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Dag 6: Chapada dos Guimarães, Mato Grosso

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On birding trips, we often visit people who have created a beautiful garden or small park, where it is pleasant to spend time. For the birds, because there is something to forage, and for people, because the birds are somewhat more accessible. Mario is such a passionate man. We saw many beautiful birds, and the Ornate hawk-eagle circling low overhead was very special.

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<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/turdidae/turdus rufiventris/turdus rufiventris-en.html">Turdus rufiventris</a> / Rufous‑bellied thrush / Roodbuiklijster</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/125 sec at F4.5, ISO 5000, distance 16.0 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/furnariidae/furnarius rufus/furnarius rufus-en.html">Furnarius rufus</a> / Rufous hornero / Rosse ovenvogel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/125 sec at F4.5, ISO 5000, distance 25.2 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/tyrannidae/megarynchus pitangua/megarynchus pitangua-en.html">Megarynchus pitangua</a> / Boat‑billed flycatcher / Bootsnaveltiran</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/1600 sec at F5.6, ISO 1600, distance 23.0 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/thraupidae/tachyphonus rufus/tachyphonus rufus-en.html">Tachyphonus rufus</a> / White‑lined tanager / Zwarte tangare</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/800 sec at F5.6, ISO 5000, distance 30.4 m
<h3>Jamaica das Araras</h3><p>Mario has created an entire complex for visitors to view his bird garden.</p>iPhone 16 Pro with iPhone 16 Pro back triple camera 6.765mm f/1.78, 1/238 sec at F1.8, ISO 125
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/galbuliformes/bucconidae/monasa nigrifrons/monasa nigrifrons-en.html">Monasa nigrifrons</a> / Black‑fronted nunbird / Zwartvoorhoofdtrappist</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/1600 sec at F5.6, ISO 3200, distance 26.6 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/coraciiformes/momotidae/momotus momota/momotus momota-en.html">Momotus momota</a> / Amazonian motmot / Amazonemotmot</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/640 sec at F4.5, ISO 5000, distance 7.92 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/fringillidae/euphonia chlorotica/euphonia chlorotica-en.html">Euphonia chlorotica</a> / Purple‑throated euphonia / Purperkeelorganist</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F5.0, ISO 500, distance 35.1 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/strigiformes/strigidae/glaucidium brasilianum/glaucidium brasilianum-en.html">Glaucidium brasilianum</a> / Ferruginous pygmy owl / Braziliaanse dwerguil</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/1600 sec at F4.5, ISO 2500, distance 7.34 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/tyrannidae/legatus leucophaius/legatus leucophaius-en.html">Legatus leucophaius</a> / Piratic flycatcher / Piraattiran</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F6.3, ISO 500, distance 33.8 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/turdidae/turdus leucomelas/turdus leucomelas-en.html">Turdus leucomelas</a> / Pale‑breasted thrush / Vaalborstlijster</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/640 sec at F4.5, ISO 5000, distance 10.0 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/psittaciformes/psittacidae/ara chloropterus/ara chloropterus-en.html">Ara chloropterus</a> / Red‑and‑green macaw / Groenvleugelara</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/1600 sec at F4.5, ISO 1600, distance 17.3 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/columbiformes/columbidae/patagioenas speciosa/patagioenas speciosa-en.html">Patagioenas speciosa</a> / Scaled pigeon / Geschubde duif</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/1600 sec at F4.5, ISO 500, distance 32.9 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/piciformes/picidae/melanerpes cruentatus/melanerpes cruentatus-en.html">Melanerpes cruentatus</a> / Yellow‑tufted woodpecker / Geelbrauwspecht</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2500 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 27.1 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/tyrannidae/myiopagis gaimardii/myiopagis gaimardii-en.html">Myiopagis gaimardii</a> / Forest elaenia / Boselenia</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F5.0, ISO 500, distance 19.0 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/rodentia/dasyproctidae/dasyprocta azarae/dasyprocta azarae-en.html">Dasyprocta azarae</a> / Azara's agouti / Azara's agoeti</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/1600 sec at F5.6, ISO 3200, distance 49.8 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/piciformes/ramphastidae/ramphastos tucanus/ramphastos tucanus-en.html">Ramphastos tucanus</a> / White‑throated toucan / Roodsnaveltoekan</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/1600 sec at F5.6, ISO 3200, distance 26.4 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/accipitriformes/accipitridae/spizaetus ornatus/spizaetus ornatus-en.html">Spizaetus ornatus</a> / Ornate hawk‑eagle / Bonte kuifarend</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/500 sec at F7.1, ISO 200, distance 68.4 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/piciformes/picidae/melanerpes cruentatus/melanerpes cruentatus-en.html">Melanerpes cruentatus</a> / Yellow‑tufted woodpecker / Geelbrauwspecht</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/1600 sec at F4.5, ISO 2500, distance 11.8 m

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