ITINERARY
September 2nd: Arrive in Cusco and straight out to Huacarpay Lake with a picnic lunch and late afternoon to Ollantaytambo with a stop near Pissac town where we saw the fantastic Peruvian endemics Bearded Mountaineer and Rusty-fronted Canastero and a few other interesting birds. Night at Ollantaytambo at the Pakaritampu Hotel.
September 3rd: Early start from our hotel to Abra Malaga (the Pass at 4316 mts on the road) for a birding morning in the Polylepis woodland (west slope) where we got a big surprise with a thick layer of snow! It was too much for birding the trail to the polylepis forest, so we decided to change and went to the east slope (bamboo and cloud forest) instead, where we spent all morning and after lunch we returned back to the west slope and we did bird a little patch of polylepis forest near the road and late afternoon back to the Hotel. Night in Ollantaytambo at the Pakaritampu Hotel.
September 4th: Ollantaytambo to Machu-Picchu; after arrival at Aguas Caliente we met our local guide (Vilma) at the train station and then we took the bus to go up to the Machu-Picchu ruins to tour the ruins. After that we had lunch at the Monasterio Hotel restaurant outside of the ruins and then we took the bus and went down the road near Puente Ruinas where we got out for some birding around Puente Ruinas and along the road on our way back to Aguas Caliente before catching our train back to Cusco. Night at Casa Andina Cusco Plaza Hotel.
September 5th: Very early start from Cusco over the Eastern range of the Andes via Huancarani (highest point 3800 meters), with very few birding stops before Huancarani and also after Paucartambo and then lunch at Acjanaco (the Pass) 3560 meters. In the afternoon we birded slowly down toward the Wayqecha Biological Station (2900 meters). Night at Wayqecha Research Station.
September 6th: Wayqecha to Cock of the Rock Lodge with a birding morning above Wayqecha until about mid-morning and then we went back down the road birding slowly toward Cock of the Rock Lodge (3200-2300 mts). Night at Cock of the Rock Lodge (1500 mts).
September 7th: Full day at Cock of the Rock Lodge. In the morning we visited the Andean Cock of the Rock lek up the road and birded around the Lodge and in the afternoon we birded up the road 2200 mts and in the evening we stayed below the “mirador” where we saw the spectacular Lyre-tailed Nightjar. Night at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
September 8th: Cock of the Rock Lodge to Amazonia Lodge birding all the way down the road to Quitacalzon, “Chontachaca” the first village after reaching the lowlands surrounded by agricultural areas and pastures. We had lunch just before Pillcopata and then further on more birding before the quick stop at the lookout above Atalaya community from where we took our boat to across to Amazonia Lodge. Night spent at Amazonia Lodge.
September 9th: Full day at Amazonia Lodge. Early breakfast and after we birded around the garden first and later the floodplain forest trails system, both morning and afternoon. Night Spent at Amazonia Lodge (500mts).
September 10th: Amazonia Lodge to Manu Wildlife Center with short birding morning at the Lodge before departure to Manu Wildlife Centre. Night MWC (250m).
September 11th: Full day at MWC. Early breakfast and after we went to the canopy tower and Toucan loop and in the afternoon we did Creekside trail. Night at MWC.
September 12th: Full day at MWC: In the morning we visited Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake, and in the afternoon Collpa (tapir) trail. Night MWC.
September 13th: Full day at MWC: Early breakfast and we visited Blanquillo Macaw clay lick and in the afternoon the GRID trail system. Night at MWC.
September 14th: Full day at MWC: full day along the collpa trail with lunch at the Tapir clay lick at the end of the trail (for the Parakeets). Night MWC.
September 15th: Full day at MWC: in the morning we did Antthrush trail (bamboo forest) and in the afternoon Creekside trail again. Night at MWC
September 16th: Boat ride from Manu Wildlife Center to Boca Colorado (the gold mining town) where we took three cars to go to Puerto Carlos and then we took a boat to cross the Inambari River and from the other side we took a bus to finally go to Puerto Maldonado, with some birding stops along the way. Overnight in Puerto Maldonado at the Cabaña Quinta Hotel.
September 17th: Early birding morning outside of Puerto Maldonado; we went to La Cachuela road first and then to Puerto Pastora where we had some very special targets like: White-throated Jacamar, Gray-lined Hawk, Scaled Pigeon and a few others and after that back to the Hotel for breakfast and shower and then to the Airport and fly to Lima. End of the tour.
SPECIES LIST
TINAMOUS
Great Tinamou - Tinamus major. Heard only, at MWC.
White-throated Tinamou. Heard only, at MWC.
Hooded Tinamou – Nothocercus nigrocapillus. Heard only, at Rocotal, VULNERABLE.
Cinereous Tinamou - Crypturellus cinereus. One seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Undulated Tinamou - Crypturellus undulatus. One seen at Amazonia Lodge and another one around Manu Wildlife Center.
Brazilian Tinamou - Crypturellus strigulosus. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-capped Tinamou - Crypturellus atricapillus. Heard only, several times at Amazonia Lodge.
Bartlett’s Tinamou - Crypturellus bartletti. Heard only, at MWC.
SCREAMERS
Horned Screamer - Anhima cornuta. Great views of this stunning bird; 10 individuals at Cocha Blanco and a few more along the Madre de Dios River around MWC and also on our trip to Puerto Maldonado.
DUCKS
Andean Goose - Oressochen melanoptera. 2 individuals seen at Abra Malaga.
Orinoco Goose - Oressochen jubata. Seen on two different days. 3 seen on our way down from Amazonia Lodge to MWC and 3 more seen on our way down to Boca Colorado.
Muscovy Duck - Cairina moschata. Seven individuals seen in total along the Madre de Dios River.
Torrent Duck – Merganetta armata. We counted 34 in total on our way in to Machu-Picchu and a few more on the way back from Machu-Picchu along the Urubamba River.
Yellow-billed Teal - Anas flavirostris. Common at Huacarpay Lakes; The SACC says “Hellmayr & Conover (1948a) and many earlier classifications treated andium (Andean Teal) as a separate species from A. flavirostris. Many authors, from Meyer de Schauensee (1970) to Dickinson (2003), have treated andium as a subspecies of A. flavirostris. Anas andium was considered a separate species from Anas flavirostris by Ridgely et al. (2001), and this was followed by Hilty (2003). SACC proposal passed to recognize andium as separate species. Jaramillo (2003) further suggested that the subspecies oxyptera may also deserve recognition as a separate species from A. flavirostris.
Yellow-billed Pintail - Anas georgica. Also seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
Puna Teal - Anas puna. Common at Huacarpay Lakes.
Cinnamon Teal - Anas cyanoptera. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
Ruddy Duck (Andean) - Oxyura ferruginea (jamaicensis). Seen at Huacarpay Lakes. Quite common at Huacarpay Lakes; The SACC says “Andean populations of Ruddy Duck O. jamaicensis have often (e.g., Hellmayr & Conover 1948a, Siegfried 1976, Sibley & Ahlquist 1990, AOU 1998, Ridgely et al. 2001, Jaramillo 2003) been treated as a separate species, O. ferruginea ("Andean Duck" or "Andean Ruddy- Duck"). However, see Adams and Slavid (1984), Fjeldså (1986), and McCracken & Sorenson (2005) for rationale for treating them as conspecific, as done previously (e.g., Blake 1977, Johnsgard 1979), and then followed by Fjeldså & Krabbe (1990) and Carboneras (1992f). Siegfried (1976) and Livezey (1995) considered ferruginea to be more closely related to O. vittata than to O. jamaicensis, but McCracken & Sorenson (2005) showed that this is incorrect.” However the IOC syas “Oxyura ferruginea is split from O. jamaicensis (Ridgely & Greenfield 2001; Jaramillo 2003); H&M recognize; SACC does not.
CHACHALACA, GUANS & CURASSOWS
Andean Guan - Penelope montagnii. One seen above Puente Ruinas below Machu-Picchu and a few more in the cloud forest around Wayqecha. In Greek mythology Penelope was daughter of Icarus and wife of Ulysses, King of Ithaca.
Spix’s Guan - Penelope jacquacu. Seen around Manu Wildlife Center. Named after the German naturalist and collector in Brazil (1781-1826) Johann Baptist Ritter von Spix.
Blue-throated Piping-Guan - Pipile cumanensis. Seen several times around Manu Wildlife Center.
Speckled Chachalaca - Ortalis guttata. Common in more lightly wooded and forest edge areas in the lowlands, seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge, Amazonia Lodge, and Manu Wildlife Center.
Razor Billed Curassow - Mitu tuberosa. One seen at Amazonia Lodge.
NEW WORLD QUAIL
Starred Wood Quail - Odontophorus stellatus. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
GREBES
White-tufted Grebe - Rollandia rolland. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes. Named for Master Gunner Roland of the French Corvette L’Uranie which circumnavigated the globe in 1817-1820.
STORKS
Wood Stork. – Mycteria americana. 8 individuals seen on the beach on the Madre de Dios River on our way to Boca Colorado.
CORMORANTS
Neotropic Cormorant - Phalacrocorax brasilianus. Common in the Amazonian lowlands.
DARTERS
Anhinga - Anhinga anhinga. We saw several at Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake and one more along the Madre de Dios River.
HERONS & BITTERNS
Fasciated Tiger-Heron - Tigrisoma fasciatum. 12 individuals seen on the Alto Madre de Dios River on our way down to Manu Wildlife Center from Amazonia Lodge.
