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Tropical Birding - Trip Report BRAZIL: The Atlantic Forest Introtour, Jan 2017
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A Tropical Birding SET DEPARTURE tour
BRAZIL: THE ATLANTIC FOREST INTROTOUR 10-17 September 2017
TOUR LEADER: ANDRES VASQUEZ
Photos by Andres Vasquez
One of the endemic Brazilian tanagers, the gorgeous Rufous-headed Tanager
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INTRODUCTION: This short tour is a great hit due to many reasons. Bird-wise it produces lots of Brazilian endemics that often come in the
shape of the most beautifully colored tanagers or the nicest patterned antbirds not to mention some extravagant
hummingbirds and elegant cotingas. Scenery-wise, we travel in some beautiful landscapes from the lowland rainforest
to the bamboo-dominated highland forest, and from the coastline to the drier interior. This trip is designed to give the
opportunity to travelers that cannot spend a long time away from home so they can see a large number of Atlantic
Forest specialties in a relatively small area.
Some of the highlights, voted by the participants, included Bare-throated Bellbird singing right above our heads with its
ear-splitting “boinks”, a patient Frilled Coquette that perched and gave scope views to the whole group, the dullish but
very special Three-toed Jacamar, a close encounter with Red-legged Seriemas in an open field, the cute White-eared
Puffbird, good views of a gorgeous male Green-crowned Plovercrest, the hulking Giant Antshrike (which was the
chosen representative of the amazing family), and among all the stunning tanagers, the Brassy-breasted got picked as
the favorite. Even I got a couple lifers that had avoided me the past five years of birding these areas: the scarce
Chestnut-headed Tanager along the trails of Itororó Lodge (which apparently is “the place” for this bird in the region)
and the probably spreading Campo Troupial near Sumidouro.
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September 10th: Rio to Regua: We started our tour at Rio’s airport hotel where we were met by the van driver from
Reserva Ecologica Guapiassu, aka REGUA. Everyone had chosen to arrive the day before, so there was no reason to pick
up anyone at the airport. Despite this, we did not start this day very early, since part of the morning was spent driving
towards the lodge, doing some
occasional birding on the way.
We even had some time to check
the gardens behind and in front
of the airport hotel where some
of the participants got a couple
“onlys” for the tour: Harris’s
Hawk and Orange-headed
Tanager.
On the way to the lodge we took
a little detour and birded along
some narrower dirt roads where
we found our first Campo
Flickers, a couple Hooded
Tanagers, a trip favorite White-
eared Puffbird, Yellow-bellied
Elaenias, White-rumped
Swallows, Yellowish Pipit,
Yellow-headed Caracara, and a
few more. The most rewarding
was a lone Streamer-tailed
Tyrant (photo right) that came in
and sat on a wire right above our
heads.
We arrived into our lodge just
before noon and were “forced”
to stay in the gardens enjoying
the feeders since our rooms
were not ready given that a large
group just left that morning. It
was ok for us since we managed
to see our first Swallow-tailed
Hummingbirds and Black
Jacobins at the feeders plus the
first Sayaca and Burnished-buff
Tanagers, Red-rumped Caciques
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and Purple-throated Euphonias that came down to the fruit feeders. After lunch, a small flock with Flame-crested and
Yellow-backed Tanagers, Chestnut-vented Conebill and White-barred Piculet came in close to the gardens and kept us
entertained for a while as we waited for the rooms, then when they were ready we checked in, unpacked, and got ready
for the afternoon excursion.
When the hottest time of the day passed, we started our walk towards the famous wetlands of the reserve that holds
lots of cool birds. We soon found a quite skittish Blond-crested Woodpecker, a more cooperative Yellow-eared
Woodpecker, the cute White-headed Marsh-Tyrant, the dullish Planalto Tyrannulet, a skulking Yellow-chinned
Spinetail and a few other passerines before scanning the ponds. On the water we saw Brazilian Teal, Common
Gallinule, White-faced and Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks, a few herons plus a family of Capybaras that was resting
calmly on a distant shore, but as we approached they slowly went into the water.
Some other birds of the afternoon came in later near the far end of the wetlands. Glowing with the afternoon light we
saw a few males of Chestnut-capped Blackbird singing away from the top of some vegetation over the water, a pair of
the Brazilian endemic Wing-banded Horneros that are always around water, and, another endemic species and SE Brazil
specialty, the very loud Gray-hooded Attila (photo below) that came in quite close to us and allowed us some photos.
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September 11th: Regua, the 4x4 trail and the wetlands: We used Regua’s iconic old Toyota pickup truck to go up a steep track, often called the 4x4 trail. We departed right at dawn this day since it takes about 25 minutes to reach the best birding areas in this spot. We were lucky that the only local driver for that day was a good friend of mine and one of the great local bird guides of the reserve, Adelei. Usually he is busy guiding other groups, but this time we were fortunate that he was able to accompany us the rest of the time we were at Regua, since he had up to date info on the territories of the birds. He was even able to join us on the excursion to the coast the following day and was rewarded with a lifer.
