Toucan Barbet

Northwest Ecuador

11–24 June 2005

Leader: Mark Gurney

All the photos in the report were taken on the tour.

© Mark Gurney 2005 

  

Antisana at sunrise

12 June

After arriving the night before, our first day was a leisurely drive down the western slope of the Andes.  The first stop was Yanacocha, a temperate forest reserve run by Fundación Jocotoco.  A Rainbow-bearded Thornbill and a family parties of Andean Guans enlivened the walk to the hummingbird feeders, where Sapphire-vented and Golden-breasted Pufflegs, Great Sapphirewing, Buff-winged Starfrontlet, and Sword-billed Hummingbird were admired.  The fog rolled in at the end of the morning, but the bright colours of Scarlet-bellied, Black-chested, and Hooded Mountain-Tanagers, still shone through.  Driving down the hillside, we soon emerged below the clouds, and paused to enjoy a couple of Red-crested Cotingas and a singing Tawny Antpitta.

After joining the old Nono–Mindo road, we were in subtropical cloudforest.  An elusive Toucan Barbet brought us to a swift halt, as did a couple of Sickle-winged Guans, and we eventually tracked down the ventriloquial Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant.  It was almost dark by the time we arrived at Tandayapa Bird Lodge, so we settled in to our rooms and had dinner whilst watching Southern Opossums feeding on fruit outside the window.

13 June

At dawn we were sitting in the hide in the forest at Tandayapa, awaiting the first birds of the day.  A pair of Immaculate Antbirds soon arrived and were joined by another pair soon after.  A Rufous-breasted Antthrush walked past, giving us good views of this very shy species, and a White-throated Quail-Dove slowly meandered its way across the forest floor.  Such a good start would be hard to top, but we managed it with a superb male Andean Cock-of-the-rock flying past as we stood on the lower deck, a Nariño Tapaculo running across the trail, an Olivaceous Piha feeding at a fruiting tree, and an young Moustached Antpitta perched on a branch near a small stream.  After some time watching the a dozen species at the hummingbird feeders and Blue-winged Mountain-Tanagers munching on fruit, we headed up the road in the afternoon, where a Barred Becard and White-capped Dipper were the highlights.

14 June

This turned out to be one of the best days of the tour, with 107 species seen.  Along the road near the Mindo Cloudforest Foundation's Milpe Bird Sanctuary, we soon found a Moss-backed Tanager, and a Slate-coloured Grosbeak appeared. At the entrance to the reserve Pale-mandibled Araçaris were flying between the trees, and descending one of the trails we encountered a good mixed flock.  Chocó Warblers and Yellow-throated Bush-Tanagers were the commonest species, but they brought with them Uniform Treehunter, Pacific Flatbill, Tawny-breasted Flycatcher, and Ochre-breasted Tanager.  An Orange-crested Flycatcher eventually showed itself through the low vegetation and Chocó Toucans were waiting for us when we arrived back at the car park.  The feeders attracted many Green-crowned Woodnymphs, Green Thorntails, Green-crowned Brilliants, and Rufous-tailed Hummingbirds, as well as a few Purple-bibbed White-tips and White-whiskered Hermits, and a Stripe-throated Hermit put in a few appearances.

For lunch we visited a restaurant in the nearby town.  The food was very good, but we had to keep getting up to look at the tanagers that came to the bananas outside the dining room: Rufous-throated, Silver-throated, Lemon-rumped, Blue-necked, and the dazzling Flame-faced.  Returning to Milpe in the afternoon, we took a drive up the road.  A White-throated Crake ran across in front of us and furtively emerged from the long grass to inspect us after we stopped.  Whilst looking at a Boat-billed Flycatcher, we noticed four species of Swift overhead (White-collared, Grey-rumped, Lesser Swallow-tailed, and Band-rumped), and a Scarlet-backed Woodpecker in a nearby tree.  At the end of the road Grey-and-gold Tanagers were feeding in a cecropia tree, and a flock of Scarlet-rumped Caciques flew past, flashing their red rumps.

15 June

Following a day in the lower foothills, today we went higher up the Tandayapa Valley.  Leaving the lodge well before dawn, we were in position to see a couple of Chestnut-crowned Antpittas feeding in the road before it was light.  Capped Conebill and Dusky Bush-Tanagers were common in the mixed flocks, with a couple of Streaked Tuftedcheeks, Green-and-black Fruiteaters, and Grass-green Tanagers thrown in to brighten things up.  Today's lunch stop also had bananas for tanagers and feeders for hummingbirds, but being 800m higher than yesterday, we were treated to different species.  Velvet-purple Coronets were common at the feeders, and Empress Brilliants, Brown Incas, and Violet-tailed Sylphs, all Chocó endemics, joined them.  Blue-winged Mountain-Tanagers ate the bananas, giving way several times to the larger and rarer Black-chinned Mountain-Tanagers.

