Birds & Butterflies - Ecuador
These winged images are from the phenomenally ecological country of Ecuador - the 2nd smallest country of South America (74th on Earth, or about the size of Colorado) - yet, about 18% of planet Earth's birds (1500+ species) are found throughout the climates of the Coastal, Sierra, and Amazon regions of this country. Regions comprising eco-zones of: Mangrove Forest, Tropical Dry Forest, Tropial Wet Forest, Andean Paramo or Montane Grasslands, Eastern Cordillera Montane Forest, Northwest Andean Montane Forest, and Amazonian Tropical Rain Forests.
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Tawny Antpitta (Grallaria quitensis) - this species stands about 7 in. (18 cm) tall, they are mostly a solitary bird which forages by hopping on the ground - this specimen perched atop the lichen encrusted igneous rock, surrounded by montane grassland vegetation of the Andean Paramo eco-region - Cajas National Park (whose altitude ranges from ≈ 10,200-14,750 ft. (3,100-4,500 m).
