Our new survey site was a small fragment of Atlantic forest,
but still my hopes were high for some interesting species in the fragment.
Sadly the overall birdlife was quiet, probably as a result of the cold, foggy
conditions that persisted throughout the morning. The work was hard, hacking
trails through the woodland and dense bracken patches, but we still managed
some nice birds.
The standout bird for the day was one of the first birds I
looked at after we commenced our walk just after sunrise. A pigeon alighted in
the open in front of me, one look was all that I needed to confirm the bird as
an adult Scaled Pigeon, my last
large pigeon I needed for this region. Sadly the fog was still thick, but the
views were still nice before it left. We tried playback to see if it would
return but instead ended up with a juvenile bird. The other lifer of the
morning was Trilling Gnatwren,
which we picked out of a mixed species flock in the forest. Other awesome
forest birds we encountered included; White-bearded
Manakin, Kinglet Manakin, Scaled Antbird and Rufous-winged Antwren.
-Scaled Pigeon
-White-bearded Manakin
-Ringed Kingfisher
In the afternoon we checked out another forest fragment, our
survey site for the next day. There were a few nice birds here, but it being
evening it was already fairly quiet. The best bird we saw was a Rusty-margined Guan, but sadly it did
not linger for any photos. Rufous-headed
Tanager was another nice bird to see, having only seen one prior. Fingers
crossed that in the morning there will be more action.
-Red-stained Woodpecker
Species List:
Jaguaquara: Brazilian
Teal, Least Grebe, Scaled Pigeon, Guira Cuckoo, Smooth-billed Ani, Common
Pauraque, Common Gallinule, Wattle Jacana, Striated Heron, Rufescent Tiger
Heron, Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture, Black Vulture, Roadside Hawk, Short-tailed
Hawk, Burrowing Owl, Green-barred Woodpecker, Yellow-headed Caracara, Ringed
Kingfisher, Golden-capped Parakeet, Planalto-Slaty Antshrike, Rufous-winged
Antwren, Scaled Antbird, Sooty-fronted Spinetail, Social Flycatcher, Tropical
Kingbird, White-headed Marsh Tyrant, White-bearded Manakin, Kinglet Manakin,
Blue-and-white Swallow, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, Trilling Gnatwren,
Pale-breasted Thrush, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Chalk-browed Mockingbird,
Purple-throated Euphonia, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Red-rumped Cacique, Campo
Troupial, Chopi Blackbird, Cinnamon Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Blue
Dacnis, Saffron Finch, Blue-black Grassquit, White-bellied Seedeater,
Bananaquit,
Ubaira:
Rusty-margined Guan, Southern Lapwing, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Savannah
Hawk, Roadside Hawk, Burrowing Owl, Spotted Piculette, Red-stained Woodpecker,
Southern Caracara, Yellow-headed Caracara, Golden-capped Parakeet, Rufous-winged
Antwren, Rufous Hornero, Sooty-fronted Spinetail, Planalto Tyrannulet,
Ochre-lored Flatbill, Cliff Flycatcher, White Monjita, Masked Water-Tyrant,
White-headed Marsh-Tyrant, Great Kiskadee, Social Flycatcher, Tropical
Kingbird, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, Pale-breasted Thrush, Violaceous
Euphonia, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Campo Troupial, Red-cowled Cardinal, Sayaca
Tanager, Palm Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Blue Dacnis, Rufous-headed
Tanager, Saffron Finch, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Bananaquit,
Brazil Day 30 03.07.2019
Brazil Day 30 03.07.2019
The new survey site, which we visited the previous evening,
was a very small fragment of Atlantic Forest. It had been promising yesterday
so I was optimistic that there would be some interesting species around in the
morning. Almost immediately after arriving on site I got a lifer, Lineated Woodpecker. Although a
widespread species across South America it was still nice to finally see this
impressive woodpecker. And as we walked along the path I picked up a second
lifer, Silvery-flanked Antwren, a
small bird that we especially tricky to see in the undergrowth but with some
effort managed to obtain ok views. It was a nice and pleasant morning out. As
we were leaving we also saw something else interesting, another mutated Burrowing Owl. This time though the
bird had only one dark eye, with the other eye being normal. Quite a freakish
beast!
We then headed to the next city to make good time on our
work, but in doing so we had to take our vehicle to a garage, and that consumed
the rest of our day.
