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Rick and Manuela Bateman
Batemanrh (at) gmail
Suriname
20 Oct - 5 Nov 2018
Suriname
An independent bird watching trip with the exception of 6 days of guided birding with Fred Pansa at the Fredberg/Fred’s Place. In total, we saw 330 species in 2 weeks at 4 primary locations.Formorephotos,visithttp://wilybird.com/portfolios/trips/suriname-photos/
Guianan Cock-of-the-Rock near the Fredberg
Introduction Manuela and Rick Bateman went to Suriname for two weeks during the latter part of October to early November 2018. For the most part, we birded independently. At the Fredberg, we were guided by lodge owner, bird guide, and forest-ninja Fred Pansa.
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We had been interested in Suriname for quite some time before going. We read about its pristine interior locations and became aware of it as a possible birding location after browsing through the Bradt Guide to Suriname by Phillip Briggs at a London bookstore. Mr. Briggs has written several Bradt guides to African destinations that we have used in the past and we trusted his estimation of the country as relaxed, welcoming, intriguing and beautiful. We were not disappointed. Suriname is all of those things in addition to being somewhat of an off-the-beaten path option for birders, especially considering that only the Dutch can reliably locate Suriname on a map! It’s also the best value for travel amongst the three Guianan countries (Suriname, Guiana, French Guiana) for those looking to see Guianan specials.
Although Dutch is far and away the main European language spoken, we got by swimmingly with English and we were pleasantly surprised that nearly everyone spoke English (especially in the capital). Because we speak German and English, reading signs and understanding Dutch was not a problem. Moreover, the people we met were friendly, interested, and extremely helpful. We can’t recommend Suriname enough as an extremely relaxed South American destination to bird.
Highlights Suriname was a delight and not just for the birds. Having travelled extensively in Indonesia in the past, we were delighted to be eating many of our favorite Asian dishes in South America. Delicious Indian and Indonesian food was also widely available in the capital and elsewhere, and Surinamese dishes (especially those cooked at Fredberg) were very tasty. Even the food at Brownsberg was okay, if not a little boring. Though basically everything at the Brownsberg could use a little pepping up.
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Clockwise: Golden-winged Parakeet, Black-faced Antthrush, Foothills Screech Owl, Blood-colored Woodpecker
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We recorded all of the Cotinga species in Suriname and saw all of them very well with the exception of the White Bellbird, which we had calling for over an hour at Brownsberg at close range but would not show (a story for later in the report). The call of the White Bellbird is simply incredible and perhaps even better than seeing the bird itself (that’s what I tell myself lying awake at night).
Watching Golden-Headed Manakin display for a female, photographing lekking Cock-of-the-Rock at the newly built hide (constructed for the BBC at Fredberg), seeing many Capuchinbirds, observing Royal Flycatcher at Peperpot, Fred finding a new lek for COTR during our descent from the Fredberg, numerous incredible antbirds, antshrikes and antwrens in addition to great views of Ornate Hawk-Eagle, Glossy-backed Becard, Black Curassow, incredible hummingbirds everywhere and morning coffee looking for a pair of Zigzag Herons at Fred’s. The list continues with many incredible woodpeckers, toucans, jacamars and tanagers every day.
We also saw some great mammals including Paca, Squirrel Monkey, Brown Capuchin, Bearded Saki, White-faced Saki, Red Howler Monkey, Red-handed Tamarin, Kinkajou, Tayra, Pale-throated Three-toed Sloth, Linnaeus’s Two-toed Sloth, Red-rumped Agouti, and Gray Four-eyed Opossum.
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Great Potoo at Peperpot
Preparation We bought the Bradt Guide to Suriname about a year and a half in advance of actually going. We put off the trip as the KLM flights from Amsterdam can be quite pricy (though very quick) and we hoped that at some point the price of the flight would fall to within our budget. When it finally did, we paid just over EUR 800 per ticket (from Munich, via Amsterdam), which was cheap considering the flights had been EUR 1400!
Somewhat more information is available about birding in Suriname in Dutch and not very much in English. Thankfully, two separate trip reports were published at cloudbirders.com from 2017 in English by Dutch birders Remco Hofland (26 Nov – 12 Dec 2017) and Teus Luijendijk (23 Feb – 13 March 2017). In particular, Remco Hofland’s report is extremely detailed and highly recommended. Thank you Remco and Teus for your contributions and advice before going.
Contact Fred by emailing [email protected] or send a What’sApp (+597 894 8661).
To arrange accommodation at Brownsberg, email STINASU at [email protected].
Field Guide: There is a dedicated field guide to Suriname, namely the Field Guide to the Birds of Suriname featuring plates by Ber van Perlo. I am not a huge fan of this book but it does narrow things down considerably in comparison to using a guide from Columbia, Brazil or Venezuela. In addition, the glue melted off the spine of the book and it basically fell apart in the field. For a book published in 2016, the design, layout and usability are dated. The plates are overloaded with species and there are no range maps. In spite of these shortcomings, the book was serviceable for making an ID and contained a wealth of interesting information. We were glad to have it. Still recommended.
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Getting around It wasn’t completely obvious to us how best to tackle the topic of transport in Suriname before leaving. Our original goal was drive to every location by ourselves. Driving to Fred’s Place in a high-ground-clearance vehicle would have been very doable. The logging road through the jungle to Fred’s is flat and in excellent condition.
