Yanacococha view
Ventures
Birding
Introduction to Andean Birds
March 10-18, 2007
After a comfortable flight the 'group' arrived in Quito at 11:30 am on Saturday morning. After a brief refresher at the hotel, the group went off to the Metropolitan Park with our local driver, Juan for some afternoon birding. We were all pleasantly surprised by the variety of birds seen and were amazed by several male Band-tailed Seedeaters. Later we ate at the Magic Bean, a terrific local restaurant.
An early start on Sunday found us driving up Papallacta Pass. Unfortunately, we missed the Rufous-bellied Seed-snipe at the relay towers as the driving snow and hail turned us back. However, we did have a wonderful lunch at Guango Lodge - but many of us found eating difficult and rather distracting as a Sword-billed Hummer was feeding not 20 feet from us. A walk after lunch yielded our first Masked Trogon and Tyrannine Woodcreeper, and in the river we found both White-capped Dipper and male and female Torrent Ducks. Returning by the 'birdy' north-side of Papallacta Lake we had our first mixed-species flock with Superciliared Hemispingus, both Blue-backed and Cinereous Conebills, White-throated Tyrannulet, our trips only Pearled Treerunner (what a beautiful bird), two Pale-naped Brush-Finch, Viridian Metaltail, several Shining Sunbeams and we heard (as usual) an Ocellated Tapaculo. We also got a brilliant Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager.
Again, rising early on Monday, we drove up to Yanacocha at an elevation of 12,300 ft - and the famous "Inca Ditch"! Just past the water keepers gate we had Variable Hawk, a glimpse of a White-chinned Thistletail and two Azara's Spinetails. At the first set of hummingbird feeders we got the first of many Sapphire-vented Pufflegs, Great Sapphirewings and Buff-winged Starfrontlets, while above the feeders we found Black-chested Mountain-Tanager. Walking the "Inca Ditch" yielded a superb flock of 50 Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanagers. At the first tunnel, we had a beautiful Rufous Antpitta stroll past us while we had lunch. Later returning from the first tunnel, participants had a White-browed Spinetail, two Andean Guans, and on a dry hillside, a fantastic male Rainbow-bearded Thornbill. The only disappointment was the fog that prevented us from seeing the great views that matched the great birding!
Tuesday was another early morning, with a number of us wondering whether yesterday could even be matched. We drove up to Antizana and at the huge lava flows we had our first surprise, a Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant (a lifer for Mark!), and opposite the flows a Red-crested Cotinga. We, through the course of the day, had seven Andean Condors, loads of Carunculated Caracara, 15 Andean Ibis (used to be Black-faced Ibis), three Andean Lapwings, and a few Black-winged Ground-doves, plus a great lunch at the Hacienda Antizana. While at the Hacienda we also got plenty of Ecuadorian Hillstars - we even had an adult feeding a young at the stable. Just prior to lunch we went to the lake and located four Silvery Grebes, loads of Andean Coots, Andean Teal and several Yellow-billed Pintail, but no Andean Ruddy Duck! Returning to Quito, but still in the reserve we had two magnificent Aplomado Falcons. Back in Quito, by default we returned to the Magic Bean for magic Coca Tea.
Finally on Thursday we left the Hotel Quito and drove west, up and over the western cordillera of the Andes. Just before Mitad de Mundo (the "center of the world"), we again located Giant Hummingbirds visiting a Century plant (we found them in the same place last year!) At this same locality we also got great looks at Hooded Siskin and Blue-and-yellow Tanager. Stopping at the pass above Mitad de Mundo, for a toilet-break on the way to Mindo, we located two Band-tailed Sierra-Finches (another "lifer for the leader"). From the pass we drove to Los Bancos for a great lunch at Mirador Los Blanco. Here the group saw quite a few new lowland hummers including - Green-crowned Brilliant, Green Thorntail and Andean Emerald. We also located several Masked Water-Tyrants, a family group of Pale-mandibled Aracari, and a variety of tanagers including: Bay-headed, Golden, Lemon-rumped, Silver-throated, and Flame-faced. Arriving early in Mindo we went down to the river and Mimi found a very obliging Immaculate Antbird. We also got, among many others, Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant and Guira Tanager. We also heard a Song Wren at the river - this was quite a find. Later Paulo, owner and guide of Septimo, confirmed that these wrens had been found at much higher elevations recently. At Septimo Paraiso, we enjoyed a great meal and great accommodation. But before retiring for the night - Mark went out prowling and found a Black-and-white Owl down near the swimming pool.
