The Andes Introtour. Trip Report. 8th to 15th December Tropical Birding Trip Report ECUADOR: The Andes Introtour - December 2014

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1 Tropical Birding Trip Report ECUADOR: The Andes Introtour - December 2014 Trip Report The Andes Introtour 8th to 15th December 2014 Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan Report and photos by guide Andres Vasquez info@tropicalbirding.com

2 ITINERARY: Accommodation 8-Dec Arrival in Quito Quito 9-Dec Yanacocha Tandayapa Bird Lodge 10-Dec Lower Tandayapa Valley Tandayapa Bird Lodge 11-Dec Rio Silanche Bird Sanctuary Tandayapa Bird Lodge 12-Dec Upper Tandayapa Valley Tandayapa Bird Lodge 13-Dec Refugio Paz & Mashpi Tandayapa Bird Lodge 14-Dec Milpe Bird Sanctuary Quito 15-Dec Departure INTRODUCTION: It had been a while since I last guided this tour so I had forgotten how enjoyable it is. It covers a big spectrum of habitats and altitudes, each one with its own charm and set of birds, making the 6 birding days a whole new experience every day. From the cold temperate forest at ft. to the hot and steamy rain forest at 800 ft, with a short visit to arid inter-andean scrub, and sleeping in the heart of the cloudforest in the famous Tandayapa Bird Lodge, this trip is hard to match. In only 6 birding days (8 in total counting arrival and departure days) we registered a total of 353 birds within 46 different families of which 303 were seen by at least one of the participants, 8 were only seen by the guide and 42 were heard only records. We recorded 39 hummingbird species, 58 species of the Tanager family, 5 toucans, 4 species of Fruiteaters (like this Orange-breasted in the photo here), 6 seen antpittas, and a bunch of iconic birds like Andean Cock-of-the-Rock, Golden-headed Quetzal, Lyre-tailed Nightjar, Red-billed Scythebill, Toucan Barbet, the endemic and rare Beautiful Jay, and the hulking Andean Guan. It s no surprise that this is our best-selling tour. DAY BY DAY SUMMARY: 9 Dec: Yanacocha Reserve: The first day of the tour takes place at the highest elevations of the entire trip while we bird in this reserve at ft. We left Quito (the capital of the country) behind and started ascending towards the temperate zone passing through some farmlands that host some open areas birds. The first stops along these farms produced Golden-bellied Grosbeak, Paramo Pipit, Black-tailed Trainbearer, Variable Hawk, and Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet. After a few more kilometers on a patch of forest still within the disturbed area, we stopped for noisy Blackcrested Warblers which required some tape to bring in but while trying for it we found a perched Red-crested Cotinga and an active Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant. Later on, already inside the reserve, we walked the mile and a half long trail that ends at a hummingbird feeding station that attracts highland jewels among which the Sword-billed Hummingbird stands out. The walk is always enjoyable, not only due to the frequent flocks but also due to the amazing landscapes all along the trail. Some of the highlights that we got during the walk were Barred Fruiteater, Andean Guan, Black-chested

