tropical birding tour report - colombia custom tour - feb-mar 2010

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Southeast Brazil Atlantic Rainforest and Savanna

26 September - 13 October 2009

Tour leader: Nick Athanas

Report and photos by Nick Athanas all photos were taken on the tour

Photo left: Yellow-fronted Woodpecker from

Intervales State Park Our 2009 Southeast Brazil tour was surprising in many ways. Only two people signed up for it, thanks in large part to the global recession. Even though time was short and I had already pretty much given up on the tour, I decided to run it anyway, a decision I nearly came to regret, as it

was a struggle to get lodge spaces at short notice. Fortuned smiled broadly, and it all came together in the end. A pity no one else signed up, as it turned out to be one of the most successful tours I've ever guided. Despite missing nearly a day at Intervales due to a cancelled flight, not to mention having more than out share of rain due to El Niño, and overlapping with a crazy busy holiday weekend near the end, and not even going at an excessively fast pace, we managed to see more birds on this tour than I every have before. For reasons we'll never know, the birds were just especially responsive and easy to see. Normally shy birds showed well, most notably the antbirds, of which we saw (well!) 33 of the 34 species possible on the itinerary. We came to expect surprises after a series of unexpected "write-ins" bolstered the list. A terrific trip in the end, with a list that will be hard to top, but I'll sure give it a shot in 2010! Intervales The trip certainly did not start well. Bob & Tony had their flight to São Paulo cancelled due to a TAP airlines pilot strike, and arrived 24 hours late. Intervales is arguable the best spot on the entire tour, and to miss a day here is really painful. We all agreed to minimize the damage by getting up at a ridiculously early hour and driving straight to Intervales in time to save part of the morning. This worked out well, and we got to the state park by 7:45am, even seeing our only Streamer-tailed Tyrant en route. We still ended up having two full days at this remote and fantastic park, and as usual it did not disappoint. You are required to be accompanied by a park ranger while here, but a couple of them are great birders and it would a good idea to hire them even it weren't necessary. We had Luis this time, and I've birded with him on many other trips, and he really knows the birds here. His brother is also getting quite good! Here are some of the key birds we saw during our time at Intervales, and most of them we saw nowhere else on the tour: Black-fronted Piping-Guan, Pileated Parrot, Long-trained Nightjar, Dusky-throated Hermit, Buff-bellied Puffbird, Saffron and Spot-billed Toucanets, Ochre-collared Piculet, Yellow-fronted Woodpecker, Rufous-breasted Leaftosser, Orange-breasted Thornbird, Pale-browed Treehunter, Spot-backed, Giant, Large-tailed, and White-bearded Antshrikes, Bertoni's and Ochre-rumped Antbirds, Squamate Antbird, Sao Paulo, Bay-ringed, and Oustalet's Tyrannulets, Brown-breasted Pygmy-Tyrant, Sharpbill, Hooded Berryeater, Bare-throated Bellbird, Cinnamon-vented Piha, Red-ruffed Fruitcrow, Black-legged Dacnis, and Half-collared Sparrow.


Ubatuba After our final morning at Intervales, we drove back through São Paulo where the traffic was thankfully not too bad, stopping near Moji da Cruzes for the Parana Antwren. This bird was far harder this year than previous years thanks to the rainy winter and a new fence built by the owner to keep unscrupulous neighbors from dumping their trash. Even though I got permission to go in, there is no gate, we had to go through the barbed-wire fence and wade through the flooded reedbeds. We were all completely soaked by the end of it, but luckily a male came in at the 11th hour and we had great views of it. We spent the next three nights not far from Ubatuba, birding several different spots in the area. Heavy rain cost us some birding time, but on some of these occasions we were able to escape to Jonas's fantastic hummer and banana feeders, where we had 11 hummers including Saw-billed Hermit, Sombre Hummingbird, Black Jacobin, Festive Coquette, and White-chinned Sapphire, as well as tons of tanagers on the fruit like Azure-shouldered, Golden-chevroned, Brazilian, and Green-headed. A singing Shrike-like Cotinga almost next to the main highway may have been the biggest surprise of the trip. It came straight in to playback for brilliant views, and a woman walking down the road to work even stopped to have a look, wondering what all the excitement was about! It was a young bird, probably wandering in search of a territory, as it was not refound. Other nice sightings from around here included Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle, Blond-crested Woodpecker, Orange-eyed Thornbird, Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner, Tufted Antshrike, Spot-breasted Antvireo, Unicolored Antwren, Scaled Antbird, Black-cheeked Gnateater, Spotted Bamboowren, Slaty Bristlefront, Gray-capped Tyrannulet, Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant, and Buff-throated Purpletuft. Our final morning we birded north of the town of Perequê, the best known stake-out for Black-hooded Antwren, which we found easily (nest building) as well as Tataupa Tinamou next to the road, a brilliant male Frilled Coquette, our only Yellow-eared Woodpecker, Chestnut-backed Antshrike, Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant, Riverbank Warbler, and others.

