Michael‘s Seventh Year

[michael-ibk]

873/EC342) Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) / Trauerkönigstyrann.

 

Wild Sumaco, 18/8/2022. I think everybody who has ever been in the Neotropics knows this one. Super-common and conspicous, often perching on fences and wires.

 

[michael-ibk]

874/EC343) Glittering-Throated Emerald (Amazilia fimbriata) / Glitzerkehlamazilie

 

Wild Sumaco, 18/8/2022. Not a feeder visitor.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

875/EC344) Golden-Faced Tyrannulet (Zimmerius chrysops) / Goldgesicht-Kleintyrann

 

Wild Sumaco, 18/8/2022. We were back on the main road, quite enjoyable to see some birds out in the open and not behind five thousand leaves!

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

876/EC345) Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) / Brasilzwergkauz

 

Wild Sumaco, 18/8/2022. A terrific surprise. Was photographing some Tyrannulet or something equally thrilling when this Owl flew in out of nowhere and took the Tyrannulets place, saying " Stop taking photos of these boring olive little things that all look the same. Take me, take me, I´m much cooler." Ok.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

877/EC346) Short-Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus ferox) / Kurzschopftyrann

 

Wild Sumaco, 18/8/2022. Very common and widespread species.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

878/EC347) Little Woodpecker (Veniliornis passerinus) / Sperlingsspecht

 

Wild Sumaco, 18/8/2022. Reminded me a bit of Africa´s Cardinal.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

879/EC348) Yellow-Crowned Tyrannulet (Tyrannulus elatus) / Gelbscheitel-Olivtyrann

 

Wild Sumaco, 18/8/2022. The yellow crown is very subtle but just about visible.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

880/EC349) Blue-Black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) / Jacarinitangare

 

Wild Sumaco, 18/8/2022. Another Costa Rica friend. Found from Argentina all the way up to Mexico.

 

[michael-ibk]

881/EC350) Black-Banded Crake (Laterallus fasciatus) / Streifenbauchralle

 

Wild Sumaco, 18/8/2022. Byron the Crake whisperer. This took considerable effort on his part, he spent about 20 minutes trying to locate and attract it. I was rewarded with really great views of this secretive bird. Not too many photos of this species around. 1/50!, ISO 5000.

 

 

 

[Galana]

What a great place to be. worth every penny.

I can see #900 on the horizon.

[TonyQ]

A prize for the Black banded Crake, and the Pygmy Owl is beautiful 

[PeterHG]

Stunning shot of the crake and no shortage of owls! I am impressed by the fact that you could still use the right name for all the lookalikes when processing your photos. ( or perhaps you couldn’t and we’d believe you anyway…)

[michael-ibk]

21 hours ago, Galana said:

What a great place to be. worth every penny.

I can see #900 on the horizon.

 

It is, I definitely recommend Wild Sumaco. One to return to, enjoyed my stay there very much.

 

19 hours ago, TonyQ said:

A prize for the Black banded Crake, and the Pygmy Owl is beautiful 

 

Thank you Tony.

 

8 hours ago, PeterHG said:

Stunning shot of the crake and no shortage of owls! I am impressed by the fact that you could still use the right name for all the lookalikes when processing your photos. ( or perhaps you couldn’t and we’d believe you anyway…)

 

Your suspicions are understandable Peter.

 

Well, there are subtle differences (wingbars, coloration) but I confess I probably would not have been able to ID many of them. But as mentioned before I was thorough with my ebird lists, and even added the time when I took photos for tricky species (most of them therefore). And I did compare the given Ids with the book/app. So I hope the IDs should be correct.

[michael-ibk]

882/EC351) Yellow-Bellied Tanager (Tangara xanthogastra) /Gelbbauchtangare

 

Wild Sumaco, 18/8/2022. Very similar to Spotted and Speckled Tanager.

 

[michael-ibk]

883/EC352) Olivaceous Siskin (Spinus olivaceus) / Olivzeisig

 

Wild Sumaco, 18/8/2022. Another very distant and heavily cropped photo.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

884/EC353) Yellow-Throated Chlorospingus aka Bush Tanager (Chlorospingus flavigularis) / Gelbkehl-Grünammer

 

Wild Sumaco, 18/8/2022. A relatively dull, Sparrow-like Tanager.

 

 

 

The Wild Sumaco Volcano in the distance.

 

 

Byron had brought me to a a small resort under construction he is heavily involved with. A community project looking very nice, aimed at locals and more budget-conscious tourists.

[michael-ibk]

885/EC354) White-Tipped Sicklebill (Eutoxeres aquila) / Weißkehl-Sichelschnabel

 

Wild Sumaco, 18/8/2022. Very interesting-looking Hummer with its Velociraptor-claw-bill. Sicklebills are most often seen feeding on Heliconia flowers in the dark forest understory; they’re generally uncommon and fast-moving, difficult to get a look at.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

886/EC355) Spot-Winged Antbird (Myrmelastes leucostigma) / Dreibinden-Ameisenvogel

 

Wild Sumaco, 18/8/2022. The female here. Wide range across the lowlands of northern South America, east of the Andes, up to around 1,000 m.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

887/EC356) Orange-Billed Sparrow (Arremon aurantiirostris) / Goldschnabel-Buschammer

 

Wild Sumaco, 18/8/2022. The only individual I saw the whole trip.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

888/EC357) Black Antbird (Cercomacroides serva) / Schwarzbrust-Ameisenfänger

 

Wild Sumaco, 18/8/2022. Long-tailed Antbird of lowland rainforest.

 

 

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

889/EC358) Swallow-Tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) /Schwalbenweih

 

Wild Sumaco, 18/8/2022. Love them, Such graceful, uniqe Birds of Prey. Dozens of them were in the sky. They mostly catch insects on the wing.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

890/EC359) Western Striolated Puffbird (Nystalus obamai) / Westlicher Strichelfaulvogel

 

Wild Sumaco, 18/8/2022. Very similar to Eastern Striolated-Puffbird (there´s a limited overlap in Brazil and possibly Bolivia), but has thicker streaks on underparts.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

891/EC360) Blue-Naped Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia cyanea) / Grünorganist

 

Wild Sumaco, 18/8/2022.Tiny little bird, was delighted to get an angle through the foliage.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

892/EC361) Yellow-Tufted Woodpecker (Melanerpes cruentatus) / Gelbbrauenspecht

 

Wild Sumaco, 18/8/2022. Pretty cool-looking Woodie, common in this area. Highly social and often seen in groups.

 

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

893/EC362) Golden-Eared Tanager (Tangara chrysotis) / Goldohrtangare

 

Wild Sumaco, 18/8/2022. Colorful cloud forest tanager found mainly along the east slope of the Andes.