See the incredible and unique birdlife – birding hotspot of the Eastern part, Western part, Highlands or Endemic Choco of Ecuador in a full day birding day tour:
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE ANDES OF ECUADOR – BIRD DAY TOUR
05:00 AM pick up from your hotel in Quito.
07:00 AM arrival to the lek of the Andean of the rock – Eastern variation.
07:30 AM hummingbirds of the East – low elevation: tourmaline sunangel, tawny bellied hermit, Geoffroy’s daggerbill, peruvian racket-tail, gorgeted woodstar, white-bellied woodstar, etc.
09:30 AM hummingbirds of the East – upper elevation: green fronted lancebill, long-tailed sylph, bronzy inca, buff-winged starfrontlet, chestnut-breasted coronet, green-backed hillstar, etc.
12:00 PM lunch in a bird lodge.
13:00 PM bird observation: white-throated quail-dove, squirrel cuckoo, masked trogon, andean motmot, green jay, etc.
13:30 PM torrent duck bird observation.
14:30 PM Try again in another Andean cock of the rock bird lek or visit to see the wire-crested thorntail hummingbird, etc.
18:30 PM Back to your hotel in Quito.
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WESTERN SLOPES OF THE ANDES OF ECUADOR – BIRD DAY TOUR
04:15 AM pick up from your hotel in Quito.
06:20 AM arrival to the lek of the Andean of the rock – Western variation.
07:30 AM Milpe birdwatching: Choco toucan, laughing falcon, bat falcon, yellow-throated toucan, collared aracari, lineated woodpecker, bronze-winged parrot, pacific hornero, golden manakin, ornate flycatcher, masked water-tyrant, rusty-margined flycatcher, tropical kingbird, social flycatcher, ecuadorian thrush, gray-breasted wodd-wren, blue-necked tanager, bay-headed tanager, beryl spangled tanager, swallow tanager, rose-faced parrot, maroon-tailed parakeet, etc.
09:30 AM hummingbirds of the West – upper elevation: vilolet-tailed sylph, rufous-gaped hillstar, velvet-purple coronet, empress brilliant,
09:30 AM hummingbirds of the West – lower elevation: black-throated mango, white-necked jacobin, brown inca, violet-bellied , green thorn tail etc.
12:00 PM lunch in a bird lodge.
13:00 PM bird observation at PVM: rufous-necked wood-rail, yellow-rumped cacique, giant cowbird, shiny cowbird, dusky-faced tanager, saffron finch, orange-billed sparrow, crowned woodnymph, violet-bellied hummingbird, etc.
15:30 PM Back to your hotel in Quito.
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ANTISANA – HIGHLANDS OF ECUADOR – BIRD DAY TOUR
05:30 AM pick up from your hotel in Quito.
07:15 AM arrival to Las Secas, Tambo condor. Looking for the Andean condor from Peñon del Isco.
07:30 AM hummingbirds of the highlands of the East – lower elevation: giant hummingbird, black-tailed trainbearer, green-tailed trainbearer, tyrian metaltail, shining sunbeam, collared inca, buff-winged starfrontlet, mountain velvetbreast, great sapphirwing, sword-billed hummingbird, purple-backed thornbill, etc.
09:00 PM Try to spot for the Andean spectacled bear.
09:30 AM hummingbirds of the highlands of the East – upper elevation: ecuadorian hillstar.
10:00 Am birdwatching at la Mica at Antisana Ecological Reserve: yellow-billed pintail, andean teal, andean duck, silvery grebe, andean gull, andean ibis (seasonal), slate-colored coot, andean condor, black and chestnut eagle, harris’s hawk, variable hawk, black-chested buzzard-eagle, caranculated caracara, peregrine falcon, stout-billed cinclodes, chestnut-winged cinclodes, andean tit-spinetail, tawny antpitta, plain-capped ground tyrant, red crested cotinga, scarlet-bellied mountain tanager, glossy flowerpiercer, rusty flowerpiercer, plumbeous sierra finch, etc.
12:00 PM lunch in a bird lodge.
13:00 PM bird observation: Andean condor.
14:00 PM Try to spot for the Andean spectacled bear.
17:00 PM Back to your hotel in Quito.
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ENDEMIC CHOCO BIRDING ECUADOR – DAY TOUR
03:15 AM pick up from your hotel in Quito.
05:30 AM arrival to 23 de Junio village.
06:00 AM arrival to the lek of the long wattled umbrellabird, crimson-rumped toucanet, choco toucan, yellow-throated toucan, hook-billed kite, swallow-tailed kite, barred forest falcon, bat falcon, little cuckoo, rose-faced parrot, bronze-winged parrot, broad-billed motmot, red-headed barbet, Guayaquil woodpecker, etc.
09:00 PM Local breakfast
10:00 AM Birdwatching at Milpe village bird hotspot:
13:00 PM lunch in a bird lodge.
13:00 PM hummingbird observation: velvet-purple coronet, brown inca, violet-tailed sylph, collared inca, purple-bibbed white tip, white-wiskered, etc.
14:15 PM Try to spot for the club winged manakin (seasonal)
15:30 PM Andean cock of the rock bird lek (Western variation) or the bird observation of the plate-billed mountain toucan.
17:30 PM Back to your hotel in Quito.
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All Ecuador Birding Day Tours have a price of :
– Tour price for 1 person is USD. 300, it is also private.
– Tour price for 2 people is USD. 150 per person, it is also private.
– Tour price for 3 people is USD. 125 per person, it is also private.
– Tour price from 4 up to 9 people is USD. 99 per person, it is also private
– Tour is private small group up to 4 people in a Toyota 4Runner, bigger groups travel in a minibus.
– Tour price does not include entrance fees, meals, drinks.
– We do take credit cards, Paypal or bank wire transfers.
18 DAY BIRD TOUR ECUADOR
Richard toured us (4 seniors: 3 men, 1 woman) on an 18 day road trip of Ecuador (S, E, N, W). Richard is experienced, knowledgeable, well connected, organized, conscientious, thoughtful & intelligent. He strived to provide accommodation, food & bird watching/photography venues to suit each of us. He’s also an excellent driver. Richard organized separate boat cruise tours for me to the Galapagos & Amazon Rain forest, including all travel & accommodation within the excursions, and it all came off without a hitch! I was extremely well taken care of, and felt safe throughout the month of travel, thanks to Richard. I highly recommend Richard Hernandez for any travel within Ecuador.
BIRDING W/RICHARD WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF OUR ECUADOR VACATION
Richard exceeded all of our expectations. He has connections at various birding reserves which made it feel like we had VIP passes to see the best birds. He was friendly, funny, and knowledgeable. Richard’s main goal was to help us see as many birds as we could and he succeeded. We saw toucans, tanagers, creepers, woodpeckers, hummingbirds (so many hummingbirds!), cuckoos, and quetzals, just to name a few. Overall, we saw over 75 species of birds. It was an experience of a lifetime and the highlight of our trip to Ecuador.