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WINGS Birding Tours – Bird List

Brazil: The Northeast - Alagoas to Ceará

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Bird List from the January 2007 tour

With Rich Hoyer as leader

NC A B C
Small-billed Tinamou 2 1 H Crypturellus parvirostris
Spotted Nothura 1 5 Nothura maculosa
White-faced Whistling-Duck 4 150 Dendrocygna viduata
Comb Duck 1 1 Sarkidiornis melanotos
Brazilian Teal 1 30 Amazonetta brasiliensis
Least Grebe 2 10 Tachybaptus dominicus
Pied-billed Grebe 2 2 Podilymbus podiceps
Neotropic Cormorant 1 40 Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Rufescent Tiger-Heron 3 2 Tigrisoma lineatum
Striated Heron 4 15 Butorides striata
Cattle Egret 8 1000 N Bubulcus ibis
Great Egret 3 75 Ardea alba
Snowy Egret 4 40 Egretta thula
Turkey Vulture 9 50 Cathartes aura
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture 5 20 Cathartes burrovianus
Black Vulture 9 1200 Coragyps atratus
White-tailed Kite 1 1 Elanus leucurus
Snail Kite 1 4 Rostrhamus sociabilis
Crane Hawk 1 1 Geranospiza caerulescens
Gray Hawk 2 2 Asturina nitida
Savanna Hawk 1 12 Buteogallus meridionalis
Harris's Hawk 1 1 Parabuteo unicinctus
Roadside Hawk 7 10 Buteo magnirostris
Zone-tailed Hawk 2 2 Buteo albonotatus
Southern Caracara 4 40 Caracara plancus
Yellow-headed Caracara 4 2 Milvago chimachima
Laughing Falcon 3 1 H Herpetotheres cachinnans
American Kestrel 3 4 Falco sparverius
Aplomado Falcon 2 1 Falco femoralis
Limpkin 2 6 Aramus guarauna
Ash-throated Crake 1 1 H Porzana albicollis
Common Moorhen 5 100 Gallinula chloropus
Purple Gallinule 4 20 Porphyrio martinica
Pied Lapwing 1 2 Vanellus cayanus
Southern Lapwing 7 200 Vanellus chilensis
Collared Plover 1 7 Charadrius collaris
Black-necked Stilt 1 40 Himantopus mexicanus
Lesser Yellowlegs 1 1 Tringa flavipes
Least Sandpiper 1 1 Calidris minutilla
Wattled Jacana 6 125 Jacana jacana
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove 2 15 Columbina minuta
Ruddy Ground-Dove 9 50 Columbina talpacoti
Scaled Dove 1 3 Columbina squammata
Picui Ground-Dove 3 50 Columbina picui
Rock Pigeon 4 15 Columba livia
Picazuro Pigeon 1 2 Patagioenas picazuro
Eared Dove 1 200 Zenaida auriculata
White-tipped Dove 1 1 H Leptotila verreauxi
Gray-fronted Dove 3 4 H Leptotila rufaxilla
Red-shouldered Macaw 3 30 Diopsittaca nobilis
Jandaya Parakeet 1 1 Aratinga jandaya
Cactus Parakeet 3 10 Aratinga cactorum
Gray-breasted Parakeet 1 5 Pyrrhura griseipectus
Blue-winged Parrotlet 5 6 Forpus xanthopterygius
Plain Parakeet 1 1 H Brotogeris tirica
Blue-headed Parrot 1 1 Pionus menstruus
Cuckoo Species 1 1 Coccyzus sp.
Squirrel Cuckoo 3 3 Piaya cayana
Smooth-billed Ani 7 75 Crotophaga ani
Guira Cuckoo 4 15 Guira guira
Striped Cuckoo 3 2 Tapera naevia
Tropical Screech-Owl 3 1 Megascops choliba
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl 1 1 H Glaucidium brasilianum
Burrowing Owl 1 2 Athene cunicularia
Common Potoo 1 2 Nyctibius griseus
Least Nighthawk 1 1 Chordeiles pusillus
Common Pauraque 1 1 H Nyctidromus albicollis
Rufous Nightjar 1 1 Caprimulgus rufus
Little Nightjar 1 1 H Caprimulgus parvulus
Pygmy Nightjar 1 10 N Caprimulgus hirundinaceus
Scissor-tailed Nightjar 1 2 Hydropsalis torquata
Band-rumped Swift 1 1 Chaetura spinicaudus
Sick's Swift 4 8 Chaetura meridionalis
Fork-tailed Palm-Swift 5 30 Tachornis squamata
Rufous-breasted Hermit 1 4 Glaucis hirsutus
Reddish Hermit 3 6 Phaethornis ruber
Planalto Hermit 4 3 Phaethornis pretrei
Swallow-tailed Hummingbird 9 6 Eupetomena macroura
Sombre Hummingbird 2 1 Aphantochroa cirrochloris
Black Jacobin 1 2 Florisuga fusca
Black-throated Mango 1 1 Anthracothorax nigricollis
Ruby-topaz Hummingbird 4 2 Chrysolampis mosquitus
Blue-chinned Sapphire 6 3 Chlorestes notata
Glittering-bellied Emerald 3 8 Chlorostilbon aureoventris
Fork-tailed Woodnymph 1 8 Thalurania furcata
Long-tailed Woodnymph 2 1 Thalurania watertonii
White-chinned Sapphire 1 2 Hylocharis cyanus
