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Overview
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Birds
Notable Species
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Rarities
Andean Condor, Plain-breasted Hawk, Andean Coot, Fulica ardesiaca, Spotted Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, Upland Sandpiper, Sparkling Violetear, Purple-backed Thornbill, Mountain Avocetbill, Bar-bellied Woodpecker, White-browed Spinetail, Rufous Antpitta, Ocellated Tapaculo, Spillmann's Tapaculo, White-banded Tyrannulet, White-throated Tyrannulet, Agile Tit-Tyrant, Paramo Ground-Tyrant, Muscisaxicola alpinus, Chestnut-bellied Cotinga, Barred Becard, Rufous Wren, Superciliaried Hemispingus, Oleaginous Hemispingus, Plushcap, Black-backed Bush Tanager, Hooded Mountain-Tanager, Black-chested Mountain-Tanager, Masked Mountain-Tanager, Paramo Seedeater, Masked Flowerpiercer, Stripe-headed Brush-Finch
Check-list
Curve-billed Tinamou, Yellow-billed Pintail, Andean Teal, Andean Ruddy Duck, Silvery Grebe, Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle, White-rumped Hawk, Variable Hawk, Carunculated Caracara, American Kestrel, Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe, Andean Gull, Rock Pigeon, Band-tailed Pigeon, Ruddy Ground-Dove, White-collared Swift, Shining Sunbeam, Ecuadorian Hillstar, Buff-winged Starfrontlet, Sword-billed Hummingbird, Giant Hummingbird, Black-tailed Trainbearer, Tyrian Metaltail, Viridian Metaltail, Blue-mantled Thornbill, Stout-billed Cinclodes, Bar-winged Cinclodes, Andean Tit-Spinetail, White-chinned Thistletail, Many-striped Canastero, Pearled Treerunner, Tawny Antpitta, Paramo Tapaculo, Tufted Tit-Tyrant, Sierran Elaenia, Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant, Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant, Smoky Bush-Tyrant, Red-rumped Bush-Tyrant, Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant, Tropical Kingbird, Red-crested Cotinga, Turquoise Jay,Brown-bellied Swallow, Sedge Wren, White-capped Dipper, Great Thrush, Spectacled Redstart, Cinereous Conebill, Blue-backed Conebill, Giant Conebill, Blue-gray Tanager, Blue-and-yellow Tanager, Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager, Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager, Plumbeous Sierra-Finch, Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch, Plain-colored Seedeater, Glossy Flowerpiercer, Black Flowerpiercer, Pale-naped Brush-Finch, Rufous-naped Brush-Finch, Rufous-collared Sparrow
Other Wildlife
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Site Information
History and Use
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Areas of Interest
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Access and Facilities
If traveling from Quito you would go east through Cumbaya, Tumbaco and Pifo, finally heading up into the mountain pass. The government has done a fairly good job of erecting signs indicating the way to this area. The drive will take about an hour. There are several busses that frequent this road and for the budget traveler you can get to the pass for less than five dollars, US.
When you get to the top of the mountain you will encounter a large Welcome sign (Bienvenida). At this point you will see a small gravel road that goes off to the left. There is a fork in this road, the left fork going back down hill and the right fork heading up to the antennas and entrance to the Cayambe-Coca Ecological Reserve. About 300 meters from the main road on the right fork you will encounter a gate and a ranger station. If there should be someone at the station you might have to pay a small fee to enter the park.
Contact Details
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External Links
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