Tropical Birding Tours - Trip Report EASTERN RARITIES Custom Tour/ Nov-Dec 2020

A Tropical Birding Tours CUSTOM BIRDING TOUR EASTERN ECUADOR RARITIES 26 Nov-6 Dec, 2020

Report and photos by ANDRES VASQUEZ N., the guide for this tour

One of the most wanted of the World, the mighty queen of the jungle, Harpy Eagle (picture above at a nesting site). This is probably the easiest access to a nest of this awesome of prey in all of Latin America. It involves only a 5-minute car ride from the door of the hotel, 15 minute boat ride on the Napo River, and 2 easy walks of about 10 minutes each on flat but muddy terrain. The nesting pair has been recorded on this site a couple years ago by a local farmer who did not know much about the importance of the bird and therefore it remained “hidden” to the birding world until this year when the same farmer saw the couple again and this time mentioned it to the local guides who recently had been more active in terms of birding. The word spread out quickly and we were forced to tweak the itinerary that we already had for this custom tour and included a visit to the site. It was a tricky visit since just two days before our arrival, a group of scientists that visited the site recommended that no tourists should visit yet. However, since we were already there and it was only two visitors, we joined an already scheduled monitoring visit during which we stayed at the nest site for exactly 3.5 minutes, saw the bird, took a couple photos and left. It was superb, and entirely worth it. www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p. 1 Tropical Birding Tours - Trip Report EASTERN ECUADOR RARITIES Custom Tour/ Nov-Dec 2020

INTRODUCTION: I do not want to mention too much about World’s Public Enemy number one this year but given the circumstances and how the World has changed, I cannot avoid making references to Covid on this tour. This was in fact the first international tour that Tropical Birding Tours ran in 2020 after the start of the pandemic and of course the first one for me in many, many months. We had already ran safely and successfully a few tours inside the US where our company is based, but this one was the first that involved international travelling for our clients and, not a coincidence, it was here in Ecuador, my home country, since it was the one of the first to open up to international traveling and tourism a few months earlier.

This was a custom tour for my great friends Richard and Andrew Goldfarb who have been traveling with TB for over a decade and have done over a dozen of tours with me alone. I have to mention this was a backup plan as the original tour was meant to take us to Chile and the Patagonia but since that country had not opened its borders, we changed the plan, and visited Ecuador instead. This was their 6th time in the country so we needed to really come up with an itinerary completely out-of-normal, to maximize the potential lifer list for well-traveled Richard in particular. At the end of the tally, he got 18 lifers (out of about two dozen new birds for his Ecuador list) and even three lifers for me from a total of 427 species recorded (364 seen) in 9 days; I have to mention that a ton of common birds were not seen or even recorded on the tally since we focused only on the scarcer targets.

The rare and localized Black-thighed (picture above) was one of the mutual lifers

The favorites of the trip were, in no specific order, White-rimmed Brushfinch, Rufous and Andean Potoos, Imperial , Pavonine Quetzal, Collared Puffbird, Black-thighed Puffleg, Sand-colored Nighthawk, Bicolored Antpitta, Black-collared , Azure Gallinule, Yellow-backed , Cinereous Harrier, Orange- fronted Plushcrown, White-lored Antpitta, Red-necked Woodpecker, and Amazonian (lifers for both

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participants), plus Harpy Eagle, Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle, White-throated Screech-Owl, Spectacled Owl, White-naped Brushfinch, and White-capped and Red-hooded .

DAILY NARRATIVE: Nov 27: Papallacta Pass and to the Amazon: The start of this custom tour required some driving since between Quito and the lowland Amazon we only had a handful of potential birds to find and therefore it did not justify spending any nights on the way. We did some birding at specific spots along the highway and some spots I had done earlier research on, produced great birds. Firstly we tried for a nemesis flycatcher atop of the , a bush-tyrant which remained a nemesis, sadly, but the short time birding in the Papallacta pass produced various Tawny Antpittas, White-chinned Thistletail, Many-striped Canastero, Andean Tit-Spinetail, Blue- mantled and Rainbow-bearded Thornbills, Variable Hawk, Chestnut-winged and Stout-billed Cinclodes, and a couple more high Andes specialties. We then moved down slope and stopped for just a short while at Guango Lodge, where a long-staying day roost of an Andean Potoo was the main attraction. We got it thanks to the local caretaker of the lodge. The hummers that make Guango Lodge famous were great company during a much- needed coffee break. Sword-billed was accompanied by Turmaline Sunangel, Chestnut-breasted and Buff-tailed Coronets, Collared Inca, White-bellied Woodstar, Buff-winged Starfrontlet, Speckled Hummingbird and Long-tailed Sylph.

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We dropped in elevation a bit, and took a lunch break in a nice, forested, spot. Right before eating our sandwiches, a nice flock with the uncommon Short-billed Chlorospingus, Andean Motmot, Pearled Treerunners, the first of many (too many) Blackburnian Warblers, and a surprising Fawn-breasted Tanager. Then we drove for a while until we got into the steaming Amazon, where we met our local guide who was going to help us out for the next couple days. Together we did a couple stops in specific places I had done a little research on and got rewarded by a large group of Sand-colored Nighthawks (picture on previous page) roosting during the day. We found over 90 individuals, some scattered along the top of a large metallic roof, and others in the nearby trees. We did a few more stops after a few typically common amazon birds, before reaching our final destination, the area of Gareno. However, our birding was not over just yet. By night a pair of Spectacled Owls were easily spotted behind the lodge.

