Peru is located in the Center-west of South America. The country has diverse climates largely influenced by the cold Humboldt current, the Andes Mountain chain, and the area of high pressure in the South Pacific. The variety of climate types range from the extremely dry western lowlands to a variety of climates across the Andean mountain chain at
various elevation, to extremely wet eastern Andean foothills and rainforest lowlands. This geographic and climate diversity has resulted in Peru being designated as one of the 10 most diverse, or mega-diverse countries on the planet. There is a total of 104 species of birds endemics to Peru or species of birds found only within the country’s political boundaries. Photo: Black Metaltail.
List of the Endemic Birds of Peru
| White-winged Guan | Pava de Ala Blanca | Penelope albipennis |
| Sira Curassow | Paujil del Sira | Pauxi koepckeae |
| Junín Grebe | Zambullidor de Junín | Podiceps taczanowskii |
| Koepcke’s Screech-Owl | Lechuza de Koepcke | Megascops koepckeae |
| Long-whiskered Owlet | Lechucita Bigotona | Xenoglaux loweryi |
| Koepcke’s Hermit | Ermitaño de Koepcke | Phaethornis koepckeae |
| Peruvian Piedtail | Cola-pintada Peruano | Phlogophilus harterti |
| Bronze-tailed Comet | Cometa de Cola Bronceada | Polyonymus caroli |
| Gray-bellied Comet | Cometa de Vientre Gris | Taphrolesbia griseiventris |
| Black-breasted Hillstar | Estrella de Pecho Negro | Oreotrochilus melanogaster |
| Bearded Mountaineer | Montañes Barbudo | Oreonympha nobilis |
| Coppery Metaltail | Colibrí Cobrizo | Metallura theresiae |
| Fire-throated Metaltail | Colibrí Barba de Fuego | Metallura eupogon |
| Black Metaltail | Colibrí Negro | Metallura phoebe |
| Marvelous Spatuletail | Colibrí Cola de Espátula | Loddigesia mirabilis |
| White-tufted Sunbeam | Rayo-de-Sol Acanelado | Aglaeactis castelnaudii |
| Purple-backed Sunbeam | Rayo-de-Sol de Dorso Púrpura | Aglaeactis aliciae |
| Spot-throated Hummingbird | Colibrí de Taczanowski | Leucippus taczanowskii |
| Green-and-white Hummingbird | Colibrí Verde y Blanco | Amazilia viridicauda |
| Scarlet-banded Barbet | Barbudo de Franja Escarlata | Capito wallacei |
| Yellow-browed Toucanet | Tucancillo de Ceja Amarilla | Aulacorhynchus huallagae |
| Speckle-chested Piculet | Carpinterito de Pecho Jaspeado | Picumnus steindachneri |
| Black-necked Woodpecker | Carpintero de Cuello Negro | Colaptes atricollis |
| Yellow-faced Parrotlet | Periquito de Cara Amarilla | Forpus xanthops |
| Creamy-bellied Antwren | Hormiguerito de Vientre Cremoso | Herpsilochmus motacilloides |
| Ash-throated Antwren | Hormiguerito de Garganta Ceniza | Herpsilochmus parkeri |
| Allpahuayo Antbird | Hormiguero de Allpahuayo | Percnostola arenarum |
| White-masked Antbird | Hormiguero de Mascara Blanca | Pithys castaneus |
| Pale-billed Antpitta | Tororoi de Pico Pálido | Grallaria carrikeri |
| Rusty-tinged Antpitta | Tororoi Rojizo | Grallaria przewalskii |
| Bay Antpitta | Tororoi Bayo | Grallaria capitalis |
| Red-and-white Antpitta | Tororoi Rojo y Blanco | Grallaria erythroleuca |
| Chestnut Antpitta | Tororoi Castaño | Grallaria blakei |
| Ochre-fronted Antpitta | Tororoi de Frente Ocrácea | Grallaricula ochraceifrons |
| Unicolored Tapaculo | Tapaculo Unicolor | Scytalopus unicolor |
| Large-footed Tapaculo | Tapaculo de Pata Grande | Scytalopus macropus |
| Rufous-vented Tapaculo | Tapaculo de Subcaudales Rufas | Scytalopus femoralis |
| Neblina Tapaculo | Tapaculo de Neblina | Scytalopus altirostris |
| Ancash Tapaculo | Tapaculo de Ancash | Scytalopus affinis |
| Tschudi’s Tapaculo | Tapaculo de Tschudi | Scytalopus acutirostris |
| Vilcabamba Tapaculo | Tapaculo de Vilcabamba | Scytalopus urubambae |
| Junin Tapaculo | Tapaculo de Junín | Scytalopus gettyae |
| Coastal Miner | Minero Peruano | Geositta peruviana |
| Thick-billed Miner | Minero de Pico Grueso | Geositta crassirostris |
| Dark-winged Miner | Minero Andino | Geositta saxicolina |
| Striated Earthcreeper | Bandurrita Peruana | Geocerthia serrana |
| White-bellied Cinclodes | Churrete de Vientre Blanco | Cinclodes palliatus |
| Surf Cinclodes | Churrete Marisquero | Cinclodes taczanowskii |
| Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail | Tijeral de Corona Castaña | Leptasthenura pileata |
| White-browed Tit-Spinetail | Tijeral de Ceja Blanca | Leptasthenura xenothorax |
| Chestnut-backed Thornbird | Espinero de Dorso Castaño | Phacellodomus dorsalis |
| Junín Canastero | Canastero de Junín | Asthenes virgata |
| Vilcabamba Thistletail | Cola-Cardo de Vilcabamba | Asthenes vilcabambae |
| Rusty-fronted Canastero | Canastero de Frente Rojiza | Asthenes ottonis |
| Eye-ringed Thistletail | Cola-Cardo de Ojo Anillado | Asthenes palpebralis |
| Russet-mantled Softtail | Cola-Suave de Manto Rojizo | Thripophaga berlepschi |
| Marcapata Spinetail | Cola-Espina de Marcapata | Cranioleuca marcapatae |
| Creamy-crested Spinetail | Cola-Espina de Cresta Cremosa | Cranioleuca albicapilla |
| Cactus Canastero | Canastero de los Cactus | Pseudasthenes cactorum |
| Great Spinetail | Cola-Espina Grande | Synallaxis hypochondriaca |
| Russet-bellied Spinetail | Cola-Espina de Vientre Rojizo | Synallaxis zimmeri |
| Apurimac Spinetail | Cola-Espina de Apurímac | Synallaxis courseni |
| Unstreaked Tit-Tyrant | Torito Llano | Uromyias agraphia |
| Mishana Tyrannulet | Moscareta de Mishana | Zimmerius villarejoi |
| Peruvian Tyrannulet | Moscareta Peruana | Zimmerius viridiflavus |
| Inca Flycatcher | Mosquerito Inca | Leptopogon taczanowskii |
| Johnson’s Tody-Flycatcher | Espatulilla de Johnson | Poecilotricus luluae |
| Black-backed Tody-Flycatcher | Espatulilla de Dorso Negro | Poecilotriccus pulchellus |
| Tumbes Tyrant | Pitajo de Tumbes | Tumbezia salvini |
| Piura Chat-Tyrant | Pitajo de Piura | Ochthoeca piurae |
| Rufous Flycatcher | Copetón Rufo | Myiarchus semirufus |
| Masked Fruiteater | Frutero Enmascarado | Pipreola pulchra |
| White-cheeked Cotinga | Cotinga de Mejilla Blanca | Zaratornis stresemanni |
| Peruvian Plantcutter | Cortarrama Peruano | Phytotoma raimondii |
| Bay-vented Cotinga | Cotinga de Subcaudales Bayas | Doliornis sclateri |
| Cerulean-capped Manakin | Saltarín de Gorro Cerúleo | Lepidothrix coeruleocapilla |
| Inca Wren | Cucarachero Inca | Pheugopedius eisenmanni |
| Peruvian Wren | Cucarachero Peruano | Cinnycerthia peruana |
| Iquitos Gnatcatcher | Perlita de Iquitos | Polioptila clementsi |
| Parodi’s Hemispingus | Hemispingo de Parodi | Hemispingus parodii |
| Rufous-browed Hemispingus | Hemispingo de Ceja Rufa | Hemispingus rufosuperciliaris |
| Brown-flanked Tanager | Tangara de Flanco Pardo | Thlypopsis pectoralis |
| Pardusco | Pardusco | Nephelornis oneilli |
| Black-bellied Tanager | Tangara de Vientre Negro | Ramphocelus melanogaster |
| Golden-backed Mountain-Tanager | Tangara-de-Montaña de Dorso Dorado | Cnemathraupis aureodorsalis |
| Yellow-scarfed Tanager | Tangara de Bufanda Amarilla | Iridosornis reinhardti |
| Sira Tanager | Tangara del Sira | Tangara phillipsi |
| Cinereous Finch | Fringilo Cinéreo | Piezorina cinerea |
| Great Inca-Finch | Fringilo-Inca Grande | Incaspiza pulchra |
| Rufous-backed Inca-Finch | Fringilo-Inca de Dorso Rufo | Incaspiza personata |
| Gray-winged Inca-Finch | Fringilo-Inca de Ala Gris | Incaspiza ortizi |
| Buff-bridled Inca-Finch | Fringilo-Inca de Frenillo Anteado | Incaspiza laeta |
| Little Inca-Finch | Fringilo-Inca Chico | Incaspiza watkinsi |
| Plain-tailed Warbling-Finch | Monterita de Cola Simple | Poospiza alticola |
| Rufous-breasted Warbling-Finch | Monterita de Pecho Rufo | Poospiza rubecula |
| Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch | Monterita de Pecho Castaño | Poospiza caesar |
| Raimondi’s Yellow-Finch | Chirigüe de Raimondi | Sicalis raimondii |
| Rufous-eared Brush-Finch | Matorralero de Oreja Rufa | Atlapetes rufigenis |
| Apurimac Brush-Finch | Matorralero de Apurímac | Atlapetes forbesi |
| Black-spectacled Brush-Finch | Matorralero de Anteojos Negros | Atlapetes melanopsis |
| Rusty-bellied Brush-Finch | Matorralero de Vientre Rojizo | Atlapetes nationi |
| Cuzco Brush-Finch | Matorralero de Cusco | Atlapetes canigenis |
| Vilcabamba Brush-Finch | Matorralero de Vilcabamba | Atlapetes terborghi |
| Selva Cacique | Cacique de Koepcke | Cacicus koepckeae |
References:
- Plenge, M. A. Version February 2014. List of the Birds of Peru. Lima, Peru.