Located in the valley of the Paraíba do Sul River, Vale do Café is the tourist name for the region where coffee was the main economic activity in the 19th century. Today, the natural environment has recovered, and the region contains large forest fragments, forming an ecological corridor that connects the Serra do Tinguá to the Serra da Bocaina. This area is influenced by both the humid forests of the Serra do Mar and the semi-deciduous forests of the Paraíba Valley. Also of great interest for birdwatching are the extensive areas of fields and marshes, where it is still possible to find bird species that have become rare in many parts of Rio de Janeiro.
Altitudinal range:
400 m - 600 m
Environment:
Atlantic semi-deciduous forest (submontane), open country areas and marshlands.
SOME TARGET BIRDS
Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch, Ultramarine Grosbeak, Campo Troupial, Streamer-tailed Tyrant, Blackish Rail, Black-capped Donacobius, Band-winged Honero*, White-bellied Seedeater, Blue-winged Macaw, Toco Toucan, Green-barred Woodpecker, White Woodpecker, Striped cuckoo, Snail Kite, White-bibed Antbird*, Chestnut-backed Antshrike*, Lemon-chested Greenlet*, Spot-backed Antshrike, Ferrugineous Antbird*, Ochre-rumped Antbird*, Robust Woodpecker, Rufous-capped Antthrush, Spot-billed Toucanet, Black Hawk-Eagle, Mottled Owl, Ocellated Poorwill, Buff-bellied Puffbird*, White-eyed Foliage gleaner, Reddish Hermit, Saffron Toucanet*, Greenish Schiffornis, Pin-tailed Manakin*, Black-trhoated Trogon, Swallow-tailed Manakin, Gilt-edged Tanager*, Brazilian Tanager*, Yellow-eared Woodpecker*, Scaled Antbird* and many others *Brazilian endemics
Photo Gallery - Vale do Café Birding Tour
Trepador-coleira / White-collared Foliage-gleaner (Anabazenops fuscus)
Tangará / Swallow-tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia caudata)
Tangarazinho / Pin-tailed Manakin (Ilicura militaris)
Formigueiro-assobiador / White-bibbed Antbird (Myrmoderus loricatus)
Araçari-poca / Spot-billed Toucanet (Selenidera maculirostris)
Cabeçudo / Seppia-capped Flycatcher (Leptopogon amaurocephalus)
Ariramba / Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda)
Gavião-pega-macaco / Black Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus tyrannus)
Tangarazinho / Pin-tailed Manakin (Ilicura militaris)
Trovoada / Ferrugineous Antbird (Drymophila ferruginea)
Mata atlântica semi-decidual / Atlantic Semi-deciduous Forest
Tiê-galo / Flame-crested Tanager (Lanio cristatus)
Patinho / White-throated Spadebill (Platirynchus mistaceus)
Saíra-douradinha / Gilt-edged Tanager
Coruja-do-mato / Mottled Owl (Strix virgata)
Surucuá-dourado / Black-throated Trogon (Trogon rufus)
Flautim / Greenish Schiffornis (Schiffornis virescens)
Pica-pau-rei / Robust Woodpecker (Campephilus robustus)
Bambu nativo / Native bamboo
Beija-flor-de-fronte-violeta / Violet-capped Woodnymph (Thalurania glaucopis)
Saíra-douradinha / Gilt-edged Tanager
Beija-flor-de-banda-branca /
Balança-rabo-de-bico-torto / Rufous-breasted Hermit (Glaucis hirsutus)
Arapaçu-de-bico-torto / Black-billed Scythebill (Campylorhamphus falcularius)
Beija-flor-roxo / White-chinned Sapphire (Hylocharis cyannus)
Marianinha-amarela / Yellow Tyrannulet (Capsiempis flaveola)
Saí-azul / Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana)
Mata atlântica semi-decidual / Atlantic Semi-deciduous Forest
Barranqueiro-de-olho-branco / White-eyed Folliage gleaner (Automolus leucophthalmus)
Galinha-do-mato / Rufous-capped Antthrush (Formicarius colma)
Floresta semi-decidual / Atlantic Semi-deciduous Forest
