Five birders travelled from Australia to Ecuador in July 2006 for either 5 or 6 weeks to see as many birds as possible. We chose to go with a local tour company, Neblina Forest and our guide was Byron Palacios. Two people visited Zamora (Bombuscara, Podocarpus N.P) for a week after the tour and stayed at Copalinga Lodge. The highlights of the trip included: Waved Albatross, Yellow-eared Toucanet, Lita Woodpecker, Yasuni Antwren and Lanceolated Monklet (nesting). In Podocarpus N.P one person saw the Amazonian Umbrellabird.
The trip was planned from Australia and a range of tour companies were contacted before it was decided to go with the locally-owned Neblina Forest. The route and length of stay in each place was discussed with Neblina Forest, but was decided by us. The tour took in a range of places representing the various habitats of Ecuador. Two resorts were visited in the Amazon with guides from the resorts. Costs were minimised by staying in accommodation outside of resorts where possible. The price for the tour with Neblina Forest was US$4950 per person. This did not include international airfares or entrance fees to all parks and bird feeders. The vehicle used was a high clearance troupe carrier (US origin) which was comfortable for a driver, guide, five passengers and luggage.
The group consisted of Barry and Joanna Morgan, Ron Dowling, David Milton and Sandra Harding, all from Brisbane, Australia. We learned to introduce ourselves as – “Soy del Pais de los Canguros”. This number of people was not too large in most areas for each person to see target birds. Byron was industrious in ensuring that everyone had a chance to see each species. We were also particularly impressed with his ability to hear and discern the myriad of different bird calls.
The itinerary was as follows:
Date - Birding area - Accommodation
Day 1 22-Jul-06 Arrival Guayaquil Hostal Quil (Guayaquil)
Day 2 23-Jul-06 Cerro Blanco - Peninsula Punta Carnero o Salinas
Day 3 24-Jul-06 Peninsula - Ayampe Puerto Lopez (Mantaraya Lodge)
Day 4 25-Jul-06 Isla de la Plata Puerto Lopez
Day 5 26-Jul-06 Machalilla National Park Hostal Quil (Guayaquil)
Day 6 27-Jul-06 Manglares Churute Buenaventura
lodge) 28-Jul-06 Buenaventura Buenaventura
Day 8 29-Jul-06 Buenaventura Buenaventura
Day 9 30-Jul-06 Buenaventura Sebastian Hotel (Quito )
Day 10 31-Jul-06 Yanacocha-Tandayapa V. Sacha Tamia
Day 11 01-Aug-06 Belllavista Area Sacha Tamia
Day 12 02-Aug-06 Mindo area Sacha Tamia
Day 13 03-Aug-06 Paz Antpittas - COTR Lek Sacha Tamia
Day 14 04-Aug-06 Milpe area Mirador
Day 15 05-Aug-06 Rio Silanche Tower Mirador
Day 16 06-Aug-06 Mindo - Ibarra Chorlavi
Day 17 07-Aug-06 Ibarra - Lita - San Lorenzo El Pedregal (San Lorenzo)
Day 18 08-Aug-06 Yalare - Progreso road El Pedregal
Day 19 09-Aug-06 Progreso roads El Pedregal
Day 20 10-Aug-06 Progreso roads El Pedregal
Day 21 11-Aug-06 Progreso roads Sebastian Hotel (Quito )
Day 22 12-Aug-06 Papallacta Pass Termas de Papallacta
Day 23 13-Aug-06 Papallacta - San Isidro San Isidro
Day 24 14-Aug-06 Guacamayos Ridge San Isidro
Day 25 15-Aug-06 Loreto road Coca (Hotel La Mision)
Day 26 16-Aug-06 Sacha Sacha Lodge
Day 27 17-Aug-06 Sacha Sacha Lodge
Day 28 18-Aug-06 Sacha Sacha Lodge
Day 29 19-Aug-06 Sacha Sacha Lodge
Day 30 20-Aug-06 Napo Wildlife Centre Napo Wildlife Centre
Day 31 21-Aug-06 Napo Wildlife Centre Napo Wildlife Centre
Day 32 22-Aug-06 Napo Wildlife Centre Napo Wildlife Centre
Day 33 23-Aug-06 Napo Wildlife Centre Sebastian Hotel (Quito )
Day 34 24-Aug-06 Full day Antisana Sebastian Hotel (Quito )
Day 35 25-Aug-06 Quito Copalinga (Zamora)
Day 36 26-Aug-06 Bombuscara, Podocarpus N.P Copalinga
Day 37 27-Aug-06 Bombuscara, Podocarpus N.P Copalinga
Day 38 28-Aug-06 Bombuscara, Podocarpus N.P Copalinga
Day 39 29-Aug-06 Bombuscara, Podocarpus N.P Copalinga
Day 40 30-Aug-06 Zamora & San Francisco Loja
Day 41 31-Aug-06 Loja Quito
The trip began in Guayaquil with an initial exploration of Cerro Blanco. We were happy to see the White-tailed Jay and Ecuadorian Piculet and began our trip-long battle of identifying the flycatchers. We had excellent view of the Elegant Crescentchest on the Salinas Peninsula and were lucky to see the Waved Albatross on the Isla de la Plata as there were only two birds present at the time. The trip to the island provided great views of humpback whales. In nearby Ayampe, we had a lunch at a small roadside stall where we tried ceviche, a special Ecuadorian dish of raw marinated fish. The food throughout the tour was plentiful and we were keen on the fried banana chips. The Horned Screamers at Manglares Churute were also very impressive.
We next headed south from Guayaquil and had three nights at Buenaventura, and started on the confusing array of hummingbirds (Colibris). The feeders provided great views of 14 species of these birds, which are icon birds of southern America. We enjoyed the colourful Heliconias and learnt to recognise the Cecropia trees in the canopy. In the dry scrub west of Buenaventura, we heard the Watkin’s Antpittas calling. Searching the dense tangled undergrowth from 50 m away through a barbed wire fence was a challenge but we all eventually got good views. It was good to have our first antpitta for the trip under the belt.
