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ECUADOR

24 January - 10 March 2005

by Dave
Klauber, Janos Olah, Mike Watson, Jonas Nilsson


The Antpitta Trip & Then Some


I had the good fortune to spend 45 days in Ecuador from late January through early March. 30 days were spent as part of a small group with Jonas Nilsson of Andean Birding as our guide. The rough trip itinerary was determined mostly by Janos Olah, who with Mike Watson comprised the other 2 participants. They were both very good birders, and Janos in particular is one of the better field birders who I have had the pleasure to bird with. He works as a guide for Saker Tours in Hungary. It was Mike’s first trip to South America and he had an obscene number of lifers, over 550 I believe. Jonas has an excellent ear and knows almost all the calls and sounds, essential in this part of the world. The trip was expedition style – we stayed mostly in basic hotels, camped a bit, and endured a couple of rough muddy trails, eating most of the day meals from Jonas’ jeep.

 

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Trip Reports taken from

I did not do much planning other than the Yuturi portion, since the outline of the trip had been determined, subject to change – which it did. My biggest disappointment was the group’s decision to skip Canande in the western lowlands (pricey at about $90 per person), which had the potential for some rarities, including Rufous-crowned Antpitta. We tried for the antpitta elsewhere with no luck.

 

MONEY & LOGISTICS


The US dollar is used for currency, supplemented by local coins of the same denomination as US coins. Traveler’s checks in US dollars were difficult to cash in many towns, excepting Quito & Loja. A few larger places will accept payment in traveler’s checks, but have plenty of cash. There are ATMs in the larger cities.

The cab fare from the airport in Quito is $4 - 5, $6 in the evening or early morning. Cabs around Quito are $1.50 – 2.00 for most places.

We generally stayed in moderate to low budget hotels. Room prices ranged from $3-$20
 

A Bell South telephone card can be useful, sold in denominations of $3, $5, and up.
 

My estimate is that the total cost for me was about $5,000 dollars. Biggest expenses were my portion of the guide fees ($2,300), about $530 for Yuturi, and another $650 for Jonas on my own for 3 days. As a group we averaged about $40 a day each for all expenses - food, lodging, gas and entrance fees. Gas was about $2.10 a gallon, but varied.


A note on entrance fees –
 

Most places have entrance fees – parks, private hummingbird feeders, etc. They ranged from about $5 - $15 per person. Most of this money goes to a good cause, preserving habitat, but it was a surprise to me as I had not experienced so many entrance fees in a country before. The national parks do not have a pass for multiple entrances – each entry is separate. Note the excellent work being done by the Jocotoco foundation in buying land for endangered species, but their lodges are expensive – over $100 per person at most, regardless of the quality of the accommodation.

 

YUTURI LODGE


There are several Amazonian lodges to choose from in Ecuador, all very expensive. Most do a Monday to Friday program for about $900-$1100 dollars from Quito, including airfare to Coca (about $120 RT). I chose Yuturi because I had been told it was the most reliable place for Black-necked Red-Cotinga, which I saw, and was considerably cheaper than Kapawi, La Selva, Sacha, etc. Their Monday to Friday program was $520, including the round trip airfare to Coca. The lodge was basic, but OK. My biggest complaint was that I only had 2 full days in the area, and I was pretty much rained out one afternoon. It takes a full day to get there, and you arrive around dusk on Monday evening. I had been told that they leave Thursday for Yarina lodge (only 45 minutes boat ride from Coca), but I thought it would leave after lunch, not 7 AM. If you plan to go there I would recommend trying to do a Friday to Friday stay, which would be worth the extra money, or at least stress that you want to bird as much as possible in the Yuturi area, including Thursday morning, opting out of the planned visit to an indigenous house and the monkey island (although Rufous-headed Woodpecker is supposed to be there). The Quito office did suggest that I could stay at Yarina all day, catching a late afternoon flight to Quito, which I decided to do. Unfortunately I was rained out most of the morning.

 

BIRDS


<>The species total was 873 by Ridgeley’s taxonomy, including my extra 2 weeks, including heard birds (71 species). My personal totals using Clements were 755 seen plus78 heard. The object was not a big trip list, but antpittas and hard-to-find species. The group total for the 30 day trip was about 700, including heard birds. We probably set a record for antpittas with 15 species seen by the group, with another 3 heard, and another 3 heard by me afterwards at Yuturi Lodge. Highlights were many and myriad – stunning looks at Giant Antpitta perched in a tree like a heron or huge chicken, Jocotoco Antpitta, Crescent-faced Antpitta, Long-wattled Umbrellabird, Chestnut-bellied Cotinga, Black-necked Red-Cotinga, Orange-breasted Fruiteater, Henna-hooded Foliage-Gleaner, all 3 iridisornis tanagers… the list goes on. I have attached a trip list copied from Excel. Biggest misses were probably Chestnut-naped Antpitta, which is apparently regular at the Tapichalaca feeders, Rufous-headed Woodpecker at Yuturi, and Ecuadorian Piedtail, seen by everyone but me. Inquiries about specific species will gladly be answered at:  davehawkowl@msn.com


THE TRIP

 

Jan 24, Monday – flight to Quito from New York via Miami

A big snowstorm delayed my planned departure on Jan 23, and nearly delayed this flight. I arrived in Quito at 8:30 PM, temperature in the 60’s and rainy, and got a cab / van for $6 to the Hostal Zentrum (listed as the Palm Garten in Lonely Planet) for $15 a night including breakfast. The German owner is renovating the main building and I stayed in a small, dark room where I could feel the box spring supports through the mattress. Not recommended as it was during my stay.

 

Jan 25 – Quito

A decent breakfast at the Zentrum, then to the Yuturi Lodge office on Amazonas near Cordero, where I paid for my stay at Yuturi Lodge. The rest of the day was spent walking around, getting acclimatized. I met Jonas for a good lunch at the hotel for $2.50 each, and we arranged a pick-up for the morning. Mike and Janos were due to arrive late that evening via Venezuela & Colombia. I had a mild altitude headache all day.

 

Jan 26 – Yanacocha

Jonas picked me up at 5, drove to his apartment and picked up Janos and Mike, and we arrived at Yanacocha Preserve at 6:40. Admission was $5 per person. We drove in a short way, then walked about 2 km to where there was a bathroom and hummingbird feeders, and a trail down into the forest. Barred Fruiteater and many hummers that included Sword-billed, Rainbow-bearded Thornbill and White-bellied Woodstar were seen, but no Black-breasted Puffleg. Tawny and Rufous Antpittas were the first antpittas seen. Night at Jonas’ flat in Quito.

 

Jan 27, Thursday – Bellavista

4 AM start arriving at Bellavista around 6:15. We did the research station road and the R trail all morning, seeing Tanager Finch, Ocellated Tapaculo and lots of hummingbirds at the lodge. In the afternoon we visited Tony & Barbara’s place for more hummers ($5 per person entrance). We stayed at the Bellavista research station, a building with bunk beds, hot water showers, and cooking facilities for $10 per person, seeing Band-winged Nightjar on the road after dark. No luck with Giant Antpitta. Dinner at Bellavista. Barbara told us reports from other groups were that it was still dry in the south, so we decided to alter our route to visit the north first, hoping that the rains would start by the time we arrived south. Jonas said it would be more difficult for some species otherwise.

 

Jan 28, Friday – Bellavista

5 AM try for owls, hearing Rufescent Screech-Owl but never seeing it, although we did see Rufous-bellied Nighthawk. During the day we did Bellavista, the old Nono-Mindo road down to near Santa Rosa, and Tandayapa Lodge ($5 per person). Yellow-breasted Antpitta was seen well eventually by all of us. Dinner again at Bellavista, which was pricey and not all that great, although the atmosphere and drinks were nice.   

 

Jan 29 – Bella Vista and drive north

We went to Bellavista and lucked out with an outstanding long look at Giant Antpitta on the D trail, off the C trail. It flew up into a tree on a steep slope at eye level, looking like a big chicken or a heron with its huge bill, calling softly and staying perched for several minutes. When it called the bill remained closed, but the neck feathers moved slightly. It was dark rufous underneath with a slaty crown, but otherwise not strongly patterned. This was a trip highlight, #2 for us after the Jocotoco. We eventually left the area and drove north towards the La Bonita Road, staying in the small town of Julio Andrade at the Residencia Julio Andrade for $4 per person. It was basic and somewhat noisy, being on the main road, with a shower that gave shocks when you tried to adjust the hot water. This was a contender for worst hotel of the trip.

 

Jan 30 – La Bonita Road to Tulcan

4:30 departure for the La Bonita Road in Succumbios, arriving at a forested section along the road a bit past Santa Barbara 2 hours later. We struggled to finally get looks at Bicolored Antpitta, until recently thought to be a Colombian endemic and first found here by Jonas. We found a small entrance into the forest on the downward slope, and had an excellent look at Tawny-breasted Tinamou. Along the road were interesting variants of Spectacled Whitestarts with different degrees of yellow on the face, some having almost completely yellow faces, lores, and foreheads. Also seen were Red-hooded Tanagers and White-capped Tanagers. Weather was cloudy with some light rain. We drove to Tulcan in the evening, seeing a Short-eared Owl perched in a tree along the way. Hotel Alejandra on Calle Sucre, $5/person.

 

Jan 31 – Tulcan to Chilma Alto

We left Tulcan at 5:30, but spent almost 30 minutes at the police checkpoint while they phoned someone to clear us. The drive goes through paramo and frailejones plants, then descends to the village of Chilma Alto, where Jonas had spent some time previously. We arrived around 7:30, had breakfast, then walked in on a path to the left next to a house. This was a steep, very muddy and slippery path, chewed up by the horses that transport timber along it. A short distance along the path, maybe half a kilometer, Jonas tried the tape and we finally saw 2 Purplish-mantled Tanagers, very skulking for a tanager and not easy to see well. It’s worth the effort, as it’s a beautiful bird seen in decent light. Further down the trail Jonas has seen Black Solitaire, Hoary Puffleg, and White-faced Nunbird. We saw the Nunbird at 2,100 meters, near its upper limits. No solitaire or puffleg, but we had excellent looks at Powerful Woodpecker, and Yellow-vented Woodpecker was along one path. We paid $10 per person to a local official for a community fund. The weather was fairly hot and sunny, and we encountered some light rain returning over the pass in the late afternoon. In the paramo region we had Blue-mantled Thornbill and Red-rumped Bush-Tyrant. We drove to Ambuqui and the very nice Oasis Hotel on the outskirts of town for $10 per person.

 

Feb 1, Tuesday – Cerro Mongus

Leaving the Oasis before dawn we heard Burrowing Owls, and drove to Cerro Mongus, also near the Colombian border. This is described in Ahlman’s trip report on the Andean Birding website, and took us about 90 minutes from Ambuqui. After the town and the mud football field, amazingly surrounded with tall light poles, the road ascends a steep 1.7km, probably impassable by vehicle in the rain, although they were grading the road while we were there. We stopped where the road tapered to a path and you couldn’t drive, and camped there. Flammulated Treehunter was here, and the next day Janos found Black-thighed Puffleg in the area while Mike and I were up higher. We walked about 10-15 minutes up the path until we reached a clearing where you could see open habitat bordered by forest. We walked a couple of minutes to the right where we heard Crescent-faced Antpitta and were treated to excellent looks at one perched in branches. Janos got some good photos as well. We continued walking higher to about 3,500 meters, keeping along the forest edge to our left. A short ways after a lone large tree on the right, a trail enters the forest on the left, going through the forest along a ridge for about 1-2km before exiting onto an open area. There are 3 or 4 open areas where you can scan the slopes. This forest has some good birds, but can be variable. It was warm and mostly sunny with some clouds, and bird activity was low while we were there (10 – 4). Mike and Janos descended around 2, and Jonas and I stayed until about 4, seeing Masked-Mountain Tanagers. We pitched our tents, drank some wine and had dinner. In the evening we walked up the path and after much effort were rewarded with good looks at White-throated Screech-Owl. Rufous-banded Owl was heard by the campsite.

 

Feb 2 – Cerro Mongus to Quito

Jonas woke us early (5 AM?) because Rufous-banded Owl was calling nearby, and we all had good looks at it. Mike and I set off at 6:30 to try for the cotinga and Masked Mountain-Tanager, reaching the trail into the forest at 7:20. The weather was cloudy and overcast, and the difference was striking, as there was much more bird activity. Golden-crowned Tanager, Masked Mountain-Tanager, Black-backed Bush-Tanager, and Rufous Antpitta were seen. Mike and I staked out different clearings, and Mike’s sharp eyes spotted a distant Chestnut-bellied Cotinga about 9:30 in either the second or third clearing. It showed its chestnut crown patch in flight. A short while later in the next clearing nearer the entrance of the path, 2 or 3 birds showed much closer, allowing us outstanding looks. One seemed to be a female or immature bird. We hiked back down and left camp about 11, rain appearing imminent. Janos had seen a Black-thighed Puffleg while Mike and I were watching the cotinga. When we hit lower elevations and drier habitat we saw Scrub Tanager and a female Blue-headed Sapphire. We took a detour before reaching Otavalo for a White-rimmed Brush-Finch location, but the rear gate on the jeep broke and we returned to Quito without seeing it. Mike and the snoring Janos stayed at Jonas’, and I stayed at the more luxurious apartment of Charlie Vogt.

