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.*

1	Andean Tinamou	Nothoprocta pentlandii	RR
2	Curve-billed Tinamou	Nothoprocta curvirostris	NE
3	Gray Tinamou	Tinamus tao		V
4	Brown Tinamou	Crypturellus obsoletus	LC
5	Pale-browed Tinamou	Crypturellus transfasciatus	NE	NT
6	Horned Screamer	Anhima cornuta	LC
7	Comb Duck	Sarkidiornis sylvicola	LC
8	White-cheeked Pintail	Anas bahamensis	LC
9	Andean Duck	Oxyura ferruginea	LC
10	Wattled Guan	Aburria aburri		NT
11	Bearded Guan	Penelope barbata	NE	NT
12	Crested Guan	Penelope purpurascens		NT
13	Rufous-headed Chachalaca	Ortalis erythroptera	NE	V
14	Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail	Odontophorus erythrops	NE
15	Dark-backed Wood-Quail	Odontophorus melanonotus	E	V
16	Plain-breasted Ground Dove	Columbina minuta	LC
17	Ecuadorian Ground Dove	Columbina buckleyi	NE
18	<Maroon-chested Ground Dove>	Paraclaravis mondetoura	RR
19	Ochre-bellied Dove	Leptotila ochraceiventris	NE	V
20	Short-tailed Nighthawk	Lurocalis semitorquatus	LC
21	Scrub Nightjar	Nyctidromus anthonyi	NE
22	Swallow-tailed Nightjar	Uropsalis segmentata	LC
23	Lyre-tailed Nightjar	Uropsalis lyra	LC
24	Andean Potoo	Nyctibius maculosus	LC
25	Oilbird	Steatornis caripensis	LC
26	/Chimney Swift/	Chaetura pelagica		V
27	White-tipped Swift	Aeronautes montivagus	LC
28	White-whiskered Hermit	Phaethornis yaruqui	NE
29	Black-throated Hermit	Phaethornis atrimentalis	LC
30	Gray-chinned Hermit	Phaethornis griseogularis	LC
31	White-throated Daggerbill	Schistes albogularis	NE
32	Amethyst-throated Sunangel	Heliangelus amethysticollis	RR
33	Gorgeted Sunangel	Heliangelus strophianus	NE
34	Tourmaline Sunangel	Heliangelus exortis	NE
35	Little Sunangel	Heliangelus micraster	NE
36	Purple-throated Sunangel	Heliangelus viola	NE
37	Royal Sunangel	Heliangelus regalis	NE	NT
38	Black-bellied Thorntail	Discosura langsdorffi	LC
39	Spangled Coquette	Lophornis stictolophus	LC
40	Violet-tailed Sylph	Aglaiocercus coelestis	NE
41	Ecuadorian Hillstar	Oreotrochilus chimborazo	NE
42	Blue-throated Hillstar	Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus	E	CR
43	Mountain Avocetbill	Opisthoprora euryptera	LC
44	Rufous-capped Thornbill	Chalcostigma ruficeps	RR
45	Rainbow-bearded Thornbill	Chalcostigma herrani	LC
46	Viridian Metaltail	Metallura williami	NE
47	Violet-throated Metaltail	Metallura baroni	E	EN
48	Neblina Metaltail	Metallura odomae	NE
49	Greenish Puffleg	Haplophaedia aureliae	LC
50	Hoary Puffleg	Haplophaedia lugens	NE	NT
51	Brown Inca	Coeligena wilsoni	NE
52	Rainbow Starfrontlet	Coeligena iris	NE
53	Buff-winged Starfrontlet	Coeligena lutetiae	RR
54	Sword-billed Hummingbird	Ensifera ensifera	LC
55	Buff-tailed Coronet	Boissonneaua flavescens	RR
56	Velvet-purple Coronet	Boissonneaua jardini	NE
57	Rufous-gaped Hillstar	Urochroa bougueri	NE
58	Purple-bibbed Whitetip	Urosticte benjamini	NE
59	Black-throated Brilliant	Heliodoxa schreibersii	LC