3 and Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanagers, the rare but dull Paramo Seedeater, the recently split Gray-browed Brush-finch and more flock birds. After the walk we returned to the headquarters of the reserve where we had our box lunch, and immediately afterwards we started the descent towards the Tandayapa valley through the old Nono-Mindo road. We drove for not more than 5 kilometers and we already found some highlights like Andean Lapwing and a soaring Short-eared Owl. Further down the slope the road starts to cross through pristine subtropical forest where a whole new set of birds are on the menu. We stopped several times that afternoon before reaching our final destination, the famous Tandayapa Bird Lodge. Some of the best birds we found include Plate-billed Mountain-Toucans, Toucan Barbets, Andean Cock-of-the-Rock, the inconspicuous but beautiful Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant (photo left) and a hoard of tanagers that kept us on the road until quite late in the afternoon. We only in fact got to the lodge just in time to look at the hummingbirds on the feeders with the last light of the day for a super finale to an over-70-species day. 10 Dec: Tandayapa lodge grounds and lower valley: We started the day by visiting before dawn the forest blind located just a couple hundred meters from the main lodge. About 45 minutes there produced Ochre-breasted Antpitta, Streak-capped Treehunter, Russet-crowned Warblers, Zeledon s Antbird, Masked Trogons (photo left), Uniform Antshrike, and Chestnut-crowned Brush-Finch. Just outside the blind and already with plenty of light I found a vocal Scaled Antpitta, but before I could show it to anyone, it jumped away never to be found again. On the way back to the lodge for breakfast we found a few birds out of which the best were a pair of Scaled Fruiteaters. We enjoyed breakfast overlooking the fruit feeders quickly found Montane Woodcreepers, more Toucan Barbets (photo below), Slate-throated Whitestart, Duskycapped and Golden-crowned Flycatchers, a surprising Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner and the first of many Crimson-rumped Toucanets. Right after breakfast we moved down the trails towards the town of Tandayapa and further; during the rest of the morning we found several attractive birds like Rufous-winged Tyrannulet, Whiskered Wren, Barred Becard, Ecuadorian Thrush, Metalic-green, Golden, Golden-naped, Beryl-spangled, and Silver-throated Tanagers. During the afternoon we birded the road up towards Nono in search of a target bird that just a few on the group got to see the previous afternoon: White-capped Dipper. This time views were short but most of the participants managed views; this was a particularly skittish bird. We found a few birds that we had seen already the day before, and a few interesting new ones that made it worth the trip: Sicklewinged Guan, a pair of Torrent Tyrannulets, a couple of Beautiful Jays (a quite localized and uncommon bird), and Andean Solitaire, plus close up and prolonged views of a female Cock-of-the-Rock feeding on a low bush full of fruit.

4 Tropical Birding Trip Report ECUADOR: The Andes Introtour - December Dec: Rio Silanche Bird Sanctuary: A very early start was required to get to the lowlands just past dawn. This small reserve, protected by the Mindo Cloudforest Foundation, is a safe haven for many scarce forest birds amidst the surrounding agricultural areas. The almost 6 km of dirt road between the highway and the reserve are quite open and this attracts species of birds typical of more disturbed areas and drier habitats, and can be surprisingly productive for birds, even scarce species like the pair of Barred Puffbirds that we managed to call in. We saw lots of new birds for us along the road, among the most interesting are Yellow-tailed Oriole, Red-billed Scythebill, Crimson-breasted Finch, Hook-billed Kite, Collared Aracaris (photo to right), Choco Toucans, Guayaquil, Lineated, and Black-cheeked Woodpeckers, Pacific Antwren, and many more. Once we reached the reserve we walked along the trails inside forest looking for birds that prefer the shady forest understory. Even though it was quiet at the beginning, activity picked up and produced some specialties like Scarlet-breasted Dacnis, Broad-billed Motmot, Dot-winged and Checker-throated Antwrens, Northern Barred Woodcreeper, Tawny-faced Gnatwren, Chestnut-backed Antbird, Fulvous-vented Euphonia, and more. We walked until close to noon and then had a break and a nice boxed lunch to help us regain some energy. We could not stop birding though due to the constant activity that started happening right around the area we were having lunch. So, we ate quickly and soon after we birded the forest edge around the parking lot were we found White-bearded Manakins, Orangefronted Barbets, Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo, Moustached Antwren, Dusky Pigeon, Olivaceous Piculets, and both Purple-chested and Blue-chested Hummingbirds. We started heading back to the lodge after a long day of birding, tired but very happy with what we had seen. 12 Dec: Upper Tandayapa Valley: We did not need to drive to far this morning to reach the upper valley, only 6 km up the hill from our lodge. The ride up, although short, takes us over 600 m higher in elevation where many specialties reside; this includes a couple hummingbirds that we cannot find elsewhere in the valley like Gorgeted Sunangel and Collared Inca, both of which we saw with some work. We spent both morning and afternoon in this location with a pause in the middle of the day back at the lodge for lunch. During this time we found other target birds like Grass-green Tanager, Hooded Mountain-Tanager (photo to left), Powerful and Crimson-mantled Woodpeckers (photo next page), Flammulated and Streaked Treehunters, Black-capped Tyrannulet, Green-andblack Fruiteater, Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant, and Slaty-backed NightingaleThrush, among the more eye-catching. Along this altitudinal belt the forest is patchily dominated by bamboo which forms thickets that form a micro info@tropicalbirding.com

