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Northern Ecuador trip report 1st – 8th February & 19th – 21st February, 2008

Guide – Charles Hesse
Driver – Juan Carlos Cruz
Participants – Ted B. & Jim D.

Itinerary

1st February – Quito to Guango Lodge
2nd February – Guango Lodge & Papallacta area
3rd February – Papallacta area to Quito
4th February – Nono-Mindo road to Bellavista Lodge
5th February – Bellavista Lodge to Reserva Las Gralarias
6th February – Refugio Paz de las Aves & Mirador Rio Blanco
7th February – Silanche Reserve
8th February – Milpe Reserve & Tandayapa Valley to Quito
19th February – Quito to Hacienda Cienaga
20th February – Cotopaxi National Park
21st February – Antisana

1st February – Quito to Guango Lodge
After a severely delayed flight Ted finally arrived in Quito but there was no sign of Jim. We set off with our driver Juan Carlos for Guango lodge on the upper part of the east slope about 2 hours from Quito and Jim followed later on. After settling in at the lodge, we sat by the hummingbird feeders and saw Green Violet-ear, Speckled Hummingbird, Collared Inca, Buff-winged Starfrontlet, Buff-tailed & Chestnut-breasted Coronets, Tourmaline Sunangel, Glowing Puffleg, Tyrian Metaltail, Long-tailed Sylph, White-bellied Woodstar and the spectacular Sword-billed Hummingbird. We even had a glimpse of the rare Mountain Avocetbill.
We took a walk along the pipeline and picked up a few common birds like White-banded Tyrannulet, Spectacled Whitestart, Masked Flowerpiercer and Slaty Brush-Finch. Jim showed up in time to catch a few birds before dusk and we enjoyed a delicious home-cooked dinner.

2nd February – Guango Lodge & Papallacta area
We made an early start after breakfast and followed the same route as yesterday along the old pipeline. It started off pretty slowly with only a few Turquoise Jays but we found a great spot further on that was alive with birds. Here we saw Cinnamon Flycatcher, Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant, Mountain Wren, Blackburnian Warbler, Black-crested Warbler, Cinereous Conebill, Blue-backed Conebill, Blue-and-black Tanager and Black-capped Hemispingus.
We went half way across a bridge where we had a wonderful view of the crystal-clear rushing water and saw White-capped Dipper that seemed to be building a nest. Upstream we saw a tiny, gray Torrent Tyrannulet.
We started along a trail that ran alongside the river and soon heard the distinctive call of the Grey-breasted Mountain-Toucan. We passed some people who said they had just seen it but we were not so lucky. Along the trail we saw Masked Trogonand further on some attractive Inca Jays. We also found a nice spot by the river where we lay down in the sunshine looking up at the White-collared Swifts. Finally we made it to another bridge where we had good views of the striking Northern Mountain-Cacique. After a long morning we relaxed by the hummingbird feeders, seeing most of the same species but adding Fawn-breasted Brilliant.
After lunch we set off to bird the Papallacta area. Behind the famous Termas de Papallacta is a road that goes up to the Cayambe-Coca Ecological Reserve. We drove up as far as the entrance and then birded our way back down. The scenery was stunning but it was a little quiet for birds. We saw a Viridian Metaltailand the common Great Thrush & Brown-bellied Swallows. We also found a small flock at last and saw Pearled Treerunner, Black-backed Bush-Tanager and the very rare and vulnerable Masked Mountain-Tanager.

3rd February – Papallacta area to Quito
We left Guango and drove back up towards the Papallacta pass. On the way, we passed a small patch of endangered Polylepis forest which we climbed up a trail to search in vain for the rare Giant Conebill. In the scrub and paramo habitat nearby we did see Andean Tit-Spinetail, Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant and Grass Wren as well a calling
Tawny Antpitta, the first of several we had that day. The trail ended at a spectacular viewpoint over a lake, where we had to use the scope to get distant views of Neotropic Cormorant, Yellow-billed Pintail, Andean Ruddy-Duck & Andean Coot.
Next we walked back to the road and drove up to the pass, and from there along a side road to a mountain peak at 4,325m with a set of antennas inside the Cayambe-Coca Ecological Reserve. This is the best site for the rare Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe, one of the highest elevation birds in the Andes. These birds can be very difficult to find, but we were lucky enough to see a pair as soon as we got out of the vehicle, just a few meters away.
From here, we birded our way slowly down, seeing Variable Hawk, Bar-winged & Stout-billed Cinclodes, White-chinned Thistletail, Many-striped Canastero, Paramo Ground-Tyrant and Plumbeous Sierra-Finch.
Instead of the highway, we took the old road back down and saw a few new species such as Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant, Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager and Hooded Siskin.

