Ecuadorian Amazon - November, 2024

In November of 2024 Wendy and I took a long-awaited trip to the Amazon Rainforest of Ecuador with Indiana Audubon and friend and guide Nelson Apolo Jaramillo. This wonderful adventure began with a day at high altitude at Antisana, before flying to Coca City. From there, we took motorized canoes for a couple of hours on the Napo River to the incredible Napo Cultural Center. We finished our adventure at Sani Lodge. Both locations included spectacular canopy towers, great canoe rides, hikes on trails, and even a visit to a village of indigenous people. Here are a few of the bird shots from our trip.


Capped Heron

Rufescent Tiger-heron (adult)

Greater Yellow-headed Vulture

Double-toothed Kite

Slate-colored Hawk

Crane Hawk

Black Caracara

Red-throated Caracara

Yellow-headed Caracara

Blue-throated Piping-guan

Nocturnal Curassow

Pied Plover

Eared Dove

Croaking Ground-dove

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

Scarlet Macaw

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

Red-bellied Macaw

Orange-cheeked Parrot

Blue-headed Parrot

Yellow-crowned Amazon

Mealy Amazon

Black-bellied Cuckoo

Smooth-billed Ani

Hoatzin

Ladder-tailed Nightjar

Short-tailed Swift

Fork-tailed Palm-swift

Sparkling Violetear

Western Emerald (male)

Ecuadorian Hillstar

Black-tailed Trainbearer

Tyrian Metaltail

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Giant Hummingbird

Shining Sunbeam

Amazonian Trogon

American Pygmy Kingfisher

Violaceous Jay

White-eared Jacamar

White-chinned Jacamar

Great Jacamar

Scarlet-crowned Barbet

Guilded Barbet

White-necked Puffbird

Pied Puffbird

Black-fronted Nunbird

White-fronted Nunbird

Many-banded Aracari

Chestnut-eared Aracari

White-throated Toucan

Chestnut Woodpecker

Waved Woodpecker

Cream-colored Woodpecker

Ringed Woodpecker

Spot-breasted Woodpecker

Yellow-tufted Woodpecker

Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper

Buff-throated Woodcreeper

Long-billed Woodcreeper

Stout-billed Cinclodes

Chestnut-winged Cinclodes

Black-faced Antbird

Tawny Antpitta

Olive-faced Flatbill

Tufted Tit-tyrant

Vermilion Flycatcher

Bright-rumped Attila

Cinnamon Attila

Wire-tailed Manakin

White-winged Swallow

White-banded Swallow

Thrush-like Wren

Black-capped Donacobius

Great Thrush

Rufous-bellied Euphonia

Yellow-bellied Dacnis

Opal-rumped Tanager

Opal-crowned Tanager

Magpie Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-and-yellow Tanager

Scrub Tanager

Masked Tanager

Turquoise Tanager

Saffron Finch

Red-capped Cardinal

Golden Grosbeak

Yellow-browed Sparrow

Yellow-rumped Cacique

Orange-backed Troupial

Shiny Cowbird

Giant Cowbird

Trip images


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