Published February 10, 2026 | Version v1
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New records of birds from the inter-Andean valley of Quito, Ecuador

  • 1. Colectivo AvesQuito, Quito, Ecuador|Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad INABIO, Quito, Ecuador
  • 2. Colectivo AvesQuito, Quito, Ecuador|Yaku Parque Museo del Agua, Quito, Ecuador
  • 3. Colectivo AvesQuito, Quito, Ecuador
  • 4. Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad INABIO, Quito, Ecuador
  • 5. Colectivo AvesQuito, Quito, Ecuador|Mindo Cloudforest Foundation, San Miguel de los Bancos, Ecuador
  • 6. Colectivo AvesQuito, Quito, Ecuador|Programa de Aves Urbanas PAU, Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
  • 7. Colectivo AvesQuito, Quito, Ecuador|Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad INABIO, Quito, Ecuador|Programa de Aves Urbanas PAU, Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador|Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, Quito, Ecuador|Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Quito, Ecuador

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We present occurrence records of 93 bird species from the inter-Andean valley of Quito, Ecuador: the first vouchered country record of Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea (Linnaeus, 1766); first records for 37 species in the Andes of Ecuador or within the inter-Andean valley; supplementary records of 45 species with scattered records; modern records for seven species; and reports of three non-native species. Several observations originate from novel urban habitats, underscoring the conservation potential of green infrastructure. The study highlights the pivotal role of participatory science in advancing our understanding of bird distribution.

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