Specialist Birding Tours to Peru, Brazil, Chile and Bolivia.
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Mato Grosso and Atlantic Forest tour, 27 September - 23 October 2002
I have just returned from a wonderful tour of Brazil with our friends from Birdlife Austria. Graham Tebb, co-ordinator of Birdlife’s long-haul trips requested details of a Pantanal tour by the end of their first tour with us (in Manu, Peru) in September 2000. Toucan Tours was only too pleased to oblige and the original Mato Grosso itinerary had soon extended to an Atlantic Forest extension with an option for an extra four days in the hope of the recently rediscovered Cherry-throated Tanagers.
I joined the group, mostly from Austria but with some passengers from Guernsey and Holland, in Sao Paulo for our flight to Cuiaba. The nearby town of Pocone is of course the gateway to the Pantanal and by early afternoon we were birding along the Transpantaneira. To call the Pantanal just a ‘birdy place’ would be an understatement. Hundreds of Peccaries line the road, Marsh Deer and best of all Giant Otters kept us entertained in between the groups of roadside water birds that the Pantanal is so well-known for. Everyone is aware of the Jabirus, Plumbeous Ibis, Sunbitterns, Roseate Spoonbills and Wood Storks, but the savannahs and gallery woodlands are of great interest too. White-naped Xenopsaris, Green-backed Becard, Black-hooded Parakeet, Rusty-backed Antwren, Sooty-fronted Spinetail, Helmeted Manakin, Large-billed Antwren, Bare-faced Curassow, Great Rufous Woodcreeper, Rusty-backed Spinetails and I almost forgot to mention the Hyacinth Macaws! Migration was underway in Mato Grosso with some Nearctic waders like Upland and Stilt Sandpipers and Wilson’s Phalaropes and also a flock of 80 Mississippi Kites at Serra das Araras. Moving on but still in Mato Grosso, our next stop was the cerrado on the edge of the tablelands at Chapada dos Guimaraes. En route ‘incidentals’ included Brown Jacamar and Red-legged Seriema and Chapada was superb birding: Horned Sungem, Olive-crowned Crescentchest, White-rumped and White-banded Tanagers, Chapada Flycatcher, Rufous-winged and Planalto Slaty-Antshrikes, Fiery-capped Manakin and Rufous-sided Pygmy-Tyrant.
The Cristilino Jungle Lodge near Alta Floresta is gaining a reputation as one of the best birding spots in lower Amazonia. This was the second time that Toucan Tours had stayed at Cristalino but my first visit. We were met by Will and Gill Carter at Alta Floresta who were working at Cristalino as volunteer guides for a month. Our first stop was for breakfast at the Floresta Amazonica Hotel but to be honest we didn’t do the catering justice as Crimson-bellied Parakeets beckoned us into the field from the 50 hectare forest reserve in the grounds of the hotel. Eventually we were disciplined enough to depart for the lodge but not before a short stop for Palmcreeper and Sulphury Flycatcher on the way.
The lodge, only an hour and a half away from Alta Floresta by way of bus and boat, sits on the banks of the Rio Cristalino and the black water of this river can be clearly seen merging with the white Rio Teles Pires where we disembarked from our bus. First birds in the clearing - Black-girdled Barbet! “Going to like this place”, I thought to myself. Over the following four days we visited all the trails, taking in the strange dry, rocky ‘serras’ with their characteristic birds like Brown-banded Puffbird (with Pied Puffbird nearby for comparison) and Natterer’s Slaty-Antshrike, to the more humid floodplain and terra firme forest trails. Rose-breasted Chats and Tooth-billed Wrens could be found in the mixed feeding flocks, Curve-billed Scythebill, Snow-capped Manakin, Rufous-capped Nunlet, Manu Antbird, Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant, Spot-backed and Dot-backed Antbirds could be found on our forays into the forest. Fruiting trees are always worth a patient wait and one such tree held Red-necked and Curl-crested Aracaris, Spangled Cotingas and White-browed Purpletuft. Other canopy-dwellers seen from the trails included Pompadour Cotinga and Gould’s Toucanet but the 50 metre high canopy tower made things a little easier! Black-necked Aracari was readily available from here as was Red-fan and White-bellied Parrots. Exploring every available habitat by foot or boat we found Glossy Antshrikes, Flame-crested Manakin and Blue-cheeked Jacamars in riparian habitats, the recently described Kawall’s Parrot, the spectacular Amazonian Umbrellabird and Razor-billed Curassows were seen with the eerie background sounds of Zigzag Herons and Brazilian Tinamous reminding us that there was always something new for the next day. Bare-eyed Antbirds watched at close range at an ant swarm with Black-spotted Bare-eyes and White-chinned Woodcreepers was a highlight. Those who waited patiently were also rewarded with Dark-winged Trumpeters as well. Tapirs, White-faced Spider Monkeys, the list goes on but we had to leave sometime. A few still managed an ‘eleventh hour’ Rufous-necked Puffbird back at the hotel before departure though.
Saying goodbye at Sao Paulo to those not extending their stay into the Atlantic Forests, we headed for Itatiaia NP. So much has been said and written about this marvellous site that it only remains for me to list the birds: White-bibbed, Rufous-tailed and Ochre-rumped Antbirds, White-bearded, Tufted, Large-tailed and Giant (hopping out on the trail!) Antshrikes, Black-capped Piprites, Serra do Mar Tyrant-Manakin, Itatiaia Thistletail, Araucaria Tit-Spinetail, Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail, Black Hawk-Eagle (on the nest), Tawny-browed Owl, Gilt-edged, Rufous-headed, Brassy-breasted, Green-headed and Olive-green Tanagers, Sharpbill, Rufous-capped Motmot, Star-throated Antwren, White-collared Foliage-Gleaner, White-spotted Woodpecker, Surucua Trogon, Serra do Mar Tody-Tyrant, Brazilian Antthrush and Golden-winged Cacique. The hummingbird feeders made seeing Black Jacobin, Brazilian Ruby and even the dainty Frilled Coquette easy. Most surprising was the pair of Fork-tailed Tody-Tyrants seen on two consecutive mornings in a bamboo patch along one of the trails. I had no idea they had been seen recently at Itatiaia. We were now on a roll and by the end of our stay at Itatiaia the hardy group had all decided that without question this was the trip to make the hike up the mountain for Grey-winged Cotinga at our next locality: Serra dos Orgaos NP. However we had an appointment with another range-restricted endemic - Three-toed Jacamar. Successful in our detour for the jacamar we moved on to Teresopolis and the Refugio in Orgaos to prepare for our early start the following day. Day packs loaded we started our hike in the dark, stopping to bird the Pedra da Sino trail once it was light enough for Black-throated Trogon, Hooded Berryeaters, Brazilian Antthrush, White-browed Foliage-Gleaners and White-rimmed Warblers. The whining song of the Black-and-Gold Cotinga accompanied us for the upper stages of the trail and we had excellent views of a party of these birds as the canopy came level with the trail. Reaching the first camp site we immediately heard the shorter whistle of the Grey-winged Cotinga and during the day most of the group were fortunate enough to see one of these birds that are restricted to only one mountain range in eastern Brazil. Swallow-tailed Cotingas were the icing on the cake and the group wearily made the way down to the Refugio, arriving in the dark for a well deserved meal. We left Orgaos the next morning after some superb Bare-throated Bellbird studies and a small group of Spot-winged Wood-Quail.
Arguably one of the most beautiful antbirds can be found in the lowlands adjacent to the coastal mountains in this part of Brazil. The Black-hooded Antwren, only recently rediscovered, survives in secondary habitats of the Serra do Mar region. Once again our site near Angra dos Reis proved reliable. In a short time (before the heavens opened on us) we had seen Black-hooded Antwren, Red-eyed Thornbird, Blond-crested Woodpecker, Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher and surprisingly Spotted Bamboo-Wren. As we boarded the bus for our journey to Ubatuba the comments of “Five ticks in an hour” could be heard. Not bad for day 23 of the tour!
