Northeast Brazil
Peter R. Bono  February 2000 Field Guides Trip


Little Tinamou   Crypturellus soui
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      heard in forest near Valença
h Yellow-legged Tinamou   Crypturellus noctivagus
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      several heard only; some quite close in forest
h Small-billed Tinamou   Crypturellus parvirostris
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      heard only in high grasslands
h Tataupa Tinamou   Crypturellus tataupa
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      heard only
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      heard only
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
h Red-winged Tinamou   Rhynchotus rufescens
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      heard only in grasslands at Lear's Macaw ranch
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
h White-bellied Nothura   Nothura boraquira
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      heard only
Least Grebe   Tachybaptus dominicus
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      2
Pied-billed Grebe   Podilymbus podiceps
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      6 including one on nest
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      2
Neotropic Cormorant   Phalacrocorax brasilianus
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      1 flying by at ferry landing
Great Egret   Ardea alba
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      1
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      several
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      several
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      many
Little Blue Heron   Egretta caerulea
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      many
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      several
Snowy Egret   Egretta thula
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      3
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      2
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      many
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      several
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      many
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      several
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      1
Cattle Egret   Bubulcus ibis
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      1
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      2
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      many
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      many
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      several
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      many
Striated Heron   Butorides striatus
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      1
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      6
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      many
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      several
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      1
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron   Nyctanassa violacea
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      several
White-faced Whistling-Duck   Dendrocygna viduata
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      4
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      6
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      10
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      5
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      3
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      3
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck   Dendrocygna autumnalis
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      2 flew overhead
Muscovy Duck   Cairina moschata
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      1 male flying by near Curaça town
Comb Duck   Sarkidiornis melanotos
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      3 flew overhead; strange growth on bill seen
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      1
White-cheeked Pintail   Anas bahamensis
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      15
Southern Pochard   Netta erythrophthalma
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      9
F Masked Duck   Nomonyx dominica
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      30 including adult males, females, and downy young
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      1
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      1
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      several
Black Vulture   Coragyps atratus
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      many
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      several
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      8
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      several
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      several
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      many
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      many
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      many
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      many
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      many
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      many
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      many
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      many
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      many
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      many
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      many
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      many
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      many
    2/27/2000   Coastal rasinga & white sand scrub 65km n. of Salvador, Bahia      several
Turkey Vulture   Cathartes aura
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      1
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      2
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      many
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      many
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      several
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      many
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      several
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      several
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      1
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      several
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      several
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      several
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      several
    2/27/2000   Coastal rasinga & white sand scrub 65km n. of Salvador, Bahia      2
F Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture   Cathartes burrovianus
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      2 seen very well perched and flying
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      1
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      4
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      several
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      several
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      several
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      several
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      several
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      several
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      1
    2/27/2000   Coastal rasinga & white sand scrub 65km n. of Salvador, Bahia      2
King Vulture   Sarcoramphus papa
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1 seen well from bus; being harrassed by LesserYellow-headed Vultures
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1 soaring high overhead
White-tailed Kite   Elanus leucurus
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1 hovering
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      2
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      1
    2/17/2000   Alagoas: remnant lowland forest nr Murici (Pedra Blanca)      1
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
Snail Kite   Rostrhamus sociabilis
    2/27/2000   Coastal rasinga & white sand scrub 65km n. of Salvador, Bahia      2
Crane Hawk   Geranospiza caerulescens
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      1 flew over forest road in late afternoon
Savanna Hawk   Buteogallus meridionalis
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      1
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      1
Harris' Hawk   Parabuteo unicinctus
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      pair at nest
Gray Hawk   Asturina nitida
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1 Gray-lined
Roadside Hawk   Buteo magnirostris
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      1
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      1 carrying prey as it flew overhead
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      1
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      1
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      heard only
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      1
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      1
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      heard only
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      2
    2/27/2000   Coastal rasinga & white sand scrub 65km n. of Salvador, Bahia      2
Short-tailed Hawk   Buteo brachyurus
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      1
    2/27/2000   Coastal rasinga & white sand scrub 65km n. of Salvador, Bahia      1
White-tailed Hawk   Buteo albicaudatus
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      1
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1
Zone-tailed Hawk   Buteo albonotatus
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      2 soaring over ridge near hotel
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1
Southern Caracara   Caracara plancus
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      1
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      2
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      many including one on a nest
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      many
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      several
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      2
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      1
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      2
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      several
Yellow-headed Caracara   Milvago chimachima
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      2
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      several
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      2
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      2
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      2
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      several
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      several
Laughing Falcon   Herpetotheres cachinnans
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      heard only
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1 seen through scope
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      heard only
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      heard only
American Kestrel   Falco sparverius
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      2
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      1
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      1
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      2
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      2
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      1
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      1
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      1
    2/27/2000   Coastal rasinga & white sand scrub 65km n. of Salvador, Bahia      1
F Aplomado Falcon   Falco femoralis
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      2 seen well through scope
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      3
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      1
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      2
Peregrine Falcon   Falco peregrinus
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      1 flying by near Curaça town
Speckled Chachalaca   Ortalis guttata
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      2 seen briefly in trees by roadside as we passed by in the bus at dawn
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      heard only at dawn
h White-browed Guan   Penelope jacucaca
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      briefly heard wings at dusk; never seen
F Spot-winged Wood-Quail   Odontophorus capueira
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      1 seen occasionally as a small flock worked theforest floor keeping mostly out of sight and vocalizing constantly
Limpkin   Aramus guarauna
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      1 flew over
h Rufous-sided Crake   Laterallus melanophaius
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      heard only in marsh by roadside
Gray-necked Wood-Rail   Aramides cajanea
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      heard only
h Spotted Rail   Pardirallus maculatus
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      heard only in marsh near where we saw the Pink-legged Graveteiro
F Blackish Rail   Pardirallus nigricans
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      heard only calling from marsh by side of road
Purple Gallinule   Porphyrula martinica
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      several
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      several
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      several
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      several
