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aves_peru_2025_v4

Source: R/aves_peru_data.R
aves_peru_2025_v4.Rd

The aves_peru_2025_v4 dataset provides an updated tibble of bird species recorded in Peru, based on the most recent taxonomic revisions by the South American Checklist Committee (SACC).

Usage

aves_peru_2025_v4

Format

A tibble with 1,917 rows and 6 columns:

order_name

Taxonomic order to which the bird species belongs.

family_name

Taxonomic family to which the bird species belongs.

scientific_name

Scientific name of the bird species.

english_name

English common name of the bird species.

spanish_name

Spanish common name of the bird species.

status

Category indicating the species' status, based on the following codes:

  • X: Resident species.

  • E: Endemic species. A species is considered endemic to Peru until a record outside its borders is published.

  • NB: Non-breeding (migratory) species. Species that occur regularly in Peru but only during their non-breeding period.

  • V: Vagrant species. Species that occasionally occur in Peru but are not part of the usual avifauna.

  • IN: Introduced species. Species introduced to Peru by humans (or have colonized from introduced populations elsewhere) and have established self-sustaining breeding populations.

  • H: Hypothetical species. Records based only on observations, specimens of dubious origin, or unpublished photographs or recordings kept in private hands.

  • EX: Extinct or extirpated species. Species that have gone extinct or have been extirpated from Peru.

Details

This object is kept as a historical dataset. For the current checklist, use aves_peru_2025_v5.

This version reflects dramatic taxonomic changes and category updates based on published articles, photographs, and sound recordings archived in accredited institutions. It also includes a classification criterion following the SACC guidelines. Species without a specific code are considered resident species, equivalent to the "X" category of the SACC.

  • Total species: 1,917

  • Distribution by status:

    • X: 1,547 species

    • E: 120 species

    • NB: 139 species

    • V: 85 species

    • IN: 3 species

    • EX: 0 species

    • H: 23 species

These updates reflect the SACC’s continuous evaluation process, which now recognizes several former subspecies as full species.

References

Plenge, M. A. Version (29-09-2025) List of the birds of Peru / Lista de las aves del Perú. Unión de Ornitólogos del Perú: https://sites.google.com/site/boletinunop/checklist

See also

For more information about the data, visit: https://sites.google.com/site/boletinunop/checklist

Author

Data compilation: Manuel A. Plenge Package implementation: Paul Efren Santos Andrade

Examples

# Load the dataset
data("aves_peru_2025_v4")