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Brazil (Eastern Amazonia) Kaempfer’s Woodpecker, a rare Brazilian endemic and a most special on the Brazil’s Eastern Amazonia (Eduardo Patrial) BRAZIL’S EASTERN AMAZONIA 3/10 - 21 SEPTEMBER 2018 LEADER: EDUARDO PATRIAL The third and reformulated edition of Brazil’s Eastern Amazonia was again a phenomenal trip in the north of Brazil with over five hundred species of birds recorded (519). A fine and heavy Amazonian list enriched with some of the best from the Cerrado and Caatinga biomes. To highlight here the number of Cracidae (Chachalacas, guans and Curassows - 7), Bucconidae (Puffbirds, Nunlets and Nunbirds - 13), Jacamars (6), Woodpeckers (17), Parrots (25), Woodcreepers (24), Antbirds (50), Flycatchers (64), Cotingidae (Cotingas, Fruitcrows and Piha - 9); Manakins (9) and some pretty good tanagers and finches. Time in Belém put again a great start on the trip with several special birds like the endemic Buff-browed Chachalaca, Pale-tailed Barbthroat, male Crimson Topaz, Red-necked Aracari [bitorquatus], Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet, White- winged Parakeet, Willis’s Antbird, the rare Black-chested Tyrant and Golden-sided Euphonia. Later the 1 BirdQuest Tour Report: Brazil’s Eastern Amazonia 2018 www.birdquest-tours.com impressive Amazonia National Park on west bank of Tapajos was a bird feast. Common fruiting tree called morototó simply gathered every toucan and cotingas to the roadside trees. The whole area was infested this time, being easy and extremely pleasant to watch birds as Aracaris, Toucans, Toucanet, Cotingas and Brown-chested Barbet so well. Trails were very productive too and we were lucky to have a remarkable ant swarm and shocking views of endemics Harlequin Antbird and Hoffmann’s Woodcreeper. Besides the beautiful scenery of Tapajos, the Amazonia NP provided us Zigzag Heron, White-browed Hawk, Hoatzin, Sand-colored (NL), and Band-tailed Nighthawks, Fiery-tailed Awlbill, Bronzy, Green-tailed, Blue-necked and Great Jacamars, Spotted, Collared and White-necked Puffbirds, Black-necked, Red-necked and Lettered Aracaris, Channel-billed and White-throated Toucans, Gould’s Toucanet, the shy Cryptic Forest Falcon, the rare endemics Golden Parakeet and Vulturine Parrot; Glossy, Natterer’s Slaty and Blackish-grey Antshrikes, Dot-backed and Ferruginous-backed and Banded Antbirds, Ihering’s Antwren, Alta Floresta and Amazonian Antpittas, the amazing Black-bellied Gnateater, Rusty-belted Tapaculo and stunning males and females Spangled and Purple-breasted Cotinga, to mention a few. Further east it was time to explore the fantastic Serra dos Carajás. The varied forest habitats found in Carajás together with a bit of Canga (iron ore savannah habitat) kept us very busy during most days of the main tour. Carajás proved again to be one of best sites for birding in the Amazon. Some remarks go to White-crested Guan, Bare-faced Curassow, Marbled Wood Quail, Dark-winged Trumpeter [dextralis], Pavonine Cuckoo, Ocellated Poorwill, Waved and white-throated Woodpeckers, Rufous-necked and Eastern Striolated Puffbirds, Rufous-capped Nunlet, Jandaya and Santarem Parakeets, Ruddy and Chestnut-throated Spinetails, Para Foliage-gleaner, the rare Peruvian Recurvebill, Brigida’s and Spixi’s Woodcreepers, the rare Wing-banded Antbird, Manu and Rufous- faced Antbirds, Snethlage’s and Amazonian Antpitta, Chestnut-belted and Black-bellied Gnateaters, Ash- throated Casiornis, Black-and-white Tody-Flycatcher, Amazonian Scrub Flycatcher, endemic White-tailed Cotinga, Guianan Red Cotinga, the fascinating White Bellbird, Fiery-capped and endemic Opal-crowned Manakins, White-naped Jay and Yellow-shouldered Grosbeak. Out of Amazon the gran-finale in the Northeast region this time was divided with one night at Campo Maior in Piauí state and three at Caxias in Maranhão state. Birding around Campo Maior was fantastic and also gave us the chance to visit the Palmares National Forest near Teresina on the next day. Several highlights: Buff-browed Chachalaca (NL), a huge number of Long-tailed Ground Dove, White and Ochre-backed Woodpeckers, Band-tailed and Pale- legged Horneros, Caatinga Cacholote, Rusty-backed and Chotoy Spinetails, the rare endemic Moustached Woodcreeper, Red-billed Scythebill, Rusty-backed Antwren, endemic Hooded Gnateater, Suiriri Flycatcher, endemics Campo Troupial, Pale Baywing and Red-cowled Cardinal; White-rumped, Red, Hooded and Orange-headed Tanagers, Coal-crested Finch and endemic White-throated Seedeater. Caxias then provided a final blow of special birds, including the mega Kaempfer’s Woodpecker, seen so well this time, also Spotted Piculet, Caatinga and Crescent-chested [minor] Puffbirds, the endemic Pectoral Antwren, Bearded Bellbird, Pale-bellied Tyrant-Manakin, the new Maranhao-Piaui Pygmy Tyrant Myiornis sp. nov., a stunning male Blue Finch and the uncommon Blackish-blue Seedeaeter. The