MONTHLY field REPORT

INKATERRA MACHU PICCHU PUEBLO HOTEL-ITMP From January 1st to 31st, 2014

RESIDENT BIOLOGIST: CARMEN R. SOTO VARGAS [email protected] [email protected] www.inkaterra.com www.inkaterra-asociacion.org

BIRDWATCHING Machu Picchu is a renowned destination for cultural and ecological tourism, where the bird watching market can be developed under policies of sustainability. To promote knowledge on this potential, Inkaterra Asociación (ITA) organized a training course from January 12th to 15th, intender for local guides from Cusco and Machu Picchu. The seminar (which is part of Peru’s BioTrade Initiative) was held by Manuel Bryce, Fernando Ángulo and Barry Walker, experts on ecotourism, conservation and birdwatching.

The training course aims to strengthen Machu Picchu as a birding destination, by raising awareness and empowering local guides to increase Machu Picchu’s competitiveness on this field. Themes included on the training course were: BioTrade, ecotourism, birdwatching in Peru, birdwatching and conservation, virtual tools for birdwatching, guiding technics and ethics. It took four intense days, which included field excursions during the morning and lectures by the evening. Rainy weather was not an obstacle to accomplish the course’s objectives. The result was very positive, and there is another training course planned for March, in order to continuously monitor the guides’ progress and to support local initiatives on this field.

After a bird monitoring exercise conducted by the Inkaterra Explorer GUides at Alccamayo ravine (a three hour walk from Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel) they observed white chested bird perched on a tree. One of the explorer guides saw through the telescope they brought to try identify this bird. They had a very pleasant surprise when they found out that it was a Semicollared Hawk, a new register for this species for the Historical Sanctuary of Machu Picchu. Semicollared Hawk Gavilán Semiacollarado Accipiter collaris

From the 1st to the 31st of January, between 6:00 am and 17:00, three specimens (one male and two females) of the Andean Cock of the Rock (Rupicola peruvianus) where observed eating fruits of different plant species on the following areas of Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel: orchid trails, reception building, lobby, main dining room, room blocks from 20 to 90, sacred rock, camping area, tea house and Andean bear rescue centre. This species, member of the Cotingidae family, can be found on the cloud forests; the male can be easily identified by its beautiful bright red/orange colour. Andean Cock-of-the-rock Gallito de las Rocas Andino, Tunki Rupicola peruvianus

From the 1st to the 31th of January, between 6:00a.m, and 18:00 p.m. and Andean motmot (Momotus aequatorialis) was observed at the following locatinos around Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel: orchid trails, reception building, lobby, main dining room, room blocks from 20 to 90, sacred rock, camping area, tea house and Andean bear rescue centre. This bird belongs to the Momotidae family and has a characteristic tail that has a racket shape that swings like a pendulum. Andean Motmot Relojero Andino Momotus aequatorialis

www.inkaterra.com White-tipped Dove Paloma de Cola Blanca Leptotila verreauxi Rufous –collared Sparrow Gorrión común Zonotrichia capensis Red eyed Vireo Chivi chivi ojo rojo Vireo olivaceus Brown-capped Vireo Vireo Gorro marrón Vireo leucophrys Azara’s Spinetail Pijui- Colaespina de Azara Synallaxis azarae Yellow bellied Seedeater Semillero vientre-amarillo Sporiphila nigricollis Dull –colored Grassquit Semillero Pardo Tiaris obscures Stripe-faced Wood-Quail Codorniz Enmascarada Odontophorus balliviani Rusty Flowerpiercer Pincha-Flor de Pecho Canela Diglossa sittoides Masked Flowerpiercer Pincha-Flor Enmascarado Diglossopis cyanea Olivaceous Siskin Jilguero Oliváceo Carduelis olivacea

