Country Guide ECUADOR Updates
On this page you can view how changes to the IOC bird list have impacted on the contents of this ATWB eBook since its first annual edition.
2021 edition -> 2022 edition IOC bird list v 10.2 -> IOC bird list v 11.2
Order Anseriformes has been resequenced to precede Order Galliformes.
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Order Caprimulgiformes has been split into four orders, each comprised of a single family. The revised sequence of the three orders/families that are regularly present in Ecuador is as follows:
CAPRIMULGIFORMES/Caprimulgidae – Nightjars
STEATORNITHIFORMES/Steatornithidae – Oilbird
NYCTIBIIFORMES/Nyctibiidae – Potoos
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Genus Chaetura of New World swifts in Family: Apodidae – Swifts has been revised and resequenced.
351/2598 Mato Grosso Swift Chaetura viridipennis (w, s Amazonia)
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
351/2597 Chapman’s Swift Chaetura chapmani
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Genus Anthracothorax of Mangos and genus Chalcostigma of Thornbills within Family: Trochilidae – Hummingbirds have been resequenced.
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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:
355/2893 Purple-throated Woodstar Philodice mitchellii
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The species within genus Oceanodroma of Family: Hydrobatidae – Northern Storm Petrels have been resequenced and ascribed to existing genus Hydrobates.
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
146/0853 Flightless Cormorant Nannopterum harrisi
146/085F Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
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Family: Strigidae – Owls has been revised and resequenced.
The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:
323/2383 Striped Owl Asio clamator
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450/3636 Northern Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
450/3637 Southern Crested Caracara
which has a new English name:
450/3637 Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
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463/3798 Large-billed Parrotlet
has a new English name:
463/3798 Riparian Parrotlet Forpus crassirostris
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Genus Ara of Macaws within Family: Psittacidae – African & New World Parrots has been resequenced.
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487/444T Rusty-winged Antwren Herpsilochmus frater
has been split from:
487/444Y Rufous-winged Antwren
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The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:
487/4522 White-shouldered Antbird Percnostola melanoceps
487/4525 Sooty Antbird Percnostola fortis
487/4527 Zeledon’s Antbird Percnostola zeledoni
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Family: Grallariidae – Antpittas has been revised and partially resequenced.
495/4579 Rufous Antpitta
has been split into eight species. The species that is regularly present in Ecuador is:
495/457T Equatorial Antpitta Grallaria saturata
(wc, sw Colombia, c Ecuador, nw Peru)
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Genus Scytalopus within Family: Rhinocryptidae – Tapaculos has been revised and resequenced.
503/466E Loja Tapaculo Scytalopus androstictus
(se Ecuador, nc Peru)
has been split from:
503/4669 Paramo Tapaculo Scytalopus opacus
(c, sw Colombia, c Ecuador)
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503/464Y Northern White-crowned Tapaculo
has a new English name:
503/464Y White-crowned Tapaculo Scytalopus atratus
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The Negritos, Ground Tyrants, Black Tyrants, Monjitas, Shrike-Tyrants, Bush Tyrants and close relatives genera within Family: Tyrannidae – Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura have been revised and resequenced.
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Family: Vireonidae – Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers has been revised and resequenced.
The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
664/5953 Tawny-crowned Greenlet Tunchiornis ochraceiceps
664/5954 Lesser Greenlet Pachysylvia decurtata
664/594Y Dusky-capped Greenlet Pachysylvia hypoxantha
664/5949 Rufous-naped Greenlet Pachysylvia semibrunnea
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Family: Hirundinidae – Swallows, Martins has been revised and resequenced.
The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:
768/6766 White-thighed Swallow Atticora tibialis
768/675Y Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
768/6761 Pale-footed Swallow Orochelidon flavipes
768/6760 Brown-bellied Swallow Orochelidon murina
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Family: Polioptilidae – Gnatcatchers has been revised and resequenced.
872/775T White-browed Gnatcatcher Polioptila bilineata
(Middle America, w coast of nw South America)
has been split from:
872/7759 Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea
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Family: Turdidae – Thrushes has been revised and resequenced.
900/802E Sclater’s Nightingale-Thrush
has a new English name:
900/802E Speckled Nightingale-Thrush Catharus maculatus
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Genera Chlorophonia and Euphonia of Family: Fringillidae – Finches, Euphonias have been revised and resequenced.
The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:
961/9140 Golden-rumped Euphonia Chlorophonia cyanocephala
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985/990F Greyish Saltator
has a new English name:
985/990F Blue-grey Saltator Saltator coerulescens
(Amazonia, c South America)
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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:
985/9607 Blue-and-yellow Tanager Rauenia bonariensis
This ATWB eBook combines and expands on the contents of three former Interactive Checklists: AMAZONIAN ECUADOR, ANDEAN ECUADOR and WESTERN LOWLAND ECUADOR. The guide also incorporates the contents of the separate publication: GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS Interactive Checklist.
The remainder of this page details how changes to the IOC bird list impacted on the contents of the first edition of the compendium eBook.
2021 edition IOC bird list v 9.2 -> IOC bird list v 10.2
Family: Trochilidae – Hummingbirds has been revised and resequenced.
