Andrew Whittaker
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Upcoming Tours
- May 22, 12: Ireland & The British Isles
- Jul 07, 12: Northern Peru's Cloud Forest Endemics
- Jul 29, 12: Brazil: Alta Floresta's Cristalino Jungle Lodge
- Aug 06, 12: Brazil: Pantanal Safari (Birds & Jaguars) & Chapada dos Guimaraes
- Sep 28, 12: Southeastern Brazil Part I
- Oct 08, 12: Southeastern Brazil Part II
- Oct 22, 12: Southeastern Brazil Part III
- Nov 03, 12: Minas Gerais: Endemic Birds & Special Mammals of Central Brazil
- Jul 28, 13: Brazil: Alta Floresta's Cristalino Jungle Lodge
- Aug 05, 13: Brazil: Pantanal Safari (Birds & Jaguars) & Chapada dos Guimaraes
- Oct 05, 13: Southeastern Brazil Part I
- Oct 14, 13: Southeastern Brazil Part II
- Oct 28, 13: Southeastern Brazil Part III
Recent Posts
- Dec 21, 11: Southeastern Brazil Part III
- Sep 13, 11: Scotland in Style Post-trip
- Sep 13, 11: Scottish Islands Cruise
- Jan 05, 11: Grand Brazil Part I: Alta Floresta's Cristalino Jungle Lodge
- Dec 30, 10: Grand Brazil Part II: Pantanal Safari & Chapada dos Guimaraes
- May 07, 10: Northeastern Brazil
- Jan 20, 10: Brazil: Alta Floresta's Cristalino Jungle Lodge
- Apr 17, 09: Brazil: Amazonia on the Rio Roosevelt
- Mar 31, 09: Highlights of Brazil's Atlantic Forest
- Mar 16, 09: Harpy Eagle Chicks in Alta Floresta, Brazil!
Andrew Whittaker's passion for birding and natural history started at the early age of seven in the UK. Since 1982 Andy has worked and studied birds worldwide in Canada, Israel, Borneo, and the UK before moving to Brazil where he has remained based in Amazonian Brazil for the last 23 years. Research work in the Brazilian rainforest for the Smithsonian Institution has made Andy an authority on Amazonian birds and the region's natural history, and he has authored many technical publications on the region. He was a consultant for the prestigious Life of Birds series by David Attenborough, and is a research associate of the Museum Goeldi, in Belém. At present Andy is working with Kevin Zimmer on a comprehensive field guide to the birds of Brazil. Andy has led VENT tours for 19 years throughout South and Central American countries, the UK, and the Antarctic. He immensely enjoys sharing his fascination and knowledge of Neotropical birds, animals, and their conservation with others. Andy's special interest is bird vocalizations; his knowledge of Neotropical voices has enabled him to make several important ornithological discoveries, including species new to science, the rediscovery of species thought lost to science, and the addition of 19 species to the Brazilian list. Andy is a member of the Brazilian Ornithological Committee, and lives in Manaus, Amazonas with his children Steven, Luana, and Suzana.