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31/10/2019 – 21/11/2019 21 days – 12 ’s – 64 – 68 hummers

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Ecuador 31/10/2019 – 21/11/2019

Practical information

Planning the trip

We had a clear focus on how to plan our first trips in Sout-America after birding North- and Central- America. We started in to get a good and decent basis for the lowland Amazonian and the next trip on the list was Ecuador with a focus on the Andean species. After these two trips we would be able to focus in other trips in South-America more on the targetspecies and the endemics.

So after some research I had more or less a trip in my mind focusing on the with the first week the eastslope, the second week the westslope and the last week the southern Andes, because we had one big target there the . We compared some options and decided to go with Neblina (www.neblinaforest.com – [email protected]), and discussed further on our itinerary to get a final outcome. The reactions of Neblina forest were always , correct and helpful (Xavier Munoz – +593.99.759.1359). During the travel the preparation by Neblina was perfect and everything was arranged nicely. We never experienced any problem. Our guide was Jorge Luna ([email protected] - +593.99.458.2030), a very good birder and nice guide. We made on the place some last changements at the trip based on the we had seen the previous days and where we could get the most new targets. So thanks to these proposals by Jorge we got some birds we didn’t expect to see. In hindsight I think the timing and planning of the trip was pretty good and if you want to get most of the Andean species, this trip seems pretty up for the challenge. Take in account that the amount of birds is huge, so seeing everything is impossible. Besides that we will have to return to other parts of Ecuador on subsequent trips, although it’s a small country compared to other South-American countries, the country is way too big to cover on a three week trip. So better focus on some regions, rather than getting a triplist as long as possible and missing a lot of relevant species.

I always make a target list (see annex 2), based on information I can find and to start planning a trip. I included this list at the back of the report. In my opinion these are relevant targets you have to look for in Ecuador.

Getting there

We booked flights with KLM and had a direct flight from the Netherlands to Quito. The flight is pretty long, but it saves a lot of time that it is a direct flight. Just enjoy the onboard entertainment or take a good book with you. The return flight is at night, so if you are lucky to sleep on a plane this is over quite quickly.

Food

Concerning food we experienced no problems at all. The lodges where we stayed have a nice kitchen. The food varied between excellent and splendid, so no complaints at all. The portions are always more than big enough and if you think you will manage, there is always a big plate of rice which is impossible to finish.

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Climate

We were travelling in the rainy season, which was mostly on the westslope. Although I think we had nearly everyday rain, the rain didn’t cause any problems for birding. One or two times we had to change plans due to the rain, but birds are more active after the rain. On warm sunny days the activity drops sometimes quickly, so travelling during the rainy period poses no problems. On the west slope we experienced only a lot of mist, so we maybe missed some nice views but also on this slope we got our targets no matter the weather.

Road

The road conditions are pretty good and certainly the big roads are perfect. Traffic is mostly very safe, only in the Andes there were some truck drivers which had a little bit more courage than I would have but we experienced never any dangerous situations. The drivers we had on our trip were also very careful and certainly didn’t do any reckless maneuvers.

Visum and border control

You don’t need a visum to travel to Ecuador. Just get a stamp at the airport and again one when leaving Ecuador, that’s it. The border control is quick and we could collect our bags very fast. I think that we were out of the airport in 30 – 45 minutes after landing. This is a blessing compared to some other countries.

Sightings and sound recordings

All the sightings, mentioned in the report, are uploaded on www.observado.org with exact GPS- locations, so I didn’t add any GPS locations in the report because you can find them on the internet for the species of your interest. I also made some sound recordings which are available on www.xeno-canto.org.

Contact

If you want more information, just contact me (Bram Vogels, written bramvogels and add @hotmail.com).

Day 1 – 31/10/2019: arrival in Quito – Puembo Birding Garden

We arrived on time in Quito and quickly got through border control and got our bags. Our shuttle to Puembo Birding Garden ([email protected]) was waiting for us. Mercedes runs this place and is a birder herself. Although it is closely situated to the airport (+/- 30 minutes) the place has some nice species we got only in this area. We had less than an hour left before dark so we birded the garden with Sparkling , Rufous-tailed , Rufous-collared sparrow, Eared dove, Godlen Grosbeak, Scrub and Mercedez showed us Black-tailed trainbearer and another target here Western emerald.

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Day 2 – 01/11/2019: Antisana – Papallacta – Guango

We were picked up at 6.30 AM and drove towards Antisana. The first stop was at a viewpoint for condors in an area which is bought by the Jocotoco foundation. There were twelve Andean condors flying around and obviously there was some death lying which attracted them. On the same spot we had Tufted tit-tyrant, Streak-throated bush tyrant, Shining sunbeam, , Black , Plain-colored seedeater and Black-chested buzzard-. We continued the road, passed a checkpoint and got into the paramo. We stopped in some valleys with scrub and where we found Ecuadorian hillstar. Other species we could add were Many-striped canastero, Stout-billed cinclodes, Brown-backed chat-tyrant, Chestnut-winged cinclodes, , several other Andean conors, Variable , Cinereous , Andean , a lot of Andean , Parama ground tyrant, Paramo pipit, Brown-bellied , and Baird’s .

The road ends at a parking lot. Leave the car there and bird around the cabins and the little lake behind the cabins. In the scrub we had Grass , Plumbeous Sierra , Great , Many- striped canastero and Andean tit-spinetail. On the lake behind the cabins there were Andean coots, Andean and Silvery . was calling on several places, but we had no sightings. On the way back we found Andean , which we missed the first time and Black-winged ground-dove.

We had lunch in a restaurant a little bit below the condor viewpoint, this restaurant has feeders and attracts some nice hummers like Shining sunbeam, Tyrian , Giant hummingbird and . We searched on the slopes for Spectacled bear, but had no luck.

We continued towards Papallacta and searched again for Spectacled bear on the slopes, but also at the other side of the mountain no luck. On the highest point of the pass towards Papallacta, you can

4 take a dirtroad which goes up to some antennas. Here we had nice views of a Tawny antpitta standing on top of the vegetation, but our target was the Rufous-bellied . After 30 minutes searching our driver found them behind the antennas. Just park the car at the antennas and walk around the antennas, mostly they are in the neighborhood apparently. In this area we added Chestnut-crestad and Great Horned .

From this point we drove straight towards Guango lodge (https://www.guangolodge.com/). Just before dark we could check the hummingbird feeders with Chestnut-breasted coronet, Buff-tailed coronet, White-bellied woodstar, Buff-winged starfrontlet, Tourmaline , Long-tailed sylph, Collared inca and Speckled hummingbird.

Mammals: White-tailed deer & Andean rabbit

Day 3 – 02/11/2019: Guango – Cayambe-Coca – Papallacta - Guango

We started birding around the lodge and focused on the pipeline track and the torrent track (see map below). This proved a fruitful walk with Northern mountain , Chestnut-capped brushfinch, Masked flowerpiercer, Turquoise , Pearled treerunner, Grey-hooded bush-tanager, Blue-and-black tanager, Andean , Capped conebill, Spectacled whitestart, White-banded tyrannulet, White-collared swift, Torrent tyrannulet, Grey-breasted wood wren, White-capped dipper, Black-capped hemispingus, , Mountain wren, Blue-backed conebill, , Russet-crowned warbler, Black-crested warbler and Hooded Mountain tanager.

