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Fundación De Conservación Jocotoco
Fundación de Conservación Jocotoco (Jocotoco Conservation Foundation) is an Ecuadorian non-governmental environmental organization. It was established to purchase and protect land important to the conservation of endangered birds in Ecuador. Fundación de Conservación Jocotoco established its first reserve, the Tapichalaca Biological Reserve, in 1998 to protect the type locality and main range of the newly discovered Jocotoco antpitta (''Grallaria ridgelyi''). The reserve now protects more than 2870 hectares of forest and an associated 380+ species of birds and numerous range-restricted plants, amphibians, mammals, and invertebrates. Fundación de Conservación Jocotoco has established eleven reserves protecting : *Ayampe, Dry forest near the Pacific Ocean. Esmeraldas woodstar, great green macaw. *Buenaventura, wet upper foot hill forest on west slope of Andes. One of only a few localities for El Oro parakeet, and El Oro tapaculo. Also the Giant Caecilian has been found here. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecuadorians
Ecuadorians ( es, ecuatorianos) are people identified with the South American country of Ecuador. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Ecuadorians, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Ecuadorian''. Numerous indigenous cultures inhabited what is now Ecuadorian territory for several millennia before the expansion of the Inca Empire in the fifteenth century. The Las Vegas culture of coastal Ecuador is one of the oldest cultures in the Americas. The Valdivia culture is another well-known early Ecuadorian culture. Spaniards arrived in the sixteenth century, as did sub-Saharan Africans who were enslaved and transported across the Atlantic by Spaniards and other Europeans. The modern Ecuadorian population is principally descended from these three ancestral groups. As of 2010, 77.4% of the population identified as " Mestizos", a mix of Spanish and Indigenous American ancestry, up from 71.9% i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Napo Sabrewing
The Napo sabrewing (''Campylopterus villaviscensio'') is a Near Threatened species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 6. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v6_Dec21.zip retrieved August 7, 2022 Taxonomy and systematics The Napo sabrewing is monotypic. Description The Napo sabrewing is about long. Males weigh and females . Both sexes have an almost straight black bill and a white spot behind the eye. The male's crown is glittering golden green and the rest of its upperparts bronzy green. Its throat and chest are dark violet-blue and the rest of its underparts dark gray with green spots. Its central tail feathers are bronze-green and the rest dark blue. Females have entirely emer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rainbow Starfrontlet
The rainbow starfrontlet (''Coeligena iris'') is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world'' Version 5. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v5_Dec20.zip xls zipped 1 MBretrieved 27 May 2021 Taxonomy and systematics The rainbow starfrontlet has these six subspecies: *''C. i. hesperus'' Gould (1865) *''C. i. iris'' Gould (1853) *''C. i. aurora'' Gould (1853) *''C. i. flagrans'' Zimmer, JT (1951) *''C. i. eva'' Salvin (1897) *''C. i. fulgidiceps'' Simon (1921) Early in the 20th century, subspecies ''C. i. hesperus'', ''C. i. aurora'', ''C. i. eva'' were considered to be separate species.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piura Hemispingus
The Piura hemispingus (''Sphenopsis piurae'') is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest. References Piura hemispingus Piura hemispingus Piura hemispingus {{Thraupidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Scythebill
The greater scythebill (''Drymotoxeres pucheranii'') is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. This species is found at very low densities in highland rainforests and cloud forests in the Tropical Andes in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It has traditionally been included in the genus ''Campylorhamphus'' together with the other scythebills, but the discovery of its closer affinities with the scimitar-billed woodcreeper The scimitar-billed woodcreeper (''Drymornis bridgesii'') is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. It is in the monotypic genus ''Drymornis''. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, where its natural hab ... resulted in the description of the new genus ''Drymotoxeres'' for the Greater Scythebill.Claramunt, S., E. P. Derryberry, R. T. Chesser, A. Aleixo & R. T. Brumfield. 2010. Polyphyly of Campylorhamphus with the description of a new genus for C. pucherani. Auk 127: 430-439. References greater scyth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masked Saltator
The masked saltator (''Saltator cinctus'') is a species passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is found in southern Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The species is found in two small disjunct ranges, as well as smaller localized areas in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests where it is threatened by habitat loss. References masked saltator Birds of the Ecuadorian Andes Birds of the Peruvian Andes masked saltator masked saltator Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Thraupidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bicolored Antvireo
The bicolored antvireo (''Dysithamnus occidentalis'') is an insectivorous bird in the antbird family Thamnophilidae. It is found on the west slope of the Andes from southwest Colombia to northwest Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The bicolored antvireo was described by the American ornithologist Frank Chapman in 1923 who considered it a subspecies of the white-shouldered antshrike (''Thamnophilus aethiops'') and coined the trinomial name ''Thamnophilus aethiops occidentalis''. There are two subspecies: * ''D. o. occidentalis'' (Chapman, 1923) – southwest Colombia and north Ecuador * ''D. o. punctitectus'' Chapman, 1924 – east Ecuador References External linksXeno-canto: audio recordings of the bicolored antvireo |
Peruvian Antpitta
The Peruvian antpitta (''Grallaricula peruviana'') is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Ecuador and northern Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby .... References Peruvian antpitta Birds of the Ecuadorian Andes Birds of the Peruvian Andes Peruvian antpitta Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Grallariidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-necked Parakeet
The white-breasted parakeet (''Pyrrhura albipectus'') or white-necked parakeet is a Vulnerable species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in southern Ecuador and possibly in adjacent northern Peru.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. 30 January 2023. Species Lists of Birds for South American Countries and Territories. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCCountryLists.htm retrieved January 30, 2023 Taxonomy and systematics The white-breasted parakeet is monotypic. Description The white-breasted parakeet is long and weighs . The sexes are the same. Adults have a thin reddish brown band just above the bill and are brownish from forehead to hindcrown; the crown feathers have gray edges. Their cheeks are green with yellow giving a scaly appearance and their ear coverts are orange. A wide white coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden-plumed Parakeet
The golden-plumed parakeet (''Leptosittaca branickii'') is a Neotropical parrot species within the family Psittacidae, belonging to the monotypic genus ''Leptosittaca''. This somewhat ''Aratinga''-like species is found in humid temperate highland forests, especially with ''Podocarpus'', on the east Andean slope in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is generally local and uncommon. It is threatened by habitat loss. Clearing of high-altitude forests for agricultural reasons have greatly impacted the loss of habitat for this parakeet species. Further reduction of such habitats will continue to diminish the number of golden-plumed parakeets left in South America. It is the only known parakeet species that can detect ultraviolet radiation Ultraviolet (UV) is a form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelength from 10 nm (with a corresponding frequency around 30 PHz) to 400 nm (750 THz), shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays. UV radiation i ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden-chested Tanager
The golden-chested tanager (''Bangsia rothschildi'') is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Etymology Both parts of the Latin binomial honor early ornithologists. ''Bangsia'' is named for Outram Bangs, a United States zoologist and collector; the specific epithet ''rothschildi'' honors Lionel Walter 2nd Baron Rothschild of Trig who was an English ornithologist, entomologist Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arach ..., collector, and publisher. Distribution ''Bangsia rothschildi'' is endemic to the northwestern South American countries of Colombia and Ecuador. Habitat The Golden-chested Tanager can be fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
