List of target birds found in the country broken down by locations. Target birds are those that are endemic, near-endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Only countries for which we have data are used to determine if the species is best seen in this country. Hence, species listed as best seen in this country may also be seen in other countries for which we don't have any data. If no locale code is given, the species is only present in remote areas not included in our list of locales but is only in remote locales of other countries as well. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

1	Curve-billed Tinamou	Nothoprocta curvirostris	ECNP,GLR,UPV YR	NE
2	Black Tinamou	Tinamus osgoodi		NE
3	Berlepsch's Tinamou	Crypturellus berlepschi	RCR,RPR	NE
4	Pale-browed Tinamou	Crypturellus transfasciatus	Many	NE
5	Bearded Guan	Penelope barbata	Many	NE
6	Baudo Guan	Penelope ortoni	RCR	NE
7	Salvin's Curassow	Mitu salvini	SL	BC
8	Rufous-headed Chachalaca	Ortalis erythroptera	Many	NE
9	Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail	Odontophorus erythrops	Many	NE
10	Dark-backed Wood-Quail	Odontophorus melanonotus	BR,TR,TV	E
11	Peruvian Pigeon	Patagioenas oenops	ZMBA	NE
12	Dusky Pigeon	Patagioenas goodsoni	MRB,RCR,RPR TR	NE
13	Ecuadorian Ground Dove	Columbina buckleyi	Many	NE
14	Purple Quail-Dove	Geotrygon purpurata	RCR	NE
15	Ochre-bellied Dove	Leptotila ochraceiventris	Many	NE
16	Galapagos Dove	Zenaida galapagoensis		E
17	Banded Ground-Cuckoo	Neomorphus radiolosus	RCR	NE
18	Scrub Nightjar	Nyctidromus anthonyi	CBR,CTMO,R	NE
19	Choco Poorwill	Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi	RCR	NE
20	White-whiskered Hermit	Phaethornis yaruqui	Many	NE
21	White-throated Daggerbill	Schistes albogularis	BR,MV,RPR,TV	NE
22	Gorgeted Sunangel	Heliangelus strophianus	MRB,YR	NE
23	Tourmaline Sunangel	Heliangelus exortis	ECNP,GLR,PHS SNP	NE
24	Little Sunangel	Heliangelus micraster	Many	NE
25	Purple-throated Sunangel	Heliangelus viola	Many	NE
26	Royal Sunangel	Heliangelus regalis	CC	NE
27	Violet-tailed Sylph	Aglaiocercus coelestis	Many	NE
28	Ecuadorian Hillstar	Oreotrochilus chimborazo	Many	NE
29	Blue-throated Hillstar	Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus		E
30	Green-headed Hillstar	Oreotrochilus stolzmanni	TPLA	NE
31	Viridian Metaltail	Metallura williami	Many	NE
32	Violet-throated Metaltail	Metallura baroni	ECNP	E
33	Neblina Metaltail	Metallura odomae	CT,PC,TPLA	NE
34	Hoary Puffleg	Haplophaedia lugens	BR,RPR	NE
35	Black-breasted Puffleg	Eriocnemis nigrivestis	YR	E
36	Black-thighed Puffleg	Eriocnemis derbyi		NE
37	Turquoise-throated Puffleg	Eriocnemis godini		E
38	Golden-breasted Puffleg	Eriocnemis mosquera	GLR,PHS,SNP YR	NE
39	Brown Inca	Coeligena wilsoni	Many	NE
40	Rainbow Starfrontlet	Coeligena iris	Many	NE
