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SOUTHERN ECUADOR TOUR EXTENSION

Bird Checklist for Tour

ECUADOR
BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*

Duration:4 days, 3 nights
Group Size:2-4
2-3 Price:$1400
4+ Price:$1300
Single Suppl:$225
Est #Species:100-150
Pace:Easy
Difficulty:Easy
Best Time:Jan-Mar
* This tour is available for any dates of your choosing provided guide services and accommodations are available.

List of species found in some or all areas included on the tour. List may be incomplete. The table indicates whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

color codes

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Little TinamouCrypturellus souiAY?
2Pale-browed TinamouCrypturellus transfasciatusAY,SEP?

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalisSEP?
4Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorSEP?
5Blue-winged TealSpatula discorsAY,SEP?
6White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensisSEP?
7Masked DuckNomonyx dominicusSEP?

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

8Rufous-headed ChachalacaOrtalis erythropteraAY?

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

9Rock PigeonColumba liviaAY,SEP?
10Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisAY?
11Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaAY?
12Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaAY?
13Ecuadorian Ground DoveColumbina buckleyiAY?
14Croaking Ground DoveColumbina cruzianaAY,SEP?
15Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosaAY?
16White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiAY?
17Ochre-bellied DoveLeptotila ochraceiventrisAY?
18Pallid DoveLeptotila pallidaAY?
19West Peruvian DoveZenaida melodaAY,SEP?
20Eared DoveZenaida auriculataAY,SEP?

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

21Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniAY?
22Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisAY?
23Striped CuckooTapera naeviaAY?
24Little CuckooCoccycua minutaAY?
25Common Squirrel-CuckooPiaya cayanaAY?
26Gray-capped CuckooCoccyzus lansbergiAY?

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

27Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennisAY?
28Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisAY?
29Scrub NightjarNyctidromus anthonyiSEP?

 
Swifts: Apodidae

30Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisAY?
31Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyuraAY?
32Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisAY?

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

33White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraAY?
34Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeriAY?
35Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisAY?
36Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularisAY?
37Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiAY?
38Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostiiAY?
39Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollisAY,SEP?
40Green ThorntailDiscosura conversiiAY?
41Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jaculaAY?
42Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostrisAY?
43Short-tailed WoodstarMyrmia micruraAY,SEP?
44Little WoodstarChaetocercus bombusAY?
45Esmeraldas WoodstarChaetocercus berlepschiAY?
46Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombicaAY?
47Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlAY?
48Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amaziliaAY,SEP?
49Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilisAY?
50Violet-bellied HummingbirdChlorestes julieAY?

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

51Spotted RailPardirallus maculatusAY?
52Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillarisAY?
53Common GallinuleGallinula galeataAY,SEP?

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

54LimpkinAramus guaraunaAY?

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

55Peruvian Thick-kneeHesperoburhinus superciliarisSEP?

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

56Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanusAY,SEP?

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

57American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatusSEP?

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

58Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarolaSEP?
59American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaSEP?
60KilldeerCharadrius vociferusSEP?
61Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusSEP?
62Wilson's PloverAnarhynchus wilsoniaSEP?
63Collared PloverAnarhynchus collarisAY,SEP?
64Snowy PloverAnarhynchus nivosusSEP?

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

65Wattled JacanaJacana jacanaSEP?

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

66Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusAY,SEP?
67Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorSEP?
68Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusSEP?
69Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusSEP?
70Spotted SandpiperActitis maculariusAY,SEP?
71Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaAY,SEP?
72Wandering TattlerTringa incanaSEP?
73Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesSEP?
74WilletTringa semipalmataSEP?
75Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaSEP?
76Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSEP?
77Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusSEP?
78SanderlingCalidris albaSEP?
79Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaSEP?
80Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSEP?
81Western SandpiperCalidris mauriSEP?
82Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSEP?

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

83Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusSEP?
84Gray GullLeucophaeus modestusSEP?
85Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricillaSEP?
86Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanAY,SEP?
87Kelp GullLarus dominicanusSEP?
88Black SkimmerRynchops nigerSEP?
89Peruvian TernSternula lorataSEP?
90Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSEP?
91Inca TernLarosterna incaSEP?
92Black TernChlidonias nigerSEP?
93Common TernSterna hirundoSEP?
94Elegant TernThalasseus elegansAY,SEP?
95Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSEP?
96Royal TernThalasseus maximusAY,SEP?

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

97Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensisAY,SEP?

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

98Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicusAY?
99Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsAY?

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

100Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensAY,SEP?

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

101AnhingaAnhinga anhingaAY?

