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Iguassu Falls National Park Atlantic Rainforest Specialties Brazil Birding Destination |
| Exotic Birding tours that visit Iguassu Falls National Park in Brazil |
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| 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.
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| 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 Tinamou | Tinamus solitarius |
| 2 | | Tataupa Tinamou | Crypturellus tataupa |
| 3 | | Neotropic Cormorant | Phalacrocorax brasilianus |
| 4 | | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
| 5 | | Snowy Egret | Egretta thula |
| 6 | | Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis |
| 7 | | Black-crowned Night-Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
| 8 | | Comb Duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos |
| 9 | | Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus |
| 10 | | Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura |
| 11 | | King Vulture | Sarcoramphus papa |
| 12 | | Hook-billed Kite | Chondrohierax uncinatus |
| 13 | | Rufous-thighed Kite | Harpagus diodon |
| 14 | | Plumbeous Kite | Ictinia plumbea |
| 15 | | Great Black-Hawk | Buteogallus urubitinga |
| 16 | | Savanna Hawk | Buteogallus meridionalis |
| 17 | | Roadside Hawk | Buteo magnirostris |
| 18 | | Southern Crested Caracara | Caracara plancus |
| 19 | | Yellow-headed Caracara | Milvago chimachima |
| 20 | | American Kestrel | Falco sparverius |
| 21 | | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
| 22 | | Rusty-margined Guan | Penelope superciliaris |
| 23 | | Dusky-legged Guan | Penelope obscura |
| 24 | | Black-fronted Piping-Guan | Pipile jacutinga |
| 25 | | Gray-necked Wood-Rail | Aramides cajanea |
| 26 | | Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail | Aramides saracura |
| 27 | | Wattled Jacana | Jacana jacana |
| 28 | | Southern Lapwing | Vanellus chilensis |
| 29 | | Upland Sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda |
| 30 | | Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularia |
| 31 | | Picazuro Pigeon | Patagioenas picazuro |
| 32 | | Eared Dove | Zenaida auriculata |
| 33 | | Plain-breasted Ground-Dove | Columbina minuta |
| 34 | | Ruddy Ground-Dove | Columbina talpacoti |
| 35 | | Picui Ground-Dove | Columbina picui |
| 36 | | White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi |
| 37 | | Blue-winged Macaw | Primolius maracana |
| 38 | | White-eyed Parakeet | Aratinga leucophthalmus |
| 39 | | Maroon-tailed Parakeet | Pyrrhura melanura |
| 40 | | Blue-winged Parrotlet | Forpus xanthopterygius |
| 41 | | Scaly-headed Parrot | Pionus maximiliani |
| 42 | | Dark-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus melacoryphus |
| 43 | | Squirrel Cuckoo | Piaya cayana |
| 44 | | Greater Ani | Crotophaga major |
| 45 | | Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani |
| 46 | | Guira Cuckoo | Guira guira |
| 47 | | Tropical Screech-Owl | Megascops choliba |
| 48 | | Burrowing Owl | Athene cunicularia |
| 49 | | Pauraque | Nyctidromus albicollis |
| 50 | | Great Dusky Swift | Cypseloides senex |
| 51 | | Sick's Swift | Chaetura andrei |
| 52 | | Scale-throated Hermit | Phaethornis eurynome |
| 53 | | Black-throated Mango | Anthracothorax nigricollis |
| 54 | | Glittering-bellied Emerald | Chlorostilbon aureoventris |
| 55 | | Fork-tailed Woodnymph | Thalurania furcata |
