Although some birds can be seen in Ibirapuera Park, the campus of the University of São Paulo and the Guarapiranga reservoir, by far the best place to bird within the city limits is the Núcleo Pedra Grande of the Parque Estadual da Serra da Cantareira, which is situated on the hills to the north, near the Horto Florestal. Unfortunately it is open to the public only on weekends from 8:00am.
The forest in this large park is well preserved and it is, rather surprisingly seeing it overlooks the city, an excellent place for medium elevation Atlantic Forest species. For instance, I have seldom failed to see solitary tinamou Tinamus solitarius, a bird that has usually been hunted out in less well preserved areas, and this is one of the few reliable sites in this part of Brazil for southern bristle-tyrant Phylloscartes eximius. There is a high concentration of brown howler Alouatta fusca and masked titi monkeys Callicebus personatus. The drawback is that the park lies directly under the flight path to the international airport at Guarulhos, which makes the site hopeless for recording. Another option in the Parque Estadual da Serra da Cantareira is reached through the neighbouring city of Guarulhos (see below). At this site a public road cuts through the park so there is no limitation on access but it is a little tricky to find.
To get to the Serra da Cantareira via Guarulhos, take the Marginal do Tiete east from the centre of São Paulo and then the flyover to the left signposted to Guarulhos and Rod. Fernão Dias (this is the second of two flyovers and is reached from the right hand lane of the express carriageway; do not take the first flyover signposted Via Dutra which starts in the left hand lane). Take the exit to Guarulhos (not the earlier exit to Av. Guarulhos) and cross back over the expressway. Take the fourth road to the right (Av. Antônio de Sousa), turn left at the end (R. Lídio F. de Santana) and then right onto the Av. Monteiro Lobato. After 1 km turn left at traffic lights onto the Av. Otávio Braga de Mesquita. Follow this for 4.2 km till you reach a square, the Praça Oito de Dezembro. Go round the square and take the Av. Silvestre Pires de Freitas. After 2.6 km take a dirt road to the right, just after a petrol station, with a small sign, Estrada dos Veigas. After a few hundred metres take the right fork. After 5 km you will be in good habitat.
This site is close to São Paulo’s international airport at Guarulhos (on leaving the airport follow signs to Av. Monteiro Lobato and then turn right onto Av. Otávio Braga de Mesquita). However, be warned: this is a public area on the edge of a big city and is not 100% safe. Take a minimum of valuables and if you have any problems hand over everything without question.
This is the site of the discovery in 2004 of what was at first thought to be a new population of Paraná Antwren Formicivora (formerly Stymphalornis)acutirostris. It then transpired that there are significant plumage differences between the two populations and the Biritiba-Mirim birds are being described as a separate species São Paulo Antwren Formicivora sp. nov.
The site is about an hour’s drive from São Paulo’s Guarulhos International airport. Take the Rodovia Ayrton Senna from the airport towards Rio and exit to Mogi das Cruzes. Follow the signs to Biritiba-Mirim and Salesópolis. As you leave Mogi das Cruzes you will come to a set of lights at a fork in the road, Biritiba-Mirim and Salesópolis to the right, to the left César de Souza. Take the fork to the left. You will pass a set of lights, some rail tracks and then arrive at a roundabout. Turn right here. (About half a mile from the roundabout along this road, you will see some gravel piles and workings on your right. Opposite there is a good marsh which has Rufous-sided Crake Laterallus melanophaius, American Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica, Yellow-browed Tyrant Satrapa icterophrys, and Chestnut-capped Blackbird Chrysomus ruficapillus among other common marsh birds.)
Follow this road for a couple of kms until you reach the antwren site. You will recognize it as it is just after a sharp left hand bend (with a track leading off to the right) and the first house on the left has a wall and entrance being built (Jan 2009) (if the asphalt turns to dirt you have missed it!). Look for the antbirds in the typha (cattails or bullrushes) in the marsh opposite the house. They respond readily to playback of the song of Paraná Antwren (formerly Stymphalornis) acutirostris.
The track from the bend is good birding; sadly it has now been fenced off by the new owner beacause of his dog. There are Red-eyed Thornbirds Phacellodomus ferrugineigula, Dusky-tailed Antbirds Drymophila malura, Orange-headed Thlypopsis sordida and Cinnamon Tanagers Schistochlamys ruficapillus, Rufous-capped Thamnophilus ruficapillus and Large-tailed Antshrikes Mackenziaena leachii and much more besides.
