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A Tropical Birding SET DEPARTURE tour

BRAZIL: THE PANTANAL & AMAZON

26 August-9 September 2017

TOUR LEADER: ANDRES VASQUEZ, Report and photos by Andres Vasquez

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On the previous page: Jaguar on top, Hyacinth Macaw center left, Band-tailed Manakin center, female Bare-faced

Curassow center right, and Brazilian Tapir on bottom.

This tour is just impossible to match when it comes to tropical South America, since it has absolutely everything people

imagine when they think of the Neotropical lowland jungles. Once again multiple sightings of the mighty Jaguar adorned

an impressive list of mammals and birds that included Fiery-tailed Awlbill, Agami Heron in gorgeous light, Zigzag Heron

posing for photos, White-browed Hawk, Ornate Hawk-Eagle, about five Amazonian Umbrellabirds, Red-fan Parrot,

Hyacinth Macaw, Red-legged Seriema, Black-girdled Barbet, the best views of Coal-crested Finch I have ever had,

Tapajos Hermit, Greater Rhea, Southern Screamers, multiple Jabiru storks on nests, five New World kingfishers in one

afternoon, tons of antbirds (among the favorites were Bare-eyed and Rufous-faced plus Black-spotted Bare-eye), Rose-

breasted Chat, “Tapajos” Scythebill, Amazonian Pygmy-Owl at eye-level, Crested Owl, and Yellow-shouldered

Grosbeak, lots of woodpeckers, jacamars, puffbirds, manakins, and toucans.

When it comes to mammals, apart from the “big cat” (we saw four different jaguars), we scored 22 species, out of which

the undisputed favorite were the Brazilian Tapirs; yes, plural, in fact we had 10 different sightings of at least 7 different

individuals, twice a day in the Cristalino Reserve including an ultra-cute baby that walked behind its mom in front of a

blind we were sitting at. Multiple sightings of Giant Otters, a horde of over 70 White-lipped Peccaries (photo above)

that almost surrounded us, and a peaceful Southern Tamandua will also remain in our minds for a long while.



Despite our great overall luck, fate played a bad prank on us since we could not see the Harpy Eagle that was sighted by

another group from tower 1 in Cristalino while we were on tower 2, and we did not see it again the next day from tower

1 while it was being seen from tower 2 by the same other group of Brazilian photographers!

It was all part of an unforgettable tour that took us through the dry and scrubby cerrado, the exuberant and lush

Amazon rainforest and the vast and open Pantanal in almost 15 days of pleasant boat rides, enjoyable hikes, and a

couple dust baths along the unique Transpantaneira Highway during roadside birding, occasionally walking over the

famous wooden bridges that sometimes look like they are about to crumble under the car while crossing (photo below).

AUGUST 27 AND 28: THE CERRADO HABITAT AROUND CHAPADA DOS GUIMARAES: After our arrival day (the 26th), the

tour started with a pre-dawn departure from our hotel with packed breakfasts; this is required to get to the birding site

right at dawn since the lack of shade on the scrubby cerrado means that the birds are most acrtive just after sunrise.

This habitat holds lots of birds that we cannot find elsewhere in this tour and therefore it was key to take advantage of

the two mornings that we had. Specialties found here included the loud White-rumped Tanagers and the more discrete

Black-faced and White-banded Tanagers. Talking about key birds, we found one of the main targets of the area that

comes in an unassuming form, the humble Chapada Flycatcher, a quite recently described species (2001).



Other species recorded in the Cerrado include the sometimes difficult Red-shouldered Macaw perched and eating some

fruit out of a tree, the always pleasant to see White-cheeked Puffbird, flight views of Red-and-green Macaw, Rufous-

winged Antshrike, Rusty-backed Antwren, the striking male Red-crested Finch, the drab Plumbeous Seedeater, a

couple Black-throated Saltators, Tawny-crowned Pygmy-Tyrant, and Pale-breasted Spinetail. The absolute favorite for

the morning was the scarce and possibly nomadic Coal-crested Finch (photo above) which can be absent from the area

for days and then fairly common other times. The first morning was superb for them, with various males that posed for

pictures as you can see above.



When the sun began to make the temperature rise in this open area, the birding turned really quiet; it was time to move

on to a different ecosystem, gallery forest in a lush valley. The taller trees provide comforting shade, which keeps the

birds be active until later. Birding along forested roads that cut through these woodlands, we found a whole new set of

birds that are more typical of Amazonian secondary forests than the nearby cerrado. Visiting two different locations we

managed to find very showy birds like Band-tailed Manakins, Amazonian Motmot, Blue-crowned Trogon, Rufous-tailed

and Brown Jacamars, White-wedged Piculets, Yellow-tufted Woodpecker, Swallow Tanagers, Flavescent and Golden-

crowned Warblers, Lettered Aracari, and the list goes on and on. Worth mentioning was the skittish Sharp-tailed

Streamcreeper that required various visits to a stream plus a very responsive Helmeted Manakin (photo below) that

allowed us approaching for pictures.

We also visited a beautiful view point called Mirante Geodesico where we saw one of the favorite birds for a couple of

the participants, the angry-looking Gray Monjita, plus the only Cliff Flycatcher, Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch, and Crested

Black-Tyrants of the trip.

We only have a little time to bird on the second morning in the cerrado before we departed towards the Cuiabá airport

to take a flight towards the Amazon. It was well worth it for better views of some of the birds mentioned above. After

lunch in the airport, we flew to Alta Floresta where we were received by the Cristalino Jungle Lodge staff, to take us to

the wonderful lodge and start the Amazon portion of the trip.



AUGUST 28 TO SEPTEMBER 2: THE AMAZON RAINFOREST AT CRISTALINO JUNGLE LODGE: after landing at Alta

Floresta, we were transferred by van towards the edge of the Teles Pires River to catch the boats that take us to

Cristalino. On that van ride we stopped a couple times for a targets like Point-tailed Palmcreeper, Sulphury Flycatcher,

and Red-breasted Meadowlark, but in passing we also got Blue-and-yellow Macaws, Greater Yellow-headed Vulture,

Turquoise Tanager, and a flock of migrating Fork-tailed Flycatchers.

