Julián Quillén Vidoz was born in central Argentina where he started watching and painting birds at an early age. He moved to Patagonia when his parents went to live in Lago Puelo National Park, where he spent his adolescence learning about birds, mammals and amphibians.
He decided to follow his father’s profession and become a park ranger. Once out of high school he spent his time doing birds inventories and volunteer surveys. In 2004 he was invited to participate in a study about the migration of Tyrannus flycatchers in Bolivia and this totally changed his life. Ultimately instead of becoming a park ranger he spent the next ten years in that country studying, guiding and enjoying nature.
Julian is co-author and illustrator of the new field guide about Birds of Bolivia and he has also participated in several distribution, natural history, birdwatching and migration publications in Argentina, Bolivia and Peru.
Currently, he lives in his home country of Argentina, where apart from guiding he likes to organize pelagic trips from Mar del Plata (south of Buenos Aires), record bird songs and paint nature scenes.
Fabrice Schmitt and Quillen Vidoz were very professional, found any and every bird and more, highly organized, quick to resolve any problem (like cancelled flight), accomodating to special requests and just such a pleasure to be around. It was always a joyful and humorous atmosphere between them and with all participants. They are an excellent team.
- Patricia A. on Chile: Tierra del Fuego to the Atacama Desert
Fabrice and Quillen were truly excellent in every sense of the word -- excellent guiding and amazingly good at hospitality and anticipating the needs of the participants. They really went above and beyond every step of the way.
- Jennifer B. on Chile: Tierra del Fuego to the Atacama Desert
Fabrice and Quillén are incredibly talented birders and guides-- definitely want to join more of their tours in the near future!
- Leah T. on Chile: Tierra del Fuego to the Atacama Desert
Quillen was great, knowledgeable and easy to get along with. He had tremendous knowledge of the ideal locations and a wide knowledge of the natural history in addition to the birds.
- Dana L. on Chile: Tierra del Fuego to the Atacama Desert