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NORTHWEST
ECUADOR
"Endemics in Style"

20-31 Dec 2004

Tour Leader:
Mark Gurney 

Participant:
Bill Maynard 

Golden-breasted Puffleg
 All photos by Mark Gurney
Golden-breasted Puffleg

20 December
As a guaranteed departure, this tour went ahead even though Bill was the only participant.  He arrived on a later flight last night, but his luggage did not.  This meant we had a later start than usual, but we made it to Yanacocha mid-morning with the hummingbirds still at the feeders.  As usual, the Sword-billed Hummingbird caused the greatest stir, but Golden-breasted and Sapphire-vented Pufflegs and Great Sapphirewings were also admired.  A couple of mixed flocks contained Bar-bellied Woodpecker, the beautiful Golden-crowned Tanager, Rufous Wren, and Superciliaried Hemispingus.  A pair of Crowned Chat-Tyrants was a good find, and we eventually saw a Unicoloured Tapaculo.  Because of the late start we arrived at Tandayapa Bird Lodge too late for the hummers, but picked up a White-capped Dipper along the way.
 
Black-tipped Cotinga21 December
The morning along the trails at Tandayapa yielded Crested and Golden-headed Quetzals, Spotted Barbtail, Strong-billed Woodcreeper, Golden-winged Manakin, and Metallic-green Tanager, followed by fourteen hummingbirds from the lodge balcony.  An afternoon drive up the road towards Mindo paid off with good views of Beautiful Jay, one of the most sought-after of the Chocó endemics.  Back at the lodge we set off hoping for a glimpse of a Rufous-breasted Antthrush along the trails at dusk, but were rewarded instead with two feeding out in the open at an antswarm together with Immaculate Antbird and Flavescent Flycatcher!  A great end to the day.
 
22 December
Milpe Bird Sanctuary has got to be one of the best birding spots in Ecuador.  Plenty of Chocó endemics and a good selection of more widespread but attractive species make for a superb day.  A pair of Chocó Trogons, Grey-and-gold and Moss-backed Tanagers (two of the 22 species of tanager seen today), Tawny-breasted Flycatcher, Brown-billed Scythebill, Esmeraldas Antbird, Snowy-throated Kingbird, Club-winged Manakin, Pale-vented Thrush, and the see-it-to-believe-it Glistening-green Tanager were great birds, and all Milpe specialities.  But we were in for a few surprises too, in the form of Pacific Flatbill, Rose-faced Parrot, and a pair of Black-tipped Cotingas, and a special expletive was reserved for the Long-billed Starthroat, which really should not have been here.
 
23 December
Today we followed the old Nono–Mindo road over the top of the Tandayapa pass and down into the town of Mindo.  The morning started an unscheduled stop for a couple of Beautiful Jays, and when we reached the upper valley we found a couple of mixed flocks which gave us Toucan Barbet, and three of the birds on Bill's hit-list: Rusty-winged Barbtail, Flammulated Treehunter, and Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant.  In Mindo we tracked down a singing Dagua Thrush and headed to Mindo Loma where the most beautiful of the Chocó endemic hummingbirds, Velvet-purple Coronet, was waiting for us.  Along the trails a couple of Scaled Fruiteaters eventually showed themselves, but we decided to return next morning for a better chance of seeing some the more elusive ground birds.
 
Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager24 December

Moustached Antpittas were calling when we arrived at Mindo Loma, but they remained hidden.  The Nariño Tapaculo was more co-operative, hopping about in the low vegetation by the trail.  A canopy flock contained a good selection of tanagers and a superb Pacific Tuftedcheek.  Before leaving we had a look at the spectacular blooms in the orchid garden, and enjoyed fresh mango juice while Velvet-purple Coronets, Violet-tailed Sylphs, and Empress Brilliants fluttered at the feeders inches from our faces.

