Ecuador: The Andes Introtour

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1 Ecuador: The Andes Introtour February 2010 Trip Report Pictures and report by tour leader Andres Vasquez Tanager Finch Introduction The Andes Introtour has always been the perfect trip to get hooked to Ecuadorian birds for people who have not been in the country before. This particular trip, with all the variety of birds seen and habitats visited certainly will make several of the participants come back to visit other areas of Ecuador in search for more. There was a bit of rain as can always be expected in the cloudforest, but we managed to get the expected birds plus many species we don t usually see, like nesting Black-throated Trogon and Blue-whiskered Tanager, the rare Pacific Tuftedcheek and Brown Wood-Rail, the display flights of Purple-collared Woodstar plus twice we almost trod on a pair of Tanager Finches that tamely crossed the path we were walking on. 22 February Today was just the arrival day as most people came in pretty late. We spent the night in the Hotel Sebastian, a 4-star hotel in Quito s tourist district. Tropical Birding 1

2 23 February We started early leaving the city before dawn towards the highland reserve of Yanacocha, which was the highest birding spot of the trip. The grassy fields before reaching the reserve were really good to us as the very first bird of the trip was the difficult Grassland Yellow-Finch and the second a Paramo Pipit, both in the same spot. Still on the way, a second roadside stop brought us a nice Buffbreasted Mountain-Tanager and many others that kept us there for over an hour. We ended arriving somehow late to the reserve but still we got nice birds like the very cooperative Barred Fruiteater pictured here, Smoky Bush-Tyrant and some favorites of much of the group, Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager and Sword-billed Hummingbird. Later on we moved down hill through the old Nono-Tandayapa Road where the best birds were a White-capped Dipper jumping from rock to rock on the Alambí river and a male Andean Cock-of-the-Rock flashing its bright red plumage while feeding exposed on a tree. The last stop was in Tandayapa village, where we got many new birds including the not often seen western race of Russet-backed Oropendola, which is so different from the eastern race that I would not be surprised if this species gets split some day. We ended the day with the super busy hummingbird feeders of Tandayapa Lodge where we spent the next five nights. In just a few minutes of watching the feeders we got 13 hummers including an unusually low Gorgeted Sunangel. 24 February Today we birded subtropical cloudforest, but before dawn we stopped at a spot where Lyre-tailed Nightjar is regular; we got great flight views of the male. Once in the forest, Toucan Barbets (photo left) were the first birds we saw, and immediately we spotted an exquisite Pacific Tuftedcheek. Later on, birding the road, we got repeated views of Glistening-green and Mossbacked Tanagers, and distant views of Black-chinned Mountain-Tanagers. While having lunch I heard an Orange-breasted Fruiteater calling from the bushes behind us. I called it but it only gave us fast flying views. After lunch we headed back to the lodge, where we got to take some pictures of a couple of Powerful Woodpeckers that were nesting in a tree just behind the lodge. We spend the last hours of light birding the trails and at a viewpoint we got good views of a female Andean Cock-of-the-rock feeding in a Cecropia tree. Tropical Birding 2