5 ecosystem in itself; there are a couple species that live exclusively in these bamboo thickets which we targeted, and with some work we found Plain-tailed Wren, Streak-headed Antbird, and Blackeared (Western) Hemispingus. Back at the lodge we spent some time in front of the hummingbird feeders to make sure everyone had seen all the potential species. We got three species of Violet-ears, Booted Racket-tail, Violet-tailed Sylph, Brown Inca, Western Emerald and six species more. At dusk we decided to go out for some night birding. Owls were completely quiet and despite efforts we found none. On the other hand, just as it was getting dark we visited a display spot of the attractive Lyre-tailed Nightjar; December is not a good time for this bird since they are not displaying much, nevertheless we did see the flight of a male as it looped twice back and forth from its hidden perch. When we were getting back to the bus to return to the lodge we spotted a big pale figure that flew above us; we put our binocs on it and realized it was a Black-crowned Night-Heron, which was the first record for the Tandayapa Valley. 13 Dec: Refugio Paz de las aves & Mashpi: We had had great luck with the weather until this day; on a rainy morning, we drove towards this famous place, worried that it meant lower chances to find the antpittas which are the main attraction of the reserve. We still endured and after a couple hours of bad weather it stopped and blue skies dominated the horizon. Despite the rain, we started by visiting the blind that overlooks the Andean Cock-of-the-Rock lek, and we got superb views; despite the gloom brought by the weather, this bird shines so much that it brightened everyone s eyes. At about 7am, we left the blind and moved towards the first antpitta feeding station where we got lucky and despite the worst of the weather at the time, we saw the (normally) shy Yellow-breasted Antpitta (aka Willamina ) which came out with surprising speed after a few whistles and calls from Angel, the owner of the reserve. Later on we were not lucky with other three potential species despite the slippery walk down a muddy trail. The rain just then stopped completely and the sun came out; this helped and activity picked up. We stayed for a while fin front of the lower hummingbird feeding station where we saw Tawny-bellied Hermit, Wedge-billed Hummingbird, and Purplebibbed Whitetip which where new for us. At the same place, Angel brought out of the bush a family of Dark-backed Wood- Quails. We needed to move a couple kilometers with the bus to reach the final antpitta territory; this time we did find the bird, a quite cooperative Chestnut-crowned Antpitta (aka Andrea, left).

6 It was already midmorning when, on the way to the dining area where Angel offers a delicious brunch, we run into a nice flock where we got Black-chinned Mountain-Tanagers (photo left), three individuals of the superb Orange-breasted Fruiteater, and a few Tangara tanagers. After the tasty meal, we departed and started moving northwards Mashpi for which we needed about an hour and a half of driving. When we got there it was close to noon, and after spending about forty minutes in front of some feeders we had lunch overlooking the fruit that attracted a few species of tanagers and some hummingbirds. Here we got excellent views at Velvet-purple Coronets and Empress Brilliants. Later on, we moved up and down the forested road in search of some of the famous endemics of the place. In spite of it being a little quiet at the beginning, it produced the desired Moss-backed Tanager, Glistening-green Tanager, Indigo Flowerpiercer, Esmeraldas Antbird, Bronze-olive Pygmy-Tyrant, White-tipped Sicklebill, Rose-faced Parrot, Striped (Western) Woodhaunter, and many other foothill birds. 14 Dec: Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Calacali dry valleys and Quito: The final full day of the tour brought us to the foothills again, visiting the Milpe reserve about an hour away from the lodge. Once there, the activity by the parking lot and surrounding trails was quite good. We found Buff-fronted Foliage- Gleaner, Choco Warblers, Lesser Greenlets, Guira Tanager, and Snowythroated Kingbirds. Walking a little deeper inside the forest on steeper trails we got Rufous Motmots (photo right), a beautiful Spotted Nightingale-Thrush, Golden-winged Manakin, and Rufous-throated Tanagers, among other species. We moved back to the headquarters to check on the feeders which turned out very active with about 10 species of fruit-eating birds coming to the bananas, including Collared Aracaris, Rufous Motmots, Orange-billed Sparrow, Black-winged Saltator and Ecuadorian Thrush. We were quite entertained here, but we needed to explore a different portion of the reserve so we got in the bus and moved on to a short distance to some older and more pristine forest. After just a few minutes, we found Ochre-breasted Tanager, Russet Antshrike, Slaty Antwren, and a couple other new birds without having to go far at all. That gave us time to explore the more open habitats away from the reserve; we found Pacific Horneros, Masked Water-Tyrants, Swallow-tailed Kites and several species of seedeaters.

