We arrived in Lima late on the 11th and only got about three hours sleep before we were up again for an early flight. We got to the airport in plenty of time for our flight as it was now delayed till 9 am. We made use of the time looking at books and snacking. The flight finally left and we drifted up over Lima before being engulfed in smog from the city. A solid layer of white cloud sat below us like a carpet of snow. Ahead loomed the Andes. Steep, rusty sided, jagged peaks clambered for altitude and deep valleys passed below us. The occasional altiplano area showed some green before we descended into Cusco. The descent into Cusco was not fun. This compact city is nestled in a steep sided valley at just over 10,000 feet. The descent into the valley was rough and bumpy. We turned in a sharp angle to make the approach and the mountains seemed to loom very close. We landed safely but didn’t feel too good. Soon enough though we were on our way again back over the Andes. The Cordillera Blanca with all its shining white peaks drifted below us till we began to proceed down with the contours of the mountains. High upper montane cloud forest changed to subtropical forest then into the thick carpet of cauliflower that continues on to the Atlantic. We soon touched down in Puerto Maldonado and while the luggage was coming off Susan had time to freshen up in the bathroom before we went outside to meet our guide, Vico. He loaded us up and told us we had a half hour drive down the river to meet our boat for the ride upriver to Posadas Amazonas. As we were leaving the airport I spotted a Greater Yellow-headed Vulture above the jungle lazily circling.
We stopped at the offices of the tour company to repack what we needed for the jungle and get our gear out. Back in the vehicle we headed out of town towards the docks. Jungle began to creep into the edge of the town and our first tall green trees and cecropia lined the dirt road. Along the road we found a White-fronted Nunbird followed quickly by a Blue-crowned Trogon in a cecropia. Next we stopped next to a dead tree to watch a Yellow-tufted Woodpecker creeping slowly up the side of the trunk and an obliging Bluish-fronted Jacamar perched in the same dead snag. A field next to the road had several birds in it with a brightly colored Spot-breasted Woodpecker on a fence stump next to the road.
We arrived at the dock and got loaded onto the boat. As we were last on we got to sit up front which was nice. We enjoyed the views of the river and wildlife as it whizzed past on our way to Posadas Amazonas. A Violaceous Jays voice exploded from a reed bed next the bank of the river and we got a good look at this lovely azure blue bird. As we got close to the lodge we saw several Scarlet Macaws over the clay lick and a hide that I thought was a small shack for someone.
A rickety set of wooden steps up the bank was all that greeted us. We climbed out and began a short hike through the jungle to the lodge. Along the way I spotted a Squirrel Monkey which we all stopped for.
Once at the lodge we got our rooms and got situated before meeting Vico for our first real jungle hike. We stepped down some wooden stairs and were out into the jungle. Birds called all about us and Vico found us our first Red-billed (Cuvier’s) Toucan yelping above us. We got to the canopy tower and headed up to the top of the canopy for an amazing view. From here we could scan the horizon which was green as far as the eye could see.
Across from us an Epaulet Oriole landed showing its bright yellow shoulder before flying off and close by on a snag a pair of Scarlet Macaws preened. It was nice to watch dusk settle over the jungle and when we climbed back down we realized just how dark it is in the jungle at night.
Day 3: July 13th
Sleeping in the jungle is a noisy affair and noisy night monkeys and a pair of Spectacled Owls kept us up at different times of the night. We woke early and headed across the river to a trail that led to to Tres Chimbadas Oxbow lake. A catamaran was there for us and we sat on the bench seats and pushed off into the lake. Several Hoatzins began to hiss at us from the edge of the lake and drifted past and Pale-vented Pigeons clapped their wings as they took flight in the dawn light. Black-capped Donacobius began to sing their loud calls from the greenery and as we got farther into the lake several Black Caracaras screamed from the top of a dead Ceiba tree quickly followed by a Cuviers Toucan. Great Kiskadee were seen close by in the reed edges and an Azure Gallinule quickly took flight for some brief views before it dropped back down in the tall green reeds.
