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Tropical Birding Trip Report : Manu and Machu Picchu Aug-Sept. 2015

A Tropical Birding SET DEPARTURE tour PERU: MANU and MACHU PICCHU 29th August – 16th September 2015 Tour Leader: Jose Illanes

Andean Cock-of-the-rock near Cock-of-the-rock Lodge!

Species highlighted in RED are the ones illustrated with photos in this report.

INTRODUCTION

Not everyone is fortunate enough to visit Peru; a marvelous country that boasts a huge country list, which is second only to . Unlike our usual set departure, we started out with a daylong extension to Lomas de Lachay first, before starting out on the usual itinerary for the main tour. On this extra day we managed to

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Tropical Birding Trip Report PERU: Manu and Machu Picchu Aug-Sept. 2015 find many extra like Peruvian Thick-knee, Least , Peruvian Sheartail, Raimondi’s Yellow- and the localized .

The first site of the main tour was Huacarpay Lake, near the beautiful Andean city of Cusco (accessed after a short flight from Lima). This gave us a few endemic like and Rusty-fronted Canastero; along with other less local species like Many-colored Rush-tyrant, Plumbeous , , Andean Negrito and Puna . The following day we birded along the road towards Manu where we picked up birds like Peruvian Sierra-Finch, Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch, Spot-winged Pigeon, and a beautiful Peruvian endemic in the form of Creamy-crested Spinetail. We also saw Yungas Pygmy-, Black-faced Ibis, Hooded and Scarlet-bellied Mountain- , Red-crested and the gorgeous Grass-green . Around Wayqecha we found interesting birds like White-collared , Chestnut-bellied Mountain-Tanager, Black-throated Tody-Tyrant, and on the way down from there to famous Cock-of-the-rock Lodge we got Golden-headed , Inca Flycatcher, Chestnut-crested Cotinga, Chestnut-tipped Toucanet and a daytime Andean .

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The San Pedro area held Andean Cock-of-the-rock, Dusky-green , White-eared , Paradise, Golden-eared and Orange-eared Tanagers and great looks at an Andean . The lower part of the Manu road provided us with Bluish-fronted , Yellow-throated Tanager, Red-billed Scythebill, Striped-chested Antwren, and further down still, Broad-billed Motmot, Blue-crowned and Black-tailed and a daytime . Amazonia Lodge itself brought us the rare Razor-billed Curassow, Blue-headed Macaw, Amazonian , , Scarlet-hooded Barbet, White-lined and Goeldi’s , Fine-barred Piculet and the enigmatic Rufous-crested Coquette. Manu wildlife Center was very productive, with Pale-winged Trumpeter, Round-tailed and Band-tailed , and great views of Horned , Orinoco , Red-and-green Macaw, and Starred Wood-Quail, among many others. At the close of our time in the Manu area, near Puerto Maldonado, we saw the rare and local White-throated Jacamar, in addition to Barred Antshrike and Rusty-fronted Tody-flycatcher.

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Towards the end of the tour, we visited somewhere very different indeed, the high Andean site of Abra Malaga. At the high pass in this area we found , Tawny Tit-Spinetail, Rufous-webbed Bush- Tyrant, the rare and local Ash-breasted Tit-tyrant and got great views of the wonderful White-tufted Sunbeam. Giant , Inca and Green-and-white Hummingbird were also seen in this area. As well as enjoying the unmissable ancient Incan ruins of Machu Picchu, we also birded at nearby at Aguas Calientes, where we saw Andean , , Ocellated Piculet, Black-streaked and . Finally, we closed the tour with some coastal birding at Pucusana and Pantano de Villa for some final easy additions, like Coastal Miner, Surf Cinclodes, Inca , Red-legged , Peruvian , and Humboldt , which rounded out an excellent, and varied tour of some of the very best birding sites in all of Peru.

Day 1: Lomas de Lachay

An eary start was needed as we needed to drive from Peru’s capital Lima, to the coastal site of Lomas de Lachay, a 90-minute drive away. One of the first birds we saw was one of the site’s specialties, Coastal Miner, as well as a displaying Least Seedsnipe, with a supporting cast that included Peruvian Meadowlark, 4 www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-0514 [email protected] Page

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Yellowish , Vermilion Flycatcher, Masked , Black-chested - and all along the entrance road. A busy morning in the area also saw us rack up a key bird in the form of Raimondi´s Yellow-finch, as well as Mountain Parakeet, Oasis Hummingbird, Cinereous Conebill, Bare-faced and Croaking Ground-Doves, and get nice looks at Peruvian Sheartail coming to some flowering shrubs. After lunch we birded the other side of the park and saw many of our target target species like, Grayish Miner, Band-tailed Sierra- Finch and a nesting Cactus Canastero, another specialty of the reserve. Then, just before leaving the area, we saw a beautiful pair of Peruvian Thick-knees, a great bird to end the day with.

Day 2: Lima to Cusco; Huacarpay Lake

After a short morning flight from Lima to Cusco, we went straight to Huacarpay Lake not far from the Incan city of Cusco where we spent the night. This isolated high Andean lake holds a great selection of birds, both on the lake itself and around the edges; therefore we spent much of the remainder of the day there, taking a packed lunch in the field to allow for this.On the lake we encountered Puna and Yellow-billed Teals, Andean , Andean , , , Slate-colored (Andean) , and got nice looks at White- tufted and , while in the reeds around the edges we found Wren-like Rush-Bird, and the always-popular Many-colored Rush-Tyrant. After lunch our birding was focused in the scrubby that borders this large lake, where we found the endemic Rusty-fronted Canastero, Mourning Sierra-Finch, Band-tailed Seedeater, Andean Negrito, Chiguanco , Blue-and-yellow Tanager, Variable and Mountain .

Later, we took a drive out to Guambotillo, a small sector of scrub a 5-minute drive from the lake where we found our main target, Bearded Mountaineer, along with Giant Hummingbird, Black-throated , Black-backed Grosbeak and Golden-billed Saltator. At the end of a very productive day we retired to the wonderful city of Cusco for the night. 5 www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-0514 [email protected] Page

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Day 3: Cusco to Wayqecha (Upper Manu Road)

On this day we needed to leave especially early to avoid road closures while they worked on a section of the road we needed to pass through to get to the birding areas. This worked out well, and we avoided any trouble by doing this, even if it did mean an unusually early start to do so! We spent the day making our way along the upper reaches of the Manu Road, towards our destination, Wayqecha. This involved frequent stops along this incredibly birdy road, which in spite of being a road, actually has precious little traffic and makes for a classic and easy birding destination. We managed to find Peruvian Sierra-finch, , Golden-billed Saltator, Hooded Siskin, and, crucially, the endemic Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch, a bird for which we only had this one narrow stakeout to rely on! This same road also brought us Puna, Spot-billed, Cinereous and Rufous- napped Ground-Tyrants, and Puna and Black-faced standing alongside the road. A few minutes beyond Paucartambo, along another section of this road further down, we also managed to find the impressive Creamy-crested Spinetail and less local species like, Torrent Tyrannulet and Torrent foraging along the river. The same stretch of forest also provided us with Tufted Tit-Tyrant, White-winged Black-Tyrant and beautiful views of Streaked-throated Bush-Tyrant. As lunch drew near we entered the highest point of Manu National Park at Acjanacu, where we could look over towards the mighty , which was to come for us later. We ate lunch along the way, having brought a packed lunch from Cusco, and in the afternoon birded some dry temperate forest as we neared our final destination, Wayqecha. In this habitat we found Brown-backed and Rufous-breasted Chat- tyrants, and bumped into a mixed feeding flock with White-browed and Blue-backed Conebills, Three- banded Hemispingus, Plushcap, Rust-and-yellow Tanagers, and Scarlet-bellied and Chestnut-bellied Mountain-Tanagers. Not far from ths great flock action we found Sierran Elaenia, Moustached, Masked and Black-throated , Hooded Mountain Tanager, Beryl-spangled Tanager, Rufous- capped Thornbill, Red-crested Cotinga and also had quality looks at Yungas Pygmy-Owl. Late in the afternoon, we rolled into our lodging for the night, the recently upgraded Wayqecha Biological Station.

