Friday, January 23, 2015

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.). 

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

White Necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)



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