24 January 2011

Wot no Antpitta! ECUADOR (Jan 2011)


Dropped in at Paz de las Aves, a refuge near Tandayapa famous for its "collection" of habituated antpittas, and especially for the ultra-rare Giant Antpitta that is often just inches away from visitors at feeding time. However, the days shock news was a no show by this antpitta, only the second time in five years I had not seen it. All was not lost though as plenty of other birds were on offer, including this confiding Dark-backed Wood-Quail, another rare Choco endemic species that has been habituated in the reserve...

More to come from Paz de Aves soon...

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