Wild Peru – the Best of Manu

Wild Peru – The Best of Manu

Naturetrek Tour Report 13 - 18 September 2014

Bearded Mountaineer Hoatzin

Clay Lick Group at Atalaya Port in the Alto Madre de Dios

Report compiled by Marlene Huaman Berrocal Images courtesy of Margaret Bell, Tony Child and Professor Cedric Prys-Roberts

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Tour Report Wild Peru – The Best of Manu

Tour Leader: Marlene Huaman Berrocal Naturetrek

Participants Professor Cedric Prys-Roberts Dr Anthony Child David Smith Lesley Smith Olga Aardoom Douglas Bell Margaret Bell

Day 1 Saturday 13th September

We drove with Professor Cedric to the picturesque Huacarpay Lake an hour to the south of Cusco. Shallow and marshy and surrounded by grassland and scrubby hills with a backdrop of spectacular mountains, Huacarpay is a wonderful place to explore and, in a short space of time, we saw a wide range of birds. Five White-tufted Grebe ran on the water - it was a wonderful view!! Other birds included Speckled (now called Yellow-billed) and Puna Teal, Yellow-billed Pintail and Andean Coots while Common Moorhen waded in the shallows, and Plumbeous Rails and Wren-like Rushbirds skulked in the rushes. Puna Ibis flew by in large flock, Black Crowned Night- Heron and Little Blue Heron strutted around on the fringing grassland, and handsome Andean Gulls passed low over our heads. On the trees we had a spectacular view of Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle, American Kestrel and Cinereous Harrier. Other smaller birds included Rusty-fronted Canastero, White-browed Chat-Tyrant, Mourning Sierra Finch, Blue-and-yellow Tanager, Yellow-winged Blackbird, and we had excellent views of Bearded Mountaineer and Giant Hummingbird, both in flight and roosting.

We drove from Huacarpay Lake along the Sacred Valley to Pisac, through some rain. After a nice lunch in Pisac town, we took the dusty road to nearby Quello Quello, where we saw easily Peruvian Sierra-Finch, Band-tailed Seedeater, Band-tailed Sierra-Finch and a couple of the endemic Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch. On the way back to Cusco we stopped to see two Andean Flicker, two Andean Geese and Ruddy Ducks. It was a fantastic day!!!

Day 2 Sunday 14th September

This morning we met up with the other members of the group at Cusco airport, where the flight from Lima arrived at 8:00 am. With the group complete, we boarded our bus and headed out of Cusco, back to Huacarpay Lake. Unfortunately, as it was Sunday, there were a lot people around the lake. However, we saw Wren-like Rushbird, Chiguanco Thrush, Yellow-billed (Speckled) and Puna Teals, Andean Coot with chicks, Plumbeous Rails, Little Blue Heron and Andean Gulls. Puna Ibis waded in the shallows. Other birds included the endemic Rusty-fronted Canastero, White-browed Chat-Tyrant, Yellow-winged Blackbird, Eared Dove and Blue-and- yellow Tanager. In the fields we noted Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant, Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant, Band-tailed Seedeater and numerous Rufous-collared Sparrows. Overhead flew some Andean Swallows and a big flock of White Collared Swifts.

Next we drove the road to Paucartambo, the provincial town, through Huancarani and, after crossing the Vilcanota River, we had an excellent view on the Nicotiana flowers of Giant Hummingbird, together with

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Sparkling Violetear, Cinereous Conebill, Black-throated Flower-piercer, Golden-billed Saltator, Greenish Yellow- Finch and a short view of Bearded Mountaineer.

We had a splendid lunch next to the road (with table and benches, and including coffee) where we had a good view of three Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finches, and two Andean Flickers in the nest.

After Huancarani the road is dusty; along the road we noted Slender-billed Miner, near the people’s houses and on the fields, together with Common Miner, Bar-winged Cinclodes, Peruvian Sierra-Finch and Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch. We also saw Black-faced Ibis, Mountain Caracara, Variable Hawk, Spot winged Pigeon, Black billed Shrike-Tyrant, Blue-and-yellow Tanager, Band tailed Sierra-Finch, and many Hooded Siskin. We also stopped for some minutes in Ninamarca (‘Fire Village’), with its impressive Pre-Inca Funeral Towers, before descending to Paucartambo at 5pm.

We arrived at Wayquecha Lodge at 6:30 pm, and settled in to our comfortable rooms.

Day 3 Monday 15th September

The weather today was a mixture of sun and rain. After an early breakfast, in the garden of the lodge we saw Sierran Elenia, Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager, Hooded Mountain-Tanager, Great Thrush and Rufous-capped Thornbill. Next we drove up to Acjanacu, the entrance to Manu National Park, where we saw Moustached Flower-piercer, two Creamy-crested Spinetail, Shining Sunbeam, Plain-colored Seedeater, White-throated Hawk, Tyrant Metaltail and Masked Trogon at almost 3550m altitude.

After we had admired the spectacular Cloud Forest from Acjanacu, we walked and drove down to the lodge and we noted Green Violetear, Great Sapphirewing visiting the flowers, Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant and Rufous- breasted Chat-Tyrant. We heard Trilling Tapaculo, White-throated Tyrannulet, Sedge Wren, we saw White- browed Conebill, Golden-collared Tanager, Masked Flower-piercer, Black-faced Brush-Finch, Black- throated Tody-Tyrant in a small mixed flock, and Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater.

After the lunch in the lodge we drove and walked down road, where we saw Ruddy Pigeon, many White-collared Swifts, one Chestnut-collared Swift in the nest, and another in flight. We also saw Amethyst-throated Sunangel, a brief view of Sword-billed Hummingbird in flight, Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan, Azara’s and the endemic Marcapata Spinetail, Pearled Treerunner, Cinnamon Flycatcher, Red-crested Cotinda, Mountain Wren, two Fawn-breasted Tanagers with nest material, Blue-and-black Tanager, Spectacled Redstart, Citrine Warbler, and Andean Parakeet. In the late evening, while we waited for owls to show, we heard a Red-and-white Antpitta very close to us. Near the tunnels, we had close views of a Rufous-banded Owl, and we heard Andean Pygmy Owl.

We returned to the lodge after another great day, with everybody now acclimatising to the altitude.

Day 4 Tuesday 16th September

After an early breakfast, we saw from a balcony of one of the rooms a Glossy-back Thrush. Having packed up and ready for the day, we set off for the Cock-of-the-rock Lodge. Along the Manu Road, we noted Violet- throated Starfrontlet, Drab Hemispingus, Blue-capped Tanager and Rufous-bellied Bush-Tyrant. As we were

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descending through the cloud forest, near to the waterfall of Pillahuata, we saw five Golden-headed Quetzal, males and females, roosting in the trees. A White-capped Dipper was spotted by Mrs Lesley, and we also saw Mountain Foliage-gleaner, Olive-backed Woodcreeper, Capped Conebill, a spectacular Andean Potoo, and a Black-and-chestnut Eagle perching on a tree next to the road. We also saw a couple of Crested Quetzals, and many Blue-and-white Swallows and Pale-footed Swallows along the way - a great morning!

