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Southern Peru Bird Checklist Page 1 checklist Peru 10 - 30 juli 2012 Southern Peru Bird Checklist 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 h Nothocercus nigrocapillus Hooded Tinamou h 1 Crypturellus cinereus Cinereous Tinamou h 1 h soui Little Tinamou h h h obsoletus Brown Tinamou h 1 undulatus Undulated Tinamou h h h h 1 h 1 h h h atrocapillus Black-capped Tinamou h h h variegatus Variegated Tinamou h h 1 Anhima cornuta Horned Screamer 2 10 2 1 Chloephaga melanoptera Andean Goose 6 1 Neochen jubata Orinoco Goose 3 1 2 2 1 Cairina moschata Muscovy Duck 6 1 Merganetta armata Torrent Duck 10 1 Lophonetta specularioides Crested Duck 4 1 Anas flavirostris Yellow-billed Teal 10 1 georgica Yellow-billed Pintail 1 1 puna Puna Teal 6 1 cyanoptera Cinnamon Teal 6 1 Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck 4 8 5 1 Penelope montagnii Andean Guan 3 1 2 10 1 jacquacu Spix's Guan 1 h 6 3 1 Pipile cumanensis Blue-throated Piping-Guan 1 1 1 1 Ortalis guttata Speckled Chachalaca 8 8 15 15 6 10 h stellatus Starred Wood-Quail h 1 Rollandia rolland White-tufted Grebe 2 1 Tachybaptus dominicus Least Grebe 8 1 Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe 8 1 Podiceps major Great Grebe 5 1 occipitalis Silvery Grebe 15 1 Spheniscus humboldti Humboldt Penguin 60 Page 2 1 Phoebastria irrorata Waved Albatross 1 1 salvini Salvin's Albatross 1 1 Daption capense Cape Petrel 1 1 Procellaria aequinoctialis White-chinned Petrel 15 1 Puffinus griseus Sooty Shearwater 350 1 creatopus Pink-footed Shearwater 4 1 Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's Storm-Petrel 50 1 Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel 15 1 gracilis Elliot's Storm-Petrel 500 1 Oceanodroma markhami Markham's Storm-Petrel 5 1 hornbyi Ringed Storm-Petrel 6 1 Pelecanoides garnotii Peruvian Diving-Petrel 6 1 Mycteria americana Wood Stork 1 6 1 Sula nebouxii Blue-footed Booby 5 1 variegata Peruvian Booby 3000+ 150 1 Phalacrocorax brasilianus Neotropic Cormorant 300 500 1 50 6 1 1 6 1 gaimardi Red-legged Cormorant 50 1 bougainvillii Guanay Cormorant ### ### 1 Anhinga anhinga Anhinga 1 1 Pelecanus thagus Peruvian Pelican 100 50 1 Tigrisoma lineatum Rufescent Tiger-Heron 1 1 fasciatum Fasciated Tiger-Heron 1 3 1 1 Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 5 2 3 1 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1 1 Butorides striata Striated Heron 1 1 1 Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret 50 15 5 1 Ardea cocoi Cocoi Heron 1 3 1 4 10 1 alba Great Egret 25 10 2 4 15 1 1 Pilherodius pileatus Capped Heron 3 1 5 1 thula Snowy Egret 10 50 3 4 1 25 1 5 15 1 caerulea Little Blue Heron 200 1 6 1 Plegadis ridgwayi Puna Ibis 40 250 50 4 1 Mesembrinibis cayennensis Green Ibis 1 1 1 Platalea ajaja Roseate Spoonbill 1 2 1 Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture 15 2 3 10 10 25 1 1 15 5 1 melambrotus Greater Yellow-headed Vulture 1 10 5 3 1 5 15 2 1 Coragyps atratus Black Vulture 50 150 5 1 3 25 4 4 3 100 5 1 Sarcoramphus papa King Vulture 1 3 7 1 Vultur gryphus Andean Condor 6 4 2 1 Pandion haliaetus Osprey 1 1 1 Elanus leucurus White-tailed Kite 2 1 Elanoides forficatus Swallow-tailed Kite 1 1 Page 3 1 Harpagus bidentatus Double-toothed Kite 1 1 1 Ictinia plumbea Plumbeous Kite 2 8 2 15 4 15 4 15 8 1 Pearl Kite 1 1 Geranospiza caerulescens