South America: The Introtour January 6 - 13, 2007 Tour Leader: Scott Olmstead Co-leader: Jen Brumfield All photos were taken by the tour leader during the trip.

Booted Racket-tail at Tandayapa Bird Lodge, Jan. 9

Tour Summary:

Jan. 7  We left Quito in the dark and headed for our first destination, the Yanacocha Reserve on the northwest slope of Pichincha Volcano. The birding got off to a great start long before we got to the reserve, in the form of a couple of trip highlight birds. A CURVE-BILLED TINAMOU strolling beside the road and a BLACK-CHESTED BUZZARD-EAGLE playfully enjoying the morning breeze got everyone in a good mood right away. The reserve produced the usual excellent mixed flocks of tanagers like SCARLET-BELLIED MOUNTAIN-TANAGERS and SUPERCILIARIED HEMISPINGUSES and tyrannids like WHITE-THROATED TYRANNULETS. We were treated to nice looks at ANDEAN GUAN and an ANDEAN PYGMY-OWL even posed for a few photos. On the way out of the reserve, we were surprised by a couple SHORT-EARED OWLS, perhaps active during the middle of the afternoon because of the heavy fog. Closer to Tandayapa Bird Lodge, our base for the next five nights, we stopped in the Alambi Valley for SLATY-CAPPED CHAT-TYRANT, MASKED TROGON, and WHITE-CAPPED DIPPER.

Jan. 8  Day two was a bit rainy, but a little water couldn’t stop us from birding! We began the morning along the Milpe road, where a cooperative and very vocal LAUGHING FALCON provided the background music for our first few hours of birding. COLLARED TROGON, CHOCO TOUCAN, and YELLOW-BELLIED SISKIN also showed well, and Mike picked up a BAY WREN before we went into the Milpe Bird Sanctuary for a walk on the trails. Most folks had at least a quick look at en elusive ESMERALDAS ANTBIRD, and everyone had a great study of the fabulous CLUB-WINGED MANAKINS excitedly performing their wing-display. For lunch we went to a nice restaurant in the nearby town of Los Bancos, where the hummer feeders were loaded with GREEN THORNTAILS, and we attempted to wait out the rain. Eventually it became clear that the weather was not going to clear, so we went out after more birds anyway. On the old Nono-Mindo road, we found an awesome mixed flock with BLACK-CHINNED MOUNTAIN-TANAGERS and a PACIFIC TUFTEDCHEEK. We got back to the lodge a little wet, but no one seemed to notice after the great birds we’d seen.

Andean Pygmy-Owl at Yanacocha, Jan. 7

Collared Inca, Upper Tandayapa Valley, Jan. 10

Jan. 9  We started off with a visit to the hide at the lodge, and though it was a little quiet, pair of IMMACULATE ANTBIRDS and a PLAIN ANTVIREO were among the visitors.  After breakfast and some time watching 12-14 species of hummers from the patio, we spent the morning around the lodge on the trails, where a conspicuous group of perhaps six GOLDEN-HEADED QUETZALS caught our attention right away. Further up, on the Antpitta Trail we found a TYRANNINE WOODCREEPER, and from the overlook on the Nunbird Trail, Jen spotted a PLAIN-BREASTED HAWK perched in a snag. A CANADA WARBLER, perhaps the same bird that spent last winter in the area, was a good find for the west slope, and a small, confiding group of TRICOLORED BRUSH-FINCHES moved through the understory right by the lodge. In the afternoon we headed back up the Alambi Valley for a bit more rain, a WHITE-WINGED TANAGER and our first PLATE-BILLED MOUNTAIN-TOUCAN of the tour. Heading back to the lodge for dinner we all had a good look at an ANDEAN COCK-OF-THE-ROCK on her way up the valley.

Jan. 10  We spent a dry morning in the upper Tandayapa Valley in and around the Bellavista Reserve. The action was fast and furious, and TOUCAN BARBETS, GRASS-GREEN TANAGERS, CRIMSON-MANTLED WOODPECKERS, STRIPED TREEHUNTERS, GREEN-AND-BLACK FRUITEATERS, SEPIA-BROWN WRENS, a BLACK-CAPPED TYRANNULET, and a STRONG-BILLED WOODCREEPER were just a few of the many species we found in the mixed flocks. One of the best birds of the day was POWERFUL WOODPECKER; we watched a pair of these huge, spectacular woodpeckers foraging on the Research Station Road. A UNICOLORED (BLACKISH) TAPACULO allowed itself to be seen as it sang from the dense roadside vegetation, a rather rare event.

