Eastern Ecuador: High Andes to Vast Amazon November 24 - December 6, 2007 Tour Leader: Scott Olmstead Co-leader: Marcelo Andy All photos taken by the tour leader during the trip.

Tour Summary

On this tour we covered the Eastern Slope of the Ecuadorian Andes, from top to bottom. We were fortunate to experience drier-than-usual weather throughout the trip and the result was that we lost almost no time to birding – an amazing treat on the very wet East Slope!

We started in the high Andes near Quito, birding the open plateau at the base of Volcán Antisana on the first day, where we saw just about everything you could ask for and more! The very long list of highlights includes Andean Condor, Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle, Andean Gull, Ecuadorian Hillstar, Streak-backed Canastero, Silvery Grebe, Paramo Pipit, and the elusive Cinereous Harrier. A Great Horned Owl sitting in the open in the middle of the morning was very confiding and a Curve-billed Tinamou running through a recently-plowed field was equally surprising. After a successful day we retired to cozy Guango Lodge on the other side of Papallacta Pass for the night. Tourmaline Sunangel, Sword-billed Hummingbird, Glowing Puffleg, and Chestnut-breasted Coronet were coming in to the feeders.

The next day was spent in the much wetter Papallacta area; around Guango we found Plushcap, Slaty and Stripe-headed Brush-Finches, and Black-capped Hemispingus. We birded as high as 4200m at the pass, where we picked up Blue-mantled Thornbill, Viridian Metaltail, White-chinned Thistletail, and Tawny Antpitta. In a patch of Polylepis forest we caught a big mixed flock with Bar-bellied Woodpecker, Black-backed Bush-Tanager, and Giant Conebill. The elfin forest above the Papallacta Hot Springs produced Red-crested Cotinga, Blue-backed Conebill, and a great look at a group of Black-chested Mountain-Tanagers. We broke up the afternoon ride to our next destination, San Isidro, with a stop to check out a family of Torrent Ducks on the Rio Quijos.

San Isidro is set subtropical cloud forest at about 2000m. Here we found some real gems, including a pair of Variegated Bristle-Tyrants visiting a mossy nest to feed a nestling, and a sharp male Black-chested Fruiteater seen in the scope. At the lodge they’re bringing in White-bellied and Chestnut-crowned Antpittas with worms and we saw both species well. Rufous-crested Tanager, Olive-backed Woodcreeper, Yellow-vented Woodpecker, and Sulphur-bellied Tyrannulet were all found moving with mixed flocks. We also saw Highland Motmot, Golden-headed and Crested Quetzals, Andean Toucanet, and a noisy group of nomadic White-capped Tanagers. San Isidro is a great base for night birding and during our stay we found Andean Potoo, Rufous-banded Owl, White-throated Screech-Owl, and the San Isidro “Mystery Owl”; this latter owl is currently being studied and may proved to be a new species.

From San Isidro we had planned a day trip down to San Rafael Falls on the 28^th to look for foothill birds, but... Things started off well, with a nice singing male Lyre-tailed Nightjar at a stop along the way. Then as we neared our destination just after dawn, we were halted by a bridge under unanticipated construction, so we had to change the plan. We started the morning birding a forest patch near the village of Gonzalo Diaz de Piñeda, where we found a huge loosely-organized mixed flock with Gray-mantled Wren, Barred Becard, Ash-browed Spinetail, Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant, Golden-eared Tanager, and Cerulean Warbler. Near the village of Sardinas we found another good flock, this one with Golden-collared Honeycreeper, Montane Foliage-gleaner, and Rufous-breasted Flycatcher. Heading back to the lodge in the afternoon, we birded the Baeza bypass route and picked up Olivaceous Siskin and Lemon-browed Flycatcher. Not bad for an improvised day!

The Cordillera de los Guacamayos is at a similar elevation to San Isidro but gets a different mix of birds, including species that are typical of lower and higher elevations, often found in the same flock. We birded the trail at Guacamayos on our last morning from San Isidro, and our luck continued, as we picked up Black-billed Mountain-Toucan, Greater Scythebill, Dusky Piha, and Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager. Turquoise Jay, Andean Guan, and Handsome Flycatcher were also new. Driving down to the foothills, we spent a couple of very productive hours birding near Narupa, with highlights being Lined Antshrike, Olive-chested Flycatcher, Lafresnaye’s Piculet, Olivaceous Greenlet, Black-billed Treehunter, and Dusky Spinetail. It was nearly dusk when we arrived at the banks of the Rio Napo to get the canoe to Casa del Suizo for the night, but the birding wasn’t done just yet. As we traveled the short distance downstream a group of perhaps 200 Sand-colored Nighthawks streamed by heading upstream.

