23 Nov 2013
Saffron Toucanet (Pteroglossus bailloni)
This group had a very brief stop on the moss and lichen clad Secropia trunk. A few minutes later I realize this is…
22 Nov 2013
Green-billed Toucan (Ramphastos dicolorus)
Just minutes after my arrival at Hotel do Ype in Itatiaia I found this beautiful bird on its way to a fruiting tree…
18 Nov 2013
Red-necked Aracari (Pteroglossus bitorquatus)
Cristalino Jungle Lodge has erected 2 canopy towers, and this is from the western one. This is the only way to see the…
17 Nov 2013
Curl-crested Aracari (Pteroglossus beauharnaesii)
A bird with a "hairdo"! Unfortunately I did not have a close encounter of this species while in Cristalino Jungle…
13 Nov 2013
Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)
Although this toucan species is common, it's nonetheless stunningly beautiful. It singing in this dead tree, basked in…
1 Dec 2011
Emerald (Andean) Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus albivitta)
Even though some birds are quite large, their behavior is often to stay in the canopy and are thus only partly visible.…