Site Report: Reserva Ecologica Manglar Churute, Ecuador

Mangroves

Map of Site Report: Reserva Ecologica Manglar Churute, Ecuador

Visits

2025-07-06: We arrived in Guayaquil after an overnight flight. Everyone says that Guayaquil and the areas around there are full of criminals. That didn't stop me from birding out the car window.

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (17 records)

Phylum: Chordates (17 records)

Class: Birds (17 records)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (3 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Croaking Ground Dove (Columbina cruziana)
- Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata)
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (3 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
- Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis)
- Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis)

Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots (1 record)
- Family: Kingfishers
- Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)

Order: Pelicans (4 records)
- Family: Herons
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
- Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)

Order: Perching Birds (4 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
- Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Snowy-throated Kingbird (Tyrannus niveigularis)
- Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)

Order: Vultures (2 records)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

Lifelists

Trips

Southern Ecuador