pink-throated Becard Pachyramphus minor
One-colored Becard Pachyramphus homochrous
Black-tailed Tityra Tityra cayana
Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata
Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor
Larks
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. Their food is insects and seeds. There are 91 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Colombia.
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
Swallows and Martins
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
The Hirundinidae family is a group of passerines characterized by their adaptation to aerial feeding. Their adaptations include a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and short bills with wide gape. The feet are designed for perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base. There are 75 species worldwide and 20 species which occur in Colombia.
Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera
Purple Martin Progne subis
Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
Southern Martin Progne elegans
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer
Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina (A)
Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Brown-bellied Swallow Notiochelidon murina
Pale-footed Swallow Notiochelidon flavipes
White-banded Swallow Atticora fasciata
Black-collared Swallow Atticora melanoleuca
White-thighed Swallow Neochelidon tibialis
Tawny-headed Swallow Alopochelidon fucata (A)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Wagtails and Pipits
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Motacillidae
The Motacillidae are a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits. They are slender, ground feeding insectivores of open country. There are 54 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Colombia.
American Pipit Anthus rubescens (A)
Paramo Pipit Anthus bogotensis
Yellowish Pipit Anthus lutescens
Waxwings
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Bombycillidae
The waxwings are a group of passerine birds characterized by soft silky plumage and unique red tips to some of the wing feathers. In the Bohemian and Cedar Waxwings, these tips look like sealing wax, and give the group its name. These are arboreal birds of northern forests. They live on insects in summer and berries in winter. There are 3 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Colombia.
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum (A)
Dippers
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cinclidae
Dippers are a group of perching birds whose habitat includes aquatic environments in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. They are named for their bobbing or dipping movements. There are 5 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Colombia.
White-capped Dipper Cinclus leucocephalus
Wrens
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Troglodytidae
The wrens are mainly small and inconspicuous except for their loud songs. These birds have short wings and a thin down-turned bill. Several species often hold their tails upright. All are insectivorous. There are 80 species worldwide (of which all but one are New World species) and 36 species which occur in Colombia.
Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapilla
White-headed Wren Campylorhynchus albobrunneus
Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus
Bicolored Wren Campylorhynchus griseus
Thrush-like Wren Campylorhynchus turdinus
Stripe-backed Wren Campylorhynchus nuchalis
Gray-mantled Wren Odontorchilus branickii
Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa
Sharpe's Wren Cinnycerthia olivascens
Sooty-headed Wren Thryothorus spadix
Black-bellied Wren Thryothorus fasciatoventris
Whiskered Wren Thryothorus mystacalis
Plain-tailed Wren Thryothorus euophrys
Moustached Wren Thryothorus genibarbis
Coraya Wren Thryothorus coraya
Rufous-breasted Wren Thryothorus rutilus
Speckle-breasted Wren Thryothorus sclateri
Bay Wren Thryothorus nigricapillus
Stripe-throated Wren Thryothorus leucopogon
Rufous-and-white Wren Thryothorus rufalbus
Buff-breasted Wren Thryothorus leucotis
Niceforo's Wren Thryothorus nicefori (E)
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Ochraceous Wren Troglodytes ochraceus
Santa Marta Wren Troglodytes monticola (E)
Mountain Wren Troglodytes solstitialis
Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis
Apolinar's Wren Cistothorus apolinari (E)
White-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucosticta
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys
Munchique Wood-Wren Henicorhina negreti (E)
Scaly-breasted Wren Microcerculus marginatus
Wing-banded Wren Microcerculus bambla
Song Wren Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus
Chestnut-breasted Wren Cyphorhinus thoracicus
Musician Wren Cyphorhinus aradus
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Mimidae
The mimids are a family of passerine birds that includes thrashers, mockingbirds, tremblers, and the New World catbirds. These birds are notable for their vocalizations, especially their ability to mimic a wide variety of birds and other sounds heard outdoors. Their colouring tends towards dull greys and browns . There are 35 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Colombia.
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis (A)
Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
Thrushes and allies
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs. There are 335 species worldwide and 27 species which occur in Colombia.
