Day 1: Río Palenque Science Station
After 8 days on the Galapagos everybody in the group asks for a relaxed start, so we set off from Quito at 6.00am. This means a late arrival at Río Palenque, but we still manage to see a good selection of birds without leaving everybody exhausted. On the drop down the western side of the Andes a quick stop is made to watch a beautiful pair of Torrent Ducks perched on rocks in a roadside stream. We also briefly visit our hotel in Santo Domingo, where the grounds are full of birds including Pale-vented Pigeons.

We begin our birding at Río Palenque in the disturbed forest edge habitat . Here Dull-colored Grassquit and some exquisite male Crimson-breasted Finches provide lifers for several of the group. Other birds include Ecuadorian Ground-Doves and the always attractive Masked Water-Tyrant. Overhead, raptors are  represented by Hook-billed Kite, Swallow-tailed kite and Harris’s Hawk. Later in the day a superb Gray Hawk perches by the river. Small parties of Pacific Parrotlets buzz past noisily and a Purple-crowned Fairy feeds from track-side flowers.

We have a picnic lunch on a lookout by the river. From here we watch a Rufous Motmot carrying food to a nearby hidden nest. Birding along the dirt road around the science centre produces an obliging Rufous-tailed Jacamar and a pair of Orange-fronted Barbets moving quickly with a flock. White-whiskered Puffbird is one of today's main targets and Brayton locates an individual perched in a shady overhang, where it is scoped by all. A plethora of lowland forest species are also seen including Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner, Great Antshrike, Checker-throated Antwren and a showy Red-billed Scythebill. Sightings of Snowy-throated Kingbird and Ecuadorian Thrush, combined with the parrotlets seen earlier, represent the first Tumbesian endemics of the trip. Yellow-tufted and Blue Dacnises perform well, perched in the canopy, and a group of Band-backed Wrens moves through noisily.
Skulkers are represented by a Blue-black Grosbeak that emerges from the forest understory briefly and an Orange-billed Sparrow that does likewise. As the evening draws near a quick look at the river produces a selection of the commoner waterbirds, plus a Yellow-tailed Oriole in the oil palm plantation on the opposite bank.

Day 2: Chone Lakes & Drive to Puerto Lopez
Today we have a long drive which we hope to combine with a stop at a wetland site. This means we don't need an early start, so we hit the road at 6.00.  The drive to Chone is fairly uneventful except for a couple of impromptu stops. One is for a Blue-headed Parrot and a field full of Peruvian Meadowlarks. The second is at a gas station , where, while refuelling on essential chocolate milk, we find our first group of Fasciated Wrens. They are building a nest in some dead trees behind the garage.  A very obliging pair of Black-cheeked Woodpeckers fly in to join them. A Bat Falcon is also found plucking prey on a distant tree. It gives great views in the scope.

We arrive on the outskirts of Chone and stop to bird an area of marsh. Waterbirds here include Semipalmated and Collared Plovers, Wattled Jacana and a selection of herons and egrets. Of more interest the surrounding fields hold Chestnut-throated Seedeater, Savanna Hawk and the scarce (in Ecuador), White-tailed Kite. Repeated playing of the calls of Pacific Pygmy-Owl fails to produce any response, so we move on, adding Vermilion Flycatcher and Pearl Kite perched at the roadside.

Our next stop is the much larger La Segua swamp. Here we get lucky with an obliging Pacific Pygmy-Owl perched on roadside wires. We then park up for lunch by some fishponds. These hold more waterbirds including Purple Gallinule, Blue-winged Teal and Green and RingedKingfishers. Several Great-tailed Grackles look somewhat incongruous feeding on the mud beside Semipalmated and Pectoral Sandpipers. After lunch we turn to the south, but not before we have add Least Grebe, Anhinga and our first Long-tailed Mockingbirds.

The mockingbirds signal a change in the habitat and we quickly enter a much drier, scrubby zone. We begin to see our first Kapok trees and drive though some very extensive areas of dry forest as we shadow the coast. Further stops are made for perched Laughing Falcon, Savanna Hawk and a soaring Harris’s Hawk.
While passing through a patch of humid forest a pair of parakeets overflying the road chose to pitch down in a nearby tree. They prove to be Red-masked Parakeets, giving us our best views of the trip. A large flock of Yellow-rumped Caciques are also present here. Continuing down the coast road we pick up Magnificent Frigatebirds, Brown Pelicans and most surprisingly a Peregrine Falcon. This is a scarce bird in Ecuador and probably a boreal migrant from North America.

