PO Box 9021, Wilmington, DE 19809, USA
E-mail: font@focusonnature.com
Phone: Toll-free in USA 1-888-721-3555
 or 302/529-1876

  

In South America,
Focus On Nature Tours

 in Brazil 
 and URUGUAY

and ECUADOR
and VENEZUELA

in 2015 and 2016

For Birds, Butterflies, Mammals,
Amphibians and Reptiles,
and Other Nature

 



In 2015 and 2016, FONT birding and nature tours will 
continue, as they have for nearly 25 years, in 
South America, the richest continent in the world 
for birds. 
Upcoming in our schedule of South American tours 
will be those in Ecuador and Brazil:
In Brazil, including Amazonian Brazil, 
and in Southeastern Brazil, Iguazu Falls, 
Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul,  and in the 
southernmost Brazilian state, Rio Grande do Sul. 
Also a tour including a place where Jaguars
can be seen, and a place where there has been 
an active Harpy Eagle nest.
Also we're scheduled to visit Iguazu Falls, 
one of the best places anywhere for a good variety
of butterflies.   

Other FONT South American tours
to Chile in January and February 2016
and to Argentina in November 2015           

Brazil has one of the richest and most interesting avifaunas 
in the world. 
In all, there have been 50 FONT birding and nature tours 
in Brazil, during which cumulatively about 1,065 different birds 
have been seen. 

Many of these tours have been in the region of Mato Grosso, 
in south-central Brazil, with some distinctively different areas 
ranging from the bird-rich wetlands of the "Pantanal"  
 to the dry habitat of the "Cerrado". 
During upcoming tours, if the birds are there, we'll also be 
at a place where, during our previous tours, we've seen 
Harpy Eagles at a nest. 
      
FONT Brazilian birding tours have been to "Amazonian Forest"  
locales including the Rio Cristalino near Alta Floresta,  
a place called "Jardim da Amazonia" ("the Garden of the 
Amazon"), and the region of Manaus.

The "Atlantic Forest" and other habitats of the Southeast are 
also visited during FONT Brazilian Tours, near the coast and 
further inland in Sao Paulo State (either at Itatiaia or Intervales). 

There are also many interesting birds restricted to 
Southeast Brazil, further inland, where we also go 
during our tour into the state of Minas Gerais. 
Particularly notable among those birds has been 
the very rare Brazilian Merganser, that we've seen 
during 6 tours in that area.

A Photograph of a rare Brazilian Merganser

A region of Brazil that we have found to be very bird-rich is the 
southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul. 
We're scheduled to be there in 2015, as we have been in 
the past when it's early spring in that part of the world.

In 2016, we'll be going again to Minas Gerais, this time in 
August, and to Mato Grosso do Sul, where 5 times 
during our tours in 5 years, we've seen Jaguars. 
During one of our tours there in Mato Grosso do Sul, there were: 
as many as 7 Ocelots, a Pantanal Cat, a Maned Wolf, 
two Brazilian Tapirs, many Giant Anteaters, 
and other animals. 
Good wildlife sightings, with many birds & animals, 
have continued during tours there since then.    
A particularly rare animal found during our March '08 tour 
in Brazil was the Maned Three-toed Sloth.            

A Link below to Photographs of the Brazilian Pantanal,
courtesy of "Planet Still Alive.com"
with birds, mammals, and other wildlife:

Itineraries of FONT tours in Brazil follow. 
Also, links to various lists of birds, 
mammals, butterflies, and other nature. 

Jabiru, a bird of the Pantanal of Brazil 



Brassy-Breasted Tanager,
a Brazilian endemic in the Southeast.



The Red-fan Parrot has been seen
during FONT tours in both Venezuela
and Amazonian Brazil

A Maned Three-toed Sloth
during a FONT Brazil Tour

Jaguars have been seen during 
5 FONT tours in Brazil in the last 5 years

Itineraries in 2015 and 2016  (with prices):

Prices are found at the end of each itinerary. All tours, unless noted otherwise, are rated "easy to moderate".

Tour BR-5
Oct 23 - Nov 1, '15

BRAZIL

AMAZON BASIN 
(with flights
into & out 
of Manaus)


A special tour 
for 
Amazonian
specialty birds,
including
antbirds, 
parrots and potoos,
cotingas and coquettes,
manakins 
and more

along the
Rio Roosevelt

along the
Rio Roosevelt

Tour EC-2
Jul 6-19, '16

ECUADOR

WESTERN &
SOUTHERN 
for
"High Andean &
Tumbesian
Specialties"

A birding &
nature tour
at reserves
established
to preserve 
unique habitats
protecting
unique species
living there 

Such birds,
rare & endemic,
include
Antpittas, 
Tapaculos, Tanagers,
Cotingas,
Flycatchers,
Parakeets,
Hummingbirds,
so many hummingbirds.  

