"What a thousand acres of Silphiums looked like when they tickled the bellies of the buffalo is a question never again to be answered, and perhaps not even asked." -Aldo Leopold

Ozark Bill’s Portfolio
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Category: wildlife

The Birds from Brazil – Tropical Kingbird

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English: Tropical Kingbird

Portuguese: Suiriri

LB: Tyrannus melancholicus

Song

April 16, 2014November 18, 2018 Ceibatree"bill duncan", birds, brazil, Suiriri, tropical kingbird, wildlife1 Comment

The Birds from Brazil – Southern Rough-winged Swallow

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English: Southern Rough-winged Swallow

Portuguese: Andorinha Serradora

LB: Stelgidopteryx ruficollis

Song

April 15, 2014November 18, 2018 Ceibatree"bill duncan", Andorinha Serradora, brazil, Southern Rough-winged SwallowLeave a comment

The Birds from Brazil – Southern Beardless Tyrannulet

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English: Southern Beardless Tyrannulet

Portuguese: Risadinha

LB: Camptostoma obsoletum

I like to translate the Portuguese names and compare them to the English. In this case, Risadinha means “giggle”, which is most assuredly in reference to its fantastic song. What a perfect name!

April 14, 2014November 18, 2018 Ceibatree"bill duncan", birds, brazil, Risadinha, Southern Beardless Tyrannulet, wildlifeLeave a comment

The Birds from Brazil – Maroon-bellied Parakeet

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English: Maroon-bellied Parakeet

Portuguese: Tiriba de Testa Vermelha

LB: Pyrrhura frontalis

Maroon-bellied Parakeet 2 — Maroon-bellied Parakeet

April 13, 2014November 18, 2018 Ceibatree"bill duncan", birds, brazil, Maroon-bellied Parakeet, Tiriba de Testa Vermelha, wildlifeLeave a comment

The Birds from Brazil – Fork-tailed Pygmy Tyrant

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English: Fork-tailed Pygmy Tyrant

Portuguese: Papa Moscas Estrela

LB: Hemitriccus furcatus

April 12, 2014November 18, 2018 Ceibatree"bill duncan", birds, brazil, Fork-tailed Pygmy Tyrant, Papa Moscas Estrela, wildlifeLeave a comment

The Birds from Brazil – Curl-crested Jay

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English: Curl-crested Jay

Portuguese: Gralha do Campo

LB: Cyanocorax cristatellus

April 11, 2014November 18, 2018 Ceibatree"bill duncan", birds, brazil, Curl-crested Jay, Gralha do Campo, wildlifeLeave a comment

The Birds from Brazil – Eared Dove

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English: Eared Dove

Portuguese: Pomba de Bando

LB: Zenaida auriculata

April 10, 2014November 18, 2018 Ceibatree"bill duncan", birds, brazil, eared dove, Pomba de BandoLeave a comment

The Birds from Brazil – Ringed Kingfisher

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English: Ringed Kingfisher

Portuguese: Martim Pescador Grande

LB: Megaceryle torquata

April 9, 2014November 18, 2018 Ceibatree"bill duncan", birds, brazil, Martim Pescador Grande, ringed kingfisher, wildlifeLeave a comment

The Birds From Brazil – Guira Cuckoo

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English: Guira Cuckoo

Portuguese: Anu Branco

LB: Guira guira

These Cuckoos are quite social and aggregated in moving flocks. Not gaudy, but plainly beautiful, I was stopped in my tracks whenever I saw a group of these large, boisterous birds. These are one of several species that have found a good living in agricultural and other habitat disturbed by humans.