Slate-throated Redstart (Myioborus miniatus)

Slate-throated Redstart (Myioborus miniatus)

A brief encounter at the San Jorge Eco-lodge in Tandayapa. It sounds like this: Elevation: 1749 meters


Marsh Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)

Marsh Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)

The walk on the "marsh pier" - a long wooden trail raised more than 2 metres to provide dry footing during the wet season - came to an end way too soon. This…


Marsh Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)

Marsh Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)

Fazenda San Fransico is around 150 square kilometres large, and around 50% of it is left wild! Basically all the higher areas are used for farming, and the…


Masked Yellowthroat (Geothlypis aequinoctialis velata)

Masked Yellowthroat (Geothlypis aequinoctialis velata)

The song is very similar to the Willow Warbler, and I was enjoying it every day of my stay here. When looking for sound recordings I haven't been able to find…


Cyrilla sp

Cyrilla sp

Could be a very stunted Swamp Titi (Cyrilla racemiflora), but is also likely to be a Roraima endemic. According to Flora of the Venezuelan Guyana Vol 4: "This…


Swamp Titi (Cyrilla racemiflora)

Swamp Titi (Cyrilla racemiflora)

This shrub also grows a 1000 metres down on the sabana, but there it grows much larger. Here on Mount roraima some are just 15-20 centimetres tall, but still…


Swamp Titi (Cyrilla racemiflora)

Swamp Titi (Cyrilla racemiflora)

This shrub also grows a 1000 metres down on the sabana, but there it grows much larger. Here on Mount Roraima some are just 15-20 centimetres tall, but still…