Crane Hawk 1 1 1 Hook-billed Kite 2 1 albicollis White Hawk 1 1 Buteogallus urubitinga Great Black-Hawk 3 1 Geranoaetus melanoleucus Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle 4 1 Parabuteo unicinctus Harris's Hawk 2 1 Buteo magnirostris Roadside Hawk 2 4 8 2 4 15 5 1 nitidus Grey Hawk 1 1 albigula White-throated Hawk 1 1 polyosoma Variable Hawk 3 2 1 albonotatus Zone-tailed Hawk 1 1 1 ornatus Ornate Hawk-Eagle 2 1 Herpetotheres cachinnans Laughing Falcon 1 1 1 gilvicollis Lined Forest-Falcon 2 1 Caracara plancus Southern Caracara 1 1 1 Ibycter americanus Red-throated Caracara 2 5 h 1 Phalcoboenus megalopterus Mountain Caracara 3 2 5 3 15 1 Daptrius ater Black Caracara 2 4 15 1 1 1 Falco sparverius American Kestrel 2 4 5 5 4 2 3 1 rufigularis Bat Falcon 1 1 2 1 peregrinus Peregrine Falcon 2 1 Aramus guarauna Limpkin 1 1 Psophia leucoptera Pale-winged Trumpeter 8 1 Aramides cajanea Grey-necked Wood-Rail h 1 1 1 sanguinolentus Plumbeous Rail h 6 1 Gallinula galeata Common Gallinule 50 6 1 1 gigantea Giant Coot 4 1 ardesiaca Slate-coloured Coot 15 10 1 Heliornis fulica Sungrebe 1 1 Eurypyga helias Sunbittern 2 2 1 2 1 Vanellus cayanus Pied Lapwing 15 2 6 1 Southern Lapwing 2 4 1 resplendens Andean Lapwing 8 4 6 1 Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover 15 1 vociferus Killdeer 1 50 1 collaris Collared Plover 2 1 1 Phegornis mitchellii Diademed Sandpiper-Plover 1 1 Haematopus palliatus American Oystercatcher 25 25 1 ater Blackish Oystercatcher 4 Page 4 1 Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked Stilt 15 1 Gallinago andina Puna Snipe 2 1 Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel 2 1 solitaria Solitary Sandpiper 1 1 semipalmata Willet 2 1 Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone 15 50 1 Aphriza virgata Surfbird 25 1 Attagis gayi Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe 3 1 Thinocorus orbignyianus Grey-breasted Seedsnipe 6 1 Jacana jacana Wattled Jacana 10 3 1 Stercorarius chilensis Chilean Skua 6 1 Chroicocephalus serranus Andean Gull ### 2 25 50 5 8 1 Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus Grey-hooded Gull 25 15 1 Leucophaeus modestus Grey Gull 80 150 1 pipixcan Franklin's Gull 10 15 1 Laughing Gull 1 1 Larus belcheri Belcher's Gull 400 120 1 dominicanus Kelp Gull 80 500 1 Sternula superciliaris Yellow-billed Tern 1 6 4 4 6 1 1 Phaetusa simplex Large-billed Tern 15 6 1 Larosterna inca Inca Tern 800 500 1 hirundinacea South American Tern 8 1 Rynchops niger Black Skimmer 50 10 4 25 1 Columbina talpacoti Ruddy Ground-Dove 1 6 1 cruziana Croaking Ground-Dove 15 4 1 Metriopelia ceciliae Bare-faced Ground-Dove 50 15 1 melanoptera Black-winged Ground-Dove 8 4 1 Patagioenas maculosa Spot-winged Pigeon 7 3 6 1 fasciata Band-tailed Pigeon 1 6 5 1 cayennensis Pale-vented Pigeon 2 1 h 25 15 15 5 1 plumbea Plumbeous Pigeon 8 4 1 subvinacea Ruddy Pigeon 2 1 Zenaida meloda West Peruvian Dove 50 25 150 1 auriculata Eared Dove 80 50 25 15 1 Leptotila verreauxi White-tipped Dove 50 4 50 15 1 rufaxilla Grey-fronted Dove h 2 h h 1 1 3 1 Ara ararauna Blue-and-yellow Macaw 16 30 25 20 1 militaris Military Macaw 8 1 macao Scarlet Macaw 3 4 6 8 16 4 1 chloropterus Red-and-green Macaw 10 14 26 60 15 1 severus Chestnut-fronted Macaw 5 2 8 50 50 40 6 2 1 Orthopsittaca manilata Red-bellied Macaw 50 30 10 6 Page 5 1 Primolius couloni Blue-headed Macaw 28 1 