The Locations and the Bird Targets for the Global Big Day in Ecuador 2018 – Google Map

The Mayor Birding Locations for the Global Big Day in Ecuador in May 5th, 2018. Check Below all the Global Big Day Destinations in Ecuador.

• Reserva Yanacocha
• Reserva Antisanilla
• Reserva Tapichala
• Reserva Buenaventura
• Reserva Jorupe
• Reserva Yunguilla
• Reserva Narupa
• Reserva Canande
• Shiripuno Amazon Lodge
• Reserva Jama Coaque
• Reserva Milpe
• Río Silanche
• Cerro Blanco
• Churute
• Cumandá
• Bucay
• Agua Blanca
• Ayampe
• Isla de La Plata
• Catacocha – Paltas
• -2.24606, -80.9417
• Rundupamaba – Tandayapa
• PC MAE Tambococha
• Chiru Isla
• PC MAE Añangu
• El Coca
• Martinica
• Finca Mi Cumita
• Parque Chilibulo
• Un poco del Chocó-Naturreservat und Biologische Feldstation
• Cumbaya
• Pasochoa
• Suamox
• Ruta Engabao-Playas
• Olon / Dos Mangas
• Rancho Alemán
• Piñan
• Nueva América
• Cuajara – Inviola
• Santa Rita de Cachaco – Río Verde
• Yahuarcocha
• Lago San Pablo
• Bosque Protector Los Cedros
• Santa Rosa
• Gualpí
• Gualchancito
• Río Zuñag
• Tinajillas – Río Gualaceño (Sector Cerro Bosco)
• Gualaquiza, Comunidad La Dolorosa “Sendero Cuevas de la Dolorosa”
• Gualaquiza, Sendero Los Juanes “Balneario Los Juanes”
• Gualaquiza, “Jardín Botánico El Gato”

The Global Big Day which will take place this Saturday, May 5, 2018. The 4th edition of this International Birding Event will be held this year with more than 19,000 participants in more than 145 countries. We want to invite to JOIN US.

Many Ecuadorian  Organizations of Birdwatchers in: Mindo, Cosanga-Tena, Coca-Yasuní; Carchi, Imbabura, Quito are starting to organize routes.

Ecuador was in 3rd place in 2017, we registered 1258 species of birds from the 1456 residents. Ecuador has more than 1675 species of birds approximately (SACC, 2018). Last year in 24 hours we recorded 75% of the total bird species of Ecuador (including Galapagos). This year we will make the attempt to move to all corners of the country.

We want to increase our bird records, we must concentrate on the endemic of each bio-region, we share with Colombia and Peru. Each has a number of birds that inhabit especially in each bio-region.

Below is the target birdlist of each Birding Area

Ecuador National Endemics (7 Species)

– El Oro Parakeet Pyrrhura orcesi
– Black-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis nigriventris
– Violet-throated Metaltail Metallura baroni
– Esmeraldas Woodstar Chaetocercus berlepschi
– El Oro Tapaculo Scytalopus robinsonii
– Pale-headed Brush-Finch Atlapetes pallidiceps
– Lilacine Amazon Amazona lilacina

The Chocó Lowlands

The Chocó Lowlands rain forest occurring in western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador has the greatest concentration of restricted-range endemic species in the world; Ecuador´s Chocó lowlands support 30 of these species which are very much restricted and dependent on pristine or little disturbed forest.

