Ecuador

Hot Spots

Cajas National Park, Azuay - great location to see paramo spcialities up close
Estación Peaje Duran, Guayas - rest stop by toll booth
Manglares Churute Ecological Reserve, Guayaquil - Horned Screamers are here
Mindo, Pichincha
Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Mindo - mixed flock here is out of this world!
Old Nono-Mindo Road
Podocarpus National Park, Zamora-Chinchipe
Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo - this is the place to see 4 species of antpitta including Giant Antpitta and lek of Cock-Of-The-Rock
Rio Silanche Bird Sanctuary, Pichincha
Utuana Reserve, Loja - look for Black-crested Tit-Tyrant here

Eco Lodges

Alambi Cloud Forest Reserve, Tandayapa
Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve, Tandayapa
Cabañas San Isidro, Napo - Chestnut-crowned Antpitta and White-bellied Antpitta can be seen here
Casa Simpson/Tapichalaca Reserve, Zamora-Chinchipe - home of Jocotoco Antpitta
Copalinga Lodge, Zamora, Zamora-Chinchipe - Gray Tinamou comes to the blind every day to feed
Guango Lodge, Napo
Pachijal Ecological Reserve, Mindo
San Jorge Eco Lodge, Quito, Pichincha - less than 30 minutes from Quito International Airport
Umbrellabird Lodge/Buenaventura Reserve, El Oro - place to see Long-Wattled Umbrellabird and El Oro Parakeet
Urraca Lodge/Jorupe Reserve, Loja - easy and excellent birding

Accomodations

Mirador Rio Blanco, Los Bancos, Pichincha - super affordable adorable hotel with bird feeders

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