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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.



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



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.



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



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.



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.



Bicolored Conebill above and White-cheeked Pintails below



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



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.



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.



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.



The oddly beautiful Three-toed Jacamar above and the stately Red-legged Seriema below



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.



Serra do Mar Tyrant-Manakin above and the very nice Fawn-breasted Tanager below



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.



Black-goggled Tanager above and Burnish-buff Tanager below, both at feeders near the restaurant.



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).



Bay-chested Warbling-Finch above and Serra do Mar Tyrannulet below



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.



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.



Magpie Tanager above and Ruby-crowned Tanger male below, both at Itororó’s feeders



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.



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



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



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



95

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



129

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



170

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



207

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



245

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



280

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



318

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

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