Ok, getting back on topic, on that first morning on the 4x4 trail we got tons of good stuff. Many things we had to work for quite a bit due to their skulking nature but we got well rewarded. Highlights included Scaled Antbird, Black-capped and White-eyed Foliage-gleaners, White-flanked, Rufous-winged, Star-throated, Streak-capped and Unicolored Antrwrens, Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant, White-shouldered Fire-eye, Plain and Spot-breasted Antvireos, Rufous-breasted Leaftosser, Plain-winged Woodcreeper, Spot-billed Toucanet, Rufous-capped Motmot, Surucua Trogon, White-barred Piculet (photo above), Violaceous Euphonia, among others.
The morning was a great success so we returned to the lodge for a nice lunch and a good rest. In the afternoon we returned to the wetlands, this time birding a couple of different trails. It was a hot afternoon and the birding started slowly, but we managed to add several things to the list including Yellow Tyrannulet, Capped Heron, the Brazilian endemic Sooretama Slaty-Antshrike, a difficult but rewarding Southern Antpipit, the minuscule Reddish Hermit, a lone Lesser Woodcreeper, our first Swallow-tailed Manakin, and the endemic Long-billed Wren. Heading back to the lodge
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quite late in the afternoon Adelei spotted a Maned Three-toed Sloth (photo below) that was coming down from a Cecropia tree quite close to us but when it noticed our presence it decided not to go all the way down and instead it moved on to another tree and disappeared into the vegetation; clearly we were delighted looking at it for so long; it’s quite slow moving of course.
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September 12th: The coast and restinga habitat: An early start was required today since we needed to drive for about 2 hours to the coast near the town of Praia Seca to reach the closest restinga location. Restinga is a habitat of quite diverse thick vegetation specially adapted to sandy and nutrient-poor soils located close to the ocean; these are also prime real estate developing areas and therefore the ecosystem has suffered enormously in the past decades until it finally got some legal protection by Brazil some years back.
Relatively few birds depend on this habitat, and the most famous is certainly the beautiful Restinga Antwren, which was our main goal this morning. Once in the correct habitat, this antwren is in fact common but often skulking, we saw it but didn’t manage any photos. Some other birds we found in this spot were Tropical Mockingbird (photo below), which was Adelei’s lifer, the weirdly distributed Bicolored Conebill (photo on next page), Hangnest Tody-Tyrant, Brazilian Tanager, Lemon-chested Greenlet and Burrowing Owl. Scanning the ocean and a nearby pond we found Semipalmated Plover, Black-necked Stilt, White-cheeked Pintail, Kelp Gull, Brown Booby, and South American, Royal and Sandwich (Cayenne) Terns.
There is not a lot more to look for here, so we headed back to the lodge for a late lunch. The afternoon was very hot and we did not see much from the lodge grounds. One of the participants decided to take the afternoon off, but got lucky to see a Mantled Hawk from the balcony while we were gone. Late in the afternoon we took the blue pickup truck and went to a nearby site where, at dusk, Giant Snipes display. We saw only flight views of three individuals but the views were quite satisfactory. A shy Scissor-tailed Nightjar flew by distantly. Prior to that, while waiting for it to get dark, we saw Yellow-browed Tyrant, White-bellied Seedeater, Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch, Striped Cuccko, and a couple of Ash-throated Crakes that walked tamely in front of us without any playback needed.
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Bicolored Conebill above and White-cheeked Pintails below
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September 13th: The green trail and Waldenor’s area: A couple of the most remarkable birds of the trip were seen this day, but it required quite a bit of walking along a hilly but very “birdy” trail. We started with Gray-hooded and Ochre-bellied Flycatchers and a Black-cheeked Gnateater (photo below), right at the start and later White-necked and Yellow-legged Thrush. The whole morning we kept on finding new birds almost constantly, but they were scattered along the path; highlights were Pin-tailed Manakin, Rough-legged Tyrannulet, Golden-chevroned and Red-necked Tanagers, Grayish Mourner, Yellow-green Grosbeak, Euler's Flycatcher, Buff-fronted and Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaners, Black-throated Grosbeak, and almost at the end of the trail, near a beautiful waterfall where we rested for a while, we found the bird if the morning, the pristine white Bare-throated Bellbird that took a while to spot, but finally we saw it well. Only Adelei and I got views of the rare Salvadori’s Antwren close to the same spot.
