Wildlife and birds of South America
Articles about the wildlife of South America.
Recent South America news
- David Attenborough champions BirdLife International's work halting extinctions
- Critically endangered Brazilian Mergansers to be radio tagged
- 6000 new Leatherback turtle nests discovered in Panama & Colombia
- Trawling is a major threat to endangered albatrosses
- Wildlife news RSS feed now available.
- 50% of world's primates endangered
- Lonesome George about to become a father after 36 year wait
- Leatherback turtles' newly discovered migration route may be roadmap to salvation
- Unidentified frog photos taken in Peruvian Amazon
- Climate changes may have promoted the formation of new species in the Amazon
- Nature reserves attract human settlement, but at a cost to biodiversity
- Scientists discover huge new coral reefs off the coast of Brazil
- Disappearing penguins set alarm bells ringing in the world’s oceans
- World Heritage Sites in danger - Galapagos, Everglades & Virunga.
- Another new bird species from Colombia
More South America news
- Guanaco migration to be tracked with radio collars
- Brazil protects vast new areas of Amazon rainforest
- Chilean President Proposes Whaling Ban, Whale Sanctuary
- Bolivian River Dolphin declared new species
- Dwarf woodpecker and legless lizard among 14 new species discovered in Cerrado region of Brazil
- Illegal Shipment Of Amazonian Timber Seized In Brazil
- 53 Galapagos Sea Lions found dead in the Galapagos
- Spectacular Colombian Bird Reserve Opens to Tourists
- New Monkey Discovered in the Amazon
- New Bird Species Recognised in Colombia, May Already be Extinct
- New Reserve Created in Colombia to Protect the Helmeted Curassow
- Critically Endangered Harlequin Frog Rediscovered in Remote Region of Colombia
- 1500 Acre Reserve Created to Protect Critically Endangered Fuertes's Parrot - Once Thought Extinct
- Critically Endangered Yellow-eared Parakeet in major breeding success
- New species of bird discovered in Colombia.
A close encounter with the Antpittas of Ecuador.Mercedes Rivadeneira has visits an extraordinary farmer in Ecuador. Most people are luck if they even hear a Giant Antpitta, let alone feed one by hand!
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50% of world's primates endangeredThe world's monkeys, apes and other primates are disappearing from the world's forests faster than ever
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Lonesome George about to become a father after 36 year waitAfter years of showing no interest in the opposite sex, Lonesome George appears to have made the first tentative steps to becoming a dad as one of his companion females has laid several eggs.
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Another new bird species from ColombiaAnother new bird has been discovered in the Serranía de los Yariguíes mountains in Colombia, a subspecies of the Pale-bellied Tapaculo.
New species of bird discovered in Colombia.The Yariguies Brush-Finch was found in a remote mountain range by and Anglo - Colombian team, it is notable for it's striking colouration.
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Scientists discover new species of cloud-forest rodentA new species of Spiny rat has been found in Peru. Found high in the Andes, it is a new member of a South American family of mammals.
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Two new lizards discovered in BrazilJANUARY 2007. Two new species of lizard found in Brazil were described in the latest issue of the South American Journal of Herpetology.
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Stunning new hummingbird species discovered in ColombiaA stunning new species of hummingbird has been discovered in Colombia, but it needs urgent protection.
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New species of butterfly discovered in ColombiaDec 07. A new species of butterfly has been discovered in the Yariguies Highlands of Colombia by scientists from the Natural History Museum.
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Caatinga Woodpecker rediscovered in Brazil after an 80 year absence.The Caatinga woodpecker, only known from a single 1926 specimen, has been rediscovered in Brazil.
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Bolivian River Dolphin declared new species
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The Bolivian river dolphin, known locally as the as bufeo, has been acknowledged by the scientific community as a new endemic species for Bolivia.
Dwarf woodpecker and legless lizard among 14 new species discovered in Cerrado region of BrazilApril 2008. An expedition to a remote region of Brazil has lead to the discovery of a legless lizard and a tiny woodpecker along with 12 other suspected new species in Brazil.
New Bird Species Recognised in Colombia, May Already be ExtinctA new bird species, the Antioquia Brush-Finch or Atlapetes blancae – has been described as a result of studies supported by Fundación ProAves in Colombia.
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Researchers Find 24 Species Believed New to Science in Suriname Rainforest24 new species discovered in Suriname.
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A DISTINCTIVE NEW SPECIES OF TYRANT FLYCATCHER (PASSERIFORMES: TYRANNIDAE: CNIPODECTES) FROM SOUTHEASTERN PERUThe bird, a 'Rufuous Twistwing' was first found in 1992, but only recently recognised as a new species.
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Bird watching and birding in South America.
