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Peru: Manu and August 2010

PERU: Manu and Machu Picchu

13 – 30 August 2010

Tour Leader: Jose Illanes

Itinerary:

August 13: Arrival day/ Night Lima August 14: Fly Lima-Cusco, at Huacarpay Lake/ Night Cusco August 15: Upper Manu Road/Night Cock of the Rock Lodge August 16-17: San Pedro Area/ Nights cock of the Rock Lodge August 18: San Pedro-Atalaya/Night Amazonia Lodge August 19-20: Amazonia Lodge/Nights Amazonia Lodge August 21: River Trip to Manu Wildlife Center/Night Manu Wildlife Center August 22-24: Manu Wildlife Center /Nights Manu Wildlife Center August 25: Manu Wildlife Center - Boat trip to Puerto Maldonado/ Night Puerto Maldonado August 26: Fly Puerto Maldonado-Cusco/Night Ollantaytambo www.tropicalbirding.com Tropical Birding 1-409-515-0514 1 Peru: Manu and Machu Picchu August 2010

August 27: Abra Malaga Pass/Night Ollantaytambo August 28: Ollantaytambo-Machu Picchu/Night Aguas Calientes August 29: Aguas Calientes and return Cusco/Night Cusco August 30: Fly Cusco-Lima, Pucusana & Pantanos de Villa. Late evening departure.

August 14 Lima to Cusco to Huacarpay Lake

After an early breakfast in Peru’s capital Lima, we took a flight to the Andean city of Cusco. Soon after arriving in Cusco and meeting with our driver we headed out to Huacarpay Lake . Unfortunately our arrival time meant we got there when it was really hot, and activity subsequently low. Although we stuck to it, and slowly but surely, we managed to pick up some good . On the lake itself we picked out Puna Teal, Speckled and Cinnamon Teals, Andean (Slate-colored) , White-tufted , Andean Gull, Yellow-billed Pintail, and even Plumbeous Rails, some of which were seen bizarrely swimming on the lake itself, something I had never seen before. Puna Ibises were also noted around there.

By checking the reedy fringes of the lake we also found -like Rushbird and Yellow-winged Blackbird in addition to the multicolored Many-colored Rush-tyrant that came into playback. The scrubby areas around Huacarpay also produced the shy endemic Rusty- fronted Canastero as well as White-browed - Tyrant . One of our main targets though was the beautiful Bearded Mountaineer , a dashing endemic that we finally found after a prolonged search feeding on their favored yellow blooms. We also found a couple of Mountain Caracaras (left ) and Black- chested Buzzard-Eagles after scanning the near mountain ridges. After lunch in the field we birded a small trail on the other side of the like, where we found Golden billed , Peruvian Sierra- , Blue-and-yellow , Bare-faced Ground-dove, Band-tailed , Greenish Yellow-finch and some migrant Rufous-naped Ground-tyrants . Just before we left we also located a pair of Andean Lapwings feeding on the lake shore, afterwhich we returned to the pleasant Andean city of Cusco for the night.

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August 15 Huancarany, Paucartambo and Upper Manu Road

After an early breakfast (that would be come familiar to our group) we head out on the road towards the Amazon, where we passed through a variety of habitats en route from dry Andean areas, dry temperate , and also cloudforest too. Our first stop was near the village of Huancarany , a small Andean settlement with a bustling market. Just the other side of the village an area of mixed forest, of native and introduced provided some birding for us. Here we almost stepped on an Andean , and also found both Black-tailed and Green-tailed Trainbearers buzzing around the shrubs and trees. Striking Black-throated and Moustached were also found there along with Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch , Mourning Sierra-Finch , Spot-winged Pigeons , and a couple of Andean Flickers were even seen perched in one of the non-native trees that dot the hillsides there.

From there we drove through a really dry section of the that brought us some cool new species, including the striking Tawny-throated Dotterel , and both Puna and Black-faced Ibises . Further on down the road we made a special stop for the often tricky endemic Creamy- , one of our main targets on this eastward-bound journey. This time though it proved straightforward and gave us some amazing looks as it crept around a tangle. This same hot spot also produced the handsome Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant , the colorful Rust-and-yellow Tanager , the striking White-winged Black-tyrant , and the odd .

Finally, we emerged out of these dry, dusty Andean areas up into the moist cloudforest. After lunch we birded a road through the forest, with low cloud and mist coming and going regularly, that kept the area active, and brought us some great mixed feeding flocks, one of the undoubted highlights of birding the Andes. This fast-moving temperate feeding flock held White-throated Tyrannulet, White-browed and Blue-backed Conebills, Brown-backed-Chat-Tyrant, Blue-capped Tanager, the gorgeous Pearled Treerunner, and the strikingly-marked Scarlet-bellied Mountain- Tanager . Imitating the whistles of a pygmy- did not bring in the owl, although did bring in a couple of that flew in to mob the offender. This included both and Violet-throated Starfrontlet . A little further along the road another stop in the temperate forest produced the technicolor Gray-breasted Mountain- , Citrine Warbler , and . Fortuitously too a Speckle-faced also flew in and landed right above us while we standing there. With one more planned stop before we arrived at our lodge we hit the road again, aware that daylight would soon be fading. It was well worthwhile though for White-collared , Masked , Amethyst-throated Sunangel , and Bolivian Tyrannulet . In the evening we arrived, if a little late, at our lodging for the night, Cock-of-the-rock Lodge along the famed Manu Road.

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August 16 Cock-of the Rock Lodge and San Pedro Area

Our first stop of the morning was of course to check out the lek site of the Andean Cock-of-the- rock , the lodge’s centerpiece. At least six different bright orange males were seen displaying from the lodge’s purpose-built blind, where they were also heard giving their harsh grunts, meows, and squeals that belies the beauty of their striking . Then once again we hit another dazzling feeding flock, which this time held a markedly different species mix from some experienced at higher elevations the day before: Orange-eared, Beryl-spangled, Blue-necked and Spotted Tanager, Yellow-throated Bush-tanager, Black-eared Hemispingus, Three striped and Two- banded Warbler, Montane Foliage-gleaner, Olive- backed , Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet and Marbled- faced Bristled-Tyrant. Later in the morning we also birded a trail behind the lodge and once again found another mixed feeding flock, that may indeed have been the same flock roaming the area that we’d found earlier, with many of the same species, and few extra ones too like Paradise Tanager arguably the most spectacular of all tangara species, as well as Golden-eared and Yellow throated , Versicolored Barbet, Ornate Antwren, Streaked- necked Flycatcher, and Streaked Xenops. In bamboo patches along the trail we also found Warbling , Striped-chested Antwren, and Manakin .

After lunch back the lodge the afternoon was spent first enjoying the hummers around the lodge feeders, and enjoying some further roadside birding. The feeders yielded Booted Racket-tail , Wire-crested Thorntail , Violet-fronted Brilliant , and Many-spotted Hummingbird . Walking down the road from the lodge this time we found the recently-split Andean (split from Blue- crowned and formerly referred to widely as Highland Motmot ), Gray-breasted Wood-Wren , the cute Yellow-rumped Antwren , and three species: Russet-backed, Crested, and Dusky- green . However, best of all was the rare Semicollared Hawk . This great day on the famed Manu Road closed with a successful pre-dinner search for Vermiculated Screech-Owl .