The Chocó lowland endemics in Ecuador (30 Species)

-Berlepsch’s Tinamou Crypturellus berlepschi
-Plumbeous Forest-Falcon Micrastur plumbeus
-Baudó Guan Penelope ortoni
-Brown Wood-Rail Aramides wolfi
-Dusky Pigeon Patagioenas goodsoni
-Pallid Dove Leptotila pallida
-Rose-faced Parrot Pyrilia pulchra
-Banded Ground-Cuckoo Neomorphus radiolosus
-Chocó Poorwill Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi
-White-whiskered Hermit Phaethornis yaruqui
-Humboldt’s Sapphire Hylocharis humboldti
-Purple-chested Hummingbird Amazilia rosenbergi
-Chocó Trogon Trogon comptus
-Orange-fronted Barbet Capito squamatus
-Five-colored Barbet Capito quinticolor
-Pale-mandible Araçari Pteroglossus erythropygius
-Stripe-billed Araçari _Pteroglossus sanguineus_
-Chocó Toucan Ramphastos brevis
-Lita Woodpecker Piculus litae
-Chocó Woodpecker Veniliornis chocoensis
-Double-banded Graytail Xenerpestes minlosi
-Stub-tailed Antbird Myrmeciza berlepschi
-Rufous-crowned Antpitta Pittasoma rufopileatus
-Pacific Flatbill Rhynchocyclus pacificus
-Long-wattled Umbrellabird Cephalopterus penduliger
-Scarlet-breasted Dacnis Dacnis berlepschi
-Blue-whiskered Tanager Tangara johannae
-Golden-chested Tanager Bangsia rothschildi
-Lemon-spectacled Tanager Chlorothraupis olivacea
-Scarlet-browed Tanager Heterospingus xanthopygius

The Northwest Slope of Andes (Montane Chocó)

The Northwest Slope of Andes (Montane Chocó) have the highest concentration of endemic montane birds in the world and are bird species restricted to the foothill and montane forest of western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. This area could be considered to be the higher elevation extension of the Chocó Lowlands. It extends very narrowly as far south as El Oro Province.

The Montane Chocó Endemics in Ecuador (46 Species)

-Dark-backed Wood-Quail Odontophorus melanonotus
-Indigo-crowned Quail-Dove Geotrygon purpurata
-El Oro Parakeet Pyrrhura orcesi
-Yellow-eared Parrot Ognorhynchus icterotis
-Colombian Screech-Owl Megascops colombianus
-Cloud-Forest Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium nubicola
-Emerald-bellied Woodnymph Thalurania hypochlora
-Western Emerald Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus
-Purple-bibbed Whitetip Urosticte benjamini
-Empress Brilliant Heliodoxa imperatrix
-Brown Inca Coeligena wilsoni
-Velvet-purple Coronet Boissonneaua jardini
-Gorgeted Sunangel Heliangelus strophianus
-Hoary Puffleg Haplophaedia lugens
-Violet-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus coelestis
-Toucan Barbet Semnornis ramphastinus
-Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan Andigena laminirostris
-Pacific Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes johnsoni
-Star-chested Treerunner Margarornis stellatus
-Uniform Treehunter Thripadectes ignobilis
-Esmeraldas Antbird Myrmeciza nigricauda
-Yellow-breasted Antpitta Grallaria flavotincta
-Nariño Tapaculo Scytalopus vicinior
-Chocó Tapaculo Scytalopus chocoensis
-El Oro Tapaculo Scytalopus robinsoni
-Orange-breasted Fruiteater Pipreola jucunda
-Club-winged Manakin Machaeropterus deliciosus
-Beautiful Jay Cyanolyca pulchra
-Chocó Vireo Vireo masteri
-Black Solitaire Entomodestes coracinus
-Chocó Warbler Basileuterus chlorophrys
-Indigo Flowerpiercer Diglossa indigotica
-Scarlet-and-white Tanager Erythrothlypis salmoni
-Yellow-collared Chlorophonia Chlorophonia flavirostris
-Glistening-green Tanager Chlorochrysa phoenicotis
-Rufous-throated Tanager Tangara rufigula
-Gray-and-gold Tanager Tangara palmeri
-Purplish-mantled Tanager Iridisornis porphyrocephala
-Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus notabilis
-Moss-backed Tanager Bangsia edwardsi
-Ochre-breasted Tanager Chlorothraupis stolzmanni
-Dusky Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus semifuscus
-Yellow-green Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus flavovirens
-Western Hemispingus Hemispingus ochraceus
-White-winged Brush-Finch Atlapetes leucopterus
-Tanager Finch Oreothraupis arremonops

The Tumbesian Lowlands

The Tumbesian Lowlands incorporates the southwestern Ecuadorian lowlands. Some of this habitat also extends to the north, small areas even reach as far north as western Esmeraldas province. This area also includes northern Perú. The habitat is mainly dry scrub or dry deciduous forest. It is under great pressure from human activities and only a few relatively small areas remain.

