toucans

For many folks who live in places with cold winters, toucans are the birds on cereal boxes. While growing up…

Yes, I know: I went out of my way to avoid the predictable Guinness review before Saint Patrick’s Day last…

Few if any species are as emblematic of the Neotropics as Ramphastidae, the family that includes the toucans, toucanets, and…

The beauty of Amazonian birds is always a welcome element of surprise.  Many birds are very secretive and this has…

When choosing a national bird many countries choose instantly recognizable members of their avifauna which is often a wise idea….

Life is a lottery, and some folks are born with more substantial… attributes than others. If you’re feeling insecure about certain…

There’s something about a toucan, isn’t there? Toucans tell you that you aren’t in Kansas anymore. They affirm that the…

Guianan Cock-of-the-rock, Capuchinbird, Red Fan Parrot, Guianan Toucanet, White Bellbird, Grey-winged Trumpeters, Black Currasow. Interested yet? Well, you should be….

This last week I had to take someone to Otavalo, so I took advantage of the trip and drove to…

These large-nosed avian pearls live at surprisingly high altitude; I have seen them as high as 2800 meters and as…