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  1. pbjosh

    Amazon / Yasuni birding

    Sandro was ok as a guide. Not amazing but knew the birds and critically the territories for key birds. But that was 10 years ago now. I believe Rufous Potoo is no longer staked out at Gareno, unless it has changed again.
  2. pbjosh

    Amazon / Yasuni birding

    Also worth adding - for several of these options you would need to speak Spanish. At Rio Bigal and for Shiripuno english should be fine. For a lot of the smaller places you'll be better off either with some Spanish or being good with google translate and the like :)
  3. pbjosh

    Amazon / Yasuni birding

    Rio Bigal is amazing, some of the best birding in S America IMHO. It's a hike in and probably worth having gum boots, but once there it's tremendous. I believe they will prefer you to be in a group or overlap with another group for logistical reasons - not sure if they'd be keen on a solo...
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