The Tumbesian Lowlands Bird endemics in Ecuador (57 Species)

-Pale-browed Tinamou Crypturellus transfasciatus
-Gray-backed Hawk Leucopternis occidentalis
-Rufous-headed Chachalaca Ortalis erythroptera
-Ecuadorian Ground-Dove Columbina buckleyi
-Ochre-bellied Dove Leptotila ochraceiventris
-Red-masked Parakeet Aratinga erythrogenys
-Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis
-Gray-cheeked Parakeet Brotogeris pyrrhopterus
-West Peruvian Screech-Owl Megascops roboratus
-Pacific Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium peruanum
-Anthony’s Nightjar Caprimulgus anthonyi
-Baron’s Hermit Phaethornis baroni
-Tumbes Hummingbird Leucippus baeri
-Short-tailed Woodstar Myrmia micrura
-Esmeraldas Woodstar Chaetocercus berlepschi
-Little Woodstar Chaetocercus bombus
-Ecuadorian Trogon Trogon mesurus
-Ecuadorian Piculet Picumnus sclateri
-Scarlet-backed Woodpecker Veniliornis callonotus
-Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis
-Pacific Hornero Furnarius cinnamomeus
-Blackish-headed Spinetail Synallaxis tithys
-Necklaced Spinetail Synallaxis stictothorax
-Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner Hylocryptus erythrocephalus
-Collared Antshrike Sakesphorus bernardi
-Elegant Crescentchest Melanopareia elegans
-Tumbesian Tyrannulet Phaeomyias tumbezana
-Gray-and-white Tyrannulet Pseudelaenia leucospodia
-Pacific Elaenia Myiopagis subplacens
-Pacific Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus occidentalis
-Tumbes Pewee Contopus punensis
-Gray-breasted Flycatcher Lathrotriccus griseipectus
-Ochraceous Attila Attila torridus
-Sooty-crowned Flycatcher Myiarchus phaeocephalus
-Baird’s Flycatcher Myiodynastes bairdii
-Snowy-throated Kingbird Tyrannus niveigularis
-Slaty Becard Pachyrhamphus spodirus
-White-tailed Jay Cyanocorax mystacalis
-Plumbeous-backed Thrush Turdus reevei
-Ecuadorian Thrush Turdus maculirostris
-Tumbes Swallow Tachycineta stolzmanni
-Chestnut-collared Swallow Petrochelidon rufocollaris
-Fasciated Wren Campylorhynchus fasciatus
-Superciliated Wren Thryothorus supercilliaris
-Black-lored Yellowthroat Geothlypis auricularis
-Gray-and-gold Warbler Basileuterus fraseri
-Crimson-breasted Finch Rhodospingus cruentus
-Parrot-billed Seedeater Sporophila peruviana
-Chestnut-throated Seedeater Sporophila telasco
-Cinereous Finch Piezorhina cinerea
-Sulphur-throated Finch Sicalis taczanowskii
-White-headed Brush-Finch Atlapetes albiceps
-Black-capped Sparrow Arremon abeillei
-Tumbes Sparrow Aimophila stolzmanni
-Collared Warbling-Finch Poospiza hispaniolensis
-White-edged Oriole Icterus graceannae
-Saffron Siskin Carduelis siemiradzkii

The Southwestern Montane and Foothill Habitats

The Southwestern Montane and Foothill Habitats is a variety of habitats along foothill and montane forests mainly distributed in Loja and adjacent El Oro provinces. Some species reach the highlands of Azuay province.