41	Velvet-purple Coronet	Boissonneaua jardini	BR,MRB,RCR,TV	NE
42	Rufous-gaped Hillstar	Urochroa bougueri	BR,MRB,TV	NE
43	Purple-bibbed Whitetip	Urosticte benjamini	BR,MRB,TV	NE
44	Empress Brilliant	Heliodoxa imperatrix	BR,MRB,TR,TV	NE
45	Short-tailed Woodstar	Myrmia micrura	Many	NE
46	Purple-collared Woodstar	Myrtis fanny	Many	NE
47	Esmeraldas Woodstar	Chaetocercus berlepschi	CBR,RCR,RPR	E
48	Purple-throated Woodstar	Philodice mitchellii	Many	NE
49	Western Emerald	Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus	Many	NE
50	Tumbes Hummingbird	Thaumasius baeri	CTMO,JFR,MAC	NE
51	Spot-throated Hummingbird	Thaumasius taczanowskii		NE
52	Amazilia Hummingbird	Amazilis amazilia	Many	NE
53	Humboldt's Sapphire	Chrysuronia humboldtii		NE
54	Blue-headed Sapphire	Chrysuronia grayi		NE
55	Purple-chested Hummingbird	Polyerata rosenbergi	MRB,RCR,RPR TV	NE
56	Ecuadorian Rail	Rallus aequatorialis	ECNP,PHS	BC
57	Colombian Crake	Mustelirallus colombiana	RCR	BC
58	Brown Wood-Rail	Aramides wolfi	R,RCR,RPR	NE
59	Red-winged Wood-Rail	Aramides calopterus	SL	BC
60	Galapagos Rail	Laterallus spilonota		E
61	Lava Heron	Butorides sundevalli		E
62	Lava Heron	Butorides sundevalli		E
63	Andean Condor	Vultur gryphus	Many	AT
64	Black-and-chestnut Eagle	Spizaetus isidori	Many	EN
65	Gray-backed Hawk	Pseudastur occidentalis	Many	NE
66	Galapagos Hawk	Buteo galapagoensis		E
67	Peruvian Screech-Owl	Megascops roboratus	Many	NE
68	Cloud-forest Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium nubicola	RCR,TV	NE
69	Blue-tailed Trogon	Trogon comptus	Many	NE
70	Ecuadorian Trogon	Trogon mesurus	Many	NE
71	Choco Black-throated Trogon	Trogon cupreicauda	RCR,TR,TV	NE
72	White-eared Jacamar	Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis	LLR,SL	BC
73	Coppery-chested Jacamar	Galbula pastazae	Many	NE
74	Orange-fronted Barbet	Capito squamatus	MRB,RCR,RPR TR	NE
75	Five-colored Barbet	Capito quinticolor	RCR	NE
76	Toucan Barbet	Semnornis ramphastinus	Many	NE
77	Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan	Andigena laminirostris	BR,MRB,TR,TV	NE
78	Ecuadorian Piculet	Picumnus sclateri	Many	NE
79	Choco Woodpecker	Veniliornis chocoensis	RCR,RPR	NE
80	Lita Woodpecker	Piculus litae	RCR,RPR	NE
81	Plumbeous Forest-Falcon	Micrastur plumbeus	RCR,TR	NE
82	Carunculated Caracara	Daptrius carunculatus	Many	NE
83	Gray-cheeked Parakeet	Brotogeris pyrrhoptera	Many	NE
84	Red-faced Parrot	Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops	Many	NE
85	Rose-faced Parrot	Pyrilia pulchra	Many	NE
86	Lilacine Amazon	Amazona lilacina	CBR,R	E
87	Pacific Parrotlet	Forpus coelestis	Many	NE
88	El Oro Parakeet	Pyrrhura orcesi	BR	E
89	White-necked Parakeet	Pyrrhura albipectus	CC,SNP,TPLA UPV	NE
90	Great Green Macaw	Ara ambiguus	CBR,RCR,RPR	CR
91	Yellow-eared Parrot	Ognorhynchus icterotis		NE
