Xenornis

Alfred Raab and I spent July 6-11 on El Real and Rancho Frío, joined the morning of the 10th by Björn Anderson and Gonzalo Horna (all photos included are Alfred's). The star of the show was a Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper seen by me and Isaac Pizarro (our local guide) on the 8th below Rancho Plástico, as noted in the Birdfinding Guide, and recently rediscovered by Euclides Campos (many thanks to Kilo for sharing this report). The bird vocalized at length (good recordings were captured) and generally put on a show. Isaac tells me that he has known of this bird for at least 3 years, but his previous reports were not believed because he does not have the means to document the sighting. Believe me, the bird is there. It is an extremely difficult climb down to the river, and I would recommend waiting until the dry season to look for this for all but the most fit (which I am not!). Other highlights from Rancho Frio were Crimson-bellied Woodpecker, Gray-cheeked Nunlet, Wing-banded Antbird, ...

Bueno, la semana pasada me la pasé pajareando por la Serranía de Pirre con Alex Guevara y nuestro guía Isaac Pizarro. El 8 de mayo observamos un Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper en una quebrada cerca de Rancho Plástico, el mismo lugar que George menciona en su libro. La Yellow-collared Chlorophonia la vimos el día 11 exactamente en la parte más alta de la Serranía de Pirre, ya que encontramos un bench mark (punto geodésico en forma de pirámide de aluminio). El GPS marcaba 1456 msnm pero en el mapa aparece 1444 msnsm lo que nos indica que estabamos en el punto exacto. Otros pájaros de interes vistos durante nuestra visita fueron: Green-naped tanager, Golden-crowned Flycatcher, Beautiful Treerunner, Bare-shanked Screech-Owl, Gray-and-gold Tanager, Tooth-billed Hummingbird, Varied Solitaire, Choco Tapaculo, Pirre Bush-Tanager, Sooty-headed Wren, Russet-crowned Quail-Dove, Yellow-green Grosbeak, Pirre Humingbird, Sharpbill, Ruddy Foliage-Gleaner, Winged-banded Antbird, Yellow-browed Shrike-V...