Brazil Ramsar wetland
Rio Doce State Park
268 bird species recorded; the most from July to August.
Fernando Marino · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
146 species in January.44 species in February.28 species in March.128 species in April.71 species in May.61 species in June.194 species in July.203 species in August.165 species in September.183 species in October.142 species in November.150 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
268 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 268Speciesrecorded more than once
- 97Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 7,070Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 307 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 22Raptors
- 6Owls
- 3Waders
- 5Ducks & geese
- 12Herons, ibises & grebes
- 130Songbirds
- 90Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 268 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
- Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus
- Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- King VultureSarcoramphus papa
- Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
- Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
- Rufous-thighed KiteHarpagus diodon
- Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
- Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusNT
- Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
- Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
- Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatus
- Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
- Collared Forest FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
- Grey-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
- White-necked hawkLeucopternis lacernulatus
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
- Black-and-White Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucus
Owls6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Least Pygmy-owlGlaucidium minutissimum
- Ferruginous Pygmy OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
- Tawny-browed OwlPulsatrix koeniswaldiana
- Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
- Black-capped Screech-OwlMegascops atricapilla
- Mottled OwlStrix virgata
Waders3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
- Wattled JacanaJacana jacana
- Pied PloverHoploxypterus cayanus
Ducks & geese5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Horned ScreamerAnhima cornuta
- Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensis
- White-faced Whistling-duckDendrocygna viduata
- Black-bellied Whistling DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
Herons, ibises & grebes12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
- Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensis
- Rufescent Tiger HeronTigrisoma lineatum
- AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrix
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Songbirds130 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-rumped CaciqueCacicus haemorrhous
- Sooretama Slaty-antshrikeThamnophilus ambiguus
- Moustached WrenPheugopedius genibarbis
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
- Grayish MournerRhytipterna simplex
- White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillaris
- Yellow-backed TanagerHemithraupis flavicollis
- Eared Pygmy-tyrantMyiornis auricularis
- Southern Beardless-tyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
- Chestnut-vented ConebillConirostrum speciosum
- Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
- Blue DacnisDacnis cayana
- Plumbeous AntshrikeDysithamnus plumbeusVU
- Loriotus cristatusLoriotus cristatus
- Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
- Black-capped BecardPachyramphus marginatus
- Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
- Violaceous EuphoniaEuphonia violacea
- Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
- Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
- Euler's FlycatcherLathrotriccus euleri
- Brown-winged SchiffornisSchiffornis turdina
- Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
- Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans
- White-wingedPachyramphus polychopterus
- Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
- Chestnut-backed AntshrikeThamnophilus palliatus
- Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelas
- Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
- Planalto TyrannuletPhyllomyias fasciatus
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
- Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
- Eastern SirystesSirystes sibilator
- Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalus
- Grey ElaeniaMyiopagis caniceps
- Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus ferox
- Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
- Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
- Blue-and-white SwallowNotiochelidon cyanoleuca
- Olivaceous FlatbillRhynchocyclus olivaceus
- Atlantic Plain XenopsXenops minutus
- Red-ruffed FruitcrowPyroderus scutatus
- Yellow-green GrosbeakCaryothraustes canadensis
- Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
- Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica
- White-bearded ManakinManacus manacus
- Yellow-lored Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum poliocephalum
- Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
- Lesser WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus fuscus
- Thraupis palmarumThraupis palmarum
- Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
- Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
- Masked Water TyrantFluvicola nengeta
- Grey-hooded AttilaAttila rufus
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- Stilpnia cayanaStilpnia cayana
- Buff-throated PurpletuftIodopleura pipra
- Yellow-breasted FlycatcherTolmomyias flaviventris
- Southern AntpipitCorythopis delalandi
- Crested BecardPachyramphus validus
- Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferruginea
- Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris
- White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventer
- Green-headed TanagerTangara seledon
- Swallow TanagerTersina viridis
- Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
- Chestnut-capped BlackbirdChrysomus ruficapillus
- Rufous-headed TanagerHemithraupis ruficapilla
- Lesser KiskadeePitangus lictor
- Ruby-crowned TanagerTachyphonus coronatus
- Common Tody-flycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
- Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola
- Sooty-fronted SpinetailSynallaxis frontalis
- Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
- Chestnut-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia pectoralis
- Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus
- Sooty GrassquitAsemospiza fuliginosa
- Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
- Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
- Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens
- Pileated FinchCoryphospingus pileatus
- Black-capped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapilla
- Hooded TanagerNemosia pileata
- Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus
- Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescens
- Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
- Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa
- Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor
- Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
- Wied's Tyrant-ManakinNeopelma aurifronsNT
- Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeus
- Gilt-edged TanagerTangara cyanoventris
