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2018 NORTHERN ANDES BIRD PHOTO TOUR

Possible Specialty Birds for Tour

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ECUADOR
PHOTO TOUR
May 23-Jun 1, 2018

Duration:10 days, 9 nights
Group Size:2-8
Anytime Price:$3375
Group Price:$2975
Single Suppl:$250
Pace:Easy/Moderate
Difficulty:Easy/Moderate

List of species possible on this tour that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or occur only locally (LC) in the country. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

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1Tawny-breasted TinamouNothocercus juliusRR 
2Highland TinamouNothocercus bonaparteiLC 
3Curve-billed TinamouNothoprocta curvirostrisNE 
4Andean DuckOxyura ferrugineaLC 
5Wattled GuanAburria aburriRRNT
6Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotiiRR 
7Rufous-fronted Wood-QuailOdontophorus erythropsNE 
8Dark-backed Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanonotusNEV
9Rufous-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus speciosus NT
10Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalisLC 
11Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea V
12Maroon-chested Ground-DoveClaravis mondetouraLC 
13White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenataRR 
14Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusLC 
15Swallow-tailed NightjarUropsalis segmentataLC 
16Lyre-tailed NightjarUropsalis lyraLC 
17Choco PoorwillNyctiphrynus rosenbergiNENT
18Andean PotooNyctibius maculosusLC 
19OilbirdSteatornis caripensisLC 
20White-chested SwiftCypseloides lemosiNE 
21Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica NT
22White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagusLC 
23White-whiskered HermitPhaethornis yaruquiNE 
24Tawny-bellied HermitPhaethornis syrmatophorusRR 
25Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicaeRR 
26White-throated WedgebillSchistes albogularisNE 
27Wedge-billed HummingbirdSchistes geoffroyiRR 
28Brown VioletearColibri delphinaeRR 
29Tooth-billed HummingbirdAndrodon aequatorialisLC 
30Gorgeted SunangelHeliangelus strophianusNE 
31Tourmaline SunangelHeliangelus exortisNE 
32Green ThorntailDiscosura conversiiNE 
33Ecuadorian PiedtailPhlogophilus hemileucurusNEV
34Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingiiRR 
35Violet-tailed SylphAglaiocercus coelestisNE 
36Ecuadorian HillstarOreotrochilus chimborazoNE 
37Mountain AvocetbillOpisthoprora eurypteraLC 
38Black-tailed TrainbearerLesbia victoriaeRR 
39Purple-backed ThornbillRamphomicron microrhynchumRR 
40Blue-mantled ThornbillChalcostigma stanleyiRR 
41Viridian MetaltailMetallura williamiNE 
42Greenish PufflegHaplophaedia aureliaeLC 
43Hoary PufflegHaplophaedia lugensNENT
44Glowing PufflegEriocnemis vestitaRR 
45Golden-breasted PufflegEriocnemis mosqueraNE 
46Emerald-bellied PufflegEriocnemis alineLC 
47Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligenaRR 
48Brown IncaCoeligena wilsoniNE 
49Collared IncaCoeligena torquataRR 
50Buff-winged StarfrontletCoeligena lutetiaeRR 
51Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensiferaLC 
52Buff-tailed CoronetBoissonneaua flavescensRR 
53Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsiiRR 
54Velvet-purple CoronetBoissonneaua jardiniNE 
55Booted Racket-tailOcreatus underwoodiiRR 
56Purple-bibbed WhitetipUrosticte benjaminiNE 
57Rufous-vented WhitetipUrosticte ruficrissaRR 
58Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoidesRR 
59Empress BrilliantHeliodoxa imperatrixNE 
60Violet-fronted BrilliantHeliodoxa leadbeateriRR 
61Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigasRR 
62Little WoodstarChaetocercus bombusNEV
63Gorgeted WoodstarChaetocercus heliodorRR 
64Purple-throated WoodstarCalliphlox mitchelliiRR 
65Western EmeraldChlorostilbon melanorhynchusNE 
66Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimetiRR 
67Lazuline SabrewingCampylopterus falcatusLC 
68Purple-chested HummingbirdAmazilia rosenbergiNE 
69Blackish RailPardirallus nigricansRR 
70Andean Coot
(Slate-colored Coot)
Fulica ardesiacaNE 
71Rufous-bellied SeedsnipeAttagis gayiLC 
72Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumLC 
73Andean CondorVultur gryphus NT
74White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusLC 
75Crested EagleMorphnus guianensis NT
76Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusLC 
77Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidoriRREN
78Semicollared HawkAccipiter collarisLCNT
79Plumbeous HawkCryptoleucopteryx plumbea V