Our final 3 days in Sao Paulo state were spent at the various sites, mainly Fazendas near Ubatuba. After a relaxing night at our hotel near the beach we were keen to hunt out some more endemics. Early morning rain meant that we spent our first few hours looking at feeders again but with Festive Coquette, Sombre Hummingbird, Tooth-billed Hermit and ample helpings of fresh coffee on offer, no-one complained. Once the sky had cleared a little we made for Buff-throated Purpletuft and with this tiny cotinga safely under the belt and more rain on the way we made for the local ‘Churascaria’ for an early lunch. The afternoon session found us fighting off the rain once again but this did not stop us seeing Slaty Bristlefront, Unicolored Antwren and White-eyed Foliage-Gleaner. During the rest of our stay at Ubatuba the weather took pity on us allowing us to see a superb male Squamate Antbird, Pale-browed Foliage-Gleaner, Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant, Spot-backed Antshrike, Salvadori’s Antwren, Azure-shouldered Tanager, Red-necked Tanager and Streamer-tailed Tyrant.
For most it was the end of the tour but four, including myself, had opted for a chance to see Cherry-throated Tanagers. Flying to Vitoria we were met by Ana and Pedro, our guides and the biologists responsible for the re-discovery of these amazing birds. The following morning dawned grey and gloomy and was unsuccessful for tanagers although we did manage to see Spot-billed Toucanet, Cinnamon-vented Piha, Hooded Berryeaters and a Black-masked Titi-Monkey. The afternoon was brighter but still no tanagers. Compensation came in the form of Golden-tailed Parrotlets but the tanagers were going to have to wait (or at least we were!). Hopes were high on day 2 of the quest with a fine dawn and no wind. Justifiably so it seems because there was a sharp call in the first bird flock we encountered and there they were! Three of the most stunning birds possible with their masks and blood-red throats on a clean white background. After spending as much time possible with the birds - they stayed in a tree perched for 20 minutes or so while the rest of the flock moved on - we moved to another part of the forest fragments. The remaining Atlantic Forest patches here are surprisingly good and we managed to see White-necked Hawk, Cryptic Antthrush, Saffron Toucanet, Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper, Grey-hooded Attila, Rufous-breasted Leaftosser, Oustalet’s Tyrannulet, Grey-hooded Flycatcher, Pin-tailed Manakin and Scale-throated Hermit during our stay near Fazenda Pindobas IV.
The tour had simply been one of the most successful to date with a high percentage of the ‘targeted’ species seen. Participants had commented that not only did they see the birds, but saw them very well. This is a comment often attributed to our birding tours in Brazil, particularly the Atlantic Forests.
My thanks go to all members of the Birdlife Austria group, particularly Graham Tebb. Also I am very grateful to Ana, Pedro and Paulo for their assistance.
Full Species List (More than 700 bird species were recorded)
RHEAS
Greater Rhea
TINAMOUS
Great Tinamou
Cinereous Tinamou
Little Tinamou
Brown Tinamou
Undulated Tinamou
Variegated Tinamou
Brazilian Tinamou
Small-billed Tinamou
Tataupa Tinamou
Red-winged Tinamou
GREBES
Least Grebe
FRIGATEBIRDS
Magnificent Frigatebird
BOOBIES
Brown Booby
CORMORANTS
Neotropic Cormorant
DARTERS
Anhinga
HERONS, EGRETS
White-necked Heron
Great Egret
Little Blue Heron
Snowy Egret
Striated Heron
Cattle Egret
Whistling Heron
Capped Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Boat-billed Heron
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Zigzag Heron
STORKS
Wood Stork
