Suriname November 2011 |
The Brownsberg Plateau rises up from extensive lowland forest; the entrance road is difficult and slow, but affords many opportunities to stop and bird (almost no traffic). The only place to stay is at one of the STINASU cabins in a complex set among a series of small clearings close to the eastern drop-off ridge that overlooks the huge reservoir on the Suriname river. Other than these clearings the whole area is covered in tall primary rainforest, and is magnificent! We stayed in the Kapasi cabin located to the left of the main overlook. From there we did numerous walks on the wide, level trails atop the plateau (a couple of trails descend down to lowland forest, but we did not visit these):
Plumbeous Kite
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Gray-winged Trumpeter
Gray-fronted Dove
Painted Parakeet
Band-rumped Swift
Chapman's Swift
"White-capped" Swift - not...
Lesser Swallow-tailed
Swift
Black-eared Fairy
Tufted Coquette
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
Golden-collared Woodpecker
Golden-Olive Woodpecker
Waved Woodpecker
Amazonian Antshrike
Dusky Antbird
Black-headed Antbird
Guianan Warbling-Antbird
Ferruginous-backed Antbird
Rufous-throated Antbird
McConnell's Flycatcher
Gray-crowned Flycatcher
White-throated Mankin
White-fronted Manakin
Buff-cheeked Greenlet
Musician Wren