 

Feb 3 – Papallacta and San Isidro

A well deserved sleep in while Jonas checked on his vehicle, which would take several days to fix. We used Charley’s car for a couple of days, and left around 11 AM for Papallacta Pass. On the radio towers road I was lucky enough to spot a Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe from the car, which we all got excellent looks at in spite of the fog and rain. We descended to the hummingbird feeders at Guango – admission $5 / person. Field Guides were there and were watching the end of a good flock that was just disappearing as we arrived. Gorgeted Woodstar and Mountain Avocetbill unfortunately were not present, but we watched the other hummers in light rain as we drank tea &coffee, also walking a short ways to the forest to watch a small flock. We arrived at San Isidro in the late afternoon and stayed at the Yanu Yacu research station ($15/person with dinner), usually not open to the public, so we were lucky. Harold Greeney has been working there for years and found a Peruvian Antpitta on the nest a couple of years previously. He has an amazing talent for finding nests. We were encouraged to learn that Harold and his researchers had found another 2 nests, one of which they thought had the possibility of being active. We found out later that it wasn’t. It was still raining so we had dinner and chatted with the researchers before retiring.

 

Feb 4 – San Isidro, Guacamayos Pass, to Quito

Harold had graciously agreed to show us where the Peruvian Antpitta nests and territories were, and we set out at 6AM in light rain on very muddy trails and deep stream crossings, which flooded into all our hiking boots. Harold showed us 2 nests, but there were no Peruvian Antpittas seen or heard while we were there. Along the main road we heard White-bellied Antpitta but only Janos got a glimpse of it. In the afternoon we drove to Guacamayos Pass, arriving about 4 PM. We lucked out with a calling Barred Antthrush that came into the tape, giving us a good luck at this rare antthrush. It was overcast and cloudy, although visibility was adequate. We drove back to Quito where again I stayed at Charlie’s and the others at Jonas’ flat. 

 

Feb 5 – Quito to Alausi

We had a late start due to getting laundry and the car repairs running late. This was Saturday, the first day of carnival, and we hit lots of traffic leaving Quito. We had a short stop at Hacienda La Cienaga to try for Subtropical Doradito (no luck) and Ecuadorian / Virginia Rail, which we did see, along with Giant Hummingbird. After a wrong turn and some delays we stopped at a hotel in Alausi for $20 a room.

 

Feb 6 – El Cajas, through Cuenca, to Yunguilla

4:40 departure in very thick fog through Cuenca arriving at Las Cajas Park around 9:30 AM. Entrance is $10 / person good for a couple of days. It was overcast with visibility poor for raptors, but OK for land birds. At the park HQ next to a small lake there was Tit-like Dacnis and Paramo Tapaculo, and just by the second guard station we birded the surrounding fields and forest, seeing Giant Conebill, Ecuadorian Hillstar, and Violet-throated Metaltail. We departed about 1, lunching in Cuenca. Carnival was in full swing as we drove through towns, with water being thrown at cars, especially those sitting in the back of uncovered pickups. Enrique, caretaker for the Yunguilla Reserve recently purchased by the Jocotoco Foundation, met us at the road junction, and we drove him to the reserve. We birded the reserve from 4:30-7:30 PM, seeing Dull-colored Grassquit, the first of many Pacific Pygmy-Owls, and only briefly heard Buff-fronted Owl, which we never did see. Enrique let us sleep on the floor of an open room in his house. Fernando, a student working there, was also living there in his tent pitched on his porch.   

 

Feb 7 – Yunguilla to Loja

We got up early, but there was some delay, and we left at dawn, too late for a serious attempt for the Buff-fronted Owl, although we did try unsuccessfully. There was fog and mist until about 8, and after a couple of hours we lucked out with good looks at Pale-headed Brush-Finch, the only known location for this very rare species. We saw some other species – Tawny-crowned Pygmy-Tyrant, Rufous-chested Tanager – and the next highlight was Blue Seedeater, a bamboo specialist that has eluded me over the years. I think the admission was $10 or $15 per person, but I forgot to note it. On the way back to Loja we stopped at a spot for the inexplicably very local White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant, which we saw. Mike spotted Bearded Guan along the road. Night at the pleasant Bombuscaro Hotel in Loja on 10 de Agosto street, large rooms for $15/person. They also do laundry. Almost everything was closed for carnival even though it was Monday.

 

Feb 8 – Loja to Cajanuma to Tapichalaca

Heavy rain and fog welcomed us at Cajanuma Park, not far from Loja. After waiting a while we conceded defeat and headed towards the main trip target area, Tapichalaca for the Jocotoco Antpitta. We stopped in the town of Malacatos, which had a flock of Chestnut-collared Swallows at the church. On the outskirts of Vilcabamba we stopped at a marshy area along the road to see Plumbeous Rail, one of the few spots for it in Ecuador. We arrived at the Tapichalaca Preserve, the premier property of the Jocotoco Foundation, about 1. Jonas knew the staff and they graciously let us eat inside their facility. It’s a nice place, but quite pricey at over $100 per person. Admission to bird the property is $15 per person. After watching the hummingbird feeders (highlighted for me by Rufous-capped Thornbill) we walked along the muddy trails with off and on rain, hearing the Jocotoco Antpitta once in the distance. We saw Orange-banded Flycatcher and Golden-plumed Parakeet, and White-capped Tanager along the main road while walking back. We drove south to the small town of Valladolid, finding a basic hotel just off the town square for $3/ person with shared bath. This place won for most basic/worst hotel of the trip, but was certainly preferable to $100 plus per night, and was only 30 minutes from Tapichalaca. The foundation property has an antpitta feeder just behind the lodge which gets Chestnut-naped Antpitta, and once had Jocotoco Antpitta. Unfortunately during our short stay we did not see it, a big miss for the trip.

 

Feb 9 – Tapichalaca to Loja

5:30 departure in rain, which fortunately was much lighter at Tapichalaca. We walked a trail behind the lodge over a hill which eventually led to the preferred site for the Jocotoco. About 8:30 we were treated to an excellent look at one on a log in the open, staying long enough for us to see it well with Janos getting off one rear view photo. On the way back we saw Slate-crowned Antpitta in a bamboo patch. Elated, having seen the main target bird, we returned to the lodge and ate (our own food), and I checked out the feeders in vain for Chestnut-naped Antpitta. We did get a good look at Chusquea Tapaculo feeding along the trail near the feeder the previous day. Leaving Tapichalaca around 1, we detoured up Cerro Toledo to intermittent rain and wind. We finally saw the Neblina Metaltail, and Paramo Tapaculos flying over the scrub, a behavior we had never seen before in tapaculos. Back to Loja, the Bombuscaro Hotel, and an Italian meal with cheap sangria that gave some of us headaches the next day.

 

Feb 10 – Loja to Zamora

Second try at Cajanuma with the same results – rain and few birds. There is an entrance fee but I forget how much. We drove back to Loja mid-morning where I managed to change some traveler’s checks. After stocking up at a local bakery, we hit the Zamora Road, with a stop at the Romarillos entrance to the park. A raptor scan was not productive, and a walk downhill on the trails didn’t yield much, so we continued to Zamora, checking into Hotel Orillas de Zamora about 12:30. Rooms were $12 per single, $18 for a double. This was the first hot weather we experienced, and by the end of the day Mike had succumbed to something. We birded the Bombuscaro entrance to Podocarpus Park in the afternoon, seeing Black-streaked Puffbird and Blue-rumped Manakin en route, and the recently described Foothill Elaenia with a small flock at the park headquarters. It had been raining a lot and was quite hot and humid. Back to a local restaurant (Restaurant Don Pepe?) where we ate all our meals while in Zamora. Mike retired early, feeling ill.

 

Feb 11 – Podocarpus Park to Loja to Catamaya

Mike had a bad stomach bug, and stayed in. The three of us got to Bombuscaro Park about 6:30. Just near the carpark Janos spotted a Lanceolated Monklet, much sought after by both of us. Further down the trail he spotted another, two outstanding sightings as they are difficult to spot while perched and silent. A female, then male Amazonian Umbrellabird were along the trail within the first few hundred meters of the parking area. The weather was cool and overcast, perfect birding weather. Other species of note were White-breasted Parakeet, Ash-browed Spinetail, Yellow-breasted Antwren, possible Plain-winged Antwren, Black-billed Treehunter, and Coppery-chested Jacamar by Janos. It started raining about 11, so we returned to the hotel, picked up Mike, still feeling badly, and went for lunch and an internet stop. We drove slowly back to Loja with a couple of stops along the way, arriving about 3:30. We picked up our laundry at the hotel, and drove west over a ridge to Catamaya. Now started the Tumbesian specialties, and we had Chapman’s Antshrike, Red-masked Parakeet, and Bay-crowned Brush-Finch at a roadside stop. We stayed outside of town at the resort-like Hostal Los Almendros for $12/person. The rooms were large and there was a swimming pool, but the workers were still recovering/celebrating carnival and hadn’t cleaned up much. Dinner in town.

 

Feb 12 – Catamaya to Macara

18 lifers for me today, as we hit the Tumbesians, a new avifauna for me. We left the hotel before 6 driving about 15 minutes outside town along the road. It was still dark so we had breakfast while it got light, after which we had Tumbes Sparrows and Elegant Crescentchest. We drove slowly to Macara, on the Peruvian border, seeing a small flock of Saffron Siskins and Watkin’s Antpitta by the highway. Locals informed us that it had only started raining 3 days earlier, so it was good that we had not come here directly, as originally planned. There was some light rain at 12 when we arrived in Macara, so we had lunch and checked into the Hotel Espiga de Oro ($7 single, $12 double, no hot water) and had a siesta. Around 3 we drove towards Sosorango, birding along the road, and the rain got much heavier. Our hotel lobby was thick with mosquitoes after dark, although fortunately my room was OK, probably helped by the fan.

 

Feb 13 – Macara to Sosorango

5:45 departure for the Jorupe forest, a property along the road newly purchased by the Jocotoco Foundation. The first part of the trail was too steep and muddy to drive, so we walked in, spending the morning there (about 7 – 12). It was hot with mixed sun and clouds. Mike was still sick, and he turned back at 10:30, accompanied by Janos. Jointly we saw Pale-browed Tinamou, Henna-hooded Foliage-Gleaner – another highlight-, Ecuadorian Piculet, Blackish-headed Spinetail and Gray-breasted Flycatcher. Jonas and I saw Gray-barred Hawk and Rufous-necked Foliage-Gleaner. This is a recent acquisition, and there was no headquarters or admission fee instituted yet. Jonas drove us up to Sosorango for lunch, then up to Utuana in fog, mist, and light rain. Night in Sosorango - didn’t note the details but the hotel was cheap and just off the town square. Dinner was at a local restaurant on the square, with no choice. It was a good, solid meal.

 

Feb 14 – Sosorango to Alamar

Back to Utuana, where we stopped at a bamboo patch along the road to see the very local Gray-headed Antbird, Rusty-breasted Antpitta (not mentioned in the Birds of Ecuador), and Piura Hemispingus. Utuana had better weather this time – mixed sun and clouds-, Jelski’s Chat-Tyrant, one of the nicest in a nice genus, and Black-crested Tit-Tyrant. We returned to the Jorupe Reserve to find the hawk and foliage-gleaner for Mike & Janos, which we did. Fortunately road conditions allowed us to drive all the way. The preserve is surrounded by fields and seems to be an oasis in the middle of agricultural development. The preserve ends at a gated fence, but the road continues up the mountain. We also had Gray-cheeked Parakeet, but never found Slaty Becard, only One-Colored. (Aside – At an ornithological conference March 4, Jonas met Niels Krabbe, who had 2 singing Slaty Becards sometime after our visit). A very interesting example of bird behavior was witnessed as a Striped Cuckoo was moving along the road edge, sometimes partially spreading a wing and fanning its black alula. Jonas finally guessed it was hunting, possibly using the wing to startle prey in a manner vaguely reminiscent of Reddish Egret spreading its wings, although not nearly as dramatic. When we arrived back in Macara we found out there was no gas, as the Peruvians come over to buy the much cheaper Ecuadorian gas. Here followed something quite unusual. We explained the situation to the border guards and they let us in, no passport stamps, no nothing. We had to drive about 30 minutes until we reached a town with a gas station (Suyo), but they would not accept dollars. We went into town to change money, and were treated to Tumbes Hummingbird and Short-tailed Woodstar feeding on flowering trees in the town square. We drove back to the border, birding a little, and were let through again with a friendly wave. At the border is a marsh over which 3 Comb Ducks flew. We started driving towards Pinas, stopping at Alamor for the night at the Grand Hotel Sica, $7/person in doubles. They have phone cabins on site.