Nov 28: Gareno area: The famous Gareno Lodge is not operational anymore, but it was still possible to bird the area with the same local guide who knows the site better than anybody. Now, we had to stay in a good hotel, located just 15 minutes’ drive away from the birding area, so arguably the situation is now better than it was. We moved early in the morning to the birding location and started by birding the roadside while it was still dark inside the . This is when we got one of our main targets, Red-necked Woodpecker. A few other cool birds showed up, including Black-headed Parrots, Scaly-breasted Woodpecker, Fasciated Antshrike, Long- billed Gnatwren, Green-and-gold Tanagers, and more. The disappointment though, was Fiery Topaz which normally is regular on a tree next to the road, but as it was not flowering the bird did not show up; bummer.

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We then moved inside the forest via some trails and soon found another of the big targets, the awesome Collared Puffbird (photo page before), which responded well to playback. Other targets we found during that morning were Pavonine Quetzal and Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin. Apart from those, we found some typical understory birds like Yellow-browed and Sooty , Golden-headed and Blue-crowned Manakins, and Green-backed Trogon, to name a few. As an anecdote, the local guide walking behind me, told Richard and I that we had both stepped on a Fer-de-Lance unknowingly while we were walking on the trail! He said the serpent did not react trying to bite back, but instead only snaked away in its semi-unconscious state, (as a nocturnally active serpent). Alive, but not vindictive, thankfully.

This dull bird, the Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin (photo above), was considered one of the top birds of the tour for Andrew not because of its Hollywood blockbuster looks, but because of the challenge this tiny bird represents in finding it most of the times. It calls all day long, constantly from a hidden perch but seeing it is very hard unless it decides to respond to playback which it only does seldomly. This behavior gave it the local nickname “the eye of God” since you cannot see him but he sees you from above. Plus there is a local legend on this bird that narrates only truthful men can see it, men that have two women cannot!

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For a guide this bird is also a painful one since it takes a long while to find and the rewards visually are not particularly great. We had to try two different individuals in two different locations to finally get good views of one; a total of easily 30 minutes on this bird alone, so I am very happy it made it to the top birds of the trip for an appreciative Andrew!

Rufous Potoo (picture above) was one of the main targets of the tour

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The star of the morning however came after a much-needed rest in the middle of the jungle, whilst we were having our boxed lunches. Pedro, the local guide had earlier in the morning located the roost of the unique Rufous Potoo (picture on previous page) roosting which was high on our list of priorities. Pedro took us to the spot and we managed to enjoy the birds for a good while. After this we decided to move towards a viewpoint to scan the canopies, but as soon as we got there a fierce rain started to come down on us and we had to call it a day early in the afternoon, since the inclement weather appeared unlikely to end anytime soon. We managed to do a little birding just before dusk, when we picked up a couple of extra birds like Yellow-tufted, Lineated, and Crimson-crested Woodpeckers, Orange-backed Troupial, and Black-tailed Tityra.

Nov 29: Gareno to Limoncocha: We had another morning to bird in Gareno, and this time we went straight to the canopy viewpoint. It was a great move, since we got another of the targets, Yellow-backed Tanager among many other birds from that family, like Opal-rumped, Masked and Turquoise Tanagers. We also got Spangled Cotingas, Cream-colored Woodpecker, Long-tailed Tyrant, White-browed Purpletuft, Red-throated and Black Caracaras, Lemon-chested Greenlet, Dusky-chested Flycatcher and two great birds of prey perched, Gray-headed Kite and Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle. This, of course, is just a sample of the most prominent species we encountered, since the canopy of the Amazon rain forest is full of birds during the early spells of the day. Afterwards we made another attempt for the topaz, as a different location but it remained a frustrating nemesis.

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We only had a short time to go onto the trails, but it was productive, giving us a surprising second Rufous Potoo that got found thanks to a low moving flock that held Rufous-tailed and Ornate Stipplethroats, White-flanked Antwrens, Ochre-breasted Flycatchers, Rufous-tailed Xenops, and Dusky-throated Antshrike, to name a few. We needed to move on since there were a few hours of driving ahead of us and we had to make a jump start before lunch. On the road to Limoncocha, we did a couple more birding stops, and, particularly over lunch, ecnountered a couple cool birds like White-eared Jacamar, Great Antshrike and Black-capped Donacobius. We resumed our drive and arrived in Limoncocha with enough sunlight to do a beautiful boat ride on the vast lagoon that makes this location justly famous.

On the boat, we targeted and happily found, the elusive Azure Gallinule (picture on previous page) that, given the time of the day, was remarkably confiding, in spite of its usually secretive nature. Also during this relaxing boat ride, a few interesting birds were found, like Zigzag Heron, Red-capped , Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper, a migratory Blackpoll Warbler, Rufescent Tiger-Heron, Cocoi and Striated Herons, Orange- winged Parrots, White-winged Swallows, and a bunch of colorful Masked Crimson Tanagers (photo below) that contrasted beautifully against the rich green of the philodendron leaves (non-colorblind people will more likely appreciate this scene).

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Nov 30: Limoncocha area to Lumbaqui: The early morning saw us visiting a recently established antpitta feeding station, set up by a good friend of mine, local guide Pablo el Diablo Gualinga. He started this project on his own and successfully brought out “Cristina”, a local White-lored Antpitta (photo below) that responds to his calling and showed up to eat some locally sourced worms. The area also produced the relatively recently split Riparian and brief views of a Black-spotted Bare-eye.

