10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2021

He is a renowned bird expert and author, having co-authored A Guide to the Birds of Colombia and authored Birds of Venezuela and Birds of Tropical America: A Watcher’s Introduction to Behavior, Breeding, and Diversity.

Colombia 105

Colombia Birds Species Breeding 105

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 19, 2011

It is a very small antpitta that lives in Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela and Bolivia. This antpitta is found in southern Ecuador (near Peru) and curiously also inside the Puluahua Crater which is my residence near Quito in northern Ecuador.

Ecuador 92

Ecuador Peru Bolivia Venezuela 92

10,000 Birds

JUNE 18, 2012

One attribute endowed in T&T by its geological parent Venezuela is a deep diversity of avifauna, including a lot of South American specialties. If you haven’t been to Trinidad and Tobago, you’re missing out on a country that combines many of the best qualities of the Caribbean and South America.

Trinidad 96

Trinidad Venezuela South America Birds 96

10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2018

1201-1400 sp: Venezuela; China. . – now the pace quickens: USA; Angola, Cameroon, Nigeria, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia; Nepal, Myanmar, Malaysia, Vietnam. 1101-1200 sp: Mexico; Argentina; DR Congo (Kinshasa), Tanzania, Kenya; India. 1401-1600 sp: Ecuador, Bolivia; Indonesia.

Birds 95

Birds Costa Rica Equatorial Guinea Guyana 95

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The River Star is the sixth Ramsar site in Colombia and the first in the Amazon.

Birds 111

Birds Colombia Species Fish 111

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The Northern Range is in fact the northernmost outcrop of the mighty Andes mountain chain, a fact one can only truly appreciate from the unique perspective of a boat traversing the Bocas del Dragón – the narrow passage between Trinidad and Venezuela. It is for this reason birding in the Northern Range has a distinct feel to it.

Birds 105

Birds Woodpeckers Trinidad Owls 105

10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2011

Male Sword-billed Hummingbird at Yanacocha Reserve The Sword-billed Hummingbird ( Ensifera ensifera ) is a South American hummingbird found at high elevations (1700-3600m) in the Andes from Venezuela to Bolivia. This monotypic species stands apart from all other birds as the only one with a bill longer than its body.

Birds 100

Birds Species Bolivia Venezuela 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2021

Only a handful of small, fragmented populations were believed to exist in Venezuela and possibly parts of Colombia. Decades of trapping for the pet industry drove them to the brink of extinction, and their survival into the future was seriously in doubt.

Guyana 111

Guyana Birds Otters South America 111

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2011

In descending order, the list starts with those countries with more than 1,000 bird species, so the country is NOT one of these: - Colombia - Peru - Brazil - Indonesia - Ecuador - Bolivia - Venezuela - China - India - Congo, Dem Rep - Kenya - Tanzania - Myanmar - Argentina - Mexico - Uganda 7. Two oceans ANSWER THIS QUESTION: Determine the country, (..)

Endangered Species 60

Endangered Species 2011 Species Birds 60

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 13, 2022

Inírida is the capital city of the department of Guainía in the east of Colombia, mere 25 km (15 mi) from the border with Venezuela. “A place without land access routes and only with the possibility of getting there by air or river, in a trip of 4 or 5 days by boat.”.

Colombia 105

Colombia Birds Species Fish 105

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2011

I had fallen asleep on the rocking chair close to the veranda in my little cabin up in the cloud forest of Gabante, Colonia Tovar, Venezuela. The first time I saw him so close my heart stood still. My husband for forty-three years and I whent to our cabin three days a week for many years.

Birds 106

Birds Venezuela New York New York City 106

10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2012

Nick wrote a guest post on Forpus passerinus and the Ornithologists of Masaguaral which was full of passion, humor, and insight into his work while on location in Venezuela. Naturally, we wanted to hear more about parrotlets, so Nick graciously shared the beautiful photo-essay below.

Eggs 107

Eggs Birds Breeding Venezuela 107

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2019

Restall painted all these birds diligently over many years from museum skins (mostly at the Phelps Collection in Venezuela), so all the details on his illustrations are actually present on a bird. The taxonomy is changing at such pace that nowadays few publishers are willing to wait for one or two painters to finish all the work.

Ecuador 80

Ecuador Birds South America Species 80

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2015

Venezuela (1365 / 1383). Kenya (1034 / 1153). South Africa (755 / 842). Botswana (529 / 577). Namibia (595 / 690). The Neotropics. Costa Rica (857 / 903). Brazil (1753 / 1832). Ecuador (1590 / 1641). Peru (1807 / 1761). Plus – Western Palearctic. Turkey (390 / 459).

Botswana 102

Botswana Sri Lanka Serbia Species 102

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2011

As his passion for birding grew he decided to travel Latin America; he has spent time in Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela and a great deal of time in Brazil. One of his most memorable birding experiences was the six months spent in Northeast Brazil performing research on a new species of bird called the Araripe Manakin.

Birds 64

Birds Guatemala Venezuela Brazil 64

10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2013

Interestingly, perhaps explaining their widespread distribution that includes many islands, I have observed anis soaring in Venezuela much like a vulture or raptor. Diet is composed mostly of large insects.

Florida 94

Florida Breeders Costa Rica Birds 94

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2019

Chris Sharpe is a biologist who has worked on the conservation of Neotropical birds for more than 30 years, having been based for most of that time in Venezuela. An active birdwatcher, he has found more than 50 species new to Guadeloupe, the Lesser Antilles and, in some cases, the Caribbean as a whole.

Birds 81

Birds Saint Kitts and Nevis Species Antigua and Barbuda 81

10,000 Birds

JULY 29, 2013

But the best sighting of our entire walk was of this female White-tailed Sabrewing , a Near Threatened species according to BirdLife International , which is found only in the Main Ridge Forest on Tobago and in northeastern Venezuela. She was very cooperative. female White-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus ensipennis.

Birds 96

Birds Trinidad Species Venezuela 96

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Almost as soon as you leave the nest, you have the strong urge to migrate to a place called “Venezuela” Can you imagine how many potential choices and decisions are involved in flying from Alaska to the Atlantic Seaboard, flying down the eastern U.S., Picture being a Blackpoll Warbler being born in the boreal forests of Alaska.

Birds 100

Birds Mammals Parrots Owls 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Robin Restall is principal author of the two-volume Birds of Northern South America and was executive director of the Phelps Ornithological Collection, Caracas, Venezuela. He is now a director of the Phelps Foundation.

Trinidad 99

Trinidad Birds Species South America 99

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Found in Colombia and Venezuela and the only member of the genus oxypogon , this freak of nature is not only one of the strangest-looking hummers but it is also one of the most resilient. The Sword-billed Hummingbird , like our number 4 candidate, is a high altitude hummer and can be found in Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela.

Birds 111

Birds Costa Rica Peru Ecuador 111