"The Jocotoco Birdathon"

September 8-17 2006

Leaders: José Illanes and Scott Olmstead

Participants:

Violet-bellied Hummingbird (Scott Olmstead)

We ran this tour at a discount of $7,000 in order to raise funds for Jocotoco Foundation, an Ecuadorian conservation organization established to protect the country's threatened biodiversity. Jocotoco accomplishes this goal by purchasing important tracts of land and managing them as private ecological reserves. All tour participants made a $500 donation to Jocotoco (included in the tour price) and also secured additional donation pledges from friends and family in the US. The tour was designed to focus on two important Jocotoco reserves in southern Ecuador. The first, Tapichalaca, is set in lush cloud forest high on the east slope of the Andes. The other, Buenaventura, protects foothill forest on the west slope. By visiting these areas, tour participants could see firsthand many of the birds that Jocotoco is helping to protect, including two of the flagship species for conservation in Ecuador: Jocotoco Antpitta and Long-wattled Umbrellabird. In the end, the tour raised about $13,000 for Jocotoco Foundation, a solid success. Somewhere along the way, we managed to see over 340 birds, take in some breathtaking Andean scenery, and turn "hemispingus" into a dirty word!

Itinerary

8 September: Arrival, night Quito.
9 September: Early flight to Catamayo. Birding in Catamayo, Vilcabamba, Podocarpus NP, and Tapichalaca Reserve. Night Casa Simpson.
10 September: Tapichalaca and Zumba road. Night Casa Simpson.
11 September: Tapichalaca. Night Casa Simpson.
12 September: Tapichalaca, Zumba road, and Valladolid. Night Casa Simpson.
13 September: Cordillera de Sabanilla (Podocarpus NP) and Yangana area, Velacruz, Buenaventura Reserve. Night Umbrellabird Lodge.
14 September: Buenaventura. Night Umbrellabird Lodge.
15 September: Buenaventura. Night Umbrellabird Lodge.
16 September: Buenaventura, Santa Rosa, Manglares-Churute. Night Guayaquil.
17 September: Departure.

Tour Summary

9 September: We left Quito early and after a quick flight to Catamayo we got our first looks at Pacific Parrotlet, Long-tailed Mockingbird, Croaking Ground-Dove, and others, right outside the airport. Birding our way out of town, we picked up Drab, Chestnut-throated, and Parrot-billed Seedeaters, and everyone had their first looks at the striking Fasciated Wren. As we climbed into the arid hills we made a stop for Tumbes Sparrow and the handsome Band-tailed Sierra-Finch. Our lunch in Vilcabamba produced Gray-chinned Hermit, and the highland alticola race of Amazilia Hummingbird, right at the restaurant. After lunch we continued on our way south, making a few stops in the arid woodland for a large group of Hooded Siskins, a Pacific Pygmy-Owl, and an Andean Slaty-Thrush. Late in the afternoon as we passed through the low elfin forest of Podocarpus National Park, we found a good mixed flock which contained our first Lacrimose Mountain-Tanagers, a Golden-crowned Tanager, and a beautiful Rufous-chested Tanager. We arrived at Tapichalaca just before dusk, with enough time to see a few of the regular hummers like Amethyst-throated and Flame-throated Sunangels, Collared Inca, Chestnut-breasted Coronet, and Rufous-capped Thornbill. The end of the day was the first of many superb feasts, served in the cozy comfort of Tapichalaca's Casa Simpson guesthouse.

10 September: Our morning activity was a hike that started at the Quebrada Honda trail and climbed up and over the ridge and back to the lodge on the Tangara trail. Among the highlights were Yellow-bellied and Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrants, a very bold pair of White-browed Spinetails, Slate-crowned Antpitta, and a group of about five spectacular Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucans. Our main target for the morning was the very local Jocotoco Antpitta, the impetus for the creation of Tapichalaca Reserve, and the bird that gives the Jocotoco Foundation its name. It took a little work, but in the end all group members had a look at this colossal Grallaria; we likely saw at least three individuals. After lunch we set out to bird the road south toward Valladolid, but didn't make it very far, owing to the birding along the way. Green-and-black Fruiteater, Barred Becard, Rufous-tailed Tyrant were good sightings, as was a Tawny-bellied Hermit.