With the sun up now and it warmer and brighter we go nice close views of Hoatzin in the sunlight while Red-capped Cardinals dropped down to the vegetation roots to the edge of the water to drink. A dark morph Roadside Hawk watched from an exposed snag and a Crane Hawk drifted past us as it crossed the lake. Several Blue-headed Parrots crossed noisly and as we drifted in close to the far side of the lake we found a lovely Black-tailed Trogon perched under the large leaves of a cecropia tree.
The rest of the boat ride was uneventful as the heat had come up things got quiet. We docked and walked back to the river where we boarded the boat that would take us farther upriver to T.R.C. We left the rest of the group and we were joined by a research student.
After an hour we stopped at the Malinowsky Check Point where the Tambopata and Malinowsky rivers meet. As we pulled into the bank I spotted several Yellow-browed Sparrows and Drab Water-Tyrants along the grass lined edge. We climbed the stairs to the check point and while Vico was inside signing us in I walked the grounds finding, Chestnut-bellied Seed-finch, Yellow-browed Tody-Tyrant snapping up stingless bees from a small hive and a Yellow-bellied Dacnis at the back of the compound at the edge of the jungle.
Once back in the motor canoe we trundled east along the winding course of the Tambopata for four hours enjoying the scenery and wildlife including Capybara, Giant River Otter, loads of turtles sunning themselves on rocks and several Bat Falcons waiting for dusk. We came across a much larger bird that turned out to be a rare Orange-breasted Falcon that was preening itself on an exposed snag. At one point we saw Musckovy Ducks fly past and a pair of Orinoco Geese honked at us from the far shore. We also got looks at a nice Capped Heron as it flew across the river and stopped before flying off again as we got closer.
After four hours we were at a steep dirt bank with more wooden stairs leading up into the jungle. We climbed up and were greeted by the Tambopata Research Center. Thatched wooden buildings on stilts in an open grass clearing was to be our home for the next three nights.
We got settled in and rested for a bit before we joined Vico for an afternoon walk. We went down trial C1 and before long were inundated with Saddle-back Tamarins. These little primates were hopping through the vines all around us and when they moved on we went back to birding. In a clearing in the jungle we looked out into some tall trees where we found Swallow-wing Puffbirds. Satisfied with good looks we moved down the trail and the raucous calls of Chestnut-eared Aracaris stopped us short as several birds stopped in a dead tree in front of us and we got great scope views of these wonderfully colored birds. Darkness comes quick in the jungle and before we knew it dusk was upon us. We did find some spider monkeys before it was too dark.
Day 4: July 14th
3:45am, that can’t be right? That’s the price you pay for viewing mother nature. We met Vico at 4:30 to head for the boat that would take us upriver to the clay lick, the highlight of any trip to T.R.C. We boarded the boat and headed upriver with the sounds of Common Pauraque sounding off on one of the river islands. After a few minutes with the rumble of the engine the driver cut the gas and the place fell silent. We drifted into the bank and the soft grind of gravel underneath the bow told us we had landed. We made our way down a boardwalk and once situated headed off into the jungle. One of the researchers picked up her gear and walked off followed by Vico so Susan and I followed. The researcher has done this many times and is familiar with the track but in the faint dawn light we couldn’t see a thing so reverted to flash lights.
We came to the corner of a clearing and before us across a tall grass field rose a steep muddy bank. Behind us and to our left was thick jungle and on our right, marsh that lead out to the river. It was quiet and dim light filtered out over everything highlighting a Pauraque that was hawking insects.
All around us animals began to stir and soon enough a pair of parrots overflew us on their way to the bank. By twos and threes an aerial armada began to collect in the trees and call to each other. Several Scarlet, Blue and Yellow and Red and Green Macaws gathered in the trees above the bank along with their brethren Chestnut-fronted and Red-bellied Macaws. Blue-headed Parrots, Mealy Parrots and Yellow-crowned Parrots all gathered for the show. When the voices reached a crescendo all the parrots took off in a whir of wings and circled the mud cliff face before settling down in the trees again. This happened several times before it was decided it was safe and they alighted the cliff and picked off clumps of clay which they went back to the trees to consume. This happened several times and we got to enjoy this spectacle through the scope and with binoculars. The volume of the birds around us was quite loud.
