Ecuador · Napo Province
Papallacta – La Virgen y alrededores inmediatos
232 species and 22,546 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February, July and November, with up to 112 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Tawny AntpittaGrallaria quitensis
Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina
Chestnut-winged CinclodesCinclodes albidiventris
Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolor
Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
Stout-billed CinclodesCinclodes excelsior
Andean Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura andicola
Many-striped CanasteroAsthenes flammulata
White-chinned ThistletailAsthenes fuliginosa
Blue-mantled ThornbillChalcostigma stanleyi
Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatus
Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
Grass WrenCistothorus platensisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Papallacta – radio antennas2 km201 species
- Papallacta – hot springs and road to Cayambe-Coca6 km219 species
- Guango Lodge15 km305 species
- Tambo Cóndor Bird Lodge20 km157 species
- PN Antisana – pradera de los ibis y alrededores20 km162 species
- Reserva Antisana – flujo de lava, mirador del cóndor, y alrededores20 km164 species
All 232 species recorded here
- Tawny Antpitta Grallaria quitensis
- Plumbeous Sierra Finch Geospizopsis unicolor
- Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma
- Chestnut-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes albidiventris
- Great Thrush Turdus fuscater
- Brown-bellied Swallow Orochelidon murina
- Stout-billed Cinclodes Cinclodes excelsior
- Andean Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura andicola
- Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca fumicolor
- Many-striped Canastero Asthenes flammulata
- Grass Wren Cistothorus platensis
- White-chinned Thistletail Asthenes fuliginosa
- Blue-mantled Thornbill Chalcostigma stanleyi
- Andean Teal Anas andium
- Carunculated Caracara Daptrius carunculatus
- Ecuadorian Hillstar Oreotrochilus chimborazo
- Red-crested Cotinga Ampelion rubrocristatus
- Viridian Metaltail Metallura williami
- Paramo Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola alpinus
- Red-rumped Bush Tyrant Cnemarchus erythropygius
- Plain-colored Seedeater Catamenia inornata
- Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe Attagis gayi
- Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis
- Paramo Tapaculo Scytalopus opacus
- Andean Gull Chroicocephalus serranus
- Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager Anisognathus igniventris
- Spectacled Whitestart Myioborus melanocephalus
- Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani
- Cinereous Conebill Conirostrum cinereum
- White-throated Tyrannulet Mecocerculus leucophrys
- Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis
- Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
- Giant Conebill Conirostrum binghami
- Andean Condor Vultur gryphus
- Pale-naped Brushfinch Atlapetes pallidinucha
- Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina
- White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
- Pearled Treerunner Margarornis squamiger
- Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii
- Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus
- Black-backed Bush Tanager Urothraupis stolzmanni
- Hooded Siskin Spinus magellanicus
- Andean Coot Fulica ardesiaca
- Black-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia victoriae
- Buff-breasted Mountain Tanager Dubusia taeniata
- Andean Duck Oxyura ferruginea
- Black-crested Warbler Myiothlypis nigrocristata
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Paramo Seedeater Catamenia homochroa
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- White-banded Tyrannulet Mecocerculus stictopterus
- Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans
- Mountain Velvetbreast Lafresnaya lafresnayi
- Great Sapphirewing Pterophanes cyanopterus
- Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis montanus
- Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
- Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
- Yellow-breasted Brushfinch Atlapetes latinuchus
- Blue-and-yellow Tanager Rauenia bonariensis
- Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae
- Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- White-capped Dipper Cinclus leucocephalus
- Paramo Pipit Anthus bogotensis
- White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps
- Warbling Masked Flowerpiercer Diglossa cyanea
- Mountain Wren Troglodytes solstitialis
- Superciliaried Hemispingus Thlypopsis superciliaris
- Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
- Purple-backed Thornbill Ramphomicron microrhynchum
- Jameson's Snipe Gallinago jamesoni
- Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca rufipectoralis
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Ash-breasted Sierra Finch Geospizopsis plebejus
- Blue-backed Conebill Conirostrum sitticolor
- Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera
- Black-chested Mountain Tanager Cnemathraupis eximia
- Southern Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas
- Agile Tit-Tyrant Uromyias agilis
- Band-tailed Seedeater Catamenia analis
- Bar-bellied Woodpecker Veniliornis nigriceps
- Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingii
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Equatorial Antpitta Grallaria saturata
- Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis
- Azara's Spinetail Synallaxis azarae
- Crowned Chat-Tyrant Silvicultrix frontalis
- Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens
- Noble Snipe Gallinago nobilis
- Lacrimose Mountain Tanager Anisognathus lacrymosus
- Collared Inca Coeligena torquata
- Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
- Black-winged Ground Dove Metriopelia melanoptera
- Torrent Tyrannulet Serpophaga cinerea
- Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet Tyranniscus uropygialis
- Golden Grosbeak Pheucticus chrysogaster
- White-browed Spinetail Hellmayrea gularis
- Blackish Tapaculo Scytalopus latrans
- Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
- White-bellied Woodstar Chaetocercus mulsant
- Golden-crowned Tanager Iridosornis rufivertex
- Streak-throated Bush Tyrant Myiotheretes striaticollis