The road to Brownsberg, however, is another thing entirely, and in hindsight we were glad that we didn’t try to tackle this on our own though we certainly would have made it just fine with the right vehicle. The challenge is to rent a vehicle capable of making the long ascent to the Brownsberg plateau from Brownsweg without possibly damaging the rental. All the rental companies we contacted expressly forbid even driving at all on an unsealed road (of which there are many) let alone a road in such poor condition. Before renting, Ross Rental Car asked us to list where we intended to go. Put off by this, we decided to rent a small car instead and self drive just part of the trip. Being unwilling to take the risk in this instance was probably wise. The road to Brownsberg is steep, full of deep big holes that look like ponds and there is a fair amount of traffic on it at the weekend. It also rains regularly at the Brownsberg because of its elevation at over 700 m. Fred told us no one feels responsible for this road and so no one fixes it.
In the end, we rented a car (http://rossrentalcars.com) for the first 6 days to visit the sites around Parimaribo. We then had Fred pick us up at the airport on day 7 and later drop us off at the top of Brownsberg in his vehicle after our stay at the Fredberg/Fred’s. Once at the top, everything can be done on foot (though birding the long access road with a car would have been very rewarding). There is only one driver at Brownsberg who will gladly take you down for the extortionate price of 400-500 SRD. This price, like many things at Brownsberg continues to go up. If you are a bigger group or can find others who want to go down at the same time then this price isn’t so bad. At the weekend Brownsberg gets busy. Most weekday guests wanted to leave before it got busier, so maybe time going down for Saturday and share the taxi costs like we did. From Brownsweg we took at taxi back to Zanderij from Fargo’s Place. Fargo’s Place is a gas station/supermarket area in Brownsweg that is somewhat of a tourist transport hub. A taxi from town might be cheaper.
Little Cuckoo at Chocopot, Squirrel Monkey at Peperpot
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Bare-necked Fruitcrow and Spot-breasted Barbet at Peperpot
Locations visited We didn’t accomplish everything we had originally set out to do in Suriname. With just two weeks in country and the desire to bird most of the trip independently, we took our time and reduced the number of locations we visited. When birding ourselves, we find it helpful to go to the same location at least two times. We therefore birded at Weg naar Zee, Chocopot and Peperpot near the capital. We also looked for birds near the airport in the white-sand savannah areas near Powaka, Colakreek and at Palulu Camping (where we also stayed 2x, [email protected]). Additionally, we birded for 6 days with Fred Pansa at Fredberg/Fred’s Place and stayed 3 nights at Brownsberg.
Remco Hofland in particular describes all these areas in detail in the aforementioned trip report, which is available at cloudbirders.com. We did not visit Bigi Pan, though I wish now that we had made the time to see the western area along the coast. We skipped Warappa Creek because the boat trip is expensive. In hindsight, I would have rather skipped Weg naar Zee (a coastal location) in favor of doing an afternoon drive out to Bigi Pan and overnighting.
To see some of the specialties (COTR) and other cotingas etc., one used to have to fly or boat to an interior location. Now that Fred’s Place has opened up, this is no longer necessary. So instead of taking a domestic flight, we spent 6 wonderful (though somewhat expensive given how we usually travel) days with Fred. We don’t regret it at all.
That being said, one of the reasons we first became interested in Suriname was to see some truly unspoiled forest. This surely exists at e.g. Kabalebo Nature Resort or other deep interior spots. But we didn’t have the time or the budget to do both Fred’s Place and Kabalebo and so we chose Fred’s instead. We saw an incredible number of birds with Fred that we likely wouldn’t have seen (or not nearly as well) without him. Highly recommended. That being said, the area around Fred’s is being ‘selectively’ logged by the Chinese. This is likely nothing new to those of you have birded nearly anywhere ever, but it is worth keeping in mind. Mammals are certainly better in the undisturbed interior.
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Hook-billed Kite at Peperpot
Paramaribo and Environs For the areas around Paramaribo such as Weg naar Zee, Chocopot and Peperpot (GPS for all locations on eBird) , we rented an apartment in town where we made our own breakfast and got takeaway from a Warung or Roti shop for dinner. We had a fridge to keep drinks cold and a kettle for making instant coffee in the morning. We found the set-up ideal. Numerous apartments can be found by checking out booking.com, etc. We drove around in a small Toyota from Ross Rental Cars.
Peperpot (pronounced ‘paper pot’) (5.800440, -55.118730) Park at the GPS above, not the google maps pin. This location is really fun to bird independently. It has a ton of nice birds and we saw different things each time we visited including Bare-necked Fruitcrow, Royal Flycatcher, Black-spotted Barbet, Blood-colored Woodpecker, Arrowhead Piculet and even a Sungrebe. Staff here told us they plan to build a bird-watching tower in the future and they also want to add a canoe trip from the nearby plantation/new hotel. While we were there they built and flooded the canal.
The center doesn’t open up until around 8 but you can go in anyway at 6 or earlier and simply pay on your way out. We also asked for permission to go in at night with flashlights at the staff center. The people behind the desk might not say yes to this, as they are probably junior staff, but we happened upon the manager. She said it was essential to warn the night guard who might otherwise mistake you for poachers. Staying until after sunset we saw Giant Potoo at dusk and then later found a nocturnally feeding Linnaeus’s Two-toed Sloth, in addition to lots of bats. We tried unsuccessfully for owls but reckon it might have been too early at 7:30 pm. That and we got hungry…
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Amazonian Royal Flycatcher at Peperpot. Look for this species along the dry canals that line the main visitors trail toward the plantation area.
