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Hyacinth macaws are one of the largest species of parrot. They are beautiful, smart, and can mimic human speech. They have a blue body of feathers, a solid black beak, and yellow circling their eyes and lower part of their beak. They nest in pre-existing holes in trees with a clutch of two to three eggs.
Torres del Paine NP, Patagonia, Cile
The South American foxes ( Lycalopex) are a genus from South America of the subfamily Caninae. Despite their name, they are not true foxes, but are a unique canid genus more closely related to wolves and jackals than to true foxes; some of them resemble foxes due to convergent evolution.
The South American gray fox, Lycalopex griseus, is the most common species of this genus and lives in the southern parts of Argentina and Chile
This species is also known as the Patagonian fox, the chilla or the gray zorro
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Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas. B&W selected for red, an experimentation. HSoS!
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Piranga olivacea
(Scarlet tanager / Tángara rojinegra migratoria)
The smallest of the four species of the genus Piranga that breed north of Mexico, it is a long-distance Neotropical migrant, annually making the journey between northwestern South America and the eastern United States and southern Canada.
This tanager is monogamous and aggressively territorial throughout its range. It is largely insectivorous, foraging heavily on the larvae of Lepidoptera and a variety of adult insects by hovering and gleaning.
Laguna Hedionda (Spanish for "stinking lake") is a saline lake in the Nor LÃpez Province, Potosà Department in Bolivia. It is notable for various migratory species of pink and white flamingos.
Laguna Hedionda is one of the nine small saline lakes in the Andean Altiplano. It lies at an altitude of 4,121 metres (13,520 ft), with an area of 3 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi). Salt flats and bofedales (wetlands) are spread over the periphery of the lake. It is in a very remote area where human habitation is negligible. However, llamas and alpacas are seen grazing in the area.
Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris, in french : Buse à gros bec), taken in the Nangarirza valley at 950 masl, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, south esatern Ecuador.
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ProAves El Dorado Reserve, Cuchilla San Lorenzo, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Park, Colombia
(Lycalopex griseus) B28I6932 Ushuaia - Patagonia - Argentina
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After quietly enjoying Rio, our little ship continued north along the coast of Brazil until we reached Salvador, Bahia. It was love at first sight for me. I knew little about the city when we arrived, but immediately, I was curious and went exploring.
This look out on to the Atlantic Ocean reminded me of Cascais Portugal, a city I once called home. Salvador, Bahia is the largest city in the northeast of Brazil it was founded in 1549 by the Portuguese. Unfortunately, it was used as a slave port during its early history. Now that unpleasant beginning has given way to a culture rich in African influence and has created a pulsating musical and food paradise.
South American tapir, also commonly called the Brazilian tapir, the Amazonian tapir, the maned tapir, the lowland tapir, the anta, and la sachavaca.
The South American tern (Sterna hirundinacea) is a species of tern found in coastal regions of southern South America, including the Falkland Islands, ranging north to Peru (Pacific coast) and Brazil (Atlantic coast). It is generally the most common tern in its range. The smaller, highly migratory common tern closely resembles it. The specific epithet refers to the "swallow-like" forked tail featherin
Crap picture but the best I have, as it was taking from a wet pitching open boat on a winter ocean, trying to get close enough to the island to see the wildlife but not TOO close.
Taken at the Humboldt Penguin Reserve off of Caleta Chanaral, Chile. July, 2019. July 4, I think.
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SCALE-CRESTED PYGMY-TYRANT Lophotriccus pileatus. This Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant was observed beside the VÃa Cunuco roughly 1 mile north of Mindo in northwestern Ecuador at 9:11 AM on September 13, 2017. These petite flycatchers are often heard but seldom seen as they tend to remain hidden in dense vegetation.
The Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant is a member of the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae and is found from Costa Rica in Central America south to Colombia, northwestern Venezuela, Ecuador, and Perú in South America.
Un Tirano-Pigmeo Crestiescamada Lophotriccus pileatus se observó a lo largo de la VÃa Cunuco aproximadamente dos kilometros al norte de Mindo en el noroccidente de Ecuador a las 9 y 11 de la mañana el 13 de septimbre de 2017.
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Barra do QuaraÃ, RS, Brazil.
Usually a bird of wetlands and grasslands, this one was just calmly perched on a fence post.
Fence posts seem to be the favorite perches of many birds in the southern grasslands of Brazil, a perfect lookout in these open landscapes.
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Suborder: Scolopaci
Family: Scolopacidae
Subfamily: Scolopacinae
Tribe: Scolopacini
Genus: Gallinago Brisson, 1760
Species: G. paraguaiae Vieillot, 1816
Binomial name: Gallinago paraguaiae
Along with the Black Browed Albatross the Southern Giant Petrel seemed to follow the boat throughout much ion our South American trip. I have used a huge crop here and I have clearer photographs of these birds but I liked the wake in the background here.
