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Harpy Eagle; Harpia harpyja

Tawny-capped Euphonia (Euphonia anneae)
Tawny-capped Euphonia (Euphonia anneae)

(Costa Rica)

Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda)
Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda)

(Belize)

Brown pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis) [local name in Belize - Pelicano]
Brown pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis) [local name in Belize - Pelicano]

(Belize)

Chestnut-mandibled Toucan in a tree hollow
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan in a tree hollow

(Costa Rica)

Brown pelican floating on a reef
Brown pelican floating on a reef

(Belize)

Chestnut Eared AraÁari (Pteroglossus castanotis)
Chestnut Eared AraÁari (Pteroglossus castanotis)
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata)
Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata)

(Belize)

Amazon Kingfisher, Chloroceryle amazona
Amazon Kingfisher, Chloroceryle amazona

(Brazil)

Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) headshot
Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) headshot
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Scarlet macaws in flight
Scarlet macaws in flight

(Costa Rica)


Bird of prey


Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos salfuratus)
Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos salfuratus)

(Belize)

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

(Belize)

Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)
Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)

(Brazil)


Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy)

(Costa Rica)

Anhinga or snake bird (Anhinga anhinga) drying its wings after a dive
Anhinga or snake bird (Anhinga anhinga) drying its wings after a dive

(Costa Rica)

Jabiru stork taking flight
Jabiru stork taking flight

(Brazil)

Red-and-green macaw in flight
Red-and-green macaw in flight
Ara chloroptera (Local name: Guacamayo cabezÛn)
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Scarlet macaws (Ara macao) pair
Scarlet macaws (Ara macao) pair

(Belize)

Scarlet macaw in flight
Scarlet macaw in flight

(Costa Rica)

Brown Pelicans in flight
Brown Pelicans in flight

(Costa Rica)

Neotropical cormorants, large and small-billed terns
Neotropical cormorants, large and small-billed terns

(Brazil)


Scarlet macaw

Black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus)
Black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus)

(Costa Rica)

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

(Brazil)

Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)
Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)

(Brazil)

Bird
Bird

(Belize)

Neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) in Oxbow lake
Neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) in Oxbow lake
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Blue-and-yellow macaws flying toward clay lick
Blue-and-yellow macaws flying toward clay lick
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Chestnut-fronted Macaws (Ara severus) in flight
Chestnut-fronted Macaws (Ara severus) in flight

(Brazil)


Captive harpy eagle

Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)

(Costa Rica)

Red-footed Boobies
Red-footed Boobies

(Belize)

American Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja)
American Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja)

(Belize)

Scarlet macaw
Scarlet macaw

(Costa Rica)

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)

Jabiru stork taking flight
Jabiru stork taking flight

(Brazil)

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

(Peru)


Short-tailed Nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus)

(Costa Rica)

Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata)
Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata)

(Belize)

Coeligena (inca) torquata hummingbird
Coeligena (inca) torquata hummingbird
Also known as the Collared Inca Hummingbird. Locally called the Picaflor de Collar Inca
Location: Pueblo at Machu PicchuV

(Peru)

Cattle and birds
Cattle and birds

(Brazil)

Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii)
Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii)

(Costa Rica)

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

(Peru)

Close-up on face of a Red-and-green macaw
Close-up on face of a Red-and-green macaw
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

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

(Brazil)

Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight over crashing surf
Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight over crashing surf

(Costa Rica)

Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda)
Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda)

(Costa Rica)


Beryl-crowned Hummingbird (Amazilia decora) being examined

(Costa Rica)

Emerald toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus)
Emerald toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus)

(Belize)


Blue-and-gold Macaw



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