DAY BY DAY ACTIVITIES
August 3rd: Morning fly to Cusco and straight out to Huacarpay Lakes. Then we set off over the eastern range of the Andes via Huancarani (highest point 3800 meters), with several birding stops along the way like right after Huancarani for the Slender-billed Miner and Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant, and Creamy-winged Cinclodes. We also stopped at charming and old town of Paucartambo for White-winged Cinclodes and plenty of Brown-bellied Swallows. We then had lunch next to the pre-Inca ruins along with Black-billed Shrike-tyrants below and Variable Hawks flying overhead. We then drove Acjanaco (the Pass) 3560 meters, and down to the Wayqecha Biological Station (2910 meters). We did some night birding after dinner looking for Swallow-tailed Nightjars, and also visited the tunnel to see the roosting Chestnut-collared Swifts. Night at Wayqecha Research Station.
August 4th: Full day at Wayqecha Research Station. After breakfast we birded down the road to the tunnels area all the way down to Pillahuata; literally. Very few groups cover the distance we did and we were rewarded with great looks at such classics as Hooded and Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanagers, great looks at the endemic Red and White Antpitta, and a flock of Golden-Plumed Parakeets. We dedicated part of the afternoon for hike to the canopy walk as a fun activity for the teenagers in the group. That canopy walk is scary! Then we returned to the Station and headed back up to the Acajanaco Pass. It might have been a bit too late, but still managed to find a fine White-browed Conebill and at least hear a distant Sedge Wren. We then retraced our steps back to to Wayquecha and continued on to the Cock of the Rock Lodge for the night.
August 5th: Full day at Cock of the Rock Lodge. In the morning birded above the CORL. In the afternoon we explored the trails below the lodge and grounds. Then we headed to the Andean Cock of the Rock Lek where we saw around 6 individuals displaying and vocalizing. We birded the road back to the lodge during the balance of the day. Night at CORL.
August 6th: Full day at Cock of the Rock Lodge: ater an early breakfast we went up the road above “Rocotal” where we spent all day birding, elevation range that we covered (2300 to 2000). Birding up here was awesome with highlights such as a soaring adult Black and Chestnut Eagle, Crimson-bellied Woodpecker, Chestnut-crested Cotinga, and a couple large mixed species flocks. We then return to the lodge for lunch to spent time with the kids and bird around the lodge. Night at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
August 7th: Cock of the Rock Lodge to Amazonia Lodge. We stopped at various locations including Santa Isabel, the bamboo patch not far from the CORL. Then we stopped at Quita Calzones (1000 mts) where we ran into a big flock and the Black-backed Grosbeak by the road. Then two short stops more before the Bamboo Patch before the town of Chontachaca. After lunch at the plantation we continued onto the Pillcopata Bridge, birding before Atalaya and the Great Potoo site where we also picked up the Red-throated Caracara. Then, we took a short boat ride across the Madre De Dio River. Night at Amazonia Lodge.
August 8th: Full day at Amazonia Lodge: Today was a mostly varanda birding at Amazonia Lodge since the rain that started in the early morning hours would not slow down. We braved the drizzle along the Jeep Track, but after a while the rain continued and became heavier. Back to birding from the varanda. Night at Amazonia Lodge.
August 9th: After breakfast we headed to the Canopy tower. Amazing dawn chorus with Carmiol’s Tanager as the loudest and sweetest song. Lots of good birds including Amazonian Antpitta, Striolated Puffbird, and great views of Scaly-breasted Wren. In the afternoon we explored the Jeep Track and side trails. Night at Amazonia Lodge.
August 10th: After an early breakfast we birded the Jeep Track and side trails until 8:00 AM to get ready for our boat trip to the Manu Wildlife Center. We picked up a few birds new for the trip list but the highlight was a Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo that walked across the Jeep Track. We later found out the this bird is frequently seen where we had it. Great bird anyway! The boat trip was incredible! Meandering down the Madre De Dios River flanked by the last hills spilling over Amazonia was unforgettable. I believe we picked up about 25 species for the trip list along the Madre De Dios River. Night at Manu Wildlife Centre.
August 11th to 14th: Four full days at Manu Wildlife Center. We divided our time to explore most trails around the lodge, always drifting back to the Canopy Tower either at the end of the day or early in the morning. We also visited the Camungo Canopy Tower, the Camungo Lake, and the mammal clay lick (twice). One of the highlights of our stay at Manu Wildlife Center was the visit to the macaw clay lick. The parrot and macaw show happened as expected. Lots of great birds, primates and other mammals. The food at the lodge was delicious too. Nights at Manu Wildlife Centre.
August 15th: This was a travel day as we had to catch a plane to Cusco departing Puerto Maldonado at 1:00 PM. No time for stops. We made it to the airport just in time to check in and board the plane to Cusco for the second leg of the trip. We said good-bye at the plane. It was a real pleasure spending time with a fine group of Canadians. Now I saw for myself that Canadians are among the world’s most polite people. It was delightful to have the teenage kids along for the trip. Lunch and dinner conversations were engaging and fun with the Harry Potter book series as the underlying theme. Good Times!!
SPECIES LIST
TINAMOUS
Gray Tinamou – Tinamous. Heard only. Heard in Amazonia lodge. Largely restricted to the Andean foothills. I had not heard them in a long time.
Great Tinamou – Tinamus major. Heard only. Sings very early in the morning, but more predictable at dusk. One of my favorite rainforest sounds.
Hooded Tinamou – Nothocercus nigrocapillus. Heard only. Not as vocal as other times. Heard around Wayquecha, mostly after the second Tunnel.
Cinereous Tinamou - Crypturellus cinereus. Seen walking across the creek on the trail that goes to the tower at Amazonia Lodge.
Little Tinamou – Cryturellus soui. Heard only. Heard at Amazonia Lodge. Attempts to lure one into view did not work.
Brown Tinamou – Crypturellus obsoletus. Jerry, Anne and the kids saw one on the trail below Cock of the Rock.
Black-capped Tinamou - Crypturellus atricapillus. Heard only. A great sound around Amazonia Lodge.
Bartlett’s Tinamou - Crypturellus bartletti. This is the Tinamou we saw (in poor light) at the overlook or the creek bank near the observation tower. In general, this bird is often heard, but seldom seen. This Tinamou was named after the English zoologist and taxidermist Abraham Dee Bartlett (1812-1897).
SCREAMERS
Horned Screamer - Anhima cornuta. One of the birds in the wishlist for some. The boatmen pointed them to us along the Madre de Dio River. Interestingly those were the only ones we saw during the trip. We heard them at Camungo lodge though.
DUCKS
Orinoco Goose - Neochen jubata. Seen on three separate occasions along the Madre de Dios River, while staying at the Manu Wildlife Center. 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. Orinoco Geese have experienced a significant population decline in the last decade. Geese breed in Southeast Peru. Southeast Peru constitutes a stronghold for this handsome goose.
Muscovy Duck - Cairina moschata. This is the wild form of all Muscovy Ducks found in parks and ponds. Fairly common in the lowlands.
Yellow-billed (Speckled) Teal - Anas flavirostris. Common at Huacarpay Lakes; The SACC says “Hellmayr & Conover (1948a) and many earlier classifications treated andium (Andean Teal) as a separate species from A. flavirostris. Many Authors, from Meyer de Schauensee (1970) to Dickinson (2003), have treated andium as a subspecies of A. flavirostris. Anas andium was considered a separate species from Anas flavirostris by Ridgely et al. (2001), and this was followed by Hilty (2003). SACC proposal passed to recognize andium as separate species. Jaramillo (2003) further suggested that the subspecies oxyptera may also deserve recognition as a separate species from A. flavirostris.
Yellow-billed Pintail - Anas georgica. It was not easy to find them this time. We eventually found a flock of five birds resting.
Puna Teal - Anas puna. The duck with the bicolored face and blue bill at Huacarpay Lakes.
Cinnamon Teal - Anas cyanopteras. A flock of four birds showing the extensive blue wings (males) at Huacarpay Lakes.
CHACHALACA, CURRASOWS AND GUANS
Andean Guan - Penelope montagnii. Seen multiple times at the upper reaches of the Manu Road. In Greek mythology Penelope was daughter of Icarus and wife of Ulysses, King of Ithaca.
Spix’s Guan - Penelope jacquacu. Seen on two separate occasions at Amazonia Lodge. This was the large Guan that flew high to a bare branch on the trail that runs along the creek (off the Jeep Track). Named after the German naturalist and collector in Brazil (1781-1826) Johann Baptist Ritter von Spix.
Blue-throated Piping-Guan - Pipile cumanensis. Great scope looks as this stunning bird from the grounds of Amazonia Lodge. Then, it was seen perched on the Varanda at Manu Wildlife Center. Seeing a tame bird made the first sighting lose some steam...sorry Brian. 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.
Razor-billed Curassow - Mitu tuberosa. Seen near the dock as we were arriving at Amazonia Lodge. The presence of large curassows and guans indicates that these forests hold a pristine fauna. In most areas subject to subsistence hunting, guans and curasoows have been exptirpated.
GREBES
White-tufted Grebe - Rollandia rolland. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes. Named for Master Gunner Roland of the French Corvette L’Uranie which circumnavigated the globe in 1817-1820.
CORMORANTS
Neotropic Cormorant - Phalacrocorax brasilianus. Common in the Amazonian lowlands.
DARTERS
Anhinga - Anhinga anhinga. Seen in flight near Manu Wildlife Centre.
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. Seen at the creek that runs around the Manu Wildlife Centre.
Striated Heron - Butorides striatus. The small heron that looks like a Green-backed Heron seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis. We only saw Cattle Egrets at Hucarpay Lakes, an unexpected place to see them.
Cocoi Heron - Ardea cocoi. Common in the Manu Lowlands.
Great Egret - Ardea albus. Common.
Capped Heron - Pilherodius pileatus. Seen several times along the Madre de Dios River around Manu Wildlife Center. This is the heron with shallow wing beats!
Snowy Egret - Egretta thula. Right along with the Fasciated Herons and also in the lowlands along the Madre De Dios River.
Little Blue Heron – Egretta coerulea. Seen along the Madre de Dios River.
IBIS AND SPOONBILLS
Puna Ibis - Plegadis ridgwayi. The first native bird for the trip. We saw rock doves on our way to Huacarpay Lakes and Puna Ibis along the Huatanay River in urban Cusco. We saw a lot more afterwards.
AMERCAN VULTURES
Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus. Common.
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. The first bird we saw was flying in front of a dark cloud showing the pale yellow head well.
King Vulture - Sarcoramphus papa. Seen on several occasions in the Lowland rainforest. I never get tired of seeing them!