On the 30^th Marcelo joined us after breakfast and traveled downriver with us from Casa del Suizo to Sacha Lodge by motorized dugout canoe. In addition to taking in the river scenery, we picked up a few things along the way like Cocoi Heron and Black and Yellow-headed Caracaras. In the afternoon when we arrived at Sacha we birded around the river landing, where we found White-winged Becard and a pair of Orange-fronted Plushcrowns building a nest. Walking along the boardwalk on the way to the lodge, we found a beautiful Cream-colored Woodpecker, a couple of Scarlet-crowned Barbets, and both Great and Common Potoos on day roosts. Late in the afternoon we birded from the dock, watching several Hoatzins and a pair of Straight-billed Woodcreepers.

We had the next four full days to bird around Sacha and the Napo with Marcelo and we were able to hit quite a few different areas, thus maximizing the list. Some of the highlights from the forest around the lodge were Musician Wren, Golden-headed Manakin, Long-billed Woodcreeper, Undulated Tinamou, and Lined Forest-Falcon. A Citron-bellied Attila showed well in the Moriche palm swamp along the boardwalk. (Watch a short video clip of the attila singing here.) Birding the blackwater streams through the flooded várzea forest by canoe we found Orange-crested Manakin, Green-and-rufous Kingfisher, Rufescent Tiger-Heron, Dot-backed Antbird, Rufous-tailed Flatbill, Chestnut-capped Puffbird, White-chinned Jacamar, and a roosting Agami Heron. From the canopy walkway we were better able to see some of the birds that call the high canopy home; here we saw Gilded Barbet, Golden-collared Toucanet, Purplish Jacamar, Ivory-billed Araçari, Dugand’s Antwren, and Plum-throated and Spangled Cotingas.

We made an effort to spend some time on a couple of the bigger islands in the Napo since there are a number of specialty species that are found on the islands and nowhere else. Some of the best birds we turned up on the islands were Lesser Wagtail-Tyrant, Orange-headed Tanager, Black-and-white Antbird, Olive-spotted Hummingbird, White-bellied Spinetail, and Gray-breasted Crake.

We also made a couple of forays to the south bank of the river, where there is more terra firme forest (forest that is not usually flooded) and some different species. On the Providencia Trail we found Brown Nunlet, Gould’s Jewelfront, Wire-tailed Manakin, and a Hairy-crested Antbird seen incredibly close at an anstwarm. We also got a healthy dose of tanagers, with Yellow-bellied, Paradise, Turquoise, and Masked Crimson Tanagers all seen in one flock. On another morning we birded around the famous parrot clay licks in Yasuní National Park. The activity at the licks was some of the best I’ve ever seen, with more than 150 Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlets and at least 50 Orange-cheeked Parrots joining the more regular species like Cobalt-winged Parakeet, Yellow-crowned Amazon, and Blue-headed Parrot. (You can watch a short video clip from our morning at the clay licks here.) The hilly forest around the licks was also productive, and by the end of the morning we had seen quite an impressive list of birds, including Lanceolated Monklet, Red-billed Scythebill, Striped Manakin, Great Jacamar, and a particularly cooperative Yellow-browed Antbird. At a well-attended antswarm we picked up the elegant White-plumed Antbird along with Sooty and Bicolored Antbirds.

Our final afternoon was spent in the wooden canopy tower, where an enthusiastic Lawrence’s Thrush was singing an unending string of mimicked phrases from just above our heads in the top of the giant Ceiba supporting the tower. A Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher and a couple Slender-footed Tyrannulets lingered nearby. We watched a soaring Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle from the canoe as we crossed the lagoon.

Even on the last morning as we made our way toward the boat launch along the boardwalk we were still picking up new species, including a pair of Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrants calling from the subcanopy and a couple of Black-spotted Bare-eyes that zipped across the boardwalk before most of us even knew what was happening! It was that kind of trip – the action just never stopped.

