Buff-Winged Starfrontlet (Coeligena lutetiae)
The female. It sounds like this: Altitude 3560 metres. PichinchaEcuador-0.1275,-78.590556
Masked Flowerpiercer (Diglossopis cyanea)
This individual was quite predictable, as it kept coming back to this branch - in what seemed like a display of…
Equatorial Antpitta (Grallaria saturata)
Yanacocha has recently succeeded in domesticating the Rufous Antpitta, something my guide was unaware of the first time…
Yanacocha Reserve
A rare glimpse of the Pichincha Volcano (4784 metres high) which is mostly hidden in dense clouds. It was a very cold…
Bomarea multiflora
It not only resembles a lily, but is a lily. It's a strong and vital plant, no wonder it's popular as a cut flower.…
Bomarea multiflora
This wonderful flower grows commonly along the main path in Yanacocha. This family is also found in almost every…
Pleurothallis
Pleurothallis orchids are unusual in that the flower seems to grow straight out of the leaf.…