The Birds of Ecuador
The following images are a combination of two trips to Ecuador - a much-delayed trip to the Amazon Foothills and Andes Highlands in June of 2022, and a February, 2023 trip covering Southern Ecuador. There was surprisingly little overlap of birds seen on these two trips. Many thanks to Lifer Nature Tours, Juan Diego Vargas, Nelson Apolo Jaramillo, Brad Bumgarner, Bill Sharkey, and Indiana Audubon for making these amazing trips a reality.
Striated Heron
Cocoi Heron
Rufescent Tiger-heron (immature)
Horned Screamer
Torrent Duck
Comb Duck
Swallow-tailed Kite
Pearl Kite
Gray-headed Kite
Snail Kite (male)
Snail Kite (female)
Bicolored Hawk
Savannah Hawk
Variable Hawk
Gray-lined Hawk
Roadside Hawk
Black Caracara
Carunculated Caracara
Dark-backed Wood-quail
Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe
Bearded Guan
Speckled Chachalaca
Wattled Jacana
White-throated Quail-dove
Eared Dove
Pacific Parrotlet
El Oro Parakeet
White-necked Parakeet
Rose-faced Parrot
Red-masked Parakeet
Striped Cuckoo
Andean Pygmy-owl
Peruvian Pygmy-owl
White-whiskered Hermit
Green Hermit
Gray-chinned Hermit
Purple-bibbed Whitetip
Rufous-vented Whitetip
Green-fronted Lancebill
Speckled Hummingbird
Violet-headed Hummingbird
Spangled Coquette (immature)
Wire-crested Thorntail
Green Thorntail
Napo Sabrewing
Booted Racket-tail
Purple-throated Woodstar
White-bellied Woodstar
White-necked Jacobin
Brown Violetear
Sparkling Violetear
Lesser Violetear
White-vented Plumeleteer
Fawn-breasted Brilliant
Violet-fronted Brilliant
Green-crowned Brilliant
Black-throated Brilliant
Empress Brilliant
Long-billed Starthroat
Black-throated Mango
Gould's Jewelfront
Many-spotted Hummingbird
Glittering-throated Emerald
Amazilia Hummingbird
Andean Emerald
Golden-tailed Sapphire
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Western Emerald
Violet-bellied Hummingbird
Blue-tailed Emerald
Blue-throated Hillstar
Black-tailed Trainbearer
Long-tailed Sylph
Violet-tailed Sylph
Buff-tailed Coronet
Chestnut-breasted Coronet
Velvet-purple Coronet
Glowing Puffleg
Viridian Metaltail
Tyrian Metaltail
Neblina Metaltail
Rufous-capped Thornbill
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill
Amethyst-throated Sunangel
Little Sunangel
Tourmaline Sunangel
Purple-throated Sunangel
Giant Hummingbird
Shining Sunbeam
Great Sapphirewing
Sword-billed Hummingbird
Bronzy Inca
Brown Inca
Collared Inca
Buff-winged Starfrontlet
Rainbow Starfrontlet
Blue-tailed Trogon
Green-backed Trogon
Masked Trogon
Ecuadorian Trogon
Gartered Trogon
Guayaquil Woodpecker
Golden-headed Quetzal
Rufous Motmot
Broad-billed Motmot
Whooping Motmot
Turquoise Jay
Green Jay (Inca form)
White-tailed Jay
Barred Puffbird
Orange-fronted Barbet
Red-headed Barbet
Toucan Barbet
Crimson-rumped Toucanet
Plate-billed Mountain-toucan
Gray-breasted Mountain-toucan
Yellow-throated Toucan
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker
Ecuadorian Piculet
Scarlet-backed Woodpecker
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Strong-billed Woodcreeper
Montane Woodcreeper
Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner
Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner
Buffy Tuftedcheek
Chestnut-winged Cinclodes
Pale-legged Hornero
Collared Antshrike
Chapman's Antshrike
Peruvian Warbling Antbird
Crescent-faced Antpitta
Ochre-breasted Antpitta
Giant Antpitta
Moustached Antpitta
Plain-backed Antpitta
Watkins's Antpitta
Equitorial Antpitta
Yellow-breasted Antpitta
Jocotoco Antpitta
Southern Beardless Tyrannulet
Peruvian Tyrannulet
Slaty-capped Flycatcher
Sierran Elaenia
Agile Tit-tyrant
Rufous-tailed Tyrant
Orange-banded Flycatcher
Smoky Bush-tyrant
Olive-striped Flycatcher
Marble-faced Bristle-tyrant
Rufous-crowned Tody-flycatcher
Cinnamon Flycatcher
Cliff Flycatcher
Ornate Flycatcher
Smoke-colored Pewee
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pale-edged Flycatcher
Golden-crowned Flycatcher
Black-billed Peppershrike
Rufous-breasted Chat-tyrant
Ochraceous Attila
Lemon-browed Flycatcher
Slaty Becard
Masked Tityra
Red-crested Cotinga
Barred Fruiteater
Andean Cock-of-the-rock (eastern form)
Andean Cock-of-the-rock (western form)
Long-wattled Umbrellabird
Golden-headed Manakin
Mountain Wren
Long-tailed Mockingbird
White-browed Gnatcatcher
Black-capped Donacobius
Great Thrush
Golden-rumped Euphonia
Thick-billed Euphonia
Orange-bellied Euphonia
Chestnut-capped Brushfinch
Tropical Parula
Spectacled Redstart
Three-striped Warbler
Russet-crowned Warbler
Gray-and-gold Warbler
Black-faced Dacnis
Scarlet-breasted Dacnis
Masked Flowerpiercer
Glossy Flowerpiercer
Black Flowerpiercer
Deep-blue Flowerpiercer
Green Honeycreeper
Golden-collared Honeycreeper
Swallow Tanager
Paradise Tanager
Magpie Tanager
Flame-rumped Tanager
Silver-beaked Tanager
Moss-backed Tanager
Blue-winged Mountain-tanager
Black-chinned Mountain-tanager
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
Glistening-green Tanager
Rufous-throated Tanager
Golden-naped Tanager
Blue-necked Tanager
Beryl-spangled Tanager
Rufous-winged Tanager
Flame-faced Tanager
Golden Tanager
Guira Tanager
Orange-eared Tanager
Golden-eared Tanager
Silvery Tanager
Golden-crowned Tanager
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-tanager
Yellow-throated Chlorospingus
Dusky Chlorospingus
Saffron Finch
Streaked Saltator
Black-winged Saltator
Slate-colored Grosbeak
Crimson-breasted Finch
Yellow-breasted Brush-finch
White-headed Brush-finch
Crested Oropendola
Russet-backed Oropendola
Peruvian Meadowlark
Yellow-tailed Oriole
Red-crested Finch
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