Photos of rainforest birds [last update 2009-11-24]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2007. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Blue and Gold Macaw (Ara ararauna) Scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber) Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) Harpy Eagle; Harpia harpyja; in Colombia Black bird yellow markings juvenile Yellow-headed Caracara, Milvago chimachima Parrot Parrot Coeligena (inca) torquata hummingbird Also known as the Collared Inca Hummingbird. Locally called the Picaflor de Collar Inca Location: Pueblo at Machu PicchuV (Peru) Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) Macaws; parrots; and other birds feed on clay for mineral and salt supplementation and to counter dietary toxins they ingest from seeds. The clay lick also serves as a social setting for the birds Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Pied Hornbill (Antbracocerus albirostris) Blue-and-yellow macaws flying toward clay lick Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Red-and-green macaw in flight Ara chloroptera (Local name: Guacamayo cabezón) Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Scarlet macaws nesting in a tree hollow (Costa Rica) Green macaw Chestnut-mandibled Toucan in a tree hollow (Costa Rica) Hornbill Hatchling parrot at rehabilitation center Lafresnaya lafresnayi hummingbird in mid-flight Location: Pueblo at Machu Picchu (Peru) Laughing Kookaburra (Dacela novaeguineae) Toucan Harpia harpyja at Summit Park (pan02-1929) Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) Harpy eagle; profile head shot Blue-crowned pigeon (Goura cristata) Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Green heron (Butorides striatus) Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Scarlet macaw (Costa Rica) Western Crowned Pigeon Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata) Neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) in Oxbow lake Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Mealy Amazon Parrot (Amazona farinosa) (pan02-1898) Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) headshot Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) Local name: Guacamayo escarlata Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) feeding on Ceiba seeds Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Hummingbird feeding on Heliconia flower Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) rainforest birds: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8