ITINERARY
November 25th: Start birding Huacarpay Lakes and travel to Paucartambo and on to spend the night at Wayqecha Biogical Station.
November 26th: Early start birding around the Wayqecha Station and after birded our way back to Wayqecha for breakfast. Later we birded down the road to Cock of the Rock Lodge, via the Rocotal pepper farm at 2200 mts and late afternoon arrival to Cock of the Rock Lodge. Night at CORL at 1500 mts.
November 27th: Full day birding at CORL. Early breakfast and we birded up the road to the Rocotal area and then up and down the road to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
November 28th: Early morning we birded roadside around Cock of the Rock Lodge and after we birded our way back to the lodge for breakfast and then started down the road to Amazonia Lodge.
November 29th: Full day at Amazonia Lodge. Up the trail to canopy tower and in the afternoon we birded other trails near the Lodge. Night spent at Amazonia lodge.
November 30th: Early breakfast at Amazonia lodge and after we started down the Alto Madre de Dios River to Manu Wildlife Center where we spent the night.
December 1st: Full day at Manu Wildlife Center. We birded the Antthrush Trail Bamboo Forest and in the afternoon we birded the Canopy tower and creekside trail. Night at MWC.
December 2nd: Full day at MWC. We visited Camungo Canopy tower and Camungo oxbow lake. In the afternoon we visited the grid trail. Night at MWC.
December 3rd: Full day at Manu Wildlife center. Early Breakfast and we started birding the collpa trail and we visited tapir claylick. In the afternoon we visited the quetzal trail. Night MWC.
December 4th: Change of plan due to a violent strike by illegal gold miners and loggers in Puerto Maldonado. A full days travel. Early breakfast at Manu Wildlife Center and then up the Madre de Dios River to Atalaya and then by bus to Cock of the Rock Lodge. Night spent at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
December 5th: Full Day travelling. Early breakfast at Cock of the Rock lodge and back to Cusco by bus – flights to Lima for some and on to Ollnatytambo for others.
SPECIES LIST
TINAMOUS
Great Tinamou - Tinamus major. Heard only, at MWC.
Hooded Tinamou – Nothocercus nigrocapillus.. We saw near Wayqecha Biological Station good views of a very difficult to see bird. VULNERABLE.
Cinereous Tinamou - Crypturellus cinereus. Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Little Tinamou - Crypturellus soui. Heard only, at Amazonia lodge and M.W.C. many times.
Brown Tinamou - Crypturellus obsoletus. Heard only, many times near Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Undulated Tinamou - Crypturellus undulatus. One our way to MWC, when we stopped at a river island.
Black-capped Tinamou - Crypturellus atricapillus. Heard only. We heard this several times at Amazonia Lodge on the trails.
SCREAMERS
Horned Screamer - Anhima cornuta. We saw 1 along the Madre de Dios River on our way down to Manu Wildlife Center from Amazonia Lodge and also we saw at Cocha Camungo from the Canopy tower.
DUCKS
Orinoco Goose - Oressochen jubata. We had great views of this species near Blanquillo lodge-two individuals on top of a big log on the Madre de Dios River. Now in a newly created genus with Andean Goose.
Andean Goose – Oressochen melanoptera. Seen near the Collquepata pass - a pair.
Muscovy Duck - Cairina moschata. We saw one between Manu Wildlife Center and the Antthrush trail perched on a tree branch and 3 the next day when visiting Cocha Camungo.
Cinnamon Teal - Anas cyanoptera. Seen at Huacarpay lakes.
Yellow-billed Pintail - Anas georgica. Also seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
Puna Teal - Anas puna. Common at Huacarpay Lakes.
Yellow-billed Teal - Anas flavirostris. Common at Huacarpay Lakes; The SACC says “Hellmayr & Conover (1948a) and many earlier classifications treated andium (Andean Teal) as a separate species from A. flavirostris. Many authors, from Meyer de Schauensee (1970) to Dickinson (2003), have treated andium as a subspecies of A. flavirostris. Anas andium was considered a separate species from Anas flavirostris by Ridgely et al. (2001), and this was followed by Hilty (2003). SACC proposal passed to recognize andium as separate species. Jaramillo (2003) further suggested that the subspecies oxyptera might also deserve recognition as a separate species from A. flavirostris.
Ruddy Duck (Andean) - Oxyura ferruginea (jamaicensis). Seen at Huacarpay Lakes. A pair; The SACC says, “Andean populations of Ruddy Duck O. jamaicensis have often (e.g., Hellmayr & Conover 1948a, Siegfried 1976, Sibley & Ahlquist 1990, AOU 1998, Ridgely et al. 2001, Jaramillo 2003) been treated as a separate species, O. ferruginea ("Andean Duck" or "Andean Ruddy-Duck"). However, see Adams and Slavid (1984), Fjeldså (1986), and McCracken & Sorenson (2005) for rationale for treating them as conspecific, as done previously (e.g., Blake 1977, Johnsgard 1979), and then followed by Fjeldså & Krabbe (1990) and Carboneras (1992f). Siegfried (1976) and Livezey (1995) considered ferruginea to be more closely related to O. vittata than to O. jamaicensis, but McCracken & Sorenson (2005) showed that this is incorrect.” However the IOC syas “Oxyura ferruginea is split from O. jamaicensis (Ridgely & Greenfield 2001; Jaramillo 2003); H&M recognize; SACC does not.
CHACHALACA, GUANS & CURASSOWS
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.
Andean Guan - Penelope montagnii. Saw two individuals on our way from Wayqecha to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Spix’s Guan - Penelope jacquacu. Two individuals seen at Manu Wildlife Center in collpa trail. Named after the German naturalist and collector in Brazil (1781-1826) Johann Baptist Ritter von Spix.
Blue-throated Piping-Guan - Pipile cumanensis. Seen two times at Amazonia Lodge four individuals-great views.
Razor-billed Curassow. We saw one at MWC. On the creekside trail.
NEW WORLD QUAIL
Stripe faced Wood Quail - Odontophorus balliviani. Heard only, near Pillahuata.
GREBES
White-tufted Grebe - Rollandia rolland. Seen at Piuray Lakes. Named for Master Gunner Roland of the French Corvette L’Uranie which circumnavigated the globe in 1817-1820.
CORMORANTS
Neotropic Cormorant - Phalacrocorax brasilianus. Some in the Amazonian lowlands, most of them seen along the Madre de Dios River and Cocha Camungo.
DARTERS
Anhinga - Anhinga anhinga. We saw two individuals at cocha Camungo ox-bow Lake.
HERONS & BITTERNS
Rufescent Tiger-Heron - Tigresoma lineatum. Nice views at Amazonia Lodge on the small Oxbox Lake and at Cocha Blanco.
Fasciated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum. Seen two individuals on the Alto Madre de Dios River.
Cocoi Heron - Ardea cocoi. We saw several on the Alto Madre de Dios River on our way to Manu Wildlife Center; The South American Checklist committee says “Formerly (e.g., Meyer de Schauensee 1970) known as "White-necked Heron," but this name is also used (e.g., Martínez- Vilata & Motis 1992) for Old World Ardea pacifica.”
Great Egret - Ardea albus. Commonly seen along rivers and lakes.
Snowy Egret - Egretta thula. Very common bird on the Madre de Dios River.
Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis. Two individuals on the way back from Manu Wildlife Center to Atalaya.
Striated Heron - Butorides striatus. One individual on the Alto Madre de Dios River, on our way down from Amazonia to Manu Wildlife Center.
Capped Heron - Pilherodius pileatus. Seen commonly on our way from Amazonia Lodge to Manu Wildlife Center and others days around Manu Wildlife Center and on our way back to Atalaya.
IBIS & SPOONBILLS
Puna Ibis – plegadis ridgwayi. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes - several individuals and on our way to Wayqecha Research Station.
Roseate Spoonbill. – Ajaia ajaja. Three individuals, on our way from Amazonia Lodge to MWC.
AMERICAN 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. Common in the Manu lowlands.
King Vulture - Sarcoramphus papa. Seen two differents days one near Patria Village and another at Manu Wildlife Center near the canopy tower sitting.
OSPREYS
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus. One individual on the Alto Madre de dios River on our way back from MWC to Atalaya.
KITES, HAWKS & EAGLES
Plumbeous Kite - Ictinia plumbea. Common in Amazonia lowlands.
Swallow-tailed Kite – Elanoides forficatus. Seen two differents days at Amazonia lodge and MWC.
Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. One Individual in flight on our way back from MWC to Atalaya.
Tiny Hawk – Accipiter superciliosus. We saw one individual at Amazonia Lodge from the canopy tower perched - great views.
Crane Hawk – Geranospiza caerulescens. One individual from canopy tower sitting in a big tree.
Slate-colored Hawk - Buteogallus schistacea. Seen on two different days at Manu Wildlife Center.
Roadside Hawk - Rupornis magnirostris. A most common bird.
Variable Hawk - Geranoaetus polyosoma. Seen at Huacarpay lakes and on our way to Wayqecha; The SACC says “Farquhar (1988) concluded that Buteo poecilochrous (Puna Hawk) and B. polyosoma (Red- backed Hawk) are conspecific, as they were formerly treated (REF); he was unable to find any way to reliably diagnose the two forms using plumage characters or measurements. Ridgely & Greenfield (2001), Jaramillo (2003), and Schulenberg et al. (2007) followed this treatment and suggested "Variable Hawk" be retained for the composite species. Genetic data (Riesing et al. 2003) are consistent with hypothesis that B. polyosoma and B. poecilochrous are conspecific. SACC proposal passed to treat as conspecific. Cabot & de Vries (2004, in press) and Cabot et al. (in press) present additional data that support their recognition as separate species. SACC proposal to re- elevate poecilochrous to species rank did not pass.”
White-rumped Hawk - Parabuteo leucorrhous. One individual in flight near Cock of the Rock Lodge.
White Hawk - Pseudaster albicollis. Very good views at the canopy tower at Amazonia lodge.
White-throated Hawk - Buteo albigula. One individual near Wayqecha in flight.
TRUMPETERS
Pale-winged Trumpeter - Psophia leucoptera. Six individuals at Amazonia Lodge near the Canopy Tower on the trail - great views. From the Greek Psophia - “any inarticulate sound”. Pennat went as far as saying about Trunpeters in 1773 “makes a strong noise with its mouth, which it answers by a different noise from its belly, as if it came from the anus”. Keep on Trumpeting!
RAILS & CRAKES
Gray-necked Wood-Rail - Aramides cajanea. Very common at Amazonia Lodge in the garden.
Plumbeous Rail - Pardirallus sanguinolentus. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes commonly.
Rufous-sided Crake - Laterallus melanophaius. Heard only in Cocha Camungo Oxbow Lake.
Common Gallinule - Gallinula galeata. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes-very common. Note that the New World form has been split from the Common Moorhen of Eurasia. Common Gallinule of Western Hemisphere is split from Common Moorhen on the basis of morphological, genetic, and vocal differences.
Azure Gallinule - Porphyrio flavirostris. One immature at Cocha Camungo Lake. A rare summer non-breeding visitor.
Slate-colored Coot - Fulica ardesiaca. Common at Huacarpay lakes; Called "Andean Coot" in Fjeldså & Krabbe (1990), Taylor (1996 and Ridgely et al. (2001) but other authors use Slate-colored Coot.
FINFOOTS
Sungrebe - Heliornis fulica. Seen two times at Cocha at Amazonia lodge on the little Ox-bow Lake and Manu Wildlife Center on a small river.
SUNBITTERNS
Sunbittern - Eurypyga helias. One individual seen on the Alto Madre de Dios River on our way back from MWC to Atalaya.
PLOVERS
Collared Plover Charandrius collarIs. One individual on a River Island of the Madre de Dios River.
Pied Lapwing (Plover) - Vanellus (Haploxypterus) cayanus. Several individuals around Manu Wildlife Center on the Madre de Dios River.
Southern Lapwing. Vanellus chilensis. Three individuals on the Alto Madre de Dios River, on the islands on our way back from MWC to Atalaya. Expanding due to deforestation in Peru.
Andean Lapwing. Vanellus resplendens. Seen commonly at Huacarpay Lakes and higher parts of the Manu road.
SANDPIPERS AND SNIPES
Spotted Sandpiper- Actitis macularia. Very common on the Alto Madre de Dios River.
Greater Yellowlegs – Tringa melanoleuca. A pair on the Alto Madre de Dios River.
Lesser Yellowlegs – Tringa flavipes. We saw one individual on the Alto Madre de Dios River.
JACANAS
Wattled Jacana. Jacana jacana. Seen at Cocha Camungo only one individual from the canopy tower.
GULLS & TERNS
Andean Gull - Chroicocephlus serranus. Very common at Huacarpay Lakes and throughout the Andes.
Large-billed Tern - Phaetusa simplex. Seen several times on the Madre de Dios River around Manu Wildlife Center.
SKIMMERS
Black Skimmer - Rynchops niger. Two individuals on the Alto Madre de Dios River - very nice views.
PIGEONS AND DOVES
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia. Common near human habitation.
Spot-winged Pigeon – Patagioenas maculosa. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
Band-tailed Pigeon - Patagioenas fasciata. Common in the higher Cloud Forest, seen around Wayqecha and Rocotal.
Pale-vented Pigeon – Patagioenas cayennensis. Seen three times around MWC and Cocha Camungo lakes.
Plumbeous Pigeon - Patagioenas plumbea. Common in the foothills and lowlands.
Ruddy Pigeon - Patagioenas subvinacea. We saw one individual at Amazonia lodge at the Canopy Tower. VULNERABLE.
Eared Dove – Zenaida auriculata. Seen al Huacarpay lakes and common in the highlands. Numbers increasing rapidly.
White-tipped Dove - Leptotila verreauxi decipiens. Heard only, at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Grey-fronted Dove – Leptotila rufaxilla. Seen at Amazonia lodge and also at Manu Wildlife Center-very common. This and the previous species have complicated distribution with places where they occur side by side and other where only one occurs or is more common. In this part of Peru the two species appear to segregate one another by elevation. White-tipped is found in the foothills and Gray-fronted in the lowlands. At least one is far more common than the other at different elevations.
White-throated Quail-Dove - Zentrygon frenata. Heard only, at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Ruddy Quail-Dove – Geotrygon montana. Seen two times at MWC on the trails.
HOATZIN
Hoatzin - Opisthocomus hoazin. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and at Cocha Camungo ox-bow lakes.
CUCKOOS
Squirrel Cuckoo - Piaya cayana. Common in the Amazon lowlands.
Black-bellied Cuckoo – Piaya melanogaster. Seen two differents days at Manu Wildlife Center at the canopy tower – excellent views - and one in Collpa Trail.
Smooth-billed Ani - Crotophaga ani. Common in the open secondary forest. From the Greek Kroton – phagos – meaning “tick-eater”.
OWLS
Tawny-bellied Screech Owl - Megascops watsonii usta. Seen at Amazonia Lodge. Named for Dr Gavin Watson US physician and zoologist (1796-1858).
Rufescent Screech Owl –Megascops ingens. One individual at Cock of the Rock Lodge by the roadside.
Crested Owl – Lophostrix cristata. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Amazonian Pygmy-Owl - Glaucidium hardyi. Seen at MWC. Grid Trail - very nice views for a long time. Named for John William Harvey founder of the Florida Museum of Natural History Laboratory of Acoustical Sounds.
POTOOS
Andean Potoo – Nyctibius maculosus. Seen in the Cloud forest between Rocotal and Mirador San Pedro.
NIGHTHAWKS & NIGHTJARS
Sand-colored Nighthawk - Chordeiles rupestris. Seen at MWC. On river islands many resting on the logs in Madre de Dios River.
Common Pauraque – Nyctidromus albicollis. Seen at Amazonia Lodge one individual on the trail in the evening.
Swallow-tailed Nightjar – Uropsalis segmentata. One individual at Wayqecha.
Lyre-tailed Nightjar – Uropsalis lyra. One individual at Mirador San Pedro sitting on a tree in the evening.
Ladder- tailed Nightjar – Hydropsalis climacocerca. We saw 4 individuals on two differents days - two below the Barraca community resting on a log in the Madre De Dios River and two at Cocha Camungo oxbow lake.
SWIFTS
Chestnut-collared Swift – Streptoprocne rutilus. Seen at Wayqecha and Amazonia Lodge many times.
White-collared Swift – Streptoprocne zonaris. Common.
Short-tailed Swift – Chaetura brachyura. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and MWC.
Neotropical Palm Swift – Tachornis squamata. Common in the Amazon Lowlands.
HUMMINGBIRDS
White-necked Jacobin – Florisuga mellivora. Common at Amazonia lodge and MWC.
