Saturday, 19 October 2019 16:56

Ecuador a birding paradise!

Currently in Paris waiting for our flight home, this shot was taken almost at the end of our 24-day trip in Ecuador. In 22 full birding days, we managed to record over 800 species - something we never expected to happen! I got stuck at 799, out of which 525 were lifers. 36 were heard-only, not that bad. Highlights of the trip included the self-found Pittasoma at Playa de Oro (after being one day late in Mashpi!), Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe at 4.300m in the Andes, a cracking Long-wattled Umbrellebird in a mossy forest, both Agami and Zigzag Heron in the Amazon, both Sungrebe and Sunbittern also there, and Black-necked Red Cotinga, Lunulated Antbird and Salvin's Curassow in the amazing Napo Wildlife Center. And, more generally, we enjoyed every hummingbird and - even better? - tanagers including the beautiful White-capped Tanager, the rare Scarlet-and-white Tanager, and the over-the-top Paradise Tanager. It was great, also thanks to our brilliant local agent Cris and #BirdingBreaks! We want to thanks Sjoerd Radstaak, Pieter van Veelen and Lars Buckx to share with us their experience. 

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Adventure lovers will be keen to explore the Ecuadorian Amazon or to climb one of the country’s volcanoes. This tiny country packs a lot of punch and this travel guide can help you make the most of your trip.

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Spencer & Joanne Korte / Wisconsing-USA
2008-06-04, 09:14
Thank you for planning such a beautiful and educational trip. We really liked the country,specially the volcanoes. We think people are making a big mistake by just going to the Galapagos Islands. They should visit the mainland also.
Cris, Juan Fernando and Elisabeth were very knowledgable and fun to work with.

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