Jan. 11  Today we hit the lowlands near the town of Pedro Vicente Maldonado. Early on, Jen spotted a BRONZE-WINGED PARROT perched in the open, and everyone had good scope views. Birding along the Rio Silanche in secondary forest we encountered our first big mixed flock, containing ORANGE-FRONTED BARBETS, SCARLET-RUMPED CACIQUES, and TAWNY-CRESTED, SCARLET-BROWED, and DUSKY-FACED TANAGERS. A nearby STUB-TAILED antbird skulking in the undergrowth was seen well by some (ahem, Kathy) and briefly (ie: not as well!) by most of the rest of us. More mixed flocks provided PACIFIC ANTWREN, BLACK-STRIPED WOODCREEPER, and YELLOW-TUFTED DACNIS, and from the canopy tower we picked up a PLUMBEOUS KITE as it perched briefly in a tall cecropia. We all enjoyed the antics of a lek of WHITE-BEARDED MANAKINS as they snapped, crackled, and popped in full view. Mid-afternoon, a PLUMBEOUS FOREST-FALCON surprised everyone by flying clear across the parking lot, but unfortunately this rare and secretive bird vanished before everyone could see it. My view consisted only of the lower half of the bird, but I was able to see the diagnostic tail pattern! A RUFOUS-TAILED JACAMAR showed well nearby, a nice consolation for those who missed the forest-falcon. At the end of the afternoon we were still picking up new birds, and a few of the late additions to today’s list of well over a hundred species were WESTERN SLATY-ANTSHRIKE, DOT-WINGED ANTWREN, and RED-RUMPED WOODPECKER.

Oilbird at Paz de las Aves Refuge, Jan. 12

Rufous-tailed Jacamar at Rio Silanche Bird Sanctuary, Jan. 11

Jan. 12  The final day of birding on the tour was filled with all-star species. Arriving at the Paz de Aves Refuge near Nanegalito, Angel Paz soon informed us that there was an OILBIRD that had been roosting above one of the trails for four days straight. Of course we went straight out to look for it, and luck was with us - the bird was sleeping peacefully in the shade for at least another day. YELLOW-BREASTED ANTPITTA was cooperative as usual, but it took quite a bit of effort to locate María, the famous GIANT ANTPITTA. Perhaps she was nesting, but whatever the reason, she was very reluctant to come to the usual feeding spot. So we descended further down the valley to try another location, and it was a good thing because a BARRED FOREST-FALCON flew right over our heads and perched in the canopy nearby for a minute or two! Eventually María showed up just beside the trail, and we went up to check out the hummer feeders, where we found VELVET-PURPLE CORONET and EMPRESS BRILLIANT. After some café con bolones, we went to look for the ORANGE-BREASTED FRUITEATER. As we were sifting through a mixed flock we picked up an ANDEAN SOLITAIRE, and Dan spotted a PLUSHCAP foraging far below at the forest edge. Then the fruiteater started to call, and we began scanning intensely. Suddenly there it was. “I’ve got it,” announced Donn, and perched near the top of one of the highest trees in plain sight was the unbelievably bright male ORANGE-BREASTED FRUITEATER. A couple of BROAD-WINGED and ROADSIDE HAWKS rounded out our visit, and we headed back to the lodge for lunch and to pack up. Later in the afternoon, our last stop on the way back to Quito was near the town of Calacali, where we birded some arid scrub. Luck was still with us and we found more than a few new birds, including RUSTY FLOWERPIERCER, BURROWING OWL, and the extremely rare and localized WHITE-TAILED SHRIKE-TYRANT. We ended a successful tour with a farewell dinner at the hotel in Quito, and POWERFUL WOODPECKER was voted the favorite bird of the trip in a landslide!  

Bird List: 

A total of 295 species were seen be at least one member of the group. An additional 25 species were heard but not seen, and these are marked with an “H”. The list does not include species seen only by the leader.  

Chocó endemics are listed in bold red. Tumbesian endemics are listed in bold black. Interandean Slopes and Valleys endemics are listed in bold blue.
Additional designations: (NT) near threatened, (VU) vulnerable, (EN) endangered.
Restricted-range species are listed in italics.

The taxonomy and nomenclature of this list follow: 
Ridgely, Robert and Paul Greenfield. The Birds of Ecuador: Field Guide. 2001. Ithica, NY: Comstock Publishing.

Curve-billed Tinamou Nothoprocta curvirostris

Snowy Egret Egreta thula
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Striated Heron Butorides striatus
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis

Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea

Plain-breasted Hawk Accipiter ventralis

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus

Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus

Variable Hawk Buteo polyosoma
Barred Forest-Falcon Mycrastus ruficolis
Plumbeous Forest-Falcon (VU) Micrastur plumbeus

Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans

American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Andean Guan Penelope montagnii

Rufous-fronted Wood-quail Odontophorus erythrops H

Dark-backed Wood-Quail (VU) Odontophorus melanonotus H
White-throated Crake Laterallus albigularis H

