{"id":11218,"date":"2015-10-20T21:53:21","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T01:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/?p=11218"},"modified":"2015-10-24T16:45:43","modified_gmt":"2015-10-24T20:45:43","slug":"birding-in-the-ecuadorian-andes-birds-of-quito","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/2015\/10\/20\/birding-in-the-ecuadorian-andes-birds-of-quito\/","title":{"rendered":"Birding in the Ecuadorian Andes&#8211;Birds of Quito"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(October 7.)<br \/>\nQuito, the capital of Ecuador, is the highest capital city in the world at about 9,000 feet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Quito-Metropolitan-Park.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Quito-Metropolitan-Park-459x367.jpg\" alt=\"Parque Gu\u00e1pulo\" width=\"459\" height=\"367\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Quito-Metropolitan-Park-459x367.jpg 459w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Quito-Metropolitan-Park-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Quito-Metropolitan-Park-1602x1282.jpg 1602w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Quito-Metropolitan-Park-375x300.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAn urban area isn&#8217;t an ideal place to look for birds but Gu\u00e1pulo Park offers some nice specimens. (Click the pictures for a larger view.)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Rufous-Collared-Sparrow-0709.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Rufous-Collared-Sparrow-0709-459x367.jpg\" alt=\"Rufous Collared Sparrow-0709\" width=\"459\" height=\"367\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Rufous-Collared-Sparrow-0709-459x367.jpg 459w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Rufous-Collared-Sparrow-0709-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Rufous-Collared-Sparrow-0709-375x300.jpg 375w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Rufous-Collared-Sparrow-0709.jpg 1565w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nA Rufous Collared Sparrow.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Rufous-Collared-Sparrow-0725.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Rufous-Collared-Sparrow-0725-459x367.jpg\" alt=\"Rufous Collared Sparrow-0725\" width=\"459\" height=\"367\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Rufous-Collared-Sparrow-0725-459x367.jpg 459w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Rufous-Collared-Sparrow-0725-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Rufous-Collared-Sparrow-0725-1602x1282.jpg 1602w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Rufous-Collared-Sparrow-0725-375x300.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Eared-Dove-0713.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Eared-Dove-0713-448x367.jpg\" alt=\"Eared Dove-0713\" width=\"448\" height=\"367\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Eared-Dove-0713-448x367.jpg 448w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Eared-Dove-0713-150x123.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Eared-Dove-0713-1602x1313.jpg 1602w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Eared-Dove-0713-366x300.jpg 366w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Eared-Dove-0713.jpg 1684w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nEared Dove.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Western-Emerald-0722.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Western-Emerald-0722-459x367.jpg\" alt=\"Western Emerald-0722\" width=\"459\" height=\"367\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Western-Emerald-0722-459x367.jpg 459w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Western-Emerald-0722-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Western-Emerald-0722-1602x1282.jpg 1602w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Western-Emerald-0722-375x300.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWestern Emerald.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Glossy-Black-Thrush-0737.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Glossy-Black-Thrush-0737-459x367.jpg\" alt=\"Glossy Black Thrush-0737\" width=\"459\" height=\"367\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Glossy-Black-Thrush-0737-459x367.jpg 459w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Glossy-Black-Thrush-0737-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Glossy-Black-Thrush-0737-1602x1282.jpg 1602w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Glossy-Black-Thrush-0737-375x300.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nGlossy Black Thrush (I think.)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Giant-Hummingbird-0760-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Giant-Hummingbird-0760-2-459x367.jpg\" alt=\"Giant Hummingbird-0760-2\" width=\"459\" height=\"367\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Giant-Hummingbird-0760-2-459x367.jpg 459w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Giant-Hummingbird-0760-2-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Giant-Hummingbird-0760-2-1602x1282.jpg 1602w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Giant-Hummingbird-0760-2-375x300.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nGiant Hummingbird. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/fun\/tag\/ecuador-2015\/?order=asc\">All posts from this trip.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(October 7.) Quito, the capital of Ecuador, is the highest capital city in the world at about 9,000 feet. An urban area isn&#8217;t an ideal place to look for birds&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/2015\/10\/20\/birding-in-the-ecuadorian-andes-birds-of-quito\/\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[174,593],"tags":[647],"class_list":["post-11218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photos","category-travel","tag-ecuador-2015"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11218"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11249,"href":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11218\/revisions\/11249"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}