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Black bird
Black bird

(Brazil)


Bird

(Suriname)

Red-and-green macaws
Red-and-green macaws
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)


Great white heron on the shores of the lagoon at Punta Laguna


Yellow-chevroned Parakeets (Brotogeris chiriri)
Yellow-chevroned Parakeets (Brotogeris chiriri)

(Brazil)


Black-fronted Nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons)


Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)
Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)
Local name: Guacamayo escarlata
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis)
Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis)

(Brazil)

Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying with Blue-headed parrots (Pionus menstruus)
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying with Blue-headed parrots (Pionus menstruus)
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Scarlet macaws nesting in a tree hollow
Scarlet macaws nesting in a tree hollow

(Costa Rica)

Pair of Blue-throated Piping-guan, Aburria cumanensis
Pair of Blue-throated Piping-guan, Aburria cumanensis

(Brazil)

Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana)
Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana)

(Brazil)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata)
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata)
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria) in flight
Jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria) in flight

(Brazil)


SwainsonĂ­s Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii)

(Costa Rica)

Jabiru stork
Jabiru stork

(Brazil)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Birds and other animals feed on clay to neutralize dietary toxins which are ingested during the comsuption of young seeds.
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Harpy eagle
Harpy eagle

(Belize)

Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)

(Brazil)

Greater ani (Crotophaga major)
Greater ani (Crotophaga major)
Local name: Locrero
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)


Short-tailed Nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus)

(Costa Rica)

Hyacinth Macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) in flight
Hyacinth Macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) in flight

(Brazil)

Male Great Curassow (Crax rubra) at the Belize Zoo
Male Great Curassow (Crax rubra) at the Belize Zoo

(Belize)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)


Golden-headed Manakin (Pipra erythrocephala)


Southern Caracara, Caracara plancus
Southern Caracara, Caracara plancus

(Brazil)

Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severus)
Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severus)

(Brazil)

Spix's Guan; Penelope jacquacu; in Cecropia tree
Spix's Guan; Penelope jacquacu; in Cecropia tree
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)


Little Hermit (Phaethornis longuemareus)

(Costa Rica)


Male peacock displaying to a female


Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) feeding on Kapok seeds
Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) feeding on Kapok seeds
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Red lored parrot on a palm tree
Red lored parrot on a palm tree

(Costa Rica)

Waterbirds in flight
Waterbirds in flight

(Brazil)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

bird
bird

(Costa Rica)

Mangrove swallow (Tachycineta albilinea)
Mangrove swallow (Tachycineta albilinea)

(Costa Rica)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)


Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii)

(Costa Rica)


Netting birds for a survey

(Costa Rica)

Roadside hawk (Buteo magnirostris)
Roadside hawk (Buteo magnirostris)

(Brazil)

Chestnut-mandibled Toucan in its nest
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan in its nest

(Costa Rica)

Yellow-rumped cacique (Cacicus cela)
Yellow-rumped cacique (Cacicus cela)
Local name: Paucarcillo
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria) in flight
Jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria) in flight

(Brazil)


Bird


Yellow-chevroned Parakeets (Brotogeris chiriri)
Yellow-chevroned Parakeets (Brotogeris chiriri)

(Brazil)


Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii)

(Costa Rica)


Gray-winged Trumpeters (Psophia crepitans)

(Suriname)

White-eyed Parakeet (Aratinga leucophthalmus)
White-eyed Parakeet (Aratinga leucophthalmus)

(Brazil)

Boissonneaua matthewsii hummingbird perched in tree
Boissonneaua matthewsii hummingbird perched in tree
Location: Pueblo at Machu PicchuV

(Peru)


Gray-winged Trumpeters (Psophia crepitans)

(Suriname)

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl)
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl)

(Belize)



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