Birds of The Ecuadorian Highlands

by Niels Krabbe, John V. Moore, Paul Coopmans, Mitch Lysinger and Robert S. Ridgely

This four-CD publication presents vocalizations of nearly all bird species found in the high Andes of Ecuador. It contains over 850 separately announced recordings of 246 species and represents the first attempt to publish an audio series devoted entirely to the birds of the high Andes. It is outstanding in its completeness, including not only song, but also a variety of calls of each species and distinct subspecies, several of which are endemic to the region. The high Andes of Ecuador supports a diversity of habitats ranging from cushion plants near the snowline through high-elevation grassland, wetlands and Polylepis-Gynoxys woodland, to humid forest on the rainy slopes and dry scrub in the intermontane valleys. These habitats are occupied by different species of birds, each with a voice adapted to its specific environment and life style. This CD-set is part of a series that will eventually cover all the birds of Ecuador, one of the richest avifaunas in the World.

4 CDs, 2 booklets. Published 2001. Suggested retail price: $25.95

Species list:

1. Tawny-breasted Tinamou Nothocercus julius
2. Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
3. Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis
4. Andean Teal Anas andium
5. Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
6. Andean Ruddy Duck Oxyura ferruginea
7. Black-faced Ibis Theristicus melanopis
8. Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus
9. Plain-breasted Hawk Accipiter ventralis
10. Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus
11. White-throated Hawk Buteo albigula
12. Variable Hawk Buteo polyosoma
13. Carunculated Caracara Phalcoboenus carunculatus
14. Mountain Caracara Phalcoboenus megalopterus
15. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
16. American Kestrel Falco sparverius
17. Bearded Guan Penelope barbata
18. Andean Guan Penelope montagnii
19. Ecuadorian Rail Rallus aequatorialis
20. Andean Coot Fulica ardesiaca
21. Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
22. Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
23. Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
24. White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
25. Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
26. Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
27. Puna Snipe Gallinago andina
28. Noble Snipe Gallinago nobilis
29. Andean Snipe Gallinago jamesoni
30. Imperial Snipe Gallinago imperialis
31. Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe Attagis gayi
32. American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
33. Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens
34. Andean Gull Larus serranus
35. Band-tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata
36. Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
37. Common Ground-dove Columbina passerina
38. Maroon-chested Ground-dove Claravis mondetoura
39. Black-winged Ground-dove Metriopelia melanoptera
40. White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
41. White-throated Quail-dove Geotrygon frenata
42. Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii
43. Yellow-eared Parrot Ognorhynchus icterotis
44. Barred Parakeet Bolborhynchus lineola
45. Red-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops
46. White-capped Parrot Pionus seniloides
47. Scaly-naped Amazon Amazona mercenaria
48. White-throated Screech-owl Otus albogularis
49. Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
50. Andean Pygmy-owl Glaucidium jardinii
51. Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
52. Rufous-banded Owl Strix albitarsus
53. Stygian Owl Asio stygius
54. Buff-fronted Owl Aegolius harrisii
55. Rufous-bellied Nighthawk Lurocalis rufiventris
56. Band-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus longirostris
57. White-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus cayennensis
58. Swallow-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis segmentata
59. White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
60. White-tipped Swift Aeronautes montivagus
61. Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans
62. Western Emerald Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus
63. Blue-headed Sapphire Hylocharis grayi
64. Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys
65. Ecuadorian Hillstar Oreotrochilus chimborazo
66. Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas
67. Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis
68. Mountain Velvetbreast Lafresnaya lafresnayi
69. Great Sapphirewing Pterophanes cyanopterus
70. Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae
71. Rainbow Starfrontlet Coeligena iris
72. Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera
73. Amethyst-throated Sunangel Heliangelus amethysticollis
74. Flame-throated Sunangel Heliangelus micraster
