ECUADOR
BIRDS
during Focus On Nature Tours
including tours in the
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
Antshrikes to Woodcreepers
Noting those found during
Focus On Nature Tours
with an (*)
1991 thru 2015
during the months of February, April,
May, July, and August
Part 3 of a List of Ecuador Birds
compiled by Armas Hill,
with some photos
There have been 21 FONT birding tours in Ecuador,
during which
over 1,100 species of birds
have cumulatively been seen.
Presently 1,637 species of birds are in this 4-part list.
Upper
photo at right: a bird of eastern Ecuador,
the Dusky-throated Antshrike
(photo by Larry O'Meallie)
Lower photo at right:
the recently discovered JOCOTOCO ANTPITTA,
in southern Ecuador. Endemic to the country.
Very local and very rare.
(photo courtesy of Jocotoco Tours)
Links to Groupings of Birds in this List:
Antbirds
Antthrushes, Antpittas Gnateaters
Tapaculos Furnariids
Woodcreepers
Links to Other
Parts of this Ecuador Bird List:
Part
1 of this List of Ecuador Birds: Tinamous to Swifts
Part
2 of this List of Ecuador Birds: Hummingbirds to Flycatchers
Part 4 of this List of Ecuador Birds: Vireos to Grosbeaks
Codes:
Indicating regions visited (as
follows):
E: East of the
Andes
az: Amazonian Ecuador (including the areas of La Selva & Sacha Lodges
along the Rio Napo)
po: Podocarpus National Park
(including the Rio Bombuscara area, near Zamora)
si: the area of "San
Isidro" near Cosanga, on the east Andean slope
W: FOUND WEST OF THE HIGH
ANDES
nm: the areas of Nono Mindo
Road and/or Mindo
po: Podocarpus National Park
(including near Loja)
H: FOUND IN THE HIGH ANDES (mostly or always).
cu: Cuenca, west into the
mountains to El Cajas
po: Podocarpus National Park
(including the Cajanuma area)
G: SEEN IN THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
Specific Locations:
BR: Buenaventura
Reserve (Umbrellabird Lodge)
CN: Canande Reserve (Canande Lodge)
CP: Copalinga cabins & restaurant, near Zamora in southeast Ecuador
JR: Jorupe Reserve (Urraca Lodge)
TR: Tapichalaca Reserve (Casa Simpson)
UR: Utuana Reserve
YR: Yanacocha Reserve
These location codes are followed by:
c: common fc: fairly common
u: uncommon r: rare vr:
very rare
(t) a globally threatened or
rare species, designated by Birdlife International
(t1): critical (t2): endangered (t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened species
globally
(Ee): endemic to Ecuador
(Ge): endemic to the Galapagos
(Er): rare in Ecuador
(Ei): introduced in Ecuador
(ph): species with a photo in the FONT website
A primary reference for this
list is the "The Birds of Ecuador - Status, Distribution, and
Taxonomy"
by Robert S. Ridgely and Paul J. Greenfield, published in 2001.
More than 2,100 birds
that have been found during FONT South America Birding Tours, in Argentina,
Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, & Venezuela.
Additional Links:
Birds of the Amazonian Region
Rare Birds of the Andes
& Patagonia
Mammals
of South America (with
some photos)
Butterflies & Moths of South America
(with
some photos)
Upcoming
FONT Birding & Nature Tours in South America:
in
Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela
in Argentina, Chile
A Chronological List of
all scheduled FONT birding & nature tours
Directory of Photos in this
Web-site
Bird-List:
ANTBIRDS
- Fasciated Antshrike (*) _____ E,az CN:u
Cymbilaimus lineatus
- Undulated Antshrike (*) _____
E,az
Frederickena unduligera
- Barred Antshrike (*) (ph) _____ E,az
Thamnophilus doliatus subradiatus
The Barred Antshrike is a widespread species, but it is rare and
local in Ecuador.
- Lined Antshrike (t3)
(*) _____ CP:vr
Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus
The Lined Antshrike is now distinct from the Chestnut-backed
Antshrike.
- Great Antshrike (*) (ph) _____ W,E,az BR:u CN:u JR:u
Taraba major
- Collared Antshrike (*) (ph) _____ W JR:fc
Sakesphorus bernardi
Above & below: Collared Antshrikes photographed during the
FONT Ecuador Tour in July 2013
Above, a male. Below, a female.