At less than two hours drive from the centre of São Paulo, the restinga forest along the coast makes a good day trip. Take the Rodovia dos Imigrantes and/or the Via Anchieta down the Serra do Mar escarpment towards Santos and at the bottom take the dual carriageway southwest to Itanhaém and Peruibe. After about 50km the road crosses the river Itanhaém. 9km after the bridge turn off to the right at a signpost to Jd. Bopiranga / Jd. S. Fernando and drive inland along a sandy road for about 5km, when you get to two small bridges, where there is good birding. Although the forest along the road is somewhat degraded by smallholdings, the area is quiet and has a wealth of lowland species. Dante Buzzetti, whose local patch this is, has had over 230 here.
At the end of the road turn right onto a rather bigger but still unsurfaced road. After a few hundred meters you come to a small group of houses on the left with one house opposite. A track runs into the forest along the left hand fence of this last house, as you face it.
If you turn left at the end of the sandy instead of right, after 2km there is a private road off to the right with a locked gate. On the right hand corner there is a school and opposite the school a small shop and bar. The shopkeeper has the key to the gate and will open it with a little persuasion (we drank a few bottles of his beer). Drive along the private road till you reach a marshy area and a bridge over a small river. A number of red-tailed parrots Amazona brasiliensis roost here regularly, arriving in the early evening.
Estação Biológica de Boracéia
This is the University of São Paulo’s field station, mentioned by Forrester under “Serra do Mar”. In the past it has been fairly simple for birders to get permission to visit the reserve but recently, since August 2006, the university has required that requests by birders be supported by a “recognised professional ornithologist” and “adequately explain the purpose of the proposed visit.” I do not know anyone who has done this and I suspect that permission will not easily be forthcoming. The person to approach is Prof. Dr. Mario de Vivo, Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, tel (11) 6165-8146, mdvivo@usp.br .
If you do get permission, the accommodation is fully furnished and equipped and you need only take sleeping bag, towel, food and drink.
From São Paulo city or airport take the Rodovia Ayrton Senna (NOT the Via Dutra) towards Rio de Janeiro. Take the exit to Mogi das Cruzes. In Mogi follow the signs to Salesópolis. 3km after Biritiba Mirim (22km from Mogi), turn right onto the dirt road to the São Paulo Water Board (SABESP) treatment plant at Casa Grande. After 22km you get to the SABESP barrier, where you leave a copy of your authorisation, and after a further 9km you arrive at the reserve headquarters. This site is at an altitude of 825m at the top of the Serra do Mar. It lies in SABESP’s water catchment area and the forest is undisturbed and quiet, with practically no road traffic but the occasional plane as it lies under the route from Rio to São Paulo. Bird the main road, the side road to the right just after the second bridge and the forest trails behind the bunk house. There is also a trail along the power pylons directly in front of the bunk house. This is the best site that I know for russet-winged spadebill Platyrinchus leucoryphus and hooded berryeater Carpornis cucullatus. The site list, prepared by Doug Stotz, has purple-winged ground-dove Claravis godefrida, golden-tailed parrotlet Touit surda, blue-bellied parrot Triclaria malachitacea, nine different tyrannulets, brown tanager Orchesticus abeillei and many other good things.
Campos do Jordão
A resort town in the mountains of the Serra da Mantiqueira, 2 ½ hours drive from São Paulo by the Rodovia dos Trabalhadores and Rodovia Carvalho Pinto. From Rio take the Via Dutra till just past Taubaté and then follow the signs.
There are two excellent birding sites here: the road to the Pedra do Baú and the Horto Florestal. For the former, drive to the end of the dual carriageway through the centre of town and then look for a sign to the left. The Pedra do Baú, a rocky mountain, is 25km from Campos. The last 10km of the road are dirt and the habitat is similar to the lower part of the Agulhas Negras road at Itatiaia with the same species. Araucaria Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura setaria and Black-capped Piprites Piprites pileatus are much more common here than at Itatiaia. Hellmayr’s Pipit Anthus hellmayri is readily seen on the grassy hillside when the Pedra do Baú first comes into view.