- Chestnut-breasted Coronet Boissonneaua matthewsii
- Torrent Duck Merganetta armata
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
- Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa
- Ecuadorian Rail Rallus aequatorialis
- Saffron-crowned Tanager Tangara xanthocephala
- White-rimmed Brushfinch Atlapetes leucopis
- Spot-billed Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola maculirostris
- Masked Mountain Tanager Tephrophilus wetmorei
- Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris
- Black-and-chestnut Eagle Spizaetus isidori
- Green-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia nuna
- Slaty Brushfinch Atlapetes schistaceus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestita
- Mountain Cacique Cacicus chrysonotus
- White-browed Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola albilora
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila
- Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa
- Russet-crowned Warbler Myiothlypis coronata
- Hooded Mountain Tanager Buthraupis montana
- Streak-backed Canastero Asthenes wyatti
- Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris
- Band-winged Nightjar Systellura longirostris
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
- Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
- Plain-tailed Wren Pheugopedius euophrys
- Grey-browed Brushfinch Arremon assimilis
- Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys
- White-sided Flowerpiercer Diglossa albilatera
- Streaked Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii
- Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
- Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens
- Black-capped Hemispingus Kleinothraupis atropileus
- Grassland Yellow Finch Sicalis luteola
- Mountain Avocetbill Opisthoprora euryptera
- Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus
- Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas
- Rusty Flowerpiercer Diglossa sittoides
- Sapphire-vented Puffleg Eriocnemis luciani
- Andean Guan Penelope montagnii
- Ocellated Tapaculo Acropternis orthonyx
- Pink-billed Cnemoscopus Cnemoscopus rubrirostris
- Masked Trogon Trogon personatus
- Gorgeted Woodstar Chaetocercus heliodor
- Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
- Andean Pygmy Owl Glaucidium jardinii
- Chestnut-crowned Antpitta Grallaria ruficapilla
- Blue-and-black Tanager Tangara vassorii
- Glossy-black Thrush Turdus serranus
- Crimson-mantled Woodpecker Colaptes rivolii
- Spillmann's Tapaculo Scytalopus spillmanni
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Plushcap Catamblyrhynchus diadema
- Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant Silvicultrix diadema
- Golden-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis mosquera
- Smoky Bush Tyrant Myiotheretes fumigatus
- Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
- Golden-rumped Euphonia Chlorophonia cyanocephala
- Rufous-bellied Nighthawk Lurocalis rufiventris
- Ash-colored Tapaculo Myornis senilis
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Montane Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger
- Citrine Warbler Myiothlypis luteoviridis
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Flammulated Treehunter Thripadectes flammulatus
- Slaty Finch Haplospiza rustica
- Fawn-breasted Brilliant Heliodoxa rubinoides
- Rufous Spinetail Synallaxis unirufa
- Capped Conebill Conirostrum albifrons
- Black-eared Hemispingus Sphenopsis melanotis
- Bluish Flowerpiercer Diglossa caerulescens
- Andean Ibis Theristicus branickii
- White-throated Hawk Buteo albigula
- Smoke-colored Pewee Contopus fumigatus
- Sierran Elaenia Elaenia pallatangae
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Grass-green Tanager Chlorornis riefferii
- Black-billed Peppershrike Cyclarhis nigrirostris
- Crescent-faced Antpitta Grallaricula lineifrons
- Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan Andigena hypoglauca
- Tyrannine Woodcreeper Dendrocincla tyrannina
- Curve-billed Tinamou Nothoprocta curvirostris
- White-throated Quail-Dove Zentrygon frenata
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- White-capped Tanager Sericossypha albocristata
- Powerful Woodpecker Campephilus pollens
- Pale-footed Swallow Orochelidon flavipes
- White-tipped Swift Aeronautes montivagus
- Chestnut-capped Brushfinch Arremon brunneinucha
- Black-headed Hemispingus Pseudospingus verticalis
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
- Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Blue-capped Tanager Sporathraupis cyanocephala
- Sickle-winged Guan Chamaepetes goudotii
- Wood Stork Mycteria americana
- Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
- Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus fuscater
- White-rumped Hawk Parabuteo leucorrhous
- Sulphur-bellied Tyrannulet Mecocerculus minor
- Plum-crowned Parrot Pionus tumultuosus
- Grey-breasted Wood Wren Henicorhina leucophrys
- Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea melanonota
- Green-and-black Fruiteater Pipreola riefferii
- Southern Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus albivitta
- Tawny-breasted Tinamou Nothocercus julius
- Oilbird Steatornis caripensis
- Blue-grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus
- Barred Fruiteater Pipreola arcuata
- Golden-naped Tanager Chalcothraupis ruficervix
- Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
- Band-tailed Sierra Finch Rhopospina alaudina
- Black-capped Tyrannulet Tyranniscus nigrocapillus
- Dusky Piha Lipaugus fuscocinereus
- Yellow-vented Woodpecker Veniliornis dignus
- Andean Potoo Nyctibius maculosus
- Chestnut-naped Antpitta Grallaria nuchalis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Papallacta – La Virgen y alrededores inmediatos?
February, July and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 112 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Papallacta – La Virgen y alrededores inmediatos?
232 species, from 22,546 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Papallacta – La Virgen y alrededores inmediatos in November?
The most recorded in November: Tawny Antpitta, Variable Hawk, Brown-bellied Swallow, Chestnut-winged Cinclodes and Plumbeous Sierra Finch.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.