- Uniform Antshrike (*) _____
W,E,nm
BR:fc TR:r
Thamnophilus unicolor
- Black-crowned Antshrike (*) (ph) _____ W BR:u CN:c
Thamnophilus atrinucha
The newly-named Black-crowned Antshrike (by the AOU in 2013) was
the Western Slaty Antshrike, but genetic evidence has shown that it
is not related to the slaty-antshrikes elsewhere in South America.
A Black-crowned Antshrike
photographed during
the FONT tour in Ecuador in April 2014.
(photo by Marie Gardner)
- Maranon Slaty Antshrike ____
(also called the Peruvian Slaty Antshrike)
Thamnophilus leucogaster
By some, the Maranon Slaty Antshrike is combined with the Guianan
Slaty Antshrike, Thamnophilus punctatus, and
is then called the Northern Slaty Antshrike, again with the
scientific name Thamnophilus punctatus.
The Maranon Slaty Antshrike has been classified as a vulnerable
species in Ecuador.
- Chapman's Antshrike ____
JR:fc(at higher elevation) UR:u
Thamnophilus z. zarumae
- Cocha Antshrike (nt) (Ee) (*) _____ E,az
Thamnophilus praecox
After being known from only a single female specimen collected in 1926,
the Cocha Antshrike was rediscovered in December 1990.
- White-shouldered Antshrike
(*) _____ E
Thamnophilus aethiops
- Castelnau's Antshrike (nt) (*) _____ E,az
Thamnophilus cryptoleucus
The Castelnau's Antshrike was first reported in Ecuador in February
1985. It occurs on islands in the Rio Napo and the lower Rio Aquarico in
eastern Ecuador.
- Plain-winged Antshrike (*) _____ E,az
Thamnophilus schistaceus
The Plain-winged Antshrike has also been called the Black-capped
Antshrike.
- Mouse-colored Antshrike (*) _____ E,az
Thamnophilus murinus
- Amazonian Antshrike ____
Thamnophilus amazonicus
- Spot-winged Antshrike (*) _____ E,az
Pygiptila stellaris
- Pearly Antshrike (*) _____ E,az
Megastictus margaritatus
- Cinereous Antshrike (*) _____ E,az
Thamnomanes caesius
- Russet Antshrike (*) _____ W BR:u CN:u
Thamnistes anabatinus
- Dusky-throated Antshrike (*)
(ph) _____ E,az
Thamnomanes ardesiacus
Dusky-throated Antshrike
(photo by Larry O''Meallie)
- Plain Antvireo (*) _____ W BR:u CP:fc JR:fc
Dysithamnus mentalis
- Spot-crowned Antvireo ____ CN:fc
Dysithamnus puncticeps
- White-streaked Antvireo (t3) _____
Dysithamnus leucostictus
- Bicolored Antvireo (t3) _____
TR:r
Dysithamnus occidentalis (has been placed in the genus Thamnomanes;
Thamnophilus
has also been suggested)
The Bicolored Antvireo has been called the Western
Antshrike.
By whatever name, what is now Dysithamnus occidentalis has been
classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador.
- Rufous-tailed Antwren (*) _____
E,az
Myrmotherula e. erythrura
- Slaty Antwren (*) _____ W,E
Myrmotherula schisticolor
- Pygmy Antwren (*) _____ E,az
Myrmotherula brachyura
- Griscom's Antwren ____
Myrmotherula ignota
- Pacific Antwren (*) _____ W CN:u
Myrmotherula pacifica
The Pacific Antwren is now considered distinct from the Amazonian
Streaked Antwren (below) and the Guianan Streaked
Antwren.
- Amazonian Streaked Antwren
(*) _____ E,az
Myrmotherula multostriata
- Short-billed Antwren (*) _____ E,az
Myrmotherula obscura
- Stripe-chested Antwren ____
Myrmotherula longicauda
- Plain-throated Antwren (*) _____
E,az
Myrmotherula
(or Isleria) hauxwelli
- Checker-throated Antwren ____
BR:u CN:fc
Epinecrophylla
(formerly Mymotherula) fulviventris
- Stipple-throated Antwren ____
Epinecrophylla
(formerly Mymotherula) haematonota
- Yasuni Antwren ____ (occurs
in Ecuador & Peru)
Epinecrophylla
(formerly Mymotherula) fjeldsaai
The Yasuni Antwren has been called the Brown-backed Antwren,
but other species also have brown backs.
Epinecrophylla fjeldsaai was described
in 1999.