Three-toed Sloth was common at Peperpot during our visit.
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Fred’s Place along the river. Heading for a swim before lunch was a daily ritual.
Fredberg/Fred’s Place Fred Pansa is a talented young bird guide. He has loads of energy and is very enthusiastic about birds, mammals, butterflies, snakes, frogs… basically everything. The main business that supports Fred’s Place/Zintete Lodge is a steady stream of mostly Dutch tourists that do a two-day trip to the Fredberg, a small rocky “mountain/hill” that rises above the rainforest. On top of this ridge he has built a camp where you can watch the sunrise, sunset, the stars etc. and stay in hammocks. The hike is about 4 km uphill one-way. It is not necessary to stay at the Fredberg to see birds, but we did the hike and it was a fun experience and we picked up a few extra-special birds along the way.
Otherwise, visiting birders stay at Zintete Lodge (Fred’s Place) along the banks of a beautiful river (which was quite low on water during our stay). This is a great area to bathe after a morning in the jungle. Meals are served at the common area and are tasty.
The BBC and Fred have now built several hides for COTR and Golden-headed Manakin. The sites used by the BBC over a three-week period of filming at Fredberg are awesome for getting beautiful photos of the lekking COTRs. During our stay, we walked tirelessly through the forest encountering tons of beautiful birds thanks to Fred’s enthusiasm and skill. We unfortunately did not chance across an ant swarm despite Fred’s best efforts, which means we dipped on most-wanted Rufous-throated and White-plumed Antbirds.
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In hindsight, I don’t know if I would sacrifice the trip up the Fredberg to spend an additional day looking for an ant swarm. But I do know that I would have preferred to accomplish both. That being said, finding a swarm is not always easy nor guaranteed. Staying and birding with Fred is cheap/not cheap depending on your perspective, expectations, and the size of your group. It represents good value for money considering what you see and how much fun it is to bird with Fred. No matter how you slice it, however, visiting Fred’s Place is much more economical than a trip to the interior by flight.
Fred Pansa at left. The logging road towards the Fredberg. Fred has a scope in case you don’t or are backpacking.
Below a Guianan Cock-of-the-Rock at a lek near the Fredberg. The new hide allows for fantastic photos.
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Grey-winged Trumpeter near the park headquarters at Brownsberg
Brownsberg To read other birder’s accounts of Brownsberg you would think that the birds were simply falling out of the trees they are so numerous. That was not our experience in the open areas around camp where the trees were neither fruiting nor flowering. We are told this makes all the difference. Therefore, we did not encounter Sharpbill, which was a bit of a letdown. Every morning and afternoon during our stay was foggy or rainy. This also likely made things a bit difficult.
However, we did have a very vociferous and loudly calling White Bellbird. Unfortunately, however, Rick tore his meniscus a month before the trip and his knee was knackered after ascending the Fredberg. It was all that Manuela could do to prevent Rick from descending into the thick brush and down the ridge to try to find the bird in the trees below. You win some you lose some. The bird, likely a male, called for over one hour and was certainly behind the tree we were looking at but refused to come closer.
A word about Brownsberg accommodation: The lodges here have got character and if properly looked after they would be real gems. Unfortunately, however, the staff seemed to have slipped into a bit of a malaise. Accommodation prices have now doubled since the Bradt Guide to Suriname was published in 2014. We took a room at the Tapir lodge (which we otherwise had to ourselves during the week) and it cost 300 instead of 150 SRD. Because we had no car, we were reluctant not to get a room with a lock on it for our expensive birding equipment. It is certainly possible to just hang a hammock here.
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Crimson-Crested Woodpecker at Colakreek
White-Sands Savannah Area (Airport and Environs) Colakreek (google maps pin accurate) was very busy with birds both times we visited as the trees were in full flower. That being said it was tons of fun to bird because the trees were flowering. To bird inside the grounds, stop off at the desk and pay the entrance fee.
To look for Pale-bellied Mourner, try at 5.342136, -55.094292, walk down the dirt trail 50 meters and head inside the bushes and play the song. According to Fred it is usually here.
We looked around the airport (5.446737, -55.202002) for Burrowing Owl and Crested Bob White, but no luck. Perhaps we weren’t in the right area? We did see lots of Eastern and Red-breasted Meadowlarks and plenty of open-field species. At Palulu Camping there is a regular White Bellbird from June to August. Tawny-bellied Screech and Crested Owl woke us up both nights we stayed at Palulu. The campground ([email protected]) has enormous potential and is highly recommended for birding.
For the trail at Powakka, drive to 5.427116, -55.068099. Park your car a along the road.
Silver-beaked Tanager and Cayenne Jay at Colakreek
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App/Calls/Tech We made great use of the Birds of Brazil app for calls and organization. The app has a favorites feature that allows you to check as many birds as you want for a shortlist. In combination with eBird’s advanced tools to help you pinpoint what is around and what you haven’t yet seen, this is a nice feature for narrowing things down. Otherwise it can be overwhelming looking for the 300 plus species at every location. We recorded our sightings (330 birds in two weeks) on eBird. We also had birdcalls on our smartphone for nearly all the species. Contact me and I will send them via WeTransfer.
