Site Report: Mindo - Bellavista
Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) Male
Grass-green Tanager (Chlorornis riefferii)
Turquoise Jay (Cyanolyca turcosa)
Turquoise Jay (Cyanolyca turcosa)
Golden-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes hemichrysus)
Common Potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis)
Three-striped Warbler (Basileuterus tristriatus)
Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca)
Andean Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium jardinii)
Andean Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium jardinii)
Violet-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis coelestis) Male
Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata)
Buff-tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens)
Gorgeted Sunangel (Heliangelus strophianus)
Neotropical Red Squirrel (Sciurus granatensis)
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
Russet-crowned Warbler (Basileuterus coronata)
Booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii)
Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus)
Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus)
Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana)
White-throated Quail-Dove (Zentrygon frenata)
Azara's Spinetail (Synallaxis azarae)
Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan (Andigena laminirostris)
Dusky Bush-Tanager (Chlorospingus semifuscus)
Toucan Barbet (Semnornis ramphastinus)
Flavescent Flycatcher (Myiophobus flavicans)
Fawn-breasted Brilliant (Heliodoxa rubinoides)
Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) Female
Lesser Violetear (Colibri cyanotus)
Booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii)
Toucan Barbet (Semnornis ramphastinus)
Speckled Hummingbird (Adelomyia melanogenys)
Montane Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger)
Buff-tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens)
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Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) Male
Grass-green Tanager (Chlorornis riefferii)
Turquoise Jay (Cyanolyca turcosa)
Turquoise Jay (Cyanolyca turcosa)
Golden-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes hemichrysus)
Common Potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis)
Three-striped Warbler (Basileuterus tristriatus)
Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca)
Andean Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium jardinii)
Andean Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium jardinii)
Violet-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis coelestis) Male
Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata)
Buff-tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens)
Gorgeted Sunangel (Heliangelus strophianus)
Neotropical Red Squirrel (Sciurus granatensis)
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
Russet-crowned Warbler (Basileuterus coronata)
Booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii)
Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus)
Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus)
Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana)
White-throated Quail-Dove (Zentrygon frenata)
Azara's Spinetail (Synallaxis azarae)
Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan (Andigena laminirostris)
Dusky Bush-Tanager (Chlorospingus semifuscus)
Toucan Barbet (Semnornis ramphastinus)
Flavescent Flycatcher (Myiophobus flavicans)
Fawn-breasted Brilliant (Heliodoxa rubinoides)
Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) Female
Lesser Violetear (Colibri cyanotus)
Booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii)
Toucan Barbet (Semnornis ramphastinus)
Speckled Hummingbird (Adelomyia melanogenys)
Montane Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger)
Buff-tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens)
Bellavista is A geodesic dome in the hills above Mindo. It is possible to stay at the dome, and there are some hiking trails in the area. They have hummingbird feeders with seven regular species.
Visits
- 2006-12-16: None
- 2006-12-17: A two day stay in the dome.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (52 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(52 records)
Class: Birds
(51 records)
- Order: Cuckoos
(1 record)
- Family: Cuckoos
- Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Band-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata)
- White-throated Quail-Dove (Zentrygon frenata)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(13 records)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans)
- Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica)
- Speckled Hummingbird (Adelomyia melanogenys)
- Empress Brilliant (Heliodoxa imperatrix)
- Fawn-breasted Brilliant (Heliodoxa rubinoides)
- Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata)
- Buff-tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens)
- Gorgeted Sunangel (Heliangelus strophianus)
- White-booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii)
- Violet-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis)
- Purple-collared Woodstar (Myrtis fanny)
- Lesser Violetear (Colibri cyanotus)
- Family: Swifts
- White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(2 records)
- Family: Potoos
- Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Andean Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium jardinii)
- Order: Parrots
(1 record)
- Family: New World Parrots
- Red-billed Parrot (Pionus sordidus)
- Order: Perching Birds
(27 records)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Golden-bellied Grosbeak (Pheucticus chrysogaster)
- Family: Cotingas
- Green-and-black Fruiteater (Pipreola riefferii)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Turquoise Jay (Cyanolyca turcosa)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca)
- Russet-crowned Warbler (Myiothlypis coronata)
- Three-striped Warbler (Basileuterus tristriatus)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)
- Family: Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
- Azara's Spinetail (Synallaxis azarae)
- Pearled Treerunner (Margarornis squamiger)
- Striped Treehunter (Thripadectes holostictus)
- Strong-billed Woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus)
- Montane Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger)
- Family: Swallows
- Blue-and-white Swallow (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Capped Conebill (Conirostrum albifrons)
- Grass-green Tanager (Chlorornis riefferii)
- Dusky Chlorospingus (Chlorospingus semifuscus)
- Blue-capped Tanager (Sporathraupis cyanocephala)
- Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus)
- Beryl-spangled Tanager (Tangara nigroviridis)
- White-sided Flowerpiercer (Diglossa albilatera)
- Masked Flowerpiercer (Diglossa cyanea)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Black-capped Tyrannulet (Tyranniscus nigrocapillus)
- White-tailed Tyrannulet (Mecocerculus poecilocercus)
- Flavescent Flycatcher (Myiophobus flavicans)
- Golden-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes hemichrysus)
- Family: Vireos
- Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
- Family: Wrens
- Gray-breasted Wood-Wren (Henicorhina leucophrys)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(2 records)
- Family: Chachalacas, Guans, and Curassows
- Sickle-winged Guan (Chamaepetes goudotii)
- Family: New World Quail
- Dark-backed Wood-Quail (Odontophorus melanonotus)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(2 records)
- Family: Toucan Barbet
- Toucan Barbet (Semnornis ramphastinus)
- Family: Toucans
- Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan (Andigena laminirostris)
Class: Mammals
(1 record)
- Order: Rodents
(1 record)
- Family: Squirrels
- Neotropical Red Squirrel (Sciurus granatensis)