Day 4: Wayqecha and the Upper Manu Road

After an early breakfast we birded the lodge property after dawn, and then continued towards our next destination, Cock-of-the-rock Lodge, further down the road, birding as we went. More or less the entire stretch of road between our two lodgings is forested, and with the gradual change in altitude we were able to add a great variety of birds through the day, something the Manu Road is rightly admired for. Around Wayqecha itself, we found White-collared Jay, Grass-green and Blue-capped Tanagers, Mountain Cacique, and got cracking looks at the handsome Hooded Mountain-Tanager. Also in this area we ran into Black-throated Tody-Tyrant, Amethyst-throated Sunangel and pulled in the shy local of Rufous (a potential future split).

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Mid-morning we loaded up our luggage and took another packed lunch, as we headed down the Manu Road towards our next lodge. The first sections of this drive were still within temperate forest, and so we made the most of this, pluggin some gaps in our list, with species like Black- capped and Superciliaried Hemispinguses, Capped Conebill, Mountain Wren, Gray- hooded Bush-Tanager, Pale-legged Warbler, , Plushcap, Black-faced Brushfinch, Pearled Treerunner, and also got further looks at Chestnut-bellied Mountain-Tanager within a small feeding flock.

As we gradually desended in altitude along the road, we began to pick up some large and sometimes colorful birds like Golden-headed Quetzal, Dusky-green Oropendola, Masked , Andean Guan, and Blue-banded Toucanet. Some arguably less spectacular birds featured too, such as Inca Flycatcher, Gray-breasted Woodwren, Montane and Strong billed Woodcreepers, Common and Short-billed Chlorospinguses, Barred , Bolivian Tyrannulet, Buff-thighed , Rufous-capped Thornbill and nice looks at a pair of Chestnut-crested sitting beside the road. Our final good stop of the day was aided by our knowledgable driver, Omar, who took us a stakeout for a roosting Andean Potoo.

Day 5: San Pedro area (Cock-of-the-rock Lodge, Middle Manu Road)

At dawn, pre-breakfast, we went to see what the Cock-of-the-rock Lodge is most famous for, and visited a lek site (display area) for the bird below the lodge, where we were treated to dances of at least eight different males. After breakfast, we birded near the lodge and found some great looking birds like Paradise, Blue- necked, Orange-eared, Golden, Golden-eared and Spotted Tanagers and Chestnut-tipped Toucanet. Other birds we saw included Black-eared Hemispingus, Variable and Chestnut-backed Antshrikes, Ash- browed Spinetail, Golden-olive , Black-billed-Treehunter, Montane Foliage-Gleaner, Olive- backed Woodcreeper and Yellow-rumped Antwren. Any Andean lodge worth its salt, has hummingbird feeders, and this one is no different, species like Sparkling Violetear, Many spotted and Speckled , Violet-fronted Brilliant and Peruvian Piedtail being in attendance for us. Later in the afternoon, we went up the road from the lodge, in the hope of finding some of the species we were missing, which we did with birds like Andean and White-eared Solitaires, Slaty, Beryl-spangled, Golden-naped, Yellow-throated and Saffron-crowned Tanagers, Black-and-white Seedeater, Ash-throated

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Chlorospingus, Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager and Deep-blue Flowerpiercer in a productive feeding flock. At the end of the day we returned to Cock-of-the-rock Lodge for a second, and final, night.

Day 6: Lower Manu Road to Amazonia Lodge

After having enjoyed birding within mostly subtropical and foothill forests before this time, on this day we headed into the lowlands birding some bamboo forest along the Lower Manu Road along the way. This produced Striped-chested Antwren, Two-banded and Golden-bellied Warblers, Bluish-fronted Jacamar, Yellow-breasted Warbling-, Red- billed Scythebill and another feeding flock, this time with Montane Foliage-Gleaner, Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet, Olive-backed Woodcreeper, Orange- eared and Golden-eared Tanagers, Ash-browed Spinetail, Ornate Flycatcher, Long-tailed Tyrant, White-winged Becard, White-backed Fire-eye, Plain Xenops, and Ornate and Yellow-breasted Antwren held within it.

As usual, we carried a packed lunch to eat alng the way, with no restaurants available, and also to allow us to bird as as we go. Just past the village of Pilcopata we began seeing a whole new suite of birds, including Mottled-backed Elaenia, Red-throated Caracara, Broad-billed Motmot, Blue-crowned and Black- tailed Trogons, Chestnut-fronted Macaw, Western Puffbird, Double-toothed , Blue-headed and a second stake out for Great Potoo along the Road. To access Amazonia Lodge, we needed to cross over the Madre de Dios River, and as we did so we found Fasciated Tiger-, Southern Lapwing, Sand-colored Nighthawk, and a surprise . At the end of the day we checked into Amazonia Lodge, our home for the next three nights.

Days 7-8: Amazonia Lodge

We had two days to explore this excellent birding area, which has both primary and secondary forests within its large property, and so provides an interesting mix of birds. During our time there we amassed a huge list, which included Johannes Tody-Tyrant, Black-throated Toucanet, Pygmy Antwren, Crimson-crested and Cream-colored , , Amazonian Umbrellabird, Crested and Olive- , Scarlet and Blue-headed Macaws, the endemic Fine-barred Piculet, Grayish Saltator, Zimmer’s Flatbill, White-eyed and Dusky-headed Parakeets, Lemon-throated and Scarlet-hooded Barbets, Bluish-slate, Plain-colored and Bamboo Antshrikes, , and Black-throated, Goeldi’s, Chestnut-tailed, White-browed and White-lined Antbirds. The gardens and fruit feeders at the lodge were also productive, as always, yielding Gray-necked Wood-Rail, , Speckled Chachalaca, Red-capped , and Silver-beaked and Masked-crimson Tanagers. We also visited a 8 www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-0514 [email protected] Page

Tropical Birding Trip Report PERU: Manu and Machu Picchu Aug-Sept. 2015 small oxbow lake for a different mox of birds, finding , Silvered Antbird, and Orange-backed Troupial for our efforts. As well as fruit feeders at the lodge, they also possess hummingbird feeders, and a good set of blooming verbena flowers, which attracted an assortment of hummingbirds during our time; like Violet-headed Hummingbird, Gray-breasted-Sabrewing, Blue-tailed and Sapphire-spangled Emeralds, White-necked Jacobin, Golden-tailed Sapphire, and the two most popular species of all; Gould’s Jewelfront and Rufous-crested Coquette. We needed to go inside the forest though to add Koepcke’s Hermit to the trip list, although sometimes it can be seen in the garden too. One of the most unexpected moments while we at the lodge though was seeing a Razor-billed Curassow wander into the open, while we were on the lodge porch!

