Month: March 2017

Red-and-green Macaw

tremarct March 15, 2017
Red-and-green Macaws at a Clay Lick (Ara chloropterus)

Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus), Blanquillo Clay Lick, Peru The Macaws descended to the clay lick hours after the smaller parrots had departed, but the amazing spectacle was worth the wait.

Collared Forest-Falcon

tremarct March 15, 2017
Collared Forest-Falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus)

Collared Forest-Falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus), Manu Birding Lodge, Peru Forest-falcons were previously my “nemesis genus,” having only heard them on several trips to the neotropics, but I saw three species on […]

Lowland Paca

tremarct March 15, 2017
Lowland Paca (Cuniculus paca)

Lowland Paca (Cuniculus paca), Manu Birding Lodge, Peru The most conspicuous nocturnal terrestrial mammal at Manu Birding Lodge. I saw them every night I walked the trails, along with Kinkajous […]

Peruvian Spider Monkey

tremarct March 15, 2017
Peruvian Spider Monkey (Ateles chamek)

Peruvian Spider Monkey (Ateles chamek), Cocha Salvador, Peru Spider Monkeys are one of the species most sensitive to hunting pressure in Amazonia. They were remarkably tame at this especially well-protected […]