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The Atlantic Introtour

17 – 24 July 2010

Tour leader: Nick Athanas

Report and photos by Nick Athanas

Photo left: -tailed at Guapi Assu

Winter can be a beautiful time to Southeast Brazil. There was a bit of rain for the first couple of days before the clouds retreated and we had fantastic clear, balmy days for the rest of the tour, which certainly helped the bird list. We saw over 300 for the first time on this tour, exceeding even the typically more productive spring tours. Of course numbers are only one aspect of any tour, and the great lodges and cheerful group combined to make it thoroughly enjoyable. My apologies for such a brief report, but time has caught up with me, and I’m writing this the day before my next Brazil tour.

It was a very ominous start with torrential rains in Rio the night before the tour; one news report said that some areas got more rain in one day than they normally do in all of July and August! The rains eased off as we drove north out of the city, and apart from some tolerable showers on the first couple of days, we had beautiful weather for the rest of the trip. We spent the tour based only in two lodges, Guapi Assu Bird Lodge and Serra dos Tucanos lodge. Our first destination was Guapi Assu, which has become like a second home to me in recent years. This beautiful lodge gets better every year, and it’s a joy to stay here. It helps that a few minutes walk from the lodge you are birding one of the best freshwater marshes in the entire state, and those wetlands are becoming surrounded by a lush regenerating native forest that can be jammed with . We spent every afternoon in and around the wetlands, and it was a lot of fun, with tons of cool like Masked Duck (photo left), White- faced Whistling-Duck, Rufescent Tiger-Heron, Capped Heron, Purple Gallinule, Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift, Amazon Kingfisher, Crescent- chested Puffbird, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, White-barred Piculet, Wing-banded Hornero, Yellow- chinned Spinetail, Chestnut-backed Antshrike, Gray-headed Tody- Flycatcher, Yellow-browed Tyrant, White-headed Marsh-Tyrant,

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 1 Crested , Long-billed Wren, Hooded , Chestnut-vented Conebill, Yellow-backed Tanager, Turquoise Tanager, and Chestnut-capped Blackbird. Sometimes we stayed out until dark, and this paid off with great views of Scissor-tailed , Striped Owl, and Common . The banana feeders near the lodge were a bit quieter than normal, but they did bring in Rusty-margined Guan, and the hummers were quite good. There were always a least a couple Swallow-tailed Hummers standing guard near the feeders, but we also had Rufous-breasted and Reddish Hermits, Violet-capped Woodnymph, Glittering-throated Emerald, and Brazilian Ruby. Even the farmland near the lodge had some nice birds like Guira , Burrowing Owl, Campo Flicker, and Whistling Heron. However, it’s the Atlantic Rainforest that the reserve was created to protect, and there are many miles of trails to explore. We spent two whole mornings working these trails finding many of the great birds this region is well known for, like Surucua Trogon, Spot-billed Toucanet, Yellow-eared Woodpecker, Rufous-breasted Leaftosser, Planalto and Lesser , Spot-breasted Antvireo, Star-throated, White-flanked, Unicolored, Rufous-winged, and Streak-capped Antwrens, Scaled , Black-cheeked Gnateater, Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant, Russet-winged Spadebill, Gray-hooded Attila, Sharpbill, Bare-throated Bellbird, Pin-tailed and Swallow-tailed , Olive-green, Black-goggled, Rufous-headed, Azure- shouldered, Golden-chevroned, Green-headed, and Red-necked .

Whistling Herons in a field near Guapi Assu.

A handsome Swallow-tailed Hummer guards the Guapi Assu Bird Lodge feeder, and a male White-flanked Antwren, an endemic that will be split eventually.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 2 On one of our mornings at Guapi Assu, we took an excursion to the Atlantic coast, birding a pretty stretch of beach with ocean on one side and dense coastal scrub on the other. The critically endangered Restinga Antwren was once again easy to find as well as some other endemics, Sooretama Slaty- Antshrike and Hangnest Tody-Tyrant (photo right), though we all enjoyed the fiery red Brazilian Tanagers that spiced up that drab cast of characters. The ocean had some surprises of it’s own, highlighted by several Black-browed Albatrosses that flew amazingly close to shore, a first for this tour. Squadrons of Brown Boobies cruised back and forth among these ocean wanderers, and the odd tern flew by, including South American and Cayenne.