 

Feb 15 – Alamor to Pinas

The original intent had been to bird outside Alamor, but it was raining hard in the morning so we went straight to Pinas, arriving at the hummingbird feeders outside town about 12. We checked into the Hotel Capitol in Pinas, large, nice rooms for $12/person. After lunch we went to the Jocotoco Foundation’s Buenaventura Preserve, where we paid $15/person that allowed us 2 days. They had more hummer feeders, allowing good close views. Darwin, a local caretaker, took us to a site where we saw a very long wattled male Long-Wattled Umbrellabird in the rain. The bird seemed unperturbed as it looked down at us, and on occasion stretched its neck and leaned forward, as in a display pose. This completed my sweep of all 3 umbrellabirds, and was a major find. Dinner at the Chinese restaurant near the hotel, large portions of decent food.

 

Feb 16 - Pinas

We left at 5 AM to try for Black&White Owl, which can sometimes be found at the virgin monument by the road, but not today. There is a dirt road right next to it which goes in for a few kilometers. We spent half the morning here, seeing Scaled Fruiteater, Club-winged Manakins displaying, White-tipped Sicklebill, Tawny-breasted Flycatcher, and Ochre-breasted Tanager. Jonas took us to an upper area where Janos found perched El Oro Parakeets. On the way out Mike spotted Ochraceous Atila, the first of 3 that he was to find. Back to the Chinese restaurant in Pinas for lunch, a siesta ( I hadn’t been feeling that good for the last 2 days), and back to the virgin shrine, where Jonas found a poorly marked trail opposite and a bit before the shrine, with a Tapaculo de Oro sign. We never did see or hear one, but there was a Scaled Antpitta singing nearby, and Spotted Nightingale-Thrush. This trail goes in and out of forest into clearings. Night in Pinas, where we picked up laundry at the hotel and ate Chinese food for a change.

 

Feb 17 – Pinas to Quevedo

6 AM departure for the Tapaculo de Oro trail – no tapaculo, but Jonas & Mike spotted the Scaled Antpitta on the trail, which I saw fly away. It was a hot, sunny day, and the bird activity slowed down quickly, so we left at 8:45. We collectively decided to forego the west coast and Ayampe, and continued on our long drive north. In the afternoon we stopped at a reserve, Manglares Churute, that is noted for Horned Screamer and waterfowl. The screamers were seen well and close, as well as both Whistling-Ducks, but not the hoped-for Masked Duck. There were lots of mosquitoes and it was unpleasant in spots. We also tried a trail a bit past the reserve and to the left (west) where we saw Jet Antbird and our first Ecuadorian Ground-Dove. We finished the evening northeast of Guayaquil in Quevedo at a noisy hotel on the main road (Central or Grand Hotel?), $37 for 3 rooms with fan and no hot water. The heat wasn’t making me feel any better.

 

Feb 18 – Quevedo to Mindo Loma

Sometime during the last day it was decided that we would not go to Canande, an expensive lodge in the western lowlands that had the potential for Rufous-crowned Antpitta, and a very long shot for Banded Ground-Cuckoo. We had another possible site for the antpitta. We spent our last week here and in the Lita-San Lorenzo area looking for a few key species. We left Quevedo at 6 and arrived at the Rio Palenque reserve at 7. I had been here in 1999 and the changes were impressive. The fields as you enter are now planted with small trees and the main building is much improved. You can stay here for $25 a person without food – they have 8 beds. There is a food option but they also have kitchen facilities including a microwave. We birded the grounds for $15 a person, stopping when it rained at 10:30. In those few hours we had Barred Puffbird, Rufous-headed Chachalaca, White-thighed Swallow, and a few others. Next stop was Santo Domingo where I could not change my traveler’s checks, despite visiting 5 different banks. We had an internet stop, then departed for Mindo Loma, private property not far from the turnoff to Mindo. They have hummingbird feeders, and banana feeders for tanagers, and are in the process of building a hotel/guest house. This is an excellent place, and Black-chinned Mountain-Tanagers came in for the bananas, along with the more expected Blue-winged. The Herrera family let us sleep in their dining room in our sleeping bags and provided us with sleeping pads. It was raining hard that afternoon.

 

Feb 19 – Mindo Loma & Milpe Road

Dawn search for Moustached Antpitta. Playback would not bring them in, although we heard 3 different birds. Mike got a quick look at one along the upper part of the path towards the waterfall. The weather was rainy, making the trails muddy and slippery in parts, and visibility not that good. After a 9:30 breakfast, Janos tried for the antpitta again while Jonas and I tried for Orange Breasted Fruiteater, both unsuccessfully. Janos saw 2 male Cock-of-the-Rocks. After lunch we tried to escape the rain, which we did lower down on the Milpe Road. Within a kilometer there was a new reserve on the right run by the Mindo Cloudforest Foundation (www.mindocloudforest.org), admission $5/person. There are several trails that descend towards the river. We had Esmeraldas Antbird, Choco Warbler, and kicked up a Choco Poorwill with a juvenile that hit Jonas in the head as it flew across the path. We located them and had great looks at the adult perched on a branch. Janos ran back to the vehicle to get his camera and lucked out with a Plumbeous Forest-Falcon that flew in briefly and left, unfortunately not seen by the rest of us. Searching for Moss-backed Tanager was fruitless and we returned to Mindo Loma for another unsuccessful attempt for the antpitta. Night with the Herreras. Their son Boris is a bird guide who was away, but their other son Patricio is also starting as a guide and accompanied us most of the time. The family was very good to us and did not charge us for accommodation, only meals and a daily admission fee.

 

Feb 20 – Mindo Loma area

5 AM departure for kilometer 106, where a local named Felipe owns a property that has Rufous-crowned Antpitta. We spent the morning there with no sign of the antpitta, although there is good forest. We did see a female Tiny Hawk, Plumbeous Hawk, Black-headed Antthrush and a few others. We returned to Mindo Loma for lunch and a short hike at 2 for Hoary Puffleg, which we saw excepting Mike, who opted out. Another try for the antpitta, an obsession of Janos. This time we walked all the way to the waterfall, a beautiful site, seeing Olivaceous Piha and Tawny-throated Leaftosser. Janos descended before us and really lucked out with Dark-backed Wood-Quail, only seen by him. No luck with the antpitta though, although we saw Uniform Treehunter along the main path. Last night with the Herrera family.

 

Feb 21 – Mindo Loma to Quito to Ibarra

Divide and conquer (or not). Patricio and I tried for the fruiteater while the others made another unsuccessful attempt for Moustached Antpitta, although they did see Ochre-breasted. I found a female Orange-breasted Fruiteater, but no male. After a late breakfast we left at 11:30 for Quito, where we did a laundry (most of our clothes were wet and dirty), showered at Jonas’, and waited while we switched cars with Charlie, as Jonas rear gate had broken again. We left at 6:15 for Ibarra, arriving about 8:30, staying at Hostal El Zarape on the main road for $8/person.

 

Feb 22 – Ibarra to Lita

We drove from Ibarra to Lita with some roadside birding, with a couple of false alarms, mistaking distant Swallow Tanagers for Blue Cotinga, which we never saw. En route we saw Stub-tailed Antbird, Large-billed Seed-Finch, and Choco Tapaculo. A ways past Lita before Alto Tambo, I think, there is a cliff face on the right. A few hundred yards earlier is a good spot by a stream for tanager flocks, and we saw Rufous-winged, Tawny-crested and some others. There is an ornithologist that lives about 10 km from Lita by a stream crossing. We found out he had just left, but tried getting up the ridge, where Nils had told Jonas that he had heard Rufous-crowned Antpitta. After crossing a stream with very slippery rocks we reached a house, and the trail seemed to disappear. Jonas found a “remnant” of a trail, and we climbed a rough, slippery, shit excuse for a trail in light rain to the ridge, where there was a trail that traversed it. No antpitta of course, but we had Scarlet&White Tanager. We descended before dark and stayed outside Lita at Siete Cascadas, pricey at $30 for 4 in a large room with cold showers. Note there is an interesting rest stop 23 km from Lita and 53.5 from San Lorenzo run by Irma de Morales. She has a tent pitched on the porch where guests can stay. There are rest rooms and it looked neat and clean. She also has a trail behind the rest stop that goes for about 3 km.

 

Feb 23 – Lita to San Lorenzo to Los Bancos

Leaving at 6 we arrived at Irma’s rest stop and birded her trail in light rain. After crossing some fields it enters forest and reaches a stream. There were lots of big fallen logs and we declined to go further. Apparently further up is a stream crossing that is deep, maybe waist high. We finally saw Moss-backed Tanager, although not in the best light. On the way out we saw another at the edge of the clearing, and had breakfast at Irma’s about 9. We returned to the tanager spot by the cliff face, seeing Black-tipped Cotinga, Golden-chested Tanager, and better looks at Scarlet&White Tanager. We descended to San Lorenzo to a mostly deforested region. Yalare is a former preserve where the office is now closed and majority of the big trees have been logged out – quite depressing. It was early afternoon, hot, and humid, which didn’t help, and it was quiet. Cutting our losses, we drove through the outskirts of Esmeraldas on to San Miguel de Los Barrios, not far from Mindo Loma. En route we stopped and saw Chestnut-throated Seedeaters and a couple of shorebirds. In Los Bancos we stayed at a hotel whose name I forgot on a side street off the main drag for $5/person with warmish water.

 

Feb 24 – Mindo Loma to Quito – last day of the “tour”

Suckers for punishment, we arrived at Mindo Loma again at dawn. Mike and I went separately, trying the upper reaches with Patricio, while the 2 J’s tried the lower parts. Mike saw a Moustached Antpitta on the trail which I missed. At the waterfall, they heard one call. We sat down and played a tape, and one came in very close without vocalizing. Unfortunately my view was blocked and I missed it hopping along a log, but I got a look at one in the trail, with its head blocked by foliage. At the same time White-tailed Hillstar flew in. We returned for breakfast at 9 to learn that Janos had finally seen his antpitta, estimated time about 14 hours over several visits. Mike stayed behind to see the Hoary Puffleg he had passed on previously while the three of us left for Pedro Vicente Maldonado, a known area at km 126 that unfortunately is getting logged out. The weather at Mindo Loma had been sunny with a few clouds, and it was more cloudy here. We hit a small flock in a remnant forest patch that continued for at least an hour – Scarlet-thighed & Scarlet-breasted Dacnis, Scarlet-browed Tanager, Black-striped Woodcreeper and more.  Back to Mindo Loma about 3 where we tried for Orange-breasted Fruiteater, this time seeing a lovely male. We had a late lunch/dinner and returned to Quito. Many hotels were full, and we finally found the Residencial Loro Verde for $9/person, single or double. The rooms were large, there was hot water in the sink as well as the shower, and this became my base in Quito for the remainder of the trip. They do not have phones in the room, but there is a pay phone in reception that takes quarters.

 

Feb 25 – Quito, no birding

I had originally planned to leave for Yuturi this Friday, but delayed it because I thought Mike and Janos might extend our trip by a day, which they did not. We all relaxed and worked on our lists. I confirmed things with the Yuturi office, delayed my return to New York to March 11, and changed some money. Jonas joined us for dinner and we ate at a Mexican restaurant on Mera opposite Papaya.net. Regular margaritas disappointed, but the Passionfruit ones were good.

 

Feb 26 & 27– Quito, no birding

I spent the weekend in Quito.  Saturday morning I picked up a birdlist and location description for Yuturi from Steve Howell’s visit in 1995. Note that Steve mentions a canopy tower, long since collapsed. There is a Vivarium in Parque La Carolina on Amazonas that has live snakes, which was interesting. My big meal splurge was the Mare Nostrum restaurant where I had eaten in 1999. It’s expensive by Ecuador standards, but the mixed seafood plate was excellent. Otherwise an uneventful weekend.

 

Feb 28 – Flight to Coca and Yuturi Lodge

I arrived too early at the airport and my 10:15 flight was delayed by about 45 minutes. I arrived in Coca before noon, and found out on the plane that my fellow traveler to Yuturi, Sharon, who had been living in Ecuador teaching English for 6 months, didn’t like birds, bugs, or very much that I would associate with the Amazon. Our guide Juan Carlos was late meeting us at the Coca airport, and we waited in light rain for a few minutes while he hailed a pickup/cab. If it were raining hard our uncovered luggage would have been soaked. We drove to the Oasis Hotel, selected our rubber boats, and shortly departed around 12:15 for what would be a 6 hour plus journey. There was some rain along the way – make sure you’re wearing a poncho or something waterproof, as their canoe did not have roll down sides. The river was low, and we got stuck a number of times, once for about 30 minutes while everyone but the two passengers got out and pushed. Along the Napo were Swallowwing, Cocoi Heron, Pied Plovers, Yellow-billed Terns, and swallows. We got to the lodge at dusk, and it was hot and humid, more so after the cool boat ride. Yuturi has a generator that is on from about 6 to 10 in the evening only. The lodges were basic, in need of some repair, but OK. The beds had mosquito nets, essential since the local style is to have the roof meet the outside front porch rather than the inside wall, leaving a big gap. The beer was only cool, as the generator can’t keep them very cold for only 4 hours a day, but reasonably priced at $1 apiece. The good news for me was that the local bird guide Jaime was present. There had been some doubt as to his availability even though I had been assured he would be there in January when I paid. I told Jaime my main target was Black-necked Red-Cotinga, and he planned our itinerary.

