SERRA DOS TUCANOS

BIRDING TOURS BIRDING THE ATLANTIC FOREST

11TH – 20TH JULY 2017

Mottled Owl (©Andy Foster) TRIP PARTICIPANTS:

Norby Granda, Susy Ditsch, Warren Bielenberg, John Getgood,

Fred Alsop, Karen Justice, Laurel Barnhill, Coren Liang

Guided and report compiled by Andy Foster

DAILY ACCOUNT

Tuesday 11th July

The group had arrived over the past few days with some participants spending some

days in Rio and others arriving on a Delta flight at 10.00. Thankfully there were no

delays and the group all met up at the International arrivals area in Rio’s International

airport at 10.30. By 10.45 all of the bags were loaded into the minibus and our driver

Serginho started the 2.5 hour journey up to the Lodge. The group arrived well just after

13.00 and whilst lunch was being served we started to get to grips with some of the

species on the Lodge feeders. We started with species such as Ruby-crowned

Tanager, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Sayaca Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Great

Kiskadee, Azure-shouldered Tanager, Golden-chevroned Tanager, Pale-breasted

Thrush and Bananaquit. At 13.30 we sat down for lunch and by 14.00 we were back

out getting more new species on the feeders including Brassy-breasted Tanager,

Maroon-bellied Parakeet and Magpie Tanager and on the hummingbird feeders we

had Violet-capped Woodnymph, Scale-throated Hermit, Brazilian Ruby and White-

throated Hummingbird. After room allocations were all sorted we met up again at 14.45

to go for a short walk along the White Trail, although we didn’t actually make it that far!

Birding started off fairly slowly with a pair of Variable Antshrikes and a Rufous-browed

Peppershrike, we continued along the path and soon had a small mixed flock feeding

in the last of the sun for the day including Ochre-rumped Antbird, Chestnut-headed

Tanager, Orange-eyed Thornbird, Ochre-faced Tody Flycatcher, White-collared

Foliage Gleaner, Rufous-capped Spinetail, Dusky-tailed Antbird, Mottle-cheeked

Tyrannulet and Golden-crowned Warbler.

On the way back we used some playback for both Pin-tailed Manakin and Blue

Manakin and also a pair of Rufous-headed Tanagers gave good views. We arrived

back at the Lodge at 17.15 and met up again at 18.00 for our first checklist of the tour.

Dinner was served at 18.30.

Burnished-buff Tanager (©Andy Foster)

Wednesday 12th July

Today was rather cloudy and overcast but as the sun rose the cloud also started to

clear. We decided to set off for Pico da Caledonia and check out the weather there.

Thankfully by the time we could see the peak the cloud had completely cleared and

we were set for a nice sunny day! We arrived at our parking spot by 07.30 and set off

for the rest of the day. We soon started to pick up new species, first we had good

views of a male Black and Gold Cotinga, a great bird to start the day with! We

continued on up the road and soon picked up a Rufous-tailed Antbird, Pallid Spinetail,

Diademed Tanager, Rufous Gnateater, Bay-chested Warbling Finch, White-eyed

Parakeet, Thick-billed Saltator and our first very brief view of a Plovercrest! As we

continued on up the track Fred spotted a Woodpecker flying over, shortly afterwards

we located a lovely male Yellow-browed Woodepecker, this gave some great views

for the group. Further up we got good views of some Brassy-breasted Tanagers and

Sharp-billed Treehunter.

So far so good, we were already picking up lots of our target birds, I played a little

playback for Large-tailed Antshrike whilst we were also trying to call in a Mouse-

coloured Tapaculo. The Tapaculo gave poor views for some but on the other side of

the track Norby spotted the Large-tailed Antshrike creeping in, after a little more

playback this gave good views for the group, a fantastic Atlantic forest endemic!

Continuing on up the track we finally managed to get great views of a Serra do Mar

Tyrannulet, a tricky species at the best of times! We continued on up until we reached

the grassy viewpoint where Fred spotted a White-tailed Hawk and shortly afterwards

we had good scope views of a pair of Aplomado Falcons, this was followed by a

Velvety Black-Tyrant.

We tried in several places for Grey-winged Cotinga, but unfortunately only got distant

responses to playback, although at one point the bird did come in incredibly close!

Itatiaia Thistletail (©Andy Foster)

We had now reached the point of no return, the 621 steps to the top of Pico da

Caledonia! We started by playing the Itatiaia Thistletail around the base of the steps,

hoping that we would be lucky enough to get it this low down and save ourselves quite

a walk! Unfortunately this wasn’t to be the case, and although we tried in many places

for the Thistletail we finally called one in about 40 steps from the top, we did however

get really good views of this very localised endemic! Some of the group decided to go

the rest of the way to the top picking up good views of a male Plovercrest on the way!

The rest of us stopped on the steps and had a well earned lunch, amazing how good

sandwiches can taste after a good long walk! On the way back down we used playback

for Rufous-capped Antshrike, after a short while we all had good views of this

charismatic bird! We tried a few more times for Grey-winged Cotinga, and eventually

I spotted one for a split second before it dropped back down under the canopy, very

frustrating! It called a few more times then unfortunately vanished.

We arrived back fairly tired and very happy to sit down (!) at around 16.30 and took a

5 minute drive to our Red-legged Seriema site! We used some playback and within a

couple of minutes our driver Serginho spotted one running up the road. Eventually we

had 2 Red-legged Seriemas incredibly close to us calling away…… quite a sight! We

also managed to find a couple of Campo Flickers and a Creamy-bellied Thrush in the

same area.

Red-legged Seriema (©Andy Foster)

Having had a very successful day we headed back to the Lodge arriving back at 18.00,

we met up again at 18.30 for a delicious and well earned dinner of Lasagne, followed

by homemade chocolate mousse! We completed the checklist straight after dinner and

promptly retired to re-charge for the next day’s birding!

