Michael‘s Seventh Year

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905/EC374) Napo Sabrewing (Campylopterus villaviscensio) / Napodegenflügel

 

Wild Sumaco, 18/8/2022. A near-threatened species "infrequently encountered" - but not too difficult in Sumaco.

 

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906/EC375) Chestnut-Fronted Macaw (Ara severus) / Rotbugara

 

Wild Sumaco, 18/8/2022. Since I did not get anything on the trails I spent the last hour before dawn at the village´s soccer place which is slightly elevated. Hoped for some fly-overs, and got two Parrot species. Quite distant but at least a plan that worked.

 

 

 

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907/EC376) Military Macaw (Ara militaris) / Soldatenara

 

Wild Sumaco, 18/8/2022. The largest Macaw in the area. Unfortunately the light was already pretty bad now.

 

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908/EC277) Magpie Tanager (Cissopis leverianus) / Elstertangare

 

Wild Sumaco, 18/8/2022. For once, a name that makes perfect sense. Quite common.

 

 

 

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909/EC378) Channel-Billed Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus) / Dotterkehltukan

 

Wild Sumaco, 19/8/2022. Today I was with Manuel. A nice, friendly man and not a bad birder but certainly not in Byron´s league. He´s normally one of the caretakers in the lodge.

 

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910/EC379) Swallow Tanager (Tersina viridis) / Schwalbentangare

 

Wild Sumaco, 19/8/2022. Why "Swallow"? "Behavior much different from other tanagers: perches upright, often on exposed branches or treetops, and sallies out for insects like a flycatcher." Ok, but wouldn´t Flycatcher Tanager be a much more sensible name then?

 

Male and (totally different looking female, the latter photo from Mashpi a few days earlier.

 

 

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911/EC380) Ruddy Pigeon (Patagioenas subvinacea) / Purpurtaube

 

Wild Sumaco, 19/8/2022. Sometimes I love song descriptions: "a clipped hooting song, “hit the foul pole!”

 

 

 

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912/EC381) Red-Billed Tyrannulet (Zimmerius cinereicapilla) / Purpurschnabel-Kleintyrann

 

Wild Sumaco, 19/8/2022. At least a Tyrannulet with a distinctive feature. It was such a grey and dull day though that I did not see the red bill.

 

 

 

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913/EC382) White Hawk (Pseudastur albicollis) / Schneebussard

 

Wild Sumaco, 19/8/2022. The trails were quite frustrating to be honest. But my mood considerably improved when we found this one.

 

 

 

 

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914/EC383) White-Shouldered Antshrike (Thamnophilus aethiops) / Perlschulter-Ameisenwürger

 

Wild Sumaco, 19/8/2022. Tried quite a while for this one - really did not want to be seen.

 

 

 

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915/EC384) White-Necked Thrush (Turdus albicollis)  / Halbringdrossel

 

Wild Sumaco, 19/8/2022. Many subspecies for this one.

 

 

 

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916/EC385) Buff-Throated Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus rufigularis) / Graukappen-Todityrann

 

Wild Sumaco, 19/8/2022. A typical trails photo.

 

 

 

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917/EC386) Paradise Tanager (Tangara chilensis) / Siebenfarbentangare

 

Wild Sumaco, 19/8/2022. A really wonderful bird, not uncommon in Sumaco.

 

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918/EC387) White-Collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris) / Halsbandsegler

 

Wild Sumaco, 19/8/2022. The largest and most common Swift of the trip.

 

 

 

 

 

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919/EC388) Blue-and-White Swallow (Notiochelidon cyanoleuca) / Schwarzsteißschwalbe

 

Wild Sumaco, 19/8/2022. I really should have a better photo for this one, it is the default Swallow in most areas we went.

 

 

 

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920/EC389) Common Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) / Graugelb-Todityrann

 

Rio Silanche, 13/8/2022. Huh, why Rio Silanche again all of a sudden? I had thought I had my best CTF sighting here in Sumaco but my photos clearly showed no, I did not.

 

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921/EC390) Smooth-Billed Ani (Crotophaga ani) / Glattschnabelani

 

Wild Sumaco, 19/8/2022. Anis are actually Cuckoos. A few sightings in the Sumaco area.

 

 

 

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922/EC391) Short-Tailed Swift (Chaetura brachyura) / Stutzschwanzsegler

 

Wild Sumaco, 19/8/2022. Another glorious ebc.

 

 

 

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923/EC392) Scale-Crested Pygmy-Tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus) / Rot-Schuppenkopftyrann

 

Wild Sumaco, 19/8/2022. One of the nemesis birds of the trip for me. Quite common, and very vocal, so we regularly had heard and tried for it. Always without success. It´s an incredibly fast-moving and skulking little bugger. So it felt good to finally snatch it, even though the photos are far from stellar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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924/EC393) Brown Violetear (Colibri delphinae) / Brauner Veilchenohrkolibri

 

Wild Sumaco, 19/8/2022. Back at the lodge. King of the Feeders, a very agressive Hummingbird.

 

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925/EC394) Ecuadorian Piedtail (Phlogophilus hemileucurus) / Schwarzweißschwanz-Kolibri

 

Wild Sumaco, 19/8/2022. The only sighting. Fairly small Hummer with a very limited range.

 

 

 

 

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926/EC395) White-Crowned Manakin (Pseudopipra pipra) / Weißscheitelpipra

 

Wild Sumaco, 19/8/2022. Brilliant, I know.

 

 

I had had high hopes for the afternoon and especially the evening. Manuel was confident he could show me two new Owls and possibly Pauraque. But  about 40 minutes after we had left the lodge the skies opened. Really opened - even though I had an umbrella and a rain jacket I got so soaking wet, I could just as well have jumped into a river. And the rain would not stop. I realized how lucky I had been so far. There had been very dull weather and the occasional shower or drizzle. But nothing like this. There was no chance we could get out again in the evening. And the rain continued through the night and next day, so I could do nothing but stay in my room or at the fire in the dining room.

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927/EC396) Many-Banded Aracari (Pteroglossus pluricinctus) / Doppelbindenarassari

 

Wild Sumaco, 20/8/2022. I was to leave the lodge at 09:00 and spent the last hour on the terrace again, staring out in the rain. This cool bird came relatively close to say Good Bye.

 

 

 

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928/EC397) Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy) / Grüner Schattenkolibri

 

Wild Sumaco, 20/8/2022. A regular at the feeders but not an easy one to catch.

 

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929/EC398) Rufous-Vented Whitetip (Urosticte ruficrissa) / Rotsteißkolibri

 

Wild Sumaco, 20/8/2022. And I actually did get a completely new one five minutes before I left.