Day 9: River trip to Manu Wildlife Center

Early in the morning we spent our last precious hours tracking down some final trip birds around Amazonia Lodge, before we loaded up into canoes and spent much of the day traveling along the river to Manu Widlife Center, a truly remote lodge. Our final birding session was excellent, as we added the shy Amazonian Antpitta, Band-tailed Antbird, Chestnut-crowned Foliage-Gleaner, Ringed Antpipit and an out-of-range Blue-fronted Lancebill to the list. Our journey to the lodge along the river was not helped with the river level being low, and so took some time, but we saw birds along the journey, like Ringed and Amazon , -wing Puffbird, White-winged and White-banded , Sand-colored Nighthawk, Ladder- 9 www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-0514 [email protected] Page

Tropical Birding Trip Report PERU: Manu and Machu Picchu Aug-Sept. 2015 tailed , Black and Southern Caracaras, Cocoi and Capped , Great Black-Hawk, Large- billed and Yellow-billed , Muscovy Duck and . It was a very long journey (some nine hours with stops along the way), as a result of the strange river condition at the time, but eventually we arrived at the excellent Manu Widldlife Center for the first of four nights.

Days 10-12: Manu Wildlife Center and surrounds

We spent three solid days inside this area, deep within the Amazon Basin, and hom to an extroaordinary variety of birds, of a very different nature to thise seen within the first, Andean section of the tour. Birding the lodge’s trail system was good with a mssive bird list tallied as always, with birds like Pale-winged Trumpeter, Red-necked and Red-stained Woodpeckers, Pavonine Quetzal, Chestnut-winged Foliage-Gleaner, and Sclater’s, Rufous-rumped, Amazonian Streaked and Plain-throated Antwrens, and Dusky-throated and Spot-winged Antshrikes, Chestnut-winged Hookbill, White-winged Shrike-Tanager, Dull-capped Attila, Moustached Wren, White-bellied Tody-Tyrant, Black-tailed Leaftosser, Round-tailed , , Black-bellied , Ruddy Quail-Dove, Grayish and Cinereous Mourners, Screaming Piha, and Black-faced and Rufous-capped Anthrushes, and White-browed, Plumbeous, Common Scale- backed and Sooty Antbirds and even a sleeping Starred Wood-Quail; all recorded.

The lodge boasts a canopy tower where we saw Blue-and-yellow and Scarlet Macaws, White-necked Puffbird, Casqued Cacique, Dusky-chested Flycatcher, Blue-throated Piping-Guan, Paradise and 10 www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-0514 [email protected] Page

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Green-and-gold Tanagers, White-throated and Channel-billed and got us great looks at both Curl-crested and Ivory billed Aracaris, Gilded Barbet, White-lored Euphonia, Forest Elaenia, Thrush like-Wren, Yellow-bellied Dacnis, Slate-colored Hawk, Cobalt-winged Parakeet and a beautiful male Spangled Cotinga.

The variety of microhabitats in this area is amazing, and leads to an immense bird list for the area. We tucked into many of these during our stay, which included time spent birding a couple of oxbow likes within the forest, where we saw some specialist species like Pale-eyed Blackbird, , Greater , , Horned Screamer, Ringed, Pygmy and Amazon Kingfishers, Black-capped Donacobius, Hoatzin, Black- collared Hawk, , Thick-billed Seed-finch, Tui Parakeet and Spot-breasted Woodpecker. A handful of hummingbird species featured around the lodge itself too, like White-necked Jacobin, Rufous- breasted Hermit, White-chinned Sapphire and the scarce Festive Coquette, which visited their verbena flowers. Our time in this special area was fantastic; we did not get everything, a physical impossibility in this mega diverse area, but we racked up a long, long bird list, with the group leaving with a lengthy list of personal lifers too.

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Day 13: Manu Wildlife Center to Puerto Maldonado

As today was our last day in this impressive area, we started early and made the most of it. The unusually low water level led Jose to have to aid in pushing the boat through some rather troublesome sections, much to the amusement of the group! However, we still got to our first destination of the day, and one of the highlights of the overall tour; the famous parrot lick in the area. While there we admired the visits of Blue-headed, Mealy, Yellow-crowned and Orange-cheeked ; but frankly these were all overshadowed by the antics of the many visiting Red-and-green Macaws, which stole the show as usual.

On the way in and out from the lick, we also saw plenty of other birds; Black-throated Mango, Tui Parakeet, Lineated Woodpecker, Inambari Woodcreeper and great views of Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl were all highlights of this. After this excellent way to end or time in this area, we traveled downriver towards Puerto Colorado, and eventually up to Puerto Maldonado. On this boat journey we picked up Yellow-billed and Large-billed Terns, Cocoi Heron, Pied and . Once off the boat, and heading towards our Puerto Maldonado hotel for the night; we found a , a first for this tour.

Day 14: Puerto Maldonado to Cusco and Ollantaytambo

This was largely a travel day, but not without birds. Before out midday flight there was time to bird an area called La Pastora, close to Puerto Maldonado, where we added the rare White-throated Jacamar, along with sighting plenty of other birds, including Hoatzin, Bluish-fronted Jacamar, Short-crested Flycatcher, Channel-billed , Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher, Barred Antshrike, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Buff-breasted Wren, Solitary Black Cacique, Swallow Tanager, Red-bellied Macaw and Gray-lined Hawk. Alll these birds featured before breakfast, afterwhich we took a flight from Puerto Malodnado back to the city of Cusco. We did not linger in Cusco though, this time driving on to Ollantaytambo, making stops along the way to look at Puna and Yellow-billed Teals, Puna Ibis, Yellow-billed Pintail, Andean Lapwing, and a snowy-looking Andean Goose. At the end of the day we settled in to the Incan town of Ollantaytambo, which comes complete with some Incan ruins all of its own.

Day 15: Abra Malaga

This day was in stark contrast to many of the recent previous ones, as we ascended into the high , reaching a breathless 14,100ft/4,300m at the highest point of the day, in to track down plenty of new high elevation birds. Our first stop was just below the pass, where we got the Plumbeous and White-throated Sierra-, and White-throated Diuca-Finch. Later in the morning we went beyond the mountain pass, visiting a very productive spot where we saw Tit-Like Dacnis, Inca Wren, Chestnut- bellied Mountain-Tanager, White-banded and White-throated Tyrannulets, and lovely views of White- browed Conebill, Citrine Warbler and Streaked Tuftedcheek. There, we also found a new hummingbird for the trip, and not one to be scoffed at either: Sword-billed Hummingbird, along with Purple-backed Thornbill, Scaled Metaltail, , Violet-throated Starfrontlet and Sapphire-vented Puffleg. On the way back to the pass we also spotted Andean Goose and Black- faced Ibis.

