Birding localities along the Manu Road, Cusco and Puerto Maldonado:
Lago Piuray (lake): 13°24'55.3"S 72°01'57.8"W (3690m)
Hotel Pakaritampu: 13°15'44.65"S 72°16'3.28"W (2815m)
Machu Picchu Ruins: 13°09'48.98"S 72°32'46.20"W (2950m)
Ferrocarril (Aguas Calientes to Mandor): 13°09'00.6"S 72°32'09.8"W (2050m)
Huarcapay Lakes: S 13 36 732 W 071 44 155 (3200mts)
Acjanaco Pass: S13 11 929 W 071 37 057
(Tres Cruces) Guard Station (3360mts)
Wayqecha Biological Station: S 13 10 478 W 071 35 478 (2910mts)
Pillahuata (Tunnels): S 13 09 725 W 071 35 670 (2600mts)
Cock of the Rock Lodge: (CORL) S 13 03 863 W 071 32 377 (1300mts)
Pillcopata: S 12 54 518 W 071 24 196 (600m)
Atalaya : S 12 53 368 W 071 21 547 (500 mts)
Amazonia Lodge: S 12 52 232 W 071 22 527 (AL) (500 mts)
Manu Wildlife Center: (MWC) 12°21'19.99"S 70°42'18.06"W (250 mts)
Puerto Maldonado: 12°36'10.09"S 69°11'28.54"W (200 mts)
DAY BY DAY ACTIVITIES
Day 2 (July 27th): Today we took the plane to Cusco where we arrived after midday. In the afternoon we had time to adapt to elevation and walk in the historical city of Cusco.
Day 3 (July 28th): We headed to the Huacarpay lakes where we spent all the morning. Right away we got some ducks and went to the brushland on the southern side. One of the first ones was Rusty-fronted Canasetero, and some quick looks at the Streak headed Thornbird. At our snack break we had two Aplomado Falcons eating their catch on a Eucaliptus tree. We had already seen marsh birds like the Many colored Rushbird, the Plumbeous Rail and many Mountain Guinea Pigs, but we were missing the Mountaneer. We headed to the brush land that seemed to have more of the tobacco plants, to have lunch. With no more luck in the area, we moved to the Urubamba valley towards Ollantaytambo. Early on in the valley we stopped for a pair of Mountain Caracaras and were additionally rewarded with our target bird: the Bearded Mountaineer. A couple of stops in the long valley drive rewarded some new bids for the day like Andean Swifts and Brown-bellied Swallows. At the Pakaritambo hotel in Ollantaytambo, by the end of the day, we saw almost too many Bearded Mountaineers and had other nice birds like Black-backed Grosebeak, Rusty and Yellow Tanager and Rusty Flowerpiercer.
Day 4. (July 29th): The day was to visit Machu Picchu. We had an early start at the Pakaritambo hotel at Ollantaytambo, where we spend 1 hour before we had to head to the train station. The hummingbirds were active and we managed to see a hummer missed the day before: the Green-tailed Trainbearer. Then off we went to the train station. From the train we got good looks at the Torrent ducks, peeked at some White-capped Dippers and a pair of Andean Guans. After a full morning at the ruins we walked all the way down to the town of Aguas Calientes. Not much going on and we only heard the Inca Wren, but we found Sclaters Tyrannulet, Highland Elaenia among others. Night at the El Pueblo Hotel.
Day 5. (July 30th): We decided to walk the railway towards Mandor. After a delayed start because of a flowering Inga tree in front of the reception. On the tracks activity was good with Variable Antshrike, Masked Fruiteater among others. By midmorning we went back to checkout from the hotel and birded on the hotel grounds. Good looks at hummers at the feeders, and a nice walk with a loop to the front door. After lunch a very nice Indio Feliz, we headed to the train station to board our train to Cusco. We managed to do our lists despite the distraction by diablillo dancing and fashion show.
Day 6. (July 31st): Early start and quick stop at the Huacarpay lakes to see if we could see any bird missed two days ago. Besides the Yellow billed Pintail and some Lesser Yellowlegs, not much going on on the lakes, but we had good looks at Streak-fronted Thornbird. About 10 Km into the Manu road we had a productive stop with sought after Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch, Creamy-crested Canastero, Peruvian Sierra-Finch, Bearded Mountaineer, and some others. Other stops rewarded Slender-billed Miner, Rufous-naped Ground- Tyrant, Andean ibis, until we made it for lunch at Acjanaco where we had a Sedge Wren inside the Park. Afternoon walking and driving down. Despite London-like fog, we had good views at 2 bush- tanagers, Diademed Tapaculo and others. Late arrival at the Wayquecha station for the night were we unsuccessfully tried for the Swallow-tailed nightjar and owls.
Day 7 (1st August): We started with some birding around the lodge and take the car to treeline. Not much going on but spectacular views of two Mountain Caracaras. Puna Thistletail came into playback. We started descend passing by the Wayquecha lodge for our luggage. Box lunch set by Alejandro on a nice spot where we had a mixed flock as a fore-lunch. After lunch we continued down and make it to the cock of the rock Lodge, after stopping shortly at the Cock of the Rock lek for 4 males still dancing around.
Day 8 (2nd August): After breakfast we took the bus to higher elevations. About where we stopped birding the day before. Slow day, apparently due to a cold front that has hit these days. We decide to have lunch at the lodge and spend the afternoon at the gardens and trails of the lodge. One of our target birds is the Yungas Manakin which we managed to see after some work. The gardens offered us all the Tanagers we had missed during the morning. Owling at night only allows us for a Rufous banded Owl which came close but never showed up.
Day 9. (3rd August): After breakfast and some birding in the garden and feeders, we start descending walking the bamboo area below San Pedro, hoping, maybe, to see the new Tanager. A White-bellied Woodstar feeding on insects in the air is a good sight instead. The car picks us up and we bird the area down to the lowlands at Chontachaca. Disease strikes our group again and we decide to make it as quick as possible to Amazonia lodge, for a better recovery. Nevertheless we stopped for Great Potoo, some Red-throated Caracaras on the way. Early arrival at the lodge and our first hummingbirds at the gardens. We also go and check for our third Potoo this trip, the Long-tailed Potoo which has been spotted on the previous day. In the afternoon we visited the lake for Hoatzins which are always a treat.
Day 10. (4th August): After breakfast we head to the tower. We arrive quite late and after climbing too much, due to a wrong turn. When we finally made it to the tower it was to see a King Vulture soaring above. We get great looks at Blue-crowned Trogons and see the Black-faced Dacnis. In the afternoon we walked the Jeep trail to the lake. Hoatzins, Crimson-crested Woodpeckers, Blue-throated Piping Guan and Large-headed Capuchins are the highlights.
Day 11. (5th August): After breakfast we do some birding around the lodge and head to the port for our trip to the lowlands. The boat ride allows for Terns, Fasciated tiger-Heron, Sand-colored Night-Hawk, Great Black Hawk, Southern Crested Caracara, Great Black Hawk, among others. We make it to the lodge well after lunch and decide to do a walk to the Fig pass. Not much going on but we see Plain-throated Antwren, Great Antshrike, Bluish-fronted Jacamar. After dinner we do the Fig Pass loop for some owling. Only get an Amazonian Pigmy Owl, close but could not see it.
