Bird Watching
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The island of Florianopolis, with its environmental diversity, beaches, wetland, white sand dunes, swamps, forests and lakes, is home to more than 300 species of birds.
Three different kinds of tours are offered, depending on the time participants have available and on the birds they would like to see.
On the three day trip it is possible to explore Florianopolis Island and sight wetland birds like the Tangara Peruviana, the Emberizoides Ypiranganus, the Donacospiza Albifrons; coastal birds like ducks, Pseudoleistes Virescens, owls, blowpipe, frigate, seagulls, the Rallus Longirostris and the Angelasticus Thiliu; and sub-forest birds like hawks, the Ortalis Guttat, humming birds, toucans Ramphastos dicolorous, Ramphastos Vitellinus, Cyanocorax Caeruleus, and Chiroxiphia Caudata among others.
On the five day trip, besides exploring the island of Florianopolis, participants will drive to the State Park of the Tabuleiro Mountains to see the Maciambu Wetland and the Sao Bonifacio Mountains. In the wetland area, participants are likely to catch sight of ducks, hawks, the Phylloscartes kronei, the Manacus manacus and the Amblyramphus holosericeus. Around the Sao Bonifacio Mountains, the Slope Atlantic Forest hides hawks, toucans, psitacideos, hummingbirds, the Aburria Jacuting, the Picumnus Nebulosus, and the Carponis Cucullata among the Araucaia trees, the foggy forest and the highlands.
On the nine day bird watching tour, besides exploring all the locations above, participants will also go to the Araucaria Forest and fields of Urubici and to the coastal town of Itapoá. In Urubici, one can hope to find the Amazona Vinacea, the Amazona Petrei, the Caprimulgus Longirostris, the Picumnus Nebulosus, the Leptasthenura Setaria, the Cinclodes Pabsti, and other highland birds.
In Itapoá, at the Volta Velha Reserve, the Stymphalornis Acutirostris and the Hemitriccus Kaempferi may be sighted.
- Duration: 1 day(s)
- Location: South, north, center-east, center-south of the florianopolis island; State Park of Tabuleiro Mountains, Sao Bonifacio, Maciambu, Urubici and Itapoá.
Meet Renata Asprino and the team from Brazil Trails, your local connection in Florianopolis. We are ready to assist you in any way we can to make your stay on the beautiful island of Florianopolis amazing. We are proud to be partnered with whl.travel, a travel company that is dedicated to sustainable tourism, like our company. We are very aware of the damage mass tourism can have on our islands fragile environment and are very active in preserving nature areas and promoting sustainable tourism practices in Florianopolis.
