Brazil – Trip Report The Amazon and the Pantanal & Atlantic extention

1st to 19 th September 2009

Toco Toucan and Rufous-sided Crake by Merilyn Browne

Tour Leader and trip report compiled by Marcelo Padua

Ten great as noted by the participants

1. Plovercrest 6. Agami Heron 2. Ocellated Poorwill 7. Purple-throated Fruitcrow 3. Hoatzin 8. Rufous-sided Crake 4. Toco Toucan 9. Robust 5. Collared Crescentchest 10. Streamer-tailed Tyrant

Tour map showing sites visited

Tour Summary

Our inaugural trip to was a smashing hit that offered a taste of what this beautiful country has to offer and the opportunity to see as many birds in as little time as possible. With an astounding checklist of over 1800 of birds, our 20 day exploration of this magical destination produced more than a third (we recorded 640 species) of the country’s birds; some of which are among the most sought after birds in . Our tour began in the Pantanal, the World’s largest wetland, where we were treated to one of largest concentrations of water fowl on Earth. Some of the delights we observed were Agami Heron (the prettiest of them all if you ask me!), Grey-breasted Crake (the first of four species of Crake that we would end up seeing), Pavonine (our first sightings of this illusive ), the gorgeous Hyacinth Macaw, both Great and the Common Potoos at daytime roosts and two Pinnated Bitterns (a very uncommon record for the Pantanal). From there we moved on to the Cerrado, in the Town of Chapada dos Guimaraes, where our stay was short but very productive. In just two and a half days we were able to spot a great variety of Cerrado specialties such as the Collared Crescentchest, White-rumped, White-banded and Black-faced and Trip Report RBT Brazil 2009 3

Rufous-winged Antshrike. Other highlights included special birds such as the (stunning views!), Russet-crowned Crake and the Checkered Woodpecker (a lifer for me). But our Journey would not be complete without a visit to the mighty Amazon rain forest and we headed out to Cristalino Jungle Lodge, where the birding lived up to its challenging but unbeatable reputation. Despite the high humidity and dim light the birding was excellent and we notched up Striolated Puffbird, Bare-eyed (a highly range restricted bird), Spangled (great views from the observation tower), White-bellied Parrots and the curious Hoatzins. What a great place! Just as it seemed that the tour could not get any better we headed the Atlantic Forest where we spent 5 days at Intervales State Park. Initially, it took us more than an hour to get past the front gate, simply because there were too many birds around us. During our stay here we found the likes of Helmeted Woodpecker and Black-fronted Piping-guan (both endangered species), Purple-throated Fruitcrow, Giant Antshrike, the magical Long-trained Nightjar and the unforgettable experience of watching a male Plovercrest through the scope at close range. This was truly a magical tour and certainly the first of many to come. I cannot wait for next year’s tour to start!

Blue-and-yellow Macaws and Rufous-winged Antwren by Merilyn Browne

BIRD LIST (640 species)

Nomenclature and follows Frank Gill & Minturn Wright Birds of the World: Recommended English Names (2006) Princeton University Press, Version 2.1 generated on 2009-05-12.

Key: * Heard Only

TINAMOUS TINAMIDAE Solitary Tinamou Tinamus solitarius * Great Tinamou Tinamus major * Cinereous Tinamou Crypturellus cinereus * Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui * Brown Tinamou Crypturellus obsoletus * Undulated Tinamou Crypturellus undulatus

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Small -billed Tinamou Crypturellus parvirostris Tataupa Tinamou Crypturellus tataupa Red -winged Tinamou Rhynchotus rufescens*

Rheas Rheidae Greater Rhea Rhea americana

Chachalacas, Curassows & Guans Cracidae Chaco Chachalaca Ortalis canicollis Spix's Guan Penelope jacquacu Dusky -legged Guan Penelope obscura Chestnut-bellied Guan Penelope ochrogaster Blue-throated Piping Guan Pipile cumanensis Red-throated Piping Guan Pipile cujubi Black-fronted Piping Guan Pipile jacutinga Razor-billed Curassow Mitu tuberosum Bare-faced Curassow Crax fasciolata

