January and February 2026 Birding Update

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January and February 2026 Birding Update!

Doesn’t time just fly! Already into February and completed 3 different tours! Birding has been good throughout January although the breeding season appears to have come to an end sooner than usual. Many highlights from the past 3 tours with standout sightings of Swallow-tailed Cotingas, Bare-throated Bellbirds, Large-tailed Antshrike, Spot-billed and Saffron Toucanets, Black-necked Aracari, Green-headed, Brassy-breasted and Red-necked Tanagers, Giant Snipe, Mantled Hawk, Green-crowned Plovercrest, Yellow-throated Woodpecker, Olive-green Tanager, Itatiaia Thistletail, Green-barred Woodpecker, Rufous-capped Motmot, Blue Manakin, Blond-crested Woodpecker, Black-billed Scythebill, Burrowing Owl, Three-toed Jacamar, Red-legged Seriema and many others.

Our 2026 fixed departure tours are already filling fast and we are already taking bookings for 2027 and even 2028!

The Itororo Lodge hide continues to produce greats sightings of Spot-winged Wood-Quail, Brown Tinamou, Tataupa Tinamou, Such’s (or Cryptic) Antthrush and Ruddy Quail Dove!

For all recent trip reports from the last couple of months please Click here!

Remember that we offer expertly guided birding trips throughout Brazil, specialising in the Atlantic Rainforest, Pantanal, Minas Gerais, North-East Brazil, Cerrado, Iguazu Falls and into the Amazon. Join us for an unforgettable birding adventure!

Some photos from the last couple of months below