Thursday 13th July

We awoke to a lovely cold but clear morning, the temperature dropped to 4 degrees

centigrade last night! After breakfast we hung around at the Lodge for a while waiting

for the sun to come up and start to warm things up to get the birds going. We had

several of the usual species on the feeders apart from one new edition, a female Black-

goggled Tanager and 3 Scaled Woodcreepers on a tree nearby. At around 07.15 we

walked up the steps to the beginning of the Blue Trail in the Lodge grounds. We had

quite a bit of activity as the sun started hitting the side of the forest with plenty of new

species for the trip including Green-backed Becard, a fly by Lineated Woodpecker,

White-barred Piculet, Spix’s Spinetail and Grey-capped Tyrannulet. We continued

onto the trail and soon got distant views of a White-shouldered Fire-eye, followed by

a Drab-breasted Bamboo Tyrant and a rather tricky Rufous-tailed Antthrush that came

back and forth in front of us several times but only giving the briefest of views on each

occasion, however, after a lot of work the whole group had views of this elusive

species! We continued on picking up a few more species including Bertoni’s Antbird,

Euler’s Flycatcher, Grey-bellied Spinetail and distant but quite acceptable (!) views of

a couple of Bare-throated Bellbirds. We had a small mixed flock that contained Sharp-

billed Treehunter, Buff-fronted Foliage Gleaner, Golden-crowned Warbler, Scaled

Woodcreeper, Olivaceous Woodcreeper and Rufous-headed Tanager. Unfortunately

some cloud had now pushed in and the birds were no longer vocal so birding became

a little harder. We did however manage to call in a Spot-billed Toucanet that

unfortunately just fly over us very fast, and although it was still distantly responding to

playback it refused to come in again, we did however get great views of a male

Surucua Trogon and Green-winged Saltator on one of the feeders on the way back to

the Lodge. We arrived back at the Lodge at 12.30 and had lunch at 13.00. Just after

lunch Fred called out that he had some different tanagers with some Brassy-breasted

Tanagers, thankfully he had found a couple of Gilt-edged Tanagers, an after lunch

bonus!

We set off again at 14.30 to go birding along the White Trail, to mainly look for

Woodcreepers, Foliage Gleaners and Variegated Antpitta. It wasn’t long before we hit

a good mixed flock that had Rufous-crowned Greenlet, Rufous-capped Spinetail,

Variable Antshrike, Ochre-faced Tody Flycatcher, Olivaceous Woodcreeper and

Green-winged Saltator in it. We continued along the track and came across another

mixed flock with Buff-fronted Foliage Gleaner, Brassy-breasted Tanager, White-

browed Foliage Gleaner, White-collared Foliage Gleaner and Golden-crowned

Warbler, I decided to play some White-throated Woodcreeper and Black-billed

Scythebill as in theory they too should be in this area. White-throated Woodcreeper

responded almost instantly and came in to give the group some great views,

unfortunately no sound of a Scythebill. I started to play Variegated Antpitta and Such’s

Antthrush, two of our afternoon target birds. The Antthrush responded but didn’t come

in, the Antpitta on the other hand responded well and slowly made its way towards us.

Coren had the first views before it flew through and vanished, only to come back a

short while later and perch in a nearby tree, hidden away of course. We started to

search and thankfully Fred spotted it at eye level through a tangle of branches. After

a while the whole group managed to get good views of this highly elusive bird!

Variegated Antpitta (©Andy Foster)

The sun was now well down and light was fading with a real lack of any bird

vocalisation, so we started to head back to the Lodge picking up Lesser Woodcreeper

and Cliff Flycatcher on the way back. Tea, coffee and cake were served upon our

arrival at the Lodge and we met up again at 18.00 to complete the daily checklist. This

was followed by dinner and then a short night excursion in search of owls, this wasn’t

going to be easy as it’s a tough time of year due to low temperatures, but worth a try!

Unfortunately as expected it was a fairly unsuccessful trip out apart from a distant

response from a Rusty-barred Owl.

Friday 14th July

The day started cold with a very clear sky! The sun seemed to be slower coming up

today as we headed towards a full days birding on the Macae de Cima Trail. After a

35 minute drive from the Lodge we started to climb slowly in altitude on the dirt road

that we would be birding along for the rest of the day. It was really chilly on the road

and there was a serious lack of bird activity for the first couple of hours apart from

scope views of a Bare-throated Bellbird, a lucky catch up bird for Warren! We decided

to drive on further to the next valley to find some sunshine and try to get to somewhere

that would have some bird activity! Our first new bird of the day was a Glittering-bellied

Emerald. We tried in the same area for Hang-nest Tody Tyrant but with no luck. We

slowly drove down into the next valley and used playback for a Giant Antshrike that

was calling nearby, although it responded it didn’t come any closer. Next up I tried

playback for a Scythebill, one responded distantly so we walked in the direction of the

call, tried again and slowly but surely that bird came closer, eventually giving good

views for the group. It was still slow going so I played some Saffron Toucanet and

within a few minutes one responded. We scanned the distant mountain side and Fred

finally picked one up which gave good scope views for everyone! We awarded Fred a

Gold Star for his efforts! He had already earned 1 yesterday for his Antpitta spotting

skills!

We walked further along the track and I played some Spot-billed Toucanet, almost

instantly 2 flew into a nearby tree, although a little hidden they eventually showed well,

such a great bird! We were now on a roll (!) and headed towards a large stand of

bamboo to try for White-bearded Antshrike. Calling close by was another Giant

Antshike, so, first of all we played this, it came in giving views for some of the group,

but not all. At the same time the White-bearded Antshrike started to call, we had both

in the same patch of bamboo! I continued playing the Giant Antshrike as White-

bearded was already showing well, the White-bearded was very curious about the

Giant Antshrike call and came down really close to investigate providing fantastic

views of this Atlantic forest endemic. Giant Antshrike showed a few more times, but

never really stayed around long enough for really good views.

White-bearded Antshrike (©Andy Foster)

We drove for a further 20 minutes and stopped for lunch in a nice shady spot. Shortly

after lunch we walked a little further down the road to try for a couple of target species.

There was a Rufous-breasted Leaftosser calling close by so we played this and had a

pair come in giving good views. At our next stop I played Slaty Bristlefront that came

in really well and actually pecked the speaker!

Slaty Bristlefront (©Andy Foster)

Next up was White-bibbed Antbird, although not as brave as the Bristlefront this also

gave the group great views! There was a Pin-tailed Manakin calling nearby so I

positioned the speaker in a nearby clump of Bamboo and it came in really well to

playback, a stunning male! We walked further down and played Half-collared Sparrow,

again, almost instantly this bird came in giving good views, along with a White-throated

Spadebill! What a fantastic day this was turning out to be, especially after such a slow

start! There were a couple of White-throated Woodcreepers that were in the area that

showed really well, and as we were playing for the Bristlefront we were lucky enough

to get 2 Brown Tinamous cross the track a little further down, usually a really tough

bird to see!

It was now 14.45 so we decided to start heading slowly back as we had around an

hours drive back to the main road. We had a couple of stops on the way to look for

Hang-nest Tody Tyrant and Tufted Antshrike but without any luck, afterall, we had to

leave something for the next day!

We arrived back at the Lodge at 16.45 and after showers etc met up again at 18.00 to

complete our daily checklist, followed by dinner at 18.30.

Saturday 15th June

Today was spent birding the open country areas around Duas Barras and Sumidouro.

We saw an amazing 109 species today, so many highlights and such fun birding! We

started off birding a small valley on the road to Duas Barras, as soon as we got out of

the minibus we had 3 Blue-winged Macaws perched in a tree in front of us! This was

followed by some White-eyed Parakeets flying over, Common Thornbird, Rufous

Hornero, Band-tailed Hornero, Streamer-tailed Tyrant, Swallow-tailed Hummingbird,

Ash-throated Crake, White Woodpecker, Yellow-chinned Spinetail and Yellow-bellied

Elaenia, not a bad start! We drove some 15 minutes until our next stop where we

picked up 2 Savanna Hawks, 2 Lineated Woodpeckers, we then entered into a small

fragmented forest patch and after a while managed to lure in a nice male Serra

Antwren, Long-tailed Tyrant, Grey-eyed Greenlet, White-barred Piculet, Sapphire-

spanged Emerald and amazing views of a male Rufous-headed Tanager!

Still with the promise of a coffee stop we pulled up at an open area overlooking a

beautiful valley, here we managed to see White-tailed Hawk, Firewood Gatherer,

Grassland Sparrow and White-rumped Monjita. So far so good as we dropped down

the hill into the small town of Duas Barras where we stopped in a small bakery for

some local coffee and cake… and a proper bathroom stop, all about luxury today!

Feeling refreshed we started to drive along the dirt road between Duas Barras and

Murineli picking up American Kestrel and shortly afterwards a nice male Ferruginous

Antbird. Next stop was a little farm area, usually incredibly productive and today was

no different! Here we got good views of Black-capped Donacobius, Yellow-lored Tody

Flycatcher, Chestnut-capped Blackbird, Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail, Red-legged

Seriema, Tawny-headed Swallow, White-crested Tyrannulet, Chopi Blackbird,

Swallow Tanager and a pair of Ultramarine Grosbeaks! We stopped for lunch some

10 minutes later and picked up 3 White-eared Puffbirds in the same area.

Whilst driving along the next section of road I heard a Black-billed Scythebill calling as

we drove past a patch of forest, we decided to stop and try to improve on our views

from yesterday, what a good move! The Scythebill was super responsive to playback

and came in really nicely, before carrying on I played some Crescent-chested Puffbird,

one responded a little way away but beady eyed Fred picked it up flying in (and gained

yet another gold star!), the Puffbird gave us some great views and photographic

opportunities! We also picked up a Planalto Hermit in the same area.

Crescent-chested Puffbird (Andy Foster)

Black-billed Scythebill (©Andy Foster)

Around 15.00 we arrived at the Three-toed Jacamar site! Within less than a minute

(almost record timing), Warren had spotted a Jacamar, great stuff! We played some

Ferruginous Pygmy Owl in the area, this attracted Planalto Tyrannulet, Sayaca

Tanager, Rufous-bellied Thrush and a few other common birds.

With the light now slowly fading we stopped at our last scheduled stop of the day,

thankfully after a lot of scanning we picked up our target species, Curl-crested Jay

together with a Crested Oropendola and Green-barred Woodpecker thrown in for good

measure! What a day! We arrived back at the Lodge at 17.50, and met up again at

18.30 for dinner followed by the daily checklist.

Sunday 16th June

After a very windy night we awoke to a low mist that didn’t look very promising at all.

Today we were to go down to the Cedae Trail and then onto the Theodoro Trail.

Thankfully as we drove towards the mountain pass the cloud lifted, the wind dropped

and the sun shone….perfect!

By 07.30 we were at the start of the Cedae Trail at an altitude of 550m. Almost instantly

there was action with both Red-necked and Green-headed Tanagers, Yellow-browed

Woodpecker and a Grey-hooded Flycatcher putting in an appearance, shortly

afterwards we were already getting good views of Grey-hooded Attila, Black-throated

Grosbeak and a Black-cheeked Gnateater. Then it was onto some Spot-breasted

Antvireos, Whiskered Myiobius, Streak-capped Antwren and Chestnut-bellied

Euphonia. Once we got down to the clearing in the bottom of the valley we picked up

both Sick’s and Grey-rumped Swift and a Black Hawk-Eagle,

Further down the trail I played some Rufous-capped Antthrush and within 5 minutes

we all had good views of one walking around in the undergrowth, this was followed

shortly afterwards by good views of a perched Saw-billed Hermit, Black-capped

Foliage Gleaner and a rather uncooperative Ochre-breasted Foliage Gleaner, Plain-

winged Woodcreeper, Chestnut-bellied Euphonia, Flame-crested Tanager and Red-

crowned Ant-Tanager.

We had almost reached the bottom of the trail but there was little bird activity at this

point so we turned around and started heading back up the trail. On the way up we

had more views of Black-capped Foliage Gleaner, Ochre-breasted Foliage Gleaner

and also had some Blue-bellied Parrots fly over which unfortunately we could not

locate.

By 12.00 we had departed from the Cedae Trail and took the 15 minute drive back up

the mountains to an altitude of 1100m to the start of the Theodoro Trail, we had our

packed lunch and set off on the trail half an hour later. We were soon picking up new

birds, first off we used playback to call in a Pale-browed Treehunter, this was followed

shortly afterwards by an Eared Pygmy-Tyrant, Plain Antvireo, Sharp-billed Treehunter,

Black-billed Scythebill and strangely enough a Magnificent Frigatebird flying over very

high heading inland! We continued along the trail until we got to our usual spot where

we have a rather reliable Sharpbill residing! After some playback there was no

response, and although I hadn’t offered a “money back guarantee!” on this bird

expectations were high! After several minutes I played it again, and thankfully got a

not too distant response. After about 10 minutes the bird finally made itself visible,

much to everyone’s relief, including mine! In the same fruiting tree as the Sharpbill we

also had some Brassy-breasted Tanagers, Yellow-legged Thrush and a male Pin-

tailed Manakin, with Fred also picking up a Blue-naped Chlorophonia in the same tree.

On the way back to the minibus Fred spotted a rather nice Brown-throated three-toed

Sloth!

Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (©Andy Foster)

It was now 16.00 and we started our 30 minute drive back to the Lodge. We met up

again as usual at 18.00 for the daily checklist followed by dinner at 18.30.

Monday 17th July

Our last full day at Itororo Lodge was unfortunately upon us, we were to spend the

final morning birding the Lodge trails trying to pick up a few species we were still

missing before having a rest afternoon to enjoy watching the feeders or some free time

to bird the trails around the Lodge. The morning started off very slowly with a Tropical

Pewee and a catch up bird for some, a nice male Bertoni’s Antbird, after this we

struggled to get views of a Cryptic Antthrush that was calling close by! It flew through

and then walked around a little but didn’t really show well at all. We then used some

playback for Greenish Schiffornis, this gave us a real run around also, but we finally

managed to pull it in and the whole group got good views. We also tried playback for

a Tufted Antshrike, this came in but not close enough, then simply vanished!

We made our way back to the Lodge at around 09.00 as we had to fix up an

appointment with the dentist for Fred, luckily this didn’t take too long and by 09.45 we

were back out on the Blue Trail trying to clean up on a few missing species, again,

birding was slow but we eventually managed to call in a Planalto Woodcreeper and

then had a small mixed flock that contained Rufous-headed Tanager, Buff-fronted

Foliage Gleaner and after a lot of effort a Rough-legged Tyrannulet finally came in to

playback. We continued on around the trail, I hadn’t intended to go all the way around,

but as it was quite slow bird wise we decided to do so. Further around the trail we saw

some Tufted-eared Marmosets and then a Yellow-browed Woodpecker. I played some

Rufous-backed Antvireo as they are usually in the area, and again, after much effort

they finally showed themselves together with great views of 2 White-collared Foliage

Gleaners! It was quite a slow morning but we had picked up a few new species, so all

was not lost!

We arrived back at the Lodge at 13.00 and went straight in for lunch, the afternoon

was free and myself, Fred and Karen took a trip to the dentists in Nova Friburgo! We

returned from the dentist having had Fred’s tooth repaired by 19.00, the group was

completing the daily checklist with Norby and we sat down to dinner!

Tuesday 18th July

Today we were to say our goodbyes to everyone at Itororo Lodge, we had been

extremely well looked after and fed very well indeed during the past week, thanks to

Rainer, Bettina and the staff at Itororo!

Our driver Serginho arrived promptly at 07.45 to load up the bags into the minibus and

we departed at 08.00 for our next destination, Regua. The journey down back towards

Rio took just 1.5 hours and we were greeted by Thomas, the Lodge Manager. We

were quickly shown to our rooms and reassembled 30 minutes later to head down to

the wetlands for some pre-lunch birding. There was the beginning of a cold front

coming in so it was fairly cool but unfortunately there was quite a strong wind as the

clouds blew in. We did however pick up several new species for the trip as we hadn’t

previously birded at this altitude. New species included Sooretama Slaty Antshrike,

Silvery-flanked Antwren, Red-rumped Cacique, Blond-crested Woodpecker,

Chestnut-backed Antshrike, Rufescent Tiger-Heron, Common Gallinule, Rufous-tailed

Jacamar, Purple Gallinule, Wattled Jacana, 2 very nice Capped Herons, Striated

Heron, White-headed Marsh Tyrant, Yellow-backed Tanager, Brazilian Teal and

Muscovy Duck. Nearing the Lodge we picked up a flying Black and White Hawk Eagle,

which perched close by giving great views!

After our walk we spent some time on the tower by the Lodge, the only new birds we

picked up from here were Cocoi Heron and a Great-black Hawk. Lunch was served at

13.00 and by 14.15 we were heading off on the Brown Trail for some afternoon birding

in the lowland forest. It turned out to be a slow afternoon, mainly I think due to the cold

front that was pushing in. During the afternoon it became colder and eventually started

to rain lightly. We started birding the Brown Trail around the edge of the wetlands

picking up both White-faced and Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Muscovy Duck,

Brazilian Teal, Neotropic Cormorant, after a lot of effort we managed to get views of

Southern Antpipit, Unicoloured Antwren, White-bearded Manakin, Brazilian Tanager,

Ochre-lored Flatbill, Channel-billed Toucan, Greater Ani and 3 species of Kingfisher,

Ringed, Amazon and Green.

Rufous-tailed Jacamar (©Andy Foster)

On the way back towards the Lodge Fred spotted a Laughing Falcon perched in a

distant cecropia tree. We arrived back at the Lodge around 16.45 and whilst waiting

to depart to look for Giant Snipe and to do some owling Fred spotted 3 Lesser Swallow-

tailed Swifts flying over. At 17.00 we took the 15 minute drive to the Giant Snipe spot,

unfortunately it was raining lightly but we decided to give it a go anyway. Whilst waiting

for the Giant Snipe to start flying we picked up a Collared Forest-Falcon calling in a

distant tree, although the light was poor we still managed to locate it for everyone to

see. As the light levels dropped the Snipe began to call and Adilei went off looking for

them whilst I continued with playback. About 15 minutes later with the rain now

becoming quite constant he gave a little whistle and we went over to him to find 2 Giant

Snipes walking around close by in the grass….a great sight to watch! It was now

raining consistently so we decided to give owling a miss and head back to the Lodge

for dinner, hopefully the weather would improve tomorrow to make the most of our last

full day birding the Atlantic forest.

Giant Snipe (©Andy Foster)

Wednesday 19th July

We met up at 06.30 for breakfast to thankfully some drier weather. It had rained all

night but now seemed to be just a slow drizzle. Having had such a quiet afternoon

yesterday we needed to have an actioned packed morning to catch up on the various

species we missed yesterday due to the wind and rain. The morning started well

picking up both Violaceous and Purple-throated Euphonia in the Lodge garden. We

set off down towards the wetlands just after 07.00 and soon came across a small

mixed flock that included Brazilian Tanager, Yellow-backed Tanager, Blue Dacnis and

Flame-crested Tanager. We scanned across the wetlands and picked up the usual

ducks and White-headed Marsh Tyrant. We then used playback for Long-billed Wren,

this came in and showed really nicely shortly afterwards. As we made our way into the

forest I started using playback for several different species. The Southern Antpipit

came in again for those that had missed it yesterday, this was followed by good views

of Greyish Mourner during which time a Tataupa Tinamou crossed the path further

ahead of us. We used playback to try and get it back towards us, although it responded

it refused to come and show itself! We had now made our way to the lowland forest

and started some playback for Shrike-like Cotinga, within a few minutes Laurel spotted

it flying in above us, after several minutes the whole group had good views of this

wonderful endemic. This was followed shortly afterwards by a very responsive Scaled

Antbird, so far so good! We started heading back towards another patch of forest that

can be good for Rufous-capped Motmot, we arrived at the spot and played some,

thankfully getting an instant response. We searched high and low but couldn’t find it,

even though it was still calling. Then we called in a Black-throated Trogon to the same

area, amazingly this did something to the Motmot and it flew down to scare the Trogon

off, giving us really good views as it perched up above us! We also got good views of

the male Trogon! Next up was some playback for Tufted Antshrike, almost instantly it

responded and after a few minutes we had a male Tufted Antshrike creeping around

in the vegetation in front of us, always difficult to get really good views of this elusive

species! We carried on along the path and hit another small mixed flock feeding around

an ant swarm, species included Black-goggled Tanager, Plain-winged Woodcreeper,

Streaked Xenops, Silvery-flanked Antwren and an Ochre-bellied Flycatcher. I played

some Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant and after a few minutes one appeared close by,

amazing how this bird had crept in without making a sound!