The pass itself was challenging, as usual, for the walking at this altitude is tough, so some people sat this out, remaining lower down with the vehicle, while a few carried on for more high elevation birds. This involved a venture onto a trail through high altitude woodland, where we ran into Tawny Tit-Spinetail, the rare

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Tropical Birding Trip Report PERU: Manu and Machu Picchu Aug-Sept. 2015 and local Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant, Brown-bellied Swallow, Rufous-webbed Bush-Tyrant, , and both White-winged and Cream-winged Cinclodes within the forested trail itself. Walking in the open fields nearby led us to spot Plain-colored and Band-tailed Seedeaters, Chestnut-capped Ground- Tyrant, Peruvian Sierra-Finch, and another of our main targets; White-tufted Sunbeam.

After much of the day at this high elevation site we drove back down to Ollantaytambo, finding a couple of soaring on the return journey. Once we arrived back at our hotel, some of us continued birding, and found Giant Hummingbird, Black-throated Flowerpiercer, Bearded Mountaineer, Black- backed Grosbeak, Golden-billed Saltator and a Rusty Flowerpiercer, which was completely new for the trip.

Day 16: Machu Picchu

After breakfast we took a train towards Aguas Calientes, from where we ventured to one of the greatest of all archeaological sites on Earth, the famous Incan ruins of Machu Picchu. Birding from the train is never easy, but we did spot White-capped Dipper and got FORTY-SEVEN Torrent along the Urubamba River! A 13 www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-0514 [email protected] Page

Tropical Birding Trip Report PERU: Manu and Machu Picchu Aug-Sept. 2015 local guide met us for our long tour of the ruins, which was packed with wonderful information about this unique site. After our morning at the ruins, we took lunch, after which some returned to the hotel, while others birded as we hiked our way down to Aguas Calientes, when we found Sclater’s Tyrannulet, Silvery Tanager, Andean Guan and Torrent Tyrannulet.

Day 17: Aguas Calientes to Cusco

Before we headed back to Cusco, we did some final birding, heading back up the trail in the direction of the ruins, and finding , Chestnut-capped Brushfinch, Fawn-breasted Tanager, , Ocellated Piculet, Capped Conebill, Blue-necked and Silvery Tanagers, White-bellied Hummingbird and Green-fronted Lancebill. As we continued higher up the trail we found a mixed feeding flock, which held Sclater’s and Mottled-cheeked Tyrannulets, Variable Antshrike, Saffron-crowned, Golden-naped and Slaty Tanagers, Streaked Xenops, Versicolored Barbet, Oleaginous Hemispingus and also got great looks of Black streaked Puffbird and the endemic Masked Fruiteater. At lunchtime we reunited with those who’d chosen to sit out the morning; and after lunch we spent the afternoon traveling back to Cusco for another night’s stay. 14 www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-0514 [email protected] Page

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Day 18: Cusco to Lima; Pucusana & Pantanos de Villa

Although it was our final day, there was not taking it easy, as an early flight meant an early rise, as we flew back to Lima from Cusco. Heading back there early was well worth it though for what followed, a bout of coastal birding around Pucusana and Pantanos de Villa. On arrival in Lima we were met by a driver who soon saw us on the road to our final destinations of the tour.

At a routine police checkpoint along the way we picked up a Coastal Miner while the police were checking our driver’s papers. After an hour’s drive we boarded boats and enjoyed some extreme close ups of Peruvian coastal birds; Peruvian , , Surf Cinclodes, Gray, Belcher’s and Kelp , and Guanay and Red-legged all featured. Our boatman also ensured we found a resting too. On the way back to the dock we saw beautiful Inca Terns, Blackish and American , Blue-footed Booby a dozen , just before arriving back at the dock.

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After this wonderful journey we had lunch in a local seafood restaurant. After our delicious lunch we went up to Pantanos de Villa Wildlife Refuge for the last stop of the entire tour. By this pond we found Gray-headed Gull, Great Grebe, Peruvian Meadowlark, Black-crowned and Yellow-crowned Night-Herons and another Many-colored Rush-Tyrant. Just before getting back to Lima we quickly went to check the beach, where we picking up Gray and Laughing Gulls, Black-bellied Plover, Whimbrel, Killdeer, , Pied-billed Grebe, Cinnamon Teal and White-cheeked Pintail to end the tour.

On this final night, on which most people were taking typically late flights out, we enjoyed a final dinner together and reflection on what had been an amazing journey including the high Andes all the way down into the Amazon Basin. This discussion inevtibaly veered towards the best birds of the trip, which were decided by the group to be Hoatzin, Paradise and Blue-necked Tanagers, Humboldt Penguin, , Channel- billed Toucan, Chestnut-crested Cotinga, Razor-billed Curassow, Curl-crested Aracari, Peruvian Thick- knee, Golden-headed Quetzal, Yungas Pygmy-Owl, Peruvian Meadowlark, Many-colored Rush-Tyrant, Red-legged Cormorant, Spangled Cotinga, Andean Cock-of the Rock, Koepcke’s Hermit and Black- tailed Trainbearer.

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BIRD LIST

The of the bird list follows: Clements, James F., White, Anthony W., and Fitzpatrick, John W. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. Cornell, 2007. This list is up to date with the major changes published by Cornell up until 2013.

Trip total: 689 species recorded, (611 seen, 63 heard only; & 15 by only the guide).

H indicates a species that was HEARD only. G indicates a species recorded by the GUIDE ONLY.

TINAMOUS TINAMIDAE Great major G cinereus H Crypturellus soui Crypturellus obsoletus H Crypturellus undulatus Black-capped Tinamou Crypturellus atrocapillus H penttlandii H

SCREAMERS ANHIMIDAE Horned Screamer Anhima cornuta

DUCKS, GEESE, AND WATERFOWL Andean Goose Chloephaga melanoptera Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata Merganetta armata Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica Puna Teal Anas puna Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris

CRACIDS Speckled Chachalaca Ortalis guttata Andean Guan montagnii Spix's Guan Penelope jacquacu Blue-throated Piping-Guan Pipile cumanensis Razor-billed Curassow Mitu tuberosum

NEW WORLD QUAIL ODONTOPHORIDAE Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail Odontophorus speciosus Starred Wood-Quail Odontophorus stellatus

GREBES PODICIPEDIDAE White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus 17 www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-0514 [email protected] Page

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Great Grebe Podiceps major

PENGUINS SPHENISCIDAE Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti

BOOBIES AND Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii Peruvian Booby Sula variegata

CORMORANTS AND SHAGS PHALACROCORACIDAE brasilianus Red-legged Cormorant Phalacrocorax gaimardi Phalacrocorax bougainvillii

ANHINGAS ANHINGIDAE Anhinga Anhinga anhinga

PELICANS PELECANIDAE Pelecanus thagus

HERONS, , AND ARDEIDAE Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum Fasciated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum Cocoi Heron cocoi Great Ardea alba Egretta thula Egretta caerulea Bubulcus ibis Striated Heron Butorides striata Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea

IBISES AND Puna Ibis Plegadis ridgwayi Black-faced Ibis Theristicus melanopis

NEW WORLD VULTURES CATHARTIDAE Coragyps atratus Vulture Cathartes aura Greater Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes melambrotus Andean Condor Vultur gryphus Sarcoramphus papa