Later on, we were met by the man who discovered the nest of the Harpy Eagle, who then took us to the spot. He told me that he found it a couple of years ago when he was collecting grubs of a particular kind called Chontacuros which are a good product to sell in the local markets. Back then, he did not know better and just saw the birds without paying them much attention. However, just fairly recently, he found the breeding pair again and this time he passed the information on to some local guides. This guy says he goes now checking on the eagle periodically, so we managed to join him. Being a very small group the “interference” that pure conservationists fear at this stage of nesting, was minimal in the about 4 minutes we spent at the spot from where one of the pair of eagles were seen. Happily, the bird did not seem to mind us at all. Afterwards, on the way out while talking to this local person who discovered the nest, we gave him good advice in terms of how to do visits when they are later open to more of the public. For instance, he was thinking of clearing some fallen

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logs that were found across the trail close to the nest, but we convinced him not to do any of this for fear of disturbance. Not only are Harpy Eagle nest sites rare anyway, but this one is probably the most easily accessed nesting location of any Harpy Eagle (photo below) in the World. We also told him about maximum visit time to avoid disturbance and the same with avoiding big groups and instead making rotations to see the bird when larger groups later come. We felt our visit was of good help for the nesting birds with the advice and example of respect to the birds we provided and for the local people who received much-needed income in these desperate Covid times, which have been hit extremely hard economically within an already poor, local population. We hope that continuous but cautious and responsible, visits bring good to the area in the near future.

Still, with some time left in the morning, we visited some nearby river islands to look for a handful of specialties of these micro ecosystems that hold many range-restricted birds. However, as the sun was already hitting hard, the only thing we managed to find was a great bird, the elusive Gray-breasted Crake. We also had soaring Slender-billed and Hook-billed Kites, Osprey and Greater Yellow-headed Vultures. We headed back to the hotel to pick up our bags and departed Limoncocha northwards to Lumbaqui, a location located at the foothills

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Sunset in Limoncocha Lake (above) and trying to brew good coffee before dawn at the local Limoncocha diner (below by Richard)

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Dec 1: Lumbaqui area to La Bonita: The previous afternoon we visited a rarely visited birding spot and visited again the following morning. Here, we searched the forested hills that holds some local birds of both foothills and lowlands. The afternoon was very quiet despite the great ecosystem, and we only encountered a couple of things, including a surprising pair of tinamous that stormed explosively away from us when we walked close to them without noticing their presence; they were very big and uniformly gray so the only possibility in terms of id was the scarce Gray Tinamou.

The morning was happily very different, very birdy, very active and filled with bird song. We picked up various great birds including the wanted Fulvous Shrike-Tanager, which we managed to get on the scope. Another of the highlights was a close-range Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle (digiscoped photo above) that posed for ages, perched in a relatively close tree. We found, as some of the highlights, Scaled Pigeon, Ocellated, Duida, and Plain-brown Woodcreepers, a soaring White Hawk, Spot-winged Antbird, Rufous-winged Antwren, the rare White-throated Woodpecker, a flock of Paradise Tanagers together with Flame-crested Tanagers and another Yellow-backed Tanager, a surprising Chestnut Woodpecker, Cliff Flycatcher, and late in the morning, another of our target birds, a male Amazonian Grosbeak.

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We had another drive today in order to reach the subtropical around La Bonita. We took boxed lunches and left Lumbaqui, to start climbing the Andes, early. The lunch stop was done still in low elevations and it produced some cool birds, amongst those a small group of Orange-fronted Plushcrown which was another target that we had thought our chances of had gone already. We also found a responsive Golden-winged Tody- Flycatcher (photo below), a flyby Capped Heron, Short-crested Flycatcher, and Spot-breasted Woodpecker.

The ride up was scenically superb but bird-wise it was quiet. We only picked up White-backed Fire-eye in one of the stops we did to stretch legs. We arrived into La Bonita, a small town at about 7000ft elevation. We only had an hour or so of good light to bird the outskirts of town and it produced only a couple of new birds for the tour, namely Southern Emerald Toucanet, Scarlet-rumped and Mountain Caciques, Black-capped and Blue- necked Tanagers, White-crested Elaenia and Olivaceous Siskin.

This small town is not particularly attractive for any type of tourism besides birding tours so the infrastructure is not the best plus, Covid strikes again, the hotel restaurant was not operative. We had to rough it a couple of days in terms of food from a local diner but, on the other hand, the birds we got during this time truly made up for this not-ideal situation, which we had anticipated in such a remote locale.

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Dec 2: La Bonita and La Sofia areas: The montane forests surrounding these two little towns are a birders paradise. We spent a full day in this location. After an early breakfast we headed towards the stretch of road that leads from La Bonita to La Sofia. It was raining, not too heavily, but rather softly. Even in this weather flocks were moving non-stop but somewhat quietly. Through the day we picked up many trip birds like, Gray-hooded Bush-Tanager, Streaked Tuftedcheek, Saffron-crowned, Beryl-spangled, and Flame-faced Tanagers, Capped Conebill, Black-billed Peppershrike, Plushcap, Blue-winged and Hooded Mountain-Tanagers, Oleaginous Hemispingus, Citrine, Russet-crowned and Canada Warblers, Andean Solitaire, Green-and-black Fruiteater, Cinnamon Flycatcher, Yellow-vented Woodpecker, Masked Trogon, Handsome Flycatcher, Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher, Sulphur-bellied Tyrannulet, and various more.

There were three main targets for us in this general area, two of which we found during this full day. The first one was the very local, Black-collared Jay, a communal lifer. We got two different groups of this great species that morning. Then the other we found that day was White-naped Brushfinch (photo above) which was fairly recently registered in Ecuador for the first time and it was new on my Ecuador list, we had all seen it in Central America previously, where it is more widespread.

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Dec 3: La Bonita to El Carmelo: The absolute, most desired bird from the La Bonita area was the rare and local White-rimmed Brushfinch (photo below) which we tried for all day long the previous day but had never heard a single note from. It, for sure, got me worried and nervous since we only had one more morning to find it before having to move on to the next site on our itinerary. The anxiety picked up when again the day started with a good amount of rain. This time in fact we had to wait the rain out inside the car for over an hour after breakfast during prime birding time. I was afraid that this temperamental bird would decide, (just like the previous day), not to sing at all during that second morning too. It was more exasperating this wait knowing that reports of this bird from previous trips show the bird is actually fairly common in the area and still not a single note until mid-morning. Then, in one of the last spots we were going to look for it, a pair started singing so we rushed to try to see it and this was when our frustrations quickly turned into joy.

