Bradley has been working with eco-tourists throughout Brazil for 8 years now, providing high quality visitor experiences for guests from all around the world. He has worked in all of the major Brazilian biomes and, while his specialization is birds, he has considerable knowledge of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, local flora, ecology and regional history. He feels it is very important to provide an environmental grounding for the visitors, to help them appreciate the economic and environmental challenges facing Brazil during its continuing development.
Summary
- Extensive knowledge about birds, making him an excellent birding guide.
- Considerable knowledge about mammals, reptiles, amphibians, flora, ecology and regional history.
- Excellent ability to identify and locate specimens in the field.
- Contribution to various scientific publications.
EDUCATION
- Queen’s University. B.A. Development Studies. September 2001 to May 2005
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma. King City Secondary School. June 2001. Honours Certificate, Ontario Scholar.
LANGUAGES
- English (native)
- Portuguese (fluent)
- Spanish (proficient)
PUBLICATIONS
- Lees, A.C., Moura, N.G., Andretti, C.B., Davis, B.J.W., Lopes, E.V., Henriques, L.M.P., Aleixo, A.L.P., Barlow, J., Ferreira, J., and T.A. Gardner. (submitted) One hundred and thirty five years of avifaunal surveys around Santarém, central Brazilian Amazon. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia.
- Lees, A.C., Zimmer, K.J., Marantz, C.A., Whittaker, A., Davis, B.J.W., and B.M. Whitney. (submitted) Alta Floresta revisited: an updated review of the avifauna of the most heavily surveyed site in south-central Amazonia. The Auk.
- Davis, B.J.W. and S. Olmstead. 2010. Aves, Apodiformes, Trochilidae, Topaza pella (Linnaeus, 1758): A range reinforcement in Amazonian Brazil. Check List 6(3): 397-399.
- Davis, B.J.W. 2010. Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides in the Fernando de Noronha archipelago: the fourth Brazilian record with comments on the prospects for a colonization event. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia 18(1): 61-63.
- Lees, A.C., Davis, B.J.W., Oliveira, A.V.G., and Peres, C.A. 2008. Avifauna of a stucturally heterogeneous forest landscape in the Serra dos Caiabis, Mato Grosso, Brazil: a preliminary assessment. Cotinga 29: 147-157.
