The bird life in Guyana is amazing. Especially the Macaws are stunning.
Nature pictures of Guyana and other bird pages are linked:
Nature Page for Guyana
Bird Pages
All pictures are © Dr. Günther Eichhorn, unless otherwise noted.
Birds in Guyana
Female Black-throated Mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis, german: Schwarzbrust-Mangokolibri, french: Mango à cravate noire). (547k)
Male Green-tailed Jacamar (Galbula galbula, french: Jacamar vert). (570k)
Finsch's Euphonias (Euphonia finschi, french: Organiste de Finsch). (571k)
Rusty-margined Flycatcher (Myiozetetes cayanensis, french: Tyran de Cayenne). (635k)
Male Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus, french: Moucherolle vermillon). (580k)
White-banded Swallows (Atticora fasciata, french: Hirondelle des torrents). (1.8M)
White-winged Swallow (Tachycineta albiventer, french: Hirondelle à ailes blanches). (677k)
Black Nunbird (Monasa atra, french: Barbacou noir). (646k)
Male Silver-beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo, french: Tangara à bec d'argent). (1367k)
Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum, french: Tangara des palmiers). (531k)
Red-capped Cardinal (Paroaria gularis, french: Paroare rougecap). (684k)
Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus, german: Trauertyrann, french: Tyran mélancolique). (539k)
Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus, french: Moqueur des savanes). (532k)
Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus, german: Schwefeltyrann, french: Tyran quiquivi). (923k)
Male Green-backed Trogon (Trogon viridis, french: Trogon à queue blanche). (788k)
Male Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus cela, german: Gelbbürzelkassike, french: Cassique cul-jaune). (954k)
Nests of Yellow-rumped Caciques. (1117k)
Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata, german: Ohrflecktaube, french: Tourterelle oreillarde). (739k)
White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi, german: Weißstirntaube, french: Colombe de Verreaux). (776k)
Pale-vented Pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis, german: Rotrückentaube, french: Pigeon rousset). (618k)
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria, german: Einsamer Wasserläufer, french: Chevalier solitaire). (651k)
Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis, german: Bronzekiebitz, french: Vanneau téro). (1479k)
Large-billed Tern (Phaetusa simplex, german: Seeschwalben, french: Sterne à gros bec). (572k)
Male Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana, german: Grünfischer, french: Martin-pêcheur vert). (720k)
Female Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona, german: Amazonasfischer, french: Martin-pêcheur d'Amazonie). (624k)
Female Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata, german: Rotbrustfischer, french: Martin-pêcheur à ventre roux). (584k)
Female Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus, german: Linienspecht, french: Pic ouentou). (726k)
Brown-throated Parakeets (Eupsittula pertinax, french: Conure cuivrée). (1100k)
Orange-winged Amazon (Amazona amazonica, german: Venezuela-Amazone, french: Amazone aourou). (627k)
Orange-winged Amazons in flight. (461k)
Wattled Jacanas (Jacana jacana, french: Jacana noir). Adult (top) and juvenile (bottom). (824k)
Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani, german: Glattschnabelani, french: Ani à bec lisse). (540k)
White-throated Toucans (Ramphastos tucanus, german: Weißbrusttukan, french: Toucan à bec rouge). (541k)
Channel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus, german: Dottertukan, french: Toucan ariel). (802k)
Rufescent Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma lineatum, german: Marmorreiher, french: Onoré rayé). (1183k)
Limpkin (Aramus guarauna, german: Rallenkranich, french: Courlan brun). (1422k)
Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus caudatus, german: Weißhalsibis, french: Ibis mandore). (768k)
Male Black Curassow (Crax alector, french: Hocco alector). (772k)
Male Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga, german: Amerikanischer Schlangenhalsvogel, french: Anhinga d'Amérique). (699k)
Swimming female Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga, german: Amerikanischer Schlangenhalsvogel, french: Anhinga d'Amérique). (772k)
Anhinga in flight. (848k)
Western Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis ibis, german: Kuhreiher, french: Héron garde-bœufs). (1092k)
American Great Egret (Ardea alba egretta, german: Silberreiher, french: Grande Aigrette). (615k)
Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi, german: Cocoireiher, french: Héron cocoi). (1222k)
Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi, german: Cocoireiher, french: Héron cocoi). (785k)
Cocoi Heron taking flight. (944k)
Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria, german: Jabiru, french: Jabiru d'Amérique). (2.2M)
Scarlet Macaws (Ara macao, german: Hellroter Ara, french: Ara rouge). (1.6M)
Scarlet Macaws (Ara macao, german: Hellroter Ara, french: Ara rouge). (798k)
Pair of Macaws over the rainforest. (673k)
Macaws in flight. (543k)
Macaw in flight. (480k)
Orange-breasted Falcon (Falco deiroleucus, german: Rotbrustfalke, french: Faucon orangé). (493k)
Male Osprey (Pandion haliaetus, german: Fischadler, french: Balbuzard pêcheur). (587k)
Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris, german: Wegebussard, french: Buse à gros bec). (782k)
Great Black Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga, german: Schwarzbussard, french: Buse urubu). (838k)
Great Black Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga, german: Schwarzbussard, french: Buse urubu). (671k)
Black Hawk Eagle (Spizaetus tyrannus, german: Tyrannenhaubenadler, french: Aigle tyran). (627k)
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus, german: Rabengeier, french: Urubu noir). (625k)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura, german: Truthahngeier, french: Urubu à tête rouge). (686k)
Greater Yellow-headed Vultures (Cathartes melambrotus, german: Großer Gelbkopfgeier, french: Grand Urubu). (696k)
Greater Yellow-headed Vultures (Cathartes melambrotus, german: Großer Gelbkopfgeier, french: Grand Urubu). (407k)
Black Caracara (Daptrius ater, french: Caracara noir). (395k)
Northern Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway, german: Karibikkarakara, french: Caracara du Nord). (1173k)
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