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As usual, the Long-tailed Sylph was one of the trip favorites, and for good reason -- what a gorgeous little bird! Photo by participant Jody Gillespie.
Ecuador's Andes have drawn birders and naturalists from all over the world for centuries (Humboldt and Darwin come to mind) -- and they still do. Why? Because these towering mountains are awe-inspiring, dreamy and thought-provoking. They are also packed with a set of birds more diverse than that of any other biome on the planet, especially when coupled with the nearby Amazonian region, which we dip into a tad on this tour. Our trip focuses on the eastern, Amazonian slope, from the high paramo all the way down into the lush foothills. While this was a birding trip, we also took time out to soak in the many other natural wonders around, from gorgeous tropical plants and butterflies to devastatingly beautiful scenery. Ecuador has it all, packed into a travel-friendly country where warm and generous people abound.
Narrowing down the top set of birds for this tour is always a challenge, but here is my best shot: the pair of active Torrent Ducks resting on large boulders between being hammered by rushing currents during feeding bouts; the pair of Bicolored Hawks yelling back at us as we enjoyed perfect scope studies; the rare Solitary Eagle up and soaring over San Isidro; the handsome Southern Lapwings; the Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe scurrying along the road in their rather uninviting, but captivating habitat; the "San Isidro" Owl, perched just high enough to eye us from a comfortable distance; the male Lyre-tailed Nightjars up and strutting their stuff; the Long-tailed Sylph and Sword-billed Hummingbird, always group favorites; glittering males of both possible species of quetzal; those lovely Andean Motmots planning a nest; the Black-streaked Puffbird that needed some attention; the fancy Coppery-chested Jacamar that invited scope views; the female Red-headed Barbet that made our afternoon; no fewer than FIVE Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucans on our last day... what a finale!; the Powerful Woodpecker that wouldn't go away; the White-bellied Antpittas at San Isidro's worm feeding station; the Red-rumped Bush-Tyrant in the high paramo after a concerted search for it; the gaudy male Andean Cocks-of-the-Rock, giving us stunning views; the noisy and active Green Jays around the San Isidro gardens; and some fantastic and colorful tanagers, including Masked Mountain-, Grass-green, Orange-eared, Golden-eared, Blue-browed, and Flame-faced, that really helped punctuate our Andean birding experience.
So read on to relive some favorite moments. I had a blast, as always, and I hope all of you did too. Safe travels, and make sure to get out there and enjoy this wonderful planet of ours any chance you get! -- Mitch
KEYS FOR THIS LIST
One of the following keys may be shown in brackets for individual species as appropriate: * = heard only, I = introduced, E = endemic, N = nesting, a = austral migrant, b = boreal migrant
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl)

The stratovolcano known as Reventador is one of many active volcanos in the eastern Andes. Its name means "agitator" or "troublemaker" in Spanish -- an apt description, given that it has erupted (sometimes explosively) at least 25 times since the 1500s. Photo by participant Jody Gillespie.
TORRENT DUCK (Merganetta armata colombiana) BLUE-WINGED TEAL (Anas discors) [b]
YELLOW-BILLED PINTAIL (SOUTH AMERICAN) (Anas georgica spinicauda)
ANDEAN TEAL (ANDEAN) (Anas andium andium)
Cracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows)
ANDEAN GUAN (Penelope montagnii brooki)
WATTLED GUAN (Aburria aburri)
SICKLE-WINGED GUAN (Chamaepetes goudotii tschudii)
Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and Shags)
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)
Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
FASCIATED TIGER-HERON (Tigrisoma fasciatum)
Cathartidae (New World Vultures)

Until recently, the Southern Lapwing was thought of as a lowland bird in Ecuador, but a recently-established colony in some pastures not far from San Isidro (at about 6000 feet above sea level) is flourishing. Photo by participant Jody Gillespie.
BLACK VULTURE (Coragyps atratus) TURKEY VULTURE (Cathartes aura)
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, and Kites)
BLACK-AND-CHESTNUT EAGLE (Spizaetus isidori)
BICOLORED HAWK (BICOLORED) (Accipiter bicolor bicolor)
SOLITARY EAGLE (Buteogallus solitarius)
ROADSIDE HAWK (MAINLAND) (Rupornis magnirostris magnirostris)
VARIABLE HAWK (Geranoaetus polyosoma)
BROAD-WINGED HAWK (NORTHERN) (Buteo platypterus platypterus) [b]
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
SLATE-COLORED COOT (Fulica ardesiaca)
Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
SOUTHERN LAPWING (Vanellus chilensis)
Thinocoridae (Seedsnipes)

