Trip Reports

Southern Ecuador 10th - 20th September 2005, author Mark Gurney (added September 25, 2005)
(Marañón endemics, Jocotoco Antpitta, Crescent-faced Antpitta, Neblina Metaltail, Violet-throated Metaltail, Masked Mountain-Tanager, Pale-headed Brush-Finch)

Birding Trip to Ecuador 2nd - 17th July 2004, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 25, 2004)

Northern Ecuador - 16th May - 6th June 2002, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 24, 2004)
(with photos of Double-toothed Kite, Broad-billed Motmot, Green Honeycreeper, Northern Violaceous Trogon, Black-fronted Nunbird and Blue-gray Tanager)

Northern Ecuador - 23rd February - 10th March 2003, author Peter Nash (added September 24, 2004)
(Choco Region and Pasochoa Wildlife Refuge)

Report of mammals and birds recorded at Bilsa Biological Station and other sites in north-west Ecuador - September - October 2002-, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 24, 2004)

Yasuní Research Station and Yanayacu Research Station, Eastern Ecuador - September 2002 and March 2003, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 24, 2004)

Northern Ecuador, December 2003 - January 2004, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 24, 2004)
(700+ species including Ocellated Tapaculo, Barred Antthrush, Rusty-belted Tapaculo, Striped Manakin, Scaled Fruiteater, Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater, Giant Conebill, San Isidro Mystery Owl, Beautiful Jay, Club-winged Manakin, Chestnut-belted Gnateater and)

Sacha Lodge, Ecuador - 13th-21st March 2004, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 24, 2004)

The Galapagos Islands and Southern Ecuador - 17th April to 4th May 2004, author Peter Nash (added September 24, 2004)
(Waved Albatross, Peruvian Pelican, Lava Heron, Lava Gull, Nazca Booby, Oilbird)

Northern Ecuador - 17th - 30th September 2002 (lots of hummer pics), author Surfbirds Admin (link created September 24, 2004)
(Participants: Adrian Harper, Shirley Harper, Mark Harper and Brian Smith.)

Ecuador - 22nd November to 8th December 2003 by Steve Arlow, author Surfbirds Admin (link created September 24, 2004)
(La Selva, Tandayapa Valley, Machalilla National Park)

Ecuador - 21st July - 19th August 2001, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 23, 2004)

Ecuador (including a few sites in coastal Peru), May 25th - August 21st 2001, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 23, 2004)
(This is a very long report !)

Ecuador - October 2000, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 23, 2004)

Ecuador - 26th August - 3rd September 2005, author Mike Nelson (added September 22, 2007)
(Sacha Lodge)

Extraordinary Ecuador - 18th January – 5th March 2007, author Graeme Wallace (added September 17, 2007)
(950 species in 45 memorable days)

Sani Lodge, Ecuador, August 2004, author Mark Gurney (added October 17, 2005)
(Sani Lodge, Rufous Potoo, Cocha Antshrike, Ochre-striped Antpitta, White-lored Antpitta)

Ecuador - Mindo/Las Gralarias - 12-13th Sept 2006, author Mary Crickmore (added October 15, 2006)
(Las Gralarias, Crested Quetzal, Masked Trogon)

South-east Ecuador - November 2007, author Martin Reid (added November 28, 2007)
(Yankuam, Orange-throated Tanager, Paquisha, Red-billed Tyrannulet, Straw-backed Tanager)

Peru, Galapagos and Ecuadorian Amazon and highlands - 17th August - 8th September 2007, author Steve Arlow (added November 26, 2007)
(with many stunning photos)

Southern Ecuador, author Mark Sutton (added November 22, 2005)
(Cerro Blanco, Salinas, Santa Elena, Buenaventura, Tapichalaca, Valladolid, Rio Bombuscaro, Cajas, Jocotoco Antpitta)

Ecuador "A Country for Birdwatchers" April 21-30, 2006 Tico Tours Familiarization Tour, author Michael R. Boatwright (added May 26, 2006)
(This tour stayed at Hotel Cafe Cultura, Maquipucuna Lodge, and Napo Wildlife Center. Other locations visited included Antisana Reserve, Yanacocha Reserve, Sachatamia Lodge, Papallacta Pass, Guagno Lodge, and Cabanas San Isidro.)

Southern Ecuador - January 2006, author Forrest Rowland (added May 22, 2006)
(Jocotoco, Crescent-faced Antpitta, Piura Hemispingus)

North-west Ecuador - 15-16 March 2006, author Forrest Rowland (added May 22, 2006)
(Giant Antpitta, Yellow-breasted Antpitta, Moustached Antpitta, Blue-whiskered Tanager, Scarlet-breasted Dacnis)

Shiripuno Lodge, Ecuador - May 7-13, 2007, author Nick Athanas & Scott Olmstead (added May 16, 2007)
(Nocturnal Curassow, Fiery Topaz, Ochre-striped Antpitta, Black-necked Red-Cotinga, incredible mixed-species flocks.)

