It is almost time for us to leave the city of Maceio, which we have called home for the last couple of weeks. Its safe to say that we have thoroughly enjoyed our time here, relaxing on the beach, working in the AirBnB apartment and the local birding. We had long planned to visit the urban park here in Maceio, and today was finally the day that we were able to do that thanks to Clarindo and his wife Michelle.
We arrived
at the park early morning and Clarindo immediately found us a pair of East
Brazilian Chacalaca, a species I have only seen a couple of times before. We then
explored the forests in the park where we had a nice confiding pair of
Straight-billed Woodcreepers, followed by some more confiding Rufous-tailed
Jacamars and Amazonian Motmots. Less confiding were the small groups of Seven-coloured
Tanagers that we found, as they were mobile and difficult to follow. We also
enjoyed nice views of Yellow Tyrannulet at the end of the walk, as well as a
moulting Little Blue Heron on the park lake.
The real
highlight of the park was not in its birds however, as we were able to find at
least seven Brown-throated Three-toed Sloths at various points along our walk. We
knew they were abundant in the park, and were one of the main draws for our
visit, but to see so many was unprecedented. This is only the second time I have
ever seen any Sloth species, and the last time my views were poor, so this was
quite the experience. In addition to the sloths we were able to find a couple
of South American Coati and on the lake there were a few Broad-snouted Caiman,
including one individual that was really quite large.
After the
park we spent the afternoon visiting a few sites around the city. We started
with the local police station, where Clarindo knew we had a chance to find the
Plain-breasted Emerald. We only had a short wait before we spotted the bird
perched on the wires above our heads. Then we moved on to the local fishing marina
again, where we found at least four but probably more Ruddy Turnstones. I love
seeing wading birds on their wintering grounds, and this is only the second
time I have seen this species in Brazil, so I was pretty excited by this.
Parque Municipal de Maceió: East Brazilian Chachalaca, Feral Pigeon, Ruddy Ground Dove, White-tipped Dove, Smooth-billed Ani, Squirrel Cuckoo, Rufous-breasted Hermit, Swallow-tailed Hummingbird, Versicolored Emerald, Common Gallinule, Purple Gallinule, Great Egret, Little Blue Heron, Striated Heron, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Roadside Hawk, Amazonian Motmot, Ringed Kingfisher, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Golden-spangled Piculet, Little Woodpecker, Crested Caracara, Yellow-headed Caracara, Southern White-fringed Antwren, Straight-billed Woodcreeper, Blue-backed Manakin, White-bearded Manakin, Red-headed Manakin, Sepia-capped Flycatcher, Common Tody-Flycatcher, Ochre-lored Flatbill, Yellow Tyrannulet, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Euler's Flycatcher, Masked Water Tyrant, Short-crested Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Social Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Chivi Vireo, Tropical Gnatcatcher, House Wren, Moustached Wren, Pale-breasted Thrush, Purple-throated Euphonia, Pectoral Sparrow, Golden-crowned Warbler, Sayaca Tanager, Palm Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Seven-colored Tanager, Blue Dacnis, Red-legged Honeycreeper, Bananaquit, Buff-throated Saltator, Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth, South American Coati, Broad-snouted Caiman, Green Iguana,
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