The day we left Guapi Assu, we didn’t head straight to our next lodge, but rather took a long detour into drier north of the mountains. Our humorous driver Alcenir proudly stopped the van unexpectedly at what I quickly found out was a new and ridiculously easy place to see the endemic and frenetic Three-toed Jacamar. Soon after, the cartoonish Toco Toucan stopped the show, and over the rest of the morning we had a steady stream of birds. Working the open areas interspersed with patches of forest was easy and fun, and we saw great stuff, much of which we didn’t see elsewhere on the tour: Dusky-legged Guan, Aplomado Falcon, Blue-winged Macaw, Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, Planalto , Sapphire-spangled Emerald, White-eared Puffbird, Green-barred Woodpecker, Rufous-capped Spinetail, Rufous-fronted Thornbird, Scaled , Ferruginous Antbird, Eared Pygmy-Tyrant, Crested Black-Tyrant, White-rumped Monjita, Streamer-tailed Tyrant, Moustached and Long-billed Wrens (which strangely seemed to have paired up), Cinnamon Tanager, Pileated Finch, Chopi Blackbird, and Purple-throated Euphonia.

Moustached Wren (left) and Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (right)

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 3 In the afternoon we arrived at Serra dos Tucanos, where we would be based for the rest of the tour. This comfy and well-run lodge has really birdy grounds and makes a good base to visit the higher elevations. Feeders in the garden brought in Plain and Maroon-bellied Parakeets, an endless stream of tanagers and euphonias, and once even a Gray-necked Wood-Rail, while hummers included the endemic Saw-billed Hermit and Sombre . A jaunt on the trails one afternoon finally got us the pesky Rufous-capped Motmot after having utterly failed on previous attempts as well as a Black- throated Trogon and the rare Blue-bellied Parrot. The Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper that lives under the bridge called us over one evening and we had great looks.

Sombre Hummer was the dominate at the Serra dos Tucanos hummer feeders, while Chestnut-bellied Euphonia was one of the many colorful birds coming into bananas.

The next day we birded the forest around Macae de Cima, enjoying a number of colorful birds like White-browed Woodpecker, Bertoni’s and Ochre-rumped , Hooded Berryeater, another Bare- throated Bellbird, Black-and-gold , Rufous-crowned Greenlet, Brassy-breasted Tanager, and Green-winged Saltator. Mixed species flocks kept us busy sorting through Pallid Spinetail, White- collared Foliage-gleaner, Pale-browed Treehunter, Gray-capped Tyrannulet (photo left), and others. We had lunch in David Miller’s orchid reserve, enjoying his coffee and the hummers coming to his feeders, including Scale-throated Hermit and White-throated Hummingbird.

The highest elevations can be accessed by a steep cobbled road that goes most of the way up to Pico da Caledonia. This site has become popular with birders lately after a small population of Gray-winged Cotinga was discovered here some years ago. It’s got a miniscule range, and it used to be you could only get this bird by hiking for six hours up a steep trail. Now you can drive right to it – or almost! Near the top, a landslide had taken most of the road away, and we weren’t about to drive around it with the sheer cliff on the other side. It was safe enough to walk around, and we did see the cotinga along with other high altitude specialties like Plovercrest, Itatiaia Spinetail, Large-tailed Antshrike, Rufous-tailed Antbird, Diademed Tanager, Thick-billed Saltator, and Bay-chested Warbling-Finch.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 4 One of the benefits of Brazilian flight schedules is that you can cram a lot of birding into an eight day tour. On our last day, no one had to be at the airport until late afternoon, giving us a whole morning to enjoy. We walked an overgrown trail that follows an old railway, about 20 minutes from the lodge. It’s not the sort of trail you see lots of birds on, but it was great for skulkers, including Rufous-backed Antvireo, both Such’s and Rufous-trailed Anthrushes, Black-billed Scythebill, and Greenish , but the undoubted highlight was a Slaty Bristlefront that just about walked over our feet. It was a nice bird to go out on. We had lunch back at the lodge, then had a chance to shower and pack up before driving back to the airport, enjoying the sites of Rio from the 12 km long Niteroi Bridge. We bid goodbye to some of the group, while a few of us flew to Cuiabá to start the Pantanal and Amazon tour.

Ochre-rumped Antbird

Rufous-crowned Greenlet

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 5 BIRD LIST This list includes all the bird species that were recorded by at least one of the group, including the leader. and nomenclature follow: Clements, James F. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. Sixth Edition, 2007, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, including all updates through December 2009.

Totals: 302 bird species seen 19 heard only

Abbreviations: H=Heard only (I)=Introduced species (E)=Species endemic to Brazil (VU)=Considered vulnerable by BirdLife International (EN)=Considered endangered by BirdLife International (CR)=Considered critically endangered by BirdLife International

TINAMOUS TINAMIDAE H Brown Tinamou Crypturellus obsoletus DUCKS, GEESE, AND WATERFOWL ANATIDAE White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata Brazilian Teal Amazonetta brasiliensis White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus GUANS AND ALLIES CRACIDAE Rusty-margined Guan Penelope superciliaris Dusky-legged Guan Penelope obscura Red-billed Curassow (reintroduced ) (E-EN) Crax blumenbachii GREBES PODICIPEDIDAE Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus ALBATROSSES SPHENISCIDAE Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris BOOBIES AND GANNETS SULIDAE Brown Booby Sula leucogaster CORMORANTS AND SHAGS PHALACROCORACIDAE Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus FRIGATEBIRDS FREGATIDAE Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS ARDEIDAE Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi Great Egret Ardea alba Snowy Egret Egretta thula Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Striated Heron Butorides striata Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 6 IBISES AND SPOONBILLS THRESKIORNITHIDAE Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja NEW WORLD VULTURES CATHARTIDAE Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus OSPREY PANDIONIDAE Osprey Pandion haliaetus HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES ACCIPITRIDAE Snail Kite Rosthamus sociabilis Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens Mantled Hawk Leucopternis polionotus Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris White-rumped Hawk Buteo leucorrhous White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus FALCONS AND CARACARAS FALCONIDAE Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis Southern Caracara Caracara plancus Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans American Kestrel Falco sparverius Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS RALLIDAE H Rufous-sided Crake Laterallus melanophaius Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea H Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail Aramides saracura H Ash-throated Crake Porzana albicollis Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus LIMPKIN ARAMIDAE Limpkin Aramus guarauna PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS CHARADRIIDAE Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis STILTS AND AVOCETS RECURVIROSTRIDAE Black-necked (White-backed) Stilt Himantopus mexicanus melanurus JACANAS JACANIDAE Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES SCOLOPACIDAE Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes GULLS AND TERNS LARIDAE Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Yellow-billed Tern Sternula superciliaris South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus Sandwich (Cayenne) Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis eurygnathus PIGEONS AND DOVES COLUMBIDAE Rock Pigeon (I) Columba livia Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 7 Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea plumbea Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi H Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla H Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana PARROTS PSITTACIDAE Maroon-bellied Parakeet Pyrrhura frontalis Monk Parakeet (I) Myiopsitta monachus White-eyed Parakeet Aratinga leucophthalma Blue-winged Macaw Primolius maracana Plain Parakeet (E) Brotogeris tirica Golden-tailed Parrotlet (E) Touit surdus H Pileated Parrot Pionopsitta pileata Scaly-headed Parrot Pionus maximiliani Orange-winged Parrot Amazona amazonica Blue-bellied Parrot (E) Triclaria malachitacea CUCULIDAE Cuckoo cayana Guira guira H Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani BARN-OWLS TYTONIDAE Barn Owl Tyto alba OWLS STRIGIDAE Tropical Screech-Owl Megascops choliba H Least Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium minutissimum Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia Striped Owl Pseudoscops clamator AND ALLIES CAPRIMULGIDAE Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis Scissor-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis torquata NYCTIBIIDAE Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus SWIFTS APODIDAE White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis TROCHILIDAE Saw-billed Hermit (E) Ramphodon naevius Rufous-breasted Hermit hirsutus Reddish Hermit ruber Planalto Hermit Phaethornis pretrei Scale-throated Hermit Phaethornis eurynome Swallow-tailed Hummingbird Eupetomena macroura Sombre Hummingbird (E) Aphantochroa cirrochloris Black Jacobin Florisuga fuscus Plovercrest Stephanoxis lalandi lalandi Glittering-bellied Emerald Chlorostilbon aureoventris Violet-capped Woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis White-throated Hummingbird Leucochloris albicollis

