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Chris

Date taken: Feb 21 2026

Ecuador, the true birder's paradise. Almost unreal - everywhere you looked was overwhelming. This one from the Alambi Reserve west of Quito.

Date uploaded: Apr 27

Comments (3):
Brian Morin: An amazing subject accented with a very nice background.
Chris: Thanks Brian. Sat still just long enough. The jet lag from the overnight flight was a challenge…but sleep on the first day simply wasn’t an option :)

Orange-fronted Barbet (2)

Capito squamatus

(Near-threatened)

Chris

Ecuador

Date taken: Feb 22 2026

Details: male

Seen at the Frutty Tour lodge

Date uploaded: Apr 25

Comments (3):
Brian Morin: Well done
Ahmad Shah: Nicely taken, you don't see this one often, you were lucky.

White-whiskered Hermit (11)

Phaethornis yaruqui

Chris

Ecuador

Date taken: Feb 22 2026

Was not able to get decent photos of this species, but at least some key field marks showing. It seemed to behave differently than others and keep well-aawy most of the time. Frutty Tour lodge.

Date uploaded: Apr 20

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: You are right about the behavior of this species.
Brian Morin: Nice to get it with its competitors showing.

Green-crowned Brilliant (66)

Heliodoxa jacula

Chris

Ecuador

Date taken: Feb 21 2026

At the Alambi lodge west of Quito.

Date uploaded: Apr 18

Comments (1):
Sue Bishop: A nice male. Well done,Chris!

Andean Emerald (45)

Amazilia franciae

Chris

Ecuador

📍 Map

Date taken: Feb 21 2026

Upon arrival at Quito on the morning of 21Feb (routing was Montreal-Toronto-Bogota-Quito), Freddy picked me up and made the relatively easy drive to Alambi, on the way to Los Bancos and the hotel Mirador Rio Blanco. The Alambi lodge was my first foray into Ecuadorian bird photography.

Date uploaded: Apr 18

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: A real cutie, well captured. Alambi was a great place.
Chris: Thank you. Agree Alambi is a great stop.

Purple-chested Hummingbird (17)

Amazilia rosenbergi

Chris

Ecuador

Date taken: Feb 22 2026

Only managed one photo of this species - there were so many other species to focus on. Frutty Tour Lodge.

Date uploaded: Apr 16

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Southern House Wren (3)

Troglodytes musculus

Chris

Ecuador

Date taken: Feb 24 2026

If only the view this bird has could be captured. The roar of the Rio Blanco hundreds of meters below followed by kilometers of rolling hills and mountains covered in dense tropical cloud forest. Los Bancos

Date uploaded: Apr 16

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