Again, rising way early (breakfast was taken at 4:30 AM), we headed to the now famous 'Antpitta Farm' or rather Refugio Paz de los Aves at km 66 on the Calacali road. After a crazy drive along dirt roads and over a tiny bridge and a rapid hike descending to a canvas hide, we watched 6 male Andean Cock-of-the-Rocks displaying not 20 feet from us. Wow!!! On the way down to the hide, we had rather poor views of a Rufescent Screech-Owl and Mottled Owl but the group really didn't care once they had seen the Cock-of-the-Rocks. Following a short rest, Angel Paz, the owner and guide, called in one Yellow-breasted and one Moustached Antpitta by yelling "venir, venir" or come, come. Another wow!!! His two Giant Antpittas failed though to respond. We also enjoyed a wonderful late breakfast at the Refugio. We then headed to the Tandayapa Valley and Tony and Barbara's famed hummingbird garden at Pacha Quindi. Lunch was eaten on their porch and we were impressed by the 1000+ hummingbirds that use their feeders on a daily basis. We were especially pleased to see an Empress Brilliant (a Choco Endemic) and catch a glimpse of a Plain-breasted Hawk trying to snatch a nearby hummer. A walk along the trails of Pacha Quindi yielded a Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan trying to raid nests. Back at Septimo, as we were exiting the van, a silhouetted Bicolored Hawk was being chased by a Rufous-breasted Nighthawk, flew over the group. Wow!!! Even Paulo was impressed - a first for his garden list.
The next day we descended to a hot and humid Silanche. The birds were great but the heat - intense! At the tower - the group had among others a Purple-crowned Fairy, three Masked Tityra, an excellent Streaked Xenops, and two Choco Toucans in an adjacent tree, a distant Gray Hawk, and poor view of a male Scarlet-thighed Dacnis. Walking toward the bridge we got great views of a female Orange-fronted Barbet and Baron's Hermit - but again missed the Sicklebill. While checking out a pasture adjacent to the reserve, we had a Black-cheeked Woodpecker, male Dot-winged Antwren and two incredible Blue-necked Tanagers. Continuing back to the van we caught up with two loose flocks - the first included Black-striped Woodcreeper, Blue-whiskered Tanager (another Choco endemic), and Guayaquil Woodpecker, while the second included White-shouldered, White-lined, Golden-hooded and Guira Tanagers, a Wedge-billed Woodcreeper, and a fantastic Red-billed Scythebill. We also saw two Plumbeous and Swallow-tailed Kites circling each other. Leaving the Mindo Cloudforest reserve we found a very obliging Common Tody-Flycatcher building a nest. Just before rejoining the Calacali Road the group checked out a water-filled quarry and heard or located the following (among other birds): White-throated Crake, Olive-crowned Yellowthroat, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, and a very nice Little Cuckoo. Returning along the highway, Mark had a Pacific Parrotlet (a bit stringy!) Later, back at Septimo, we all spent sometime studying hummers at their feeders. We saw several White-necked Jacobin which were new trip birds and another beautiful Empress Brilliant. At 8 pm we drove back up the Mindo road to the lighted signs at the entrance to the Mindo road and were shown a great adult Black-and-white Owl by one of the locals. What a treat. The taxi drivers that park waiting for clients appeared to be quite proud of their owls! Cool.
