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Birding trip report Brazil 5-15 April 2018 byMikkoPyhälä photobelow:Wing-bandedHornero
Ispentoneveryrewardingweekend(5-8April)inCamposdoJordão,aholidayresortatabout1600metersabovesealevel,abouttwohours’drivefromSãoPaulotowardsRiodeJaneiro.Myexcellentguidewasornithologist/herpetologistCarlosHenrique(ornithocarlos(a)gmail.com;www.carduelis.bio.br)whoknewpracQcallyallthecalls,usedwellhisplayback,andwasabletotakemetoexactlocaQonswheretofindtheinteresQngbirds.Theweatherwasexcellent,atnightdowntoabout10degreescenQgrade,butduringdayQmebetween20and30degrees.WestayedatVillaHegus(www.pousadavillahegus.com.br)whereinteresQngbirdscouldbeseenfromourbreakfasttableandfromourroombalcony.TheearlymorningswestayedwithinwalkingdistanceandcouldseedozensofinteresQngbirds.Wealsomadeexcursionsbycartoabithigher1800asl(PicodoItapeva,EstradadoHorto)andabitlower1300asl(EstradadoHorto,EstradadaPedradoBaú)alQtudes.CarlospickedmeupattheSãoPauloairportatabout5a.m.whenI
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arrivedfromFrankfurt,andonthewaywestoppedtoobservebirdsatTremembé,alsoitsricefields(Taubaté/Arrozal).WhenleavingCamposdoJordão,wealsobirdedearlya^ernooninTremembé.WithCarlos,Iwasabletogetover50lifers.WikiaveshasausefullistoftheCamposdoJordãobirds.
Myothergreatweekend(13-15April)wasnearParaty,StateofRiodeJaneiro,somefivehoursfromRiobycollecQvevan.IstayedinthemiddleoftheMataAtlânQcainalovelyguesthouseLeGited’IndaiaQba(legitedindaiaQba(a)gmail.com),20minutesdrivefromParatytown,alQtude300-500asl.SuperbculinaryexperienceandgoodcarebyOlivier(French)andValeria(Brazilian).TheirdogNaomiaccompaniedmetomostofmywalksandseemedtohaveexperienceinfindingbirdsforbirdwatchers.Duringseveraldecades,OlivierandValeriahaverecreatedthenaturalecosystemfromscratchandnowtheyhaveanawesomeavifaunaattheirdoor,witharewardingshortwalktoaheliportwhichisgoodforobservingflyingPsifacidaeandbamboo-lovingbirds.Evenwithoutplayback,Imanagedtogetovertenlifers–andtherewouldhavebeensomanymore,thesongandcallsofwhichIdidnotknow.FortunatelystrongrainstartedonlytheminuteIle^,notbefore.Isleptinacomfortablebungalownearnaturalrapidsandswaminapooloffountainwater.OnecouldgetprofessionalguidancefromParatybirds,butbecauseofmyveryshortstay,Idecidedtoventureonmyown.TheownerstoldmetheyhavearesidentpairofMurucututu(probablyTawny-browedOwlPulsatrixkoeniswaldiana)whichIdidnotsee.SpeciesthatwerecomingtothefruitfeederwereGreen-headedTanagerandGolden-chevronedTanager,plusallfourspeciesofthrushes.AlsoCommonMarmoset(Micoestrela,Callithrixjacchus),amonkeyspeciesfromnorthernAtlanQcforest,wasaregularvisitor.
DuringmyvisittoBrazil,Iobservedsome185speciesofbirds,ofwhich16wereBrazilianendemics,oneofthembeingendangeredwhilenon-endemic(CrownedSolitaryEagle);twoarevulnerable(Vinaceous-breastedParrotandRed-browedParrot)andtwonear-threatened(Turquoise-frontedAmazonandAtlanIcRoyal-flycatcher).Ofthebirdsseenon
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Upperle^:PallidSpinetailUpperright:Buff-breastedWarbling-finch
Lowerle^:BlueManakin
Lowerright:Dusky-leggedGuan
thistrip,69werelifersforme.SeveralBrazilianendemicsIhadseenbeforeonmyprevioustrips1989inAmazonasandRoraima,2000inBrasiliaNaQonalPark,and2012inUbatuba.