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      2
Common Moorhen   Gallinula chloropus
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      several
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      many
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      several
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      1
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      several
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      2
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      1
Wattled Jacana   Jacana jacana
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      several
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      2
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      many
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      many
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      several
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      many
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      several
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      several
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      1
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      several
    2/27/2000   Coastal rasinga & white sand scrub 65km n. of Salvador, Bahia      several
Black-necked Stilt   Himantopus mexicanus
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      1
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      several
Southern Lapwing   Vanellus chilensis
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      2
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      4
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      several
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      several
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      several
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      3
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      3
Semipalmated Plover   Charadrius semipalmatus
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      many
Whimbrel   Numenius phaeopus
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      1
Greater Yellowlegs   Tringa melanoleuca
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      7
Lesser Yellowlegs   Tringa flavipes
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      3
Solitary Sandpiper   Tringa solitaria
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      2
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      1
Spotted Sandpiper   Actitis macularia
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      4
Willet   Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      1
Ruddy Turnstone   Arenaria interpres
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      2
Sanderling   Calidris alba
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      several along beach in early am
Semipalmated Sandpiper   Calidris pusilla
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      many
Rock Dove   Columba livia
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      2
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      several
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      several
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      several
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      several
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      several
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      several
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      many
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      many
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      several
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      several
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      several
    2/27/2000   Coastal rasinga & white sand scrub 65km n. of Salvador, Bahia      several
Scaled Pigeon   Columba speciosa
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1 seen well thru x20 scope
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1 seen well thru scope
Picazuro Pigeon   Columba picazuro
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      1 flying by
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      8 in one flock flew over
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      1
Pale-vented Pigeon   Columba cayennensis
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      3 seen through scope perched
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      2
    2/27/2000   Coastal rasinga & white sand scrub 65km n. of Salvador, Bahia      2
Eared Dove   Zenaida auriculata
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      many
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      6
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      many thousands
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      2
Common Ground-Dove   Columbina passerina
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      4
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove   Columbina minuta
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      1
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      several
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      many thousands
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      several
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      2
Ruddy Ground-Dove   Columbina talpacoti
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      2
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      1
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      2
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      4
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      5
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      several
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      2
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      many
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      many
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      several
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      several
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      several
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      several
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      several
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      several
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      1
F Picui Ground-Dove   Columbina picui
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      1
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      4 seen well; very pale with white in wings
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      many
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      many thousands
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      several
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      many
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      1 in caatinga
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      many
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      several
F Scaled Dove   Columbina squammata
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      10
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      several
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      several
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      heard only
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      heard only
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      several
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      1
Blue Ground-Dove   Claravis pretiosa
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      4
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      4
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      1 in forest in late aftenoon
White-tipped Dove   Leptotila verreauxi
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      heard only
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      heard only
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      heard only
Gray-fronted Dove   Leptotila rufaxilla
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      heard only
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      1 flushed from trail
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1
F Lear's Macaw   Anodorhynchus leari
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      at least 23 individuals present in palms where they feed during the day; many photos taken through telescope at up to x60
F Spix's Macaw   Cyanopsitta spixii
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      S2 1 male seen well x10 first at close range(100 feet) near its nest hole from blind and then much later through x60 scope at 500 meters; studied for several minutes; heard calling; last free-flying wild individual of its species!
F Blue-winged Macaw   Propyrrhura maracana
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      pair seen flying by; also, female mate of last Spix's Macaw seen at nest hole and later from long distance flying and perched with him
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      heard only
F Red-shouldered Macaw   Diopsittaca nobilis
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      5 flew over forest and were heard calling
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      4
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      6 in a flock flying over
F Blue-crowned Parakeet   Aratinga acuticaudata
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      pair flying by
White-eyed Parakeet   Aratinga leucophthalmus
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      pair flew over high grasslands; seen from bus as we descended
F Jandaya Parakeet   Aratinga jandaya
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      6 including one using nest hole by trail
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      5
F Golden-capped Parakeet   Aratinga auricapilla
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      5 flying away calling loudly; poor views
    2/27/2000   Coastal rasinga & white sand scrub 65km n. of Salvador, Bahia      at least 10 in palms; seen thru scope x60 ingood light
F Caatinga Parakeet   Aratinga cactorum
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      pair seen well perched and flying
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      4
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      2
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      5
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      2
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      many flocks flying by and perched
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      several
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      several
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      many
Maroon-bellied Parakeet   Pyrrhura frontalis
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1 flew over
F White-eared Parakeet   Pyrrhura leucotis
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      5 griseipectus (gray-breasted) race
Blue-winged Parrotlet   Forpus xanthopterygius
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      heard only
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      2
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      1
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      several
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      several
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      several
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      several
Plain Parakeet   Brotogeris tirica
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      4 seen well in excellent light x60
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      3
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      several
F Yellow-chevroned Parakeet   Brotogeris chiriri
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      8
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      heard only
Blue-headed Parrot   Pionus menstruus
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
F Scaly-headed Parrot   Pionus maximiliani
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      5 flock flew over forest road in late afternoon
F Blue-fronted Parrot   Amazona aestiva
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      3 flying by
Orange-winged Parrot   Amazona amazonica
    2/27/2000   Coastal rasinga & white sand scrub 65km n. of Salvador, Bahia      2 pairs flying by at different locations
Dark-billed Cuckoo   Coccyzus melacoryphus
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      heard only
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      1
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      1
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      1
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      heard only
Squirrel Cuckoo   Piaya cayana
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      1
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      2
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      2
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      1
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1
Smooth-billed Ani   Crotophaga ani
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      many
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      1
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      several
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      1
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      many
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      many
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      many
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      many
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      many
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      many
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      many
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      many
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      several
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      many
