For its size Ecuador is the most biodiverse country on earth, yet the rich forests of the Andes continue to reveal new species – emphasising the need to preserve its vital habitats. Dominic Mitchell goes on the trail of antpittas, rare mammals and more.
A new study suggests that Blue-throated Hillstar, discovered in the Ecuadorian Andes in 2017, should be recognised as Critically Endangered.
In the second of a series of reports on a three-month trip to South America in the summer of 2007, Graham Gordon recalls his attempts to see some of the members of one of the most challenging families of birds in the world.
The scheme aims to restore habitat and improve awareness of a rare and declining Ecuadorian psittacine. David Waugh reports.
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