In the afternoon we did at all again, starting from Tandayapa and heading up the valley.  The mixed flocks were harder to see in the fog, but Gorgeted Sunangels were close enough for us to appreciate, as was a Long-tailed Antbird.  We finished the day with a Spillmann's Tapaculo sprinting across the road and a Strong-billed Woodcreeper calling loudly from a moss-covered trunk.

16 June

For our last day at Tandayapa we again set out for the upper Valley in darkness.  Two more Chestnut-crowned Antpittas were seen in the road again, and after it got light we found three Plate-billed Mountain-Toucans calling from the forest.  Continuing over the pass, Flammulated and Streak-capped Treehunters completed our collection of this genus, and a couple of Toucan Barbets delighted us as they fed in a cecropia tree.  One of these, depending on your taxonomy, was Travis's 5000th bird, and we all hoped it was the splendid barbet.  A soaring Barred Hawk accompanied us on our way down to Mindo, where we picked up yet another hummingbird, White-necked Jacobin, at the feeders.  After lunch back at the Lodge, we decided to have another try for Tanager Finch and we found two of them feeding in the roadside verge, at the limit of our close-focussing.  A superb finish to the day, or it would have been if we had not found ourselves watching a pair of Lyre-tailed Nightjars courting each other at dusk.

17 June

Leaving the subtropics behind, we began the long journey down to the last large tracts of forest remaining in the western lowlands.  During a stop at Four Rivers, a small private reserve near Los Bancos, we picked up a few more goodies.  One of the first was a superb Sunbittern perched on a rock in the second river, which we crossed to find an ant swarm being attended by Plain-brown Woodcreepers, Chestnut-backed, Immaculate, and Bicoloured Antbirds, Black-headed Antthrush, and Northern Barred-Woodcreeper.  A Chocó Trogon was a new Chocó endemic for us, as were Purple-chested Hummingbird and Dusky PigeonWestern Woodhaunters seemed to be everywhere, and a small mixed flock contained Grey-mantled Wren, Russet Antshrike, and Spot-crowned AntvireoOrange-billed Sparrows were easy to see, unlike the Ruddy Foliage-gleaner.  The journey to the Fundación Jocotoco reserve at Canandé was long, but we stopped a few times to look at open country birds, like Pacific Parrotlet and Ecuadorian Ground-Dove, and a group of Mantled Howler Monkeys.

18 June

Before we had even left the cabins this morning we had seen four Crested Guans in the trees opposite.  Our first mixed flock was small, but with Scarlet-breasted Dacnis and Scarlet-browed Tanager nobody was complaining.  Another small group gave us Griscom's Antwren and Pacific Flatbill, but the big prizes were at the top of the ridge, where a flock contained Scarlet-and-white, Emerald, and Golden-chested Tanagers, Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo, Grey-mantled Wren, and Slate-throated Gnatcatcher.  In between craning our necks to look at the tanagers, we found Bicoloured and Ocellated Antbirds, Rufous Piha, Great Jacamar, Broad-billed Motmot, Crimson-bellied Woodpecker, and a young Barred Puffbird that allowed Richard an obscenely close approach with his camera.  Two groups of Rufous-fronted Wood-Quails were a nice surprise on the way back down, and we arrived back at the lodge in time for dinner.

19 June

After a day on the trails, today we hit the road, hoping to run into some mixed flocks and raptors.  It was rather cloudy, so there were not many birds soaring, but we found Semiplumbeous Hawk, and Laughing Falcon perched in trees.  Before we found any flocks, a couple of Guayaquil Woodpeckers, the first of three Black-tipped Cotingas, and a Cinnamon Woodpecker appeared.  Our first flock coincided with a White-ringed Flycatcher and an Orange-fronted Barbet, and the next contained some real gems, including a Blue-whiskered Tanager and a Scarlet-breasted Dacnis.  We ate lunch whilst Double-banded Greytail, Scarlet-and-white Tanager, Grey-and-gold Tanager, Fulvous- and White-vented Euphonias, Blue-crowned Manakin, and Scarlet-browed Tanagers circulated in the trees around us, and a group of Rose-faced Parrots came in.  Later we were able to compare Stripe-billed and Pale-mandibled Araçaris, and watch a Long-tailed Tyrant feed its young.  A superb male Lita Woodpecker rounded off another excellent day full of Chocó endemics and other special tropical birds.

