Southern Ecuador Bird List

We've seen about 575 species on the Southern Ecuador route, with most trips averaging about 320 - 360 species. The following have been seen on past trips. As usual, some are common, some less common, and some quite rare. At the end is a list of additional wildlife that we've seen.

  • Pale-browed Tinamou

  • Gray Tinamou

  • Little Tinamou

  • Horned Screamer

  • Fulvous Whistling-duck

  • Black-bellied Whistling Duck 

  • Masked Duck

  • White-cheeked Pintail

  • Muscovy Duck

  • Comb Duck

  • Bearded Guan

  • Sickle-winged Guan

  • Rufous-headed Chachalaca

  • Speckled Chachalaca

  • Fasciated Tiger-heron  

  • Chilean Flamingo

  • King Vulture

  • Gray-headed Kite

  • Hook-billed Kite

  • Swallow-tailed Kite

  • Plumbeous Kite

  • Pearl Kite

  • Plain-breasted Hawk

  • Gray-backed Hawk

  • Savanna Hawk

  • Harris' Hawk

  • Barred Hawk

  • White-rumped Hawk

  • White-throated hawk

  • Great Black Hawk

  • Mangrove (Common) Black Hawk

  • Black Hawk-eagle

  • Ornate Hawk-eagle

  • Black-and-chestnut Eagle

  • Laughing Falcon

  • Bat Falcon

  • Crested Caracara

  • Black Caracara

  • Plumbeous Rail

  • Rufous-necked Wood-rail

  • Collared Plover

  • Pied Lapwing

  • Stilt Sandpiper

  • Greater Yellowlegs

  • Lesser Yellowlegs  

  • Wilson's Phalarope

  • Ecuadorian Ground Dove

  • Blue Ground Dove

  • Croaking Ground Dove

  • Maroon-chested Ground 

  • Band-tailed Pigeon

  • Ruddy Pigeon

  • Plumbeous Pigeon

  • Eared Dove

  • Pallid Dove

  • Gray-fronted Dove

  • Ochre-bellied Dove

  • White-throated Quail-dove

  • Red-masked Parakeet

  • White-eyed Parakeet

  • Golden-plumed Parakeet

  • El Oro parakeet

  • White-necked Parakeet

  • Pacific Parrotlet  

  • Gray-cheeked Parakeet

  • Rose-faced Parrot

  • Red-billed Parrot

  • Bronze-winged Parrot

  • Scaly-naped Parrot

  • Striped Cuckoo

  • Peruvian Screech-owl

  • White-throated Screech-Owl

  • Peruvian Pygmy-owl

  • Band-bellied Owl

  • Spectacled Owl

  • Black-and-white Owl

  • Burrowing Owl

  • Common Pauraque

  • White-collared Swift

  • Tumbes Swift

  • Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift

  • Chestnut-collared Swift

  • Gray-rumped Swift

  • White-tipped Swift

  • White-necked Jacobin

  • White-tipped Sicklebill

  • Pale-tailed Barbthroat

  • Gray-chinned Hermit

  • White-whiskered Hermit

  • Tawny-bellied Hermit

  • Long-billed Hermit

  • Green Hermit

  • Great-billed Hermit

  • Napo Sabrewing

  • Green-fronted Lancebill

  • Brown Violetear

  • Green Violetear

  • Sparkling Violetear

  • Purple-crowned Fairy

  • Black-eared Fairy

  • Amethyst-throated Sunangel

  • Purple-throated Sunangel

  • Little (Flame-throated) Sunangel

  • Green Thorntail

  • Wire-crested Thorntail

