Venezuela - Llanos

Naturetrek Tour Report 25 October - 1 November 2008

Groove-billed Toucanet Orange-bellied Euphonia

Yellow-headed Caracara

Report compiled by Bob Foskett Photographs by Terry Spooner

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Tour Report Venezuela - Llanos

Tour Leader: Alejandro Nagy

Participants: John Spalding Tess Spalding Terry Spooner Carol Eagles Jeff Green Helen Johnson Ray Hinksman Pat Hinksman Peter Surgey Shelah Surgey Bob Foskett Paul Housley

Day 1 Saturday 25th October

The group arrived in Caracas via two different routes and two different airlines. Those flying with Air France had the chance to do some birding around the car park while they waited for those on the Iberia flight to arrive. The trees around the car park held Spotted Dove, Vermillion Flycatcher and the only Oriole Blackbird of the trip. Carib Grackles scavenged around the parked vehicles. With the arrival of the remainder of the participants we made our way through the busy late afternoon traffic to our hotel for the first night, Posada el Limón in Maracay. It was quite a surprise to see so many old American cars - occasionally being repaired in the centre lane of the motorway!

Day 2 Sunday 26th October

Before heading off for breakfast at a local bakery we walked around the grounds of the hotel which gave us a nice start to Venezuela birding. The grounds yielded quite a few species and included Orange-winged Parrot, Green-rumped Parrotlet, Glittering-throated Emerald, Southern Greyish Saltator, Trinidad Euphonia, Gray Seedeater, Streak-headed Woodcreeper, Pale-breasted, Cocoa and Bare-eyed Thrushes as well as the ubiquitous Tropical Kingbird. Flying overhead were groups of Yellow-crowned Parrots and Blue and White Swallows. Good birding was also had in the immediate area of the bakery with a Stripe-backed Wren in the adjacent school yard.

After a breakfast of Venezuelan delights we departed for Hato Piñero, some five hours southwest of Maracay. As we travelled further into the Llanos and more wetland areas started to appear, we stopped regularly and saw the likes of Purple Gallinule, Wattled Jacana and raptors that included Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture. The undoubted highlight of the journey was Scarlet Ibis, one of those "must see" birds for most birders. Both Scarlet and Chestnut-fronted Macaw were seen also.

Finally arriving at the entrance gate to Hato Piñero we were surprised to find that we were still a full 22km from the Hato headquarters and our lodging!

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We continued to make short stops along the red dirt road and at one of these stops we found our first stunning Venezuelan Troupial. We were lucky enough to be able to 'scope some Red Howler Monkeys sitting in trees across the fields. We arrived at the headquarters in the heat of the day and were greeted by amongst others, a very photogenic Yellow-headed Caracara resting in the shade of the horse paddocks. The resident Yellow- knobbed Curassows also strutted their stuff around the vicinity.

After some lunch and settling into our rooms we set off in the late afternoon on a slow drive around the property. We soon found Lineated and Red-crowned Woodpecker and Alex's expertise on calls hooked us up with Yellow-chinned Spinetail and Plain Thornbird. By the side of the truck we had great views of a delightful Yellow-browed Sparrow. Alex explained that the unusually high rainfall of recent weeks had had a great effect on the ranch and the birds in particular. The sheer amount of wet-land bird-life was awe inspiring. The pick of the birds were Buff-necked, Sharp-tailed and Bared-faced Ibis, the monumental Jabiru, Whistling Heron, Rufescent Tiger Heron and Horned Screamer.

However the great event of the day was almost as the sun had disappeared when a Jaguar was spotted checking out the Capybara that were making the alarm call made familiar by any number of TV wild-life programmes. We tracked its movement through the reeds until it crossed the road in front of us. A fantastic experience to see such a rare animal!

On the way back the HQ for a great dinner we put up a number of Pauraque, White-tailed Nightjar and a probable Nacunda Nighthawk.