HUMMINGBIRDS Buff-tailed Sicklebill Pico-de-Hoz de Cola Canela Eutoxeres condamini Booted Racket-tail Picaflor Cola Raqueta Ocreatus underwoodii Long tailed Sylph Sílfide Colalarga Aglaiocercus kingi Amethyst-throated Sunangel Angel-del-Sol de Garganta Amatista Heliangelus amethysticollis Chestnut -breasted Coronet Picaflor Pechicastaño Boissonneaua matthewsii Sparkling Violetear Oreja-Violeta Iridiscente Colibrí coruscans Green Violetear Oreja-Violeta Verde Colibri thalassinus White-bellied Woodstar Estrellita de Vientre Blanco Chaetocercus mulsant Semicollared Hawk Green-and-white Hummingbird Colibrí Verde y Blanco Amazilia viridicauda Golde Golden-headed Quetzal Gavilán Semiacollarado White bellied Hummingbird Colibrí de Vientre Blanco Leucippus chionogaster Quetzal de Cabeza Dorada Accipiter collaris Collared Inca Inca Acollarado Coeligena torquata Phraromachrus auriceps Bronzy Inca Inca Bronceado Coeligena coeligena Foto: Braulio Puma Violet-throated Starfrontlet Inca de Garganta Violeta Coeligena violifer Speckled Hummingbird Colibri Jaspeado Adelomyia melanogenys Booted Racket-tail Picaflor Cola Raqueta Ocreatus underwoodii Long tailed Sylph Sílfide Colalarga Aglaiocercus kingi CHECKLIST OF BIRDS Broad-winged Hawk Aguilucho de Ala Ancha Buteo platypterus TANAGER | TANGARAS Golden-headed Quetzal Quetzal de Cabeza Dorada Pharomachrus auriceps Silver-beaked Tanager Tangara de Pico Plateado Ramphocelus carbo Andean Cock-of-the-rock Gallito-de-las-Rocas Andino Rupicola peruvianus Fawn–breasted Tanager Tangara de Pecho Anteado Pipraeidea melanonota Andean Motmot Relojero Andino Momotus aequatorialis Blue-and-black Tanager Tangara Azul y Negro Tangara vassorii Variable Antshrike Hormiguero Variable Variable Thamnophilus caerulescens Golden-naped Tanager Tangara de Nuca Dorada Tangara ruficervix Masked Fruiteater Frutero Enmascarado Pipreola pulchra Beryl-spangled Tanager Tangara Lentejuelaza Tangara nigroviridis Roadside Hawk Aguilucho Caminero Buteo magnirostris Saffron –crowned Tanager Tangara Coroniazafrán Tangara xanthocephala Gray-breasted Wood Wren Cucarachero pechigris Henicorhina leucophrys Silver backed Tanager Tangara espalda plateada Tangara viridicollis House Wren Cucarachero común Troglodytes aedon Blue necked Tanager Tangara cuello azul Tangara cuello azul Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus Phalacrocorax brasilianus Blue-and-yellow Tanager Tangara Azul y Amarillo Thraupis bonariensis Andean Guan Pava Andina Penelope montagnii Blue and gray Tanager Tangara Azuleja, Azulejo Thraupis episcopus Glossy-black Thrush Zorzal Negro-Brilloso Turdus serranus Palm Tanager Tangara de Palmeras Thraupis palmarum Andean Slaty-Thrush Zorzal-Pizarroso Andino Turdus nigriceps Blue capped Tanager Tangara Gorra azul Thraupis cyanicephala Swainson´s Thrush Zorzal de Swainson Catharus ustulatus Blue-and-black Tanager Tangara Azul y Negro Tangara vassorii Andean Solitaire Solitario Andino Myadestes ralloides Oleaginous Hemispingus Hemispingo Oleaginoso Hemispingus frontalis White-eared Solitaire Solitario Orejiblanco Entomodestes leucotis Rust-and yellow Tanager Tángara Rojiamarilla Thlypopsis ruficeps Mitred Parakeet Cotorra Carirroja Aratinga mitrata Common Bush Tanager Tángara Matorralera Común Chlorospingus optthalmicus Dusky Green Oropendola Paucar, Oropéndola Psaracolius atrovirens Blue Dacnis Mielero Azul Dacnis cayana Speckle-faced Parrot Loro Cabecirrosada Pionus tumultuosus Capped Conebill Picocono Coronado Conirostrum albifrons Golden-olive Woodpecker Carpintero Olivaceo Piculus rubiginosus Ocellated Piculet Carpintero Ocelado Picumnus dorbygnianus Black-backed Grosbeak Picogrueso de Dorso Negro Pheucticus aureoventris Hepatic Tanager Piranga Bermeja Piranga flava Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch Matorralero de Gorro Castaño Buarremon brunneinucha Streaked Xenops Picolezna Rayado Xenops rutilans Eared Dove Paloma Rabi-blanca Zenaida auriculata White-throated Quail Dove Paloma Boba Geotrygon frenata

www.inkaterra.com White-tipped Dove Paloma de Cola Blanca Leptotila verreauxi Rufous –collared Sparrow Gorrión común Zonotrichia capensis Red eyed Vireo Chivi chivi ojo rojo Vireo olivaceus Brown-capped Vireo Vireo Gorro marrón Vireo leucophrys Azara’s Spinetail Pijui- Colaespina de Azara Synallaxis azarae Yellow bellied Seedeater Semillero vientre-amarillo Sporiphila nigricollis Dull –colored Grassquit Semillero Pardo Tiaris obscures Stripe-faced Wood-Quail Codorniz Enmascarada Odontophorus balliviani Rusty Flowerpiercer Pincha-Flor de Pecho Canela Diglossa sittoides Masked Flowerpiercer Pincha-Flor Enmascarado Diglossopis cyanea Olivaceous Siskin Jilguero Oliváceo Carduelis olivacea

HUMMINGBIRDS Buff-tailed Sicklebill Pico-de-Hoz de Cola Canela Eutoxeres condamini Booted Racket-tail Picaflor Cola Raqueta Ocreatus underwoodii Long tailed Sylph Sílfide Colalarga Aglaiocercus kingi Amethyst-throated Sunangel Angel-del-Sol de Garganta Amatista Heliangelus amethysticollis Chestnut -breasted Coronet Picaflor Pechicastaño Boissonneaua matthewsii Sparkling Violetear Oreja-Violeta Iridiscente Colibrí coruscans Green Violetear Oreja-Violeta Verde Colibri thalassinus White-bellied Woodstar Estrellita de Vientre Blanco Chaetocercus mulsant Green-and-white Hummingbird Colibrí Verde y Blanco Amazilia viridicauda White bellied Hummingbird Colibrí de Vientre Blanco Leucippus chionogaster Collared Inca Inca Acollarado Coeligena torquata Bronzy Inca Inca Bronceado Coeligena coeligena Violet-throated Starfrontlet Inca de Garganta Violeta Coeligena violifer Speckled Hummingbird Colibri Jaspeado Adelomyia melanogenys Booted Racket-tail Picaflor Cola Raqueta Ocreatus underwoodii Long tailed Sylph Sílfide Colalarga Aglaiocercus kingi CHECKLIST OF BIRDS Broad-winged Hawk Aguilucho de Ala Ancha Buteo platypterus TANAGER | TANGARAS Golden-headed Quetzal Quetzal de Cabeza Dorada Pharomachrus auriceps Silver-beaked Tanager Tangara de Pico Plateado Ramphocelus carbo Andean Cock-of-the-rock Gallito-de-las-Rocas Andino Rupicola peruvianus Fawn–breasted Tanager Tangara de Pecho Anteado Pipraeidea melanonota Andean Motmot Relojero Andino Momotus aequatorialis Blue-and-black Tanager Tangara Azul y Negro Tangara vassorii Variable Antshrike Hormiguero Variable Variable Thamnophilus caerulescens Golden-naped Tanager Tangara de Nuca Dorada Tangara ruficervix Masked Fruiteater Frutero Enmascarado Pipreola pulchra Beryl-spangled Tanager Tangara Lentejuelaza Tangara nigroviridis Roadside Hawk Aguilucho Caminero Buteo magnirostris Saffron –crowned Tanager Tangara Coroniazafrán Tangara xanthocephala Gray-breasted Wood Wren Cucarachero pechigris Henicorhina leucophrys Silver backed Tanager Tangara espalda plateada Tangara viridicollis House Wren Cucarachero común Troglodytes aedon Blue necked Tanager Tangara cuello azul Tangara cuello azul Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus Phalacrocorax brasilianus Blue-and-yellow Tanager Tangara Azul y Amarillo Thraupis bonariensis Andean Guan Pava Andina Penelope montagnii Blue and gray Tanager Tangara Azuleja, Azulejo Thraupis episcopus Glossy-black Thrush Zorzal Negro-Brilloso Turdus serranus Palm Tanager Tangara de Palmeras Thraupis palmarum Andean Slaty-Thrush Zorzal-Pizarroso Andino Turdus nigriceps Blue capped Tanager Tangara Gorra azul Thraupis cyanicephala Swainson´s Thrush Zorzal de Swainson Catharus ustulatus Blue-and-black Tanager Tangara Azul y Negro Tangara vassorii Andean Solitaire Solitario Andino Myadestes ralloides Oleaginous Hemispingus Hemispingo Oleaginoso Hemispingus frontalis White-eared Solitaire Solitario Orejiblanco Entomodestes leucotis Rust-and yellow Tanager Tángara Rojiamarilla Thlypopsis ruficeps Mitred Parakeet Cotorra Carirroja Aratinga mitrata Common Bush Tanager Tángara Matorralera Común Chlorospingus optthalmicus Dusky Green Oropendola Paucar, Oropéndola Psaracolius atrovirens Blue Dacnis Mielero Azul Dacnis cayana Speckle-faced Parrot Loro Cabecirrosada Pionus tumultuosus Capped Conebill Picocono Coronado Conirostrum albifrons Golden-olive Woodpecker Carpintero Olivaceo Piculus rubiginosus Ocellated Piculet Carpintero Ocelado Picumnus dorbygnianus Black-backed Grosbeak Picogrueso de Dorso Negro Pheucticus aureoventris Hepatic Tanager Piranga Bermeja Piranga flava Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch Matorralero de Gorro Castaño Buarremon brunneinucha Streaked Xenops Picolezna Rayado Xenops rutilans Eared Dove Paloma Rabi-blanca Zenaida auriculata White-throated Quail Dove Paloma Boba Geotrygon frenata

