Serra do Cipó National Park

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Photo © Vinícius de Souza Naves — CC BY-SA 4.0 — Source: Wikimedia Commons

Where granite peaks claw through the Brazilian cerrado and Atlantic Forest transition zones, crystalline streams cascade down escarpments carved over millennia. Serra do Cipó unfolds across 33,800 hectares of extraordinary geological drama—quartzite ridges, hidden waterfalls, and deeply incised valleys that create a mosaic of distinct ecosystems. The park's elevation gradient, ranging from 600 to nearly 1,500 metres, generates remarkable biodiversity hotspots where campo rupestre grasslands give way to gallery forests and montane vegetation. This IUCN Category II protected area functions as a critical refuge for endemic species found nowhere else on Earth, with soil chemistry and water systems shaped by ancient quartzite formations that make it botanically distinct even within Brazil's renowned biodiversity corridors.

Photographers arrive during the dry season—May through September—when morning mist clings to valleys and overhead light cuts sharply across weathered stone. Birdwatchers converge on known circuits where tanagers, woodcreepers, and the sought-after White-rumped Hawk command attention. Infrastructure remains refreshingly minimal, preserving an authentic wilderness experience while rewarding those patient enough to track species through demanding terrain. The park remains Brazil's most underrated destination for serious wildlife enthusiasts seeking pristine landscapes untouched by mass tourism.

Website icmbio.gov.br/portal/biodiversidade/unidades-de-conservacao/biomas-brasileiros/cerrado/unidades-de-conservacao-cerrado/2092-parna-da-serra-do-cipo.html

