Flora
The
fauna
here
has
adapted
itself
to
its
pine
forest
habitat,
creating
different
micro-habitats,
which
have
caused
changes
in
the
dynamic
of
the
paramo
.
Deer
and
bird
species
have
found
excellent
refuge
in
these
forests,
which
extend
all
the
way
to
the
lowest
sectors
of
the
zone.
One
noticeable
recent
change
on
visiting
the
forest
is
the
reddish
colouring
of
the
trunks
and
branches
due
to
a
fungus
which
has
infected
the
trees
and
consequently
causing
the
pine
population
to
decline
in
the
last
few
years.
Vegetation:
Chuquiraguas
–
the
climber’s
flower
–
straw,
gencianas
,
alchemilas
in
the
remaining
vestiges
of
forest
in
the
south-western
part
of
Ruminahui,
pumamaqui
,
romillero
and
quishuar
trees
as
well
as
mortino,
capuli
,
gramineas
,
lichens
and
mosses.
Fauna
Amongst
the
various
species
of
fauna,
a
diverse
range
of
mammals
and
birds
can
be
found
here.
Mammals:
rabbits,
deer.
Birds:
Quilicos
,
Andean
gulls,
humming
birds,
carunculated
caracaras,
condors.
Last
Updated
18th
July
2006
