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Bird Highlights of Iwokrama
Crimson Topaz Topaza pella This beauty is one of 24 species of hummingbirds found in Iwokrama Forest. |
With about 450 species recorded so far and an estimated species count of over 500, Iwokrama Forest is a birdwatcher's paradise. There are higher densities of larger fruit-eating birds, such as cracids, cotingas and parrots, than in other areas of the Guiana Shield or Amazonia.
Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin Young Hoatzins have wing claws. This unique bird is the national bird of Guyana. |
Jabiru Stork
Jabiru Mycteria
One of two stork species recorded in Iwokrama Forest,
the Jabiru may often be seen in seasonal wetlands
along the Iwokrama Road Corridor.
(Photo © A. Holland / G. Duncan)
Some of the notable species found in the Forest...
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Harpia harpyja |
Black-throated Antshrike |
| Black-faced Hawk Leucopternis melanops |
Wing-banded Antbird Myrmornis torquata |
| Crestless Curassow Mitu tomentosa |
Olive-green Tyrannulet Phylloscartes virescens |
| Black Curassow Crax alector |
Dusky Purpletuft Iodopleura fusca |
| Gray-winged Trumpeter Psophia crepitans |
Crimson Fruitcrow Haematoderus militaris |
| Blue-cheeked Amazon Amazona dufresniana |
Capuchinbird Perissocephalus tricolor |
| Red-fan Parrot Deroptyus accipitrinus |
Guianan Red-Cotinga Phoenicircus carnifex |
| Rufous-winged Ground-Cuckoo Neomorphus rufipennis |
Black-collared Swallow Atticora melanoleuca |
| White-winged Potoo Nyctibius leucopterus |
Guianan Gnatcatcher Polioptila guianensis |
| Racket-tailed Coquette Discosura longicauda |
Blue-backed Tanager Cyanicterus cyanicterus |
| Crimson Topaz Topaza pella |
Red-and-black Grosbeak Periporphyrus erythromelas |
| Guiana Toucanet Toucanet Selenidera culik |
Red-billed Woodcreeper
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Research Report: Birds of the Iwokrama Forest (.pdf)
Report Excerpt: Bird Species List (.pdf)
Learn about Songbird Business Research
What birds use the Iwokrama Road Corridor? (see bottom section of linked page)
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