OSPREYS
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus. Seen flying along the Madre de Dios River.
KITES, HAWKS AND EAGLES
Swallow-tailed Kite - Elanoides forficatus. Seen on several occasions in the Lowland rainforest.
Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. In the wishlist. A bird began to call while we were eating lunch near the town of Patria. We all saw it soaring above us.
Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus. As the previous species, flying overhead while vocalizing constantly.
Black-and-chestnut Eagle - Spizaetus isidori. Another bird in the wish list. Anne spotted it as the bird circled its way up the valley at the Rocotal area. We had eye level views of this majestic eagle. Named after Isidore Geoffrey Saint – Hilliaire 1805-1861 French zoologist. VULNERABLE.
Plumbeous Kite - Ictinia plumbea. The first bird of many was seen at eye level as it perched by the road below Quita Calzones on the way down to Amazonia Lodge.
Crane Hawk – Geranospiza coerulescens. A bird in the scope perched on top of a tree. Seen from the Canopy Tower at Manu Wildlife Cente.
Cinereous Harrier - Circus cinereus. One of the many birds first spotted by Jerry. Nice views of a flying bird at Huacarpay Lakes.
Great Black Hawk - Buteogallus urbitinga. At least three birds seen along the Madre de Dios River on our way down to Manu Wildlife Centre.
Roadside Hawk – Rupornis magnirostris. By far the most common hawk. Seen perched, flying, and soaring.
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle - Geranoaetus melanoleucus. The distant hawk that perched on a rock harassed by a smaller hawk at Huacarpay Lakes at our first stop, ended up to be a juvenile of this species.
Variable Hawk - Geranoaetus polyosoma. The first individual was seen harassing the Black-chested Buzzard-eagle at Huacarpay Lakes. We saw more along the Andean highlands, including one at the cool place we ate lunch.
Slate-colored Hawk - Leucopternis schistacea. One called and flew above us along the trail to the Ccollpa at Manu Wildlife Center. They are usually found near rivers and along edges of water. Better view desired (BVD).
White Hawk - Leucopternis albicollis. One seen from the tower at Amazonia Lodge.
White-browed Hawk – Leucopternis kuhli. A rare bird in the region. Jerry spotted this bird. Unfortunately we could not get on it as the boat moved forward.
Gray-lined Hawk - Buteo nitidus. One seen perched above the macaw clay lick. This hawk being there might have been a reason why the parakeets never came down to the clay lick that day.
White-throated Hawk - Buteo albigula. Seen well below the Wayquecha Biological Station. We also saw one in the Cusco highlands crusing along a Eucaliptus Plantation.
Short-tailed Hawk – Buteo brachyurus. We were not expecting this bird, let alone a dark morph. Nice views outside the town Boca del Colorado.
White-rumped Hawk - Buteo leucorrhous. This is the small black hawk seen in flight in the Pillahuata area.
TRUMPETERS
Pale-winged Trumpeter - Psophia leucoptera. Heard only. This was also in the wishlist. We had them in the Grid vocalizing as they followed a monkey troop. I did some playback to keep them around as we moved forward. As it turned out, the birds freaked out and took off upon hearing the playback. Big mistake. These birds might have been played-out and may be able to recognize playbacks. We should have walked fast into the flock to catch some looks at them without using any playback! Other attempts to see them failed.
RAILS & CRAKES
Gray-necked Wood-Rail - Aramides cajanea. At least two separate individuals walk around the open lawn at Amazonia Lodge. They even come to the feeders!
Uniform Crake - Amaurolimnas concolor. Heard only. Heard vocalizing in the thickets at the beginning of the Jeep Track, then near the creek at Amazonia Lodge, but did not respond to play back..frustrating.
Black-banded Crake – Anurolimnas fasciatus. Heard only. A bird sang from deep into the well established vegetation that rims Camungo Lake. They are found this far south too!
Rufous-sided Crake - Laterallus Melanophaius. Heard only. We had several individuals vocalizing at Camungo Lake even during the hottest part of the day. Playback attempts did not lure a bird into view. Too hot maybe?
Blackish Rail - Pardirallus nigricans. Heard only. They vocalized far from where we were. No chances for playback.
Plumbeous Rail - Pardirallus sanguinolentus. Quite common around Huacarpay Lakes, but it took us a while to find one.
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).
Andean (Slate-colored) Coot - Fulica ardesiaca. Common at Huacarpay lakes; Called "Andean Coot" in Fjeldså & Krabbe (1990), Taylor (1996), and Ridgely et al. (2001) but other authors use Slate-colored.
SUNGREBE
Sungrebe - Heliornis fulica. One flew across Camungo Lake and then swam into the overhanging vegetation. Not everyone got to see this bird. It disappeared as we tried to find it where we saw it go in.
PLOVERS
Pied Plover – Hoploxypterus (Vanellus) cayanus. Great views of this sharp looking plover along the Madre de Dios River.
Andean Lapwing - Vanellus resplendens. Seen at Huacarpay lakes and also at Acjanaco (the pass) “the guard station” on our way down to Wayqecha.
Collared Plover – Charadrius collaris. Two separate birds found on sandy shores on the Madre de Dios River.
SANDPIPERS AND SNIPES
Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca. Seen at Huacarpay. This may be an early arrival or an overwintering bird.
Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria. Seen once along the Madre de Dio River before arriving at the Manu Wildlife.
Spotted Sandpiper - Calidris macularia. Seen exploring a stony shore along the Madre de Dio River.
Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos. Two birds seen along the Madre de Dios River on our way to the Antthrush trail. Not sure these were early arrivals or overwintering birds.
Least Sandpiper – Calidris minutilla. We, combined, might have seen thousands of this common shorebird elsewhere. We had one actively foraging on a muddy shore on the Madre de Dio River. Later we realized that this bird is not expected here.
JACANAS
Wattled Jacana - Jacana jacana. Adults and juveniles seen at Camungo Lake.
GULLS, TERNS & SKIMMERS
Andean Gull - Chroicocephalus serranus. Common at Huacarpay Lakes.
Large-billed Tern - Phaetusa simplex. Many seen along the Madre de Dios River.
Yellow-billed Tern - Sternula superciliaris. Not as common as the previous tern. It looks just like a Least Tern.
Black Skimmer - Rynchops niger. Seen loafing, skimming, and a bird, presumably a male, offering a fish to another, maybe a female.
PIGEONS AND DOVES
Spot-winged Pigeon - Patagioenas maculosa. Seen around Huacarpay Lakes and many more along the way to Wayquecha.
Band-tailed Pigeon - Patagioenas fasciata. Common in the Higher Cloud Forest, seen around Wayqecha.
Pale-vented Pigeon - Patagioenas cayennensis. Common in the Lowlands.
Plumbeous Pigeon - Patagioenas plumbea. Common in the foothills and lowlands. Birds perched every late afternoon on trees at the lawn of Amazonia Lodge.
Ruddy Pigeon - Patagioenas subvinacea. Perched above the mammal clay lick. Otherwised heard multiple times.
Eared Dove - Zenaida auriculata. Common in the arid montane forest, seen around Huacarpay lakes.
White-tipped Dove - Leptotila verreauxi decipiens. Seen walking along the lawn at Amazonia Lodge.
Gray-fronted Dove - Leptotila rufaxilla. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center. This and the previous species have complicated distribution with places where they occur side by side and other where only one occurs or is more common. In this part of Peru the two species appear to segregate one another by elevation. White-tipped is found in the foothills and Gray-fronted in the lowlands. At least one is far more common than the other at different elevations.
Ruddy Ground-Dove - Columbina talpacoti. Seen along the Trans-oceanic highway outside of Puerto Maldonado.
Picui Ground-Dove – Columbina picui. A pair flew across the road at an agricultural/pasture area between the town of Boca del Colorado and Puerto Carlos. We keyed on the white bands and dark primaries as they flew in front of us. An Austral migrant in the region.
Bare-faced Ground-Dove - Metriopelia ceciliae. Seen around Huacarpay Lakes, and also along the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha. This is the ground dove with the big orange eye-ring. Named for Cecile Gautrau daughter of French naturalist Rene Lesson.
HOATZIN
Hoatzin - Opisthocomus hoazin. A lifer for some in the group. We found a pair in perfect light and distance on our first walk along the Jeep Trail, above the weedy lake. They have a bare blue face!
CUCKOOS
Little Cuckoo – Coccycua minuta. Good views at a bird that responded nicely to playback at what looked like a body of water convered in vines. Later attempts to show the bird to the rest of the group did not work as well.
Squirrel Cuckoo - Piaya cayana. Common in the Lowlands.
Black-bellied Cuckoo – Piaya melanogaster. Study looks at eye level from the canopy tower at Manu Wildlife Center. These were by far the best looks at this bird I have had.
Greater Ani - Crotophaga major. Common in the Lowlands.
Smooth-billed Ani - Crotophaga ani. Common in the open secondary forest in the Lowland rainforest.
Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo – Neomorphus geoffroyi. A very unpredictable bird, rare, and thinly widespread. One walked across the Jeep Track! Unfortunaley not all saw it. It is supposed to be a regular at that part of the Jeep Track.
OWLS
Rufescent Screech-Owl - Megascops ingens. Heard only. This bird has to go as heard only. A pair vocalized at about 3:00 AM at the grounds of the Cock of the Rock Lodge. Attempts to call them in earlier did not yield any response.
Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl - Megascops (usta) watsonii. Heard only. Fairly common in the forest interior.
Crested Owl – Lophostrix cristata. Heard only. They called late at night near the Mariposa Cabin at the Manu Wildlife Centre.
Spectacled Owl - Pulsatrix perspicillata. Heard Only. This is the owl that vocalized on the other side of the lodge, near Brian’s cabin. Too late/early in the morning to get ready and go after them.
Amazonian Pygmy-Owl - Glaucidium hardyi. Heard only. We worked on this bird for a long time early in the evening still with with day light. It was apparently close yet we could not find it. It must be harder to try to find this tiny owl at night.
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. Heard only. Fairly common in the forest interior.
POTOOS
Common Potoo - Nyctibius griseus. Great looks at a calling bird perched on the dead Cecropia tree behind the dorms at Amazonia Lodge.
Great Potoo – Nyctibius grandis. Alejandro, our driver, made obvious his knowledge of the route by showing us a day time roost for this incredible bird.
Andean Potoo – Nyctibius maculosus. Alejandro delivered again! I had this bird in Ecuador at night time. Day time views in the scope are much better. Andean Potoos have several favorite daytime roosts. They tend to use one more than the others, but this can be hit or miss.