 

Mar 1 – Yuturi – Manduro Trail

Jaime met me at 5:30 and he paddled up the Yuturi River in the dark to the beginning of the Manduro River Trail in varzea and terra firme forest. A Margay Cat was heard calling, a strange sound I would not have associated with a cat. We heard then saw Plumbeous Antbird while paddling, and Hoatzin are very common throughout this area. We had to scramble through fallen logs where we parked the canoe, and heard a Bartlett’s Tinamou after we finished our breakfast. The rest of the day was spent here walking the trails and searching for my targets. Weather was hot, humid and overcast. Jaime found me a male Black-necked Red-Cotinga, and shortly after I saw another. This was my personal trip highlight, and I was fortunate to have long good looks at both birds. Also seen were Ringed Antpipit, Scale-breasted Woodpecker, White-chested Puffbird, several antshrike species, Chestnut-winged Hookbill, Banded Antbird, Striated Antthrush, Orange-crested Manakin, and others. A couple of hours were spent unsuccessfully trying to lure out Ochre-striped Antpitta, which remained out of view. On the way back in the canoe we had an Agami Heron. We returned to the lodge before dusk. I was soaked in sweat, but happy after a good day’s birding. Shower, a coolish beer, and dinner. Sharon had turned back on her morning walk due to the trail being swampy, and was generally uncomfortable.  

 

Mar 2 – Yuturi – river islands

Jaime told me he knew a small river island where nearly all my targets could be found. Just before dawn I heard Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl calling, and with a tape and Jaime’s help saw one at the entrance of a trail behind the cabins. We set out about 6 with the boatman in a motorized canoe, arriving around 7. We heard spinetails calling in the nearby scrub and in fairly short order saw Dark-breasted, Parker’s, and White-bellied. Within an hour we dug out the elusive Castelnau’s Antshrike, with a male feeding the female, Black & White Antbird, Olive-spotted Hummingbird, Lesser Wagtail-Tyrant and Mourning Warbler, rare for Ecuador. Gray-breasted Crake called almost at our feet, but I didn’t see it or try to tape it in. River Tyrannulet still eludes me. Next stop was Isla de los Monos, or Monkey Island, where Jaime says he always gets Rufous-headed Woodpecker. We were there from 9:30 to about 11:30, and it was fairly dead. White-lored Antpitta lived up to its former name, staying hidden in the thickets. It was cloudy and windy with a feeling of imminent rain. We went to Jaime’s house, arriving about 1 just as it started to rain hard. Jaime said he sometimes sees the woodpecker near his house, as well as Reddish-winged Bare-Eye. The rain did not let up, however, so I enjoyed a siesta in his hammock while he and the others relaxed and chatted. I tried a brief excursion in the rain with an umbrella, but it was a waste of time. We left Jaime’s at 4:15 to return to the lodge about half an hour later. After a short wait we paddled out in a canoe (the rain had stopped) to look for Casqued Oropendula. We finally saw a couple around dusk with the more common Russet-backed and one Green. We also saw a small flock of Sand-colored Nighthawks, which we had also seen the previous evening. I tried to arrange a return to the Manduro Trail in the morning and learned that we would be leaving the lodge at 7 AM for a trip to an indigenous family and the monkey island, then to the Yasuni Lodge. This was very disappointing, as I thought I would have at least the morning at Yuturi.

 

Mar 3 – Yuturi Lodge to Yarina Lodge

A little birding around the lodge, breakfast, then we packed and departed for a visit to an indigenous house. A surprising highlight was a pet Gray-winged Trumpeter that ran up to us like a puppy, “purring” and quite affectionate. The visit was interesting, and wasn’t the typical tourist nonsense I had envisioned. After a little while we departed for the monkey island. Sharon and Juan Carlos went to look for monkeys, while the boatmen (Lorenzo?) and I went on another fruitless search for Rufous-headed Woodpecker. This was one of the biggest misses of my trip. We set off for the 4 hour  ride to Yarina Lodge, less than an hour from Coca. This is nicer than Yuturi, and also has a canopy tower, although no varzea forest. I was given Ricardo as a guide, a nice enough kid, but he knew very little about birds. We set off about 4 for the tower, along a less-used path. I found a Yellow-browed Antbird, my only lifer here. We spooked a Ruddy Quail-Dove from her nest and 2 eggs about a meter off the ground against a tangle in a tree. The tower is 35 meters high with 115 steps, and you are greeted by swarms of sweat bees at the top. We stayed until 6, seeing a Spangled Cotinga in nice sunlight but little else of note. After dinner Ricardo and I paddled a short way on the river to try for Spectacled Owl with no success. Yarina has some cages with animals and birds being rehabilitated, which is interesting.

 

Mar 4 – Yarina to Coca to Quito

Ricardo was supposed to meet me at 5:30 but overslept. One of the staff got him and we left at 5:45, arriving at the tower 6:10. Ricardo headed back to get breakfast while I watched the overcast sky and fog. Visibility was not very good. The Spangled Cotinga returned briefly, but there were few birds all morning. Just after 8 it rained hard for 90 minutes. I finally gave up at 10:30, descending in light rain. We walked some forest paths but saw nothing, and it kept raining. I returned to the lodge at noon, fairly wet. I had lunch, birded from the restaurant terrace, then left at 2:45 for the 45 minute ride to the Hotel Oasis in Coca. They took me to the airport at 4, and my 4:45 flight was over an hour late, so I finally got to Quito after 7, returning to the Loro Verde where I had left some luggage. I immediately realized some money and possessions had fallen out of my luggage either at Yuturi or Yarina. 

 

 

Mar 5 & 6 – Quito, no birding

Amazingly, they found my money at Yuturi and the office said I could be reimbursed on Monday.  There was a resident painter from Chile at the Loro Verde, and both he and the woman who also cleaned were constantly painting, either canvas or the walls of the hostal. There are many internet places in the Mariscal Sucre area, all cheap, but the Papaya.net seemed to be a big hangout, always full of people. They serve meals and have cheap international phone rates – only 10 cents a minute for the USA. I had made prior arrangements with a local guide to go out birding Monday through Thursday, but I had not heard from him, and had no way to contact him except e mail. I decided to contact Jonas, who agreed to take me out for three days, leaving late afternoon Monday at no extra cost to ensure 3 solid days’ birding.

 

 

Mar 7 – Quito, drive to Archidona – no birding

I had to wait until noon Monday to get my money from the Yuturi office in Quito, and Jonas picked me up before 4 for the eastern foothills. It was raining, and large parts of the road after Papallacta Pass are in terrible shape. At Baeza it was still raining hard, so we decided to push on to Archidona and hope for better weather. We stayed at a hotel on the right at the beginning of town for $8/person with fan, TV, but no hot water. It was still raining. Jonas cheerfully informed me that we had picked up a parasite during our trip – the “good” amoeba yoda amoeba – and had taken pills for it. I got checked out when I returned home, but New York doctors had never heard of it. Nonetheless I tested negative but took some pills (Alinia) anyway for 3 days.

 

Mar 8 – Archidona to Sumaco Road

It was only about 15 minutes drive to a spot where Jonas has seen Black Bushbird and Hairy Crested Antbird. Emphasis on HAS, because there was no response in this remnant patch of forest. We birded along the road and had some new birds, including a flock of the warbler-like Orange-fronted Plushcrown, Olive-chested Flycatcher, and Black Antbird, with Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher and Black-banded Crake being heard only. By 10:30 it was getting warm and the activity had lessened, so we went back through Archidona to a roadside stand on the Loreto Road turnoff for lunch - $3 for two, soup and meal. We had a brief stop by the asphalt mining area, then spent an hour by the km 13 lookout. Yellow-throated Tanager completed my iridisornis sweep of Ecuador, and we had decent looks at a Spot-winged Parrotlet that flew by fairly close. We arrived at the Sumaco turnoff, about 50 km down the often rough road, in late afternoon. We visited the Inefan Park headquarters and were able to stay there for $3/person in bunk beds. They have cold showers and kitchen facilities, but we opted to eat at the local restaurant at the turnoff. We drove up the Sumaco Road to where the first patch of forest began. Yellow-cheeked Becard was in the trees in the field, and at dusk we heard Band-bellied Owl, which never did show itself. We stayed an hour after dark trying for owls with no luck, so returned to the park office and had dinner nearby. 

 

Mar 9 – Sumaco Road

We left before 6 for the same forest patch, and it started raining by 7. The rain would be with us all morning, with occasional breaks. There were 3 large patches of forest between logged out fields, where we spent most of our time. The road more or less ends in a village, after which the preserve proper begins, I think, with limited access. Timber harvesting was clearly the cash cow here. I don’t know how much comes from the protected forest. Going back to birds, we had Napo Sabrewing, Many-spotted Hummingbird, Coppery-chested Jacamar, Black-billed Treehunter – my last for Ecuador- a beautiful male Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater, Black & White Tody-Tyrant near bamboo, Ecuadorian Tyrranulet, Gray-mantled Wren, Golden-collared Honeycreeper, Rufous-naped Greenlet, Bronze-green Euphonia, and Blue-browed Tanager. Ecuadorian Piedtail flew by me but I didn’t get a tickable look. We had returned to the park headquarters to find it locked (we had said we would not be returning), but fortunately found Diana the caretaker present at 7. I had decided to stay here again since the birding was good and this was my last chance for Fiery-throated Fruiteater, which I never did see. Shortly after leaving the park headquarters in the dark we saw an unusual looking small cat along the road, which we later decided was a gray phase Oncilla. In the evening we tried for owls, hearing both Rufescent and Foothill Screech-Owls calling at the same time, although they never showed. At the park HQ a Tropical Screech-Owl called very close, but probably flew away when I walked out the door. Night in the park bunks.

 

Mar 10 – Sumaco Road to Baeza to Quito – last day

This was my last try for the 2 fruiteaters I needed – Fiery-throated and Black-chested, but it was not to be. We first tried some bushes just before the first patch where we saw Dusky and Dark-breasted Spinetails, then returned to the Sumaco Road forest patches. I had a better look at the Jacamar, and we had Yellow-breasted Antwren along with some of the birds we had seen previously. We left late morning and stopped at a known spot for Orange-breasted Falcon, where I again failed to see it. Jonas lured out a Wing-banded Wren along the road, my last lifer for the trip. We stopped at Guacamayo Pass, where we saw almost nothing, then a short stop at San Isidro where I again only heard White-bellied Antpitta. The last stop was open fields with trees along the highway near Baeza in a fruitless search for Black-chested Fruiteater. Dinner at a nice pizza place on the outskirts of Quito and back to the Loro Verde. 