To get to the Horto Florestal carry straight on through the centre of town and follow the signs for about 10km. On the way you pass the Hotel Vale Verde (fax (12) 262-3123) which is reasonably priced and comfortable. Ask for Dona Regina.
There is a small entrance fee to the Horto. In the open park vegetation it is fairly easy to see montane species such as Araucaria Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura setaria, Sharp-billed Treehunter Heliobletus contaminatus, Scaled Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes squamatus, Black-capped Piprites Piprites pileatus and White-crested Tyrannulet Serpophaga subcristata but the main attraction is the flocks of Vinaceous Parrot Amazona vinacea which gather here in the evening. Red-ruffed Fruitcrow Pyroderus scutatus is also seen regularly in the Horto Florestal.
200-300m before you get to the Horto a dirt road turns off to the right. This road climbs up to 2000m and is good for Rusty-barred Owl Strix hylophila and Long-trained Nightjar Macropsalis creagra, though lately the latter has been more difficult to see. Lesser Grass-Finch Emberizoides ypiranganus is sometimes found on the hillside.
Turn inland at Praia Dura (km 69 on the Rio / Santos road, c.30 minutes from Caraguatatuba and 25 minutes from Ubatuba, 900m west of the two bridges (side-by-side, one closed) over the Rio Escuro). After 400m fork left, keeping on the asphalt. After about 3km the road drops down a hill and there is a longish straight. Half way along the straight (3,8km from the Rio / Santos), turn right onto a dirt road at a sign “Caminhada ao Pico” with exhortations against leaving litter, etc. (in October 2000 the sign was no longer there, though the post still was).
Leave your car at the bridge over the river. Take the second track to the right after the bridge, signposted “propriedade privada; não entre”. After about 500m there is a ford and then an open area with scattered trees which is surprisingly good for forest edge species. On the right side, in the bamboos along the river, there are 2-3 pairs of fork-tailed tody-tyrant Hemitriccus furcatus. A track along the left side of the open area enters secondary forest; fork left after 200m, cross a natural earth bridge over a stream, between bamboo clumps, and cross the other branch of the stream. The trail winds through forest for about 300m and then crosses the river. In the next stretch of forest, c.200m after the river, I have had russet-winged spadebill Platyrinchus leucoryphus and others have had royal flycatcher Onychorhyncus coronatus.
The trail up to the Pico do Corcovado starts 100m before the ford. It crosses the river and then a small stream and goes through good primary forest. The hike to the top takes 3-4 hours. Russet-winged spadebill can be found just after the only steep climb downhill, near the beginning of the trail.
For further information on this site see John van der Woude’s site notes and maps.
(“Dry Leaf”. This is also the technical name in Portuguese for the floating shot that Ronaldinho Gaucho dropped over the England goalkeeper’s head in the 2002 World Cup)
Turn inland at Praia Dura and instead of forking left to Corcovado after 400m, fork right along the dirt road. Pass the camping site, cross a bridge and fork left at a small bar and shop now being demolished (June 2009). Continue straight ahead, passing a number of houses and one cross road and then some open fields. The road gets much worse, with a steep hill to the right and secondary forest to the left. Where the road leaves the hill, about 3km from the bar, there is a disused earth quarry (Spotted bamboo-wren Psilorhamphus guttatus here in the glaechenia bracken). A very rough trail starts at the quarry and leads to a xuxu (squash) patch (Fork-tailed Tody-tyrant). Continuing along the road from the quarry you pass through a short patch of good forest (Slaty Bristle-front Merulaxis ater and forest birds in general).
Before you reach the quarry you will see on the left a house with a sign “Sítio Capigaba Obiru – Folha Seca”. The owner, Jonas d’Abronzo, maintains several feeding bottles and bird tables. He has had twenty two species of hummingbird at the feeders and when Arthur and I were there for the first time recently we saw Saw-billed Hermit Ramphodon naevius, Black Jacobin Melanotrochilus fuscus, Festive Coquette Lophornis chalybeus, Violet-capped Woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis, White-chinned Sapphire Hylocharis cyanus, Glittering-throated Emerald Amazilia fimbriata and Sombre Hummingbird Aphantochroa cirrochloris at the feeders and Reddish Hermit Phaethornis ruber in the road outside. A pair of Black-legged Dacnis Dacnis nigripes was there in September. Jonas welcomes visiting birders. Black Jacobin Melanotrochilus fuscus is a common summer visitor as is Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis. Brazilian Ruby Clytolaema rubricauda and Versicoloured Emerald Amazilia versicolor are regular residents. This winter (2009) there has been a regular Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsutus visiting the flowering shrubs in the garden, this is at the southern limit of this bird’s range.