Rufous-breasted Hermit – Glaucis hirsuta. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center in heliconia flowers and nesting in palm trees.
White-bearded Hermit - Phaethornis hispidus. Seen at MWC on the Antthrush trail, resting for a long time.
Great-billed Hermit - Phaethornis malaris. Seen at MWC.
Long-tailed Sylph – Aglaiocercus kingi. We saw on two different days at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Koepcke ́s Hermit – Phaethornis koepckeae. Seen at Amazonia Lodge near the canopy tower. A Peruvian endemic and specialty at Amazonia Lodge. This bird was named after the German Ornithologist Maria Koepcke. She conducted bird studies in Peru and wrote the seminal book “The Birds of the Department of Lima”. She was killed in a plane crash in Peru in 1977. ENDEMIC.
Reddish Hermit - Phaethornis ruber. Seen two differents days at Manu Wildlife Center in the garden feeding at verbena blue flowers.
Green-fronted Lancebill – Doryfera ludovicae. Saw one individual nesting at a waterfall below the mirador San Pedro.
Sparkling Violetear - Colibri coruscans. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes and Cock of the rock Lodge-very common.
Wedge-billed Hummingbird – Schistes geoffroyi. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge. Named for the French zoologosit Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hillaire (1772-1844) one of the great “ Natural Philosophers” of the Napoleonic era.
Amethyst-throated Sunangel Heliangelus amethysticollis. We saw several around the Wayqecha Biological Station. Sunangels are so named for their habit of raising their wings when alighting on a branch in a stylized angel-like manner.
Wire-crested Thorntail – Discosura popelairii. Seen at Cock of the rock lodge in the garden.
Rufous-crested Coquette - Lophornis delattrei. Males and females seen at Amazonia Lodge. This is perhaps the most sought after hummingbird at Amazonia Lodge. We had great looks. This little firecracker was named after French naturalist/collector Henri de Lattre (1838).
Festive Coquette – Lophornis schalybeus. Seen at MWC-very common in the garden-females and males, great views at verbena blue flowers.
Speckled Hummingbird - Adelomyia melanogenys. Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Black-tailed Trainbearer – Lesbia victoriae. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes perched at the top the bushes. Lesbia = a woman of Lesbos.
Speckled Hummingbird - Adelomyia melanogenys. Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Rufous-capped Thornbill – Chalcostigma ruficeps. Seen at Wayqecha.
Bearded Mountaineer – Oreonympha nobilis. Seen at Huambutio feeding in Nicotania flowers. ENDEMIC.
Tyrian Metaltail – Metallura tyrianthina smaragdinicollis. Seen many beween Paucartambo to Wayquecha. 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 several times around Ajjanaco pass and Wayqecha Biological Station.
Violet-throated Starfrontlet – Coeligena violifer osculans. Seen one individual near the Wayqecha Biological Station.
Bronzy Inca – Coeligena coeligena. Seen near the Wayqecha Biological Station.
Booted Racket-tail – Ocreatus underwoodii. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge and near the San Pedro mirador. The “Raquet-tailed Puffleg was unknown in life but sepciemens existed in various London cabinets, whence a drawing was sent to Lesson (1832) by Mr Underwood on behalf of Charles Stokes a London stockbroker and collector.
Violet-fronted Brilliant – Heliodoxa leadbeateri. Common at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Giant Hummingbird – Patagona gigas. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes – the worlds largest Hummingbird.
Amethyst Woodstar – Calliphlox amethystine. Seen at Amazonia Lodge in the Garden.
White-bellied Woodstar – Chaetocercus mulsant. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge in the Garden.
Blue-tailed Emerald – Chlorostilbon mellisugus. Seen at Amazonia lodge in the garden feeding in vervane flowers.
Violet-headed Hummingbird – Klais guimeti. Seen at Amazonia lodge only one individual.
Gray-breasted Sabrewing – Campylopterus largipennis. Common at Amazonia Lodge.
Fork-tailed Woodnymph – Thalurania furcata. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center - quite common.
Many-spotted Hummingbird – Taphrolesbia hypostictus. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge - two individuals.
Sapphire-spangled Emerald – Amazilia láctea. Seen one individual at Amazonia lodge.
Golden-tailed Sapphire – Chysuronia oenone. Common at Amazonia Lodge.
White-chinned Sapphire – Hylocharis cyanus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
TROGONS AND QUETZALS
Crested Quetzal – Pharomachrus antisianus. Heard only, around Rocotal. Pharomachrus – from the Greek meaning “long-cloaked”.
Golden-headed Quetzal – Pharomachrus auriceps. Seen at Rocotal-very nice views of a pair perched.
Pavonine Quetzal – Pharomachrus pavoninus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center on the Collpa Trail.
Black-tailed Trogon - Trogon melenurus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center at the canopy tower.
Collared Trogon – Trogon collaris. Saw one individual near the canopy tower perched.
Blue-crowned Trogon – Trogon curucui. Seen at Amazonian Lodge around Canopy tower parced in a tree for ages.
Masked Trogon – Trogon personatus. Saw one individual below the Mirador San Pedro-great views.
Amazonian Trogon – Trogon ramonianus. Seen at Amazonian Lodge near the canopy tower. 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 and Guianan Trogon –Trogon viridis – Trindad and the Guianan Shield.
KINGFISHERS
Ringed Kingfisher – Megaceryle torquata. We saw several at Amazonia Lodge and on our way by boat from Amazonia lodge to Manu Wildlife Center.
Amazon Kingfisher – Chloroceryle amazona. Seen on two different days at Amazonia lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Green Kingfisher – Chloroceryle americana. Seen at Amazonia Lodge on the little oxbow lake.
MOTMOTS
Broad-billed Motmot – Electron platyrhynchum. Seen at Manu Wildlife center on the collpa trail very well.
Amazonian Motmot – Momotus momota. Seen at Manu Wildlife center. So there are now 6 recognized species that came out of the old Blue-crowned Motmot:
Momotus coeruliceps Blue-crowned Motmot – NE and Central Mexico;
Momotus lessoni Blue-diademed Motmot – South Mexico to Central Panama;
Momotus subrufescens Whooping Motmot - E Panama to NC Venezuela and the Magdalena Valley of Colombia; SE Ecuador and extreme NW Peru;
Momotus bahamensis Trinidad Motmot – Trindad & Tobago;
Momotus momota Amazonian Motmot - Venezuela (S of the Orinoco) and the Guianas, S through the entire Amazon basin to extreme N Argentina and Paraguay;
Momotus aequatorialis Andean Motmot – The Andes from NC Colombia to NE Bolivia.
Andean Motmot – Momotus aequatorialis. Common at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
JACAMARS
Purus Jacamar – Galbalcyrhynchus purucianus. Seen at cocha Camungo Oxbow Lake. Named for the Purus River that runs from eastern Peru into Brazil. Range Restricted.
Bluish-fronted Jacamar – Galbula cyanescens. Common in lowland rainforest. Range Restricted.
Paradise Jacamar – Galbula dea. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center on the Quetzal trail.
Great Jacamar – jacamerops aureus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center once - very nice views on the collpa trail.
PUFFBIRDS AND NUNBIRDS
White-necked Puffbird – Notharchus hyperrhynchus. Heard only, on the collpa trail.
Chestnut-capped Puffbird – Bucco macrodactylus. Seen at Amazonia lodge near the Bamboo forest-great views.
Pied Puffbird – Notharchus tectus. We saw one individual at Manu Wildlife Center perched in a big tree for a long time an excellent view.
(Western) Striolated Puffbird – Nystalus (obamai) striolatus. Seen at Amazonian Lodge from the Canopy Tower-very nice views of two individuals. The SACC says, Whitney et al. (2013) described the population of western Amazonia as a new species, Nystalus obamai and also recommended treating the subspecies torridus of SE Amazonia as a separate species. SACC proposal pending. Named for the US President Barrack Obama.
Semi-collared Puffbird – Malacoptila semicincta. Heard only, on the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-streaked Puffbird – Malacoptila fulvogularis. We saw one in the cloudforest around Rocotal-very good views.
Rufous-capped Nunlet – Nonnula ruficapilla. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center in Bamboo forest at the Antthrush Trail. Very nice views.
Lanceolated Monklet – Micromonacha lanceolata.. We saw near the Cock of the Rock Lodge two individuals-fantastic views, perched.
Black-fronted Nunbird – Monasa nigrifrons. Very common in the Amazon lowlands. Monasa is Greek for solitary or a monk - a reference to the plain plumage and quiet behavior of the Nunbirds.