Black-crowned Night-Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax. Nice views at Huacarpay Lake and surprisingly one more at Abra Malaga on a little stream on the west slope.
Striated Heron - Butorides striatus. Quite common in the Lowlands.
Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis. Common.
Cocoi Heron - Ardea cocoi. Common in the Manu Lowlands; The South American Checklist committee says “Formerly (e.g., Meyer de Schauensee 1970) known as "White-necked Heron," but this name is also used (e.g., Martínez-Vilata & Motis 1992) for Old World Ardea pacifica.”
Great Egret - Ardea albus. Commonly seen along rivers and lakes.
Capped Heron - Pilherodius pileatus. One seen at Amazonia Lodge and a few more along the Madre de Dios River on our way down to Manu Wildlife Center. This is the heron with shallow wing beats!
Snowy Egret - Egretta thula. Very common bird on the Madre de Dios River.
Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea. Two seen at Huacarpay Lake and 3 more on the Madre de Dios River on our way down to Manu Wildlife Center.
IBIS & SPOONBILLS
Puna Ibis – plegadis ridgwayi. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes several individuals and also around Abra Malaga.
Green Ibis - Mesembrinibis cayennensis. 2 seen at Cocha Blanco.
Andean Ibis - Theristicus branickii. 10 seen at Abra Malaga.
AMERICAN VULTURES
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura. Common. Jaramillo (2003) suggested that the resident tropical subspecies ruficollis and the southern subspecies group (jota and "falklandica") might merit recognition as separate species from the northern Cathartes aura group.
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture - Cathartes melambrotus. Common in the Manu lowlands.
Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus. Common.
King Vulture - Sarcoramphus papa. 3 seen soaring up in the sky at Amazonia Lodge.
OSPREYS
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus. 3 seen along the Alto Madre de Dios River on our way to Manu Wildlife Center and 3 more on our way down to Boca Colorado.
KITES, HAWKS & EAGLES
White-tailed Kite – Ellanus leucuros. One adult and one immature along the transoceanic highway on our way to Puerto Maldonado – a recent colonizer to Peru.
Pearl Kite - Gampsonyx swainsonii. One seen on the transoceanic highway near Puerto Maldonado.
Gray-headed Kite – Leptodon cayanensis. One seen from the Blanquillo Macaw clay lick.
Swallow-tailed Kite - Elanoides forficatus. Seen on two consecutive days around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Black Hawk-Eagle - Spizaetus tyrannus. One seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Black-and-chestnut Eagle - Spizaetus isidori. Seen in flight below Cock of the Rock Lodge. Named after Isidore Geoffrey Saint – Hilliaire 1805-1861 French zoologist. ENDANGERED.
Double-toothed Kite - Harpagus bidentatus. Seen on two consecutive days around Manu Wildlife Center.
Plumbeous Kite - Ictinia plúmbea. Common in the lowlands.
Cinereous Harrier - Circus cinereus. Wonderful views at Huacarpay Lakes.
Slate-colored Hawk - Buteogallus schistacea. Seen on two different days around Manu Wildlife Center.
Roadside Hawk - Rupornis magnirostris. Common in the Lowlands.
White Rumped Hawk - Parabuteo leucorrhous. One individual seen above Wayqecha.
Variable Hawk - Geranoaetus polyosoma. One seen at Huacarpay lakes and two more around Abra Malaga; The SACC says “Farquhar (1988) concluded that Buteo poecilochrous (Puna Hawk) and B. polyosoma (Red-backed Hawk) are conspecific, as they were formerly treated (REF); he was unable to find any way to reliably diagnose the two forms using plumage characters or measurements. Ridgely & Greenfield (2001), Jaramillo (2003), and Schulenberg et al. (2007) followed this treatment and suggested "Variable Hawk" be retained for the composite species. Genetic data (Riesing et al. 2003) are consistent with hypothesis that B. polyosoma and B. poecilochrous are conspecific. SACC proposal passed to treat as conspecific. Cabot & de Vries (2004, in press) and Cabot et al. (in press) present additional data that support their recognition as separate species. SACC proposal to re- elevate poecilochrous to species rank did not pass.”
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle - Geranoaetus melanoleucus. One seen at Ollantaytambo from the Pakaritampu Hotel garden.
White Hawk - Pseudaster albicollis. Very good views at Amazonia Lodge.
Gray-lined Hawk - Buteo nitidus. Great views of one individual at La Pastora outside of Puerto Maldonado.
Zone-tailed Hawk - Buteo albonotatus. One seen from the boat on our way to Manu Wildlife Center.
LIMPKIN
Limpkin - Aramus guarauna. Two seen at Cocha Blanco ox-bow lake and one more by one of the fish farms on La Cachuela road outside of Puerto Maldonado.
TRUMPETERS
Pale-winged Trumpeter - Psophia leucoptera. About 10 individuals seen along the collpa trail, on our way back in the afternoon from the tapir clay lick at Manu Wildlife Center. A most wanted species.
RAILS & CRAKES
Gray-necked Wood-Rail - Aramides cajanea. 2 seen from the car crossing the road on our way to Puerto Carlos from Boca Colorado.
Uniform Crake - Amaurolimnas concolor. Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge.
Gray-breasted Crake - Laterallus exilis. Heard only, at Cocha Blanco.
Plumbeous Rail - Pardirallus sanguinolentus. 5+ seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
Black-banded Crake - Laterallus fasciatus.. One individual at La Pastora in Puerto Maldonado.
Rufous-sided Crake - Laterallus melanophaius. Heard only, at Cocha Blanco Oxbow Lake.
Common Gallinule - Gallinula galeata. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes, very common. Note that the New World form has been split from the Common Moorhen of Eurasia. Common Gallinule of Western Hemisphere is split from Common Moorhen on the basis of morphological, genetic, and vocal differences (Groenenberg et al 2008).
Azure Gallinule - Porphyrio flavirostris. One individual seen at Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake.
Slate-colored Coot - Fulica ardesiaca. Common at Huacarpay lakes; Called "Andean Coot" in Fjeldså & Krabbe (1990), Taylor (1996 and Ridgely et al. (2001) but other authors use Slate-colored Coot.
FINFOOTS
Sungrebe - Heliornis fulica. Great views at Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake and also few more along the river.
SUNBITTERNS
Sunbittern - Eurypyga helias. Two seen along the Madre de Dios River bank on our way back from Cocha Blanco.
PLOVERS
Collared Plover - Charandrius collarIs. Seen almost every day along the Madre de Dios River bank around Madre de Dios River.
Pied Lapwing (Plover) - Vanellus (Haploxypterus) cayanus. Seen several times along the Madre de Dios River bank.
Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis. 5 individual seen on the Manu Road near Patria in one of the pastures and 5 more on our way to Puerto Maldonado.
Andean Lapwing. Vanellus resplendens. Seen around Huacarpay Lake and also at Abra Malaga and a few more on the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha.
SANDPIPERS AND SNIPES
Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularia. Common along the Madre de Dios River bank.
Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca. A few seen at Huacarpay Lakes and 2 more along the Madre de Dios River.
Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes. A few seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria. One individual seen on our way to Puerto Maldonado.
Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos. Two individuals seen on the Madre de Dios River bank on our way down to Boca Colorado.
Buff-breasted Sandpiper - Tryngites subruficollis. 3 individuals seen among others Sandpipers along the Madre de Dios River on our way down to Boca Colorado. NEAR THEATENED.
Wilson’s Phalarope – Phalaropus tricolor. 10+ individuals seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
JACANAS
Wattled Jacana. Jacana jacana. Many seen on Cocha Blanco and a few more seen outside of Puerto Maldonado.
GULLS & TERNS
Andean Gull - Chroicocephlus serranus. Very common at Huacarpay Lakes and throughout the Andes.
Large-billed Tern - Phaetusa simplex. Seen several times on the Madre de Dios River between Amazonia lodge and Manu Wildlife Center and Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake.
Yellow-billed Tern - Sterna superciliaris. Common on the Madre de Dios River.
SKIMMERS
Black Skimmer - Rynchops niger. Seen almost every day around Manu Wildlife Center.
PIGEONS AND DOVES
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia. Common.
Scaled Pigeon - Patagioenas speciosa. One individual seen at La Pastora.
Spot-winged Pigeon – Patagioenas maculosa. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes commonly and also at Ollantaytambo.
Band-tailed Pigeon - Patagioenas fasciata. Common in the higher Cloud Forest, seen around Wayqecha and Rocotal.
Pale-vented Pigeon – Patagioenas cayennensis. Common at Cocha Blanco and a few other around Manu Wildlife Center.
Plumbeous Pigeon - Patagioenas plumbea. Common in the foothills, seen at Rocotal.
Ruddy Pigeon - Patagioenas subvinacea. Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge. VULNERABLE.
Eared Dove – Zenaida auriculata. Common in the highlands, seen at Huacarpay Lakes. Numbers increasing rapidly.
White-tipped Dove - Leptotila verreauxi decipiens. Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Grey-fronted Dove – Leptotila rufaxilla. Seen at Amazonia lodge and also at Manu Wildlife Center, very common. This and the previous species have complicated distribution with places where they occur side by side and other where only one occurs or is more common. In this part of Peru the two species appear to segregate one another by elevation. White-tipped is found in the foothills and Gray-fronted in the lowlands. At least one is far more common than the other at different elevations.
Ruddy Ground Dove – Columbina talpacoti, Seen along the road on our way to Puerto Maldonado.
