The Cinereous Antshrike is a dapper looking species of the Amazon basin and also of the southeast of Brazil. It has 5 subspecies with the c. caesius subspecies being the one found in southeast Brazil. We had this one in the Itacaré region of Bahia State, Brazil.
The Black-billed Scythebill is a bird of the Atlantic forest in southeast Brazil that spills over a bit into Paraguay and Argentina. We had them a few times during my second trip to Brazil in a couple different spots, but both of the below pictures were from Boa Nova National Park in Bahia State.
This Brazilian endemic has a Vulnerable status due to its limited range and dependence on the Atlantic forest that is currently being deforested. It hunts through dense tangles which are typically only present in mature forests. We were lucky enough to see a couple in Boa Nova National Park in Bahia State. There are 5 species in the Softtail genus.
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.
This species is similar to the Fringe-backed but it doesn't have the white fringe on its back. The White-shouldered also inhabits the Atlantic forest of southeast Brazil but it has a much wider range extending all the way into Paraguay and the far northeast corner of Argentina. We had these ones in Boa Nova National Park in Bahia State, Brazil.
Antbirds are tricky to get good photos of because they live in dense forests with poor light and they are skulkers. So we were tickled pink when we got this one to pose on my birthday none-the-less. This photo was taken at the famous Serra Bonito Preserve in Bahia State. This is a Brazilian endemic that only lives in southeast Brazil.
This Xenops species is found in the Atlantic forests of Brazil and some of Paraguay and Argentina. The other name sometimes used is White-throated Xenops, which is probably a better descriptor especially because the word Plain can be confused with habitat. We saw this one in Boa Nova National Park in Bahia State, Brazil.
The Southern Tropical Pewee is one of 15 Pewees in the genus Contopus along with the Olive-sided Flycatcher. It can be found in a wide range from Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil which is where I saw this one. We had this one in Boa Nova National Park in Bahia State.
This Cacique species has a wide disjunct range around the Amazon Basin and then in the southeast of South America. We had these at Fazenda Paris in Bahia State, Brazil. There are 10 Cacique species in this genus. These are gregarious colonial nesters with big pendulous nests that hang from the canopy.
This "grosbeak" is actually in the Saltator genus with 14 saltator species and one other bird that has Grosbeak in the name. Oddly enough, even the Blue Grosbeak is not in the same genus as other "grosbeaks". Grosbeak is really more of a description of the large bill than it is a genetic linkage. The Black-throated Grosbeak has a large range in South America, mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also a bit into Paraguay and Argentina. We had this one in Boa Nova National Park in Bahia State, Brazil.
This is a Near Threatened Brazilian endemic that lives in the Atlantic forest of southeast Brazil. We had it at a place called Duas Vendas in Bahia State, Brazil. There are 4 species in this genus of Tyrant-Manakins.
This beauty of a Parakeet is a Brazilian endemic although it does get pretty close to Paraguay and Argentina. We had them in a couple different places, but I photographed this one in Itacare, a nice surf town in Bahia State on the southeast coast.
This Brazilian endemic is a Near Threatened species which inhabits a small strip of forest in Bahia State. It used to be conspecific with Black-capped and Creamy-bellied Antwrens but was split in the early 2000s. It is considered to be a sister species with Black-capped Antwrens which we also saw on this trip. I photographed this one in the forest near Porto Seguro in Bahia State.
This is one of those striking birds when you see them in the field but cameras don't do them justice. Reds and Blacks are tricky with cameras and this bird has both. They have a wide spread distribution including a large area around the Amazon Basin and also a wide strip along the Atlantic forest in southeast Brazil. I saw them in several placed on my second trip to Brazil and took many photos, but I don't like any of them. This particular one was near Porto Seguro.
This Tanager is found all over South America and has 11 subspecies, so it is ripe for future splits. They look kind of like Guira Tanagers which I have seen before. Like that species, the Yellow-backed Tanager is sexually dimorphic with the female being plain looking like this one that I photographed near Açu da Torre in Bahia State, Brazil.
This little cutie has three disjunct populations in South America. Two are in the northeast and one in the southeast of Brazil. We saw these in the Atlantic forest near the Arua Observatory hotspot in northeast Bahia State. There are three recognized subspecies, so it's possible this will be split in the near future. I believe the one I photographed below is P. e. exilis which I supposed is the Nominate subspecies.
This is yet another one of those species that has a highly disjunct population in South America that some authorities consider them separate species. eBird still has the one I saw as White-flanked, but Clements considers this one as Silvery-flanked Antwren. The Silvery-flanked subspecies that I saw is endemic to the Atlantic forest of southeast Brazil. We saw a male and female, but I only came away with a decent shot of the female. These were frolicking in the forest next to the Arua Observatory in Bahia State.
This Brazilian endemic inhabits the southeast Atlantic forest in a pretty wide band along the coast. We had ours at the Arua Observatory in northeast Bahia State. The male on top and female below.
This Near Threatened Brazilian endemic has a tiny range in the southeast Atlantic forest. We had ours at Aruá Observação de aves e natureza in Bahia State. It is one of 6 Fire-eyes in the genus.
This manakin has a disjunct population in South America with the main one being in the Amazon basin from Peru to northeast Brazil and the second being in the Atlantic forest of southeast Brazil. I had this one near Quitungo in Bahia State, Brazil.
This is one of three species in the genus of Mourners. The Grayish Mourner inhabits a wide range in a couple of disjunct populations in South America. One is in the north and the other in the southeast which is where I bagged this one in Conduru National Park in Bahia State, Brazil.
This is an Endangered Brazilian endemic restricted to a very small area in the Atlantic forest in northeast Brazil. We had ours in far northern Bahia State in Mata de São João county. The area we saw it was in the process of being developed, which is the main reason it is Endangered. It is in a genus of 11 foliage-gleaners.
This is a widespread species in South America with a couple of very disjunction populations, one in the north and the other in the southeast which a legacy of deforestation and fragmentation by humans. They also have a population on Tobago island which has been suggested to be a separate species but so far has not been split. We had them in several places on my second trip to Brazil but most times they were hard to photograph This photo was taken in Barro Branco in Lençóis, Bahia State, Brazil.