7 We had lunch in a local restaurant and straight after we started the drive back towards Quito. We stopped after riding for over an hour in a very different ecosystem in the Inter-Andean valleys. This area is much drier, with really short vegetation and arid terrain; it supports a different set of birds, so we got several new species there. Not too long after stepping out of the bus, we started scoring some of the specialties; the first one to come out was a Black-tailed Trainbearer, and later we got Rusty Flowerpiercer, Band-tailed Seedeater, the rare White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant, a soaring Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle, Golden-rumped Euphonia, Hooded Siskin, and Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch. These were the last lifers for all the participants on the tour as we needed to head towards Quito, where we enjoyed a farewell dinner was the closure to an amazing trip. The Orangebreasted Fruiteater was voted the bird of the trip, followed by Choco Toucan (photo left), and Cock-of-the-Rock. Several other candidates, to name a few, were Olivaceous Piculet, Darkbacked Wood-Quail, Chestnut-crowned Antpitta, Long-tailed Antbird, and a couple hummingbird species. FINAL LIST: We registered a total of 353 birds with in 46 different families of which 303 were seen by at least one of the participants, 8 were only seen by the Tropical Birding leader (L) and 42 were heard only (H) TINAMOUS TINAMIDAE 1 H Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui GUANS, CHACHALACAS, CURASSOWS CRACIDAE 2 Andean Guan Penelope montagnii 3 H Wattled Guan Aburria aburri 4 Sickle-winged Guan Chamaepetes goudotii NEW WORLD QUAIL ODONTOPHORIDAE 5 Dark-backed Wood-Quail Odontophorus melanonotus HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS ARDEIDAE 6 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis NEW WORLD VULTURES CATHARTIDAE 7 Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 8 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES ACCIPITRIDAE 9 Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus 10 Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus 11 Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus

8 12 L Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea 13 H Plumbeous Hawk Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea 14 H Barred Hawk Morphnarchus princeps 15 Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris 16 Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma 17 Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus 18 Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus 19 Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS CHARADRIIDAE 20 Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens PIGEONS AND DOVES COLUMBIDAE 21 Rock Pigeon Columba livia 22 Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata 23 Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis 24 Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea 25 Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea 26 Dusky Pigeon Patagioenas goodsoni 27 Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata 28 Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina 29 White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi 30 H Pallid Dove Leptotila pallida 31 L White-throated Quail-Dove Geotrygon frenata CUCKOOS CUCULIDAE 32 Little Cuckoo Coccycua minuta 33 Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana 34 Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani OWLS STRIGIDAE 35 H Andean Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium jardinii 36 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus NIGHTJARS CAPRIMULGIDAE 37 Rufous-bellied Nighthawk Lurocalis rufiventris 38 Lyre-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis lyra SWIFTS APODIDAE 39 Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila 40 White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris 41 H Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris HUMMINGBIRDS TROCHILIDAE 42 White-whiskered Hermit Phaethornis yaruqui 43 Tawny-bellied Hermit Phaethornis syrmatophorus 44 Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis 45 White-tipped Sicklebill Eutoxeres aquila 46 L Green-fronted Lancebill Doryfera ludovicae 47 White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora 48 Brown Violetear Colibri delphinae 49 Green Violetear Colibri thalassinus 50 Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans 51 Green-breasted (Black-throated) Mango Anthracothorax prevostii iridescens 52 Green Thorntail Discosura conversii 53 Western Emerald Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus 54 Crowned (Green-crowned) Woodnymph Thalurania colombica

