Below are some images I took during a 1 month trip to Bolivia in the Fall of 2012. Bolivia is an extremely diverse country when it comes to birds. In fact, some say that if it wasn’t land-locked it would have more species than any other country. Endemism is not especially high but there are some stunners to search for such as the Red-fronted Macaw and Black-hooded Sunbeam. The country lacks a field guide and, perhaps because of this, has been under-birded compared to the other Andean nations. This can lead to some frustration when trying to get information about sites and species. The other side of the coin is that it makes it a very exciting place to visit as a photographer because there have been so few good images of the birds that live there. The goal of this trip was to find and photograph as many of the endemics and near-endemics as possible This gallery represents just a few of my favourites from this trip. Stay tuned on my website and newsletter for more... If you are hoping to improve your own bird photography skills, or are interested in visiting a new destination, you may wish to consider joining me on a photo workshop. For more information - CLICK HERE |
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Andean Avocet
Red-tailed Comet
Black-hooded Sunbeam (endemic)
Red-fronted Macaw (endemic)
Band-bellied Owl
Plush-crested Jay
White-collared Jay
Purplish Jay
Red-crested Cotinga
Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager
Black-capped Warbling Finch
Hooded Mountain Toucan
Black-faced Tanager
Black-hooded Sunbeam (endemic)
Black-throated Thistletail (endemic)
Blue-fronted Amazon
Bolivian Brush Finch (endemic)
Burrowing Owl
Chilean Flamingo
Cliff Parakeet (endemic)
Cochabamba Mountain Finch (endemic)
Creamy-breasted Canastero
Fulvous-headed brush-Finch
Gray-crested Finch
Greater Rhea
Light-crowned Spinetail
Lineated Woodpecker
Masked Gnatcatcher
Mitred Parakeet
Mountain Caracara
Mountain Wren
Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
Ochre-faced Tody-Tyrant
Olive-crowned Crescentchest
Orange-browed Hemispingus
Pale-crested Woodpecker
Pale-crested Woodpecker
Plushcap
Plush-crested Jay
Puna Canastero
Puna Tapaculo
Puna Teal
Red-billed Scythebill
Red-crested Cotinga
Red-crested Finch
Red-fronted Macaw (endemic)
Red-tailed Comet
Ringed Warbling Finch
Rock Earthcreeper
Rufescent Screech-Owl
Rufous Antpitta
Rufous-faced Antpitta (endemic)
Rusty-browed Warbling-Finch
Scribble-tailed Canastero
Sickle-winged Guan
Southern Lapwing
Speckled Chachalaca
Speckled Teal
Streak-throated Canastero
Superciliaried Hemispingus
Swallow Tanager
Three-striped Hemispingus
Titicaca Flightless Grebe (critically endangered)
Variable Antshrike
Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch
White-backed Stilt
White-bellied Nothura
White-bellied Woodstar
White-eared Puffbird
White-fronted Woodpecker
White-tipped Plantcutter
White-winged Diuca Finch
Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant
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