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Birds
and
Other Wildlife
during
the Focus On Nature Tour
in Brazil
including adjacent
URUGUAY
in October 2009
Dates:
October 11-23, 2009
In Brazil, this tour was in the states of Minas Gerais & Rio Grande do Sul.
Codes:
mn: in Minas Gerais
rs: in Rio Grande do Sul
ug: in Uruguay, adjacent to Rio Grande do Sul
(BRe): Brazilian endemic
(BRqe): Brazilian quasi- (or near-) endemic
(BRi): introduced species in Brazil
(t): a threatened or rare species, designated by Birdlife International.
(t1): critical
(t2): endangered
(t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened species globally
(ph): species with a photo in this website
Directory
of Photos in this Website
UPPER RIGHT PHOTO: a FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER,
one of the birds most often seen during our October '09 Brazil tour,
in Minas Gerais and especially in Rio Grande do Sul.
The species had just arrived there a few weeks earlier,
having migrated from its wintering range in northern South America.
Links:
A
Photographic Sampling of Birds & Other Nature from the FONT Oct 2009 Brazil
Tour
A Complete List of the Birds of
Brazil, in 4 Parts (with some photos):
Part
#1: Tinamous thru Doves
Part #2: Macaws thru Flycatchers
Part #3: Antshrikes thru
Woodcreepers Part
#4: Vireos to Grosbeaks
Rare
& Threatened Birds of Brazil (with
some photos)
Birds during FONT tours in Minas Gerais
Birds of Rio Grande do Sul & adjacent Uruguay
Mammals & Other Wildlife in Brazil
(with
some photos)
A list of Mammals during our Brazil tour in
October 2009
follows the bird-list below.
Upcoming
FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Brazil
The following bird-list compiled by
Armas Hill, leader of the October 2009 Brazil Tour
Bird-List:
- Spotted Nothura _____ rs
Nothura m. maculosa
- Lesser Nothura (t3) _____ mn
Nothura minor
- Greater Rhea (nt) (ph) _____ rs
Rhea americana
- Rusty-margined Guan _____ mn
Penelope superciliaris
- Dusky-legged Guan _____ mn
Penelope obscura
- Southern Screamer (ph) _____ rs
Chauna torquata
- White-faced Whistling Duck (ph) _____ rs
Dendrocygna viduata
- Black-necked Swan _____ rs
Cygnus melancoryphus
- Coscoroba Swan _____ rs
Coscoroba coscoroba
- Muscovy Duck (ph) _____ mn
Cairina moschata
- Yellow-billed Pintail _____ rs
Anas georgica
- Speckled Teal _____ rs,ug
Anas flavirostris
- Silver Teal _____ rs,ug
Anas versicolor
- Ringed Teal (ph) _____ rs
Callonetta leucophrys
- Brazilian Teal (ph) _____ mn,rs
Amazonetta brasiliensis
- Red Shoveler _____ rs
Anas platalea
- Magellanic Penguin (nt) (ph) _____ rs
Spheniscus mendiculus
- Pied-billed Grebe _____ mn,rs
Podilymbus podiceps
- White-tufted Grebe _____ rs
Rollandia rolland
- Great Grebe _____ rs
Podiceps major
- Maguari Stork (ph) _____ rs
Ciconia maguari
- Wood Stork (ph) _____ rs
Mycteria americana
- Bare-faced Ibis _____ rs
Phimosus infuscatus
- White-faced Ibis _____ rs
Plegadis chihi
- Roseate Spoonbill _____ rs
Platalea ajaja