White-fronted Nunbird – Monasa morphoeus. Seen at MWC in collpa trail and look out trail two times. Morpheus from Greek mythology – the god of sleep and dreams.
Yellow-billed Nunbird – Monasa flavirostris. Seen below Pilcopata - three individuals, very good views.
Swallow-wing – Chelidoptero tenebrosa. Common in lowland rainforest and on river Islands.
NEW WORLD BARBETS
Gilded Barbet – Capito auratus.. Seen at MWC from canopy tower-a pair perched in a treetop, great view.
Lemon-throated Barbet – Eubucco richardsoni. Seen at Amazonia lodge on the trail sitting in a tree - great views. Named for Sir John Richardson – Scots surgeon, explorer, botanist, geologist and zoologist (1787-1865).
Versicolored Barbet – Eubucco versicolor. We saw this at Cock of the Rock Lodge three times when roadside birding.
Scarlet-hooded Barbet – Eubucco tucinkae. We saw great views at Amazonia Lodge for a long time feeding. Range Restricted.
TOUCANS
Channel-billed Toucan – Ramphastos vitellinus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center two different days-one from the Camungo canopy tower showed well.
White-throated Toucan – Rumphastos tucanus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center two different days from canopy tower.
Emerald (Black-throated) Toucanet – Aulacorhynchus (atrigularis) prasinus. We saw below Pilcopata three individuals very good views together with Yellow-billed Nunbird. The SACC says, “Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) suggested that Aulacorhynchus prasinus may consist of more than one species-level taxon, but see Short & Horne (2001), who pointed out that the allopatric taxa are no more distinctive than those known to intergrade. The subspecies caeruleogularis, lautus, albivitta, cyanolaemus, dimidiatus, and atrogularis, as well as Middle American wagleri, were formerly (e.g., Ridgway 1914, Cory 1919) each considered separate species from (and in some cases not particularly closely related to) Aulacorhynchus prasinus, but Peters (1948) and Haffer (1974) treated them all as conspecific.
Blue-banded Toucanet – Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis. Seen around Rocotal two individuals - very well! Range Restricted.
Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan – Andigena hypoglauca. Heard only, around Pillahuata.
Golden-collared Toucanet – Selenidera reinwardtii. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center on the Collpa Trail.
Ivory billed (Brown-mandibled) Aracari – Pteroglossus (mariae) azarae. Seen at Manu Wildlife canopy tower.
Chestnut-eared Aracari – Preroglossus castanotis. Seen at Amazonia lodge perched.
Curl Crested Aracari – Pteroglossus beauharnaesii. Several seen at Manu Wildlife Center near the bridge in big tree eating fruits. The cool Afro crest feels like plastic to the touch! (On museum specimens).
WOODPECKERS & PICULETS
Fine-barred Piculet – Picumnus subtilis. Had fantastic view at Chontachaca of a male and female feeding near the houses. Range Restricted.
Rufous Breasted Piculet – Picumnus rufiventris. A pair seen on the antthrush trail bamboo- great views perching in dry bamboo branches at Manu Wildlife Center.
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker – Melanerpes cruentatus. Seen at Amazonia Lodge in the trees. Two individuals - nice views.
Little Woodpecker – Veniliornis passerinus. Seen at Amazonia lodge in Cecropia tree near the little tower.
Red-stained Woodpecker – Veniliornis affinis. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center in canopy tower. 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.
White-throated Woodpecker – Piculus leucolaemus. Seen at Amazonia lodge one individual at the canopy tower.
Golden-olive Woodpecker – Piculus rubiginosus. Seen around Cock of the Rock lodge in a mixed flock on two different days-very nice views.
Golden-green Woodpecker – Piculus chrysochloros. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife center at the canopy tower.
Andean Flicker – Colaptes rupícola. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes and Manu road-quite common.
Scaly-breasted Woodpecker – Celeus grammicus latifasciatus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center on the Collpa trail.
Cream-colored Woodpecker – Celeus flavus. Seen at Manu Wildlife center on the collpa trail - two individuals.
Red-necked Woodpecker – Campephilus rubricollis. Seen on two different days at Manu Wildlife Center on the Collpa trail and in the grid.
Crimson-crested Woodpecker – Campephilus melanoleucos. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center only once.
CARACARAS & FALCONS
Collared Forest Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. One seen at Amazonia lodge in flight.
Black Caracara – Daptrius ater. Seen on the Alto Madre de Dios river-two individuals perched on a log in River Island.
Red-throated Caracara – Ibycter americanus. Common in Amazon Lowlands.
Mountain Caracara – Phalcoboenus megalopterus. Seen on our way from Cusco to Wayqecha. Common in the Andes.
American Kestrel – Falco sparverius. Common in the Andes.
Bat Falcon – Falco Rufigularis. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center three times sitting in one of the big trees near the lodge.
PARROTS
Barred Parakeet – Bolborhynchus lineola. Heard only, around Rocotal calling in Bamboo.
Cobalt-winged Parakeet – Brotogeris cyanoptera. Common in the Amazon Lowlands.
Andean Parakeet – Bolborhynchus orbygnesius. At Wayqecha – a big flock in flight. Range Restricted.
Tui Parakeet – Brotogeris sanctithomae. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center from canopy tower perched in the tree, very good view.
Orange-cheeked Parrot – Pyrilia barrabandi. Seen at Manu Wildlife center from canopy tower in flight.
Blue-headed Parrot - Pionus menstruus. Common in the Amazon lowlands.
Yellow-crowned Amazon – Amazona ochrocephala. Seen three individuals around Antthrush trail great views siting for long time at Manu Wildlife Center.
Mealy Amazon – Amazona farinosa. Seen three different days at Manu wildlife Center and common.
White-bellied Parrot – Pionites leucogaster. Six at MWC in flight crossing the Madre de Dios River.
Rose-fronted Parakeet – Pyrrhura roseifrons. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center Tapir Claylick perched in a small tree- nice. Range Restricted.
Dusky-headed Parakeet – Aratinga weddellii. Seen at Amazonia Lodge from the canopy tower.
Blue-headed Macaw – Primolius couloni. We saw two individuals in Antthrush Trail at Manu Wildlife Center. Named for Swiss naturalist Paul Luis de Coulon (1804-1894). VULNERABLE, Range Restricted.
Blue and Yellow Macaw – Ara ararauna. Common in Amazon Lowlands.
Military Macaw – Ara militaris. Seen at Amazonia lodge near the canopy tower-great looks in flight. VULNERABLE.
Scarlet Macaw - Ara macao. Seen at MWC. Nesting in the garden and common in Manu but scarcer than the following species.
Red and Green Macaw – Ara chloropterus. Saw many at Manu Wildlife Center from canopy tower in flight and also some perched, very nice views.
Chestnut-fronted Macaw - Ara severa. Common.
White-eyed Parakeet – Psitticara leucophthalmus. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge and in the Amazon Lowlands.
ANTBIRDS
Yellow Rumped Antwren – Euchrepomis sharpei. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge very good views of a pair during roadside birding in a mixed flock. Named for Dr. Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1847-1909) – British Ornithologist. ENDANGERED, Range Restricted.
Bamboo Antshrike – Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae. Seen below Pilcopata in bamboo forest - male and female very nice views.
Great Antshrike – Taraba major. Seen at MWC. On the Antthrush Trail in bamboo Forest, male and female.
Barred Antshrike – Thamnophilus doliatus. Heard only, at Cocha Camungo oxbow lake.
Chestnut-backed Antshrike – Thamnophilus palliatus. Seen around Chontachaca in bamboo – a pair, great views. Range Restricted.
Plain-winged Antshrike - Thamnophilus schistaceus. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center, very common bird.
Variable Antshrike – Thamnophius caerulescens. Saw one male bird near Mirador San Pedro.
White-shouldered Antshrike – Thamnophilus aethiops. Heard only at MWC. On the Collpa Trail.
Plain Antvireo – Dysithamnus mentalis. Saw two individuals at Amazonia lodge near the canopy trail.
Dusky-throated Antshrike – Thamnomanes ardesiacus. Seen at Manu wildlife Center in Grid trails and common on the trails usually with mixed understory flocks.
Bluish-slate Antshrike – Thamnomanes schistogynus. Seen at Amazonia lodge and in Manu Wildlife Center commonly - the leader of the understory mixed flocks.
