It was very pleasing to catch up with
the Blonde-crested Woodpecker again
in Ibirapuera Park this morning. The park is perfect for an easy stroll when
home time comes before lunch time and the common species are reliable and easy
to find here.
Most of the birds below can be
expected, but the Squirrel Cuckoo
and the woodpecker might not show up on every list. The mixed forest at the southern
section of the park may prove to be the most likely place to find the
woodpecker whereas the lower lobe of the second lake, below the bridge, has
been the most successful area for the cuckoo.
Ibirapuera Park is visibly policed with static as well as mobile patrols throughout the site. It is not well served by the metro system, the nearest station being Paraiso. From Paraiso Metro Station, it is 1.6kms southwest on Rua Estella. A taxi from Avenue Paulista costs around R15 (@R3.5 = £1).
For a more descriptive walk round of
the park, visit one of the links below which give a better idea of the layout
and more detail of the birds and the habitats.
Bird list for Ibirapuera Park;
White-faced Whistling-Duck 45, Pied-billed
Grebe 3, Neotropic Cormorant 80, Great Egret 5, Snowy Egret 15, Striated Heron
5, Black Vulture 25, Common Gallinule 20, Southern Lapwing 8, Picazuro Pigeon
5, Plain Parakeet 8, Squirrel Cuckoo 1, Blond-crested Woodpecker 1, Rufous
Hornero 10, Masked Water-tyrant 1, Cattle Tyrant 1, Great Kiskadee 20,
Rusty-margined Flycatcher 1, Rufous-browed Peppershrike 1, Blue-and-white
Swallow 20, House Wren 1, Rufous-bellied Thrush 35, Creamy-bellied Thrush 2,
Chalk-browed Mockingbird 1, Bananaquit 8, Ruby-crowned Tanager 3, Sayaca
Tanager 15, Rufous-collared Sparrow 7.
For previous posts from Ibirapuera
Park, follow the links below;
Visit the dedicated Central and SouthAmerica page for more posts from Sao Paulo, including; Cantareira, ParqueEcologico do Tiete and Jardim Botanico, Sao Paulo.
Birding, Birdwatching, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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