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>> Birding Sites Birding Birding French Guiana Alexandre Renaudier

In the third of our articles about birding , a local expert guides us around French Guiana.

rench Guiana is a département d’outre- French Guiana’s mer (‘overseas department’) of , located on the Guianan Shield on the French Guiana has a list of 701 northern coast of . At 84,000 (see www.gepog.org/index_en.html), including F2 one endemic, Nightjar Caprimulgus km , it is roughly one-third the size of . maculosus. Classified as Data Deficient by The tiny human population (just 200,000 1 people) has had comparatively little impact BirdLife International , this nightbird falls into a on natural , and still covers small group of Neotropical species known with 90% of French Guiana. As such, there is great certainty only from potential for fantastic birding experiences for the type-specimen, visitors willing to travel off the beaten track in this case collected in the continent’s sole francophone region. at Saut Tamanoir on the Fleuve Mana Bird research and conservation are on the 4 increase in French Guiana, and birdwatching in 1917 . However, tourism is following suit. There are almost 20 given two records of active ornithologists in the département, and they a nightjar thought have set up a committee to assess records of rare to be this species birds (the Comité d’Homologation de Guyane) and an active bird conservation organisation, the Groupe d’Étude et de Protection des Oiseaux en Guyane (GEPOG). This small NGO has five employees whose activities range from managing a nature reserve with an important seabird colony on Île du Grand Connétable to publishing a commercially available CD-ROM of the vocalisations of 230 bird species occurring in French Guiana and adjacent areas3. Eight protected areas include the 3-million-ha Parc Amazonien de Guyane, designated in 2007. Four of these reserves are open to the public. No major bird tour operator offers French Guiana as a destination, so birders must travel independently. Ecotourist infrastructure is relatively basic at present. There is little public transport, so a private vehicle (available from the airport) is essential to get around. Even then, road transport will not help you reach seven of the 22 communities in southern French Guiana to which access is only by boat or plane. On the plus side, decent accommodation options are available at or near most key birding sites, the département is safe and living standards are high. Map of French Guiana showing sites mentioned in the text 1: Cayenne old port; 2: Mont Rorota; 3: Mont Grand ; 4: Montagne de Kaw; 5: Marais de Kaw; 6: route de l’Anse; 7: route Above right: Blue-cheeked Amazona dufresniana de Saint Elie; 8: Trou Poissons; 9: Mana’s rice fields; 10: fleuve is Near Threatened and endemic to the Guianan Shield ; 11: Angoulême; 12: forest trails near Mana; 13: Awala- (Maxime Dechelle; http://lepaparazzo.skyrock.com) Yalimapo; 14: road to ; 15: Saül.

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Top: French Guiana hosts South America’s largest colony of Agami Agamia agami, some 1,500 pairs (Tanguy Deville/Ecobios) Above: The wastewater treatment pond at Awala- Yalimapo is French Guiana’s only reliable site for Yellow-breasted Crake Porzana flaviventer (Stéphane Noizet) Right: Rufous Crab Hawk Buteogallus aequinoctialis occurs only in mangroves along the northern coast of South America (Patrick Ingremeau)

40 Neotropical Birding 5 Top: The elusive, canopy-dwelling culik is most easily located by voice (Michel Giraud-Audine) Bottom: Black-spotted Barbet Capito niger is a regular member of mixed flocks in the canopy (Maxime Dechelle; http:// lepaparazzo.skyrock.com)