OSPREY PANDIONIDAE Pandion haliaetus

HAWKS, , AND KITES BURHINIDAE Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus 18 www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-0514 [email protected] Page

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Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea Cinereous Circus cinereus Accipiter bicolor Slate-colored Hawk schistaceus Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga Rupornis magnirostris Geranoaetus polyosoma Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus Gray-lined Hawk nitidus Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus White-throated Hawk Buteo albigula

SUNBITTERN Eurypyga helias

RAILS, GALLINULES, AND HAEMATOPODIDAE Rufous-sided Crake Laterallus melanophaius G Gray-breasted Crake Laterallus exilis H Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajaneus Uniform Crake Amaurolimnas concolor H Black-banded Crake Anurolimnas fasciatus Blackish Rail nigricans Plumbeous Rail Pardirallus sanguinolentus Gallinula galeata Slate-colored (Andean) Coot Fulica ardesiaca

FINFOOTS Sungrebe Heliornis fulica

TRUMPETERS SCOLOPACIDAE Pale-winged Trumpeter Psophia leucoptera

THICK-KNEES THINOCORIDAE Peruvian Thick-knee Burhinus superciliaris

STILTS AND AVOCETS RECURVIROSTRIDAE Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus mexicanus

OYSTERCATCHERS STERCORARIIDAE American Haematopus palliatus Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater

PLOVERS AND Black-bellied (Gray) Plover Pluvialis squatarola Pied Lapwing cayanus Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens Charadrius collaris Killdeer Charadrius vociferus 19 www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-0514 [email protected] Page

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SEEDSNIPES THINOCORIDAE Least Seedsnipe rumicivorus

JACANAS Cathartes aura Jacana jacana

SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES Cathartes burrovianus Spotted Actitis macularius melanoleuca Tringa flavipes Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Arenaria interpres Aphriza virgata Sanderling Calidris alba Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Wilson's Phalaropus tricolor

GULLS, TERNS, AND SKIMMERS Vultur gryphus Andean Gull serranus Gray-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus Gray Gull modestus Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Belcher's Gull belcheri Larus dominicanus Yellow-billed Tern Sternula superciliaris Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex Inca Tern Larosterna inca Rynchops niger

PIGEONS AND DOVES Rock Pigeon Columba livia Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis Spot-winged Pigeon Patagioenas maculosa Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea Zenaida meloda Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti Croaking Ground-Dove Columbina cruziana Bare-faced Ground-Dove Metriopelia ceciliae Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla Sapphire Quail-Dove Geotrygon saphirina H White-throated Quail-Dove Geotrygon frenata H Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana

HOATZIN Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin

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CUCKOOS CUCULIDAE Little Cuckoo Coccycua minuta Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana Black-bellied Cuckoo Piaya melanogaster Greater Ani Crotophaga major Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris G

OWLS STRIGIDAE Tropical Screech-Owl Megascops choliba Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl Megascops watsonii Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata H Pulsatrix perspicillata H Yungas Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium bolivianum Amazonian Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium hardyi H Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia

NIGHTJARS AND ALLIES CAPRIMULGIDAE Sand-colored Nighthawk Chordeiles rupestris Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis Ladder-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis climacocerca

POTOOS NYCTIBIIDAE Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis Nyctibius griseus Andean Potoo Nyctibius maculosus

SWIFTS APODIDAE Chestnut-collared Streptoprocne rutila White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris White-tipped Swift montivagus Aeronautes andecolus Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis G Fork-tailed Palm-Swift Tachornis squamata

HUMMINGBIRDS TROCHILIDAE White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsutus White-bearded Hermit Phaethornis hispidus Green Hermit Phaethornis guy Koepcke's Hermit Phaethornis koepckeae Great-billed Hermit Phaethornis malaris Reddish Hermit Phaethornis ruber Green-fronted Lancebill Doryfera ludovicae Blue-fronted Lancebill Doryfera johannae Wedge-billed Hummingbird Schistes geoffroyi Green Violetear Colibri thalassinus Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans 21 www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-0514 [email protected] Page

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Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis Amethyst-throated Sunangel Heliangelus amethysticollis Wire-crested Thorntail Discosura popelairii Rufous-crested Coquette Lophornis delattrei Festive Coquette Lophornis chalybeus Peruvian Piedtail Phlogophilus harterti Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingi Andean Oreotrochilus estella estella G Black-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia victoriae Green-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia nuna H Purple-backed Thornbill microrhynchum Rufous-capped Thornbill ruficeps Bearded Mountaineer Oreonympha nobilis Metallura tyrianthina Tyrian Metaltail smaragdinicollis Scaled Metaltail Metallura aeneocauda Buff-thighed Puffleg Haplophaedia assimilis Sapphire-vented (Coppery-naped) Puffleg luciani sapphiropygia Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis White-tufted Sunbeam Aglaeactis castelnaudii Violet-throated Starfrontlet Coeligena violifer Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera Great Sapphirewing Pterophanes cyanopterus Chestnut-breasted Coronet Boissonneaua matthewsii Booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii Gould's Jewelfront Heliodoxa aurescens Fawn-breasted Brilliant Heliodoxa rubinoides Violet-fronted Brilliant Heliodoxa leadbeateri Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas Oasis Hummingbird Rhodopis vesper Peruvian Sheartail Thaumastura cora Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti Gray-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus largipennis Fork-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata Many-spotted Hummingbird Taphrospilus hypostictus White-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia chionogaster Green-and-white Hummingbird Amazilia viridicauda Amazilia Hummingbird Amazilia amazilia Sapphire-spangled Emerald Amazilia lactea Golden-tailed Sapphire Chrysuronia oenone White-chinned Sapphire Hylocharis cyanus

TROGONS TROGONIDAE Pavonine Quetzal pavoninus Golden-headed Quetzal Pharomachrus auriceps Pharomachrus antisianus H Black-tailed Trogon Trogon melanurus Green-backed (Am. White-tailed) Trogon Trogon viridis H Amazonian (Violaceous) Trogon Trogon ramonianus 22 www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-0514 [email protected] Page

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Blue-crowned Trogon Trogon curucui Collared Trogon Trogon collaris Trogon personatus MOMOTIDAE Amazonian (Blue-crowned) Motmot momota Andean (Highland) Motmot Momotus aequatorialis Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum

KINGFISHERS ALCEDINIDAE Ringed Megaceryle torquata Chloroceryle amazona Chloroceryle americana Green-and-rufous Kingfisher Chloroceryle inda American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea

PUFFBIRDS BUCCONIDAE Western (Striolated) Puffbird Nystalus obamai Black-streaked Puffbird Malacoptila fulvogularis Black-fronted Nunbird Monasa nigrifrons White-fronted Nunbird Monasa morphoeus Swallow-winged Puffbird Chelidoptera tenebrosa

JACAMARS GALBULIDAE Purus Jacamar purusianus White-throated Jacamar albogularis Bluish-fronted Jacamar cyanescens Paradise Jacamar Galbula dea

NEW WORLD BARBETS CAPITONIDAE Gilded Barbet auratus Lemon-throated Barbet Eubucco richardsoni aurantiicollis Scarlet-hooded Barbet Eubucco tucinkae Versicolored Barbet Eubucco versicolor versicolor