Versicolored Emerald 2 10 Amazilia versicolor
Glittering-throated Emerald 3 2 Amazilia fimbriata
Black-eared Fairy 1 2 Heliothryx auritus
Stripe-breasted Starthroat 1 1 Heliomaster squamosus
Blue-crowned Trogon 2 2 H Trogon curucui
Ringed Kingfisher 3 1 Ceryle torquatus
Green Kingfisher 1 1 Chloroceryle americana
Blue-crowned Motmot 1 1 H Momotus momota
Rufous-tailed Jacamar 4 2 Galbula ruficauda
Spot-backed Puffbird 2 2 Nystalus maculatus
Channel-billed Toucan 1 2 Ramphastos vitellinus
Gould's Toucanet 1 4 Selenidera gouldii
Golden-spangled Piculet 3 3 Picumnus exilis
Tawny Piculet 4 3 Picumnus fulvescens
Ochraceous Piculet 2 5 Picumnus limae
Little Woodpecker 3 3 Veniliornis passerinus
Red-stained Woodpecker 3 2 Veniliornis affinis
Green-barred Woodpecker 1 2 Colaptes melanochloros
Campo Flicker 1 2 Colaptes campestris
Blond-crested Woodpecker 1 2 H Celeus flavescens
Wing-banded Hornero 4 4 Furnarius figulus
Pale-legged Hornero 1 1 Furnarius leucopus
Pinto's Spinetail 1 1 Synallaxis infuscata
Sooty-fronted Spinetail 2 2 N Synallaxis frontalis
Ochre-cheeked Spinetail 1 1 Synallaxis scutata
Red-shouldered Spinetail 2 3 Gyalophylax hellmayri
Gray-headed Spinetail 1 4 Cranioleuca semicinerea
Yellow-chinned Spinetail 4 6 Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
Rufous-fronted Thornbird 2 4 Phacellodomus rufifrons
Caatinga Cacholote 1 7 Pseudoseisura cristata
Rufous-breasted Leaftosser 2 1 Sclerurus scansor
Plain Xenops 2 3 Xenops minutus
Streaked Xenops 1 3 Xenops rutilans
Great Xenops 1 2 Megaxenops parnaguae
Olivaceous Woodcreeper 1 1 Sittasomus griseicapillus riseri
Planalto Woodcreeper 1 1 Dendrocolaptes platyrostris intermedius
Straight-billed Woodcreeper 2 2 Xiphorhynchus p. picus
Lesser Woodcreeper 1 2 Xiphorhynchus fuscus atlanticus
Great Antshrike 2 1 Taraba major
Silvery-cheeked Antshrike 2 4 Sakesphorus cristatus
Barred Antshrike 2 3 H Thamnophilus doliatus
Chestnut-backed Antshrike 1 2 Thamnophilus palliatus
White-shouldered Antshrike 1 2 Thamnophilus aethiops distans
Planalto Slaty-antshrike 2 4 Thamnophilus pelzelni
Variable Antshrike 2 2 Thamnophilus caerulescens
Plain Antvireo 2 4 Dysithamnus mentalis
White-flanked Antwren 2 10 Myrmotherula axillaris luctuosa
Stripe-backed Antbird 3 6 H Myrmorchilus strigilatus
Caatinga Antwren 1 8 Herpsilochmus sellowi
Black-capped Antwren 3 2 Herpsilochmus atricapillus
Rufous-winged Antwren 2 6 Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus
White-fringed Antwren 1 2 Formicivora grisea
White-backed Fire-eye 2 2 Pyriglena leuconota
Scalloped Antbird 2 4 Myrmeciza ruficauda
White-browed Antpitta 1 5 H Hylopezus ochroleucus
Rufous Gnateater 1 1 Conopophaga lineata cearae
Black-cheeked Gnateater 2 1 Conopophaga melanops
Planalto Tyrannulet 6 12 Phyllomyias fasciatus cearae
Forest Elaenia 1 2 Myiopagis gaimardii
Greenish Elaenia 2 1 Myiopagis viridicata
Yellow-bellied Elaenia 6 12 Elaenia flavogaster
Large Elaenia 4 5 Elaenia spectabilis
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet 3 1 Camptostoma obsoletum
Mouse-colored Tyrannulet 2 4 Phaeomyias murina
Yellow Tyrannulet 2 2 Capsiempis flaveola
Tawny-crowned Pygmy-Tyrant 2 2 Euscarthmus meloryphus
Lesser Wagtail-Tyrant 1 5 Stigmatura napensis
Slender-footed Tyrannulet 1 3 Zimmerius gracilipes
Sepia-capped Flycatcher 2 2 Leptopogon amaurocephalus
White-bellied Tody-Tyrant 2 2 Hemitriccus griseipectus
Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant 2 4 Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer
Buff-breasted Tody-tyrant 2 5 Hemitriccus mirandae
Common Tody-Flycatcher 9 4 Todirostrum cinereum
Olivaceous Flatbill 1 1 N Rhynchocyclus olivaceus
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher 5 3 Tolmomyias flaviventris
White-throated Spadebill 2 2 Platyrinchus mystaceus
Bran-colored Flycatcher 3 1 Myiophobus fasciatus
Black-tailed Flycatcher 1 1 Myiobius atricaudus
Euler's Flycatcher 7 5 Lathrotriccus euleri
