Bolivia

Checklist of Endemic Bird Species

This list of bird species found exclusively in Bolivia is based on the taxonomy used in del Hoyo & Collar (2014 & 2016). The source list based on the December 2017 update is available online here. For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

del Hoyo, J. & N.J. Collar HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. 2014 Vol. 1: Non-passerines & 2016 Vol. 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

For alternative lists of endemic Bolivian birds see (Birds of Bolivia) and (Bird Bolivia WM)

Additional species recognized after the HBW-BirdLife December 2017 update or considered valid by other major checklists are listed at the bottom of the page.

Pauxi unicornis  (Galliformes Cracidae)  Horned Curassow

Discosura letitiae  (Caprimulgiformes Trochilidae)  Coppery Thorntail

Aglaeactis pamela  (Caprimulgiformes Trochilidae)  Black-hooded Sunbeam

Coeligena violifer  (Caprimulgiformes Trochilidae)  Bolivian Starfrontlet

Myiopsitta luchsi  (Psittaciformes Psittacidae)  Cliff Parakeet

Ara glaucogularis  (Psittaciformes Psittacidae)  Blue-throated Macaw

Ara rubrogenys  (Psittaciformes Psittacidae)  Red-fronted Macaw

Hylopezus auricularis  (Passeriformes Grallariidae)  Masked Antpitta

Tarphonomus harterti  (Passeriformes Furnariidae)  Bolivian Earthcreeper

Asthenes berlepschi  (Passeriformes Furnariidae)  Berlepsch's Canastero

Asthenes harterti  (Passeriformes Furnariidae)  Black-throated Thistletail

Cranioleuca henricae  (Passeriformes Furnariidae)  Bolivian Spinetail

Phibalura boliviana  (Passeriformes Cotingidae)  Apolo Cotinga

Turdus haplochrous  (Passeriformes Turdidae)  Unicolored Thrush

Oreopsar bolivianus  (Passeriformes Icteridae)  Bolivian Blackbird

Poospiza garleppi  (Passeriformes Thraupidae)  Cochabamba Mountain-finch

Microspingus torquatus  (Passeriformes Thraupidae)  Ringed Warbling-finch

Diglossa carbonaria  (Passeriformes Thraupidae)  Gray-bellied Flowerpiercer

The following additional endemic species were recognized as distinct by the IOC since the IOC 10.1 checklist (IOC) and were also not recognized in any of the other checklists listed above.

Grallaria cochabambae  (Passeriformes Grallariidae)  Bolivian Antpitta

Heliothraupis oneilli  (Passeriformes Thraupidae)  Inti Tanager  (Breeding)