TOUCANS RAMPHASTIDAE Emerald (Black-throated) Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus atrogularis Chestnut-tipped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus derbianus Blue-banded Toucanet Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan Andigena hypoglauca H Chestnut-eared Aracari Pteroglossus castanotis Ivory-billed Aracari Pteroglossus azara Curl-crested Aracari Pteroglossus beauharnaesii Golden-collared Toucanet Selenidera reinwardtii White-throated Toucan Ramphastos tucanus Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus

WOODPECKERS PICIDAE Bar-breasted Piculet Picumnus aurifrons H Ocellated Piculet Picumnus dorbignyanus Fine-barred Piculet Picumnus subtilis Yellow-tufted Woodpecker Melanerpes cruentatus 23 www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-0514 [email protected] Page

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Little Woodpecker Veniliornis passerinus Red-stained Woodpecker Veniliornis affinis White-throated Woodpecker Piculus leucolaemus H Golden-olive Woodpecker rubiginosus Crimson-mantled Woodpecker Colaptes rivolii H Spot-breasted Woodpecker Colaptes punctigula Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola Cream-colored Woodpecker Celeus flavus Crimson-bellied Woodpecker Campephilus haematogaster Red-necked Woodpecker Campephilus rubricollis Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos

FALCONS AND CARACARAS Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis G Lined Forest-Falcon Micrastur gilvicollis H Daptrius ater Red-throated Caracara Ibycter americanus Mountain Caracara megalopterus Southern Caracara Caracara plancus Herpetotheres cachinnans H Falco sparverius Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis

NEW WORLD AND AFRICAN PARROTS Rose-fronted Parakeet Pyrrhura roseifrons Mountain Parakeet aurifrons Scarlet-fronted Parakeet Aratinga wagleri H Aratinga mitrata White-eyed Parakeet Aratinga leucophthalma Dusky-headed Parakeet Aratinga weddellii Chestnut-fronted Macaw Ara severus Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus Ara macao Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna Red-bellied Macaw Orthopsittaca manilata Blue-headed Macaw Primolius couloni Barred Parakeet Bolborhynchus lineola Forpus coelestis Cobalt-winged Parakeet Brotogeris cyanoptera Tui Parakeet Brotogeris sanctithomae Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet Touit huetii G White-bellied Parrot Pionites leucogaster Orange-cheeked Parrot Pyrilia barrabandi Speckle-faced (Plum-crowned) Parrot Pionus tumultuosus tumultuosus Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus Yellow-crowned Parrot Amazona ochrocephala Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa Scaly-naped Parrot Amazona mercenarius

TYPICAL ANTBIRDS THAMNOPHILIDAE Rufous-rumped Antwren Terenura callinota 24 www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-0514 [email protected] Page

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Yellow-rumped Antwren Terenura sharpei lineatus H Bamboo Antshrike Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae Great Antshrike Taraba major Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus Chestnut-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus palliatus Plain-winged Antshrike Thamnophilus schistaceus Variable Antshrike Thamnophilus caerulescens Dusky-throated Antshrike Thamnomanes ardesiacus Bluish-slate Antshrike Thamnomanes schistogynus Plain-throated Antwren Isleria hauxwelli Spot-winged Antshrike Pygiptila stellaris Stipple-throated Antwren Epinecrophylla haematonota H Ornate Antwren Epinecrophylla ornata Pygmy Antwren brachyura Sclater's Antwren Myrmotherula sclateri Amazonian Streaked-Antwren Myrmotherula multostriata Stripe-chested Antwren Myrmotherula longicauda White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris Long-winged Antwren Myrmotherula longipennis Gray Antwren Myrmotherula menetriesii Yellow-breasted Antwren Herpsilochmus axillaris Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis Yellow-breasted Warbling-Antbird Hypocnemis subflava Gray Antbird cinerascens H Reparian Antbird (lowlands) Cercomacra nigrescens fuscicauda H Black Antbird Cercomacra serva H White-backed Fire-eye Pyriglena leuconota White-browed Antbird Myrmoborus leucophrys Black-faced Antbird Myrmoborus myotherinus Band-tailed Antbird Hypocnemoides maculicauda Silvered Antbird Sclateria naevia White-lined Antbird Percnostola lophotes Chestnut-tailed Antbird Myrmeciza hemimelaena Black-throated Antbird Myrmeciza atrothorax Goeldi's Antbird Myrmeciza goeldii Myrmeciza hyperythra Sooty Antbird Myrmeciza fortis White-throated Antbird Gymnopithys salvini H Spot-backed Antbird Hylophylax naevius H Common Scale-backed Antbird Willisornis poecilinotus Black-spotted Bare-eye Phlegopsis nigromaculata H

ANTPITTAS GRALLARIIDAE Undulated Antpitta Grallaria squamigera H Stripe-headed Antpitta Grallaria andicolus H White-throated Antpitta Grallaria albigula H Red-and-white Antpitta Grallaria erythroleuca H Rufous Antpitta Grallaria rufula occabambae Amazonian Antpitta berlepschi Thrush-like Antpitta Myrmothera campanisona H 25 www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-0514 [email protected] Page

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TAPACULOS RHINOCRYPTIDAE Rusty-belted Liosceles thoracicus White-crowned Tapaculo atratus G Puna Tapaculo Scytalopus simonsi H Diademed Tapaculo Scytalopus schulenbergi H

ANTTHRUSHES Rufous-capped Antthrush Formicarius colma Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis Rufous-breasted Antthrush Formicarius rufipectus H Striated Antthrush Chamaeza nobilis H

OVENBIRDS AND WOODCREEPERS FURNARIIDAE Black-tailed Leaftosser Sclerurus caudacutus Coastal Miner Geositta peruviana Grayish Miner Geositta maritima Thick-billed Miner Geositta crassirostris H Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus amazonus Long-tailed Woodcreeper Deconychura longicauda White-chinned Woodcreeper Dendrocincla merula G Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper Dendrexetastes rufigula Long-billed Woodcreeper Nasica longirostris H Black-banded Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes picumnus H Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus Elegant Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus elegans Buff-throated Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus guttatus Olive-backed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus triangularis Straight-billed Woodcreeper Dendroplex picus Red-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus trochilirostris napensis Montane Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger Inambari (Lineated) Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes fatimalimae Plain Xenops Xenops minutus Streaked Xenops Xenops rutilans Streaked Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii Pale-legged Hornero Furnarius leucopus Wren-like Rushbird Phleocryptes melanops Cream-winged (Bar-winged) Cinclodes Cinclodes albiventris White-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes atacamensis Surf Cinclodes Cinclodes taczanowskii Dusky-cheeked Foliage-gleaner Anabazenops dorsalis H Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner Philydor erythropterum Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner Philydor rufum Montane Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia striaticollis Chestnut-winged Hookbill Ancistrops strigilatus Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner Automolus infuscatus Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner Automolus melanopezus Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner Automolus rufipileatus Black-billed Treehunter Thripadectes melanorhynchus 26 www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-0514 [email protected] Page