The afternoon hike was along the Waldenor trail located on a more distant part of the reserve, not adjacent to the main section. We added this excursion since there were reports of a staked-out a Frilled Coquette in a clearing close to some flowering trees. It turned out to be a great idea since in the end it was one of the selected “birds of the trip”. The trail was a bit steep but we did it slowly, stopping for a few other birds. We were rewarded with, among other things, the endemic Saw-billed Hermit which perched patiently for scope views, a male Black-throated Trogon, the only Yellow-fronted Woodpeckers of the trip, White-thighed Swallows, and the first Azure-shouldered Tanagers.
After reaching the coquette´s territory it took is just a few minutes to find it but due to the high expectations, those few minutes felt like an hour in my head, especially when we didn’t see it in the main spot where Adelei had seen the bird previously. I was relieved when Danielle, one of the participants, spotted the bird almost by accident while we were
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looking at other birds. We were concentrating on a distant mixed flock, and she instead focused her bins to close range, which is where she found the Frilled Coquette (photo below on right) on a twig where none of us thought of looking at before. The bird sat there for a good while and I even managed to put it in the scope for everybody to have outstanding close up views.
Happy, with the target in the pocket, we started heading back. We got in the truck and started heading down, but we were forced to stop for a perched Brazilian endemic White-necked Hawk (photo below on left) that was sitting patiently on the side of the road. The last bird of the day was by coincidence in the same spot, the endemic Crescent-chested Puffbird that we tracked down and scoped.
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September 14th: Sumidouro area: Our time at Regua had come to an end since we needed to move on to higher elevations to find a new set of birds. We departed very early in the morning with all our bags to drive to the next location. This day required quite a bit of driving but we made several stops here and there for birding and to also admire
the scenery. We drove over the famous Serra dos Orgãos mountain range, passing beautiful rock formations like the iconic Dedo de Deus (God’s Finger). Some people joked that it will switch fingers if humans continue to make a mess of this world (photo on left).
The first couple hours of the day are mainly driving, but from time to time we find some new road side birds that forced us to stop. That was the case of a couple Crested Black-Tyrants and the first of many Dusky-legged Guans. We also wasted a little time with a possible “Buff-bellied Puffbird” which turned out to be a Great Kiskadee after a little maneuvering on the highway.
We reached one of the main birding areas of the day at about 8:30 and went to a stretch of road I hadn’t been to before, because Alceni, our driver, knew a stakeout for Campo Troupial (photo on next page) that I really wanted. In the same area we also saw the main target of the area, the local Brazilian endemic Three-toed Jacamar.
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Other interesting birds seen on that stop included Black-necked Aracari, a Common Pauraque flushed, Piliated Finch, Glitering-bellied, Glitering-throated, and Sapphire-spangled Emeralds, Gild-edged Tanager, a lone Plumbeous Kite, and Chestnut-backed Antshrike. We then went to a stakeout for Narrow-billed Woodcreeper, and besides this species we also found a very accommodating pair of Firewood-Gatherers that came in from a long distance to give us good scope views.
Other stops later on the day turned out to be very rewarding despite the hot and sunny weather. For instance the lunch stop that we had at a random shady side road produced a flock of Blue-winged Parrotlets, a pair of Variable Antshrikes, Bran-colored Flycatcher, Long-tailed Tyrant, and Crested Oropendolas while we ate our packed lunches.
Farther down the road we took a little detour driving a couple kilometers on a dirt road that passed through a mixture of open fields and some patches of secondary forest always has good stuff and this time was no exception.
A pair of Red-legged Seriemas walked through a grass field near where we turned around. There we also saw Giant Cowbirds and a pair of the Brazilian endemic Cinnamon Tanager which is not always an easy bird on this trip. The area also held other open country birds like Ultramarine Grosbeak that flew by and a White-rumped Monjita. In the secondary forest patch we found Ferruginous Antbird, Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher, Orange-eyed Thornbird, Spix’s Spinetail, and Rufous-browed Peppershrike.
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The oddly beautiful Three-toed Jacamar above and the stately Red-legged Seriema below
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Late in the afternoon we arrived at Itororó Lodge for a 3 night stay. We spent the last hour of sunlight right at the balcony overlooking a beautiful valley with an incredible view and managed to see various new things like a soaring Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle, a pair of Slaty-breasted Wood-Rails that were running along the low gardens, and several of the birds that visit the feeders daily.
September 15th: Itororó Lodge: The first night at this very nice lodge was such a great change in terms of temperature since it was the first cool weather for a while (especially for those of us who had just come from the Pantanal-Amazon tour before); it felt awesome. The morning was nice and cool but it warmed up a lot by mid-day. We spent the morning walking the trails near the lodge and covered a lot of ground.
Since we were in a new ecosystem, we got tons of new birds that day. We started with a group of Brassy-breasted Tanagers (photo below) that were foraging quite low on the trees. We soon found ourselves surrounded by bamboo and this means we soon found several specialties associated with these plants. The first was a very responsive Bertoni’s Antbird, followed by its congener, Ochre-rumped Antbird, then White-collared Foliage-gleaner, White-browed Warbler, Drab-breasted Pygmy-Tyrant, Rufous-capped and Gray-bellied Spinetails, Lineated Woodpecker, Fawn-breasted Tanager, Peach-fronted and Maroon-bellied Parakeets, and the dull Brazilian endemic Serra do Mar Tyrant-Manakin, all these during the first couple hours of the morning.