92	Cordilleran Parakeet	Psittacara frontalus	Many	NE
93	Chapman's Antshrike	Thamnophilus zarumae	CTMO,JFR,MAC	NE
94	Collared Antshrike	Thamnophilus bernardi	Many	NE
95	Cocha Antshrike	Thamnophilus praecox	SL	E
96	Northern Slaty-Antshrike	Thamnophilus punctatus	ZMBA	NE
97	Rio Suno Antwren	Myrmotherula sunensis	SL	BC
98	Ancient Antwren	Herpsilochmus gentryi		NE
99	Yellow-browed Antbird	Hypocnemis hypoxantha	CC,SL	BC
100	Ash-breasted Antbird	Myrmoborus lugubris		BC
101	Gray-headed Antbird	Ampelornis griseiceps	JFR	NE
102	Esmeraldas Antbird	Sipia nigricauda	Many	NE
103	Stub-tailed Antbird	Sipia berlepschi	RCR,TR	NE
104	White-cheeked Antbird	Gymnopithys leucaspis	LLR,RCR,SL	BC
105	Lunulated Antbird	Oneillornis lunulatus	SL	NE
106	Mara�on Crescentchest	Melanopareia maranonica	ZMBA	NE
107	Elegant Crescentchest	Melanopareia elegans	Many	NE
108	Rufous-crowned Antpitta	Pittasoma rufopileatum	RCR,RPR	NE
109	Chestnut-belted Gnateater	Conopophaga aurita	SL	BC
110	Giant Antpitta	Grallaria gigantea	BR	NE
111	Moustached Antpitta	Grallaria alleni	BR,TV	NE
112	Watkins's Antpitta	Grallaria watkinsi	CBR,JFR,MAC PC	NE
113	Jocotoco Antpitta	Grallaria ridgelyi	TPLA	NE
114	Yellow-breasted Antpitta	Grallaria flavotincta	BR,TV	NE
115	Bicolored Antpitta	Grallaria rufocinerea		NE
116	White-lored Antpitta	Myrmothera fulviventris	LLR,SL	BC
117	Peruvian Antpitta	Grallaricula peruviana	TPLA	NE
118	Crescent-faced Antpitta	Grallaricula lineifrons	HFR,PHS	NE
119	Loja Tapaculo	Scytalopus androstictus	CT,PC,TPLA	NE
120	Choco Tapaculo	Scytalopus chocoensis	RCR	NE
121	Tatama Tapaculo	Scytalopus alvarezlopezi		E
122	Ecuadorian Tapaculo	Scytalopus robbinsi	BR	E
123	Chusquea Tapaculo	Scytalopus parkeri	Many	NE
124	Spillmann's Tapaculo	Scytalopus spillmanni	Many	NE
125	Black-hooded Antthrush	Formicarius destructus	Many	NE
126	Pacific Hornero	Furnarius cinnamomeus	Many	NE
127	Stout-billed Cinclodes	Cinclodes excelsior	Many	NE
128	Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner	Syndactyla ruficollis	JFR,MAC	NE
129	Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner	Clibanornis erythrocephalus	CBR,JFR,MAC	NE
130	Uniform Treehunter	Thripadectes ignobilis	Many	NE
131	Fulvous-dotted Treerunner	Margarornis stellatus		NE
132	Mouse-colored Thistletail	Asthenes griseomurina	Many	NE
133	Equatorial Graytail	Xenerpestes singularis	CC,SNP,TPLA	NE
134	Line-cheeked Spinetail	Cranioleuca antisiensis	Many	NE
135	Blackish-headed Spinetail	Synallaxis tithys	CBR,JFR,MAC,R	NE
136	Mara�on Spinetail	Synallaxis maranonica	ZMBA	NE
137	Necklaced Spinetail	Synallaxis stictothorax	CBR,R	NE
138	Yellow-headed Manakin	Chloropipo flavicapilla		NE
139	Jet Manakin	Chloropipo unicolor	CC	NE
140	Orange-crowned Manakin	Heterocercus aurantiivertex	SL	NE
141	Club-winged Manakin	Machaeropterus deliciosus	BR,RPR,TR,TV	NE