Saw-billed Hermit Sombre Hummingbird

Azure-shouldered Tanager


REGUA As we arrived at Guapi Assu Bird Lodge, there was one of the reintroduced Red-billed Curassows right in the driveway. It had lost it's radio transmitter - does that make it "tickable"? Hey, I'm not the list police. There was time for some birding around the wetlands in the afternoon. The birding is easy and there's a lot to see. A few of the better ones were Masked Duck, Rufescent Tiger-Heron, Wing-banded Hornero, Yellow-chinned Spinetail, Black-capped Donacobius, and Chestnut-capped Blackbird. Staying out after dusk got us the stunning Tawny-browed Owl as well as a somewhat unexpected Spot-tailed Nightjar sitting on the ground. The next day we took a rather long hike up into the reserve. The weather was looking bad, but luckily the rain held off, and it was a pleasantly cool day with great bird activity. Having already seen the Shrike-like Cotinga in Ubatuba, we could relax and take our time up the trail, finding White-necked Hawk, Surucua Trogon, Rufous-capped Motmot, Crescent-chested Puffbird, Yellow-throated Woodpecker, Black-capped and White-eyed Foliage-gleaners, White-throated Woodcreeper,

Sooretama Slaty-Antshrike, Gray-hooded Flycatcher, Grayish Mourner, Pin-tailed and Swallow-tailed Manakins, Temminck's Seedeater, and Blue-naped Chlorophonia. The best bird of the day had to be the Black-capped Screech-Owl that flew out of it's roosting hole when we got too close and sat full in the open on a branch! Check out the photo above. On our second full day, we took a long day trip up to Pico da Caledonia in the Serra dos Órgãos mountains. The target here is the extremely local Gray-winged Cotinga, which did not disappoint, as it came in and showed itself better than ever. We also had Black-and-gold Cotinga here (photo left) as other high elevation birds like Plovercrest, Rufous-tailed Antbird, Rufous-backed Antvireo, and Mouse-colored Tapaculo.

White-necked Hawk Rufous-tailed Antbird


Before heading for Itatiaia, we took a detour to the coast to see Restinga Antwren. We saw it easily, also finding a surprise Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch nearby. A strong south wind brought a few pelagics in close, and we saw a few Manx Shearwaters and a Parasitic Jaeger among the more common Brown Boobies. We drove a few hours to Itatiaia National Park, seeing the landmarks of Rio as we crossed over the 13 km Niterói Bridge (the longest in South America).

Itatiaia This is the oldest of Brazil's national parks, and one of the most visited. It provides easy access to nice forest from the foothills all the way up to treeline. Access to the highest elevations is along a different road, so we stayed in two different hotels to minimize travel time, both superb, the Hotel do Ypê and the Hotel São Gotardo. We had a day of birding out of the Ypê, and it started with a bang with a Swallow-tailed Cotinga from the parking lot right after breakfast - one of the coolest and most sought-after birds of the Atlantic Forest, and the only one we saw on the tour. It was hard to beat that but we tried with a terrific Robust Woodpecker seen soon after. Other birds for the day included Dusky-legged Guan, Scale-throated Hermit, Scaled Woodcreeper, White-bibbed Antbird, Such's Antthrush, Drab-breasted Pygmy-Tyrant, Buffy-fronted Seedeater, and a decidedly uncooperative Southern Antpipit. Next day we left early to drive the 1h15m to the Algulhas Negras road at the upper part of the park, where the birding was absolutely out-of-this-world. The birds were virtually falling into our laps, and we

had seen pretty much everything available by lunchtime! Not just the easy ones, either. A partial list of the victims of our binoculars: Speckle-breasted Antpitta, Rufous-tailed Antthrush, Black-capped Piprites, Itatiaia Spinetail (photo above), Araucaria Tit-Spinetail, Gray-bellied Spinetail, Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper, Thick-billed Saltator, Olivaceous Elaenia, Serra do Mar, Mottle-cheeked, and Greenish Tyrannulets, Serra do Mar Tyrant-Manakin, Bay-chested and Buff-throated Warbling-Finches, Blackish Rail, and White-rumped Hawk. Having pretty much cleaned up, we took the afternoon off and relaxed at the beautiful hotel right at the start of the road.

