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Tag Archives: Jocotoco
Return to Tapichalaca
It’s great to get back to Tapichalaca Reserve of the Jocotoco Conservation Foundation on the eastern slope of the Andes in Southern Ecuador (map). Here in 1997, the Jocotoco Antpitta made its debut in the world of ornithology and birding. … Continue reading
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Tagged Andes, antpitta, bird, cloud forest, Ecological, Ecuador, forest, Golden-plumed, Jocotoco, Jocotoco Conservation Foundation, parakeet, Reserve, Tapichalaca, Zamora-Chinchipe
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The Bird That Started It All
The discovery of a new species, Grallaria ridgelyi, set off a series of events that snowballed into founding of the Jocotoco Conservation Foundation and the creation of eleven reserves (so far). The bird that started it all, the Jocotoco Antpitta, … Continue reading
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Tagged antpitta, bird, conservation, Ecuador, Jocotoco, Jocotoco Conservation Foundation, Tapichalaca
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The grand ceiba
Ceibo, Ceiba trichastandra, or ceiba in English, is the grand tree of Jorupe Reserve. Because the wood rots easily and is of little value, these grand trees dominate this reserve where many of the more valuable trees were cut. The … Continue reading
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Tagged ceiba, ceibo, conservation, dry forest, Ecuador, foundation, Jocotoco, Jocotoco Conservation Foundation, Jorupe, Reserve, tree, trichastandra, Tumbesian
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Conservation in Southern Ecuador
Here is our first stop for our winter stay in southern Ecuador. Debbi and I will be working as volunteers for the Jocotoco Conservation Foundation to make visitors more aware of the great work of that organization. We will be … Continue reading
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Tagged ceiba, conservation, dry forest, Ecuador, foundation, Jocotoco, Tumbesian
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