Once we got into the boat, we started seeing some of the typical river-side birds like Green Ibis, White-winged and

White-banded Swallows, Ringed, Amazon and Green Kingfishers, a Capped Heron in gorgeous light (photo on next

page) and, this is ridiculous to say but, the first of many Brazilian Tapirs (photo below). We actually saw two individuals

that day and that was already incredible but we did not have any idea that every single day that we stayed in Cristalino

we were going to see two individuals a day, and in locations quite apart from each other. We must have seen seven or

eight different individuals including one baby tapir that was for sure one of the very best things I have ever seen in my

life. It was impossible to photograph this cutie though as the mom and its baby were inside the very dark forest walking

around us at first and then away from us; what an experience that was!

Upon arrival at the lodge we were greeted by our local boat man, Sebastian, who was going to be with us during our

stay. Together with him we did the planning for the next few days while the rest of the group enjoyed the last hour of

daylight on their own just around the cabins. The following days we visited both canopy towers on two different

mornings, the Serra trail that took us to a weird ecosystem that is an island of deciduous stunted forest in the middle of



the Amazon, found only on top of hills, and the river islands on the Teles Pires River, plus we did various boat rides along

the Cristalino River, and hiked a couple forest trails that hold, for instance, some bamboo specialties. Two afternoons we

visited blinds inside forests where fresh water ponds attract various passerines out of which manakins and antbirds are

the main prizes. I will describe in the next pages the birding done on each of these main sites but not in chronological

order.

The Canopy Towers: having the chance to see the canopy of the Amazon rainforest from the tall towers of Cristalino is not only a pleasure but also a privilege. Much of the wildlife interactions in the Amazon occur in the canopy, given the food availability and light; this makes it imperative to bird from a tower.

The list of birds that we got from about 150feet above ground is long but highlights included the localized White-browed Hawk and Black-girdled Barbet, Red-fan Parrot, Yellow-shouldered Grosbeak, Curl-crested and Red-necked Aracaris, Tooth-billed Wren, the mega Fiery-tailed Awlbill, Paradise Tanager, Olive Oropendola, nesting Green Oropendolas, an Amazonian Pygmy-Owl that came and perched at eye-level on tree next to tower 2, Spangled Cotingas, Bare-necked Fruitcrow, the local Brazil endemic Kawall’s Parrot, the smaller White-bellied Parrot, Amazonian, Gray-rumped and Pale-rumped Swifts, Grayish Mourner, Wing-barred Piprites, Amazonian Trogon, Brown-banded and White-necked Puffbirds, Golden-green, Ringed and Scale-breasted Woodpeckers, Long-tailed Woodcreeper, Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo, and lots more. We spent most of the morning on its respective day on each tower.



Amazonian Pygmy-Owl above from tower 2 and Black-faced Dacnis below from tower 1



The river islands and river edges: We took several boat rides along the large Teles Pires River and its tributary the Cristalino River. This is how we saw most of the tapirs while they were in the water or on the beaches next to the banks. Riding up and down these watercourses, we found Sunbitterns, an adult Ornate Hawk-Eagle that was trying to prey on Green Ibises, Gray-chested Greenlet, Swallow-winged Puffbirds (photo below), Dusky-billed Parrotlets and Santarem Parakeets that were consuming minerals from a bank, Long-billed Woodcreeper, a responsive Barred Forest-Falcon that flew across the river, Drab Water Tyrants, Silvered and Blackish Antbirds, Paradise Jacamars, Short-tailed Nighthawk and Common Pauraques at dusk, and by night a lone Common Potoo.

It took us a couple stops targeting Flame-crested Manakin inside the dense river side woodland to finally get it, and in the process we also found Amazonian Streaked Antwren, Dot-backed Antbird, Bronzy Jacamar and surprisingly, a little further inside the forest, a flock of Crimson-bellied Parakeets near a clay lick that also surprised us with a group of over 70 White-lipped Peccaries that came in tamely to eat salts and minerals, and did not mind our presence.

The river islands on the big river host a few birds that are restricted to or that can more easily be found on them. For sure the most rewarding of these for our group were the about five Amazonian Umbrellabirds that we saw on a lek site. Not too far from these we found Amazonian, Chestnut-backed and Glossy Antshrikes, and Snethlage's Tody-Tyrant. On more open parts of the islands we found the local Amazonian Tyrannulet, Spotted Tody-Flycatcher, some Pied Lapwings, Blackish and Ladder-tailed Nightjars, Black Caracaras, and a couple Scaled Ground-Doves.

We did a short detour on the boat ride to visit some small river rapids with some rocks that stick out of the river where the rapids-specialist Black-collared Swallow loves to perch; we saw several of these interesting birds. They even allowed us to approach for pictures, and on closer inspection we found out there were also a few young birds mixed together with adults; I had not seen juveniles before so I was happy with that sighting too.



Glossy Antshrike above and Black-collared Swallows below, adult in front and young behind



The Serras and forest interior trails: the open nature on top of the hills (serras) hold special birds that have to be found early in the morning as the activity dies down quite soon due to the harsh sun. We visited this location one morning and managed to see some specialties of this strange ecosystem like White-fringed Antwren, Natterer's Slaty-Antshrike, Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant, Eastern Striolated Puffbird, Layard's Woodcreeper; we heard but did not see Zimmer’s Tody-Tyrant and Tataupa Tinamous. Other more widespread species we found here were Rufous Casiornis, Sibilant Sirystes, and a lone Rufous-throated Sapphire that came to check us out near the mirante (scenic view point) while we were taking a break at about mid-morning. Only I got to see a pair of Razor-billed Curassows that walked across the path and disappeared inside the forest before others arrive to where I was.

After birding from the top of the Serra just as after birding from the canopy towers, we walked along trails to explore the forest from the inside, where many skulking birds forage and spend most of the day. During these hikes we managed to find, for instance, Spix’s Warbling-, Rufous-faced, Manu, Black-throated, and Striated Antbirds, White-shouldered Antshrike, Blue-cheeked Jacamar, the recently described Tapajos Hermit (photo below), Curve-billed Scythebill, Rose-breasted Chat, just a fly-by Cryptic Forest-Falcon, Yellow-throated Woodpecker, Gray, White-eyed, White-flanked and Dot-winged Antwrens, White-crested Spadebill, the always nice to see Royal Flycatcher, Red-headed Manakin, and many more.