Bird List

A total of 561 species were recorded on the tour.
56 of these were heard but not seen, and these are marked with an “H”.
7 birds were seen by the tour leader only and are marked "L".
 
The taxonomy and nomenclature of this list follow: 
Ridgely, Robert and Paul Greenfield. The Birds of Ecuador: Field Guide. 2001. Ithica, NY: Comstock Publishing.  

Alternative names and classifications are listed in parentheses.

TINAMOUS   Tinamidae
Great Tinamou Tinamus major
Cinereous Tinamou Crypturellus cinereus H
Undulated Tinamou Crypturellus undulatus
Variegated Tinamou Crypturellus variegatus H
Curve-billed Tinamou Nothoprocta curvirostris

GREBES   Podicipedidae
Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis

DUCKS, GEESE, & SWANS   Anatidae
Torrent Duck Merganetta armata
Andean (Speckled) Teal Anas andium
Yellow-billed Pintail Anas spinicauda
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors

HERONS, BITTERNS, EGRETS   Ardeidae
Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum
Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
Great Egret Ardea alba
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Striated Heron Butorides striatus
Agami Heron Agamia agami
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius

IBISES & SPOONBILLS   Threskiornithidae
Black-faced (Andean) Ibis Theristicus melanopis

AMERICAN VULTURES   Cathartidae
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus
King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes melambrotus

HAWKS, KITES, EAGLES, ETC.   Accipitridae
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
Slender-billed Kite Rostrhamus hamatus
Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
Cinerous Harrier Circus cinerus
Plain-breasted Hawk Accipiter ventralis
Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor
Slate-colored Hawk Leucopternis schistacea
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
Variable Hawk Buteo polyosoma
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle Spizastur melanoleucus

FALCONS & CARACARAS   Falconidae
Black Caracara Daptrius ater
Carunculated Caracara Phalcoboenus carunculatus
Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima
Lined Forest-Falcon Micrastur gilvicollis
Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus H
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis

CURASSOWS, GUANS, ETC.   Cracidae
Speckled Chachalaca Ortalis guttata
Andean Guan Penelope montagnii
Spix's Guan Penelope jacquacu
Wattled Guan Aburria aburri H

NEW WORLD QUAILS   Odontophoridae
Marbled Wood-Quail Odontophorus gujanensis

RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS   Rallidae
Gray-breasted Crake Laterallus exilis
Rufous-sided Crake Laterallus melanophaius H
Chestnut-headed Crake Anurolimnas castaneiceps H
Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea H
Andean (Slate-colored) Coot Fulica ardesiaca

SANDPIPERS, SNIPES, ETC.   Scolopacidae
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla

PLOVERS & LAPWINGS   Charadriidae
Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens
Pied Plover (Lapwing) Hoploxypterus cayanus
Collared Plover Charadrius collaris

GULLS & TERNS   Laridae
Andean Gull Larus serranus
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla
Yellow-billed Tern Sterna superciliaris
Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex

SKIMMERS   Rynochopidae
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger

PIGEONS & DOVES   Columbidae
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Band-tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata
Pale-vented Pigeon Columba cayennensis
Plumbeous Pigeon Columba plumbea
Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti
Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa
Black-winged Ground-Dove Metriopelia melanoptera
Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla

PARROTS & MACAWS   Psittacidae
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
Chestnut-fronted Macaw Ara severa
Red-bellied Macaw Orthopsittaca manilata
White-eyed Parakeet Aratinga leucophthalmus
Dusky-headed Parakeet Aratinga weddellii
Maroon-tailed Parakeet Pyrrhura melanura
Blue-winged Parrotlet Forpus crassirostris
Dusky-billed Parrotlet Forpus sclateri
Cobalt-winged Parakeet Brotogeris cyanoptera
Tui Parakeet Brotogeris sanctithomae
Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet Touit huetii
Black-headed Parrot Pionites melanocephala
Orange-cheeked Parrot Pionopsitta barrabandi
Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus
Red-billed Parrot Pionus sordidus
White-capped (Speckle-faced) Parrot Pionus seniloides
Yellow-crowned Amazon Amazona ochrocephala
Orange-winged Amazon Amazona amazonica
Scaly-naped Amazon Amazona mercenaria
Mealy Amazon Amazona farinosa

CUCKOOS & ANIS   Cuculidae
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
Little Cuckoo Piaya minuta
Greater Ani Crotophaga major
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani

HOATZIN   Opisthocomidae
Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin

BARN OWLS   Tytonidae
Barn Owl Tyto alba

TYPICAL OWLS   Strigidae
Tropical Screech-Owl Otus choliba H
Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl Otus watsonii H
White-throated Screech-Owl Otus albogularis
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum H
Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata H
Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix prespicillata
San Isidro "Mystery" Owl Strix sp.
Black-banded Owl Strix huhula H
Rufous-banded Owl Strix albitarsis

POTOOS   Nyctibiidae
Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis
Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus
Andean Potoo Nyctibius maculosus

NIGHTJARS & NIGHTHAWKS   Caprimulgidae
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk Lurocalis rufiventris H
Sand-colored Nighthawk Chordeiles rupestris
Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
Ladder-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis climacocerca
Lyre-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis lyra

SWIFTS   Apodidae
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutilus
Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura
Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris
Pale-rumped Swift Chaetura egregia
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis
Neotropical Palm-Swift Tachornis squamata

HUMMINGBIRDS   Trochilidae
Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsute
Green Hermit Phaethronis guy
Great-billed Hermit Phaethornis malaris
White-bearded Hermit Phaethornis hispidus
Black-throated Hermit Phaethornis atrimentalis
Green-fronted Lancebill Doryfera ludovicae
Gray-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus largipennis
White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
Green Violet-ear Colibri thalassinus
Sparkling Violet-ear Colibri coruscans
Fork-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata
Olive-spotted Hummingbird Leucippus chlorocercus
Glittering-throated Emerald AmaIlia fimbriata
Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys
Fawn-breasted Brilliant Heliodoxa rubinoides
Gould's Jewelfront Heliodoxa aurescens
Ecuadorian (Chimborazo) Hillstar Oreotrochilus chimborazo
Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas
Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis
Mountain Velvetbreast Lafresnaya lafresnayi
Bronzy Inca Coeligena coeligena
Collared Inca Coeligena torquata
Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae
Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera
Chestnut-breasted Coronet Boissonneaua matthewsii
Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis
Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestitus
Booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii L
Black-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia victoriae
Viridian Metaltail Metallura wiliami
Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina
Blue-mantled Thornbill Chalcostigma stanleyi
Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingi
Black-eared Fairy Heliothryx aurita
White-bellied Woodstar Acestrura mulsant
Gorgeted Woodstar Acestrura heliodor

TROGONS & QUETZALS   Trogonidae
Crested Quetzal Pharomachrus antisianus
Golden-headed Quetzal Pharomachrus auriceps
Black-tailed Trogon Trogon melanurus
Amazonian White-tailed Trogon Trogon viridis
Collared Trogon Trogon collaris
Masked Trogon Trogon personatus
Blue-crowned Trogon Trogon curucui
Amazonian Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus

KINGFISHERS   Alcedinidae
Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana L
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher Chloroceryle inda
American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea

MOTMOTS   Momotidae
Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota
Highland Motmot Momotus aequatorialis

JACAMARS   Galbulidae
White-eared Jacamar Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis
Yellow-billed Jacamar Galbula albirostris
White-chinned Jacamar Galbula tombacea
Purplish Jacamar Galbula chalcothorax
Great Jacamar Jacamerops aurea

PUFFBIRDS   Bucconidae
White-necked Puffbird Notharchus macrorhynchos
Chestnut-capped Puffbird Bucco macrodactylus
Lanceolated Monklet Micromonacha lanceolata
Brown Nunlet Nonnula brunnea
Black-fronted Nunbird Monasa nigrifrons
White-fronted Nunbird Monasa morphoeus
Swallow-winged Puffbird Chelidoptera tenebrosa

NEW WORLD BARBETS   Capitonidae
Scarlet-crowned Barbet Capito aurovirens
Gilded Barbet Capito auratus
Lemon-throated Barbet Eubucco richardsoni
Red-headed Barbet Eubucco bourcierii

TOUCANS   Ramphastidae
Emerald (Andean) Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus albivitta
Golden-collared Toucanet Selenidera reinwardtii
Chestnut-eared Araçari Pteroglossus castanotis
Many-banded Araçari Pteroglossus pluricinctus
Ivory-billed Araçari Pteroglossus azara
Lettered Araçari Pteroglossus inscriptus
Black-billed Mountain-Toucan Andigena nigrirostris
Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus
White-throated Toucan Ramphastos tucanus

