The South American Birdwatching Fair is an
annual
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event for
birdwatcher
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s, held every year in a different country of the continent. It is described as the birders' principal meeting in
South America
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, with people from all over the world.
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. Each year's programme includes birding themes in general, recent scientific findings and presentations in many related themes. A large number of suppliers of
binoculars,
camera
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s, books, clothing and other
birdwatching
Birdwatching, or birding, is the observing of birds, either as a recreational activity or as a form of citizen science. A birdwatcher may observe by using their naked eye, by using a visual enhancement device like binoculars or a telescope, by ...
equipment, artists and tour companies display and sell their wares, and there are lectures, birding outings and trips, a fellowship dinner and other attractions.
The South American Birdwatching Fair is sponsored by many international organisations, including every country in South America, such as
BirdLife International,
Wetlands International
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,
Red de Observadores de Aves de Colombia,
Aves Argentinas
Aves Argentinas / Asociación Ornitológica del Plata (in English: ''Argentine Birds''), is an Argentine non-profit environmental organization dedicated to conservation and birdwatching. Created in 1916, it is the oldest environmental organization ...
and many more. Companies such as
Swarovski, Buenos Días Birding and others support the fair.
The first fair was held in 2010 in
San Martín de los Andes
San Martín de los Andes is a city in the south-west of the , serving as the administration centre of the Lácar Department. Lying at the foot of the Andes, on the Lácar lake, it is considered one of the main tourism destinations in the province. ...
(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.
All the organisers' profits are donated to a Conservation Projects.
Organization
The Advisory Committee comprises a group of leading figures in
ornithology
Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the "methodological study and consequent knowledge of birds with all that relates to them." Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and th ...
and
birdwatching
Birdwatching, or birding, is the observing of birds, either as a recreational activity or as a form of citizen science. A birdwatcher may observe by using their naked eye, by using a visual enhancement device like binoculars or a telescope, by ...
:
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
* Complete Information and annual programm
Official Website* The Fair i
Facebook* A Portuguese blog
News about the Fair
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Pictures of the Fair
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Ornithology
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