While we had our picnic lunch, we heard White-crowned Tapaculo, but it was very elusive. However, we saw Golden-olive Woodpecker, Bronzy Inca, and extensive views of Blue-banded Toucanet, and a mixed flock of Pale-edged Flycatcher, Yellow throated Tanager, Orange-eared Tanager, Golden-naped Tanager, Golden Tanager, Common Bush-Tanager, Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager, Slate-throated Redstart, and Three-striped Warbler. We continued to descend the Manu Road and, before arriving to the next lodge, we visited the Cock- of-the-rock lek, where we saw five stunning colourful male birds. Outside the lek we noted two Smoky Bush- Tyrant, Squirrel Cuckoo, very high flying Scaly-naped Parrot, two Green Jay, and many Dusky-green Oropendola looking for the last food.

After a long and successful journey we arrived and settled into the comfortable Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.

Day 5 Wednesday 17th September

We woke up hearing the San Pedro River; before breakfast it was lovely to be out, and as walked outside the lodge we noted the small White bellied Woodstar, and a mixed flock of the colourful Versicolored Barbet, Slaty- capped Flycatcher, Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant, Spotted Tanager, Golden-collared Honeycreeper, Olivaceous Siskin, Blue-naped Chlorophonia, and other birds.

During the breakfast, we had a good view of a troop of Brown Capuchin Monkeys eating the fruits of the birds feeder, some Speckled Chachalaca around the lodge garden and, on the hummingbird feeder, Many-spotted Hummingbird, Booted Racket-tail, Violet-fronted Brilliant, while on the bird feeder were Silver-beaked Tanager, Palm Tanager, Paradise Tanager, Bananaquit, Buff-Throated Saltator, Russet-backed Oropendola, Orange- Bellied Euphonia, and a male Wire-crested Thorntail visited the flowers.

After breakfast we drove down the road. It was a hot and sunny day, and we saw Chestnut-backed Antshrike, Turkey Vulture, Sharp-shinned Hawk, White-eyed Parakeet, Black Phoebe, Long-tailed Tyrant, Social Flycatcher, Streaked Flycatcher, Variegated Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, Blue-necked Tanager, Bronze-green Euphonia, and a nice view of the Common Woolly Monkey feeding on the Guaba tree. Then we drove back to the lodge and, after a short break, we walked in the Cock-of-the-rock trails, where we saw a Yungas Manakin.

After lunch, we drove up the road to Rocotal on the Manu Road, where we started walking down, and we noted Long-tailed Sylph, Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager, Saffron-crowned Tanager, Deep-blue Flower-piercer and other birds.

At 5:30 pm we visited the view point of San Pedro, two minutes down the road, where we waited for the Lyre- tailed Nightjar. At 5:45 pm, it suddenly appeared flying, and it roosted on different branches, and a Horned Owl called our attention as it flew about the road. It was another great day!!!

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Day 6 Thursday 18th September

Today our journey was from the Cock-of-the-rock Lodge to the Amazonia Lodge; the day was too hot and humid. In the first part of the morning, while the weather was cool, we walked in the forest along the trails of the Cock-of-the-rock, and we noted Black-billed Treehunter trapped on the bird catching net, then Marbled-faced Bristle-Tyrant, Highland Motmot, Rufous-breasted Antthrush.

We packed up and were ready to drive down the road, where we noted a range of birds that included Buff- browed Foliage-gleaner, and Golden-crowned Flycatcher. We heard a Red-billed Scythebill, but it never answered the playback, like many birds on the Manu road.

After descending some distance with the bus, we stopped an the Quita Calson Stream, where we walked and noted Ornate Flycatcher overhead. Along the road we saw Swallow-tailed Kite, then a mixed flock with Ocellated Woodcreeper, Streak-necked Flycatcher, Red-eyed Vireo, Yellow-crested Tanager, Yellow-bellied Tanager, Bay-headed Tanager and Pale-legged Warbler; also Plumbeous Kite, Solitary Eagle, Roadside Hawk, and Smooth-billed Ani. On the way, we visited a cocoa farm for a short time, and we stopped in Patria Village where we got fresh local bananas, and in the small village of Pillcopata. On the way to the port of Atalaya, we had an excellent view of a Great Potoo roosting on a tree near the road, and Plum-throated Cotinga hiding on the shade of a tall tree.

In Atalaya, a comfortable boat was waiting for us. A tree full of Yellow-rumped Caciques and Russet-backed Oropendola kept us occupied while the baggage was transferred to our boat, and then we set off down the Alto Madre de Dios River to the Amazonia Lodge, about 15 minutes downstream. On the shore we noted Snowy Egret, Solitary Sandpiper, Drab-water Tyrant and White-winged Swallow.

While we were relaxing after the lunch in the garden of Amazonia Lodge, the birds were amazing: we saw Gray- necked Wood-Rail, Gray-fronted Dove, Chestnut-fronted Macaw, Cobalt-winged Parakeet, Blue-headed Parrot, Black-tailed Trogon, a Purplish Jay attacking a juvenile Black-banded Woodcreeper on a tree and the ground, Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet, Gray-capped Flycatcher, Black-billed Thrush, Red-capped Cardinal, Blue-gray Tanager, Masked-crimson Tanager, Purple Honeycreeper, Crested Oropendola and Yellow-rumped Cacique. On the Hummingbird feeder were White-necked Jacobin, White-bearded Hermit, Gould’s Jewelfront, Gray-breasted Sabrewing, Fork-tailed Woodnymph, Sapphire-Spangled Emerald, and Golden-tailed Sapphire.

At 4pm, we walked around the oxbow lake, and we were very lucky to see the biggest mammal of the rainforest, the Brazilian Tapir, swimming and standing on the edge of the lake. We also had great views of many Hoatzin, Blue-throated Piping-Guan, Mottle-backed Elaenia and Magpie Tanager. We heard a Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl and Rusty-belted Tapaculo. Another pretty good day!

Day 7 Friday 19th September

Today was spent at the tower and trails around Amazonian Lodge; it was another very hot, humid day, with a 6:00pm storm. After an early breakfast, we walked up to the tower that is located in the mountain. We started ascending very slowly, but unfortunately we couldn’t see many birds; however, we waited and saw Bat Falcon, Ivory-billed Aracari, Opal-crowned Tanager, and a couple of Blue Dacnis copulating. On the way back to the

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lodge from the tower, we found the nest of the endemic Hummingbird Koepcke’s Hermit, together with Scaly- breasted Wren, White-wing Shrike-Tanager, Blue-crowned Trogon, a roosting Long-tailed Potoo, Lemon- throated Barbet, and we heard Carmiol’s Tanager – not bad!