WOODPECKERS & PICULETS   Picidae
Lafresnaye's Piculet Picumnus lafresnayi
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker Piculus rivolii
Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus
Chestnut Woodpecker Celeus elegans
Cream-colored Woodpecker Celeus flavus
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker Melanerpes cruentatus
Smoky-brown Woodpecker Veniliornis fumigatus
Little Woodpecker Veniliornis passerinus
Red-stained Woodpecker Veniliornis affinis
Yellow-vented Woodpecker Veniliornis dignus
Bar-bellied Woodpecker Veniliornis nigriceps
Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos

OVENBIRDS   Furnariidae
Bar-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus
Stout-billed Cinclodes Cinclodes excelsior
Lesser Hornero Furnarius minor H
Andean Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura andicola
Azara's Spinetail Synallaxis azarae
Dusky Spinetail Synallaxis moesta
Dark-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis albigularis
White-bellied Spinetail Synallaxis propinqua
Rufous Spinetail Synallaxis unirufa
Ash-browed Spinetail Cranioleuca curtata
Parker’s (White-breasted) Spinetail Cranioleuca vulpecula
White-chinned Thistletail Schizoeaca fuliginosa
Streak-backed Canastero Asthenes wyatti
Many-striped Canastero Asthenes flammulata
Orange-fronted Plushcrown Metopothrix aurantiacus
Streaked Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii
Pearled Treerunner Margarornis squamiger
Spotted Barbtail Premnoplex brunnescens H
Montane Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia striaticollis
Eastern (Striped) Woodhaunter Hyloctistes subulatus H
Chestnut-winged Hookbill Ancistrops strigilatus H
Cinnamon-rumped Foliage-gleaner Philydor pyrrhodes H
Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner Phylidor ruficaudatus
Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner Phylidor rufus
Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus H
Black-billed Treehunter Thripadectes melanorhynchus
Streaked Xenops Xenops rutilans
Plain Xenops Xenops minutus
Short-billed Leaftosser Sclerurus rufigularis
Black-tailed Leaftosser Sclerurus caudacutus

WOODCREEPERS   Dendrocolaptidae
Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus
Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus
Long-billed Woodcreeper Nasica longirostris
Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper Dendrexetastes rufigula
Amazonian Barred-Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes certhia
Straight-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus picus
Striped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus obsoletus H
Spix's (Elegant) Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus spixii
Buff-throated (Lafresnaye’s) Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus guttatus guttatoides
Olive-backed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus triangularis
Montane Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger
Greater Scythebill Campylorhamphus pucherani
Red-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus trochilirostris

TYPICAL ANTBIRDS   Thamnophilidae
Fasciated Antshrike Cymbilaimus lineatus
Great Antshrike Taraba major H
Lined Antshrike Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus
Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus
Castelnau’s Antshrike Thamnophilus cryptoleucus
Plain-winged Antshrike Thamnophilus schistaceus
Mouse-colored Antshrike Thamnophilus murinus H
Spot-winged Antshrike Pygiptila stellaris H
Dusky-throated Antshrike Thamnomanes ardesiacus
Pygmy Antwren Myrmotherula brachyura
Short-billed (Moustached) Antwren Myrmotherula (ignota) obscura
Plain-throated Antwren Myrmotherula hauxwelli
Ornate Antwren Myrmotherula ornata L
Rufous-tailed Antwren Myrmotherula erythrura
White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris
Gray Antwren Myrmotherula menetriesii
Dugand's Antwren Herpsilochmus dugandi
Long-tailed Antbird Drymophila caudate H
Gray Antbird Cercomacra cinerascens H
Blackish Antbird Cercomacra nigrescens H
Black-faced Antbird Myrmoborus myotherinus
Warbling Antbird Hypocnemis cantator
Yellow-browed Antbird Hypocnemis hypoxantha
Spot-backed Antbird Hylophylax naevia H
Dot-backed Antbird Hylophylax punctulata
Scale-backed Antbird Hylophylax poecilinota
Black-and-white Antbird Myrmochanes hemileucus
Silvered Antbird Sclateria naevia
Plumbeous Antbird Myrmeciza hyperythra
White-shouldered Antbird Myrmeciza melanoceps
Sooty Antbird Myrmeciza fortis
White-plumed Antbird Pithys albifrons
Bicolored Antbird Gymnopithys leucaspis
Lunulated Antbird Gymnopithys lunulata H
Hairy-crested Antbird Rhegmatorhina melosticta
Black-spotted Bare-eye Phlegopsis nigromaculata

