Mindo Cloud Forest Day Tours - Ecuador

Graells's tamarin in Ecuador

Graells's tamarin, Saguinus nigricollis graellsi, is a subspecies of the black-mantled tamarin from the northwestern Amazon in southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and northeastern Peru. It differs from other black-mantled tamarins in having a dull olive-brown (no reddish-orange) lower back, rump and thighs. However, molecular genetic analysis does not support treating Graell's tamarin as a separate species from the black-mantled tamarin. Source of information: https://animalia.bio/graellss-tamarin Get to know it with Richard: https://www.ecuadorbirdphotography.com/ El tamarino de Graells, Saguinus nigricollis graellsi, es una subespecie del tamarino de manto negro que habita en el noroeste de la Amazonia, en el sureste de Colombia, el este de Ecuador y el noreste de Perú. Se diferencia de otros tamarinos de manto negro en que la parte inferior de la espalda, la rabadilla y los muslos son de color marrón oliva opaco (no naranja rojizo). Sin embargo, el análisis genético molecular no permite considerar al tamarino de Graell como una especie separada del tamarino de manto negro.

Spectacled bear in Ecuador

Native to the Andes Mountains of South America, it is the only extant species of its genus. Medium-sized compared to other bears, it measures between 1.30 and 1.90 m tall, and weighs on average between 80 and 125 kg, with the male being the largest. The only current living species native to South America, it is distributed in the Andes mountain range, currently from the high (or "cold") Andean region of western Venezuela to northern Argentina with sightings in Darien in Panama. https://mindocloudforest.com/ Nativa de las montañas de los Andes de Sudamérica. Es la única especie existente de su género. De tamaño mediano en comparación con otros osos, mide entre 1,30 y 1,90 m de alto, y pesa en promedio entre 80 y 125 kg, siendo el macho más grande. La única especie viviente autóctono actual de Sudamérica, se distribuye en la cordillera de los Andes, actualmente desde la región andina alta (o "fría") del oeste de Venezuela hasta el norte argentino con avistamientos en el Darién en Panamá.

Raus Hauer or Thomas Hopmann - Bochum-Germany

Here Our Dear Mr. Raus Hauer or Thomas Hopmann from Bochum-Germany. Thank you very much for your visit Thomas. Hier unser lieber Herr. Raus Hauer or Thomas Hopmann aus Bochum-Germany

Andean cock of the rock bird lek in Mindo

Andean cock of the rock bird lek in Mindo. A lek in birding is a historical (decades) place where not all birds, just few birds meet for the bird display, usually the female is in the lek, and when she is all the males do their best display to attract her atention. This bird (Andean cock of the rock bird - Rupicola Peruvianus) is only found in the Andes of South America. In Ecuador there are 2 types of them, one kind in the East (orange-rupicola aequatorialis) and the other on the West (red - rupicola sanguinolenta). By https://www.mindobirdphotographytour.com/ Flickr: 200990560@N08/" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/200990560@N08/

Violet-tailed Sylph is an endemic hummingbird sp. that can be spotted in the area of the cloud forest near Mindo-Ecuador-south America. Here in the video is a male having a showe:) From my years observing this gems of the Andes of south America, I have noticed that hummingbirds love the rain. https://ecuadorbirdstour.com/ by Richard Hernandez Este colibri endemico del choco andino le gusta como muchos otros bañarse bajo las gotas de lluvia. Este en el video es un macho joven.

boa constrictor found near mindo cloud forest

Boa constrictor is a member of the family Boidae, found in tropical South America, as well as some islands in the Caribbean and introduced in Florida USA a staple of private collections. Four subspecies are currently recognized. Visit Mindo Cloud Forest with the recognized naturalist Richard Hernandez. https://mindocloudforest.com/

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Toucans observed at Mindo Cloud Forest Day Tours - Ecuador Collared Aracari, this is the name of this toucan. https://www.mindocloudforest.com/ by Richard Hernandez

Do you know what type of nocturnal mammal is this ? It was seen at mindo Mindo Cloud Forest Day Tours - Ecuador Olingo, Olinguito or Kinkajou ? 🤫 https://www.mindocloudforest.com/ by Richard Hernandez

