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El Cajas NP and surroudings, Ecuador, May 28, 2018 (1 Viewer)

howiewu

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Hi, I took these pictures on the way to, and inside El Cajas National Park in Ecuador (in the Andes Mountains) on May 28, 2018.

The first two pictures were taken on the way to the park, the rest were taken inside the park.

My thoughts are:

1. obviously a hummingbird with a long tail, but which species?
2. a flycatcher of some kind (man there are so many species!)?
3. no idea
4. Yellow-billed Pintail?
5. Great Thrush?

What do you think?

Thanks in advance,
Howard
 

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leaving only white-crested elaenia (bird 2)

Thanks!

I think you are right! I am attaching another shot of the flycatcher, although it still does not show the crest, it shows the crown which may be helpful.
 

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I currently don't have any literature at hand, but isn't #2 a Sierran Elaenia rather than White-crested?

Maffong
 
Green-tailed Trainbearer. The upper three pairs of rets are extensively green, not just green tipped, the rets are emerald green without much blue tone, and, importantly, the bill is short and not curved.

White-crested Elaenia. Too pale beneath for Sierran and Sierran is not expected in that area, it should be restricted to the east slope of the Andes as I recall.

Chestnut-winged Cinclodes, YB Pintail, Great Thrush
 
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