60	Empress Brilliant	Heliodoxa imperatrix	NE
61	Short-tailed Woodstar	Myrmia micrura	NE
62	Purple-collared Woodstar	Myrtis fanny	NE
63	Little Woodstar	Chaetocercus bombus		NT
64	Gorgeted Woodstar	Chaetocercus heliodor	RR
65	Purple-throated Woodstar	Philodice mitchellii	NE
66	Western Emerald	Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus	NE
67	Napo Sabrewing	Campylopterus villaviscensio		NT
68	White-vented Plumeleteer	Chalybura buffonii	RR
69	Tumbes Hummingbird	Thaumasius baeri	NE
70	Amazilia Hummingbird	Amazilis amazilia	NE
71	Ecuadorian Rail	Rallus aequatorialis	LC
72	Spotted Rail	Pardirallus maculatus	RR
73	Plumbeous Rail	Pardirallus sanguinolentus	LC
74	Uniform Crake	Amaurolimnas concolor	LC
75	Brown Wood-Rail	Aramides wolfi	NE	V
76	Rufous-necked Wood-Rail	Aramides axillaris	LC
77	Slate-colored Coot	Fulica ardesiaca	RR
78	Russet-crowned Crake	Rufirallus viridis	RR
79	Peruvian Thick-knee	Hesperoburhinus superciliaris	LC
80	Imperial Snipe	Gallinago imperialis	LC	NT
81	Noble Snipe	Gallinago nobilis		NT
82	/Semipalmated Sandpiper/	Calidris pusilla		NT
83	Kelp Gull	Larus dominicanus	RR
84	\Peruvian Tern\	Sternula lorata		EN
85	|Elegant Tern|	Thalasseus elegans		NT
86	Chilean Flamingo	Phoenicopterus chilensis	LC	NT
87	Silvery Grebe	Podiceps occipitalis	LC
88	White Ibis	Eudocimus albus	RR
89	Andean Condor	Vultur gryphus	LC	V
90	Pearl Kite	Gampsonyx swainsonii	LC
91	White-tailed Kite	Elanus leucurus	LC
92	Ornate Hawk-Eagle	Spizaetus ornatus		NT
93	Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle	Spizaetus melanoleucus	LC
94	Black-and-chestnut Eagle	Spizaetus isidori	LC	EN
95	Crested Eagle	Morphnus guianensis		NT
96	Cinereous Harrier	Circus cinereus	LC
97	Semicollared Hawk	Microspizias collaris	LC
98	Barred Hawk	Morphnarchus princeps	LC
99	Common Black Hawk	Buteogallus anthracinus	RR
100	Solitary Eagle	Buteogallus solitarius	LC	NT
101	Gray-backed Hawk	Pseudastur occidentalis	NE	EN
102	Peruvian Screech-Owl	Megascops roboratus	NE
103	Cloud-forest Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium nubicola	NE	V
104	Black-and-white Owl	Strix nigrolineata	LC
105	Stygian Owl	Asio stygius	LC
106	Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	LC
107	Buff-fronted Owl	Aegolius harrisii	LC
108	Ecuadorian Trogon	Trogon mesurus	NE
109	Western Striolated-Puffbird	Nystalus obamai	LC
110	Black-streaked Puffbird	Malacoptila fulvogularis	RR
111	White-faced Nunbird	Hapaloptila castanea	LC
112	Coppery-chested Jacamar	Galbula pastazae	NE
113	Toucan Barbet	Semnornis ramphastinus	NE	NT
114	Chestnut-tipped Toucanet	Aulacorhynchus derbianus	LC
115	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Andigena hypoglauca	RR	NT
116	Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan	Andigena laminirostris	NE	NT
117	Yellow-throated Toucan	Ramphastos ambiguus		NT
118	Ecuadorian Piculet	Picumnus sclateri	NE
119	Yellow-vented Woodpecker	Veniliornis dignus	RR