Varied Solitaire Myadestes coloratus
Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides
Rufous-brown Solitaire Cichlopsis leucogenys
Black Solitaire Entomodestes coracinus
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus aurantiirostris
Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus fuscater
Spotted Nightingale-Thrush Catharus dryas
Veery Catharus fuscescens
Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina (A)
Pale-eyed Thrush Platycichla leucops
Yellow-legged Thrush Platycichla flavipes
Great Thrush Turdus fuscater
Glossy-black Thrush Turdus serranus
Black-hooded Thrush Turdus olivater
Chestnut-bellied Thrush Turdus fulviventris
Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas
Black-billed Thrush Turdus ignobilis
Lawrence's Thrush Turdus lawrencii
Cocoa Thrush Turdus fumigatus
Pale-vented Thrush Turdus obsoletus
Hauxwell's Thrush Turdus hauxwelli
Clay-colored Robin Turdus grayi
Bare-eyed Thrush Turdus nudigenis
White-throated Thrush Turdus assimilis
White-necked Thrush Turdus albicollis
Gnatcatchers
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Polioptilidae
These dainty birds resemble Old World warblers in their build and habits, moving restlessly through the foliage seeking insects. The gnatcatchers and gnatwrens are mainly soft bluish grey in colour, and have the typical insectivore's long sharp bill. They are birds of fairly open woodland or scrub, and nest in bushes or trees. There are 15 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Colombia.
Collared Gnatwren Microbates collaris
Tawny-faced Gnatwren Microbates cinereiventris
Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus
Guianan Gnatcatcher Polioptila guianensis
Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea
Slate-throated Gnatcatcher Polioptila schistaceigula
Crows, Jays, Ravens and Magpies
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
The Corvidae family includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers, and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size for the bird order Passeriformes. Some of the larger species show high levels of learning behavior. There are 120 species worldwide and 7 species which occur in Colombia.
Black-chested Jay Cyanocorax affinis
Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas
Violaceous Jay Cyanocorax violaceus
Azure-naped Jay Cyanocorax heilprini
Black-collared Jay Cyanolyca armillata
Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa
Beautiful Jay Cyanolyca pulchra
Vireos
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Vireonidae
The vireos are a group of small to medium sized passerine birds restricted to the New World. They are typically greenish in colour and resemble wood warblers apart from their heavier bills. There are 52 species worldwide and 23 species which occur in Colombia.
Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris
St. Andrew Vireo Vireo caribaeus
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys
Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus (A)
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Choco Vireo Vireo masteri (E)
Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis
Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
Lemon-chested Greenlet Hylophilus thoracicus
Gray-chested Greenlet Hylophilus semicinereus
Buff-cheeked Greenlet Hylophilus muscicapinus
Brown-headed Greenlet Hylophilus brunneiceps
Dusky-capped Greenlet Hylophilus hypoxanthus
Rufous-naped Greenlet Hylophilus semibrunneus
Scrub Greenlet Hylophilus flavipes
Tawny-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus ochraceiceps
Golden-fronted Greenlet Hylophilus aurantiifrons
Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus
Yellow-browed Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius eximius
Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius leucotis
Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis
Black-billed Peppershrike Cyclarhis nigrirostris
New World warblers
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Parulidae
The New World warblers are a group of small, often colourful, passerine birds restricted to the New World. Most are arboreal, but some are terrestrial. Most members of this family are insectivores. There are 119 species worldwide and 55 species which occur in Colombia.
Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus (A)
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina
Northern Parula Parula americana
Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia (A)
Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina
Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens
Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata (A)
Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens
Townsend's Warbler Dendroica townsendi (A)
Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca
Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica (A)
Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor (A)
Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum
Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea
Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata
Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla
Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus
Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis
Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Olive-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis semiflava
Masked Yellowthroat Geothlypis aequinoctialis
Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina
Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla (A)
Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis
Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus
Spectacled Redstart Myioborus melanocephalus
Golden-fronted Redstart Myioborus ornatus
Yellow-crowned Redstart Myioborus flavivertex (E)
Choco Warbler Basileuterus chlorophrys
Pale-legged Warbler Basileuterus signatus (A)
Citrine Warbler Basileuterus luteoviridis
Black-crested Warbler Basileuterus nigrocristatus
Santa Marta Warbler Basileuterus basilicus (E)
Gray-throated Warbler Basileuterus cinereicollis
White-lored Warbler Basileuterus conspicillatus (E)
Russet-crowned Warbler Basileuterus coronatus
Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus
Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons
Pirre Warbler Basileuterus ignotus
Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus
Flavescent Warbler Basileuterus flaveolus
Buff-rumped Warbler Basileuterus fulvicauda
Rose-breasted Chat Granatellus pelzelni (A)
Bananaquit
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Coerebidae
The Bananaquit is a small passerine bird. It has a slender, curved bill, adapted to taking nectar from flowers and is the only member of the genus Coereba and is normally placed within the family Coerebidae, although there is uncertainty whether that placement is correct.
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
Tanagers
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
The tanagers are a large group of small to medium-sized passerine birds restricted to the New World, mainly in the tropics. Many species are brightly coloured. They are seed eaters, but their preference tends towards fruit and nectar. Most have short, rounded wings. There are 256 species worldwide and 160 species which occur in Colombia.
Chestnut-vented Conebill Conirostrum speciosum
White-eared Conebill Conirostrum leucogenys
Bicolored Conebill Conirostrum bicolor
Cinereous Conebill Conirostrum cinereum
Rufous-browed Conebill Conirostrum rufum
Blue-backed Conebill Conirostrum sitticolor
Capped Conebill Conirostrum albifrons
Giant Conebill Oreomanes fraseri
Black-faced Tanager Schistochlamys melanopis
Magpie Tanager Cissopis leveriana
Grass-green Tanager Chlorornis riefferii
White-capped Tanager Sericossypha albocristata
Common Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus ophthalmicus
Tacarcuna Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus tacarcunae
Pirre Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus inornatus (A)
Dusky Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus semifuscus
Short-billed Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus parvirostris
Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus flavigularis
Yellow-green Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus flavovirens
Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus canigularis
Gray-hooded Bush-Tanager Cnemoscopus rubrirostris
Black-capped Hemispingus Hemispingus atropileus
Superciliaried Hemispingus Hemispingus superciliaris
Oleaginous Hemispingus Hemispingus frontalis
Black-eared Hemispingus Hemispingus melanotis
Black-headed Hemispingus Hemispingus verticalis
Fulvous-headed Tanager Thlypopsis fulviceps
Rufous-chested Tanager Thlypopsis ornata
Orange-headed Tanager Thlypopsis sordida
Guira Tanager Hemithraupis guira
Yellow-backed Tanager Hemithraupis flavicollis
Black-and-yellow Tanager Chrysothlypis chrysomelaena
Scarlet-and-white Tanager Chrysothlypis salmoni
Hooded Tanager Nemosia pileata
Rosy Thrush-Tanager Rhodinocichla rosea
Dusky-faced Tanager Mitrospingus cassinii
Olive Tanager Chlorothraupis carmioli
Lemon-spectacled Tanager Chlorothraupis olivacea
Ochre-breasted Tanager Chlorothraupis stolzmanni
Gray-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata
Fulvous Shrike-Tanager Lanio fulvus
White-winged Shrike-Tanager Lanio versicolor
Rufous-crested Tanager Creurgops verticalis
Sulphur-rumped Tanager Heterospingus rubrifrons (A)
Scarlet-browed Tanager Heterospingus xanthopygius
Flame-crested Tanager Tachyphonus cristatus
Yellow-crested Tanager Tachyphonus rufiventer
Fulvous-crested Tanager Tachyphonus surinamus
White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosus
Tawny-crested Tanager Tachyphonus delatrii
