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Tropical Birding Trip Report Brazil: The Pantanal and Amazon July-Aug 2016

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A Tropical Birding SET DEPARTURE tour

Brazil : The Pantanal and Amazon

18 July – 1 August 2016

TOUR LEADER: ANDRES VASQUEZ

Photos by Andres Vasquez

One of the top 3 birds of the trip as voted by the participants, the astonishing Hyacinth Macaw



Introduction:

It is difficult to put into words a trip like this, when you have seen many of South America’s most iconic animals and birds in only 15 days of focused birding. While searching for every possible species, we repeatedly got out of our vans for another Red-legged Seriema or Giant Anteater, and on other occasions we birded from the comfort of canoes that ride along some of the most scenic rivers, to find Giant Otters, Sunbitterns, Agami Herons, Sungrebes, and the most wanted of all mammals in the region, the majestic Jaguar.

We did, in fact, cover three distinct biomes during the trip: the start of the tour visited the scrubby, dry Cerrado, then we continued to the vast Amazon rainforest, with its huge biodiversity enclosed in a mosaic of micro ecosystems, and finished in the Pantanal where the open nature of the country let us scan long distances to see running Greater Rheas, Southern Screamers, Jaguarundi, and an uncountable amount of waterbirds concentrated on the remaining waterholes, co-existing with large number of caiman laying along the banks.

Yes, we saw all that, and the final numbers revealed 450 species of birds seen (plus another 32 heard) among which the highlights included, apart from those mentioned above: Collared Crescentchest, Dot-eared Coquette, Blue-tufted Starthroat, and Coal-crested Finch in the Cerrado, 43 species of Antbirds (largely in the Amazon), together with Pompadour Cotinga, Collared Puffbird, one of the few records of Green Oropendola in Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Cryptic Forest Falcon, and Razor-billed Curassow on the borders of the Cristalino River, Dark-winged Trumpeter, Common, Long-tailed and Great Potoos, the unique Hyacinth Macaw, and bright Toco Toucans in the Pantanal. I have to mention again the Jaguar, with multiple sightings and 5 individuals involved: one pregnant female, a fully mature male, plus a mother with a young cub, and its older brother. Magical.



Rusty-backed Antwren and Jacare Caimans along the Transpantaneira Highway

Giant River Otters swimming along the Pixaim River



A mom, a young cub and older brother Jaguar crossing the Cuiaba River

Daily Summary:

Days 2 and 3 – The Cerrado:

The trip started with a 5am departure towards the outskirts of the small city of Chapada Dos Guimaraes where good Cerrado habitat holds the target birds of this region. Birding along the Agua Fria road we soon found a very responsive Rufous-winged Antshrike, a couple of Black-throated Saltators and various tanager species like White-rumped, White-banded and Black-faced Tanagers. We were trying to locate a skittish Tawny-crowned Pygmy-Tyrant, which we saw briefly, when a major target for this site started singing next to us. We soon managed to track it down and got good views (but only decent pictures) of this Collared Crescentchest (photo next page). That night we met Arjan Dwarshuis, the Dutch young birder who just smashed Noah Striker’s World Record during his big year; we gave Arjan the spot for this crescentchest which he had missed the previous day; we later found out he got it that time.

To get some more of the specialties of this habitat, the next day we visited another famous road, the Geladeira Road, which hosted a large number of hummingbirds out of which the most common were Blue-tufted Starthroat, Blue-tailed Emerald and White-vented Violetear plus we had views of a female Dot-eared Coquette (not seen by all) and, sadly, only the guide got good views of a male Horned Sungem. We struggled at first but at the end we got nice looks of White-eared Puffbird (photos on page 6), Curl-crested Jays and a female Coal-crested Finch too.



Both days, after spending the early mornings in the Cerrado ecosystem we moved inside gallery forests of this area that holds some very interesting birds, which are distinctly more colorful than the birds in the nearby scrubby Cerrado. Among those it is worth mentioning we saw Amazonian Motmot, Blue-crowned Trogon, and two bright species of manakins, the minute Fiery-capped and the gaudy Band-tailed (photos page 6). Other birds of note here were, Brown and Rufous-tailed Jacamars, White-wedged Piculet, Golden-crowned (White-bellied) Warbler, and Yellow-tufted Woodpecker.



The second morning we had to cut birding short at about 9h30am since we needed to drive back to the city of Cuiaba to catch a flight to Alta Floresta, the gateway to the Amazon, in the north of Mato Grosso state.

Days 4 to 7 – The Amazon: After a short flight we arrived in Alta Floresta where the staff from Cristalino Jungle Lodge received us and got us in a confortable van that in an hour-long drive took us northwards until we reached the Teles Pires River, where we took the boats to ride to the lodge. Before reaching the river, we stopped once at a famous palm grove area where we intended to find the streaky Point-tailed Palmcreeper and got it with ease, together with a few other species, like Fork-tailed Palm-Swifts. We got into the lodge quite late in the afternoon, so we stayed just around the lodge grounds looking for some of the common species that inhabit the open areas.



During the next four days we were going to explore the main habitats or micro ecosystems of the area that have quite distinct avifauna, each with its own specialties. The main micro ecosystems in Cristalino are terra firme canopy, terra firme understory, stunted “highland” forest, river edges and river islands.

