WOMEN BIRDERS PROGRAM Sponsored by Jacamar Club and Vortex Optics, Bello Horizonte Cattle Ranching, Tambopata Madre De Dios - PERU 31 October 2020

> A Field Report < Of birding excursions and the importance of empowering women in the birding activities for environmental education in Peru and Bolivia.

WOMEN BIRDERS PROGRAM Sponsored by Jacamar Club and Vortex Optics, Bello Horizonte Cattle Ranching, Tambopata Madre de Dios - PERU 31 October 2020

Candy Echevaria1, Ana Amable2, Richard Amable3

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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 step to environmental education, ecotourism ideas and conservation of bird habitats in Peru and Bolivia.

Participants at Bello Horizonte Cattle Ranching - Photo by Candy Echevarria

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BIRDING LOCALITIES OF INTEREST

Main Square of Puerto Maldonado City -Photo by Alvaro Capa 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 PROVINCE Tambopata province is one of the three provinces of the Madre de Dios Region, in southern Peru. Contemplate a great biodiversity. The National Reserve of Tambopata is just 50 minutes by boat. It is one of the places where the Amazonia is in harmony, surrounded by lakes of meandering origin and many clay licks of parrots and macaws visiting it. Tambopata province has four districts. The birded route we chose is situated in the district of Las Piedras, road to Bajo Loboyoc (5 km), an area dedicated to agriculture as well as a small sector of ecotourism initiatives.

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Map route to Bello Horizonte Cattle Ranching, by Google Map

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

TINAMIFORMES TINAMIDAE 1. Cinereous Tinamou - Crypturellus cinereus - Perdiz Cinérea * 2. Undulated Tinamou - Crypturellus undulatus – Perdiz ondulatus*

ANSERIFORMES ANATIDAE 3. White-faced Whistling-Duck - Dendrocygna viduata - Pato-Silbón de Cara Blanca Seen large number near Bello Horizonte Cattle Ranching.

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White-faced Whistling-Duck – Photo by Candy Echevarria GALLIFORMES CRACIDAE 4. Speckled Chachalaca - Ortalis guttata – Chachalaca Jaspeda Common in more lightly wooded and forest edge areas in the lowlands. * 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 5. Pale-vented Pigeon - Patagioenas cayennensis - Paloma Colorada*

CUCULIFORMES CUCULIDAE 6. Sooth-billed Ani- Crotophaga ani - Garrapatero de Pico Liso

APODIFORMES APODIDAE 7. Fork-tailed Palm Swift - Tachornis squamata - Vencejo Tijereta de Palmeras Fairly common over riverine forest in Amazonia up to 800 m, particularly near stands of Mauritia palms. Often in small groups, occasionally joined by other swift species. Smallest Peruvian swift,with distinctive shape: narrow wings and tail, the latter usually held closed, rarely showing forked shape. Often flies low over trees. Nests within dangling dead Mauritia palm fronds. Compared to Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift, note Palm-Swift’s distinctive slender shape and lack of bold White collar or flank patches

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Purple Gallinule – Photo Candy Echevarria

CHARADRIIFORMES CHARADIIDAE 10. Pied Lapwing - Vanellus cayanus - Avefría Pinta Fairly common resident on sandy beaches throughout Amazonian lowlands, locally up to 1000 m.Usually seen as singles or in pairs. Note bold black-and-white head pattern, black breast band, and long red tarsi.

11. Southern Lapwing - Vanellus chilensis - Avefría Tero Recently found near large rivers in northern Loreto, where probably spreading into region with deforestation; also, one record from Madre de Dios. Substantially larger than Pied Lapwing, which lacks crest and has bolder black- and-white pattern. Andean Lapwing, very rare in lowlands, lacks crest, has pearly gray head and breast

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Pied Lapwing – Photo Candy Echevarria

SCOLOPACIDAE 12. Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria (NB) - Playero Solitario 13. Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca (NB) - Playero Pata Amarilla Mayor

JACANIDAE 14. Wattled Jacana - Jacana jacana - Gallito de Agua de Frente Roja

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Greater yellowlegs – Photo Candy Echevarria.

EURYPYGIFORMES EURYPYGIDAE 15. Sunbittern - Eurypyga helias - Tigana 16. Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis - Garcita Bueyera 17. Striated Heron - Butorides striata - Garcita Estriada

THRESKIORNITHIDAE 18. Green Ibis - Mesembrinibis cayennensis - Ibis Verde Widespread but uncommon in Amazonia, in forested wetlands: lake margins, rivers, and swamps. orages singly or in pairs (not in flocks) and primarily is active at night. Frequently perches in trees. Only Amazonian ibis. Also is shorter-legged than other dark ibis.

