VERDECOCHA, PICHINCHA VOLCANO & LIST
ECUADOR
PICHINCHA (e)
00º05’ 853’’S 78º36’ 391’’W 2,200-3,500m montane forest, pasture and degraded forest with introduced trees.
Protected/registered status
November to March (time visited)
Birding Site Guide
This private reserve and trout farm is located below and adjoins to Yanacocha. Access is from the old stone Nono-Mindo road, which is followed for several km, past the small town of Nono, then take the signed left turning for a waterfall (cascadia). The reserve is 9km along here. The road is very rough in places and much worse from the entrance to the property, 4-wheel drive is recommended or the owner will meet you at the entrance, if you have pre-arranged. Accommodation and meals are available, with very good 3 bedrooms with en suite set in beautiful surroundings with hummingbird feeders all around.
Nubesierra Foundation, Murgeón OE3-236 y Av. América 1er. Piso Tel. (593) (02) 2563-481 Web. www.verdecocha.com Email. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
VERDECOCHA bird list 2006
- Tinamidae
- Tawny-breasted Tinamou Nothocercus Julius
- Curve-billed Tinamou Nothoprocta curvirostris
- Anatidae
- Torrent Duck Merganetta armata
- Ardeidae
- Fasciated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum
- Cathartidae
- Andean Condor Vultur gryphus
- Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Accipitridae
- Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus
- Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
- Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
- Plain-breasted Hawk Accipiter ventralis
- Semicollared Hawk Accipiter collaris
- Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor
- Barred Hawk Leucopternis princes
- White-rumped Hawk Buteo leucorrhous
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
- White-throated Hawk Buteo albigula
- Variable Hawk Buteo polyosoma
- Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus
- Black-and-chestnut Eagle Oroaetus isidori
- Falconidae
- Carunculated Caracara Phalcoboenus carunculatus
- Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
- Orange-breasted Falcon Falco deiroleucus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Cracidae
- Andean Guan Penelope montagnii
- Sickle-winged Guan Chamaepetes goudotii
- Odontophoridae
- Dark-backed Wood-Quail Odontophorus melanonotus
- Rallidae
- Sora Porzana Carolina
- Ecuadorian Rail Rallus aequatorialis
- above species uncertain first page of list missing
- Scolopacidae
- Andean Snipe Gallinago jamesoni
- Noble Snipe Gallinago nobilis
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Columbidae
- Band-tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata
- Plumbeous Pigeon Columba plumbea
- White-throated Quail-Dove Geotrygon frenata
- Psittacidae
- Barred Parakeet Bolborhynchus lineola
- Red-billed Parrot Pionus sordidus
- White-capped Parrot Pionus seniloides
- Scaly-naped Amazon Amazona mercenaria
- Cuculidae
- Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
- Strigidae
- White-throated Screech-Owl Otus albogularis
- Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
- Andean Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium jardinii
- Rufous-banded Owl Strix albitarsis
- Stygian Owl Asio stygius
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Caprimulgidae
- Rufous-bellied Nighthawk Lurocalis rufiventris
- Band-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus longirostris
- Swallow-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis segmentata
- Apodidae
- White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
- Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutilus
- Trochilidae
- Tawny-bellied Hermit Phaethornis syrmatophorus
- Green-fronted Lancebill Doryfera ludovicae
- Green Violetear Colibri thalassinus
- Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans
- Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys
- Fawn-breasted Briliant Heliodoxa rubinoides
- Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas
- Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis
- Mountain Velvetbreast Lafresnaya lafresnayi
- Great Sapphirewing Pterophanes cyanoperus
- Collared Inca Coeligena torquata
- Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae
- Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera
- Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens
- Gorgeted Sunangel Heliangelus strophianus
- Black-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis nigrivestis
- Sapphire-vented Puffleg Eriocnemis luciani
- Golden-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis mosquera
- Booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii
- Black-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia victoriae
- Green-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia nuna
- Purple-backed Thornbill Ramphomicron microrhynchum
- Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina
- Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani
- Violet-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus coelestis
- White-bellied Woodstar Acestrura mulsant
- Trogonidae
- Crested Quetzal Pharomachrus antisianus
- Golden-headed Quetzal Pharomachrus auriceps
- Masked Trogon Trogon personatus
- Momotidae
- Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii
- Capitonidae
- Toucan Barbet Semnornis ramphastinus
- Ramphastidae
- Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan Andigena laminirostris
- Picidae
- Crimson-mantled Woodpecker Piculus rivolii
- Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus
- Bar-bellied Woodpecker Veniliornis nigriceps
- Powerful Woodpecker Campephilus pollens
- Furnariidae
- Bar-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus
- Stout-billed Cinclodes Cinclodes excelsior
- Andean Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura andicola
- Azara’s Spinetail Synallaxis azarae
- Rufous Spinetail Synallaxis unirufa
- White-browed Spinetail Hellmayrea gularis
- Many-striped Canastero Asthenes flammulata
- Streaked Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii
- Pearled Treerunner Margarornis squamiger
- Spotted Barbtail Premnoplex brunnescens
- Lineated Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla subalaris
- Flammulated Treehunter Thripadectes flammulatus
