Site Report: Mindo - Foothills, Ecuador
Swallow Tanager (Tersina viridis)
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 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)
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)
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 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)
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 sp)
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
- Common 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 Inca (Coeligena wilsoni)
- Brown Violetear (Colibri delphinae)
- Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica)
- Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula)
- Purple-bibbed Whitetip (Urosticte benjamini)
- Purple-crowned Fairy (Heliothryx barroti)
- Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl)
- Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans)
- Violet-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis)
- White-booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii)
- 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
- Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis)
- Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans)
- 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
- Glistening-green Tanager (Chlorochrysa phoenicotis)
- Yellow-collared Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia flavirostris)
- Family: Cotingas
- Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus)
- Cinnamon Becard (Pachyramphus cinnamomeus)
- Cryptic Becard (Pachyramphus salvini)
- Family: Gnatwrens
- White-browed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila bilineata)
- Family: Manakins
- Club-winged Manakin (Machaeropterus deliciosus)
- Family: New World Sparrows
- Choco Brushfinch (Atlapetes crassus)
- Orange-billed Sparrow (Arremon aurantiirostris)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca)
- Slate-throated Redstart (Myioborus miniatus)
- Three-striped Warbler (Basileuterus tristriatus)
- Tropical Parula (Setophaga pitiayumi)
- Family: Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
- Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner (Dendroma rufa)
- Lineated Foliage-gleaner (Syndactyla subalaris)
- Northern Barred-Woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae)
- Plain-brown Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla fuliginosa)
- Red-faced Spinetail (Cranioleuca erythrops)
- Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner (Anabacerthia variegaticeps)
- Spotted Barbtail (Premnoplex brunnescens)
- Spotted Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus erythropygius)
- Streak-capped Treehunter (Thripadectes virgaticeps)
- Strong-billed Woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus)
- Family: Swallows
- Blue-and-white Swallow (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca)
- Southern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Beryl-spangled Tanager (Tangara nigroviridis)
- Black-winged Saltator (Saltator atripennis)
- Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus)
- Blue-necked Tanager (Stilpnia cyanicollis)
- Blue-winged Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus)
- Buff-throated Saltator (Saltator maximus)
- Fawn-breasted Tanager (Pipraeidea melanonota)
- Flame-faced Tanager (Tangara parzudakii)
- Flame-rumped Tanager (Ramphocelus flammigerus)
- Golden-naped Tanager (Chalcothraupis ruficervix)
- Golden Tanager (Tangara arthus)
- Ochre-breasted Tanager (Chlorothraupis stolzmanni)
- Orange-bellied Euphonia (Euphonia xanthogaster)
- Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum)
- Rufous-throated Tanager (Ixothraupis rufigula)
- Silver-throated Tanager (Tangara icterocephala)
- Swallow Tanager (Tersina viridis)
- Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris)
- Variable Seedeater (Sporophila corvina)
- White-shouldered Tanager (Loriotus luctuosus)
- White-winged Tanager (Piranga leucoptera)
- Yellow-throated Chlorospingus (Chlorospingus flavigularis)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Andean Solitaire (Myadestes ralloides)
- Ecuadorian Thrush (Turdus maculirostris)
- Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
- Family: Tityras and Allies
- Masked Tityra (Tityra semifasciata)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Bright-rumped Attila (Attila spadiceus)
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer)
- Golden-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes hemichrysus)
- Ornate Flycatcher (Myiotriccus ornatus)
- Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus)
- Slaty-capped Flycatcher (Leptopogon superciliaris)
- Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis)
- Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet (Camptostoma obsoletum)
- Torrent Tyrannulet (Serpophaga cinerea)
- Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
- White-tailed Tyrannulet (Mecocerculus poecilocercus)
- Yellow Tyrannulet (Capsiempis flaveola)
- Family: Vireos
- Brown-capped Vireo (Vireo leucophrys)
- Chivi Vireo (Vireo chivi)
- Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
- 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)