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10,000 Birds
JULY 4, 2019
To paraphrase Keith Barnes, who wrote on world birding in 2008 ABA’s Birding magazine, if you can afford only one big tropical bird tour, let it be Ecuador. The new Helm field guide to the Birds of (mainland) Ecuador by Freile and Restall covers 1630 species in a single volume, has 656 pages and isn’t exactly lightweight.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 12, 2013
If you are planning a birding trip to 2013 maybe you should consider Ecuador, my home country! Even if you are not a birder, you will find Ecuador to be a top notch destination for all sorts of people. Click here for the first set , or here for the second set , and here for the third set of posts about bird watching in Ecuador.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 22, 2011
Last week I was doing a birding tour of the East and West slopes of Ecuador and encountered some warblers that have already made it to Ecuador. It is really amazing how far and how fast they can fly to improve the living conditions that assure their millenarian survival.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 12, 2011
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds , Destinations , Trips / Quetzals of Ecuador Quetzals of Ecuador By Renato • March 12, 2011 • 7 comments Tweet Share Ecuador has three types of Quetzals, one in the Amazon basin and two in the east and west slopes.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 15, 2012
Stygian Owl at Condor Park Visit Ecuador for great birds and support our conservation efforts. For now I can only get close enough to hear his calls! The photo below was taken at Parque Condor which is a great raptor rescue center near Otavalo.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 3, 2011
Let me proudly introduce a new exotic bird that has been trained by the ambassador of hand feeding the most difficult skulking birds in Ecuador: the Ocellated Tapaculo. So, if you have been thinking about visiting Ecuador, do it now and don’t miss the new grand prize.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 1, 2017
Wildlife of Ecuador: A Photographic Field Guide to Birds, Mammals, Reptiles, and Amphibians is the all-in-one nature guide for the generalist nature traveler. Sword-billed Hummingbird, one of the “star” birds of Ecuador, prefers the long-tubed red Datura flowers and Purple Passionflower. And, heavy.).
10,000 Birds
MAY 19, 2012
This Ecuadorian owned business provides a very comfortable and secure lodge to visit the most northern-western Chocó area in Ecuador. This great bird has managed to escape from my sightings until I visited the great lodge of Tundaloma.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 23, 2011
Most birdwatchers that visit Ecuador for the first time concentrate in the north-east and west slopes near the capital Quito. On a recent scouting trip to southern Ecuador I came across some amazing birdwatching areas and birds that are commonly visited by those looking for a more complete exploration of Ecuador.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Ecuador is one of the world’s leading destinations for birdwatchers, and no wonder: with more then 1,600 bird species found throughout the small country, Ecuador has the world’s highest density of bird species found per acre. In fact, 1,600 different bird species accounts for almost 20% of the species known to exist in the world.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
Hello all from Las Terrazas de Dana Boutique Lodge & Spa in Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador. Julia Patiño has 20+ years of experience guiding in birding tours and is one of the first women guides in Ecuador! She proceeded to take the necessary birding and English courses and has since been in demand for guiding in Ecuador.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 8, 2012
If you are interested in seeing some Tumbesian Endemics, very close to the Guayaquil Airport in Ecuador, then you must visit Bosque Protector Cerro Blanco. This tropical dry forest is being protected by Fundacion Pro Bosque to conserve the 6078 hectars (15,000 acres) of this fragile ecosystem which boasts amazing life and many endemic birds.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 26, 2013
Also known as Black-backed Bush Finch is only found in the montane forests of Ecuador and Colombia. Come to Ecuador and enjoy the birds, our food, our culture, and help us support the local economy and conservation efforts. Black-backed Bush Tanager.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 6, 2012
Ecuador was made for birdwatchers! A tiny country filled with biodiversity which can be easily reached in a short drive… Well, maybe that is a little exaggeration but in comparison to other countries like Colombia, Peru and the giant Brazil, our Ecuador seems tiny.
10,000 Birds
MAY 7, 2011
This bird is very difficult to find except for one place in Ecuador where you are almost guaranteed to see it: The Cajas National Park. I got very exited two weeks ago when I finally met face-to-beak with a rare bird that I have wanting to see, the Tit-like Dacnis.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
The south of Ecuador presents some very interesting opportunities for birdwatchers that have already visited the north-east and north-west slopes near Quito. On a recent tour we were pleasantly surprised by the high degree of endemism and the beauty of the birds that make the south such a special place.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 4, 2011
Bird Photography in Ecuador is fun. There are so many beautiful birds that every time I go birding a new exilarating photo is captured.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 22, 2012
This bird, of the Turdus family, can be found on the western slopes of Ecuador and Colombia. Another great reason to visit the 23 de Junio besides the Long-wattled Umbrellabird is the Black Solitare ( Entomodestes coracinus ).
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 13, 2020
Ecuador 1690 6. Birds of Ecuador field guide review. Peru (Manu Biosphere Reserve with 1000 species – the richest region for birds in the world), Brazil (Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland with 650 bird species, and the Atlantic forests), and Ecuador are already well established bird tour destinations. Peru 1838 4.
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 25, 2019
Ecuador or Botswana, respectively). 17%: Ecuador, Peru. While Peru was seen as the best country for “birds and ancient sites”, Ecuador was seen as “much safer” and best for its size and easiness of getting around. If I were answering those same questions, my answers would probably be Ecuador, Uganda and Thailand.
10,000 Birds
MAY 21, 2011
This last week I had to take someone to Otavalo, so I took advantage of the trip and drove to a little secluded and out-of-the-way town called Oyacachi. I had never been there before, but I heard that they have some nice hot springs for relaxation and that the place is very small and special.
