The Baeza eBird Field Checklist: Baeza -Town & Vicinity
Baeza had become the main hub for kayakers and since is the perfect spot to stage for any kind of mission and a good place to come back as a home base.
Baeza is a small town in Quijos Canton in Napo Province, which is in the Andean Highlands of Ecuador. It is the seat and home of the Quijos-Quichua indigenous people.
Founded in Spaniards Xpeditionary searching for el Dorado in 1559, it is located near the Quijos river in South America. It gets its name from the Spanish town of the same name in Andalucia.
It’s a quiet town that is rapidly coming into its own as a mountain town and lower-elevation stopover for travelers challenged by Ecuador’s elevations.
Baeza’s location makes it a reasonable hub for exploring the area’s attractions such as waterfalls, side roads, villages, and National Parks
Tourist infrastructure is very limited, but adequate and improving.
Baeza with a total of 342 species of birds and still growing, most of them are present all year round during the last years.
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~Baeza Birdwatching: 2 Days Cloudforest Birding ~ Excursiones de Avistamiento de Aves en el Valle de los Quijos~
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Waterfowl
- Muscovy Duck (Domestic type)
- Torrent Duck
Chachalacas, Guans, and Curassows
- Andean Guan
- Wattled Guan
- Sickle-winged Guan
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Band-tailed Pigeon
- Plumbeous Pigeon
- Ruddy Pigeon
- White-throated Quail-Dove
Cuckoos
- Greater Ani
- Smooth-billed Ani
- Squirrel Cuckoo
Nightjars
- Rufous-bellied Nighthawk
- Swallow-tailed Nightjar
- Lyre-tailed Nightjar
Swifts
- White-chested Swift
- White-chinned Swift
- Chestnut-collared Swift
- White-collared Swift
- Gray-rumped Swift
Hummingbirds
- White-necked Jacobin
- Green Hermit
- Tawny-bellied Hermit
- Great-billed Hermit
- Gray-chinned Hermit
- Green-fronted Lancebill
- Geoffroy’s Daggerbill
- Brown Violetear
- Lesser Violetear
- Sparkling Violetear
- Black-throated Mango
- Tourmaline Sunangel
- Wire-crested Thorntail
- Speckled Hummingbird
- Long-tailed Sylph
- Tyrian Metaltail
- Bronzy Inca
- Collared Inca
- Buff-winged Starfrontlet
- Mountain Velvetbreast
- Sword-billed Hummingbird
- Buff-tailed Coronet
- Chestnut-breasted Coronet
- Booted Racket-tail
- Green-backed Hillstar
- Black-throated Brilliant
- Fawn-breasted Brilliant
- Violet-fronted Brilliant
- Long-billed Starthroat
- White-bellied Woodstar
- Gorgeted Woodstar
- Violet-headed Hummingbird
- Napo Sabrewing
- Fork-tailed Woodnymph
- Many-spotted Hummingbird
- Glittering-throated Emerald
- Golden-tailed Sapphire
Shorebirds
- Southern Lapwing
- Killdeer
- Spotted Sandpiper
Cormorants and Anhingas
- Neotropic Cormorant
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
- Fasciated Tiger-Heron
- Great Egret
- Cattle Egret
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
- Black Vulture
- Turkey Vulture
- Greater Yellow-headed Vulture
- White-tailed Kite
- Hook-billed Kite
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Black Hawk-Eagle
- Black-and-chestnut Eagle
- Double-toothed Kite
- Plumbeous Kite
- Gray-bellied Hawk
- Tiny Hawk
- Semicollared Hawk
- Barred Hawk
- Roadside Hawk
- White-rumped Hawk
- Variable Hawk
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Short-tailed Hawk
- White-throated Hawk
Owls
- White-throated Screech-Owl
- Rufescent Screech-Owl
- Burrowing Owl
- Rufous-banded Owl
