An endangered Ecuadorian endemic species reliable at certain times of the year at a couple of sites in Manabí, including Ayampe and the Esmeralda Reserve, but not present (and whereabouts unknown) May to November (Athanas). | ||||||
On male and female note buff, not white, stripe around neck, and small size. | ||||||||||||
A very small and uncommon woodstar with a short bill. Found from 1000-3000 m. (ProAves). Male in flight. Female from back. Immature male. | ||||||||||||
Large for a tiny woodstar, and found where it is cold, over 2500 m. (but much lower in Peru). A bad photo that shows how woodstars lift their tail up and down to hover. Good female flight shot. | ||||||||||||