For tricky species and look-alike flycatchers, Merlin was sometimes quite useful. You can even take a picture of your camera’s screen and it’s sufficient for an ID/narrowing things down. When you are with Fred you don’t need any of this of course because he knows all the calls.
We got a SIM card from Telesur to have internet on our phone for eBird and Google Maps. We also downloaded the Dutch dictionary for Google Translate, but we didn’t need this as we got by quite well with English.
Grey-winged Trumpeter at Brownsberg (left) and Yellow-billed Jacamar (right)
Water/Reducing Plastic Consumption Carrying a SteriPEN (a water purifier that relies on ultraviolet light) can really save on plastic consumption and the need to buy loads of water in plastic bottles.
In Paramaribo the water is evidently of drinking quality. Outside of the capital, we found that water was readily available from the tap and we purified this water with the SteriPEN and refilled it into our existing plastic bottles.
- Fred has water-refilling stations at the main area at Fred’s Place (Zintete).
- We refilled water from the tap in Brownsberg and purified it ourselves and even mixed in a little grape juice for a sugar kick.
If you are a birder, we are sure you already care about and have witnessed first hand plastic’s impact on the environment! SteriPENS are a great investment and allow you to drink river water, etc.
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Safety, Dangers, Traffic, Annoyances Safety: Having previously travelled fairly extensively in South and Central America, we experienced Suriname as very low key. In many South American countries there can sometimes be a bit of a harder edge in the background, necessitating varying levels of caution and common sense. Additionally, there is usually more overall tourism. Suriname in our estimation lacked this edge and there were very few tourists. With a population of just over 450,000, the country has more of a village vibe (especially outside of Paramaribo).
Pests/Bites Mosquitos were not an issue at all during our stay, although we got smashed by chiggers (sand flies) almost everywhere we went and the bites still itch as we write this. Bring and use deet products but be smart and remember that it is highly poisonous, especially if you have sensitive skin. Ticks were also an issue with the smaller variety being more annoying as they were usually only discovered later (once had 30 in one go while photographing a Sungrebe at Peperpot). The larger ticks bite hard and were immediately discovered and removed. At Brownsberg there was an endless supply of biting flies to contend with. These were large and fairly easy to kill with patience but they distracted from calling birds as they buzzed around.
Traffic Car travel is always the most dangerous element of any trip. Traveling during the short dry season (October/November), roads everywhere were in good condition (if sometimes a bit dusty). We rented a car from Ross Rental Cars (by far the best value in comparison to the international brands and their weekly rates are very good). Driving on the left was no problem and for the most part traffic (and aggressive drivers) was nothing in comparison to e.g. Brazil. That being said, however, the roads in Paramaribo do become clogged during rush hour and then all bets are off. Otherwise driving ourselves around during the first week was really quite easy and it allowed us to go at our own pace. If we had been able to get a car for our whole trip, we would have considered it but in the end it wasn’t necessary.
Brown Capuchin at Peperpot (left) and Purple-throated Fruitcrow at the Fredberg (right)
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Blackish Nightjar at the Fredberg
Trip Breakdown/Schedule
20 Oct: Arrived with KLM from Munich via Amsterdam at 15:00. We got a SIM card for internet/GPS/eBird while we waited for our luggage to arrive. Please note that it takes absolutely ages to get your tourist card, then visa, then luggage. It was well after 17:30 before we got out. Not wanting to drive at night on the left without daylight, we quickly picked up a rental car from Ross Rental Cars Suriname and drove to Paramaribo. The trip took about 1:20 minutes and we stopped off to get money and supplies along the way.
Musician Wren (Brownsberg) and Crimson Fruitcrow (Fred’s)
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21-25 Oct: Birding at Weg naar Zee, Chocopot and Peperpot. Stayed in an apartment for 4 nights in Paramaribo before staying 2 nights at Palulu Camping near the airport (Zanderij). We used Palulu Camping as a as base to bird the White-Sand Savannah area independently. We used eBird to find locations in addition to info from the Birds of Suriname bird book. From here we visited Powaka, Colakreek, the airport area and even did some birding around Palulu Camping (enormous potential).
We saw so many butterflies. Black Curassow at Brownsberg.
26 Oct: Dropped off the car at the airport at 9:00 and we were picked up by Fred. We birded a bit along the way and arrived at Zinete Lodge/Fred’s Place. After lunch we birded all afternoon and went looking for owls.
27-31 Oct: We birded the entire area around Fred’s place. We also hiked to the Fredberg and stayed overnight on Monday afternoon, 29 Oct. At the top of the Fredberg the stars are amazing. It is a great place to have a scope with toucans and macaws flying by. Blackish Nightjar is common. You can sleep in a hammock, though we opted to bring our own tent.
31 Oct – 3 Nov: Brownsberg. Dropped off by Fred at the top at around 3 pm on 31st. Got one of the rooms at the Tapir lodge. We birded the area on foot concentrating on the main trails and open areas near the lodge. White Bellbird was found at the end of Mazaroni Trail to the lookout area.
Staff arranged to take us to Fargo’s Place. From here, staff at Palulu Camping arranged for a taxi to back to their campground.
