Rufous-collared Sparrow
The everyday sparrow of Andean villages announces morning with a simple phrase that changes subtly from place to place.
Bolívar, Venezuela: places and wildlife
Browse the published Explore collection for Bolívar, Venezuela. Open a discovery for its field guide, practical details, and background.
Black Vulture
A highly social scavenger whose broad circles and white wing patches are familiar above both cities and wild rivers.
Roadside Hawk
The small, vocal hawk of tropical roadsides often watches from a wire or bare branch before dropping onto prey.
South American Coati
A social forest forager whose upright ringed tail often appears above vegetation before the animal itself.
Yellow-footed Tortoise
The Amazonian motelo walks humid forest floors on yellow-scaled limbs, tracking fallen fruit and fungi through habitat where an open-country tortoise would look out of place.