For further information on this site see John van der Woude’s site notes and maps.
Sertão das Cotias
1km east of the two bridges over the Rio Escuro, up a hill, there is a turning inland with a large signpost “Rio Escuro / Sertão das Cotias”. Drive along this road for 5.8km, passing a sign “Sertão das Cotias”. The road then climbs up through good forest (Bare-throated bellbird Procnias nudicollis) before dropping down to Ubatuba, meeting the Taubaté road beside the Elektro sub-station, 800m from the Ubatuba roundabout. The forest is 5km from the Taubaté road.
Trilha do Rio Ipiranga
To bird here you need authorisation from the director of the park, Sr. João Paulo (0xx12-3671-9159). (Do not enter the trail without permission; you will certainly be picked up by the guards and possibly handed over to the police; you will also make it difficult for others to get permission to bird there).
At the top of the serra from Ubatuba to Taubaté turn right to the Parque Estadual do Serra do Mar, Núcleo Santa Virginia. The trail starts at a locked gate by the bridge over the Rio Ipiranga. Pick up the key at the park headquarters, 2km after the bridge. After 3-4km of good secondary growth the trail enters excellent primary forest. I have never reached the end of it. You see a lot of birds here at 900m which are found at Itatiaia at much higher altitudes (for example, brown-breasted bamboo-tyrant Hemitriccus obsoletus, golden-winged cacique Cacicus chrysopterus, diademed tanager Stephanophorus diadematus).
Fazendas Capricôrnio and Angelim
Turn left off the road to Paratí, 4.1km after the roundabout on the Ubatuba / Taubaté road, signposted to Bairro Taquaral (in April 2001 this sign had disappeared; the turn-off is just before a large sign “Ônibus de Turismo a 200 metros” and then a roundabout signposted to “Perequê-Açu”). Turn right after 100m to Fazenda Angelim; go straight ahead and after 1.1km fork right to Fazenda Capricôrnio. Both fazendas are overgrown cacau plantations and are good places for seeing canopy species like São Paulo tyrannulet Phylloscartes paulistus and buff-throated purpletuft Iodopleura pipra in the tall trees scattered among the cacau. Salvadori’s antwren Myrmotherula minor is also there. If you fork left at the Fazenda Capricôrnio the road winds through forest / secondary growth for at least 2km (a tree stopped me when I went there) and looks promising.
For permission to visit the Fazenda Angelim contact the owners, Edna and Paul Grandjean Thomsen, tels. (11) 4727 4075 (home) and (11) 4727 1444 (office), fax (11) 4727 1281 and e-mail paul@palle.com.br.
For further information on this site see John van der Woude’s site notes and maps.
About 20km east of Ubatuba the Rio / Santos crosses the Rio Prumirim. 500m before this bridge there is a dirt road inland. You can drive about 2km along this road and then continue on foot along a trail which leads through the forest and eventually gets to an Indian village.
Fazenda Cambucâ
10km after Prumirim, just after the power lines cross the road, turn left onto a dirt road. Follow this for about 3km, bearing right at any fork, until you get to a large, semi-abandoned fazenda. Good for open area and wetland species. There is a trail up the serra from here to Cunha but I have never done it.
Caraguatatuba
Hípica as Gaivotas
About 40 km from Ubatuba on the road to Caraguatatuba, just after the Polícia Rodoviária and the resort development at Costa Verde Tabatinga, you come to the Praia da Mococa. On the right there is a gate leading to the Hípica As Gaivotas, (in March 2008 a sign saying “Hípica Mococa” was erected by the entrance gate – Rick Simpson) a horse riding establishment set in a large area of well preserved lowland forest. The gate is locked at night and to get in early you have to make arrangements with the man in charge who is eccentric but will let visitors bird the place. His son keeps the refreshment stall by the gate and also has a key. I have had fork-tailed tody-tyrant Hemitriccus furcatus and red-eyed thornbird Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus here. Spot-backed antshrike Hypoedaleus guttatus is common.
