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BirdNote^®

Ecuador’s Nature Reserves – Paul Greenfield’s Thoughts
Written by Bob Sundstrom

This is BirdNote.

[Toucan Barbets duetting, and Ecuadorian rainforest throughout]

The bird life of Ecuador ranks among the richest in the world.

Just the size of Nevada, Ecuador is home to 1600 species of birds – that’s twice the number in all of North America. [Toucan Barbets duetting]

Can this splendid diversity be preserved? One to take up this challenge is artist and naturalist Paul Greenfield, a long-time resident of Ecuador.

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Greenfield has a unique knowledge of Ecuador’s birds. He painted each one of them for the first field guide to that country’s birds. The book put ecotourism in Ecuador on the map in a big way.

Greenfield has also helped create Ecuadorean conservation reserves, both large and small.

He feels that smaller reserves of a few hundred acres may have the best chance for long-term success. Small reserves, such as the Mindo Cloud For