After the tower, we went for a walk to one of the trails where we saw Chestnut-capped Puffbird, Black-fronted Nunbird, Fine-barred Piculet, Crimson-crested Woodpecker, a couple of Plain Softtail, Plain-winged Antshrike, Bluish-slate Antshrike, Gray Antwren, Chestnut-shouldered Antwren, Yellow-marginated Flycatcher and Violaceous Jay. After the lunch, in the garden of the lodge we saw a wide range of birds including some species: Rufous-crested Coquette, Blue-tailed Emerald, Chestnut-eared Aracari and Pale-legged Hornero.

In the afternoon we walked back to the small lake near the lodge and along other trails, where we saw a Great Tinamou, a Bluish-fronted Jacamar roosting on a branch at eye level, Little Woodpecker, Wedge-billed Woodcreeper, White-flanked Antwren, Dusky-capped Flycatcher, Short-crested Flycatcher, Black-capped Donacobius and Black-and-white Seedeater. We also saw Buff-rumped Warbler along the stream. As it was getting dark, we then walked back to the lodge.

Day 8 Saturday 20th September

In the early morning, we woke up to the screams of a couple of Great Potoos; then, in the garden, we looked for the male Rufous-crested Coquette. After a few minutes, we saw one roosting for a while on a lemon tree - it was a fantastic view! Then we went to the small tower nearby, where we saw White-browed Antbird, singing for a while on a branch, Needle-billed Hermit, a good view of two Emerald Toucanet, Grayish Saltator and Golden- bellied Euphonia. After breakfast we left the marvellous Amazonia Lodge with its fantastic garden and, back on the Alto Madre de Dios River downstream, we noted Fasciated Tiger-Heron, Cocoi Heron, Capped Heron, a Greater Yellow-headed Vulture soaring in the sky, Short-tailed Swift, Amazon Kingfisher and White-banded Swallow flying close to the boat.

Thirty minutes later we arrived at the Manu Learning Centre, where we were received by the manager, who gave us a short briefing. In the garden on the Verbena flowers were White browed Hermit, Amethyst Woodstar, Violet-headed Hummingbird, and Swallow Tanager; many Yellow-browed Sparrow were hopping on the ground. After settling in to our rooms, we set off along the trail where we found a lek of Round-tailed Manakin, and a mixed flock of Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner, Long-winged Antwren, Ihering’s Antwren and Ochre-bellied Flycatcher. After two hours in the forest we walked back to the lodge, before the heavy rain that lasted until 4pm.

In the late afternoon, we walked into the wood where we saw many birds including two Blue-and-yellow Macaws flying over our heads - it was fantastic to see them. We also saw White-throated Toucan, Piratic Flycatcher, Lesser Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, a couple of Yellow-bellied Dacnis, and Olive Oropendolas on the trees. The evening was pleasantly cool.

Day 9 Sunday 21st September

Today a ferocious thunderstorm lasted most of our journey, which was about 12 hours travelling by boat. The water level of the rivers was low, but we saw a wide range of great birds.

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We left the Manu Learning Centre after packing up our baggage and breakfast; at the port were a couple Blackish Antbirds and many macaws flying. The rain started few minutes after we boarded the boat, and most of our journey was rather wet.

During the trip along the Alto Madre de Dios River, we saw an Osprey flying about the boat, three black Caracaras on a fallen tree, some Large-billed Terns, Pale-Vented Pigeon, a single Burrowing Owl roosting on a branch, a good view of a Lineated Woodpecker working on a dead tree and two White-rumped Swallows flying.

Eventually we left the Alto Madre de Dios to travel along the Manu River, upstream into the Manu National Park. We stopped on the check point of Limonal to register in the guest book, then we continued our trip and saw many great birds such as Anhingas, two Wood Stork, a Jabiru on the bank of the river playing with a piece of stick, many Pied Lapwing, Collared Plover, Spotted Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs, a flock of 20 beautiful Orinoco Geese, many Muscovy Duck, a Laughing Falcon, some Yellow-billed Terns, many Black Skimmers resting and nesting on the bank of the river, many Horned Screamers on the sand bank, and Ruddy Quail-Dove. Memorable were the groups of Sand-colored Nighthawks, looking so immaculate and roosting on the sand bank. We boated right up to them and were able to fully appreciate their delicate beauty and the cryptic perfection of their camouflage. We also saw a juvenile Scissor-tailed Nightjar, Fork-tailed Palm-Swift, Ringed and Green Kingfishers, Swallow-wings roosting on the tops of bare trees, Channel-billed Toucans, Vermilion Flycatcher, flocks of Eastern Kingbirds, Bare-necked Fruitcrow, Purple Martins, Giant Cowbirds, and Black and many Spectacled (also called White) Caimans.

Late afternoon, in the gathering darkness, saw us arriving at the Manu Wildlife Tented Camp; the rooms were comfortable with private bathrooms and hot water showers. All the group were very tired, and we waited a while for the workers to prepare our beds, because in the Manu National Park they can’t do laundry so all the linen travels with us. However, it had been another amazing day.

Day 10 Monday 22nd September

During the breakfast from the dining room, we saw Blue-crowned Motmot. The morning was cloudy and foggy, and we took the boat to the Checkpoint of Pakitza, near the Otorongo Lake, where we saw uncontacted native people moving around the trail.

Back to the river and underway upstream again, we settled down and watched the forest ahead of us. Red Howler Monkeys were in the trees; along the shore we saw Striated Heron and Slate-colored Hawk, while Rufous-breasted Hermits were visiting the flowers on the bank of the river. The fog started to disperse, and the shiny and hot sun was back again.

In Pakitza, we heard Tamarin monkeys: these were Saddle-backed Tamarins, unfortunately not the Emperor Tamarins. We had good views of Black-faced Cotinga roosting on a branch, a couple of striking Red-necked Woodpecker, Buff-throated Woodcreeper and Dusky-capped Flycatcher. We took the Collpa trail. At that time it was very hot and sunny. We saw Sepia-capped Flycatcher and, in the clay lick, many Cobalt-winged Parakeet and Tui Parakeet. On the way back from the parakeet clay lick, we saw a single Rose-fronted Parakeet on the nest, Dusky-capped Greenlet, and had a fantastic view of Blue-crowned Trogon. Then we took back the boat to the

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tented camp, and we saw hundreds of butterflies on the bank, including Panace sp, swallowtails, sulphurs, and Uranias.

We had a nice lunch and before walking, we saw Turquoise Tanager on the trees above the rooms. Then we walked along the trails around the Tented Camp, where we saw Olivaceous Woodcreeper very high between trees, Dusky-throated Antshrike, great views of Screaming Piha and Dull-capped Attila, a close view of the small Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin, and Casqued Oropendola. We walked back to the lodge in the gathering darkness with Fireflies flashing around us and Cicadas buzzing - we were in the jungle! Crested Owl, Spectacled Owl and Amazonian Pygmy Owl were calling very close by, but the vegetation was too thick to see them.

