Ecuador – Part 1

A birding trip to Ecuador with Oriole Birding entitled Andes and Ant-pittas.

30/1/2023

Arrived in Quito and booked into the overnight accommodation at Puembo Birding Garden. There was about an hours light left in the day to see a few birds.

Saffron Finch

Scrub Tanager

31/1/2023

Today we went to Antisano Volcano. We had some incredible views of Andean Condors and even saw a Spectacled Bear as well as many other great sightings.

Andean Condor
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker

Carunculated Caracara

Andean Ibis

Chestnut-winged Cinclodes

Black-chested Buzzard-eagle

1/2/2023

Today we flew to Loja in the south of Ecuador on our way to Copalinga.

White-tailed Jay
Chestnut-throated Seedeater
Scarlet-backed Woodpecker
Green Jay
Grey Tinamou

2/2/2023

This morning we went to Podocarpus National Park.

White-necked Parakeet

Ornate Flycatcher

We then visited several fairly local sites and caught up with many new species.

Blue-headed Parrot
Yellow-browed Sparrow
Striated Heron
Black-billed Seedfinch
Blue & White Swallow
Mottle-backed Elaenia