NIGHTHAWKS & NIGHTJARS
Sand-colored Nighthawk - Chordeiles rupestris. Great looks on the Madre de Dios River roosting on logs. We also saw a big flock in the upper Madre de Dios River. They seemed to be doing some daytime foraging.
Common Pauraque – Nyctidromus albicollis. All over the lawn at dusk at Amazonia lodge. We had a few including one very close.
Swallow-tailed Nightjar - Uropsalis segmentata. We went to the known spots near Wayquecha without much luck. Then, Brian heard one singing above his cabin at dawn (on the road). Alejandro flushed a long tailed nightjar (presumably the singing bird) as he prepared the bus for our dawn departure that day. Playback of its vocalizations did not yield any response; may be too late into the day.
Lyre-tailed Nightjar – Uropsalis lyra. We flushed at least three birds (all with normal tail lengths) off the road, as we drove that night to the Cock of the Rock Lodge. All at Lyre-tailed Nightjar elevation. The birds at the mirador are still there. This bird was not a lifer for most of the group members.
Ocellated Poorwill – Nyctiphrynus ocellatus. Heard only. Calling behind the Manu Wildlife Centre Lodge.
SWIFTS
Chestnut-collared Swift - Streptoprocne rutilus. Great looks at roosting birds inside the tunnel near Wayquecha. We saw them in flight too.
White-collared Swift - Streptoprocne zonaris. Seen first at Huacarpay Lakes and then in the lowlandas around the Manu Wildlife Center. A wide ranging bird.
Gray-rumped Swift - Chaetura cinereiventris. This was the smallest swift with the rapid wingbeats. They seem to do little gliding and constantly beating their wings as they go down or up. We had them at Amazonia Lodge.
Pale-rumped Swift – Chaetura agregia. The swifts with the nearly white rumps seen at Amazonia Lodge.

Amazonian Swift – Chaeture viridipennis. Dark swifts of the genus Chaetura are always a challenge. These birds looked very much like a Chimney Swift which we are all very familiar with. Chimeny Swifts are breeding during this time of the year. It was not only one bird but several in a mixed swift flock. We concluded it is highly likely they are Amazonian Swifts.
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift – Panyptila cayanensis. This is a rare swift and the first swift species we saw as we started our walk on the Jeep Track. White throat and forked tail gave away a flock of about 5 birds.
(Neotropical) Fork-tailed Palm Swift – Tachornis squamata. Seen several occasion 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 irsuta. Seen at the garden of Manu Wildlife Centre.
White-bearded Hermit - Phaethornis hispidus. We had several short views at this hummer inside the forest.
Koepcke’s Hermit - Phaethornis koepckeae. A Peruvian endemic and a specialty at Amazonia Lodge. It played hard to catch and took a second trip to the Canopy Tower to see it visiting a patch of pink flowers by the tower (not the vervena bushes). This bird was named after the German Ornithologist Maria Koepcke. She conducted bird studies in Peru and wrote the seminal book “The Birds of the Department of Lima”. She was killed in a plane crash in Peru in 1977. ENDEMIC.
Reddish Hermit - Phaethornis ruber. The most common hummingbird visiting the vervena bushes at Manu Wildlife Centre.
White-browed Hermit – Phaethornis stuarti. A foothill of the Andes specialty. It took a few sessions waiting at the patch of flowers they were supposed to be visiting. Jerry and I gave it a final try and we scored one at the 11th hour! Range Restricted.
Sparkling Violet-ear - Colibri coruscans. Common at both Amazonia Lodge and Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Green Violetear – Colibri thalassinus. The smaller violetear without the blue belly patch.
Black-eared Fairy - Heliothryx aurita. Great looks at a bird regularly visiting the hibiscus flowers at Amazonia Lodge. Never seen visiting the feeders nor the vervena bushes.
Amethyst-throated Sunangel - Heliangelus amethysticollis. Common in the higher cloud forest.
Wire-crested Thorntail - Discosura popelairii. This stunning gem used to be a sure thing at Cock of the Rock Lodge. After the vervena bushes deteriorated, I thought we would miss it. A male plumaged bird made a short appearance and then left.
Rufous-crested Coquette - Lophornis delattrei. This is perhaps the most sought after hummingbird at Amazonia Lodge. We had great looks at adult males and females at Amazonia Lodge. This little firecracker was named after French naturalist/collector Henri de Lattre (1838).
Speckled Hummingbird - Adelomyia melanogenys. Fairly common in the cloud forest and around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Long-tailed Sylph – Aglaiocercus kingi. Male and female seen at the end of our birding day at Rocotal. This long-tailed hummingbird was named for Admiral Philip Parker King, British marine surveyor, naturalist and traveler in tropical America 1825-1830.
Rufous-capped Thornbill – Chalcostigma ruficeps. At least three birds seen from the road below Wayquecha.
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 mollusks, notably Murex. Although originating in old port of Tire in modern day Syria (hence the name), man's first large scale chemical industry spread throughout the world. With the decline of the Roman Empire, the use of the dye also declined and large scale production ceased with the fall of Constantinople in 1453. It was replaced by other cheaper dyes like lichen purple and madder.
Shining Sunbeam – Aglaeactis cupripennis caumatonotus. Seen around Wayqecha Research Station.
Buff-thighed Puffleg – Haplophaedia assimilis. Seen at least three times while birding above Rocotal.
Collared Inca - Coeligena torquata. Seen up around Rocotal area in the cloud forest along the Manu road.
Bronzy Inca – Coeligena coeligena. It responded to playback above the mirador. Then we had it at feeders at CORL.
Violet-throated Starfrontlet - Coeligena violifer osculans. Several glimpses until we saw a cooperative perched bird on the trail to the canopy walk at Wayquecha. Range Restricted.
Great Sapphirewing - Pterophanes cyanopterus. A female seen by some below Acjanaco toward the humid side.
Chestnut-breasted Coronet - Boissonneaua matthewsii. Seen on the grounds at the Wayqecha Research Station.
Long-billed Starthroat – Heliomaster longirostris. Regular at the Amazonia Lodge feeders.
Booted Racket-tail - Ocreatus underwoodii annae. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge feeders.
Gould’s Jewelfront - Heliodoxa aurescens. A fantastic bird seen every day on the feeders at Amazonia Lodge. Named for John Gould English Naturalist, illustrator, artist and publisher.
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.
White-bellied Woodstar - Chaetocercus mulsant. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge at the feeders.
Blue-tailed Emerald - Chlorostilbon mellisugus. Seen multiple times at the Butterfly bushes at Amazonia Lodge.
Violet-headed Hummingbird - Klais guimeti. This hummer was not as regular as on other occasions at Amazonia Lodge.
Gray-breasted Sabrewing - Campylopterus largipennis. Daily at the Amazonia Lodge feeders.
Fork-tailed Woodnymph - Thalurania furcata. Not a rare hummer but with the right light it shows a stunning plumage. Seen visiting the vervena bushes at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Many-spotted Hummingbird - Taphrospilus hypostictus. A regular at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Sapphire-spangled Emerald - Amazilia lactea. Almost always present at Amazonia Lodge protecting a portion of the vervena bushes from other hummingbirds.
Golden-tailed Sapphire - Chrysuronia oenone. A handsome hummer and perhaps the most common visitor at the Butterfly bushes at Amazonia Lodge.
White-chinned Sapphire – Hylocharis cyanus. Around the vervena bushes at Manu Wildlife Center. Striking looking
hummingbird!
TROGONS & QUETZALS
Golden-headed Quetzal - Pharomachrus auriceps. Heard only. Surprisingly scarse. It was heard only once from the bottom of the ravine. In general, we did not do well with Quetzals neither in the cloud forest nor in the lowland with Pavonine Quetzal.
Black-tailed Trogon - Trogon melanurus. Seen on several occasions around Manu Wildlife centre.
Green-backed Trogon – Trogon viridis. Seen on terra firme forest along the Tapir trail at Manu Wildlife Center. Once part of White-tailed Trogon. Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) considered the subspecies chionurus of the Chocó region to be a separate species from Trogon viridis; followed by Hilty (2003); Genetic data (DaCosta & Klicka 2008) suggest that chionurus is more closely related to T. bairdii than either are to Amazonian T. viridis. SACC proposal passed to recognize chionurus as a species. This later maintains the nominate name White-tailed Trogon with the Amazonian birds becoming Green-backed Trogon.
Collared Trogon – Trogon collaris. Fairly common in the Lowland rainforest.
Masked Trogon Trogon personatuts. An obliging male made up for the lack of Quetzals. We left the spot and the bird was still moving at about eye level on the side of the road.
Blue-crowned Trogon – Trogon curucui. Fairly common Trogon in the Lowlands rainforest – scope’s views at Amazonia Lodge.
Amazonian Trogon - Trogon ramonianus. This is the one I called Violaceous Trogon at first. Seen around the Manu Wildlife Center. The subspecies ramonianus and caligatus were formerly (e.g., Cory 1919, Pinto 1937) considered separate species from Trogon violaceus (Violaceous Trogon) but Peters (1945) considered them all conspecific. Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) considered caligatus (Gartered Trogon) of Middle America and northwestern South America to be a separate species from Trogon violaceus, and this was followed by Hilty (2003); Genetic data (DaCosta & Klicka 2008) indicate that caligatus is basal to a group that includes Amazonian T. violaceus, T. curucui, and T. surrucura (and that Amazonian violaceus may be paraphyletic with respect to the latter two species). SACC proposal was passed to recognize caligatus as a species. SACC proposal passed to recognize ramonianus as a separate species from T. violaceus. So in short you have 3 species that came out of Violaceous Trogon. Gartered Trogon Trogon caligatus – S. Mexico to NW Peru; Amazonian Trogon - Trogon ramonianus – the Amazon Basin; Guianan Trogon –Trogon viridis – Trindad and the Guianan Shield.
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 and Cocha Blanco around Manu Wildlife Centre.

MOTMOTS
Broad-billed Motmot – Electron platyrhynchum. A rather vocal bird near the canopy tower. It was there just about every time we went to the tower at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Andean Motmot – Momotus aequatoriales. Unsually common this time. We saw several birds while driving and birding the Manu Road.
JACAMARS
Purus Jacamar - Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus. A bird also in the wishlist. We were looking forward to seeing this bird at the right habitat, as I kept saying. The excitement of the first bird at Cocha Camungo quickly became a routine as we saw at least six birds during our visit of the lake. Range Restricted.
Bluish-fronted Jacamar - Galbula cyanescens. Common in the Amazonian lowlands yet always a treat to see in good light as we did. Range Restricted.
Great Jacamar - Jacamerops aureus. A bird played hard to catch on the Bamboo Trail at Amazonia Lodge. After we said oh well and began to work our way back to the lodge, there it was in the open on a branch of a Cecropia tree. Persistence paid off!
