BIRDS
Some birding places and its checklists
(by Antonio Silveira)
Teresópolis (RJ)

From September 03rd to 10th, 2006, we have been (Antonio Silveira and Gianine Luiza) in Teresópolis, where we have observed 115 birds species.
The visited place is in a region that is known as Serra Fluminenses, that is searched a lot as climatic touristic estance, with highs bigger than 1,000 meters. Besides being a region from tourism and farm development, there still are remanescent native wood where rare birds can be observed.
Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos is located in this region, having 11,000 ha.
We intend going back to the region for increasing our checklist, and also for the observation tourism, that we believe as good as the area potential for it.
PRELIMINARY AND CUMULATIVE BIRDS CHECKLIST FROM TERESÓPOLIS - RJ
by Antonio Silveira
TINAMIDAE
Brown
Tinamou;
Crypturellus obsoletus;
Inhambu-guaçu
Tataupa Tinamou; Crypturellus tataupa; Inhambu-chintã
CRACIDAE
Dusky-legged Guan;
Penelope obscura;
Jacuguaçu
ARDEIDAE
Great Egret; Ardea alba; Garça-branca-grande
CATHARTIDAE
Turkey
Vulture; Cathartes aura;
Urubu-de-cabeça-vermelha
Black Vulture; Coragyps atratus; Urubu
ACCIPITRIDAE
Roadside Hawk; Rupornis magnirostris; Gavião-carijó
White-Tailed Hawk; Buteo albicaudatus; Gavião-de-rabo-branco
Black Hawk-eagle; Spizaetus tyrannus; Gavião-pega-macaco
FALCONIDAE
Crested Caracara; Caracara plancus;
Caracara
Yellow-Headed Caracara; Milvago chimachima; Gavião-pinhé
Falcon; Micrastur sp; Falcão
RALLIDAE
Slaty-breasted Wood-rail;
Aramides saracura;Saracura-do-brejo
Blackish Rail; Pardirallus nigricans; Saracura-preta
CHARADRIIDAE
Southern Lapwing; Vanellus chilensis; Quero-quero
COLUMBIDAE
Picazuro Pigeon; Patagioenas picazuro; Asa-branca
White-Tipped Dove; Leptotila verreauxi; Juriti
PSITTACIDAE
White-eyed Parakeet;
Aratinga leucophtalmus; Ararinha
Scaly-headed Parrot; Pionus maximiliani; Maitaca-verde
CUCULIDAE
Squirrel Cuckoo;
Piaya cayana;
Alma-de-gato
Smooth-billed Ani;
Crotophaga ani;
Anu-preto
STRIGIDAE
Tropical Screech-owl; Megascops choliba; Corujinha-do-mato
Mottled Owl; Strix virgata; Coruja-de-bigodes (1)
CAPRIMULGIDAE
Pauraque; Nyctidromus albicollis; Curiango
APODIDAE
White-collared Swift;
Streptoprocne
zonaris;
Andorinhão-coleira-branca
Ashy-tailed Swift; Chaetura andrei; Andorinhão-do-temporal
TROCHILIDAE
Scale-throated Hermit;
Phaethornis eurynome;
Balança-rabo
Glittering-bellied Emerald;
Chlorostilbon lucidus;
Besourinho-de-bico-vermelho
Violet-capped Woodnymph;
Thalurania glaucopis;
Beija-flor-de-fronte-violeta
White-throated Hummingbird; Leucochloris albicollis; Papo-branco
Sapphire-spangled Emerald; Amazilia lactea; Beija-flor-de-peito-azul
Brazilian Ruby; Clytolaema rubricauda; Papo-de-fogo
TROGONIDAE
Trogon sp
ALCEDINIDAE
Ringed Kingfisher; Ceryle torquata; Matraca
PICIDAE
Ochre-collared Piculet;
Picumnus sp;
Picapauzinho
White Woodpecker; Melanerpes candidus; Birro
Yellow-eared Woodpecker; Veniliornis maculifrons; Pica-pau-de-testa-pintada
Green-barred Woodpecker; Colaptes melanochloros; Pica-pau-verde-barrado
Campo Flicker; Colaptes campestris; Pica-pau-do-campo
Lineated Woodpecker; Dryocopus lineatus; Pica-pau-de-topete-vermelho
THAMNOPHILIDAE
Tufted Antshrike; Mackenziaena severa; Borralha-preta
Variable Antshrike; Thamnophilus caerulescens; Choquinha-da-mata
Dusky-tailed Antbird; Drymophila malura; Choquinha-carijó
White-shouldered Fire-eye; Pyriglena leucoptera; Papa-formiga
CONOPOPHAGIDAE
Rufous Gnateater; Conopophaga lineata; Chupa-dente
RHINOCRYPTIDAE
White-breasted Tapaculo;
Scytalopus indigoticus;
Macuquinho
DENDROCOLAPTIDAE
Olivaceous Woodcreeper;
Sittasomus griseicapillus;
Arapaçu-verde
White-throated Woodcreeper; Xiphocolaptes albicollis;Arapaçu-de-garganta-branca
Scaled Woodcreeper; Lepidocolaptes squamatus; Arapaçu-escamado
Black-billed Scythebill; Campylorhynchus falcularius; Arapaçu-de-bico-torto
FURNARIIDAE
Rufous
Hornero;
Furnarius
rufus;
João-de-barro
Rufous-capped Spinetail; Synallaxis ruficapilla; Pichororé
Gray-bellied Spinetail; Synallaxis cinerascens; João-teneném-da-mata
Pallid Spinetail; Cranioleuca pallida; Arredio-pálido
Red-eyed Thornbird; Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus;João-de-olho-vermelho
Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner; Syndactyla rufosuperciliata; Trepador-quiete
Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner; Philydor rufum; Limpa-folha-carmurça
White-collared Foliage-gleaner; Anabazenops fuscus; Trepador-coleira
Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper; Lochmias nematura; Capitão-da-porcaria
Streaked Xenops; Xenops rutilans; Bico-virado
TYRANNIDAE
Gray-hooded Flycatcher; Mionectes rufiventris; Abre-asa-de-cabeça-cinza
Sepia-capped Flycatcher; Leptopogon amaurocephalus; Cabeçudo
Ochre-faced Tody-flycatcher; Poecilotriccus (Todirostrum) plumbeiceps;Ferreirinho-de-cara-canela
Gray-headed Tody-Flycatcher; Todirostrum poliocephalum; Teque-teque
Planalto Tyrannulet; Phyllomyias fasciatus; Piolhinho
Yellow-bellied Elaenia; Elaenia flavogaster; Guaracava-de-barriga-amarela
Olivaceous Elaenia; Elaenia mesoleuca; Tuque
Highland Elaenia; Elaenia obscura; Guaracava-de-óculos
Southern Beardless Tyrannulet; Camptostoma obsoletum; Risadinha
White-crested Tyrannulet; Serpophaga subcristata; Alegrinho
Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet; Phylloscartes ventralis; Borboletinha-do-mato
Serra-do-mar Tyrannulet; Phylloscartes difficilis; Estalinho
Yellow-olive Flycatcher; Tolmomyias sulphurescens;Bico-chato-de-orelha-preta
Bran-colored Flycatcher; Myiophobus fasciatus; Filipe
Cliff flycatcher; Hirundinea ferruginea; Birro
Euler's Flycatcher; Lathrotriccus euleri; Enferrujado
Blue-billed Black-tyrant; Knipolegus cyanirostris; Maria-preta-de-bico-azulado
Cattle Tyrant; Machetornis rixosa; Suiriri-cavaleiro
Vermilion-crowned (or Social) Flycatcher;
Myiozetetes similis;
Bentevizinho
Great Kiskadee;
Pitangus sulphuratus; Bentevi
Tropical Kingbird; Tyrannus melancholicus; Suiriri
Short-crested Flycatcher;
Myiarchus ferox;
Maria-cavaleira
PIPRIDAE
Swallow-tailed Manakin;
Chiroxiphia caudata;
Tangará
TITYRIDAE
Green-backed Becard; Pachyramphus viridis; Caneleiro-verde
Chestnut-crowned Becard; Pachyramphus castaneus; caneleiro-castanho
VIREONIDAE
Rufous-browed Peppershrike;
Cyclarhis gujanensis;
Pitiguari
Rufous-crowned Greenlet; Hylophilus poicilotis; Verdinho-coroado
HIRUNDINIDAE
Blue-and-white Swallow;
Pygochelidon cyanoleuca;
Andorinha-comum
Brown-chested Martin; Progne tapera; Andorinha-do-campo
Rough-winged Swallow; Stelgidopteryx ruficollis; Andorinha-serrador
TROGLODYTIDAE
House Wren;
Troglodytes aedon; Corruira
TURDIDAE
Rufous-bellied Thrush;
Turdus rufiventris;
Sabiá-laranjeira
Pale-breasted Thrush;
Turdus leucomelas;
Sabiá-branco
Creamy-bellied Thrush;
Turdus amaurochalinus;
Sabiá-poca
White-necked Thrush; Turdus albicollis; Sabiá-coleira
COEREBIDAE
Bananaquit; Coereba flaveola; Cambacica
THRAUPIDAE
Cinnamon Tanager; Schistochlamys ruficapillus; Bico-de-veludo
Black-goggled Tanager; Trichothraupis melanops; Tie-de-topete
Hepati Tanager; Piranga flava; Sanhaço-de-fogo
Ruby-crowned Tanager;Tachyphonus
coronatus;
Tie-preto
Sayaca Tanager;
Thraupis sayaca; Sanhaço
Golden-chevroned Tanager; Thraupis ornata; Sanhaço-de-encontro-amarelo
Brassy-breasted Tanager; Tangara desmaresti; Saíra-da-serra
Burnished-buff Tanager; Tangara cayana; Saíra-amarela
Blue Dacnis; Dacnis cayana; Saí-azul
Chestnut-vented Conebill; Conirostrum speciosum; Figuinha-de-rabo-castanho
EMBERIZIDAE
Rufous-collared Sparrow;
Zonotrichia capensis;
Tico-tico
Sparrow; Arremon semitorquatus; tico-tico-do-mato
CARDINALIDAE
Green-winged Saltator; Saltator similis; Trinca-ferro
PARULIDAE
Market Yellowthroat; Geothlypis aequinoctialis; Pia-cobra
Golden-crowned Warbler; Basileuterus culicivorus; Pula-pula
ICTIRIDAE
Chopi Blackbird; Gnorimopsar chopi; Melro
FRINGILLIDAE
Hooded Siskin; Carduellis magellanica; Pintassilgo
Blue-naped Chlorophonia; Chlorophonia cyanea; Bandeirinha
(1) In bioacustic confirmation process.
PS: systematic amd scientific names adopted acccording to Brazilian Ornithological Registers Comitee. Listas das aves do Brasil. Version 02.10.2006. (http://www.cbro.org.br/CBRO/listabr.htm), English names: R.M.de Schauensee. A guide to the birds of South America. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1970, and Portuguese names: H. Sick, 1997. Ornitologia Brasileira. RJ, Ed. Nova Fronteira.

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by Antônio Silveira Ribeiro dos Santos
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