 

Mar 11 - Home

6 AM departure for the airport and some minor grief in Miami where a snowstorm was hitting New York again. I had an 8 hour scheduled wait in Miami (the down side of changing schedules with frequent flyer miles) to New York but managed to get an earlier flight and arrive by 4:30

 

MAMMALS

 

Oncilla (small cat) – Sumaco Road

Margay Cat – heard only at Yuturi

Golden-mantle Tamarin - Yarina

Common Wooly Monkey – Monkey Island near Yuturi

Misc bats and rats

 

TRIP LIST

 

All species seen by me, unless noted otherwise

H = heard only

O = seen by others, not me

 

COMMON NAME

GENUS

SPECIES

 

Gray Tinamou

Tinamus

tao

H

Great Tinamou

Tinamus

major

H

Highland Tinamou

Nothocercus

bonapartei

H

Tawny-breasted Tinamou

Nothocercus

julius

 

Bartlett's Tinamou

Crypturellus

bartletti

H

Little Tinamou

Crypturellus

soui

H

Pale-browed Tinamou

Crypturellus

transfasciatus

 

Least Grebe

Tachybaptus

dominicus

 

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus

podiceps

 

Brown Pelican

Pelecanus

occidentalis

 

Neotropic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax

brasilianus

 

Anhinga

Anhinga

anhinga

 

Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata

magnificens

 

Cocoi Heron

Ardea

cocoi

 

Great Egret

Ardea

alba

 

Snowy Egret

Egretta

thula

 

Little Blue Heron

Egretta

caerulea

 

Striated Heron

Butorides

striatus

 

Agami Heron

Agamia

agami

 

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus

ibis

 

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax

Nycticorax

 

Rufescent Tiger-Heron

Tigrisoma

Lineatum

 

Horned Screamer

Anhima

Cornuta

 

Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna

Bicolor

 

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna

Autumnalis

 

Andean Teal

Anas

flavirostris andium

 

Torrent Duck

Merganetta

Armata

 

Comb Duck

Sarkidiornis

Melanotos

 

Muscovy Duck

Cairina

Moschata

 

(Andean)Ruddy Duck

Oxyura

Jamaicensis

 

Black Vulture

Coragyps

Atratus

 

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes

Aura

 

Greater Yellow-headed Vulture

Cathartes

melambrotus

 

Pearl Kite

Gampsonyx

swainsonii

 

Swallow-tailed Kite

Elanoides

forficatus

 

Hook-billed Kite

Chondrohierax

uncinatus

 

Plumbeous Kite

Ictinia

plumbea

 

Snail Kite

Rostrhamus

sociabilis

 

Tiny Hawk

Accipiter

superciliosus

 

Plain-breasted Hawk

Accipiter

ventralis

 

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle

Geranoaetus

melanoleucus

 

Variable Hawk

Buteo

polyosoma

 

Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo

platypterus

 

Roadside Hawk

Buteo

magnirostris

 

Short-tailed Hawk

Buteo

brachyurus

 

Harris's Hawk

Parabuteo

unicinctus

 

Gray-backed Hawk

Leucopternis

occidentalis

 

Plumbeous Hawk

Leucopternis

plumbea

O

Savanna Hawk

Buteogallus

meridionalis

 

Osprey

Pandion

haliaetus

 

Laughing Falcon

Herpetotheres

cachinnans

 

Barred Forest-Falcon

Micrastur

ruficollis

 

Plumbeous Forest-Falcon

Micrastur

plumbeus

O

Black Caracara

Daptrius

ater

 

Carunculated Caracara

Phalcoboenus

carunculatus

 

Southern Caracara

Caracara

cheriway

 

Peregrine Falcon

Falco

peregrinus

 

Bat Falcon

Falco

rufigularis

 

American Kestrel

Falco

sparverius

 

Speckled Chachalaca

Ortalis

guttata

 

Rufous-headed Chachalaca

Ortalis

erythroptera

 

Andean Guan

Penelope

montagnii

 

Bearded Guan

Penelope

barbata

 

Blue-throated Piping-Guan

Pipile

cumanensis

 

Wattled Guan

Aburria

aburri

H

Sickle-winged Guan

Chamaepetes

goudotii

 

Marbled Wood-Quail

Odontophorus

gujanensis

H

Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail

Odontophorus

erythrops

H

Dark-backed Wood-Quail

Odontophorus

melanonotus

O

Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail

Odontophorus

speciosus

H

Tawny-faced Quail

Rhynchortyx

cinctus

?

Hoatzin

Opisthocomus

hoazin

 

Limpkin

Aramus

guarauna

 

Virginia (Ecuadorian) Rail

Rallus

limicola

 

Uniform Crake

Amaurolimnas

concolor

H

Gray-necked Wood-Rail

Aramides

cajanea

 

Chestnut-headed Crake

Anurolimnas

castaneiceps

H

Gray-breasted Crake

Laterallus

exilis

H

White-throated Crake

Laterallus

albigularis

 

Black-banded Crake

Anurolimnas

fasciatus

H

Common Moorhen

Gallinula

chloropus

 

Purple Gallinule

Porphyrio

martinicus

 

Slate-colored (Andean) Coot

Fulica

ardesiaca

 

Sunbittern

Eurypyga

helias

 

Wattled Jacana

Jacana

jacana

 

Andean Lapwing

Vanellus

resplendens

 

Pied Lapwing

Vanellus

cayanus

 

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa

flavipes

 

Spotted Sandpiper

Tringa

macularia

 

Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe

Attagis

gayi

 

Laughing Gull

Larus

atricilla

 

Andean Gull

Larus

serranus

 

Gull-billed Tern

Sterna

nilotica

O

Yellow-billed Tern

Sterna

superciliaris

 

Royal Tern

Sterna

maxima

 

Rock Pigeon

Columba

livia

 

Band-tailed Pigeon

Columba

fasciata

 

Pale-vented Pigeon

Columba

cayennensis

 

Ruddy Pigeon

Columba

subvinacea

 

Plumbeous Pigeon

Columba

plumbea

 

Dusky Pigeon

Columba

goodsoni

 

Eared Dove

Zenaida

auriculata

 

West Peruvian Dove

Zenaida

meloda

 

Common Ground-Dove

Columbina

passerina

 

Ruddy Ground-Dove

Columbina

talpacoti

 

Ecuadorian Ground-Dove

Columbina

buckleyi

 

Croaking Ground-Dove

Columbina

cruziana

 

Blue Ground-Dove

Claravis

pretiosa

 

Ochre-bellied Dove

Leptotila

ochraceiventris

H

White-tipped Dove

Leptotila

verreauxi

 

Pallid Dove

Leptotila

pallida

H

Gray-fronted Dove

Leptotila

rufaxilla

 

Ruddy Quail-Dove

Geotrygon

montana

 

White-throated Quail-Dove

Geotrygon

frenata

 

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

Ara

ararauna

H

Scarlet Macaw

Ara

macao

H

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

Ara

severa

 

Red-bellied Macaw

Ara

manilata

 

Red-masked Parakeet

Aratinga

erythrogenys

 

White-eyed Parakeet

Aratinga

leucophthalmus

 

Golden-plumed Parakeet

Leptosittaca

branickii

 

Maroon-tailed Parakeet

Pyrrhura

melanura

 

El Oro Parakeet

Pyrrhura

orcesi

 

White-necked(breasted) Parakeet

Pyrrhura

albipectus

 

Barred Parakeet

Bolborhynchus

lineola

H

Pacific Parrotlet

Forpus

coelestis

 

Gray-cheeked Parakeet

Brotogeris

pyrrhopterus

 

Cobalt-winged Parakeet

Brotogeris

cyanoptera

 

Spot-winged Parrotlet

Touit

stictoptera

 

Black-headed Parrot

Pionites

melanocephala

 

Blue-headed Parrot

Pionus

menstruus

O

Red-billed Parrot

Pionus

sordidus

 

White-capped Parrot

Pionus

tumultuosus seniloides

 

Bronze-winged Parrot

Pionus

chalcopterus

 

Red-lored Parrot

Amazona

autumnalis

H

Orange-winged Parrot

Amazona

amazonica

 

Scaly-naped Parrot

Amazona

mercenaria

 

Mealy Parrot

Amazona

farinosa

 

Squirrel Cuckoo

Piaya

cayana

 

Little Cuckoo

Piaya

minuta

 

Greater Ani

Crotophaga

major

 

Smooth-billed Ani

Crotophaga

ani

 

Groove-billed Ani

Crotophaga

sulcirostris

 

Striped Cuckoo

Tapera

naevia

 

Foothill/Roraima Screech-Owl

Otus

roraime

H

Tropical Screech-Owl

Otus

choliba

H

Rufescent Screech-Owl

Otus

ingens

H

Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl

Otus

watsonii

 

White-throated Screech-Owl

Otus

albogularis

 

Band-bellied Owl

Pulsatrix

melanota

H

Andean Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium

jardinii

H

Pacific(Peruvian) Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium

peruanum

 

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium

brasilianum

H

Burrowing Owl

Athene

cunicularia

 

Mottled Owl

Strix

virgata

 

Rufous-banded Owl

Strix

albitarsus

 

Short-eared Owl

Asio

flammeus

 

Buff-fronted Owl

Aegolius

harrisii

H

Common Potoo

Nyctibius

griseus

 

Rufous-bellied Nighthawk

Lurocalis

rufiventris

 

Sand-colored Nighthawk

Chordeiles

rupestris

 

Lesser Nighthawk

Chordeiles

acutipennis

 

Pauraque

Nyctidromus

albicollis

 

Choco Poorwill

Nyctidromus

rosenbergi

 

Band-winged Nightjar

Caprimulgus

longirostris

 

Blackish Nightjar

Caprimulgus

nigrescens

 

White-collared Swift

Streptoprocne

zonaris

 

Chestnut-collared Swift

Streptoprocne

rutila

 

Gray-rumped Swift

Chaetura

cinereiventris

 

Short-tailed Swift

Chaetura

brachyura

 

Tumbes Swift

Chaetura

ocypetes

 

White-tipped Swift

Aeronautes

montivagus

 

Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift

Panyptila

cayennensis

 

Blue-fronted Lancebill

Doryfera

johannae

 

Green-fronted Lancebill

Doryfera

ludovicae

 

Band-tailed Barbthroat

Threnetes

ruckeri

O

White-whiskered Hermit

Phaethornis

yaruqui

 

Green Hermit

Phaethornis

guy

 

Tawny-bellied Hermit

Phaethornis

syrmatophorus

 

Long-tailed (Baron's) Hermit

Phaethornis

superciliosus

 

Gray-chinned Hermit

Phaethornis

griseogularis

 

Stripe-throated Hermit

Phaethornis

striigularis

O

White-tipped Sicklebill

Eutoxeres

aquila

 

Gray-breasted Sabrewing

Campylopterus

largipennis

 

Napo Sabrewing

Campylopterus

villaviscensio

 

White-necked Jacobin

Florisuga

mellivora

 

Brown Violet-ear

Colibri

delphinae

 

Green Violet-ear

Colibri

thalassinus

 

Sparkling Violet-ear

Colibri

coruscans

 

Wire-crested Thorntail

Popelaria

popelairii

 

Green Thorntail

Popelaria

conversii

 

Western Emerald

Chlorostilbon

melanorhyncus

 

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

Thalurania

furcata

 

Green-crowned Woodnymph

Thalurania

colombica

 

Emerald-bellied Woodnymph (subsp)

Thalurania

hypochlura

 

Violet-bellied Hummingbird

Damophila

julie

 

Blue-headed Sapphire

Hylocharis

grayi

 

Golden-tailed Sapphire

Chrysuronia

oenone

 

Olive-spotted Hummingbird

Leucippus

chlorocercus

 

Many-spotted Hummingbird

Leucippus

hypostictus

 

Tumbes Hummingbird

Leucippus

baeri

 

Glittering-throated Emerald

Amazilia

fimbriata

 

Andean Emerald

Amazilia

franciae

 

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Amazilia

tzacatl

 

Amazilia Hummingbird

Amazilia

amazilia

 

White-vented Plumeleteer

Chalybura

buffonii

 

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

Chalybura

urochrysia

 

Speckled Hummingbird

Adelomyia

melanogenys

 

Purple-bibbed Whitetip

Urosticte

benjamini

 

Ecuadorian Piedtail

Phlogophilus

hemileucurus

O

Fawn-breasted Brilliant

Heliodoxa

rubinoides

 

Violet-fronted Brilliant

Heliodoxa

leadbeateri

 

Green-crowned Brilliant

Heliodoxa

jacula

 

Empress Brilliant

Heliodoxa

imperatrix

 

Ecuadorian Hillstar

Oreotrochilus

chimborazo

 

White-tailed Hillstar

Urochroa

bougueri

 

Giant Hummingbird

Patagona

gigas

 

Shining Sunbeam

Aglaeactis

cupripennis

 

Mountain Velvetbreast

Lafresnaya

lafresnayi

 

Great Sapphirewing

Pterophanes

cyanopterus

 

Bronzy Inca

Coeligena

coeligena

 

Brown Inca

Coeligena

wilsoni

 

Collared Inca

Coeligena

torquata

 

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

Coeligena

lutetiae

 

Rainbow Starfrontlet

Coeligena

iris

 

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Ensifera

ensifera

 

Buff-tailed Coronet

Boissonneaua

flavescens

 

Chestnut-breasted Coronet

Boissonneaua

matthewsii

 

Velvet-purple Coronet

Boissonneaua

jardini

 

Amethyst-throated Sunangel

Heliangelus

amethysticollis

 

Gorgeted Sunangel

Heliangelus

strophianus

 

Tourmaline Sunangel

Heliangelus

exortis

 

Purple-throated Sunangel

Heliangelus

viola

 

Flame throated Sunangel

Heliangelus

micraster

 

Glowing Puffleg

Eriocnemis

vestitus

 

Sapphire-vented Puffleg

Eriocnemis

luciani

 

Golden-breasted Puffleg

Eriocnemis

mosquera

 

Black-thighed Puffleg

Eriocnemis

derbyi

O

Hoary Puffleg

Haplophaedia

lugens

 

Booted Racket-tail

Ocreatus

underwoodii

 

Black-tailed Trainbearer

Lesbia

victoriae

 

Purple-backed Thornbill

Ramphomicron

microrhynchum

 

Violet-throated Metaltail

Metallura

baroni

 

Neblina Metaltail

Metallura

odomae

 

Tyrian Metaltail

Metallura

tyrianthina

 

Rufous-capped Thornbill

Chalcostigma

ruficeps

 

Blue-mantled Thornbill

Chalcostigma

stanleyi

 

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Chalcostigma

herrani

 