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We had breakfast and after a Sword-billed hummingbird at the feeders we drove up towards the paramo of Cayambe-Coca. For this road you have to drive through the parking lot of the thermals of Papallacta. Because it was clear we immediately drove towards the parking lot high up where the park office is. A Tawny antpitta crossed the road when we started birding. We focused on the first hundreds of meters of both roads that start here. We quickly found a and after 15 minutes found a flock of tanagers. Foraging in this group was Scarlet-bellied mountain-tanager, , Black-backed bush tanager, White-throated tyrannulet and Black-chested mountain tanager. At the same spot we could add Rainbow-bearded thornbill and White-chinned thistletail.

We decided to follow the flock which was moving to the westerly road, where we found the following extra species in the flock: Red-crested cotinga, Pale-naped brushfinch and Golden-crowned tanager. Tufted tit-tyrant was also present and Paramo was calling on several places. Just before reaching the office there was a .

We birded a little bit along the way down and found Grass wren, Great Sapphirewing, , heared a buff-breasted Mountain-tanager, more Paramo , Shining sunbeam, etc. In Papallacta we searched some scrubs and found and as most important ones.

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In the afternoon we birded around the Guango lodge and mostly on the pipeline track with , Mountain wren, Inca Jay, Slaty brushfinch, Montane and .

Mammals: Red-tailed squirrel and Black agouti

Day 4 – 03/11/2019: Guango – San Isidro through Borja Pass – Las Brisas

We birded our last morning on the grounds of the Guango lodge through the pipeline track and then used the waterfall track to loop back to the lodge. The pipeline track is pretty nice because you have a good overview on the forest at both sides of the valley. At the beginning we added some species of the previous days like Pale-naped brushfinch, Pearled treerunner, Spectacled whitestart, Capped conebill, Black-eared hemispingus, Blue-and-black tanager, Russet-crowned warbler and White- banded tyrannulet. At the lowest part of the pipeline track we found a Rufous-breasted flycatcher, a Ruddy spinetail and a little bit later a flock of tanagers arrived with Hooded mountain tanagers, Lacrimose Mountain Tangaer, Buff-breasted mountaint tanager and 4 Red-hooded tanagers a little higher in the forest. While crossing the road to get to the waterfall track we had Slaty brushfinch and Black-capped hemispingus.

The surroundings of the waterfall is a good place for Slaty-backed chat-tyrant, which we found after a while. On this trail we spotted grey-breasted wood wren, Blackburnian warbler, Smoke-colored pewee, Rufous-breasted chat-tyrant, Black-eared hemispingus, Black-capped hemispingus, , Grass-green tanager and Bar-bellied .

We left Guango and drove down along the river and searched on some other locations for mountain- , but without success. On this short stops we had Black phoebe, Yellow-browed sparrow, Torrent duck and Torrent tyrannulet.

We continued towards San Isidro and took a bypass on a dirtroad and after a while there is a nice piece of forest (see map). Although it was already almost noon we stopped here for birding. We started slowly with , Rose-breasted grosbeak, Orange-bellied Euphonia and Inca Jay. After 15 minutes we found a big flock going through this forestpatch: Blackburnian warbler, - crowned tanager, Streak-necked flycatcher, Blue-necked tanager, Golden-eared tanager, Canada warbler, Gloosy-black thrush, Ash-browed spinetail, Streaked Xenops, Bronzy inca, Golden Tanager, Andean Cock-of-the-rock (female), Rufous-breasted flycatcher, Three-striped warbler and Andean solitaire. In the fields just behind the forestpatch we had Russet-backed , Black-and-white seedeater, Golden-faced tyrannulet and Rufous-booted racket-tail.

We followed the dirtroad and when coming back on the paved road, turn left and continue for five minutes when there is an area where you can eat your lunch with hummingbird feeders. During lunch we had on this spot Violet-fronted brilliant, Golden-olive woodpecker, , White-tailed hillstar, Tawny-bellied , , Palm tanager, Blue-grey tanager, and in the scrub below the feeders Blackish and a soaring Broad-winged hawk overhead.

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In the afternoon we started birding again around 3PM, with some easy ones hanging around at the parking lot like Masked and Squirrel and then we went on the trail. We had Swainson’s thrush, Grey-breasted wood wren, Pale-edged flycatcher, Emerald toucanet, Blackish tapaculo (nice views) and after a crossing of a canal we found Golden-headed quetzal and 4 wattled guans. The crossing of the canal was on a small tree, probably this will get better in the future because they were still digging the canal. Hopefully this will not have an impact on the hydrology of the forest. Anyway if you cross the canal, you are in Quetzal country. We birded our way back along the same trail with Cinnamon flycatcher, Olive-backed woodcreeper, Common bush tanager, Slate- throated whitestart and a . So we had both on this trail.

Around the lodge we could add Blue-winged mountain tanager, Bluish flowerpiercer and Glossy-black thrush. In the evening the San isidro owl was calling around the restaurant and we had splendid views of this possibly undescribed species. We’ll see what the taxonomic future brings.

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Day 5 – 04/11/2019: San Isidro – Guacamayos – San Isidro

In the morning we birded first around the lodge and the cabins, because around 7:30 it is White- bellied antpitta time. We found Scarlet-rumped cacique, Canada warbler, Blackburnian warbler, Russet-backed oropendola, Black-eared hemispingus, Sulphur-bellied tyrannulet, Azara’s spinetail, Scaly-naped amazon, Brown-capped , Beryl-spangled tanager, Black-capped tyrannulet and . Then it was antpitta feeding time. The White-bellied were quickly responding and after 20 minutes one was going through the vegetation behind us. We had some nice views, but they didn’t go for the worms. During the wait we also had Streak-headed in the scrub.

After breakfast we drove towards Guacamayos and birded until noon along the trail starting from the parking lot. The most relevant species along this track were Barred , Scarlet-bellied mountain tanager, Lacrimose mountain tanager, Streaked tuftedcheek, Andean guan, Grass-green tanager, Chestnut-bellied thrush and Flavescent flycatcher.

During lunch we added Golden-collared honeycreeper. In the afternoon we birded along the road which follows the forest edge. Leaving the lodge just go left and keep birding the road. We did a lot on foot and some parts by car, until you get to a big river with a hanging bridge. A Chestnut-crowned antpitta was calling very close to the road, but didn’t show itself. In the forested area we had Rufous- crowned tody-flycatcher, Yellow-vented woodpecker, Brown-capped vireo, White-tailed tyrannulet, Blue-winged mountain tanager, Flame-faced tanager, Black-billed peppershrike, Beryl-spangled tanager, Emerald toucanet and Green-and-black fruiteater. Further along the road mostly by car we

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Day 6 – 05/11/2019: San Isidro – Rio Hollin – Wildsumaco

Today we started with a search for Plain-tailed wren, which we found in the thickets behind the cabins. Next was chestnut-crowned antpitta feeding at the lodge, but the bird didn’t show up and we also had bad luck with the White-bellied antpitta. Anyway we’ve seen it the previous day and we have a lot of other options for chestnut-crowned antpitta. We left the place with Black-capped tanager and Handsome flycatcher and drove towards Wildsumaco.