We headed back up the old Nono–Mindo road, this time from the Mindo end, but did not get far before a Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager brought to us to a sudden stop and then posed beautifully for photos.  It could have been bird of the day if the Tanager Finch a little further up the road had not showed itself so well!  A party of five Plate-billed Mountain-Toucans was another highlight, and a mixed flock gave us almost all the remaining specialties that we had not seen yesterday: Western Hemispingus, Sepia-brown Wren, Grass-green Tanager, and Plushcap, plus second helpings of Toucan Barbet and Green-and-black Fruiteater.

Lunch was again spent with the hummingbirds at the lodge, and in the afternoon we found another Crested Quetzal along the trails, and saw the Andean Cock-of-the-rock with young in her nest.

25 December

Having done well in the subtropics, it was time to head to the lowlands and the forest patches near Pedro Vicente Maldonado.  Running into the big feeding flock is the key to a great day here, but this is becoming harder as more of the forest is cut down.  We did not hit the big one, but still tracked down four species of dacnis in one cecropia tree (Yellow-tufted, Scarlet-thighed, Blue, and the Chocó endemic Scarlet-breasted), Scarlet-browed Tanager, a singing Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo, a pair of Pacific Antwrens, a Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher, and some very obliging Rufous-tailed Jacamars.  The sun came out at lunchtime and the bird activity soon fell off, so we decided to go back up to Milpe where there was more chance of cooler weather and mixed flocks.

The male Club-winged Manakins were still hard at displaying when we arrived, but they seemed to be attracting more attention from us than from any passing females.  A fly-past from a Pallid Dove gave us another new bird, and we did find a small mixed flock, complete with Rufous-rumped Antwren and more Chocó Warblers.

Black-cheeked Woodpecker26 December

The small reserve at Four Rivers was our destination for this morning.  We started well, with a Northern Barred-Woodcreeper and a Black-throated Trogon, and soon found Checker-throated Antwren and Tawny-faced Gnatwren near the trail.  Crossing the second river brought us to a female Guayaquil Woodpecker and a male Purple-chested Hummingbird calling from a low perch.  A Bicoloured Antbird on the way back could mean only one thing: we had found an antswarm.  Looking ahead on the trail we could see thousands of ants so we moved quickly through and then watched from a suitable distance as the birds came in.  At least four Bicoloured Antbirds were present, and they were joined by a pair each of Immaculate and Chestnut-backed Antbirds, and three or four Plain-brown Woodcreepers.  The show lasted for about twenty minutes before the birds moved off with the swarm.  But the birding was still not over for us, as we found a Western White-tailed Trogon, a smashing male White-bearded Manakin, and a Chocó Toucan.
 
27 December
After our last night at Tandayapa Bird Lodge, we had an early start for the drive to Santo Domingo.  Leaving early got us to the forest patches near Pedro Vicente Maldonado to look for some of the species we did not find last time.  Four Chestnut-fronted Macaws (the first of six parrot species for the day) were a good start, and it did not take us long before a Griscom's Antwren appeared in a small flock.  This is one of the harder birds to find here, but we got good views of it in a low section of canopy.  A female Green Thorntail put in an appearance, and a little further along the road a tall bare tree hosted a pair of Scarlet-browed Tanagers and a Slate-throated Gnatcatcher.  A couple of other small flocks between them contained Streaked Xenops, Grey-and-gold and Golden-hooded Tanagers, and Yellow-margined Flatbill.  We spent a bit of time with a Black-crested Pygmy-Tyrant, as small as a bird can get without actually being a hummer, but it always seemed to move to its next perch just as Bill was about to press the shutter on his camera.  Some nice woodpeckers (Guayaquil and Scarlet-backed, and Olivaceous Piculet), a calling Chocó Toucan, male Western White-tailed Trogon, and a soaring Grey-headed Kite finished the morning off.
 
