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 Views: 21 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 Views: 26 Write comments
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 Views: 27 Write comments
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 Views: 25 Write comments
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 Views: 21 Write comments
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 Views: 23 Write comments
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 Views: 20 Write comments
Pallid Dove (2)Leptotila pallida Chris Ecuador Date taken: Feb 25 2026 Had to check it was not a White-tipped Dove - skulking in heavy underbrush along a trail at Milpe. Date uploaded: Mar 6 Views: 28 Write comments
Thick-billed Seed-Finch / Lesser Seed-Finch (1)Oryzoborus funereus Chris Ecuador Date taken: Feb 25 2026 Details: female As was the case on most days in Ecuador, it was hard to keep up and keep track of the activity surrounding oneself. Milpe Reserve. Date uploaded: Mar 6 Views: 25 Write comments
Dusky-faced Tanager (4)Mitrospingus cassinii Chris Ecuador Date taken: Feb 25 2026 Moving through the Milpe Reserve quite quickly - tough to keep up with. Date uploaded: Mar 5 Views: 26 Write comments