120	Guayaquil Woodpecker	Campephilus gayaquilensis	RR
121	Carunculated Caracara	Daptrius carunculatus	NE
122	Mountain Caracara	Daptrius megalopterus	RR
123	Blue-fronted Parrotlet	Touit dilectissimus	LC
124	Spot-winged Parrotlet	Touit stictopterus	LC	NT
125	Gray-cheeked Parakeet	Brotogeris pyrrhoptera	NE	V
126	Red-faced Parrot	Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops	NE
127	Rose-faced Parrot	Pyrilia pulchra	NE
128	Lilacine Amazon	Amazona lilacina	E
129	Scaly-naped Amazon	Amazona mercenarius	LC
130	Pacific Parrotlet	Forpus coelestis	NE
131	El Oro Parakeet	Pyrrhura orcesi	E	EN
132	White-necked Parakeet	Pyrrhura albipectus	NE	V
133	Military Macaw	Ara militaris	LC	V
134	<Golden-plumed Parakeet>	Leptosittaca branickii	RR
135	Cordilleran Parakeet	Psittacara frontalus	NE	NT
136	Red-masked Parakeet	Psittacara erythrogenys	NE	NT
137	Fulvous Antshrike	Frederickena fulva	LC
138	Chapman's Antshrike	Thamnophilus zarumae	NE
139	Lined Antshrike	Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus		V
140	Collared Antshrike	Thamnophilus bernardi	NE
141	White-shouldered Antshrike	Thamnophilus aethiops	LC
142	White-streaked Antvireo	Dysithamnus leucostictus	LC
143	Ornate Stipplethroat	Epinecrophylla ornata	LC
144	Yellow-breasted Antwren	Herpsilochmus axillaris		V
145	Jet Antbird	Cercomacra nigricans	LC
146	Gray-headed Antbird	Ampelornis griseiceps	NE	V
147	Esmeraldas Antbird	Sipia nigricauda	NE
148	Zimmer's Antbird	Sciaphylax castanea	LC
149	Elegant Crescentchest	Melanopareia elegans	NE
150	Chestnut-crowned Gnateater	Conopophaga castaneiceps	LC
151	Giant Antpitta	Grallaria gigantea	NE	V
152	Moustached Antpitta	Grallaria alleni	NE	V
153	Plain-backed Antpitta	Grallaria haplonota	LC
154	Watkins's Antpitta	Grallaria watkinsi	NE	NT
155	Yellow-breasted Antpitta	Grallaria flavotincta	NE
156	Ochre-breasted Antpitta	Grallaricula flavirostris		NT
157	Crescent-faced Antpitta	Grallaricula lineifrons	NE
158	Loja Tapaculo	Scytalopus androstictus	NE
159	Nari¤o Tapaculo	Scytalopus vicinior	RR
160	Ecuadorian Tapaculo	Scytalopus robbinsi	E	EN
161	Chusquea Tapaculo	Scytalopus parkeri	NE
162	Spillmann's Tapaculo	Scytalopus spillmanni	NE
163	Black-hooded Antthrush	Formicarius destructus	NE
164	Gray-throated Leaftosser	Sclerurus albigularis		NT
165	Mournful Long-tailed Woodcreeper	Deconychura pallida	LC
166	Greater Scythebill	Drymotoxeres pucheranii		NT
167	Pacific Hornero	Furnarius cinnamomeus	NE
168	Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper	Lochmias nematura	LC
169	Stout-billed Cinclodes	Cinclodes excelsior	NE
170	Dusky-cheeked Foliage-gleaner	Anabazenops dorsalis	LC
171	Slaty-winged Foliage-gleaner	Neophilydor fuscipenne	LC
172	Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner	Anabacerthia variegaticeps	RR
173	Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner	Syndactyla rufosuperciliata	RR