3 25 February Leaving again before dawn we arrived at Milpe Bird Sanctuary just after dawn. We were watching some birds at the parking lot when the song of a Yellow-collared Chlorophonia made us move to the trails where we got this great endemic. Deeper inside the trails we tried for a Barred Forest-Falcon that was calling but the bird never showed up. What we did see ok was a male Chestnut-backed Antbird which is not commonly seen at Milpe but more regular lower down. We afterwards moved towards the lek of the cute Club-winged Manakin and we saw a few males doing their super-fast wing-beating display, which we enjoyed for several minutes. Birding the steeper portions of the trail we got various birds like the rare Western Woodhaunter, Rufous-rumped Antwren (great views), Rufousthroated Tanager, Rufous-breasted Antthrush (not so great views) and Tawny-breasted Flycatcher among others. The hummingbird feeders were active and we got nice birds like the Green Thorntail and others. Late in the morning we started birding the Milpe road in search of some birds of more open terrain. Soon we got three soaring Barred Hawks which I called to see them better as they were considerably far; they came close and we had superb views. Some other things we saw before having lunch were Band-backed Wrens, Flamefaced Tanagers, Olive-sided Flycatcher, and Masked Water-Tyrants. After a nice packed lunch we explored the road a bit more trying for some toucans and woodpeckers but a sudden really heavy rainstorm rushed us back to the bus and as it seemed long-lasting, we headed back to the lodge. Some of the participants stayed around the lodge to rest a bit and they got some good species like Torrent Tyrannulet and Red-headed Barbet. 26 February We started the day visiting our blind behind the lodge where the past weeks the workers have been placing some worms to attract Scaled Antpittas; we got amazing views of a couple for over eight minutes. Afterwards we moved up the road to the Tandayapa Valley pass. The first thing to do up there was check on a spot where we regularly find Tanager Finches but no luck. I was frustrated at the time but later on, while birding a good-sized flock, two Tanager Finches literally walked in front of us, we even got some good pics. The sound of a Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan made us walk fast forward to reach the place where the toucan was calling from; we found a group of six Tropical Birding 3

4 individuals. Another flock brought us nice things like the Chocó endemic Dusky Bush- Tanager, Striped Treehunter, Grass-green Tanagers and again the Tanager Finches showed up tamely. After lunch in the lodge I spent some time demonstrating how to make a hummer perch on our fingers, just for fun. One member of the group decided to walk the trails of the Tandayapa Lodge and saw a nice Red-brocket Deer just few feet away. The afternoon was a bit quiet, and then the rain started, so we returned to the lodge to watch the hummers. 27 February We had an early breakfast at 4:45am because I wanted to go owling before driving to Silanche Bird Sanctuary. In a spot near the lodge we saw a nice Mottled Owl that flew in and perched really nicely. After an hour and a half of driving, we started our day s list with some brief views of the rare Brown Wood-Rail. We birded the dirt road before getting to the reserve and we saw some nice things like the Tumbesian endemic Pacific Parrotlet. Once in the reserve we moved directly to the top of the canopy tower. A nice Dusky Pigeon was waiting for us on an exposed tree just next to the tower and a group of the scarce Chocó endemic Rose-faced Parrot was in a far tree. A steady drizzle made us drop down a level to a sheltered lower level of the tower. It seemed like the rain would never stop, but after waiting for around 20 minutes, all of the sudden a huge mixed species flock crossed in front of our eyes. I didn t even have time to finish calling the name of one bird when another was spotted. It was a frenetic time for us as we needed to walk up and down the stairs to get the birds that were moving in all heights of the forest. We felt even exhausted after about 40 minutes when the activity ended. Some highlights included Checker-throated and Dot-winged Antwrens, Orange-fronted Barbet, Slate-throated Gnatcatcher, Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo, Choco Trogon, Rufous-winged and Gray-andgold Tanagers, Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher, Yellow-margined Flatbill, and Slatecolored Grosbeak, among many others. The rain stopped after a while and the flock vanished as fast as it showed up so we went back to the bus to have lunch. We did not have a peaceful lunch because some birds started moving around like a cooperative Double-toothed Kite, Scalecrested Pygmy-Tyrant and Purple-throated Fruitcrow. After lunch, we moved along the trails and found nests of Black-throated and Western White-tailed Trogons (see photos on this page) as well as the nest of Bluewhiskered Tanager. A pair of Cinnamon Woodpeckers moved through the canopy so we got only brief views while they moved from tree to tree. On the way back, as if we were short of bird nests, we found a pair of Lineated Woodpeckers building theirs on a tree hole just beside the road. Returning to the lodge I decided to stop again in Milpe for a little while. We got a Collared Aracari, the subspecies that Ridgley and Greenfield consider to be the Tropical Birding 4

