Category: Birds

Global Big Day Ecuador 2020

Posted by Jacqueline Granda | May 20, 2020 | Birds, Ecuador, Ecuadorian Author, Wildlife | 0

The Best Birding Around Papallacta, Ecuador

Posted by Angie Drake | Mar 18, 2020 | Birds, Ecuador, Hiking, South America, The Andes, The North, Wildlife | 4

Alambi – A Hummingbird Paradise

Posted by Angie Drake | Feb 29, 2020 | Birds, Ecuador, South America, The Andes, The North, Wildlife | 8

Where to See Hummingbirds in Ecuador

Posted by Angie Drake | Jul 3, 2019 | Birds, Ecuador, South America, Tips & Travel Hacks, Wildlife | 4

The Adorable El Oro Parakeet of Western Ecuador

Posted by Angie Drake | Jun 14, 2019 | Birds, Ecuador, South America, Southern Ecuador, The Coast, Wildlife | 0

The Best of Buenaventura

Posted by Angie Drake | May 25, 2019 | Birds, Ecuador, orchids, South America, Southern Ecuador, The Coast, Wildlife | 2

The 2020 World Count in Llanagantes National Park

by Carlos Díaz | Feb 10, 2021 | Birds, Central Ecuador, Ecuador, Ecuadorian Author, The Amazon, The Andes | 0

On October 17, 2020, communities throughout Ecuador participated in Global Big Day, an annual...

Global Big Day Ecuador 2020

by Jacqueline Granda | May 20, 2020 | Birds, Ecuador, Ecuadorian Author, Wildlife | 0

Global Big Day is the most important event for the identification and registration of birds in the...

The Best Birding Around Papallacta, Ecuador

by Angie Drake | Mar 18, 2020 | Birds, Ecuador, Hiking, South America, The Andes, The North, Wildlife | 4

Most people make the day trip from Quito to Papallacta to enjoy the hot springs alone. Then there...

Alambi – A Hummingbird Paradise

by Angie Drake | Feb 29, 2020 | Birds, Ecuador, South America, The Andes, The North, Wildlife | 8

Most people drive right by the Alambi Reserve never realizing that they are missing one of the...

Hiking at Chirije Lodge

by Angie Drake | Feb 15, 2020 | Birds, Central Ecuador, Ecuador, South America, The Coast, Wildlife | 6

Unfortunately, Chirije Lodge is closed for business. Hiking Chirije is still possible. Therefore,...

Chirije Lodge, Closed For Business

by Angie Drake | Feb 15, 2020 | Birds, Central Ecuador, Ecuador, Lodges, South America, The Coast, Wildlife | 6

Unfortunately, Chirije Lodge is closed for business. The following article was originally written...

A Hop, Skip, and a Jump from Quito – Yanacocha Reserve

by Angie Drake | Feb 10, 2020 | Birds, Ecuador, Hiking, South America, The Andes, The North, Wildlife | 10

The Yanacocha Reserve protects a small slice of high altitude cloud forest about an hour outside...

Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve

by Angie Drake | Jul 26, 2019 | Birds, Ecuador, Lodges, South America, The Andes, The North, Wildlife | 5

The very first birding lodge we ever visited in Ecuador recently made the news in Quito. The...

Can You Identify These 20 Ecuadorian Hummingbirds?

by Angie Drake | Jul 4, 2019 | Birds, Ecuador, Quiz, Wildlife | 2

Are you an avid hummingbird lover who can’t get enough of Ecuador’s diverse selection...

Where to See Hummingbirds in Ecuador

by Angie Drake | Jul 3, 2019 | Birds, Ecuador, South America, Tips & Travel Hacks, Wildlife | 4

Birdwatchers from around the world come to Ecuador in hopes of seeing as many as 132 species of...

The Adorable El Oro Parakeet of Western Ecuador

by Angie Drake | Jun 14, 2019 | Birds, Ecuador, South America, Southern Ecuador, The Coast, Wildlife | 0

On our recent trip through Southern Ecuador, we met lots of new birds! One of the cutest was the...

The Best of Buenaventura

by Angie Drake | May 25, 2019 | Birds, Ecuador, orchids, South America, Southern Ecuador, The Coast, Wildlife | 2

The Buenaventura Reserve provides easy access to explore the flora and fauna of Southern Ecuador....