Plain-throated Antwren – Isleria hauxwelli. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center on the Grid trail – just the one –always stays close to the ground. The genus name is for Mort and Phyllis Isler who have done a lot of work on Antbirds. The specific name is named for J. Hauxwell English collector in Peru and Brazil the early 1800’s. Has a Thrush named after him also.
Spot-winged Antshrike – Pygiptila stellaris. A pair seen at MWC on the Collpa trail in a mixed flock very good views.
Pygmy Antwren – Myrmotherula brachyura. Seen at Amazonia lodge and MWC commonly in mixed canopy flocks.
Sclater ́s Antwren – Myrmotherula sclateri. Heard only, at MWC.
Stripe-chested Antwren – Myrmotherula longicauda. A pair seen around Chontachaca in bamboo.
White-flanked Antwren – Myrmotherula axillaris. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center in collpa trail and common with understory flocks. Willis (1984), Ridgely & Tudor (1994), Hilty (2003), and Zimmer & Isler (2003) noted that vocal differences among several subspecies ofMyrmotherula axillarissuggest that more than one species is involved.
Long-winged Antwren – Myrmotherula longipennis garbei. Seen at Manu Wildlife center common in mixed understory flocks.
Gray Antwren – Myrmotherula menetriesii. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and MWC and common in mixed understory flocks.
Yellow-breasted Antwren –Herpsilochmus axillaris. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge during roadside birding - nice views.
Black Antbird – Cercomacroides serva. Seen at Amazonia lodge near the canopy tower very good views.
Riparian Antbird – Cercomacroides fuscicauda. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center Antthrush Trail in Bamboo forest. Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) and Zimmer & Isler (2003) suggested that Cercomacroides (then Cercomacra) nigrescens might consist of more than one species. Mayer et al. (2014) provided evidence that the subspecies fuscicauda of w. Amazonia should be treated as a separate species. SACC proposal passed to recognize fuscicauda as a separate species.
Manu Antbird – Cercomacra manu. We saw this at Manu Wildlife Center. On the Antthrush trail in Bamboo forest common and great views. Range Restricted.
Gray Antbird – Cercomacra cinerascens. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center on the Collpa Trail nesting in old termite nest very low and great views.
White-browed Antbird – Myrmoborus leucophrys. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center nice views of this classy Antbird.
Black-faced Antbird – Myrmoborus myotherinus. Seen at Amazonia on the trail up to canopy tower.
Yellow-breasted Warbling Antbird – Hypocnemis subflava. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge and near the Chonta chaca in bamboo forest very good views.
Silvered Antbird – Sclateria naevia. We saw at Amazonia lodge on the little Oxbow Lake - very good.
White-lined Antbird – Pernoctola lophotes. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center in bamboo forest great views. Another bamboo specialist! Range just creeps over the border into NW Bolivia. Range Restricted.
Chestnut-tailed Antbird – Myrmeciza hemimelaena. A pair seen at Amazonia lodge, near the canopy tower.
Plumbeous Antbird – Myrmeciza hyperythra. Seen at MWC near the Canopy Tower.
Goeldi ́s Antbird – Myrmeciza goeldii. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center on the Antthrush Trail. Named for Emil August Goeldi, German naturalist resident in Brazil and author of “Aves do Brasil” 1894. Range Restricted.
Sooty Antbird – Myrmeciza fortis. We saw at Amazonia lodge with Army Ants near the canopy Tower – a pair.
White-throated Antbird – Gymnopithys salvini. One individual in cocha Camungo near the Canopy tower of this Army Ant Swarm specialist.
Black Spotted Bare-eye – Phlegopsis nigromaculata. Seen at Amazonia lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Hairy-crested Antbird – Rhegmatorhina melanostica melanostica. Seen at Amazonia lodge near the Canopy tower with Army ants - very good views and normally a tricky bird to see. Ridgely & Tudor (1994) suggested that the subspecies brunneiceps might deserve recognition as a separate species from Rhegmatorhina melanosticta; Zimmer & Isler (2003) suggested that R. melanosticta might consist of more than one species.
Common Scale-backed Antbird – Willisornis poecilinota griseiventralis. A pair seen at Manu Wildlife Center on the Collpa Trail. Isler & Whitney (2011) presented evidence that the subspecies vidua (Xingu Scale-backed Antbird) merits species rank (including also nigrigula), but you have to go to Brazil to see that!
GNATEATERS
Slaty Gnateater – Conopophaga ardesiaca. One seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge great views near the lek. Range Restricted.
ANTPITTA
Red and White Antpitta – Grallaria erythroleuca. 2 seen at Pillahuata - very nice views at two meters for a long time. ENDEMIC.
Amazonian Antpitta – Hylopezus berlepschi. Seen at Amazonia lodge satisfying prolonged views.
Thrush Like Antpitta – Myrmotherola campanisona. Heard only at Amazonia Lodge and MWC.
TAPACULOS
Rusty-belted Tapaculo – Liosceles throracicus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center in Colpa Trail-very good views sitting on a log for a long time.
Trilling Tapaculo – Scytolopus parvirostris. Seen at Wayqecha by the roadside.
White-crowned Tapaculo – Scytolopus atratus. One seen near Rocotal.
ANTHRUSHES
Rufous-capped Anthrush – Fornicarius colma. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center in Collpa Trail - excellent views.
Black-faced Anthrush –Fonicarius analis. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center in grid trails.
Rufous-breasted Anthrush – Fornicarius rufipectus thoracicus. Heard only, near Cock of the Rock Lodge on numerous occasions.
OVENBIRDS
Black-tailed Leaftosser – Sclerurus caudacutus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center on the grid Trail - good views of one individual.
Olivaceous Woodcreeper - Sittasomus griseicapillus amazonicus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center - a common species. Watch this one their calls differ dramatically in different regions and several species are involved.
Long-tailed Woodcreeper – Deconychura longicauda pallida. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center well on collpa Trail.
White-chinned Woodcreeper – Dendrocincla merula.. We saw three individuals around the Camungo Oxbow lake-great views hunting insects amongst the army ants.
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper – Glyphorynchus spirurus. Common in the lowland rainforest.
Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper - Dendrexetastes rufigula. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center in the garden. Always present at clearings of houses or lodges where they roost.
Long-billed Woodcreeper - Nasica longirostris. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center. Wonderful views in the garden, nesting in palm tree.
Black-banded Woodcreeper – Dendrocolaptes picumnus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center near the Tapir claylick, very good views.
Straight-billed Woodcreeper – Dendroplex picus. One individual on Camungo Oxbow lake.
Elegant (Jurua) Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus elegans juruanus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center on the Creekside trail.
Buff-throated Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus guttatus. The most common lowland rainforest Woodcreeper, seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center; some authorities consider Buff-throated Woodcreeper of SE Brazil as distinct but some authorities consider the reason for splitting weak; seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Olive-backed Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus triangularis. Seen in the cloud forest above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Montane Woodcreeper – Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger. We saw one around Pillahuata.
Inambari Woodcreeper - Lepidocolaptes fatimalimae. Saw one individual at MWC, from the Canopy tower. The 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 –Lineated Woodcreeper 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; they also described a new species, Lepidocolaptes fatimalimae, from southwestern Amazonia. SACC proposal passed to recognize fatimalimae as a species and also elevate subspecies layardi and fuscicapillus to species rank. So there are now 5 species.
Plain Xenops - Xenops minutus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center at the Canopy Tower, wonderful views.
Streaked Xenops – Xenops rutilans. Saw one individual at Amazonia Lodge from the canopy tower.
Slender Billed Xenops – Xenops tenuirostris. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center on collpa trail.
Streaked Tuftedcheek - Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii. Seen in the cloud forest, below Wayqecha Research Station – a bromeliad specialist.
Pale-legged Hornero - Furnarius leucopus. Common at Amazonia Lodge, seen also at Manu Wildlife Center in the gardens.
Wren-like Rushbird– Phleocryptes melanops. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes several individuals – restricted to reedbeds.
Dusky-cheeked Foliage-gleaner – Anabazenops dorsalis. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center lodge on the Antthrush Trail in bamboo forest.
Montane Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia striaticollis. Fairly common in the Cloud Forest; seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner - Anabacerthia ruficaudatum. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center on the collpa trail in a mixed flock.
Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner – Philydor erythrocercum. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center on the Collpa Trail in a mixed flock.
Peruvian Recurvebill – Syndactyla ucayalae. We saw this special bird at Manu Wildlife center on Antthrush Trail in Bamboo forest. Range Restricted.
