Birding in Ecuador

August 2007

Rick Austin & Peter Martin

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Bird List & Photo Gallery

The table below lists all 513 bird species seen during the 3-week trip. Birds are listed in the order of the color plates in the book Birds of Ecuador Field Guide. The table columns provide:
  1. The plate number where the bird is shown in the book.
  2. The bird name. Hot links provide access to bird photos, where taken.
  3. symbols marking the best photos in the collection.
  4. The locations where the bird was seen. See list of codes used. Locations in bold type indicate where the photos were taken.
Plate Bird Name & Photo Links   Locations
1 Undulated Tinamou   SB
5 Striated Heron   SI
Capped Heron   SN
6 Snowy Egret   SN
Agami Heron, 2 SO
Boat-billed Heron   SO
Cattle Egret, 2   MI, MS
Limpkin   SO
7 Cocoi Heron SN
Great Egret   SN
Rufescent Tiger-Heron   SO
Fasciated Tiger-Heron   CS
Horned Screamer   SW
8 Silvery Grebe   PL
Andean Teal, 2   PL
Yellow-billed Pintail   PL
Andean Ruddy-Duck   PL
9 Greater Yellow-headed Vulture SN, SW
Turkey Vulture   RS, SB, SW
Black Vulture, 2   BL, RP, RS, MS
Osprey   SN
10 Swallow-tailed Kite   MS
Plumbeous Kite   SD, SW
Slender-billed Kite   SW
Double-toothed Kite   SB
12 White Hawk   SW
Slate-colored Hawk   SB
Barred Hawk   CS
Variable Hawk   Q, YR, CA, PP
13 Roadside Hawk, 2   MS, SD, CS
14 Black Hawk-Eagle   SS, SW
15 Plain-breasted Hawk   BL
Barred Forest-Falcon TL, MS
Plumbeous Forest-Falcon, 2   FR, RS
Collared Forest-Falcon   MS, CS
16 Crane Hawk   SC
Black Caracara, 2   SN
Yellow-headed Caracara   SN
Carunculated Caracara   PP
17 Laughing Falcon   SN
Bat Falcon   SN, SK
American Kestrel   NW, Q, CA, PP
18 Speckled Chachalaca, 2   SD, SB, SC
Wattled Guan   CS
Sickle-winged Guan   CS
19 Marbled Wood-Quail   SL
Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail   RP
Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe   PP
20 Black-banded Crake   SP
Sungrebe   SS
21 Andean Coot   PL
22 Southern Lapwing, 2 CS
23 Collared Plover   SN, SI
24 Spotted Sandpiper   SN, PL
26 Andean Gull   PL
27 Yellow-billed Tern   SN
Large-billed Tern   SN
28 Rock Pigeon   Q
Band-tailed Pigeon   TL, BL, CS
Plumbeous Pigeon   TL, BL, SB
Ruddy Pigeon   MS, SW
Dusky Pigeon, 2   RS
Pale-vented Pigeon, 2   SD, SC, SI
Sapphire Quail-Dove   SL
White-throated Quail-Dove, 2 TL
29 Eared Dove Q
Common Ground-Dove   CA
Ruddy Ground-Dove   CO, SI
Pallid Dove   MS
White-tipped Dove   TL, MS
Gray-fronted Dove   SB
30 Chestnut-fronted Macaw, 2   SS
31 Cobalt-winged Parakeet   SN, SB, SS
Blue-fronted Parrotlet   JM
Maroon-tailed Parakeet   MS, RS, SW
32 Dusky-headed Parakeet   SB, SW
Red-billed Parrot   TL, BL, PP
Bronze-winged Parrot, 2   MS, RS
Orange-winged Amazon   SN, SD, SW, SS
Mealy Amazon   MI
33 Little Cuckoo SC
Squirrel Cuckoo, 2 MS, RS, SS, SW, CS
Greater Ani   SN, SC
Smooth-billed Ani, 2 MS, JM, MI, RS, SD, SC
34 Hoatzin SC, SO
36 Crested Owl SL
Black-banded Owl SW
37 Common Potoo   SC
Lyre-tailed Nightjar   TL
38 Rufous-bellied Nighthawk   CS
39 Band-winged Nightjar   MS
Ladder-tailed Nightjar SN, SI
40 White-collared Swift   YR, BL, MS
Chestnut-collared Swift   MS
Gray-rumped Swift   MS, SD, SC
Short-tailed Swift   SD, SC
Neotropical Palm-Swift   SC, SW
