En esta entrada les presento al Calancate cara roja, especie que pudo fotografiar Luis en cercanías de Metan / Salta durante el pasado mes de Julio 2016. El calancate cara roja (Psittacara mitratus), también llamado cotorra cabecirroja o aratinga mitrada, es una especie de ave sudamericana de la familia de los loros (Psittacidae), nativa de […]
Tag: Ara rubrogenys
Bolivia’s domestic parrots seen as “crop pests”
A new shipment of illegally trafficked parrots arrives at the Los Pozos market in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. The sellers and middlemen are approached and questioned. The species, age and place of capture are noted down. This isn’t an enforcement sting, far from it; it’s research. The year was 2004, and scientists were […]
Bolivia Trip Report Part II
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 […]