The natural link between trees and birds is as old as the first species that flew with feathered wings. It is enough to go out in a park to see one or two birds in the treetops, feeding on flowers or making their nests.

In an ecosystem as broad and large as the Amazon this relationship is no different, it is just deeper and more intertwined. 

Large, insect-eating birds like the cornbird make their characteristic nests in the treetops, while at the same time eating insects harmful to the tree they inhabit, protecting the trees on the amazon from premature death.

Birds like the guacamayo are essential for seed dispersal and forest regeneration. They feed on all types of fruits, especially those in the ripening season, as they take flight, visit mountain ridges, river banks and clay licks and spread seeds in their dung. 

Hummingbirds, on the other hand, dive deep into flowers to feed on the sweet nectar. In doing so, their bodies gather pollen and when they move on to the next flower, they fertilize it, initiating the reproductive cycle of many plants and trees on the amazon.

In the rainforest, each bird has a purpose, a relationship and a lifestyle that impacts the balance of the ecosystem.