On Saturday we again drove lower, but this time to Milpe. Here a very loud Ochre-breasted Tanager welcomed us, while a Dusky-capped Flycatcher called mournfully from the undergrowth. At the picnic bench we missed the Owl and Moss-backed Tanager but got looks at a single Club-winged Manakin, Yellow-bellied Siskin and two Purple Honeycreepers. Venturing down the short loop trail we ran into a great flock and got scope views of a male and a female Yellow-collared Chlorophonia, plus a Pale-vented Thrush. Lifers for all of us! Other birds found during stay included Plain-backed Woodcreeper, Silvery-throated, Rufous-throated, Palm and Blue-gray Tanagers, Western Wood-Pewee (quite a surprise), Short-tailed Hawk, one beautiful Ornate Flycatcher, Green Honeycreeper, a glimpse of a Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant (what a great name for a bird), and House Wren among many others. We also got stunning views and great photos of a Broad-billed Motmot. Returning to Septimo - we ventured down the Snake Valley trail for a wet, rather disappointing 3 hour sojourn, although we found a Olivaceous Piha, and in the mist a flock that included a Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner, one Choco Warbler, a White-lined Tanager, and several Dusky Bush-Tanagers.
The last day began with trip up to the lights at the entrance to the Mindo road. Arriving at 6:15 am we quickly found Sepia-brown Wren, Golden and Golden-naped Tanagers. After an hour things really picked up with two Toucan Barbets eating moths, two Strong-billed Woodcreepers, a fantastic Scaled Fruiteater, a very obliging Masked Trogon, a Golden-crowned Flycatcher and a Golden-olive Woodpecker. All birds were seen devouring moths and other insects that had been lured to the lights during the previous night. Returning to Tony and Barbara's we got a mixed bag - we hoped for lots but got little because the day turned out to be so bright. Venturing down a steep cow trail yielded two Pale-eyed Thrushes that most of us missed and we also dipped out on a Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush but we did get 10 or more Spot-fronted Swifts, several Plumbeous Pigeons and a White-tipped Dove. We then returned to Quito for our late flights back to the US - but not before John was awarded with the most accurate guess award. But what a trip, what birds - 48 species of hummingbirds and a total trip list of 304 species in 9 days, 8 nights. Ventures Birding will run another Introduction to Andean Birding with Tony Nunnery (of Pacha Quindi), an American but Ecuadorian resident, next year and hopefully get more hummers and even more species.
Mark Welford
|
Little
Tinamou |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
trail |
|
Silvery
Grebe |
Ecuador |
Antizana |
|
Torrent
Duck |
Ecuador |
Guango
Lodge |
|
Andean
Teal |
Ecuador |
Antizana |
|
Yellow-billed
Pintail |
Papallacta
Pass |
Lake |
|
Blue-winged
Teal |
Ecuador |
Antizana |
|
Cattle
Egret |
Mindo |
nr
Paz |
|
Andean
(Black-faced) Ibis |
Ecuador |
Antizana |
|
Black
Vulture |
Quito |
Metro
Park |
|
Turkey
Vulture |
Ecuador |
Mirador
Los Blanco |
|
Andean
Condor |
Ecuador |
Antizana |
|
Osprey |
Ecuador |
Mirador
Los Blanco |
|
American
Swallow-tailed Kite |
Ecuador |
Mirador
Los Blanco |
|
Plumbeous
Kite |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
