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Birds in the Amazon

By Rhett Butler [citation]

Continued from page 1 Pictures of Amazonian Birds:
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)

Green heron (Butorides striatus)
Green heron (Butorides striatus)

Andean Cock-of-the-rock
Andean Cock-of-the-rock

King vulture
King vulture

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and Scarlet macaws
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and Scarlet macaws

Large group of parrots and macaws flying
Large group of parrots and macaws flying

Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)

Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)

Scarlet macaws flying in front of purple flowers
Scarlet macaws flying in front of purple flowers

Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay

Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata) in flight
Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata) in flight

Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)

Entire clay lick
Entire clay lick

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay

Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)

Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying
Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying

Single red-and-green macaw (Ara chloroptera) on branch preparing to feed on clay wall
Single red-and-green macaw (Ara chloroptera) on branch preparing to feed on clay wall

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay

Cobalt-winged Parakeets (Brotogeris cyanoptera) feeding on clay wall with Scarlet macaws (Ara macao)
Cobalt-winged Parakeets (Brotogeris cyanoptera) feeding on clay wall with Scarlet macaws (Ara macao)

Macaw clay lick from a distance
Macaw clay lick from a distance

Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)

Macaws feeding on clay wall
Macaws feeding on clay wall

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay

Three Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) perched in tree
Three Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) perched in tree

Red-and-green macaws in flight above clay lick
Red-and-green macaws in flight above clay lick

Macaws feeding on clay wall
Macaws feeding on clay wall

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata)
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay

Wild Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)
Wild Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Red-and-green macaws in flight above clay lick
Red-and-green macaws in flight above clay lick

Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) headshot
Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) headshot

Black-headed parrot (Pionites melanocephala)
Black-headed parrot (Pionites melanocephala)

Green-and-red macaw feeding on crackers after stealing them from a room
Green-and-red macaw feeding on crackers after stealing them from a room

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay

Blue-and-yellow macaws inflight
Blue-and-yellow macaws inflight

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay

Green-and-red macaw feeding on a banana
Green-and-red macaw feeding on a banana

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay

Blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) in flight
Blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) in flight

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata)
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata)

Three Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying
Three Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying

Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)

Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)

Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) headshot
Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) headshot

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay

Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying
Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying

Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay

Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)

Blue-headed parrots (Pionus menstruus) in tree
Blue-headed parrots (Pionus menstruus) in tree

Mealy parrots in flight over rainforest
Mealy parrots in flight over rainforest

Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) feeding on Kapok seeds
Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) feeding on Kapok seeds

Parrots in flight
Parrots in flight

Blue-headed parrots and Yellow-crowned parrots
Blue-headed parrots and Yellow-crowned parrots

Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) feeding on Kapok (Ceiba) seeds
Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) feeding on Kapok (Ceiba) seeds

Blue-headed parrot (Pionus menstruus) feeding on clay lick
Blue-headed parrot (Pionus menstruus) feeding on clay lick

Blue-headed parrots (Pionus menstruus) and Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala) feeding on clay wall
Blue-headed parrots (Pionus menstruus) and Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala) feeding on clay wall

Parakeets flying over forest canopy
Parakeets flying over forest canopy

Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala)
Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala)

Dusky-headed parakeets (Aratinga weddellii)
Dusky-headed parakeets (Aratinga weddellii)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)

Feathers of scarlet macaw (Ara macao)
Feathers of scarlet macaw (Ara macao)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying toward clay lick
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying toward clay lick

Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying
Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying

Yellow-crowned parrot (Amazona ochrocephala)
Yellow-crowned parrot (Amazona ochrocephala)

Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) feeding on Ceiba seeds
Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) feeding on Ceiba seeds


Scarlet Macaw
Blue-headed parrot, Pionus menstruus, in the canopy
Blue-headed parrot, Pionus menstruus, in the canopy

Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) in Kapok tree
Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) in Kapok tree

Neotropical cormorant (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) in Oxbow lake
Neotropical cormorant (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) in Oxbow lake

Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) in grass near Oxbow lake
Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) in grass near Oxbow lake

Hanging Oropendula nests in canopy tree
Hanging Oropendula nests in canopy tree

Spix's Guan, Penelope jacquacu
Spix's Guan, Penelope jacquacu

Amazonian Oropendola (Gymnostinops bifasciatus)
Amazonian Oropendola (Gymnostinops bifasciatus)

Social flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis)
Social flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis)

Striated heron
Striated heron

Spix's Guan, Penelope jacquacu, on clay lick
Spix's Guan, Penelope jacquacu, on clay lick

Red-capped cardinal (Paroaria gularis)
Red-capped cardinal (Paroaria gularis)

Unknown bird
Unknown bird

Black-capped Tanager (Tangara heinei)
Black-capped Tanager (Tangara heinei)

Spix's Guan, Penelope jacquacu
Spix's Guan, Penelope jacquacu

Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) in vegetation along oxbow lake
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) in vegetation along oxbow lake

Chestnut Eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis)
Chestnut Eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis)

Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) in vegetation along oxbow lake
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) in vegetation along oxbow lake

Saffron-crowned Tanager [Tangara xanthocephala]
Saffron-crowned Tanager [Tangara xanthocephala]

Neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) with wings spread and standing on one leg
Neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) with wings spread and standing on one leg

Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana)
Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana)

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Russet-backed Oropendula (Psarocolinus angustifrons) with hanging nests
Russet-backed Oropendula (Psarocolinus angustifrons) with hanging nests

Common Piping Guan, Pipile pipile
Common Piping Guan, Pipile pipile

Unidentified bird in forest canopy
Unidentified bird in forest canopy

Four Neotropic cormorants (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) on tree branch
Four Neotropic cormorants (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) on tree branch

Small shore birds along Rio Tambopata
Small shore birds along Rio Tambopata

Neotropic cormorant
Neotropic cormorant

Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana)
Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana)

Social flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis)
Social flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis)

Vulture
Vulture

Greater ani (Crotophaga major)
Greater ani (Crotophaga major)

Neotropic cormorant
Neotropic cormorant

Black-fronted Nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons)
Black-fronted Nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons)

Hanging Oropendola nests in canopy tree
Hanging Oropendola nests in canopy tree


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