Maguari Stork
Jabiru
IBISES
Plumbeous Ibis
Buff-necked Ibis
Green Ibis
Whispering Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
SCREAMERS
Southern Screamer
DUCKS
Brazilian Teal
AMERICAN VULTURES
King Vulture
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture
KITES, HAWKS
White-tailed Kite
Swallow-tailed Kite
Gray-headed Kite
Double-toothed Kite
Plumbeous Kite
Mississippi Kite
Snail Kite
Bicolored Hawk
White-tailed Hawk
Roadside Hawk
Gray-lined Hawk
White-necked Hawk
White Hawk
Black-collared Hawk
Savanna Hawk
Great Black-Hawk
Black Hawk-Eagle
Crane Hawk
OSPREY
Osprey
CARACARAS, FALCONS
Barred Forest-Falcon
Lined Forest-Falcon
Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon
Black Caracar
Red-throated Caracara
Yellow-headed Caracara
Southern Caracara
Bat Falcon
American Kestrel
GUANS, CURASSOWS
Chaco Chachalaca
Rusty-margined Guan
Dusky-legged Guan
Chestnut-bellied Guan
Red-throated Piping-Guan
Blue-throated Piping-Guan
Bare-faced Curassow
Razor-billed Curassow
QUAILS
Marbled Wood-Quail
Spot-winged Wood-Qual
LIMPKINS
Limpkin
RAILS, COOTS
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail
Ash-throated Crake
Red & White Crake
SUNGREBES
Sungrebe
SUNBITTERNS
Sunbittern
SERIEMAS
Red-legged Seriema
JACANAS
Wattled Jacana
PLOVERS
Southern Lapwing
Pied Lapwing
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Spotted Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper
Wilson's Phalarope
GULLS, TERNS
Kelp Gull
Large-billed Tern
Sandwich Tern
SKIMMERS
Black Skimmer
PIGEONS, DOVES
Scaled Pigeon
Picazuro Pigeon
Pale-vented Pigeon
Plumbeous Pigeon
Ruddy Pigeon
Eared Dove
Scaled Dove
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Picui Ground-Dove
Long-tailed Ground-Dove
White-tipped Dove
Gray-fronted Dove
Ruddy Quail-Dove
MACAWS, PARROTS
Hyacinth Macaw
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Scarlet Macaw
Red-and-green Macaw
Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Blue-winged Macaw
Red-shouldered Macaw
Blue-crowned Parakeet
White-eyed Parakeet
Dusky-headed Parakeet
Peach-fronted Parakeet
Black-hooded Parakeet
Crimson-bellied Parakeet
Maroon-bellied Parakeet
Painted Parakeet
Monk Parakeet
Blue-winged Parrotlet
Dusky-billed Parrotlet
Plain Parakeet
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
Golden-winged Parakeet
Golden-tailed Parrotlet
White-bellied Parrot
Blue-headed Parrot
Scaly-headed Parrot
Blue-fronted Parrot
Yellow-crowned Amazon
Mealy Parrot
White-cheeked Amazon
Red-fan Parrot
NEW WORLD CUCKOOS
Pearly-breasted Cuckoo
Dark-billed Cuckoo
Squirrel Cuckoo
ANIS
Greater Ani
Smooth-billed Ani
Guira Cuckoo
GROUND CUCKOOS
Striped Cuckoo
OWLS
Tropical Screech-Owl
Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl
Crested Owl
Great Horned Owl
Spectacled Owl
Tawny-browed Owl
Amazonian Pygmy-Owl
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Burrowing Owl
POTOOS
Great Potoo
Common Potoo
NIGHTJARS
Short-tailed Nighthawk
Least Nighthawk
Band-tailed Nighthawk
Nacunda Nighthawk
Pauraque
Spot-tailed Nightjar
Blackish Nightjar
Scissor-tailed Nightjar
SWIFTS
White-collared Swift
Biscutate Swift
Great Dusky Swift
Chapman's Swift
Gray-rumped Swift
Sick's Swift
Short-tailed Swift
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Fork-tailed Palm-Swift
HUMMINGBIRDS
Saw-billed Hermit
Scale-throated Hermit
Planalto Hermit
Buff-bellied Hermit
Reddish Hermit
Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
White-necked Jacobin
Black Jacobin
White-vented Violet-ear
Black-throated Mango
Black-breasted Plovercrest
Frilled Coquette
Festive Coquette
Glittering-bellied Emerald
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Violet-capped Woodnymph
White-chinned Sapphire
White-throated Hummingbird
