This was a completely different type of birding. Away from the thick rainforest and able to use our telescopes to view distant birds! As would be expected the species seen were completely different to previous days. There was rather more driving involved but with frequent birding stops. Photography was a little easier in the more open habitat.
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| Viewpoint for grassland birds. We saw many grassland specialists from here. |
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| Three-toed Jacamar - The main target bird on the Open Country Day. We had excellent views. This is a rare endemic species which is only found in SE Brazil. |
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| Gilt-edged Tanager - An endemic species to SE Brazil's Atlantic rainforest. This was found on the edge of an area of forest. |
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| Guira Cuckoo - Widespred over much of the S half of Brazil. |
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| Smooth-billed Ani - A widespread species. |
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| Savannah Hawk Widespread across Brazil. |
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| Chalk-browed Mockingbird - Another widespread species but only seen on two days of our trip. |
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| Chestnut-backed Antshrike - Two distinct ranges in SAmerica. TheAndes and the Atlantic rainforests. |
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| Chestnut-backed Antshrike - A bird on the nest. The tail can be seen sticking up vertically and the bill at 45 Deg. Seen at the Jacamar site. |
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| Green-backed Bechard - Our only sighting of this species. This species is only found in the S half of Brazil and adjacent countries. |
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| Steamer-tailed Tyrant - Only found in the S of Brazil and adjacent countries. Our only sighting. They have quite a comical display which is shown in the short video below. |
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| Nest of Firewood Gatherer !! We did eventually see an adult. The species is only found in the very S of Brazil and the adjacent parts of Argentina and Paraguay.. |
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| Saffron Finch - Another widespread species. |
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| Yellow-chinned Spinetail - This species is widespread over much of E and N parts of S America. |
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| White-eyed Parakeet - A widespread species. |
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| Brown-chested Martin - Widespread in N and S America.. |
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| Black-capped Donacobious - This species is fairly widespread in the nortern half of S America. |
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| Masked Water-Tyrant - We saw this species on five days. |
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| Bran-colored Flycatcher - A fairly widespread species in S America. But this was our only sighting. |
