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Brazil The Atlantic Forest Introtour
17 – 24 July 2010
Tour leader: Nick Athanas
Report and photos by Nick Athanas
Photo left: Swallow-tailed Manakin at Guapi Assu
Winter can be a beautiful time to bird Southeast Brazil. There was a bit of rain for the first couple of days before the clouds retreated and we had fantastic clear, balmy days for the rest of the tour, which certainly helped the bird list. We saw over 300 for the first time on this tour, exceeding even the typically more productive spring tours. Of course numbers are only one aspect of any tour, and the great lodges and cheerful group combined to make it thoroughly enjoyable. My apologies for such a brief report, but time has caught up with me, and I’m writing this the day before my next Brazil tour. It was a very ominous start with torrential rains in Rio the night before the tour; one news report said that some areas got more rain in one day than they normally do in all of July and August! The rains eased off as we drove north out of the city, and apart from some tolerable showers on the first couple of days, we had beautiful weather for the rest of the trip. We spent the tour based only in two lodges, Guapi Assu Bird Lodge and Serra dos Tucanos lodge. Our first destination was Guapi Assu, which has become like a second home to me in recent years. This beautiful lodge gets better every year, and it’s a joy to stay here. It helps that a few minutes walk from the lodge you are birding one of the best freshwater marshes in the entire state, and those wetlands are becoming surrounded by a lush regenerating native forest that can be jammed with passerines. We spent every afternoon in and
around the wetlands, and it was a lot of fun, with tons of cool birds like Masked Duck (photo left), White-faced Whistling-Duck, Rufescent Tiger-Heron, Capped Heron, Purple Gallinule, Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift, Amazon Kingfisher, Crescent-chested Puffbird, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, White-barred Piculet, Wing-banded Hornero, Yellow-chinned Spinetail, Chestnut-backed Antshrike, Gray-headed Tody-Flycatcher, Yellow-browed Tyrant, White-headed Marsh-Tyrant,
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Crested Becard, Long-billed Wren, Hooded Tanager, Chestnut-vented Conebill, Yellow-backed Tanager, Turquoise Tanager, and Chestnut-capped Blackbird. Sometimes we stayed out until dark, and this paid off with great views of Scissor-tailed Nightjar, Striped Owl, and Common Potoo. The banana feeders near the lodge were a bit quieter than normal, but they did bring in Rusty-margined Guan, and the hummers were quite good. There were always a least a couple Swallow-tailed Hummers standing guard near the feeders, but we also had Rufous-breasted and Reddish Hermits, Violet-capped Woodnymph, Glittering-throated Emerald, and Brazilian Ruby. Even the farmland near the lodge had some nice birds like Guira Cuckoo, Burrowing Owl, Campo Flicker, and Whistling Heron. However, it’s the Atlantic Rainforest that the reserve was created to protect, and there are many miles of trails to explore. We spent two whole mornings working these trails finding many of the great birds this region is well known for, like Surucua Trogon, Spot-billed Toucanet, Yellow-eared Woodpecker, Rufous-breasted Leaftosser, Planalto and Lesser Woodcreepers, Spot-breasted Antvireo, Star-throated, White-flanked, Unicolored, Rufous-winged, and Streak-capped Antwrens, Scaled Antbird, Black-cheeked Gnateater, Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant, Russet-winged Spadebill, Gray-hooded Attila, Sharpbill, Bare-throated Bellbird, Pin-tailed and Swallow-tailed Manakins, Olive-green, Black-goggled, Rufous-headed, Azure-shouldered, Golden-chevroned, Green-headed, and Red-necked Tanagers.
Whistling Herons in a field near Guapi Assu.
A handsome Swallow-tailed Hummer guards the Guapi Assu Bird Lodge feeder, and a male White-flanked
Antwren, an endemic subspecies that will be split eventually.
