In 1998, a small group of bird-watchers in Ecuador stared intently as a diminutive bird darted along the ground. They soon realized they had discovered a Jocotoco antipitta, which was thought to be ...

My birding companions Larry Rosche, Jeff Wert, Judy Semroc and I were thrilled to see four condors -- huge birds with wingspans of more than 10 feet and the ability to soar for hours without a wing ...

AS I STOOD on a trailhead in northern Ecuador, in the town of Baeza, the sky above me was implausibly blue. My backpack was weighed down by the 3-pound, 970-page “Birds of Ecuador Field Guide,” the ...