Leader : Pieter Verheij
Local Guides : Juan Carlos, Pablo and Marcello
Trip report Author: Pieter Verheij
Day 1 – August 18th
Arrival day in Quito and transfer to BB&El Jardin
Day 2 – August 19th

Day 3 – August 20th

Day 4 – August 21st

Day 5 - August 22nd
In just a few days the water lever had dropped in the river, and the “captain” needed even more skills to manoeuvre between islands and shallow places. On the sandbanks we got good views of Snowy and Great Egret and we also saw some Cocoi Herons and a Yellow-billed Tern.

Walking back on the trail we found a pair of Undulated Tinamou. Unfortunately we saw them too late when the were flying away. We did the same track to the black-water lake again but we spent more time now looking around, which was very productive, giving us Collared Trogon, White-chinned Jacamar, Pied -, black-fronted- and Swallow-winged Puffbird, Scarlet-crowned Barbet and Crimson-bellied Woodpecker. We ended the day with a nice barbecue on the waterside.
Day 6 – August 23rd

This day we had again an early start for a walk in the forest. The walking is normally not too difficult, the trails are in good condition and except for some smaller parts, there is not too much climbing. However the relatively high temperature combined with a very high humidity makes it impossible to keep dry. We found Slender-billed Kite posing nicely for us, Amazonian White-tailed Trogon and Amazonian Violaceous Trogon, White-chinned Jacamar, Pied Puffbird, Long-billed and Spix’s Woodcreeper, Lineated Woodpecker and many more.
The transfer took around 45 minutes. We stopped at the entrance of a creek with a jetty and reception buildings, part of Napo Wildlife Center. At this point we changed to a man-driven canoe for the last two hours to the lodge. The canoe had to manoeuvre between fallen tree trunks and other obstacles through the clear but black water.

The lodge is beautifully located on the shore of the Añangucohoa lake. It has 12 spacious very nice decorated cabins, all with direct views on the lake. An extraordinary place.
After a welcome drink offered by the lodge we went up in the tower of the central building. This gave us good views of the very busy and loud Crested Oropendola y Yellow-rumped Cacique being busy with their nests in the trees along the lake.
Day 7 - August 24th
Day 8 – August 25th


