Today was
remarkable, as, for the first time since we arrived in Brasilia, it was cloudy.
This did not impact the birdlife so much but made photography a little bit more
difficult with constantly changing light conditions. We explored a new area of
the gallery forest looking for Manakins and had some success. Other birds were
somewhat thin on the group but we did get excellent views of Southern Antpipit
and there was Red-winged Tinamou singing from the Cerrado behind.
In the
afternoon I headed out to a new area of Cerrado where we had been told there was
a permanent pond that had a near endemic frog. I found the pond easily, so in
the evening we came back to look for frogs. We had a crazy evening with three
frog species and a toad all found, but to an insane backdrop of frog songs and
calls. Sadly we did not find the endemic frog we were looking for but now we
know we can make more visits to the area. During the afternoon the birdlife was
largely limited but I did find a nest of Aplomado Falcon, which was pretty
insane. On my drive back I also called off to look at the Yellowish Pipits,
which performed nicely but did not show for photos. On the drive back in the
evening we also had a Scissor-tailed Nightjar fly across the road. The Maned
Wolf also made a brief appearance during the evening.
-Dusky Owl-Butterfly
-Yellow-spotted Tree Frog
-Leptodactylus labyrinthicus
-Rhinella rubescens
-Dendropsophus minutus
Species
List:
Fazenda
Agua Limpa: Undulated
Tinamou, Red-winged Tinamou, Pale-vented Pigeon, Picazuro Pigeon, Ruddy Ground
Dove, Scaled Dove, White-tipped Dove, Eared Dove, Smooth-billed Ani, Nacunda
Nighthawk, Least Nighthawk, Pauraque, Little Nightjar, Scissor-tailed Nightjar,
Sick's Swift, Neotropical Palm Swift, White-vented Violetear, Swallow-tailed
Hummingbird, Fork-tailed Woodnymph, Glittering-throated Emerald, Southern
Lapwing, Neotropic Cormorant, Whistling Heron, Buff-necked Ibis, Black Vulture,
Turkey Vulture, Roadside Hawk, White-tailed Hawk, Tropical Screech Owl, Burrowing
Owl, Rufous-capped Motmot, Ringed Kingfisher, Amazon Kingfisher, Green
Kingfisher, Toco Toucan, White-wedged Piculet, Little Woodpecker, Campo Flicker,
Red-legged Seriema, Southern Crested Caracara, Aplomado Falcon, Yellow-chevroned
Parakeet, Yellow-faced Parrot, Turquoise-fronted Amazon, Peach-fronted Parakeet,
Red-bellied Macaw, Black-capped Antwren, Collared Crescentchest, Olivaceous
Woodcreeper, Rufous Hornero, Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper, Helmeted Manakin, Greenish
Schiffornis, Sepia-capped Flycatcher, Southern Antpipit, Yellow-olive Flatbill,
Southern Beardless Tyrannulet, Plain-crested Elaenia, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Short-crested
Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Tropical Kingbird, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Rufous-browed
Peppershrike, Curl-crested Jay, Blue-and-white Swallow, Tawny-headed Swallow, Southern
Rough-winged Swallow, House Wren, Buff-breasted Wren, Chalk-browed Mockingbird,
Pale-breasted Thrush, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Blacksmith Thrush, House Sparrow, Yellowish
Pipit, Purple-throated Euphonia, Grassland Sparrow, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Tropical
Parula, Golden-crowned Warbler, Flavescent Warbler, Hooded Tanager, White-lined
Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Palm Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Swallow Tanager,
Blue Dacnis, Guira Tanager, Saffron Finch, Blue-black Grassquit, Plumbeous
Seedeater, Bananaquit, Green-winged Saltator, Grey Brocket, Maned Wolf,
Fazenda Agua Limpa Day 14 15.09.2020
Fazenda Agua Limpa Day 14 15.09.2020
After
yesterdays clouds today was a return to form with wall-to-wall sun and
scorching temperatures. We spent our mornings fieldwork exploring a normally
productive area of Gallery Forest and today was no exception with a few nice
birds featuring including Olivaceous Elaenia and my first farm Planalto Hermit.
We also found our first two active Helmeted Manakin nests, making it a very
productive morning.
In the
afternoon, after an extended nap, I headed back out to the area of Cerrado I
had visited on Sunday and once again it was fairly productive with a few
interesting species. First and foremost was seeing a Horned Sungem perched up
nicely in the evening light showing off some of its incredible colours. I also
had another farm tick when a pair of Blue-and-Yellow Macaws flew over distantly
but calling loudly. The Rufous-fronted Thornbirds were also still present from
the previous visit bringing up the species list for the day. As usual I
finished of the day with a watch to see the Nacunda Nighthawk pass overhead and
they did not disappoint, with two birds flying down incredibly low to me. Whilst
waiting for the Nighthawks a flock of eight White Woodpecker flew over me,
another patch tick for me here at the farm.
-Olivaceous Elaenia
-Horned Sungem
-Claudina Crescent
Species
List:
Fazenda
Agua Limpa: Undulated
Tinamou, Pale-vented Pigeon, Picazuro Pigeon, Scaled Dove, White-tipped Dove, Smooth-billed
Ani, Squirrel Cuckoo, Nacunda Nighthawk, Least Nighthawk, Neotropical Palm
Swift, Planalto Hermit, White-vented Violetear, Horned Sungem, Swallow-tailed
Hummingbird, Fork-tailed Woodnymph, Southern Lapwing, Neotropic Cormorant, Great
Egret, Snowy Egret, Green Ibis, Buff-necked Ibis, Black Vulture, Roadside Hawk,
Tropical Screech Owl, Burrowing Owl, Rufous-capped Motmot, Green Kingfisher, Rufous-tailed
Jacamar, Toco Toucan, Channel-billed Toucan, White-wedged Piculet, White
Woodpecker, Campo Flicker, Red-legged Seriema, Southern Crested Caracara, Yellow-headed
Caracara, Aplomado Falcon, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Yellow-faced Parrot, Turquoise-fronted
Amazon, Peach-fronted Parakeet, Red-bellied Macaw, Blue-and-yellow Macaw, White-eyed
Parakeet, Variable Antshrike, Black-capped Antwren, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Rufous
Hornero, Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper, Rufous-fronted Thornbird, Ochre-cheeked
Spinetail, Helmeted Manakin, Sepia-capped Flycatcher, Southern Antpipit, Common
Tody-Flycatcher, Yellow-olive Flatbill, Plain-crested Elaenia, Yellow-bellied
Elaenia, Olivaceous Elaenia, Lesser Elaenia, Planalto Tyrannulet, Bran-colored
Flycatcher, Euler's Flycatcher, Grey Monjita, White-rumped Monjita, Great
Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Social Flycatcher, Variegated Flycatcher, Tropical
Kingbird, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Curl-crested Jay, Blue-and-white Swallow, Southern
Rough-winged Swallow, Grey-breasted Martin, Masked Gnatcatcher, House Wren, Buff-breasted
Wren, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Pale-breasted Thrush, White-necked Thrush, Rufous-bellied
Thrush, Creamy-bellied Thrush, House Sparrow, Purple-throated Euphonia, Grassland
Sparrow, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Shiny Cowbird, Golden-crowned Warbler, Flavescent
Warbler, Black-faced Tanager, Black-goggled Tanager, White-lined Tanager, Sayaca
Tanager, Palm Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Swallow Tanager, Blue Dacnis, Guira
Tanager, Saffron Finch, Plumbeous Seedeater, Red Pileated Finch, Bananaquit,
Fazenda Agua Limpa Day 15 16.09.2020
Fazenda Agua Limpa Day 15 16.09.2020
It was
another hot day today but with occasional passing clouds taking the edge off
things. We set up nets in a new area to try and catch some Helmeted Manakins
and we had great success catching a brilliant 5 individuals, but other birds were
at more of a premium with only a Yellow-Olive Flycatcher of note. I tried using
tapes to attract some of the other forest inhabitants but frustratingly none of
them would come low enough to fall into the net.
In the
afternoon I headed out to the reservoir since we had not checked during the
morning. Frustratingly there was a chump in a canoe using the water but there
were still a few birds using the shoreline including Snowy Egret, Green Ibis and
Black-crowned Night Heron. I searched the shoreline scrub for passerines and
found three Rusty-margined Flycatchers, which are only the second I have seen
here. There were also quite a few Capybara around, which are always nice to
see. During our nest searching we have found droppings of Capybara in the quiet
forest rivers suggesting they have been moving away from the reservoir during
the hottest parts of the day.
-Yellow-Olive Flycatcher
-Brazilian Teal
-Neotropic Palm Swift
-Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Species List:
Fazenda
Agua Limpa: Undulated
Tinamou, Brazilian Teal, Pale-vented Pigeon, Picazuro Pigeon, Ruddy Ground Dove,
Scaled Dove, White-tipped Dove, Striped Cuckoo, Nacunda Nighthawk, Least
Nighthawk, Sick's Swift, Neotropical Palm Swift, Fork-tailed Woodnymph, Southern
Lapwing, Neotropic Cormorant, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Whistling Heron, Black-crowned
Night Heron, Green Ibis, Buff-necked Ibis, Turkey Vulture, Roadside Hawk, Burrowing
Owl, Rufous-capped Motmot, Toco Toucan, White-wedged Piculet, White Woodpecker,
Little Woodpecker, Red-legged Seriema, Southern Crested Caracara, Yellow-headed
Caracara, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Yellow-faced Parrot, Turquoise-fronted
Amazon, Peach-fronted Parakeet, Variable Antshrike, Black-capped Antwren, Pale-bellied
Tyrant-Manakin, Helmeted Manakin, Grey-hooded Flycatcher, Southern Antpipit, Common
Tody-Flycatcher, Yellow-olive Flatbill, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Euler's Flycatcher,
Long-tailed Tyrant, Rufous Casiornis, Short-crested Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee,
Boat-billed Flycatcher, Rusty-margined Flycatcher, Social Flycatcher, Tropical
Kingbird, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Curl-crested Jay, Blue-and-white Swallow, Southern
Rough-winged Swallow, Grey-breasted Martin, White-rumped Swallow, Masked
Gnatcatcher, House Wren, Buff-breasted Wren, Pale-breasted Thrush, Rufous-bellied
Thrush, Creamy-bellied Thrush, House Sparrow, Purple-throated Euphonia, Rufous-collared
Sparrow, Shiny Cowbird, Golden-crowned Warbler, Flavescent Warbler, Black-faced
Tanager, Hooded Tanager, White-lined Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Palm Tanager, Burnished-buff
Tanager, Blue Dacnis, Saffron Finch, Blue-black Grassquit, Yellow-bellied
Seedeater, Bananaquit, Green-winged Saltator, Capybara, Crab-eating Fox,
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