The rarest of the three Andean flamingo species — Laguna Colorada on the Uyuni salt flat hosts tens of thousands against a backdrop of steaming volcanoes.
The most exquisite of the three Andean flamingos, with brilliant pinkish-crimson plumage and a tiny yellow-tipped bill — often mixed with Chilean and Andean flamingos at Laguna Colorada.
One of the most recognizable parrots on Earth — massive flocks gather at mineral-lick clay licks in Madidi NP, creating breathtaking spectacles at dawn.
A Bolivian endemic found in the dry Chaco-transition forests of eastern Santa Cruz — a handsome black starling-like bird with a subtle blue gloss.
The most powerful raptor in the Americas — with talons the size of a grizzly bear's claws, it hunts monkeys and sloths in the vast Madidi lowland forests.
Expert swimmer in the most violent white-water rapids of the Bolivian Yungas — pairs maintain territories on raging Andean rivers year-round.
Males gather at communal leks in Yungas cloud forests, performing elaborate display dances in brilliant orange plumage at dawn and dusk.
Elusive, rotund forest bird that bounces like a rubber ball — trained antpittas fed with worms at select sites in Bolivia's cloud forests can be incredibly tame.
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