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Aracari

Birding in Brazil

• Jul 17, 2006

• #1

Went yesterday to my typical weekend spot, in the Serra do Mar Atlantic Rainforest at sea level, about an hour from Sao Paulo.

In the morning, following a trail up some montane forest, I stumbled across a huge ant swarm and the usual followers were present: many white-shouldered fire-eye, gray-hooded attila, black-capped foliage gleaner, black-goggled tanager and several plain-winged woodcreeper. In the vicinity I also saw a white-tailed trogon and a blonde-crested woodpecker. On a deep gorge I saw a very big white colored eagle flying away, not sure what it was.

In the afternoon I went near some orchards and found violaceous euphonia, blue dacnis, red-necked tanager, ruby-crowned tanager, chestnut-bellied euphonia, azure-shouldered tanager, brazilian tanager, plain parakeet, scaly-headed parrot, channel-billed toucan, a very close view to a red-ruffed fruitcrow (when I got him on my viewfinder it flew away, typical) and some others with less interest, like typical flycatchers, ground-doves, etc.

Below are some photos taken:

thanks for looking

 

Last edited: Jul 17, 2006

stephennj

Well-known member

• Jul 26, 2006

• #2

Aracari

This is a wonderful report ! How blessed you are to have these species in your own local patch.I will be in Peruibe and Ourinhos for a week in late December 2006 and I would like to email you about birding together for a day or two . I just bought the 'All the birds of Brazil" book by Souza and my mind is begining to wonder about all the birding oppourtunities in the area.
Meanwhile thanks for the report and fantastic photos! :clap:
-Stephen Bahr

 

Aracari

Birding in Brazil

• Jul 26, 2006

• #3

stephennj said:

This is a wonderful report ! How blessed you are to have these species in your own local patch.I will be in Peruibe and Ourinhos for a week in late December 2006 and I would like to email you about birding together for a day or two . I just bought the 'All the birds of Brazil" book by Souza and my mind is begining to wonder about all the birding oppourtunities in the area.
Meanwhile thanks for the report and fantastic photos! :clap:
-Stephen Bahr

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Sure Stephen, send me an email and we'll go birding! This place I went to is very close to SP. Next week I'm also visiting a place (about 3 hours from here) called Parque do Zizo, it's inside the State Park of Carlos Botelho... it seems to be excellent there. Will post a report here, and hopefully some good photos.

 

Charlie M

Well-known member

• Aug 7, 2006

• #4

Parque do Zizo visit

Aracari said:

Sure Stephen, send me an email and we'll go birding! This place I went to is very close to SP. Next week I'm also visiting a place (about 3 hours from here) called Parque do Zizo, it's inside the State Park of Carlos Botelho... it seems to be excellent there. Will post a report here, and hopefully some good photos.

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Hiya,

I'm just back from Parque do Zizo! I wish I'd thought of contacting you before I went - I'm sure I'd have seen a lot more...Oh well, it's a fantastic place and deseves a great deal of support for all its conservation work. I've posted a report with some photos (it rained continuously so the photos are a bit limited) at http://www.charliesbirdblog.com/zizojuly06/zizojuly06.html

If you'd like to make email contact please mail me at [email protected]

Cheers

 

Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

Supporter

• Aug 7, 2006

• #5

Excellent pictures Aracari - just back from southeast Brazil and saw a similar range of birds. Also enjoyed looking at Charlie's report - I think you were unlucky to catch the rain as the previous few weeks had been almost cloudless. I shall have to try to get to Zizo next time I'm in Brazil. It's a bit reminiscent of the excellent REGUA reserve near Rio:

http://www.regua.co.uk/index.php

 

J

JeannetteD

Well-known member

• Aug 7, 2006

• #6

Awesome photos! Such beautifully colored birds!!

JeannetteD

 

Ursidae69

Member

• Aug 7, 2006

• #7

I went to Brazil for the first time in June. I have a trip report on my website if you or anyone else is interested. Lots of cool birds, but they sure as heck are hard to get photos of in the forest!

Trip Report Link

I don't post here too often, I'll try to hang out more.

EDIT: By the way, your photos are amazing!

 

kas

Well-known member

• Aug 7, 2006

• #8

The only time I see beautiful coloured birds like that are on the kids cartoons.

Seriously, what beautiful photos of some wonderful looking birds. Its amazing how continents differ.

 

Aracari

Birding in Brazil

• Aug 8, 2006

• #9

Thank you all for the comments!

Very nice reports there... Charlie it was really unlucky that you got this wet weather. This has been a very dry, sunny winter and honestly you got the only wet week of the season.

Next time you guys come around here send me a note, I'd like to join you guys if possible!