We arrived at Santo Domingo in time for a couple of hours birding and photographing around the grounds of our hotel.  Pacific Horneros, Scrub Blackbirds, and Ecuadorian Thrushes were in abundance, and a couple of Groove-billed Anis were good to add to the Smooth-billeds that we had been seeing all week.  A Yellow-bellied Siskin appeared briefly, and there were a couple of Ecuadorian Ground-Doves on the lawn.  Vermillion Flycatcher was probably the most striking bird of the afternoon, but the rarest was a Tropical Mockingbird which came in to sing just before dusk.  This species was first recorded in Ecuador in 1996 in the northern highlands, several hundred kilometres away.  Either it is wandering and spreading, or someone has lost a melodic pet.  A Pacific Pygmy-Owl outside our rooms rounded off the day nicely.

28 December

One of the main targets at Río Palenque was Ochraceous Attila, and it was almost the first bird we saw, having stopped by a rubber plantation where one was singing.  Moving on to the old house with its views over the river we found ourselves looking down on one of the few Pied Plovers west of the Andes, feeding with a Collared Plover, a Greater Yellowlegs, and Least and Spotted Sandpipers.  Between us and the river, a fruiting cecropia was a favourite with a small party of Crimson-breasted Finches (a Tumbesian endemic) and an Orange-fronted Barbet (a Chocó endemic), demonstrating that this is where these two fantastic bird-rich regions meet.  Along the trails we found plenty of bird activity all morning, with small flocks accompanying us most of the way up to the hotel where lunch was waiting for us.  Grey-and-gold Warblers, Buff-throated Foliage-gleaners, White-whiskered Puffbirds, Dusky-faced Tanagers, and our second Scythebill of the trip, a Red-billed, were all appreciated.  Band-tailed Barbthroats occasionally buzzed us, and Stripe-throated Hermits were seen at displaying.
The afternoon was slightly quieter, but livened up by two sightings of Little Tinamou scuttling away as we passed along the trails, and Whiskered Wrens in the denser undergrowth.

Torrent Duck (female)29 December

After a glimpse of a shape moving off through the canopy yesterday, this morning Bill set me a target: proper views of Rufous-headed Chachalaca.  I think that he was happy with one perched on an open bare branch at the top of a tree!  It was unlikely that we were going to top that for the rest of the day, but we did well.  A chorus of three Laughing Falcons on another bare branch in another tree was good, as were White-necked Puffbird, Blue-black Grosbeak, Ruddy Quail-Dove, and about half-a-dozen White-whiskered Puffbirds.  We drove down to the river for lunch, and this time found two Pied Plovers, a young Wattled Jacana, an American Purple Gallinule, an Anhinga, and a Solitary Sandpiper.  It is not often that you find and photograph a manakin that is new to Ecuador, but here we did just that.  Well, almost.  Unfortunately ours had three n's and two i's and was one of a group of nine escaped Chestnut Mannikins.
On the way out we stopped to watch a rather lost-looking Limpkin running through the macadamia nut plantation, and then headed off for two nights at Tinalandia.  A walk around the edge of the old golf course when we arrived gave us good views of Pallid Dove, a couple of Rufous Motmots, Yellow-tailed Oriole, and another Red-billed Scythebill.

30 December

Morning on the forest trails was good, with Chocó Trogon, Russet Antshrike, perched Maroon-tailed Parakeets, Chocó Warbler, Barred Hawk, Band-backed Wren, and White-backed Fire-eye.  However, with three previous trips to Ecuador and the species we had seen earlier, there was nothing new for Bill.  So after lunch we drove up the Chririboga road in search of unseen species.  We hit the target with a very obliging Barred Puffbird, a member of Bill's favourite bird family. Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager was another good species to get here, and many photos were taken of the pair of Torrent Ducks by the bridge.
 
A hunt for a second new species was frustratingly unsuccessful as we came very close to a calling Chocó Screech-Owl that night but it remained firmly hidden in the midst of dense foliage in the middle of a bush.