Long-tailed Sylph

Aglaiocercus

kingi

 

Violet-tailed Sylph

Aglaiocercus

coelestis

 

Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Augastes

geoffroyi

 

Purple-crowned Fairy

Heliothryx

barroti

 

Black-eared Fairy

Heliothryx

aurita

O

Long-billed Starthroat

Heliomaster

longirostris

 

Purple-throated Woodstar

Philodice

mitchellii

 

Purple-collared Woodstar

Myrtis

fanny

 

Short-tailed Woodstar

Myrmia

micrura

 

White-bellied Woodstar

Acestrura

mulsant

 

Crested Quetzal

Pharomachrus

antisianus

H

Golden-headed Quetzal

Pharomachrus

auriceps

 

Slaty-tailed Trogon

Trogon

massena

 

Black-tailed(Ecuadorian) Trogon

Trogon

melanurus

 

White-tailed Trogon

Trogon

viridis

 

Collared Trogon

Trogon

collaris

 

Masked Trogon

Trogon

personatus

 

Black-throated Trogon

Trogon

rufus

H

Violaceous Trogon

Trogon

violaceus

 

Ringed Kingfisher

Megaceryle

torquata

 

Amazon Kingfisher

Chloroceryle

amazona

 

Green Kingfisher

Chloroceryle

americana

 

Green-and-rufous Kingfisher

Chloroceryle

inda

 

American Pygmy Kingfisher

Chloroceryle

aenea

 

Broad-billed Motmot

Electron

platyrhynchum

H

Rufous Motmot

Baryphthengus

martii

 

Blue-crowned Motmot

Momotus

momota

 

Highland Motmot

Momotus

aequatorialis

 

White-eared Jacamar

Galbalcyrhynchus

leucotis

 

Coppery-chested Jacamar

Galbula

pastazae

 

Rufous-tailed Jacamar

Galbula

ruficauda

 

Great Jacamar

Jacamerops

aureus

 

White-necked Puffbird

Notharchus

macrorhynchos

 

Pied Puffbird

Notharchus

tectus

 

Barred Puffbird

Nystalus

radiatus

 

White-chested Puffbird

Malacoptila

fusca

 

Black-streaked Puffbird

Malacoptila

fulvogularis

 

White-whiskered Puffbird

Malacoptila

panamensis

 

Lanceolated Monklet

Micromonacha

lanceolata

 

Brown Nunlet

Nonnula

brunnea

H

White-faced Nunbird

Hapaloptila

castanea

 

Black-fronted Nunbird

Monasa

nigrifrons

 

White-fronted Nunbird

Monasa

morphoeus

 

Swallow-wing

Chelidoptera

tenebrosa

 

Orange-fronted Barbet

Capito

squamatus

 

Gilded Barbet

Capito

auratus

 

Red-headed Barbet

Eubucco

bourcierii

 

Toucan Barbet

Semnornis

ramphastinus

 

Chestnut-tipped Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus

derbianus

 

Andean (Emerald) Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus

prasinus

 

Crimson-rumped Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus

haematopygus

 

Stripe-billed(Collared) Aracari

Pteroglossus

sanguineus

 

Pale-mandibled(Collared) Aracari

Pteroglossus

erythropygius

 

Many-banded Aracari

Pteroglossus

pluricinctus

 

Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan

Andigena

laminirostris

 

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

Andigena

hypoglauca

H

Yellow-ridged(Channel-billed) Toucan

Ramphastos

culminatus

 

Chocó Toucan

Ramphastos

brevis

 

Black(Chestnut) mandibled Toucan

Ramphastos

swainsonii

 

Black-mandibled Toucan

Ramphastos

ambiguus

 

Olivaceous Piculet

Picumnus

olivaceus

 

Lafresnaye's Piculet

Picumnus

lafresnayi

 

Ecuadorian Piculet

Picumnus

sclateri

 

Crimson-mantled Woodpecker

Piculus

rivolii

 

Golden-olive Woodpecker

Piculus

rubiginosus

 

Scaly-breasted Woodpecker

Celeus

grammicus

 

Cinnamon Woodpecker

Celeus

loricatus

 

Lineated Woodpecker

Dryocopus

lineatus

 

Yellow-tufted Woodpecker

Melanerpes

cruentatus

 

Black-cheeked Woodpecker

Melanerpes

pucherani

 

Smoky-brown Woodpecker

Veniliornis

fumigatus

 

Yellow-vented Woodpecker

Veniliornis

dignus

 

Bar-bellied Woodpecker

Veniliornis

nigriceps

O

Crimson-crested Woodpecker

Campephilus

melanoleucos

 

Powerful Woodpecker

Campephilus

pollens

 

Crimson-bellied Woodpecker

Campephilus

haematogaster

 

Tyrannine Woodcreeper

Dendrocincla

tyrannina

 

Plain-brown Woodcreeper

Dendrocincla

fuliginosa

 

Olivaceous Woodcreeper

Sittasomus

griseicapillus

 

Wedge-billed Woodcreeper

Glyphorynchus

spirurus

 

Long-billed Woodcreeper

Nasica

longirostris

H

Strong-billed Woodcreeper

Xiphocolaptes

promeropirhynchus

 

Black-banded Woodcreeper

Dendrocolaptes

picumnus

 

Striped Woodcreeper

Xiphorhynchus

obsoletus

H

Buff-throated Woodcreeper

Xiphorhynchus

guttatus

 

Black-striped Woodcreeper

Xiphorhynchus

lachrymosus

 

Spotted Woodcreeper

Xiphorhynchus

erythropygius

 

Olive-backed Woodcreeper

Xiphorhynchus

triangularis

 

Streak-headed Woodcreeper

Lepidocolaptes

souleyetii

 

Montane Woodcreeper

Lepidocolaptes

lachrymiger

 

Lineated Woodcreeper

Lepidocolaptes

albolineatus

O

Red-billed Scythebill

Campylorhamphus

trochilirostris

 

Brown-billed Scythebill

Campylorhamphus

pusillus

 

Stout-billed Cinclodes

Cinclodes

excelsior

 

Bar-winged Cinclodes

Cinclodes

fuscus

 

Pale-legged Hornero

Furnarius

leucopus

 

Lesser Hornero

Furnarius

minor

 

Andean Tit-Spinetail

Leptasthenura

andicola

 

Azara's Spinetail

Synallaxis

azarae

 

Dusky Spinetail

Synallaxis

moesta

 

Slaty Spinetail

Synallaxis

brachyura

 

Dark-breasted Spinetail

Synallaxis

albigularis

 

White-bellied Spinetail

Synallaxis

propinqua

 

Blackish-headed Spinetail

Synallaxis

tithys

 

Rufous Spinetail

Synallaxis

unirufa

 

White-browed Spinetail

Hellmayrea

gularis

 

Ash-browed Spinetail

Cranioleuca

curtata

 

Red-faced Spinetail

Cranioleuca

erythrops

 

Parker's Spinetail

Cranioleuca

vulpecula

 

Line-cheeked Spinetail

Cranioleuca

antisiensis

 

White-chinned Thistletail

Schizoeaca

fuliginosa

 

Mouse-colored Thistletail

Schizoeaca

griseomurina

 

Streak-backed Canastero

Asthenes

wyatti

O

Many-striped Canastero

Asthenes

flammulata

 

Orange-fronted Plushcrown

Metopothrix

aurantiacus

 

Pearled Treerunner

Margarornis

squamiger

 

Rusty-winged Barbtail

Premnornis

guttuligera

 

Spotted Barbtail

Premnoplex

brunnescens

 

Pacific Tuftedcheek

Pseudocolaptes

johnsoni

 

Streaked Tuftedcheek

Pseudocolaptes

boissonneautii

 

Striped Woodhaunter

Hyloctistes

subulatus

H

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

Ancistrops

strigilatus

 

Lineated Foliage-gleaner

Syndactyla

subalaris

 

Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner

Anabacerthia

variegaticeps

 

Montane Foliage-gleaner

Anabacerthia

striaticollis

 

Slaty-winged Foliage-gleaner

Philydor

fuscipennis

 

Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner

Philydor

rufus

 

Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner

Philydor

ruficaudatus

O

Ruddy Foliage-gleaner

Automolus

rubiginosus

 

Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner

Automolus

rufipileatus

H

Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner

Syndactyla

ruficollis

 

Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner

Hylocryptus

erythrocephalus

 

Flammulated Treehunter

Thripadectes

flammulatus

 

Striped Treehunter

Thripadectes

holostictus

 

Black-billed Treehunter

Thripadectes

melanorhynchus

 

Streak-capped Treehunter

Thripadectes

virgaticeps

 

Uniform Treehunter

Thripadectes

ignobilis

 

Streaked Xenops

Xenops

rutilans

 

Plain Xenops

Xenops

minutus

 

Tawny-throated Leaftosser

Sclerurus

mexicanus

 

Short-billed Leaftosser

Sclerurus

rufigularis

O

Scaly-throated Leaftosser

Sclerurus

guatemalensis

H

Great Antshrike

Taraba

major

 

Collared Antshrike

Sakesphorus

bernardi

 

Barred Antshrike

Thamnophilus

doliatus

 

Chapman's Antshrike

Thamnophilus

zarumae

 

Lined Antshrike

Thamnophilus

tenuepunctatus

 

Castelnau's Antshrike

Thamnophilus

cryptoleucus

 

Uniform Antshrike

Thamnophilus

unicolor

 

Western Slaty-Antshrike

Thamnophilus

atrinucha

O

Spot-winged Antshrike

Pygiptila

stellaris

 

Russet Antshrike

Thamnistes

anabatinus

O

Plain Antvireo

Dysithamnus

mentalis

 

Spot-crowned Antvireo

Dysithamnus

puncticeps

 

Dusky-throated Antshrike

Thamnomanes

ardesiacus

 

Short-billed Antwren

Myrmotherula

obscura

H

Ornate Antwren

Myrmotherula

ornata

 

Slaty Antwren

Myrmotherula

schisticolor

 

Banded Antbird

Dichrozona

cincta

 

Yellow-breasted Antwren

Herpsilochmus

axillaris

 

Rufous-winged Antwren

Herpsilochmus

rufimarginatus

H

Dot-winged Antwren

Microrhopias

quixensis

 

Long-tailed Antbird

Drymophila

caudata

O

Rufous-rumped Antwren

Terenura

callinota

 

Blackish Antbird

Cercomacra

nigrescens

 

Black Antbird

Cercomacra

serva

 

Jet Antbird

Cercomacra

nigricans

 

White-backed Fire-eye

Pyriglena

leuconota

O

White-browed Antbird

Myrmoborus

leucophrys

H

Black-faced Antbird

Myrmoborus

myotherinus

H

Yellow-browed Antbird

Hypocnemis

hypoxantha

 

Black-and-white Antbird

Myrmochanes

hemileucus

 

Stub-tailed Antbird

Myrmeciza

berlepschi

 

Esmeraldas Antbird

Myrmeciza

nigricauda

 

Chestnut-backed Antbird

Myrmeciza

exsul

 

Plumbeous Antbird

Myrmeciza

hyperythra

 

Immaculate Antbird

Myrmeciza

immaculata

 

Gray-headed Antbird

Myrmeciza

griseiceps

 

Bicolored Antbird

Gymnopithys

bicolor

 

Spot-backed Antbird

Hylophylax

naevia

H

Scale-backed Antbird

Hylophylax

poecilinota

H

Short-tailed Antthrush

Chamaeza

campanisona

H

Striated Antthrush

Chamaeza

nobilis

 

Barred Antthrush

Chamaeza

mollissima

 

Rufous-capped Antthrush

Formicarius

colma

H

Black-faced Antthrush

Formicarius

analis

H

Black-headed Antthrush

Formicarius

nigricapillus

 

Rufous-breasted Antthrush

Formicarius

rufipectus

 

Undulated Antpitta

Grallaria

squamigera

H

Giant Antpitta

Grallaria

gigantea

 

Scaled Antpitta

Grallaria

guatimalensis

O

Moustached Antpitta

Grallaria

alleni

 

Plain-backed Antpitta

Grallaria

haplonota

H

Ochre-striped Antpitta

Grallaria

dignissima

H

Chestnut-crowned Antpitta

Grallaria

ruficapilla

 

Watkin's Antpitta

Grallaria

watkinsi

 

Jocotoco Antpitta

Grallaria

ridgelyi

 

Chestnut-naped Antpitta

Grallaria

nuchalis

H

Bicolored Antpitta

Grallaria

rufocinerea

 

White-bellied Antpitta

Grallaria

hypoleuca

O

Yellow-breasted Antpitta

Grallaria

flavotincta

 

Rufous Antpitta

Grallaria

rufula

 

Tawny Antpitta

Grallaria

quitensis

 

White-lored Antpitta

Hylopezus

fulviventris

H

Thrush-like Antpitta

Myrmothera

campanisona

H

Ochre-breasted Antpitta

Grallaricula

flavirostris

O

Rusty-breasted Antpitta

Grallaricula

ferrugineipectus

 