HOATZIN
Hoatzin - Opisthocomus hoazin, Common at Amazonia Lodge and also at Cocha Blanco ox-bow lakes.
CUCKOOS
Little Cuckoo – Coccycua minutae. Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge.
Squirrel Cuckoo - Piaya cayana. Common in the Amazon lowlands, seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge and also at Amazonia Lodge.
Black-bellied Cuckoo – Piaya melanogaster. Excellent views along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Dark-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus melacoryphus. 2 individuals seen also along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Smooth-billed Ani - Crotophaga ani. Common in the open secondary forest in the Lowland rainforest.
OWLS
Tawny-bellied Screech Owl - Megascops (usta) watsonii. Seen on two consecutive nights at Amazonia lodge.
Crested Owl – Lophostrix cristata. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Spectacled Owl – Pulsatrix perspicillata. Great views of two individuals from the MWC canopy platform.
Amazonian Pygmy-Owl - Glaucidium hardyi. Heard only, at MWC.
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. Scope views of one individual at Antthrush trail around Manu Wildlife Center.
Burrowing Owl – Athene cunicularia. 2 individuals seen from the road by the pasture fields near Puerto Maldonado.
POTOOS
Great Potoo – Nyctibius grandis. One seen between Pillcopata and Atalaya nesting in a dead dry tree - great views and another one at Amazonia Lodge and one more along the Madre de Dios River on our way down to Boca Colorado.
Common Potoo – Nyctibius griseus. Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Andean Potoo – Nyctibius maculosus. One seen roosting in the Cloud forest between Rocotal and mirador San Pedro.
NIGHTHAWKS & NIGHTJARS
Sand-colored Nighthawk - Chordeiles rupestris. Over a hundred individuals seen on the Madre de Dios River on our way down to Manu Wildlife Center and another big flock of about 60+ individuals seen also on the Madre de Dios River bank on our way down to Boca Colorado.
Common Pauraque – Nyctidromus albicollis. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and also at Manu Wildlife Center.
Lyre-tailed Nightjar – Uropsalis lyra. One individual seen in flight at the Mirador San Pedro above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Ladder-tailed Nightjar – Hydropsalis climacocerca. One female seen on the river bank on two consecutive days just across the River near the port of Manu Wildlife Center; which is the one that for some reason I couldn’t recognize right away, but eventually with research and some of participants help....it turned out to be this one!!
SWIFTS
Chestnut-collared Swift – Streptoprocne rutilus. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
White-collared Swift – Streptoprocne zonaris. Common.
Gray-rumped Swift - Chaetura cinereiventris. A few seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Pale-rumped Swift – Chaetura egregia. 2 seen from the canopy platform at Manu Wildlife Center.
White-tipped Swift – Aeronautes montivagus. A few seen at Machu-Picchu.
Neotropical Palm Swift – Tachornis squamata. Common in the Amazon Lowlands, seen on three consecutive days around MWC.
HUMMINGBIRDS
White-necked Jacobin – Florisuga mellivora. Common at Amazonia Lodge.
Rufous-breasted Hermit – Glaucis hirsuta. Seen around the garden at Manu Wildlife Center.
White-bearded Hermit - Phaethornis hispidus. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and also at MWC on two separate days.
Koepcke ́s Hermit – Phaethornis koepckeae. Seen at the hummingbird feeders of Amazonia Lodge. A Peruvian endemic and a specialty at Amazonia Lodge. This bird was named after the German Ornithologist Maria Koepcke. She conducted bird studies in Peru and wrote the seminal book “The Birds of the Department of Lima”. She was killed in a plane crash in Peru in 1977. ENDEMIC.
Reddish Hermit - Phaethornis ruber. Common in the lowlands, very common at Manu Wildlife Center.
Green-fronted Lancebill – Doryfera ludovicae. One individual seen on our way to Amazonia Lodge below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Wedge-billed Hummingbird – Schistes geoffroyi. Great views at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Sparkling Violetear - Colibri coruscans. Common at Machu-Picchu and the bully of the feeder at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Amethyst-throated Sunangel - Heliangelus amethysticollis. Common in the higher cloud forest around Wayqecha.
Festive Coquette – Lophornis schalybeus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Peruvian Piedtail – Phlogophilus harterti. Nice views of one individual at Cock of the Rock Lodge. NEAR THREATENED, ENDEMIC.
Speckled Hummingbird - Adelomyia melanogenys. Common at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Long-tailed Sylph – Aglaiocercus kingi. Seen around Rocotal one individual. This long-tailed hummingbird was named for Admiral Philip Parker King, British marine surveyor, naturalist and traveler in tropical America 1825-1830.
Green-tailed Trainbearer – Lesbia nuna. Seen around Huacarpay Lakes. Lesbia – a woman of Lesbos.
Purple-backed Thornbill – Ramphomicron microrhynchum. Male and female seen on the east slope of Abra Malaga.
Rufous-capped Thornbill – Chalcostigma ruficeps. 3 individuals seen above Wayqecha.
Bearded Mountaineer – Oreonympha nobilis. Two seen near Pisac town feeding in Nicotania flowers and one more at the garden of the Pakaritampu Hotel. ENDEMIC.
Scaled Metaltail – Metallura aeneocauda. Great views of 3 individuals on the east slope of Abra Malaga. Range Restricted.
Tyrian Metaltail – Metallura tyrianthina smaragdinicollis. Seen at Abra Malaga and also many between Paucartambo to Wayqecha. Named after the color Tyrian purple. Variously known as Royal purple, Tyrian purple, purple of the ancients, this ancient dyestuff, mentioned in texts dating about 1600 BC, was produced from the mucus of the hypo branchial gland of various species of marine mollusks, notably Murex. Although originating in old port of Tire in modern day Syria (hence the name), man's first large scale chemical industry spread throughout the world. With the decline of the Roman Empire, the use of the dye also declined and large-scale production ceased with the fall of Constantinople in 1453. It was replaced by other cheaper dyes like lichen purple and madder.
Buff-thighed Puffleg – Haplophaedia assimilis. 2 seen around Rocotal. Range Restricted.
Shining Sunbeam – Aglaeactis cupripennis caumatonotus. Quite common around Wayqecha.
White-tufted Sunbeam – Aglaeactis castelnaudii. Great views at Peñas below the pass at Abra Malaga west slope. ENDEMIC.
Collared Inca – Coeligena torquata. Seen at Machu-Picchu and also in the cloud forest below Wayqecha.
Great Sapphirewing – Pterophanes cyanopterus. Seen at Abra Malaga west slope and also near Acjanaco (the Pass) one individual in flight on our way to Wayqecha.
Chestnut-breasted Coronet – Boissonneaua matthewsii. Seen around Wayqecha.
Booted Racket-tail – Ocreatus underwoodii. Quite common at the feeders and the vervena flowers of Cock of the Rock Lodge. The “Raquet-tailed Puffleg was unknown in life but sepciemens existed in various London cabinets, whence a drawing was sent to Lesson (1832) by Mr Underwood on behalf of Charles Stokes a London stockbroker and collector.
Violet Fronted Brilliant – Heliodoxa leadbeateri. Common at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Giant Hummingbird – Patagona gigas. 2 seen near Pissac town and one more at the Hotel garden in Ollantaytambo and another one above Paucartambo town on our way to Wayqecha – the worlds largest Hummingbird!
Blue-tailed Emerald – Chlorostilbon mellisugus. Seen commonly at Amazonia lodge in the garden feeding in verbena flowers.
Violet-headed Hummingbird – Klais guimeti. Seen on two consecutive days at Amazonia Lodge.
Gray-breasted Sabrewing – Campylopterus largipennis. Common at Amazonia Lodge.
Fork-tailed Woodnymph – Thalurania furcata. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu wildlife Center - quite common.
Many-spotted Hummingbird – Taphrolesbia hypostictus. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Green-and-white Hummingbird – Leucippus viridicauda. Great views of two individuals at Machu-Picchu.
Sapphire-spangled Emerald – Amazilia láctea. Common at Amazonia lodge and 2 more outside of Puerto Maldonado.
Golden-tailed Sapphire – Chysuronia oenone. Common at Amazonia Lodge.
TROGONS AND QUETZALS
Crested Quetzal – pharomachrus antisianus. A male seen at Rocotal – nice views!
Golden Headed Quetzal – Pharomachrus auriceps. 4 seen in the cloud forest on our way down from Wayqecha.
Pavonine Quetzal – Pharomachrus pavoninus. One seen at Manu Wildlife Center on the Collpa Trail.
Black-tailed Trogon - Trogon melenurus. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Green-backed Trogon – Trogon viridis. One seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Collared Trogon – Trogon collaris. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Masked Trogon – Trogon personatus. Heard only, in the cloud forest, below Wayqecha.
Blue-crowned Trogon – Trogon curucui. 2 seen at Amazonia Lodge and 1 more around Manu Wildlife Center.
Amazonian Trogon – Trogon ramonianus. Great views and pictures at Amazonia Lodge - this is the one I called Violaceous Trogon at first. The subspecies ramonianus and caligatus were formerly (e.g., Cory 1919, Pinto 1937) considered separate species from Trogon violaceus (Violaceous Trogon) but Peters (1945) considered them all conspecific. Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) considered caligatus (Gartered Trogon) of Middle America and northwestern South America to be a separate species from Trogon violaceus, and this was followed by Hilty (2003); Genetic data (DaCosta & Klicka 2008) indicate that caligatus is basal to a group that includes Amazonian T. violaceus, T. curucui, and T. surrucura (and that Amazonian violaceus may be paraphyletic with respect to the latter two species). SACC proposal was passed to recognize caligatus as a species. SACC proposal passed to recognize ramonianus as a separate species from T. violaceus.
