BIRDS

 

Some birding places and its checklists

(by Antonio Silveira)

Santa Catarina

Palhoça (Ilha do Papagaio)

  

 

We (Antonio Silveira followed by Gianine Luiza), from February 14th to 20th, 2006, have been at Papagaio Island, Palhoça County, Santa catarina State, observing, studying and listing the local birds.

This checklist has as objective providing to birdwatchers that visit Papagaio Island and near regions a reference to the birds that can be observed there.

The denomination Papagaio (Parrot) Island was given because the island looks like a parrot's head, and it is located in the South area of Santa Catarina Island (where Florianópolis City is located), distant about just 200 meters from the continent (Ponta do Papagaio), so easy to get there. It's a particular reserve, where the owners have a Lodging with the same name amd preserve the vegetation all around the island, which is formed by atlantic wood in recomposition and also charateristic wood from rocks coats.

Interesting talking about the presence of the Azure Jay (Cyanocorax caeruleus; Gralha-azul) that is commonly associated to araucaria areas, but can be seen in this island. The most common bird is the Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola; Canário-da-terra), being registerd around 300.

The observations have been done at daily periods, especially at Papagaio Island, so that's the reason for the checklist that follows doesn't brings any owl's specie.

English, Scientific and Portuguese names 

 

CRACIDAE
Chachalaca; Ortalis squamata; Aranquã-escamoso

 

SULIDAE
Brown Booby; Sula leucogaster; Atobá-pardo

 

PHALACROCORACIDAE

Neotropic Cormorant; Phalacrocorax brasilianus; Biguá

 

FREGATIDAE
Magnificent Frigatebird; Fregata magnificens; Fragata-comum

 

ARDEIDAE

Black-crowned Night-heron; Nycticorax nycticorax; Socó-dorminhoco (Garça Dorminhoca)

Snowy Egret; Egretta thula; Garcinha-branca

 

CATHARTIDAE
Turkey Vulture; Cathartes aura; Urubu-de-cabeça-vermelha

Black Vulture; Coragyps atratus; Urubu
 

ACCIPITRIDAE

Roadside Hawk; Rupornis magnirostris; Gavião-carijó

 

FALCONIDAE
Crested Caracara; Caracara plancus; Caracara

Yellow-Headed Caracara; Milvago chimachima; Gavião-pinhé
Chimango Caracara; Milvago chimango;Chimango  
 

CHARADRIIDAE
Southern Lapwing; Vanellus chilensis; Quero-quero

 

HAEMATOPODIDAE

American Oystercatcher; Haematopus palliatus; Pirupiru

 

LARIDAE
Kelp Gull; Larus dominicanus; Gaivotão  

 

STERNIDAE

Yellow-billed Tern; Sturnela superciliaris; Trinta-réis-anão

Common Tern; Sterna hirundo; Trinta-réis-boreal

 

COLUMBIDAE
Picazuro Pigeon; Patagioenas picazuro; Asa-branca
Pale-vented Pigeon; Patagioenas cayennensis; Pomba-galega
White-Tipped Dove; Leptotila verreauxi; Juriti  
 

CUCULIDAE
Squirrel Cuckoo; Piaya cayana; Alma-de-gato  
 

APODIDAE
White-collared Swift; Streptoprocne zonaris; Andorinhão-coleira-branca
Gray-rumped Swift; Chaetura cynereiventris; Taperá-de-barriga-cinzas  

 

TROCHILIDAE

Planalto Hermit; Phaethornis pretrei; Rabo-branco-de-sobre-amarelo
Violet-capped Woodnymph; Thalurania glaucopis; Beija-flor-de-fronte-violeta

Glittering-throated Emerald; Amazilia fimbriata; Beija-flor-de-garganta-verde

 

ALCEDINIDAE

Ringed Kingfisher; Ceryle torquatus; Matraca

 

PICIDAE
Ochre-collared Piculet; Picumnus temminckii; Picapauzinho
 

THAMNOPHILIDAE

Rufous-capped Antshrike; Thamnophilus ruficapillus; Choca-de-chapéu-vermelho

 

FURNARIIDAE
Rufous Hornero; Furnarius rufus; João-de-barro

 

TYRANNIDAE
Yellow-bellied Elaenia; Elaenia flavogaster; Guaracava-de-barriga-amarela

Southern Beardless Tyrannulet; Camptostoma obsoletum; Risadinha
Vermilion-crowned (or Social) Flycatcher; Myiozetetes similis; Bentevizinho

Great Kiskadee; Pitangus sulphuratus; Bentevi

Variegated Flycatcher; Empidonomus varius; Peitica
Tropical Kingbird; Tyrannus melancholicus; Suiriri

 

VIREONIDAE
Rufous-browed Peppershrike; Cyclarhis gujanensis; Pitiguari

Chivi Vireo; Vireo chivi; Juruviara-oliva

 

CORVIDAE
Azure Jay; Cyanocorax caeruleus; Gralha-azul

 

HIRUNDINIDAE
Gray-breasted Martin; Progne chalybea; Andorinha-grande

Blue-and-white Swallow; Pygochelidon cyanoleuca; Andorinha-comum
 

TROGLODYTIDAE
House Wren; Troglodytes musculus; Corruira

 

TURDIDAE
Rufous-bellied Thrush; Turdus rufiventris; Sabiá-laranjeira
Creamy-bellied Thrush; Turdus amaurochalinus; Sabiá-poca
 

COEREBIDAE

Bananaquit; Coereba flaveola; Cambacica

 

THRAUPIDAE

Brazilian Tanager; Ramphocelus bresilius; Tiê-sangue

Sayaca Tanager; Thraupis sayaca; Sanhaço

Blue Dacnis; Dacnis cayana; Saí-azul
 

EMBERIZIDAE

Rufous-collared Sparrow; Zonotrichia capensis; Tico-tico
Saffron Finch; Sicalis flaveola; Canário-da-terra

 

PARULIDAE

Tropical Parula; Parula pitiayumi; Mariquita

Market Yellowthroat; Geothlypis aequinoctialis; Pia-cobra

Golden-crowned Warbler; Basileuterus culicivorus; Pula-pula

 

ICITERIDAE

Shiny Cowbird; Molothrus bonariensis; Chopim

 

PASSERIDAE
House Sparrow; Passer domesticus; Pardal

 

Obs: ordem sistemática e nomes científicos de acordo com o adotado pelo Comitê Brasileiro de Registros Ornitológicos. Listas das aves do Brasil. Versão 10/2/2006. (http://www.cbro.org.br/CBRO/listabr.htm), nomes em inglês R.M.de Schauensee. A guide to the birds of South America. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1970, e nomes em português conforme H. Sick, 1997. Ornitologia Brasileira. RJ, Ed. Nova Fronteira