  • Spangled Coquette

  • Speckled Hummingbird

  • Long-tailed Sylph

  • Glowing Puffleg

  • Bronzy Inca

  • Brown Inca

  • Collared Inca  

  • Buff-winged Starfrontlet   

  • Rainbow Starfrontlet

  • Chestnut-breasted Coronet

  • Violet-fronted Brilliant

  • Black-throated Brilliant

  • Green-crowned Brilliant

  • Fawn-breasted Brilliant

  • White-bellied Woodstar

  • Short-tailed Woodstar  

  • Little Woodstar

  • Amethyst Woodstar

  • Violet-headed Hummingbird

  • Napo Sabrewing

  • Crowned Woodnymph

  • Fork-tailed Woodnymph

  • Tumbes Hummingbird

  • Amazilia Hummingbird

  • Andean Emerald

  • Rufous-capped Thornbill

  • Golden-tailed Sapphire

  • Violet-bellied Hummingbird

  • Ecuadorian Trogon

  • Collared Trogon

  • Masked Trogon

  • Gartered Trogon

  • Broad-billed Motmot

  • Rufous Motmot

  • Andean (Highland) Motmot

  • Whooping (Blue-crowned) Motmot

  • Coppery-chested Jacamar

  • White-necked Puffbird

  • Barred Puffbird

  • White-whiskered Puffbird

  • Lanceolated Monklet

  • Red-headed Barbet  

  • Gilded Barbet

  • Lemon-throated Barbet

  • Chestnut-tipped Toucanet

  • Southern Emerald Toucanet

  • Collared (Pale-mandibled) Araçari

  • Gray-breasted Mountain-toucan

  • Black-billed Mountain-toucan

  • Yellow-throated Toucan

  • Choco ToucanOlivaceous Piculet

  • Lafresnaye's Piculet

  • Ecuadorian Piculet

  • Black-cheeked Woodpecker

  • Yellow-tufted Woodpecker

  • Red-rumped Woodpecker

  • Scarlet-backed Woodpecker

  • Little Woodpecker

  • Bar-bellied Woodpecker

  • Red-rumped Woodpecker

  • Scarlet-backed Woodpecker

  • Golden-olive Woodpecker

  • Crimson-mantled Woodpecker

  • Lineated Woodpecker

  • Guayaquil Woodpecker

  • Pacific Hornero

  • Rufous-fronted Thornbird

  • Equatorial Graytail

  • Mouse-colored Thistletail

  • Azara's Spinetail

  • Slaty Spinetail

  • Dark-breasted Spinetail

  • Blackish-headed Spinetail

  • Rufous Spinetail

  • Ash-browed Spinetail

  • Line-cheeked Spinetail

  • Streaked Tuftedcheek

  • Pearled Treerunner

  • Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner

  • Montane Foliage-gleaner

  • Lineated Foliage-gleaner

  • Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner

  • Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner

  • Slaty-winged Foliage-gleaner

  • Plain-brown Woodcreeper

  • Strong-billed Woodcreeper

  • Spotted Woodcreeper

  • Olive-backed Woodcreeper

  • Streak-headed Woodcreeper

  • Red-billed Scythebill

  • Streaked Xenops

  • Great Antshrike

  • Collared Antshrike

  • Lined Antshrike

  • Chapman's Antshrike

  • Black-crowned Antshrike

  • Uniform Antshrike

  • Russet Antshrike

  • Plain Antvireo

  • Foothill Stipplethroat (Antwren)

  • Slaty Antwren

  • Checker-throated Stipplethroat (Antwren)

