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Taxonomy N°
English NameRenamedFamilyLatin NameGerman name
Road or neighboring properties
Boreal Migrant
only seen at higher elevations
Chocó endemic
IUCN Status
Abundance
Feeding guilds 1
Feeding guilds 2
Notes on Feeding
MaleFemaleJuvenile
Parental care
Breeding by
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1Great TinamouTinamidaeTinamus majorGroßtinamuuFrugivore
larger than male
Immature is darker than adult, with some buff spotting, the dark bars less distinct above but heavier below
Male onlyMale only
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2Berlepsch's TinamouTinamidaeCrypturellus berlepschiBerlepschtinamuxLCrFrugivoreSexes similarSexes similar
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3Little TinamouTinamidaeCrypturellus souiBrauntinamuuFrugivore
brown areas much deeper rusty in tone, including the lower neck and breast, has variable ochraceous tinge on throat
Immature has small black and white spotting on back and often on underparts; undertail coverts barred
Male only
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4Neotropic Cormorant
Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax brasilianusOlivenschaberPiscivoreSexes similarSexes similar
Juvenile dark dull brown, pattern of mantle to upperwing similar to adult’s on duller dusky-brownish background, subsequently browner over head and neck, paler on throat to breast, may have pale brownish and diffusely-spotted breast, and whitish throat, mantle to upperwing-coverts paler and greyer, iris dark, gular pouch and gape yolk-yellow, bill largely yellowish horn on mandible and cutting edges; after first moult whitish line surrounding gular pouch and gape becomes noticeable and lower back and rump have green gloss, twoyear old birds much as adult but with fewer or no filoplumes
Both
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5Cattle EgretArdeidaeBubulcus ibisKuhreihercPiscivoreCarnivore
Male usually larger and has more intense breeding colours than female
Juvenile as non-breeding adult, though sometimes has slightly greyer plumage, with very dark to blackish legs
BothBoth
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6Great EgretArdeidaeArdea albaSilberreiherxuPiscivoreCarnivore
Male larger than female
Juvenile as non-breeding adult, but yellow bill has blackish tip
BothBoth
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7Snowy EgretArdeidaeEgretta thulaSchmuckreiheraPiscivoreCarnivore
Male larger than female
Immatures and nonbreeding adults have duller greenish-yellow feet, this color extending up rear of tarsus to "knee" joint, and paler grayish base of lower mandible
BothBoth
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8Torrent DuckAnatidaeMerganetta armataSturzbachenteuInsectivorePiscivorePlumagePlumage
Juvenile normally greyish above and white below, with grey barring on flanks and rump. Subspecies according to variations in pattern and colour, especially in juvenile
males. Also much variation within each subspecies, especially male leucogenis , which has underparts streaked to variable degree on background that ranges from buff-white to ochraceous or even chestnut, and
fringes of scapulars and tertials vary from reddish brown to white; female of this race is identical to that of nominate. Only nominate race has black tear:
male has black band from eye reaching breast level, almost pure white mantle, broad white fringes to scapulars and tertials, black breast, and rest of
underparts ochraceous heavily streaked black (sometimes looking almost all black below); female has cinnamon-red underparts, with grey of crown extending just below eye and to midneck
BothFemale only
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9Black VultureCathartidaeCoragyps atratusRabengeiercCarnivoreSexes similarSexes similar
Juveniles similar, but with less skin folding on head and some downy feathers
Co-operativeBoth
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10Turkey VultureCathartidaeCathartes auraTruthahngeiercCarnivoreSexes similarSexes similar
Juvenile birds are duller brown in plumage, and have dark grey skin colour on head, with short downy feathers
BothBoth
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11Swallow-tailed KiteAccipitridaeElanoides forficatus-scCarnivoreInsectivoreSexes similarSexes similarBoth
Both, although mostly female
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12Double-toothed KiteAccipitridaeHarpagus bidentatusDoppelzahnweihuCarnivoreInsectivorePlumagePlumageFemale onlyFemale only
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13Hook-Billed KiteAccipitridaeChondrohierax uncinatusLangschnabelweihrCarnivorePlumagePlumage