This state park is situated on the Serra do Mar, the 1,000m high escarpment that runs along the coast of southeast Brazil. The park is one of a complex of four adjacent reserves with a total area of more than 1,200km2 and is of great significance as it contains pristine forest over an altitudinal gradient from 20m to 1,095m. Only the upper part of the park is open to the public.
To get there take the Rodovia Castello Branco out of São Paulo and exit at Tatuí, continuing to Itapetininga and Capão Bonito. From here follow the signs to Parque Intervales, the last 25 km from Ribeirão Grande being on an all weather unpaved road. Accommodation is available at the park in four scattered buildings in the central area of the former “fazenda” and may be booked by telephone (015-3542-1245) or fax (015-3542-1511). In October 2003 the cost was R$57 (US$20) per day including meals at the restaurant run by an independent cooperative.
The central area (the “Sede”) is surrounded by forest and has a short trail, the Caminho dos Lagos, through secondary growth. There is plenty of good birding here and the following species are all present: Rusty-barred Owl Strix Hylophila, Buff-fronted Owl Aegolius harrisii, White-breasted Tapaculo Scytalopus indigoticus, Giant Antshrike Batara cinerea, Large-tailed Antshrike Mackenziaena leachii, Red-eyed Thornbird Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus ferrugineigula, Swallow-tailed Cotinga Phibalura flavirostris (in October 2003 there were two active nests between reception and the restaurant), Red-ruffed Fruitcrow Pyroderus scutatus, Azure-shouldered Tanager Thraupis cyanoptera, Golden-chevroned Tanager Thraupis ornata, Olive-green Tanager Orthogonys chloricterus and Black-legged Dacnis Dacnis nigripes (in October 2003 we watched this species on three successive days in the banksia bushes near the restaurant).
All visitors leaving the Sede must be accompanied by a park guard at a cost of R$50 per day. When you make your reservation say that you are a birder and ask for Luiz who knows the birds well and where to find them.
There are two main birding areas, Carmo and Barra Grande. The road to Carmo and beyond is a 20 km long dead end, with good forest all the way. At Carmo, about 9km away and 200m lower down, there is a small base for researchers. Two trails lead away on either side of the road, on one of which a group of Woolly Spider Monkey Brachyteles arachnoides is regularly seen. Birding along the road is excellent and provides a better view. The road continues after Carmo through superb forest for about 10 km. As far as Carmo it is passable without four wheel drive, when dry. After Carmo it deteriorates.
To get to Barra Grande one drives along 10 km of good dirt road outside the park. 3 km from the Sede there is a stake-out for Long-trained Nightjar Macropsalis forcipata. At Barra Grande there is another long track (four wheel drive often necessary) which peters out after 10-15 km (I have never been to the end), mainly through primary forest but with patches of secondary growth. The first part is especially good.
In addition to the species mentioned above, the following Atlantic Forest endemics and other interesting species occur in the upper part of the park: Solitary Tinamou Tinamus solitarius, Mantled Hawk Leucopternis polionotus, Black-fronted Piping-Guan Pipile jacutinga, Blue-bellied Parrot Triclaria malachitacea, Silky-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus sericocaudatus, Rusty-breasted Nunlet Nonnula rubecula, Crescent-chested Puffbird Malacoptila striata, Saffron Toucanet Baillonius bailloni, Helmeted Woodpecker Dryocopus galeatus (rare), the southern form of Slaty Bristlefront Merulaxis ater, Tufted Antshrike Mackenziaena severa, White-bearded Antshrike Biatas nigropectus, Star-throated Antwren Myrmotherula gularis, Scaled Antbird Drymophila squamata, Squamate Antbird Myrmeciza squamosa, Such’s Antthrush Chamaeza meruloides, Speckle-breasted Antpitta Hylopezus nattereri, White-collared Foliage-Gleaner Anabazenops fuscus, Pale-browed Treehunter Cichlocolaptes leucophrus, Grey-capped Tyrannulet Phyllomyias griseocapilla, Oustalet’s Tyrannulet Phylloscartes oustaleti, Brown-breasted Bamboo-Tyrant Hemitriccus obsoletus (common at Barra Grande), “Atlantic” Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus swainsoni, Pin-tailed Manakin Ilicura militaris, Serra do Mar Tyrant-Manakin Neopelma chrysolophum, Hooded Berryeater Carpornis cucullata, Cinnamon-vented Piha Lipaugus lanioides (common at Carmo), Bare-throated Bellbird Procnias nudicollis (abundant), Brown Tanager Orchesticus abeillei, Buffy-fronted and Temminck’s Seedeater Sporophila frontalis and S. falcirostris (both abundant when the bamboo is flowering) and Golden-winged Cacique Cacicus chrysopterus.