9 55 Andean Emerald Amazilia franciae 56 Blue-chested Hummingbird Amazilia amabilis 57 Purple-chested Hummingbird Amazilia rosenbergi 58 Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl 59 Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys 60 Fawn-breasted Brilliant Heliodoxa rubinoides 61 Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula 62 Empress Brilliant Heliodoxa imperatrix 63 Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens 64 Velvet-purple Coronet Boissonneaua jardini 65 Brown Inca Coeligena wilsoni 66 Collared Inca Coeligena torquata 67 Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae 68 Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera 69 Great Sapphirewing Pterophanes cyanopterus 70 Gorgeted Sunangel Heliangelus strophianus 71 Sapphire-vented Puffleg Eriocnemis luciani 72 Golden-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis mosquera 73 Purple-bibbed Whitetip Urosticte benjamini 74 Booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii 75 Black-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia victoriae 76 Green-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia nuna 77 Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina 78 Violet-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus coelestis 79 Wedge-billed Hummingbird Schistes geoffroyi 80 Purple-throated Woodstar Calliphlox mitchellii TROGONS TROGONIDAE 81 Golden-headed Quetzal Pharomachrus auriceps 82 H Blue-tailed (Chocó) Trogon Trogon comptus 83 Masked Trogon Trogon personatus MOTMOTS MOMOTIDAE 84 Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii 85 Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum KINGFISHERS ALCEDINIDAE 86 Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquatus PUFFBIRDS BUCCONIDAE 87 Barred Puffbird Nystalus radiatus 88 H Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda NEW WORLD BARBETS CAPITONIDAE 89 Orange-fronted Barbet Capito squamatus 90 Red-headed Barbet Eubucco bourcierii TOUCAN-BARBETS SEMNORNITHIDAE 91 Toucan Barbet Semnornis ramphastinus TOUCANS RAMPHASTIDAE 92 Crimson-rumped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus haematopygus 93 Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan Andigena laminirostris 94 Collared (Pale-mandibled) Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus erythropygius 95 H Black-mandibled (Chestnut-mandibled) Toucan Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii 96 Choco Toucan Ramphastos brevis

10 WOODPECKERS PICIDAE 97 Olivaceous Piculet Picumnus olivaceus 98 Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani 99 Smoky-brown Woodpecker Picoides fumigatus 100 H Scarlet-backed Woodpecker Veniliornis callonotus 101 Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus 102 Crimson-mantled Woodpecker Colaptes rivolii 103 H Cinnamon Woodpecker Celeus loricatus 104 Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus 105 Powerful Woodpecker Campephilus pollens 106 Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis FALCONS AND CARACARAS FALCONIDAE 107 H Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans 108 American Kestrel Falco sparverius PARROTS PSITTACIDAE 109 Maroon-tailed Parakeet Pyrrhura melanura pacifica 110 H Barred Parakeet Bolborhynchus lineola 111 Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis 112 H Blue-fronted Parrotlet Touit dilectissimus 113 Rose-faced Parrot Pyrilia pulchra 114 Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus 115 Red-billed Parrot Pionus sordidus 116 H Speckle-faced (White-capped) Parrot Pionus tumultuosus seniloides 117 Bronze-winged Parrot Pionus chalcopterus TYPICAL ANTBIRDS THAMNOPHILIDAE 118 H Great Antshrike Taraba major 119 H Black-crowned (Western Slaty-) Antshrike Thamnophilus atrinucha 120 Uniform Antshrike Thamnophilus unicolor 121 Russet Antshrike Thamnistes anabatinus 122 Checker-throated Antwren Epinecrophylla fulviventris 123 Moustached (Griscom's) Antwren Myrmotherula ignota 124 Pacific Antwren Myrmotherula pacifica 125 Slaty Antwren Myrmotherula schisticolor 126 Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis 127 Streak-headed (Long-tailed) Antbird Drymophila striaticeps 128 Rufous-rumped Antwren Terenura callinota 129 H Dusky Antbird Cercomacra tyrannina 130 Chestnut-backed Antbird Myrmeciza exsul 131 Esmeraldas Antbird Myrmeciza nigricauda 132 Zeledon's (Immaculate) Antbird Myrmeciza zeledoni ANTPITTAS GRALLARIIDAE 133 H Undulated Antpitta Grallaria squamigera 134 L Scaled Antpitta Grallaria guatimalensis 135 Chestnut-crowned Antpitta Grallaria ruficapilla 136 H Chestnut-naped Antpitta Grallaria nuchalis 137 Yellow-breasted Antpitta Grallaria flavotincta 138 Rufous Antpitta Grallaria rufula 139 Tawny Antpitta Grallaria quitensis 140 Ochre-breasted Antpitta Grallaricula flavirostris