Juvenile dark brown above, creamy-white below , with white nuchal collar and 3–4 bands in tail; melanistic juvenile all black with whitish bars in tail
BothBoth
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14Grey-Headed KiteAccipitridaeLeptodon cayanensisCayenneweihscCarnivoreInsectivore
averages slightly larger
Both
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15Great Black HawkAccipitridaeButeogallus urubitingaSchwarzbussardaCarnivorePiscivorelarger
Immature dark brown, marked lightly or heavily with buff or cinnamon on head, hindneck and upper back; below ochraceous, spotted and streaked with dark brown, thighs finely barred; tail and remiges narrowly barred
BothBoth
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16Plumbeous HawkAccipitridaeLeucopternis plumbeaBleibussardaCarnivorePiscivore
average very slightly larger than male
Immature has more conspicuous barring on thighs and faint grey mottling on belly
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17Barred HawkAccipitridaeLeucopternis princepsPrinzenbussardcCarnivore
averages 4% larger than male
Immature similar to adult but has thin white edging to feathers of nape, mantle and upperwing coverts
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18Roadside HawkAccipitridaeButeo magnirostrisWegebussardcCarnivoreInsectivorelarger
Immature streaked white or tawny on neck and upper back; underparts white to buff, streaked on breast and barred on belly with variable shades of brown
BothFemale only
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19Broad-winged HawkAccipitridaeButeo platypterusBreitflügelbussardscBothFemale only
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20Short Tailed HawkAccipitridaeButeo brachyurusKurzschwanzbussarduCarnivoreSexes similarSexes similar
Juveniles have proportionately longer tails with more numerous (7 or 8) bands visible; each band approximately the same width, lacking the wider, darker subterminal band of the adult. Juvenile light morphs may have tawny, buffy, or orange-buffy feather edges throughout breast, belly, and undertail coverts. Juvenile dark morphs have underparts mottled with small white spots to larger white streaks
BothFemale only
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21Crane HawkAccipitridaeGeranospiza ceranulescensSperberweihexaCarnivoreInsectivore
averages c. 10% larger
Immature dark above, lightly tinged with brown; head streaked with white; below variably brownish-black or greyishwhite, sometimes barred or mottled with buff on belly and legs
BothBoth
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22Ornate Hawk-EagleAccipitridaeSpizaetus ornatusPrachtadlercaCarnivorelarger
Immature extensively white below , recalling adult and
immature of Spizastur melanoleucus, but lacks black mask and has more black on flanks and underwings; iris pale yellow; progression to adult plumage gradual, apparently taking more than one year; occipital crest becomes black, and black barring on flanks and thighs becomes more prominent
Female onlyBoth
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23Tiny HawkAccipitridaeAccipiter superciliosusDäumlingssperbercaCarnivore
browner above with grey-brown mantle ; below buff barred with brownish grey;
significantly larger than male (5–26% in size and perhaps 60% by mass)
Immature has two morphs: greyish brown above with paler feather edgings and dark crown, buff below, with fine cinnamon-rufous barring; or bright rufous above, with dusky barring on back and wings, reddish buff below barred with reddish brown (adult too said to have rufous morph)
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24Sharp-shinned HawkPlain-breasted HawkAccipitridaeAccipiter striatusAndensperberrCarnivorelarger
Immature streaky dark brown above, white with dark brown streaks below, and characteristic rufous thighs
BothFemale only
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25Bicolored HawkAccipitridaeAccipiter bicolorZweifarbhabichtulargerFemale only
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26Collared Forest-FalconFalconidaeMicrastur semitorquatusKappenwaldfalkerCarnivoreSexes similarSexes similarBothFemale only
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27Plumbeous Forest-FalconFalconidaeMicrastur plumbeusEinbinden-Waldfalke
needs confirmation
CarnivoreSexes similarSexes similar
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28Barred Forest FalconFalconidaeMicrastur ruficollisSperberwaldfalkeuCarnivoreInsectivore
also seen eating fruit
PlumagePlumage
