Tourism Activities

BIRD WATCHING

The lower Río Javarí is home to more than 500 species of birds, creating an unusual mix of avian elements from western and southern Amazonia, with even a few species present that are generally found only north of the Amazon River. Several species are difficult or even impossible to see elsewhere in Brazil or Peru, making the area attractive also for serious country liters. The Río Javarí has been relatively little visited by ornithologists, and only in recent years has the terra firme become better known, resulting in the discovery of at least two new species for science. Pending the official publishing of these two species, which will likely be within the next two years, the only information I can give is that both are cryptic species, best told apart by their vocalizations and that one of them is an “Antbird”.