Fuscous Flycatcher 2 2 Cnemotriccus fuscatus
Tropical Pewee 1 1 Contopus cinereus
Black-backed Water-Tyrant 1 1 Fluvicola albiventer
Masked Water-Tyrant 8 10 Fluvicola nengeta
White-headed Marsh-Tyrant 3 8 Arundinicola leucocephala
Cattle Tyrant 4 3 Machetornis rixosa
Piratic Flycatcher 3 2 N Legatus leucophaius
Social Flycatcher 9 12 N Myiozetetes similis
Great Kiskadee 6 8 Pitangus sulphuratus
Streaked Flycatcher 1 4 Myiodynastes maculatus
Boat-billed Flycatcher 6 3 Megarynchus pitangua
Variegated Flycatcher 7 10 Empidonomus varius
Tropical Kingbird 10 40 N Tyrannus melancholicus
Grayish Mourner 2 2 Rhytipterna simplex
Ash-throated Casiornis 1 2 Casiornis fuscus
Swainson's Flycatcher 3 2 Myiarchus swainsoni
Short-crested Flycatcher 6 6 Myiarchus ferox
Brown-crested Flycatcher 1 1 Myiarchus tyrannulus
Bright-rumped Attila 1 1 H Attila spadiceus
White-winged Cotinga 1 4 Xipholena atropurpurea
Pale-bellied Tyrant-manakin 2 6 Neopelma pallescens
White-bearded Manakin 3 10 Manacus manacus
Araripe Manakin 2 6 Antilophia bokermanni
Blue-backed Manakin 3 30 Chiroxiphia pareola
Band-tailed Manakin 1 2 Pipra fasciicauda
Red-headed Manakin 3 3 Pipra rubrocapilla
Green-backed Becard 1 1 N Pachyramphus viridis
White-winged Becard 4 4 Pachyramphus polychopterus
Crested Becard 1 1 Pachyramphus validus
Rufous-browed Peppershrike 7 2 Cyclarhis gujanensis
Red-eyed Vireo 7 10 Vireo olivaceus
Gray-eyed Greenlet 2 2 Hylophilus amaurocephalus
White-naped Jay 1 4 Cyanocorax cyanopogon
White-winged Swallow 1 3 N Tachycineta albiventer
Gray-breasted Martin 6 30 Progne chalybea
Southern Rough-winged Swallow 8 8 Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Barn Swallow 2 12 Hirundo rustica
Black-capped Donacobius 1 2 Donacobius atricapilla
House Wren 9 10 Troglodytes aedon
Moustached Wren 7 3 Thryothorus genibarbis
Long-billed Wren 3 3 Thryothorus longirostris
Long-billed Gnatwren 3 4 Ramphocaenus melanurus
Tropical Gnatcatcher 5 8 Polioptila plumbea
Rufous-bellied Thrush 2 5 Turdus rufiventris
Pale-breasted Thrush 6 25 Turdus leucomelas
Creamy-bellied Thrush 1 3 Turdus amaurochalinus
Chalk-browed Mockingbird 3 16 Mimus saturninus
Cinnamon Tanager 1 2 Schistochlamys ruficapillus
Hooded Tanager 5 2 Nemosia pileata
Orange-headed Tanager 2 1 Thlypopsis sordida
Flame-crested Tanager 2 15 Tachyphonus cristatus
Sayaca Tanager 8 5 Thraupis sayaca
Palm Tanager 8 75 Thraupis palmarum
Seven-colored Tanager 1 2 Tangara fastuosa
Red-necked Tanager 2 10 N Tangara cyanocephala
Burnished-buff Tanager 8 8 Tangara cayana
Opal-rumped Tanager 1 3 Tangara velia
Blue Dacnis 7 10 Dacnis cayana
Green Honeycreeper 1 2 Chlorophanes spiza
Guira Tanager 4 4 Hemithraupis guira
Yellow-backed Tanager 1 1 Hemithraupis flavicollis
Bananaquit 7 6 Coereba flaveola
Sooty Grassquit 2 5 Tiaris fuliginosus
Rufous-collared Sparrow 5 12 Zonotrichia capensis
Grassland Sparrow 2 5 Ammodramus humeralis
Blue-black Grassquit 5 20 Volatinia jacarina
Yellow-bellied Seedeater 4 2 Sporophila nigricollis
White-throated Seedeater 2 8 Sporophila albogularis
Pectoral Sparrow 5 6 Arremon taciturnus
Pileated Finch 2 50 Coryphospingus pileatus
Red-cowled Cardinal 6 100 Paroaria dominicana
Yellow-green Grosbeak 2 6 Caryothraustes canadensis
Buff-throated Saltator 1 1 H Saltator maximus
Ultramarine Grosbeak 3 3 Cyanocompsa brissonii
Golden-crowned Warbler 6 5 Basileuterus culicivorus
Flavescent Warbler 3 3 Basileuterus flaveolus
Red-rumped Cacique 1 1 Cacicus haemorrhous
Epaulet Oriole 4 2 Icterus cayanensis
Chopi Blackbird 1 1 H Gnorimopsar chopi
Chestnut-capped Blackbird 1 50 Chrysomus ruficapillus
Bay-winged Cowbird 1 10 Agelaioides badius
Shiny Cowbird 4 200 Molothrus bonariensis
White-browed Blackbird 3 50 Sturnella superciliaris
Purple-throated Euphonia 7 15 Euphonia chlorotica
Violaceous Euphonia 5 15 Euphonia violacea
Chestnut-bellied Euphonia 1 2 Euphonia pectoralis
Common Waxbill 3 8 Estrilda astrild
House Sparrow 8 50 Passer domesticus