Dusky-legged Guan Green-headed Tanager


Canastra We arrived at Canastra in the middle of a torrential rainstorm, so we went to check in to the hotel in São Roque before going out birding. We spent an afternoon and a full day on the south side of the Canastra escarpment. Most of the accessible birding areas are outside of the national park, but despite this it is the best place in the world to look for Brazilian Merganser, and the birding is easy with daily lists often reaching 120 species. It took some searching to get the mergansers, but we finally found a big family sitting on a rock in the middle of the São Francisco River. Other birds we saw here included Buff-necked Ibis, Red-legged Seriema, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Great Dusky Swift, Toco Toucan, Sooty-fronted and Pale-breasted Spinetails, Firewood-gatherer, Narrow-billed Woodcreeper, Black-capped Antwren, Crested Black-Tyrant, Helmeted Manakin, Curl-crested Jay, White-bellied Warbler, Chestnut-headed Tanager, Blue Finch, Black-throated Saltator, and Saffron-billed Sparrow. White-wedged Piculet (photo left) was another surprise write-in and a first for the tour. On our second full day,

we drove up to the top of the plateau and birded the tall grasslands, which host a very distinctive and threatened avifauna. The holiday weekend was in full swing, and the normally deserted rough road through the park looked like a superhighway at times. Somehow this didn't seem to bother the birds, and we even had two tinamous in the road, Red-winged Tinamou and Spotted Nothura, which seemed ridiculous! Some other birds we saw up here were White-eared Puffbird, Rufous-winged Antshrike, Plain-crested and Lesser Elaenias, Sharp-tailed Tyrant, Cock-tailed Tyrant, Tawny-headed Swallow, Sedge Wren, Ochre-breasted Pipit, White-rumped Tanager, Plumbeous Seedeater, Great Pampa-Finch, and Black-masked Finch.

Brazilian Merganser Black Tufted-ear Marmoset


Caraça We left Canastra early for the long drive east. A random leg-stretching stop got us a flock of Bare-faced Ibis, a first for this tour, and a short stop at a state park near Belo Horizonte produced the expected Three-toed Jacamar. We carried on to Caraça, which was a mob scene thanks to the holiday weekend. There were only a few targets for us here, and we picked them up pretty easily either that afternoon or the next morning, including Serra Antwren, Dusky-tailed Antbird (better views than at Intervales), Green-backed Becard, Gilt-edged Tanager, and Golden-rumped Euphonia. Unfortunately the huge crowds kept the normally reliable Maned Wolves away from the monastery. At one point after dinner there were over 100 people crowded onto the church steps, making so much noise that I can't blame the poor animal for not coming in to eat the chicken bones left out for it!

Dusky-tailed Antbird Masked Titi-Monkey

Gilt-edged Tanager Golden-rumped Euphonia


Cipó I took a different road north that completely avoided the city of Belo Horizonte, and allowed us to bird a side road that produced a tour-first Pale-bellied Tyrant-Manakin even in the heat of the day, as well as a few other things. We checked into our chalets near the Serra do Cipó as hordes of vacationers were checking out - a good sign! It was near the end of the tour, with only an afternoon and a morning remaining, but we were down to a last few key birds, which again proved remarkably easy. The target endemics were Hyacinth Visorbearer, Cipo Canastero, Gray-backed Tachuri, and Cinereous Warbling-Finch, but we saw a few other nice things too, such as a much better Blue Finch compared to the dull juve we had seen a few days ago, and White-vented Violet-ear, Horned Sungem, Suiriri Flycatcher, Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant, and White-banded Tanager.