August 17 Upper Manu Road

On this day we headed up higher than the lodge, to target some higher elevation species. We started pre-dawn by finding a spectacular male Lyre-tailed perched beside the Manu Road. We climbed much higher than we’d been the day before up to 9000ft (2700m) at the www.tropicalbirding.com Tropical Birding 1-409-515-0514 4 Peru: Manu and Machu Picchu August 2010 highest point, birding temperate forest flanking the road. Some of the species picked up near our breakfast stop included the oddly-named Superciliaried Hemispingus , Black-faced Brush-Finch (page before ), , Barred , the striking Streaked Tuftedcheek , , and a Pale-legged Warbler that responded very well to a bit of playback. However, arguaqbly the highlight was getting the endemic Red-and-white that was typically hard to see initially. However, in the end I had to drive the bird from its hiding spot up towards the group, which worked well with us getting great views after a little ingenuity.

It was challenging birding this dusty road at times, although worth it for the avian rewards that came to us including Grass-green Tanager, Striped Treehunter, Blue-banded Toucanet, Andean Guan, Rufous-capped Thornbill, Buff-thighed Puffleg, Chestnut-breasted Coronet and the gorgeous Gould’s Inca . Lower down the road we also bumped into a nice fruiting tree that attracted Saffron-crowned, and Blue and Black Tanagers, in addition to Blue winged Mountain- Tanager and Montane Woodcreeper .

August 18 San Pedro & Lower Manu Road

Today we left the cloudforests behind and headed towards the lowlands. Not far from Cock-of- the-rock Lodge we bumped into first a superb Bluish-fronted Jacamar that gave a feisty reaction to a bit of playback, and then picked up a high altitude record of Peruvian Recurvebill , not normally to be expected so close to the high elevation of the lodge. Then someone motioned towards a large black bird, that turned out to be a wonderful Amazonian . Also in the same area were a White-browed Antbird, a fantastic Red-billed Scythebill, and Crimson-crested . A mixed feeding flock also turned up with Golden Tanager and Yellow-breasted Antwren held within it. We also found Amethyst Woodstar , and the very tricky Chestnut-breasted Wren that took a bit of work to finally get it.

Continuing on with our journey we then visited Quita Calzones place, as it is know to locals, a varied forest patch that produced some amazing birds for us, this included the endemic Peruvian Piedtail that responded perfectly to playback, giving us some great looks. Other smart birds on offer were Yellow-crested, Golden-eared, and Paradise Tanagers, as well as Black-faced Dacnis , Golden-bellied Warbler , and Blue-crowned Trogon . Another bamboo stop was again productive, and again produced some specialties like Black-backed Tody-Flycatcher and Cabani’s Spinetail . Between Chontapaccha and La Patria village on the way to Pilcopata we saw Southern Chestnut- tailed and Black-throated Antbird and Plain-crowned Spinetail . As we continued out journey into the lowlands both Red-throated and Black Caracaras turned up, as did more Bluish-fronted Jacamars . Finally, late in the day we arrived at Amazonia Lodge where we were greeted with sightings of Blue-headed Macaw , Spix’s Guan , and Blue-headed Parrot .

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August 19 Amazonia Lodge

As we were now in the lowlands new birds came thick and fast. We started our first spell of prolonged lowland birding by checking the lodge garden, where a healthy set of feeders attracted boisterous Speckled Chachalacas , the shockingly bright Masked Crimson Tanager ( below ), White- necked , the sharp-dressed Red-capped , Russet-backed Oropendola , and the comparatively dull Grayish Saltator .

We then birded along the lodge trails that produced Pale-legged Hornero , the rowdy Black-capped Donacobious , Goeldi’s Antbird , Plain-winged and Bluish-slate Antshrike , and a superb Fine-barred Piculet . Other notable species included the furtive Rusty-belted , and the striking black- throated form of Emerald Toucanet , sometimes referred to as Black-throated Toucanet . The prehistoric Hoatzin was also found around the edge their little lake too, a classic Amazonian species.

After lunch back at the lodge, the day was still steaming hot, so relaxing by the hummer feeders proved the best plan of action, with activity elsewhere very low. These busy feeders were packed with hummers including widespread species like Fork-tailed Woodnymph , Blue-tailed Emerald , Golden-tailed Sapphire , Violet-headed Hummingbird , Sapphire-spangled Emerald , and Gray- breasted Sabrewing ; as well as a number of more local ones like Rufous-webbed Brilliant , and the very patchily distributed endemic Koepcke’s . Away from the feeders themselves some verbena flowers also attracted the undeniably cute Rufous-crested Coquette , and the gorgeous Gould’s Jewelfront . Quite the hummer show during our midday break!

Once the day cooled a little, and after our hummer extravaganza at the lodge we headed out for a gentle walk along one of the trails behind the lodge. A Black-faced Antthrush was chanced upon walking along the trail itself. Stranger though was a day-time vocalizing Tawny-bellied Screech- Owl that was also located. The smallest on Earth was also found with a little use of playback, the tiny, tiny Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant , measuring less than two and half inches in length with almost no tail to speak of. Other species found along the trail were Spot-winged Antwren, Pectoral Sparrow, Slate-colored , the shy White-lined Antbird, and a sleepy looking Chestnut-eared readying itself to go to roost.

After dark we picked up a few nightbirds pre-dinner with Common Pauraque , and a Great sallying regularly from its chosen spot. However, the star nightbird came after dinner , and indeed

www.tropicalbirding.com Tropical Birding 1-409-515-0514 6 Peru: Manu and Machu Picchu August 2010 after all had retired to bed. While in my room I heard the call of a Long-tailed Potoo coming from near the restaurant, and so rounded up most of the group who then had cracking views of the this scarce potoo perched only six feet off the ground.

August 20 Amazonia Lodge

For our second day around Amazonia Lodge we headed to a new area, the canopy tower and the slightly higher forest leading to it. The nature of the forest on the hill around the tower is quite different from where we had birded lower down the day before and so offered a number of new birds. We picked up Rufous-tailed Antwren , Southern Nightingale-Wren (Scaly-breasted Wren) , Plain Antvireo , , and Olivaceous Woodcreeper there. Before the sun got too strong we spent a couple of hours up on the tower, where we found Gray Antbird, Slender-footed Tyrannulet, Epaulet Oriole, Yellow-bellied Dacnis, and Green-and-gold, Opal-crowned and Opal- rumped Tanagers, as well as a group of the handsome Curl-crested too.

With the sun beating down we descended and birded the flat area around the base of the tower in the shade of the forest that yielded Ringed Antpipit slinking around on the forest floor, in addition to Red-stained Woodpecker , White-winged -Tanager, a bunch of Carmiol’s Tanagers, Slender-billed Xenops, and Ocellated and Long-tailed .