Neotropical Birding 5 41 >> Birding Sites Birding French Guiana at Saül in 19992, it is entirely possible that Motmot Momotus momota, Ruddy Quail-Dove this great avian prize awaits intrepid birders Geotrygon montana, Golden-collared Woodpecker heading into the heart of French Guiana. Veniliornis cassini, Black-headed Aside from this nocturnal Holy Grail, French Percnostola rufifronsand Blue-backed . Guiana holds a range of other scarce and sought- Cayenne is also a great place to bird the after birds to interest the birder. Several species coast. The old harbour is good for skimmers, typical of the avifauna of the Guianan Shield and terns and gulls. Thousands of waders (notably the northern bank of the lower Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla, for (i.e. the Brazilian states of Pará and Amapá) are which French Guiana is internationally important) common and will be certainly seen during a stay winter on the coastal mudflats. Depending of several days in the field, e.g. Black Nunbird on tides, Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber and atra, Guianan PuffbirdNotharchus Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja are regular, macrorhynchos, Todd’s Antwren Herpsilochmus particularly at dusk. Rarities have included stictocephalus, Spot-tailed Antwren Herpsilochmus Eurasian species such as Little Egretta sticturus, Rufous-throated Antbird Gymnopithys garzetta, Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus and rufigula, Brown-bellied Antwren Epinecrophylla Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus. gutturalis and Buff-cheeked Greenlet Hylophilus muscicapinus. Six Near Threatened species are Montagne de Kaw known from the country1: Crested Eagle Morphnus One hour’s drive south-east of Cayenne along guianensis, Harpia harpyja, Blue- the D6 to Dégrad de Kaw leads birders to cheeked Parrot Amazona dufresniana, Buff- 50 km of forest on the ridge of Montagne de breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis, Kaw. Roadside birding is good and there are Bearded Tachuri pectoralis and several trails to explore. This is one of the best Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi. places for Crested Eagle and Harpy Eagle, and there is much more to interest birders. The best birding sites Among the species most often seen are Marail Guan Penelope marail, Starting at the capital and heading west, we Sarcoramphus papa, White Hawk Leucopternis present a selection of the best and most easily albicollis, Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus, accessible birding sites. These are the places to Gray-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus visit to see French Guiana’s most interesting largipennis, Black-eared Fairy Heliothryx aurita, birds. A good birding trip should last at least Great-billed Hermit Phaethornis malaris, all three weeks; good birders should expect to record French Guianan species of and trogons, 400 species if their itinerary includes Saül. Waved Woodpecker Celeus undatus, Amazonian Antshrike amazonicus, White- Around Cayenne plumed Antbird Pithys albifrons, Yellow-throated The city of Cayenne is the capital of French Flycatcher Conopias parvus, Spangled Guiana. Well-maintained trails enable Cotinga cayana, access to two forested hills in the suburbs, punicea, Guianan Tyrannulet Zimmerius acer, presenting an ideal opportunity to get Black-faced Dacnis Dacnis lineata, Golden-sided acquainted with some common forest birds. Euphonia cayennensis and numerous On Mont Rorota near the village of Rémire- flocks of tanagers and honeycreepers. Guianan Montjoly, a trail of 3.5 km leads through forest Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola rupicola is often seen where Slaty-backed Forest Falcon Micrastur along the trails and may be watched with ease from mirandollei, Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata a hide. Less frequent are Gray-winged Trumpeter and Yellow-crowned Elaenia Myiopagis flavivertex Psophia crepitans, Procnias albus occur. Northern Slaty Antshrike Thamnophillus and Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi. punctatus, Cocoa ThrushTurdus fumigatus, Nearby, the Réserve Naturelle de Trésor Crimson-hooded Manakin Pipra aureola and lies along the road to Dégrad de Kaw, 17 km Blue-backed Manakin Chiroxiphia pareola are from the village of . Walk the botanical regularly seen along the forest edge. The Réserve trail for understorey birds such as Ferruginous- Naturelle du Mont Grand Matoury lies c.10 km backed Antbird Myrmeciza ferruginea, Rufous- from the centre of Cayenne and is one of the last bellied Antwren Myrmotherula guttata, remnants of intact primary forest near the city. White-throated Manakin Corapipo gutturalis, Birders can walk the 5.5 km of trails, looking for White-fronted Manakin Lepidothryx serena, Black-spotted Barbet Capito niger, Blue-crowned Golden-headed Manakin Pipra erythrocephala

