MCF Migratory Species - Mindo Cloudforest Foundation

Boreal Neotropical Migrants that Visit MCF´s Reserves Seasonally
Eight species of special concern:
Corridor(s)1
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Common Name
Latin Name
1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
2
2
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
1
3
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga [Dendroica] castanea
2, 3
4
Cerulean Warbler
Setophaga [Dendroica] cerulean
2, 3
5
Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
6
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
7
Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera
2, 3
8
Canada Warbler
Cardellina [Wilsonia] Canadensis
2, 3
1, 2, 3
3
Additional 17 neotropical boreal migrants present:
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Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)
Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga [Dendroica] fusca)
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga [Dendroica] striata)
Black-and-white Warbler (Miniotilta varia)
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
NOTE: Austral migrants include the Snowy-throated Kingbird (Tyrannus niveigularis)
1
Corridors 1-2 refer to the areas around our Río Silanche & Milpe Bird Sanctuaries, respectively. Corridor 3
encompasses the area around the Puyucunapi, Oreothraupis and Tandayapa reserves.
Santuario de Aves Milpe
Camino Milpe – Pachijal s/n y Km 91 Vía Calacalí – La Independencia, Pichincha, Ecuador