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Tag Archives: Tumbesian
Dry Forest Birds at Jorupe Reserve
Jorupe Reserve protects habitat for a number of regional endemic (restricted range) species that are only found in the dry Tumbesian Region of SW Ecuador and NW Peru. Currently about 1,450 hectares are protected. Some of these birds can be … Continue reading
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Tagged bird, Collared Antshrike, endemic, Jocotoco Conservation Foundation, Jorupe, Ochre-bellied Dove, Reserve, tinamou, Tumbesian
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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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