Ecuador 2008 Highlights


Photos are in chronological order






Yanacocha Reserve            6/24/08




Black-breasted Puffleg (female)            Yanacocha Reserve            6/24/08




Rufous-collared Sparrow            Yanacocha Reserve            6/24/08




Sparkling Violetear            Yanacocha Reserve            6/24/08




Sword-billed Hummingbird            Yanacocha Reserve            6/24/08




Andean Cock-of-the-rock            Old Nono-Tandayapa Road            6/24/08




Golden-headed Quetzal (male)            Old Nono-Tandayapa Road            6/24/08




White-whiskered Hermit            Milpe Bird Sanctuary            6/25/08




Plumbeous Pigeon            Tandayapa Valley            6/26/08




Barred Hawk            Tandayapa Valley            6/26/08




Viridicans Hairstreak (Laothus viridicans)            Tandayapa Valley            6/26/08




Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan            Tandayapa Valley            6/26/08




Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan            Tandayapa Valley            6/26/08




Lelex Mimic White (Dismorphia lelex)            Tandayapa Valley            6/26/08




Golden-naped Tanager            Mindo Loma            6/26/08




Violet-tailed Sylph (male)            Mindo Loma            6/26/08




Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager            Mindo Loma            6/26/08




Cotopaxi  (5897 meters)            6/27/08




Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe            Above Papallacta Pass            6/27/08




Above Papallacta Pass            6/27/08




Lake Sucus            Near Papallacta Pass            6/27/08




Masked Flowerpiercer            Guango Lodge            6/27/08




Chestnut-breasted Coronet            Guango Lodge            6/27/08




Tourmaline Sunangel            Guango Lodge            6/27/08




Collared Inca (male)            Guango Lodge            6/27/08




Long-tailed Sylph (male)            Guango Lodge            6/27/08




Green Jay            San Isidro            6/28/08




Bronzy Inca            San Isidro            6/28/08




Long-tailed Sylph (male)            San Isidro            6/28/08




Bronzy Inca            San Isidro            6/28/08




Chestnut-breasted Coronet            San Isidro            6/28/08




Andean Cock-of-the-Rock            San Isidro            6/28/08




Chestnut-bellied Thrush            Cordillera de los Guacamayos            6/29/08




Golden-crowned Flycatcher            Cordillera de los Guacamayos            6/29/08




Southern Lapwing            San Isidro            6/29/08




Rufous-crowned Tody-Tyrant            San Isidro            6/29/08




"San Isidro Mystery Owl"            San Isidro            6/29/08




Masked Trogon            San Isidro            6/30/08




Birding near Baeza            6/30/08




Roadside Hawk            Near Baeza            6/30/08




Telesiphe Longwing (Heliconius telesiphe)            Near Baeza            6/30/08




Euthore fasciata (Polythoridae)            Near Baeza            6/30/08




Montane Woodcreeper            San Isidro            6/30/08




Vermilion Tanager            Cordillera de los Guacamayos            6/30/08




Birding at Guango            7/1/08




Golden-breasted Puffleg            Guango            7/1/08




Fawn-breasted Brilliant            Guango            7/1/08




Mistletoe            Near Cayambe-Coca Reserve entrance (north of Papallacta)            7/1/08




Glossy Flowerpiercer            Near Cayambe-Coca Reserve entrance (north of Papallacta)            7/1/08




Masked Mountain-Tanager            Near Cayambe-Coca Reserve entrance (north of Papallacta)            7/1/08




White-throated Tyrannulet            Papallacta Pass            7/1/08




Guess who?

Black-tailed Trainbearer            Tumbaco            7/1/08





Alan Wight
Sonoma County, California
Email:  shwand@sonic.net

All Photos © 2008 Alan Wight