Like the other coronet species, the Chestnut-breasted Coronet is a real feeder hog. Photo by participant Jody Gillespie.
RUFOUS-BELLIED SEEDSNIPE (Attagis gayi latreillii) Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
SPOTTED SANDPIPER (Actitis macularius) [b]
GREATER YELLOWLEGS (Tringa melanoleuca)
LESSER YELLOWLEGS (Tringa flavipes)
Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
ROCK PIGEON (Columba livia) [I]
BAND-TAILED PIGEON (WHITE-NECKED) (Patagioenas fasciata albilinea)
RUDDY PIGEON (RUDDY) (Patagioenas subvinacea bogotensis)
WHITE-THROATED QUAIL-DOVE (Zentrygon frenata bourcieri)
EARED DOVE (Zenaida auriculata hypoleuca)
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
SQUIRREL CUCKOO (AMAZONIAN) (Piaya cayana mesura)
SMOOTH-BILLED ANI (Crotophaga ani)
Strigidae (Owls)

Buff-tailed Coronets aren't easy to find away from hummingbird feeders on the eastern slope; fortunately they're common at the Guango feeders. Photo by participant Jody Gillespie.
GREAT HORNED OWL (Bubo virginianus) "BLACK-BANDED" OWL TYPE (Ciccaba sp. nov. 1)
RUFOUS-BANDED OWL (Ciccaba albitarsis) [*]
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)
RUFOUS-BELLIED NIGHTHAWK (Lurocalis rufiventris)
LYRE-TAILED NIGHTJAR (Uropsalis lyra lyra)
Steatornithidae (Oilbird)
OILBIRD (Steatornis caripensis)
Apodidae (Swifts)
CHESTNUT-COLLARED SWIFT (Streptoprocne rutila brunnitorques)
WHITE-COLLARED SWIFT (Streptoprocne zonaris)
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
TAWNY-BELLIED HERMIT (Phaethornis syrmatophorus columbianus)
GREEN-FRONTED LANCEBILL (Doryfera ludovicae ludovicae)
GREEN VIOLETEAR (Colibri thalassinus)
SPARKLING VIOLETEAR (Colibri coruscans coruscans)

The male Black-tailed Trainbearer's tail can be as much as 6.5 inches long -- nearly twice as long as his body! Photo by participant Jody Gillespie.
TOURMALINE SUNANGEL (Heliangelus exortis) SPECKLED HUMMINGBIRD (Adelomyia melanogenys melanogenys)
LONG-TAILED SYLPH (Aglaiocercus kingii mocoa)
BLACK-TAILED TRAINBEARER (Lesbia victoriae victoriae)
BLUE-MANTLED THORNBILL (Chalcostigma stanleyi stanleyi)
RAINBOW-BEARDED THORNBILL (Chalcostigma herrani)
TYRIAN METALTAIL (Metallura tyrianthina)

Finding a Black-streaked Puffbird was a real surprise -- and having it sit quietly for as long as we wanted to watch it was definitely a treat. Photo by participant Jody Gillespie.
VIRIDIAN METALTAIL (Metallura williami primolina) GLOWING PUFFLEG (Eriocnemis vestita)
SHINING SUNBEAM (Aglaeactis cupripennis cupripennis)
BRONZY INCA (Coeligena coeligena obscura)
COLLARED INCA (COLLARED) (Coeligena torquata torquata)
BUFF-WINGED STARFRONTLET (Coeligena lutetiae)
MOUNTAIN VELVETBREAST (Lafresnaya lafresnayi saul)
SWORD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD (Ensifera ensifera)
GREAT SAPPHIREWING (Pterophanes cyanopterus peruvianus)
BUFF-TAILED CORONET (Boissonneaua flavescens flavescens)
CHESTNUT-BREASTED CORONET (Boissonneaua matthewsii)
BLACK-THROATED BRILLIANT (Heliodoxa schreibersii)
FAWN-BREASTED BRILLIANT (Heliodoxa rubinoides cervinigularis)
GIANT HUMMINGBIRD (Patagona gigas peruviana)
WHITE-BELLIED WOODSTAR (Chaetocercus mulsant)
GORGETED WOODSTAR (Chaetocercus heliodor)
WESTERN EMERALD (Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus melanorhynchus)
FORK-TAILED WOODNYMPH (Thalurania furcata viridipectus)
MANY-SPOTTED HUMMINGBIRD (Taphrospilus hypostictus)
GLITTERING-THROATED EMERALD (Amazilia fimbriata fluviatilis)
GOLDEN-TAILED SAPPHIRE (Chrysuronia oenone oenone)
Trogonidae (Trogons)

