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Quetzals of Ecuador

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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.

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Sani Lodge Birdwatching

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The amazonian basin is a very important area for Ecuador since it produces 500,000 barrels of oil per day which is the main source of income for our economy. We got our first looks at Scarlet Macaws , Orange-winged Amazons , Long-billed Woodcreeper , and at night we found the Tropical Screech Owl next to the dining room.

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Bird Banding Codes Demystified

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Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or Get yours today! • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover? These Blasts From The Past New Bird Blog What’s In a Scientific Name? Wicked, right?

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The Top 25 Target Birds to Look for in Costa Rica

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Rufous-winged Woodpecker. This northernmost representative of the Bangsia genus (like the Moss-backed Tanager of Ecuador) is locally common in mossy mature middle elevation rainforest of Costa Rica and western Panama. Owls (because they merit target status everywhere). Great Green Macaw. Blue-and-Gold Tanager. Scarlet Macaw.

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Birding Through the Seasons at Matheson Hammock

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Corey was lucky enough to meet Carlos while birding in Ecuador , where Carlos was dragooned into accompanying the horde of Queens birders for the day, an encounter that somehow didn’t turn him off of all things New York. Just keep an eye out for the Barred Owl perched on a Mini Cooper and that is where you will find him.

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Birding Lodges – Part 1 – Paradise in Portugal

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Oh, Yeah, I’m Going to Ecuador! Go win a copy and you might get it before I get off my keister and write my review… Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Seriously, that really happens in this excellent video of a Great Horned Owl scavenging a deer carcass by Kirk Mona. RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

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Birds of Bolivia: Field Guide–A Book Review

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Like a shy stepchild, it’s always eclipsed by the wonders of Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, etc. Tintaya’s woodpeckers also nicely feature tree (and cactus!) Plate 97: Andean and partly Andean antshrikes, illustrated by Oscar Tintaya. Bolivia doesn’t come up much in discussions of birding travel.

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