ECUADOR BIRDING TRIP REPORT

TRIP REPORT
ECUADOR

Start:	10/22/2006
End:	11/10/2006
Duration:	20 days
#Species:	538
#Endemics:	30
#Heard Only:	43

2006 Northern Ecuador Birding Tour

TARGET BIRDS FOR TOUR

List of target birds for locations visited on this tour. 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. Species seen are those with location codes associated with them.*

color codes

1	Curve-billed Tinamou	Nothoprocta curvirostris		NE
2	Rufous-headed Chachalaca	Ortalis erythroptera		NE
3	Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail	Odontophorus erythrops	ML	NE
4	Dark-backed Wood-Quail	Odontophorus melanonotus		E
5	Dusky Pigeon	Patagioenas goodsoni		NE
6	Ecuadorian Ground Dove	Columbina buckleyi		NE
7	Ochre-bellied Dove	Leptotila ochraceiventris		NE
8	White-whiskered Hermit	Phaethornis yaruqui	ML,MV,SPM	NE
9	Baron's Hermit**	Phaethornis baroni		NE
10	White-throated Daggerbill	Schistes albogularis		NE
11	Gorgeted Sunangel	Heliangelus strophianus	BR	NE
12	Tourmaline Sunangel	Heliangelus exortis	GLR	NE
13	Violet-tailed Sylph	Aglaiocercus coelestis	Many	NE
14	Ecuadorian Hillstar	Oreotrochilus chimborazo	PP	NE
15	Viridian Metaltail	Metallura williami		NE
16	Hoary Puffleg	Haplophaedia lugens		NE
17	(Black-breasted Puffleg)	Eriocnemis nigrivestis		E
18	Golden-breasted Puffleg	Eriocnemis mosquera	YR	NE
19	Brown Inca	Coeligena wilsoni	MV,SPM,TBL	NE
20	Velvet-purple Coronet	Boissonneaua jardini	FAP,QTO	NE
21	Rufous-gaped Hillstar	Urochroa bougueri		NE
22	Purple-bibbed Whitetip	Urosticte benjamini	TBL	NE
23	Empress Brilliant	Heliodoxa imperatrix		NE
24	Purple-collared Woodstar	Myrtis fanny		NE
25	Purple-throated Woodstar	Philodice mitchellii	Many	NE
26	Western Emerald	Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus	TBL	NE
27	Amazilia Hummingbird	Amazilis amazilia		NE
28	Purple-chested Hummingbird	Polyerata rosenbergi		NE
29	Andean Condor	Vultur gryphus	PP	AT
30	Black-and-chestnut Eagle	Spizaetus isidori		EN
31	Gray-backed Hawk	Pseudastur occidentalis		NE
32	Cloud-forest Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium nubicola		NE
33	Blue-tailed Trogon	Trogon comptus	ML	NE
34	Choco Black-throated Trogon	Trogon cupreicauda		NE
35	Coppery-chested Jacamar	Galbula pastazae		NE
36	Orange-fronted Barbet	Capito squamatus		NE
37	Toucan Barbet	Semnornis ramphastinus	BR,FAP,TBL	NE
38	Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan	Andigena laminirostris	BR,TBL	NE
39	Plumbeous Forest-Falcon	Micrastur plumbeus		NE
40	Carunculated Caracara	Daptrius carunculatus		NE
41	Gray-cheeked Parakeet	Brotogeris pyrrhoptera		NE
42	Rose-faced Parrot	Pyrilia pulchra		NE
43	Pacific Parrotlet	Forpus coelestis		NE
44	El Oro Parakeet	Pyrrhura orcesi		E
45	Esmeraldas Antbird	Sipia nigricauda		NE
46	Lunulated Antbird	Oneillornis lunulatus		NE
47	Elegant Crescentchest	Melanopareia elegans		NE
48	Giant Antpitta	Grallaria gigantea	FAP	NE
49	Moustached Antpitta	Grallaria alleni	FAP	NE
50	Yellow-breasted Antpitta	Grallaria flavotincta	FAP	NE
51	Peruvian Antpitta	Grallaricula peruviana		NE
52	Ecuadorian Tapaculo	Scytalopus robbinsi		E
53	Spillmann's Tapaculo	Scytalopus spillmanni		NE
54	Pacific Hornero	Furnarius cinnamomeus	MV	NE
55	Stout-billed Cinclodes	Cinclodes excelsior	PP	NE
56	Uniform Treehunter	Thripadectes ignobilis		NE
57	Equatorial Graytail	Xenerpestes singularis		NE