Day 11 Tuesday 23rd September

After breakfast we took the boat to go to the other side of the Manu River, where we walked through the woods to the beautiful Salvador oxbow Lake, and we noted a chick of Undulated Tinamou, running, and a Three- striped Arrow-poison-Frog. On the oxbow lake, we spent an enjoyable couple of hours floating sedately on a large wooden pontoon. We were lucky we saw the local Giant River Otters in and out the water; and the birding was excellent, with great views for all of Hoatzin, Sungrebe, Capped Heron, Anhinga, Spix’s Guan, Razor-billed Curassaw on a tree, Green Ibis, a King Vulture soaring in the sky, a couple Barred Forest-Falcon carrying nest material, Limpkin, a great view of Rufous-sided Crake walking for a while on the edge of the lake, Purple Gallinule, Yellow-tufted Woodpecker, Cream-colored Woodpecker, Silvered Antbird, Pumbeous Antbird, Ring, Amazon and Green Kingfisher, Black-capped Donacobius and Lesser and Great Kiskadee. In the tall trees around the lake we also saw Peruvian Black Spider Monkeys and, as we walked between the river and the oxbow, we saw Collared Trogon and Sclater’s Antwren – all in all, an excellent day!

At the Tented Camp, we saw Pink-throated Becard carrying nest material next to the rooms, Dusky-chested Flycatcher and many other birds. We returned early to the tented camp to prepare our baggage for the next day.

Day 12 Wednesday 24th September

This was our last morning in the Manu National Park, and having had an early breakfast and while the staff were carrying the luggage to the boat, we spotted Green-and-Gold Tanager, Black-faced Dacnis, and a female Green Honeycreeper.

Our next stop was the Manu Wildlife Centre and, on the way the new birds that we noted were Gray-headed Kite, a great view of Slate-colored Hawk, Lined Forest-Falcon and Collared Forest-Falcon, Dusky-headed Parakeet roosting on the dead trees, Amazonian Swift and Hook-billed Kite. We also saw Capybaras (the largest rodent) and a raptor I could not identify (with a large white band on the upper tail). After 4 hours on the Manu River, we started travelling on the Madre de Dios River where we saw a Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle roosting on a distant tree, and Gray-breasted Martin.

After a great lunch in the Manu Wildlife Centre, we went walking on the trails and we saw Little Tinamou and, in the bamboo forest, a Common Pauraque nesting on the ground, with a single egg. We also saw Chestnut- crowned Foliage-gleaner and other birds.

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Day 13 Thursday 25th September

Early in the morning we went back to the boat and travelled for 30 minutes downstream, then we walked for 20 minutes to the Blanquillo hide. When we arrived at the big comfortable hide, at that stage the trees around our viewing point were full of screeching parrots and, as the light improved, the noise increased as more and more birds assembled. Over the next couple of hours we enjoyed the extraordinary and wonderful sight of hundreds of parrots and later the macaws, colourful and charismatic, coming down in great swirling flocks to eat clay from the cliffs. The parrots were very close to the cliff several times, but they couldn’t eat. The parrot flocks consisted of Mealy and Yellow-crowned Parrots, and in amongst them we found dozens of Blue-headed and Orange- cheeked Parrots. Then, after two hours, the big macaws arrived, and we had superb views of more or less 80 Red-and-green Macaws eating the clay on the cliff for a while. Other notable sightings on this superb morning included Swainson’s Hawk, Spotted Tody-Flycatcher, Solitary Black Cacique, White-browed Blackbird (spotted by Mrs Lesley), Roadside Hawk, Great Kiskadee, Red-capped Cardinal and a sensational Sunbittern in full view on the muddy creek-shore below us. There was also a Southern Amazon Red Squirrel on the cliff.

On the way back to the lodge, we noted Ferruginous Pygmy Owl roosting for a while on a palm tree, Spot- breasted Woodpecker, Slender-footed Tyrannulet, Streaked Flycatcher, Sulphur-billed Flycatcher, White-winged Becard, Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch and other nice birds. The breeze on the boat was wonderful on that hot morning. Back at the lodge we saw White-chinned Sapphire.

After the lunch we went to the biggest Tapir Clay Lick. On the way we saw Plain Xenops, and together Hair- crested Antbird, Black-Spotted Bare-eye, Rufous-capped Antthrush, all very active without army ants. We also saw Grayish Mourner, and Olive Oropendola in the nest. We arrived at 5:25 pm at the Clay Lick where we were made very comfortable, with mattresses with mosquito nets. After about 15 minutes, while we were having our boxed dinner, a massive male Brazilian Tapir appeared, very slowly walking to the centre of the mud: it stayed 30 minutes and walked out. After the tapir returned to the forest, we started walking back to the lodge and on the way we heard and saw a Crested Owl.

Day 14 Friday 26th September

After breakfast we took the boat for 20 minutes downstream along the Madre de Dios River, before walking for 10 minutes across a floodplain to the Blanco Oxbow Lake, an impressive place for birds. The surface of the water is covered by Water Lilies, while on the roof of the port building were roosting many dozens of Long- nosed Bats. We took a floating Catamaran for two hours and we noted a wide range of birds, including a couple of Least Grebe, a Black-collared Hawk flying from branch to branch, many Wattled Jacana, Greater Ani, a Curl- crested Aracari on top of the tree, a Long-billed Woodcreeper flying above the catamaran, and also many flycatchers, parakeets, Chestnut-fronted Macaws and nesting parrots. We enjoyed good views of Squirrel and Brown Capuchin Monkeys. Then we crossed the River to the bamboo trail, where we saw Manu Antbird, White- lined Antbird, Goeldi’s Antbird, Rufous-breasted Piculet, and we heard Rufous-headed Woodpecker and other birds. The weather was hot and humid, and the breeze on the way back in the boat was needed.

In the garden of the lodge we noted Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper, Great Antshrike, Yellow-browed Tody- Flycatcher, Brown-crested Flycatcher and a couple of Thrush-like Wren. In the afternoon, on the trail, we saw

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Golden-green Woodpecker, Chestnut-winged Hookbill, White-winged Shrike-Tanager, Sirystes and other birds from the tower, and a great view of Black-faced Antthrush.

It was our last night on Manu Wildlife Centre, where we had enjoyed several great days.

Day 15 Saturday 27th September

After leaving our baggage to be transported to the boat, we had an early breakfast, then we said goodbye to the staff of Manu Wildlife Centre on the port and we went downstream for 30 minutes to Cocha Camungo, another oxbow lake. On the way along the river we saw Great Black-Hawk, Little Ground-Tyrant and Chestnut-bellied Seedeater.

From the river we walked 15 minutes to the Tower, where we had an excellent view of a male Purple-throated Fruitcrow, Masked Tityra, White-shouldered Tanager, Epaulet Oriole and other birds. However, we couldn’t stay too long, because of the sweat bees that were licking us. At the Camungo Lake, we had Rufescent Tiger-Heron, a couple of Little Cuckoo copulating, three Purus Jacamar, Spangled Cotinga, Pale-eyed Blackbird and Sungrebe.