We flew to Quito from Guayaquil and birded the central highlands (11 days) starting at Yanacocha and followed by the Mindo area. The forest birds were beginning to swamp us, given the vast range of tanagers and other bird families all hiding in similar thick forest habitat. We were pleased to track down the Blackish Tapaculo at Yanacocha. We also enjoyed trying to make the regular Roadside Hawks into something else, until Byron corrected us. Along the road down from Yanacocha, we saw a White-capped Dipper and this has stuck in our memories as a special bird. We stayed at Sachatamia in the Mindo area and drove up to Bellavista Lodge to bird that area, mainly walking along the roads. We stopped in our tracks when a Giant Antpitta walked across the road ahead of us giving great views. The Beautiful Jay also flittered around in the mist which was special. Other great birds were the Collared Inca, (a definite favourite), the Black-and-White Owl, at the intersection down from Sachatamia and Sunbittern. We enjoyed the hospitality at Paz Antpittas where a young farmer is hand feeding three species of antpittas and calling them up by their personal names. Another key bird for us at the farm was the Andean Cock-of-the-rock.
We continued on to the north-west, staying a night at Chorlavi and catching up on some waterbirds at Lake Imbaboura at 2200m. Here Byron easily whistled up the Ecuadorian Rail. It was interesting to see the land in the northwest of Ecuador being opened up along the edge of roads as settlers moved in. This area near Colombia had a frontier feel. Here we expected to stay at Playa de Oro but were surprised to find out at the last minute that we were staying in town instead. This meant that instead of the large relatively untouched Playa de Oro reserve, we birded the heavily logged El Progresso forests. Everywhere we walked along the roads we could hear chainsaws. The forest was being cleared around us with logs piled up ready to be transported by road or river. Special birds here included the Five-coloured Barbet and Lita Woodpecker. It was fun to sort out the Black-headed Tody flycatcher from the Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant. We were gradually getting more confident with the flycatchers. The birding was getting a bit slow after four days until we stumbled on the Yellow-eared Toucanet, extremely unusual to be seen in Ecuador. This was the first reliable record for Ecuador since 1962 and we were officially the first foreign birders to see this bird in Ecuador. Always partial to the toucan family my favourite bird of the trip turned out to be the Golden collared Toucanet which we saw later on the Loreto Road.
After returning to Quito, we had three days on the eastern slope. Firstly we stocked up on chocolate to get us over altitude sickness at the Papallacta Pass. The Andean Condor was good find and a new bird for Ron. As the cold wind and rain sharpened our determination at the top we persevered to finally get great views of the Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe. This was a major find as new waders have special meaning for our group. Given the weather it is hard to reconcile the name of the Shining Sunbeam which kept in my mind as I thought of the Shining Path in Peru. We picked up the Tawny Antpitta and went on to Termas de Papallacta where we were very excited to see a Spectacled Bear with a cub. Few trips go at this time of year to Ecuador but the weather was generally reasonable so that we only lost a few days birding due to rain or poor weather. This was most influential as we moved lower on the eastern slope. At San Isidro the rain slowed our birding and we knew we did not do as well as on the west slope. Most memorable birds on the east slope were the Torrent Duck, San Isidro Black-banded Owl and Chestnut-crowned Antpitta.
When we had lunch on the Loreto Road travelling to Coca, we happened upon a large mixed flock where we had our best experience of a bird wave. We picked up new tanagers, Montane and Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner, Violaceous Jay and Crimson-crested Woodpecker all in the one flock. From Coca we travelled by boat up the Coca River to the Rio Napa and on to Sacha Lodge. Even though we were thousands of miles up the Amazon Basin, the river was still almost a mile wide, providing an appreciation of the immensity of the Amazon River. The remoteness that we expected of the Amazon wilderness however never quite eventuated. It was great to experience the wildlife, both to see and hear the monkeys (black and golden mantled tamarind and red howler) and to see acouchi, acouti and a dead anaconda. We also enjoyed the view from the towers of the serene forest, particularly as the parrots flew over the forest at first light.
Our itinerary was designed so that we started birding in areas that had lower bird diversity before tackling the Amazon. Special birds at Sacha included the Rusty belted Tapaculo, Spix’s Guan, and Bare-necked Fruitcrow, nesting Lanceolated Monklet and the tiny Chestnut-belted Gnateater. At the Napo Wildlife Centre we were informed of the threats to the forest including the oil drilling where bright lights are causing a significant loss in the insect life. Here we saw Common Piping-Guan, Blue and Yellow and Scarlet Macaws, Yasuni Antwren and Sungrebe.
We flew back to Quito to visit Antisana for our last day of the tour. Here we picked up the Giant Hummingbird, Aplomado Falcon and Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle. Two of us had an extra week and flew to Loja then took a bus to Zamora. We stayed at Copalinga Lodge and mopped up some more eastern slope birds including the Amazonian Umbrellabird, Green Manakin and Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper.
The trip total for the group during the six weeks in Ecuador was 860 species and this gave a range of new species between 395 and 700 for participants. There was one new species (Yellow-eared Toucanet) for Ecuador for Byron.