174	Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner	Syndactyla ruficollis	NE	V
175	Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner	Clibanornis erythrocephalus	NE	NT
176	Ruddy Foliage-gleaner	Clibanornis rubiginosus	LC
177	Uniform Treehunter	Thripadectes ignobilis	NE
178	Streak-capped Treehunter	Thripadectes virgaticeps	RR
179	Streak-backed Canastero	Asthenes wyatti	LC
180	Mouse-colored Thistletail	Asthenes griseomurina	NE
181	Equatorial Graytail	Xenerpestes singularis	NE	NT
182	Spectacled Prickletail	Siptornis striaticollis	LC
183	Line-cheeked Spinetail	Cranioleuca antisiensis	NE
184	Blackish-headed Spinetail	Synallaxis tithys	NE	V
185	Dusky Spinetail	Synallaxis moesta	LC
186	Necklaced Spinetail	Synallaxis stictothorax	NE
187	Jet Manakin	Chloropipo unicolor	NE
188	Club-winged Manakin	Machaeropterus deliciosus	NE
189	Orange-breasted Fruiteater	Pipreola jucunda	NE
190	Chestnut-bellied Cotinga	Doliornis remseni	NE	V
191	Chestnut-crested Cotinga	Ampelion rufaxilla	RR
192	Gray-tailed Piha	Snowornis subalaris	LC
193	Olivaceous Piha	Snowornis cryptolophus	LC
194	Amazonian Umbrellabird	Cephalopterus ornatus	LC
195	Long-wattled Umbrellabird	Cephalopterus penduliger	NE	V
196	Dusky Piha	Lipaugus fuscocinereus	LC
197	Foothill Schiffornis	Schiffornis aenea	NE
198	Andean Laniisoma	Laniisoma buckleyi	LC	NT
199	Green-backed Becard	Pachyramphus viridis	NE
200	Slaty Becard	Pachyramphus spodiurus	NE	V
201	Sharpbill	Oxyruncus cristatus	RR
202	Rufous-breasted Flycatcher	Leptopogon rufipectus	LC
203	Ecuadorian Tyrannulet	Phylloscartes gualaquizae		NT
204	White-bellied Pygmy-Tyrant	Myiornis albiventris	RR
205	Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant	Myiornis atricapillus	RR
206	Black-throated Tody-Tyrant	Hemitriccus granadensis	LC
207	Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant	Hemitriccus rufigularis	RR	NT
208	Cliff Flycatcher	Hirundinea ferruginea	LC
209	Handsome Flycatcher	Nephelomyias pulcher	RR
210	Orange-banded Flycatcher	Nephelomyias lintoni	NE	NT
211	Rufous-winged Tyrannulet	Mecocerculus calopterus	NE
212	Black-crested Tit-Tyrant	Anairetes nigrocristatus	NE
213	Tumbesian Tyrannulet	Nesotriccus tumbezanus	NE
214	Maranon Tyrannulet	Nesotriccus maranonicus	NE
215	Subtropical Doradito	Pseudocolopteryx acutipennis	LC
216	Pacific Elaenia	Myiopagis subplacens	NE
217	Coopmans's Elaenia	Elaenia brachyptera	NE
218	Highland Elaenia	Elaenia obscura	LC
219	Plumbeous-crowned Tyrannulet	Phyllomyias plumbeiceps	LC
220	White-fronted Tyrannulet	Acrochordopus zeledoni	LC
221	Red-billed Tyrannulet	Zimmerius cinereicapilla	RR	V
222	Choco Tyrannulet	Zimmerius albigularis	NE
223	Peruvian Tyrannulet	Zimmerius viridiflavus	NE
224	Fulvous-faced Scrub-Tyrant	Euscarthmus fulviceps	NE
225	Gray-and-white Tyrannulet	Pseudelaenia leucospodia	NE
226	Orange-crested Flycatcher	Myiophobus phoenicomitra	LC
227	Roraiman Flycatcher	Myiophobus roraimae	LC
228	Olive-chested Flycatcher	Myiophobus cryptoxanthus	NE
