Category: Bar-winged Cinclodes

Categories: Andean Condor, Andean Tit-Spinetail, Bar-winged Cinclodes, Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle, Carunculated Caracara, Ecuador, Papallacta Pass, Plumbeous Sierra-Finch, Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe, Shining Sunbeam Posted on

Papallacta Pass in Ecuador’s Andes

Our final day in Ecuador is exhilarating, in the high reaches of the Andes at Papallacta Pass, not far from Quito. The weather couldn’t be better –– and it’s often a challenge here! Looking down on the páramo from the heights near Papallacta Pass (Photos … Continue readingPapallacta Pass in Ecuador’s Andes

Categories: Bar-winged Cinclodes, Blue-mantled Thornbill, Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant, Cajas National Park, Cuenca, Ecuador, llama, paramo, Polylepis, Red-rumped Bush-Tyrant, Tawny Antpitta, Tit-like Dacnis Posted on

Ecuador, again!

It’s hard to stay away from a country as intriguing and diverse as Ecuador––and the birding is fabulous! Since I was last there, Quito has built a fine new international airport, quite a distance from the city. (The old airport was basically in town.) Here’s … Continue readingEcuador, again!