Guyana Birding News - Volume 1
|IN THE NEWS | BIRDING SITES | FEATURE BIRD | BIRDING PEOPLE|
Welcome to Guyana Birding News,
We hope that you will enjoy this first edition of Guyana Birding News, which will be published quarterly and gives you important information about birding in Guyana - from profiles of birding sites and people who have helped to shape the birding experience to feature bird items and a news column that covers exciting new developments.
The goal of Guyana Birding News and www.guyanabirding.com is to offer information, resources and contacts that will help you to plan birding experiences to unspoiled, unforgettable Guyana. We invite you to help us reach this goal by offering your comments on what should be added to the newsletter and website or how they can be improved. For those of you who have traveled to Guyana, we urge you to send your trip reports, photos and tips for birding in Guyana.
Best wishes for a prosperous and happy 2007!
In this Issue
IN THE NEWS: All the latest news about Guyana birding
BIRDING SITES: Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation
FEATURE BIRD: Guianan Cock-of-the-Rock (Rupicola rupicola)
BIRDING PEOPLE: Duane de Freitas, General Manager Dadanawa Ranch
IN THE NEWS
Conservation International Discovers New Bird Species for Guyana
In November 2006, CI completed a Rapid Assessment Program (RAP) in Guyana's Konashen District. The RAP discovered that 40 percent of Guyana's bird species are found at Kohanshen. The 318 species from 50 families recorded included a new species for Guyana... more>>
Guyana's Bird Checklist Grows with Discovery at Yupukari
Ashley Holland, accomplished river guide, explorer, and Renaissance man of the interior, has also discovered a new species of bird for Guyana... more>>
Smithsonian Institution Conducts Avifaunal Survey of Upper Rewa River
Ornithologists Chris Milensky and Brian Schmidt of the Smithsonian Institution conducted an avifaunal survey of the upper sections of the Rewa River in August 2006... more>>
Guyana's Magnificent Birding and Natural Heritage gets Media Attention
News of Guyana as a magnificent birding destination is spreading fast. Guyana was recently the focus of two articles in UK publications. The December 2006 issue of Conde Nast Traveller has an article on Guyana titled, "Strictly for the Birds", and... more>>
Gluck Island: A Fascinating New Birding Site
Guyana already has a host of birding hotspots, from the Rupununi to Georgetown, but with newfound interest in birding spreading fast, new sites are always being explored. One such place with strong potential for development as a birdwatching destination is Gluck Island ... more>>
International Birders Wowed by Guyana's Outstanding Birding
International birding tour operators and media who participated in two product trips staged by Guyana in November 2006 were highly impressed with Guyana as a birding destination. Every one of the ten tour operators said that their respective companies will begin offering tours... more>>
Pick of the Flock
To give our readers a unique insight into Guyana, we have chosen to highlight Werner Herzog's wonderful film, "The White Diamond"... more>>
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BIRDING SITES
Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development
In 1989, the Government of Guyana gifted one million acres of pristine rainforest to the world�a nature preserve to be used as a living laboratory for scientific research, eco-tourism, and tropical forest management, and named it Iwokrama Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development. Iwokrama is the lifeblood to a dizzying number of flora and fauna: 1,500 species of flora, 200 mammals, 500 birds, 420 fish, and 150 species of amphibians and reptiles... more >>
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FEATURE BIRD
Guianan Cock-of-the-Rock (Rupicola rupicola)
The Guianan Cock-of-the-Rock is one of those uniquely plumed birds that can be easily identified by birders of all levels. It could also be considered the face of Guyana, and with the male's brilliant orange colorings, complete with an attention-grabbing Mohawk, it's no wonder it graces the covers of so many tourism brochures... more >>
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BIRDING PEOPLE
Duane de Freitas, General Manager Dadanawa Ranch
Situated in the vast savannahs of Guyana�s South Rupununi, Dadanawa Ranch has a long, rich history that has included stints as both the world's largest cattle ranch and virtual home base for Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, one of television's first wildlife shows. Today, visitors can combine some cattle rustling with their birding, although naturalists often find themselves too distracted by one of Guyana's most diverse ecosystems to get around to helping the vaqueros.
Manager of Dadanawa Ranch, Duane de Freitas, was kind enough to take some time away from his busy schedule to answer some questions for us... more >>
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