58	Line-cheeked Spinetail	Cranioleuca antisiensis		NE
59	Orange-crowned Manakin	Heterocercus aurantiivertex		NE
60	Club-winged Manakin	Machaeropterus deliciosus		NE
61	Orange-breasted Fruiteater	Pipreola jucunda		NE
62	Amazonian Umbrellabird	Cephalopterus ornatus	LR	AT
63	Long-wattled Umbrellabird	Cephalopterus penduliger		NE
64	Foothill Schiffornis	Schiffornis aenea		NE
65	Pacific Flatbill	Rhynchocyclus pacificus		NE
66	Rufous-winged Tyrannulet	Mecocerculus calopterus		NE
67	Pacific Elaenia	Myiopagis subplacens		NE
68	Coopmans's Elaenia	Elaenia brachyptera		NE
69	Choco Tyrannulet	Zimmerius albigularis		NE
70	Loja Tyrannulet**	Zimmerius flavidifrons		NE
71	Fulvous-faced Scrub-Tyrant	Euscarthmus fulviceps		NE
72	Olive-chested Flycatcher	Myiophobus cryptoxanthus		NE
73	Gray-breasted Flycatcher	Lathrotriccus griseipectus		NE
74	Tumbes Pewee	Contopus punensis		NE
75	Black-billed Peppershrike	Cyclarhis nigrirostris	SI	NE
76	Beautiful Jay	Cyanolyca pulchra		NE
77	Fasciated Wren	Campylorhynchus fasciatus		NE
78	Black Solitaire	Entomodestes coracinus		NE
79	Ecuadorian Thrush	Turdus maculirostris	TBL	NE
80	Tanager Finch	Oreothraupis arremonops		NE
81	Dusky Chlorospingus	Chlorospingus semifuscus	BR,MV	NE
82	White-rimmed Brushfinch	Atlapetes leucopis		NE
83	White-winged Brushfinch	Atlapetes leucopterus	TBL	NE
84	Black-lored Yellowthroat	Geothlypis auricularis		NE
85	#Three-banded Warbler#	Basileuterus trifasciatus		NE
86	Choco Warbler	Myiothlypis chlorophrys	ML,MV	NE
87	#Gray-and-gold Warbler#	Myiothlypis fraseri		NE
88	Ochre-breasted Tanager	Chlorothraupis stolzmanni	ML	NE
89	Ecuadorian Seedeater	Amaurospiza aequatorialis		NE
90	Western Hemispingus**	Sphenopsis ochraceus		E
91	Moss-backed Tanager	Bangsia edwardsi		NE
92	Black-chinned Mountain Tanager	Anisognathus notabilis		NE
93	Glistening-green Tanager	Chlorochrysa phoenicotis		NE
94	Rufous-throated Tanager	Ixothraupis rufigula		NE
95	Scrub Tanager	Stilpnia vitriolina	TBV	NE
96	Yellow-tufted Dacnis**	Dacnis egregia	MV	NE
97	Indigo Flowerpiercer	Diglossa indigotica		NE
98	Black-backed Bush Tanager	Urothraupis stolzmanni		NE
99	(Crimson-breasted Finch)	Rhodospingus cruentus		NE
100	Black-winged Saltator	Saltator atripennis	MV,TBL	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.

BIRDING LOCALES

Archidona Road (AR)
Buenaventura Reserve (BR)
El Para Reserve (EPR)
Finca Angel Paz (FAP)
Guacamayos Ridge (GR)
Guango Lodge Reserve (GLR)
Loreto Road (LR)
Milpe Area (ML)
Mindo Valley (MV)
Napo Wildlife Center (NWC)
Old Nono-Mindo Road (NMR)
Papallacta Pass Radio Towers (PP)
Papallacta Water Plant (PPWP)
Quito (QTO)
Road from Papallacta to San Isidro (PP2SI)
San Isidro Reserve (SI)
Septimo Paraiso (SPM)
Sumaco Road (SUMR)
Tandayapa Bird Lodge (TBL)
Tumbaco Valley (TBV)
Upper Loreto Road (ULR)
Yanacocha Reserve (YR)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	5
NE	Near Endemic	92
CR	Critically Endangered	0
EN	Endangered	1
BC	Best Seen in This Country	0
AT	Always a Target	2

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.

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ECUADOR BIRDING TRIP REPORT

2006 Northern Ecuador Birding Tour

TARGET BIRDS FOR TOUR

BIRDING LOCALES

REASON CODES

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206-650-3425

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