229	Gray-breasted Flycatcher	Lathrotriccus griseipectus	NE	V
230	/Olive-sided Flycatcher/	Contopus cooperi		NT
231	Tumbes Pewee	Contopus punensis	NE
232	Blackish Pewee	Contopus nigrescens	LC
233	Rufous-tailed Tyrant	Knipolegus poecilurus	LC
234	Amazonian Black-Tyrant	Knipolegus poecilocercus	LC
235	Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant	Muscisaxicola maculirostris	RR
236	White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant	Agriornis albicauda	LC	V
237	Jelski's Chat-Tyrant	Silvicultrix jelskii	NE
238	White-browed Chat-Tyrant	Ochthoeca leucophrys	LC
239	Short-tailed Field Tyrant	Muscigralla brevicauda	RR
240	Ochraceous Attila	Attila torridus		V
241	Sooty-crowned Flycatcher	Myiarchus phaeocephalus	NE
242	Lemon-browed Flycatcher	Conopias cinchoneti		V
243	Baird's Flycatcher	Myiodynastes bairdii	NE
244	Black-billed Peppershrike	Cyclarhis nigrirostris	NE
245	Beautiful Jay	Cyanolyca pulchra	NE	NT
246	White-tailed Jay	Cyanocorax mystacalis	NE
247	White-thighed Swallow	Atticora tibialis	LC
248	Chestnut-collared Swallow	Petrochelidon rufocollaris	NE
249	Fasciated Wren	Campylorhynchus fasciatus	NE
250	Superciliated Wren	Cantorchilus superciliaris	NE
251	Bar-winged Wood-Wren	Henicorhina leucoptera	NE	NT
252	Long-tailed Mockingbird	Mimus longicaudatus	NE
253	Black Solitaire	Entomodestes coracinus	NE
254	Chestnut-bellied Thrush	Turdus fulviventris	LC
255	Plumbeous-backed Thrush	Turdus reevei	NE
256	(Andean Slaty-Thrush)	Turdus nigriceps	RR
257	Mara¤on Thrush	Turdus maranonicus	NE
258	Pale-vented Thrush	Turdus obsoletus	LC
259	Ecuadorian Thrush	Turdus maculirostris	NE
260	Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia	Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys	RR
261	<Yellow-collared Chlorophonia>	Chlorophonia flavirostris	RR
262	Lesser Goldfinch	Spinus psaltria	LC
263	<Yellow-bellied Siskin>	Spinus xanthogastrus	RR
264	Saffron Siskin	Spinus siemiradzkii	NE
265	Tanager Finch	Oreothraupis arremonops	NE
266	Dusky Chlorospingus	Chlorospingus semifuscus	NE
267	Tumbes Sparrow	Rhynchospiza stolzmanni	NE
268	Black-capped Sparrow	Arremon abeillei	NE
269	Olive Finch	Arremon castaneiceps		NT
270	White-rimmed Brushfinch	Atlapetes leucopis	NE
271	White-headed Brushfinch	Atlapetes albiceps	NE
272	Tricolored Brushfinch	Atlapetes tricolor	RR
273	White-winged Brushfinch	Atlapetes leucopterus	NE
274	Pale-headed Brushfinch	Atlapetes pallidiceps	E	EN
275	Bay-crowned Brushfinch	Atlapetes seebohmi	NE
276	Chestnut-headed Oropendola	Psarocolius wagleri	RR
277	White-edged Oriole	Icterus graceannae	NE
278	Black-lored Yellowthroat	Geothlypis auricularis	NE
279	/Cerulean Warbler/	Setophaga cerulea		NT
280	/Blackpoll Warbler/	Setophaga striata		NT
281	Three-banded Warbler	Basileuterus trifasciatus	NE
282	Choco Warbler	Myiothlypis chlorophrys	NE
283	Gray-and-gold Warbler	Myiothlypis fraseri	NE
