
Here are some of the birds we saw. Look for my EOY post in the main forum for my photos of the herps of the Caymans, including Blue Iguanas.
Frigate Bird


Cayman Parrot

White-crowned Pigeon

We flew to Cayman Brac for one night.
Brown Booby


On The Brac there are limestone bluffs that contain shallow caves.

Native Barn Owls live in some of the caves but they are very shy and difficult to approach.

In September I visited the Pantanal of Brazil. Look for my EOY post in the main forum for the herps (frogs, red-footed tortoise, a few snakes), and in the mammals forum for the mammals we saw (jaguars, giant river otters, giant anteaters, tapirs, capybaras, howler monkeys).
We saw far more birds in Brazil than herps or mammals, over 150 species without trying very hard.
Most magnificent were the Hyacinth Macaws.




Red and Green Macaws, rarely seen.


Yellow collared Macaws

White-eyed Parakeet

Nanday Parakeet

Black Skimmers


Rhea

Toco Toucans

Lineated Woodpecker


Cocoi Heron

Ferruginous Pygmy Owl

Jabiru Stork nest with Monk Parakeet colony in the basement

Jabiru Storks

Monk Parakeets

White Woodpecker

Chicken-sized Chaco Chachalaca, with cleavage.

A Collared Forest Falcon nailed a Chaco Chachalaca in midair right next to our truck.

Great Potoo, a nightjar camouflaged to look like a tree branch during the day.

Chestnut-eared Aracari

Rufous-tailed Jacamar

Black-capped Donocobius

Jabiru Stork

Amazon Kingfisher

Blue-crowned Trogon

Black-collared hawk

Chestnut-bellied Guan

Large-billed Terns

Southern Lapwing. Note the carpal spurs, used in combat and defense.

Yellow-rumped Caciques

Southern Screamers

Neotropic Cormorant and armored catfish

Campo Flicker

Wild Muscovy Duck

Red-legged Seriema, convergent evolution with Africa’s Secretary Bird.

White-faced Whistling Ducks

We also visited Iguazu Falls.

Scaly-headed Parrot

Red-breasted Toucan

Green-headed Tanager

Swallow Tanager

Thanks for looking.