List of target birds for this tour broken down by locations we visit.

Target birds are those that are endemic, near-endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

1	Curve-billed Tinamou	Nothoprocta curvirostris	CDA,ECNP	NE
2	Pale-browed Tinamou	Crypturellus transfasciatus	EMP,JFR,SRV UR	NE
3	Bearded Guan	Penelope barbata	Many	NE
4	Salvin's Curassow	Mitu salvini	PB	BC
5	Rufous-headed Chachalaca	Ortalis erythroptera	Many	NE
6	Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail	Odontophorus erythrops	BR	NE
7	Dark-backed Wood-Quail	Odontophorus melanonotus	BR	E
8	Ecuadorian Ground Dove	Columbina buckleyi	Many	NE
9	Ochre-bellied Dove	Leptotila ochraceiventris	Many	NE
10	Scrub Nightjar	Nyctidromus anthonyi	R	NE
11	White-whiskered Hermit	Phaethornis yaruqui	BR,R	NE
12	White-throated Daggerbill	Schistes albogularis	BR	NE
13	Tourmaline Sunangel	Heliangelus exortis	ECNP	NE
14	Little Sunangel	Heliangelus micraster	Many	NE
15	Purple-throated Sunangel	Heliangelus viola	Many	NE
16	Royal Sunangel	Heliangelus regalis	MR	NE
17	Violet-tailed Sylph	Aglaiocercus coelestis	BR,ECNP	NE
18	Ecuadorian Hillstar	Oreotrochilus chimborazo	ECNP	NE
19	Blue-throated Hillstar	Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus	CDA	E
20	Viridian Metaltail	Metallura williami	Many	NE
21	Violet-throated Metaltail	Metallura baroni	ECNP	E
22	Neblina Metaltail	Metallura odomae	CA,CDA,CT,PC	NE
23	Hoary Puffleg	Haplophaedia lugens	BR	NE
24	Brown Inca	Coeligena wilsoni	BR	NE
25	Rainbow Starfrontlet	Coeligena iris	Many	NE
26	Velvet-purple Coronet	Boissonneaua jardini	BR	NE
27	Rufous-gaped Hillstar	Urochroa bougueri	BR	NE
28	Purple-bibbed Whitetip	Urosticte benjamini	BR	NE
29	Empress Brilliant	Heliodoxa imperatrix	BR	NE
30	Short-tailed Woodstar	Myrmia micrura	Many	NE
31	Purple-collared Woodstar	Myrtis fanny	Many	NE
32	Purple-throated Woodstar	Philodice mitchellii	ECNP,UR,YU	NE
33	Western Emerald	Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus	BR	NE
34	Tumbes Hummingbird	Thaumasius baeri	EMP,JFR,SRV UR	NE
35	Amazilia Hummingbird	Amazilis amazilia	Many	NE
36	Ecuadorian Rail	Rallus aequatorialis	ECNP	BC
37	Brown Wood-Rail	Aramides wolfi	R	NE
38	Andean Condor	Vultur gryphus	CDA,ECNP,MR	AT
39	Black-and-chestnut Eagle	Spizaetus isidori	Many	EN
40	Gray-backed Hawk	Pseudastur occidentalis	Many	NE
41	Peruvian Screech-Owl	Megascops roboratus	Many	NE
42	Ecuadorian Trogon	Trogon mesurus	Many	NE
43	Coppery-chested Jacamar	Galbula pastazae	Many	NE
44	Toucan Barbet	Semnornis ramphastinus	BR	NE
45	Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan	Andigena laminirostris	BR	NE
46	Ecuadorian Piculet	Picumnus sclateri	EMP,JFR,SRV UR	NE
47	Carunculated Caracara	Daptrius carunculatus	Many	NE
48	Gray-cheeked Parakeet	Brotogeris pyrrhoptera	Many	NE
49	Red-faced Parrot	Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops	Many	NE
50	Rose-faced Parrot	Pyrilia pulchra	BR	NE
51	Lilacine Amazon	Amazona lilacina	R	E
52	Pacific Parrotlet	Forpus coelestis	Many	NE
53	El Oro Parakeet	Pyrrhura orcesi	BR	E
54	White-necked Parakeet	Pyrrhura albipectus	Many	NE
55	Cordilleran Parakeet	Psittacara frontalus	EMP,HFR,PC	NE
56	Chapman's Antshrike	Thamnophilus zarumae	EMP,JFR,SRV UR	NE
