South America is a continent with a great variety of birds. It hosts a third of all birds in the world, approximately 3.200 species. No other region matches this figure. South America is to birds what Africa is to mammals.

Brazil has an area of 5.1 million square miles and equals 47% of South America's territory. It is the 5th largest country in the world. It is the country with the longest latitudinal distance between its borders, spanning from the equatorial region of the northern hemisphere to the subtropical region, with all sorts of different tropical climates along the way. Brazil presents the largest biodiversity in the world. Many different ecosystems can be found in this country, each with its own typical avifauna, some yet to be discovered.

There are around 1.700 species, divided in 86 families in Brazil. You might encounter one of the largest species of the world, the greater rhea next to one of the smallest, the hummingbirds. The magnificent variety of colors and shapes of the birds found in the country is one of its highlights: macaws, toucans, manakins, tanagers and the seedeaters.

We would like to present you with three very important and distinct ecosystems found in Brazil for birdwatching: the Pantanal, the Amazon Rainforest and the Atlantic Forest.



Fernanda Pereira Melo, was born and raised in Brazil. She moved to Mato Grosso to complete her education in biology, where she's been living for the last 10 years. She then graduated from her masters of Ecology and Conservation, majoring in Pantanal birds. Always being a part of the best ornithology courses, congresses and forums of the country.

Her participation in our team is fundamental for the coordination and the quality service in all our bird watching tours.