Once the show was over we headed back to the lodge for breakfast and after some good food we headed out into the jungle again taking trail A along the river overlooking the clay lick. No sooner had we got into the jungle that we came across several Plain Chachalacas low in the trees around us, crawling through the vine tangles. Farther in we came across a canopy flock and I got good looks at Blue Dacnis but wasn’t able to get the scope on it as it flitted around.
At the edge of the cliff overlooking the river we could see down where a small tributary split off, more of a canal created when part of the cliff slid into the river creating the mud bank where the parrots come in the morning. We followed the trail round passing several streams of Leaf-cutter Ants until we came across a cecropia tree with several Red & Green Macaws in it who quickly flushed when they saw us. The tapping and short sharp call of a Crimson-crested Woodpecker attracted us round the corner where it was gripped to the side of a dead Marique Palm. We had nice close views of this magnificent bird before it flew off as we drew close to pass it by.
At the second overlook there is a bench and we could see well into the distance of the unbroken forest all the way to the Andes. Several Black Caracaras were seen overhead moving through the trees making a racket and a small flock of White-eyed Parakeets flew past “creek”ing all the way.
From here we took a connector that links to trail B and as we moved into the forest a Rufous Mot-mot flushed up onto a nearby branch and we all got superb views. We followed the connector onto trail B which opened up into primary forest. We spent the rest of the morning hiking the trails ending up coming back on trail A along the river again. Below us in the shallows was a Pied Plover reflecting nicely off of the water and on a dead snag a Vermillion Flycatcher sat beaming in the morning sunlight.
In the afternoon we took trail B again deep into the forest. In a bird of paradise flower we heard a White-bearded Hermit buzzing around the flowers and watched for a few seconds before it drifted off down the path into the forest. We heard it again later on but never saw it.
In some primary forest before the Varzea at the back of the trail we came across several Purple-throated Fruitcrows and a Crested Oropendola. When we reached the tower we climbed up for eye level views of Palm Tanagers and below us we could hear Undulated Tinamou and a Tawny-bellied Screech owl coming alive as it was getting dusk. On the way back we heard a thrush calling and acting agitated and as the light was bad it was hard to find but eventually I got it in the scope where it was perched low and far back among root tangles. A White-throated Thrush sat on a branch jerking back and forth twitching its tail and scolding us. We moved off to let it calm down and as we headed home we took a mud stairwell down an embankment where we found a Bluish-fronted Jacamar perched on the rail. Reluctantly if flew off into the jungle and we made it home in the dark.
Day 5: July 15th
We woke early again and headed for the clay lick. It was dark and overcast when we got there and activity was a lot less than the day before. It began to drizzle and with a clap of thunder overhead we decided to head back to the boat. In the ten minutes it took to pack up and head to the boat it had stopped raining. The clouds began to break up as we waited by the boat. Just then three Blue and Yellow Macaws flew over and continued to the cliff overlooking the clay lick. I got the scope on them for some great views against the pale grey sky. Several Scarlet and Red-and-green Macaws showed up to add some more color. Two more Blue and Yellow Macaws turned up but activity was a lot less than the madness of the day before. When the Macaws flew off we headed back to the lodge for breakfast.
After our morning meal we went out behind the lodge on trail B till it met with trail C which took us into the flooded forest. There was little activity out here this morning but we did hear a Screaming Piha lek but never found the birds as they were quite a way into the jungle. As we came back out to the trails we were greeted with the sight of two Pale-winged Trumpeters on the trail in front of us. We ended up in thick bamboo forest that led us back to the lodge.
While talking to Gerson, the barman, we were talking about Thrush-like Wren and how he had been out recording them when a pair called from the jungle and came out to explore the vines around the tree outside our room. I finally got good looks at the bird when it popped out and flew to another tree.
After lunch we were sat on the front porch of the lodge talking to one of the students when a pair of Tayras came over the bank and began to explore the grounds. We quickly got up to take a look and get some pictures leaving Diane by herself. We settled down after they had gone only to jump up again when a Double-tooth Kite landed in a cecropia right at the front of the lodge overlooking the river. I disappeared after it and got some nice looks.