We reach Mantaraya Lodge at dusk and almost immediately hear Anthony’s Nightjar calling. A walk down the entrance driveway gives everybody gets great views of a male perched and in flight. It’s been a long drive down, but this is a great bonus at the end. To add to this, during a post dinner exploration of the grounds we call in and spotlight a West Peruvian Screech-Owl. It perches close by and is watched fiercely glaring around, seemingly unperturbed by our presence. Its been a long day, but we’ve had a great start to our birding in Machalilla..

Day 3: Machalilla National Park
We have an early breakfast and arrive at the Ayampe river mouth at dawn. The slopes surrounding this river support a surprisingly wet and humid area of forest, which we spend the morning exploring. Our first target is Lesser Nighthawk and not long after our arrival one dashes past. We soon begin to pick up a number of Tumbesian forest endemics including Gray-and-gold Warbler, Speckle-breasted and Superciliated Wrens, Collared Antshrike, Scarlet-backed Woodpecker and Tumbes Pewee.

The track underneath is thick with mud and impassable by vehicle, but we press on, birding the patches of forest on either side. A Rufous-headed Chachalaca gives great views perched out in the open and then we find a flowering tree full of hummingbirds. Mostly they are Green-crowned Woodnymphs but we also locate two females of the scarce Little Woodstar. This is a tick for many of the group and both individuals show well, buzzing around the tree and perching above the path. We also add more flycatcher species including Greenish and Yellow-bellied Elaenias, Yellow-olive Flatbill and Streaked Flycatcher.

A quiet spell follows and we slog through the mud before locating a bankside full of flowers. This is also attracting hummingbirds, but this time it is mainly Amazilia Hummingbirds. Real excitement comes when a perched hummer appears to be a male Esmeraldas Woodstar!! Ayampe is one of only a few sites for this rare and poorly known Ecuadorian endemic. We study it for sometime, often in the company of a female Little Woodstar, and are happy with the identification. This is perhaps the rarest bird in western Ecuador and quickly becomes bird of the trip. Adding to this special moment a Gray-backed Hawk appears and circles overhead, before landing in a nearby tree. This is another of the main target species and is becoming quite scarce. It allows everybody prolonged scope views before being joined by its mate and flying off.

Further hummingbirds include a female Violet-bellied that buzzes in briefly and a Baron’s Hermit that dashes past. We add another Tumbesian endemic when a Plumbeous-backed Thrush pops up in a tree and gives scope views. The last patch of forest before we turn back holds Pale-mandibled Aracari, Little Cuckoo, Olivaceous Piculet, Rufous-browed Peppershrike and best of all a Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner. Sadly the Foliage gleaner, while vocal, is frustratingly elusive, only providing flight views as it crosses back and forth over the road. A female Highland Hepatic-Tanager is more obliging as it perches briefly high in the canopy.

Commoner birds seen on the walk back to the van include Black-lored Yellowthroat, Streaked Saltator and more Crimson-breasted Finches. Good views are also obtained of another target bird, Black-capped Sparrow.  Back at the van and we find another male Esmeraldas Woodstar perched in the scrub, a great way to end an excellent morning

We drive back north up the coast to the lodge for lunch. On the way a large flock of finches flushes from the roadside and on inspection prove to be Parrot-billed Seedeaters. They give great views perching in the scrub before suddenly diving for cover when a hunting Short-tailed Hawk hovers overhead.

After a relaxed lunch we bird some dry coastal scrub getting excellent views of Necklaced Spinetail and Collared Warbling-Finch. We also get better looks at more Superciliated Wrens and add Croaking Ground-Doves.

During the late afternoon we search more scrub further inland and have a frustrating time with several Elegant Crescentchests. Only Wanda manages to gets views of one as they skulk in the roadside vegetation. We wait until dusk while Pale-browed Tinamous call all around, but we are not really surprised that none of them emerge from cover.