Non-Established Exotics

Yellow-chevroned Parakeet 2 8 Brotogeris chiriri

Introduced Exotics

Troupial 1 1 Icterus icterus

Mammals

Poboscis Bat X Rhynchonycteris naso
Sac-winged Bat Species X Saccopteryx sp.
Brazilian Free-tailed Bat X Tadarida brasiliensis
White-eared Marmoset X Callithrix jacchus
Black-rumped Agouti X Dasyprocta prymnolopha
Rock Cavy X Kerodon rupestris

Amphibians and Reptiles

Giant Toad X Chaunus marinus
Smoky Jungle Frog X H Leptodactylus pentadactylus
Rain Frog Species at Remanso Hotel X Eleutherodactylus fitzingeri group
Baturite Shield Frog X H Adelophryne baturitensis
Chaco Treefrog X H Hypsiboas raniceps
Rock Lizard Species X Tropidurus sp.
Small Lizards in Alagoas Forest X Enyalius catenatus
Slender Lizard at Catimbau X Tropidurus semitaeniatus
Large Lizard at Remanso Hotel X Tropidurus hispidus
Small, Green-headed Whiptail X Kentropyx sp.
Whipsnake/racer Species X Prob. chironius sp.
Wagler's Snake X Waglerophis merremi

Butterflies

Thoas Swallowtail X Papilio thoas
Cloudless Sulphur X Phoebis sennae
Various Hairstreak Species X Lycaenidae spp.
Various Longwing Species X Heliconius spp.
Erato Heliconian X Heliconius erato
Malachite X Siproeta stelenes
Athemon Sailor X Dynamine athemon
Red Cracker X Hamadryas amphinome
Oris Bluewing X Myscelia orsis
sister species X Adelpha sp.
Intense-blue Morpho X Morpho menelaus
Creamy Morpho X Morpho perseus
Morpho Species X Morpho sp.
Miscellaneous Satyrs X Satyrinae spp.
Diaph Species X Pierella sp.
Various Tigerwings and Clearwings X Ithomiinae spp.
Tiger Clearwing in Engenho Coimbra Reserve X Melinaea ludovica
Monarch X Danaus plexippus
Various Skipper Species X Hesperiidae spp.
Tropical Checkered-Skipper X Pyrgus oileus orcus

NYMPHALIDAE - Nymphalinae (TYPICAL BRUSHFOOTS)

Scarlet Peacock X Anartia amathea