We had some short roadside stops with Ornate flycatcher, Orange-eared flycatcher, Swallow-tailed and Cliff flycatcher. A longer stop was along the road just before crossing Rio Hollin. Here is a nice waterfall and some hummingbird feeders. On the feeders we found Many-spotted hummingbird, Fork-tailed woonymph, White-tailed hillstar, Golden-tailed sapphire, Black-throated brilliant and in front of the waterfall was a Torrent duck and a Golden-faced tyrannulet.

On the access road towards Wildsumaco we first birded in the lower lying agricultural area, before going up: Crested oropendola, White-lined tanager, Blue-black grassquit, Chestnut-bellied seedeater, Silver-beaked tanager, Paradise tanager, Black-billed thrush, Blue-necked tanager, Black-faced dacnis, Blue-headed , , Spotted tanager, and grey- rumped swift.

We drove further up the mountain and where the first trails start we had another stop where Lined antshrike was calling. Yellow-throated , Bay-headed tanager and were also in this area, but most importantly we had our first sightings of Coppery-chested .

We arrived around 2.30 PM at the lodge and had a quick look around the feeders with Green hermit, , Black-throated mango, Wire-crested thorntail, Booted racket-tail, Gould’s jewelfront and White-necked Jacobin. Around 3 PM the antpitta feeding starts, so we followed towards the feeding station where a Grey-cheeked thrush, 2 Plain-backed antpitta’s and an Ochre- breasted antpitta showed nicely.

After the antpitta feeding we followed the track further in the forest, which loops back towards the biological field station. This is a nice stretch of forest where we had nice views of Northern white- crowned tapaculo, flying over, Coppery-chested jacamar, Fulvous shrike-tanager, Orange-eared tanager, Musician wren, White-tailed trogon, Black-billed treehunter, White-backed fire-eye, , Olive-sided flycatcher and Little .

Mammals: Kinkajou

Day 7 – 06/11/2019: Wildsumaco

If you are a moth-fan, please stop reading for a moment, but there is a light at the lodge to attract moths at night and a lot of birds come to this free meal in the morning. We started birding around 5.45 AM and could soon enjoy a nice group of birds with Black-billed treehunter, White-chested , , White-backed fire-eye, Black-faced antbird, Peruvian warbling antbird, Lined

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We then went for a trail not far from the lodge. If you get out of the lodge go to the right and take the first trail on your left. This was a nice trail with in the beginning in the more open area Maroon-tailed parakeet, Scaled pigeon, Blue- headed parrot, Dark-breasted spinetail, Gilded barbet, Red-billed parrot, Buff-fronted foliage- gleaner, Spotted tanager and Squirrel cuckoo. Once in the primary forest the species change and after a White-breasted wood-wren the first goodie were three Golden-collared toucanets and we continued with Scale-crested pygmy- tyrant, Blue-rumped , Montane foliage- gleaner, Ecuadorian tyrannulet, White-winged tanager, Bicolored antvireo, White-crowned manakin and Black-and--eagle. Rain started and we returned to the lodge.

During lunch an Andean Cock-of-the-Rock came feeding just next to the window where we were eating at a couple of meters away. What a stunning birds. We checked the porterweed for two extra hummers and found quite quickly Violet-headed hummingbird and while flew over and Many-banded were feeding in the cyclopias.

In the afternoon we went again towards the antpitta feeding. On the way we had Blue-rumped manakin and at the feeding station Ochre-breasted antpitta, Grey-cheeked thrush and Plain-backed antpitta showed up and at the end after half an hour also a Spotted nightingale-thrush. We slowly returned towards the lodge and birded in the vegetable garden for a moment with Red-headed barbet, Green-and-gold tanager, Yellow-throated bush tanager, Golden-faced tyrannulet, Lafresnaye’s piculet, Common tody-flycatcher, Gilded Barbet and Sickle-winged guan. Around the entrance of the lodge it took us a pretty while to get views of the Short-tailed antthrush. Around the feeders there was also a very good new hummer: Rufous-vented whitetip.

Owling in the evening was unfortunately impossible due to very heavy rain which started around 5.30 PM and didn’t stop before 2 AM.

Mammals: Black mountain tamarin

Day 8 – 07/11/2019: Wildsumaco – Papallacta – Puembo (travel day)

During the night we heard Band-bellied owl. In the early morning we drove towards a viewpoint for an unfinished lodge in the hope to see the macaws flying over the forest. Although the plan was perfect, the rain during the night and the slight rain in the morning probably didn’t encourage the macaws to around. We waited for a while and during the wait we had Yellow-tufted woodpecker,

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Olivaceous greenlet, Red-billed parrot, Blue-headed parrot, falcon, , Chestnut- bellied seed finch and one of our target list Napo .

We birded around the road a little bit and checked the feeders around the biological station. Along the road in marshy areas we found Blackish rails and at the feeders there were Brown violetear, Fork-tailed , Napo sabrewing, spotted barbtail and Golden-collared honeycreeper.

After breakfast we drove down and checked the last feeders, which are clearly indicated with again Gould’s jewelfront and nice views of Napo sabrewing. In the lower area Wing-banded wren was calling and pretty close, but impossible to see. In the same area on the way down we added Ruddy- breasted seedeater, Yellow-rumped cacique, Yellow-tufted woodpecker, White-throated toucan, Channel-billed toucan, Masked and Crimson-crested woodpecker.

We then continued our way up the Andes and our guide new a spot for a roosting Swallow-tailed , which was completely soaked. We had lunch in the vicinity of the Guango lodge where there is an organization to climb the cliffs. During lunch we had Blue-and-black tanager, Blue-winged mountain tanager, Saffron-crowned tanager and Mountain velvetbreast. But we had to continue by car and our next stop was at a little lake high in the Andes next to the road with Blue-winged teal, Yellow-billed pintail, Andean coot, and . Here we crossed the mountain ridge and weather improved because this was a very wet day, luckily we had to drive most of the time.

We spent our last longer stop at a search for Spectacled bear and finally found one on the slopes next to the road in the Paramo. So checking and double checking the Paramo vegetation on the flanks of the mountain did deliver. Although far away it was a very nice view through the telescope.

Mammals: Spectacled/Andean bear

Day 9 – 08/11/2019: Puembo – Zuro Loma – Alambi – Quinde Luna – Bellavista

We had a very early breakfast in Puembo and we were on the road around 4.45, to be in time for the antpitta feeding in Zuro Loma. Normally we planned to go to Yanacocha, but this change of plan proved very fruitful. In june you have even chance for the Black-breasted around Zuro Loma. At the first feeder a chestnut-crowned antpitta showed very nicely. The other antpittas were not present. Around the feeder we could also add Andean guan, Scarlet-bellied mountain tanager, Band-tailed pigeon and while watching the hummers we were informed that the Chestnut-naped antpitta was at the second feeder. Here we had terrific views of first a Rufous antpitta and five minutes later a splendid Chestnut-naped antpitta. On the walk back we saw Sword-billed hummingbird, , Blue-capped

12 tanager, Sapphire-vented puffleg, Grey-browed brushfinch and Black-tailed trainbearer.

