The Antpittas

<div style="text-align: left;">The discovery of Jocotoco Antpitta, a very large and distinctive bird, stunned the birding world back in 1997. Perhaps because its song sounds rather like a Rufous-banded Owl, this bird had been overlooked in Ecuador, a country with a well-studied avifauna. Importantly, its discovery led to the establishment of a foundation to preserve its habitat and habitats of many other Andean birds. We usually see this glorious endangered bird on our <a href="https://fieldguides.com/bird-tours/ecuador-south" target="_blank"><span class="slideshow_tourlink3">SOUTHWESTERN ECUADOR SPECIALTIES: JOCOTOCO FOUNDATION RESERVES</span></a> tour. Photo by participant Kathy Brown.</div>

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The discovery of Jocotoco Antpitta, a very large and distinctive bird, stunned the birding world back in 1997. Perhaps because its song sounds rather like a Rufous-banded Owl, this bird had been overlooked in Ecuador, a country with a well-studied avifauna. Importantly, its discovery led to the establishment of a foundation to preserve its habitat and habitats of many other Andean birds. We usually see this glorious endangered bird on our SOUTHWESTERN ECUADOR SPECIALTIES: JOCOTOCO FOUNDATION RESERVES tour. Photo by participant Kathy Brown.

Jocotoco Antpittas esw17 Kathy Brown