New bird species in Ecuador

September 26, 2018

A new and unexpected hummingbird species was discovered in the isolated páramos of Chilla-Tioloma-Fierrourcu, between the provinces of El Oro and Loja. Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus has a very small range, among the smallest of all the world's hummingbirds. It is related to O. stolzmanni (extreme…