mitrata Mitred Parakeet 4 4 1 leucophthalma White-eyed Parakeet 1 15 400 3 1 weddellii Dusky-headed Parakeet h 3 3 25 1 Pyrrhura roseifrons Rose-fronted Parakeet 2 4 1 Forpus modestus Dusky-billed Parrotlet 2 10 1 Brotogeris sanctithomae Tui Parakeet 2 2 2 1 cyanoptera Cobalt-winged Parakeet 150 40 10 5 6 5 1 Psilopsiagon aurifrons Mountain Parakeet 8 1 Pionites leucogaster White-bellied Parrot 8 4 1 Pyrilia barrabandi Orange-cheeked Parrot 1 2 10 15 1 Pionus menstruus Blue-headed Parrot 5 4 300 40 50 50 250 50 10 1 Amazona ochrocephala Yellow-crowned Parrot 2 4 8 2 15 1 farinosa Mealy Parrot 6 4 20 1 1 Opisthocomus hoazin Hoatzin 20 15 15 1 Piaya cayana Squirrel Cuckoo 1 1 1 1 1 melanogaster Black-bellied Cuckoo 1 4 2 1 ani Smooth-billed Ani 5 6 25 1 sulcirostris Groove-billed Ani 15 h Neomorphus geoffroyi Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo h 1 watsonii Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl 1 h h h h h h Lophostrix cristata Crested Owl h 1 Ciccaba huhula Black-banded Owl 1 1 Glaucidium bolivianum Yungas Pygmy-Owl 2 1 1 hardyi Amazonian Pygmy-Owl 1 1 1 peruanum Peruvian Pygmy-Owl 3 1 1 1 Athene cunicularia Burrowing Owl 1 1 3 h Nyctibius grandis Great Potoo h h h 1 Chordeiles rupestris Sand-coloured Nighthawk 50 8 100 25 25 80 1 Nyctidromus albicollis Common Pauraque 4 h 1 h h h 1 Hydropsalis climacocerca Ladder-tailed Nightjar 1 h 1 Uropsalis segmentata Swallow-tailed Nightjar 1 1 lyra Lyre-tailed Nightjar 1 1 Streptoprocne rutila Chestnut-collared Swift 4 1 zonaris White-collared Swift 50 500 15 500 20 25 15 2 1 Chaetura cinereiventris Grey-rumped Swift 10 10 4 1 brachyura Short-tailed Swift 15 2 6 2 6 1 andecolus Andean Swift 6 25 1 Tachornis squamata Fork-tailed Palm-Swift 5 2 25 2 5 400 6 1 Panyptila cayennensis Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift 4 1 Florisuga mellivora White-necked Jacobin 4 15 1 1 Phaethornis ruber Reddish Hermit 1 Page 6 1 hispidus White-bearded Hermit 1 1 malaris Great-billed Hermit 2 1 1 Colibri thalassinus Green Violetear 3 1 coruscans Sparkling Violetear 15 6 4 8 1 1 1 Heliothryx auritus Black-eared Fairy 1 1 1 Heliangelus amethysticollis Amethyst-throated Sunangel 2 8 1 Discosura popelairii Wire-crested Thorntail 3 1 Lophornis delattrei Rufous-crested Coquette 3 1 Adelomyia melanogenys Speckled Hummingbird 3 1 3 1 Aglaiocercus kingi Long-tailed Sylph 1 1 1 Polyonymus caroli BRONZE-TAILED COMET 1 1 Oreotrochilus estella Andean Hillstar 3 1 melanogaster BLACK-BREASTED HILLSTAR 2 1 Lesbia victoriae Black-tailed Trainbearer 1 1 Chalcostigma ruficeps Rufous-capped Thornbill 4 1 olivaceum Olivaceous Thornbill 2 1 stanleyi Blue-mantled Thornbill 1 1 Oreonympha nobilis BEARDED MOUNTAINEER 1 1 Metallura tyrianthina Tyrian Metaltail 1 3 1 aeneocauda Scaled Metaltail 1 1 phoebe BLACK METALTAIL 1 2 1 Aglaeactis cupripennis Shining Sunbeam 2 15 10 1 castelnaudii WHITE-TUFTED SUNBEAM 4 6 1 torquata Collared Inca 'goulds' 1 1 violifer Violet-throated Starfrontlet 1 3 1 Ensifera ensifera Sword-billed Hummingbird 1 1 Pterophanes cyanopterus Great Sapphirewing 5 2 1 1 Boissonneaua matthewsii Chestnut-breasted Coronet 6 1 Ocreatus underwoodii Booted Racket-tail 10 1 1 aurescens Gould's Jewelfront 4 4 1 1 Black-throated Mango 1 1 leadbeateri Violet-fronted Brilliant 20 4 1 Patagona gigas Giant Hummingbird 5 3 4 1 1
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