57	Collared Antshrike	Thamnophilus bernardi	Many	NE
58	Yellow-browed Antbird	Hypocnemis hypoxantha	MR	BC
59	Gray-headed Antbird	Ampelornis griseiceps	JFR,SRV,UR	NE
60	Esmeraldas Antbird	Sipia nigricauda	BR	NE
61	White-cheeked Antbird	Gymnopithys leucaspis	MR	BC
62	Elegant Crescentchest	Melanopareia elegans	Many	NE
63	Giant Antpitta	Grallaria gigantea	BR	NE
64	Moustached Antpitta	Grallaria alleni	BR	NE
65	Watkins's Antpitta	Grallaria watkinsi	Many	NE
66	Yellow-breasted Antpitta	Grallaria flavotincta	BR	NE
67	Crescent-faced Antpitta	Grallaricula lineifrons	CA,HFR	NE
68	Loja Tapaculo	Scytalopus androstictus	CA,CT,PC,UR	NE
69	Ecuadorian Tapaculo	Scytalopus robbinsi	BR	E
70	Chusquea Tapaculo	Scytalopus parkeri	Many	NE
71	Spillmann's Tapaculo	Scytalopus spillmanni	BR	NE
72	Black-hooded Antthrush	Formicarius destructus	BR,R	NE
73	Pacific Hornero	Furnarius cinnamomeus	Many	NE
74	Stout-billed Cinclodes	Cinclodes excelsior	ECNP	NE
75	Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner	Syndactyla ruficollis	EMP,JFR,SRV UR	NE
76	Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner	Clibanornis erythrocephalus	JFR,SRV,UR	NE
77	Uniform Treehunter	Thripadectes ignobilis	BR	NE
78	Mouse-colored Thistletail	Asthenes griseomurina	Many	NE
79	Equatorial Graytail	Xenerpestes singularis	Many	NE
80	Line-cheeked Spinetail	Cranioleuca antisiensis	Many	NE
81	Blackish-headed Spinetail	Synallaxis tithys	JFR,R,SRV,UR	NE
82	Necklaced Spinetail	Synallaxis stictothorax	R	NE
83	Jet Manakin	Chloropipo unicolor	PB	NE
84	Club-winged Manakin	Machaeropterus deliciosus	BR	NE
85	Orange-breasted Fruiteater	Pipreola jucunda	BR	NE
86	Chestnut-bellied Cotinga	Doliornis remseni	CA,CT,HFR,PC	NE
87	Chestnut-crested Cotinga	Ampelion rufaxilla	CL,CT	AT
88	Amazonian Umbrellabird	Cephalopterus ornatus	CL,LZ,MR,PB	AT
89	Long-wattled Umbrellabird	Cephalopterus penduliger	BR	NE
90	Foothill Schiffornis	Schiffornis aenea	CL,MR,PB,ZWR	NE
91	Green-backed Becard	Pachyramphus viridis	CL,LZ,MR,PB	NE
92	Slaty Becard	Pachyramphus spodiurus	JFR,R,SRV,UR	NE
93	Orange-banded Flycatcher	Nephelomyias lintoni	Many	NE
94	Pacific Beardless-Tyrannulet	Camptostoma sclateri	Many	NE
95	Rufous-winged Tyrannulet	Mecocerculus calopterus	Many	NE
96	Black-crested Tit-Tyrant	Anairetes nigrocristatus	CA,HFR,SRV,UR	NE
97	Tumbesian Tyrannulet	Nesotriccus tumbezanus	Many	NE
98	Maranon Tyrannulet	Nesotriccus maranonicus	EMP,PC,UR	NE
99	Pacific Elaenia	Myiopagis subplacens	Many	NE
100	Coopmans's Elaenia	Elaenia brachyptera	BR	NE
101	Choco Tyrannulet	Zimmerius albigularis	BR	NE
102	Peruvian Tyrannulet	Zimmerius viridiflavus	Many	NE
103	Fulvous-faced Scrub-Tyrant	Euscarthmus fulviceps	Many	NE
104	Gray-and-white Tyrannulet	Pseudelaenia leucospodia	R	NE
105	Olive-chested Flycatcher	Myiophobus cryptoxanthus	Many	NE
106	Gray-breasted Flycatcher	Lathrotriccus griseipectus	Many	NE
107	Tumbes Pewee	Contopus punensis	Many	NE
108	Jelski's Chat-Tyrant	Silvicultrix jelskii	HFR,PC,SRV,UR	NE
109	Ochraceous Attila	Attila torridus	BR	BC
110	Sooty-crowned Flycatcher	Myiarchus phaeocephalus	Many	NE
111	Baird's Flycatcher	Myiodynastes bairdii	Many	NE
112	Black-billed Peppershrike	Cyclarhis nigrirostris	BR	NE
