Araguaia Valley (09°37’S/50°03’W) – I do mentions about this birding site which in my point view is the better. Following a four-hour drive from Palmas, for west by TO-080 road until Caseara you arrive near border with the state of Pará, where Araguaia River is its natural dividing point. The road is not busy except in a short stretch of BR-153 road in Paraíso do Tocantins municipality. In Caseara the accommodations (Hotel Pousada da Ilha) are simple, cosy and has wi-fi internet free. There is also the EcoAraguaia Jungle Lodge, located front of Coco River. In this site is found the Cantão State Park which is opened to the visitor now and where was recorded about 386 birds. At the Park there are some trails and you take a boat trip inside which has about 850 natural lakes, where you can to see also Giant Otter Pteronura brasiliensis. It is an ecological tension area or ecotone between Cerrado and the Amazon Rainforest and occurs birds of both biomes and endemics to this region. The highlights are the “Big Five” of Araguaia region, as Spinetail Synallaxis simoni, Bananal Antbird Cercomacra ferdinandi, Crimson-fronted Cardinal Paroaria baeri, Orinoco Goose Oressochen jubata (flocks can be seen on the sand banks along of rivers) and a Certhiaxis sp novum (undescribed form and locally known as Cantao Spinetail) besides other rare birds such as the threatened Chestnut-bellied Guan Penelope ochrogaster. You can see also Agami Heron Agamia agami, Zigzag Heron Zebrilus undulatus, Spotted Puffbird Bucco tamatia, Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus minimus, Ladder-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis climacocerca, Rose-breasted Chat Granatellus pelzelni, Bare-necked Fruitcrow Gymnoderus foetidus (uncommon), Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin (the best site of Brazil to see it) , Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin Tyranneutes stolzmanni, Spotted Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum maculatum, Amazonian Antshrike Thamnophilus amazonicus, Maranhão Hermit Phaethornis maranhaoensis (uncommon - according to SACC is Cinnamon-throated Hermit), Amazonian Black-Tyrant Knipolegus poecilocercus, Riverside Tyrant Knipolegus orenocensis ssp xinguensis, Cinnamon Attila Attila cinnamomeus, Gray-chested Greenlet Hylophilus semicinereus, Glossy Antshrike Sakesphorus luctuosus araguayae, Amazonian Streaked-Antwren Myrmotherula multostriata, Rothschild’s Blue Crosbeack Cyanoloxia rothschildii (split of C. cyanoides complex), Blackish Nightjar Hydropsalis nigrescens, Long-billed Woodcreeper Nasica longirostris and many others. Nearby this birding site and in front of Cantão, left bank of Araguaia River (State of Pará), have been recorded about 516 birds, however this number can be even greater.
There is possibility for birding in the Canguçu Research Center (Particular Reserve) however may be restrict to local guide because prior reservation. This key site is located at south of Cantão State Park in front of the Bananal Island, floodplain surrounded by the Araguaia and Javaés rivers. Due to flooding in the region in rainy season (January to May) to make difficult access to the Canguçu, Cantão and to the watching of some key species, I suggest June to December for birding and at least five days. The Canguçu is located returning from Caseara by TO-080 on the way to Marianópolis do Tocantins and following by TO-374/354 roads and there, you can see many of birds above mentioned. On the way, near Café da Roça community has Kaempfer's Woodpecker too.
There is a possibility of return to Palmas by Lagoa da Confusão municipality (TO-374) where you can see in rice fields several waterbirds and also Marsh Deer Blastocerus dichotomus, as seen in the Pantanal. Waterbirds are in large number especially at harvest time and at rainy season when are seen fishing in the rice fields and canals. A great tip to stay is Praia Alta lodge. About six or seven days will be necessary to birding in this sites.
