Site Report: Mindo - Bellavista, Ecuador
Golden-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes hemichrysus)
Andean Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium jardinii)
Buff-tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens)
Russet-crowned Warbler (Basileuterus coronata)
Common Squirrel-Cuckoo (Piaya cayana)
Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) Male
Grass-green Tanager (Chlorornis riefferii)
Turquoise Jay (Cyanolyca turcosa)
Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus)
Common Potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis)
Andean Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium jardinii)
Violet-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis coelestis) Male
Neotropical Red Squirrel (Sciurus granatensis)
Booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii)
Toucan Barbet (Semnornis ramphastinus)
Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) Female
Turquoise Jay (Cyanolyca turcosa)
Three-striped Warbler (Basileuterus tristriatus)
Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca)
Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata)
Gorgeted Sunangel (Heliangelus strophianus)
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
Azara's Spinetail (Synallaxis azarae)
Dusky Bush-Tanager (Chlorospingus semifuscus)
Flavescent Flycatcher (Myiophobus flavicans)
Fawn-breasted Brilliant (Heliodoxa rubinoides)
Lesser Violetear (Colibri cyanotus)
Booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii)
Toucan Barbet (Semnornis ramphastinus)
Speckled Hummingbird (Adelomyia melanogenys)
Montane Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger)
Buff-tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens)
White-throated Quail-Dove (Zentrygon frenata)
Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan (Andigena laminirostris)
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Golden-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes hemichrysus)
Andean Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium jardinii)
Buff-tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens)
Russet-crowned Warbler (Basileuterus coronata)
Common Squirrel-Cuckoo (Piaya cayana)
Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) Male
Grass-green Tanager (Chlorornis riefferii)
Turquoise Jay (Cyanolyca turcosa)
Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus)
Common Potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis)
Andean Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium jardinii)
Violet-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis coelestis) Male
Neotropical Red Squirrel (Sciurus granatensis)
Booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii)
Toucan Barbet (Semnornis ramphastinus)
Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) Female
Turquoise Jay (Cyanolyca turcosa)
Three-striped Warbler (Basileuterus tristriatus)
Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca)
Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata)
Gorgeted Sunangel (Heliangelus strophianus)
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
Azara's Spinetail (Synallaxis azarae)
Dusky Bush-Tanager (Chlorospingus semifuscus)
Flavescent Flycatcher (Myiophobus flavicans)
Fawn-breasted Brilliant (Heliodoxa rubinoides)
Lesser Violetear (Colibri cyanotus)
Booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii)
Toucan Barbet (Semnornis ramphastinus)
Speckled Hummingbird (Adelomyia melanogenys)
Montane Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger)
Buff-tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens)
White-throated Quail-Dove (Zentrygon frenata)
Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan (Andigena laminirostris)
Bellavista is A geodesic dome in the hills above Mindo. It is possible to stay at the dome, and there are some hiking trails in the area. They have hummingbird feeders with seven regular species.
Visits
- 2006-12-16: None
- 2006-12-17: A two day stay in the dome.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (52 records,
28 images)
Phylum: Chordates
(52 records,
28 images)
Class: Birds
(51 records,
27 images)
- Order: Cuckoos
(1 record)
- Family: Cuckoos
- Common Squirrel-Cuckoo (Piaya cayana)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Band-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata)
- White-throated Quail-Dove (Zentrygon frenata)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(13 records)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Buff-tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens)
- Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata)
- Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica)
- Empress Brilliant (Heliodoxa imperatrix)
- Fawn-breasted Brilliant (Heliodoxa rubinoides)
- Gorgeted Sunangel (Heliangelus strophianus)
- Lesser Violetear (Colibri cyanotus)
- Purple-collared Woodstar (Myrtis fanny)
- Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans)
- Speckled Hummingbird (Adelomyia melanogenys)
- Violet-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis)
- White-booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii)
- Family: Swifts
- White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(2 records)
- Family: Potoos
- Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Andean Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium jardinii)
- Order: Parrots
(1 record)
- Family: New World Parrots
- Red-billed Parrot (Pionus sordidus)
- Order: Perching Birds
(27 records)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Golden Grosbeak (Pheucticus chrysogaster)
- Family: Cotingas
- Green-and-black Fruiteater (Pipreola riefferii)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Turquoise Jay (Cyanolyca turcosa)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca)
- Russet-crowned Warbler (Myiothlypis coronata)
- Three-striped Warbler (Basileuterus tristriatus)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)
- Family: Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
- Azara's Spinetail (Synallaxis azarae)
- Montane Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger)
- Pearled Treerunner (Margarornis squamiger)
- Striped Treehunter (Thripadectes holostictus)
- Strong-billed Woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus)
- Family: Swallows
- Blue-and-white Swallow (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Beryl-spangled Tanager (Tangara nigroviridis)
- Blue-capped Tanager (Sporathraupis cyanocephala)
- Blue-winged Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus)
- Capped Conebill (Conirostrum albifrons)
- Dusky Chlorospingus (Chlorospingus semifuscus)
- Grass-green Tanager (Chlorornis riefferii)
- Masked Flowerpiercer (Diglossa cyanea)
- White-sided Flowerpiercer (Diglossa albilatera)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Black-capped Tyrannulet (Tyranniscus nigrocapillus)
- Flavescent Flycatcher (Myiophobus flavicans)
- Golden-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes hemichrysus)
- White-tailed Tyrannulet (Mecocerculus poecilocercus)
- Family: Vireos
- Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
- Family: Wrens
- Gray-breasted Wood-Wren (Henicorhina leucophrys)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(2 records)
- Family: Chachalacas, Guans, and Curassows
- Sickle-winged Guan (Chamaepetes goudotii)
- Family: New World Quail
- Dark-backed Wood-Quail (Odontophorus melanonotus)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Puffbirds
(2 records)
- Family: Toucan Barbet
- Toucan Barbet (Semnornis ramphastinus)
- Family: Toucans
- Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan (Andigena laminirostris)
Class: Mammals
(1 record,
1 image)
- Order: Rodents
(1 record)
- Family: Squirrels
- Neotropical Red Squirrel (Sciurus granatensis)