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      several
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      several
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      several
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      many
Guira Cuckoo   Guira guira
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      1
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      1
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      several
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      2
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      several
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1
    2/27/2000   Coastal rasinga & white sand scrub 65km n. of Salvador, Bahia      1
Striped Cuckoo   Tapera naevia
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      heard only
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      1
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      heard only
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      1
Tropical Screech-Owl   Otus choliba
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      heard only
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      heard only
F Least Pygmy-Owl   Glaucidium minutissimum
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1 seen very well x60; calling incessantly (G.m. minutissimum -- Brazilian Pygmy Owl)
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl   Glaucidium brasilianum
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      1 seen very well
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      heard only
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      heard only
Burrowing Owl   Athene cunicularia
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      1 seen on fence post by roadside
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      3
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      several
    2/27/2000   Coastal rasinga & white sand scrub 65km n. of Salvador, Bahia      2
Common Potoo   Nyctibius griseus
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      1 seen flying overhead at dusk; responded to Bret's imitation of his call
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      1
Short-tailed Nighthawk   Lurocalis semitorquatus
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      perched on limb; seen and photographed thru scope
F Least Nighthawk   Chordeiles pusillus
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      20 seen very well at dusk; distinctive flight
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      1
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      3 at ferry landing
Pauraque   Nyctidromus albicollis
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      heard only
    2/17/2000   Alagoas: remnant lowland forest nr Murici (Pedra Blanca)      heard only at dusk from Hotel dos Palmares
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only at dusk from hotel parking lot
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only from hotel parking lot
h Rufous Nightjar   Caprimulgus rufus
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      heard only calling at dusk from a distance
F Pygmy Nightjar   Caprimulgus hirundinaceus
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      called in close; photographed; seen very well
F Little Nightjar   Caprimulgus parvulus
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      1 seen flying overhead at dusk
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      1
Great Dusky Swift   Cypseloides senex
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      2 over forest road in late afternoon; forced down by rain clouds
F Biscutate Swift   Streptoprocne biscutata
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      flock dashing by
Gray-rumped Swift   Chaetura cinereiventris
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1
Short-tailed Swift   Chaetura brachyura
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      6
Fork-tailed Palm-Swift   Tachornis squamata
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      2
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      several
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      several
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      1
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift   Panyptila cayennensis
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      several seen along entrance road to plantation
F Broad-tipped Hermit   Anopetia gounellei
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      1 seen well by me alone in hibiscus near hotel pool in mid-afternoon
Planalto Hermit   Phaethornis pretrei
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      6
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      1
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      2
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      1 at feeders
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      3
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      several
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1
Reddish Hermit   Phaethornis ruber
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      2
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      2
    2/17/2000   Alagoas: remnant lowland forest nr Murici (Pedra Blanca)      1
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      2
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      1 at hibiscus in gardens
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1
F Sombre Hummingbird   Campylopterus cirrochloris
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      1 male seen well in good light
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1
Swallow-tailed Hummingbird   Eupetomena macrourus
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      1
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      2
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      1
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      1 at feeders
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      1
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      1
F Black Jacobin   Florisuga fuscus
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      1 male seen well along entrance road
F White-vented Violet-ear   Colibri serrirostris
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      3 seen very well in good light perched
Black-throated Mango   Anthracothorax nigricollis
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      male and female seen well
F Ruby-topaz Hummingbird   Chrysolampis mosquitus
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      1 male seen well feeding on flowers
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      1 male in caatinga
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      2 males
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1 female
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      1 female
Blue-chinned Sapphire   Chlorostilbon notatus
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      2
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      1
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      1
Glittering-bellied Emerald   Chlorostilbon aureoventris
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      1
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      4
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      1 male perched
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      2
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      6
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      several
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      several
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      1
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      1
F Fork-tailed Woodnymph   Thalurania furcata
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      4
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      4
F Long-tailed Woodnymph   Thalurania watertonii
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      2
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      male and female seen well
Violet-capped Woodnymph   Thalurania glaucopis
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      1 male
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      1 male and 1 female
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      2
F Rufous-throated Sapphire   Hylocharis sapphirina
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      1 male seen well
F White-chinned Sapphire   Hylocharis cyanus
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      1 female
F White-tailed Goldenthroat   Polytmus guainumbi
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      1 female seen briefly through scope in poor light; I.D. by Bret
Plain-bellied Emerald   Agyrtria leucogaster
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      1 female
F Sapphire-spangled Emerald   Polyerata lactea
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      1 male seen well
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      1 male
F Glittering-throated Emerald   Polyerata fimbriata
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      1
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      2
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      1 female
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1
F Hooded Visorbearer   Augastes lumachella
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      great views of 2 males and 1 imm at close range through scope (x20-60) in good light
F Black-eared Fairy   Heliothryx aurita
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1 male perched seen very well thru scope
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      1 female
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      1 male
F Stripe-breasted Starthroat   Heliomaster squamosus
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1 subadult male
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      male and female seen very well
Black-throated Trogon   Trogon rufus
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
Surucua Trogon   Trogon surrucura
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      heard only
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1 seen well
F Blue-crowned Trogon   Trogon curucui
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      1 called in by tape and seen well in good light
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      heard only
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      heard only
Ringed Kingfisher   Ceryle torquata
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      1
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      1
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      3
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      1
    2/27/2000   Coastal rasinga & white sand scrub 65km n. of Salvador, Bahia      1
Amazon Kingfisher   Chloroceryle amazona
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      1
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      1
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      1
Green Kingfisher   Chloroceryle americana
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1
Blue-crowned Motmot   Momotus momota
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
Rufous-tailed Jacamar   Galbula ruficauda
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      4
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      1
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      1
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
F White-eared Puffbird   Nystalus chacuru
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      4 seen very well through scope x60; heard calling
F Spot-backed Puffbird   Nystalus maculatus
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      4
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      1
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1 seen well
F Gould's Toucanet   Selenidera gouldii
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1 called in by tape; seen well thru scope
Channel-billed Toucan   Ramphastos vitellinus
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      1 flew over at the forest
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
Golden-spangled Piculet   Picumnus exilis
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      heard only
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      2 seen very well pernambucensis race
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only pernambucensis
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      1 seen well (P.e. exilis)
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1 seen well (P.e. exilis)
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      1 seen in forest near Valença (P.e. exilis)
F Spotted Piculet   Picumnus pygmaeus
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      male and female seen very well
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1 male
F Tawny Piculet   Picumnus fulvescens
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      1 male seen very well
F Ochraceous Piculet   Picumnus limae
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      4 males and females seen well
Little Woodpecker   Veniliornis passerinus
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      1
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      heard only
Red-stained Woodpecker   Veniliornis affinis
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      2
Yellow-throated Woodpecker   Piculus flavigula
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      2 erythropsis race
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1 seen well (P.f. erythropis)
F Golden-green Woodpecker   Piculus chrysochloros
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      female seen well thru scope
F Green-barred Woodpecker   Colaptes melanochloros
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      1 seen well through scope x60