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Araguaia Valley (09°37’S/50°03’W) – I do mentions about this birding site which in my point view is the better. Following a four-hour drive from Palmas, for west by TO-080 road until Caseara you arrive near border with the state of Pará, where Araguaia River is its natural dividing point. The road is not busy except in a short stretch of BR-153 road in Paraíso do Tocantins municipality. In Caseara the accommodations (Hotel Pousada da Ilha) are simple, cosy and has wi-fi internet free. There is also the EcoAraguaia Jungle Lodge, located front of Coco River. In this site is found the Cantão State Park which is opened to the visitor now and where was recorded about 386 birds. At the Park there are some trails and you take a boat trip inside which has about 850 natural lakes, where you can to see also Giant Otter Pteronura brasiliensis. It is an ecological tension area or ecotone between Cerrado and the Amazon Rainforest and occurs birds of both biomes and endemics to this region. The highlights are the “Big Five” of Araguaia region, as Spinetail Synallaxis simoni, Bananal Antbird Cercomacra ferdinandi, Crimson-fronted Cardinal Paroaria baeri, Orinoco Goose Oressochen jubata (flocks can be seen on the sand banks along of rivers) and a Certhiaxis sp novum (undescribed form and locally known as Cantao Spinetail) besides other rare birds such as the threatened Chestnut-bellied Guan Penelope ochrogaster. You can see also Agami Heron Agamia agami, Zigzag Heron Zebrilus undulatus, Spotted Puffbird Bucco tamatia, Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus minimus, Ladder-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis climacocerca, Rose-breasted Chat Granatellus pelzelni, Bare-necked Fruitcrow Gymnoderus foetidus (uncommon), Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin (the best site of Brazil to see it) , Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin Tyranneutes stolzmanni, Spotted Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum maculatum, Amazonian Antshrike Thamnophilus amazonicus, Maranhão Hermit Phaethornis maranhaoensis (uncommon - according to SACC is Cinnamon-throated Hermit), Amazonian Black-Tyrant Knipolegus poecilocercus, Riverside Tyrant Knipolegus orenocensis ssp xinguensis, Cinnamon Attila Attila cinnamomeus, Gray-chested Greenlet Hylophilus semicinereus, Glossy Antshrike Sakesphorus luctuosus araguayae, Amazonian Streaked-Antwren Myrmotherula multostriata, Rothschild’s Blue Crosbeack Cyanoloxia rothschildii (split of C. cyanoides complex), Blackish Nightjar Hydropsalis nigrescens, Long-billed Woodcreeper Nasica longirostris and many others. Nearby this birding site and in front of Cantão, left bank of Araguaia River (State of Pará), have been recorded about 516 birds, however this number can be even greater.
There is possibility for birding in the Canguçu Research Center (Particular Reserve) however may be restrict to local guide because prior reservation. This key site is located at south of Cantão State Park in front of the Bananal Island, floodplain surrounded by the Araguaia and Javaés rivers. Due to flooding in the region in rainy season (January to May) to make difficult access to the Canguçu, Cantão and to the watching of some key species, I suggest June to December for birding and at least five days. The Canguçu is located returning from Caseara by TO-080 on the way to Marianópolis do Tocantins and following by TO-374/354 roads and there, you can see many of birds above mentioned. On the way, near Café da Roça community has Kaempfer's Woodpecker too.
There is a possibility of return to Palmas by Lagoa da Confusão municipality (TO-374) where you can see in rice fields several waterbirds and also Marsh Deer Blastocerus dichotomus, as seen in the Pantanal. Waterbirds are in large number especially at harvest time and at rainy season when are seen fishing in the rice fields and canals. A great tip to stay is Praia Alta lodge. About six or seven days will be necessary to birding in this sites.