- Striated Heron _____ mn,rs
Butoride striatus
- Cocoi Heron _____ rs
Ardea cocoi
- Whistling Heron _____ mn,rs
Syrigma sibilatrix
- Western Cattle Egret _____ mn,rs
Bubulcus ibis
- Snowy Egret _____ rs
Egretta thula
- Great Egret _____ mn,rs
Casmerodius
(has been Ardea) alba
- Rufescent Tiger Heron _____ rs
Tigrisoma lineatum
- Black-crowned Night Heron _____ rs
Nycticorax nycticorax
- Neotropic Cormorant _____ mn,rs
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
- Anhinga _____ rs
Anhinga anhinga
- Black Vulture - mn
Coragyps atratus
- Turkey Vulture _____ mn,rs,ug
Cathartes aura
- Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture _____ rs
Cathartes burrovianus
- Southern Crested Caracara _____ mn,rs
Caracara plancus
- Yellow-headed Caracara _____ mn
Milvago chimachima
- Chimango Caracara _____ rs
Milvago chimango
- Barred Forest Falcon _____ mn
Micrastur ruficollis
- Collared Forest Falcon _____ mn
Micrastur semitorquatus
- American Kestrel _____ mn
Falco sparverius
- Snail Kite _____ rs,ug
Rostrhamus sociabilis
- Plumbeous Kite _____ mn
Ictinia plumbea
- Long-winged Harrier _____ rs,ug
Circus buffoni
- Rufous-thighed Hawk _____ mn
Accipiter erythronemius
- Gray-bellied Hawk (nt) _____ mn
Accipiter poliogaster
- Great Black Hawk _____ rs
Buteogallus urubitinga
- Savanna Hawk _____ mn,rs
Buteogallus meridionalis
- Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle _____ rs
Geranoaetus melanoleucus
- Roadside Hawk _____ mn,rs
Buteo magnirostris
- White-tailed Hawk _____ mn
Buteo albicaudatus
- Red-legged Seriema _____ mn
Cariama cristata
- Blackish Rail _____ mn
Pardirallus nigricans
- Giant Wood Rail _____ rs
Aramides ypecaha
- Gray-necked Wood Rail _____ mn
Aramides cajanea
- Slaty-breasted Wood Rail _____ mn
Aramides saracura
- Common Gallinule (or Moorhen) _____
rs
Gallinula chloropus
- Spot-flanked Gallinule _____ rs,ug
Gallinula melanops
- Red-gartered Coot _____ rs
Fulica armilata
- White-winged Coot _____ rs
Fulica leucoptera
- Red-fronted Coot _____ rs
Fulica rufifrons
- Limpkin _____ rs,ug
Aramus guarauna
- American Oystercatcher _____ rs
Haematopus palliatus
- White-backed Stilt _____ rs
Himantopus melanurus
- Wattled Jacana _____ rs
Jacana jacana
- Southern Lapwing _____ mn,rs,ug
Vanellus chilensis
- Grey (or Black-bellied) Plover _____ rs
Pluvialis squatarola
- American Golden Plover _____ rs
Pluvialis dominica
- Greater Yellowlegs _____ rs
Tringa melanoleuca
- Lesser Yellowlegs _____ rs
Tringa flavipes
- Red Knot _____ rs
Calidris canutus rufa
- Baird's Sandpiper _____ rs
Calidris bairdii
- Pectoral Sandpiper _____ rs
Calidris melanotos
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper (nt) (ph) _____ rs
Tryngites subruficollis
- South American Snipe _____ rs
Gallinago paraguaiae
- Kelp Gull _____ rs
Larus dominicanus
- Olrog's Gull (t3) _____ rs
Larus atlanticus
- Gray-hooded Gull _____ rs
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Brown-hooded Gull _____ rs
Chroicocephalus maculipennis
- Snowy-crowned Tern _____ rs
