With the first rays of sunlight, the silence of the Ecuasal Wetland in Mar Bravo, Salinas, Ecuador, is broken by the sound of oystercatchers and grey-headed gulls in this magical gathering place for migratory, resident, and other vagrant birds. The Ecuasal Wetland is home to some 140 species of birds […]
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Like other marine species, birds can also be impacted by marine debris through entanglement, ingestion, and habitat disruption. Entanglement: Fishing gear in the sea or on beaches is one of the main causes of bird entanglement, which can even lead to […]
Ecuador, despite being one of the smallest countries in South America, is surpassed worldwide only by Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Indonesia in terms of bird diversity. Nearly 1,600 different species are known, distributed across its various geographic regions. This figure represents 191% of the total worldwide […]
Our country has one of the greatest bird diversity in the entire Americas. There are nearly 1,600 different species distributed throughout our territory, making up 191% of the world's total. The Ecuadorian coast is home to approximately 700 species of endemic and migratory birds within a wide variety of ecosystems. Many of these […]
By Pablo Valero. Loma Alta is located in the Chongón-Colonche mountain range near the Pacific Ocean. It is world-renowned as a bird conservation area for its more than 300 species; it includes cloud, humid, premontane, and dry forests. I had the opportunity to appreciate its rich biodiversity and the hospitality of its inhabitants during a bird count […]
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