KINGFISHERS
Ringed Kingfisher – Megaceryle torquata. Quite common along the Madre de Dios River and at Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake.
Amazon Kingfisher – Chloroceryle amazona. Common along the Madre de Dios River.
Green Kingfisher – Chloroceryle americana. Seen at Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake and one more seen by the little creek in front of the Blanquillo macaw clay lick.
American-Pygmy Kingfisher – Chloroceryle aenea. One seen around the lagoon at Amazonia Lodge.
MOTMOTS
Broad-billed Motmot – Electron platyrhynchum. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Rufous Motmot – Baryphthengus martii. Also seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Amazonian Motmot – Momotus momota. Seen at Amazonia lodge and one more at La Cachuela road outside of Puerto Maldonado.
So there are now 6 recognized species that came out of the old Blue-crowned Motmot:
Momotus coeruliceps Blue-crowned Motmot – NE and Central Mexico;
Momotus lessoni Blue-diademed Motmot – South Mexico to Central Panama;
Momotus subrufescens Whooping Motmot - E Panama to NC Venezuela and the Magdalena Valley of Colombia; SE Ecuador and extreme NW Peru;
Momotus bahamensis Trinidad Motmot – Trindad & Tobago;
Momotus momota Amazonian Motmot - Venezuela (S of the Orinoco) and the Guianas, S through the entire Amazon basin to extreme N Argentina and Paraguay;
Momotus aequatorialis Andean Motmot – The Andes from NC Colombia to NE Bolivia.
Andean Motmot – Momotus aequatorialis. Common at Machu-Picchu and also around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
JACAMARS
Purus Jacamar – Galbalcyrhynchus purucianus. 3 seen at Cocha Blanco Ox-bow Lake. Named for the Purus River that runs from eastern Peru into Brazil. Range Restricted.
White-throated Jacamar – Brachygalba albogularis. 5 individuals seen along La Cachuela road outside of Puerto Maldonado. Range Restricted.
Bluish-fronted Jacamar – Galbula cyanescens. Common in lowland rainforest, seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge and also outside of Puerto Maldonado. Range Restricted.
PUFFBIRDS AND NUNBIRDS
White-necked Puffbird – Notharchus hyperrhynchus. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Chestnut-capped Puffbird – Bucco macrodactylus. One seen at Antthrush trail around Manu Wildlife Center. Excellent views.
Collared Puffbird – Bucco capensis. Seen at Manu wildlife Center on the Collpa trail - great views and photos.
Western Striolated Puffbird – Nystalus obamai. Two individuals seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center. Named for the current President of the United States. The SACC says “Whitney et al. (2013) described the population of western Amazonia as a new species, Nystalus obamai and also recommended treating the subspecies torridus of SE Amazonia as a separate species. SACC proposal passed to recognize two species. SACC proposal pending on English names.
Rufous-capped Nunlet – Nonnula ruficapilla. Seen by the little creek near the port at Amazonia Lodge.
Black-fronted Nunbird – Monasa nigrifrons. Very common in the Amazon lowlands. Monasa is Greek for solitary or a monk a reference to the plain plumage and quiet behavior of the Nunbirds.
White-fronted Nunbird – Monasa morphoeus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center in collpa trail and around the GRID trail system. Morpheus from Greek mythology – the god of sleep and dreams
Swallow-wing – Chelidoptero tenebrosa. Common in lowland rainforest and on river Islands.
NEW WORLD BARBETS
Gilded Barbet – Capito auratus. Great views from the MWC canopy platform and two more seen along the collpa trail.
Lemon-throated Barbet – Eubucco richardsoni. Seen along the riverside trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Versicolored Barbet – Eubucco versicolor. Good views at Rocotal.
TOUCANS
Channel-billed Toucan – Ramphastos vitellinus. Seen on three different days around Manu Wildlife Center.
White-throated Toucan – Rumphastos tucanus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center on two different days.
Emerald (Black-throated) Toucanet – Aulacorhynchus (atrigularis) prasinus. Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Blue-banded Toucanet – Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis. Great views and pictures at Rocotal of two individuals. Range Restricted.
Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan – Andigena hypoglauca. Two individuals seen and good pictures above Wayqecha. NEAR THREATENED.
Golden-collared Toucanet – Selenidera reinwardtii. Seen twice along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Chestnut-eared Aracari – Preroglossus castanotis. A few seen from the Blanquillo hide – around Manu Wildlife Center.
Curl-crested Aracari – Pteroglossus beauharnaesii. Seen on two consecutive days along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center. The cool afro crest feels like plastic to the touch! (On museum specimens).
WOODPECKERS & PICULETS
Ocellated Piculet – Picumnus dorbygnianus. Fantastic views of 2 individuals around Puente Ruinas below the Machu-Picchu ruins.
Rufous-breasted Piculet – Picumnus rufiventris. Two seen nicely at Amazonia Lodge.
Fine-barred Piculet – Picumnus subtilis. Heard only, at Amazonia lodge. Range Restricted.
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker – Melanerpes cruentatus. Seen on four different occasions around Manu Wildlife Center.
Bar-bellied Woodpecker – Veniliornis nigriceps. Two seen on the east slope of Abra Malaga.
Little Woodpecker – Veniliornis passerinus. Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Red-stained Woodpecker – Veniliornis affinis. One seen from the canopy platform at Manu Wildlife Center. Red-stained is found in the canopy of interior forest while the similarly looking Little Woodpecker is found at forest edges and middle age second growth.
Golden-olive Woodpecker – Piculus rubiginosus. Seen at Machu-Picchu and also in the cloud forest around Rocotal.
Andean Flicker – Colaptes rupícola. 5 seen along the Manu road near Paucartambo.
Cream-colored Woodpecker – Celeus flavus. Seen twice; first time along the riverside trail and also at Antthrush trail around Manu Wildlife Center. The cream of Woodpeckers!
Rufous-headed Woodpecker – Celeus spectabilis. Heard only, from the hide at Blanquillo Macaw clay lick.
Crimson-crested Woodpecker – Campephilus melanoleucos. One seen at Amazonia Lodge and 2 more at Antthrush trail around Amazonia Lodge.
CARACARAS & FALCONS
Laughing Falcon - Herpetotheres cachinnans. One seen from the canopy tower at Manu Wildlife Center.
Black Caracara – Daptrius ater. Quite common along the river banks.
Red-throated Caracara – Ibycter americanus. Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge.
Mountain Caracara – Phalcoboenus megalopterus. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes and also at Abra Malaga and a few more on our way from Cusco to Wayqecha. Common in the Andes.
Southern Caracara – Caracara plancus. Seen along the road on our way to Puerto Maldonado in the cattle ranches.
American Kestrel – Falco sparverius. Common in the Andes.
Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. One seen in flight at Huacarpay Lakes.
PARROTS
Barred Parakeet – Bolborhynchus Lineola. Seen around Rocotal on Manu Road - big flocks in flight. A nomad that is tied to seeding bamboo where it breeds when the bamboo periodically flowers and seeds.
Andean Parakeet – Bolborhynchus orbygnesius. 10+ seen above Wayqecha.
Amazonian Parrotlet – Nannopsittaca dachilleae. Great views of 2 individuals seen in the Tapir clay lick at Manu Wildlife Center. NEAR THREATENED.
Cobalt-winged Parakeet – Brotogeris cyanoptera. Common in the Amazon Lowlands.
Tui Parakeet – Brotogeris sanctithomae. Two seen at Cocha Blanco and a few more at the Blanquillo Macaw clay lick.
Orange-cheeked Parrot – Pyrilia barrabandi. Seen at the Blanquillo Macaw Clay lick. NEAR THREATENED.
Blue-headed Parrot - Pionus menstruus. Common in the Amazon lowlands.
Speckle-faced Parrot - Pionus tumultuosus tumultuosus. 20+ seen at Machu-Picchu and also below Wayqecha.
Yellow-crowned Amazon – Amazona ochrocephala. Several seen at Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake around the island and also at the Blanquillo clay lick – great views!
Scaly-naped Amazon – Amazona mercenaria. Heard only, in the cloud forest, around Rocotal.
Mealy Amazon – Amazona farinosa.. Seen at Macaw Clay lick very common. Farinosa is Latin for “Sprinkled with Flour” referring to the “dusted” appearance of this Amazon.
Dusky-billed Parrotlet – Forpus sclateri. 20+ seen at the Tapir clay lick at Manu Wildlife Center.
Rose-fronted Parakeet – Pyrrhura roseifrons. Amazing views of 10+ at the Tapir clay lick. Range Restricted.
Black-capped Parakeet – Pyrrhura rupicola. 5 also seen at the Tapir clay lick at Manu Wildlife Center. NEAR THREATENED.
Dusky-headed Parakeet – Aratinga weddellii. Common in Amazon lowlands.
Red-bellied Macaw – Orthopsittaca manilata. 3 seen on the way to Puerto Maldonado and a few more next day outside of Puerto Maldonado.
Blue and Yellow Macaw – Ara ararauna. Common in Amazon Lowlands.
Scarlet Macaw - Ara macao. Common in Manu but scarcer than the following species.