Critter News
NOVEMBER 27, 2009
HUGE article in the Smithsonian Magazine about wildlife trafficking out of Ecuador. Tags: wildlife trafficking ecuador latin america.
10,000 Birds
JULY 18, 2019
In such a case, you might opt to book an eastbound flight, or a series of flights, from Lisbon to Sao Tome and Principe, Ghana, Rwanda, Uganda, then Sri Lanka, Thailand, Borneo, PNG, Tahiti, Ecuador, Guyana and finally to Costa Rica…. Sacha Lodge, Amazonian lowlands, Ecuador. The best season is October to November.
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MARCH 31, 2022
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10,000 Birds
JULY 19, 2018
1401-1600 sp: Ecuador, Bolivia; Indonesia. Here are the top-10/14: 1 Ecuador (with 16 % of the total global number of bird species – 1665 bird species at the national checklist / 11 national endemic species). Malaysia, Rwanda and Ecuador top my wish list. 1201-1400 sp: Venezuela; China. 3 Costa Rica (8.6 % – 920 sp. /
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 5, 2022
But why include it if it only occurs from central Panama to Ecuador? In Costa Rica, since the Official Checklist Committee (something I take part in) tends to follow changes made to the official AOS list, we decided to follow suit and include Choco Screech-Owl on the country list. Because it might also occur in southern Costa Rica.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 7, 2021
Actively birding in Costa Rica as well as Nicaragua and Panama as well as the USA, Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador. Organization committee for the Arenal Annual Bird Count. Volunteer reviewer for eBird in Costa Rica. I also share the enthusiasm that I have for conservation and encourage people to do the same.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 10, 2011
I photographed this amazing bird yesterday at Utuana Reserve in the South of Ecuador. Too busy to write more.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 1, 2021
Arenal Observatory Lodge and Spa. Macaw Lodge. Birding Experiences. InkaNatura Travel. Bird Uganda Safaris. Birding Expeditions. Capture Africa Safaris. Puembo Birding Garden. Las Terrazas de Dana Boutique Lodge and Spa. Jaguarundi Travel. Aruacana Lodge. Cave Creek Ranch. Limneo Lodge. Malimbe Tours.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 23, 2013
The north-western slopes of Ecuador are home of many Choco Endemics such as Choco Warbler, Stripped-billed Aracari, Black-tipped Cotinga, Emerald Tanager, Scarlet-browed Tanager, Scarlet-and-white-Tanager, Gray-mantled-Wren, and many other. Most of these birds can only be seen in this northern region of Ecuador. Emerald Tanager.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 6, 2015
Currently endemic to a single valley system in the Andes of Ecuador, this species escaped detection from researchers for thirty years until the rediscovery of a few pairs in November 1998 by Dr. Neils Krabbe. In November 2010, I backpacked for fifty days via the reasonably good bus system in Ecuador.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 16, 2012
White-necked Jacobin ( Florisuga mellivora ) in Ecuador © David J. Violet-tailed Sylph ( Aglaiocercus coelestis ), Refugio Paz de las Aves, Ecuador © David J. Here are two: Velvet-purple Coronet ( Boissonneaua jardini ), Refugio Paz de las Aves, Ecuador © David J. Check out this Crimson Topaz. And this one.
10,000 Birds
JULY 30, 2011
In fact this is not true, and if you are a little adventurous you could bypass the foreign-own boat-tours that do not benefit Ecuador, bypass the travel agencies that sell you preconceived dreams, and bypass the sea sickening trips that take you to the most distant Islands.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 18, 2013
studied how Plain-tailed Wrens and Rufous Antpittas in Ecuador reacted to audio playback of their songs versus playback of general background noise. News Bird Call Playback Ecuador Plain-tailed Wrens Rufous Antpittas' Researchers from Princeton University and the University of the South (both in the U.S.)
10,000 Birds
JULY 4, 2020
The first, A Guide to the Birdsong of South America , was released in 2015 and helped raise nearly $15,000 for a pair of non-profit environmental organizations in South America; Aves Argentinas and the Fundación de Conservación Jocotoco in Ecuador.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 13, 2011
There are not many places in Ecuador, or for that matter in the world, where you can see these all these birds in the same area. The funny thing is that this great place is not even mentioned on the latest National Plan for Development of Birdwatching Tourism in Ecuador.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 24, 2012
In Ecuador it is found mostly in the tropical and sub-tropical forest of the east and west slopes. The place of this Bird Love action is the Sumaco National Bioreserve located on the east slope of the Ecuador in the legendary Loreto Road. Here is my contribution to Bird Love Week from the tropics.
10,000 Birds
JULY 6, 2021
Dunn witnesses some small victories–Huembo Lodge, devoted to saving the Marvelous Spatuletail, and describes others–a community in Ecuador where women grow native plants to help reverse the decline of birds like the Black-breasted Puffleg.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 29, 2012
If you are near Quito, Ecuador and want to see the female Andean C**k-of-the-Rock nesting then you must go to the Pauma Orquid Reserve. Andean C**k-of-the-Rock Nesting Visit Ecuador and support our local conservation efforts. Birds Andean Cock-of-the-Rock Ecuador Pauma Orquid Reserve
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 1, 2013
Nick Athanas, Iain Campbell, Paul Coopmans, and Richard White set the record back in March of 2002 in Ecuador and I can find no record of someone having topped that mark since. That made me wonder – what is the single day record for seeing the most species of hummingbird? The answer, apparently, is a whopping 41 species !
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Voice is a sharp, piercing phrase of a double note and a harsh single note; and it inhabits undergrowth at borders of forest, woodland and riverine belts, while its range stretches from W Ecuador to NW Peru. In the book, it is a short, 3-line paragraph.
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