We decided not to visit Yanacocha but to continue down the mountain towards Alambi, because most of the high altitude species were on the list. On the way down we had Slaty-backed chat-tyrant, but most importantly a magnificent Black-and-chestnut eagle soaring overhead.

Alambi, which is very close to Bellavista, has a lot of hummingbird and banana feeders. There are also some small tracks along the river which is running behind the area. On the feeders or in the scrub around we could add Slaty spinetail, Ecuadorian thrush, Rufous-tailed hummingbird, Thick- billed euphonia, Silver-throated tanager, Western emerald, Russet-backed oropendola (not yet a split), Metallic-green tanager, Lemon-rumped tanager, Booted racket-tail, Golden-olive woodpecker, Buff-throated saltator, , Purple-throated woodstar, White-whiskered hermit, Tricolored brushfinch and Green-crowned brilliant. On the short track we found White-tipped dove, Smoky-brown woodpecker, Red-faced spinetail, Pacific hornero, One-colored becard, Rufous , Tropical parula, Red-eyed vireo and . A little bit down the road is a nice roadside restaurant with some feeders where we had our first Golden-crowned flycatcher and Black- winged saltator.

After lunch we drove to Quinde Luna where there are other hummingbird feeders with Andean emerald, Black-winged saltator, Velvet-purple coronet, Violet-tailed sylph, Empress brilliant, Brown inca, Sickle-winged guan, Band-tailed pigeon, White-rimmed brushfinch, Blue-capped tanager, , Crimson-rumped toucanet, Blue-winged mountain tanager and Flame-faced tanager.

We continued on the dirtroad towards Bellavista and started to walk at the falls trail. You can decend this trail, towards the compost pile where you can turn right and arrive at the lodge. The decent was still a little quite due to the time of day but we had Green-and-black fruiteater, Chestnut-crowned antpitta, Dusky-faced tanager, Striped treehunter and Spillmann’s tapaculo. On the compost there were white-throated quail-doves foraging and a slaty-backed nightingale-thrush. We birded around the lodge for a while with White-sided flowerpiercer, calling Toucan barbets but not visible, Grey- breasted wood wren, Plain-tailed wren, Blue-winged mountain tanager, chestnut-capped brushfinch and flavescent flycatcher. Due to very heavy mist, the birding was difficult.

Mammals: Oringito

Day 10 – 09/11/2019: Bellavista – Milpe

The mist was still very intense in the morning and it didn’t clear unfortunately. Anyway at first light we went for Tanager finch close to the lodge and saw it very nicely on the track. In the same area Rufous-headed pygmy tyrant and Sepia-brown wren were active.

We then started birding around the lodge with Plate-billed mountain toucan, a very cooperative White-faced nunbird, Golden-crowned flycatcher, Cinnamon flycatcher, Blue-winged mountain tanager, Spillmann’s tapaculo, White-throated quail-dove and a high up in a misty tree. A species you definitely want to see better.

Breakfast is around 8 AM and after breakfast we started our search for . On the search we had more Plate-billed mountain toucans, , Slaty-backed nightingale-

13 thrush, Sierran Elaenia and some nice views of Gorgeted . We got a tip for a Common and checked this bird, before we started our decent. Due to the mist and because we had most targets, the plan was to go birding lower below the clouds.

We drove towards Milpe where there are again a lot of banana and hummingbird feeders at the entrance. There were a lot of birds around the feeders so we spent some time here with Rufous- throated tanager, Choco toucan, Green thorntail, Orange-billed sparrow, Bronze-winged parrot and Bay wren. On the track we found Golden-bellied warbler/Choco warbler, Slaty-capped flycatcher, Ornate flycatcher, Scale-crested pygmy turant, , Yellow-throated bush-tanager, Spotted woodcreeper, Broad-billed motmot, Yellow-throated toucan, Plain-brown woodcreeper, Choco trogon/Blue-tailed trogon, Wattled guan, Bronze-olive pygmy tyrant and Tawny-faced gnatwren.

Day 11 – 10/11/2019: Silanche

Today we drove towards Silanche. An early start and about 1,5 hours driving brought us at 6.30 AM on the dirtroad towards Silanche. We had continuous rain on the road and very misty weather, when we started birding it was still very misty. Luckily it started to clear and thanks to the mist, the heath was not a problem. On the dirtroad we had our first birds with Pale-mandibled , Yellow-bellied elaenia, Black-winged saltator, Bay-headed tanager, Snowy , Variable seedeater, , Black-cheeked woodpecker, White-bearded manakin and Southern nightingale-wren.

We arrived around 7 AM in Silanche and went to the observation tower, from where you have a view on the canopy. We birded for about three hours from this tower and had some nice views with Red- headed barbet, Streak-headed woodcreeper, Lineated woodcreeper, White-tailed trogon, Golden- olive woodpecker, Orange-fronted barbet, Scarlet-thighed dacnis, Choco tyrannulet, Streaked flycatcher, Violet-bellied hummingbird, Yellow-bellied siskin, Boat-billed flycatcher, Lesser Swallow- tailed swift, One-colored becard, Golden-hooded tanager, Grey-and- gold tanager, Streak-headed woodcreeper, Ochre-bellied flycatcher, Sooty-headed tyrannulet, Brown-capped tyrannulet, Grey- rumped swift, Grey-breasted martin, Bronze-winged parrot, Lineated woodpecker, Cinnamon woodpecker, Black-faced dacnis, Guira tanager, Plumbeous kite, Olivaceous piculet and Dot-winged antwren.

We then walked the trail which loops from the parking through the forest back towards the observation tower. We quickly found a fruiting tree which was full of birds with Red-headed barbets, Scarlet-breasted dacnis, Tawny-crested tanagers, Scarlet-browed tanagers and as most important ones. Further on the track we had Dusky pigeon, Wedge-billed woodcreeper, White- tailed trogon. When arriving back at the tower we heard a flock coming through and had a sprint to

14 the top of the tower where we had splendid views of Scarlet-breasted dacnis besides Purple honeycreeper, Blue dacnis, Yellow-margined flatbill.

We ate our packed lunch and had a little break. We then walked the loop again to see if we could add something else to the list: Purple-chested hummingbird, Blue-chested hummingbird, Acadian flycatcher, Black-crowned antshrike and Dusky-faced tanager. We then birderd our way back on the dirtroad with , Squirrel cuckoo, Maroon-tailed parakeet, Scarlet-backed woodpecker, Thick-billed seed finch, Chestnut-throated seedeater, and Buff-rumped warbler.