Email mailtohenri.collet@icmbio.gov.br

Sicalis flaveola

Chirigüe azafranado

Chalk-browed Mockingbird

Mimus saturninus

Sinsonte Calandria

Furnarius rufus

Yellow-headed Caracara

Daptrius chimachima

Caracara Chimachima

Picazuro Pigeon

Patagioenas picazuro

Paloma picazuró

Masked Water Tyrant

Fluvicola nengeta

Viudita Enmascarada

Thraupis sayaca

Rufous-collared Sparrow

Zonotrichia capensis

Chingolo común

Pale-breasted Thrush

Turdus leucomelas

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

Eupetomena macroura

Colibrí golondrina

Southern House Wren

Troglodytes musculus

Chochín Ratón

Crested Caracara

Caracara plancus

carancho meridional

Common Gallinule

Gallinula galeata

Gallineta Americana

Pitangus sulphuratus

Bienteveo común

Coragyps atratus

Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

Butorides striata

Garcilla Azulada

Passer domesticus

Gorrión común

Cliff Flycatcher

Hirundinea ferruginea

Ruddy Ground Dove

Columbina talpacoti

Columbina Colorada

White-barred Piculet

Picumnus cirratus

Carpinterito Variable

Thraupis palmarum

Tangara Palmera

Machetornis rixosa

Rupornis magnirostris

busardo caminero

Social Flycatcher

Myiozetetes similis

Bienteveo Sociable

Neotropic Cormorant

Nannopterum brasilianum

Cormorán biguá

Band-tailed Hornero

Furnarius figulus

Hornero Colibandeado

Molothrus bonariensis

Tordo Renegrido

Athene cunicularia

Mochuelo de madriguera

Ramphastos toco

White-eyed Parakeet

Psittacara leucophthalmus

Aratinga Ojiblanca

Turquoise-fronted Amazon

Amazona aestiva

Amazona Frentiazul

Grey Pileated Finch

Coryphospingus pileatus

Soldadito Capirotado

Peach-fronted Parakeet

Eupsittula aurea

Aratinga Frentidorada

Columbina squammata

Tortolita Escamosa

Rufous-tailed Jacamar

Galbula ruficauda

Jacamará colirrufo

Coereba flaveola

Yellow-chevroned Parakeet

Brotogeris chiriri

Catita chirirí

Zenaida auriculata

Zenaida Torcaza

Black-capped Antwren

Herpsilochmus atricapillus

Tiluchí plomizo

Boat-billed Flycatcher

Megarynchus pitangua

Bienteveo pitanguá

White-eared Puffbird

Nystalus chacuru

Southern Beardless Tyrannulet

Camptostoma obsoletum

Mosquerito silbón

Flavescent Warbler

Myiothlypis flaveola

Reinita Amarillenta

Wedge-tailed Grass Finch

Emberizoides herbicola

Coludo colicuña

Green-barred Woodpecker

Colaptes melanochloros

Carpintero real norteño

Colaptes campestris

Carpintero Campestre

Scaly-headed Parrot

Pionus maximiliani

Variable Antshrike

Thamnophilus caerulescens

Batará variable

Yellow-bellied Elaenia

Elaenia flavogaster

Fiofío ventriamarillo

Narrow-billed Woodcreeper

Lepidocolaptes angustirostris

Trepatroncos Chico

Little Woodpecker

Veniliornis passerinus

Carpintero Chico

Cobalt-rumped Parrotlet

Forpus xanthopterygius

Cotorrita Aliazul

Short-crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus ferox

Gilt-edged Tanager

Tangara cyanoventris

Tangara Ventriazul

White-tailed Hawk

Geranoaetus albicaudatus

Busardo Coliblanco

Lineated Woodpecker

Dryocopus lineatus

Picamaderos Listado

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

Zampullín picogrueso

Checkered Woodpecker

Veniliornis mixtus

Pico bataraz chico

Elaenia chiriquensis

Fiofío belicoso

Golden-crowned Warbler

Basileuterus culicivorus

Reinita Coroniestriada

White-collared Swift

Streptoprocne zonaris

Vencejo Acollarado

Bran-colored Flycatcher

Myiophobus fasciatus

Mosquero Estriado

Small-headed Elaenia

Elaenia sordida

Fiofío brasileño

Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant

Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer

Titirijí perlado

Rufous-browed Peppershrike

Cyclarhis gujanensis

Vireón cejirrufo

Grey-eyed Greenlet

Hylophilus amaurocephalus

Verdillo ojigrís

Planalto Tyrannulet

Phyllomyias fasciatus

Mosquerito oliváceo

Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Tirano melancólico

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Martinete común

Southern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx ruficollis

Golondrina Gorjirrufa

Blue-and-white Swallow

Pygochelidon cyanoleuca

Golondrina Barranquera

Red-legged Seriema

Cariama cristata

Chuña patirroja

Cairina moschata

Hyacinth Visorbearer

Augastes scutatus

Colibrí colaceleste

Smooth-billed Ani

Garrapatero aní

Grey-cowled Wood Rail

Aramides cajaneus

Cotara Chiricote

Yellow-rumped Marshbird

