An ice-cool pilot stayed calm when a huge bird slammed into his plane's cockpit - showering him in blood and guts.

Ariel Valiente was flying the crop duster plane over Vinces, Los Rios in Ecuador when the condor, smashed through the windscreen.

The animal exploded in a terrifying cloud of blood and feathers, but Ariel managed to keep his cool and maintain the aircraft's stability during the oddly terrifying incident in South America.

Footage shows the bird's mangled carcass dangling from the ceiling. Steering the plane's control stick, Ariel then turned the camera on himself to show his face and the cockpit covered in blood spatters.

Speaking today, humble aviator Ariel said: 'I'm trained to stay calm in an emergency. This hasn't happened before but I don't think I'm brave. I was doing my job and made an emergency landing as quickly as I could.'

The aircraft landed safely with no further incident.

In aviation, a bird strike is the collision of an aircraft with a bird or other flying animal. Bird strikes can occur during takeoff, landing, or in flight. They are most common at airports, where birds are often attracted to the food and water sources available.