Venezuela en fotos

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Banded orange (Dryadula_phaetusa)

Location: Ologa, Zulia, Venezuela

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Rufous-collared Sparrow | Correporsuelo (Zonotrichia capensis) on Flickr.

Location: Parque Nacional Guaramacal, Trujillo, Venezuela The rufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) is an American sparrow found in a wide range of habitats, often near humans, from the extreme south-east of Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, and on the island of Hispaniola. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous-collared_sparrow

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Rusty-margined Flycatcher | Atrapamoscas Pecho Amarillo (Myiozetetes cayanensis) on Flickr.

Location: Parque Nacional Guaramacal, Trujillo, Venezuela

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Laguna Los Cedros on Flickr.

Location: Parque Nacional Guaramacal, Trujillo, Venezuela

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Puerto Escondido (Cabo de San Román) on Flickr.

Location: Cabo de San Román, Falcón, Venezuela

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Neotropic Cormorant | Cotúa Olivácea (Phalacrocorax brasilianus olivaceus) on Flickr.

Location: Unare Lagoon, Anzoátegui, Venezuela Is a medium-sized cormorant found throughout the American tropics and subtropics, from the middle Rio Grande and the Gulf and Californian coasts of the United States south through Mexico and Central America to southern South America. It also breeds on the Bahamas, Cuba and Trinidad. It can be found both at coasts (including some mangrove areas) and on inland waters.

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Southern Lapwing | Alcaraván (Vanellus chilensis cayennensis) on Flickr.

Location: Unare Lagoon, Anzoátegui, Venezuela The southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) is a wader in the order Charadriiformes. It is a common and widespread resident throughout South America, except in densely forested regions (e.g. most of the Amazon), the higher parts of the Andes and the arid coast of a large part of western South America. This bird is particularly common in the basin of the Rio de la Plata. It has also been spreading through Central America in recent years. It reached Trinidad in 1961 and Tobago in 1974, and has rapidly increased on both islands. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_lapwing

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Peters' Lava Lizard | Guaripete Común (Tropidurus hispidus) on Flickr.

Location: Unare Lagoon, Anzoátegui, Venezuela

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Brown Pelican | Alcatraz (Pelecanus occidentalis occidentalis) on Flickr.

Location: Unare Lagoon, Anzoátegui, Venezuela The brown pelican is a small pelican found in the Americas. It is one of the best known and most prominent birds found in the coastal areas of the southern and western United States. It is one of only three pelican species found in the Western Hemisphere. The brown pelican is one of the only two pelican species which feeds by diving into the water. The brown pelican lives on both coasts in the Americas. On the Atlantic Coast and Gulf Coast they distribute from Nova Scotia to Venezuela, and to the mouth of the Amazon River. Along the Atlantic, they are usually less common north of the Carolinas, with a considerable population in much of the Gulf of Mexico. On the Pacific Ocean they are found from British Columbia to south central Chile, and including the Galapagos Islands. In the Pacific, they are fairly common along the coast of California, Mexico and Central America. Some immature birds may stray to inland freshwater lakes. After nesting, North American birds move in flocks further north along the coasts, returning to warmer waters for winter. They are also common in Mangrove swamps.

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Least Sandpiper | Playerito Menudo (Calidris minutilla) on Flickr.

Location: Unare Lagoon, Anzoátegui, Venezuela The smallest shorebird. This species has greenish legs and a short, thin, dark bill. Breeding adults are brown with dark brown streaks on top and white underneath. They have a light line above the eye and a dark crown. In winter, Least sandpipers are grey above. The juveniles are brightly patterned above with rufous colouration and white mantle stripes. Their breeding habitat is the northern North American continent on tundra or in bogs. They nest on the ground near water. The female lays four eggs in a shallow scrape lined with grass and moss. Both parents incubate; the female leaves before the young birds fledge and sometimes before the eggs hatch. The young birds feed themselves and are able to fly within two weeks of birth. They migrate in flocks to the southern United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_sandpiper

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Southern Lapwing | Alcaraván (Vanellus chilensis cayennensis) on Flickr.

