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Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying
Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)


Festive Amazon (Amazona festiva)


Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight
Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight

(Costa Rica)

orange-billed sparrow
orange-billed sparrow

(Belize)

Large-billed Terns (Phaetusa simplex)
Large-billed Terns (Phaetusa simplex)

(Brazil)

Red-and-green macaws in flight above clay lick
Red-and-green macaws in flight above clay lick
Scientific name: Ara chloroptera Local name: Guacamayo cabezÛn
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Nests of the Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma) hanging in a tree
Nests of the Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma) hanging in a tree

(Belize)


Green macaw


Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata)


Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Macaws; parrots; and other birds feed on clay for mineral and salt supplementation and to counter dietary toxins they ingest from seeds. The clay lick also serves as a social setting for the birds
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)


juvenile Yellow-headed Caracara, Milvago chimachima


Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna)

Hummingbird in flight
Hummingbird in flight

(Costa Rica)

Brown pelican taking flight near  Half Moon Caye
Brown pelican taking flight near Half Moon Caye

(Belize)

Harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)
Harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)

(Belize)

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

(Brazil)

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

(Costa Rica)

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

(Brazil)

Green heron (Butorides striatus)
Green heron (Butorides striatus)
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

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

(Costa Rica)

Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)
Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)

(Costa Rica)

Scarlet macaws atop a cecropia tree
Scarlet macaws atop a cecropia tree

(Costa Rica)

Bare-throated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum)
Bare-throated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum)

(Costa Rica)


Little Hermit (Phaethornis longuemareus)

(Costa Rica)


White-throated Toucan (Ramphastos tucanus)


Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male: blue in color]
Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male: blue in color]

(Costa Rica)


Tropical Kingbirds in flight

(Suriname)

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

(Belize)


Harpia harpyja at Summit Park
(pan02-1929)

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

(Brazil)

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

(Costa Rica)

Swainson's Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) in flight
Swainson's Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) in flight

(Costa Rica)


Black-headed parrot (Pionites melanocephala)

(Suriname)

Blue-and-yellow macaw flying in front of purple flowers
Blue-and-yellow macaw flying in front of purple flowers
Ara ararauna. Local name: Guacamayo boliviano
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Harpy eagle
Harpy eagle

(Belize)


Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens)

(Costa Rica)


SwainsonĂ­s Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii)

(Costa Rica)

Southern Caracara, Caracara plancus
Southern Caracara, Caracara plancus

(Brazil)

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

(Belize)

Yellow-billed Tern (Sterna superciliaris) in flight
Yellow-billed Tern (Sterna superciliaris) in flight

(Brazil)

Greater Rhea (Rhea americana), cattle, and terminte mounds in the Pantanal
Greater Rhea (Rhea americana), cattle, and terminte mounds in the Pantanal

(Brazil)

Red-footed Booby -  Sula sula
Red-footed Booby - Sula sula

(Belize)

Hummingbird feeding on Heliconia flower
Hummingbird feeding on Heliconia flower
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)


Festive Amazon (Amazona festiva)


Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)

(Brazil)

Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) with a bird in its mouth
Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) with a bird in its mouth

(Belize)

Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)
Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)

(Costa Rica)

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

(Brazil)

Boatbill Herons (Cochlearius cochlearius) nesting
Boatbill Herons (Cochlearius cochlearius) nesting

(Costa Rica)

Brown Pelicans in flight
Brown Pelicans in flight

(Costa Rica)

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

(Costa Rica)

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

(Brazil)



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