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The scenic Chapada
Diamantina in the state of Bahia. Only some of its mountains
have been explored biologically; who knows what remains to
be found? (Photo by tour participant Markus Lagerqvist)
Northeast Brazil is the cradle of Brazil, the place where the first explorers arrived and the area where the first settlers began to colonize the country. So it comes as no surprise that it’s by far one of the most impacted and altered areas in the country. The remaining areas of habitat are few and far between, and the constant pressure from human activities poses an enormous threat to those areas remaining. Planning a tour to Northeast Brazil is no easy task. In the nineteen years we’ve been running the tour, we’ve seen birds disappear entirely from the wild (Spix’s Macaw), and sadly, things are not looking good for a few other species that we currently see on our tour. Each year as new information comes to light and new sites become available, we reevaluate the route, adding new areas that are promising. Last year we decided to break the tour into two parts that complement each other and so make it possible for people with limited time to take part in this amazing journey. This was the debut of our new Itinerary, and we can now say it was a great success!
Part I started off with a bang as we managed to get great looks at Forbes’s Blackbird, White-collared Kite (seen three times on this tour), Orange-bellied Antwren, and Alagoas Tyrannulet on the first few days of the tour, not to mention some very cooperative Golden-tailed Parrotlets. We reached the Little Wood-Rail spot just in time to see it before the tide came in, and thanks to Kent, we saw Comb Duck, Southern Pochard, White-cheeked Pintail, Brazilian Teal, Fulvous, White-faced, and Black-bellied whistling-ducks, and Muscovy Duck all in one shot at a lake he discovered on a walk after lunch. Later on we found hundreds of Masked Ducks in another spot, making this one of the best years ever for ducks!
We had an incredibly well-behaved male Araripe Manakin that was one of the highlights of the tour, and who could forget the wonderful views of Lear’s Macaws foraging, a sign of hope for this incredibly endangered bird. Thanks to a new flight that spared us from having to drive back to Salvador, we were able to visit a new area where we saw Diamantina Tapaculo, Rufous-sided Pigmy-Tyrant, and Gray-backed Tachuri. But the true highlight of this side trip was a good patch of flowering Cerrado that was more productive than many hummingbird feeders I have been to. We came away with no fewer than 10 species of hummers, among which were Horned Sungem, Brown Violetear, Hooded Visorbearer (which we had already seen amazingly well the previous day!), Amethyst Woodstar, and gorgeous looks at Ruby-topaz Hummingbird. This was truly a memorable moment for all of us. We then headed back to the historical city of Salvador, where a few friends left us and some new participants jumped aboard for the exciting days that followed.
Part II borrowed some of its days from our original tour, and they were as usual very productive and enjoyable, with wonderful views of Slender Antbird, Narrow-billed Antwren, and a myriad of furnariids that included the Striated Softtail and Bahia Spinetail, a bird that was named after our own Bret Whitney. How often do you get to see a bird named after the person who is showing it to you? But the overlap with the old tour stopped here. The rest of the tour featured several new areas and added many high quality birds to our list. In Porto Seguro, Mike got us on that Banded Cotinga, we had pretty good looks at Hook-billed Hermit, and a White-winged Potoo showed beautifully. Our visit to Minas Gerais had us collecting rarities left and right, with Minas Gerais Tyrannulet, Moustached Woodcreeper, Bahian Nighthawk, and Chestnut-capped Foliage-gleaner. In the state of Tocantins, we enjoyed the delights of Brazilian country life in a lovely family-run lodge, and it was there that we saw an undescribed species of spinetail, Crimson-fronted Cardinal, Bananal Antbird, Orinoco Goose, and had stunning looks at a Kaempfer’s Woodpecker, a bird that had us worried for a while.
Bret and I had a great time leading this tour, and we have all of you to thank for this. We are already looking forward to next year. Thanks again for joining us, and we hope to meet again some time soon. Good Birding!
--Marcelo
PS: This list includes the birds recorded on part I and part II of the tour and the parts of the tour on which they were seen are noted next to each bird. If the note is followed by an asterisk it means that it was only heard on that segment of the tour ie. I/II* ( Bird was seen on part I and heard only on part II )
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KEYS FOR THIS LIST
One of the following keys may be shown in brackets for
individual species as appropriate: * = heard only, I =
introduced, E = endemic, N = nesting, a = austral migrant, b =
boreal migrant
BIRDS
Rheidae (Rheas)
GREATER RHEA (Rhea americana) – II Tinamidae (Tinamous)
LITTLE TINAMOU (Crypturellus soui) – I*/II* UNDULATED TINAMOU
(Crypturellus undulatus) – II*
VARIEGATED TINAMOU
(Crypturellus variegatus) – II*
SMALL-BILLED
TINAMOU (Crypturellus
parvirostris) – I/II
TATAUPA TINAMOU
(Crypturellus tataupa) – II*
RED-WINGED TINAMOU
(Rhynchotus rufescens) – II*
WHITE-BELLIED
NOTHURA (Nothura boraquira)
– II*
Anhimidae (Screamers)
HORNED SCREAMER (Anhima cornuta) – II Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl)
WHITE-FACED WHISTLING-DUCK (Dendrocygna viduata) – I/II BLACK-BELLIED
WHISTLING-DUCK (Dendrocygna
autumnalis) – I/II
FULVOUS
WHISTLING-DUCK (Dendrocygna
bicolor) – I -We usually do
not see this one on the tour. Many thanks to Kent for
finding these guys for us.
COMB DUCK (Sarkidiornis melanotos) – I -Great view on Kent's lake!
ORINOCO GOOSE
(Neochen jubata) – II -We had numerous good view of this
great bird on the last few days of the tour!
MUSCOVY DUCK
(Cairina moschata) – I/II
BRAZILIAN TEAL
(Amazonetta brasiliensis) – I/II
WHITE-CHEEKED
PINTAIL (Anas bahamensis)
– I -Another one from Kent's Lake!
Occuring widely
through the world's tropical regions, the unique Comb Duck
is better known as Knob-billed Duck in the Old World
regions; the name certainly fits the New World birds, too!
(Photo by tour participant Markus Lagerqvist)
MASKED DUCK
(Nomonyx dominicus) – I- I had never seen so many of them.
There must have been over 400 individuals on that lake!
Cracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, and
Curassows)
SPECKLED CHACHALACA (EAST BRAZILIAN)
(Ortalis guttata araucuan) – I/II RUSTY-MARGINED
GUAN (Penelope superciliaris)
– I
BARE-FACED
CURASSOW (Crax fasciolata)
– II- Always a treat to see any
Curassow, first because they are so handsome and second
because they are usually the first ones to disappear when
there is hunting in the area!
Odontophoridae (New World Quail)
SPOT-WINGED WOOD-QUAIL (Odontophorus capueira) – I* -Most of us only heard it, but Markus
saw it when he went out for a walk after lunch. Podicipedidae (Grebes)
LEAST GREBE (Tachybaptus dominicus) – I -Seen by only By Suellen on Part one!
PIED-BILLED GREBE
(Podilymbus podiceps) – I/II
Ciconiidae (Storks)
JABIRU (Jabiru
mycteria) – II WOOD STORK
(Mycteria americana) – II
Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and Shags)
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) – I/II Anhingidae (Anhingas)
ANHINGA (Anhinga
anhinga) – II Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
PINNATED BITTERN (Botaurus pinnatus) – I -It took a bit of time but we found one
after scanning the marshes for some time! RUFESCENT
TIGER-HERON (Tigrisoma
lineatum) – I/II -Lots of
individuals including the handsome juvenile plumage!
COCOI HERON
(Ardea cocoi) – II
GREAT EGRET
(Ardea alba) – I/II
SNOWY EGRET
(Egretta thula) – I/II
LITTLE BLUE HERON
(Egretta caerulea) – I/II
CATTLE EGRET
(Bubulcus ibis) – I/II
STRIATED HERON
(Butorides striata) – I/II
WHISTLING HERON
(Syrigma sibilatrix) – II -Certainly one of the most handsome
herons in my opinion!
CAPPED HERON
(Pilherodius pileatus) – II
BLACK-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERON (Nycticorax
nycticorax) – II
YELLOW-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERON (Nyctanassa
violacea) – II
Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)
GREEN IBIS (Mesembrinibis
cayennensis) – II BARE-FACED IBIS
(Phimosus infuscatus) – II
BUFF-NECKED IBIS
(Theristicus caudatus) – II
ROSEATE SPOONBILL
(Platalea ajaja) – II
Cathartidae (New World Vultures)
BLACK VULTURE (Coragyps atratus) – I/II TURKEY VULTURE
(Cathartes aura) – I/II
LESSER
YELLOW-HEADED VULTURE (Cathartes
burrovianus) – I/II
KING VULTURE
(Sarcoramphus papa) – I/II
Pandionidae (Osprey)
OSPREY (Pandion
haliaetus) – II -The birds
found here are migrants from North America and they do not
breed here! Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, and Kites)
GRAY-HEADED KITE (Leptodon cayanensis) – II WHITE-COLLARED
KITE (Leptodon forbesi)
– I -This year was particularly good
for this bird. We had three sightings including a Juvenile
bird that may very well be the first record of the plumage
of a young bird! [E]
WHITE-TAILED KITE
(Elanus leucurus) – II
SNAIL KITE
(Rostrhamus sociabilis) – I/II
DOUBLE-TOOTHED
KITE (Harpagus bidentatus)
– I
RUFOUS-THIGHED
KITE (Harpagus diodon)
– II
PLUMBEOUS KITE
(Ictinia plumbea) – II
BLACK-COLLARED
HAWK (Busarellus nigricollis)
– II
BLACK-CHESTED
BUZZARD-EAGLE (Geranoaetus
melanoleucus) – I -Seen just
by Mike!
CRANE HAWK
(BANDED) (Geranospiza
caerulescens gracilis) – I
MANTLED HAWK
(Leucopternis polionotus) – I -A very rare sighting anywhere!
[E]
GREAT BLACK-HAWK
(Buteogallus urubitinga) – II
SAVANNA HAWK
(Buteogallus meridionalis) – I/II
HARRIS'S HAWK
(Parabuteo unicinctus) – I -Seen perched on a power tower. This is
another rare raptor to find.
ROADSIDE HAWK
(Buteo magnirostris) – I/II
GRAY HAWK (Buteo nitidus) – I
SHORT-TAILED HAWK
(Buteo brachyurus) – I/II
WHITE-TAILED HAWK
(Buteo albicaudatus) – I/II
ZONE-TAILED HAWK
(Buteo albonotatus) – I/II
BLACK HAWK-EAGLE
(Spizaetus tyrannus) – I
Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)
COLLARED FOREST-FALCON (Micrastur semitorquatus) – I SOUTHERN CARACARA
(Caracara plancus) – I/II
YELLOW-HEADED
CARACARA (Milvago chimachima)
– I/II
LAUGHING FALCON
(Herpetotheres cachinnans) – I/II
AMERICAN KESTREL
(Falco sparverius) – I/II
APLOMADO FALCON
(Falco femoralis) – I/II
BAT FALCON
(Falco rufigularis) – II
Cariamidae (Seriemas)
RED-LEGGED SERIEMA (Cariama cristata) – I/II* Eurypygidae (Sunbittern)
SUNBITTERN (Eurypyga
helias) – II* Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
RUFOUS-SIDED CRAKE (Laterallus melanophaius) – I/II* GRAY-BREASTED
CRAKE (Laterallus exilis)
– I/II*
GIANT WOOD-RAIL
(Aramides ypecaha) – II -Very common around our lodge in the
Araguaia region.
LITTLE WOOD-RAIL
(Aramides mangle) – I -This was an unexpected bonus on part
I. Our flight was changed and gave us enough time to make a
side trip for this bird.
GRAY-NECKED
WOOD-RAIL (Aramides cajanea)
– II*
ASH-THROATED CRAKE
(Porzana albicollis) – I*/II*
PURPLE GALLINULE
(Porphyrio martinica) – I/II
AZURE GALLINULE
(Porphyrio flavirostris) – I/II
COMMON GALLINULE
(Gallinula galeata) – I/II
Heliornithidae (Finfoots)
SUNGREBE (Heliornis
fulica) – II* -We were
working on the bird when a storm began to form and he had to
rush out of there. Sue may have seen it as it was flushed by
our boat when we started to make our way back to the lodge.
Aramidae (Limpkin)
LIMPKIN (Aramus
guarauna) – I/II Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
The Cactus
Parakeet, aka Caatinga Parakeet, is a common endemic
throughout the caatinga and cerrado habitats visited on
this tour. (Photo by tour participant Markus Lagerqvist)
SOUTHERN LAPWING
(Vanellus chilensis) – I/II
COLLARED PLOVER
(Charadrius collaris) – I/II
SEMIPALMATED
PLOVER (Charadrius
semipalmatus) – I/II
Recurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets)
BLACK-NECKED STILT (Himantopus mexicanus) – I/II Jacanidae (Jacanas)
WATTLED JACANA (Jacana jacana) – I/II Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
SPOTTED SANDPIPER (Actitis macularius) – I/II SOLITARY SANDPIPER
(Tringa solitaria) – II
WILLET (Tringa semipalmata) – I
WHIMBREL (Numenius phaeopus) – I
RUDDY TURNSTONE
(Arenaria interpres) – I/II
SEMIPALMATED
SANDPIPER (Calidris pusilla)
– I
SOUTH AMERICAN
SNIPE (Gallinago paraguaiae)
– II
Laridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
LARGE-BILLED TERN (Phaetusa simplex) – I/II SANDWICH TERN
(CAYENNE) (Thalasseus
sandvicensis eurygnathus) –
II
Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
ROCK PIGEON (Columba livia) – I/II PALE-VENTED PIGEON
(Patagioenas cayennensis) – I/II
SCALED PIGEON
(Patagioenas speciosa) – I/II
PICAZURO PIGEON
(Patagioenas picazuro) – I/II
PLUMBEOUS PIGEON
(Patagioenas plumbea) – I/II
EARED DOVE
(Zenaida auriculata) – I/II
PLAIN-BREASTED
GROUND-DOVE (Columbina minuta)
– I/II
RUDDY GROUND-DOVE
(Columbina talpacoti) – I/II
SCALED DOVE
(Columbina squammata) – I/II
PICUI GROUND-DOVE
(Columbina picui) – I/II
BLUE GROUND-DOVE
(Claravis pretiosa) – I/II
LONG-TAILED
GROUND-DOVE (Uropelia
campestris) – II -We had
great looks at this handsome Ground-dove.
WHITE-TIPPED DOVE
(Leptotila verreauxi) – I/II
GRAY-FRONTED DOVE
(Leptotila rufaxilla) – I
Psittacidae (Parrots)
BLUE-THROATED PARAKEET (Pyrrhura cruentata) – II -Unfortunately this gorgeous bird is
on the endangered list. MAROON-BELLIED
PARAKEET (Pyrrhura frontalis)
– II*
GRAY-BREASTED
PARAKEET (Pyrrhura
griseipectus) – I -Another
beautiful and rare member of the Pyrrhura genus. [E]
WHITE-EYED
PARAKEET (Aratinga
leucophthalma) – II
GOLDEN-CAPPED
PARAKEET (Aratinga
auricapillus) – I*/II
[E]
PEACH-FRONTED
PARAKEET (Aratinga aurea)
– II
CACTUS PARAKEET
(Aratinga cactorum) – I/II A handsome bird that is very common
throughout this tour. [E]
INDIGO MACAW
(Anodorhynchus leari) – I -AKA Lear's Macaw, we had great looks
at several individuals foraging, a sign of hope for this
incredibly endangered species. [E]
BLUE-AND-YELLOW
MACAW (Ara ararauna) – II
BLUE-WINGED MACAW
(Primolius maracana) – II
YELLOW-COLLARED
MACAW (Primolius auricollis)
– II
RED-SHOULDERED
MACAW (Diopsittaca nobilis)
– I/II
BLUE-WINGED
PARROTLET (Forpus
xanthopterygius) – I/II
PLAIN PARAKEET
(Brotogeris tirica) – I/II
YELLOW-CHEVRONED
PARAKEET (Brotogeris chiriri)
– I/II
GOLDEN-TAILED
PARROTLET (Touit surdus)
– I/II -Seen unusually well on part one
and seen flying overhead on part two. All members of this
genus are hard to see and we were lucky to encounter on both
parts of the tour.
BLUE-HEADED PARROT
(Pionus menstruus) – II
BLUE-HEADED PARROT
(REICHENOW'S) (Pionus
menstruus reichenowi) – I
[E]
SCALY-HEADED
PARROT (Pionus maximiliani)
– II
BLUE-FRONTED
PARROT (Amazona aestiva)
– II
ORANGE-WINGED
PARROT (Amazona amazonica)
– I/II
Opisthocomidae (Hoatzin)
HOATZIN (Opisthocomus
hoazin) – II -Very common
along the river in the Araguaia region. Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
SQUIRREL CUCKOO (Piaya cayana) – I/II DARK-BILLED CUCKOO
(Coccyzus melacoryphus) – I
YELLOW-BILLED
CUCKOO (Coccyzus americanus)
– I -A migrant from North America, we
usually do not see it on this tour.
PEARLY-BREASTED
CUCKOO (Coccyzus euleri)
– I -A great year for Cuckoos, we had a
couple of good views of this species.
GUIRA CUCKOO
(Guira guira) – I/II
STRIPED CUCKOO
(Tapera naevia) – I/II*
PHEASANT CUCKOO
(Dromococcyx phasianellus) – II* -Heard at the Kaempfer's Woodpecker
site, but unfortunately it was too dark to work on it.
GREATER ANI
(Crotophaga major) – I/II
SMOOTH-BILLED ANI
(Crotophaga ani) – I/II
Tytonidae (Barn-Owls)
BARN OWL (Tyto
alba) – I/II Strigidae (Owls)
TROPICAL SCREECH-OWL (Megascops choliba) – I*/II* SPECTACLED OWL
(Pulsatrix perspicillata) – I*
GREAT HORNED OWL
(GREAT HORNED) (Bubo
virginianus nacurutu) – II
LEAST PYGMY-OWL
(Glaucidium minutissimum) – II* [E]
FERRUGINOUS
PYGMY-OWL (Glaucidium
brasilianum) – I/II
BURROWING OWL
(Athene cunicularia) – I/II
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)
LEAST NIGHTHAWK (Chordeiles pusillus) – I -With some team effort we managed to
flush one and get great scope views of it. LESSER NIGHTHAWK
(Chordeiles acutipennis) – II -A huge concentration of birds
migrating.
COMMON NIGHTHAWK
(Chordeiles minor) – II
BAND-TAILED
NIGHTHAWK (Nyctiprogne
leucopyga majuscula) – II
BAHIAN NIGHTHAWK
(Nyctiprogne vielliardi) – II -Certainly one of the highlights of
the tour, but things did not look good for a while when we
realized that we would not be able to get to the river's
edge. Fortunately there was a small lake nearby and we were
treated to excellent views. [E]
COMMON PAURAQUE
(Nyctidromus albicollis) – I/II
This stunning
Hooded Visorbearer was one of an amazing 10 species of
hummers that entertained us at a wonderful area of
blooming cerrado we came across on the last day of part I.
(Photo by tour participant Markus Lagerqvist)
LITTLE NIGHTJAR
(Caprimulgus parvulus) – I/II
PYGMY NIGHTJAR
(Caprimulgus hirundinaceus) – I -One of the most memorable moments of
the tour as we recruited a several locals to help us flush
one and after a lot of searching we finally found one that
was flushed by one of the locals and landed just a few feet
away from us. [E]
Nyctibiidae (Potoos)
COMMON POTOO (Nyctibius griseus) – I WHITE-WINGED POTOO
(Nyctibius leucopterus) – II -Bret looked at the snag and told
everyone to watch it. I guess the bird heard him and landed
exactly where he said it would.
Apodidae (Swifts)
SICK'S SWIFT (Chaetura meridionalis) – I/II SHORT-TAILED SWIFT
(Chaetura brachyura) – II
BAND-RUMPED SWIFT
(Chaetura spinicaudus) – I/II
GRAY-RUMPED SWIFT
(Chaetura cinereiventris) – II
PALE-RUMPED SWIFT
(Chaetura egregia) – II
LESSER
SWALLOW-TAILED SWIFT (Panyptila
cayennensis) – I
FORK-TAILED
PALM-SWIFT (Tachornis
squamata) – I/II
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
BLACK JACOBIN (Florisuga fusca) – I/II [E]
HOOK-BILLED HERMIT
(Glaucis dohrnii) – II [E]
RUFOUS-BREASTED
HERMIT (Glaucis hirsutus)
– I
BROAD-TIPPED
HERMIT (Anopetia gounellei)
– I -An amazing performance from this
bird as it flew right into the middle of our group and
buzzed around for a while. [E]
REDDISH HERMIT
(Phaethornis ruber) – I/II
PLANALTO HERMIT
(Phaethornis pretrei) – I
SCALE-THROATED
HERMIT (Phaethornis eurynome)
– II*
HOODED VISORBEARER
(Augastes lumachella) – I -This was by far the best encounter I
ever had with this bird and I am sure we will all remember
that day for many years. [E]
BROWN VIOLETEAR
(Colibri delphinae) – I -Unfortunately we only had a brief look
at this bird and not everyone connected with it this year.
WHITE-VENTED
VIOLETEAR (Colibri
serrirostris) – I
HORNED SUNGEM
(Heliactin bilophus) – I -A real treat and one that was not
expected.
BLACK-EARED FAIRY
(Heliothryx auritus) – I/II
WHITE-TAILED
GOLDENTHROAT (Polytmus
guainumbi) – I
RUBY-TOPAZ
HUMMINGBIRD (Chrysolampis
mosquitus) – I -Wow, we had
such good looks at this bird this year. I hope we can repeat
the dose next year.
BLACK-THROATED
MANGO (Anthracothorax
nigricollis) – I
RACKET-TAILED
COQUETTE (Discosura
longicaudus) – I/II Mike saw
one on part I, but it did not come back for seconds. So Mike
spotted another one for us on Part II and this time we had
it in the Scope. One of the highlights of the tour for me!
STRIPE-BREASTED
STARTHROAT (Heliomaster
squamosus) – I [E]
AMETHYST WOODSTAR
(Calliphlox amethystina) – I/II
GLITTERING-BELLIED
EMERALD (Chlorostilbon
aureoventris) – I
BLUE-CHINNED
SAPPHIRE (Chlorestes notata)
– I
GRAY-BREASTED
SABREWING (Campylopterus
largipennis diamantinensis) –
II
SWALLOW-TAILED
HUMMINGBIRD (Eupetomena
macroura) – I/II
FORK-TAILED
WOODNYMPH (Thalurania furcata)
– I
LONG-TAILED
WOODNYMPH (Thalurania
watertonii) – I -This was a
great year for this rare hummer, and we had several
sightings during the tour. [E]
VIOLET-CAPPED
WOODNYMPH (Thalurania
glaucopis) – II
PLAIN-BELLIED
EMERALD (Amazilia leucogaster)
– I/II
VERSICOLORED
EMERALD (Amazilia versicolor)
– I/II
GLITTERING-THROATED
EMERALD (Amazilia fimbriata)
– I/II
SAPPHIRE-SPANGLED
EMERALD (Amazilia lactea)
– II
RUFOUS-THROATED
SAPPHIRE (Hylocharis
sapphirina) – II
WHITE-CHINNED
SAPPHIRE (Hylocharis cyanus)
– I/II
Trogonidae (Trogons)
GREEN-BACKED TROGON (Trogon viridis) – II BLUE-CROWNED
TROGON (Trogon curucui)
– I*/II
Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
RINGED KINGFISHER (Megaceryle torquata) – I/II AMAZON KINGFISHER
(Chloroceryle amazona) – I/II
GREEN KINGFISHER
(Chloroceryle americana) – II
GREEN-AND-RUFOUS
KINGFISHER (Chloroceryle inda)
– II
AMERICAN PYGMY
KINGFISHER (Chloroceryle
aenea) – II
Bucconidae (Puffbirds)
WHITE-EARED PUFFBIRD (Nystalus chacuru) – I/II SPOT-BACKED
PUFFBIRD (Nystalus maculatus)
– I/II*
CRESCENT-CHESTED
PUFFBIRD (Malacoptila striata)
– II -We had to work hard to find them
this year, but after a lot of work we were able to locate a
pair that flew into view briefly, but Dona Suellen found
them again for us and we all had great scope views. [E]
RUSTY-BREASTED
NUNLET (Nonnula rubecula)
– II -Excellent studies of this shy
member of the puffbird family.
BLACK-FRONTED
NUNBIRD (Monasa nigrifrons)
– II
SWALLOW-WINGED
PUFFBIRD (Chelidoptera
tenebrosa) – II
Galbulidae (Jacamars)
RUFOUS-TAILED JACAMAR (Galbula ruficauda) – I/II Ramphastidae (Toucans)
LETTERED ARACARI (Pteroglossus inscriptus) – I BLACK-NECKED
ARACARI (Pteroglossus aracari)
– I/II
GOULD'S TOUCANET
(Selenidera gouldii) – I -The birds we saw are part of a very
disjunct population.
TOCO TOUCAN
(Ramphastos toco) – II
CHANNEL-BILLED
TOUCAN (Ramphastos vitellinus)
– I
Picidae (Woodpeckers)
GOLDEN-SPANGLED PICULET
(GOLDEN-SPANGLED) (Picumnus
exilis pernambucensis) – I
-We watched for several minutes as this bird excavated a
nest onto an old trunk! GOLDEN-SPANGLED
PICULET (GOLDEN-SPANGLED) (Picumnus
exilis exilis) – I/II
Kaempfer's
Woodpecker went missing for 80 years after its discovery
before one was finally caught in a mist net in the state
of Tocantins in 2006. Still a poorly known species, but
now a real possiblity on this tour. (Photo by guide
Marcelo Padua)
TAWNY PICULET
(Picumnus fulvescens) – I [E]
OCHRACEOUS PICULET
(Picumnus limae) – I [E]
WHITE WOODPECKER
(Melanerpes candidus) – II
LITTLE WOODPECKER
(Veniliornis passerinus) – I/II
RED-STAINED
WOODPECKER (Veniliornis
affinis) – II
YELLOW-THROATED
WOODPECKER (Piculus flavigula
erythropis) – II [E]
GOLDEN-GREEN
WOODPECKER (Piculus
chrysochloros) – I
GREEN-BARRED
WOODPECKER (Colaptes
melanochloros) – I
CAMPO FLICKER
(Colaptes campestris) – II
BLOND-CRESTED
WOODPECKER (Celeus flavescens)
– I/ [E]
BLOND-CRESTED
WOODPECKER (OCHRE-BACKED) (Celeus
flavescens ochraceus) – II
-This handsome subspecies was seen in the Araguaia region
more than once.
CREAM-COLORED
WOODPECKER (Celeus flavus)
– II -Another spectacular Celeus on our
list in the Araguaia.
KAEMPFER'S
WOODPECKER (Celeus obrieni)
– II -The Kaempfer’s Woodpecker managed
to go unseen or heard for 80 years from when it was first
collected by Emil Kaempfer in 1926 until a male flew into a
mist net during a survey for the building of a new road in
the state of Tocantins in 2006. Now it can be seen on one of
our tours. [E]
RINGED WOODPECKER
(Celeus torquatus) – II -The bird we saw at is a member of the
rare subspecies tinnunculus.
LINEATED
WOODPECKER (Dryocopus
lineatus) – I
CRIMSON-CRESTED
WOODPECKER (Campephilus
melanoleucos) – II
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
BLACK-TAILED LEAFTOSSER (Sclerurus caudacutus) – I RUFOUS-BREASTED
LEAFTOSSER (Sclerurus scansor
cearensis) – I [E]
WING-BANDED
HORNERO (Furnarius figulus)
– I/II
PALE-LEGGED
HORNERO (Furnarius leucopus)
– I/II
RUFOUS HORNERO
(Furnarius rufus) – I/II
CHOTOY SPINETAIL
(Schoeniophylax phryganophilus) – II
BAHIA SPINETAIL
(Synallaxis whitneyi) – II -The birds were building a nest,
perhaps the first documented nest of this species. [E]
PINTO'S SPINETAIL
(Synallaxis infuscata) – I -It took a lot of work to get it to
come out of that bush, but finally we all got pretty good
looks. [E]
SOOTY-FRONTED
SPINETAIL (Synallaxis
frontalis) – I/II
SPIX'S SPINETAIL
(Synallaxis spixi) – I
WHITE-LORED
SPINETAIL (ARAGUAIA) (Synallaxis
albilora simoni) – II
[E]
OCHRE-CHEEKED
SPINETAIL (Synallaxis scutata)
– I/II*
RED-SHOULDERED
SPINETAIL (Gyalophylax
hellmayri) – I -This Caatinga
specialist can be tricky to find, but we had great looks at
it this year. [E]
GRAY-HEADED
SPINETAIL (Cranioleuca
semicinerea) – I [E]
YELLOW-CHINNED
SPINETAIL (Certhiaxis
cinnamomeus) – I/II
UNDESCRIBED
SPINETAIL (Certhiaxis sp.
nov.) – II -This undescribed
species of spinetail landed just a few feet away from our
boat allowing us to have excellent views of it. [E]
STRIATED SOFTTAIL
(Thripophaga macroura) – II -the bird would not respond on our
first try. So we tried again the next day and surely enough
we had great looks. [E]
RUFOUS-FRONTED
THORNBIRD (RUFOUS-FRONTED) (Phacellodomus
rufifrons rufifrons) – I/II
GREATER THORNBIRD
(Phacellodomus ruber) – I/II -This was somewhat unexpected on
part I. So It was nice to see it on both parts of the tour.
PINK-LEGGED
GRAVETEIRO (Acrobatornis
fonsecai) – II -This year we
had to struggle to see this bird, as the only day we had to
work on it was rainy, but we chose a spot, persisted on it
and after a lot of work, we were awarded with excellent
views almost at eye level. [E]
CAATINGA CACHOLOTE
(Pseudoseisura cristata) – I/II [E]
OCHRE-BREASTED
FOLIAGE-GLEANER (Philydor
lichtensteini) – II [E]
BUFF-FRONTED
FOLIAGE-GLEANER (Philydor
rufum) – II
WHITE-COLLARED
FOLIAGE-GLEANER (Anabazenops
fuscus) – II [E]
WHITE-EYED
FOLIAGE-GLEANER (Automolus
leucophthalmus leucophthalmus) – II
CHESTNUT-CAPPED
FOLIAGE-GLEANER (Hylocryptus
rectirostris) – II [E]
SHARP-TAILED
STREAMCREEPER (Lochmias
nematura) – II
GREAT XENOPS
(Megaxenops parnaguae) – I/II -We were only expecting to see this
bird on part I, so it came as a great surprise that we
managed to see it very well on both parts of the tour.
[E]
PLAIN XENOPS
(Xenops minutus) – I
STREAKED XENOPS
(Xenops rutilans) – II
PLAIN-BROWN
WOODCREEPER (TAUNAYI) (Dendrocincla
fuliginosa taunayi) – I
[E]
PLAIN-BROWN
WOODCREEPER (PLAIN-WINGED) (Dendrocincla
fuliginosa turdina) – I*/II
[E]
OLIVACEOUS
WOODCREEPER (REISER'S) (Sittasomus
griseicapillus reiseri) – I
[E]
OLIVACEOUS
WOODCREEPER (OLIVACEOUS) (Sittasomus
griseicapillus olivaceus) –
II
OLIVACEOUS
WOODCREEPER (OLIVACEOUS) (Sittasomus
griseicapillus sylviellus) –
II [E]
LONG-BILLED
WOODCREEPER (Nasica
longirostris) – II -A clear
sign of the strong influence of the Amazon in the Araguaia
region.
MOUSTACHED
WOODCREEPER (Xiphocolaptes
falcirostris franciscanus) –
II -We found a bird that was not very responsive one day and
it was frustrating to leave the sight without showing the
bird to everyone. But we tried a different site the next day
and had amazing looks at this amazing beast! [E]
PLANALTO
WOODCREEPER (Dendrocolaptes
platyrostris) – I/II
STRAIGHT-BILLED
WOODCREEPER (Dendroplex picus)
– I/II
LESSER WOODCREEPER
(NORTHERN) (Xiphorhynchus
fuscus atlanticus) – I
[E]
LESSER WOODCREEPER
(LESSER) (Xiphorhynchus fuscus
tenuirostris) – II [E]
BUFF-THROATED
WOODCREEPER (Xiphorhynchus
guttatus) – I/II
NARROW-BILLED
WOODCREEPER (Lepidocolaptes
angustirostris) – I/II
SCALED WOODCREEPER
(WAGLER'S) (Lepidocolaptes
squamatus wagleri) – II
[E]
RED-BILLED
SCYTHEBILL (Campylorhamphus
trochilirostris major) – II
-The two subspecies seen on this tour sound quite different
suggesting that more than one species may be involved.
RED-BILLED
SCYTHEBILL (Campylorhamphus
trochilirostris trochilirostris) – II [E]
BLACK-BILLED
SCYTHEBILL (Campylorhamphus
falcularius) – II [E]
Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)
SPOT-BACKED ANTSHRIKE (Hypoedaleus guttatus) – II [E] 
Stripe-backed
Antbirds are terrestrial and like to skulk around in the
dense undergrowth of dry forest where they are generally
hard to see. Guess someone forgot to tell this male that!
(Photo by guide Marcelo Padua)
GREAT ANTSHRIKE
(Taraba major) – I/II
SILVERY-CHEEKED
ANTSHRIKE (Sakesphorus
cristatus) – I/II -We had
great looks at this which in my opinion is one of the
prettiest of Antbirds. [E]
GLOSSY ANTSHRIKE
(Sakesphorus luctuosus) – II
BARRED ANTSHRIKE
(Thamnophilus doliatus) – II
BARRED ANTSHRIKE
(CAATINGA) (Thamnophilus
doliatus capistratus) – I
-The Brazilian Comitte of Ornithological records considers
this to be a separate species. It may very well get split by
the Clements checklist in the future. [E]
RUFOUS-WINGED
ANTSHRIKE (Thamnophilus
torquatus) – I/II*
CHESTNUT-BACKED
ANTSHRIKE (Thamnophilus
palliatus) – I
PLANALTO
SLATY-ANTSHRIKE (Thamnophilus
pelzelni) – I/II
SOORETAMA
SLATY-ANTSHRIKE (Thamnophilus
ambiguus) – I/II [E]
VARIABLE ANTSHRIKE
(Thamnophilus caerulescens) – I/II
WHITE-SHOULDERED
ANTSHRIKE (Thamnophilus
aethiops distans) – I -This
is a very rare subspecies and one that we did not expect to
see on the tour. A nice little bonus for us.
SPOT-BREASTED
ANTVIREO (Dysithamnus
stictothorax) – II [E]
PLAIN ANTVIREO
(Dysithamnus mentalis) – I
CINEREOUS
ANTSHRIKE (Thamnomanes
caesius) – II*
WHITE-FLANKED
ANTWREN (Myrmotherula
axillaris)
WHITE-FLANKED
ANTWREN (SILVERY-FLANKED) (Myrmotherula
axillaris luctuosa) – I
[E]
BAND-TAILED
ANTWREN (Myrmotherula
urosticta) – II [E]
ALAGOAS ANTWREN
(Myrmotherula snowi) – I* -Unfortunately Murici continues to
deteriorate. this year we managed to hear one individual
call once, but it started to rain shortly after the bird
called and we had to leave. [E]
STRIPE-BACKED
ANTBIRD (Myrmorchilus
strigilatus strigilatus) –
I/II
CAATINGA ANTWREN
(Herpsilochmus sellowi) – I/II
BAHIA ANTWREN
(Herpsilochmus pileatus) – I/II* [E]
BLACK-CAPPED
ANTWREN (Herpsilochmus
atricapillus) – I/II
PECTORAL ANTWREN
(Herpsilochmus pectoralis) – I -The new Itinerary left no loose ends,
but this was by far the bird we were most worried about,
since we had only one small window to work on it. It took
some time but we finally managed to find one in an old
territory, that we had not visited for years. [E]
LARGE-BILLED
ANTWREN (Herpsilochmus
longirostris) – II
RUFOUS-WINGED
ANTWREN (Herpsilochmus
rufimarginatus frater) – I
RUFOUS-WINGED
ANTWREN (Herpsilochmus
rufimarginatus rufimarginatus) – II [E]
NARROW-BILLED
ANTWREN (Formicivora iheringi)
– II -A very distinctive bird that
probably belongs in a different genus. We had many good
looks at it this year. [E]
WHITE-FRINGED
ANTWREN (Formicivora grisea)
– I/II
BLACK-BELLIED
ANTWREN (Formicivora
melanogaster) – I/II
RUSTY-BACKED
ANTWREN (Formicivora rufa
rufa) – I
SINCORA ANTWREN
(Formicivora grantsaui) – I -Bret went ahead of the group to start
working on the bird and he had barely gotten there and the
bird came into view, I think they are getting to know us!
Later on we all had spectacular looks at the very range
restricted bird. [E]
FERRUGINOUS
ANTBIRD (Drymophila
ferruginea) – II [E]
ORANGE-BELLIED
ANTWREN (Terenura sicki)
– I [E]
RIO DE JANEIRO
ANTBIRD (Cercomacra
brasiliana) – II [E]
BANANAL ANTBIRD
(Cercomacra ferdinandi) – II -Of all the araguaia specialties, this
is the one we were most concerned about, but when we got to
the lodge the owner had a territory staked out for us and
had wonderful views of this range restricted bird. [E]
WHITE-BACKED
FIRE-EYE (Pyriglena leuconota
pernambucensis) – I [E]
FRINGE-BACKED
FIRE-EYE (Pyriglena atra)
– I [E]
WHITE-SHOULDERED
FIRE-EYE (Pyriglena
leucoptera) – II [E]
SLENDER ANTBIRD
(Rhopornis ardesiacus) – II An unusual bird that lives in a rare
habitat. We were treated to several good looks this year.
[E]
SCALLOPED ANTBIRD
(Myrmeciza ruficauda) – I [E]
WHITE-BIBBED
ANTBIRD (Myrmeciza loricata)
– I/II* [E]
Formicariidae (Antthrushes)
RUFOUS-CAPPED ANTTHRUSH (Formicarius colma) – II* SHORT-TAILED
ANTTHRUSH (Chamaeza
campanisona) – I
Grallariidae (Antpittas)
WHITE-BROWED ANTPITTA (Hylopezus ochroleucus) – I/II* -This year this bird had us
crawling on our hands and knees for it, but after much work
we all got good looks at it. [E]
Conopophagidae (Gnateaters)
RUFOUS GNATEATER (CEARA) (Conopophaga lineata cearae) – I [E] RUFOUS GNATEATER
(RUFOUS) (Conopophaga lineata
lineata) – II
BLACK-CHEEKED
GNATEATER (Conopophaga
melanops nigrifrons) – I
[E]
Rhinocryptidae (Tapaculos)
DIAMANTINA TAPACULO (Scytalopus diamantinensis) – I -This was the first time this bird was
ever seen on a Field Guides tour and we look forward to
repeating it next year. Melanopareiidae (Crescentchests)
COLLARED CRESCENTCHEST (Melanopareia torquata) – I Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
SOUTHERN BEARDLESS-TYRANNULET (Camptostoma obsoletum) – I/II SUIRIRI FLYCATCHER
(Suiriri suiriri bahiae) – I/II
MOUSE-COLORED
TYRANNULET (Phaeomyias murina)
– I/II
YELLOW TYRANNULET
(Capsiempis flaveola) – I/II
GRAY-BACKED
TACHURI (Polystictus
superciliaris) – I -A scarce
Tyranid that is hard to come across anywhere. It was a
valuable addition to this tour. [E]
FOREST ELAENIA
(Myiopagis gaimardii) – II
GRAY ELAENIA
(Myiopagis caniceps) – I/II
GREENISH ELAENIA
(Myiopagis viridicata) – I/II
YELLOW-BELLIED
ELAENIA (Elaenia flavogaster)
– I/II
LARGE ELAENIA
(Elaenia spectabilis) – I
PLAIN-CRESTED
ELAENIA (Elaenia cristata)
– I
LESSER ELAENIA
(Elaenia chiriquensis) – I
HIGHLAND ELAENIA
(Elaenia obscura sordida) – I
OCHRE-BELLIED
FLYCATCHER (Mionectes
oleagineus) – I*
SEPIA-CAPPED
FLYCATCHER (Leptopogon
amaurocephalus) – I*/II
ALAGOAS TYRANNULET
(Phylloscartes ceciliae) – I -Go ahead and take a look at the
distribution map for this thing. You will see just how
fortunate we were to have seen it. [E]
MINAS GERAIS
TYRANNULET (Phylloscartes
roquettei) – II -Another
extremely rare and localized Tyrannulet. [E]
OUSTALET'S
TYRANNULET (Phylloscartes
oustaleti) – II [E]
Like many of the
antpittas in its genus, the endemic White-browed Antpitta
is a tough bird to see. We may have had to crawl around on
our hands and knees to get at this one, but this photo is
proof that hard work pays off in the end! (Photo by guide
Marcelo Padua)
GRAY-CAPPED
TYRANNULET (Phyllomyias
griseocapilla) – II [E]
TAWNY-CROWNED
PYGMY-TYRANT (Euscarthmus
meloryphus) – I/II
RUFOUS-SIDED
PYGMY-TYRANT (Euscarthmus
rufomarginatus) – I/II -We
went from not expecting to see this bird at all on this tour
to having seen it on both parts of the tour. A real bonus.
LESSER
WAGTAIL-TYRANT (Stigmatura
napensis bahiae) – I [E]
GREATER
WAGTAIL-TYRANT (Stigmatura
budytoides gracilis) – I/II
[E]
EARED PYGMY-TYRANT
(Myiornis auricularis) – II
DRAB-BREASTED
PYGMY-TYRANT (Hemitriccus
diops) – II [E]
WHITE-BELLIED
TODY-TYRANT (Hemitriccus
griseipectus naumburgae) – I
-Formerly treated a subspecies of White-eyed Tody-tyrant,
this bird is now elevated to full species status.
STRIPE-NECKED
TODY-TYRANT (Hemitriccus
striaticollis) – I/II
HANGNEST
TODY-TYRANT (Hemitriccus
nidipendulus) – II -I have to
admit I do no find this bird to be very impressive, but who
does not want to see a bird named like that? [E]
PEARLY-VENTED
TODY-TYRANT (Hemitriccus
margaritaceiventer) – I/II
BUFF-BREASTED
TODY-TYRANT (Hemitriccus
mirandae) – I [E]
FORK-TAILED
PYGMY-TYRANT (Hemitriccus
furcatus) – II [E]
OCHRE-FACED
TODY-FLYCATCHER (Poecilotriccus
plumbeiceps) – II
SMOKY-FRONTED
TODY-FLYCATCHER (Poecilotriccus
fumifrons) – I
GRAY-HEADED
TODY-FLYCATCHER (Todirostrum
poliocephalum) – II [E]
COMMON
TODY-FLYCATCHER (Todirostrum
cinereum) – I/II
OLIVACEOUS
FLATBILL (Rhynchocyclus
olivaceus) – I
YELLOW-OLIVE
FLYCATCHER (MATO GROSSO) (Tolmomyias
sulphurescens pallescens) –
II
YELLOW-OLIVE
FLYCATCHER (SOORETAMA) (Tolmomyias
sulphurescens sulphurescens) –
II [E]
GRAY-CROWNED
FLYCATCHER (Tolmomyias
poliocephalus) – I
YELLOW-BREASTED
FLYCATCHER (Tolmomyias
flaviventris) – I/II
WHITE-THROATED
SPADEBILL (Platyrinchus
mystaceus) – I
CLIFF FLYCATCHER
(Hirundinea ferruginea bellicosa)
– I/II
BLACK-TAILED
FLYCATCHER (Myiobius
atricaudus) – I
BRAN-COLORED
FLYCATCHER (Myiophobus
fasciatus) – I/II
EULER'S FLYCATCHER
(Lathrotriccus euleri) – I
FUSCOUS FLYCATCHER
(Cnemotriccus fuscatus) – I
VELVETY
BLACK-TYRANT (Knipolegus
nigerrimus) – I [E]
GRAY MONJITA
(Xolmis cinereus) – II
WHITE-RUMPED
MONJITA (Xolmis velatus)
– II
WHITE MONJITA
(Xolmis irupero niveus) – I/II [E]
BLACK-BACKED
WATER-TYRANT (Fluvicola
albiventer) – I
MASKED
WATER-TYRANT (Fluvicola
nengeta) – I/II
WHITE-HEADED MARSH
TYRANT (Arundinicola
leucocephala) – I/II
LONG-TAILED TYRANT
(Colonia colonus) – II
CATTLE TYRANT
(Machetornis rixosa) – I/II
BRIGHT-RUMPED
ATTILA (Attila spadiceus)
– I*/II*
SIRYSTES (Sirystes sibilator) – II*
ASH-THROATED
CASIORNIS (Casiornis fuscus)
– I [E]
GRAYISH MOURNER
(Rhytipterna simplex) – I/II
DUSKY-CAPPED
FLYCATCHER (Myiarchus
tuberculifer) – I*
SWAINSON'S
FLYCATCHER (Myiarchus
swainsoni) – I
SHORT-CRESTED
FLYCATCHER (Myiarchus ferox)
– I/II
BROWN-CRESTED
FLYCATCHER (Myiarchus
tyrannulus) – I/II
LESSER KISKADEE
(Pitangus lictor) – II
GREAT KISKADEE
(Pitangus sulphuratus) – I/II
BOAT-BILLED
FLYCATCHER (Megarynchus
pitangua) – I/II
SOCIAL FLYCATCHER
(Myiozetetes similis) – I/II
STREAKED
FLYCATCHER (Myiodynastes
maculatus) – I/II
PIRATIC FLYCATCHER
(Legatus leucophaius) – I
VARIEGATED
FLYCATCHER (Empidonomus
varius) – I/II
CROWNED SLATY
FLYCATCHER (Empidonomus
aurantioatrocristatus) – II
WHITE-THROATED
KINGBIRD (Tyrannus
albogularis) – II
TROPICAL KINGBIRD
(Tyrannus melancholicus) – I/II
FORK-TAILED
FLYCATCHER (Tyrannus savana)
– I/II
Oxyruncidae (Sharpbill)
SHARPBILL (Oxyruncus
cristatus) – II* Cotingidae (Cotingas)
BLACK-HEADED BERRYEATER (Carpornis melanocephala) – I -Great looks at Murici. [E] BANDED COTINGA
(Cotinga maculata) – II -Many thanks to Mike, who spotted it
and almost immediately shared his scope with the rest of the
group most of us to get on to this very rare cotinga.
[E]
SCREAMING PIHA
(Lipaugus vociferans) – I*/II
CINNAMON-VENTED
PIHA (Lipaugus lanioides)
– II* [E]
WHITE-WINGED
COTINGA (Xipholena
atropurpurea) – I/II -We had
several good looks at this bird on the tour. If only things
could be like that every year. [E]
Pipridae (Manakins)
PALE-BELLIED TYRANT-MANAKIN (Neopelma pallescens) – I PIN-TAILED MANAKIN
(Ilicura militaris) – II -An incredibly handsome little bird
and one that we saw very well on this tour. [E]
WHITE-BEARDED
MANAKIN (Manacus manacus)
– I/II
ARARIPE MANAKIN
(Antilophia bokermanni) – I -Seriously! This one does not need any
comments. [E]
BLUE-BACKED
MANAKIN (Chiroxiphia pareola)
– I
SWALLOW-TAILED
MANAKIN (Chiroxiphia caudata)
– II [E]
WHITE-CROWNED
MANAKIN (WHITE-CROWNED) (Pipra
pipra cephaleucos) – II
[E]
BAND-TAILED
MANAKIN (Pipra fasciicauda)
– I
RED-HEADED MANAKIN
(Pipra rubrocapilla) – I/II
Tityridae (Tityras and Allies)
BLACK-TAILED TITYRA (Tityra cayana) – I/II BLACK-CROWNED
TITYRA (Tityra inquisitor)
– II
THRUSH-LIKE
SCHIFFORNIS (SOUTHERN) (Schiffornis
turdina intermedia) – I*/II*
[E]
WHITE-NAPED
XENOPSARIS (Xenopsaris
albinucha) – I/II -Wow, this
year they were hard to find. Fortunately we had pretty good
looks on Part I. As for part II it was only seen by Dan one
day as he decided to stay behind and bird from the road.
The spectacular
Araripe Manakin remained undiscovered until 1996; makes
you wonder what other incredible unknown birds are out
there, waiting for someone to stumble upon them. (Photo by
tour participant Markus Lagerqvist)
WHITE-WINGED
BECARD (Pachyramphus
polychopterus) – I/II
CRESTED BECARD
(Pachyramphus validus) – I
Vireonidae (Vireos)
RED-EYED VIREO (MIGRATORY CHIVI)
(Vireo olivaceus chivi) – I/II GRAY-EYED GREENLET
(Hylophilus amaurocephalus) – I/II [E]
LEMON-CHESTED
GREENLET (Hylophilus
thoracicus) – II
ASHY-HEADED
GREENLET (Hylophilus
pectoralis) – II
RUFOUS-BROWED
PEPPERSHRIKE (Cyclarhis
gujanensis) – I/II
Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies)
CURL-CRESTED JAY (Cyanocorax cristatellus) – II WHITE-NAPED JAY
(Cyanocorax cyanopogon) – I/II -Sometimes I think they are watching
us instead of the other way around. [E]
Hirundinidae (Swallows)
BLUE-AND-WHITE SWALLOW (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca) – I BLACK-COLLARED
SWALLOW (Pygochelidon
melanoleuca) – II
SOUTHERN
ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW (Stelgidopteryx
ruficollis) – I/II
PURPLE MARTIN
(Progne subis) – I
GRAY-BREASTED
MARTIN (Progne chalybea)
– I/II
BROWN-CHESTED
MARTIN (Progne tapera)
– I
WHITE-WINGED
SWALLOW (Tachycineta
albiventer) – I/II
BANK SWALLOW
(Riparia riparia) – II
BARN SWALLOW
(Hirundo rustica) – I/
Troglodytidae (Wrens)
MOUSTACHED WREN (Pheugopedius genibarbis) – I/II BUFF-BREASTED WREN
(Cantorchilus leucotis) – II
LONG-BILLED WREN
(Cantorchilus longirostris bahiae)
– I -We had what must have been the
best look ever at this bird on the tour. [E]
HOUSE WREN
(Troglodytes aedon) – I/II
Polioptilidae (Gnatcatchers)
LONG-BILLED GNATWREN (Ramphocaenus melanurus) – I/II TROPICAL
GNATCATCHER (Polioptila
plumbea) – I/II
MASKED GNATCATCHER
(Polioptila dumicola) – II
Donacobiidae (Donacobius)
BLACK-CAPPED DONACOBIUS (Donacobius atricapilla) – I/II Turdidae (Thrushes and Allies)
PALE-BREASTED THRUSH (Turdus leucomelas) – I/II RUFOUS-BELLIED
THRUSH (Turdus rufiventris)
– I/II
CREAMY-BELLIED
THRUSH (Turdus amaurochalinus)
– I
WHITE-NECKED
THRUSH (Turdus albicollis)
– I*/II*
Mimidae (Mockingbirds and Thrashers)
TROPICAL MOCKINGBIRD (TROPICAL) (Mimus gilvus antelius) – I/II [E]
CHALK-BROWED
MOCKINGBIRD (Mimus saturninus)
– I/II
Motacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
YELLOWISH PIPIT (Anthus lutescens) – II Parulidae (New World Warblers)
MASKED YELLOWTHROAT (Geothlypis aequinoctialis) – I TROPICAL PARULA
(Setophaga pitiayumi) – I/II
GOLDEN-CROWNED
WARBLER (Basileuterus
culicivorus) – I/II
FLAVESCENT WARBLER
(Myiothlypis flaveolus) – I/II
Coerebidae (Bananaquit)
BANANAQUIT (Coereba
flaveola) – I/II Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
CINNAMON TANAGER (Schistochlamys ruficapillus) – I/II WHITE-BANDED
TANAGER (Neothraupis fasciata)
– I/II
SCARLET-THROATED
TANAGER (Compsothraupis
loricata) – I/II - We had
good looks at this unusual tanager on both Parts of the
tour. [E]
HOODED TANAGER
(Nemosia pileata) – I/II
ORANGE-HEADED
TANAGER (Thlypopsis sordida)
– I/II
BLACK-GOGGLED
TANAGER (Trichothraupis
melanops) – II
CHESTNUT-VENTED
CONEBILL (Conirostrum
speciosum) – I/II
BICOLORED CONEBILL
(Conirostrum bicolor) – II
GUIRA TANAGER
(Hemithraupis guira) – I/II
RUFOUS-HEADED
TANAGER (Hemithraupis
ruficapilla) – II [E]
FLAME-CRESTED
TANAGER (Tachyphonus
cristatus) – I/II
WHITE-LINED
TANAGER (Tachyphonus rufus)
– I
SILVER-BEAKED
TANAGER (Ramphocelus carbo)
– I/II
BRAZILIAN TANAGER
(Ramphocelus bresilius) – I/II [E]
SAYACA TANAGER
(Thraupis sayaca) – I/II
AZURE-SHOULDERED
TANAGER (Thraupis cyanoptera)
– II [E]
GOLDEN-CHEVRONED
TANAGER (Thraupis ornata)
– II [E]
PALM TANAGER
(Thraupis palmarum) – I/II
TURQUOISE TANAGER
(WHITE-BELLIED) (Tangara
mexicana brasiliensis) – II
[E]
SEVEN-COLORED
TANAGER (Tangara fastuosa)
– I [E]
GREEN-HEADED
TANAGER (Tangara seledon)
– I/II [E]
RED-NECKED TANAGER
(Tangara cyanocephala) – I/II -Fabulous looks at this handsome
endemic. [E]
GILT-EDGED TANAGER
(Tangara cyanoventris) – I/II [E]
BURNISHED-BUFF
TANAGER (Tangara cayana)
– I/II
OPAL-RUMPED
TANAGER (SILVER-BREASTED) (Tangara
velia cyanomelas) – I
[E]
BLUE DACNIS
(Dacnis cayana) – I/II
GREEN HONEYCREEPER
(Chlorophanes spiza) – I/II
RED-LEGGED
HONEYCREEPER (Cyanerpes
cyaneus) – II
BLACK-THROATED
SALTATOR (Saltator atricollis)
– I
GRAYISH SALTATOR
(Saltator coerulescens) – II
GREEN-WINGED
SALTATOR (Saltator similis)
– I/II
BUFF-THROATED
SALTATOR (Saltator maximus)
– II
BLACK-THROATED
GROSBEAK (Saltator
fuliginosus) – II [E]
Emberizidae (Buntings, Sparrows and
Allies)
BLUE-BLACK GRASSQUIT (Volatinia jacarina) – I/II PLUMBEOUS
SEEDEATER (Sporophila plumbea)
– I
RUSTY-COLLARED
SEEDEATER (Sporophila collaris
collaris) – II -Strangely
enough the nominate form of this bird does not have a Rusty
collar.
LINED SEEDEATER
(Sporophila lineola) – II
YELLOW-BELLIED
SEEDEATER (Sporophila
nigricollis) – I/II
DUBOIS'S SEEDEATER
(Sporophila ardesiaca) – II
DOUBLE-COLLARED
SEEDEATER (Sporophila
caerulescens) – II
WHITE-THROATED
SEEDEATER (Sporophila
albogularis) – I/II [E]
WHITE-BELLIED
SEEDEATER (Sporophila
leucoptera) – II
CAPPED SEEDEATER
(Sporophila bouvreuil) – II -Good looks at this nomadic seedeater
that can be hard to find sometimes.
CHESTNUT-BELLIED
SEED-FINCH (Oryzoborus
angolensis) – II
SOOTY GRASSQUIT
(Tiaris fuliginosus) – II*
STRIPE-TAILED
YELLOW-FINCH (Sicalis citrina)
– I
ORANGE-FRONTED
YELLOW-FINCH (Sicalis
columbiana) – II
SAFFRON FINCH
(Sicalis flaveola) – II
GRASSLAND
YELLOW-FINCH (GRASSLAND) (Sicalis
luteola luteiventris) – I/II
WEDGE-TAILED
GRASS-FINCH (Emberizoides
herbicola) – I/II
PALE-THROATED
PAMPA-FINCH (Embernagra
longicauda) – I [E]
RED-COWLED
CARDINAL (Paroaria dominicana)
– I/II [E]
CRIMSON-FRONTED
CARDINAL (Paroaria baeri)
– II [E]
PILEATED FINCH
(Coryphospingus pileatus) – I/II
PECTORAL SPARROW
(Arremon taciturnus) – I/II
SAO FRANCISCO
SPARROW (Arremon franciscanus)
– I/II -The truth is that the heart of
the the distribution of this bird is on part two of the
tour, but we found a territory for this bird a couple of
years ago and we have been able to pull it up for the last
three years. [E]
SAFFRON-BILLED
SPARROW (Arremon flavirostris)
– II
GRASSLAND SPARROW
(Ammodramus humeralis) – I/II
RUFOUS-COLLARED
SPARROW (Zonotrichia capensis)
– I/II
Cardinalidae (Cardinals and Allies)
HEPATIC TANAGER (LOWLAND) (Piranga flava flava) – I RED-CROWNED
ANT-TANAGER (Habia rubica)
– II
YELLOW-GREEN
GROSBEAK (Caryothraustes
canadensis) – I*/II
ULTRAMARINE
GROSBEAK (Cyanocompsa
brissonii) – I/II
Icteridae (Troupials and Allies)
WHITE-BROWED BLACKBIRD (Sturnella superciliaris) – I/II CHOPI BLACKBIRD
(Gnorimopsar chopi) – I/II
FORBES'S BLACKBIRD
(Curaeus forbesi) – I -We had missed this bird for the first
time in many years last year. So we were relieved to get it
back on the list this year. [E]
UNICOLORED
BLACKBIRD (Agelasticus
cyanopus) – II
CHESTNUT-CAPPED
BLACKBIRD (Chrysomus
ruficapillus) – I/II
BAY-WINGED COWBIRD
(PALE) (Agelaioides badius
fringillarius) – I/II -Some
people consider this to be a valid species. I personally
think that this is a bit of a
SHINY COWBIRD
(Molothrus bonariensis) – I/II
GIANT COWBIRD
(Molothrus oryzivorus) – II
EPAULET ORIOLE
(Icterus cayanensis) – I/II
CAMPO TROUPIAL
(Icterus jamacaii) – I/II
ORANGE-BACKED
TROUPIAL (Icterus croconotus)
– II
SOLITARY BLACK
CACIQUE (Cacicus solitarius)
– I*/II
RED-RUMPED CACIQUE
(Cacicus haemorrhous) – I/II
YELLOW-RUMPED
CACIQUE (Cacicus cela)
– II
Fringillidae (Siskins, Crossbills, and
Allies)
PURPLE-THROATED EUPHONIA (Euphonia chlorotica) – I/II - We had one nesting right in the
garden of our lodge in the Araguaia region. VIOLACEOUS
EUPHONIA (Euphonia violacea)
– I/II
ORANGE-BELLIED
EUPHONIA (Euphonia
xanthogaster) – I*/II
BLUE-NAPED
CHLOROPHONIA (Chlorophonia
cyanea) – II
YELLOW-FACED
SISKIN (Spinus yarrellii)
– I -It is getting tougher and tougher
to see this bird each year. But we managed to lay eyes on it
once again this year. [E]
Passeridae (Old World Sparrows)
HOUSE SPARROW (Passer domesticus) – I/II Estrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
COMMON WAXBILL (Estrilda astrild) – I/II MAMMALS
COMMON OPOSSUM
(Didelphis marsupialis) – I
BRAZILIAN
FREE-TAILED BAT (Tadarida
brasiliensis) – II
TUFTED-EAR
MARMOSET (Callithrix jacchus)
– I/II [E]
TUFTED-EAR
MARMOSET (Callithrix jacchus
geoffroyi) – II [E]
MASKED TITI MONKEY
(Callicebus personatus) – II [E]
BROWN HOWLER
MONKEY (Alouatta fuscus)
– II
MANED THREE-TOED
SLOTH (Bradypus torquatus)
– II
CAVY SP. (Galea/Cavia sp.) – II
ROCK CAVY (Kerodon rupestris) – I/II [E]
CAPYBARA (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris) – II
MARSH DEER
(Blastocerus dichotomus) – II
RED BROCKET DEER
(Mazama americana) – II
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Other significant sightings:
Black Caiman
Callithrix Jacchus penicilata
Totals for the tour: 559 bird taxa and 12 mammal taxa