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A Brazilian endemic species.

Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus subsp. rubinus) Female, species sexually dimorphic. South Wild, south of Pocon, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Riparian woods, scattered wetlands, and Cerrado adjacent to Pixaim River at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation.

Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata) Sexes similar. South Wild, south of Pocon, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Pantanal (wetlands) and Cerrado adjacent to Pixaim River at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation.

Brown-chested Martin (Progne tapera subsp. fusca) Sexes similar. South Wild, south of Pocon, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Riparian woods and Cerrado adjacent to Pixaim River at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation.

Eared Dove (Zenaida auricullata subsp. chrysauchenia) Sexes similar. South Wild, south of Pocon, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Riparian woods and Cerrado adjacent to Pixaim River at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation.

Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria). Along a sandbar of Piquiri river, south of Porto Jofre, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Elevation ca. 128 m (420 ft).

Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger subsp. intercedens) and Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria). The Skimmer was asking politely if the Jabiru would leave its private sandbar. Along a sandbar of Ro Piquiri, south of Porto Jofre, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Elevation ca. 128 m (420 ft).

Oscar and Yacare down by the school yard Oscar (Astronotus sp.: Cichlidae) and Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare). Not exactly Me and Julio. Along the banks of Ro Cuiaba, Porto Jofre, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Along the margins in Rio Cuiaba with adjacent riverine with scattered cerrado and...

Picui Ground Dove also known as the Picui Dove (Columbina picui subsp. picui) Along the banks of Ro Cuiaba, Porto Jofre, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Riverine with scattered cerrado and wetlands at ca. 110 m (361 ft). My wife and I leave for Ecuador tomorrow and will be gone the better...

Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua subsp. pitangua) South Wild, south of Pocon, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Riparian woods adjacent to Pixaim River at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation.

Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) Sexes similar. Photographed along the Transpantaneira Road between South Wild and Porto Jofre, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Wetlands at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation.

Blue-throated Piping Guan (Pipile cumanensis subsp. grani) Previously known as the Common Piping Guan. Sexes similar. Photographed in a Pink Trumpet Tree (Tabebuia impetiginosa: Bignoniaceae). They were just beginning to flower as we were leaving the area. In two more weeks the entire...

Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga subsp. anhinga) Thats a lot of repetitive Anhingas (common name, genus, species, and subspecies). Female, species sexually dimorphic. South Wild, south of Pocon, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Pixaim River at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation.

Masked Gnatcatcher (Polioptila dumicola) Sexes similar. Not a particularly good photo but it was in the canopy and it did not want to come down to play (lol). South Wild, south of Pocon, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Riparian woods adjacent to Pixaim River at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation.

White-rumped Monjita (Xolmis velata) Sexes similar. Taken with the setting sun. South Wild, south of Pocon, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Cerrado and riparian woods adjacent to Pixaim River at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation.

Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Along the banks of Ro Cuiab, south of Porto Jofre, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Riverine with some cerrado species of vegetation. Elevation ca. 128 m (420 ft).

Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis subsp. sociabilis) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Roadside along the Transpantaneira Road between South Wild and Porto Jofre, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Wetland at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation.

Yellow-chevroned Parakeet (Brotogeris chiriri subsp. chiriri) Sexes similar. In a Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera: Arecaceae) Piquiri River Fishing Lodge north from its jct. with the Cuiaba River, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Riverine at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation.

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura subsp. ruficollis) Sexes similar. South Wild, south of Pocon, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Cerrado, riparian woods and wetlands adjacent to Pixaim River at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation.

Long-tailed Ground Dove (Uropelia campestris) Sexes similar. South Wild, south of Pocon, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Cerrado adjacent to the Pixaim River with scattered wetlands at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation. I will be gone Saturday and Sunday at a dog show out of town. I will be back Monday. I...

Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus subsp. cotorra) Sexes similar. Taken with the setting sun. South Wild, south of Pocon, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Cerrado adjacent to the Pixaim River at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation. I will be gone Saturday and Sunday at a dog show out of town. I will be back...

Plumbeous Ibis (Theristicus caerulescens) South Wild, south of Pocon, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Cerrado adjacent to the Pixaim River at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation.

Greater Ani (Crotophaga major) Sexes similar. Along the banks of Ro Cuiaba, south of Porto Jofre, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Riverine sandbar at ca. 110 m (361 ft).

Large-billed Tern (Phaetusa simplex) Sexes similar. Along Rio Piquiri on sandbars at ca. 110 m (361 ft) elevation. South of Porto Jofre, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil.