Friday 16 October 2015

BRAZIL- ITS NUTS.

Have just returned from a 3 week whistle stop tour of Brazil taking in Sao Paolo,Campo Grande,Cuiaba and the Pantanal area,Belo Horizonte and Iguazu where the waterfalls are on the Argentine border.
As you can imagine it was full of new experiences,birds animals and butterflies,far too many to include them all but here is a flavour of the trip.
GUIRA CUCKOO- A common bird throughout and one of the first seen in Sao Paolo
 DOUBLE COLLARED SEEDEATER
TURKEY VULTURE

GIANT ANTEATER
TOCO TOUCAN

JABIRU
JABIRU
BARRED ANTSHRIKE
PAMPAS DEER
CAPYBARA
HYACINTH MACAWS
GREAT KISKADEE another common species seen every day.


HYACINTH MACAW at nest hole.
BLACK HOODED PARAKEET
RED LEGGED SERIEMA
 LONG TAILED GROUND DOVE
 WHITE RUMPED MONJITA
GOLDEN COLLARED MACAW

LESSER YELLOW HEADED VULTURE.
CAPYBARA been in the wars.
RUFESCENT TIGER HERON
WATTLED JACANA
SOUTHERN LAPWING
 BLUE CROWNED TROGON

 GREY BREASTED MARTIN


YELLOW BILLED CARDINAL
RUFOUS BELLIED THRUSH
BAYWING
ANOTHER GIANT ANTEATER
NARROW BILLED WOODCREEPER
ORANGE BACKED TROUPIAL

WHITE WOODPECKER
BLACK CROWNED TITYRA
SOUTHERN CRESTED CARACARA
BARE FACED CURRASOW
RUFOUS TAILED JACAMAR
PLUSH CRESTED JAY
 RUFOUS HORNERO
GIANT COWBIRD
RED CRESTED CARDINAL

CHALK BROWED MOCKINGBIRD
RUFOUS HORNERO
PLUMBEOUS IBIS
NACUNDA NIGHTHAWK
CATTLE TYRANT
GREATER RHEA
PIED PLOVER

CAMPO FLICKER
CRAB EATING FOX

MARSH DEER
NINE BANDED ARMADILLO
END OF PART ONE

1 comment:

  1. Marvellous shots Phil. The birds are a wealth of riches, but I do like the giant anteaters!

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