Wattled Guan– never yet seen, heard occasionally
Sickle-winged Guan– fairly common
Dark-backed Wood-quail- heard on 4 Dec from lodge
Turkey Vulture– common
Black Vulture-common
Double-toothed Kite– one in the Upper Tandayapa Pass, 1 Dec
Swallow-tailed Kite– three from the Lodge on 5 Dec, and two on 6th
Plain-breasted Hawk– one on 24 Nov from the road, one was sadly killed in a window strike on 2 Dec. An accipiter seen by a guest on 7 Dec was likely this species.
Barred Hawk– one over the Lodge, 30 Nov
Variable Hawk– one light phase, seen very well along Nono road on 5 Dec
Roadside Hawk– common
Broad-winged Hawk– one on 24 Nov, one seen near the Research Station on 9 Dec
Short-tailed Hawk– singles seen circling lower down the valley, near the village, on a few occasions.
Band-tailed Pigeon– common
Plumbeous Pigeon– fairly common
White-tipped Dove– common
White-throated Quail-dove– seen regularly at the Hide, and occasionally by the Lodge feeders. Also observed on the road in the Lower Tandayapa Valley.
Red-billed Parrot– fairly common
White-crowned Parrot– 15 in the Lower Tandayapa Valley, at about 1600 metres, on 4 Dec
Squirrel Cuckoo– seen quite regularly around the Lodge and from the road
Mottled Owl– heard frequently
Colombian Screech Owl– one seen along the trail at 18:30 on 28 Nov
Cloud Forest Pygmy-owl– heard on a handful of occasions
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk– three in the Upper Tandayapa Valley at dawn on 1 Dec
White-collared Swift– common
Chestnut-collared Swift– uncommon in WCSW flocks
White-tipped Swift– two in the Upper Tandayapa Valley on 1 Dec
Tawny-bellied Hermit– common all along the road and trails around the Lodge.
Speckled Hummingbird– common along the road in the Upper Tandayapa Valley
Green Violet-ear– common
Sparkling Violet-ear-common
Brown Violet-ear-common
Buff-tailed Coronet-common
Green-crowned Woodnymph– one at the feeders on 30 Nov
White-necked Jacobin– uncommon but daily
Western Emerald– uncommon but daily
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird– abundant
Andean Emerald– abundant
Fawn-breasted Brilliant– abundant
Wedge-billed Hummingbird- one along the road on 30 Nov, and one flew through the feeders, very briefly, on 7 Dec
Violet-tailed Sylph– several daily
Booted Racket-tail– abundant, commonest Hummingbird
Purple-bibbed Whitetip– common
Gorgeted Sunangel– fairly common in Upper Tandayapa Valley
Brown Inca– fairly common
Collared Inca– common in Upper Tandayapa Valley
Purple-throated Woodstar– common
White-bellied Woodstar– one at the feeders on 1 Dec
Golden-headed Quetzal– fairly common, but heard more often than seen
Masked Trogon– surprisingly, only recorded so far in Upper Tandayapa Valley
Ringed Kingfisher– one in Tandayapa Village on 9 Dec
Rufous Motmot– a pair around the lodge
Red-headed Barbet– fairly common
Toucan barbet– common, best place to see is the blacklight at the Lodge
Crimson-rumped Toucanet– common
Plate-billed Mountain Toucan- Upper Tandayapa Valley
Smoky-brown Woodpecker– one in Tandayapa Village, 5 Dec
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker– seen on a few occasions
Golden-olive Woodpecker– uncommon, but most frequently observed Woodpecker
Powerful Woodpecker– heard on a few occasions above 1800 metres
Azara’s Spinetail– common
Rufous Spinetail seen in Upper Tandayapa Valley on 7 Dec
Red-faced Spinetail– fairly common
Streaked Tuftedcheek– fairly common in Upper Tandayapa Valley
Spotted Barbtail– fairly common, regular at the Hide
Rusty-winged Barbtail– seen infrequently in feeding flocks
Streak-capped Treehunter– common
Striped Treehunter– one at the Lodge blacklight, 7 Dec
Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner– uncommon, seen on a few occasions in mixed flocks
Lineated Foliage-gleaner– fairly common
Pacific Hornero– one in Tandayapa Village on 5 Dec
Spotted Woodcreeper– scarce but vocal
Montane Woodcreeper– common
Tyrannine Woodcreeper– one near Lodge on 30 Nov
Plain Brown Woodcreeper– one seen at the Lodge entrance on 30 Nov and 1 Dec
Strong-billed Woodcreeper- one at the Lodge entrance on 26 Nov, one heard at the Hide 30 Nov
Uniform Antshrike– uncommon, seen once or twice in mixed flocks or at the Hide
Zeledon’s Antbird– common at the Hide
Slaty Antwren– common
Scaled Antpitta– seen infrequently at the Hide
Moustached Antpitta– never seen, but often heard at dawn/dusk
Narino Tapaculo– often vocal, but very hard to see
Spillmann’s Tapaculo– heard regularly in the Upper Tandayapa Valley
Rufous-breasted Antthrush– common by voice, but very elusive.