3-4 Nov: Stayed at Palulu Camping again on the evening of November 3. Can’t say enough good things about this place and their staff. We highly recommend basing yourself here to explore the White-Sand Savannah area. Donovan is an amazing cook. We got the evening KLM flight on Sunday to Amsterdam and then Munich.
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Conclusion/What we might have done differently All in all it was a great trip and by selecting just a few locations we weren’t moving around all the time. This meant we often had second and third chances at different birds. Follow-up visits to good birding locations like Peperpot and multiple days at Brownsberg meant we could take our time and explore.
The original idea was to get somewhere deep into the interior. Other trip reports have also lamented not doing this but for birding it was the right choice. Fred’s place is amazing and there is still so much more potential that even Fred hasn’t discovered.
With more time and the benefit of hindsight I would add a day and one night to our schedule and go to Bigi Pan. Also, there is a research boat that looks for River Dolphins out of Paramaribo. This only takes place on Sundays. We would have built this in to the schedule. We wouldn’t necessarily recommend doing any of the other dolphin tours as we have been warned that these can be hokey.
Red-throatedCaracaranearFred’sPlace
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331 Species Observed (Generated by eBird)
Species Location
1 Great Tinamou Fred Place/ Fredsberg
2 Cinereous Tinamou Peperpot Nature Park
3 Variegated Tinamou Fred Place/ Fredsberg
4 Blue-winged TealSR-Paramaribo-Andrasteastraat (5,8570,-55,2194)
5 White-cheeked Pintail Fred Place/ Fredsberg
6 Variable Chachalaca Fred Place/ Fredsberg
7 Marail Guan Fred Place/ Fredsberg
8 Black Curassow Brownsberg Nature Park
9 Marbled Wood-Quail Fred Place/ Fredsberg
10 Rock Dove Weg Naar Zee
11 Pale-vented Pigeon Colakreek Recreation Park
12 Scaled Pigeon Fred Place/ Fredsberg
13 Plumbeous Pigeon Powaka
14 Ruddy Pigeon Brownsberg Nature Park
15 Common Ground-Dove Colakreek Recreation Park
16 Ruddy Ground-Dove Peperpot Nature Park
17 White-tipped Dove Peperpot Nature Park
18 Grey-fronted Dove Colakreek Recreation Park
19 Eared DoveSR-Paramaribo-Andrasteastraat (5,8570,-55,2194)
20 Greater Ani Zanderij Airport
21 Smooth-billed Ani Peperpot Nature Park
22 Little Cuckoo Peperpot Nature Park
23 Squirrel Cuckoo Peperpot Nature Park
24 Short-tailed Nighthawk Fred Place/ Fredsberg
25 Blackish Nightjar Fred Place/ Fredsberg
26 Common Pauraque Colakreek Recreation Park
27 Great Potoo Peperpot Nature Park
28 Common Potoo Fredberg
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29 Short-tailed Swift Peperpot Nature Park
30 Band-rumped Swift Powaka
31 Fork-tailed Palm-Swift Colakreek Recreation Park
32 Crimson Topaz Fred Place/ Fredsberg
33 White-necked Jacobin Fred Place/ Fredsberg
34 Rufous-breasted HermitCultuurtuin (Culture Garden Complex)
35 Straight-billed Hermit Fred Place/ Fredsberg
36 Long-tailed Hermit Fred Place/ Fredsberg
37 Little Hermit Colakreek Recreation Park
38 Reddish Hermit Fred Place/ Fredsberg
39 Ruby-topaz Hummingbird Palulu Camping
40 Green-throated Mango Peperpot Nature Park
41 Black-throated Mango Colakreek Recreation Park
42 Racket-tailed Coquette Fred Place/ Fredsberg
43 Blue-chinned Sapphire Peperpot Nature Park
44 Grey-breasted Sabrewing Fred Place/ Fredsberg
45 Fork-tailed Woodnymph Mourner site
46 Plain-bellied Emerald Peperpot Nature Park
47 Glittering-throated Emerald Peperpot Nature Park
48 Rufous-throated Sapphire Fred Place/ Fredsberg
49 White-chinned Sapphire Brownsberg Nature Park
50 Grey-cowled Wood-Rail Peperpot Nature Park
51 Sungrebe Peperpot Nature Park
52 Grey-winged Trumpeter Brownsberg Nature Park
53 Semipalmated Plover Weg Naar Zee
54 Wattled Jacana Peperpot Nature Park
55 Ruddy Turnstone Weg Naar Zee
56 Least Sandpiper Weg Naar Zee
57 Semipalmated Sandpiper Weg Naar Zee
58 Spotted Sandpiper Weg Naar Zee
59 Solitary Sandpiper Fred Place/ Fredsberg
60 Greater Yellowlegs Weg Naar Zee
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61 Willet Weg Naar Zee