TRIP LIST 764 SPECIES
TINAMIDAE - TINAMOUS
GRAY TINAMOU
GREAT TINAMOU
PODICIPEDIDAE - GREBES
PIED-BILLED GREBE
SILVERY GREBE
ALBATROSSES - DIOMEDEIDAE
WAVED ALBATROSS
TROPICBIRDS - PHAETHONTIDAE
RED-BILLED TROPICBIRD
FREGATIDAE - FRIGATEBIRDS
MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD
PHALACROCORACIDAE - CORMORANTS
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT
SULIDAE - GANNETS, BOOBIES
BLUE-FOOTED BOOBY
NAZCA BOOBY
RED-FOOTED BOOBY
PELECANIDAE - PELICANS
BROWN PELICAN
PERUVIAN PELICAN
ARDEIDAE - HERONS, BITTERNS
LEAST BITTERN
RUFESCENT TIGER-HERON
COCOI HERON
GEAT BLUE HERON
GREAT EGRET
SNOWY EGRET
LITTLE BLUE HERON
CATTLE EGRET
STRIATED HERON
AGAMI HERON
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON
BOAT-BILLED HERON
THRESKIORNITHIDAE - IBISES, SPOONBILLS
WHITE IBIS
ROSEATE SPOONBILL
PHOENICOPTERIDAE - FLAMINGOS
CHILEAN FLAMINGO
CATHARTIDAE - AMERICAN VULTURES
ANDEAN CONDOR
KING VULTURE
BLACK VULTURE
TURKEY VULTURE
GREATER YELLOW-HEADED VULTURE
ACCIPITRIDAE - HAWKS, EAGLES
OSPREY
GREY-HEADED KITE
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE
WHITE-TAILED KITE
SNAIL KITE
SLENDER-BILLED KITE
DOUBLE-TOOTHED KITE
PLUMBEOUS KITE
CINEREOUS HARRIER
TINY HAWK
PLAIN-BREASTED HAWK
BICOLOURED HAWK
SLATE-COLORED HAWK
SEMI-PLUMBEOUS HAWK
GRAY-BACKED HAWK
BARRED HAWK
SAVANNAH HAWK
COMMON BLACK HAWK
GREAT BLACK-HAWK
HARRIS'S HAWK
BLACK-CHESTED BUZZARD-EAGLE
GRAY HAWK
ROADSIDE HAWK
WHITE-THROATED HAWK
ZONE-TAILED HAWK
VARIABLE HAWK
BLACK HAWK-EAGLE
FALCONIDAE - FALCONS
OSPREY
BLACK CARACARA
NORTHERN CRESTED-CARACARA
RED-THROATED CARACARA
CARUNCULATED CARACARA
YELLOW-HEADED CARACARA
BARRED FOREST FALCON
SLATY-BACKED FOREST-FALCON
BUCKLEYS FOREST FALCON
LAUGHING FALCON
AMERICAN KESTREL
APLOMADO FALCON
BAT FALCON
PEREGRINE FALCON
ANATIDAE - DUCKS, GEESE & SWANS
TORRENT DUCK
ANDEAN TEAL
WHITE-CHEEKED PINTAIL
YELLOW-BILLED PINTAIL
ANDEAN RUDDY DUCK
ANHIMIDAE - SCREAMERS
HORNED SCREAMER
CRACIDAE - CHACHALACAS, GUANS
SPECKLED CHACHALACA
SPIX'S GUAN
COMMON PIPING GUAN
WATTLED GUAN
SICKLE-WINGED GUAN
NEW WORLD QUAILS - ODONTOPHORIDAE
MARBLED WOOD-QUAIL
RALLIDAE - RAILS, COOTS ETC.
WHITE-THROATED CRAKE
ECUADORIAN RAIL
COMMON GALLINULE
ANDEAN COOT
EURYPYGIDAE - SUNBITTERN
SUNBITTERN
HELIORNITHIDAE - FINFOOTS
SUNGREBE
LIMPKIN - ARAMIDAE
LIMPKIN
JACANIDAE - JACANAS
WATTLED JACANA
HAEMATOPOTIDAE
AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER
CHARADRIIDAE - LAPWINGS , PLOVERS
SOUTHERN LAPWING
ANDEAN LAPWING
GRAY PLOVER
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER
WILSON'S PLOVER
SNOWY PLOVER
COLLARED PLOVER
KILLDEER
SCOLOPACIDAE - SANDPIPERS
GREATER YELLOWLEGS
WILLET
SPOTTED SANDPIPER
WHIMBREL
RUDDY TURNSTONE
SANDERLING
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER
WESTERN SANDPIPER
LEAST SANDPIPER
RECURVIROSTRIDAE - AVOCETS, STILTS
BLACK-NECKED STILT
PHALAROPIDAE - PHALAROPES
WILSON'S PHALAROPE
THINOCORIDAE - SEEDSNIPES
RUFOUS-BELLIED SEEDSNIPE
LARIDAE - GULLS, TERNS
GRAY GULL
GREY-HOODED GULL
ANDEAN GULL
GULL-BILLED TERN
YELLOW-BILLED TERN
LARGE-BILLED TERN
COLUMBIDAE - PIGEONS, DOVES
ROCK PIGEON
BAND-TAILED PIGEON
PALE-VENTED PIGEON
RUDDY PIGEON
PLUMBEOUS PIGEON
DUSKY PIGEON
EARED DOVE
WEST PERUVIAN DOVE
COMMON GROUND DOVE
PLAIN-BREASTED GROUND DOVE
ECUADORIAN GROUND DOVE
CROAKING GROUND-DOVE
BLUE GROUND DOVE
BLACK-WINGED GROUND DOVE
WHITE-TIPPED DOVE
PALLID DOVE
GRAY-FRONTED DOVE
WHITE-THROATED QUAIL-DOVE
PSITTACIDAE - PARROTS
BLUE-AND-YELLOW MACAW
SCARLET MACAW
RED-AND-GREEN MACAW
CHESTNUT-FRONTED MACAW
RED-BELLIED MACAW
RED-MASKED PARAKEET
WHITE-EYED PARAKEET
DUSKY-HEADED PARAKEET
MAROON-TAILED PARAKEET
EL ORO PARAKEET
WHITE-NECKED PARAKEET
PACIFIC PARROTLET
GRAY-CHEEKED PARAKEET
COBALT-WINGED PARAKEET
BLACK-HEADED PARROT
ROSE-FACED PARROT
BLUE-HEADED PARROT
RED-BILLED PARROT
WHITE-CAPPED PARROT
BRONZE-WINGED PARROT
RED-LORED AMAZON
YELLOW-CROWNED AMAZON
ORANGED-WINGED AMAZON
MEALY (AMAZON) PARROT
CUCULIDAE - CUCKOOS, ANIS
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO
SQUIRREL CUCKOO
LITTLE CUCKOO
GREATER ANI
SMOOTH-BILLED ANI
GROOVE-BILLED ANI
OPISTHOCOMIDAE - HOATZIN
HOATZIN
STRIGIDAE - TYPICAL OWLS
WEST PERUVIAN PYGMY-OWL
BLACK-AND-WHITE OWL
BLACK-BANDED OWL (SAN ISIDRO CICCABA SP.)