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On one of our mornings at Guapi Assu, we took an excursion to the Atlantic coast, birding a pretty stretch of beach with ocean on one side and dense coastal scrub on the other. The critically endangered Restinga Antwren was once again easy to find as well as some other endemics, Sooretama Slaty-Antshrike and Hangnest Tody-Tyrant (photo right), though we all enjoyed the fiery red Brazilian Tanagers that spiced up that drab cast of characters. The ocean had some surprises of it’s own, highlighted by several Black-browed Albatrosses that flew amazingly close to shore, a first for this tour. Squadrons of Brown Boobies cruised back and forth among these ocean wanderers, and the odd tern flew by, including South American and Cayenne. The day we left Guapi Assu, we didn’t head straight to our next lodge, but rather took a long detour into drier habitat north of the mountains. Our humorous driver Alcenir proudly stopped the van unexpectedly at what I quickly found out was a new and ridiculously easy place to see the endemic and frenetic Three-toed Jacamar. Soon after, the cartoonish Toco Toucan stopped the show, and over the rest of the morning we had a steady stream of birds. Working the open areas interspersed with patches of forest was easy and fun, and we saw great stuff, much of which we didn’t see elsewhere on the tour: Dusky-legged Guan, Aplomado Falcon, Blue-winged Macaw, Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, Planalto Hermit, Sapphire-spangled Emerald, White-eared Puffbird, Green-barred Woodpecker, Rufous-capped Spinetail, Rufous-fronted Thornbird, Scaled Woodcreeper, Ferruginous Antbird, Eared Pygmy-Tyrant, Crested Black-Tyrant, White-rumped Monjita, Streamer-tailed Tyrant, Moustached and Long-billed Wrens (which strangely seemed to have paired up), Cinnamon Tanager, Pileated Finch, Chopi Blackbird, and Purple-throated Euphonia.
Moustached Wren (left) and Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (right)
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In the afternoon we arrived at Serra dos Tucanos, where we would be based for the rest of the tour. This comfy and well-run lodge has really birdy grounds and makes a good base to visit the higher elevations. Feeders in the garden brought in Plain and Maroon-bellied Parakeets, an endless stream of tanagers and euphonias, and once even a Gray-necked Wood-Rail, while hummers included the endemic Saw-billed Hermit and Sombre Hummingbird. A jaunt on the trails one afternoon finally got us the pesky Rufous-capped Motmot after having utterly failed on previous attempts as well as a Black-throated Trogon and the rare Blue-bellied Parrot. The Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper that lives under the bridge called us over one evening and we had great looks.
Sombre Hummer was the dominate species at the Serra dos Tucanos hummer feeders, while Chestnut-bellied
Euphonia was one of the many colorful birds coming into bananas.
The next day we birded the forest around Macae de Cima, enjoying a number of colorful birds like White-browed Woodpecker, Bertoni’s and Ochre-rumped Antbirds, Hooded Berryeater, another Bare-throated Bellbird, Black-and-gold Cotinga, Rufous-crowned Greenlet, Brassy-breasted Tanager, and Green-winged Saltator. Mixed species flocks kept us busy sorting through Pallid Spinetail, White-collared Foliage-gleaner, Pale-browed Treehunter, Gray-capped Tyrannulet (photo left), and others. We
had lunch in David Miller’s orchid reserve, enjoying his coffee and the hummers coming to his feeders, including Scale-throated Hermit and White-throated Hummingbird. The highest elevations can be accessed by a steep cobbled road that goes most of the way up to Pico da Caledonia. This site has become popular with birders lately after a small population of Gray-winged Cotinga was discovered here some years ago. It’s got a miniscule range, and it used to be you could only get this bird by hiking for six hours up a steep trail. Now you can drive right to it – or almost! Near the top, a landslide had taken most of the road away, and we weren’t about to drive around it with the sheer cliff on the other side. It was safe enough to walk around, and we did see the cotinga along with other high altitude specialties like Plovercrest, Itatiaia Spinetail, Large-tailed Antshrike, Rufous-tailed Antbird, Diademed Tanager, Thick-billed Saltator, and Bay-chested Warbling-Finch.
