We drove to Termales del Ruiz and spent 3/27 and 3/28 at the thermal springs/birding hotel! Talk about an amazing place high in the Central Andes. Between watching mountain tanagers and hummingbirds, we would take a dip in the thermal springs and have amazing meals. The first day, we drove up higher to Los Nevados National Park to try for the strange little hummingbird, the Buffy Helmetcrest . Another awesome hummer was the Rainbow-bearded Thornbill at the springs. Again, our wonderful guide, Anderson Munoz came through – thanks for a great two days at Termales Del Ruiz!
ALPHABETICALLY: (for now, only 3/27 pics are up. 3/28 pics will be added soon!)
A – D : Blue-backed Conebill , Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant ,Buff-banded Mountain Tanager , Buffy Helmetcrest .
E – G : Golden-breasted Puffleg , Golden-crowned Tanager , Great Sapphirewing , Great Thrush .
H – L : Hooded Mountain Tanager , Lacrimose Mountain Tanager .
M – Q : Masked Flowerpiercer , Pale-naped Brushfinch , Plumbeous Sierra Finch (m,f).
R – S : Rainbow-bearded Thornbill (m, and poss. f or juv), Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager , Shining Sunbeam , Stout-billied Cinclodes .
T – Z : Tawny Antpitta , Tyrian Metaltail , Viridian Metaltail , White-chinned Thistletail .
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