NORTHERN ANDES PHOTO TOUR
Possible Specialty Birds for Tour
ECUADOR
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. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*
| 1 | Tawny-breasted Tinamou | Nothocercus julius | RR | |
| 2 | Curve-billed Tinamou | Nothoprocta curvirostris | NE | |
| 3 | Andean Duck | Oxyura ferruginea | LC | |
| 4 | Rufous-headed Chachalaca | Ortalis erythroptera | NE | V |
| 5 | Wattled Guan | Aburria aburri | RR | NT |
| 6 | Sickle-winged Guan | Chamaepetes goudotii | RR | |
| 7 | Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail | Odontophorus erythrops | NE | |
| 8 | Dark-backed Wood-Quail | Odontophorus melanonotus | NE | V |
| 9 | Silvery Grebe | Podiceps occipitalis | LC | |
| 10 | Ruddy Pigeon | Patagioenas subvinacea | V | |
| 11 | Dusky Pigeon | Patagioenas goodsoni | NE | |
| 12 | White-throated Quail-Dove | Zentrygon frenata | RR | |
| 13 | Short-tailed Nighthawk | Lurocalis semitorquatus | LC | |
| 14 | Swallow-tailed Nightjar | Uropsalis segmentata | LC | |
| 15 | Lyre-tailed Nightjar | Uropsalis lyra | LC | |
| 16 | Choco Poorwill | Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi | NE | NT |
| 17 | Andean Potoo | Nyctibius maculosus | LC | |
| 18 | Oilbird | Steatornis caripensis | LC | |
| 19 | Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | V | |
| 20 | White-tipped Swift | Aeronautes montivagus | LC | |
| 21 | Bronzy Hermit | Glaucis aeneus | NE | |
| 22 | White-whiskered Hermit | Phaethornis yaruqui | NE | |
| 23 | Tawny-bellied Hermit | Phaethornis syrmatophorus | RR | |
| 24 | Green-fronted Lancebill | Doryfera ludovicae | RR | |
| 25 | White-throated Wedgebill | Schistes albogularis | NE | |
| 26 | Brown Violetear | Colibri delphinae | RR | |
| 27 | Tooth-billed Hummingbird | Androdon aequatorialis | LC | |
| 28 | Gorgeted Sunangel | Heliangelus strophianus | NE | |
| 29 | Tourmaline Sunangel | Heliangelus exortis | NE | |
| 30 | Green Thorntail | Discosura conversii | NE | |
| 31 | Long-tailed Sylph | Aglaiocercus kingii | RR | |
| 32 | Violet-tailed Sylph | Aglaiocercus coelestis | NE | |
| 33 | Ecuadorian Hillstar | Oreotrochilus chimborazo | NE | |
| 34 | Mountain Avocetbill | Opisthoprora euryptera | LC | |
| 35 | Black-tailed Trainbearer | Lesbia victoriae | RR | |
| 36 | Purple-backed Thornbill | Ramphomicron microrhynchum | RR | |
| 37 | Blue-mantled Thornbill | Chalcostigma stanleyi | RR | |
| 38 | Viridian Metaltail | Metallura williami | NE | |
| 39 | Hoary Puffleg | Haplophaedia lugens | NE | NT |
| 40 | Glowing Puffleg | Eriocnemis vestita | RR | |
| 41 | Golden-breasted Puffleg | Eriocnemis mosquera | NE | |
| 42 | Brown Inca | Coeligena wilsoni | NE | |
| 43 | Collared Inca | Coeligena torquata | RR | |
| 44 | Buff-winged Starfrontlet | Coeligena lutetiae | RR | |
| 45 | Sword-billed Hummingbird | Ensifera ensifera | LC | |
| 46 | Buff-tailed Coronet | Boissonneaua flavescens | RR | |
| 47 | Chestnut-breasted Coronet | Boissonneaua matthewsii | RR | |
| 48 | Velvet-purple Coronet | Boissonneaua jardini | NE | |