142	Orange-breasted Fruiteater	Pipreola jucunda	BR,TV	NE
143	Chestnut-bellied Cotinga	Doliornis remseni	CT,HFR,PC,SNP	NE
144	Chestnut-crested Cotinga	Ampelion rufaxilla	CT,TPLA	AT
145	Amazonian Umbrellabird	Cephalopterus ornatus	CC,LLR,SL	AT
146	Long-wattled Umbrellabird	Cephalopterus penduliger	BR,RCR,RPR,TR	NE
147	Foothill Schiffornis	Schiffornis aenea	CC,SNP,TPLA	NE
148	Green-backed Becard	Pachyramphus viridis	Many	NE
149	Slaty Becard	Pachyramphus spodiurus	Many	NE
150	Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant	Hemitriccus minimus		BC
151	Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant	Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus	CC	NE
152	Pacific Flatbill	Rhynchocyclus pacificus	RCR,RPR,TR,TV	NE
153	Orange-eyed Flycatcher	Tolmomyias traylori	SL	BC
154	Orange-banded Flycatcher	Nephelomyias lintoni	Many	NE
155	Rufous-winged Tyrannulet	Mecocerculus calopterus	Many	NE
156	Black-crested Tit-Tyrant	Anairetes nigrocristatus	CTMO,HFR	NE
157	Tumbesian Tyrannulet	Nesotriccus tumbezanus	Many	NE
158	Maranon Tyrannulet	Nesotriccus maranonicus	CTMO,MAC,PC	NE
159	Pacific Elaenia	Myiopagis subplacens	Many	NE
160	Coopmans's Elaenia	Elaenia brachyptera	BR,RPR,UPV	NE
161	Choco Tyrannulet	Zimmerius albigularis	Many	NE
162	Peruvian Tyrannulet	Zimmerius viridiflavus	Many	NE
163	Fulvous-faced Scrub-Tyrant	Euscarthmus fulviceps	Many	NE
164	Gray-and-white Tyrannulet	Pseudelaenia leucospodia	CBR,R	NE
165	Olive-chested Flycatcher	Myiophobus cryptoxanthus	Many	NE
166	Gray-breasted Flycatcher	Lathrotriccus griseipectus	Many	NE
167	Tumbes Pewee	Contopus punensis	Many	NE
168	Brujo Flycatcher	Pyrocephalus manus		E
169	Jelski's Chat-Tyrant	Silvicultrix jelskii	CTMO,HFR,PC TPLA	NE
170	Ochraceous Attila	Attila torridus	Many	BC
171	Sooty-crowned Flycatcher	Myiarchus phaeocephalus	Many	NE
172	Galapagos Flycatcher	Myiarchus magnirostris		E
173	Baird's Flycatcher	Myiodynastes bairdii	Many	NE
174	Black-billed Peppershrike	Cyclarhis nigrirostris	Many	NE
175	Beautiful Jay	Cyanolyca pulchra	BR,TR,TV	NE
176	White-tailed Jay	Cyanocorax mystacalis	Many	NE
177	Tumbes Swallow	Tachycineta stolzmanni	MAC	NE
178	Galapagos Martin	Progne modesta		E
179	Chestnut-collared Swallow	Petrochelidon rufocollaris	Many	NE
180	Fasciated Wren	Campylorhynchus fasciatus	Many	NE
181	Superciliated Wren	Cantorchilus superciliaris	Many	NE
182	Bar-winged Wood-Wren	Henicorhina leucoptera	CC	NE
183	Galapagos Mockingbird	Mimus parvulus		E
184	Floreana Mockingbird	Mimus trifasciatus		E
185	Espanola Mockingbird	Mimus macdonaldi		E
186	San Cristobal Mockingbird	Mimus melanotis		E
187	Long-tailed Mockingbird	Mimus longicaudatus	Many	NE
188	Black Solitaire	Entomodestes coracinus	BR,MRB	NE
189	Rufous-brown Solitaire	Cichlopsis leucogenys	RCR	EN
