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Violet-tailed Sylph (63)

Aglaiocercus coelestis

Ahmad Shah

Ecuador

Date taken: Feb 18 2026

Las Cotingas Reserve, San Tadeo, Pichincha Province.

Date uploaded: Mar 15

Comments (2):
Chris: Terrific shot. Amazing to relive the experience down there.
Brian Morin: I love this one.

Red-headed Barbet (16)

Eubucco bourcierii

Sue Bishop

Ecuador

Date taken: Mar 9 2026

Details: male, adult

#Pedro Vincente Maldonado
#Frutty Tours

Date uploaded: Mar 15

Comments (1):
Chris: What a scene. Almost like he thinks he's a nuthatch :)

Crowned Woodnymph (36)

Thalurania colombica

Sue Bishop

Ecuador

Date taken: Mar 9 2026

Details: male

#Thalurania colombica is recent classification for this species and it is now simply called Crowned Woodnymph
Frutty Tours
Pedro Vincente Maldonado

Date uploaded: Mar 15

Comments (2):
Chris: Species table updated! Great photo detail.
Brian Morin: Agreed. Great detail.

Blue-necked Tanager (7)

Tangara cyanicollis

Ahmad Shah

Ecuador

Date taken: Feb 15 2026

Alambi, Nanegalito. Pichincha Province.

Date uploaded: Mar 14

Comments (2):
Chris: Stunning photo - it was an unforgettable trip. Thanks to you and Sue for so much help and experience there.
Brian Morin: A very attractive species, well captured.

Crowned Woodnymph (36)

Thalurania colombica

Ahmad Shah

Ecuador

Date taken: Feb 25 2026

Milpe Cloud Forest. Pichincha Province.

Date uploaded: Mar 14

Comments (2):
Chris: Fabulous capture - great details.
Brian Morin: Excellent

Little Tinamou (1)

Crypturellus soui

Chris

Ecuador

Date taken: Feb 22 2026

One of the harder birds to capture in the open. Frutty Tours facility, west of Los Bancos.

Date uploaded: Mar 14

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Yes, a very secretive species but they came back another day. There were two of them!
Sue Bishop: I just checked. This was a lifer for us!

Long-billed Starthroat (4)

Heliomaster longirostris

Sue Bishop

Ecuador

Date taken: Feb 16 2026

Details: adult

#Pedro Vincente Maldonado
#Frutty Tours
#Pichincha Province

Date uploaded: Mar 14

Comments (2):
Brian Morin: Good colours showing on this individual.
Chris: Amazing…what a place!

Yellow-rumped Cacique (5)

Cacicus cela

Sue Bishop

Ecuador

Date taken: Feb 16 2026

#Pedro Vincente Maldonado
#Frutty Tours
#Pichincha Province

Date uploaded: Mar 14

Comments (1):
Chris: Missed that one. Very nicely captured.

Black-cheeked Woodpecker (6)

Melanerpes pucherani

Chris

Ecuador

Date taken: Feb 22 2026

Magnificent plumage on this woodpecker. Working backwards, this is the first photo from the day at the Frutty Tours location.

Date uploaded: Mar 13

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Dusky Chlorospingus (4)

Chlorospingus semifuscus

Chris

Ecuador

Date taken: Feb 23 2026

Satchatamia Lodge, east of Los Bancos.

Date uploaded: Mar 13

Comments (1):
Sue Bishop: Chris, Patricio says Sachatamia is actually in San Tadeo

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