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NORTHERN ANDES PHOTO TOUR

Possible Specialty Birds for Tour

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PHOTO TOUR
ANY TIME*

Duration:9 days, 8 nights
Group Size:2-8
Anytime Price:$3475
Group Price:$2975
Single Suppl:$150
Pace:Easy
Difficulty:Easy
* This tour is available for any dates of your choosing provided guide services and accommodations are available.

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 excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

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1Berlepsch's TinamouCrypturellus berlepschiNE 
2Curve-billed TinamouNothoprocta curvirostrisNE 
3Andean DuckOxyura ferrugineaLC 
4Rufous-headed ChachalacaOrtalis erythropteraNEV
5Baudo GuanPenelope ortoniNEEN
6Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens NT
7Wattled GuanAburria aburri NT
8Rufous-fronted Wood-QuailOdontophorus erythropsNE 
9Dark-backed Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanonotusEV
10Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalisLC 
11Dusky PigeonPatagioenas goodsoniNE 
12Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minutaLC 
13Ecuadorian Ground DoveColumbina buckleyiNE 
14<Maroon-chested Ground Dove>Paraclaravis mondetouraRR 
15Black-winged Ground DoveMetriopelia melanopteraRR 
16Purple Quail-DoveGeotrygon purpurataNEEN
17Banded Ground-CuckooNeomorphus radiolosusNEEN
18Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusLC 
19Swallow-tailed NightjarUropsalis segmentataLC 
20Lyre-tailed NightjarUropsalis lyraLC 
21Choco PoorwillNyctiphrynus rosenbergiNE 
22OilbirdSteatornis caripensisLC 
23/Chimney Swift/Chaetura pelagica V
24White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagusLC 
25White-whiskered HermitPhaethornis yaruquiNE 
26White-throated DaggerbillSchistes albogularisNE 
27Tooth-billed HummingbirdAndrodon aequatorialisLC 
28Gorgeted SunangelHeliangelus strophianusNE 
29Tourmaline SunangelHeliangelus exortisNE 
30Violet-tailed SylphAglaiocercus coelestisNE 
31Ecuadorian HillstarOreotrochilus chimborazoNE 
32Mountain AvocetbillOpisthoprora eurypteraLC 
33Rainbow-bearded ThornbillChalcostigma herraniLC 
34Viridian MetaltailMetallura williamiNE 
35Hoary PufflegHaplophaedia lugensNENT
36Golden-breasted PufflegEriocnemis mosqueraNE 
37Brown IncaCoeligena wilsoniNE 
38Buff-winged StarfrontletCoeligena lutetiaeRR 
39Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensiferaLC 
40Buff-tailed CoronetBoissonneaua flavescensRR 
41Velvet-purple CoronetBoissonneaua jardiniNE 
42Rufous-gaped HillstarUrochroa bougueriNE 
43Purple-bibbed WhitetipUrosticte benjaminiNE 
44Empress BrilliantHeliodoxa imperatrixNE 
45Purple-collared WoodstarMyrtis fannyNE 
46Little WoodstarChaetocercus bombus NT
47Esmeraldas WoodstarChaetocercus berlepschiEV
48Purple-throated WoodstarPhilodice mitchelliiNE 
49Western EmeraldChlorostilbon melanorhynchusNE 
50Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysiaRR 
51Purple-chested HummingbirdPolyerata rosenbergiNE 
52Virginia RailRallus limicolaLC 
53Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolorLC 
54Brown Wood-RailAramides wolfiNEV
55Slate-colored CootFulica ardesiacaRR 
56Rufous-bellied SeedsnipeAttagis gayiLC 
57Noble SnipeGallinago nobilis NT
58Andean CondorVultur gryphusLCV
59Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiLC 
60White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusLC 
61Crested EagleMorphnus guianensis NT
62Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus NT
63Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusLC 
64Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidoriLCEN
65Semicollared HawkMicrospizias collarisLC 
66Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereusLC 
67Plumbeous HawkCryptoleucopteryx plumbea NT
68Barred HawkMorphnarchus princepsLC 
69Gray-backed HawkPseudastur occidentalisNEEN
70Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeusRR 
71Cloud-forest Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium nubicolaNEV
72Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineataLC 
73Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusLC 
74Blue-tailed TrogonTrogon comptusNE 
75Choco Black-throated TrogonTrogon cupreicaudaNE 
76White-faced NunbirdHapaloptila castaneaLC 
77Orange-fronted BarbetCapito squamatusNE 
78Toucan BarbetSemnornis ramphastinusNENT
79Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglaucaRRNT
80Plate-billed Mountain-ToucanAndigena laminirostrisNENT
81Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus NT
82Yellow-vented WoodpeckerDryobates dignusRR 
83Choco WoodpeckerDryobates chocoensisNENT
84Guayaquil WoodpeckerCampephilus gayaquilensisRR 
85Lita WoodpeckerPiculus litaeNE 
86Plumbeous Forest-FalconMicrastur plumbeusNEV
87Carunculated CaracaraDaptrius carunculatusNE 
88Blue-fronted ParrotletTouit dilectissimusLC 
89Rose-faced ParrotPyrilia pulchraNE 
90Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalisLC 
91Scaly-naped ParrotAmazona mercenariusLC 
92Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestisNE 
93Red-masked ParakeetPsittacara erythrogenysNENT
94Spot-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus puncticepsRR 
95Esmeraldas AntbirdSipia nigricaudaNE 
96Stub-tailed AntbirdSipia berlepschiNE 
97Elegant CrescentchestMelanopareia elegansNE 
98Giant AntpittaGrallaria giganteaNEV
99Moustached AntpittaGrallaria alleniNEV
