Birding Trip Report Pablo Andrade, Exploraves, Global Big day on 5 may 2018
BIRDING TRIP REPORT GLOBAL BIG DAY, MAY 5 – 2018.
This is a trip in Southern Ecuador on the global big day on 5 may of 2018. It was did in the north east of the city of Loja, 25 minutes from the city, taken the way to Virgen Pamba and then to Huacapamba. The spot where I started birding was before the top of the hill where begins part of the forest, and then ascending to an altitude about 2800.
Participant Pablo Andrade. Started time at 06h00 until 11h30.
I chose this place because It looked interesting since is another forest area around the city of Loja and next to the Podocarpus National Park.
It is recomended to see birds of the cloud forest.
List of species.
Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture
Accipiter ventralis Plain-breasted Hawk
Geranoaetus polyosoma Variable Hawk Spizaetus isidori
Black-and-chesnut Eagle Falco sparverius
American kestrel
Carunculated Caracara Phalcoboenus carunculatus
Columba fasciata Band-tailed Pigeon
Amazona mercenarius Scaly-naped Parrot
Colibri coruscans Sparkling Violetear
Lafresnaya lafresnayi Mountain Velvetbreast
Pterophanes cyanopterus Great Sapphirewing
Coeligena lutetiae Buff-winged Starfrontlet
Coeligena iris Rainbow Starfrontlet
Heliangelus amethysticollis Amethyst-throated Sunangel
Heliangelus micraster Little Sunangel (Flame-throated Sunangel).
Heliangelus viola Purple-throated Sunangel
Eriocnemis vestitus Glowing Puffleg
Metallura tyriantina Tyrian Metaltail.
Andigena hipoglauca. Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan.
Piculus rivolii Crimson-mantled Woodpecker
Synallaxis azarae Azara´ s Spinetail.
Synallaxis unirufa Rufous Spinetail.
Schizoeaca griseomurina Mouse-colored Thistletail.
Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii Streaked Tuftedcheek.
Margarornis squamiger Pearled Treerunner.
Grallaria ruficapilla Chesnut-crowned Antpitta.
Grallaria nuchalis Chesnut-naped Antpitta.
Grallaricula nana Slate-crowned Antpitta.
Myornis senilis Ash-colored Tapaculo.
Scytalopus latrans Blackish Tapaculo. Unicolored
Scytalopus parkeri Chusquea Tapaculo.
Phyllomyias nigrocapillus Black-capped Tyrannulet.
Elaenia albiceps White-crested Elaenia.
Mecocerculus stictopterus White-banded Tyrannulet.
Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea Cinnamon Flycatcher.
Ochthoeca rufipectoralis Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant.
Ochtoeca cinnamomeiventris Slaty-backed Chat -Tyrant.
Ochthoeca diadema Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant.
Pachyramphus albogriseus Black-and-white Becard.
Ampelion rubrocristatus Red-crested Cotinga.
Cyanolyca turcosa Turquoise Jay
Cyclarhis gujanensis Rufous-browed Peppershrike.
Turdus fuscater Great Thrush.
Orochelidon murina Brown-bellied Swallow
Pygochelidon cyanoleuca Blue-and-white Swallow
Cinnycerthia unirufa Rufous Wren
Thryothorus euophrys Plain-tailed Wren
Troglodytes solstitialis Mountain Wren
Myioborus melanocephalus Spectacled Whitestart.
Basileuterus nigrocristatus Black-crested Warbler.
Basileuterus luteoviridis Citrine Warbler.
Basileuterus coronatus Russet-crowned Warbler.
Diglossopis caerulescens Bluish Flower-piercer.
Diglossopis cyanea Masked Flower-piercer
Diglossa albilatera White-sided Flowerpiercer.
Euphonia cyanocephala Golden-rumped Euphonia.
Tangara vassorii Blue-and-black Tanager.
Iridosornis rufivertex Golden-crowned Tanager.
Anisognathus lacrymosus Lachrymose Mountain-Tanager.
Buthraupis montana Hooded Mountain-Tanager.
Buthraupis eximia Black-chested Mountain Tanager.
Dubusia taeniata Buff-breasted Mountain Tanager.
Chlorornis riefferii Grass-green Tanager.
Thraupis cyanocephala Blue-capped Tanager.
Cnemoscopus rubrirostris Gray-hooded Bush-Tanager.
Hemispingus atropileus Black-capped Hemispingus.
Atlapetes latinuchus Yellow breasted Brush-Finch.
Buarremon torquatus Gray-browed Brush-Finch.