The birds cooperated quite well and suddenly my backpack felt much lighter. Then as if this was a tale written by a sarcastic author, rain stopped, flocks started to be active again and we picked up a couple other great birds in the shape of White-capped Tanagers (big target for Andrew) and Red-hooded Tanagers (good-views nemesis for me, I had only seen it fly away before and heard it many times).

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After lunch we moved again higher up in the mountains towards El Carmelo, a small population high in the Andes of northern Ecuador. On the way we had some more great landscapes, this time with as a backdrop, since the road runs parallel to the international border for a while. On one of the few stops we did we managed to find another of our big targets. This time it was a Bicolored Antpitta, again a fairly recently recorded species for Ecuador. We found a good gap to enter the roadside dense forest and managed to get great views the old fashion way, not requiring Angel Paz and his worms to whistle it in for us.

Later that day we met our local guide for the area, Marcelo, who is part of a recently established bird club that is starting to generate tourism in El Carmelo. He was a very nice guy who took us to several of the best bird spots he knows in the area and gave us access to a couple of them as part of this bird club. Particularly he knew of a great restaurant for dinner and the next day’s breakfast. We enjoyed a great meal, smoked ribs and chicken that were very tasty to say the least.

A nice and picturesque diner in the high Andes (photo above) with the traditional smoker outside and clay pots and brick oven inside

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Not the best photos due to weather conditions but you get the idea.

White-capped Tanager above and Red-hooded Tanagers digiscoped on the right.

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Dec 4: El Carmelo and Tumbabiro: Our main target in this the area was a very local and rare Ecuadorian hummingbird, the small Black-thighed Puffleg (photo above). We tried first on a spot where Marcelo had seen it a couple days ago but, as he had clearly mentioned, this poorly known hummer moves around a lot, and it is never twice in the same spot. We still felt that the way to go is to try first on the last spot where it was seen, so we went to this forested gorge where we found many nice birds except for the hummer. Second prizes were Scarlet-bellied and Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanagers, Agile Tit-Tyrant, Gray-browed Brushfinch, Streak- throated Bush-Tyrant, Blue-and-black Tanager, and a couple more.

This was the best spot for the puffleg, but we still had a couple of other spots to try for it. We moved on to a site where we were targeting different birds, and surprisingly we found the desired hummer, a female, in a roadside spot where Marcelo had never seen it before. We were pleased since not only had we got great views but we managed some photos that are rarely achieved for this species in Ecuador. Very happy with this sighting, we decided to move towards another of Marcelo’s birding spots where he mentioned Gray-breasted Mountain- Toucan on a nest, and surely we got that puppy. However, the real joy-booster of the morning occurred on the way to the toucan nest.

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Richard spotted a white-rumped raptor flying low over the grassy mountains and I stopped the car in a rush to finally, after many, many trips looking for it, the rare Cinereous Harrier made an unexpected appearance. High fives!!!

The awesome Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan near its nest (above) and Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager (below)

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Afterwards, we said goodbye to El Carmelo and Marcelo, as we drove to the dry inter-Andean valleys surrounding the population of Tumbabiro. The bird menu changed drastically and various new trip birds were found early in the afternoon when we birded on the way to our hotel. Among those we should mention Blue- headed Sapphire, Purple-collared Woodstar, , Ecuadorian Thrush, Harris’s Hawk, Streaked Saltator, Yellow-faced Grassquit, and Golden Grosbeak.

The landscape between La Bonita and El Carmelo with Colombia on the right side of the river (above)

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We decided to take a break and rest in the middle of the afternoon and get our boxed dinners, since that night we decided to go owling after a very difficult bird, the rare Buff-fronted Owl. This location is likely the best in the country to find this bird but that night the birding gods were against us. In this desert scrub area, it rained from dusk to near dawn and despite our efforts we could not find a single night bird. We tried from 6h30pm to close to 11pm and then from 4h30am to 6h30am the next day covering some ground and the main spots for this birds but nothing. Defeated we headed back to the lodge and had a leisurely breakfast before we departed towards Quito to close our unusual birding circuit. We birded on the way, particularly at San Pablo lake, where we got Andean Teal, Andean Duck, Yellow-billed Pintail, Slate-colored (Andean) Coot, Little Blue Heron, Subtropical Doradito and the local race of Virginia (Ecuadorian) Rail. We also got Tropical Mockingbird, Band- tailed Seedeater, Hooded Siskins, and Blue-and-yellow Tanagers in the scrubby habitat close to the lake. Later on, we moved to Quito stopping for a great lunch on the way and in the afternoon we drove towards the famed Yanacocha Reserve for the final birding of the trip.

The feeders at Yanaccocha are always nice with various hummingbird species including Sapphire-vented Puffleg, Shinning Sunbeam, Buff-winged Starfrontlet, and a couple of others coming. We also got the beautiful Black-chested Mountain-Tanager on the fruit feeders together with a pair of brushfinches and sparrows. We walked the main trail of the reserve all the way to the end picking up the second-to-last lifer of the trip, the subdued Smoky Bush-Tyrant. At dusk we got a pair of White-throated Screech-Owls, and after that we moved again to the main trail to try for the elusive Imperial Snipe of which we got only flight views when it was getting dark so the last lifer was not achieved with the best of the views. We then drove to the hotel and said goodbye to a magnificent trip, much awaited, much needed and thoroughly enjoyed by all.

A beautiful Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager seen the second to last day in El Carmelo area (photo above)

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FINAL CHECKLIST: A total of 427 species of BIRDS were recorded on this 9 day tour. Out of this total, 361 were SEEN by all, 62 were Heard Only (H) and 4 species were seen only by the Tour Leader (L). In terms of MAMMALS, we found 6 species of mammals. See the detailed list for this trip below.

TINAMOUS TINAMIDAE 1 Gray Tinamou Tinamus tao 2 H Undulated Tinamou Crypturellus undulatus DUCKS, GEESE, AND SWANS ANATIDAE 3 Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica 4 Andean Teal Anas andium andium 5 Andean Duck Oxyura ferruginea GUANS, CHACHALACAS, CURASSOWS CRACIDAE 6 Speckled Chachalaca Ortalis guttata 7 Andean Guan Penelope montagnii 8 Blue-throated (Common) Piping-Guan Pipile cumanensis 9 Sickle-winged Guan Chamaepetes goudotii CORMORANTS AND SHAGS PHALACROCORACIDAE 10 Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus HERONS, EGRETS, BITTERNS ARDEIDAE 11 Zigzag Heron Zebrilus undulatus 12 Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum 13 Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi 14 Great Egret Ardea alba 15 Snowy Egret Egretta thula 16 Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea 17 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 18 Striated Heron Butorides striata 19 Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus IBIS AND SPOONBILLS THRESKIORNITHIDAE 20 Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis NEW WORLD VULTURES CATHARTIDAE 21 Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 22 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 23 Greater Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes melambrotus OSPREY PANDIONIDAE 24 Osprey Pandion haliaetus HAWKS, EAGLES, KITES ACCIPITRIDAE 25 Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus 26 Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis 27 Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus 28 Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja 29 Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus melanoleucus www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p. 22 Tropical Birding Tours - Trip Report EASTERN ECUADOR RARITIES Custom Tour/ Nov-Dec 2020

30 Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis 31 Slender-billed Kite Helicolestes hamatus 32 Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus 33 Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea 34 Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus 35 Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris 36 Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus 37 Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma 38 Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus 39 White Hawk Pseudastur albicollis 40 Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS RALLIDAE 41 Virginia Rail Rallus limicola 42 H Rufous-sided Crake Laterallus melanophaius 43 Gray-breasted Crake Laterallus exilis 44 H Black-banded Crake Anurolimnas fasciatus 45 Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata 46 Azure Gallinule Porphyrio flavirostris 47 Slate-colored (Andean) Coot Fulica ardesiaca LIMPKIN ARAMIDAE 48 Limpkin Aramus guarauna PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS CHARADRIIDAE 49 Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis JACANAS JACANIDAE 50 Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana SCOLOPACIDAE 51 Imperial Snipe imperialis 52 Greater Yellowlegs melanoleuca 53 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes GULLS LARIDAE: LARINAE 54 Andean Gull Chroicocephalus serranus PIGEONS AND DOVES COLUMBIDAE 55 Rock Pigeon Columba livia 56 Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis 57 Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa 58 Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata 59 Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea 60 H Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea 61 Common Ground-Dove Columbina 62 Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti 63 Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla 64 Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata HOATZIN OPISTHOCOMIDAE 65 Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p. 23 Tropical Birding Tours - Trip Report EASTERN ECUADOR RARITIES Custom Tour/ Nov-Dec 2020

CUCKOOS CUCULIDAE 66 Greater Ani Crotophaga major 67 Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani 68 H Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia 69 Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana BARN-OWLS TYTONIDAE 70 H Barn Owl Tyto alba contempta OWLS STRIGIDAE 71 White-throated Screech-Owl Megascops albogularis 72 Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata 73 H Andean Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium jardinii 74 H Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum 75 H Rufous-banded Owl Ciccaba albitarsis NIGHTJARS CAPRIMULGIDAE 76 Sand-colored Nighthawk Chordeiles rupestris 77 Band-winged Nightjar Systellura longirostris 78 H White-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis cayennensis POTOOS NYCTIBIIDAE 79 Andean Potoo Nyctibius maculosus 80 Rufous Potoo Nyctibius bracteatus SWIFTS APODIDAE 81 White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris 82 Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura 83 Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis 84 Fork-tailed Palm-Swift Tachornis squamata TROCHILIDAE 85 White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora 86 H White-bearded Hermit Phaethornis hispidus 87 Tawny-bellied Hermit Phaethornis syrmatophorus 88 Great-billed Hermit Phaethornis malaris 89 Lesser (Green) Violetear Colibri cyanotus 90 Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans 91 Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis 92 Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis 93 Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys 94 Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingii 95 Black-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia victoriae 96 Blue-mantled Thornbill Chalcostigma stanleyi 97 Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani 98 Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina 99 Black-thighed Puffleg Eriocnemis derbyi 100 Sapphire-vented Puffleg Eriocnemis luciani 101 Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis 102 Collared Inca Coeligena torquata www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p. 24 Tropical Birding Tours - Trip Report EASTERN ECUADOR RARITIES Custom Tour/ Nov-Dec 2020