PUFFBIRDS
Rufous-capped Nunlet - Nonnula ruficapilla. Awesome views at the end of the Antthrush trail. We were looking for the the Rufous-fronted Antthrush and got the nunlet vocalizing. We did not get the Antthrush here, but happily walked away with a lifer for most.
Black-fronted Nunbird - Monasa nigrifrons. Common in the Lowlands. Monasa is Greek for solitary or a monk a reference to the plain plumage and quiet behavior of the Nunbirds.
White-fronted Nunbird – Monasa morphoeus. Seen up in the terra firme forest of collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre.

Swallow-winged Puffbird - Chelidoptera tenebrosa. Common along the lowland rivers.
Striolated Puffbird – Nystalus obamai. Anne spotted this bird for us at the Amazonia Lodge canopy tower. She was also glad to learn that the bird she spotted was named after Barack Obama!
BARBETS
Gilded Barbet - Capito auratus. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Centre.
Scarlet-hooded Barbet - Eubucco tucinkae. I was not expecting this one here. We saw a male and female in separate occasions at Amazonia Lodge. Range Restricted.
Versicolored Barbet – Eubucco versicolor. Great looks at a pair that moved at eye level with a mixed species flock. Always an attention getter.
Lemon-throated Barbet Eubucco richardsoni. Seen at the Grid.
TOUCANS
Channel-billed Toucan - Ramphastos vitellinus. This is the distant toucan we had in the scope from the canopy tower. Hard to tell them apart, but this bird was vocalizing. We would see the bird opening its beak and hear the sound a split of a second later.
White-throated Toucan Ramphastos tucanus. Seen around Manu Wildlife Center in the lowland rainforest. Heard several times as well.
Blue-banded Toucanet - Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis. Everyone had a part in finding and having great views of a pair. I heard them deep in the ravine, Jerry caught a glimpse of one flying towards the road below us. Then Anne spotted the first one as we intercepted them moving from below up across the road. Range Restricted.
Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan – Andigena hypoglauca. Heard only. Distant calls, not a chance to see them.
Golden-collared Toucanet – Selenidera rainwardtii. We called one in, which perched right below us while at the Camungo Canoipy Tower. This is the teeter tatter toucan. It bobs its head and body up and down when during vocalizations.
Curl-crested Aracari – Pteroglossus beauharnaesii. Another bird in the wishlist. After working to get glimpses of birds moving through the canopy tower at Manu Wildlife Center, we had study looks through the scope at another bird that sat there for a preening session. The cool afro crest feels like plastic to the touch! (in museum specimens).
Ivory-billed Aracari – Pteroglossus mariae. A family group seen from the Camungo Canopy Tower.
Chestnut-eared Aracari – Pteroglossus castanotis. Seen at one of the tall trees that flank the lawn at Amazonia Lodge.

WOODPECKERS AND PICULETS
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker - Melanerpes cruentatus. Common Woodpecker in the Lowland rainforest, seen at Amazonia Lodge and the Manu Wildlife Centre.
Red-stained Woodpecker - Veniliornis affinis. Geat views OF a bird in the mega flock we found on the way to the mammal clay lick. Red-stained is found in the canopy of interior forest while the similarly looking Little Woodpecker is found at forest edges and middle age second growth.
Little Woodpecker - Veniliornis passerinus. Seen well at least twice at Amazonia Lodge.
White-throated Woodpecker - Piculus leucolaemus. Heard only. The harsh calls from the woodpecker I pointed out along the Collpa Trail.
Golden-olive Woodpecker - Piculus rubiginosus. Faily common in the cloud forest, seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge, but the best looks were at the Rocotal area near where we found the Crimson-bellied Woodpecker.
Spot-breasted Woodpecker - Colaptes punctigula. We saw why it is called spot-breasted. Responsive to playback, but would not settle where it could be seen along the way back from the macaw clay lick. Finally we got great looks in the scope.
Andean Flicker - Colaptes rupicola. Always fun to see this handsome woodpecker. We saw our first above Huambutio, the area with lots of wild tabaco bushes.
Scaly-breasted Woodpecker – Celeus grammicus latifasciatus. Heard only. This is the woodpecker that sounds like a California Quail, Ok maybe a bit.
Cream-colored Woodpecker – Celeus flavus. Good but brief look at a bird that flew by the Camungo tower below eyelevel and in good light. The all-yellow woodpecker.
Ringed Woodpecker - Celeus torquatus. Heard only. Even though distant, this is the woodpecker that sounds like a train whistle, like a choo-choo train whistle that is. Too far to even try playback on this bird.
Chestnut Woodpecker – Celeus elegans. Heard only. Heard along the Collpa Trail. Like the other Celeus, too far to try play back.
Rufous-headed Woodpecker – Celeus spectabilis. I honestly did not expect to see this bird at the Antthrush Trail. I knew they had been seen there, but it is a Rufous-headed Woodpecker we are talking. I did a routine playback of its vocalization and got an immediate vocal response! Then we all saw one of the pair as it sat on a big limb for a short while.
Lineated Woodpecker - Dryocopus lineatus. Guide only. Distant landing on a tree from the moving boat. The large woodpecker with the well separated white bar on the back.
Red-necked Woodpecker - Campephilus rubricollis. On the wishlist! Anne spotted the first bird below the canopy tower at Manu Wildlife Center. In subsequent days we saw an interesting behavior where three pairs seemed to play musical chairs on a medium-sized tree trunk!
Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos. Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Crimson-bellied Woodpecker – Campephilus haematogaster. A great find. This is only the second time I have seen this rare woodpecker along the Manu Road.
FALCONS
Lined Forest-falcon - Micrastur gilvicollis. Heard only. Grrr, we called a singing bird from the Camungo tower. At one point it was calling from a tree in front of the tower and even flew under the conopy past the tower to judge from where it called from afterward. Yet we were unable to actually see the bird.
Black Caracara - Daptrius ater. Seen multiple times mostly along the Madre de Dios River on our way down to Manu Wildlife Centre.
Red-throated Caracara - Ibycter americanus. A distant bird in the scope. Anne’s sharp eye located a bird perched on top of a tree at the place we stopped for the Great Potoo.
Mountain Caracara - Phalcoboenus megalopterus. Seen at Huacarpay lakes and also in the higher section of the Manu road on our way down to Wayqecha Biological Station.
Southern Caracara - Caracara cheriway. Seen apparently eating a dead peccary along with vultures on the shores of the Madre de Dio River. This was halfway between Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center. Later, Silverio Duri, an experienced Manu Expeditions guide told me they have been seen in the area before.
American Kestrel - Falco sparverius. At Huacarpay Lakes and the Andean highlands.
Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Seen on the way to Wayquecha.
Bat Falcon - Falco rufigularis. Perched on top of trees along the Madre de Dios River.
PARROTS
Blue-and-Yellow Macaw - Ara ararauna. After the excitement of seeing the first pair on the boat trip down to Manu there were more macaw moments. The best I remember was the pair of Blue and Yellow Macaws that flew by the Camungo Canopy Tower at eye level in the early morning light!
Scarlet Macaw - Ara macao. A close second in term of birds seen at eyelevel from the Comungo Tower. The pair near the Manu Wildlife Center Canopy Tower was rather obliging (maybe nesting nearby). I never get tired of seeing them in the wild.

Red-and-Green Macaw - Ara chloropterus. Star performer at the Macaw Lick. Lots of frolicking birds all over the place. Frolicking at the clay lick.
Chestnut-fronted Macaw - Ara severa. The most common of all macaws. Seen at Amazonia Lodge’s garden and in the Manu Lowlands.
Red-bellied Macaw - Orthopsittaca manilata. We almost missed these birds. We had a pair that flew along the canopy as we waited for the Red and Greens to come down to the lick. Rather slender and different vocalization.
Blue-headed Macaw - Primolius couloni. A pair flew by soon after we got to the top of the canopy tower at Amazonia Lodge. I thought that would be the first pair of several to come, but that was it. VULNERABLE.
White-eyed Parakeet - Psittacara leucophthalmus. Common from the foothills to the Lowland rainforest.
Golden-plumed Parakeet – Leptosittaca branickii. A surprise flock passed right above us just below Wayquecha. VULNERABLE.
Dusky-headed Parakeet - Aratinga weddellii. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Rose-fronted Parakeet - Pyrrhura roseifrons. Our mammal clay lick experience was rather strange. The parakeets did not come down to the lick in spite of two visits of the lick. A group of about six Rose-fronted Parakeets were silent in the canopy but took off before I was able to show them.
Dusky-billed Parrotlet - Forpus sclateri. Heard only. Another miss at the Tapir clay lick at Manu Wildlife Center. We heard them above us hanging out with the other parakeets, but never came down nor saw them.
White-bellied Parrot – Pionites leucogaster. Seen high in the canopy along the Quetzal Trail. A different color combination for an Amazonian parrot.
Cobalt-winged Parakeet - Brotogeris cyanoptera cyanoptera. Common and noisy in lowland forest, and also seen at the Tapir clay lick at 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. At the Macaw lick. Also excellent flybys at the Camungo Tower.
Scaly-naped Amazon - Amazona mercenaria. Seen high above the hills as fly bys at the Rocotal Area.
Mealy Amazon - Amazona farinosa. Common in the lowlands; Farinosa is Latin for “Sprinkled with Flour” referring to the “dusted” appearance of this Amazon.
ANTBIRDS
Bamboo Antshrike – Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae. Heard only. After hearing it all over before and at Chontachaca, we thought we’d have equal chances later. They were not or at least were no vocalizing at the bamboo patches in the lowlands.
Great Antshrike – Taraba major. One bird responded to the background vocalization as we worked on the White-lined Antbird in bamboo patch above Chontachaca.
Chestnut-backed Antshrike – Thamnophilus palliates. Heard only. A similar situation as with the Bamboo Antshrike. Vocalized around the Cock of the Rock Lodge and then at the first stop in Santa Isabel.
White-shouldered Antshrike - Thamnophilus aethiops. Seen and heard along the Collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Plain-winged Antshrike - Thamnophilus schistaceus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Dusky-throated Antshrike – Thamnomanes ardesiacus. One of the commonest Lowland Antshrikes in the understory mixed-species flock, seen at the Grid.
Fascinated Antshrike – Cymbilaimus lineatus. Heard a lot, then we caught up with a female from the MWC canopy tower.
Barred Antshrike – Thamnophilus doliatus. Seen near where we had lunch outside the town of Patria.
Variable Antshrike – Thamnophilus coerulescens. A male seen below the CORL.
Uniform Antshrike – Thamnophilus unicolor. Heard only. After all these years, the territory I knew of seems still active. Birds responded to playback but we did not get to see them.
Bluish-slate Antshrike – Thamnomanes schistogynus. Quite common in the understory where it is the mixed species flock leader, seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Centre.
Spot-winged Antshrike – Pygiptila stellaris. One out of the wishlist. Male and female foraging along with a mixed species flock along the Collpa Trail and also seen from the Canopy Tower.
Plain-throated Antwren – Isleria hauxwelli. One pair seen in the afternoon birding of the Grid trails at Manu Wildlife Center. Named for J. Hauxwell English collector in Peru and Brazil the early 1800’s. has a Thrush named after him as well.
Pygmy Antwren – Myrmotherula brachyura. Seen around Amazonia Lodge.
Sclater’s Antwren - Myrmotherula sclateri. After multiple attempts finally seen with the large flock we found on our first hike to the mammal clay lick. A canopy Antwren in the Lowland rainforest at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Stripe-chested Antwren Myrmotherula longicauda. We pulled one out of the bamboo patch where we saw our first Long-tailed Tyrant.

White-flanked Antwren – Myrmotherula axillaris Fairly common lowland rainforest Antwren. Willis (1984), Ridgely & Tudor (1994), Hilty (2003), and Zimmer & Isler (2003) noted that vocal differences among several subspecies of Myrmotherula axillaris suggest that more than one species is involved.
Long-winged Antwren – Myrmotherula longipennis garbei. Another common lowland rainforest Antwren in the under-story mixed species flocks; seen at MWC.
Gray Antwren – Myrmotherula menetriesii. The commonest Antwren in the understory mixed species flocks in the lowland rainforest, seen at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Yellow-breasted Warbling Antbird - Hypocnemis subflava. Seen at the first stop soon after we left the Cock of the Rock Lodge at the bamboo patch in Santa Isabel. This and the species below were considered the same species and have rencently been split into two separate species.
Peruvian Warbling Antbird – Hypocnemis peruviana. The Warbling Antbird of the lowlands. Seen along the Collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Gray Antbird - Cercomacra cinerascens. Seen high in a tangle of vines on our way up to the canopy tower at Amazonia Lodge. Hard to make much out that bird other than small dark bird high in the canopy.
Blackish Antbird – Cercomacra nigrescens. Heard only. We only heard this bird distant at the Antthrush trail.
Black antbird – Cercomacra Serva. Heard only. A treefall specialist. We just could not get our eyes on it.
Manu Antbird – Cercomacra manu. If you are in Manu.....You have to see this bird! Seen in the Antthrush (bamboo) trail around Manu Wildlife Center, one of the bamboo specialists! Range Restricted.
White-backed Fire-Eye – Pyriglena leuconota marcapatensis. A male one seen along the trails of Cock of the Rock Lodge.
White-browed Antbird – Myrmoborus leucophrys. Common in the Lowland rainforest, seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Black-faced Antbird – Myrmoborus myotherinus. Male and female seen twice at Manu Wildlife Centre.
White-lined Antbird – Percnostola lophotes. Another bamboo specialist! Range just creeps over the border into NW Bolivia; Seen at Manu Wildlife Center. Seen well at the bamboo patch above Chontachaca. Range Restricted.
Chestnut-tailed Antbird - Myrmeciza hemimelaena. Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Plumbeous Antbird - Myrmeciza hyperythra. Seen along the trail at Cocha Blanco around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Goeldi’s Antbird – Myrmeciza goeldii. Better view desired. It responded well to playback at the Antthrush trail, but hard to get it to settle down. Favors Bamboo but is not restricted to it. Named for Emil August Goeldi, German naturalist resident in Brazil and author of “Aves do Brasil” 1894. Range Restricted.
Black throated Antbird – Myrmeciza atrothorax. After some work, we had it near where we had the Little Cuckoo.
Sooty Antbird – Myrmeciza fortis. Another antbird we saw on our way to the canopy tower at Amazonia Lodge.
Common Scale-backed Antbird - Willisornis poecilinota griseiventralis. Heard only. Just heard along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center. Note: Xingu Scale-backed Antbird in Brazil is now a distinct species.
Brownish-headed Antbird – Schistocichla brunneiceps. Rather vocal at the beginning of the trails to the Canopy Tower at Amazonia Lodge.
Black-spotted Bare-eye – Phlegopsis nigromaculata. Some caught glimpses of a pair in the grid.
ANTPITTAS
Scaled Antpitta – Grallaria guatimalensis sonoria. Heard only. Playback attempts on a bird calling from the bamboo patch at CORL did not work out. The bird would repond but not approach the recording.
Red-and-white Antpitta – Grallaria erythroleuca. Alejandro our driver, pointed us to a trail below Wayquecha where previous groups were successful at finding this antpitta. We had excellent views of a bird walking in front of us. The best looks I’ve had of this frequently heard but seldom seen range restricted Peruvian endemic. ENDEMIC.
White-throated Antpitta – Grallaria albigula. Heard only. Vocal below Rocotal.
Rufous (Urubamba) Antpitta – Grallaria rufula occabambae. Heard only. Heard above Wayquecha, but not close enough to the road to attempt lure a bird into view. Geographic variation in song strongly suggests that Grallaria rufula includes more than one species (Krabbe & Schulenberg 2003) and a paper in preparation will split this species several ways so take note of which subspecies you saw.
Amazonian Antpitta – Hylopezus berlepschi. Seen after some intensive work on the trail to the canopy tower at Amazonia Lodge.
Thrush-like Antpitta – Myrmothera campanisoma. Heard only. Called persistently in high forest at MWC. Too far to attempt to lure a bird into view.
Rusty-breasted Antpitta - Grallaricula ferrugineipectus leymebambae. Heard only. Quite vocal after the second tunnel below Wayquecha, but birds were unresponsive to playback.
ANTTHRUSHES
Rufous-capped Antthrush – Formicarius colma. Scope views after the bird we called in finally settled on a horizontal branch above ground. Unusual study looks while singing at this otherwise difficult to actually see bird.
Black-faced Antthrush – Formicarius analis. At Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center. Not a lifer for the group.
Rufous-fronted Antthrush – Formicarius rufifrons. We thought this bird was going to go as missed since we could not locate one at the Antthrush Trail, the best spot according to local experts. On our last day and visit to the bamboo trail at Manu Wildlife Center we ran into a singing bird. We got a slow response from the bird, but Jerry managed to see it as it moved across the trail.
Rufous-breasted Antthrush – Formicarius ruficpectus. Heard only. Seems to call throughout the day, but did not find one close enough to call it into view.
Barred Antthrush - Chamaeza mollissima yungae. Heard only. Vocal in the early morning hours below Wayquecha, but attracting one into view proved to be difficult. Birds would not respond to playback as they were far from the road.
TAPACULOS
Rusty-belted Tapaculo – Liosceles thoracicus. At one of the trails off the Jeep Track at Amazonia Lodge.
White-crowned Tapaculo – Scylotopus atratus. Heard only. Heard multiple times above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Trilling Tapaculo – Scylotopus parvirostris. Heard only. Heard from thick bamboo patches between Wayquecha and Pillahuata.
OVENBIRDS
Slender-billed Miner – Geositta tenuirostris. Very good views at the known spot after the high Andean town of Huancarani. Here is where we also had the ground tyrants.
Plain-brown Woodcreeper - Dendrocincla fuliginosa. Apparently following a poorly formed column of army ants at the Grid.
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper – Glyphorynchus spirurus albigularis. Common in the lowland rainforest.
Olivaceous Woodcreeper – Sittasomus griseicapillus. Fairly common in the lowlands.
Long-billed Woodcreeper - Nasica longirostris. After hearing it multiple times, we attracted one to the tree that supports the canopy platform. Great views at this bizarre looking bird.
Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper - Dendrexetastes rufigula. Always present at clearings of houses or lodges where they roost. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Centre.
Black-banded Woodcreeper – Dendrocolaptes picumnus. A pair was nesting at a hollow palm tree on the lawn at Amazonia Lodge. We saw this bird multiple times.
Bar-bellied Woodcreeper – Hylexetastes stresemani. A big time lifer and new addition for the Manu Wildlife Center list! I thought it was a Black-banded Woodcreeper at first until we saw the thick red bill. Then we paid attention to other field marks. Found in the Grid.
Elegant Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus elegans jurua. More often heard than seen. Better view desire of a bird along the trail to the mammal clay lick. This is the jurua subspecies.
Buff-throated Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus guttatus. The commonest lowland rainforest Woodcreeper; some authorities consider Buff throated Woodcreeper of SE Brazil as distinct but some authorities consider the reason for splitting weak; seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Centre.
Olive-backed Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus triangularis. Seen poorly up until we had it for a long time in flock above Rocotal.
Montane Woodcreeper – Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger. Fairly common in the cloud forest.
Inambari (Lineated) Woodcreeper – Lepidocolaptes (albolineatus) fatimalimae. Seen high in the canopy along the trail to the Mammal clay lick at Manu Wildlife Center. SACC says: The Amazonian fuscicapillus subspecies group (with madeirae and layardi) was formerly (e.g., Cory & Hellmayr 1925) treated as a separate species from Lepidocolaptes albolineatus, but recent authors have followed Zimmer (1934c) in treating them as conspecific; Hilty (2003) suspected that this treatment will be shown to be correct, and Marantz et al. (2003) suspected that more than one species was involved. Rodrigues et al. (2013) treated all diagnosable taxa in the complex as separate species, but they did not use BSC criteria; they also described a new species, Lepidocolaptes fatimalimae, from southwestern Amazonia. SACC proposal pending.
Red-billed Scythebill– Campylorhamphus trochilirostris. We called one in and then saw it fly across the road in good light at the bamboo patch above the town of Chontachaca. The long decurved red bill was clealy seen.
Plain Xenops – Xenops minutus. We caught up with this Xenops along the trail between the dock and Amazonia lodge. It was part of a mixed species flock.
Streaked Tuftedcheek - Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii. Nice views in the cloud forest.
Pale-legged Hornero - Furnarius leucopus tricolor. Common at Amazonia Lodge.
Wren-like Rushbird – Phleocryptes melanops. It was not easy this time or it was just us who wanted to see the Huacarpay specialties and move on after losing a lot of time waiting for the Bearded Mountaneer that never showed up.
Cream-winged Cinclodes - Cinclodes albiventris. Seen high in the Andes on the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha Biological Station. The old Bar-winged Cinclodes has been split several ways.
White-winged Cinclodes - Cinclodes atacamensis. Two individuals seen from the bridge at Paucartambo town, on our way down to Wayqecha.