The blinds inside the forest: The southern Brazilian Amazon has suffered severe drought, with exceptionally long dry seasons the past two years. The forest floor is dusty and full of crunching dry dead leaves and the small forest streams are in some cases only noticeable paths that have water only during the rainy season. There is very little fresh water to drink for the birds that live inside the forest, and the few remnant ponds attract many birds; every afternoon, near dusk,



they come to bathe and drink some water. The local guides from Cristalino have noticed this phenomenon and they decided to set a couple of small blinds in front of two forest ponds (one of them artifical) so that we can see some of the species of birds that visit these oasis.

We had to wait patiently at the blinds, sometimes needing to put up with annoying insects. The rewards were for sure worth the effort and time since we manage to get prolonged and clear views of many species that normally are skulking and difficult to see. Here is the combined list of all the birds I remember we got from both blinds in two afternoons: White-crowned and Snow-capped Manakins, Spot-winged, Saturnine, and Plain-winged Antshrikes, Xingu Scaled-backed, Bare-eyed, Band-tailed and Spot-backed Antbirds, White-flanked Antwren, Black-spotted Bare-eye, Striped Woodcreeper, White-winged Shrike-Tanager, Red-crowned Ant-Tanager, American Pygmy Kingfisher, Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner, Sepia-capped Flycatcher, Brown-winged Schiffornis, Sunbittern, Black-eared Fairy, and probably the best of all, at least for me given that I managed a picture in natural light (which is border-line impossible to get), Zigzag Heron (photo below!!!). This experience, despite the sad reason for it, was spectacular, , and difficult to match.

Our time in the Amazon had come to an end after five nights in this wonderful place. We did some final birding for a couple hours on the departure day, and managed to get a various new birds for the list before we had to take our final boat ride back to the boat landing and on towards the Alta Floresta airport to catch our plane to the Pantanal. It was mostly a travel day and we arrived at our first lodge in the Pantanal just after dusk.



SEPTEMBER 3 TO 7: THE PANTANAL OF MATO GROSSO: Visiting the Pantanal in the state of Mato Grosso means traveling along the famous Transpantaneira Highway, which is about 150 Km (95 mi.) and ends at the Cuiabá River near the south border of the state. The best way to explore this rich area is staying a couple of nights at the north end of the road, other two halfway along, and the last couple nights at the south end. For the north portion, we stayed at the great Pousada Piuval and the first day we walked a couple kilometers from the lodge towards the river, and that single walk is one of the birdiest walks in the whole continent; it is a blast. New birds never stopped coming for a couple hours and they came in all shapes and sizes. We saw our first Hyacinth Macaws on a bare tree with the rising sun right behind them, so it looked like a cliché postcard, but it was quite memorable. Some other birds seen included Jabiru, Wood Stork, Orange-winged and Turquoise-fronted Parrots, Peach-fronted and Yellow-chevroned Parakeets, Chaco Chachalacas, Green-barred, Cream-colored, and Crimson-crested Woodpeckers plus a flock of White Woodpeckers that did not stop for better views, the first of several Whistling Herons, Greater Rheas, three species of Ibis, and the first Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl of the trip being harassed by a Glittering-throated Emerald. Passerines were also well represented, for instance we saw a Gray-crested Cachalote carrying nesting material, got Yellow-chinned Spinetails, Cattle Tyrants, White-rumped Monjitas, Great Kiskadees, Rufous Horneros, Narrow-billed and Great Rufous Woodcreepers, Red-crested and Yellow-billed Cardinals, and plenty more that do not come to mind right now. This is just to give an idea of how wonderful the first morning walk can be in the Pantanal.

The best show of that hike was a lone Sunbittern that was foraging tamely in the open in a shallow pond, and allowed me to approach a little to shoot the photo you see below.



When things were getting too hot to be in the open areas we moved on in our van, towards a patch of forest that offers more shade and where other species spend most of their time. Here we got Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant, Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher, Ashy-headed Greenlet, Large-billed Antwren, Planalto Slaty-Antshrike, Forest and Greenish Elaenias, Masked Gnatcatcher and a few other passerines. Late in the morning, when we were just heading back to the lodge for lunch, our driver Jose managed to spot a pair of Red-legged Seriemas (photo below) that were resting under the shadow of a small bushy tree, and so we approached and managed close up views and some photos that were challenging given the super sunny background and the shady objects.

After a longish pause in the middle of the day to wait the heat out, we spent the afternoon driving and birding along a patch of gallery forest near the river east of the lodge. Here we found Orange-backed Troupial, Red-billed Scythebill, Yellow-billed Cacique, Crimson-crested Woodpecker, Mato Grosso Antbird, White-lored Spinetail, Brown-crested and Short-crested Flycatchers and a perched up Crane Hawk (photo on next page) that stayed a good while and gave us, as defined by one of the participants, the “stink-eye”, as if saying “what do you want strangers? This is my forest!” before flying away.

This patch of forest always has a family of Black Howler Monkeys hanging around, which we found with ease; they are large black furry blobs atop of leafless trees so it is not much of a challenge. Along the edge of the lake we saw Black-collared Hawks, or first Black-backed Water-Tyrants, Greater Thornbirds, Purple Gallinules, and Pale-legged Horneros. Close to dusk we managed to call in a very responsive Yellowish Pipit and then we returned to the lodge in the dark trying to find some nocturnal birds but we only kept on finding the same Common Pauraque over and over. We did see though a nice Crab-eating Fox for a change.



A Crane Hawk disapproving our presence



Next day we birded early in the morning along the nearby stretch of the Transpantaneira; on the way out we saw a beautiful Southern Tamandua (a small anteater) walking along the pastures. Once on the main road, we started finding many cool birds like this White-headed Marsh-Tyrant (photo below) that came in very close with perfect sunrise light.