Bold colors and lethargic behavior make Masked Trogons a crowd favorite; once found, they typically give us a good look. Photo by participant Jody Gillespie.
GOLDEN-HEADED QUETZAL (Pharomachrus auriceps auriceps) CRESTED QUETZAL (Pharomachrus antisianus)
MASKED TROGON (Trogon personatus personatus)
Momotidae (Motmots)
ANDEAN MOTMOT (Momotus aequatorialis aequatorialis)
Bucconidae (Puffbirds)
BLACK-STREAKED PUFFBIRD (Malacoptila fulvogularis)
Galbulidae (Jacamars)
COPPERY-CHESTED JACAMAR (Galbula pastazae)
Capitonidae (New World Barbets)
RED-HEADED BARBET (Eubucco bourcierii orientalis)
Ramphastidae (Toucans)

The Crimson-mantled Woodpecker must surely be one of the family's prettiest examples. Photo by participant Jody Gillespie.
EMERALD TOUCANET (ANDEAN) (Aulacorhynchus prasinus albivitta) GRAY-BREASTED MOUNTAIN-TOUCAN (Andigena hypoglauca hypoglauca)
BLACK-BILLED MOUNTAIN-TOUCAN (Andigena nigrirostris spilorhynchus) [*]
GOLDEN-COLLARED TOUCANET (Selenidera reinwardtii reinwardtii)
Picidae (Woodpeckers)
YELLOW-VENTED WOODPECKER (Veniliornis dignus baezae)
GOLDEN-OLIVE WOODPECKER (GOLDEN-OLIVE) (Colaptes rubiginosus buenavistae)
CRIMSON-MANTLED WOODPECKER (Colaptes rivolii brevirostris)
POWERFUL WOODPECKER (Campephilus pollens pollens)
Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)
COLLARED FOREST-FALCON (Micrastur semitorquatus semitorquatus) [*]
CARUNCULATED CARACARA (Phalcoboenus carunculatus)
AMERICAN KESTREL (SOUTH AMERICAN) (Falco sparverius aequatorialis)
Psittacidae (New World and African Parrots)
RED-BILLED PARROT (Pionus sordidus corallinus)
SPECKLE-FACED PARROT (Pionus tumultuosus)
SCALY-NAPED PARROT (Amazona mercenarius)
MAROON-TAILED PARAKEET (MAROON-TAILED) (Pyrrhura melanura souancei) [*]
Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)
STREAK-HEADED ANTBIRD (Drymophila striaticeps)
WHITE-BACKED FIRE-EYE (Pyriglena leuconota castanoptera) [*]
Grallariidae (Antpittas)
CHESTNUT-CROWNED ANTPITTA (Grallaria ruficapilla ruficapilla) [*]
CHESTNUT-NAPED ANTPITTA (Grallaria nuchalis nuchalis) [*]
WHITE-BELLIED ANTPITTA (Grallaria hypoleuca castanea)
RUFOUS ANTPITTA (Grallaria rufula rufula) [*]

