This trip report is intended to let folks know what birds we encountered on a recent birding trip to Ecuador. Our trip was expertly guided by Edison Buenano, owner of Swordbilled Expeditions (www.swordbilledexpeditions.com). We had used Edison on a trip to southern Ecuador a few years ago and enjoyed his company and guiding expertise. He knows the birds of Ecuador very well and has excellent hearing and equipment. We were joined on the first week of the trip at Shiripuno by our friends Sharon Bostick and Frank Bills, from Knoxville, Tennessee, not far from where we live.
Since we have birded a few times in Ecuador and many times in South America, we were specifically looking for lifers available in Ecuador, and not trying to build a big list. Therefore you will notice about 75 species on the trip list at the end of this report that are heard only = (H). Most of the species we were targeting were "rare, localized, or very skulky", so we did not spend much time trying to call out and see other species that we encountered that were not new for us. The large list of species that we did encounter is a testament to Edison's great hearing and knowledge of Ecuadorian bird calls.
Our itinerary was put together by Edison after seeing what species we needed from a target list we sent to him. It started with a week at Shiripuno Lodge in the lowlands. Our guide there was a man named Jarol Fernando Vaca, who basically runs Shiripuno Lodge. He was excellent and knew the birds there very well. When we got back to Coca, Edison met us in his 2012 Toyota SUV, which we used for the rest of the trip. We first went to Wild Sumaco Lodge for 3 nights, then Cabanas San Isidro for 2 nights, then Guango Lodge for 1 night, then on to Septimo Lodge in Mindo for 1 night, before returning to Quito for a night before flying south for the final week of the trip. While we stayed in Quito for the night, Edison drove his vehicle down to Guayaquil, so we could use his car for that part of the trip as well. We flew to Guayaquil the following morning, where Edison picked us up and drove to Buenaventura Reserve, where we stayed for 2 nights at the Umbrellabird Lodge. After birding here we went to Jorupe Reserve, near Macara for 2 nights, staying at the fabulous Urraca Lodge. Then we went on to Tapichalaca Lodge in the Jocotoco Reserve for 2 more nights. The final stay was in Cuenca for 1 night, going up into the Cajas National Recreation Area the final morning, before flying back to Quito at 3 pm on November 11th. Except the last night in Cuenca, all the lodges we stayed at in the south were part of the Jocotoco Reserve network. They are all nicely constructed, comfortable, and well maintained with very efficient and friendly staff. I won't bother with the lodge details, as most, if not all, have their own websites with the appropriate information. The food throughout the entire trip was very good, typical for South America.
Shiripuno Lodge - Oct. 21-27.
This lodge is situated in the middle of a 1 million hectare forest, owned by native people. The lodge is basic, but the forest here is fantastic and holds some great birds, especially antbirds and their relatives. Deep forest birding in most places is a "feast or famine" thing. If you get lucky with mixed flocks or ant swarms, you have a great chance of seeing some fabulous birds. We were fairly lucky finding some of our target species, but mixed flocks were hard to come by and we never really found a proper ant swarm. Birds were hard to come by, but our guide Jarol worked hard for us to find what we did. The staff here did a great job feeding us and the rooms were comfortable. No hot water here, but with the humidity, a cool shower felt pretty good after being out on the trails all day.
Wild Sumaco Lodge & trails - Oct. 27-30.
Fabulous lodge and staff. The owners, Jim & Bonnie, were a real delight. The trail system here is typical of foothills habitat. Most of them were steep in parts and lots of up and down walking. The absence of many mixed flocks, a recurring theme on this trip, bothered us again here. We got about 9 lifers here, but dipped on 4-5 more.
Cabanas San Isidro & trails - Oct 30-Nov 1.
Few mixed flocks and rain hurt us here. While we did manage to find about 6 lifers, we probably missed 4-5 more species here because of rain and low flock activity. The Guacamayos Trail, which we have heard about for a long time as being a great birding trail, was disappointing. The habitat looked fabulous, with lush forest on a steep hillside and little human interference, but no mixed flocks to speak of and few individual birds. Researchers had located a nest of Greater Scythebill, one of our most wanted birds of the trip, and we thought we might finally actually get to see this rarity. It was also supposedly sitting on eggs. The nest tree was near the beginning of the Guacamayos trail and we waited for a couple of hours for the bird to show, but no luck. Rats! A good bonus at San Isidro was that there is a Black-banded Owl that hangs out near the parking lot of the lodge at dusk and we got a fabulous look at it. While at this lodge we made a couple of runs into the nearby town of Baeza, where there is a nice park/zoo on the east side of town. I think it was called Granja. It was supposed to be a good place for Black-chested Fruiteater.
Guango Lodge - Nov 1-2.
We met a birder at Shiripuno Lodge that told us that the Mountain Avocetbill hummingbird, that was supposed to be coming to feeders here, was not being seen, but within the first 20 minutes of looking, Edison heard it calling just outside the lodge and it came in to the feeders, where we got a great look at it. Then we went across the road to bird a really nice trail that produced a Dusky Piha for us. Edison tried for White-rimmed Brush-Finch along this trail, but not even a sniff.
Septimo Lodge in Mindo - Nov 2-3.
Great lodge in a very birdy valley outside Mindo. Our only morning here was spent at Angel Paz's refuge about 25 minutes from Mindo. Angel's place was great, as always. He's now feeding Giant, Moustached, and Ochre-breasted Antpittas, along with Dark-backed Wood-Quail, and Ocellated Tapaculo! Great looks at all of them. We tried for an Scaled Antpitta on a trail behind the Septimo Lodge. We managed to call it in to within 15 feet of us, calling all the time, but it would not come out from the dense foliage and we never saw it. Pretty frustrating.
Quito - Nov. 3. Overnight before flying to Guayaquil tomorrow.
Umbrellabird Lodge & Buenaventura Reserve area - Nov. 4-6.
Got to this area and went immediately to the Buenaventura Reserve, where Edison was finally able to spot some distant El Oro Parakeets in the top of a distant tree. The next morning, with the help of a local ranger named Artemio, we hacked our way up the side of a steep hillside to get a great look at the El Oro Tapaculo from about 8 feet away! I was the only one who got a very brief glimpse at a Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail as it flushed off the road by the lodge.
Urraca Lodge at the Jorupe Reserve - Nov. 6-8.
Target birds here, mostly for me, were Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner (yes) and Pale-browed Tinamou (coming into the feeding area near the lodge. A day trip up to the Utuana Reserve finally netted us a disappointingly brief look at the Jelski's Chat-Tyrant.
Tapichalaca Reserve - Nov. 8-10.
As always, a great reserve. The lodge here is called Casa Simpson. Managed to find Mouse-colored Thistletail, Bearded Guan, Black-headed Hemispingus, and Golden-plumed Parakeet our first full morning here, but after that, we had no luck finding any remaining target species. Mixed flocks continued their absence here as well. We then tried a high elevation (about 10,000 feet) public protected area, near the small community of Yangana, called Cerro Toledo, to try for Masked Mountain Tanager, Neblina Metaltail, and Red-faced Parrot. There is a lot of great looking habitat and no people to speak of here, but we found very few individual birds. We tried again the following morning at Cerro Toledo, and again had no luck, with the exception that we did actually hear the Red-faced Parrots, but could not locate them. Night in Cuenca.