100Yellow-breasted AntpittaGrallaria flavotinctaNE 
101Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostris NT
102Nariño TapaculoScytalopus viciniorRR 
103Spillmann's TapaculoScytalopus spillmanniNE 
104Black-headed AntthrushFormicarius nigricapillusRR 
105Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosusRR 
106Pacific HorneroFurnarius cinnamomeusNE 
107Stout-billed CinclodesCinclodes excelsiorNE 
108Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticepsRR 
109Ruddy Foliage-gleanerClibanornis rubiginosusLC 
110Uniform TreehunterThripadectes ignobilisNE 
111Streak-capped TreehunterThripadectes virgaticepsRR 
112Streak-backed CanasteroAsthenes wyattiLC 
113Double-banded GraytailXenerpestes minlosiRR 
114Velvety ManakinLepidothrix velutinaRR 
115Club-winged ManakinMachaeropterus deliciosusNE 
116Orange-breasted FruiteaterPipreola jucundaNE 
117Olivaceous PihaSnowornis cryptolophusLC 
118Long-wattled UmbrellabirdCephalopterus penduligerNEV
119Black-tipped CotingaCarpodectes hopkeiRR 
120Slaty BecardPachyramphus spodiurusNEV
121Rufous-breasted FlycatcherLeptopogon rufipectusLC 
122Black-capped Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis atricapillusRR 
123Pacific FlatbillRhynchocyclus pacificusNE 
124Rufous-winged TyrannuletMecocerculus calopterusNE 
125Choco ElaeniaMyiopagis parambaeRR 
126Coopmans's ElaeniaElaenia brachypteraNE 
127White-fronted TyrannuletPhyllomyias zeledoniLC 
128Choco TyrannuletZimmerius albigularisNE 
129Orange-crested FlycatcherMyiophobus phoenicomitraLC 
130Gray-breasted FlycatcherLathrotriccus griseipectusNEV
131/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperi NT
132Tumbes PeweeContopus punensisNE 
133Spot-billed Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maculirostrisRR 
134Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraRR 
135White-ringed FlycatcherConopias albovittatusRR 
136Black-billed PeppershrikeCyclarhis nigrirostrisNE 
137Beautiful JayCyanolyca pulchraNENT
138White-thighed SwallowAtticora tibialisLC 
139Slate-throated GnatcatcherPolioptila schistaceigulaRR 
140Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatusRR 
141Stripe-throated WrenCantorchilus leucopogonLC 
142Black SolitaireEntomodestes coracinusNE 
143Rufous-brown SolitaireCichlopsis leucogenysRREN
144Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletusLC 
145Ecuadorian ThrushTurdus maculirostrisNE 
146Dagua Thrush**Turdus daguaeLC 
147Chestnut-breasted ChlorophoniaChlorophonia pyrrhophrysRR 
148<Yellow-collared Chlorophonia>Chlorophonia flavirostrisRR 
149Fulvous-vented EuphoniaEuphonia fulvicrissaRR 
150Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltriaLC 
151<Yellow-bellied Siskin>Spinus xanthogastrusRR 
152Tanager FinchOreothraupis arremonopsNE 
153Dusky ChlorospingusChlorospingus semifuscusNE 
154Olive FinchArremon castaneiceps NT
155Tricolored BrushfinchAtlapetes tricolorRR 
156White-winged BrushfinchAtlapetes leucopterusNE 
157Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militarisLC 
158/Cerulean Warbler/Setophaga cerulea NT
159/Blackpoll Warbler/Setophaga striata NT
160Choco WarblerMyiothlypis chlorophrysNE 
161Ochre-breasted TanagerChlorothraupis stolzmanniNE 
162Ecuadorian SeedeaterAmaurospiza aequatorialisNE 
163Black-eared HemispingusSphenopsis melanotisLC 
164Western Hemispingus**Sphenopsis ochraceusE 
165Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatriiRR 
166Moss-backed TanagerBangsia edwardsiNE 
167Yellow-green TanagerBangsia flavovirensNEV
168Masked Mountain TanagerTephrophilus wetmoreiLCV
169Black-chinned Mountain TanagerAnisognathus notabilisNE 
170Glistening-green TanagerChlorochrysa phoenicotisNE 
171Rufous-throated TanagerIxothraupis rufigulaNE 
172Gray-and-gold TanagerPoecilostreptus palmeriRR 
173Black-capped TanagerStilpnia heineiRR 
174Scrub TanagerStilpnia vitriolinaNE 
175Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvataRR 
176Metallic-green TanagerTangara labradoridesRR 
177Rufous-winged TanagerTangara laviniaRR 
178Blue-whiskered TanagerTangara johannaeNENT
179Emerald TanagerTangara floridaRR 
180Yellow-tufted Dacnis**Dacnis egregiaNE 
181Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venustaRR 
182Scarlet-breasted DacnisDacnis berlepschiNEV
183Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusLC 
184Scarlet-browed TanagerHeterospingus xanthopygiusRR 
185Scarlet-and-white TanagerChrysothlypis salmoniNE 
186Giant ConebillConirostrum binghamiLCNT
187Indigo FlowerpiercerDiglossa indigoticaNE 
188Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoidesLC 
189Black-backed Bush TanagerUrothraupis stolzmanniNE 
190Saffron FinchSicalis flaveolaRR 
191Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa NT
192Crimson-breasted FinchRhodospingus cruentusNE 
193Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceusRR 
194Black-winged SaltatorSaltator atripennisNE 

 

TOUR NOTES

Accommodations in Quito not included in tour price.

 

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PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor5
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient2
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular7
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant7
[]Accidental4

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened23
VVulnerable16
ENEndangered6
CRCritically Endangered0

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.