AmongtheeventsofgreatestimpactweretwoveryshortmorningwalksfromVillaHeguswithCarloswhenwestayedatagroupoffloweringandfruiQngsmalltreeswhichafracteduptosomehundredsofbirdsofafewdozenspecies,includingalargeflockoftheunbelievablybeauQfulBrassy-breastedTanagers.WithusstandingsQll,thebirdswerefeedingcalmlyafewmetersfromusallowingcloseobservaQonandphotography.OneofthefinestbirdsseenwasBlack-cappedPipriteswhichisarelaQveoftheManakins.AflockofrarelyobservedSwallow-tailedCoIngaslandedinatallpinejustinfrontofus.ThankstoCarlos’experQse,IcouldseeandphotographseveralotherAraucariaspecialistssuchasAraucariaTit-spinetail,White-throatedHummingbird,Green-crownedPlovercrest,SurucuaTrogon,ScallopedWoodcreeper,SerradoMarTyrannulet,SerradoMarTyrant-manakin,DiademedTanager,RufousGnatcatcher,Golden-wingedCacique,Bay-chestedWarbling-finch,Buff-breastedWarbling-finchandWhite-rimmedWarbler.AlsoavisittoalekofBlueManakinwasmemorable.Rufous-tailedAnRhrushweonlyheard,couldnotsee.
Photo: Bazzy-breasted Tanager, one of the most beautiful birds of the highlands
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ItwasatrulymovingmomentwhenplaybackbroughtamaleBarredForest-falcon(photobelow)toperchrightinfrontofusonatreebranchsome20metersaway,infaintlightjustbeforesunrise.WealsohadararesighQngfromahilltopofCrownedSolitaryEagleperchedinalowtreeseveralhundredmetersfromus.ItsglobalpopulaQonisesQmatedat250-1000individualsonly.
SomeofthebirdswhichrespondedverywelltoplaybackwereGreen-barredWoodpecker,White-spoRedWoodpecker,SurucuaTrogon,RobustWoodpecker,Narrow-billedWoodcreeper,ScallopedWoodcreeper,Streamcreeper,Sharp-billedTreehunter,Wing-bandedHornero,Spix’sSpinetail,Grey-belliedSpinetail,Buff-browedFoliage-gleaner,White-crestedTyrannulet,Grey-cappedTyrannulet,MoRle-cheekedTyrannulet,OlivaceousElaenia,DiademedTanager,andRufous-crownedGreenlet.
Iwasalsoabletoseesome40speciesofbirdsinRiodeJaneirowhereIstayedatBed&BreakfastOVeleiroonaridgeinBotafogo,notfarfromtheChristStatue,offeringniceviewsofmanyinteresQngspeciessuchasChannel-billedToucan,PlainParakeet,Yellow-chevronedParakeet,Peach-frontedParakeetandSwallow-tailedHummingbird.
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Photoabove:Mofle-cheekedTyrannulet,tailtypicallycocked.Photoright:RobustWoodpecker
SeveralspecieswhichtheliteratureindicatesofbeingloweralQtudebirds,haveactuallybeenrecordednormallyinthisareainthepast.Suchspeciesaree.g.GreenishWarbler,White-throatedHummingbird,Bay-chestedWarbling-finch,andtosomeextentCrestedBlack-tyrant.
ThehandbookIusedwasBervanPerlo(2009)AFieldGuidetotheBirdsofBrazil(Oxford).InthisreportIfollowthesystemaQcorderofHowardandMoore.ParQcularlyusefulforthesebirdingsiteswasthebookJuhaHonkalaandSeppoNiiranen:ABirdwatchingGuidetoSouth-EastBrazil(PortaldoBosque2010).IfollowthelatestscienQficnamesasinHandbookoftheBirdsoftheWorld(LynxedsandBirdLife),andhavetriedinincludemanysubspeciesnames,also.Mylifers
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Photoabove:DiademedTanagerisoneofthespectacularbirdsoftheAraucariaforests
areindicatedinbold.Ididnotmuchtrytoseebirdsquitefamiliarformewhichweonlyheard,evenifadifferentsubspecies.Thelistofthreatenedbirdsusedhereisthe2014versionbyICMBIO.IhavealsoconsultedworksbyJamesClementsandRobertRidgely.
Some70ofmybirdpicturesofthistriphavebeenuploadedonInternetBirdCollecQonwithpreciseindicaQonofthelocaQon.ThoseyoucanlookupundermyIBCprofilehfps://www.hbw.com/ibc/u/3849.
Photo right: Serra do Mar Tyrant-manakin, also Araucaria apecialist
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Photo abpve: Green-barred Woodpecker ListofspeciesobservedBrownTinamouCrypturellusobsoletusobsoletus(heardonly)CdJNeotropicCormorantNannopterumbrasilianusRiogroupsflyingMagnificentFrigateBirdFregatamagnificensRiomanyovertheoceanWhistlingHeronSyrigmasibilatrixTremembé/TaubatéArrozaloneGreatEgretArdeaalbaTremembé/TaubatéArrozalseveralSnowyEgretEgreGathulaTremembé/TaubatéArrozalseveralCafleEgretBubulcusibisTremembé/TaubatéArrozalcommonwhereanimalsgrazeStriatedHeronButoridesstriatusTremembé/TaubatéArrozalseveralBuff-neckedIbisTherisIcuscaudatushyperorius(heardonly)Tremembé/TaubatéArrozalBrazilianTealAmazoneGabrasiliensisTremembé/TaubatéArrozalseveralflyingaroundBlackVultureCoragypsatratusCdJcommoninallplacesvisited,RioGreatBlackHawkButeogallusurubiIngaurubiIngaseenfromcarnearAngradosReis NuclearPowerStaQon
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CrownedSolitaryEagleUrubi&ngacoronataENDANGEREDCdJEstradadoHorto,one subadultperchedforabout10minutesfarout.Photographed(fuzzy).RoadsideHawkRupornismagnirostrismagniplumisCdJ,EstradadoHorto,EstradadaPedra doBaú,Rio,IndaiaQbaShort-tailedHawkButeobrachyurusbrachyurusTremembétwoadultsinflightBlackHawk-eagleSpizaetustyrannusEstradadaPedradoBaúoneflyingSouthernCaracaraCaracaraplancusCdJ,PicodoItapeva,EstradadoHorto,EstradadaPedra doBaú,singlebirdscommonlyseenYellow-headedCaracaraMilvagochimachimaCdJTremembécommonLaughingFalconHerpetotherescachinnans(heardonly)TremembéoneBarredForest-falconMicrastusruficollisruficollisCdJ,PicodoItapeva,callednearourhotel andapproachedveryclosewithplaybackAmericanKestrelFalcosparveriusCdJPicodoItapevaDusky-leggedGuanPenelopeobscuraCdJoneonafencenearthehotelSpot-wingedWood-quailOdontophoruscapoeira(heardonly)CdJEstradadoHortodusk concertSlaty-breastedWood-railAramidessaracuraCdJintown,alsoalongtheroadtoPicodo ItapevaRed-leggedSeriamaCariamacristataCdJ,EstradadoHortooneintallgrassSouthernLapwingVanelluschilensislampronotusCdJafamilyatentrancetotownSouthAmericanSnipeGallinagoparaguaiaeparaguaiaeTremembé/TaubatéArrozalone cameclosewithplayback.Photobelow.
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RockPigeonColumbaliviaCdJcommoninallresidenQalareasPicazuroPigeonPatagioenaspicazuroregularinallenvironmentsPlumbeousPigeonPatagioenasplumbeaplumbeaCdJ,EstradadoHorto,Rio,individuals seenEaredDoveZenaidaauriculatachrysaucheniaCdJfairlycommonRuddyGround-doveColumbinatalpacoITremembé,Rio,commonWhite-QppedDoveLeptoIlaverreauxidecipiens(orchalcauchenia)IndaiaQbaafewcalling andseenGrey-frontedDoveLeptoIlarufifaxillareichenbachiiIndaiaQbaonecallingandseenWhite-eyedParakeetPsiGacaraleucophtalmusleucopthalmusCdJ,Rio,IndaiaQbaseveral groupsmovingaround.Photobelow.