62 Lesser Yellowlegs Weg Naar Zee
63 Laughing Gull Chocopot
64 Gull-billed Tern Weg Naar Zee
65 Zigzag Heron Fred Place/ Fredsberg
66 Rufescent Tiger-Heron Peperpot Nature Park
67 Cocoi Heron Chocopot
68 Great White Egret Chocopot
69 Snowy EgretSR-Paramaribo-Andrasteastraat (5,8570,-55,2194)
70 Little Blue HeronSR-Paramaribo-Andrasteastraat (5,8570,-55,2194)
71 Tricoloured Heron Weg Naar Zee
72 Cattle Egret Chocopot
73 Striated Heron Peperpot Nature Park
74 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Weg Naar Zee
75 Boat-billed Heron Fredberg
76 Scarlet Ibis Weg Naar Zee
77 King Vulture Mourner site
78 American Black Vulture Peperpot Nature Park
79 Turkey Vulture Peperpot Nature Park
80 Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Weg Naar Zee
81 Greater Yellow-headed Vulture Peperpot Nature Park
82 Grey-headed Kite Fred Place/ Fredsberg
83 Swallow-tailed Kite (4,8396,-55,2742)
84 Black Hawk-Eagle Mourner site
85 Ornate Hawk-Eagle Fred Place/ Fredsberg
86 Snail Kite Chocopot
87 Slender-billed Kite Peperpot Nature Park
88 Double-toothed Kite Fred Place/ Fredsberg
89 Plumbeous Kite Fred Place/ Fredsberg
90 Long-winged Harrier Chocopot
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91 Bicoloured Hawk Peperpot Nature Park
92 Rufous Crab Hawk Weg Naar Zee
93 Savanna HawkSR-Paramaribo-Andrasteastraat (5,8570,-55,2194)
94 Roadside Hawk Chocopot
95 White Hawk Peperpot Nature Park
96 Black-faced Hawk Fred Place/ Fredsberg
97 Grey-lined Hawk Peperpot Nature Park
98 Foothill Screech-Owl Brownsberg Nature Park
99 Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl Palulu Camping
100 Crested Owl Palulu Camping
101 Spectacled Owl Fred Place/ Fredsberg
102 Amazonian Pygmy-Owl Fred Place/ Fredsberg
103 Black-tailed Trogon Fred Place/ Fredsberg
104 Green-backed Trogon Peperpot Nature Park
105 Guianan Trogon Palulu Camping
106 Amazonian Motmot Fredberg
107 Ringed Kingfisher Fred Place/ Fredsberg
108 American Pygmy Kingfisher Peperpot Nature Park
109 Green Kingfisher Colakreek Recreation Park
110 Green-and-rufous Kingfisher Peperpot Nature Park
111 Guianan Puffbird Fred Place/ Fredsberg
112 Pied Puffbird Fred Place/ Fredsberg
113 Black Nunbird Fred Place/ Fredsberg
114 Swallow-winged Puffbird Peperpot Nature Park
115 Brown Jacamar Fred Place/ Fredsberg
116 Yellow-billed Jacamar Fred Place/ Fredsberg
117 Green-tailed Jacamar Peperpot Nature Park
118 Bronzy Jacamar Powaka
119 Paradise Jacamar Fred Place/ Fredsberg
120 Black-spotted Barbet Peperpot Nature Park
121 Green Aracari Fred Place/ Fredsberg
122 Black-necked Aracari Fred Place/ Fredsberg
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123 Guianan Toucanet Fred Place/ Fredsberg
124 White-throated Toucan Fred Place/ Fredsberg
125 Channel-billed Toucan Fredberg
126 Golden-spangled Piculet Colakreek Recreation Park
127 Arrowhead Piculet Peperpot Nature Park
128 Yellow-tufted Woodpecker Fred Place/ Fredsberg
129 Golden-collared Woodpecker Fred Place/ Fredsberg
130 Blood-coloured Woodpecker Peperpot Nature Park
131 Red-necked Woodpecker Fred Place/ Fredsberg
132 Crimson-crested Woodpecker Colakreek Recreation Park
133 Lineated Woodpecker Powaka
134 Waved Woodpecker Fred Place/ Fredsberg
135 Chestnut Woodpecker Chocopot
136 Yellow-throated Woodpecker Fred Place/ Fredsberg
137 Golden-green Woodpecker Fred Place/ Fredsberg
138 Golden-olive Woodpecker Brownsberg Nature Park
139 Barred Forest-Falcon Fred Place/ Fredsberg
140 Lined Forest-Falcon Fred Place/ Fredsberg
141 Black Caracara Colakreek Recreation Park
142 Red-throated Caracara Fred Place/ Fredsberg
143 Yellow-headed Caracara Peperpot Nature Park
144 Laughing Falcon Peperpot Nature Park
145 Bat Falcon (5,0894,-55,1064)
146 Peregrine Falcon Peperpot Nature Park
147 Lilac-tailed Parrotlet Fred Place/ Fredsberg
148 Golden-winged Parakeet Colakreek Recreation Park
149 Caica Parrot Fred Place/ Fredsberg
150 Dusky Parrot Fred Place/ Fredsberg
151 Blue-headed Parrot Peperpot Nature Park
152 Mealy Parrot Fred Place/ Fredsberg
153 Orange-winged Parrot Peperpot Nature Park
154 Dusky-billed Parrotlet Fred Place/ Fredsberg
155 Green-rumped Parrotlet Peperpot Nature Park
Suriname, Bateman, Oct 2018 �22
