The other thing that the Pantanal is famous for is the fabulous bird life. There are some 463 species of bird but Iām sorry to tell you we only spotted 47! Jane thinks we may have to go back after this poor effortš¤
Joking aside, the bird life was spectacularā¦better than anywhere Iāve ever been. We were constantly spotting so many different sightings. The main thing I learned was: Macaws are the big boys (and girls) and have a large area of bare skin around their eye. Parrots are midsize and have a short tail whereas Parakeets are generally the smallest and have long tails. Very useful.
Here is our complete list with apologies for spelling errors!
- Roadside Hawk
- Laughing Falcon
- Rhea
- Black Faced Ibis
- Grey Cowled Woodrail
- Hyacinth Macaw
- Jabaru
- Wattled Jacana
- Caracara
- Great Black Hawk
- Red Legged Seriem
- Little Nightjar
- Rufescent Tiger Heron
- Yellow Billed Cardinal
- Southern Lapwing
- Burrowing Owl
- Blue Fronted Parrot
- Vermillion Flycatcher
- White winged Swallow
- Bare Faced Curacao
- Red and Green Macaw
- Turquoise Fronted Amazon Parrot
- Scaled Dove
- Rufus Hornero
- Capped Heron
- Toco Toucan
- Savannah Hawk
- Peach Fronted Parakeet
- Black Vulture
- Wood Stork
- Roseate Spoonbill
- Blue-Black Grassquit
- Black Capped DonaCobius
- Rusty Marginned Flycatcher
- Grey Breasted Martin
- Nantay Parakeet
- Keira Cuckoo
- Blue Crowned Parakeet
- Crested HoraPendulam
- Smooth Billed Ani
- Pale Crested Woodpecker
Where shall we go to next? 
I’m liking the Jabaru š
He has a very rubbery neck with no feathers and it expands as he takes in food, water. He also poops on his legs to act as a sunscreeen!
Not bad for a pair of old birds! šš¤£š¦š¦š¦¤ xx
Exactly! I think our new friends thought we were a bit nerdy!! We are and proud of it!!