Brazil: The Pantanal and Amazon 25 June - 9 July 2016 BIRD AND MAMMAL CHECKLISTS Itinerary: 25 June Arrival/Night in Cuiabá 26 June Chapada dos Guimarães/Night in Chapada dos Guimarães 27 June Chapada dos Guimarães, fly to Alta Floresta/Night Cristalino Lodge 28 June-1 July Cristalino area/Nights Cristalino Jungle Lodge 2 July Return to Cuiabá, drive to Pantanal/Night Pousada Piuval 3 July Piuval area/Night Pousada Piuval 4 July Piuval and Transpantanal highway/Night Pantanal Mato Grosso Hotel 5 July Pixaim river area/Night Pantanal Mato Grosso Hotel 6 July Transpantanal highway AM, jaguar search PM/Night Hotel Porto Jofre 7 July All day on river for Jaguars and others/Night Hotel Porto Jofre 8 July Porto Jofre to Cuiabá/Night in Cuiabá 9 July Departure Notes: 6/26 Agua Fria Road until 8:30, Vale da Bencào until 11:00, Lunch at Penàsco, PM Centro Geodesico 6/27 Agua Fria Road to Radar Station Road. PM Drove from Alto Floresta to Tellpiresa River, Cruise Cristalino River 6/28 Ted Parker tower, back along the trail. PM Arriosto Island and 6/29 Serra trail, various stops along river. PM, up and down river and sat at bird baths near lodge 6/30 Doctor Haffer's trail, Cristalino and Telles Pires River 7/1 Chip Haven Tower, Saleira Loop, No name spot. River, Limau Orchard 7/2 Birding near the lodge, down Tower Trail. PM drive to Pousada Piuval 7/3 Entire day at Pousada Piuval 7/4 Transpantanal Highway, rest of morning at Posada Piuval. PM Transpantanal highway, Pixaim River and environs 7/5 Very near Pixain river 7/6 Pixain River, drove 80km south along Transpantanal Hwy to Porto Jofre. First two Jaguars on Cuiabá River, and the last Jaguar on Piquiri River 7/7 Mostly Rio Cuiabá, also Coxiro Negro, Tresiremas River 7/8 Porto Jofre to Cuiabá 7/9 Sleeping in! The taxonomy and nomenclature of this list follow the August 2015 version of the Clements/eBird checklist available here: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist Alternate English names are given in parentheses. The number codes for each species give a general idea of your chances to see it based on the itinerary of the tour. Expect to see almost all of the 1's, about half of the 2's, and only a few 3's. Page MWE (van Brazil Pantanal/Amazon June/July 2016 6/25 6/26 6/27 6/28 6/29 6/30 7/1 7/2 7/3 7/4 7/5 7/6 7/7 7/8 MWE Heard Only Comments Number Perlo) Code 4 97 93 123 100 85 84 70 130 131 105 115 87 123 441 44 RHEAS RHEIDAE 1 26.1 1 Greater Rhea Rhea americana 8 10 X 3 1 0 Fairly easy at Pousada Piuval 2 26.3 3 Gray Tinamou Tinamus tao h 1 1 3 26.4 2 Great Tinamou Tinamus major h h 1 1 5 27.1 3 Cinereous Tinamou Crypturellus cinereus h 1 1 8 27.4b 2 Undulated Tinamou Crypturellus undulatus h h h (h) 1 1 10 27.5 3 Variegated Tinamou Crypturellus variegatus h 1 1 11 28.3 3 Small-billed Tinamou Crypturellus parvirostris (h) h 1 1 14 13.7 1 Southern Screamer Chauna torquata 2 X X (1) (1) 1 0 Much prettier than Horned Screamer… :-) 15 14.2 2 White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata 10 1 0 16 14.1 1 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis 15 X (X) (X) 1 0 17 14.7 1 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata 3f X X 1 0 18 15.2 2 Brazilian Teal Amazonetta brasiliensis 2 X 1 0 GUANS, CHACHALACAS, CURASSOWS CRACIDAE 19 30.4 1 Chaco Chachalaca Ortalis canicollis 39 X X X X 1 0 Just as noisy as you'd expect; easy to see 22 29.6 2 Spix's Guan Penelope jacquacu 1 1 1 0 23 29.2 1 Chestnut-bellied Guan Penelope ochrogaster 8 2 2 1 0 24 29.9b 1 Blue-throated Piping-Guan Pipile cumanensis 1 X 1 1 (1) 1 0 Blue-throated X Red-throated Piping- Photos of interesting hybrid. I wonder if P. Guan Pipile sp. 1 (X) 1 0 cumanensis and P. cujubi are actually good species. 25 29.8b 1 Red-throated Piping-Guan Pipile cujubi 1 1 1 (1) 1 0 26 31.3 2 Razor-billed Curassow Mitu tuberosum 1m 1 0 One near the edge of the river at dusk was nice 27 31.8 1 Bare-faced Curassow Crax fasciolata (1) 1m+1f 5 1 5 X 1 1 0 Fairly easy and can be domesticated Including at least two active nests visible from the 30 12.8 1 Jabiru Jabiru mycteria 1 2 X X X X X 1 0 Transpantal road 31 12.6 1 Wood Stork Mycteria americana 3 1 1 1 X X X X X 1 0 32 9.2 1 Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus X X X X X X X X X 1 0 Just as common as you'd expect 33 9.1 1 Anhinga Anhinga anhinga 1 1 X X X 5 X X X X X 1 0 Much easier in the wet season, apparently. One 34 10.4 3 Zigzag Heron Zebrilus undulatus h 1 1 distant response to vigorous playback 35 10.1 2 Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis h 1 1 36 10.10 1 Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum 2 X X X X X 1 0 37 12.3 1 Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi 1 1 2 X X X X X X 1 0 38 11.5 1 Great Egret Ardea alba 1 (X) X X X X X X 1 0 39 11.4 1 Snowy Egret Egretta thula 1 X 1 4 X X X X (X) X 1 0 40 11.3 1 Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea 5 X (2) (2) 1 0 41 11.8 1 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis X (X) X X X X X 1 0 42 10.8 1 Striated Heron Butorides striata 1 1 1 X X X X X X X 1 0 44 11.1 1 Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix X X X 1 0 Relatively uncommon to other herons and egrets 45 11.10 1 Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus 1 X X X 1 1 2 (1) 1 0 Ditto 46 10.5 1 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 1 X X X (2) 1 0 47 10.7 2 Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius 1 X 1 0 Only a few and right at dusk For some reason, I had trouble getting on these on the river. Probably the lack of contrast and their 49 9.10 1 Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis (1) 1 (1) X (3) 1 1 X 3 1 0 proclivity for hiding in the shade 50 9.5 1 Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus X X X X 1 0 51 9.8 1 Plumbeous Ibis Theristicus caerulescens X X (2) (X) 1 0 Very nice looking bird. Shaggy is nice. :-) Non-stop vocalizing at Porto Jofre was more than 52 9.9 1 Buff-necked Ibis Theristicus caudatus 3 X X X X X X X 1 0 annoying 53 12.9 1 Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja X X (2) 1 0 No close perched birds and only a few flew over 54 16.1 1 Black Vulture Coragyps atratus X X (X) X X X X X X X X X 1 0 55 16.2 1 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 1 1 (1) 1 1 1 0 56 16.3 1 Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus X X X X X 1 0 More common than TUVU in the Pantanal 57 16.4 1 Greater Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes melambrotus X 1 X X 4 X 1 0 58 16.5 2 King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa (1juv) 2 1 0 Soaring high above the river 59 17.1 2 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 2 1 0 A distant flock of several near the burned area of 63 17.2 2 Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus 1 1 0 Agua Fria road 69 22.8 1 Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis 1 X 2 