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BURHINIDAE Double-striped thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus: Four seen near Boa Vista. CHARADRIIDAE Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis: A few seen along the Rio Solimões. Collared Plover Charadrius collaris: One seen on Marchantaria. Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca: A few seen near Boa Vista. Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes: A few seen near Boa Vista. Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria: Small numbers throughout. JACANIDAE Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana: Numerous along the Rio Solimões and the Careiro road. Like tinamous, jacanas exhibit sexual role reversal. The males perform most or all nest building, incubation and brooding. In addition they employ a polyandrous mating system in which a single female mates with several males who then take responsibility for the eggs and offspring. STERNIDAE Yellow-billed Tern Sternula superciliaris: A few seen along the Rio Solimoes. Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex: Quite numerous along the Rio Solimões and small numbers seen elsewhere. COLUMBIDAE Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina: Common and widespread throughout the trip. Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti: Also a common species near houses and open areas. We recorded a good many en route to the Anavilhanas jungle lodge. Feral Pigeon (Rock Dove) (introduced) Columba livia: An abundant synanthropic species found in towns and cities. In South America birds may be of either feral or domestic origin. Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa: Several birds seen at Presidente Figueiredo. Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis: Commonly seen and heard along rivers and lakes. Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea: Several heard and one seen from the INPA Tower and others around São Gabriel. Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea: Several seen near Iracema Falls and São Gabriel. White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi: Seen at Iracema Falls and São Gabriel. Grey-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla: Seen at several sites. . Ruddy Quail Dove Geotrygon Montana: Seen near Iracema falls. PSITTACIDAE Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna: A good many small groups seen flying over Lajes Campina, around Iracema falls and São Gabriel. Up to 36 seen together in Virua NP. Scarlet Macaw Ara macao: Several pairs noted at sites throughout the trip. Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus: Several pairs noted at the INPA Tower and São Gabriel; a generally rare species now. Chestnut-fronted Macaw Ara severa: A pair seen on Marchantaria were the only birds we saw. South of the Amazon this is a common species. Red-bellied Macaw Orthopsittaca manilata: A pair nesting at our first stop at the Rio Preto and up to 40 seen there on our second stop. This species is strongly associated with Mauritia palms and almost always found near such palm groves. Red-shouldered Macaw Diopsittaca nobilis: Small numbers seen around Boa Vista. White-eyed Parakeet Aratinga leucophthalma: Large numbers seen on Marchantaria and in Manaus. Sun Parakeet Aratinga solstitialis: At least twelve seen west of Normandia. The Sun Parakeet is restricted to central Guyana and Roraima, Brazil, and may have occurred in Surinam. It 12 <strong>Birdquest</strong>: Amazonian Brazil 2011
was quite common in the Rupurumi savannas of western Guyana and adjacent Roraima it has long since been extirpated from much of this tiny range. In Guyana nesting has been proven near Karasabai on the Brazilian border where up to 80 birds were found in 2003. In Roraima small populations have recently been discovered Current estimates put the population at no more than 2000 birds. Up until the 1980’s birds were exported from Guyana with an annual export quota of 600 birds set and about 2200 taken for the US market between 1981 and 1985. Although there is still pressure on remaining birds from trappers there is now mounting pressure to conserve those left. Brown-throated Parakeet Aratinga pertinax: The common parakeet in Roraima. Maroon-tailed Parakeet Pyrrhura m. melanura: We saw several small flocks around São Gabriel. The taxonomy of this species is complex and more than one species may be involved within the presently recognized species. Painted Parakeet Pyrrhura picta: A few seen at Iracema falls. Green-rumped Parrotlet Forpus passerines: Common in Roraima. Blue-winged Parrotlet Forpus xanthopterygius: Seen outside our hotel, at the Sumauma park in Manaus and along the Careiro road. Canary-winged Parakeet Brotogeris versicolurus: Seen at a fruiting tree in Manaus and along the Careiro road. Cobalt-winged Parakeet Brotogeris cyanoptera: Small groups were recorded daily around São Gabriel and at Anavilhanas, where the nominate form occurs. Cobalt-winged Parakeet replaces the following species west of the Rio Branco. Golden-winged Parakeet Brotogeris chrysoptera: We saw quite a number of small flocks at Iracema Falls and a good number from the INPA Tower. Tui Parakeet Brotogeris sanctithomae: We recorded large numbers of the nominate form on the Ilha Marchantaria and along the Cariero road. The scientific name refers to the island of São Tomé in the Gulf of Guinea, obviously an erroneous toponym. Black-headed Parrot Pionites melanocephala: Two seen at São Gabriel and others at Pacaraima. Orange-cheeked Parrot Gypopsitta barrabandi: We saw a couple of flocks at São Gabriel and another at the Anavilhanas Jungle lodge. Caica Parrot Gypopsitta caica: A group six seen at Iracema falls and a pair seen very well at São Gabriel on the east bank. The birds were in a small dead tree by the Abacaxi trail and we had point blank views of them. This and the previous species are said to replace one another east and west of the Rio Branco. Short-tailed Parrot Graydidascalus brachyurus: Up 25 seen in seasonally flooded varzea forests on Marchantaria Island. Smaller numbers seen along the Careiro road. Its generic name honours John Edward Gray, a 19th century English ornithologist. Didascalos is ancient Greek for teacher or master, and thus the name of this monotypic genus honours the influence of Gray to ornithology. Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus: A generally common species recorded throughout our trip in small numbers. Dusky Parrot Pionus fuscus: We had excellent views of this Guianan speciality north of Manaus from the INPA Tower and at Iracema falls. This species tends to be seen alone or in pairs unlike many other Psittacids . Red-lored Parrot (RL Amazon) Amazona autumnalis: We saw several from the INPA Tower where uncommon. Generally found in riverine forests in this part of its range. Festive Parrot (F Amazon) Amazona festiva: A few in the Anavilhanas Archipelago and dozens along the Careiro road. Not as abundant as in other years. This species is largely restricted to riverine forests and is becoming increasingly rare. Orange-winged Parrot (O-w Amazon) Amazona amazonica: Generally the commonest Amazona throughout the trip. Kawall’s Parrot Amazona kawalli (H): We heard a couple of birds in the Anavilhanas This has only very recently been described. It is a cryptic species once thought range-restricted but has 13 <strong>Birdquest</strong>: Amazonian Brazil 2011
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