Cipo Canastero

Blue Finch


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: 464 bird species seen 17 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

Solitary Tinamou Tinamus solitarius

Brown Tinamou Crypturellus obsoletus

H Small-billed Tinamou Crypturellus parvirostris

Tataupa Tinamou Crypturellus tataupa

Red-winged Tinamou Rhynchotus rufescens

Spotted Nothura Nothura maculosa

H Dwarf Tinamou Taoniscus nanus

DUCKS, GEESE, AND WATERFOWL ANATIDAE

White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata

Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata

Brazilian Teal Amazonetta brasiliensis

White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis

Brazilian Merganser (CR) Mergus octosetaceus

Masked Duck Nomonyx dominica

GUANS, CURASSOWS, AND ALLIES CRACIDAE

Rusty-margined Guan Penelope superciliaris

Dusky-legged Guan Penelope obscura

Black-fronted Piping-Guan (EN) Pipile jacutinga

Red-billed Curassow (E-EN, reintroduced) Crax blumenbachii

NEW WORLD QUAIL ODONTOPHORIDAE

H Spot-winged Wood-Quail Odontophorus capueira

GREBES PODICIPEDIDAE

Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus

Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps

SHEARWATERS AND PETRELS PROCELLARIIDAE

Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus

BOOBIES AND GANNETS SULIDAE

Brown Booby Sula leucogaster

CORMORANTS 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

IBISES AND SPOONBILLS THRESKIORNITHIDAE

Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus

Buff-necked Ibis Theristicus caudatus

Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja

NEW WORLD VULTURES CATHARTIDAE

Black Vulture Coragyps atratus

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura

Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus

King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa

HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES ACCIPITRIDAE

Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus

Rufous-thighed Kite Harpagus diodon

Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus

Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens

White-necked Hawk (E-VU) Leucopternis lacernulatus

Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis

Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris

White-rumped Hawk Buteo leucorrhous

White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus

Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus

Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus melanoleucus

FALCONS AND CARACARAS FALCONIDAE

Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis

H Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus

Southern Caracara Caracara plancus

Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima

American Kestrel Falco sparverius

Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis

RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS RALLIDAE

Rufous-sided Crake Laterallus melanophaius

Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea

Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail Aramides saracura

H Russet-crowned Crake Anurolimnas viridis

H Ash-throated Crake Porzana albicollis

Blackish Rail Pardirallus nigricans

Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica

Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

SERIEMAS CARIAMIDAE

Red-legged Seriema Cariama cristata

PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS CHARADRIIDAE

Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis


American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica

Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus

STILTS AND AVOCETS RECURVIROSTRIDAE

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

JACANAS JACANIDAE

Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana

SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES SCOLOPACIDAE

Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia

Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca

Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

Sanderling Calidris alba

GULLS LARIDAE: LARINAE

Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus

TERNS LARIDAE: STERNINAE

Common Tern Sterna hirundo

Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus

Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis acuflavidus

Sandwich (Cayenne) Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis eurygnathus

