Michael‘s Seventh Year

[pedro maia]

Also my two favourites of this batch, the Toucanet and the Glistening-green Tanager.

 

Disneyland rules!!

[michael-ibk]

Thanks @TonyQand @pedro maia!

 

Tony, are you referring to my previous post (Manakin & co) or are you asking about specifics for this latest batch?

[michael-ibk]

738/EC207) Blue-Black Grosbeak (Cyanocompsa cyanoides) / Stahlkardinal

 

Mashpi, 13/8/2022. Since I spoilt you a bit with the Tanagers and Toucanets it´s time to remind you of my normal photo level:

 

 

Where is Waldo?

 

Apparently quite a rare bird in this region, and I was the one spotting it - hooray! (Quite silly, even though almost all the birds were new to me for some reason it feels more exciting when someone tells you they are rare.)

 

[michael-ibk]

739/EC208) Barred Puffbird (Nystalus radiatus) / Grünschnabel-Faulvogel

 

Mashpi, 13/8/2022. A better poser. I appreciate Puffbirds since they hardly ever move. Much easier than all the endlessly-hopping-around Warblers and Tyrannulets.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

740/EC209) Buff-Rumped Warbler (Myiothlypis fulvicauda) / Schmätzerwaldsänger

 

Mashpi, 13/8/2022. And back to the world of ephemeral ebcs.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

741/EC210) Scarlet-Rumped Cacique (Cacicus microrhynchu) / Scharlachbürzelkassike

 

Mashpi, 13/8/2022. Absolutely refused to show its scarlet rump.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

742/EC211) Grey-and-Gold Tanager (Tangara palmeri) / Silbermanteltangare

 

Mashpi, 13/8/2022. Another pretty distant sighting. No idea where it has that gold they are talking about.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

743/EC212) Purple-Throated Fruitcrow (Querula purpurata) / Purpurbrustkotinga

 

Mashpi, 13/8/2022. I was delighted that it showed me the puffed-out throat, much cooler-looking that way.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

744/EC213) Lyre-Tailed Nightjar (Uropsalis lyra) / Leierschwanz-Nachtschwalbe

 

Mashpi, 13/8/2022. I´m afraid the photos doesn´t really do it justice but this was one of the birds of the day for us. A ridicolously long tail, up to three times the length of the body. Males roost during the day on vines or branches that allow their long tail to hang down. Very well camouflaged and it took me quite a while to spot it even after we were told were to look.

 

 

[michael-ibk]

745/EC214) Variable Seedeater (Sporophila corvina) / Dunkelspelzer

 

Mashpi, 13/8/2022. Common but small and quite restless.

 

 

 

Edited September 27, 2022 by michael-ibk

[michael-ibk]

746/EC215) Thick-Billed Seed-Finch (Oryzoborus funereus) / Dickschnabelspelzer

 

Mashpi, 13/8/2022. Quite a chunky one.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

747/EC216) Long-Billed Starthroat (Heliomaster longirostris) / Rosenkehlkolibri

 

Mashpi, 13/8/2022. A juvenile. The orange breast is not the plumage but orange pollen or sap smeared on the breast probably.

 

 

Last bird of the day. It was quite a long drive back, we reached the main road not far from Rio Silanche so it was almost 90 minutes until we were at the lodge again. More friends joined us for dinner:

 

 

Andean White-Eared Oppossum

 

 

Another Kinkajou - or was it an Olinguito?

[Galana]

Terrific progress. The cooperative Fruit crow did you proud.

[TonyQ]

@michael-ibkSorry I wasn’t clear, I was thanking you for the information you provided, not asking for more 

 

And I am enjoying your excellent additions 

[PeterHG]

A spectacular collection of birds in the last set, Michael! Great photos, too. What a difference a few rays of sunlight makes for the hummingbirds. It must have felt vey special to see and feel the tiny creatures land on your hand to feed!

[Kitsafari]

all the tanagers are gorgeous, especially the Beryl-Spangled Tanager. but the toucanet is stunning

 

 

and you are just 3 birds away from the 3/4s of a thousand - a place where no BY-er in this forum has been!

Edited September 28, 2022 by Kitsafari

[michael-ibk]

Thanks! Onwards and upwards:

 

748/EC217) Streak-Capped Treehunter (Thripadectes virgaticeps) / Ockerkinn-Baumspäher

 

Tandayapa Bird Lodge, 14/8/2022. Finally we spent some time around our lodge. It had already been our homebase for 4 nights by now but since we were always out early and late back we never really had a chance to check out what was going on here. The morning moth sheet was a huge disappointment. This had been so full of birds in Guango but here we saw - nothing! This was the only species in 40 minutes until we gave up. The walk back was not much better. Too dark to see much, and the few interesting species we could ID were too far away or too quickly gone.

 

 

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

749/EC218) Scaled Fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii) / Schuppenkotinga

 

Tandayapa Bird Lodge, 14/8/2022. Ok, this was quite a nice bird but the sighting not very satisfying for photos.

 

 

A slightly better sighting the next day:

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

750/EC219) Red-Headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii) / Andenbartvogel

 

Tandayapa Bird Lodge, 14/8/2022. The feeders at the lodge were way more fun. Another one of my high priority target birds for the trip, and it really delivered.

 

 

Female:

 

 

 

 

[TonyQ]

The Barbet is a stunning bird for your 750!

[michael-ibk]

751/EC220) Booted aka White-Booted Racket-Tail (Ocreatus underwoodii) / Grünscheitel-Flaggensylphe

 

Tandayapa Bird Lodge, 14/8/2022. Split off from Booted Racket-Tail by the IOC - not recognized by the American Ornithological Society.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

1 minute ago, TonyQ said:

The Barbet is a stunning bird for your 750!

 

Thank you Tony, handily just was available in this batch. :-)

[michael-ibk]

752/EC221) Silver-Throated Tanager (Tangara icterocephala) / Silberkehltangare

 

Tandayapa Bird Lodge, 14/8/2022. Already seen in Costa Rica.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

753/EC222) Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii) / Zimtbrustmotmot

 

Tandayapa Bird Lodge, 14/8/2022. Very similar to Broad-Billed Motmot (already featured) but larger and no green on the chin.

 

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

754/EC223) Purple-Throated Woodstar (Calliphlox mitchellii) / Purpurkehl-Sternkolibri

 

Tandayapa Bird Lodge, 14/8/2022. Restricted to the west slope of the Andes in Colombia and Ecuador, where it inhabits cloud forest, edges, and second growth from 800–2,000 m.

 

A not purple-throated female:

 

 

The male: