White-shouldered Tanager (1)Tachyphonus luctuosus Chris Ecuador Date taken: Feb 23 2026 Details: male Somewhat similar to the White-lined Tanager but with substantially more white visible. Satchatamia Lodge Date uploaded: Mar 10 Views: 11 Write comments
Summer Tanager (20)Piranga rubra Chris Ecuador Date taken: Feb 23 2026 Details: male At Satchatamia Lodge, east of Los Bancos Date uploaded: Mar 10 Views: 10 Comments (2): Sue Bishop: Apparently Sachatamia is in San Tadeo. I always said MindoChris: Good to know. Fascinating area!
Small Niltava (1)Niltava macgrigoriae Krish India 📍 Map Date taken: Feb 18 2026 Details: male, adult Date uploaded: Mar 10 Views: 7 Comments (2): Brian Morin: Very cool. Huge eye on this species.Chris: Very neat close up!
Green Thorntail (44)Discosura conversii Chris Ecuador Date taken: Feb 24 2026 At Mirador Rio Blanco, Los Bancos Date uploaded: Mar 10 Views: 11 Write comments
Brown Violetear (22)Colibri delphinae Chris Ecuador Date taken: Feb 23 2026 At the Satchatamia Lodge east of Los Bancos Date uploaded: Mar 9 Views: 10 Write comments
Purple-bibbed Whitetip (43)Urosticte benjamini Chris Ecuador Date taken: Mar 24 2026 Details: male The only instance I was able to photograph this species during the week in Ecuador. Las Cotingas Date uploaded: Mar 9 Views: 9 Write comments
Crimson-rumped Toucanet (18)Aulacorhynchus haematopygus Chris Ecuador Date taken: Feb 24 2026 Las Cotingas - the only instance of seeing this species on the trip. Date uploaded: Mar 9 Views: 8 Write comments
Red-headed Barbet (17)Eubucco bourcierii Chris Ecuador Date taken: Feb 22 2026 Details: male At the Frutty Tours Lodge west of Los Bancos. Date uploaded: Mar 9 Views: 11 Comments (1): Sue Bishop: Frutty Tours is in Pedro Vincente Maldonado, Pichincha Province
Toucan Barbet (22)Semnornis ramphastinus (Near-threatened) Chris Ecuador Date taken: Mar 24 2026 That is quite the plumage. Las Cotingas Date uploaded: Mar 9 Views: 7 Comments (5): Brian Morin: Great captureChris: Thanks. This was probably the greatest birding/photograph experience I’ve had. A major thanks goes to Sue and Ahmad who helped organize so much, as well as identify the constant flow of birds.
Hook-billed Kite (2)Chondrohierax uncinatus Chris Ecuador Date taken: Feb 23 2026 Details: male After countless trips to see the very few birds hanging around south Texas, it was a real treat to finally stumble upon this impressive bird. Satchatamia Lodge trail. Date uploaded: Mar 8 Views: 8 Write comments
