پرنده ای که اکوادور را تغییر داد: چگونه یک کشف تصادفی یک گونه نادر به نجات بسیاری دیگر کمک کرد

The bird that changed Ecuador: how a chance discovery of a rare species helped to save many more

Thirty years after a US ornithologist first sighted a jocotoco antpitta, the foundation he set up to restore biodiversity is a model for conservation globally I have to confess that I rarely enjoy birding in montane cloud forests. The birds that live in these mountainous, cool and humid habitats are masters of disguise, usually passing themselves off as a leaf or other form of foliage. But if I want to see antpittas…