Red and Green Macaw – Ara chloropterus. Seen at the Blanquillo Macaw Cay lick very common and at MWC as well. Star performer at the Macaw Lick. Lots of frolicking birds all over the place. Frolicking at the clay lick.
Chestnut-fronted Macaw - Ara severa. Common.
Mitred Parakeet - Psitticara mitrata alticola. Seen around Puente Ruinas below Machu-Picchu Inca ruins.
White-eyed Parakeet – Psitticara leucophthalmus. A few seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
ANTBIRDS
Fasciated Antshrike – Cymbilaimus liniatus. Heard at Manu Wildlife Center.
Bamboo Antshrike – Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae. A male seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge near Chontachaca village in the bamboo forest.
Great Antshrike – Taraba major. A male seen on our way down to Amazonia Lodge near Atalaya and a pair seen in Antthrush trail (bamboo forest) around Manu Wildlife Center.
Barred Antshrike – Thamnophilus doliatus. A pair seen from the hide at Blanquillo macaw clay lick.
Chestnut-backed Antshrike – Thamnophilus palliatus. One seen near Chontachaca in bamboo on our way down to Amazonia Lodge. Range Restricted.
Plain-winged Antshrike - Thamnophilus schistaceus. A male seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Variable Antshrike – Thamnophius caerulescens. A pair seen around Puente Ruinas below the Machu-Picchu Inca ruins.
Dusky-throated Antshrike – Thamnomanes ardesiacus. Seen at Manu wildlife Center common in the trails usually with mixed understory flocks.
Bluish-slate Antshrike – Thamnomanes schistogynus. Seen at Amazonia lodge and in Manu Wildlife Center commonly - the leader of the understory mixed flocks.
Plain-throated Antwren – Isleria hauxwelli. Seen on two different days at Manu Wildlife Center – always stays near the ground. The genus name is for Mort and Phyllis Isler who have done a lot of work on Antbirds. The specific name is named for J. Hauxwell English collector in Peru and Brazil the early 1800’s. Has a Thrush named after him also.
Spot-winged Antshrike – Pygiptila stellaris. Seen along the collpa trail in mixed flock at Manu Wildlife Center.
Ornate Antwren – Epinecrophylla ornate meridionalis. Heard only, below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Amazonian Streaked Antwren – Myrmotherula multostriata. 2 seen just by the little creek behind the cabins at Manu Wildlife Center - a waterside specialist.
Stripe-chested Antwren – Myrmotherula longicauda. 3 individuals seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge on our way down to Amazonia Lodge.
White-flanked Antwren – Myrmotherula axillaris. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center – common with understory flocks. Willis (1984), Ridgely & Tudor (1994), Hilty (2003), and Zimmer & Isler (2003) noted that vocal differences among several subspecies of Myrmotherula axillaris suggest that more than one species is involved.
Long-winged Antwren – Myrmotherula longipennis garbei. Seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife center, common in understory mixed flocks.
Gray Antwren – Myrmotherula menetriesii. Common in Amazon lowland rainforest.
Yellow-breasted Antwren – Herpsilochmus axillaris. One seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Dot-winged Antwren – Microrhopias quixensis. 2 seen near Chontachaca on our way down to Amazonia Lodge from CORL.
Striated Antbird – Drymophila devillei. One individual seen between Pillcopata and Atalaya village on our way to Amazonia Lodge.
Gray Antbird – Cercomacra cinerascens. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Riparian Antbird – Cercomacra fuscicauda. A recent split from Blackish Antbird (which is probably what I called it). Two seen in the bamboo forest at Antthrush trail around Manu Wildlife Center.
Manu Antbird – Cercomacra manu. Great views in the bamboo forest at Antthrush trail around Manu Wildlife Center. Range Restricted.
White-backed Fire-eye – Pyriglena leuconota marcapatensis. One near Cock of the Rock Lodge in bamboo.
White-browed Antbird – Myrmoborus leucophrys. Seen between Pillcopata and Atalaya Community.
Black-faced Antbird – Myrmoborus myotherinus. Seen on two consecutive days at Manu Wildlife Center.
Yellow-breasted Warbling Antbird – Hypocnemis subflava. Seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge in the bamboo forest.
Peruvian Warbling Antbird – Hypocnemis peruviana. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Silvered Antbird – Sclateria naevia. Seen at Cocha Blanco Ox-bow Lake.
White-lined Antbird – Pernoctola lophotes. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and also at Manu Wildlife Center in bamboo. Another bamboo specialist! Range just creeps over the border into NW Bolivia. NEAR THREATENED, Range Restricted.
Plumbeous Antbird – Myrmeciza hyperythra. Seen around the GRID at Manu Wildlife Center.
Goeldi ́s Antbird – Myrmeciza goeldii. 4 seen at Antthrush trail around Manu Wildlife Center. Favours Bamboo but is not restricted to it. Named for Emil August Goeldi, German naturalist resident in Brazil and author of “Aves do Brasil” 1894. Range Restricted.
Sooty Antbird – Myrmecisa fortis. 3 seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-throated Antbird – Myrmecisa atrothorax. 2 seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Hairy-crested Antbird – Rhegmatorhina melanosticta. Heard only, along the Creekside trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
GNATEATERS
Ash-throated Gnateater – Conopophaga peruviana. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
ANTPITTAS
Undulated Anpitta – Grallaria squamigera. 2 seen above Paucartambo on our way to Wayqecha.
Red and White Antpitta – Grallaria erythroleuca. 1 seen below Wayqecha. ENDEMIC.
Rufous (Urubamba) Antpitta – Grallaria rufula occabambae. 2 seen near Wayqecha Biological Station.
Amazonian Antpitta – Hylopezus berlepschi. Great views of one individual at Amazonia Lodge – satisfying prolonged views.
Thrush Like Antpitta – Myrmotherola campanisona. Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge.
Stripe-headed Antpitta – Grallaria andicolus. Heard only, at Abra Malaga – west slope.
TAPACULOS
Rusty-belted Tapaculo – Liosceles throracicus. One seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Trilling Tapaculo – Scytolopus parvirostris. Heard only, around Wayqecha.
Puna Tapaculo – Scytolopus simonsi. Heard only, at Abra Malaga.
Diademed Tapaculo – Scytolopus schulenbergi. One seen at Abra Malaga on the east slope. Range Restricted.
ANTHRUSHES
Rufous-capped Antthrush – Fornicarius colma. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center along the collpa trail – excellent views.
Black-faced Antthrush –Fonicarius analis. One seen around the GRID at Manu Wildlife Center.
OVENBIRDS
Long-tailed Woodcreeper – Deconychura longicauda pallida. Heard only, at MWC.
Tyrannine Woodcreeper - Dendrocincla tyrannina. One seen below the tunnels on our way to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
White-chinned Woodcreeper - Dendrocincla merula. One seen briefly along the Creekside trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper – Glyphorynchus spirurus. Common in the lowland rainforest.
Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper - Dendrexetastes rufigula. Seen at Amazonia Lodge in the garden and at Manu Wildlife Center. Always present at clearings of houses or lodges where they roost.
Long-billed Woodcreeper - Nasica longirostris. Great views of 2 individuals from the little clearing of Antthrush trail around MWC.
Amazonian Barred Woodcreeper – Dendrocolaptes certhia. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-banded Woodcreeper – Dendrocolaptes picumnus. Seen at Amazonia lodge in the garden.
Straight-billed Woodcreeper – Dendroplex picus. Seen at la Pastora outside of Puerto Maldonado nice views. Likes more lightly wooded and open country.
Elegant (Jurua) Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus elegans juruanus. Seen on two consecutive days at Manu Wildlife Center.
Buff-throated Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus guttatus. The most common lowland rainforest Woodcreeper, seen at Manu Wildlife Center; some authorities consider Buff throated Woodcreeper of SE Brazil as distinct but some authorities consider the reason for splitting weak; seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Olive-backed Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus triangularis. Seen on two consecutive days in the cloud forest above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Red-billed Scythebill – Campylorhamphus trochilirostris. One seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge and also seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Montane Woodcreeper – Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger. Fairly common in the cloud forest.
Point-tailed Palmcreeper - Berlepschia rikeri. Great views of 2 individuals seen near Puerto Maldonado in Mauritia Palm trees on our way to Puerto Maldonado from MWC.
Streaked Xenops – Xenops rutilans. 2 seen really well around Puente Ruinas below Machu-Picchu and two seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Pale-legged Hornero - Furnarius leucopus. Common at Amazonia Lodge, seen also at Manu Wildlife Center in the gardens.
Wren-like Rushbird - Phleocryptes melanops. 2 seen at Huacarpay Lakes several individuals – restricted to reed beds.
Cream-winged Cinclodes - Cinclodes albiventris. Common at Abra Malaga both slopes.
Royal Cinclodes - Cinclodes aricomae. Unfortunately only heard at Abra Malaga - in the distance somewhere, where it was very difficult to access walking because it was steep and up hill.
Dusky-cheeked Foliage-gleaner – Anabazenops dorsalis. Seen at Amazonia lodge.
Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner – Phylidor erythrocercum. One seen along the collpa trail with understory mix-species flock.
Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner – Philydor erythropterum. 2 seen also along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner – Philydor rufus. 2 seen at Antthrush trail around Manu Wildlife Center.
Montane Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia striaticollis. Fairly common in the Cloud forest; seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Chestnut-winged Hookbill - Ancistrops strigilatus. Seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-billed Treehunter – Thripadectes melanorhynchus. Seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner - Automolus ochrolaemus. One seen near Chontachaca village on our way down from Cock of the Rock Lodge and another one seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Eastern Woodhaunter – Automolus subulatus. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner – Automolus infuscatus. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner – Automolus rufipileatus. Seen around Amazonia lodge.