White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus
Red-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus phoenicius
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager Habia rubica
Red-throated Ant-Tanager Habia fuscicauda
Sooty Ant-Tanager Habia gutturalis (E)
Crested Ant-Tanager Habia cristata (E)
Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
White-winged Tanager Piranga leucoptera
Red-hooded Tanager Piranga rubriceps
Vermilion Tanager Calochaetes coccineus
Masked Crimson Tanager Ramphocelus nigrogularis
Crimson-backed Tanager Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo
Flame-rumped Tanager Ramphocelus flammigerus
Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus
Glaucous Tanager Thraupis glaucocolpa
Blue-capped Tanager Thraupis cyanocephala
Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
Black-and-gold Tanager Bangsia melanochlamys (E)
Golden-chested Tanager Bangsia rothschildi
Moss-backed Tanager Bangsia edwardsi
Gold-ringed Tanager Bangsia aureocincta (E)
Hooded Mountain-Tanager Buthraupis montana
Black-chested Mountain-Tanager Buthraupis eximia
Masked Mountain-Tanager Buthraupis wetmorei
Santa Marta Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus melanogenys (E)
Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus lacrymosus
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus igniventris
Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus somptuosus
Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus notabilis
Purplish-mantled Tanager Iridosornis porphyrocephala
Yellow-throated Tanager Iridosornis analis
Golden-crowned Tanager Iridosornis rufivertex
Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager Dubusia taeniata
Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea melanonota
Plumbeous Euphonia Euphonia plumbea
Purple-throated Euphonia Euphonia chlorotica
Trinidad Euphonia Euphonia trinitatis
Velvet-fronted Euphonia Euphonia concinna (E)
Orange-crowned Euphonia Euphonia saturata
Violaceous Euphonia Euphonia violacea
Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris
Golden-rumped Euphonia Euphonia cyanocephala
Fulvous-vented Euphonia Euphonia fulvicrissa
Bronze-green Euphonia Euphonia mesochrysa
White-lored Euphonia Euphonia chrysopasta
White-vented Euphonia Euphonia minuta
Tawny-capped Euphonia Euphonia anneae
Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster
Rufous-bellied Euphonia Euphonia rufiventris
Yellow-collared Chlorophonia Chlorophonia flavirostris
Blue-naped Chlorophonia Chlorophonia cyanea
Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys
Glistening-green Tanager Chlorochrysa phoenicotis
Orange-eared Tanager Chlorochrysa calliparaea
Multicolored Tanager Chlorochrysa nitidissima (E)
Plain-colored Tanager Tangara inornata
Turquoise Tanager Tangara mexicana
Gray-and-gold Tanager Tangara palmeri
Paradise Tanager Tangara chilensis
Blue-whiskered Tanager Tangara johannae
Green-and-gold Tanager Tangara schrankii
Emerald Tanager Tangara florida
Golden Tanager Tangara arthus
Silver-throated Tanager Tangara icterocephala
Golden-eared Tanager Tangara chrysotis
Saffron-crowned Tanager Tangara xanthocephala
Flame-faced Tanager Tangara parzudakii
Yellow-bellied Tanager Tangara xanthogastra
Spotted Tanager Tangara punctata
Speckled Tanager Tangara guttata
Dotted Tanager Tangara varia (A)
Rufous-throated Tanager Tangara rufigula
Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
Rufous-winged Tanager Tangara lavinia
Burnished-buff Tanager Tangara cayana
Scrub Tanager Tangara vitriolina
Golden-naped Tanager Tangara ruficervix
Metallic-green Tanager Tangara labradorides
Blue-browed Tanager Tangara cyanotis
Blue-necked Tanager Tangara cyanicollis
Golden-hooded Tanager Tangara larvata
Masked Tanager Tangara nigrocincta
Green-naped Tanager Tangara fucosa (A)
Beryl-spangled Tanager Tangara nigroviridis
Blue-and-black Tanager Tangara vassorii
Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei
Black-headed Tanager Tangara cyanoptera
Opal-rumped Tanager Tangara velia
Opal-crowned Tanager Tangara callophrys
Golden-collared Honeycreeper Iridophanes pulcherrima
Turquoise Dacnis-Tanager Pseudodacnis hartlaubi (E)
White-bellied Dacnis Dacnis albiventris
Black-faced Dacnis Dacnis lineata
Yellow-bellied Dacnis Dacnis flaviventer
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis Dacnis venusta
Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana
Viridian Dacnis Dacnis viguieri
Scarlet-breasted Dacnis Dacnis berlepschi
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
Short-billed Honeycreeper Cyanerpes nitidus
Shining Honeycreeper Cyanerpes lucidus
Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus
Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
Swallow-Tanager Tersina viridis
Plush-capped Finch Catamblyrhynchus diadema
Tanager Finch Oreothraupis arremonops
Black-backed Bush-Tanager Urothraupis stolzmanni
Buntings, Sparrows, Seedeaters and allies
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
The emberizids are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with a distinctively shaped bill. In Europe, most species are named as buntings. In North America, most of the species in this family are known as Sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the Old World sparrows which are in the family Passeridae. Many emberizid species have distinctive head patterns. There are species 275 worldwide and 75 species which occur in Colombia.