Day 3 Monday 27th October

After an early breakfast we were out in the truck at first light, gently cruising along the ranch tracks as we would do for the next three mornings before returning for lunch and then out again at about 4 p.m.

The day was a great one for raptors with both Black and Turkey Vulture, Crane, Savannah, Black-collared, Zone- tailed, Roadside and White-tailed Hawk, both Northern and Yellow-headed Caracara and Aplomada Falcon. The stream of new birds continued throughout the day. With the heavy rainfall the tracks were occasionally covered with puddles or by overflowing stream water. In one such area a Sunbittern was catching small fish right in front of the truck - another great photo opportunity. It even produced the wing spreading stance to display its marvellous wing pattern.

Crested Bobwhite was another great find with a small group of the birds crossing the track in front of us. Alex found two species of Potoo - both Great and Common. We saw both Ringed and Green Kingfisher, Cattle Tyrant, Lesser Kiskadee, Black-capped Donacobius and a host of wren species. The new bird species came thick and fast. Straight-billed and Cocoa Woodcreeper, Red-billed Scythebill, Golden-green Woodpecker, Pale-tipped Inezia, Slate-headed and Common Tody-flycatcher and Yellow-olive Flatbill were found in quick succession in a great patch of roadside woodland.

Later in the afternoon we got very close to two Scarlet Macaws and were fortunate enough to see a Great Horned Owl close to where we saw Buff-breasted Wren.

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Day 4 Tuesday 28th October

The pattern for the day was identical to that of yesterday but we travelled along different tracks …. but of course the birds kept coming. The sheer amount and variety of wild-life around the ranch was a testament to the very sympathetic way the vast estate is managed for wild-life. With space reserved for both wetland and woodland there is still room for over 20,000 head of cattle. We continued to see many of the species seen on the previous forays deep into the ranch. We added another parakeet to our list with Orange-chinned but the views could have been better.

The day brought us good views of the magnificent King Vulture and a perched Great Black-Hawk. We added Amazon Kingfisher to the two species first seen yesterday. Another woodpecker species was gained with great views of Red-bellied. Pale-eyed Pygmy-Tyrant, Ochre-lored Flatbill, Tropical Gnatcatcher, Yellow and Blackpoll Warblers, Hooded Tanager, Yellow-hooded Blackbird and Yellow Oriole were all picked as we drove along yet more new tracks on the ranch.

In the late afternoon as the sun was going down and we were heading for home an Ocelot was seen crossing the road in front of the truck - another great surprise!

Day 5 Wednesday 29th October

Instead of heading back early to Maracay we took another drive along the ranch tracks in the hope of maybe finding Dwarf Cuckoo. Despite Alex's best efforts we were unsuccessful but there were compensations with more Crested Bobwhites, better views of Orange-chinned Parrot, a very close Green-rumped Parrotlet, Black- throated Mango, stunning views of a pair of Crimson-crested Woodpeckers, White-winged Becard, the really tough to see Lance-tailed Manakin and Chestnut-vented Conebill. The drive was a fitting end to our time at Hato Piñero

Inevitably we were just a tad late getting away from the Hato so we had really to try to concentrate on getting to our destination rather than too many birding stops. One brief stop did yield both Roseate Spoonbill and Wood Stork - two more new species for the list. Whilst still on the narrow road north we were briefly held up by an over-turned truck-load of live chickens. It wasn't the accident itself that was causing the hold-up but the many vehicles that had stopped so that the local people could capture as many of the live birds for themselves!

We arrived back at Posada el Limón in the dark but with sufficient time to get settled into our rooms before dinner - which turned out to be chicken - surely not the spoils from the earlier crash on the road north?

Day 6 Thursday 30th October

Before day-break we were on our way into the world-renowned Henri Pittier Park. The intention was to bird along the Chironi Road. As the light began to break we were sitting having our breakfast on a flat piece of land just off the road. Because the Posada wasn't able to provide breakfast it was provided instead, al fresco, by a local business complete with tables, cloths and chairs! It was good to see that another local concern was benefitting from birding and birders. Breakfast was, of course, punctuated by occasional dashes away to check more closely on birds in the trees; birds such as an exquisite Collared Trogon.

