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Tag Archives: Ecuador
Buenaventura Birds – Part Two
Jocotoco Foundation’s Buenaventura Reserve hosts at least 315 species of birds. Here are a few key species: El Oro Parakeet is the flagship species for Buenaventura reserve. The bird was first discovered there in the 1980’s. The Jocotoco Conservation Foundation … Continue reading
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Tagged bird, Buenaventura, conservation, Ecuador, el oro, flycatcher, gray-backed, hawk, parakeet, Reserve, royal flycatcher, umbrellabird
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Buenaventura Birds – Part One: Hummingbirds
About 30 species of hummingbirds inhabit Jocotoco Foundation’s Buenaventura Reserve in southern Ecuador. Here is a sampling of the hummers:
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Tagged Buenaventura, Ecuador, hummingbird, Prov. El Oro, Reserve
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Parting Shots from Jorupe Reserve
A few parting shots from Jorupe Reserve before this blog moves on to the next Jocotoco Reserve. On to Buenaventura…
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Tagged Ecuador, Jocotoco Conservation Foundation, Jorupe, moth, Reserve
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Frogs in Dry Forest
When the heavy rains finally come to Jorupe Reserve, frogs hop to temporary wetlands to breed. Puddles, small seasonal ponds and rice paddies swarm with frogs and the air fills with their calls. Diversity is limited, but the numbers and … Continue reading
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Tagged amphibian, dry forest, Ecuador, frog, Jorupe, Prov. Loja, Reserve, toad
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Butterflies in Dry Forest
With increasing rain, the butterflies seem to be on the rise in the dry forest of the Jorupe Reserve of the Jocotoco Foundation on the southern border of Ecuador. Help! Someone tell me what this butterfly is.
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Tagged butterflies, butterfly, dry forest, Ecuador, insect, Jocotoco Conservation Foundation, Jorupe, Reserve
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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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