| 49 | Booted Racket-tail | Ocreatus underwoodii | RR | |
| 50 | Purple-bibbed Whitetip | Urosticte benjamini | NE | |
| 51 | Fawn-breasted Brilliant | Heliodoxa rubinoides | RR | |
| 52 | Empress Brilliant | Heliodoxa imperatrix | NE | |
| 53 | Giant Hummingbird | Patagona gigas | RR | |
| 54 | Little Woodstar | Chaetocercus bombus | NE | V |
| 55 | Gorgeted Woodstar | Chaetocercus heliodor | RR | |
| 56 | Purple-throated Woodstar | Philodice mitchellii | RR | |
| 57 | Western Emerald | Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus | NE | |
| 58 | Purple-chested Hummingbird | Polyerata rosenbergi | NE | |
| 59 | Uniform Crake | Amaurolimnas concolor | LC | |
| 60 | Brown Wood-Rail | Aramides wolfi | LC | V |
| 61 | Andean Coot (Slate-colored Coot) | Fulica ardesiaca | NE | |
| 62 | Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe | Attagis gayi | LC | |
| 63 | Fasciated Tiger-Heron | Tigrisoma fasciatum | LC | |
| 64 | Andean Condor | Vultur gryphus | V | |
| 65 | Crested Eagle | Morphnus guianensis | NT | |
| 66 | Black-and-chestnut Eagle | Spizaetus isidori | RR | EN |
| 67 | Semicollared Hawk | Accipiter collaris | LC | |
| 68 | Plumbeous Hawk | Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea | NT | |
| 69 | Barred Hawk | Morphnarchus princeps | NE | |
| 70 | White-rumped Hawk | Parabuteo leucorrhous | RR | |
| 71 | Gray-backed Hawk | Pseudastur occidentalis | NE | EN |
| 72 | Semiplumbeous Hawk | Leucopternis semiplumbeus | RR | |
| 73 | White-throated Hawk | Buteo albigula | RR | |
| 74 | White-throated Screech-Owl | Megascops albogularis | RR | |
| 75 | Rufescent Screech-Owl | Megascops ingens | RR | |
| 76 | Choco Screech-Owl** | Megascops centalis | NE | |
| 77 | Cloud-forest Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium nubicola | NE | V |
| 78 | Black-and-white Owl | Ciccaba nigrolineata | LC | |
| 79 | Rufous-banded Owl | Ciccaba albitarsis | RR | |
| 80 | Golden-headed Quetzal | Pharomachrus auriceps | RR | |
| 81 | Crested Quetzal | Pharomachrus antisianus | RR | |
| 82 | Choco Trogon (Blue-tailed Trogon) | Trogon comptus | NE | |
| 83 | Masked Trogon | Trogon personatus | RR | |
| 84 | White-faced Nunbird | Hapaloptila castanea | LC | |
| 85 | Orange-fronted Barbet | Capito squamatus | NE | |
| 86 | Toucan Barbet | Semnornis ramphastinus | NE | NT |
| 87 | Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan | Andigena hypoglauca | RR | NT |
| 88 | Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan | Andigena laminirostris | NE | NT |
| 89 | Yellow-throated Toucan | Ramphastos ambiguus | LC | NT |
| 90 | Choco Toucan | Ramphastos brevis | NE | |
| 91 | Smoky-brown Woodpecker | Dryobates fumigatus | RR | |
| 92 | Yellow-vented Woodpecker | Dryobates dignus | RR | |
| 93 | Bar-bellied Woodpecker | Dryobates nigriceps | RR | |
| 94 | Choco Woodpecker | Dryobates chocoensis | NE | NT |
| 95 | Powerful Woodpecker | Campephilus pollens | RR | |
| 96 | Crimson-bellied Woodpecker | Campephilus haematogaster | LC | |
| 97 | Guayaquil Woodpecker | Campephilus gayaquilensis | RR | NT |
