Tandayapa Illustrated Bird List
(to avoid confusion, I've bolded the photographed birds)
For reference the "Main Road" is the dirt road running from Tandayapa to Bellavista. All hummers were observed at the feeders, and the phrase "seen once" or "twice" refer to the days seen, not necessarily how many times during the one day it was seen/heard.
PLAIN-BREASTED HAWK: encountered about half the days; they particularly liked to terrorize the hummers at the feeders!
BARRED HAWK: encountered most days; usually seen soaring over the Main Road.
ROADSIDE HAWK: encountered twice, once on the Main Road and once along the Potoo Trail.
BARRED FOREST FALCON: heard most days, usually along the forest trails.
PLUMBEOUS PIGEON: seen once along the main road
WHITE-TIPPED DOVE: seen most days, usually flushed from the forest trails but occasionally at the Antpitta Blind or Fruit Feeder
RED-BILLED PARROT: heard twice along the Tanager Trail.
SQUIRREL CUCKOO: encountered most days, usually along the main road or the Tanager Trail
CHESTNUT-COLLARED SWIFT: seen twice, once over the Hummer Deck and once along the Main Road.
WHITE-TIPPED SWIFT: seen once along the main road.
TAWNY-BELLIED HERMIT: seen most days, an infrequent visitor to the feeders.
GREEN-FRONTED LANCEBILL: seen twice at the feeders.
BROWN VIOLETEAR: seen about half the days.
GREEN VIOLETEAR: seen daily in good numbers.
SPARKLING VIOLETEAR: seen daily in good numbers "So how's the nectar today?" (with Rufous-tailed Hummer)
WESTERN EMERALD: seen daily in good numbers. (Female left, male right)
GREEN-CROWNED WOODNYMPH: seen about half the days, a rare visitor from the lowlands I was told.
RUFOUS-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD: seen daily in good numbers.
ANDEAN EMERALD: seen daily in good numbers.
SPECKLED HUMMINGBIRD: seen most days.
PURPLE-BIBBED WHITETIP: seen daily, but in smaller numbers. (Male left, female right)
EMPRESS BRILLIANT: seen most days.
FAWN-BREASTED BRILLIANT: seen daily in good numbers.
BROWN INCA: seen daily, but in smaller numbers.
COLLARED INCA: seen daily, but in smaller numbers.
BUFF-TAILED CORONET: seen daily in good numbers; next to the Rackettails it was probably the most common hummer.
VELVET-PURPLE CORONET: seen twice.
GORGETED SUNANGEL: seen daily, but in smaller numbers.
BOOTED RACKETTAIL: seen daily in good numbers (probably the commonest hummer there). Female left, male right
VIOLET-TAILED SYLPH: seen daily in good numbers (too bad the bar from the deck got in the way...) Male left, female right
PURPLE-THROATED WOODSTAR: seen daily in good numbers (female left, male right) Torpid female
WHITE-BELLIED WOODSTAR: seen twice.
GOLDEN-HEADED QUETZAL: heard twice along the Platform Trail
MASKED TROGON: Seen twice at the Antpitta Blind; another couple had one at the fruit feeders.
RED-HEADED BARBET: Seen daily at the fruit feeders (male left, female right) "The Mad Barbet"
TOUCAN BARBET: Heard about half the days, usually from the Antpitta Blind.
CRIMSON-RUMPED TOUCANET: Seen most days, usually at the fruit feeders.
CRIMSON-MANTLED WOODPECKER: Encountered about half the days, usually along the Potoo Trail
SMOKY-BROWN WOODPECKER: heard most days, from anywhere along the woodland trails
AZARA'S SPINETAIL: heard most days from the main road.
RED-FACED SPINETAIL: one bird seen (well the second day) and heard singing twice along the main road; I was told this was rather high for this species, but a lot of lower-elevation species seem to be making their way up the mountain...
SPOTTED BARBTAIL: heard most days along the woodland trails.
LINEATED FOLIAGEGLEANER: heard about half the days along forest trails and especially the Antpitta Blind.
STREAK-CAPPED TREEHUNTER: seen daily, usually at the Antpitta Blind but once at the fruit feeder.
TYRANNINE WOODCREEPER: a pair came in twice to the Antpitta Blind in the afternoons.
STRONG-BILLED WOODCREEPER: heard twice along the Platform Trail.
MONTANE WOODCREEPER: heard most days (and I probably wasn't paying attention the day I didn't record it), from anywhere in the complex.
UNIFORM ANTSHRIKE: heard twice along the Potoo Trail
RUSSET ANTSHRIKE: one bird heard singing along the main road, again rather high for this species.
PLAIN ANTVIREO: encountered twice at the Antpitta Blind.
IMMACULATE ANTBIRD: Seen daily and easily at the Antpitta Blind (male left, female right)
RUFOUS-BREASTED ANTTHRUSH: encountered daily at the Antpitta Blind and sometimes along the Platform Trail itself!
GIANT ANTPITTA: One heard from the Antpitta Blind, and I was assured no one was playing a tape at the time!
OCHRE-BREASTED ANTPITTA: encountered about half the days, and actually seen once at the Antpitta Blind
NARINO TAPACULO: heard daily from anywhere in the complex.
SOUTHERN BEARDLESS TYRANNULET: one cutie seen along the main road.