Worm feeders have sure changed our experiences with antpittas! Here, a White-bellied Antpitta gathers a mouthful near the dining room at San Isidro. Photo by participant Jody Gillespie.
TAWNY ANTPITTA (Grallaria quitensis quitensis) Rhinocryptidae (Tapaculos)
ASH-COLORED TAPACULO (Myornis senilis) [*]
BLACKISH TAPACULO (BLACKISH) (Scytalopus latrans latrans)
LONG-TAILED TAPACULO (Scytalopus micropterus)
PARAMO TAPACULO (Scytalopus opacus) [*]
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
TYRANNINE WOODCREEPER (Dendrocincla tyrannina tyrannina) [*]
STRONG-BILLED WOODCREEPER (ANDEAN/NORTHERN) (Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus promeropirhynchus)

The Chestnut-winged Cinclodes is one of three species split from the former "Bar-winged Cinclodes". Photo by participant Jody Gillespie.
OLIVE-BACKED WOODCREEPER (Xiphorhynchus triangularis triangularis) MONTANE WOODCREEPER (Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger aequatorialis)
STREAKED XENOPS (Xenops rutilans heterurus)
STREAKED TUFTEDCHEEK (Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii orientalis) [*]
CHESTNUT-WINGED CINCLODES (Cinclodes albidiventris albidiventris)
STOUT-BILLED CINCLODES (Cinclodes excelsior excelsior)
BUFF-FRONTED FOLIAGE-GLEANER (Philydor rufum bolivianum)
MONTANE FOLIAGE-GLEANER (Anabacerthia striaticollis montana)
SPOTTED BARBTAIL (Premnoplex brunnescens brunnescens)
PEARLED TREERUNNER (Margarornis squamiger perlatus)
ANDEAN TIT-SPINETAIL (Leptasthenura andicola andicola)
WHITE-BROWED SPINETAIL (Hellmayrea gularis gularis)
MANY-STRIPED CANASTERO (Asthenes flammulata flammulata)
WHITE-CHINNED THISTLETAIL (Asthenes fuliginosa fuliginosa)
ASH-BROWED SPINETAIL (Cranioleuca curtata cisandina)
AZARA'S SPINETAIL (Synallaxis azarae media)
Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
SOUTHERN BEARDLESS-TYRANNULET (SOUTHERN) (Camptostoma obsoletum sclateri)
WHITE-TAILED TYRANNULET (Mecocerculus poecilocercus)
WHITE-BANDED TYRANNULET (Mecocerculus stictopterus stictopterus)
WHITE-THROATED TYRANNULET (Mecocerculus leucophrys rufomarginatis)
SULPHUR-BELLIED TYRANNULET (Mecocerculus minor)

Pale-edged Flycatchers are common at San Isidro, sometimes even perching on the dining room railings. Photo by participant Jody Gillespie.
TUFTED TIT-TYRANT (Anairetes parulus aequatorialis) AGILE TIT-TYRANT (Uromyias agilis)
WHITE-CRESTED ELAENIA (WHITE-CRESTED) (Elaenia albiceps griseigularis)
STREAK-NECKED FLYCATCHER (Mionectes striaticollis columbianus)
RUFOUS-BREASTED FLYCATCHER (Leptopogon rufipectus)
MARBLE-FACED BRISTLE-TYRANT (Phylloscartes ophthalmicus ophthalmicus)
ECUADORIAN TYRANNULET (Phylloscartes gualaquizae) [*]

A male Golden-tailed Sapphire feeding at some vervain flowers gave us a great chance to study him at leisure. Photo by participant Jody Gillespie.
ASHY-HEADED TYRANNULET (Phyllomyias cinereiceps) TAWNY-RUMPED TYRANNULET (Phyllomyias uropygialis)
GOLDEN-FACED TYRANNULET (GOLDEN-FACED) (Zimmerius chrysops chrysops)
ORNATE FLYCATCHER (Myiotriccus ornatus phoenicurus)
BRONZE-OLIVE PYGMY-TYRANT (Pseudotriccus pelzelni pelzelni) [*]
RUFOUS-HEADED PYGMY-TYRANT (Pseudotriccus ruficeps)
RUFOUS-CROWNED TODY-FLYCATCHER (Poecilotriccus ruficeps)
CINNAMON FLYCATCHER (Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus pyrrhopterus)
CLIFF FLYCATCHER (Hirundinea ferruginea sclateri)
HANDSOME FLYCATCHER (Nephelomyias pulcher bellus)
SMOKE-COLORED PEWEE (Contopus fumigatus ardosiacus)
WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE (Contopus sordidulus) [b]
BLACK PHOEBE (WHITE-WINGED) (Sayornis nigricans angustirostris)
VERMILION FLYCATCHER (VERMILION) (Pyrocephalus rubinus piurae)
BLACK-BILLED SHRIKE-TYRANT (Agriornis montanus solitarius)
RED-RUMPED BUSH-TYRANT (Cnemarchus erythropygius erythropygius)
YELLOW-BELLIED CHAT-TYRANT (Ochthoeca diadema gratiosa)
SLATY-BACKED CHAT-TYRANT (SLATY-BACKED) (Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris cinnamomeiventris)
RUFOUS-BREASTED CHAT-TYRANT (Ochthoeca rufipectoralis obfuscata) [*]
BROWN-BACKED CHAT-TYRANT (Ochthoeca fumicolor brunneifrons)
PALE-EDGED FLYCATCHER (Myiarchus cephalotes cephalotes)

