Quito is a place where almost anyone can do birdwatching, here you will find different species, from ducks to falcons, pigeons to hummingbirds, here I will give you some advices for birding, both how to identificate different species and where to find them .
Quito parks are the best place to start your bird-journey, Guanguiltagua metropolitan park has the most diversity of birds in the city, followed by the "reservorio" located in Cumbayá valley. In order to facilitate the use of this little guide, I will divide the city in four regions, south, center, north, and valleys.
South:
In this part of the city you can find a lot of small parks, and three medium parks. Here you will find the tipically bird species of urban Quito, among which are:
Common birds.
Eared Dove- Zenaida auriculata
Rufous-collared Sparrow-Zonotrichia capensis
Great Trush-Turdus fuscater
Sparkling Violet-ear-Colibrí coruscans
Common dove-Columba livia
Fairly common birds.
Black-tailed Trainbearer-Lesbia victoriae
Vermilion Flycatcher-Pyrocephalus rubinus
Brown-bellied Swallow-Notiochelidon murina.
Blue-and-white Swallow-Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Black Flowerpiercer-Dyglossa humeralis
Blue-and-yellow Tanager-Traupis bonariensis
Yellow-breasted Brush-finch-Atlapetes latinuchus.
Non common birds.
American Kestrel-Falco sparverius.
Center:
In the center of Quito, the principal place to birdwatch is Itchimbia park, here you will easily find a lot of types of birds.
Itchimbia park:
Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus
American Kestrel - Falco sparverius
Band-tailed Pigeon - Patagioenas fasciata
Eared Dove - Zenaida auriculata
Sparkling Violet-ear - Colibri coruscans
Black-tailed Trainbearer - Lesbia victoriae
White-crested Elaenia - Elaenia albiceps
Azara's Spinetail - Synallaxis azarae
Brown-bellied Swallow - Notiochelidon murina
Great Thrush - Turdus fuscater
Rufous-collared Sparrow - Zonotrichia capensis
Grassland Yellow-finch - Sicalis luteola
Black-and-white Seedeater - Sporophila luctuosa
Band-tailed Seedeater - Catamenia analis
White-winged Brush-finch - Atlapetes leucopterus
Blue-and-yellow Tanager - Thraupis bonariensis
Cinereous Conebill - Conirostrum cinereum
Black Flowerpiercer - Diglossa humeralis
Golden-bellied Grosbeak - Pheucticus chrysogaster
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker - Colaptes rivolii
Tufted Tit-tyrant - Anairetes parulus
Vermilion Flycatcher - Pyrocephalus rubinus
Tropical Kingbird - Tyrannus melancholicus
Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus
North:
In the north of Quito, there are two big parks where to find birds, in one of them, Carolina Park, there is a Botanical Garden, inside of it you can find migratory species, some colorful tanagers, egrets, herons, finches, and more.
Not far away from the botanical garden, about 10 minutes west, there is the Metropolitan Park of Guanguiltagua, there you can find hummingbirds, actually there is a road called "Sendero de los Colibries". Metropolitan Park is an intermedial stage between Quito and the valleys of Cumbaya and Nayón. There you going to find three viewpoints, each one has a different view of the slopes, In this slopes you can observe communities of birds.
In the north of Quito, there are two big parks where to find birds, in one of them, Carolina Park, there is a Botanical Garden, inside of it you can find migratory species, some colorful tanagers, egrets, herons, finches, and more.
Not far away from the botanical garden, about 10 minutes west, there is the Metropolitan Park of Guanguiltagua, there you can find hummingbirds, actually there is a road called "Sendero de los Colibries". Metropolitan Park is an intermedial stage between Quito and the valleys of Cumbaya and Nayón. There you going to find three viewpoints, each one has a different view of the slopes, In this slopes you can observe communities of birds.
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