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Ecuador

South America · South America

Total Species
2522
Threatened
173
CR + EN + VU
Population
17,643,060
Area
276,841 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 17
Endangered 46
Vulnerable 110
Near Threatened 117
Least Concern 1761
Data Deficient 67
Not Evaluated 384
Extinct 11

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2085
Plantae 435
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Ecuador

Black-tipped Cotinga

Carpodectes hopkei

Least Concern

Choco Vireo

Vireo masteri

Endangered

Pavonine Quetzal

Pharomachrus pavoninus

Least Concern

Slaty-tailed Trogon

Trogon massena

Least Concern

Blue-tailed Trogon

Trogon comptus

Least Concern

White-tailed Trogon

Trogon chionurus

Least Concern

American Oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus

Least Concern

Band-tailed Nighthawk

Nyctiprogne leucopyga

Least Concern

Rufous-bellied Nighthawk

Lurocalis rufiventris

Least Concern

Choco Poorwill

Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi

Near Threatened

Ladder-tailed Nightjar

Hydropsalis climacocerca

Least Concern

Spot-tailed Nightjar

Hydropsalis maculicaudus

Least Concern

Swallow-tailed Nightjar

Uropsalis segmentata

Least Concern

Zone-tailed Hawk

Buteo albonotatus

Least Concern

Black-collared Hawk

Busarellus nigricollis

Least Concern

Brown-capped Tyrannulet

Ornithion brunneicapillus

Least Concern

Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet

Phyllomyias uropygialis

Least Concern

Cliff Flycatcher

Hirundinea ferruginea

Least Concern

Black-tailed Flycatcher / Black-tailed Myiobius

Myiobius atricaudus

Least Concern

Brownish Twistwing

Cnipodectes subbrunneus

Least Concern

Subtropical Doradito

Pseudocolopteryx acutipennis

Least Concern

Pacific Flatbill

Rhynchocyclus pacificus

Least Concern

Olivaceous Flatbill

Rhynchocyclus olivaceus

Least Concern

Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant

Myiornis atricapillus

Least Concern

Yellow Tyrannulet

Capsiempis flaveola

Least Concern

Gray-crowned Flycatcher / Gray-crowned Flatbill

Tolmomyias poliocephalus

Least Concern

Rufous-brown Solitaire

Cichlopsis leucogenys

Endangered

Whooping Motmot

Momotus subrufescens

Least Concern

Black-capped Donacobius

Donacobius atricapilla

Least Concern

South Polar Skua

Stercorarius maccormicki

Least Concern

White-faced Nunbird

Hapaloptila castanea

Least Concern

Swallow-winged Puffbird

Chelidoptera tenebrosa

Least Concern

Barred Puffbird

Nystalus radiatus

Least Concern

Black-breasted Puffbird

Notharchus pectoralis

Least Concern

Gray-breasted Crake

Laterallus exilis

Least Concern

Slate-colored Coot

Fulica ardesiaca

Least Concern

Blackish Rail

Pardirallus nigricans

Least Concern

Uniform Crake

Amaurolimnas concolor

Least Concern

Peruvian Thick-knee

Burhinus superciliaris

Least Concern

Hooded Mountain-Tanager

Buthraupis montana

Least Concern

Neotropical Palm Swift

Tachornis squamata

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

Cypseloides lemosi

Critically Endangered

Bonaparte's Gull

Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Not Evaluated

Inca Tern

Larosterna inca

Near Threatened

Yellow-billed Jacamar

Galbula albirostris

Least Concern

Black-faced Ibis

Theristicus melanopis

Least Concern

Hoatzin

Opisthocomus hoazin

Least Concern

Gray-capped Cuckoo

Coccyzus lansbergi

Least Concern

Rufous-capped Antthrush

Formicarius colma

Least Concern

Black-faced Antthrush

Formicarius analis

Least Concern

Short-tailed Antthrush

Chamaeza campanisona

Least Concern

Banded Ground-Cuckoo

Neomorphus radiolosus

Endangered

Ochre-breasted Antpitta

Grallaricula flavirostris

Near Threatened

Crescent-faced Antpitta

Grallaricula lineifrons

Near Threatened

White-bellied Antpitta

Grallaria hypoleuca

Least Concern

Moustached Antpitta

Grallaria alleni

Vulnerable

Fulvous-vented Euphonia

Euphonia fulvicrissa

Least Concern

Thrush-like Antpitta

Myrmothera campanisona

Least Concern

Greater Yellow-headed Vulture

Cathartes melambrotus

Least Concern

Blue-tailed Emerald

Chlorostilbon mellisugus

Least Concern

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