20 June

Before we left Canandé, we took a final short walk along the trail to a Red-capped Manakin lek, past a nesting Ruddy Quail-Dove, a group of Scarlet-rumped Caciques, and a very obliging Southern Nightingale-Wren.  After an early lunch, we began the drive to Santo Domingo, our base for exploring the small reserve at Río Palenque.  We were leaving the Chocó behind, and entering the Tumbesian region, where we hoped to find a different group of range-restricted species.  A Pacific Pygmy-Owl in the grounds of our hotel was a good start.

21 June

Ecuadorian Trogon was the one of the first birds of the day at Río Palenque, and as we continued along the trails we found a few Pallid Doves, several White-whiskered Puffbirds, Grey-and-gold Warblers, and a couple of beautiful Ochraceous AttilasBaron's Hermits buzzed past us a few times, and a Grey-breasted Flycatcher sang quietly from some small trees.  As we climbed up the hill to the car park to leave, we found a Long-billed Gnatwren and a Little Cuckoo.

22 June

As we had seen a lot of the Río Palenque specialities, we decided to spend today in a totally different habitat at the wetlands near Chone.  There were plenty of water birds here, such as Black-bellied and Fulvous Whistling Ducks, a flock of Glossy Ibis, lots of herons, and a few White-cheeked Pintails, but it was the land birds that were really more interesting.  The Tumbesian endemics included Chestnut-collared Swallow, Short-tailed Woodstar, and Crimson-breasted Finch. Parrot-billed Seedeaters fed in the corn, and an elegant White-tailed Kite kept watch over some roadside fields.

23 June

Today we left the lowlands in a big way, climbing up four thousand metres to the páramo at Antisana. With a look at a pair of Torrent Ducks on the way up, we were going to finish the tour in the spectacular upland scenery of the Andes.  As we entered the reserve, six Andean Condors cruised overhead, dipping into the valley below us.  We were very lucky to have a relatively clear sky, and the snow-capped volcano that we had seen from a distance on our first morning loomed into view.  Carunculated Caracaras and Black-faced Ibises fed in their favourite grasslands on the plain, where they were joined by Andean Lapwings and Black-winged Ground-Doves.  At the Hacienda we appreciated the beautiful purple iridescence of Ecuadorian Hillstars before moving on to the lake, where Silvery Grebes, Yellow-billed Pintails, Andean Teals, Andean Coots, and Andean Ruddy-Ducks swam in the cold waters.  On our way out we found a couple of Streak-backed Canasteros, and an Andean Gull on the deep lakes among the old lava flow finished the trip off nicely.

Hacienda Antisana

A total of 434 species was seen by the group, including 62 tanagers and 43 hummingbirds.  Forty Chocó endemics (25 of them restricted-range species) and 17 Tumbesian endemics (seven restricted-range species) constituted an impressive haul of rare birds.  A further 20 species were heard only.  The full species list below does not include birds that were heard only, or seen only by the leader.  Birdlife International restricted-range species are in bold.  Chocó, Tumbesian, or Interandean Valley endemics are in italics.  Globally threatened species are in red.

Sapphire-vented Puffleg

Red-crested Cotinga

Flame-faced Tanager

Blue-necked Tanager

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

Masked Trogon

Chocó Toucan

Cinnamon Woodpecker

Broad-billed Motmot

Crimson-bellied Woodpecker

Mantled Howler

Lita Woodpecker

Orange-crowned Euphonia

Cocoi Heron

Ecuadorian Hillstar

 
   

