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  1. Chestnut-bellied Seedeater (male)

    Chestnut-bellied Seedeater (male)

    Chestnut-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila castaneiventris) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Like the tanager, this bird was too far away for my 300 mm lens. Photographed in the Cordillera Escalera, northeast of Tarapoto, San Martin Department, Peru. Cloud forest at 914 m (3,000 ft) elevation...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • chestnut-bellied seedeater cordillera escalera northeast of tarapoto peru san martin department sporophila castaneiventris
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  2. Burnished-buff Tanager (male)

    Burnished-buff Tanager (male)

    Burnished-buff Tanager (Tangara cayana subsp. cayana) Male, species sexually dimorphic. This bird was too far away for my 300 mm lens. Photographed in Moyobamba, San Martin Department, Peru. Urban setting, a highly disturbed (deforested) rainforest at 860 m (2,822 ft) elevation. This will be...
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    • burnished-buff tanager moyobamba peru san martin department stilpnia cayana tangara cayana
    • Comments: 20
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  3. Bluish-gray Saltator

    Bluish-gray Saltator

    Bluish-gray Saltator (Saltator coerulescens subs. azarae) Sexes similar. Photographed at the base of Morro de Calzada, San Martin Department, Peru. Protected lower-mid elevation tropical rain forest at ca. 1,400 m (4,593 ft) elevation. This will be my last post for a little over a week. My...
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    • bluish-gray saltator grayish saltator morro de calzada peru saltator coerulescens san martin department subsp. azarae
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  4. Ruddy Ground Dove

    Ruddy Ground Dove

    Ruddy Ground Dove (Columbina talpacoti subsp. talpacoti) Sexes slightly dimorphic. Photographed in Moyobamba, San Martin Department, Peru. Urban setting, a highly disturbed (deforested) rainforest at 860 m (2,822 ft) elevation. November 2013
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    • columbina talpacoti moyobamba peru ruddy ground dove san martin department subsp. talpacoti
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  5. Gray-breasted Sabrewing

    Gray-breasted Sabrewing

    Gray-breasted Sabrewing (Campylopterus largipennis subsp. aequatorialis) Sexes similar. Photographed at Moyobamba, San Martin Department, Peru. A highly disturbed (deforested) rainforest at 860 m (2,822 ft) elevation.
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    • campylopterus largipenni gray-breasted sabrewing moyobamba peru s subsp. aequatorialis san martin department
    • Comments: 20
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  6. Black Phoebe

    Black Phoebe

    Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans subsp. latirostris) Sexes similar. This subspecies is in the White-winged Phoebe group. Photographed along the margins of Ro Tioyacu, Rioja, San Martin Department, Peru. Riparian at ca. 835 ft (2,740 ft) elevation.
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    • black phoebe peru rioja ro tioyacu san martin department sayornis nigricans subsp. latirostris
    • Comments: 20
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  7. Lady Slipper Orchid

    Lady Slipper Orchid

    Lady Slipper Orchid (Phragmipedium sp.: Orchidaceae) Photographed at Moyobamba, San Martin Department, Peru. Riparian, creekside. Overall area is a highly disturbed (deforested) rainforest at 860 m (2,822 ft) elevation.
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    • lady slipper orchid moyobamba orchidaceae peru phragmipedium sp. san martin department
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  8. Replica of the King of the Cattelyas

    Replica of the King of the Cattelyas

    Replica of the King of the Cattleyas (Catteya rex: Orchidaceae) Photographed in the traffic circle that leads into Moyobamba, San Martin Department, Peru. Moyobamba is the self professed orchid capitol of Peru. Though I was not there looking for orchids I had no problem finding them. Elevation...
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    • catteya rex moyobamba orchidaceae peru san martin department
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: Landscapes
  9. Chestnut-bellied Seed Finch

    Chestnut-bellied Seed Finch

    Chestnut-bellied Seed Finch (Oryzoborus angolensis subsp. torridus) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Photographed roadside between Estadio Municipal de Calzada and Morros de Calzada, San Martin Department, Peru. Open pastureland with scattered trees at ca. 1,400 m (4,593 ft) elevation.
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    • chestnut-bellied seed finch morros de calzada oryzoborus angolensis peru san martin department subsp. torridus
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  10. Yellow-spotted River Turtle

    Yellow-spotted River Turtle

    Yellow-spotted River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis: Podocnmididae) Photographed at the base of Morro de Calzada, San Martin Department, Peru. Small man-made pond. Protected lower-mid elevation tropical rain forest at ca. 1,400 m (4,593 ft) elevation.
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    • morro de calzada peru podocnemis unifies podocnmididae san martin department yellow-spotted river turtle
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Amphibians
  11. Swallow-winged Puffbird

    Swallow-winged Puffbird

    Swallow-winged Puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa subsp. tenebrosa) Photographed at the base of Morro de Calzada, San Martin Department, Peru. Protected lower-mid elevation tropical rain forest at ca. 1,400 m (4,593 ft) elevation. .
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    • chelidoptera tenebrosa morro de calzada peru san martin department swallow-winged puffbird
    • Comments: 18
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  12. Pleasing Poison Dart Frog

