WOMEN BIRDERS PROGRAM
Sponsored by Jacamar Club and Vortex Optics
A FIELD REPORT OF BIRDING EXCURSIONS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EMPOWERING WOMEN IN THE BIRDING ACTIVITIES FOR ENVIROMENTAL EDUCATION IN PERU AND BOLIVIA
LOCATION: EL TRIUNFO WETLAND, TAMBOPATA MADRE DE DIOS – PERU
Octuber 08, 2020
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Page - 1 - Copyrights Jacamar Club 2020 OVERVIEW
The “Women Birders”, a program created to empower women in the good ecological practices of birding & birdwatching in Peru and Bolivia. Through 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 at The Triunfo Wetland - Photo by Candy Echevarria
Page - 2 - Copyrights Jacamar Club 2020 BIRDING LOCALITIES OF INTEREST
Main Square of Puerto Maldonado, Tambopata – Madre de Dios – Photo by Alvaro Capa
Page - 3 - Copyrights Jacamar Club 2020 PUERTO MALDONADO
Puerto Maldonado is a city in southeastern of Peru, it is the capital of the Department of Madre de Dios, located on the banks of the confluence of the Madre de Dios River and the Tambopata River. It is one of the main commercial centers of the Amazon, has access on the interoceanic highway on the triple border with Bolivia and Brazil. Puerto Maldonado is located in the district and province of Tambopata in the department of Madre de Dios. It is a hot city with temperatures of up to 40 ° C, tropical with excellent tourist and cultural potential.
TAMBOPATA
Tambopata province is one of the three provinces of the Madre de Dios Region in southern Peru. Contemplate a great biodiversity. It is over there National Reserve of Tambopata, just 50 minutes around by boat. It is one of the places where the amazonia is in harmony, surrounded by lakes of meandering origin and many click licks of parrots and macaws.
City of Puerto Maldonado, satellite map by Google Map.
Page - 4 - Copyrights Jacamar Club 2020 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 ANHIMIDAE: SCREAMERS / GRITADORES
1. Horned Screamer - Anhima cornuta - Gritador Unicornio (Camungo) Seen two at The Triunfo Wetland. Widespread and fairly common in Amazonia. An enormous, ungainly bird of rivers and marshes; usually seen as singles or pairs on river banks and sandbars, or perched in low bushes or trees at margins of oxbow lakes or marshes. Seems to have difficulty taking flight, but once airborne flight is sure and steady; may even soar. Grazes on aquatic vegetation. At close range note long white “horn” (modified feather) on forehead, and “spurs” at bend of wing.
GALLIFORMES CRACIDAE: GUANS AND CURASSOWS / CHACHALACAS, PAVAS, Y PAUJILES
2. Speckled Chachalaca - Ortalis guttata - Chachalaca Jaspeada Hear at The Triunfo Wetland. Widespread and fairly common in eastern Peru, to 1700 m. Originally a bird of river-edge forest that has successfully colonized second growth and forest edge; often persists close to towns and villages if not hunted heavily. Much smaller than Penelope guans, with drabber plumage, and a reduced dewlap.
COLUMBIFORMES COLUMBIDAE: PIGEONS AND DOVES / PALOMAS Y TÓRTOLAS
3. Rock Pigeon - Columba livia (IN) - Paloma Doméstica Seen four at The Triunfo Wetland. Not native to Peru; a common human commensal, familiar to any city-dweller, expected almost anywhere in towns and cities but rarely away from human settlements. “Wild” type is largely gray with dark hood, dark bars on wing coverts and remiges, and white rump, but feral populations show stunning variety of plumages. Highly gregarious.
Page - 5 - Copyrights Jacamar Club 2020 CUCULIFORMES CUCULIDAE: CUCKOOS AND ANIS / CUCLILLOS Y GARRAPATEROS
4. Smooth-billed Ani - Crotophaga ani - Garrapatero de Pico Liso Seen four at The Triunfo Wetland. Fairly common in eastern Peru, up to 2100 m. Found low or on ground, at forest edge, in pastures and fields, and other open habitats. Much smaller than Greater Ani. Very limited overlap with Groove-billed Ani in middle Marañón Valley. Most easily distinguished from Groove-billed by voice, but also is slightly larger, is more common in humid habitats (Groove-billed prefers drier habitats in area of overlap), and bill is smooth with a different shape: deeper, with distinct “hump” along culmen.
Smooth-billed Ani - Photo Candy Echevarria
CICONIIFORMES CICONIIDAE: STORKS / CIGÜEÑAS 5. Wood Stork - Mycteria Americana - Cigüeña Gabán Seen two at The Triunfo Wetland
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6. Green Ibis - Mesembrinibis cayennensis - Ibis Verde Seen one at The Triunfo Wetland
CATHARTIFORMES CATHARTIDAE: NEW WORLD VULTURES / GALLINAZOS Y CÓNDORES
7. Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus - Gallinazo de Cabeza Negra Seen one at The Triunfo Wetland
ACCIPITRIFORMES ACCIPITRIDAE: KITES, EAGLES, AND HAWKS / GAVILANES, AGUILAS, Y AGUILUCHOS.
8. Crane Hawk - Geranospiza caerulescens - Gavilán Zancón Seen one at The Triunfo Wetland. Uncommon in dry forest of northwestern Peru, below 700 m (balzarensis); rare but widespread in Amazonia, where primarily found in river-edge forest (caerulescens). A medium-sized, slender, gray hawk with notably long reddish tarsi, relatively long tail, and small-headed appearance; also note dull-colored cere. Often forages by reaching into cavities and crevices with its long tarsi, sometimes while flapping the wings for balance. May soar, but usually only for a short distance, and not at great heights.
Superficially similar species, such as Slate-colored Hawk, are much stouter and have brightly colored cere. In flight, note distinctive white crescent on underwing surface; also has relatively broad, blunt wings and relatively long tail, usually kept closed and narrow. Belly and tibial feathers sometimes narrowly barred white, especially in balzarensis. Juvenile is paler below, white or tawny streaked with gray; has characteristic Crane Hawk structure, and pattern of tail and underwing resemble that of adult.
9. Roadside Hawk - Rupornis magnirostris - Aguilucho Caminero Seen two at The Triunfo Wetland Common in forest- and river-edge; rapidly colonizes open habitats (such as along roads). Wide spread in east (up to 1600 m, locally to 2600 m), uncommon in northwest. Learn Roadside well, as basis of comparison for rarer species. Frequently perches low. Generally does not soar, but flies from one perch to another, flight interspersed with short glides; often shakes tail from side to side after alighting. Note pale iris, yellow cere, and rufous primaries of adult; upperparts may be gray or brown. Some individuals in southeast (saturatus-like; not illustrated) have brown upperparts and hood, more orange belly barring, and rufous tail bars. Juvenile browner and drabber; note contrast between streaked breast and coarsely barred belly. Cf. Gray and Broad-winged hawks
Page - 7 - Copyrights Jacamar Club 2020 PICIFORMES RAMPHASTIDAE: TOUCANS / TUCANES
10. White-throated Toucan - Ramphastos tucanus - Tucán de Garganta Blanca One hear at the Triunfo Wetland. Common in forest in lowland Amazonia, locally into foothills (mostly below 800 m, locally up to 1100 m). Cf. nearly identical, but smaller, shorter-billed Channel-billed Toucan. Best distinguished
PICIDAE: WOODPECKERS / CARPINTERS
11. Crimson-crested Woodpecker - Campephilus melanoleucos - Carpintero de Cresta Roja One seen at the triunfo Wetland. Fairly common and widespread in eastern lowlands, up to 1400 m. A large woodpecker of riveredge forest, forest edge, and tall second growth, where singles and pairs forage on large trunks. Cf. Lineated Woodpecker, although Crimson-crested is more closely associated with continuous forest.
FALCONIFORMES
FALCONIDAE: FALCONS AND CARACARAS / HALCONES Y CARACARAS
12. Crested Caracara - Caracara cheriway - Caracara Crestado One seen at the triunfo Wetland. Fairly common on coastal plain of northwest; possibly also a rare resident (or merely an occasional visitor?) in dry middle Marañón Valley, up to 900 m. A caracara of open country, found in dry forest and scrub. Frequently perches conspicuously atop low trees or shrubs, as singles or pairs. Often forages on the ground and joins vultures at carrion. Flight steady, with strong deep wingbeats; also note lanky shape and pale neck, bases to primaries, and base to tail. Juvenile similar in pattern to adult, but black is replaced with brown. In south cf. Southern Caracara.
13. Laughing Falcon - Herpetotheres cachinnans - Halcón Reidor One seen at the triunfo Wetland. Heard far more frequently than is seen. Uncommon but widespread in Amazonia, up to 1000 m; rare and local in northwest up to 800 m. Sluggish hawk of forest borders. Perches, often in relatively high open sites, for extended periods watching for prey (primarily reptiles). Does not soar. Flies low with shallow, choppy wingbeats and short glides on slightly bowed wings; swings up to perch. Characteristically looks large-headed. Adult Yellow-headed Caracara has very different behavior and much narrower dark line through eyes.
Page - 8 - Copyrights Jacamar Club 2020 Laughing Falcon - Photo Candy Echevarria
PSITTACIFORMES PSITTACIDAE: PARROTS AND MACAWS / LOROS Y GUACAMAYOS
14. Cobalt-winged Parakeet - Brotogeris cyanoptera - Perico de Ala Cobalto Seen three at The Triunfo Wetland. The most widespread Brotogeris parakeet in Peru; fairly common throughout eastern lowlands, locally up to 1350 m. Found in humid forests and adjacent forest edge. May form large flocks. Largely green, with prominent blue remiges and wing coverts; tail much shorter than in White-winged Parakeet. In upper Huallaga Valley, gustavi tends to have yellow primary coverts (underwing coverts entirely yellow in immatures) and bluer crown.
15. Dusky-headed Parakeet - Aratinga weddellii - Cotorra de Cabeza Oscura Hear at The Triunfo Wetland. Common and widespread in eastern lowlands, below 700 m, in river-edge forest, varzea, forest edge, and second growth; rarely more than a few hundred meters from a river. Usually in small, noisy flocks of 6–10 individuals (uncommonly larger groups of 20–30); typically twists from side to side in flight. Also attracted to seeding bamboo thickets, where large numbers may gather. Much smaller than White-eyed Parakeet, usually in smaller flocks and flying lower over the forest. Page - 9 - Copyrights Jacamar Club 2020
16. Chestnut-fronted Macaw - Ara severus - Guacamayo de Frente Castaña Seen three at The Triunfo Wetland. Widespread and fairly common in east, up to 1000 m, primarily in forest bordering rivers, oxbow lakes, and clearings. Usually in pairs, occasionally in small flocks (up to 10 individuals); larger numbers (20–40) may congregate in feeding areas and roosts. Often found in isolated trees in small clearings, usually not far from rivers. Note reddish underwings. Larger than Aratinga parakeets; cf. Military and Red-bellied macaws
17. Blue-headed Macaw - Primolius couloni- Guacamayo de Cabeza Azul Hear at The Triunfo Wetland.
18. Red-bellied Macaw - Orthopsittaca manilatus - Guacamayo de Vientre Rojo Hear at The Triunfo Wetland.
Red-bellied Macaw - Photo Candy Echevarria
Page - 10 - Copyrights Jacamar Club 2020 19. Yellow-crowned Parrot - Amazona ochrocephala - Loro de Corona Amarilla Hear at The Triunfo Wetland. Uncommon to fairly common and widespread in humid forest of eastern lowlands below 800 m. Frequently occurs with, but typically outnumbered by, the larger Mealy Parrot. Extent of yellow on crown variable, but always conspicuous in the field. Smaller than Mealy, with greener plumage, narrower orbital ring of bare skin and different voice. Cf. also Orange-winged Parrot.
20. Amazonian Parrotlet - Nannopsittaca dachilleae - Periquito Amazónico Hear at The Triunfo Wetland. Uncommon to locally fairly common (but frequently overlooked?) in eastern lowlands, locally up to 1000 m in bamboo. Poorly known and possibly nomadic. Found in river-edge forest and at forest edge; in southeastern Peru often associated with bamboo. Usually seen as pairs or in small flocks. Slightly larger than a Forpus parrotlet, and with blunter tail; also lacks blue in wings or on rump (but so does female Forpus). Also note the light blue crown.
21. Mealy Parrot - Amazona farinose - Loro Harinoso Two seen two at The Triunfo Wetland. Fairly common and widespread in eastern lowlands and lower Andean foothills to 1200 m; most common Amazona in terra firme in eastern Peru, but also occurs in river-edge forests. Largely a washed-out green (often looks grayer than other Amazona), with no yellow on face, but may show some yellow on center of crown. Orbital ring of bare skin pale, and broader than in other Amazona. Often more easily recognized by distinctive vocalizations.
PASSERIFORMES TYRANNIDAE: TYRANT FLYCATCHERS / TIRANOS
22. Vermilion Flycatcher - Pyrocephalus rubinus - Mosquero Bermellón Seen one at at the triunfo Wetland. Widespread, common bird of open country, found in pastures, open woods, and in low river-edge scrub. Resident on west slope (various subspecies) and in Marañón Valley below 2800 m (ardens); uncommon to fairly common austral migrant (Apr–Oct or Nov) in Amazonia below 1000 m (rubinus). Lower belly of females pinkish on west slope; often more extensively red in ardens. Vent of female rubinus has only a limited, pale yellow or orange wash. Juveniles, which are scaled light buff above, also have only faint color on vent (usually yellow). Immature male (not illustrated) similar to female, but plumage spotted with red. Either sex may be uniformly sooty on central and southern coast; sooty morphs represent roughly half of population in and near city of Lima but much rarer farther south, and unreported south of southern Arequipa.
Page - 11 - Copyrights Jacamar Club 2020 Vermilion Flycatcher - Photo Candy Echevarria
23. Great Kiskadee - Pitangus sulphuratus - Bienteveo Grande Seen one at at the triunfo Wetland
CORVIDAE: CROWS AND JAYS / CUERVOS Y URRACAS
24. Violaceous Jay - Cyanocorax violaceus - Urraca Violácea Seen two at at the triunfo Wetland
DONACOBIIDAE: DONACOBIUS / DONACOBIUS
25. Black-capped Donacobius - Donacobius atricapilla - Donacobio Hear at the triunfo Wetland. Fairly common in marshy vegetation at edge of oxbow lakes and other backwater areas in eastern lowlands; occasionally in wet meadows away from open water. Pairs or small groups perch conspicuously in low bushes or on clumps of grass; they also are very vocal. Note pale yellow iris (gray in juvenile). Broad white tips to tail feathers and narrow white bases to inner webs of primaries are conspicuous in flight. Juvenile has narrow white superciliary.
Page - 12 - Copyrights Jacamar Club 2020 TURDIDAE: THRUSHES / ZORZALES 26. Black-billed Thrush - Turdus ignobilis - Zorzal de Pico Negro One seen at The Triunfo Wetland
Black-billed Thrush – Photo Candy Echevarria
27. Saffron Finch - Sicalis flaveola -Chirigüe Azafranado Seen three at The Triunfo Wetland. Fairly common in northwest, on coast and in lower portion of semiarid Marañón Valley, up to 2200 m. Frequent in towns and gardens, otherwise occurs in desert scrub. Often in pairs or small flocks. Commonly kept in captivity. Escaped cage birds can be encountered in towns and cities away from original range; established in Lima and Puerto Maldonado, and reported from other towns as well.
ICTERIDAE: NEW WORLD BLACKBIRDS / OROPÉNDOLAS Y TORDOS
28. Russet-backed Oropendola - Psarocolius angustifrons - Oropéndola de Dorso Bermejo Seen several, very easy at Tambopata
29. Yellow-rumped Cacique - Cacicus cela - Cacique de Lomo Amarillo Seen several, very easy at Tambopata Page - 13 - Copyrights Jacamar Club 2020
THRAUPIDAE: TANAGERS / TANGARAS
30. Grayish Saltator - Saltator coerulescens - Saltador Grisáceo Seen one at The Triunfo Wetland. Fairly common and widespread in Amazonia, up to 1200 m, at forest edge, in second growth, and in river-edge forest. Juvenile (not illustrated) duskier on throat, and breast washed with buff and with blurry olive streaks; much darker overall than Streaked Saltator (little overlap).
31. Palm Tanager - Thraupis palmarum - Tangara de Palmeras Seen two at The Triunfo Wetland. Widespread and common in Amazonia, up to 1600 m. Often found in or near palms. Color of body can vary from olive to purplish depending upon light; at all times, 2-toned appearance of wings usually is conspicuous.
32. Blue-gray Tanager - Thraupis episcopus - Tangara Azuleja Seen two at The Triunfo Wetland. Common and widespread in lowland Peru, locally up to 2000 m. Geographically variable, but all populations are bluish gray; bluer on wings. Usually forages in midstory and canopy. Blue-shouldered quaesita is uncommon in northwest. White- shouldered subspecies are common in Amazonia and Marañón Valley. Juveniles and immatures of all subspecies are much duller and lack white wing markings (so are similar to adult quaesita); also, edges of remiges are greener (more turquoise) blue. A feral population is fairly common in and near the city of Lima, where both blue- and whiteshouldered birds are found
33. Silver-beaked Tanager - Ramphocelus carbo - Tangara de Pico Plateado Seen six at The Triunfo Wetland
34. Blue-black Grassquit - Volatinia jacarina - Semillerito Negro Azulado Seen one at The Triunfo Wetland. Common and widespread throughout lowlands (up to 2400 m); particularly common on coast and in Marañón Valley, widespread but less common in Amazonia. Often in gardens, also fields, pastures, and other open grassy habitats. Small, with conical bill and slightly rounded tail. Male has white underwing coverts. Coastal peruviensis rarely if ever completely blue-black; remiges dusky brown, body usually narrowly scaled rusty or grayish brown. Female has narrowly streaked breast; also note rather pointed bill.
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THANKS TO THE PROUD SUPPORTER AND SPONSORS FOR THE BIRDERS WOMEN PROGRAM - 2020
1. Thanks to Shamus Terry and Vortex Optics for sponsoring with birding gear for the education and training purpose, to help leaders in birding and birdwatching in Perú.
2. Thanks a lot to our Jacamar Club Team and Field Leader Candy Echevarria.
3. Thanks to volunteer (Cusco) Ruth Caviedes for working in this report
4. Thanks to volunteers (Puerto Maldonado) for this program and for the enthusiasm and companionship in the world of birds.
• Cecilia Borda • Candy Echeverria • Janet Chavez • Rosita Alvarado • Yadhira Cavero • Liz Quispe • Junnet Maldonado
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REFERENCES AND TITERATURES
PARKER III. 2007. Birds of Peru. Princeton Field Guides. Princeton University Press. 304 pp. PLENGE, M. A. Versión [junio/2020] List of the birds of Peru / Lista de las aves del Perú. Unión de Ornitólogos del Perú: SCHULEMBERG, T. S.; D .F.STOTZ; D. F. LANE; J. P. O’NEILL & T. A.
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Participant Woman Birders at Triunfo Wetland - Photo Candy Echevarria
Participant Ceclia Borda in action - Photo Candy Echevarria
Page - 16 - Copyrights Jacamar Club 2020 Participants Yadhira and Rosita, using the application Ebird - Photo Candy Echevarria
Looking for palm tree species - Photo Candy Echevarria
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Check list - Photo Candy Echevarria
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Photo Candy Echevarria
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