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Although the day was overcast we were continuously picking great new birds from the road. As we climbed from the bus on our first stop at the highest point on the road we immediately found two great birds - Groove-billed Toucanet and Inca Jay. Only a short distance away we picked out Andean Solitaire, Band-tailed Guan and Glossy-backed Thrush. As the day progressed we added more tanagers to our list including Blue-capped, Blue- winged Mountain-tanager, Golden, Rufous-cheeked, Beryl-spangled and Bay-headed. We were all able to get fantastic views of White-tipped Quetzal despite the outbreak of very British-like drizzle. We had great views of the spectacular Golden-breasted Fruiteater. We added more hummers to our list including two real "belters" in Speckled Hummingbird and Long-tailed Sylph.

Down around Chironi harbour we relaxed by the Caribbean Sea for a while picking up Brown Pelican and Magnificent Frigate-bird as we sat and enjoyed the salt air. Just around from the harbour we spent some time at the beach resort and were surprised to find a few new birds for the trip in this unlikely looking spot. Firstly we found another tanager for the list in Glaucous, then Black-tailed Tityra and also Rufous-breasted Wren.

After another great day we enjoyed a lovely dinner at Posada el Limón with just a few beers before turning in.

Day 7 Friday 31st October

We breakfasted at the same spot as on the previous morning…and in the same style too! Around the breakfast area we saw Red-billed Parrot, Blood-eared Parakeet and a flock of Lilac-tailed Parrotlets picked up on call by Alex; sadly, the Lilac-taileds failed to land (as is the norm for them apparently) and were gone in a second or two.

Today we were to bird along the Ocumare Road towards the Rancho Grande Biological Station. We made several stops on the way up from 550 m to 1,000 m where Rancho Grande Biological Station is, climbing from semi–deciduous forest to cloud forest. On the way we came across Fulvous-headed Tanager and Golden- crowned Warbler amongst others.

At the Biological Station we hauled ourselves up to the top of the more-or-less derelict (but safe!) building to view the surrounding forest and the well-stocked bird tables. The fruit on the bird tables brought in many of the birds that we had seen in the forest but gave us terrific, un-interrupted views of them - great for photography! Tanagers appeared one after another with our first Speckled Tanagers as did Yellow-backed Oriole, Groove- billed Toucanet, Green Honeycreeper and White-necked Thrush. We watched all this going on while enjoying our sumptuous lunch.

Those that could drag themselves away from the birds at the feeders set out on a walk along the Andy Field trail. The birding in the forest was as tough as it always is but we hit on some good birds - many of them were the really hard to see skulkers in the darkness under the brush. However, see them we did thanks to Alex's acute hearing. With patience, Whiskered Wren and Grey-breasted Woodwren were ultimately seen. We walked slowly and quietly along the trail and then the file stopped and those who were taking their turn at the back were called forward to see one of the great surprises of the trip. Right beside the trail coiled round a thin sapling was a young Venezuelan Lancehead (Bothrops venezuelensis). Although probably no more than 18 inches long it was still deadly poisonous. After our attention had been diverted towards a Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant one or two of forgot where the snake was and almost bumbled into it - not the brightest thing to do!

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We returned to the Biological Station and regaled the others with tails of our encounter before heading off along the road once again. On the sea-ward of the mountains we stopped at a fast running river to see our Fasciated Tiger-heron, our second Tiger-heron of the trip.

We spent some time in agricultural lands at a much lower altitude but the drizzle had kicked in once again. Surprisingly we saw a new raptor for the trip, Grey Hawk. The rain was beginning to come on much stronger and the birding had slowed so we started to head for home. That turned out to be an excellent decision with the mountain road becoming more and more treacherous as the rain began to pour down. Back in Maracay the rain had ceased and we took a gentle walk around the streets before another excellent dinner and some celebratory beers.

Day 8 Saturday 1st November

With our now usual breakfast in the open air on the way we headed back to the Biological Station. "Airport days" are so often a bit flat …. but not this one! Once again there was great birding around the grounds of the Biological Station and the road near to the entrance with, even after such a good week, new birds. On the way up the mountain we saw our first Russet-backed Oropendula, Tropical Parula, Wedge-billed Hummingbird and Crested Spinetail. We spent some time staring into the black underbrush with little success but John was made of sterner stuff and was rewarded with Plain-backed Antpitta, Short-tailed Antthrush and a new mammal in Tayra.

Some of us went with Alex onto the Andy Field trail behind the station. Not far into the trail we hit upon a pair of Handsome (an understatement!) Fruiteaters. Further along Alex's exceptional field skills were evident once again when he found us a pair of Venezuelan Wood-quail - a fantastic find.

Even as we returned to the station ready to board the bus for the last time a Black Hawk-eagle soared high over the forest. It was a fitting end to a great trip. All that was left was the long drive though the crazy traffic to the airport.

As well as 258 species of bird, Jaguar, Capybara and Ocelot we saw Red-tailed Squirrel, Crab-eating Fox, White- tailed Deer, Brazilian Rabbits, Tayra, Capuchin Monkeys and of course that unforgettable Lancehead.

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Species List

Birds October/November Common name Scientific name 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 1 Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis X 2 Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus X 3 Anhinga Anhinga anhinga X X 4 Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens X 5 Horned Screamer Anhima cornuta X 6 White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata X X X 7 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis X X X X 8 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata X X 9 Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum X X X 10 Fasciated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum X 11 Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi X X X X 12 Great Egret Ardea alba X X X X 13 Snowy Egret Egretta thula X X X 14 Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea X X X 15 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis X X X X 16 Striated Heron Butorides striatus X X X X 17 Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix X X X X 18 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax X X X 19 Buff-necked Ibis Theristicus caudatus X X X X 20 Sharp-tailed Ibis Cercibis oxycerca X X X X 21 Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis X 22 Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus X X X X 23 Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber X X 24 Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja X 25 Wood Stork Mycteria americana X 26 Jabiru Jabiru mycteria X X X X 27 King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa X X 28 Black Vulture Coragyps atratus X X X X X X X X 29 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura X X X X X 30 Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus X 31 Osprey Pandion haliaetus X X X X X 32 Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens X X X 33 Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis X X X X 34 Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga X 35 Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus 36 Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis X X X 37 Grey Hawk Asturina nitidus X 38 Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris X X X X 39 Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus X 40 White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus X X X X 41 Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus X 42 Northern Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway X X X X 43 Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima X X X X 44 Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinans X 45 American Kestrel Falco sparverius X X 46 Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis X X X 47 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus X

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October/November Common name Scientific name 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 48 Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda X X X X X 49 Band-tailed Guan Penelope argyrotis X 50 Yellow-knobbed Curassow Crax daubentoni X X X X 51 Crested Bobwhite Colinus cristatus X X 52 Venezuelan Wood-Quail Odontophorus columbianus X 53 Grey-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea X X 54 Purple Gallinule Porphyrula martinica X X X 55 Sunbittern Eurypyga helias X X X 56 Limpkin Aramus guarauna X X 57 Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus X X X X 58 Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis X X X X 59 Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana X X X X 60 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria X X X X 61 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia X 62 Royal Ter Sterna maxima X 63 Feral/Rock Pigeon Columba livia X X X X 64 Pale-vented Pigeon Columba cayennensis X X X 65 Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata X 66 Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina X X 67 Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti X X X X X 68 Scaled Dove Columbina squammata X X X X X X X 69 White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi X X X 70 Scarlet Macaw Ara macao X X X X 71 Chestnut-fronted Macaw Ara severa X X X 72 Brown-throated Parakeet Aratinga pertinax X X 73 Blood-eared Parakeet Pyrrhura hoematotis X X 74 Green-rumped Parrotlet Forpus passerinus X X X X X 75 Lilac-tailed Parrotlet Touit batavica X 76 Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis X X 77 Red-billed Parrot Pionus sordidus X 78 Yellow-crowned Parrot Amazona ochrocephala X X X X 79 Orange-winged Parrot Amazona amazonica X X 80 Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus X X 81 Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana X X X X X X 82 Greater Ani Crotophaga major X X X X 83 Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani X X X X 84 Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris X X X 85 Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin X X 86 Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus X 87 Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis X 88 Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus X X 89 Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus 90 Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis X 91 Nacunda Nighthawk Podager nacunda X 92 Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis X X X 93 White-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus cayennensis X 94 White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris X 95 White-tipped Swift Aeronautes montivagus X X 96 Neotropical Palm-Swift Tachornis squamata X 97 Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis X 98 Ruby-topaz Hummingbird Chrysolampis mosquitus X