w/Swallow-tailed
Kite |
|
Cinereous
Harrier |
Ecuador |
Antizana |
|
Plain-breasted
Hawk |
Pacha
Quindi |
feeders |
|
Bicolored
Hawk |
Ecuador |
1/flew
across w/Nighthawk Septimo Paraiso |
|
Black-chested
Buzzard-Eagle |
Ecuador |
Antizana |
|
Gray
Hawk |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
tower |
|
Roadside
Hawk |
Ecuador |
rd bet Pedro Maldanado-Los Bancos |
|
Short-tailed
Hawk |
Milpe |
|
|
Variable
Hawk |
Yanococha |
entrance
road |
|
Carunculated
Caracara |
Ecuador |
Antizana |
|
American
Kestrel |
Quito |
Metro
Park |
|
Aplomado
Falcon |
Ecuador |
Antizana |
|
Andean
Guan |
Yanococha |
trail |
|
Rufous-fronted
Wood-Quail |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
trail |
|
White-throated
Crake |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
at
quarry |
|
Andean
Coot |
Ecuador |
Antizana |
|
Lesser
Yellowlegs |
Ecuador |
Antizana |
|
Andean
Lapwing |
Ecuador |
Antizana |
|
Andean
Gull |
Papallacta
Pass |
Lake |
|
Rock
Pigeon |
Ecuador |
Quito |
|
Band-tailed
Pigeon |
Ecuador |
TValley
rd |
|
Plumbeous
Pigeon |
Pacha
Quindi |
in
gdn |
|
Ruddy
Pigeon |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
tower |
|
Eared
Dove |
Quito |
Metro
Park |
|
Common
Ground-Dove |
Ecuador |
Giant
hummer site |
|
Black-winged
Ground-Dove |
Ecuador |
Antizana |
|
White-tipped
Dove |
Pacha
Quindi |
feeders |
|
White-throated
Quail-Dove |
Ecuador |
Nanegalito
Rd |
|
Maroon-tailed
Parakeet |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
trail |
|
Pacific
Parrotlet |
Ecuador |
rd bet Pedro Maldanado-Los Bancos |
|
Red-billed
Parrot |
Pacha
Quindi |
in
valley |
|
Bronze-winged
Parrot |
Ecuador |
Mindo-rd
to river |
|
Scaly-naped
Parrot |
Pacha
Quindi |
feeders |
|
Squirrel
Cuckoo |
Ecuador |
Nanegalito
Rd |
|
Little
Cuckoo |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
at
quarry |
|
Smooth-billed
Ani |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
at
quarry |
|
Rufescent
Screech-Owl |
Ecuador |
Paz-Antpitta
Farm |
|
Mottled
Owl |
Ecuador |
Paz-Antpitta
Farm |
|
Black-and-white
Owl |
Ecuador |
Septimo
Paraiso |
|
Common
Potoo |
Ecuador |
Septimo
Paraiso |
|
Rufous-bellied
Nighthawk |
Pacha
Quindi |
Septimo
Paraiso |
|
Pauraque |
Ecuador |
Mindo
rd entrance |
|
Spot-fronted
Swift |
Pacha
Quindi |
in
gdn |
|
Chestnut-collared
Swift |
Ecuador |
Nanegalito
Rd |
|
White-collared
Swift |
Ecuador |
Mirador
Los Blanco |
|
Band-rumped
Swift |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
tower |
|
White-whiskered
Hermit |
Ecuador |
Mirador
Los Blanco |
|
Tawny-bellied
Hermit |
Pacha
Quindi |
feeders |
|
Baron's
Hermit |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
trail |
|
White-necked
Jacobin |
Ecuador |
feeders |
|
Brown
Violet-ear |
Ecuador |
Septimo
Paraiso |
|
Green
Violet-ear |
Pacha
Quindi |
feeders |
|
Sparkling
Violet-ear |
Quito |
Metro
Park |
|
Green
Thorntail |
Ecuador |
Mirador
Los Blanco |
|
Western
Emerald |
Pacha
Quindi |
feeders |
|
Green-crowned
Woodnymph |
Ecuador |
Mirador
Los Blanco |
|
Andean
Emerald |
Ecuador |
Mirador
Los Blanco |
|
Rufous-tailed
Hummingbird |
Ecuador |
Mirador
Los Blanco |
|
Speckled
Hummingbird |
Ecuador |
Guango
Lodge |
|
Fawn-breasted
Brilliant |
Ecuador |
Paz-Antpitta
Farm |
|
Green-crowned
Brilliant |
Ecuador |
Mirador
Los Blanco |
|
Empress
Brilliant |
Pacha