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

Silvery Grebe

Podiceps occipitalis

Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

Neotropic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Anhinga

Anhinga anhinga

Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna bicolor

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna autumnalis

Torrent Duck

Merganetta armata

Andean Teal

Anas andium

White-cheeked Pintail

Anas bahamensis

Yellow-billed Pintail

Anas georgica

Andean Ruddy-Duck

Oxyura ferruginea

Cocoi Heron

Ardea cocoi

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Striated Heron

Butorides striatus

Black-faced Ibis

Theristicus melanopis

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Andean Condor

Vultur gryphus

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Hook-billed Kite

Chondrohierax uncinatus

Swallow-tailed Kite

Elanoides forficatus

White-tailed Kite

Elanus leucurus

Snail Kite

Rostrhamus sociabilis

Double-toothed Kite

Harpagus bidentatus

Plain-breasted Hawk

Accipiter ventralis

Semiplumbeous Hawk

Leucopternis semiplumbea

Barred Hawk

Leucopternis princeps

Savanna Hawk

Buteogallus meridionalis

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle

Geranoaetus melanoleucus

Roadside Hawk

Buteo magnirostris

Zone-tailed Hawk

Buteo albonotatus

Variable Hawk

Buteo polyosoma

Carunculated Caracara

Phalcoboenus carunculatus

Laughing Falcon

Herpetotheres cachinnans

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Bat Falcon

Falco rufigularis

Andean Guan

Penelope montagnii

Crested Guan

Penelope purpurascens

Sickle-winged Guan

Chamaepetes goudotii

Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail

Odontophorus erythrops

White-throated Crake

Laterallus albigularis

Purple Gallinule

Porphyrula martinica

Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Andean Coot

Fulica ardesiaca

Sunbittern

Eurypyga helias

Wattled Jacana

Jacana jacana

Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

Andean Lapwing

Vanellus resplendens

Gray-hooded Gull

Larus cirrocephalus

Andean Gull

Larus serranus

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

Ecuadorian Ground-Dove

Columbina buckleyi

Croaking Ground-Dove

Columbina cruziana

Black-winged Ground-Dove

Metriopelia melanoptera

White-tipped Dove

Leptotila verreauxi

Pallid Dove

Leptotila pallida

White-throated Quail-Dove

Geotrygon frenata

Ruddy Quail-Dove

Geotrygon montana

Maroon-tailed Parakeet

Pyrrhura melanura

Pacific Parrotlet

Forpus coelestis

Rose-faced Parrot

Pionopsitta pulchra

Blue-headed Parrot

Pionus menstruus

Red-billed Parrot

Pionus sordidus

Bronze-winged Parrot

Pionus chalcopterus

Mealy Amazon

Amazona farinosa

Squirrel Cuckoo

Piaya cayana

Little Cuckoo

Piaya minuta

Smooth-billed Ani

Crotophaga ani

Groove-billed Ani

Crotophaga sulcirostris

Striped Cuckoo

Tapera naevia

Andean Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium jardinii

Pacific Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium peruanum

Lesser Nighthawk

Chordeiles acutipennis

Pauraque

Nyctidromus albicollis

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Uropsalis lyra

White-collared Swift

Streptoprocne zonaris

Band-rumped Swift

Chaetura spinicauda

Gray-rumped Swift

Chaetura cinereiventris

Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift

Panyptila cayennensis

White-whiskered Hermit

Phaethornis yaruqui

Tawny-bellied Hermit

Phaethornis syrmatophorus

Baron's Hermit

Phaethornis baroni

Stripe-throated Hermit

Phaethornis striigularis

White-necked Jacobin

Florisuga mellivora

Brown Violet-ear

Colibri delphinae

Green Violet-ear

Colibri thalassinus

Sparkling Violet-ear

Colibri coruscans

Black-throated Mango

Anthracothorax nigricollis

Green Thorntail

Popelairia conversii

Western Emerald

Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus

Green-crowned Woodnymph

Thalurania fannyi

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Amazilia tzacatl

Amazilia Hummingbird

Amazilia amazilia

Andean Emerald

Amazilia franciae

Purple-chested Hummingbird

Amazilia rosenbergi

Speckled Hummingbird

Adelomyia melanogenys

Purple-bibbed Whitetip

Urosticte benjamini

Empress Brilliant

Heliodoxa imperatrix

Green-crowned Brilliant

Heliodoxa jacula

Fawn-breasted Brilliant

Heliodoxa rubinoides

Ecuadorian Hillstar

Oreotrochilus chimborazo

Shining Sunbeam

Aglaeactis cupripennis

Mountain Velvetbreast

Lafresnaya lafresnayi

Great Sapphirewing

Pterophanes cyanopterus

Brown Inca

Coeligena wilsoni

Collared Inca

Coeligena torquata

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

Coeligena lutetiae

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Ensifera ensifera

Buff-tailed Coronet

Boissonneaua flavescens

Velvet-purple Coronet

Boissonneaua jardini

Gorgeted Sunangel

Heliangelus strophianus

Sapphire-vented Puffleg

Eriocnemis luciani

Golden-breasted Puffleg

Eriocnemis mosquera

Booted Racket-tail

Ocreatus underwoodii

Black-tailed Trainbearer

Lesbia victoriae

Tyrian Metaltail

Metallura tyrianthina

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Chalcostigma herrani

Violet-tailed Sylph

Aglaiocercus coelestis

Purple-crowned Fairy

Heliothryx barroti

Purple-throated Woodstar

Calliphlox mitchellii

Short-tailed Woodstar

Myrmia micrura

Golden-headed Quetzal

Pharomachrus auriceps

Ecuadorian Trogon

Trogon mesurus

Chocó Trogon

Trogon comptus

Western White-tailed Trogon

Trogon chionurus

Collared Trogon

Trogon collaris

Masked Trogon

Trogon personatus

Black-throated Trogon

Trogon rufus

Northern Violaceous Trogon

Trogon caligatus

Ringed Kingfisher

Megaceryle torquata

Green Kingfisher

Chloroceryle americana

Green-and-rufous Kingfisher

Chloroceryle inda

Broad-billed Motmot

Electron platyrhynchum

Rufous-tailed Jacamar

Galbula ruficauda

Great Jacamar

Jacamerops aureus

White-necked Puffbird

Notharchus macrorhynchos

Barred Puffbird

Nystalus radiatus

White-whiskered Puffbird

Malacoptila panamensis

Orange-fronted Barbet

Capito squamatus

Red-headed Barbet

Eubucco bourcierii

Toucan Barbet

Semnornis ramphastinus

Crimson-rumped Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus haematopygus