The heavens opened up a bit later and the downpour kept us in our room which turned out to be a good thing because as I was looking out the back of our room a Dark-billed Cuckoo landed in a low lying tree right in front of me.
When the rains stopped we headed out into the jungle which was still thick with moisture and humid. We took trail C which headed back deep into the surrounding jungle and enjoyed the vast greenness about us. We found a Blue-throated Piping Guan when it crashed through the canopy above us in a vine tangle. We got good scope views of this massive bird. The cracid theme continued when we spooked up a Spix’s Guan a while later after enjoying close views of a troop of Brown Capuchin and Squirrel Monkeys. The Guan crawled higher up into the canopy but still made plenty of noise so we could follow it. We moved on from here and eventually came to a huge opening in the canopy where one of the forest giants had toppled over. There was plenty of light here and small canopy flock moved through allowing nice looks at a Green-and-Gold Tanager before they had all flown past. The trail led back to the lodge and just before the clearing housing the lodge we got nice close views of Agouti and a Red Brocket Deer nibbling at brush on the side of the clearing. It was remarkably tame and allowed close approach to get a good look.
Day 6: July 16th
We went to the clay lick in the early morning before dark and without a cloud in the sky the sun began to rise brightly over the jungle. We were treated to a great show today with the usual Blue-headed Parrots but the number of smaller Macaws was the highest we had seen all trip. There were also plenty of Mealy and Yellow-crowned Amazon Parrots and they would gather in massive numbers and sally forth from the trees overlooking the cliff. At one point they all alighted the cliff face to get some clay and we got a look at a lone Orange-cheeked Parrot at the base of the crowd that gathered there. At one point a pair of Blue-headed Macaws flew past and onto the other side of the lick. Pepe got them in the scope but they flew off before we got a look. I watched them through binoculars as they disappeared into the distance with their shinning, almost iridescent green color. The larger macaws showed up next and their red, green, yellow and flashy blues made for a riot of color. Even a Roadside hawk put in an appearance on a lone snag overlooking the field in front of us. Up on the cliff we could hear a Mot-mot calling from the forest. It was a great mornings viewing and we headed back to the lodge for breakfast well sated with parrots.
After breakfast I went out into the forest to look for the lens cap I had lost the day before. I retraced my steps back down trail C1 and at the second big Ceiba tree I took a right and stopped dead in my tracks. In the middle of the trail was a raptor “crowned” over it’s prey. I couldn’t identify it even though it pulled its head up and stared right at me with menacing eyes. I was torn between advancing forward for a better look or go around and not scare it from its meal. Then just behind me a rustle came from the forest and I turned to see two White-lipped Peccaries right behind me coming out of the forest. One quickly scampered back into the forest but the other hadn’t seen me and slowly rooted it’s way back into the jungle. I turned back to the raptor and began to slowly creep down the path trying to sneak past it. As I got almost to it the bird spread it’s wings and tried to fly off dragging a red opossum behind it. The prey was too heavy to lift. Luckily it stopped just off the trail and an old loop circled the bird and I was able to walk round and continue on into the forest.
I hiked back into the jungle and eventually found my lens cap lying up against a tree where a low branch had brushed it from my scope. Relieved I quickly hiked back to the lodge to get Susan. I picked up the little camera and took Susan back to the spot where the bird was. Luckily it was still there and we were able to get close and take some pictures. It spread it’s wings a few times but never left the prey. It would tear out chunks of hair and spit them to the side. I got fairly close and got some pictures before retreating and leaving it be. When I got back to the lodge I got out the book and discovered it was a Black Hawk-Eagle. A fantastic bird and amazing to see so close.
This was the last bird we saw here as we packed up and headed back down the river towards Posadas Amazonas. On the way we passed Capybaras and Bat Falcons, Swallow-winged Puffbirds and Crested Oropendolas. When we reached the checkpoint we got out to do some birding and I found several Capped Herons and White-winged Swallows in the river and along the bank up in the tree’s were several more Oropendolas.