- Foothill Antwren ____
Epinecrophylla
(formerly Mymotherula) spodionota
- Ornate Antwren ____
Epinecrophyylla
(formerly Mymotherula) ornata
- White-flanked Antwren (*) _____ W,E,az BR:r CN:c
Myrmotherula axillaris
- Long-winged Antwren (*) _____
Myrmotherula longipennis
- Plain-winged Antwren ____
Myrmotherula behni
- Rio Suno Antwren (*) _____ E
Myrmotherula sunensis
- Gray Antwren (*) _____
E,az
Myrmotherula menetriesii
An immature Gray Antwren photographed in Ecuador
(photo by Larry O'Meallie)
- Dot-winged Antwren (*) _____
W CN:c
Microrhopias quixensis
- Dugand's Antwren (*) ______
Herpsilochmus dugandi
- Ancient Antwren (nt) ____
Herpsilochmus gentryi
- Yellow-breasted Antwren (t3)
_____ CP:vr
Herpsilochmus axillaris
- Rufous-winged Antwren ____
Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus
- Rufous-rumped Antwren ____
BR:r
Terenura callinota
- Chestnut-shouldered Antwren ____
Terenura humeralis
- Ash-winged Antwren (Er) ____
Terenura spodioptila
The Ash-winged Antwren was first reported in Ecuador in July
1991.
- Banded Antbird (*) _____ E,az
Dichrozona cincta stellata
- Long-tailed Antbird (*) _____
W,E,si TR:u
Drymophila caudata
- Striated Antbird (*) _____ E,po
Drymophila devillei
- Gray Antbird (*) _____
E,az
Cercomacra cinerascens
- Dusky Antbird _____ CR:u
Cercomacra t. tyrannina (Ecuadorian birds were C. t.
rufiventris;
that subspecies merged.)
- Black Antbird (*) _____
Cercomacra serva
- Jet Antbird ____
Cercomacra nigricans
- White-browed Antbird ____
Myrmoborus leucophrys
- Ash-breasted Antbird (t3) _____
Myrmoborus lugubris
- Black Bushbird ____
Neoctantes niger
- White-backed Fire-eye
(*) _____ W BR:u CP:vr
Pyriglena leuconota castanoptera (subspecies in eastern Ecuador)
Pyriglena leuconota pacifica (subspecies in western Ecuador)
- Peruvian Warbling Antbird (*) _____ E,az
Hypocnemis peruviana
What was the Warbling Antbird, Hypocnemis
cantator, has been split into 6 species. All 6 occur somewhere
in Brazil. Only one, Hypocnemis peruviana,
occurs in Ecuador.
- Black-and-white Antbird (*) _____ E,az
Myrmochanes hemileucus
- Blackish Antbird (*) _____ E,az
Cercomacra nigriscens
- Black-faced Antbird (*) _____
E,az
Myrmoborus myotherinus
- Yellow-browed Antbird (*) _____ E,az
Hypocnemis hypoxantha
- Black-chinned Antbird ____
Hypocnemoides melanopogon
- Spotted Antbird _____
CR:u
Hylophylax n. naevioides
- Spot-winged Antbird (*) _____
E,az
Schistocichla leucostigma
- Slate-colored Antbird ____
Schistocichla schistacea
- Silvered Antbird (*) _____ E,az
Sclateria naevia argentata
- Gray-headed Antbird (t3) ____
BR:vr UR:r
Myrmeciza griseiceps
The Gray-headed Antbird has been classified as an endangered
species in Ecuador.
- Chestnut-tailed Antbird ____
Myrmeciza hemimelaena
- Plumbeous Antbird (*) _____ E,az
Myrmeciza hyperythra
- White-shouldered Antbird (*) _____ E
Myrmeciza melanoceps
- Black-throated Antbird (*) _____
E
Myrmeciza atrothorax
- Sooty Antbird (*) _____ E,az
Myrmeciza fortis
- Chestnut-backed Antbird (*) _____
W BR:u CN:c
Myrmeciza exsul
- Immaculate Antbird (*) _____ W,nm BR:fc CN:u UR:r
Myrmeciza immaculata
- Esmeraldas Antbird _____ BR:r
CN:u
Myrmeciza nigricauda (was said to be Sipia rosenbergi)
It is the Esmeraldas Antbird rather than the Dull-mantled
Antbird in Ecuador.