Pearled Treerunner - Margarornis squamiger. Common in the higher Cloud Forests seen at Abra Malaga and around Wayqecha.
Streak-fronted Thornbird – Phacellodomus striaticeps. One seen near Pisac town on our way to Ollantaytambo.
Puna Thistletail – Asthenes helleri. 2 seen at Abra Malaga east slope and 2 more in the higher cloud forests below the Acjanaco near Wayqecha. Named for Edmund Heller (1875-1944) US naturalist and collector who worked at the Field Museum of Natural History. VULNERABLE, Range Restricted.
Rusty-fronted Canastero – Asthenes ottonis. Also seen near Pisac town on our way to Ollantaytambo. ENDEMIC.
Junin Canastero – Asthenes virgata. Great views at Abra Malaga on the west slope. ENDEMIC.
Plain Softtail - Thripophaga fusciceps dimorph.a Very good views at Amazonia Lodge.
Ash-browed Spinetail – Cranioleuca curtata. 2 seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge. VULNERABLE.
Marcapata Spinetail – Cranioleuca marcapatae marcapatae 2 seen at Abra Malaga on the east slope in bamboo forest - great views. Named for the town of Marcapata not far from Cusco. VULNERABLE ENDEMIC.
Creamy-crested Spinetail – Cranioleuca albicapilla albicapilla. 2 seen at Abra Malaga on the west slope and 1 more between Challabamba to Acjanaco great views. ENDEMIC.
Speckled Spinetail – Cranioleuca gutturata. Great views at Amazonia Lodge.
Azara ́s Spinetail – Synallaxis azarae urubambae. Common in the Cloud Forest.
Plain-crowned Spinetail – Synallaxis gujanensis. Seen at Amazonia lodge. Great views!
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Sclater’s Tyrannulet – Mecocerculus Phyllomyias sclateri. 2 seen nicely around Puente Ruinas below the Machu-Picchu Inca ruins.
Ashy-headed Tyrannulet – Phyllomyias cinereiceps. Heard only, at Machu-Picchu.
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet – Tyrannulus elatus. Seen around Manu Wildlife Center.
Forest Elaenia - Myiopagis gaimardii. Seen from the canopy tower at Manu Wildlife Center.
Sierran Elaenia – Elaenia pallatangae. Several individuals seen in the higher cloud forest around Wayqecha Research Station.
White-throated Tyrannulet – Mecocerculus leucophrys. Common in the cloud forest - seen at Machu-Picchu and from Wayqecha to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
White-banded Tyrannulet – Mecocerculus stictopterus. Common in the cloud forest – seen from Wayqecha to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Tuffted Tit-Tyrant - Anairetes parulus. 3 seen between Paucartambo and Acjanaco on our way to Wayqecha.
Torrent Tyrannulet – Cerpophaga cinerea. 2 seen along the Urubamba River at Machu-Picchu.
Ringed Antpipit – Corythopis torquata. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Marble-faced Bristle Tyrant – Phylloscartes ophthalmicus. Seen at Cock of the rock lodge in mixed flocks.
Cinnamon Faced Tyrannulet – Phylloscartes parkeri. Heard only, around Cock of the Rock Lodge. Range Restricted.
Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet – Phylloscartes ventralis. 3 seen at Machu-Picchu and 2 more around Rocotal.
Streak-necked Flycatcher – Mionectes striaticollis. Quite common in the cloud forest – seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Olive-striped Flycatcher – Mionectes olivaceus. One seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher – Mionectes oleagineus. 1 seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Inca Flycatcher – Leptopogon taczanowskii. 2 seen in the cloud forest on our way down to Cock of the Rock Lodge. A scarce Peruvian endemic; Named for Wladislaw Taczanowskii, Polish ornithologist and author of “Ornithologie du Perou” 1884. ENDEMIC.
Sepia-capped Flycatcher – Leptopogon amaurocephalus. Seen near Chontachaca village on our way to Amazonia Lodge.
Slaty-capped Flycatcher – Leptopogon superciliaris. 3 seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Plain Tyrannulet – Inezia inornata. One seen at La Pastora port outside of Puerto Maldonado.
Many-colored Rush Tyrant – Tachuris rubrigastra. 6 seen at Huacarpay Lakes – beautiful birds!
Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant – Lophotriccus pileatus. Heard only, around Cock of the Rock lodge.
White-bellied Tody-Tyrant - Hemitriccus griseipectus. 1 seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-throated Tody -Tyrant – Hemitriccus granadensis. Heard only, below Wayqecha.
Rusty-fronted Tody Flycatcher – poecilotriccus latirostre. Good views of 2 individuals at Antthrush trail around Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-backed Tody-Flycatcher - Poecilotriccus pulchellus. One seen near Chontachaca on our way to Amazonia. A localized ENDEMIC.
Spotted Tody-Flycatcher - Todirostrum maculatum. Seen around the Blanquillo Claylick.
Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher – Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum. Very good views of one individual along the Cachuela road outside of Puerto Maldonado.
Olivaceous Flatbill – Rhynchocyclus olivaceus. One seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Olive-faced Tolmomyias – Tolmomyias viridiceps. One seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Golden-crowned Spadebill - Platyrinchus coronatus. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher – Terenotriccus erythrurus. One seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Cinnamon Flycatcher – Pyrrhosmyias cinnamomea. Common in the Cloud Forest on the Manu Road.
Smoke-colored Pewee – Contopus fumigatus. Quite common in the cloud forest on the Manu Road.
Black Phoebe – Sayornis nigricans latirostris. Common on the rivers and small streams along the Manu Road and also in Machu- Picchu. This is the southern race Sayornis nigricans latirostris. The change from the darker-winged nominate n. nigricans to the white-winged latirostris is a north-south cline, with larger amounts of white gradually appearing further south.
Vermilion Flycatcher – Pyrocephalus rubinus. Common in the Manu lowland rainforest and along the Madre de Dios River. Also an austral migrant here.
Drab Water-Tyrant Ochthornis littoralis. Common along the Amazonian rivers.
Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant – Muscisaxicola rufivertex. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
Puna Ground-Tyrant – Muscisaxicola juninensis. 2 seen at Abra Malaga.
Cinereous Ground-Tyrant – Muscisaxicola cinerea. Also seen at Abra Malaga.
Rufous-webbed Tyrant – Polioxolmis rufipennis. One seen at Abra Malaga. Range Restricted.
Crowned (Kalinowski’s) Chat-Tyrant – Ochthoeca (spodionota) frontalis. One seen by a few people above Wayqecha. Range Restricted.
Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca rufipectoralis. Common at Abra Malaga and also in the cloud forest of Mau road.
Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca fumicolor. 4 seen at Abra Malaga and one more on the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha.
White-browed Chat-Tyrant- Ochthoeca leucophyrys. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
Rusty-margined Flycatcher – Myiozetetes cayanensis. Common in the disturbed habitats – seen on two consecutive days near Puerto Maldonado.
Social Flycatcher – Myiozetetes similis. Common in Amazon lowlands.
Gray-capped Flycatcher - Myiozetetes granadensis. Common in lowland rainforest – seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Great Kiskadee – pitangus sulphuratus.. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Lesser Kiskadee – pitangus lictor. Seen around the Blanquillo Macaw Claylick.
Lemon Browed Flycatcher – Conopias cinchoneti. Seen on two consecutive days around Cock of the Rock Lodge. VULNERABLE.
Golden-crowned Flycatcher – Myiodynastes chrysocephalus. Seen at Machu-Picchu.
Streaked Flycatcher – Myiodynastes maculatus. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Tropical Kingbird – Tyrannus melancholicus. Very common.
Grayish Mourner – Rhytipterna simplex. Seen around the GRID trail system at Manu wildlife Center.
White-rumped Sirystes – Sirystes albocinerea. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center from the canopy tower.
Dusky Capped Flycatcher – Myiarchus tuberculifer. Seen near Acjanaco Pass.
Short-crested Flycatcher – Myiarchus ferox. Seen at Amazonia lodge.
Large-headed Flatbill – Ramphotrigon megacephala. One seen along Antthrush trail at Manu Wildlife Center – an obligate bamboo specialist.
Dusky-tailed Flatbill – Ramphotrigon fuscicauda. 3 seen at Antthrush trail (bamboo specialist) around Manu Wildlife Center.
Rufous-tailed Flatbill – Ramphotrigon ruficauda. Seen at Manu wildlife Center on the Collpa trail.
Dull-capped (White-eyed) Attila - Attila bolivianus. One seen on the trail coming back from the Cocha Blanco ox-bow lake around Manu Wildlife Center.
COTINGAS
Barred Fruiteater – Pipreola arcuate. Heard only, around Wayqecha.
Masked Fruiteater – Pipreola pulchra. 2 individuals seen around Puente Ruinas below Machu-Picchu Inca ruins – great views! ENDEMIC.
Red-crested Cotinga – Ampelion rubrocristata. Seen around Wayqecha.
Chestnut-crested Cotinga – Ampelion rufaxilla. 2 seen below Pillahuata On our way to Cock of the Rock Lodge – great views!
Andean Cock-of-the-Rock – Rupicola peruviana. We saw at the lek several individuals - good views of the Peruvian National bird.
