8 Dec 2011
Black-and-white Treehopper (Membracis foliatafasciata)
These artistic insects suck sap from the wild mango tree at the welcome center of Napo Wildlife Center (where you start your canoe journey up the creek to the…
30 Nov 2011
Great Sapphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus)
A female great sapphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus). Altitude 2706 metres. It sounds like this: Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve,…
30 Nov 2011
Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera)
This sword-billed hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) simply defies logic and forces of nature! Despite the enormous length of the beak, it flies just like any…
30 Nov 2011
Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata)
The distinctive, large white chest makes it quite easy to recognize the collared inca (Coeligena torquata), even for novice birders. Altitude 2706 metres. It…
30 Nov 2011
White-bellied Woodstar (Chaetocercus mulsant)
The small woodstars can be difficult to classify, but the first is to eliminate by range, as well as to look in the local birdlist. In this case only the…
30 Nov 2011
Tyrian Metaltail (Metallura tyrianthina)
Altitude 2706 metres. It sounds like this: Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve, Ecuador-0.378333,-78.074167
30 Nov 2011
White-bellied Woodstar (Chaetocercus mulsant)
The small woodstars can be difficult to identify, but the first is to eliminate by range, as well as to look in the local birdlist. In this case only the…
29 Nov 2011
Hypericum laricifolium
Compared to all the European species of hypericum the hypericum laricifolium is a very large plant, and I didn't even see the resemblance. The spiral…
26 Nov 2011
Rufous-tailed hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl)
Hummingbirds are extraordinarily visual and acrobatic, but also very loud and territorial. This is no yawn, but a high-pitched audio communication. Silence is…
26 Nov 2011
Green-crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania fannyi)
A green-crowned woodnymph (Thalurania fannyi) at Tinalandia's many hummingbird feeders that are refilled every day. In daytime the several species of…