- Striped Treehunter Thripadectes holostictus
- Streaked Xenops Xenops rutilans
- Dendrocolaptidae
- Tyrannine Woodcreeper Dendrocincla tyrannina
- Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
- Montane Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger
- Thamnophilidae
- Long-tailed Antbird Drymophila caudate
- Formicariidae
- Undulated Antpitta Grallaria squamigera
- Chestnut-crowned Antpitta Grallaria ruficapilla
- Chestnut-naped Antpitta Grallaria nuchalis
- Rufous Antpitta Grallaria rufula
- Tawny Antpitta Grallaria quitensis
- Rhinocrytidae
- Ash-colored Tapaculo Myornis senilis
- Unicoloured Tapaculo Scytalopus unicolor
- Spillman’s Tapaculo Scytalopus spillmanni
- Ocellated Tapaculo Acropternis orthonyx
- Tyrannidae
- Black-capped Tyrannulet Phyllomyias nigrocapillus
- Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet Phyllomyias uropygialis
- White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps
- Sierran Elaenia Elaenia pallatangae
- White-throated Tyrannulet Mecocerculus leucophrys
- White-banded Tyrannulet Mecocerculus stictopterus
- White-tailed Tyrannulet Mecocerculus poecilocercus
- Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus
- Agile Tit-Tyrant Anairetes agilis
- Streak-necked Flycatcher Mionectes striaticollis
- Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant Pseudotriccus ruficeps
- Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea
- Smoke-colored Pewee Contopus fumigatus
- Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca fumicolor
- Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca rufipectoralis
- Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris
- Crowned Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca frontalis
- Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca diadema
- Red-rumped Bush-Tyrant Cnemarchus erythropygius
- Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant Myiotheretes striaticollis
- Smoky Bush-Tyrant Myiotheretes fumigatus
- Paramo Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola alpine
- Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
- Barred Becard Pachyramphus versicolor
- Black-&-white Becard Pachyramphus albogriseus
- Cotingidae
- Red-crested Cotinga Ampelion rubrocristatusa
- Barred Fruiteater Pipreola arcuata
- Green-and-black Fruiteater Pipreola riefferii
- Corvidae
- Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa
- Vireonidae
- Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys
- Turdidae
- Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides
- Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush Cathars fuscater
- Swainson’s Thrush Catharus ustulatus
- Great Thrush Turdus fuscater
- Glossy-black Thrush Turdus serranus
- Ecuadorian Thrush Turdus maculirostris
- Hirundinidae
- Brown-bellied Swallow Notiochelidon murina
- Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
- Troglodytidae
- Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus
- Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa
- Sepia-brown Wren Cinnycerthia olivascens
- Plain-tailed Wren Thyothorus euophrys
- Whiskered Wren Thryothorus mystacalis
- House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Mountain Wren Troglodytes solstitialis
- Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys
- Motacillidae
- Paramo Pipit Anthus bogotensis
- Parulidae
- Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca
- Slate-throated Whitestart Myioborus miniatus
- Spectacled Whitestart Myioborus melanovephalus
- Black-crested Warbler Basileuterus nigrocristatus
- Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus
- Russet-crowned Warbler Basileuterus coronatus
- Thraupidae
- Cinereous Conebill Conirostrum cinereum
- Blue-backed Conebill Conirostrum sitticolor
- Capped Conebill Conirostrum albifrons
- Giant Conebill Oreomanes fraseri
- Masked Flowerpiercer Diflossa cyanea
- Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii
- Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis
- White-sided Flowerpiercer Diglossa albilatera
- Rufous-chested Tanager Thlypopsis ornata
- Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea melanonota
- Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys
- Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster
- Flame-faced Tanager Tangara parzudakii
- Golden-naped Tanager Tangara ruficervix
- Metallic-green Tanager Tangara labradorides
- Beryl-spangled Tanager Tangara nigroviridis
- Blue-and-black Tanager Tangara vassorii
- Golden-crowned Tanager Iridosornis rufivertex
- Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus igniventris
- Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus somptuosus
- Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus notabilis
- Hooded Mountain-Tanager Buthraupis Montana
- Black-chested Mountain-Tanager Buthraupis eximia
- Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager Dubusia taeniata
- Grass-green Tanager Chlorornis riefferii
- Blue-capped Tanager Thraupis cyanocephala
- White-winged Tanager Piranga leucoptera
- Red-hooded Tanager Piranga rubriceps
- Dusky Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus semifuscus
- Black-capped Hemispingus Hemispingus atropileus
- Superciliaried Hemispingus Hemispingus superciliaris
- Western Hemispingus Hemispingus ochraceus
- Plushcap Catamblyhynchus diadema
- Cardinalidae
- Southern Yellow-Grosbeak Pheucticus chrysogaster
- Emberizidae
- Plain-colored Seedeater Catamenia inornata
- Paramo Seedeater Catamenia homochroa
- Band-tailed Seedeater Catamenia analis
- Plumbeous Sierra-Finch Phrygilus unicolor
- Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch Phrygilus plebejus
- Slaty Finch Haplospiza rustica
- Rufous-naped Brush-Finch Atlapetes latinuchus
- Tricoloured Brush-Finch Atlapetes tricolor
- Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch Buarremon brunneinucha
- Stripe-headed Brush-Finch Buarremon torquatus
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- Icteridae
- Russet-backed Oropendola Psarocolius angustifrons
List kindly provided by owners of Verdecocha
Sought After Species:
Other Fauna
A total of -- species of mammals.
There are -- recorded species of amphibians and reptiles.
Flora
Author; BSG
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