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...

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...

Pinnated Bittern If you are into marshes and birds, we have some interesting places to visit. One of my favorite sites is La Segua...

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...

Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve If you are planning a birding trip to 2013 maybe you should consider Ecuador, my home country!   Even if you...

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. ...

The Stygian Owl (Asio stygius) is very difficult to see but I can hear it regularly calling near my home inside the Pululahua Geobotanical...

If you are interested in seeing some Tumbesian Endemics, very close to the Guayaquil Airport in Ecuador, then you must visit Bosque Protector Cerro...