156 Black-headed Parrot Fred Place/ Fredsberg
157 Red-fan Parrot (4,8396,-55,2742)
158 Painted Parakeet Fred Place/ Fredsberg
159 Brown-throated Parakeet Colakreek Recreation Park
160 Red-bellied Macaw Colakreek Recreation Park
161 Scarlet Macaw Fred Place/ Fredsberg
162 Red-and-green Macaw Fredberg
163 Red-shouldered Macaw Colakreek Recreation Park
164 Fasciated Antshrike Fred Place/ Fredsberg
165 Black-crested Antshrike Peperpot Nature Park
166 Barred Antshrike Peperpot Nature Park
167 Mouse-coloured Antshrike Fred Place/ Fredsberg
168 Northern Slaty-Antshrike Mourner site
169 Dusky-throated Antshrike Fred Place/ Fredsberg
170 Cinereous Antshrike Fred Place/ Fredsberg
171 Rufous-bellied Antwren Fred Place/ Fredsberg
172 Brown-bellied Antwren Fred Place/ Fredsberg
173 Pygmy Antwren Fred Place/ Fredsberg
174 Guianan Streaked-Antwren Fred Place/ Fredsberg
175 White-flanked Antwren Fred Place/ Fredsberg
176 Long-winged Antwren Brownsberg Nature Park
177 Grey Antwren Brownsberg Nature Park
178 Spot-tailed Antwren Fredberg
179 Todd's Antwren Fredberg
180 Guianan Warbling-Antbird Fred Place/ Fredsberg
181 Dusky Antbird Brownsberg Nature Park
182 Grey Antbird Peperpot Nature Park
183 White-browed Antbird Fred Place/ Fredsberg
184 Silvered Antbird Chocopot
185 Black-headed Antbird Fred Place/ Fredsberg
186 Ferruginous-backed Antbird Fred Place/ Fredsberg
187 Black-throated Antbird Fred Place/ Fredsberg
188 Wing-banded Antbird Fred Place/ Fredsberg
Suriname, Bateman, Oct 2018 �23
189 Spot-backed Antbird Fred Place/ Fredsberg
190 Spotted Antpitta Fred Place/ Fredsberg
191 Rufous-capped Antthrush Fred Place/ Fredsberg
192 Black-faced Antthrush Fred Place/ Fredsberg
193 Plain-brown Woodcreeper Brownsberg Nature Park
194 Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Fred Place/ Fredsberg
195 Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper Fred Place/ Fredsberg
196 Striped Woodcreeper Peperpot Nature Park
197 Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper Fred Place/ Fredsberg
198 Buff-throated Woodcreeper Peperpot Nature Park
199 Straight-billed Woodcreeper Peperpot Nature Park
200 Guianan Woodcreeper Fred Place/ Fredsberg
201 Plain Xenops Peperpot Nature Park
202 Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner Brownsberg Nature Park
203 Cinnamon-rumped Foliage-gleaner Peperpot Nature Park
204 Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner Brownsberg Nature Park
205 Plain-crowned Spinetail Peperpot Nature Park
206 Pale-breasted Spinetail Colakreek Recreation Park
207 Ruddy Spinetail Fred Place/ Fredsberg
208 Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Peperpot Nature Park
209 Forest Elaenia Peperpot Nature Park
210 Yellow-crowned Elaenia Zanderij Airport
211 Yellow-bellied Elaenia Chocopot
212 Rufous-crowned Elaenia Powaka
213 McConnell's Flycatcher Brownsberg Nature Park
214 Guianan Tyrannulet Colakreek Recreation Park
215 Double-banded Pygmy-Tyrant Fred Place/ Fredsberg
216 Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant Fred Place/ Fredsberg
217 Spotted Tody-Flycatcher Chocopot
218 Common Tody-Flycatcher Chocopot
219 Yellow-olive Flycatcher Chocopot
220 Golden-crowned Spadebill Fred Place/ Fredsberg
221 White-crested Spadebill Fred Place/ Fredsberg
Suriname, Bateman, Oct 2018 �24
222 Royal Flycatcher Peperpot Nature Park
223 Fuscous FlycatcherCultuurtuin (Culture Garden Complex)
224 Pied Water-Tyrant Peperpot Nature Park
225 White-headed Marsh Tyrant Zanderij Airport
226 Long-tailed Tyrant Fred Place/ Fredsberg
227 Cinnamon Attila Peperpot Nature Park
228 Bright-rumped Attila Fred Place/ Fredsberg
229 Greyish Mourner Palulu Camping
230 Dusky-capped Flycatcher Fred Place/ Fredsberg
231 Short-crested Flycatcher Peperpot Nature Park
232 Lesser Kiskadee Chocopot
233 Great Kiskadee Peperpot Nature Park
234 Boat-billed Flycatcher Peperpot Nature Park
235 Rusty-margined Flycatcher Peperpot Nature Park
236 Dusky-chested Flycatcher Fred Place/ Fredsberg
237 Yellow-throated Flycatcher Fredberg
238 Piratic Flycatcher Colakreek Recreation Park
239 Variegated Flycatcher Colakreek Recreation Park
240 Sulphury Flycatcher Colakreek Recreation Park
241 Tropical Kingbird Peperpot Nature Park