The spectacular male Andean Cock-of-the-Rock is always another tour favorite. They're sort of like the New World birds of paradise! Photo by participant Jody Gillespie.
SOCIAL FLYCATCHER (SOCIAL) (Myiozetetes similis similis) LEMON-BROWED FLYCATCHER (Conopias cinchoneti cinchoneti)
GOLDEN-CROWNED FLYCATCHER (Myiodynastes chrysocephalus minor)
TROPICAL KINGBIRD (Tyrannus melancholicus melancholicus)
Cotingidae (Cotingas)
GREEN-AND-BLACK FRUITEATER (GREEN-AND-BLACK) (Pipreola riefferii confusa)
BLACK-CHESTED FRUITEATER (Pipreola lubomirskii)
RED-CRESTED COTINGA (Ampelion rubrocristatus)
ANDEAN COCK-OF-THE-ROCK (Rupicola peruvianus aequatorialis)
Tityridae (Tityras and Allies)
MASKED TITYRA (Tityra semifasciata fortis)
BARRED BECARD (Pachyramphus versicolor versicolor)
Vireonidae (Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis)
BROWN-CAPPED VIREO (Vireo leucophrys leucophrys)
OLIVACEOUS GREENLET (Hylophilus olivaceus) [*]
BLACK-BILLED PEPPERSHRIKE (Cyclarhis nigrirostris nigrirostris) [*]
Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies)

Turquoise Jays are pretty much ubiquitous at Guango. Photo by participant Jody Gillespie.
TURQUOISE JAY (Cyanolyca turcosa) GREEN JAY (INCA) (Cyanocorax yncas yncas)
VIOLACEOUS JAY (Cyanocorax violaceus)
Hirundinidae (Swallows)
BLUE-AND-WHITE SWALLOW (CYANOLEUCA) (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca cyanoleuca)
BROWN-BELLIED SWALLOW (Orochelidon murina murina)
Troglodytidae (Wrens)
WING-BANDED WREN (Microcerculus bambla albigularis) [*]
MOUNTAIN WREN (Troglodytes solstitialis solstitialis)
SEDGE WREN (POLYGLOTTUS GROUP) (Cistothorus platensis aequatorialis)
THRUSH-LIKE WREN (Campylorhynchus turdinus hypostictus) [*]
PLAIN-TAILED WREN (Pheugopedius euophrys longipes)
SHARPE'S WREN (Cinnycerthia olivascens)
GRAY-BREASTED WOOD-WREN (Henicorhina leucophrys leucophrys)
CHESTNUT-BREASTED WREN (Cyphorhinus thoracicus) [*]
Cinclidae (Dippers)
WHITE-CAPPED DIPPER (WHITE-BELLIED) (Cinclus leucocephalus leuconotus)
Turdidae (Thrushes and Allies)