11 September: Before breakfast we got off to a good start when a Rufous Antpitta was seen from the blind near the lodge, and a few early-risers found a female Swallow-tailed Nightjar foraging outside the lodge. For the morning we concentrated on the same trails as the previous day, hoping to pick up a few missing species, but our efforts were hampered by the weather. Despite the steady rain, we did manage to find a flock with Plushcap, Rufous Wren, and Pale-naped Brush-Finch. After returning to the lodge for lunch and a rest, we set out for the afternoon. It proved much more successful, and we stayed mostly dry as we birded the main road above the lodge. Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager and Gray-hooded Bush-Tanager pushed our tanager list upward. A group of Bearded Guans showed extremely well, and Chusquea Tapaculo allowed unexpectedly good looks as it skulked along the roadside. A White-throated Hawk seen in flight and then later perched was certainly a trip highlight, as this species is always unpredictable.

White-throated Hawk (Scott Olmstead)

12 September: A stunning Crimson-mantled Woodpecker was one of the first birds of the day, seen right outside the lodge. We spent the morning birding the main road down toward Valladolid and had good luck with mixed flocks. Tanagers were the main event, and we saw Flame-faced, Metallic-green, Saffron-crowned, and Grass-green, as well as the localized Yellow-whiskered Bush-Tanager. After lunch we drove straight down to Valladolid; arriving at this lower elevation we encountered a slew of species new for the trip, including Marañon Thrush, Rufous-fronted Thornbird, Yellow-cheeked Becard, and Golden-eared, Silver-beaked, and Blue-necked Tanagers. Obscure flycatchers provided a challenge to our identification skills, and in addition to Olive-chested Flycatcher and Sierran Elaenia, we encountered a migrant Contopus that we finally identified as Western Wood-Pewee, and a difficult Empidonax that we could only call a "Traill's" Flycatcher.

13 September: We left Tapichalaca early, planning for some high elevation birding in the Cordillera de Sabanilla section of Podocarpus National Park. Going over the pass at about 2,700m, the weather was menacing, and at first we found little activity in the fog and wind. Finding a sheltered spot on the leeward side of the pass, we were able to turn up a Mouse-colored Thistletail that gave us great looks, and then an Andean Snipe flushed up as we returned to the bus. A bit further along the road we had out first look at the beautiful Glowing Puffleg, and sighted a couple Black-headed Hemispinguses in a mixed flock. Another trip highlight was just around the bend, and after some searching, we had fantastic scope views of a large, noisy flock of Golden-plumed Parakeets feeding on palm nuts. Not bad for a travel day! The road across the Andes was long and winding, and we arrived at Buenaventura Reserve just after dark.

14 September: The birding was fast and furious on our first morning at Buenaventura, which was ostensibly dedicated to finding Long-wattled Umbrellabird. What seemed like one big mixed flock lasting for hours was probably a bit overwhelming for some! Highlights were too numerous to list in full, but I will try to cover a few. Spotted Nightingale-Thrush remained elusive but was seen by most in the end. A responsive pair of Song Wrens gave us extraordinary looks, perching out in full view. Colorful Chocó endemics such as Club-winged Manakin and Pale-mandibled Araçari, here near the southern limit of their range, were crowd favourites. A pair of Slaty-winged Foliage-Gleaners accompanying a mixed flock were a rare treat, as was a Western Woodhaunter in the same flock. Brownish Twistwing and Thrush-like Schiffornis, scarce West of the Andes, were unexpected sightings. And not to be forgotten was an impressive pair of Guayaquil Woodpeckers. Finally, late in the morning we found a spectacular male Long-wattled Umbrellabird, with an outrageous wattle that hung several inches below his perch. This bird was very confiding and we silently watched him from close range for nearly a half hour. During lunch a few Red-masked Parakeets flew right by the dining room, heading up the valley, and then a Pacific Pygmy-Owl was seen loitering nearby, keeping an eye on the hummingbird feeders. After lunch we drove up to the "upper road", just above the current reserve boundary, hoping to find El Oro Parakeet. On the way up we spotted Laughing Falcon and the Tumbesian endemic Gray-backed Hawk. The afternoon did not produce the parakeets, but we did find Common Bush-Tanager, Ochre-breasted Tanager, Collared Trogon, and Loja Tyrannulet. A migrant Barn Swallow was a rare find for the area. Driving back to the lodge at dusk, José spotted a Spectacled Owl perched by the road, and everyone got a look in the fading light. We finished the day with over 110 species seen.

