Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela @birdmapper.bsky.social · 28/08/2025We mapped birdwatching tourism activity in relation to concentration of relative small-range richness. Some countries have high bird capital and tourism (blue and purple), others have high bird capital and not a lot of tourism (pink), while others have high tourism despite low bird capital (blue). 100
Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela @birdmapper.bsky.social · 28/08/2025When looking at the drivers of birdwatching tourism, we find that birders seek places with high species richness 🦜, high numbers of small-range birds 🪶, high human development 🙌, and low safety concerns 🕊️ 100
Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela @birdmapper.bsky.social · 28/08/2025Visitor to different tropical regions come mostly from the US and Canada, the UK, and Australia. Some countries have low tourism rates despite high bird capital (e.g. Bolivia, Venezuela, Papua New Guinea, DRC) 100
Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela @birdmapper.bsky.social · 28/08/2025Using data from @teamebird.bsky.social for 155 countries, we show a growth in birding activity for some countries (e.g. Colombia and India), and growth of birdwatching tourism for others (e.g. Colombia and South Africa). Note a pandemic dip in tourism but not local birding 🐦 100
Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela @birdmapper.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Si eres guía de Aviturismo en Colombia 🇨🇴, te invitamos a llenar esta encuesta sobre los impactos económicos y sociales del aviturismo para un estudio. Sólo toma 10 mins. Por favor compartir! tinyurl.com/encuestaaviturismo 021