The main target at this spot, Scarlet-headed Blackbird, did not make us wait; it was perched up atop of the tall reeds singing away, which means it really glowed in that great light. Other interesting birds we found included Rusty-collared Seedeater, Grassland Sparrow, Toco Toucans, Black-capped Donacobius, Unicolored Blackbird, and a few species we had seen before. It became very hot very early, so we moved towards some gallery forest areas to see if other species were more active. It was a little quiet overall, so we decided to explore with the van the open fields to see if we would get other things. It was a good move since we found a family of about seven Greater Rheas that were quite calm despite our presence, but out of the blue they got nervous and started sprinting away. We also saw Blue-throated Piping-Guans, Chestnut-bellied Guans, and some Buff-necked Ibis scattered along the grassy fields. Foraging on some shallowish ponds we saw a pair of the Southern Screamers, Black-necked Stilts, Little Blue Heron, Gray-cowled Wood-Rail, Pied Lapwings, Plumbeous Ibis, and bunches of Jacare Caimans.

We headed back to the hotel to pack our bags as we were going to depart immediately after lunch towards our next lodge that is about two hours south of Piuval on the shores of the Pixaim River. It was important to hit the road as soon as we had lunch since you never know how many stops you will do on the Transpantaneira, and we had already scheduled a boat ride on the river upon arrival to the other site. It was a good move again since there is a particular stretch on the highway that is always birdy where we saw Yellow-billed and Large-billed Terns, Black Skimmers, White-faced Whistling-Ducks, Brazilian Teal and more of the common water birds.



Greater Rhea sprinting across the fields (above) and a patient Black-fronted Nunbird inside the gallery forest (below)



We had time to do check in at the Pantanal Mato Grosso Hotel and a short break before we boarded the boats for our afternoon excursion. Boat rides along this river are always great - relaxing but birdy, surrounded by beautiful forests and they normally finish just at dusk so we catch the beautiful sunsets just before we start seeing lots of Band-tailed and Nacunda Nighthawks.

We did a boat ride each of the two afternoons we had in this spot. The best bird that we saw was by far a very cooperating Agami Heron that the boatman knew where to find and to my surprise, he managed to get the bird coming down to the open from its original very hidden perch inside dense vegetation with a couple of fish that he threw to attract the bird. I was stunned and obviously happy since I managed more than one nice photo (see below).

Other birds seen during these rides included all five species of the resident South American kingfishers, of which the Green-and-rufous Kingfisher was particularly appreciated; apart from that we saw Rusty-backed Spinetail, a lone Undulated Tinamou, a Great Potoo perched on a tree just a little ways along a side trail, the only Bare-faced Ibis of the trip and lots of other water birds.

One really cool experience, especially for photographers (both inexperienced and advanced), is trying for flight photos of hawks that the local boatmen attract with fish. The boat driver threw fish into the water when they saw either a Roadside Hawk or a Black-collared Hawk (photos on next page), knowing that the bird would go and grab the fish before it sank into the water. This type of photography is always a challenging task, but with some luck and well-planned camera settings, the results can be rewarding. Most of the time the results are frustrating since the action happens very fast so good reflexes are also key.



Roadside Hawk after catching the bate (above) and a young Black-collared Hawk on the hunt (below)



The one full morning we had around the Pixaim area we dedicated to birding the dense gallery forest along the nice trails behind the hotel. This gave us access to a few birds that we had not seen yet, for instance Barred Antshrike, Fuscous Flycatcher, a Dull-capped Attila that flew directly towards us in response to playback but disappeared right away, a Buff-bellied Hermit sitting on a twig for ages, Plain Antvireo, Striped Woodcreeper, Plain Tyrannulet, Purple-throated Euphonia and a few already-seen species, all of which made the morning quite enjoyable. The most cooperating bird that morning was a male White-wedged Piculet (photo below) that came in very close.

The next morning, we birded our way along the Transpantaneira south towards our final major destination of the tour, the area of Porto Jofre. We made several stops along the dusty highway and found for instance Cinereous-breasted Spinetail, Chotoy Spinetail, Green-backed Becard, Rufous-fronted Thornbird, Little Woodpecker, Chestnut-vented Conebill, a very stubborn Southern Antpipit that only gave us quick views, and the first Fawn-breasted Wren that, in contrast, was very well-behaved. We also got just distant flight views of Yellow-collared Macaw and saw more (repeated but still beautiful), birds like Scarlet-headed Blackbirds, Guira Cuckoos, and Toco Toucans, that made the morning quite entertaining despite the rather long drive needed to get to the Cuiabá River.

At this point, most of the birds that we could have seen in the Pantanal were already seen, there were only a few gaps that we were going to try to fill up the last full day of the tour, on the drive back to the city. The time had come to focus our efforts on one of the main targets, probably “the” main target for a few of the participants, the mighty Jaguar. Leaving birding as a secondary activity (well… it is never like that for birders, really…) we spent much of the next day and a half on the quest for seeing the biggest American cat and ……darn we did well!!!!



Upon arrival to our hotel, we checked in, had lunch and even had a little downtime to recover from the bumpy ride, before our first outing in search of “kitties”. At 2pm we met Vanderley, our boat driver who has eagle eyes as we found later, for our first boat ride. With him, we cruised the waters of the Cuiabá River and a few smaller tributaries. During our afternoon boat ride, as well as the one the following morning, we saw four Jaguars: an old male that had been spotted the day before we arrived eating a caiman so he was going to be resting for a long while in the same spot, another male that seemed it was waiting for us just sitting alert on an exposed bank of the river, a female that was extremely lazy laying on a large fallen log over the water of a small tributary, and a large healthy-looking male that was initially quite hidden inside a riverside thicket and that later walked into the open. I do not know how in the world Vanderley spotted that one while cruising fast on our way back to the lodge. Oh, did I mention that we saw the Jaguars from a close range?



Old male stuffed with caiman meat (above) and lazy female just chilling (below)



We only added a couple birds to the list during the Jaguar searches, namely Collared Plover and Little Cuckoo but we did stop here and there for other species on the way if they represented good photo opportunities. That was the case of a family of Giant Otters (photo below) that were playing on the border of the river.

The whole group was happy with the Jaguar sightings by the second afternoon at Porto Jofre, so everyone decided to not go out on the boat again, and instead take it easy and just relax around the grounds of the hotel trying for pictures of the Hyacinth Macaws (photo on the cover of the report) and Toco Toucans that are always foraging around the expansive lodge grounds. I also got pics of these nice Monk Parakeets (photo below) walking on the grass.



