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| Barred Forest Falcon,
By Alan Martin |
Barred Forest Falcon Micrastur ruficollis
- Classified as Least Concern by the IUCN red list of endangered species
- WLT Project Area found in: Brazil Ecuador Paraguay
The Barred Forest Falcon is a fairly common short-winged, long-tailed falcon that spends the majority
of its time in the shadow of the forest, perched low in the trees.
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| Black-billed Mountain Toucan,
© Bert Franco |
Black-billed Mountain Toucan Andigena nigrirostris
- Classified as Least Concern by the IUCN red list of endangered species
- WLT Project Area found in: Ecuador
This species of toucan is found in the moist montane forests of Columbia, Ecuador and Venezuela.
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| Brazilian Ruby,
By Thor Ostbye |
Brazilian Ruby Clytolaema rubricauda
- Classified as Least Concern by the IUCN red list of endangered species
- WLT Project Area found in: Brazil
The Brazilian Ruby is endemic to the forest and scrub lands of Brazil
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| Burrowing Parrot,
illustration from "A Guide to the Birds
and Mammals of Coastal Patagonia" |
Burrowing Parrot Cyanoliseus patagonus
The burrowing Parrot was formerly common and widespread in Argentina,
generally inhabiting open grassland. Now these birds are only
abundant patchily, and in some areas are extinct.
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the Burrowing Parrot »
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| Crested Duck Photo © Lee Dingain |
Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides
- Classified as Least Concern by
the IUCN red list of endangered species
- WLT Project Area found in: Patagonia
The Crested Duck is the only member of the genus Lophonetta and
is native to South America.
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| Crowned Eagle Photo © Silvia Centrón,
Guyra Paraguay |
Crowned Eagle Harpyphaliaetus coronatus
- Classified as Endangered by
the IUCN red list of endangered species
- WLT Project Area found in: Paraguay: Brazil
Hunting and habitat loss have had a severe impact on the numbers
of this large, powerful eagle left in the wild.
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| Elegant Crested-tinamou Photo © Lee Dingain |
Elegant Crested-tinamou Eudromia elegans
- Classified as Least Concern by
the IUCN red list of endangered species
- WLT Project Area found in: Patagonia
Despite being a species hunted for food and sport the Elegant
crested-tinamou is not uncommon and has a large range across
Argentina and Chile.
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| Guira Cuckoo,
By Thor Ostbye |
Guira Cuckoo Guira guira
- Classified as Least Concern by the IUCN red list of endangered species
- WLT Project Area found in: Brazil
The Guira Cuckoo is found in open scrubby areas, where they will feed, roost and nest in groups
with females often sharing the same communal nest.
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| Snipe illustration
from "The Birds of Ecuador" |
Imperial Snipe Gallinago imperialis
- Classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN red list of endangered species
- WLT Project Area found in: Ecuador
For almost a century the Imperial Snipe was one of the world's
mystery birds as it was known only from two specimens, the source
of which was uncertain. It was first found in Ecuador in 1990
and has subsequently been located at several other sites in Ecuador.
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Imperial Snipe »
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| Jabiru Photo © Helena Akerlund |
Jabiru Jabiru mycteria
- Classified as Least Concern by the IUCN red list of endangered species
- WLT Project Area found in: Paraguay,
Mexico,
Brazil
The Jabiru is the tallest flying bird in South America standing up to 1.5 m (5 ft) tall.
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| Jocotoco Antpitta © Doug Wechsler/
VIREO |
Jocotoco Antpitta Grallaria ridgelyi
- Classified as Endangered and New to Science by the IUCN red list of endangered species
- WLT Project Area found in: Ecuador
The Jocotoco Antpitta is known from very few locations and has
an extremely small range in which habitat destruction and degradation
are occurring. The bird is therefore classified as endangered.
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Antpitta »
King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa
- Classified as Least Concern by the IUCN red list of endangered species
- WLT Project Area found in: Belize
Due to habitat destruction and the capture of live birds to be
sold to zoological gardens around the world the King Vulture is
now under threat of decline.
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| Long-tailed Meadowlark Photo © Lee Dingain |
Long-tailed Meadowlark Sturnella loyca
- Classified as Least Concern by the IUCN red list of endangered species
- WLT Project Area found in: Patagonia
Long-tailed Meadowlarks are found in open grassland where they are able to forage
on the ground. The male is mostly dark brown with a bright red breast and throat where as
the female has just a wash of red on the belly.
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| Magellanic Penguin |
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
- Classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN red list of endangered species
- WLT Project Area found in: Patagonia
Classified as Near Threatened, the Magellanic Penguin, which
lives on the rocky shores of South America, faces threats from
oil spills, over fishing and from being entangled in fishing nets.
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of the Magellanic Penguin »
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| Mourning Sierra-finch Photo © Lee Dingain |
Mourning Sierra-finch Phrygilus fruticeti
- Classified as Least Concern by the IUCN red list of endangered species
- WLT Project Area found in: Patagonia
The Mourning Sierra-finch is found in the tropical or subtropical
dry shrub lands and high-altitude shrub lands of Argentina,
Chile, Bolivia and Peru.
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| Ocellated Turkey, from 19th century print |
Ocellated Turkey Meleagris ocellata
- Classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN red list of endangered species
- WLT Project Area found in: Belize
The Ocellated Turkey is popular with hunters, and increasingly
rare over much of its range. The bird is therefore classified
by the IUCN as near threatened.
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the Ocellated Turkey »
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| Patagonian Mockingbird Photo © Lee Dingain |
Patagonian Mockingbird Mimus patagonicus
- Classified as Least Concern by the IUCN red list of endangered species
- WLT Project Area found in: Patagonia
The Patagonian Mockingbird is found in tropical or subtropical
dry shrub land in Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands, South Georgia
and the South Sandwich Islands.
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| Red-billed Curassow, from REGUA Brazil |
Red-billed Curassow Crax blumenbachii
- Classified as Endangered by the IUCN red list of endangered species
- WLT Project Area found in: Brazil
Two of the main threats to the Red-billed Curassow are extensive
habitat loss and excessive hunting and now it is thought that
there are only 250 wild individuals remaining, in small fragmented
populations.
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the Red-billed Curassow »
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| Tawny-throated Dotterel Photo © Lee Dingain |
Tawny-throated Dotterel Oreopholus ruficollis
- Classified as Least Concern by the IUCN red list of endangered species
- WLT Project Area found in: Patagonia :
Brazil : Ecuador
The Tawny-throated Dotterel is found in tropical and subtropical
shrub land, temperate and tropical or subtropical high altitude
grassland and pastureland across South America.
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| Violet-capped woodnymph, By Thor Ostbye |
Violet-capped Woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis
- Classified as Least Concern by the IUCN red list of endangered species
- WLT Project Area found in: Brazil Paraguay
The Violet Capped Woodnymph is found along forest edges in Eastern and Southern Brazil, with it's range
extending into the adjacent areas in both Paraguay and Argentina.
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| White-throated Hummingbird, by Thor Ostbye |
White-throated Hummingbird Leucochloris albicollis
- Classified as Least Concern by the IUCN red list of endangered species
- WLT Project Area found in: Brazil
Paraguay
The White-throated Hummingbird, so named because of the white
patch on it's throat is generally found along forest edges and
in open areas, including peoples gardens.
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