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© 2021 Jacamar Club - Perú > A Field Report < Of Birding Excursions and The importance of Empowering Women in the Birding Activities for Enviromental Education in Peru and Bolivia. WOMEN BIRDERS PROGRAM Sponsored by Jacamar Club and Vortex Optics, The San Pablo De Cuyana Community LORETO (Forests Flooded By Black Waters) – January 23th 2021 Lilian Malafaya 1, Ana Amable2, Richard Amable3 [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] https://jacamarclub.com/ [email protected] The “Women Birders”, a program created to empower women in the good ecological practices of birding & birdwatching in Peru and Bolivia. Though this program the women in the community will be able to increase their leadership and knowledge in conservation and ecotourism. Also, this will make a difference in their communities as they can represent their communities and will lead the changes in local conservation behavior. Finally, it will benefit directly to the conservation of local birds. The Jacamar Club programs perform a series of activities as a preliminary steps to environmental education, ecotourism ideas and conservation of bird habitats in Peru and Bolivia. Participants from Loreto in the 2021 birding excursion in the San Pablo de Cuyana Community - Photo by Julio Pacaya -1- © 2021 Jacamar Club - Perú BIRDING LOCALITY OF INTEREST Puerto Santa Clara, located in the district of San Juan, department of Loreto. Where river boats are taken to the San Pablo de Cuyana community - photo by J. Mazzotti (Internet) LORETO It is the department that has the largest extension in Peru and is located in the northeast of the country, limits to the north with Ecuador and Colombia, to the east with Brazil, to the south with Ucayali and to the west with San Martín and Amazonas; Within its territory there are extensive rivers such as the Marañon and Ucayali rivers, whose union generates the main course of the Amazon River. Transportation to get there is by river and air. The climate is tropical and rainy, with an average temperature of 26 ° C., its annual precipitation fluctuates between 2,500 and 3,000 mm and the relative humidity is between 80 and 100%. SAN PABLO DE CUYANA COMMUNITY It is a village that is located by the Nanay River, in the Maynas Province, Loreto Department, where it is flooded seasonally or permanently with oligotrophic, non-mineralized or sub-mineralized flowing waters, where at the same time you can find the growth of commercialized timber vegetation like cedar or mahogany, and non-timber like aguaje. The diversity of species is greater than in the forests flooded by white waters, as well as the variability in the floristic composition of some geographic locations to others. Its annual rainfall is 92 meters above sea level, with the presence of a rainy season from December to March and a dry season from July to September. The average relative humidity is 87%. BIRDING LOCALITY AND GPS COORDINATE San Pablo de Cuyana Communyti/ Loreto/ 3°46'15.5"S - 73°21'43.9"W © 2021 Jacamar Club - Perú Inside the classic river transport to reach the San Pablo de Cuyana community - Photo by Julio Pacaya. © 2021 Jacamar Club - Perú THE MAP AND THE BIRDING LOCALITY OF INTERES Figure 1 Map and Location of Interest for Bird Watching, in the San Pablo de Cuyana Community - Peru. Referee. Google Earth Figure 2 Map and Location of Interest for Bird Watching, in the San Pablo de Cuyana Community - Peru. Referee. List in Ebird. The blue lines are the displacement. © 2021 Jacamar Club - Perú THE KEY TO THE BIRD LIST * = Species heard only Red – IUCN Red List Category IOC = International Ornithological Congress SACC = South American Classification Committee THE LIST ANSERIFORMES ANATIDAE 1. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck - Dendrocygna autumnalis - Pato-Silbón de Vientre Negro In flight. Slender duck, with long neck and legs. Brown body with black, electric pink legs and red bill. The white wing stripe is mostly visible in flight. Travel in flocks. It is active at night. Vocalize frequently. Its range is expanding north in recent years. GALLIFORMES CRACIDAE 2. Speckled Chachalaca - Ortalis guttata - Chachalaca Jaspeada* Heard only, Loud, shrill calls are often heard at dawn and dusk, when calls from an individual often start a chorus of calls from other chachalacas in the area. COLUMBIFORMES COLUMBIDAE 3. Pale-vented Pigeon - Patagioenas cayennensis - Paloma Colorada* Large pigeon of flooded savannas, riverbanks, open areas with interspersed trees, locally in some towns. Its gray head contrasts with the pink body, but its white belly does not contrast much with its grayish tail. Compare with the Red-billed Pigeon which is darker, usually present in the same areas but prefers drier and wooded habitats. Also note the black beak of the Pale-vented Pigeon, and its distinctive song: after an initial long “cú”, a typically three-syllable repetitive phrase, as opposed to the 4-syllable coo of the Red- billed Pigeon. 