SEPTEMBER 8: BACK TO CUIABÁ: With a long drive ahead of us to go from the southernmost location on the Transpantaneira northwards towards the city of Cuiabá, we decided to take a “relaxed” 6am breakfast and bird along the way during the first hours of the morning while the temperature was not too bad. We did not really have many birds that we could target, but we always find something new on this ride.

This was the case of Striped Cuckoo that had been bugging us for several days during which we had only heard it. Luckily, when we stopped for this cuckoo, we heard a couple Gray-breasted Crakes singing very close to the road and with some persistence most of the group managed to see it briefly but very well. We also tried for an Ash-throated Crake that never responded. Thanks to a tip from TB guide Nick Athanas, who was leading another group in Porto Jofre the day before, we managed to track down a pair of responsive Subtropical Doraditos (photo on right) that are not common in the Pantanal. Another new bird was a single White-browed Meadowlark that was seen by a couple of the participants while I had a short get-rid-of-coffee stop.

We had lunch back at the Hotel Pantanal Mato Grosso that is conveniently located half way to Cuiaba. Here, in the middle of the day, and with lots of Brazilian visitors that were hanging around for the weekend, one of the participants found a Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (photo on next page) perched on a bench of the hotel watching just casually all the people splashing in the swimming pool. Afterwards we continued our way northwards, stopping for some souvenir shopping, and got into Cuiabá late in the afternoon, tired, a little sunburned, with dust in our hair but extremely happy with our list filled with tons of birds, and our memories with uncountable and unmatchable moments from a superb tour.



FINAL CHECKLIST:

The final count on this trip came out like this: 490 species of birds were recorded of which 41 were heard only (H)

and 7 were seen only by the tour leader (L). Additionally 23 species of mammals were also seen by at least one member

of the group. Find below the full list.