The “highland” stunted forests are a very interesting habitat characteristic of this southern part of central Amazonia, and it is due to the volcanic Pahoehoe lava-like appearance the ground of this area has once you reach the top of some rocky hills through a trail called the Serra Nova Trail. The forest here is short with vast open areas and some bushes that mainly inhabit the cracks of these black plate rocks. It was here that we found White-fringed Antwren, Natterer's Slaty-Antshrike, Brown-banded, Striolated and Pied Puffbirds, Paradise Jacamar, Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant, and Layard's (Lineated) Woodcreeper. Once the sun had become too intense, we headed back down towards the denser and taller forest, where we found a couple of flocks with some interesting birds like, Dusky-tailed Flatbill, White-browed Antbird, and White-shouldered and Saturnine Antshrikes.

It was from the two Cristalino canopy towers where we found the majority of the species - it is said that over 80% of the diversity and the activity on a rainforest occurs in the canopy. Due to this, we spent two full mornings above the canopy thanks to the high towers that emerge above the treetops. The list of birds we found from there is vast, but highlights included Black-girdled Barbet, Black-necked, Lettered, Red-necked and Curl-crested Aracaris, Gould's Toucanet, Scale-breasted, Red-necked, Ringed and Crimson-crested Woodpeckers, Spangled and Pompadour Cotingas, Red-billed Pied Tanager (photo above), Green-and-gold, Turquoise, Paradise, and Yellow-backed Tanagers, Pygmy and Sclater's Antwrens, Tooth-billed Wren, Red-and-green and Blue-and-yellow Macaws, Kawall's and White-bellied Parrots, Crimson-bellied Parakeet, White-browed Hawk, Spix's Guan and dozens more.



We dedicated a morning to visit the river islands on the Teles Pires River, since they hold some special birds. For instance, next to one island, there are stretches of the river that become narrow to form rapids; there is one species that specializes on these, the local Black-collared Swallow. In the short vegetation on early succession islands we found the small and localized Amazonian Tyrannulet, and close by we saw the miniscule Spotted Tody-Flyactcher. The star of the morning, (well, stars since we saw 5 in total), was the sought-after Amazonian Umbrellabird. We then had to work a little for a couple of antbirds, but we did find Mato Grosso Antbird, plus Amazonian, Chestnut-backed and Glossy Antshrikes.

A couple of afternoons were used to navigate up and down the Cristalino River in search of some birds that occur near the edges of the river. We did a lot of birding from the canoe but also did a few short stops on shore, to call a few things in from the typically tangly vegetation along the margins of the water. From the boat we saw some awesome things, like a couple of Razor-billed Curassows (photo on next page), Sunbitterns, Pied Lapwings, Green Ibis. We called and called for a Zigzag Heron, but in the end it was only Andres who managed to see it flew away. Smaller birds like Gray-chested Greenlet, Hauxwell's Thrush, Silvery and Band-tailed Antbirds, and White-banded Swallows were also seen around the water. At dusk, we also got a few Short-tailed Nighthawks flying above our heads from the boat. During the few targeted landings we did along the river edges, we managed to find some special birds of this part of the Amazon, namely Cryptic Forest-Falcon (photo left), Flame-crowned (Flame-crested) Manakin, Bronzy Jacamar, and Amazonian Streaked-Antwren. In one of the stops, birding a little deeper inside the forest, we found a flock of passerines that were mobbing an Amazonian Pygmy-Owl; some of these were Short-billed Honeycreeper, Black-throated Mango, Tooth-billed Wren, and a horde of tanagers.

The understory of the Amazon is quite challenging, given the much-reduced light that reaches the lower portions of this tall forest. Nevertheless, birding here can be very rewarding especially if you see, (as we did), for instance the sought after and gorgeous Collared Puffbird, the local Rose-breasted Chat, or the striking Blue-cheeked Jacamar. Also extremely rewarding is achieving good views of one of the most sought after families of the Neotropics and in fact the most iconic groups of birds from the Amazon understory, the antbirds. We happily saw a good number of them and, even better, we managed really good views of most. Walking the trails in the mornings we found Plain-winged, Saturnine and Cinereous Antshrikes, and Plain-throated, White-flanked, Dot-winged, and Long-winged Antwrens, and Black-faced, Black-throated, Spix's Warbling-, Striated, Gray, and White-browed Antbirds.



Apart from those, for which we had to work the old fashion way, we saw various species coming to water holes inside the forest. The forest was so dry that we needed to carry water from the river to feed the waterholes and attract the birds. From the blinds set in front the holes we saw Bare-eyed, Dot-backed, Spot-backed, and Xingu Scale-backed Antbirds, plus Spot-winged Antshrike from that family. In addition to antbirds we were lucky to see Ruddy Quail-Dove, White-crowned and Snow-capped Manakins (photo below), Striped Woodcreeper, White-winged Shrike-Tanager, and from two different blinds saw groups of Dark-winged Trumpeters.

Finally, by night, the Amazon holds a good number of owls and nightjars. Right around the grounds of the lodge we found a distant, but cooperative, Crested Owl and had a very close look at a Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl. Sadly we only managed to hear a couple Ocellated Poorwills, but we had the most amazing looks of the rare Long-tailed Potoo (photo page 10). Our EXCELLENT local guide, Jorge, had roosting spots for Ladder-tailed and Blackish Nightjars too.



Days 8 to 14 – The Pantanal: after our time in the Amazon we were transferred to the town of Alta Floresta to take a flight back to Cuiaba, and start our time in the Pantanal. A short drive southwest of the airport got us to the lovely Pousada Piuval where we stayed two nights.

The grounds behind the lodge are simply incredible, and the first morning’s birding in Piuval is unmatchable, lifers coming fast and furious. The open grounds produced Greater Rheas, Sunbitterns, Savannah Hawks,



Jabirus, Buff-necked, Green, and Plumbeous Ibises, Turquoise-fronted (Blue-fronted) and Yellow-crowned Parrots, a tree full of Hyacinth Macaws, Chaco Chachalacas, the first of various White Woodpeckers and Campo Flickers, a lone Crane Hawk and much more!

When the sun started to be inclement, and it was too hot to remain in the open areas, we decided to move towards a nice patch of cooler, shaded forest with taller trees. There is also some dense scrub in between the trees which host a few birds that we got, namely Black-bellied Antwren, Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant, Mato Grosso Antbird (photo below), and Planalto Slaty-Antshrike. The upper levels of this gallery forest provided good activity with some birds like Forest and Greenish Elaenias, White-wedged Piculet, Little Woodpecker, Sibilant (Eastern) Sirystes, Orange-backed Troupial, Large-billed Antwren, Chestnut-eared Aracari, and Blue-crowned Trogon, among others.

After a rest post-lunch, to give time for the temperature to drop a little, we went out again towards the observation tower (that overlooks a large lake and the surrounding grounds). We actually never needed to climb the tower itself, or even saw it, but the grounds nearby are always typically great for birds. We found a cooperative Yellowish Pipit, a roosting Great Horned Owl (this is a very pale subspecies), a singing Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, a hunting Aplomado Falcon, Orange-backed Troupial and, in the floating vegetation near the water we were fortunate to see a full adult Azure Gallinule, the first for the guide in the Pantanal. Close to dusk, we moved back to the lodge and managed to see very well an Undulated Tinamou that came out in the open to drink water from a small pond on the side of the road. That time of the afternoon is



the best time, and Piuval is one of the best places to find the majestic Giant Anteater (photo below), which we saw right before dusk. This was the best find of the afternoon for sure.

Next day, we went as early as possible towards an always-birdy stretch of the Transpantaneira Highway near Piuval where tall reeds host a nice population of the impressive Scarlet-hooded Blackbirds (photo left) as the main attraction of the site, but also Greater

Thornbirds were very cooperative here, as well as Rusty-backed Antwrens, Donacobius, Rusty-collared



Seedeaters and a few other species. I was a little worried at the start of the day before going out towards the highway since we still had not seen by then one of the most iconic birds of the Pantanal, but happily with the light still quite scarce as the sun was just raising, we found a beautiful Red-legged Seriema (photo below) very close to the entrance road of the lodge.

We moved right after lunch southwards towards the Hotel Pantanal Mato Grosso placed right next to the avifauna-rich Pixaim River, where there are two main ways to bird the area: one is very relaxed from the comfort of a boat while cruising the river, and the other is by walking the narrow trails that cut through a dense patch of gallery forest.

Both afternoons we did boat rides from the middle of the afternoon until dark. This was an amazing, tranquil, enjoyable birding experience, not forgetting we also found some great birds. As a summary, we saw perched Golden-collared Macaws, 5 species of Kingfishers (including American Pygmy and Green-and-rufous), multiple Rufescent Tiger-Herons, Capped Herons, a couple of Sungrebes, Giant Otters, Black-collared Hawks and one of the favorite birds of the trip, the supreme Agami Heron of which we got great views but only poor photos given the darkness of the spot it was foraging at and the scarce sunlight of late afternoon; in fact I do not how the local boat driver, Anderson, spotted the bird in the first place!



White Woodpecker and Yellowish Pipit

Cocoi Heron with a nice catfish in the Cuiaba River



The gallery forest gave us a host of different species but provided more challenging birding. We had to call a few birds and hope for them to respond to playback. In the end, we found a few shy birds, good views of only a female Helmeted Manakin but only brief views of a male, the gorgeous Golden-green Woodpecker (photo below) a male Cream-colored Woodpecker, Rufous Casiornis, Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrant, Fuscous Flycatcher, Pale-legged Hornero, Red-billed Scythebill, Hooded Tanager, and on a side trail we were shown a roosting Great Potoo.

After the second morning in the Pixaim area, we needed to move south again with some birding en route getting things like the shy Dull-capped Attila, the loud Fawn-breasted Wren and the skulking Southern Antpipit before reaching our final destination on this tour, the area of Porto Jofre, where we stayed two nights. From this moment on birding was relegated to second priority, we knew that very little in terms of birds would be added to the list by this stage, and so focused on the main target of this part of the tour, the grandiose Jaguar.

Based in this comfortable lodge, located right on the north shore of the Ciuaba River, we were going to take several boat rides upriver to scan the borders in search of this great beast. We did not waste time, and right after a nice lunch, we headed towards the pier to board our speedboat and start cruising the waters.

Only 10 minutes after we took off, we received notification that just a kilometer ahead not one, but three Jaguars were spotted, so we rushed there. And yes, there we were experiencing that magical moment that everybody that visits the Pantanal dreams of having. A mom Jaguar and her



two cubs swam across the Cuiaba River right in front of our boat. We were rapt and remained watching the kitties until they disappeared inside the vegetation above the bank.

We felt like we were already satisfied but then we thought “well, we are already here, let’s try to find another one” so greedy us, we continued up the river in search for more. This certainly released a lot of pressure, and we had a much more relaxed time in Porto Jofre from then on, so we could stop a lot more to take some photos of other birds, river otters and capybaras.

That same afternoon we ran into another boat that had found a male Jaguar just a few minutes earlier, but it had hidden itself inside the bushes next to the river. We decided to wait a little to see if it would come back out



and the patience paid off when a large individual emerged out of the tall reeds and stared at us in the most passive way. The carefree cat started to walk along the shore and we followed it for over half a mile; eventually it stopped and gave us glances much in the manner of actor Bill Murray promoting a whisky brand on the movie “Lost in translation”! This beautiful individual kept us entertained for over 40 minutes, sometimes laying down on an open beach, stretching and yawning, and afterwards approaching the river to drink, swimming across the river and even making a couple of attempts at catching a caiman. What an incredible experience that was.

Next day, we decided to go out again on the boat, but this time we decided to go for the thrill of finding one ourselves, so we decided not to listen to the radio in case other boats had already found one; we wanted to get our own Jag. After a couple of hours of searching our good driver took us to a side tributary of the river where we had had some luck in the past, and boom, our own cat, just for us at least for a few minutes, before other boats arrived. It was a pregnant female that was sunbathing just above the bank resting. Mission accomplished, we returned to the hotel for lunch. That afternoon we decided not to do any more boat rides and instead just remain around the grounds of the hotel to photograph the Toco Toucans (photo on next page) and Hyacinth Macaws that had made the trees on the hotel’s extensive property their home.

The last day of the tour is basically required to head back north towards Ciuaba along the entire Transpantaneira Highway doing some occasional stops here and there to break up this long journey. We



picked up a few interesting things during this ride: a distant but distinct Jaguarundi that walked a few meters along the road towards us, and two species of deer, Marsh Deer and Red Brocket.

Final list of recorded species:

Please find below the checklist of all the species of birds and mammals recorded during this awesome trip. The total of birds recorded stands at 482 of which 32 were heard only (marked H), and 8 were seen only by the tour leader (marked L). 23 species of mammal were also recorded.

RHEAS RHEIDAE

Greater Rhea Rhea americana

TINAMOUS TINAMIDAE

H Great Tinamou Tinamus major H Cinereous Tinamou Crypturellus cinereus

Undulated Tinamou Crypturellus undulatus

H Red-winged Tinamou Rhynchotus rufescens

SCREAMERS ANHIMIDAE

Southern Screamer Chauna torquata

DUCKS, GEESE, AND WATERFOWL ANATIDAE

White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis



Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata

Brazilian Teal Amazonetta brasiliensis

GUANS, CHACHALACAS, CURASSOWS CRACIDAE

Chaco Chachalaca Ortalis canicollis

Spix's Guan Penelope jacquacu

Chestnut-bellied Guan Penelope ochrogaster

Blue-throated Piping-Guan Pipile cumanensis

Red-throated Piping-Guan Pipile cujubi

Razor-billed Curassow Mitu tuberosum

Bare-faced Curassow Crax fasciolata

NEW WORLD QUAIL ODONTOPHORIDAE

H Marbled Wood-Quail Odontophorus gujanensis

STORKS CICONIIDAE

Jabiru Jabiru mycteria

Wood Stork Mycteria americana

CORMORANTS AND SHAGS PHALACROCORACIDAE

Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus

ANHINGAS ANHINGIDAE

Anhinga Anhinga anhinga

HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS ARDEIDAE

L Zigzag Heron Zebrilus undulatus

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

Agami Heron Agamia agami

Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix

Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus

Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius

IBISES AND SPOONBILLS THRESKIORNITHIDAE

Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis

Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus

Plumbeous Ibis Theristicus caerulescens

Buff-necked Ibis Theristicus caudatus

Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja

NEW WORLD VULTURES CATHARTIDAE

Black Vulture Coragyps atratus

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura

Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus

Greater Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes melambrotus

King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa

HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES ACCIPITRIDAE

Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis

Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis

Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea

Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens

Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis



Great Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga

Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris

White-tailed Hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus

White-browed Hawk Leucopternis kuhli

SUNBITTERN EURYPYGIDAE

Sunbittern Eurypyga helias

RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS RALLIDAE

Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajaneus

Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus

Azure Gallinule Porphyrio flavirostris

FINFOOTS HELIORNITHIDAE

Sungrebe Heliornis fulica

LIMPKIN ARAMIDAE

Limpkin Aramus guarauna

TRUMPETERS PSOPHIIDAE

Dark-winged Trumpeter Psophia viridis

STILTS AND AVOCETS RECURVIROSTRIDAE

Black-necked (White-backed) Stilt Himantopus mexicanus melanurus

PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS CHARADRIIDAE

Pied Lapwing Vanellus cayanus

Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis

Collared Plover Charadrius collaris

JACANAS JACANIDAE

Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana

SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES SCOLOPACIDAE

Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria

Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes

GULLS, TERNS, AND SKIMMERS LARIDAE

Yellow-billed Tern Sternula superciliaris

Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex

Black Skimmer Rynchops niger

PIGEONS AND DOVES COLUMBIDAE

Rock Pigeon Columba livia

Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis

Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa

Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro

H Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea

Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea

Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti

Scaled Dove Columbina squammata

Picui Ground-Dove Columbina picui

Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa

Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana

White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi

Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla

Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata

CUCKOOS CUCULIDAE

Little Cuckoo Coccycua minuta

Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana

Black-bellied Cuckoo Piaya melanogaster

Guira Cuckoo Guira guira

Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia



Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani

OWLS STRIGIDAE

Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl Megascops watsonii

Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata

Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus

Amazonian Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium hardyi

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum

Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia

NIGHTJARS AND ALLIES CAPRIMULGIDAE

Nacunda Nighthawk Chordeiles nacunda

Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus

Band-tailed Nighthawk Nyctiprogne leucopyga

Blackish Nightjar Nyctipolus nigrescens

Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis

Spot-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis maculicaudus

Ladder-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis climacocerca

H Ocellated Poorwill Nyctiphrynus ocellatus

POTOOS NYCTIBIIDAE

Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis

Long-tailed Potoo Nyctibius aethereus

Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus

SWIFTS APODIDAE

Great Dusky Swift Cypseloides senex

Biscutate Swift Streptoprocne biscutata

Amazonian Swift Chaetura viridipennis

Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura

Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris

Pale-rumped Swift Chaetura egregia

Fork-tailed Palm-Swift Tachornis squamata

HUMMINGBIRDS TROCHILIDAE

White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora

White-bearded Hermit Phaethornis hispidus

White-vented Violetear Colibri serrirostris

L Horned Sungem Heliactin bilophus

Black-eared Fairy Heliothryx auritus

L White-tailed Goldenthroat Polytmus guainumbi

Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis

Dot-eared Coquette Lophornis gouldii

Blue-tufted Starthroat Heliomaster furcifer

Amethyst Woodstar Calliphlox amethystina

Glittering-bellied Emerald Chlorostilbon lucidus

Gray-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus largipennis

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird Eupetomena macroura

Fork-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata

Versicolored Emerald Amazilia versicolor

Glittering-throated Emerald Amazilia fimbriata

TROGONS TROGONIDAE

Black-tailed Trogon Trogon melanurus eumorphus

Green-backed (White-tailed) Trogon Trogon viridis viridis

Amazonian (Violaceous) Trogon Trogon ramonianus

Blue-crowned Trogon Trogon curucui

Collared Trogon Trogon collaris



MOTMOTS MOMOTIDAE

Amazonian (Blue-crowned) Motmot Momotus momota simplex

KINGFISHERS ALCEDINIDAE

Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata

Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona

Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana

Green-and-rufous Kingfisher Chloroceryle inda

American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea

PUFFBIRDS BUCCONIDAE

White-necked Puffbird Notharchus hyperrhynchus

Brown-banded Puffbird Notharchus ordii

Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus

Collared Puffbird Bucco capensis

Striolated Puffbird Nystalus striolatus torridus

White-eared Puffbird Nystalus chacuru

H Rufous-necked Puffbird Malacoptila rufa H Rufous-capped Nunlet Nonnula ruficapilla

Black-fronted Nunbird Monasa nigrifrons

White-fronted Nunbird Monasa morphoeus

Swallow-winged Puffbird (Swallow-wing) Chelidoptera tenebrosa

JACAMARS GALBULIDAE

Brown Jacamar Brachygalba lugubris

Blue-cheeked Jacamar Galbula cyanicollis

Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda

Bronzy Jacamar Galbula leucogastra

Paradise Jacamar Galbula dea

Great Jacamar Jacamerops aureus

NEW WORLD BARBETS CAPITONIDAE

Black-girdled Barbet Capito dayi

TOUCANS RAMPHASTIDAE

Lettered Aracari Pteroglossus inscriptus

Black-necked Aracari Pteroglossus aracari

Chestnut-eared Aracari Pteroglossus castanotis

Curl-crested Aracari Pteroglossus beauharnaesii

Red-necked Aracari Pteroglossus bitorquatus

Gould's Toucanet Selenidera gouldii

Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco

White-throated (Cuvier's) Toucan Ramphastos tucanus cuvieri

Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus culminatus

WOODPECKERS PICIDAE

Bar-breasted Piculet Picumnus aurifrons

White-wedged Piculet Picumnus albosquamatus

White Woodpecker Melanerpes candidus

Yellow-tufted Woodpecker Melanerpes cruentatus

Little Woodpecker Veniliornis passerinus

H Yellow-throated Woodpecker Piculus flavigula magnus

Golden-green Woodpecker Piculus chrysochloros

Green-barred Woodpecker Colaptes melanochloros

Campo Flicker Colaptes campestris

Scale-breasted Woodpecker Celeus grammicus

H Pale-crested Woodpecker Celeus lugubris



Cream-colored Woodpecker Celeus flavus

Ringed Woodpecker Celeus torquatus

Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus

Red-necked Woodpecker Campephilus rubricollis

Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos

SERIEMAS CARIAMIDAE

Red-legged Seriema Cariama cristata

FALCONS AND CARACARAS FALCONIDAE

Cryptic Forest-Falcon Micrastur mintoni

Black Caracara Daptrius ater

Red-throated Caracara Ibycter americanus

Southern Caracara Caracara plancus

Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima

Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans

American Kestrel Falco sparverius

Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis

PARROTS PSITTACIDAE

Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet Touit huetii

Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus

Yellow-chevroned Parakeet Brotogeris chiriri

Golden-winged Parakeet Brotogeris chrysoptera

H Orange-cheeked Parrot Pyrilia barrabandi

Scaly-headed Parrot Pionus maximiliani

Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus

Yellow-crowned Parrot Amazona ochrocephala

Turquoise-fronted (Blue-fronted) Parrot Amazona aestiva

Kawall's Parrot Amazona kawalli

Dusky-billed Parrotlet Forpus modestus

White-bellied Parrot Pionites leucogaster

Crimson-bellied Parakeet Pyrrhura perlata

Santarem Parakeet Pyrrhura amazonum lucida

Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus

Peach-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula aurea

Red-bellied Macaw Orthopsittaca manilatus

Blue-winged Macaw Primolius maracana

Yellow-collared (Golden-collared) Macaw Primolius auricollis

Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna

Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus

H Chestnut-fronted Macaw Ara severus L Blue-crowned Parakeet Thectocercus acuticaudatus H Red-shouldered Macaw Diopsittaca nobilis

White-eyed Parakeet Psittacara leucophthalmus

TYPICAL ANTBIRDS THAMNOPHILIDAE

Fasciated Antshrike Cymbilaimus lineatus

Great Antshrike Taraba major

Glossy Antshrike Sakesphorus luctuosus

Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus

Rufous-winged Antshrike Thamnophilus torquatus

Chestnut-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus palliatus

Plain-winged Antshrike Thamnophilus schistaceus

Natterer's Slaty-Antshrike Thamnophilus stictocephalus

Planalto Slaty-Antshrike Thamnophilus pelzelni



White-shouldered Antshrike Thamnophilus aethiops

Amazonian Antshrike Thamnophilus amazonicus

Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis

Saturnine Antshrike Thamnomanes saturninus

Cinereous Antshrike Thamnomanes caesius

Plain-throated Antwren Isleria hauxwelli

Spot-winged Antshrike Pygiptila stellaris

H White-eyed Antwren Epinecrophylla leucophthalma

Pygmy Antwren Myrmotherula brachyura

Sclater's Antwren Myrmotherula sclateri

Amazonian Streaked-Antwren Myrmotherula multostriata

White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris axillaris

Long-winged Antwren Myrmotherula longipennis

Large-billed Antwren Herpsilochmus longirostris

Rufous-winged Antwren Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus

Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis emiliae

White-fringed Antwren Formicivora grisea

Black-bellied Antwren Formicivora melanogaster

Rusty-backed Antwren Formicivora rufa

Striated Antbird Drymophila devillei subochracea

Spix's Warbling-Antbird Hypocnemis striata

Blackish Antbird Cercomacroides nigrescens

Manu Antbird Cercomacra manu

Gray Antbird Cercomacra cinerascens

Mato Grosso Antbird Cercomacra melanaria

White-backed Fire-eye Pyriglena leuconota

White-browed Antbird Myrmoborus leucophrys

Black-faced Antbird Myrmoborus myotherinus

Band-tailed Antbird Hypocnemoides maculicauda

Silvered Antbird Sclateria naevia

H Rufous-faced Antbird Schistocichla rufifacies

Black-throated Antbird Myrmeciza atrothorax

Bare-eyed Antbird Rhegmatorhina gymnops

Spot-backed Antbird Hylophylax naevius

Dot-backed Antbird Hylophylax punctulatus

Xingu Scale-backed Antbird Willisornis vidua

H Black-spotted Bare-eye Phlegopsis nigromaculata

CRESCENTCHESTS MELANOPAREIDAE

Collared Crescentchest Melanopareia torquata

GNATEATERS CONOPOPHAGIDAE

H Chestnut-belted Gnateater Conopophaga aurita snethlageae

ANTPITTAS GRALLARIIDAE

H Alta Floresta Antpitta Hylopezus whittakeri

Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus transitivus

H Long-tailed Woodcreeper Deconychura longicauda

Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus

H Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper Dendrexetastes rufigula

Long-billed Woodcreeper Nasica longirostris

Amazonian Barred-Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes certhia concolor

Great Rufous Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes major

Striped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus obsoletus

Spix's Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus spixii



H Buff-throated (Lafresnaye's) Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus guttatus dorbignyanus

Buff-throated (Dusky-billed) Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus guttatus eytoni

Straight-billed Woodcreeper Dendroplex picus

Red-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus trochilirostris

Narrow-billed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes angustirostris

Layard's (Lineated) Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes layardi

L Plain Xenops Xenops minutus

Streaked Xenops Xenops rutilans

Point-tailed Palmcreeper Berlepschia rikeri

Pale-legged Hornero Furnarius leucopus

Rufous Hornero Furnarius rufus

L Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner Philydor erythrocercum H Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner Philydor erythropterum

Chestnut-winged Hookbill Ancistrops strigilatus

Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus

Rufous-fronted (Common) Thornbird Phacellodomus rufifrons

Greater Thornbird Phacellodomus ruber

Rusty-backed Spinetail Cranioleuca vulpina

Rufous (Gray-crested) Cacholote Pseudoseisura unirufa

Chotoy Spinetail Schoeniophylax phryganophilus

Yellow-chinned Spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomeus

Pale-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis albescens

Cinereous-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis hypospodia

White-lored Spinetail Synallaxis albilora

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS TYRANNIDAE

White-lored Tyrannulet Ornithion inerme

Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum

Chapada Flycatcher Suiriri islerorum

Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus elatus

Forest Elaenia Myiopagis gaimardii

Gray Elaenia Myiopagis caniceps

L Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster

Large Elaenia Elaenia spectabilis

Plain-crested Elaenia Elaenia cristata

Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus

Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus

Guianan Tyrannulet Zimmerius acer

Plain Tyrannulet Inezia inornata

Amazonian Tyrannulet Inezia subflava

Ringed Antpipit Corythopis torquatus

Southern Antpipit Corythopis delalandi

Tawny-crowned Pygmy-Tyrant Euscarthmus meloryphus

Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant Myiornis ecaudatus

H Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus galeatus

White-bellied Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus griseipectus

Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus striaticollis

Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer

H Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus latirostris

Spotted Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum maculatum

Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum

H Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum

Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens pallescens



Yellow-margined Flycatcher Tolmomyias assimilis assimilis

Yellow-breasted (Ochre-lored) Flycatcher Tolmomyias flaviventris subsimilis

H Golden-crowned Spadebill Platyrinchus coronatus

White-crested Spadebill Platyrinchus platyrhynchos

(Amazonian) Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus coronatus

Cliff Flycatcher Hirundinea ferruginea bellicosa

Euler's Flycatcher Lathrotriccus euleri

Fuscous Flycatcher Cnemotriccus fuscatus

Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus

Crested Black-Tyrant Knipolegus lophotes

Drab Water Tyrant Ochthornis littoralis

White-rumped Monjita Xolmis velatus

Black-backed Water-Tyrant Fluvicola albiventer

White-headed Marsh Tyrant Arundinicola leucocephala

Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosa

Large-headed Flatbill Ramphotrigon megacephalum

H Rufous-tailed Flatbill Ramphotrigon ruficauda L Dusky-tailed Flatbill Ramphotrigon fuscicauda H Cinnamon Attila Attila cinnamomeus

Dull-capped (White-eyed) Attila Attila bolivianus

H Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus

Sibilant (Eastern) Sirystes Sirystes sibilator

Rufous Casiornis Casiornis rufus

Grayish Mourner Rhytipterna simplex

H Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer

Swainson's Flycatcher Myiarchus swainsoni

Short-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus ferox

Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus

Lesser Kiskadee Pitangus lictor

Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus

Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua

Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis

H Dusky-chested Flycatcher Myiozetetes luteiventris

Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius

Variegated Flycatcher Empidonomus varius

Crowned Slaty Flycatcher Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus

White-throated Kingbird Tyrannus albogularis

Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus

COTINGAS COTINGIDAE

Amazonian Umbrellabird Cephalopterus ornatus

Spangled Cotinga Cotinga cayana

Screaming Piha Lipaugus vociferans

Pompadour Cotinga Xipholena punicea

Bare-necked Fruitcrow Gymnoderus foetidus

MANAKINS PIPRIDAE

Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin Tyranneutes stolzmanni

Helmeted Manakin Antilophia galeata

Snow-capped Manakin Lepidothrix nattereri

Flame-crowned (Flame-crested) Manakin Heterocercus linteatus

Band-tailed Manakin Pipra fasciicauda

Fiery-capped Manakin Machaeropterus pyrocephalus

White-crowned Manakin Dixiphia pipra



Red-headed Manakin Ceratopipra rubrocapilla

TITYRAS AND ALLIES TITYRIDAE

Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor

Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata

Brown-winged (Thrush-like) Schiffornis Schiffornis turdina

Cinereous Mourner Laniocera hypopyrra

White-browed Purpletuft Iodopleura isabellae

H White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus

Pink-throated Becard Pachyramphus minor

Crested Becard Pachyramphus validus

VIREOS VIREONIDAE

Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus

Gray-chested Greenlet Hylophilus semicinereus

Ashy-headed Greenlet Hylophilus pectoralis

Dusky-capped Greenlet Pachysylvia hypoxantha

Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius leucotis

Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis

CROWS, JAYS, AND MAGPIES CORVIDAE

Purplish Jay Cyanocorax cyanomelas

Curl-crested Jay Cyanocorax cristatellus

SWALLOWS HIRUNDINIDAE

Black-collared Swallow Pygochelidon melanoleuca

White-banded Swallow Atticora fasciata

Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis

Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea

White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer

WRENS TROGLODYTIDAE

Tooth-billed Wren Odontorchilus cinereus

Thrush-like Wren Campylorhynchus turdinus

Moustached Wren Pheugopedius genibarbis

Buff-breasted Wren Cantorchilus leucotis

Fawn-breasted Wren Cantorchilus guarayanus

GNATCATCHERS POLIOPTILIDAE

Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus

Masked Gnatcatcher Polioptila dumicola

DONACOBIUS DONACOBIIDAE

Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapilla

THRUSHES AND ALLIES TURDIDAE

Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas

Hauxwell's Thrush Turdus hauxwelli

Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris

MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS MIMIDAE

Chalk-browed Mockingbird Mimus saturninus

WAGTAILS AND PIPITS MOTACILLIDAE

Yellowish Pipit Anthus lutescens

NEW WORLD WARBLERS PARULIDAE

Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi

Golden-crowned (White-bellied) Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus hypoleucus

