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ERROR : Server Busy(-1105) Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager Tropical Birding tour report Northwest Ecuador December 2004
 
 , was waiting for us.  Along the trails a couple of
 Scaled
 Fruiteaters
 eventually showed themselves, but we decided to return next
 morning for a better chance of seeing some the more elusive ground birds.
 
 24
 December
 Moustached Antpittas were calling when we arrived at Mindo
 Loma, but they remained hidden.  The
 Nari??o Tapaculo
 was
 more co-operative, hopping about in the low vegetation by the trail.
 A canopy flock contained a good selection of tanagers and a superb
 Pacific
 Tuftedcheek
 .  Before leaving we had a look at the spectacular blooms
 in the orchid garden, and enjoyed fresh mango juice while
 Velvet-purple
 Coronets
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