42 Neotropical Birding 5 and sometimes Black Curassow Crax alector or Useful information Wing-banded Antbird Myrmornis torquata. Of several accommodation options along the There is no English-language information on tourism D6, the most interesting is Camp Patawa (e-mail: [email protected]) where Scarlet Macaw Ara in French Guiana. French-speaking readers should macao and Red-and-green Macaw A. chloropterus peruse www.petitfute.com, www.routard.com, and cross the mountain ridge at dawn and dusk. This is www.terresdeguyane.fr. Although currently out of also an interesting area for nocturnal birds; Stygian print, a useful book is Randonnées en Guyane by Owl Asio stygius is a recent discovery. A more Philippe Boré; the author may have a few remaining luxurious alternative is Amazonia Lodge (www. copies; e-mail him at [email protected]. Domestic amazonenature.com.english/accueil.htm), which flights are operated by Air Guyane (www.airguyane. offers private forest trails and comfortable rooms. com). Excellent maps are available at www.ign. Réserve Naturelle des Marais de Kaw fr; the most useful are at 1:100,000. An excellent A marshland covering 95,000 hectares just 70 km bird checklist, plus vocalisations and photographs from Cayenne, Marais de Kaw is a great birding can be downloaded freely from www.gepog.org/ site, but can only be reached by boat (which can index_en.html be arranged through a Cayenne tour operator). The star bird is Agami HeronAgamia agami, the world’s largest colony of which (1,500 pairs) crested Spadebill Platyrinchus saturatus, Tiny was discovered in 2002. Hoatzin Opisthocomus Tyrant-Manakin Tyranneutes virescens and Red- hoazin, Anhinga Anhinga anhinga, Least and-black Grosbeak Periporphyrus erythromelas. Ixobrychus exilis and Short-tailed Parrot Trou Poissons is one of the last undisturbed Graydidasculus brachyurus are common, but luck savannas of French . To get there, turn is needed to find Boat-billed Cochlearius left at the track 15.3 km after the cochlearius, Slate-colored Hawk Leucopternis bridge. After 2–3 km, look for savanna specialists schistaceus and Large-billed Seed- such as Green-tailed Goldenthroat Polythmus Oryzoborus crassirostris. Scarlet Ibis, Roseate theresiae, Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna Spoonbill, and thousands of herons, waders, gulls and Yellowish Anthus lutescens, as well and terns feed at the estuary mouth. Blackish-gray as, on occasion, rare birds such as Giant Snipe Antshrike Thamnophilus nigrocinereus forages in Gallinago undulata and Bearded Tachuri. the mangroves. At dusk, the air fills with Band- tailed Nighthawks Nyctiprogne leucopyga. Forest tracks near Mana There is excellent forest birding from two tracks Sinnamary near Mana, along the RN1 between Cayenne and The village of Sinnamary is a good base for Saint-Laurent-du-. From the roundabout birding two recently paved roads, the D7 to Anse at Saint-Laurent cemetery, the route de la crique (locally known as the ‘route de l’Anse’) and D21 to Dardanelles is 57.7 km away and the piste du Saint Elie (‘route de Saint Elie’), and the savanna Dégrad Florian 8.6 km farther on. Blue-cheeked at Trou Poissons. Heading coastwards from Parrot, Guianan Toucanet Selenidera culik, Sinnamary along the Route de l’Anse, look for Green Pteroglossus aracari, Amazonian Cream-colored Woodpecker Celeus flavus,Green - Pygmy Owl Glaucidium hardyi, Guianan Red tailed Jacamar Galbula galbula, Plain-bellied Cotinga carnifex, Dusky Emerald Amazilia leucogaster, Yellow-crowned Iodopleura fusca and Dusky-chested Flycatcher Elaenia and Bicolored Conebill Conirostrum Myiozetetes luteiventris are easy to see. Marbled bicolor. Savanna at the start of the route de Saint Wood Quail Odontophorus gujanensis, Black Elie is good for Ocellated Crake Micropygia Curassow, Yellow-billed Jacamar Galbula schomburgkii. To get there, turn left at the track albirostris, Black-throated Antshrike Frederickena exactly 3 km after the Sinnamary bridge. Look viridis, Band-tailed Antshrike Thamnophilus for Point-tailed Palmcreeper Berlepschia rikeri melanothorax, White-crested Spadebill and Tyrannopsis sulphurea Platyrinchus platyrhynchos, White-throated in stands of moriche palms flexuosa. Pewee Contopus albogularis, Blue-backed Tanager Four km after the turn-off, the road enters Cyanicterus cyanicterus and Red-and-black forest that provides particularly good birding. Grosbeak are not uncommon but usually only In particular, look for Spotted PuffbirdBucco located on voice. White-winged Potoo Nyctibius tamatia, Rufous-bellied Antwren, Cinnamon- leucopterus sings at full moon along both tracks.

