We checked out of the Hostería Portal Del Cielo soon after dawn but we managed to see several species of birds before we started off. These included two Rufous-headed Chacalacas, a Whooping Motmot and a Crimson-rumped Toucanet. We then started on the long journey south to Urruca Lodge in the Reserva Jorupe which is close to the border with Peru. We stopped at several places along the way to locate new species for our trip. Of non-birding interest was a Three-toed Sloth which Miguel saw as we were driving past. A short time later we came across two Black-Howler Monkeys, one of which holding a youngster.
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| Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth - A surprise find as we were on route to our next lodge. The most widespread and common of the three-toed sloths |
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| Maned Howler - A little further along the road we came two Maned Howlers, one appeared to be holding a youngster. |
Other species on route included Yellow-tailed Oriole, Grey Hawk, Grey-cheeked Parakeet, Chapman's Antshrike, Chiguanco Thrush, Tumbes Hummingbird, Tropical Gnatcatcher and Black-capped Sparrow.
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| Gray-lined Hawk - Our only sighting of this species. It is found from Costa Rica as far south as southern Brazil. |
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| Grey-cheeked Parakeet This near endemic is only found in the western part of Ecuador and a few areas in Peru which are fairly close to the Ecuador border. |
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| Chapman's Antshrike - A difficult bird to get a clear view of. |
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| Chiguanco Thrush - A species with a southerly distribution. It occurs from Ecuador right down to central Argentina. We saw this species on three days during our trip. |
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| Long-tailed Mockingbird - Not uncommon in suitable habitat. The species is only found in Ecuador and Peru. |
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| White-browed Gnatcatcher - We saw this species on three occasions during the trip with this first sighting giving the best views. The species is found from southern Mexico and down to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It is not as widespread in South America as it's close relative the Tropical Gnatcatcher. |
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| Tumbes Hummingbird - This was our only sighting of this near Peruvian Endemic, the range of which extends into southern Ecuador. |
After arriving at Urruca Lodge fairly late in the afternoon, we just had time to check out the tower hide in the hope of a Tinamou. We failed with the Tinamou but did see White-tailed Jay, Scrub Blackbird, Grey and Gold Warbler and Southern Yellow Grosbeak.
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| Black-capped Sparrow - We only saw this species at Urruca Lodge. It has a rather small range and is only found in Ecuador and NW Peru. |
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| Collared Antshrike - Another species only seen at Urruca Lodge. It's range is very similar to the previous species; Ecuador and NW Peru. |
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| Slaty Becard - This female was the only sighting of this species. It can be considered a near Ecuadorian Endemic, as it is only found in Ecuador and NE Peru. |
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| White-tailed Jay - We saw this species at two sites in southern Ecuador. This another species that is found only in Ecuador and NE Peru. |
We failed to find the hoped for Pale-browed Tinamou, so that was a target for the following day.
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