Site Report: Reserva Utuana, Ecuador
Utuana
View From Utuana
Rainbow Starfrontlet (Coeligena iris)
Purple-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus viola)
Handmaiden Moth (Chrysocale splendens)
Purple-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus viola)
Cicada (Pachypsaltria sp)
Masked Flowerpiercer (Diglossa cyanea)
Pronophilina Butterfly (Panyapedaliodes drymaea)
Speckled Hummingbird (Adelomyia melanogenys)
Handmaiden Moth (Chrysocale splendens)
Pronophilina Butterfly (Panyapedaliodes drymaea)
Scarab Beetle (Oryctini sp)
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Utuana
View From Utuana
Rainbow Starfrontlet (Coeligena iris)
Purple-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus viola)
Handmaiden Moth (Chrysocale splendens)
Purple-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus viola)
Cicada (Pachypsaltria sp)
Masked Flowerpiercer (Diglossa cyanea)
Pronophilina Butterfly (Panyapedaliodes drymaea)
Speckled Hummingbird (Adelomyia melanogenys)
Handmaiden Moth (Chrysocale splendens)
Pronophilina Butterfly (Panyapedaliodes drymaea)
Scarab Beetle (Oryctini sp)
High altitude forest
Visits
- 2025-07-10: We were up quite early to get to the Utuana reserve at a reasonable time. The drive was very scenic once we rose above the cloud layer. It looked like all of the surrounding mountains were little islands in a sea of fog. On the other hand, it was quite windy on the top. We walked around for a bit, but it was difficult to see any flying animals in the conditions.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (24 records,
8 images)
Phylum: Arthropods
(4 records,
4 images)
Class: Insects
(4 records,
4 images)
- Order: Beetles
(1 record)
- Family: Scarabs
- Scarab Beetle (Oryctini sp)
- Order: Butterflies and Moths
(2 records)
- Family: Brush-footed Butterflies
- Pronophilina Butterfly (Panyapedaliodes drymaea)
- Family: Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths
- Handmaiden Moth (Chrysocale splendens)
- Order: True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Cicadas
- Cicada (Pachypsaltria sp)
Phylum: Chordates
(20 records,
4 images)
Class: Birds
(20 records,
4 images)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- White-throated Quail-Dove (Zentrygon frenata)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (6 records)
- Order: Perching Birds
(13 records)
- Family: Antpittas
- Chestnut-crowned Antpitta (Grallaria ruficapilla)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Superciliaried Hemispingus (Thlypopsis superciliaris)
- Family: New World Sparrows
- Gray-browed Brushfinch (Arremon assimilis)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Slate-throated Redstart (Myioborus miniatus)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)
- Family: Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
- Line-cheeked Spinetail (Cranioleuca antisiensis)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Black-eared Hemispingus (Sphenopsis melanotis)
- Capped Conebill (Conirostrum albifrons)
- Masked Flowerpiercer (Diglossa cyanea)
- Family: Tapaculo
- Blackish Tapaculo (Scytalopus latrans)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Chiguanco Thrush (Turdus chiguanco)
- Glossy-black Thrush (Turdus serranus)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- White-crested Elaenia (Elaenia albiceps)