  • Yellow-breasted Antwren

  • Streak-headed Antbird

  • Blackish Antbird

  • Jet Antbird

  • Peruvian Warbling Antbird

  • White-browed Antbird

  • Western (White-backed) Fire-eye

  • Zeledon's Antbird

  • Chestnut-backed Antbird

  • Chestnut-naped Antpitta

  • Jocotoco Antpitta

  • Undulated Antpita

  • Watkin's Antpitta

  • Chestnut-crowned Antpitta

  • Rufous Antpitta

  • White-crowned Tapaculo

  • Chusquea Tapaculo

  • Blackish Tapaculo

  • Elegant Crescentchest

  • Sooty-headed Tyrannulet

  • Black-capped Tyrannulet

  • Forest Elaenia

  • Pacific Elaenia

  • Mottle-backed Elaenia

  • Lesser Elaenia

  • Tumbesian Tyrannulet

  • Southern Beardless-tyrannulet

  • White-banded Tyrannulet  

  • White-tailed Tyrannulet

  • Torrent Tyrannulet

  • Yellow Tyrannulet

  • Tawny-crowned Pygmy-tyrant

  • Golden-faced Tyrannulet

  • Peruvian (Loja) Tyrannulet

  • Marble-faced Bristle-tyrant  

  • Variegated Bristle-tyrant  

  • Ecuadorian Tyrannulet

  • Streak-necked Flycatcher  

  • Olive-striped Flycatcher  

  • Slaty-capped Flycatcher

  • Rufous-breasted Flycatcher

  • Ornate Flycatcher  

  • Black-crested Tit-tyrant

  • Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant

  • Black-throated Tody-tyrant

  • Rufous-crowned Tody-flycatcher

  • Common Tody-flycatcher

  • Golden-winged Tody-flycatcher

  • Black-and-white Tody-flycatcher

  • Yellow-olive Flycatcher

  • Yellow-breasted Flycatcher

  • Cliff Flycatcher

  • Brownish Twistwing

  • Olivaceous Flatbill

  • (Pacific) Royal Flycatcher

  • White-throated Spadebill

  • Bran-colored Flycatcher

  • Orange-banded Flycatcher

  • Olive-chested Flycatcher

  • Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher

  • Black-tailed Flycatcher

  • Cinnamon Flycatcher

  • Gray-breasted Flycatcher

  • Smoke-colored Pewee

  • Tumbes (Tropical) Pewee

  • Rufous-tailed Tyrant

  • Little Ground-tyrant

  • Smoky Bush-tyrant

  • Rufous-breasted Chat-tyrant

  • Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant

  • Slaty-backed Chat-tyrant

  • Short-tailed Field-tyrant

  • Long-tailed Tyrant

  • Lemon-browed Flycatcher

  • Baird's Flycatcher

  • Golden-bellied Flycatcher

  • Snowy-throated Kingbird

  • Sooty-crowned Flycatcher

  • Short-crested Flycatcher

  • Green-and-black Fruiteater

  • Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater

  • Fiery-throated Fruiteater

  • Barred Fruiteater

  • Scaled Fruiteater

  • Long-wattled Umbrellabird

  • Amazonian Umbrellabird

  • Andean Cock-of-the-Rock

  • Blue-rumped Manakin

  • White-bearded Manakin

  • Club-winged Manakin

  • Striolated (Striped) Manakin

  • Golden-headed Manakin

  • One-colored Becard

  • Black-and-white Becard

  • Barred BecardSlaty Becard

  • Yellow-cheeked Becard

  • Black-crowned Tityra

  • Rufous-browed Peppershrike

  • Brown-capped Vireo

  • Lesser Greenlet  

  • Tawny-crowned Greenlet

  • Turquoise Jay

  • Green (Inca) Jay

  • White-tailed Jay

  • Violaceous Jay

  • Gray-breasted Martin

  • Chestnut-collared Swallow

  • Brown-bellied Swallow

  • Blue-and-white Swallow

  • White-banded Swallow

  • Fasciated Wren

  • Rufous Wren

  • Bay Wren

  • Mountain Wren

  • Gray-mantled Wren

  • Gray-breasted Wood-wren

  • White-breasted Wood-wren

  • Speckle-breasted Wren

  • Plain-tailed Wren

  • Rufous Wren

  • Song Wren

  • Tawny-faced Gnatwren

  • White-browed (Tropical) Gnatcatcher

  • Andean Solitaire

  • Pale-eyed Thrush

  • Great Thrush

  • Glossy-black Thrush

  • Ecuadorian Thrush

  • Plumbeous-backed Thrush

  • Pale-vented Thrush

  • Black-billed Thrush

  • Maranon Thrush

  • Chestnut-bellied Thrush

  • Andean Slaty-Thrush

  • Long-tailed Mockingbird