75. Purple-throated Sunangel Heliangelus viola
76. Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestitus
77. Sapphire-vented Puffleg Eriocnemis luciani
78. Black-thighed Puffleg Eriocnemis derbyi
79. Black-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia victoriae
80. Green-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia nuna
81. Purple-backed Thornbill Ramphomicron microrhynchum
82. Viridian Metaltail Metallura williami ssp. atrigularis
83. Viridian Metaltail Metallura williami ssp. primolina
84. Violet-throated Metaltail Metallura baroni
85. Neblina Metaltail Metallura odomae
86. Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina
87. Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani
88. Blue-mantled Thornbill Chalcostigma stanleyi
89. Mountain Avocetbill Opisthoprora euryptera
90. Purple-collared Woodstar Myrtis fanny
91. White-bellied Woodstar Acestrura mulsant
92. Masked Trogon Trogon personatus
93. Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus ssp. albivitta
94. Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus ssp. cyanolaemus
95. Gray-breasted Mountain-toucan Andigena hypoglauca
96. Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola
97. Crimson-mantled Woodpecker Piculus rivolii
98. Bar-bellied Woodpecker Veniliornis nigriceps
99. Powerful Woodpecker Campephilus pollens
100. Slender-billed Miner Geositta tenuirostris
101. Bar-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus
102. Stout-billed Cinclodes Cinclodes excelsior
103. Andean Tit-spinetail Leptasthenura andicola
104. Azara's Spinetail Synallaxis azarae ssp. ochracea
105. Azara's Spinetail Synallaxis azarae ssp. media
106. Rufous Spinetail Synallaxis unirufa
107. White-browed Spinetail Hellmayrea gularis
108. White-chinned Thistletail Schizoeaca fuliginosa
109. Mouse-colored Thistletail Schizoeaca griseomurina
110. Streak-backed Canastero Asthenes wyatti
111. Many-striped Canastero Asthenes flammulata
112. Streaked Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii
113. Pearled Treerunner Margarornis squamiger
114. Flammulated Treehunter Thripadectes flammulatus
115. Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
116. Montane Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger
     Note: date cut # 4 should be June 21, 1997.
117. Greater Scythebill Campylorhamphus pucherani
118. Long-tailed Antbird Drymophila caudata
119. Undulated Antpitta Grallaria squamigera
120. Chestnut-crowned Antpitta Grallaria ruficapilla
121. Jocotoco Antpitta Grallaria ridgelyi
122. Chestnut-naped Antpitta Grallaria nuchalis ssp. obsoleta
123. Chestnut-naped Antpitta Grallaria nuchalis ssp. nuchalis
124. Bicolored Antpitta Grallaria rufocinerea
125. Rufous Antpitta Grallaria rufula
126. Tawny Antpitta Grallaria quitensis
127. Slate-crowned Antpitta Grallaricula nana
128. Crescent-faced Antpitta Grallaricula lineifrons
129. Ash-colored Tapaculo Myornis senilis
130. Unicolored Tapaculo Scytalopus unicolor, "eastern"
131. Unicolored Tapaculo Scytalopus unicolor ssp. latrans
132. Unicolored Tapaculo Scytalopus unicolor ssp. subcinereus
133. Spillmann's Tapaculo Scytalopus spillmanni
134. Chusquea Tapaculo Scytalopus parkeri
135. Paramo Tapaculo Scytalopus canus, "southern"
136. Paramo Tapaculo Scytalopus canus ssp. opacus
137. Ocellated Tapaculo Acropternis orthonyx
138. Black-capped Tyrannulet Phyllomyias nigrocapillus
139. Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet Phyllomyias uropygialis
140. Southern Beardless Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum
141. Highland Elaenia Elaenia obscura
142. White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps
143. Sierran Elaenia Elaenia pallatangae
144. White-throated Tyrannulet Mecocerculus leucophrys
145. White-banded Tyrannulet Mecocerculus stictopterus
146. Tufted Tit-tyrant Anairetes parulus
147. Black-crested Tit-tyrant Anairetes nigrocristatus
148. Agile Tit-tyrant Uromyias agilis
149. Subtropical Doradito Pseudocolopteryx acutipennis
150. Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant Pseudotriccus ruficeps
151. Black-throated Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus granadensis ssp. pyrrhops
152. Black-throated Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus granadensis ssp. granadensis
153. Orange-banded Flycatcher Myiophobus lintoni
154. Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
155. Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca fumicolor
156. White-browed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca leucophrys
157. Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca rufipectoralis
158. Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris
     Note: recording data for cut # 1 should be changed to July 1991, 1800m, Chiriboga Rd., Pichincha.
159. Crowned Chat-Tyrant Silvicultrix frontalis
160. Jelski's Chat-Tyrant Silvicultrix jelskii
161. Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant Silvicultrix diadema