Campo Flicker   Colaptes campestris
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      1 seen well in good light
Blond-crested Woodpecker   Celeus flavescens
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      two indiv. each at nest hole
Lineated Woodpecker   Dryocopus lineatus
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      heard only
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      1 seen fairly well x60 at long distance
Pale-legged Hornero   Furnarius leucopus
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      1
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      heard only
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      1
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      1
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      heard only
Tail-banded Hornero   Furnarius figulus
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      2
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      1
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      2
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      2
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      2
Rufous Hornero   Furnarius rufus
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      heard only
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      1
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      pair hanging about their oven nest in a tree
F Ochre-cheeked Spinetail   Poecilurus scutatus
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      2
F Bahia Spinetail   Synallaxis whitneyi
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      3 seen exceptionally well, including a male anda female
F Sooty-fronted Spinetail   Synallaxis frontalis
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      1 male seen well
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      2
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      1
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      heard only
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      2
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      4
F Pinto's Spinetail   Synallaxis infuscata
    2/17/2000   Alagoas: remnant lowland forest nr Murici (Pedra Blanca)      1 male coaxed from dense, low, rank undergrowth
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
F Red-shouldered Spinetail   Synallaxis hellmayri
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      pair
F Pallid Spinetail   Cranioleuca pallida
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      1 seen well
F Gray-headed Spinetail   Cranioleuca semicinerea
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      2
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      1
F Pink-legged Graveteiro   Acrobatornis fonsecai
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      1 male seen exceptionally well in good light; heard calling; later 1 male and 1 subadult seenless well at longer distance in poor light; this newly discovered species was described only in 1996
Yellow-chinned Spinetail   Certhiaxis cinnamomea
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      4 including a nest
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      2
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      1
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      1
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      1
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      1
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      heard only
F Striated Softtail   Thripophaga macroura
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      pair seen exceptionally well
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      3
Common Thornbird   Phacellodomus rufifrons
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1 seen at its large stick nest
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      4 including one near its stick nest
F Caatinga Cacholote   Pseudoseisura cristata
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      1
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      6
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      1
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      2
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1
F Great Xenops   Megaxenops parnaguae
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      2 seen very well; responded to tape
Plain Xenops   Xenops minutus
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      2
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      2
Streaked Xenops   Xenops rutilans
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      2
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      1
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1
F Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner   Philydor rufus
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1 seen well in feeding flock
F Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner   Philydor lichtensteini
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1 seen well in feeding flock
F Black-capped Foliage-gleaner   Philydor atricapillus
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1 seen very well in feeding flock
F Alagoas Foliage-gleaner   Philydor novaesi
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1 seen very well; responded to tape
h White-collared Foliage-gleaner   Anabazenops fuscus
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      heard only along stream
F White-eyed Foliage-gleaner   Automolus leucophthalmus
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1 seen well with mixed flock; race lammi
F Rufous-breasted Leaftosser   Sclerurus scansor
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      2 seen very well; taped in very close
F Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper   Lochmias nematura
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1 seen very well at close range x10; singing perched and preening over a small stream
Plain-brown Woodcreeper   Dendrocincla fuliginosa
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
Olivaceous Woodcreeper   Sittasomus griseicapillus
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      heard only -- race reiseri
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      1 race reiseri
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      1 reiseri race
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1 reiseri race
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1 reiseri race
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1 seen well (S.g. sylveillus)
White-throated Woodcreeper   Xiphocolaptes albicollis
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      3 seen well for 10 minutes in dry forest
Straight-billed Woodcreeper   Xiphorhynchus picus
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      1
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      1
Buff-throated Woodcreeper   Xiphorhynchus guttatus
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
F Narrow-billed Woodcreeper   Lepidocolaptes angustirostris
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      2 seen well in caatinga
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      1
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      heard only
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      2
F Scaled Woodcreeper   Lepidocolaptes squamatus
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      2 seen very well and contrasted with Lesser W.
Lesser Woodcreeper   Lepidocolaptes fuscus
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      4
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      1
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1
F Black-billed Scythebill   Campylorhamphus falcularius
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      2 seen very well and heard
F Spot-backed Antshrike   Hypoedaleus guttatus
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      male seen very well
F Tufted Antshrike   Mackenziaena severa
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      male seen very well
Great Antshrike   Taraba major
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      heard only
F Silvery-cheeked Antshrike   Sakesphorus cristatus
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      male and female seen well in caatinga; photographed
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      1
Barred Antshrike   Thamnophilus doliatus
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      1
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      heard only
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      1 (barred below; orange iris)
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      1
F Guianan Slaty-Antshrike   Thamnophilus punctatus
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      1 male Planalto E-S A (Thamnophilus pelzelni)
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      2 Planalto E-S A. (T. pelzelni)
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      male and female Sooretama E-S A. (T ambiguus)
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      heard only Planalto E-S A. (T. pelzelni)
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1 Planalto E-S A. (T. pelzelzi)
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      heard only Planalto E-S A. (T. pelzelni)
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      Sooretama E-S A. (T. ambiguus) heard in forest near Valença
Variable Antshrike   Thamnophilus caerulescens
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      4
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      male
F Rufous-winged Antshrike   Thamnophilus torquatus
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      pair seen very well thru scope
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      2
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      2
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      heard only
F Spot-breasted Antvireo   Dysithamnus stictothorax
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      6 seen very well several times
Plain Antvireo   Dysithamnus mentalis
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
Cinereous Antshrike   Thamnomanes caesius
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      male and female seen well
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
White-flanked Antwren   Myrmotherula axillaris
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      female
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      male and female seen well
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      2
F Alagoas Antwren   Myrmotherula snowi
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      male and female seen very well
F Stripe-backed Antbird   Myrmorchilus strigilatus
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      male and female seen very well at close range
F Black-capped Antwren   Herpsilochmus atricapillus
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      4
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      2
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      1
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      1
F Caatinga Antwren   Herpsilochmus sellowi
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      2 male and female Caatinga Antwren (H. sellowi)
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      1 Caatinga Antwren (H. sellowi)
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      1 Caatinga Antwren (H. sellowi)
F Pileated Antwren   Herpsilochmus pileatus
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      1 Bahia Antwren seen and heard very well at very close range (10-15 ft) in forest near Valença
F Pectoral Antwren   Herpsilochmus pectoralis
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      male and female seen very well in caatinga
F Rufous-winged Antwren   Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      male and female seen very well
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      4 H.r.rufimarginatus (different subspecies, notnamed)
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      2 seen well (H.r. rufimarginatus)
F Narrow-billed Antwren   Formicivora iheringi
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      2 seen very well
White-fringed Antwren   Formicivora grisea
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
F Black-bellied Antwren   Formicivora melanogaster
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      male and female
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      heard only
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      heard only
F Rusty-backed Antwren   Formicivora rufa
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      male and female seen very well
F Scaled Antbird   Drymophila squamata
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      male and female seen very well at close range
F Orange-bellied Antwren   Terenura sicki
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      male seen very well
F Rio de Janeiro Antbird   Cercomacra brasiliana
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      male and female seen very well for a long time;duetting
White-backed Fire-eye   Pyriglena leuconota
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1 male seen very well -- pernambucensis race
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      20 males; 10 females of race pernambucensis; working an army ant swarm; seen exceptionally well for 15-20 minutes
F White-shouldered Fire-eye   Pyriglena leucoptera
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      male and female seen very well at close range
F Fringe-backed Fire-eye   Pyriglena atra
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      1 male seen and heard extremely well in forest
F Slender Antbird   Rhopornis ardesiaca
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      2 seen very well at close range
F Scalloped Antbird   Myrmeciza ruficauda
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      male and female seen very well at close range
