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Velvet-purple Coronet (71)

Boissonneaua jardini

Ahmad Shah

Ecuador

Date taken: Mar 2 2026

Las Cotingas Reserve, San Tadeo, Pichincha Province.

Date uploaded: Apr 30

Comments (3):
Sue Bishop: A real beauty!
Brian Morin: Very colourful

Swallow-tailed Kite (7)

Elanoides forficatus

Chris

Ecuador

Date taken: Feb 22 2026

Early morning at Mirador Rio Blanco, Los Bancos. What a way to start the day, with a lifer - seen from above which was not how I imagined seeing this species for the first time.

Date uploaded: Apr 29

Comments (4):
Brian Morin: Great shot of a striking species.
Ahmad Shah: That is one brilliant shot. Well done Chris.

White-booted Racket-tail (30)

Ocreatus underwoodii

Chris

Ecuador

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 :)

Violet-bellied Hummingbird (15)

Damophila julie

Ahmad Shah

Ecuador

Date taken: Feb 16 2026

Violet-bellied & Green Thorntail Hummigbirds, Taken in Fruity tour, Pedro Vincente Maldonado. Pichincha Province.

Date uploaded: Apr 26

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Nice seeing to two species on the same branch!
Brian Morin: Two for the price of one is always appreciated.

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.

Violet-bellied Hummingbird (15)

Damophila julie

Sue Bishop

Ecuador

Date taken: Feb 22 2026

Details: male

#Pedro Vincente Maldonado

Date uploaded: Apr 20

Comments (2):
Chris: Was that at Frutty? Brings back good memories.
Sue Bishop: Yes, Frutty Tours.

Black-winged Saltator (5)

Saltator atripennis

Ahmad Shah

Ecuador

Date taken: Mar 7 2026

San Tadeo, Pichincha Province,

Date uploaded: Apr 19

Comments (2):
Chris: Terrific photo. I couldn’t manage anything that clear.
Sue Bishop: Nice capture!

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.