RHEAS RHEIDAE

Greater Rhea Rhea americana

TINAMOUS TINAMIDAE

H Gray Tinamou Tinamus tao

H Great Tinamou Tinamus major

H White-throated Tinamou Tinamus guttatus

H Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui

Undulated Tinamou Crypturellus undulatus

H Brazilian Tinamou Crypturellus strigulosus

H Variegated Tinamou Crypturellus variegatus

H Small-billed Tinamou Crypturellus parvirostris

H Tataupa Tinamou Crypturellus tataupa

H Red-winged Tinamou Rhynchotus rufescens



SCREAMERS ANHIMIDAE

Southern Screamer Chauna torquata

DUCKS, GEESE, AND WATERFOWL ANATIDAE

White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis

Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata

Brazilian Teal Amazonetta brasiliensis

GUANS, CHACHALACAS, CURASSOWS CRACIDAE

Chaco Chachalaca Ortalis canicollis

Spix's Guan Penelope jacquacu

Chestnut-bellied Guan Penelope ochrogaster

Blue-throated Piping-Guan Pipile cumanensis

Red-throated Piping-Guan Pipile cujubi

L Razor-billed Curassow Mitu tuberosum

Bare-faced Curassow Crax fasciolata

STORKS CICONIIDAE

Jabiru Jabiru mycteria

Wood Stork Mycteria americana

CORMORANTS AND SHAGS PHALACROCORACIDAE

Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus

ANHINGAS ANHINGIDAE

Anhinga Anhinga anhinga

HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS ARDEIDAE

Zigzag Heron Zebrilus undulatus

Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum

Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi

Great Egret Ardea alba

Snowy Egret Egretta thula

Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis

Striated Heron Butorides striata

Agami Heron Agamia agami

Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix

Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus

Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius

IBISES AND SPOONBILLS THRESKIORNITHIDAE

Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis

Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus

Plumbeous Ibis Theristicus caerulescens

Buff-necked Ibis Theristicus caudatus

Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja

NEW WORLD VULTURES CATHARTIDAE

Black Vulture Coragyps atratus

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura

Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus

Greater Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes melambrotus

HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES ACCIPITRIDAE

Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis

Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus

Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus

Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis



Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis

Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus

Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea

Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens

Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis

Great Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga

Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris

White Hawk Pseudastur albicollis

White-browed Hawk Leucopternis kuhli

SUNBITTERN EURYPYGIDAE

Sunbittern Eurypyga helias

RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS RALLIDAE

H Rufous-sided Crake Laterallus melanophaius

Gray-breasted Crake Laterallus exilis

Gray-cawled Wood-Rail Aramides cajaneus

H Ash-throated Crake Mustelirallus albicollis

Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus

LIMPKIN ARAMIDAE

Limpkin Aramus guarauna

TRUMPETERS PSOPHIIDAE

Dark-winged Trumpeter Psophia viridis

STILTS AND AVOCETS RECURVIROSTRIDAE

Black-necked (White-backed) Stilt Himantopus mexicanus melanurus

PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS CHARADRIIDAE

Pied Lapwing Vanellus cayanus

Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis

Collared Plover Charadrius collaris

JACANAS JACANIDAE

Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana

SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES SCOLOPACIDAE

Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius

Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria

GULLS, TERNS, AND SKIMMERS LARIDAE

Yellow-billed Tern Sternula superciliaris

Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex

Black Skimmer Rynchops niger

PIGEONS AND DOVES COLUMBIDAE

Rock Pigeon Columba livia

Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis

Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa

Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro

Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea

Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea

Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti

Scaled Dove Columbina squammata

Picui Ground-Dove Columbina picui

Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa

Long-tailed Ground-Dove Uropelia campestris

White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi

Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla

CUCKOOS CUCULIDAE

Little Cuckoo Coccycua minuta



Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana

Black-bellied Cuckoo Piaya melanogaster

Dark-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus melacoryphus

Guira Cuckoo Guira guira

Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia

H Pavonine Cuckoo Dromococcyx pavoninus

Greater Ani Crotophaga major

Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani

OWLS STRIGIDAE

H Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl Megascops watsonii

Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata

Amazonian Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium hardyi

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum

Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia

NIGHTJARS AND ALLIES CAPRIMULGIDAE

Nacunda Nighthawk Chordeiles nacunda

Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor

Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus

Band-tailed Nighthawk Nyctiprogne leucopyga

Blackish Nightjar Nyctipolus nigrescens

Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis

H Spot-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis maculicaudus

Ladder-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis climacocerca

H Ocellated Poorwill Nyctiphrynus ocellatus

POTOOS NYCTIBIIDAE

Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis

Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus

SWIFTS APODIDAE

Amazonian Swift Chaetura viridipennis

Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura

Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris

Pale-rumped Swift Chaetura egregia

HUMMINGBIRDS TROCHILIDAE

L Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsutus

Tapajos Hermit Phaethornis aethopygus

Buff-bellied Hermit Phaethornis subochraceus

White-vented Violetear Colibri serrirostris

Black-eared Fairy Heliothryx auritus

White-tailed Goldenthroat Polytmus guainumbi

Fiery-tailed Awlbill Avocettula recurvirostris

Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis

Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris

Gray-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus largipennis

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird Eupetomena macroura

Fork-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata

Versicolored Emerald Amazilia versicolor

Glittering-throated Emerald Amazilia fimbriata

Rufous-throated Sapphire Hylocharis sapphirina

Gilded Hummingbird (Sapphire) Hylocharis chrysura

TROGONS TROGONIDAE

