10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

First, he was mostly focused on the mammals. My good friend Hilton and I wanted to go out to Mogri das Cruzes in Brazil to try and see the São Paulo Marsh Antwren. He will show you mammals like Capibara but doesn’t let it get in the way of birding. This guide (location and name with the author) had three serious flaws.

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Birds Mozambique Zimbabwe Mammals 221

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 16, 2021

could be a separate and isolated population of the Chestnut-backed Antshrike (which lives more than a thousand kilometres away on the south bank of the Amazon in Brazil), as was initially thought, could also be a separate subspecies of it, but it is most likely to be a new species. Thamnophilus sp.

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Colombia Birds Fish Venezuela 277

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2014

However, even within Brazil, very few people are aware of Brazil’s Cerrado: a biome of expansive grasslands dotted with termite mounds, lightly wooded savannas, and ribbons of gallery forest along permanent sources of water. There are approximately 10,000 plant species in the Cerrado.

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Brazil South America Collecting America 167

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

Although 99% is privately owned, the Pantanal (swamp in Spanish) was my favorite place in Brazil. Although there are no endemic birds in this area of Brazil, there are soooo many birds (650 residents) and lots of them are restricted range birds. It is an eye opener which every birder must see before it its gone.

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Brazil Otters Reptiles Birds 115

10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2014

On June 12th, FIFA’s Football World Cup will kick off in Brazil, with the home side hosting Croatia for the opening match in Sao Paulo. Anticipation is building as the date approaches and football fans will soon be arriving in the city to pay homage at the birthplace of Brazil’s fabulous version of the beautiful game.

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Brazil Birds Transported Game 160

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2018

No, I am not talking of Brazil or Columbia, they are not just in the tropics but more importantly, they are officially huge. This portal has compared data on the percentage of a total global number of species of birds, amphibians, mammals, reptiles, fishes and vascular plants per unit of area, creating a biodiversity index.

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Rwanda Equatorial Guinea El Salvador Costa Rica 212

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

One of the largest species of hummingbird with a very unique and un-hummingbird-like tail, it is found in Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay where it can actually be remarkably common. It is notorious for its aggressiveness across its range and some birds have been known to attack large mammals and hawks.

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Colombia Ecuador Bolivia Peru 279