5 endemic species Pale-mandibled Aracari. It was a great day! 28 February For the last full day of the trip, the itinerary had us the visiting the now famous site Refugio Paz de las Aves and its wonderful specialties. We started by visiting the Andean Cock-of-the-rock lek where we got better views than before. Afterwards, moving through the steep trails we visited the fruit feeders that Angel Paz, the owner of the reserve, placed to attract some birds. There we got pictures of fantastic birds like Toucan Barbets and this Crimson-rumped Toucanet. The most wanted birds were still to come and they were basically waiting for us on the trails. Soon we saw the most famous individual of any bird of the country and maybe the world: Maria, the friendly Giant Antpitta that made Angel Paz and his reserve famous around the world of birding; as always Maria posed for pictures. Further down we got with unusual ease the Choco endemic Yellow-breasted Antpitta named Willy (photo below) which cooperated nicely. Moving up the hill Angel spotted a nice male Orange-breasted Fruiteater, the attractive Yellow-faced Grassquit, and on the feeders atop of the hill we got the super elegant Empress Brillant. We went back to the lodge for lunch before heading back to Quito. On the way we did one last stop at Calacalí where the dry inter-andean scrub holds some special birds. Birding was difficult thanks to low cloud, and a very active American Kestrel that made the birds be shy. A Rusty Flowerpiercer was calling close by but the kestrel scared it away. Despite that, we managed to find two special birds, the rare and local White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant that flew conspicuously in front of us and a male Purple-collared Woodstar which was doing display flights in vertical circular movements of several meters of diameter. That was the very last new bird we saw and the perfect end for the trip. We drove back to Quito for one last night, before the trip finished on the morning of 1 March. Tropical Birding 5

6 Yellow-faced Grassquit Bird list Taxonomy of this list follows The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, Cornell 2007, with updates through December H=heard only. GUANS AND CHACHALACAS Sickle-winged Guan HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS Cattle Egret NEW WORLD VULTURES Black Vulture Turkey Vulture HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES Swallow-tailed Kite Double-toothed Kite Sharp-shinned (Plain-breasted) Hawk Barred Hawk Roadside Hawk FALCONS AND CARACARAS H Barred Forest-Falcon American Kestrel RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS Brown Wood-Rail PIGEONS AND DOVES Rock Pigeon Plumbeous Pigeon CRACIDAE Chamaepetes goudotii ARDEIDAE Bubulcus ibis CATHARTIDAE Coragyps atratus Cathartes aura ACCIPITRIDAE Elanoides forficatus Harpagus bidentatus Accipiter striatus ventralis Leucopternis princeps Buteo magnirostris FALCONIDAE Micrastur ruficollis Falco sparverius RALLIDAE Aramides wolfi COLUMBIDAE Columba livia Patagioenas plumbea Tropical Birding 6

