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SE BRAZIL
BIRDING TOUR

Our tour to the remnant forests of picturesque SE Brazil features some of the rarest birds on Earth as well as other South American specialty birds. Discover also the fabulous bird life of the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland.

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2008 Brazil Birding Tour
SE Atlantic Forests & Pantanal Bird Tour
Birding Itatiaia, Ubatuba, & the Pantanal

Every place has its special birds. Some may be endemic species found nowhere else in the world, while others are more easily seen in certain areas or are simply notable birds remembered as highlights of any tour. The table below lists some birds of special interest found in the areas covered by this tour.

E=Endemic (Found nowhere else); EN=Endangered
LC=Localized within country; NE=Near Endemic; NT=Near Threatened
TH=Threatened; V=Vulnerable, Very Local, or Rare and Local

1Greater RheaRhea americanaNT
2Solitary TinamouTinamus solitariusNT
3Plumbeous IbisTheristicus caerulescensLC
4Coscoroba SwanCoscoroba coscorobaLC
5Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgicaLC
6Rosy-billed PochardNetta peposacaLC
7White-necked HawkLeucopternis lacernulatusE
8Mantled HawkLeucopternis polionoteusNT
9Crowned EagleHarpyhaliaetus coronatusEN
10Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaNT
11Chaco ChachalacaOrtalis canicollisLC
12Dusky-legged GuanPenelope obscuraLC
13Chestnut-bellied GuanPenelope ochrogasterE
14Slaty-breasted Wood-RailAramides saracuraLC
15Kelp GullLarus dominicanusLC
16Hyacinth MacawAnodorhynchus hyacinthinusEN
17Blue-winged MacawPrimolius maracanaNT
18Golden-collared MacawPrimolius auricollisLC
19Nanday ParakeetNandayus nendayLC
20Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusLC
21Plain ParakeetBrotogeris tiricaE
22Brown-backed ParrotletTouit melanonotaE
23Yellow-faced ParrotAmazona xanthopsNT
24Long-tufted Screech-OwlMegascops sanctaecatarinaeLC
25Rusty-barred OwlStrix hylophilaNT
26Tawny-browed OwlPulsatrix koeniswaldianaLC
27Spot-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus maculicaudusLC
28Sooty SwiftCypseloides fumigatusLC
29Saw-billed HermitRamphodon naeviusE
30Buff-bellied HermitPhaethornis subochraceusLC
31Dusky-throated HermitPhaethornis squalidusE
32Sombre HummingbirdCampylopterus cirrochlorisE
33Frilled CoquetteLophornis magnificusE
34Brazilian RubyClytolaema rubricaudaE
35Stripe-breasted StarthroatHeliomaster squamosusE
36Crescent-chested PuffbirdMalacoptila striataE
37Saffron ToucanetBaillonius bailloniE
38Yellow-eared WoodpeckerVeniliornis maculifronsE
39Yellow-browed WoodpeckerPiculus aurulentusNT
40Golden-olive WoodpeckerPiculus rubiginosusLC
41Pale-crested WoodpeckerCeleus lugubrisLC
42Tail-banded HorneroFurnarius figulusE
43Striolated Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura striolataE
44Araucaria Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura setariaNT
45Chotoy SpinetailSchoeniophylax phryganophilaLC
46White-lored SpinetailSynallaxis albiloraLC
47Pallid SpinetailCranioleuca pallidaE
48Olive SpinetailCranioleuca obsoletaLC
49Itatiaia ThistletailOreophylax moreiraeE
50Red-eyed ThornbirdPhacellodomus erythrophthalmusE
51Orange-eyed ThornbirdPhacellodomus ferrugineigulaE
52Rufous CacholotePseudoseisura cristataE
53Sharp-billed TreehunterHeliobletus contaminatusLC
54White-browed Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia amaurotisNT
55Pale-browed TreehunterCichlocolaptes leucophrusE
56White-collared Foliage-gleanerAnabazenops fuscusE
57Great Rufous WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes majorLC
58Scaled WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes squamatusLC
59Tufted AntshrikeMackenziaena severaLC
60Large-tailed AntshrikeMackenziaena leachiiLC
61White-bearded AntshrikeBiatas nigropectusE
62Planalto Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus pelzelniE
63Spot-breasted AntvireoDysithamnus stictothoraxE
64Rufous-backed AntvireoDysithamnus xanthopterusE
65Star-throated AntwrenMyrmotherula gularisE
66Rio de Janeiro AntwrenMyrmotherula fluminensisE
67Salvadori's AntwrenMyrmotherula minorE
68Unicolored AntwrenMyrmotherula unicolorE
69Black-hooded AntwrenFormicivora erythronotosE
70Ferruginous AntbirdDrymophila ferrugineaE
71Bertoni's AntbirdDrymophila rubricollisE
72Rufous-tailed AntbirdDrymophila geneiE
73Ochre-rumped AntbirdDrymophila ochropygaE
74Dusky-tailed AntbirdDrymophila maluraLC
75Scaled AntbirdDrymophila squamataE
76Rio de Janeiro AntbirdCercomacra brasilianaE
77Mato Grosso AntbirdCercomacra melanariaLC
78White-bibbed AntbirdMyrmeciza loricataE