103 Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae 104 Mountain Velvetbreast Lafresnaya lafresnayi 105 Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera 106 Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens 107 Chestnut-breasted Coronet Boissonneaua matthewsii 108 Fawn-breasted Brilliant Heliodoxa rubinoides 109 Purple-collared Woodstar Myrtis fanny 110 White-bellied Woodstar Chaetocercus mulsant 111 Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti 112 Fork-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata 113 Glittering-throated Emerald Amazilia fimbriata 114 Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl 115 Blue-headed Sapphire Hylocharis grayi TROGONS TROGONIDAE 116 Pavonine Quetzal Pharomachrus pavoninus 117 Green-backed (Amaz. White-tailed) Trogon Trogon viridis 118 H Amazonian (Violaceous) Trogon Trogon ramonianus 119 Masked Trogon Trogon personatus MOTMOTS MOMOTIDAE 120 H Amazonian (Blue-crowned) Motmot Momotus momota microstephanus 121 Andean (Highland) Motmot Momotus aequatorialis aequatorialis KINGFISHERS ALCEDINIDAE 122 Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata PUFFBIRDS BUCCONIDAE 123 Collared Puffbird Bucco capensis 124 H Black-fronted Nunbird Monasa nigrifrons 125 Swallow-winged Puffbird Chelidoptera tenebrosa JACAMARS GALBULIDAE 126 White-eared Jacamar Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis NEW WORLD BARBETS CAPITONIDAE 127 H Scarlet-crowned Barbet Capito aurovirens 128 Gilded Barbet Capito auratus TOUCANS RAMPHASTIDAE 129 Southern Emerald-Toucanet Aulacorhynchus albivitta 130 Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan Andigena hypoglauca 131 H Black-billed Mountain-Toucan Andigena nigrirostris 132 Chestnut-eared Aracari Pteroglossus castanotis 133 Many-banded Aracari Pteroglossus pluricinctus 134 Ivory-billed Aracari Pteroglossus azara 135 H Golden-collared Toucanet Selenidera reinwardtii 136 White-throated Toucan Ramphastos tucanus WOODPECKERS PICIDAE 137 Yellow-tufted Woodpecker Melanerpes cruentatus 138 Little Woodpecker Veniliornis passerinus www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p. 25 Tropical Birding Tours - Trip Report EASTERN ECUADOR RARITIES Custom Tour/ Nov-Dec 2020

139 Yellow-vented Woodpecker Veniliornis dignus 140 White-throated Woodpecker Piculus leucolaemus 141 Crimson-mantled Woodpecker Colaptes rivolii 142 Spot-breasted Woodpecker Colaptes punctigula 143 Scale-breasted Woodpecker Celeus grammicus 144 Cream-colored Woodpecker Celeus flavus 145 Chestnut Woodpecker Celeus elegans 146 Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus 147 H Crimson-bellied Woodpecker Campephilus haematogaster 148 Red-necked Woodpecker Campephilus rubricollis 149 Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos FALCONS AND CARACARAS FALCONIDAE 150 Black Caracara Daptrius ater 151 Red-throated Caracara Ibycter americanus 152 Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima 153 American Kestrel Falco sparverius PARROTS PSITTACIDAE 154 Cobalt-winged Parakeet Brotogeris cyanoptera 155 Red-billed Parrot Pionus sordidus 156 Speckle-faced (White-capped) Parrot Pionus tumultuosus seniloides 157 Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus 158 Mealy Parrot (Amazon) Amazona farinosa 159 Orange-winged Parrot (Amazon) Amazona amazonica 160 Scaly-naped Parrot (Amazon) Amazona mercenarius 161 Black-headed Parrot Pionites melanocephalus 162 Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna 163 White-eyed Parakeet Psittacara leucophthalmus TYPICAL ANTBIRDS THAMNOPHILIDAE 164 Fasciated Antshrike Cymbilaimus lineatus 165 H Fulvous (Undulated) Antshrike Frederickena fulva 166 Great Antshrike Taraba major 167 Mouse-colored Antshrike Thamnophilus murinus 168 Castelnau's Antshrike Thamnophilus cryptoleucus 169 H White-shouldered Antshrike Thamnophilus aethiops 170 Dusky-throated Antshrike Thamnomanes ardesiacus 171 Plain-throated Antwren Isleria hauxwelli 172 L Ornate Stipplethroat Epinecrophylla ornata 173 Rufous-tailed Stipplethroat Epinecrophylla erythrura 174 White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris 175 H Dugand's Antwren Herpsilochmus dugandi 176 Yellow-breasted Antwren Herpsilochmus axillaris 177 Rufous-winged Antwren Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus 178 H Peruvian Warbling-Antbird Hypocnemis peruviana 179 Yellow-browed Antbird Hypocnemis hypoxantha www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p. 26 Tropical Birding Tours - Trip Report EASTERN ECUADOR RARITIES Custom Tour/ Nov-Dec 2020

180 Riparian (Blackish) Antbird fuscicauda 181 H Gray Antbird cinerascens 182 White-backed Fire-eye Pyriglena leuconota 183 H Black-faced Antbird Myrmoborus myotherinus 184 Spot-winged Antbird Myrmelastes leucostigma 185 H White-shouldered Antbird Akletos melanoceps 186 Sooty Antbird Hafferia fortis 187 H White-cheeked (Bicolored) Antbird Gymnopithys leucaspis castaneus 188 H Common Scale-backed Antbird Willisornis poecilinotus 189 Black-spotted Bare-eye Phlegopsis nigromaculata ANTPITTAS GRALLARIIDAE 190 H Undulated Antpitta Grallaria squamigera 191 H Chestnut-crowned Antpitta Grallaria ruficapilla 192 Bicolored Antpitta Grallaria rufocinerea 193 H Chestnut-naped Antpitta Grallaria nuchalis 194 H White-bellied Antpitta Grallaria hypoleuca 195 Rufous Antpitta Grallaria rufula 196 Tawny Antpitta Grallaria quitensis 197 White-lored Antpitta Hylopezus fulviventris 198 H Thrush-like Antpitta Myrmothera campanisona 199 H Slate-crowned Antpitta Grallaricula nana TAPACULOS RHINOCRYPTIDAE 200 H Rusty-belted Tapaculo Liosceles thoracicus 201 H Ocellated Tapaculo Acropternis orthonyx 202 H Blackish (Unicolored) Tapaculo Scytalopus latrans 203 H Spillmann's Tapaculo Scytalopus spillmanni ANTTHRUSHES FORMICARIIDAE 204 H Barred Antthrush Chamaeza mollissima OVENBIRDS & WOODCREEPERS FURNARIIDAE 205 Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa 206 Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus 207 Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper Dendrexetastes rufigula 208 Long-billed Woodcreeper Nasica longirostris 209 Ocellated Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus ocellatus napensis 210 H Buff-throated Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus guttatus guttatoides 211 Montane Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger 212 Duida (Lineated) Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes duidae 213 Rufous-tailed Xenops Microxenops milleri 214 Streaked Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii 215 Chestnut-winged (Bar-winged) Cinclodes Cinclodes albidiventris 216 Stout-billed Cinclodes Cinclodes excelsior 217 H Striped Treehunter Thripadectes holostictus 218 H Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus 219 Pearled Treerunner Margarornis squamiger www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p. 27 Tropical Birding Tours - Trip Report EASTERN ECUADOR RARITIES Custom Tour/ Nov-Dec 2020