Cajas National Recreation Area - Nov 11th.
We drove up here (12,500 feet) our final morning to look for the endemic Violet-throated Metaltail. Edison said he has photographed it here, about a mile past the park offices, right near the highway in amongst the Polylepis trees, but we had no luck finding it either. Lots of Blue-mantled Thornbills and a Giant Conebill, but no metaltail.
SYSTEMATIC LIST OF BIRDS ENCOUNTERED ON THIS TRIP, using CLEMENTS' taxonomy.
H = heard only; L or G = leader or someone else in the group saw it; D = means my wife saw it and not me; LH = means the leader only heard it. C = common. Most of the lodges have several trails. If I say "seen at", that means someone saw the species along one of the trails at that lodge's property or in the nearby area.
Great Tinamou (Tinamus major) - H @ Shiripuno.
White-throated Tinamou - (Tinamus guttatus) - H @ Shiripuno.
R - Cinereous Tinamou (Crypturellus cinereus) - Heard often, but seen once upriver from Shiripuno lodge.
Little Tinamou (Crypturellus soui) - H @ Wild Sumaco area.
Undulated Tinamou (Crypturellus undulatus) - H @ Shiripuno only.
D - Variegated Tinamou (Crypturellus variegatus) - D, seen at Shiripuno.
R - Pale-browed Tinamou (Crypturellus transfasciatus) - Great looks coming to feeder area at Urruca Lodge.
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) - 1 bird seen on river on way out of Shiripuno.
Andean Teal (Anas andium) - 2 birds at Cajas Nat. Rec. area (herafter NRA).
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) - 2 seen at Cajas NRA.
Rufous-headed Chachalaca (Ortalis erythroptera) - several coming in to feeders @ Umbrellabird Lodge.
Speckled Chachalaca (Ortalis guttata) - several seen @ Shiripuno.
Bearded Guan (Penelope barbata) - 1 lucked up on at Jocotoco Trail; great looks; also @ Cerro Toledo.
Spix's Guan (Penelope jacquacu)several seen @ Shiripuno.
Blue-throated Piping-Guan (Pipile cumanensis) - several seen @ Shiripuno.
Sickle-winged Guan (Chamaepetes goudotii) - 1 seen at Buenaventura Res.
Nocturnal Curassow (Nothocrax urumutum) - H often @ Shiripuno; didn't chase it as it wasn't a lifer.
Salvin's Curassow (Mitu salvini) - 2 seen briefly along river @ Shiripuno; fairly common at this area, but never easy to find; 1 guy saw 5 in 1 day.
Marbled Wood-Quail (Odontophorus gujanensis) - 1 seen at night roost @ Shiripuno.
R - Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail (Odontophorus erythrops) - 1 seen briefly on road at Umbrellabird Lodge.
Dark-backed Wood-Quail (Odontophorus melanonotus) - group of 5 + 3 chicks coming in to worms @ Angel Paz's refuge.
Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail (Odontophorus speciosus) - H only on trails @ Wild Sumaco.
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) - 1 bird as we were leaving Guayaquil area.
Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) - a few on the river bordering northern Peru.
Rufescent Tiger-Heron (Tigrisoma lineatum) - H at Shiripuno only.
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) - seen while leaving Shiripuno.
Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Guayaquil area.
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) - Guayaquil area.
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) - Guayaquil area.
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) - seen several places.
Striated Heron (Butorides striata) - seen once at Shiripuno.
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) - Guayaquil area.
Green Ibis (Mesembrinibis cayennensis) - 1 seen briefly at Shiripuno.
Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) - 1 seen while leaving Guayaquil area.
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) - C
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) - more frequent in the south.
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes melambrotus) - Eastern lowlands and lower slopes only.
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Gray-headed Kite (Leptodon cayanensis) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) - several seen at Wild Sumaco & San Isidro.
Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) - most I've ever seen, in coastal lowlands leaving Guayaquil area.
Double-toothed Kite (Harpagus bidentatus) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Plumbeous Kite (Ictinia plumbea) - Shiripuno & Wild Sumaco.
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus) - 1 seen @ Tapichalaca Reserve.
Barred Hawk (Leucopternis princeps) - seen at Buenaventura Reserve.
Gray-backed Hawk (Leucopternis occidentalis) - seen at Buenaventura Reserve.
Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis) - 1 seen leaving Guayaquil area.
Roadside Hawk (Buteo magnirostris) - scattered sightings, mostly on Eastern side of Andes.
White-rumped Hawk (Buteo leuchorrus) - D; 1 seen @ San Isidro.
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) - 1 seen @ Baeza.
Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyurus) - 1 seen @ San Isidro.
Variable Hawk (Buteo polyosoma) - 1 seen on way over the Andes going to Mindo.
Black Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus tyrannus) - LH @ Shiripuno.
Lined Forest-Falcon (Micrastur gilvicollis) - 1 seen well and calling loudly on trail near Wild Sumaco.
Collared Forest-Falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus) - 1 seen on boat ride into Shiripuno.
Black Caracara (Daptrius ater) -several @ Shiripuno.
Red-throated Caracara (Ibycter americanus) - G; 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Carunculated Caracara (Phalcoboenus carunculatus) - couple seen going over the Andes to Mindo.
Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) - 1 seen @ Jorupe Res. area.
Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima) - 1 seen near San Isidro.
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) - couple seen in the mountains late in the trip.
Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Chestnut-headed Crake (Anurolimnas castaneiceps) - H; got one to within 10 feet but couldn't see it @ Shiripuno.
Gray-necked Wood-Rail (Aramides cajanea) - H on way into Shiripuno.
Sungrebe (Heliornis fulica) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) - some seen in coastal lowlands leaving Guayaquil.
Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) - loads in coastal lowlands leaving Guayaquil.
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) - along river @ Shiripuno.
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) - 1 seen on way out of Shiripuno.
Andean Gull (Chroicocephalus serranus) - seen going over the Andes to Mindo & again @ Cajas NRA.
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) - C
Band-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata) - seen @ San Isidro & Cerro Toledo.
Plumbeous Pigeon (Patagioenas plumbea) - heard @ Shiripuno & 1 seen at Wild Sumaco.
Ruddy Pigeon (Patagioenas subvinacea) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata) - a few noted on way out of Quito.
Ruddy Ground-Dove (Columbina talpacoti) - 1 @ Shiripuno & Wild Sumaco.
Ecuadorian Ground-Dove (Columbina buckleyi) - seen @ Beunaventura Res.
Croaking Ground-Dove (Columbina cruziana) - seen @ Jorupe Res.
Blue Ground-Dove (Claravis pretiosa) - well seen at Urraca Lodge feeders.
Black-winged Ground-Dove (Metriopelia melanoptera) - seen @ Antisana NP.
White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi) - C @ Tapichalaca & Jorupe.
Gray-fronted Dove (Leptotila rufaxilla) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Ochre-bellied Dove (Leptotila ochraceiventris) - H only at Umbrellabird Lodge.
White-throated Quail-Dove (Geotrygon frenata) - couple seen at hide on Jocotoco Antpitta trail.
Ruddy Quail-Dove (Geotrygon mpontana) - L only @ Shiripuno.