7 Ruddy Pigeon Dusky Pigeon Eared Dove White-tipped Dove H Pallid Dove White-throated Quail-Dove PARROTS Maroon-tailed Parakeet Pacific Parrotlet Rose-faced Parrot Blue-headed Parrot Red-billed Parrot H Speckle-faced (White-capped) Parrot Bronze-winged Parrot Mealy Parrot (Amazon) CUCKOOS Squirrel Cuckoo Smooth-billed Ani OWLS H Andean Pygmy-Owl Mottled Owl NIGHTJARS Lyre-tailed Nightjar SWIFTS White-collared Swift Gray-rumped Swift White-tipped Swift HUMMINGBIRDS White-whiskered Hermit Tawny-bellied Hermit White-necked Jacobin Brown Violetear Green Violetear Sparkling Violetear Green Thorntail Western Emerald Green-crowned Woodnymph Violet-bellied Hummingbird Andean Emerald Purple-chested Hummingbird Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Speckled Hummingbird Fawn-breasted Brilliant Green-crowned Brilliant Empress Brilliant Buff-tailed Coronet Patagioenas subvinacea Patagioenas goodsoni Zenaida auriculata Leptotila verreauxi Leptotila pallida Geotrygon frenata PSITTACIDAE Pyrrhura melanura pacifica Forpus coelestis Pyrilia pulchra Pionus menstruus Pionus sordidus Pionus tumultuosus seniloides Pionus chalcopterus Amazona farinosa CUCULIDAE Piaya cayana Crotophaga ani STRIGIDAE Glaucidium jardinii Ciccaba virgata CAPRIMULGIDAE Uropsalis lyra APODIDAE Streptoprocne zonaris Chaetura cinereiventris Aeronautes montivagus TROCHILIDAE Phaethornis yaruqui Phaethornis syrmatophorus Florisuga mellivora Colibri delphinae Colibri thalassinus Colibri coruscans Discosura conversii Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus Thalurania fannyi verticeps Damophila julie Amazilia franciae Amazilia rosenbergi Amazilia tzacatl Adelomyia melanogenys Heliodoxa rubinoides Heliodoxa jacula Heliodoxa imperatrix Boissonneaua flavescens Tropical Birding 7

8 Velvet-purple Coronet Mountain Velvetbreast Brown Inca Collared Inca Buff-winged Starfrontlet Sword-billed Hummingbird Great Sapphirewing Gorgeted Sunangel Sapphire-vented Puffleg Golden-breasted Puffleg Purple-bibbed Whitetip Booted Racket-tail Black-tailed Trainbearer Tyrian Metaltail Violet-tailed Sylph Purple-throated Woodstar Purple-collared Woodstar TROGONS (Western) White-tailed Trogon Masked Trogon Black-throated Trogon White-eyed (Chocó) Trogon H Golden-headed Quetzal MOTMOTS Rufous Motmot H Broad-billed Motmot NEW WORLD BARBETS Orange-fronted Barbet Red-headed Barbet TOUCAN-BARBETS Toucan Barbet TOUCANS Crimson-rumped Toucanet Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan Collared (Pale-mandibled) Aracari WOODPECKERS Black-cheeked Woodpecker H Scarlet-backed Woodpecker Smoky-brown Woodpecker Red-rumped Woodpecker Golden-olive Woodpecker Crimson-mantled Woodpecker Cinnamon Woodpecker Lineated Woodpecker Powerful Woodpecker H Guayaquil Woodpecker Boissonneaua jardini Lafresnaya lafresnayi Coeligena wilsoni Coeligena torquata Coeligena lutetiae Ensifera ensifera Pterophanes cyanopterus Heliangelus strophianus Eriocnemis luciani Eriocnemis mosquera Urosticte benjamini Ocreatus underwoodii Lesbia victoriae Metallura tyrianthina Aglaiocercus coelestis Calliphlox mitchellii Myrtis fanny TROGONIDAE Trogon viridis chionurus Trogon personatus Trogon rufus Trogon comptus Pharomachrus auriceps MOMOTIDAE Baryphthengus martii Electron platyrhyncum CAPITONIDAE Capito squamatus Eubucco bourcierii SEMNORNITHIDAE Semnornis ramphastinus RAMPHASTIDAE Aulacorhynchus haematopygus Andigena laminirostris Pteroglossus torquatus erythropygius PICIDAE Melanerpes pucherani Veniliornis callonotus Veniliornis fumigatus Veniliornis kirkii Colaptes rubiginosus Colaptes rivolii Celeus loricatus Dryocopus lineatus Campephilus pollens Campephilus gayaquilensis Tropical Birding 8