4th February – Nono-Mindo road to Bellavista Lodge
As the road to the Yanacocha reserve was closed due to a landslide, we took our time birding along the old Mindo road from Quito through the small town of Nono. Along the first part of the road, we saw birds similar to those present at Yanacocha, such as: Plain-breasted Hawk, Mountain Velvetbreast, Sapphire-vented Puffleg, Black-tailed & Green-tailed Trainbearers, Tyrian Metaltail, Azara's Spinetail, Unicolored Tapaculo, Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant, Spectacled Whitestart, Black-crested Warbler, Cinereous Conebill, Masked & Black Flowerpiercers, Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager, Plain-colored Seedeater, Rufous-naped & Stripe-headed Brush-Finches and Southern Yellow-Grosbeak.
The next section of the road ran alongside the Rio Alambi and went through moister subtropical forest where we saw Red-billed Parrot, Plate-billed Mountain-Toucanand the very localized, and near-threatened Beautiful Jay. Just before the small village of Tandayapa we found a spot with a lot of bird activity, including: Red-faced Spinetail (with juveiles), Montane Woodcreeper, White-tailed Tyrannulet, Golden-crowned Flycatcher, Tropical Parula, Blackburnian Warbler, Slate-throated Whitestart, Orange-bellied Euphonia, Metallic-green and Black-capped Tanagers.
At the junction in the town, we turned left up into the famous Tandayapa valley towards the Bellavista Lodge where we would spend the night. We were welcomed by several colorful Turquoise Jays actually perching on the gate. It was raining when we arrived but it didn’t seem to bother the hummers which came to the feeders in large numbers. We watched: Speckled Hummingbird, Fawn-breasted Brilliant, Collared Inca, Buff-tailed Coronet, Gorgeted Sunangel, Booted Racket-tail, Violet-tailed Sylph & Purple-throated Woodstar.
The rain eased off a little, so we ventured out onto the trails. First we checked the compost heap where we were lucky enough to see Sickle-winged Guan and White-throated Quail-Dove, usually very difficult species to see. We continued along the supposedly easy trail, and saw Pearled Treerunner, Montane Woodcreeper, Spillman's Tapaculo, White-tailed Tyrannulet, Smoke-colored Pewee, Three-striped Warbler and Dusky Bush-Tanager. Back at the dome we saw also saw Green-and-black Fruiteater, Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush and Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager from the balcony.

5th February – Bellavista Lodge to Reserva Las Gralarias
After an early breakfast, we walked along the road to a territory of the Tanager Finch, but again luck was against us. We saw many other birds though, including early morning fly-overs of White-capped Parrot & Scaly-naped Amazon. We got good views of Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan, Powerful Woodpecker, Long-tailed Antbird, Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant and Plain-tailed Wren.
We had a good mixed canopy flock of Streaked Tuftedcheek, Lesser Elaenia, Cinnamon and Golden-crowned Flycatchers, Blackburnian Warbler, Capped Conebill and Blue-and-black Tanager, and saw other more skulking birds such as Black-crested and Russet-crowned Warblers. We decided to walk back to the lodge along one of the trails, which was marked as ‘medium’ difficulty. We didn’t agree with this 100% as the final part was very steep, but the birds along the way made it worthwhile. We saw Striped Treehunter, Strong-billed Woodcreeper, Streak-necked Flycatcher, Golden and Beryl-spangled Tanagers. Back at the lodge we added a few new hummers such as Empress Brilliant, Purple-bibbed Whitetip & Brown Inca. We also got good view of the stunning Grass-green Tanager from the balcony.
After lunch, our driver picked us up and took us to Reserva Las Gralarias which was to be our base for the next few days. We saw a Roadside Hawk on the way. Most of the hummers were similar to Bellavista but we did add the awesome Velvet-purple Coronet, which in the right light is one of the most breathtaking of hummers. Also at the Las Gralarias feeders we saw Masked & White-sided Flowerpiercersand nearby Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager, Blue-capped Tanager and Dusky Bush-Tanager.

6th February – Refugio Paz de las Aves & Mirador Rio Blanco
We woke very early and set off for Refugio Paz de las Aves, a reserve run by a local man named Angel Paz, who not only has a cock-of-the-rock lek but has also trained several very difficult to see birds to come in to his calls and feed on worms. We needed to be in the blind before dawn to see the Andean Cock-of-the-Rock. These bright red birds do their unusual dances and sounds all year round but only a few males come in to the lek out of the breeding season. We got good views of these amazing birds.
On leaving the blind Angel showed us a day roost of Rufous-bellied Nighthawk. We then started walking the trails where he showed us some fruiting trees with Golden-headed Quetzal, Crimson-rumped Toucanet and Olivaceous Piha. We then sat down on some benches and waited as he lured out Maria the Giant Antpitta who obligingly hopped onto a post and tucked into a juicy breakfast of worms. After she had eaten her fill, and taken some for her newly fledged offspring, we started up the hill. We saw a few other forest birds such as Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner, Montane Woodcreeper, Swainson's Thrush and Gray-breasted Wood-Wren but the real prize was another rare species Angel has tamed. The vulnerable Dark-backed Wood-Quail. These are now as tame as chickens and will even feed out of his hand.
On leaving the forest, we spent a few minutes at his hummingbird feeders where the species were all familiar now. We saw Rufous-tailed & Speckled Hummingbirds, Andean Emerald, Fawn-breasted & Empress Brilliants, Brown Inca, Buff-tailed & Velvet-purple Coronets, Booted Racket-tail, Violet-tailed Sylph & Purple-throated Woodstar.
We walked to the top of the hill and were served a traditional Ecuadorian breakfast of empanadas and bolones. Even from the breakfast balcony, we continued to see birds, like Barred & Plain-breasted Hawks soaring in the distance. After breakfast we took a short walk along the road where we saw a family of Red-crested Cotingas.
We left Angel’s and birded along the entry road and saw some good birds, including: Black-billed Cuckoo, Smoke-colored Pewee, Fawn-breasted Tanager and White-winged Brush-Finch. We crossed a bridge over a stream where we saw Black Phoebe. Further down still, we entered the grounds of a neighbor’s house. In the gardens, many Pico-pico bushes were in fruit and there was an incredible variety of birds feeding on them. We saw Maroon-tailed Parakeet, Toucan Barbet, Scaled Fruiteater, Golden, Flame-faced, Golden-naped, Metallic-green, Beryl-spangled & Black-capped Tanagers and Blue-winged Mountain-Tanagers. Nearby we also 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeakmales in full colour. The short stop got extended as we saw so many birds and in the end we sat down and had our lunch there.
In the afternoon we drove to the town of Los Bancos and the Restaurante Mirador Rio Blanco. The restaurant is famous among bird watchers for its tanager and hummingbird feeders. Unfortunately only a few tanager species were coming in to feed on bananas due to the prevalence of natural food around. We saw only Silver-throated, Blue-gray, Palm & Lemon-rumped Tanagers, but also got great close up looks at Pale-mandibled Aracari and Black-cheeked Woodpecker.
. At the hummingbird feeders we saw White-whiskered Hermit, Green Thorntail, Green-crowned Woodnymph, Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Andean Emerald, Green-crowned Brilliant & Velvet-purple Coronet. We also walked down the trail into a small patch of forest and spotted a Pallid Dove walking along the ground.