ANTTHRUSHES & ANTPITTAS   Formicariidae
Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis H
Striated Antthrush Chamaeza nobilis H
Chestnut-crowned Antpitta Grallaria ruficapilla
White-bellied Antpitta Grallaria hypoleuca
Tawny Antpitta Grallaria quitensis
White-lored Antpitta Hylopezus fulviventris H
Slate-crowned Antpitta Grallaricula nana H

GNATEATERS   Conopophagidae
Chestnut-belted Gnateater Conopophaga aurita H

TAPACULOS   Rhinocryptidae
Rusty-belted Tapaculo Liosceles thoracicus
Unicolored (Blackish) Tapaculo Scytalopus unicolor latrans H
Equatorial Rufous-vented (Long-tailed) Tapaculo Scytalopus micropterus
Spillman’s Tapaculo Scytalopus spillmani H
Páramo Tapaculo Scytalopus canus H
Ocellated Tapaculo Acropternis orthonyx H

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS   Tyrannidae
Black-capped Tyrnnulet Phyllomyias nigrocapillus
Ashy-headed Tyrannulet Phyllomyias cinereiceps H
Golden-faced Tyrannulet Zimmerius chrysops
Slender-footed Tyrannulet Zimmerius gracilipes
White-lored Tyrannulet Ornithion inerme
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus elatus
Mottle-backed Elaenia Elaenia gigas
White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps
White-throated Tyrannulet Mecocerculus leucophrys
White-banded Tyrannulet Mecocerculus stictopterus
White-tailed Tyrannulet Mecocerculus poecilocercus
Sulphur-bellied Tyrannulet Mecocerculus minor
River Tyrannulet Serpophaga cinerea
Torrent Tyrannulet Serpophaga cinerea
Lesser Wagtail-Tyrant Stigmatura napensis
Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus
Streak-necked Flycatcher Mionectes striaticollis
Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus
Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon superciliaris
Rufous-breasted Flycatcher Leptopogon rufipectus
Ecuadorian Tyrannulet Phylloscartes gualaquizae
Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant Pogonotriccus ophthalmicus
Variegated Bristle-Tyrant Pogonotriccus poecilotis
Bronze-olive Pygmy-Tyrant Pseudotriccus pelzelni H
Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant Pseudotriccus ruficeps H
Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant Myiornis ecaudatus
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Lphotriccus pileatus
Double-banded Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus vitiosus
Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus ruficeps
Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum
Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
Spotted Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum maulatum
Rufous-tailed Flatbill Ramphotrigon ruficauda
Olivaceous Flatbill Rhynchocyclus olivaceus
Yellow-olive Flatbill (Flycatcher) Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Gray-crowned Flatbill (Flycatcher) Tolmomyias poliocephalus
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Terenotriccus erythrurus H
Flavescent Flycatcher Myiophobus flavicans
Olive-chested Flycatcher Myiophobus cryptoxanthus
Handsome Flycatcher Myiophobus pulcher
Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens H
Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus
Smoke-colored Pewee Contopus fumigatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
Fuscous Flycatcher Cnemotriccus fuscatus L
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca fumicolor
Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca rufipectoralis
Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris H
Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant Silvicultrix diadema H
Drab Water-Tyrant Ochthornis littoralis
Red-rumped Bush-Tyrant Cnemarchus erythropygius
Smoky Bush-Tyrant Myiotheretes fumigatus H
Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis montana
Páramo (Plain-capped) Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola alpina
Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus H
Citron-bellied Attila Attila citriniventris
Cinnamon Attila Attila cinnamomeus
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer H
Short-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus ferox
Pale-edged Flycatcher Myiarchus cephalotes
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Lesser Kiskadee Philohydor lictor  H
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
Gray-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis
Dusky-chested Flycatcher Myiozetetes luteiventris
Lemon-browed Flycatcher Conopias cinchoneti
Golden-crowned Flycatcher Myiodynastes chrysocephalus
Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
Variegated Flycatcher Empidonomus varius
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
Yellow-cheeked Becard Pachyramphus xanthogenys L
Barred Becard Pachyramphus versicolor
White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus
Pink-throated Becard Pachyramphus minor
Black-tailed Tityra Tityra cayana L