Pacific Pygmy-Owl (Scott Olmstead)

15 September: We began the day by driving up to upper valley, and spent the morning hiking down the Dianitas road. Crimson-rumped Toucanets and Rufous-headed Chachalacas were a great start. A pair of b showed very well, and shortly thereafter we picked up Uniform and Russet Antshrikes and Brown-billed Scythebill moving with mixed flocks. Bronze-winged Parrot was finally seen well, perched atop a snag in the sun and Booted Racket-tail, Violet-tailed Sylph, and Wedge-billed Hummingbird pushed us over 30 hummingbird species. During lunch we had more time to admire the swarm of hummers frequenting the dining room nectar feeders, including Violet-bellied Hummingbird, Green Thorntail, Baron's and White-whiskered Hermits, White-necked Jacobin, and Brown Violet-ear. Later in the afternoon, most of the group birded the entrance road to the reserve where we saw Scarlet-backed Woodpecker, Gray-cheeked Parakeet, and the local dark-eyed aequatorialis race of Yellow-olive Flatbill, among others. At the upper hummingbird feeding station we had better looks at the dazzling Emerald-bellied Woodnymph, and also picked up a male Purple-bibbed Whitetip.

16 September: On our final day or birding we started with another ride up to the upper road, where we again missed El Oro Parakeet. But our efforts were rewarded by knock-out looks at a Fasciated Tiger-Heron prowling the river. We also managed scope views of Andean Solitaire, and a Gray-headed Kite was seen well overhead. By mid-morning we had left the Buenaventura area behind and were headed for Guayaquil. We stopped in the scrubby arid woodland along the main highway for Peruvian Meadlowlark, and then pulled off at a shrimp farm near Santa Rosa to look for water birds. It was a very productive stop, as we turned up a dozen shorebirds including Wilson's and Collared Plovers, two Baird's Sandpipers, and a couple of Stilt Sandpipers. Wattled Jaçana, White-cheeked Pintail, and Cocoi Heron were seen and six Roseate Spoonbills flew right overhead. A diminutive Short-tailed Field-Tyrant was also sighted dashing around the edges of the pools, and several Lesser Nighthawks were discovered roosting in a newly plowed field. Finally, a few hours later as we passed through the Manglares-Churute Reserve approaching Guayaquil, we spotted two Horned Screamers from the main highway. A new family for many participants, and a nice end to the tour!

BIRD LIST

The taxonomy and nomenclature follow: Ridgely, Robert S. and Paul J. Greenfield. The Birds of Ecuador. 2001. Ithica, NY: Comstock Publishing.
Restricted-range species are in bold; globally-threatened species are in red.
385 species were either seen or heard by at least one member of the group. Of these, 19 species were only heard and not seen. These are followed by an (H). Birds that were seen or heard only by one of the leaders, and not by any participants are not included here.