Immature tends to be more brownish than adults, varying from white to cinnamon-buff below, with more or less barring; some white spotting on uppertail-coverts in Amazonian race concentricus; usually has yellow cere,
lores and orbital ring, and brown to yellowish iris
BothFemale only
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29Laughing FalconFalconidaeHerpetotheres cachinnansLachfalkeuCarnivoreBothFemale only
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30Bat FalconFalconidaeFalco rufigularisFledermausfalkerCarnivoreInsectivore
much larger , averaging 18% (6–32%) in size and 64% (20–124%) in mass
Juvenile duller and browner above ; throat more buff-coloured; tawny tinge to barring on breast; undertail-coverts with black bars or spots
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31Peregrine FalconFalconidaeFalco peregrinusWanderfalkexaCarnivorelargerBothBoth
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32American KestrelFalconidaeFalco sparveriusBuntfalkexaCarnivoreInsectivorePlumagePlumage
Only Falco in which juveniles resemble adults in sexually dimorphic plumage; juvenile males generally have breast more heavily spotted and streaked than adult males
BothBoth
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33Crested GuanCracidaePenelope purpurascensRostbauchguancFrugivoreSexes similarSexes similar
Juvenile similar to adult, but wing and tail feathers washed with rufous-brown, and mottled with blackish brown
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34Wattled GuanCracidaeAburria aburriLappenguanscFrugivoreSexes similarSexes similar
Juvenile similar to adult, with less developed wattle
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35Sickle-winged GuanCracidaeChamaepetes goudotiiSichelguanxxcFrugivoreSexes similarSexes similar
Juvenile similar to adult, but duller and has incompletely
feathered throat
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36Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail
Odontophoridae
Odontophorus erythropsRotstirnwachtelcFrugivoreInsectivore
Plant material and seeds as well
sides of head darker and duller chestnut, and eyering blue-black
Juvenile similar to female, but with duller crest; back with white or buffy shaft streaks, belly spotted and barred with black; bill reddish brown
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37Dark-backed Wood-Quail
Odontophoridae
Odontophorus melanotusSchwarzrückenwachtelxVUcFrugivoreInsectivore
Plant material and seeds as well
Sexes similarSexes similar
Juvenile dull brown , with duller reddish-chestnut crown-sides, face and scattered feathers over breast, as well as reddish bill and greenishgrey legs
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38SunbitternEurypygidaeEurypyga heliasSonnenrallerCarnivoreInsectivoreSexes similarSexes similar
Juvenile similar to adult, but iris yellowish, not red, and plumage overall browner
BothBoth
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39White-throated CrakeRallidaeLaterallus albigularisWeißkehlrallecInsectivoreGranivoreSexes similarSexes similar
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40Spotted SandpiperScolopacidaeActitis maculariusDrosseluferläuferr
females usually have larger spots extending farther down the lower belly than those of males
BothBoth
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41Band-Tailed PigeonColumbidaeColumba fasciataBandtaubexcFrugivoreGranivore
Female duller overall
Both
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42Pale-Vented PigeonColumbidaePatagioenas cayennensisRotrückentaubeuPlumagePlumage
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43Plumbeous PigeonColumbidaeColumba plumbeaWeintaubecFrugivoreGranivore
purplish tinges less intense, neck spots more conspicuous
Juvenile duller with purple tinge much reduced; rusty edges to wing-coverts and breast feathers, and sometimes some other feathers
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44Ruddy PigeonColumbidaeColumba subvinaceaPurpurtaubecFrugivoreGranivore
slightly duller with upper throat paler and underparts less purplish
Juvenile duller than female, upperparts browner; hindneck and sides of neck greyish to drab brownish; wingcoverts, scapulars, crown, rump and uppertail-coverts have feathers edged with various shades of cinnamon
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45Purple Quail-Dove
Indigo-crowned Quail-Dove
ColumbidaeGeotrygon purpurataIndigotaubexENrFrugivoreGranivoreSexes similarSexes similar
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46Ruddy Quail-DoveColumbidaeGeotrygon montanaBergtauberFrugivoreGranivore
mostly olive-brown where male is chestnut, with greenish sheen; buff of male suffused dusky olive in female; bare parts paler than male