Back at the lodge we unpacked and got set for the afternoon walk. We met Vico and headed off through the jungle. We hiked past walking palms and giant kapok trees and at one point flushed up a big raptor that sailed down a small tree lined gully alighting a tree not too far from us. I managed to get the scope on it and discovered a Slate-colored Hawk its beautiful orange/red cere shining in the scope. After we got great looks at this bird we continued on through the jungle and as it was getting dark we heard an Undulated Tinamou call ahead of us. We proceeded forward and in an area of open forest we came across the bird tiptoeing through the undergrowth before it disappeared into the darkness.
Day 7 July 17th :
We were able to sleep in this morning and after breakfast we packed up and watched birds from our room which opened up onto the forest. There was a heliconia outside our room and a Needle-billed Hermit and a White-bearded Hermit both came to the flowers while we watched. A Spix’s Guan rustled about in the jungle canopy close to the room and I got some good looks at it. We left soon after and putted down the river back to Puerto Maldanado and then to the airport. The jungle had treated us well and we saw some spectacular birds, bugs and animals.
Day 8-14 July 18th – July 24th
Up in the Andes we really weren’t birding but enjoying the scenery of the old Incan Empire. I did see some good stuff mostly at Macchu Pichu where we were surrounded by trees. We took a train from Cusco that wound down the Urubamba Valley shadowing the river all the way. Huge boulders sat in the river and an occasional Torrent Duck or White-capped Dipper could be seen sunning themselves. As we pulled into Aguas Calientas I could see Torrent Tyrannulets on the rocks in the river. I also found a White-winged Black-Tyrant in town one evening.
On the way up the Hiram Bingham highway I saw Pale-legged Warbler as we were stopped to let another bus by and a White-eared Solitaire flew past and landed in a tree next to the road easily discernable with its white ear coverts. Around the ruins itself I had hoped to see several species and the flowering trees were full of hummingbirds including, Green-and-white Hummingbird, Sparkling Violet-ear, Amethyst-thorated Sunangel and White-bellied Woodstar. There were also many Blue-and-white Swallows flying about over the ruins. One had nested in the walls and we could hear the young chirping from inside. Rufous-collared Sparrows were everywhere and some notable one off’s that we saw were Azara’s Spinetail, Blue-capped Tanager, Masked Flowerpiercer on the way up to Huana Pichu. Also a small flock of Andean Parakeets flew past and off into the distance and a group of Olivacious Siskins collected in one of the trees at the edge of the ruins. One of the stars that I had been looking for and wanting to hear began to call from the bamboo near the start of the trail up to Huana Pichu, several more joined in and their raucous calls echoed round the ruins. We waited and they kept getting closer so we stood still. Then five feet from us popped up a lone bird then another and they moved past us some almost under our feet then they crossed the path into the forest and were gone down the other side. The ubiquitous Inca Wren, famous for being restricted to this area was a great reward and such a great little group we had seen pass us by just inches away. A real treat.
After Macchu Pichu we headed south through the Andes and stopped along the way. From the bus I saw several birds like Andean Lapwing, Mountain Caracara and Puna Ibis from the window. I also picked out the gliding flight of a Cinereous Harrier as it kited it’s way over the altiplano. Other treats at a water hole we stopped at to look at some ruins were the massive Chiguanoco Thrush, Ash-breasted, Peruvian and Band-tailed Sierra-Finch, several Bare-faced Ground-doves were gathered around the spring as it leeched water out into the surrounding field. A White-browed Chat-Tyrant paused long enough on a leafless bush to allow me some good views before it flew off to hawk for insects.
We also went to visit several islands on Lake Titicaca where we got to see several water birds like the local grebe trio of White-tufted, Titicaca and Silvery plus several Slate-colored (Andean ) Coots. On the islands I found Yellow-shouldered Blackbird, Black-throated Flowerpiercer and White-winged Cinclodes.
The next day we went to Silustani and in a small lake overlooked by the ruins I found Cinnamon Teal, Andean Teal, Andean Duck, Puna Teal and more coots. Surrounding the lake I found Common Miner, Black Siskin, Andean Flicker and Black-winged Ground-Dove.
