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Cajanuma, Ecuador (Center on Interactive Map)

Map of Cajanuma, Ecuador
 Map of Cajanuma, Ecuador




Cajanuma section of Parque Nacional Podocarpus
Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum)
Spectacled Redstart (Myioborus melanocephalus)
Superciliaried Hemispingus (Hemispingus superciliaris)
Rufous-chested Tanager (Thlypopsis ornata)
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker (Piculus rivolii)
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)
Bearded Guan (Penelope barbata)
Golden-plumed Parakeet (Leptosittaca branickii)
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus igniventris)
Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus)
White-crested Elaenia (Elaenia albiceps)
Green-tailed Trainbearer (Lesbia nuna) Male
Mealy Parrot (Amazona farinosa)
From Loja, it is a few miles ride south of town to the entrance of this reserve. We found out when we arrived at the reserve that it is possible to stay there in their bunk beds. The cloud forest starts a couple of miles from the road. The area around the visitor's center had a very high diversity of birds in huge flocks.

Trips

Ecuador 11/23/2006: A walk to a lookout near the top of the hill, and then back to the road.

Previous Visit (Parque National Cajas: 11/21/2006)
Next Visit (Zamora: 11/24/2006)




Species Recorded (40)


Birds ( 40 )

Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle - Geranoaetus melanoleucus

Chachalacas, Guans, and Curassows ( Cracidae )
Bearded Guan - Penelope barbata

New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Mealy Parrot - Amazona farinosa
Golden-plumed Parakeet - Leptosittaca branickii

Swifts ( Apodidae )
White-collared Swift - Streptoprocne zonaris

Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Collared Inca - Coeligena torquata
Glowing Puffleg - Eriocnemis vestitus
Purple-throated Sunangel - Heliangelus viola
Green-tailed Trainbearer - Lesbia nuna
Grey-chinned Hermit - Phaethornis griseogularis

Trogons ( Trogonidae )
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus

Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker - Piculus rivolii
Scarlet-backed Woodpecker - Veniliornis callonotus

Ovenbirds ( Furnariidae )
Montane Woodcreeper - Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger
Pearled Treerunner - Margarornis squamiger
Azara's Spinetail - Synallaxis azarae

Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
White-crested Elaenia - Elaenia albiceps
Sierran Elaenia - Elaenia pallatangae
Rufous-winged Tyrannulet - Mecocerculus calopterus
Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca rufipectoralis
Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher - Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum

Cotingas ( Cotingidae )
Barred Fruiteater - Pipreola arcuata
Green-and-black Fruiteater - Pipreola riefferii

Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Blue-and-white Swallow - Notiochelidon cyanoleuca

Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Andean Slaty-Thrush - Turdus nigriceps

Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Russet-crowned Warbler - Basileuterus coronatus
Blackburnian Warbler - Dendroica fusca
Spectacled Redstart - Myioborus melanocephalus

Tanagers ( Thraupidae )
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager - Anisognathus igniventris
Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager - Anisognathus lacrymosus
Black-and-white Tanager - Conothraupis speculigera
White-sided Flower-piercer - Diglossa albilatera
Masked Flower-piercer - Diglossopis cyanea
Superciliaried Hemispingus - Hemispingus superciliaris
Spotted Tanager - Tangara punctata
Blue-and-black Tanager - Tangara vassorii
Rufous-chested Tanager - Thlypopsis ornata
Blue-capped Tanager - Thraupis cyanocephala

Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Golden-bellied Grosbeak - Pheucticus chrysogaster

Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Rufous-naped Brush-Finch - Atlapetes rufinucha

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