Purple-throated Fruitcrow – Querula purpurata. 2 seen really well on the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Screaming Piha – Lipaugus vociferans. Commonly heard at Manu Wildlife Center; but one seen around the GRID.
Bare-necked Fruitcrow – Gymnoderus foetidus. 2 seen in flight from the Catamaran at Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake.
MANAKINS
Dwarf-tyrant Manakin – Tyranneutes stolzmanni. Great views on collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Blue-backed Manakin – Chiroxiphia pareola regina. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Yungas Manakin – Chiroxiphia boliviana. Heard only, at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Band-tailed Manakin – Ceratopipra fasciicauda. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center on the toucan loop trail.
Blue-crowned Manakin – Pipra coronata exquisite. 2 seen on the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
TITYRAS AND BECARDS
Black-tailed Tityra – Tityra cayana. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center and also outside of Puerto Maldonado.
Masked Tityra - Tityra semifasciata. Seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Cinereous Mourner – laniocera hypopyrra. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Barred Becard – Pachyrampus versicoor. Seen below the tunnels in the cloud forest of the Manu road.
White-winged Becard – Pachyrampus polychopterus. Seen at Amazonia lodge in the garden and also at Manu Wildlife Center and one more outside of Puerto Maldonado.
INCERTAE SEDIS
Wing-barred Piprites – piprites chloris. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
VIREOS & GREENLETS
Rufous Browed Peppershrike – Cyclarhis gujanensis. Seen around La Pastora port outside of Puerto Maldonado.
Brown-capped Vireo – Vireo leucophrys. Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Red-eyed Vireo – Vireo olivaceus chivi. Seen at Machu-Picchu and also outside of Puerto Maldonado. Some classifications (e.g., Pinto 1944) have considered the South American chivi group as a separate species ("Chivi Vireo") from V. olivaceus, or as conspecific with V. flavoviridis (Hamilton 1962), but see Hellmayr (1935), Zimmer (1941d), Eisenmann 1962a, Johnson & Zink (1985), and Ridgely & Tudor (1989). Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) suggested, however, that more than one species may be involved within the South American chivi group.
Tawny-crowned Greenlet – Pachysylvia ochraceiceps. 3 seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
JAYS
White-collared Jay - Cyanolyca viridicyana. 2 seen above Wayqecha – NEAR THREATENED, Range Restricted.
Purplish Jay - Cyanocorax cyanomelas. Fairly common in the Manu Lowland rainforest – seen at Amazonia Lodge and along the River on our way down to Manu Wildlife Center. Range Restricted.
Violaceous Jay - Cyanocorax violaceus. Common in the Lowland rainforest.
Inca (Green) Jay - Cyanocorax (luxosus) yncas. 3 seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge. Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) and Hilty (2003) treated Middle American populations as a separate species, C. luxosus ("Green Jay") from South American C. yncas ("Inca Jay"), but no data presented; they were formerly (e.g., REFS) considered separate species. Proposal needed?
SWALLOWS
Blue-and-white Swallow - Notiochelidon cyanoleuca. Common.
Brown-bellied Swallow - Notiochelidon murina. Seen at Abra Malaga.
White-banded Swallow - Atticora fasciata. Common along the Rivers in the Lowland rainforest.
Southern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx ruficollis. Common.
Gray-breasted Martin - Progne chalybea. 3 individuals seen at Cocha Blanco Lake.
White-winged Swallow – Tachycineta albiventer. The most common Swallow of the lowland rainforest rivers and oxbow lakes.
Barn Swallow – Hirundo rustica. Seen at Huacarpay Lake.
Cliff Swallow – Petrochelidon pyrrhonota. Also seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
WRENS
Scaly-breasted (Southern Nightingale) Wren - Microcerculus marginatus. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
House Wren – Troglodytes aedon. Common. Many authors (e.g., Hellmayr 1934, Pinto 1944, Phelps & Phelps 1950a) formerly treated Neotropical mainland populations as a separate species T. musculus; see also Brumfield and Capparella (1996); this treatment was followed by Brewer (2001) and Kroodsma & Brewer (2005). The Falklands population, T. a. cobbi, is treated as a species (Wood 1993), as was done by Brewer (2001), Mazar Barnett & Pearman (2001), Jaramillo (2003), and Kroodsma & Brewer (2005).
Mountain Wren – Troglodytes solstitialis. Seen at Machu-Picchu and also in the cloud forest of the Manu road.
Sedge (Puna) Wren – Cistothorus (minimus) platensis. 2 seen below Acjanaco on our way to Wayqecha. Formerly part of the Sedge Wren complex this has now been split into 10 species and the one here is Puna Wren.
Inca Wren – Pheugopedius eisenmanni. Great views of two individuals at Abra Malaga – in the chusquea bamboo forest of the east slope. ENDEMIC.
Thrush-like Wren - Campylorhynchus turdinus. Seen at Antthrush trail around Manu Wildlife Center.
Moustached Wren – Pheugopedius genibarbis. Seen twice at Manu Wildlife Center.
Buff-breasted Wren – Cantorchilus leucotis. Seen at La Cachuela road outside of Puerto Maldonado.
Fulvous Wren - Cinnycerthia fulva. 2 seen below Pillahuata on our way down to Wayqecha. Range Restricted.
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren – Henicorhina leucophrys. Commonly heard in the cloud forest – seen at Machu-Picchu.
Chestnut-breasted Wren – Cyphorhinus thoracicus. Heard only, below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Musician Wren – Cyphorhinus aradus. Seen around the GRID at Manu Wildlife Center.
DONOCOBIUS
Black-capped Donacobius – Donacobius atricapillus. Common on the ox-bow lakes and marshes of the lowlands – seen at Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake.
DIPPERS
White Capped Dipper – Cinclus leucocephalus. Seen at Abra Malaga and also along the Urubamba River on our way in and out to Machu-Picchu.
THRUSHES AND SOLITAIRES
Andean Solitaire – Myadestes ralloides. Heard only, around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
White-eared Solitaire - Entomodestes leucotis. Also heard only, around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Great Thrush – Turdus fuscater ockenderi. The common Thrush of the higher Cloud Forest.
Chiguanco Thrush – Turdus chiguanco chiguanco. The common Andean Thrush.
Black-billed Thrush - Turdus ignobilis. The common Amazonian Thrush.
Lawrence's Thrush - Turdus lawrencii. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
White-necked Thrush - Turdus albicollis. Seen at Manu Wildlife Centre.
PIPITS
Short-billed Pipit – Anthus furcatus. 2 seen at Abra Malaga.
TANAGERS AND ALLIES
Red-capped Cardinal – Paroaria gularis. Common in the lowlands, especially around the ox-bow lakes – seen at Amazonia Lodge and around Manu Wildlife Center.
Red-billed Pied-Tanager – Lamprospiza melanoleuca. One seen at Collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Magpie Tanager – Cissopis leveriana. The biggest Tanager in Amazonian lowlands and fairly common – seen on our way to Amazonia Lodge and also around Manu Wildlife Center.
White-browed (Black-capped) Hemispingus - Hemispingus (aricuaris) atropileus. Seen around Wayqecha Biological Station in bamboo. The subspecies auricularis is distinct genetically and morphologically, and should presumably given taxonomic rank (Garcia-Moreno et al. 2001, Garcia-Moreno & Fjeldsa 2003). Proposal needed. ENDEMIC.
Superciliaried Hemispingus - Hemispingus superciliaris. Common around Pillahuata in the Manu Cloud forest.
Three-striped Hemispingus - Hemispingus trifasciatus. 3 seen really well at Abra Malaga east slope.
Rust-and-yellow Tanager – Thlypopsis ruficeps. Fairly common in the cloud forest associated with mixed-species flocks – seen between Paucartambo and Acjanaco. Range Restricted.
White-shouldered Tanager – Tachyphonus luctuosus. Two seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Silver-beaked Tanager – Ramphocelus carbo. Another common good-looking Tanager – common in the Lowland rainforest.
Hooded Mountain-Tanager – Buthraupis montana. Common around Wayqecha Biological Station; the display is pretty acrobatic for such a large Tanager.
Grass-green Tanager - Chlorornis riefferii. 3 seen around Wayqecha Biological Station.
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager - Anisognathus igniventris igniventris. Fairly common around Wayqecha – common but spectacular.
Chestnut-bellied Mountain-Tanager – Debusia castaneoventris. One seen at Abra Malaga east slope; amazing color contrast between the upper and underparts! Range Restricted.
Yellow-throated Tanager - Iridosornis analis. One seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Golden-collared Tanager - Iridosornis jelskii. 2 seen above Wayqecha. Range Restricted.
Blue-and-yellow Tanager – Thraupis bonariensis. Unlike most Peruvian Tanagers this one in particular likes arid and semi-arid areas but it’s also present in the cloud forest; seen at Huacarpay Lakes and Machu-Picchu.
Orange-eared Tanager – Chlorochrysa calliparaea. Very beautiful little Tanager; seen several times on two consecutive days around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Blue-gray Tanager – Thraupis episcopus. Common.
Palm Tanager – Thrupis cyanocephala. Common.
Blue-capped Tanager – Thraupis cyanocephala. Fairly common in the cloud forest of the Manu road – seen around Wayqecha.
Golden-naped Tanager - Tangara ruficervix. Seen around Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Blue-necked Tanager – Tangara cyanicollis. Another Christmas-tree bird! Common.
Spotted Tanager – Tangara punctata. Replaces the former in the higher foothills, not uncommon around 1000 meters; Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Turquoise Tanager – Tangara mexicana. A lowland species, seen at Manu Wildlife Center and not found in Mexico!
