Ecuador and Galapagos Bird Watching

Ecuador is definitely a bird watching paradise; with over than 1600 species and home for hummingbirds, colorful tanagers, rare and endemic birds. 

Ecuadorian Hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo). Ecuadorian Andes. Chimborazo - Ecuador.

Because of its amazing wildlife; thousands of people who love nature and wildlife photography come to Ecuador to get the best picture!

Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata), also known as Galapagos Albatross. Galapagos - Ecuador

Ecuador is one of the top four richest countries worldwide in terms of bird life, making an excellent location for bird watching. 

Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus) - Ecuadorian cloud forest.

 

Ecuador has more bird species than the United States, Canada and Europe put together, It also has slightly less than twice as many bird species in Costa Rica (877 species.). 

 

Golden Crowned Flycatcher (Myiodynastes chrysocephalus) - Ecuadorian cloud forest.

Almost half of all the hummingbird species in the world can be found in Ecuador.

White Necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)

Galapagos Islands

 The Galapagos archipelago has been described as one of the most unique, scientifically important, and biologically outstanding areas on earth. 

The Galapagos Islands are home to some of the highest levels of endemism (species found nowhere else on earth) anywhere on the planet. About 80% of the land birds you will see, 97% of the reptiles and land mammals, and more than 30% of the plants are endemic. 

More than 20% of the marine species in Galapagos are found nowhere else on earth. Favorites include the giant Galapagos tortoise, marine iguana, flightless cormorant, and the Galapagos penguin—the only penguin species to be found in the Northern Hemisphere.