Quindi |
feeders |
|
Ecuadorian
Hillstar |
Ecuador |
Antizana |
|
Giant
Hummingbird |
Ecuador |
Giant
Hummer site |
|
Shining
Sunbeam |
Papallacta
Pass |
Lake |
|
Mountain
Velvetbreast |
Yanococha |
|
|
Great
Sapphirewing |
Yanococha |
1st
hummer feeders |
|
Brown
Inca |
Ecuador |
Septimo
Paraiso |
|
Collared
Inca |
Ecuador |
Guango
Lodge |
|
Buff-winged
Starfrontlet |
Ecuador |
Guango
Lodge |
|
Sword-billed
Hummingbird |
Papallacta
Pass |
Cotinga
site |
|
Buff-tailed
Coronet |
Pacha
Quindi |
feeders |
|
Chestnut-breasted
Coronet |
Ecuador |
Guango
Lodge |
|
Velvet-purple
Coronet |
Ecuador |
Paz-Antpitta
Farm |
|
Gorgeted
Sunangel |
Pacha
Quindi |
in
gdn |
|
Tourmaline
Sunangel |
Ecuador |
Guango
Lodge |
|
Glowing
Puffleg |
Ecuador |
Guango
Lodge |
|
Sapphire-vented
Puffleg |
Yanococha |
|
|
Golden-breasted
Puffleg |
Yanococha |
|
|
Purple-bibbed
Whitetip |
Ecuador |
Septimo
Paraiso |
|
Booted
Racket-tail |
Ecuador |
Mindo-rd
to river |
|
Black-tailed
Trainbearer |
Quito |
Metro
Park |
|
Green-tailed
Trainbearer |
Quito |
Metro
Park |
|
Viridian
Metaltail |
Papallacta
Pass |
Lake |
|
Tyrian
Metaltail |
Quito |
Metro
Park |
|
Rainbow-bearded
Thornbill |
Yanococha |
trail |
|
Long-tailed
Sylph |
Ecuador |
Guango
Lodge |
|
Violet-tailed
Sylph |
Ecuador |
Septimo
Paraiso |
|
Purple-crowned
Fairy |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
tower |
|
Purple-throated
Woodstar |
Pacha
Quindi |
feeders |
|
Purple-collared
Woodstar |
Ecuador |
Scrub
Tan site |
|
White-bellied
Woodstar |
Ecuador |
Guango
Lodge |
|
Gorgeted
Woodstar |
Ecuador |
Guango
Lodge |
|
Crested
Quetzal |
Ecuador |
Nanegalito
Rd |
|
Masked
Trogon |
Ecuador |
2/Guango |
|
Broad-billed
Motmot |
Milpe |
|
|
Rufous
Motmot |
Ecuador |
Nanegalito
Rd |
|
Rufous-tailed
Jacamar |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
at
quarry |
|
White-whiskered
Puffbird |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
trail |
|
Orange-fronted
Barbet |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
trail |
|
Red-headed
Barbet |
Ecuador |
Mindo-rd
to river |
|
Toucan
Barbet |
Ecuador |
Mindo
rd entrance-at signs |
|
Crimson-rumped
Toucanet |
Ecuador |
Paz-Antpitta
Farm |
|
Pale-mandibled
Aracari |
Ecuador |
Mirador
Los Blanco |
|
Plate-billed
Mountain-Toucan |
Pacha
Quindi |
feeders |
|
Choco
Toucan |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
tower |
|
Black-cheeked
Woodpecker |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
flock
in palms |
|
Golden-olive
Woodpecker |
Ecuador |
6:15-7:30
am/Mindo rd entrance-at signs |
|
Crimson-mantled
Woodpecker |
Quito |
Metro
Park |
|
Lineated
Woodpecker |
Ecuador |
Mindo
rd to mindo |
|
Guayaquil
Woodpecker |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
trail |
|
Tyrannine
Woodcreeper |
Ecuador |
2/Guango |
|
Plain-brown
Woodcreeper |
Milpe |
|
|
Strong-billed
Woodcreeper |
Ecuador |
6:15-7:30
am/Mindo rd entrance-at signs |
|
Black-striped
Woodcreeper |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
1/seen
on trail |
|
Spotted
Woodcreeper |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
trail |
|
Montane
Woodcreeper |
Ecuador |
Paz-Antpitta
Farm |
|
Red-billed
Scythebill |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
flock
in thin trees |
|
Bar-winged
Cinclodes |
Papallacta
Pass |
Tower
rd |
|
Stout-billed
Cinclodes |