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
F Short-tailed Antthrush   Chamaeza campanisona
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      1 taped in and seen well along entrance road
F White-browed Antpitta   Hylopezus ochroleucus
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      1 observed at length at close range; video; circled us three times doing its twisting dance and calling
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      heard only
F Rufous Gnateater   Conopophaga lineata
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      pair taped in and seen very well along entranceroad
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      heard only (C.l. lineata--different race than seen at Serra de Baturité)
F Black-cheeked Gnateater   Conopophaga melanops
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      1 male seen very well at close range in forest
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
F Collared Crescent-chest   Melanopareia torquata
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      1 male seen and heard very well at extremelyclose range; photographed
F Black-headed Berryeater   Carpornis melanocephalus
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1 seen and heard very well
F Buff-throated Purpletuft   Iodopleura pipra
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      3 individuals seen and heard; 1 photographedin early morning light; seen depositing mistletoe seeds on branches
Screaming Piha   Lipaugus vociferans
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
F White-winged Cotinga   Xipholena atropurpurea
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      male and female seen very well x60 in excellentlight in same tree as a Maned 3-toed Sloth
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      2
Bearded Bellbird   Procnias averano
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      heard only
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      heard only
White-bearded Manakin   Manacus manacus
    2/17/2000   Alagoas: remnant lowland forest nr Murici (Pedra Blanca)      heard only
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      at least 6 displaying and wing-snapping
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      several
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      1
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      female
Blue-backed Manakin   Chiroxiphia pareola
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      1 male seen well
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      several males and females
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      1 seen in forest near Valença
Blue Manakin   Chiroxiphia caudata
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      male and female seen well
F Band-tailed Manakin   Pipra fasciicauda
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      female only
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      2 females
Red-headed Manakin   Pipra rubrocapilla
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      1 female
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      several males and females
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      1 seen in forest near Valença
F Araripe Manakin   Antilophia bokermanni
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      pair seen very well through scope in excellent light; heard calling; gorgeous red, white, and black bird; new species only discovered in 1995
F Pin-tailed Manakin   Ilicura militaris
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      male seen very well x20 and x60; pin-tail conspicuous
F Pale-bellied Tyrant-Manakin   Neopelma pallescens
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      4
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      1
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet   Camptostoma obsoletum
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      heard only
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      1
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      1
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      1
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      2
F Mouse-colored Tyrannulet   Phaeomyias murina
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      1
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      6
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      1
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      2
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      1
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      1
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      several
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      several
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      several
Yellow Tyrannulet   Capsiempis flaveola
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      2
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      1
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1
F Gray Elaenia   Myiopagis caniceps
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      2 seen well
Greenish Elaenia   Myiopagis viridicata
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      1
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      1
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      heard only
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1
F Large Elaenia   Elaenia spectabilis
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      4
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      2
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1
Yellow-bellied Elaenia   Elaenia flavogaster
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      2
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      heard only
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      1
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      heard only
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      heard only
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      heard only
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      1
F Small-billed Elaenia   Elaenia parvirostris
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      1 seen in tree by headquarters as we ate lunch
F Plain-crested Elaenia   Elaenia cristata
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      1 seen very well at close range x10
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      1
F Lesser Elaenia   Elaenia chiriquensis
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      1 seen and heard very well at close range x10
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher   Mionectes oleagineus
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
F Sepia-capped Flycatcher   Leptopogon amaurocephalus
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      pair seen well
F Oustalet's Tyrannulet   Phylloscartes oustaleti
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      3 called in to tape; seen very well
F Planalto Tyrannulet   Phyllomyias fasciatus
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      5 common
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      4
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      heard only
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      1
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      several
Slender-footed Tyrannulet   Zimmerius gracilipes
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      2
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
h Southern Scrub-Flycatcher   Sublegatus modestus
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      heard only in caatinga
F Suiriri Flycatcher   Suiriri suiriri
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      2
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      1
Lesser Wagtail-Tyrant   Stigmatura napensis
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      2
F Greater Wagtail-Tyrant   Stigmatura budytoides
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      pair
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      2
Tawny-crowned Pygmy-Tyrant   Euscarthmus meloryphus
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      1
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      1
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      heard only
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      heard only
F Drab-breasted Bamboo-Tyrant   Hemitriccus diops
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      two seen very well x60
F White-eyed Tody-Tyrant   Hemitriccus zosterops
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1 seen very well
F Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrant   Hemitriccus striaticollis
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      1
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      2 seen very well
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1
F Hangnest Tody-Tyrant   Hemitriccus nidipendulus
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      1 seen well
F Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant   Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      1
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      1
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      heard only
F Buff-breasted Tody-Tyrant   Hemitriccus mirandae
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      1
F Fork-tailed Tody-Tyrant   Hemitriccus furcatus
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      1 with very short forked tail, having just moulted and growing a new one
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1 another short-tailed male
Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher   Todirostrum plumbeiceps
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
F Yellow-lored Tody-Flycatcher   Todirostrum poliocephalum
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      1 seen very well at close range
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      4
Common Tody-Flycatcher   Todirostrum cinereum
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      3
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      1
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      1
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      2
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      1
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      1
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      1
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      1
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      1
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      heard only
F Southern Antpipit   Corythopis delalandi
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1 adult feeding a juvenile; seen very well x60 along forest road
F Olivaceous Flatbill   Rhynchocyclus olivaceus
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1 seen well in forest
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      heard in forest near Valença
Yellow-olive Flycatcher   Tolmomyias sulphurescens
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      1
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      4
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      1
Gray-crowned Flycatcher   Tolmomyias poliocephalus
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      heard in forest near Valença
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher   Tolmomyias flaviventris
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      4
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      heard only
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      1
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      1
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      heard only
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      1
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      2
White-throated Spadebill   Platyrinchus mystaceus
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      heard only
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1 seen very well at close range; finally got a good look after many heard only records
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
Bran-colored Flycatcher   Myiophobus fasciatus
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1 at a nest
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      heard only
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      1
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      1
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      heard only
F Yellow-rumped Flycatcher   Myiobius mastacalis
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      1 seen very well in forest at 50 ft x10
F Black-tailed Flycatcher   Myiobius atricaudus
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      1
F Cliff Flycatcher   Hirundinea ferruginea
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      pair at a nest just by the hotel
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      2
Fuscous Flycatcher   Cnemotriccus fuscatus
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1
Euler's Flycatcher   Lathrotriccus euleri
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      2
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      1
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      heard only
Tropical Pewee   Contopus cinereus
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      1
F White Monjita   Xolmis irupero
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      1 seen very well through scope in excellent light
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      1 seen along roadside from bus
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1 seen from bus
F Black-backed Water-Tyrant   Fluvicola albiventer
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      4
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      pair at nest
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      several
Masked Water-Tyrant   Fluvicola nengeta
