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Peru and Colombia    all images © Mark Chappell Recently I've been involved in a study of altitude distributions in Andean bird communities, and while this is a science-oriented project, I try to find time for photography.   Some videos from nest cameras are here; go here for a list by phylogeny.

Lowland forest     zigzag heron     fasciated tiger-heron     rufescent tiger-heron     cocoi heron     sunbittern     muscovy duck     Orinoco goose     pied lapwing     hoatzin     black hawk-eagle     roadside hawk     white hawk     barred forest-falcon     speckled chachalaca     pale-winged trumpeter     chestnut woodpecker     red-necked woodpecker     American pygmy kingfisher     ringed kingfisher     sand-colored nightjar     oscillated poorwill     paraque     great potoo     fork-tailed palm swift     emerald toucanet     blue-crowned motmot     black-tailed trogon     great jacamar     bluish-fronted jacamar     McConnell's flycatcher     striated antbird     white-browed antbird     white-flanked antbird     yellow-bellied warbling antbird     plain-throated antwren     dot-winged antwren     black-spotted bare-eye     black-fronted nunbird     social flycatcher     violaceous jay     black-capped donacobius     Hauxwell's thrush     turquoise tanager     magpie tanager     epaulet oriole     crested oropendola     yellow-rumped cacique Mid-altitude cloud forest     Cauca guan     black-and-chestnut eagle     semi-collared hawk     common potoo     lyre-tailed nightjar     plumbeous pigeon     Andean emerald     booted racket-tail     many-spotted hummingbird     sparkling violet-ear     violet-crowned brilliant     speckled hummingbird     white-belled woodstar     wire-crested thorntail     violet-tailed sylph     buff-tailed coronet     fawn-breasted brilliant     empress brilliant     white-tailed hillstar     western emerald     tourmaline sunangel     brown violet-ear     greenish puffleg     green hermit     long-tailed sylph     crowned woodnymph     purple-bibbed whitetip     steely-vented hummingbird     purple-throated woodstar     velvet-purple coronet     black-throated mango     rufous-tailed hummingbird     white-necked jacobin     crested quetzal     golden-headed quetzal     collared trogon     Andean motmot     crimson-bellied woodpecker     versicolored barbet     red-headed barbet     Andean cock-of-the-rock     red-ruffed fruitcrow     green-and-black fruiteater     brown-banded antpitta     bicolored antpitta     chestnut-crowned antpitta     slate-crowned antpitta     buff-throated foliage-gleaner     strong-billed woodcreeper     black-billed treehunter          gray-capped flycatcher     ochraceous-breasted flycatcher     cinnamon flycatcher     ornate flycatcher     torrent tyrannulet     long-tailed tyrant     marble-faced bristle-tyrant     streaked flycatcher     tropical kingbird     common tody-flycatcher     Inca jay     slate-throated redstart     golden-fronted whitestart     three-striped warbler     tropical parula     Canada warbler     Andean solitaire     buff-throated saltator     bay-headed tanager     blue-capped tanager     blue-winged mountain-tanager     blue-necked tanager     common bush-tanager     crimson-backed tanager     flame-rumped tanager     golden tanager     golden-eared tanager     golden-naped tanager     lemon-rumped tanager     blue-gray tanager     orange-eared tanager     palm tanager     paradise tanager     purplish-mantled tanager     rust-and-yellow tanager     saffron-crowned tanager     scrub tanager     silver-beaked tanager     silver-throated tanager     spotted tanager     summer tanager     rusty flowerpiercer     orange-bellied euphonia     blue-naped chlorophonia     russet-backed oropendola     saffron finch     slaty brush-finch     gray-browed brush-finch Higland forest     Andean guan     white-throated hawk     crimson-mantled woodpecker     band-tailed pigeon     rufous-capped thornbill     amethyst-throated sunangel     shining sunbeam     mountain velvetbreast     buff-winged starfrontlet     golden-breasted puffleg     black-thighed puffleg     rainbow-bearded thornbill     viridian metaltail     great sapphirewing     black-throated mango     rufous-tailed hummingbird     white-necked jacobin     tyrian metaltail     gray-breasted mountain-toucan     streak-throated bush-tyrant     rufous-breasted chat-tyrant     white-winged black tyrant     rufous-bellied bush-tyrant     highland elania     tufted tit-tyrant     red-crested cotinga     red-and-white antpitta     chiguanco thrush     great thrush     yellow-breasted bush-finch     white-naped bush-finch     rufous-collared sparrow     blue-capped tanager     hooded mountain tanager     scarlet-bellied mountain tanager     golden-collared tanager     black flowerpiercer     masked flowerpiercer     black-throated flowerpiercer     bluish flowerpiercer     chestnut-breasted flowerpiercer other Andean highlands, Paramo     Andean ruddy duck     Andean teal     Andean goose     Puna teal     yellow-billed pintail     white-cheeked pintail     Andean lapwing     Andean gull     plumbeous rail     Andean coot     Andean flicker     spot-winged pigeon     bearded mountaineer     black-tailed trainbearer     buffy helmetcrest 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