Day 12 – 11/11/2019: Angel paz – Milpe

Today was the big day to go for the legendary Angel paz. The only problem was that I got some stomach problems at night and the toilet was my best friend. So I was afraid I would miss it, and you really don’t want to miss Angel paz. So after just a thee for breakfast we went for an antpitta extravaganza. We started a little bit before 6 AM on the lek of Andean cock-of-the-rock. About 5 males were on the lek, nice to see the western supspecies which is much more reddish. From the hide we also saw Metallic-green tanager, Golden-headed quetzal and heared Narino tapaculo. The Dark-backed wood quails showed also very nicely. When going back to the cars, some White-winged tanagers were present.

Next stop was for the famous Maria, and there she was. What a beaty, a just walking down the stairs like a celebrity to get her worms. We then followed towards the new restaurant to get a second breakfast. The breakfast is delicious, although I didn’t dare yet to eat something due to my stomach. Here we had Strong-billed woodcreeper, Purple- bibbed whitetip, Tawny-bellied hermit and White-throated wedgebill/Wedge-billed hummingbird. The second antpitta feeders had Ochre-breasted antpitta and Narino tapaculo. The moustached didn’t show today. On the way towards the following Antpittas we also had Plate-billed mountain toucan. The Yellow-breasted antpitta and chestnut-crowned antpitta showed also very nicely. The last target was an . Although a 4x4 is definitely necessary to get there, we had very nice views of the Ocellated tapaculo. On the way back we had a Plain-breasted hawk/Sharp-shinned hawk. We were again lucky with the weather, because rain only started on our way back and pretty heavy.

We had lunch in Mindo Loma, our hotel and a little rest. Around 3PM we started to bird the surroundings of Milpe, not the reserve itself. This road which passes is also a nice birding area, although it was very misty and a little drizzle in the beginning we managed to get a nice specieslist on this road: Masked water tyrant, Choco toucan, Southern beardless tyrannulet, Rose-faced parrot, Snowy-throated kingbird, Scrub blackbird, Fawn-breasted tanager, Tropical parula, , Swallow tanager, Scale-throated foliage gleaner, Guayaquil woodpecker, Buff-fronted foliage gleaner, Rufous-throated tanager and Ochre-breasted tanager. In the evening we also heared Rufous-bellied nighthawk at the lodge, but couldn’t go looking due to the rain and mist.

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Mammals: Kinkajou

Day 13 – 12/11/2019: Amagusto – Mashpi –

Today we changed the initial plan and went first for Amagusto – Mashpi area and after that towards the Oilbird location. This proved again a good switch and we first birded along the dirtroad which goes towards the feeder area, where feeding starts around 8 AM. On the road we had Blackburnian warbler, Beryl-spangled tanager, -backed tanager, Orange-breasted fruiteater, Scaly-throated foliage-gleaner, Wedge-billed woodcreeper, Black-and-white becard, Cinnamon becard, Orange- breasted fruiteater, Red-faced spinetail, Flame- faced tanager, Bran-colored flycatcher and Bay wren.

We then entered the domain with the banana and hummingbird feeders. We got quite fast our first target the Glistening-green tanager, but we had to wait quite long before the second target showed up. Meanwhile we had fun with Empress brilliant, Bay wren, Rufous-throated tanager, Common tody- flycatcher, Purple-bibbed whitetip, White-throated wedgebill, White-whiskered hermit, Crimson- rumped toucanet and after almost two hours finally 4 Black-chinned mountain tanagers. Two targets in the pocket and on the other feeding station we also got perfect views of 2 Toucan barbets. You really don’t want to leave the country without a decent look on these gorgeous creatures.

Next stop was the Oilbird area where we had about 15 visible and a young one. After this stop we headed back to Quito.

Day 14 – 13/11/2019: Catamayo (airport) – Loja – Vilcabamba

We had an early morning flight from Quito to Loja operated by Tame. We only had a very slight delay due to heavy rain at night, but could start adding the first new species when leaving the airport with Croaking ground dove and Long-tailed . After breakfast we birded in the area around the airport with , Pacific , Pacific hornero, Plumbeous-backed thrush, Peruvian meadowlark, Chestnut-throated seedeater, Tropical and parrot-billed seedeater. The Tombes sparrows didn’t show up.

We then took for a part the old road towards Loja which is now completely desolate and you can bird without cars

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Next stop after lunch was a short one in the city park of Loja to check for hummingbird, Fasciated wren and Chiguanco thrush. The botanical garden in Loja proved relevant for Silver-backed tanager, Rainbow starfrontlet, Three-banded warbler and Golden-rumped Euphonia. We then continued to Vilcabamba where we checked for Plumbeous at a river crossing. The rail gave splendid views.

Day 15 – 14/11/2019: Cerro Toledo – Tapichalaca

After breakfast we drove up the mountain on Cerro Toledo. Birding is along the dirtroad which goes through magnificent forest and paramo. In the lower areas we had Blackburnian warbler, Canada warbler, Blue-capped tanager, Yellow-breasted bushfinch, Purple-throated sunangel, Crimson- mantled woodpecker, tapaculo, Ash-colored tapaculo, Tawny antpitta, Rufous antpitta, Ocellated tapaculo, Black-capped tyrannulet, Buff-breasted mountain tanager, Lacrimose mountain tanager, Golden-crowned tanager, Glowing puffleg, Pearled treerunner, Citrine warbler and Black- capped hemispingus. Reaching the paramo you can add , Rainbow-bearded thornbill Brown-backed chat-tyrant and Mouse-colored thistletail. We searched along a long stretch from the paramo down into the forest again for , but this species proved elusive for us. We only could add Glossy flowerpiercer, Great sapphirewing, Scarlet-bellied mountain tanager, White- throated tyrannulet and again the beautiful golden-crowned tanager. A little bit lower we were lucky to find a Grey-breasted mountain toucan and 4 Barred fruiteaters.

Next stop was on the road towards Tapichalaca on the pass when reaching the paramo, we tried again for Neblina metaltail but without success and only had Paramo tapaculo and Streak-throated bus tyrant. A little bit later we reached our lodge, Casa simpson. On the hummingbird feeders there were Fawn-breasted brilliants, Collared inca, Flame-throated sunangel, Amethyst-throated sunangel and White-bellied woodstar.

In the afternoon we did the trail, which makes a loop back towards the lodge. This loop was a little bit quiet due to the heavy sun but we had nice views of , Smoky bush tyrant, Blue-capped tanager, Sepia-brown wren and Black-crested warbler.

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Then we drove by car up the hill where there is another entrance to the walking trails. We had almost immediately our target with 7 Golden-plumed parakeets.

Day 16 – 15/11/2019: Tapichalaca – Valladolid

We started again on the golden-plumed parakeet area and walked from this side towards the Jocotoco antpitta feeding area where you have to be around 8 AM. We had 8 golden-plumed parakeets, a flock of orange-banded flycatchers, chusquea tapaculo, golden-crowned tanager and 3 Slaty-crowned antpitta’s. Plain-tailed wren is very common in this area and other species were Black- capped hemispingus, Chestnut-naped antpitta, Rufous wren, White-throated quail-dove and Black- throated tody-tyrant.

