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A handful of very widely distributed waterbirds and shorebirds do connect South America to global migratory patterns, but the vast majority of the continent's bird life is best explored through dedicated South American and Neotropical field guides rather than through cross-references to species profiled elsewhere in this collection.",[10,42,44],{"id":43},"seasonality","Seasonality",[15,46,47,48,51,52,55],{},"South America's position spanning both sides of the equator down into the temperate southern latitudes means seasonality varies enormously across the continent. Amazonian and other tropical lowland regions follow rainfall-driven wet and dry season cycles rather than a temperature-based spring-to-autumn pattern, while temperate Patagonia in the far south experiences a seasonal cycle roughly the reverse of the Northern Hemisphere, with its summer breeding season falling around ",[19,49,50],{},"November through February",". 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Alongside it are ",[63,69,71],{"href":70},"\u002Fen\u002Fatlas\u002Fyuzhnaya-amerika\u002Fperu","Peru",", ",[63,74,76],{"href":75},"\u002Fen\u002Fatlas\u002Fyuzhnaya-amerika\u002Fkolumbiya","Colombia",[63,78,80],{"href":79},"\u002Fen\u002Fatlas\u002Fyuzhnaya-amerika\u002Fekvador","Ecuador",[63,82,84],{"href":83},"\u002Fen\u002Fatlas\u002Fyuzhnaya-amerika\u002Fargentina","Argentina",", and ",[63,87,89],{"href":88},"\u002Fen\u002Fatlas\u002Fyuzhnaya-amerika\u002Fchili","Chile",", covering the Andes and Patagonia.",{"title":92,"searchDepth":93,"depth":93,"links":94},"",2,[95,96,97,98],{"id":12,"depth":93,"text":13},{"id":36,"depth":93,"text":37},{"id":43,"depth":93,"text":44},{"id":58,"depth":93,"text":59},"\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Fyuzhnaya-amerika.png","South America holds the richest bird fauna of any continent, from Amazon rainforest to Andean peaks and Patagonian steppe, and hosts many wintering songbirds and shorebirds from further north.","md",[103,106,109],{"q":104,"a":105},"How does South America's bird diversity compare with the other regions in this atlas?","South America holds the highest bird species count of any continent, driven above all by the sheer scale and habitat complexity of the Amazon rainforest, combined with the Andes mountain range's dramatic elevation gradient and Patagonia's distinct temperate and subantarctic habitats further south — a level of diversity well beyond what any single overview page, or even a full country page, can represent in detail.",{"q":107,"a":108},"Do any species covered elsewhere in this atlas reach South America?","Very few species covered elsewhere in Eurasia in this atlas range naturally into South America, since most of the shared or closely related species in this atlas connect Eurasia with Africa or North America instead; South America's bird fauna is overwhelmingly distinct, belonging largely to families found nowhere else covered in this collection.",{"q":110,"a":111},"Why does Brazil get the first country page under South America?","Brazil was chosen as the region's initial country page for its sheer scale, encompassing the majority of the Amazon basin alongside the Pantanal wetland and Atlantic coastal habitat, giving the broadest possible introduction to South American habitat diversity within a single country before further country pages are added.","Photorealistic nature photo, a wide view of the Amazon rainforest canopy at dawn with mist rising between the treetops, a broad brown river winding through dense green forest below, scattered birds visible as small silhouettes crossing the open sky, warm soft golden light breaking through the mist, 16:9",{},true,null,"atlas","\u002Fatlas\u002Fyuzhnaya-amerika","14.07.2026",1,"South America",{"title":122,"description":123},"Birds of South America — the continent's exceptional diversity","An overview of bird life across South America, home to the richest bird fauna of any continent, from Amazon rainforest to the Andes, and where coverage begins.",{"loc":117},"atlas\u002Fyuzhnaya-amerika","tGcJWWdtNG679XFO7HngIuV-XeHq_WsKgEyrSEyBqkE",{"ru":114,"es":114},[129,134,139,144,149,154,159,164],{"title":130,"description":131,"path":132,"coverImage":133,"publishedAt":118,"order":115},"Bird Distribution Maps","Distribution maps show where a species breeds, winters, and passes through on migration — and reading them well is one of the fastest ways to judge whether a sighting makes sense.","\u002Fatlas\u002Fkarty-rasprostraneniya","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Fkarty-rasprostraneniya.png",{"title":135,"description":136,"path":137,"coverImage":138,"publishedAt":118,"order":115},"Birds of Africa","Africa's savanna, rainforest, desert, and Rift Valley lakes support one of the richest bird faunas on Earth, and serve as the wintering grounds for huge numbers of European and Asian 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Europe packs an unusually wide range of bird habitats into a relatively compact area.","\u002Fatlas\u002Fevropa","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Fevropa.png",{"title":155,"description":156,"path":157,"coverImage":158,"publishedAt":118,"order":115},"Birds of North America","North America stretches from Arctic tundra to subtropical wetland, and shares a surprising number of species and close relatives with the Eurasian sections of this atlas.","\u002Fatlas\u002Fsevernaya-amerika","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Fsevernaya-amerika.png",{"title":160,"description":161,"path":162,"coverImage":163,"publishedAt":118,"order":115},"Birds of Russia","Russia spans eleven time zones and habitats from Baltic wetlands to Far Eastern taiga, giving it one of the most varied bird faunas of any single country in this 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honeyeaters in eucalyptus woodland to seabirds along its enormous coastline.","\u002Fatlas\u002Favstraliya-i-okeaniya\u002Favstraliya","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Favstraliya-i-okeaniya\u002Favstraliya.png",{"title":145,"description":146,"path":147,"coverImage":148,"publishedAt":118,"order":115},{"title":168,"description":169,"path":170,"coverImage":171,"publishedAt":118,"order":115},{"title":197,"description":198,"path":199,"coverImage":200,"publishedAt":118,"order":115},"Birds