Mindo, Ecuador

Mindo is a town in Ecuador, famous for its cloud forests that host some maddeningly large variety of birds.

Grey-capped Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

Rufous Motmot

Motmot,

Green-crowned Woodnymph Hummingbird

Shot from the famous Yellow House at Mindo.

Hummingbird,Shot from the famous Yellow House at Mindo.

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Hummingbird,

Lemon-rumped Tanager (Female)

Tanager,

Green-crowned Brilliant Hummingbird (Male)

Hummingbird,

Red-headed Barbet (Male)

Barbet,

Bananaquit

The curiously named Bananaquit is placed in the Tanager family, but I think that placement is disputed. Until they resolve the classification, here it stays in the thraupidae family.

Bananaquit,The curiously named Bananaquit is placed in the Tanager family, but I think that placement is disputed. Until they resolve the classification, here it stays in the thraupidae family.

Zeledon's Antbird (Male)

Antbird,

Choco Toucan

Toucan,

Lesser Violetear Hummingbird

Hummingbird,

Brown Inca Hummingbird

Hummingbird,

Green and White Hummingbird

Hummingbird,

Red-headed Barbet (Female)

Barbet,

Palm Tanager

Tanager,

Andean Emerald Hummingbird

Hummingbird,

Bay-headed Tanager

Tanager,

Crimson-rumped Toucanet

Toucanet,

Brown Violet-ear Hummingbird

Hummingbird,

White-lined Tanager (Female)

Tanager,

Orange-billed Sparrow

Sparrow,

Blue-winged Mountain Tanager

Tanager,

Golden Tanager

Tanager,

Scaly-throated Foliage Gleaner

Foliage Gleaner,

Social Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

White-bellied Woodstar Hummingbird (Female)

Hummingbird,

Fawn-breasted Brilliant Hummingbird

Hummingbird,

Black Phoebe

Phoebe,

Long-tailed Sylph Hummingbird (Male)

Very hard to differentiate between the long-tailed Sylph and the Purple-tailed. Not sure if this is the right ID

Hummingbird,Very hard to differentiate between the long-tailed Sylph and the Purple-tailed. Not sure if this is the right ID

White-necked Jacobin Hummingbird

Hummingbird,

Blue-Grey Tanager

Tanager,

Purple-bibbed Whitetip Hummingbird

Hummingbird,

Guayaquil Woodpecker

Woodpecker,

Violet-purple Coronet Hummingbird

Hummingbird,

Orange-bellied Euphonia

Euphonia,

Olivaceous Piculet

Piculet,

Common Squirrel Cuckoo

Cuckoo,

Thick-billed Euphonia (Male)

Euphonia,

Blue-and-white Swallow

Swallow,

Lemon-rumped Tanager (Male)

Tanager,

Golden-naped Tanager

A Golden-naped tanager showing off its electric blue plumage.

Tanager,A Golden-naped tanager showing off its electric blue plumage.