242 Guianan Red-Cotinga Fredberg
243 Guianan Cock-of-the-rock Fred Place/ Fredsberg
244 Crimson Fruitcrow Fred Place/ Fredsberg
245 Purple-throated Fruitcrow Fred Place/ Fredsberg
246 Capuchinbird Fred Place/ Fredsberg
247 Purple-breasted Cotinga Fred Place/ Fredsberg
248 Spangled Cotinga Fred Place/ Fredsberg
249 Screaming Piha Fred Place/ Fredsberg
250 White Bellbird Brownsberg Nature Park
251 Pompadour Cotinga Fred Place/ Fredsberg
252 Bare-necked Fruitcrow Peperpot Nature Park
253 Tiny Tyrant-Manakin Fred Place/ Fredsberg
Suriname, Bateman, Oct 2018 �25
254 Saffron-crested Tyrant-Manakin Mourner site
255 White-throated Manakin Fredberg
256 Black Manakin Mourner site
257 White-fronted Manakin Brownsberg Nature Park
258 White-bearded Manakin Powaka
259 Crimson-hooded ManakinCultuurtuin (Culture Garden Complex)
260 White-crowned Manakin Fred Place/ Fredsberg
261 Golden-headed Manakin Fred Place/ Fredsberg
262 Black-tailed Tityra Fred Place/ Fredsberg
263 Dusky Purpletuft Fred Place/ Fredsberg
264 Green-backed Becard Fred Place/ Fredsberg
265 White-winged Becard Chocopot
266 Black-capped Becard Peperpot Nature Park
267 Glossy-backed Becard Fredberg
268 Pink-throated Becard Fred Place/ Fredsberg
269 Ashy-headed GreenletCultuurtuin (Culture Garden Complex)
270 Tawny-crowned Greenlet Brownsberg Nature Park
271 Buff-cheeked Greenlet Brownsberg Nature Park
272 Red-eyed Vireo Brownsberg Nature Park
273 Cayenne Jay Colakreek Recreation Park
274 White-banded Swallow Fred Place/ Fredsberg
275 Grey-breasted Martin Peperpot Nature Park
276 Brown-chested MartinSR-Paramaribo-Andrasteastraat (5,8570,-55,2194)
277 White-winged SwallowSR-Paramaribo-Andrasteastraat (5,8570,-55,2194)
278 House Wren Peperpot Nature Park
279 Coraya Wren Peperpot Nature Park
280 Buff-breasted Wren Peperpot Nature Park
281 White-breasted Wood-Wren Fred Place/ Fredsberg
282 Musician Wren Brownsberg Nature Park
283 Long-billed Gnatwren Fred Place/ Fredsberg
Suriname, Bateman, Oct 2018 �26
284 Tropical Gnatcatcher Peperpot Nature Park
285 Black-capped Donacobius Peperpot Nature Park
286 Pale-breasted Thrush Peperpot Nature Park
287 Cocoa Thrush Fred Place/ Fredsberg
288 White-necked Thrush Colakreek Recreation Park
289 Spectacled Thrush Chocopot
290 Tropical Mockingbird Peperpot Nature Park
291 Violaceous Euphonia Peperpot Nature Park
292 Golden-sided Euphonia Fred Place/ Fredsberg
293 Eastern Meadowlark Zanderij Airport
294 Red-breasted MeadowlarkSR-Paramaribo-Andrasteastraat (5,8570,-55,2194)
295 Green Oropendola (5,0894,-55,1064)
296 Crested Oropendola Peperpot Nature Park
297 Yellow-rumped Cacique Peperpot Nature Park
298 Red-rumped Cacique Colakreek Recreation Park
299 Shiny Cowbird Colakreek Recreation Park
300 Giant Cowbird Colakreek Recreation Park
301 Yellow Warbler Peperpot Nature Park
302 Red-billed Pied Tanager Fred Place/ Fredsberg
303 Yellow-green Grosbeak Fred Place/ Fredsberg
304 Red-and-black Grosbeak Fred Place/ Fredsberg
305 Rose-breasted Chat Fred Place/ Fredsberg
306 Black-faced Tanager Palulu Camping
307 Hooded TanagerCultuurtuin (Culture Garden Complex)
308 Flame-crested Tanager Fredberg
309 Fulvous-crested Tanager Fred Place/ Fredsberg
310 White-lined Tanager Peperpot Nature Park
311 Fulvous Shrike-Tanager Fred Place/ Fredsberg
312 Silver-beaked Tanager Peperpot Nature Park
313 Blue-backed Tanager Fred Place/ Fredsberg
314 Blue-grey Tanager Peperpot Nature Park
Suriname, Bateman, Oct 2018 �27
315 Palm Tanager Peperpot Nature Park
316 Turquoise Tanager Colakreek Recreation Park
317 Paradise Tanager Fred Place/ Fredsberg
318 Opal-rumped Tanager Fred Place/ Fredsberg
319 Bay-headed Tanager Brownsberg Nature Park
320 Black-faced Dacnis Fred Place/ Fredsberg
321 Blue Dacnis Fred Place/ Fredsberg
322 Purple Honeycreeper Palulu Camping
323 Red-legged Honeycreeper Palulu Camping
324 Green Honeycreeper Fred Place/ Fredsberg
325 Blue-black Grassquit Chocopot
326 Ruddy-breasted Seedeater Chocopot
327 Wing-barred Seedeater Chocopot
328 Bananaquit Colakreek Recreation Park
329 Greyish Saltator Fred Place/ Fredsberg
330 Slate-coloured Grosbeak Fred Place/ Fredsberg
331 House Sparrow Weg Naar Zee
Suriname, Bateman, Oct 2018 �28