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 8 Glittering-throated Emerald Amazilia fimbriata Sapphire-spangled Emerald Amazilia lactea Brazilian Ruby (E) Clytolaema rubricauda TROGONS TROGONIDAE Surucua Trogon Trogon surrucura aurantius Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus MOTMOTS MOMOTIDAE Rufous-capped Motmot Baryphthengus ruficapillus KINGFISHERS ALCEDINIDAE Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona PUFFBIRDS BUCCONIDAE White-eared Puffbird Nystalus chacuru Crescent-chested Puffbird (E) Malacoptila striata JACAMARS GALBULIDAE Three-toed Jacamar (E-VU) Jacamaralcyon tridactyla Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda TOUCANS RAMPHASTIDAE H Saffron Toucanet Pteroglossus bailloni Spot-billed Toucanet Selenidera maculirostris Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus ariel WOODPECKERS PICIDAE White-barred Piculet Picumnus cirratus White Woodpecker Melanerpes candidus Yellow-eared Woodpecker (E) Veniliornis maculifrons H Yellow-throated Woodpecker Piculus flavigula erythropis White-browed (Yellow-browed) Woodpecker Piculus aurulentus Green-barred Woodpecker Colaptes melanochloros Campo Flicker Colaptes c. campestris Blond-crested Woodpecker Celeus flavescens OVENBIRDS FURNARIIDAE: FURNARIINAE Rufous-breasted Leaftosser Sclerurus scansor Wing-banded (Tail-banded) Hornero (E) Furnarius figulus Rufous Hornero Furnarius rufus Itatiaia Spinetail (Thistletail) (E) Oreophylax moreirae Rufous-capped Spinetail Synallaxis ruficapilla H Gray-bellied Spinetail Synallaxis cinerascens Spix's (Chicli) Spinetail Synallaxis spixi Pallid Spinetail (E) Cranioleuca pallida Yellow-chinned Spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomeus Rufous-fronted (Common) Thornbird Phacellodomus rufifrons Orange-eyed (Red-eyed) Thornbird (E) Phacellodomus (e.) erythrophthalmus Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla rufosuperciliata Black-capped Foliage-gleaner Philydor atricapillus Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner Philydor rufum White-collared Foliage-gleaner (E) Anabazenops fuscus Pale-browed Treehunter (E) Cichlocolaptes leucophrus H White-eyed Foliage-gleaner Automolus leucophthalmus Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper Lochmias nematura Sharp-billed Treehunter Heliobletus contaminatus