Papallacta
Pass |
Tower
rd |
|
Pacific
Hornero |
Ecuador |
Mindo-rd
to river |
|
Andean
Tit-Spinetail |
Papallacta
Pass |
Tower
rd |
|
White-chinned
Thistletail |
Yanococha |
on
entrance road |
|
Azara's
Spinetail |
Yanococha |
entrance
road |
|
Slaty
Spinetail |
Ecuador |
Mirador
Los Blanco |
|
White-browed
Spinetail |
Yanococha |
trail |
|
Streak-backed
Canastero |
Ecuador |
Antizana |
|
Many-striped
Canastero |
Papallacta
Pass |
Tower
rd |
|
Pearled
Treerunner |
Papallacta
Pass |
Lake |
|
Lineated
Foliage-gleaner |
Ecuador |
Nanegalito
Rd |
|
Scaly-throated
Foliage-gleaner |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
trail |
|
Buff-throated
Foliage-gleaner |
Ecuador |
Septimo
Paraiso - Snake Valley |
|
Streaked
Xenops |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
1/tower |
|
Western
Slaty Antshrike |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
h/trail |
|
Dot-winged
Antwren |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
flock
in palms |
|
Long-tailed
Antbird |
Ecuador |
Nanegalito
Rd |
|
Chestnut-backed
Antbird |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
tower |
|
Immaculate
Antbird |
Ecuador |
Mindo-rd
to river |
|
Scaled
Antpitta |
Ecuador |
Septimo
Paraiso |
|
Moustached
Antpitta |
Ecuador |
Paz-Antpitta
Farm |
|
Yellow-breasted
Antpitta |
Ecuador |
Paz-Antpitta
Farm |
|
Rufous
Antpitta |
Yanococha |
trail |
|
Tawny
Antpitta |
Papallacta
Pass |
Tower
rd |
|
Unicolored
Tapaculo |
Papallacta
Pass |
Papallacta
Pass |
|
Narino
Tapaculo |
Ecuador |
Paz-Antpitta
Farm |
|
Spillman's
Tapaculo |
Ecuador |
Tandayapa
V. |
|
Ocellated
Tapaculo |
Papallacta
Pass |
Lake |
|
Red-crested
Cotinga |
Papallacta
Pass |
Cotinga
site |
|
Barred
Fruiteater |
Yanococha |
trail |
|
Scaled
Fruiteater |
Ecuador |
fe/Paz-Antpitta
Farm |
|
Olivaceous
Piha |
Ecuador |
Septimo
Paraiso - Snake Valley |
|
Andean
Cock-of-the-rock |
Ecuador |
Paz-Antpitta
Farm |
|
Red-capped
Manakin |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
1/distant
fr trail |
|
White-bearded
Manakin |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
trail |
|
Club-winged
Manakin |
Milpe |
|
|
Olive-striped
Flycatcher |
Mindo |
nr
river |
|
Slaty-capped
Flycatcher |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
tower |
|
Common
Tody-Flycatcher |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
along
rd |
|
Golden-faced
Tyrannulet |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
tower |
|
Southern
Beardless-Tyrannulet |
Quito |
Metro
Park |
|
Gray
Elaenia |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
tower |
|
Sierran
Elaenia |
Papallacta
Pass |
Lake |
|
White-throated
Tyrannulet |
Papallacta
Pass |
Lake |
|
White-tailed
Tyrannulet |
Ecuador |
|
|
White-banded
Tyrannulet |
Pacha
Quindi |
Paz-Antpitta
Farm |
|
Tufted
Tit-Tyrant |
Yanococha |
entrance
road |
|
Marble-faced
Bristle-Tyrant |
Ecuador |
Mindo-rd
to river |
|
Black-capped
Pygmy-Tyrant |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
trail |
|
Scale-crested
Pygmy-Tyrant |
Milpe |
|
|
Ornate
Flycatcher |
Milpe |
|
|
Flavescent
Flycatcher |
Ecuador |
|
|
Bran-colored
Flycatcher |
Ecuador |
Mindo-rd
to river |
|
Smoke-colored
Pewee |
Ecuador |
Paz-Antpitta
Farm |
|
Western
Wood-Pewee |
Milpe |
|
|
Eastern
Wood-Pewee |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
trail |
|
Black
