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Pernambuco

Seven-color Tanager Tangara fastuosa © Tomas Sigrist http://www.avisbrasilis.com.br

Pernambuco is a state in the North East region of Brazil.

Below are some of its top attractions and websites to the reserves and many places to stay where birding is an option. We welcome a proper introduction to this page from someone who knows the area well.

top sites

Reserva Privada do Patrimônio Natural Frei Caneca

...a private protected area of 630 ha - prime site for the Alagoas endemics...

useful reading

Books, CDs, DVDs etc.

See the main Brazil page for guides etc. covering the whole country...

clubs

Fundação Gilberto Freyre

http://www.fgf.org.br/
O Sítio Ecológico da Fundação Gilberto Freyre está situado no bairro de Apipucos, na cidade do Recife, no entorno da Casa onde viveu o sociólogo e escritor pernambucano. Trata-se de uma área com cerca de 10.000m2, remanescente dos antigos quintais de tempos passados.

Observadores de Aves de Pernambuco - OAP

http://www.oap.org.br/
Observadores de Aves de Pernambuco - OAP, is a non-profit making organisation, and has no official links with any political parties, trade unions or government institutions. Its major objectives are to study, discover and catalogue the bird-life in Pernambuco and neighbouring states; to plan support and develop amateur bird-watching and contribute to the better understanding of bird-life and conservation of the habitats that are scientifically and ecologically important.

museums

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

http://www.ufpe.br/

reserves

Pernambuco coastal forests

http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildplaces/amazon/index.cfm
Pernambuco coastal forests is a tropical moist forest covering an 80-km strip along the northeast coast of Brazil. The climate is tropical and the four-strata vegetation provides for a high level of biodiversity. This area is considered one of the more distinctive centers of endemism in South America. The ecoregion is considered an Endemic Bird Area and harbors a number of threatened avifauna species...

trip reports

Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you can’t find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page… give them a try!

Checklist

http://users.hotlink.com.br/oapaves/listaPE.htm

History of Ornithology in Pernambuco

http://users.hotlink.com.br/oapaves/summary.htm
The first record of birds in Brazil dates back to the year 1500, in letters from Pero Vaz de Caminha to King Dom Manuel of Portugal, where he mentioned furabuchos, parakeets, parrots and pigeons (Pinto 1942)...

Observadores de Aves de Pernambuco - OAP

http://users.hotlink.com.br/oapaves/index.htm
The History of Ornithology in Pernambuco - The first record of birds in Brazil dates back to the year 1500, in letters from Pero Vaz de Caminha to King Dom Manuel of Portugal, where he mentioned furabuchos, parakeets, parrots and pigeons (Pinto 1942)...

Pernambuco Pygmy Owl Glaucidium mooreorum

http://www.owlpages.com/species/glaucidium/mooreorum/Default.htm
The Pernambuco Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium mooreorum) was first described in December 2002 when two study skins were examined in Pernambuco, Brazil. The skins were originally collected in 1980 and thought to be subspecies of the Least Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium minutissimum) or Amazonian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium hardyi). Upon closer examination of the skins, and vocalisations of the birds also obtained in 1980, it was concluded that this was a new species. The name mooreorum was chosen in honour of Dr. Gordon Moore and his wife Betty, who have made significant contributions to conservation...