Santiago Imberti

Santa Cruz, Argentina

www.seriematours.com

Santiago was born and raised in southern Patagonia, Argentina, which meant that wilderness was only a short step from his front door. He obtained a degree in tourism and later in ornithology, which allowed him to combine his love for nature and the outdoors with his work as a bird watcher, naturalist and fly fishing guide. During the off-season Santiago continues his ornithology research, focusing his attention on birds of southern Patagonia and Antarctica. He is studying the biology of the rediscovered Austral Rail, nesting of Chilean Swallows, and also searching the causes for the posible extintion of the patagonian endemic Hooded Grebe. His articles and stories have been published in scientific journals and popular travel magazines. In the last year two of his books on birds have been published and he has finished a cd of bird sounds of Patagonia and Antarctica. He is also a member of the Seriema Nature Tours staff.
IBC Personal statistics:

• First material posted on 17 June 2005
• Number of videos posted: 64 covering 22 species (0.22%)
• Number of photos posted: 75 covering 65 species (0.65%)
• Number of sounds posted: 63 covering 63 species (0.63%)