| 56 | | Violet-capped Woodnymph | Thalurania glaucopis |
| 57 | | Gilded Sapphire | Hylocharis chrysura |
| 58 | | Versicolored Emerald | Agyrtria versicolor |
| 59 | | Black-throated Trogon | Trogon rufus |
| 60 | | Surucua Trogon | Trogon surrucura |
| 61 | | Ringed Kingfisher | Ceryle torquata |
| 62 | | Rufous-capped Motmot | Baryphthengus ruficapillus |
| 63 | | Buff-bellied Puffbird | Notharchus swainsoni |
| 64 | | Rusty-breasted Nunlet | Nonnula rubecula |
| 65 | | Chestnut-eared Aracari | Pteroglossus castanotis |
| 66 | | Saffron Toucanet | Baillonius bailloni |
| 67 | | Spot-billed Toucanet | Selenidera maculirostris |
| 68 | | Red-breasted Toucan | Ramphastos dicolorus |
| 69 | | Toco Toucan | Ramphastos toco |
| 70 | | Ochre-collared Piculet | Picumnus temminckii |
| 71 | | Yellow-fronted Woodpecker | Melanerpes flavifrons |
| 72 | | Campo Flicker | Colaptes campestris |
| 73 | | Blond-crested Woodpecker | Celeus flavescens |
| 74 | | Helmeted Woodpecker | Dryocopus galeatus |
| 75 | | Robust Woodpecker | Campephilus robustus |
| 76 | | Crimson-crested Woodpecker | Campephilus melanoleucos |
| 77 | | Rufous Hornero | Furnarius rufus |
| 78 | | Rufous-capped Spinetail | Synallaxis ruficapilla |
| 79 | | Gray-bellied Spinetail | Synallaxis cinerascens |
| 80 | | Olive Spinetail | Cranioleuca obsoleta |
| 81 | | Yellow-chinned Spinetail | Certhiaxis cinnamomea |
| 82 | | Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner | Philydor lichtensteini |
| 83 | | Black-capped Foliage-gleaner | Philydor atricapillus |
| 84 | | White-eyed Foliage-gleaner | Automolus leucophthalmus |
| 85 | | Rufous-breasted Leaftosser | Sclerurus scansor |
| 86 | | White-throated Woodcreeper | Xiphocolaptes albicollis |
| 87 | | Lesser Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus fuscus |
| 88 | | Narrow-billed Woodcreeper | Lepidocolaptes angustirostris |
| 89 | | Spot-backed Antshrike | Hypoedaleus guttatus |
| 90 | | Great Antshrike | Taraba major |
| 91 | | Variable Antshrike | Thamnophilus caerulescens |
| 92 | | Plain Antvireo | Dysithamnus mentalis |
| 93 | | Streak-capped Antwren | Terenura maculata |
| 94 | | White-shouldered Fire-eye | Pyriglena leucoptera |
| 95 | | Short-tailed Antthrush | Chamaeza campanisona |
| 96 | | Rufous Gnateater | Conopophaga lineata |
| 97 | | Red-ruffed Fruitcrow | Pyroderus scutatus |
| 98 | | White-bearded Manakin | Manacus manacus |
| 99 | | Blue Manakin | Chiroxiphia caudata |
| 100 | | Yellow Tyrannulet | Capsiempis flaveola |
| 101 | | Sepia-capped Flycatcher | Leptopogon amaurocephalus |
| 102 | | Southern Bristle-Tyrant | Pogonotriccus eximius |
| 103 | | Sao Paulo Tyrannulet | Phylloscartes paulistus |
| 104 | | Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet | Phylloscartes ventralis |
| 105 | | Greenish Tyrannulet | Phyllomyias virescens |
| 106 | | Eared Pygmy-Tyrant | Myiornis auricularis |
| 107 | | Southern Antpipit | Corythopis delalandi |
| 108 | | Large-headed Flatbill | Ramphotrigon megacephala |
| 109 | | Yellow-olive Flycatcher | Tolmomyias sulphurescens |
| 110 | | Russet-winged Spadebill | Platyrinchus leucoryphus |
| 111 | | Long-tailed Tyrant | Colonia colonus |
| 112 | | Cattle Tyrant | Machetornis rixosus |
| 113 | | Short-crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus ferox |
| 114 | | Great Kiskadee | Pitangus sulphuratus |
| 115 | | Boat-billed Flycatcher | Megarynchus pitangua |