79Squamate AntbirdMyrmeciza squamosaE
80Brazilian AntthrushChamaeza ruficaudaE
81Such's AntthrushChamaeza meruloidesE
82Speckle-breasted AntpittaHylopezus nattereriLC
83Black-cheeked GnateaterConopophaga melanopsE
84Spotted BamboowrenPsilorhamphus guttatusNT
85Slaty BristlefrontMerulaxis aterE
86Mouse-colored TapaculoScytalopus speluncaeLC
87White-breasted TapaculoScytalopus indigoticusE
88Shrike-like CotingaLaniisoma elegansLC
89Swallow-tailed CotingaPhibalura flavirostrisNT
90Black-and-gold CotingaTijuca atraE
91Gray-winged CotingaTijuca conditaE
92Hooded BerryeaterCarpornis cucullatusE
93Buff-throated PurpletuftIodopleura pipraE
94Dusky PurpletuftIodopleura fuscaLC
95Bare-throated BellbirdProcnias nudicollisV
96Blue ManakinChiroxiphia caudataLC
97Pin-tailed ManakinIlicura militarisE
98Eastern Striped ManakinMachaeropterus regulusE
99Serra do Mar Tyrant-ManakinNeopelma chrysolophumE
100Black-capped PipritesPiprites pileatusV
101Olivaceous ElaeniaElaenia mesoleucaLC
102Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscuraLC
103Southern Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus eximiusNT
104Sao Paulo TyrannuletPhylloscartes paulistusNT
105Oustalet's TyrannuletPhylloscartes oustaletiE
106Serra do Mar TyrannuletPhylloscartes difficilisE
107Mottle-cheeked TyrannuletPhylloscartes ventralisLC
108Bay-ringed TyrannuletPhylloscartes sylviolusNT
109Planalto TyrannuletPhyllomyias fasciatusLC
110Rough-legged TyrannuletPhyllomyias burmeisteriLC
111Greenish TyrannuletPhyllomyias virescensLC
112Gray-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseocapillaE
113Plain TyrannuletInezia inornataLC
114Sharp-tailed TyrantCulicivora caudacutaV
115Bearded TachuriPolystictus pectoralisNT
116Drab-breasted Bamboo-TyrantHemitriccus diopsLC
117Brown-breasted Bamboo-TyrantHemitriccus obsoletusE
118Zimmer's Tody-TyrantHemitriccus aenigmaLC
119Eye-ringed Tody-TyrantHemitriccus orbitatusE
120Hangnest Tody-TyrantHemitriccus nidipendulusE
121Fork-tailed Tody-TyrantHemitriccus furcatusE
122Yellow-lored Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum poliocephalumE
123Yellow-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius mastacalisE
124Velvety Black-TyrantKnipolegus nigerrimusE
125Streamer-tailed TyrantGubernetes yetapaLC
126Shear-tailed Gray TyrantMuscipipra vetulaLC
127Gray-hooded AttilaAttila rufusE
128Hellmayr's PipitAnthus hellmayriLC
129Fawn-breasted WrenThryothorus guarayanusLC
130Long-billed WrenThryothorus longirostrisE
131White-banded MockingbirdMimus triurusLC
132Eastern Slaty-ThrushTurdus subalarisLC
133Purplish JayCyanocorax cyanomelasLC
134Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildLC
135Lemon-chested GreenletHylophilus thoracicusE
136White-bellied WarblerBasileuterus hypoleucusLC
137White-rimmed WarblerBasileuterus leucoblepharusLC
138Bicolored ConebillConirostrum bicolorLC
139Brown TanagerOrchesticus abeilleiE
140White-banded TanagerNeothraupis fasciataNT
141Chestnut-headed TanagerPyrrhocoma ruficepsNE
142Rufous-headed TanagerHemithraupis ruficapillaE
143Olive-green TanagerOrthogonys chloricterusE
144Ruby-crowned TanagerTachyphonus coronatusLC
145Brazilian TanagerRamphocelus bresiliusE
146Azure-shouldered TanagerThraupis cyanopteraE
147Golden-chevroned TanagerThraupis ornataE
148Diademed TanagerStephanophorus diadematusNE
149Green-headed TanagerTangara seledonLC
150Red-necked TanagerTangara cyanocephalaLC
151Brassy-breasted TanagerTangara desmarestiE
152Gilt-edged TanagerTangara cyanoventrisE
153Black-legged DacnisDacnis nigripesE
154Coal-crested FinchCharitospiza eucosmaNT
155Long-tailed Reed-FinchDonacospiza albifronsLC
156Bay-chested Warbling-FinchPoospiza thoracicaE
157Red-rumped Warbling-FinchPoospiza lateralisNE
158Buffy-fronted SeedeaterSporophila frontalisV
159Temminck's SeedeaterSporophila falcirostrisE
160Black-and-tawny SeedeaterSporophila nigrorufaV
161Tawny-bellied SeedeaterSporophila hypoxanthaLC
162Dark-throated SeedeaterSporophila ruficollisNT
163Gray-and-chestnut SeedeaterSporophila hypochromaNT
164Great-billed Seed-FinchOryzoborus maximilianiNT
165Blackish-blue SeedeaterAmaurospiza moestaNT
166Uniform FinchHaplospiza unicolorLC
167Stripe-tailed Yellow-FinchSicalis citrinaLC
168Great Pampa-FinchEmbernagra platensisLC
169Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronataLC
170Yellow-billed CardinalParoaria capitataLC
171Thick-billed SaltatorSaltator maxillosusNE
172Yellow-billed Blue FinchPorphyrospiza caerulescensNT
173Unicolored BlackbirdAgelasticus cyanopusLC
174Golden-winged CaciqueCacicus chrysopterusLC

 


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