Pseudoleistes guirahuro

Tordo güirahuró

Burnished-buff Tanager

Stilpnia cayana

Tangara isabel norteña

Blue-black Grassquit

Volatinia jacarina

Semillero Volatinero

Yellow-bellied Seedeater

Sporophila nigricollis

Semillero Ventriamarillo

White-vented Violetear

Colibri serrirostris

Colibrí orejimorado

Buff-necked Ibis

Theristicus caudatus

Bandurria común

Heliactin bilophus

Colibrí cornudito

Chestnut-capped Blackbird

Chrysomus ruficapillus

Varillero Congo

Long-tailed Cinclodes

Cinclodes pabsti

Cinclodes pabsti espinhacensis

Rhopospina caerulescens

Cinnamon Tanager

Schistochlamys ruficapillus

Glittering-bellied Emerald

Chlorostilbon lucidus

Esmeralda Ventridorada

Asthenes luizae

Canastero de Cipó

Purple-throated Euphonia

Euphonia chlorotica

Eufonia golipúrpura

Black-throated Saltator

Saltatricula atricollis

Pepitero Gorjinegro

Crested Black Tyrant

Knipolegus lophotes

Viudita Copetona

White-rumped Monjita

Streamer-tailed Tyrant

Gubernetes yetapa

Green-winged Saltator

Saltator similis

Pepitero Verdoso

Common Squirrel Cuckoo

Cuco ardilla común

Plumbeous Seedeater

Sporophila plumbea

Semillero Plomizo

Plain-crested Elaenia

Elaenia cristata

Fiofío crestado

Silvery-cheeked Antshrike

Sakesphoroides cristatus

Batará crestado

Brown-crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus tyrannulus

Copetón tiranillo

Creamy-bellied Thrush

Turdus amaurochalinus

Zorzal Chalchalero

Grey-backed Tachuri

Polystictus superciliaris

Rufous-fronted Thornbird

Phacellodomus rufifrons

Espinero Frentirrufo

Velvety Black Tyrant

Knipolegus nigerrimus

Viudita Aterciopelada

Helmeted Manakin

Chiroxiphia galeata

Saltarín de yelmo

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

Thalurania furcata

Zafiro Golondrina

Aramus guarauna

Fork-tailed Flycatcher

Tyrannus savana

Tijereta Sabanera

Saffron-billed Sparrow

Arremon flavirostris

Cerquero Piquiamarillo

Grey-headed Tanager

Eucometis penicillata

Tangara cabecigrís

Amethyst Woodstar

Calliphlox amethystina

Colibrí amatista

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle

Geranoaetus melanoleucus

Sooty-fronted Spinetail

Synallaxis frontalis

Pijuí frentigrís

Hellmayr's Pipit

Anthus hellmayri

Bisbita pálido

Swallow Tanager

Tersina viridis

Tangara Golondrina

Mouse-colored Tyrannulet

Nesotriccus murinus

Embernagra longicauda

Coludo gorjipálido

Least Nighthawk

Chordeiles pusillus

Añapero menudo

Planalto Hermit

Phaethornis pretrei

Ermitaño del Planalto

Sapphire-spangled Emerald

Chionomesa lactea

Amazilia Zafirina

Bare-faced Ibis

Phimosus infuscatus

Western Cattle Egret

Garcilla bueyera occidental

Streaked Flycatcher

Myiodynastes maculatus

Bienteveo rayado septentrional

Variegated Flycatcher

Empidonomus varius

Grassland Sparrow

Ammodramus humeralis

Chingolo Pajonalero

Double-collared Seedeater

Sporophila caerulescens

Semillero Corbatita

Long-tailed Reed Finch

Donacospiza albifrons

Great Antshrike

Chopi Blackbird

Gnorimopsar chopi

Southern Yellowthroat

Geothlypis velata

Mascarita Sureña

Black-tufted-ear Marmoset

Callithrix penicillata

Tití de pincel negro

Greater Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Brazilian Squirrel

Sciurus brasiliensis

Ardilla Misionera

Brazilian White-eared Opossum

Didelphis albiventris

Comadreja overa

Black-horned Capuchin

Sapajus nigritus

Capuchino negro

Paraguayan Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Coendou spinosus

Coendú Anaranjado

South American Coati

Southern Black-eared Opossum

Didelphis aurita

Zarigüeya de orejas negras

Gracilinanus agilis

Greater Naked-tailed Armadillo

Cabassous tatouay

Cabasu de orejas largas

Spix's Yellow-toothed Cavy

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Diphylla ecaudata

Vampiro pata peluda

Common Vampire Bat

Desmodus rotundus

Murcíelago vampiro común

Seba's Short-tailed Bat

Carollia perspicillata

Murciélago cola corta de Sebas

Pallas's Mastiff Bat

Molossus molossus

Murciélago mastín común

Southern Long-nosed Armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus

Armadillo de nueve bandas

Geoffroy's Tufted-ear Marmoset

Callithrix geoffroyi

Tití de cabeza blanca

Chrysocyon brachyurus

Southern Brown Brocket

Subulo gouazoubira

Crab-eating Raccoon

Procyon cancrivorus

Crab-eating Fox

Cerdocyon thous

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