31 December

The last day of the year and the last of the tour.  We left Tinalandia after breakfast and drove up 3500 metres to Antisana.  Here we watched a Tawny Antpitta walking along the edge of a pasture, and picked up a few new hummingbirds: Black-tailed Trainbearer, Shining Sunbeam, and Giant Hummingbird.  A group of four Andean Condors soaring over the hills was impressive.  As we climbed higher, Stout-billed and Bar-winged Cinclodes became obvious and there were plenty of Plumbeous Sierra-Finches and Black-winged Ground-Doves.  Páramo Ground-Tyrants and Páramo Pipits walked about in the shorter grass, surrounded by Carunculated Caracaras.  Seven of Antisana's star bird, the Black-faced Ibis, were found on the marshy plain.  At Laguna La Mica we found the usual resident wildfowl and Silvery Grebes, and the Andean Lapwings on the shore were joined by Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, and Baird's Sandpipers.  A quick visit to the feeders at the hacienda for close-up views of the beautiful Ecuadorian Hillstar finished off the day, and we headed back into Quito in time for the New Year celebrations.

Andean Lapwing
 

Bird List
We saw 392 species in total.  This does not include those that only I saw, or those that we only heard.  The thirty Restricted-Range Species are in bold.  Twenty-two of these are Chocó endemics, six are Tumbesian endemics, and two are Central Andeam Páramo endemics.  Globally Threatened (Vulnerable) species are in red and marked (VU), and Near Threatened species are marked (NT). Taxonomy and nomenclature follow Ridgely, Robert S. and Paul J. Greenfield. The Birds of Ecuador. 2001. Ithica, NY: Comstock Publishing.
  1. Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui
  2. Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
  3. Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis
  4. Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
  5. Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
  6. Torrent Duck Merganetta armata
  7. Andean Teal Anas andium
  8. Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
  9. Andean Ruddy Duck Oxyura ferruginea
  10. Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
  11. Great White Egret Ardea alba
  12. Snowy Egret Egretta thula
  13. Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
  14. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
  15. Striated Heron Butorides striatus
  16. Black-faced Ibis Theristicus melanopis
  17. Andean Condor (NT) Vultur gryphus
  18. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
  19. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
  20. Grey-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis
  21. Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
  22. Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
  23. Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea
  24. Barred Hawk Leucopternis princeps
  25. Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris
  26. Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
  27. Variable Hawk Buteo polyosoma
  28. Carunculated Caracara Phalcoboenus carunculatus
  29. Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis
  30. Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans
  31. American Kestrel Falco sparverius
  32. Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis
  33. Rufous-headed Chachalaca (VU) Ortalis erythroptera
  34. White-throated Crake Laterallus albigularis
  35. American Purple Gallinule Porphyrula martinica
  36. Andean Coot Fulica ardesiaca
  37. Limpkin Aramus guarauna
  38. Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana
  39. Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
  40. Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
  41. Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
  42. Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
  43. Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
  44. Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
  45. Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens
  46. Pied Plover Hoploxypterus cayanus
  47. Collared Plover Charadrius collaris
  48. Andean Gull Larus serranus
  49. Band-tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata
  50. Pale-vented Pigeon Columba cayennensis
  51. Ruddy Pigeon Columba subvinacea
  52. Plumbeous Pigeon Columba plumbea
  53. Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
  54. Ecuadorian Ground-Dove Columbina buckleyi
  55. Black-winged Ground-Dove Metriopelia melanoptera
  56. White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
  57. Pallid Dove Leptotila pallida
  58. Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
  59. Chestnut-fronted Macaw Ara severa
  60. Maroon-tailed Parakeet Pyrrhura melanura
  61. Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis
  62. Rose-faced Parrot Pionopsitta pulchra
  63. Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus
  64. Red-billed Parrot Pionus sordidus
  65. Bronze-winged Parrot Pionus chalcopterus
  66. Mealy Amazon Amazona farinosa
  67. Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
  68. Little Cuckoo Piaya minuta
  69. Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
  70. Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
  71. Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia
  72. Pacific Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium peruanum
  73. White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
  74. Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutilus
  75. Grey-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris
  76. Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis
  77. Band-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri
  78. White-whiskered Hermit Phaethornis yaruqui
  79. Tawny-bellied Hermit Phaethornis syrmatophorus
  80. Baron's Hermit Phaethornis baroni
  81. Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis
  82. Green-fronted Lancebill Doryfera ludovicae
  83. White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
  84. Brown Violet-ear Colibri delphinae
  85. Sparkling Violet-ear Colibri coruscans
  86. Green Thorntail Popelairia conversii
  87. Western Emerald Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus
  88. Green-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania fannyi
  89. Violet-bellied Hummingbird Damophila julie
  90. Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl
  91. Andean Emerald Amazilia franciae
  92. Purple-chested Hummingbird Amazilia rosenbergi
  93. Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys
  94. Purple-bibbed Whitetip Urosticte benjamini
  95. Empress Brilliant Heliodoxa imperatrix
  96. Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula
  97. Fawn-breasted Brilliant Heliodoxa rubinoides
  98. Ecuadorian Hillstar Oreotrochilus chimborazo
  99. Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas
  100. Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis
  101. Great Sapphirewing Pterophanes cyanopterus
  102. Brown Inca Coeligena wilsoni
  103. Collared Inca Coeligena torquata
  104. Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae
  105. Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera
  106. Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens
  107. Velvet-purple Coronet Boissonneaua jardini
  108. Gorgeted Sunangel Heliangelus strophianus
  109. Sapphire-vented Puffleg Eriocnemis luciani
  110. Golden-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis mosquera
  111. Booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii
  112. Black-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia victoriae
  113. Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina
  114. Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani
  115. Violet-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus coelestis
  116. Wedge-billed Hummingbird Schistes geoffroyi
  117. Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti
  118. Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris
  119. Purple-throated Woodstar Calliphlox mitchellii
  120. Crested Quetzal Pharomachrus antisianus
  121. Golden-headed Quetzal Pharomachrus auriceps
  122. Chocó Trogon Trogon comptus
  123. Western White-tailed Trogon Trogon chionurus
  124. Collared Trogon Trogon collaris
  125. Masked Trogon Trogon personatus
  126. Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus
  127. Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum
  128. Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii
  129. Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda
  130. White-necked Puffbird Notharchus macrorhynchos
  131. Barred Puffbird Nystalus radiatus
  132. White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis
  133. Orange-fronted Barbet (NT) Capito squamatus
  134. Red-headed Barbet Eubucco bourcierii
  135. Toucan Barbet (NT) Semnornis ramphastinus
  136. Crimson-rumped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus haematopygus
  137. Pale-mandibled Araçari Pteroglossus erythropygius
  138. Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan (NT) Andigena laminirostris
  139. Chocó Toucan Ramphastos brevis
  140. Chestnut-mandibled Toucan Ramphastos swainsonii
  141. Olivaceous Piculet Picumnus olivaceus
  142. Crimson-mantled Woodpecker Piculus rivolii
  143. Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus
  144. Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
  145. Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani
  146. Smoky-brown Woodpecker Veniliornis fumigatus
  147. Red-rumped Woodpecker Veniliornis kirkii
  148. Bar-bellied Woodpecker Veniliornis nigriceps
  149. Scarlet-backed Woodpecker Veniliornis callonotus
  150. Guayaquil Woodpecker (NT) Campephilus gayaquilensis
  151. Bar-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus
  152. Stout-billed Cinclodes Cinclodes excelsior
  153. Pacific Hornero Furnarius cinnamomeus
  154. Andean Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura andicola
  155. Azara's Spinetail Synallaxis azarae