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      2
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      pair at nest
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      2
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      2
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      2
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      1
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      several
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      several
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      several
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      2
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      several
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      several
White-headed Marsh-Tyrant   Arundinicola leucocephala
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      pair at a nest
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      2
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      4
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      1
Long-tailed Tyrant   Colonia colonus
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      2 without their very long tails
Cattle Tyrant   Machetornis rixosus
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      6
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      several
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      several
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1
    2/27/2000   Coastal rasinga & white sand scrub 65km n. of Salvador, Bahia      2
Bright-rumped Attila   Attila spadiceus
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1 seen fairly well in tall tree x60; finally seen after several heard only records
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
Sirystes   Sirystes sibilator
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1
Grayish Mourner   Rhytipterna simplex
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      1
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      heard only
Dusky-capped Flycatcher   Myiarchus tuberculifer
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      2
F Swainson's Flycatcher   Myiarchus swainsoni
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      2
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      1
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      1
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      1
Short-crested Flycatcher   Myiarchus ferox
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      1
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      1
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      2
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      2
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      4
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      heard only
Brown-crested Flycatcher   Myiarchus tyrannulus
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      2
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      1
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      1
Great Kiskadee   Pitangus sulphuratus
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      1
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      1
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      several
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      several
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      several
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      several
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      2
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      1
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      1
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      several
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      several
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      several
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      several
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      several
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      many
    2/27/2000   Coastal rasinga & white sand scrub 65km n. of Salvador, Bahia      several
Boat-billed Flycatcher   Megarynchus pitangua
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      1
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      1
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      1
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      several
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      several
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      several
Social Flycatcher   Myiozetetes similis
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1 at a nest
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      many
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      several
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      several
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      several
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      2
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      several
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      several
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      several
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      1
    2/27/2000   Coastal rasinga & white sand scrub 65km n. of Salvador, Bahia      several
Streaked Flycatcher   Myiodynastes maculatus
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      several
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      1
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      1
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      2
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      2
Piratic Flycatcher   Legatus leucophaius
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      heard only
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
Variegated Flycatcher   Empidonomus varius
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      4
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      4
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      2
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      2
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      4
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      1
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      1
Tropical Kingbird   Tyrannus melancholicus
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      many
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      many
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      several
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      many
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      several
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      many
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      many
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      many
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      several
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      several
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      several
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      many
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      many
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      many
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      many
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      several
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      several
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      several
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      several
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      several
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      many
    2/27/2000   Coastal rasinga & white sand scrub 65km n. of Salvador, Bahia      several
Thrush-like Schiffornis   Schiffornis turdinus
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1 intermedius race
F Greenish Schiffornis   Schiffornis virescens
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1 seen for a few seconds
F White-naped Xenopsaris   Xenopsaris albinucha
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      1 seen very well in excellent light
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      heard only
Chestnut-crowned Becard   Pachyramphus castaneus
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      1
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      3
F Green-backed Becard   Pachyramphus viridis
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      male and female seen very well along entrance road
White-winged Becard   Pachyramphus polychopterus
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      male and female
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      two different males
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1 male seen well
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      1 male
F Black-capped Becard   Pachyramphus marginatus
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      female seen well with feeding flock; rufous crown, yellow breast
F Crested Becard   Pachyramphus validus
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      1 male seen well x10 at close range
F Sharpbill   Oxyruncus cristatus
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1 seen briefly but well in feeding flock
Brown-chested Martin   Progne tapera
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1
Gray-breasted Martin   Progne chalybea
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      several
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      several
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      many including some on nest
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      many
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      several
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      1
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      1
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      1
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      several
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      several
White-winged Swallow   Tachycineta albiventer
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      4
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      several over Middle San Francisco River at ferry landing
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      2
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      several around ferry at Itaparica
Blue-and-white Swallow   Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      4
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      several
Southern Rough-winged Swallow   Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      1
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      several
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      several
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      several
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      many including several at nest
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      many
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      several
Barn Swallow   Hirundo rustica
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      hundreds in a marsh
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      several
Black-capped Donacobius   Donacobius atricapillus
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      3 in marsh near Gandu, Bahia
Moustached Wren   Thryothorus genibarbis
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      several
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      heard only
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      heard only
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      heard only
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      heard only
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      heard only
Long-billed Wren   Thryothorus longirostris
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      1
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      1
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      heard only
House Wren   Troglodytes aedon
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      many including one on a nest
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      many
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      heard only
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      heard only
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      several
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      several
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      several
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      several
    2/17/2000   Alagoas: remnant lowland forest nr Murici (Pedra Blanca)      1
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      1
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      1
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      1
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      several
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      several
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      heard only
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      heard only
Chalk-browed Mockingbird   Mimus saturninus
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      several
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      6
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      1
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      4
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      1
    2/27/2000   Coastal rasinga & white sand scrub 65km n. of Salvador, Bahia      2
Rufous-bellied Thrush   Turdus rufiventris
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      several
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      several
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      several
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      1
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      2
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      several
