So how do you follow yesterday? No idea but it was always going to be slower and it sure was. We followed a trail uphill through excellent forest and began with a female White-bellied Seedeater in the open area before entering the forest. A Black-necked Aracari was spotted by Mark and gave good views, whilst a pair of Black-capped Donacobius posed nicely in the marsh. Moving into the forest we had another view of Scale-throated Hermit and a Lineated Woodpecker appeared before we headed up the hill into dark and gloomy forest on a narrow trail. Always a group favourite!
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| Rufous Gnateater |
Anyhow a perched Rufous Gnateater was a good find and this race is likely to be split as it’s restricted to the mountains of Bahia state. Nice one! A Spot-breasted Antvireo was next up, followed by Red-stained Woodpecker, Greyish Mourner, Lesser Woodcreeper, a group of Flame-crested Tanagers and a few Yellow-green Grosbeaks. An East Brazilian Pygmy Owl showed much better and closer than yesterday’s individual, whilst Rufous-headed Tanager was also nice to see again and a Black-billed Scythebill also showed better than before.
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| East Brazilian Pygmy Owl - found in E Brazil and East Paraguay |
A cracking male endemic Scaled Antbird was new for us, as was Blue Manakin, and there was also Black-throated Trogon and an awesome Yellow-throated Woodpecker of the red-throated race. Hmmm…
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| Black-throated Trogon |
We walked up as far as we could go before the trail became too overgrown and steep, and at this point a Greenish Schiffornis appeared before we turned around and headed downhill. Our walk back was enlivened by Channel-billed Toucan, Sepia-capped Flycatcher,White-collared Foliage-Gleaner, a pair of Sibilant Sirystes high overhead in the canopy, Streaked Xenops, a few Black-throatedGrosbeaks, Long-tailed Tyrant, and both Bahia and Sooty-fronted Spinetails. Beside the minibus a Yellow-lored Tody-Flycatcher showed very well in the shade of a Cecropia tree.
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| Yellow-lored Tody-Flycatcher - endemic |
After a long siesta back at the hotel we headed to the cerrado zone and tracked down the endemics Long-billed Wren and Grey-eyed Greenlet that had pretty much eluded us until now. A group of endemic Scarlet-throated Tanagers were also here, along with the endemic Campo Troupial, a Black-capped Antwren and others.
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| Black-billed Scythebill |
We drove further along the dirt track and came to the same spot as yesterday afternoon and this time found Mouse-coloured Tyrannulet, Swainson’s Flycatcher, Silvery-cheeked Antshrike, Black-billed Scythebill, female Planalto Slaty Antshrike, Little Woodpecker and White-shouldered Fire-eye.
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| Tawny-browed Owl |
We waited for dark and then Ciro called in a superb Tawny-browed Owl that gave fine views to end the day on a big high.
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