After leaving the lake we continued in the boat for two hours until we arrived at Colorado, a Gold mining village, where we said goodbye and thank you to our boat drivers William and Angel, and we took cars for one hour to go to Puerto Carlos where, after crossing the Inambari River in a boat, a bus was waiting for us. We boarded our bus and headed out of the port to Puerto Maldonado Town, via the Interoceanic highway. En route we saw many different birds, including several Red-bellied Macaws on the Mauriche palm trees, Black-billed Seed-Finch, and White-tailed Kite looking for prey.

In the late afternoon, we arrived at the Hotel in Puerto Maldonado, and we had a nice dinner in a local restaurant.

Day 16 Sunday 28th September

Very early in the morning, we went to explore the open country around the town with the bus. Our destination an area called Cachuela where, in short time, we saw a wide range of birds including Saffron Finch, Blue-black Grassquit, Double-collared Seedeater, White-throated Jacamar, a juvenile Gray Hawk, four Blue-headed Macaws flying above our heads, a nice view of Striped Cuckoo, Barred Antshrike, Black-tailed Tityra, Hooded Tanager and Red-breasted Blackbird – an excellent morning! Then we went back to the hotel to pack, do the checklist, and return to the airport, where we sadly said goodbye and thank you very much for this wonderful experience.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Raul our excellent driver from Cusco to Atalaya, the Boat drivers William and Angel, to the cook Tomas. Special thanks also to all the members of the group for helping to make the trip so memorable and enjoyable.

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Birds ( = recorded but not counted; H = heard only) September

Common name Scientific name 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 Gray Tinamou Tinamus tao H H 1 2 Great Tinamou Tinamus major 1 H H 3 Cinereous Tinamou Crypturellus cinereus H H 4 Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui 1 5 Undulated Tinamou Crypturellus undulatus H H 1 H 1 1 H H 6 Black-capped Tinamou Crypturellus atrocapillus H H 7 Variegated Tinamou Crypturellus variegatus H 8 Bartlett’s Tinamou Crypturellus bartletti H 9 Horned Screamer Anhima cornuta 16 8 6 4 H H 10 Andean Goose Chloephaga melanoptera 2 11 Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata 20 2 16 6 2 12 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata       13 Speckled Teal Anas flavirostris 6 10 14 Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica 4 15 Puna Teal Anas puna 2  16 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 6 17 Spix’s Guan Penelope jacquacu 2  18 Blue-throated Piping-Guan Pipile cumanensis 2      19 Speckled Chachalaca Ortalis guttata          20 Razor-billed Curassow Mitu tuberosum H H  21 Starred Wood-Quail Odontophorus stellatus H 22 White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland 5 23 Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus 4 24 Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus 2 1          25 Anhinga Anhinga anhinga       26 Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum 1 27 Fasciated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum   28 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax  29 Striated Heron Butorides striata 1  

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Common name Scientific name 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis      31 Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi 1        32 Great Egret Ardea alba 1        33 Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus 1        34 Snowy Egret Egretta thula          35 Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea 1 1    36 Puna Ibis Plegadis ridgwayi 100s  37 Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis 3 1 38 Black-faced Ibis Theristicus melanopis 2 39 Jabiru Jabirú Jabiru mycteria 1 40 Wood Stork Mycteria americana 2 41 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura      42 Greater Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes melambrotus        43 Black Vulture Coragyps atratus         44 King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa 3 4 45 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1 1 46 Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus 2 47 Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis 1 1 48 Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus   2    49 Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea           50 Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus 1 51 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 1 52 Slate-colored Hawk Leucopternis schistaceus 1 1 1 53 Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga 1 54 Solitary Eagle Harpyhaliaetus solitarius 1 55 Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis 1 56 Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus 1 57 Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris           58 Gray Hawk Buteo nitidus 1 59 White-throated Hawk Buteo albigula 1 60 Swainson’s Hawk Buteo swainsoni 1 61 Variable Hawk Buteo polyosoma 1 1 2

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Common name Scientific name 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 62 Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus melanoleucus 1 63 Black-and-chestnut Eagle Spizaetus isidori 1 64 Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans 1 1 65 Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis 2 66 Lined Forest-Falcon Micrastur gilvicollis 1 67 Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus 1 68 Buckley’s Forest-Falcon Micrastur buckleyi H 69 Red-throated Caracara Ibycter americanus H 2   70 Mountain Caracara Phalcoboenus megalopterus 2 2 2 71 Black Caracara Daptrius ater 2     72 American Kestrel Falco sparverius   73 Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis 1 2     74 Limpkin Aramus guarauna 2 75 Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea     76 Uniform Crake Amaurolimnas concolor H 77 Rufous-sided Crake Laterallus melanophaius 1 1 78 Plumbeous Rail Pardirallus sanguinolentus   79 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus   80 Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica 1 1 81 Slate-colored (Andean) Coot Fulica ardesiaca   82 Sungrebe Heliornis fulica    83 Sunbittern Eurypyga helias  84 Pied Lapwing Vanellus cayanus      85 Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens  86 Collared Plover Charadrius collaris     87 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius       88 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 2  89 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria    90 Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana    91 Andean Gull Chroicocephalus serranus   92 Yellow-billed Tern Sternula superciliaris        93 Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex     

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Common name Scientific name 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 94 Black Skimmer Rynchops niger       95 Bare-faced Ground-Dove Metriopelia ceciliae   96 Rock Pigeon Columba livia   97 Spot-winged Pigeon Patagioenas maculosa  98 Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis    99 Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea H    H 100 Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea    101 Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata   102 Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla     H   103 Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana 1 104 Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna 2       105 Scarlet Macaw Ara macao          106 Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus     80   107 Chestnut-fronted Macaw Ara severus         108 Red-bellied Macaw Orthopsittaca manilata   109 Blue-headed Macaw Primolius couloni H 4 110 Mitred Parakeet Aratinga mitrata   111 White-eyed Parakeet Aratinga leucophthalma      112 Dusky-headed Parakeet Aratinga weddellii      113 Rose-fronted Parakeet Pyrrhura roseifrons 1 H   114 Cobalt-winged Parakeet Brotogeris cyanoptera          115 Tui Parakeet Brotogeris sanctithomae   116 Andean Parakeet Bolborhynchus orbygnesius H 117 Orange-cheeked Parrot Pyrilia barrabandi   118 Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus         119 Yellow-crowned Parrot Amazona ochrocephala    120 Scaly-naped Parrot Amazona mercenaria   121 Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa   122 Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin       123 Little Cuckoo Coccycua minuta  124 Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana     125 Greater Ani Crotophaga major   

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Common name Scientific name 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 126 Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani      127 Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia H  128 Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl Megascops watsonii H 129 Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata H 1 H H 130 Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata H H H 131 Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus 1 132 Rufous-banded Owl Ciccaba albitarsis 1 133 Andean Pygmy Owl Glaucidium jardinii H 134 Amazonian Pygmy Owl Glaucidium hardyi H 135 Ferruginous Pygmy Owl Glaucidium brasilianum 1 136 Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia 1 1 137 Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis 1 H 1 138 Long-tailed Potoo Nyctibius aethereus 1 139 Andean Potoo Nyctibius maculosus 1 140 Sand-colored Nighthawk Chordeiles rupestris 100   141 Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis 1 H H 142 Scissor-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis torquata 1 143 Lyre-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis lyra 1 144 Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila    145 White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris         146 Amazonian Swift Chaetura viridipennis   147 Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura   148 Andean Swift Aeronautes andecolus  149 Fork-tailed Palm-Swift Tachornis squamata      150 White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora    151 Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsutus 1    152 Pale-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes leucurus 1 153 Reddish Hermit Phaethornis ruber 1 154 White-bearded Hermit Phaethornis hispidus 1 155 Koepcke’s Hermit Phaethornis koepckeae 2 156 Needle-billed Hermit Phaethornis philippii 1 157 Green Violetear Colibri thalassinus 

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Common name Scientific name 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 158 Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans       159 Amethyst-throated Sunangel Heliangelus amethysticollis  160 Wire-crested Thorntail Discosura popelairii   161 Rufous-crested Coquette Lophornis delattrei    162 Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingi 1 163 Rufous-capped Thornbill Chalcostigma ruficeps   164 Bearded Mountaineer Oreonympha nobilis 1 2 165 Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina 1 166 Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis   167 Bronzy Inca Coeligena coeligena   168 Violet-throated Starfrontlet Coeligena violifer  169 Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera  170 Great Sapphirewing Pterophanes cyanopterus  171 Booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii  172 Gould’s Jewelfront Heliodoxa aurescens    173 Violet-fronted Brilliant Heliodoxa leadbeateri    174 Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas    175 White-bellied Woodstar Chaetocercus mulsant 1 176 Amethyst Woodstar Calliphlox amethystina 1 177 Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus 1 178 Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti  179 Gray-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus largipennis    180 Fork-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata     181 Many-spotted Hummingbird Taphrospilus hypostictus   182 Sapphire-spangled Emerald Amazilia lactea   183 Golden-tailed Sapphire Chrysuronia oenone    184 White-chinned Sapphire Hylocharis cyanus  185 Pavonine Quetzal Pharomachrus pavoninus H 186 Golden-headed Quetzal Pharomachrus auriceps 5 187 Crested Quetzal Pharomachrus antisianus 2 188 Black-tailed Trogon Trogon melanurus     189 Blue-crowned Trogon Trogon curucui  

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Common name Scientific name 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 190 Collared Trogon Trogon collaris  191 Masked Trogon Trogon personatus  H 192 Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata   193 Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona         194 Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana       195 Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum H H 196 Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii H H H H 197 Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota   198 Highland Motmot Momotus aequatorialis  199 Purus Jacamar Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus  200 White-throated Jacamar Brachygalba albogularis  201 Bluish-fronted Jacamar Galbula cyanescens     202 Chestnut-capped Puffbird Bucco macrodactylus 2 203 Black-fronted Nunbird Monasa nigrifrons           204 White-fronted Nunbird Monasa morphoeus H 205 Swallow-wing Chelidoptera tenebrosa     206 Lemon-throated Barbet Eubucco richardsoni  H 207 Versicolored Barbet Eubucco versicolor 1 208 White-throated Toucan Ramphastos tucanus          209 Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus   H  210 Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus  211 Blue-banded Toucanet Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis   212 Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan Andigena hypoglauca 1 213 Chestnut-eared Araçari Pteroglossus castanotis     214 Ivory-billed Araçari Pteroglossus azara  215 Curl-crested Araçari Pteroglossus beauharnaesii  216 Rufous-breasted Piculet Picumnus rufiventris  217 Fine-barred Piculet Picumnus subtilis 1 218 Yellow-tufted Woodpecker Melanerpes cruentatus    219 Little Woodpecker Veniliornis passerinus 220 Golden-green Woodpecker Piculus chrysochloros 2 221 Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus 1

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Common name Scientific name 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 222 Spot-breasted Woodpecker Colaptes punctigula 1 223 Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola 2  224 Cream-colored Woodpecker Celeus flavus 4 225 Rufous-headed Woodpecker Celeus spectabilis H 226 Red-necked Woodpecker Campephilus rubricollis 2 227 Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos    228 Common Miner Geositta cunicularia 2 229 Slender-billed Miner Geositta tenuirostris 1 230 Bar-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus 1 231 Pale-legged Hornero Furnarius leucopus 2   232 Wren-like Rushbird Phleocryptes melanops  233 Azara’s Spinetail Synallaxis azarae 2 H 234 Cabanis’ Spinetail Synallaxis cabanisi H 2 H 235 Plain-crowned Spinetail Synallaxis gujanensis H 236 Marcapata Spinetail Cranioleuca marcapatae 2 237 Creamy-crested Spinetail Cranioleuca albicapilla 2 238 Plain Softtail Thripophaga fusciceps 4 2 239 Rusty-fronted Canastero Asthenes ottonis 1 1 240 Pearled Treerunner Margarornis squamiger 1 1 241 Montane Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia striaticollis 1 242 Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla rufosuperciliata 1 243 Chestnut-winged Hookbill Ancistrops strigilatus 1 244 Black-billed Treehunter Thripadectes melanorhynchus 1 245 Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus 1 H 246 Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner Automolus rufipileatus 1 1 H 247 Plain Xenops Xenops minutus 1 248 Long-tailed Woodcreeper Deconychura longicauda 2 1 249 Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus   250 Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus   251 Long-billed Woodcreeper Nasica longirostris 2 H 252 Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper Dendrexetastes rufigula 2 253 Black-banded Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes picumnus  

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Common name Scientific name 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 254 Ocellated Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus ocellatus  255 Elegant Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus elegans 1 256 Buff-throated Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus guttatus    257 Olive-backed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus triangularis 1 258 Lineated Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes albolineatus H 259 Bamboo Antshrike Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae H 2 260 Undulated Antshrike Frederickena unduligera H 2 261 Great Antshrike Taraba major 2 262 Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus 1 1 263 Dusky-throated Antshrike Thamnomanes ardesiacus 1 264 Bluish-slate Antshrike Thamnomanes schistogynus    265 Sclater’s Antwren Myrmotherula sclateri 1 266 Plain-throated Antwren Myrmotherula hauxwelli 1 2 267 White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris 268 Slaty Antwren Myrmotherula schisticolor 1 2 269 Long-winged Antwren Myrmotherula longipennis 1 270 Ihering’s Antwren Myrmotherula iheringi 2 271 Gray Antwren Myrmotherula menetriesii 272 Chestnut-shouldered Antwren Terenura humeralis 1 273 Blackish Antbird Cercomacra nigrescens 2 274 Manu Antbird Cercomacra manu 1 275 White-backed Fire-eye Pyriglena leuconota 1 H 276 White-browed Antbird Myrmoborus leucophrys 277 Silvered Antbird Sclateria naevia 1 278 White-lined Antbird Percnostola lophotes 1 279 Brownish-headed Antbird Schistocichla brunneiceps 1 280 Chestnut-tailed Antbird Myrmeciza hemimelaena 281 Black-throated Antbird Myrmeciza atrothorax H 1 282 Goeldi’s Antbird Myrmeciza goeldii 1 H 283 Plumbeous Antbird Myrmeciza hyperythra 284 Hairy-crested Antbird Rhegmatorhina melanosticta 2 285 Black-spotted Bare-eye Phlegopsis nigromaculata 2 2