When we returned to Lima we had a day and a half and we went down to the beach to see the pacific and though it was a bit cool and breezy I did find Belcher’s Gull, Kelp Gull, Peruvian Booby, Peruvian Pelican and walking around town found Pacific Dove and Amazilia Hummingbird. Not a bad haul for not really birding. The great thing was that while sitting on the tarmac at Houston I saw several Scissor-tailed Flycatchers on the fences surrounding the airport. This trip didn’t do justice the array of species that are available in Peru but we did get a good sampling of the species and some amazing looks at the scenery.
The species list is in order of appearance.
Black-fronted Nunbird Monasa nigrifrons Puerto Maldonado
Blue-crowned Trogon Trogon curucui Puerto Maldonado
Bluish-fronted Jacamar Galbula cyanescens Puerto Maldonado
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes melambrotus Puerto Maldonado
Spot-breasted Woodpecker Colaptes punctigula Puerto Maldonado
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker Melanerpes cruentatus Puerto Maldonado
Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapilla Posadas Amazonas
Black-tailed Trogon Trogon melanurus Posadas Amazonas
Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens Posadas Amazonas
Drab Water Tyrant Ochthoeca littoralis Posadas Amazonas
Great Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga Posadas Amazonas
Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin Posadas Amazonas
Lesser Kiskadee Flycatcher Pitangus lictor Posadas Amazonas
Lettered Aracari Pteroglossus inscriptus Posadas Amazonas
Lined Forest-Falcon Micrastur gilvicollis Posadas Amazonas
Needle-billed Hermit Phaethornis philipi Posadas Amazonas
Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis Posadas Amazonas
Red-capped Cardinal Paroaria gularis Posadas Amazonas
Slate-colored Hawk Leucopternis shcistacea Posadas Amazonas
Violaceous Jay Cyanocorax violaceus Posadas Amazonas
White-bearded Hermit Phaethornis hispidus Posadas Amazonas
Hoatzin Monasa morphoeus Posadas Amazonas
Azure Gallinule Porphyrula flavirostris Posadas Amazonas
Epaulet Oriole Icterus cayanensis Posadas Amazonas
Chestnut-bellied Seed-finch Oryzoborus angolensis Malinowsky Checkpoint
Yellow-Bellied Dacnis Dacnis flaviventer Malinowsky Checkpoint
Yellow-browed Sparrow Ammodramus aurifrons Malinowsky Checkpoint
Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum Malinowsky Checkpoint
Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis Tambopata
Black and White Seedeater Sporophila luctuosa Tambopata
Black-faced Dacnis Dacnis lineata Tambopata
Black Caracara Daptrius ater Tambopata
Black Hawk-Eagle Spizatus tyrannus Tambopata
Blue and Yellow Macaw Ara ararauna Tambopata
Blue-Headed Macaw Primolius couloni Tambopata
Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus Tambopata
Blue-Throated Piping Guan Pipile cumanensis Tambopata
Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana Tambopata
Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus Tambopata
Casqued Oropendola Psarocolius oseryi Tambopata
Chestnut-eared Aracari Pteroglossus castanotis Tambopata
Chestnut-fronted Macaw Ara severa Tambopata
Varzea Schiffornis Schiffornis major Tambopata
Cobalt-winged Parakeet Brotogeris cyanoptera Tambopata
Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos Tambopata
Red-billed Toucan Ramphastos tucanus Tambopata
Dark-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus melacoryphus Tambopata
Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus Tambopata
Great Antshrike Taraba major Tambopata
Green-and-Gold Tanager Tangara schrankii Tambopata
Grey Tinamou Tinamus tao Tambopata
Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex Tambopata
Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus Tambopata
Magpie Tanager Cissopis leveriana Tambopata
Musckovy Duck Cairina moschata Tambopata
Orange-breasted Falcon Falco deiroleucus Tambopata
Orange-cheeked Parrot Pionopsitta barrabandi Tambopata
Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata Tambopata
Pale-winged Trumpeter Psophia leucoptera Tambopata
