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Iguassu Falls National Park
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Exotic Birding tours that visit Iguassu Falls National Park in Brazil
Pantanal, Itatiaia, and Iguassu FallsOctober 12-30, 2007
Location of Iguassu Falls National Park
Iguassu Falls National Park is located on the Brazil-Argentina border and is most readily reached by domestic flights from Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro.
Description of Iguassu Falls National Park

Iguassu Falls National Park is a spectacularly scenic area best known for the falls themselves. The best view of the falls is from the Brazilian side even though the bulk of the falls are in Argentina. The Argentine side offers closer views of the falls, which are best photographed on that side in late afternoon. Both sides of the falls are surrounded by rainforest, much of it relatively inaccessible. The Trilha Poco Preto trail on the Brazilian side and the Sendero Macuco on the Argentine side offer excellent access to the forest and its birds.

Speciality birds of the park include the rare Black-fronted Piping-Guan, Great Dusky Swift, Planalto Hermit, Chestnut-eared Aracari, Toco Toucan, Blond-crested Woodpecker, Plush-crested Jay, Purple-throated Euphonia, and Red-crested Finch.

 
Partial bird checklist of Iguassu Falls National Park
Bold face indicates species that are localized in distribution within the country, endemic, near endemic, endangered, threatened, or vulnerable to extirpation.
1 Solitary TinamouTinamus solitarius
2 Tataupa TinamouCrypturellus tataupa
3 Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocorax brasilianus
4 Great EgretArdea alba
5 Snowy EgretEgretta thula
6 Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
7 Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
8 Comb DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
9 Black VultureCoragyps atratus
10 Turkey VultureCathartes aura
11 King VultureSarcoramphus papa
12 Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
13 Rufous-thighed KiteHarpagus diodon
14 Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
15 Great Black-HawkButeogallus urubitinga
16 Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
17 Roadside HawkButeo magnirostris
18 Southern Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
19 Yellow-headed CaracaraMilvago chimachima
20 American KestrelFalco sparverius
21 Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
22 Rusty-margined GuanPenelope superciliaris
23 Dusky-legged GuanPenelope obscura
24 Black-fronted Piping-GuanPipile jacutinga
25 Gray-necked Wood-RailAramides cajanea
26 Slaty-breasted Wood-RailAramides saracura
27 Wattled JacanaJacana jacana
28 Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
29 Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda
30 Spotted SandpiperActitis macularia
31 Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
32 Eared DoveZenaida auriculata
33 Plain-breasted Ground-DoveColumbina minuta
34 Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacoti
35 Picui Ground-DoveColumbina picui
36 White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
37 Blue-winged MacawPrimolius maracana
38 White-eyed ParakeetAratinga leucophthalmus
39 Maroon-tailed ParakeetPyrrhura melanura
40 Blue-winged ParrotletForpus xanthopterygius
41 Scaly-headed ParrotPionus maximiliani
42 Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphus
43 Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
44 Greater AniCrotophaga major
45 Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
46 Guira CuckooGuira guira
47 Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
48 Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
49 PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
50 Great Dusky SwiftCypseloides senex
51 Sick's SwiftChaetura andrei
52 Scale-throated HermitPhaethornis eurynome
53 Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
54 Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon aureoventris
55 Fork-tailed WoodnymphThalurania furcata
56 Violet-capped WoodnymphThalurania glaucopis
57 Gilded SapphireHylocharis chrysura
58 Versicolored EmeraldAgyrtria versicolor
59 Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufus
60 Surucua TrogonTrogon surrucura
61 Ringed KingfisherCeryle torquata
62 Rufous-capped MotmotBaryphthengus ruficapillus
63 Buff-bellied PuffbirdNotharchus swainsoni
64 Rusty-breasted NunletNonnula rubecula
65 Chestnut-eared AracariPteroglossus castanotis
66 Saffron ToucanetBaillonius bailloni
67 Spot-billed ToucanetSelenidera maculirostris
68 Red-breasted ToucanRamphastos dicolorus
69 Toco ToucanRamphastos toco
70 Ochre-collared PiculetPicumnus temminckii
71 Yellow-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes flavifrons
72 Campo FlickerColaptes campestris
73 Blond-crested WoodpeckerCeleus flavescens
74 Helmeted WoodpeckerDryocopus galeatus
75 Robust WoodpeckerCampephilus robustus
76 Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucos
77 Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
78 Rufous-capped SpinetailSynallaxis ruficapilla
