Refugio Paz de las Aves - Private Birding Tours

Refugio Paz De Las Aves “Bird Show”

At 1400 MASL (4590 ft) is a medium altitude private cloud forest located between Nanegalito and the road to Mindo in kilometer 65-66. It has 30 hectares (74 acres) of primary and secondary recovering cloud forest. There is a main trail and multiple side trails where the two brothers will take you to see the most amazing bird show in the wild. You can see birds that would be almost impossible to see in the wild only 5 ft away! They have trained the Giant Antpitta (called Maria), the Mustached Antpitta, the Yellow-breasted Antpitta to eat worms. Also, there is a lek that has been performing since 2005 with the beautiful Cock-of-the-rock. There are also fruit feeders that are frequently visited by the Sickle-winged Guan, the Crimson-rumped Toucanet, the colorful Tucan Barbet, the elusive Olivaeous Piha, the Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager and the Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager. There are humming bird feeders where it is possible to see the Velvet-purple Coronet, the Violet-tailed Sylph, the Purple-bibbed Whitetip, the Brown Inca, and the Booted Racket-tai.

The most important fact of this place beside the birds is that the owners used to cut the forest for living and now have become forest protectors! This grass root conservation project has to be supported by all bird lovers.

For more information visit : www.refugiopazdelasaves.com

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Refugio Paz de las Aves
First Meet the Antpitta Cast

Giant Antpitta (Maria)	Ocre-breasted Antpitta (Shakira)	Yellow-breasted Antpitta (Willie)	Mustached Antpitta (Susanita)
Second The Neotropical Special Cast

Andean Cock of the Rock	Orange-breasted Fruiteater	Violet-tailed Sylph	Crimson-rumped Toucanet
The Rest of the Crew

Sickle-winged Guan	Dark-backed Wood-Quail	White-throated Quail-Dove	Maroon-tailed-Parakeet

Tawny-bellied Hermit	Purple-bibbed Whitetip	Speckled-Hummingbird	Green Thorntail

Purple-throated Woodstar	Booted-Racket-tail	Brown-Inca	Fawn-breasted-Brilliant

Empress Brilliant	Andean-Emerald	Violet-tailed Sylph	Buff-tailed-Coronet

Velvet-purple Coronet	Golden Headed Quetzal	Crested Quetzal	Toucan Barbet

Red-headed Barbet	Red-headed Barbet	Crimson-rumped Toucanet	Crimson-mantled Woodpecker

Strong-billed Woodcreeper	Montane-Woodcreeper	Red-faced Spinetail	Buff-fronted Foliage gleaner

Ochre-breasted Antpitta	Rufous-breasted Antthrush	Giant Antpitta	Moustached Antpitta.

Yellow-breasted Antpitta	White-tailed Tyrannulet	Smoke-colored Pewee	Olivaceous Phia

Barred-Becard	Orange-breasted Fruiteater	Andean Cock-of-the-Rock	White-capped Dipper Nest

Slate-throated Whitestart	Blackburnian Warbler	Blue-winged Mountain Tanager	Black-chinned Mountain Tanager

Beryl-spangled Tanager	Golden-naped Tanager	Golden Tanager	Black-capped Tanager

Flame-faced Tanager	Metallic-green Tanager	Chestnut-crowned Brush-Finch