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Above left: Musician Wren Cyphorhinus arada is an exceptional singer that every birder should have the pleasure of hearing at least once in his or her lifetime (Marc Thibault) Above right: The bizarre, terrestrial Wing-barred Antbird Myrmornis torquata is scarce and very local in French Guiana (Marc Thibault) Right: Guianan Tyrannulet Zimmerius acer is a common Guianan Shield endemic, split from Slender-footed Tyrannulet Zimmerius gracilipes in 2008 (Marc Chrétien)

Mana’s rice fields From the D8 near Mana, head along dirt tracks into rice fields to search for Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis, Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus, Long- winged Harrier Circus buffoni, Red-bellied Macaw Orthopsittaca manilata, Brown-throated Parakeet Aratinga pertinax and Yellow-billed Tern Sternula superciliaris. Breeding waders include Wilson’s Plover Charadrius wilsonia. Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda and Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica occur in small numbers as they migrate south in autumn. Ash-throated Crake Porzana albicollis and Gray-breasted Crake Laterallus exilis are frequent, but Paint-billed Crake Neocrex erythrops and Spotted Rail Pardirallus maculatus rare. At night, White-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus cayennensis, Nyctibius grandis is remarkably common, and Spot-tailed Nightjar C. maculicaudus, Barn your count may reach double figures. Other Owl Tyto alba and Striped Owl Pseudoscops species to watch out for include Orange-breasted clamator hunt above the rice fields. Great Potoo Falcon Falco deiroleucus, Jabiru Jabiru mycteria,

44 Neotropical Birding 5 Above left: Purple-breasted Cotinga Cotinga cotinga is one of the most beautiful Amazonian members of the Cotingidae family (Marc Chrétien) Aboveight: Another Guianan Shield endemic, White- throated Pewee Contopus albogularis, is local, rare, poorly known and rarely photographed (Thierry Nogarro) Left: It is not unusual to hear a Zigzag Heron Zebrilus undulatus calling at dawn or dusk near the confluence of the Crique Acarouany and Crique Sainte-Anne, but spotting a brooding adult on its nest was a total surprise! (Marc Thibault)

Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor, White- tailed Goldenthroat Polytmus guainumbi and White Woodpecker Melanerpes candidus. South American rarities such as Little Egret Egretta garzetta, RuffPhilomachus pugnax and Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus have been found recently. Angoulême Along the N1, 50.8 km east of the Saint-Laurent roundabout, the beautiful ecotourist lodge at Angoulême (www.angoulemeguyane.com) lies by the Fleuve Mana and has a vista over an extensive forest canopy. Accommodation options range from a hammock to a fully equipped bungalow. This is a great place to combine birding with relaxation. The owners of the lodge will explain how to access the trails. After turning off the RN1 look for along the 3 km-long dirt track to the lodge. Red- fan Parrot Deroptyus accipitrinus, Lilac-tailed Parrotlet Touit batavicus and Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet T. purpuratus are common, and Black-

