Odontoglossum sp?

Odontoglossum sp?

Altitude 2700 metres. Please help me identify it - leave a comment! Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve,…


Oncidium sp?

Oncidium sp?

Altitude 2700 metres. Please help me identify it - leave a comment! Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve,…


Racinaea goudae

Racinaea goudae

Racinaea goudae is one of the less conspicuous of the bromeliads. Altitude 2700 metres. Native range is Ecuador.


Cyrtochilum sp

Cyrtochilum sp

Altitude 2700 metres. Please help me identify it - leave a comment! Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve,…


Telipogon

Telipogon

Altitude 2700 metres. Please help me identify it - leave a comment!


Great Sapphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus)

Great Sapphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus)

A female great sapphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus). Altitude 2706 metres. It sounds like this: Cayambe…


Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera)

Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera)

This sword-billed hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) simply defies logic and forces of nature! Despite the enormous length…


Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata)

Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata)

The distinctive, large white chest makes it quite easy to recognize the collared inca (Coeligena torquata), even for…


White-bellied Woodstar (Chaetocercus mulsant)

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…


Pale-naped Brush Finch (Atlapetes pallidinucha)

Pale-naped Brush Finch (Atlapetes pallidinucha)

I didn't get a good look at its back during my short stay here (nor did it fly out in the open light), so you can only…


Erato polymnioides

Erato polymnioides

Erato polymnioides is a vital and dominant plant with large leaves that effectively support its growth while…


Erato polymnioides

Erato polymnioides

Erato polymnioides is a vital and dominant plant with large leaves that effectively support its growth while…