284	Ochre-breasted Tanager	Chlorothraupis stolzmanni	NE
285	Black-backed Grosbeak	Pheucticus aureoventris	LC
286	Ecuadorian Seedeater	Amaurospiza aequatorialis	NE
287	Black-faced Tanager	Schistochlamys melanopis	RR
288	Black-and-white Tanager	Conothraupis speculigera	RR
289	White-capped Tanager	Sericossypha albocristata		V
290	Black-eared Hemispingus	Sphenopsis melanotis	NE
291	Moss-backed Tanager	Bangsia edwardsi	NE
292	Orange-throated Tanager	Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron	NE	V
293	Masked Mountain Tanager	Tephrophilus wetmorei	LC	V
294	Black-chinned Mountain Tanager	Anisognathus notabilis	NE
295	Yellow-throated Tanager	Iridosornis analis	LC
296	Glistening-green Tanager	Chlorochrysa phoenicotis	NE
297	Rufous-throated Tanager	Ixothraupis rufigula	NE
298	Gray-and-gold Tanager	Poecilostreptus palmeri	RR
299	Silvery Tanager	Stilpnia viridicollis	RR
300	Black-capped Tanager	Stilpnia heinei	RR
301	Green-throated Tanager	Stilpnia argyrofenges	RR
302	Golden-hooded Tanager	Stilpnia larvata	RR
303	Metallic-green Tanager	Tangara labradorides	RR
304	Yellow-tufted Dacnis	Dacnis egregia	NE
305	Chestnut-vented Conebill	Conirostrum speciosum	LC
306	Giant Conebill	Conirostrum binghami	LC	NT
307	Indigo Flowerpiercer	Diglossa indigotica	NE
308	Rusty Flowerpiercer	Diglossa sittoides	LC
309	Black-backed Bush Tanager	Urothraupis stolzmanni	NE
310	Tit-like Dacnis	Xenodacnis parina	NE
311	Collared Warbling Finch	Poospiza hispaniolensis	NE
312	Saffron Finch	Sicalis flaveola	RR
313	Parrot-billed Seedeater	Sporophila peruviana	NE
314	Drab Seedeater	Sporophila simplex	NE
315	Large-billed Seed-Finch	Sporophila crassirostris	LC
316	Black-billed Seed-Finch	Sporophila atrirostris	LC
317	<Slate-colored Seedeater>	Sporophila schistacea	RR
318	Paramo Seedeater	Catamenia homochroa		NT
319	Red-crested Finch	Coryphospingus cucullatus	RR
320	Crimson-breasted Finch	Rhodospingus cruentus	NE
321	Yellow-faced Grassquit	Tiaris olivaceus	RR
322	Black-winged Saltator	Saltator atripennis	NE
323	Black-cowled Saltator	Saltator nigriceps	NE
324	Masked Saltator	Saltator cinctus	LC

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

 

 

 

 

 

• Photos from Past Tours
• Travel Information

BIRDING LOCALES
FOR THIS TOUR

• Buenaventura Reserve
• Cerro Acanama
• Cerro Toledo
• Cerro de Arcos
• Copalinga Lodge
• El Cajas National Park
• Empalme Area
• Huashapamba Forest Reserve
• Jorupe Reserve
• Manglares-Churute
• Maycu Reserve
• Old Loja-Zamora Road
• Podocarpus-Bombuscaro
• Podocarpus-Cajanuma
• Sozoranga & Vicinity
• Utuana Reserve
• Yunguilla Reserve
• Zarza Wildlife Refuge

 

DISTRIBUTION CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	44
LC	Local	161
NE	Near Endemic	195
RR	Restricted Range	114

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	41
V	Vulnerable	29
EN	Endangered	7
CR	Critically Endangered	1

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.