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Site Report: Santuario de Fauna y Flora Los Flamencos

Red-billed Emerald (Chlorostilbon gibsoni) - Male
Red-billed Emerald (Chlorostilbon gibsoni) - Male
Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis)
Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis)
Vermilion Cardinal (Cardinalis phoeniceus)
Vermilion Cardinal (Cardinalis phoeniceus)
Slender-billed Tyrannulet (Inezia tenuirostris)
Slender-billed Tyrannulet (Inezia tenuirostris)
Shining-green Hummingbird (Chrysuronia goudoti)
Shining-green Hummingbird (Chrysuronia goudoti)
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
Scaled Dove (Columbina squammata)
Scaled Dove (Columbina squammata)
Black-crested Antshrike (Sakesphorus canadensis) - Female
Black-crested Antshrike (Sakesphorus canadensis) - Female
Tropical Gnatcatcher (Polioptila plumbea) - Male
Tropical Gnatcatcher (Polioptila plumbea) - Male
Black-crested Antshrike (Sakesphorus canadensis)
Black-crested Antshrike (Sakesphorus canadensis)
Tropical Gnatcatcher (Polioptila plumbea) - Female
Tropical Gnatcatcher (Polioptila plumbea) - Female
Bicolored Wren (Campylorhynchus griseus)
Bicolored Wren (Campylorhynchus griseus)
Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
Pileated Finch (Coryphospingus pileatus) - Male
Pileated Finch (Coryphospingus pileatus) - Male
Orinocan Saltator (Saltator orenocensis)
Orinocan Saltator (Saltator orenocensis)
Northern Scrub-Flycatcher (Sublegatus arenarum)
Northern Scrub-Flycatcher (Sublegatus arenarum)
Buffy Hummingbird (Leucippus fallax)
Buffy Hummingbird (Leucippus fallax)
Black-whiskered Vireo (Vireo altiloquus)
Black-whiskered Vireo (Vireo altiloquus)
Black-faced Grassquit (Melanospiza bicolor) - Male
Black-faced Grassquit (Melanospiza bicolor) - Male
Pileated Finch (Coryphospingus pileatus) - Male
Pileated Finch (Coryphospingus pileatus) - Male
White-whiskered Spinetail (Synallaxis candei)
White-whiskered Spinetail (Synallaxis candei)
Ruby-topaz Hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus) - Male
Ruby-topaz Hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus) - Male
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata)
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata)
Northern White-fringed Antwren (Formicivora intermedia) - Female
Northern White-fringed Antwren (Formicivora intermedia) - Female
Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)
Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
Green-rumped Parrotlet (Forpus passerinus)
Green-rumped Parrotlet (Forpus passerinus)
Olive-gray Saltator (Saltator olivascens)
Olive-gray Saltator (Saltator olivascens)
Pearl Kite (Gampsonyx swainsonii)
Pearl Kite (Gampsonyx swainsonii)
Bare-eyed Pigeon (Patagioenas corensis)
Bare-eyed Pigeon (Patagioenas corensis)
Pileated Finch (Coryphospingus pileatus) - Female
Pileated Finch (Coryphospingus pileatus) - Female
Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) - Female
Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) - Female
Lesson's Seedeater (Sporophila bouvronides)
Lesson's Seedeater (Sporophila bouvronides)
Northern White-fringed Antwren (Formicivora intermedia) - Male
Northern White-fringed Antwren (Formicivora intermedia) - Male
Violet-winged Grasshopper (Tropidacris collaris)
Violet-winged Grasshopper (Tropidacris collaris)
Striped Saddlebags (Tramea darwini)
Striped Saddlebags (Tramea darwini)
American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
Trinidad Euphonia (Euphonia trinitatis)
Trinidad Euphonia (Euphonia trinitatis)
Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)
Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)
Russet-throated Puffbird (Hypnelus ruficollis)
Russet-throated Puffbird (Hypnelus ruficollis)
Red-crowned Woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapillus)
Red-crowned Woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapillus)
Glaucous Tanager (Thraupis glaucocolpa)
Glaucous Tanager (Thraupis glaucocolpa)
Rainbow Whiptail (Cnemidophorus arenivagus)