In the afternoon we took a stroll along the Madre de Dios River and found Great Antshrike , some Amazonian (Olive) in display mode, Bamboo Anthshrike , a great scope view of a Plain Softail , and Lemon-throated Barbet . A couple of Sungrebes on an oxbow lake on our return journey to the lodge rounded out the day nicely.

August 21 Amazonia Lodge and Rio Madre de Dios to Manu Wildlife Center

As we knew we were finally leaving this area, and going to downriver to Manu Wildlife Center (MWC) we took an early breakfast and birded a side trail near the creek at Amazonia Lodge before we departed by boat for MWC. Right at the start of the trail we found Johannes’s Tody-Tyrant, a Green-fronted Lancebill was observed taking a bath in the creek, and both Chestnut-crowned Becard and Blue-crowned Motmot were also found. However, the star find along there was one which most of the group had marked as one of their must-see birds, the Chestnut-capped (above ). www.tropicalbirding.com Tropical Birding 1-409-515-0514 7 Peru: Manu and Machu Picchu August 2010

The remainder of the day was spent in and out of the boat as we journeyed to Manu Wildife Center, picking up birds along the Madre de Dios River along the way. This included Fasciated Tiger- , Black Skimmer , Ringed and Amazon Kingfishers , Cocoi and Capped , and Large-billed and Yellow-billed . Islands in the river played host to Pied (Lapwing) Plover , a number of sleeping Sand-colored Nighthawks , and a Sunbittern (right ) was found fishing from a sand bar. Meanwhile a log in the river held a Burrowing Owl using it as a fortuitous roosting spot. Other notable finds along the route included a nesting Scarlet Macaw , Little Ground- Tyrant , Yellow-browed Tyrant , the hulking Great Black Hawk , and the tiny Bat Falcon . Finally, after most of the day in and out of a boat as we cruised down to the lodge, we arrived at the legendary Manu Wildlife Center at dusk.

August 22 Manu Wildlife Center

Today we awoke for the first time deep in the Amazon jungle, with the promise of not just fantastic birds but a wealth of other wildlife, from to mammals to unusual plants. Being from the Amazon it always feels like coming home as I grew up in jungles like these in eastern , so it is always very special to me when I return. Our first plan of action was to search on the grid trails after an early breakfast. We soon ran into a small understorey party that held White-flanked and Plain-throated Antwrens, Dot-winged and Dusky-throated Antshrike s and a Red-crowned -tanager . The well-planned grid trails provide great opportunities to chase after calling birds, and we also found Broad-billed Motmot , White-fronted Nunbird, Rufous-breasted Hermit, Plumbeous Antbird and the funky-looking Hairy-crested Antbird too . Other finds during the morning’s flurry included both Scale-breasted and Red-necked , and an encounter with a flock led us to Sclater’s Antwren, Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher, White-winged Shrike- Tanager, Chestnut-winged and Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaners and a handsome . However, arguably the best birds during that period were a Semicollared Puffbird perched on an open branch, and a mob of Pale-winged Trumpeters on the trail that created some excitement for sure. Other striking species included the “well-endowed” Long-billed Woodcreeper , and the colorful Golden-collared Toucanet. Less flashy maybe although worth seeing all the same were Grayish and Cinereous Mourners, and the noisy Screaming Piha , that might be dowdy in its appearance but it more than makes up for that with its noisy and very

www.tropicalbirding.com Tropical Birding 1-409-515-0514 8 Peru: Manu and Machu Picchu August 2010 familiar call. The call of the piha is used in many a Hollywood jungle scene and has to be heard for real to fully appreciate what a great jungle sound it is. The morning closed with perched views of a King Vulture when we arrived back at the lodge.

After lunch we took a short boat ride to the Cocha Nueva Trail, where we specifically targeted some tricky bamboo species, and I was very relieved to find both Manu Antbird and Rufous- fronted Antthrush . Two bamboo specialties that can often be much tougher to find than they were then. Other birds along the same trail included , Gray-necked Wood- , Chestnut Woodpecker , the striking Striated Antbird and Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl . Late in the afternoon we climbed an old canopy tower in the area that produced views of a number of species on the lake and in the treetops: Horned , Muscovy and some Blue-and-yellow Macaws flying by.

August 23 Manu Wildlife Center

At the start of our second full day around the legendary Manu Wildlife Center we ventured up onto the canopy platform behind the cabins, that is built in a huge Kapok tree. However, before we reached the tower, the short walk to it produced some interesting species like the notoriously shy Band-tailed Antbird , Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper , and a Pavonine perched high in the trees.

Our initial time on the tower was quiet, although slwly things started to pick up when we found a Striolated Puffbird , found a perched Blue-and-Yellow Macaw , and got smashing looks at the Curl- crested Aracari too. The next few hours watching the canopy also produced Crimson-crested Woodpecker , White-lored and Rufous-bellied Euphonias , many Casqued Oropendolas feeding at close range, the odd-looking Bare-necked Fruitcrow , Black-capped (Rock) Parakeet , and Channel- billed Toucan . Once the morning had heated up, and being up on the tower became uncomfortable in the heat we descended and birded under the shade of the forest, finding Rufous-tailed Flatbill , Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin , and a couple of Stipple-throated Antwrens . We also bumped into another feeding flock that held Dusky-chested Flycatcher, Yellow-backed Tanager, Black-capped Becard, Rufous-tailed Xenops, Chestnut-winged Hookbill and Chestnut- winged Foliage-gleaner .

In the afternoon we visited Cocha Blanca, an oxbow lake just twenty minutes or so by canoe from our lodge. We’d hoped to find the Giant Otters there, although with the lake being unusually low at the time they were nowhere to be found. However, en route to the lake we did find Collared Plover , Black Skimmer , and Orinoco resting along the shore. Around the lake itself we found more hulking Horned , Sungrebe , Cocoi Heron , Rufescent Tiger-Heron , got a lovely look at an Agami Heron , and both Gray-breasted and Rufous-sided Crakes that gave us choice views. The day ended with Pale-winged Trumpeter running along ahead of us, a brilliant end to the day.

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August 24 Manu Wildlife Center

We begun our final full day out of Manu Wildife center by taking a boat to Blanquillo Preserve, another part of Manu owned by a different tribe. The reserve has its own canopy tower, also built around a massive Kapok tree, and we visited there targeting some of the missing canopy species we were still looking. Best birds seen from our lofty position in the Kapok were Dull-capped Attila, Blue-crowned Trogon, White-necked Puffbird, Turquoise Tanager, Rose-fronted and Cobalt- winged Parakeet. However, arguably our best sighting was a close-up of an Amazonian Pygmy- Owl , an easy bird to hear but usually tricky to actually see.

After we came down from the kapok we also birded another, different, oxbow lake that produced some real quality species like Black-billed Seed-Finch and Purus Jacamar , as well as Black-collared Hawk, Pied Water- tyrant, Masked Yellowthroat, Little , and the extremely handsome Orange-backed Troupial. The rare and elusive Pale- eyed Blackbird was also found there, while on our return trip to the lodge we also racked up Moustached and Thrush- like and White- bellied Tody-Tyrant.

A short boat ride in the afternoon brought us to some river islands where we found the superb Rufous-headed Woodpecker , one of the striking woodpeckers that are rightly prized among neotropical birders, and also produced Dusky- tailed and Large-headed Flatbills, and after a patient wait Blackish Antbird too.

August 25 Manu Wildlife Center to Puerto Maldonado

Sadly today was top be our final time at Manu, although we could not leave without first visiting the famous parrot lick. Coming to the clay were Blue-headed , and Yellow-crowned and Mealy Amazons , the bold Orange-cheeked Parrot , along with literally dozens of striking Red-and green Macaws gathering at the lick to cleanse their stomachs of the toxic fruits they had recently eaten ( above ). The noisy gathering of the parrots caught the attentions of other too besides us, as a Great Black Hawk swopped in and chased the parrots while we were there too. Also in the vicinity of the lick was the austral migrant Subtropical Doradito . Pretty soon they we

www.tropicalbirding.com Tropical Birding 1-409-515-0514 10 Peru: Manu and Machu Picchu August 2010 had to get on our way, with quite a journey ahead of us, although we did manage to find Barred Antshrike , Black-bellied Thorntail and Long-billed Starthroat on the way back the boat.

A long boat journey took us all the way down the Madre de Dios River that produced an abundance of wildlife including Roseate Spoonbill , Wood and the mighty Jabiru too, along with more kingfishers , terns , screamers , plovers , and Orinoco Goose .

August 26 Puerto Maldonado to Cusco and Ollantaytambo

After the rigors of the long boat journey back from Manu the day before we took it a bit easy this morning, birding the outskirts of the gold-mining town of Puerto Maldonado, that yielded some stunning looks at a pair of Point-tailed Palmcreepers in some Mouriche Palms. After a short period of morning birding we boarded a plane to Cusco, and then drove onto Urubamba on arrival. As we as some stunning landscapes we also saw Hooded Siskin, Andean Flicker , Spot-winged Pigeon , Peruvian Sierra-Finch , and Black-throated en route.

We arrived in Ollantaytambo with some time for late afternoon birding around the beautiful hotel grounds that led us to find White-bellied Hummingbird , Bright-rumped Yellow-Finch , and the striking endemic Bearded Mountaineer gracing the flowers in the gardens.

August 27 Abra Malaga

We made a very early start on this day as we ventured into the high Andes, and indeed the highest point of the tour (14,000ft/4300m). Our destination was the groves around Abra Malaga, that held some very high Andean species new for us. Before we reached the pass we found a few of them including a group of Gray-breasted Seedsnipe , both Bar- winged and White- winged Cinclodes , Andean , and Plumbeous Sierra-Finch . We drove beyond the pass and dropped down the other side into elfin- temperate forest below there. This strange stunted forest yielded many new special birds like Purple-backed Thornbill , Puna Thistletail , Scaled Metaltail, Unstreaked -tyrant, the blue, blue Tit-like Dacnis, Paramo Pipit, and the beautiful endemic furnariid that made this stop very worthwhile. www.tropicalbirding.com Tropical Birding 1-409-515-0514 11 Peru: Manu and Machu Picchu August 2010

Once the day had warmed a little we returned to the pass and birded the polylepis grove around there. The distinctive red-barked trees of polylepis play host to some rare and special species in this area, and we found some of these like , and both Tawny and White-browed Tit- Spinetails . We were also searching for the rare Royal Cinclodes , and although I managed to find one, by the time the group arrived sadly it had slipped away. We did get a consolation Stripe- headed Antpitta though that made the hike into the polylepis justified all the same. Walking this trail also produced Taczanowsky’s Ground-Tyrant , Ash-breasted Tit-tyrant , Streak-throated Canastero , and then as we were returning to the highway a couple of White-tufted Sunbeams feeding on some flowering shrubs ( photo page before ). In the afternoon after the exertions of walking around at this extreme altitude we returned to Ollantaytambo for a little down time and souvenir .

August 28 Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu

Today was a very vspecial day as we would be visiting Peru’s most famous attraction, the awesome Inca ruins of Machu Picchu. Before we departed for there though we spent a bit of time birding the hotel gardens and saw Southern , Black-tailed and Green-tailed Trainbearers , Rusty Flowerpiercer and also got a great view of a Yungas Pygmy-Owl eating some mystery prey item. Thenn we boarded our Machu Picchu bound train, that in itself provides good birding, arguably being one of the best places in the world for Torrent Duck; we tallied 34 in total during our ride to Aguas Calientes at the base of Machu Picchu, along with White-capped Dippers too. ON arrival we met up with our local guide who took us on a fascinating tour of the ruins, explaining in intricate detail the interesting history behind it, while we were awed by the spectacle of this amazing archeological site. The photos of the place are splashed all over the internet, and adorn many travel brochures, but there is no substitute for seeing the pace for real. Later in the afternoon some lingered at the ruins for more quality time there, while the rest of us birded around Aguas Calientes where we found Inca Wren, the endemic Masked Fruiteater, Green-and- white Hummingbird, White-throated Quail-dove, Speckled-faced Parrot, Variable Antshrike, Sclater’s and Mottled-checked Tyrannulets, in addition to Silver-backed Tanager and more Torrent Ducks.

August 29 Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu

On this day we spent some time birding the railway that leads to the famous Inca ruins, where we soon picked up a number of missing species along with some repeats too: Andean and White- eared Solitaires were seen, we got great looks at a Variable Antshrike , and also found our first Brown-capped , that had been strangely lacking on our lists up until that point. We also watched a young Ocellated Piculet being fed, and found more Dusky-green Oropendolas and the oddly-named Oleaginous Hemispingus . At the end of the day we returned to Cusco for the night.

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August 30 Cuzco to Lima and Pucusana

On our final day we took a flight back to the Peruvian capital Lima, where over lunch at the fishing port of Pucusana we watched Band-tailed, Kelp, Gray, and Laughing Gulls . Also in the area were Long-tailed Mockingbirds and Ruddy Turnstones . After lunch we decided to take a boat trip out to search for , although just before we boarded we found Peruvian Seaside Cinclodes . As we were leaving the dock we were greeted by the sight of literally hundreds of immaculate Inca Terns , and also saw Red-legged and Guanay Cormorants , and Blackish Oystercatcher . Then suddenly the boatman cried “, penguin!”, and there it was, a single Humboldt Penguin standing sentry on a rock. With that we started back to the dock, mission accomplished, noting both Whimbrel and Surfbird foraging along the shore. We then got back on our bus and pointed back towards Lima making a couple of stops along the journey back. Just fifteen minutes or so out of Pucusana we picked found Short-tailed Ground-Tyrant , Amazilia Hummingbird , and even a Band-winged Nightjar that was flushed up from behind a bush. Our final stop came at San Pedro, a tiny preserve along the highway back to Lima that yielded White-cheeked Pintail , Great-tufted and Pied-billed Grebe , hundreds of Gray-headed Gulls and a beautiful Peruvian Meadowlark in full song.

