Day One - Evening Airport transfer to San Jorge Eco-Lodge/Quitoe & Botanical Reserve/Quito. Overnight San Jorge Quito Eco-Lodge
Day Two - Morning hummingbirds at San Jorge Eco-Lodge & Botanical Reserve/Quito feeders, gardens & surrounding of the lodge; then continue on to Yanacocha Reserve, overnight San Jorge/Tandayapa Eco-Lodge, includes 3 meals
Days Three & Four - Hummingbirds at San Jorge de Tandayapa Hummingbird Sanctuary (CLOUD FOREST) feeders, pristine trails, gardens, ponds & surroundings. The Canopy Islands - Bird & Wildlife Observation Center at San Jorge de Tandayapa Hummingbird Sanctuary - designed and newly built for optimal hummingbird observation & photography! Overnight San Jorge/Tandayapa Eco-Lodge, includes 3 meals per day
Day Five - San Tadeo feeders & Amaguza Reserve, overnight San Jorge/Milpe Forest Lodge, includes 3 meals
Day Six - Hummingbirds at San Jorge de Milpe Orchid & Bird Reserve (UPPER TROPICAL RAINFOREST) feeders, gardens & surroundings, pristine trails. Overnight San Jorge/Milpe Forest Eco-Lodge, includes 3 meals
Day Seven - Hummingbirds at San Jorge de Milpe Orchid & Bird Reserve feeders, later afternoon transfer to San Jorge/Quito Eco-Lodge, overnight San Jorge/Quito, includes 3 meals
Day Eight - AM airport transfer
Notes:
Magic Birding Circuit Hummingbird Tours are offered October thru April. San Jorge’s Lodges/Reserves offer a variety of great new feeders in open areas for photography. Flashes may be used at the Hummingbird feeders. Flashes are prohibited for other birds in ‘restricted areas’.
Band-tailed Barbthroat (Threnetes ruckeri) M | White-whiskered Hermit Phaethornis yaruqui) T M |
Stripe-throated Hermit (Ehaethornis striigularis) M | Tooth-bellied Hummingbird (Androdon aequatorialis M |
White-tipped Sicklebill (Eutoxeres aquila) M | Green-fronted Lancebill (Doryfera ludoviciae) M |
White-necked -Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) T | Brown Violetear (Colibri delphinae) T |
Green Violetear (Colibri thalassinus) T | Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans) Q T |
Green Thorntail (Popelairia conversii) M | Western Emerald (Chlorostibon melanorynchus) T |
Green-crowned Woodnvmph (Thaltirania fannyi) T M | Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) T M |
Andean Emerald (Amazilia franciae) T M | Speckled Hummingbird (Adelomyia melanogenys) T |
Purple-Bibbed Whitetip (Urosticte benjamini) T M | Empress Brilliant (Heliodoxa imperatrix) T M |
Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) T M | Fawn-breasted Brilliant (Heliodoxa rubinoides) T M |
White-tailed Hillstar (Urochroa bougueri) T | Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas) Q |
Shining Sunbeam (Aglaeactis cupripennis) Q Y | Mountain Velvetbreast (Lafresnaya larresnayi) Q Y |
Great Sapphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus) Q Y | Brown Inca (Coeligena wilsoni) T M |
Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata) T | Ecuadorian Hillstar ( Oreotrochilus chimborazo) Q |
Buff-winged Starfrontlet (Coeligena lutetiae) Y | Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) Q T |
Buff-tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens) T C | Velvet-purple Coronet (Boissonneauajardini) T M |
Gorgeted Sunangel (Heliangelus strophianus) T | Black-breasted Puffleg (Eriocnemis nigrivestis) Q Y |
Sapphire-vented Puffleg (Eriocnemis luciani) Q Y | Golden-breasted Puffleg (Eriocnemis mosquera) Y |
Blue Mantled Thornbill(Chalcostigma stanleyi) P | Hoary Puffleg (Haplophaedia lugens) T |
Booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii) T M C | Black-tailed Trainbearer (Lesbia vicforiae) Q |
Green-tailed Trainbearer (Lesbia nuna) Q | Purple-backed Thornbill (Ramphomicron microrhynchum) Q |
Tyrian Metaltail (Metallura tyriathina) Q Y | Rainbow-bearded Thornbill (Chalcostigma herrani) Y P |
Violet-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis) T | Wedge-billed Hummingbird (Schistes geoffroyi) T M |
Purple-crowned Fairy (Heliothryx barroti) M | Blue Tailed Emerald ( Chlorostilbon mellisugus) O |