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Exploring the Uncharted Bird World

10,000 Birds

401-600 sp: Honduras, Guatemala, Guyana, Suriname and French Guyana, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay; the Sahel countries (Africa), Namibia and Botswana; Central Asian countries and Cambodia. 1601-1800 sp : Colombia, Brazil, Peru (Looking for smaller areas of these huge countries? . – 801-1000 sp. – 1201-1400 sp: Venezuela; China.

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Scanning the skies for Zone-tailed hawks

10,000 Birds

Given the scavenger feeding habits of the Turkey Vultures , the small mammals and birds that are on the menu for the Zone-tailed hawks are lulled into complacency by the lack of threat from the vultures. Their territory also includes portions of Central America, down into eastern Columbia, Ecuador and Peru.

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Twenty Hummingbirds To See Before You Die

10,000 Birds

These high-flyers from the montane grasslands of Ecuador, Peru and Colombia should not be missed on a trip to these countries. 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.

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