Peach-frontedParakeetEupsi:ulaaureaRio,alsoinSãoPaulotown,noisygroups,unafraidMaroon-belliedParakeetPyrrhurafrontalisCdJ,Tremembé/Taubaté,themostcommon parakeetinCdJBlue-wingedParrotletForpusxanthopterygiusxanthopterygiusCdJasmallgroupnearour hotelPlainParakeetBrotogeris&ricaENDEMICRio,groupsseeneverymorninginfruiQngtrees
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Yellow-chevronedParakeetBrotogerischiririchiririCdJatourhotel,Tremembé/Taubaté Arrozal,RiofeedinginafruiQngtreePileatedParrotPionopsiGapileataCdJ,IndaiaQbaflyinggroupsseenScaly-headedParrotPionusmaximilianiCdJ,TremembéobservedwithoutfailureTurquoise-frontedAmazonAmazonaaesIvaNEARTHREATENEDCdJsmallnumbers observedVinaceous-breastedAmazonAmazonavinaceaENDEMICVULNERABLECdJ,Estradado HortoafewperchedintallAraucariasbeforeduskPhotobelowle^Vinaceous-breastedAmazonphotorightWhite-throatedHummingbird
Red-browedParrotAmazonarhodocorythaENDEMICVULNERABLEIndaiaQbasmallgroups flyingSquirrelCuckooPiayacayanaCdJonenearthehotelSmooth-billedAniCrotophagaaniCdJ,Tremembé,commoninopenareasGuiraCuckooGuiraguiraTremembécommonGrey-rumpedSwi^ChaeturacinereiventrisIndaiaQbaoneseenatduskSick’sSwi^ChaeturameridionalisCdJTremembé/Taubaté,IndaiaQba,smallnumbersflyingSaw-billedHermitRamphodonnaeviusENDEMICIndaiaQbaonefeedinglowintreesat sunriseRufous-breastedHermitGlaucishirsutaIndaiaQbamostcommonhummingbirdhereScale-throatedHermitPhaetorniseurynomeCdJ,PicodoItapeva,oneseenfeedingSwallow-tailedHummingbirdEupetomenamacrouraCdJ,EstradadoHorto,EstradadaPedra doBaú,Rio,perhapsthemostcommonhummingbirdintheregionGreen-crownedPlovercrestStephanoxislalandiCdJ,EstradadaPedradoBaú,oneseen, severalheardWhite-throatedHummingbirdLeucochlorisalbicollisCdJafewobservednearthehotelBrazilianRubyHelidoxarubricaudaENDEMICCdJ,EstradadaPedradoBaú,oneseenSouthernSurucuaTrogonTrogonsurrucuraCdJ,PicodoItapeva,severalheard,onemale seen.ThisspecieswasrecentlysplitfromNorthernSurucuaTrogon(Trogon auranIus)whichhasanorange,notredbelly.Photop.11Rufous-tailedJacamarGalbularuficaudarufoviridisRio,onepairflewbythehostel
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Photo above: Southern Surucua Trogon, identified by bright red belly and yellow eyeRed-breastedToucanRamphastosdicolorusCdJ,PicodoItapeva,inpairsorsmallgroupsChannel-billedToucanRamphastosvitellinusRio,twoseenandheardcallinga^er6a.m.at distanceTocoToucanRamphastostocoCdJ,IndaiaQba,flewoverwhenleavingSaoPauloWhite-barredPiculetPicumnuscirratusCdJ,EstradadaPedradoBaú,Tremembé,Rio.Most commonlyseen/heardwoodpeckerWhiteWoodpeckerMelanerpescandidusTremembé,gregariousandnoisy-Yellow-frontedWoodpeckerMelanerpesflavifronsIndaiaQbaonenoisypairincourtship.Photobelowle^Yellow-frontedWoodpeckerPhotobelowrightWhiteWoodpecker
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White-spoRedWoodpeckerVeniliornisspilogasterCdJonemalerespondedwellto playback.PhotosaboveofmaleWhite-browedWoodpeckerPiculusaurulentus(heardonly)CdJEstradadoHortoGreen-barredWoodpeckerColaptesmelanochlorosmelanochlorosTremembé/Taubaté Arrozal,intrees.Photop.7CampoFlickerColaptescampestrisCdJ,EstradadaPedradoBaú,Tremembé/Taubaté, commonRobustWoodpeckerCampephilusrobustusCdJ,PicodoItapeva,conspicuousdrummingEasternOlivaceousWoodcreeperSiGasomusgriseicapillusgriseicapillusCdJ,IndaiaQba, commonPlanaltoWoodcreeperDendrocolaptesplatyrostrisCdJ,EstradadoHorto,oneseenand heardNarrow-billedWoodcreeperLepidocolaptesangus&rostrisbivi:atusTremembé,onemale, photobelow
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Scalloped Woodcreeper photo below. Note distinctive belly feathers.
ScallopedWoodcreeperLepidocolaptesfalcinellusCdJEstradadoHorto,twotogetherWing-bandedHorneroFurnariusfigulusfigulusENDEMICTremembé,pairindisplayRufousHorneroFurnariusrufusTremembé,severalinopenareasAraucariaTit-spinetailLeptasthenurasetariaCdJEstradadoHorto,uncommon,seenonlyin AraucariatreetopsSpix’sSpinetailSynallaxisspixiCdJ,PicodoItapeva,EstradadoHorto,common,hidingGray-belliedSpinetailSynallaxiscinerascensCdJ,PicodoItapeva,difficulttoseePallidSpinetailCranioleucapallidaENDEMICCdJ,EstradadoHorto,singlebirds,photop.2Firewood-GathererAnumbiusannumbiTremembé/TaubatéonepairatnestStreamcreeperLochmiasnematuranematuraCdJapairnearapondonthewaytoPicodo Itapeva.Photobelowle^.,Buff-browedFoliage-gleanerphotobelowright
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Buff-browedFoliage-gleanerSyndactylarufosuperciliatarufosuperciliataCdJonepair respondedtoplaybackbutkeptinsidethefoliageRufous-breastedLea\osserSclerurusscansorIndaiaQba,severalcalledatdawnanddusk, oneseenSharp-billedTreehunterHeliobletuscontaminatuscontaminatusCdJ,EstradadoHorto, respondedtoplaybackGiantAntshrikeBataracinereacinerea(heardonly)CdJnearthehotel[Large-tailedAntshrikeMackenziaenaleachii)CdJ,EstradadaPedradoBaúheardbyCarlos]VariableAntshrikeThamnophiluscaerulescenscaerulescensCdJseveralheardChestnut-backedAntshrikeThamnophiluspalliatus(heardonly)Rio,IndaiaQba,typicalsong heardSpot-breastedAntvireoDysithamnussIctothoraxIndaiaQba,severalinmixedpartyin bambooOchre-rumpedAntbirdDrymophylaochropygaENDEMICIndaiaQba,inmixedpartyin bambooDusky-tailedAntbirdDrymophilamaluraCdJ,EstradadaPedradoBaú.VerysecreQve,but oneseenRufous-tailedAnRhrushChamaezaruficauda(heardonly)CdJPicodoItapevaEstradado Horto,sangbutdidnotrespondtoplaybackRufousGnateaterConopophagalineatavulgarisCdJ,PicodoItapeva,tworesponded immediatelytoplayback.Photobelow.
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Photo left Greenish Tyrannulet; photo right Planalto Tyrannulet
GreenishTyrannuletPhyllomyiasvirescensCdJ,PicodoItapeva,EstradadoHorto,severalPlanaltoTyrannuletPhyllomyiasfasciatusbrevirostrisCdJ,PicodoItapeva,Estradado Horto,stradadaPedradoBaú,widelyspreadandvocal
Grey-cappedTyrannuletPhyllomyiasgriseocapillaENDEMICCdJ,EstradadoHorto,several heardandseen.Photoabovele^,notetypicalyellowflanksSouthernBeardlessTyrannuletCamptostomaobsoletusobsoletumCdJcommoninthe regionGreyElaeniaMyiopagiscanicepsIndaiaQbaoneforaging,callingandseenOlivaceousElaeniaElaeniamesoleucaCdJ,EstradadaPedradoBaú,commoninthis locaQonWhite-crestedTyrannuletSerpophagasubcristataCdJ,EstradadoHorto,onerespondedto playback.Photoaboveright.Gray-hoodedFlycatcherMionectesrufiventrisCdJ,oneinafruiQngtreenearourhotelSepia-cappedFlycatcherLeptopogonamaurocephalusamaurocephalosIndaiaQba,oneor morefeedingatmid-levelMoRle-cheekedTyrannuletPhylloscartesventralisCdJ,EstradadoHorto,severalsinging acQvely tailcocked,photop.5SerradoMarTyrannuletPhylloscartesdifficilisENDEMICCdJPicodoItapeva,hiding
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Ochre-facedTody-flycatcherPoecilotriccusplumbeicepsCdJEstradadaPedradoBaú, extremelysecreQveinitsverysmallterritoryGray-headedTody-FlycatcherTodirostrumpoliocephalumIndaiaQba,oneforagingatmid- levelYellow-oliveFlatbillTolmomyiassulphurescenssulphurescensCdJ,EstradadaPedradoBaú,
IndaiaQba,fairlycommonAtlanIcRoyal-flycatcherOnychorhynchusswainsoniENDEMICNEARTHREATENED IndaiaQba,oneseeninforestEuler’sFlycatcherLatrotriccuseulerieuleri(heardonly)CdJoneheardsingingWhite-rumpedMonjitaXolmisvelatusTremembéoneinopencountryBlue-billedBlack-tyrantKnipoleguscyanirostrisCdJoneinatreenexttoourhotelCrestedBlack-tyrantKnipoleguslophotesCdJEstradadoHortooneormorelooselywith VelvetyBT,clearlyterritorialinTaubaté,photobelowle^VelvetyBlack-tyrantKnipolegusnigerrimusENDEMICCdJ,EstradadoHorto,afamilygroup intreesandwiresbytheroadside,photobelowright
Long-tailedFlycatcherColoniacolonusIndaiaQba,oneperchedonatreetopCliffFlycatcherHirundineaferrugineaferrugineaTremembé,oneonagrassyhillside.Prefy farfromthemainpopulaQoninnorthernSouth-America.Obviouslythereisa smalllocalpopulaQonhere.Rufous-tailedA]laAVlaphoenicurusIndaiaQba,oneforagingintreetopsShort-crestedFlycatcherMyiarchusferoxaustralis(heardonly)Tremembé,onecallingat riversideGreatKiskadeePitangussulphuratusmaximilianiCdJ,Rio,IndaiaQba,perhapsthemost conspicuousspecieseverywhereBoat-billedFlycatcherMegarhynchuspitanguapitangua(heardonly)IndaiaQba,forestSocialFlycatcherMyiozetetessimilispallidiventrisCdJ,TremembéRio,IndaiaQba,territorial insmallnumbers.Thisssphasapaleyellowbelly.PiraticFlycatcherLegatusleucophaiusleucophaiusIndaiaQba,oneatforestedgeTropicalKingbirdTyrannusmelancholicusmelancholicusTremembé,oneinopencountryWhite-wingedBecardPachyramphuspolychopterusspixii(heardonly)CdJ,EstradadoHortoGreenishSchiffornisSchiffornisvirescens(heardonly)CdJ,PicodoItapeva
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Photobelow:Black-cappedPipritesisoneofthespectacularAraucariaspecialists
Black-cappedPipritesPipritespileataCdJ,EstradadoHorto.Onemalerespondedextremelywelltoplaybacknearourhotel
UnidenQfiedManakin(Pipra,Manacus)orTyrant-manakin(Neopelma)IndaiaQba,twoina treetopatforestedgebytheheliport.Noclearmarkings,onlygreenish-grey plumage.ShortertailthanSerradoMarTyrant-manakinwhichonlyoccursat muchhigherelevaQon.SerradoMarTyrant-manakinNeopelmachrysolophumENDEMICCdJ,singingnearour hotel,photop.6White-beardedManakinManacusmanacusguGurosus(heardonly)TremembéBlue(earlierSwallow-tailed)ManakinChiroxiphiacaudataCdJPicodoItapeva,Estradado Horto,EstradadaPedradoBaú,commonandvocal,onlyinthelastplace respondedtoplaybackSwallow-tailedCoIngaPhibaluraflavirostrisCdJ,oneflockofabout10intreetopsnearour hotelWhite-rumpedSwallowTachycineGaleucorrhoaCdJ,Rio,IndaiaQba,flyinginsmallnumbersBrown-chestedMarQnPrognetaperaCdJ,IndaiaQba,inparQesofdozens
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Blue-and-whiteSwallowPygochelidoncyanoleucaCdJ,Tremembé,Rio,IndaiaQba,most numerousswallowSouthernHouseWrenTroglodytesmusculusCdJ,Tremembé,Rio,IndaiaQba.Oneofthe mostcommonbirdsongsheardChalk-browedMockingbirdMimussaturninusTremembé,oneinopencountryYellow-leggedThrushTurdusflavipesflavipesIndaiaQbacommonhereRufous-belliedThrushTurdusrufiventrisrufiventrisCdJ,PicodoItapeva,Tremembé,Rio,
IndaiaQba,usuallysinglebirdsobserverdCreamy-belliedThrushTurdusamaurochalinusRio,IndaiaQba,severalseenandheardPale-belliedThrushTurdusleucomelasleucomelasCdJ,PicodoItapeva,Rio,IndaiaQba, severalseenandheardRufous-collaredSparrowZonotrichiacapensissubtorquataCdJ,Rio,alwaysandeverywhereGrasslandSparrowAmmodramushumeralishumeralisTaubaté,onemalesingingin grasslandBay-chestedWarbling-finchCastanozosterthoracicaCdJ,PicodoItapeva,severalfeeding parQesseen.Photobelow.Araucariaspecialist.
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Buff-breastedWarbling-finchMicrospinguslateralisCdJPicodoItapeva,inloose feedingparQeswiththepreviousspeciesSaffronFinchSicalisflaveolabrasiliensisTremembéverycommonBlue-blackGrassquitVolaIniajacarinajacarinaTremembéverycommonLinedSeedeaterSporophilalineolaTremembé/TaubatéinlargeparQesDouble-collaredSeedeaterSporophilacaerulescensTremembé,insmallernumbers,o^en withLinedS.Green-wingedSaltatorSaltatorsimilisCdJOnepairinafruiQngtreenearourhotelChestnut-headedTanagerPyrrhocomaruficepsCdJ,EstradadaPedradoBaú,onemale seenHoodedTanagerNemosiapileataTremembé,foragingbirdsseeninvegetaQoninsmall numbersOlive-greenTanagerOrthogonyschloricterusENDEMICIndaiaQba,smallnumberinamixed partyRuby-crownedTanagerTachyphonuscoronatusIndaiaQbacommonBrazilianTanagerRamphocelusbresiliusRio,onepairflewbyGolden-chevronedTanagerThraupisornataIndaiaQbaapairwasfrequenQngthefeeding staQon.Photobelowle^,belowrightAzure-shoulderedTanager