Golden-plumed Parakeet (Leptosittaca branickii) - fantastic looks in valley @ beginning of Jocotoco Trail.
Maroon-tailed Parakeet (Pyrrhura melanura) - fairly common @ Shiripuno.
El Oro Parakeet (Pyrrhura orcesi) - small group seen briefly at distance at Buenaventura Res.
Red-masked Parakeet (Aratinga erythrogenys) - seen at Buenaventura Res.
Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severus) - fairly easy @ Shiripuno & Wild Sumaco.
Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) - seen several times @ Shiripuno.
Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) - C @ Shiripuno.
Red-bellied Macaw (Orthopsittaca manilata) - seen @ Shiripuno, Wild Sumaco, & Buenaventura Res.
Pacific Parrotlet (Forpus coelestis) - seen couple of times in the south.
Gray-cheeked Parakeet (Brotogeris pyrrhoptera) - H at Jorupe Res.
Cobalt-winged Parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Black-headed Parrot (Pionites melanocephalus) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Orange-cheeked Parrot (Pyrilia barrabandi) - H only @ Shiripuno.
Red-faced Parrot (Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops) - H only at top of Cerro Toledo.
Blue-headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus) - seen a few times @ Shiripuno.
Red-billed Parrot (Pionus sordidus) - H only at Buenaventura Res.
Speckle-faced Parrot (Pionus tumultuosus) - H only @ Guango Lodge.
Bronze-winged Parrot (Pionus chalcopterus) - seen a couple of times in the south.
Orange-winged Parrot (Amazona amazonica) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Scaly-naped Parrot (Amazona mercenaria) - H only at Tapichalaca Res.
Mealy Parrot (Amazona farinosa) - a few seen @ Shiripuno.
Yellow-crowned Parrot (Amazona ochrocephala) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana) - seen @ Shiripuno & San Isidro.
Black-bellied Cuckoo (Piaya melanogaster) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Greater Ani (Crotophaga major)seen @ Shiripuno.
Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani)several times on Eastern side.
Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris) - seen @ Buenaventura Res.
Rufescent Screech-Owl (Megascops ingens) - good look at night at Septimo Lodge, Mindo.
Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl (Megascops watsonii) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
White-throated Screech-Owl (Otus albogularis) - Edison got onto one along the highway above San Isidro, but we never got a decent look at it.
Crested Owl (Lophostrix cristata) - H only @ Shiripuno.
Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) - Great look at 1 @ Urraca Lodge.
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) - H often @ Shiripuno.
Peruvian Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium peruanum) - H only at Urraca Lodge.
Black-and-white Owl (Ciccaba nigrolineata) - 1 seen well @ Umbrellabird Lodge.
Black-banded Owl (Ciccaba huhula) - Fabulous look at 1 near parking lot at San Isidro.
Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) - 1 flyby @ Umbrellabird Lodge.
Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) - couple seen @ Shiripuno.
Swallow-tailed Nightjar (Uropsalis segmentata) - great look at a pair along highway above San Isidro.
Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis) - 1 seen well along river going in to Shirpuno.
Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus) - H only at Shiripuno.
Andean Potoo (Nyctibius maculosus) - juvenile on tree stub at San Isidro; adult on day roost along Jocotoco Trail.
Rufous Potoo (Nyctibius bracteatus) - Superb look on day roost @ Shiripuno.
White-chested Swift (Cypseloides lemosi) - brief looks at 2 near Coca Falls, on way to San Isidro.
White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris) - several seen in Wild Sumaco area.
Short-tailed Swift (Chaetura brachyura) - seen @ Shiripuno; also seen near Jorupe Res. (Tumbes Swift).
Gray-rumped Swift (Chaetura cinereiventris) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Fork-tailed Palm-Swift (Tachornis squamata) - Shiripuno.
White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) - Shiripuno & Urraca Lodge.
Pale-tailed Barbthroat (Threnetes leucurus) - 1 seen briefly at Shiripuno.
White-whiskered Hermit (Phaethornis yaruqui) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy) - seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Tawny-bellied Hermit (Phaethornis syrmatophorus) - 1 seen @ Buenaventura Res.
Straight-billed Hermit (Phaethornis bourcieri) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Great-billed Hermit (Phaethornis malaris) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Stripe-throated Hermit (Phaethornis striigularis) - 1 seen @ Buenaventura Res.
White-tipped Sicklebill (Eutoxeres aquila) - L only @ Buenaventura Res.
Brown Violetear (Colibri delphinae) - C @ Wils Sumaco; also @ Urraca.
Green Violetear (Colibri thalassinus) - Wild Sumaco.
Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans) - Abundant @ Wild Sumaco.
Purple-crowned Fairy (Heliothryx barroti) - 1 seen at Buenaventura Res.
Amethyst-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus amethysticollis) - Casa Simpson.
Tourmaline Sunangel (Heliangelus exortis) - Guango Lodge.
Little Sunangel (Heliangelus micraster) - Called "Flame-throated"; several @ Casa Simpson.
Purple-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus viola) - several @ Utuana Res.
Wire-crested Thorntail (Discosura popelairii) - seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Green Thorntail (Discosura conversii) - Umbrellabird Lodge.
Ecuadorian Piedtail (Phlogophilus hemileucurus) - Seen only @ Wild Sumaco.
Speckled Hummingbird (Adelomyia melanogenys) - San Isidro, Buenaventura, Tapichalaca.
Long-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus kingi) - San Isidro, Guango, & Casa Simpson.
Violet-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis) - Umbrellabird Lodge.
D - Ecuadorian Hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo) - Antisana NP & Cajas NRA.
Mountain Avocetbill (Opisthoprora euryptera) - 1 seen very well at Guango Lodge feeders.
Blue-mantled Thornbill (Chalcostigma stanleyi) - several seen @ Cajas NRA.
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill (Chalcostigma herrani) - couple seen @ upper reaches of Cerro Toledo.
Tyrian Metaltail (Metallura tyrianthina) - Antisana & Jorupe Res.
Shining Sunbeam (Aglaeactis cupripennis) - 1 briefly seen at Guango Lodge trail.
Bronzy Inca (Coeligena coeligena) - 1 seen @ San Isidro.
Brown Inca (Coeligena wilsoni) - 1 seen @ Buenaventura Res.
Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata) - seen severasl places.
Buff-winged Starfrontlet (Coeligena lutetiae) - Tapichalaca Res.
Rainbow Starfrontlet (Coeligena iris) - 15+ at feeders @ Utuana Res.
Mountain Velvetbreast (Lafresnaya lafresnayi) - only seen @ Jorupe Res.
Great Saphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus) - 1 seen at Guango.
Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) - couple seen at feedrs @ Guango Lodge.
Buff-tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens) - seen at Buenaventura Res.
Chestnut-breasted Coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii) - seen several places; abundant @ Casa Simpson.
Booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii) - Wild Sumaco & Umbrellabird Lodge.
Black-throated Brilliant (Heliodoxa schreibersii) - 1 seen at Shiripuno, then again at Wild Sumaco Lodge.
Gould's Jewelfront (Heliodoxa aurescens) - only found @ Wild Sumaco.
Fawn-breasted Brilliant (Heliodoxa rubinoides) - Umbrellabird Lodge & Tapichalaca Lodge.
Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) - only @ Urraca Lodge.