7th February – Silanche Reserve
Today we visited the Rio Silanche Reserve near the town of Pedro Vicente Maldonado. We stopped along the highway and picked up a few common species such as Pacific Hornero, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, White-lined Tanager, Buff-throated & Black-winged Saltators. We turned off onto a gravel road that lead to the reserve 7km distant. Our first birding stop was a short trail along a forested stream where we picked up Buff-rumped Warbler. The next stop was a marshy area where we saw Little Cuckoo, White-throated Crake, Spotted Sandpiper, Smooth-billed Ani, Pacific Antwren, Olive-striped Flycatcher, Common Tody-Flycatcher, Olive-crowned Yellowthroat, Blue-black Grassquit, Lesser Seed-Finch, Variable & Yellow-bellied Seedeaters. Some nearby trees had Bananaquit, Green Honeycreeper, Blue & Yellow-tufted Dacnis, Silver-throated, Blue-necked and Bay-headed Tanagers.
We had various other stops along the road and picked up Ruddy Pigeon, Maroon-tailed Parakeet, Pacific Parrotlet, Mealy Parrot, Squirrel & Striped Cuckoos, Western White-tailed Trogon, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Red-headed Barbet, Sooty-headed Tyrannulet and Yellow-tailed Oriole.
We finally arrived at the entrance to the reserve having already seen an awful lot of birds and just next to the car park we were welcomed by a little Acadian Flycatcher, a northern migrant. We headed straight for the large canopy tower and saw Swallow-tailed Kite, White-collared & Gray-rumped Swifts and Guira Tanager, but it was quiet so we moved into the forest.
Along the trails inside the forest we had Stripe-throated Hermit, Purple-chested Hummingbird, Purple-crowned Fairy, Golden-olive, Red-rumped & Guayaquil Woodpeckers, Streaked Xenops, Wedge-billed, Spotted Woodcreeper & Streak-headed Woodcreepers, Checker-throated & White-flanked Antwrens, Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant, Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant, Slaty-capped, Boat-billed & Rusty-margined Flycatchers, Cinnamon Becard and White-bearded Manakin.
On the way back we were lucky enough to see a White-tailed Kite, a recent colonizer to the area.

8th February – Milpe Reserve & Tandayapa Valley to Quito
This was the final day on the northwest part of the tour. We started the day on the Milpe road near the town of Los Bancos. The first stop of the day was a stake out of the Moss-backed Tanager, a very rare and localized tanager species. Next we went to the Milpe Bird Sanctuary. We started by walking a trail along the forest edge where we saw Glistening-green, Ochre-breasted & Rufous-throated Tanagers and Dusky & Yellow-throated Bush-Tanagers as well as a big snake (of contentious length) at close range.
Next we walked a trail inside the forest and found our main target, the Club-winged Manakin as well as Smoky-brown Woodpecker, Red-faced Spinetail, Wedge-billed & Spotted Woodcreeper, Slaty Antwren, Slaty-capped & Ornate Flycatchers, Swainson's Thrush, Choco and Three-striped Warblers.
We returned to the entrance where we sat down for lunch watching the hummingbird feeders with White-whiskered Hermit, Green Thorntail, Green-crowned Woodnymph, Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Andean Emerald, Purple-bibbed Whitetip and Green-crowned Brilliant.
We took a short drive along the Milpe road and pick up a few more birds including, Bronze-winged Parrot, Barred Parakeet, Pale-mandibled Aracari, Yellow Tyrannulet, Common Tody-Flycatcher and Scrub Blackbird.
I had been tipped off by another guide that there was a juvenile Slaty Finchin Tandayapa village a few days previously. We checked it out and the bird was in exactly the same place I had been told. That general area was pretty birdy and we also saw Band-tailed Pigeon, Squirrel Cuckoo, Swainson's Thrush, Slate-throated Whitestart, Orange-bellied Euphonia, Black-capped Tanager and Tricolored Brush-Finch.
As a final treat we went to check out the Tandayapa Lodge. The feeders here are some of the busiest and we saw Brown & Green Violet-ears, Andean & Western Emeralds, Rufous-tailed & Speckled Hummingbirds, Purple-bibbed Whitetip, Fawn-breasted Brilliant, Brown Inca, Buff-tailed Coronet, Booted Racket-tail, Violet-tailed Sylph and even a Bananaquit. Our time was up on this part of the tour, and we took Ted & Jim back to Quito to continue with their Southern Ecuador and Amazonian tours.

19th February – Quito to Hacienda Cienaga
After picking up Ted & Jim from the airport, we started the last leg of their trip. From Quito we drove to the town of Lasso, near Cotopaxi NP which we would visit tomorrow. We arrived at the historical Hacienda Cienega in the afternoon, with just enough time to pick up a few birds in the grounds. Sparkling Violet-earwas common but we also saw the world’s largest hummingbird, the Giant Hummingbird. Also in the garden were Cinereous Conebill, Black Flowerpiercer and the colorful Blue-and-yellow Tanager. A smart-looking Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant used the old buildings as a replacement cliff and a pair of Common Ground-Doves fluttered up on to a roof. In an overgrown corner of the garden, we saw Hooded Siskin feeding on seeding plants and we even saw an albino Rufous-collared Sparrow.
Cienega means ‘marsh’ and sure enough, the hotel is situated next to a small flooded area. Here we saw American Kestrel, Grass Wren and Black-backed Grosbeak. I heard a strange call which I knew to be the Ecuadorian Rail. After some playback, we caught a glimpse of a bird running between 2 clumps - a far from satisfactory view. We relaxed before dinner, when we enjoyed a recital of traditional music from the area.

