Where to Watch Birds in South America

About this book

A general site guide, covering continental South America, the Galapagos Islands, the Falkland Islands, Netherland Antilles, Trinidad & Tobago, and Antarctic seatrips. Over 200 sites are detailed, with general travel information, accommodation, transport, safety & health.

Contents

Acknowledgements 11 Introduction l Introduction to Birding in South America 20 Conservation 30 General Tips 32 Glossary 33 Maps 35 ARGENTINA 37 Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve 41 San Clemente 42 Entre Rios 44 Laguna Mar Chiquita 46 Pampa de Achala 48 Icho Cruz 49 Chancani 50 Potrerillos 50 Laguna Horcones 51 Salinas Grander 51 Taffi del Valle 53 Cafayate-Salta Road 54 Palomitas 55 Joaquin V Gonzalez 55 El Rey NP 56 Calilegua NP 57 Salta-Humahuaca Road 58 La Quiaca 60 Lago Pozuelos 60 Iguazu NP 62 San Martin 65 Ibera Marshes 66 Puerto Madryn and Trelew 67 San Antonio Oeste 69 Bariloche 71 Calafate 71 Strobel Plateau 72 Tierra del Fuego 72 Additional Information 75 BOLIVIA 77 Santa Cruz 80 Samaipata 81 Comarapa and Tambo 82 Siberia 84 Siberia-Cochabamba Road 84 Incallajta Ruins 85 Okinawa 1 and 2 86 Buena Vista 87 Sajta 88 Villa Tunari 89 Villa Tunari-Cochabamba Road 89 Laguna Alalay 92 Quillacollo Road 92 Lake Uru-Uru 93 La Paz-Coroico Road 95 Sorata 97 Beni Biological Stn. 98 Noel Kempff Mercado NP 98 Additional Information 99 BRAZIL 101 Rio de Janeiro 104 Serra dos Orgaos 105 Itatiaia NP 107 Ubatuba Area 110 Iguacu Falls 112 Aparados da Serra NP 113 Mostardas Peninsula 115 Rio Grande 116 Uruguaiana 117 Serra da Canastra NP 118 Serra do Cipo NP 120 Rio Doce State Park 122 Nova Lombardia Biological Reserve 124 Sooretama Biological Reserve 125 Monte Pascoal NP 126 Porto Seguro 127 Boa Nova 128 Canudos 130 Parque Estadual da Pedra Talhada 131 Brasilia NP 134 Emas NP 135 Chapada dos Guimaraes NP 136 The Pantanal 137 Rondonia 140 Tabatinga 142 Manaus 143 Amazonia (Tapajos NP) 146 Carajas 147 North of the Amazon 148 Additional Information 149 CHILE 155 Santiago Area 158 Lake Penuelas 160 Valparaiso 160 Valparaiso-Zapallar Road 161 Cerro La Campana NP 161 Arica 163 Putre 165 Lauca NP 166 Nahuelbuta NP 169 Vicente Perez Rosales NP 171 Puyehue NP 172 Chiloe Island 172 Puma Arenas and Tierra del Fuego 173 Juan Fernandez Islands NP 175 Easter Island 176 Additional Information 176 COLOMBIA 177 San Lorenzo Ridge - Santa Marta Mountains 180 Tayrona NP 182 Riohacha 183 Santa Matta-Barranquilla Road 183 Salamanca NP Igq Los Katios NP 185 Parque La Florida 186 Choachi 186 Laguna de Sonso Reserve 188 Cali-Buenaventura Road 189 Pichinde Valley 191 Munchique NP 191 Purace NP 193 San Agustin 193 Cueva de los Guacharos NP 194 Garzon-Florencia Road 194 Pasto-Mocoa Road 195 La Planada NR 196 Rio Nambi NR 198 Rio Blanco 199 Amacayacu NP 201 Additional Information 202 ECUADOR 205 The Nono-Mindo Road and Mindo 210 Yanacocha 214 El Placer 215 Chiriboga (Old Santo Domingo) Road 218 Pasochoa Forest Reserve 219 Cotopaxi NP 220 Papallacta Pass-Baeza