This private reserve is located at 700 m in excellent primary Atlantic forest, about 50 km from Intervales. The park has only recently been discovered by birders and the preliminary bird list is shorter than that of Intervales but there seems to be no reason why the species found at Intervales at higher elevations should not be found at Parque do Zizo. 26 Brazilian endemics have already been recorded, including Crescent-chested Puffbird Malacoptila striata, Salvadori’s Antwren Myrmotherula minor, Unicolored Antwren M. unicolor, Ochre-rumped Antbird Drymophila ochropyga, Squamate Antbird Myrmeciza squamosa, Black-cheeked Gnateater Conopophaga melanops, White-breasted Tapaculo Scytalopus indigoticus, Pale-browed Treehunter Cichlocolaptes leucophrus, Oustalet’s Tyrannulet Phylloscartes oustaleti, Hooded Berryeater Carpornis cucullata, Cinnamon-vented Piha Lipaugus lanioides.
The park was established by the Balboni family as a memorial to their brother Luiz who was killed in 1969 when he took up arms against the military dictatorship. There is comfortable accomodation and excellent food, prepared personally by Francisco Balboni, one of the owners. To visit the park you must reserve in advance by email to guto@avistarbrasil.com.br.
To get to the park take the Rodovia Castelo Branco out of São Paulo and exit to the motorway to Sorocaba. Follow the signs to the Rodovia Raposo Tavares, and take this motorway round Sorocaba. Take exit 102B to Salto de Pirapora, Pilar do Sul and São Miguel Arcanjo. At the roundabout at the entrance to São Miguel Arcanjo turn left. Follow this asphalt road for 7 km and bear left when it turns to dirt. Follow this dirt road for 13 km, keeping always to the main drag, and then turn off it to the left (marked by a stone pillar). After a further 1.5 km you come to some charcoal burning ovens (carvoaria) on the right where you leave your car. Francisco will meet you here and drive you the final 6 km to the park. Detailed instructions to get there are available and it is worth getting a copy of these and taking them with you. The distance from São Paulo is 200 km and takes three hours. By arrangement Francisco will pick visitors up in Sorocaba or Itapetininga (reachable by bus from São Paulo) or in São Paulo itself. All birding at Parque do Zizo is done on foot. You can learn more about the park at www.parquedozizo.com.br.
There is a report on a quick visit to Parque do Zizo on Charlie Moore’s blog.
This is a cerrado site, just north of Rio Claro, 2 ½ hours drive from São Paulo. Leave your car at the toll station on the road from Itirapina to Brotas, walk back 200m, climb through the fence on the north side of the road and then walk through slash pine plantations for 20 mins [April 2009 Alan Greensmith reported that the pines had been cut down]. This unpromising beginning brings you to an open area with a railway line passing through it. The railway embankment gives good scope views over the surrounding cerrado and although the area is not large and traffic noise from the road is disturbing, the site has produced a number of interesting birds. As well as the usual cerrado species, lesser nothura Nothura minor, giant snipe Gallinago undulata, Stygian owl Asio stygius, bearded tachuri Polystictus pectoralis, ochre-breasted pipit Anthus nattereri and black-bellied seedeater Sporophila melanogaster have been seen here or nearby.
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The town is located on the channel between the Ilha Comprida and the mainland. It is a reliable place for Red-tailed Parrot Amazona brasiliensis which can be found on Ilha Comprida or flying over the town in the evening. The nearby Ilha do Cardoso has excellent forest and is a a good site for species such as Black-headed Berryeater Carpornis melanocephala, Restinga Tyrannulet Phylloscartes kronei and Black-backed Tanager Tangara peruviana.
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