Dusky-cheeked (Bamboo) Foliage-gleaner – Anabazenops dorsalis. Heard only. Heard from the bamboo patch at Amazonia Lodge.
Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner - Philydor ruficaudatus. One showed itself well as part of flock that moved through the canopy tower at Amazonia Lodge.
Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner – Philydor erythropterum. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center with canopy mixed-species flock.
Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner – Philydor rufus. Conspicuous and maybe nesting somewhere at the lawn of Amazonia Lodge.
Montane Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia striaticollis. Fairly common in the Cloud forest.
Chestnut-winged Hookbill - Ancistrops strigilatus. We had both Chestnut-winged Foliage-Gleaner and Hookbill in the same huge flock along the Collpa Trail at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner – Automolus rufipileatus. Seen at Amazonia Lodge. This is the bird that was right in front of us and could not locate until it moved!
Black-billed Treehunter - Thripadectes melanorhynchus. Heard only. Vocal in the Santa Isabel area.
Spotted Barbtail - Premnoplex brunnescens. One seen above Cock of the Rock Lodge. Has to go down a “better view desired”.
Pearled Treerunner - Margarornis squamiger. One beautiful bird nearly always with flock in the Cloud Forests.
Rusty-fronted Canastero – Asthenes ottonis. Heard only. We did not try hard on this as it would easy to see them in the second leg of the trip in Ollantaytambo-Abra Malaga. ENDEMIC.
Plain Softail - Thripophaga fusciceps dimorpha. On two different days at Amazonia Lodge.
Marcapata Spinetail – Cranioleuca marcapatae marcapatae. Playback at the hanging nests of this species after the second tunnel worked well in the past. This time was no exception. A pair responded vigorously to playback VULNERABLE ENDEMIC.
Speckled Spinetail - Cranioleuca gutturata. Only some got to see this bird at the garden of Amazonia Lodge where it seem to be nesting.
Azara’s Spinetail - Synallaxis azarae urubambae. Seen without much work put into as it is a rather common spinetail in the upper cloudforest of the Manu Road.
Cabani’s Spinetail – Synallaxis cabanisi. It presented itself to us at the bamboo patch in Santa Isabel. This bird can be otherwise difficult to see.
Plain-crowned Spinetail - Synallaxis gujanensis. We procrastinated on this spinetail. Then we had an extremely excited bird after playback along the trail to the Blanquillo Clay Lick.
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet – Tyrannulus elatus. Seen at Amazonia Lodge. Another bird that may be nesting at the garden of Amazonia Lodge.
White-crested Elaenia – Elaenia albiceps. Seen near the restaurant/house at Huacarpay Lakes.
Mottle-backed Elaenia - Elaenia gigas. Seen in the clearing in San Pedro. We almost left this bird assuming we would find more, but this was the only one we ever found!
Sierran Elaenia – Elaenia pallatangae. Several individuals seen in the higher cloud forest around Wayqecha Research Station.
Forest Elaenia – Myopagis gaimardi. Usually goes as heard only, but we managed to see one after some work.
White-lored Tyrannulet – Ornithion inerme. As the species above. This tiny tyrannulet inhabits the forest canopy. We saw it from the MWC canopy tower.
Southern Beardless Tyrannulet – Camptostoma obsoletum. Seen between Pillcopata and Atalaya.
Mouse-colored Tyrannulet– Phaenomyias murina. One bird seen at the vegetation that surrounds Camungo Lake.
White-throated Tyrannulet – Mecocerculus leucophrys. Also common in the cloud forest in the mixed species flocks.
White-banded Tyrannulet – Mecocerculus strictopterus. Another common Tyrannulet in the canopy mixed species flock in the cloud forest.
Torrent Tyrannulet – Serphophaga cinerea. One seen from the bridge at Paucartambo town, on our way to Wayqecha Biological Station and another one around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Ringed Antpipit – Corythopis torquata. Heard only.
Bolivian Tyrannulet – Zimmerius bolivianus. Seen several times below Wayquecha. Range Restricted.
Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant – Phylloscartes ophthalmicus. Quite common in the cloud forest, seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet - Phylloscartes parkeri. Heard only. A bird was calling at Quita Calzones but we decided to stay longer with a mixed species flock. We were not able to find the bird when we wanted it. Named for pioneer US Ornithologist Theodore A (Ted) Parker who was tragically killed in a plane accident in Ecuador in 1993. Range Restricted.
Variegated Bristle-Tyrant – Phylloscartes poecilotis. Great looks at this cool looking flycatcher. A lifer for me!
Mottlecheeked – Tyrannulet Phylloscartes ventralis. Good looks at a pair above the Rocotal.
Streak-necked Flycatcher – Mionectes striaticollis. Quite common in the cloud forest – seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Olive-striped Flycatcher - Mionectes olivaceus. One seen at Quita Calzones below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
McConnell’s Flycatcher – Mionectes macconnelli. Seen first at Amazonia Lodge.
Inca Flycatcher – Leptopogon taczanowski. Seen at Rocotal area in the Manu cloud forest; a scarce Peruvian endemic; Named for Wladislaw Taczanowskii, Polish ornithologist and author of “Ornithologie du Perou” 1884. ENDEMIC.
Sepia-capped Flycatcher - Leptopogon amaurocephalus. Seen around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Slaty-capped Flycatcher – Leptopogon superciliaris. A mixed species flock pro. Seen above the CORL.
Plain tyrannulet – Inezia inornata. This one threw us off balance foraging in the canopy along with a mixed species flock. An austral migrant that favor Chaco open forest in the breeding grounds. Not as plain as other tyrannulets. Seen from the canopy tower at Amazonia Lodge.
Ornate Flycatcher – Myiotriccus ornatus. Pretty striking bird seen in the dark forest they favor. At Quita Calzones.
Many-colored Rush-Tyrant – Tachuris rubrigastra. Not a lifer for the group. Common at Huacarpay lakes.
Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant – Myiornis ecaudatus. Heard only. Responded well to playback fro the canopy tower but could not see it.
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant – Lophotriccus pileatus. Not a lifer for the group. Commony heard around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
White-bellied Tody-Tyrant – Hemitriccus griseipectus. The tiny bird lured in at the Grid at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Black-throated Tody-tyrant – Hemitriccus granadensis. Rather vocal at this time of the year. The first birds were seen below Wayqecha Research Station.
Black-backed Tody-Flycatcher - Poecilotriccus pulchellum. Seen by some at the bamboo patch above Chontachaca. ENDEMIC.
Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher - Poecilotriccus latirostre. One seen after the first village (Chontachaca) in the Manu road, on our way down to Amazonia Lodge and another one around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Ochre-faced Tody-flycatcher – Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps. Nice views of one near El Mirador. Most birds did not seem interested in responding to playback. I am not sure if the bird we saw responded to playback or just happened to be foraging wHere we saw it.
Spotted Tody-Flycatcher - Todirostrum maculatum. Decent views from the catamaran at Cocha Camungo ox-bow lake around MWC.
Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher – Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum. Heard all the time, seeing one is a neck-breaking experience. We got it on the second attempt when a bird was unusually lower than usual on the Jeep Track.
Fulvous-breasted Flatbill - Rhynchocyclus fulvipectus. Brian first found this cool bird in a flock while birding the Rocotal area.
Gray-crowned Tolmomyias - Tolmomyias poliocephalus. Not a lifer for the group. Recorded on two occasions at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Zimmers Tolmomyias – Tolmomyias assimilis. Hard to ID at that distance unless they call. Seen on the Jeep Track.
Golden-crowed Spadebill – Platyrinchus coronatus. Heard only. Unresponsive along the Collpa Trail.
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher – Terenotriccus erythrurus. A quiet bird seen at the Grid.
Cinnamon Flycatcher – Pyrrhosmyias cinnamomea. Common in the Cloud Forest.
Cliff Flyactcher – Hirundinea ferruginea. A bird foraging deep down in a landslide below Rocotal.
Euler’s Flycatcher – Lathrotriccus euleri. Responsive in bamboo in Santa Isabel. Not flashy looking bird.
Smoke-colored Pewee – Contopus fumigatus. Quite common in the cloud forest.
Andean Negrito - Lessonia oreas. Jerry found one perched above the cattails at Huacarpay Lakes.

Drab Water-Tyrant - Ochthornis littoralis. Common along the Amazonian rivers; Not at all Drab! It’s pretty!
Little Ground-Tyrant - Muscisaxicola fluviatilis. Seen along the Madre De Dio River.
Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant - Muscisaxicola rufivertex. Few seen on the Manu road, on our way to Wayqecha Biological Station.
Spot-billed Ground Tyrant – Muscisaxicola maculirstris. Seen on the stony hillsides and on flat ground at Huacarpay Lakes.
Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant - Agriornis montana. Quite good views at the spot we stopped for lunch the first day.
Streak throated Bush-Tyrant – Myotheretes striaticollis. Scope views on the bird we found in the open field near Wayquecha.
Rufous-bellied Bush-Tyrant – Myotheretes fuscorufus. A seldom seen and rare bush-tyrant. One of the highlights of the day seen above the Rocotal.
Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca rufipectoralis rufipectoralis. Pretty bird of the roadside, in the cloud forest around Wayqecha.
White-browed Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca leucophrys. One seen on our way to Wayqecha Lodge.
Long-tailed Tyrant - Colonia colonus. Several individuals seen first around the bamboo area above Chontachaca. More birds came later.
Black Phoebe – Sayornis nigricans latirostris. Fairly common on rushing streams along the road to Manu; this is the southern race Sayornis nigricans latirostris. The change from the darker-winged nominate n. nigricans to the white-winged latirostris is a north-south cline, with larger amounts of white gradually appearing further south.
Vermillion Flycatcher – Pyrocephalus rubinus. Bright-colored red males and females of the migratory form seen along the Madre de Dior River.
Piratic Flycatcher – Legatus leucophaius. Seen from the canopy platform at Cocha Camungo around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Social Flycatcher - Myiozetetes similis. Common.
Gray-capped Flycatcher - Myiozetetes granadensis. Good views around Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Centre.
Great Kiskadee - Pitangus sulphuratus. Seen from the Blanquillo Macaw clay lick around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Lesser Kiskadee - Pitangus lictor. Fairly common alongside Ox-bow lakes – seen at Cocha Camungo.
Lemon-browed Flycatcher – Conopias cinchoneti. Fairly common and rather vocal member of mixed species flocks.
Golden-crowned Flycatcher - Myiodynastes chrysocephalus. Fairly common around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Streaked Flycatcher – Myiodynastes maculatus. Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Boat-billed Flycatcher - Megarynchus pitangua. One seen along the Trans-oceanic highway on our way to Puerto Maldonado.