It was now 11.00 so we started heading back towards the Lodge, it was fairly quiet on

the way back although we did manage to get great views of White-eyed Foliage

Gleaner and arrived just in time for lunch at 12.30 back at the Lodge.

Rufescent Tiger-Heron (©Andy Foster)

After lunch we had a short break and met up again at 14.00 to bird around the wetlands

to pick up a few species we hadn’t yet got to grips with! The afternoon went really well

and we started by heading down to the trees around the office to see a couple of

Tropical Screech Owls that have resided there for several years, we then headed off

around the wetlands and picked up several new species including Black-crowned

Night-Heron, Snowy Egret, Rufous-sided Crake (Laurel only), Blackish Rail, Limpkin,

a very surprising Yellow-billed Cuckoo, White-winged Becard, Long-billed Wren

(calling like a Moustached Wren!), then shortly afterwards we saw no less than 4

Moustached Wrens, all being very vocal!

We arrived back at the Lodge just before 17.00 and met up again to complete our last

daily checklist prior to having dinner at 18.00 and then off on another owling expedition

as we were rained off the previous night. We set off just before 19.00 with Adilei and

drove to a fragmented forest patch. Unfortunately by the time we arrived it was already

raining (but thank goodness it hadn’t rained all day, so we couldn’t really complain!),

we used some playback for Tawny-browed Owl and Black-banded Owl but with no

response at all, to be honest, what owl in their right mind would be calling in damp,

cold rainy conditions! We spent around 40 minutes in the area before deciding to head

back, we all climbed aboard the pick-up truck and started heading off back down the

dirt track, all of a sudden there was lots of banging on the roof, we stopped and

amazingly Coren had spotted a Mottled Owl sitting in a tree above the track, we all

climbed out and had some amazing views of this wonderful bird! We continued on our

way and drove to another area alongside the road and tried for Tawny-browed and

Striped Owl, the latter responded but unfortunately didn’t come in. We arrived back at

the Lodge at 20.30 and tried some playback in the garden for Black-banded Owl and

Common Potoo but with no response.

It had been a great last day with many new species added to our trip list, the bonus

being we had all had pretty good views of the majority of the species, which is great!

We all said our goodbyes as I was leaving the Lodge at 05.30 the following morning

to catch an earlier flight whilst the group were scheduled to catch a flight onwards for

their next birding adventure at Iguazu Falls and then for some of the group onto the

Pantanal.

Trip totals as follows:

Total species seen during the trip: 283

Total of Atlantic forest endemics: 90

Total species heard only: 12

TRIP LIST Species in bold are endemic to the Atlantic rain forest. Species with an * are endemic to Brazil. X = more than 6 seen

DAYS

BIRD SPECIES (Scientific name) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9

TINAMOUS

SOLITARY TINAMOU (Tinamus solitarius) H

BROWN TINAMOU (Crypturellus obsoletus) H 2 H

TATAUPA TINAMOU (C. tataupa) 1

GUANS

DUSKY-LEGGED GUAN (Penelope obscura) 2 H 5 3 5 5 5

RUSTY-MARGINED GUAN (P. superciliaris) 3

DUCKS

WHITE-FACED WHISTLING-DUCK (Dendrocygna viduata) X X

BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK (D. autumnalis) X X

MUSCOVY DUCK (Cairina moschata) X X

BRAZILIAN TEAL (Amazonetta brasiliensis) X X

HERONS

RUFESCENT TIGER-HERON (Tigrisoma lineatum) 2 3

BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Nycticorax nycticorax) 5

STRIATED HERON (Butorides striatus) 3 4

WESTERN CATTLE EGRET (Bubulcus ibis) X 2 X X

COCOI HERON (Ardea cocoi) 1

GREAT EGRET (A. alba) X 1 3 2

CAPPED HERON (Pilherodius pileatus) 2 X

SNOWY EGRET (Egretta thula) 2

FRIGATEBIRDS

MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD (Fregata magnificens) X 1

CORMORANTS

NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) X X

ANHINGAS

ANHINGA (Anhinga anhinga) 2 2

NEW WORLD VULTURES

TURKEY VULTURE (Cathartes aura) X 1 X X X X X

LESSER YELLOW-HEADED VULTURE (C. burrovianus) 1

BLACK VULTURE (Coragyps atratus) X X X X X X X X X

KITES, HAWKS AND EAGLES

GREAT BLACK HAWK (Buteogallus urubitinga) 1

SAVANNA HAWK (B. meridionalis) 3

ROADSIDE HAWK (Buteo magnirostris) 1 2 3 1 1

WHITE-TAILED HAWK (B. albicaudatus) 1 2

BLACK HAWK-EAGLE (Spizaetus tyrannus) 2

BLACK AND WHITE HAWK-EAGLE (Spizastur melanoleucus) 1

CARACARAS AND FALCONS

SOUTHERN CRESTED CARACARA (Caracara plancus) 1 2 1 X X X

YELLOW-HEADED CARACARA (Milvago chimachima) 1 2 1 X X

LAUGHING FALCON (Herpetotheres cachinnans) 1 1

COLLARED FOREST-FALCON (Micrastur semitorquatus) 1

AMERICAN KESTREL (Falco sparverius) 1

APLOMADO FALCON (F. femoralis) 2

SERIEMAS

RED-LEGGED SERIEMA (Cariama cristata) 2 3

RAILS,CRAKES AND COOTS

RUFOUS-SIDED CRAKE (Laterallus melanophaius) 1

SLATY-BREASTED WOOD-RAIL (Aramides saracura) H 1 H 2 2 H 1

ASH-THROATED CRAKE (Porzana albicollis) 1 H

BLACKISH RAIL (Pardirallus nigricans) H 2

PURPLE GALLINULE (Porphyrio martinica) 4 X

COMMON MOORHEN (Gallinula chloropus) X X

LIMPKIN

LIMPKIN (Aramus guarauna) 1

PLOVERS

SOUTHERN LAPWING (Vanellus chilensis) X 2 X 2 X

JACANAS

WATTLED JACANA (Jacana jacana) X X

SANDPIPERS AND SNIPES

GIANT SNIPE (Gallinago undulata) 2

PIGEONS AND DOVES

ROCK DOVE (Columba livia) X X X X X X

PICAZURO PIGEON (Patagioenas picazuro) X 2 2 X X X X X X

PALE-VENTED PIGEON (P. cayennensis) 1 X

PLUMBEOUS PIGEON (P. plumbea) H 1 H H

RUDDY GROUND-DOVE (Columbina talpacoti) X X 1 X X

WHITE-TIPPED DOVE (Leptotila verreauxi) H H

GRAY-FRONTED DOVE (L. rufaxilla) 2 1 2 H 2

PARROTS

BLUE-WINGED MACAW (Primolius maracana) X

WHITE-EYED PARAKEET (Aratinga leucophthalmus) 3 X X H

MAROON-BELLIED PARAKEET (Pyrrhura frontalis) 2 2 X X X X X

BLUE-WINGED PARROTLET (Forpus xanthopterygius) H

PLAIN PARAKEET (Brotogeris tirica)* 2 2 X

SCALY-HEADED PARROT (Pionus maximiliani) 2 4 2 2 1 2 2 4

BLUE-BELLIED PARROT (Triclaria malachitacea)* H

CUCKOOS

GREATER ANI (Crotophaga major) X X

SMOOTH-BILLED ANI (C. ani) X X X X

SQUIRREL CUCKOO (Piaya cayana) 2 1 2 1 1 1

YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO (Coccyzus americanus) 1

OWLS

TROPICAL SCREECH-OWL (Megascops choliba) 2

RUSTY-BARRED OWL (Strix hylophila) H

MOTTLED OWL (S. virgata) 1

FERRUGINOUS PYGMY-OWL (Glaucidium brasilianum) 1

BURROWING OWL (Athene cunicularia) H

STRIPED OWL (Pseudoscops clamator) H

SWIFTS

WHITE-COLLARED SWIFT (Stretoprocne zonaris) X X X

GREY-RUMPED SWIFT (Chaetura cinereiventris) X X

SICK’S SWIFT (C. meridionalis) X

LESSER SWALLOW-TAILED SWIFT (Panyptila cayennensis) 3

HUMMINGBIRDS

SAW-BILLED HERMIT (Ramphodon naevius)* 1

SCALE-THROATED HERMIT (Phaethornis eurynome) 1 2 2 4 2 2

PLANALTO HERMIT (P. pretrei) 1

REDDISH HERMIT (P. ruber) 2

SWALLOW-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD (Eupetomena macroura) 4 2 2

PLOVERCREST (Stephanoxis lalandi) X

GLITTERING-BELLIED EMERALD (Chlorostilbon lucidus)) 3 1

VIOLET-CAPPED WOODNYMPH (Thalurania glaucopis) X 2 4 X 2 X X 2 2

WHITE-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (Leucochloris albicollis) X X X X X X X

SAPPHIRE-SPANGLED EMERALD (Amazila lactea) 2

BRAZILIAN RUBY (Clytolaema rubricauda)* X X X X X X X X

TROGONS

SURUCUA TROGON (Trogon surrucura) 1 2 2 1

BLACK-THROATED TROGON (T. rufus) 1

KINGFISHERS

GREEN KINGFISHER (Chloroceryle americana) 1 1

AMAZON KINGFISHER (C. amazona) 2 1

RINGED KINGFISHER (Megaceryle torquata) 1

MOTMOTS

RUFOUS-CAPPED MOTMOT (Baryphthengus ruficapillus) H 1 2

JACAMARS

THREE-TOED JACAMAR (Jacamaralcyon tridactyla)* 3

RUFOUS-TAILED JACAMAR (Galbula ruficauda) 1 2

PUFFBIRDS

WHITE-EARED PUFFBIRD (Nystalus chacuru) 3

CRESCENT-CHESTED PUFFBIRD (Malacoptila striata)* 2

TOUCANS

SAFFRON TOUCANET (Pteroglossus bailloni) H 2 H

SPOT-BILLED TOUCANET (Selenidera maculirostris) H 4 2 H

CHANNEL-BILLED TOUCAN (Rhamphastos vitellinus) H 3 X

WOODPECKERS

WHITE-BARRED PICULET (Picumnus cirratus) 1 2 1

WHITE WOODPECKER (Melanerpes candidus) 3

YELLOW-EARED WOODPECKER (Veniliornis maculifrons)* 2 2

YELLOW-THROATED WOODPECKER (Piculus flavigula) 1 1

YELLOW-BROWED WOODPECKER (P. aurulentus) 1 1 H 1 1

GREEN BARRED WOODPECKER (Colaptes melanochloros) 1

CAMPO FLICKER (C. campestris) 2 4

BLOND-CRESTED WOODPECKER (Celeus flavescens) 1

LINEATED WOODPECKER (Dryocopus lineatus) H 1 1 2 H

OVENBIRDS

BAND-TAILED HORNERO (Furnarius figulus)* 2

RUFOUS HORNERO (F. rufus) 1 1 X 2

ITATIAIA SPINETAIL (Asthenes moreirae)* 1

RUFOUS-CAPPED SPINETAIL (Synallaxis ruficapilla) 1 2 1 1 1 H

GRAY-BELLIED SPINETAIL (S. cinerascens) 1 H

SPIXI’S SPINETAIL (S.spixi) 1 H 1

PALLID SPINETAIL (Cranioleuca pallida)* 2 H

YELLOW-CHINNED SPINETAIL (Certhiaxis cinnamomeus) 2 H H

RUFOUS-FRONTED THORNBIRD (Phacellodomus rufifrons) 2

ORANGE-EYED THORNBIRD (P. erythrophthalmus)* 2 1 2

FIREWOOD GATHERER (Anumbius annumbi) 3

WHITE-BROWED FOLIAGE GLEANER (Anabacerthia amaurotis)* 2

BUFF-BROWED FOLIAGE-GLEANER (Syndactyla rufosupercileatus) 2 H 1

OCHRE-BREASTED FOLIAGE-GLEANER (Philydor lichtensteini) 1

BLACK-CAPPED FOLIAGE-GLEANER (P. atricapillus) 3

BUFF-FRONTED FOLIAGE-GLEANER (P. rufum) X H 5 2

WHITE-COLLARED FOLIAGE-GLEANER (Anabezenops fuscus)* 2 H H H 2

PALE-BROWED TREEHUNTER (Cichlocolaptes leucophrus)* 1

WHITE-EYED FOLIAGE-GLEANER (Automolus leucophthalmus) 1

RUFOUS-BREASTED LEAFTOSSER (Sclerurus scansor) 2

SHARP-BILLED TREEHUNTER (Heliobletus contaminatus) 2 2 2

PLAIN XENOPS (Xenops minutus) H

STREAKED XENOPS (X. rutilans) 1 1 1

PLAIN-WINGED WOODCREEPER (Dendrocincla turdina)* 1 5

OLIVACEOUS WOODCREEPER (Sittasomus griseicapillus) 4 1 1 X 2 H 1

WHITE-THROATED WOODCREEPER (Xiphocolaptes albicollis) 1 2

PLANALTO WOODCREEPER (Dendrocolaptes platyrostris) 1

LESSER WOODCREEPER (Xiphorhynchus fuscus) 2 1

SCALED WOODCREEPER (L. squamatus)* 5 2 2

BLACK-BILLED SCYTHEBILL (Campylorhamphus falcularius) 1 1 1

ANTBIRDS

SPOT-BACKED ANTSHRIKE (Hypoedaleus guttatus) H

GIANT ANTSHRIKE (Batara cinerea) H H 1 H

LARGE-TAILED ANTSHRIKE (Mackenziaena leachii) 1

TUFTED ANTSHRIKE (M.severa) H 1

WHITE-BEARDED ANTSHRIKE (Biatas nigropectus) 1

CHESTNUT-BACKED ANTSHRIKE (Thamnophilus palliatus) 1 H

SOORETAMA SLATY-ANTSHRIKE (T. ambiguus)* 1 H

VARIABLE ANTSHRIKE (T. caerulescens) 2 2 2 H 1

RUFOUS-CAPPED ANTSHRIKE (T. ruficapillus) 1

SPOT-BREASTED ANTVIREO (Dysithamnus stictothorax) 1

PLAIN ANTVIREO (D. mentalis) 2 H X

RUFOUS-BACKED ANTVIREO (D. xanthopterus)* 2

STAR-THROATED ANTWREN (Myrmotherula gularis)* H 2

SILVERY-FLANKED ANTWREN (M. luctuosa)* 2 4

UNICOLORED ANTWREN (M. unicolor)* 1 1

SERRA ANTWREN (Formicivora serrana)* 1

FERRUGINOUS ANTBIRD (Drymophila ferruginea)* 1

BERTONIS ANTBIRD (D. rubricollis) 3 1

RUFOUS-TAILED ANTBIRD (D. genei)* 2

OCHRE-RUMPED ANTBIRD (D. ochropyga)* 1 H

DUSKY-TAILED ANTBIRD (D. malura) 1 H

SCALED ANTBIRD (D. squamata)* 1

STREAK-CAPPED ANTWREN (Terenura maculata) 2

WHITE-SHOULDERED FIRE-EYE (Pyriglena leucoptera) 2 2 2 1 1

WHITE-BIBBED ANTBIRD (Myrmeciza loricata)* 1

ANTTHRUSHES

RUFOUS-CAPPED ANTTHRUSH (Formicarius colma) 1

CRYPTIC ANTTHRUSH (Chamaeza meruloides)* H H 1

RUFOUS-TAILED ANTTHRUSH (C. ruficauda)* H H 2 H H

ANTPITTAS

VARIEGATED ANTPITTA (Grallaria varia) 1 H H

GNATEATERS

RUFOUS GNATEATER (Conopophaga lineata) 2 1

BLACK-CHEEKED GNATEATER (C. melanops)* 2

TAPACULOS

SLATY BRISTLEFRONT (Merulaxis ater)* 1

MOUSE-COLORED TAPACULO (Scytalopus speluncae)* 1 H

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS

PLANALTO TYRANNULET (Phyllomyias fasciatus) 1 X 4 2

ROUGH-LEGGED TYRANNULET (P. burmeisteri) 1

GREY-CAPPED TYRANNULET (P. griseocapillus)* 1

YELLOW-BELLIED ELAENIA (Elaenia flavogaster) 2

OLIVACEOUS ELAENIA (E. mesoleuca) 2

SOUTHERN BEARDLESS TYRANNULET (Camptostoma obsoletum) 1

WHITE-CRESTED TYRANNULET (Serpophaga subcristata) 2

YELLOW TYRANNULET (Capsiempis flaveola) 2 H

SOUTHERN ANTPIPIT (Corythopis delalandi) 1 1

MOTTLE-CHEEKED TYRANNULET (Phylloscartes ventralis) 3 4 4 2 1 2

SERRA DO MAR TYRANNULET (P. difficilis)* 2

OCHRE-BELLIED FLYCATCHER (Mionectes oleaginous) 1

GRAY-HOODED FLYCATCHER (M. rufiventris) 2 1

SEPIA-CAPPED FLYCATCHER (Leptopogon amaurocephalus) 1 2 1

DRAB-BREASTED BAMBOO-TYRANT (Hemitriccus diops) H 1 2 H

EYE-RINGED TODY-TYRANT (H. orbitatus)* 1

EARED PYGMY-TYRANT (Myiornis auricularis) 1

OCHRE-FACED TODY-FLYCATCHER (Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps) 1 2 H 1

