Pantanal - Birds

Birds in the Pantanal, Brazil

(Jaguars have their own gallery HERE. and other mammals and reptiles HERE)

 

Hyacinth macaws on a fence; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Hyacinth macaw; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Hyacinth macaw head portrait; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Hyacinth macaw;Rio Claro, Pantanal

PToco toucan; ouso Alegre, Pantanal

Toco toucan with beak open; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Toco toucan taking flight; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Chestnut-eared aracari; Pouso Alegre, Pantanal

Chestnut-eared aracari on branch; Pouso Allegre, Pantanal

Chestnut-eared aracari on branch looking to camera; Pouso Allegre, Pantanal

Chestnut-eared aracari looking to camera; Pouso Allegre, Pantanal

Chestnut-eared aracari with open beak; Pouso Allegre, Pantanal

Pair of chestnut-eared aracari on stump; Pouso Allegre, Pantanal

Nanday parakeet; Pantanal

Blue-fronted Amazon parrot; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Two turkey vultures feeding on carcass of floating cacibara; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Jabiru stork in flight; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Jabiru stork portrait in b/w; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Jabiru storrk nest above hanging vine; ; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Sunset behind the stork's nest tree; Rio Claro, Pantaal

Jabiru stork nest tree at twilight; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Jabiru stork nest tree with termite mound fluorescing under UV light; tRio Claro, Pantanal

Raptors

Black collared hawk in flight grasping fish; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Black collared hawk plucking fish from lake; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Black-collared hawk banking in flight; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Black-collared hawk, legs outstretched becore plucking fish from lake; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Black-collared hawk flying with fish in talon; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Savanna hawk; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Crested caracara; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Black collared hawk on stump; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Black collared hawk; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Great black hawk; Pantanal

Crested caracara, head turned; Pantanal

 

Guam, currasow

Chestnut-bellied guam on roof; ; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Bare faced currasow; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Chestnut-bellied guam; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Chestnut-bellied guam, neck extended; ; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Chestnut-bellied guam, head turned; ; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Bare faced currasow; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Herons

Cocoi heron braking to pluck fish from water; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Cocoi heron landing on water; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Cocoi heron diving to catch fish; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Cocoi heron emerging form lake with fish in beak; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Cocoi heron with fish; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Cocoi heron wings outstretched, plucking fish from water; ; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Cocoi heron takinig off from water with fish; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Cocoi heron scoopig fish from lake; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Black-crowned night heron, beak agape; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Rufous tiger heron; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Heron on tree with fish in mouth; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Striated heron; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Heron against tree roots glowing orange at sunrise; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

 

Anhinga, cormorant

Anhinga, wings outstretched to dry; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Anhinga flipping fish; Cuiabá river, Porto Joffre

Anhinga with fish in beak; Cuiabá river, Porto Joffre

Anhinga among ripples; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Anhinga clear reflection; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Neotropic cormorant with pirana; Cuiabá river, Porto Joffre

 

Jacana

Bigfoot - wattled jacana; Cuiabá river, Porto Joffre

 

Wood rail

Grey-necked wood rail; Cuiabá river, Porto Joffre

Grey-cowled wood rail; Pouso Alegre, Pantanal

Wood rail in shaft of sunlight, water dripping from beak; Pouso Alegre, Pantanal

Wood rail in pool illuminated by settingg sun; Pouso Alegre, Pantanal

Wood rail looking to camera in golden light; Pouso Alegre, Pantanal

Fluffed-up wood rail in golden light; Pouso Alegre, Pantanal

Ibis

Buff-necked ibis portrait; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Green ibis; Pouso Alegre, Pantanal

 

Owl

Ferruginous Pygmy Owl; Pantanal

 

Kingfishers

Ringed kingfisher; Cuiabá river, Porto Joffre

Ringed kingfisher hovering over water - wings and tail outstretched; ; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Ringed kingfisher; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Ringed kingfisher; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Ringed kingfisher with open beak; Cuiabá river, Porto Joffre

Amazon kingfisher; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Ringed kingfisher in flight - underside of wings; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Ringed kingfisher in flight - top of wings; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Ringed kingfisher with fish in beak; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Female green kingfisher; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Roseate spoonbill

Capibare walking on mud past two roseate spoonbills; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Roseate spoonbill taking flight; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Oystercatcher

Black skimmer in flight; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Terns

Large billed tern pair; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Large billed tern pair, both calling; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

 

Cardinals

Yellow billed cardinals on bush; Pantanal

Red-crested cardinal on ground; Pouso Alegre, Pantanal

Yellow-billed cardinal, ground-level shot; Pouso Alegre, Pantanal

Trio of yellow-billed cardinals; Pouso Alegre, Pantanal

Yellow-billed cardinal Pouso Alegre, Pantanal

Yellow billed cardinal on branch; Pantanal

 

Fly catcher

Vermillion fly catcher on branch; Pouso Alegre, Pantanal

Vermillion fly catcher in flight; Pouso Alegre, Pantanal

Rusty-margined flycatcher; Cuiabá river, Porto Joffre

 

Finch

Saffron finch catching the light; Pouso Alegre, Pantanal

Saffron finch foraging; Pouso Alegre, Pantanal

Saffron finch with friends; Pouso Alegre, Pantanal

Saffron finch, female; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Saffron finch, male; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Saffron finch, high key blur at take-off; Pantanal

 

Tyrants

Pied water tyrant; Rio Claro, Pantanal

White-headed marsh tyrant; Pantanal

Cuckoos

Guira cuckoo: Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Huddle of guira cuckoos; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

 

Other small birds...

Pair of black-capped donabius calling; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

 

Pied plover on beach; Porto Joffre, Pantanal

Rufous bellied thrush bating; Rio Claro, Pantanal

Lesser kiskadee; Pantanal

 

created 08/26/20242024