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 9 Streaked Xenops Xenops rutilans WOODCREEPERS FURNARIIDAE: DENDROCOLAPTINAE Plain-brown (Thrush-like) Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa turdina Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus sylviellus White-throated Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes albicollis Planalto Woodcreeper platyrostris Lesser Woodcreeper fuscus Scaled Woodcreeper (E) squamatus Black-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus falcularius TYPICAL ANTBIRDS THAMNOPHILIDAE Spot-backed Antshrike Hypoedaleus guttatus Large-tailed Antshrike Mackenziaena leachii Rufous-capped Antshrike Thamnophilus ruficapillus Chestnut-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus palliatus Sooretama Slaty-Antshrike (E) Thamnophilus ambiguus Variable Antshrike Thamnophilus caerulescens Spot-breasted Antvireo (E) Dysithamnus stictothorax Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis Rufous-backed Antvireo (E) Dysithamnus xanthopterus Star-throated Antwren (E) gularis White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris luctuosa Salvadori's Antwren (E) Myrmotherula minor Unicolored Antwren (E) Myrmotherula unicolor Rufous-winged Antwren Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus Restinga Antwren (E-CR) Formicivora littoralis Ferruginous Antbird (E) ferruginea Bertoni's Antbird Drymophila rubricollis Rufous-tailed Antbird (E) Drymophila genei Ochre-rumped Antbird (E) Drymophila ochropyga H Dusky-tailed Antbird Drymophila malura Scaled Antbird (E) Drymophila squamata Streak-capped Antwren Terenura maculata White-shouldered Fire-eye Pyriglena leucoptera ANTTHRUSHES Rufous-capped Antthrush Formicarius colma H Short-tailed Antthrush campanisona Such's (Cryptic) Antthrush (E) Chamaeza meruloides Rufous-tailed (Brazilian) Antthrush Chamaeza ruficauda GNATEATERS CONOPOPHAGIDAE Rufous Gnateater Conopophaga lineata Black-cheeked Gnateater (E) Conopophaga melanops TAPACULOS RHINOCRYPTIDAE Slaty Bristlefront (E) Merulaxis ater H Mouse-colored Tapaculo Scytalopus speluncae TYRANT FLYCATCHERS TYRANNIDAE Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola Greenish Elaenia Myiopagis viridicata viridicata Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster Highland Elaenia Elaenia obscura White-crested Tyrannulet Serpophaga subcristata Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 10 Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet Phylloscartes ventralis Serra do Mar Tyrannulet (E) Phylloscartes difficilis Rough-legged Tyrannulet Phyllomyias burmeisteri Planalto Tyrannulet Phyllomyias fasciatus Gray-capped Tyrannulet (E) Phyllomyias griseocapilla Southern Antpipit Corythopis delalandi Eared Pygmy-Tyrant Myiornis auricularis Drab-breasted Pygmy-Tyrant Hemitriccus diops Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant (E) Hemitriccus orbitatus Hangnest Tody-Tyrant (E) Hemitriccus nidipendulus Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps Gray-headed (Yellow-lored) Tody-Flycatcher (E) Todirostrum poliocephalum Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias s. sulphurescens H Yellow-breasted (Ochre-lored) Flycatcher Tolmomyias flaviventris flaviventris White-throated Spadebill Platyrinchus mystaceus Russet-winged Spadebill (VU) Platyrinchus leucoryphus Cliff Flycatcher Hirundinea ferruginea Whiskered (Yellow-rumped) Flycatcher Myiobius barbatus mastacalis Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus H Euler's Flycatcher Lathrotriccus euleri Blue-billed Black-Tyrant Knipolegus cyanirostris Crested Black-Tyrant Knipolegus lophotes Velvety Black-Tyrant (E) Knipolegus nigerrimus Yellow-browed Tyrant Satrapa icterophrys White-rumped Monjita Xolmis velatus Streamer-tailed Tyrant Gubernetes yetapa Shear-tailed Gray Tyrant Muscipipra vetula Masked Water-Tyrant Fluvicola nengeta White-headed Marsh-Tyrant Arundinicola leucocephala Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosa Large-headed Flatbill Ramphotrigon megacephalum Gray-hooded Attila (E) Attila rufus Short-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus ferox Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis Tropical Tyrannus melancholicus SHARPBILL OXYRUNCIDAE Sharpbill Oxyruncus cristatus COTINGIDAE Hooded Berryeater (E) Carpornis cucullata Bare-throated Bellbird (VU) Procnias nudicollis Black-and-gold Cotinga (E) Tijuca atra Gray-winged Cotinga (E-VU) Tijuca condita MANAKINS PIPRIDAE Pin-tailed Manakin (E) Ilicura militaris White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus Swallow-tailed (Blue) Manakin caudata

