Rick Simpson Birding Services

After the Minas Triangle section was completed, an extension in the Serra da Mantequeira was just the ticket escaping the heat of Minas, it was raining to start with but soon cleared. One species that it is always good to see up there is the Black-capped Piprites.

Black-backed Piprites.

Another highland specialty is the Black-breasted Plovercrest. This one is a rather wet female that we saw at the feeders of the Pousada Três Pinheiros.

Female Black-breasted Plovercrest.

One of the commonest and most attractive birds of the region is the Red-rumped Warbling-Finch.

Red-rumped Warbling-Finch.

See Tommy’s complete collection of this leg of the trip on http://homepage.mac.com/sandman777/Brazil-October2009-4/

See also Knut’s pictures on Flickr which include some photos taken here in Ubatuba where he stayed with me as an extension after Tommy had return home… http://www.flickr.com/photos/22333182@N04/sets/72157622641949217/

All photos on this page copyright Tommy Pedersen.