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Mindo - Foothills, Ecuador (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Mindo - Foothills, Ecuador
Map of Mindo - Foothills, Ecuador
Swallow Tanager (
Tersina viridis
)
Spotted Barbtail (
Premnoplex brunnescens
)
Scaly-breasted Wren (
Microcerculus marginatus
)
Rose-faced Parrot (
Pyrilia pulchra
)
Red-faced Spinetail (
Cranioleuca erythrops
)
Skipper (
Hylephila ssp
)
Golden-bellied Flycatcher (
Myiodynastes hemichrysus
)
Choco Toucan (
Ramphastos brevis
)
Buff-throated Saltator (
Saltator maximus
)
Bronze-winged Parrot (
Pionus chalcopterus
)
Barred Puffbird (
Nystalus radiatus
)
Rufous-throated Tanager (
Ixothraupis rufigula
)
Ruddy Pigeon (
Patagioenas subvinacea
)
Ochre-breasted Tanager (
Chlorothraupis stolzmanni
)
Bicolored Hawk (
Accipiter bicolor
)
Fawn-breasted Tanager (
Pipraeidea melanonota
)
Sunbittern (
Eurypyga helias
)
Thick-billed Euphonia (
Euphonia laniirostris
)
Masked Trogon (
Trogon personatus
)
Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruviana) Western Male
Golden-headed Quetzal (
Pharomachrus auriceps
)
Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner (
Anabacerthia variegaticeps
)
Plain-brown Woodcreeper (
Dendrocincla fuliginosa
)
Plain-brown Woodcreeper (
Dendrocincla fuliginosa
)
Mindo is a river valley halfway between the cloud forest and the lowland forest thus providing habitat for species of both zones. Mindo is said to be one of the most biologically diverse areas on the planet.
Trips
Ecuador
12/22/2006
:
Previous Visit (Milpe: 12/20/2006)
Next Visit (Yanacocha: 12/23/2006)
Ecuador
7/28/2023
: Early in the morning, we walked around on the hill just to the south of Mindo
Previous Visit (Mindo - San Carlos: 7/27/2023)
Next Visit (Mindo - San Carlos: 7/28/2023)
Species Recorded (124)
Birds ( 121 )
Brushfinch ( Passerellidae )
Orange-billed Sparrow -
Arremon aurantiirostris
Choco Brushfinch -
Atlapetes crassus
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Sharp-shinned Hawk -
Accipiter striatus
Bicolored Hawk -
Astur bicolor
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Western Cattle Egret -
Ardea ibis
Snowy Egret -
Egretta thula
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture -
Coragyps atratus
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Short-tailed Hawk -
Buteo brachyurus
Swallow-tailed Kite -
Elanoides forficatus
Gray-headed Kite -
Leptodon cayanensis
Barred Hawk -
Morphnarchus princeps
Roadside Hawk -
Rupornis magnirostris
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Bat Falcon -
Falco rufigularis
Laughing Falcon -
Herpetotheres cachinnans
Chachalacas, Guans, and Curassows ( Cracidae )
Wattled Guan -
Aburria aburri
Crested Guan -
Penelope purpurascens
New World Quail ( Odontophoridae )
Dark-backed Wood-Quail -
Odontophorus melanonotus
Sunbitterns ( Eurypygidae )
Sunbittern -
Eurypyga helias
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Spotted Sandpiper -
Actitis macularius
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Plumbeous Pigeon -
Patagioenas plumbea
Ruddy Pigeon -
Patagioenas subvinacea
White-throated Quail-Dove -
Zentrygon frenata
New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Bronze-winged Parrot -
Pionus chalcopterus
Red-billed Parrot -
Pionus sordidus
Rose-faced Parrot -
Pyrilia pulchra
Maroon-tailed Parakeet -
Pyrrhura melanura
Cuckoos ( Cuculidae )
Squirrel Cuckoo -
Piaya cayana
Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Cloud-forest Pygmy-Owl -
Glaucidium nubicola
Swifts ( Apodidae )
White-collared Swift -
Streptoprocne zonaris
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Violet-tailed Sylph -
Aglaiocercus coelestis
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird -
Amazilia tzacatl
Brown Inca -
Coeligena wilsoni
Sparkling Violetear -
Colibri coruscans
Brown Violetear -
Colibri delphinae
Green-crowned Brilliant -
Heliodoxa jacula
Purple-crowned Fairy -
Heliothryx barroti
White-booted Racket-tail -
Ocreatus underwoodii
Crowned Woodnymph -
Thalurania colombica
Purple-bibbed Whitetip -
Urosticte benjamini
Trogons ( Trogonidae )
Golden-headed Quetzal -
Pharomachrus auriceps
Masked Trogon -
Trogon personatus
Motmots ( Momotidae )
Rufous Motmot -
Baryphthengus martii
Broad-billed Motmot -
Electron platyrhynchum
Puffbirds ( Bucconidae )
Barred Puffbird -
Nystalus radiatus