The Southwestern Highlands, Montane and Foothill bird endemics in Ecuador (17 Species)

-Line-cheeked Spinetail Cranioleuca antisiensis
-Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla ruficollis
-Chapman’s Antshrike Thamnophilus zarumae
-Gray-headed Antbird Myrmeciza griseiceps
-Watkins’s Antpitta Grallaria watkinsi
-Loja Tyrannulet Zimmerius flavidifrons
-Rufous-winged Tyrannulet Mecocerculus calopterus
-Black-crested Tit-Tyrant Anairetes nigrocristatus
-Jelski’s Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca jelskii
-Three-banded Warbler Basileuterus trifasciatus
-Speckle-breasted Wren Thryothorus sclateri
-Piura Hemispingus Hemispingus piurae
-Black-cowled Saltator Saltator nigriceps
-Drab Seedeater Sporophila simplex
-Bay-crowned Brush-Finch Atlapetes seebohmi
-Pale-headed Brush-Finch Atlapetes pallidiceps
-White-winged Brush-Finch Atlapetes leucopterus

The High Andes

The High Andes includes temperate and elfin forest and upper grassland paramo along both sides of the western and eastern mountain ranges and the inner valleys flanked by them.

The High Andes bird endemics in Ecuador (24 Species)

-Curve-billed Tinamou Nothoprocta curvirostris
-Carunculated Caracara Phalcoboenus carunculatus
-Bearded Guan Penelope barbata
-Ecuadorian Rail Rallus aequatorialis
-Red-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops
-Rainbow Starfrontlet Coeligena iris
-Ecuadorian Hillstar Oreotrochilus chimborazo
-Purple-throated Sunangel Heliangelus viola
-Black-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis nigriventris
-Turquoise-throated Puffleg Eriocnemis godini
-Golden-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis mosquera
-Black-thighed Puffleg Eriocnemis derbyi
-Violet-throated Metaltail Metallura baroni
-Neblina Metaltail Metallura odomae
-Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani
-Stout-billed Cinclodes Cinclodes excelsior
-Mouse-colored Thistletail Schizoeaca griseomurina
-Leymebamba Antpitta Grallaricula leymebambae
-Crescent-faced Antpitta Grallaricula lineifrons
-Paramo Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxiola alpina
-Chestnut-bellied Cotinga Doliornis remseni
-Tit-like Dacnis Xenodacnis parina
-Masked Mountain-Tanager Buthraupis wetmorei
-Black-backed Bush-Tanager Urothraupis stolzmanni

The East Slope of Andes

The East Slope of Andes includes the foothills to way up to the upper montane forest along the east side of the Andes. Virtually all these species are restricted to a narrow elevation band.

The East Slope of Andes bird endemics in Ecuador (39 Species)