Day 9 – August 26th

Day 10 – August 27th
Departure from the Amazonia and back to Quito. We saw a total of 206 different species during this trip in the Amazonia, which we consider as a very good result for a trip organized for Photographers.
Tinamous
Undulated Tinamou Crypturellus undulatus
Bitterns, Herons and Egrets
Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus
Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
Great Egret Ardea alba
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Striated Heron Butorides striata
Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis
Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius
New world Vultures
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes melambrotus
King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa
Osprey
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Hawks, Eagles and Kites
Slender-billed Kite Rostrhamus hamatus
Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea
White-throated Hawk Buteo albigula
Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis
Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens
Slate-colored Hawk Leucopternis schistaceus
White Hawk Leucopternis albicollis
Falcons and Caracaras
Black Caracara Daptrius ater
Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis
Guans, Chachalacas and Allies
Spix's Guan Penelope jacquacu
Speckled Chachalaca Ortalis guttata
Hoatzin
Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin
Wood Partridges
Marbled Wood Quail Odontophorus gujanensis
Rails, Crakes and Gallinules
Black-banded Crake Anurolimnas fasciatus
Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea
Sungrebe
Sungrebe Heliornis fulica
Jacanas
Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana
Sandpipers and Snipes
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
Gulls and Terns
Yellow-billed Tern Sterna superciliaris
Pigeons and Doves
Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis
Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla
Sapphire Quail Dove Geotrygon saphirina
Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
Parrots, Macaws and Allies
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
Red-bellied Macaw Orthopsittaca manilata
Dusky-headed Parakeet Aratinga weddellii
Maroon-tailed Parakeet Pyrrhura melanura
Cobalt-winged Parakeet Brotogeris cyanoptera
Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus
Mealy Amazon Amazona farinosa
Black-headed Parrot Pionites melanocephala
Orange-cheeked Parrot Pionopsitta barrabandi
Orange-winged Amazon Amazona amazonica
Yellow-crowned Amazon Amazona ochrocephala
Cuckoos and Anis
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
Little Cuckoo Piaya minuta
Greater Ani Crotophaga major
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
Owls, Potoos and Nightjars
Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl Megascops watsonii
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum
Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata
Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus
Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis
Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
Ladder-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis climacocerca
Ocellated Poorwill Nyctiphrynus ocellatus
Swifts
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura
Fork-tailed Palm-Swift Tachornis squamata
Hummingbirds
Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsuta
White-bearded Hermit Phaethornis hispidus
Straight-billed Hermit Phaethornis bourcieri
White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
Sparkling Violet-ear Colibri coruscans
Golden-tailed Sapphire Chrysuronia oenone
Black-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia victoriae
Viridian Metaltail Metallura williami
Trogons and Quetzals
Black-tailed Trogon Trogon melanurus
Collared Trogon Trogon collaris
Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus
White-tailed Trogon Trogon viridis
Kingfishers
Ringed Kingfisher Ceryle torquatus
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher Chloroceryle inda
American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea
Jacamars
Purplish Jacamar Galbula chalcothorax
White-chinned Jacamar Galbula tombacea
Great Jacamar Jacamerops aureus
Puffbirds and Nunbirds
Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus
Collared Puffbird Bucco capensis
White-chested Puffbird Malacoptila fusca
Brown Nunlet Nonnula brunnea
Swallow-wing Chelidoptera tenebrosa
Black-fronted Nunbird Monasa nigrifrons
White-fronted Nunbird Monasa morphoeus
Barbets
Gilded Barbet Capito auratus
Scarlet-crowned Barbet Capito aurovirens
Toucans
Ivory-billed Aracari Pteroglossus azara
Lettered Aracari Pteroglossus inscriptus
Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus
Many-banded Aracari Pteroglossus pluricinctus
Golden-collared Toucanet Selenidera reinwardtii
Andean Toucanet Aulacorhynchus albivitta
White-throated Toucan Ramphastos tucanus
Woodpeckers
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker Melanerpes cruentatus
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
Crimson-bellied Woodpecker Campephilus haematogaster
Cream-colored Woodpecker Celeus flavus
Ovenbirds
Pearled Treerunner Margarornis squamiger
Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus
Short-billed Leaftosser Sclerurus rufigularis
Woodcreepers
Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus
Long-billed Woodcreeper Nasica longirostris
Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper Dendrexetastes rufigula
Amazonian Barred-Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes certhia
Black-banded Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes picumnus
Straight-billed Woodcreeper Dendroplex picus
Spix's Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus spixii
Antbirds
Dusky-throated Antshrike Thamnomanes ardesiacus
Plain-throated Antwren Myrmotherula hauxwelli
White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris
Scale-backed Antbird Hylophylax poecilinota
Dot-backed Antbird Hylophylax punctulata
Banded Antwren Dichrozona cincta
Silvered Antbird Sclateria naevia
Plumbeous Antbird Myrmeciza hyperythra
Bicolored Antbird Gymnopithys leucaspis
Yellow-browed Antbird Hypocnemis hypoxantha
Antthrushes and Antpitta
Rufous-capped Antthrush Formicarius colma
Striated Antthrush Chamaeza nobilis
Tapaculos
Blackish Tapaculo Scytalopus latrans
Cotingas
Red-crested Cotinga Ampelion rubrocristata
Plum-throated Cotinga Cotinga maynana
Spangled Cotinga Cotinga cayana
Screaming Piha Lipaugus vociferans
Purple-throated Fruitcrow Querula purpurata
Bare-necked Fruitcrow Gymnoderus foetidus
Manakins
White-crowned Manakin Dixiphia pipra
Blue-crowned Manakin Lepidothrix coronata
Wire-tailed Manakin Pipra filicauda
Tyrant Flycatchers
Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum
Drab Water-Tyrant Ochthornis littoralis
Golden-faced Tyrannulet Zimmerius chrysops
White-lored Tyrannulet Ornithion inerme
White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps
Yellow-crowned Elaenia Myiopagis flavivertex
White-banded Tyrannulet Mecocerculus stictopterus
Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus
Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
Rufous-tailed Flatbill Ramphotrigon ruficauda
Gray-crowned Flycatcher Tolmomyias poliocephalus
Short-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus ferox
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
Gray-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis
Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus
Black-tailed Tityra Tityra cayana
Cinnamon Attila Attila cinnamomeus
Lesser Kiskadee Philohydor lictor
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Crowned Slaty Flycatcher Griseotyrannus aurantioatrocristatus
Crows and Jays
Violaceous Jay Cyanocorax violaceus
Thrushes
Lawrence's Thrush Turdus lawrencii
Great Thrush Turdus fuscater
Black-billed Thrush Turdus ignobilis
Wrens
Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapilla
Plain-tailed Wren Thryothorus euophrys
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Swallows
Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer
New World Warblers
Black-crested Warbler Basileuterus nigrocristatus
Russet-crowned Warbler Basileuterus coronatus
Spectacled Redstart Myioborus melanocephalus
Tanagers, Buntings, Sparrows
Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo
Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris
Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster
Paradise Tanager Tangara chilensis
Masked Crimson Tanager Ramphocelus nigrogularis
Masked Tanager Tangara nigrocincta
Black-faced Dacnis Dacnis lineata
Yellow-bellied Dacnis Dacnis flaviventer
Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana
Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
Superciliaried Hemispingus Hemispingus superciliaris
Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola
Black Flower-piercer Diglossa humeralis
Red-capped Cardinal Paroaria gularis
Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
Stripe-headed Brush-Finch Buarremon torquatus
Blackbirds, Crackles, Orioles
Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus
Russet-backed Oropendola Psarocolius angustifrons
Green Oropendola Psarocolius viridis
Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela
Moriche Oriole Icterus chrysocephalus
Oriole Blackbird Gymnomystax mexicanus
Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus{/slide}{/tabs}