Blue-throated Macaws squabbling over their new real estate. (Tjalle Boorsma - Asociación Armonía)
For eight years, northern Blue-throated Macaws have never shown an iota of interest in nestboxes at Asociación Armonía’s Barba Azul…
Nine authors and thirteen artists spent eleven years to gather in a single field guide the 1435 species of the sixth most diverse country in bird species: Bolivia. The “Birds of Bolivia - Field Guide”…
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 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,…
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Meet Jesus Chávez Barrios, he is native of the Beni Department, and is one of Armonía’s best educators. Jesus works with Moxeño-Trinitario youth to save Macaws in Beni by promoting…
The operation was concluded after 7 hours of tireless effort of helpful neighbours, Armonía personel and researchers battled the 3 meter tall flames. (Photo by Fabian Meijer)
In the heart of the 2016 dry season, thousands…
Reserve coordinator Tjalle Boorsma, and researcher of the University of Wageningen, Fabian Meijer set out for a “Barba Azul Big Day”.
Situated in the heart of the Beni savannah, the Barba Azul Nature Reserve is a…