Program: Unforgettable Birds of Brazil

Program Speakers: Satie Airamé, Jeff Chemnick & Raphael E. F. Santos

Home to 1,971 bird species, Brazil is a birding paradise with more than half of the species found in South America. Many of the world’s most interesting bird species live in Brazil’s patchwork of habitats, including more than 260 endemics that occur nowhere else on Earth. Some are colorful and gaudy birds such as parrots, macaws, and toucans. Others are elegant, glittering gems such as hummingbirds, jacamars, cotingas, and manakins.

Satie Airamé is the Assistant Dean at the UCSB Bren School of Environmental Science & Management. Jeff Chemnick is the owner of the exceptional plant nursery, Aloes in Wonderland in Santa Barbara. Recognized as an authority on Mexican cycads, Jeff serves as a Research Associate at Ganna Walska Lotusland. Jeff is a keen international birder who has traveled to more than 60 countries and has seen over 5,200 bird species. Raphael E. F. Santos is a Brazilian field biologist, environmental consultant, and birding guide with 20 years of experience leading birding tours around Brazil and neighboring South American countries.