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Spotted Barbtail Premnoplex brunnescens Pearled Treerunner Margarornis squamiger Tawny Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura yanacensis White-browed Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura xenothorax H Rusty-fronted Canastero Asthenes ottonis Plain Softtail Thripophaga fusciceps Cranioleuca marcapatae Marcapata Spinetail marcapatae G Creamy-crested Spinetail Cranioleuca albicapilla Ash-browed Spinetail Cranioleuca curtata Speckled Spinetail Cranioleuca gutturata Cactus Canastero cactorum Azara's Spinetail Synallaxis azarae Dark-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis albigularis H Cabanis's Spinetail Synallaxis cabanisi H Plain-crowned Spinetail Synallaxis gujanensis

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS TYRANNIDAE White-lored Tyrannulet Ornithion inerme H Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum White-banded Tyrannulet Mecocerculus stictopterus White-throated Tyrannulet Mecocerculus leucophrys Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes alpinus Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus Forest Elaenia Myiopagis gaimardii White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps Mottle-backed Elaenia Elaenia gigas Highland Elaenia Elaenia obscura Sierran Elaenia Elaenia pallatangae Torrent Tyrannulet Serpophaga cinerea Streak-necked Flycatcher Mionectes striaticollis Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus H Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus H Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon superciliaris Inca Flycatcher Leptopogon taczanowskii Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet Phylloscartes ventralis Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet Phylloscartes parkeri Sclater's Tyrannulet Phyllomyias sclateri Ashy-headed Tyrannulet Phyllomyias cinereiceps H Bolivian Tyrannulet Zimmerius bolivianus Ornate Flycatcher Myiotriccus ornatus Many-colored Rush Tyrant Tachuris rubrigastra Ringed Antpipit Corythopis torquatus Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus pileatus White-bellied Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus griseipectus Johannes's Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus iohannis Black-throated Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus granadensis Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus latirostris Black-backed Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus pulchellus H Spotted Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum maculatum 27 www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-0514 [email protected] Page

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Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum H Yellow-olive Flycatcher (Flatbill) Tolmomyias sulphurescens H Yellow-margined Flycatcher (Flatbill) Tolmomyias assimilis clarus Yellow-breasted (Olive-faced) Flycatcher (Flatbill) Tolmomyias flaviventris Golden-crowned Spadebill Platyrinchus coronatus Onychorhynchus coronatus (Amazonian) Royal Flycatcher castelnaui Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus Euler's Flycatcher Lathrotriccus euleri Smoke-colored Pewee Contopus fumigatus Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus Andean Negrito oreas White-winged Black-Tyrant Knipolegus aterrimus Drab Water Tyrant Ochthornis littoralis Little Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola fluviatilis G Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola maculirostris Taczanowski's Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola griseus Puna Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola juninensis Cinereous Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola cinereus Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola rufivertex Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant Myiotheretes striaticollis Rufous-webbed Bush-Tyrant Polioxolmis rufipennis Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca rufipectoralis Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca fumicolor d'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca oenanthoides White-browed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca leucophrys Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus Rufous-tailed Flatbill Ramphotrigon ruficauda Dusky-tailed Flatbill Ramphotrigon fuscicauda H Dull-capped Attila Attila bolivianus Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus H Sirystes Sirystes sibilator Grayish Mourner Rhytipterna simplex Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer Swainson's Flycatcher Myiarchus swainsoni Short-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus ferox Lesser Kiskadee Pitangus lictor Pitangus sulphuratus Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua Myiozetetes similis Gray-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis Dusky-chested Flycatcher Myiozetetes luteiventris Lemon-browed Flycatcher Conopias cinchoneti Golden-crowned Flycatcher Myiodynastes chrysocephalus Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius H Tyrannus melancholicus

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COTINGAS COTINGIDAE Masked Fruiteater pulchra Red-crested Cotinga Ampelion rubrocristatus Chestnut-crested Cotinga Ampelion rufaxilla Andean Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruvianus Purple-throated Fruitcrow Querula purpurata Amazonian Umbrellabird Cephalopterus ornatus Plum-throated Cotinga Cotinga maynana Spangled Cotinga Cotinga cayana Screaming Piha Lipaugus vociferans Bare-necked Fruitcrow Gymnoderus foetidus

MANAKINS PIPRIDAE Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin Tyranneutes stolzmanni Blue-backed Manakin Chiroxiphia pareola H Yungas Manakin Chiroxiphia boliviana G Fiery-capped Manakin Machaeropterus pyrocephalus Round-tailed Manakin Pipra chloromeros Band-tailed Manakin Pipra fasciicauda

TITYRAS AND ALLIES Black-tailed Tityra Tityra cayana Laniocera hypopyrra White-browed Purpletuft Iodopleura isabellae Barred Becard Pachyramphus versicolor Chestnut-crowned Becard Pachyramphus castaneus H White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus

VIREOS VIREONIDAE Brown-capped Vireo leucophrys Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Dusky-capped Greenlet Hylophilus hypoxanthus G Tawny-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus ochraceiceps Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis

CROWS, JAYS, AND White-collared Jay Cyanolyca viridicyanus yncas Purplish Jay Cyanocorax cyanomelas Violaceous Jay Cyanocorax violaceus

SWALLOWS HIRUNDINIDAE Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca Brown-bellied Swallow Orochelidon murina White-banded Swallow Atticora fasciata Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer Hirundo rustica

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WRENS TROGLODYTIDAE Scaly-breasted Wren Microcerculus marginatus H aedon Mountain Wren Troglodytes solstitialis Thrush-like Wren Campylorhynchus turdinus Inca Wren eisenmanni Moustached Wren Pheugopedius genibarbis Buff-breasted Wren Cantorchilus leucotis Fulvous Wren fulva Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys Chestnut-breasted Wren Cyphorhinus thoracicus

DIPPERS CINCLIDAE White-capped Dipper Cinclus leucocephalus

DONACOBIUS DONACOBIIDAE Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapilla

THRUSHES AND ALLIES TURDIDAE Andean Solitaire ralloides White-eared Solitaire Entomodestes leucotis Pale-eyed Thrush Turdus leucops H Hauxwell's Thrush Turdus hauxwelli G Lawrence's Thrush Turdus lawrencii H Black-billed Thrush Turdus ignobilis Great Thrush Turdus fuscater Chiguanco Thrush Turdus chiguanco Glossy-black Thrush Turdus serranus White-necked Thrush Turdus albicollis

MOCKINGBIRDS AND MIMIDAE Long-tailed Mimus longicaudatus

PIPITS Yellowish Pipit Anthus lutescens

NEW WORLD WARBLERS PARULIDAE Masked Yellowthroat Geothlypis aequinoctialis Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus Citrine Warbler Myiothlypis luteoviridis Pale-legged Warbler Myiothlypis signata Buff-rumped Warbler Myiothlypis fulvicauda Two-banded Warbler Myiothlypis bivittata Myiothlypis chrysogaster Golden-bellied (Cuzco) Warbler chrysogaster Russet-crowned Warbler Myiothlypis coronata Slate-throated Redstart (Whitestart) Myioborus miniatus Spectacled Redstart (Whitestart) Myioborus melanocephalus