MOTTLED OWL
NYCTIBIIDAE - POTOOS
GREAT POTOO
COMMON POTOO
CAPRIMULGIDAE - NIGHTHAWKS
RUFOUS-BELLIED NIGHTHAWK
COMMON NIGHHAWK
PAURAQUE
CHOCO POORWILL
ANTHONY'S NIGHTJAR
BLACKISH NIGHTJAR
LADDER-TAILED NIGHTJAR
SWALLOW-TAILED NIGHTJAR
LYRE-TAILED NIGHTJAR
APODIDAE - SWIFTS
WHITE-COLLARED SWIFT
CHESTNUT-COLLARED SWIFT
SHORT-TAILED SWIFT
BAND-RUMPED SWIFT
GRAY-RUMPED SWIFT
PALE-RUMPED SWIFT
LESSER SWALLOW-TAILED SWIFT
FORK-TAILED PALM-SWIFT
WHITE-TIPPED SWIFT
TROCHILIDAE - HUMMINGBIRDS
PALE-TAILED BARBTHROAT
BAND-TAILED BARBTHROAT
WHITE-WHISKERED HERMIT
GREEN HERMIT
TAWNY-BELLIED HERMIT
BARON'S HERMIT
GREAT-BILLED HERMIT
REDDISH HERMIT
WHITE-BEARDED HERMIT
STRIPE-THROATED HERMIT
BLACK-THROATED HERMIT
BUFF-TAILED SICKLEBILL
BLUE-FRONTED LANCEBILL
GREEN-FRONTED LANCEBILL
NAPO SABREWING
WHITE-NECKED JACOBIN
BROWN VIOLETEAR
GREEN VIOLETEAR
SPARKLING VIOLETEAR
BLACK-THROATED MANGO
VIOLET-HEADED HUMMINGBIRD
WIRE-CRESTED THORNTAIL
GREEN THORNTAIL
BLUE-TAILED EMERALD
WESTERN EMERALD
FORK-TAILED WOODNYMPH
GREEN-CROWNED WOODNYMPH
EMERALD-BELLIED WOODNYMPH
VIOLET-BELLIED HUMMINGBIRD
RUFOUS-THROATED SAPPHIRE
BLUE-HEADED SAPPHIRE
GOLDEN-TAILED SAPPHIRE
RUFOUS-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD
AMAZILIA HUMMINGBIRD
ANDEAN EMERALD
GLITTERING-THROATED EMERALD
BLUE-CHESTED HUMMINGBIRD
PURPLE-CHESTED HUMMINGBIRD
WHITE-VENTED PLUMELETEER
SPECKLED HUMMINGBIRD
PURPLE-BIBBED WHITETIP
EMPRESS BRILLIANT
GREEN-CROWNED BRILLIANT
VIOLET-FRONTED BRILLIANT
BLACK-THROATED BRILLIANT
FAWN-BREASTED BRILLIANT
ECUADORIAN HILLSTAR
WHITE-TAILED HILLSTAR
GIANT HUMMINGBIRD
SHINING SUNBEAM
MOUNTAIN VELVETBREAST
GREAT SAPPHIREWING
BRONZY INCA
BROWN INCA
COLLARED INCA
BUFF-WINGED STARFRONTLET
SWORD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD
BUFF-TAILED CORONET
CHESTNUT-BREASTED CORONET
VELVET-PURPLE CORONET
AMETHYST-THROATED SUNANGEL
GORGETED SUNANGEL
TOURMALINE SUNANGEL
GLOWING PUFFLEG
SAPPHIRE-VENTED PUFFLEG
GOLDEN-BREASTED PUFFLEG
PURPLE-BIBBED WHITE-TIP
BOOTED RACKET-TAIL
BLACK-TAILED TRAINBEARER
GREEN-TAILED TRAINBEARER
PURPLE-BACKED THORNBILL
VIRIDIAN METALTAIL
TYRIAN METALTAIL
BLUE-MANTLED THORNBILL
LONG-TAILED SYLPH
VIOLET-TAILED SYLPH
WEDGE-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD
PURPLE-CROWNED FAIRY
LONG-BILLED STARTHROAT
PURPLE-THROATED WOODSTAR
SHORT-TAILED WOODSTAR
WHITE-BELLIED WOODSTAR
GORGETED WOODSTAR
TROGONIDAE - TROGONS & QUETZALS
CRESTED QUETZAL
GOLDEN-HEADED QUETZAL
BLACK-TAILED TROGON
ECUADORIAN TROGON
CHOCO TROGON
SLATY-TAILED TROGON
WHITE-TAILED TROGON
WESTERN WHITE-TAILED TROGON
COLLARED TROGON
MASKED TROGON
BLACK-THROATED TROGON
AMAZONIAN VIOLACEOUS TROGON
NORTHERN VIOLACEOUS TROGON
ALCEDINIDAE - KINGFISHERS
RINGED KINGFISHER
AMAZON KINGFISHER
GREEN KINGFISHER
GREEN-AND-RUFOUS KINGFISHER
AMERICAN PYGMY KINGFISHER
MOMOTIDAE - MOTMOTS
BROAD-BILLED MOTMOT
RUFOUS MOTMOT
BLUE-CROWNED MOTMOT
HIGHLAND MOTMOT
GALBULIDAE - JACAMARS
WHITE-EARED JACAMAR
BROWN JACAMAR
WHITE-CHINNED JACAMAR
COPPERY-CHESTED JACAMAR
RUFOUS-TAILED JACAMAR
BUCCONIDAE - PUFFBIRDS
WHITE-NECKED PUFFBIRD
BLACK-BREASTED PUFFBIRD
PIED PUFFBIRD
CHESTNUT-CAPPED PUFFBIRD
WHITE-CHESTED PUFFBIRD
WHITE-WHISKERED PUFFBIRD
LANCEOLATED MONKLET
BLACK-FRONTED NUNBIRD
WHITE-FRONTED NUNBIRD