Sulphury Flycatcher - Tyrannopsis sulphurea. Seen along the mystery trail. They are associated with Mauritia Palms and it was exactly that they were perching on.
Crowned Slaty Flycatcher – Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus. A bird that hardly passed Brian’s scrutiny as it did not look exactly like it is portrayed int the book. We had it at Macaw Clay Lick, high in the Canopy.
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus. Common.
Grayish Mourner - Rhytipterna simplex. A rather obliging bird explored the thick limbs that support the canopy platform. No need of binocular, it was that close.
White-rumped Sirystes – Sirystes albocinerea. Daily from the MWC canopy tower.
Swainson's Flycatcher - Myiarchus swainsoni. Uncommon austral migrant. We had it at both canopy towers.
Short-crested Flycatcher – Myiarchus ferox. Fairly common in forest edge and second growth.
Pale-edged Flycatcher – Myiorchus cephalotes. Seen in the Rocotal area and also near the CORL.
Rufous-tailed Flatbill - Ramphotrigon ruficauda. We had this flatbill along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Dusky-tailed flatbill – Ramphotrigon fascicauda. This is the bird that over-reacted to plabyback at the Antthrush trail. When it finaly settled down and we were able to see it, Brian thought the book oversells this bird. It looks much better in the book than in real life!
Dull-capped Attila - Attila bolivianus. Multiple attempts to lure a singing bird into view did not work out. The bird might have been a little too far away to hear the tape maybe.

COTINGAS
Red-crested Cotinga - Ampelion rubrocristata. Seen below Wayqecha on our way down to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Chestnut-crested Cotinga - Ampelion rufaxilla. One individual seen up in the cloud forest at the Rocotal area on the Manu road. This is first time I have seen this bird on the Manu Road.
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 including one on the grounds of CORL.
Purple-throated Fruitcrow – Querula purpurata. Great views of a small flock from the Camungo Tower. One bird was flaring the purple feathers, apparently as a reaction to playback.
Spangled Cotinga - Cotinga cayana. Seen from the Canopy Tower at Manu Wildlife Center. We needed the other blue cotinga, Plum-throated Cotinga.
Screaming Piha – Lipaugus vociferans. Commonly heard at Manu Wildlife Center; and seen once around the GRID trail system at MWC.
Bare-necked Fruitcrow – Gymnoderus foetidus. Seen several times around Manu Wildlife Centre.
MANAKINS
Dwarf-tyrant Manakin – Tyranneutes stolzmanni. Not a lifer for the group. Recorded multiple times at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Blue-backed Manakin – Chiroxiphia pareola regina. Heard only. Calling close to the Collpa Trail but unable to get on the bird.
Yungas Manakin – Chiroxiphia boliviana. Seen right below the Rock Lodge. Not as vocal this time as early in the rainy season.
Band-tailed Manakin Pipra fasciicauda. Very nice views at Manu Wildlife Center. We just needed to find a lekking branch. They will be sitting there for a long time allowing for great scope views.
Round-tailed Manakin – Pipra chloromeros. Seen first along one of the trails off the Jeep Track at Amazonia Lodge.
Blue-crowned Manakin – Pipra coronata exquisita. Seen on collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Cerulean-capped Manakin – Pipra ceruleocapilla. A bird easy to miss. Jerry spotted this tiny manakin along the main trail below the Cock of the Rock Lodge. ENDEMIC.
TITYRAS AND BECARDS
Black-tailed Tityra - Tityra cayana. A female seen from the canopy platform at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Masked Tityra – Tityra semifasciata. Quite common in the Manu lowland rainforest.
Cinereous Mourner - Laniocera hypopyrra. After several strike out attempts trying to call in other birds, I did have much hope on this calling bird high up in the canopy. Persistence paid, the bird came down to within about 15 meters with the tail all fanned out and excited by the playback. It soon retreated to the canopy.
Barred Becard – Pachyramphus versicolor. We had a male and female separately below Wayqecha Biological Station.
Chestnut-crowned Becard - Pachyramphus castaneus. Nicely seen around the lagoon in the morning before departure from Amazonia Lodge to MWC.
Black-capped Becard – Pachyramphus marginatus. In a mixed flock on the Collpa trail. I finally figured out the piece of a song that the Lawrence’s Thrush kept mimicking. It was mimicking this species.
White-winged Becard - Pachyramphus polychopterus. Around the garden of Amazonia Lodge.
Pink-throated Becard – Pachyramphus minor. A male and female seen from the canopy tower along with a mixed species flock. Then an immature male also part of the flock.
Crested Becard – Pachyramphus validus. Jerry and Anne saw a pair as they visited a patch of Heliconia near the house at Amazonia Lodge. A southern migrant expected in Southeast Peru during the month of August.
INCERTAE SEDIS-1
Wing-barred Piprites - Piprites chloris. One in the wishlist that we heard in Amazonia Lodge. Then we caught up with it at Manu Wildlife Center as member of the large flock on the Collpa Trail.
VIREOS & GREENLETS
Slaty-capped Shrike Vireo – Vireolanius. A constant and monotonous sound call in the forest at the Grid at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Chivi (Red-eyed) Vireo - Vireo chivi (olivaceus). A few of the resident non red eyed form seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center; Some classifications (e.g., Pinto 1944) have considered the South American chivi group as a separate species ("Chivi Vireo") from V. olivaceus, or as conspecific with V. flavoviridis (Hamilton 1962), but see Hellmayr (1935), Zimmer (1941d), Eisenmann 1962a, Johnson & Zink (1985), and Ridgely & Tudor (1989). Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) suggested, however, that more than one species may be involved within the South American chivi group.
Brown-capped Vireo – Vireo leucophrys. This is the vireo the sounds like the Warbling Vireo of North America. Seen at Rocotal area on the Manu road.
Tawny-crowned Greenlet – Hylophilus ochraceiceps. Seen at one of the Grid trails at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Dusky-capped Greenlet – Hylophilus hypoxanthus. Commonly heard but seldom seen. We made a point to find one in a flock we knew it was singing from at Manu Wildlife Centre.
JAYS
White-collared Jay - Cyanolyca viridicyana. A small group flew across the road as we were driving down to CORL. Most of the group got to them after we got off the bus. Range Restricted.
Purplish Jay - Cyanocorax cyanomelas. They come to to the feeder at Amazonia Lodge. Range Restricted.
Violaceous Jay - Cyanocorax violaceus. Common in the Lowland rainforest.
Inca Jay - Cyanocorax yncas. Quite good views above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
SWALLOWS
Blue-and-white Swallow - Pygochelidon cyanoleuca. Common.
Brown-bellied Swallow - Orochelidon murina. Seen at Paucartambo Town from the bridge on our way to Wayqecha Lodge.
White-banded Swallow - Atticora fasciata. Common lowland swallows along the Rivers.
Southern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx ruficollis. Common lowland Swallow.
Gray-breasted Martin – Progne chalybea.Seen on the electricity wires outside of Puerto Maldonado.
Brown-chested Martin – Progne tapera. Seen along the river. We saw P. t. tapera, the resident form.
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; Many authors (e.g., Hellmayr 1934, Pinto 1944, Phelps & Phelps 1950a) formerly treated Neotropical mainland populations as a separate species T. musculus; see also Brumfield and Capparella (1996); this treatment was followed by Brewer (2001) and Kroodsma & Brewer (2005). The Falklands population, T. a. cobbi, might also be best treated as a species (Wood 1993), as was done by Brewer (2001), Mazar Barnett & Pearman (2001), Jaramillo (2003), and Kroodsma & Brewer (2005).
Sedge Wren – Cistothorus platensis. Heard only. This is all we heard on our walk to look for the Scrible-tailed Canastero at the cold Puna grasslands of Acjanaco.
Moustached Wren – Pheugopedius genibarbis. We called this bird into view at the bamboo patch at Santa Isabel, the first stop after we left the Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Buff-breasted Wren – Cantorchilus leucotis. Heard only. Always near water.
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren – Henicorhina leucophrys. Commonly heard in the cloud forest, but seen at least once.
DONACOBIUS
Black-capped Donacobius – Donacobius atricapillus. Common on the ox-bow lakes and marshes of the lowlands – seen at Amazonia Lodge.
THRUSHES
Andean Solitaire – Myadestes ralloides. Seen in the cloud forest of the Manu road.
White-eared Solitaire - Entomodestes leucotis. Heard and also seen as a fly by at eye level.
Chiguanco Thrush – Turdus chiguanco chiguanco. The common Andean Thrush seen at Huacarpay and along the Manu road.
Great Thrush – Turdus fuscater ockenderi. The common Thrush in more humid habitat than the species above.
Glossy-black Thrush - Turdus serranus. A male plumaged bird apparently foraging on one side of the road flew across and landed below eye level in an open view. We stopped and we all saw it from the bus.
Black-billed Thrush Turdus ignobilis. The commonest Amazonian garden Thrush.
Hauxwell’s Thrush - Turdus hauxwelli. Jerry found this bird on one of his forays on the trails around the lodges.
Lawrence’s Thrush – Turdus lawrenceii. A fixture at the MWC canopy tower. We had it in the scope, above us, flying from tree to tree, and singing its lungs out!
White-necked Thrush - Turdus albicollis. Seen twice at Manu Wildlife Center in the Grid.

TANAGERS & ALLIES
Red-capped Cardinal – Paroaria gularis. Common in the lowlands, especially around the ox-bow lakes.
Magpie Tanager – Cissopis leveriana. The biggest Tanager in the Amazonian Lowlands, and fairly common.
Grass-green Tanager - Chlorornis riefferii. Seen around Wayqecha Research Station.
Slaty Tanager – Creurgops dentata. Seen around the Rocotal area and also above the CORL. Range Restricted.
Superciliaried Hemispingus – Hemispingus superciliaris urubambae. Seen also around the tunnels below Wayqecha Biological Station.
Black-eared Hemispingus – Hemispingus melanotis berlepschi. Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge and also at the Rocotal area.
Gray-hooded Bush-Tanager - Cnemoscopus rubrirostris. This is the tanager that we caught glimpses of and threw us off balance as we could not figure out what it was. We later had better looks at another individual and we figured that’s what we saw earlier.
Drab Hemispingus - Hemispingus xanthophthalmus. This was in Brian’s wishlist and he found it himself! below the Wayqecha Biological Station. Range Restricted.
Rust and Yellow Tanager – Thlypopsis ruficeps. Fairly common in the cloud forest with mixed species flocks. Seen at the Rocotal area.
White-winged Shrike-Tanager – Lanio versicolor. Seen around Manu Wildlife Center with canopy mixed species flocks. It is the canopy flock leader.