Day 12. (6th August): Today is Clay lick day. Good luck and macaws come down early and twice before 10 am. Orange-cheeked Parrots and Blue and Yellow Macaws are a special treat, even though they do not descend to the clay. On the way out some Black- tailed Tityras and on the river a Solitary Sandpiper add to the list. Afternoon at the grid trail which somewhat frustrating, with no luck with seeing overhead and close singing Amazon, Green-backed and Collared Trogons, nor Screaming Pihas.
Day 13. (7th August): Great morning at Camungo oxbow lake with Purus Jacamar, Pale-eyed Blackbird, Black- collared Hawk among other. Second half of the morning at the Camungo tower with great views of Double-toothed Kite, Plum-throated Cotinga, White-throated Toucan and spectacular flyby Macaws, now and then. On the way back we continue our long search for the Sunbittern which we finally find on closed branch of the river. Late start in the afternoon to the MWC tower where we catch some good views of Olive and Casqued Oropendolas.
Day 14. (8th August): Finally statistics hit us with our first non-nocturnal rain that takes basically all day. During a cease-fire we manage to climb the tower midmorning with hopes of open skies, but soon it starts pouring again. During lighter rain we go for some birds we have been skipping,
Day 15. (9th August): After the rain all day before the dark sky at 5:30 am is worrying and the weather stays closed during the boat trip. Nevertheless we manage to see sought after birds: Muscovy Ducks and Orinoco Geese besides Woodstorks and some repeaters. After changing from boat to car from car to boat and back to car, we do some birding in our approximation to Puerto Maldonado ticking some Chestnut-eared Aracaris, a Zone-tailed Hawk, Red-breasted Blackbird and our last bird of the trip, a Mouse-colored Tyrannulet. Finally make it to the airport to start a long trip home.
TINAMOUS
Lots of Tinamous heard but only one seen:
Andean Tinamou - Nothoprocta pentlandii. One seen briefly by some on the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha Biological Station. Named for Joseph Barclay Pentland (1798-1873) Irish traveler, explorer and diplomat in Bolivia.
SCREAMERS
Horned Screamer - Anhima cornuta. Great views of this stunning bird; first time along the Madre de Dios River on our way down to Manu Wildlife Center from Amazonia Lodge and also better views on the trip to Puerto Maldonado.
DUCKS
Orinoco Goose - Neochen jubata. Three seen along the Madre de Dios River on our way down to Puerto Maldonado on the last day. This bird has two main populations – The Manu River and the Orinoco Delta. The Manu birds migrate to Beni in Bolivia when the river rises. Range Restricted.
Muscovy Duck - Cairina moschata. Two seen along the Madre de Dios River on the last day on our way down to Puerto Maldonado.
Torrent Duck - Merganetta armata. Plenty seen from the train Urubamba River and around Aguas Calientes by Machu Picchu.
Yellow-billed (Speckled) Teal - Anas flavirostris. Common at Huacarpay Lakes; Jaramillo (2003) further suggested that the subspecies oxyptera may also deserve recognition as a separate species from A. flavirostris which occurs farther south.
Yellow-billed Pintail - Anas georgica. One seen at Huacarpay Lakes on consecutive days.
Puna Teal - Anas puna. Common at Huacarpay Lakes.
Ruddy (Andean) Duck - Oxyura (ferruginea) jamaicensis. Relatively common at Huacarpay Lakes. Andean populations have often (e.g., Hellmayr & Conover 1948a, Siegfried 1976, Sibley & Ahlquist 1990, AOU 1998, Ridgely & Greenfield 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.
CHACHALACA, CURRASOWS AND GUANS
Andean Guan - Penelope montagnii. First seen from the train to Machu Picch. Quite common in the Manu cloud forest. In Greek mythology Penelope was daughter of Icarus and wife of Ulysses, King of Ithaca.
Spix’s Guan - Penelope jacquacu. Seen in Amazonia lodge and around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Blue-throated Piping-Guan - Pipile cumanensis. Another common Guan in the Amazonian Lowland rainforest, seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center at the kitchen. VULNERABLE.
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 and around Puerto Maldonado.
GREBES
White-tufted Grebe - Rollandia rolland. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes. Named for Master Gunnar Roland of the French corvette L’Uranie which circumnavigated the world 1817-1820.
CORMORANTS
Neotropic Cormorant - Phalacrocorax brasilianus. Common in the Amazonian lowlands.
DARTERS
Anhinga - Anhinga anhinga. Seen at the Madre de Dios River on the way to MWC.
HERONS AND BITTERNS
Fasciated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum. Seen on the fast-flowing sections of the Alto Madre de Dios between Amazonia Lodge and Boca Manu on our way down to Manu Wildlife Center from Amazonia Lodge.
Rufescent Tiger-Heron - Tigresoma lineatum. Nice views of several, including youngsters at Cocha Camungo.
Striated Heron - Butorides striatus. Seen at cocha Camungo.
Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis. Common on several sites.
Cocoi Heron - Ardea cocoi. Common on the Madre de Dios river.
Great Egret - Ardea albus. Common.
Capped Heron - Pilherodius pileatus. Seen several times along the Madre de Dios River around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Snowy Egret - Egretta thula. Common.
Little Blue Heron – Egretta caerulea. Seen on several occasions. In Huacarpay and in the lowlands.
IBIS AND SPOONBILLS
Puna Ibis - Plegadis ridgwayi. Seen at Huacarpay lakes and also on the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha Lodge.
Green Ibis - Mesembrinibis cayennensis. Seen at Cocha Camungo ox-bow Lake.
Andean Ibis – Theresticus branickii. Seen on our way out of Cusco close to a little town. The SACC says: Sibley & Monroe (1990) considered branickii as separate species ("Andean Ibis") from melanopis (Black-faced Ibis); anecdotal observations (Vizcarra 2009) suggest that the two taxa segregate where they occur sympatrically during nonbreeding season. Proposal?
AMERCAN VULTURES
Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus. Common. After the opinions of a few 19th century taxonomists were long ignored, recent genetic studies have indicated that New World vultures are modified storks and don’t belong with the raptors; an excellent example of convergent evolution.
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.
King Vulture - Sarcoramphus papa. One seen from the Amazonia canopy tower.
KITES, HAWKS AND EAGLES
Swallow-tailed Kite - Elanoides forficatus. Seen on several occasions in the Lowland rainforest. First on one of the stops going to the lowlands from Cock of the Rock lodge, close to Pilcopata.
Black-and-chestnut Eagle - Spizaetus isidori. Good views of an adult soaring above Cock of the Rock Lodge. VULNERABLE.
Black-collared Hawk - Busarellus nigricollis. Very nice view at Cocha Camungo ox-bow lakes.
Snail Kite - Rostrhamus sociabilis. Immature seen at Cocha Camungo ox-bow lake.
Double-toothed Kite - Harpagus bidentatus. Very nicely seen from the tower at Cocha camungo.
Plumbeous Kite - Ictinia plumbea. Common in the Lowlands.
Cinereous Harrier - Circus cinereus. Nice view at Huacarpay Lakes.
Slate-colored Hawk - Buteogallus schistacea. One seen from the boat on our way to Manu Wildlife Centre.
Great Black Hawk - Buteogallus urbitinga. Seen along the Alto Madre de Dios River on our way down to Manu Wildlife Center and driving down to Puerto Maldonado.
Montane Solitary-Eagle - Buteogallus solitarius. One seen from the Cock of the Rock Lodge parking area. On our way down to Amazonia Lodge.