-Red-winged Wood-Rail Aramides calopterus
-White-breasted Parakeet Pyrrhura albipectus
-Cinnamon Screech-Owl Otus petersoni
-Subtropical Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium parkeri
-White-chested Swift Cypseloides lemosi
-Napo Sabrewing Campylopterus villaviscensio
-Wire-crested Thorntail Popelairia popelairii
-Rufous-vented Whitetip Urosticte ruficrissa
-Ecuadorian Piedtail Phlogophilus hemileucurus
-Pink-throated Brilliant Heliodoxa gularis
-Flame-throated Sunangel Heliangelus micraster
-Mountain Avocetbill Opisthoprora euryptera
-Coppery-chested Jacamar Galbula pastazae
-Spectacled Prickletail Siptornis striaticollis
-Equatorial Graytail Xenerpestes singularis
-Black-billed Treehunter Tripadectes melanorhynchus
-Jocotoco Antpitta Grallaria ridgelyi
-Bicolored Antpitta Grallaria rufocinerea
-White-bellied Antpitta Grallaria hypoleuca
-Peruvian Antpitta Grallaricula peruviana
-Equatorial Rufous-vented Tapaculo Scytalopus micropterus
-Chusquea Tapaculo Scytalopus chusqueae
-Ecuadorian Tyrannulet Phylloscartes gualaquizae
-Orange-crested Flycatcher Myiophobus phoenicomitra
-Olive-chested Flycatcher Myiobius cryptoxanthus
-Orange-banded Flycatcher Myiobius lintoni
-Yellow-cheeked Becard Pachyrhamphus xanthogenys
-Black-chested Fruiteater Pipreola lubomirskii
-Gray-tailed Piha Snowornis subalaris
-Blue-rumped Manakin Pipra isidorei
-Yellow-headed Manakin Choloropipo flavicapilla
-Jet Manakin Choloropipo unicolor
-Olivaceous Greenlet Hylophilus olivaceus
-Yellow-throated Brush-Finch Atlapetes gutturalis
-White-rimmed Brush-Finch Atlapetes leucopis

The Isolated East-Andean Ridges

The Isolated East-Andean Ridges Includes the forest along the isolated mountain ranges of Cordillera Galeras, Cordillera de Cutucú and Cordillera del Cóndor all located just off the Andes in the eastern side.

The Isolated East-Andean Ridges Bird endemic species in Ecuador (4 Species)

-Royal Sunangel Heliangelus regalis
-Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus
-Bar-winged Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucoptera
-Orange-throated Tanager Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron

The Marañón River Drainage

The Marañón River Drainage in Ecuador is restricted to the valleys drained by the Chinchipe river and its tributaries on the southeastern Zamora-Chinchipe province.

The Marañón River Drainage Bird endemic species in Ecuador (11 Species)

-Marañón Pigeon Patagioenas oenops
-Spot-throated Hummingbird Leucipus taczanowskii
-Marañón Spinetail Synallaxis maranonica
-Eastern Slaty-Antshrike Thamnophilus punctatus
-Gray-breasted Flycatcher Lathrotriccus griseipectus
-Sooty-crowned Flycatcher Myiarchus phaeocephalus
-Marañón Thrush Turdus maranonicus
-Speckle-breasted Wren Thryothorus sclateri
-Black-lored Yellowthroat Geothlypis auricularis
-Buff-bellied Tanager Thlypopsis inornata
-Black-capped Sparrow Arremon abeillei

 

The Amazonian Lowlands

The Eastern Amazonian Lowlands of Ecuador is one of the places in the world supporting the biggest number of bird species in any given locality but just a tiny fragment of them are endemic to eastern Ecuador and northeastern Peru.

The Amazonian Lowlands Bird endemic species in Ecuador (21 Species)

-Salvin’s Curassow Mitu salvini
-Sapphire Quail-Dove Geotrygon saphirina
-Black-throated Hermit Phaetornis atrimentalis
-Olive-spotted Hummingbird Leucippus chlorocercus
-White-chinned Jacamar Galbula tombacea
-Brown Nunlet Nonnula brunnea
-Dusky Spinetail Synallaxis moesta
-Cocha Antshrike Thamnophilus praecox
-Yasuní Antwren Epinecrophylla fieldsaai
-Rio Suno Antwren Myrmotherula sunensis
-Ancient Antwren Herpsilochmus gentryi
-Dugand’s Antwren Herpsilochmus dugandi
-Slate-colored Antbird Schistocichla schistacea
-Lunulated Antbird Gymnopithys lunulata
-Ochre-striped Antpitta Grallaria dignissima
-White-lored Antpitta Hylopezus fulviventris
-Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum calopterum
-Orange-eyed Flatbill Tolmomyias traylori
-Orange-crested Manakin Heterocercus aurantiivertex
-Ecuadorian Cacique Cacicus sclateri
-Band-tailed Oropendola Ocyalus latirostris