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ECUADOR

Start:06/05/2010
End:06/19/2010
Duration:15 days
#Species:505
#Endemics:62
#Heard Only:39

2010 Southern 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

1Pale-browed TinamouCrypturellus transfasciatus NE
2Curve-billed TinamouNothoprocta curvirostris NE
3Rufous-headed ChachalacaOrtalis erythropteraBRNE
4Bearded GuanPenelope barbata NE
5Salvin's CurassowMitu salvini BC
6Rufous-fronted Wood-QuailOdontophorus erythrops NE
7Dark-backed Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanonotus E
8Peruvian PigeonPatagioenas oenops NE
9Ecuadorian Ground DoveColumbina buckleyiSRP,XFR2NE
10Ochre-bellied DoveLeptotila ochraceiventris NE
11Scrub NightjarNyctidromus anthonyi NE
12White-whiskered HermitPhaethornis yaruquiBRNE
13Baron's Hermit**Phaethornis baroniBRNE
14White-throated DaggerbillSchistes albogularis NE
15Tourmaline SunangelHeliangelus exortis NE
16Little SunangelHeliangelus micrasterTPLANE
17Purple-throated SunangelHeliangelus violaURNE
18Royal SunangelHeliangelus regalisCCNE
19Violet-tailed SylphAglaiocercus coelestisBRNE
20Ecuadorian HillstarOreotrochilus chimborazoECNPNE
21Green-headed HillstarOreotrochilus stolzmanni NE
22Viridian MetaltailMetallura williami NE
23Violet-throated MetaltailMetallura baroniECNPE
24Neblina MetaltailMetallura odomae NE
25Hoary PufflegHaplophaedia lugens NE
26Brown IncaCoeligena wilsoni NE
27Rainbow StarfrontletCoeligena iris NE
28Velvet-purple CoronetBoissonneaua jardini NE
29Rufous-gaped HillstarUrochroa bougueri NE
30Purple-bibbed WhitetipUrosticte benjamini NE
31Empress BrilliantHeliodoxa imperatrix NE
32Short-tailed WoodstarMyrmia micrura NE
33Purple-collared WoodstarMyrtis fannyYUNE
34Purple-throated WoodstarPhilodice mitchellii NE
35Western EmeraldChlorostilbon melanorhynchus NE
36Tumbes HummingbirdThaumasius baeri NE
37Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amaziliaJFR,YUNE
38Andean CondorVultur gryphus AT
39Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidori EN
40Gray-backed HawkPseudastur occidentalisBR,JFRNE
41Peruvian Screech-OwlMegascops roboratus NE
42Ecuadorian TrogonTrogon mesurusJFRNE
43Coppery-chested JacamarGalbula pastazaePB,ZANE
44Purplish JacamarGalbula chalcothoraxCCBC
45Toucan BarbetSemnornis ramphastinus NE
46Plate-billed Mountain-ToucanAndigena laminirostris NE
47Ecuadorian PiculetPicumnus sclateriJFRNE
48Carunculated CaracaraDaptrius carunculatus NE
49Gray-cheeked ParakeetBrotogeris pyrrhopteraJFRNE
50Red-faced ParrotHapalopsittaca pyrrhops NE
51Rose-faced ParrotPyrilia pulchra NE
52Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestisCTMONE
53El Oro ParakeetPyrrhura orcesiBRE
54White-necked ParakeetPyrrhura albipectus NE
55Cordilleran ParakeetPsittacara frontalus NE
56Chapman's AntshrikeThamnophilus zarumaeURNE
57Collared AntshrikeThamnophilus bernardiJFRNE
58Marañon Slaty-Antshrike**Thamnophilus leucogasterZANE
59White-streaked AntvireoDysithamnus leucostictus BC
60Gray-headed AntbirdAmpelornis griseiceps NE
61Esmeraldas AntbirdSipia nigricaudaBRNE
62Marañon CrescentchestMelanopareia maranonica NE
63Elegant CrescentchestMelanopareia elegansJFRNE
64Giant AntpittaGrallaria gigantea NE
65Moustached AntpittaGrallaria alleni NE
66Watkins's AntpittaGrallaria watkinsiJFRNE
67Jocotoco AntpittaGrallaria ridgelyiTPLANE
68Yellow-breasted AntpittaGrallaria flavotincta NE
69Peruvian AntpittaGrallaricula peruviana NE
70Loja TapaculoScytalopus androstictus NE
71Ecuadorian TapaculoScytalopus robbinsi E
72Chusquea TapaculoScytalopus parkeriTPLANE
73Spillmann's TapaculoScytalopus spillmanni NE
74Duida WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes duidaeCCBC
75Pacific HorneroFurnarius cinnamomeusManyNE
76Stout-billed CinclodesCinclodes excelsior NE
77Rufous-necked Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla ruficollisJFRNE
78Henna-hooded Foliage-gleanerClibanornis erythrocephalusJFRNE
79Uniform TreehunterThripadectes ignobilis NE
80Mouse-colored ThistletailAsthenes griseomurinaECNP,TPLANE
81Equatorial GraytailXenerpestes singularis NE
82Line-cheeked SpinetailCranioleuca antisiensisBRNE
