Robert Ridgely
United KingdomornithologistMale9.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Robert Ridgely is a prominent US ornithologist credited with the discovery of the jocotoco antpitta in 1997, an event that significantly impacted bird conservation in Ecuador and led to the establishment of the Jocotoco Foundation.
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Robert Ridgely is an influential US ornithologist who led a group that discovered a new bird species in Ecuador.
The bird that changed Ecuador: how a chance discovery of a rare species helped to save many more | EcuadorThe Guardian·United Kingdom· 2026-09-13
United Kingdom· 2026-09-13