Pale-mandibled Araçari

Pteroglossus erythropygius

Stripe-billed Araçari

Pteroglossus sanguineus

Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan

Andigena laminirostris

Chocó Toucan

Ramphastos brevis

Chestnut-mandibled Toucan

Ramphastos swainsonii

Olivaceous Piculet

Picumnus olivaceus

Crimson-mantled Woodpecker

Piculus rivolii

Lita Woodpecker

Piculus litae

Cinnamon Woodpecker

Celeus loricatus

Lineated Woodpecker

Dryocopus lineatus

Black-cheeked Woodpecker

Melanerpes pucherani

Smoky-brown Woodpecker

Veniliornis fumigatus

Red-rumped Woodpecker

Veniliornis kirkii

Bar-bellied Woodpecker

Veniliornis nigriceps

Scarlet-backed Woodpecker

Veniliornis callonotus

Guayaquil Woodpecker

Campephilus gayaquilensis

Powerful Woodpecker

Campephilus pollens

Crimson-bellied Woodpecker

Campephilus haematogaster

Bar-winged Cinclodes

Cinclodes fuscus

Stout-billed Cinclodes

Cinclodes excelsior

Pacific Hornero

Furnarius cinnamomeus

Andean Tit-Spinetail

Leptasthenura andicola

Azara's Spinetail

Synallaxis azarae

Slaty Spinetail

Synallaxis brachyura

Rufous Spinetail

Synallaxis unirufa

White-browed Spinetail

Hellmayrea gularis

Red-faced Spinetail

Cranioleuca erythrops

Streak-backed Canastero

Asthenes wyatti

Double-banded Graytail

Xenerpestes minlosi

Streaked Tuftedcheek

Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii

Pearled Treerunner

Margarornis squamiger

Spotted Barbtail

Premnoplex brunnescens

Lineated Foliage-gleaner

Syndactyla subalaris

Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner

Anabacerthia variegaticeps

Western Woodhaunter

Hyloctistes virgatus

Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner

Philydor rufus

Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner

Automolus ochrolaemus

Ruddy Foliage-gleaner

Automolus rubiginosus

Flammulated Treehunter

Thripadectes flammulatus

Striped Treehunter

Thripadectes holostictus

Streak-capped Treehunter

Thripadectes virgaticeps

Uniform Treehunter

Thripadectes ignobilis

Plain Xenops

Xenops minutus

Plain-brown Woodcreeper

Dendrocincla fuliginosa

Wedge-billed Woodcreeper

Glyphorynchus spirurus

Strong-billed Woodcreeper

Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus

Northern Barred-Woodcreeper

Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae

Black-striped Woodcreeper

Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus

Spotted Woodcreeper

Xiphorhynchus erythropygius

Streak-headed Woodcreeper

Lepidocolaptes souleyetii

Montane Woodcreeper

Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger

Red-billed Scythebill

Campylorhamphus trochilirostris

Brown-billed Scythebill

Campylorhamphus pusillus

Great Antshrike

Taraba major

Western Slaty-Antshrike

Thamnophilus atrinucha

Russet Antshrike

Thamnistes anabatinus

Plain Antvireo

Dysithamnus mentalis

Spot-crowned Antvireo

Dysithamnus puncticeps

Griscom's Antwren

Myrmotherula ignota

Pacific Antwren

Myrmotherula pacifica

Checker-throated Antwren

Myrmotherula fulviventris

White-flanked Antwren

Myrmotherula axillaris

Slaty Antwren

Myrmotherula schisticolor

Dot-winged Antwren

Microrhopias quixensis

Long-tailed Antbird

Drymophila caudata

Dusky Antbird

Cercomacra tyrannina

Immaculate Antbird

Myrmeciza immaculata

Chestnut-backed Antbird

Myrmeciza exsul

Bicolored Antbird

Gymnopithys leucaspis

Ocellated Antbird

Phaenostictus mcleannani

Black-headed Antthrush

Formicarius nigricapillus

Rufous-breasted Antthrush

Formicarius rufipectus

Moustached Antpitta

Grallaria alleni

Chestnut-crowned Antpitta

Grallaria ruficapilla

