So, tell me, how many territories had you detected before you collected the specimens? I'd really love to know. How did you get into that "difficult to reach terrain"? How many have you found in the national park?
That has got to be one of the most remarkable things I've ever read on Birdforum. It's one thing to argue that collecting is morally wrong - I happen not to agree with you, but it's a perfectly legitimate position - but quite another to accuse collectors - on the basis of no evidence whatsoever - of having done significant damage to the conservation status of a new species.
Blithely brushing aside the facts as presented by the discoverers of the new species themselves takes this to a whole new level...
I will gladly make a donation to conservation efforts at Flor de Oro or to CORBIDI directly, hopefully you and the others involved in this discussion can do the same and some good will come out of this