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Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis subsp. sociabilis) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Challuacocha Oxbow in front of Sani Lodge, Sucumbios Province, Ecuador. Always in bad lighting and from a canoe which exacerbated the situation (thats my excuse and I am sticking with it, lol). The kites...

Short-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus ferox subsp. ferox) Sani Lodge, Sucumbios Province, Ecuador. Ecuadorian Submontane Amazonian Rainforest at ca. 200 m ( 656 ft) elevation.

Gray-winged Trumpeter (Psophia crepitans subsp. napensis) This individual was brought to Sani Lodge, Sucumbios Province, Ecuador when it was very young with a broken leg by a local. They put a splint on its leg and turned it loose. It stayed and has acclimated to humans. It seemingly took a...

Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger: Alligatoridae) Taken from a canoe. Adults range from 2.8-4.3 m (9.2-14.1 ft) long. Aangua Lake, Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Orellna Province, Ecuador. Ecuadorian amazonian rainforest at ca. 200 m (656 ft) elevation. Napo River floodplain...

Whispering Ibis (Phimosus infuscatus) Sexes similar. Baeza, Napo Province, Ecuador. Shallow excavated ponds below main road. Highly disturbed tropical montane forest also known as lower montane forest at ca. 1,600 m (5,249 ft) elevation.

White-bellied Woodstar (Chaetocercus mulsanti) juvenile male, species sexually dimorphic. Guango Lodge, Papallacta, Napo Province, Ecuador. Eastern-slope of the Andes in an elevational zone known as humid temperate forest (also called upper montane humid forest) with riparian vegetation...

Slaty-backed Chat Tyrant (Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris subsp. cinnamomeiventris) Sexes similar. Guango Lodge in the town of Papallacta, Napo Province, Ecuador. Eastern-slope of the Andes in an elevational zone known as humid temperate forest (also called upper montane humid forest) with riparian...

Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) San Isidro Lodge, San Isidro Reserve, Quijos Valley, Napo Province, Ecuador. Eastern-slope of the Andes near Cosanga in a mid-elevation montane forest (cloud forest) at about 2,000 m (6,560 ft) elevation. Foraging in small Melastome trees.

Again, my wife Carol is the photographer. They are reputed to be not very shy and this one lived up to that.

Olive-backed Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus triangularis subsp. triangularis) Along the bypass road from San Isidro to Baeza, Napo Province, Ecuador. Eastern-slope of the Andes; mid-elevation montane forest (cloud-forest) at ca. 1,900 m (6,234 ft).

Great Thrush (Turdus fuscater subsp. quindio) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Guango Lodge, Papallacta, Napo Province, Ecuador. Eastern-slope of the Andes in an elevational zone known as humid temperate forest (also called upper montane humid forest) with riparian vegetation adjacent to Rio...

Orange-eared Tanager (Chlorochrysa calliparaea subsp. bourcieri) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Along the bypass road from San Isidro to Baeza, Napo Province, Ecuador. Eastern-slope of the Andes; mid-elevation montane forest (cloud-forest) at ca. 1,900 m (6,234 ft).

Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata subsp. torquata) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Guango Lodge, Papallacta, Napo Province, Ecuador. Eastern-slope of the Andes in an elevational zone known as humid temperate forest (also called upper montane humid forest) with riparian vegetation adjacent to...

Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana subsp. glaucogularis) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Along the bypass road from San Isidro to Baeza, Napo Province, Ecuador. Eastern-slope of the Andes; mid-elevation montane forest (cloud-forest) at ca. 1,900 m (6,234 ft).

Saffron-crowned Tanager (Tangara xanthocephala subsp. venusta) Along the bypass road from San Isidro to Baeza, Napo Province, Ecuador. Eastern-slope of the Andes; mid-elevation montane forest (cloud-forest) at ca. 1,900 m (6,234 ft).

Tyrannine Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla tyrannina subsp. tyrannina) Not easily seen, especially in this picture but they have a small hook on the tip of their bill. Along the bypass road from San Isidro to Baeza, Napo Province, Ecuador. Eastern-slope of the Andes; mid-elevation montane forest...

Blue-footed booby and juvenile at North Seymour Island, Galapagos.

One of the first birds I saw at San Jorge Eco-lodge just outside of Quito, Ecuador. Friends have told me I was lucky to see it and this was the only one I saw. My wife Carol took the picture and notice the tongue protruding past the end of the bill.

Saturniid Moth (Cerodirphia mota: Saturniidae) This moth was photographed under night lights at San Isidro Lodge, San Isidro Reserve, Quijos Valley, Napo Province, Ecuador. Eastern-slope of the Andes near Cosanga in a mid-elevation montane forest (cloud forest) at about 2,000 m (6,560 ft) elevation.

Violet-fronted Brilliant (Heliodoxa leadbeateri subsp. sagitta) Female, species sexually dimorphic. Anxious to forage on an orange-flowered Coral-tree (Erythrina sp.: Fabaceae). San Isidro Lodge, San Isidro Reserve, Quijos Valley, Napo Province, Ecuador. Eastern-slope of the Andes near Cosanga...

White-winged Swallow (Tachycineta albiventer) Sexes similar. White-winged Swallow (Tachycineta albiventer) Sexes similar. Margin of lake Aangu at Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Orellna Province, Ecuador. Ecuadorian amazonian rainforest at ca. 200 m (656 ft) elevation.

Black-chested Mountain Tanager (Cnemathraupis eximia subsp. cyanocalyptra) Sexes similar. Another distant shot in the rain at high elevation. Parque Nacional Cayambe Coca above Pappalacta Pass, Napo Province, Ecuador. Continental divide on eastern-slope at ca. 3,718 m (12,200 ft) elevation with...

Long-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus kingii subsp. mocoa) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Landing on an orange-flowered Coral-tree (Erythrina sp.: Fabaceae). San Isidro Lodge, San Isidro Reserve, Quijos Valley, Napo Province, Ecuador. Eastern-slope of the Andes near Cosanga in a mid-elevation...