Tawny Antpitta

Grallaria quitensis

Unicolored Tapaculo

Scytalopus unicolor

Nariño Tapaculo

Scytalopus vicinior

Spillmann's Tapaculo

Scytalopus spillmanni

Sooty-headed Tyrannulet

Phyllomyias griseiceps

Golden-faced Tyrannulet

Zimmerius chrysops

Brown-capped Tyrannulet

Ornithion brunneicapillum

Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet

Camptostoma obsoletum

Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet

Tyrannulus elatus

Yellow-bellied Elaenia

Elaenia flavogaster

White-crested Elaenia

Elaenia albiceps

White-throated Tyrannulet

Mecocerculus leucophrys

White-banded Tyrannulet

Mecocerculus stictopterus

White-tailed Tyrannulet

Mecocerculus poecilocercus

Streak-necked Flycatcher

Mionectes striaticollis

Olive-striped Flycatcher

Mionectes olivaceus

Ochre-bellied Flycatcher

Mionectes oleagineus

Slaty-capped Flycatcher

Leptopogon superciliaris

Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant

Pogonotriccus ophthalmicus

Yellow Tyrannulet

Capsiempis flaveola

Bronze-olive Pygmy-Tyrant

Pseudotriccus pelzelni

Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant

Pseudotriccus ruficeps

Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant

Myiornis atricapillus

Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant

Lophotriccus pileatus

Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher

Todirostrum nigriceps

Common Tody-Flycatcher

Todirostrum cinereum

Pacific Flatbill

Rhynchocyclus pacificus

Yellow-margined Flatbill

Tolmomyias flavotectus

Golden-crowned Spadebill

Platyrinchus coronatus

Ornate Flycatcher

Myiotriccus ornatus

Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher

Myiobius sulphureipygius

Tawny-breasted Flycatcher

Myiobius villosus

Flavescent Flycatcher

Myiophobus flavicans

Orange-crested Flycatcher

Myiophobus phoenicomitra

Bran-colored Flycatcher

Myiophobus fasciatus

Cinnamon Flycatcher

Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea

Northern Tufted-Flycatcher

Mitrephanes phaeocercus

Smoke-colored Pewee

Contopus fumigatus

Gray-breasted Flycatcher

Lathrotriccus griseipectus

Black Phoebe

Sayornis nigricans

Vermilion Flycatcher

Pyrocephalus rubinus

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant

Ochthoeca fumicolor

Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant

Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris

Crowned Chat-Tyrant

Ochthoeca frontalis

Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant

Agriornis montana

Páramo Ground-Tyrant

Muscisaxicola alpina

Long-tailed Tyrant

Colonia colonus

Masked Water-Tyrant

Fluvicola nengeta

Ochraceous Attila

Attila torridus

Dusky-capped Flycatcher

Myiarchus tuberculifer

Boat-billed Flycatcher

Megarynchus pitangua

Social Flycatcher

Myiozetetes similis

Rusty-margined Flycatcher

Myiozetetes cayanensis

Gray-capped Flycatcher

Myiozetetes granadensis

White-ringed Flycatcher

Conopias albovittata

Streaked Flycatcher

Myiodynastes maculatus

Golden-crowned Flycatcher

Myiodynastes chrysocephalus

Piratic Flycatcher

Legatus leucophaius

Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Snowy-throated Kingbird

Tyrannus niveigularis

Barred Becard

Pachyramphus versicolor

Cinnamon Becard

Pachyramphus cinnamomeus

White-winged Becard

Pachyramphus polychopterus

Black-and-white Becard

Pachyramphus albogriseus

Masked Tityra

Tityra semifasciata

Red-crested Cotinga

Ampelion rubrocristata

Barred Fruiteater

Pipreola arcuata

Green-and-black Fruiteater

Pipreola riefferii

Olivaceous Piha

Lathria cryptolophus

Rufous Piha

Lipaugus unirufus

Black-tipped Cotinga

Carpodectes hopkei

Purple-throated Fruitcrow

Querula purpurata

Andean Cock-of-the-rock

Rupicola peruviana

Red-capped Manakin

Pipra mentalis

Blue-crowned Manakin

Lepidothrix coronata

Golden-winged Manakin

Masius chrysopterus

White-bearded Manakin

Manacus manacus

Turquoise Jay

Cyanolyca turcosa

Rufous-browed Peppershrike

Cyclarhis gujanensis

Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo

Vireolanius leucotis

Red-eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus

Brown-capped Vireo

Vireo leucophrys

Lesser Greenlet

Hylophilus decurtatus

Andean Solitaire

Myadestes ralloides

Great Thrush

Turdus fuscater

Glossy-black Thrush

Turdus serranus

Ecuadorian Thrush

Turdus maculirostris

White-capped Dipper

Cinclus leucocephalus

Gray-breasted Martin

Progne chalybea

Brown-bellied Swallow

Notiochelidon murina

Blue-and-white Swallow

Notiochelidon cyanoleuca

White-thighed Swallow

Neochelidon tibialis

Southern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx ruficollis

Chestnut-collared Swallow

Petrochelidon rufocollaris

Band-backed Wren

Campylorhynchus zonatus

Gray-mantled Wren

Odontorchilus branickii

Rufous Wren

Cinnycerthia unirufa

Grass Wren

Cistothorus platensis

Bay Wren

Thryothorus nigricapillus

House Wren

Troglodytes aedon

Mountain Wren

Troglodytes solstitialis

Gray-breasted Wood-Wren

Henicorhina leucophrys

Southern Nightingale-Wren

Microcerculus marginatus

Tawny-faced Gnatwren

Microbates cinereiventris

Long-billed Gnatwren

Ramphocaenus melanurus

Tropical Gnatcatcher

Polioptila plumbea

Slate-throated Gnatcatcher

Polioptila schistaceigula

Páramo Pipit

Anthus bogotensis

Tropical Parula

Parula pitiayumi

Olive-crowned Yellowthroat

Geothlypis semiflava

Slate-throated Whitestart

Myioborus miniatus

Spectacled Whitestart

Myioborus melanocephalus

Black-crested Warbler

Basileuterus nigrocristatus

Chocó Warbler

Basileuterus chlorophrys

Three-striped Warbler

Basileuterus tristriatus

Russet-crowned Warbler

Basileuterus coronatus

Gray-and-gold Warbler

Basileuterus fraseri

Buff-rumped Warbler

Basileuterus fulvicauda

Bananaquit

Coereba flaveola

Purple Honeycreeper

Cyanerpes caeruleus

Green Honeycreeper

Chlorophanes spiza

Blue Dacnis

Dacnis cayana

Yellow-tufted Dacnis

Dacnis egregia

Scarlet-thighed Dacnis

Dacnis venusta

Scarlet-breasted Dacnis

Dacnis berlepschi

Cinereous Conebill

Conirostrum cinereum

Blue-backed Conebill

Conirostrum sitticolor

Capped Conebill

Conirostrum albifrons

Masked Flowerpiercer

Diglossopis cyanea

Glossy Flowerpiercer

Diglossa lafresnayii

Black Flowerpiercer

Diglossa humeralis

White-sided Flowerpiercer

Diglossa albilatera

Guira Tanager

Hemithraupis guira

Scarlet-and-white Tanager

Erythrothlypis salmoni

Fawn-breasted Tanager

Pipraeidea melanonota

Thick-billed Euphonia

Euphonia laniirostris

Orange-bellied Euphonia

Euphonia xanthogaster

White-vented Euphonia

Euphonia minuta

Orange-crowned Euphonia

Euphonia saturata

Fulvous-vented Euphonia

Euphonia fulvicrissa

Rufous-throated Tanager

Tangara rufigula

Gray-and-gold Tanager

Tangara palmeri

Golden Tanager

Tangara arthus

Emerald Tanager

Tangara florida

Silver-throated Tanager

Tangara icterocephala

Flame-faced Tanager

Tangara parzudakii

Golden-naped Tanager

Tangara ruficervix

Metallic-green Tanager

Tangara labradorides

Beryl-spangled Tanager

Tangara nigroviridis

Blue-and-black Tanager

Tangara vassorii

Blue-necked Tanager

Tangara cyanicollis

Golden-hooded Tanager

Tangara larvata

Blue-whiskered Tanager