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October/November Common name Scientific name 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 99 Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus X X X 100 Wedge-billed Hummingbird Schistes geoffroyi X 101 Golden-tailed Sapphire Chrysuronia oenone X 102 Glittering-throated Emerald Amazilia fimbriata X X X X X X 103 White-vented Plumeleteer Chalybura buffonii X 104 Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyias melanogenys X 105 Violet-fronted Brilliant Heliodoxa leadbeateri X 106 Violet-chested Hummingbird Sternoclyta cyanopectus X 107 Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingi X X X 108 White-tipped Quetzal Pharomachrus fulgidus X X 109 Collared Trogon Trogon collaris X X X 110 Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata X X X X 111 Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona X 112 Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana X X X X 113 Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda X 114 White-necked Puffbird Notharchus macrorhynchos 115 Russet-throated Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis X X 116 Groove-billed Toucanet Aulacorhynchus sulcatus X X X 117 Spot-breasted Woodpecker Chrysoptilus punctigula X 118 Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus X X 119 Golden-green Woodpecker Piculus rchrysochloros X 120 Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus X X 121 Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus X X X X X X 122 Red-rumped Woodpecker Veniliornis kirkii X 123 Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos X 124 Yellow-chinned Spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomea X X X X 125 Rusty-backed Spinetail Certhiaxis vulpina X 126 Crested Spinetail Cranioleuca subcristata X 127 Plain Thornbird Phacellodomus inornatus X X X X 128 Plain Xenops Xenops minutus X 129 Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus X X X 130 Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus X 131 Straight-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus picus X X X X 132 Cocoa [Buff-throated] Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurrans [guttatus] X X X 133 Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii X X 134 Montane Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger X 135 Red-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus trochilirostris X 136 Black-crested Antshrike Sakesphorus canadensis X X 137 Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus X X 138 Northern White-fringed Antwren Formicivora intermedia X 139 Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis X 140 Short-tailed Anttrush Chameaza campanisona X 141 Plain-backed Antpitta Grallaria haplonota X 142 Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum X 143 Forest Elaenia Elaenia ruficeps X X 144 Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster X X 145 Greenish Elaenia Elaenia viridicata X 146 Pale-tipped Inezia Inezia caudata X X X 147 Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus pileatus X 148 Pale-eyed Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus pilaris X X 149 Pearly-vented Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer

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October/November Common name Scientific name 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 150 Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus sylvia X X 151 Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum X X X X 152 Yellow-olive Flatbill Tolmomyias sulphurescens X 153 Ochre-lored Flatbill Tolmomyias flaviventris X 154 Flavescent Flycatcher Myiophobus flavicans X 155 Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea X 156 Smoke-coloured Pewee Contopus fumigatus X 157 Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans X X 158 Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus X X X X 159 Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosus X X X X 160 Pied Water-Tyrant Fluvicola pica X X X 161 White-headed Marsh-Tyrant Arundinicola leucocephala X 162 Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer X 163 Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus X X X 164 Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus X X X X 165 Lesser Kiskadee Pitangus [Philohydor] lictor X 166 Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarhynchus pitangua X X X X X 167 White-bearded Flycatcher Phelpsia inornata X 168 Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis X X X X X X 169 Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis X X X X 170 Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus X X 171 Golden-crowned Flycatcher Myiodynastes chrysocephalus X 172 Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus X X X X X X 173 Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis X X X 174 Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana X X X X X 175 Black-tailed Tityra Tityra cayana X 176 White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus X 177 Chestnut-crowned Becard Pachyramphus castaneus X 178 Golden-breasted Fruiteater Pipreola aureopectus X 179 Handsome Fruiteater Pipreola formosa X 180 Wire-tailed Manakin Pipra filicauda X 181 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus X X 182 Golden-fronted Greenlet Hylophilus aurantiifrons X 183 Inca Jay Cyanocorax yncas X X X 184 Grey-breasted Martin Progne chalybea X X X 185 White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer X 186 Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca X X 187 Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis X 188 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica X 189 Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapillus X 190 Bicoloured Wren Campylorhynchus griseus X X 191 Stripe-backed Wren Campylorhynchus nuchalis X X X 192 Whiskered Wren Thryothorus mystacalis X 193 Rufous-breasted Wren Thryothorus rutilus X 194 Buff-breasted Wren Thryothorus leucotis X 195 Rufous-and-white Wren Thryothorus rufalbus 196 House Wren Troglodytes aedon X X X X X 197 Grey-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys X 198 Southern Nightingale Wren Microcerculus marginatus X 199 Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea X X 200 Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides X

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October/November Common name Scientific name 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 201 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus X 202 Glossy-black Thrush Turdus serranus X 203 Bare-eyed Thrush Turdus nudigenis X X X X 204 Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas X X 205 Cocoa Thrush Turdus fumigatus X 206 White-necked Thrush Turdus albicollis X X X 207 Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus X X X X X X 208 Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi X 209 Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia X 210 Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata X X 211 Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca X 212 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia X 213 American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla X X 214 Slate-throated Whitestart Myioborus miniatus X X X 215 Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus X 216 Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus X X 217 Bananaquit Coereba flaveola X X X X X 218 Chestnut-vented Conebill Conirostrum speciosum X 219 Common Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus ophthalmicus X X X 220 Oleaginous Hemispingus Hemispingus frontalis 221 Fulvous-headed Tanager Thlypopsis fulviceps X 222 Hooded Tanager Nemosia pileata X X 223 White-winged Tanager Piranga leucoptera X 224 Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo X X 225 Blue-grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus X X X X X X X 226 Glaucous Tanager Thraupis glaucocolpa X X X 227 Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum X X X 228 Blue-capped Tanager Thraupis cyanocephala X 229 Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus somptuosus X 230 Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster X X X 231 Blue-naped Chlorophonia Chlorophonia cyanea X 232 Golden Tanager Tangara arthus X X X 233 Rufous-cheeked Tanager Tangara rufigenis X 234 Beryl-spangled Tanager Tangara nigroviridis X 235 Burnished-buff Tanager Tangara cayana X 236 Speckled Tanager Tangara guttata X 237 Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola X X 238 Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza X 239 Southern Greyish Saltator Saltator coerulescens X X X X X 240 Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina X X X X 241 Grey Seedeater Sporophila americana X X X X 242 Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis X 243 Ruddy-breasted Seedeater Sporophila minuta X 244 Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola X X X X X 245 Yellow-browed Sparrow Ammodramus aurifrons X X 246 Yellow-hooded Blackbird Agelaius icterocephalus X X 247 Red-breasted Blackbird Sturnella militaris X X 248 Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris X X X X 249 Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis X 250 Venezuelan Troupial Icterus icterus X X X X 251 Yellow-backed Oriole Icterus chrysater X X

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October/November Common name Scientific name 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 252 Yellow Oriole Icterus nigrogularis X X 253 Oriole Blackbird Gymnomystax mexicanus X 254 Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela X X X X 255 Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus X X X X X 256 Russet-backed Oropendola Psarocolius angustifrons X 257 Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria X 258 House Sparrow Passer domesticus X