Andrew Whittaker
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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 13, 09: Best of Costa Rica II
- Jun 19, 09: Mato Grosso, Brazil
- Jun 29, 09: Brazil: Alta Floresta's Cristalino Jungle Lodge
- 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
- Oct 29, 09: Brazil: Emas National Park
- Nov 06, 09: Highlights of Brazil's Atlantic Forest
- Jan 09, 10: Northeastern Brazil Part I
- Jan 21, 10: Northeastern Brazil Part II
- Apr 11, 10: Best of Costa Rica II
Recent Posts
- Sep 10, 08: Mato Grosso, Brazil
- May 08, 08: Short Costa Rica: Toucans to Quetzals
- Jan 02, 08: Brazil: Carajas
- Jan 02, 08: Brazil: Emas National Park
- Jun 27, 07: Scotland in Style
- Apr 21, 07: Northeastern Brazil
- Jan 02, 07: Brazilian Highlights
- Jul 13, 06: Mato Grosso, Brazil
- May 11, 06: Best of Costa Rica
- May 09, 06: Brazil: Amazonian Wilderness on the Rio Roosevelt
Andrew Whittaker has been based in Amazonian Brazil for the last 21 years. Andy's passion for birding and natural history started at the early age of seven in the UK. For the past 26 years Andy has worked with birds, traveling around the world studying bird migration in Canada, Israel, Borneo, and the UK. Working 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 extensive tour leading experience, having led tours 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 and add 18 species to the Brazilian list. Andy is a member of the Brazilian Ornithological Committee, and lives in Manaus with his wife Nadime, their son Steven, and daughters, Luana and Suzana.