Flavescent Warbler Myiothlypis flaveola

TANAGERS AND ALLIES THRAUPIDAE

Red-crested Cardinal Paroaria coronata

Yellow-billed Cardinal Paroaria capitata



Black-faced Tanager Schistochlamys melanopis

White-banded Tanager Neothraupis fasciata

Red-billed Pied Tanager Lamprospiza melanoleuca

Hooded Tanager Nemosia pileata

White-rumped Tanager Cypsnagra hirundinacea

Flame-crested Tanager Tachyphonus cristatus

White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosus

White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus

White-winged Shrike-Tanager Lanio versicolor

Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo

Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus

Sayaca Tanager Thraupis sayaca

Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum

Burnished-buff Tanager Tangara cayana

Masked Tanager Tangara nigrocincta

Blue-necked Tanager Tangara cyanicollis

Turquoise Tanager Tangara mexicana boliviana

Paradise Tanager Tangara chilensis

Opal-rumped Tanager Tangara velia

Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola

Green-and-gold Tanager Tangara schrankii

Swallow Tanager Tersina viridis

Black-faced Dacnis Dacnis lineata

Yellow-bellied Dacnis Dacnis flaviventer

Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana

Short-billed Honeycreeper Cyanerpes nitidus

Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus

Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza

Yellow-backed Tanager Hemithraupis flavicollis

Chestnut-vented Conebill Conirostrum speciosum

Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola

Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch Emberizoides herbicola

Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina

White-bellied Seedeater Sporophila leucoptera

Plumbeous Seedeater Sporophila plumbea

Rusty-collared Seedeater Sporophila collaris

Coal-crested Finch Charitospiza eucosma

Red-crested Finch Coryphospingus cucullatus

Bananaquit Coereba flaveola

Black-throated Saltator Saltator atricollis

Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens

Slate-colored Grosbeak Saltator grossus

SPARROWS EMBERIZIDAE

Grassland Sparrow Ammodramus humeralis

Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis

CARDINALS AND ALLIES CARDINALIDAE

Rose-breasted Chat Granatellus pelzelni

TROUPIALS AND ALLIES ICTERIDAE

White-browed Meadowlark (Blackbird) Sturnella superciliaris

Chopi Blackbird Gnorimopsar chopi

Scarlet-headed Blackbird Amblyramphus holosericeus

Unicolored Blackbird Agelasticus cyanopus



Grayish Baywing (Bay-winged Cowbird) Agelaioides badius

Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis

Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus

Epaulet Oriole Icterus cayanensis cayanensis

Variable Oriole Icterus pyrrhopterus periporphyrus

Orange-backed Troupial Icterus croconotus

Solitary Black Cacique Cacicus solitarius

Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela

Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus

Green Oropendola Psarocolius viridis

SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, AND ALLIES FRINGILLIDAE

Purple-throated Euphonia Euphonia chlorotica

Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris

Golden-bellied (White-lored) Euphonia Euphonia chrysopasta

Rufous-bellied Euphonia Euphonia rufiventris

OLD WORLD SPARROWS PASSERIDAE

House Sparrow Passer domesticus

MAMMALS

House Sparrow Passer domesticus

Giant Anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Southern Tamandua Tamandua tetradactyla

Proboscis Bat (Long-nosed Bat) Rhynchonycteris naso

Black-tailed Marmoset (Silvery Marmoset) Callithrix melanura

Tufted Capuchin (Brown Capuchin) (Amazon) Cebus apella

Black-striped Capuchin (Pantanal) Cebus libidinosus

White-nosed Saki Chiropotes albinasus

Red-handed Howler (Amazon) Alouatta belzebul

Black Howler (Pantanal) Alouatta caraya

White-cheeked (White-whiskered) Spider Monkey Ateles marginatus

L Crab-eating Fox Cerdocyon thous

Jaguarundi Herpailurus yaguarondi

Jaguar Panthera onca

Neotropical River Otter (Southern River Otter) Lontra longicaudis

Giant Otter Pteronura brasiliensis

South American Coati Nasua nasua

Collared Peccary Pecari tajacu

Marsh Deer Blastocerus dichotomus

Gray Brocket Mazama gouazoubira

Capybara Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris

Azara's Agouti Dasyprocta azarae

Brazilian Rabbit Sylvilagus brasiliensis

Documents

Brazil: The Pantanal and Amazon - Tropical Birding · 2016. 11. 28. · Tropical Birding Trip Report Brazil: The Pantanal and Amazon July-Aug 2016 +1-409-515-9110 [email protected]