Araguaia Valley (09°37’S/50°03’W) – I do mentions about this birding site which in my point view is the better. Following a four-hour drive from Palmas, for west by TO-080 road until Caseara you arrive near border with the state of Pará, where Araguaia River is its natural dividing point. The road is not busy except in a short stretch of BR-153 road in Paraíso do Tocantins municipality. In Caseara the accommodations (Hotel Pousada da Ilha) are simple, cosy and has wi-fi internet free. In this site is found the Cantão State Park which is opened to the visitor now and where was recorded about 386 birds. At the Park there are some trails and you take a boat trip inside which has about 850 natural lakes, where you can to see also Giant Otter Pteronura brasiliensis. It is an ecological tension area or ecotone between Cerrado and the Amazon Rainforest and occurs birds of both biomes and endemics to this region. The highlights are the “Big Five” of Araguaia region, as Spinetail Synallaxis simoni, Bananal Antbird Cercomacra ferdinandi, Crimson-fronted Cardinal Paroaria baeri, Orinoco Goose Oressochen jubata (flocks can be seen on the sand banks along of rivers) and a Certhiaxis sp novum (undescribed form and locally known as Cantao Spinetail) besides other rare birds such as the threatened Chestnut-bellied Guan Penelope ochrogaster. You can see also Agami Heron Agamia agami, Zigzag Heron Zebrilus undulatus, Spotted Puffbird Bucco tamatia, Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus minimus, Ladder-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis climacocerca, Rose-breasted Chat Granatellus pelzelni, Bare-necked Fruitcrow Gymnoderus foetidus (uncommon), Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin (the best site of Brazil to see it) , Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin Tyranneutes stolzmanni, Spotted Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum maculatum, Amazonian Antshrike Thamnophilus amazonicus, Maranhão Hermit Phaethornis maranhaoensis (uncommon - according to SACC is Cinnamon-throated Hermit), Amazonian Black-Tyrant Knipolegus poecilocercus, Riverside Tyrant Knipolegus orenocensis ssp xinguensis, Cinnamon Attila Attila cinnamomeus, Gray-chested Greenlet Hylophilus semicinereus, Glossy Antshrike Sakesphorus luctuosus araguayae, Amazonian Streaked-Antwren Myrmotherula multostriata, Rothschild’s Blue Crosbeack Cyanoloxia rothschildii (split of C. cyanoides complex), Blackish Nightjar Hydropsalis nigrescens, Long-billed Woodcreeper Nasica longirostris and many others. Nearby this birding site and in front of Cantão, left bank of Araguaia River (State of Pará), have been recorded about 516 birds, however this number can be even greater.
There is possibility for birding in the Canguçu Research Center (Particular Reserve) however may be restrict to local guide because prior reservation. This key site is located at south of Cantão State Park in front of the Bananal Island, floodplain surrounded by the Araguaia and Javaés rivers. Due to flooding in the region in rainy season (January to May) to make difficult access to the Canguçu, Cantão and to the watching of some key species, I suggest June to December for birding and at least five days. The Canguçu is located returning from Caseara by TO-080 on the way to Marianópolis do Tocantins and following by TO-374/354 roads and there, you can see many of birds above mentioned. On the way, near Café da Roça community has Kaempfer's Woodpecker too.
There is a possibility of return to Palmas by Lagoa da Confusão municipality (TO-374) where you can see in rice fields several waterbirds and also Marsh Deer Blastocerus dichotomus, as seen in the Pantanal. Waterbirds are in large number especially at harvest time and at rainy season when are seen fishing in the rice fields and canals. A great tip to stay is Praia Alta lodge. About six or seven days will be necessary to birding in this sites.
Araguaia Valley (09°37’S/50°03’W) – I do mentions about this birding site which in my point view is the better. Following a four-hour drive from Palmas, for west by TO-080 road until Caseara you arrive near border with the state of Pará, where Araguaia River is its natural dividing point. The road is not busy except in a short stretch of BR-153 road in Paraíso do Tocantins municipality. In Caseara the accommodations (Hotel Pousada da Ilha) are simple, cosy and has wi-fi internet free. In this site is found the Cantão State Park which is opened to the visitor now and where was recorded about 386 birds. At the Park there are some trails and you take a boat trip inside which has about 850 natural lakes, where you can to see also Giant Otter Pteronura brasiliensis. It is an ecological tension area or ecotone between Cerrado and the Amazon Rainforest and occurs birds of both biomes and endemics to this region. The highlights are the “Big Five” of Araguaia region, as Spinetail Synallaxis simoni, Bananal Antbird Cercomacra ferdinandi, Crimson-fronted Cardinal Paroaria baeri, Orinoco Goose Oressochen jubata (flocks can be seen on the sand banks along of rivers) and a Certhiaxis sp novum (undescribed form and locally known as Cantao Spinetail) besides other rare birds such as the threatened Chestnut-bellied Guan Penelope ochrogaster. You can see also Agami Heron Agamia agami, Zigzag Heron Zebrilus undulatus, Spotted Puffbird Bucco tamatia, Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus minimus, Ladder-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis climacocerca, Rose-breasted Chat Granatellus pelzelni, Bare-necked Fruitcrow Gymnoderus foetidus (uncommon), Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin (the best site of Brazil to see it) , Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin Tyranneutes stolzmanni, Spotted Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum maculatum, Amazonian Antshrike Thamnophilus amazonicus, Maranhão Hermit Phaethornis maranhaoensis (uncommon), (uncommon - according to SACC is Cinnamon-throated Hermit), Amazonian Black-Tyrant Knipolegus poecilocercus, Riverside Tyrant Knipolegus orenocensis ssp xinguensis, Cinnamon Attila Attila cinnamomeus, Gray-chested Greenlet Hylophilus semicinereus, Glossy Antshrike Sakesphorus luctuosus araguayae, Amazonian Streaked-Antwren Myrmotherula multostriata, Rothschild’s Blue Crosbeack Cyanoloxia rothschildii (split2 (split of C. cyanoides complex), Blackish Nightjar Hydropsalis nigrescens, Long-billed Woodcreeper Nasica longirostris and many others. Nearby this birding site and in front of Cantão, left bank of Araguaia River (State of Pará), have been recorded about 516 birds, however this number can be even greater.
