Intervales.
Intervales. Photo ₢ Rick and Elis Simpson.
This state park west of São Paulo is part of a network of protected forest areas and as such is a fantastic place to bird. Its specialities as far as birders visiting São Paulo are concerned are the Helmeted Woodpecker and Black-fronted Piping-Guan. The headquarters area offers accommodation where birders can roam freely but the trails into the forest can only be visited with a monitor. Some of these monitors are red hot bird guides and can really enhance your day’s birding.
Black-fronted Piping-Guan. Photo ₢ Rick and Elis Simpson.
Female Robust Woodpecker. Photo ₢ Tommy Pedersen.
Grey-bellied Spinetail. Photo ₢ Tommy Pedersen.
Birds to look out for include: Mantled Hawk, Black-fronted Piping-Guan, Spot-winged Woodquail, Red and White Crake, Blue-bellied Parrot, Pavonine Cuckoo, Least Pygmy Owl, Common Potoo, Short-tailed Nighthawk, Dusky-throated Hermit, Plovercrest, Sapphire-spangled Emerald, White-tailed Trogon, Black-throated Trogon, Surucua Trogon, Rufous-capped Motmot, Spot-billed Toucanet, Saffron Toucanet, Ochre-collared Piculet, White-spotted Woodpecker, Yellow-browed Woodpecker, Robust Woodpecker, Helmeted Woodpecker, Grey-bellied Spinetail, Pallis Spinetail, Red-eyed Thornbird, White-browed Foliage-gleaner, Buff-browed Foliage gleaner, White-collared Foliage-gleaner, Pale-browed Treehunter, Rufous-breasted Leaftosser, Sharp-billed Treehunter, Scalloped Woodcreeper, Black-billed Scythebill, Giant Antshrike, Large-tailed Antshrike, Tufted Antshrike, White-bearded Antshrike, Bertoni’s Antbird, Ochre-rumped Antbird, Dusky-tailed Antbird, Rufous-capped Antthrush, Short-tailed Antthrush, Cryptic Antthrush, Variegated Antpitta, Serra do Mar Tapaculo, White-breasted Tapaculo, Slaty Bristlefront, Spotted Bamboowren, Sharpbill, Hooded Berryeater, Cinnamon-vented Piha, Red-ruffed Fruitcrow, Serra do Mar Tyrant-Manakin, Swallow-tailed Cotinga, Wing-barred Piprites, Rough-legged Tyrannulet, Small-billed Elaenia, Highland Elaenia, Bay-ringed Tyrannulet, São Paulo Tyrannulet, Oustalet’s Tyrannulet, Brown-breasted Pygmy-Tyrant, Hangnest Tody-Tyrant, Royal Flycatcher, Three-striped Flycatcher, Sirystes, Swainson’s Flycatcher, Short-crested Flycatcher, Brown-crested Flycatcher, Rufous-tailed Attila, Rufous-crowned Greenlet, Green-chinned Euphonia, Golden-rumped Euphonia, White-rimmed Warbler, Brown Tanager, Magpie Tanager, Rufous-headed Tanager, Olive-green Tanager, Golden-chevroned Tanager, Diademed Tanager, Brassy-breasted Tanager, Chestnut-backed Tanager, Black-legged Dacnis, Red-rumped Warbling-Finch, Buffy-fronted Seedeater, Temminck’s seedeater, Lined Seedeater, Uniform Finch, Half-collared Sparrow, Grassland Sparrow, Black-throated Grosbeak, Green-winged Saltator, Golden-winged Cacique and Yellow-rumped Marshbird.