Trogons and Quetzals
- Golden-headed Quetzal
- Crested Quetzal
- Collared Trogon
- Masked Trogon
Motmots
- Andean Motmot
- Rufous Motmot
Kingfishers
- Amazon Kingfisher
- Green Kingfisher
Barbets and Toucans
- Red-headed Barbet
- Southern Emerald-Toucanet
- Chestnut-tipped Toucanet
- Black-billed Mountain-Toucan
- Golden-collared Toucanet
- White-throated Toucan
Woodpeckers
- Lafresnaye’s Piculet
- Smoky-brown Woodpecker
- Yellow-vented Woodpecker
- Powerful Woodpecker
- Lineated Woodpecker
- Golden-olive Woodpecker
- Crimson-mantled Woodpecker
- Spot-breasted Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Barred Forest-Falcon
- Collared Forest-Falcon
- Black Caracara
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Bat Falcon
Parrots, Parakeets, and Allies
- Red-billed Parrot
- Speckle-faced Parrot
- Blue-headed Parrot
- Orange-winged Parrot
- Scaly-naped Parrot
Antbirds
- Lined Antshrike
- Streak-headed Antbird
- Blackish Antbird
- White-backed Fire-eye
- Spot-backed Antbird
- Gnateaters and Antpittas
- Chestnut-crowned Antpitta
- Chestnut-naped Antpitta
- White-bellied Antpitta
- Rufous Antpitta
- Slate-crowned Antpitta
Tapaculos
- Ash-colored Tapaculo
- Blackish Tapaculo
- Long-tailed Tapaculo
Antthrushes
- Rufous-breasted Antthrush
- Barred Antthrush
Woodcreepers
- Strong-billed Woodcreeper
- Olive-backed Woodcreeper
- Montane Woodcreeper
Ovenbirds
- Streaked Xenops
- Streaked Tuftedcheek
- Rusty-winged Barbtail
- Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner
- Montane Foliage-gleaner
- Flammulated Treehunter
- Spotted Barbtail
- Pearled Treerunner
- Spectacled Prickletail
- Ash-browed Spinetail
- Dusky Spinetail
- Azara’s Spinetail
- Rufous Spinetail
Cotingas
- Green-and-black Fruiteater
- Barred Fruiteater
- Black-chested Fruiteater
- Red-crested Cotinga
- Andean Cock-of-the-rock
- Dusky Piha
Becards, Tityras, and Allies
- Masked Tityra
- Foothill Schiffornis
- Barred Becard
- White-winged Becard
- Black-and-white Becard
Tyrant Flycatchers: Elaenias, Tyrannulets, and Allies
- Streak-necked Flycatcher
- Olive-striped Flycatcher
- Rufous-breasted Flycatcher
- Variegated Bristle-Tyrant
- Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant
- Bronze-olive Pygmy-Tyrant
- Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant
- Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant
- Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher
- Common Tody-Flycatcher
- Fulvous-breasted Flatbill
- Cinnamon Flycatcher
- Cliff Flycatcher
- Handsome Flycatcher
- White-lored Tyrannulet
- White-tailed Tyrannulet
- White-banded Tyrannulet
- Sulphur-bellied Tyrannulet
- White-crested Elaenia
- Sierran Elaenia
- Torrent Tyrannulet
- Sooty-headed Tyrannulet
- Black-capped Tyrannulet
- Ashy-headed Tyrannulet
- Golden-faced Tyrannulet
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies
- Flavescent Flycatcher
- Olive-chested Flycatcher
- Bran-colored Flycatcher
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Smoke-colored Pewee
- Western Wood-Pewee
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Black Phoebe
- Vermilion Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Tyrant
- Smoky Bush-Tyrant
- Pied Water-Tyrant
- Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant
- Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant
- Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant
- Long-tailed Tyrant
- Short-crested Flycatcher
- Pale-edged Flycatcher
- Great Kiskadee
- Social Flycatcher
