neotropics

  1. Mottled Owl (Ciccaba virgata)

    Mottled Owl (Ciccaba virgata)

    Sitting still, the messenger from Xibalbá rests saved from the habitat destruction occurring across the country...
    • Carlos M
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    • Comments: 1
    • Category: La Aurora Zoo
  2. Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

    Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

    From Xibalbá, a messenger of the night and the underworld according the maya culture
    • Carlos M
    • Media item
    • central america neotropics owl
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: La Aurora Zoo
  3. White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)

    White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)

    Seen in Guatemala City, where they are quite common in urban parks
    • Carlos M
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    • central america dove neotropics
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Guatemala - Wildlife
  4. Black-headed Siskin (Spinus notatus)

    Black-headed Siskin (Spinus notatus)

    Seen near Guatemala City.
    • Carlos M
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    • bird central america neotropics
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Guatemala - Wildlife
  5. Onychorhynchus coronatus

    Xenarthans.org (IUCN Sloth, Anteater and Armadillo Specialist Group)

    The website of the IUCN - Sloth, Anteater and Armadillo Specialist Group may be of interest to zoochatters. The site has a lengthy bibliography, accounts of all Xenarthan species, conservation issues related to this mammal group and relevant scientific / conservation news is posted regularly...
  6. Onychorhynchus coronatus

    The challenges in conserving the turquoise fronted amazon parrot

    A good article from Mongabay on the steep challenges of conserving the turquoise fronted amazon parrot from poaching for the illegal pet trade in Brazil. For Brazil’s most trafficked parrot, the poaching is relentless Sadly this species often ends up in Brazilian zoos in large numbers, either...
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