| 116 | | Social Flycatcher | Myiozetetes similis |
| 117 | | Three-striped Flycatcher | Conopias trivirgata |
| 118 | | Streaked Flycatcher | Myiodynastes maculatus |
| 119 | | Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus |
| 120 | | Fork-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus savana |
| 121 | | Chestnut-crowned Becard | Pachyramphus castaneus |
| 122 | | Black-tailed Tityra | Tityra cayana |
| 123 | | Black-crowned Tityra | Tityra inquisitor |
| 124 | | Gray-breasted Martin | Progne chalybea |
| 125 | | White-winged Swallow | Tachycineta albiventer |
| 126 | | White-rumped Swallow | Tachycineta leucorrhoa |
| 127 | | Blue-and-white Swallow | Notiochelidon cyanoleuca |
| 128 | | Southern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx ruficollis |
| 129 | | Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica |
| 130 | | House Wren | Troglodytes aedon |
| 131 | | Chalk-browed Mockingbird | Mimus saturninus |
| 132 | | Rufous-bellied Thrush | Turdus rufiventris |
| 133 | | Pale-breasted Thrush | Turdus leucomelas |
| 134 | | Creamy-bellied Thrush | Turdus amaurochalinus |
| 135 | | White-necked Thrush | Turdus albicollis |
| 136 | | Eurasian River Warbler | Locustella fluviatilis |
| 137 | | Plush-crested Jay | Cyanocorax chrysops |
| 138 | | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
| 139 | | Chivi Vireo | Vireo chivi |
| 140 | | Rufous-crowned Greenlet | Hylophilus poicilotis |
| 141 | | Tropical Parula | Parula pitiayumi |
| 142 | | Golden-crowned Warbler | Basileuterus culicivorus |
| 143 | | Neotropical River Warbler | Basileuterus rivularis |
| 144 | | Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola |
| 145 | | Chestnut-vented Conebill | Conirostrum speciosum |
| 146 | | Magpie Tanager | Cissopis leveriana |
| 147 | | Guira Tanager | Hemithraupis guira |
| 148 | | Hooded Tanager | Nemosia pileata |
| 149 | | Ruby-crowned Tanager | Tachyphonus coronatus |
| 150 | | Black-goggled Tanager | Trichothraupis melanops |
| 151 | | Silver-beaked Tanager | Ramphocelus carbo |
| 152 | | Sayaca Tanager | Thraupis sayaca |
| 153 | | Fawn-breasted Tanager | Pipraeidea melanonota |
| 154 | | Purple-throated Euphonia | Euphonia chlorotica |
| 155 | | Violaceous Euphonia | Euphonia violacea |
| 156 | | Green-chinned Euphonia | Euphonia chalybea |
| 157 | | Chestnut-bellied Euphonia | Euphonia pectoralis |
| 158 | | Blue-naped Chlorophonia | Chlorophonia cyanea |
| 159 | | Green-headed Tanager | Tangara seledon |
| 160 | | Blue Dacnis | Dacnis cayana |
| 161 | | Red-crested Finch | Coryphospingus cucullatus |
| 162 | | Blue-black Grassquit | Volatinia jacarina |
| 163 | | Yellow-bellied Seedeater | Sporophila nigricollis |
| 164 | | Double-collared Seedeater | Sporophila caerulescens |
| 165 | | Chestnut-bellied Seedeater | Sporophila castaneiventris |
| 166 | | Lesser Seed-Finch | Oryzoborus angolensis |
| 167 | | Uniform Finch | Haplospiza unicolor |
| 168 | | Saffron Finch | Sicalis flaveola |
| 169 | | Saffron-billed Sparrow | Arremon flavirostris |
| 170 | | Rufous-collared Sparrow | Zonotrichia capensis |
| 171 | | Green-winged Saltator | Saltator similis |
| 172 | | White-browed Blackbird | Sturnella superciliaris |
| 173 | | Shiny Cowbird | Molothrus bonariensis |
| 174 | | Epaulet Oriole | Icterus cayanensis |
| 175 | | Red-rumped Cacique | Cacicus haemorrhous |
| 176 | | Solitary Cacique | Cacicus solitarius |
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