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© 2020 Jacamar Club - Perú PELECANIFORMES ARDEIDAE 19. Snowy Egret - Egretta thula - Garcita Blanca Widely distributed. Most common along coast, in marshes and irrigated fields, along rivers and mudflats, and (less commonly) on beaches and tidal pools. Less common but widespread in Amazonia. Locally fairly common at Andean lakes and marshes. Medium-sized, uniformly white, with black bill and legs and yellow feet. Juvenile (not illustrated) similar to basic-plumaged adult, but rear of tarsi may be greenish, not black

CATHARTIFORMES CATHARTIDAE 20. Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus - Gallinazo de Cabeza Negra 21. Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura - Gallinazo de Cabeza Roja 22. Greater Yellow-headed Vulture - Cathartes melambrotus - Gallinazo de Cabeza Amarilla Mayor

ACCIPITRIFORMES ACCIPITRIDAE 23. Plumbeous Kite - Ictinia plúmbea - Elanio Plomizo 24. Roadside Hawk - Rupornis magnirostris - Aguilucho Caminero

STRIGIFORMES STRIGIDAE 25. Burrowing Owl - Athene cunicularia - Lechuza Terrestre

Burrowing Owl – Photo Candy Echevarria

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GALBULIFORMES BUCCONIDAE 27. Black-fronted Nunbird - Monasa nigrifrons - Monja de Frente Negra 28. Swallowing - Chelidoptera tenebrosa - Buco Golondrina

PICIFORMES RAMPHASTIDAE 29. White-throated Toucan - Ramphastos tucanus - Tucán de Garganta Blanca*

PICIDAE 30. Spot-breasted Woodpecker - Colaptes punctigula - Carpintero de Pecho Punteado*

FALCONIFORMES FALCONIDAE 31. Southern Caracara - Caracara plancus - Caracara Carancho

Southern Caracará – Photo Candy Echevarria

PSITTACIFORMES PSITTACIDAE 32. Blue-headed Parrot - Pionus menstruus - Loro de Cabeza Azul* 33. Yellow-crowned Parrot - Amazona ochrocephala - Loro de Corona Amarilla* 34. Red-bellied Macaw - Orthopsittaca manilatus - Guacamayo de Vientre Rojo

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PASSERIFORMES THAMNOPHILIDAE 36. Peruvian Warbling-Antbird - Hypocnemis peruviana - Hormiguero Peruano* 37. Chestnut-tailed Antbird - Sciaphylax hemimelaena - Hormiguero de Cola Castaña* 38. Black-throated Antbird - Myrmophylax atrothorax - Hormiguero de Garganta Negra*

FURNARIIDAE 39. Wedge-billed Woodcreeper - Glyphorynchus spirurus - Trepador Pico de Cuña

Wedge-billed woodcreeper – Photo Candy Echevarria

PIPRIDAE 40. White-bearded Manakin - Manacus manacus - Saltarín de Barba Blanca 41. Fiery-capped Manakin - Machaeropterus pyrocephalus - Saltarín Gorro de Fuego*

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White-bearded Manakin – Photo by Candy Echevarria

TYRANNIDAE 42. Flammulated Pygmy-Tyrant - Hemitriccus flammulatus - Tirano-Pigmeo Flamulado* 43. Spotted Tody-Flycatcher - Todirostrum maculatum - Espatulilla Moteada* 44. Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher- Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum - Espatulilla de Ceja Amarilla 45. Dull-capped Attila - Attila bolivianus - Atila de Ojo Blanco 46. Boat-billed Flycatcher - Megarynchus pitangua - Mosquero Picudo 47. Streaked Flycatcher - Myiodynastes maculatus - Mosquero Rayado 48. Tropical Kingbird - Tyrannus melancholicus - Tirano Tropical 49. Sulphury Flycatcher - Tyrannopsis sulphurea - Mosquero Azufrado

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Dull-capped Attila – Photo by Candy Echevarria

CORVIDAE 50. Violaceous Jay - Cyanocorax violaceus - Urraca Violácea*

HIRUNDINIDAE 51. Brown-chested Martin - Progne tapera - Martín de Pecho Pardo 52. White-winged Swallow - Tachycineta albiventer - Golondrina de Ala Blanca

TROGLODYTIDAE 53. Moustached Wren - Pheugopedius genibarbis - Cucarachero Bigotudo Common in eastern Amazonia, below 1500 m. Replaces Coraya Wren south of Amazon and east of Río Ucayali, but may cross to west bank of middle Ucayali. Distinguished from Coraya by gray, white-streaked auriculars and narrow black moustachial stripe; underparts also usually buffier (little or no gray on breast). Birds on west bank of Ucayali (not illustrated) show some Coraya features, suggesting intergradation. Juvenile (not illustrated) duller; lacks moustache and facial streaking, and has light gray breast.

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TURDIDAE 54. Swainson’s Thrush - Catharus ustulatus (NB) - Zorzal de Swainson* Common boreal migrant to Peru, present Sep–Apr. Found throughout most of eastern Peru, up to 3500 m, but particularly common on lower slopes of Andes and in foothills between 600–2000 m. Also regular in northwest; rare vagrant farther south along coast (as far as Arequipa). Found in humid forest, including forest edge and second growth. Note buffy eyering and loral streak (“spectacles”), buffy breast heavily spotted with dusky, and brownish olive flanks.

