Professional birdwatching guide for the Neotropical region. Core leader of Victor Emanuel Nature Tours [www.ventbird.com] and director of Ascanio Birding Tours [www.abtbirds.com]. First author of the Field Guide to the Birds of Venezuela (Helm, 2017). Coordinator of AvesVenezuela [www.avesvenezuela.net] and research associate of the Colección Ornitológica Phelps, Caracas, Venezuela.