Roadside Hawk – Rupornis magnirostris. Common.
Variable Hawk - Geranoaetus polyosoma. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes and also on the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha. The taxonomy of this group is confusing, and some people try to split it as Puna Hawk B. poecilochrous and Red-backed Hawk B. polyosoma. SACC comment: Farquhar (1988) concluded that Buteo poecilochrous and B. polyosoma are conspecific, as they were formerly treated; 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.
White-throated Hawk - Buteo albigula. One seen above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
RAILS & CRAKES
Gray-necked Wood-Rail - Aramides cajanea. Very common at the gardens of Amazonia Lodge.
Rufous-sided Crake - Laterallus melanophaius. Wonderful views at Cocha Camungo ox-bow Lake.
Plumbeous Rail - Pardirallus sanguinolentus. Quite common around Huacarpay Lakes.
Common Gallinule - Gallinula galeata. Common at Huacarpay lakes. 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).
Slate-colored (Andean) 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.
SUNGREBE
Sungrebe - Heliornis fulica. Seen at Cocha Camungo with quite good views.
SUNBITTERN
Sunbittern – Eurypyga helias. A much wanted bird, seen finally on a riverside close to MWC.
PLOVERS
Collared Plover – Charadrius collaris. A couple of times on the sandy shores of the Madre de Dios River.
Pied Plover – Hoploxypterus (Vanellus) cayanus. Great views along the Madre de Dios River. Called Pied Lapwing (it is clearly not a vanellus!) and formerly in that genus.
Southern Lapwing - Vanellus chilensis. Seen on the Madre de Dios River coming down from Amazonia lodge.
Andean Lapwing - Vanellus resplendens. Seen at Huacarpay lakes and also several times on the way to Manu before Acjanaco (the pass).
SANDPIPERS AND SNIPES
Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes and twice along the Madre de Dios River in the Manu Lowlands.
Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes and on some shores of the Madre de Dios River.
Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria. Seen just above the Clay lick stop on a sandy shore with lesser YL.
Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularia. Common along the Rivers in the Lowland rainforest.
Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos. Seen in Huacrapay, also one seen along the Madre de Dios River on our way back from the Clay Lick.
JACANAS
Wattled Jacana - Jacana jacana. Common
on the Cmungo Oxbow Lake in Manu.
GULLS & TERNS
Andean Gull - Chroicocephalus serranus. Common at Huacarpay Lakes and later on way to Acjanaco. Called Kellwa in native Quechua.
Large-billed Tern - Phaetusa simplex. Plentiful along the Madre de Dios River.
Yellow-billed Tern - Sternula superciliaris. Plentiful along the Madre de Dios River.
SKIMMERS
Black Skimmer - Rynchops niger. Common in the Manu lowlands.
PIGEONS AND DOVES
Spot-winged Pigeon - Patagioenas maculosa. Seen around Huacarpay Lakes and also near Huancarani on the Manu road.
Pale-vented Pigeon - Patagioenas cayennensis. Common in the Lowlands. Also seen at Clay lick.
Plumbeous Pigeon - Patagioenas plumbea. Good view at garden of Cock of the Rock lodge.
Ruddy Pigeon - Patagioenas subvinacea. Good view at garden of Amazonia lodge.
Eared Dove - Zenaida auriculata. Common in the arid montane forest, seen around Huacarpay lakes.
White-tipped Dove - Leptotila verreauxi decipiens. Seen at Cock of the Rock lodge and Amazonia Lodge. Named for the impressive sounding John Baptiste Edouard Verreaux (1810-1868) French Natural History dealer and collector.
Gray-fronted Dove - Leptotila rufaxilla. Seen at bridge at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Ruddy Ground-Dove - Columbina talpacoti. One seen on our cruise from Cock of the Rock lodge and Amazonia.
Bare-faced Ground-Dove - Metriopelia ceciliae. Seen around Huacarpay Lakes. Named for Cecile Gautrau daughter of French naturalist Rene Lesson.
HOATZIN
Hoatzin - Opisthocomus hoazin. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and at Cocha Camungo.
CUCKOOS
Little Cuckoo – Coccycua minuta. Great views at Cocha Camungo ox-bow Lake.
Squirrel Cuckoo - Piaya cayana. Common in the Lowlands. Seen from tower at Cocha Camungo.
Smooth-billed Ani - Crotophaga ani. Common in the open secondary forest in the Lowland rainforest.
OWLS
Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl - Megascops (usta) watsonii. Heard only. Heard and playback tried, without luck.
Band-bellied Owl - Pulsatrix melanota. Heard only. Tried at Cock of the rock lodge. An individual came close but we did not manage to see it.
Amazonian Pygmy-Owl - Glaucidium hardyi. Heard only. Playback tried, the owl came in but we never saw it.
POTOOS
Great Potoo - Nyctibius grandis. Seen before arriving to Atalaya on a spot Alejandro the driver, pointed out. Good day views.
Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus. Lucky sight by another group the day before. We could see it thanks to the tip. Another hard bird to see, particularly during daylight.
Andean Potoo - Nyctibius mculosus. Another hard bird, easily gotten thanks to the information of the Alejandro the driver.
NIGHTHAWKS & NIGHTJARS
Sand-colored Nighthawk - Chordeiles rupestris. Great looks on the Madre de Dios River, roosting on the logs in the little island just in front of the Lodge at Manu Wildlife Center; Roosts on sandbars and dead logs in the river.
Lyre-tailed Nightjar – Uropsalis lyra. Great views of this. Two males seen at their usual spot below the mirador, up the road from Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Common Pauraque – Nyctidromus albicollis. Common and heard quite often but ony seen with flashlight on the other shore of the port at MWC.
SWIFTS
White-collared Swift - Streptoprocne zonaris. Common.
White-tipped Swift – Aeronautes montivagus. At Machu Picchu from the road.
(Neotropical) Fork-tailed Palm Swift – Tachornis squamata. Seen several occasions in the Lowlands.
HUMMINGBIRDS
White-necked Jacobin - Florisuga mellivora. Seen commonly at Amazonia Lodge feeders and also at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Rufous-breasted Hermit – Glaucis hirsuta. At Manu Wildlife Center, on the bridge.
White-bearded Hermit - Phaethornis hispidus. One came to the MWC feeders at the back.
Koepcke’s Hermit - Phaethornis koepckeae. A Peruvian endemic and a specialty at Amazonia Lodge. Named for Maria Koepcke, originally Maria Emilie Anna von Mikulicz-Radecki, was born and educated in Germany, earning a PhD in Zoology from Kiel University in 1949. She then moved to Peru, where she married zoologist Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke in 1950. Together they collaborated on much of their scientific work and publications, and had a daughter named Juliane. She was a successful Neotropical ornithologist at a time when South American ornithology was male-dominated. On Christmas Eve 1971, Koepcke traveled with her 17 year old daughter on LANSA Flight 508 from Lima to Pucallpa to join her husband for a holiday. The plane encountered a severe thunderstorm, was hit by lightning, and disintegrated above the Amazon Rainforest. Seated next to each other, the Koepkes were separated in mid-air (with Juliane remaining belted to their row of three seats), and both survived the fall. Coming to rest in different areas of the jungle floor, Maria was badly injured and died several days later. Juliane, despite sustaining a broken collar bone and an eye injury, was able enough to travel through the dense jungle for eleven days, before reaching a makeshift logging camp and being subsequently rescued on 3 January 1972. ENDEMIC.