Pied Lapwing Vanellus cayanus Tambopata
Purple-throated Fruitcrow Querula purpurata Tambopata
Purplish Jay Cyanocorax cyanomelas Tambopata
Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus Tambopata
Red-bellied Macaw Ara manilata Tambopata
Red-throated Caracara Daptrius americanus Tambopata
Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii Tambopata
Russet-backed Oropendola Psarocolius angustifrons Tambopata
Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo Tambopata
Speckled Chachalaca
Ortalis guttata Tambopata
Spix’s Guan Penelope jacquacu Tambopata
Swallow-wing Puffbird Chelidoptera tenebrosa Tambopata
Thrush-like Wren Campylorhynchus turdinus Tambopata
Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus Tambopata
White-banded Swallow Atticora fasciata Tambopata
White-necked (Cocoi) Heron Ardea cocoi Tambopata
White-necked Thrush Turdus albicollis Tambopata
Yellow-billed Tern Sternula superciliaris Tambopata
Yellow-crowned (Amazon) Parrot Amazona ochrocephala Tambopata
Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela Tambopata
Fulvous-chinned Nunlet Nonnula sclateri Tambopata
Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui Tambopata
Chapman's Mitered Parakeet Aratinga alticola Ollantaytambo
Andean Gull Larus serranus Urubamba
Andean Swift Aeronautes andecolus Urubamba
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus Urubamba
Torrent Duck Merganetta armata Urubamba
White-capped Dipper Cinclus leucocephalus Urubamba
Torrent Tyrannulet Serpophaga cinerea Aguas Calientas
White-winged Black Tyrant Knipolegus aterrimus Aguas Calientas
Pale-legged Warbler Basileuterus signatus Aguas Calientas
Amethyst-throated Sunangel Heliangelus amethysticollis Macchu Picchu
Azaras Spinetail Synallaxis azarae Macchu Picchu
Blue Capped Tanager Thraupis cyanocephala Macchu Picchu
Blue and White Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca Macchu Picchu
Green-and-White Hummingbird Leucippus viridicauda Macchu Picchu
Olivaceous Siskin Carduelis olivacea Macchu Picchu
Inca Wren Thryothorus eisenmanni Macchu Picchu
Masked Flowerpiercer Diglossopis cyanea Macchu Picchu
Sparkling Violet-ear
Colibri coruscans Macchu Picchu
White-bellied Woodstar Acestrura mulsant Macchu Picchu
White-eared Solitaire Entomodestes leucotis Macchu Picchu
Andean Parakeet Bolborhynchus orbygnesius Macchu Picchu
Highland Elaenia Elaenia obscura Macchu Picchu
Andean Flicker Colaptes ruficola Puno
Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens Puno
Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch Phrygilus plebejus Puno
Band-tailed Sierra-Finch Phrygilus alaudinus Puno
Bare-faced Ground-Dove Metriopelia ceciliae Puno
Chiguanco Thrush Turdus chiguanco Puno
Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus Puno
Mountain Caracara Phalcoboenus megalopterus Puno
Peruvian Sierra-Finch Phrygilus punensis Puno
Puna Ibis Plegadis ridgwayi Puno
Puna Teal Anas puna Puno
White-browed Chat-tyrant Ochthoeca leucophrys Puno
Speckled Teal Anas flavirostris Puno
Slate-colored Coot Fulica ardesiaca Lake Titicaca
Andean Duck Oxyura ferruginea Lake Titicaca
White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland Lake Titicaca
Mourning Sierra-Finch Phrygilus fruticeti Lake Titicaca
Titicaca (Short-winged) Grebe Rollandia microptera Lake Titicaca Silvery Grebe
Podiceps occipitalis Lake Titicaca
Yellow-winged Blackbird Agelaius thilius Uros Island
Black-throated Flowerpiercer Diglossa brunneiventris Taquile Island
White-winged Cinclodes
Cinclodes atacamensis Tequile Island
Black-winged Ground-Dove Metriopelia melanoptera Sillustani
Black Siskin Carduelis atrata Sillustani
Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera Sillustani
Common Miner Geositta cunicularia Sillustani
Amazilia Hummingbird Amazilia amazilia Lima
Belcher's Gull Larus belcheri Lima
Peruvian Booby Sula variegata Lima
Peruvian Pelican Pelecanus thagus Lima
Mountain Parakeet Psilopsiagon aurifrons Lima
Pacific Dove Zenaida meloda Lima
Mouse-colored Tyrannulet Phaeomyias murina Lima
Crimson Breasted Finch Phodospingus cruentus Lima
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus Houston