Site Report: Mindo - Foothills
Swallow Tanager (Tersina viridis)
Barred Puffbird (Nystalus radiatus)
Bronze-winged Parrot (Pionus chalcopterus)
Buff-throated Saltator (Saltator maximus)
Choco Toucan (Ramphastos brevis)
Golden-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes hemichrysus)
Skipper (Hylephila ssp)
Red-faced Spinetail (Cranioleuca erythrops)
Rose-faced Parrot (Pyrilia pulchra)
Scaly-breasted Wren (Microcerculus marginatus)
Spotted Barbtail (Premnoplex brunnescens)
Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruviana) Western Male
Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus)
Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus)
Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris)
Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias)
Fawn-breasted Tanager (Pipraeidea melanonota)
Strong-billed Woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus)
Crimson-rumped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus)
Black Halloween Snake (Pliocercus euryzonusi)
Barred Hawk (Morphnarchus princeps)
Bicolored Hawk (Accipiter bicolor)
Ochre-breasted Tanager (Chlorothraupis stolzmanni)
Ruddy Pigeon (Patagioenas subvinacea)
Rufous-throated Tanager (Ixothraupis rufigula)
Plain-brown Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla fuliginosa)
Plain-brown Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla fuliginosa)
Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner (Anabacerthia variegaticeps)
Golden-headed Quetzal (Pharomachrus auriceps)
Golden-olive Woodpecker (Piculus rubiginosus)
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Swallow Tanager (Tersina viridis)
Barred Puffbird (Nystalus radiatus)
Bronze-winged Parrot (Pionus chalcopterus)
Buff-throated Saltator (Saltator maximus)
Choco Toucan (Ramphastos brevis)
Golden-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes hemichrysus)
Skipper (Hylephila ssp)
Red-faced Spinetail (Cranioleuca erythrops)
Rose-faced Parrot (Pyrilia pulchra)
Scaly-breasted Wren (Microcerculus marginatus)
Spotted Barbtail (Premnoplex brunnescens)
Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruviana) Western Male
Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus)
Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus)
Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris)
Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias)
Fawn-breasted Tanager (Pipraeidea melanonota)
Strong-billed Woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus)
Crimson-rumped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus)
Black Halloween Snake (Pliocercus euryzonusi)
Barred Hawk (Morphnarchus princeps)
Bicolored Hawk (Accipiter bicolor)
Ochre-breasted Tanager (Chlorothraupis stolzmanni)
Ruddy Pigeon (Patagioenas subvinacea)
Rufous-throated Tanager (Ixothraupis rufigula)
Plain-brown Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla fuliginosa)
Plain-brown Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla fuliginosa)
Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner (Anabacerthia variegaticeps)
Golden-headed Quetzal (Pharomachrus auriceps)
Golden-olive Woodpecker (Piculus rubiginosus)
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.
Visits
- 2006-12-22: None
- 2023-07-28: Early in the morning, we walked around on the hill just to the south of Mindo
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (124 records)
Phylum: Arthropods
(1 record)
Class: Insects
(1 record)
- Order: Butterflies and Moths
(1 record)
- Family: Skippers
- Skipper (Hylephila ssp)
Phylum: Chordates
(123 records)
Class: Birds
(121 records)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Sunbitterns
- Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias)
- Order: Cuckoos
(1 record)
- Family: Cuckoos
- Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons (3 records)
- Order: Gabuliformes
(1 record)
- Family: Puffbirds
- Barred Puffbird (Nystalus radiatus)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (7 records)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(11 records)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Brown Violetear (Colibri delphinae)
- Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans)
- Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica)
- Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl)
- Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula)
- Brown Inca (Coeligena wilsoni)
- Purple-bibbed Whitetip (Urosticte benjamini)
- White-booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii)
- Violet-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis)
- Purple-crowned Fairy (Heliothryx barroti)
- Family: Swifts
- White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots (2 records)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(1 record)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Cloud-forest Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium nubicola)
- Order: Parrots (4 records)
- Order: Pelicans
(5 records)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans)
- Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
- Order: Perching Birds