X X 1 0 70 18.1 1 Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis (X) X X X X X X 1 0 Ubiquitous in the Pantanal One decent look at a soaring bird, another flew from 77 20.1 2 Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens 1 1 1 1 0 tree to tree and buried itself deep in the foliage 78 22.3 1 Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis 4 j X X X (1) X (X) 1 0 Most seemed to be sub-adults 79 22.6 1 Great Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga 1 j+adult (h) X X 1 X X 1 0 80 22.2 1 Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris 1 (1) X 2 X X 1 0 Also along rivers… :-) 81 21.6 2 White-tailed Hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus 2 1 0 In cerrado Tropical Birding Brazil: Pantanal & Amazon 2016 Page 1 Page MWE (van Brazil Pantanal/Amazon June/July 2016 6/25 6/26 6/27 6/28 6/29 6/30 7/1 7/2 7/3 7/4 7/5 7/6 7/7 7/8 MWE Heard Only Comments Number Perlo) Code 4 97 93 123 100 85 84 70 130 131 105 115 87 123 441 44 83 20.4 2 White-browed Hawk Leucopternis kuhli 1 1 0 Distant scope looks 84 21.1 2 Gray-lined [Gray] Hawk Buteo nitidus 1 1 1 1 0 86 35.4 1 Sunbittern Eurypyga helias 1 (1) 1 1 1 1 1 (1) 1 0 Nice views in flight showing wing pattern 87 32.6 2 Rufous-sided Crake Laterallus melanophaius (1)h 1 1 88 32.7 3 Gray-breasted Crake Laterallus exilis 1 1 0 Amazingly, Nick called this into view 89 34.3 1 Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajaneus 1 X 2 2 1 0 Easy along road/river sides 92 34.10 2 Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus 1 (1) 1 0 Surprisingly uncommon, I guess 93 35.5 2 Sungrebe Heliornis fulica 1m 1 1 0 Including one that I actually got photos 94 28.9 1 Limpkin Aramus guarauna 1 X X 1 X (3) X 1 0 96 35.7 2 Black-necked [White-backed] Stilt Himantopus mexicanus melanurus X X 1 0 97 37.7 1 Pied Lapwing Vanellus cayanus X 2 2 1 0 Much prettier than Southern Lapwing 98 37.8 1 Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis X X X X (X) X (X) 1 0 99 38.5 1 Collared Plover Charadrius collaris 2 1 0 Showing the rufous collar, no less 100 32.10 1 Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana 1 X X (1) X X X 1 0 106 41.10 1 Yellow-billed Tern Sternula superciliaris 1 5 X (X) 1 0 Relatively small numbers for terns 107 40.6 1 Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex 5 X 7 X X 1 0 Relatively small numbers for terns Including one displaying their unique sitting position of 108 40.10 1 Black Skimmer Rynchops niger 15 3 X 1 0 dropping to the ground with their bill out front 109 45.7 1 Rock Pigeon Columba livia X (X) 1 0 110 45.8 1 Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis 1 3 10 X 1 (X) 5 1 0 112 46.2 1 Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro (1) 3 1 X X X X X X 1 0 The default pigeon for much of the trip 113 45.9 1 Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea 1 1 0 114 45.10 2 Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea (1)h 3 1 X 1 0 116 44.3 1 Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti 5 X (1) X X X 1 0 117 45.1 1 Scaled Dove Columbina squammata X X 2 (X) (X) X 1 0 Uncommon but present in small numbers in the 118 44.4 1 Picui Ground-Dove Columbina picui 1 (1) (X) (X) 1 0 Pantanal 119 44.6 2 Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa 4 1 0 Nice on the hike up the Serra Trail 120 45.2 2 Long-tailed Ground-Dove Uropelia campestris 1 1 0 Wingbars make this an easy ID 122 45.4 1 White-tipped