- Stub-tailed Antbird _____ CN:r
Myrmeciza berlepschi
- White-plumed Antbird (*) _____
E,az
Pithys albifrons peruviana
- Bicolored Antbird
(*) _____ E,az CN:fc
Gymnopithys leucaspis castanea (subspecies
in eastern Ecuador: "White-cheeked
Antbird")
Gymnopithys leucaspis aequatorialis (subspecies
in western Ecuador)
- Lunulated Antbird ____
Gymnopithys lunnulata
The Lunulated Antbird is an ant-follower. Although the population of
the species seems to be decreasing, it is not threatened - at least not
yet (in 2012).
- Dot-backed Antbird (*) _____ E,az
Hylophylax punctulata
- Spot-backed Antbird (*) _____ E,az
Hylophylax naevia
- Scale-backed Antbird (*) _____ E,az
Hylophylax poecilinota
- Hairy-chested Antbird ____
Rhegmatorhina melanosticta
- Black-spotted Bare-eye (*) _____
E,az
Phlegopsis nigromaculata
- Reddish-winged Bare-eye ____
Phlegopsis erythroptera
- Ocellated Antbird _____ CN:u
Phaenostictus mcleannami
The Ocellated Antbird has been classified as a vulnerable
species in Ecuador.
- Wing-banded Antbird ____
Myrmornis torquata
ANTHRUSHES
and ANTPITTAS
- Striated Antthrush
(*) _____ E,az
Chamaeza nobilis rubida
The Striated Antthrush has also been called the Noble Antthrush.
- Rufous-capped Antthrush (*) _____
E,az
Formicarius colma nigrifrons
- Rufous-breasted Antthrush (*)
(ph) _____
BR:u TR:u
Formicarius rufipectus
A Rufous-breasted Antthrush photographed during
the FONT tour in Ecuador in April 2013
(photo by Marie Gardner)
- Black-faced Antthrush (*) _____ E,az
Formicarius analis
- Black-headed Antthrush (*) _____ W,E,az CN:fc
Formicarius nigricapillus
- Barred Antthrush (*) _____ E,si TR:r
Chamaeza m. mollissima
- Short-tailed Anthrush ____ CP:fc
Chamaeza campanisona
- Rufous-crowned Antpitta (nt) ____
CN:r
Pittasoma rufopileatum
The Rufous-crowned Antpitta has been classified as a
vulnerable species in Ecuador.
- Giant Antpitta (t2) (*) _____ W,E,nm,si
Grallaria g. gigantea (*)
(subspecies in eastern Ecuador)
Grallaria gigantea hylodroma (*) ("Pichincha Antpitta")
The Giant Antpitta has been classified as a vulnerable species
in Ecuador.
- Scaled Antpitta (*) ____ E BR:u CN:r JR:u(at higher elevation)
UR:r
Grallaria guatimalensis
- Moustached Antpitta (t3) (*) (ph) _____
Grallaria alleni
The Moustached Antpitta was first found in Ecuador in 1990 and
was subsequently located at 6 places (4 in Pinchincha province and at
single sites in Cotopaxi and Napo provinces) on both slopes of the
Andes. Specimens were taken in 1992 and 1994.
The Moustached Antpitta has been classified as a vulnerable species in
Ecuador.
A Moustached Antpitta photographed during
the FONT Ecuador Tour in April 2013
(photo by Marie Gardner)
- Plain-backed Antpitta (*) ____
E,po BR:u
Grallaria haplonota
- Chestnut-crowned Antpitta (*) ____ W,E,nm,si JR:c TR:r UR:c
Grallaria ruficapilla
- Watkin's Antpitta (nt) _____ JR:fc
UR:u
Grallaria watkinsi
The Watkin's Antpitta is now distinct from the Chestnut-crowned
Antpitta (above).
- Jocotoco Antpitta (t2) (*) (ph) ____
TR:r
Grallaria ridgelyi (monotypic)
The Jocotoco Antpitta was discovered on November 20, 1997. It
is classified as an endangered species in Ecuador.
A handheld
Jocotoco Antpitta gives an idea of its size
(photo courtesy of Jocotoco Tours)
There's another photo of the bird itself at the top of this list.
And this photograph of a Jocotoco Antpitta was taken
during the FONT tour in southern Ecuador in April 2014
(photo by Marie Gardner)
- Chestnut-naped Antpitta (*) ____ H
TR:fc YR:u
Grallaria nuchalis
- Bicolored Antpitta (t2) ____
Grallaria rufocinerea
Two Bicolored Antpittas, presumably a pair, were observed and
tape-recorded on November 11, 1999, in Sucumbios province on the Amazonian slope of the
Andes. That was said to be the first record of the species for
Ecuador.
The Bicolored Antpitta ia classified as an endangered species in
Ecuador.
- White-bellied Antpitta (*) _____
TR:u
Grallaria hypoleuca
- Yellow-breasted Antpitta _____
Grallaria flavotincta
The Yellow-breasted Antpitta is now considered distinct from the White-bellied
Antpitta (above) of eastern Ecuador.
The Yellow-breasted Antpitta is on the west slope of the
Andes.
- Rufous Antpitta (*) (ph) ____ W,E,po,si TR:c YR:c
Grallaria rufula
A Rufous Antpitta photographed
during
the FONT Ecuador Tour in April 2013
(photo by Marie Gardner)
- Ochre-striped Antpitta (*) ____ E,az
Grallaria dignissima
- Thrush-like Antpitta (*) ____
E
Myrmothera campanisona signata
- Undulated Antpitta (*) ____ W,E,nm TR:r UR:fc YR:u
Grallaria squamigera
- Tawny Antpitta (*) ____
H,cu,nm,si
TR:fc YR:c
Grallaria q. quitensis
- Streak-chested Antpitta _____
CN:r
Hylopezus
(formerly Grallaria) perspicillatus
The Streak-chested Antpitta has been called the Spectacled
Antpitta.
- White-lored Antpitta _____
Hylopezus fulviventris
The White-lored Antpitta is now considered distinct from the Fulvous-bellied
Antpitta, Hylopezus fulviventris,
of Honduras to western Colombia, that has also been called the Thicket
Antpitta.
- Ochre-breasted Antpitta (nt) (*) (ph)
_____
Grallaricula flavirostris
An Ochre-breasted Antpitta photographed during the FONT Ecuador Tour in
April 2013
(photo by Marie Gardner)
- Slate-crowned Antpitta (*) ____ E,si
TR:fc
Grallaricula nana
- Peruvian Antpitta (nt) _____
TR:r
Grallaricula peruviana
- Crescent-faced Antpitta (nt) ____
Grallaricula lineifrons
GNATEATERS
- Chestnut-crowned Gnateater _____
TR:r YR:u
Conopophaga castaneiceps
- Chestnut-belted Gnateater (*) _____
Conopophaga aurita
- Ash-throated Gnateater (*) _____ E
Conopophaga peruviana
TAPACULOS
- Elegant Crescentchest (*) _____ W
BR:u JR:fc
Melanopareia e. elegans
- Maranon Crescentchest (nt) (rE)
____
Melanopareia maranomica
- Ash-colored Tapaculo (*) _____ W,E,po,si TR:fc UR:r YR:u
Myornis senilis
- Rusty-belted Tapaculo (*) _____ E,az
Liosceles thoracicus erithacus
- Unicolored Tapaculo (*) _____
H,nm
Scytalopus unicolor
- Spillmann's Tapaculo (*) _____ W,nm
Scytalopus spillmanni
- Equatorial Rufous-vented Tapaculo
(*) _____ E,si TR:u
Scytalopus micropteus
- Northern White-crowned Tapaculo _____ CP:u
Scytalopus atratus
- Narino Tapaculo (*) ____
H
Scytalopus vicintor
The Narino Tapculo occurs in Colombia and northern
Ecuador.
- Choco Tapaculo _____ CR:r
Scytalopus chocoensis
The Choco Tapaculo occurs in Colombia and northern Ecuador.
- El Oro Tapaculo (t2) (Ee) _____
BR:r
Scytalopus robbinsi
The El Oro Tapaculo was described in 1997.
- Chusquea Tapaculo (*) _____ H,po
TR:fc
Scytalopus parkeri
The Chusquea Tapaculo was described in 1997. It is
fairly common in southern Ecuador, and uncommon in adjacent northern
Peru.
- Paramo Tapaculo _____ TR:c
Scytalopus opacus (formerly canus)
The Paramo Tapaculo was part of the former "Andean Tapaculo".
More recently, 2010, what is now the Paramillo Tapaculo of
Colombia in the Cordillera Occidental has been split from the Paramo
Tapaculo. The Paramillo Tapaculo is now Scytalopus
canus.
Scytalopus opacus and Scytalopus
canus have different voices.
Scytalopus canus is classified as an endangered
species.