220 Andean Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura andicola 221 Many-striped Canastero Asthenes flammulata 222 White-chinned Thistletail Asthenes fuliginosa 223 Orange-fronted Plushcrown Metopothrix aurantiaca 224 H Azara's Spinetail Synallaxis azarae 225 Rufous Spinetail Synallaxis unirufa TYRANT FLYCATCHERS TYRANNIDAE 226 Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum 227 White-tailed Tyrannulet Mecocerculus poecilocercus 228 White-banded Tyrannulet Mecocerculus stictopterus 229 White-throated Tyrannulet Mecocerculus leucophrys 230 Sulphur-bellied Tyrannulet Mecocerculus minor 231 Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus 232 Agile Tit-Tyrant Uromyias agilis 233 Mouse-colored Tyrannulet Phaeomyias murina 234 H Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus elatus 235 White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps 236 Sierran Elaenia Elaenia pallatangae 237 Torrent Tyrannulet Serpophaga cinerea 238 Streak-necked Flycatcher Mionectes striaticollis 239 Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus 240 H Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon superciliaris 241 Rufous-breasted Flycatcher Leptopogon rufipectus 242 H Ecuadorian Tyrannulet Phylloscartes gualaquizae 243 Golden-faced Tyrannulet Zimmerius chrysops chrysops 244 H White-eyed Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus zosterops 245 H Black-throated Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus granadensis 246 Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus ruficeps 247 Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus calopterus 248 Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum 249 Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus 250 Cliff Flycatcher Hirundinea ferruginea 251 Handsome Flycatcher Nephelomyias pulcher 252 Smoke-colored Pewee Contopus fumigatus 253 Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens 254 Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans 255 Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus 256 Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant Myiotheretes striaticollis 257 Smoky Bush-Tyrant Myiotheretes fumigatus 258 Crowned Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca frontalis 259 Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca fumicolor 260 Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus 261 Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosa 262 H Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p. 28 Tropical Birding Tours - Trip Report EASTERN ECUADOR RARITIES Custom Tour/ Nov-Dec 2020

263 Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer 264 Short-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus ferox 265 Lesser Kiskadee Pitangus lictor 266 Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus 267 Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua 268 Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis 269 Gray-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis 270 Dusky-chested Flycatcher Myiozetetes luteiventris 271 H Lemon-browed Flycatcher Conopias cinchoneti 272 Golden-crowned Flycatcher Myiodynastes chrysocephalus 273 Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius 274 Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus COTINGAS COTINGIDAE 275 Green-and-black Fruiteater Pipreola riefferii 276 H Barred Fruiteater Pipreola arcuata 277 H Andean Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruvianus 278 H Purple-throated Fruitcrow Querula purpurata 279 Spangled Cotinga Cotinga cayana 280 H Screaming Piha Lipaugus vociferans MANAKINS PIPRIDAE 281 Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin Tyranneutes stolzmanni 282 Blue-crowned Manakin Lepidothrix coronata 283 White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus 284 White-crowned Manakin Dixiphia pipra 285 Golden-headed Manakin Ceratopipra erythrocephala TITYRAS AND ALLIES TITYRIDAE 286 Black-tailed Tityra Tityra cayana 287 Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata 288 White-browed Purpletuft Iodopleura isabellae 289 Barred Becard Pachyramphus versicolor 290 Black-and-white Becard Pachyramphus albogriseus VIREOS VIREONIDAE 291 Black-billed Peppershrike Cyclarhis nigrirostris 292 Lemon-chested Greenlet Hylophilus thoracicus 293 H Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius leucotis 294 Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys 295 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 296 Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis CROWS JAYS AND 297 Black-collared Jay armillata 298 Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa 299 Green (Inca) Jay yncas yncas 300 Violaceous Jay Cyanocorax violaceus SWALLOWS HIRUNDINIDAE www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p. 29 Tropical Birding Tours - Trip Report EASTERN ECUADOR RARITIES Custom Tour/ Nov-Dec 2020

301 Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca 302 Brown-bellied Swallow Orochelidon murina 303 White-thighed Swallow Atticora tibialis 304 White-banded Swallow Atticora fasciata 305 Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis 306 Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea 307 Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera 308 White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer WRENS TROGLODYTIDAE 309 H Wing-banded Wren Microcerculus bambla 310 House Wren Troglodytes aedon 311 Mountain Wren Troglodytes solstitialis 312 Sedge (Grass/Paramo) Wren Cistothorus platensis aequatorialis 313 H Thrush-like Wren Campylorhynchus turdinus 314 H Coraya Wren Pheugopedius coraya 315 Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa 316 H Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys DONACOBIUS DONACOBIIDAE 317 Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapilla GNATCATCHERS POLIOPTILIDAE 318 Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus THRUSHES AND ALLIES TURDIDAE 319 Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides 320 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus 321 H Lawrence's Thrush Turdus lawrencii 322 Black-billed Thrush Turdus ignobilis 323 Great Thrush Turdus fuscater 324 Ecuadorian Thrush Turdus maculirostris MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS MIMIDAE 325 Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus WAGTAILS AND PIPITS MOTACILLIDAE 326 Paramo Pipit Anthus bogotensis NEW WORLD WARBLERS PARULIDAE 327 Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea 328 L Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi 329 Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca 330 Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata 331 Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus 332 Citrine Warbler Myiothlypis luteoviridis 333 Black-crested Warbler Myiothlypis nigrocristata 334 Russet-crowned Warbler Myiothlypis coronata 335 Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis 336 Slate-throated Redstart (Whitestart) Myioborus miniatus 337 Spectacled Redstart (Whitestart) Myioborus melanocephalus www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p. 30 Tropical Birding Tours - Trip Report EASTERN ECUADOR RARITIES Custom Tour/ Nov-Dec 2020