41 White-whiskered Hermit TL, LB, FR
Tawny-bellied Hermit   MS, MI
Purple-bibbed Whitetip, 2 TL
Speckled Hummingbird, 2 BL, RP, GL, CS
42 Green Thorntail   LB, RS
Purple-backed Thornbill   GL
Booted Racket-tail, 2 TL, BL, MS
Purple-throated Woodstar, 2 TL, NA, BL
Purple-collared Woodstar   Q, CA
White-bellied Woodstar, 2 Q, YR, TL, NA, CS
Gorgeted Woodstar, 2 GL, CS
43 White-necked Jacobin, 2 TL, NA, SD
Brown Violetear, 2 TL, NA
Green Violetear, 2 TL, NA, BL
Sparkling Violetear, 2 Q, YR, TL, BL, CS
Fawn-breasted Brilliant, 2 TL, CS
Green-crowned Brilliant, 2 NA, LB
Empress Brilliant, 2 TL, NA, MS
44 Gould's Jewelfront   SW
Olive-spotted Hummingbird   SI
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, 2 TL, LB, MS
Andean Emerald, 2 TL, NA, MS
Green-crowned Woodnymph, 2 NA, LB
Blue-tailed Emerald   SD
Western Emerald, 2 TL, BL
45 Ecuadorian Hillstar   PP
Giant Hummingbird   CA
Shining Sunbeam, 2 Q, YR, PL
Great Sapphirewing, 2 YR
Sword-billed Hummingbird, 2 YR, GL
Bronzy Inca, 2   CS
Brown Inca, 2 TL
Collared Inca, 2 BL, MS, PP, GL, CS
Buff-winged Starfrontlet, 2 YR, PP, GL
Black-tailed Trainbearer   CA, PP
Green-tailed Trainbearer   CA
Long-tailed Sylph, 2 Q, GL, CS
Violet-tailed Sylph, 2 TL, BL, MI
Buff-tailed Coronet, 2 TL
Chestnut-breasted Coronet, 2 Q, GL, CS
Velvet-purple Coronet, 2 RP, ML
46 Mountain Velvetbreast, 2 YR, TL, GL
Black-breasted Puffleg   YR
Glowing Puffleg, 2 GL
Sapphire-vented Puffleg, 2 YR
Golden-breasted Puffleg, 2 YR
Hoary Puffleg   ML
Tyrian Metaltail, 2 Q, YR, PP, GL
Blue-mantled Thornbill   PP
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill, 2 YR
Gorgeted Sunangel   BL
Tourmaline Sunangel, 2 GL
47 Black-tailed Trogon, 2   SP, SW
Choco Trogon   MS
Amazonian White-tailed Trogon, 2 SP, SW
Western White-tailed Trogon RS
Collared Trogon   RS, SP, SB, SW
Masked Trogon, 2 TL, BL, RP, MI, ML, GL, CS
48 Lineated Woodpecker   MS, RS
Crimson-crested Woodpecker, 2   SB, SK, SW
Guayaquil Woodpecker, 2   JM, RS
Golden-headed Quetzal   TL, RP, MI, CS
49 Ringed Kingfisher, 2   FR, SN, SO, SI
American Pygmy Kingfisher SC, SS, SO
Broad-billed Motmot   MS
Rufous Motmot   MI, FR
Highland Motmot CS
Turquoise Jay, 2 BL, GL
Beautiful Jay   BL
Violaceous Jay, 2   SD, SC
Inca Jay, 2   CS
50 White-eared Jacamar   SS
Yellow-billed Jacamar   SP
White-chinned Jacamar   SB
Purplish Jacamar SW
Great Jacamar   SB
Scarlet-crowned Barbet   SD
Gilded Barbet   SW
Red-headed Barbet, 2 LB
Toucan Barbet, 2 TL, BL, RP, MS
51 White-necked Puffbird SW
Pied Puffbird   SW
White-chested Puffbird SL
Brown Nunlet   SP
Black-fronted Nunbird   SS, SD, SB
White-fronted Nunbird, 2 SP, SW, SK
Swallow-winged Puffbird   SN
52 Crimson-rumped Toucanet, 2 TL, RP, MS, LB
Emerald Toucanet   CS
Golden-collared Toucanet, 2 SW
Pale-mandibled Aracari, 2   BL, MS, MI, FR, RS
Many-banded Aracari, 2 SW, SK
Ivory-billed Aracari   SW
Chestnut-eared Aracari   SS, SW
Lettered Aracari   SD
Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan, 2 BL
White-throated Toucan, 2   SS, SW, SK
Channel-billed Toucan   SW
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan, 2   MS, FR
Choco Toucan, 2   MS, FR
53 Crimson-mantled Woodpecker   TL, PP, CS
Golden-olive Woodpecker   TL, MS, RS
54 Lafresnaye's Piculet   SW
Spot-breasted Woodpecker   SS, SI
