I recently noticed (in the ads appearing in my web site; some are quite good) the web site of the Jaguar Research Center. I went in October 2007 to Brazil, in Pantanal, at the heart of the Jaguar Research Center. So, I wanted to give a small feedback about this experience. This is certainly the… Read More
Tag: Brazil
Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Pink flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber, Flamant rose). Brazil, 2007.
Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja, Spatule rosée). Brazil, 2007.
Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Collared Plover (Charadrius collaris, Pluvier d’Azara). Brazil, 2007.
Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus, Bécassin à long bec). Brazil, 2007.
Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus, Tyran quiquivi). Brazil, 2007.
Click on the thumbnail image to enlarge it Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira, Guira cantara). Brazil, 2007.
Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Brown-hooded Gull (Larus maculipennis, Mouette de Patagonie). Brazil, 2007.
The largest gull of South-American continent, easily recognized from its plummage and the red spot on the inferior mandible of its yellow beak. Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Kelp gull (Larus dominicanus, Goéland dominicain). Brazil, 2007. Note: These kelp gull photos are the beginning of a series of images I brought back… Read More
Click on the thumbnail image to enlarge it Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias, Caurale soleil). Brazil, 2007.
The Cormorant is clearly a bird easy to find anywhere you can find some water. In Pantanal, the Neotropic Cormorant lives along rivers and is easily seen spreading its wings in the sun while not diving for fishes. Click on the thumbnail image to enlarge it Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus, Cormoran vigua). Brazil, 2007.
Click on the thumbnail image to enlarge it Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola, Sicale bouton-d’or). Brazil, 2007.
Click on the thumbnail image to enlarge it Vulture (in flight). Brazil, 2007.
Yellow-rumped Cacique
Click on the thumbnail image to enlarge it Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus cela, Cassique à cul-jaune). Brazil, 2007.
Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger, Bec-en-ciseaux noir). Brazil, 2007.
Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga, Anhinga d’Amérique). Brazil, 2007.
Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus, tyran mélancolique). Brazil, 2007. Other possible identification: Cattle tyrant (Machetornis rixosus, Moucherolle querelleur). It was my initial assumption. But I now doubt it because of the wings 2-tone colour (the identification I did has been supported by will and DID in the forums… Read More
Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona, Martin-pêcheur d’Amazonie). Brazil, 2007.
Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana, Martin-pêcheur vert). Brazil, 2007.
Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Ringed Kingfisher (Ceryle torquata, Martin-pêcheur à ventre roux). Brazil, 2007.