White-tailed Goldenthroat
Versicolored Emerald
Glittering-throated Emerald
Sombre Hummingbird
Brazilian Ruby
Horned Sungem
Long-billed Starthroat
Amethyst Woodstar
TROGONS
Black-tailed Trogon
White-tailed Trogon
Collared Trogon
Black-throated Trogon
Surucua Trogon
Blue-crowned Trogon
KINGFISHERS
Ringed Kingfisher
Amazon Kingfisher
Green Kingfisher
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
American Pygmy Kingfisher
MOTMOTS
Broad-billed Motmot
Rufous-capped Motmot
Blue-crowned Motmot
JACAMARS
Brown Jacamar
Three-toed Jacamar
Blue-cheeked Jacamar
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Paradise Jacamar
PUFFBIRDS
White-necked Puffbird
Brown-banded Puffbird
Pied Puffbird
White-eared Puffbird
Striolated Puffbird
Rufous-necked Puffbird
Rufous-capped Nunlet
Black-fronted Nunbird
Swallow-wing
BARBETS
Black-girdled Barbet
TOUCANS, ARACARIS
Black-necked Aracari
Chestnut-eared Aracari
Lettered Aracari
Red-necked Aracari
Curl-crested Aracari
Spot-billed Toucanet
Gould's Toucanet
Saffron Toucanet
Red-breasted Toucan
Yellow-ridged Toucan
Cuvier's Toucan
Toco Toucan
WOODPECKERS
White-wedged Piculet
White-barred Piculet
Bar-breasted Piculet
Campo Flicker
Green-barred Woodpecker
Yellow-throated Woodpecker
Golden-green Woodpecker
White-browed Woodpecker
Blond-crested Woodpecker
Cream-colored Woodpecker
Ringed Woodpecker
Lineated Woodpecker
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
Yellow-fronted Woodpecker
White Woodpecker
Little Woodpecker
White-spotted Woodpecker
Red-stained Woodpecker
Yellow-eared Woodpecker
Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Red-necked Woodpecker
Robust Woodpecker
WOODCREEPERS
Thrush-like Woodcreeper
Plain-brown Woodcreeper
White-chinned Woodcreeper
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
Long-billed Woodcreeper
White-throated Woodcreeper
Great Rufous Woodcreeper
Planalto Woodcreeper
Black-banded Woodcreeper
Straight-billed Woodcreeper
Buff-throated Woodcreeper
Striped Woodcreeper
Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
Lineated Woodcreeper
Scaled Woodcreeper
Lesser Woodcreeper
Red-billed Scythebill
Black-billed Scythebill
Curve-billed Scythebill
FURNARIIDS
Rufous Hornero
Pale-legged Hornero
Wing-banded Hornero
Araucaria Tit-Spinetail
Chotoy Spinetail
Itatiaia Spinetail
Rufous-capped Spinetail
Sooty-fronted Spinetail
Cinereous-breasted Spinetail
Pale-breasted Spinetail
White-lored Spinetail
Chicli Spinetail
Chestnut-throated Spinetail
Rusty-backed Spinetail
Speckled Spinetail
Pallid Spinetail
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
Plain Thornbird
Red-eyed Thornbird
Greater Thornbird
Firewood-gatherer
Point-tailed Palmcreeper
Rufous Cacholote
Chestnut-winged Hookbill
Pale-browed Treehunter*
White-collared Foliage-Gleaner
Buff-browed Foliage-Gleaner
Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner
White-browed Foliage-Gleaner
Buff-fronted Foliage-Gleaner
Chestnut-winged Foliage-Gleaner
Rufous-tailed Foliage-Gleaner
White-eyed Foliage-gleaner
Dusky-cheeked Foliage-Gleaner
Olive-backed Foliage-Gleaner
Buff-throated Foliage-Gleaner
Sharp-billed Treehunter
Rufous-tailed Xenops
Streaked Xenops
Plain Xenops
Rufous-breasted Leaftosser
Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper
ANTBIRDS
Fasciated Antshrike
Spot-backed Antshrike
Giant Antshrike
Large-tailed Antshrike
Tufted Antshrike
Great Antshrike
Glossy Antshrike
White-bearded Antshrike
Barred Antshrike
Chestnut-backed Antshrike
Planalto Slaty-Antshrike
Natterer's Slaty-Antshrike
Variable Antshrike
Rufous-winged Antshrike
Rufous-capped Antshrike
White-shouldered Antshrike
Plain-winged Antshrike
Amazonian Antshrike
Spot-winged Antshrike
Plain Antvireo
Spot-breasted Antvireo
Rufous-backed Antvireo