Reddish Hermit - Phaethornis ruber. A visitor to the feeders at Manu Wildlife Centre.
White-browed Hermit - Phaethornis stuarti. Allegedly a visitor to the feeders at Manu Wildlife Center. Hard to tell apart from Reddish Hermit.
Sparkling Violet-ear - Colibri coruscans. Common, particularly at Cock of the Rock Lodge – the bully of the feeders!
Wire-crested Thorntail - Discosura popelairii. Male and females seen at Cock of the Rock lodge on the butterfly bushes.
Rufous-crested Coquette - Lophornis delattrei. Male and females seen at Amazonia Lodge; Stunner!
Speckled Hummingbird - Adelomyia melanogenys. Fairly common in the cloud forest, common at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Long-tailed Sylph – Aglaiocercus kingi. Seen at El Pueblo Hotel and around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Green-tailed Trainbearer - Lesbia nuna. Seen at Pajaritambu’s gardens at Ollantaytambo. From the Greek Lesbias – A woman of Lesbos.
Rufous-capped Thornbird Chalcostygma ruficeps. One sen on the trail walk at Wayquecha station.
Bearded Mountaineer - Oreonympha nobilis. One individual seen in the Nicotiana (Wild tobacco plant) bushes on the Vilcanota before Pisac. Several at the gardens of Pajaritambo at Ollantaytambo. ENDEMIC.
Tyrian Metaltail - Metallura tyrianthina smaragdinicollis. Common in the Cloud forest. 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 hypobranchial gland of various species of marine molluscs, notably Murex. Although originating in old port of Tyre 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.
Shining Sunbeam – Aglaeactis cupripennis caumatonotus. Seen around Wayqecha Research Station.
White-tufted Sunbeam – Aglaeactis castelnaudi. First bird of the morning with one individual perched in front of a building at Wayquecha. ENDEMIC.
Collared Inca - Coeligena torquata. Seen at the feeders at El Pueblo hotel in Machu Pichu.
Violet-throated Starfrontlet - Coeligena violifer osculans. Seen at the feeders of Waycquecha and on a flowering bush on the road. Range Restricted.
Chestnut-breasted Coronet - Boissonneaua matthewsii. One of the common birds at the feeders of El Pueblo hotel at Macbhu Picchu.
Booted Racket-tail - Ocreatus underwoodii annae. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge feeders.
Gould’s Jewelfront - Heliodoxa aurescens. A bird seen on the feeders at Amazonia Lodge. Only the ones on the backside.
Fawn-breasted Brilliant - Heliodoxa rubinoides. One individual seen a couple of times at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Violet-fronted Brilliant - Heliodoxa leadbeateri. Common at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Giant Hummingbird - Patagona gigas. Seen first around Huacarpay Lakes and also along the Manu road in the higher elevation. The world’s largest Hummer!
White-bellied Woodstar - Chaetocercus mulsant. Seen just above Cock of the Rock Lodge in the butterflies bushes.
Amethyst Woodstar - Calliphlox amethystina. Only seen a couple of times at the feeders at Amazonia lodge.
Blue-tailed Emerald - Chlorostilbon mellisugus. Quite common at the Butterfly bushes at Amazonia Lodge.
Violet-headed Hummingbird - Klais guimeti. Very nicely seen at the butterfly bushes at Amazonia Lodge.
Gray-breasted Sabrewing - Campylopterus largipennis. Daily at the Amazonia Lodge feeders.
Fork-tailed Woodnymph - Thalurania furcata. Common understory Hummer in the Amazonian lowlands and Manu Wildlife Centre.
White-bellied Hummingbird – Amazilia chionagaster. At Ollantaytambo and on the way to there in drier scrub.
Green and White Hummingbird – Amazilia viridicauda. Below Machu Picchu in more wet vegetation. ENDEMIC.
Many-spotted Hummingbird - Taphrospilus hypostictus. Great views at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Sapphire-spangled Emerald - Amazilia lactea. Fairly common at Amazonia Lodge.
Golden-tailed Sapphire - Chrysuronia oenone. Relatively common at the Butterfly bushes at Amazonia Lodge.
White-chinned Sapphire – Hyochlaris cyanus. Visitor at Manu Wildlife Center butterfly bushes.
TROGONS & QUETZALS
Golden-headed Quetzal - Pharomachrus auriceps. Seen in the cloud forest of the Manu road on our way down to Cock of the Rock Lodge. Good telescope views.
Black-tailed Trogon - Trogon melanurus. Seen on several occasions with good views at Amazonia lodge. Also around Manu Wildlife centre.
Masked Trogon Trogon personatuts. The only Trogon in the Cloud Forest, one seen close to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Blue-crowned Trogon – Trogon curucui. Quite common Trogon in the Lowlands rainforest – excellent views from tower at Amazonia Lodge after playback.
KINGFISHERS
Ringed Kingfisher - Megaceryle torquata. Common in the lowland rainforest along the Rivers and ox-bow lakes.
Amazon Kingfisher - Chloroceryle amazona. Common along the rivers and lakes in the lowland rainforest.
Green Kingfisher - Chloroceryle americana. Common in the lowlands, seen at Cocha Camungo.
MOTMOTS
Andean Motmot – Momotus aequatoriales. Seen often around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
JACAMARS
Purus Jacamar - Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus. Several of them seen well on Cocha Camungo. Range Restricted.
Bluish-fronted Jacamar - Galbula cyanescens. Common in the Amazonian lowlands. Range Restricted.
PUFFBIRDS
Black-fronted Nunbird - Monasa nigrifrons. Common in the Lowlands in Amazonia and Manu Wildlife Center. Monasa is Greek for solitary or a monk a reference to the plain plumage and quiet behavior of the Nunbirds.
Swallow-winged Puffbird - Chelidoptera tenebrosa. Common along the lowland rivers.
BARBETS
Gilded Barbet - Capito auratus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center after playback.
Versicolored Barbet – Eubucco versicolor. Heard only. Called with playback at trails next to Cock of the Rock Lodge, while looking for the Yungas Manakin and it approached but we never saw it.
TOUCANS
Channel-billed Toucan - Ramphastos vitellinus. Seen from the canopy tower at Cocha Camungo.
White-throated Toucan Ramphastos tucanus. It's dog-like bark was heard often. Excellent view from the canopy tower at Cocha Camungo.
Blue-banded Toucanet - Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis. A small group seen above Cock of the Rock Lodge, after we had heard it for a while without seeing it. Range Restricted.
Chestnut-eared Aracari – Pteroglossus castanotis. Seen quite well on a stop for a large raptor, on the road to Puerto Maldonado.
WOODPECKERS AND PICULETS
Ocellated Piculet - Picumnus dorbygnianus. One seen along the railroad below Machu Picchu. Range Restricted.
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker - Melanerpes cruentatus. Common Woodpecker in the Lowland rainforest, seen at Amazonia Lodge and on the road to Puerto Maldonado.
Golden-olive Woodpecker - Piculus rubiginosus. Seen at the gardens of El Pueblo Hotel at Machu Picchu.
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker - Piculus rivolii. Nice sight at the Wayquecha Station in the upper Manu road.
Andean Flicker - Colaptes rupicola. Seen at Huacarpay lakes only on the second visit and also in the higher part of the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha.