The Paramo Tapaculo resembles other Scytalopus
tapaculos, being overall dark gray with brown to the lower flanks. Females
are dull brown above.
The subspecies Scytalopus opacus androstictus
was described in 2010. It occurs in southeastern Ecuador and northern
Peru. Unlike the nominate subspecies, most male androstictus
have white to the primary coverts.
If following the phylogenetic species concept, androstictus
would be a separate species, but with the biological species concept
it is a subspecies.
- Ocellated Tapaculo (*) (ph) _____
H TR:u YR:u
Acropternis orthonyx
An Ocellated Tapaculo photographed during the FONT tour
in Ecuador in April 2013
(photo by Marie Gardner)
FURNARIIDS
- Slender-billed Miner ____
Geositta tenuirostris
- Stout-billed Cinclodes (*) (ph) _____
H,cu
Cinclodes excelsior
A Stout-billed Cinclodes photographed during
the FONT tour in Ecuador in April 2013
(photo by Marie Gardner)
- Bar-winged Cinclodes (*) _____ H,cu TR:r
Cinclodes fuscus albidiventris
- Pacific Hornero (*) (ph) _____
W,cu,nm,po CN:u
JR:c
Furnarius cinnamomeus
The Pacific Hornero was part of the Pale-legged Hornero.
Above: a Pacific Hornero photographed
during the FONT Ecuador Tour in April 2013
Below: a painting of the Pacific Hornero on a wall in the Ecuadorian town
of Pinas.
The bird is well known in that town and others in the western part of the
country.
(both photos by Marie Gardner, that of the painting during the FONT
Ecuador Tour in April 2014)
- Bay Hornero (Er) ____
Furnarius torridus
- Lesser Hornero (*) _____
E,az
Furnarius minor
- Andean Tit-Spinetail (*) _____ H,cu
Leptasthenura andicola
- Azara's Spinetail (*) _____ H,E,cu,nm,po,si JR:c(at higher elevation)
TR:fc UR:fc YR:c
Synallaxis azarae
- Slaty Spinetail (*) _____ W,nm CN:fc
Synallaxis brachyura
- Dark-breasted Spinetail (*) _____ E,az CP:c
Synallaxis albigularis
- Dusky Spinetail (nt) (*) _____
E,si
CP:vr
Synallaxis moesta
- Plain-crowned Spinetail ____
Synallaxis gujanensis
- Maranon Spinetail (t1) ____
Synallaxis maranonica
The Maranon Spinetail is now considered distinct from the
Plain-crowned Spinetail.
Birdlife International recently (in 2012) changed the classification
of Synallaxis maranonica from "vulnerable"
to "critically endangered".
- Rufous Spinetail (*) _____ H,W,nm TR:fc
Synallaxis unirufa
- Ruddy Spinetail ____
Synallaxis rutilans
- Chestnut-throated Spinetail (nt) (rE)
____
Synallaxis cherriei
- Necklaced Spinetail (*) _____ W
Synallaxis stictothorax
A Necklaced Spinetail photographed during
the FONT tour in western Ecuador in May 2014.
(photo by Marie Gardner)
- Red-faced Spinetail (*) _____ W,nm CN:r
Cranioleuca erythrops
- White-bellied Spinetail (*) _____ E,az
Synallaxis propinqua
- Blackish-headed Spinetail
(t2) ____ JR:u
Synallaxis tithys
The Blackish-headed Spinetail has been classified as a vulnerable
species in Ecuador.
- White-browed Spinetail (*) ______ W,E,po TR:fc UR:r
Hellmayrea gularis
- Line-cheeked Spinetail (*) ______ W,H JR:c(at higher elevation) UR:c
Cranioleuca antisiensis
- Parker's Spinetail (*)
______ E
Cranioleuca vulpecula
The Parker's Spinetail has also been called the White-breasted
Spinetail. It was part of the Rusty-backed Spinetail.
- Ash-browed Spinetail (t3) (*) ______ E CP:u TR:u
Cranioleuca curtata
- Speckled Spinetail ____
Cranioleuca gutturata
- Mouse-colored Thistletail (*)
_____ H TR:c
Schizoeaca griseomurina
- White-chinned Thistletail (*) _____ H YR:u
Schizoeaca fuliginosa
- Streak-backed Canastero _____
Asthenes wyatti
- Many-striped Canastero (*)
_____ H,cu TR:fc
Asthenes flammulata
- Plain Softtail _____
Thripophaga fusciceps
- Rufous-fronted Thornbird (ph)
_____
Phacellodomus rufifrons
- Spectacled Prickletail (*) ______
TR:r
Siptornis striaticollis
- Equatorial Graytail (nt) _____
CP:vr
Xenerpestes singularis
- Double-banded Graytail ____ CN:vr
Xenerpestes minlosi
The Double-banded Graytail has been classified as a vulnerable
species in Ecuador.