- Gray-capped Flycatcher
- Lemon-browed Flycatcher
- Golden-crowned Flycatcher
- Piratic Flycatcher
- Tropical Kingbird
- Eastern Kingbird
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos
- Black-billed Peppershrike
- Olivaceous Greenlet
- Brown-capped Vireo
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
- Turquoise Jay
- Green Jay
Donacobius
- Black-capped Donacobius
Martins and Swallows
- Blue-and-white Swallow
- Pale-footed Swallow
- Brown-bellied Swallow
- Southern Rough-winged Swallow
- Gray-breasted Martin
- Brown-chested Martin
- White-winged Swallow
- Bank Swallow
- Barn Swallow
Wrens
- Wing-banded Wren
- Gray-mantled Wren
- House Wren
- Mountain Wren
- Plain-tailed Wren
- Coraya Wren
- Sharpe’s Wren
- Gray-breasted Wood-Wren
Dippers
- White-capped Dipper
Thrushes
- Andean Solitaire
- Swainson’s Thrush
- Pale-eyed Thrush
- Black-billed Thrush
- Chestnut-bellied Thrush
- Great Thrush
- Glossy-black Thrush
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Blue-naped Chlorophonia
- Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia
- Thick-billed Euphonia
- Golden-rumped Euphonia
- Orange-bellied Euphonia
- Hooded Siskin
- Olivaceous Siskin
New World Sparrows
- Yellow-throated Chlorospingus
- Short-billed Chlorospingus
- Ashy-throated Chlorospingus
- Common Chlorospingus
- Yellow-browed Sparrow
- Gray-browed Brushfinch
- Orange-billed Sparrow
- Chestnut-capped Brushfinch
- Rufous-collared Sparrow
- Slaty Brushfinch
Blackbirds
- Red-breasted Meadowlark
- Yellow-billed Cacique
- Russet-backed Oropendola
- Crested Oropendola
- Scarlet-rumped Cacique
- Mountain Cacique
- Shiny Cowbird
- Giant Cowbird
Wood-Warblers
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Tennessee Warbler
- Mourning Warbler
- American Redstart
- Cerulean Warbler
- Tropical Parula
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Three-striped Warbler
- Citrine Warbler
- Black-crested Warbler
- Russet-crowned Warbler
- Canada Warbler
- Slate-throated Redstart
- Spectacled Redstart
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
- Summer Tanager
- Scarlet Tanager
- Red-hooded Tanager
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Tanagers and Allies
- Magpie Tanager
- White-capped Tanager
- Black-capped Hemispingus
- Oleaginous Hemispingus
- Black-eared Hemispingus
- Orange-headed Tanager
- White-lined Tanager
- Silver-beaked Tanager
- Hooded Mountain-Tanager
- Grass-green Tanager
- Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
- Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
- Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager
- Yellow-throated Tanager
- Fawn-breasted Tanager
- Orange-eared Tanager
- Blue-gray Tanager
- Palm Tanager
- Blue-capped Tanager
- Spotted Tanager
- Golden-naped Tanager
- Black-capped Tanager
- Blue-necked Tanager
- Blue-and-black Tanager
- Beryl-spangled Tanager
- Blue-browed Tanager
- Turquoise Tanager
- Golden-eared Tanager
- Saffron-crowned Tanager
- Flame-faced Tanager
- Golden Tanager
- Swallow Tanager
- Blue Dacnis
- Green Honeycreeper
- Golden-collared Honeycreeper
- Capped Conebill
- White-sided Flowerpiercer
- Rusty Flowerpiercer
- Deep-blue Flowerpiercer
- Bluish Flowerpiercer
- Masked Flowerpiercer
- Slaty Finch
- Gray-hooded Bush Tanager
- Blue-black Grassquit
- Chestnut-bellied Seedeater
- Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch
- Caqueta Seedeater
- Black-and-white Seedeater
- Yellow-bellied Seedeater
- Bananaquit
- Grayish Saltator