Plate billed mountain toucan seen at Mindo

Toucans are grouped in the family Ramphastidae, related to woodpeckers, pedrotes, and snakebirds. Forty-two species are recognized in the world, of which nineteen are found in Ecuador. The Tucan Andino, known in English as Plate-Billed Mountain Toucan, is a species of bird in the Ramphasidae family. It is native to Colombia and Ecuador. They live in high humid montane forests of the Andes on the western slopes. Los tucanes se agrupan en la familia Ramphastidae, relacionada con pájaros carpinteros, pedrotes. En el mundo se reconocen cuarenta y dos especies, de las cuales diecinueve se encuentran en Ecuador. El Tucan Andino, conocido en inglés como Plate-Billed Mountain Toucan, es una especie de ave de la familia Ramphasidae. Es originaria de Colombia y Ecuador. Viven en bosques montanos altos y húmedos de los Andes en las laderas occidentales. https://www.mindocloudforest.com/tour-of-toucans.html Bird Tours by Richard Hernandez

yellow throated toucan in Mindo

Yellow throated toucan, called before as chestnut mandible toucan can be seen at Mindo cloud forest with Richard Hernandez bird guide. Join him for a fascinated bird tour. https://www.mindocloudforest.com/tour-of-toucans.html

mindo butterfly garden

Adult butterflies have large, often brightly colored wings and striking, fluttering flight. Butterfly fossils date from the Paleocene, about 56 million years ago. Butterflies have a four-stage life cycle, as, like most insects, they undergo complete metamorphosis. The winged adults lay eggs on the food plant that their larvae, known as caterpillars, feed on. The caterpillars grow, sometimes very rapidly, and when fully developed they pupate in a chrysalis. When metamorphosis is complete, the pupal skin is split, the adult insect comes out, and once its wings have expanded and dried, it flies away. Some butterflies, especially in the tropics, have several generations in a year, while others have only one generation, and some in cold places can take several years to go through their entire life cycle. Butterflies use camouflage, mimicry, and aposematism to evade their predators. Some, like the monarch and the painted lady, migrate long distances. Many butterflies are attacked by parasites or parasitoids, including wasps, protozoa, flies, and other invertebrates, or are preyed upon by other organisms. Some species are pests because in their larval stages they can damage crops or domestic trees; other species are pollinating agents for some plants. The larvae of some butterflies eat harmful insects and some are ant predators, while others live as mutualists in association with ants. Culturally, butterflies are a popular motif in the visual and literary arts. The Smithsonian Institution says that "butterflies are without a doubt one of the most attractive creatures in nature." https://www.mindocloudforest.com/

Quito tours

Quito is the capital of Ecuador country in south America. On your way to the Galapagos islands is a must to stop by Quito. At the elevation of 2850 meters above sea level near 10000 feet. Its old part is the first cultural world heritage site declared by the UNESCO. https://quitodaytrips.com/

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Caecilians evolved million years before snakes. These are amphibians, worms not even snakes. They do belong to frog families (limbless) with tentacles between eyes and nostrils, and live underground and shallow streams in tropics. Its diet among other are earthworms, insects or invertebrates. Skin made up of ring-shaped folds encircling the body. Do not touch them ! they do secrete toxins can affect cells and might destroy red globes. Filmed at Bellavista. Richard Hernandez can take you through the cloud forest wonders. https://www.mindocloudforest.com/cloud-forest-ecuador-tours.html

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Agouti or Paca or Guatuso, inhabits in Central America, some islands in the Caribbean, and in the northern and central parts of South America, from the Andes mountain range and from Colombia to the jungle areas of northeastern Argentina, in subtropical and tropical forests, although it is adapted to savannas and cultivated fields. They feed on fruits and seeds, especially palms, also on tubers and grass shoots. It tends to bury seeds every time it feeds, to eat them when there is a shortage. They dig burrows with several galleries of more than 60 cm, covering the entrances with branches and leaves. They are diurnal, most active in the early morning and late afternoon, they take refuge at night in burrows. When threatened by human presence, they can adopt nocturnal habits. They mark the limits of their territory, the routes, the feeders and the burrow with the smell produced by a pair of inverted glands that they have in the perianum and with the urine. They are monogamous. During courtship the male dances frantically in front of the female and sprays her with urine, until finally the female accepts him. The gestation period lasts an average of 103 days and 2 to 4 young are born at each delivery. Weaning occurs between 4 and 5 months of age. https://www.mindocloudforest.com/mindo-tours.html Agouti o Paca o Guatuso, habita en Centroamérica, algunas islas del Caribe, y en el norte y centro de Sudamérica, desde la cordillera de los Andes y desde Colombia hasta las zonas selváticas del noreste de Argentina, en bosques subtropicales y tropicales, aunque está adaptado a sabanas y campos cultivados. Se alimentan de frutos y semillas, especialmente palmeras, también de tubérculos y brotes de hierba. Tiende a enterrar las semillas cada vez que se alimenta, a comerlas cuando hay escasez. Cavan madrigueras con varias galerías de más de 60 cm, cubriendo las entradas con ramas y hojas. Son diurnos, más activos a primera hora de la mañana y al final de la tarde, p