YELLOW-LORED TODY-FLYCATCHER (Todirostrum poliocephalum)* 2 H

YELLOW-OLIVE FLATBILL (FLYCATCHER) (Tolmomyias sulphurescens) 2 2 2 1 1

OCHRE-LORED FLATBILL (YELLOW-BREASTED FLYCATCHER) (T. flaviventris) 1

WHITE-THROATED SPADEBILL (Platyrinchus mystaceus) 1 1

CLIFF FLYCATCHER (Hirundinea ferruginea) 2 2 1 2 1 1

EULER'S FLYCATCHER (Lathrotriccus euleri) 1 1 H

TROPICAL PEWEE (Contopus cinereus) 1

BLUE-BILLED BLACK-TYRANT (Knipolegus cyanirostris) 2 1

VELVETY BLACK-TYRANT (K. nigerrimus)* 2

WHITE-RUMPED MONJITA (Xolmis velatus) 2

STREAMER-TAILED TYRANT (Gubernetes yetapa) 4

MASKED WATER-TYRANT (Fluvicola nengeta) 2 X 2 X

WHITE-HEADED MARSH-TYRANT (Arundinicola leucocephala) 4 X

LONG-TAILED TYRANT (Colonia colonus) 3

CATTLE TYRANT (Machetornis rixosa) 2 X

SOCIAL FLYCATCHER (Myiozetetes similis) 2 2 2 X

GREAT KISKADEE (Pitangus sulphuratus) 2 2 2 2 X X 2 X X

BOAT-BILLED FLYCATCHER (Megarhyncus pitangua) 2 1 2 2

TROPICAL KINGBIRD (Tyrannus melancholicus) 1 1 3

GRAYISH MOURNER (Rhytipterna simplex) 2

SHORT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER (Myiarchus ferox) 2

GRAY-HOODED ATTILA (Attila rufus)* 1 H

COTINGAS

HOODED BERRYEATER (Carpornis cucullata)* H

BARE-THROATED BELLBIRD (Procnias nudicollis) H 2 3 2 H

BLACK AND GOLD COTINGA (Tijuca atra)* 2

GREY-WINGED COTINGA (T. condita)* H

MANAKINS

PIN-TAILED MANAKIN (Ilicura militaris)* 1 1 1 1

WHITE-BEARDED MANAKIN (Manacus manacus) 1 X

BLUE MANAKIN (Chiroxiphia caudata) 1 1 H X 1

TITYRAS AND BECARDS

SHARPBILL (Oxyruncus cristatus) 1

WHISKERED MYIOBIUS (FLYCATCHER) (Myiobius barbatus) 1 2

BLACK-TAILED MYIOBIUS (FLYCATCHER (M. atricaudus) 1

GREENISH SCHIFFORNIS (Schiffornis virescens) H H H 1

BRAZILIAN LANIISOMA (Laniisoma elegans)* 1

GREEN-BACKED BECARD (Pachyramphus viridis) 1

CHESTNUT-CROWNED BECARD (P. castaneus) 1 1 1

WHITE-WINGED BECARD (P. polychopterus) 1

CRESTED BECARD (P. validus) 2

VIREOS AND GREENLETS

RUFOUS-BROWED PEPPER SHRIKE (Cyclarhis gujanensis) 1 H 2 H 2 2 2

RED-EYED VIREO (Vireo olivaceus) 1 2

RUFOUS-CROWNED GREENLET (Hylophilus poicilotis) 4 1 2

GREY-EYED GREENLET (Hylophilus amaurocephalus) 2

JAYS

CURL-CRESTED JAY (Cyanocorax cristatellus) 5

SWALLOWS AND MARTINS

GREY-BREASTED MARTIN (Progne chalybea) X X X

BLUE-AND-WHITE SWALLOW (Notiochelidon cyanoleuca) X X X X X X

SOUTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis) X X X

TAWNY-HEADED SWALLOW (Alopochelidon fucata) 2

BLACK-CAPPED DONACOBIUS

BLACK-CAPPED DONACOBIUS (Donacobius atricapilla) 1 2

WRENS

MOUSTACHED WREN (Pheugopedius genibarbis) 4

LONG-BILLED WREN (Cantorchilus longirostris)* 2

HOUSE WREN (Troglodytes aedon) 1 1 1 2 1 2

MOCKINGBIRDS

CHALK-BROWED MOCKINGBIRD (Mimus saturninus) X 2

THRUSHES

YELLOW-LEGGED THRUSH (Turdus flavipes) 2

RUFOUS-BELLIED THRUSH (T. rufiventris) X X X X 2 X X X 1

PALE-BREASTED THRUSH (T. leucomelas) 1 2 2 2 2 2

CREAMY-BELLIED THRUSH (T. amaurochalinus) 1 1

PIPITS

YELLOWISH PIPIT (Anthus lutescens) H

FINCHES

PURPLE-THROATED EUPHONIA (Euphonia chlorotica) 2

VIOLACEOUS EUPHONIA (E. violacea) 2

CHESTNUT-BELLIED EUPHONIA (E. pectoralis) 2

BLUE-NAPED CHLOROPHONIA (Chlorophonia cyanea) 1

HOODED SISKIN (Carduelis magellanica) 3 3 2

NEW WORLD WARBLERS

TROPICAL PARULA (Setophaga pitiayumi) 1

WHITE-RIMMED WARBLER (Myiothlypis leucoblephara) H 1 H

GOLDEN-CROWNED WARBLER (Basileuterus culicivorus) 2 2 X X 2 X X 2

OROPENDOLAS AND BLACKBIRDS

CRESTED OROPENDOLA (Psarocolius decumanus) 1 2

RED-RUMPED CACIQUE (Cacicus haemorrhous) X X

CHOPI BLACKBIRD (Gnorimopsar chopi) X

CHESTNUT-CAPPED BLACKBIRD (Chrysomus ruficapillus) X

GIANT COWBIRD (Molothrus oryzivora) 4

SHINY COWBIRD (M. bonariensis) X

BANANAQUIT

BANANAQUIT (Coereba flaveola) X X X X X X X 2

NEW WORLD SPARROWS

RUFOUS-COLLARED SPARROW (Zonotrichia capensis) X X X X 2 2 X X 1

GRASSLAND SPARROW (Ammodramus humeralis) 1

HALF-COLLARED SPARROW (Arremon semitorquatus)* 1 H H H

TANAGERS AND ALLIES

MAGPIE TANAGER (Cissopis leverianus) 2 5 5

CHESTNUT-HEADED TANAGER (Pyrrhocoma ruficeps) 1 1

BLACK-GOGGLED TANAGER (Trichothraupis melanops) 2 X X X 2 X

FLAME-CRESTED TANAGER (Tachyphonus cristatus) 2 1 4

RUBY-CROWNED TANAGER (T. coronatus) X 1 X 2 2 X X 2

BRAZILIAN TANAGER (Ramphocelus bresilius) 3 3

SAYACA TANAGER (Thraupis sayaca) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 X

AZURE-SHOULDERED TANAGER (T. cyanoptera) 2 2 2 4 2 2

GOLDEN-CHEVRONED TANAGER (T. ornata)* X X X 4 X X X X

PALM TANAGER (T. palmarum) X 1 5

DIADEMED TANAGER (Stephanophorus diadematus) X

GREEN-HEADED TANAGER (T. seledon) X

RED-NECKED TANAGER (T. cyanocephala) 4

BRASSY-BREASTED TANAGER (T. desmaresti)* X X X X X X

GILT-EDGED TANAGER (T. cyanoventris)* 2

BURNISHED-BUFF TANAGER (T. cayana) 2 2 2 2 2 2

SWALLOW TANAGER (Tersina viridis) 2 1 X

BLUE DACNIS (Dacnis cayana) X 2 4 2 X X X X X

GREEN HONEYCREEPER (Chlorophanes spiza) 1 1

RUFOUS-HEADED TANAGER (Hemithraupis ruficapilla)* 2 2 1 2

YELLOW-BACKED TANAGER (H. flavicollis) 2 X

CHESTNUT-VENTED CONEBILL (Conirostrum speciosum) 3 4

BAY-CHESTED WARBLING-FINCH (Poospiza thoracica)* X

SAFFRON FINCH (Sicalis flaveola) 1 X X X

BLUE-BLACK GRASSQUIT (Volatinia jacarina) 1

DOUBLE-COLLARED SEEDEATER (Sporophila caerulescens) X

CARDINALS, GROSBEAKS AND ALLIES

RED-CROWNED ANT-TANAGER (Habia rubica) X

BLACK-THROATED GROSBEAK (Saltator fuliginosus) 2

GREEN-WINGED SALTATOR (S. similis) 2 1 1 1

THICK-BILLED SALTATOR (S. maxillosus) 2

ULTRAMARINE GROSBEAK (Cyanocompsa brissonii) 2

HOUSE SPARROW (Passer domesticus) X X X X

OTHER SIGHTINGS

Orange Spined Hairy Dwarf Porcupine 1

Bush Dog 1

Brown-throated three-toed Sloth 1

Brazilian Squirrel 1

Tayra 1

Buffy-tufted eared Marmoset 3

White-tufted eared Marmoset X X

Broad-snouted Caiman 3 2

Capybara X X

Agouti 1