WHITE-TAILED TYRANNULET: heard daily anywhere along the forest trails.
RUFOUS-HEADED PYGMY TYRANT: It was probably more common, but the only sound sample I heard that I felt comfortable labeling for sure was a long, explosive trill (more than a second long) that descended towards the end, and matched exactly the recording on John Moore's CD.
SCALE-CRESTED PYGMY TYRANT: heard most days from anywhere along the forest trails.
BRAN-COLORED FLYCATCHER: one heard singing along the main road
SMOKE-COLORED PEWEE: heard most days from anywhere in the complex; seen once along the main road.
DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER: heard daily from the forest trails
GOLDEN-CROWNED FLYCATCHER: encountered daily in a variety of places; usually seen either at the feeders or the Antpitta Blind.
TROPICAL KINGBIRD: one seen along the main road, another lowland species eaking its way up the mountain.
WHITE-WINGED BECARD: heard most days along the forest trails or near the lodge
SCALED FRUITEATER: seen once along the main road
ANDEAN COCK-OF-THE-ROCK: encountered most days, usually along the Platform Trail or heard from the Antpitta Blind early, but one actually seen along the entrance road.
BEAUTIFUL JAY: Encountered twice along the Platform Trail.
RED-EYED VIREO: one seen near the fruit feeders.
BROWN-CAPPED VIREO: encountered most days (probably wasn't paying attention the first day); pretty common.
SLATY-BACKED NIGHTINGALE THRUSH: seen twice at the Antpitta Blind.
ECUADORIAN THRUSH: seen twice, once near the hummer deck and again along the Potoo Trail.
BLUE-AND-WHITE SWALLOW: seen most days, usually along the main road
SOUTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW: encountered about half the days, along their "spot" on the main road.
HOUSE WREN: encountered most days, usually around the lodge or main road.
GRAY-BREASTED WOOD WREN: encountered daily; seen at both the Antpitta Blind and along the entrance road.
TROPICAL PARULA: encountered most days along the forest trails.
SLATE-THROATED WHITESTART: seen daily along the forest trails and occasionally at the Antpitta Blind.
THREE-STRIPED WARBLER: seen daily; best spot was the rafters of the lodge near the fruit feeders as they hunted bugs!
RUSSET-CROWNED WARBLER: seen daily at the Antpitta Blind; heard all over the forest trails.
BANANAQUIT: an adult and youngster were seen daily raiding the hummer feeders! (Immature left, adult right)
MASKED FLOWERPIERCER: Seen twice raiding the hummer feeders.
WHITE-SIDED FLOWERPIERCER: daily visitor to the hummer feeders (male left, female right).
ORANGE-BELLIED EUPHONIA: encountered daily anywhere in the complex and the only euphonia you're likely to see there.
GOLDEN TANAGER: seen about half the days in a variety of places, including the fruit feeders.
METALLIC-GREEN TANAGER: seen once along the landing.
BLUE-WINGED MOUNTAIN TANAGER: seen most days, usually at the fruit feeder, but sometimes along the Potoo Trail.
WHITE-WINGED TANAGER: heard once near the Antpitta Blind.
BLUE-GRAY TANAGER: seen once at the fruit feeder
BLACK-WINGED SALTATOR: seen about half the days on various forest trails, including the landing and entrance road.
SOUTHERN YELLOW GROSBEAK: heard twice outside the main building.
BLUE-BLACK GRASSQUIT: one imm. male seen along the main road.
DULL-COLORED GRASSQUIT: one seen along the main road, totally unexpected (I imagine) this high up!
YELLOW-BELLIED SEEDEATER: seen twice along the main road in the more open areas.
TRICOLORED BRUSH FINCH: heard once along the main road.
WHITE-WINGED BRUSH FINCH: seen most days at the fruit feeders.
CHESTNUT-CAPPED BRUSH FINCH: seen daily, usually at the Antpitta Blind and along the Platform Trail.
RUFOUS-COLLARED SPARROW: seen daily at the fruit feeders
LESSER GOLDFINCH: heard most days, usually along the entrance road and main road.
HYPOTHETICAL SPECIES:
COMMON POTOO: I thought I may have heard a distant one one morning, but I wasn't sure. The Potoo Trail was named after a potoo who had set up a day roost along the trail, but he left shortly after the trail was christened!
STREAKED TUFTEDCHEEK: I heard something twice along the Tanager Trail that sounded like a tuftedcheek, but I wasn't comfortable enough with the differences at the time to tell which one it was for sure.
SCALY-THROATED FOLIAGEGLEANER: I heard something at the Antpitta Blind once that sounded like the "scraping" song of this bird, but it was too distorted and distant for me to really tell for sure.
MOUSTACHED ANTPITTA: Right on the heels of hearing the Giant, an antpitta song with a steady, Boreal Owl-like cadence sang, but historically it's the Scaled Antpitta that has had territories in that area, so even though the cadence sounded steady to my ears, it could have been a Scaled.
ORNATE FLYCATCHER: I heard a loud peeping call that could have been an Ornate, but it could have been something else, too, I suppose (that's what it sounded most like, but I couldn't find it).
BUFF-RUMPED WARBLER: Highly unlikely at this altitude, but I had a small bird along the main road that flipped its undertail at me and showed an awful lot of buff, so I'm not sure WHAT that was...