Red-necked Woodpecker - Campephilus rubricollis. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center at the bridge.
Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos. Seen at Amazonia Lodge close to the river.
FALCONS
Black Caracara - Daptrius ater. Seen first along the Madre de Dios River when wating for the Cocha Camungo keys at Tambo Blanquillo lodge.
Red-throated Caracara - Ibycter americanus. One of the few stops on our rush to Amazonia was for these Caracaras.
Mountain Caracara - Phalcoboenus megalopterus. Beautiful looks above Wayquecha Station where a pair posed in great light.
Southern Caracara - Caracara cheriway. Seen first on the Madre de Dios River on our way to Manu Wildlife Centre.
American Kestrel - Falco sparverius. Common at higher elevations.
Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. A pair seen very nicely feeding on a pigeon at Huacarpay Lakes.
Bat Falcon - Falco rufigularis. Seen first perched along the Madre de Dios River on route to Manu Wildlife Center. Later seen from the canopy tower.
PARROTS
Blue-and-Yellow Macaw - Ara ararauna. Manu is Macaw paradise and these guys flying across the river at dusk in the late afternoon sun were a real treat, seen several days around Manu Wildlife Center and some at the collpa although they did no descend.
Military Macaw - Ara militaris. A couple of briefly flyby, above Amazonia Lodge. Not satisfying views, but the bird is around. VULNERABLE.
Scarlet Macaw - Ara macao. Less common than the next species but a star performer at the clay lick, too.
Red-and-Green Macaw - Ara chloropterus. Star performer at the Macaw Lick – could not be better.
Chestnut-fronted Macaw - Ara severa. Common small Macaw of the lowlands.
Dusky-headed Parakeet - Aratinga weddellii. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Cobalt-winged Parakeet - Brotogeris cyanoptera cyanoptera. Common and noisy in lowland forest, and seen at the trail to the clay lick.
Tui Parakeet - Brotogeris sanctithomae. Nice views at Cocha Camungo ox-bow Lake and MWC.
Orange-cheeked Parrot - Pionopsitta barrabandi. Great views at the “Blanquillo” macaw clay lick.
Blue-headed Parrot - Pionus menstruus. Hundreds at the Macaw Lick and a common lowland forest resident.
Yellow-crowned Amazon - Amazona ochrocephala. Common at the Macaw lick.
Speckle-faced Amazon - Amazona tumultuosus. Seen perched with great telescope views at the bridge coming down from Machu Picchu.
Mealy Amazon - Amazona farinosa. Common in the lowlands and the clay lick. Farinosa is Latin for “Sprinkled with Flour” referring to the “dusted” appearance of this Amazon.
Mitred Parakeet – Psitticara mitrata. Seen flying by around Machu Picchu.
ANTBIRDS
Bamboo Antshrike – Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae. Heard only. Heard persistently at Amazonia Lodge but never seen. Named after Santa Maria which was the type locality in Bolivia.
Great Antshrike – Taraba major. Seen at Amazonia and at Manu Wildlife Center by the bridge.
Chestnut-backed Antshrike – Thamnophilus palliatus. Seen on the trails below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Barred Antshrike – Thamnophilus doliatus. Seen first on the lowlands, next to the road on the way to Amazonia lodge.
Plain-winged Antshrike - Thamnophilus schistaceus. Common lowland Antshrike seen at Manu Wildlife Center once in a mixed flock.
Variable Antshrike - Thamnophilus caerulescens. A pair seen along the railroad track at Machu Pichu.
Dusky-throated Antshrike – Thamnomanes ardesiacus. One of the commonest Lowland Antshrikes in the understory mixed-species flock, seen badly, once at the grid with a mixed flock around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Plain-throated Antwren – Isleria hauxwelli. Seen along the canopy trail and the grid at Manu Wildlife Center. Named for J. Hauxwell English collector in Peru and Brazil the early 1800’s. There is a Thrush named after him as well.
Long-winged Antwren – Myrmotherula longipennis garbei. Another common lowland rainforest Antwren in the under-story mixed species flocks; seen at the grid at MWC.
Yellow-breasted Warbling Antbird - Hypocnemis subflava. Seen with help of playback on the ride down from Cock of the Rock lodge to Amazonia lodge.
Black-faced Antbird – Myrmoborus myotherinus. Seen at Amazonia on the trail to the canopy.
Black-throated Antbird – Myrmecia athrotorax. Worked with playback at the bridge at Manu Wildlife Centre.
ANTPITTAS
Red-and-white Antpitta – Grallaria erythroleuca. A Peruvian endemic restricted to the Department of Cusco; Seen once briefly close to Wayquecha Station. ENDEMIC.
TAPACULOS
Rusty-belted Tapaculo – Liosceles thoracicus. Heard only. Heard often in lowlands but never worked on and never seen.
White-crowned Tapaculo – Scylotopus atratus. Heard only. Heard at a very short distance but missed for views above Cock of the Rock Lodge. . Scytalopus etymologically comes from the Greek language wich literally means “stickfoot”, referring to their strong and thick feet.
Trilling Tapaculo – Scylotopus parvirostris. Seen once above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Diademed Tapaculo – Scylotopus schulenbergi. First tapaculo to give us a chance. We worked on it and had pretyy good close look. Enough for tapaculos. Above Wayquecha Station. Named for Thomas S. Schulenberg US Ornithologist and collector at the laboratory of Ornithology Cornell. Principal author of “Birds of Peru”.
ANTTHRUSHES
Black-faced Antthrush – Formicarius analis. A pair seen nicely at Amazonia lodge. It took some work but we got good views.
OVENBIRDS
Slender-billed Miner – Geositta tenuirostris. One at the Huncarano passs at higher elevations. The genus name literally means ‘nuthatch of the earth’.
Olivaceous Woodcreeper – Sittasomus griseicapillus amazonica. A good view on the MWC canopy tree. This species will be soon split into several.
Plain-brown Woodcreeper - Dendrocincla fuliginosa. One climbing a tree in the forest just before entering the opening of Amazonia lodges gardens.
Long-billed Woodcreeper - Nasica longirostris. Wonderful views just around the garden of Manu Wildlife Center Lodge by the bridge.
Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper - Dendrexetastes rufigula. Seen at Amazonia Lodge together with Buff-throated Woodcreeper at the clearing.
Elegant Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus elegans jurua. Seen on the trail that takes to the Cocha Camungo.
Buff-throated Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus guttatus. One of the commonest lowland rainforest Woodcreepers, seen on several occasions including from the canopy tower.
Olive-backed Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus triangularis. Seen above Cock of the Rock Lodge and at the trails.
Montane Woodcreeper – Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger. Seen in a mixed species flock above Cock of the Rock lodge.
Streaked Xenops – Xenops rutilans. Seen at the trail coming down from Machu Picchu and later a couple of times.
Pale-legged Hornero - Furnarius leucopus tricolor. Common at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Centre.
Wren-like Rushbird – Phleocryptes melanops. In the reeds at Huacarpay lakes.
Cream-winged Cinclodes - Cinclodes albiventris. Some seen on the Vilcanota River just outside of Huacarpay on a stony canyon were we stopped for some Caracaras.
Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner – Philydor erythrocercum. One seen at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Montane Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia striaticollis. Fairly common in the Cloud forest. Seen on various occasions.
Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner – Automolus rufipileatus. Seen at MWC fron the bridge after working a bit with him and with playback.