Phoebe |
Pacha
Quindi |
Paz-Antpitta
Farm |
|
Vermilion
Flycatcher |
Ecuador |
Scrub
Tan site |
|
Crowned
Chat-Tyrant |
Yanococha |
trail |
|
Brown-backed
Chat-Tyrant |
Ecuador |
Antizana |
|
Streak-throated
Bush-Tyrant |
Ecuador |
Scrub
Tan site |
|
Spot-billed
Ground-Tyrant |
Ecuador |
Antizana-on
lava field |
|
Paramo
Ground-Tyrant |
Ecuador |
Antizana |
|
Masked
Water-Tyrant |
Ecuador |
Mirador
Los Blanco |
|
Dusky-capped
Flycatcher |
Ecuador |
Septimo
Paraiso |
|
Tropical
Kingbird |
Ecuador |
rd
to Bancos |
|
Boat-billed
Flycatcher |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
flock
in thin trees |
|
Golden-crowned
Flycatcher |
Ecuador |
Paz-Antpitta
Farm |
|
Rusty-margined
Flycatcher |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
tower |
|
Social
Flycatcher |
Ecuador |
Mindo-rd
to river |
|
Cinnamon
Becard |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
tower |
|
Masked
Tityra |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
tower |
|
Turquoise
Jay |
Ecuador |
Guango
Lodge |
|
Inca
Jay |
Ecuador |
Guango
Lodge |
|
Brown-capped
Vireo |
Pacha
Quindi |
Nanegalito
rd |
|
White-capped
Dipper |
Ecuador |
Guango
Lodge |
|
Andean
Solitaire |
Pacha
Quindi |
Nanegalito
rd |
|
Great
Thrush |
Quito |
Metro
Park |
|
Pale-vented
Thrush |
Milpe |
1/under
high canopy nr Manakin lek |
|
Ecuadorian
Thrush |
Ecuador |
3/Mirador
Los Blanco |
|
Rufous
Wren |
Yanococha |
trail |
|
Sepia-brown
Wren |
Ecuador |
6:15-7:30
am/Mindo rd entrance-at signs |
|
Bay
Wren |
Ecuador |
Septimo
Paraiso |
|
House
Wren |
Ecuador |
Mirador
Los Blanco |
|
Mountain
Wren |
Ecuador |
Guango
Lodge |
|
Gray-breasted
Wood-Wren |
Ecuador |
Paz-Antpitta
Farm |
|
Southern
Nightingale-Wren |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
trail |
|
Song
Wren |
Ecuador |
h-1/Mindo-rd
to river |
|
Tropical
Gnatcatcher |
Ecuador |
Mindo-rd
to river |
|
Brown-bellied
Swallow |
Papallacta
Pass |
Cotinga
site |
|
Blue-and-white
Swallow |
Quito |
Metro
Park |
|
Southern
Rough-winged Swallow |
Ecuador |
Paz-Antpitta
Farm |
|
Paramo
Pipit |
Ecuador |
Antizana |
|
Andean
Siskin |
Papallacta
Pass |
Cotinga
site |
|
Hooded
Siskin |
Papallacta
Pass |
Cotinga
site |
|
Yellow-bellied
Siskin |
Ecuador |
Paz-Antpitta
Farm |
|
Tropical
Parula |
Ecuador |
Mindo-rd
to river |
|
Blackburnian
Warbler |
Ecuador |
Nanegalito
Rd |
|
Blackpoll
Warbler |
Quito |
Metro
Park |
|
Olive-crowned
Yellowthroat |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
at
quarry |
|
Slate-throated
Redstart |
Ecuador |
Mirador
Los Blanco |
|
Spectacled
Redstart |
Ecuador |
Guango
Lodge |
|
Choco
Warbler |
Ecuador |
Septimo
Paraiso - Snake Valley |
|
Black-crested
Warbler |
Quito |
h/below
Hotel Quito |
|
Russet-crowned
Warbler |
Ecuador |
Nanegalito
Rd |
|
Three-striped
Warbler |
Ecuador |
Nanegalito
Rd |
|
Rufous-collared
Sparrow |
Quito |
Metro
Park |
|
Pale-naped
Brush-Finch |
Papallacta
Pass |
Lake |
|
Rufous-naped
Brush-Finch |
Quito |
Metro
Park |
|
Tricolored
Brush-Finch |
Milpe |
|
|
White-winged
Brush-Finch |
Pacha
Quindi |
feeders |
|
Stripe-headed
Brush-Finch |
Yanococha |
1/trail |
|
Cinereous
Conebill |
Quito |
Metro
Park |
|
Blue-backed
Conebill |
Papallacta
Pass |
Lake |
|
Dusky
Bush-Tanager |
Ecuador |
Septimo
Paraiso - Snake Valley |
|
Yellow-throated
Bush-Tanager |
Ecuador |
Mirador
Los Blanco |
|
Superciliaried
