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The Magic Birding &
photography Circuit


7 private reserves &
4 eco-lodges


SAN JORGE eco-lodge & botanical reserve/quito 
KM 4 VÍA ANTIGUA A NONO (CONT. CALLE MACHALA)
andes highlands/high barren plains/highland rainforest
Altitude: 3,000 - 3,100 m.  (9,580 - 10,500 ft. o.s.l.)

SAN JORGE DE TANDAYAPA hummingbird sanctuary & lodge
cloud forest
KM 3,5 PARTIDERO ANTIGUO A TANDAYAPA
altitude:  1,700 m.  (5,600 ft. o.s.l.)

SAN JORGE DE MILPE BIRD & orchid reserve
San Jorge cliff lodge & san jorge forest lodge 
upper tropical rainforest
KM 3,7 CAMINO A MILPE
altitude: 900 m.  (3,000 ft. o.s.l.)

SAN JORGE DE COSANGA -YANAYACU WILDLIFE & BIRD RESERVEs
andes highland cloud forest
KM3,6 CAMINO A LAS CAUCHERAS
altitude: 2,500 m. (8,000 ft. o.s.l.)

SAN JORGE DE ESTERO HONDO botanical reserve
PACIFIC COASTal LOWLANDS
altitude:  200 m.  (600 ft. o.s.l.)

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lower amazon basin
altitude:  500 m.  (1,600 ft. o.s.l.)

San Jorge de Tandayapa Eco-Lodge & Hummingbird Sanctuary
~ cloud forest ~


San Jorge de Tandayapa Eco-Lodge is in the lower Tandayapa Valley at San Jorge de Tandayapa Hummingbird Sanctuary (Cloud Forest) and is part of the Famous Birding Chocó Bird Area of N.W. Ecuador. We are a private nature reserve located 1 hour from San Jorge Eco-Lodge/Quito or 1-1/2 hour from downtown Quito. We offer guided birdwatching tours, bird and wildlife photography tours, natural history tours and wild orchid tours. San Jorge de Tandayapa Hummingbird Reserve has numerous active hummingbird and tanager feeders, up to 500 bird species, pristine birding trails with several birding huts. NEWLY BUILT at the reserve - Canopy Islands Wild Photography Center (a first in South America) offering optimal bird photography with exotic wildlife unique to the Ecuador Cloud Forest. View Ecuador birds, mammals, Ecuador wild orchid gardens, Ecuador butterflies, running rivers, fish pond, frog pond, wild surroundings and tropical plants and flowers. Dine with the Hummingbirds at our NEW top of the world open air Hummingbird Restaurant in a total peaceful and tranquil setting inside the Cloud Forest with spectacular views. The restaurant prepares delicious fresh meals, with some cooked on the grill. The newly built lodge is beautifully designed with capacity for 40 people with spacious room accommodations featuring traditional décor, private baths and hot showers. Upgraded rooms are available with panorama views, balcony overlooking the Ecuador Tandayapa Valley Mountains.   2017 – NEWLY BUILT 3 gorgeous spacious mountain top rooms with panorama views – large windows and high ceilings.

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Photos by George Cruz


 

Natural Areas: San Jorge de Tandayapa Hummingbird Sanctuary lays on the edge of our pristine Cloud Forest Reserve.  Well-kept trails explore the different parts of the reserve.  Our main loop trail (Toucanet Trail) goes around the lower part of the forest visiting beautiful primary forest and small creeks.  Our newest trail (Nunbird Loop Trail) goes all the way to the top of the ridge to a very ancient forest which is almost completely covered in moss.  This forest is habited by very localized bird species such as the White-faced Nunbird and the Toucan Barbet.  The most impressive views of the valley can be appreciated from here.  A new frog pond and a fish pond have recently been constructed and bring in new wildlife to the reserve.

NEW 2017 ! The Canopy Islands Wild Photography Center at San Jorge de Tandayapa Hummingbird
~ Designed & newly built for optimal bird & wildlife photography ~



You may spot up to 30 species of Hummingbirds at the feeders during the year, along with Tanager flocks including Grass-green Tanager, White winged Tanager, Golden napped Tanager, Metallic green Tanager, Blue-winged Mountain Tanager, Cineraous Harrier, Toucan Barbet, Golden headed and Crested Quetzal, Plate Billed Mountain Toucan, Masked Trogon as well as the Wattled Guam, Golden-rumped Euphonia, Crimson-rumped Toucanet, Andean Cock of the Rock and many more bird species.  Recently in the surroundings we have spotted the Snowy Egret, Striated Heron, Ringed Kingfisher and White-capped Dipper.

