This first grouping of pics was in the area of Manglares Churute, which translates to the Mangrove Reserve, SW of the city of Guayaquil.
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| VERMILLION FLYCATCHER |
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| PLAIN-BREASTED GROUND DOVE |
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| ANHINGA |
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| WOOD STORK |
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| ROSEATE SPOONBILL |
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| SNAIL KITE |
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| WATTLED JACANA |
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| LIMPKIN |
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| BLUE-GROUND DOVE - FEMALE |
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| SNAIL KITE WITH A SNAIL |
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| SANDERLING |
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| RUDDY TURNSTONE |
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| SURFBIRD |
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| COCOI HERON |
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| GREAT EGRET |
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| KELP GULL |
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| PERUVIAN BOOBY |
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| BROWN PELICAN |
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| ROSEATE SPOONBILL |
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| AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER |
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| TRICOLORED HERON |
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| GRAY-HEADED GULL |
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| LEAST SANDPIPER |
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| SOUTH AMERICAN TERN |
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| BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER |
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| GRAY GULLS |
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| IMMATURE SOUTH AMERICAN TERN |
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| WHITE IBIS |
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| GREEN KINGFISHER |
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| RUDDY TURNSTONE - LIVING UP TO ITS NAME |
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| WILLET |
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| WHITE-CHEEKED PINTAILS |
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| BELCHER’S GULL. THIS ONE WAS # 1000 ON MY ECUADOR BIRD LIST |
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| GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE - MALE |
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| SEMIPALMATED PLOVER |
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| WILSON’S PHALAROPE |
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| CHILIAN FLAMINGOS |
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| SNOWY PLOVER |
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| GREEN HERON? |
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| BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON |
THIS NEXT GROUP OF PICS ARE FROM THE AYAMPE AREA
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| YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON |
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| BROWN PELICANS |
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| ECUADORIAN GROUND DOVE |
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| BLUE-FOOTED BOOBY |
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| IMMATURE COLLARED WARBLING FINCH |
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| RED-BILLED TROPICBIRD |
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| MAGNIFICIENT FRIGATEBIRD - MALE |
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| CHESTNUT-THROATED SEEDEATER - FEMALE |
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| VARIABLE SEEDEATER - FEMALE |
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| MASKED WATER TYRANT |
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| LESSER NIGHTHAWK |
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| STRIATED HERON |
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| IMMATURE YELLOW WARBLER |
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| WHIMBREL WITH A CRAB |
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| COLLARED ANTSHRIKE |
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| FLAME-RUMPED TANAGER |
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| MASKED WATER TYRANT |
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| GREAT EGRET WITH A FISH |
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| BROWN-CHESTED MARTIN |
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| MASKED WATER TYRANT |
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| GREEN KINGFISHER |
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| VARIABLE SEEDEATER - MALE |
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| OLIVACEOUS WOODCREEPER |
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| PURPLE-CROWNED FAIRY |
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| SCALE-CRESTED PYGMY-TYRANT |
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| LONG-BILLED HERMIT |
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| BLUE-GRAY TANAGER FIGHTING WITH HIS REFLECTION |
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| BLACK-CAPPED SPARROW |
THESE LAST FEW ARE AT AROUND 12000 FEET ELEVATION NOT TOO FAR WEST OF CUENCA
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| GREAT THRUSH |
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| ANDEAN TIT-SPINETAIL |
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| SLATY FINCH - MALE |
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| BLUE MANTLED THORNBILL |
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| TUFTED TIT-TYRANT |
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| THE SAME TUFTED TIT-TYRANT |