9 OVENBIRDS Pale-legged (Pacific) Hornero Azara's Spinetail Rufous Spinetail Slaty Spinetail White-browed Spinetail Red-faced Spinetail Pearled Treerunner Buffy (Pacific) Tuftedcheek Streaked Tuftedcheek H Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner Lineated Foliage-gleaner Striped (Western) Woodhaunter Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner Striped Treehunter H Streak-capped Treehunter Plain Xenops WOODCREEPERS Tyrannine Woodcreeper Wedge-billed Woodcreeper H Black-striped Woodcreeper Spotted Woodcreeper Montane Woodcreeper TYPICAL ANTBIRDS Uniform Antshrike H Spot-crowned Antvireo Checker-throated Antwren H Pacific Antwren White-flanked Antwren Rufous-rumped Antwren Spot-winged Antwren Chestnut-backed Antbird H Esmeraldas Antbird Immaculate Antbird ANTTHRUSHES Rufous-breasted Antthrush ANTPITTAS H Undulated Antpitta Giant Antpitta H Moustached Antpitta Scaled Antpitta H Chestnut-crowned Antpitta H Chestnut-naped Antpitta Yellow-breasted Antpitta H Rufous Antpitta H Tawny Antpitta FURNARIIDAE Furnarius leucopus cinnamomeus Synallaxis azarae Synallaxis unirufa Synallaxis brachyura Hellmayrea gularis Cranioleuca erythrops Margarornis squamiger Pseudocolaptes lawrencii johnsoni Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii Anabacerthia variegaticeps Syndactyla subalaris Hyloctistes subulatus assimilis Philydor rufum Thripadectes holostictus Thripadectes virgaticeps Xenops minutus FURNARIIDAE/DENDROCOLAPTINAE Dendrocincla tyrannina Glyphorynchus spirurus Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus Xiphorhynchus erythropygius Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger THAMNOPHILIDAE Thamnophilus unicolor Dysithamnus puncticeps Epinecrophylla fulviventris Myrmotherula pacifica Myrmotherula axillaris Terenura callinota Myrmeciza exsul Myrmeciza nigricauda Myrmeciza immaculata FORMICARIIDAE Formicarius rufipectus GRALLARIIDAE Grallaria squamigera Grallaria gigantea Grallaria alleni Grallaria guatimalensis Grallaria ruficapilla Grallaria nuchalis Grallaria flavotincta Grallaria rufula Grallaria quitensis RHINOCRYPTIDAE Tropical Birding 9

10 TAPACULOS H Ash-colored Tapaculo Blackish (Unicolored) Tapaculo H Narino Tapaculo H Spillmann's Tapaculo H Ocellated Tapaculo TYRANT FLYCATCHERS Brown-capped Tyrannulet White-tailed Tyrannulet White-banded Tyrannulet H White-throated Tyrannulet White-crested Elaenia Torrent Tyrannulet Streak-necked Flycatcher Olive-striped Flycatcher Slaty-capped Flycatcher Sooty-headed Tyrannulet Choco (Golden-faced) Tyrannulet Ornate Flycatcher Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Common Tody-Flycatcher Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher Yellow-margined Flycatcher (Flatbill) Cinnamon Flycatcher Tawny-breasted Flycatcher Black-tailed Flycatcher Olive-sided Flycatcher Smoke-colored Pewee Western Wood-Pewee Acadian Flycatcher Black Phoebe White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant Smoky Bush-Tyrant Masked Water-Tyrant H Crowned Chat-Tyrant Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant Dusky-capped Flycatcher Rusty-margined Flycatcher Social Flycatcher Golden-crowned Flycatcher Tropical Kingbird COTINGAS Green-and-black Fruiteater Barred Fruiteater Orange-breasted Fruiteater Andean Cock-of-the-rock Purple-throated Fruitcrow Myornis senilis Scytalopus (unicolor) latrans Scytalopus vicinior Scytalopus spillmanni Acropternis orthonyx TYRANNIDAE Ornithion brunneicapillus Mecocerculus poecilocercus Mecocerculus stictopterus Mecocerculus leucophrys Elaenia albiceps Serpophaga cinerea Mionectes striaticollis Mionectes olivaceus Leptopogon superciliaris Phyllomyias griseiceps Zimmerius (chrysops) albigularis Myiotriccus ornatus Pseudotriccus ruficeps Lophotriccus pileatus Todirostrum cinereum Todirostrum nigriceps Tolmomyias assimilis flavotectus Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus Myiobius villosus Myiobius atricaudus Contopus cooperi Contopus fumigatus Contopus sordidulus Empidonax virescens Sayornis nigricans Agriornis albicauda Myiotheretes fumigatus Fluvicola nengeta Ochthoeca frontalis Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris Myiarchus tuberculifer Myiozetetes cayanensis Myiozetetes similis Myiodynastes chrysocephalus Tyrannus melancholicus COTINGIDAE Pipreola riefferii Pipreola arcuata Pipreola jucunda Rupicola peruvianus Querula purpurata Tropical Birding 10