Juvenile paler throughout than adult with chestnut or buffy tips to interscapulars, scapulars and proximal secondaries; uppertail-coverts and rectrices tipped cinnamon-rufous
BothBoth
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47White-throated Quail-DoveColumbidaeGeotrygon frenataZügeltaubecFrugivoreGranivore
Female less grey than male
Juvenile coarsely barred tawny and fuscous on upperparts and underparts
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48Pallid DoveColumbidaeLeptotila pallidaFahltaubecFrugivoreGranivore
less reddish brown, pink and grey areas duller
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49White-tipped DoveColumbidaeLeptotila verreauxiBlauringttaubecFrugivoreGranivore
indistinguishable from male, but usually slightly duller, less vinaceous on forehead, neck and upper breast; hindneck usually bronzy and less often purplish
Juvenile much duller than adult; narrow pale brown fringes to scapulars and wing-coverts; breast light greyish brown with fine pale buffy brown fringes to feathers; no gloss on hindneck
BothBoth
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50Blue-fronted ParrotletPsicattidaeTouit dilectissimaKronenpapageiscFrugivoreGranivore
less red in wing, dull green on head
Immature like female with reduced facial pattern
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51Barred ParakeetPsicattidaeBolborhynchus lineolaKatharinasittichxrFrugivoreGranivoreSexes similarSexes similar
in captivity female only
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52Maroon-tailed ParakeetPsicattidaePyrrhura melanuraBraunschwanzsittichcFrugivoreGranivoreSexes similarSexes similar
Immature similar to adult, but has less red on primary-coverts
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53Rose-faced ParrotPsicattidaePionopsitta pulchraRosenwangenpapageixLCscFrugivoreGranivoreSexes similarSexes similar
Immature has rosy pink restricted mostly to ear-coverts, rest of face greenish
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54Red-billed ParrotPsicattidaePionus sordidusDunenkopfpapageicFrugivoreGranivoreSexes similarSexes similar
Immature green on head and breast, undertail-coverts yellowish green
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55Bronze-winged ParrotPsicattidaePionus chalcopterusGlanzflügelpapageicFrugivoreGranivoreSexes similarSexes similar
Immature has head and upperparts greenish, underparts browner
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56Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidaeCoccyzus americanusGelbschnabelkuckuckaOmnivore
insects, small vertebrates, eggs, berries, fruits
Sexes similarSexes similar
Juvenile rectrices narrow, whitish tail spots large but indistinct, eye-ring grey, bill black above and grey below
BothBoth
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57Little CuckooCuculidaePiaya minutaRötelkuckuckcaInsectivoreSexes similarSexes similar
Juvenile grey-brown above, darker grey below, wings rufous or blackish, no white on tail, iris brown, bill dark to black, feet black
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58Squirrel CuckooCuculidaePiaya cayanaCayennekuckuckcInsectivoreSexes similarSexes similarBothBoth
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59Striped CuckooCuculidaeTapera naeviaStreifenkuckuckxrInsectivoreSexes similarSexes similar
Juvenile more rufous, crown black with buff spots (not streaks), buff spots on back and upperwing-coverts, underparts buff with fine black bars, belly white with small dark spots (not streaks)
Brood parasite
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60Banded Ground CuckooCuculidaeNeomorphus radiolosusBindengrundkuckuckxENrSexes similarSexes similarBoth
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61Smooth-billed AniCuculidaeCrotophaga aniGlattschnabelanicInsectivoreSexes similarSexes similar
Juvenile bill smaller
BothBoth
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62Cloud-Forest Pygmy OwlStrigidaeGlaucidium nubicolaAndenkauzrCarnivoreInsectivoreSexes similarSexes similar
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63Chocó-Screech OwlStrigidaeOtus centralisKolumbieneulecCarnivoreInsectivoreSexes similarSexes similar
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64Barn OwlStrigidaeTyto albaSchleiereuleaCarnivoreInsectivoreSexes similarSexes similar
Juvenile is similar to adult, or more heavily spotted
BothFemale only
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65Crested OwlStrigidaeLophostrix cristataHaubenkauzrInsectivoreSexes similarSexes similar
