Results of ornithological inventories in north-west Minas Gerais state, Brazil, with notes on distribution and conservation

Summary. Based on 30 days of field surveys in the north-west of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 2014, I report notable records of 40 bird species. In total, 293 species were recorded at three sites, including 15 species at risk of extinction (at state, national or global levels) and another four species whose status is insufficiently known to be placed in any threat of extinction category in Minas Gerais or Brazil. Records of three species are new for the São Francisco basin, and 13 are new for north-west Minas Gerais. Among the rarest species reported are Dwarf Tinamou Taoniscus nanus, Jabiru Jabiru mycteria, Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus, Ocellated Crake Micropygia schomburgkii, Uniform Crake Amaurolimnas concolor, Russet-mantled Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla dimidiata, Minas Gerais Tyrannulet Phylloscartes roquettei, Chapada Flycatcher Guyramemua affine, Reiser's Tyrannulet Phyllomyias reiseri, Rufous-tailed Attila Attila phoenicurus, Black-collared Swallow Pygochelidon melanoleuca and Blackish-blue Seedeater Amaurospiza moesta.