Streak-fronted Thornbird – Phacellodomus striaticeps. Seen around Huacarpay Lakes.
Rusty-fronted Canastero – Asthenes ottonis. Seen around Huacarpay lakes, a Peruvian endemic! ENDEMIC.
Puna Thistletail - Asthens helleri. Responded well to playback and we managed to see a pair above Huayquecha. VULNERABLE, ENDEMIC.
Creamy-crested Spinetail – Cranioleuca albicapilla albicapilla. Very nice views in a bend by the road at a farmer’s house. They responded by climbing into two high Eucaliptus trees. ENDEMIC.
Azara’s Spinetail - Synallaxis azarae urubambae. Common in the Manu cloud forest. Calling all the time.
Cabani’s Spinetail – Synallaxis cabanisi. Seen at the trail that goes to the clay lick at Blanquillo.
Plain-crowned Spinetail - Synallaxis gujanensis. Very nice view after playback around the garden at Amazonia Lodge.
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet – Tyrannulus elatus. Seen at Amazonia Lodge eating on fruits on a bush in the gardens.
Yellow-bellied Elaenia – Elaenia flavogaster. Seen on the railroad tracks below Machu Picchu.
Small-billed Elaenia - Elaenia parvirostris. Seen at the beginning of the trail coming down from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes.
Highland Elaenia - Elaenia obscura. Seen at surroundings of Aguas Calientes below Machu Picchu and in Wayquecha.
Lesser Elaenia - Elaenia chiriquensis. Seen at Huacarpay for a long time sitting in a Pine tree.
Sierran Elaenia – Elaenia pallatangae. Seen in the higher cloud forest around Wayqecha Research Station.
White-throated Tyrannulet – Mecocerculus leucophrys. Common in the cloud forest in the mixed species flocks. Seen first at the Acjanaco lunch place.
Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant - Anairetes flavirostris. Seen well at Huacarpay Lakes.
Tufted Tit-Tyrant - Anairetes parulus. Seen well on the first stop at the road curve on the way to Manu.
Torrent Tyrannulet – Serphophaga cinerea. First seen on the river at Aguas Calientes by Machu Picchu. Later seen at the bridge at the town of Paucartambo.
Sclater’s Tyrannulet -Seen at the trail coming down from Machu Picchu-Range Restricted.
Bolivian Tyrannulet – Zimmerius bolivianus. Good views in the cloud forest, above Cock of the Rock lodge. Range Restricted.
Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant – Phylloscartes ophthalmicus. Quite common in the cloud forest, seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Streak-necked Flycatcher – Mionectes striaticollis. Quite common in the cloud forest – seen first above Wayquecha.
Many-colored Rush-Tyrant – Tachuris rubrigastra. Great views at Huacarpay lakes taking insects from bare reed covered ground.
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant – Lophotriccus pileatus. Heard only. Quite common police-whistle sound, around Cock of the Rock lodge but never managed to work on one.
Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher - Poecilotriccus latirostre. One worked on after arriving at the lowlands in the Manu road, on our way down to Amazonia Lodge.
Ochre-faced Tody-flycatcher – Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps. Nice view on a trip above Cock of the Rock lodge.
Spotted Tody-Flycatcher - Todirostrum maculatum. Great views from the blind at the clay lick in Blanquillo.
Common Tody-Flycatcher - Todirostrum cinereum. First time seen close to the town of Aguas Calientes at Machu Picchu.
Cinnamon Flycatcher – Pyrrhosmyias cinnamomea. Common in the Cloud Forest.
Smoke-colored Pewee – Contopus fumigatus. Quite common in the cloud forest, first seen at El Pueblo hotel in Machu Picchu.
Andean Negrito - Lessonia oreas. Nice views at Huacarpay Lakes.
Drab Water-Tyrant - Ochthornis littoralis. Common along the Amazonian rivers.
Little Ground-Tyrant - Muscisaxicola fluviatilis. Seen first on the road just when arriving to the lowlands in the Manu road.
Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant - Muscisaxicola rufivertex. Few seen on the Manu road, at the Huancarani pass.
Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant - Muscisaxicola maculirostris. Quite common in the upper part of the manu road in open farmlands. Fisrst seen in Huacarpay.
Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant - Agriornis montana. One seen at the “chullpas” those pre-Incan stone constructions, after Huancarani.
Rufous-webbed Tyrant - Polioxolmis rufipennis. Also seen in the higher elevation of the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha.
Maroon-belted (Slaty-backed) Chat-Tyrant – Ochthoeca (cinnamomeiventris) thoracica. Fantastic views bellow Wayqecha Research Station on our way down to Cock of the Rock Lodge at the lunch table.
Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca rufipectoralis rufipectoralis. Pretty bird of the roadside, in the cloud forest around Wayqecha.
Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca fumicolor. Seen at the lunch stop at Acjanaco on the Manu road as soon as it becomes more humid.
White-browed Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca leucophrys. Seen at Hucarpay and on our way to Wayqecha Lodge.
Long-tailed Tyrant - Colonia colonus. Seen on our way down to Amazonia Lodge.
Black Phoebe – Sayornis nigricans latirostris. Fairly common in Machu Picchu and on rushing streams along the road to Manu.
Vermilion Flycatcher – Pyrocephalus rubinus. Seen from the hide at the clay lick first. Later around MWC on the river.
Piratic Flycatcher – Legatus leucophaius. Seen at the canopy tower. Great views not far.
Rusty-margined Flycatcher - Myiozetetes cayanensis. Two individuals seen outside of Puerto Maldonado along the Trans-oceanic highway.
Social Flycatcher - Myiozetetes similis. Common.
Dusky-chested Flycatcher - Myiozetetes luteiventris. Good views of an individual on a bush on a stop coming down from Cock of the Rock lodge.
Great Kiskadee - Pitangus sulphuratus. Seen first below Cock of the rock lodge, later at many places.
Lesser Kiskadee - Pitangus lictor. Fairly common at Cocha Camungo.
Lemon-browed Flycatcher – Conopias cinchoneti. Very nice views on an excursion to a lodge above Cock of the Rock Lodge. VULNERABLE.
Golden-crowned Flycatcher - Myiodynastes chrysocephalus. Quite common around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Streaked Flycatcher – Myiodynastes maculatus. Seen on a walk below Cock of the rock lodge.
Boat-billed Flycatcher - Megarynchus pitangua. Quite common at Amazonia lodge. Seen at many places.
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus. Common.
White-rumped Syristes – Sirystes albocinerea. Seen well at the same tree of the canopy platform at MWC. The Sirystes has recently been split into 4 species.
Short-crested Flycatcher – Myiarchus ferox. Seen well at the gardens of Amazonia lodge.
Dull-capped Attila - Attila bolivianus. One seen along the trail of Cocha Camungo. Quite vocal.
COTINGAS
Masked Fruiteater – Pipreola pulchra. Good views of a pair at the rail track in the Machu Picchu area. ENDEMIC.
Red-crested Cotinga - Ampelion rubrocristata. Seen below Wayqecha on our way down to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Andean Cock-of-the-Rock – Rupicola peruviana. Well what can we say – great views at the lek of Manu Cloud Forest Lodge above Cock of the Rock Lodge – but also we had several other encounters along the road around CORL.
Purple-throated Fruitcrow – Querula purpurata. Great views of a group at Cocha Camungo.
