South American Bird Fair
Feria de Aves de SudaméricaThe South American Bird Fair is the meeting where bird watchers will have a space for exchange, to share field trips, talks, symposiums, workshops and much more. Each year it is held in a different country.
At the fair you can find everything from birdwatching equipment to companies, including bird books, art galleries, stands of government entities or stands of organizations dedicated to birds and nature.
The program includes workshops, courses and outreach conferences on bird issues in general, scientific advances, presentation of natural areas, presentation of books and everything related to birds and their environment. The Fair offers bird watchers the opportunity to deepen their knowledge or complement it on various topics such as ringing, nature photography, systematics, migration and many more. And all this is complemented by themes of nature in general, not only birds, but plants, mammals, etc.
The program includes departures every day and pre- and post-fair tours of between 1 and 5 days. For operators outside of South America, the Fair allows them to meet the main offer of the birdwatching market on the continent.
Fair trajectory
South American Bird Fair
- 2010: I South American Bird Fair / San Martín de los Andes, Argentina
- 2011: II South American Bird Fair / San Martín de los Andes, Argentina
- 2012: III South American Bird Fair / San Martín de los Andes, Argentina
- 2013: IV South American Bird Fair / San Martín de los Andes, Argentina
- 2015: V South American Bird Fair / Paraty, Brasil
- 2016: VI South American Bird Fair / San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 2017: VII South American Bird Fair / Puerto Varas, Chile
- 2018: VIII South American Bird Fair / Manizales, Colombia
- 2019: IX South American Bird Fair / Punta del Este, Uruguay
- 2021: X South American Bird Fair / Manizales, Colombia
- 2022: XI South American Bird Fair / Cusco, Perú
- 2023: XII South American Bird Fair / Mindo, Ecuador
Next fairs:
- 2024: XIII South American Bird Fair. Iberá Wetlands, Ituzaingó, Corrientes, Argentina.
International Committee
South American Bird Fair- Horacio Matarasso (Argentina) / President
- Martha Argel (Brazil)
- Bruno Arantes Bueno (Brazil)
- Sebastian Herzog (Bolivia)
- Raffaele di Biase (Chile)
- Carolina Yañez Rismondo (Chile)
- Mónica Londoño Arango (Colombia)
- Carlos M. Wagner (Colombia)
- Xavier Amigo (Ecuador)
- Óscar Rodríguez Scelza (Paraguay)
- Steve Sánchez (Peru)
- Gonzalo Millacet (Uruguay)
- Mauricio Zanoletti (Venezuela)
Contacto ci@birdfair.net
Local Committee
South American Bird Fair- Horacio Matarasso
- Alejandra Boloqui
- Carito Yañez
- Virginia Coria
- Victoria Escobar
- Francisco González Táboas
- Julieta Maucci
- Florencia Barrios
- Mariano Pizarro
- Griselda Prudencio
- Mercedes Alegre
- Ana Quiroz
