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canopy flocks held many of those species we had become quite familiar with over the last couple of
weeks but we did manage to add both Pink-throated Becard and Dot-winged Antwren to that list.
We did try to get to the site for Yapacana Antbird but unfortunately we needed a boat. Although our
visit was specially permitted by IBAMA to see how tourism might work in the park they had used
their boat for research along the Rio Branco 50km away. Next time we were promised it would be
available. As we moved on to the campina woodlands we found several Cherrie’s Antwrens and
managed spectacular views of a family group. We also saw a number of Black-crested Antshrikes,
Guianan Slaty Antshrikes and a group of Green-tailed Jacamars. In the late afternoon, large numbers
of Blue-and-yellow Macaws plus a few Scarlet Macaws screeched away to their roost sites making for
a fitting end to a spectacular day. We then headed back to Caracarai for a fantastic dinner before
continuing on to Boa Vista.
Our last morning was spent visiting a number of wetlands along the Bonfim road where we caught up
with a number of open country species. These included nesting Pied-billed and Least Grebes,
Double-striped Thick-knees, Yellowish Pipits, recently arrived Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, a
number of Jabiru, Buff-necked Ibises, several Capped Herons and a couple of roosting Black-crowned
Night Herons. Interestingly we watched an adult Pied-billed Grebe attacking a Jabiru that strayed too
close to its nest. At a palm swamp on the edge of town we saw dozens of Red-bellied and Redshouldered
Macaws along with another very responsive Point-tailed Palmcreeper finishing the tour as
we started it with a Palmcreeper hunt. It was time to wrap things up and we returned to town for our
flights back to Manaus after a very successful tour.
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