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Dag 15: Pixaim en Santa Martinha

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We are spending the night at the Hotel Mato Grosso, the last stop for the group tour. After a morning spent mostly with nice parrots, a taxi picks us up for the ride to the plane. The airport is small and easy to navigate; we have plenty of time to wait. For me, the next destination is Rio de Janeiro.

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<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/apodiformes/trochilidae/chlorostilbon lucidus/chlorostilbon lucidus-en.html">Chlorostilbon lucidus</a> / Glittering‑bellied emerald / Goudbuiksmaragdkolibrie</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/1600 sec at F4.5, ISO 5000, distance 7.98 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, 1/200 sec at F4.5, ISO 5000, distance 6.78 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/thamnophilidae/taraba major/taraba major-en.html">Taraba major</a> / Great antshrike / Grote mierklauwier</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/1600 sec at F4.5, ISO 640, distance 6.17 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/galliformes/cracidae/pipile cumanensis/pipile cumanensis-en.html">Pipile cumanensis</a> / Blue‑throated piping guan / Blauwkeelgoean</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/1600 sec at F5.6, ISO 640, distance 28.5 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/accipitriformes/accipitridae/rupornis magnirostris/rupornis magnirostris-en.html">Rupornis magnirostris</a> / Roadside hawk / Wegbuizerd</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/1600 sec at F5.6, ISO 800, distance 20.3 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/cuculiformes/cuculidae/guira guira/guira guira-en.html">Guira guira</a> / Guira cuckoo / Guirakoekoek</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/1600 sec at F5.6, ISO 800, distance 22.3 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/furnariidae/pseudoseisura unirufa/pseudoseisura unirufa-en.html">Pseudoseisura unirufa</a> / Grey‑crested cacholote / Grijskuifcachalote</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F6.3, ISO 500, distance 24.6 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/falconiformes/falconidae/caracara plancus/caracara plancus-en.html">Caracara plancus</a> / Crested caracara / Kuifcaracara</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 26.1 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/psittaciformes/psittacidae/pionus maximiliani/pionus maximiliani-en.html">Pionus maximiliani</a> / Scaly‑headed parrot / Maximiliaanmargrietje</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/1600 sec at F5.6, ISO 2000, distance 11.7 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/psittaciformes/psittacidae/aratinga nenday/aratinga nenday-en.html">Aratinga nenday</a> / Nanday parakeet / Nandayparkiet</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/1600 sec at F5.6, ISO 5000, distance 6.87 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/psittaciformes/psittacidae/amazona aestiva/amazona aestiva-en.html">Amazona aestiva</a> / Turquoise‑fronted amazon / Blauwvoorhoofdamazone</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/1600 sec at F5.6, ISO 800, distance 13.1 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/coraciiformes/alcedinidae/chloroceryle amazona/chloroceryle amazona-en.html">Chloroceryle amazona</a> / Amazon kingfisher / Amazone‑ijsvogel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/800 sec at F5.6, ISO 5000, distance 10.6 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/galliformes/cracidae/ortalis canicollis/ortalis canicollis-en.html">Ortalis canicollis</a> / Chaco chachalaca / Chacochachalaca</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/1600 sec at F5.6, ISO 640, distance 19.7 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/psittaciformes/psittacidae/primolius auricollis/primolius auricollis-en.html">Primolius auricollis</a> / Golden‑collared macaw / Geelnekara</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/1600 sec at F4.5, ISO 1600, distance 24.7 m
<h3><a href="/trips/brazil2026/biota/animalia/chordata/squamata/iguanidae/iguana iguana/iguana iguana-en.html">Iguana iguana</a> / Green iguana / Groene leguaan</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F5.0, ISO 500, distance 14.3 m
<h3>Hotel Mato Grosso</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 96.9 m
<h3>naar Rio de Janeiro</h3>iPhone 16 Pro with iPhone 16 Pro back triple camera 6.765mm f/1.78, 0.3 sec at F1.8, ISO 4000

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