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Video: Global Big Day 2017: Bolivia #14

May 2, 20180Comments

[youtube id="-CpDkGhiEOpg" align="center" mode="normal" maxwidth="900"] Bolivia #14 en el #GlobalBigDay - the international day of bird watching organized by eBird of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Interview with Sebastian K. Herzog - scientific director of Armonía…

Video: Nest boxes save Macaws!

May 2, 20180Comments

[youtube id="-UYqretxKVY" align="center" mode="normal" maxwidth="900"] In 2017 nine Critically Endangered Blue-throated Macaw chicks have successfully hatched from Armonia’s nest box program. The news is especially encouraging as this is the first time we recorded a chick…

Video: Meet researchers at Barba Azul Nature Reserve

March 19, 20180Comments

[youtube id="VF4BOiIdGQs" align="center" mode="normal" maxwidth="900"] Meet researchers from the Wageningen University and the University of Glasgow at #BarbaAzulNatureReserve. With over 300 bird species, 27 species of medium & large mammals and breathtaking landscapes Barba Azul is…

Nest boxes: a lifeline for the Blue-throated Macaw

January 23, 20180Comments

71 Blue-throated Macaw chicks has fledged from our nest boxes in 2017 (Photo: Aidan Maccormick) 2017 was an important year for the conservation of the Blue Throated Macaw (Ara glaucogularis). A record number of nine macaws…

Bolivian biologists continue to discover new species in the forests of Madidi National Park

November 20, 20170Comments

Anfibio del genero Microkayla (anteriormente Psychrophrynella). Son pequeños y solo habitan en los Altos Andes tropicales de Bolivia. (Foto: Mauricio OcampoÖ It has been twenty seven years since the famous ornithologist Ted Parker, together with a…

Polylepis forests: saving a biodiversity hotspot of the tropical Andes

October 13, 20170Comments

Over half of the Polylepis-dependent species are endangered like the Critically Endangered Royal Cinclodes (Photo by: Rodrigo W. Soria-Auza) Polylepis forest once covered the slopes of the tropical Andes from Venezuela to Argentina, today the distribution…

Video: Armonía expedition discovers new breeding area of the Blue-Throated Macaw

May 9, 20170Comments

[youtube id="ry1VCMwTTZs" align="center" mode="normal" maxwidth="900"] In early February, an Armonía expedition discovered a new breeding area of the Critically Endangered Blue-throated Macaw (Ara glaucogularis). The groundbreaking discovery is a major step towards understanding the life cycle…

Armonía discovers new breeding area for the Critically Endangered Blue-throated Macaw

March 17, 20170Comments

In early February, an Armonía expedition discovered a new breeding area of the Critically Endangered Blue-throated Macaw (Ara glaucogularis). The groundbreaking discovery is a major step towards understanding the life cycle of the macaw and…

Red-fronted Macaw Fundraising Campaign: SUCCESS!

February 15, 20170Comments

Thanks to the generous support of our donors, we raised 20,000 USD to build a deep-well and a tree nursery to help locals at the drought-stricken Red-fronted Macaw Community Nature Reserve. We are thrilled…

Armonía expedition sets out in search of unknown Blue-throated Macaw breeding grounds.

February 6, 20170Comments

The Blue-Throated Macaw population is on the rise at Barba Azul Nature Reserve, but the question remains open. Where do our birds breed? (Photo: Tjalle Boorsma) Created by Armonía in , the 27 000 acres of Barba…

Bird of the Month February: Bolivian Blackbird

February 4, 20170Comments

Bolivian Blackbird - Illustration by Oscar Tintaya from the "Birds of Bolivia Field Guide" February Bolivian Blackbird Scientific name: Oreopsar bolivianus Spanish name: Tordo Boliviano Status: Least Concern (IUCN red list of endangered species) Habitat and behavior: Fairly common in dry scrub,…

URGENT Appeal: Deep-well needed for drought stricken Red-fronted Macaw Community Nature Reserve and native tree nursery

January 1, 20170Comments

Photo by Steffen Reichle Help Armonía construct a deep-well for the Red-fronted Macaw Community Reserve. UPDATE 10-01-2017: With the help of generous supporters like you we already have raised $12,770! Armonía created the Red-fronted Macaw Reserve…

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