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Common name Scientific name 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 286 Rufous-capped Antthrush Formicarius colma 1 287 Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis 1 H 1 288 Rufous-breasted Antthrush Formicarius rufipectus 1 289 Red-and-white Antpitta Grallaria erythroleuca H H 290 Amazonian Antpitta Hylopezus berlepschi H 291 Thrush-like Antpitta Myrmothera campanisona H 292 Rusty-belted Tapaculo Liosceles thoracicus H H H H H H H 293 Trilling Tapaculo Scytalopus parvirostris H H 294 White-crowned Tapaculo Scytalopus atratus H H 295 Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus elatus 1 296 Mottle-backed Elaenia Elaenia gigas 1 1 297 Sierran Elaenia Elaenia pallatangae   298 White-throated Tyrannulet Mecocerculus leucophrys H 299 Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus 1 300 Slender-footed Tyrannulet Zimmerius gracilipes 1 301 Marbled-faced Bristle-Tyrant Phylloscartes ophthalmicus 1 302 Streak-necked Flycatcher Mionectes striaticollis 1 303 Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus 1 304 Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus 1 1 305 Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon superciliaris 1 1 306 Ornate Flycatcher Myiotriccus ornatus 1 307 Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus pileatus 1 H 308 Black-throated Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus granadensis 1 309 Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycather Poecilotriccus latirostris H 310 Spotted Tody-Flycather Todirostrum maculatum 2 311 Yellow-browed Tody-Flycather Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum 1 312 Yellow-marginated Flycatcher Tolmomyias assimilis 1 313 Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus    314 Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans   315 Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus 1 1 316 Drab Water Tyrant Ochthornis littoralis 2       317 Little Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola fluviatilis 

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Common name Scientific name 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 318 Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola maculirostris 1 319 Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola flavinucha 2 320 Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola rufivertex 321 White-browed Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola albilora 2 1 322 White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis albicauda 1 323 Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant Myiotheretes striaticollis 2 324 Smoky Bush-Tyrant Myiotheretes fumigatus 1 325 Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca rufipectoralis   326 Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca fumicolor 2 2 327 Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus 2    328 Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius 1 329 Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis             330 Gray-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis       331 Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus      332 Lesser Kiskadee Pitangus lictor        333 Golden-crowned Flycatcher Myiodynastes chrysocephalus  334 Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris 2 335 Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus 1 2 336 Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua 1 1 337 Variegated Flycatcher Empidonomus varius 2 338 Crowned Slaty Flycatcher Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus 1 1 1 339 Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus          340 Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus       341 Grayish Mourner Rhytipterna simplex 2 342 Sirystes Sirystes sibilator 1 343 Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer 1 2 1 344 Short-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus ferox 1 2 345 Pale-edged Flycatcher Myiarchus cephalotes 1 346 Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus 2 2 347 Dull-capped Attila Attila bolivianus 1 H 348 Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater Pipreola frontalis 1 349 Red-crested Cotinga Ampelion rubrocristatus 1 1

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Common name Scientific name 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 350 Andean Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruvianus 5 351 Purple-throated Fruitcrow Querula purpurata 3 352 Plum-throated Cotinga Cotinga maynana 1 1 353 Spangled Cotinga Cotinga cayana 1 354 Screaming Piha Lipaugus vociferans 1 1 H H 355 Purple-throated Cotinga Porphyrolaema porphyrolaema 356 Bare-necked Fruitcrow Gymnoderus foetidus    357 Black-faced Cotinga Conioptilon mcilhennyi 1 H 358 Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin Tyranneutes stolzmanni 1 H 359 Fiery-capped Manakin Machaeropterus pyrocephalus H 360 Yungas Manakin Chiroxiphia boliviana 1 1 361 Band-tailed Manakin Pipra fasciicauda H 362 Round-tailed Manakin Pipra chloromeros 1 363 Black-tailed Tityra Tityra cayana 2 364 Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata 2 2 365 White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus 1 366 Pink-throated Becard Pachyramphus minor 2 2 367 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 1 1 1 368 Dusky-capped Greenlet Hylophilus hypoxanthus 1 369 Violaceous Jay Cyanocorax violaceus 1   H    370 Purplish Jay Cyanocorax cyanomelas     371 Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas 2 372 Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca    373 Pale-footed Swallow Orochelidon flavipes  374 Andean Swallow Orochelidon andecola     375 White-banded Swallow Atticora fasciata      376 White-thighed Swallow Atticora tibialis 377 Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis           378 Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera 2 379 Purple Martin Progne subis 4 380 White-wing Swallow Tachycineta albiventer 2        381 White-rumped Swallow Tachycineta leucorrhoa 2

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September

Common name Scientific name 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 382 Scaly-breasted Wren Microcerculus marginatus 1 383 House Wren Troglodytes aedon 2  H H    384 Mountain Wren Troglodytes solstitialis 1 1 385 Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis H 386 Thrush-like Wren Campylorhynchus turdinus 2 387 Moustached Wren Pheugopedius genibarbis H 1 388 Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys H H 389 Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapilla 2 2    390 White-capped Dipper Cinclus leucocephalus 1 391 Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides H H 392 White-eared Solitaire Entomodestes leucotis H H 393 Lawrence’s Thrush Turdus lawrencii H 394 Black-billed Thrush Turdus ignobilis       395 Great Thrush Turdus fuscater   396 Chiguanco Thrush Turdus chiguanco     397 Glossy-black Thrush Turdus serranus  398 Red-capped Cardinal Paroaria gularis         399 Magpie Tanager Cissopis leverianus 2 1 2 400 Hooded Tanager Nemosia pileata 2 401 Slaty Tanager Creurgops dentatus 1 2 402 Black-capped Hemispingus Hemispingus atropileus 2 403 Oleaginous Hemispingus Hemispingus frontalis 1 404 Black-eared Hemispingus Hemispingus melanotis 1 2 405 Drab Hemispingus Hemispingus xanthophthalmus 1 406 Rust-and-yellow Tanager Thlypopsis ruficeps 1 407 White-winged Shrike-Tanager Lanio versicolor 1 1 408 Masked Crimson Tanager Ramphocelus nigrogularis    409 Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo             410 Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus           411 Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum        412 Blue-capped Tanager Thraupis cyanocephala  413 Blue-and-yellow Tanager Thraupis bonariensis    