Slate-crowned Antpitta

Grallaricula

nana

 

Crescent-faced Antpitta

Grallaricula

lineifrons

 

Rusty-belted Tapaculo

Liosceles

thoracicus

H

Elegant Crescent-chest

Melanopareia

elegans

 

Ash-colored Tapaculo

Myornis

senilis

H

Unicolored(Blackish) Tapaculo

Scytalopus

latrans

 

Equatorial Rufous-vented Tapaculo

Scytalopus

micropterus

 

Nariño Tapaculo

Scytalopus

vicinior

 

Spillmann's Tapaculo

Scytalopus

spillmanni

 

Choco Tapaculo

Scytalopus

chocoensis

 

Chusquea Tapaculo

Scytalopus

parkeri

 

N White-crowned Tapaculo

Scytalopus

atratus

H

Paramo Tapaculo

Scytalopus

canus

 

Ocellated Tapaculo

Acropternis

orthonyx

 

Spangled Cotinga

Cotinga

cayana

 

Black-tipped Cotinga

Carpodectes

hopkei

 

Red-crested Cotinga

Ampelion

rubrocristata

 

Chestnut-bellied Cotinga

Doliornis

remseni

 

Green-and-black Fruiteater

Pipreola

riefferii

 

Orange-breasted Fruiteater

Pipreola

jucunda

 

Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater

Pipreola

frontalis

 

Barred Fruiteater

Pipreola

arcuata

 

Scaled Fruiteater

Ampelioides

tschudii

 

Screaming Piha

Lipaugus

vociferans

 

Olivaceous Piha

Lipaugus

cryptolophus

 

Yellow-cheeked Becard

Pachyramphus

xanthogenys

 

Barred Becard

Pachyramphus

versicolor

 

Cinnamon Becard

Pachyramphus

cinnamomeus

 

White-winged Becard

Pachyramphus

polychopterus

H

Black-and-white Becard

Pachyramphus

albogriseus

 

One-colored Becard

Pachyramphus

homochrous

 

Masked Tityra

Tityra

semifasciata

 

Black-crowned Tityra

Tityra

inquisitor

 

Purple-throated Fruitcrow

Querula

purpurata

H

Amazonian Umbrellabird

Cephalopterus

ornatus

 

Long-wattled Umbrellabird

Cephalopterus

penduliger

 

Bare-necked Fruitcrow

Gymnoderus

foetidus

 

Black-necked Red-Cotinga

Phoenicircus

nigricollis

 

Andean Cock-of-the-Rock

Rupicola

peruviana

O

White-crowned Manakin

Pipra

pipra

 

Blue-rumped Manakin

Lepidothrix

isidorei

 

Blue-crowned Manakin

Lepidothrix

coronata

 

Golden-winged Manakin

Masius

chrysopterus

 

White-bearded Manakin

Manacus

manacus

 

Club-winged Manakin

Machaeropterus

deliciosus

 

Green Manakin

Chloropipo

holochlora

O

Orange-crested Manakin

Heterocercus

aurantiivertex

 

Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin

Tyranneutes

stolzmanni

H

Wing-barred Piprites

Piprites

chloris

 

Thrush-like Schiffornis

Schiffornis

turdinus

H

Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant

Agriornis

montana

 

White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant

Agriornis

andicola

 

Plain-capped(Paramo) Ground-Tyrant

Muscisaxicola

alpina

 

Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant

Myiotheretes

striaticollis

 

Smoky Bush-Tyrant

Myiotheretes

fumigatus

 

Red-rumped Bush-Tyrant

Cnemarchus

erythropygius

 

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant

Ochthoeca

fumicolor

 

Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant

Ochthoeca

rufipectoralis

 

Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant

Ochthoeca

cinnamomeiventris

 

Crowned Chat-Tyrant

Silvicultrix

frontalis

 

Jelski's Chat-Tyrant

Silvicultrix

jelskii

 

Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant

Silvicultrix

diadema

O

Black Phoebe

Sayornis

nigricans

 

Long-tailed Tyrant

Colonia

colonus

 

Masked Water-Tyrant

Fluvicola

nengeta

 

Vermilion Flycatcher

Pyrocephalus

rubinus

 

Drab Water-Tyrant

Ochthornis

littoralis

 

Fork-tailed Flycatcher

Tyrannus

savana

 

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus

tyrannus

 

Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus

melancholicus

 

Snowy-throated Kingbird

Tyrannus

niveigularis

 

Crowned Slaty Flycatcher

Griseotyrannus

aurantioatrocristatus

 

Piratic Flycatcher

Legatus

leucophaius

 

Lemon-browed Flycatcher

Conopias

cinchoneti

 

Boat-billed Flycatcher

Megarynchus

pitangua

 

Streaked Flycatcher

Myiodynastes

maculatus

 

Baird's Flycatcher

Myiodynastes

bairdii

 

Golden-crowned Flycatcher

Myiodynastes

chrysocephalus

 

Rusty-margined Flycatcher

Myiozetetes

cayanensis

 

Social Flycatcher

Myiozetetes

similis

 

Gray-capped Flycatcher

Myiozetetes

granadensis

 

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus

sulphuratus

 

Lesser Kiskadee

Philohydor

lictor

 

Cinnamon Attila

Attila

cinnamomeus

 

Ochraceous Attila

Attila

torridus

 

Cinereous Mourner

Laniocera

hypopyrra

 

Pale-edged Flycatcher

Myiarchus

cephalotes

 

Sooty-crowned Flycatcher

Myiarchus

phaeocephalus

 

Dusky-capped Flycatcher

Myiarchus

tuberculifer

 

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Contopus

cooperi

 

Western Wood-Pewee

Contopus

sordidulus

 

Tumbes(Tropical) Pewee

Contopus

punensis

 

Smoke-colored Pewee

Contopus

fumigatus

 

Acadian Flycatcher

Empidonax

virescens

 

Gray-breasted Flycatcher

Lathrotriccus

griseipectus

 

Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher

Myiobius

erythrurus

O

Tawny-breasted Flycatcher

Myiobius

villosus

 

Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher

Myiobius

suplphureipygius

 

Ornate Flycatcher

Myiotriccus

ornatus

 

Cinnamon Flycatcher

Pyrrhomyias

cinnamomea

 

Flavescent Flycatcher

Myiophobus

flavicans

 

Olive-chested Flycatcher

Myiophobus

cryptoxanthus

 

Orange-banded Flycatcher

Myiophobus

lintoni

 

Bran-colored Flycatcher

Myiophobus

fasciatus

 

Cliff Flycatcher

Hirundinea

ferruginea

 

White-throated Spadebill

Platyrinchus

mystaceus

 

Golden-crowned Spadebill

Platyrinchus

coronatus

O

Yellow-olive Flycatcher

Tolmomyias

sulphurescens

 

Yellow-margined Flycatcher

Tolmomyias

assimilis

 

Yellow-breasted(Olive-faced) Flycatcher

Tolmomyias

flaviventris

 

Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher

Todirostrum

nigriceps

 

Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher

Todirostrum

calopterum

H

Common Tody-Flycatcher

Todirostrum

cinereum

 

Spotted Tody-Flycatcher

Todirostrum

maculatum

 

Rufous-crowned Tody-Tyrant

Poecilotriccus

ruficeps

 

Black-and-white Tody-Tyrant

Poecilotriccus

capitalis

 

Black-throated Tody-Tyrant

Hemitriccus

granadensis

 

White-eyed Tody-Tyrant

Hemitriccus

zosterops

H

Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant

Lophotriccus

pileatus

 

Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant

Myiornis

atricapillus

 

Bronze-olive Pygmy-Tyrant

Pseudotriccus

pelzelni

O

Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant

Pseudotriccus

ruficeps

 

Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant

Phylloscartes

ophthalmicus

 

Ecuadorian Tyrannulet

Phylloscartes

gualaquizae

 

Tawny-crowned Pygmy-Tyrant

Euscarthmus

meloryphus

 

Tufted Tit-Tyrant

Anairetes

parulus

 

Marañon (Black-crested) Tit-Tyrant

Anairetes

nigrocristatus

 

Agile Tit-Tyrant

Uromyias

agilis

O

Lesser Wagtail-Tyrant

Stigmatura

napensis

 

Torrent Tyrannulet

Serpophaga

cinerea

 

White-throated Tyrannulet

Mecocerculus

leucophrys

 

White-tailed Tyrannulet

Mecocerculus

poecilocercus

 

Rufous-winged Tyrannulet

Mecocerculus

calopterus

 

Sulphur-bellied Tyrannulet

Mecocerculus

minor

H

White-banded Tyrannulet

Mecocerculus

stictopterus

 

White-crested Elaenia

Elaenia

albiceps

 

Mottle-backed Elaenia

Elaenia

gigas

 

Sierran Elaenia

Elaenia

pallatangae

 

Gray Elaenia

Myiopagis

caniceps

H

Foothill Elaenia

Myiopagis

ollalai

 

Pacific Elaenia

Myiopagis

subplacens

 

Greenish Elaenia

Myiopagis

viridicata

 

Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet

Camptostoma

obsoletum

 

Sooty-headed Tyrannulet

Phyllomyias

griseiceps

H

Black-capped Tyrannulet

Phyllomyias

nigrocapillus

 

Ashy-headed Tyrannulet

Phyllomyias

cinereiceps

H

Golden-faced Tyrannulet

Zimmerius

chrysops

 

Loja(Golden-faced) Tyrannulet

Zimmerius

flavidifrons

 

Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet

Tyrannulus

elatus

 

Brown-capped Tyrannulet

Ornithion

brunneicapillum

 

Slaty-capped Flycatcher

Leptopogon

superciliaris

 

Rufous-breasted Flycatcher

Leptopogon

rufipectus

 

Streak-necked Flycatcher

Mionectes

striaticollis

 

Olive-striped Flycatcher

Mionectes

olivaceus

 

Ochre-bellied Flycatcher

Mionectes

oleagineus

 

Ringed Antpipit

Corythopis

torquata

 

White-winged Swallow

Tachycineta

albiventer

 

Brown-chested Martin

Progne

tapera

 

Gray-breasted Martin

Progne

chalybea

 

Brown-bellied Swallow

Notiochelidon

murina

 

Blue-and-white Swallow

Notiochelidon

cyanoleuca

 

Pale-footed Swallow

Notiochelidon

flavipes

 

White-banded Swallow

Atticora

fasciata

 

White-thighed Swallow

Neochelidon

tibialis

 

Southern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx

ruficollis

 

Chestnut-collared Swallow

Petrochelidon

rufocollaris

 

Black-collared Jay

Cyanolyca

armillata

 

Turquoise Jay

Cyanolyca

turcosa

 

Beautiful Jay

Cyanolyca

pulchra

 

Violaceous Jay

Cyanocorax

violaceus

 

White-tailed Jay

Cyanocorax

mystacalis

 

Green(Inca) Jay

Cyanocorax

yncas

 

White-capped Dipper

Cinclus

leucocephalus

 

Thrush-like Wren

Campylorhynchus

turdinus

 

Fasciated Wren

Campylorhynchus

fasciatus

 

Band-backed Wren

Campylorhynchus

zonatus

 

Gray-mantled Wren

Odontorchilus

branickii

 

Rufous Wren

Cinnycerthia

unirufa

 

Sepia Brown(Sharpe's) Wren

Cinnycerthia

olivescens

 

Sedge Wren

Cistothorus

platensis

O

Plain-tailed Wren

Thryothorus

euophrys

O

Whiskered Wren

Thryothorus

mystacalis

H

Coraya Wren

Thryothorus

coraya

 

Speckle-breasted Wren

Thryothorus

sclateri

 

Bay Wren

Thryothorus

nigricapillus

 

Superciliated Wren

Thryothorus

superciliaris

H

House Wren

Troglodytes

aedon

 

Mountain Wren

Troglodytes

solstitialis

 

White-breasted Wood-Wren

Henicorhina

leucosticta

O

Gray-breasted Wood-Wren

Henicorhina

leucophrys

 

Southern Nightingale-Wren

Microcerculus

marginatus

O

Wing-banded Wren

Microcerculus

bambla

 

Song Wren

Cyphorhinus

phaeocephalus

 

Long-tailed Mockingbird

Mimus

longicaudatus

 

Andean Solitaire

Myadestes

ralloides

 

Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush

Catharus

fuscater

 

Spotted Nightingale-Thrush

Catharus

dryas

 

Swainson's Thrush

Catharus

ustulatus

 

Pale-eyed Thrush

Platycichla

leucops

 

Chiguanco Thrush

Turdus

chiguanco

 

Great Thrush

Turdus

fuscater

 

Glossy-black Thrush

Turdus

serranus

 

Plumbeous-backed Thrush

Turdus

reevei

 

Black-billed Thrush

Turdus

ignobilis

 

Pale-vented Thrush

Turdus

obsoletus

 

Dagua(White-necked) Thrush

Turdus

daguae

 