COTINGAS   Cotingidae
Red-crested Cotinga Ampelion rubrocristata
Green-and-black Fruiteater Pipreola riefferii
Black-chested Fruiteater Pipreola lubomirskii
Fiery-throated Fruiteater Pipreola chlorolepidota
White-browed Purpletuft Iodopleura isabellae
Screaming Piha Lipaugus vociferans
Dusky Piha Lipaugus fuscocinereus
Plum-throated Cotinga Cotinga maynana
Spangled Cotinga Cotinga cayana
Bare-necked Fruitcrow Gymnoderus foetidus
Purple-throated Fruitcrow Querula purpurata
Amazonian Umbrellabird Cephalopterus ornatus
Andean Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruviana

MANAKINS   Pipridae
Golden-headed Manakin Pipra erythrocephala
Wire-tailed Manakin Pipra filicauda
Blue-crowned Manakin Lepidothrix coronata
Blue-backed Manakin Chiroxiphia pareola H
(Western) Striped Manakin Machaeropterus regulus striolatus
Green Manakin Chloropipo holochlora
Orange-crested Manakin Heterocercus aurantiivertex
Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin Tyranneutes stolzmanni
Wing-barred Piprites Piprites chloris

CROWS, JAYS, & MAGPIES   Corvidae
Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa
Violaceous Jay Cyanocorax violaceus
Inca (Green) Jay Cyanocorax yncas

VIREOS & ALLIES   Vireonidae
Black-billed Peppershrike Cyclarhis nigrirostris
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys
Olivaceous Greenlet Hylophilus olivaceus

THRUSHES   Turdidae
Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
Great Thrush Turdus fuscater
Glossy-black Thrush Turdus serranus
Black-billed Thrush Turdus ignobilis
Lawrence's Thrush Turdus lawrencii
Hauxwell's Thrush Turdus hauxwelli H
White-necked Thrush Turdus albicollis

DIPPERS   Cinclidae
White-capped Dipper Cinclus leucocephalus

SWALLOWS & MARTINS   Hirundinidae
Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera
Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer
Brown-bellied Swallow Notiochelidon murina
Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
White-banded Swallow Atticora fasciata
Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Sand Martin (Bank Swallow) Riparia riparia
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

WRENS   Troglodytidae
Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapillus
Thrush-like Wren Campylorhynchus turdinus
Gray-mantled Wren Odontorchilus branickii
Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa
Sepia-brown (Sharpe’s) Wren Cinnycerthia olivascens
Grass (Sedge) Wren Cistothorus platensis
Plain-tailed Wren Thryothorus euophrys H
Coraya Wren Thryothorus coraya
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Mountain Wren Troglodytes solstitialis
White-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucosticta H
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys
Musician Wren Cyphorhinus arada
Southern Nightingale- (Scaly-breasted) Wren Microcerculus marginatus

GNATCATCHERS & GNATWRENS   Polioptilidae
Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus

PIPITS & WAGTAILS   Motacillidae
Páramo Pipit Anthus bogotensis

NEW WORLD WARBLERS   Parulidae
Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi
Yellow Warbler Dendroica aestiva
Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea
Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata
Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca
Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis
Slate-throated Whitestart (Redstart) Myioborus miniatus
Spectacled Whitestart (Redstart) Myioborus melanocephalus
Black-crested Warbler Basileuterus nigrocristatus
Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus
Russet-crowned Warbler Basileuterus coronatus