There is possibility for birding in the Canguçu Research Center (Particular Reserve) however may be restrict to local guide because prior reservation. This key site is located at south of Cantão State Park in front of the Bananal Island, floodplain surrounded by the Araguaia and Javaés rivers. Due to flooding in the region in rainy season (January to May) to make difficult access to the Canguçu, Cantão and to the watching of some key species, I suggest June to December for birding and at least five days. The Canguçu is located returning from Caseara by TO-080 on the way to Marianópolis do Tocantins and following by TO-374/354 roads and there, you can see many of birds above mentioned. On the way, near Café da Roça community has Kaempfer's Woodpecker too. There is a possibility of return to Palmas by Lagoa da Confusão municipality (TO-374) where you can see in rice fields several waterbirds and also Marsh Deer Blastocerus dichotomus, as seen in the Pantanal. Waterbirds are in large number especially at harvest time and at rainy season when are seen fishing in the rice fields and canals. A great tip to stay is Praia Alta lodge. About six or seven days will be necessary to birding in this sites.
Araguaia Valley (09°37’S/50°03’W) – I do mentions about this birding site which in my point view is the better. Following a four-hour drive from Palmas, for west by TO-080 road until Caseara you arrive near border with the state of Pará, where Araguaia River is its natural dividing point. The road is not busy except in a short stretch of BR-153 road in Paraíso do Tocantins municipality. In Caseara the accommodations (Hotel Pousada da Ilha) are simple, cosy and has wi-fi internet free. In this site is found the Cantão State Park which is opened to the visitor now and where was recorded about 386 birds. At the Park there are some trails and you take a boat trip inside which has about 850 natural lakes, where you can to see also Giant Otter Pteronura brasiliensis. It is an ecological tension area or ecotone between Cerrado and the Amazon Rainforest and occurs birds of both biomes and endemics to this region. The highlights are the “Big Five” of Araguaia region, as Spinetail Synallaxis simoni, Bananal Antbird Cercomacra ferdinandi, Crimson-fronted Cardinal Paroaria baeri, Orinoco Goose Oressochen jubata (flocks can be seen on the sand banks along of rivers) and a Certhiaxis sp novum (undescribed form and locally known as Cantao Spinetail) besides other rare birds such as the threatened Chestnut-bellied Guan Penelope ochrogaster. You can see also Agami Heron Agamia agami, Zigzag Heron Zebrilus undulatus, Spotted Puffbird Bucco tamatia, Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus minimus, Ladder-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis climacocerca, Rose-breasted Chat Granatellus pelzelni, Bare-necked Fruitcrow Gymnoderus foetidus (uncommon), Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin, hoazin (the best site of Brazil to see it) , Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin Tyranneutes stolzmanni, Spotted Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum maculatum, Amazonian Antshrike Thamnophilus amazonicus, Maranhão Hermit Phaethornis maranhaoensis (uncommon), Amazonian Black-Tyrant Knipolegus poecilocercus, Riverside Tyrant Knipolegus orenocensis ssp xinguensis, Cinnamon Attila Attila cinnamomeus, Gray-chested Greenlet Hylophilus semicinereus, Glossy Antshrike Sakesphorus luctuosus araguayae, Amazonian Streaked-Antwren Myrmotherula multostriata, Rothschild’s Blue Crosbeack Cyanoloxia rothschildii (split2 of C. cyanoides complex), Blackish Nightjar Hydropsalis nigrescens, Long-billed Woodcreeper Nasica longirostris and many others. Nearby this birding site and in front of Cantão, left bank of Araguaia River (State of Pará), have been recorded about 516 birds, however this number can be even greater.