Empress Brilliant (Heliodoxa imperatrix) - only seen @ Umbrellabird Lodge.
Violet-fronted Brilliant (Heliodoxa leadbeateri) - 1 seen at trails at Wild Sumaco.
Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas) - only seen at Antisana NP.
White-bellied Woodstar (Chaetocercus mulsant) - Umbrellabird Lodge & Casa Simpson.
D - Gorgeted Woodstar (Chaetocercus heliodor) - seen @ Wild Sumaco Lodge.
Short-tailed Woodstar (Myrmia micrura) - couple seen well @ dry area on way to Buenaventura Res.
Violet-headed Hummingbird (Klais guimeti) - few seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Gray-breasted Sabrewing (Campylopterus largipennis) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Napo Sabrewing (Campylopterus villaviscensio) - seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Fork-tailed Woodnymph (Thalurania furcata) - Shiripuno, Wild Sumaco.
Many-spotted Hummingbird (Taphrospilus hypostictus) - several @ Wild Sumaco.
Amazilia Hummingbird (Amazilia amazilia) - Buenaventura & Jorupe Reserves.
Andean Emerald (Amazilia franciae) - Buenaventura Area.
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) - Umbrellabird Podge.
Golden-tailed Sapphire (Chrysuronia oenone) - C @ Wild Sumaco.
Violet-bellied Hummingbird (Damophila julie) - Umbrellabird Lodge.
Golden-headed Quetzal (Pharomachrus auriceps) - 2 seen at San Isidro.
Crested Quetzal (Pharomachrus antisianus) - 1 seen at San Isidro.
Black-tailed Trogon (Trogon melanurus) - 1 seen at Shiripuno.
White-tailed Trogon (Trogon chionurus) - 1 seen at Shiripuno.
Blue-crowned Trogon (Trogon curucui) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Collared Trogon (Trogon collaris) - seen @ San Isidro.
Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus) - seen @ San Isidro.
Amazonian Motmot (Momotus momota) - Jorupe Res.
Andean Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis) - 1 seen @ San Isidro.
Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii) - H only @ Shiripuno & Buenaventura Res.
Broad-billed Motmot (Electron platyrhynchum) - H only @ Buenaventura Res.
Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) - 1 seen @ Buenaventura Res.
Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona) - Shiripuno.
Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) - Shiripuno.
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher (Chloroceryle inda) - L only @ Shiripuno.
White-chested Puffbird (Malacoptila fusca) - L only at Shiripuno.
Black-fronted Nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons) - seen @ Shiripuno.
White-fronted Nunbird (Monasa morphoeus) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Swallow-winged Puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa) - seen @ Shiripuno.
White-eared Jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Yellow-billed Jacamar (Galbula albirostris) - couple seen @ Shiripuno.
Coppery-chested Jacamar (Galbula pastazae) - 1 seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Scarlet-crowned barbet (Capito aurovirens) - LH only @ Shiripuno.
Gilded Barbet (Capito auratus) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Lemon-throated Barbet (Eubucco richardsoni) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Toucan Barbet (Semnornis ramphastinus) - seen @ Umbrellabird Lodge.
Emerald Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus) - 1 seen @ San Isidro.
Chestnut-tipped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus derbianus) - seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Crimson-rumped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus) - seen @ Umbrellabird Lodge.
Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan (Andigena hypoglauca) - H only @ Tapichalaca Res.
Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) - Umbrellabird & Urraca Lodges.
Chestnut-eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Many-banded Aracari (Pteroglossus pluricinctus) - seen @ Shiripuno & Wild Sumaco.
Ivory-billed Aracari (Pteroglossus azara) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Golden-collared Toucanet (Selenidera reinwardtii) - seen on trail T Shiripuno.
Black-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus) - seen @ Wild Sumaco.
White-throated Toucan (Ramphastos tucanus) - C @ Shiripuno.
Choco Toucan (Ramphastos brevis) - seen @ Buenaventura Res.
Channel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Lafresnaye's Piculet (Picumnus lafresnayi) - 2 seen well below Wild Sumaco Lodge in bamboo stand.
Rufous-breasted Piculet (Picumnus rufiventris) - 1 seen well below Wild Sumaco Lodge in bamboo stand.
Spot-breasted Woodpecker (Chrysoptilus punctigula) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker (Melanerpes cruentatus) - C @ Shiripuno.
Smokey-brown Woodpecker (Veniliornis fumigatus) - L only @ Guango trails.
Scarlet-backed Woodpecker (Veniliornis callonotus) - 1 seen @ Buenaventura Res.
Yellow-throated Woodpecker (Piculus flavigula) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Golden-green Woodpecker (Piculus chrysochloros) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Scale-breasted Woodpecker (Celeus grammicus) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Chestnut Woodpecker (Celeus elegans) - seen a few times @ Shiripuno.
Cream-colored Woodpecker (Celeus flavus) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Ringed Woodpecker (Celeus torquatus) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Powerful Woodpecker (Campephilus pollens) - couple seen on Guacamayos trail.
Red-necked Woodpecker (Campephilus rubricollis) - couple seen @ Shiripuno.
Crimson-crested Woodpecker (Campephilus melanoleucos) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Short-billed Leaftosser (Sclerurus rufigularis) - 1 seen upstream @ Shiripuno.
Stout-billed Cinclodes (Cinclodes excelsior) - Antisana NP.
Chestnut-winged Cinclodes (Cinclodes albidiventris) - Cerro Toledo & Cajas NRA.
Pale-legged Hornero (Furnarius leucopus) - C in the south.
Azara's Spinetail (Synallaxis azarae) - H often in last 1/2 of trip.
Slaty Spinetail (Synallaxis brachyura) - 1 seen @ Buenaventura Res.
Dark-breasted Spinetail (Synallaxis albigularis) - H only @ Wild Sumaco.
Rufous Spinetail (Synallaxis unirufa) - 1 seen @ Casa Simpson.
Ash-browed Spinetail (Cranioleuca curtata) - 1 seen @ Granja Park, Baeza.
Line-cheeked Spinetail (Cranioleuca antisiensis) - 1 seen @ Buenaventura Res.
Mouse-colored Thistletail (Asthenes griseomurina) - seen on road near Casa Simpson; H @ Cerro Toledo
Streaked-back Canastero (Asthenes wyatti) - 1 seen briefly at Antisana NP.
Spotted Barbtail (Premnoplex brunnescens) - 1 seen well @ Wild Sumaco.
Pearled Treerunner (Margarornis squamiger) - seen several places.
Streaked Tuftedcheek (Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii) - seen @ Podocarpus NP & Tapichalaca Res.
Montane Foliage-gleaner (Anabacerthia striaticollis) - seen at Wild Sumaco.
Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner (Syndactyla ruficollis) - seen few times at Urraca Lodge area.
Striped Woodhaunter (Hyloctistes subulatus) - H only @ Buenaventura Res.
Chestnut-winged Hookbill (Ancistrops strigilatus) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner (Philydor rufum) - 1 seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner (Philydor erythropterus) - G; someone had 1 @ Shiripuno.
Cinnamon-rumped Foliage-gleaner (Philydor pyrrhodes) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner (Automolus infuscatus) - H only @ Shiripuno.
R - Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner (Hylocryptus erythrocephalus) - 2 seen well just below lodge @ Urraca.
