Mindo (3)

Let’s go birdwatching 🦜

Mindo represents a key site for Birding in Ecuador, because the warm climate and rich natural landscape make this area an ideal place for birds to live all year round. Home to over 500 bird species and a vast diversity of other wildlife like many different species of butterflies, Mindo is named an IBA (Important Bird Area) and most of its forests are protected. Mindo Cloud Forest has the highest count of endemic montane birds in the entire world. Ecuador is also the country with most species of hummingbirds, over 130.

Among others we have been able to see the following birds: Andean Cock-of-the-Rock, Yellow-throated Toucan, Toucan Barbet, Giant Antpitta and Quetzal.

In the afternoon we went for a hike through the private property of “Casa Amarillo” to a viewpoint.Читать далее