Brazil: Serra dos Tucanos Trip report 3rd to 10th December 2013 (8 days) Red-necked Tanager by Adam Riley Tour Leader: Andy Foster Trip report compiled by tour leader Andy Foster RBT Brazil: Serra dos Tucanos Trip Report 2013 2 Daily Diary Day 1: Rio de Janeiro to Serra dos Tucanos Lodge; rest of the day was spent within the lodge grounds. Day 2: High altitude excursion; full day to Pico de Caladonia. Day 3: Theodoro Trail in the morning, returning to the lodge for lunch. The afternoon was spent on the Extension trail within the grounds of the lodge. Day 4: Macae de Cima trail, full day. Day 5: Three-toed Jacamar excursion, full day. Day 6: Regua Wetlands in the morning, returning to the lodge for lunch. The afternoon was spent on the Extension trail within the grounds of the lodge. Day 7: Portao Azul Trail and Theodoro Trail, full day. Day 8: Birding around the lodge grounds until departure back to Rio de Janeiro at 15.00. Annotated List of Birds recorded Total species recorded: 260 (including 51 Brazilian endemics). The list follows the taxonomic order of the IOC (International Ornithologists’ Union). Species with an * are endemic to Brazil. Tinamous Tinamidae Brown Tinamou Crypturellus obsoletus One was seen on the 5th, with another being heard on the 6th Chachalacas, Curassows & Guans Cracidae Dusky-legged Guan Penelope obscura One was seen on the 4th, and heard at another 2 locations. New World Quail Odontophoridae Spot-winged Wood Quail Odontophorus capoeira A small number were heard on the 5th, this was the only record. Ducks, Geese, Swans Anatidae Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis Small numbers were recorded on the 8th. Brazilian Teal Amazonetta brasiliensis Small numbers were recorded on the 8th. Herons, Bitterns Ardeidae RBT Brazil: Serra dos Tucanos Trip Report 2013 3 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax A single bird was recorded on the 9th Striated Heron Butorides striata Two records, one on the 7th and another on the 8th [Western] Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Recorded in small numbers on 3 days Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoa A single bird was recorded on the 8th [Western] Great Egret Ardea alba Recorded on the 3rd and again on the 8th Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus Two birds were seen well on the 8th Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix A single bird on the 8th Snowy Egret Egretta thula Seen in small numbers on the journey up from the airport Frigatebirds Fregatidae Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Seen in large numbers on the journey up from the airport Cormorants, Shags Phalacrocoracidae Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus Recorded on the 3rd and again on the 8th New World Vultures Cathartidae Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Seen in small numbers on most days Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus Three birds on the 7th, and two on the 8th Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Recorded daily Kites, Hawks & Eagles Accipitridae Grey-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis Two birds were seen on the 9th Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis One on the 7th was the only record Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris One on the 9th was the only record White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus Three on the 7th Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus Singles of this impressive raptor were seen on the 7th and the 9th Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle Spizastur melanoleucus One on the 4th was the only record Caracaras, Falcons Falconidae RBT Brazil: Serra dos Tucanos Trip Report 2013 4 Southern Crested Caracara Caracara plancus Seen in small numbers on two days Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima Seen in small numbers on two days Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans Barred Forest Falcon Micrastur ruficollis One heard on the 6th was the only record Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis One on the 7th Seriemas Cariamidae Red-legged Seriema Cariama cristata One seen well on the 4th, and another heard on the 7th Rails, Crakes & Coots Rallidae Rufous-sided Crake Laterallus melanophaius Two were seen on the 8th Slaty-breasted Wood Rail Aramides saracura Recorded almost daily in the lodge grounds and on the feeders Ash-throated Crake Porzana albicollis A single bird was heard on the 7th Blackish Rail Pardirallus nigricans Four birds were seen on the 7th, and a single bird heard on the 8th Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica A single bird on the 8th Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Recorded in large numbers on the 8th Plovers Charadriidae Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis Recorded in small numbers on three days Jacanas Jacanidae Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana Recorded in small numbers on the 8th Pigeons, Doves Columbidae Common (Rock) Pigeon Columba livia Recorded on the 3rd Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro Seen on several days Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis Small numbers seen on three days Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea A single bird was heard on the 4th Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti Seen daily Grey-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla RBT Brazil: Serra dos Tucanos Trip Report 2013 5 Heard on the 5th with single birds being seen on the 8th and the 9th Parrots Psittacidae White-eyed Parakeet Aratinga leucophthalma Small numbers seen on the 7th and again on the 9th Maroon-bellied Parakeet Pyrrhura frontalis Seen almost daily on the lodge feeders and on various excursions Blue-winged Parrotlet Forpus xanthopterygius Three on the 7th was the only record Plain Parakeet * Brotogeris tirica Seen almost daily on the lodge feeders Scaly-headed Parrot Pionus maximiliani Seen in small numbers on four days Cuckoos Cuculidae Greater Ani Crotophaga major Four were seen well on the 8th Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani Small numbers on the 7th and again on the 8th Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana A single bird was seen on the 6th, and heard on three other days Owls Strigidae Tropical Screech Owl Megascops choliba A single bird was heard on the 4th Ferruginous Pygmy Owl Glaucidium brasilianum Two on the 8th was the only record Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia Two were seen on the 7th Swifts Apodidae White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris Seen on the 4th and again on the 6th Grey-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris Seen on the 3rd and again on the 10th Hummingbirds Trochilidae Saw-billed Hermit * Ramphodon naevius Recorded almost daily on the lodge feeders Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsutus Single birds recorded on the 3rd and the 4th Scale-throated Hermit Phaethornis eurynome Two birds seen well on the 5th Sombre Hummingbird * Aphantochroa cirrhochloris Recorded daily on the lodge feeders Swallow-tailed Hummingbird Eupetomena macroura Recorded on the 7th and again on the 8th Black Jacobin Florisuga fuscus RBT Brazil: Serra dos Tucanos Trip Report 2013 6 Recorded daily on the lodge feeders Plovercrest Stephanoxis lalandi Small numbers on the 4th and again on the 6th Violet-capped Woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis Recorded daily on the lodge feeders White-chinned Sapphire Hylocharis cyanus Two on the 8th White-throated Hummingbird Leucochloris albicollis Single birds were seen on the 5th and the 6th Brazilian Ruby * Clytolaema rubricauda Recorded on the 5th and again on the 9th Trogons Trogonidae Surucua Trogon Trogon surrucura Single birds on the 7th and the 9th Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus Single bird on the 5th Kingfishers Alcedinidae Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle Americana Single birds were recorded on the 6th and the 8th Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata Two were seen on the 8th Jacamars Galbulidae Three-toed Jacamar * Jacamaralcyon tridactyla Three birds seen well on the 7th Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda Two on the 8th Puffbirds Bucconidae White-eared Puffbird Nystalus chacuru Two birds seen well on the 7th Crescent-chested Puffbird * Malacoptila striata One bird was heard on the 7th Toucans Ramphastidae Saffron Toucanet Pteroglossus bailloni Heard on the 7th, with a single bird being seen on the 9th Spot-billed Toucanet Selenidera maculirostris Seen on all but two days Woodpeckers Picidae White-barred Piculet Picumnus cirratus Small numbers seen on two days Yellow-eared Woodpecker * Veniliornis maculifrons Heard on several days with two being seen well on the 9th Yellow-browed Woodpecker Piculus aurulentus RBT Brazil: Serra dos Tucanos Trip Report 2013 7 Two on the 4th and one on the 9th Green-barred Woodpecker Colaptes melanochloros Heard on the 6th and two seen well on the 7th Campo Flicker Colaptes campestris Two seen on the 7th Blonde-crested Woodpecker Celeus flavescens Single birds seen on 5 days Ovenbirds Furnariidae Band-tailed Hornero * Furnarius figulus Two on the 7th and another on the 8th Rufous Hornero Furnarius rufus Small numbers recorded on the 7th Itatialia Spinetail * Asthenes moreirae Two individuals recorded on the 4th….great rare endemic!! Rufous-capped Spinetail Synallaxis ruficapilla Single birds seen on the 4th, 6th and the 9th Gray-bellied Spinetail Synallaxis cinerascens One on the 9th was the only record Spixi’s Spinetail Synallaxis spixi One on the 6th was the only record Pallid Spinetail * Cranioleuca pallida Small numbers recorded on the 4th, 6th and the 9th Yellow-chinned Spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomeus Two birds seen on both the 7th and again on the 8th Rufous-fronted Thornbird Phacellodomus rufifrons Seen well on the 7th Orange-eyed Thornbird * Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus Two on the 4th and a single bird on the 9th Firewood Gatherer Anumbius annumbi Two birds seen well on the 7th White-browed Foliage-gleaner * Anabacerthia amaurotis Heard on the 4th with two being seen on the 5th Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner Philydor rufum Seen