Tangara johannae

Bay-headed Tanager

Tangara gyrola

Rufous-winged Tanager

Tangara lavinia

Golden-crowned Tanager

Iridosornis rufivertex

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

Anisognathus igniventris

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

Anisognathus somptuosus

Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager

Anisognathus notabilis

Hooded Mountain-Tanager

Buthraupis montana

Black-chested Mountain-Tanager

Buthraupis eximia

Golden-chested Tanager

Bangsia rothschildi

Moss-backed Tanager

Bangsia edwardsi

Grass-green Tanager

Chlorornis riefferii

Swallow Tanager

Tersina viridis

Blue-gray Tanager

Thraupis episcopus

Palm Tanager

Thraupis palmarum

Blue-capped Tanager

Thraupis cyanocephala

Blue-and-yellow Tanager

Thraupis bonariensis

Lemon-rumped Tanager

Ramphocelus icteronotus

Ochre-breasted Tanager

Chlorothraupis stolzmanni

Dusky-faced Tanager

Mitrospingus cassinii

White-lined Tanager

Tachyphonus rufus

White-shouldered Tanager

Tachyphonus luctuosus

Tawny-crested Tanager

Tachyphonus delatrii

Scarlet-browed Tanager

Heterospingus xanthopygius

Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager

Chlorospingus canigularis

Dusky Bush-Tanager

Chlorospingus semifuscus

Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager

Chlorospingus flavigularis

Superciliaried Hemispingus

Hemispingus superciliaris

Western Hemispingus

Hemispingus ochraceus

Buff-throated Saltator

Saltator maximus

Black-winged Saltator

Saltator atripennis

Slate-colored Grosbeak

Saltator grossus

Southern Yellow-Grosbeak

Pheucticus chrysogaster

Crimson-breasted Finch

Rhodospingus cruentus

Blue-black Grassquit

Volatinia jacarina

Lesser Seed-Finch

Oryzoborus angolensis

Variable Seedeater

Sporophila corvina

Yellow-bellied Seedeater

Sporophila nigricollis

Parrot-billed Seedeater

Sporophila peruviana

Chestnut-throated Seedeater

Sporophila telasco

Plain-colored Seedeater

Catamenia inornata

Plumbeous Sierra-Finch

Phrygilus unicolor

Rufous-naped Brush-Finch

Atlapetes latinuchus

Tricolored Brush-Finch

Atlapetes tricolor

White-winged Brush-Finch

Atlapetes leucopterus

Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch

Buarremon brunneinucha

Tanager Finch

Oreothraupis arremonops

Orange-billed Sparrow

Arremon aurantiirostris

Black-striped Sparrow

Arremonops conirostris

Rufous-collared Sparrow

Zonotrichia capensis

Yellow-rumped Cacique

Cacicus cela

Scarlet-rumped Cacique

Cacicus microrhynchus

Shiny Cowbird

Molothrus bonariensis

Giant Cowbird

Molothrus oryzivorus

Scrub Blackbird

Dives warszewiczi

Yellow-bellied Siskin

Carduelis xanthogastra

 

 

These species were heard only:

Little Tinamou

Crypturellus soui

Barred Forest-Falcon

Micrastur ruficollis

Blue-fronted Parrotlet

Touit dilectissima

White-capped Parrot

Pionus seniloides

Spectacled Owl

Pulsatrix perspicillata

Rufous-bellied Nighthawk

Lurocalis rufiventris

Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Schistes geoffroyi

Rufous Motmot

Baryphthengus martii

Uniform Antshrike

Thamnophilus unicolor

Esmeraldas Antbird

Myrmeciza nigricauda

Rufous Antpitta

Grallaria rufula

Ocellated Tapaculo

Acropternis orthonyx

Bright-rumped Attila

Attila spadiceus

Green Manakin

Chloropipo holochlora

Thrush-like Schiffornis

Schiffornis turdinus

Beautiful Jay

Cyanolyca pulchra

Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush

Catharus fuscater

Sepia-brown Wren

Cinnycerthia olivascens

Whiskered Wren

Thryothorus mystacalis

Stripe-throated Wren

Thryothorus leucopogon