“Come heee-re, lifer!” For 5 days of some of the most spectacular birding we’ve ever done, this was our guide Danielson Aleixa beckoning us, pointing to something in the rainforest canopy that he had first heard then located. As exciting it was to see new species (‘lifers,’ in birding lingo), was the infectious enthusiasm with which Danielson was showing them to us.
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Of Hummingbirds And Toucans: Five Days Of Birding Bliss In The Amazon
A first-hand account of five unforgettable days birding on the edge of Brazil’s Amazon, guided by passionate local naturalists, where hummingbirds, toucans and forest voices reveal the rainforest’s staggering diversity
Ashish Kothari
12 January 2026
Black-necked aracari, Para Birding, Brazil Photo: Ashish Kothari
Black-necked aracari, Para Birding, Brazil Photo: Ashish Kothari
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