BIRDWATCHING
Kapawi is a great place for birding. In ten days you
can get a list of almost 400 species. The river islands
often have Horned Screamers and Orinoco Geese. Muscovy
Ducks are more prevalent here than at any other place
and they are even in the Kapawi Lagoon. Pavonine Quetzals
nest on the Kapawi-Montalvo trail as is the Rofous Potoo,
and there are also Black-necked Red Cotingas, Pearly
Antshrikes and Pheasant Cuckoos. Brown Jacamars are
more numerous in Kapawi than at any other place you
have been; ditto for Ecuadorian Cacique and Olive Oronpedola.
There are many Blue-throated Piping Guans, Herons and
Egrets. A Black Bushbird often hangs out near the cabañas
and Red Fan Parrots are on the Capahuari river. You
can see and hear Plumbeous Antbird, Dusky-throated Antbird,
Dot-backed Antbird or Buff-breasted Wren.
Other bird of exceptional interest featured in Kapawi
are Salvin´s Currasow, Buckley´s Forest-falcon,
Sapphire Quail-dove, Blue-winged Parrotlet, Scarlet-shouldered
Parrotlet, Black-billed Cuckoo, White-chested Puffbird,
Spotted Puffbird, Tawny-throated Leaftosser, Amazonian
Umbrellabird, Orange-eyed Flycatcher, Moriche Oriole
and the most amazing thing is that you yourself can
see and record new species on the islands!
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