www.inkaterra.com WARBLERS Blackburnian Warbler Reinita de Garganta Naranja Dendroica fusca Canada Warbler Reinita de Canada Wilsonia canadensis Slate throated Whitestart Candelita garganta plomiza Myioborus miniatus Spectacled Whitestartart Candelita de anteojos Myioborus melanocephalus Tropical Parula Reinita tropical Parula pitiayumi Citrine Warbler Reinita naranjera Basileuterius luteoviridis Pale legged Warbler Reinita patas palidas Basileuterius signatus Russet crowned Warbler Reinita corona rojiza Basileuterus coronatus

FLYCATCHER Yellow-olive Flycatcher Pico-Ancho Azufrado Tolmomyias sulphurescens peruvianus Tropical Kingbird Piperito, corregidor Tyrannus melancholicus Golden -crowned Flycatcher Tirano Coronidorada Myiodynastes chrysocephalus Social Flycatcher Mosquero Social Myiozetetes similis Slaty capped Flyctcher Atrapamoscas Gorro Apizarrado Leptopogon superciliaris Inca Flycatcher Mosquerito Inca Leptopogon taczanowskii Streak necked Flycatcher Atrapamoscas cuello listado Mionectes striaticollis Common Tody-Flycatcher Picoespátula Común Todirostrum cinereum Cinnamon Flycatcher Atrapamoscas Canela Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea Marble- faced Bristle Tyranmulet Buscamoscas Carijaspeado Pogonotriccus ophthalmicus Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet Moscareta de Mejillas Moteadas Phylloscartes ventralis Ashy-headed Tyrannulet Moscareta de Cabeza Ceniza Phyllomyias cinereiceps Plumbeous-crowned Tyrannulet Moscareta de Corona Plomiza Phyllomyias plumbeiceps White-winged Black Tyrant Viudita Aliblanca Knipolegus aterrimus Sclater’s Tyrannulet Buscamoscas de Sclater Phyllomyias sclateri Smoke-colored Pewee Pibí Ahumado Contopus fumigatus White-crested Elaenia Elenia Crestiblanca Elaenia albiceps Yellow-bellied Elenia Elenia Ventriamarilla Elaenia flavogaster Sierran Elaenia Elenia de Pallatanga Elaenia pallatangae Highland Elaenia Elenia oscura Elaenia obscura Golden-browed Chat-Tyrant Pitajo de Ceja Dorada Ochthoeca pulchella Barred Becard Cabezón Barreteado Pachyramphus versicolor Tufted Tit-Tyrant Torito Copetón Anairetes parulus Streak-throated Bush Tyrant Ala-Rufa de Garganta Rayada Myiotheretes striaticollis

SISKINS, EUPHONIA AND CHLOROPHONIA Olivaceous Siskin Jilguero Oliváceo Carduelis olivacea Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris Eufonia de Pico Grueso

BIRDS OBSERVED IN THE RIVER 6:00 a.m – 6.00 p.m En el río Vilcanota a la altura del Helipuerto, y río Alccamayo se observa: Torrent Duck Pato de los Torrentes Merganetta armata White capped Dipper Mirlo Acuático Cabeciblanca Cinclus leucocephalus Black phoebe Atrapamoscas cuida ríos Sayornis nigricans Torrent tyrannulent Caza moscas del torrente Serpophaga cinérea Blue and white Swalow Golondrina azul y blanco Notiochelidum cyanoleuca

RECORD BIRDS SINGING Inca Wren Cucarachero Inca Pheugopedius eisenmanni Stripe-faced Wood-Quail Codorniz Enmascarada Odontophorus balliviani Andean Solitaire Solitario Andino Myadestes ralloides White-eared Solitaire Solitario Orejiblanco Entomodestes leucotis

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