Plum-throated Cotinga - Cotinga maynana. Seen very nicely from the canopy platform at Cocha Camungo.
Screaming Piha – Lipaugus vociferans. Heard only. Commonly heard at Manu Wildlife Center; despite been very close at the GRID trail system at MWC never managed to see one.
MANAKINS
Yungas Manakin – Chiroxiphia boliviana. Seen at the trail system below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Round-tailed Manakin – Pipra chloromeros. Seen first at a forest next to the road when approaching Atalaya.
TITYRAS AND BECARDS
Black-tailed Tityra - Tityra cayana. Seen at the trail to the clay lick. Also from the canopy platform at Cocha Camungo.
Barred Becard – Pachyramphus versicolor. Seen first on the tracks below macho Pichu. Later bellow Wayqecha Biological Station.
White-winged Becard - Pachyramphus polychopterus. Nice one came in after playback to the gardens of Amazonia lodge.
Pink-throated Becard – Pachyramphus minor. Seen from the MWC canopy tower.
VIREOS & GREENLETS
Chivi (Red-eyed) Vireo - Vireo chivi (olivaceus). Seen quite often around Aguas Calientes. On fruiting trees of El Pueblo Hotel.
Brown-capped Vireo – Vireo leucophrys. Seen at Amazonia lodge, on the backside of the houses.
JAYS
Purplish Jay - Cyanocorax cyanomelas. Fairly common in the Manu Lowland rainforest, seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Centre. Range Restricted.
Violaceous Jay - Cyanocorax violaceus. Common in the Lowland rainforest.
Inca (Green) Jay - Cyanocorax yncas. Quite good views almost at dusk at El Mirador above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
SWALLOWS
Blue-and-white Swallow - Pygochelidon cyanoleuca. Common.
Brown-bellied Swallow - Orochelidon murina. First seen on the way to Ollantaytambo by the Urubamba river.
White-banded Swallow - Atticora fasciata. Common lowland swallow along the Rivers.
Southern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx ruficollis. Common lowland Swallow.
White-winged Swallow – Tachycineta albiventer. The commonest Swallow of the lowland rainforest rivers and oxbow lakes.
WRENS
House Wren – Troglodytes aedon. Common in the highlands. One of the most widespread and common songbirds in the Americas, found from southern Canada to southern South America. As is to be expected over such a wide range, various distinct forms exist, which may one day be elevated to species level. For the moment, all mainland populations south of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (Mexico) are grouped under the term "Southern" House Wren. All populations share a preference for edge or disturbed habitats, and occur at a variety of elevations. The House Wren tends to move around low in the vegetation, and is usually readily seen. It sings a short fast song. -- John van Dort.
Mountain Wren - Troglodytes solstitialis. Seen at the gardens of El Pueblo Hotel in Aguas Calientes.
Sedge Wren – Cistothorus platensis. Good views at Acjanaco on the bunch grass in the middle of heavy mist.
Thrush-like Wren – Campylorhynchus turdinus. Seen at the gardens of MWC. Very responsive individuals to playback.
Inca Wren Pheugopedius eisenmanni. Heard only. Named after Eugene Eisenmann US/Panamenian ornithologist (1906-1981). ENDEMIC.
Moustached Wren – Pheugopedius genibarbis. Seen from the bridge at MWC.
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren – Henicorhina leucophrys. Commonly heard in the cloud forest, but seen on three separate days around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
DONACOBIUS
Black-capped Donacobius – Donacobius atricapillus. Common on the ox-bow lakes and marshes of the lowlands – seen at Cocha Camungo.
DIPPERS
White-capped Dipper - Cinclus leucocephalus. Seen well several times on the Urubamba River by Machu Picchu.
THRUSHES
Andean Solitaire – Myadestes ralloides. Seen on the railroad at Machu Picchu. Heard often in the upper humid Manu road.
White-eared Solitaire - Entomodestes leucotis. Nice views at the railroad of Machu Picchu. Also seen and heard in upper humid Manu road.
Chiguanco Thrush – Turdus chiguanco chiguanco. The common Andean Thrush seen at Huacarpay and along the upper drier Manu road.
Great Thrush – Turdus fuscater ockenderi. The common Thrush of the higher Cloud Forest.
Glossy-black Thrush - Turdus serranus. Seen on the railroad tracks of Machu Picchu. Once, probably a juvenile, on top of tree, singing.
Black-billed Thrush Turdus ignobilis. The commonest Amazonian garden Thrush.
Hauxwell’s Thrush - Turdus hauxwelli. Seen at the river of Amazonia lodge in a creek.
Lawrence’s Thrush – Turdus lawrencii. Almost seen at the tree by the MWC canopy where it came to playback and moved around us.
TANAGERS & ALLIES
Red-capped Cardinal – Paroaria gularis. Common in the lowlands, especially around the ox-bow lakes. First seen at Amazonia feeders.
Magpie Tanager – Cissopis leveriana. The biggest Tanager in the Amazonian Lowland, and fairly common.
Black-capped Hemispingus – Hemispingus atropileus. Seen on the way down from Acjanaco in a mixed flock.
Superciliaried Hemispingus – Hemispingus superciliaris urubambae. Seen on the road after Aguas Calientes at Machu Picchu.
Black-eared Hemispingus – Hemispingus melanotis berlepschi. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge in a mixed species flock.
Rust and Yellow Tanager – Thlypopsis ruficeps. Fairly common in the cloud forest with mixed species flocks in Machu Picchu and Manu. Seen first in Huacarpay. Range Restricted.
Masked Crimson Tanager – Ramphocelus nigrogularis. Stunning Tanager gave us a nice welcome at Amazonia Lodge where common at feeders.
Silver-beaked Tanager – Ramphocelus carbo. Another common tanager that started meeting us in Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Hooded Mountain-Tanager – Buthraupis montana. Really nice looks at a group above Wayqecha Biological Station.
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager - Anisognathus igniventris igniventris. Also, spectacular tanager seen above Wayqecha.
Fawn-breasted Tanager - Pipraeidea melanonota. Seen once around Wayquecha Station.
Yellow-throated Tanager - Iridisornis analis. Seen a couple of times around Wayquecha Station.
Golden-collared Tanager – Iridisornis jelskii. Seen on a walk at Wayquehca trail system.
Orange-eared Tanager – Chlorochrysa calliparaea. Very beautiful little Tanager; seen several times around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Blue-gray Tanager – Thraupis episcopus. Common, starting at Machu Picchu.
Palm Tanager – Thraupis palm arum. Common, starting at Machu Picchu.
Blue-capped Tanager – Thraupis cyanocephala. Fairly common at Machu Picchu and continuing to be so in the Manu cloud forest.
Golden-naped Tanager – Thraupis ruficervix. First seen in Machu Pichus El Pueblo Hotel then around Cock of the Rock lodge.
Silver-backed Tanager – Thraupis viridicollis. Seen at Machu Picchu in dense humid forest.
Blue-necked Tanager – Tangara cyanicollis. Another Christmas tree bird - Common.
Yellow-bellied Tanager – Tangara xanthogastra. Came on the last day to the Cock of the Rock feeders.
Spotted Tanager – Tangara punctata. Another one that came to the feeder. We also saw it on the trails below Cock of the Rock.
Blue-and-black Tanager - Tangara vassorii atrocaerulea. Seen up the road above Cock of the Rock lodge. Also in Machu Pichu.
