Picture of Planet Scott, planetscott.com
The Wild Wild World of
PLANET SCOTT
Travel and nature photos

Puerto Quito, Ecuador (Center on Interactive Map)

Map of Puerto Quito, Ecuador

Map of Puerto Quito, Ecuador



Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota) Flame-rumped Tanager (Ramphocelus flammigerus) Purple-chested Hummingbird (Amazilia rosenbergi) Ecuadorian Ground-Dove (Columbina buckleyi) Southern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis) Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda)
Broad-billed Motmot (Electron platyrhynchum) Flame-rumped Tanager (Ramphocelus flammigerus) Purple-chested Hummingbird (Amazilia rosenbergi) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Masked Tityra (Tityra semifasciata) Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana)

Puerto Quito is a small town in Ecuador a few hours by bus from Quito. There are some small patches of remnant forest around here, but for the most part, the area has been cleared for agriculture. I stayed in a cabin a few miles from town that was very close to a riparian area as well as a patch of forest that was left standing due to lack of farming potential (lots of big rocks, and very steep).

Trips

Ecuador

12/19/2006: I stayed at Cabanas Del Rio for three nights. The cabin was very good for birds, and the owner set me up with some good spots. Just across the street was a patch of remnant forest, and a 10 minute walk took you to a good riparian area.

Previous Visit (Mindo - Bellavista: 12/17/2006)
Next Visit (Milpe: 12/20/2006)



Species Recorded (52)

Birds ( 52 )

Tinamous ( Tinamidae )
Little Tinamou - Crypturellus soui

Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Neotropic Cormorant - Nannopterum brasilianum

Herons ( Ardeidae )
Snowy Egret - Egretta thula

New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura
Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus

Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Zone-tailed Hawk - Buteo albonotatus
Swallow-tailed Kite - Elanoides forficatus

Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius

Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Ecuadorian Ground-Dove - Columbina buckleyi
Pallid Dove - Leptotila pallida

New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Pacific Parrotlet - Forpus coelestis
Blue-headed Parrot - Pionus menstruus

Cuckoos ( Cuculidae )
Squirrel Cuckoo - Piaya cayana

Nighthawks and Nightjars ( Caprimulgidae )
Common Pauraque - Nyctidromus albicollis

Swifts ( Apodidae )
White-collared Swift - Streptoprocne zonaris

Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird - Amazilia tzacatl
Little Woodstar - Chaetocercus bombus
Bronzy Hermit - Glaucis aeneus
White-whiskered Hermit - Phaethornis yaruqui
Purple-chested Hummingbird - Polyerata rosenbergi

Motmots ( Momotidae )
Broad-billed Motmot - Electron platyrhynchum
Whooping Motmot - Momotus subrufescens

Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Green Kingfisher - Chloroceryle americana

Jacamars ( Galbulidae )
Rufous-tailed Jacamar - Galbula ruficauda

Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Golden-olive Woodpecker - Colaptes rubiginosus
Red-rumped Woodpecker - Dryobates kirkii
Lineated Woodpecker - Dryocopus lineatus
Black-cheeked Woodpecker - Melanerpes pucherani

Ovenbirds ( Furnariidae )
Pacific Hornero - Furnarius cinnamomeus

Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Masked Water-Tyrant - Fluvicola nengeta
Rusty-margined Flycatcher - Myiozetetes cayanensis
Tropical Kingbird - Tyrannus melancholicus

Cotingas ( Cotingidae )
Masked Tityra - Tityra semifasciata

Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Blue-and-white Swallow - Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Southern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx ruficollis

Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
House Wren - Troglodytes aedon

Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Swainson's Thrush - Catharus ustulatus
Ecuadorian Thrush - Turdus maculirostris

Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Buff-rumped Warbler - Myiothlypis fulvicauda

Bananaquit ( Coerebinae )
Bananaquit - Coereba flaveola

Tanagers ( Thraupidae )
Dusky-faced Tanager - Mitrospingus cassinii
Flame-rumped Tanager - Ramphocelus flammigerus
Variable Seedeater - Sporophila corvina
Bay-headed Tanager - Tangara gyrola
Blue-gray Tanager - Thraupis episcopus

Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Black-winged Saltator - Saltator atripennis
Buff-throated Saltator - Saltator maximus

Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Orange-billed Sparrow - Arremon aurantiirostris
Blue-black Grassquit - Volatinia jacarina

American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Yellow-rumped Cacique - Cacicus cela
Yellow-tailed Oriole - Icterus mesomelas

Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus

Lifelists

Ecuador
South America
World

Planetscott.com

Sitemap Hackers Challenge Contact
Website Powered By PlanetScott.com