4. Plumbeous Pigeon - Patagioenas plumbea - Paloma Plomiza* It is found from lowlands to the subtropical zone, up to 2,300 m, where they forage for food, are solitary or can be in pairs. The song is lulling with the last two longest notes. Mostly purplish gray, slightly darker and brown on the wings. Pale eye Equal sexes. Note the lighter appearance and the longer tail than many other pigeons. 5. Ruddy Pigeon - Patagioenas subvinacea - Paloma Rojiza* Slightly different vocalization - a clipped hiss, "jut ju ju ju!", is a small pigeon, generally rufous-pink in color, darker on the wings. 6. Gray-fronted Dove - Leptotila rufaxilla - Paloma de Frente Gris* The song you hear frequently is a sad "whoo", repeated every 5–10 seconds, particularly in the morning. In flight, the white tips on the outer tail feathers are often visible, as in the similar White-tipped Dove, but with less extensive white. It is also distinguished from that species by the red, not blue skin around the eye, and the brighter, more contrasting gray forehead. © 2021 Jacamar Club - Perú CUCULIDAE 7. Greater Ani - Crotophaga major - Garrapatero Grande It is the largest animal, distinctive with its piercing yellow eye, and bright shades of blue, green, and purple on its wings and tail. Always associated with water; it especially tends to be found in the lower edge of the forest near slow-moving lakes and rivers. 8. Smooth-billed Ani - Crotophaga ani - Garrapatero de Pico Liso The typical calls of both species are different, Smooth-billed has a small hiss similar to that of a meowing cat. Carbon black in color, with long flexible tails and very deep unique beaks with very broad lateral faces. 9. Squirrel Cuckoo - Piaya cayana - Cuco Ardilla Found in a wide variety of forested habitats and forest edges. It has red eyes and a yellow beak, it is very striking for its long tail where it has white tips. APODIFORMES APODIDAE 10. Short-tailed Swift - Chaetura brachyura - Vencejo de Cola Corta Rather small and dark swift, it has wide wings, accentuating the short and square tail. Fairly common. It often occurs in scattered flocks that feed on adjacent forests, rivers, and open areas. 11. Fork-tailed Palm-Swift - Tachornis squamata - Vencejo Tijereta de Palmeras Slender body and long, deeply forked tail, which is normally kept closed. Dark brown above and whitish below. Often seen in groups and invariably near palm stands, in urban and rural areas, in which they nest. TROCHILIDAE: 12. Blue-tailed Emerald - Chlorostilbon mellisugus - Esmeralda de Cola Azul Small green humid lowland common hummingbird. The bill is black in both sexes. Found in a wide variety of rainforest habitats, but most common near forest edges, including agricultural áreas. CHARADRIIFORMES JACANIDAE 13. Wattled Jacana - Jacana jacana - Gallito de Agua de Frente Roja Striking, medium-sized swamp bird with exceptionally long toes. He always has a red forehead and beard at the base of his beak. Juveniles are tan brown above with white underside and brow; note yellow bill and long fingers to separate them from other swamp birds. All ages show yellow wings in flight. SCOLOPACIDAE 14. Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria - Playero Solitario Generally gray above and white below, fine white mottling on wings and usually with distinctive white spectacles. The body wobbles like the Spotted Sandpiper, but the movement is not nearly as fast or dramatic. The spring migration is short and fast, in the fall it can be observed in the interior of the US It winters in Central and South America. LARIDAE 15. Large-billed Tern - Phaetusa simplex - Gaviotín de Pico Grande Unmistakable large, noisy tern, with a long, thick yellow bill, black crown, tritonal wings (black primaries, pale secondaries, and gray upper blankets), and gray tail. Juveniles have more brownish crown and wings. Present along large rivers and lakes, seasonally on the coast. © 2021 Jacamar Club - Perú PELECANIFORMES ARDEIDE 16. Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis - Garcita Bueyera Small and compact white heron, with thick yellow bill. It is often seen in dry areas. With red or yellow legs during the reproductive season, black during the non-reproductive season. Breeding birds have redder bills and creamy patches on the body. They are often fed by following cattle or tractors in agricultural areas. 17. Striated Heron - Butorides striata - Garcita Estriada The small size and mostly gray color set it apart from most other herons and bitterns. Look for the contrasting dark cap, distinct light edging on the wing feathers, and red and white stripes down the front of the neck. Usually solitary, it is found peacefully perched in wetlands, such as swamps, agricultural fields, rivers, and lakes. Striated Heron – photo by Nelly Pinedo 18. Capped Heron - Pilherodius pileatus - Garza Pileada Unmistakable due to the blue coloration of the bill; the combination of the silver back, beige neck and belly, black cap and blue lores (sometimes bright turquoise) help distinguish it from other herons.