Bronze-olive Pygmy Tyrant (1)Pseudotriccus pelzelni Chris Ecuador Date taken: Feb 24 2026 Tricky species in the underbrush and took some time to ID. Las Cotingas Reserve Date uploaded: Mar 7 Views: 37 Write comments
Smoke-colored Pewee (2)Contopus fumigatus Chris Ecuador 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 Views: 31 Write comments
Ornate Flycatcher (7)Myiotriccus ornatus Chris Ecuador Date taken: Feb 25 2026 At the Milpe Reserve east of Los Bancos Date uploaded: Mar 7 Views: 38 Write comments
White-booted Racket-tail (30)Ocreatus underwoodii Chris Ecuador Date taken: Feb 24 2026 Details: male Las Cotingas - the jewels of Ecuador Date uploaded: Mar 7 Views: 41 Write comments
Choco Toucan (12)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: 28 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: 39 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: 38 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: 37 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: 34 Write comments
Orange-billed Sparrow (2)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: 42 Write comments
