
Bonito Cerrado
Birdwatching in Bonito, MS (Cerrado Bonitense)
Birdwatching in Bonito, MS begins in the Cerrado, where mornings open with intense bird activity. Even before sunrise, vocalisations fill the gallery forests along the Formoso, Perdido and Mimoso rivers — ecological corridors linking open grasslands, well-preserved riparian forests and denser woodland fragments.
This habitat diversity makes birdwatching in Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul especially rewarding, bringing together typical Cerrado species, wetland birds, soaring raptors and macaws colouring the sky. In a single day, visitors may encounter grassland and forest birds, including iconic species such as the seriema and the arancuã.
With excellent tourism infrastructure, an airport just 15 minutes from the town centre, and a wide range of accommodation, Bonito is a strategic destination for birdwatchers seeking efficient logistics and high species diversity.
Highlighted Species
Blaze-winged Parakeet (Pyrrhura devillei)
Band-tailed Manakin (Pipra fasciicauda)
Chaco Puffbird (Nystalus striatipectus)
Species you may encounter
Gray-capped Tyrannulet
Serpophaga griseicapilla
Black-crowned Tityra
Tityra inquisitor
Black-tailed Tityra
Tityra cayana
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Ara ararauna
Red-and-green Macaw
Ara chloropterus
Chestnut-eared Aracari
Pteroglossus castanotis
Green-winged Saltator
Saltator similis
Copper Seedeater
Sporophila bouvreuil
Marsh Seedeater
Sporophila palustris
Dark-throated Seedeater
Sporophila ruficollis
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Bat Falcon
Falco rufigularis
Aplomado Falcon
Falco femoralis
Savanna Hawk
Heterospizias meridionalis
White-tailed Hawk
Geranoaetus albicaudatus
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus melanoleucus
Chaco Chachalaca
Ortalis canicollis
Tataupa Tinamou
Crypturellus tataupa
Small-billed Tinamou
Crypturellus parvirostris
White-throated Piping Guan
Pipile grayi
Scaly-headed Parrot
Pionus maximiliani
Spectacled Owl
Pulsatrix perspicillata
Turquoise-fronted Amazon
Amazona aestiva
Red-winged Tinamou
Rhynchotus rufescens
White-backed Stilt
Himantopus melanurus
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Chaco Puffbird
Nystalus striatipectus
Hooded Tanager
Nemosia pileata
Burnished-buff Tanager
Tangara cayana
Red-legged Seriema
Cariama cristata
Helmeted Manakin
Antilophia galeata
American Barn Owl
Tyto furcata
Blue-crowned Trogon
Trogon curucui
Blaze-winged Parakeet
Pyrrhura devillei
Grayish Saltator
Saltator coerulescens
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Cathartes burrovianus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
King Vulture
Sarcoramphus papa
Band-tailed Manakin
Pipra fasciicauda