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 11 TITYRAS AND ALLIES Greenish Schiffornis Schiffornis virescens Chestnut-crowned Becard Pachyramphus castaneus White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus Black-capped Becard Pachyramphus marginatus Crested Becard Pachyramphus validus VIREOS VIREONIDAE Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Rufous-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus poicilotis Lemon-chested Greenlet Hylophilus t. thoracicus Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis CROWS, JAYS, AND MAGPIES CORVIDAE Curl-crested Jay Cyanocorax cristatellus HIRUNDINIDAE Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca Tawny-headed Swallow Alopochelidon fucata White-thighed Swallow Atticora tibialis Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera White-rumped Swallow Tachycineta leucorrhoa Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica WRENS TROGLODYTIDAE Moustached Wren Thryothorus genibarbis Long-billed Wren (E) Thryothorus longirostris House Wren Troglodytes aedon DONACOBIUS DONACOBIIDAE Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapilla THRUSHES AND ALLIES TURDIDAE Yellow-legged Thrush Turdus flavipes Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris Creamy-bellied Thrush Turdus amaurochalinus MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS MIMIDAE Chalk-browed Mockingbird Mimus saturninus NEW WORLD WARBLERS PARULIDAE Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus White-browed (White-rimmed) Warbler Basileuterus leucoblepharus BANANAQUIT COEREBIDAE Bananaquit Coereba flaveola TANAGERS AND ALLIES THRAUPIDAE Cinnamon Tanager (E) ruficapillus Hooded Tanager Nemosia pileata Olive-green Tanager (E) Orthogonys chloricterus Black-goggled Tanager Trichothraupis melanops Chestnut-vented Conebill Conirostrum speciosum Rufous-headed Tanager (E) Hemithraupis ruficapilla Yellow-backed Tanager Hemithraupis flavicollis Flame-crested Tanager Tachyphonus cristatus Ruby-crowned Tanager Tachyphonus coronatus

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 12 Brazilian Tanager (E) Ramphocelus bresilius Sayaca Tanager Thraupis sayaca Azure-shouldered Tanager (E) Thraupis cyanoptera Golden-chevroned Tanager (E) Thraupis ornata Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum Diademed Tanager Stephanophorus diadematus Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea melanonota Turquoise Tanager Tangara mexicana brasiliensis Green-headed Tanager Tangara seledon Red-necked Tanager Tangara cyanocephala Brassy-breasted Tanager (E) Tangara desmaresti Burnished-buff Tanager Tangara cayana Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza Green-winged Saltator Saltator similis Thick-billed Saltator Saltator maxillosus Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus H Black-throated Grosbeak Saltator fuliginosus BUNTINGS, SPARROWS, AND ALLIES EMBERIZIDAE Bay-chested Warbling-Finch (E) Poospiza thoracica Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina Double-collared Seedeater Sporophila caerulescens Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch Emberizoides herbicola (Gray) Pileated Finch Coryphospingus pileatus Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis CARDINALS AND ALLIES CARDINALIDAE Red-crowned Ant-Tanager Habia rubica Yellow-green Grosbeak Caryothraustes canadensis TROUPIALS AND ALLIES ICTERIDAE Chopi Blackbird Gnorimopsar chopi Chestnut-capped Blackbird Chrysomus ruficapillus Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus Red-rumped Cacique Cacicus haemorrhous Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, AND ALLIES FRINGILLIDAE Purple-throated Euphonia Euphonia chlorotica Violaceous Euphonia Euphonia violacea Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster Chestnut-bellied Euphonia Euphonia pectoralis Blue-naped Chlorophonia Chlorophonia cyanea Hooded Siskin Spinus magellanica OLD WORLD SPARROWS PASSERIDAE House Sparrow (I) Passer domesticus

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 13 Maned Sloth Bradypus torquatus Greater Bulldog Bat Noctilio leporinus Pallas's (Common) Long-tongued Bat Glossophaga soricina (Tufted-ear Marmoset) Callithrix jacchus Brazilian Squirrel (Guianan Squirrel) aestuans Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris

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