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Serra do Mar Tyrant-Manakin above and the very nice Fawn-breasted Tanager below
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Later that morning things started to get quiet so we decided to just walk along the longest loop trail to see if some things would start calling, and this was a good plan since we picked up quite a few things on this walk. First it was another endemic, Scaled Woodcreeper, afterwards we got Greenish Schiffornis, a surprising Hook-billed Kite, some more Bare-throated Bellbirds (better views than previously), Pallid Spinetail (another endemic), Sharp-shinned Hawk, and, only for the ones that were in front of the group, an unexpected Brown Tinamou that was walking on the trail away from us until it decided to turn inside the dense foliage.
We had a good rest in the early afternoon right after lunch and at about 3pm we spent some time watching the feeders near the main building. It was an unusually warm day, and the action at the feeders was a little slow, but it started to pick up and we managed some nice birds like a Half-collared Sparrow (photo above) right underneath the view point/feeders platform. Some of the interesting birds present at the feeders were Scale-throated Hermit, Black Jacobin, Brazilian Ruby, White-throated Hummingbird, Amethyst Woodstar, Violet-capped Woodnymph, and Sapphire-spangled Emerald, Black-goggled, Azure-shouldered, Burnish-buff, Golden-chevroned, Fawn-breasted, Ruby-crowned, and Sayaca Tanagers, Maroon-bellied Parakeet, Dusky-legged Guan, and Rufous-collared Sparrow.
We went back to the trails later in the afternoon and managed to call in a female Giant Antshrike, and a pair of Rufous Gnateaters, plus we saw Green-winged Saltator and Hooded Siskin, which were new birds for the tour. At dusk we walked to a clearing were some nights a Long-trained Nightjar displays but we were only partially lucky since only one participant and I got to see the bird as it flushed from the ground and left to never come back that night despite some more waiting.
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Black-goggled Tanager above and Burnish-buff Tanager below, both at feeders near the restaurant.
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September 16th: Pico da Caledonia: It was the last of the early starts, as we needed to drive for about one hour to the famous highland site of Pico da Caledonia. Right where we started walking, we quickly found a couple new birds for us like Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner, Rufous-capped Greenlet, and the first of several Green-crowned Plovercrests.
Unfortunately, the steep, cobblestone road had deteriorated in recent years, with large potholes that looked more like craters, which made it so that even the 4x4 could not pass. We decided to just bite the bullet and walk all the way to the
highest spot of the hill since that is the only habitat for a couple of target birds. Weather was not as expected, it was not cold at all despite the over 7000ft of elevation (some days it can be frigid). It was so warm that we peeled off our layers and left them in the truck before hiking past the potholes.
We continued birding and found a good deal of target endemic species like Velvety Black-Tyrant,, Rufous-tailed Antbird, Bay-chested Warbling-Finch (photo on next page) and Serra do Mar Tyrannulet (photo on next page), plus other key high elevation birds like Shear-tailed Gray-Tyrant, Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet, Diademed Tanager, Thick-billed Saltator, and another of the hulking Southeast Brazil specialty antbirds, the superb Large-tailed Antshrike (photo on left).
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Bay-chested Warbling-Finch above and Serra do Mar Tyrannulet below
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I had told the driver that if he puts a rock here and there he might be able to pass and pick us up a little higher to help us out. We heard from the distance a truck coming and we thought it was our car, but it was another car that was able to make it, so we had the hope that our car would also do it, and to our surprise he did.
We could only drive a short distance before there was another huge hole in the road that was impassable. So we rested a bit and started walking last few hundred meters along the steepest portion of the road.
Almost at tree line, we found a few new birds, White-browed Woodpecker (photo left), Rufous-capped Antshrike, White-tailed Hawk, and Blue-billed Black-Tyrant. We made it to some patches of high elevation grasses that are the habitat for the scarce endemic Itatiaia Spinetail, so once again we asked our legs to give a little more and started heading up the steps. Not too far up we already heard a couple singing distantly and we tried to call them in but only I got flight views before they went quiet. We were not going to let this one get away after all the walking we did, so we had to try a little higher for a pair that I could hear singing near the antennas at the top of the mountain. I decided to try calling the birds before reaching the top to see if they decided to come down, and after a little
playback a pair of these sneaky birds came in silently right to where we were and we managed great views.
We started walking back down the mountain, and halfway down we finally found the main target of the area, the extremely local Gray-winged Cotinga, and we got great scope views. Farther down we got the other big target we were missing, the elegant Black-and-gold Cotinga, whose deceptive high pitch song we had heard throughout the morning.
