28 Nov 2012
Masked Yellowthroat (Geothlypis aequinoctialis velata)
The song of the masked Yellowthroat (Geothlypis aequinoctialis velata) is very similar to the Willow Warbler, and I was enjoying it every day of my stay here.…
26 Nov 2012
Pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus)
This was my first steps on top of the Huanchaca Plateau (Caparú Meseta), and what a welcome! The deer just looked at me and went on chewing for some time, and…
26 Nov 2012
Blue-throated Piping Guan (Pipile cumanensis)
I saw the blue-throated piping guan (Pipile cumanensis) in Madidi as well, and although not really disturbed by my presence they are hard to see in the clear…
26 Nov 2012
Spix’s Guan (Penelope jacquacu)
Spix's Guan (Penelope jacquacu) is the second species of Guan I saw in this park, and both in the trees. When on the ground they are quick to run and hard to…
15 Nov 2012
James’s Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi)
When their food, algae, is getting scarce on the shallows, they venture out as deep as needed to get to where the algae is. Here they seem to be floating as…
15 Nov 2012
James’s Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi)
Even at these muddy sections of the lagoon, the flamingos find food that seemingly outweighs the energy spent ovecoming the suction of the mud. A few flaps of…
14 Nov 2012
James’s Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi)
From afar the flamingos all seem to be the same species. James's flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) is identified by the red legs, that the black tip on the bill…