H Black-tailed Trogon Trogon melanurus eumorphus

Green-backed (White-tailed) Trogon Trogon viridis viridis



Amazonian (Violaceous) Trogon Trogon ramonianus

Blue-crowned Trogon Trogon curucui

H Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus

Collared Trogon Trogon collaris

MOTMOTS MOMOTIDAE

Amazonian (Blue-crowned) Motmot Momotus momota simplex

KINGFISHERS ALCEDINIDAE

Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata

Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona

Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana

Green-and-rufous Kingfisher Chloroceryle inda

American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea

PUFFBIRDS BUCCONIDAE

White-necked Puffbird Notharchus hyperrhynchus

Brown-banded Puffbird Notharchus ordii

Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus

Eastern Striolated-Puffbird Nystalus striolatus

White-eared Puffbird Nystalus chacuru

Black-fronted Nunbird Monasa nigrifrons

White-fronted Nunbird Monasa morphoeus

Swallow-winged Puffbird (Swallow-wing) Chelidoptera tenebrosa

JACAMARS GALBULIDAE

Brown Jacamar Brachygalba lugubris

Blue-cheeked Jacamar Galbula cyanicollis

Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda

Bronzy Jacamar Galbula leucogastra

Paradise Jacamar Galbula dea

NEW WORLD BARBETS CAPITONIDAE

Black-girdled Barbet Capito dayi

TOUCANS RAMPHASTIDAE

Lettered Aracari Pteroglossus inscriptus

Chestnut-eared Aracari Pteroglossus castanotis

Curl-crested Aracari Pteroglossus beauharnaesii

Red-necked Aracari Pteroglossus bitorquatus

H Gould's Toucanet Selenidera gouldii

Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco

White-throated (Cuvier's) Toucan Ramphastos tucanus cuvieri

Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus culminatus

WOODPECKERS PICIDAE

Bar-breasted Piculet Picumnus aurifrons

White-wedged Piculet Picumnus albosquamatus

White Woodpecker Melanerpes candidus

Yellow-tufted Woodpecker Melanerpes cruentatus

H Checkered Woodpecker Veniliornis mixtus

Little Woodpecker Veniliornis passerinus

Red-stained Woodpecker Veniliornis affinis

Yellow-throated Woodpecker Piculus flavigula magnus

Golden-green Woodpecker Piculus chrysochloros

Green-barred Woodpecker Colaptes melanochloros

Campo Flicker Colaptes campestris

Scale-breasted Woodpecker Celeus grammicus

Cream-colored Woodpecker Celeus flavus



Ringed Woodpecker Celeus torquatus

Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus

H Red-necked Woodpecker Campephilus rubricollis

Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos

SERIEMAS CARIAMIDAE

Red-legged Seriema Cariama cristata

FALCONS AND CARACARAS FALCONIDAE

Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis

Cryptic Forest-Falcon Micrastur mintoni

Black Caracara Daptrius ater

Red-throated Caracara Ibycter americanus

Southern Caracara Caracara plancus

Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima

H Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans

American Kestrel Falco sparverius

Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis

Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis

PARROTS PSITTACIDAE

H Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet Touit huetii

Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus

Yellow-chevroned Parakeet Brotogeris chiriri

Golden-winged Parakeet Brotogeris chrysoptera

Scaly-headed Parrot Pionus maximiliani

Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus

Turquoise-fronted (Blue-fronted) Parrot Amazona aestiva

Kawall's Parrot Amazona kawalli

Orange-winged Parrot Amazona amazonica

Dusky-billed Parrotlet Forpus modestus

White-bellied Parrot Pionites leucogaster

Red-fan Parrot Deroptyus accipitrinus

Crimson-bellied Parakeet Pyrrhura perlata

Santarem Parakeet Pyrrhura amazonum lucida

Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus

Peach-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula aurea

Blue-winged Macaw Primolius maracana

Yellow-collared (Golden-collared) Macaw Primolius auricollis

Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna

Scarlet Macaw Ara macao

Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus

Chestnut-fronted Macaw Ara severus

Red-shouldered Macaw Diopsittaca nobilis

White-eyed Parakeet Psittacara leucophthalmus

TYPICAL ANTBIRDS THAMNOPHILIDAE

H Fasciated Antshrike Cymbilaimus lineatus

Great Antshrike Taraba major

Glossy Antshrike Sakesphorus luctuosus

Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus

Rufous-winged Antshrike Thamnophilus torquatus

Chestnut-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus palliatus

Plain-winged Antshrike Thamnophilus schistaceus

Natterer's Slaty-Antshrike Thamnophilus stictocephalus

Planalto Slaty-Antshrike Thamnophilus pelzelni



White-shouldered Antshrike Thamnophilus aethiops

Amazonian Antshrike Thamnophilus amazonicus

Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis

Saturnine Antshrike Thamnomanes saturninus

Spot-winged Antshrike Pygiptila stellaris

White-eyed Antwren Epinecrophylla leucophthalma

Pygmy Antwren Myrmotherula brachyura

H Sclater's Antwren Myrmotherula sclateri

Amazonian Streaked-Antwren Myrmotherula multostriata

White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris axillaris

Gray Antwren Myrmotherula menetriesii

H Banded Antbird Dichrozona cincta

Large-billed Antwren Herpsilochmus longirostris

Rufous-winged Antwren Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus

Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis emiliae

White-fringed Antwren Formicivora grisea

Rusty-backed Antwren Formicivora rufa

Striated Antbird Drymophila devillei subochracea

Spix's Warbling-Antbird Hypocnemis striata

Blackish Antbird Cercomacroides nigrescens

Manu Antbird Cercomacra manu

Gray Antbird Cercomacra cinerascens

Mato Grosso Antbird Cercomacra melanaria

White-browed Antbird Myrmoborus leucophrys

H Black-faced Antbird Myrmoborus myotherinus

Band-tailed Antbird Hypocnemoides maculicauda

Silvered Antbird Sclateria naevia

Rufous-faced Antbird Schistocichla rufifacies

Black-throated Antbird Myrmeciza atrothorax

Bare-eyed Antbird Rhegmatorhina gymnops

Spot-backed Antbird Hylophylax naevius

Dot-backed Antbird Hylophylax punctulatus

Xingu Scale-backed Antbird Willisornis vidua

Black-spotted Bare-eye Phlegopsis nigromaculata

ANTPITTAS GRALLARIIDAE

H Alta Floresta Antpitta Hylopezus whittakeri

OVENBIRDS FURNARIIDAE: FURNARIINAE

Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus transitivus

Long-tailed Woodcreeper Deconychura longicauda

Long-billed Woodcreeper Nasica longirostris

Amazonian Barred-Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes certhia concolor

Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus

Great Rufous Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes major

Striped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus obsoletus

Spix's Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus spixii

H Buff-throated (Lafresnaye's) Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus guttatus dorbignyanus

Buff-throated (Dusky-billed) Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus guttatus eytoni

Straight-billed Woodcreeper Dendroplex picus

Red-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus trochilirostris

Curve-billed (Tapajos) Scythebill Campylorhamphus procurvoides cardosoi

Narrow-billed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes angustirostris

Layard's (Lineated) Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes layardi