190	Plumbeous-backed Thrush	Turdus reevei	Many	NE
191	Mara�on Thrush	Turdus maranonicus	TPLA,ZMBA	NE
192	Ecuadorian Thrush	Turdus maculirostris	Many	NE
193	Saffron Siskin	Spinus siemiradzkii	Many	NE
194	Tanager Finch	Oreothraupis arremonops	BR,TV	NE
195	Dusky Chlorospingus	Chlorospingus semifuscus	Many	NE
196	Tumbes Sparrow	Rhynchospiza stolzmanni	CTMO,MAC	NE
197	Black-capped Sparrow	Arremon abeillei	CBR,JFR,MAC,R	NE
198	Mara�on Sparrow	Arremon nigriceps	CTMO,ZMBA	NE
199	White-rimmed Brushfinch	Atlapetes leucopis	GLR,PC	NE
200	White-headed Brushfinch	Atlapetes albiceps	CTMO,JFR,MAC	NE
201	White-winged Brushfinch	Atlapetes leucopterus	Many	NE
202	Pale-headed Brushfinch	Atlapetes pallidiceps	YU	E
203	Bay-crowned Brushfinch	Atlapetes seebohmi	CT,CTMO,JFR TPLA	NE
204	Ecuadorian Cacique	Cacicus sclateri	LLR,SL	BC
205	White-edged Oriole	Icterus graceannae	Many	NE
206	Pale-eyed Blackbird	Agelasticus xanthophthalmus	SL	NE
207	Black-lored Yellowthroat	Geothlypis auricularis	Many	NE
208	Three-banded Warbler	Basileuterus trifasciatus	Many	NE
209	Choco Warbler	Myiothlypis chlorophrys	Many	NE
210	Gray-and-gold Warbler	Myiothlypis fraseri	Many	NE
211	Ochre-breasted Tanager	Chlorothraupis stolzmanni	Many	NE
212	Ecuadorian Seedeater	Amaurospiza aequatorialis	Many	NE
213	Black-eared Hemispingus	Sphenopsis melanotis	Many	NE
214	Buff-bellied Tanager	Thlypopsis inornata	ZMBA	NE
215	Golden-chested Tanager	Bangsia rothschildi	RCR	NE
216	Moss-backed Tanager	Bangsia edwardsi	BR,MRB,TV	NE
217	Yellow-green Tanager	Bangsia flavovirens	RCR	NE
218	Orange-throated Tanager	Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron	CC	NE
219	Black-chinned Mountain Tanager	Anisognathus notabilis	BR,MRB,TR	NE
220	Purplish-mantled Tanager	Iridosornis porphyrocephalus		NE
221	Glistening-green Tanager	Chlorochrysa phoenicotis	Many	NE
222	Rufous-throated Tanager	Ixothraupis rufigula	BR,MRB,TR,TV	NE
223	Scrub Tanager	Stilpnia vitriolina	UPV,YR	NE
224	Blue-whiskered Tanager	Tangara johannae	RCR,RPR	NE
225	Yellow-tufted Dacnis	Dacnis egregia	Many	NE
226	Scarlet-breasted Dacnis	Dacnis berlepschi	RCR	NE
227	Scarlet-and-white Tanager	Chrysothlypis salmoni	RCR,RPR	NE
228	Indigo Flowerpiercer	Diglossa indigotica	YR	NE
229	Black-backed Bush Tanager	Urothraupis stolzmanni	ECNP,GLR,PHS	NE
230	Tit-like Dacnis	Xenodacnis parina	ECNP	NE
231	Collared Warbling Finch	Poospiza hispaniolensis	CBR,CTMO,JFR MAC	NE
232	Sulphur-throated Finch	Sicalis taczanowskii		NE
233	Parrot-billed Seedeater	Sporophila peruviana	CBR,CTMO,MAC R	NE
234	Drab Seedeater	Sporophila simplex	CTMO,MAC,YU	NE
235	Crimson-breasted Finch	Rhodospingus cruentus	Many	NE
236	Green Warbler-Finch	Certhidea olivacea		E
237	Gray Warbler-Finch	Certhidea fusca		E
238	Vegetarian Finch	Platyspiza crassirostris		E
239	Woodpecker Finch	Camarhynchus pallidus		E