  156. Slaty Spinetail Synallaxis brachyura
  157. Red-faced Spinetail Cranioleuca erythrops
  158. Streak-backed Canastero Asthenes wyatti
  159. Streaked Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii
  160. Pacific Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes johnsoni
  161. Pearled Treerunner Margarornis squamiger
  162. Spotted Barbtail Premnoplex brunnescens
  163. Rusty-winged Barbtail Premnornis guttuligera
  164. Lineated Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla subalaris
  165. Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia variegaticeps
  166. Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner Philydor rufus
  167. Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus
  168. Flammulated Treehunter Thripadectes flammulatus
  169. Streak-capped Treehunter Thripadectes virgaticeps
  170. Streaked Xenops Xenops rutilans
  171. Plain Xenops Xenops minutus
  172. Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa
  173. Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus
  174. Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
  175. Northern Barred-Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
  176. Spotted Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
  177. Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
  178. Montane Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger
  179. Red-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus trochilirostris
  180. Brown-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus pusillus
  181. Great Antshrike Taraba major
  182. Western Slaty-Antshrike Thamnophilus atrinucha
  183. Russet Antshrike Thamnistes anabatinus
  184. Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis
  185. Griscom's Antwren Myrmotherula ignota
  186. Pacific Antwren Myrmotherula pacifica
  187. Checker-throated Antwren Myrmotherula fulviventris
  188. Slaty Antwren Myrmotherula schisticolor
  189. Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis
  190. Rufous-rumped Antwren Terenura callinota
  191. White-backed Fire-eye Pyriglena leuconota
  192. Immaculate Antbird Myrmeciza immaculata
  193. Chestnut-backed Antbird Myrmeciza exsul
  194. Esmeraldas Antbird Myrmeciza nigricauda
  195. Bicoloured Antbird Gymnopithys leucaspis
  196. Rufous-breasted Antthrush Formicarius rufipectus
  197. Tawny Antpitta Grallaria quitensis
  198. Unicoloured Tapaculo Scytalopus unicolor
  199. Nariño Tapaculo Scytalopus vicinior
  200. Sooty-headed Tyrannulet Phyllomyias griseiceps
  201. Black-capped Tyrannulet Phyllomyias nigrocapillus
  202. Golden-faced Tyrannulet Zimmerius chrysops
  203. Brown-capped Tyrannulet Ornithion brunneicapillum
  204. Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus elatus
  205. Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster
  206. White-throated Tyrannulet Mecocerculus leucophrys
  207. White-banded Tyrannulet Mecocerculus stictopterus
  208. White-tailed Tyrannulet Mecocerculus poecilocercus
  209. Rufous-winged Tyrannulet Mecocerculus calopterus
  210. Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus
  211. Streak-necked Flycatcher Mionectes striaticollis
  212. Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus
  213. Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus
  214. Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon superciliaris
  215. Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant Pogonotriccus ophthalmicus
  216. Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola
  217. Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant Pseudotriccus ruficeps
  218. Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant Myiornis atricapillus
  219. Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus pileatus
  220. Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum nigriceps
  221. Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
  222. Pacific Flatbill Rhynchocyclus pacificus
  223. Yellow-margined Flatbill Tolmomyias flavotectus
  224. Ornate Flycatcher Myiotriccus ornatus
  225. Black-tailed Flycatcher Myiobius atricaudus
  226. Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher Myiobius sulphureipygius
  227. Tawny-breasted Flycatcher Myiobius villosus
  228. Flavescent Flycatcher Myiophobus flavicans
  229. Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus
  230. Smoke-coloured Pewee Contopus fumigatus
  231. Olive-sided Flycatcher (NT) Contopus cooperi
  232. Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
  233. Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
  234. Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
  235. Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca fumicolor
  236. Crowned Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca frontalis
  237. Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant Silvicultrix diadema
  238. Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis montana
  239. Páramo Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola alpina
  240. Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus
  241. Masked Water-Tyrant Fluvicola nengeta
  242. Ochraceous Attila (VU) Attila torridus
  243. Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
  244. Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
  245. Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
  246. Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis
  247. Grey-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis
  248. Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
  249. Golden-crowned Flycatcher Myiodynastes chrysocephalus
  250. Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
  251. Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
  252. Snowy-throated Kingbird Tyrannus niveigularis
  253. Cinnamon Becard Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
  254. White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus
  255. Black-and-white Becard Pachyramphus albogriseus
  256. One-coloured Becard Pachyramphus homochrous
  257. Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata
  258. Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor
  259. Green-and-black Fruiteater Pipreola riefferii
  260. Scaled Fruiteater Ampelioides tschudii
  261. Black-tipped Cotinga Carpodectes hopkei
  262. Purple-throated Fruitcrow Querula purpurata
  263. Andean Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruviana
  264. Golden-winged Manakin Masius chrysopterus
  265. White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus
  266. Club-winged Manakin Machaeropterus deliciosus
  267. Beautiful Jay (NT) Cyanolyca pulchra
  268. Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius leucotis
  269. Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
  270. Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys
  271. Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus
  272. Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides
  273. Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
  274. Pale-eyed Thrush Platycichla leucops
  275. Great Thrush Turdus fuscater
  276. Glossy-black Thrush Turdus serranus
  277. Pale-vented Thrush Turdus obsoletus
  278. Ecuadorian Thrush Turdus maculirostris
  279. Dagua Thrush Turdus daguae
  280. Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
  281. White-capped Dipper Cinclus leucocephalus
  282. Grey-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
  283. Brown-bellied Swallow Notiochelidon murina
  284. Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
  285. White-thighed Swallow Neochelidon tibialis
  286. Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
  287. Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus
  288. Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa
  289. Sepia-brown Wren Cinnycerthia olivascens
  290. Grass Wren Cistothorus platensis
  291. Bay Wren Thryothorus nigricapillus
  292. Whiskered Wren Thryothorus mystacalis
  293. House Wren Troglodytes aedon
  294. Mountain Wren Troglodytes solstitialis
  295. Grey-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys
  296. Southern Nightingale-Wren Microcerculus marginatus
  297. Tawny-faced Gnatwren Microbates cinereiventris
  298. Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea
  299. Slate-throated Gnatcatcher Polioptila schistaceigula
  300. Páramo Pipit Anthus bogotensis
  301. Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi
  302. Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca
  303. American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
  304. Olive-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis semiflava
  305. Slate-throated Whitestart Myioborus miniatus
  306. Spectacled Whitestart Myioborus melanocephalus
  307. Black-crested Warbler Basileuterus nigrocristatus
  308. Chocó Warbler Basileuterus chlorophrys
  309. Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus
  310. Russet-crowned Warbler Basileuterus coronatus
  311. Grey-and-gold Warbler Basileuterus fraseri
  312. Buff-rumped Warbler Basileuterus fulvicauda
  313. Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
  314. Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus
  315. Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
  316. Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana
  317. Yellow-tufted Dacnis Dacnis egregia
  318. Scarlet-thighed Dacnis Dacnis venusta
  319. Scarlet-breasted Dacnis (VU) Dacnis berlepschi
  320. Blue-backed Conebill Conirostrum sitticolor
  321. Capped Conebill Conirostrum albifrons
  322. Masked Flowerpiercer Diglossopis cyanea
  323. Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii
  324. Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis
  325. White-sided Flowerpiercer Diglossa albilatera
  326. Guira Tanager Hemithraupis guira
  327. Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris
  328. Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster
  329. Glistening-green Tanager Chlorochrysa phoenicotis
  330. Rufous-throated Tanager Tangara rufigula
  331. Grey-and-gold Tanager Tangara palmeri
  332. Golden Tanager Tangara arthus
