And the world wakes up with another war... Why is it so hard for humans to live in peace? Sad days.

This is a Brazilian squirrel (or Guianan squirrel) (Sciurus aestuans) - in Portuguese - Caxinguelê - is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to South America.

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On a rainy day! Brazilian Ruby ♀left and Violet-capped Woodnymph ♂ (right).

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The Atlantic Royal Flycatcher is confined to the southern Atlantic Forest region of southeastern Brazil, where it is found from southern Bahia to northeast Santa Catarina. It inhabits the lower levels of humid evergreen forests, although the species also ranges into mature second growth and edges, and is present up to ca. 1,000 m elevation, but occurs mainly above 400 m. This “tyrant-flycatcher” (now placed in the family Oxyruncidae) is characterized by its long bill and tail; the plumage is mostly brown, with an ochraceous tail, but the most notable feature is the long ornate crest, which is mainly deep red (paler, orange or orange-yellow in females), with black and blue spotting principally on the terminal portions of the feathers. This crest usually is recumbent, giving the bird a distinctive “hammerhead” appearance; when fully erect, however, the crest also is flared laterally. Although it is rare to see the crest erected in a bird in the field, this species (like other Onychorhynchus taxa) is well known for fanning the crest when held in the hand, while simultaneously and rhythmically swaying the head from side to side. The nest is a very long, pendant, sack-like structure suspended from a slender branch or vine, and frequently is placed over a stream in the forest; the species lays two or three brown-colored eggs. However, in general the natural history of this species is still very poorly known, perhaps in equal parts due to its rarity, the bird’s unobtrusive behavior, and its former status as a mere subspecies of the Tropical Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus). doi.org/10.2173/bow.royfly5.01

It took me about 3 hours observing the bird to get this shot. At Caverna do Diabo State Park - São Paulo. Wishing everyone a Peaceful Bokeh Wednesday!


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Considered Near Threatened by BirdLife International, Black-legged Dacnis is endemic to southeast Brazil, where it is known from Espírito Santo south to Santa Catarina, and from sea level to 1700 m. The male is mostly turquoise blue, with a black throat patch, short eye stripe, and upper mantle, and mostly black wings with broad blue fringes to the wing coverts and secondaries. It is very similar, therefore, to the same sex of Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana), which has more extensive black on the back and throat, narrow blue fringes to the primaries, and pinkish or red (rather than black) tarsi. In contrast, female Black-legged Dacnis is a much more readily identifiable, being brownisholive above, tinged greenish blue over the forecrown, cheeks, scapulars and rump, and dull buffish below, whereas female Blue Dacnis is bright green with a bluish head. Black-legged Dacnis appears to move seasonally, or perhaps erratically, probably in search of favorite food-plants. The diet is known to include berries, seeds, insects, and even eucalyptus nectar. Until recently, little was known concerning its breeding and feeding behavior, in part due to its rarity, but perhaps also due to a lack of knowledge of how to identify it in the field. Very rare and difficult to be seen.

A reminder that we must protect! Today is the National Day pf the Atlantic Rain Forest, a biome severally threatened.

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Also known as the Brazilian Pygmy-Owl, on account of it being almost endemic to that country, the Least Pygmy-Owl occurs from northern Bahia state south to at least Paraná state, and has been recorded in neighbouring Paraguay, as well as being speculated to be present in adjacent northeastern Argentina. This species formerly comprised part of a much wider species complex that also includes Tamaulipas Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium sanchezi), Colima Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium palmarum), and Central American Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium griseiceps), as well as the recently described Subtropical Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium parkeri). However, in terms of identification, it overlaps geographically only with the near-ubiquitous Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum), which species has a quite different voice, is larger, with a streaked (not spotted) crown, and a more barred tail. Least Pygmy-Owl is also never found in second growth or the more open country frequently favored by the Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl. Instead, it favours evergreen Atlantic Forest and its edges, and is found at elevations up to about 1000 m. Like other pygmy-owls, this species is partially diurnal and is easily attracted using a whistled imitation of hollow-sounding, double- or treble-noted song. Despite being relatively abundant, currently very little is known of the Least Pygmy-Owl’s ecology. It is very small - 14–15 cm; c. 50 g - almost a house sparrow size.
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