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

102Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianusAY,SEP?

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

103White IbisEudocimus albusAY?
104Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajajaAY?

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

105Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatumAY?
106Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violaceaAY,SEP?
107Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxAY?
108Little Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaAY?
109Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolorAY?
110Snowy EgretEgretta thulaAY,SEP?
111Striated HeronButorides striataAY?
112Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisAY?
113Great EgretArdea albaAY,SEP?
114Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiAY,SEP?

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

115Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisAY,SEP?
116Peruvian PelicanPelecanus thagusAY,SEP?

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

117King VultureSarcoramphus papaAY,SEP?
118Black VultureCoragyps atratusAY,SEP?
119Turkey VultureCathartes auraAY,SEP?

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

120OspreyPandion haliaetusAY?

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

121Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusAY?
122Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusAY?
123Bicolored HawkAstur bicolorAY?
124Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbeaAY?
125Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensAY,SEP?
126Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisAY?
127Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinusAY?
128Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisSEP?
129Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitingaAY?
130Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisAY?
131Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctusAY,SEP?
132Gray-backed HawkPseudastur occidentalisAY?
133Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidusAY,SEP?
134Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusAY?
135Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatusAY,SEP?

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

136American Barn OwlTyto furcataAY?

 
Owls: Strigidae

137Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataAY?
138Peruvian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium peruanumAY,SEP?
139Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaSEP?

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

140Ecuadorian TrogonTrogon mesurusAY?
141Gartered Violaceous TrogonTrogon caligatusAY?

 
Motmots: Momotidae

142Whooping MotmotMomotus subrufescensAY?

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

143Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataAY?
144Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaAY?

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

145White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisAY?

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

146Pale-mandibled AracariPteroglossus erythropygiusAY?
147Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguusAY?
148Choco ToucanRamphastos brevisAY?

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

149Ecuadorian PiculetPicumnus sclateriAY?
150Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceusAY?
151Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniAY?
152Red-rumped WoodpeckerVeniliornis kirkiiAY?
153Scarlet-backed WoodpeckerVeniliornis callonotusAY?
154Guayaquil WoodpeckerCampephilus gayaquilensisAY?
155Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusAY?
156Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusAY?

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

157Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansAY?
158Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusAY?
159Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwaySEP?
160Bat FalconFalco rufigularisAY?
161Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusAY,SEP?

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

162Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusAY?
163Bronze-winged ParrotPionus chalcopterusAY?
164Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestisAY,SEP?
165Red-masked ParakeetPsittacara erythrogenysAY?

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

166Great AntshrikeTaraba majorAY?
167Collared AntshrikeThamnophilus bernardiAY?
168Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaAY?
169Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalisAY?
170Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolorAY?
171Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyranninaAY?
172Western Fire-eyePyriglena mauraAY?

 
Crescentchests: Melanopareiidae

173Elegant CrescentchestMelanopareia elegansAY,SEP?

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

174Watkins's AntpittaGrallaria watkinsiAY?

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

175Black-hooded AntthrushFormicarius destructusAY?

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

176Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusAY?
177Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaAY?
178Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostrisAY?
179Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiAY?
180Amazonian Plain-XenopsXenops genibarbisAY?
181Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansAY?
182Pale-legged HorneroFurnarius leucopusAY?
183Henna-hooded Foliage-gleanerClibanornis erythrocephalusAY?
184Ochre-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemusAY?
185Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyuraAY?
186Blackish-headed SpinetailSynallaxis tithysSEP?
187Necklaced SpinetailSynallaxis stictothoraxAY,SEP?

 
Manakins: Pipridae

188White-bearded ManakinManacus manacusAY?

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

189Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorAY?
190Masked TityraTityra semifasciataAY?
191Northern SchiffornisSchiffornis veraepacisAY?
192Slaty BecardPachyramphus spodiurusAY?
193Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusAY?
194Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus salviniAY?
195One-colored BecardPachyramphus homochrousAY?

 
Royal Flycatchers and Allies: Onychorhynchus

196Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatusAY,SEP?
197Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygiusAY?
198Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudusAY?

