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NORTHERN ANDES PHOTO TOUR

Possible Specialty Birds for Tour

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PHOTO TOUR
ANY TIME*

Duration:9 days, 8 nights
Group Size:2-8
Anytime Price:$3475
Group Price:$2975
Single Suppl:$150
Pace:Easy
Difficulty:Easy
* 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

1Berlepsch's TinamouCrypturellus berlepschiNE 
2Curve-billed TinamouNothoprocta curvirostrisNE 
3Andean DuckOxyura ferrugineaLC 
4Rufous-headed ChachalacaOrtalis erythropteraNEV
5Baudo GuanPenelope ortoniNEEN
6Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens NT
7Wattled GuanAburria aburri NT
8Rufous-fronted Wood-QuailOdontophorus erythropsNE 
9Dark-backed Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanonotusEV
10Dusky PigeonPatagioenas goodsoniNE 
11Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minutaLC 
12Ecuadorian Ground DoveColumbina buckleyiNE 
13&Maroon-chested Ground DovelParaclaravis mondetouraRR 
14Black-winged Ground DoveMetriopelia melanopteraRR 
15Purple Quail-DoveGeotrygon purpurataNEEN
16Banded Ground-CuckooNeomorphus radiolosusNEEN
17Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusLC 
18Swallow-tailed NightjarUropsalis segmentataLC 
19Lyre-tailed NightjarUropsalis lyraLC 
20Choco PoorwillNyctiphrynus rosenbergiNE 
21OilbirdSteatornis caripensisLC 
22/Chimney Swift/Chaetura pelagica V
23White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagusLC 
24White-whiskered HermitPhaethornis yaruquiNE 
25White-throated DaggerbillSchistes albogularisNE 
26Tooth-billed HummingbirdAndrodon aequatorialisLC 
27Gorgeted SunangelHeliangelus strophianusNE 
28Tourmaline SunangelHeliangelus exortisNE 
29Violet-tailed SylphAglaiocercus coelestisNE 
30Ecuadorian HillstarOreotrochilus chimborazoNE 
31Mountain AvocetbillOpisthoprora eurypteraLC 
32Rainbow-bearded ThornbillChalcostigma herraniLC 
33Viridian MetaltailMetallura williamiNE 
34Hoary PufflegHaplophaedia lugensNENT
35Golden-breasted PufflegEriocnemis mosqueraNE 
36Brown IncaCoeligena wilsoniNE 
37Buff-winged StarfrontletCoeligena lutetiaeRR 
38Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensiferaLC 
39Buff-tailed CoronetBoissonneaua flavescensRR 
40Velvet-purple CoronetBoissonneaua jardiniNE 
41Rufous-gaped HillstarUrochroa bougueriNE 
42Purple-bibbed WhitetipUrosticte benjaminiNE 
43Empress BrilliantHeliodoxa imperatrixNE 
44Purple-collared WoodstarMyrtis fannyNE 
45Little WoodstarChaetocercus bombus NT
46Esmeraldas WoodstarChaetocercus berlepschiEV
47Purple-throated WoodstarPhilodice mitchelliiNE 
48Western EmeraldChlorostilbon melanorhynchusNE 
49Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysiaRR 
50Purple-chested HummingbirdPolyerata rosenbergiNE 
51Ecuadorian RailRallus aequatorialisLC 
52Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolorLC 
53Brown Wood-RailAramides wolfiNEV
54Slate-colored CootFulica ardesiacaRR 
55Rufous-bellied SeedsnipeAttagis gayiLC 
56Noble SnipeGallinago nobilis NT
57Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalisLC 
58Andean CondorVultur gryphusLCV
59Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiLC 
60White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusLC 
61Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus NT
62Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusLC 
63Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidoriLCEN
64Crested EagleMorphnus guianensis NT
65Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereusLC 
66Semicollared HawkMicrospizias collarisLC 
67Barred HawkMorphnarchus princepsLC 
68Plumbeous HawkCryptoleucopteryx plumbea NT
69Gray-backed HawkPseudastur occidentalisNEEN
70Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeusRR 
71Cloud-forest Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium nubicolaNEV
72Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineataLC 
73Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusLC 
74Blue-tailed TrogonTrogon comptusNE 
75Choco Black-throated TrogonTrogon cupreicaudaNE 
76White-faced NunbirdHapaloptila castaneaLC 
77Orange-fronted BarbetCapito squamatusNE 
78Toucan BarbetSemnornis ramphastinusNENT
79Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglaucaRRNT
80Plate-billed Mountain-ToucanAndigena laminirostrisNENT
81Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus NT
82Yellow-vented WoodpeckerDryobates dignusRR 
83Choco WoodpeckerDryobates chocoensisNENT
84Guayaquil WoodpeckerCampephilus gayaquilensisRR 
85Lita WoodpeckerPiculus litaeNE 
86Plumbeous Forest-FalconMicrastur plumbeusNEV
87Carunculated CaracaraDaptrius carunculatusNE 
88Blue-fronted ParrotletTouit dilectissimusLC 
89Rose-faced ParrotPyrilia pulchraNE 
90Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalisLC 
91Scaly-naped AmazonAmazona mercenariusLC 
92Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestisNE 
93Red-masked ParakeetPsittacara erythrogenysNENT
94Spot-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus puncticepsRR 
95Esmeraldas AntbirdSipia nigricaudaNE 
96Stub-tailed AntbirdSipia berlepschiNE 
97Elegant CrescentchestMelanopareia elegansNE 
98Giant AntpittaGrallaria giganteaNEV
99Moustached AntpittaGrallaria alleniNEV
100Yellow-breasted AntpittaGrallaria flavotinctaNE 
101Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostris NT
102Nariño TapaculoScytalopus viciniorRR 
103Spillmann's TapaculoScytalopus spillmanniNE 
104Black-headed AntthrushFormicarius nigricapillusRR 
105Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosusRR 
106Pacific HorneroFurnarius cinnamomeusNE 
107Stout-billed CinclodesCinclodes excelsiorNE 
108Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticepsRR 
109Ruddy Foliage-gleanerClibanornis rubiginosusLC 
110Uniform TreehunterThripadectes ignobilisNE 
111Streak-capped TreehunterThripadectes virgaticepsRR 
112Streak-backed CanasteroAsthenes wyattiLC 
113Double-banded GraytailXenerpestes minlosiRR 
114Velvety ManakinLepidothrix velutinaRR 
115Club-winged ManakinMachaeropterus deliciosusNE 
116Orange-breasted FruiteaterPipreola jucundaNE 
117Olivaceous PihaSnowornis cryptolophusLC 
118Long-wattled UmbrellabirdCephalopterus penduligerNEV
119Black-tipped CotingaCarpodectes hopkeiRR 
120Slaty BecardPachyramphus spodiurusNEV
121Rufous-breasted FlycatcherLeptopogon rufipectusLC 
122Black-capped Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis atricapillusRR 
123Pacific FlatbillRhynchocyclus pacificusNE 
124Rufous-winged TyrannuletMecocerculus calopterusNE 
125Choco ElaeniaMyiopagis parambaeRR 
126Coopmans's ElaeniaElaenia brachypteraNE 
127White-fronted TyrannuletAcrochordopus zeledoniLC 
128Choco TyrannuletZimmerius albigularisNE 
129Orange-crested FlycatcherMyiophobus phoenicomitraLC 
130Gray-breasted FlycatcherLathrotriccus griseipectusNEV
131/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperi NT
132Tumbes PeweeContopus punensisNE 
133Spot-billed Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maculirostrisRR 
134Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraRR 
135White-ringed FlycatcherConopias albovittatusRR 
136Black-billed PeppershrikeCyclarhis nigrirostrisNE 
137Beautiful JayCyanolyca pulchraNENT
138White-thighed SwallowAtticora tibialisLC 
139Slate-throated GnatcatcherPolioptila schistaceigulaRR 
140Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatusRR 
141Stripe-throated WrenCantorchilus leucopogonLC 
142Black SolitaireEntomodestes coracinusNE 
143Rufous-brown SolitaireCichlopsis leucogenysRREN
144Dagua Thrush**Turdus daguaeLC 
145Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletusLC 
146Ecuadorian ThrushTurdus maculirostrisNE 
147Chestnut-breasted ChlorophoniaChlorophonia pyrrhophrysRR 
148&Yellow-collared ChlorophonialChlorophonia flavirostrisRR 
149Fulvous-vented EuphoniaEuphonia fulvicrissaRR 
150Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltriaLC 
151&Yellow-bellied SiskinlSpinus xanthogastrusRR 
152Tanager FinchOreothraupis arremonopsNE 
153Dusky ChlorospingusChlorospingus semifuscusNE 
154Olive FinchArremon castaneiceps NT
155Tricolored BrushfinchAtlapetes tricolorRR 
156White-winged BrushfinchAtlapetes leucopterusNE 
157Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militarisLC 
158/Cerulean Warbler/Setophaga cerulea NT
159/Blackpoll Warbler/Setophaga striata NT
160Choco WarblerMyiothlypis chlorophrysNE 
161Ochre-breasted TanagerChlorothraupis stolzmanniNE 
162Ecuadorian SeedeaterAmaurospiza aequatorialisNE 
163Black-eared HemispingusSphenopsis melanotisLC 
164Western Hemispingus**Sphenopsis ochraceusE 
165Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatriiRR 
166Moss-backed TanagerBangsia edwardsiNE 
167Yellow-green TanagerBangsia flavovirensNEV
168Masked Mountain TanagerTephrophilus wetmoreiLCV
169Black-chinned Mountain TanagerAnisognathus notabilisNE 
170Glistening-green TanagerChlorochrysa phoenicotisNE 
171Rufous-throated TanagerIxothraupis rufigulaNE 
172Gray-and-gold TanagerPoecilostreptus palmeriRR 
173Black-capped TanagerStilpnia heineiRR 
174Scrub TanagerStilpnia vitriolinaNE 
175Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvataRR 
176Metallic-green TanagerTangara labradoridesRR 
177Rufous-winged TanagerTangara laviniaRR 
178Blue-whiskered TanagerTangara johannaeNENT
179Emerald TanagerTangara floridaRR 
180Yellow-tufted Dacnis**Dacnis egregiaNE 
181Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venustaRR 
182Scarlet-breasted DacnisDacnis berlepschiNEV
183Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusLC 
184Scarlet-browed TanagerHeterospingus xanthopygiusRR 
185Scarlet-and-white TanagerChrysothlypis salmoniNE 
186Giant ConebillConirostrum binghamiLCNT
187Indigo FlowerpiercerDiglossa indigoticaNE 
188Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoidesLC 
189Black-backed Bush TanagerUrothraupis stolzmanniNE 
190Saffron FinchSicalis flaveolaRR 
191Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa NT
192Crimson-breasted FinchRhodospingus cruentusNE 
193Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceusRR 
194Black-winged SaltatorSaltator atripennisNE 

 

TOUR NOTES

Accommodations in Quito not included in tour price.

 

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PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor5
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient2
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular7
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant7
[]Accidental4

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened23
VVulnerable16
ENEndangered6
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.