SWALLOW-WINGED PUFFBIRD
CAPITONIDAE - BARBETS
SCARLET-CROWNED BARBET
ORANGE-FRONTED BARBET
FIVE-COLOURED BARBET
GILDED BARBET
RED-HEADED BARBET
TOUCAN BARBET
RAMPHASTIDAE - TOUCANS
EMERALD TOUCANET
CHESTNUT-TIPPED TOUCANET
CRIMSON-RUMPED TOUCANET
LETTERED ARACARI
YELLOW-EARED TOUCANET
GOLDEN-COLLARED TOUCANET
PALE-MANDIBLED ARACARI
STRIPE-BILLED ARACARI
CHESTNUT-EARED ARACARI
MANY-BANDED ARACARI
IVORY-BILLED ARACARI
PLATE-BILLED MOUNTAIN-TOUCAN
CHANNEL-BILLED TOUCAN
CHOCO TOUCAN
CHESTNUT-MANDIBLED TOUCAN
WHITE-THROATED TOUCAN
PICIDAE - WOODPECKERS
LAFRESNAYE’S PICULET
OLIVACEOUS PICULET
ECUADORIAN PICULET
SPOT-BREASTED WOODPECKER
CRIMSON-MANTLED WOODPECKER
GOLDEN-OLIVE WOODPECKER
LITA WOODPECKER
CHESTNUT WOODPECKER
CINNAMON WOODPECKER
SCALY-BREASTED WOODPECKER
CREAM-COLOURED WOODPECKER
RUFOUS-HEADED WOODPECKER
LINEATED WOODPECKER
YELLOW-TUFTED WOODPECKER
BLACK-CHEEKED WOODPECKER
RED-STAINED WOODPECKER
RED-RUMPED WOODPECKER
BAR-BELLIED WOODPECKEER
SCARLET-BACKED WOODPECKER
CRIMSON-CRESTED WOODPECKER
GUAYAQUIL WOODPECKER
POWERFUL WOODPECKER
CRIMSON-BELLIED WOODPECKER
DENDROCOLAPTIDAE - WOODCREEPERS
PLAIN BROWN WOODCREEPER
LONG-TAILED WOODCREEPER
WEDGE-BILLED WOODCREEPER
OLIVACEOUS WOODCREEPER
LONG-BILLED WOODCREEPER
CINNAMON-THROATED WOODCREEPER
STRONG-BILLED WOODCREEPER
AMAZONIAN BARRED-WOODCREEPER
BLACK-BANDED WOODCREEPER
STRIPED WOODCREEPER
OCELLATED WOODCREEPER
BUFF-THROATED WOODCREEPER
BLACK-STRIPED WOODCREEPER
SPOTTED WOODCREEPER
STREAK-HEADED WOODCREEPER
MONTANE WOODCREEPER
RED-BILLED SCYTHEBILL
FURNARIIDAE - OVENBIRDS
BAR-WINGED CINCLODES
STOUT-BILLED CINCLODES
PACIFIC HORNERO
LESSER HORNERO
ANDEAN TIT-SPINETAIL
AZARA'S SPINETAIL
SLATY SPINETAIL
DARK-BREASTED SPINETAIL
PLAIN-CROWNED SPINETAIL
RUFOUS SPINETAIL
NECKLACED SPINETAIL
WHITE-BROWED SPINETAIL
ASH-BROWED SPINETAIL
RED-FACED SPINETAIL
LINE-CHEEKED SPINETAIL
PARKER'S SPINETAIL
SPECKLED SPINETAIL
STREAK-BACKED CANASTERO
MANY-STRIPED CANASTERO
EQUATORIAL GRAYTAIL
ORANGE-FRONTED PLUSHCROWN
STREAKED TUFTEDCHEEK
PACIFIC TUFTEDCHEEK
PEARLED TREERUNNER
SPOTTED BARBTAIL
RUSTY-WINGED BARBTAIL
LINEATED FOLEAGE-GLEANER
SCALY-THROATED FOLIAGE-GLEANER
MONTANE FOLIAGE-GLEANER
CHESTNUT-WINGED HOOKBILL
RUFOUS-RUMPED FOLIAGE-GLEANER
RUFOUS-TAILED FOLIAGE-GLEANER
BUFF-FRONTED FOLIAGE-GLEANER
BUFF-THROATED FOLIAGE-GLEANER
RUDDY FOLIAGE-GLEANER
HENNA-HOODED FOLIAGE-GLEANER
FLAMMULATED TREEHUNTER
STRIPED TREEHUNTER
STREAKED-CAPPED TREEHUNTER
UNIFORM TREEHUNTER
STREAKED XENOPS
PLAIN XENOPS
SHORT-BILLED LEAFTOSSER
BLACK-TAILED LEAFTOSSER
SHARP-TAILED STREAMCREEPER
FORMICARIIDAE - TYPICAL ANTBIRDS
FASCIATED ANTSHRIKE
GREAT ANTSHRIKE
COLLARED ANTSHRIKE
LINED ANTSHRIKE
CASTLENAU’S ANTSHRIKE
WHITE-SHOULDERED ANTSHRIKE
UNIFORM ANTSHRIKE
PLAIN-WINGED ANTSHRIKE
MOUSE-COLOURED ANTSHRIKE
WESTERN SLATY-ANTSHRIKE
SPOT-WINGED ANTSHRIKE
PLAIN ANTVIREO
DUSKY-THROATED ANTSHRIKE
CINEREOUS ANTSHRIKE
PYGMY ANTWREN
SHORT-BILLED ANTWREN
AMAZONIAN STREAKED-ANTWREN
PACIFIC ANTWREN
PLAIN-THROATED ANTWREN
YASUNI ANTRWREN
FOOTHILL ANTWREN
RUFOUS-TAILED ANTWREN
WHITE-FLANKED ANTWREN
SLATY ANTWREN
PLAIN-WINGED ANTWREN
GRAY ANTWREN
DOT-WINGED ANTWREN
YELLOW-BREASTED ANTWREN
LONG-TAILED ANTBIRD
GRAY ANTBIRD
DUSKY ANTBIRD
BLACKISH ANTBIRD
JET ANTBIRD
BLACK-FACED ANTBIRD