Toucan Barbet ( Semnornithidae )
Toucan Barbet -
Semnornis ramphastinus
Toucans ( Ramphastidae )
Crimson-rumped Toucanet -
Aulacorhynchus haematopygus
Red-headed Barbet -
Eubucco bourcierii
Collared Aracari -
Pteroglossus torquatus
Yellow-throated Toucan -
Ramphastos ambiguus
Choco Toucan -
Ramphastos brevis
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Golden-olive Woodpecker -
Colaptes rubiginosus
Ovenbirds ( Furnariidae )
Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner -
Anabacerthia variegaticeps
Red-faced Spinetail -
Cranioleuca erythrops
Plain-brown Woodcreeper -
Dendrocincla fuliginosa
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper -
Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner -
Dendroma rufa
Spotted Barbtail -
Premnoplex brunnescens
Lineated Foliage-gleaner -
Syndactyla subalaris
Streak-capped Treehunter -
Thripadectes virgaticeps
Strong-billed Woodcreeper -
Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
Spotted Woodcreeper -
Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
Antthrushes and Antpittas ( Formicaridae )
Rufous-breasted Antthrush -
Formicarius rufipectus
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Bright-rumped Attila -
Attila spadiceus
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet -
Camptostoma obsoletum
Yellow Tyrannulet -
Capsiempis flaveola
Slaty-capped Flycatcher -
Leptopogon superciliaris
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant -
Lophotriccus pileatus
White-tailed Tyrannulet -
Mecocerculus poecilocercus
Dusky-capped Flycatcher -
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Golden-bellied Flycatcher -
Myiodynastes hemichrysus
Ornate Flycatcher -
Myiotriccus ornatus
Social Flycatcher -
Myiozetetes similis
Black Phoebe -
Sayornis nigricans
Torrent Tyrannulet -
Serpophaga cinerea
Tropical Kingbird -
Tyrannus melancholicus
Cotingas ( Cotingidae )
Cinnamon Becard -
Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
Cryptic Becard -
Pachyramphus salvini
Andean Cock-of-the-rock -
Rupicola peruvianus
Masked Tityra -
Tityra semifasciata
Manakins ( Pipridae )
Club-winged Manakin -
Machaeropterus deliciosus
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Blue-and-white Swallow -
Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Southern Rough-winged Swallow -
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren -
Henicorhina leucophrys
Scaly-breasted Wren -
Microcerculus marginatus
Southern House Wren -
Troglodytes musculus
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
White-browed Gnatcatcher -
Polioptila bilineata
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Swainson's Thrush -
Catharus ustulatus
Andean Solitaire -
Myadestes ralloides
Ecuadorian Thrush -
Turdus maculirostris
Vireos ( Vireonidae )
Chivi Vireo -
Vireo chivi
Brown-capped Vireo -
Vireo leucophrys
Red-eyed Vireo -
Vireo olivaceus
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Three-striped Warbler -
Basileuterus tristriatus
Slate-throated Redstart -
Myioborus miniatus
Blackburnian Warbler -
Setophaga fusca
Tropical Parula -
Setophaga pitiayumi
Tanagers ( Thraupidae )
Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager -
Anisognathus somptuosus
Golden-naped Tanager -
Chalcothraupis ruficervix
Yellow-collared Chlorophonia -
Chlorophonia flavirostris
Yellow-throated Chlorospingus -
Chlorospingus flavigularis
Ochre-breasted Tanager -
Chlorothraupis stolzmanni
Thick-billed Euphonia -
Euphonia laniirostris
Orange-bellied Euphonia -
Euphonia xanthogaster
Rufous-throated Tanager -
Ixothraupis rufigula
White-shouldered Tanager -
Loriotus luctuosus
Fawn-breasted Tanager -
Pipraeidea melanonota
White-winged Tanager -
Piranga leucoptera
Flame-rumped Tanager -
Ramphocelus flammigerus
Black-winged Saltator -
Saltator atripennis
Buff-throated Saltator -
Saltator maximus
Variable Seedeater -
Sporophila corvina
Blue-necked Tanager -
Stilpnia cyanicollis
Golden Tanager -
Tangara arthus
Silver-throated Tanager -
Tangara icterocephala
Beryl-spangled Tanager -
Tangara nigroviridis
Flame-faced Tanager -
Tangara parzudakii
Swallow Tanager -
Tersina viridis
Blue-gray Tanager -
Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager -
Thraupis palmarum
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Glistening-green Tanager -
Chlorochrysa phoenicotis
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