Chestnut-winged Hookbill - Ancistrops strigilatus. Seen around Manu Wildlife Center collpa trail in a mixed flock.
Black-billed Treehunter – Thripadectes melanorhynchus. Seen near Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner – Automolus rufipileatus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center on the Antthrush Trail in Bamboo forest.
Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner – Automolus infuscatus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center on the Collpa trail-very good view.
Spotted Barbtail – Premnoplex brunnescens. Seen near Mirador San Pedro whilst roadside birding.
Pearled Treerunner - Margarornis squamiger. Seen in the higher Cloud Forests below the Ajacnaco Pass.
Rusty-fronted Canastero – Asthenes ottonis. Seen two individuals at Huambotio-very good views. A Peruvian endemic! ENDEMIC.
Scribble-tailed Canastero – Asthenes maculicauda. Heard only, at Ajcanacu pass. Range Restricted.
Plain Softtail - Thripophaga fusciceps dimorpha. Very good views below Pilcopata, in Bamboo Forest.
Ash-browed Spinetail – Cranioleuca curtata. Seen near the Cock of the Rock Lodge. VULNERABLE.
Creamy-crested Spinetail – Cranioleuca albicapilla albicapilla. Seen between Challabamba to Ajanacco-great view several times. ENDEMIC.
Azara ́s Spinetail – Synallaxis azarae urubambae. Common in the Cloud Forest. Named for Brigadier-General Felix Manuel de Azara – Soanish military engineer comanding the Paraguay/Brazilian frontier.
Dark-breasted Spinetail – Synallaxis albigularis. Seen at Cocha Camungo Oxbow Lake in the grass.
Plain-crowned Spinetail – Synallaxis gujanensis. Seen at Amazonia lodge. Great view.
Speckled Spinetail – Cranioleuca guttatura. We saw one individual at Amazonia lodge behind the lodge - a very nice view.
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
White-banded Tyrannulet – Mecocerculus strictopterus. A common Tyrannulet in the canopy mixed-species flocks in the cloud forest.
White-throated Tyrannulet – Mecocerculus leucophrys. Common in the cloud forest Wayqecha to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Mottle-backed Elaenia – Elaenia gigas. Heard only, around Chontachaca.
White-crested Elaenia – Elaenia albiceps urubambaensis. Seen at Huacarpay lakes.
Sierran Elaenia – Elaenia pallatangae. Several individuals seen in the higher cloud forest around Wayqecha Research Station, and around CORL.
Tufted Tit-Tyrant – Anairetes parulus. One at Huacarpay Lakes.
Mouse-colored Tyrannulet – Phaeomyias murina. Two individuals around the Chontachaca village.
Ringed Antpipit – Corythopis torquata. Seen at Amazonia lodge near the Canopy tower-great view for a long time of this atypical ground dwelling flyctacher.
Bolivian Tyrannulet – Zimmerius bolivianus. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge in the garden. Range Restricted.
Marble-faced Bristle Tyrant – Phylloscartes ophthalmicus. Seen at Cock of the rock lodge in mixed flocks.
Variegated Bristle Tyrant – Phyllocartes poecilotis. Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge in mixed flocks.
Inca Flycatcher – Leptopogon taczanowskii. Great view seen around Pacchayoc on the Manu road. A scarce Peruvian endemic; Named for Wladislaw Taczanowskii, Polish ornithologist and author of “Ornithologie du Perou” 1884. ENDEMIC.
Slaty-capped Flycatcher – Leptopogon superciliaris. Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge, very common.
Sepia-capped Flycatcher – Leptopogon amaurocephalus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center behind the rooms.
Ornate Flycatcher – Myiotriccus ornatus. One individual seen around Chontachaca.
Many-colored Rush Tyrant – Tachuris rubrigastra. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
Streak-necked Flycatcher – Mionectes striaticollis. Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher – Mionectes oleaginous. Seen on two different days at Amazonia lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
McConnell's Flycatcher – Mionectes macconnelli. One individual seen near Chontachaca, in Bamboo Forest.
Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant – Lophotriccus pileatus. Seen near Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant – Myiornis ecaudatus. Great views, seen at Amazonia lodge near the Canopy Tower.
White-bellied Tody-Tyrant - Hemitriccus griseipectus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center on the Collpa Trail.
Rusty-fronted Tody Flycatcher – Poecilotriccus latirostre. Seen near Chontachaca, great views in the Bamboo.
Ochre-faced Tody Flycatcher – Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps. Seen near San Pedro lookout - a pair.
Black-backed Tody-Flycatcher - Poecilotriccus pulchellus. Two seen around Asuncion in bamboo. A locliazed Peruvian endemic. ENDEMIC.
Spotted Tody-Flycatcher - Todirostrum maculatum. Saw two individual at Cocha Camungo, great views.
Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher – Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum. Seen at Amazonia Lodge from the Canopy Tower -very good view.
Gray-crowned Tolmomyias – Tolmomyias viridiceps. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Yellow Olive Tolmomyias – Tolmomyias subphurescens. One individual seen at Amazonia lodge.
Fulvous-breasted Flatbill – Rhynchocyclus fulvipectus. One seen near Cock of the Rock Lodge – nice looks.
Golden-crowned Spadebill - Platyrinchus coronatus. One seen on the Grid trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
White-crested Spadebill – Platyrinchus platyrhynchos. Great views on the Grid Trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Cinnamon Flycatcher – Pyrrhosmyias cinnamomea. Common in the Cloud Forest on the Manu Road.
Smoke-colored Pewee – Contopus fumigatus. One seen below the Wayqecha Biological Station.
Western Wood Pewee – Contopus sordidulus. Seen on two different days beween Amazonia lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Black Phoebe – Sayornis nigricans latirostris. Common on the rivers and small streams along the Manu Road. 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.
Drab Water-Tyrant Ochthornis littoralis. Common along the Amazonian rivers.
Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca rufipectoralis. Seen several times at Wayquecha Biological Station and around Pacchayoc.
Brown Backed Chat Tyrant – Ochthoeca fumicolor. Two individuals seen around Ajanacco pass.
White-browed Chat-Tyrant- Ochthoeca leucophyrys. Seen twice near Huambutio.
Long-tailed Tyrant - Colonia colonus. Seen around Amazonia lodge and on our way to Manu Wildlife Center.
Piratic Flycatcher – Legatus leucophaius. Seen at Amazonia lodge from the canopy tower.
Social Flycatcher – Myiozetetes similis. Common in Amazon lowlands.
Gray-capped Flycatcher - Myiozetetes granadensis. Common in lowland forests.
Great Kiskadee – pitangus sulphuratus. Seen at Cocha Camungo Lake.
Lemon Browed Flycatcher – Conopias cinchoneti. Seen below the Cock of the Rock Lodge. VULNERABLE.
Golden-crowned Flycatcher – Myiodynastes chrysocephalus. Seen in cloud forest near Rocotal.
Streaked Flycatcher – Myiodynastes maculatus. Seen at Amazonia lodge and MWC from the canopy tower.
Dusky chested Flycatcher – Myiozetetes luteiventris. Great views from canopy tower at Manu Wildlife center.
Sulphur bellied Flycatcher – Myiodynastes luteiventris. One seen at Amazonia Lodge near the garden, very nice view.
Tropical Kigbird – Tyrannus melancholicus. Very common.
Eastern Kingbird – Tyrannus tyrannus. Very common in the Amazonia lowlands.
Grayish Mourner – Rhytipterna simplex. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center near the Canopy tower.
White-rumped Sirystes – Sirystes albocinerea. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center from the canopy tower. The cross-Andean split of Western Sirystes S. albogriseus from Eastern Sirystes S. sibilator is widely recognised and supported by long-known and striking differences in vocalizations. Donegan’s (2013) study of vocal variation in the genus supported this split but also a further three-way split of eastern populations. So now 4 species.
Short-crested Flycatcher – Myiarchus ferox. Seen at Amazonia lodge.
Rufous-tailed Flatbill – Ramphotrigon ruficauda. Seen at Manu wildlife Center on the Collpa trail.
Large-headed Flatbill – Ramphotrigon megacephala. One individual seen at Manu Wildlife center on Antthrush Trail in Bamboo Forest.
Dusky-tailed Flatbill Ramphotrigon ruficauda. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center on Antthrush trai in Bamboo Forest.
COTINGAS
Barred Fruiteater – Pipreola arcuata. One seen near the tunnels on the Manu Road.