| 98 | Lita Woodpecker | Piculus litae | NE | |
| 99 | Plumbeous Forest-Falcon | Micrastur plumbeus | NE | V |
| 100 | Carunculated Caracara | Phalcoboenus carunculatus | NE | |
| 101 | Blue-fronted Parrotlet | Touit dilectissimus | LC | |
| 102 | Barred Parakeet | Bolborhynchus lineola | LC | |
| 103 | Rose-faced Parrot | Pyrilia pulchra | NE | |
| 104 | Red-billed Parrot | Pionus sordidus | RR | |
| 105 | Speckle-faced Parrot | Pionus tumultuosus | RR | |
| 106 | Red-lored Parrot | Amazona autumnalis | LC | |
| 107 | Mealy Parrot | Amazona farinosa | NT | |
| 108 | Scaly-naped Parrot | Amazona mercenarius | LC | |
| 109 | Pacific Parrotlet | Forpus coelestis | NE | |
| 110 | Red-masked Parakeet | Psittacara erythrogenys | NE | NT |
| 111 | Rufous-rumped Antwren | Euchrepomis callinota | RR | |
| 112 | Uniform Antshrike | Thamnophilus unicolor | RR | |
| 113 | Russet Antshrike | Thamnistes anabatinus | RR | |
| 114 | Spot-crowned Antvireo | Dysithamnus puncticeps | RR | |
| 115 | Moustached Antwren | Myrmotherula ignota | NE | |
| 116 | Streak-headed Antbird | Drymophila striaticeps | RR | |
| 117 | Esmeraldas Antbird | Sipia nigricauda | NE | |
| 118 | Stub-tailed Antbird | Sipia berlepschi | NE | |
| 119 | Elegant Crescentchest | Melanopareia elegans | NE | |
| 120 | Giant Antpitta | Grallaria gigantea | NE | V |
| 121 | Moustached Antpitta | Grallaria alleni | NE | V |
| 122 | Yellow-breasted Antpitta | Grallaria flavotincta | NE | |
| 123 | Ochre-breasted Antpitta | Grallaricula flavirostris | LC | NT |
| 124 | Ocellated Tapaculo | Acropternis orthonyx | RR | |
| 125 | Paramillo Tapaculo | Scytalopus canus | EN | |
| 126 | Nariño Tapaculo | Scytalopus vicinior | RR | |
| 127 | Spillmann's Tapaculo | Scytalopus spillmanni | NE | |
| 128 | Rufous-breasted Antthrush | Formicarius rufipectus | RR | |
| 129 | Tyrannine Woodcreeper | Dendrocincla tyrannina | RR | |
| 130 | Black-striped Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus | RR | |
| 131 | Brown-billed Scythebill | Campylorhamphus pusillus | RR | |
| 132 | Montane Woodcreeper | Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger | RR | |
| 133 | Streaked Tuftedcheek | Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii | RR | |
| 134 | Rusty-winged Barbtail | Premnornis guttuliger | RR | |
| 135 | Pacific Hornero** | Furnarius cinnamomeus | NE | |
| 136 | Stout-billed Cinclodes | Cinclodes excelsior | NE | |
| 137 | Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner | Anabacerthia variegaticeps | RR | |
| 138 | Lineated Foliage-gleaner | Syndactyla subalaris | RR | |
| 139 | Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner | Dendroma rufum | RR | |
| 140 | Ruddy Foliage-gleaner | Clibanornis rubiginosus | LC | |
| 141 | Uniform Treehunter | Thripadectes ignobilis | NE | |
| 142 | Flammulated Treehunter | Thripadectes flammulatus | RR | |
| 143 | Striped Treehunter | Thripadectes holostictus | LC | |
| 144 | Streak-capped Treehunter | Thripadectes virgaticeps | RR | |
| 145 | Spotted Barbtail | Premnoplex brunnescens | RR | |