Day 4: Machalilla National Park
We have another early breakfast and bird the dry scrub forest for most of the morning. It turns out to be somewhat slow and in some ways we had done too well the previous day, seeing many of our target species in one area. We spend a long time chasing Elegant Crescentchests and this time most of the group get good views of this mind-blowing tapaculo. More sightings are made of many of the Tumbesian birds we saw the previous day and new birds include Tawny-crowned Pygmy-Tyrant and great looks at Blue-crowned Motmot. A Hook-billed Kite is watched making of with a large snail and a Northern Crested-Caracara shows well as it passes low overhead, searching for food. Tumbes and Lesser Swallow-tailed Swifts are also watched hawking overhead.

With the mid day heat reducing the bird activity and making things uncomfortable we return to the coast and pick a shady spot for lunch.. An Osprey is familiar to most as it fishes in the harbour at Puerto Lopez, although Laughing Gull and Royal Tern are also of interest.

After lunch we decide to try another part of the Ayampe area and this pays off. It is cloudier and cooler when we  arrive and at first all appears quiet. After a short walk we locate a pair of Sooty-crowned Flycatchers, one of the birds we missed in the morning. The bird activity starts to pick up and a pair of Saffron Siskins perch above our heads, giving everybody great looks. Lionel has glimpsed a large bird dropping through behind some trees and when it emerges from cover it is a trogon. It dashes of before we can identify it, but then returns and perches in the open. With better views we can see it is a male Northern Violaceous Trogon.

Our luck with trogons continues as, further on, an Ecuadorian Trogon can be heard calling. This bird is not so obliging, but reasonable flight views are obtained several times as it crosses the road. After a hot day everybody opts for an early return to the lodge. This proves to be a good idea as, while most are relaxing by the pool, Trevor locates a White-edged Oriole amongst the Yellow-taileds in the lodge grounds. This was another target bird that had failed to show in the morning and provides the group with another Tumbesian endemic. As the evening draws in everybody enjoys watching the perky Long-tailed Mockingbirds and Fasciated Wrens as they forage in the gardens. Several Gray-breasted Martins perch on overhead wires and a pair of Laughing Falcons on a nearby hill start up their maniacal cackling.

Day 5: Machalilla and drive to Tandayapa
Today we have a very long drive north to Tandayapa. First though we decide to check a patch of coastal scrub for Baird’s Flycatcher. We fail to locate the flycatcher and press on north. After several hours we stop at a gas station and here a Baird’s Flycatcher is found perched on bushes in a nearby pasture. Sadly only Trevor and Sheila see it before it flies high over the gas station and is lost in nearby gardens.

We decide on another stop at Chone to break up the journey. Before we arrive a West Peruvian Dove dashes across the road and then perches in a hedge, allowing much better views than of the overflying birds seen the previous day. On this visit to Chone we use a local guide to gain access to another section of the huge marsh. This proves very successful and we soon get excellent views of Pinnated Bittern and Limpkin. A Glossy Ibis shows well and represents a rarity in a Ecuador. Also good  is a female Southern Pochard with a flock of White-cheeked Pintails. Chone is one of very few known sites for this species in the country. Several Snail Kites show well perched and in flight. Whimbrel and Gull-billed Tern are also seen in flight over the marsh, and small flocks of Least Sandpipers are watched feeding on the mud.

We only spend a fairly short time at Chone and then continue north. A stop for lunch at a roadside cafe is lucky as a group of Gray-cheeked Parakeets fly overhead and then perch briefly in some dead trees. This is our only sighting of the trip and makes up for the "interesting" food we are served. After lunch we simply continue north out of the Tumbesian and into the wet, humid Chocó bio-region.

Day 6: Tandayapa Trails
After a long day in the car everybody is happy to spend a morning birding the trails near the lodge. As always with forest birding it is difficult for everybody to get onto everything, but we have a reasonable morning. Most frustrating is an Ochre-breasted Antpitta which always flicks of before any of the group catch a glimpse. More obliging is a showy Powerful Woodpecker that Don even manages to videotape. Several Sickle-winged Guans are seen by most before they crash of noisily into the forest. A Masked Trogon calls and perches stolidly overhead and a Long-tailed Antbird comes into tape playback. Other forest species include Montane Woodcreeper,  Flavescent Flycatcher, Three-striped and Russet-crowned Warblers, Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch and an obliging male  Golden-winged Manakin, which perches in the open allowing prolonged views.