The Glossy-black Thrush is a regular singer around San Isidro. Photo by participant Jody Gillespie.
ANDEAN SOLITAIRE (Myadestes ralloides venezuelensis) SWAINSON'S THRUSH (Catharus ustulatus) [b]
PALE-EYED THRUSH (Turdus leucops)
GREAT THRUSH (Turdus fuscater quindio)
GLOSSY-BLACK THRUSH (Turdus serranus fuscobrunneus)
Motacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
PARAMO PIPIT (Anthus bogotensis bogotensis)
Parulidae (New World Warblers)
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER (Mniotilta varia) [b]
TROPICAL PARULA (Setophaga pitiayumi alarum)
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (Setophaga fusca) [b]
THREE-STRIPED WARBLER (THREE-STRIPED) (Basileuterus tristriatus baezae)
BLACK-CRESTED WARBLER (Myiothlypis nigrocristata)
RUSSET-CROWNED WARBLER (Myiothlypis coronata orientalis)
CANADA WARBLER (Cardellina canadensis) [b]
SLATE-THROATED REDSTART (Myioborus miniatus ballux)

The Spectacled Redstart is the high-elevation replacement for the Slate-throated Redstart, though both occur at San Isidro. Photo by participant Jody Gillespie.
SPECTACLED REDSTART (Myioborus melanocephalus ruficoronatus) Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
RUFOUS-CRESTED TANAGER (Creurgops verticalis)
OLEAGINOUS HEMISPINGUS (Hemispingus frontalis frontalis)
BLACK-EARED HEMISPINGUS (BLACK-EARED) (Hemispingus melanotis melanotis)
GRAY-HOODED BUSH TANAGER (RUBRIROSTRIS) (Cnemoscopus rubrirostris rubrirostris) [*]
SILVER-BEAKED TANAGER (Ramphocelus carbo carbo)
HOODED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER (Buthraupis montana cucullata)
MASKED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER (Buthraupis wetmorei)
GRASS-GREEN TANAGER (Chlorornis riefferii riefferii)
LACRIMOSE MOUNTAIN-TANAGER (Anisognathus lacrymosus palpebrosus) [*]
SCARLET-BELLIED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER (Anisognathus igniventris erythronotus)
BLUE-WINGED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER (Anisognathus somptuosus baezae)
BUFF-BREASTED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER (BUFF-BREASTED) (Dubusia taeniata taeniata) [*]
GOLDEN-CROWNED TANAGER (Iridosornis rufivertex rufivertex)

Few things in birding can match the excitement of finding a mixed tanager flock swarming through the forest. Here, a Golden Tanager pauses briefly. Photo by participant Jody Gillespie.
FAWN-BREASTED TANAGER (Pipraeidea melanonota venezuelensis) BLUE-AND-YELLOW TANAGER (Pipraeidea bonariensis darwinii)
ORANGE-EARED TANAGER (Chlorochrysa calliparaea bourcieri)
BLUE-GRAY TANAGER (Thraupis episcopus quaesita)
BLUE-GRAY TANAGER (Thraupis episcopus coelestis)
PALM TANAGER (Thraupis palmarum melanoptera)
BLACK-CAPPED TANAGER (Tangara heinei)
BLUE-NECKED TANAGER (Tangara cyanicollis caeruleocephala)
SPOTTED TANAGER (Tangara punctata zamorae)
BLUE-AND-BLACK TANAGER (Tangara vassorii vassorii)
BERYL-SPANGLED TANAGER (Tangara nigroviridis nigroviridis)
BLUE-BROWED TANAGER (Tangara cyanotis lutleyi)
PARADISE TANAGER (Tangara chilensis chilensis)
BAY-HEADED TANAGER (BAY-AND-BLUE) (Tangara gyrola catharinae)

(Inca) Green Jays are abundant -- and noisy -- around the cabins at San Isidro. They also allow close approach, resulting in great photographs! Photo by participant Jody Gillespie.
GOLDEN-EARED TANAGER (Tangara chrysotis) SAFFRON-CROWNED TANAGER (Tangara xanthocephala venusta)
FLAME-FACED TANAGER (Tangara parzudakii parzudakii)
GOLDEN TANAGER (Tangara arthus aequatorialis)
SWALLOW TANAGER (Tersina viridis occidentalis)
YELLOW-BELLIED DACNIS (Dacnis flaviventer)
GOLDEN-COLLARED HONEYCREEPER (Iridophanes pulcherrimus pulcherrimus)
CINEREOUS CONEBILL (Conirostrum cinereum fraseri)
BLUE-BACKED CONEBILL (Conirostrum sitticolor sitticolor)
CAPPED CONEBILL (Conirostrum albifrons atrocyaneum)
GIANT CONEBILL (Oreomanes fraseri)
GLOSSY FLOWERPIERCER (Diglossa lafresnayii)
BLACK FLOWERPIERCER (Diglossa humeralis aterrima)
WHITE-SIDED FLOWERPIERCER (Diglossa albilatera albilatera)