Cinereous Antshrike
Amazonian Streaked Antwren
Plain-throated Antwren
Star-throated Antwren
Ornate Antwren
Pygmy Antwren
Sclater's Antwren
Long-winged Antwren
Salvadori's Antwren
Grey Antwren
Unicoloured Antwren
Rufous-winged Antwren
Large-billed Antwren
Dot-winged Antwren
Black-hooded Antwren
Rusty-backed Antwren
Ferruginous Antbird*
Bertoni's Antbird
Rufous-tailed Antbird
Ochre-rumped Antbird
Scaled Antbird
Striated Antbird
Streak-capped Antwren
Mato Grosso Antbird
Grey Antbird
Blackish Antbird
Manu Antbird
White-backed Fire-eye
White-shouldered Fire-eye
Black-faced Antbird
White-browed Antbird
Warbling Antbird
Band-tailed Antbird
Silvered Antbird
Chestnut-tailed Antbird
Black-throated Antbird
Squamate Antbird
White-bibbed Antbird
Santarem (Bare-eyed) Antbird
Spot-backed Antbird
Scale-backed Antbird
Dot-backed Antbird
Black-spotted Bare-eye
ANTPITTAS, ANTTHRUSHES
Noble Antthrush
Such's Antthrush
Brazilian Antthrush
Rufous-capped Antthrush
Black-faced Antthrush
Variegated Antpitta
Speckle-breasted Antpitta
Thrush-like Antpitta
GNATEATERS
Rufous Gnateater
TAPACULOS
Collared Crescent-chest
Spotted Bamboowren
Slaty Bristlefront
Mouse-coloured Tapaculo
COTINGAS
Swallow-tailed Cotinga
Black-and-Gold Cotinga
Grey-winged Cotinga
Spangled Cotinga
White-browed Purpletuft
Buff-throated Purpletuft
Hooded Berryeater
Pompadour Cotinga
Screaming Piha
Cinnamon-vented Piha
Red-ruffed Fruitcrow
Bare-throated Bellbird
Purple-throated Fruitcrow
Amazonian Umbrellabird
Bare-necked Fruitcrow
Sharpbill
BECARDS
White-naped Xenopsaris
Green-backed Becard
Chestnut-crowned Becard
White-winged Becard
Black-capped Becard
Crested Becard
Masked Tityra
Black-crowned Tityra
MANAKINS
Red-headed Manakin
Snow-capped Manakin
Band-tailed Manakin
Helmeted Manakin
Blue-backed Manakin
Swallow-tailed Manakin
Pin-tailed Manakin
White-bearded Manakin
Fiery-capped Manakin
Flame-crowned Manain
Serra do Mar Tyrant Manakin
Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin
Black-capped Piprites
Wing-barred Piprites
Thrush-like Schiffornis
Greenish Manain
FLYCATCHERS
Gray Monjita
White-rumped Monjita
Long-tailed Tyrant
Streamer-tailed Tyrant
Crested Black-Tyrant
Velvety Black-Tyrant
Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
Spectacled Tyrant
Shear-tailed Grey-Tyrant
Black-backed Water-Tyrant
Masked Water-Tyrant
White-headed Marsh-Tyrant
Vermilion Flycatcher
Drab Water-Tyrant
Cattle Tyrant
Sirystes
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Variegated Flycatcher
Sulphury Flycatcher
Piratic Flycatcher
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Streaked Flycatcher
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Social Flycatcher
Dusky-chested Flycatcher
Great Kiskadee
Lesser Kiskadee
Gray-hooded Attila
Cinnamon Attila
Rufous-tailed Attila
Rufous Casiornis
Cinereous Mourner
Grayish Mourner
Short-crested Flycatcher
Swainson's Flycatcher
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher
Black-tailed Flycatcher
Tropical Pewee
Euler's Flycatcher
Bran-colored Flycatcher
Swallow Flycatcher
White-throated Spadebill
Golden-crowned Spadebill
Amazonian Royal Flycatcher
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Grey-crowned Flycatcher
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher
Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher
Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher
Yellow-lored Tody-Flycatcher
Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant
White-eyed Tody-Tyrant
Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrant
Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant
Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant
Fork-tailed Tody-Tyrant
Drab-breasted Bamboo-Tyrant
Brown-breasted Bamboo-Tyrant
Large-headed Flatbill