- Rufous-winged AntwrenHerpsilochmus rufimarginatus
- Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus
- Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
- Curl-crested JayCyanocorax cristatellus
- Fuscous FlycatcherCnemotriccus fuscatus
- Rufous-fronted ThornbirdPhacellodomus rufifrons
- Planalto WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes platyrostris
- Golden-chevroned TanagerThraupis ornata
- Black-goggled TanagerTrichothraupis melanops
- Blacksmith ThrushTurdus subalaris
- Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
- Grey-hooded FlycatcherMionectes rufiventris
- White-headed Marsh TyrantArundinicola leucocephala
- Chopi BlackbirdGnorimopsar chopi
- Band-tailed HorneroFurnarius figulus
- Swallow-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia caudata
- Brazilian TanagerRamphocelus bresilia
- Tufted AntshrikeMackenziaena severa
- Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonus
- White-eyed Foliage-gleanerAutomolus leucophthalmus
- Green-winged SaltatorSaltator similis
- Tyrannus albogularisTyrannus albogularis
- White-rumped MonjitaXolmis velatus
- Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoni
- Ochre-faced Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus plumbeiceps
- Variegated FlycatcherEmpidonomus varius
- White-browed BlackbirdSturnella superciliaris
- Rufous-capped SpinetailSynallaxis ruficapilla
- SharpbillOxyruncus cristatus
- Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo
- Black-cheeked GnateaterConopophaga melanops
- Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
- Great AntshrikeTaraba major
- Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralis
- Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
- Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Myiothlypis flaveolaMyiothlypis flaveola
Other birds90 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Southern Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosa
- Yellow-legged TinamouCrypturellus noctivagusNT
- Common Squirrel-cuckooPiaya cayana
- Green-backed TrogonTrogon viridis
- Scaly-headed ParrotPionus maximiliani
- Blue-winged macawPrimolius maracana
- Picumnus cirratusPicumnus cirratus
- Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
- Dusky-legged GuanPenelope obscura
- Aratinga leucophthalmaAratinga leucophthalma
- Yellow-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes flavifrons
- Minute HermitPhaethornis idaliae
- Black-necked AracariPteroglossus aracari
- Blond-crested WoodpeckerCeleus flavescens
- Chlorestes cyanusChlorestes cyanus
- Golden-capped ParakeetAratinga auricapillus
- Solitary TinamouTinamus solitariusNT
- Little TinamouCrypturellus soui
- White-eared ParakeetPyrrhura leucotisVU
- Channel-billed ToucanRamphastos vitellinus
- Greater AniCrotophaga major
- Golden-green WoodpeckerPiculus chrysochloros
- Brown TinamouCrypturellus obsoletus
- Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
- Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
- Chionomesa lacteaChionomesa lactea
- Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
- Tataupa TinamouCrypturellus tataupa
- Ochre-marked ParakeetPyrrhura cruentataVU
- Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
- PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
- Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
- Vinaceous-breasted AmazonAmazona vinacea
- Yellow-eared WoodpeckerVeniliornis maculifrons
- Robust WoodpeckerCampephilus robustus
- White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
- Plain ParakeetBrotogeris tirica
- Striped CuckooTapera naevia
- Blackish RailPardirallus nigricans
- Rufous-capped MotmotBaryphthengus ruficapillus
- Great PotooNyctibius grandis
- Rufous-throated SapphireHylocharis sapphirina
- Yellow-throated WoodpeckerPiculus flavigula
- Slaty-breasted Wood-railAramides saracura
- Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris
- Reddish HermitPhaethornis ruber
- Blue-winged ParrotletForpus xanthopterygius
- Violet-capped WoodnymphThalurania glaucopis
- Planalto HermitPhaethornis pretrei
- Swallow-tailed HummingbirdEupetomena macroura
- Rufous-breasted HermitGlaucis hirsutus
- Grey-fronted DoveLeptotila rufaxilla
- Spot-winged Wood-QuailOdontophorus capueira
- Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
- Surucua TrogonTrogon surrucura
- LimpkinAramus guarauna
- White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
- Scaled DoveColumbina squammata
- Guira CuckooGuira guira
- Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
- Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus
- Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilis
- Small-billed TinamouCrypturellus parvirostris
- Undulated TinamouCrypturellus undulatus
- Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea
- Common PotooNyctibius griseus
- Ashy-tailed SwiftChaetura meridionalis
- Rufous-vented Ground CuckooNeomorphus geoffroyiVU
- Rufous-sided CrakeLaterallus melanophaius
- Black JacobinFlorisuga fusca
- Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros
- Rusty-margined GuanPenelope superciliarisNT
- Red-legged SeriemaCariama cristata
- Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
- Toco ToucanRamphastos toco
- Northern Red-shouldered MacawDiopsittaca nobilis
- Maroon-bellied ParakeetPyrrhura frontalis
- Ocellated PoorwillNyctiphrynus ocellatus
- Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
- Swallow-wingChelidoptera tenebrosa
- Chionomesa fimbriataChionomesa fimbriata
- Biscutate SwiftStreptoprocne biscutata
- Variegated TinamouCrypturellus variegatus
- Aratinga aureaAratinga aurea
- Yellow-chevroned ParakeetBrotogeris chiriri
- Orange-winged AmazonAmazona amazonica
- Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana
- Scissor-tailed NightjarHydropsalis torquata
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from July to August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan29°/20°179 mm
- Feb29°/19°118 mm
- Mar28°/19°141 mm
- Apr28°/18°64 mm
- May27°/15°32 mm
- Jun26°/14°11 mm
- Jul27°/13°8 mm
- Aug28°/14°12 mm
- Sep31°/16°37 mm
- Oct31°/18°86 mm
- Nov29°/19°186 mm
- Dec29°/19°250 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Rio Doce State Park.
State park in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Rio Doce State Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Brazil, 307 m above the sea.
268 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 7,070 open records.
The most recorded are the Red-rumped Cacique, the Sooretama Slaty-antshrike and the Southern Mealy Amazon.
45 species come for the summer, 46 for the winter and 6 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Plumbeous Antshrike, White-eared Parakeet and Ochre-marked Parakeet.
The most species are recorded from July to August.
Get there and watch
- Timóteonearest town · 14 km in a straight line
- Usiminas Airport (IPN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 21 km in a straight lineCar hire at PLU airport (Belo Horizonte)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
- places to stay within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Rio Doce State Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmLagoa Queroga0.5 km² · 4.5 km
Cascadyas4 waterfalls within 15 kmCachoeira do Inferno · 5.5 kmCachoeira do Travassão · 10 kmCachoeira do Jacutinga · 11 kmCachoeira dos Óculos · 13 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q10345088) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 7,070 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Lakeyas, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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