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      several
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      several
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      several
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      1
Pale-breasted Thrush   Turdus leucomelas
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      several
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      many including one on a nest
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      many
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      several
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      2
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      1
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      1 seen in forest near Valença
White-necked Thrush   Turdus albicollis
    2/17/2000   Alagoas: remnant lowland forest nr Murici (Pedra Blanca)      1
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      1
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      several
Long-billed Gnatwren   Ramphocaenus melanurus
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
Tropical Gnatcatcher   Polioptila plumbea
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      1
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      2
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      many
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      several
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      several
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      1
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      many
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      several
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      2
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1
White-naped Jay   Cyanocorax cyanopogon
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      heard only
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      3 along forest road in late afternoon
House Sparrow   Passer domesticus
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      many
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      many including several on nest
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      many
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      many
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      several
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      many
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      many
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      many
    2/17/2000   Alagoas: remnant lowland forest nr Murici (Pedra Blanca)      many
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      many
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      several
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      several
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      many
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      many
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      several
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      several
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      severeal
    2/27/2000   Coastal rasinga & white sand scrub 65km n. of Salvador, Bahia      several
Common Waxbill   Estrilda astrild
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      1
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      10 including one on nest in vacant lot across from hotel
Red-eyed Vireo   Vireo olivaceus
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      4 chivi race
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      many chivi race seen and singing
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      many chivi race
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      many chivi race
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      1 chivi race
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      several chivi race
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      several chivi race
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      several chivi race
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      heard (chivi race) in forest near Valença
Gray-eyed Greenlet   Hylophilus amaurocephalus
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      2 rufous-crowned but dark-eyed
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      2
F Lemon-chested Greenlet   Hylophilus thoracicus
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1 taped in from a long distance away; voice is different from those further to the SE (e.g., Rio de Janeiro)
Rufous-browed Peppershrike   Cyclarhis gujanensis
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      1
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      heard only
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      1
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      heard only
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      2
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      2
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      several
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      heard only
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      heard only
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      heard only
    2/27/2000   Coastal rasinga & white sand scrub 65km n. of Salvador, Bahia      2
Tropical Parula   Parula pitiayumi
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      1
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      1
Yellow Warbler   Dendroica petechia
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      3 female mangrove type; Bret says that they are not supposed to be here; new species???
Masked Yellowthroat   Geothlypis aequinoctialis
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      2 males and 1 female
Golden-crowned Warbler   Basileuterus culicivorus
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      2 males seen well and singing
    2/17/2000   Alagoas: remnant lowland forest nr Murici (Pedra Blanca)      heard only
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1
F Flavescent Warbler   Basileuterus flaveolus
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      1 seen well and heard singing
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      1
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      heard only
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1
F Neotropical River Warbler   Basileuterus rivularis
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      1 seen well in fair light x10
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1 seen very well at close range x10
Bananaquit   Coereba flaveola
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      pair at a nest
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      2
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      1
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      1
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      2
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      several
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      several
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      several
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      several
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      1
F Chestnut-vented Conebill   Conirostrum speciosum
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      male and female seen very well in caatinga
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      1 in caatinga
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      2
Bicolored Conebill   Conirostrum bicolor
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      2
F Cinnamon Tanager   Schistochlamys ruficapillus
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1 seen well in good light x10
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      2
F Scarlet-throated Tanager   Compsothraupis loricata
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      two flew overhead in response to tape; neither showed a red throat
Orange-headed Tanager   Thlypopsis sordida
    2/17/2000   Alagoas: remnant lowland forest nr Murici (Pedra Blanca)      1
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1 female
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1 female
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      1
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1
Guira Tanager   Hemithraupis guira
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      1
    2/17/2000   Alagoas: remnant lowland forest nr Murici (Pedra Blanca)      1
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      1 male
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      6
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      several
F Rufous-headed Tanager   Hemithraupis ruficapilla
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      male and female both seen well
F Yellow-backed Tanager   Hemithraupis flavicollis
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1 female
F Hooded Tanager   Nemosia pileata
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      3 males and females
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      2
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      1
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      several
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      several
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      several
F Flame-crested Tanager   Tachyphonus cristatus
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      7 including several striking males
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1 male and 1 female
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      male
White-lined Tanager   Tachyphonus rufus
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      male and female
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      1 male
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      male
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      several
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      several
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      several
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      several
F Black-goggled Tanager   Trichothraupis melanops
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      male and female seen well
Hepatic Tanager   Piranga flava
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      pair
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      2
Brazilian Tanager   Ramphocelus bresilius
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      brilliant pair seen very well at close range x10 and x60
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      male and female
Sayaca Tanager   Thraupis sayaca
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      several
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      many
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      1
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      1
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      2
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      2
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      1
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      several
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      several
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      several
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      several
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      several
F Golden-chevroned Tanager   Thraupis ornata
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      pair seen very well at close range x10
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      male and female
Palm Tanager   Thraupis palmarum
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      many
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      many
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      several
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      1
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      1
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      2
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      2
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      2
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      2
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      several
    2/27/2000   Coastal rasinga & white sand scrub 65km n. of Salvador, Bahia      2
F Purple-throated Euphonia   Euphonia chlorotica
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      4 males and females
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      2
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      several
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      several including one on nest
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      2
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      several of a strange greenish plumage, instead of violet
Violaceous Euphonia   Euphonia violacea
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      2
    2/17/2000   Alagoas: remnant lowland forest nr Murici (Pedra Blanca)      1
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      heard only
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      male
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      several
Golden-rumped Euphonia   Euphonia cyanocephala
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      1 female
Chestnut-bellied Euphonia   Euphonia pectoralis
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1 glimpse at the open scrubby area at the top
Seven-colored Tanager   Tangara fastuosa
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      5 perched and singing in excellent early morning light; photographed
Green-headed Tanager   Tangara seledon
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      pair seen briefly and not too well
Red-necked Tanager   Tangara cyanocephala
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      6 males and females