After spending the morning birding in the forest we relax at the hummingbird feeders before lunch, here we quickly score around 15 species including Chocó endemics such as Purple-bibbed Whitetip, Empress Brilliant and Violet-tailed Sylph. Other interesting hummers include Green-fronted Lancebill and White-bellied Woodstar, which are added to the lekking Wedge-billed Hummer seen earlier in the forest. An attractive Rufous-winged Tyrannulet is also seen as it forages in the bushes around the lodge.

After lunch we head to the upper valley. On the way up we get great looks at a party of Plate-billed Mountain-Toucans and a male Green-and-black Fruiteater. When we  reach the head of the valley we hit several mixed flocks which hold Black-capped and Tawny-rumped Tyrannulets, Capped Conebill, Dusky Bush-Tanager and Black-crested Warbler. We tape in a couple of Grass-green Tanagers, which are typically tame and showy. Several Gorgeted Sunangels are scoped as they perch in roadside vegetation..

In the late afternoon the weather rapidly deteriorates with low cloud and rain, so, after watching a group of Turquoise Jays, we decide to head back down the valley. On the way down we stop at a site for Cloud-forest Pygmy-Owl. We hear an individual calling but, although tape playback encourages it to come closer, it remains hidden in the dense forest. With dusk approaching its time to return to the lodge but not before a Rufous-bellied Nighthawk passes overhead.

Day 7:  Pedro Vicente Maldonado
Today we have a very early breakfast and then drive down to the lowland forest patches near Pedro Vicente. We arrive at dawn and begin birding from the road. Things start slow but gradually pickup as the  morning progresses. Flocks of Maroon-tailed Parakeets dash past and several Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrants, among the world's smallest birds, show well perched at eye level. Brayton locates a distant snow-white bird which turns out to be a male Black-tipped Cotinga, a target bird and rare at Pedro. We try to tape in a Stub-tailed Antbird, but sadly it refuses to emerge from the understory. However we do locate a Gray-breasted Flycatcher and a Little Cuckoo building a nest. Further up the road and a Tiny Hawk flies across carrying prey. This is a rather secretive and infrequently encountered raptor and is a real bonus.

The next corner has more bird activity and we have more luck when a pair of Dusky Pigeons fly in and perch in the open. Several Western White-tailed Trogons are similarly obliging, perching out prominently. Diminutive Green Thorntails are buzzing around the treetops, and a Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher is located moving with a mixed flock. It perches high in the crown of a tree, calling and allowing everybody scope views. A noisy group of Gray-and-gold Tanagers also fly in and perch above our heads.

After all this activity we have a quiet spell before we start to retrace our steps to the van, though we still add Pacific Antwren, Swallow-tailed Kite and Masked Tityra. Trevor, hanging back with Wanda, makes one last try for Scarlet-breasted Dacnis. Amazingly they locate a calling male. The rest of the group have wandered ahead with rumbling stomachs. Whilst Wanda enjoys the Dacnis, Trevor races off to find the rest. Brayton returns and gets good views of the dacnis and also of a Rufous-winged Tanager that appears in the flock.

A few minutes later and the flock is gone. Before we turn to catch up with the rest of the group, a Double-toothed Kite perches very close above us and then dives into the forest, flushing a Scarlet-browed Tanager. Walking down to the van we add Purple-throated Fruitcrow. Back at the van we find the rest of the group eating lunch and talking about a huge flock that had passed through while we were watching the Dacnis.

After lunch we try a different patch of forest and find a mixed understory flock. This contains a pair of Spot-crowned Antvireos, as well as Checker-throated, White-flanked and Dot-winged Antwrens and Plain-brown, Wedge-billed and Streak-headed Woodcreepers. The highlight is when Wanda calls out a strange bird and gets everybody on to a Cinnamon Woodpecker, foraging in branches at mid level.

We move on to another spot where a pair of Barred Puffbirds are scoped perching together in a tree. We also add a number of commoner lowland birds and then, with everybody sweaty, happy and tired ,we decide to head back to the lodge after another great day.

