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Stephen Luk | profile | all galleries >> Entomology in Ecuador >> Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve (2011) tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Yasuní National Park (2009) | Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve (2009) | Tiputini Biodiversity Station (2011) | Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve (2011) | Pasochoa Forest Reserve (2011) | Parque Nacional Antisana (2024) | Parque Nacional Sumaco (2024) | Sumak Kawsay In Situ (2024) | Pichincha-Tungurahua (2024)

Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve (2011)

The privately-owned Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve is nestled in the southern fringe of the Choco/Andean mountains in northwestern Ecuador. Cloud forests support high rates of endemism as a result of geographic isolation. Many unique flora and fauna reside in Bellavista; the reserve is also a refuge for several endangered species. Its picturesque lodge sits at 2,400 m and accommodates keen bird-watchers and researchers alike.

The entomology class spent four days in Bellavista observing insects and birdwatching in the cloud forest.
Insects of Ecuador: Bellavista
Insects of Ecuador: Bellavista 		Other Invertebrates of Ecuador: Bellavista
Other Invertebrates of Ecuador: Bellavista 		Flora of Ecuador: Bellavista
Flora of Ecuador: Bellavista 		Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)		 afternoon mist
afternoon mist
cloud forest
cloud forest		 Sickle-winged Guan (Chamaepetes goudotii)
Sickle-winged Guan (Chamaepetes goudotii)		 Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus)
Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus)		 Lizard
Lizard		 Lizard
Lizard

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