trip started on September 3rd with clients’ afternoon arrival flight in Belém, capital of Pará state in Brazil. Introductory birding happened at the grounds of Hotel Vila Rica only five minutes distant from airport. Palm trees and a second growth backyard were responsible for a number of nice birds, including long views of endemic Buff-browed Chachalaca, Ruddy Ground Dove, Neotropical Palm Swift, Short-tailed Swift, Black- throated Mango, Yellow-headed Caracara, lots of White-winged Parakeet, Spotted Tody-Flycatcher, Yellow- bellied Elaenia, Rusty-margined Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Sulphury Flycatcher, Blue-grey and Palm Tanagers, Violaceous Euphonia and one Olive Oropendola [bifasciatus]. September 4th. A full day spent around the capital Belém. In the morning we visited the nice Gunma Ecological Reserve at Santa Bárbara do Pará. Forest edge and trail in the forest produced a lot of good birds, including plenty of Red-rumped Cacique and Green Oropendola, the amazing Crimson Topaz (male and female), Purple Honeycreeper, Channel-billed and White-throated Toucans, the restricted Willis’s Antbird, Black-necked and Lettered Aracaris, Orange-winged Amazon, Dusky Parrot in flight, a nice couple of Silvered Antbird, White Hawk, Black-tailed Trogon, Guianan Tyrannulet, Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher, Grey-chested Greenlet, Grey-breasted Sabrewing, Yellow-green Grosbeak, Southern White-fringed Antwren, a showy Russut-crowned Crake, Grey-crowned Flatbill, Golden-winged Parakeet, Wedge-billed Woodcreeper, Dusky-capped Flycatcher and briefly a Plain-throated Antwren. In the afternoon we explored 2 BirdQuest Tour Report: Brazil’s Eastern Amazonia 2018 www.birdquest-tours.com another good forested area a little further in the Mosqueiro Island. The heat was intense and gradually we catch up with some nice birds, such as Red-necked Aracari [bitorquatus], nice male Golden-sided Euphonia, a couple Amazonian Antshrike, Plain Xenops, Plain-crowned Spinetail (very shy), a female Rusty-collared Seedeater, the cute White-browed Purpletuft, Blue-chinned Sapphire, Swallow-tailed Kite, Red-throated Caracara, White-fronted Nunbird, and Red-stained and Cream-colored Woodpeckers to finish this good day. September 5th. Morning was spent near Belém on the left bank of Guamá River at the Menino Jesus Community, a good and easy access area of forest only about twenty five minutes from our hotel. Main target species was the rare Black-chested Tyrant which gave us a hard time at its first territory, all we got were shy responses of two birds. Meanwhile we got distracted by a number of Orange-winged Amazon, a close Willis’s Antbird, Layard’s Woodcreeper, White-flanked Antwren, Lettered and Red-necked Aracaris, Black-throated Mango, Dusky-capped Flycatcher, amazingly two Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet feeding quite low and a stunning males Blue-backed Manakin. Later and deeper on the road we found Helmeted Pygmy Tyrant and surprisingly another Black-chested Tyrant, a very cooperative one this time which offered incredible views. A nice boardwalk in swampy forest still provided some brief sightings of Pale-tailed Barbthroat. Back to Vila Rica Hotel by late morning and followed by flight to Itaituba for the five nights at Amazonia National Park, west bank of the impressive Tapajós River, southwest from Belém. From Itaituba’s airport to the nice guesthouse (Pousada Portal do PN da Amazonia) it took a little more than an hour. Roadside species on our way include Swallow-tailed Kite, Savannah and Roadside Hawks, Pale-vented Pigeon and Yellow-crowned Amazon. Finally stablished in the pousada at dusk, some from the group saw Band-tailed and Sand-colored Nighthawks from the Tapajos facing porch. Below a few nice birds photographed during our time around Belém (Eduardo Patrial): White-winged Parakeet 3 BirdQuest Tour Report: Brazil’s Eastern Amazonia 2018 www.birdquest-tours.com Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet Buff-browed Chachalaca September 6th was a splendid first day at Amazonia NP. In the morning we took the beautiful Açaizal trail. The localised endemic Brown-chested Barbet greeted us still at dawn before we begin the trail. Fruiting bushes put some cool manakins right at the start with males Snow-capped and Red-headed Manakins. 4 BirdQuest Tour Report: Brazil’s Eastern Amazonia 2018 www.birdquest-tours.com Deeper in the forest we found a pair of Dot-winged Antwren, Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner, a female Long- winged Antwren and Buff-throated Woodcreeper; we got an amazing view of the shy Cryptic Forest Falcon, a female Amazonian Trogon, the fascinating Banded Antbird and the uncommon White-browed Hawk. Trail was finished in a lucky way with a large ant swarm with at least two pairs of local endemic Harlequin Antbird,
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