of China","China's enormous range of climate zones and its position on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway make it one of the most consequential countries in the world for migratory bird conservation.","\u002Fatlas\u002Faziya\u002Fkitay","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Faziya\u002Fkitay.png",{"title":150,"description":151,"path":152,"coverImage":153,"publishedAt":118,"order":115},{"title":203,"description":204,"path":205,"coverImage":206,"publishedAt":118,"order":115},"Birds of Germany","Germany's Baltic and North Sea coasts, lowland farmland, and Alpine foothills give it one of the most varied and well-documented bird communities in central Europe.","\u002Fatlas\u002Fevropa\u002Fgermaniya","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Fevropa\u002Fgermaniya.png",{"title":208,"description":209,"path":210,"coverImage":211,"publishedAt":118,"order":115},"Birds of Kenya","Kenya's savanna, Rift Valley lakes, montane forest, and Indian Ocean coast give it one of the highest bird diversities of any country in Africa, plus an important role for European migrants.","\u002Fatlas\u002Fafrika\u002Fkeniya","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Fafrika\u002Fkeniya.png",{"title":213,"description":214,"path":215,"coverImage":216,"publishedAt":118,"order":115},"Birds of Krasnodar Krai","Krasnodar Krai's warm Black Sea coast, Kuban River wetlands, and Caucasus foothills give it one of the mildest climates and richest winter bird communities in Russia.","\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Fkrasnodarskiy-kray","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Fkrasnodarskiy-kray.png",{"title":218,"description":219,"path":220,"coverImage":221,"publishedAt":118,"order":115},"Birds of Leningrad Oblast","Leningrad Oblast's Baltic coastline, taiga forest, and countless lakes and bogs make it one of the richest wetland and forest birding regions in northwestern Russia.","\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Fleningradskaya-oblast","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Fleningradskaya-oblast.png",{"title":223,"description":224,"path":225,"coverImage":226,"publishedAt":118,"order":115},"Birds of Moscow Oblast","Moscow Oblast's mix of mixed forest, farmland, rivers, and city parks supports a rich resident and migratory bird community within easy reach of Russia's capital.","\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Fmoskovskaya-oblast","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Fmoskovskaya-oblast.png",{"title":155,"description":156,"path":157,"coverImage":158,"publishedAt":118,"order":115},{"title":229,"description":230,"path":231,"coverImage":232,"publishedAt":233,"order":115},"Birds of Novosibirsk Oblast","Novosibirsk Oblast's Baraba steppe wetlands, the Ob river, and the vast Ob Sea reservoir make it one of West Siberia's most productive regions for steppe and waterbird species.","\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Fnovosibirskaya-oblast","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Fnovosibirskaya-oblast.png","05.08.2026",{"title":235,"description":236,"path":237,"coverImage":238,"publishedAt":118,"order":115},"Birds of Primorsky Krai","Primorsky Krai's temperate forests on the shores of the Sea of Japan sit at the meeting point of Siberian and East Asian bird faunas, making it one of Russia's most distinctive birding regions.","\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Fprimorskiy-kray","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Fprimorskiy-kray.png",{"title":240,"description":241,"path":242,"coverImage":243,"publishedAt":244,"order":115},"Birds of Rostov Oblast","Rostov Oblast's Don river delta, Sea of Azov coastline, and steppe lake systems make it one of southern Russia's key wetland and steppe birding regions along the Sea of Azov flyway.","\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Frostovskaya-oblast","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Frostovskaya-oblast.png","03.08.2026",{"title":160,"description":161,"path":162,"coverImage":163,"publishedAt":118,"order":115},{"title":5,"description":100,"path":117,"coverImage":99,"publishedAt":118,"order":115},{"title":248,"description":249,"path":250,"coverImage":251,"publishedAt":252,"order":115},"Birds of Sverdlovsk Oblast","Sverdlovsk Oblast straddles the low, forested ridges of the Middle Urals on the boundary between Europe and Asia, its dense taiga and river valleys supporting a classic boreal forest bird community.","\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Fsverdlovskaya-oblast","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Fsverdlovskaya-oblast.png","27.07.2026",{"title":254,"description":255,"path":256,"coverImage":257,"publishedAt":258,"order":115},"Birds of the Republic of Crimea","Crimea's mix of Black Sea and Sea of Azov coastline, the vast Sivash wetland, and a warm Mediterranean-influenced south coast make it one of the most important birding regions on Russia's southern flyway.","\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Frespublika-krym","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Frespublika-krym.png","30.07.2026",{"title":260,"description":261,"path":262,"coverImage":263,"publishedAt":118,"order":115},"Birds of the Republic of Karelia","Karelia's dense boreal forest, thousands of lakes, and long northern summer days make it one of Russia's premier destinations for taiga and wetland birdwatching.","\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Frespublika-kareliya","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Frespublika-kareliya.png",{"title":265,"description":266,"path":267,"coverImage":268,"publishedAt":118,"order":115},"Birds of the United States","From Alaskan tundra to Florida wetland, the United States spans an enormous range of bird habitats connected by well-defined migratory flyways used by hundreds of species each year.","\u002Fatlas\u002Fsevernaya-amerika\u002Fssha","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Fsevernaya-amerika\u002Fssha.png",1787114551993]