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Spotted Tanager Tangara punctata: A few seen at sites throughout. Opal-rumped Tanager Tangara velia: Great views of a number near São Gabriel. Black-faced Dacnis Dacnis lineata: Several pairs were recorded during the trip. Common around São Gabriel. Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana: Very common. Yellow-bellied Dacnis Dacnis flaviventer: A pair in the Anavilhanas Archipelago. Short-billed Honeycreeper Cyanerpes nitidus: A few small flocks seen throughout. Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus: Fairly common. . Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza: Common. Guira Tanager Hemithraupis guira: A few seen near Pacaraima. Yellow-backed Tanager Hemithraupis flavicollis: A few seen around Manaus and São Gabriel. Bicoloured Conebill Conirostrum bicolor: A pair seen along the Careirpo Road. Pearly-breasted Conebill Conirostrum margaritae: We had excellent views of up to five birds on the lower part of Marchantaria Island. COEREBIDAE Bananaquit Coereba flaveola: Several seen at sites throughout. Yellow-browed Sparrow Ammodramus aurifrons: Very common. Grassland Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum: Fairly common in Roraima. EMBERIZIDAE Orange-fronted Yellow-Finch Sicalis columbiana: A few on Marchantaria Island. . Wedge-tailed Grassfinch Emberizoides herbicola: A few seen in Roraima. Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina: A few seen in open and disturbed areas throughout. Wing-barred Seedeater Sporophila Americana: A few seen north of Manaus. Grey Seedeater Sporophila intermedia: Fairly common in Roraima. Plumbeous Seedeater Sporophila plumbea: Numerous in Roraima. Lined Seedeater Sporophila lineola: Abundant on Marchantaria Island and in Roraima. Chestnut-bellied Seedeater Sporophila castaneiventris: The most common seedeater throughout the trip. Ruddy-breasted Seedeater Sporophila minuta: Small numbers found breeding north of Boa Vista. Yellow-bellied seedeater Sporophila nigricollis: A few seen near Pacaraima. Lesser Seed-Finch Oryzoborus angolensis: Several seen near São Gabriel and Boa Vista. Large-billed Seedfinch Oryzoborus crassirostris; A single male seen singing north of Boa Vista. Literally translated the scientific name of this bird means thick-billed rice devourer. White-naped Seedeater Dolospingus fringilloides: Great scope and detailed views of this campina speciality, which didn’t take long to show at the Lajes campina. Among the top five birds of the trip. The generic name means false-finch while the specific name means ‘resembling a finch’. As it happens it looks like a finch, sounds like a finch and behaves like a finch. Pectoral Sparrow Arremon pectoralis: A few seen near São Gabriel. Red-capped Cardinal Paroaria gularis: Seen on Marchantaria and in Roraima. CARDINALIDAE Green Grosbeak (Yellow-green G) Caryothraustes canadensis: Several seen near Manaus. Slate-coloured Grosbeak Saltator grossus: One seen near São Gabriel. Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus: Several seen throughout. Greyish Saltator Saltator coerulescens: The common saltator in varzea and second-growth forests. Abundant on Marchantaria Is. Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides (H): Heard in the Anavilhanas and another on at Iracema Falls. 26 <strong>Birdquest</strong>: Amazonian Brazil 2011
PARULIDAE. Masked Yellowthroat Geothlypis aequinoctialis: Common on Marchantaria Flavescent Warbler Basileuterus flaveolus: A pair found north of Boa Vista. Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivora: Several seen near Pacaraima. American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla: One seen near Pacaraima. ICTERIDAE Green Oropendola Psarocolius viridis: Several seen around Manaus and others around São Gabriel, where it occurs with the Olive Oropendola. Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus: A few birds recorded in the Anavilhanas Archipelago. Olive Oropendola Psarocolius bifasciatus: Abundant around São Gabriel. Note that this species is considered a subspecies of the Amazonian Oropendola. Although the two look very different, there is good evidence that these differences represent a clinal and geographic variation of a single species, and different populations hybridize over large areas. Solitary Black Cacique (Solitary C) Cacicus solitarius: A single immature bird (with black bill) seen along the Careiro road. Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela: Common. Moriche Oriole Icterus chrysocephalus: Fairly common in Moriche palms near Manaus. Orange-backed Troupial Icterus croconotus: Seen on Marchantaria Island. and others in Roraima. . Yellow Oriole Icterus chrysocephalus: Fairly common in northern Roraima. Oriole-Blackbird Gymnomystax mexicanus: Large numbers around Marchantaria Island. Yellow-hooded Blackbird Chrysomus icterocephalus: Abundant n the lower end of Marchantaria Is. Giant cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus : A good number seen north of Boa Vista at a Cacique roost. Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis: A huge flock of birds (about 200 individuals) seen at Marchantaria Is. Red-breasted Blackbird Sturnella militaris: A few on Marchantaria island and abundant in Roraima. FRINGILLIDAE Golden-bellied Euphonia (White-lored E) Euphonia chrysopasta: A few seen at a number of sites throughout. Finsch’s Euphonia Euphonia finschii: A few seen in Roraima. Rufous-bellied Euphonia Euphonia rufiventris: Common around São Gabriel, where it replaces the following species, with which it forms a superspecies. Golden-sided Euphonia Euphonia cayennensis: Great views of a male from the INPA Tower. It occurs outside this biogeographical unit at the mouth of the Amazon, where it crosses the river and maintains a stable population. MAMMALS Giant Anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla: At least 10 seen in savannas north of Boa Vista. Red Acouchy Myoprocta acouchy: One seen in Sumauma Park. An uncommon mammal. Black Agouti Dasyprocta fuliginosa: Seen near São Gabriel. Red-rumped agouti Dasyprocta leporine: several seen in Mindu Park and elsewhere on the tour. Golden-handed Tamarin (Golden-h M) Saguinus midas: Several troops seen near the INPA Tower and others in the Virua NP. A widely distributed tamarin in north-west Amazonia. Its specific name midas refers to King Midas, who unwisely wished that all he touched would turn to gold. Pied Tamarin (Bare-faced Tamarin) Saguinus bicolour: A group of six seen in Sumauma Park. A highly threatened species only found within the metropolitan area of Manaus and now the subject of an intense breeding programme to secure a viable breeding population. The entire range is now reduced to a number of disjunct forest fragments that are being rapidly degraded and reduced. Considered endangered. Common Squirrel Monkey Saimiri sciureus: Common along the Igarape Janauari and at São Gabriel. 27 <strong>Birdquest</strong>: Amazonian Brazil 2011
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