WARBLING ANTBIRD
YELLOW-BROWED ANTBIRD
SPOT-BACKED ANTBIRD
DOT-BACKED ANTBIRD
SCALE-BACKED ANTIRD
BANDED ANTBIRD
BLACK-AND-WHITE ANTBIRD
SPOT-WINGED ANTBIRD
SILVERED ANTBIRD
WHITE-BACKED FIRE-EYE
PLUMBEOUS ANTBIRD
WHITE-SHOULDERED ANTBIRD
SOOTY ANTBIRD
IMMACULATE ANTBIRD
CHESTNUT-BACKED ANTBIRD
ESMERALDAS ANTBIRD
STUB-TAILED ANTBIRD
LUNULATED ANTBIRD
FORMICARIIDAE - ANTPITTAS & ANTTHRUSHES
RUFOUS-CAPPED ANTTHRUSH
GIANT ANTPITTA
MOUSTACHED ANTPITTA
CHESTNUT-CROWNED ANTPITTA
WATKIN'S ANTPITTA
YELLOW-BREASTED ANTPITTA
TAWNY ANTPITTA
OCHRE-STRIPED ANTPITTA
OCHRE-BREASTED ANTPITTA
SLATE-CROWNED ANTPITTA
CONOPOPHAGIDAE - GNATEATERS
CHESTNUT-BELTED GNATEATER
RHINOCRYPTIDAE - TAPACULOS
RUSTY-BELTED TAPACULO
ELEGANT CRESCENT-CHEST
BLACKISH TAPACULO
SPILLMAN'S TAPACULO
TYRANNIDAE - TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
SOOTY-HEADED TYRANNULET
PLUMBEOUS-CROWNED TYRANNULET
ASHY-HEADED TYRANNULET
GOLDEN-FACED TYRANNULET
LOJA TYRANNULET
SLENDER-FOOTED TYRANNULET
WHITE-LORED TYRANNULET
BROWN-CAPPED TYRANNULET
SOUTHERN BEARDLESS TYRANNULET
TUMBESIAN TYRANNULET
GRAY AND WHITE TYRANNULET
YELLOW-CROWNED TYRANNULET
FOREST ELAENIA
PACIFIC ELAENIA
GREENISH ELAENIA
YELLOW-BELLIED ELAENIA
MOTTLE-BACKED ELAENIA
WHITE-CRESTED ELAENIA
SIERRAN ELAENIA
WHITE-THROATED TYRANNULET
WHITE-BANDED TYRANNULET
WHITE-TAILED TYRANNULET
RUFOUS-WINGED TYRANNULET
SULPHUR-BELLIED TYRANNULET
TORRENT TYRANNULET
TUFTED TIT-TYRANT
AGILE TIT-TYRANT
TAWNY-CROWNED PYGMY-TYRANT
STREAK-NECKED FLYCATCHER
OLIVE-STRIPED FLYCATCHER
OCHRE-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
SLATY-CAPPED FLYCATACHER
ECUADORIAN TYRANNULET
MARBLE-FACED BRISTLE-TYRANT
SPECTACLED BRISTLE-TYRANT
YELLOW TYRANNULET
BRONZE-OLIVE PYGMY-TYRANT
RUFOUS-HEADED PYGMY-TYRANT
BLACK-CAPPED PYGMY-TYRANT
SCALE-CRESTED PYGMY-TYRANT
RUFOUS-CROWNED TODY-TYRANT
GOLDEN-WINGED TODY-TYRANT
BLACK-HEADED TODY-FLYCATCHER
YELLOW-BROWED TODY-FLYCATCHER
COMMON TODY-FLYCATCHER
OLIVACEOUS FLATBILL
YELLOW-OLIVE FLATBILL
YELLOW-MARGINED FLATBILL
OLIVE-FACED FLATBILL
ORNATE FLYCATCHER
RUDDY-TAILED FLYCATACHER
BLACK-TAILED FLYCATCHER
SULPHUR-RUMPED FLYCATCHER
TAWNY-BREASTED FLYCATCHER
FLAVESCENT FLYCATCHER
HANDSOME FLYCATCHER
BRAN-COLORED FLYCATCHER
OLIVE-CHESTED FLYCATCHER
CINNAMON FLYCATCHER
TUMBES PEWEE
SMOKE-COLORED PEWEE
GRAY-BREASTED FLYCATCHER
BLACK PHOEBE
VERMILION FLYCATCHER
BROWN-BACKED CHAT-TYRANT
RUFOUS-BREASTED CHAT-TYRANT
SLATY-BACKED CHAT-TYRANT
CROWNED CHAT-TYRANT
YELLOW-BELLIED CHAT-TYRANT
DRAB WATER-TYRANT
STREAK-THROATED BUSH-TYRANT
SMOKY BUSH-TYRANT
CLIFF FLYCATCHER
BLACK-BILLED SHRIKE-TYRANT
WHITE-TAILED SHRIKE-TYRANT
PARAMO GROUND-TYRANT
WHITE-BROWED GROUND TYRANT
SHORT-TAILED FIELD-TYRANT
LONG-TAILED TYRANT
MASKED WATER-TYRANT
CINNAMON ATTILA
OCHRACEOUS ATTILA
RUFOUS MOURNER
DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER
SHORT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER
PALE-EDGED FLYCATCHER
SOOTY-CROWNED FLYCATCHER
GREAT KISKADEE
LESSER KISKADEE
BOAT-BILLED FLYCATCHER
SOCIAL FLYCATCHER
RUSTY-MARGINED FLYCATCHER
GRAY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER
LEMON-BROWED FLYCATCHER
DUSKY-CHESTED FLYCATCHER
WHITE-RINGED FLYCATCHER
STREAKED FLYCATCHER
BAIRD'S FLYCATCHER
GOLDEN-CROWNED FLYCATCHER