- Orange-fronted Plushcrown (*) ______
E,az
Metopothrix aurantiacus
- Pearled Treerunner (*) (ph) ______
W,E,cu,nm,po,si
TR:c YR:c
Margarornis squamiger perlatus
Feeding and hanging on a tree in the forest,
a Pearl Treerunner photographed during the
FONT Ecuador Tour in April 2013
(photo by Marie Gardner)
- Star-chested Treerunner (nt) _____
Margarornis stellatus
The Star-chested Treerunner has been called the Fulvous-dotted
Treerunner.
By whatever name, Margarornis stellatus has been classified as a vulnerable
species in Ecuador.
- Spotted Barbtail (*) ______ E,si
CN:r TR:u
Premnoplex brunnescens
- Rusty-winged Barbtail (*) ______
W,E,nm,si
Premnornis g. guttuligera
- Streaked Tuftedcheek (*) ______ W,E,nm,po,si TR:fc UR:u YR:c
Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii
- Pacific Tuftedcheek (*)
______ W,nm
Pseudocolaptes johnsoni
The Pacific Tuftedcheek was at one time conspecific
with the more-northerly Buffy Tuftedcheek.
The Pacific Tuftedcheek has been classified as a vulnerable
species in Ecuador.
- Point-tailed Palmcreeper (*) ______ E,az
Berlepschia rikeri (monotypic)
- Chestnut-winged Hookbill (*) ______ E
Ancistrops strigilatus
- Lineated Foliage-gleaner (*) _____ W,E TR:u
Syndactyla subalaris
- Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner _____
Syndactyla rufosuperciliata cabanisi
- Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner
(t3) _____ JR:fc UR:u
Syndactyla ruficollis
The Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner has been classified as a vulnerable
species in Ecuador.
- Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner (*) _____
W,nm CN:vr
Anabacerthia variegaticeps
The Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner has also been called the Spectacled
Foliage-gleaner.
- Montane Foliage-gleaner (*) _____
CP:u TR:fc
Anabacerthia striaticollis
- Eastern Woodhaunter _____
Hyloctistes subulatus
- Western Woodhaunter ____ CN:u
Hyloctistes virgatus
- Buff-fronted
Foliage-gleaner (*) _____ W,nm CN:vr
Philydor rufus
- Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner _____
Philydor erythropterus
- Slaty-winged Foliage-gleaner (*) _____
W
Philydor fuscipennis
The Slaty-winged Foliage-gleaner is distinct from the Rufous-rumped
Foliage-gleaner (below).
The Slaty-winged Foliage-gleaner has been classified as a
vulnerable species in Ecuador.
- Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner _____
Philydor erythrocercus
- Cinnamon-rumped Foliage-gleaner _____
Philydor pyrrhodes
- Rufous-tailed
Foliage-gleaner (*) _____ E,az
Philydor r. ruficaudatus
- Bamboo Foliage-gleaner _____
Anabazenops dorsalis
The Bamboo Foliage-gleaner has been called the Crested
Foliage-gleaner, but it has no crest. It has also been called the
Dusky-cheeked Foliage-gleaner.
- Buff-throated
Foliage-gleaner (*) _____ W,E,nm,si CR:r
Automolus ochrolaemus
- Chestnut-crowned
Foliage-gleaner (*) _____ E,az
Automolus rufipileatus
- Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner _____
Automolus melanopezus
- Olive-backed
Foliage-gleaner (*) _____ E
Automolus infuscatus
- Ruddy Foliage-gleaner (*) _____ W,E CN:r
Automolus rubiginosus
- Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner
(t3) (*) _____ JR:fc
Hylocryptus erythrocephalus
The Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner has been classified as a vulnerable
species in Ecuador.