Day 8: Tandayapa Upper Valley
We opt for another early morning on the trails in the hope of catching up with some of the skulkers. This pays of with Nariño Tapaculo which gives excellent views.  We also locate a Rusty-winged Barbtail, but this coincides with the onset of a heavy shower, and the bird is lost before most see it. A Rufous-breasted Antthrush is surprised as we round a corner on the trail and is glimpsed by a couple of the group. It quickly disappears into the undergrowth and, despite attempts to call it out, it refuses to re-emerge. An Ochre-breasted Antpitta is seen by Lionel perched off the trail, but it quickly disappears before anybody else manages a look. We wait and search the area for some time but sadly fail to relocate it. We do get nice views of Tyrannine Woodcreeper, Tawny-bellied Hermit and Crimson-rumped Toucanet. With the day warming up it is time to head back to the lodge. Here we relax on the deck looking for raptors and locate two Broad-winged Hawks thermaling overhead.

We leave the lodge at 9.00am and head up the valley. We stop on a bend where we locate a mixed flock. This holds Rufous-chested Tanager, White-winged Becard, White-winged Brush-Finch, Uniform Antshrike, Streak-necked Flycatcher and a pair of beautiful Plushcaps. We get our best views so far of Brown-capped Vireo, a common bird needed by several of the group. A Striped Treehunter responds to tape playback, flying across the road several times before perching out for everybody to see. Once the flock has moved on we try for Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher.  A very obliging individual of this tiny, attractive, flycatcher pops up and perches close by.

When we reach the top of the valley we try again for Tanager Finch, but again fail to locate any individuals of this scarce and enigmatic species. Whilst searching we do get excellent views of a rather tame Toucan Barbet gorging on berries. We also get brief views of a skulking Rufous Spinetail. We give up on the finch, but compensation is provided when we locate a mixed flock that contains several sought after species. A family of Rusty-winged Barbtails show quite well and a group of Dusky Bush-Tanagers allow those who missed them previously a second chance. The flock also contains several Western Hemispinguses and a typically showy Pearled Treerunner.

The weather is now deteriorating quickly, with steady rain and  mist, so we move on to another area of the upper valley. The Ocellated Tapaculos are strangely silent, but we do have a stroke of luck when we locate a couple of Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrants and a Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant. Both species show briefly, but quite well, as they forage in the shelter of a deep gully.

We drive over the ridge and down to the upper Mindo valley in an attempt to escape the weather. Shortly after we arrive it closes in again and a group decision is made to head back for the lodge early. This will allow everybody time to relax and get packed for the following day. Back at the lodge we are shocked when a male Frigatebird looms out of the mist and passes low overhead. It looks very out of place and is clearly lost, but actually represents the second record for the valley.

Day 9: Los Bancos
We arrive at Los Bancos at dawn and quickly locate a pair of Chocó Toucans. Despite the rain they perch high in a tree and show well. The rain soon clears up and we spend most of the morning walking back and forth along a short stretch of road. We find several flocks and manage to connect with a number of our target birds. Rufous-throated Tanagers show well and a Moss-backed Tanager is typically stolid, perching in the open for a protracted period. Commoner species present include Lesser Greenlet, One-colored Becard and Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner. A Chocó Warbler moves through the understory, but it is rather elusive and only a couple glimpse it before it disappears. More obliging is an Esmeraldas Antbird that comes in to investigate us and perches in the open several times. A female Yellow-collared Chlorophonia gives everybody good scope views. This species is rather scarce and infrequently encountered  and is another bonus.

Today is the last day of the tour and everybody asks that we return to Quito reasonably early. We finish at Los Bancos mid morning and head back to Tandayapa along the old road. We have enough time for a last ditch attempt for Ocellated Tapaculo. Luckily we manage to locate a very vocal individual, but it is typically elusive. It is only after climbing down a very steep bank and into the forest, that the whole group enjoys excellent views of this awesome bird. Getting good views of such a difficult bird seems a fitting climax to the tour.

We managed to connect with a good number of the target species, and everybody is happy to have filled so many gaps on their lists. The trip total is 329, with 38 Tumbesian endemics and  23 Chocó endemics.

TOUR LIST
Taxonomy follows The Birds of Ecuador by Robert S. Ridgely and Paul J. Greenfield.

