Manglares Churute

SITE OVERVIEW

Discover the Churute Mangrove Ecological Reserve, one of Ecuador's largest protected areas, spanning over 38,000 hectares of mangroves and 12,000 hectares of tropical forest. Just 58 km (36 miles) from downtown Guayaquil, this birdwatcher's paradise boasts more than 300 bird species, including 27 endemic and 11 endangered. Join us for a boat ride through the winding saltwater canals of the Guayas Estuary, where you'll learn about diverse mangrove species and the unique flora and fauna. The adventure continues with a hike through dry tropical forests in search of rare birds and howler monkeys.

Destination	Guayas Province
Activities	Hiking, canoe ride, bird watching
Inhabitants	Yes
Type of Landing	Dry landing
Tours Allowed	Land Based

LOCATION

FAUNA

Common gallinule	Gallinula galeata
Brown pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis - ES
Black-necked stilt	Himantopus mexicanus
• Horned Screamer • Yellow-crowned Night Heron • Cocoi Heron • Black-bellied Whistling Duck • Young White Ibis • Long-tailed Mockingbird • Neotropic Cormorant • Anhinga • Striated heron • Magnificent Frigate Bird • Snowy Egret • Roseate Spoonbill • Guayaquil Woodepecker • Gray-Backed Hawk • Peruvian Meadowlark • Tropical Gnatcatcher • Common Black-Hawk • Pacific Pygmy Owl • Brown Pelican • Savanna Hawk • Pacifico Hornero • Yellow-rumped Caciquel • Osprey • Grove-billed Ani • Mantled Howler Monkey • American Crocodile • Western Two-Toed Sloth • Kinkajou • Paca • White-tailed deer • Ocelot • White-fronted capuchin monkey • Bottlenose dolphin • Mangrove ghost crab • Violin Crab

FLORA

• Tree Scalesia (Scalesia Pedunculata ) - E • Cat's Claw (zanthoxylum fagara ) - N • Air Plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum ) - I • Galapagos Croton or Chala (Croton scouleri ) - E • Needle-leafed Daisy (Macraea laricifolia ) - E • Quinine Tree (Cinchona pubescens ) - I • Spanish Cedar (Cedrela Odorata) - I • Common Guava (Psidium guajava) - I