Rainbow Whiptail (Cnemidophorus arenivagus)
Giant Dusky Ameiva (Ameiva praesignis)
Giant Dusky Ameiva (Ameiva praesignis)
White-patterned Skipper (Chiothion asychis)
White-patterned Skipper (Chiothion asychis)
Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
Common Black-Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) - Juvenile
Common Black-Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) - Juvenile
Black-faced Grassquit (Melanospiza bicolor) - Immature
Black-faced Grassquit (Melanospiza bicolor) - Immature
Chestnut Piculet (Picumnus cinnamomeus)
Chestnut Piculet (Picumnus cinnamomeus)
Pale-tipped Tyrannulet (Inezia caudata)
Pale-tipped Tyrannulet (Inezia caudata)
Tocuyo Sparrow (Arremonops tocuyensis)
Tocuyo Sparrow (Arremonops tocuyensis)
Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)
Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)
Red-billed Emerald (Chlorostilbon gibsoni) - Male
Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis)
Vermilion Cardinal (Cardinalis phoeniceus)
Slender-billed Tyrannulet (Inezia tenuirostris)
Shining-green Hummingbird (Chrysuronia goudoti)
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
Scaled Dove (Columbina squammata)
Black-crested Antshrike (Sakesphorus canadensis) - Female
Tropical Gnatcatcher (Polioptila plumbea) - Male
Black-crested Antshrike (Sakesphorus canadensis)
Tropical Gnatcatcher (Polioptila plumbea) - Female
Bicolored Wren (Campylorhynchus griseus)
Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
Pileated Finch (Coryphospingus pileatus) - Male
Orinocan Saltator (Saltator orenocensis)
Northern Scrub-Flycatcher (Sublegatus arenarum)
Buffy Hummingbird (Leucippus fallax)
Black-whiskered Vireo (Vireo altiloquus)
Black-faced Grassquit (Melanospiza bicolor) - Male
Pileated Finch (Coryphospingus pileatus) - Male
White-whiskered Spinetail (Synallaxis candei)
Ruby-topaz Hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus) - Male
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata)
Northern White-fringed Antwren (Formicivora intermedia) - Female
Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
Green-rumped Parrotlet (Forpus passerinus)
Olive-gray Saltator (Saltator olivascens)
Pearl Kite (Gampsonyx swainsonii)
Bare-eyed Pigeon (Patagioenas corensis)
Pileated Finch (Coryphospingus pileatus) - Female
Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) - Female
Lesson's Seedeater (Sporophila bouvronides)
Northern White-fringed Antwren (Formicivora intermedia) - Male
Violet-winged Grasshopper (Tropidacris collaris)
Striped Saddlebags (Tramea darwini)
American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
Trinidad Euphonia (Euphonia trinitatis)
Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)
Russet-throated Puffbird (Hypnelus ruficollis)
Red-crowned Woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapillus)
Glaucous Tanager (Thraupis glaucocolpa)
Rainbow Whiptail (Cnemidophorus arenivagus)
Giant Dusky Ameiva (Ameiva praesignis)
White-patterned Skipper (Chiothion asychis)
Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
Common Black-Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) - Juvenile
Black-faced Grassquit (Melanospiza bicolor) - Immature
Chestnut Piculet (Picumnus cinnamomeus)
Pale-tipped Tyrannulet (Inezia caudata)
Tocuyo Sparrow (Arremonops tocuyensis)
Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)

Swamp

Visits

  • 2024-10-13: After our trip to the mountains, the next place to visit was the swampy east coast near Venezuela. Of course, it can never be easy, and the cash machine was out of order in the supermarket. We figured out the cash situation in the nearby shopping mall, and we continued on to the swamps near Camarones. After a long drive, we arrived in a mosquito-filled dry forest and scrubland full of all kinds of birds.
  • 2024-10-14: We were up early at the crack of dawn to explore the swamps

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (120 records)
Phylum: Arthropods (3 records)
Phylum: Chordates (117 records)