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South America

Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera ©Steve Blain http://www.steveblain.co.uk/

South America is the continent with countries boasting the biggest lists of avifauna… and, in part, it is still wild enough to be turning up new species. From The High Andes with human settlements higher than anywhere else to the river deltas and coastal mangroves, cloud forest and rainforest, desert and pampas the habitat ranges are also as diverse as anywhere on earth.

From the tiny hummingbirds to the giant condors and rheas South America has enough birds in every ecological niche to excite birders everywhere.

However, whilst South America has the most diverse avifauna and an incredible range of habitat offering such a wealth of potential to any naturalist it is also a great cause for concern. Rampant logging, slash and burn agriculture, insensitive development and inappropriate mining techniques are doing their best to lay huge areas waste. Some of the most pressing challenges for conservation are right here. Whilst species of birds are still being discovered many more hover on the edge of extinction.

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numbers

Number of bird species:3083
South America, having over 3,000 bird species, has 32% of the world total.

useful reading

Birds of Northern South America, Volume 1 and Volume 2

Robin Restall, Clemencia Rodner and Miguel Lentino Series: HELM FIELD GUIDES 1 2 volumes. Christopher Helm 2006
ISBN: 0713660260
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Collins Field Guide to the Birds of South America: Non-Passerines

From rheas to woodpeckers Jorge R Roderiguez Mata, Francisco Erize and Maurice Rumboll 384 pages, 156 col plates. Harper Collins 2006
ISBN: 0007150849
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Illustrated Checklist: Birds of Southern South America and Antarctica

Martin de la Pena Paperback - 224 pages (September 1997) HarperCollins Natural History
ISBN: 0002200775
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Where to Watch Birds in South America

Nigel Wheatley Paperback - 336 pages (27 October, 1994) Christopher Helm
ISBN: 0713639091
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useful information

Proact

Coordinator: Sergio Corbet
Members: 89
Join us at http://www.proact-campaigns.net/team
Contact your coordinator via mailto:info@proact-campaigns.net

clubs

Neotropical Bird Club

http://www.neotropicalbirdclub.org/
Since 1994 Neotropical Bird Club, which is UK registered charity 1040130, has attracted over 900 members in 50 countries. Membership is open to all who have an interest in the wild birds of the New World tropics and their conservation.

Neotropical Eco Foundation

http://www.neoecofoundation.org/
Neotropical Eco Foundation is a duly registered non-profit entity, organized under Brazilian law. The Foundation was formed to help assure the survival of the avifauna of Brazil by preserving and expanding the habitat available to them.

Optics for the tropics

http://www.opticsforthetropics.org/
Optics for the Tropics, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charity organization providing quality optical equipment in the Caribbean and Latin America where resources are very limited. We distribute equipment to ornithologists and educators working to further bird conservation...

trip reports

Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you can’t find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page… give them a try!

tour operators

Birding Ecotours

http://www.birdingecotours.co.za
Birding Ecotours aims to provide world-wide birding experiences of superb quality, while contributing to environmental conservation and disadvantaged communities. Please contact us for detailed information, queries and quotations as we are happy to help you in every aspect of planning your birding holiday.

Clark Expeditions

http://www.clarkexpediciones.com
Birdwatching, Natural-History, Adventure and Wildlife Expeditions - We are a small tour-company with main office in Salta province, in the Andean North of our country. Totally devoted to the Ecotourism and Nature-based Expeditions, our programs include Wildlife Safaris to the National Parks, Trekking and Natural-History Tours, all over northern Argentina. We specialise in Birdwatching Tours, which we operate at the highest quality throughout southern South America including some of the most important areas often with the most difficult access, in the Paraguayan Chaco, the Brazilian Pantanal, the Amazonian and Yungas forests of Bolivia, Argentina and Chile. We cater to both, individuals with tailor-made itineraries and groups being operated by overseas companies.

Destination South America

http://www.destinationsouthamerica.co.uk/
Destination South America is part of the Steppes Travel Group of tour operators which comprises Discovery Initiatives, Art of Travel and Steppes East, providing tailor-made holidays to all corners of the globe. Destination South America was established to help you achieve your holiday aspirations. With specialist knowledge and help from our dedicated team of South American experts, we can provide you with the highest standards of service and advice to create your bespoke holiday. We will create a holiday that suits your needs, budget and time scale – not necessarily fixed to a departure date – that is as detailed and individual as you require.