New World Quail Odontophoridae Spot-winged Wood Quail Odontophorus capueira *

Screamers Anhimidae Southern Screamer Chauna torquata

Ducks, Geese, Swans Anatidae White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata Brazilian Teal Amazonetta brasiliensis

Storks Ciconiidae Wood Stork Mycteria americana Maguari Stork Ciconia maguari Jabiru Jabiru mycteria

Ibises, Spoonbills Threskiornithidae Plumbeous Ibis Theristicus caerulescens Buff-necked Ibis Theristicus caudatus Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja

Herons, Bitterns Ardeidae Rufescent Tiger Heron Tigrisoma lineatum Agami Heron Agamia agami Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius

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Zigzag Heron Zebrilus undulatus Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Striated Heron Butorides striata Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi Western Great Egret Ardea alba Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Snowy Egret Egretta thula

Cormorants, shags Phalacrocoracidae Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Anhingas, Darters Anhingidae Anhinga Anhinga anhinga

New World Vultures Cathartidae Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus Greater Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes melambrotus Black Vulture Coragyps atratus King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa

Kites, Hawks & Eagles Accipitridae Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis Rufous-thighed Kite Harpagus diodon Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor Mantled Hawk Leucopternis polionotus Great Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus

Caracaras, Falcons Black Daptrius ater Red-throated Caracara Ibycter americanus Southern Crested Caracara Caracara plancus

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Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans Barred Forest Falcon Micrastur ruficollis * American Kestrel Falco sparverius Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis

Seriemas Cariamidae Red-legged Seriema Cariama cristata

Sunbittern Eurypygidae Sunbittern Eurypyga helias

Finfoots Heliornithidae Sungrebe Heliornis fulica

Rails, Crakes & Coots Rallidae Russet-crowned Crake Laterallus viridis Rufous-sided Crake Laterallus melanophaius Grey-breasted Crake Laterallus exilis Red-and-white Crake Laterallus leucopyrrhus Grey-necked Wood Rail Aramides cajanea Slaty-breasted Wood Rail Aramides saracura Blackish Rail Pardirallus nigricans * Azure Gallinule Porphyrio flavirostris Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

Limpkin Aramidae Limpkin Aramus guarauna

Stilts, Avocets Recurvirostridae White-backed Stilt Himantopus melanurus

Plovers Charadriidae Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis Pied Plover Hoploxypterus cayanus

Jacanas Jacanidae Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana

Sandpipers, Snipes Scolopacidae Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria

Gulls, Terns & Skimmers Laridae Black Skimmer Rynchops niger Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex

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Pigeons, Doves Columbidae Common Pigeon Columba livia Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata Scaled Dove Scardafella squammata Plain-breasted Ground Dove Columbina minuta Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti Picui Ground Dove Columbina picui Long-tailed Ground Dove Uropelia campestris White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi Grey-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla

Parrots Psittacidae Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna Scarlet Macaw Ara macao Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus Chestnut-fronted Macaw Ara severus Red-bellied Macaw Orthopsittaca manilata Blue-winged Macaw Primolius maracana Golden (Yellow)-collared Macaw Primolius auricollis Red-shouldered Macaw Diopsittaca nobilis White-eyed Parakeet Aratinga leucophthalma Peach-fronted Parakeet Aratinga aurea Reddish (Maroon)-bellied Parakeet Pyrrhura frontalis Crimson-bellied Parakeet Pyrrhura perlata Painted Parakeet Pyrrhura picta Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus Blue-winged Parrotlet Forpus xanthopterygius Dusky-billed Parrotlet Forpus modestus Plain Parakeet Brotogeris tirica Yellow-chevroned Parakeet Brotogeris chiriri Golden-winged Parakeet Brotogeris chrysoptera White-bellied Parrot Pionites leucogaster Pileated Parrot Pionopsitta pileata Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus Scaly-headed Parrot Pionus maximiliani Turquoise (Blue)-fronted Amazon Amazona aestiva Yellow-crowned Amazon Amazona ochrocephala * Orange-winged Amazon Amazona amazonica White-cheeked (Kawall's) Amazon Amazona kawalli

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Red-fan Parrot Deroptyus accipitrinus * Blue-bellied Parrot Triclaria malachitacea *

Hoatzin Opisthocomidae Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin

Cuckoos Cuculidae Guira Cuckoo Guira guira Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani Tapera naevia Pheasant Cuckoo phasianellus Dromococcyx pavoninus Little Cuckoo Coccycua minuta Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana Black-bellied Cuckoo Piaya melanogaster

Owls Strigidae Tropical Screech Owl Megascops choliba Tawny-bellied Screech Owl Megascops watsonii * Tawny-browed Owl Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana * Amazonian Pygmy Owl Glaucidium hardyi * East Brazilian (Least) Pygmy Owl Glaucidium minutissimum Ferruginous Pygmy Owl Glaucidium brasilianum Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia

Potoos Nyctibiidae Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus

Nightjars Caprimulgidae Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus Band-tailed Nighthawk Nyctiprogne leucopyga Nacunda Nighthawk Podager nacunda Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis Ocellated Poorwill Nyctiphrynus ocellatus Spot-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus maculicaudus Little Nightjar Caprimulgus parvulus Blackish Nightjar Caprimulgus nigrescens Ladder-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis climacocerca Scissor-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis torquata Long-trained Nightjar Macropsalis forcipata

Swifts Apodidae White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris Biscutate Swift Streptoprocne biscutata Pale-rumped Swift Chaetura egregia

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Grey-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris Ashy-tailed (Sick's) Swift Chaetura meridionalis Chapman's Swift Chaetura chapmani Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura Neotropical (Fork-tailed) Palm Swift Tachornis squamata

Hummingbirds Trochilidae Long-tailed Hermit Phaethornis superciliosus Scale-throated Hermit Phaethornis eurynome Buff-bellied Hermit Phaethornis subochraceus Dusky-throated Hermit Phaethornis squalidus Reddish Hermit Phaethornis ruber Grey-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus largipennis Swallow-tailed Hummingbird Eupetomena macroura White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora Black Jacobin Florisuga fusca White-vented Violetear Colibri serrirostris Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis Black-breasted Plovercrest Stephanoxis lalandi Festive Coquette Lophornis chalybeus Fork-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata Violet-capped Woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis White-chinned Sapphire Hylocharis cyanus Gilded Sapphire Hylocharis chrysura White-throated Hummingbird Leucochloris albicollis White-tailed Goldenthroat Polytmus guainumbi Versicolored Emerald Amazilia versicolor Glittering-throated Emerald Amazilia fimbriata Sapphire-spangled Emerald Amazilia lactea Brazilian Ruby Clytolaema rubricauda Black-eared Fairy Heliothryx auritus Horned Sungem Heliactin bilophus Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris Amethyst Woodstar Calliphlox amethystina

Trogons Trogonidae Amazonian White-tailed Trogon Trogon viridis Surucua Trogon Trogon surrucura Blue-crowned Trogon Trogon curucui Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus Collared Trogon Trogon collaris Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus Black-tailed Trogon Trogon melanurus

Kingfishers Alcedinidae American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea

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Green-and-rufous Kingfisher Chloroceryle inda Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata

Motmots Momotidae Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota Rufous-capped Motmot Baryphthengus ruficapillus

Jacamars Galbulidae Brown Jacamar Brachygalba lugubris Blue-necked (-cheeked) Jacamar Galbula cyanicollis Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda Bronzy Jacamar Galbula leucogastra Paradise Jacamar Galbula dea Great Jacamar Jacamerops aureus

Puffbirds Bucconidae White-necked Puffbird Notharchus hyperrhynchus Buff-bellied Puffbird Notharchus swainsoni Brown-banded Puffbird Notharchus ordii Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus * White-eared Puffbird Nystalus chacuru Striolated Puffbird Nystalus striolatus Caatinga (Spot-backed) Puffbird Nystalus maculates * Crescent-chested Puffbird Malacoptila striata Black-fronted Nunbird Monasa nigrifrons White-fronted Nunbird Monasa morphoeus Swallow-winged Puffbird Chelidoptera tenebrosa

Barbets, Toucans Ramphastidae Black-girdled Barbet Capito dayi* Lettered Aracari Pteroglossus inscriptus Red-necked Aracari Pteroglossus bitorquatus Black-necked Aracari Pteroglossus aracari Chestnut-eared Aracari Pteroglossus castanotis Curl-crested Aracari Pteroglossus beauharnaesii * Gould's Toucanet Selenidera gouldii * Green-billed (Red-breasted) Toucan Ramphastos dicolorus Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco White-throated (Red-billed) Toucan Ramphastos tucanus

Woodpeckers Picidae Ochre-collared Piculet Picumnus temminckii White-wedged Piculet Picumnus albosquamatus

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White Woodpecker Melanerpes candidus Yellow-tufted Woodpecker Melanerpes cruentatus Yellow-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes flavifrons Little Woodpecker passerinus White-spotted Woodpecker Veniliornis spilogaster Checkered Woodpecker Veniliornis mixtus Red-stained Woodpecker Veniliornis affinis Yellow-throated Woodpecker Piculus flavigula * Golden-green Woodpecker Piculus chrysochloros Yellow-browed Woodpecker Piculus aurulentus Green-barred Woodpecker Colaptes melanochloros Campo Flicker Colaptes campestris Pale-crested Woodpecker Celeus lugubris Blond-crested Woodpecker Celeus flavescens Cream-colored Woodpecker Celeus flavus Ringed Woodpecker Celeus torquatus Helmeted Woodpecker Dryocopus galeatus Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus Red-necked Woodpecker Campephilus rubricollis Robust Woodpecker Campephilus robustus Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos

Ovenbirds Furnariidae Pale-legged Hornero Furnarius leucopus Rufous Hornero Furnarius rufus Chotoy Spinetail Schoeniophylax phryganophilus Rufous-capped Spinetail Synallaxis ruficapilla Grey-bellied Spinetail Synallaxis cinerascens Sooty-fronted Spinetail Synallaxis frontalis Pale-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis albescens Cinereous-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis hypospodia Spix's Spinetail Synallaxis spixi Chestnut-throated Spinetail Synallaxis cherriei White-lored Spinetail Synallaxis albilora Rusty-backed Spinetail Cranioleuca vulpina Pallid Spinetail Cranioleuca pallida Speckled Spinetail Cranioleuca gutturata * Yellow-chinned Spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomeus Rufous-fronted Thornbird Phacellodomus rufifrons Greater Thornbird Phacellodomus ruber Red-eyed Thornbird Phacellodomus ferrugineigula Grey-crested Cacholote Pseudoseisura unirufa Point-tailed Palmcreeper Berlepschia rikeri White-browed Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia amaurotis Buff-browed Foliage -gleaner Syndactyla rufosuperciliata * Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner Philydor ruficaudatum Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner Philydor erythrocercum

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Black-capped Foliage-gleaner Philydor atricapillus Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner Philydor rufum White-collared Foliage-gleaner Anabazenops fuscus Pale-browed Treehunter Cichlocolaptes leucophrus White-eyed Foliage-gleaner Automolus leucophthalmus Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner Automolus rufipileatus Short-billed Leaftosser Sclerurus rufigularis Rufous -breasted Leaftosser Sclerurus scansor Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper Lochmias nematura Sharp-billed Treehunter Heliobletus contaminatus Plain Xenops Xenops minutes * Streaked Xenops Xenops rutilans Plain-winged Dendrocincla turdina Spot-throated Woodcreeper Deconychura stictolaema Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus Long-billed Woodcreeper Nasica longirostris * White-throated Woodcreeper albicollis Great Rufous Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes major Amazonian Barred Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes certhia Black-banded Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes picumnus Planalto Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes platyrostris Straight-billed Woodcreeper Dendroplex picus Lesser Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus fuscus Buff-throated Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus guttatus Narrow-billed Woodcreeper angustirostris Scalloped Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes falcinellus Lineated Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes albolineatus Red-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus trochilirostris Black-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus falcularius Curve-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus procurvoides

Antbirds Thamnophilidae Fasciated Antshrike Cymbilaimus lineatus Spot-backed Antshrike Hypoedaleus guttatus Giant Antshrike Batara cinerea Large-tailed Antshrike leachii Tufted Antshrike Mackenziaena severa Great Antshrike Taraba major Glossy Antshrike luctuosus White-bearded Antshrike Biatas nigropectus doliatus Chestnut-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus palliatus Plain-winged Antshrike Thamnophilus schistaceus Natterer's Slaty Antshrike Thamnophilus stictocephalus Planalto Slaty Antshrike Thamnophilus pelzelni Variable Antshrike Thamnophilus caerulescens

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Rufous-winged Antshrike Thamnophilus torquatus Rufous-capped Antshrike Thamnophilus ruficapillus Spot-breasted Antvireo stictothorax Dysithamnus mentalis Saturnine Antshrike saturninus Cinereous Antshrike Thamnomanes caesius Spot-winged Antshrike Pygiptila stellaris Ornate Antwren Epinecrophylla ornata Pygmy Antwren Myrmotherula brachyura * Amazonian Streaked Antwren Myrmotherula multostriata * Plain-throated Antwren Myrmotherula hauxwelli Star-throated Antwren Myrmotherula gularis White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris Long-winged Antwren Myrmotherula longipennis Grey Antwren Myrmotherula menetriesii Large-billed Antwren Herpsilochmus longirostris Rufous-winged Antwren Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus * Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis Southern White-fringed Antwren Formicivora grisea * Black-bellied Antwren Formicivora melanogaster Rusty-backed Antwren Formicivora rufa ferruginea Bertoni's Antbird Drymophila rubricollis * Ochre-rumped Antbird Drymophila ochropyga Dusky-tailed Antbird Drymophila malura Drymophila devillei Streak-capped Antwren Terenura maculata Grey Antbird Cercomacra cinerascens Mato Grosso Antbird Cercomacra melanaria White-backed Fire-eye Pyriglena leuconota * White-shouldered Fire-eye Pyriglena leucoptera White-browed Antbird Myrmoborus leucophrys Black-faced Antbird Myrmoborus myotherinus Spix's Warbling Antbird Hypocnemis striata Band-tailed Antbird Hypocnemoides maculicauda Silvered Antbird Sclateria naevia Squamate Antbird Myrmeciza squamosa Bare-eyed Antbird Rhegmatorhina gymnops

Antthrushes Formicariidae Rufous-capped Antthrush Formicarius colma Short-tailed Antthrush Chamaeza campanisona Cryptic (Such's) Antthrush Chamaeza meruloides

Antpittas Grallariidae Variegated Antpitta Grallaria varia

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Amazonian Antpitta Hylopezus berlepschi * Thrush-like Antpitta Myrmothera campanisona *

Gnateaters Conopophagidae Rufous Gnateater Conopophaga lineata Chestnut-belted Gnateater Conopophaga aurita * Black-cheeked Gnateater Conopophaga melanops

Tapaculos Rhinocryptidae Spotted Bamboowren Psilorhamphus guttatus * Slaty Bristlefront Merulaxis ater White-breasted Tapaculo Eleoscytalopus indigoticus Serra do Mar Tapaculo Scytalopus notorius

Crescentchests Melanopareiidae Collared Crescentchest Melanopareia torquata

Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannidae Planalto Tyrannulet Phyllomyias fasciatus Rough-legged Tyrannulet Phyllomyias burmeisteri Greenish Tyrannulet Phyllomyias virescens Grey-capped Tyrannulet Phyllomyias griseocapilla Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus elatus Forest Elaenia Myiopagis gaimardii Grey Elaenia Myiopagis caniceps Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster Small-billed Elaenia Elaenia parvirostris Plain-crested Elaenia Elaenia cristata Highland Elaenia Elaenia obscura Southern Beardless Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum Chapada Flycatcher Suiriri islerorum Sooty Tyrannulet Serpophaga nigricans White-crested Tyrannulet Serpophaga subcristata Tawny-crowned Pygmy Tyrant Euscarthmus meloryphus Rufous-sided Pygmy Tyrant Euscarthmus rufomarginatus * Sao Paulo Tyrannulet Phylloscartes paulista Oustalet's Tyrannulet Phylloscartes oustaleti Bay-ringed Tyrannulet Phylloscartes sylviolus Grey-hooded Flycatcher Mionectes rufiventris Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus Southern Scrub Flycatcher Sublegatus modestus (Tyrannulet ) Inezia inornata (Tyrannulet ) Inezia subflava Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus Drab-breasted Bamboo Tyrant Hemitriccus diops Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant Hemitriccus obsoletus

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Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus striaticollis Hangnest Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus nidipendulus Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer Myiornis auricularis Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant Myiornis ecaudatus Helmeted Pygmy Tyrant Lophotriccus galeatus Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus latirostris Spotted Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum maculatum Yellow-lored Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum poliocephalum Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum Yellow-olive Flatbill Tolmomyias sulphurescens White-throated Spadebill Platyrinchus mystaceus Golden-crowned Spadebill Platyrinchus coronatus White-crested Spadebill Platyrinchus platyrhynchos Atlantic Onychorhynchus swainsoni Whiskered (Flycatcher ) Myiobius barbatus Cinamon Neopipo Neopipo cinnamomea Cliff Flycatcher Hirundinea ferruginea Euler's Flycatcher Lathrotriccus euleri Fuscous Flycatcher Cnemotriccus fuscatus Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus * Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus Blue-billed Black Tyrant Knipolegus cyanirostris Drab Water Tyrant Ochthornis littoralis Yellow-browed Tyrant Satrapa icterophrys Grey Monjita Xolmis cinereus White-rumped Monjita Xolmis velatus Streamer-tailed Tyrant Gubernetes yetapa Shear-tailed Grey Tyrant Muscipipra vetula Black-backed Water Tyrant Fluvicola albiventer White-headed Marsh Tyrant Arundinicola leucocephala Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosa Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius Rusty-margined Flycatcher cayanensis Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus Lesser Kiskadee Philohydor lictor Three-striped Flycatcher Conopias trivirgatus Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua Variegated Flycatcher Empidonomus varius White-throated Kingbird Tyrannus albogularis Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana Eastern Sirystes Sirystes sibilator

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Rufous Casiornis rufus Swainson's Flycatcher Myiarchus swainsoni Short-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus ferox Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus Bamboo (Large-headed) Flatbill Ramphotrigon megacephalum Cinnamon Attila cinnamomeus White-eyed (Dull-capped) Attila Attila bolivianus Grey-hooded Attila Attila rufus

Sharpbill Oxyruncidae Oxyruncus cristatus

Cotingas Cotingidae Hooded Berryeater Carpornis cucullata Spangled Cotinga Cotinga cayana Bare-throated Bellbird Procnias nudicollis Screaming Piha Lipaugus vociferans Cinnamon-vented Piha Lipaugus lanioides Pompadour Cotinga Xipholena punicea Bare-necked Fruitcrow Gymnoderus foetidus Red-ruffed Fruitcrow Pyroderus scutatus Amazonian Umbrellabird Cephalopterus ornatus

Manakins Pipridae Serra do Mar Tyrant- Neopelma chrysolophum Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin Tyranneutes stolzmanni Pin-tailed Manakin Ilicura militaris Fiery-capped Manakin Machaeropterus pyrocephalus Snow-capped Manakin Lepidothrix nattereri Helmeted Manakin Antilophia galeata Blue Manakin Chiroxiphia caudata Flame-crested Manakin Heterocercus linteatus Band-tailed Manakin Pipra fasciicauda Red-headed Manakin Pipra rubrocapilla

Tityras, Tityridae Black-crowned Tityra inquisitor Black-tailed Tityra Tityra cayana Tityra semifasciata Thrush-like Schiffornis turdina Schiffornis virescens hypopyrra * White-naped Xenopsaris Xenopsaris albinucha Green-backed Pachyramphus viridis Chestnut-crowned Becard Pachyramphus castaneus White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus

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Crested Becard Pachyramphus validus

Family Uncertain Incertae Sedis Wing-barred Piprites Piprites chloris

Vireos, Greenlets Vireonidae Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis Slaty-capped - Vireolanius leucotis Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Rufous-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus poicilotis Grey-chested Greenlet Hylophilus semicinereus Ashy-headed Greenlet Hylophilus pectoralis Tawny-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus ochraceiceps *

Crows, Jays Corvidae Purplish Jay Cyanocorax cyanomelas Curl-crested Jay Cyanocorax cristatellus

Swallows, Martins Hirundinidae White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer White-rumped Swallow Tachycineta leucorrhoa Grey-breasted Martin Progne chalybea Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca White-banded Swallow Atticora fasciata Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis

Black-capped Donacobius Donacobiidae Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapilla

Wrens Troglodytidae Thrush-like Wren Campylorhynchus turdinus Tooth-billed Wren Odontorchilus cinereus Moustached Wren Thryothorus genibarbis Buff-breasted Wren Thryothorus leucotis (Southern) House Wren Troglodytes aedon Southern (Scaly-breasted) Nightingale-Wren Microcerculus marginatus * Musician Wren Cyphorhinus arada

Gnatcatchers Polioptilidae Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus Masked Gnatcatcher Polioptila dumicola

Mockingbirds, Thrashers Mimidae Chalk-browed Mockingbird Mimus saturninus

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Thrushes Turdidae Yellow-legged Thrush Turdus flavipes Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas Creamy-bellied Thrush Turdus amaurochalinus White-necked Thrush Turdus albicollis

Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches Passeridae House Sparrow Passer domesticus

Waxbills Estrildidae Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild

Wagtails, Pipits Motacillidae Yellowish Pipit Anthus lutescens

Finches Fringillidae Purple-throated Euphonia Euphonia chlorotica Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris Green-chinned Euphonia Euphonia chalybea Golden-rumped Euphonia Euphonia cyanocephala White-lored Euphonia Euphonia chrysopasta Rufous-bellied Euphonia Euphonia rufiventris Chestnut-bellied Euphonia Euphonia pectoralis Hooded Siskin Carduelis magellanica

New World Warblers Parulidae Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi Masked Yellowthroat Geothlypis aequinoctialis Flavescent Warbler Basileuterus flaveolus Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus White-bellied Warbler Basileuterus hypoleucus White-rimmed (-browed) Warbler Basileuterus leucoblepharus (Neotropical) Riverbank Warbler Phaeothlypis rivularis

Family Uncertain Incertae Sedis Rose-breasted Chat Granatellus pelzelni

Oropendolas, Orioles & Blackbirds Icteridae Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus Olive Oropendola Psarocolius bifasciatus Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela Red-rumped Cacique Cacicus haemorrhous Golden-winged Cacique Cacicus chrysopterus Solitary Cacique Cacicus solitarius Orange-backed Troupial Icterus croconotus

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Epaulet Oriole Icterus cayanensis Chopi Blackbird Gnorimopsar chopi Scarlet-headed Blackbird Amblyramphus holosericeus Unicolored Blackbird Agelasticus cyanopus Chestnut-capped Blackbird Chrysomus ruficapillus Baywing () Agelaioides badius Molothrus rufoaxillaris Molothrus oryzivorus Molothrus bonariensis

Bananaquit Coerebidae Bananaquit Coereba flaveola

Buntings, New World Sparrows & Allies Emberizidae Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis Grassland Sparrow Ammodramus humeralis Pectoral Sparrow Arremon taciturnus Half-collared Sparrow Arremon semitorquatus Saffron-billed Sparrow Arremon flavirostris Red-crested Cardinal Paroaria coronata Red-capped Cardinal Paroaria gularis Yellow-billed Cardinal Paroaria capitata

Tanagers and Allies Thraupidae Brown Orchesticus abeillei * Cinnamon Tanager Schistochlamys ruficapillus Black-faced Tanager Schistochlamys melanopis Magpie Tanager Cissopis leverianus Red-billed Pied Tanager Lamprospiza melanoleuca Hooded Tanager Nemosia pileata Olive-green Tanager Orthogonys chloricterus White-rumped Tanager Cypsnagra hirundinacea Black-goggled Tanager Trichothraupis melanops Grey-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata Flame-crested Tanager Tachyphonus cristatus White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosus Ruby-crowned Tanager Tachyphonus coronatus White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo Brazilian Tanager Ramphocelus bresilius Blue-grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus Sayaca Tanager Thraupis sayaca Azure-shouldered Tanager Thraupis cyanoptera Golden-Chevroned Tanager Thraupis ornata Blue-and-yellow Tanager Thraupis bonariensis Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum

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Diademed Tanager Stephanophorus diadematus Shrike-like (White-banded) Tanager Neothraupis fasciata Turquoise Tanager Tangara mexicana Green-headed Tanager Tangara seledon Red-necked Tanager Tangara cyanocephala Brassy-breasted Tanager Tangara desmaresti Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola Chestnut-backed Tanager Tangara preciosa Masked Tanager Tangara nigrocincta Opal-rumped Tanager Tangara velia Swallow Tanager Tersina viridis Black-faced Dacnis Dacnis lineata Yellow-bellied Dacnis Dacnis flaviventer Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus Rufous-headed Tanager Hemithraupis ruficapilla Chestnut-vented Conebill Conirostrum speciosum Red (-crested) Pileated Finch Coryphospingus cucullatus Uniform Finch Haplospiza unicolor Red-rumped Warbling Finch Poospiza lateralis Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola Grassland Yellow Finch Sicalis luteola Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina Plumbeous Seedeater Sporophila plumbea Rusty-collared Seedeater Sporophila collaris Double-collared Seedeater Sporophila caerulescens White-bellied Seedeater Sporophila leucoptera Chestnut-bellied Seed Finch Oryzoborus angolensis Red-crowned Tanager Habia rubica

Grosbeaks, & Allies Cardinalidae Slate-colored Grosbeak grossus Black-throated Grosbeak Saltator fuliginosus Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus Green-winged Saltator Saltator similis Greyish Saltator Saltator coerulescens Black-throated Saltator Saltator atricollis

List of Mammals Encountered:

Collared Anteater Tamandua tetradactyla Greater Bulldog Bat Noctilio leporinus Brown (Tufted) Capuchin Cebus apella White-nosed (Pink-nosed) Saki Chiropotes albinasus Black Howler Alouatta caraya

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White-whiskered Spider Monkey Ateles marginatus Red-faced Spider Monkey Ateles paniscus Crab-eating Fox Cerdocyon thous Tayra Eira barbara South American Coati Nasua nasua Brazilian Tapirus terrestris Marsh Deer Blastocerus dichotomus Red-brocket Deer Mazama americana Common Yellow-toothed Cavy Galea flavidens Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris Azara's Agouti Dasyprocta azarae Red-rumped Agouti Dasyprocta leporina Brazilian Rabbit Sylvilagus brasiliensis

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