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

199Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusAY?
200Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliarisAY?
201Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatusAY?
202Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumAY?
203Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescensAY?
204Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumAY?
205Tumbesian TyrannuletNesotriccus tumbezanusAY?
206Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus murinusAY?
207Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaAY?
208Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatusAY?
209Pacific ElaeniaMyiopagis subplacensAY?
210Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicataAY,SEP?
211Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterAY?
212Sooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseicepsAY?
213Choco TyrannuletZimmerius albigularisAY?
214Fulvous-faced Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus fulvicepsAY,SEP?
215Gray-and-white TyrannuletPseudelaenia leucospodiaSEP?
216Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatusAY?
217Mouse-gray FlycatcherMyiophobus crypterythrusAY?
218Gray-breasted FlycatcherLathrotriccus griseipectusAY?
219Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperiAY?
220Tumbes PeweeContopus punensisAY?
221Western Wood-PeweeContopus sordidulusAY?
222Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensisAY?
223Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescensAY?
224Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinusAY,SEP?
225Masked Water-TyrantFluvicola nengetaAY?
226Short-tailed Field TyrantMuscigralla brevicaudaSEP?
227Ochraceous AttilaAttila torridusAY?
228Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferAY?
229Sooty-crowned FlycatcherMyiarchus phaeocephalusAY?
230Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaAY?
231Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensisAY?
232Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisAY?
233Baird's FlycatcherMyiodynastes bairdiiAY?
234Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusAY?
235Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaiusAY?
236Snowy-throated KingbirdTyrannus niveigularisAY,SEP?
237Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusAY?

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

238Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisAY?
239Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtataAY?
240Chivi VireoVireo chiriAY?

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

241White-tailed JayCyanocorax mystacalisSEP?

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

242Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaAY?
243Brown-chested MartinProgne taperaAY?
244Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisAY?
245Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaAY?
246Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaAY?

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

247Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusAY?
248White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineataAY?

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

249Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatusAY?
250Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculusAY?
251Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatusAY?
252Whiskered WrenPheugopedius mystacalisAY?
253Speckle-breasted WrenPheugopedius sclateriAY?
254Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillusAY?
255Superciliated WrenCantorchilus superciliarisAY,SEP?
256Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysAY?

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

257Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatusAY?

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

258Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusAY?
259Plumbeous-backed ThrushTurdus reeveiAY?
260Ecuadorian ThrushTurdus maculirostrisAY?

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

261Orange-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia saturataAY?
262Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisAY?
263Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogasterAY?
264Saffron SiskinSpinus siemiradzkiiAY,SEP?

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

265Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostrisAY?
266Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostrisAY?
267Mara¤on SparrowArremon nigricepsAY?

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

268Peruvian MeadowlarkLeistes bellicosaSEP?
269Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeusAY?
270Scarlet-rumped Cacique**Cacicus microrhynchusAY?
271Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus celaAY?
272White-edged OrioleIcterus graceannaeAY,SEP?
273Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelasAY?
274Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisAY?
275Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusAY?
276Scrub BlackbirdDives warczewicziAY?

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

277Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularisAY?
278Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflavaAY?
279Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiAY?
280Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechiaAY?
281Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicaudaAY?
282Gray-and-gold WarblerMyiothlypis fraseriAY?
283Canada WarblerCardellina canadensisAY?
284Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusAY?

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

285Hepatic TanagerPiranga flavaAY?
286Summer TanagerPiranga rubraAY?
287White-winged TanagerPiranga leucopteraAY?
288Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogasterAY?
289Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoidesAY?

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

290White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosusAY?
291White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusAY?
292Flame-rumped TanagerRamphocelus flammigerusAY?
293Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusAY?
294Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumAY?
295Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollisAY?
296Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaAY?
297Black-faced DacnisDacnis lineataAY?
298Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaAY?
299Guira TanagerHemithraupis guiraAY?
300Collared Warbling FinchPoospiza hispaniolensisAY,SEP?
301Saffron FinchSicalis flaveolaAY?
302Sulphur-throated FinchSicalis taczanowskiiSEP?
303Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaAY,SEP?
304Parrot-billed SeedeaterSporophila peruvianaAY,SEP?
305Chestnut-throated SeedeaterSporophila telascoAY,SEP?
306Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funereaAY?
307Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaAY?
308Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosaAY?
309Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisAY?
310Crimson-breasted FinchRhodospingus cruentusAY,SEPVR
311BananaquitCoereba flaveolaAY,SEP?
312Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurusAY?
313Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusAY?
314Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusAY?
315Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossusAY?

 

 *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.

 

TOUR NOTES

Can be combined with our Southern Ecuador Birding Tour.

 

 

ACCOMMODATIONS

We'll stay in a moderately priced hotel in Guayaquil and a somewhat basic but comfortable ecolodge at Ayampe.

 

 

BIRDING LOCALES
FOR THIS TOUR

 

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor36
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient2
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common0
CCommon0
FCFairly/Locally Common0
UCUncommon/Scarce0
RRare/Very Scarce0
VRVery Rare0
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?No data314

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened13
VVulnerable7
ENEndangered2
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.