1. Least Grebe
2. Pied-billed Grebe
3. Red-billed Tropicbird
4. Magnificent  Frigatebird
5. Neotropic Cormorant
6. Anhinga
7. Brown Pelican
8. Peruvian Pelican
9. Torrent Duck
10. White-cheeked Pintail
11. Blue-winged Teal
12. Southern Pochard
13. Pinnated Bittern
14. Cocoi Heron
15. Great Egret
16. Snowy Egret
17. Little Blue Heron
18. Tricolored Heron
19. Cattle Egret
20. Striated Heron
21. Black-crowned Night-Heron
22. Glossy Ibis
23. Black Vulture
24. Turkey Vulture
25. Osprey
26. Hook-billed Kite
27. Swallow-tailed Kite
28. Pearl Kite
29. White-tailed Kite
30. Snail Kite
31. Double-toothed Kite
32. Tiny Hawk
33. Gray-backed Hawk - Tumbesian Endemic
34. Savanna Hawk
35. Harris’s Hawk
36. Gray Hawk
37. Roadside Hawk
38. Broad-winged Hawk
39. Short-tailed Hawk
40. Northern Crested-Caracara
41. Laughing Falcon
42. American Kestrel
43. Bat Falcon
44. Peregrine Falcon
43. Rufous-headed Chachalaca - Tumbesian Endemic
44. Sickle-winged Guan
45. Purple Gallinule
46. Common Gallinule
47. Limpkin
48. Wattled Jacana
49. Greater Yellowlegs
50. Lesser Yellowlegs
51. Spotted Sandpiper
52. Whimbrel
53. Semipalmated Sandpiper
54. Least Sandpiper
55. Pectoral Sandpiper
56. Black-necked Stilt
57. Semipalmated Plover
58. Collard Plover
59. Laughing Gull
60. Franklin’s Gull
61. Gull-billed Tern
62. Royal Tern
63. Rock Pigeon
64. Pale-vented Pigeon
65. Dusky Pigeon - Chocó Endemic
66. Eared Dove
67. West Peruvian Dove
68. Common Ground-Dove
69. Ecuadorian Ground-Dove - Tumbesian Endemic
70. Croaking Ground-Dove
71. White-tipped Dove
72. Red-masked Parakeet - Tumbesian Endemic
73. Maroon-tailed Parakeet
74. Pacific Parrotlet - Tumbesian Endemic
75. Gray-cheeked Parakeet - Tumbesian Endemic
76. Blue-headed Parrot
77. Bronze-winged parrot
78. Squirrel Cuckoo
79. Littel Cuckoo
80. Smooth-billed Ani
81. Groove-billed Ani
82. West Peruvian Screech-Owl - Tumbesian Endemic
83. Pacific Pygmy-Owl - Tumbesian Endemic
84. Rufous-bellied Nighthawk
85. Lesser Nighthawk
86. Anthony’s Nightjar - Tumbesian Endemic
87. White-collard Swift
88. Chestnut-collard Swift
89. Tumbes Swift
90. Gray-rumped Swift
91. Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
92. Tawny-bellied Hermit
93. Baron’s Hermit - Tumbesian Endemic
94. Green-fronted Lancebill
95. Sparkling Violet-ear
96. Green Thorntail
97. Western Emerald - Chocó Endemic
98. Green-crowned Woodnymph
99. Violet-bellied Hummingbird
100. Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
101. Amazilia Hummingbird
102. Andean Emerald
103. Speckled Hummingbird
104. Purple-bibbed Whitetip - Chocó Endemic
105. Empress Brilliant - Chocó Endemic
106. Fawn-breasted Brilliant
107. Brown Inca - Chocó Endemic
108. Collard Inca
109. Buff-tailed Coronet
110. Gorgeted Sunangel - Chocó Endemic
111. Booted Racket-tail.
112. Violet-tailed Sylph - Chocó Endemic
113. Wedge-billed Hummingbird
114. Purple-crowned Fairy
115. Purple-throated Woodstar
116. White-bellied Woodstar
117. Little Woodstar - Tumbesian Endemic
118. Esmeraldas Woodstar - Tumbesian Endemic
119. Ecuadorian Trogon - Tumbesian Endemic
120. Western White-tailed Trogon
121. Masked Trogon
122. Northern Violaceous Trogon
123. Ringed Kingfisher
124. Green Kingfisher
125. Rufous Motmot
126. Blue-crowned Motmot
127. Rufous-tailed Jacamar
128. Barred Puffbird
129. White-whiskered Puffbird
130. Orange-fronted Barbet - Chocó Endemic
131. Red-headed Barbet