- Flammulated Treehunter (*) ______
W,E,po
TR:r
Thripadectes flammulatus
- Striped Treehunter (*) ______ W,E TR:u
Thripadectes holostictus
- Streak-capped Treehunter (*) _____
W,nm
Thripadectes virgaticeps
- Black-billed Treehunter _____
Thripadectes melanorhynchus
- Uniform Treehunter ______
Thripadectes ignobilis
- Slender-billed Xenops (*) _____
E,po
Xenops tenuirostris
- Plain Xenops (*) (ph) _____ W,nm CN:fc
Xenops minutus
- Streaked Xenops (*) _____ W,E CN:r CP:c JR:u TR:u
Xenops rutilans
- Rufous-tailed Xenops (*) _____ E
Xenops milleri
- Tawny-throated Leaftosser _____ CN:vr
Sclerurus mexicanus
- Gray-throated Leaftosser (nt)
_____
Sclerurus albigularis
- Short-billed Leaftosser _____
Scleurus rufigularis
- Black-tailed Leaftosser
(*)
_____ E,az
Scleurus caudacutus
- Scaly-throated Leaftosser _____
CN:r
Sclerurus guatemalensis
- Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper _____
TR:r
Lochmias nematura
WOODCREEPERS
- Tyrannine Woodcreeper (*) _____
W,E,nm,si
TR:u
Dendrocincla tyrannina
- Plain-brown Woodcreeper (*) _____
W,E,az,nm
CN:fc CP:vr
Dendrocincla fuliginosa
- White-chinned Woodcreeper _____
Dendrocincla merula
- Long-tailed Woodcreeper (nt) _____
Deconychura longicauda
- Spot-throated Woodcreeper _____
Deconychura stictolaema
- Olivaceous Woodcreeper (*) _____ W,E,nm,po CN:vr CP:c JR:fc
Sittasomus griseicapillus amazonus (subspecies in eastern Ecuador)
Sittasomus griseicapillius aequatorialis (subspecies in western Ecuador)
- Wedge-billed Woodcreeper (*) _____ W,E,az CN:c CP:u
Glyphorynchus spirurus
- Long-billed Woodcreeper (*) _____ E,az
Nascia longirostris
- Straight-billed
Woodcreeper (*) _____ E,az
Xiphorhynchus picus
- Cinnamon-throated
Woodcreeper (*) _____ E,az
Dendrexetastes rufigula
- Amazonian Barred Woodcreeper _____
Dendrocolaptes certhia
- Northern Barred Woodcreeper _____ CN:u
Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
- Black-banded Woodcreeper (*) _____ E,az
Dendrocolaptes picumnus
- Strong-billed Woodcreeper (*)
(ph) _____ W,E,nm CP:fc JR:r TR:r UR:r
Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
Above & below: From two angles,
a Strong-billed Woodcreeper photographed
during the FONT Ecuador Tour in April 2013
(photo by Marie Gardner)
- Striped Woodcreeper (*) _____ E,az
Xiphorhynchus obsoletus
- Ocellated Woodcreeper (*) _____ E,az,po
Xiphorhynchus ocellatus
- Spix's Woodcreeper _____
Xiphorhynchus spixii
- Buff-throated Woodcreeper (*) _____
E,az
Xiphorhynchus guttatus
- Black-striped Woodcreeper _____
CN:fc
Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus
- Olive-backed Woodcreeper (*) _____ E,si TR:u
Xiphorhynchus triangularis
- Spotted Woodcreeper (*) _____ W,E,si CN:u
Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
- Streak-headed Woodcreeper (*)
(ph) _____ W,nm CN:u JR:fc
Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
A Streak-headed Woodcreeper photographed
during the FONT Ecuador Tour in July 2013
(photo by Marie Gardner)
- Montane Woodcreeper (*) _____
W,E,nm,si CP:vr
JR:u(at
higher elevation) TR:fc
UR:u
Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger
The Montane Woodcreeper was conspecific with the
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper of Central America.
- Lineated Woodcreeper _____
CP:u
Lepidocolaptes albolineatus
- Greater Scythebill (nt) _____
TR:r YR:vr
Drymotoxeres
(has been Campylorhamphus) pucherani
Drymotoxeres is a new genus (in 2011).
The Greater Scythebill is said to be closely related to Scimitar-billed
Woodcreeper, of Argentina, Drymornis
bridgesii, in a clade that also contains the genus
Lepidocolaptes.
- Red-billed Scythebill (*)
(ph) _____ W,E,az
CN:r JR:u
Campylorhamphus trochilirostris
Red-billed Scythebill
(photo by Andy Smith)
- Curve-billed Scythebill _____
Campylorhamphus procurvoides
- Brown-billed Scythebill _____ CN:r
Campylorhamphus pusillus
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