Slender-billed Xenops Xenops tenuirostris

Point-tailed Palmcreeper Berlepschia rikeri

Pale-legged Hornero Furnarius leucopus

Rufous Hornero Furnarius rufus

Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper Lochmias nematura

Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner Philydor erythrocercum

Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia ruficaudata

L Chestnut-winged Hookbill Ancistrops strigilatus

H Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus

Rufous-fronted (Common) Thornbird Phacellodomus rufifrons

Greater Thornbird Phacellodomus ruber

Rusty-backed Spinetail Cranioleuca vulpina

Rufous (Gray-crested) Cacholote Pseudoseisura unirufa

Chotoy Spinetail Schoeniophylax phryganophilus

Yellow-chinned Spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomeus

Sooty-fronted Spinetail Synallaxis frontalis

Pale-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis albescens

Cinereous-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis hypospodia

White-lored Spinetail Synallaxis albilora

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS TYRANNIDAE

White-lored Tyrannulet Ornithion inerme

Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum

Chapada Flycatcher Suiriri islerorum

Subtropical Doradito Pseudocolopteryx acutipennis

Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus elatus

Forest Elaenia Myiopagis gaimardii

Gray Elaenia Myiopagis caniceps

Greenish Elaenia Myiopagis viridicata

Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster

Large Elaenia Elaenia spectabilis

Plain-crested Elaenia Elaenia cristata

Lesser Elaenia Elaenia chiriquensis

H White-crested Tyrannulet Serpophaga subcristata

Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus

Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus

Guianan Tyrannulet Zimmerius acer

Plain Tyrannulet Inezia inornata

Amazonian Tyrannulet Inezia subflava

Southern Antpipit Corythopis delalandi

Tawny-crowned Pygmy-Tyrant Euscarthmus meloryphus

Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant Myiornis ecaudatus

L Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus galeatus

Snethlage's Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus minor

Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer

H Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus minimus

Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus latirostris

Spotted Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum maculatum

Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum

H Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum

Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens pallescens

H Golden-crowned Spadebill Platyrinchus coronatus

White-crested Spadebill Platyrinchus platyrhynchos



(Amazonian) Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus coronatus

Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Terenotriccus erythrurus

Cliff Flycatcher Hirundinea ferruginea bellicosa

Fuscous Flycatcher Cnemotriccus fuscatus

Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus

Crested Black-Tyrant Knipolegus lophotes

Drab Water Tyrant Ochthornis littoralis

Gray Monjita Xolmis cinereus

White-rumped Monjita Xolmis velatus

Black-backed Water-Tyrant Fluvicola albiventer

White-headed Marsh Tyrant Arundinicola leucocephala

Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosa

Large-headed Flatbill Ramphotrigon megacephalum

H Rufous-tailed Flatbill Ramphotrigon ruficauda

H Cinnamon Attila Attila cinnamomeus

Dull-capped (White-eyed) Attila Attila bolivianus

Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus

Sibilant (Eastern) Sirystes Sirystes sibilator

Rufous Casiornis Casiornis rufus

Grayish Mourner Rhytipterna simplex

Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer

Swainson's Flycatcher Myiarchus swainsoni

Short-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus ferox

Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus

Lesser Kiskadee Pitangus lictor

Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus

Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua

Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis

Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus

Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius

Variegated Flycatcher Empidonomus varius

Crowned Slaty Flycatcher Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus

Sulphury Flycatcher Tyrannopsis sulphurea

White-throated Kingbird Tyrannus albogularis

Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus

Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana

COTINGAS COTINGIDAE

Amazonian Umbrellabird Cephalopterus ornatus

Spangled Cotinga Cotinga cayana

Screaming Piha Lipaugus vociferans

Bare-necked Fruitcrow Gymnoderus foetidus

MANAKINS PIPRIDAE

L Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin Tyranneutes stolzmanni

Helmeted Manakin Antilophia galeata

H Blue-backed Manakin Chiroxiphia pareola

Snow-capped Manakin Lepidothrix nattereri

Flame-crowned (Flame-crested) Manakin Heterocercus linteatus

Band-tailed Manakin Pipra fasciicauda

H Fiery-capped Manakin Machaeropterus pyrocephalus

White-crowned Manakin Dixiphia pipra

Red-headed Manakin Ceratopipra rubrocapilla

Wing-barred Piprites Piprites chloris



TITYRAS AND ALLIES TITYRIDAE

Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata

Brown-winged (Thrush-like) Schiffornis Schiffornis turdina

L Cinereous Mourner Laniocera hypopyrra

Green-backed Becard Pachyramphus viridis viridis

Black-capped Becard Pachyramphus marginatus

VIREOS VIREONIDAE

Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus

Gray-chested Greenlet Hylophilus semicinereus

Ashy-headed Greenlet Hylophilus pectoralis

Dusky-capped Greenlet Pachysylvia hypoxantha

Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius leucotis

Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis

CROWS, JAYS, AND MAGPIES CORVIDAE

Purplish Jay Cyanocorax cyanomelas

Curl-crested Jay Cyanocorax cristatellus

SWALLOWS HIRUNDINIDAE

Black-collared Swallow Pygochelidon melanoleuca

White-banded Swallow Atticora fasciata

Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis

Purple Martin Progne subis

Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea

Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera

White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer

WRENS TROGLODYTIDAE

Tooth-billed Wren Odontorchilus cinereus

H House Wren Troglodytes aedon

Thrush-like Wren Campylorhynchus turdinus

Moustached Wren Pheugopedius genibarbis

Buff-breasted Wren Cantorchilus leucotis

Fawn-breasted Wren Cantorchilus guarayanus

H Musician Wren Cyphorhinus arada

GNATCATCHERS POLIOPTILIDAE

Masked Gnatcatcher Polioptila dumicola

DONACOBIUS DONACOBIIDAE

Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapilla

THRUSHES AND ALLIES TURDIDAE

Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas

Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris

Creamy-bellied Thrush Turdus amaurochalinus

White-necked Thrush Turdus albicollis

MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS MIMIDAE

Chalk-browed Mockingbird Mimus saturninus

WAGTAILS AND PIPITS MOTACILLIDAE

Yellowish Pipit Anthus lutescens

NEW WORLD WARBLERS PARULIDAE

Masked Yellowthroat Geothlypis aequinoctialis velata

Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi

Golden-crowned (White-bellied) Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus hypoleucus

Flavescent Warbler Myiothlypis flaveola

TANAGERS AND ALLIES THRAUPIDAE

Red-crested Cardinal Paroaria coronata



Red-capped Cardinal Paroaria gularis

Yellow-billed Cardinal Paroaria capitata

Black-faced Tanager Schistochlamys melanopis

H Cinnamon Tanager Schistochlamys ruficapillus

White-banded Tanager Neothraupis fasciata

White-rumped Tanager Cypsnagra hirundinacea

Gray-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata

Flame-crested Tanager Tachyphonus cristatus

White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosus

White-winged Shrike-Tanager Lanio versicolor

Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo

Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus

Sayaca Tanager Thraupis sayaca

Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum

Blue-necked Tanager Tangara cyanicollis

Turquoise Tanager Tangara mexicana boliviana

Paradise Tanager Tangara chilensis

L Opal-rumped Tanager Tangara velia

Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola

Swallow Tanager Tersina viridis

Black-faced Dacnis Dacnis lineata

Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana

Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus

Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus

Yellow-backed Tanager Hemithraupis flavicollis

Chestnut-vented Conebill Conirostrum speciosum

Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola

Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch Emberizoides herbicola

Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina

White-bellied Seedeater Sporophila leucoptera

Double-collared Seedeater Sporophila caerulescens

Plumbeous Seedeater Sporophila plumbea

Rusty-collared Seedeater Sporophila collaris

Coal-crested Finch Charitospiza eucosma

Red-crested Finch Coryphospingus cucullatus

Bananaquit Coereba flaveola

Yellow-shouldered Grosbeak Parkerthraustes humeralis

Black-throated Saltator Saltator atricollis

Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens

Slate-colored Grosbeak Saltator grossus

SPARROWS EMBERIZIDAE

Grassland Sparrow Ammodramus humeralis

H Pectoral Sparrow Arremon taciturnus

Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis

CARDINALS AND ALLIES CARDINALIDAE

Red-crowned Ant-Tanager Habia rubica

Rose-breasted Chat Granatellus pelzelni

TROUPIALS AND ALLIES ICTERIDAE

Red-breasted Meadowlark (Blackbird) Sturnella militaris

White-browed Meadowlark (Blackbird) Sturnella superciliaris

Chopi Blackbird Gnorimopsar chopi

Scarlet-headed Blackbird Amblyramphus holosericeus



Unicolored Blackbird Agelasticus cyanopus

Grayish Baywing (Bay-winged Cowbird) Agelaioides badius

Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis

Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus

Epaulet Oriole Icterus cayanensis cayanensis

Orange-backed Troupial Icterus croconotus

Solitary Black Cacique Cacicus solitarius

Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela

Green Oropendola Psarocolius viridis

Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus

Olive (Amazonian) Oropendola Psarocolius bifasciatus

SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, AND ALLIES FRINGILLIDAE

Purple-throated Euphonia Euphonia chlorotica

Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris

Golden-bellied (White-lored) Euphonia Euphonia chrysopasta

Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster

Rufous-bellied Euphonia Euphonia rufiventris

OLD WORLD SPARROWS PASSERIDAE

House Sparrow Passer domesticus

MAMMALS

Southern Tamandua Tamandua tetradactyla

Greater Bulldog Bat Noctilio leporinus

Proboscis Bat (Long-nosed Bat) Rhynchonycteris naso

Tufted Capuchin (Brown Capuchin) (Amazon) Cebus apella

Black-striped Capuchin (Pantanal) Cebus libidinosus

Red-bellied (Dusky) Titi Callicebus moloch

Red-handed Howler (Amazon) Alouatta belzebul

Black Howler (Pantanal) Alouatta caraya

White-cheeked (White-whiskered) Spider Monkey Ateles marginatus

Crab-eating Fox Cerdocyon thous

Jaguar Panthera onca

Giant Otter Pteronura brasiliensis

South American Coati Nasua nasua

Brazilian Tapir Tapirus terrestris

Wild Boar (Feral Pig) (I) Sus scrofa

White-lipped Peccary Tayassu pecari

Marsh Deer Blastocerus dichotomus

Pampas Deer Ozotoceros bezoarticus

Red Brocket Mazama americana

Gray Brocket Mazama gouazoubira

Capybara Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris

Azara's Agouti Dasyprocta azarae

Brazilian Rabbit Sylvilagus brasiliensis

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