Tour
Parati e Ubatuba
The southern coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro and the northern part of the neighbouring state of São Paulo are well-known for their beautiful scenery where well-preserved Atlantic Forest covers the mountains and comes right down almost to the beaches of the Atlantic Ocean.
Known as the Costa Verde (Green Coast) this region is the home of a number of endemic species such as Saw-billed Hermit, Black-hooded Antwren, Slaty Bristlefront, Buff-throated Purpletuft, Fork-tailed Tody-Tyrant, Long-billed Wren, Azure-shouldered Tanager and many others. In contrast with the Itatiaia and Serra dos Órgãos National Parks, many of the birds that live in this region are closely associated with coastal forests at lower altitude and with very different flora.
The charming town of Parati, founded in the XVIth century, retains to this day a large part of its architectural heritage and will be the base for our trips.
The forests at the foot of the Corcovado peak in the nearby town of Ubatuba, the Black-hooded Antwren site at Perequê and the old cacao plantations at the fazendas Capricórnio and Angelim will be the main places where we will birdwatch in this region.
Some birds:
- Whistling Heron
- White-necked Hawk
- Uniform Crake
- Blue-winged Parrotlet
- Plain Parakeet
- Pileated Parakeet
- Variable Screech-owl
- Gray-rumped Swift
- Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
- Saw-billed Hermit
- Reddish Hermit
- Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
- Festive Coquette
- White-tailed Trogon
- Rufous-tailed Jacamar
- Buff-bellied Puffbird
- Channel-billed Toucan
- Yellow-throated Woodpecker
- Blond-crested Woodpecker
- Slaty Bristlefront
- Spot-backed Antshrike
- Tufted Antshrike
- Chestnut-backed Antshrike
- Spot-breasted Antvireo
- Salvadori’s Antwren
- Unicolored Antwren
- Rufous-winged Antwren
- Black-hooded Antwren
- Scaled Antbird
- Streak-capped Antwren
- Squamate Antbird
- Rufous-capped Antthrush
- Black-cheeked Gnateater
- Plain-winged Woodcreeper
- Lesser Woodcreeper
- Chicli Spinetail
- Red-eyed Thornbird
- Black-capped Foliage-gleaner
- White-eyed Foliage-gleaner
- Pale-browed Treehunter
- Plain Xenops
- Gray-capped Tyrannulet
- Sao Paulo Tyrannulet
- Fork-tailed Tody-tyrant
- Eye-ringed Tody-tyrant
- Ochre-faced Tody-flycatcher
- Masked Water-tyrant
- Gray-hooded Attila
- Green-backed Becard
- Black-capped Becard
- Blue Manakin
- Pin-tailed Manakin
- Buff-throated Purpletuft
- Cinnamon-vented Piha
- Bare-throated Bellbird
- Long-billed Wren
- Rufous-bellied Thrush
- Rio de Janeiro Greenlet
- Rufous-headed Tanager
- Flame-crested Tanager
- Brazilian Tanager
- Azure-shouldered Tanager
- Green-headed Tanager
- Red-necked Tanager
- Chestnut-bellied Euphonia
- Black-legged Dacnis
- Green Honeycreeper
- Saffron Finch
- Temminck's Seedeater
- Half-collared Sparrow
- Red-rumped Cacique
- White-browed Blackbird
- among others