PIRATIC FLYCATCHER
CROWNED SLATY-FLYCATCHER
SULPHURY FLYCATCHER
TROPICAL KINGBIRD
SNOWY-THROATED KINGBIRD
YELLOW-CHEEKED BECARD
SLATY BECARD
CINNAMON BECARD
WHITE-WINGED BECARD
BLACK AND WHITE BECARD
ONE-COLORED BECARD
PINK-THROATED BECARD
BLACK-TAILED TITYRA
MASKED TITYRA
BLACK-CROWNED TITYRA
PIPRIDAE - MANAKINS
GOLDEN-HEADED MANAKIN
WIRE-TAILED MANAKIN
WHITE-CROWNED MANAKIN
BLUE-CROWNED MANAKIN
BLUE-RUMPED MANAKIN
BLUE-BACKED MANAKIN
GOLDEN-WINGED MANAKIN
WHITE-BEARED MANAKIN
CLUB-WINGED MANAKIN
GREEN MANAKIN
DWARF TYRANT MANAKIN
THRUSH-LIKE SCHIFFORNIS
COTINGIDAE - COTINGAS
GREEN-AND-BLACK FRUITEATER
SCALED FRUITEATER
WHITE-BROWED PURPLETUFT
RUFOUS MOURNER
SCREAMING PIHA
DUSKY PIHA
RUFOUS PIHA
PLUM-THROATED COTINGA
SPANGLED COTINGA
BLACK-TIPPED COTINGA
BARE-NECKED FRUITCROW
PURPLE-THROATED FRUITCROW
AMAZONIAN UMBRELLABIRD
ANDEAN COCK-OF-THE-ROCK
HYRUNDINIDAE - SWALLOWS, MARTINS
BROWN-CHESTED MARTIN
GRAY-BREASTED MARTIN
WHITE-WINGED SWALLOW
BROWN-BELLIED SWALLOW
BLUE-AND-WHITE SWALLOW
WHITE-BANDED SWALLOW
WHITE-THIGHED SWALLOW
SOUTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW
MOTACILLIDAE -PIPITS & WAGTAILS
PARAMO PIPIT
CINCLIDAE - DIPPERS
WHITE-CAPPED DIPPER
TROGLODYTIDAE - WRENS
BLACK-CAPPED DONACOBIUS
THRUSH-LIKE WREN
BAND-BACKED WREN
FASCIATED WREN
RUFOUS WREN
GRASS WREN
BAY WREN
PLAIN-TAILED WREN
WHISKERED WREN
CORAYA WREN
BUFF-BREASTED WREN
SUPERCILIATED WREN
SPECKLE-BREASTED WREN
HOUSE WREN
MOUNTAIN WREN
WHITE-BREASTED WOOD-WREN
GREY-BREASTED WOOD-WREN
SONG WREN
SOUTHERN NIGHTINGALE-WREN
MIMIDAE - MIMICS, THRASHERS
LONG-TAILED MOCKINGBIRD
TROPICAL MOCKINGBIRD
TURDIDAE - TRUE THRUSHES
ANDEAN SOLITAIRE
GREAT THRUSH
GLOSSY-BLACK THRUSH
PLUMBEOUS-BACKED THRUSH
BLACK-BILLED THRUSH
LAWRENCE'S THRUSH
HAUXWELL'S THRUSH
ECUADORIAN THRUSH
WHITE-NECKED THRUSH
POLIOPTILIDAE - GNATCATCHERS
LONG-BILLED GNATWREN
TROPICAL GNATCATCHER
SLATE-THROATED GNATCATCHER
EMBERIZIDAE - SPARROWS, SEEDEATERS ETC
CRIMSON-BREASTED FINCH
BLUE-BLACK GRASSQUIT
YELLOW-FACED GRASSQUIT
DULL-COLORED GRASSQUIT
LESSER SEED-FINCH
CAQUETA SEEDEATER
VARIABLE SEEDEATER
BLACK-AND-WHITE SEEDEATER
YELLOW-BELLIED SEEDEATER
PARROT-BILLED SEEDEATER
RUDDY-BREASTED SEEDEATER
CHESTNUT-BELLIED SEEDEATER
PLAIN-COLORED SEEDEATER
PARAMO SEEDEATER
BAND-TAILED SEEDEATER
PLUMBEOUS SIERRA-FINCH
ASH-BREASTED SIERRA-FINCH
BAND-TAILED SIERRA-FINCH
SAFFRON FINCH
GRASSLAND YELLOW FINCH
PALE-NAPED BRUSH-FINCH
RUFOUS-NAPED BRUSH-FINCH
TRICOLORED BRUSH-FINCH
SLATY BRUSH-FINCH
STRIPE-HEADED BRUSH-FINCH
OLIVE FINCH
ORANGE-BILLED SPARROW
BLACK-CAPPED SPARROW
BLACK-STRIPED SPARROW
YELLOW-BROWED SPARROW
RUFOUS-COLLARED SPARROW
COLLARED WARBLING-FINCH
CARDINALIDAE - CARDINALS, GROSBEAKS
BUFF-THROATED SALTATOR
BLACK-WINGED SALTATOR
GREYISH SALTATOR
STREAKED SALTATOR
SLATE-COLORED GROSBEAK
RED-CAPPED CARDINAL
SOUTHERN YELLOW GROSBEAK
BLACK-BACKED GROSBEAK
BLUE-BLACK GROSBEAK
THRAUPIDAE - TANAGERS, FLOWERPIERCERS
PURPLE HONEYCREEPER
RED-LEGGED HONEYCREEPER
GREEN HONEYCREEPER
BLUE DACNIS
BLACK-FACED DACNIS
YELLOW-TUFTED DACNIS
YELLOW-BELLIED DACNIS
SCARLET-THIGHED DACNIS
SCARLET-BREASTED DACNIS
CHESTNUT-VENTED CONEBILL
CINEREOUS CONEBILL
BLUE-BACKED CONEBILL
CAPPED CONEBILL
BLUISH FLOWERPIERCER
MASKED FLOWERPIERCER