 

 Tour EC-1
Jul 23 - Aug 4, '16


ECUADOR

WESTERN &
NORTHERN 
for
"Choco Specialties"
and more



A birding &
nature tour
at reserves
established
to preserve 
unique habitats
protecting
unique species
living there 

from Mindo to
Esmeraldas

for many birds
rare & endemic,
including
Antpittas, 
Cotingas, &
an assortment of 
Tanagers

Tour BR-1
Jul 29 - Aug 9 '16


BRAZIL

In the 
far-southern state of
RIO GRANDE DO SUL
for birds, many of them,
including specialties
 & with a stay
in URUGUAY




Can be combined
with tour BR-2
in the
BRAZILIAN
PANTANAL
and
IGUAZU FALLS

 

 

Tour BR-2
Aug 9-23 '16


BRAZIL

IGUAZU FALLS & 
MATO GROSSO
including the 
PANTANAL
& other nearby 
habitats 
A Tour for 
"Jabiru & Jaguar" 

 And more than that.
More birds, 
more mammals, 
many butterflies.

 

Tour BR-3
Aug 24 - 
Sep 2, '16


BRAZIL

MINAS GERAIS
 for birds, mammals,
& other nature 
 including many  
specialties 
& endemics
A Tour for the
Brazilian Merganser,
the Maned Wolf,
& more



 

 Tour BR-4
Sept 3-11, '16
BRAZIL

In the 
SOUTHEAST
for birds, butterflies,
 & other nature, 
with many endemic
including the
 Atlantic Forest
in the mountains
& by the coast

Tour-4A
Sep 11-15, '16

An Optional Extension
to IGUAZU FALLS
 for butterflies, birds,
mammals & other nature

 

 

A List with 
some photos, 
of BRAZIL BIRDS
in 4 parts:

 (with 
1,065 species
during 
FONT Tours)
 
Part 1: 
Tinamous
to Doves

Part 2:
Macaws to
Flycatchers

Part 3:
Antshrikes to
Woodcreepers

Part 4:
Vireos to
Grosbeaks 
RARE BIRDS
IN BRAZIL
 (with some photos)
REGIONAL BRAZIL
BIRD LISTS
Birds during 
FONT Tours in:

Mato Grosso &
Mato Gross do Sul

Minas Gerais

Rio Grande do Sul

Southeast Brazil

 (above regional 
bird-lists 
without photos)

********* 

Some Previous
Brazil
FONT Tour
Highlights

A Photo Gallery
of Moths and
Butterflies
 (during our
Ecuador tours)
A List with some Photos of
ECUADOR BIRDS
in 4 parts:

Part 1: Tinamous to
Swifts

Part 2: Hummingbirds to
Flycatchers

Part 3: Antshrikes to
Woodcreepers  

Part 4: Vireos to Grosbeaks

RARE BIRDS
IN THE ANDES
 (with some photos)

A Photo Gallery of
HUMMINGBIRDS
in 2 parts
 (including those in
Ecuador & Brazil)

************

Some Previous
Ecuador
FONT Tour
Highlights

************
A List of 
Venezuela Birds

A Complete List
of Birds of the 
Amazon Basin
 (including Brazil,
Ecuador & Venezuela)


Butterflies in Brazil,
at Iguazu Falls
in Mato Grosso,
in southeast Brazil
and in the Amazon
 (with some photos)

South American
Butterflies,
a List & Photo Gallery,
in 6 Parts

South American
Moths
***************

Brazil
Mammals 
& Other Wildlife
(with some photos) 
Ecuador Mammals
(with some photos)
Venezuela Mammals
South America
Mammals
 (with some photos)

***************

Tropical Plants
in the Americas
 (a two-part list and
photo gallery,
including plants in
Brazil and Ecuador)

Wild Orchids 
in the Americas
(a list with some photos)

Fruiting Plants
and Others
in Brazil
(a list with some photos)

Brazil Amphibians
& Reptiles
 (with some photos)


Narratives relating to previous 
FONT Tours
in BRAZIL:
A Rare Bird,
A Rare Mammal,
& More
(our May 2011
tour) 
Mergansers, Eagles,
& a Sloth
(our Mar 2008 tour)

Hyacinth Macaw,
many other birds,
& a Jaguar
(our Aug 2007 tour)
The Tour with the
Most Birds
(our Oct 2006 tour)

Photo Galleries
relating to previous
FONT tours in
BRAZIL:
Sights & Scenes
(our May 2011 tour)
Photos of Birds
(our Oct 2010 tour)
Photos of Birds
& Animals
(our Oct 2009 tour)

Photos of Nature
& Scenery
(our Mar 2008 tour) 

Photos of Birds
& Animals
(our Sep 2006 tour)

******************

Narrative relating 
to a FONT tour
in Ecuador:

In the Andes,
the paramo,
& the
cloud forest,
birds!
(our Apr 2013
tour)



Photo Galleries
relating to
FONT 
Ecuador Tours:
Birds,
Butterflies, more
 (our Apr 2013 tour)
Birds, Whales,
more
(our July 2013
tour)
Birds, and
Other Nature
(our Apr/May
2014 tour) 



Birds in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso do Sul,
mostly Egrets & Jabiru Storks,
photographed during a FONT tour in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil 




Jabirus at a nest during a FONT tour in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil 

    



A Harpy Eagle in Mato Grosso, Brazil,
photographed through a telescope
during a FONT tour.

 



A Southern Crested Caracara and a setting Sun
at the end of nice day during a FONT tour
in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil  


FONT Brazilian birding tours have been led
by Armas Hill (who has birded in Brazil
 during 50 visits to that country)