  • Blue Dacnis

  • Black-faced Dacnis

  • Yellow-bellied Dacnis

  • Green Honeycreeper

  • Golden-collared Honeycreeper

  • Blue-backed Conebill

  • Capped Conebill

  • Masked Flowerpiercer

  • Bluish Flowerpiercer

  • White-sided Flowerpiercer

  • Glossy Flowerpiercer

  • Black-faced Tanager

  • White-capped Tanager

  • Magpie Tanager

  • Guira Tanager

  • Orange-eared Tanager

  • Golden Tanager

  • Silvery (Silver-backed) Tanager

  • Saffron-crowned Tanager

  • Flame-faced Tanager

  • Green-and-gold tanager

  • Golden-crowned Tanager

  • Golden-eared Tanager

  • Paradise Tanager

  • Turquoise Tanager

  • Beryl-spangled Tanager

  • Blue-and-black Tanager

  • Golden-naped Tanager

  • Blue-necked Tanager

  • Spotted Tanager

  • Yellow-bellied Tanager

  • Bay-headed Tanager

  • Lacrimose Mountain-tanager

  • Hooded Mountain-tanager

  • Blue-winged Mountain-tanager

  • Grass-green Tanager

  • Blue-gray Tanager

  • Palm Tanager

  • Blue-capped Tanager

  • Flame (Lemon)-rumped Tanager

  • Silver-beaked Tanager

  • Rufous-chested Tanager

  • White-lined Tanager

  • White-shouldered Tanager

  • Fulvous Shrike-tanager

  • Common Chlorospingus

  • Ashy-throated Chlorospingus

  • Yellow-throated Chlorospingus

  • Yellow-whiskered Chlorospingus

  • Gray-hooded Bush-tanager

  • Black-capped Hemispingus

  • Black-headed Hemispingus

  • Black-faced Hemispingus

  • Bluish-Gray Saltator

  • Buff-throated Saltator

  • Black-winged Saltator

  • Streaked Saltator

  • Black-cowled Saltator

  • Band-tailed Sierra-finch

  • Slaty Finch

  • Blue-black Grassquit

  • Dull-colored Grassquit

  • Variable Seedeater

  • Yellow-bellied Seedeater

  • Black-and-white Seedeater

  • Chestnut-bellied Seedeater

  • Chestnut-throated Seedeater

  • Drab Seedeater

  • Chestnut-bellied Seed-finch

  • Large-billed Seed-finch

  • Black-striped Sparrow

  • Orange-billed Sparrow

  • Black-capped Sparrow

  • Yellow-browed Sparrow

  • Rufous-collared Sparrow

  • Tumbes Sparrow

  • Pale-naped Brushfinch

  • Yellow-breasted Brushfinch

  • Tricolored Brushfinch

  • White-winged Brushfinch

  • Chestnut-capped Brushfinch

  • Ochre-breasted Tanager

  • Golden Grosbeak

  • Blue-black Grosbeak

  • Crimson-breasted Finch

  • Tropical Parula

  • Olive-crowned Yellowthroat

  • Masked (Black-lored) Yellowthroat

  • Slate-throated Whitestart

  • Spectacled Whitestart

  • Cerulean Warbler

  • Canada Warbler

  • Citrine Warbler

  • Black-crested Warbler         

  • Gray-and-gold Warbler

  • Three-banded Warbler

  • Three-striped Warbler

  • Russet-crowned Warbler

  • Buff-rumped Warbler

  • Northern Mountain-cacique

  • Subtropical Cacique

  • Scarlet-rumped Cacique

  • Yellow-rumped Cacique

  • Chesnut-headed Oropendula

  • Russet-backed Oropendola

  • Crested Oropendula

  • Scrub Blackbird

  • White-edged Oriole

  • Yellow-tailed Oriole

  • Peruvian Meadowlark

  • Saffron Siskin

  • Yellow-bellied Siskin

  • Olivaceous Siskin

  • Thick-billed Euphonia

  • Bronze-green Euphonia

  • Orange-bellied Euphonia     

  • Orange-crowned Euphonia

  • Blue-naped Chlorophonia 

Additional Wildlife

  • Fruit-eating Bat  (Uroderma sp.)

  • Tent-making Bat (Artibeus sp.)

  • Common Long-tongued Bat

  • Common Opossum

  • White-eared Opossum

  • Southern Tamandua

  • Hoffman’s Two-toed Sloth

  • Brown-throated Three-toed SlothWhite-fronted Capuchin

  • White-headed CapuchinMantled Howler Monkey

  • Colombian Red Howler Monkey

  • Western Mountain CoatiStriped Hog-nosed SkunkSouth American Red Brocket

  • White-tailed DeerGreen IguanaPoison Dart Frog (Dendrobates anthonyi)

  • Seven-lined Whiptail

  • Bridges’ Whiptail