Paradise Tanager – Tangara chilensis. What can you say! A pleasure to have such a pretty species so common in Cloud forest but not found in Chile!
Opal-rumped Tanager – Tangara callophrys. Seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Golden-eared Tanager – Tangara chrysotis. A very nice Tanager, seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Saffron-crowned Tanager – Tangara xanthocephala lamprotis. Wonderful views around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Golden Tanager – Tangara arthus. Great looks around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Silver-backed Tanager – Tangara viridicollis. Great looks at Machu-Picchu.
Swallow Tanager - Tersina viridis. Several individuals seen near Chontachaca and 2 more on the Cachuela road outside of Puerto Maldonado.
Yellow-bellied Dacnis – Dacnis flaviventer. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and at Manu Wildlife Center.
Blue Dacnis – Dacnis cayana. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center. Fairly common.
Purple Honeycreeper – Cyanerpes caeruleus. Seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Green Honeycreeper – Chlorophanes spiza. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Cinereous Conebill – Conirostrum cinereum cinereum. Common in the highlands – seen at Ollantaytambo and also on the Manu road.
White-browed Conebill – Conirostrum ferrugineneiventre. Great views at Abra Malaga. Range Restricted.
Blue-backed Conebill – Conirostrum sitticollor. One seen below Acjanaco on our way to Wayqecha.
Capped Conebill – Conirostrum albifrons. Common with mixed-species flocks in the cloud forest.
Tit-like Dacnis – Xenodacnis parina. 2 seen really well at Abra Malaga east slope. Range Restricted.
Rusty Flowerpiercer – Diglossa sittoides. Seen at Ollantaytambo just around the Pakaritampu Hotel's grounds.
Moustached Flowerpiercer - Diglossa mystacalis. Seen around Acjanaco Pass and Wayqecha Biological Station. Range Restricted.
Black-throated Flowerpiercer - Diglossa brunneiventris. Seen at Ollantaytambo and also on the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha Biological Station.
Masked Flowerpiercer - Diglossa cyanea. Fairly common in the Manu cloud forest.
Peruvian Sierra-Finch – Phrygilus punensis. Seen on our way to Paucartambo. Named for the Southern Peruvian Department of Puno. Range Restricted.
Mourning Sierra-Finch – Phrygilus fruticeti. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes and also on the Manu road.
Plumbeous Sierra-Finch – Phrygilus unicolor. Seen at Abra Malaga.
Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch – Poospiza caesar. Heard only, near Huancarani on our way to Wayqecha.
Saffron Finch - Sicalis flaveola. Nice views on the Cachuela road outside Puerto Maldonado. Origin of this population unknown.
Blue-blacked Grassquit – Volatinia jacarina. Seen along the transoceanic highway on our way to Puerto Maldonado.
Double-collared Seedeater – Sporophila caerulenscens. Seen outside of Puerto Maldonado.
Black-billed Seed-Finch – Sporophila atrirostris. One seen from the hide of the Blanquillo macaw clay lick.
Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch – Sporophila angolensis. Also seen from the hide of Blanquillo macaw clay lick, also seen near Chontachaca on our way to Amazonia Lodge.
Band-tailed Seedeater – Catamenia analis analis. Common in the Andes where there is some vegetation, several birds at Huacarpay lakes and at Ollantaytambo.
Plain-colored Seedeater – Catamenia inornata. Seen at Acjanaco on our way too Wayqecha.
Bananaquit - Coereba flaveola. Seen at Amazonia Lodge – not common in Manu.
INCERTAE SEDIS-2
Buff-throated Saltator – Saltator maximus. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Grayish Saltator – Saltator coerulescens. Seen at Blanquillo macaw clay lick and also outside of Puerto Maldonado.
Golden-billed Saltator – Saltator aurantiirostris. Common at Ollantaytambo at the Pakaritampu Hotel.
NEW WORLD SPARROWS AND ALLIES
Rufous-collared Sparrow - Zonatrichia capensis. Only in the Andes. A pretty Sparrow.
Yellow-browed Sparrow – Ammodramus aurifrons. Seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge and also along the highway on the way to Puerto Maldonado.
Pectoral Sparrow – Arremon taciturnus. 2 seen well at Amazonia Lodge.
Black-faced Brushfinch – Atalaptes melanolaemus. Common on the Manu road in the cloud forest. The Atlapetes genus has been completely revamped based on bio-chemical data and work done at Copenhagen Field Museum. Formerly considered part of Rufous-napped Brush-Finch complex A. rufinucha. Atlapetes melanolaemus was formerly (Hellmayr 1938, Paynter 1970a, Meyer de Schauensee 1970, Ridgely & Tudor 1989, Sibley & Monroe 1990) considered a subspecies of A. rufinucha, but see García-Moreno & Fjeldså (1999). Range Restricted.
Common Chlorospingus - Chlorospingus flavopectus. Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge. Genetic data (REFS, Burns et al. 2002, 2003) indicate the genus Chlorospingus is not a member of the Thraupidae, but (Klicka et al. 2007) a member of the Emberizidae. SACC proposal passed to transfer to Emberizidae. Barker et al. (2013) further confirmed the placement of the genus with the New World sparrows. Frank Pitelka (in Tordoff 1954a) long ago noted the emberizine-like behavior of Chlorospingus. SACC proposal passed to change English names of the species in the genus from “Bush-Tanager” to “Chlorospingus”.
Yellow-throated Chlorospingus – Chlorospingus flavigularis. Seen above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
CARDINAL GROSBEAKS
Tooth-billed Tanager – Piranga (flava) lutea. Seen on two consecutive days around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager – Habia rubica. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center in mixed species flocks.
Black-backed Grosbeak – Pheucticus aureoventris. Seen at the garden of the Pakaritampu Hotel at Ollantaytambo.
NEW WORLD WARBLERS
Tropical Parula – Setophaga pitiayumi. Seen at Machu-Picchu and also at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Citrine Warbler – Myiothlypis luteoviridis striaticeps. Common in the cloud forest – seen at Abra Malaga and around Wayqecha Biological Station.
Pale-legged Warbler - Myiothlypis signatus. Seen between Paucartambo and Acjanaco on our way to Wayqecha. Range Restricted.
Buff-rumped Warbler - Myiothlypis fulvicauda. Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Two-banded Warbler – Myiothlypis bivittatus. Seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Golden-bellied (Cuzco) Warbler – Myiothlypis chrysogaster. Seen below Quit calzones on our way to Amazonia Lodge. Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) treated the northern subspecies chlorophrys as a separate species – Choco Warbler - from Myiothlypis chrysogaster based on differences in descriptions of songs; see Zimmer (1949) for rationale for considering them sister taxa. This Golden –bellied warbler becomes a Peruvian endemic. ENDEMIC.
Russet-crowned Warbler - Myiothlypis coronatus. Seen near Rocotal in the Manu Cloud forest.
Three-striped (Yungas) Warbler – Basileuterus (punctipectus) tristriatus. Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge. Donegan (2014) provided evidence that the Bolivian punctipectus group (including canens) should be treated as a separate species. SACC proposal needed. Range Restricted.
Slate-throated Redstart (Whitestart) – Myioborus miniatus. Common at Machu-Picchu and also around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Spectacled Redstart (Whitestart) – Myioborus melanocephalus. Fairly common in Manu Claud forest generally higher than the former – seen at Abra Malaga and around Rocotal.
OROPENDOLAS, ORIOLES AND BLACKBIRDS
Crested Oropendola – Psarocolius decumanus maculosus. Common in the Amazon lowlands.
Dusky-green Oropendola – Psarocolius atrovirens. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge in the Manu Cloud forest - fairly common. Range Restricted.
Russet-backed Oropendola – Psarocolius angustifrons alfredi. Common.
Olive Oropendola – Psarocolius bifasciatus. Seen commonly around Manu Wildlife Center.
Casqued Cacique – Cacicus oseryi. Seen on two different days at Manu Wildlife Center.
Yellow-rumped Cacique – Cacicus cela. Common.
Southern Mountain Cacique – Cacicus chrysonotus. 3 seen above Wayqecha Biological Station.
Solitary Cacique - Cacicus solitarius. Seen at Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake.
Orange-backed Troupial – Icterus croconotus. Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge.
Pale-eyed Blackbird – Agelaius xanthophthalmus. Great views at Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake. Range Restricted.
Yellow-winged Blackbird – Agelaius thilius. 3 seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
Giant Cowbird – Molothrus oryzivorus. Common in the lowlands – seen along the Madre de Dios River.
Red-breasted Blackbird – Sturnella militaris. 3 seen along the road near Puerto Maldonado.
FINCHES
Hooded Siskin – Sporaga magellanica urubambensis. Seen at Ollantaytambo and also on the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha.
Olivaceous Siskin – Sporaga olivacea. Seen at Machu-Picchu – a humid forest Siskin.
Thick-billed Euphonia - Euphonia laniirostris. Seen at Machu-Picchu.
Bronze-green Euphonia – Euphonia mesochrysa. 2 seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Orange-bellied Euphonia – Euphonia xanthogaster brunneifrons. Common Euphonia around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Rufous-bellied Euphonia - Euphonia rufiventris. One seen at Manu Wildlife Center from the canopy tower - great views and pictures.
Purple-throated Euphonia – Euphonia chlorotica. One male seen at La Cachuela road outside of Puerto Maldonado.