Location: Unare Lagoon, Anzoátegui, Venezuela The southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) is a wader in the order Charadriiformes. It is a common and widespread resident throughout South America, except in densely forested regions (e.g. most of the Amazon), the higher parts of the Andes and the arid coast of a large part of western South America. This bird is particularly common in the basin of the Rio de la Plata. It has also been spreading through Central America in recent years. It reached Trinidad in 1961 and Tobago in 1974, and has rapidly increased on both islands. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_lapwing

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Osprey | Águila Pescadora (Pandion haliaetus carolinensis) on Flickr.

Osprey | Águila Pescadora (Pandion haliaetus carolinensis) on Flickr. Location: Unare River, Anzoateguí, Venezuela The osprey (Pandion haliaetus), sometimes known as the fish eagle, sea hawk, river hawk, or fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large raptor, reaching more than 60 cm (24 in) in length and 180 cm (71 in) across the wings. It is brown on the upperparts and predominantly greyish on the head and underparts. The osprey tolerates a wide variety of habitats, nesting in any location near a body of water providing an adequate food supply. It is found on all continents except Antarctica, although in South America it occurs only as a non-breeding migrant. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osprey

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Little Blue Heron (Imm) | Garcita Azul (Juvenil) (Egretta caerulea) on Flickr.

Location: Laguna de Unare, Venezuela The little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) is a small heron. It breeds in the Gulf states of the US, through Central America and the Caribbean south to Peru and Uruguay. It is a resident breeder in most of its range, but some northern breeders migrate to the southeastern US or beyond in winter. There is post-breeding dispersal to well north of the nesting range, as far as the Canada–US border. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_blue_heron

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Smooth-billed Ani | Garrapatero Común (Crotophaga ani) on Flickr.

Location: Unare Lagoon, Anzoátegui, Venezuela The smooth-billed ani (Crotophaga ani) is a large near passerine bird in the cuckoo family. It is a resident breeding species from southern Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, parts of Central America, south to western Ecuador, Brazil, and northern Argentina. This ani is found in open and semi-open country and areas under cultivation. The nest, built communally by several pairs, is a deep cup lined with leaves and placed usually 2–6 m (6.6–19.7 ft) high in a tree. A number of females lay their chalky blue eggs in the nest and then share incubation and feeding. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smooth-billed_ani

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Osprey | Águila Pescadora (Pandion haliaetus carolinensis) on Flickr.

Location: Unare Lagoon, Anzoateguí, Venezuela The osprey (Pandion haliaetus), sometimes known as the fish eagle, sea hawk, river hawk, or fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large raptor, reaching more than 60 cm (24 in) in length and 180 cm (71 in) across the wings. It is brown on the upperparts and predominantly greyish on the head and underparts. The osprey tolerates a wide variety of habitats, nesting in any location near a body of water providing an adequate food supply. It is found on all continents except Antarctica, although in South America it occurs only as a non-breeding migrant. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osprey

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Amazon Kingfisher | Martın Pescador Matraquero (Chloroceryle amazona) on Flickr.

The Amazon kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona) is a resident breeding bird in the lowlands of the American tropics from southern Mexico south through Central America to northern Argentina, with at least one bird having strayed north to Texas This large kingfisher breeds by streams. The unlined nest is in a horizontal tunnel made in a river bank, and up to 1.6 m long and 10 cm wide. The female lays three, sometimes four, white eggs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_kingfisher

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Common Black Hawk | Gavilán cangrejero (Buteogallus anthracinus anthracinus) on Flickr.

The common black hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks, and Old World vultures. The common black hawk is a breeding bird in the warmer parts of the Americas, from the Southwestern United States through Central America to Venezuela, Peru, Trinidad, and the Lesser Antilles. It is a mainly coastal, resident bird of mangrove swamps, estuaries and adjacent dry open woodland, though there are inland populations, including a migratory population in north-western Mexico and Arizona. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_black_hawk