162. Red-rumped Bush-Tyrant Cnemarchus erythropygius
163. Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant Myiotheretes striaticollis
164. Smoky Bush-Tyrant Myiotheretes fumigatus
165. Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis montana
166. White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis andicola
167. Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola alpina
168. Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola maculirostris
169. Barred Becard Pachyramphus versicolor
170. Red-crested Cotinga Ampelion rubrocristatus
171. Chestnut-crested Cotinga Ampelion rufaxilla
172. Barred Fruiteater Pipreola arcuata
173. Black-collared Jay Cyanolyca armillata
174. Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa
175. Chiguanco Thrush Turdus chiguanco
176. Great Thrush Turdus fuscater
177. Glossy-black Thrush Turdus serranus
178. White-capped Dipper Cinclus leucocephalus
179. Brown-bellied Swallow Notiochelidon murina
180. Blue-and-white Swallow Pychochelidon cyanoleuca
181. Pale-footed Swallow Notiochelidon flavipes
182. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
183. Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa
184. Grass Wren Cistothorus platensis
185. Plain-tailed Wren Thryothorus euophrys
186. House Wren Troglodytes aedon
187. Mountain Wren Troglodytes solstitialis
188. Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys
189. Paramo Pipit Anthus bogotensis
190. Spectacled Whitestart Myioborus melanocephalus
191. Black-crested Warbler Basileuterus nigrocristatus
192. Citrine Warbler Basileuterus luteoviridis
193. Russet-crowned Warbler Basileuterus coronatus
194. Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys
195. Golden-rumped Euphonia Euphonia cyanocephala
196. Cinereous Conebill Conirostrum cinereum
197. Blue-backed Conebill Conirostrum sitticolor
198. Capped Conebill Conirostrum albifrons
199. Giant Conebill Oreomanes fraseri
200. Tit-like Dacnis Xenodacnis parina
201. Masked Flowerpiercer Diglossa cyanea
     Note: cut # 4 is looped.
202. Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii
203. Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis
204. White-sided Flowerpiercer Diglossa albilatera
205. Rusty Flowerpiercer Diglossa sittoides
206. Rufous-chested Tanager Thlypopsis ornata
207. Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea melanonota
208. Scrub Tanager Tangara vitriolina
209. Blue-and-black Tanager Tangara vassorii
210. Golden-crowned Tanager Iridosornis rufivertex
211. Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus igniventris
212. Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus lacrymosus
213. Hooded Mountain-Tanager Buthraupis montana
214. Masked Mountain-Tanager Buthraupis wetmorei
215. Black-chested Mountain-Tanager Buthraupis eximia
216. Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager Dubusia taeniata
217. Blue-and-yellow Tanager Thraupis bonariensis
218. Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
219. Red-hooded Tanager Piranga rubriceps
220. White-capped Tanager Sericossypha albocristata
221. Gray-hooded Bush-Tanager Cnemoscopus rubrirostris
222. Black-backed Bush-Tanager Urothraupis stolzmanni
223. Black-capped Hemispingus Hemispingus atropileus
224. Superciliaried Hemispingus Hemispingus superciliaris
225. Black-headed Hemispingus Hemispingus verticalis
226. Grass-green Tanager Chlorornis riefferii
227. Plushcap Catamblyrhynchus diadema
228. Streaked Saltator Saltator albicollis
229. Masked Saltator Saltator cinctus
230. Southern Yellow Grosbeak Pheucticus chrysogaster
231. Black-backed Grosbeak Pheucticus aureoventris
232. Black-and-white Seedeater Sporophila luctuosa
233. Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis
234. Band-tailed Seedeater Catamenia analis
235. Plain-colored Seedeater Catamenia inornata
236. Paramo Seedeater Catamenia homochroa
237. Grassland Yellow-Finch Sicalis luteola
238. Plumbeous Sierra-Finch Phrygilus unicolor
239. Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch Phrygilus plebejus
240. Band-tailed Sierra-Finch Phrygilus alaudinus
241. Slaty Finch Haplospiza rustica
     Note: cut # 2 is looped.
242. Pale-naped Brush-Finch Atlapetes pallidinucha
243. Northern Rufous-naped Brush-Finch Atlapetes latinucha
244. Slaty Brush-Finch Atlapetes schistaceus
245. White-winged Brush-Finch Atlapetes leucopterus
246. White-rimmed Brush-Finch Atlapetes leucopis
247. Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch Buarremon brunneinuchus
248. Stripe-headed Brush-Finch Buarremon torquatus
249. Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
250. Northern Mountain-Cacique Cacicus leucoramphus
251. Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus
252. Peruvian Meadowlark Sturnella bellicosa
253. Hooded Siskin Carduelis magellanica
254. Andean Siskin Carduelis spinescens

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