

Two rare Chocó endemics on camera
Putting field data into Excel sheets may seem like the most boring part of the biological work at Un poco del Chocó yet sometimes even...
Jordis
Jan 24, 20212 min read
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My stare-down with an ocelot
As an intern at Un poco del Chocó, every Monday it’s my task to walk through the rainforest to check and exchange various camera traps....
Ilka K.
Mar 6, 20192 min read
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How to catch a hummingbird!
For about a year now, we are part of a research project in Northwest Ecuador which studies the interaction network between hummingbirds...

unpocodelchoco
Mar 16, 20182 min read
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Wildlife highway
We made a little compilation of the different birds and mammals that were recorded on our camera traps near the wildlife track. It's...
Isabel R.
Oct 22, 20171 min read
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Bam! Puma!
After arriving at “Un poco del Chocó” I was very excited about getting to know the impressive biodiversity of this beautiful montane...
Isabel R.
Sep 5, 20171 min read
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A good start into 2017!!
It’s already been a month since we’ve had our last x-mas bird count for the season. And as it has become a tradition, the last count is...

Nicole
Feb 11, 20172 min read
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Mashpi
Soon after the Bird Counts in Chical and Mindo we got invited to participate in another Bird Count, this time in Mashpi. It did not take...
Silja S.
Feb 9, 20172 min read
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And still counting birds...
On the count day in Mindo, we all left before sunrise and drove to the starting points of our routes. Jens, Mees and Roel went early to...
Maia P. and Silja S.
Dec 23, 20163 min read
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From one count to the other
After the recount in Chical we stayed for a night in Chilma Bajo and were able to go to a lek of the Red-ruffed Fruit Crow in the forest...
Maia P. and Silja S.
Dec 22, 20161 min read
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Each year around Christmas...
Each year around Christmas, communities throughout Ecuador and other parts of the world take part in Christmas Bird Counts run by the...
Maia P. and Silja S.
Dec 20, 20163 min read
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