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September

Common name Scientific name 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 414 Hooded Mountain-Tanager Buthraupis montana   415 Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus igniventris   416 Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus somptuosus 2 417 Grass-green Tanager Chlorornis riefferii 2 2 418 Yellow-throated Tanager Iridosornis analis 2 2 419 Golden-collared Tanager Iridosornis jelskii 2 2 420 Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea melanonota 2 2 421 Orange-eared Tanager Chlorochrysa calliparaea 2 2 422 Golden-naped Tanager Tangara ruficervix 1 423 Blue-necked Tanager Tangara cyanicollis    424 Yellow-bellied Tanager Tangara xanthogastra 1 425 Spotted Tanager Tangara punctata 2 2 426 Blue-and-black Tanager Tangara vassorii 2 427 Turquoise Tanager Tangara mexicana 2   428 Paradise Tanager Tangara chilensis     429 Opal-crowned Tanager Tangara callophrys 2 430 Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola 1 431 Saffron-crowned Tanager Tangara xanthocephala 2 432 Green-and-gold Tanager Tangara schrankii 2 433 Golden Tanager Tangara arthus 2   434 Swallow Tanager Tersina viridis 2 435 Black-faced Dacnis Dacnis lineata 2 436 Yellow-bellied Dacnis Dacnis flaviventer 2 437 Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana 2 438 Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus 1 439 Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza 1 440 Golden-collared Honeycreeper Iridophanes pulcherrimus 2 2 441 Cinereous Conebill Conirostrum cinereum 2 442 Capped Conebill Conirostrum albifrons 1 443 White-browed Conebill Conirostrum ferrugineiventre 1 444 Moustached Flower-piercer Diglossa mystacalis 4 445 Black-throated Flower-piercer Diglossa brunneiventris 2  

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September

Common name Scientific name 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 446 Deep-blue Flower-piercer Diglossa glauca 2 447 Bluish Flower-piercer Diglossa caerulescens 448 Masked Flower-piercer Diglossa cyanea 4  449 Common Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus ophthalmicus 4 2 450 Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus flavigularis 2   451 Bananaquit Coereba flaveola 2   452 Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus 1     453 Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens 2   2 454 Golden-billed Saltator Saltator aurantiirostris 2 455 Red-crowned Ant-Tanager Habia rubica H 1 456 Carmiol’s Tanager Chlorothraupis carmioli H 457 Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis     458 Yellow-browed Sparrow Ammodramus aurifrons 2 2 1 459 Peruvian Sierra-Finch Phrygilus punensis 2  460 Mourning Sierra-Finch Phrygilus fruticeti 6 461 Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch Phrygilus plebejus 6 462 Band-tailed Sierra-Finch Phrygilus alaudinus 2 463 Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch Poospiza caesar 2 3 464 Greenish Yellow-Finch Sicalis olivascens 465 Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola 5 466 Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina 6 467 Black-and-white Seedeater Sporophila luctuosa 2 468 Double-collared Seedeater Sporophila caerulescens 30 469 Chestnut-bellied Seedeater Sporophila castaneiventris 1 470 Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch Oryzoborus angolensis 2 1 1 471 Black-billed Seed-Finch Oryzoborus atrirostris 1 472 Band-tailed Seedeater Catamenia analis 6 4 473 Plain-colored Seedeater Catamenia inornata 2 474 Black-faced Brush-Finch Atlapetes melanolaemus    475 Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus 4  476 Spectacled Redstart Myioborus melanocephalus 4   477 Citrine Warbler Basileuterus luteoviridis 2

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September

Common name Scientific name 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 478 Pale-legged Warbler Basileuterus signatus 2 479 Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus 2 480 Buff-rumped Warbler Phaeothlypis fulvicauda 1 2 2 481 Russet-backed Oropendola Psarocolius angustifrons             482 Dusky-green Oropendola Psarocolius atrovirens 4   483 Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus        484 Olive Oropendola Psarocolius bifasciatus 3 4 485 Casqued Oropendola Clypicterus oseryi 1 486 Solitary Black Cacique Cacicus solitarius 1 487 Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela            488 Red-rumped Cacique Cacicus haemorrhous 489 Orange-backed Troupial Icterus croconotus H H H 490 Epaulet Oriole Icterus cayanensis 1 1 491 Pale-eyed Blackbird Agelaius xanthophthalmus 1 492 Yellow-winged Blackbird Agelaius thilius   493 Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus         494 Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis 495 White-browed Blackbird Sturnella superciliaris 1 496 Hooded Siskin Carduelis magellanica     497 Olivaceous Siskin Carduelis olivacea  498 Golden-bellied Euphonia Euphonia chrysopasta 2 2 499 Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster 2 2 2 2 500 Bronze-green Euphonia Euphonia mesochrysa 2 501 Blue-naped Chlorophonia Chlorophonia cyanea 1 502 White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus 1 503 Red-breasted Blackbird Sturnella militaris 3

Mammals 1 Saddleback Tamarin Saguinus fuscicollis    2 Common Woolly-Monkey Lagotrix lagotricha     3 Dusky Titi Monkey Callicebus moloch   4 Squirrel Monkey Saimiri sciureus       

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September

Common name Scientific name 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 5 Brown Capuchin Monkey Cebus apella       

6 Red Howler Monkey Alouatta seniculus   H H H

7 Peruvian Spider Monkey Ateles chamek    H

8 Capybara Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris   

9 Southern Amazon Red Squirrel Sciurus spadiceus   

10 Bolivian Squirrel Sciurus ignitus  

11 Brown Agouti Dasyprocta variegata     

12 Yaguarundi Puma yaguarondi 1

13 Brazilian Tapir Tapirus terrestris    

14 Giant River-Otter Pteronura brasilensis 7

15 Tayra Eira barbara 1 1

16 Brazilian Rabbit Sylvilagus brasiliensis 1

17 Andean Guinea Pig Cavia porcellus 2 1

18 Insect eater Bat sp.   

19 Long-nosed Bat Leptonycteris curasoae 

20 Fishing Bat sp. 

Reptiles & Amphibians 1 Spectacled Caiman Caiman crocodilus   

2 Back Caiman Melanosuchus niger     H

3 Smooth-fronted Caiman Paleosuchus trigonatus 1

4 Yellow-spotted Side-necked Turtle Podocnemis unifilis      

5 Tegu Tupinambis teguixin 

6 Amazon Racerunner Amaiva ameiva 

7 Three-striped Arrow-poison Frog Ameerega trivittata 1

8 Rain Frog Eleutherodactylus fenestratus 1

9 White-lined Monkey Frog Phyllomedusa vaillanti 1

10 Horned Frog Ceratophrys cornuta 1

11 Smoking Jungle Frog Leptodactylus pentadactylus 1

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