Rock Pigeon Columba livia

Band-tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata

Ruddy Pigeon Columba subvinacea
Plumbeous Pigeon Columba plumbea

Dusky Pigeon Columba goodsoni H

Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata

Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina

White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
White-throated Quail-dove Geotrygon frenata H
Maroon-tailed Parakeet Pyrrhura melanura
Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis
Red-billed Parrot Pionus sordidus
Bronze-winged Parrot Pionus chalcopterus
Scaly-naped Amazon Amazona mercenaria
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
Little Cuckoo Piaya minuta
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
Andean Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium jardini
Burrowing Owl Athene culicularia

Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus

Oilbird Steatornis caripensis

Rufous-bellied Nighthawk Lurocalis rufiventris

White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris

Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis

Band-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri
White-whiskered Hermit Phaethornis yaruqui
Tawny-bellied Hermit Phaethornis syrmatophorus
Brown Violetear Colibri delphinae
Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans
Green Thorntail Popelairia conversii
Western Emerald Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus
Green-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania fannyi
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl
Andean Emerald Amazilia franciae
Purple-chested Hummingbird Amazilia rosenbergi
Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys
Purple-bibbed Whitetip Adelomyia melanogenys
Empress Brilliant Heliodoxa imperatrix
Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula
Fawn-breasted Brilliant Heliodoxa rubinoides
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-throated Woodstar Calliphlox mitchellii
Crested Quetzal Pharomachrus antisianus H

Golden-headed Quetzal Pharomachrus auriceps
Collared Trogon Trogon collaris
Masked Trogon Trogon personatus
Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum
Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii
Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda
Oranged-fronted Barbet (NT) Capito squamatus
Red-headed Barbet Eubucco bourcierii
Toucan Barbet (NT) Semnornis ramphastinus
Crimson-rumped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus haematopygus
Pale-mandibled Aracari (NT) Pteroglossus erythropygius
Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan Andigena laminirostris
Chocó Toucan Ramphastos brevis
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan Ramphastos swainsonii H
Olivaceous Piculet Picumnus olivaceus
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker Piculus rivolii
Golden-Olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani
Smoky-brown Woodpecker Veniliornis fumigatus

Red-rumped Woodpecker Veniliornis kirkii
Powerful Woodpecker Campephilus pollens

Pacific Hornero Furnarius cinnamomeus
Azara's Spinetail Synallaxis azarae
Slaty Spinetail Synallaxis brachyura
White-browed Spinetail Hellmayrea gularis

Red-faced Spinetail Cranioleuca erythrops
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
Striped Treehunter Thripadectes holostictus

Plain Xenops Xenops minutus
Tyrannine Woodcreeper Dendrocincla tyrannina

Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus
Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus

Black-striped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus
Spotted Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Montane Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger

Western Slaty-Antshrike Thamnophilus atrinucha

Russet Antshrike Thamnistes anabatinus
Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis
Pacific Antwren Myrmotherula pacifica
Checker-throated Antwren Myrmotherula fulviventris
Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis
Long-tailed Antbird Drymophila caudate

Dusky Antbird Cercomacra tyrannina
Immaculate Antbird Myrmeciza immaculata
Chestnut-backed Antbird Myrmeciza exsul
Esmeraldas Antbird Myrmeciza nigricauda
Stub-tailed Antbird Myrmeciza berlepschi

Black-headed Antthrush Formicarius nigricapillus H
Rufous-breasted Anttrush Formicarius rufipectus
Giant Antpitta (VU) Grallaria gigantea
Undulated Antpitta Grallaria squamigera H

Scaled Antpitta Grallaria guatemalensis H

Moustached Antpitta (EN) Grallaria alleni H

Chestnut-crowned Antpitta Grallaria ruficapilla H
Yellow-breasted Antpitta Grallaria flavotincta
Rufous Antpitta Grallaria rufula H
Tawny Antpitta Grallaria quitensis
Ochre-breasted Antpitta Grallaricula flavirostris H
Unicolored (Blackish) Tapaculo Scytalopus unicolor
Narino Tapaculo Scytalopus vicinior H
Spillman's Tapaculo Scytalopus spillmanni H
Ocellated Tapaculo Acropternis orthonyx H
Sooty-headed Tyrannulet Phyllomyias griseiceps
Black-capped Tyrannulet Phyllomyias nigrocapillus

Golden-faced Tyrannulet Zimmerius chrysops
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus elatus
White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps
Sierran Elaenia Elaenia pallatangae

White-throated Tyrannulet Mecocerculus leucophrys

White-banded Tyrannulet Mecocerculus stictopterus
White-tailed Tyrannulet Mecocerculus poecilocercus
Tufted Tit-tyrant Anairetes parulus
Streak-necked Flycatcher Mionectes striaticollis
Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon superciliaris
Marble-faced Bristle-tyrant Pogonotriccus ophthalmicus
Rufous-headed Pygmy-tyrant Pseudotriccus pelzelni

Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant Myiornis atricapillus H

Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus pileatus
Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum nigriceps
Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
Ornate Flycatcher Nyiotriccus ornatus
Black-tailed Flycatcher Myiobius atricaudus

Flavescent Flycatcher Myiophobus flavicans
Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea
Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus

Smoke-colored Pewee Contopus fumigatus
Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens

Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris

Smoky Bush-Tyrant Myiotheretes fumigatus
White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant (VU) Agriornis andicola

Masked Water-Tyrant Fluvicola nengeta

Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua H
Social Flycatcher Myiozetes similis

Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis

Gray-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis
Golden-crowned Flycatcher Myiodynastes chrysocephalus
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
One-colored Becard Pachyramphus omochrous
Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata
Barred Fruiteater Pipreola arcuata H

Green-and-Black Fruiteater Pipreola riefferii

Orange-breasted Fruiteater Pipreola jucunda

Scaled Fruiteater Ampelioides tschudii
Olivaceous Piha Lathria cryptolophus

Andean Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruviana
Golden-winged Manakin Masius chrysopterus
White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus
Club-winged Manakin Machaeropterus deliciosus
Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys
Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus
Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides

Slaty-backed Nightingale-thrush Catharus fuscater H
Swainson’s Thrush Catharus ustulatus

Great Thrush Turdus fuscater

Ecuadorian Thrush Turdus maculirostris
White-capped Dipper Cinclus leucocephalus
Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalyber

Brown-bellied Swallow Notiochelidon murina
Blue-and-White Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
White-thighed Swallow Neochelidon tibialis
Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa H
Sepia-brown Wren Cinnycerthia olivascens
Grass Wren Cistothorus platensis H
Bay Wren Thryothorus nigricapillus
Plain-tailed Wren Thyrothorus euophrys

House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Gray-breasted Wood-wren Henicorhina leucophrys
Song Wren Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus

Southern Nightingale-wren Microcerculus marginatus H
Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea
Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi
Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca

Olive-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis semiflava
Canada Warbler Wilsonia Canadensis

Slate-throated Whitetstart Myioborus miniatus
Spectacled Whitestart Myioborus melanocephalus

Black-crested Warbler Basileuterus nigrocristatus
Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus
Russet-crowned Warbler Basileuterus coronatus
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 (VU) Dacnis berlepschi

Cinereous Conebill Conirostrum cinereum

Blue-backed Conebill Conirostrum sitticolor
Capped Conebill Conirostrum albifrons
Masked Flowerpiercer Diglossopis cyanea
Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii
White-sided Flowerpiercer Diglossa albilatera
Rusty Flowerpiercer Diglossa sittoides

Guira Tanager Hemithraupis guira
Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea melanonota

Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys H
Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris
Golden-rumped Euphonia Euphonia cyanocephala
Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster
Rufous-throated Tanager Tangara rufigula
Gray-and-gold Tanager Tangara palmeri

Golden Tanager Tangara arthus

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
Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei
Blue-necked Tanager Tangara cyanicollis
Golden-hooded Tanager Tangara larvata
Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
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
Grass-green Tanager Chlorornis riefferii
Swallow Tanager Tersina viridis
Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
Blue-capped Tanager Thraupis cyanocephala

Lemon-rumped Tanager Ramphocelus icteronotus
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra

White-winged Tanager Piranga leucoptera

Ochre-breasted Tanager Chlorothraupis stolzmanni
Dusky-faced Tanager Mitrospingus cassinii
White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosus
Tawny-crested Tanager Tachyphonus delatrii

Scarlet-browed Tanager Heterospingus xanthopygius
Dusky Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus semifuscus
Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus flavigularis
Superciliaried Hemispingus Hemispingus superciliaris
Plushcap Catamblyrhynchus diadema

Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
Black-winged Saltator Saltator atripennis
Southern Yellow-Grosbeak Pheucticus chrysogaster
Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivacea

Dull-colored Grassquit Tiaris obscura
Lesser Seedfinch Oryzoborus angolensis
Variable Seedeater Sporophila corvina
Black-and-White Seedeater Sporophila luctuosa
Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis
Plain-colored Seedeater Catamenia inornata
Band-tailed Seedeater Catamenia analis

Ash-breasted Sierra-finch Phrygilus plebejus

Rufous-naped Brush-finch Atlapetes latinuchus
Tricolored Brush-finch Atlapetes tricolor
White-winged Brush-finch Atlapetes leucopterus
Chestnut-capped Brush-finch Buarremon brunneinucha
Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris
Black-striped Sparrow Arremonops conirostris
Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
Scarlet-rumped Cacique Cacicus microrhynchus
Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
Scrub Blackbird Dives warszewiczi
Hooded Siskin Carduelis magellanica

Yellow-bellied Siskin Carduelis xanthogastra
House Sparrow Passer domesticus

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