| 146 | Andean Tit-Spinetail | Leptasthenura andicola | RR | |
| 147 | White-chinned Thistletail | Asthenes fuliginosa | RR | |
| 148 | Double-banded Graytail | Xenerpestes minlosi | RR | |
| 149 | Red-faced Spinetail | Cranioleuca erythrops | RR | |
| 150 | Rufous Spinetail | Synallaxis unirufa | RR | |
| 151 | Golden-winged Manakin | Masius chrysopterus | RR | |
| 152 | Club-winged Manakin | Machaeropterus deliciosus | NE | |
| 153 | Red-capped Manakin | Ceratopipra mentalis | RR | |
| 154 | Green-and-black Fruiteater | Pipreola riefferii | RR | |
| 155 | Orange-breasted Fruiteater | Pipreola jucunda | NE | |
| 156 | Andean Cock-of-the-rock | Rupicola peruvianus | RR | |
| 157 | Olivaceous Piha | Snowornis cryptolophus | LC | |
| 158 | Long-wattled Umbrellabird | Cephalopterus penduliger | NE | V |
| 159 | Dusky Piha | Lipaugus fuscocinereus | LC | |
| 160 | Black-tipped Cotinga | Carpodectes hopkei | RR | |
| 161 | Barred Becard | Pachyramphus versicolor | RR | |
| 162 | Slaty Becard | Pachyramphus spodiurus | NE | V |
| 163 | Tawny-breasted Flycatcher | Myiobius villosus | RR | |
| 164 | White-throated Spadebill | Platyrinchus mystaceus | RR | |
| 165 | Streak-necked Flycatcher | Mionectes striaticollis | RR | |
| 166 | Rufous-breasted Flycatcher | Leptopogon rufipectus | LC | |
| 167 | Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant | Phylloscartes ophthalmicus | RR | |
| 168 | Bronze-olive Pygmy-Tyrant | Pseudotriccus pelzelni | RR | |
| 169 | Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant | Pseudotriccus ruficeps | RR | |
| 170 | Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant | Myiornis atricapillus | RR | |
| 171 | Pacific Flatbill | Rhynchocyclus pacificus | NE | |
| 172 | Fulvous-breasted Flatbill | Rhynchocyclus fulvipectus | RR | |
| 173 | Ornate Flycatcher | Myiotriccus ornatus | RR | |
| 174 | Rufous-winged Tyrannulet | Mecocerculus calopterus | NE | |
| 175 | Black-capped Tyrannulet | Phyllomyias nigrocapillus | RR | |
| 176 | Ashy-headed Tyrannulet | Phyllomyias cinereiceps | RR | |
| 177 | Choco Tyrannulet | Zimmerius albigularis | NE | |
| 178 | Flavescent Flycatcher | Myiophobus flavicans | RR | |
| 179 | Orange-crested Flycatcher | Myiophobus phoenicomitra | LC | |
| 180 | Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | NT | |
| 181 | Red-rumped Bush-Tyrant | Cnemarchus erythropygius | RR | |
| 182 | Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant | Ochthoeca diadema | RR | |
| 183 | Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant | Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris | RR | |
| 184 | Rufous Mourner | Rhytipterna holerythra | RR | |
| 185 | White-ringed Flycatcher | Conopias albovittatus | RR | |
| 186 | Golden-crowned Flycatcher | Myiodynastes chrysocephalus | RR | |
| 187 | Black-billed Peppershrike | Cyclarhis nigrirostris | NE | |
| 188 | Beautiful Jay | Cyanolyca pulchra | NE | NT |
| 189 | Turquoise Jay | Cyanolyca turcosa | RR | |
| 190 | Pale-footed Swallow | Orochelidon flavipes | RR | |
