Jocotoco Antpitta
Grallaria ridgelyi.
Without doubt, this was one of the star birds of the trip. Only discovered as recently as 1997, it is a large and striking Antpitta that is limited to small pockets of habitat in Southern Ecuador and Northern Peru. The fact that it remained undiscovered until so recently, is probably a testament to how hard it is to find !
The ability of a few dedicated individuals to encourage one or two birds to trade their secretive existence for a few worms, gives birders the chance of a privileged encounter...
Jocotoco Antpitta
Grallaria ridgelyi.
Without doubt, this was one of the star birds of the trip. Only discovered as recently as 1997, it is a large and striking Antpitta that is limited to small pockets of habitat in Southern Ecuador and Northern Peru. The fact that it remained undiscovered until so recently, is probably a testament to how hard it is to find !
The ability of a few dedicated individuals to encourage one or two birds to trade their secretive existence for a few worms, gives birders the chance of a privileged encounter...