Serra do Cipó is situated in the southern part of Espinhaço Mountain Range. Cerrado (Brazilian Savanna) and its variations and the gallery forests are the predominant kinds of vegetation. The altitude varies from 750 meters to up above 1600 meters.
Opportunities to see Giant Snipe, Scissor-tailed Nightjar, Hyacinth Visorbearer, Horned Sungem, Checkered Woodpecker, Cipó Canastero, Gray-backed Tachuri, Helmeted Manakin, Curl-crested Jay, Cinnamon, White-banded and Hepatic Tanager, Blue Finch, Cinereous Warbling-Finch, Pale-throated Pampa-Finch, Ultramarine Grosbeak, Masked Yellowthroat, Yellow-rumped Marshbird.