Little Tinamou (H) Crypturellus Soui
Pale-browed Tinamou (H) Crypturellus transfasciatus
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
Horned Screamer Anhima cornuta
White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
Fasciated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum
Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
Great Egret Ardea alba
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Striated Heron Butorides striatus
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
White Ibis Eudocimus albus
Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
Plain-breasted Hawk Accipiter ventralis
Gray-backed Hawk Leucopternis occidentalis
Barred Hawk (H) Leucopternis princeps
Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis
Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
Gray Hawk Buteo nitidus
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris
Variable Hawk Buteo polyosoma
Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
White-throated Hawk Buteo albigula
Black Hawk-Eagle (H) Spizaetus tyrannus
Northern Crested-Caracara Caracara cheriway
Barred Forest-Falcon (H) Micrastur
Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Rufous-headed Chachalaca Ortalis erythroptera
Bearded Guan Penelope barbata
Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail (H) Odontophorus erythrops
Limpkin Aramus guarauna
Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Sanderling Calidris alba
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
Stilt Sandpiper Micropalama himantopus
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
Andean Snipe Gallinago jamesoni
American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia
Collared Plover Charadrius collaris
Gray-hooded Gull Larus cirrocephalus
Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Band-tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata
Pale-vented Pigeon Columba cayennensis
Plumbeous Pigeon (H) Columba plumbea
Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina
Ecuadorian Ground-Dove Columbina buckleyi
Croaking Ground-Dove Columbina cruziana
Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
Pallid Dove (H) Leptotila pallida
Ochre-bellied Dove (H) Leptotila ochraceiventris
Red-masked Parakeet Aratinga erythrogenys
Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii
Barred Parakeet (H) Bolborhynchus lineola
Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis
Gray-cheeked Parakeet Brotogeris pyrrhopterus
Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus
White-capped Parrot Pionus seniloides
Bronze-winged Parrot Pionus chalcopterus
Scaly-naped Amazon Amazona mercenaria
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
Striped Cuckoo (H) Tapera naevia
Andean Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium jardinii
Pacific Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium peruanum
Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata
Rufous-banded Owl (H) Strix albitarsis
Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
Swallow-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis segmentata
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris
White-whiskered Hermit Phaethornis yaruqui
Tawny-bellied Hermit Phaethornis syrmatophorus
Baron's Hermit Phaethornis baroni
Gray-chinned Hermit Phaethornis griseogularis
Green-fronted Lancebill Doryfera ludovicae
White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
Brown Violet-ear Colibri delphinae
Sparkling Violet-ear Colibri coruscans
Green Thorntail Popelairia conversii
Fork-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata
Emerald-bellied Woodnymph Thalurania hypochlora
Violet-bellied Hummingbird Damophila julie
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl
Amazilia Hummingbird Amazilia amazilia
Andean Emerald Amazilia franciae
White-vented Plumeleteer Chalybura buffonii
Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys
Purple-bibbed Whitetip Urosticte benjamini
Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula
Fawn-breasted Brilliant Heliodoxa rubinoides
Mountain Velvetbreast Lafresnaya lafresnayi
Collared Inca Coeligena torquata
Chestnut-breasted Coronet Boissonneaua matthewsii
Amethyst-throated Sunangel Heliangelus amethysticollis
Flame-throated Sunangel Heliangelus micraster
Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestitus
Booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii
Viridian Metaltail Metallura williami
Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina
Rufous-capped Thornbill Chalcostigma ruficeps
Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingi
Violet-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus coelestis
Wedge-billed Hummingbird Schistes geoffroyi
Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti
White-bellied Woodstar Acestrura mulsant
Collared Trogon Trogon collaris
Masked Trogon Trogon personatus
Northern Violaceous Trogon Trogon caligatus
Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
Crimson-rumped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus haematopygus
Pale-mandibled Araçari Pteroglossus erythropygius
Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan Andigena hypoglauca
Chocó Toucan (H) Ramphastos brevis
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan Ramphastos swainsonii
Olivaceous Piculet Picumnus olivaceus
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker Piculus rivolii
Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani
Red-rumped Woodpecker Veniliornis kirkii
Scarlet-backed Woodpecker Veniliornis callonotus
Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis
Pacific Hornero Furnarius cinnamomeus
Azara's Spinetail Synallaxis azarae
Slaty Spinetail Synallaxis brachyura
Rufous Spinetail Synallaxis unirufa
White-browed Spinetail Hellmayrea gularis
Line-cheeked Spinetail Cranioleuca antisiensis
Rufous-fronted Thornbird Phacellodomus rufifrons
Mouse-colored Thistletail Schizoeaca griseomurina
Streaked Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii
Pearled Treerunner Margarornis squamiger
Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia variegaticeps
Western Woodhaunter Hyloctistes virgatus
Slaty-winged Foliage-gleaner Phylidor fuscipennis
Streaked Xenops Xenops rutilans
Plain Xenops Xenops minutus
Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus
Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus
Spotted Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Montane Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger
Brown-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus pusillus
Great Antshrike Taraba major
Uniform Antshrike Thamnophilus unicolor
Western Slaty-Antshrike Thamnophilus atrinucha
Russet Antshrike Thamnistes anabatinus
Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis
Checker-throated Antwren Myrmotherula fulviventris
White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris
Slaty Antwren Mymotherula schisticolor
Immaculate Antbird Myrmeciza immaculata
Chestnut-backed Antbird (H) Myrmeciza exsul
Barred Antthrush (H) Chamaeza mollissima
Plain-backed Antpitta (H) Grallaria haplonota
Jocotoco Antpitta Grallaria ridgelyi
Chestnut-naped Antpitta Grallaria nuchalis
White-bellied Antpitta (H) Grallaria hypoleuca
Rufous Antpitta Grallaria rufula
Slate-crowned Antpitta Grallaricula nana
Unicolored Tapaculo (H) Scytalopus unicolor
Chusquea Tapaculo Scytalopus parkeri
Sooty-headed Tyrannulet Phyllomyias griseiceps
Black-capped Tyrannulet Phyllomyias nigrocapillus
Ashy-headed Tyrannulet Phyllomyias cinereiceps
Golden-faced Tyrannulet Zimmerius chrysops
Loja Tyrannulet Zimmerius flavidifrons
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum
Pacific Elaenia Myiopagis subplacens
Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster
Sierran Elaenia Elaenia pallatangae
White-banded Tyrannulet Mecocerculus stictopterus
White-tailed Tyrannulet Mecocerculus poecilocercus
Rufous-winged Tyrannulet Mecocerculus calopterus
Torrent Tyrannulet Serpophaga cinerea
Tawny-crowned Pygmy-Tyrant (H) Euscarthmus meloryphus
Streak-necked Flycatcher Mionectes striaticollis
Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus
Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon superciliaris
Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola
Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant Pseudotriccus ruficeps
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus pileatus
Black-throated Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus granadensis
Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus ruficeps
Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
Brownish Twistwing Cnipodectes subbrunneus
Yellow-olive Flatbill Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Ornate Flycatcher Myiotriccus ornatus
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher Myiobius sulphureipygius
Tawny-breasted Flycatcher Myiobius villosus
Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus
Olive-chested Flycatcher Myiophobus cryptoxanthus
Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea
Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus
Smoke-colored Pewee Contopus fumigatus
"Traill's" Flycatcher Empidonax sp.
Gray-breasted Flycatcher Lathotriccus griseipectus
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca rufipectoralis
Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant Silvicultrix diadema
Smoky Bush-Tyrant Myiotheretes fumigatus
Short-tailed Field-Tyrant Muscigralla brevicauda
Rufous-tailed Tyrant Knipolegus poecilurus
Masked Water-Tyrant Fluvicola nengeta
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
Sooty-crowned Flycatcher Myiarchus phaeocephalus
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
Yellow-cheeked Becard Pachyramphus xanthogenys
Barred Becard Pachyramphus versicolor
Black-and-white Becard Pachyramphus albogriseus
One-colored Becard Pachyramphus homochrous
Green-and-black Fruiteater Pipreola riefferii
Long-wattled Umbrellabird Cephalopterus penduliger
Andean Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruviana
Golden-winged Manakin Masius chrysopterus
White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus
Club-winged Manakin Machaeropterus deliciosus
Thrush-like Schiffornis Schiffornis turdinus
Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa
Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis
Black-billed Peppershrike (H) Cyclarhis nigrirostris
Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys
Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus
Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides
Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus fuscater
Spotted Nightingale-Thrush Catharus dryas
Pale-eyed Thrush Platycichla leucops
Great Thrush Turdus fuscater
Glossy-black Thrush Turdus serranus
Plumbeous-backed Thrush Turdus reevei
Marañón Thrush Turdus maranonicus
Ecuadorian Thrush Turdus maculirostris
Andean Slaty-Thrush Turdus nigriceps
Long-tailed Mockingbird Mimus longicaudatus
Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
Brown-bellied Swallow Notiochelidon murina
Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Pale-footed Swallow Notiochelidon flavipes
Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Fasciated Wren Campylorhynchus fasciatus
Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa
Bay Wren Thryothorus nigricapillus
Plain-tailed Wren Thryothorus euophrys
Whiskered Wren Thryothorus mystacalis
Speckle-breasted Wren (H) Thryothorus sclateri
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Mountain Wren Troglodytes solstitialis
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys
Song Wren Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus
Tawny-faced Gnatcatcher Microbates cinereiventris
Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea
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
Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus
Three-banded Warbler Basileuterus trifasciatus
Russet-crowned Warbler Basileuterus coronatus
Gray-and-gold Warbler Basileuterus fraseri
Buff-rumped Warbler Basileuterus fulvicauda
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
Yellow-tufted Dacnis Dacnis egregia
Blue-backed Conebill Conirostrum sitticolor
Capped Conebill Conirostrum albifrons
Masked Flowerpiercer Diglossopis cyanea
Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii
White-sided Flowerpiercer Diglossa albilatera
Rufous-chested Tanager Thlypopsis ornata
Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea melanonota
Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris
Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster
Rufous-throated Tanager Tangara rufigula
Golden Tanager Tangara arthus
Silver-throated Tanager Tangara icterocephala
Golden-eared Tanager Tangara chrysotis
Flame-faced Tanager Tangara parzudakii
Metallic-green Tanager Tangara labradorides
Beryl-spangled Tanager Tangara nigroviridis
Blue-and-black Tanager Tangara vassorii
Blue-necked Tanager Tangara cyanicollis
Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
Golden-crowned Tanager Iridosornis rufivertex
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus igniventris
Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus lacrymosus
Hooded Mountain-Tanager Buthraupis montana
Black-chested Mountain-Tanager Buthraupis eximia
Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager Dubusia taeniata
Grass-green Tanager Chlorornis riefferii
Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
Blue-capped Tanager Thraupis cyanocephala
Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo
Lemon-rumped Tanager Ramphocelus icteronotus
Highland Hepatic-Tanager Piranga flava
Ochre-breasted Tanager Chlorothraupis stolzmanni
White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosus
Common Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus ophthalmicus
Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus canigularis
Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus flavigularis
Yellow-whiskered Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus parvirostris
Gray-hooded Bush-Tanager Cnemoscopus rubrirostris
Black-capped Hemispingus Hemispingus atropileus
Superciliaried Hemispingus Hemispingus superciliaris
Black-headed Hemispingus Hemispingus verticalis
Black-faced Tanager Schistochlamys melanopis
Plushcap Catamblyrhynchus diadema
Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
Black-winged Saltator Saltator atripennis
Streaked Saltator Saltator striatipectus
Southern Yellow-Grosbeak Pheucticus chrysogaster
Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides
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
Drab Seedeater Sporophila simplex
Chestnut-throated Seedeater Sporophila telasco
Blue Seedeater Amaurospiza concolor
Plain-colored Seedeater Catamenia inornata
Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch Phrygilus plebejus
Band-tailed Sierra-Finch Phrygilus alaudinus
Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola
Pale-naped Brush-Finch Atlapetes pallidinucha
Rufous-naped Brush-Finch Atlapetes latinuchus
Tricolored Brush-Finch Atlapetes tricolor
Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch Buarremon brunneinuchus
Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris
Black-striped Sparrow Arremonops conirostris
Yellow-browed Sparrow (H) Ammodramus aurifrons
Tumbes Sparrow Aimophila stolzmanni
Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela
Northern Mountain-Cacique (H) Cacicus leucoramphus
Scarlet-rumped Cacique (H) Cacicus microrhynchus
Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
Scrub Blackbird Dives warszewiczi
Yellow-tailed Oriole Icterus mesomelas
Peruvian Meadowlark Sturnella bellicosa
Hooded Siskin Carduelis magellanica
Yellow-bellied Siskin Carduelis xanthogastra
House Sparrow Passer domesticus

S. Olmstead 10/2/06