Next was the absolute toptarget of the trip the Jocotoco antpitta, but the bird didn’t show. The last days the bird was a little bit irregular and plans were already made to return the next day around 7 AM. But suddenly after almost an hour of anxious waiting there suddenly was a Jocotoco antpitta giving away a magnificent show. No matter what happened the rest of the day, this was absolutely one of the top days. We walked slowly back to the lodge along the trails and while constantly thinking about the Jocotoco saw Russet-crowned warbler, Green-and-black fruiteater, Yellow-bellied chat-tyrant, Collared inca, , Buff-breasted mountain tanager, Pearled treerunner, Amethyst-throated sunangel, Common bush tanager and Hooded Mountain tanager.

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We had lunch and around 3 PM we drove down to the city Valladolid and birded the dirtroad towards the ruins of an archeological site a little bit below the city. This area is on a lowar altitude so again different species: Swainson’s thrush,Yellow-bellied elaenia, Streaked saltator, Dull-colored grassquit, Common tody-flycatcher, Buff-bellied tanager, Olivaceous greenlet, Social flycatcher, Black Phoebe and Loja tyrannulet.

We drove up the mountain again for a little bit and had Black-faced tanager, Striped cuckoo and Russet-backed Oropendola. In the city itself we birded some gardens and found our targets like Loja tyrannulet, Rufous-fronted thornbird, Maranon thrush, Silver-backed tanager and Mottle-backed elaenia.

Day 17 – 16/11/2019: Caja Numa – Loja

In the morning we spend a lot of time in search of the Undulated antpitta on the trail with his name. We heared it calling on time quite far away and during the walk we flushed one of the trail, unfortunately with no good views. But being the only antpitta with not perfect views, we were not complaining. Other birds in this area were Lacrimose mountain tanager, Blue-and-black tanager, Citrine warbler, Grass-green tanager, Barred becard and Band-tailed pigeon.

Next stop was Caja numa where we drove up to the parking at the end of the road. From there we walked down the dirtroad while birding. In the splendid scenery we had Plain-tailed wren, White- banded tyrannulet, Tyrian metaltail, Rufous-chested tanager, 3 red-hooded tanagers and grey- breasted mountain-toucan.

We then drove towards Loja and a short stop around the botanical garden delivered Chiguanco thrush. We had a little rest and then went to the grounds of the university to look for a new owl species for Ecuador: Koepcke’s screech owl. They showed very nicely and were calling.

Day 18 – 17/11/2019: Bombuscaro – Copalinga

We had a very early start to get in time to Bombuscaro. We could start birding around 7 AM and birded for an hour the entrance road starting at the parking lot to the administration center. On this track we had Yellow-throated bus tanager, Common Scale-backed antbird, (just before the clay lik), Andean cock-of-the-rock, Olive finch (at the river crossing), Lemon-browed flycatcher, Paradise tanger, Green-and-gold tanager, White-necked thrush, Black-faced dacnis, Smoky-brown woodpecker, Tropical parula, Golden-crowned flycatcher and Summer tanager. While waiting for the ranger to complete the registration we found a female Amazonian umbrellabird just behind the registration office.

We continued on the trails behind the registration office. It didn’t take long before we had some nice flocks with Ecuadorian tyrannulet, Variegated bristle tyrant, Ashy- throated bush tanager, Montane foliage- gleaner, Streaked xenops, Yellow-bellied tanager, Olivaceous woodcreeper, Ash-

19 browed spinetail, White-lored tyrannulet, Lafresnaye’s piculet, Orange-crested flycatcher, Canada warbler and in the end a male Amazonian umbrellabird.

While getting out of the park, just behind the administration office we also had an Ecuadorian foraging on the flowers. On the way out we had Streaked xenops, Spotted tanager, Chestnut- bellied seed finch, Ashy-throated bush tanager, Bay-headed tanager and Orange-eared tanager.

The rest of the day we would be birding on the grounds of the Copalinga lodge. It didn’t take long before we located a in the trees around the parking area. Other birds around the restaurant were Sickle-winged guan, 4 Speckled chachalaca, Olive-striped flycatcher, Violet-headed hummingbird, Glittering-throated Emerald, White-bellied woodstar, , Wire-crested thorntail, Slaty-capped flycatcher and Green-and-gold tanager.

We walked the blue trail which was quite in the beginning due to the heat probably, but when we had to shelter for a short moment for a thunderstorm a Coppery-chested jacamar was sitting right in front of us. After the short rain birds were active again with Montane foliage-gleaner, Orange-billed sparrow, Fulvous shrike-tanager, White-breasted wood-wren, Pauraque and 2 Fiery-throated fruiteaters were calling but we only got glimpses. At 4 PM it is tinamou feeding time and there were 2 Grey , Grey-fronted dove and 2 Little tinamous besided Golden-headed manakin, Common tody-flycatcher and Swallow tanager.

Mammals: Opossum spec

Day 19 – 18/11/2019: Cordillera del Condor

Because we had most target species, we had a long drive towards Cordillera del Condor where there are some interesting new species. It was raining pretty hard on arriving, but luckily after a while it started to clear and in the end got very sunny and hot.

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We birded along the dirtroad going through the forest and started with Olive-chested flycatcher, Paradise tanager, , Yellow-rumped cacique, Blue-headed parrot and Olive-sided flycatcher in the rain. We then had one of the targets Golden-winged tody-flycatcher besides , Blue-black grosbeak, Wedge-billed woodcreeper, , Fulvous shrike-tanager, Yellow- backed tanager, White-flanked antwren, White-lored tyrannulet, Black-faced antbird, Plain-winged antshrike, Violet-headed hummingbird, Spectacled bristle tyrant, Black-tailed tityra, Buff-throated woodcreeper, Black-and-white tody-flycatcher, Southern nightingale-wren, Plumbeous kite, Flame- crested tanager, Yellow-breasted antwren, Purple honeycreeper, Slaty-capped shrike-vireo, , Black-and-white becard, Speckled spinetail, Rufous-rumped foliage-gleaner, Yellow-bellied tanager and Green-backed trogon.

After this birding with some nice flocks we had our lunch. We were still missing our main target Orange-throated tanager. Jorge saw one, but I only saw it with the bare eye flying out of the tree so didn’t count it. After lunch we started the search again and could add Slate-colored grosbeak, , Purplish Jacamar and White-lored Euphonia. When we wanted to give up and head back to the lodge, in really the last flock we checked there was an Orange-throated tanager. Saved by the bell and we could also add Opal-rumped tanager, Little woodpecker and Lafresnaye’s piculet.

With the most important target in the pocket we could head back and saw on the road White- banded swallow, Long-tailed tyrant, Ruddy pigeon and Striated .

Day 20 – 19/11/2019: Bambuscaro – Catamayo (airport) – Quito

In the morning we had to add one very important target to our list, the White-breasted parakeet. We went very early to the clay lick and on arriving the first 4 White-breasted parakeets were already present, a little bit later joined by a group of 11. On the way out we also found orange-crested flycatcher, Golden-headed manakin and Grey-chinned hermit. The leks of these hermits are pretty easy to find, but to see a bird is not always straightforward.

Our next try was Spangled coquette in the centre of the city where a lot of blooming trees are present. With this one we had no luck we only had , Sooty- crowned flycatcher, Glittering- throated emerald, Torrent tyrannulet and Black-throated mango. You just have to leave something to return.