Dusky-tailed Flatbill
Rufous-tailed Flatbill
Yellow Tyrannulet
Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet
Oustalet's Tyrannulet
Serra do Mar Tyrannulet
Rufous-sided Pygmy-Tyrant
Tawny-crowned Pygmy-Tyrant
White-crested Tyrannulet
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Small-billed Elaenia
Plain-crested Elaenia
Highland Elaenia
Forest Elaenia
Greenish Elaenia
Chapada Flycatcher
Southern Scrub-Flycatcher
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Planalto Tyrannulet
Grey-capped Tyrannulet
Slender-footed Tyrannulet
White-lored Tyrannulet
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
Sepia-capped Flycatcher
Grey-hooded Flycatcher
Ringed Antpipit
Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant
Eared Pygmy-Tyrant
SWALLOWS
White-winged Swallow
White-rumped Swallow
Brown-chested Martin
Gray-breasted Martin
Blue-and-white Swallow
White-thighed Swallow
White-banded Swallow
Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
JAYS
Curl-crested Jay
Purplish Jay
WRENS
Thrush-like Wren
Tooth-billed Wren
Moustached Wren
Buff-breasted Wren
Long-billed Wren*
House Wren
Southern Nightingale-Wren
Black-capped Donacobius
MOCKINGBIRDS
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
THRUSHES
Yellow-legged Thrush
Rufous-bellied Thrush
Pale-breasted Thrush
Creamy-bellied Thrush
Lawrence's Thrush
White-necked Thrush
GNATCATCHERS
Long-billed Gnatwren
Masked Gnatcatcher
PIPITS
Yellowish Pipit
VIREOS
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Rufous-crowned Greenlet
Grey-chested Greenlet
Ashy-headed Greenlet
ICTERIDS
Shiny Cowbird
Bay-winged Cowbird
Giant Cowbird
Crested Oropendola
Olive Oropendola
Yellow-rumped Cacique
Red-rumped Cacique
Golden-winged Cacique
Solitary Cacique
Chopi Blackbird
Chestnut-capped Blackbird
Unicolored Blackbird
Epaulet Oriole
Campo Oriole
Scarlet-headed Blackbird
WOOD WARBLERS
Tropical Parula
Masked Yellowthroat
Rose-breasted Chat
Flavescent Warbler
Golden-crowned Warbler
White-bellied Warbler
White-rimmed Warbler
Neotropical River Warbler
EMBERIZIDS
Bananaquit
Short-billed Honeycreeper
Purple Honeycreeper
Green Honeycreeper
Blue Dacnis
Swallow Tanager
Blue-naped Chlorophonia
Purple-throated Euphonia
Thick-billed Euphonia
Violaceous Euphonia
White-lored Euphonia
Rufous-bellied Euphonia
Chestnut-bellied Euphonia
Fawn-breasted Tanager
Green-headed Tanager
Burnished-buff Tanager
Turquoise Tanager
Red-necked Tanager
Gilt-edged Tanager
Brassy-breasted Tanager
Green-and-Gold Tanager
Masked Tanager
Opal-rumped Tanager
Diademed Tanager
Azure-shouldered Tanager
Golden-chevroned Tanager
Sayaca Tanager
Palm Tanager
Brazilian Tanager
Silver-beaked Tanager
Lowland Hepatic-Tanager
Olive-green Tanager
White-winged Shrike-Tanager
`Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
White-lined Tanager
Ruby-crowned Tanager
Flame-crested Tanager
White-shouldered Tanager
Black-goggled Tanager
White-rumped Tanager
Hooded Tanager
Cherry-throated Tanager
Yellow-backed Tanager
Rufous-headed Tanager
White-banded Tanager
Magpie Tanager
Black-faced Tanager
Buff-throated Saltator
Grayish Saltator
Green-winged Saltator
Thick-billed Saltator
Black-throated Saltator
Red-crested Cardinal
Red-capped Cardinal
Yellow-billed Cardinal
Slate-coloured Grosbeak
Black-throated Grosbeak
Blue-black Grassquit
Plumbeous Seedeater
Rusty-collared Seedeater
Double-collared Seedeater
White-bellied Seedeater
Tawny-bellied Seedeater
Saffron Finch
Uniform Finch
Coal-crested Finch
Red-crested Finch
Pectoral Sparrow
Grassland Sparrow
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch
Bay-chested Warbling-Finch
Red-rumped Warbling-Finch
Great Pampa-Finch
Hooded Siskin
SPARROWS
House Sparrow
WAXBILLS
Common Waxbill
Colin
Bushell |