SKUAS AND JAEGERS STERCORARIIDAE

Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus

PIGEONS AND DOVES COLUMBIDAE

Rock Pigeon (I) Columba livia

Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis

Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro

Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea

Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata

Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti

Scaled Dove Columbina squammata

White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi

H Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla

PARROTS PSITTACIDAE

Maroon-bellied Parakeet Pyrrhura frontalis

White-eyed Parakeet Aratinga leucophthalma

Golden-capped Parakeet (E) Aratinga auricapillus

Peach-fronted Parakeet Aratinga aurea

Blue-winged Parrotlet Forpus xanthopterygius

Plain Parakeet (E) Brotogeris tirica

Yellow-chevroned Parakeet Brotogeris chiriri

Pileated (Red-capped) Parrot Pionopsitta pileata

Scaly-headed Parrot Pionus maximiliani

CUCKOOS CULIDAE

Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana

Guira Cuckoo Guira guira

Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia

H Pavonine Cuckoo Dromococcyx pavoninus

Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani

OWLS STRIGIDAE

Tropical Screech-Owl Megascops choliba

Black-capped (Variable) Screech-Owl Megascops atricapilla

Tawny-browed Owl Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum

Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia


H Rusty-barred Owl Strix hylophila

NIGHTJARS AND ALLIES CAPRIMULGIDAE

Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus

Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis

Spot-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus maculicaudus

Long-trained Nightjar Macropsalis forcipata

POTOOS NYCTIBIIDAE

H Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus

SWIFTS APODIDAE

Sooty Swift Cypseloides fumigatus

Great Dusky Swift Cypseloides senex

White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris

Biscutate Swift Streptoprocne biscutata

Sick's Swift Chaetura meridionalis

Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris

HUMMINGBIRDS TROCHILIDAE

Saw-billed Hermit (E) Ramphodon naevius

Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsutus

Dusky-throated Hermit (E) Phaethornis squalidus

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

White-vented Violetear Colibri serrirostris

Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis

Plovercrest (E) Stephanoxis lalandi lalandi

Frilled Coquette (E) Lophornis magnificus

Festive Coquette Lophornis chalybeus chalybeus

Glittering-bellied Emerald Chlorostilbon aureoventris

Violet-capped Woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis

White-chinned Sapphire Hylocharis cyanus

White-throated Hummingbird Leucochloris albicollis

Versicolored Emerald Amazilia versicolor versicolor

Glittering-throated Emerald Amazilia fimbriata

Brazilian Ruby (E) Clytolaema rubricauda

Hyacinth Visorbearer (E) Augastes scutatus

Horned Sungem Heliactin bilophus

Amethyst Woodstar Calliphlox amethystina

TROGONS TROGONIDAE

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

Surucua Trogon (yellow - north) (E) Trogon surrucura aurantius

Surucua Trogon (red - south) Trogon surrucura surrucura

Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus

MOTMOTS MOMOTIDAE

Rufous-capped Motmot Baryphthengus ruficapillus

KINGFISHERS ALCEDINIDAE

Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata

PUFFBIRDS BUCCONIDAE

Buff-bellied Puffbird (E) Notharchus swainsoni

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

Saffron Toucanet (E) Pteroglossus bailloni

Spot-billed Toucanet Selenidera maculirostris

Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco

Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus ariel

Red-breasted Toucan Ramphastos dicolorus

WOODPECKERS PICIDAE

White-barred Piculet Picumnus cirratus

Ochre-collared Piculet Picumnus temminckii

White-wedged Piculet Picumnus albosquamatus guttifer

White Woodpecker Melanerpes candidus

Yellow-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes flavifrons

Little Woodpecker Veniliornis passerinus

White-spotted Woodpecker Veniliornis spilogaster

Yellow-eared Woodpecker (E) Veniliornis maculifrons

Yellow-throated Woodpecker Piculus flavigula erythropis

White-browed (Yellow-browed) Woodpecker Piculus aurulentus

Green-barred Woodpecker Colaptes melanochloros

Campo Flicker Colaptes campestris campestris

Blond-crested Woodpecker Celeus flavescens

Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus

Robust Woodpecker Campephilus robustus

OVENBIRDS FURNARIIDAE: FURNARIINAE

H Tawny-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus mexicanus

Rufous-breasted Leaftosser Sclerurus scansor scansor

Wing-banded (Tail-banded) Hornero (E) Furnarius figulus

Rufous Hornero Furnarius rufus

Araucaria Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura setaria

Itatiaia Spinetail (Thistletail) (E) Oreophylax moreirae

Rufous-capped Spinetail Synallaxis ruficapilla

Gray-bellied Spinetail Synallaxis cinerascens

Sooty-fronted Spinetail Synallaxis frontalis

Pale-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis albescens

Spix's (Chicli) Spinetail Synallaxis spixi

Pallid Spinetail (E) Cranioleuca pallida

Yellow-chinned Spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomeus

Cipo Canastero (E-VU) Asthenes luizae

Rufous-fronted (Common) Thornbird Phacellodomus rufifrons

Orange-eyed (Red-eyed) Thornbird (E) Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus

Orange-breasted (Red-eyed) Thornbird (E) Phacellodomus ferrugineigula

Firewood-gatherer Anumbius annumbi

Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla rufosuperciliata

Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner Philydor lichtensteini

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

White-eyed Foliage-gleaner Automolus l. leucophthalmus

Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper Lochmias nematura

Sharp-billed Treehunter Heliobletus contaminatus


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

Narrow-billed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes angustirostris

Scaled Woodcreeper (E) Lepidocolaptes squamatus

Black-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus falcularius

TYPICAL ANTBIRDS THAMNOPHILIDAE

Spot-backed Antshrike Hypoedaleus guttatus

Giant Antshrike Batara cinerea

Large-tailed Antshrike Mackenziaena leachii

Tufted Antshrike Mackenziaena severa

Great Antshrike Taraba major

White-bearded Antshrike (VU) Biatas nigropectus

Rufous-capped Antshrike Thamnophilus r. ruficapillus

Rufous-winged Antshrike Thamnophilus torquatus

Chestnut-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus palliatus vestitus

Sooretama Slaty-Antshrike (E) Thamnophilus ambiguus

Variable Antshrike Thamnophilus c. caerulescens

Spot-breasted Antvireo Dysithamnus stictothorax

Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis mentalis

Rufous-backed Antvireo (E) Dysithamnus xanthopterus

Star-throated Antwren (E) Myrmotherula gularis

White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris luctuosa

Unicolored Antwren (E) Myrmotherula unicolor

Black-capped Antwren Herpsilochmus atricapillus

Rufous-winged Antwren Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus

Black-hooded Antwren (E-EN) Formicivora erythronotos

Serra Antwren (E) Formicivora serrana

Restinga Antwren (E-CR) Formicivora littoralis

Parana Antwren (E-EN) Stymphalornis acutirostris

Ferruginous Antbird (E) Drymophila ferruginea

Bertoni's Antbird Drymophila rubricollis

Rufous-tailed Antbird (E) Drymophila genei

Ochre-rumped Antbird (E) Drymophila ochropyga

Dusky-tailed Antbird Drymophila malura

Scaled Antbird (E) Drymophila squamata

Streak-capped Antwren Terenura maculata

White-shouldered Fire-eye Pyriglena leucoptera

White-bibbed Antbird (E) Myrmeciza loricata

Squamate Antbird (E) Myrmeciza squamosa

ANTTHRUSHES FORMICARIIDAE

Rufous-capped Antthrush Formicarius colma

Short-tailed Antthrush Chamaeza c. campanisona

Such's (Cryptic) Antthrush (E) Chamaeza meruloides

Rufous-tailed (Brazilian) Antthrush Chamaeza ruficauda

ANTPITTAS GRALLARIIDAE

H Variegated Antpitta Grallaria varia imperator

Speckle-breasted Antpitta Hylopezus nattereri


GNATEATERS CONOPOPHAGIDAE

Rufous Gnateater Conopophaga lineata vulgaris

Black-cheeked Gnateater (E) Conopophaga melanops

TAPACULOS RHINOCRYPTIDAE

Spotted Bamboowren Psilorhamphus guttatus

Slaty Bristlefront (E) Merulaxis ater

H White-breasted Tapaculo (E) Eleoscytalopus indigoticus

Mouse-colored Tapaculo Scytalopus speluncae

H Brasilia Tapaculo (E) Scytalopus novacapitalis

CRESCENTCHESTS MELANOPAREIDAE

H Collared Crescentchest Melanopareia torquata

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS TYRANNIDAE

Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum

Suiriri Flycatcher Suiriri suiriri suiriri

Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola

Gray-backed Tachuri (E) Polystictus superciliaris

Gray Elaenia Myiopagis caniceps caniceps

Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster

Olivaceous Elaenia Elaenia mesoleuca

Plain-crested Elaenia Elaenia cristata

Lesser Elaenia Elaenia chiriquensis

Highland Elaenia Elaenia obscura

Sooty Tyrannulet Serpophaga nigricans

White-crested Tyrannulet Serpophaga subcristata

Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus oleagineus

Gray-hooded Flycatcher (E) Mionectes rufiventris

Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus

Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet Phylloscartes ventralis

Sao Paulo Tyrannulet Phylloscartes paulista

Oustalet's Tyrannulet Phylloscartes oustaleti

Serra do Mar Tyrannulet (E) Phylloscartes difficilis

Bay-ringed Tyrannulet Phylloscartes sylviolus

Rough-legged Tyrannulet Phyllomyias b. burmeisteri

Greenish Tyrannulet Phyllomyias virescens

Planalto Tyrannulet Phyllomyias fasciatus

Gray-capped Tyrannulet (E) Phyllomyias griseocapilla

Sharp-tailed Tyrant (VU) Culicivora caudacuta

Southern Antpipit Corythopis delalandi

Eared Pygmy-Tyrant Myiornis auricularis

Drab-breasted Pygmy-Tyrant Hemitriccus diops

Brown-breasted Pygmy-Tyrant (E) Hemitriccus obsoletus

Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant (E) Hemitriccus orbitatus

Hangnest Tody-Tyrant (E) Hemitriccus nidipendulus

Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer

Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant (E-VU) Hemitriccus furcatus

Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps

Gray-headed (Yellow-lored) Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum poliocephalum

Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias s. sulphurescens

White-throated Spadebill Platyrinchus mystaceus

H Russet-winged Spadebill (VU) Platyrinchus leucoryphus

Cliff Flycatcher Hirundinea ferruginea bellicosa

Whiskered (Yellow-rumped) Flycatcher Myiobius barbatus mastacalis

Black-tailed Flycatcher Myiobius atricaudus ridgwayi


Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus flammiceps

Euler's Flycatcher Lathrotriccus euleri

Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus cinereus

Fuscous Flycatcher Cnemotriccus fuscatus

Blue-billed Black-Tyrant Knipolegus cyanirostris

Crested Black-Tyrant Knipolegus lophotes

Velvety Black-Tyrant (E) Knipolegus nigerrimus

Yellow-browed Tyrant Satrapa icterophrys

Gray Monjita Xolmis cinereus

White-rumped Monjita Xolmis velatus

Streamer-tailed Tyrant Gubernetes yetapa

Shear-tailed Gray Tyrant Muscipipra vetula

Masked Water-Tyrant Fluvicola nengeta nengeta

White-headed Marsh-Tyrant Arundinicola leucocephala

Cock-tailed Tyrant (VU) Alectrurus tricolor

Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus

Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosa

Large-headed Flatbill Ramphotrigon megacephalum

Gray-hooded Attila Attila rufus

Sirystes Sirystes sibilator sibilator

Grayish Mourner Rhytipterna simplex

Swainson's Flycatcher Myiarchus swainsoni

Short-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus ferox

Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus

Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus

Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua

Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis

Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis

Three-striped Flycatcher Conopias trivirgatus

Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus

Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius

Variegated Flycatcher Empidonomus varius

White-throated Kingbird Tyrannus albogularis

Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus

Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana

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

Cinnamon-vented Piha (E) Lipaugus lanioides

Red-ruffed Fruitcrow Pyroderus scutatus

Swallow-tailed Cotinga Phibalura flavirostris flavirostris

MANAKINS PIPRIDAE

Pale-bellied Tyrant-Manakin Neopelma pallescens

Serra do Mar Tyrant-Manakin Neopelma chrysolophum

Pin-tailed Manakin Ilicura militaris

White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus

Helmeted Manakin Antilophia galeata

Swallow-tailed (Blue) Manakin Chiroxiphia caudata

Wing-barred Piprites Piprites chloris


Black-capped Piprites Piprites pileata

TITYRAS AND ALLIES TITYRIDAE

Black-tailed Tityra Tityra cayana

Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor

Greenish Schiffornis Schiffornis virescens

Buff-throated Purpletuft (E) Iodopleura pipra

Shrike-like Cotinga (VU) Laniisoma elegans elegans

Green-backed Becard Pachyramphus viridis viridis

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 diversus

Rufous-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus poicilotis

Gray-eyed Greenlet (E) Hylophilus amaurocephalus

Lemon-chested Greenlet Hylophilus thoracicus 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-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer

White-rumped Swallow Tachycineta leucorrhoa

Bank Swallow Riparia riparia

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

WRENS TROGLODYTIDAE

Long-billed Wren (E) Thryothorus longirostris

House Wren Troglodytes aedon

Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis polyglottus

DONACOBIUS DONACOBIIDAE

Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapilla

GNATCATCHERS POLIOPTILIDAE

Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus

THRUSHES AND ALLIES TURDIDAE

Yellow-legged Thrush Turdus flavipes

Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas

Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris

Creamy-bellied Thrush Turdus amaurochalinus

White-necked Thrush Turdus albicollis

MOCKINGBIRDS MIMIDAE

Chalk-browed Mockingbird Mimus saturninus

PIPITS MOTACILLIDAE

Yellowish Pipit Anthus lutescens lutescens

Ochre-breasted Pipit (VU) Anthus nattereri

Hellmayr's Pipit Anthus hellmayri

NEW WORLD WARBLERS PARULIDAE

Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi


Masked Yellowthroat Geothlypis aequinoctialis velata

Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus

White-bellied Warbler Basileuterus hypoleucus

Flavescent Warbler Basileuterus flaveolus

White-browed (White-rimmed) Warbler Basileuterus leucoblepharus

Riverbank (Neotropical River) Warbler Phaeothlypis rivularis

BANANAQUIT COEREBIDAE

Bananaquit Coereba flaveola

TANAGERS AND ALLIES THRAUPIDAE

Cinnamon Tanager Schistochlamys ruficapillus

Magpie Tanager Cissopis leverianus

White-banded Tanager Neothraupis fasciata

Hooded Tanager Nemosia pileata

Olive-green Tanager (E) Orthogonys chloricterus

Orange-headed Tanager Thlypopsis sordida

Chestnut-headed Tanager Pyrrhocoma ruficeps

White-rumped Tanager Cypsnagra hirundinacea

Black-goggled Tanager Trichothraupis melanops

Chestnut-vented Conebill Conirostrum speciosum

Rufous-headed Tanager Hemithraupis ruficapilla

Yellow-backed Tanager Hemithraupis flavicollis

Flame-crested Tanager Tachyphonus cristatus

Ruby-crowned Tanager Tachyphonus coronatus

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

Green-headed Tanager Tangara seledon

Red-necked Tanager Tangara cyanocephala

Brassy-breasted Tanager (E) Tangara desmaresti

Gilt-edged Tanager (E) Tangara cyanoventris

Burnished-buff Tanager Tangara cayana

Black-legged Dacnis (E) Dacnis nigripes

Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana

Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza

Swallow-Tanager Tersina viridis

Black-throated Saltator Saltator atricollis

Green-winged Saltator Saltator similis

Thick-billed Saltator Saltator maxillosus

Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus

Black-throated Grosbeak Saltator fuliginosus

EMBERIZID FINCHES EMBERIZIDAE

(Yellow-billed) Blue Finch Porphyrospiza caerulescens

Bay-chested Warbling-Finch (E) Poospiza thoracica

Buff-throated (Red-rumped) Warbling-Finch (E) Poospiza lateralis

Cinereous Warbling-Finch (E-VU) Poospiza cinerea

Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina

Buffy-fronted Seedeater (VU) Sporophila frontalis

Temminck's Seedeater (VU) Sporophila falcirostris

Plumbeous Seedeater Sporophila plumbea


Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis

Dubois's Seedeater (E) Sporophila ardesiaca

Double-collared Seedeater Sporophila caerulescens

White-bellied Seedeater Sporophila leucoptera

Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch Oryzoborus angolensis

Uniform Finch Haplospiza unicolor

Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola

Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch Emberizoides herbicola

Great Pampa-Finch Embernagra platensis

Pale-throated Pampa-Finch (E) Embernagra longicauda

Black-masked Finch (VU) Coryphaspiza melanotis

Pileated Finch Coryphospingus pileatus

Half-collared Sparrow (E) Arremon semitorquatus

Saffron-billed Sparrow Arremon flavirostris

Grassland Sparrow Ammodramus humeralis

Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis

GROSBEAKS AND ALLIES CARDINALIDAE

Red-crowned Ant-Tanager Habia rubica

AMERICAN ORIOLES & BLACKBIRDS ICTERIDAE

White-browed Blackbird Sturnella superciliaris

Chopi Blackbird Gnorimopsar chopi

Chestnut-capped Blackbird Chrysomus ruficapillus

Yellow-rumped Marshbird Pseudoleistes guirahuro

Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis

Red-rumped Cacique Cacicus haemorrhous

Golden-winged Cacique Cacicus chrysopterus

Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus

SISKINS, EUPHONIAS, AND ALLIES FRINGILLIDAE

Purple-throated Euphonia Euphonia chlorotica

Violaceous Euphonia Euphonia violacea

H Green-throated (-chinned) Euphonia Euphonia chalybea

Golden-rumped Euphonia Euphonia cyanocephala

Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster

Chestnut-bellied Euphonia Euphonia pectoralis

Blue-naped Chlorophonia Chlorophonia cyanea

Hooded Siskin Spinus magellanicus

OLD WORLD SPARROWS PASSERIDAE

House Sparrow (I) Passer domesticus

WAXBILLS ESTRILDIDAE

Common Waxbill (I) Estrilda astrild

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