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      several
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      2
F Gilt-edged Tanager   Tangara cyanoventris
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      4 seen well in a tanager flock
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      8
Burnished-buff Tanager   Tangara cayana
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      4 males and females
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      2
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      2
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      heard only
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      2
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      several
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      several
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      several
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      several
    2/27/2000   Coastal rasinga & white sand scrub 65km n. of Salvador, Bahia      1 male
F Opal-rumped Tanager   Tangara velia
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      6 seen very well in excellent light x60
Blue Dacnis   Dacnis cayana
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      6
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      many
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      2
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      2
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      2
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      6
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      several
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      several
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      several
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      several
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      several
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      pair
F Pileated Finch   Coryphospingus pileatus
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      3 including one male with very visible red crest
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      10
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      1
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      several
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      several
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      several
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      several
Blue-black Grassquit   Volatinia jacarina
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      4
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      many
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      many
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      many
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      many
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      many
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      many
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      many
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      several
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      several
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      several
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      several
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      several
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      several
F Lined Seedeater   Sporophila lineola
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      several
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      several
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      6 including males
Yellow-bellied Seedeater   Sporophila nigricollis
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      4
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      2
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      1
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      2
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      2
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      several
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      several
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      many
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      several
F White-throated Seedeater   Sporophila albogularis
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      2
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      2
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      1
White-bellied Seedeater   Sporophila leucoptera
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      2
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      2 including one at a nest
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      4
Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch   Oryzoborus angolensis
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1 female
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      2
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      several
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      several
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      several
Sooty Grassquit   Tiaris fuliginosa
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1 along path leading to forest--pink mouth lining seen well
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      2
Saffron Finch   Sicalis flaveola
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      1 seen well
F Grassland Yellow-Finch   Sicalis luteola
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      1
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      2 seen very well perched
F Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch   Sicalis citrina
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      1 seen flying by
F Orange-fronted Yellow-Finch   Sicalis columbiana
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      1 male singing and displaying at ferry landing by the Middle San Francisco River nr. Belím
F Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch   Emberizoides herbicola
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      pair seen and heard well in grassy moors while unsuccessfully seeking the Gray-backed Tachuri
F Pale-throated Serra-Finch   Embernagra longicauda
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      2 seen and heard well x60
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      1 seen well and photographed x60
Red-cowled Cardinal   Paroaria dominicana
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      2
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      1
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      1
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      10
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      2
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      2
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      several including a juvenile being fed
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      several
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      2
F Pectoral Sparrow   Arremon taciturnus
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      2
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      4
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      1
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      1
    2/17/2000   Alagoas: remnant lowland forest nr Murici (Pedra Blanca)      1
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1
F Grassland Sparrow   Ammodramus humeralis
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      1 seen well and heard singing
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      heard only at Lear's Macaw feeding area
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      1
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      1 flushed from nest as we walked through grasslands seeking Collared Crescent-Chest
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      heard only
Rufous-collared Sparrow   Zonotrichia capensis
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      1
    2/12/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Araripe Nat'l Forest: trails and airstrip      3
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      2
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      2
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      2
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      2
    2/24/2000   mate de cípo (vine forest) near Boa Nova (900m elevation)      several
Buff-throated Saltator   Saltator maximus
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      1
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      heard in forest near Valença
F Green-winged Saltator   Saltator similis
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1 seen poorly flying by
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      1 seen well
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1 seen through scope x40
F Black-throated Saltator   Saltator atricollis
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      4 seen well through scope x60
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      1
F Yellow-green Grosbeak   Caryothraustes canadensis
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      2 seen rather poorly
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      heard only
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      heard only
F Ultramarine Grosbeak   Cyanocompsa brissonii
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      1
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      1 in caatinga
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1 female
F Chestnut-capped Blackbird   Agelaius ruficapillus
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      many in marsh including some on nests
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      3
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      many
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      1
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      2
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      2
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      6
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      1
White-browed Blackbird   Sturnella superciliaris
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      4
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      several
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      2
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      many
    2/18/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      2 in pastureland surrounding forest
    2/19/2000   Murici Biological Forest, 59km nw of Maceió, Alagoas--500m el      2
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      several
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      2
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      several
F Bay-winged Cowbird   Molothrus badius
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      3 seen briefly
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      pair seen well in Curaça village
    2/17/2000   Alagoas: remnant lowland forest nr Murici (Pedra Blanca)      6
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      1
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      1
Shiny Cowbird   Molothrus bonariensis
    2/9/2000   Fortaleza; Serra de Baturité, Hotel Remanso, Mulungu, Ceará      2
    2/13/2000   Caatinga scrub near Ouricuri; evening 20km north of Petrolina      2
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      2
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      several
    2/16/2000   Raso da Catarina, 50 km w of Jeremoabo; drive to Aracaju      many
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      several
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      1
    2/25/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m - 900m elevation)      1
    2/27/2000   Coastal rasinga & white sand scrub 65km n. of Salvador, Bahia      2
F Epaulet Oriole   Icterus cayanensis
    2/10/2000   Hotel Remanso grounds & nearby roads; pm drive to Fortaleza      1 seen briefly
    2/11/2000   Juazeiro do Norte: Barbalha & Araripe Nat'l Forest Hdqtrs      1 male seen very well as it flew in front of van
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      2
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      4
    2/26/2000   All day drive from Jequié to Salvador, Bahia; stop in forest      heard in forest near Valença
    2/27/2000   Coastal rasinga & white sand scrub 65km n. of Salvador, Bahia      1
Troupial   Icterus icterus
    2/13/2000   drive from Juazeiro do Norte to Petrolina: roadside & ponds      1
    2/14/2000   Caatinga, ponds, & marshes within 20km n.e. of Petrolina      2
    2/15/2000   Caatinga nr Curaçá; drive: Petrolina to ferry nr Belím      2
    2/17/2000   mud flats in Aracaju; Crato forest nr. Santa Luzia do Itanhi      1
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      1 in hotel gardens
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      2
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      3
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      1
Red-rumped Cacique   Cacicus haemorrhous
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      1 flew in with flock of Chopi Blackbirds
Chopi Blackbird   Gnorimopsar chopi
    2/20/2000   drive from Salvador to Lençóis; grounds of Pousada do Lençóis      heard only
    2/21/2000   Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Oraçâo); forest nr Lençóis      several seen very well in high grasslands
    2/22/2000   Chapada Diamantina; hotel Lençóis; caatinga nr Seabra      several; conspicuous in high grasslands
    2/23/2000   drive from Lençóis to Jequié; caatinga & dry forest; streams      several
    2/24/2000   Atlantic moist forest near Boa Nova (700m elev) & caatinga      1
    2/26/2000   Cocoa plantation between Ipiaú and Ibirataia, Bahia      several

1425 sightings; 410 species seen or heard; 180 life birds (including 11 heard only).