Black-billed treehunter (Thripadectes melanorhynchus) - LH @ Wild Sumaco.
R - Rufous-tailed Xenops (Xenops milleri) - 2 seen well @ Shiripuno.
Plain Xenops (Xenops minutus) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Streaked Xenops (Xenops rutilans) - seen at San Isidro.
Tyrannine Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla tyrannina) - 1 seen @ Guango Lodge trail.
Plain-brown Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla fuliginosa) - 1 seen @ Buenaventura Res.
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper (Glyphorynchus spirurus) - seen several times.
Olivaceous Wooscreeper (Sittasomus griseicapillus) - L only @ Wild sumaco.
Long-billed Woodcreeper (Nasica longirostris) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper (Dendrexetastes rufigula) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Amazonian Barred-Woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes certhia) - few seen @ Shiripuno.
Black-banded Woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes picumnus) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Straight-billed Woodcreeper (Dendroplex picus) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Striped Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus obsoletus) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Ocellated Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus ocellatus) - couple seen @ Shiripuno.
Buff-throated Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus guttatus) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Spotted Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus erythropygius) - 1 seen @ Buenaventura Res.
Olive-backed Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus triangularis) - seen @ Guango trails.
Streak-headed Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes souleyetii) - seen @ Buenaventura Res.
Montane Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger) - seen @ San Isidro & Buenaventura Res.
Fasciated Antshrike (Cymbilaimus lineatus) - H only @ Shiripuno.
Undulated Antshrike (Frederickena unduligera) - couple of good looks @ Shiripuno.
Great Antshrike (Taraba major) - seen @ Shiripuno & Buenaventura.
Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus) - seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Chapman's Antshrike (Thamnophilus zarumae) - H only @ Jorupe Res.
Lined Antshrike (Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus) - H @ Wild Sumaco.
Collared Antshrike (Thamnophilus bernardi) - 1 seen @ Urraca.
Western Slaty-Antshrike (Thamnophilus atrinucha) - 1 seen at Jorupe Res.
Mouse-colored Antshrike (Thamnophilus murinus) - H only @ Shiripuno.
Spot-winged Antshrike (Pygiptila stellaris) - 1 seen 2 Shiripuno.
Uniform Antshrike (Thamnophilus unicolor) - 1 seen @ Buenaventura Res.
Plain-winged Antshrike (Thamnophilus schistaceus) - LH only @ Shiripuno.
Russet Antshrike (Thamnistes anabatinus) - H only @ Wild Sumaco.
Plain Antvireo (Dysithamnus mentalis) - 1 seen @ Jorupe Res.
White-streaked Antvireo (Dysithamnus leucostictus) - 1 seen well on trail @ Wild Sumaco.
Dusky-throated Antshrike (Thamnomanes ardesiacus) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Cinereous Antshrike (Thamnomanes caesius) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Brown-backed Antwren (Epinecrophylla fjeldsaai) - 1 seen well @ Shiripuno.
Foothill Antwren (Myrmotherula spodionota) - H only @ Wild Sumaco.
Rufous-tailed Antwren (Epinecrophylla erythrura) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Moustached Antwren (Myrmotherula ignota) - H only @ Shiripuno.
Amazonian Streaked-Antwren (Myrmotherula multostriata) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Stripe-chested Antwren (Myrmotherula longicauda) - 1 seen well at San Isidro.
Plain-throated Antwren (Myrmotherula hauxwelli) - seen @ Shiripuno.
White-flanked Antwren (Myrmotherula axillaris) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Slaty Antwren (Myrmotherula schisticolor) - L only @ Wild Sumaco.
Long-winged Antwren (Myrmotherula longipennis) - G only @ Shiripuno.
Gray Antwren (Myrmotherula menetriesii) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Banded Antbird (Dichrozona cincta) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Dugand's Antwren (Herpsilochmus dugandi) - H only @ Shiripuno.
Yellow-breasted Antwren (Herpsilochmus axillaris) - 1 seen below Wild Sumaco.
Rufous-winged Antwren (Hersilochmus rufimarginatus) - L only below Wild Sumaco.
Dot-winged Antwren (Microrhopias quixensis) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Gray Antbird (Cercomacra cinerascens) - H only @ Shiripuno.
Blackish Antbird (Cercomacra nigrescens) - H only @ Wild Sumaco.
White-backed Fire-eye (Pyriglena leuconota) - seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Black-faced Antbird (Myrmoborus myotherinus) - Shiripuno & Wild Sumaco.
Peruvian Warbling-Antbird (Hypocnemis peruviana) - H only @ Shiripuno.
Yellow-browed Antbird (Hypocnemis hypoxantha) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Chestnut-backed Antbird (Myrmeciza exsul) - H only @ Jorupe Res.
White-shouldered Antbird (Myrmeciza melanoceps) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Sooty Antbird (Myrmeciza fortis) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Immaculate Antbird (Myrmeciza immaculata) - seen at Buenaventura Res.
Wing-banded Antbird (Myrmornis torquata) - great look at 1 at Shiripuno.
Bicolored Antbird (Gymnopithys leucaspis) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Hairy-crested Antbird (Rhegmatorhina melanosticta) - LH only @ Shiripuno on 1 day.
Spot-backed Antbird (Hylophylax naevius) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Scale-backed Antbird (Willisornis poecilinotus) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Reddish-winged Bare-eye (Phlegopsis erythroptera) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Rufous-capped Antthrush (Formicarius colma) - H only @ Shiripuno.
Rufous-breasted Antthrush (Formicarius rufipectus) - H only @ Wild Sumaco & Buenaventura Res.
Short-tailed Antthrush (Chamaeza campanisona) - H only @ Wild Sumaco.
Barred Antthrush (Chamaeza mollissima) - brief look at 1 near San Isidro.
Giant Antpitta (Grallaria gigantea) - Superb looks at Angel Paz's refuge.
Scaled Antpitta (Grallaria guatimalensis) - H only at Septimo Lodge.
Moustached Antpitta (Grallaria alleni) - Superb looks at Angel Paz's refuge.
Plain-backed Antpitta (Grallaria haplonota) - H only @ Wild Sumaco.
Chestnut-crowned Antpitta (Grallaria ruficapilla) - H only @ Guango & Jorupe.
Watkins's Antpitta (Grallaria watkinsi) - H only @ Jorupe Res.
Jocotoco Antpitta (Grallaria ridgelyi) - Usual great looks at Jocotoco hide, Tapichalaca Res.
Chestnut-naped Antpitta (Grallaria nuchalis) - H only @ Tapichalaca Res.
White-bellied Antpitta (Grallaria hypoleuca) - Great look at feeding @ San Isidro.
Rufous Antpitta (Grallaria rufula) - H only @ Tapichalaca Res.
Tawny Antpitta (Grallaria quitensis) - several seen well at Cajas NRA.
Ochre-striped Antpitta (Grallaria dignissima) - called 1 in to 15 feet, but never saw it at Shiripuno.
Whitye-lored Antpitta (Hylopezus fulviventris) - H only @ Shiripuno.
Thrush-like Antpitta (Myrmothera campanisona) - H only @ Shiripuno.
Ochre-breasted Antpitta (Grallaricula flavirostris) - seen well @ Wild Sumaco and Angel Paz's refuge
Slate-crowned Antpitta (Grallaricula nana) - H only at Guango trails.