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TANAGERS, SEEDEATERS, AND ALLIES THRAUPIDAE Red-capped Cardinal Paroaria gularis Tanager Cissopis leverianus Slaty Tanager Creurgops dentatus Black-capped (White-browed) Hemispingus Hemispingus atropileus auricularis Superciliaried Hemispingus Hemispingus superciliaris Oleaginous Hemispingus Hemispingus frontalis Black-eared Hemispingus Hemispingus melanotis Drab Hemispingus Hemispingus xanthophthalmus Three-striped Hemispingus Hemispingus trifasciatus Gray-hooded Bush Tanager Cnemoscopus rubrirostris Orange-headed Tanager Thlypopsis sordida H Rust-and-yellow Tanager Thlypopsis ruficeps White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosus White-winged Shrike-Tanager Lanio versicolor nigrogularis Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo Hooded Mountain-Tanager Buthraupis montana Grass-green Tanager Chlorornis riefferii Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus igniventris Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus somptuosus Chestnut-bellied Mountain-Tanager Delothraupis castaneoventris Yellow-throated Tanager Iridosornis analis Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea melanonota Blue-and-yellow Tanager Thraupis bonariensis Orange-eared Tanager Chlorochrysa calliparaea Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum Blue-capped Tanager Thraupis cyanocephala Golden-naped Tanager Tangara ruficervix Silvery Tanager Tangara viridicollis Blue-necked Tanager Tangara cyanicollis Spotted Tanager Tangara punctata Beryl-spangled Tanager Tangara nigroviridis Turquoise Tanager Tangara mexicana Paradise Tanager Tangara chilensis Opal-rumped Tanager Tangara velia Opal-crowned Tanager Tangara callophrys Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola Golden-eared Tanager Tangara chrysotis Saffron-crowned Tanager Tangara xanthocephala Green-and-gold Tanager Tangara schrankii Golden Tanager Tangara arthus Swallow Tanager Tersina viridis Black-faced Dacnis Dacnis lineata Yellow-bellied Dacnis Dacnis flaviventer Dacnis cayana Purple Cyanerpes caeruleus Chlorophanes spiza 31 www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-0514 [email protected] Page

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Chestnut-vented Conebill speciosum Cinereous Conebill Conirostrum cinereum Blue-backed Conebill Conirostrum sitticolor Capped Conebill Conirostrum albifrons White-browed Conebill Conirostrum ferrugineiventre Tit-like Dacnis Xenodacnis parina Moustached Flowerpiercer Diglossa mystacalis Black-throated Flowerpiercer Diglossa brunneiventris Rusty Flowerpiercer Diglossa sittoides Deep-blue (Golden-eyed) Flowerpiercer Diglossa glauca Bluish Flowerpiercer Diglossa caerulescens Masked Flowerpiercer Diglossa cyanea Plushcap Catamblyrhynchus diadema Peruvian Sierra-Finch punensis Mourning Sierra-Finch Phrygilus fruticeti Plumbeous Sierra-Finch Phrygilus unicolor Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch Phrygilus plebejus White-throated Sierra-Finch Phrygilus erythronotus Band-tailed Sierra-Finch Phrygilus alaudinus White-winged Diuca-Finch Diuca speculifera Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch Poospiza caesar Collared Warbling-Finch Poospiza hispaniolensis Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola Raimondi's Yellow-Finch Sicalis raimondii Yellow-Finch Sicalis luteola Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina Black-and-white Seedeater Sporophila luctuosa Double-collared Seedeater Sporophila caerulescens Chestnut-bellied Seedeater Sporophila castaneiventris Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch Oryzoborus angolensis Black-billed Seed-Finch Oryzoborus atrirostris Band-tailed Seedeater Catamenia analis Plain-colored Seedeater Catamenia inornata Coereba flaveola Dull-colored Grassquit Tiaris obscurus Streaked Saltator Saltator striatipectus Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens Golden-billed Saltator Saltator aurantiirostris Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus Slate-colored Grosbeak Saltator grossus H

SPARROWS AND ALLIES EMBERIZIDAE Chestnut-capped Brushfinch Arremon brunneinucha Pectoral Sparrow Arremon taciturnus Black-faced (Gray-eared) Brushfinch Atlapetes melanolaemus Yellow-browed Sparrow Ammodramus aurifrons Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis Common Chlorospingus (Bush-Tanager) Chlorospingus ophthalmicus Short-billed Chlorospingus (Bush- Tanager) Chlorospingus parvirostris Yellow-throated Chlorospingus (B- Chlorospingus flavigularis 32 www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-0514 [email protected] Page

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Tanager) Ashy-throated Chlorospingus (B-Tanager) Chlorospingus canigularis

CARDINALS AND ALLIES CARDINALIDAE Red-crowned Ant-Tanager Habia rubica Carmiol's (Olive) Tanager Chlorothraupis carmioli frenata G Black-backed Grosbeak Pheucticus aureoventris Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides H

TROUPIALS AND ALLIES ICTERIDAE Peruvian Meadowlark Sturnella bellicosa Red-breasted Meadolark(Blackbird) Sturnella militaris Scrub Blackbird Dives warszewiczi Pale-eyed Blackbird Agelasticus xanthophthalmus Yellow-winged Blackbird Agelasticus thilius Molothrus oryzivorus Epaulet (Moriche) Oriole Icterus cayanensis cayanensis Orange-backed Troupial Icterus croconotus Mountain Cacique Cacicus chrysonotus Solitary Black Cacique Cacicus solitarius Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela Russet-backed Oropendola Psarocolius angustifrons Dusky-green Oropendola Psarocolius atrovirens Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus Psarocolius bifasciatus Casqued Cacique(Oropendola) Clypicterus oseryi

SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, AND ALLIES FRINGILLIDAE Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris Golden-bellied (White-lored) Euphonia Euphonia chrysopasta Bronze-green Euphonia Euphonia mesochrysa White-vented Euphonia Euphonia minuta Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster Blue-naped Chlorophonia Chlorophonia cyanea Hooded Siskin Spinus magellanicus Olivaceous Siskin Spinus olivaceus

OLD WORLD SPARROWS PASSERIDAE House Sparrow Passer domesticus

MAMMALS THREE-TOED SLOTHS BRADYPODIDAE Brown-throated (Three-toed) Sloth Bradypus variegatus

MARMOSETS, CAPUCHINS, SQUIRREL MONKEYS CEBIDAE Saddleback Tamarin Saguinus fuscicollis Brown Capuchin Cebus apella Common Squirrel Monkey Saimiri sciureus

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NIGHT MONKEYS AOTIDAE Spix's Night Monkey Aotus Sp Red-tailed (Dusky) Titi Callicebus brunneus

HOWLER, , AND WOOLY MONKEYS ATELIDAE Venezuelan Red Howler Alouatta seniculus H White-bellied Spider Monkey Ateles Chamex Silvery Woolly Monkey Lagothrix poeppigii

SQUIRRELS SCIURIDAE Bolivian Dwarf Squirrel Sciurus ignitus Southern Amazon Red Squirrel Sciurus spadiceus

GUINEA PIGA & CAVIIDAE Capybara Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

AGOUTIS DASYPROCTIDAE Brown Agouti Dasyprocta variegata Green Acouchi Myoprocta pratti

SAC-WINGED EMBALLONURIDAE Proboscis Rhynchonycteris naso

TAPIRS TAPIRIDAE South American (Brazilian) Tapirus terrestris

DEER CERVIDAE South American Red Brocket Mazama americana

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