79 Gray-bellied SpinetailSynallaxis cinerascens
80 Olive SpinetailCranioleuca obsoleta
81 Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomea
82 Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleanerPhilydor lichtensteini
83 Black-capped Foliage-gleanerPhilydor atricapillus
84 White-eyed Foliage-gleanerAutomolus leucophthalmus
85 Rufous-breasted LeaftosserSclerurus scansor
86 White-throated WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes albicollis
87 Lesser WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus fuscus
88 Narrow-billed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes angustirostris
89 Spot-backed AntshrikeHypoedaleus guttatus
90 Great AntshrikeTaraba major
91 Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescens
92 Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis
93 Streak-capped AntwrenTerenura maculata
94 White-shouldered Fire-eyePyriglena leucoptera
95 Short-tailed AntthrushChamaeza campanisona
96 Rufous GnateaterConopophaga lineata
97 Red-ruffed FruitcrowPyroderus scutatus
98 White-bearded ManakinManacus manacus
99 Blue ManakinChiroxiphia caudata
100 Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola
101 Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalus
102 Southern Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus eximius
103 Sao Paulo TyrannuletPhylloscartes paulistus
104 Mottle-cheeked TyrannuletPhylloscartes ventralis
105 Greenish TyrannuletPhyllomyias virescens
106 Eared Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis auricularis
107 Southern AntpipitCorythopis delalandi
108 Large-headed FlatbillRamphotrigon megacephala
109 Yellow-olive FlycatcherTolmomyias sulphurescens
110 Russet-winged SpadebillPlatyrinchus leucoryphus
111 Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonus
112 Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosus
113 Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus ferox
114 Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
115 Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
116 Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
117 Three-striped FlycatcherConopias trivirgata
118 Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
119 Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
120 Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana
121 Chestnut-crowned BecardPachyramphus castaneus
122 Black-tailed TityraTityra cayana
123 Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor
124 Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
125 White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventer
126 White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa
127 Blue-and-white SwallowNotiochelidon cyanoleuca
128 Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
129 Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
130 House WrenTroglodytes aedon
131 Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus
132 Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris
133 Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelas
134 Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus
135 White-necked ThrushTurdus albicollis
136 Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
137 Plush-crested JayCyanocorax chrysops
138 House SparrowPasser domesticus
139 Chivi VireoVireo chivi
140 Rufous-crowned GreenletHylophilus poicilotis
141 Tropical ParulaParula pitiayumi
142 Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus
143 Neotropical River WarblerBasileuterus rivularis
144 BananaquitCoereba flaveola
145 Chestnut-vented ConebillConirostrum speciosum
146 Magpie TanagerCissopis leveriana
147 Guira TanagerHemithraupis guira
148 Hooded TanagerNemosia pileata
149 Ruby-crowned TanagerTachyphonus coronatus
150 Black-goggled TanagerTrichothraupis melanops
151 Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo
152 Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
153 Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
154 Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica
155 Violaceous EuphoniaEuphonia violacea
156 Green-chinned EuphoniaEuphonia chalybea
157 Chestnut-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia pectoralis
158 Blue-naped ChlorophoniaChlorophonia cyanea
159 Green-headed TanagerTangara seledon
160 Blue DacnisDacnis cayana
161 Red-crested FinchCoryphospingus cucullatus
162 Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
163 Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
164 Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens
165 Chestnut-bellied SeedeaterSporophila castaneiventris
166 Lesser Seed-FinchOryzoborus angolensis
167 Uniform FinchHaplospiza unicolor
168 Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
169 Saffron-billed SparrowArremon flavirostris
170 Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
171 Green-winged SaltatorSaltator similis
172 White-browed BlackbirdSturnella superciliaris
173 Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
174 Epaulet OrioleIcterus cayanensis
175 Red-rumped CaciqueCacicus haemorrhous
176 Solitary CaciqueCacicus solitarius

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