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One of the benefits of Brazilian flight schedules is that you can cram a lot of birding into an eight day tour. On our last day, no one had to be at the airport until late afternoon, giving us a whole morning to enjoy. We walked an overgrown trail that follows an old railway, about 20 minutes from the lodge. It’s not the sort of trail you see lots of birds on, but it was great for skulkers, including Rufous-backed Antvireo, both Such’s and Rufous-trailed Anthrushes, Black-billed Scythebill, and Greenish Schiffornis, but the undoubted highlight was a Slaty Bristlefront that just about walked over our feet. It was a nice bird to go out on. We had lunch back at the lodge, then had a chance to shower and pack up before driving back to the airport, enjoying the sites of Rio from the 12 km long Niteroi Bridge. We bid goodbye to some of the group, while a few of us flew to Cuiabá to start the Pantanal and Amazon tour.
Ochre-rumped Antbird
Rufous-crowned Greenlet
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BIRD LIST This list includes all the bird species that were recorded by at least one of the group, including the leader. Taxonomy and nomenclature follow: Clements, James F. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. Sixth Edition, 2007, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, including all updates through December 2009.
Totals: 302 bird species seen 19 heard only
Abbreviations: H=Heard only (I)=Introduced species (E)=Species endemic to Brazil (VU)=Considered vulnerable by BirdLife International (EN)=Considered endangered by BirdLife International (CR)=Considered critically endangered by BirdLife International
TINAMOUS TINAMIDAE H Brown Tinamou Crypturellus obsoletus
DUCKS, GEESE, AND WATERFOWL ANATIDAE White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata
Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
Brazilian Teal Amazonetta brasiliensis
White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus
GUANS AND ALLIES CRACIDAE Rusty-margined Guan Penelope superciliaris
Dusky-legged Guan Penelope obscura
Red-billed Curassow (reintroduced) (E-EN) Crax blumenbachii
GREBES PODICIPEDIDAE Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
ALBATROSSES SPHENISCIDAE Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
BOOBIES AND GANNETS SULIDAE Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
CORMORANTS AND SHAGS PHALACROCORACIDAE Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
FRIGATEBIRDS FREGATIDAE Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS ARDEIDAE 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
Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix
Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
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IBISES AND SPOONBILLS THRESKIORNITHIDAE Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
NEW WORLD VULTURES CATHARTIDAE Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus
OSPREY PANDIONIDAE Osprey Pandion haliaetus
HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES ACCIPITRIDAE Snail Kite Rosthamus sociabilis
Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens
Mantled Hawk Leucopternis polionotus
Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris
White-rumped Hawk Buteo leucorrhous
White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus
Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus
FALCONS AND CARACARAS FALCONIDAE Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis
Southern Caracara Caracara plancus
Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima
Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS RALLIDAE H Rufous-sided Crake Laterallus melanophaius
Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea
H Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail Aramides saracura
H Ash-throated Crake Porzana albicollis
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
LIMPKIN ARAMIDAE Limpkin Aramus guarauna
PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS CHARADRIIDAE Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
STILTS AND AVOCETS RECURVIROSTRIDAE Black-necked (White-backed) Stilt Himantopus mexicanus melanurus
JACANAS JACANIDAE Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana
SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES SCOLOPACIDAE Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
GULLS AND TERNS LARIDAE Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
Yellow-billed Tern Sternula superciliaris
South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
Sandwich (Cayenne) Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis eurygnathus
PIGEONS AND DOVES COLUMBIDAE Rock Pigeon (I) Columba livia
Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro
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Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea plumbea
Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
H Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla
H Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
PARROTS PSITTACIDAE Maroon-bellied Parakeet Pyrrhura frontalis
Monk Parakeet (I) Myiopsitta monachus
White-eyed Parakeet Aratinga leucophthalma
Blue-winged Macaw Primolius maracana
Plain Parakeet (E) Brotogeris tirica
Golden-tailed Parrotlet (E) Touit surdus
H Pileated Parrot Pionopsitta pileata
Scaly-headed Parrot Pionus maximiliani
Orange-winged Parrot Amazona amazonica
Blue-bellied Parrot (E) Triclaria malachitacea
CUCKOOS CUCULIDAE Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
Guira Cuckoo Guira guira
H Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
BARN-OWLS TYTONIDAE Barn Owl Tyto alba
OWLS STRIGIDAE Tropical Screech-Owl Megascops choliba
H Least Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium minutissimum
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
Striped Owl Pseudoscops clamator
NIGHTJARS AND ALLIES CAPRIMULGIDAE Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
Scissor-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis torquata
POTOOS NYCTIBIIDAE Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus
SWIFTS APODIDAE White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis
HUMMINGBIRDS TROCHILIDAE Saw-billed Hermit (E) Ramphodon naevius
Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsutus
Reddish Hermit Phaethornis ruber
Planalto Hermit Phaethornis pretrei
Scale-throated Hermit Phaethornis eurynome
Swallow-tailed Hummingbird Eupetomena macroura
Sombre Hummingbird (E) Aphantochroa cirrochloris
Black Jacobin Florisuga fuscus
Plovercrest Stephanoxis lalandi lalandi
Glittering-bellied Emerald Chlorostilbon aureoventris
Violet-capped Woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis
White-throated Hummingbird Leucochloris albicollis
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Glittering-throated Emerald Amazilia fimbriata
Sapphire-spangled Emerald Amazilia lactea
Brazilian Ruby (E) Clytolaema rubricauda
TROGONS TROGONIDAE Surucua Trogon Trogon surrucura aurantius
Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus
MOTMOTS MOMOTIDAE Rufous-capped Motmot Baryphthengus ruficapillus
KINGFISHERS ALCEDINIDAE Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
PUFFBIRDS BUCCONIDAE White-eared Puffbird Nystalus chacuru
Crescent-chested Puffbird (E) Malacoptila striata
JACAMARS GALBULIDAE Three-toed Jacamar (E-VU) Jacamaralcyon tridactyla
Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda
TOUCANS RAMPHASTIDAE H Saffron Toucanet Pteroglossus bailloni
Spot-billed Toucanet Selenidera maculirostris
Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco
Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus ariel
WOODPECKERS PICIDAE White-barred Piculet Picumnus cirratus
White Woodpecker Melanerpes candidus
Yellow-eared Woodpecker (E) Veniliornis maculifrons
H Yellow-throated Woodpecker Piculus flavigula erythropis
White-browed (Yellow-browed) Woodpecker Piculus aurulentus
Green-barred Woodpecker Colaptes melanochloros
Campo Flicker Colaptes c. campestris
Blond-crested Woodpecker Celeus flavescens
OVENBIRDS FURNARIIDAE: FURNARIINAE Rufous-breasted Leaftosser Sclerurus scansor
Wing-banded (Tail-banded) Hornero (E) Furnarius figulus
Rufous Hornero Furnarius rufus
Itatiaia Spinetail (Thistletail) (E) Oreophylax moreirae
Rufous-capped Spinetail Synallaxis ruficapilla
H Gray-bellied Spinetail Synallaxis cinerascens
Spix's (Chicli) Spinetail Synallaxis spixi
Pallid Spinetail (E) Cranioleuca pallida
Yellow-chinned Spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
Rufous-fronted (Common) Thornbird Phacellodomus rufifrons
Orange-eyed (Red-eyed) Thornbird (E) Phacellodomus (e.) erythrophthalmus
Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla rufosuperciliata
Black-capped Foliage-gleaner Philydor atricapillus
Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner Philydor rufum
White-collared Foliage-gleaner (E) Anabazenops fuscus
Pale-browed Treehunter (E) Cichlocolaptes leucophrus
H White-eyed Foliage-gleaner Automolus leucophthalmus
Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper Lochmias nematura
Sharp-billed Treehunter Heliobletus contaminatus
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Streaked Xenops Xenops rutilans
WOODCREEPERS FURNARIIDAE: DENDROCOLAPTINAE Plain-brown (Thrush-like) Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa turdina
Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus sylviellus
