pbjosh
missing the neotropics
Hello all,
I did a bit of a whirlwind solo trip around Bahia and Espirito Santo recently - 20+ days birding in late April and early May. I rented a car in Salvador and went to these sites:
Fazenda Campina – just north of Salvador, one of the best sites for Fringe-backed Fire-eye, which is easy here.
Estaçao Biologico Canudos – the Lear’s Macaw reserve, a good ways to the north, could also be added to a NE Brazil itinerary about as easily as to a Bahia itinerary.
PN Chapada Diamantina – Incredibly scenic, and a good handful of endemics and specialty birds make this one of the must do and most enjoyable destinations in Bahia
Bom Jesus da Lapa – if you’re going to Caetité it is not that much further and gets you Bahian Nighthawk.
Caetité – a bit of a drive but a good site for Minas Gerais Tyrannulet, “Wagler’s” Scaled Woodcreeper, and a good selection of dry forest birds that overlap with the dry side of Boa Nova.
Boa Nova – a classic site, several endemics and specials make this a must do stop in Bahia.
Estaçao Veracel – another classic site with a stack of endemics / specials.
RN Vale do Rio Doce (Linhares) – a long drive south in Espirito Santo, a great place to stay and great birding. Basically the only site for Red-billed Curassow and Minute Hermit.
Mata dos Caetes – further south in Espirito Santo, the site for Cherry-throated Tanager but has lots of other great birds and is a lovely patch of forest.
Reserva Serra Bonita – back in S Bahia, loaded with endemics and specials makes this another classic site. It is a lovely place, one of the most enjoyable destinations of my trip.
Itubera / Michelin Forest – site for Bahia Tapaculo and perhaps “Margaretta’s” Great-billed Hermit though I dipped the latter.
I basically saw everything you can realistically see except Boa Nova Tapaculo (questionable how realistic that one is), White-winged Potoo, and Cherry-throated Tanager.
I wrote up a report about it, somewhat hurriedly, but it focuses on logistical details, locations, GPS points, and access logistics for the sites, as that was all quite a bit of work to pull together beforehand.
I hope it can be of help to some others, and apologies in advance for errors/omissions/brevity of the trip report!
https://www.cloudbirders.com/tripreport/repository/BECK_Brazil_04_05_2019.pdf
I did a bit of a whirlwind solo trip around Bahia and Espirito Santo recently - 20+ days birding in late April and early May. I rented a car in Salvador and went to these sites:
Fazenda Campina – just north of Salvador, one of the best sites for Fringe-backed Fire-eye, which is easy here.
Estaçao Biologico Canudos – the Lear’s Macaw reserve, a good ways to the north, could also be added to a NE Brazil itinerary about as easily as to a Bahia itinerary.
PN Chapada Diamantina – Incredibly scenic, and a good handful of endemics and specialty birds make this one of the must do and most enjoyable destinations in Bahia
Bom Jesus da Lapa – if you’re going to Caetité it is not that much further and gets you Bahian Nighthawk.
Caetité – a bit of a drive but a good site for Minas Gerais Tyrannulet, “Wagler’s” Scaled Woodcreeper, and a good selection of dry forest birds that overlap with the dry side of Boa Nova.
Boa Nova – a classic site, several endemics and specials make this a must do stop in Bahia.
Estaçao Veracel – another classic site with a stack of endemics / specials.
RN Vale do Rio Doce (Linhares) – a long drive south in Espirito Santo, a great place to stay and great birding. Basically the only site for Red-billed Curassow and Minute Hermit.
Mata dos Caetes – further south in Espirito Santo, the site for Cherry-throated Tanager but has lots of other great birds and is a lovely patch of forest.
Reserva Serra Bonita – back in S Bahia, loaded with endemics and specials makes this another classic site. It is a lovely place, one of the most enjoyable destinations of my trip.
Itubera / Michelin Forest – site for Bahia Tapaculo and perhaps “Margaretta’s” Great-billed Hermit though I dipped the latter.
I basically saw everything you can realistically see except Boa Nova Tapaculo (questionable how realistic that one is), White-winged Potoo, and Cherry-throated Tanager.
I wrote up a report about it, somewhat hurriedly, but it focuses on logistical details, locations, GPS points, and access logistics for the sites, as that was all quite a bit of work to pull together beforehand.
I hope it can be of help to some others, and apologies in advance for errors/omissions/brevity of the trip report!
https://www.cloudbirders.com/tripreport/repository/BECK_Brazil_04_05_2019.pdf
