Michael´s Eighth Year

[michael-ibk]

41/G41) Silver-Beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo) / Purpurtangare

 

Iwokrama. A widespread and confiding Tanager.

 

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42/G42) Plumbeous Kite (Ictinia plumbea) / Schwebebussard

 

Iwokrama and Atta. A fairly common bird of prey, always quite distant unfortunately.

 

 

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43/G43) Yellow-Rumped Cacique (Cacicus cela) / Gelbbürzelkassike

 

Iwokrama. Nests colonially, building hanging pouch-shaped nests.

 

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44/G44) Giant Cowbird (Molothrus oryzivorus) / Riesenkuhstärling

 

Iwokrama. A brood parasite like our Cuckoo, mostly using Oropendolas but also Caciques. Which probably explains the interspecies grooming behaviour in the second photo.

 

 

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45/G45) Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) / Sperlingstäubchen

 

Iwokrama.  Fairly common from the southern U.S. to southeast Brazil.

 

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46/G46) Grey-Breasted Martin (Progne chalybea) / Graubrustschwalbe

 

Iwokrama. Nesting in the main building.

 

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47/G47) Common Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) / Graugelb-Todityrann

 

Iwokrama. Tiny, somewhat warbler-like flycatcher of tropical lowlands.

 

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48/G48) Blue-Grey Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) / Bischoftangare

 

Iwokrama. One of the most familiar and widespread Tanagers.

 

 

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49/G49) Cinereous Antshrike (Thamnomanes caesius) / Bleiameisenvogel

 

Iwokrama. Antbirds and Antshrikes are super-difficult birds, mostly restless skulkers of deep dark rainforest undergrowth.

 

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50/G50) Black-Throated Trogon (Trogon rufus) / Schwarzkehltrogon

 

Iwokrama. The first of four Trogon species seen during this trip.

 

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51/G51) Grey-Breasted Sabrewing (Campylopterus largipennis) / Graubrust-Degenflügel

 

Iwokrama. A new Sabrewing for me. Getting Hummers was very difficult in Guyana since they don´t really do feeders here. And at the few places where they did have some Hummers ignored them.

 

[BRACQUENE]

Great to watch all those marvelous birds Michael ; The Guyana Rainforest is simply stunning  and I'd love to do that Iwokrama Canopy Walkway some day! 

[Tdgraves]

Another batch of gorgeous birds and photos 

[Galana]

Terrific selection of birds. Amost wore out my 'like' button.

[PeterHG]

Great collection again, Michael!

[TonyQ]

Beautiful additions @michael-ibk

[Peter Connan]

Stunning birds, and wonderful photos!

[michael-ibk]

Thanks @BRACQUENE, @Tdgraves, @Galana, @PeterHG, @TonyQand @Peter Connan.

 

@BRACQUENE: Peter, the walkway was pretty disappointing, certainly did not live up to the hype.

 

52/G52) Marail Guan (Penelope marail) / Marailguan

 

Iwokrama. Very similar to Spix’s Guan; Marail is smaller and shorter-legged.

 

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53/G53) Black Curassow (Crax alector) / Glattschnabelhoko

 

Iwokrama. A very large, terrestrial rainforest bird.

 

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54/54) Ladder-Tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca) / Staffelschwanz-Nachtschwalbe

 

Iwokrama. Very patient, obviously fully trusting its camouflage would make it invisible.

 

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55/G55) Yellow-Billed Tern (Sternula superciliaris) / Amazonasseeschwalbe

 

Iwokrama and Karanambu. Quite a small Tern, not unlike our Little Tern over here.

 

 

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56/G56) Large-Billed Tern (Phaetusa simplex) / Großschnabel-Seeschwalbe

 

Iwokrama and Rupununi. Almost tripling the size of its cousin in the previous post. Virtually identical range.

 

 

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57/G57) Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) / Amerikascherenschnabel

 

Iwokrama. No skimming fun, these two birds on a rainy morning were the only Skimmers we saw.

 

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58/G58) Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi) / Cocoireiher

 

Iworkama and Karanambu. Occurring almost all over South America. Very similar to our Grey Heron

 

 

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59/G59) Green Ibis (Mesembrinibis cayennensis) / Grünibis

 

Iwokrama. The only sighting, very shy. They had been much easier in Costa Rica.