Road 221 Coca (San Rafael) Falls 223 Baeza-Tena Road and Tena 224 Loreto Road 226 Cuyabeno Reserve 227 La Selva 230 Panacocha 232 Tinalandia 234 Rio Palenque Science Centre 235 Machalilla NP 236 Santa Elena Peninsula 239 Cerro Blanco (Chongon Hills) 240 Las Cajas National Recreation Area 241 Gualaceo-Macas Road 243 Loja-Zamora Road 245 Podocarpus NP (North) 248 Buenaventura (Pinas) 251 Celica 253 Additional Information 254 THE FALKLAND ISLANDS 256 Stanley 258 Kidney Island 258 Volunteer Point 259 Pebble Island 260 West Falkland 260 Sea Lion Island 261 Sea Crossing to Uruguay 261 Additional Information 262 THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS 263 At Sea 266 Fernandina 266 Floreana 267 Hood 267 Isabela 267 James 268 San Cristobal 269 Santa Cruz 269 Tower 270 Additional Information 270 GUYANA 272 Georgetown 274 Emerald Towers 275 Shanklands 276 Timberhead 276 Kanuku Mountains 278 Rupunini Savanna 278 Iwokrama Forest 279 Additional Information 279 GUYANE 281 Cayenne 283 Kaw 284 Saint Georges 284 Sinnamary 285 Mana 285 Saint Elie 286 Nouragues 287 Saul 287 Additional Information 288 NETHERLAND ANTILLES 289 Aruba 291 Cura#ao 291 Bonaire 292 Additional Information 292 PARAGUAY 293 Asuncion 295 Ybicui NP 297 Estancia La Colondrina PNR 299 Estancia San Antonio PNR 299 Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayu 300 La Golondrina PNR 301 Fstancia Itabo PNR 301 Concepcion 302 Filadelfia 303 Additional Information 303 PERU 305 Lima 308 Lima-La Oroya Road 309 Carpish Pass (Huanuco-Tingo Maria Road) 312 Tingo Maria 314 Iquitos 316 Trujillo-Chiclayo Circuit 317 Yungay 322 Paracas NP and Pisco 323 Abancay 325 Machu Picchu 326 Abra Malaga 328 Cuzco-Manu Road 330 Amazonia Lodge 333 Manu Lodge 334 Tambopata Reserve 335 Arequipa 337 Arequipa-Puno Road 340 Additional Information 341 SURINAME 345 Paramaribo 347 Brownsberg 347 Voltzberg-Raleigh Falls Reserve 348 A Selection of Species 349 Additional Information 350 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 351 Asa Wright Nature Centre 353 Caroni Swamp 355 Cerro del Aripo 356 Wallerfield 357 Nariva Swamp 357 Tobago 358 Additional Information 360 URUGUAY 361 Montevideo-Chuy-Minas Circuit 364 Additional Information 365 VENEZUELA 366 Caracas 369 Colonia Tovar 369 Guatapo NP 370 Henri Pittier NP 371 Chichiviriche 374 Paraguana Peninsula 374 Barquisimeto 375 Santo Domingo Valley 376 Pico Humboldt Trail 379 La Azulita Road 380 Encontrados Road 381 San Juan de Colon 381 Paramo de Tama 382 The Llanos 384 Amazonas 388 Cerro de Humo 389 Cueva de Los Guacharos NP 392 Imataca Forest Reserve and El Dorado 393 The Fscalera 397 Additional Information 399 ANTARCTICA 402 Falklands-South Georgia Crossing 403 South Georgia 404 South Orkney Islands 405 South Shetland Islands 405 South Shetland Islands-Antarctica (Tossing 405 Antarctica-Cape Horn Crossing 406 Additional Information 406 Calendar 408 Useful Addresses 409 Useful General Books 410 Request 411 Index of Species 412

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