Species

Photo: Antonio Amaral The Marbled Wood Quail is a galliform bird of the Odontophoridae family. It is a small forest-dwelling crested gallinaceous bird, also known as the Spotted Wood Quail, Wood Quail, Northeastern Wood Quail, Piruinha, and Uru Partridge. It measures...

Photo: Antonio Amaral Endemic species of Brazil, the Bearded Bellbird, or Corocochó, is a passerine bird of the Cotingidae family. Its popular name is onomatopoeic, resulting from the song emitted at long intervals, which is one of the most characteristic in the...

Photo: Fernando Moraes The Rufous-bellied Thrush, also known as the Orange-Throated Thrush or Sabiá-Laranjeira, is the symbol of the state of São Paulo and is also considered the national bird of Brazil (although many contest this, claiming the Ararajuba as Brazil's...

Photo: Antonio Amaral The Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) is a suliform bird of the Fregatidae family. Also known as the Man O' War, Common Frigatebird, Frigate, Pirate of the Sea, Sea Robber, Guarapirá, Carapirá, and Guirapirá. According to Sick (1997),...

Photo: Fernando Moraes The Yellow-bellied Potoo is a strigiform bird of the Strigidae family. Also known as Great Potoo and Lesser Potoo. It measures around 37 to 51.4 cm (male) and 39 to 54.4 cm (female). It weighs 405 to 562 g (male) and 331 to 670 g (female). It...

Photo: Antonio Amaral The Macuco is a bird belonging to the tinamou family, with the scientific name Tinamus solitarius. It is a species whose name originates from Tupi-Guarani, (mocoico erê) and Tupi (ma’kuku). It reaches up to 52 centimeters and weighs between 1.5...

Photo: Antonio Amaral The Black-cheeked Gnateater (Conopophaga melanops) is a passerine bird of the Conopophagidae family. Also known as the Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager. It measures between 10.5 and 12 centimeters in length and weighs around 20 grams. It is endemic to...

Photo: Antonio Amaral The Green-billed Toucan is a piciform bird from the Ramphastidae family. It measures about 42 to 48 centimeters, with a large portion of that being its beak. It weighs around 265 g to 400 g. It has a yellow throat and a green bill. The serrations...

Photo: Antonio Amaral The Creamy-bellied Thrush is a passerine bird of the Turdidae family. It is also known as the Collared Thrush. It measures about 22 cm in length. It exhibits subtle sexual dimorphism, with adult females being slightly larger than males, with...

Photo: Antonio Amaral The White-browed Antpitta is a passerine bird of the Thamnophilidae family. Its scientific name means: from the (Greek) drumos = forest, wood; and philos = one who likes, fond of; and from the (Greek) ökhros = ochre, pale yellow; and -pygos =...