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The view from the top of the Pico de Caledonia after finding the Itatiaia Spinetail
We had our packed lunch at a shady spot, then headed back to the lodge where we had a relaxed afternoon around the feeders. We saw mostly the same set of birds as before, but some Magpie Tanagers (photo on next page) came in and gave us a show.
We still had unfinished business with the nightjar, so we waited until dusk and walked to the spot we had it previously, but despite a long wait the bird did not come. We did not go out empty handed, since I managed to call in a White-throated Woodcreeper using my spotlight to illuminate it in the darkness.
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Magpie Tanager above and Ruby-crowned Tanger male below, both at Itororó’s feeders
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September 17th: Itororó and departure: Sadly our time on this tour had almost come to an end but not without one more birding morning. We took our last walk on the trails of the lodge early in the morning hoping to find at least a couple new birds and we were not disappointed with the three we got. The morning was a little cool and birds were not very active at the beginning. We starting seeing some of the birds we had already seen before but we were trying better views of a couple of the skulking ones. The first of the new birds we got that day was the scarce and local Chestnut-headed Tanager which was a lifer for me so I was very happy. Later we managed to call in the skulking but beautifully patterned Dusky-tailed Antbird and finally, with some luck and with some patience, we managed to have a couple Spot-winged Wood-Quails crossing the trail but only a few participants got to see them.
We departed the lodge after our morning hike. Not too far away we stopped when I heard Orange-eyed Thornbirds (photo above) calling from a patch next to the road. I knew that in this random spot these birds probably had never been exposed to playback, and the results were nice!
We had one more birding stop, closer to Rio, in lower elevations. Just as we stopped we had a great flock with many birds, all of them we had seen before but we were happy to see again Rufous-headed, Red-necked, and Green-headed Tanagers at eye-level. A little way along the trail we found Gray-hooded Attila, Black-cheeked Gnateater, Chestnut-crowned Becard and others, and found one a new endemic bird, a family group of the bright Olive-green Tanager. We had run out of time, and started our drive to Rio’s International Airport, where the tour finished.
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LIST:
322 bird species were recorded on this 8-day trip of which 18 species were heard only (H) and just 3 were seen only by
the tour leader (L). 301 birds were seen by at least one of the participants. (E)=Brazilian endemic, (I)=Introduced.
TINAMOUS TINAMIDAE
1 H Solitary Tinamou Tinamus solitarius
2
Brown Tinamou Crypturellus obsoletus
DUCKS, GEESE, AND WATERFOWL ANATIDAE
3
White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata
4
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
5
Brazilian Teal Amazonetta brasiliensis
6
White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
GUANS AND ALLIES CRACIDAE
7
Dusky-legged Guan Penelope obscura
NEW WORLD QUAIL ODONTOPHORIDAE
8
Spot-winged Wood-Quail Odontophorus capueira
FRIGATEBIRDS FREGATIDAE
9
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
BOOBIES AND GANNETS SULIDAE
10
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
CORMORANTS AND SHAGS PHALACROCORACIDAE
11
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS ARDEIDAE
12
Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum
13
Great Egret Ardea alba
14
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
15
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
16
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
17
Striated Heron Butorides striata
18
Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix
19
Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus
20
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
NEW WORLD VULTURES CATHARTIDAE
21
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
22
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
23
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus
HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES ACCIPITRIDAE
24
Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus
25
Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus
26
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus melanoleucus
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27
Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea
28
Sharp-shinned (Rufous-thighed) Hawk Accipiter striatus erythronemius
29
Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis
30
White-necked Hawk (E) Buteogallus lacernulatus
31
Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris
32
Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
33
White-tailed Hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus
34
Mantled Hawk Pseudastur polionotus
RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS RALLIDAE
35
Rufous-sided Crake Laterallus melanophaius
36 H Gray-cawled Wood-Rail Aramides cajaneus
37
Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail Aramides saracura
38
Ash-throated Crake Mustelirallus albicollis
39 H Blackish Rail Pardirallus nigricans
40
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus
41
Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS CHARADRIIDAE
42
Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
43
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
STILTS AND AVOCETS RECURVIROSTRIDAE
44
Black-necked (White-backed) Stilt Himantopus mexicanus melanurus
JACANAS JACANIDAE
45
Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana
SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES SCOLOPACIDAE
46
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
47
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
48
Giant Snipe Gallinago undulata gigantea
GULLS AND TERNS LARIDAE
49
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
50
South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea
51
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
52
Sandwich (Cayenne) Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis eurygnathus
PIGEONS AND DOVES COLUMBIDAE
53
Rock Pigeon (I) Columba livia
54
Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis
55
Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro
56
Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea plumbea
57
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove Columbina minuta
58
Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti
59 H Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
60
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
61
Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla
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FALCONS AND CARACARAS FALCONIDAE
62 H Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis
63
Southern Caracara Caracara plancus
64
Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima
SERIEMAS CARIAMIDAE
65
Red-legged Seriema Cariama cristata
PARROTS PSITTACIDAE
66
Plain Parakeet (E) Brotogeris tirica
67
Scaly-headed Parrot Pionus maximiliani
68
Blue-winged Parrotlet Forpus xanthopterygius
69
Maroon-bellied Parakeet Pyrrhura frontalis
70
Peach-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula aurea
71
White-eyed Parakeet Psittacara leucophthalmus
CUCKOOS CUCULIDAE
72
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
73
Guira Cuckoo Guira guira
74
Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia
75
Greater Ani Crotophaga major
76
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
OWLS STRIGIDAE
77
Tropical Screech-Owl Megascops choliba
78
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum
79
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
NIGHTJARS AND ALLIES CAPRIMULGIDAE
80
Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
81
Scissor-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis torquata
82
Long-trained Nightjar Macropsalis forcipata
POTOOS NYCTIBIIDAE
83 H Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus
SWIFTS APODIDAE
84
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
85
Biscutate Swift Streptoprocne biscutata
86
Sick's Swift Chaetura meridionalis
87
Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris
88
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis
HUMMINGBIRDS TROCHILIDAE
89
Black Jacobin Florisuga fusca
90
Saw-billed Hermit (E) Ramphodon naevius
91
Reddish Hermit Phaethornis ruber
92
Planalto Hermit Phaethornis pretrei
93
Scale-throated Hermit Phaethornis eurynome
94
Frilled Coquette Lophornis magnificus
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Brazilian Ruby (E) Clytolaema rubricauda
96
Amethyst Woodstar Calliphlox amethystina
97
Glittering-bellied Emerald Chlorostilbon lucidus
98
Green-crowned Plovercrest (E) Stephanoxis lalandi
99
Swallow-tailed Hummingbird Eupetomena macroura
100
Violet-capped Woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis
101
White-throated Hummingbird Leucochloris albicollis
102
Versicolored Emerald Amazilia versicolor
103
Glittering-throated Emerald Amazilia fimbriata
104
Sapphire-spangled Emerald Amazilia lactea
TROGONS TROGONIDAE
105
Surucua Trogon Trogon surrucura aurantius
106
Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus
MOTMOTS MOMOTIDAE
107
Rufous-capped Motmot Baryphthengus ruficapillus
KINGFISHERS ALCEDINIDAE
108
Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
109
Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
PUFFBIRDS BUCCONIDAE
110
White-eared Puffbird Nystalus chacuru
111
Crescent-chested Puffbird (E) Malacoptila striata
JACAMARS GALBULIDAE
112
Three-toed Jacamar (E) Jacamaralcyon tridactyla
113
Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda
TOUCANS RAMPHASTIDAE
114
Black-necked Aracari Pteroglossus aracari
115
Spot-billed Toucanet Selenidera maculirostris
116
Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus ariel
WOODPECKERS PICIDAE
117
White-barred Piculet Picumnus cirratus
118
Yellow-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes flavifrons
119
Yellow-eared Woodpecker (E) Veniliornis maculifrons
120
Yellow-throated Woodpecker Piculus flavigula erythropis
121
White-browed (Yellow-browed) Woodpecker Piculus aurulentus
122
Campo Flicker Colaptes c. campestris
123
Blond-crested Woodpecker Celeus flavescens
124
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
OVENBIRDS & WOODCREEPERS FURNARIIDAE
125
Rufous-breasted Leaftosser Sclerurus scansor
126
Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus sylviellus
127
Plain-winged (Thrush-like) Woodcreeper Dendrocincla turdina
128
White-throated Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes albicollis
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Lesser Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus fuscus
130 H Black-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus falcularius
131
Narrow-billed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes angustirostris
132
Scaled Woodcreeper (E) Lepidocolaptes squamatus
