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EASTERN ANDES BIRDING TOUR

Specialty Birds Possible for Tour

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BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*

Duration:9 days, 8 nights
Group Size:2-4
2-3 Persons Price:$3850
4+ Persons Price:$3650
Single Suppl:$350
Est #Species:300-325
Pace:Easy
Difficulty:Easy
Best Time:Oct-Jan, Jun-Sep
* 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 excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

color codes

1Curve-billed TinamouNothoprocta curvirostrisNE 
2Gray TinamouTinamus tao V
3White-throated TinamouTinamus guttatus NT
4Black TinamouTinamus osgoodiNEV
5Muscovy DuckCairina moschataLC 
6Andean DuckOxyura ferrugineaLC 
7Wattled GuanAburria aburri NT
8<Maroon-chested Ground Dove>Paraclaravis mondetouraRR 
9Black-winged Ground DoveMetriopelia melanopteraRR 
10Swallow-tailed NightjarUropsalis segmentataLC 
11Lyre-tailed NightjarUropsalis lyraLC 
12Andean PotooNyctibius maculosusLC 
13OilbirdSteatornis caripensisLC 
14/Chimney Swift/Chaetura pelagica V
15White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagusLC 
16Black-throated HermitPhaethornis atrimentalisLC 
17Gray-chinned HermitPhaethornis griseogularisLC 
18Tourmaline SunangelHeliangelus exortisNE 
19Spangled CoquetteLophornis stictolophusLC 
20Ecuadorian HillstarOreotrochilus chimborazoNE 
21Mountain AvocetbillOpisthoprora eurypteraLC 
22Rainbow-bearded ThornbillChalcostigma herraniLC 
23Viridian MetaltailMetallura williamiNE 
24Greenish PufflegHaplophaedia aureliaeLC 
25Golden-breasted PufflegEriocnemis mosqueraNE 
26Emerald-bellied PufflegEriocnemis alineLC 
27Buff-winged StarfrontletCoeligena lutetiaeRR 
28Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensiferaLC 
29Buff-tailed CoronetBoissonneaua flavescensRR 
30Black-throated BrilliantHeliodoxa schreibersiiLC 
31Gorgeted WoodstarChaetocercus heliodorRR 
32Napo SabrewingCampylopterus villaviscensio NT
33Lazuline SabrewingCampylopterus falcatusLC 
34Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amaziliaNE 
35Red-winged Wood-RailAramides calopterusLC 
36Slate-colored CootFulica ardesiacaRR 
37Rufous-bellied SeedsnipeAttagis gayiLC 
38Noble SnipeGallinago nobilis NT
39|Buff-breasted Sandpiper|Calidris subruficollis NT
40Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalisLC 
41Leach's Storm-PetrelHydrobates leucorhoa V
42Andean IbisTheristicus branickii NT
43Andean CondorVultur gryphusLCV
44Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiLC 
45White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusLC 
46Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus NT
47Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusLC 
48Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidoriLCEN
49Harpy EagleHarpia harpyja V
50Gray-bellied HawkAccipiter poliogaster NT
51Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereusLC 
52Semicollared HawkMicrospizias collarisLC 
53Slender-billed KiteHelicolestes hamatusLC 
54Barred HawkMorphnarchus princepsLC 
55Solitary EagleButeogallus solitariusLCNT
56Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusLC 
57Western Striolated-PuffbirdNystalus obamaiLC 
58Black-streaked PuffbirdMalacoptila fulvogularisRR 
59White-faced NunbirdHapaloptila castaneaLC 
60Yellow-billed NunbirdMonasa flavirostrisLC 
61Coppery-chested JacamarGalbula pastazaeNE 
62Chestnut-tipped ToucanetAulacorhynchus derbianusLC 
63Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglaucaRRNT
64Black-billed Mountain-ToucanAndigena nigrirostrisLC 
65Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus NT
66Yellow-vented WoodpeckerVeniliornis dignusRR 
67Carunculated CaracaraDaptrius carunculatusNE 
68Orange-breasted FalconFalco deiroleucusLCNT
69Spot-winged ParrotletTouit stictopterusLCNT
70Scaly-naped AmazonAmazona mercenariusLC 
71Military MacawAra militarisLCV
72Lined AntshrikeThamnophilus tenuepunctatus V
73White-shouldered AntshrikeThamnophilus aethiopsLC 
74Bicolored AntvireoDysithamnus occidentalisRRV
75White-streaked AntvireoDysithamnus leucostictusLC 
76Ornate StipplethroatEpinecrophylla ornataLC 
77Plain-winged AntwrenMyrmotherula behniLC 
78Yellow-breasted AntwrenHerpsilochmus axillaris V