Ecuador- "A Country for Birdwatchers" April 21-30, 2006, author Michael R. Boatwright (link created May 16, 2006)
(This tour stayed at Hotel Café Cultura, Maquipucuna Lodge, and Napo Wildlife Center. Other locations visited included Antisana Reserve, Yanacocha Reserve, Sachatamia Lodge, Papallacta Pass, Guagno Lodge, and Cabañas San Isidro. 316 Total bird species en)

Ecuador, Eastern Slope Nov. 2006, author Roger Wolfe (link created March 5, 2007)
(Papallacta, Guango, San Isidro, Pancho Enriquez, Avestours)

The Galapagos Islands and Ecuador - 30th September - 15th October 2004, author Steve Bird (added March 20, 2007)
(all the Galapagos endemics)

Paz de las Aves - Antpittas like you have never seen them before, author Mark Gurney (added March 14, 2006)
(Ecuador, Mindo, Tandayapa, Giant Antpitta, Yellow-breasted Antpitta, Moustached Antpitta)

North-west Ecuador 2003-2006, author Mark Gurney (added June 24, 2007)
(Tandayapa Valley, Milpe, Paz de las Aves, Mindo, Pedro Vicente Maldonado, Yanacocha)

Upper Amazonian Ecuador, Harpy Eagle Dash, 9-11 June, 2006, author Forrest Rowland (added June 15, 2006)
(Harpy Eagle, Rufous Potoo, Chestnut-tailed Antbird, Nocturnal Curassow)

NW Ecuador whirlwind trip, 4-7 June, 2006, author Forrest Rowland (added June 15, 2006)
(Double-banded Graytail, Yellow-breasted Antpitta, Moustached Antpitta, Giant Antpitta, Scarlet-breasted Dacnis, Esmeraldas Antbird, Pacific Tuftedcheek)

Ecuador, Tandayapa Scout Trip May 29 - 31, June 1-2, 2006, author Forrest Rowland (added June 14, 2006)
(Uniform Treehunter, Tanager Finch, Ochre-breasted Antpitta, Cloud Forest Pygmy-Owl)

Ecuador - six months, two pairs of socks - 2005-06, author Pete Hosner (added June 12, 2006)

Northwest Ecuador 18-24th June & Eastern Highlands 28th & 29th June 2005, author Sam Woods/Tropical Birding (added July 7, 2005)
(Ecuador, Tandayapa, Black Solitaire, Andean Condor, Moustached Antpitta, White-faced Nunbird.)

Ecuador - 4th - 23rd March 2007, author Denise Doekes (added July 24, 2007)
(San Jorge Botanical & Eco Lodge Magic Birding Circuit)

Ecuador March 2007, author Denise Doekes (link created July 24, 2007)
(San Jorge Botanical & Eco Lodge Trip Report)

Ecuador, A Week in the Eastern Andes, July 4th - 10th, 2006, author Forrest Rowland (added July 11, 2006)
(Black-billed Mountain-Toucan, Chestnut-vented Conebill)

Ecuador December 9th - 27th 2004, author Mark Gurney (added January 27, 2005)
(Tandayapa, Cabanas San Isidro, Sacha Lodge, Mindo)

Ecuador February - June 2005 including recordings, author Wouter Halfwerk (added January 20, 2006)

Ecuador - 8th - 29th August 2004, author Surfbirds Admin (added February 8, 2005)
(Tandayapa and Sacha Lodges - 500 plus species)

Shiripuno Bird Mapping Project, Amazon - Ecuador - October 2007, author Jarol F. Vaca (added February 6, 2008)
(Shiripuno, Ecuadorian Amazon Basin, Black Bushbird, Salvin´s Curassaw)

Ecuador, 11 - 27 July 2002, author The Travelling Naturalist (link created February 3, 2005)

Galapagos Islands, Thursday 24 July - Sunday 3 August 2003, author The Travelling Naturalist (link created February 3, 2005)

Tandayapa Bird Lodge, Chasing Chóco endemics in the Ecuadorian Andes with Tropical Birding - 2nd - 9th February 2008, author Sam Woods/Tropical Birding (added February 21, 2008)

Ecuador - January 24 to February 9 2008, author Charles Hamel (added February 12, 2008)
(Chilean Flamingo, Common Potoo)

Ecuador - West Slope and Highlands - 18 - 30 November 2007, author Roger Ahlman (link created December 27, 2007)
(The West slope of the Andes in Ecuador offers first class birding.)

Twitching THE Ground-Cuckoo 22-23 December 2006: How to see Banded Ground-Cuckoo in Pichincha, Ecuador, author Sam Woods/Tropical Birding (added December 25, 2006)
(Banded Ground-Cuckoo, Ecuador)

South-west Ecuador and the Pacific, August 5-19th, 2006, author Forrest Rowland (added August 31, 2006)
(Tumbesian Endemics, Pacific Royal-Flycatcher, Ochre-bellied Dove, Jet Antbird)

Ecuador throughout July - September 2006, author David Milton (added August 30, 2007)
(Yellow-eared Toucan)