Chocó Vireo (Vireo masteri) - 15Aug2024

This Near Threatened vireo of the Colombian and Ecuadorean montane forests has a limited range along one ridge of the Andes.  

Here is an interesting tidbit from Wiki: 

"The Chocó vireo was first observed on August 25, 1991, by Paul Salamanin western Nariño located in southwest Colombia. The site, located at an altitude of 1,500 meters (five thousand feet), was in a narrow strip of intact, very wet forest along the Rio Nambi, in the Chocó region which is famed for its high biological diversity.

Salaman decided to take the novel approach of auctioning off the naming rights to the vireo's scientific name in order to raise money for conservation of the bird's habitat. Bernard Master, the first American birder to have seen a representative of every bird family in the world, won the auction with a bid of US$75,000 and named it Vireo masteri. This donation was used to create the Pangan ProAves Reserve in Colombia."

Although I would normally think selling a bird's name is not a good idea, it seems in this case it was a win-win situation.  My below photo is from the Montezuma Rainforest Lodge area in Colombia.