Pileated Finch Coryphospingus pileatus
Crimson-breasted Finch Rhodospingus cruentus
Plumbeous Sierra-Finch Phrygilus unicolor
Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
Slate-colored Seedeater Sporophila schistacea
Plumbeous Seedeater Sporophila plumbea
Caqueta Seedeater Sporophila murallae (E)
Gray Seedeater Sporophila intermedia
Wing-barred Seedeater Sporophila americana
Variable Seedeater Sporophila corvina
Lesson's Seedeater Sporophila bouvronides
Lined Seedeater Sporophila lineola
Black-and-white Seedeater Sporophila luctuosa
Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis
Double-collared Seedeater Sporophila caerulescens
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater Sporophila minuta
Chestnut-bellied Seedeater Sporophila castaneiventris
Chestnut-throated Seedeater Sporophila telasco
Tumaco Seedeater Sporophila insulata (E)
Large-billed Seed-Finch Oryzoborus crassirostris
Black-billed Seed-Finch Oryzoborus atrirostris
Great-billed Seed-Finch Oryzoborus maximiliani
Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch Oryzoborus angolensis
Thick-billed Seed-Finch Oryzoborus funereus
Blue Seedeater Amaurospiza concolor
White-naped Seedeater Dolospingus fringilloides
Band-tailed Seedeater Catamenia analis
Plain-colored Seedeater Catamenia inornata
Paramo Seedeater Catamenia homochroa
Dull-colored Grassquit Tiaris obscura
Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivacea
Black-faced Grassquit Tiaris bicolor
Sooty Grassquit Tiaris fuliginosa
Slaty Finch Haplospiza rustica
Rusty Flowerpiercer Diglossa sittoides
Chestnut-bellied Flowerpiercer Diglossa gloriosissima (E)
White-sided Flowerpiercer Diglossa albilatera
Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii
Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis
Black-throated Flowerpiercer Diglossa brunneiventris
Scaled Flowerpiercer Diglossa duidae
Indigo Flowerpiercer Diglossopis indigotica
Deep-blue Flowerpiercer Diglossopis glauca
Bluish Flowerpiercer Diglossopis caerulescens
Masked Flowerpiercer Diglossopis cyanea
Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola
Grassland Yellow-Finch Sicalis luteola
Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch Sicalis citrina
Orange-fronted Yellow-Finch Sicalis columbiana
Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch Emberizoides herbicola
Red-capped Cardinal Paroaria gularis
Sooty-faced Finch Lysurus crassirostris
Olive Finch Lysurus castaneiceps
White-naped Brush-Finch Atlapetes albinucha
Pale-naped Brush-Finch Atlapetes pallidinucha
Yellow-breasted Brush-Finch Atlapetes latinuchus
Slaty Brush-Finch Atlapetes schistaceus
White-rimmed Brush-Finch Atlapetes leucopis
Santa Marta Brush-Finch Atlapetes melanocephalus (E)
Olive-headed Brush-Finch Atlapetes flaviceps (E)
Dusky-headed Brush-Finch Atlapetes fuscoolivaceus (E)
Tricolored Brush-Finch Atlapetes tricolor
Moustached Brush-Finch Atlapetes albofrenatus
Ochre-breasted Brush-Finch Atlapetes semirufus
Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch Buarremon brunneinucha
Stripe-headed Brush-Finch Buarremon torquatus
Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris
Pectoral Sparrow Arremon taciturnus
Golden-winged Sparrow Arremon schlegeli
Tocuyo Sparrow Arremonops tocuyensis
Black-striped Sparrow Arremonops conirostris
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
Grassland Sparrow Ammodramus humeralis
Yellow-browed Sparrow Ammodramus aurifrons
Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
Saltators, Cardinals and allies
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cardinalidae
The cardinals are a family of passerine birds that are robust, seed-eating birds, with strong bills. They are typically associated with open woodland. The sexes usually have distinct plumages. There are 43 species worldwide and 18 species which occur in Colombia.
