Country: Ecuador
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Sachatamia Lodge feeders
Mid-afternoon session at feeders for Booted Racket-tail, Green-crowned Brilliant and Velvet-purple Coronet.
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Bellavista Lodge feeders
Spend a morning among lush epiphyte-laden trees; hummingbird feeders draw Violet-tailed Sylph, Booted Racket-tail and Andean Emerald. Walk trails for Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan and Toucan Barbet.
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Cock-of-the-rock lek at Refugio Paz de las Aves
Pre-dawn hike to a blind overlooking an Andean Cock-of-the-rock lek; photograph males displaying on mossy limbs.
Read MoreRefugio Paz de las Aves – Antpitta Experience
Watch Angel Paz call in Giant, Mustached and Yellow-breasted antpittas; at fruit feeders photograph Sickle-winged Guan, Crimson-rumped Toucanet and Toucan Barbet.
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Tambo Condor condor-watching and feeders
Scan Antisana cliffs for Andean Condor; on the restaurant balcony photograph Black-tailed Trainbearers, Giant Hummingbirds, Sparkling Violetears, Shining Sunbeams and Tyrian Metaltails at feeders.
Read MoreSan Isidro hummingbird garden
At first light the group reaches the lodge's lower hide to try to observe and photograph additional species, staying a large part of the morning and taking time around the hummingbird feeders afterwards.
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Parrot clay lick
Early morning boat ride to a clay lick where hundreds of Mealy, Yellow-crowned and Blue-headed parrots jostle for space; later visit a second lick where Cobalt-winged parakeets feed alongside Scarlet Macaw and Orange-cheeked parrots.
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Canopy tower at Sani Lodge
Climb a 36-m tower for panoramic views of the rainforest and photograph tanagers, honeycreepers, cotingas and possibly Harpy Eagle.
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Podocarpus National Park trails
Explore Cajanuma trails in search of Undulated, Chestnut-naped and Rufous antpittas; mixed flocks of mountain tanagers and flowerpiercers.
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