article thumbnail

Birds of Bolivia: Field Guideā€“A Book Review

10,000 Birds

.” The answer, as discerning Neotropical birders know, is: “What is Bolivia?” ” The book in question is Birds of Bolivia: Field Guide , edited and written by Sebastian K. Bolivia doesn’t come up much in discussions of birding travel. More on Species Accounts. The fairly large size (6.5″

Bolivia 202
article thumbnail

POOP WARS

10,000 Birds

The poorly defined borders of the region were disputed by Chile and Bolivia. The poop produced by the guano species (which includes pelicans and boobies as well as the cormorants) is rich in phosphoros and nitrates which would have been leached out by the rain in any other environment. Now where have I heard that before?

Bolivia 215
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Sword-billed Hummingbird

10,000 Birds

Not all bird species are equally spectacular. 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.

Bolivia 246
article thumbnail

15 New Reasons to Bird the Amazon

10,000 Birds

That would reflect the number of new species discovered in the Amazon rainforest over the past five years or so, according to scientists. The ornithologists considered plumage, voice, and genetics in making their determinations; birds had to differ from known species in in at least two of those qualities to be considered new.

Bolivia 204
article thumbnail

Upcoming Potential ABA-countable Exotics from Florida

10,000 Birds

The current situation with exotic bird species in Florida is in a state of flux, particularly southeast Florida where the bulk of exotic bird diversity in the United States resides — and much of it “uncountable.” Egyptian Goose, looking for handouts at Kendall-Baptist Hospital, by Carlos Sanchez.

Florida 224
article thumbnail

The Everglade Snail Kite Is Making a Comeback

10,000 Birds

Decades of land transformation and hydrological changes resulted in the decline of the only species of apple snail native to Florida and the kite population followed suit. While the native apple snail continued declining, another species of apple snail native to South America began to appear in canals and ponds in South Florida.

Florida 243
article thumbnail

Protecting the Hyacinth Macaw and the Cerrado

10,000 Birds

Hyacinth Macaw Ā© Roger Leguen / WWF-Canon Hyacinth Macaws feed mainly on the kernels of the fruits of two species of palm tree: the Acuri or Urucuri Palm ( Attalea phalerata ) and the Bocaiuva or Macaw Palm ( Acrocomia aculeata ). Such cavities are hard to find and are sometimes disputed by more than one species.