| 191 | White-thighed Swallow | Atticora tibialis | LC | |
| 192 | Slate-throated Gnatcatcher | Polioptila schistaceigula | RR | |
| 193 | Gray-mantled Wren | Odontorchilus branickii | RR | |
| 194 | Band-backed Wren | Campylorhynchus zonatus | RR | |
| 195 | Plain-tailed Wren | Pheugopedius euophrys | RR | |
| 196 | Stripe-throated Wren | Cantorchilus leucopogon | LC | |
| 197 | Rufous Wren | Cinnycerthia unirufa | RR | |
| 198 | Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus fuscater | RR | |
| 199 | Speckled Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus maculatus | RR | |
| 200 | Pale-vented Thrush | Turdus obsoletus | LC | |
| 201 | Ecuadorian Thrush | Turdus maculirostris | NE | |
| 202 | Pale-eyed Thrush | Turdus leucops | LC | |
| 203 | Dagua Thrush** | Turdus daguae | LC | |
| 204 | Golden-rumped Euphonia | Chlorophonia cyanocephala | LC | |
| 205 | Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia | Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys | RR | |
| 206 | Yellow-collared Chlorophonia | Chlorophonia flavirostris | NE | |
| 207 | Fulvous-vented Euphonia | Euphonia fulvicrissa | RR | |
| 208 | Lesser Goldfinch | Spinus psaltria | LC | |
| 209 | Andean Siskin | Spinus spinescens | LC | |
| 210 | Yellow-bellied Siskin | Spinus xanthogastrus | LC | |
| 211 | Tanager Finch | Oreothraupis arremonops | NE | |
| 212 | Yellow-throated Chlorospingus | Chlorospingus flavigularis | RR | |
| 213 | Dusky Chlorospingus | Chlorospingus semifuscus | NE | |
| 214 | Chestnut-capped Brushfinch | Arremon brunneinucha | RR | |
| 215 | Olive Finch | Arremon castaneiceps | RR | NT |
| 216 | Tricolored Brushfinch | Atlapetes tricolor | RR | |
| 217 | Slaty Brushfinch | Atlapetes schistaceus | RR | |
| 218 | Pale-naped Brushfinch | Atlapetes pallidinucha | RR | |
| 219 | White-winged Brushfinch | Atlapetes leucopterus | NE | |
| 220 | Northern Mountain Cacique** | Cacicus leucoramphus | RR | |
| 221 | Cerulean Warbler | Setophaga cerulea | NT | |
| 222 | Blackpoll Warbler | Setophaga striata | NT | |
| 223 | Choco Warbler** | Basileuterus chlorophrys | NE | |
| 224 | Three-striped Warbler | Basileuterus tristriatus | RR | |
| 225 | Citrine Warbler | Myiothlypis luteoviridis | RR | |
| 226 | Dusky-faced Tanager | Mitrospingus cassinii | LC | |
| 227 | Red-hooded Tanager | Piranga rubriceps | RR | |
| 228 | Ochre-breasted Tanager | Chlorothraupis stolzmanni | NE | |
| 229 | Blue Seedeater | Amaurospiza concolor | LC | |
| 230 | Black-capped Hemispingus | Kleinothraupis atropileus | RR | |
| 231 | Oleaginous Hemispingus | Sphenopsis frontalis | RR | |
| 232 | Black-eared Hemispingus | Sphenopsis melanotis | LC | |
| 233 | Superciliaried Hemispingus | Thlypopsis superciliaris | RR | |
| 234 | Rufous-chested Tanager | Thlypopsis ornata | RR | |
| 235 | Tawny-crested Tanager | Tachyphonus delatrii | RR | |
| 236 | White-lined Tanager | Tachyphonus rufus | LC | |
| 237 | Moss-backed Tanager | Bangsia edwardsi | NE | |
| 238 | Hooded Mountain Tanager | Buthraupis montana | RR | |
| 239 | Grass-green Tanager | Chlorornis riefferii | RR | |
