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| Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Southwild Pantanal |
We had a fantastic trip to Brazil in late July and early August. We joined a group led by
Mark Pretti Nature Tours, visiting four places in the state of Mato Grosso. We saw about 400 species of birds, numerous mammals, and a few butterflies and dragonflies. Mark knows a thing or two about Brazilian bird sounds.
1. Southwild Pantanal (formerly Fazenda Santa Tereza). A great lodge deep in the Pantanal, just off the Transpantaneira road, with trails in the forest, boat trips on the Rio Pixaim, and a day trip to Porto Jofre for riverboat trips.
2. Pousada Piuval. A resort off of Transpantaneira road, with manicured lawns and a pool, but surrounded by Pantanal forest and lagoons.
3. Cristalino Lodge. An amazing lodge in the southern Amazon rainforest. Canopy towers, river boat trips, forest trails. And antbirds!!
4. Pousada do Parque. Beautiful lodge situated in the Chapada dos Guimaräes National Park. Forest trails, day trips to undisturbed Cerrado habitat and rainforest. And a 5-star chef.
Southwild Pantanal and Transpantaneira Road
Some of these shots are from the bumpy dirt road between the city of Cuiabá and the lodge at Santa Tereza (Southwild Pantanal), called the Transpantaneira Road. (A half-baked attempt by the government to get traffic into the Pantanal.) Others are from boat trips on the Rio Pixaim, starting from the lodge. A few are from the southern portion of the Transpantaneira road. Highlights included an Ocelot (coming in to a night-time feeding station), a Sungrebe, and an Agami Heron.
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| Another colorful sunset at Santa Tereza |
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| Amazon Kingfisher |
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| Bare-faced Currasow |
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| Black-backed Water Tyrant |
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| Black-capped Donacobius |
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Black-collared Hawk. A very colorful
and impressive raptor of the Pantanal. |
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Blue-throated Piping Guan.
They like to perch on high tree
branches overlooking the river |
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| Brown Capuchin monkey |
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| Capybara, adult and young |
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Capybara with Cattle Tyrants.
One in our group suggested a name
change to Capybara Tyrant. |
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| Choco Chachalaca at the lodge |
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| Cocoi Heron |
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Crab-eating Fox at the lodge, in the flashlight.
He was fairly tame and lounged near the restaurant. |
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Mato Grosso Snouted Tree Frog,
on the lodge wall |
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| Beaked Frog sp |
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| Crested Caracara |
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| Crane Hawk |
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| Gray-cowled Wood-rail |
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| Yacare Caiman |
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Hyacinth Macaw. You have to see them
to believe them. |
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| Hyacinth Macaw |
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| Green Iguana |
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| Greater Rhea |
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| Greater Thornbird |
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| Large-billed Tern |
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| Lesser Kiskadee |
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| Marsh Deer |
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| Marsh Deer |
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Monk Parakeet.
Large flocks frequent the lodge. So nice
to see this where it actually belongs! |
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Narrow-billed Woodcreeper. The only
woodcreeper in open habitat. |
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| Neotropical Cormorant |
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Ocelot. Incredibly rare; we had one at a
feeding station at the lodge. |
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| Ocelot |
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| Saffron Finch |
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Rufous-tailed Jacamar. This bird was
incredibly accommodating beside
the trail, allowing frame-filling shots. |
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| Rufescent Tiger-heron. Incredible patterning. |
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| Roadside Hawk |
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| Ringed Kingfisher |
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| Paraguayan Caiman Lizard |
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Orange-backed Troupial. Astounding
colors on this creature.
 | Transpantaneira Road: the state of the
bridges raised questions about the
regional highway department
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| Savanna Hawk |
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| Scarlet-headed Blackbird |
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| Snail Kite |
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| Snail Kite, immature |
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| Solitary Black Cacique |
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Southern Screamers. Huge birds that we saw
in several spots beside the Transpantaneira,
in open country. One wonders
what they do in the wet season. |
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| Sunset at Southwild |
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| Veined Tree Frog |
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| White-headed Marsh Tyrant |
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| Wattled Jacana |
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Sungrebe. Finally got one, on the Rio Pixaim!
Mark pointed out the striped feet.
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| White-rumped Monjita |
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| Yellow-collared Macaws |
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