South American Bird Fair
| Type | South American Birding Meeting |
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Area served | birdwatching |
The South American Birdwatching Fair[1] is an annual event for birdwatchers, held every year in a different country of the continent. It is described as the birders' principal meeting in South America, with people from all over the world. It attracts people from around the world due to it being the largest event of its kind.
Lovers of wildlife in general and birdwatching in particular can find in the fair a space for networking and sharing talks, workshops, seminars and birding trips. People from around the world collectively interact and share their knowledge and passion for bird watching. This is a great chance for people who enjoy birdwatching to interact and connect with each other on a larger scale. Each year's program includes various bird themed engagements. Attendees collaborate by sharing recent scientific discoveries with one another. Many suppliers showcase and sell their binoculars, cameras, books, clothing, and other birdwatching equipment, along with works by artists and offerings from tour companies. Additionally, there are lectures, birding outings and trips, a fellowship dinner, and various other attractions.
The South American Birdwatching fair attracts bird watching enthusiasts, large companies, such as Swarovski, Buenos Días Birding, and other companies interested in supporting nature, and some parts of various governments who are responsible for overlooking nature related topics partake in this event[2]. Many different international organizations, including every country in South America, such as BirdLife International, Wetlands International, Red de Observadores de Aves de Colombia, Aves Argentinas and many more.
The first fair was held in 2010 in San Martín de los Andes (Argentina), and was based on the biggest Bird Fair in the United Kingdom (British Birdwatching Fair ). The San Martín venue was continued until 2012 and subsequent Fairs were held in Paraty, Brazil 2014), and Buenos Aires, Argentina (2016). The 2017 Fair is scheduled to take place in October 2017 in Puerto Varas, Chile, and 2018 in Manizales, Colombia. Official Languages are Spanish, English and Portuguese.
This fair went on hiatus in 2020 & will return in 2021.
This fair resumed in 2021 in Caldas, Columbia. Then in 2022, it took place in Corrientes, Argentina. Then in 2023 it took place in Mindo, Ecuador. Then in 2024 it took place in Ituzaingó, Argentina.
All the organisers' profits are donated to a Conservation Projects.
Organization
[edit]The Advisory Committee comprises a group of leading figures in ornithology and birdwatching: Tito Narosky (Argentina), Alvaro Jaramillo (Chile), Martha Algiers (Brazil), Raffael Di Biase (Chile), Sergio Ocampo Tobon (Colombia), Steve Sanchez Calle (Peru), and others. The Organising Committee is chaired by Horacio Matarasso and consists of respected birdwatchers in the region.
External links
[edit]- Complete Information and annual programme Official Website
- The Fair in Facebook
- A Portuguese blog: Bonito Birdwatching
- Red de Observadores de Colombia
News about the Fair
[edit]Pictures of the Fair
[edit]See Pictures at album
- ^ "The South American Bird Fair Returns to Argentina in 2024, in the Incredible Subtropical Wetlands of Iberá | Buenos Días Birding". www.buenosdiasbirding.com. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ "The Coastal Solutions Program at the XII South American Bird Fair". Coastal Solutions Fellows Program. 2023-12-20. Retrieved 2024-10-19.