In addition to our weekend adventure we had also arranged to visit a nest of Atlantic Royal Flycatcher that Lia’s friend Alex had a stakeout for at a small park about two hours drive from Sao Paulo. Having travelled up the night before we were able to make a fairly relaxed start to our day and we arrived with the birds at around 07:30.
This is the rarest of the four Royal Flycatcher species, having a low population size distributed over a large area. The nest is a hanging structure of sticks always hanging over water, so they can be easy to locate if they are in the area. We enjoyed brilliant views of the birds at close quarters as they flew around defending their territory and constructing their nest. Although the male was in constant attendance of the female we only saw the iconic display once, and badly obscured by foliage. Still, the quaking of the wings and raising of the crest were something to behold on this absolutely stunning bird. In total we spent three hours watching the birds as they fed and fussed around the nest.
The park was extremely dry and more reminiscent of a MG dry forest. The birding was very pleasant with a number of cool species also seen such as displaying Crested Oropendula and Saffron Toucanets. There was a huge fire burning in another area of the park, so falling ash was a constant feature of our visit.
PNM do Trabiju: Squirrel Cuckoo, Violet-capped Woodnymph, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Savanna Hawk, White-tailed Hawk, Saffron Toucanet, Toco Toucan, White-barred Piculet, Yellow-throated Woodpecker, Crested Caracara, Maroon-bellied Parakeet, Star-throated Antwren, Plain Antvireo, Ferruginous Antbird, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Lesser Woodcreeper, Streaked Xenops, White-collared Foliage-gleaner, Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner, White-eyed Foliage-gleaner, Blue Manakin, Pin-tailed Manakin, White-bearded Manakin, Crested Becard, Atlantic Royal Flycatcher, White-throated Spadebill, Sepia-capped Flycatcher, Southern Antpipit, Yellow-olive Flatbill, Long-tailed Tyrant, Grey-hooded Attila, Sibilant Sirystes, Great Kiskadee, Piratic Flycatcher, Pale-breasted Thrush, Chestnut-bellied Euphonia, Crested Oropendola, Golden-crowned Warbler, Red-crowned Ant Tanager, Ruby-crowned Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Palm Tanager, Green-headed Tanager, Swallow Tanager, Rufous-headed Tanager, Bananaquit,
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