There is possibility for birding in the Canguçu Research Center (Particular Reserve) however may be restrict to local guide because prior reservation. This key site is located at south of Cantão State Park in front of the Bananal Island, floodplain surrounded by the Araguaia and Javaés rivers. Due to flooding in the region in rainy season (January to May) to make difficult access to the Canguçu, Cantão and to the watching of some key species, I suggest June to December for birding and at least five days. The Canguçu is located returning from Caseara by TO-080 on the way to Marianópolis do Tocantins and following by TO-374/354 roads and there, you can see many of birds above mentioned. On the way, near Café da Roça community has Kaempfer's Woodpecker too. There is a possibility of return to Palmas by Lagoa da Confusão municipality (TO-374) where you can see in rice fields several waterbirds and also Marsh Deer Blastocerus dichotomus, as seen in the Pantanal. Waterbirds are in large number especially at harvest time and at rainy season when are seen fishing in the rice fields and canals. A great tip to stay is Praia Alta lodge. About six or seven days will be necessary to birding in this sites.
Araguaia Valley (09°37’S/50°03’W) – and last but not least important, I finish doing mentions – I do mentions about this birding site which in my point view is the better. Following a four-hour drive from Palmas, for west by TO-080 road until Caseara you arrive near border with the state of Pará, where Araguaia River is its natural dividing point. The road is not busy except in a short stretch of BR-153 road in Paraíso do Tocantins municipality. In Caseara the accommodations (Hotel Pousada da Ilha) are simple, cosy and has wi-fi internet free. In this site is found the Cantão State Park which is opened to the visitor now and where was recorded about 386 birds7,8.birds. At the Park there are some trails and you take a boat trip inside which has about 850 natural lakes, where you can to see also Giant Otter Pteronura brasiliensis. It is an ecological tension area or ecotone between Cerrado and the Amazon Rainforest and occurs birds of both biomes and endemics to this region. The highlights are the “Big Five” of Araguaia region, as Spinetail Synallaxis simoni, Bananal Antbird Cercomacra ferdinandi, Crimson-fronted Cardinal Paroaria baeri, Orinoco Goose Oressochen jubata (flocks can be seen on the sand banks along of rivers) and a Certhiaxis sp novum (undescribed form and locally known as Cantao Spinetail) besides other rare birds such as the threatened Chestnut-bellied Guan Penelope ochrogaster. You can see also Agami Heron Agamia agami, Zigzag Heron Zebrilus undulatus, Spotted Puffbird Bucco tamatia, Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus minimus, Ladder-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis climacocerca, Rose-breasted Chat Granatellus pelzelni, Bare-necked Fruitcrow Gymnoderus foetidus (uncommon), Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin, Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin Tyranneutes stolzmanni, Spotted Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum maculatum, Amazonian Antshrike Thamnophilus amazonicus, Maranhão Hermit Phaethornis maranhaoensis (uncommon), Amazonian Black-Tyrant Knipolegus poecilocercus, Riverside Tyrant Knipolegus orenocensis ssp xinguensis, Cinnamon Attila Attila cinnamomeus, Gray-chested Greenlet Hylophilus semicinereus, Glossy Antshrike Sakesphorus luctuosus araguayae, Amazonian Streaked-Antwren Myrmotherula multostriata, Rothschild’s Blue Crosbeack Cyanoloxia rothschildii (split2 of C. cyanoides complex), Blackish Nightjar Hydropsalis nigrescens, Long-billed Woodcreeper Nasica longirostris and many others (see Pinheiro and Dornas 20097,8). others. Nearby this birding site and in front of Cantão, left bank of Araguaia River (State of Pará), have been recorded about 516 birds, however this number can be even greater3.
