A typical Tapaculo is always hiding so most of the time you can hear them over-and-over but never see more than a crawling shadow...
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Yellow-collared Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia flavirostris) This tiny and colorful bird formerly of the Thraupidae (Tanager) family now has its own family the Fingillidae and it...
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Pinnated Bittern If you are into marshes and birds, we have some interesting places to visit. One of my favorite sites is La Segua...
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Black-backed Bush Tanager Also known as Black-backed Bush Finch is only found in the montane forests of Ecuador and Colombia. The only place where...
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Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve If you are planning a birding trip to 2013 maybe you should consider Ecuador, my home country! Even if you...
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If you are near Quito, Ecuador and want to see the female Andean Cock-of-the-Rock nesting then you must go to the Pauma Orquid Reserve. ...
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The Stygian Owl (Asio stygius) is very difficult to see but I can hear it regularly calling near my home inside the Pululahua Geobotanical...
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If you are interested in seeing some Tumbesian Endemics, very close to the Guayaquil Airport in Ecuador, then you must visit Bosque Protector Cerro...
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