White-throated Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes albicollis
Planalto Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes platyrostris
Lesser Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus fuscus
Scaled Woodcreeper (E) Lepidocolaptes squamatus
Black-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus falcularius
TYPICAL ANTBIRDS THAMNOPHILIDAE Spot-backed Antshrike Hypoedaleus guttatus
Large-tailed Antshrike Mackenziaena leachii
Rufous-capped Antshrike Thamnophilus ruficapillus
Chestnut-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus palliatus
Sooretama Slaty-Antshrike (E) Thamnophilus ambiguus
Variable Antshrike Thamnophilus caerulescens
Spot-breasted Antvireo (E) Dysithamnus stictothorax
Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis
Rufous-backed Antvireo (E) Dysithamnus xanthopterus
Star-throated Antwren (E) Myrmotherula gularis
White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris luctuosa
Salvadori's Antwren (E) Myrmotherula minor
Unicolored Antwren (E) Myrmotherula unicolor
Rufous-winged Antwren Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus
Restinga Antwren (E-CR) Formicivora littoralis
Ferruginous Antbird (E) Drymophila ferruginea
Bertoni's Antbird Drymophila rubricollis
Rufous-tailed Antbird (E) Drymophila genei
Ochre-rumped Antbird (E) Drymophila ochropyga
H Dusky-tailed Antbird Drymophila malura
Scaled Antbird (E) Drymophila squamata
Streak-capped Antwren Terenura maculata
White-shouldered Fire-eye Pyriglena leucoptera
ANTTHRUSHES FORMICARIIDAE Rufous-capped Antthrush Formicarius colma
H Short-tailed Antthrush Chamaeza campanisona
Such's (Cryptic) Antthrush (E) Chamaeza meruloides
Rufous-tailed (Brazilian) Antthrush Chamaeza ruficauda
GNATEATERS CONOPOPHAGIDAE Rufous Gnateater Conopophaga lineata
Black-cheeked Gnateater (E) Conopophaga melanops
TAPACULOS RHINOCRYPTIDAE Slaty Bristlefront (E) Merulaxis ater
H Mouse-colored Tapaculo Scytalopus speluncae
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS TYRANNIDAE Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum
Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola
Greenish Elaenia Myiopagis viridicata viridicata
Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster
Highland Elaenia Elaenia obscura
White-crested Tyrannulet Serpophaga subcristata
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus
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Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus
Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet Phylloscartes ventralis
Serra do Mar Tyrannulet (E) Phylloscartes difficilis
Rough-legged Tyrannulet Phyllomyias burmeisteri
Planalto Tyrannulet Phyllomyias fasciatus
Gray-capped Tyrannulet (E) Phyllomyias griseocapilla
Southern Antpipit Corythopis delalandi
Eared Pygmy-Tyrant Myiornis auricularis
Drab-breasted Pygmy-Tyrant Hemitriccus diops
Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant (E) Hemitriccus orbitatus
Hangnest Tody-Tyrant (E) Hemitriccus nidipendulus
Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps
Gray-headed (Yellow-lored) Tody-Flycatcher (E) Todirostrum poliocephalum
Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias s. sulphurescens
H Yellow-breasted (Ochre-lored) Flycatcher Tolmomyias flaviventris flaviventris
White-throated Spadebill Platyrinchus mystaceus
Russet-winged Spadebill (VU) Platyrinchus leucoryphus
Cliff Flycatcher Hirundinea ferruginea
Whiskered (Yellow-rumped) Flycatcher Myiobius barbatus mastacalis
Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus
H Euler's Flycatcher Lathrotriccus euleri
Blue-billed Black-Tyrant Knipolegus cyanirostris
Crested Black-Tyrant Knipolegus lophotes
Velvety Black-Tyrant (E) Knipolegus nigerrimus
Yellow-browed Tyrant Satrapa icterophrys
White-rumped Monjita Xolmis velatus
Streamer-tailed Tyrant Gubernetes yetapa
Shear-tailed Gray Tyrant Muscipipra vetula
Masked Water-Tyrant Fluvicola nengeta
White-headed Marsh-Tyrant Arundinicola leucocephala
Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus
Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosa
Large-headed Flatbill Ramphotrigon megacephalum
Gray-hooded Attila (E) Attila rufus
Short-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus ferox
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
SHARPBILL OXYRUNCIDAE Sharpbill Oxyruncus cristatus
COTINGAS COTINGIDAE Hooded Berryeater (E) Carpornis cucullata
Bare-throated Bellbird (VU) Procnias nudicollis
Black-and-gold Cotinga (E) Tijuca atra
Gray-winged Cotinga (E-VU) Tijuca condita
MANAKINS PIPRIDAE Pin-tailed Manakin (E) Ilicura militaris
White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus
Swallow-tailed (Blue) Manakin Chiroxiphia caudata
