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.

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Trinidad Hunting Venezuela Woodpeckers 259

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.

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Venezuela Trinidad South America America 180

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.

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Guyana Otters South America Colombia 278

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 16, 2021

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

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Colombia Fish Birds Venezuela 276

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.

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Bolivia Venezuela South America America 220

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.

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Eggs Venezuela Porcupines 2008 268

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, (..)

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Myanmar Bolivia Venezuela 2011 150

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).

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Sri Lanka Botswana Africa Serbia 257

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.”.

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Colombia Birds Cooking Venezuela 237

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.

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Venezuela New York New York City 2008 233

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.

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Brazil Venezuela Iowa Guatemala 160

Critter News

MAY 16, 2009

Over 1,000 animals were rescued, including 500 bull finches and 300 picoplats, The rescued wildlife also included monkeys, parrots, macaws and other species from Venezuela. Three corrupt police officers in Trinidad and Tobago robbed a couple of Venezuelan wildlife smugglers and were subsequently arrested themselves.

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Trinidad Rescue Wildlife Venezuela 100

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.

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Ecuador South America 2006 Venezuela 146

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.

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Florida Virgin Islands Miami Breeders 188

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.

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Trinidad Venezuela Birds Protection 187

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.

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Trinidad South America Birds 2011 193

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.

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Colombia 2000 South America Venezuela 264

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.

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Saint Kitts and Nevis Antigua and Barbuda Dominican Republic Cuba 155

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.

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Emotional Science Mammals Alaska 202

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2020

Venezuela 1417 8. Yet, among them, DR Congo is burdened with its long lasting guerilla war and recently with an Ebola outbreak as well (both in the bird-richest east of the country), while Venezuela is in economic and political tailspin and you would be ill-advised to go there. Colombia 1959 bird species 2. Peru 1838 4.

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Uganda Bolivia Ecuador Thailand 245

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.

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Colombia Bolivia Ecuador Peru 279