Today was eBird big day, which some people take excessively seriously. I am not one of those people, but it served as a nice excuse, as if one were ever needed, to take the morning out birding with Lia. There are not so many new species within the nearby Sao Paulo area for me anymore, but one that I had my eye on for a while was Southern Bristle Tyrant in PE da Cantareira just to the north of the city. This small tyrannulet is widespread but very scarce and nowhere is it abundant, except in this park for some reason. So we headed there to see if we could find it.
The park is
a large expanse of secondary forest, with well constructed trails that largely
border a small reservoir. We spent a couple of hours birding the trails and
enjoying some excellent birding, with a wide range of Atlantic Forest species
on offer, such as Spot-backed Antshrike, White-eyed Foliage-Gleaner and
Black-goggled Tanager. In total we managed to find 61 species for the day. A troop
of Coati that crossed the road in front of us was also very enjoyable to see.
And we were indeed able to find a Southern Bristle Tyrant. By the end of our walk, when the rain started, we had managed to find three. They were vocal and often came close but were always in the mid-storey of the canopy, never coming low for good photos. In addition, the grey sky meant poor light conditions within the forest, so there was no real opportunity to get good photos. Still it was nice to be able to view the bird, taking in its stunning facial pattern and delicate call.
Parque Estadual da Cantareira: Pied-billed Grebe, Picazuro Pigeon, White-tipped Dove, Squirrel Cuckoo, Scale-throated Hermit, Slaty-breasted Wood Rail, Southern Lapwing, Black Vulture, Green-billed Toucan, White-barred Piculet, White-spotted Woodpecker, Blond-crested Woodpecker, Plain Parakeet, Scaly-headed Parrot, Spot-backed Antshrike, Plain Antvireo, Rufous-margined Antwren, Ferruginous Antbird, Squamate Antbird, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Lesser Woodcreeper, Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper, Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner, White-eyed Foliage-gleaner, Pallid Spinetail, Rufous-capped Spinetail, Blue Manakin, Greenish Schiffornis, White-throated Spadebill, Sepia-capped Flycatcher, Southern Bristle Tyrant, Eared Pygmy Tyrant, Common Tody-Flycatcher, Yellow-olive Flatbill, Olivaceous Elaenia, Euler's Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Social Flycatcher, Streaked Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Chivi Vireo, Blue-and-white Swallow, House Wren, Pale-breasted Thrush, White-necked Thrush, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Creamy-bellied Thrush, Chestnut-bellied Euphonia, Shiny Cowbird, Southern Yellowthroat, Tropical Parula, Golden-crowned Warbler, White-rimmed Warbler, Black-goggled Tanager, Ruby-crowned Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Golden-chevroned Tanager, Chestnut-vented Conebill, Bananaquit, South American Coati,
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