Bicolored Hawk (Accipiter bicolor)

Bicolored Hawk (Accipiter bicolor)

My only encounter with the bicolored hawk (Accipiter bicolor), and in luck as it was relatively close. Hawks are ambush predators that swoops in on their prey,…


Green-and-black Fruiteater (Pipreola riefferii)

Green-and-black Fruiteater (Pipreola riefferii)

As the name implies this is a fruit eater, and thus also a seed-disperser, yet I've never encountered it by any feeding stations. It blends in very well with…


Andean Cock-of-the-Rock (Rupicola peruvianus)

Andean Cock-of-the-Rock (Rupicola peruvianus)

This is such a unique looking species, unmistakable and like no other bird species. I've encountered it deep in the Canaima National Park in Venezuela, by the…