80Solitary EagleButeogallus solitariusLCNT
81Barred HawkMorphnarchus princepsNE 
82White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhousRR 
83White-throated HawkButeo albigulaRR 
84White-throated Screech-OwlMegascops albogularisRR 
85Rufescent Screech-OwlMegascops ingensRR 
86Choco Screech-Owl**Megascops centalisNE 
87Cloud-forest Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium nubicolaNEV
88Black-and-white OwlCiccaba nigrolineataLC 
89Rufous-banded OwlCiccaba albitarsisRR 
90Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusLC 
91Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auricepsRR 
92Crested QuetzalPharomachrus antisianusRR 
93Choco Trogon
(Blue-tailed Trogon)
Trogon comptusNE 
94Masked TrogonTrogon personatusRR 
95Andean MotmotMomotus aequatorialisRR 
96Western Striolated-PuffbirdNystalus obamaiLC 
97Black-streaked PuffbirdMalacoptila fulvogularisRR 
98White-faced NunbirdHapaloptila castaneaLC 
99Coppery-chested JacamarGalbula pastazaeNEV
100Toucan BarbetSemnornis ramphastinusNENT
101Chestnut-tipped ToucanetAulacorhynchus derbianusLC 
102Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglaucaRRNT
103Plate-billed Mountain-ToucanAndigena laminirostrisNENT
104Black-billed Mountain-ToucanAndigena nigrirostrisLC 
105Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguusLCNT
106Choco ToucanRamphastos brevisNE 
107Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatusRR 
108Yellow-vented WoodpeckerDryobates dignusRR 
109Bar-bellied WoodpeckerDryobates nigricepsRR 
110Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollensRR 
111Crimson-bellied WoodpeckerCampephilus haematogasterLC 
112Guayaquil WoodpeckerCampephilus gayaquilensisRRNT
113Plumbeous Forest-FalconMicrastur plumbeusNEV
114Carunculated CaracaraPhalcoboenus carunculatusNE 
115Orange-breasted FalconFalco deiroleucusLCNT
116Blue-fronted ParrotletTouit dilectissimusLC 
117Barred ParakeetBolborhynchus lineolaLC 
118Rose-faced ParrotPyrilia pulchraNE 
119Red-billed ParrotPionus sordidusRR 
120Speckle-faced ParrotPionus tumultuosusRR 
121Scaly-naped ParrotAmazona mercenariusLC 
122Military MacawAra militaris V
123Red-masked ParakeetPsittacara erythrogenysNENT
124Rufous-rumped AntwrenEuchrepomis callinotaRR 
125Lined AntshrikeThamnophilus tenuepunctatusRRV
126Uniform AntshrikeThamnophilus unicolorRR 
127Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusRR 
128Bicolored AntvireoDysithamnus occidentalisNEV
129White-streaked AntvireoDysithamnus leucostictusLCV
130Foothill AntwrenEpinecrophylla spodionotaRR 
131Streak-headed AntbirdDrymophila striaticepsRR 
132Blackish AntbirdCercomacroides nigrescensRR 
133Esmeraldas AntbirdSipia nigricaudaNE 
134Giant AntpittaGrallaria giganteaNEV
135Moustached AntpittaGrallaria alleniNEV
136Plain-backed AntpittaGrallaria haplonotaLC 
137Chestnut-naped AntpittaGrallaria nuchalisRR 
138Yellow-breasted AntpittaGrallaria flavotinctaNE 
139White-bellied AntpittaGrallaria hypoleucaRR 
140Rufous AntpittaGrallaria rufulaRR 
141Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostrisLCNT
142Peruvian AntpittaGrallaricula peruvianaNENT
143Slate-crowned AntpittaGrallaricula nanaRR 
144Ocellated TapaculoAcropternis orthonyxRR 
145Ash-colored TapaculoMyornis senilisLC 
146Blackish TapaculoScytalopus latransRR 
147Long-tailed TapaculoScytalopus micropterusRR 
148Nariño TapaculoScytalopus viciniorRR 
149Spillmann's TapaculoScytalopus spillmanniNE 
150Paramillo TapaculoScytalopus canus EN
151Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectusRR 
152Short-tailed AntthrushChamaeza campanisonaRR 
153Barred AntthrushChamaeza mollissimaRR 
154Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyranninaRR 
155Olive-backed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus triangularisRR 
156Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillusRR 
157Greater ScythebillDrymotoxeres pucheranii NT
158Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymigerRR 
159Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautiiRR 
160Rusty-winged BarbtailPremnornis guttuligerRR 
161Pacific Hornero**Furnarius cinnamomeusNE 
162Sharp-tailed StreamcreeperLochmias nematuraLC 
163Stout-billed CinclodesCinclodes excelsiorNE 
164Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerPhilydor rufumRR 
165Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticepsRR 
166Montane Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia striaticollisRR 
167Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalarisRR 
168Uniform TreehunterThripadectes ignobilisNE 
169Flammulated TreehunterThripadectes flammulatusRR 
170Striped TreehunterThripadectes holostictusLC 
171Streak-capped TreehunterThripadectes virgaticepsRR 
172Black-billed TreehunterThripadectes melanorhynchusRR 
173Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescensRR 
174Andean Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura andicolaRR 
175White-chinned ThistletailAsthenes fuliginosaRR 
176Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythropsRR 
177Ash-browed SpinetailCranioleuca curtataRRV
178Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufaRR 
179Rufous-winged TyrannuletMecocerculus calopterusNE 
180Sulphur-bellied TyrannuletMecocerculus minorRR 
181Foothill ElaeniaMyiopagis olallaiNEV
182Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollisRR 
183Rufous-breasted FlycatcherLeptopogon rufipectusLC 
184Variegated Bristle-TyrantPhylloscartes poecilotisRR 
185Marble-faced Bristle-TyrantPhylloscartes ophthalmicusRR 
186Ecuadorian TyrannuletPhylloscartes gualaquizaeRRNT
187Black-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias nigrocapillusRR 
188Ashy-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias cinereicepsRR 
189Choco TyrannuletZimmerius albigularisNE 
190Ornate FlycatcherMyiotriccus ornatusRR 
191Bronze-olive Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus pelzelniRR 
192Rufous-headed Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus ruficepsRR 
193Buff-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus rufigularisRRNT
194Rufous-crowned Tody-Tyrant
(Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher)
Poecilotriccus ruficepsRR 
195Pacific FlatbillRhynchocyclus pacificusNE 
196Fulvous-breasted FlatbillRhynchocyclus fulvipectusRR 
197Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferrugineaLC 
198Handsome FlycatcherNephelomyias pulcherRR 
199Tawny-breasted FlycatcherMyiobius villosusRR 
200Flavescent FlycatcherMyiophobus flavicansRR 
201Orange-crested FlycatcherMyiophobus phoenicomitraLC 
202Olive-chested FlycatcherMyiophobus cryptoxanthusNE 
203Euler's FlycatcherLathrotriccus euleriLC 
204Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi NT
205Red-rumped Bush-TyrantCnemarchus erythropygiusRR 
206Yellow-bellied Chat-TyrantOchthoeca diademaRR 
207Slaty-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca cinnamomeiventrisRR 
208Large-headed FlatbillRamphotrigon megacephalumLC 
209Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraRR 
210Pale-edged FlycatcherMyiarchus cephalotesRR 
211Lemon-browed FlycatcherConopias cinchonetiRRV
212Golden-crowned FlycatcherMyiodynastes chrysocephalusRR 
213Green-and-black FruiteaterPipreola riefferiiRR 
214Orange-breasted FruiteaterPipreola jucundaNE 
215Black-chested FruiteaterPipreola lubomirskiiRR 
216Scarlet-breasted FruiteaterPipreola frontalisRR 
217Fiery-throated FruiteaterPipreola chlorolepidotaRRNT
218Andean Cock-of-the-rockRupicola peruvianusRR 
219Olivaceous PihaSnowornis cryptolophusLC 
220Amazonian UmbrellabirdCephalopterus ornatusLC 
221Long-wattled UmbrellabirdCephalopterus penduligerNEV
222Dusky PihaLipaugus fuscocinereusLC 
223Black-tipped CotingaCarpodectes hopkeiRR 
224Golden-winged ManakinMasius chrysopterusRR 
225Blue-rumped ManakinLepidothrix isidoreiRRNT
226Club-winged ManakinMachaeropterus deliciosusNE 
227Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolorRR 
228Black-billed PeppershrikeCyclarhis nigrirostrisNE 
229Olivaceous GreenletHylophilus olivaceusRRNT
230Rufous-naped GreenletPachysilvia semibrunneaLC 
231Beautiful JayCyanolyca pulchraNENT
232Turquoise JayCyanolyca turcosaRR 
233Pale-footed SwallowOrochelidon flavipesRR 
234White-thighed SwallowAtticora tibialisLC 
235Wing-banded WrenMicrocerculus bamblaRR 
236Gray-mantled WrenOdontorchilus branickiiRR 
237Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatusRR 
238Plain-tailed WrenPheugopedius euophrysRR 
239Rufous WrenCinnycerthia unirufaRR 
240Sharpe's WrenCinnycerthia olivascensRR 
241Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscaterRR 
242Spotted Nightingale-ThrushCatharus dryasRR 
243Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletusLC 
244Ecuadorian ThrushTurdus maculirostrisNE 
245Pale-eyed ThrushTurdus leucopsLC 
246Chestnut-bellied ThrushTurdus fulviventrisLC 
247Dagua Thrush**Turdus daguaeLC 
248Blue-naped ChlorophoniaChlorophonia cyaneaRR 
249Chestnut-breasted ChlorophoniaChlorophonia pyrrhophrysRR 
250Yellow-collared ChlorophoniaChlorophonia flavirostrisNE 
251Golden-rumped EuphoniaEuphonia cyanocephalaLC 
252Bronze-green EuphoniaEuphonia mesochrysaRR 
253Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltriaLC 
254Andean SiskinSpinus spinescensLC 
255Yellow-bellied SiskinSpinus xanthogastrusLC 
256Olivaceous SiskinSpinus olivaceusRR 
257Tanager FinchOreothraupis arremonopsNEV
258Yellow-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavigularisRR 
259Short-billed Bush-Tanager
(Short-billed Chlorospingus)
Chlorospingus parvirostrisRR 
260Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectusRR 
261Dusky ChlorospingusChlorospingus semifuscusNE 
262Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinuchaRR 
263Olive FinchArremon castaneicepsRRNT
264White-rimmed BrushfinchAtlapetes leucopisNE 
265Tricolored BrushfinchAtlapetes tricolorRR 
266Slaty BrushfinchAtlapetes schistaceusRR 
267Pale-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes pallidinuchaRR 
268White-winged BrushfinchAtlapetes leucopterusNE 
269Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militarisLC 
270Northern Mountain Cacique**Cacicus leucoramphusRR 
271Cerulean WarblerSetophaga cerulea V
272Choco Warbler**Basileuterus chlorophrysNE 
273Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatusRR 
274Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridisRR 
275Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassiniiLC 
276Red-hooded TanagerPiranga rubricepsRR 
277Ochre-breasted TanagerChlorothraupis stolzmanniNE 
278Blue SeedeaterAmaurospiza concolorLC 
279White-capped TanagerSericossypha albocristataRRV
280Rufous-crested TanagerCreurgops verticalisRR 
281Black-capped HemispingusKleinothraupis atropileusRR 
282Oleaginous HemispingusSphenopsis frontalisRR 
283Black-eared HemispingusSphenopsis melanotisLC 
284Superciliaried HemispingusThlypopsis superciliarisRR 
285Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornataRR 
286Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatriiRR 
287White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusLC 
288Moss-backed TanagerBangsia edwardsiNE 
289Hooded Mountain-TanagerButhraupis montanaRR 
290Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferiiRR 
291Lacrimose Mountain-TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosusRR 
292Blue-winged Mountain-TanagerAnisognathus somptuosusRR 
293Black-chinned Mountain-TanagerAnisognathus notabilisNE 
294Yellow-throated TanagerIridosornis analisLC 
295Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonotaRR 
296Blue-and-yellow TanagerPipraeidea bonariensisRR 
297Glistening-green TanagerChlorochrysa phoenicotisNE 
298Orange-eared TanagerChlorochrysa calliparaeaRR 
299Rufous-throated TanagerIxothraupis rufigulaNE 
300Spotted TanagerIxothraupis punctataRR 
301Golden-naped TanagerTangara ruficervixRR 
302Black-capped TanagerTangara heineiRR 
303Gray-and-gold TanagerTangara palmeriRR 
304Scrub TanagerTangara vitriolinaNE 
305Golden-hooded TanagerTangara larvataRR 
306Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridisRR 
307Metallic-green TanagerTangara labradoridesRR 
308Golden-eared TanagerTangara chrysotisRR 
309Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephalaRR 
310Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakiiRR 
311Golden TanagerTangara arthusRR 
312Emerald TanagerTangara floridaRR 
313Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephalaRR 
314Yellow-tufted Dacnis**Dacnis egregiaNE 
315Golden-collared HoneycreeperIridophanes pulcherrimusRR 
316Giant ConebillConirostrum binghamiLCNT
317Capped ConebillConirostrum albifronsRR 
318Glossy FlowerpiercerDiglossa lafresnayiiRR 
319White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilateraRR 
320Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoidesLC 
321Deep-blue FlowerpiercerDiglossa glaucaRR 
322Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescensLC 
323PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diademaLC 
324Slaty FinchSpodiornis rusticaLC 
325Gray-hooded Bush TanagerCnemoscopus rubrirostrisRR 
326Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funereaLC 
327Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosaLC 
328Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroaLC 
329Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceusRR 
330Black-winged SaltatorSaltator atripennisNE 
331Masked SaltatorSaltator cinctusLCNT

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PRESENCE CODES

//Boreal Visitor
\\Austral Visitor
||Transient
##Non-breeding Dispersal
<>Erratic/Irregular
()Breeding Season Only
{}Casual/Vagrant
[]Accidental

LIKELIHOOD CODES

ASAlways Seen
USUsually Seen
SSSometimes Seen
OSOccasionally Seen
RSRarely Seen