Beryl-spangled Tanager - Tangara nigroviridis. First seen on the walk in the El Pueblo hotel trail system. Quite common around Cock of the rock Lodge.
Turquoise Tanager – Tangara mexicana. A lowland species, seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Centre.
Paradise Tanager – Tangara chilensis. What can you say! A pleasure to have such a pretty species so common; not found in Chile!
Saffron-crowned Tanager – Tangara xanthocephala lamprotis. Another spectacular tanager that accompanied us in the cloud forest starting at Machu Picchu.
Golden-eared Tanager – Tangara chrysotis. Very nice Tanager, seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Green-and-gold Tanager – Tangara schrankii. Another lowland Tanager present in most canopy flocks, seen first on our way down from the cloud forest into the lowlands.
Golden Tanager – Tangara arthus. Great birds! Great looks around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Black-faced Dacnis - Dacnis lineata. Seen from the Cocha Camungo canopy tower.
Yellow-bellied Dacnis – Dacnis flaviventer. Wonderful views at Amazonia Lodge, at the clearing and from the tower at Manu Wildlife Center.
Green Honeycreeper – Chlorophanes spiza. Seen from the tower of Amazonia lodge and later around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Cinereous Conebill – Conirostrum cinereum cinereum. Seen at Huacarpay lakes and also along the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha.
Capped Conebill – Conirostrum albifrons. Quite common with mixed species flocks in the cloud forest starting at Machu Picchu.
Rusty Flower-piercer - Diglossa sittoides. Very good views at Huacarpay lakes and on the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha.
Moustached Flower-piercer – Diglossa mystacalis albilinear. Quite common above Wayqecha Biological Station. Range Restricted.
Black-throated Flower-piercer – Diglossa brunneiventris. Quite common starting at Huacarpay.
Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer - Diglossopis glauca. Very good views at the feeder at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossopis caerulescens. Seen above Cock of the Rock lodge from the road.
Masked Flower-piercer – Diglossopis cyanea. Seen several times around Wayqecha Biological Station.
Peruvian Sierra-Finch – Phrygilus punensis. Seen first in Huacarpay later around the town of Huancarani. Named for the Southern Peruvian Department of Puno. Range Restricted.
Mourning Sierra-Finch – Phrygilus fruticeti. Good views around Huacarpay Lakes.
Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch – Phrygilus plebejus. A common Finch of the Andes seen since Huacarpay.
Band-tailed Sierra-Finch – Phrygilus alaudinus. A small group seen close to the Huancarani pass on the manu road.
Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch - Poospiza caesar. Very good views of tame birds at the beginning of the Manu road not far from Huacarpay. ENDEMIC.
Blue-black Grassquit – Volatinia jacarina. Seen in disturbed habitat along the road on our way to Puerto Maldonado.
Double-collared Seedeater - Sporophila caerulescens. Seen outside of Puerto Maldonado on abandoned stables.
Yellow-bellied Seedeater - Sporophila nigricollis. Seen on the train track outside of Machu Picchu.
Chestnut-bellied Seedeater - Sporophila castaneiventris. Seen on some grass fields around Patria on our way down to Amazonia Lodge.
Bananaquit - Coereba flaveola. Not common in Manu, seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge and Amazonia Lodge.
INCERTAE SEDIS
Buff-throated Saltator - Saltator maximus. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge and at Amazonia Lodge.
Grayish Saltator - Saltator coerulescens. Seen around Manu Wildlife Center.
Golden-billed Saltator - Saltator aurantiirostris. First at Huacarpay lakes then along the Manu road before humid forest.
NEW WORLD SPARROWS AND ALLIES
Rufous-collared Sparrow - Zonatrichia capensis. Only in the Andes; Common but pretty Sparrow.
Yellow-browed Sparrow – Ammodramus aurifrons. Seen finally well near Puerto Maldonado.
Cusco Brush-Finch – Atalaptes melanolaemus. Seen from railroad tracks outside of Agias Calientes below Machu Picchu. 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). ENDEMIC.
Black-faced Brush-Finch – Atalaptes melanolaemus. Quite common in the Manu cloud forest above Cock of the Rock lodge. Range Restricted.
Short-billed (Yellow-whiskered) Chlorospingus - Chlorospingus flavopectus. Seen below Wayquecha station on our way down to 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. Quite common around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
CARDINALS - GROSBEAKS
Hepatic Tanager - Piranga flava. Seen by the bridge on our walk from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes.
Black-backed Grosbeak – Pheucticus aureoventris. Seen in Huacarapay and along the long collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center
NEW WORLD WARBLERS
Tropical Parula – Setophaga pitiayumi. Seen close to Machu Picchu and around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Russet-crowned Warbler - Myiothlypis coronatus. Seen in the gardens of El Pueblo Hotel and around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Buff-rumped Warbler - Myiothlypis fulvicauda. Seen at Amazonia, first below the buiding.
Slate-throated (Redstart) Whitestart – Myioborus miniatus. Common at Aguas Caliente and around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Spectacled (Redstart) Whitestart – Myioborus melanocephalus. Fairly common in the higher cloud forest on the Manu road.
OROPENDOLAS, ORIOLES AND BLACKBIRDS
Crested Oropendola – Psarocolius decumanus maculosus. First seen coming to the lowlands on the Manu road. A couple of times seen in the Manu lowlands.
Dusky-green Oropendola – Psarocolius atrovirens. First seen from the train. Quite common around Machu Picchu and Cock of the Rock Lodge. Range Restricted.
Russet-backed Oropendola – Psarocolius angustifrons alfredi. The commonest Oropendola as soon as we reached the lowlands.
Olive Oropendola – Psarocolius bifasciatus. Seen first from the canopy tower at Amazonia, later from the canopy tower in Manu Wildlife Centre.
Casqued Oropendola – Clypicterus oseryi. Nicely seen in a flock with Olives from the MWC canopy tower.
Yellow-rumped Cacique – Cacicus cela. Common in the lowlands.
Solitary Cacique - Cacicus solitarius. Seen at Amazonia Lodge before the trail goes up.
Orange-backed Troupial – Icterus croconotus. Seen first at the edge of Amazonia Lodge’s gardens.
Pale-eyed Blackbird – Agelaius xanthophthalmus. Good views of this near-endemic at Cocha Camungo ox-bow lake. Range Restricted.
Yellow-winged Blackbird – Agelaius thilius. Common at Huacarpay Lakes.
Shiny Cowbird – Molothrus bonariensis. One seen well at the Huacarpay lakes.
Giant Cowbird – Molothrus oryzivorus. Common in the lowlands asoociated with the river.
Red-breasted Blackbird – Sturnella militaris. A few seen in the pastures along the Trans-oceanic highway on our way to Puerto Maldonado.
FINCHES
Hooded Siskin – Sporaga magellanica urubambensis. Seen around Huacarpay Lakes and on the upper Manu road.
Thick-billed Euphonia – Euphonia laniirostris. Seen at Amazonia Lodge at the feeders.
Bronzy-green Euphonia - Euphonia mesochrysa. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge’s clearing.
Orange-bellied Euphonia – Euphonia xanthogaster brunneifrons. The commonest Euphonia in Manu.
Blue-naped Chlorophonia - Chlorophonia cyanea. First seen at the gardens of El Pueblo Hotel. Then seen on the trail system of Cock of the Rock Lodge.