11 MANAKINS Golden-winged Manakin Club-winged Manakin White-bearded Manakin TITYRAS AND ALLIES Masked Tityra Barred Becard Cinnamon Becard VIREOS Brown-capped Vireo Lesser Greenlet Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo CROWS JAYS AND MAGPIES Turquoise Jay H Beautiful Jay SWALLOWS Blue-and-white Swallow Brown-bellied Swallow White-thighed Swallow Southern Rough-winged Swallow PIPRIDAE Masius chrysopterus Machaeropterus deliciosus Manacus manacus TITYRIDAE Tityra semifasciata Pachyramphus versicolor Pachyramphus cinnamomeus Pachyramphus validus Vireo leucophrys Hylophilus decurtatus Vireolanius leucotis CORVIDAE Cyanolyca turcosa Cyanolyca pulchra HIRUNDINIDAE Pygochelidon cyanoleuca Orochelidon murina Atticora tibialis Stelgidopteryx ruficollis WRENS TROGLODYTIDAE Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus H Plain-tailed Wren Thryothorus euophrys Bay Wren Thryothorus nigricapillus House Wren Troglodytes aedon Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys H Scaly-breasted (Southern Nightingale) Wren Microcerculus marginatus DIPPERS White-capped Dipper GNATCATCHERS Slate-throated Gnatcatcher THRUSHES AND ALLIES Andean Solitaire Swainson's Thrush Pale-vented Thrush Ecuadorian Thrush Great Thrush Glossy-black Thrush WAGTAILS AND PIPITS Paramo Pipit NEW WORLD WARBLERS Tropical Parula Blackburnian Warbler CINCLIDAE Cinclus leucocephalus POLIOPTILIDAE Polioptila schistaceigula TURDIDAE Myadestes ralloides Catharus ustulatus Turdus obsoletus Turdus maculirostris Turdus fuscater Turdus serranus MOTACILLIDAE Anthus bogotensis PARULIDAE Parula pitiayumi Dendroica fusca Tropical Birding 11