Flame-crested Tanager - Tachyphonus cristatus. One seen along the collpa trail with canopy mixed species flock at Manu Wildlife Centre.
White-shouldered Tanager - Tachyphonus luctuosus. A male one seen from the canopy platform at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Masked Crimson Tanager – Ramphocelus nigrogularis. Stunning Tanager common at Amazonia Lodge. They come to the feeders.
Silver-beaked Tanager – Ramphocelus carbo. Another common good-looker.
Hooded Mountain-Tanager – Buthraupis montana. Quite common around Wayqecha Biological Station; the display is pretty acrobatic for such a large Tanager.
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager - Anisognathus igniventris igniventris. Fairly common around Wayqecha – common but spectacular!

Fawn-breasted Tanager - Pipraeidea melanonota. Seen above Rocotal area on the Manu road.
Orange-eared Tanager – Chlorochrysa calliparaea. Very beautiful little Tanager; seen several times around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Blue-gray Tanager – Thraupis episcopus. Common.
Palm Tanager – Thraupis palmarum. Common.
Blue-capped Tanager – Thraupis cyanocephala. Fairly common in the Manu cloud forest.
Turquoise Tanager – Tangara mexicana. A lowland species, seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center; Not found in Mexico!
Paradise Tanager – Tangara chilensis. What can you say! A pleasure to have such a pretty species so common; not found in Chile!
Green-and-gold Tanager – Tangara schrankii. Another lowland Tanager present in most canopy flocks; great views at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Yellow-bellied Tanager – Tangara xanthogastra. Similar to the Spotted Tanager that we saw in the cloud forest. This tanager is largely restricted to the lowlands.
Golden Tanager – Tangara arthus. Great birds! Great looks around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Saffron-crowned Tanager – Tangara xanthocephala lamprotis. Another Christmas tree ornament! Wonderful views around Cock of the Rock Lodge and also in the Rocotal area.
Golden-eared Tanager – Tangara chrysotis. Very nice Tanager, seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge. It comes to the feeders at CORL.
Spotted Tanager – Tangara punctata. Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Bay-headed Tanager – Tangara gyrola. Seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Golden-naped Tanager – Tangara ruficervix. Good view around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Blue-necked Tanager – Tangara cyanicollis. Another Christmas tree bird - Common!
Beryl-spangled Tanager - Tangara nigroviridis. Quite common around Cock of the rock Lodge.
Blue-and-black Tanager - Tangara vassorii atrocaerulea. Seen up the road around the Rocotal area.
Opal-rumped Tanager - Tangara velia. Seen from the canopy tower at Amazonia Lodge.
Opal-crowned Tanager – Tangara callophrys. Seen also from the canopy tower at at Amazonia Lodge.
Swallow Tanager - Tersina viridis. Seen on the foothills and also at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Black-faced Dacnis - Dacnis lineata. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Centre.
Blue Dacnis – Dacnis cayana. Fairly common in the canopy mixed-species flock, seen from the canopy tower at Manu Wildlife Centre.

Purple Honeycreeper – Cyanerpes caeruleus. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge and Amazonia Lodge.
Red-legged Honeycreeper – Cyanerpes cyanus. This is the honeycreeper with the bright red legs.
Green Honeycreeper – Chlorophanes spiza. A female first and then males from both Amazonia Lodge and MWC’s canopy towers.
Yellow-backed Tanager - Hemithraupis flavicollis. Male and female seen along the collpa trail at 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.
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. The bird we saw where we tried for the Bearded Mountaneer. After the 'oohs' and 'ahhs' Brian found that it was one of the most common birds in the area. This took some of the charm off the bird!
Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer - Diglossopis glauca. Very good views above the mirador – above Cock of the Rock Lodge.

Masked Flower-piercer – Diglossopis cyanea. Very common around Wayqecha Biological Station.
Peruvian Sierra-Finch – Phrygilus punensis. Seen at the same spot where we stopped for the Creamy-winged Cinclodes after the town of Huancarani. Named for the Southern Peruvian Department of Puno. Range Restricted.
Mourning Sierra-Finch – Phrygilus fruticeti. Along the way between Cusco and Wayquecha.
Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch – Phrygilus plebejus. A common Finch of the Andes.
Blue-black Grassquit – Volatinia jacarina. Seen in hedges and agricultural areas outside the town of Pillcopata.
Black-and-white Seedeater – Sporophila luctuosa. Seen around Amazonia Lodge and above.
Double-collared Seedeater - Sporophila caerulescens. A male and two females seen at the bamboo on the bamboo trail. This stand is dying and seeding hence it attract seed eating birds.
Chestnut-bellied Seedeater - Sporophila castaneiventris. Also seen around Patria, on our way down to Amazonia Lodge by the agricultural areas.
Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch – Oryzoborus angolensis. One seen near Patria village on our way to Amazonia Lodge.
Bananaquit - Coereba flaveola. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge and Amazonia Lodge.
INCERTAE SEDIS
Buff-throated Saltator - Saltator maximus. Great looks as it comes down to the feeders at Amazonia Lodge.
Grayish Saltator - Saltator coerulescens. Same as above.
Golden-billed Saltator - Saltator aurantiirostris. Great views along the Manu road near Huancarani village on our way down to Wayquecha.
Black-backed Grosbeak – Pheucticus aureoventris. We found this Austral migrant foraging on the weeds that flank the road.
NEW WORLD SPARROWS AND ALLIES
Rufous-collared Sparrow - Zonatrichia capensis. Only in the Andes; Common but pretty Sparrow.
Yellow-browed Sparrow – Ammodramus aurifrons. Seen near Puerto Maldonado.

Gray-browed Brush-Finch - Arremon assimilis. One seen above Wayqecha.
Black-faced Brush-Finch – Atalaptes melanolaemus. The most common brush-finch along the Manu Road. The Atlapetes genus has been completely revamped based on biochemical data and work done at Copenhagen Field Museum. Formerly considered part of Rufous-naped Brush-Finch complex A. rufinucha. Atlapetes melanolaemus was formerly (Hellmayr 1938, Paynter 1970a, Meyer de Schauensee 1970, Ridgely & Tudor 1989, Sibley & Monroe 1990) considered a subspecies of A. rufinucha, but see García-Moreno & Fjeldså (1999). Range Restricted.
Common Chlorospingus – Chlorospingus ophthalmicus. Common around Cock of the Rock Lodge. Genetic data (REFS, Burns et al. 2002, 2003) indicate the genus Chlorospingus is not a member of the Thraupidae, but (Klicka et al. 2007) a member of the Emberizidae. SACC proposal passed to transfer to Emberizidae. Barker et al. (2013) further confirmed the placement of the genus with the New World sparrows. Frank Pitelka (in Tordoff 1954a) long ago noted the emberizine-like behavior of Chlorospingus. SACC proposal passed to change English names of the species in the genus from “Bush- Tanager” to “Chlorospingus”.
Yellow-throated Chlorospingus – Chlorospingus flavigularis. Quite common around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
CARDINALS - GROSBEAKS
White-winged Tanager - Piranga leucoptera. Also seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager – Habia rubica. Seen at the Grid trail network at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Carmiol's Tanager - Chlorothraupis carmioli. This is the tanager with the incredible song. We were unable to locate one as we climbed up the trail toward the canopy tower. Jerry caught up with one on the second trip to the tower with the kids.
NEW WORLD WARBLERS
Tropical Parula – Setophaga pitiayumi. Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Two-banded Warbler – Myiothlypis bivittatus. Seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Pale-legged Warbler – Myiothlypis signatus. One of the three similar looking warblers we saw between Wayquecha and Quita Calzones.
Golden-bellied (Cuzco) Warbler – Myiothlypis chrysogaster. Seen around Quita Calzones bellow Cock of the Rock Lodge. Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) treated the northern subspecies chlorophrys as a separate species from Myiothlypis chrysogaster based on differences in descriptions of songs; see Zimmer (1949) for rationale for considering them sister taxa. If this split is accepted as the IOC do, then this species becomes a Peruvian endemic. ENDEMIC.

Citrine Warbler – Myiothlypis luteoviridis striaticeps. Fairly common in the cloud forest.
Russet-crowned Warbler - Myiothlypis coronatus. Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Buff-rumped Warbler - Myiothlypis fulvicauda. Saw at Amazonia Lodge. A bird came out to the open on the side of the one of the buildings.
Three-striped Warbler – Basileuterus tristriatus. Pairs or family groups follow mixed species flocks. Seen above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Slate-throated Whitestart – Myioborus miniatus. Common around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Spectacled Whitestart – Myioborus melanocephalus. Fairly common in the higher cloud forest on the Manu road.
OROPENDOLAS, ORIOLES AND BLACKBIRDS
Crested Oropendola – Psarocolius decumanus maculosus. The all black large oropendola. A couple of times seen in the Manu lowlands.
Dusky-green Oropendola – Psarocolius atrovirens. Quite common around Cock of the Rock Lodge; We saw our first at a nest outside the lodge above CORL. This species replaces Russet-backed Oropendola in the Cloud Forest. Range Restricted.
Russet-backed Oropendola – Psarocolius angustifrons alfredi. The commonest Oropendola in the Lowlands.
Olive Oropendola – Psarocolius bifasciatus. We had a group of calling and foraging birds along the Jeep Track at Amazonia Lodge.
Casqued Oropendola – Clypicterus oseryi. Big time in the wishlist. Seen around the GRID at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Yellow-rumped Cacique – Cacicus cela. Common.
Solitary Cacique - Cacicus solitarius. Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Yellow-billed Cacique – Cacicus holocerisceus. Jerry had this bird on one of his forays between lunch at CORL.
Epaulet Oriole – Icterus cayanensis. Scope views of a distant bird perched on top of a tree from the canopy tower at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Yellow-winged Blackbird – Agelaius thilius. Common at Huacarpay Lakes.
Giant Cowbird – Molothrus oryzivorus. Common in the lowlands. All our birds were seen along the Madre de Dio River.
FINCHES
Hooded Siskin – Sporaga magellanica urubambensis. Seen around Huacarpay Lakes and also in the interandean valleys on our way to Wayquecha.
Olivaceous Siskin – Sporaga olivacea. Seen multiple times on the humid east side.
Thick-billed Euphonia – Euphonia laniirostris. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and at Manu Wildlife Center; the genus name means “fine-voiced”.
Golden-bellied [White-lored] Euphonia – Euphonia chrysopasta. Great views at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Centre.
Bronzy-green Euphonia - Euphonia mesochrysa. A foothill specialty, seen above the Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Orange-bellied Euphonia – Euphonia xanthogaster brunneifrons. The commonest Euphonia in Manu.
Blue-naped Chlorophonia - Chlorophonia cyanea. Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.