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…


Bignonia aequinoctialis

Bignonia aequinoctialis

The oxbow lake just a few meters from the buildings of the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) is an excellent way to get close to flowers on trees…


Bignonia aequinoctialis

Bignonia aequinoctialis

The oxbow lake just a few meters from the buildings of the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) is an excellent way to get close to flowers on trees…


Adenocalymma peregrinum

Adenocalymma peregrinum

Native range of adenocalymma peregrinum is Brazil to Paraguay. -15.2997,-55.8406


Adenocalymma peregrinum UV

Adenocalymma peregrinum UV

How dramatically different it looks in UV! In visible light (for us humans) it looks all yellow! Native range is Brazil to Paraguay.…


Adenocalymma peregrinum

Adenocalymma peregrinum

Native range of adenocalymma peregrinum is Brazil to Paraguay. -15.2997,-55.8406


Jacaranda rufa

Jacaranda rufa

Native range of jacaranda rufa is Bolivia and Brazil. -15.2997,-55.8406


Jacaranda rufa

Jacaranda rufa

I've also encountered jacaranda rufa in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park in Bolivia - on the plateau there. Native range is Bolivia and Brazil.…


Amphilophium elongatum

Amphilophium elongatum

Native range of amphilophium elongatum is Guianas and Brazil. -15.2997,-55.8406