SayacaTanagerTangarasayacaCdJ,EstradadaPedradoBaú,Tremembé,Rio,IndaiaQba, smallnumberso^enwithAzure-shoulderedandPalmT.Azure-shoulderedTanagerTangaracyanopteraENDEMICTremembé,Rio,IndaiaQbaPalmTanagerTangarapalmarumpalmarumTremembé,Rio,IndaiaQbaDiademedTanagerStephanophorusdiadematusCdJ,PicodoItapeva,EstradadaPedrado Baú,espondedfairlywelltoplayback,inpairs,Photop.6Fawn-breastedTanagerPipraeideamelanotamelanotaCdJ,someinmixedparQes,ph.p.24Golden-rumpedEuphoniaEuphoniacyanocephalacyanocephalaCdJ,PicodoItapeva, acQvelysinging,foraginginsmallparQesBlue-napedChlorophoniaChlorophoniacyaneacyanea(heardonly)CdJ,PicodoItapeva, EstradadoHorto,movedwithothertanagersGreen-headedTanagerTangaraseledonIndaiaQba,singlebirdsorpairs,visitedfeeding staQon
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Brassy-breastedTanagerTangaradesmares&ENDEMICCdJ,largepartyofsome20visited fruiQngtrees.Photop.2Gilt-edgedTanagerTangaracyanoventrisENDEMICTremembéafewindividualsloosely withothertanagersBurnished-buffTanagerTangaracayanachloropsisCdJEstradadoHorto,singlebirdsorpairs inmixedparQes.Thebirdshere,asomewhatisolatedpopulaQon,havemuch moreblackontheirbreastthaninnorthernSouthAmerica.HBWdoesnot suggestwhichsspitcouldbe,butJamesClements(BirdsoftheWorld.A Checklist)givessspchloropsisforSEBrazil.Photobelow.
BlueDacnisDacniscayanaparaguayensisCdJ,Tremembé,Rio,smallnumbersmovingalone orinmixedparQesSwallowTanagerTersinaviridisviridisIndaiaQba,apairinatreetop,alsoonejuvenileBananaquitCoerebaflaveolachloropygaRio,IndaiaQba,severalvisitedfruiQngtreesTropicalParulaSetophagapiIayumipiIayumiCdJ,EstradadoHorto,oneortwoinmixed parQesGolden-crownedWarblerBasileuterusauricapillaCdJ,singinginvegetaQon(splitfromB. culicivorusofCentralAmerica)
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White-rimmedWarblerMyiothlypisleucoplebharaleucoplebharaCdJ,PicodoItapeva, EstradadaPedradoBaú,itsbeauQfulsongo^enheardinmanylocaQons.The earliernameWhite-browedW.wasnotreallyappropriate,hencetherecently takennewnameinEnglish.Photobelowl,belowrChestnut-ventedConebillfe
SouthernRiverbank(earlierNeotropical)WarblerMyiothlypisrivularisIndaiaQba,loud morningsongfrommiddle-lowperch,unafraidChestnut-ventedConebillConirostrumspeciosumspeciosumCdJ,Tremembé,belowfemaleRufous-browedPeppershrikeCyclarhisgujanensisCdJ,singlebirdsseenandsingingRufous-crownedGreenletHylophiluspoicilo&sCdJPicodoItapeva,apairrespondedto playback.Photobelow
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CrestedOropendolaPsarocoliusdecumanusdecumanusIndaiaQba,residentnearthe heliportRed-rumpedCaciqueCacicushaemorrhousIndaiaQba,oneseenforagingGolden-wingedCaciqueCacicuschrysopterusCdJ,EstradadoHorto,EstradadaPedrado Baú,respondedtoplayback.Someperchedvisiblyintreetops.Photobelow.
Chestnut-cappedBlackbirdChrysomusruficapillusTremembé/TaubatéArrozal,maleswith territorialsong,gregariousgroupsmovingaround.Photop.23White-browedBlackbirdSturnellasuperciliarisTremembé/TaubatéArrozal,severalmales displaying,respondedwelltoplayback. Photo p. 23HouseSparrowPasserdomesIcusCdJTremembé,Rio,alltownsandvillagesCurl-crestedJayCyanocoraxcristatellusCdJEstradadoHortoasmallflockPlush-crestedJayCyanocoraxchrysopsaflockflewoverwhenleavingSãoPaulo
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Upper:White-BrowedBlackbirdmale;lower:Chestnut-cappedBlackbirdsubadultmale
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AboveSouthernCaracara, belowFawn-breastedTanager
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