113	Beautiful Jay	Cyanolyca pulchra	BR	NE
114	White-tailed Jay	Cyanocorax mystacalis	Many	NE
115	Chestnut-collared Swallow	Petrochelidon rufocollaris	Many	NE
116	Fasciated Wren	Campylorhynchus fasciatus	Many	NE
117	Superciliated Wren	Cantorchilus superciliaris	EMP,JFR,R,UR	NE
118	Bar-winged Wood-Wren	Henicorhina leucoptera	MR,ZWR	NE
119	Long-tailed Mockingbird	Mimus longicaudatus	Many	NE
120	Black Solitaire	Entomodestes coracinus	BR	NE
121	Plumbeous-backed Thrush	Turdus reevei	Many	NE
122	Mara¤on Thrush	Turdus maranonicus	MR,PB	NE
123	Ecuadorian Thrush	Turdus maculirostris	Many	NE
124	Saffron Siskin	Spinus siemiradzkii	Many	NE
125	Tanager Finch	Oreothraupis arremonops	BR	NE
126	Dusky Chlorospingus	Chlorospingus semifuscus	BR,UR	NE
127	Tumbes Sparrow	Rhynchospiza stolzmanni	EMP,SRV,UR	NE
128	Black-capped Sparrow	Arremon abeillei	Many	NE
129	White-rimmed Brushfinch	Atlapetes leucopis	PC	NE
130	White-headed Brushfinch	Atlapetes albiceps	EMP,JFR,SRV UR	NE
131	White-winged Brushfinch	Atlapetes leucopterus	Many	NE
132	Pale-headed Brushfinch	Atlapetes pallidiceps	YU	E
133	Bay-crowned Brushfinch	Atlapetes seebohmi	Many	NE
134	White-edged Oriole	Icterus graceannae	Many	NE
135	Black-lored Yellowthroat	Geothlypis auricularis	Many	NE
136	Three-banded Warbler	Basileuterus trifasciatus	Many	NE
137	Choco Warbler	Myiothlypis chlorophrys	BR	NE
138	Gray-and-gold Warbler	Myiothlypis fraseri	Many	NE
139	Ochre-breasted Tanager	Chlorothraupis stolzmanni	BR	NE
140	Ecuadorian Seedeater	Amaurospiza aequatorialis	BR,UR,YU	NE
141	Black-eared Hemispingus	Sphenopsis melanotis	Many	NE
142	Moss-backed Tanager	Bangsia edwardsi	BR	NE
143	Orange-throated Tanager	Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron	MR	NE
144	Black-chinned Mountain Tanager	Anisognathus notabilis	BR	NE
145	Glistening-green Tanager	Chlorochrysa phoenicotis	BR	NE
146	Rufous-throated Tanager	Ixothraupis rufigula	BR	NE
147	Yellow-tufted Dacnis	Dacnis egregia	BR,R	NE
148	Black-backed Bush Tanager	Urothraupis stolzmanni	ECNP	NE
149	Tit-like Dacnis	Xenodacnis parina	ECNP	NE
150	Collared Warbling Finch	Poospiza hispaniolensis	JFR	NE
151	Parrot-billed Seedeater	Sporophila peruviana	Many	NE
152	Drab Seedeater	Sporophila simplex	Many	NE
153	Crimson-breasted Finch	Rhodospingus cruentus	BR,EMP,JFR,R	NE
154	Black-winged Saltator	Saltator atripennis	BR,YU	NE
155	Black-cowled Saltator	Saltator nigriceps	Many	NE

 

 *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.

 

 

 

 

 

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BIRDING LOCALES
FOR THIS TOUR

• Buenaventura Reserve (BR)
• Cerro Acanama (CA)
• Cerro Toledo (CT)
• Cerro de Arcos (CDA)
• Copalinga Lodge (CL)
• El Cajas National Park (ECNP)
• Empalme Area (EMP)
• Huashapamba Forest Reserve (HFR)
• Jorupe Reserve (JFR)
• Manglares-Churute (R)
• Maycu Reserve (MR)
• Old Loja-Zamora Road (LZ)
• Podocarpus-Bombuscaro (PB)
• Podocarpus-Cajanuma (PC)
• Sozoranga & Vicinity (SRV)
• Utuana Reserve (UR)
• Yunguilla Reserve (YU)
• Zarza Wildlife Refuge (ZWR)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	7
NE	Near Endemic	139
CR	Critically Endangered	0
EN	Endangered	1
BC	Best Seen in This Country	5
AT	Always a Target	3