Pale-headed Brush-Finch
The world's known population of the Critically Endangered Pale-headed Brush-Finch is found in the Yunguilla Reserve. Since its rediscovery in 1999 its numbers have increased from about 12 to about 50 pairs. Independent experts consider this action probably saved the species from extinction.
Photo - Fernando Sornoza

Black-breasted Puffleg
This rare hummingbird, the Critically Endangered Black-breasted Puffleg is only known from the region of Pichincha Volcano, north west of Quito. The Yanacocha Reserve is one of its strongholds. It has been adopted as the bird emblem of Quito. Photo - Jane Lyons (Click photo for larger image).

Jocotoco Antpitta
Discovered in 1997, and the inspiration for Fundacion Jocotoco, the globally Endangered Jocotoco Antpitta is restricted to a narrow altitudinal band centred on the Cerro Tapichalaca Reserve. Only about 25 pairs have so far been found of this elusive bird, about 75% of them within the Tapichalaca Reserve. The total world population is possibly only a few hundred individuals.
Photo - Fernando Sornoza (click photo for a larger alternative image)

El Oro Parakeet
Most of the humid sub-tropical cloud-forests of western Ecuador have gone - with perhaps 10% remaining. Almost the only known population of the Endangered El Oro Parakeet is found in or close to the Buenaventura Reserve, where about 100-150 individuals are currently present. Hopefully other flocks remain to be discovered in neighbouring forest remnants.
Photo- M Deitrich