Rick Simpson Birding Services

Folha Seca. Photo ₢ Chuck Geanangel.

This site and the neighbouring Corcovado hold some areas of good lowland Atlantic Forest.

White-chinned Sapphire. Photo ₢ Lasse Olsson.

The site is of course best known for the hummingbird feeders at Jonas’ house in the forest. The list of species there is now at 22 and there are usually at least 9 available at any one time. Those normally encountered are; Saw-billed Hermit, an Atlantic forest and Brazilian endemic; Swallow-tailed Hummingbird; Brazilian Ruby, another endemic; Sombre hummingbird, also endemic; Versicoloured and Glittering-throated Emeralds; White-chinned Sapphire; Festive Coquette; Violet-capped Woodnymph; in summer Black Jacobin and Black-throated Mango join the throng.

Tawny-throated Leaftosser. Photo ₢ João Quental.

Birds to be found include: Brown Tinamou, Ruddy Quail-Dove, Maroon-bellied and Plain Parakeets, White-tailed Trogon, Blonde-crested Woodpecker, Plain-winged, Planalto, Olivaceous and Lesser Woodcreepers, White-eyed Foliage-gleaner, Rufous-breasted and Tawny-throated Leaftosser, Tufted Antshrike, White-shouldered Fire-eye, Ferruginous and Scaled Antbird, Unicoloured and Star-throated Antwren, Rufous-capped Antthrush, Black-cheeked and Rufous Gnateater, Slaty Bristlefront, Bare-throated Bellbird, White-bearded and Blue Manakin, Greenish Schiffornis, Greyish Mourner, Euler’s Flycatcher, Eared Pygmy-Tyrant, White-throated Spadebill, Large-headed Flatbill, White-thighed Swallow, White-necked Thrush, Green Honeycreeper, Green-headed and Red-necked Tanager, Chestnut-bellied Euphonia, Azure-shouldered, Golden-chevroned, Ruby-crowned, Flame-crested and Red-crowned Ant-Tanager, Green-winged Saltator, Neotropical River Warbler; when the bamboo is seeding we have invasions of Uniform Finch and Buffy-fronted Seedeater.

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