| 240 | Lacrimose Mountain Tanager | Anisognathus lacrymosus | RR | |
| 241 | Blue-winged Mountain Tanager | Anisognathus somptuosus | RR | |
| 242 | Black-chinned Mountain Tanager | Anisognathus notabilis | NE | |
| 243 | Fawn-breasted Tanager | Pipraeidea melanonota | RR | |
| 244 | Blue-and-yellow Tanager | Rauenia bonariensis | RR | |
| 245 | Glistening-green Tanager | Chlorochrysa phoenicotis | NE | |
| 246 | Rufous-throated Tanager | Ixothraupis rufigula | NE | |
| 247 | Golden-naped Tanager | Chalcothraupis ruficervix | RR | |
| 248 | Gray-and-gold Tanager | Poecilostreptus palmeri | RR | |
| 249 | Black-capped Tanager | Stilpnia heinei | RR | |
| 250 | Scrub Tanager | Stilpnia vitriolina | NE | |
| 251 | Golden-hooded Tanager | Stilpnia larvata | RR | |
| 252 | Beryl-spangled Tanager | Tangara nigroviridis | RR | |
| 253 | Metallic-green Tanager | Tangara labradorides | RR | |
| 254 | Rufous-winged Tanager | Tangara lavinia | RR | |
| 255 | Saffron-crowned Tanager | Tangara xanthocephala | RR | |
| 256 | Flame-faced Tanager | Tangara parzudakii | RR | |
| 257 | Blue-whiskered Tanager | Tangara johannae | NE | NT |
| 258 | Golden Tanager | Tangara arthus | RR | |
| 259 | Emerald Tanager | Tangara florida | RR | |
| 260 | Silver-throated Tanager | Tangara icterocephala | RR | |
| 261 | Yellow-tufted Dacnis** | Dacnis egregia | NE | |
| 262 | Scarlet-thighed Dacnis | Dacnis venusta | RR | |
| 263 | Scarlet-breasted Dacnis | Dacnis berlepschi | NE | V |
| 264 | Scarlet-browed Tanager | Heterospingus xanthopygius | RR | |
| 265 | Scarlet-and-white Tanager | Chrysothlypis salmoni | NE | |
| 266 | Giant Conebill | Conirostrum binghami | LC | NT |
| 267 | Capped Conebill | Conirostrum albifrons | RR | |
| 268 | Glossy Flowerpiercer | Diglossa lafresnayii | RR | |
| 269 | White-sided Flowerpiercer | Diglossa albilatera | RR | |
| 270 | Rusty Flowerpiercer | Diglossa sittoides | LC | |
| 271 | Bluish Flowerpiercer | Diglossa caerulescens | LC | |
| 272 | Plushcap | Catamblyrhynchus diadema | LC | |
| 273 | Slaty Finch | Spodiornis rustica | LC | |
| 274 | Gray-hooded Bush Tanager | Cnemoscopus rubrirostris | RR | |
| 275 | Thick-billed Seed-Finch | Sporophila funerea | LC | |
| 276 | Black-and-white Seedeater | Sporophila luctuosa | LC | |
| 277 | Paramo Seedeater | Catamenia homochroa | LC | |
| 278 | Crimson-breasted Finch | Rhodospingus cruentus | RR | |
| 279 | Yellow-faced Grassquit | Tiaris olivaceus | RR | |
| 280 | Black-winged Saltator | Saltator atripennis | NE |
TOUR NOTES
Accommodations in Quito not included in tour price.
ADDITIONAL INFO
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TOUR LOCALES
PRESENCE CODES
| // | Boreal Visitor |
| \\ | Austral Visitor |
| || | Transient |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular |
| () | Breeding Season Only |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant |
| [] | Accidental |
LIKELIHOOD CODES
| AS | Always Seen |
| US | Usually Seen |
| SS | Sometimes Seen |
| OS | Occasionally Seen |
| RS | Rarely Seen |