TANAGERS & ALLIES   Thraupidae
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
Yellow-collared Honeycreeper Iridophanes pulcherrima
Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana
Black-faced Dacnis Dacnis lineata
Yellow-bellied Dacnis Dacnis flaviventer
Cinereous Conebill Conirostrum cinereum
Capped Conebill Conirostrum albifrons
Giant Conebill Oreomanes fraseri
Bluish Flowerpiercer Diglossopis caerulescens
Masked Flowerpiercer Diglossopis cyanea
Golden-eyed (Deep-blue) Flowerpiercer Diglossopis glauca
Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis
White-sided Flowerpiercer Diglossa albilatera H
Orange-headed Tanager Thlypopsis sordida
Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris
Golden-rumped Euphonia Euphonia cyanocephala H
Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster
White-vented Euphonia Euphonia minuta H
Rufous-bellied Euphonia Euphonia rufiventris
White-lored Euphonia Euphonia chrysopasta
Golden Tanager Tangara arthus
Saffron-crowned Tanager Tangara xanthocephala
Golden-eared Tanager Tangara chrysotis
Flame-faced Tanager Tangara parzudakii
Beryl-spangled Tanager Tangara nigroviridis
Blue-and-black Tanager Tangara vassorii
Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei
Blue-necked Tanager Tangara cyanicollis
Turquoise Tanager Tangara mexicana
Opal-rumped Tanager Tangara velia
Opal-crowned Tanager Tangara callophrys
Paradise Tanager Tangara chilensis
Green-and-gold Tanager Tangara schrankii
Spotted Tanager Tangara punctata
Yellow-bellied Tanager Tangara xanthogastra
Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus igniventris
Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus lacrymosus
Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus somptuosus
Hooded Mountain-Tanager Buthraupis montana
Black-chested Mountain-Tanager Buthraupis eximia
Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager Dubusia taeniata
Grass-green Tanager Chlorornis riefferii
Rufous-crested Tanager Creurgops verticalis
Swallow Tanager Tersina viridis
Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo
Masked Crimson Tanager Ramphocelus nigrogularis
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
Gray-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata H
Common Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus ophthalmicus
Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus flavigularis
Black-backed Bush-Tanager Urothraupis stolzmanni
Black-capped Hemispingus Hemispingus atropileus
Superciliaried Hemispingus Hemispingus superciliaris
Black-eared Hemispingus Hemispingus melanotis
Magpie Tanager Cissopis leveriana
White-capped Tanager Sericossypha albocristata
Plushcap (Plush-capped Finch) Catamblyrhynchus diadema

SALTATORS,GROSBEAKS, ETC.   Cardinalidae
Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens
Slate-colored Grosbeak Saltator grossus
Red-capped Cardinal Paroaria gularis
Southern Yellow- (Golden-bellied) Grosbeak Pheucticus chrysogaster

EMBERIZINE FINCHES   Emberizidae
Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
Lesser (Chestnut-bellied) Seed-Finch Oryzoborus angolensis torridus
Caquetá Seedeater Sporophila murallae L
Black-and-white Seedeater Sporophila luctuosa
Chestnut-bellied Seedeater Sporophila castaneiventris
Plain-colored Seedeater Catamenia inornata
Band-tailed Seedeater Catamenia analis
Plumbeous Sierra-Finch Phrygilus unicolor
Pale-naped Brush-Finch Atlapetes pallidinucha
Slaty Brush-Finch Atlapetes schistaceus
Stripe-headed Brush-Finch Buarremon torquatus
Yellow-browed Sparrow Ammodramus aurifrons
Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis

ORIOLES & BLACKBIRDS   Icteridae
Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela
Northern Mountain-Cacique Cacicus leucoramphus
Subtropical (Scarlet-rumped) Cacique Cacicus uropygialis
Solitary Cacique Cacicus solitarius
Casqued Oropendola Clypicterus oseryi
Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus
Russet-backed Oropendola Psarocolius angustifrons
Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
Giant Cowbird Scaphidura oryzivora
Orange-backed Troupial Icterus croconotus
Oriole Blackbird Gymnomystax mexicanus
Red-breasted Blackbird Sturnella militaris

CARDUELINE FINCHES   Fringillidae
Hooded Siskin Carduelis magellanica
Olivaceous Siskin Carduelis olivacea  

MAMMALS

Anderson’s Gray Four-eyed Opossum   Philander andersoni
Southern Tamandua   Tamandua tetradactyla
Bulldog (Fishing) Bat   Noctilio sp.
Pygmy Marmoset   Cebuella pygmaea
Black-mantle Tamarin  Saguinus nigricollis
Night Monkey   Aeotus trivirgatus/vociferans
Common Squirrel Monkey   Saimiri sciureus
Red Howler Monkey   Alouatta seniculus
Culpeo   Lycalopex culpaeus
Tayra   Eira barbara
Northern Amazon Red Squirrel   Scirurus igniventris
Black Agouti   Dasyprocta fuliginosa
Green Agouchy   Myoprocta pratti
Brazilian Rabbit   Sylvilagus brasiliensis

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