Before our arrival in the area we had contacted a local guide, Matheus, about hiring him for at least one day guiding. We had a few birds to ask about, and as a joke we mentioned Boa Nova Tapaculo, a bird that is hardly ever seen. He told us he had heard the bird just a couple of weeks earlier in a more remote area of forest than Boa Nova itself, so we were quite excited and hired him to track it down. Even with his help, we were not able to find the bird, and we did not even hear it.
That is not
to say that we did not have an absolutely phenomenal days birding in the forest
known as Serra do Ouro. It took some effort to get there, as our small car
struggled up some of the wet dirt roads, and required a physical push to make
it. It was then a substantial walk to the forest, through an area of grazing. Yet
even here there were some new birds for me; Dubois Seedeater and Swallow-winged
Puffbird both showing Ok, but the seedeater was too brief for me to manage a
photo.
Once we
entered the forest it was very lively. There was just one more new bird for me
here, the Golden-rumped Euphonia which was difficult to follow in the canopy
but eventually tracked down a female that showed somewhat Ok. But it was not
the new birds that really made the birding special, it was all the other species
that we found. We had really nice views of what was just my second Bahia
Tyrannulet, an endangered and range-restricted species. In the open areas of
bracken there were good views to be had of Shear-tailed Grey-Tyrant, just my
second time, and at one point there were four King Vulture in the air all together.
Inside the forest we had a brilliant view of White-bibbed Antbird near the
path, and as we were leaving the site in the evening we had a nice Buff-throated
Purpletuft that showed very nicely in the evening light.
Serra do Ouro: Brown Tinamou, East Brazilian Chachalaca, Plumbeous Pigeon, Ruddy Ground Dove, White-tipped Dove, Squirrel Cuckoo, Sick's Swift, Grey-rumped Swift, Reddish Hermit, Frilled Coquette, Violet-capped Woodnymph, Swallow-tailed Hummingbird, King Vulture, Ferruginous Pygmy Owl, Green-backed Trogon, White-eared Puffbird, Swallow-winged Puffbird, Black-necked Aracari, Channel-billed Toucan, Spotted Piculet, Little Woodpecker, Yellow-throated Woodpecker, Cobalt-rumped Parrotlet, Maroon-bellied Parakeet, Peach-fronted Parakeet, Golden-capped Parakeet, Rufous-winged Antshrike, Variable Antshrike, Rufous-margined Antwren, Ferruginous Antbird, Ochre-rumped Antbird, Scaled Antbird, Streak-capped Antwren, White-shouldered Fire-eye, White-bibbed Antbird, Rufous Gnateater, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Plain-winged Woodcreeper, Lesser Woodcreeper, Streaked Xenops, White-collared Foliage-gleaner, White-eyed Foliage-gleaner, Rufous-fronted Thornbird, Pallid Spinetail, Spix's Spinetail, Blue Manakin, Pin-tailed Manakin, Red-ruffed Fruitcrow, Bare-throated Bellbird, Greenish Schiffornis, Buff-throated Purpletuft, Sharpbill, White-throated Spadebill, Bahia Tyrannulet, Eared Pygmy Tyrant, Drab-breasted Bamboo Tyrant, Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher, Yellow-lored Tody-Flycatcher, Common Tody-Flycatcher, Yellow-olive Flatbill, Cliff Flycatcher, Yellow Tyrannulet, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Planalto Tyrannulet, Bran-colored Flycatcher, Euler's Flycatcher, Tropical Pewee, Masked Water Tyrant, Shear-tailed Grey Tyrant, Long-tailed Tyrant, Grey-hooded Attila, Sibilant Sirystes, Short-crested Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Variegated Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Blue-and-white Swallow, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, Brown-chested Martin, House Wren, Moustached Wren, Rufous-brown Solitaire, Pale-breasted Thrush, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Golden-rumped Euphonia, Orange-bellied Euphonia, Chestnut-bellied Euphonia, Grassland Sparrow, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Campo Troupial, Shiny Cowbird, Chopi Blackbird, Pale Baywing, Southern Yellowthroat, Golden-crowned Warbler, Red-crowned Ant Tanager, Yellow-green Grosbeak, Red-cowled Cardinal, Cinnamon Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Azure-shouldered Tanager, Palm Tanager, Red-necked Tanager, Gilt-edged Tanager, Swallow Tanager, Green Honeycreeper, Rufous-headed Tanager, Saffron Finch, Wedge-tailed Grass Finch, Dubois's Seedeater,
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