133
Plain Xenops Xenops minutus
134
Streaked Xenops Xenops rutilans
135
Wing-banded (Tail-banded) Hornero (E) Furnarius figulus
136
Rufous Hornero Furnarius rufus
137 H Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper Lochmias nematura
138
White-collared Foliage-gleaner (E) Anabazenops fuscus
139
Black-capped Foliage-gleaner Philydor atricapillus
140
Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner Philydor rufum
141
Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia lichtensteini
142
Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla rufosuperciliata
143
White-eyed Foliage-gleaner Automolus leucophthalmus
144
Rufous-fronted (Common) Thornbird Phacellodomus rufifrons
145
Orange-eyed Thornbird (E) Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus
146
Firewood-gatherer Anumbius annumbi
147
Itatiaia Spinetail (Thistletail) (E) Asthenes moreirae
148
Pallid Spinetail (E) Cranioleuca pallida
149
Yellow-chinned Spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
150
Rufous-capped Spinetail Synallaxis ruficapilla
151
Gray-bellied Spinetail Synallaxis cinerascens
152
Spix's (Chicli) Spinetail Synallaxis spixi
TYPICAL ANTBIRDS THAMNOPHILIDAE
153 H Spot-backed Antshrike Hypoedaleus guttatus
154
Giant Antshrike Batara cinerea
155
Large-tailed Antshrike Mackenziaena leachii
156
Rufous-capped Antshrike Thamnophilus ruficapillus
157
Chestnut-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus palliatus
158
Sooretama Slaty-Antshrike (E) Thamnophilus ambiguus
159
Variable Antshrike Thamnophilus caerulescens
160
Star-throated Antwren (E) Rhopias gularis
161
Spot-breasted Antvireo (E) Dysithamnus stictothorax
162
Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis
163 H Rufous-backed Antvireo (E) Dysithamnus xanthopterus
164
White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris luctuosa
165 L Salvadori's Antwren (E) Myrmotherula minor
166
Unicolored Antwren (E) Myrmotherula unicolor
167
Rufous-winged Antwren Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus
168
Restinga Antwren (E) Formicivora littoralis
169
Ferruginous Antbird (E) Drymophila ferruginea
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Bertoni's Antbird Drymophila rubricollis
171
Rufous-tailed Antbird (E) Drymophila genei
172
Ochre-rumped Antbird (E) Drymophila ochropyga
173
Dusky-tailed Antbird Drymophila malura
174
Scaled Antbird (E) Drymophila squamata
175
Streak-capped Antwren Terenura maculata
176
White-shouldered Fire-eye Pyriglena leucoptera
ANTTHRUSHES FORMICARIIDAE
177 H Rufous-capped Antthrush Formicarius colma
178 H Such's (Cryptic) Antthrush (E) Chamaeza meruloides
179 H Rufous-tailed (Brazilian) Antthrush Chamaeza ruficauda
ANTPITTAS GRALLARIIDAE
180 H Variegated Antpitta Grallaria varia
GNATEATERS CONOPOPHAGIDAE
181
Rufous Gnateater Conopophaga lineata
182
Black-cheeked Gnateater (E) Conopophaga melanops
TAPACULOS RHINOCRYPTIDAE
183 H White-breasted Tapaculo Eleoscytalopus indigoticus
184
Mouse-colored Tapaculo Scytalopus speluncae
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS TYRANNIDAE
185
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum
186
Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola
187
Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster
188 L Highland Elaenia Elaenia obscura
189
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus
190
Gray-hooded Flycatcher Mionectes rufiventris
191
Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus
192
Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet Phylloscartes ventralis
193
Serra do Mar Tyrannulet (E) Phylloscartes difficilis
194
Rough-legged Tyrannulet Phyllomyias burmeisteri
195
Planalto Tyrannulet Phyllomyias fasciatus
196
Southern Antpipit Corythopis delalandi
197
Eared Pygmy-Tyrant Myiornis auricularis
198
Drab-breasted Pygmy-Tyrant Hemitriccus diops
199
Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant (E) Hemitriccus orbitatus
200
Hangnest Tody-Tyrant (E) Hemitriccus nidipendulus
201
Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps
202
Gray-headed (Yellow-lored) Tody-Flycatcher (E) Todirostrum poliocephalum
203
Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
204
Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias s. sulphurescens
205 H White-throated Spadebill Platyrinchus mystaceus
206
Cliff Flycatcher Hirundinea ferruginea
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Whiskered (Yellow-rumped) Flycatcher Myiobius barbatus mastacalis
208
Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus
209
Euler's Flycatcher Lathrotriccus euleri
210
Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus
211
Blue-billed Black-Tyrant Knipolegus cyanirostris
212
Crested Black-Tyrant Knipolegus lophotes
213
Velvety Black-Tyrant (E) Knipolegus nigerrimus
214
Yellow-browed Tyrant Satrapa icterophrys
215
White-rumped Monjita Xolmis velatus
216
Streamer-tailed Tyrant Gubernetes yetapa
217
Shear-tailed Gray Tyrant Muscipipra vetula
218
Masked Water-Tyrant Fluvicola nengeta
219
White-headed Marsh Tyrant Arundinicola leucocephala
220
Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus
221
Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosa
222
Gray-hooded Attila (E) Attila rufus
223
Grayish Mourner Rhytipterna simplex
224
Short-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus ferox
225
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
226
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
227
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
228
Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
229
Variegated Flycatcher Empidonomus varius
230
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
