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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. For more photos, visit http://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. Suriname, Bateman, Oct 2018 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

Suriname, Bateman, Oct 2018 �29