83Blackish-headed SpinetailSynallaxis tithysJFRNE
84Marañon SpinetailSynallaxis maranonicaZANE
85Jet ManakinChloropipo unicolor NE
86Club-winged ManakinMachaeropterus deliciosusBRNE
87Orange-breasted FruiteaterPipreola jucunda NE
88Black-chested FruiteaterPipreola lubomirskii BC
89Chestnut-bellied CotingaDoliornis remseni NE
90Chestnut-crested CotingaAmpelion rufaxilla AT
91Amazonian UmbrellabirdCephalopterus ornatusXFR4AT
92Long-wattled UmbrellabirdCephalopterus penduligerBRNE
93Foothill SchiffornisSchiffornis aenea NE
94Yellow-cheeked Becard**Pachyramphus xanthogenysCC,JFRNE
95Slaty BecardPachyramphus spodiurusJFRNE
96Orange-banded FlycatcherNephelomyias lintoniTPLANE
97Rufous-winged TyrannuletMecocerculus calopterus NE
98Black-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes nigrocristatus NE
99Tumbes TyrannuletNesotriccus tumbezanusYUNE
100Maranon TyrannuletNesotriccus maranonicus NE
101Pacific ElaeniaMyiopagis subplacensJFRNE
102Coopmans's ElaeniaElaenia brachyptera NE
103Choco TyrannuletZimmerius albigularis NE
104Loja Tyrannulet**Zimmerius flavidifronsBRNE
105Peruvian TyrannuletZimmerius viridiflavus NE
106Fulvous-faced Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus fulviceps NE
107Olive-chested FlycatcherMyiophobus cryptoxanthusPB,ZANE
108Gray-breasted FlycatcherLathrotriccus griseipectusJFRNE
109Tumbes PeweeContopus punensis NE
110Jelski's Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix jelskii NE
111Ochraceous AttilaAttila torridus BC
112Sooty-crowned FlycatcherMyiarchus phaeocephalusJFRNE
113Baird's FlycatcherMyiodynastes bairdii NE
114Black-billed PeppershrikeCyclarhis nigrirostris NE
115Beautiful JayCyanolyca pulchra NE
116Turquoise JayCyanolyca turcosaTPLABC
117White-tailed JayCyanocorax mystacalisJFRNE
118Chestnut-collared SwallowPetrochelidon rufocollarisSZGANE
119Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatusJFR,SRP,SZGANE
120Superciliated WrenCantorchilus superciliaris NE
121Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatusSRP,XFR2NE
122Black SolitaireEntomodestes coracinus NE
123Ecuadorian ThrushTurdus maculirostrisBR,JFRNE
124Plumbeous-backed ThrushTurdus reeveiJFRNE
125Marañon ThrushTurdus maranonicusZANE
126Saffron SiskinSpinus siemiradzkii NE
127Tanager FinchOreothraupis arremonops NE
128Dusky ChlorospingusChlorospingus semifuscus NE
129Tumbes SparrowRhynchospiza stolzmanniCTMONE
130Black-capped SparrowArremon abeilleiJFRNE
131White-rimmed BrushfinchAtlapetes leucopis NE
132White-headed BrushfinchAtlapetes albiceps NE
133White-winged BrushfinchAtlapetes leucopterus NE
134Pale-headed BrushfinchAtlapetes pallidicepsYUE
135Bay-crowned BrushfinchAtlapetes seebohmi NE
136White-edged OrioleIcterus graceannaeJFRNE
137Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularisYUNE
138Three-banded WarblerBasileuterus trifasciatus NE
139Choco WarblerMyiothlypis chlorophrys NE
140Gray-and-gold WarblerMyiothlypis fraseriBR,JFRNE
141Ochre-breasted TanagerChlorothraupis stolzmanni NE
142Ecuadorian SeedeaterAmaurospiza aequatorialis NE
143Piura Hemispingus**Sphenopsis piurae NE
144Buff-bellied TanagerThlypopsis inornataZANE
145Moss-backed TanagerBangsia edwardsi NE
146Orange-throated TanagerWetmorethraupis sterrhopteronCCNE
147Black-chinned Mountain TanagerAnisognathus notabilis NE
148Glistening-green TanagerChlorochrysa phoenicotis NE
149Rufous-throated TanagerIxothraupis rufigula NE
150Scrub TanagerStilpnia vitriolina NE
151Yellow-tufted Dacnis**Dacnis egregia NE
152Black-backed Bush TanagerUrothraupis stolzmanni NE
153Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parinaECNPNE
154Collared Warbling FinchPoospiza hispaniolensis NE
155Parrot-billed SeedeaterSporophila peruviana NE
156Drab SeedeaterSporophila simplex NE
157(Crimson-breasted Finch)Rhodospingus cruentus NE
158Black-winged SaltatorSaltator atripennis NE
159Black-cowled SaltatorSaltator nigricepsURNE

 *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

REASON CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic5
NENear Endemic143
CRCritically Endangered0
ENEndangered1
BCBest Seen in This Country7
ATAlways a Target3

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