132. Toucan Barbet - Chocó Endemic
133. Crimson-rumped Toucanet
134. Pale-mandibled Aracari - Chocó Endemic
135. Plate-billed Mountain Toucan - Chocó Endemic
136. Chocó Toucan - Chocó Endemic
137. Olivaceous Piculet
138. Golden-olive Woodpecker
139. Cinnamon Woodpecker
140. Black-cheeked Woodpecker
141. Scarlet-backed Woodpecker - Tumbesian Endemic
142. Powerful Woodpecker
143. Pacific Hornero - Tumbesian Endemic
144. Slaty Spinetail
145. Rufous Spinetail.
146. Necklaced Spinetail - Tumbesian Endemic
147. Red-faced Spinetail
148. Pearled Treerunner
149. Rusty-winged Barbtail
150. Lineated Foliage-gleaner
151. Buff-fronted Foliage Gleaner
152. Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner
153. Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner - Tumbesian Endemic
154. Striped Treehunter
155. Streaked Xenops
156. Plain Xenops
157. Tyrannine Woodcreeper
158. Plain-brown Woodcreeper
159. Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
160. Streak-headed Woodcreeper
161. Montane Woodcreeper
162. Red-billed Scythebill
163. Great Antshrike
164. Collard Antshrike - Tumbesian Endemic
165. Uniform Antshrike
166. Plain Antvireo
167. Spot-crowned Antvireo
168. Pacific Antwren
169. Checker-throated Antwren
170. White-flanked Antwren
171. Dot-winged Antwren
172. Long-tailed Antbird
173. Chestnut-backed Antbird
174. Esmeraldas Antbird - Chocó Endemic
175. Rufous-breasted Antthrush
176. Ochre-breasted Antpitta
177. Elegant Crescentchest - Tumbesian Endemic
178. Narino Tapaculo - Chocó Endemic
179. Ocellated Tapaculo
180. Sooty-headed Tyrannulet
181. Black-capped Tyrannulet
182. Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet
183. Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
184. Gray Elaenia
185. Greenish Elaenia
186. Yellow-bellied Elaenia
187. White-tailed Tyrannulet
188. Rufous-winged Tyrannulet - Tumbesian Endemic
189. Tawny-crowned Pygmy-Tyrant
190. Streak-necked Flycatcher
191. Slaty-capped Flycatcher
192. Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant
193. Black-capped Pygmy Tyrant
194. Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant
195. Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher
196. Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher
197. Common Tody-Flycatcher
198. Yellow-olive Flatbill
199. Ornate Flycatcher
200. Flavescent Flycathcer
201. Bran-colored Flycatcher
202. Tumbes Pewee - Tumbesian Endemic
203. Smoke-colored Pewee
204. Olive-sided Flycatcher
205. Gray-breasted Flycatcher - Tumbesian Endemic
206. Black Phoebe
207. Vermilion Flycatcher
208. Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant
209. Masked Water-Tyrant
210. Dusky-capped Flycatcher
211. Sooty-crowned Flycatcher - Tumbesian Endemic
212. Boat-billed Flycatcher
213. Social Flycatcher
214. Rusty-margined Flycatcher
215. Gray-capped Flycatcher
216. Streaked Flycatcher
217. Baird’s Flycatcher - Tumbesian Endemic
218. Golden-crowned Flycatcher
219. Tropical Kingbird
220. Snowy-throated Kingbird - Tumbesian Endemic
221. White-winged Becard
222. One-colored Becard
223. Masked Tityra
224. Black-crowned Tityra
225. Green-and-black Fruiteater
226. Black-tipped Cotinga
227. Purple-throated Fruitcrow
228. Golden-winged manakin
229. White-bearded Manakin
230. Turquoise Jay
231. Rufous-browed Peppershrike
232. Red-eyed Vireo
233. Brown-capped Vireo
234. Lesser Greenlet
235. Swainson’s Thrush
236. Great Thrush