79Chestnut-crowned GnateaterConopophaga castaneicepsLC 
80Giant AntpittaGrallaria giganteaNEV
81Moustached AntpittaGrallaria alleniNEV
82Plain-backed AntpittaGrallaria haplonotaLC 
83Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostris NT
84Peruvian AntpittaGrallaricula peruvianaNENT
85Spillmann's TapaculoScytalopus spillmanniNE 
86Gray-throated LeaftosserSclerurus albigularis NT
87Greater ScythebillDrymotoxeres pucheranii NT
88Sharp-tailed StreamcreeperLochmias nematuraLC 
89Stout-billed CinclodesCinclodes excelsiorNE 
90Dusky-cheeked Foliage-gleanerAnabazenops dorsalisLC 
91Ruddy Foliage-gleanerClibanornis rubiginosusLC 
92Streak-capped TreehunterThripadectes virgaticepsRR 
93Brown-rumped Foliage-gleanerAutomolus melanopezusLC 
94Streak-backed CanasteroAsthenes wyattiLC 
95Equatorial GraytailXenerpestes singularisNENT
96Spectacled PrickletailSiptornis striaticollisLC 
97Plain SofttailThripophaga fuscicepsLC 
98Dusky SpinetailSynallaxis moestaLC 
99Jet ManakinChloropipo unicolorNE 
100Gray-tailed PihaSnowornis subalarisLC 
101Olivaceous PihaSnowornis cryptolophusLC 
102Amazonian UmbrellabirdCephalopterus ornatusLC 
103Dusky PihaLipaugus fuscocinereusLC 
104Foothill SchiffornisSchiffornis aeneaNE 
105Andean LaniisomaLaniisoma buckleyiLCNT
106Brazilian LaniisomaLaniisoma elegansLCNT
107Green-backed BecardPachyramphus viridisNE 
108Rufous-breasted FlycatcherLeptopogon rufipectusLC 
109Ecuadorian TyrannuletPhylloscartes gualaquizae NT
110Black-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus granadensisLC 
111Buff-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus rufigularisRRNT
112Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferrugineaLC 
113Handsome FlycatcherNephelomyias pulcherRR 
114Coopmans's ElaeniaElaenia brachypteraNE 
115Plumbeous-crowned TyrannuletPhyllomyias plumbeicepsLC 
116White-fronted TyrannuletAcrochordopus zeledoniLC 
117Red-billed TyrannuletZimmerius cinereicapillaRRV
118Orange-crested FlycatcherMyiophobus phoenicomitraLC 
119Olive-chested FlycatcherMyiophobus cryptoxanthusNE 
120/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperi NT
121Blackish PeweeContopus nigrescensLC 
122Rufous-tailed TyrantKnipolegus poecilurusLC 
123Spot-billed Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maculirostrisRR 
124Large-headed FlatbillRamphotrigon megacephalumLC 
125Lemon-browed FlycatcherConopias cinchoneti V
126Sulphury FlycatcherTyrannopsis sulphureaLC 
127Black-billed PeppershrikeCyclarhis nigrirostrisNE 
128Lemon-chested GreenletHylophilus thoracicusLC 
129Rufous-naped GreenletPachysilvia semibrunneaLC 
130White-thighed SwallowAtticora tibialisLC 
131Wing-banded WrenMicrocerculus bamblaLC 
132Chestnut-bellied ThrushTurdus fulviventrisLC 
133Chestnut-breasted ChlorophoniaChlorophonia pyrrhophrysRR 
134Olive FinchArremon castaneiceps NT
135White-rimmed BrushfinchAtlapetes leucopisNE 
136Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militarisLC 
137/Cerulean Warbler/Setophaga cerulea NT
138/Blackpoll Warbler/Setophaga striata NT
139Black-faced TanagerSchistochlamys melanopisRR 
140White-capped TanagerSericossypha albocristata V
141Black-eared HemispingusSphenopsis melanotisNE 
142Masked Mountain TanagerTephrophilus wetmoreiLCV
143Yellow-throated TanagerIridosornis analisLC 
144Black-capped TanagerStilpnia heineiRR 
145Green-throated TanagerStilpnia argyrofengesRR 
146Chestnut-vented ConebillConirostrum speciosumLC 
147Giant ConebillConirostrum binghamiLCNT
148Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoidesLC 
149Black-backed Bush TanagerUrothraupis stolzmanniNE 
150Black-billed Seed-FinchSporophila atrirostrisLC 
151Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa NT
152Red-crested FinchCoryphospingus cucullatusRR 
153Masked SaltatorSaltator cinctusLC 

 

 *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 Western Andes Birding Tour.

 

 

BIRDING LOCALES
FOR THIS TOUR

 

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic44
LCLocal161
NENear Endemic195
RRRestricted Range114

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened106
VVulnerable67
ENEndangered26
CRCritically Endangered17

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.