The Bahia Spinetail is a Near Threatened Brazilian endemic species of the southeast Atlantic forest. It sits in a large genus of 37 species. We had these in Boa Nova National Park in Bahia State. It used to be conspecific with the Rufous-capped Spinetail but was split out in the early 2000's after phylogenetic studies showed them to be distinct.
This is an interesting Brazilian endemic of the southeast Atlantic forest that I will need to get reacquainted with because I only saw female or youn birds and the sexual dimorphism is pronounced in this species with the male being stunning. This photo was taken at the top of a large hill/mountain near Poções in Bahia State. However, we had them in several locations on my second trip to Brazil. It is the only species in its genus.
This cute Brazilian endemic used to be lumped with the Striolated or Western Striped Manakin but at the turn of the century phylogenetic studies led to the split. The Kinglet Manakin lives in southeast Brazil whereas the Striolated is way up in the northwest of South America. We had ours in multiple spots but my best shots below were from the area around Itacaré in Bahia State, Brazil.
This little flycatcher has a complicated phylogenetic history but now sits in a genus of four separate from the Tyrannidae family of flycatchers, which is why some authorities don't keep Flycatcher in the name. It has a wide range across South America with five known subspecies. We saw this M. b. mastacalis subspecies in southeast Brazil in Boa Nova National Park in Bahia State.
This Brazilian endemic has a couple of highly disjunct populations in southeast Brazil, with a very small one being in Bahia State, which is where we saw this one, in Boa Nova National Park. It sits in a large genus with 22 species.
This striking Brazilian endemic tanager is one of three species in the genus, alongside with Guira and Yellow-backed Tanager. We had these amazing views on a magical afternoon on the flanks of Serra Bonita Preserve in Bahia State.
This is a Near Threatened Brazilian endemic of the Atlantic forest of southeast Brazil. It is in a genus with 7 other Antvireos. We had this one at Serra Bonita in Bahia State.