Neotropical Birding 5 45 >> Birding Sites Birding French Guiana headed Parrot Pionites melanocephalus and melanopogon and Silvered Antbird Sclateria Caica Parrot caica frequent. Listen for naevia. Perissocephalus tricolor and Amazonian Pygmy Owl at any time of day or night. regular fly across the river, About 1 km before the lodge, there is a but you need good luck to spot Agami Heron Great-billed Hermit lek. Three other hermits or Zigzag Heron Zebrilus undulatus. Rarer still (Long-tailed Phaethornis superciliosus, Straight- are Pavonine Cuckoo Dromococcyx pavoninus, billed P. bourcieri and Reddish P. ruber) are also Tawny-bellied Screech Owl Megascops watsonii, easily found. Listen for tyrannids such as Yellow- Spotted PuffbirdBucco tamatia, Red-billed throated Flycatcher Conopias parva, Painted Hylexetastes perrotii, Guianan Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum pictum, Guianan Streaked Antwren Myrmotherula surinamensis, Tyrannulet Zimmerius acer and White-lored Cinnamon Manakin-Tyrant Neopipo cinnamomea Tyrannulet Ornithion inerme. Tiny Tyrant- and Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus. Manakin Tyranneutes virescens sings during the rainy season (usually December–June). Awala-Yalimapo Spotted macularius and The charming community of Awala-Yalimapo Chestnut-belted Gnateater Conopophaga lies in extreme north-west French Guiana and is aurita are sometimes heard, but rarely seen. inhabited by Kali’na Amerindians. At the mouth Other possibilities at Angoulême include of the Fleuve Maroni, Les Hattes beach is graced Black-faced Hawk Leucopternis melanops, by large numbers of egg-laying Leatherback Great Jacamar Jacamerops aureus, Glossy- Turtle Dermochelys coriacea (April–July). In backed Pachyramphus surinamus, the early morning, bird along the 3-km-long White-eyed Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus embankment (‘la digue’) that starts 800 m zosterops and White-crested Spadebill. before the headquarters of the Reserve Naturelle The superb ornamental garden is alive with Amana. In the marshes look for skulking Yellow- , (Cinnamon- breasted Porzana flaviventer, Ash-throated, throated Dendrexetastes rufigula breeds nearby), Russet-crowned Anurolimnas viridis and Gray- and tanagers. Look carefully for the breasted Crakes as well as Plain-bellied Emerald, shy Smoky-fronted Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus Wing-barred Seedeater Sporophila americana fumifrons or have an early morning wander and Black-faced Tanager Schistochlamys for Little Chachalaca Ortalis motmot, Blackish melanopis. At night the area is good for White- Antbird Cercomacra nigrescens and Black tailed Nightjar and Spot-tailed Nightjar. Nunbird. Enjoy aerial insectivores such as White- Amidst the cultivated terrain on sand banded Swallow Atticora fasciata, Chapman’s ridges, seek out Slender-billed Kite Helicolestes Swift Chaetura chapmani and Band-rumped hamatus, Green-throated Mango Anthracothorax Swift C. spinicaudus above the river. Scan the viridigula, Little Hermit Phaethornis forest canopy for , Pompadour longuemareus, Spot-breasted Woodpecker Cotinga and sometimes Purple-breasted Cotinga Colaptes punctigula, Pale-tipped Inezia Inezia Cotinga cotinga. At dusk, Short-tailed Nighthawks caudata, Crimson-hooded Manakin Pipra Lurocalis semitorquatus emerge to perform aureola, Ashy-headed Greenlet Hylophilus an aerial ballet above the forest and garden. pectoralis and Epaulet (Moriche) Oriole Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus (which hybridises Acarouany river here with the subspecies I. c. cayanensis; for is 35 km from Mana towards Saint- more on this confusing , see Alex Lees’ Laurent. The village is inhabited by the Hmong, synopsis of recent taxonomic work on p. X). refugees from . From Javouhey, local boatmen A local speciality is an isolated population such as Siong Lee can provide transport by boat of White-barred Piculet Picumnus cirratus. (€20 pp return) to a campsite at the confluence Uncommon birds to look out for include Hook- of two rivers, the Acarouany and the Sainte- billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus, Bare- Anne. Accommodation is basic and you must necked Fruitcrow Gymnoderus foetidus and bring your own hammock (€5 pppn; tel: +05 94 Yellow-crowned Elaenia. Saffron-crested Tyrant- 34 34 51). Birding is on foot along a short trail or Manakin Neopelma chrysocephalum has been by canoe (which you may rent from Siong Lee). found at Awala. In winter (June–September), In riverside vegetation look for all five South visitors from farther south include Small- American kingfishers, Crimson TopazTopaza billed Elaenia Elaenia parvirostris, Lesson’s pella, Striped Woodcreeper Seedeater Sporophila bouvronides and Lined obsoletus, Black-chinned Antbird Hypocnemoides Seedeater S. lineola. Along the coast, Great