20th February – Cotopaxi National Park
The national park only opened at 8am which gave us time time for another short stroll in the gardens, this time adding Azara's Spinetail. The park was only a 30 minute drive away. From the main road, the drive in was through introduced pine tree plantations and was pretty devoid of birds. Once inside the park boundary, we took a short walk through some better habitat and got good views of Shining Sunbeam, Andean Tit-Spinetail and Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant, and a brief view of Variable Hawk.
Much higher up, the paramo started and here saw Stout-billed Cinclodes, Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant and Plumbeous Sierra-Finch. Nearby we walked along a narrow valley with good habitat and saw Carunculated Caracara, Ecuadorian Hillstar, Bar-winged Cinclodes and Many-striped Canastero.
The highlight of the day though, was birding around the large lake. There was a good selection of waterbirds, including: Andean & Blue-winged Teal, Yellow-billed Pintail, Andean Ruddy-Duck, Andean Coot, Lesser Yellowlegs, Andean Lapwing and Andean Gull. We heard the call of the Ecuadorian Rail from the reeds bordering the lake. We took a rest at a point on the trail with a good view of the lake edge. A black bird with a long, reddish bill came out of the edge of the reeds and we got good scope views. This was a juvenile Ecuadorian Rail, a very difficult bird to see. After this piece of luck, I took a walk closer to the reed beds and flushed a Noble Snipe, another excellent bird.
Further up we walked around a boulder field where we searched unsuccessfully for the very localized Slender-billed Miner before driving on up to the even higher elevations. Here the grass was longer and I thought it was suitable habitat for the Streak-backed Canastero. I tried playback, and straight away a canastero flew in. It was getting late, so we drove back for our last night a Cienega.

21st February – Antisana
It was the final day of birding on the trip and we set off early to bird the Antisana area. Antisana is one of the highest peaks in Ecuador and the best place in the country to see Andean Condor and several other rare, high elevation species. We passed by a checkpoint and a noisy quarry before starting to bird the scrub and forest of the lowers areas (still over 10,000ft). Here we had good activity and saw many birds including: Shining Sunbeam, Tyrian Metaltail, Azara's Spinetail, Tufted Tit-Tyrant, Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet, Cinereous Conebill, Black Flowerpiercer, Plain-colored Seedeater & Rufous-naped Brush-Finch.
We passed large agricultural fields and in the more overgrown ones were Black-winged Ground-Dove, Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch & Hooded Siskin feeding on seeds. Higher up the vegetation changed to more paramo habitat where we saw Streak-backed Canastero and our first of many Carunculated Caracaras. A little higher still we reached an abandoned house that is a good site for Paramo Pipit but we also saw Cinereous Harrier, Plumbeous Sierra-Finch, Bar-winged & Stout-billed Cinclodes and a fleeting glimpse of Aplomado Falcon flying over the hillside.
Antisana is famous for raptors and it lived up to its reputation giving great views of Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle and Variable Hawk. We reached a flat expanse of paramo where we saw hundreds of Andean Gulls and after hearing their distinctive calls we saw some Black-faced Ibis. Antisana is practically the only site to see this very rare species in Ecuador. We drove down to Laguna Mica where we saw Andean Teal, Andean Ruddy-Duck, Andean Coot, Lesser Yellowlegs, Andean Lapwing and Paramo Ground-Tyrant. Unfortunately we missed another of Antisana’s specialties, the Silvery Grebe.
Our last stop was Hacienda Antisana itself, where we had our box lunch, watching the beautiful Ecuadorian Hillstar coming into the feeders. It was almost time to head back to Quito, but just enough time for 1 more species. The Andean Condorwhich we watched soaring for 10 minutes before it flew closer, then over the hills and out of sight - a fitting bird to crown the trip. Just on this part of the tour we had seen 276sp (and heard another 31sp). On the whole trip, Ted & Jim had seen well over 500 species!