Juvenile with short ear-tufts, dark facial disc, white body plumage, mixed pattern on wing-coverts
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66Black and White OwlStrigidaeStrix nigrolineataBindenhalskauzrCarnivoreInsectivore
Females tend to be larger than males
Female only
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67Mottled OwlStrigidaeStrix virgataSprenkelkauzcCarnivoreInsectivoreSexes similarSexes similar
Juvenile mostly buffy to cinnamon, barred with dusky
above, facial area whitish, bill pinkish; like Pulsatrix, has series of immature plumages
Female only
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68Spectacled OwlStrigidaePulsatrix perspicillataBrillenkauzuCarnivoreInsectivoreSexes similarSexes similar
Juvenile with facial disc blackish, body completely white, wing-coverts barred grey-brown; several plumage stages before whiteness lost, can take up to 5 years to reach adult plumage
BothFemale only
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69Common PotooNyctibiidaeNyctibius griseusUrutau-TagschläferuInsectivoreSexes similarSexes similar
Juvenile whitish
BothBoth
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70Lyre-tailed NightjarCaprimulgidaeUrpsalis lyraLeierschwanznachtschwalbexrInsectivorePlumagePlumage
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71Common PauraquePauraqueCaprimulgidaeNyctidromus albicollisPauraquenachtschwalbecInsectivorePlumagePlumage
Immature similar to adult, but male has thinner white
wing-bands and female has tawny bands
BothBoth
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72Chocó PoorwillCaprimulgidaeNyctiphrynus rosenbergiRosenberg-NachtschwalbecaInsectivoreSexes similarSexes similar
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73Short-tailed Night-HawkCaprimulgidaeLurocalis semitorquatusBändernachtschwalberInsectivoreSexes similarSexes similar
Immature similar to adult, but upperparts and wing-coverts have brownish-white feathers, boldly spotted tawny with blackish-brown tips, primaries broadly tipped
brownish-white mottled brown, and all tail feathers narrowly tipped greyishbrown mottled brown
Both
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74White-collared SwiftApodidaeStreptoprocne zonarisHalsbandseglercInsectivoreSexes similarSexes similar
Juvenile shows extensive white fringing to body feathers and mottled collar
Both
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75Chestnut-collared SwiftApodidaeCypseloides rutulisRothalsseglercInsectivorePlumagePlumage
Juvenile very similar to collarless form of female in both
plumage and structure; has narrow white fringes to remiges and small wingcoverts, and sometimes a partial collar
Both
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76Spot-fronted SwiftApodidaeCypseloides cherrieiDiademsegleruInsectivoreSexes similarSexes similar
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77Gray-rumped SwiftApodidaeChaetura cinereiventrisGraubürzelseglerrInsectivoreSexes similarSexes similarBoth
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78White-whiskered HermitTrochilidaePhaethornis yaruquiBlauschwanzeremitcNectarivoreInsectivore
shorter and slightly decurved bill, shorter wings, more greyish underparts, and longer tail with prominent narrow central rectrices
Immature as female, with ochraceous edges to uppertailcoverts
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79Tawny-bellied HermitTrochilidaePhaethornis syrmatophorusBraunbaucheremitaNectarivoreInsectivore
slightly more decurved bill and shorter wings
Immature has light ochraceous margins to feathers of upperparts, giving a scaly appearance
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80Stripe-throated HermitTrochilidaePhaethornis striigularisStreifenkehl-SchattenkolibriuNectarivoreInsectivore
longer wings, less intensely coloured throat and breast, more pointed central rectrices with broader margins than male
Juvenile resembles adult female, but has rump and back rufous (unlike female, which has back bronzy green and rump rufous) and cinnamon tipping to body feathers, wing-coverts and secondaries
Female only
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81White-tipped SicklebillTrochilidaeEutoxeres aquilaAdlerschnabeluNectarivoreInsectivore
shorter wing than male
Immature has light tips to remiges (mostly secondaries), and narrower rectrices than adult
Female onlyFemale only
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82Band-tailed BarbthroatTrochilldaeThrenetes ruckeriWeißbinden-SchattenkolibriuNectarivorePlumagePlumageFemale only
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83Tooth-billed HummingbirdTrochilidaeAndrodon aequatorialisZahnschnabelkolibriaNectarivoreInsectivorePlumagePlumage
