Copyright: monacoeye • Pantanal • August 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Buff Necked Ibis
Latin: Theristicus caudatus
Other: Curicaca (Br) • Bandurria (Es)
Family: Threskiornithidae • Ibises
Range: South America
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The beautiful Buff-necked Ibis, although not common everywhere, can be seen in a few spots in the Pantanal quite easily.

These were all seen in the ditches below the Transpantaneira highway in August.

The Portuguese name is Curicaca - the name of a good lodge on the Transpantaneira. I didn’t see any Buff-necked Ibises while I was there, but plenty of other nice birds.More photos...

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Bird name: Plumbeous Ibis
Latin: Theristicus caerulescens
Other: Curicaca-cinza (Br) • Bandurria mora (Es)
Family: Threskiornithidae • Ibises
Range: Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay, Argentina
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The approach road to Pouso Alegre was a good place to find Plumbeous Ibis, in a couple of the ditches beside the road.

Copyright: monacoeye • Pantanal • August 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Green Ibis
Latin: Plegadis ridgwayi
Other: Coró-coró (Br) • Ibis verde (Es)
Family: Threskiornithidae • Ibises
Range: Honduras through South America, incl Brazil etc
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The Green Ibis was the most commonly seen of the ibises in the Pantanal in August. They were also seen following Capybaras with other small birds such as Cattle Tyrants and Wattled Jacanas. The Capybaras must have dislodged fish, crustaceans, amphibians and insects from the mud.

Colouring seemed quite variable. Some birds (eg above) seemed quite brown with small flashes of green. Others (eg directly below) had much green plumage and greenish bills and legs and neck feathers - probably breeding plumage.

Below: a Green Ibis in Pouso Alegre, Pantanal, Brazil, August.
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Bird name: Scarlet Ibis
Latin: Eudocimus ruber
Other: Guará (Br) • Ibis escarlata (Es)
Family: Threskiornithidae • Ibises
Range: Brazil, Guyanas, Venezuela, Trinidad, coast.
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A record shot of a stunning Scarlet Ibis at the bird park (sanctuary?) at Itatiaia, a long way from home.

In fact in Brazil they only live in a couple of coastal stretches, so are typically difficult to see unless you make a special trip. The national bird of Trinidad.

Copyright: DK/monacoeye • Peru • April 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Puna Ibis
Latin: Plegadis ridgwayi
Other: Ibis de la Puna (Es)
Family: Threskiornithidae • Ibises
Range: Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
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Thanks to Dirk for this photo of Puna Ibises in Peru, between Puno and Cuzco.

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Bird name: Red Legged Cormorant
Latin: Phalacrocorax gaimardi
Other: Cormorán gris (Es)
Family: Phalacrocoracidae • Cormorants
Range: Peru, Chile, Argentina
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A beautiful Red-Legged Cormorant, Paracas, Islas Ballestas, Peru, sent in by Dirk.

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Bird name: Guanay Cormorant
Latin: Leucocarbo bougainvillii
Other: Cormorán guanay (Es)
Family: Phalacrocoracidae • Cormorants
Range: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
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A colony of Guanay Cormorants, Paracas, Islas Ballestas, Peru. Sent in by Dirk.

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Bird name: Inca Tern
Latin: Larosterna inca
Other: Charrán inca (Es)
Family: Laridae • Terns
Range: Peru, Chile
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A beautiful Inca Tern, Paracas, Islas Ballestas, Peru, sent in by Dirk.

Copyright: DK/monacoeye • Chile • April 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Andean Coot
Latin: Fulica ardesiaca
Other: Focha andina
Family: Rallidae - Rails, Coots
Range: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
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Many thanks to Dirk for sending in this nice photo of an Andean Coot at the Salar de Atacama, Chile.

Bill and frontal shield can vary in colour from yellow and red to white. See below for paler variants.More photos...

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Bird name: Moustached Flowerpiercer
Latin: Diglossa mystacalis
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Family: Thraupidae • Tanagers, Flowerpiercers
Range: Peru, Bolivia
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Thanks to Dirk for this photo of a Moustached Flowerpiercer, taken on the Inca Trail, Peru.

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Bird name: Croaking Ground Dove
Latin: Columbina cruziana
Other: Tortolita (Es)
Family: Columbidae • Pigeons & Doves
Range: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile
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A Croaking Ground Dove spotted by Dirk in Nazca, Peru.

Copyright: monacoeye • Ecuador • April 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: White Bellied Woodstar
Latin: Chaetocercus mulsant
Other: Colibrí de Mulsant
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile
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These White-Bellied Woodstars were seen at Guango Lodge, 2800m altitude on the eastern Andean slope in Ecuador.

The male, above, is green and white with purple throat, and female, below, more buffy.

Further below, a shot from Dirk shows the purple throat of the male clearly.

Directly below, a female White-Bellied Woodstar at Guango Lodge, Ecuador, April.
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Bird name: Shining Sunbeam
Latin: Aglaeactis cupripennis
Other: Colibrí cobrizo (Es)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
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The photo above seems likely to be a Shining Sunbeam (unconfirmed), seen by Dirk on the Inca Trail, Peru, 3000 meters altitude, April.

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Bird name: White Tufted Sunbeam
Latin: Aglaeactis castelnaudii
Other: Colibrí condecorado (Es)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Peru
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Thanks to Dirk for this pic of a White Tufted Sunbeam on the Inca Trail in Peru.

Copyright: monacoeye • Regua, Brazil, September 2011 • Do not copy without permission.

Bird name: Slaty Bristlefront
Latin: Merulaxis ater
Other: Entufado (Br)
Family: Rhinocryptidae • Tapaculos
Range: Southeast Brazil Atlantic Forest
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Members of the Tapaculo family are usually easy to hear and difficult to see. So I was very pleased to get a photo of this Slaty Bristlefront at Regua, in north Rio de Janeiro state in September.

We climbed up a steep bank into the dark forest, and then waited patiently as the male Slaty Bristlefront made his way over to our playback. In addition to the lack of light there was a dense morning mist to contend with.

But although deceptively fleet-footed, he was not very shy, and walked up to about four metres away, calling as he went, as we watched in wonder. He also raised his neck feathers at one point (photo below).

The male, pictured, has a bluish head, neck and chest and brown wings, tail and rear. And tall bristles between the eyes.

A great bird, and the first of the Rhinocryptidae Tapaculo family that I’ve been able to photograph.

The Slaty Bristlefront is endemic to a fairly narrow strip of Atlantic rainforest in the east of Brazil. It is classed as Near Threatened in IUCN 3.1 due to habitat loss.

Below, a Slaty Bristlefront, at Regua in Guapi Assu.
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Bird name: White Capped Dipper
Latin: Cinclus leucocephalus
Other: Mirlo acuático de coronilla blanca (Es)
Family: Cinclidae • Dippers
Range: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
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Guango Lodge in Ecuador was a good place to see the White-Capped Dipper in April. We saw one diving in and out of the water, and making its way up the fast moving river that runs along the bottom end of the property, and another pair of White-Capped Dippers right underneath the waterfall at the upper section of the property.

The White-Capped Dipper is always found by water, in the Andean highlands, often in pairs. It has no problem walking on wet boulders.More photos...

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Bird name: Thrush Like Wren
Latin: Cantorchilus longirostris
Other: Garrinchão-de-bico-grande (Br) • Soterrey Mirlo (Es)
Family: Troglodytidae • Wrens
Range: Amazonia, Pantanal, Bahia - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
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There is a tree you can climb with a rickety set of stairs on the approach road to Curicaca Lodge, off the Transpantaneira in the Pantanal. While standing on the upper platform, the Thrush-like Wren above alighted in the tree.

I also saw Thrush-like Wrens around the Lodge. It wasn’t initially obvious to me they were of the wren family from their large size, relaxed behaviour and plain colouring.

In the Pantanal subspecies pictured, Cantorchilus longirostris unicolor, barring is very faint on the chest but diagnostic on the flanks and under the tail. It has a light supercilium.
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Copyright: monacoeye • Brazil • September 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Long Billed Wren
Latin: Cantorchilus longirostris
Other: Garrinchão de bico grande (Br)
Family: Troglodytidae • Wrens
Range: Eastern Brazil
Similar: Buff Breasted Wren

I saw this Long-Billed Wren late afternoon on the perimeter of the garden of Serra dos Tucanos Lodge, in Rio de Janeiro state on a recent trip.

It had an attractive call and was not quite as furtive as some smaller wrens.More photos...

Copyright: monacoeye • Ecuador • April 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Mountain Wren
Latin: Troglodytes solstitialis
Other: Soterrey montañés (Es)
Family: Troglodytidae • Wrens
Range: W Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, N Argentina
Similar: House Wren

There was a Mountain Wren coming in to feed on insects at Guango Lodge, near Papallacta on the eastern slope of the Andes. Relatively common in Andean montane forest but fast moving.

The Mountain Wren is more richly coloured than the House Wren.More photos...

Copyright: monacoeye • Monaco • October 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Eurasian Wren
Latin: Troglodytes troglodytes
Other: Wren (UK) • Winter Wren (US) • Troglodyte mignon (Fr) • Zaunkönig (De) • Chochín (Es) • Scricciolo comune (It)
Family: Troglodytidae • Wrens
Range: Widespread Europe, Asia
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The Wren is widespread throughout Europe, but small and shy!

The Wren is difficult to see on the south coast of France in the summer but easier to see in the winter.

Many thanks to Alexia for passing on this photo of a wren on her balcony - a new Monaco record for this site.More photos...

Copyright: DK/monacoeye • Bolivia • April 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Ash Breasted Sierra Finch
Latin: Phrygilus plebejus
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Family: Thraupidae • Tanagers, Sierra Finches
Range: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
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Many thanks to Dirk for sending in this photo of an Ash-breasted Sierra Finch, taken near Sucre in Bolivia, 2700 m altitude.

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Bird name: Hooded Crow
Latin: Corvus cornix
Other: Cornacchia grigia (It)
Family: Corvidae • Crows
Range:
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The Hooded Crow replaces the all-black Carrion Crow in Eastern Europe, Ireland and northern Scotland. These crows are often thought of as the same species but here treated separately.

The Hooded Crow is common in the Danube Delta in Romania (pictured here), and often seen in fields etc, like the Carrion Crow.More photos...