Bird list

Trip list

Little Tinamou

Crypturellus soui

Neotropic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Andean Teal

Anas andium

Yellow-billed Pintail

Anas georgica

Blue-winged Teal

Anas discors

Andean Ruddy-Duck

Oxyura ferruginea

Black-faced Ibis

Theristicus melanopis

Andean Condor

Vultur gryphus

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Swallow-tailed Kite

Elanoides forficatus

White-tailed Kite

Elanus leucurus

Cinereous Harrier

Circus cinereus

Plain-breasted Hawk

Accipiter ventralis

Gray-backed Hawk

Leucopternis occidentalis

Barred Hawk

Leucopternis princeps

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle

Geranoaetus melanoleucus

Roadside Hawk

Buteo magnirostris

Variable Hawk

Buteo polyosoma

Carunculated Caracara

Phalcoboenus carunculatus

Barred Forest-Falcon

Micrastur ruficollis

Laughing Falcon

Herpetotheres cachinnans

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Aplomado Falcon

Falco femoralis

Sickle-winged Guan

Chamaepetes goudotii

Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail

Odontophorus erythrops

Dark-backed Wood-Quail

Odontophorus melanonotus

White-throated Crake

Laterallus albigularis

Ecuadorian Rail

Rallus aequatorialis

Andean Coot

Fulica ardesiaca

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularia

Noble Snipe

Gallinago nobilis

Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe

Attagis gayi

Andean Lapwing

Vanellus resplendens

Andean Gull

Larus serranus

Band-tailed Pigeon

Patagioenas fasciata

Ruddy Pigeon

Patagioenas subvinacea

Plumbeous Pigeon

Patagioenas plumbea

Dusky Pigeon

Patagioenas goodsoni

Eared Dove

Zenaida auriculata

Common Ground-Dove

Columbina passerina

Black-winged Ground-Dove

Metriopelia melanoptera

White-tipped Dove

Leptotila verreauxi

Pallid Dove

Leptotila pallida

White-throated Quail-Dove

Geotrygon frenata

Maroon-tailed Parakeet

Pyrrhura melanura

Barred Parakeet

Bolborhynchus lineola

Pacific Parrotlet

Forpus coelestis

Red-billed Parrot

Pionus sordidus

White-capped Parrot

Pionus seniloides

Bronze-winged Parrot

Pionus chalcopterus

Scaly-naped Parrot

Amazona mercenaria

Mealy Parrot

Amazona farinosa

Black-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus erythropthalmus

Squirrel Cuckoo

Piaya cayana

Little Cuckoo

Piaya minuta

Smooth-billed Ani

Crotophaga ani

Striped Cuckoo

Tapera naevia

Rufous-bellied Nighthawk

Lurocalis rufiventris

White-collared Swift

Streptoprocne zonaris

Gray-rumped Swift

Chaetura cinereiventris

White-whiskered Hermit

Phaethornis yaruqui

Stripe-throated Hermit

Phaethornis striigularis

Brown Violet-ear

Colibri delphinae

Green Violet-ear

Colibri thalassinus

Sparkling Violet-ear

Colibri coruscans

Green Thorntail

Discosura conversii

Western Emerald

Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus

Green-crowned Woodnymph

Thalurania fannyi

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Amazilia tzacatl

Andean Emerald

Agyrtria franciae

Purple-chested Hummingbird

Polyerata rosenbergi

Speckled Hummingbird

Adelomyia melanogenys

Purple-bibbed Whitetip

Urosticte benjamini

Empress Brilliant

Heliodoxa imperatrix

Green-crowned Brilliant

Heliodoxa jacula

Fawn-breasted Brilliant

Heliodoxa rubinoides

Ecuadorian Hillstar

Oreotrochilus chimborazo

Giant Hummingbird

Patagona gigas

Shining Sunbeam

Aglaeactis cupripennis

Mountain Velvetbreast

Lafresnaya lafresnayi

Brown Inca

Coeligena wilsoni

Collared Inca

Coeligena torquata

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

Coeligena lutetiae

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Ensifera ensifera

Buff-tailed Coronet

Boissonneaua flavescens

Chestnut-breasted Coronet

Boissonneaua matthewsii