(71 records)
- Family: Antthrushes
- Rufous-breasted Antthrush (Formicarius rufipectus)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Yellow-collared Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia flavirostris)
- Glistening-green Tanager (Chlorochrysa phoenicotis)
- Family: Cotingas
- Cinnamon Becard (Pachyramphus cinnamomeus)
- Cryptic Becard (Pachyramphus salvini)
- Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus)
- Family: Gnatwrens
- White-browed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila bilineata)
- Family: Manakins
- Club-winged Manakin (Machaeropterus deliciosus)
- Family: New World Sparrows
- Orange-billed Sparrow (Arremon aurantiirostris)
- Choco Brushfinch (Atlapetes crassus)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Tropical Parula (Setophaga pitiayumi)
- Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca)
- Slate-throated Redstart (Myioborus miniatus)
- Three-striped Warbler (Basileuterus tristriatus)
- Family: Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
- Red-faced Spinetail (Cranioleuca erythrops)
- Spotted Barbtail (Premnoplex brunnescens)
- Lineated Foliage-gleaner (Syndactyla subalaris)
- Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner (Anabacerthia variegaticeps)
- Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner (Dendroma rufa)
- Streak-capped Treehunter (Thripadectes virgaticeps)
- Plain-brown Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla fuliginosa)
- Strong-billed Woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus)
- Spotted Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus erythropygius)
- Northern Barred-Woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae)
- Family: Swallows
- Blue-and-white Swallow (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca)
- Southern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Yellow-throated Chlorospingus (Chlorospingus flavigularis)
- Ochre-breasted Tanager (Chlorothraupis stolzmanni)
- White-shouldered Tanager (Loriotus luctuosus)
- White-winged Tanager (Piranga leucoptera)
- Flame-rumped Tanager (Ramphocelus flammigerus)
- Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus)
- Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum)
- Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus)
- Fawn-breasted Tanager (Pipraeidea melanonota)
- Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris)
- Orange-bellied Euphonia (Euphonia xanthogaster)
- Golden Tanager (Tangara arthus)
- Silver-throated Tanager (Tangara icterocephala)
- Flame-faced Tanager (Tangara parzudakii)
- Rufous-throated Tanager (Ixothraupis rufigula)
- Golden-naped Tanager (Chalcothraupis ruficervix)
- Blue-necked Tanager (Stilpnia cyanicollis)
- Beryl-spangled Tanager (Tangara nigroviridis)
- Swallow Tanager (Tersina viridis)
- Variable Seedeater (Sporophila corvina)
- Buff-throated Saltator (Saltator maximus)
- Black-winged Saltator (Saltator atripennis)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Andean Solitaire (Myadestes ralloides)
- Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
- Ecuadorian Thrush (Turdus maculirostris)
- Family: Tityras and Allies
- Masked Tityra (Tityra semifasciata)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Slaty-capped Flycatcher (Leptopogon superciliaris)
- Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet (Camptostoma obsoletum)
- Yellow Tyrannulet (Capsiempis flaveola)
- White-tailed Tyrannulet (Mecocerculus poecilocercus)
- Torrent Tyrannulet (Serpophaga cinerea)
- Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus)
- Ornate Flycatcher (Myiotriccus ornatus)
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Bright-rumped Attila (Attila spadiceus)
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer)
- Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
- Golden-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes hemichrysus)
- Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis)
- Family: Vireos
- Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
- Brown-capped Vireo (Vireo leucophrys)
- Chivi Vireo (Vireo chivi)
- Family: Wrens
- Gray-breasted Wood-Wren (Henicorhina leucophrys)
- Scaly-breasted Wren (Microcerculus marginatus)
- Southern House Wren (Troglodytes musculus)
- Order: Trogons (2 records)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(3 records)
- Family: Chachalacas, Guans, and Curassows
- Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens)
- Wattled Guan (Aburria aburri)
- Family: New World Quail
- Dark-backed Wood-Quail (Odontophorus melanonotus)
- Order: Vultures
(2 records)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(7 records)
- Family: New World Barbets
- Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Golden-olive Woodpecker (Colaptes rubiginosus)
- Family: Toucan Barbet
- Toucan Barbet (Semnornis ramphastinus)
Class: Mammals
(1 record)
- Order: Xenarthra
(1 record)
- Family: Dasypodidae
- Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
Class: Reptiles
(1 record)
- Order: Lizards and Snakes
(1 record)
- Family: Snakes
- Black Halloween Snake (Pliocercus euryzonusi)