  333. Silver-throated Tanager Tangara icterocephala
  334. Flame-faced Tanager Tangara parzudakii
  335. Golden-naped Tanager Tangara ruficervix
  336. Metallic-green Tanager Tangara labradorides
  337. Beryl-spangled Tanager Tangara nigroviridis
  338. Blue-and-black Tanager Tangara vassorii
  339. Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei
  340. Blue-necked Tanager Tangara cyanicollis
  341. Golden-hooded Tanager Tangara larvata
  342. Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
  343. Golden-crowned Tanager Iridosornis rufivertex
  344. Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus somptuosus
  345. Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus notabilis
  346. Hooded Mountain-Tanager Buthraupis montana
  347. Moss-backed Tanager Bangsia edwardsi
  348. Grass-green Tanager Chlorornis riefferii
  349. Swallow Tanager Tersina viridis
  350. Blue-grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus
  351. Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
  352. Blue-capped Tanager Thraupis cyanocephala
  353. Lemon-rumped Tanager Ramphocelus icteronotus
  354. Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
  355. Ochre-breasted Tanager Chlorothraupis stolzmanni
  356. Dusky-faced Tanager Mitrospingus cassinii
  357. White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus
  358. White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosus
  359. Tawny-crested Tanager Tachyphonus delatrii
  360. Scarlet-browed Tanager Heterospingus xanthopygius
  361. Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus canigularis
  362. Dusky Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus semifuscus
  363. Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus flavigularis
  364. Superciliaried Hemispingus Hemispingus superciliaris
  365. Western Hemispingus Hemispingus ochraceus
  366. Plushcap Catamblyrhynchus diadema
  367. Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
  368. Black-winged Saltator Saltator atripennis
  369. Slate-coloured Grosbeak Saltator grossus
  370. Southern Yellow-Grosbeak Pheucticus chrysogaster
  371. Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides
  372. Crimson-breasted Finch Rhodospingus cruentus
  373. Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
  374. Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivacea
  375. Lesser Seed-Finch Oryzoborus angolensis
  376. Variable Seedeater Sporophila corvina
  377. Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis
  378. Plain-coloured Seedeater Catamenia inornata
  379. Plumbeous Sierra-Finch Phrygilus unicolor
  380. Rufous-naped Brush-Finch Atlapetes latinuchus
  381. Tricoloured Brush-Finch Atlapetes tricolor
  382. White-winged Brush-Finch Atlapetes leucopterus
  383. Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch Buarremon brunneinucha
  384. Tanager Finch (VU) Oreothraupis arremonops
  385. Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris
  386. Black-striped Sparrow Arremonops conirostris
  387. Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
  388. Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
  389. Scrub Blackbird Dives warszewiczi
  390. Yellow-tailed Oriole Icterus mesomelas
  391. Hooded Siskin Carduelis magellanica
  392. Yellow-bellied Siskin Carduelis xanthogastra
The following 33 species were heard only:
  1. Plumbeous Hawk (NT) Leucopternis plumbea
  2. Wattled Guan (NT) Aburria aburri
  3. Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail Odontophorus erythrops
  4. Dark-backed Wood-Quail (VU) Odontophorus melanonotus
  5. Dusky Pigeon Columba goodsoni
  6. White-throated Quail-Dove Geotrygon frenata
  7. Chocó Screech-Owl Otus centralis
  8. Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata
  9. Ecuadorian Trogon Trogon mesurus
  10. Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus
  11. Rufous Spinetail Synallaxis unirufa
  12. White-browed Spinetail Hellmayrea gularis
  13. Ruddy Foliage-gleaner Automolus rubiginosus
  14. Uniform Antshrike Thamnophilus unicolor
  15. Dusky Antbird Cercomacra tyrannina
  16. Black-headed Antthrush Formicarius nigricapillus
  17. Scaled Antpitta Grallaria guatimalensis
  18. Chestnut-crowned Antpitta Grallaria ruficapilla
  19. Rufous Antpitta Grallaria rufula
  20. Spillmann's Tapaculo Scytalopus spillmanni
  21. Ocellated Tapaculo Acropternis orthonyx
  22. Ashy-headed Tyrannulet Phyllomyias cinereiceps
  23. Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum
  24. Bronze-olive Pygmy-Tyrant Pseudotriccus pelzelni
  25. Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus
  26. Barred Becard Pachyramphus versicolor
  27. Barred Fruiteater Pipreola arcuata
  28. Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa
  29. Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis
  30. Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus fuscater
  31. Plain-tailed Wren Thryothorus euophrys
  32. Yellow-collared Chlorophonia Chlorophonia flavirostris
  33. Scarlet-rumped Cacique Cacicus microrhynchus