231
Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
COTINGAS COTINGIDAE
232
Black-and-gold Cotinga (E) Tijuca atra
233
Gray-winged Cotinga (E) Tijuca condita
234
Bare-throated Bellbird Procnias nudicollis
MANAKINS PIPRIDAE
235
Serra do Mar Tyrant-Manakin (E) Neopelma chrysolophum
236
Swallow-tailed (Blue) Manakin Chiroxiphia caudata
237
Pin-tailed Manakin (E) Ilicura militaris
238
White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus
TITYRAS AND ALLIES TITYRIDAE
239
Greenish Schiffornis Schiffornis virescens
240
Green-backed Becard Pachyramphus viridis viridis
241
Chestnut-crowned Becard Pachyramphus castaneus
242 H White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus
243 H Crested Becard Pachyramphus validus
VIREOS VIREONIDAE
244
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
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Rufous-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus poicilotis
246
Lemon-chested Greenlet Hylophilus t. thoracicus
247
Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis
SWALLOWS HIRUNDINIDAE
248
Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
249
White-thighed Swallow Atticora tibialis
250
Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
251
Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
252
Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera
253
White-rumped Swallow Tachycineta leucorrhoa
WRENS TROGLODYTIDAE
254
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
255
Long-billed Wren (E) Cantorchilus longirostris
THRUSHES AND ALLIES TURDIDAE
256
Yellow-legged Thrush Turdus flavipes
257
Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas
258
Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris
259
Creamy-bellied Thrush Turdus amaurochalinus
260
White-necked Thrush Turdus albicollis
MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS MIMIDAE
261
Chalk-browed Mockingbird Mimus saturninus
262
Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
WAGTAILS AND PIPITS MOTACILLIDAE
263
Yellowish Pipit Anthus lutescens
NEW WORLD WARBLERS PARULIDAE
264
Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi
265
Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus
266
White-browed (White-rimmed) Warbler Myiothlypis leucoblephara
TANAGERS AND ALLIES THRAUPIDAE
267
Cinnamon Tanager (E) Schistochlamys ruficapillus
268
Magpie Tanager Cissopis leverianus
269
Hooded Tanager Nemosia pileata
270
Olive-green Tanager (E) Orthogonys chloricterus
271
Chestnut-headed Tanager Pyrrhocoma ruficeps
272
Black-goggled Tanager Trichothraupis melanops
273
Flame-crested Tanager Tachyphonus cristatus
274
Ruby-crowned Tanager Tachyphonus coronatus
275
Brazilian Tanager (E) Ramphocelus bresilius
276
Diademed Tanager Stephanophorus diadematus
277
Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea melanonota
278
Sayaca Tanager Thraupis sayaca
279
Azure-shouldered Tanager (E) Thraupis cyanoptera
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Golden-chevroned Tanager (E) Thraupis ornata
281
Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
282
Burnished-buff Tanager Tangara cayana
283
Green-headed Tanager Tangara seledon
284
Red-necked Tanager Tangara cyanocephala
285
Brassy-breasted Tanager (E) Tangara desmaresti
286
Gilt-edged Tanager (E) Tangara cyanoventris
287
Swallow-Tanager Tersina viridis
288
Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana
289
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
290
Rufous-headed Tanager (E) Hemithraupis ruficapilla
291
Yellow-backed Tanager Hemithraupis flavicollis
292
Chestnut-vented Conebill Conirostrum speciosum
293
Bicolored Conebill Conirostrum bicolor
294
Bay-chested Warbling-Finch (E) Poospiza thoracica
295
Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola
296
Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch Emberizoides herbicola
297
Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
298 L White-bellied Seedeater Sporophila leucoptera
299
(Gray) Pileated Finch Coryphospingus pileatus
300
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
301
Sooty Grassquit Tiaris fuliginosus
302
Green-winged Saltator Saltator similis
303
Thick-billed Saltator Saltator maxillosus
304
Black-throated Grosbeak Saltator fuliginosus
BUNTINGS & SPARROWS EMBERIZIDAE
305
Half-collared Sparrow Arremon semitorquatus
306
Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
CARDINALS AND ALLIES CARDINALIDAE
307
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager Habia rubica
308
Ultramarine Grosbeak Cyanocompsa brissonii
309
Yellow-green Grosbeak Caryothraustes canadensis
TROUPIALS AND ALLIES ICTERIDAE
310
Chopi Blackbird Gnorimopsar chopi
311
Chestnut-capped Blackbird Chrysomus ruficapillus
312
Campo Troupial Icterus jamacaii
313
Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
314
Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus
315
Red-rumped Cacique Cacicus haemorrhous
316
Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus
SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, AND ALLIES FRINGILLIDAE
317
Purple-throated Euphonia Euphonia chlorotica
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Violaceous Euphonia Euphonia violacea
319
Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster
320
Blue-naped Chlorophonia Chlorophonia cyanea
321
Hooded Siskin Spinus magellanicus
OLD WORLD SPARROWS PASSERIDAE
322
House Sparrow (I) Passer domesticus
MAMMALS
1
Maned Three-toed Sloth Bradypus torquatus
2
Buffy-tufted-ear Marmoset Callithrix aurita
3
Common Marmoset Callithrix jacchus
4
Capybara Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris