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Brazil Atlantic Coastal Forest I 18Th to 25Th January 2019 (8 Days) Trip Report Brazil Atlantic Coastal Forest I 18th to 25th January 2019 (8 days) Trip Report Large-tailed Antshrike (©Andy Foster) Trip guided and report compiled by Andy Foster Rockjumper Birding Tours View more tours to Brazil Trip Report – RBL Brazil - Atlantic Coastal Forest I 2019 2 Daily Account Friday, 18th January: The group were picked up from Rio’s International airport at 11.00 by our driver, Serginho. There is not much birding to be done on the way up from Rio, but the group did manage to pick up Magnificent Frigatebird, Cattle Egret and Great White Egret. The group arrived well at the wonderful Itororo Lodge and were greeted by myself, and Rainer and Bettina, our hosts for the week ahead. Itororo Lodge acts as a great base for the Rockjumper tour, situated at an elevation of 1,200m and surrounded by forest, it offers a cool climate and endless amounts of birds! Whilst the bags were being unloaded from the minibus, we started to get to grips with the birds coming into the feeders that are located at the front of the lodge. We were soon getting our first Atlantic forest endemics and various other species, including White-throated Hummingbird, Brazilian Ruby, Violet- capped Woodnymph, Black Jacobin, Ruby- Brassy-breasted Tanager on the Itororo Lodge feeders crowned Tanager, Brassy-breasted Tanager, (©Andy Foster) Golden-chevroned Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Maroon-bellied Parakeet, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Sayaca Tanager, Bananaquit, Grey-fronted Dove, Slaty-breasted Wood Rail (for some) and, of course, our resident Rufous-collared Sparrows! After lunch, we had a quick briefing on the lodge and surroundings and then had a short break before meeting up again to bird some of the forest around the lodge. The plan was to walk the White Trail this afternoon; however, there was a big thunderstorm, so we stayed close to the lodge to wait for the weather to settle before heading off. We used some playback and called in Green-backed Becard, this was followed by a Chestnut-crowned Becard. The weather quickly improved, so we set off towards the trail. Soon after leaving the lodge, we came across an amazing mixed flock! It was difficult to know where to look, Orange-eyed Thornbird (©Andy Foster) but we quickly prioritised certain species (mainly the endemics) and soon started getting good views of some excellent birds, including Chestnut- headed Tanager, Orange-eyed Thornbird, Scaled Woodcreeper, Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner, Variable Antshrike, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Lineated Woodpecker, Planalto Tyrannulet, Rough-legged Tyrannulet, Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet, Yellow-olive Flatbill, Cliff Flycatcher, Crested Becard, Rufous- Rockjumper Birding Tours View more tours to Brazil Trip Report – RBL Brazil - Atlantic Coastal Forest I 2019 3 browed Peppershrike, Rufous-crowned Greenlet, Black-goggled Tanager, Saffron Finch and Green- winged Saltator! What a way to start the tour! After the flock had moved through, we continued towards the White Trail, picking up various species along the way including Sick’s Swift, Plumbeous Pigeon, Yellow- browed Woodpecker, Ochre-faced Tody- Flycatcher, Rufous-capped Spinetail, Lesser Woodcreeper, Whiskered Myiobius, Sepia- capped Flycatcher and Golden-crowned Warbler. It was now almost 18.00, and we still hadn’t actually made it to the White Trail! It had been such a productive first afternoon that we started heading back to the lodge. We met up again at 18.30 for dinner, followed by our first checklist of the tour. During this, we had another new bird appear Spot-billed Toucanet (©Andy Foster) at the feeders, a Dusky-legged Guan! Saturday, 19th January: We met up just before breakfast at 05.50, and with it still being dark there was not much to look at! As it lightened up a little, Ben spotted a Blond-crested Woodpecker in the avocado tree – stunning bird! Breakfast was served at 06.00, and by 06.30 we were heading off for a full day’s birding on the Macae de Cima trail. From our first stop just after 07.00 until our last stop at 16.15, it was pretty much non-stop new birds! Such a great day’s birding with so many highlights, it’s hard to know where to start! We encountered a couple of very productive mixed flocks with species such as White-rimmed Warbler, Sharp- billed Treehunter, Grey-capped Tyrannulet, White-browed Foliage-gleaner, Star-throated Antwren, Plain Antvireo, Rufous-crowned Greenlet, Orange-eyed Thornbird and Buff- fronted Foliage-gleaner. Other standout species for the day included Ochre-rumped Antbird, Bertoni’s Antbird, White-bearded Antshrike, Rufous-capped Antshrike, Spix’s Spinetail, Rufous-breasted Dusky-tailed Antbird (©Andy Foster) Leaftosser, White-bibbed Antbird, Surucua