Ecuadorian Thrush

Turdus

maculirostris

 

White-throated Thrush

Turdus

assimilis

O

Tawny-faced Gnatwren

Microbates

cinereiventris

 

Long-billed Gnatwren

Ramphocaenus

melanurus

 

Tropical Gnatcatcher

Polioptila

plumbea

 

Slate-throated Gnatcatcher

Polioptila

schistaceigula

 

Rufous-browed Peppershrike

Cyclarhis

gujanensis

 

Black-billed Peppershrike

Cyclarhis

nigrirostris

 

Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo

Vireolanius

leucotis

H

Red-eyed Vireo

Vireo

olivaceus

 

Brown-capped Vireo

Vireo

leucophrys

 

Rufous-naped Greenlet

Hylophilus

semibrunneus

 

Dusky-capped Greenlet

Hylophilus

hypoxanthus

 

Olivaceous Greenlet

Hylophilus

olivaceus

 

Lesser Greenlet

Hylophilus

decurtatus

 

Shiny Cowbird

Molothrus

bonariensis

 

Giant Cowbird

Scaphidura

oryzivora

 

Casqued Oropendola

Psarocolius

oseryi

 

Crested Oropendola

Psarocolius

decumanus

 

Green Oropendola

Psarocolius

viridis

 

Russet-backed Oropendola

Psarocolius

angustifrons

 

Yellow-rumped Cacique

Cacicus

cela

 

Scarlet-rumped Cacique

Cacicus

microrhyncus

 

Subtropical(Scarlet-rumped) Cacique

Cacicus

uropygialis

 

Mountain Cacique

Cacicus

chrysonotus

 

Solitary Cacique

Cacicus

solitarius

H

Yellow-billed Cacique

Amblycercus

holosericeus

 

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus

mexicanus

 

Moriche Oriole

Icterus

chrysocephalus

 

Troupial

Icterus

icterus

H

White-edged Oriole

Icterus

graceannae

 

Yellow-tailed Oriole

Icterus

mesomelas

 

Oriole Blackbird

Gymnomystax

mexicanus

 

Peruvian Meadowlark

Sturnella

bellicosa

 

Tropical Parula

Parula

pitiayumi

 

Cerulean Warbler

Dendroica

cerulea

 

Blackburnian Warbler

Dendroica

fusca

 

Blackpoll Warbler

Dendroica

striata

 

Mourning Warbler

Oporornis

philadelphia

 

Black-lored (Masked Yellowthroat)

Geothlypis

auricularis

O

Olive-crowned Yellowthroat

Geothlypis

semiflava

 

Canada Warbler

Wilsonia

canadensis

 

Slate-throated Redstart

Myioborus

miniatus

 

Spectacled Redstart

Myioborus

melanocephalus

 

Black-crested Warbler

Basileuterus

nigrocristatus

 

Citrine Warbler

Basileuterus

luteoviridis

 

Choco Warbler

Basileuterus

chlorophrys

 

Three-striped Warbler

Basileuterus

tristriatus

 

Three-banded Warbler

Basileuterus

trifasciatus

 

Russet-crowned Warbler

Basileuterus

coronatus

 

Gray-and-gold Warbler

Basileuterus

fraseri

 

Buff-rumped Warbler

Basileuterus

fulvicauda

 

Bananaquit

Coereba

flaveola

 

Cinereous Conebill

Conirostrum

cinereum

 

Blue-backed Conebill

Conirostrum

sitticolor

 

Capped Conebill

Conirostrum

albifrons

 

Giant Conebill

Oreomanes

fraseri

 

Bluish Flowerpiercer

Diglossopis

caerulescens

H

Glossy Flowerpiercer

Diglossa

lafresnayii

 

Black Flowerpiercer

Diglossa

humeralis

 

White-sided Flowerpiercer

Diglossa

albilatera

 

Deep-blue(Golden-eyed) Flowerpiercer

Diglossopis

glauca

 

Masked Flowerpiercer

Diglossopis

cyanea

 

Purple Honeycreeper

Cyanerpes

caeruleus

 

Green Honeycreeper

Chlorophanes

spiza

 

Golden-collared Honeycreeper

Iridophanes

pulcherrima

 

Blue Dacnis

Dacnis

cayana

 

Black-faced Dacnis

Dacnis

lineata

 

Yellow-tufted(Black-faced) Dacnis

Dacnis

egregia

 

Scarlet-thighed Dacnis

Dacnis

venusta

 

Scarlet-breasted Dacnis

Dacnis

berlepschi

 

Tit-like Dacnis

Xenodacnis

parina

 

Swallow Tanager

Tersina

viridis

 

Blue-naped Chlorophonia

Chlorophonia

cyanea

 

Yellow-collared Chlorophonia

Chlorophonia

flavirostris

 

Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia

Chlorophonia

pyrrhophrys

 

Golden-rumped Euphonia

Euphonia

cyanocephala

 

Orange-bellied Euphonia

Euphonia

xanthogaster

 

White-vented Euphonia

Euphonia

minuta

 

Orange-crowned Euphonia

Euphonia

saturata

 

Thick-billed Euphonia

Euphonia

laniirostris

 

Rufous-bellied Euphonia

Euphonia

rufiventris

 

Bronze-green Euphonia

Euphonia

mesochrysa

 

White-lored Euphonia

Euphonia

chrysopasta

 

Fawn-breasted Tanager

Pipraeidea

melanonota

 

Orange-eared Tanager

Chlorochrysa

calliparaea

 

Paradise Tanager

Tangara

chilensis

 

Green-and-gold Tanager

Tangara

schrankii

 

Emerald Tanager

Tangara

florida

 

Spotted Tanager

Tangara

punctata

 

Yellow-bellied Tanager

Tangara

xanthogastra

O

Rufous-throated Tanager

Tangara

rufigula

 

Golden Tanager

Tangara

arthus

 

Silver-throated Tanager

Tangara

icterocephala

 

Saffron-crowned Tanager

Tangara

xanthocephala

 

Golden-eared Tanager

Tangara

chrysotis

 

Flame-faced Tanager

Tangara

parzudakii

 

Blue-browed Tanager

Tangara

cyanotis

 

Metallic-green Tanager

Tangara

labradorides

 

Blue-necked Tanager

Tangara

cyanicollis

 

Golden-hooded Tanager

Tangara

larvata

 

Golden-naped Tanager

Tangara

ruficervix

 

Turquoise Tanager

Tangara

mexicana

 

Bay-headed Tanager

Tangara

gyrola

 

Rufous-winged Tanager

Tangara

lavinia

 

Scrub Tanager

Tangara

vitriolina

O

Beryl-spangled Tanager

Tangara

nigroviridis

 

Blue-and-black Tanager

Tangara

vassorii

 

Black-capped Tanager

Tangara

heinei

 

Silver-backed Tanager

Tangara

viridicollis

 

Purplish-mantled Tanager

Iridosornis

porphyrocephala

 

Yellow-throated Tanager

Iridosornis

analis

 

Golden-crowned Tanager

Iridosornis

rufivertex

 

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

Anisognathus

igniventris

 

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

Anisognathus

lacrymosus

 

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

Anisognathus

somptuosus

 

Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager

Anisognathus

notabilis

 

Hooded Mountain-Tanager

Buthraupis

montana

 

Masked Mountain-Tanager

Buthraupis

wetmorei

 

Black-chested Mountain-Tanager

Buthraupis

eximia

 

Golden-chested Tanager

Bangsia

rothschildi

 

Moss-backed Tanager

Bangsia

edwardsi

 

Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager

Dubusia

taeniata

 

Blue-gray Tanager

Thraupis

episcopus

 

Palm Tanager

Thraupis

palmarum

 

Blue-capped Tanager

Thraupis

cyanocephala

 

Blue-and-yellow Tanager

Thraupis

bonariensis

 

Silver-beaked Tanager

Ramphocelus

carbo

 

Masked Crimson Tanager

Ramphocelus

nigrogularis

 

Yellow-rumped Tanager

Ramphocelus

flammigerus icteronotus

 

Hepatic Tanager

Piranga

flava

 

Summer Tanager

Piranga

rubra

 

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga

olivacea

 

Red-hooded Tanager

Piranga

rubriceps

 

Ochre-breasted Tanager

Chlorothraupis

stolzmanni

 

White-lined Tanager

Tachyphonus

rufus

 

White-shouldered Tanager

Tachyphonus

luctuosus

 

Tawny-crested Tanager

Tachyphonus

delatrii

 

Scarlet-browed Tanager

Heterospingus

xanthopygius

 

Rufous-crested Tanager

Creurgops

verticalis

 

Dusky-faced Tanager

Mitrospingus

cassinii

 

Guira Tanager

Hemithraupis

guira

O

Scarlet-and-white Tanager

Chrysothlypis

salmoni

 

Orange-headed Tanager

Thlypopsis

sordida

 

Rufous-chested Tanager

Thlypopsis

ornata

 

White-capped Tanager

Sericossypha

albocristata

 

Common Bush-Tanager

Chlorospingus

ophthalmicus

 

Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager

Chlorospingus

flavigularis

 

Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager

Chlorospingus

canigularis

 

Dusky Bush-Tanager

Chlorospingus

semifuscus

 

Black-backed Bush-Tanager

Urothraupis

stolzmanni

 

Gray-hooded Bush-Tanager

Cnemoscopus

rubrirostris

 

Black-capped Hemispingus

Hemispingus

atropileus

 

Superciliaried Hemispingus

Hemispingus

superciliaris

 

Oleaginous Hemispingus

Hemispingus

frontalis

 

Black-eared Hemispingus

Hemispingus

melanotis

 

Black-headed(Western) Hemispingus

Hemispingus

verticalis

 

Piura Hemispingus

Hemispingus

piurae

 

Black-and-white Tanager

Conothraupis

speculigera

 

Grass-green Tanager

Chlorornis

riefferii

 

Magpie Tanager

Cissopis

leveriana

 

Plushcap

Catamblyrhynchus

diadema

 

Buff-throated Saltator

Saltator

maximus

 

Black-winged Saltator

Saltator

atripennis

 

Grayish Saltator

Saltator

coerulescens

 

Black-cowled Saltator

Saltator

nigriceps

 

Streaked Saltator

Saltator

striatipectus

 

Slate-colored Grosbeak

Saltator

grossus

 

Red-capped Cardinal

Paroaria

gularis

 

Yellow Grosbeak

Pheucticus

chrysopeplus

 

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus

ludovicianus

 

Blue-black Grosbeak

Cyanocompsa

cyanoides

O

Blue-black Grassquit

Volatinia

jacarina

 

Dull-colored Grassquit

Tiaris

obscura

 

Variable Seedeater

Sporophila

corvina

 

Black-and-white Seedeater

Sporophila

luctuosa

 

Yellow-bellied Seedeater

Sporophila

nigricollis

 

Chestnut-bellied Seedeater

Sporophila

castaneiventris

 

Chestnut-throated Seedeater

Sporophila

telasco

 

Large-billed Seed-Finch

Oryzoborus

crassirostris

 

Lesser Seed-Finch

Oryzoborus

angolensis

 

Blue Seedeater

Amaurospiza

concolor

 

Plain-colored Seedeater

Catamenia

inornata

 

Saffron Finch

Sicalis

flaveola

 

Grassland Yellow-Finch

Sicalis

luteola

 

Plumbeous Sierra-Finch

Phrygilus

unicolor

 

Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch

Phrygilus

plebejus

 

Slaty Finch

Haplospiza

rustica

O

Crimson Finch-Tanager

Rhodospingus

cruentus

 

Pale-naped Brush-Finch

Atlapetes

pallidinucha

 

Rufous-naped Brush-Finch

Atlapetes

latinuchus

 

Tricolored Brush-Finch

Atlapetes

tricolor

 

White-winged Brush-Finch

Atlapetes

leucopterus

 

Slaty Brush-Finch

Atlapetes

schistaceus

 

Bay-crowned Brush-Finch

Atlapetes

seebohmi

 

White-headed Brush-Finch

Atlapetes

albiceps

 

Pale-headed Brush-Finch

Atlapetes

pallidiceps

 

Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch

Atlapetes

brunneinuchus

 

Stripe-headed Brush-Finch

Atlapetes

torquatus

 

Tanager Finch

Oreothraupis

arremonops

 

Orange-billed Sparrow

Arremon

aurantiirostris

 

Black-capped Sparrow

Arremon

abeillei

 

Black-striped Sparrow

Arremonops

conirostris

 

Yellow-browed Sparrow

Ammodramus

aurifrons

 

Tumbes Sparrow

Aimophila

stolzmanni

 

Rufous-collared Sparrow

Zonotrichia

capensis

 

Hooded Siskin

Carduelis

magellanica

 

Saffron Siskin

Carduelis

siemiradzkii

 

Olivaceous Siskin

Carduelis

olivacea

 

Yellow-bellied Siskin

Carduelis

xanthogastra

 

House Sparrow

Passer

domesticus

 

 

 


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