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You may spot up to 30 species of Hummingbirds at the feeders during the year, along with Tanager flocks including Grass-green Tanager, White winged Tanager, Golden napped Tanager, Metallic green Tanager, Blue-winged Mountain Tanager, Cineraous Harrier, Toucan Barbet, Golden headed and Crested Quetzal, Plate Billed Mountain Toucan, Masked Trogon as well as the Wattled Guam, Golden-rumped Euphonia, Crimson-rumped Toucanet, Andean Cock of the Rock and many more bird species.  Recently in the surroundings we have spotted the Snowy Egret, Striated Heron, Ringed Kingfisher and White-capped Dipper.



Visit our paradise for spectacular birding in the Choco area of Ecuador!

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San Jorge de Tandayapa Lodge & Hummingbird Sanctuary
Climate: Cloud Forest
Altitude: 5120 feet to 5800 feet / 1560- 1767 meters o.s.l.

N 00 00.614´ W 78 40.547´
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Common Birds to Look For:
Grass green Tanager, Blue winged Mountain Tanager, Andean Cock of the Rock, Beryl Spangled Tanager, Black capped Tanager, Golden naped Tanager, Blue gray Tanager, Swallow Tanager, Tropical Parula, Blue capped Tanager, Lemon rumped Tanager, Metallic green Tanager, Bananaquit, Golden Tanager, Silver throated Tanager, Plate billed Mountain Toucan, Black Phoebe, Smoke colored Pewee, Tropical Kingbird, Social Flycatcher, White capped Dipper, Roadside Hawk, House Wren, Southern rough winged Swallow, Blue and White swallow, Blue black Grassquit, Yellow bellied Seedeater, Blackburnian Warbler, Cinamon Becard, Ecuadorian Thrush and Great Thrush.
Fairly Common Birds to Look For:
Fawn breasted Tanager, Guira Tanager, Plumbeous Pigeon, Bat falcon, Plain breasted Hawk, White capped Dipper, Dusky Phia, Black and Green Fruiteater, Scaled Fruiteater, Chestnut capped Brush Finch, Golden headed Quetzal and Andean Guan.
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Tanager Finch, White winged Tanager, Black and Chestnut Eagle, Crested Eagle, Andean Solitaire, White throated Hawk, Giant Antpitta, Collared Forest Falcon
Hummingbirds:
Violet-tailed Sylph, Brown Inca, Purple-bibbed Whitetip, Green-fronted Lancebill, Western Emerald, Purple-throated Woodstar, Amethyst Woodstar, Collared Inca, Wedge billed Hummingbird, Green Violtear, Andean Emerald, Sparkling Violtear, White tailed Hillstar, Gorgeted Sunangel, Booted Racket Tail, White bellied Woodstar, Buff tailed Coronet, Green crowned Woodnymph, Velvet purple Coronet, Speckled hummingbird and Tawny bellied Hermit.

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Guided options offered from this reserve: Ecuador Birdwatching Tours, Ecuador Bird & Wildlife Photography Tours, Ecuador Natural History Tours, Ecuador Wild Orchid Tours

Ecuador is famously rich in bird life with more than 1,700 species of birds, and 20% of the world's total, 3000 species of orchids, thousands of species of butterflies and moths and a huge amount of native plants. Visitors who want to take full advantage of Ecuador need to gain access to a variety of remote regions, many of them only available through the The Magic Birding and Hiking Circuit.

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Choose a pre-scheduled tour date & itinerary, or specify travel dates. Please tell us how many people will be traveling with you.

Birdwatching Highlights

Begin your birding adventure as soon as you arrive to Ecuador with San Jorge's prime trails, specialized guides and lots of options to view over 1,700 possible species at our 7 private nature reserves throughout the Magic Birding Circuit.  

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Cheryl Korowotny
International Director
The Magic Birding & Photography  Circuit
SAN JORGE ECO-LODGES & BOTANICAL RESERVES
Quito – Tandayapa – Milpe - Cosanga - Estero Hondo-Sumaco Bajo-Guacamayos
Ecuador – South America
Email: birdwatching@eco-lodgesanjorge.com
(877) 565-2596 Toll Free USA & Canada.

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San Jorge has been awarded the Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence for the past 11 consecutive years!

 


Photography accredited to George Cruz