TANAGERS AND ALLIES THRAUPIDAE 338 Red-capped Cardinal Paroaria gularis 339 Tanager Cissopis leverianus 340 White-capped Tanager Sericossypha albocristata 341 Oleaginous Hemispingus Hemispingus frontalis 342 Gray-hooded Bush Tanager Cnemoscopus rubrirostris 343 Flame-crested Tanager Tachyphonus cristatus 344 Fulvous Shrike-Tanager Lanio fulvus 345 Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo 346 Masked Crimson Tanager Ramphocelus nigrogularis 347 Hooded Mountain-Tanager Buthraupis montana 348 Black-chested Mountain-Tanager Cnemathraupis eximia 349 Grass-green Tanager Chlorornis riefferii 350 Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus lacrymosus 351 Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus igniventris 352 Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus somptuosus 353 Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager Dubusia taeniata 354 Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea melanonota 355 Blue-and-yellow Tanager Pipraeidea bonariensis 356 Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus 357 Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum 358 Golden-naped Tanager Chalcothraupis ruficervix 359 Black-capped Tanager heinei 360 Scrub Tanager Stilpnia vitriolina 361 Stilpnia nigrocincta 362 Blue-necked Tanager Stilpnia cyanicollis 363 Blue-and-black Tanager vassorii 364 Beryl-spangled Tanager Tangara nigroviridis 365 Turquoise Tanager Tangara mexicana 366 Paradise Tanager Tangara chilensis 367 Opal-rumped Tanager Tangara velia 368 Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola 369 Saffron-crowned Tanager Tangara xanthocephala 370 Flame-faced Tanager Tangara parzudakii 371 Green-and-gold Tanager Tangara schrankii 372 Swallow Tanager Tersina viridis 373 Black-faced Dacnis Dacnis lineata lineata 374 Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana 375 Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus 376 Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza 377 Yellow-backed Tanager Hemithraupis flavicollis 378 Cinereous Conebill Conirostrum cinereum 379 Blue-backed Conebill Conirostrum sitticolor 380 Capped Conebill Conirostrum albifrons www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p. 31 Tropical Birding Tours - Trip Report EASTERN ECUADOR RARITIES Custom Tour/ Nov-Dec 2020

381 Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii 382 Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis 383 White-sided Flowerpiercer Diglossa albilatera 384 Bluish Flowerpiercer Diglossa caerulescens 385 Masked Flowerpiercer Diglossa cyanea 386 L Plushcap Catamblyrhynchus diadema 387 Plumbeous Sierra-Finch Phrygilus unicolor 388 Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch Phrygilus plebejus 389 Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina 390 Chestnut-bellied (Lesser) Seed-Finch Sporophila angolensis 391 Caqueta Seedeater Sporophila murallae 392 Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis 393 Band-tailed Seedeater Catamenia analis 394 Plain-colored Seedeater Catamenia inornata 395 Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus 396 Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens 397 H Slate-colored Grosbeak Saltator grossus SPARROWS AND ALLIES EMBERIZIDAE Short-billed Chlorospingus (Yellow-whiskered B- 398 T) Chlorospingus parvirostris 399 Common Chlorospingus (Bush-Tanager) Chlorospingus flavopectus 400 Yellow-browed Sparrow Ammodramus aurifrons 401 Gray-browed (Stripe-headed) Brushfinch Arremon assimilis 402 H Chestnut-capped Brushfinch Arremon brunneinucha 403 Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis 404 White-naped Brushfinch Atlapetes albinucha 405 White-rimmed Brushfinch Atlapetes leucopis 406 Yellow-breasted (Rufous-naped) Brushfinch Atlapetes latinuchus AND ALLIES CARDINALIDAE 407 Summer Tanager Piranga rubra 408 Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea 409 Red-hooded Tanager Piranga rubriceps 410 Golden (Southern Yellow) Grosbeak chrysogaster 411 Amazonian Grosbeak rothschildii TROUPIALS AND ALLIES ICTERIDAE 412 Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis 413 Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus 414 Orange-backed Troupial Icterus croconotus 415 Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus 416 Ecuadorian Cacique Cacicus sclateri 417 Scarlet-rumped (Subtropical) Cacique Cacicus uropygialis uropygialis 418 Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela 419 (Northern) Mountain Cacique Cacicus chrysonotus leucoramphus 420 Russet-backed Oropendola Psarocolius angustifrons www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p. 32 Tropical Birding Tours - Trip Report EASTERN ECUADOR RARITIES Custom Tour/ Nov-Dec 2020

421 Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus 422 L Olive Oropendola Psarocolius bifasciatus SISKINS AND ALLIES FRINGILLIDAE 423 Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris 424 H Golden-rumped Euphonia Euphonia cyanocephala 425 Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster 426 Hooded Siskin Spinus magellanicus 427 Olivaceous Siskin Spinus olivaceus

MAMMALS (partial list) 1 Common Squirrel Monkey Saimiri sciureus 2 H Venezuelan Red Howler Alouatta seniculus 3 Red-tailed Squirrel Sciurus granatensis 4 Black Agouti Dasyprocta fuliginosa 5 Tapeti (Brazilian Rabbit) Sylvilagus brasiliensis 6 Neotropical (Southern River) Otter Lontra longicaudis

The colorful Blue-necked Tanager (photo above) seen in La Bonita www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p. 33