237. Plumbeous-backed Thrush - Tumbesian Endemic
238. Ecuadorian Thrush - Tumbesian Endemic
239. Long-tailed Mockingbird
240. Gray-breasted Martin
241. Blue-and-white Swallow
242. Southern Rough-winged Swallow
243. Barn Swallow
244. Band-backed Wren
245. Fasciated Wren - Tumbesian Endemic
246. Bay Wren
247. Superciliated Wren - Tumbesian Endemic
248. Speckle-breasted Wren - Tumbesian Endemic
249. House Wren
250. Gray-breasted Wood-Wren
251. Southern Nightingale-Wren
252. Tawny-faced Gnatwren
253. Tropical Gnatcatcher
254. Tropical Parula
255. Blackburnian Warbler
256. Black-lored Yellowthroat - Tumbesian Endemic
257. Slate-throated Whitestart
258. Black-crested Warbler
259. Chocó Warbler - Chocó Endemic
260. Three-striped Warbler
261. Russet-crowned Warbler
262. Gray-and-gold Warbler - Tumbesian Endemic
263. Buff-rumped Warbler
264. Bananaquit
265. Purple Honeycreeper
266. Green Honeycreeper
267. Blue Dacnis
268. Yellow-tufted Dacnis
269. Scarlet-breasted Dacnis - Chocó Endemic
270. Capped Conebill
271. White-sided Flowerpiercer
272. Guira Tanager
273. Rufous-chested Tanager
274. Yellow-collard Chlorophonia - Chocó Endemic
275. Thick-billed Euphonia
276. Orange-bellied Euphonia
277. Orange-crowned Euphonia
278. Rufous-throated Tanager - Chocó Endemic
279. Gray-and-gold Tanager - Chocó Endemic
280. Golden Tanager
281. Silver-throated Tanager
282. Beryl-spangled Tanager
283. Blue-necked Tanager
284. Golden-hooded Tanager
285. Bay-headed Tanager
286. Rufous-winged Tanager
287. Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager
288. Moss-backed Tanager - Chocó Endemic
289. Grass-green Tanager
290. Blue-gray Tanager
291. Palm Tanager
292. Lemon-rumped Tanager
293. Highland Hepatic-Tanager
294. Summer Tanager
295. White-shouldered Tanager
296. Scarlet-browed Tanager - Chocó Endemic
297. Dusky Bush-Tanager - Chocó Endemic
298. Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager
299. Western Hemispingus - Chocó Endemic
300. Plushcap
301. Buff-throated Saltator
302. Black-winged Saltator
303. Streaked Saltator
304. Southern Yellow-Grosbeak
305. Blue-black Grosbeak
306. Crimson-breasted Finch - Tumbesian Endemic
307. Blue-black Grassquit
308. Yellow-faced Grassquit
309. Dull-colored Grassquit
310. Variable Seedeater
311. Yellow-bellied Seedeater
312. Parrot-billed Seedeater - Tumbesian Endemic
313. Chestnut-throated Seedeater
314. White-winged Brush-Finch
315. Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch
316. Orange-billed Sparrow
317. Black-capped Sparrow - Tumbesian Endemic
318. Black-striped Sparrow
319. Rufous-collared Sparrow
320. Collared Warbling-Finch - Tumbesian Endemic
321. Yellow-rumped Cacique
322. Shiny Cowbird
323. Scrub Blackbird
324. Great-tailed Grackle
325. White-edged Oriole - Tumbesian Endemic
326. Yellow-tailed Oriole
327. Peruvian Meadowlark
328. Saffron Siskin - Tumbesian Endemic
329. House Sparrow

    Heard Only
1. Little Tinamou
2. Pale-browed Tinamou - Tumbesian Endemic
3. White-throated Crake
4. Plumbeous Pigeon
5. Pallid Dove - Chocó Endemic
6. Cloud-forest Pygmy Owl - Chocó Endemic
7. Azara’s Spinetail
8. Spotted Barbtail
9. Slaty Antwren
10. Immaculate Antbird
11. Stub-tailed Antbird - Chocó Endemic
12. Scaled Antpitta
13. Moustached Antpitta - Chocó Endemic
14. Spillmann’s Tapaculo
15. Bronze-olive Pygmy-Tyrant
16. Club-winged Manakin - Chocó Endemic
17. Andean Solitaire
18. Glossy-black Thrush