These Giant Petrels really are big birds. Their wingspan can reach seven feet and they can weigh up to seventeen pounds. My guess is that the reason these birds follow boats is their hope that they will find discarded food.
Photographed somewhere off the coast of Argentina.
The geotag is very approximate.
Flores de Santa Gemita - Sept 2020--------- - Twilight - TS2 LR
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King penguins are the second largest penguin species after the emperor penguin, with a height of 100 cm and a weight of up to 17 kg. Their appearance is very similar to that of the emperor penguin, although their breeding areas rarely overlap, and they are certainly among the most beautiful of the species.
They have beautiful dark orange cheeks, white bellies and gray/black backs, lighter than most other penguins. Juveniles are very similar, but with lighter plumage and coloration. Adults can raise a maximum of 2 chicks every 3 years, and no other bird has a longer reproductive cycle! They take 14-16 months to hatch a single chick, which can be left to fast for up to 5 months during the winter (May-September).
Not sure what the significance of this celebration of the independence of Chile, Argentina and Mexico has in a Bangkok Park but it commemorates the 200th anniversary of the independence of those countries in 2010. Looks like it has seen better days too
Puerto de Petrohué, Puerto Varas, Los Lagos, Chile
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There is justification for being excited about seeing the very unique Hummingbird. They are found only in North or South America. They beat their wings thousands of times per minute, averaging about 50 times per second. They fly like no other bird. They hover over their food instead of landing. They can fly forward, backward, and upside down. Spanish explorers nicknamed them "flying jewels."
Male ANDEAN CONDOR Vultur gryphus. This male Andean Condor is gliding by us at Volcán Antisana east of Quito in northern Ecuador at 7:42 AM on August 9, 2017.
Adult males have a fleshy comb and dewlap and the bare skin of the head and neck shows some dull reddish coloration. Both sexes of adults have a white puffy collar of down feathers.
The Andean Condor is very rare in Ecuador with a total population of perhaps 100 individual condors.
The Andean Condor is a member of the New World vulture family Cathartidae and is found in the Andes and along certain coasts from Colombia to Tierra del Fuego. The wingspan can exceed 10 feet (3 meters).
Un macho del Cóndor Andino Vultur gryphus está planeando por el Volcán Antisana al este de Quito en el norte de Ecuador a las 7 y 42 de una mañana asoleada el 9 de agosto de 2017.
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"One of the larger New World monkeys, spider monkeys are named for their long limbs and lengthy prehensile tails, which give them a spider-like appearance when all their appendages are in motion. Spider monkeys are incredibly agile, using their tails like an extra arm or hand. They are also particularly intelligent compared to other New World primates. Unfortunately, all seven species of spider monkey are under threat, two of them critically. Hunting and habitat destruction, both at the hands of humans, pose the greatest threat.
Black-faced black spider monkeys are diurnal (active during daylight hours) and spend their time in the higher levels of the forest. They are skilled climbers and, aided by their long arms and prehensile tails, spend more time brachiating and hanging from branches than they do walking or running quadrupedally. Also called arm swinging, brachiating is a form of arboreal locomotion in which primates swing from tree limb to tree limb using only their arms."
"The South American coati (Nasua nasua), also known as the ring-tailed coati, is a coati species and a member of the raccoon family (Procyonidae), found in the tropical and subtropical parts of South America.[4] An adult generally weighs from 2–7.2 kg (4.4–15.9 lb) and is 85–113 cm (33–44 in) long, with half of that being its tail.[5] Its color is highly variable and the rings on the tail may be only somewhat visible."
Fuerte Esperanza Provincial Park, Chaco Province, Argentina
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These curious birds with their dark, curled head plumage and contrasting brightly coloured beaks are now sadly endangered in their natural habitat.
Endemic to the seasonally-flooded forests of the western Amazon basin in South America.
Major threats are loss of habitat and hunting.
This beauty is a female.
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The South American sea lion (otaria flavescensis) found along the coasts and offshore islands of South America, from Peru south to Chile in the Pacific and then north to southern Brazil in the Atlantic. Breeding colonies include Lobos Island, Uruguay; Peninsula Valdes, Argentina; Beagle Channel, and the Falkland Islands.
Adult males can grow over 2.73 m and weigh up to 350 kg.
Adult females grow up to 1.8–2 m and weigh about half the weight of the males, around 150 kg.
Mating occurs between August and December, and the pups are born between December and February. Males arrive first to establish and defend territories, but then switch to defending females when they arrive.
>>> They are remarkably adapted to sea life :
Elastic stromal cells keep their nostrils permanently closed they open only for breathing (using special muscles).
This #SouthAmericanSeaLion has been living in the Polar World of #TierparkHellabrunn (Zoo Munich)
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