-Burrowing Owl
-Grey-breasted Martin
Species List:
Ubaira: Ruddy
Ground Dove, White-tipped Dove, Smooth-billed Ani, Squirrel Cuckoo, Common
Gallinule, Purple Gallinule, Southern Lapwing, American Black Vulture, Turkey
Vulture, Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture, Roadside Hawk, Burrowing Owl, Spotted
Piculette, Lineated Woodpecker, Yellow-headed Caracara, Blue-winged Parrotlet,
Golden-capped Parakeet, Planalto Slaty-Antshrike, Silvery-flanked Antwren,
Rufous-winged Antwren, Streaked Xenops, Wing-banded Hornero, Rufous Hornero,
Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Planalto Tyrannulet, Euler’s Flycatcher, White Monjita,
Masked Water Tyrant, White-headed Marsh Tyrant, Short-crested Flycatcher,
Brown-crested Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Social Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird,
White-bearded Manakin, Blue-and-white Swallow, Southern Rough-winged Swallow,
Grey-breasted Martin, White-winged Swallow, House Wren, Moustached Wren,
Tropical Gnatcatcher, Pale-breasted Thrush, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Chalk-browed
Mockingbird, Violaceous Euphonia, Campo Troupial, Chopi Blackbird, Tropical
Parula, Flavescent Warbler, Palm Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Blue Dacnis,
Saffron Finch, Blue-black Grassquit, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Bananaquit,
Brazil Day 31 04.07.2019
Brazil Day 31 04.07.2019
Our final survey site was an area of incredibly disturbed
atlantic forest/grazed shrubbery. On the face of it, there was not much to see
here but we managed 70 species in three hours surveying this area. Sadly
without paths and with thick vegetation the work was hard going, and the
humidity was the highest it had been during the week, bringing our masses of
insects. Despite the tough conditions, there were a number of birds we saw that
were really interesting. A Rufescent
Tiger Heron, an adult, was sitting in the marsh, with just its head
sticking out. We also had Black-capped
Donacobious in the marsh, but the bird of the morning was a distant flyover
Black-and-white Hawk Eagle. As soon as it appeared a flock of Golden-capped Parakeets emerged from
the forest to mob it, which was really cool to see.
After lunch and a small period of travelling we finished off
our working week by visiting two small ponds near the town of Cruz das Almas.
Whilst the ponds themselves were lacking in wetland birds, there were a few
nice, common but nice, hawks around which we enjoyed good views of in the
evening light; Savanna Hawk, Roadside
Hawk and White-tailed Hawk all
showed nicely, the latter especially well with a fine individual perched right
next to the road and not caring about our presence.
-White-tailed Hawk
-Southern Caracara
Species List:
Santo Antonio de
Jesus: Brazilian Teal, Picazuro Pigeon, Pale-vented Pigeon, Ruddy Ground
Dove, Smooth-billed Ani, Southern Lapwing, Wattled Jacana, Rufescent Tiger
Heron, Great White Egret, Striated Heron, American Black Vulture, Lesser
Yellow-headed Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Black-and-white Hawk Eagle, Roadside
Hawk, Southern Caracara, Yellow-headed Caracara, Blue-winged Parrotlet,
Golden-capped Parakeet, Lesser Woodcreeper, Pale-legged Hornero, Rufous
Hornero, Rufous-fronted Thornbird, Yellow-chinned Spinetail, Southern Beardless
Tyrannulet, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Common Tody-Flycatcher, Ochre-lored
Flatbill, White Monjita, Masked Water-Tyrant, White-headed Marsh-Tyrant,
Short-crested Flycatcher, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Social Flycatcher, Variegated
Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, House Wren,
Tropical Gnatcatcher, Black-capped Donacobious, Pale-breasted Thrush, Pectoral
Sparrow, Campo Troupial, Chopi Blackbird, Chestnut-capped Blackbird, Sayaca
Tanager, Palm Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Blue Dacnis, Blue-black
Grassquit, Pileated Finch, Bananaquit,
Cruz das Almas: Ruddy
Ground Dove, Picui Ground Dove, Guira Cuckoo, Smooth-billed Ani, Purple
Gallinule, Southern Lapwing, Wattled Jacana, Cattle Egret, Striated Heron, American
Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture, Savanna Hawk,
Roadside Hawk, White-tailed Hawk, Green Kingfisher, Southern Caracara,
Yellow-headed Caracara, Blue-winged Parrotlet, Golden-capped Parakeet, Rufous
Hornero, Rufous-fronted Thornbird,
Yellow-chinned Spinetail, White Monjita, Masked Water-Tyrant, Cattle
Tyrant, Great Kiskadee, Social Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Grassland
Sparrow, Campo Troupial, Red-cowled Cardinal, Sayaca Tanager, Blue-black
Grassquit, White-throated Seedeater,
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