Sterna trudeaui
- South American Tern _____ rs
Sterna hirundinacea
- Antarctic Tern _____ rs
Sterna vittata
- Common Tern _____ rs
Sterna hirundo
- Cayenne Tern _____ rs
Thalasseus eurygnatha
- Royal Tern _____ rs
Thalasseus maxima
- Large-billed Tern _____ rs
Phaetusa simplex
- Yellow-billed Tern _____ rs
Sternula superciliaris
- Black Skimmer _____ rs
Rynchops nigra
- Picazuro Pigeon _____ mn
Patagioenas picazura
- Spot-winged Pigeon _____ rs,ug
Patagionas maculosa
- Pale-vented Pigeon _____ mn
Patagionas cayennensis
- Plumbeous Pigeon _____ mn
Patagioenas plumbea
- Common (or Feral) Pigeon (BRi) _____ mn,rs
Columba livia
- Eared Dove _____ mn,rs,ug
Zenaida auriculata
- Ruddy Ground-Dove _____ mn,rs
Columbina talpacoti
- Picui Ground Dove _____ rs,ug
Columbina picui
- Purple-winged Ground Dove (t2) _____ mn
Claravis godefrida
- Gray-fronted Dove _____ mn
Leptotila rufaxilla
- White-tipped Dove _____ mn
Leptotila verrauxi
- Ruddy Quail-Dove _____ mn
Geotrygon montana
- Blue-winged Macaw (t3) _____ mn
Primolius maracana
- White-eyed Parakeet _____ mn
Aratinga leucophtalmus
- Peach-fronted Parakeet _____ mn
Aratinga aurea
- Monk Parakeet _____ rs,ug
Myiopsitta monachus
- Scaly-headed Parrot _____ mn
Pionus maximiliani
- Mealy Amazon _____ mn
Amazona farinosa
- Red-spectacled Amazon (t3) _____ rs
Amazona pretrei
- Vinaceous-breasted Amazon (t2) _____ mn
Amazona vinacea
- Smooth-billed Ani _____ mn
Crotophaga ani
- Dark-billed Cuckoo _____ mn
Coccyzus melacoryphus
- Squirrel Cuckoo _____ mn
Playa cayana
- Striped Cuckoo _____ mn,rs
Tapera naevia
- Guira Cuckoo _____ mn,rs
Guira guira
- Barn Owl _____ mn
Tyto alba
- Great Horned Owl _____ rs
Bubo virginianus
- Rusty-barred Owl _____ mn
Strix hylophila
- Ferruginous Pygmy Owl _____ mn
Glaucidium brasilianum
- Burrowing Owl _____ mn,rs
Athene cunicuaria
- Pauraque _____ mn
Nyctidromus albicollis
- Band-winged Nightjar _____ mn
Caprimulgus longirostris
- White-collared Swift _____ mn
Streptoprocne zonaris
- Biscutate Swift _____ mn
Streptoprocne biscutata
- Great Dusky Swift _____ mn
Cypseloides senex
- Ashy-tailed Swift _____ mn
Chaetura meridionalis
- Gray-rumped Swift _____ mn
Chaetura cinereiventris
- Swallow-tailed Hummingbird _____ mn
Eupetomena macroura
- Rufous-breasted Hermit _____ mn
Glaucis hirsutus
- Planalto Hermit _____ mn
Phaethronis pretrei
- Black Jacobin _____ mn
Florisuga fuscus
- Fork-tailed Woodnymph _____ mn
Thalurania furcata
- Violet-capped Woodnymph _____ mn
Thalaurania glaucopis
- Gilded Sapphire _____ rs
Hylocharis chrysura
- Glittering-throated Emerald _____ mn
Amazilia fimbriata
- Sapphire-spangled Emerald _____ mn
Amazilia lactea
- Hyacinth Visorbearer (nt) _____ mn
Augastes scutatus
- Amazonian White-tailed Trogon _____ mn
Trogon viridis
- Black-throated Trogon _____ mn
Trogon rufus
- Ringed Kingfisher _____ rs
Megaceryle torquata
- Amazon Kingfisher _____ rs
Chloroceryle americana
- Rufous-capped Motmot _____ mn
Baryphthengus ruficapillus
- Rufous-tailed Jacamar _____ mn
Galbula ruficauda
- White-eared Puffbird _____ mn
Nystalus chacuru
- Toco Toucan _____ mn
Ramphastos toco
- Channel-billed Toucan _____ mn
Ramphastos vitellinus
- Black-necked Aracari _____ mn
Pteroglossus aracari
- Campo (or Field) Flicker _____ mn,rs
Colaptes campestris
- Green-barred Woodpecker _____ mn,rs
Chrysoptilus melanochloros
- Yellow-browed Woodpecker _____ mn
Piculus aurilentus
- Lineated Woodpecker _____ mn
Dryocopus lineatus
- White-barred Piculet _____ mn
Picumnus cirratus
- White-bearded Manakin _____ mn
Manacus manacus
- Blue Manakin _____ mn
Chiroxiphia caudata
- Chestnut-crowned Becard _____ mn
Pachyramphus castaneus
- Swallow-tailed Cotinga (nt)
_____ mn
Philalura flavirostris
- Cinnamon-vented Piha (t3) (BRe)
_____ mn
Lipaugus lanioides
- Red-ruffed Fruitcrow _____ mn
Pyroderus scutatus
- Sepia-capped Flycatcher _____ mn
Leptopogon amaurocephalus
- Yellow-lored Tody-Flycatcher (BRe)
_____ mn
Todirostrum poliocephalum
- Mouse-colored Tyrannulet _____ mn
Phaeomylas murina
- Gray Elaenia _____ mn
Myiopagis caniceps
- Yellow-bellied Elaenia _____ mn
Elaenia flavogaster
- Small-billed Elaenia _____ mn,rs
Elaenia parvirostris
- Highland Elaenia _____ mn
Elaenia obscura
- Plain-crested Elaenia _____ mn
Elaenia cristata
- Lesser Elaenia _____ mn
Elaenia chiriquensis
- Sooty Tyrannulet _____ mn,rs
Serpophaga nigricans
- Warbling Doradito _____ rs
Pseudocolopteryx flaviventris
- Yellow-olive Flatbill _____ mn
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
- Bran-colored Flycatcher _____ rs
Myiophobus fasiatus
- Cliff Flycatcher _____ mn
Hirundinea ferruginea
- Tropical Pewee _____ mn
Contopus cinereus
- Vermilion Flycatcher _____ rs
Pyrocephalus rubinus
- White-rumped Monjita _____ mn
Xolmis velatus
- White Monjita _____ rs
Xolmis irupero
- Black-and-white Monjita (t3) _____ rs
Heteroxolmis dominicana
- Velvety Black Tyrant (BRe) _____ mn
Knipolegus nigerrimus
- Crested Black Tyrant _____ mn
Knipolegus lophotes
- Spectacled Tyrant (ph) _____ rs
Hymenops perspicillatus
- Masked Water Tyrant _____ mn
Fluvicola nengeta
- White-headed Marsh Tyrant _____ mn
Arundinicola leucocephala
- Streamer-tailed Tyrant _____ mn
Gubrenetes yetapa
- Yellow-browed Tyrant _____ rs
Satrapa icterophrys
- Long-tailed Tyrant _____ mn
Colonia colonus
- Cattle Tyrant _____ mn,rs
Machetornis rixosa
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher _____ mn
Myiarchus tuberculifer
- Short-crested Flycatcher _____ mn
Myiarchus ferox
- White-throated Kingbird _____ mn
Tyrannus albogularis
- Tropical Kingbird _____ mn,rs,ug
Tyrannus melancholicus
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher _____ mn,rs
Tyrannus savana
- Variegated Flycatcher _____ mn
Empidonomus varius
- Streaked Flycatcher _____ mn
Mylodynastes maculatus
- Piratic Flycatcher _____ mn
Legatus leucophalus
- Rusty-margined Flycatcher _____ mn
Myiozetetes cayanensis
- Social Flycatcher _____ mn
Myiozetetes similis
- Boat-billed Flycatcher _____ mn
Megarhynchus pitangua
- Great Kiskadee _____ mn,rs,ug