Streaked Saltator Saltator striatipectus
Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens
Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
Slate-colored Grosbeak Saltator grossus
Black-winged Saltator Saltator atripennis
Orinocan Saltator Saltator orenocensis
Masked Saltator Saltator cinctus
Yellow-green Grosbeak Caryothraustes canadensis
Yellow-shouldered Grosbeak Parkerthraustes humeralis (Ex)
Vermilion Cardinal Cardinalis phoeniceus
Golden-bellied Grosbeak Pheucticus chrysogaster
Black-backed Grosbeak Pheucticus aureoventris
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
Ultramarine Grosbeak Cyanocompsa brissonii
Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides
Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea (A)
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea (A)
Dickcissel Spiza americana
Troupials and allies
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
The icterids are a group of small to medium, often colourful, passerine birds restricted to the New World and include the grackles, New World blackbirds, and New World orioles. Most species have black as the predominant plumage colour, often enlivened by yellow, orange or red. There are 98 species worldwide and 40 species which occur in Colombia.
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Yellow-hooded Blackbird Chrysomus icterocephalus
Red-breasted Blackbird Sturnella militaris
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris
Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus
Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus
Moriche Oriole Icterus chrysocephalus
Epaulet Oriole Icterus cayanensis
Yellow-backed Oriole Icterus chrysater
Yellow Oriole Icterus nigrogularis
Jamaican Oriole Icterus leucopteryx
Yellow-tailed Oriole Icterus mesomelas
Orange-crowned Oriole Icterus auricapillus
Venezuelan Troupial Icterus icterus
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus
Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela
Red-rumped Cacique Cacicus haemorrhous
Scarlet-rumped Cacique Cacicus uropygialis
Mountain Cacique Cacicus chrysonotus
Ecuadorian Cacique Cacicus sclateri
Solitary Cacique Cacicus solitarius
Casqued Oropendola Psarocolius oseryi (A)
Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus
Green Oropendola Psarocolius viridis
Russet-backed Oropendola Psarocolius angustifrons
Chestnut-headed Oropendola Psarocolius wagleri
Black Oropendola Psarocolius guatimozinus
Band-tailed Oropendola Ocyalus latirostris
Baudo Oropendola Gymnostinops cassini (E)
Amazonian Oropendola Gymnostinops bifasciatus
Oriole Blackbird Gymnomystax mexicanus
Red-bellied Grackle Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster (E)
Velvet-fronted Grackle Lampropsar tanagrinus
Mountain Grackle Macroagelaius subalaris (E)
Orange-backed Troupial Icterus croconotus
Siskins, Crossbills and allies
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have 12 tail feathers and 9 primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well. There are 137 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Colombia.
Andean Siskin Carduelis spinescens
Hooded Siskin Carduelis magellanica
Yellow-bellied Siskin Carduelis xanthogastra
Olivaceous Siskin Carduelis olivacea
Red Siskin Carduelis cucullata
Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria
Sparrows
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passeridae
Sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or grey birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed-eaters, and they also consume small insects. There are 35 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Colombia.
House Sparrow Passer domesticus (I)
See also
List of birds
Lists of birds by region
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