The Scarlet-rumped Caciques around the cabins at San Isidro gave us some memorable shows. Photo by participant Jody Gillespie.
RUSTY FLOWERPIERCER (Diglossa sittoides decorata) DEEP-BLUE FLOWERPIERCER (Diglossa glauca tyrianthina)
BLUISH FLOWERPIERCER (Diglossa caerulescens media)
MASKED FLOWERPIERCER (Diglossa cyanea cyanea)
BLACK-BACKED BUSH TANAGER (Urothraupis stolzmanni)
PLUMBEOUS SIERRA-FINCH (Phrygilus unicolor geospizopsis)
SAFFRON FINCH (Sicalis flaveola)
CHESTNUT-BELLIED SEEDEATER (Sporophila castaneiventris)
BAND-TAILED SEEDEATER (Catamenia analis soederstromi)
PLAIN-COLORED SEEDEATER (Catamenia inornata minor)
BANANAQUIT (CARIBBEAN) (Coereba flaveola intermedia)
Emberizidae (Buntings and New World Sparrows)
GRAY-BROWED BRUSH-FINCH (Arremon assimilis assimilis) [*]
PALE-NAPED BRUSH-FINCH (Atlapetes pallidinucha papallactae)
YELLOW-BROWED SPARROW (Ammodramus aurifrons aurifrons) [*]

What better way to spend Thanksgiving than hunting down some new species in Ecuador with new friends? Here's the gang. Photo by participant Jody Gillespie.
RUFOUS-COLLARED SPARROW (Zonotrichia capensis costaricensis) COMMON CHLOROSPINGUS (NORTHERN ANDES) (Chlorospingus flavopectus phaeocephalus)
YELLOW-THROATED CHLOROSPINGUS (YELLOW-THROATED) (Chlorospingus flavigularis flavigularis)
ASHY-THROATED CHLOROSPINGUS (ASHY-THROATED) (Chlorospingus canigularis signatus)
Cardinalidae (Cardinals and Allies)
SUMMER TANAGER (EASTERN) (Piranga rubra rubra) [b]
SCARLET TANAGER (Piranga olivacea) [b]
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK (Pheucticus ludovicianus) [b]
Icteridae (Troupials and Allies)
YELLOW-BILLED CACIQUE (CHAPMAN'S) (Amblycercus holosericeus australis) [*]
SCARLET-RUMPED CACIQUE (SUBTROPICAL) (Cacicus uropygialis uropygialis)

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucans can be tough to find (and even tougher to photograph), so spotting FIVE on our last day made for a nice finale. Photo by participant Jody Gillespie.
MOUNTAIN CACIQUE (GOLDEN-SHOULDERED) (Cacicus chrysonotus leucoramphus) RUSSET-BACKED OROPENDOLA (Psarocolius angustifrons angustifrons)
CRESTED OROPENDOLA (Psarocolius decumanus decumanus)
Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies)
GOLDEN-RUMPED EUPHONIA (Euphonia cyanocephala pelzelni)
BRONZE-GREEN EUPHONIA (Euphonia mesochrysa mesochrysa)
ORANGE-BELLIED EUPHONIA (Euphonia xanthogaster brevirostris)
BLUE-NAPED CHLOROPHONIA (Chlorophonia cyanea longipennis)
CHESTNUT-BREASTED CHLOROPHONIA (Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys) [*]
HOODED SISKIN (Spinus magellanicus capitalis)
OLIVACEOUS SISKIN (Spinus olivaceus)
BRAZILIAN RABBIT (Sylvilagus brasiliensis)
RED-TAILED SQUIRREL (Sciurus granatensis)
BLACK AGOUTI (Dasyprocta fuliginosa)
WHITE-TAILED DEER (Odocoileus virginianus)
Totals for the tour: 270 bird taxa and 4 mammal taxa