Bird Photo of the Day

White-necked Parakeets, endemic (recall your earlier class on endemics) to Southern Ecuador and a small piece of northern Peru, gleaning minerals to assist their digestion. In Podocarpus National Park in Zamora-Chinchipe, on the eastern slopes of the Andes. This species is endangered due to deforestation of its preferred habitat and collection for the pet trade. There may be only 2,000 - 3,000 of this bird remaining and they are only found at four locations, three in Ecuador and one in Peru  

All photos © C.S. Wood