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TITYRAS AND ALLIES TITYRIDAE Greenish Schiffornis Schiffornis virescens
Chestnut-crowned Becard Pachyramphus castaneus
White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus
Black-capped Becard Pachyramphus marginatus
Crested Becard Pachyramphus validus
VIREOS VIREONIDAE Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Rufous-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus poicilotis
Lemon-chested Greenlet Hylophilus t. thoracicus
Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis
CROWS, JAYS, AND MAGPIES CORVIDAE Curl-crested Jay Cyanocorax cristatellus
SWALLOWS HIRUNDINIDAE Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Tawny-headed Swallow Alopochelidon fucata
White-thighed Swallow Atticora tibialis
Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera
White-rumped Swallow Tachycineta leucorrhoa
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
WRENS TROGLODYTIDAE Moustached Wren Thryothorus genibarbis
Long-billed Wren (E) Thryothorus longirostris
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
DONACOBIUS DONACOBIIDAE Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapilla
THRUSHES AND ALLIES TURDIDAE Yellow-legged Thrush Turdus flavipes
Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas
Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris
Creamy-bellied Thrush Turdus amaurochalinus
MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS MIMIDAE Chalk-browed Mockingbird Mimus saturninus
NEW WORLD WARBLERS PARULIDAE Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi
Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus
White-browed (White-rimmed) Warbler Basileuterus leucoblepharus
BANANAQUIT COEREBIDAE Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
TANAGERS AND ALLIES THRAUPIDAE Cinnamon Tanager (E) Schistochlamys ruficapillus
Hooded Tanager Nemosia pileata
Olive-green Tanager (E) Orthogonys chloricterus
Black-goggled Tanager Trichothraupis melanops
Chestnut-vented Conebill Conirostrum speciosum
Rufous-headed Tanager (E) Hemithraupis ruficapilla
Yellow-backed Tanager Hemithraupis flavicollis
Flame-crested Tanager Tachyphonus cristatus
Ruby-crowned Tanager Tachyphonus coronatus
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Brazilian Tanager (E) Ramphocelus bresilius
Sayaca Tanager Thraupis sayaca
Azure-shouldered Tanager (E) Thraupis cyanoptera
Golden-chevroned Tanager (E) Thraupis ornata
Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
Diademed Tanager Stephanophorus diadematus
Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea melanonota
Turquoise Tanager Tangara mexicana brasiliensis
Green-headed Tanager Tangara seledon
Red-necked Tanager Tangara cyanocephala
Brassy-breasted Tanager (E) Tangara desmaresti
Burnished-buff Tanager Tangara cayana
Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
Green-winged Saltator Saltator similis
Thick-billed Saltator Saltator maxillosus
Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
H Black-throated Grosbeak Saltator fuliginosus
BUNTINGS, SPARROWS, AND ALLIES EMBERIZIDAE Bay-chested Warbling-Finch (E) Poospiza thoracica
Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
Double-collared Seedeater Sporophila caerulescens
Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola
Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch Emberizoides herbicola
(Gray) Pileated Finch Coryphospingus pileatus
Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
CARDINALS AND ALLIES CARDINALIDAE Red-crowned Ant-Tanager Habia rubica
Yellow-green Grosbeak Caryothraustes canadensis
TROUPIALS AND ALLIES ICTERIDAE Chopi Blackbird Gnorimopsar chopi
Chestnut-capped Blackbird Chrysomus ruficapillus
Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus
Red-rumped Cacique Cacicus haemorrhous
Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus
SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, AND ALLIES FRINGILLIDAE Purple-throated Euphonia Euphonia chlorotica
Violaceous Euphonia Euphonia violacea
Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster
Chestnut-bellied Euphonia Euphonia pectoralis
Blue-naped Chlorophonia Chlorophonia cyanea
Hooded Siskin Spinus magellanica
OLD WORLD SPARROWS PASSERIDAE House Sparrow (I) Passer domesticus
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MAMMALS Maned Sloth Bradypus torquatus
Greater Bulldog Bat Noctilio leporinus
Pallas's (Common) Long-tongued Bat Glossophaga soricina
Common Marmoset (Tufted-ear Marmoset) Callithrix jacchus
Brazilian Squirrel (Guianan Squirrel) Sciurus aestuans
Capybara Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris
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