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Quito, Apr 29 (EFE).- Home to more than 500 types of birds, nearly a third of the total for all of Ecuador, the Metropolitan District of Quito offers a wide variety of sites in the urban center and its rural outskirts where people can observe tiny hummingbirds and many other colorful avian species.
The 4,230-square-kilometer (1,630-square-mile) district’s Andean and dry forests, moorlands, valleys and other ecosystems ranging in elevation from 500 meters (1,640 feet) to 4,500 meters all offer opportunities for serious birders and casual bird-watchers alike to lay their eyes on species like the hard-to-find Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus).
Just an hour outside the city of Quito, the grounds of the Mirador Guaycapi restaurant is home throughout the year to 27 hummingbird species, according to its owner, Jorge Luna.