355/269T Butterfly Coquette Lophornis verreauxii (w, c Amazonia)
has been split from:
355/269F Festive Coquette Lophornis chalybeus (se Brazil)
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355/2879 Geoffroy’s Wedgebill
has a new English name:
355/2879 Geoffroy’s Daggerbill Schistes geoffroyi
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355/287E White-throated Wedgebill
has a new English name:
355/287E White-throated Daggerbill Schistes albogularis
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The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:
355/2750 Tumbes Hummingbird Thaumasius baeri
355/2752 Olive-spotted Hummingbird Talaphorus chlorocercus
355/275F Amazilia Hummingbird Amazilis amazilia
355/2762 Andean Emerald Uranomitra franciae
355/2745 Humboldt’s Sapphire Chrysuronia humboldtii
355/2744 Blue-headed Sapphire Chrysuronia grayi
355/2768 Glittering-throated Emerald Chionomesa fimbriata
355/276F Blue-chested Hummingbird Polyerata amabilis
355/2770 Purple-chested Hummingbird Polyerata rosenbergi
355/2738 Violet-bellied Hummingbird Chlorestes julie
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303/1840 Maroon-chested Ground Dove Paraclaravis mondetoura
has been ascribed to a new genus and has a new scientific name.
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Family: Rallidae – Rails, Crakes & Coots has been revised and resequenced.
201/125Y Grey-necked Wood Rail
has a new English name:
201/125Y Grey-cowled Wood Rail Aramides cajaneus
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
201/1280 Ash-throated Crake Mustelirallus albicollis
201/121Y Russet-crowned Crake Rufirallus viridis
201/121F Chestnut-headed Crake Rufirallus castaneiceps
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274/153E Hudsonian Whimbrel Numenius hudsonicus
has been split from:
274/1530 Whimbrel
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Within Order Suliformes, Family: Anhingidae – Anhingas, Darters has been resequenced to precede Family: Phalacrocoracidae – Cormorants, Shags
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Family: Cathartidae – New World Vultures has been resequenced.
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Genus Megascops of Screech Owls in Family: Strigidae – Owls has been revised and resequenced.
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Genus Chloroceryle of American Kingfishers in Alcedinidae – Kingfishers has been resequenced.
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Genus Ara of Macaws within Family: Psittacidae – African & New World Parrots has been resequenced.
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The following species have been assigned to a new genus:
483/4260 Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner Dendroma rufa
483/4258 Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner Dendroma erythroptera
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The following Epinecrophylla Antwren species have new English names:
487/4403 Checker-throated Stipplethroat Epinecrophylla fulviventris
487/4406 Rufous-backed Stipplethroat Epinecrophylla haematonota
487/440F Foothill Stipplethroat Epinecrophylla spodionota
487/440Y Ornate Stipplethroat Epinecrophylla ornata
487/4410 Rufous-tailed Stipplethroat Epinecrophylla erythrura
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487/4484 White-backed Fire-eye Pyriglena leuconota
has been split into three species. Birds that are resident within Ecuador have been ascribed to a newly defined species:
487/448P Western Fire-eye Pyriglena maura
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Family: Cotingidae – Cotingas has been resequenced.
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Genus Progne of American Martins within Family: Hirundinidae – Swallows, Martins has been resequenced.
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Family: Passerellidae – New World Sparrows has been revised and resequenced.
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993/991F Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanoloxia cyanoides
has been ascribed to a different genus and has a new scientific name.
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993/991Y Rothschild’s Grosbeak
has been ascribed to a different genus and has a new English name:
993/991Y Amazonian Grosbeak Cyanoloxia rothschildii
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Family: Thraupidae – Tanagers & Allies has been revised and resequenced.
985/9703 Giant Conebill
has been ascribed to a different genus and has a new species epithet. Its scientific name is now:
Conirostrum binghami
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The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:
985/9734 Band-tailed Sierra Finch Porphyrospiza alaudina
985/9822 Dull-colored Grassquit Asemospiza obscura
985/9581 Flame-crested Tanager Loriotus cristatus
985/9584 White-shouldered Tanager Loriotus luctuosus
985/9811 Thick-billed Seed Finch Sporophila funerea
985/9812 Chestnut-bellied Seed Finch Sporophila angolensis
985/9814 Large-billed Seed Finch Sporophila crassirostris
985/9816 Black-billed Seed Finch Sporophila atrirostris
985/956F Black-headed Hemispingus Pseudospingus verticalis
985/955F Black-capped Hemispingus Kleinothraupis atropileus
985/9564 Oleaginous Hemispingus Sphenopsis frontalis
985/9565 Black-eared Hemispingus Sphenopsis melanotis
985/9566 Western Hemispingus Sphenopsis ochracea
985/9567 Piura Hemispingus Sphenopsis piurae
985/9562 Superciliaried Hemispingus Thlypopsis superciliaris
985/9732 Ash-breasted Sierra Finch Geospizopsis plebejus
985/972Y Plumbeous Sierra Finch Geospizopsis unicolor
985/9607 Blue-and-yellow Tanager Pipraeidea bonariensis
985/9606 Blue-capped Tanager Sporathraupis cyanocephala
985/9617 Masked Mountain Tanager Tephrophilus wetmorei
985/9615 Black-chested Mountain Tanager Cnemathraupis eximia
985/9651 Rufous-throated Tanager Ixothraupis rufigula
985/964F Spotted Tanager Ixothraupis punctata
985/9649 Yellow-bellied Tanager Ixothraupis xanthogastra
985/965Y Golden-naped Tanager Chalcothraupis ruficervix
985/9635 Grey-and-gold Tanager Poecilostreptus palmeri
985/966Y Silver-backed Tanager Stilpnia viridicollis
985/9670 Straw-backed Tanager Stilpnia argyrofenges
985/9669 Black-capped Tanager Stilpnia heinei
985/9663 Golden-hooded Tanager Stilpnia larvata
985/9662 Blue-necked Tanager Stilpnia cyanicollis
985/9664 Masked Tanager Stilpnia nigrocincta
985/9658 Scrub Tanager Stilpnia vitriolina
