Machay Waterfall & Hidden Torrent Duck Trails

Condor Machay Waterfall and Birding Trails Reserve is one of our Top Birding Reserves in Ecuador, close to Quito, located about 1 hour from the city. This reserve is located in the Avenue of Volcanoes surrounded by protected areas of Pasochoa Reserve and Cotopaxi National Park and river Pita. In a regular day we can observe up to 26 different bird species, enjoy the hiking trails along river pita, splendid views of volcanoes and upper paramo forest and the highest waterfall in the Andes will be the best hiking and birding tour in Ecuador. In the reserve we can observe 4 different waterfalls including Twin Falls, Condor Machay Falls, Rainbow Caves Falls and others. 

Some of the Top Birding Species include Red-crested Cotinga, White-capped Dipper, Caranculated Cara-Cara, Harris Hawk, Black Vulture, Torrent Duck, Andean Guan, Spectacled Redstar, Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager, American Kestrel, Chestnut-crowned Antpitta, Rufous Spinetail, Rufous Wren, Golden-rumped Euphonia, Gray-browned Brush Finch, Blackish Tapaculo, Pearled Treerunner, White-crested Eleania, Brown-backed Chat Tyrant, White-banded Tyrannulet, Golden-breasted Puffleg, Tyrian Metaltail and many more.  

Join us in this fantastic birding tour in Ecuador and enjoy an unparallel birding tour! 

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