Photo Gallery
Photos by Rich Hoyer unless otherwise noted
Our tour starts in sandy coastal restinga, a very localized and dwindling habitat.
A fragrant orchid and an appropriately named orchid bee.
Moving a bit further inland, the woodland grows taller.
The Tuft-eared Marmoset is common in this habitat…
…as is the Sooretama Slaty-Antshrike, this one a female.
Among some of the great hummingbirds of this region are the Ruby-topaz Hummingbird…
…and the spectacular Swallow-tailed Hummingbird.
This is a small Licuri palm, the favorite food source of Indigo Macaws.
It is possible to see the ever-charming Rufous-tailed Jacamar on every day of the tour.
We later enter a region where cloves are grown in groves and dried on the sides of the road.
Yellow-chinned Spinetail could be found in any low wet spot, such as a ditch…
…while Golden-chevroned Tanagers join mixed bird flocks.
The blindingly red Brazilian Tanager is not an uncommon sight.
We spend some time birding cacao plantations, shaded by old growth trees that provide habitat for some birds…
…such as this Rufous-throated Sapphire…
…and this understory toad.
Finally we move on to the famous Chapada Diamantina National Park for our final days.
Our hotel in Lençóis offers a lovely place to relax.
The fabulously scenic Morro do Pai Inácio is home to one of the most desired birds here…
…the sparkling Hooded Visorbearer.
Surrounded by caatinga, the Chapada Diamantina highlands have pockets of more humid forest with great birding.
The whole region is dotted with scenic waterfalls where the tannin-laced water is excellent for bathing.
A species of Clusia.
An orchid, Cyrtopodium aliceae.