I spot her at the edge of a forest together with Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus). She moves with quick, precise hops along a concrete sidewalk in the mining town of Carajás, near the city of Parauapebas on the lower Amazon. At first glance, she looks like any other young female Silver-beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo). The… Continue reading Young Silver-beaked Tanager female with a crossbill-like beak
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Black-bellied Gnateater male in thicket of FLONA Carajás
The afternoon light in the Carajás forest feels golden and slow, filtering through the canopy like dust through a lens. The forest hums softly—cicadas, the buzz of wings, a distant rustle of leaves. On a narrow perch beside the trail, a Black-bellied Gnateater (Conopophaga melanogaster) sits almost motionless. It’s small and round-bodied, with a dark… Continue reading Black-bellied Gnateater male in thicket of FLONA Carajás