NJ Audubon trip to Brazil, July 2024

     Clockwise from left: White Woodpecker, Nanday Parakeets, Southern Crested Caracara, Bare-faced Currasow, Jabiru, Red-legged Seriema, Band-tailed Manakin.

     Clockwise from top left: Toco Toucan, Hyacinth Macaw, Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, Blue-and-Yellow Macaw, Whistling Heron, Streamer-tailed Tyrant, Giant Anteater, Monk Parakeet, Buff-necked Ibis.

     Left, top to bottom: Southern Screamer, Campo Flickers, Guira Cuckoo.  Center, top to bottom: Greater Thornbird, White-headed Marsh Tyrant, Great Potoo.  Right, top to bottom: Yellow-billed Cardinal, Roseate Spoonbill, Capybara, Plush-crested Jay.

Jaguars!

     Left, top to bottom: Burrowing Owls, Ocelot, White-throated Piping-Guan, Red-crested Cardinal.  Center, top to bottom: Yellow-collared Macaw, Cocoi Heron, Rusty-backed Antwren.  Right, top to bottom: Rufescent Tiger-Heron, Sunbittern, Crane Hawk, Rufous Cachalote.

     Above: Savanna Hawk.  Clockwise from top left: Black-collared Hawk, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Grassland Sparrow, Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture, Grayish Baywing, Black-capped Donacobius, Hyacinth Macaw, Greater Rhea, Crab-eating Fox, Giant Otter.

     We started with an optional one-day visit to Brazil's Atlantic Forest Habitat.

Below: Top row: Brazilian Ruby, Violet-capped Woodnymph, Red-and-white Crake, Rufous-bellied Thrush

Middle row: Green-headed Tanager, Gilt-edged Tanager, Black-goggled Tanager, Brassy-breasted Tanager

Bottom row: Burnished-buff Tanager, Ruby-crowned Tanager, Golden-winged Cacique

     The rest of the trip was in the Pantanal, the huge freshwater wetland/savanna habitat in SW Brazil.  This is probably the best place in the world to see jaguars, the bird life is spectacular, and there's lots of other wildlife to enjoy.

Big thanks to the South American company that organized and operated our trip, Neblina Forest, and their CEO Xavier Munoz, who guided our group.