11 TAPACULOS RHINOCRYPTIDAE 141 H Blackish (Unicolored) Tapaculo Scytalopus latrans 142 Nariño Tapaculo Scytalopus vicinior 143 L Spillmann's Tapaculo Scytalopus spillmanni 144 H Ocellated Tapaculo Acropternis orthonyx ANTTHRUSHES FORMICARIIDAE 145 H Black-headed Antthrush Formicarius nigricapillus 146 H Rufous-breasted Antthrush Formicarius rufipectus OVENBIRDS AND WOODCREEPERS FURNARIIDAE 147 H Tawny-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus mexicanus 148 Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa 149 Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus 150 L Northern Barred-Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae 151 Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus 152 H Black-striped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus 153 Spotted Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus erythropygius 154 Red-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus trochilirostris 155 Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii 156 Montane Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger 157 Plain Xenops Xenops minutus 158 Streaked Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii 159 Rusty-winged Barbtail Premnornis guttuliger 160 Pale-legged (Pacific) Hornero Furnarius leucopus cinnamomeus 161 Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner Philydor rufum 162 Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia variegaticeps 163 Lineated Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla subalaris 164 Striped (Western) Woodhaunter Hyloctistes subulatus assimilis 165 H Ruddy Foliage-gleaner Automolus rubiginosus 166 H Uniform Treehunter Thripadectes ignobilis 167 Striped Treehunter Thripadectes holostictus 168 Streak-capped Treehunter Thripadectes virgaticeps 169 Flammulated Treehunter Thripadectes flammulatus 170 Spotted Barbtail Premnoplex brunnescens 171 Pearled Treerunner Margarornis squamiger 172 White-browed Spinetail Hellmayrea gularis 173 Red-faced Spinetail Cranioleuca erythrops 174 Azara's Spinetail Synallaxis azarae 175 Slaty Spinetail Synallaxis brachyura TYRANT FLYCATCHERS TYRANNIDAE 176 Brown-capped Tyrannulet Ornithion brunneicapillus 177 Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum 178 White-tailed Tyrannulet Mecocerculus poecilocercus 179 White-banded Tyrannulet Mecocerculus stictopterus 180 White-throated Tyrannulet Mecocerculus leucophrys 181 Rufous-winged Tyrannulet Mecocerculus calopterus 182 Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus 183 Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola 184 Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster 185 White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps 186 Sierran Elaenia Elaenia pallatangae

