Subject: [Oversea] Birding in Ecuador [Print This Page] Author: lsinyin Time: 23/01/2012 22:23 Subject: Birding in Ecuador
The bird photos were taken at three birding spots near the Capital, Quito in December 2011.
1. Yanacocha Reserve
Variable Hawk
Plain-coloured Seedeater
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Sickle-winged Guan
Rufous Wren
Golden-crowned Tanager
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
Spectacled Whitestart
Tawny Antpitta
Glossy Flowerpiercer
Masked Flowerpiercer
Buff-winged Starfrontlet, female
Buff-winged Starfrontlet, male
Sapphire-vented Puffleg
Tyrian Metaltail, male
Buff-tailed Coronet
Golden-breasted Puffleg
Great Sapphirewing, female
Great Sapphirewing, male
Sword-billed Hummingbird
2. Antisana National Park
Bar-winged Cinclodes
Stout-billed Cinclodes
Plumbeous Sierra-Finch, Male
Plumbeous Sierra-Finch, female
Carunculated Caracara, Juvenile
Carunculated Caracara, adult
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker
Hooded Siskin, male
American Kestrel
Andean Gull
Silvery Grebe
3. San Jorge Botanical Reserve
Southern Yellow-Grosbeak, female
Eared Dove
Glossy-black Thrush
Great Thrush, female
Great Thrush, male
Sparkling Violetear, female
Sparkling Violetear, male
Black-tailed Trainbearer, male
Green-tailed Trainbearer, female
Shining Sunbeam
Please tell me if the identification is not correct.
Thanks for watching.
Wishing you a happy and healthy New Year !
[ Last edited by lsinyin at 24/01/2012 12:53 ] Author: cywong Time: 25/01/2012 11:10
Thank you for sharing these lovely bird photos! Author: mbill Time: 26/01/2012 11:54
Thanks for sharing! Very nice trip!Author: lexusjohn Time: 26/01/2012 17:23
Happy New Year !
Thank you very much for sharing the beautiful and lovely photos especially the " Bar-winged Cinclodes ".
It looks like a little giant.Author: lsinyin Time: 27/01/2012 21:09
Ecuador is a paradise of bird watching. There are nearly 1700 species of bird in an area of 272 km2 similar to the size of New Zealand. For the hummingbirds, there are about 340 species worldwide and more than 130 occurring in Ecuador.
The following bird lodges that I have stayed or visited provide birding information and bird tours.