Trogon, Brad’s Bare-throated Bellbird(!), Spot-billed Toucanet, White-collared Foliage-gleaner, Greenish Schiffornis, White-barred Piculet, Pin-tailed Manakin, Blue Manakin, Squirrel Cuckoo, Sharp- tailed Streamcreeper, Dusky-tailed Antbird, Rufous Gnateater and Long-tailed Tyrant. Rockjumper Birding Tours View more tours to Brazil Trip Report – RBL Brazil - Atlantic Coastal Forest I 2019 4 However, I think one of the firm favourites of the day was, without a doubt, the Large-tailed Antshrike that just popped out into the open (see front cover)! Such a rare occurrence for this bird to act like this, we were very privileged to see this bird so well! Upon arrival back at the lodge, some of the group were lucky enough to have a White- rumped Hawk and a Zone-tailed Hawk fly over within a few minutes of each other. Ben also picked up a Pale-breasted Thrush in the avocado tree. A very productive day was followed by dinner at 18.30 and then the completion of our daily checklist. Sunday, 20th January: As usual, we met up at 06.00 for breakfast – there had been a big storm at 03.00, but thankfully we had avoided the rain! Serginho arrived at 06.20, and we departed just after 06.30 for an hour’s drive to our first stop on the way to White-barred Piculet (©Andy Foster) Duas Barras for some open country birding. On our way through Nova Friburgo, it had clearly rained there and there were big dark clouds in the direction we were heading. Thankfully, the weather slowly cleared up and we had perfect conditions for the day’s birding. Again, this was a very productive day with over 100 species being seen! We had several stops on the road towards Duas Barras, picking up species such as Blue-winged Macaw, Streamer-tailed Tyrant, Yellow-browed Tyrant, Savanna Hawk, Gilt-edged Tanager, Crescent-chested Puffbird, Firewood Gatherer, Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture, Grassland Yellow Finch, Hangnest Tody-Tyrant, White-tailed Hawk, White-collared Swift, Biscutate Swift, Sapphire-spangled Emerald, Hooded Siskin, Yellow-eared Woodpecker, Green- barred Woodpecker, Band-tailed Hornero, Rufous Hornero, Rufous Gnateater, Cattle Tyrant, Southern Beardless Tyrannulet, White-winged Becard, White-browed Blackbird and Wedge-tailed Grassfinch. After an excellent couple of hours of birding, we drove down into the small town of Duas Barras, where we stopped for a coffee and cake and to use the bathroom. 30 minutes later, we were on our way again and Crescent-chested Puffbird (©Andy Foster) joining the dirt road that took us through to the main road towards Sumidouro. We birded the dirt road for a couple of hours, picking up lots of new birds, including White-eared Puffbird, Grey-eyed Greenlet, Short-crested Flycatcher, Yellow-lored Rockjumper Birding Tours View more tours to Brazil Trip Report – RBL Brazil - Atlantic Coastal Forest I 2019 5 Tody-Flycatcher, White-rumped Monjita, Black-capped Donacobius, Chestnut-capped Blackbird, Half- collared Sparrow, Swallow Tanager, and Linda picked up a distant Red-legged Seriema. This was followed by another Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture, and Ben spotted a rather nice Aplomado Falcon. We had lunch under some nice shady bamboo, where we picked up Curl-crested Jay and then took a 30-minute drive towards the town of Sumidouro. Shortly after Sumidouro, we arrived at the jacamar site, the sun was blazing down on the spot as usual! I played just 2 seconds of playback and, thankfully, two Three-toed Jacamars flew in above us, giving some excellent views. Nice to have it respond so quickly! We also picked up distant scope views of White Woodpecker and a pair of Campo Flickers. A tailless Hangnest Tody-Tyrant! (©Andy Foster) It was 14.30 as we started to make our way back towards the lodge, with one other stop on the way. At this last spot, we picked up three new species, these were Whistling Heron, Yellow-chinned Spinetail and Common Tody-Flycatcher. We arrived back at the lodge just after 16.30, and had some free time up until dinner at 18.30, this was followed by the daily checklist. Monday, 21st January: We awoke to another lovely morning, meeting up at 06.00 for breakfast as usual. Today, we were to spend a full day in the lodge grounds. We waited for the sun to come up a little more before heading off into the forest. Whilst waiting on the decking area in front of the lodge, we managed to pick up Pallid Spinetail, Grey-capped Tyrannulet (better views) and, thankfully, a Blond-crested Woodpecker for those that had missed it a couple of days ago, so a very good start to the day! We set off towards the White Trail and soon started to get new birds. Elena spotted a Black-throated Trogon that gave good views for the group. Whilst we were watching it, Brad called out that he had an antshrike. We moved over to where he was and used some playback for Giant Antshrike.
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