We then drove towards the airport and had some spare time to bird the area and found two new ones Tumbes sparrows (3) and Ash-breasted sierra finch.

We flew back to Quito with Tame and went for the fourth time to Puembo birding garden.

Mammals: Coatimundi

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Day 21 – 20/11/2019: Puembo birding garden – Home

This was our last day in Ecuador, our international flight was leaving in the afternoon. We used the morning to repack a little bit and bird the area around the lodge. Birding is still very productive here so take enough time, otherwise you miss some species. In the morning our first target was Vermillion flycatcher, which was easily found. We then focused on the banana and hummingbirdfeeders and had Black-tailed trainbearer, Shiny cowbird, , Blue-grey tanager, Saffron finch, Scrub tanger, Great thrush, Golden grosbeak, Rufous-collared sparrow, Blue- and-yellow tanager, Western Emerald, White-bellied woodstar and Harris’s hawk.

After another very nice meal our taxi arrived and brought us to the airport which brought an end towards our vacation.

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Annex 1: species list

Grey Tinamou Little tinamou Andean guan Speckled chachalaca Sickle-winged guan Wattled guan Dark-backed wood-quail Torrent duck Andean teal Yellow-billed pintail Blue-winged teal Andean/ Silvery grebe Andean Southern lapwing Andean lapwing Greater yellowlegs Baird’s sandpiper Rufous-bellied seedsnipe Blackish rail Plumbeous rail Andean/Slate-coloured coot Striated heron Andean/Black-faced ibis Greater yellow-headed vulture Swallow-tailed kite Plumbeous kite Sharp-shinned/plain-breasted hawk Harris’s hawk Black-chested buzzard-eagle Roadside hawk Broad-winged hawk Short-tailed hawk Black-and-white hawk-eagle Black-and-chestnut eagle Laughing falcon Carunculated caracara Black caracara Yellow-headed caracara American kestrel Band-bellied owl Koepcke’s screech-owl San isidro owl Peruvian pygmy-owl Oilbird Rufous-bellied nighthawk Common pauraque Swallow-tailed nightjar Croaking ground dove Black-winged ground dove Eared dove White-tipped dove Grey-fronted dove Scaled pigeon Band-tailed pigeon Pale-vented pigeon Plumbeous pigeon Ruddy pigeon Dusky pigeon Rock pigeon White-throated quail-dove Military macaw Chestnut-fronted macaw Golden-plumed parakeet Maroon-tailed parakeet White-necked/breasted parakeet Pacific parrotlet Rose-faced parrot Red-billed parrot Blue-headed parrot Bronze-winged parrot Scaly-naped amazon Squirrel cuckoo Smoot-billed Groove-billed ani Striped cuckoo White-collared swift Lesser swallow-tailed swift Grey-rumped swift Grey-chinned hermit White-whiskered hermit Tawny-bellied hermit White-necked jacobin Wedge-billed hummingbird Brown violetear Green/Lesser violetear Sparkling violetear Black-throated mango Amethyst-throated sunangel Gorgeted sunangel Little/Flame-throated sunangel Purple-throated sunangel Wire-crested thorntail Green thorntail Ecuadorian piedtail Long-tailed sylph Violet-tailed sylph Black-tailed trainbearer Booted racket-tail Tyrian metaltail Viridian metaltail Rainbow-bearded thornbill Speckled hummingbird Mountain velvetbreast Glowing puffleg Sapphire-vented puffleg Ecuadorian hillstar Shining sunbeam Sword-billed hummingbird Great sapphirewing Giant hummingbird Bronzy inca Brown inca Collared inca Rainbow starfrontlet Buff-winged starfrontlet Buff-tailed coronet Chestnut-breasted coronet Velvet-purple coronet White-tailed hillstar Purple-bibbed whitetip Rufous-vented whitetip Black-throated brilliant Gould’s jewelfront Fawn-breasted brilliant Green-crowned brilliant Empress brilliant

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Violet-fronted brilliant White-bellied woodstar Little woodstar Gorgeted woodstar Purple-throated woodstar Western emerald Violet-headed hummingbird Napo sabrewing Crowned woodnymph Fork-tailed woodnymph Many-spotted hummingbird Rufous-tailed hummingbird Amazilia hummingbird Andean emerald Glittering-throated emerald Blue-chested hummingbird Purple-chested hummingbird Golden-tailed sapphire Violet-bellied humminbird Golden-headed quetzal Crested quetzal Blue-tailed/Choco trogon Collared trogon Masked trogon White-tailed trogon Green-backed trogon Broad-billed motmot Rufous motmot Andean/Highland motmot Coppery-chested jacamar Purplish jacamar White-chested puffbird White-faced nunbird Orange-fronted barbet Gilded barbet Red-headed barbet Toucan barbet Yellow-throated toucan White-throated toucan Choco toucan Channel-billed toucan Golden-Collared toucanet Crimson-rumped toucanet Grey-breasted mountain- Emerald toucanet toucan Plate-billed mountain-toucan Collared/Plain-billed aracari Many-banded aracari Lafresnaye’s piculet Olivaceous piculet Little woodpecker Scarlet-backed woodpecker Yellow-vented woodpecker Bar-bellied woodpecker Golden-olive woodpecker Yellow-tufted woodpecker Crimson-mantled woodpecker Cinnamon woodpecker Lineated woodpecker Crimson-crested woodpecker Guayaquil woodpecker Plain-brown woodcreeper Strong-billed woodcreeper Buff-throated woodcreeper Spotted woodcreeper Olive-backed woodcreeper Streak-headed woodcreeper Montane woodcreeper Olivaceous woodcreeper Wedge-billed woodcreeper Streaked xenops Spotted barbtail Pearled treerunner Streaked tuftedcheek Scaly-throated foliage-gleaner Lineated foliage-gleaner Rufous-rumped foliage-gleaner Buff-fronted foliage-gleaner Black-billed treehunter Striped treehunter Pale-legged hornero Chestnut-winged cinclodes Stout-billed cinclodes Slaty spinetail Asara’s spinetail Dark-breasted spinetail Rufous spinetail Red-faced spinetail Ash-browed spinetail Line-cheeked spinetail Speckled spinetail Andean tit-spinetail Rufous-fronted thornbird Many-striped canastero White-chinned thistletail Mouse-coloured thistletail Lined antshrike Plain-winged antshrike Collared antshrike Black-crowned antshrike Russet antshrike Plain antvireo Bicoloured antvireo White-flanked antwren Slaty antwren Yellow-breasted antwren Dot-winged antwren Streak-headed antbird Blackish antbird White-backed fire-eye Peruvian warbling antbird Black-faced antbird Scale-backed antbird Elegant crescentchest Undulated antpitta Giant antpitta Plain-backed antpitta Chestnut-crowned antpitta Streak-chested antpitta Jocotoco antpitta Chestnut-naped antpitta Yellow-breasted antpitta White-bellied antpitta Rufous antpitta Tawny antpitta Ochre-breasted antpitta Slate-crowned antpitta Ocellated tapaculo Ash-coloured tapaculo Blackish tapaculo Chusquea tapaculo Paramo tapaculo White-crowned tapaculo Narino tapaculo Spillmann’s tapaculo Short-tailed antthrush Sooty-headed tyrannulet Black-capped tyrannulet Ashy-headed tyrannulet Pacific elaenia Southern beardless tyrannulet

