Violet-capped Woodnymph at Atlantic Rainforest

The Atlantic Rainforest, or Mata Atlântica, once ran almost unbroken along Brazil's eastern seaboard, its mist-shrouded escarpments and coastal tracts still offering refuge to the Violet-capped Woodnymph despite widespread fragmentation. These surviving forest remnants provide the setting for encounters with the species during NaturesLens' Birds of Brazil holiday, typically timed for May. Photographers visiting this stretch of forest should be prepared for the steep, layered terrain that characterises the region. It's this same rugged, climbing landscape that has helped preserve pockets of habitat for species like the Woodnymph over the centuries.