Kevin Zimmer
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Upcoming Tours
- Jan 22, 09: Brazil: Amazonia on the Rio Roosevelt
- Jan 31, 09: Highlights of Brazil's Atlantic Forest
- Apr 05, 09: Spring in South Texas
- May 10, 09: Spring Grand Arizona
- Jun 02, 09: Grand Alaska: Gambell/Nome Pre-trip
- Jun 09, 09: Grand Alaska
- Jun 24, 09: Alaska: Barrow Extension
- Aug 08, 09: Best of Brazil
- Aug 20, 09: Best of Brazil: Iguacu Falls Extension
- Sep 28, 09: Southeastern Brazil Part I
- Oct 13, 09: Southeastern Brazil Part II
- Nov 06, 09: Highlights of Brazil's Atlantic Forest
- Jan 09, 10: Northeastern Brazil Part I
- Jan 21, 10: Northeastern Brazil Part II
- May 10, 10: Spring Grand Arizona
Recent Posts
- Jul 28, 08: Alaska: Barrow Extension
- Jul 28, 08: Grand Alaska
- Jul 28, 08: Gambell/Nome Alaska Pre-trip
- Feb 22, 08: Panama's Canopy Tower
- Feb 21, 08: Panama: Chiriqui Highlands
- Dec 04, 07: Southeastern Brazil Part II
- Dec 04, 07: Southeastern Brazil Part I
- Sep 21, 07: Mato Grosso, Brazil
- Sep 21, 07: Amazonian Brazil
- Jul 02, 07: Grand Alaska
Kevin Zimmer has authored three books and numerous papers dealing with field identification and bird-finding in North America. His book, Birding in the American West: A Handbook, deals with finding and identifying birds in the western United States. Living in Alaska contributed to his affection for the Far North, where he has anchored VENT's tour program since 1986. For the past 18 years he has concentrated his attention on the Neotropics, particularly on Brazil, Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. He has directed VENT's Brazil program since 1991. Kevin has a PhD in biology (research emphasis in Avian Evolutionary Ecology) from New Mexico State University, and is currently a field associate of Cornell's Laboratory of Ornithology and a Research Associate of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. He has authored numerous technical papers on the taxonomy, distribution, and behavior of Neotropical birds, particularly those of the Amazon basin. He recently completed (with co-author Mort Isler) the major chapter on the Thamnophilidae (antbirds) for the prestigious Handbook of Birds of the World series. He and Andrew Whittaker are currently at work on a comprehensive field guide to the birds of Brazil, to be published by Princeton University Press. Kevin lives in Atascadero, California with his wife Susan. Their daughter Marina is in graduate school at Dominican University in San Rafael, California.