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There is possibility for birding in the Canguçu Research Center (Particular Reserve) however may be restrict to local guide because prior reservation. This key site is located at south of Cantão State Park in front of the Bananal Island, floodplain surrounded by the Araguaia and Javaés rivers. Due to flooding in the region in rainy season (January to May) to make difficult access to the Canguçu, Cantão and to the watching of some key species, I suggest June to December for birding and at least five days. The Canguçu is located returning from Caseara by TO-080 on the way to Marianópolis do Tocantins and following by TO-374/354 roads and there, you can see many of birds above mentioned. On the way, near Café da Roça community has Kaempfer's Woodpecker too. There is a possibility of return to Palmas by Lagoa da Confusão municipality (TO-374) where you can see in rice fields several waterbirds and also Marsh Deer Blastocerus dichotomus, as seen in the Pantanal. Waterbirds are in large number especially at harvest time and at rainy season when are seen fishing in the rice fields and canals. A great tip to stay is Praia Alta lodge. About six or seven days will be necessary to birding in this sites.
Araguaia Valley (09°37’S/50°03’W) – and last but not least important, I finish doing mentions about this birding site which in my point view is the better. Following a four-hour drive from Palmas, for west by TO-080 road until Caseara you arrive near border with the state of Pará, where Araguaia River is its natural dividing point. The road is not busy except in a short stretch of BR-153 road in Paraíso do Tocantins municipality. In Caseara the accommodations (Hotel Pousada da Ilha) are simple, cosy and has wi-fi internet free. In this site is found the Cantão State Park which is opened to the visitor now and where was recorded about 386 birds7,8. At the Park there are some trails and you take a boat trip inside which has about 850 natural lakes, where you can to see also Giant Otter Pteronura brasiliensis. It is an ecological tension area or ecotone between Cerrado and the Amazon Rainforest and occurs birds of both biomes and endemics to this region. The highlights are the “Big Five” of Araguaia region, as Spinetail Synallaxis simoni, Bananal Antbird Cercomacra ferdinandi, Crimson-fronted Cardinal Paroaria baeri, Orinoco Goose Oressochen jubata (flocks can be seen on the sand banks along of rivers) and a Certhiaxis sp novum (undescribed form and locally known as Cantao Spinetail) besides other rare birds such as the threatened Chestnut-bellied Guan Penelope ochrogaster. You can see also Agami Heron Agamia agami, Zigzag Heron Zebrilus undulatus, Spotted Puffbird Bucco tamatia, Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus minimus, Ladder-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis climacocerca, Rose-breasted Chat Granatellus pelzelni, Bare-necked Fruitcrow Gymnoderus foetidus (uncommon), Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin, Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin Tyranneutes stolzmanni, Spotted Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum maculatum, Amazonian Antshrike Thamnophilus amazonicus, Maranhão Hermit Phaethornis maranhaoensis (uncommon), Amazonian Black-Tyrant Knipolegus poecilocercus, Riverside Tyrant Knipolegus orenocensis ssp xinguensis, Cinnamon Attila Attila cinnamomeus, Gray-chested Greenlet Hylophilus semicinereus, Glossy Antshrike Sakesphorus luctuosus araguayae, Amazonian Streaked-Antwren Myrmotherula multostriata, Rothschild’s Blue Crosbeack Cyanoloxia rothschildii (split2 of C. cyanoides complex), Blackish Nightjar Hydropsalis nigrescens, Long-billed Woodcreeper Nasica longirostris and many others (see Pinheiro and Dornas 20097,8). Nearby this birding site and in front of Cantão, left bank of Araguaia River (State of Pará), have been recorded about 516 birds, however this number can be even greater3.
There is possibility for birding in the Canguçu Research Center however may be restrict to local guide because prior reservation. This key site is located at south of Cantão State Park in front of the Bananal Island, floodplain surrounded by the Araguaia and Javaés rivers. Due to flooding in the region in rainy season (January to May) to make difficult access to the Canguçu, Cantão and to the watching of some key species, I suggest June to December for birding and at least five days. The Canguçu is located returning from Caseara by TO-080 on the way to Marianópolis do Tocantins and following by TO-374/354 roads and there, you can see many of birds above mentioned. On the way, near Café da Roça community has Kaempfer's Woodpecker too. There is a possibility of return to Palmas by Lagoa da Confusão municipality (TO-374) where you can see in rice fields several waterbirds and also Marsh Deer Blastocerus dichotomus, as seen in the Pantanal. Waterbirds are in large number especially at harvest time and at rainy season when are seen fishing in the rice fields and canals. A great tip to stay is Praia Alta lodge. About six or seven days will be necessary to birding in this sites.