12 187 Torrent Tyrannulet Serpophaga cinerea 188 Streak-necked Flycatcher Mionectes striaticollis 189 Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon superciliaris 190 Sooty-headed Tyrannulet Phyllomyias griseiceps 191 Black-capped Tyrannulet Phyllomyias nigrocapillus 192 H Ashy-headed Tyrannulet Phyllomyias cinereiceps 193 Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet Phyllomyias uropygialis 194 Choco (Golden-faced) Tyrannulet Zimmerius (chrysops) albigularis 195 Ornate Flycatcher Myiotriccus ornatus 196 Bronze-olive Pygmy-Tyrant Pseudotriccus pelzelni 197 Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant Pseudotriccus ruficeps 198 Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus pileatus 199 Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum 200 Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus 201 H Flavescent Flycatcher Myiophobus flavicans 202 Smoke-colored Pewee Contopus fumigatus 203 Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus 204 Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans 205 White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis albicauda 206 Masked Water-Tyrant Fluvicola nengeta 207 H Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca diadema 208 Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris 209 H Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca rufipectoralis 210 Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca fumicolor 211 H Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus 212 Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer 213 Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua 214 Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis 215 Golden-crowned Flycatcher Myiodynastes chrysocephalus 216 H Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius 217 Snowy-throated Kingbird Tyrannus niveigularis 218 Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus COTINGAS COTINGIDAE 219 Green-and-black Fruiteater Pipreola riefferii 220 Barred Fruiteater Pipreola arcuata 221 Orange-breasted Fruiteater Pipreola jucunda 222 Scaled Fruiteater Ampelioides tschudii 223 Red-crested Cotinga Ampelion rubrocristatus 224 Andean Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruvianus 225 H Purple-throated Fruitcrow Querula purpurata MANAKINS PIPRIDAE 226 Golden-winged Manakin Masius chrysopterus 227 White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus TITYRAS AND ALLIES TITYRIDAE 228 Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata 229 Barred Becard Pachyramphus versicolor 230 Cinnamon Becard Pachyramphus cinnamomeus 231 Black-and-white Becard Pachyramphus albogriseus 232 One-colored Becard Pachyramphus homochrous

13 VIREOS VIREONIDAE 233 Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys 234 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 235 Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus 236 Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius leucotis 237 H Black-billed Peppershrike Cyclarhis nigrirostris CROWS JAYS AND MAGPIES CORVIDAE 238 Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa 239 Beautiful Jay Cyanolyca pulchra SWALLOWS HIRUNDINIDAE 240 Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca 241 Brown-bellied Swallow Orochelidon murina 242 White-thighed Swallow Atticora tibialis 243 Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis WRENS TROGLODYTIDAE 244 H Scaly-breasted (Southern Nightingale) Wren Microcerculus marginatus 245 House Wren Troglodytes aedon 246 Sedge (Grass) Wren Cistothorus platensis aequatorialis 247 Plain-tailed Wren Pheugopedius euophrys 248 Whiskered Wren Pheugopedius mystacalis 249 Bay Wren Cantorchilus nigricapillus 250 Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys DIPPERS CINCLIDAE 251 White-capped Dipper Cinclus leucocephalus GNATCATCHERS POLIOPTILIDAE 252 Tawny-faced Gnatwren Microbates cinereiventris 253 Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea THRUSHES AND ALLIES TURDIDAE 254 Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides 255 Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus fuscater 256 Spotted Nightingale-Thrush Catharus dryas 257 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus 258 Ecuadorian Thrush Turdus maculirostris 259 Great Thrush Turdus fuscater 260 H Glossy-black Thrush Turdus serranus WAGTAILS AND PIPITS MOTACILLIDAE 261 Paramo Pipit Anthus bogotensis NEW WORLD WARBLERS PARULIDAE 262 Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi 263 Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca 264 Olive-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis semiflava 265 Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis 266 Slate-throated Redstart (Whitestart) Myioborus miniatus 267 Spectacled Redstart (Whitestart) Myioborus melanocephalus 268 Golden-bellied (Chocó) Warbler Myiothlypis chrysogaster chlorophrys 269 Black-crested Warbler Myiothlypis nigrocristatus 270 Russet-crowned Warbler Myiothlypis coronatus 271 Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus 272 H Buff-rumped Warbler Myiothlypis fulvicauda

