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The bird that changed Ecuador: how a chance discovery of a rare species helped to save many more

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The bird that changed Ecuador: how a chance discovery of a rare species helped to save many more
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Thirty years after a US ornithologist first sighted a jocotoco antpitta, the foundation he set up to restore biodiversity is a model for conservation globallyI have to confess that I rarely enjoy birding in montane cloud forests. The birds that live in these mountainous, cool and humid habitats are masters of disguise, usually passing themselves off as a leaf or other form of foliage. But if I want to see antpittas – elusive, ground-dwelling birds that rarely show themselves – then I have no cho

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