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Tawny-crowned pygmy-tyrant White-crested elaenia Sierran elaenia Yellow-bellied elaenia Mottle-backed elaenia Brown-capped tyrannulet White-lored tyrannulet White-tailed tyrannulet White-banded tyrannulet White-throated tyrannulet Sulphur-bellied tyrannulet Tufted tit-tyrant Bronze-olive pygmy-tryant Rufous-headed pygmy-tyrant Choco tyrannulet Loja tyrannulet Golden-faced tyrannulet Variegated bristle-tyrant Spectacled bristle-tyrant Ecuadorian tyrannulet Streak-necked flycatcher Olive-striped flycatcher Ochre-bellied flycatcher Slaty-capped flycatcher Rufous-breasted flycatcher Scale-crested pygmy-tryant Black-throated tody-tyrant Black-and-white tody- Rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher flycatcher Golden-winged tody-flycatcher Common tody-flycatcher Yellow-margined flycatcher Flavescent flycatcher Orange-crested flycatcher Olive-chested flycatcher Bran-coloured flycatcher Handsome flycatcher Orange-banded flycatcher Ornate flycatcher Cinnamon flycatcher Acadian flycatcher Olive-sided flycatcher Smoke-coloured pewee Western wood-pewee Torrent tyrannulet Black phoebe Vermillion flycatcher Plain-capped ground-tyrant Cliff flycatcher Streak-throated bush-tyrant Smoky bush-tyrant Masked water-tyrant Long-tailed tyrant Yellow-bellied chat-tyrant Slaty-backed chat-tyrant Rufous-breasted chat-tyrant Brown-backed chat-tyrant Rusty-margined flycatcher Social flycatcher Lemon-browed flycatcher Boat-billed flycatcher Golden-crowned flycatcher Streaked flycatcher Snowy-throated kingbird Tropical kingbird Sooty-crowned flycatcher Pale-edged flycatcher Green-and-black fruiteater Barred fruiteater Orange-breasted fruiteater Fiery-throated fruiteater Red-crested cotinga Andean cock-of-the-rock Amazonian umbrellabird White-bearded manakin Blue-rumped manakin White-crowned manakin Golden-headed manakin Black-tailed tityra Barred becard Black-and-white becard Cinnamon becard One-coloured becard Turquoise jay Inca jay Blue-and-white swallow Brown-bellied swallow Southern rough-winged White-thighed swallow swallow Grey-breasted martin House wren Mountain wren Sedge wren Rufous wren Sharpe’s wren Fasciated wren Plain-tailed wren Coraya wren Bay wren Scaly-breasted wren Wing-banded wren White-breasted wood-wren Grey-breasted wood-wren Musician wren Black-capped donacobius White-capped dipper Half-collared gnatwren Slaty-backed nightingale- Andean solitaire thrush Spotted nightingale-thrush Grey-cheeked thrush Swainson’s thrush Chestnut-bellied thrush Great thrush Chiguanco thrush Glossy-black thrush Ecuadorian thrush Black-billed thrush White-necked thrush Plumbeous-backed thrush Maranon thrush Long-tailed mockingbird Paramo pipit Rufous-browed peppershrike Black-billed peppershrike Slaty-capped shrike-vireo Brown-capped vireo Red-eyed vireo Olivaceous greenlet Canada warbler Blackburnian warbler Spectacled redstart Slate-throated redstart Tropical parula

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Buff-rumped warbler Golden-bellied/Choco warbler Citrine warbler Black-crested warbler Russet-crowned warbler Three-striped warbler Black-faced tanager tanager Black-capped hemispingus Black-eared hemispingus Grey-hooded bush-tanager Rufous-chested tanager Buff-bellied tanager Flame-crested tanager Tawny-crested tanager White-lined tanager Fulvous shrike-tanager Silver-beaked tanager Flame-rumped tanager Blue-and-yellow tanager Blue-grey tanager Palm tanager Blue-capped tanager Moss-backed tanager Orange-throated tanager Hooded mountain-tanager Masked mountain-tanager Black-chested mountain-tanager Grass-green tanager Lacrimose mountain-tanager Blue-winged mountain-tanager Black-chinned mountain- Scarlet-bellied mountain-tanager tanager Buff-breasted mountain-tanager Golden-crowned tanager Fawn-breasted tanager Glistening-green tanager Orange-eared tanager Beryl-spangled tanager Golden-naped tanager Scrub tanager Blue-and-black tanager Metallic-green tanager Silvery tanager Black-capped tanager Grey-and-gold tanager Golden-hooded tanager Blue-necked tanager Opal-rumped tanager Bay-headed tanager Paradise tanager Rufous-throated tanager Golden-eared tanager Saffron-crowned tanager Flame-faced tanager Golden tanager Silver-throated tanager Yellow-bellied tanager Spotted tanager Green-and-gold tanager Swallow tanager Black-faced dacnis Scarlet-thighed dacnis Blue dacnis Scarlet-breasted dacnis Purple honeycreeper Green honeycreepere Golden-collared honeycreeper Scarlet browed tanager Guira tanager Yellow-backed tanager Cinereous conebill Blue-backed conebill Capped conebill Glossy flowerpiercer White-sided flowerpiercer Black-backed bush-tanager Bluish flowerpiercer Masked flowerpiercer Common bush-tanager Ashy-throated bush-tanager Yellow-throated bush-tanager Dusky-faced tanager Ochre-breasted tanager Buff-throated saltator Black-winged saltator Streaked saltator Slate-coloured grosbeak Plumbeous sierra-finch Ash-breasted sierra-finch Rufous-collared sparrow Yellow-browed sparrow Tumbes sparrow Saffron finch Yellow-bellied seedeater Yellow-faced grassquit Dull-coloured grassquit Blue-black grassquit Parrot-billed seedeater Chestnut-bellied seedeater Chestnut-throated seedeater Variable seedeater Black-and-white seedeater Thick-billed seedfinch Chestnut-bellied seed-finch Plain-coloured seedeater Orange-billed sparrow Chestnut-capped brush-finch Grey-browed brush-finch Olive finch Pale-naped brush-finch Tricoloured brush-infch Yellow-breasted brush-finch Slaty brush-finch White-winged brush-finch Tanager finch Red-crested finch Summer tanager Scarlet tanager Red-hooded tanager White-winged tanager Golden grosbeak Rose-breasted grosbeak Blue-black grosbeak Yellow-bellied siskin Orange-bellied euphonia Thick-billed euphonia Golden-rumped euphonia Golden-bellied euphonia Russet-backed oropendola Crested oropendola Yellow-rumped cacique Scarlet-rumped cacique Scrub blackbird Shiny cowbird Peruvian meadowlark House sparrow

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Annex 2: target list indication in green means that I found information that the species is present in that area, orange were the targets not possible on our trip

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