Rufous-collared Sparrow
The everyday sparrow of Andean villages announces morning with a simple phrase that changes subtly from place to place.
Distrito Capital, Venezuela: places and wildlife
Browse the published Explore collection for Distrito Capital, 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.
Great Kiskadee
A loud, adaptable tropical flycatcher whose name echoes its ringing kis-ka-dee call.
Blue-gray Tanager
The calm blue-gray tanager of Amazonian gardens often appears in pairs wherever fruit and open canopy meet.
Brown-throated Sloth
A rounded clump in the Peruvian canopy resolves into long limbs, three hooked claws on every foot, a brown throat, and rain-shedding fur whose grooves host algae.