Hemispingus |
Papallacta
Pass |
Lake |
|
Guira
Tanager |
Ecuador |
Mindo-rd
to river |
|
Ochre-breasted
Tanager |
Milpe |
|
|
White-shouldered
Tanager |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
flock
in thin trees |
|
White-lined
Tanager |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
flock
in thin trees |
|
Lemon-rumped
Tanager |
Ecuador |
Mirador
Los Blanco |
|
Blue-gray
Tanager |
Ecuador |
Mirador
Los Blanco |
|
Palm
Tanager |
Ecuador |
Mirador
Los Blanco |
|
Blue-capped
Tanager |
Ecuador |
TValley
rd |
|
Blue-and-yellow
Tanager |
Papallacta
Pass |
Cotinga
site |
|
Black-chested
Mountain-Tanager |
Yanococha |
1st
hummer feeders |
|
Scarlet-bellied
Mountain-Tanager |
Yanococha |
50+
trail |
|
Blue-winged
Mountain-Tanager |
Ecuador |
|
|
Buff-breasted
Mountain-Tanager |
Papallacta
Pass |
Lake |
|
Fawn-breasted
Tanager |
Ecuador |
Mindo-rd
to river |
|
Thick-billed
Euphonia |
Ecuador |
Mirador
Los Blanco |
|
Golden-rumped
Euphonia |
Ecuador |
Scrub
Tan site |
|
Orange-bellied
Euphonia |
Ecuador |
Mirador
Los Blanco |
|
Yellow-collared
Chlorophonia |
Milpe |
ma/fe/juv/high
canopy aboove manakin lek |
|
Blue-whiskered
Tanager |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
flock
on trail |
|
Golden
Tanager |
Ecuador |
Mirador
Los Blanco |
|
Silver-throated
Tanager |
Ecuador |
Mirador
Los Blanco |
|
Flame-faced
Tanager |
Ecuador |
Mirador
Los Blanco |
|
Rufous-throated
Tanager |
Milpe |
|
|
Bay-headed
Tanager |
Ecuador |
Mirador
Los Blanco |
|
Scrub
Tanager |
Ecuador |
Scrub
Tan site |
|
Golden-naped
Tanager |
Ecuador |
Paz-Antpitta
Farm |
|
Metallic-green
Tanager |
Ecuador |
|
|
Blue-necked
Tanager |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
flock
in palms |
|
Golden-hooded
Tanager |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
flock
in thin trees |
|
Beryl-spangled
Tanager |
Ecuador |
Paz-Antpitta
Farm |
|
Blue-and-black
Tanager |
Yanococha |
trail |
|
Black-capped
Tanager |
Ecuador |
Nanegalito
Rd |
|
Scarlet-breasted
Dacnis |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
ma/
seen from tower |
|
Green
Honeycreeper |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
trail |
|
Purple
Honeycreeper |
Milpe |
|
|
Plumbeous
Sierra-Finch |
Papallacta
Pass |
Tower
rd |
|
Band-tailed
Sierra-Finch |
Ecuador |
3+ma/gas
station at pass |
|
Saffron
Finch |
Ecuador |
Scrub
Tan site |
|
Blue-black
Grassquit |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
along
rd |
|
Variable
Seedeater |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
flock
in palms |
|
Band-tailed
Seedeater |
Quito |
Metro
Park |
|
Plain-colored
Seedeater |
Papallacta
Pass |
Cotinga
site |
|
Rusty
Flower-piercer |
Ecuador |
Scrub
Tan site |
|
White-sided
Flower-piercer |
Pacha
Quindi |
feeders |
|
Glossy
Flower-piercer |
Yanococha |
|
|
Black
Flower-piercer |
Quito |
Metro
Park |
|
Masked
Flower-piercer |
Ecuador |
Guango
Lodge |
|
Southern
Yellow-Grosbeak |
Yanococha |
entrance
road |
|
Buff-throated
Saltator |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
tower |
|
Black-winged
Saltator |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
trail |
|
Shiny
Cowbird |
Silanche-Pedro
Mal |
along
rd |
Yanacococha view
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Ecuadorian Hillstar
Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan