The Boy in Brazil: July-August 2006 (1 Viewer)

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Day Nineteen: 30th July

My last morning in Itatiaia was decidedly wet and cool and so I didn’t do much birding around the grounds before breakfast. I did manage to see Lineated Woodpecker again and also enjoyed excellent views of a pair of Slaty-breasted Wood-rails from my hotel window. I got a taxi down to the bus station, which had an Aplomado Falcon sitting on top of it. I then caught the bus into Rio and then transferred to a bus going to Angra dos Reis on the coast. It was tipping it down when I arrived and there wasn’t much prospect of birding. I checked into a fairly rudimentary hotel. The following day I would be heading for Isla Grande – a large forested island off the coast.

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Day Twenty: 31st July

The following morning was showery and I had time to look around for birds in Angra before the boat left. There’s some interesting looking forest in the hills around the town but it seemed to be impossible to access. A walk along the road in one direction produced the best views of a Rufous-headed Tanager of the trip, in a tree along the shore. The other direction around the bay produced a range of wetland birds including Cocoi Heron (very like a Grey Heron) and a juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron. Offshore a few South American Terns were fishing and along the beach there was a good gathering of Brown-chested Martins and the rather sturdy looking Gray-breasted Martins. A Common Tody Flycatcher was in an area of scrub.

I caught the boat to Isla Grande in the afternoon and had time for a short walk around the main village on the island. I didn’t see too many birds in the quiet forest aside from a Brazilian Tanager and a Black-cheeked Gnateater. At dusk I heard a loud call like a demented cuckoo clock coming from the garden of the hostel where I was staying. I was going to have to wait till the following morning to find out what was making the noise.

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Day Twenty-one: 1st August

The demented cuckoo clocks were going off in the garden again in the morning and a bit of quiet stalking around revealed the culprits: a pair of Gray-necked Wood-rails creeping through the vegetation. The early morning wander didn’t produce too much else, aside from what appeared to be a Swainson’s Flycatcher, showing a clear pale base to the lower mandible.

After breakfast, I set off from the village heading for the trail up to the top of the largest mountain on the island: Pico do Papagaio. This took me through a range of different forest types but most of the bird activity was lower down. I got reasonable views of a couple of Red-ruffed Fruitcrows and saw a range of other interesting forest species including Squirrel Cuckoo, Plain Parakeet, White-barred Piculet, Lesser Woodcreeper, Scaled Woodcreeper, Plain Antvireo, Unicoloured Antwren, Blue Manakin, Sepia-capped Flycatcher, Chestnut-crowned Becard, Long-billed Wren and Red-necked Tanager. I also saw a few Tufted-ear Marmoset’s peering at me through the trees. Another group of larger brown monkeys were seen grappling through the canopy. I thought these were Brown Howler Monkeys, a view that was reinforced later on when I heard an almost deafeningly loud burst of howling coming from deep in the forest.

Unfortunately, although the rain kept off, the cloud came down during my ascent and the top of the mountain was shrouded in mist, with only a couple of Rufous-collared Sparrows to be seen. On the way down I had the interesting experience of being lost in the forest. When I say ‘interesting’ I mean slightly scary. The trail was relatively clear most of the way down but I crossed over a dry stream and was unable to re-find the path. After a couple of false starts of only fifty metres or so, I even managed to lose track of where I had crossed over from. There was no trace of the path anywhere and I didn’t really no which direction to head in. Stories of abundant poisonous snakes and booby traps remaining from the island’s previous incarnation as a penal colony began to enter my thoughts. Luckily I had a compass and followed roughly what I thought was the direction back towards the village. After following the top of a steep bank for several minutes I happily found myself back on the track, my panic subsiding. It’s remarkable how disorienting a forest is when you don’t have a trail to follow.

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Day Twenty-two: 2nd August

My last full day on Ilha Grande was characterised by rain. And more rain. Lots of rain falling pretty much all day, much as it has done over much of Britain this summer. Early in the morning, it wasn’t too heavy and I saw both Sombre Hummingbird and Glittering-throated Emerald around the village. Then I headed off for a speculative walk to the eastern end of the island, through some good forest and past what would have been lovely beaches in better weather. Very few birds were seen and it became increasingly difficult to see anything through my soaked glasses and bins. In one area of lower trees I managed to connect with a very good species though: a lovely pair of Rufous-winged Antwrens, completing a successful trip for Antbirds.

Eventually I took shelter in a weather-beaten café by a beach, where a few others were also seeking refuge. As I looked offshore into the bay I was surprised to see what appeared to be a bird swimming on the water. I was even more surprised when I lifted my bins to discover that it was a penguin! In fact it was a Magellanic Penguin and, I later discovered, part of a significant influx of these birds to Rio de Janeiro state.

I managed to catch a lift back to the village on a boat, where I was able to spend the rest of the day attempting to dry off.

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Day Twenty-three: 3rd August

I had time for a quick wander in the morning before catching the ferry. The weather was a little bit better but still cloudy and I managed a few interesting species in the forest that I hadn’t seen much of previously, including Plain-winged Woodcreeper, Scaled Antbird and Grayish Mourner.

I caught the ferry back over to Angra and then set off on the bus to Rio. I was staying in Botafogo at a comfortable hostel and enjoyed the spectacular views down the street: Sugarloaf at one end and Christ the Redeemer at the other.

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Day Twenty-four: 4th August

I had a morning free in Rio and the weather was now reasonably good, if not as warm as it had been earlier in the trip. I decided to head to the botanical gardens for a last look at some Neotropical species. This is a very pleasant area to spend a couple of hours and there’s a good range of birds to be seen. I had reasonable views of a Slaty-breasted Wood-rail lolloping through the herbaceous borders. Other species seen were White-barred Piculet, Yellow-lored Tody Flycatcher, Golden-crowned Warbler, Violaceous Euphonia and Rufous-headed, Flame-crested and Green-headed Tanagers. A good sighting was of a Tropical Parula, a very lovely species I’d only seen once previously.

I headed back to the hostel on the bus and then caught a taxi to the airport, finding myself back in Aberdeen some time the following afternoon.

I might add a species list later but otherwise THAT’S IT.

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Here's a trip list. Heard only species are in italics. I think the final total was 320 plus 6 species heard.

SOLITARY TINAMOU (Tinamus solitarius)
BROWN TINAMOU (Crypturellus obsoletus)
MAGELLANIC PENGUIN (Spheniscus magellanicus)
LEAST GREBE (Tachybaptus dominicus)
BROWN BOOBY (Sula leucogaster)
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)
MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD (Fregata magnificens)
CAPPED HERON (Pilherodius pileatus)
COCOI HERON (Ardea cocoi)
GREAT EGRET (A. alba)
LITTLE BLUE HERON (Egretta caerulea)
SNOWY EGRET (E. thula)
CATTLE EGRET (Bubulcus ibis)
STRIATED HERON (Butorides striatus)
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON (Nycticorax nycticorax)
RUFESCENT TIGER-HERON (Tigrisoma lineatum)
ROSEATE SPOONBILL (Platalea ajaja)
WHITE-FACED WHISTLING-DUCK (Dendrocygna viduata)
MUSCOVY DUCK (Cairina moschata)
BRAZILIAN TEAL (Amazonetta braziliensis)
WHITE-CHEEKED PINTAIL (Anus bahamensis)
MASKED DUCK (Nomonyx dominica)
BLACK VULTURE (Coragyps atratus)
TURKEY VULTURE (Cathartes aura)
LESSER YELLOW-HEADED VULTURE (C. burrovianus)
SNAIL KITE (Rostrhamus sociabilis)
TINY HAWK (Accipiter superciliosus)
RUFOUS-THIGHED HAWK (A. erythromenius)
BICOLOURED HAWK (A. bicolour)
SAVANNA HAWK (Heterospizias meridionalis)
CROWNED EAGLE (Harpyhaliaetus coronatus)
ROADSIDE HAWK (Buteo magnirostris)
WHITE-TAILED HAWK (B. albicaudatus)
BLACK-HAWK EAGLE (Spizastur tyrannus)
SOUTHERN CARACARA (Caracara cheriway)
YELLOW-HEADED CARACARA (Milvago chimachima)
COLLARED FOREST-FALCON (Micrastur semitorquatus)
AMERICAN KESTREL (Falco sparverius)
APLOMADO FALCON (F. femoralis)
BAT FALCON (F. rufigularis)
DUSKY-LEGGED GUAN (Penelope obscura)
SPOT-WINGED WOOD-QUAIL (Odontophorus capueira)
LIMPKIN (Aramus guarauna)
SLATY-BREASTED WOOD-RAIL (Aramides saracura)
GRAY-NECKED WOOD-RAIL (A. cajanea)
AMERICAN PURPLE GALLINULE (Porphyrio martinica)
COMMON MOORHEN (Gallinula chloropus)
RED-LEGGED SERIEMA (Cariama cristata)
WATTLED JACANA (Jacana jacana)
SOUTHERN LAPWING (Vanellus chilensis)
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER (Charadrius semipalmatus)
COLLARED PLOVER (C. collaris)
GREATER YELLOWLEGS (Tringa melanoleuca)
LESSER YELLOWLEGS (T. flavipes)
RUDDY TURNSTONE (Arenaria interpres)
KELP GULL (Larus dominicanus)
SANDWICH TERN (Sterna sandvicensis)
SOUTH AMERICAN TERN (Sterna hirundinacea)
LEAST TERN (S. antillarum)
PICAZURO PIGEON (Patagionas picazuro)
PLUMBEOUS PIGEON (P. plumbea)
PLAIN-BREASTED GROUND-DOVE (Columbina minuta)
RUDDY GROUND-DOVE (C. talpacoti)
WHITE-TIPPED DOVE (Leptotila verreauxi)
GRAY-FRONTED DOVE (L. rufaxilla)
BLUE-WINGED MACAW (Primolius maracana)
WHITE-EYED PARAKEET (Aratinga leucophthalmus)
MAROON-BELLIED PARAKEET (Pyrrhura frontalis)
BLUE-WINGED PARROTLET (Forpus xanthopterygius)
ORANGE-WINGED PARROT (Amazona amazonica)
PLAIN PARAKEET (Brotogeris tirica)
SCALY-HEADED PARROT (Pionus maximiliani)
SQUIRREL CUCKOO (Piaya cayana)
SMOOTH-BILLED ANI (Crotophaga ani)
GUIRA CUCKOO (Guira guira)
STRIPED CUCKOO (Tapera naevia)
BARN OWL (Tyto alba)
TAWNY-BROWED OWL (Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana)
FERRUGINOUS PYGMY-OWL (Glaucidium brasilianum)
BURROWING OWL (Athene cunicularia)
PAURAQUE (Nyctidromus albicollis)
WHITE-COLLARED SWIFT (Stretoprocne zonaris)
BISCUTATE SWIFT (S. biscutata)
GREY-RUMPED SWIFT (Chaetura cinereiventris)
ASHY-TAILED SWIFT (C. andrei)
SAW-BILLED HERMIT (Ramphodon naevius)
SCALE-THROATED HERMIT (Phaethornis eurynome)
REDDISH HERMIT (P. ruber)
SOMBRE HUMMINGBIRD (Aphantochroa cirrhochloris)
SWALLOW-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD (Eupetomena macroura)
BLACK JACOBIN (Melanotrochilus fuscus)
PLOVERCREST (Stephanoxis lalandi)
FRILLED COQUETTE (Lophornis magnificus)
GLITTERING-BELLIED EMERALD (Chlorostilbon aureoventris)
VIOLET-CAPPED WOODNYMPH (Thalurania glaucopis)
WHITE-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (Leucochloris albicollis)
VERSICOLORED EMERALD (Agyrtria versicolor)
SAPPHIRE-SPANGLED EMERALD (Polyerata lactea)
GLITTERING-THROATED EMERALD (P. fimbriata)
BRAZILIAN RUBY (Clytolaema rubricauda)
BLACK-EARED FAIRY (Heliothryx aurita)
BLACK-THROATED TROGON (Trogon rufus)
SURUCUA TROGON (T. surrucura)
RINGED KINGFISHER (Ceryle torquata)
AMAZON KINGFISHER (Chloroceryle amazona)
GREEN KINGFISHER (C. americana)
RUFOUS-CAPPED MOTMOT (Baryphthengus ruficapillus)
THREE-TOED JACAMAR (Jacamaralcyon tridactyla)
RUFOUS-TAILED JACAMAR (Galbula ruficauda)
WHITE-EARED PUFFBIRD (Nystalus chacuru)
SAFFRON TOUCANET (Baillonius bailloni)
SPOT-BILLED TOUCANET (Selenidera maculirostris)
CHANNEL-BILLED TOUCAN (Rhamphastos vitellinus)
RED-BREASTED TOUCAN (R. dicolorus)
WHITE-BARRED PICULET (Picumnus cirratus)
WHITE WOODPECKER (Melanerpes candidus)
YELLOW-FRONTED WOODPECKER (M. flavifrons)
YELLOW-EARED WOODPECKER (Veniliornis maculifrons)
WHITE-SPOTTED WOODPECKER (V. spilogaster)
YELLOW-THROATED WOODPECKER (Piculus flavigula)
YELLOW-BROWED WOODPECKER (P. aurulentus)
GREEN-BARRED WOODPECKER (Colaptes melanochloros)
CAMPO FLICKER (C. campestris)
BLOND-CRESTED WOODPECKER (Celeus flavescens)
LINEATED WOODPECKER (Dryocopus lineatus)
ROBUST WOODPECKER (Campephilus robustus)
TAIL-BANDED HORNERO (Furnarius figulus)
RUFOUS HORNERO (F. rufus)
CHICLI SPINETAIL (Synallaxis spixi)
RUFOUS-CAPPED SPINETAIL (S. ruficapilla)
PALLID SPINETAIL (Cranioleuca pallida)
YELLOW-CHINNED SPINETAIL (Certhiaxis cinnamomea)
ITATIAIA THISTLETAIL (Oreophylax moreirae)
COMMON THORNBIRD (Phacellodomus rufifrons)
RED-EYED THORNBIRD (P. erythrophthalmus)
FIREWOOD GATHERER (Anumbius annumbi)
PLAIN XENOPS (Xenops minutus)
STREAKED XENOPS (X. rutilans)
SHARP-BILLED TREEHUNTER (Heliobletus contaminatus)
WHITE-BROWED FOLIAGE GLEANER (Anabacerthia amaurotis)
BUFF-BROWED FOLIAGE GLEANER (Syndactyla rufosupercileatus)
PALE-BROWED TREEHUNTER (Cichlocolaptes leucophrus)
BUFF-FRONTED FOLIAGE-GLEANER (Philydor rufus)
OCHRE-BREASTED FOLIAGE-GLEANER (P. lichtensteini)
BLACK-CAPPED FOLIAGE-GLEANER (P. atricapillus)
WHITE-COLLARED FOLIAGE GLEANER (Anabezenops leucophthalmus)
WHITE-EYED FOLIAGE-GLEANER (Automolus leucophthalmus)
TAWNY-THROATED LEAFTOSSER (Sclerurus mexicanus)
SHARP-TAILED STREAMCREEPER (Lochnias nematura)
PLAIN-WINGED WOODCREEPER (Dendrocincla fuliginosa)
OLIVACEOUS WOODCREEPER (Sittasomus griseicapillus)
WHITE-THROATED WOODCREEPER (Xiphocolaptes albicollis)
LESSER WOODCREEPER (Xiphorhynchus fuscus)
BUFF-THROATED WOODCREEPER (X. guttatus)
SCALED WOODCREEPER (Lepidocolaptes squamatus)
BLACK-BILLED SCYTHEBILL (Campylorhamphus falcularius)
SPOT-BACKED ANTSHRIKE (Hypoedaleus guttatus)
GIANT ANTSHRIKE (Batara cinerea)
TUFTED ANTSHRIKE (Mackenziaena severa)
LARGE-TAILED ANTSHRIKE (Mackenziaene leachii)
CHESTNUT-BACKED ANTSHRIKE (Thamnophilus palliates)
SOORETAMA SLATY-ANTSHRIKE (T. ambiguus)
VARIABLE ANTSHRIKE (T. caerulescens)
RUFOUS-CAPPED ANTSHRIKE (T. ruficapillus)
SPOT-BREASTED ANTVIREO (Dysithamnus stictothorax)
PLAIN ANTVIREO (D. mentalis)
RUFOUS-BACKED ANTVIREO (D. xanthopterus)
STAR-THROATED ANTWREN (Myrmotherula gularis)
WHITE-FLANKED ANTWREN (M. axillaries)
UNICOLOURED ANTWREN (M. unicolor)
RUFOUS-WINGED ANTWREN (Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus)
RESTINGA ANTWREN (Formicivora littoralis)
FERRUGINOUS ANTBIRD (Drymophila ferruginea)
BERTONI’S ANTBIRD (D. rubricollis)
RUFOUS-TAILED ANTBIRD (D. genei)
OCHRE-RUMPED ANTBIRD (D. ochropyga)
DUSKY-TAILED ANTBIRD (D. malura)
SCALED ANTBIRD (D. squamata)
STREAK-CAPPED ANTWREN (Terenura maculata)
WHITE-SHOULDERED FIRE-EYE (Pyriglena leucoptera)
WHITE-BIBBED ANTBIRD (Myrmciza loricata)
RUFOUS-CAPPED ANTTHRUSH (Formicarius colma)
BRAZILIAN ANTTHRUSH (Chamaeza ruficauda)
SUCH’S ANTTHRUSH (C. meruloides)
RUFOUS GNATEATER (Conopophaga lineate)
BLACK-CHEEKED GNATEATER (C. melanops)
SLATY BRISTLEFRONT (Merulaxis ater)
MOUSE-COLORED TAPACULO (Scytalopus speluncae)
SHRIKE-LIKE COTINGA (Laniisoma elegans)
BLACK AND GOLD COTINGA (Tijuca atra)
GREY-WINGED COTINGA (T. condita)
HOODED BERRYEATER (Carpornis cucullatus)
RED-RUFFED FRUITCROW (Pyroderus scutatus)
BARE-THROATED BELLBIRD (Procniasnudicollis)
WHITE-BEARDED MANAKIN (Manacus manacus)
BLUE MANAKIN (Chiroxiphia caudata)
PIN-TAILED MANAKIN (Ilicuramilitaris)
BLACK-CAPPED PIPRITES (Piprites pileatus)
SOUTHERN BEARDLESS TYRANNULET (Camptostoma obsoletum)
YELLOW TYRANNULET (Capsiempis flaveola)
YELLOW-BELLIED ELAENIA (Elaenia flavogaster)
OLIVACEOUS ELAENIA (E. mesoleuca)
SOOTY TYRANNULET (Serpophaga nigiricans)
GRAY-HOODED FLYCATCHER (Mionectes rufiventris)
SEPIA-CAPPED FLYCATCHER (Leptopogon amaurocephalus)
SERRA DO MAR TYRANNULET (Phylloscartes difficilis)
MOTTLE-CHEEKED TYRANNULET (P. ventralis)
PLANALTO TYRANNULET (Phyllomyias fasciatus)
EARED PYGMY TYRANT (Myiomis auricularis)
DRAB-BREASTED BAMBOO TYRANT (Hemitriccus diops)
EYE-RINGED TODY-TYRANT (H. orbitatus)
HANGNEST TODY-TYRANT (H. nidipendulus)
OCHRE-FACED TODY-FLYCATCHER (Todirostrum plumbeiceps)
YELLOW-LORED TODY-FLYCATCHER (T. poliocephalum)
COMMON TODY-FLYCATCHER (T. cinereum)
YELLOW-OLIVE FLYCATCHER (Tolmomyias sulphurescens)
WHITE-THROATED SPADEBILL (Platyrinchus mystaceus)
BRAN-COLORED FLYCATCHER (Myiophobus fasciatus)
WHISKERED FLYCATCHER (Myiobius barbatus)
BLACK-TAILED FLYCATCHER (M. atricaudus)
CLIFF FLYCATCHER (Hirundinea ferruginea)
FUSCOUS FLYCATCHER (Cnemotriccus fuscatus)
TROPCIAL PEWEE (Contopus cinereus)
WHITE-RUMPED MONJITA (X. velata)
BLUE-BILLED BLACK-TYRANT (Knipolegus cyanirostris)
VELVETY BLACK-TYRANT (K. nigerrimus)
MASKED WATER-TYRANT (Fluvicola nengeta)
WHITE-HEADED MARSH TYRANT (Arundinicola leucocephala)
STREAMER-TAILED TYRANT (Gubernetes yetapa)
YELLOW-BROWED TYRANT (Satrapa icterophrys)
LONG-TAILED TYRANT (Colonia colonus)
CATTLE TYRANT (Machetornis rixosus)
SHEAR-TAILED GRAY-TYRANT (Muscipipra vetula)
GRAY-HOODED ATTILA (Attila rufus)
GRAYISH MOURNER (Rhytipterna simplex)
SWAINSON’S FLYCATCHER (Myiarchus swainsoni)
SHORT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER (M. ferox)
GREAT KISKADEE (Pitangus sulphuratus)
BOAT-BILLED FLYCATCHER (Megarhyncus pitangua)
RUSTY-MARGINED FLYCATCHER (Myiozetetes cayanensis)
SOCIAL FLYCATCHER (M. similis)
TROPICAL KINGBIRD (Tyrannus melancholicus)
GREENISH SCHIFFORNIS (Schiffornis virescens)
CHESTNUT-CROWNED BECARD (Pachyramphus castaneus)
GREEN-BACKED BECARD (P. viridis)
CRESTED BECARD (P. validus)
SHARPBILL (Oxyruncus cristatus)
BROWN-CHESTED MARTIN (Progne tapera)
GRAY-BREASTED MARTIN (P. chalybea)
WHITE-RUMPED SWALLOW (Tachycineta leucorrhoa)
BLUE-AND-WHITE SWALLOW (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca)
TAWNY-HEADED SWALLOW (Stelgidopteryx fucata)
SOUTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW (S. ruficollis)
BARN SWALLOW (Hirundo rustica)
YELLOWISH PIPIT (Anthus lutescens)
BLACK-CAPPED DONACOBIUS (Donacobius atricapillus)
MOUSTACHED WREN (Thryothorus genibarbis)
LONG-BILLED WREN (T. longirostris)
HOUSE WREN (Troglodytes aedon)
CHALK-BROWED MOCKINGBIRD (Mimus saturninus)
YELLOW-LEGGED THRUSH (Platycichla flavipes)
RUFOUS-BELLIED THRUSH (Turdus rufiventris)
PALE-BREASTED THRUSH (T. leucomelas)
CREAMY-BELLIED THRUSH (T. amaurochalinus)
WHITE-NECKED THRUSH (T. albicollis)
COMMON WAXBILL (Estrilda astrild)
RED-EYED VIREO (Vireo olivaceous)
RUFOUS-CROWNED GREENLET (Hylophilus poecilotis)
RUFOUS-BROWED PEPPER SHRIKE (Cyclarhis gujanensis)
TROPICAL PARULA (Parula pitiayumi)
MASKED YELLOWTHROAT (Geothlypis aequinoctialis)
GOLDEN-CROWNED WARBLER (Basileuterus culicivorus)
WHITE-BELLIED WARBLER (B. hypoleucus)
WHITE-RIMMED WARBLER (B. leucoblepharus)
BANANAQUIT (Coereba flaveola)
