13 Nov 2013
Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna)
The feeding trough is visited by many wild bird species including these macaws that also like to raid the many mango trees nearby.. It sounds like this:…
12 Nov 2013
Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
One of the great opportunities to encounter wildlife is at night, and on the Fazenda San Fransico they arrange night safaris on their extensive road network,…
12 Nov 2013
Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira)
This common bird of the Pantanal was always around the houses of Fazenda San Fransico - single like this one or in groups. Here it's calling out to let the…
12 Nov 2013
Greyish Saltator (Saltator coerulescens)
As I was slowly moving on the river of Fazenda San Francisco I noticed this bird together with a Black-capped Donacobius in a dense thicket on the riverside.…
12 Nov 2013
Black-capped Donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla)
As I was slowly moving on the river of Fazenda San Francisco I noticed this bird in a dense thicket on the riverside. What's peculiar is the white on its head,…
12 Nov 2013
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…
12 Nov 2013
Golden-collared Macaw (Primolius auricollis)
I've never seen so many species of parrots as in Pantanal! Some species are in large groups and others just like this couple enjoying each other's company.…
12 Nov 2013
Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda)
You'll probably hear the characteristic song before you'll see this beautiful bird. This one is sitting on a branch hanging over the river that runs through…
12 Nov 2013
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
This osprey was carefully eating off its catch while I was slowly moving down the river. It seemed more focused on other species than me, even though I…