14 TANAGERS AND ALLIES THRAUPIDAE 273 Superciliaried Hemispingus Hemispingus superciliaris 274 Black-eared (Western) Hemispingus Hemispingus melanotis ochraceus 275 Rufous-chested Tanager Thlypopsis ornata 276 White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosus 277 White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus 278 Flame-rumped (Lemon-rumped) Tanager Ramphocelus flammigerus icteronotus 279 Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus 280 Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum 281 Blue-capped Tanager Thraupis cyanocephala 282 Moss-backed Tanager Bangsia edwardsi 283 Hooded Mountain-Tanager Buthraupis montana 284 Black-chested Mountain-Tanager Buthraupis eximia 285 Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus igniventris 286 Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus somptuosus 287 Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus notabilis 288 Grass-green Tanager Chlorornis riefferii 289 Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea melanonota 290 Glistening-green Tanager Chlorochrysa phoenicotis 291 Golden-naped Tanager Tangara ruficervix 292 Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei 293 L Gray-and-gold Tanager Tangara palmeri 294 Rufous-throated Tanager Tangara rufigula 295 Blue-and-black Tanager Tangara vassorii 296 Beryl-spangled Tanager Tangara nigroviridis 297 Metallic-green Tanager Tangara labradorides 298 Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola 299 Flame-faced Tanager Tangara parzudakii 300 Golden Tanager Tangara arthus 301 Silver-throated Tanager Tangara icterocephala 302 Swallow Tanager Tersina viridis 303 Black-faced (Yellow-tufted) Dacnis Dacnis lineata aequatorialis 304 Scarlet-breasted Dacnis Dacnis berlepschi 305 Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza 306 Guira Tanager Hemithraupis guira 307 Cinereous Conebill Conirostrum cinereum 308 Blue-backed Conebill Conirostrum sitticolor 309 Capped Conebill Conirostrum albifrons 310 Rusty Flowerpiercer Diglossa sittoides 311 Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii 312 Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis 313 White-sided Flowerpiercer Diglossa albilatera 314 Indigo Flowerpiercer Diglossa indigoticus 315 Masked Flowerpiercer Diglossa cyaneus 316 Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch Phrygilus plebejus 317 Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina 318 Variable Seedeater Sporophila corvina 319 Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis 320 Thick-billed (Lesser) Seed-Finch Oryzoborus (angolensis) funereus 321 Band-tailed Seedeater Catamenia analis

15 322 Plain-colored Seedeater Catamenia inornata 323 Paramo Seedeater Catamenia homochroa 324 Crimson-breasted Finch Rhodospingus cruentus 325 Bananaquit Coereba flaveola 326 H Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus 327 H Dull-colored Grassquit Tiaris obscurus 328 Dusky-faced Tanager Mitrospingus cassinii 329 Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus 330 Black-winged Saltator Saltator atripennis BUNTINGS AND NEW WORLD SPARROWS EMBERIZIDAE 331 Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch Arremon brunneinucha 332 Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris 333 Gray-browed (Stripe-headed) Brush-Finch Arremon assimilis 334 Black-striped Sparrow Arremonops conirostris 335 Tricolored Brush-Finch Atlapetes tricolor 336 Yellow-breasted (Rufous-naped) Brush-Finch Atlapetes latinuchus 337 White-winged Brush-Finch Atlapetes leucopterus leucopterus 338 Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis 339 Dusky Chlorospingus (Bush-Tanager) Chlorospingus semifuscus 340 Yellow-throated Chlorospingus (Bush-Tanager) Chlorospingus flavigularis GROSBEAKS AND ALLIES CARDINALIDAE 341 Summer Tanager Piranga rubra 342 Ochre-breasted Tanager Chlorothraupis stolzmanni 343 Golden-bellied (Southern Yellow) Grosbeak Pheucticus chrysogaster TROUPIALS AND ALLIES ICTERIDAE 344 Scrub Blackbird Dives warszewiczi 345 Yellow-tailed Oriole Icterus mesomelas 346 L Scarlet-rumped Cacique Cacicus uropygialis pacificus 347 Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela SISKINS AND ALLIES FRINGILLIDAE 348 Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris 349 Golden-rumped Euphonia Euphonia cyanocephala 350 Fulvous-vented Euphonia Euphonia fulvicrissa 351 Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster 352 Yellow-bellied Siskin Spinus xanthogastrus 353 Hooded Siskin Spinus magellanicus