White-tailed Tyrannulet– uncommon around the Lodge, but abundant in Upper Tandayapa Valley
Rufous-winged Tyrannulet– fairly regular in mixed flocks around the Lodge
Souther Beardless-tyrannulet– surprisingly uncommon around the Lodge
Torrent Tyrannulet– a pair seen regularly from the bridge in Tandayapa village
Sierran Elaenia– seen infrequently
White-crested Elaenia– at lower elevations, seemingly more common than the former
Streak-necked Flycatcher– seen reasonably frequently in mixed flocks along the road
Flavescent Flycatcher– uncommon, normally in mixed flocks along the road or near the Lodge
Bran-coloured Flycatcher– seen twice along the road near Tandayapa entrance
Rufous-headed Pygmy-tyrant– one seen slightly above Tandayapa on the road, on 24 Nov
Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant– hard to see, but common by voice
Black Phoebe– a pair seen regularly around Tandayapa village
Cinammon Flycatcher– surprisingly rare, just one record so far in Upper Tandayapa Valley
Smoke-coloured Pewee– seen fairly regularly along the road just above the Lodge
Tropical Kingbird– common in Tandayapa village
Dusky-capped Flycatcher– seen fairly regularly
Golden-crowned Flycatcher– very common
Black-and-white Becard– the commonest Becard, seen fairly regularly in feeding flocks
Barred Becard– one female near the entrance to Tandayapa Lodge on 26 Nov
Scaled Fruiteater-one in a feeding flock in the Lower Tandayapa Valley on 28 Nov
Andean Cock-of-the-rock– common. Three nests currently active in general area, with sightings near enough guaranteed near the Bridge at Tandayapa village
Brown-capped Vireo– common in mixed flocks
Red-eyed Vireo– common in mixed flocks
Turqouise Jay– a couple in the Upper Tandayapa Valley on 7 Dec
Beautiful Jay– three were seen near the hide on 29 Nov, with birds heard near here on three other dates. One from the road in the Upper Tandayapa Valley on 1 Dec
White-capped Dipper– one seen from the bridge in Tandyapa village on 5 Dec
Blue-and-white Swallow– abundant
Sepia-brown Wren– two seen from the trails on 24 Nov
Grey-breasted Wood-wren– common by voice, seen fairly frequently
Plain-tailed Wren– heard but not seen in Upper Tandayapa Valley
House Wren– common around Tandayapa village
Andean Solitaire– very common by voice, but nigh on impossible to see!
Swainson’s Thrush– abundant
Great Thrush– common in Upper Tandayapa Valley
Glossy-black Thrush– one seen from roadside above Tandayapa on 1 Dec
Ecuadorian Thrush– common around the Lodge
Orange-bellied Euphonia– abundant
Thick-billed Euphonia– uncommon, but seen fairly frequently in mixed flocks. Never in large numbers
Golden-rumped Euphonia– one seen in Upper Tandayapa Valley on 1 Dec
Yellow-collared Chlorophonia– two from the road close to the Lodge on 5 Dec
Lesser Goldfinch– a few seen infrequently around the Lodge
Russet-crowned Warbler-common
Three-striped Warbler– abundant
Slate-throated Whitestart-abundant
Spectacled Whitestart– one in Upper Tandayapa Valley on 7 Dec
Blackpoll Warbler– one in a feeding flock at the start of Nono road, 5 Dec
Blackburnian Warbler– abundant
Canada Warbler– fairly common, seen daily at the Lodge and with some frequency in feeding flocks elsewhere
Dusky Bush-tanager– uncommon in feeding flocks around the Lodge
Summer Tanager– seen occasionally
White-winged Tanager– comes and goes, typically no sightings but sometimes large numbers (e.g. 10 on 1 Dec)
White-lined Tanager– one at the Lodge feederson 2 Dec
Lemon-rumped Tanager-common
Blue-gray Tanager-common
Palm Tanager– three at the Lodge on 30 Nov
Blue-capped Tanager– fairly common in Upper Tandayapa Valley
Blue-winged Mountain-tanager – common
Golden Tanager– abundant, commonest Tanager
Silver-throated Tanager– seen fairly regularly around the Lodge and Tandayapa village, generally in mixed flocks.
Golden-naped Tanager- common
Metallic-green Tanager- fairly common, but normally in canopy, hard to see well.
Beryl-spangled Tanager– irregularly sighted in mixed flocks
Fawn-breasted Tanager– seen fairly infrequently
Capped Conebill– one near the Research station on 9 Dec
Masked Flowerpiercer– fairly common in Upper Tandayapa Valley
White-sided Flowerpiercer– fairly common, though elusive.
Rufous-collared Sparrow– abundant
Tricolored Brush-finch– common
White-winged Brush-finch-common
Chestnut-capped Brush-finch-common
Variable Seedeater– five along the road near the Lodge
Yellow-bellied Seedeater– fairly common
Golden Grosbeak– singles around the Lodge on 24 and 30 Nov
Rose-breasted Grosbeak– seen regularly around the Lodge and once or twice in the village, at least four probably present in the area
Black-winged Saltator– fairly common
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