55. Black-billed Thrush - Turdus ignobilis - Zorzal de Pico Negro The widespread thrush of forest edge in Amazonia, up to 1200 m. Fairly common at forest edge, in clearings, and in river- edge forest; avoids forest interior. Drab, with few distinctive features. Note black bill, light grayish brown breast, and only weakly streaked white throat; often shows a narrow white band on lower throat or upper chest.

FRINGILLIDAE 56. Golden-bellied Euphonia - Euphonia chrysopasta - Eufonia de Vientre Dorado Fairly common in humid forest and forest edge, especially in floodplain forest, up to 1200 m. Both sexes have large white loral spot and gray nape; male also has narrow white chin. Often switches tail from side to side, especially when singing. Compare male to female Thick-billed Euphonia; compare female to similar females of Rufous-bellied and Orange-bellied euphonias.

PASSERELLIDAE 57. Yellow-browed Sparrow - Ammodramus aurifrons - Gorrión de Ceja Amarilla 58. Grassland Sparrow - Ammodramus humeralis - Gorrión de Pajonal*

ICTERIDAE 59. Red-breasted Meadowlark - Leistes militaris - Pastorero de Pecho Colorado 60. Russet-backed Oropendola - Psarocolius angustifrons - Oropéndola de Dorso Bermejo 61. Giant Cowbird - Molothrus oryzivorus - Tordo Gigante

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Yellow-browed Sparrow – Photo by Candy Echevarria

THRAUPIDAE 62. Silver-beaked Tanager - Ramphocelus carbo - Tangara de Pico Plateado Widespread and common in second growth and forest edge throughout Amazonia, up to 1800 m (but see Black- bellied Tanager in Huallaga Valley). Throat of male crimson; but in poor light bird may appear all dark with white bill. Dull brown female distinguished (except from other Ramphocelus) by silvery mandible.

63. Blue-gray Tanager - Thraupis episcopus - Tangara Azuleja 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.

64. Palm Tanager - Thraupis palmarum - Tangara de Palmeras 65. Masked Tanager - Stilpnia nigrocincta - Tangara Enmascarada 66. Turquoise Tanager - Tangara mexicana - Tangara Turquesa 67. Blue Dacnis - Dacnis cayana - Dacnis Azul

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68. Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch - Sporophila angolensis - Semillero de Vientre Castaño Fairly common and widespread in Amazonia, up to 1500 m. Found at forest edge and in clearings; sometimes in stunted forest on ridges. Remains in or near cover when foraging, but male sings from an exposed, elevated perch. Female superficially similar to female Sporophila, but larger and darkerwith much heavier bill. Cf. also female Silver-beaked Tanager and female Blue-black Grosbeak (which is a bird of forest interior, not of forest edge).

69. Double-collared Seedeater - Sporophila caerulescens (NB) - Espiguero Doble Acollarado* Fairly common austral migrant (May–Nov), north at least to central Peru, up to 1000 m, but perhaps is regular north to the Amazon. Male gray with pale bill and a distinctive black-and-white throat pattern; has gray rump and lacks white wing speculum. Female is more olive, less tawny than female Lesson’s and Lined seedeaters, with yellower belly; bills of female Black-and-white and Yellowbellied usually are more uniformly dark, unlike usually paler mandible of female Double-collared

70. Buff-throated Saltator - Saltator maximus - Saltador de Garganta Anteada 71. Grayish Saltator - Saltator coerulescens - Saltador Grisáceo

Red-breasted Meadowlark – Photo by Candy Echevarria

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Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch – Photo by Candy Echevarria

Double-collared Seedeater – Photo by Candy Echevarria

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THANKS TO THE PROUD SUPPORTER AND SPONSORS FOR THE WOMEN BIRDERS PROGRAM 2020 -2021

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 Leaders Alvaro Capa and Victor Masias. 3. Thanks to volunteers (Puerto Maldonado) for this program and for the enthusiasm and companionship in the world of birds.

• Candy Echeverria • Cecilia Borda • Janet Chávez • Rosita Alvarado • Yadhira Cavero • Liz Quispe • Junnet Maldonado

All the birds were photographed in their natural environments, and this event was carried out with all the corresponding biosecurity protocols and permits.

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REFERENCES AND LITERATURES

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 Perú / 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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Birding Gear at Rainforest Peruvian - Photo Candy Echevarria

When the team is ready for the birding day - Photo Candy Echevarria

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Women birders & field leader Alvaro Capa - Photo Candy Echevarria

Women birders & field leader Victor Masias - Photo Candy Echevarria

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Cattle Ranching at Tambopata PERU - Photo by Candy Echevarria

Fish farming no production - Photo by Candy Echevarria

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Amazonian tree - Photo by Candy Echevarria

THE END

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