    Pleasing Poison Dart Frog

    Pleasing Poison Dart Frog (Ameerega bassieri: Dendrobatidae) 3.0-4.5 cm (1.2-1.8 in) long. Cordillera Escalera, northeast of Tarapoto, San Martin Department, Peru. Cloud forest at 1,000 m (3,281 ft) elevation.
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    • ameerega bassieri cordillera escalera dendrobatidae peru pleasing poison dart frog san martin department tarapoto
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Amphibians
  13. Lesser Kiskadee

    Lesser Kiskadee

    Lesser Kiskadee (Philohydor lictor subsp. lictor) Sexes similar. Photographed at Moyobamba, San Martin Department, Peru. A highly disturbed (deforested) rainforest at 860 m (2,822 ft) elevation.
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    • lesser kiskadee moyobamba peru philophydor lictor san martin department
    • Comments: 18
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  14. White-lined Tanager (female)

    White-lined Tanager (female)

    White-lined Tanager (Tachyphonus rufus) Female, species sexually dimorphic. Along the road between Estadio Municipal de Calzada and Morros de Calzada, San Martin Department, Peru. Open pastureland with scattered trees at ca. 1,400 m (4,593 ft) elevation.
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    • morros de calzada peru san martin department tachyphonus rufus white-lined tanager
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  15. Rufous-crested Coquette (female)

    Rufous-crested Coquette (female)

    Rufous-crested Coquete (Lophornis delattrei subsp. delattrei) Female, species sexually dimorphic. Photographed at Moyobamba, San Martin Department, Peru. A highly disturbed (deforested) rainNovember 2013
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    • lophornis delattrei moyobamba peru rufous-crested coquette san martin department
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  16. Rufous-crested Coquette (male)

    Rufous-crested Coquette (male)

    Rufous-crested Coquette (Lophornis delattrei subsp. delattrei) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Photographed foraging on Porter Weed (Stachytarpheta sp.: Verbenaceae) at Moyobamba, San Martin Department, Peru. A highly disturbed (deforested) rainforest at 860 m (2,822 ft) elevation.
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    • lophornis delattrei moyobamba peru rufous-crested coquette san martin department
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  17. Rioja, Peru

    Rioja, Peru

    Typical small town in Northwestern Peru, Rioja, San Martin Department, Peru. Situated west of Moyobamba at 836 m (2,743 ft) elevation.
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    • peru rioja san martin department
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Landscapes
  18. Purple Honeycreeper (male & female)

    Purple Honeycreeper (male & female)

    Purple Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes caeruleus subsp. microrhynchus) Male is the upper bird and the female the lower bird. Photographed at the base of Morro de Calzada, San Martin Department, Peru. Protected lower-mid elevation tropical rain forest at ca. 1,400 m (4,593 ft) elevation.
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    • cyanerpes caeruleus morro de calzada peru purple honeycreeper san martin department subsp. microrhynchus
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  19. Bamboo Orchid

    Bamboo Orchid

    Bamboo Orchid (Arundina graminifolia: Orchidaceae) This terrestrial orchid is native to tropical Asia but has been introduced and naturalized in most of the New World tropics including Hawaii and Puerto Rico. They grow in fairly large clumps reaching heights of 2 m (6.6 ft) tall. Its showy...
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    • arundina graminifolia bamboo orchid moyobamba orchidaceae peru san martin department
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  20. Saddleback Tamarin

    Saddleback Tamarin

    Saddleback Tamarin (Saguinus fuscicollis: Callitrichidae) Foothills of Cordillera Esalera, northeast of Tarapoto, San Martin Department, Peru. Disturbed rain forest at ca. 750 m (2,461 ft) elevation.
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    • callitrichidae cordillera escalera peru saddleback tamarin saguinus fuscicollis san martin department tarapoto
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Wild Mammals
  21. Fork-tailed Woodnymph (male)

    Fork-tailed Woodnymph (male)

    Fork-tailed Woodnymph (Thalurania furcata subsp. viridipectus) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Photographed at Moyobamba, San Martin Department, Peru. Overall area is a highly disturbed (deforested) rainforest at 860 m (2,822 ft) elevation.
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    • fork-tailed woodnymph moyobamba peru san martin department subsp. viridipectus thaluranis furcata
    • Comments: 22
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  22. Oilbird

    Oilbird

    Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) Sexes similar. Taken from a bridge looking down into a black cavernous abyss (Quebrada Quiscarrumi). Two flashlights and a flash at ISO 6400. Photographed along the edge of a ravine between Moyobamba and Tarapoto, San Martn Department, Peru. A tropical...
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    • oilbird peru quebrada quiscarrumi san martin department steatornis caripensis
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  23. Plumbeous Pigeon

    Plumbeous Pigeon

    Plumbeous Pigeon (Patagioenas plumbea subsp. pallescens) Cordillera Escalera, northeast of Tarapoto, San Martin Department, Peru. Cloud forest at 1,000 m (3,281 ft) elevation.
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    • cordillera escalera patagioenas plumbea peru plumbeous pigeon san martin department subsp. pallescens tarapoto
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  24. White-eyed Parakeet

    White-eyed Parakeet

    White-eyed Parakeet (Aratinga leucophthalma subsp. callogenys) Sexes similar. Roadside along a steep canyon in the High Sierras west of Tarapoto, San Martin Department, Peru. Disturbed rainforest at ca. 600 m (1,968 ft) elevation. November 2013.
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    • aratinga leucophthalma peru san martin department subs. callogenys tarapoto white-eyed parakeet
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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