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The Birds from Brazil – Southern Rough-winged Swallow

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English: Southern Rough-winged Swallow

Portuguese: Andorinha Serradora

LB: Stelgidopteryx ruficollis

Song

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!

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

The Birds from Brazil – Fork-tailed Pygmy Tyrant

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English: Fork-tailed Pygmy Tyrant

Portuguese: Papa Moscas Estrela

LB: Hemitriccus furcatus

The Birds from Brazil – Curl-crested Jay

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English: Curl-crested Jay

Portuguese: Gralha do Campo

LB: Cyanocorax cristatellus

The Birds from Brazil – Eared Dove

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English: Eared Dove

Portuguese: Pomba de Bando

LB: Zenaida auriculata

The Birds from Brazil – Ringed Kingfisher

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English: Ringed Kingfisher

Portuguese: Martim Pescador Grande

LB: Megaceryle torquata

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.

The Birds from Brazil – Limpkin

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English: Limpkin

Portuguese: Carao

LB: Aramus guarauna

The Birds from Brazil – Yellow-headed Caracara

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I recently returned from a work trip to Brazil that covered a good portion of the southern states of Sau Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. Of course I had to find a little time for birds and photography. I plan on sharing a number of images from the trip here and on Flickr.

English Name: Yellow-headed Caracara

Portuguese: Carrapateiro

LB: Milvago chimachima

Yellow-headed Caracara - Adult 2 — Yellow-headed Caracara – Adult

Yellow-headed Caracara - Adult 3 — Yellow-headed Caracara – Adult

Yellow-headed Caracara - Adult — Yellow-headed Caracara – Adult

Yellow-headed Caracara - Juvenile — Yellow-headed Caracara – Juvenile