12 Olive-crowned Yellowthroat Slate-throated Redstart Spectacled Redstart Golden-bellied (Chocó) Warbler Black-crested Warbler Russet-crowned Warbler Three-striped Warbler Buff-rumped Warbler BANANAQUIT Bananaquit TANAGERS AND ALLIES Superciliaried Hemispingus H Black-eared (Western) Hemispingus Cinereous Conebill Blue-backed Conebill Capped Conebill Plush-capped Finch (Plushcap) Dusky Bush-Tanager Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager Ochre-breasted Tanager White-shouldered Tanager White-lined Tanager Summer Tanager Flame-rumped (Lemon-rumped) Tanager Blue-gray Tanager Palm Tanager Blue-capped Tanager Moss-backed Tanager Hooded Mountain-Tanager Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager Grass-green Tanager Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager Glistening-green Tanager Gray-and-gold Tanager Blue-whiskered Tanager Golden Tanager Silver-throated Tanager Flame-faced Tanager Rufous-throated Tanager Bay-headed Tanager Rufous-winged Tanager Golden-naped Tanager Metallic-green Tanager Blue-necked Tanager Golden-hooded Tanager Beryl-spangled Tanager Black-capped Tanager Black-faced (Yellow-tufted) Dacnis Geothlypis semiflava Myioborus miniatus Myioborus melanocephalus Basileuterus chrysogaster chlorophrys Basileuterus nigrocristatus Basileuterus coronatus Basileuterus tristriatus Phaeothlypis fulvicauda COEREBIDAE Coereba flaveola THRAUPIDAE Hemispingus superciliaris Hemispingus melanotis ochraceus Conirostrum cinereum Conirostrum sitticolor Conirostrum albifrons Catamblyrhynchus diadema Chlorospingus semifuscus Chlorospingus flavigularis Chlorothraupis stolzmanni Tachyphonus luctuosus Tachyphonus rufus Piranga rubra Ramphocelus flammigerus icteronotus Thraupis episcopus Thraupis palmarum Thraupis cyanocephala Bangsia edwardsi Buthraupis montana Anisognathus igniventris Anisognathus somptuosus Anisognathus notabilis Chlorornis riefferii Dubusia taeniata Chlorochrysa phoenicotis Tangara palmeri Tangara johannae Tangara arthus Tangara icterocephala Tangara parzudakii Tangara rufigula Tangara gyrola Tangara lavinia Tangara ruficervix Tangara labradorides Tangara cyanicollis Tangara larvata Tangara nigroviridis Tangara heinei Dacnis lineata aequatorialis Tropical Birding 12

13 Scarlet-thighed Dacnis Blue Dacnis Green Honeycreeper Purple Honeycreeper Dacnis venusta Dacnis cayana Chlorophanes spiza Cyanerpes caeruleus SPARROWS AND SEEDEATERS EMBERIZIDAE Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina Variable Seedeater Sporophila corvina Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis Thick-billed (Lesser) Seed-Finch Oryzoborus (angolensis) funereus H Band-tailed Seedeater Catamenia analis Plain-colored Seedeater Catamenia inornata Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus H Rusty Flowerpiercer Diglossa sittoides Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis White-sided Flowerpiercer Diglossa albilatera Masked Flowerpiercer Diglossa cyaneus Grassland Yellow-Finch Sicalis luteola Tanager Finch Oreothraupis arremonops Tricolored Brush-Finch Atlapetes tricolor Yellow-breasted (Rufous-naped) Brush-Finch Atlapetes latinuchus White-winged Brush-Finch Atlapetes leucopterus Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch Arremon brunneinucha Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris Stripe-headed Brush-Finch Arremon torquatus Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis SALTATORS AND CARDINALS Buff-throated Saltator Black-winged Saltator Slate-colored Grosbeak Rose-breasted Grosbeak TROUPIALS AND ALLIES Scrub Blackbird Shiny Cowbird Scarlet-rumped Cacique Yellow-rumped Cacique Russet-backed Oropendola SISKINS AND ALLIES Orange-crowned Euphonia Thick-billed Euphonia Orange-bellied Euphonia Yellow-collared Chlorophonia Yellow-bellied Siskin Hooded Siskin CARDINALIDAE Saltator maximus Saltator atripennis Saltator grossus Pheucticus ludovicianus ICTERIDAE Dives warszewiczi Molothrus bonariensis Cacicus uropygialis Cacicus cela Psarocolius angustifrons FRINGILLIDAE Euphonia saturata Euphonia laniirostris Euphonia xanthogaster Chlorophonia flavirostris Carduelis xanthogastra Carduelis magellanica Tropical Birding 13

14 ADDITIONAL SIGHTINGS Red-brocket Deer Brazilian Rabbit Red-tailed Squirrel Giant Earthworm Tropical Birding 14