240	Large Tree-Finch	Camarhynchus psittacula		E
241	Medium Tree-Finch	Camarhynchus pauper		E
242	Small Tree-Finch	Camarhynchus parvulus		E
243	Mangrove Finch	Camarhynchus heliobates		E
244	Small Ground-Finch	Geospiza fuliginosa		E
245	Large Ground-Finch	Geospiza magnirostris		E
246	Vampire Ground-Finch	Geospiza septentrionalis		E
247	Genovesa Ground-Finch	Geospiza acutirostris		E
248	Sharp-beaked Ground-Finch	Geospiza difficilis		E
249	Common Cactus-Finch	Geospiza scandens		E
250	Medium Ground-Finch	Geospiza fortis		E
251	Espanola Ground-Finch	Geospiza conirostris		E
252	Genovesa Cactus-Finch	Geospiza propinqua		E
253	Black-winged Saltator	Saltator atripennis	Many	NE
254	Black-cowled Saltator	Saltator nigriceps	CTMO,JFR,MAC PC	NE

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE NEOTROPICS

• Argentina
• Belize
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Chile
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• El Salvador
• French Guiana
• Galapagos
• Guatemala
• Guyana
• Honduras
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Suriname
• Trinidad/Tobago
• Uruguay
• Venezuela
• West Indies

BIRDING LOCALES

• Antisana Reserve (AN)
• Archidona Road (AR)
• Ayampe Reserve (AY)
• Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve (BCFR)
• Buenaventura Reserve (BR)
• Catamayo Valley (CTMO)
• Cayambe-Coca Reserve (CYCR)
• Cerro Blanco Reserve (CBR)
• Cerro Toledo (CT)
• Copalinga Lodge (CL)
• Cordillers del Condor (CC)
• Cutucu Ridge (CR)
• El Cajas National Park (ECNP)
• El Para Reserve (EPR)
• Empalme Area (EMP)
• Guango Lodge Reserve (GLR)
• Huashapamba Forest Reserve (HFR)
• Jorupe Reserve (JFR)
• Lower Loreto Road (LLR)
• Macara Area (MAC)
• Manglares-Churute (R)
• Milpe Bird Sancturary (MBS)
• Mindo Valley (MV)
• Mirador Rio Blanco - Los Bancos (MRB)
• Napo River Basin (NR)
• Old Loja-Zamora Road (LZ)
• Old Nono-Mindo Road (NMR)
• Papallacta Hot Springs Road (PHS)
• Papallacta Pass Radio Towers (PP)
• Podocarpus-Bombuscaro (PB)
• Podocarpus-Cajanuma (PC)
• Refugio Angel Paz (RAP)
• Rio Canande Reserve (RCR)
• Rio Palenque Reserve (RPR)
• Rio Silanche Sanctuary (RS)
• Sacha Lodge (SL)
• San Isidro Reserve (SI)
• Sangay National Park (SNP)
• Santa Elena Peninsula (SEP)
• Septimo Paraiso (SPM)
• Tandayapa Bird Lodge (TBL)
• Tandayapa Valley (TV)
• Tapichalaca Reserve (TPLA)
• Tinalandia Reserve (TR)
• Upano Valley (UPV)
• Upper Loreto Road (ULR)
• Utuana Reserve (UR)
• Wild Sumaco Reserve (WS)
• Yanacocha Reserve (YR)
• Yunguilla Reserve (YU)
• Zumba/Maranon (ZMBA)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	41
NE	Near Endemic	192
CR	Critically Endangered	1
EN	Endangered	2
BC	Best Seen in This Country	15
AT	Always a Target	3

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.