Greentracks

http://www.greentracks.com/Amazon-start.html
Explore and experience new cultures, incredible wildlife and magical scenery. Experience up close the cries of colourful tropical birds, the lush smell of the rainforest, countless flowers and towering trees. Thrill to the sight of pink dolphins playing alongside your boat. Marvel at the incredible frogs, iridescent butterflies of astounding colours, and captivating monkeys. This is the magnificence of the tropics with GreenTracks - a leading eco-tourism company. Let us take you there!

GuidedBirding - The International Bird Guiding Register

http://www.guidedbirding.com/
Many travellers seek the services of a competent guide to help them find the birds in areas across the globe that are new, exciting but frustratingly unfamiliar to them. One of the biggest problems that travellers face is how to find that guide. Up until now that is... GuidedBirding.com is a new and innovative website developed to provide a single resource on the Web for locating a reliable guide in countries across the world. A valuable, and much needed point of contact that is beneficial to both traveller and guide...

Kolibri Expeditions

http://www.kolibriexpeditions.com
Gunnar Engblom-Lima, Peru. Birdwatching in S. America. tele/fax +51 (0)1 476 50 16 cel: 9643 77 49 or 99007886 Kolibri Expeditions-Expediton Birding to the Endemic and Threatened Birds. Marvelous Spatuletail Tours-Spectacular Birding and Great Comfort. Email: kolibriexp@telefonica.net.pe. Birding Peru e-group: birdingperu-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Trip reports, recent sightings, travel tips, travel partners, range extensions, identification help, etc. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Birdingperu

Lost World Adventures

http://lostworldadventures.com
Lost World Adventures arranges specialised tours and expeditions in South America and other exotic New World destinations. Our company was founded in 1986, when we pioneered our first adventure trips into Venezuela. We now arrange travel throughout Latin America, including Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador and Galapagos Islands, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile and Argentina.

Tanager Birding

http://www.tanagerbirding.com/
Budget priced birding to Central and South America and beyond ... We specialise in economic birdwatching holidays to destinations such as Venezuela, Peru and other Latin and Central American countries. In 2006 we are also birding Sweden to see Northern Owls and Woodpeckers on their breeding grounds.

Toucan Tours

http://www.toucantours.co.uk/
In association with WildWings. Latin America Birding Specialists. Tailor-made itineraries to suit. Guides with detailed knowledge derived from years of experience. Excellent services throughout from established ground operators. Unbeatable prices.

places to stay

Ecotourism in America

http://www.ecotourisminamerica.com/
This is a website entirely devoted to nature based travel in the Americas. Here you can find a detailed description of each establishment organized by name, country or activity...

Travel Roomers

http://www.travelroomers.com/
This site offers you the chance to travel the world for a simple trade, become a part of the travelroomers community and it will will revolutionize the world of travel forever. We are offering you a list of people from everywhere in the world who are offering you free accommodations for a short stay at their home. When signing up to travelroomers you have to be willing to have travelers stay at your home some time in the future. Note that all you have to offer is a room, a couch or even a place to set up a tent at your house or apartment at a time that is suitable to you.

mailing lists

AVIFAUNA

mailto:birdlife@cipa.org.ec
To post to list:avifauna@rcp.net.pe
List contact:birdlife@cipa.org.ec
To subscribe to list:listasrcp@rcp.net.pe
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Grupo FALCO

http://www.grupofalco.com.ar/
Grupo FALCO are a group of independent birdwatchers and ornithologist that are trying to share information with all the birdwatchers and ornithologist of the neotropics. Also, one of our main targets is to prove that science enjoynment are not opposites...

InfoNatura

http://www.natureserve.org/infonatura/
Welcome to InfoNatura, a source for conservation information on the birds and mammals of Latin America and the Caribbean—more than 5,500 common, rare, and endangered species in 44 countries and territories. InfoNatura is a product of the Association for Biodiversity Information in collaboration with Conservation Data Centers in 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries.

Xeno-canto

http://www.xeno-canto.org
Xeno-canto hosts over 1400 species from Colombia, Peru and Brazil, over 1300 from Ecuador, over 1200 from Bolivia and more than 1100 from Venezuela…