46 Neotropical Birding 5 Horned Owl Bubo virginianus nests in forest Guianan guianensis and an on sand ridges and Scarlet Ibis and Wilson’s antwren quartet: Ash-winged Terenura spodioptila, Plover occur in the estuary and mangroves. Todd’s, Spot-tailed and Rufous-rumped Terenura callinota, the latter known from a single mist- Road to Apatou netted individual but probably present above Along the border between French Guiana and 400 m altitude. White Bellbird Procnias albus , in the lower valley of the Fleuve occurs around Mont Galbao. In the flatter areas Maroni, a new road between Saint-Laurent-du- of the forest, Sooty Barbthroat Threnetes niger is Maroni and Apatou provides access to forest possible; this occurs only in French remnants that offer interesting birding. Blue- Guiana and the Brazilian state of Amapá. Pavonine cheeked Parrot, numerous woodpeckers, toucans Cuckoo prefers humid areas with abundant and are regular. The lucky birder may lianas. White-throated Pewee is sporadically come across , White-browed found around tree falls at higher elevations. Antbird Myrmoborus leucophrys and Dusky Six kilometres south of the village, a creek Antbird Cercomacra tyrannina, or even national (‘crique Limonade’) borders varzéa forest. Use rarities such as Finsch’s Euphonia Euphonia the openings to look for riparian species such finschii and Cayenne cayanus. as Zigzag Heron, Crimson Topaz, Silvered Antbird, Black-chinned Antbird Hypocnemoides Saül melanopogon, Spot-winged Antbird Schistocichla The small, isolated village of Saül lies in the leucostigma, Haematoderus – hills in the heart of French Guiana. militaris and Cayenne Jay. Blue-backed Tanager The daily Air Guyane flight from Cayenne takes Cyanicterus cyanicterus, Fiery-tailed Awlbird 50 minutes. Accommodation is at basic campsites. Avocettula recurvirostris and Plumbeous Euphonia From the village, several well-maintained trails Euphonia plumbea are uncommon canopy 10–15 km in length, lead into primary forest. species. On the forest floor, Rusty Tinamou Saül offers fantastic rainforest birding, Crypturellus brevirostris, previously known in with 460 species recorded, and I recommend French Guiana from one single specimen, has that birders stay a full week. Highlights recently been relocated on Monts La Fumée. include all five Amazonian potoosNyctibius . An additional incentive for nocturnal birding ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is provided by the tantalising possibility of For help and proof reading, I thank Olivier Claessens, Cayenne Nightjar, possibly seen here in 1999. Johan Ingels, James Lowen, Vincent Pelletier and Alain By day, be sure to watch for raptors. Orange- Thomas. I also thank Marc Chrétien, Maxime Dechelle, breasted Falcon, Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle Tanguy Deville/Ecobios, Michel Giraud-Audine, Patrick Ingremeau, Thierry Nogaro, Stéphane Noizet and Marc Spizaetus melanoleucus and Ornate Hawk-Eagle Thibault for allowing me to use their photographs, all S. ornatus are regularly seen; Harpy and Crested taken in French Guiana. Eagles are present. A good viewpoint is at the airfield, where you should also see macaws such REFERENCES as Chestnut-fronted Ara severus, Red-and- 1. BirdLife International (2008) Threatened green and Scarlet, and parrots such as Red-fan birds of the world 2008. CD-ROM. and Black-headed. In the village, Cocoa Cambridge, UK: BirdLife International. Turdus fumigatus, Guianan Tyrannulet, Forest 2. Ingels, J. & Pelletier, V. (2001) Cayenne Elaenia Myiopagis gaimardi and sometimes Nightjar Caprimulgus maculosus Tufted Coquette ornatus may be seen. rediscovered? Cotinga 16: 46–47. In the surrounding forest edge, McConnell’s 3. Renaudier, A. & Deroussen, F. (2008) Chants Spinetail Synallaxis macconnelli, White- d’oiseaux de Guyane/Bird voices from French browed and Dusky are easy to find. Guiana. Paris: Naturophonia, GEPOG & Once inside the forest, look for Black Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle. Curassow, Marail Guan, Red-billed Woodcreeper, 4. Tobias, J. A., Butchart, S. H. M. & Collar, N. J. Curve-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus (2006) Lost and found: a gap analysis for the procurvoides, Yellow-billed Jacamar, Capuchinbird, Neotropical avifauna. Neotrop. Birding 1: 4–22. Variegated Antpitta Grallaria varia, Boat-billed Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus josephinae, Guianan ALEXANDRE RENAUDIER Toucanet, Band-tailed Antshrike, Black-throated Bourg d’Awala, 97319 Awala-Yalimapo, French Guiana. Antshrike and Wing-banded Wren Microcerculus E-mail: [email protected] bambla. Scour mixed flocks in the canopy for

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