SOUTHERN ECUADOR 2008

 

‘Our 2008 tour of southern Ecuador was once again a unique trip that visited a wide diversity of environments, from high-elevation paramo, to cloud forest, to the arid desert along the southwest coast, to the Pacific Ocean. Our total list of more than 500 species in just 13 days of birding is indicative of how great the birdwatching can be in the southern portion of this very species-rich country. The number of speciality birds seen on this tour was high, including such amazing species as Jocotoco Antpitta and Long-wattled Umbrellabird, and we saw an impressive 42 species of hummingbird, 70 species of flycatcher, some 60 species of tanager including 16 species of the colourful Tangara tanagers, and a high number of regional endemics. This year’s tour marked the first time we stayed at the wonderful Jocotoco Foundation reserves at Tapichilaca and Buenaventura, and we once again visited their new reserves of Utuana and Jorupe located near the Peruvian border, where we saw a high number of Tumbesian specialities.’  Gary Rosenberg

 

Cumulative Bird List

 

Column A: Number of tours out of seven on which this species has been recorded

Column B: Number of days this species was seen on the 2008 tour

Column C: Maximum daily count for this species on the 2008 tour

Column D: H = heard only

 

 

A

 

B

C

D

 

4

Tawny-breasted Tinamou

 

 

 

Nothocercus julius

1

Great Tinamou

 

 

 

Tinamus major

4

Little Tinamou

1

1

H

Crypturellus soui

7

Pale-browed Tinamou

2

6

 

Crypturellus Transfasciatus

1

Andean Tinamou

 

 

 

Nothoprocta pentlandii

5

Horned Screamer

 

 

 

Anhima cornuta

2

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

 

 

 

Dendrocygna autumnalis

3

Muscovy Duck

1

1

 

Cairina moschata

5

Torrent Duck

1

2

 

Merganetta armata

7

Andean [Speckled] Teal

1

6

 

Anas Flavirostris

5

Yellow-billed Pintail

1

2

 

Anas georgica

7

White-cheeked Pintail

2

100's

 

Anas bahamensis

5

Blue-winged Teal

2

20

 

Anas discors

5

Ruddy [Andean] Duck

 

 

 

Oxyura Jamaicensis Ferruginea

4

Sickle-winged Guan

 

 

 

Chamaepetes goudotii

7

Bearded Guan

2

1

 

Penelope Barbata

4

Rufous-headed Chachalaca

2

4

 

Ortalis Erythroptera

5

Speckled Chachalaca

1

1

 

Ortalis guttata

3

Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail

1

2

H

Odontophorus erythrops

1

Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail

 

 

 

Odontophorus speciosus

3

Least Grebe

 

 

 

Tachybaptus dominicus

7

Pied-billed Grebe

1

2

 

Podilymbus podiceps

5

Silvery Grebe

1

2

 

Podiceps occipitalis

1

Great Grebe

1

1

 

Podiceps major

6

Chilean Flamingo

1

200

 

Phoenicopterus chilensis

7

Brown Pelican

2

200

 

Pelecanus occidentalis

3

Peruvian Pelican

1

5

 

Pelecanus Thagus

7

Blue-footed Booby

1

1

 

Sula nebouxii

7

Neotropic Cormorant

2

200

 

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

1

Anhinga

 

 

 

Anhinga anhinga

7

Magnificent Frigatebird

1

200

 

Fregata magnificens

5

Fasciated Tiger-Heron

2

1

 

Tigrisoma fasciatum

2

Black-crowned Night-Heron

1

2

 

Nycticorax nycticorax

2

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

1

1

 

Nyctanassa violacea

7

Striated Heron

3

1

 

Butorides striata

7

Cattle Egret

4

100

 

Bubulcus ibis

6

Cocoi Heron

1

3

 

Ardea cocoi

7

Great Egret

3

30

 

Ardea alba

2

Tricolored Heron

1

1

 

Egretta tricolor

7

Snowy Egret

3

100

 

Egretta thula

4

Little Blue Heron

1

1

 

Egretta caerulea

3

Black-faced Ibis

1

9

 

Theristicus melanopis

7

Turkey Vulture

7

50

 

Cathartes aura

7

Black Vulture

9

100's

 

Coragyps atratus

4

Andean Condor

1

2

 

Vultur gryphus

2

Osprey

 

 

 

Pandion haliaetus

2

Gray-headed Kite

 

 

 

Leptodon cayanensis

2

Hook-billed Kite

 

 

 

Chondrohierax uncinatus

7

Swallow-tailed Kite

4

4

 

Elanoides forficatus

7

Snail Kite

1

4

 

Rostrhamus sociabilis

5

Plumbeous Kite

3

1

 

Ictinia plumbea

3

Plain-breasted [Sharp-shinned] Hawk

3

2

 

Accipiter Striatus Ventralis

1

Bicolored Hawk

 

 

 

Accipiter bicolor

3

Crane Hawk

1

1

 

Geranospiza caerulescens

5

Barred Hawk

1

2

 

Leucopternis princeps

7

Gray-backed Hawk

2

2

 

Leucopternis Occidentalis

2

Great Black-Hawk

 

 

 

Buteogallus urubitinga

7

Savanna Hawk

1

2

 

Buteogallus meridionalis

3

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle

1

1

 

Geranoaetus melanoleucus

7

Harris's Hawk

2

4

 

Parabuteo unicinctus

7

Roadside Hawk

7

2

 

Buteo magnirostris

4

Broad-winged Hawk

 

 

 

Buteo platypterus

1

Gray Hawk

 

 

 

Buteo nitidus

2

Short-tailed Hawk

 

 

 

Buteo brachyurus

6

Variable Hawk

1

6

 

Buteo polyosoma

2

Zone-tailed Hawk

 

 

 

Buteo albonotatus

3

Black Hawk-Eagle

 

 

 

Spizaetus tyrannus

3

Black-and-chestnut Eagle

 

 

 

Spizaetus isidori

1

Laughing Falcon

 

 

 

Herpetotheres cachinnans

7

Crested Caracara

1

1

 

Caracara cheriway

5

Carunculated Caracara

1

75

 

Phalcoboenus carunculatus

6

American Kestrel

1

1

 

Falco sparverius

2

Aplomado Falcon

 

 

 

Falco femoralis

5

Peregrine Falcon

 

 

 

Falco peregrinus

2

Limpkin

 

 

 

Aramus guarauna

1

Rufous-necked Wood-Rail

 

 

 

Aramides axillaris

2

Rufous-sided Crake

 

 

 

Laterallus melanophaius

2

White-throated Crake

 

 

 

Laterallus albigularis

2

Blackish Rail

 

 

 

Pardirallus nigricans

2

Purple Gallinule

 

 

 

Porphyrio martinica

5

Andean (Slate-colored) Coot

1

4

 

Fulica Ardesiaca

3

Andean Lapwing

1

8

 

Vanellus resplendens

6

Black-bellied Plover

1

6

 

Pluvialis squatarola

7

Semipalmated Plover

1

30

 

Charadrius semipalmatus

4

Wilson's Plover

 

 

 

Charadrius wilsonia

1

Killdeer

 

 

 

Charadrius vociferus

7

Snowy Plover

1

5

 

Charadrius alexandrinus

3

Collared Plover

2

3

 

Charadrius collaris

7

American Oystercatcher

1

12

 

Haematopus palliatus

7

Black-necked Stilt

2