Southern or Austral Migrants

The lists below include the 50 species of southern or Austral migratory species in Peru as either non-breeders, hypothetical, or vagrant. Over half (54%) of these species belong to the Family Tyrannidae (Flycatchers). Other bird families are represented in smaller proportions.

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Southern or Austral migratory species that occur in Peru as non-breeders

True Austral Migrants
Andean Flamingo Parina Grande Phoenicoparrus andinus
James’s (Puna) Flamingo Parina Chica Phoenicoparrus jamesi
Gray Gull Gaviota Gris Leucophaeus modestus
Dark-billed Cuckoo Cuclillo de Pico Oscuro Coccyzus melacoryphus
Nacunda Nighthawk Chotacabras de Vientre Blanco Chordeiles nacunda
Little Nightjar Chotacabras Chico Setopagis parvula
Greenish Elaenia Fío-Fío Verdoso Myiopagis viridicata
Large Elaenia Fío-Fío Grande Elaenia spectabilis
Small-billed Elaenia Fío-Fío de Pico Chico Elaenia parvirostris
Slaty Elaenia Fío-Fío Pizarroso Elaenia strepera
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Mosquerito Silbador Camptostoma obsoletum
Subtropical Doradito Doradito Subtropical Pseudocolopteryx acutipennis
Southern Scrub-Flycatcher Moscareta Matorralera Sureña Sublegatus modestus
Plain Tyrannulet Inezia Simple Inezia inornata
Euler’s Flycatcher Mosquerito de Euler Lathrotriccus euleri
Vermilion Flycatcher Mosquero Bermellón Pyrocephalus rubinus
Yellow-browed Tyrant Tirano de Ceja Amarilla Satrapa icterophrys
Cinereous Ground-Tyrant Dormilona Cinérea Muscisaxicola cinereus
Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant Dormilona de Nuca Ocrácea Muscisaxicola flavinucha
Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant Dormilona de Nuca Rojiza Muscisaxicola rufivertex
Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant Dormilona de Cara Oscura Muscisaxicola maclovianus
White-browed Ground-Tyrant Dormilona de Ceja Blanca Muscisaxicola albilora
Cinnamon bellied Ground-Tyrant Dormilona de Vientre Canela Muscisaxicola capistratus
Black-fronted Ground-Tyrant Dormilona de Frente Negra Muscisaxicola frontalis
Black-backed Water-Tyrant Tirano-de-Agua de Dorso Negro Fluvicola albiventer
Streaked Flycatcher Mosquero Rayado Myiodynastes maculatus
Variegated Flycatcher Mosquero Variegado Empidonomus varius
Crowned Slaty Flycatcher Mosquero-Pizarroso Coronado Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus
White-throated Kingbird Tirano de Garganta Blanca Tyrannus albogularis
Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tijereta Sabanera Tyrannus savana
Rufous Casiornis Casiornis Rufo Casiornis rufus
Swainson’s Flycatcher Copetón de Swainson Myiarchus swainsoni
Crested Becard Cabezón Crestado Pachyramphus validus
Blue-and-white Swallow Golondrina Azul y Blanca Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Brown-chested Martin Martín de Pecho Pardo Progne tapera
Southern Martin Martín Sureño Progne elegans
White-rumped Swallow Golondrina de Lomo Blanco Tachycineta leucorrhoa
Creamy-bellied Thrush Zorzal de Vientre Cremoso Turdus amaurochalinus
Grassland Yellow-Finch Chirigüe Común Sicalis luteola
Lesson’s Seedeater Espiguero de Lesson Sporophila bouvronides
Lined Seedeater Espiguero Lineado Sporophila lineola
Double-collared Seedeater Espiguero Doble Acollarado Sporophila caerulescens

Most birds in Peru are sedentary living their lives within only a few kilometers from the site they hatched. A small group of sedentary species has populations (or subspecies) that are also migratory. The resident forms can be either restricted to a small area in the country or widespread. These species experience changes in abundance and apparent range expansion largely due to the influx of wintering individuals of the migratory form.

List of species that are breeding residents in Peru and also have a migratory population or subspecies

Greenish ElaeniaFío-Fío VerdosoMyiopagis viridicata
Southern Beardless-TyrannuletMosquerito SilbadorCamptostoma obsoletum
Subtropical DoraditoDoradito SubtropicalPseudocolopteryx acutipennis
Southern Scrub-FlycatcherMoscareta Matorralera SureñaSublegatus modestus
Euler’s FlycatcherMosquerito de EulerLathrotriccus euleri
Vermilion FlycatcherMosquero BermellónPyrocephalus rubinus
Rufous-naped Ground-TyrantDormilona de Nuca RojizaMuscisaxicola rufivertex
Streaked FlycatcherMosquero RayadoMyiodynastes maculatus
Swainson’s FlycatcherCopetón de SwainsonMyiarchus swainsoni
Crested BecardCabezón CrestadoPachyramphus validus
Blue-and-white SwallowGolondrina Azul y BlancaPygochelidon cyanoleuca
Brown-chested MartinMartín de Pecho PardoProgne tapera
Grassland Yellow-FinchChirigüe ComúnSicalis luteola