Peruvian Antpitta (Grallaricula peruviana) - L; he only saw it very briefly at San Isidro.
Ash-throated Gnateater (Conopophaga peruviana) - Great look at Shiripuno.
Chestnut-crowned Gnateater (Conopophaga castaneiceps) - brief but good look at Wild Sumaco.
D - Rusty-belted Tapaculo (Liosceles thoracicus) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Blackish Tapaculo (Scytalopus latrans) - great look at 1 at San Isidro.
Long-tailed Tapaculo (Scytalopus micropterus) - great look at 1 at San Isidro.
White-crowned Tapaculo (Scytalopus atratus) - H often @ Wild Sumaco.
Ecuadorian Tapaculo (Scytalopus robbinsi) - Great look on steep hillside @ Buenaventura Res.
Nariño Tapaculo (Scytalopus vicinior) - H only @ Buenaventura Res.
Chusquea Tapaculo (Scytalopus parkeri) - H only @ Tapichalaca res.
Paramillo Tapaculo (Scytalopus canus) - H only @ Antisana NP.
Elegant Crescentchest (Melanopareia elegans) - 1 seen in dry area of Jorupe Res.
White-tailed Tyrannulet (Mecocerculus poecilocercus) - seen @ San Isidro.
White-banded Tyrannulet (Mecocerculus stictopterus) - hills above town of Papallacta.
White-throated Tyrannulet (Mecocerculus leucophrys) - Andes.
Rufous-winged Tyrannulet (Mecocerculus calopterus) - seen @ Buenaventura Res.
Sulphur-bellied Tyrannulet (Mecocerculus minor) - hills above town of Papallacta.
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet (Tyrannulus elatus) - H only @ Shiripuno.
White-crested Elaenia (Elaenia albiceps) - San Isidro.
Streak-necked Flycatcher (Mionectes striaticollis) - Tapichalaca Res.
Olive-striped Flycatcher (Mionectes olivaceus) - L, @ Wild Sumaco.
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher (Mionectes oleagineus) - H @ Shiripuno.
D - Rufous-breasted Flycatcher (Leptopogon rufipectus) - 1 seen at Granja, Baeza.
Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant (Phylloscartes ophthalmicus) - seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Sooty-headed Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias griseiceps) - seen @ Buenaventura Res.
Black-capped Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias nigrocapillus) - seen @ Tapichalaca Res.
Red-billed Tyrannulet (Zimmerius cinereicapilla) - 1 seen well at Wild Sumaco.
Golden-faced Tyrannulet (Zimmerius chrysops) - seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Ornate Flycatcher (Myiotriccus ornatus) - seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant (Pseudotriccus ruficeps) - 1 seen @ San Isidro.
Ringed Antpipit (Corythopis torquatus) - H @ Shiripuno.
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus) - seen @ Buenaventura Res.
Double-banded Pygmy-Tyrant (Lophotriccus vitiosus) - H @ Shiripuno.
Tawny-crowned Pygmy-Tyrant (Euscarthmus meloryphus) - Jorupe Res.
White-eyed Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus zosterops) - H @ Shiripuno.
Black-throated Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus granadensis) - H @ Tapichalaca Res.
Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus rufigularis) - 1 seen well on trail @ Wild Sumaco.
Common Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) - seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Yellow-olive Flycatcher (Tolmomyias sulphurescens) - seen at Urraca lodge.
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher (Tolmomyias flaviventris) - H on way to boat, S. of Coca.
White-throated Spadebill (Platyrinchus mystaceus) - 1 seen briefly at Jorupe Res.
Cinnamon Flycatcher (Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus) - seen on Guango trails.
Handsome Flycatcher (Nephelomyias pulcher) - 1 seen at Guango trails.
Bran-colored Flycatcher (Myiophobus fasciatus) - seen @ Jorupe Res.
Olive-chested Flycatcher (Myiophobus cryptoxanthus) - 1 seen well below Wild Sumaco Lodge.
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) - seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Smoke-colored Pewee (Contopus fumigatus) - seen at Guango trails.
Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) - seen @ Shiripuno & Wild Sumaco.
Tropical Pewee (Contopus cinereus) - Tumbes subspecies; seen @ Jorupe Res.
Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) - seen @ Shiripuno & Buenaventura Res.
Drab Water Tyrant (Ochthornis littoralis) - seen often @ Shiripuno along river.
Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant (Agriornis montanus) - 1 seen @ Cerro Toledo.
Smoky Bush-Tyrant (Myiotheretes fumigatus) - H @ Tapichalaca Res.
Red-rumped Bush-Tyrant (Cnemarchus erythropygius) - seen @ Cajas NRA
Jelski's Chat-Tyrant (Ochthoeca jelskii) - 1 seen briefly at Utuana Res.
Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant (Ochthoeca rufipectoralis) - seen at Guango area.
Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant (Ochthoeca fumicolor) - Antisana NP.
Large-headed Flatbill (Ramphotrigon megacephalum) - H @ San Isidro.
Rufous-tailed Flatbill (Ramphotrigon ruficauda) - pair seen well @ Shiripuno.
Citron-bellied Attila (Attila citriniventris) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Grayish Mourner (Rhytipterna simplex) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer) - Shiripuno & Wild Sumaco.
Pale-edged Flycatcher (Myiarchus cephalotes) - seen @ San Isidro.
Lesser Kiskadee (Pitangus lictor) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) - C in lowlands.
Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis) - C
Gray-capped Flycatcher (Myiozetetes granadensis) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Yellow-throated Flycatcher (Conopias parvus) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Golden-crowned Flycatcher (Myiodynastes chrysocephalus) - seen @ Guango trails.
Baird's Flycatcher (Myiodynastes bairdii) - seen @ Jorupe Res.
Piratic Flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius) - G; seen @ Shiripuno.
Streaked Flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Crowned Slaty Flycatcher (Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) - C
Eatern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Green-and-black Fruiteater (Pipreola riefferii) - seen on Guacamayos trail.
Barred Fruiteater (Pipreola arcuata) - a few seen at Tapichalaca Res.
Black-chested Fruiteater (Pipreola lubomirskii) - H only @ Granja, Baeza.
Fiery-throated Fruiteater (Pipreola chlorolepidota) - 1 seen well @ Wild Sumaco.
Red-crested Cotinga (Ampelion rubrocristatus) - couple birds at Utuana Res.
Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus) - Angel Paz's refuge.
Gray-tailed Piha (Snowornis subalaris) - 1 seen well on trail @ Wild Sumaco.
Long-wattled Umbrellabird (Cephalopterus penduliger) - seen @ Umbrellabird Lodge trails.
Plum-throated Cotinga (Cotinga maynana) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Spangled Cotinga (Cotinga cayana) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Dusky Piha (Lipaugus fuscocinereus) - seen well on trail @ Guango.
Screaming Piha (Lipaugus vociferans) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Bare-necked Fruitcrow (Gymnoderus foetidus) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin (Tyranneutes stolzmanni) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Wing-barred Piprites (Piprites chloris) - 1 seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Striped Manakin (Machaeropterus striolatus) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Club-winged Manakin (Machaeropterus deliciosus) - seen @ at Angel Paz's refuge.
Blue-crowned Manakin (Lepidothrix coronata) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Blue-rumped Manakin (Lepidothrix isidorei) - seen @ Wild Sumaco.
White-bearded Manakin (Manacus manacus) - seen @ Jorupe Res.
Blue-backed Manakin (Chiroxiphia pareola) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Golden-winged Manakin (Masius chrysopterus) - H @ Wild Sumaco.
White-crowned Manakin (Pipra pipra) - seen @ Shiripuno & Wild Sumaco.
Golden-headed Manakin (Pipra erythrocephala) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Black-tailed Tityra (Tityra cayana) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Masked Tityra (Tityra semifasciata) - seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Black-crowned Tityra (Tityra inquisitor) - seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Thrush-like Schiffornis (Schiffornis turdina) - H @ Shiripuno; seen at Jorupe Res.
Cinereous Mourner (Laniocera hypopyrra) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Green-backed Becard (Pachyramphus viridis) - seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Barred Becard (Pachyramphus versicolor) - seen @ Buenaventura Res.
Slaty Becard (Pachyramphus spodiurus) - seen @ Urraca Lodge.
Chestnut-crowned Becard (Pachyramphus castaneus) - seen @ Shiripuno.
White-winged Becard (Pachyramphus polychopterus) - seen @ Wild Sumaco.
One-colored Becard (Pachyramphus homochrous) - seen @ Umbrellabird Lodge.
Brown-capped Vireo (Vireo leucophrys) - seen at San Isidro and later in the South.
Rufous-naped Greenlet (Hylophilus semibrunneus) - seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Dusky-capped Greenlet (Hylophilus hypoxanthus) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Olivaceous Greenlet (Hylophilus olivaceus) - H @ Wild Sumaco.
Lemon-chested Greenlet (Hylophilus thoracicus) - LH @ Shiripuno.
Tawny-crowned Greenlet (Hylophilus ochraceiceps) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Lesser Greenlet (Hylophilus decurtatus) - seen @ Buenaventura Res.
Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo (Vireolanius leucotis) - H @ Wild Sumaco.
Rufous-browed Peppershrike (Cyclarhis gujanensis) - seen @ Jorupe Res.
Black-billed Peppershrike (Cyclarhis nigrirostris) - seen well @ San Isidro.
Turquoise Jay (Cyanolyca turcosa) - seen on way from Quito to Coca.
Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) - seen at Wild Sumaco.
Violaceous Jay (Cyanocorax violaceus) - seen @ Shiripuno.
White-tailed Jay (Cyanocorax mystacalis) - C at Urraca Lodge area.
Blue-and-white Swallow (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca) - C
Pale-footed Swallow (Orochelidon flavipes) - seen @ Cerro Toledo.
Brown-bellied Swallow (Orochelidon murina) - Jorupe & Tapichalaca Reserves.
White-banded Swallow (Atticora fasciata) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Southern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis) - Buenaventura Res.
Fasciated Wren (Campylorhynchus fasciatus) - seen @ Jorupe Res.
Thrush-like Wren (Campylorhynchus turdinus) - H @ Shiripuno.
Rufous Wren (Cinnycerthia unirufa) - 1 seen @ Guango trails.
Coraya Wren (Pheugopedius coraya) - H @ Shiripuno.
Bay Wren (Cantorchilus nigricapillus) - H @ Jorupe Res.
Superciliated Wren (Cantorchilus superciliaris) - H @ Jorupe Res.
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) - Shiripuno & Jorupe Res.
Mountain Wren (Troglodytes solstitialis) - seen @ Tapichalaca Res.
White-breasted Wood-Wren (Henicorhina leucosticta) - seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren (Henicorhina leucophrys) - seen @ Buenaventura Res.
Scaly-breasted Wren (Microcerculus marginatus) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Wing-banded Wren (Microcerculus bambla) - Poor look below Wild Sumaco Lodge.
Song Wren (Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus) - H @ Jorupe Res.
Tawny-faced Gnatwren (Microbates cinereiventris) - LH @ Jorupe.
Long-billed Gnatwren (Ramphocaenus melanurus) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Tropical Gnatcatcher (Polioptila plumbea) - seen in Jorupe res.
White-capped Dipper (Cinclus leucocephalus) - 1 seen on way to San Isidro.
Black-capped Donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Andean Solitaire (Myadestes ralloides) - H @ Buenaventura Res.
Spotted nightingale-Thrush (Catharus dryas) - H @ Wild Sumaco.
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) - fairly common in the south.
Plumbeous-backed Thrush (Turdus reevei) - several @ Urraca Lodge area.
Ecuadorian Thrush (Turdus maculirostris) - seen @ Buenaventura & Jorupe Reserves.
Lawrence's Thrush (Turdus lawrencii) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Black-billed Thrush (Turdus ignobilis) - Shiripuno & Wild Sumaco.
Great Thrush (Turdus fuscater) - C in the South.
Glossy-black Thrush (Turdus serranus) - fairly common in the South.
White-necked Thrush (Turdus albicollis) - seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Long-tailed Mockingbird (Mimus longicaudatus) - seen in Jorupe Res.
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) - 1 seen @ San Isidro.
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) - 1 seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) - 1 seen @ Guango trails.
Tropical Parula (Setophaga pitiayumi) - seen @ Wild Sumaco & others.
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) - C @ Wild Sumaco, San Isidro, & Guango.
Citrine Warbler (Myiothlypis luteoviridis) - seen @ Tapichalaca Res.
Black-crested Warbler (Myiothlypis nigrocristatus) - seen @ Tapichalaca Res.
Buff-rumped Warbler (Myiothlypis fulvicauda) - seen @ Umbrellabird Lodge.
Gray-and-gold Warbler (Myiothlypis fraseri) - seen @ Jorupe Res.
Russet-crowned Warbler (Myiothlypis coronatus) - seen @ Tapichalaca Res.
Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) - seen @ Shiripuno, Wild Sumaco, & San Isidro.
Slate-throated Redstart (Myioborus miniatus) - seen @ Wild Sumaco & San Isidro.
Spectacled Redstart (Myioborus melanocephalus) - Guango.
Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) - Wild Sumaco & Jorupe.
Magpie Tanager (Cissopis leverianus) - seen @ Shiripuno & Wild ?Sumaco.
Black-headed Hemispingus (Hemispingus verticalis) - seen well on Jocotoco Trail.
Gray-hooded Bush Tanager (Cnemoscopus rubrirostris) - seen above Papallacta town.
Blue-backed Conebill (Conirostrum sitticolor) - seen @ Tapichalaca Res.
Capped Conebill (Conirostrum albifrons) - seen @ Guango.
Giant Conebill (Oreomanes fraseri) - seen @ Cajas NRA.
Plushcap (Catamblyrhynchus diadema) - seen above Papallacta town.
Black-backed Bush Tanager (Urothraupis stolzmanni) - seen above Papallacta town.
White-shouldered Tanager (Tachyphonus luctuosus) - seen @ Buenaventura Res.
Silver-beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo) - Shiripuno & Wild Sumaco.
Masked Crimson Tanager (Ramphocelus nigrogularis) - 1 seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Flame-rumped Tanager (Ramphocelus flammigerus) - seen @ Buenaventura Res.
Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) - C.
Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum) - Shiripuno & Wild Sumaco.
Blue-capped Tanager (Thraupis cyanocephala) - seen @ Jorupe Res.
Blue-and-yellow Tanager (Thraupis bonariensis) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Hooded Mountain-Tanager (Buthraupis montana) - seen above Papallacta town.
Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus lacrymosus) - seen @ Tapichalaca Res.
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus igniventris) - seen above Papallacta town & Cerro Toledo.
Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus) - seen @ Guango.
Grass-green Tanager (Chlorornis riefferii) - seen along Guacamayos Trail.
Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager (Dubusia taeniata) - seen above Papallacta town.
Golden-crowned Tanager (Iridosornis rufivertex) - seen above Papallacta town.
Fawn-breasted Tanager (Pipraeidea melanonota) - seen @ Guango.
Orange-eared Tanager (Chlorochrysa calliparaea) - seen @ San Isidro.
Turquoise Tanager (Tangara mexicana) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Paradise Tanager (Tangara chilensis) - seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Green-and-gold Tanager (Tangara schrankii) - seen @ Wild Sumaco 7 San Isidro.
Golden Tanager (Tangara arthus) - Seen @ Wild Sumaco, San Isidro, & Guango.
Silver-throated Tanager (Tangara icterocephala) - seen @ Buenaventura Res.
Saffron-crowned Tanager (Tangara xanthocephala) - seen @ San Isidro.
Golden-eared Tanager (Tangara chrysotis) - seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Flame-faced Tanager (Tangara parzudakii) - seen @ Guango.
Spotted Tanager (Tangara punctata) - seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Yellow-bellied Tanager (Tangara xanthogastra) - L @ Wild Sumaco.
Bay-headed Tanager (Tangara gyrola) - seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Golden-naped Tanager (Tangara ruficervix) - seen @ San Isidro & Guango.
Metallic-green Tanager (Tangara labradorides) - seen @ Buenaventura Res.
Blue-necked Tanager (Tangara cyanicollis) - seen @ Wild Sumaco & San Isidro.
Beryl-spangled Tanager (Tangara nigroviridis) - seen @ San Isidro & Guango.
Blue-and-black Tanager (Tangara vassorii) - seen @ Guango.
Black-capped Tanager (Tangara heinei) - seen @ San Isidro.
Silver-backed Tanager (Tangara viridicollis) - seen @Jorupe Res.
Yellow-bellied Dacnis (Dacnis flaviventer) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza) - C @ Umbrellabird Lodge.
Golden-collared Honeycreeper (Iridophanes pulcherrimus) - 1 seen @ Wild Sumaco Lodge.
Swallow Tanager (Tersina viridis) - seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Streaked Saltator (Saltator striatipectus) - 1 seen @ Utuana Res.
Grayish Saltator (Saltator coerulescens) - 1 seen @ Shiripuno.
Buff-throated Saltator (Saltator maximus) - seen @ Buenaventura & Jorupe.
Black-winnged Saltator (Saltator atripennis) - LH @ Buenaventura Res.
Plumbeous Sierra-Finch (Phrygilus unicolor) - seen @ Antisana & Cajas.
Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch (Phrygilus plebejus) - L @ Utuana.
Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) - seen @ Jorupe Res.
Variable Seedeater (Sporophila corvina) - seen @ Jorupe Res.
Black-and-white Seedeater (Sporophila luctuosa) - seen @ Buenaventura Res.
Yellow-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila nigricollis) - seen @ Buenaventura Res.
Chestnut-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila castaneiventris) - seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Plain-colored Seedeater (Catamenia inornata) - seen @ Antisana NP.
Glossy Flowerpiercer (Diglossa lafresnayii) - Guango.
White-sided Flowerpiercer (Diglossa albilatera) - Jorupe & Tapichalaca.
Masked Flowerpiercer (Diglossa cyanea) - Jorupe & Tapichalaca.
Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola) - seen @ Jorupe & Umbrellabird Lodge.
Black-capped Sparrow (Arremon abeillei) - seen @ Jorupe Res.
Pale-naped Brush-Finch (Atlapetes pallidinucha) - seen above papallacta town & Tapichalaca Res.
Yellow-breasted Brush-Finch (Atlapetes latinuchus) - seen @ Tapichalaca Res.
White-winged Brush-Finch (Atlapetes leucopterus) - seen @ Buenaventura Res.
White-headed Brush-Finch (Atlapetes albiceps) - seen @ Jorupe Res.
Olive Finch (Lysurus castaneiceps) - H @ Wild Sumaco.
Yellow-browed Sparrow (Ammodramus aurifrons) - seen @ Shiripuno & Wild Sumaco.
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) - C
Common Bush-Tanager (Chlorospingus ophthalmicus) - seen @ San Isidro & Guango.
Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager (Chlorospingus flavigularis) - 1 seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager (Chlorospingus canigularis) - seen @ Buenaventura Res.
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) - seen @ Wild Sumaco & San Isidro.
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) - seen @ Wild Sumaco & San Isidro.
Ochre-breasted Tanager (Chlorothraupis stolzmanni) - seen @ Jorupe Res.
Fulvous-crested Tanager (Tachyphonus surinamus) - G @ Shiripuno.
Golden-bellied Grosbeak (Pheucticus chrysogaster) - seen @ Urraca Lodge.
Scrub Blackbird (Dives warszewiczi) - seen often @ Buenaventura & Jorupe reserves.
Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Giant Cowbird (Molothrus oryzivorus) - seen @ Shiripuno.
White-edged Oriole (Icterus graceannae) - seen @ Urraca Lodge area.
Yellow-tailed Oriole (Icterus mesomelas) - seen @ Urraca Lodge area.
Orange-backed Troupial (Icterus croconotus) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Mountain Cacique (Cacicus chrysonotus) - seen above Papallacta town.
Red-rumped Cacique (Cacicus haemorrhous) - L @ Shiripuno.
Scarlet-rumped Cacique (Cacicus uropygialis) - seen @ Wild Sumaco.
Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus cela) - seen @ Shiripuno & Wild Sumaco.
Russet-backed Oropendola (Psarocolius angustifrons) - C on eastern slope & lowlands.
Green Oropendola (Psarocolius viridis) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Olive Oropendola (Psarocolius bifasciatus) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Casqued Oropendola (Clypicterus oseryi) - seen @ Shiripuno.
Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris) - seen @ Buenaventura Res.
Bronze-green Euphonia (Euphonia mesochrysa) - Wild Sumaco & San Isidro.
Orange-bellied Euphonia (Euphonia xanthogaster) - seen several places
Blue-naped Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia cyanea) - LH @ Wild Sumaco.
Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys) - H only @ Granja, Baeza.
Hooded Siskin (Spinus magellanicus) - seen @ Antisana & Cajas NRA.
Yellow-bellied Siskin (Carduelis xanthogastra) - L @ Jorupe Res.
I have tried to be as accurate as possible with this checklist and report. It's likely I have made some mistakes. If so, they are my mistakes alone. I hope this report helps people with planning future trips to this fantastic country. We certainly plan to go back. The infrastructure is getting better all the time, the people are great, and the food is excellent. The birds are the icing on the cake!
Respectfully submitted:
Ron Hoff
Clinton, Tennessee USA
ronhoff511@gmail.com