Which hen species do you suppose is the largest attraction to guests of your lodge (please solely identify one species)?
The beautiful Harpy Eagle.
Picture: Rafael Ferraz
What’s the identify of your lodge, and since when has your lodge been working?
Cristalino Lodge, and we have now been working since 1990.
Chestnut-eared Aracari (photograph: Alex Da Riva)
How finest to journey to your lodge?
We’re positioned within the Southern Brazilian Amazon – one of the simplest ways to get right here is by touring to Alta Floresta (AFL) Airport within the Mato Grosso state. Upon arrival on the airport, our workforce picks the visitors up from the airport (switch included) and embarks on a 1h highway switch + 30min panoramic, beautiful boat trip to get amidst the 11,399 hectares of preserved Amazon Rainforest.
Black-tailed Trogon (photograph: Jorge Lopes)
What sort of companies – apart from lodging and meals – does your lodge supply to visiting birders?
Personalised guided excursions, images blinds (solely through the dry season), two remark towers above the forest cover, boat safaris (day and night time), and trails in several forest sorts (additionally day and night time).
Cover Tower (photograph: Andre Dib)
What makes your lodge particular?
We’re positioned in one of many largest personal reserves in The Amazon, twice the scale of Manhattan Island (NY), and supply the best number of fauna and flora – we’re in a transition between the neighboring biomes of Pantanal and Cerrado in order that we are able to see species from not solely these 2 biomes but in addition The Amazon as effectively. We now have over 600 species of birds, about ? of the Brazilian Avifauna, making this a premium spot for birdwatching. It’s thought of the very best place in your complete Amazon to watch the fauna.
Blue-and-gold Macaw (photograph: Jorge Lopes)
What are the ten – 20 most fascinating birds that your lodge affords good probabilities to see?
- Brown-winged Trumpeter
- Sunbittern
- Agami Heron
- Capped Heron
- Harpy Eagle
- Ladder-tailed Nightjar
- White-bellied Parrot
- Purple-fan Parrot
- Scarlet Macaw
- Curl-crested Aracari
- White-throated Toucan
- Pompadour Cotinga
- Spangled Cotinga
- Amazonian Umbrellabird
- Naked-eyed Antbird
- Black-spotted Naked-eye
- Naked-necked Fruitcrow
- Snow-capped Manakin
- Purple-headed Manakin
- Paradise Tanager
Paradise Tanager (photograph: Jorge Lopes)
What’s the finest time to go to your lodge, and why?
The perfect time to see Harpy Eagles and Agami herons by the river and the elusive Antbirds and Manakins on the blinds is within the peak dry season (between July and September).
Agami Heron (photograph: Jorge Lopes)
Is your lodge concerned in conservation efforts? If sure, please describe them.
Our path started with an initiative to protect the forest – our major intention is to advertise conservation. By displaying the wonders of The Amazon to each one in all our visitors, we demystify and promote conservation accountability. We work intently with the Cristalino Ecological Basis, which is chargeable for selling conservation, sustainability, and environmental training in native public colleges, helps scientific analysis with universities worldwide, and assists with public insurance policies regarding the conservation efforts within the Mato Grosso State as effectively.
Turquoise Tanager (photograph: Alex Da Riva)
What different solutions are you able to give to birders fascinated about visiting your lodge?
Deliver basic path gear and garments, like lengthy pants, excessive socks, a hat, and sunscreen. Bringing a head torch and binoculars is all the time helpful, though we do have them right here. Our knowledgeable information suggests studying how you can use the digital camera in low mild with out the flash, as birds come subsequent to the blind on the finish of the afternoon.
Inexperienced Kingfisher (photograph: Jorge Lopes)
Do you will have actions for non-birders? If that’s the case, please describe.
We do supply a variety of actions for non-birders as effectively. Though we began specializing in birdwatching, as a hotspot by means of the eyes of the famend Ted Parker and Kevin Zimmer, we have now been creating Cristalino to convey visitors from all kinds, with a purpose to invite visitors into The Amazon in essentially the most snug, instructional methods. The actions for non-birders embrace path strolling (we have now over 30km of trails, of assorted ranges), visiting the remark towers (which, moreover the unimaginable birds, supply beautiful views from the dawn and sundown as effectively), boat excursions, fauna & flora remark and kayaking, all accompanied by our unimaginable guides.
Rufescent Tiger-Heron (photograph: Jorge Lopes)
If any reader of 10,000 Birds is fascinated about staying at your lodge, how can they finest contact you?
One of the best ways to contact us is thru our Reservations Type and WhatsApp.
White-bellied Parrot (photograph: Jose Lopes)
Word: Karol de Almeida, who answered our questions, appreciates the assistance of Bruno Möller, one of many hen guides on the lodge.