The Andean condor is the national bird of Ecuador.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Ecuador including those of the Galápagos Islands. The avifauna of Ecuador has 1663 confirmed species, of which eight are endemic to the mainland and 31 are endemic to the Galápagos. Four have been introduced by humans, 78 are rare or vagrants, and one has been extirpated. An additional 41 species are hypothetical (see below).
Except as an entry is cited otherwise, the list of species is that of the South American Classification Committee (SACC) of the American Ornithological Society.[1] The list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) are also those of the SACC.[2]
The following tags have been used to highlight certain categories of occurrence.
(V) Vagrant - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Ecuador
(EG) Endemic - Galápagos - a species endemic to the Galápagos Islands
(EM) Endemic - mainland - a species endemic to mainland Ecuador
(I) Introduced - a species introduced to Ecuador as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
(H) Hypothetical - a species recorded but with "no tangible evidence" according to the SACC
^Freile, Juan F.; Olmstead, S.; Athanas, N.; Brinkhuizen, D.M.; Navarrete, L.; Nilsson, J.; Sánchez-Nivicela, M.; Solano-Ugalde, A.; Greenfield, P.J. (January 23, 2023). "Species lists of birds for South American countries and territories: Ecuador". South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
^Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, G. Del-Rio, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 4 March 2024. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm retrieved March 5, 2024
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