Ulises Cabrera, Los Tiempos: Habitat: there are 180 species of birds that depend on the Alalay lagoon With the arrival of more than 70 flamingos at the Alalay lagoon, this wetland was consolidated as a habitat for waterfowl. In fact, 180 species depend on this reservoir, said biologist Olga Ruiz. Apart from the flamingos, in…
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Birdwatching – Aviturismo
Marcelo Arze, Opinion: Can birdwatching fly in Bolivia? Bolivia is a country with great potential to attract the world’s bird watchers and needs to develop a strategy to conquer this market that moves millions of dollars annually in the world. Being in the continent of birds, and having territory both in the tropical Andes and…
Blue-bearded Macaw – Paraba Barba Azul
Rocio Lloret, Página Siete: The Blue-bearded Macaw scores a win over an illegal settlement in its habitat A group entered the private reserve dedicated to the conservation of the species that is only in Bolivia and is in critical danger of extinction. INRA ordered the eviction. The Barba Azul Nature Reserve is like an island…
CONDORS RETURNED TO THEIR HABITAT | CÓNDORES VUELVEN A SU HÁBITAT
Correo del Sur: BOTH CONDORS WERE RETURNED TO THEIR NATURAL HABITAT ALMOST 10 DAYS AFTER BEING FOUND Barbara and Santiago, free! They were waved goodbye amid applause by authorities, volunteers and community members The expected moment arrived. Yesterday, Sunday, at the top of the highest hill in the community of Cororo, municipality of Tarabuco, the…
There are 40 elderly wild animals and they suffer from 3 illnesses | Hay 40 animales silvestres de la tercera edad y sufren 3 males
Dayana Flores, Opinion: They are birds and mammals that suffer from arthritis, blindness and rheumatism. Some are up to 70 years old. There were at least two deaths due to advanced age. Its two legs are shrunken, denoting that they can no longer carry the weight of its age, 70 years. Regarding the other parrots,…
Andean flicker (Colaptes rupicola) – Carpintero andino
Knowing our birds: The Andean Woodpecker Fig. 1. Yaca-yaca feeding on a beetle larva (Photo: M. Isabel Gómez). By: M. Isabel Gomez MNHN-Zoology Unit-Ornithology Section The species Colaptes rupicola, is a woodpecker that measures about 32 cm. The plumage of the mantle and the wings have a pattern of bars that help it to camouflage…
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