At the end of this trip that covered from the chilly high Andean polylepis woods of Abra Malaga to the steamy lowland jungles of the Amazon in the legendary Manu reserve we had amassed a total of 610 species seen , and also taken in the awesome sight of the great Inca ruins of Machu Picchu.

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THE BIRD LIST

The of the list follows: Clements, James F.2000.Birds of the World: A Checklist. Fifth Edition. Vista CA: Ibis Publishing Co.

Species marked with an H were heard only.

TINAMOUS Tinamidae major cinereus H Crypturellus soui H Crypturellus obsoletus H Undulated Tinamou Crypturellus undulatus Black-capped Tinamou Crypturellus atrocapillus H pentlandii PENGUINS Spheniscidae Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti Podicipedidae Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland Great Grebe Podiceps major PELICANS Pelecanidae Peruvian Pelican Pelecanus thagus BOOBIES AND GANNETS Sulidae Peruvian Booby Sula variegata CORMORANTS Phalacrocoracidae Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus Guanay Cormorant Phalacrocorax bougainvillii Red-legged Cormorant Phalacrocorax gaimardi ANHINGAS AND DARTERS Anhingidae Anhinga Anhinga anhinga HERONS, EGRETS, BITTERNS Ardeidae Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus Cocoi Heron cocoi Great Egret Ardea alba Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Snowy Egret Egretta thula Bubulcus ibis Striated Heron Butorides striatus Agami Heron Agamia agami Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Fasciated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum Ciconiidae Wood Stork Mycteria americana Jabiru Jabiru mycteria IBISES AND SPOONBILLS Threskiornithidae Andean (Black-faced) Ibis Theristicus branickii Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis

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Puna Ibis Plegadis ridgwayi Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja SCREAMERS Anhimidae Horned Screamer Anhima cornuta DUCKS, GEESE AND Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata Torrent Duck Merganetta armata Speckled (Andean) Teal flavirostris Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis Puna Teal Anas puna Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera VULTURES Cathartidae Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Vulture Cathartes aura Greater Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes melambrotus King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa OSPREY Pandionidae Osprey Pandion haliaetus HAWKS, EAGLES AND KITES Accipitridae Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis Snail Kite Rostrhramus sociabilis Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea Semicollared Hawk Accipiter collaris Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga Harris' Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus Puna (Variable) Hawk Buteo poecilochrous Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle Spizastur melanoleucus FALCONS AND CARACARAS Falconidae Black Caracara Daptrius ater Red-throated Caracara Ibycter americanus Mountain Caracara Phalcoboenus megalopterus Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans H Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis H Lined Forest-Falcon Micrastur gilvicollis H American Kestrel Falco sparverius Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis GUANS, CHACHALACAS, ETC. Speckled Chachalaca Ortalis guttata Andean Guan Penelope montagnii Spix's Guan Penelope jacquacu Blue-throated (Common) Piping-Guan Pipile cumanensis H Razor-billed Curassow Mitu tuberose NEW WORLD QUAIL Odontophoridae Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail Odontophorus speciosus Starred Wood-Quail Odontophorus stellatus H

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HOATZIN Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin LIMPKIN Aramidae Limpkin Aramus guarauna TRUMPETERS Psophiidae Pale-winged Trumpeter Psophia leucoptera RAILS, GALLINULES, Rallidae Rufous-sided Crake Laterallus melanophaius Gray-breasted Crake Laterallus exilis Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea Uniform Crake Amaurolimnas concolor H Plumbeous Rail Pardirallus sanguinolentus Purple Gallinule Porphyrula martinica Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Slate-colored (Andean) Coot Fulica ardesiaca SUNGREBE AND FINFOOTS Heliornithidae Sungrebe Heliornis fulica SUNBITTERN Eurypygidae Sunbittern Eurypyga helias JACANAS Jacanidae Wattled Jaçana Jacana jacana OYSTERCATCHERS Haematopodidae Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliates PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS Charadriidae Pied Lapwing (Plover) Vanellus cayanus Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia Collared Plover Charadrius collaris Tawny-throated Dotterel Oreopholus ruficollis SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES Scolopacidae Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Surfbird Aphriza virgata SEEDSNIPES Thinocoridae Gray-breasted Seedsnipe Thinocorus orbignyianus GULLS Laridae Belcher's (Band-tailed) Gull Larus belcheri Gray Gull Larus modestus Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Gray-headed (-hooded) Gull Larus cirrocephalus Andean Gull Larus serranus Laughing Gull Larus atricilla TERNS Sternidae Yellow-billed Sterna superciliaris Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex Inca Tern Larosterna inca

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SKIMMERS Rynchopidae Black Skimmer Rynchops niger PIGEONS AND DOVES Rock Dove Columba livia Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa Spot-winged Pigeon Columba maculosa Band-tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata Pale-vented Pigeon Columba cayennensis Plumbeous Pigeon Columba plumbea Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata Pacific (West Peruvian) Dove Zenaida meloda Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti Bare-faced Ground-Dove Metriopelia ceciliae White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla White-throated Quail-Dove Geotrygon frenata Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon Montana PARROTS, MACAWS, ETC Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna Military Macaw Ara militaris H Scarlet Macaw Ara macao Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloroptera Chestnut-fronted Macaw Ara severa Red-bellied Macaw Orthopsittaca manilata Blue-headed Macaw Propyrrhura couloni Mitred Parakeet Aratinga mitrata White-eyed Parakeet Aratinga leucophthalmus Dusky-headed Parakeet Aratinga weddellii Rose-fronted Parakeet Pyrrhura roseifrons Black-capped (Rock) Parakeet Pyrrhura rupicola Andean Parakeet orbygnesius Cobalt-winged Parakeet Brotogeris cyanoptera Tui Parakeet Brotogeris sanctithomae Amazonian Parrotlet Nannopsittaca dachilleae H Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet Touit huetii H Orange-cheeked Parrot Pionopsitta barrabandi Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus Speckle-faced Parrot Pionus tumultuosus Yellow-crowned Parrot Amazona ochrocephala Scaly-naped Parrot Amazona mercenaria Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa Cuculidae Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana Black-bellied Cuckoo Piaya melanogaster H Little Cuckoo Piaya minuta Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani Pavonine Cuckoo Dromococcyx pavoninus H TYPICAL Strigidae Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl Otus watsonii Vermiculated Screech-Owl Otus vermiculatus Black-banded Owl Ciccaba huhula

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Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata H Yungas Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium bolivianum Amazonian Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium hardyi Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia Nyctibiidae Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis Long-tailed Potoo Nyctibius aethereus Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus AND ALLIES Caprimulgidae Sand-colored Nighthawk Chordeiles rupestris Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis Band-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus longirostris Lyre-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis lyra Ladder-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis climacocerca SWIFTS Apodidae Chestnut-collared Streptoprocne rutila White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura White-tipped Swift montivagus Andean Swift Aeronautes andecolus Fork-tailed (Neotropical) Palm-Swift Tachornis squamata HUMMINGBIRDS Trochilidae Buff-tailed Sicklebill condamini Rufous-breasted Hermit hirsuta guy White-bearded Hermit Phaethornis hispidus Koepcke's Hermit Phaethornis koepckeae Needle-billed Hermit Phaethornis philippii Phaethornis ruber Green-fronted Lancebill Doryfera ludovicae Gray-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus largipennis White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora Sparkling Violet-ear Colibri coruscans Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti Rufous-crested Coquette Lophornis delattrei Black-bellied Thorntail Discosura langsdorffi Wire-crested Thorntail Popelairia popelairii Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus Fork-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata Golden-tailed Sapphire Chrysuronia oenone White-bellied Hummingbird Leucippus chionogaster Green-and-white Hummingbird Leucippus viridicauda Many-spotted Hummingbird Leucippus hypostictus Amazilia Hummingbird Amazilia amazilia Sapphire-spangled Emerald Polyerata lactea Peruvian Piedtail Phlogophilus harterti Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys Gould's Jewelfront Heliodoxa aurescens Violet-fronted Brilliant Heliodoxa leadbeateri

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Rufous-webbed Brilliant Heliodoxa branickii Chestnut-breasted Coronet Boissonneaua matthewsii Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis White-tufted Sunbeam Aglaeactis castelnaudii Andean Hillstar Oreotrochilus estella Bronzy Inca coeligena Gould's (Collared) Inca Coeligena inca Violet-throated Starfrontlet Coeligena violifer Great Sapphirewing Pterophanes cyanopterus Amethyst-throated Sunangel Heliangelus amethysticollis Buff-thighed Puffleg Haplophaedia assimilis Booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii Black-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia victoriae Green-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia nuna Purple-backed Thornbill microrhynchum Bearded Mountaineer Oreonympha nobilis Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina Scaled Metaltail Metallura aeneocauda Rufous-capped Thornbill ruficeps Wedge-billed Hummingbird Augastes geoffroyi Black-eared Fairy Heliothryx aurita Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris Amethyst Woodstar Calliphlox amethystina White-bellied Woodstar Chaetocercus mulsant Trogonidae Trogon collaris Trogon personatus Blue-crowned Trogon Trogon curucui Black-tailed Trogon Trogon melanurus antisianus H Golden-headed Quetzal Pharomachrus auriceps H Pharomachrus pavoninus KINGFISHERS Alcedinidae Ringed Kingfisher Ceryle torquata Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana Green-and-rufous Kingfisher Chloroceryle inda Momotidae Blue-crowned Motmot momota Andean (Highland/Blue-crowned) Motmot Momotus aequatorialis Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum JACAMARS Galbulidae Chestnut (Purus) Jacamar Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus Bluish-fronted Jacamar Galbula cyanescens Bucconidae White-necked Puffbird Notharchus macrorhynchos Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus H Chestnut-capped Puffbird Bucco macrodactylus Striolated Puffbird Nystalus striolatus Semicollared Puffbird Malacoptila semicincta Black-fronted Nunbird Monasa nigrifrons

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White-fronted Nunbird Monasa morphoeus Swallow-wing (Swallow-winged Puffbird) Chelidoptera tenebrosa BARBETS Capitonidae Gilded Barbet Capito auratus Lemon-throated Barbet Eubucco richardsoni Versicolored Barbet Eubucco versicolor Ramphastidae Black-throated (Emerald) Toucanet Aulacorhynchus atrogularis Blue-banded Toucanet Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis Pteroglossus inscriptus H Chestnut-eared Araçari Pteroglossus castanotis Curl-crested Araçari Pteroglossus beauharnaesii Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan Andigena hypoglauca Golden-collared Toucanet reinwardtii Channel-billed (Yellow-ridged) Toucan vitellinus White-throated (Cuvier's) Toucan Ramphastos tucanus WOODPECKERS AND ALLIES Picidae Bar-breasted Piculet Picumnus aurifrons H Ocellated Piculet Picumnus dorbygnianus Fine-barred Piculet Picumnus subtilis Yellow-tufted Woodpecker Melanerpes cruentatus Little Woodpecker Veniliornis passerinus Red-stained Woodpecker Veniliornis affinis White-throated Woodpecker Piculus leucolaemus H Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus Crimson-mantled Woodpecker Piculus rivolii Spot-breasted Woodpecker punctigula Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola Scaly-breasted Woodpecker Celeus grammicus Chestnut Woodpecker Celeus elegans Cream-colored Woodpecker Celeus flavus H Rufous-headed Woodpecker Celeus spectabilis Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus Red-necked Woodpecker Campephilus rubricollis Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos OVENBIRDS Furnariidae Peruvian Seaside (Surf) Cinclodes Cinclodes taczanowskii Bar-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus Royal Cinclodes Cinclodes aricomae GO White-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes atacamensis Pale-legged Hornero Furnarius leucopus White-browed Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura xenothorax Tawny Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura yanacensis Wren-like Rushbird Phleocryptes melanops Azara's Spinetail azarae Dark-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis albigularis H Cabanis' Spinetail Synallaxis cabanisi Plain-crowned Spinetail Synallaxis gujanensis Creamy-crested Spinetail albicapilla Marcapata Spinetail Cranioleuca marcapatae Ash-browed Spinetail Cranioleuca curtata H

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Speckled Spinetail Cranioleuca gutturata Puna Thistletail Schizoeaca helleri Rusty-fronted Canastero Asthenes ottonis Streak-throated Canastero Asthenes humilis Plain Softtail Phacellodomus fusciceps Streak-fronted Thornbird Phacellodomus striaticeps H Spotted Barbtail Premnoplex brunnescens Pearled Treerunner Margarornis squamiger Rufous-tailed Xenops Xenops milleri Slender-billed Xenops Xenops tenuirostris Plain Xenops Xenops minutus Streaked Xenops Xenops rutilans Montane Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia striaticollis Streaked Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii Striped Treehunter Thripadectes holostictus H Black-billed Treehunter Thripadectes melanorhynchus Point-tailed Palmcreeper Berlepschia rikeri Peruvian Recurvebill Simoxenops ucayalae Chestnut-winged Hookbill Ancistrops strigilatus Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner Philydor erythropterus Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner Philydor erythrocercus Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner Philydor ruficaudatus Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner Philydor rufus Crested (Dusky-cheeked) Foliage-gleaner Automolus dorsalis Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner Automolus rufipileatus Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner Automolus infuscatus Black-tailed Leaftosser Sclerurus caudacutus H WOODCREEPERS Dendrocolaptidae Tyrannine Woodcreeper Deconychura Tyrannina Long-tailed Woodcreeper Deconychura longicauda Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus Long-billed Woodcreeper Nasica longirostris Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper Dendrexetastes rufigula Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus Amazonian Barred-Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes Black-banded Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes picumnus Tschudi's (Ocellated) Woodcreeper chunchotambo Jurua (Spix's/Elegant) Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus juruanus Lafresnaye's (Buff-throated) Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus guttatoides Olive-backed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus triangularis Montane Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger Lineated Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes albolineatus Red-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus trochilirostris TYPICAL Thamnophilidae Fasciated Antshrike lineatus Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae Great Antshrike Taraba major Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus Chestnut-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus palliatus

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Plain-winged Antshrike Thamnophilus schistaceus Variable Antshrike Thamnophilus caerulescens Spot-winged Antshrike Pygiptila stellaris Russet Antshrike Thamnistes anabatinus Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis Dusky-throated Antshrike Thamnomanes ardesiacus Bluish-slate Antshrike Thamnomanes schistogynus Pygmy Antwren Myrmotherula brachyura Sclater's Antwren Myrmotherula sclateri Amazonian (Streaked-) Antwren Myrmotherula multostriata Stripe-chested Antwren Myrmotherula longicauda Plain-throated Antwren Myrmotherula hauxwelli Stipple-throated Antwren Myrmotherula haematonota Ornate Antwren Myrmotherula ornata Rufous-tailed Antwren Myrmotherula erythrura White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris Gray Antwren Myrmotherula menetriesii Yellow-breasted Antwren Herpsilochmus axillaris Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis Striated Antbird Drymophila devillei Yellow-rumped Antwren Terenura sharpei Gray Antbird cinerascens Blackish Antbird Cercomacra nigrescens Manu Antbird Cercomacra manu White-backed Fire-eye Pyriglena leuconota H White-browed Antbird Myrmoborus leucophrys Black-faced Antbird Myrmoborus myotherinus H Warbling Antbird Hypocnemis cantator Band-tailed Antbird Hypocnemoides maculicauda Silvered Antbird Sclateria naevia White-lined Antbird Percnostola lophotes Southern Chestnut-tailed Antbird Myrmeciza hemimelaena Plumbeous Antbird Myrmeciza hyperythra Goeldi's Antbird Myrmeciza goeldii Sooty Antbird Myrmeciza fortis H Black-throated Antbird Myrmeciza atrothorax Hairy-crested Antbird Rhegmatorhina melanosticta Black-spotted Bare-eye Phlegopsis nigromaculata H ANTTHRUSHES & Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis Rufous-fronted Antthrush Formicarius rufifrons Rufous-breasted Antthrush Formicarius rufipectus H Barred Antthrush mollissima H White-throated Antpitta Grallariaalbigula H Stripe-headed Antpitta Grallaria andicola Red-and-white Antpitta Grallaria erythroleuca Amazonian Antpitta berlepschi H Thrush-like Antpitta Myrmothera campanisona H GNATEATERS Conopophagidae Slaty Gnateater Conopophaga ardesiaca H

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TAPACULOS Rhinocryptidae Rusty-belted Tapaculo Liosceles thoracicus Bolivian (Southern White-crowned) Tapaculo bolivianus H Puna Tapaculo Scytalopus simonsi Diademed Tapaculo Scytalopus schulenbergi H Cotingidae Cinereous Mourner hypopyrra Masked Fruiteater Pipreola pulchra Screaming Piha Lipaugus vociferans Plum-throated Cotinga maynana Bare-necked Fruitcrow Gymnoderus foetidus Purple-throated Fruitcrow Querula purpurata Amazonian Umbrellabird Cephalopterus ornatus Andean Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruviana MANAKINS Pipridae Yungas Manakin Chiroxiphia boliviana Band-tailed Manakin Pipra fasciicauda Round-tailed Manakin Pipra chloromeros Fiery-capped Manakin Machaeropterus pyrocephalus Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin Tyranneutes stolzmanni Wing-barred Piprites (Manakin) Piprites chloris H Varzea Schifornis Schiffornis major TYRANT FLYCATCHERS Tyrannidae Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus elatus White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps Sierran Elaenia Elaenia pallatangae Torrent Tyrannulet cinerea Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus Streak-necked Flycatcher Mionectes striaticollis Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon superciliaris Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant Phylloscartes ophthalmicus Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet Phylloscartes parkeri Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet Phylloscartes ventralis Sclater's Tyrannulet Phyllomyias sclateri Bolivian Tyrannulet bolivianus Slender-footed Tyrannulet Zimmerius gracilipes Amazonian Scrub-Flycatcher Sublegatus obscurior H White-throated Tyrannulet leucophrys White-banded Tyrannulet Mecocerculus stictopterus Unstreaked Tit-Tyrant Uromyias agraphia Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes alpinus Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus Many-colored Rush-Tyrant Tachuris rubrigastra Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant Myiornis ecaudatus Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus pileatus White-eyed (White-bellied) Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus zosterops Johannes's Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus iohannis Black-throated Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus granadensis H Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum latirostre

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Black-backed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum pulchellum Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum Ringed Antpipit Corythopis torquata Subtropical Doradito Pseudocolopterys acutipennis Large-headed Flatbill Ramphotrigon megacephala Dusky-tailed Flatbill Ramphotrigon fuscicauda Rufous-tailed Flatbill Ramphotrigon ruficauda Yellow-olive Flycatcher (Flatbill) Tolmomyias sulphurescens Yellow-margined Flycatcher (Zimmer's Flatbill) Tolmomyias assimilis Gray-crowned Flycatcher (Flatbill) Tolmomyias poliocephalus Yellow-breasted Flycatcher (Olive-faced Flatbill) Tolmomyias flaviventris Golden-crowned Spadebill Platyrinchus coronatus Ornate Flycatcher Myiotriccus ornatus H Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Terenotriccus erythrurus Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea Euler's Flycatcher Lathrotriccus euleri Smoke-colored Pewee Contopus fumigatus Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus Pied Water-tyrant Fluvicola Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca rufipectoralis Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca fumicolor White-browed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca leucophrys Drab Water-Tyrant Ochthornis littoralis Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola maculirostris Little Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola fluviatilis Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola rufivertex White-browed Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola albilora Taczanowski's (Páramo/Plain-capped) Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola griseus Short-tailed Field-Tyrant Muscigralla brevicauda White-winged Black-Tyrant Knipolegus aterrimus Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus H Dull-capped (White-eyed) Attila Attila bolivianus Grayish Mourner Rhytipterna simplex Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer Swainson's Flycatcher Myiarchus swainsoni Short-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus ferox Lesser Kiskadee Philohydor lictor Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis Gray-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis Dusky-chested Flycatcher Myiozetetes luteiventris Yellow-browed Tyrant Satrapa icterophirys Lemon-browed Flycatcher Conopias cinchoneti Golden-crowned Flycatcher Myiodynastes chrysocephalus Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus

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Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus Chestnut-crowned Becard Pachyramphus castaneus Barred Becard Pachyramphus versicolor White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus Black-capped Becard Pachyramphus marginatus Pink-throated Becard Pachyramphus minor Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata SWALLOWS Hirundinidae Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca Brown-bellied Swallow Notiochelidon murina White-banded Swallow Atticora fasciata Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis WAGTAILS AND PIPITS Motacillidae Páramo Pipit Anthus bogotensis DIPPERS Cinclidae White-capped Dipper Cinclus leucocephalus WRENS Troglodytidae Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapillus Thrush-like Wren Campylorhynchus turdinus Fulvous Wren fulva Inca Wren Thryothorus eisenmanni Moustached Wren Thryothorus genibarbis House Wren Troglodytes aedon Mountain Wren Troglodytes solstitialis Sedge (Grass) Wren Cistothorus platensis Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys Scaly-breasted (Southern Nightingale-) Wren Microcerculus marginatus Chestnut-breasted Wren Cyphorhinus thoracicus MOCKINGBIRDS & THRASHERS Mimidae Long-tailed Mockingbird Mimus longicaudatus THRUSHES AND ALLIES Turdidae Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides White-eared Solitaire Entomodestes leucotis Chiguanco Thrush Turdus chiguanco Great Thrush Turdus fuscater Glossy-black Thrush Turdus serranus Hauxwell's Thrush Turdus hauxwelli White-necked Thrush Turdus albicollis GNATCATCHERS Polioptilidae Tawny-faced Gnatwren Microbates cinereiventris CROWS, JAYS AND Green (Inca) Jay yncas H Cyanocorax cyanomelas Cyanocorax violaceus White-collared Jay viridicyana AND ALLIES Vireonidae Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys

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Red-eyed (Chivi) Vireo Vireo olivaceus Dusky-capped Greenlet Hylophilus hypoxanthus Tawny-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus ochraceiceps Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, ETC Fringillidae Hooded Siskin Carduelis magellanica Carduelis olivacea NEW WORLD WARBLERS Parulidae Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi Masked Yellowthroat Geothlypis aequinoctialis Slate-throated Redstart (Whitestart) Myioborus miniatus Spectacled Redstart (Whitestart) Myioborus melanocephalus Two-banded Warbler Basileuterus bivittatus Golden-bellied Warbler Basileuterus chrysogaster Pale-legged Warbler Basileuterus signatus Citrine Warbler Basileuterus luteoviridis Russet-crowned Warbler Basileuterus coronatus Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus Buff-rumped Warbler Basileuterus fulvicauda BANANAQUIT Coerebidae Bananaquit Coereba flaveola TANAGERS AND ALLIES Thraupidae Cinereous Conebill cinereum White-browed Conebill Conirostrum ferrugineiventre Blue-backed Conebill Conirostrum sitticolor Capped Conebill Conirostrum albifrons Giant Conebill Oreomanes fraseri Tanager Cissopis leveriana Grass-green Tanager Chlorornis riefferii Common Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus ophthalmicus Short-billed (Yellow-whiskered) Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus parvirostris Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus flavigularis Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus canigularis Superciliaried Hemispingus Hemispingus superciliaris Oleaginous Hemispingus Hemispingus frontalis Black-eared Hemispingus Hemispingus melanotis Orange-headed Tanager Thlypopsis sordida Rust-and-yellow Tanager Thlypopsis ruficeps Yellow-backed Tanager Hemithraupis flavicollis Olive (Carmiol's) Tanager carmioli White-winged Shrike-Tanager Lanio versicolor Yellow-crested Tanager Tachyphonus rufiventer White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosus Black-goggled Tanager Trichothraupis melanops Red-crowned Ant-Tanager rubica Masked Crimson Tanager Ramphocelus nigrogularis Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus Blue-capped Tanager Thraupis cyanocephala Blue-and-yellow Tanager Thraupis bonariensis Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum

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Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus igniventris Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus somptuosus Yellow-throated Tanager Iridosornis analis Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea melanonota Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris Bronze-green Euphonia Euphonia mesochrysa White-lored Euphonia Euphonia chrysopasta Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster Rufous-bellied Euphonia Euphonia rufiventris Orange-eared Tanager Chlorochrysa calliparaea Turquoise Tanager Tangara mexicana Paradise Tanager Tangara chilensis Green-and-gold Tanager Tangara schrankii Golden Tanager Tangara arthus Golden-eared Tanager Tangara chrysotis Saffron-crowned Tanager Tangara xanthocephala Spotted Tanager Tangara punctata Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola Golden-naped Tanager Tangara ruficervix Blue-necked Tanager Tangara cyanicollis Beryl-spangled Tanager Tangara nigroviridis Blue-and-black Tanager Tangara vassorii Silver-backed Tanager Tangara viridicollis Opal-rumped Tanager Tangara velia Opal-crowned Tanager Tangara callophrys Black-faced Dacnis Dacnis lineata Yellow-bellied Dacnis Dacnis flaviventer Dacnis cayana Green Chlorophanes spiza Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus Tit-like Dacnis Xenodacnis parina EMBERIZINE Emberizidae Peruvian Sierra-Finch Phrygilus punensis Mourning Sierra-Finch Phrygilus fruticeti Plumbeous Sierra-Finch Phrygilus unicolor Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch Phrygilus plebejus Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch Poospiza caesar Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina Black-and-white Seedeater Sporophila luctuosa Double-collared Seedeater Sporophila caerulescens Chestnut-bellied Seedeater Sporophila castaneiventris Black-billed Seed-Finch Oryzoborus atrirostris Chestnut-bellied (Lesser) Seed-Finch Oryzoborus angolensis H Band-tailed Seedeater Catamenia analis Plain-colored Seedeater Catamenia inornata Dull-colored Grassquit Tiaris obscura Rusty Flowerpiercer Diglossa sittoides Moustached Flowerpiercer Diglossa mystacalis Black-throated Flowerpiercer Diglossa brunneiventris Deep-blue (Golden-eyed) Flowerpiercer Diglossopis glauca Diglossopis cyanea

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Bright-rumped Yellow-Finch uropygialis Greenish Yellow-Finch Sicalis olivascens Red-capped Cardinal gularis Black-faced (Rufous-naped) Brush-Finch Atlapetes melanolaimus Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch Buarremon brunneinucha Pectoral Sparrow Arremon taciturnus Yellow-browed Sparrow Ammodramus aurifrons Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis , CARDINALS, ETC. Cardinalidae Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus Slate-colored Grosbeak Saltator grossus Golden-billed Saltator Saltator aurantiirostris Golden-bellied (Southern Yellow-) Grosbeak chrysogaster Black-backed Grosbeak Pheucticus aureoventris Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides H TROUPIALS AND ALLIES Icteridae Yellow-winged Blackbird Agelaius thilius Pale-eyed Blackbird Agelaius xanthophthalmus Peruvian Meadowlark Sturnella bellicosa Scrub Blackbird Dives warszewiczi Molothrus oryzivorus Epaulet Oriole Icterus cayanensis Orange-backed Troupial Icterus croconotus Yellow-rumped Cacicus cela (Southern) Mountain Cacique Cacicus chrysonotus Solitary Cacique Cacicus solitarius H Casqued Oropendola Psarocolius oseryi Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus Dusky-green Oropendola Psarocolius atrovirens Russet-backed Oropendola Psarocolius angustifrons Amazonian (Olive) Oropendola Gymnostinops bifasciatus

Mammals List: Brown Capuchin Monkey Cebus apella Common Squirrel Monkey Saimire sciureus boliviensis Red Howler Monkey Alouatta seniculus Capybara Hidrochaeris Brazilian Tapir Tapirus terrestris Bolivian Squirrel Sciurus ignitus Brown Agouti Dasyprocta variegata Common Opossum Didelphis marsupialis Dusky Titi Monkey Callicebus molochcupreus Northern Mountain Viscacha Lagidium peruanum Californian Sea Lion Otaria Flavecens

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