Pitangus sulphuratus
- Gray-hooded Attila (BRe) _____ mn
Attila rufus
- Large-tailed Antshrike _____ mn
Mackenziaena leachi
- Variable Antshrike _____ mn
Thamnophilus caerulescens
- Rufous-capped Antshrike _____ mn
Thamnophilus ruficapillus
- Sooretama Slaty Antshrike _____ mn
Thamnophilus ambiguus
- Black-capped Antwren (nt) _____ mn
Herpsilochmus atricapillus
- Scaled Antbird _____ mn
Drymophila squamata
- White-shouldered Fire-eye _____ mn
Pyrglena leucoptera
- Common Miner _____ rs
Geositta cunicularia
- Rufous Hornero _____ mn,rs,ug
Furnarius rufus
- Rufous-capped Spinetail _____ mn
Synallaxis ruficapilla
- Spix's Spinetail _____ mn,rs
Synallaxis spixi
- Sooty-fronted Spinetail _____ mn
Synallaxis frontalis
- Yellow-chinned Spinetail _____ rs
Certhiaxis cinnamomea
- Pallid Spinetail _____ mn
Cranioleuca pallida
- Rufous-fronted Thornbird _____ mn
Phacellodomus rufifrons
- Orange-eyed Thornbird (BRe)
_____ mn
Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus
- Freckle-breasted Thornbird _____ rs
Phacellodomus striaticollis
- Wren-like Rushbird _____ rs
Phleocryptes melanops
- Firewood-gatherer _____ rs
Anumbius annumbi
- White-browed Foliage-gleaner (nt) (BRqe)
_____ mn
Anabacerthia amaurotis
- Olivaceous Woodcreeper _____ mn
Sittasomus griseicapillus
- Narrow-billed Woodcreeper _____ mn
Lepidocolaptes angustirostris
- Rufous-browed Peppershrike _____ mn
Cyclarhis gujanensis
- Curl-crested Jay _____ mn
Cyanocorax cristatellus
- Brown-chested Martin _____ rs
Progne tapera
- Gray-breasted Martin _____ mn,rs
Progne chalybea
- Purple Martin _____ mn
Progne subis
- White-winged Swallow _____ mn
Tachycineta albiventer
- White-rumped Swallow _____ rs
Tachycineta leucorrhoa
- Blue-and-white Swallow _____ mn,rs
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
- Southern Rough-winged Swallow _____ mn
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
- Barn Swallow _____ rs
Hirundo rustica erythrogaster
- Moustached Wren _____ mn
Thryothorus genibarbus
- "Southern" House Wren _____
mn,rs
Troglodytes aedon musculus
- Masked Gnatcatcher _____ rs
Polioptila dumicola
- Chalk-browed Mockingbird _____ mn,rs
Mimus saturninus
- White-banded Mockingbird _____ rs
Mimus triurus
- Rufous-bellied Thrush _____ mn,ug
Turdus rufiventris
- Pale-breasted Thrush _____ mn
Turdus leucomelas
- Creamy-bellied Thrush _____ mn,rs
Turdus amaurochalinus
- Yellowish Pipit _____ rs
Anthus lutescens
- Hooded Siskin _____ rs,ug
Carduelis magellanica
- Stripe-crowned Warbler _____ mn
(formerly Golden-crowned Warbler)
Basileuterus culcivorus
- White-bellied Warbler _____ mn
Basileuterus hypoleucus
- Crested Oropendola _____ mn
Psarocolius decumanus
- Red-rumped Cacique _____ mn
Cacius haemorrhous
- Baywing _____ rs
Agelaiodes badius
- Shiny Cowbird _____ mn,rs
Molothrus bonariensis
- Screaming Cowbird _____ rs
Molothrus rufoaxillaris
- Yellow-winged Blackbird _____ rs
Agelaius thilius
- Chestnut-capped Blackbird _____ mn,rs,ug
Chrysomus ruficapillus
- Chopi Blackbird _____ mn,rs
