10,000 Birds
AUGUST 4, 2014
The Red-ruffed Fruitcrow ( Pyroderus scutatus ) is a big, beautiful omnivore distributed across five distinct subspecies found in specific locales ranging from the humid western cordilleras of Colombia and Ecuador to the forests of northeastern Argentina. Birds Colombia cotinga fruitcrows South America' Like the Red-ruffed Fruitcrow.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 18, 2012
Sword-billed Hummingbird , Colombia Bills come in all shapes and sizes. Aptly called the tube-nosed birds, on account of their raised and highly visible nostrils, these species are able to hone in on oceanic food from several miles away, based on smell alone. The longest bird bill relative to body-size.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 3, 2020
Like a shy stepchild, it’s always eclipsed by the wonders of Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, etc. In what has become the modern-day traditional method of organization, species are listed and described on the left-hand page and illustrative plates are on the right. Bolivia doesn’t come up much in discussions of birding travel.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 27, 2023
We were in the remote Amazonian forests and not a sound was to be heard except for the rhythmical dripping of water from the raised paddles. He was very alert now, scanning the right bank with his eagle eyes. Do you hear that song?” At first nothing. Then I heard it. The local guide who was at the bow stood up.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 19, 2011
I photographed this Guianan Cock-of-the-rock at a lek site near Surama, deep in the rainforest zone of Guyana, and my incredible experience with Andean Cock-of-the-rocks was at a display lek on the edge of the town of Jardin, in the coffee-belt of Colombia, both just incredible birds that make the heart soar with joy!
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 13, 2014
Must be a joke, right? A vagrant from northern Colombia isn’t out of the question but we are still waiting for that local mega to happen. So far, the story about this strange bird ends right where it started because it hasn’t been seen since. But how about when the Costa Rica conversation involves a birder?
Animal Person
AUGUST 6, 2009
I was told by a Panamanian bank vice president, “Every multinational knows that if Honduras raises its hourly rate, the rest of Latin America and the Caribbean will have to follow. In throwing out Zelaya they are sending frightening messages to all the other presidents who are trying to raise the living standards of their people.”
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