GLOSSY FLOWERPIERCER
BLACK FLOWERPIERCER
WHITE-SIDED FLOWERPIECER
GUIRA TANAGER
SCARLET-AND-WHITE TANAGER
FAWN-BREASTED TANAGER
THICK-BILLED EUPHONIA
GOLDEN-RUMPED EUPHONIA
ORANGE-BELLIED EUPHONIA
WHITE-VENTED EUPHONIA
ORANGE-CROWNED EUPHONIA
FULVOUS-VENTED EUPHONIA
RUFOUS-BELLIED EUPHONIA
BRONZE-GREEN EUPHONIA
WHITE-LORED EUPHONIA
ORANGE-EARED TANAGER
RUFOUS-THROATED TANAGER
GRAY-AND-GOLD TANAGER
GOLDEN TANAGER
EMERALD TANAGER
SILVER-THROATED TANAGER
SAFFRON-CROWNED TANAGER
GOLDEN-EARED TANAGER
FLAME-FACED TANAGER
GOLDEN-NAPED TANAGER
METALLIC-GREEN TANAGER
BERYL-SPANGLED TANAGER
BLUE-AND-BLACK TANAGER
BLACK-CAPPED TANAGER
SCRUB TANAGER
BLUE-NECKED TANAGER
MASKED TANAGER*
GOLDEN-HOODED TANAGER
TURQUOISE TANAGER
OPAL-RUMPED TANAGER
OPAL-CROWNED TANAGER
PARADISE TANAGER
GREEN-AND-GOLD TANAGER
SPOTTED TANAGER
BAY-HEADED TANGER
RUFOUS-WINGED TANAGER
YELLOW-THROATED TANAGER
SCARLET-BELLIED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER
LACRIMOSE MOUNTAIN-TANAGER
BLUE-WINGED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER
BLACK-CHINNED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER
HOODED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER
BLACK-CHESTED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER
GOLDEN-CHESTED TANAGER
MOSS-BACKED TANAGER
BUFF-BREASTED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER
GRASS-GREEN TANAGER
SWALLOW TANAGER
BLUE-GREY TANAGER
PALM TANAGER
BLUE-AND-YELLOW TANAGER
SILVER-BEAKED TANAGER
MASKED CRIMSON TANAGER
LEMON-RUMPED TANAGER
VERMILLION TANAGER
HIGHLAND HEPATIC-TANAGER
WHITE-WINGED TANAGER
OCHRE-BREASTED TANAGER
DUSKY-FACED TANAGER
GRAY-HEADED TANAGER
WHITE-LINED TANAGER
FLAME-CRESTED TANAGER
FULVOUS-CRESTED TANAGER
WHITE-SHOULDERED TANAGER
FULVOUS SHRIKE-TANAGER
SCARLET-BROWED TANAGER
COMMON BUSH-TANAGER
ASHY-THROATED BUSH-TANAGER
DUSKY BUSH-TANAGER
YELLOW-GREEN BUSH-TANAGER
YELLOW-THROATED BUSH-TANAGER
BLACK-BACKED BUSH-TANAGER
SUPERCILIARED HEMISPINGUS
BLACK-EARED HEMISPINGUS
MAGPIE TANAGER
COEREBIDAE - BANANAQUIT
BANANAQUIT
PARULIDAE - WOOD WARBLERS
TROPICAL PARULA
MANGROVE WARBLER
OLIVE-CROWNED YELLOWTHROAT
BLACK-LORED YELLOWTHROAT
SLATE-THROATED WHITESTART
SPECTACLED REDSTART
CHOCO WARBLER
THREE-STRIPED WARBLER
THREE-BANDED WARBLER
RUSSET-CROWNED WARBLER
GRAY AND GOLD WARBLER
BUFF-RUMPED WARBLER
VIREONIDAE - VIREOS
RUFOUS-BROWED PEPPERSHRIKE
SLATY-CAPPED SHRIKE-VIREO
RED-EYED VIREO
BROWN-CAPPED VIREO
LESSER GREENLET
OLIVACEOUS GREENLET
ICTERIDAE - NEW WORLD BLACKBIRDS &ORIOLES
YELLOW-RUMPED CACIQUE
NORTHERN MOUNTAIN CACIQUE
RED-RUMPED CACIQUE
SUBTROPICAL CACIQUE
SCARLET-RUMPED CACIQUE
SOLITARY CACIQUE
YELLOW-BILLED CACIQUE
CASQUED OROPENDOLA
CRESTED OROPENDOLA
RUSSET-BACKED OROPENDOLA
GREEN OROPENDOLA
SHINY COWBIRD
GIANT COWBIRD
SCRUB BLACKBIRD
BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE
GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE
MORICHE ORIOLE
ORANGE-BACKED TROUPIAL
WHITE-EDGED ORIOLE
YELLOW-TAILED ORIOLE
ORIOLE BLACBIRD
RED-BREASTED BLACKBIRD
PERUVIAN MEADOWLARK
FRINGILLIDAE - GOLDFINCHES, SISKINS
HOODED SISKIN
SAFFRON SISKIN
OLIVACEOURS SISKIN
YELLOW-BELLIED SISKIN
CORVIDAE - CROWS, JAYS
BLACK-COLLARED JAY
TURQUOISE JAY
BEAUTIFUL JAY
VIOLACEOUS JAY
WHITE-TAILED JAY
INCA JAY