Why the Name and Logo?

The diminishing natural habitats of Ecuador’s flora and fauna motivated us to generate a logo that shows the resistance and fight for the conservation of the environment, our logo, a bird wearing a balaclava, signifies an attitude to defend its right to existence.
Most ideas of change, mobilisation and association for a common good have been done in a “Clandestine” way, hence ‘Clandestine Bird’ signifies this from an inclusive and participatory manner, to protect life decidedly. We also prefer the idea of referring to a bird as clandestine instead of shy, hard to see or find.

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Our Slogan

We believe that bird watching is one of the best examples of environmental friendly and responsible tourism there is, as birdwatchers tend to look for places which protect bird species, hence why our activity promotes conservation unlike other tourist activities which put pressure on ecosystems, us bird watchers worry about the protection of these habitats and their biodiversity.
This is why our slogan is ‘Responsible Birding’ as the places we visit and support tend to be refuges for birds; their reserves also protect birds in danger of extinction and wildlife.

Our Mission

To promote conservation and sustainable development in areas which are important for Ecuador’s biodiversity, with a spirit of solidarity to preserve, protect and restore the health and integrity of the ecosystems.
To support through investigation and environmentally friendly activities, organisations and networks of conservation and development.

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What we do

We promote and support the protection of birds through environmentally friendly activities such as bird watching in Ecuador, due to our vision of sustainable tourism the places we visit meet following criteria:

- Work in Conservation and Sustainable Development
- Many locations are certified in environmentally friendly practices (Smart Voyager for example).
- Protect habitats of global importance and habitats of endangered or endemic birds of the Bioregions.
- We will also visit remnants of forest in agricultural zones to boost environmentally friendly practices in the countryside, including Voluntary Conservation Areas and Private Reserves.

In conservation we work as consultants, advisors, facilitators, technicians and investigators in projects and programs of conservation and development. For more information on our projects and investigations please refer to our ‘Staff’ section.

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Important

We are route planners and guides, if you are a tour operator and are interested in promoting or using our routes and services please get in touch.

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Links

		The Odyssey of Stan Hall (1936 - 2008) Architect of the 1976 Tayos Cave Expedition. Clandestine Bird is helping with the realisation of an Online Museum of pre-Columbian pieces which will form part of www.goldlibrary.com

		Biking Spirit is the mountain biking division of “Andes Spirit”  www.andes-spirit.com an Ecuadorian-Belgian Tour Operator based in Riobamba city. They have ample experience discovering Ecuador by foot and on two wheels. www.bikingspirit.com

		Yanayacu Biological Station and Center for Creative Studies (research and teaching facility). Cosanga, Napo Province, North-eastern Ecuador, South America. www.yanayacu.org

		Reserve Rio Guaycuyacu is a family farm in the rainforest foothills of northwest Ecuador. They are active in local community activities and work for environmental conservation as being founding members of the National Private Forests Network "RED de bosques" and Conservation and Defense of Northwest Pichincha (CODECONO)

DECOIN was founded in January 1995 as a grass-roots environmental organization to find ways to conserve the unique biodiversity in the Intag area of northwestern Ecuador. All of DECOIN's members live permanently in the Intag area. The area is part of two of the world's most important biotic regions, the Tropical Andes and the Northern Chocó Ecuadorian Biological Hotspots. Their website is constantly updated with news on their fight against the mining enterprises and other conservation work. www.decoin.org

The Amazon for Life Campaign is a coalition of people and organisations that individually or collectively work on attaining conservation for the Yasuní. www.amazoniaporlavida.org

www.neotropicalbirdclub.org

	The Scottish Ornithologists' Club plays a central role in Scottish birdwatching, bringing together amateur birdwatchers, keen birders and research ornithologists with the aims of documenting, studying and, not least, enjoying Scotland's varied birdlife.