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Chris

Date taken: Feb 24 2026

One of great advancements in birding has been via Merlin - where even high up, far away in the canopy you can have an idea what is calling with the sound recordings. Las Cotingas Reserve.

Date uploaded: Mar 7

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Ornate Flycatcher (7)

Myiotriccus ornatus

Chris

Ecuador

Date taken: Feb 25 2026

At the Milpe Reserve east of Los Bancos

Date uploaded: Mar 7

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White-booted Racket-tail (26)

Ocreatus underwoodii

Chris

Ecuador

Date taken: Feb 24 2026

Details: male

Las Cotingas - the jewels of Ecuador

Date uploaded: Mar 7

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Choco Toucan (11)

Ramphastos brevis

Chris

Ecuador

Date taken: Feb 25 2026

At the Milpe Reserve - only chance to photograph this species up close, as all other encounters were with birds high up in trees

Date uploaded: Mar 7

Comments (2):
Brian Morin: An opportunity worth waiting for. Nice profile.
Chris: It was a great way to start the day. The reserve has a great bit of ingenuity in that a blind of sorts with a light is setup to attract insects, which in turn brings in insect-eating birds.

Chestnut-backed Antbird (2)

Myrmeciza exsul

Chris

Ecuador

Date taken: Feb 25 2026

Thanks to Sue and Ahmad later for the ID - another bird moving in a flurry of activity at the Milpe Reserve.

Date uploaded: Mar 6

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Buff-rumped Warbler (1)

Phaeothlypis fulvicauda

Chris

Ecuador

Date taken: Feb 25 2026

At the same time as several other species were moving through, I thought this might have been a female redstart but only after returning to Canada did I realize it was a new species. Milpe Reserve.

Date uploaded: Mar 6

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Three-striped Warbler (1)

Basileuterus tristriatus

Chris

Ecuador

Date taken: Feb 25 2026

Having caught a large lunch. Milpe Reserve during a mixed flock pass-by.

Date uploaded: Mar 6

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Plain Xenops (1)

Xenops minutus

Chris

Ecuador

Date taken: Feb 25 2026

As the birds like to move in mixed flocks of species, one had to pay close attention to everything moving through. Milpe

Date uploaded: Mar 6

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Orange-billed Sparrow (1)

Arremon aurantiirostris

Chris

Ecuador

Date taken: Feb 25 2026

One of the recurring highlight birds on the trip near Los Bancos - and to top it off, the song of this species adds to the mystery of the jungle. Seen in several places - this one at Milpe.

Date uploaded: Mar 6

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Slaty Antwren (2)

Myrmotherula schisticolor

Chris

Ecuador

Date taken: Feb 25 2026

Another tricky one moving quickly through the brush at Milpe.

Date uploaded: Mar 6

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