Due to Lia’s
work schedule with the lab, she had a week where work was not possible, and as
such we decided to get out of the city. The destination we decided for the week
was the small coastal municipality of Ubatuba. We had spent a few days here
previously on our trip through the Atlantic Forest but the weather had proven a
challenge then and so we had missed out on a lot of things, notably the beach
and a number of bird species.
Although, for the most part, we planned to keep to ourselves by working from our apartment, we had a few sites we planned to visit that we had not been to on our previous visit. From these selected sites, our priority was the Fazenda Angelim just to the north of Ubatuba. I do not know why we did not visit this site on our previous visit, as it is represents one of the best sites to find the elusive and endangered Buff-throated Purpletuft, a tiny cotinga species that perches conspicuously but silently.
We arrived at around 06.30 in the morning, and quickly made our way into the forest. There was an excellent assortment of Atlantic Forest species including Squamate Antbird, Scaled Antbird and Tufted Antshrike. Fortunately it did not take us long to find a Buff-throated Purpletuft, when Lia spotted a pair feeding in the trees above us. They showed very well allowing us to get excellent views of this species that I have dipped so many times before.
For the rest of the morning we headed deep into the forest. In addition to the Purpletuft there were potentially three other new species that we thought to be reasonably abundant at this site, but sadly we were not able to find any of them. That said, we did find a couple of other species that were much rarer. First of these were three Salvadori’s Antwren that we found as part of a mixed flock. Although known to occur at this site, this vulnerable species was not recorded in enough abundance to make us think that we had any chance of finding one, so we were extremely pleased to find this bird. Sites that are reliable for this bird and very few and far between, and we dipped it at one of its best strongholds in Bahia. And then the bird showed fantastically well, sitting motionless for at least a minute allowing us to get some nice shots.
On our way back we found a female type seedeater feeding in Bamboo adjacent to the track. The strongly curved mandible immediately suggested that this was one of the rare forest seedeaters, but we were not certain. It took some reading of the literature and comparison with photos before we were happy that it was a Temminck’s Seedeater; another vulnerable species which is very difficult to find due to the fact that they are seasonal migrants following seeding bamboo, best encountered in September and October. After these three species we were extremely happy with what had a brilliant mornings birding.
Although, for the most part, we planned to keep to ourselves by working from our apartment, we had a few sites we planned to visit that we had not been to on our previous visit. From these selected sites, our priority was the Fazenda Angelim just to the north of Ubatuba. I do not know why we did not visit this site on our previous visit, as it is represents one of the best sites to find the elusive and endangered Buff-throated Purpletuft, a tiny cotinga species that perches conspicuously but silently.
We arrived at around 06.30 in the morning, and quickly made our way into the forest. There was an excellent assortment of Atlantic Forest species including Squamate Antbird, Scaled Antbird and Tufted Antshrike. Fortunately it did not take us long to find a Buff-throated Purpletuft, when Lia spotted a pair feeding in the trees above us. They showed very well allowing us to get excellent views of this species that I have dipped so many times before.
For the rest of the morning we headed deep into the forest. In addition to the Purpletuft there were potentially three other new species that we thought to be reasonably abundant at this site, but sadly we were not able to find any of them. That said, we did find a couple of other species that were much rarer. First of these were three Salvadori’s Antwren that we found as part of a mixed flock. Although known to occur at this site, this vulnerable species was not recorded in enough abundance to make us think that we had any chance of finding one, so we were extremely pleased to find this bird. Sites that are reliable for this bird and very few and far between, and we dipped it at one of its best strongholds in Bahia. And then the bird showed fantastically well, sitting motionless for at least a minute allowing us to get some nice shots.
On our way back we found a female type seedeater feeding in Bamboo adjacent to the track. The strongly curved mandible immediately suggested that this was one of the rare forest seedeaters, but we were not certain. It took some reading of the literature and comparison with photos before we were happy that it was a Temminck’s Seedeater; another vulnerable species which is very difficult to find due to the fact that they are seasonal migrants following seeding bamboo, best encountered in September and October. After these three species we were extremely happy with what had a brilliant mornings birding.
-Buff-throated Purpletuft
-Rufous-breasted Leaftosser
-Salvadori's Antwren
-Temminck's Seedeater
Species List:
Fazenda Angelim: White-tipped Dove, Saw-billed Hermit, Reddish Hermit, Violet-capped Woodnymph, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Bicolored Hawk, Roadside Hawk, Green-backed Trogon, Ringed Kingfisher, Channel-billed Toucan, White-barred Piculet, Southern Crested Caracara, Plain Parakeet, Scaly-headed Parrot, Maroon-bellied Parakeet, Spot-backed Antshrike, Tufted Antshrike, Star-throated Antwren, Spot-breasted Antvireo, Plain Antvireo, Salvadori's Antwren, Rufous-winged Antwren, Ferruginous Antbird, Scaled Antbird, White-shouldered Fire-eye, Squamate Antbird, Black-cheeked Gnateater, Rufous-capped Antthrush, Rufous-breasted Leaftosser, Plain-winged Woodcreeper, Lesser Woodcreeper, Plain Xenops, Black-capped Foliage-gleaner, White-eyed Foliage-gleaner, Blue Manakin, White-bearded Manakin, Greenish Schiffornis, Buff-throated Purpletuft, Whiskered Myiobius, Grey-hooded Flycatcher, Yellow-lored Tody-Flycatcher, Euler's Flycatcher, Long-tailed Tyrant, Great Kiskadee, Social Flycatcher, Blue-and-white Swallow, Pale-breasted Thrush, Yellow-legged Thrush, White-necked Thrush, Chestnut-bellied Euphonia, Red-rumped Cacique, Golden-crowned Warbler, Riverbank Warbler, Red-crowned Ant Tanager, Flame-crested Tanager, Ruby-crowned Tanager, Brazilian Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Green-headed Tanager, Red-necked Tanager, Blue Dacnis, Green Honeycreeper, Saffron Finch, Double-collared Seedeater, Temminck's Seedeater, Bananaquit,
Fazenda Angelim: White-tipped Dove, Saw-billed Hermit, Reddish Hermit, Violet-capped Woodnymph, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Bicolored Hawk, Roadside Hawk, Green-backed Trogon, Ringed Kingfisher, Channel-billed Toucan, White-barred Piculet, Southern Crested Caracara, Plain Parakeet, Scaly-headed Parrot, Maroon-bellied Parakeet, Spot-backed Antshrike, Tufted Antshrike, Star-throated Antwren, Spot-breasted Antvireo, Plain Antvireo, Salvadori's Antwren, Rufous-winged Antwren, Ferruginous Antbird, Scaled Antbird, White-shouldered Fire-eye, Squamate Antbird, Black-cheeked Gnateater, Rufous-capped Antthrush, Rufous-breasted Leaftosser, Plain-winged Woodcreeper, Lesser Woodcreeper, Plain Xenops, Black-capped Foliage-gleaner, White-eyed Foliage-gleaner, Blue Manakin, White-bearded Manakin, Greenish Schiffornis, Buff-throated Purpletuft, Whiskered Myiobius, Grey-hooded Flycatcher, Yellow-lored Tody-Flycatcher, Euler's Flycatcher, Long-tailed Tyrant, Great Kiskadee, Social Flycatcher, Blue-and-white Swallow, Pale-breasted Thrush, Yellow-legged Thrush, White-necked Thrush, Chestnut-bellied Euphonia, Red-rumped Cacique, Golden-crowned Warbler, Riverbank Warbler, Red-crowned Ant Tanager, Flame-crested Tanager, Ruby-crowned Tanager, Brazilian Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Green-headed Tanager, Red-necked Tanager, Blue Dacnis, Green Honeycreeper, Saffron Finch, Double-collared Seedeater, Temminck's Seedeater, Bananaquit,
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