| Bird Watching Prospects in the Amazon | | | | to making this region home of the world's |
| Rainforest | | | | tiniest hummingbirds. The area includes such |
| | | | rare species as the hoatzin, toucan, and the |
| 13th July 2006 | | | | umbrella bird. |
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| Author: Richard Chapo | | | | Amazonia forest also represents over half of |
| | | | the planet's remaining rainforests, one of |
| Once you catch bird watching fever, the | | | | the few areas where bird watchers can find |
| completion of your life list will become a | | | | such life list necessities as exotic parrots, |
| dream. In that dream, there is little doubt | | | | umbrella birds and trogons. The high |
| that you will see the famous Amazon | | | | diversity of Amazon species includes resident |
| Rainforest. | | | | species, wintering in, migrating birds, or |
| | | | just passing though the region. |
| Bird Watching Prospects in the Amazon | | | | |
| Rainforest | | | | Few of the species are found throughout the |
| | | | vast rainforest. Instead, each has particular |
| Encompassing about 1,500 species in the land | | | | habitats in particular areas. Species at the |
| where the world's second longest river flows, | | | | base of the Andes are far different than |
| the Amazon Rainforest is a unique birding | | | | those found closer to the vast Amazon River |
| habitat . This region of South America from | | | | basin. In short, one has to have a thorough |
| the Peruvian Andes to the South Atlantic in | | | | knowledge of specific species before simply |
| Brazil is known as Amazonia. | | | | heading down to South America on a birding |
| | | | expedition. |
| The Amazon River and shoreline is a major | | | | |
| destination for bird watchers with 4,000 | | | | The Amazon Rainforest represents one of the |
| miles of shoreline. It is estimated that | | | | last great ecological environments on our |
| about 15 percent of all known bird species in | | | | planet. Alas, humanity is encroaching on it |
| the world have their habitat here, which | | | | every day, slashing and burning acre after |
| represents only 4 percent of the planet's | | | | acre. While it is nice to imagine this |
| land surface. | | | | destruction will soon stop, it is best to |
| | | | pursue any birding trip in the next ten years |
| The Amazon Rainforest is a 7 million km | | | | or so. After all, the planet is changing and |
| square (1.2 billion acres) moist broad leaf | | | | they think there may be trees growing on |
| forest from 9 nations, Bolivia, Peru, | | | | Antarctica in the next hundred years or so! |
| Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, | | | | |
| Suriname, French Guiana and Brazil, the | | | | Rick Chapo is with - makers of bird watching |
| country which encompasses 60 percent of the | | | | journals. Visit us to read more articles |
| Amazon rainforest. The range of nations and | | | | about bird watching. |
| the characteristics of the forest contribute | | | | |