Gnorimopsar chopi
- Scarlet-headed Blackbird _____ rs
Amblyramphus holosericeus
- Brown-and-yellow Marshbird _____ rs
Pseudoleistes virescens
- White-browed Blackbird _____ mn,rs
Sturnella supercillaris
- Bananaquit _____ mn,rs
Coereba flaveola
- Grassland Sparrow _____ rs
Myospiza humeralis
- Rufous-collared Sparrow _____ mn,rs,ug
Zonotrichia capensis
- Red-crested Cardinal _____ rs,ug
Paroaria coronata
- Sayaca Tanager _____ mn,rs
Thraupis sayaca
- Golden-chevroned Tanager (BRe) _____ mn
Thraupis ornata
- Palm Tanager _____ mn
Thraupis palmarum
- Gilt-edged Tanager (BRe) _____ mn
Tangara cyanoventris
- Brassy-breasted Tanager (BRe) _____ mn
Tangara desmarresti
- Burnished-buff Tanager _____ mn
Tangara cayana
- Diademed Tanager _____ ug
Stephanophurus diadematus
- Ruby-crowned Tanager _____ mn
Tachyphonus coronatus
- Cinnamon Tanager _____ mn
Schistochlamys ruficapillus
- Magpie-Tanager _____ mn
Cissopis leveriana
- Swallow-Tanager _____ mn
Tesina viridis
- Blue Dacnis _____ mn
Dacnis cayana
- Blue-black Grassquit _____ mn,rs
Volatina jacarina
- Yellow-bellied Seedeater _____ mn
Sporophila nigrocollis
- Double-collared Seedeater _____ mn
Sporophila caerulescens
- Saffron Finch _____ mn,rs
Sicalis flaveola
- Grassland Yellow Finch _____ rs
Sicalis luteola
- Red Pileated Finch _____ rs
Coryphospingus cucullatus
- Gray Pileated Finch _____ mn
Coryphospingus pileatus
- Pampa Finch _____ rs
Embernagra platensis
- Long-tailed Reed Finch _____ rs
Donacospiza albifrons
- Cinereous Warbling Finch (t3)
_____ mn
Poospiza cinera
- Green-winged Saltator _____ mn
Saltator similis
- Thick-billed Saltator (nt) _____ rs
Saltator maxillosus
- Glaucous-blue Grosbeak _____ rs
Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea
- Common Waxbill (BRi) _____ rs
Estrilda astrild
- House Sparrow (BRi) _____ mn,rs,ug
Passer domesticus
Mammals
& Other Wildlife
during the FONT Nature Tour
in Brazil
in October 2009
List compiled by Armas Hill
Photo at right:
to be changed
Dates:
October 11-23
Codes:
(e): classified as endangered
(v): classified as vulnerable
- Brazilian Squirrel - mn
Sciurus aestuans
- Capybara - rs
Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris
- Coypu (or Nutria) - rs
Myocastor copyus
- Greater Guinea-Pig - rs,ug
Cavia magnia
- Lesser Grison - rs
Galictis cuja
- Maned Wolf - mn
Chrysocyon brachyurus
- Buffy-headed Marmoset - mn
Callithris flaviceps
- Masked Titi - mn
Callicebus personatus
- Brown Howler Monkey - mn
Alouatta guariba
- Northern Muriqui - mn
(heard: like a horse whinnying)
(has been known as
"Woolly Spider Monkey")
Brachyteles hypoxanthus (was part of B. arachnoides)
Also during the tour:
only as a road-kill: Southern Opossum
__________________________________________________________________________
OTHER WILDLIFE:
- Spectacled Caiman - rs
- Tegu lizard - mn
- other lizards - mn
- turtles - rs
- treefrog - mn
Treefrog at Serra do Cipo
(photo by Marie Gardner)
- various butterflies - mn,rs
- various dragonflies - mn
- tarantula - mn