Bar-bellied Woodpecker, 2 GL
Yellow-vented Woodpecker   CS
Red-stained Woodpecker   SW
Smoky-brown Woodpecker   TL, MS, RS, CS
Black-cheeked Woodpecker   RS
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker   SC, SK
55 Tyrrannine Woodcreeper   CS
Plain-brown Woodcreeper   FR, RS
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper   SL
Strong-billed Woodcreeper, 2 MT, MS, SD
Amazonian Barred-Woodcreeper   SB
Straight-billed Woodcreeper   SL
Buff-throated Woodcreeper   SB, SW, SL
Spix's (Elegant) Woodcreeper   SB
Spotted Woodcreeper   MS, RS
Olive-backed Woodcreeper CS
Streak-headed Woodcreeper   MS, RS
Montane Woodcreeper TL, RP, MS, GL, CS
56 Azara's Spinetail   MS, CS
Slaty Spinetail   MS
Dark-breasted Spinetail   SL
White-bellied Spinetail   SL
Red-faced Spinetail   MS
Parker's Spinetail   SI
57 Andean Tit-Spinetail   PP
Many-striped Canastero   PP
Pearled Treerunner   BL, PP, GL, CS
Rusty-winged Barbtail   BL
Spotted Barbtail   TL, RP
Orange-fronted Plushcrown   SW
Double-banded Graytail   RS
Plain Xenops   BL, MS, RS
58 Lineated Foliage-Gleaner   ML, MT
Scaly-throated Foliage-Gleaner, 2 MS, ML, RS
Montane Foliage-Gleaner   CS
Buff-fronted Foliage-Gleaner   MS, FR
Ruddy Foliage-Gleaner   RS
59 Stout-billed Cinclodes   PP
Bar-winged Cinclodes PP
Pacific Hornero   MS, MI, RS
Lesser Hornero   SI
Streaked Tuftedcheek   YR, BL, GL, CS
Pacific Tuftedcheek   MS
Uniform Treehunter   MS
Short-billed Leaftosser SL
Scaly-throated Leaftosser   FR
60 Fasciated Antshrike   SP
Spot-winged Antshrike   SW
Russet Antshrike   MS
61 Pacific Antwren   RS
62 Long-tailed Antbird   CS
Blackish Antbird   SS
Black Antbird   SP
Black-faced Antbird   SL
Black-and-white Antbird   SI
Silvered Antbird   SC
Esmeraldas Antbird   MS
63 Chestnut-backed Antbird   RS
Plumbeous Antbird   SB
White-shouldered Antbird   SP, SB
Immaculate Antbird, 2 TL
Bicolored Antbird   SP
64 Slate-crowned Antpitta CS
White-lored Antpitta   SP
Black-faced Antthrush   SL
Rufous-breasted Antthrush   TL, MS
65 Giant Antpitta, 2 RP
Chestnut-crowned Antpitta, 2 BL, CS
Moustached Antpitta, 2 RP
White-bellied Antpitta CS
Yellow-breasted Antpitta, 2   RP
Tawny Antpitta   PP
66 Rusty-belted Tapaculo   SP
Unicolored Tapaculo   YR
Equatorial Rufous-vented Tapaculo   CS
67 Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant   MS, CS
Sulphur-bellied Tyrannulet   CS
Ashy-headed Tyrannulet   MS
Black-capped Tyrannulet   GL
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet, 2   SW
Brown-capped Tyrannulet   RS
Slender-footed Tyrannulet   SW
Golden-faced Tyrannulet   MS
68 Streak-necked Flycatcher   BL, RP, GL, CS
Slaty-capped Flycatcher   RS
Rufous-breasted Flycatcher   CS
Gray-crowned Flatbill, 2   SW
White-crested Elaenia   CS
Mottle-backed Elaenia   SI
Lesser Elaenia   MS
69 Spotted Tody-Flycatcher   SI
Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher CS
Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant   MS
Bronze-olive Pygmy-Tyrant   MS
Tufted Tit-Tyrant   CA, PP
Agile Tit-Tyrant   Q
Lesser Wagtail-Tyrant   SI
River Tyrannulet   SI
Torrent Tyrannulet   NA
70 Tawny-breasted Flycatcher   MS
Ornate Flycatcher, 2   TL, MS
Cinnamon Flycatcher, 2 BL, GL, CS
Pacific Flatbill   MS
White-throated Tyrannulet   PP
White-tailed Tyrannulet   GL, CS
White-banded Tyrannulet   GL
71 Olive-sided Flycatcher   CS
Smoke-colored Pewee, 2   Q, BL, CS
Flavescent Fycatcher   CS
Bran-colored Flycatcher   MS
72 Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant   PP
White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant   CA
Paramo Ground-Tyrant   PP
Vermilion Flycatcher   Q
Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant   PP
Smoky Bush-Tyrant   YR
Red-rumped Bush-Tyrant   PP
Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant   PP
Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant   PL, GL
Black Phoebe, 2 NM, TL, CS
Masked Water-Tyrant MS
Drab Water-Tyrant   SN
73 Bright-rumped Attila   RS
Citron-bellied Attila   SB
Grayish Mourner   SK
Screaming Piha   SP, SW
Olivaceous Piha   RP
Short-crested Flycatcher   SD
Pale-edged Flycatcher   CS
Dusky-capped Flycatcher, 2 MS, MT
74 Tropical Kingbird, 2 TL, NA, MS, MI, FR, RS, SN, SC, CS
Snowy-throated Kingbird MS
Dusky-chested Flycatcher   SW
Piratic Flycatcher   SW
Variegated Flycatcher, 2   SD, SB
Crowned Slaty Flycatcher, 2   SD, SC, SW, SK
Streaked Flycatcher   MS
Golden-crowned Flycatcher, 2 BL, MS, MT, CS
Boat-billed Flycatcher   SC
Great Kiskadee SS, SC
Lesser Kiskadee   SC
Rusty-margined Flycatcher, 2   MS, RS
Social Flycatcher   MS, SD, SC
Gray-capped Flycatcher   SC
75 Barred Becard   GL, CS
Cinnamon Becard   MT, RS
White-winged Becard   SP
One-colored Becard   MS
Pink-throated Becard, 2   SP, SW
Black-tailed Tityra   SK
Masked Tityra   RS
76 Red-crested Cotinga   PP
Plum-throated Cotinga   SD
Spangled Cotinga   SK
Barred Fruiteater   YR
77 Purple-throated Fruitcrow   RS, SD
Andean Cock-of-the-Rock, 2   NM
Bare-necked Fruitcrow   SD
78 Golden-winged Manakin   RP
White-bearded Manakin   RS
Club-winged Manakin   MS
Orange-crested Manakin SO
Thrush-like Schiffornis   FR
79 Brown-chested Martin   SN, SD
Gray-breasted Martin   CO, SR, SD, SC
Brown-bellied Swallow   YR, PP, GL
Blue-and-white Swallow   WA
White-winged Swallow   SN, SC
White-banded Swallow   SS
White-thighed Swallow   MS, RS
Southern Rough-winged Swallow   SS, SC
80 Rufous Wren   YR, GL
Sepia-brown Wren   BL
Bay Wren   MS, RS
Plain-tailed Wren   BL
House Wren   MS
Mountain Wren   MT, GL, CS
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren   MS, MI, GL, CS
Musician Wren   SL
81 Black-capped Donacobius   SC
Tawny-faced Gnatwren   MS
Black-billed Peppershrike   CS
Red-eyed Vireo, 2   MS, MT, SD
Brown-capped Vireo   BL, GL, CS
Lesser Greenlet   MS
White-capped Dipper   NM, TL, FR, GL
82 Andean Solitaire   CS
Pale-eyed Thrush   CS
Great Thrush, 2   Q, YR, B, PP, GL
Glossy-black Thrush, 2 BL, CS
Black-billed Thrush   SI
Pale-vented Thrush   MS
Ecuadorian Thrush TL, NA
83 Tropical Parula, 2   TL, MS, MT
Slate-throated Whitestart   TL, BL, MS, RS, CS
Spectacled Whitestart, 2   PL, GL, CS
Olive-crowned Yellowthroat   RS
Black-crested Warbler   PP, GL, CS
Three-striped Warbler MS, MT
Choco Warbler   MS
Buff-rumped Warbler, 2   MS, FR, SS
84 Bananaquit   MS, MT
Cinereous Conebill   Q, PP
Blue-backed Conebill   PP, GL
Capped Conebill   CS
Bluish Flowerpiercer   CS
Masked Flowerpiercer, 2 Q, YR, BL, PP, GL, CS
Glossy Flowerpiercer, 2 YR
Black Flowerpiercer   YR
White-sided Flowerpiercer, 2 TL, BL, CS
Purple Honeycreeper   MS, SD
Green Honeycreeper, 2 LB, SW
85 Blue Dacnis   SK
Black-faced Dacnis   SW
Orange-bellied Euphonia, 2 TL, MS, ML, LB, CS
White-vented Euphonia   SD, SW
Orange-crowned Euphonia   MS, RS
Thick-billed Euphonia   NA, ML
White-lored Euphonia   SD, SW
86 Swallow Tanager, 2   MS
Opal-rumped Tanager, 2   SW
Opal-crowned Tanager   SW
Paradise Tanager, 2   SW, SK
Green-and-gold Tanager, 2 SW, SK
Blue-necked Tanager   LB
Golden-hooded Tanager   RS
Turquoise Tanager   SW
Gray-and-gold Tanager   RS
Bay-headed Tanager MS, LB
Rufous-winged Tanager   MS
87 Fawn-breasted Tanager   MS, CS
Rufous-throated Tanager, 2 MS, LB
Golden Tanager, 2   TL, BL, MS, LB
Silver-throated Tanager MS, LB
Saffron-crowned Tanager, 2   CS
Flame-faced Tanager, 2   MS, LB, CS
Golden-naped Tanager, 2 TL, ML, CS
Beryl-spangled Tanager   BL, MS, CS
Blue-and-black Tanager   BL
Black-capped Tanager   CS
88 Golden-crowned Tanager   YR
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager, 2   YR, PL, GL
Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager, 2 TL, BL, ML, CS
Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager, 2 B, ML
Hooded Mountain-Tanager, 2   YR
Black-chested Mountain-Tanager   YR
White-winged Tanager   MS
White-capped Tanager   CS
Grass-green Tanager   GL
89 Blue-gray Tanager, 2 NA, MS, ML, MT, RS, SD, SC, SS, SW, CS
Palm Tanager, 2 ML, LB, RS, SW, SK
Blue-capped Tanager   BL
Blue-and-yellow Tanager   PP
Silver-beaked Tanager   SC
Lemon-rumped Tanager, 2 NA, MS, LB, FR, RS
Ochre-breasted Tanager   MS, RS
Scarlet-browed Tanager, 2   RS
Scarlet Tanager   SW
Magpie Tanager, 2   SD, SS
90 White-shouldered Tanager   MI, RS
Flame-crested Tanager, 2 SW
White-lined Tanager, 2 TL, NA, MS, MI
Orange-headed Tanager   SI
Common Bush-Tanager   CS
Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager   MS, FR
Dusky Bush-Tanager, 2   BL, MS
Gray-hooded Bush-Tanager   GL
Black-backed Bush-Tanager   PP
Superciliaried Hemispingus   PL
Black-eared Hemispingus   CS
91 Buff-throated Saltator, 2   TL
Black-winged Saltator, 2   MS
Grayish Saltator   SD
Red-capped Cardinal   SC
Southern Yellow-Grosbeak   Q
Andean Siskin   PP
Hooded Siskin   Q, PP
Olivaceous Siskin   CS
Grassland Yellow-Finch   CA
92 Blue-black Grassquit   RS
Variable Seedeater, 2   RP, MS, RS
Caqueta Seedeater   SI
Black-and-white Seedeater, 2   RP, JM
Yellow-bellied Seedeater, 2   MS, RS
Chestnut-bellied Seedeater   SN, SI
Dull-colored Grassquit   RS
Plain-colored Seedeater   YR, PP
Band-tailed Seedeater   CA
Plumbeous Sierra-Finch, 2   PP
Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch   CA
93 Pale-naped Brush-Finch   PP, GL
Rufous-naped Brush-Finch, 2 YR
Tricolored Brush-Finch   MS, MI
Slaty Brush-Finch   GL
Stripe-headed Brush-Finch   YR
Olive Finch   MS
Orange-billed Sparrow   MS
Rufous-collared Sparrow, 2   BL, Q, many others
Yellow-browed Sparrow   SI, CS
White-winged Brush-Finch BL
Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch   TL
94 Yellow-rumped Cacique, 2   SD, SS, SK, SL
Northern Mountain-Cacique, 2   CS
Scarlet-rumped Cacique   RS
Subtropical Cacique, 2   CS
Solitary Cacique   SS
Crested Oropendola   SD, SK
Russet-backed Oropendola, 2 SK, SL, CS
95 Red-breasted Blackbird   SC
Oriole Blackbird, 2   SN, SI
Orange-backed Troupial   SC
Giant Cowbird   SI