Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus)

Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus)

Rollers are found in Europe, Asia as well as in Africa and Australia, but not in the New World. It's commonly seen throughout its range, often perched on its…


Great curassow (Crax rubra)

Great curassow (Crax rubra)

A beautiful male, foraging on the lawn of La Laguna Del Lagarte Lodge with several other individuals, looking for fallen fruits or up in the trees. One of the…


Himalayan bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys)

Himalayan bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys)

A beautiful pose of a bird you'll hear and see throughout the Himalayas. Here it's on its way to drinking water provided by a house owner during the dry…


Himalayan bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys)

Himalayan bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys)

A bird with lovely simple vocalizations that you hear throughout Bhutan and the Himalayas and is one of 9 species in Bhutan. You will see this common species…


Red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)

Red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)

No matter how common a species is I love to capture them when they have positioned themselves in an aesthetic or artistic way, and this one was in no rush to…


Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata)

Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata)

After being hunted countless years by humans, the curassow is still nervous in the presence of humans even in protected areas. This one exhibited somewhat…


Dusky-legged Guan (Penelope obscura)

Dusky-legged Guan (Penelope obscura)

Several birds roam the garden of Hotel do Ype, and I also found one with chicks. In the dense forest they are much harder to see, but they are very much……


Spix’s Guan (Penelope jacquacu)

Spix’s Guan (Penelope jacquacu)

There's a particular palm with small fruits growing around the rooms of Cristalino Jungle Lodge, and they are irresistible to the guans. When in fruit, you'll…


Red-throated Piping Guan (Pipile cujubi)

Red-throated Piping Guan (Pipile cujubi)

There are a lot of this species of palm in the garden of Cristalino Jungle Logde, so you can enjoy the different birds eating the fruits when you walk to and…


Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata)

Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata)

I heard the vocalizations of the male and female long before I was able to see them. I was on the river that runs through Fazenda San Fransico and was slowly…