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84White-throated Daggerbill
Wedge-billed Hummingbird
TrochilldaeSchistes albogularis West-BunthalskolibricNectarivoreInsectivorePlumagePlumage
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85Purple-bibbed WhitetipTrochilidaeUrosticte benjaminiiWeißspitzchenxLCuNectarivoreInsectivorePlumagePlumage
Juvenile similar to adult female but with brown-edged head feathers
Female onlyFemale only
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86Green-fronted LancebillTrochilidaeDorifera ludovicaeGrünstirn-LanzettschnabeluNectarivoreInsectivore
frontlet usually smaller and sometimes lacking, underparts greyer on average, grey tips to rectrices usually broader
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87Speckled HummingbirdTrochilidaeAdelomyia melanogenysSchwarzohrnympheuNectarivoreInsectivoreSexes similarSexes similar
Immature with brown fringes on feathers of head and lower back
Female onlyFemale only
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88Green ThorntailTrochilidaePopelairia conversiiDornschwanzelfecNectarivoreInsectivorePlumagePlumage
Immature resembles adult female
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89White-booted Racket-TailBooted Racket-TailTrochilidaeOcreatus underwoodiiGrünscheitel-FlaggensylphecNectarivoreInsectivorePlumagePlumage
Immature similar to adult female, but head feathers edged buff
Female onlyFemale only
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90Purple-throated WoodstarTrochilidaePhilodice mitcheliiMitchellkolibriuNectarivoreInsectivorePlumagePlumage
Immature similar to adult female
Female only
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91Purple-crowned FairyTrochilidaeHeliothrix barrotiPurpurkopfelfeuNectarivoreInsectivorePlumagePlumageFemale only
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92White-necked JacobinTrochilidaeFlorisuga mellivoraJakobinerkolibriuNectarivoreInsectivorePlumagePlumage
In young male, plumage varies from essentially female-like, but with more white in the tail, to male-like with
more black in the tail; both female and young male sometimes show buffy stripes on malars and centre of rump; young female similarly variable but usually with less white in tail, often more bronzy on throat and chest
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93Sparkling VioletearTrochilidaeColibri coruscansGroßer VeilchenohrkolibricaNectarivoreInsectivorePlumagePlumage
Immature has no iridescent coloration, feathers fringed buff
Female onlyFemale only
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94Brown VioletearTrochilidaeColibri delphinaeTelesillakolibrirNectarivoreInsectivore
larger in all dimensions except bill length
Young bird differs from adult in showing broad cinnamon-buff to dull rufous borders to most of dorsal feathers and in having the blue-violet auricular patch largely or entirely replaced by darkish grey
Female only
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95Fawn-breasted BrilliantTrochilidaeHeliodoxa rubinoides Braunbauch-BrillantkolibriuNectarivorePlumagePlumage
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96Green-crowned BrilliantTrochilidaeHeliodoxa jaculaGrünscheitelbrillantcNectarivoreInsectivorePlumagePlumage
Immature male dull, dark bronzy-green on crown and underparts with chin and malar area, sometimes entire throat, in striking contrast bright buff; tail shorter and less deeply forked. Immature female has green spotting below duller, throat as young male
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97Empress BrilliantTrochilidaeHeliodoxa imperatrixKaiserinbrillantxLCcaNectarivoreInsectivorePlumagePlumage
Immature male with head, throat and breast dull, dark bronzy-green, centre of throat dusky grey; lores, chin and sides of throat bright buff; golden green of belly duller and bronzier, tail shorter than adult. Immature female has throat buffy like male, green feathers below with buffy fringes and duller than adult
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98Rufous-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidaeAmazilia tzacatlBraunschwanzamaziliecNectarivoreInsectivore
greyish subterminal bars on throat feathers, and white belly
Immature darker greyish towards belly
Female onlyFemale only
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99Andean EmeraldTrochilidaeAmazilia franciaeAndenamaziliecNectarivoreInsectivorePlumagePlumage
Immature male resembles female in crown coloration, also has brownish feather borders on entire upperparts; greyish-brown on flanks
Female onlyFemale only