CHESTNUT-VENTED CONEBILL (Conirostrum speciosum)
CINNAMON TANAGER (Schistochlamys ruficapillus)
MAGPIE TANAGER (Cissopis leveriana)
ORANGE-HEADED TANAGER (Thlypopsis ruficeps)
RUFOUS-HEADED TANAGER (Hemithraupis ruficapilla)
YELLOW-BACKED TANAGER (H. flavicollis)
HOODED TANAGER (Nemosia pileata)
OLIVE GREEN TANAGER (Orthogonys chloricterus)
FLAME-CRESTED TANAGER (Tachyphonus cristatus)
RUBY-CROWNED TANAGER (T. coronatus)
BLACK-GOGGLED TANAGER (Trichothraupis melanops)
RED-CROWNED ANT-TANAGER (Habia rubica)
HEPATIC TANAGER (Piranga flava)
BRAZILIAN TANAGER (Ramphocelus bresilius)
SAYACA TANAGER (Thraupis sayaca)
AZURE-SHOULDERED TANAGER (T. cyanoptera)
GOLDEN-CHEVRONED TANAGER (T. ornata)
PALM TANAGER (T. palmarum)
DIADEMED TANAGER (Stephanophorus diadematus)
FAWN-BREASTED TANAGER (Pipraeidea melanonota)
VIOLACEOUS EUPHONIA (Euphonia violacea)
ORANGE-BELLIED EUPHONIA (E. xanthogaster)
CHESTNUT-BELLIED EUPHONIA (E. pectoralis)
BLUE-NAPED CHLOROPHONIA (Chlorophonia cyanea)
GREEN-HEADED TANAGER (Tangara seledon)
RED-NECKED TANAGER (T. cyanocephala)
BRASSY-BREASTED TANAGER (T. desmaresti)
GILT-EDGED TANAGER (T. cyanoventris)
BURNISHED-BUFF TANAGER (T. cayana)
BLUE DACNIS (Dacnis cayana)
GREEN HONEYCREEPER (Chlorophanes spiza)
SWALLOW TANAGER (Tersina viridis)
PILEATED FINCH (Coryphospingus pileatus)
BAY-CHESTED WARBLING-FINCH (Poospiza thoracica)
BLUE-BLACK GRASSQUIT (Volatinia jacarina)
DOUBLE-COLLARED SEEDEATER (S. caerulescens)
UNIFORM FINCH (Haplospiza unicolor)
SAFFRON FINCH (Sicalis flaveola)
RUFOUS-COLLARED SPARROW (Zonotrichia capensis)
BUFF-THROATED SALTATOR (Saltator maximus)
BLACK-THROATED GROSBEAK (S. fuliginosus)
GREEN-WINGED SALTATOR (S. similis)
THICK-BILLED SALTATOR (S. maxillosus)
CHESTNUT-CAPPED BLACKBIRD (Agelaius ruficapillus)
WHITE-BROWED BLACKBIRD (Sturnella superciliaris)
SHINY COWBIRD (Molothrus bonariensis)
GIANT COWBIRD (M. oryzivora)
RED-RUMPED CACIQUE (Cacicus haemorrhous)
CRESTED OROPENDOLA (Psarocolius decumanus)
HOODED SISKIN (Carduelis magellanica)
HOUSE SPARROW (Passer domesticus)

 

[mountain man]

Brilliant stuff bro. Potentially pointless question, but looking back is there a single star bird amongst your list? Or a handful? Or is that just not democratic? I bet those exciting Foliage-Gleaners are in the running?

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Brilliant stuff bro. Potentially pointless question, but looking back is there a single star bird amongst your list? Or a handful? Or is that just not democratic? I bet those exciting Foliage-Gleaners are in the running?

Cheers Tom. I love Foliage-gleaners as much as the next birder, but I'm going to have to say Black-billed Scythebill. There's something so deeply freakish about them.

 

[martinf]

great to see this finished, reminds me that I better do the same to mine to my report. Sounds like a great trip