
Birdwatching
The contemplative Bird watching at nature is getting popular in Brazil, where there are more than 2.000 different Bird species. 45% of those species are concentrated in the Atlantic Forest. Paraty stands out in this subject, being considered by the Bird watchers as a real paradise for birdwatching lovers. More than 477 birds species were registered, 116 of those are endemic of the Atlantic Forest. Download the full list here.
Oca Paraty is the first pousada built for birdwatching in Paraty. We have specious bungalows with skylight and big windows that allow birdwatching during the day and the night. We also have field guides for research, binoculars, observatories and specialized team to comply with our guests needs.
We invite our guests to wander through the trails and to obverse the different Bird species in their natural environment.
Please check below some of the Bird species that can be found at Oca Paraty.
Fasciated Tiger-Heron
![]() Tigrisoma fasciatum |
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![]() Tigrisoma fasciatum |
![]() Tigrisoma fasciatum |
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The first register of that Bird in Paraty was done in our pousada. Since 1825 it was watched only twice at Rio de Janeiro state and it was in Angra dos Reis. Socó Boi Escuro lives in clear forest rivers. This bird is fragile to the human presence and has a specific habitat, in which any disturbances, even the smallest ones, can make its presence to be reduced.
This Bird is difficult to be watched.
Brazilian Tanager
![]() Ramphocelus bresilius |
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![]() Ramphocelus bresilius - fêmea |
![]() Ramphocelus bresilius |
![]() Ramphocelus bresilius |
This Bird is the symbol of the Atlantic Forest and one of the most spectaculars in world. It is also known as sangue-de-boi, tiê-fogo, chau-baêta and tapiranga. It is a South American Bird of Thraupidae family, well known for its pretty red feathering.
It is a frequent visitor of the pousada´s eaters and its fruit trees.
It is easily seen in Oca Paraty.
Saffron Toucanet
![]() Pteroglossus bailloni |
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![]() Pteroglossus bailloni |
![]() Pteroglossus bailloni |
![]() Pteroglossus bailloni |
![]() Pteroglossus bailloni |
It lives in high forests of mountain regions and lives in small groups, normally around six or seven birds in the groups.
This Bird eats fruits (especially hearts of palms) and insects, apart of eggs and other birds´ babies. It likes Michelia champaca plant (Magnólia-amarela).
The Araçari Banana is almost extinguished and it is very difficult to see it.
Chiroxiphia caudata
Dacnis Cayana
Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea
Red-rumped Cacique Cacicus haemorrhous
Black-throated Grosbeak Saltator fuliginosus
Chestnut-crowned Becard Pachyramphus castaneus
Bare-throated Bellbird Procnias nudicollis
Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans
Red breasted toucan Ramphastos dicolorus
Channel billed toucan Ramphastos vitellinus
Maroon bellied parakeet Pyrrhura frontalis
Festive Coquette Lophornis chalybeus
Ruby crowned tanager Tachyphonus coronatus
Flame crested tanager Lanio cristatus
White tailed trogon Trogon viridis
Palm Tanager Tangara palmarum
Sayaca Tanager Tangara sayaca
Golden-chevroned Tanager Tangara ornata
Red-necked Tanager Tangara cyanocephala
Green-headed Tanager Tangara seledon
Yellow-legged Thrush Turdus flavipes
Yellow-legged Thrush Turdus flavipes
Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris
Plain Parakeet Brotogeris tirica
Robust Woodpecker Campephilus robustus
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
Blond-crested Woodpecker Celeus flavescens
Yellow-throated Woodpecker Piculus flavigula
White-barred Piculet Picumnus cirratus
Yellow-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes flavifrons
Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus
Violaceous Euphonia Euphonia violacea
Chestnut-bellied Euphonia Euphonia pectoralis
Chestnut-bellied Euphonia Euphonia pectoralis
Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis
Scaled Antbird Drymophila squamata
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
Spot-breasted Antvireo Dysithamnus stictothorax
Olive-green Tanager Orthogonys chloricterus
Gray-hooded Attila Attila rufus
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Saw-billed Hermit Ramphodon naevius