Red-crested Cotinga – Ampelion rubrocristata. Seen at Wayqecha - two individuals.
Andean Cock-of-the-Rock – Rupicola peruviana. We saw good views of these pretty birds at the lek.
Purple-throated Fruitcrow – Querula purpurata. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Amazonian Umbrellabird – Cephalopterus ornatus. One seen below the Boca Manu in flight on our way to Manu Wildlife Center.
Plum-throated Cotinga – Cotinga maynana. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center sitting in the canopy.
Spangled Cotinga – cotinga cayana. Two individuals at MWC from the canopy tower, perched.
Screaming Piha – Lipaugus vociferans. Commonly heard at Manu Wildlife Center; but also saw two individuals o the Collpa Trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Bare-necked Fruitcrow – Gymnoderus foetidus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center from the canopy tower perched in a Ceiba tree.
MANAKINS
Dwarf-tyrant Manakin – Tyranneutes stolzmanni. Great views around Manu Wildlife Center on the Collpa Trail. Named for Jan Stolzmann Polish zoologist and collector in tropical America ( 1875-1883).
Blue-backed Manakin – Chiroxiphia pareola regina. Seen along the Collpa Trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Band-tailed Manakin – Ceratopipra fasciicauda. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center on the figpass trail.
Round-tailed Manakin – Pipra chloromeros. Great views at Amazonia Lodge near the Canopy Tower.
Blue-crowned Manakin – Pipra coronata exquisite. Heard only, at MWC on the Collpa trail.
TITYRAS AND BECARDS
Black-tailed Tityra – Tityra cayana. We recorded this at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center. Super views from the Canopy tower.
Masked Tityra - Tityra semifasciata. Great views at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-crowned Tityra – Tityra inquisitor. Saw one around the Manu Wildlife Center big tree.
Cinereous Mourner – Laniocera hypopyrra. One seen-great view at Manu Wildlife Center on the Collpa Trail.
White-winged Becard – Pachyrampus polychopterus. Seen at Amazonia Lodge in the garden.
Pink-throated Becard – Pachyramphus minor. A pair seen along the Collpa Trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
INCERTAE SEDIS
Wing-barred Piprites – Piprites chloris. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center on the collpa trail in a mixed flock.
VIREOS & GREENLETS
Red-eyed Vireo – Vireo olivaceus chivi. Seen at Amazonia lodge and Manu Wildlife Center-several from the canopy tower. 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.
Dusky-Capped Greelet – Pachysylvia hypoxanthus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center on the Collpa Trail-great view.
Tawny-crowned Greenlet – Pachyslvia ochraceiceps. Saw one at Manu Wildlife Center Collpa Trail, very good views.
JAYS
White-collared Jay - Cyanolyca viridicyana. One individual seen around Wayqecha Station. Range Restricted.
Purplish Jay - Cyanocorax cyanomelas. Fairly common in the Manu Lowland rainforest. Range Restricted.
Violaceous Jay - Cyanocorax violaceus. Common in the Lowland rainforest.
SWALLOWS
Blue-and-white Swallow - Notiochelidon cyanoleuca. Common.
Brown-bellied Swallow - Notiochelidon murina. Seen at Paucartambo town from the bridge on our way to Wayqecha Lodge.
White-banded Swallow - Atticora fasciata. Common on lowland rivers.
Pale-footed Swallow – Orochelidon flavipes. Seen around tunnels on the Manu road.
Southern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx ruficollis. Common.
Gray-breasted Martin - Progne chalybea. One individual seen at Cocha Blanco Lake.
Brown-chested Martin - Progne tapera. Seen along the Alto Madre de Dios River below Boca Manu.
White-winged Swallow – Tachycineta albiventer. The most common Swallow of the lowland rainforest rivers and oxbow lakes.
WRENS
Scaly-breasted (Southern Nightingale) Wren - Microcerculus marginatus. Seen around Manu Wildlife Center on the Quetzal trail, good views.
House Wren – Troglodytes aedon. Common in the highlands, seen at Huacarpay lakes and at Wayquecha. Many authors (e.g., Hellmayr 1934, Pinto 1944, Phelps & Phelps 1950a) formerly treated Neotropical mainland populations as a separate species T. musculus; see also Brumfield and Capparella (1996); this treatment was followed by Brewer (2001) and Kroodsma & Brewer (2005). The Falklands population, T. a. cobbi, is treated as a species (Wood 1993), as was done by Brewer (2001), Mazar Barnett & Pearman (2001), Jaramillo (2003), and Kroodsma & Brewer (2005).
Mountain Wren – Troglodytes solstitialis. Seen at Wayqecha.
Thrush-like Wren - Campylorhynchus turdinus. Seen at MWC.
Moustached Wren – Pheugopedius genibarbis. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Buff-breasted Wren – Cantorchilus leucotis. Heard only, at Cocha Camungo Oxbow Lake.
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren – Henicorhina leucophrys. Commonly heard in the cloud forest and two individuals seen.
DONOCOBIUS
Black-capped Donacobius – Donacobius atricapillus. Common on the ox-bow lakes and marshes of the lowlands – seen around Amazonia lodge and Cocha Camungo Lakes.
THRUSHS AND SOLITAIRES
Andean Solitaire – Myadestes ralloides. Seen around Rocotal and Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
White-eared Solitaire - Entomodestes leucotis. Seen in the Rocotal area, one individual.
Swainson ́s Thrush – Catharus usthulatus. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center commonly.
Hauxwell's Thrush - Turdus hauxwelli. Seen at Amazonia lodge and Manu Wildlife Center nesting in the garden. Named for J. Hauxwell Englsih collector in Peru and Brazil.
Black-billed Thrush Turdus ignobilis. The common Amazonian Thrush.
Creamy-bellied Thrush – Turdus amaurochalinus. One individual seen at Manu Wildlife Centre in the garden - great views.
Lawrence ́s Thrush – Turdus lawrencii. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center in collpa trail.
Great Thrush – Turdus fuscater ockenderi. The common Thrush of the higher Cloud Forest.
Chiguanco Thrush – Turdus chiguanco chiguanco. The common Andean Thrush, seen at Huacarpay and along the Manu road. Aymara indinginous name for this Thrush.
Glossy-black Thrush – Turdus serranus. Seen at Wayqecha Reserch Station in the gardens.
White-necked Thrush - Turdus albicollis. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Centre.
TANAGERS AND ALLIES
Red-capped Cardinal – Paroaria gularis. Seen at Amazonia Lodge in the lowlands, especially around the ox-bow lakes.
Magpie Tanager – Cissopis leveriana. The biggest Tanager in Amazonian lowlands and fairly common.
Slaty Tanager – Creurgops dentata.. Fairly common around Rocotal and Cock of the Rock lodge in Cloudforest. Range Restricted.
Superciliaried Hemispingus - Hemispingus superciliaris. Common around Pillahuata in the Manu Cloudforest.
Black-eared Hemispingus – Hemispingus melanotis berlepschi. Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge and Rocotal. Common in mixed flocks.
White-winged Shrike-Tanager – Lanio versicolor. Seen on three occasions at MWC in canopy mixed-species flocks. The canopy flock leader.
Masked Crimson Tanager – Ramphocelus nigrogularis. Stunning Tanager common at Amazonia Lodge and on Cocha Blanco oxbow lake.
Silver-beaked Tanager – Ramphocelus carbo. Another common good-looking Tanager.
Hooded Mountain-Tanager – Buthraupis montana. Two individuals around Wayqecha Biological Station; the display is pretty acrobatic for such a large Tanager.
Grass-green Tanager - Chlorornis riefferii. Seen near Wayqecha Biological Station.
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager - Anisognathus igniventris igniventris. Fairly common around Wayqecha – common but spectacular.
Chestnut-bellied Mountain-Tanager – Debusia castaneoventris. Seen below Wayquecha Biological Station; amazing color contrast between the upper and underparts! Range Restricted.
Yellow-throated Tanager - Iridosornis analis. Seen near San Pedro lookout.
Yellow-crested Tanager – Tachyphonus crufiventer. Seen near Quebrada Quitacalzon.
Golden-collared Tanager - Iridosornis jelskii. Seen twice above Wayquecha Biological Station. Named for another Polish explorer and curator for 4 years of the Lima museum in Peru - Konstanty Jelskii (1838-1896).
Blue-and-yellow Tanager – Pipraeidea bonariensis. Unlike most Peruvian Tanagers this one in paticular likes arid and semi arid areas; seen at Huacarpay Lakes and along 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. From episcopal blue.
Palm Tanager – Thraupis palmarum. Common.
Blue-capped Tanager – Thraupis cyanocephala. Fairly common in the Manu cloud forest.
Golden-naped Tanager - Tangara ruficervix. Seen around mirador San Pedro.
Blue-necked Tanager – Tangara cyanicollis. Another Christmas-tree bird! Common.
Spotted Tanager – Tangara punctata. Not uncommon around 1000 meters; Seen on several days around Cock of the Rock Lodge at fruiting trees.
Masked Tanager – Tangara nigrocincta. This species was seen at Manu Wildlife Center from the canopy tower.
Beryl-spangled Tanager – Tangara nigroviridis. Fairly common around Cock of the Rock Lodge and Rocotal.
Turquoise Tanager – Tangara mexicana. A lowland species, seen at Amazonia lodge and several times around Manu Wildlife Center and not found in Mexico!
Paradise Tanager – Tangara chilensis. What can you say! A pleasure to have such a pretty species so common in Cloudforest but not found in Chile!
Opal-rumped Tanager – Tangara callophrys. Seen from the Camungo Canopy Tower. Great views of three individuals.
Bay-headed Tanager – Tangara gyrola. Seen once near Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Golden-eared Tanager – Tangara chrysotis. A very nice Tanager, seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Saffron-crowned Tanager – Tangara xanthocephala lamprotis. Wonderful views around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Green-and-gold Tanager – Tangara schrankii. Another lowland Tanager present in most canopy flocks seen at Manu Wildlife Center and Camungo Canopy tower. Named for Prof. Franz von Paula Schrank (1747-1835) German theologian, botanist and collector.
Golden Tanager – Tangara arthus. Great looks around Cock of the Rock Lodge and common.
Swallow Tanager - Tersina viridis. Several individuals seen near Chontachaca.
Black-faced Dacnis – Dacnis lineata. Wonderful views from the Camungo canopy tower.
Yellow-bellied Dacnis – Dacnis flaviventer. This species seen at Camungo canopy tower nesting-fantastic views.
Blue Dacnis – Dacnis cayana. Seen at Amazonia lodge and MWC. Fairly common.
Purple Honeycreeper – Cyanerpes caeruleus. Seen from the canopy tower at Amazonia lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Green Honeycreeper – Chlorophanes spiza. Seen from the Canopy tower at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Golden-collared Honeycreeper – Iridophanes pulcherrima. Wonderful views at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Capped Conebill – Conirostrum albifrons. Common with mixed-species flocks in the cloud forest.
Cinereous Conebill – Conirostrum cinereum cinereum. Common in the highlands.
Moustached Flowerpiercer - Diglossa mystacalis. Seen around Ajacnaco Pass and Wayquecha Biological Station. Range Restricted.
Black-throated Flowerpiercer - Diglossa brunneiventris. Seen at Huacarpay lakes and around Wayquecha Biological Station.
Deep-blue (Golden-eyed) Flowerpiercer - Diglossa glauca. Seen around Mirador San Pedro and Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Masked Flowerpiercer - Diglossa cyanea. Fairly common in the Manu cloud forest.
Rusty Flowerpiercer – Diglossa sittoides. Seen at Huambutio-great view.
Bluish flowerpiercer – Diglossopis caerulescens. Seen near the Mirador San Pedro.
Peruvian Sierra-Finch – Phrygilus punensis. Seen at Huacarpay and on our way to Paucartambo. Named for the Southern Peruvian Department of Puno. Range Restricted.
Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch – Phrygilus plebejus. A common drab Finch of the Andes.
Blue-black Grassquit – Volantinia jacorina. Common around Patria, Pilcopata and Atalaya.
Lined Seedeater – Sporophila lineola. Three individuals at Manu Wildlife Center in the garden. An intratropical migrant only here in the summer.
Chestnut-bellied Seedeater – Sporophila caerulescens. Seen around Patria and Pilcopata.
Black-billed Seed-finch – Sparophila atrirostris. One seen at Cocha Camungo Oxbow Lake, great view.
Chestnut-bellied Seed-finch – Sparophila angolensis. Seen at Cocha Camungo Oxbow Lake. Not found in Angola!
Band-tailed Seedeater – Catamenia analis analis. Common in the Andes where ther is some vegetation, several birds at Huacarpay lakes and along the Manu road.
Bananaquit - Coereba flaveola. Seen at cock of the Rock Lodge and Amazonia Lodge.
INCERTAE SEDIS-2
Buff-throated Saltator – Saltator maximus. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and MWC.
Grayish Saltator – Saltator coerulescens. Saw one at cocha camungo Oxbow lake.
Golden-billed Saltator – Saltator aurantiirostris. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes and around Paucartambo.
NEW WORLD SPARROWS AND ALLIES
Black-faced Brushfinch – Atalaptes melanolaemus. Common in the Manu cloud forest. The Atlapetes genus has been completely revamped based on bio-chemical data and work done at Copenhagen Field Museum. Formerly considered part of Rufous-napped Brush-Finch complex A. rufinucha. Atlapetes melanolaemus was formerly (Hellmayr 1938, Paynter 1970a, Meyer de Schauensee 1970, Ridgely & Tudor 1989, Sibley & Monroe 1990) considered a subspecies of A. rufinucha, but see García-Moreno & Fjeldså (1999). Range Restricted.
Yellow-browed Sparrow – Ammodramus aurifrons. Seen below Quita Calzones on our way to Pilcopata.
Rufous-collared Sparrow - Zonatrichia capensis. Only in the Andes. A pretty Sparrow.
Common Chlorospingus - Chlorospingus flavopectus. Seen around Mirador San Pedro and a common bird of the Cloud Forest. 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”.
Short-billed (Yellow-whiskered) Chlorospingus - Chlorospingus parvirostris. Seen around the Cock of the Rock Lodge in the garden.
Yellow-throated Chlorospingus – Chlorospingus flavigularis. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
CARDINAL GROSBEAKS
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager – Habia rubica. Seen on the Grid Trails in mixed species flocks, nice views.
Carmiol’s Tanager – Chlorothraupis carmioli. Seen at Amazonia lodge upper trail to the canopy tower.
Hepatic Tanager – Piranga flava. Seen around Rocotal in the Manu Cloudforest.
Blue-black Grosbeak – Cyanocompsa cyanoides. Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
NEW WORLD WARBLERS
Tropical Parula – Setophaga pitiayumi. Seen near Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Citrine Warbler – Myiothlypis luteoviridis striaticeps. Common in the cloud forest and seen around Wayquecha Biological Station.
Pale-legged Warbler - Myiothlypis signatus. Seen before the Ajcanaco Pass. Range Restricted.
Buff-rumped Warbler - Myiothlypis fulvicauda. Seen twice at Amazonia Lodge in garden.
Two-banded Warbler – Myiothlypis bivittatus. Seen near Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Golden-bellied (Cuzco) Warbler – Myiothlypis chrysogaster. Seen below Quitacalzon and in Amazonia Lodge on the upper trails. Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) treated the northern subspecies chlorophrys as a separate species – Choco Warbler - from Myiothlypis chrysogaster based on differences in descriptions of songs; see Zimmer (1949) for rationale for considering them sister taxa. This Golden – bellied warbler becomes a Peruvian endemic. ENDEMIC.
Russet-crowned Warbler - Myiothlypis coronatus. Seen near Rocotal in the Manu Cloudforest.
Blackburnian Warbler – Setophaga fusca. Seen around the mirador San Pedro.
Three-striped (Yungas) Warbler – Basileuterus (punctipectus) tristriatus. Seen near Cock of the Rock Lodge and Rocotal. Donegan (2014) provided evidence that the Peruvian/Bolivian punctipectus group (including canens) should be treated as a separate species. SACC proposal needed. Range Restricted.
Slate-throated Redstart (Whitestart) – Myioborus miniatus. Common around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Spectacled Whitestat (Whitestart) – Myioborus melanocephalus. Fairly common in Manu Cloudforest generally higher than the former.
OROPENDOLAS, ORIOLES AND BLACKBIRDS
Pale-eyed Blackbird – Agelaius xanthophthalmus. Good views, seen at Cocha Camungo Oxbow Lake. Range Restricted.
Yellow-winged Blackbird – Agelaius thilius. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
Giant Cowbird – Molothrus oryzivorus. Common in the lowlands and along the Madre de Dios River.
Epaulet Oriole – Icterus cayanensis. One at the Cocha Camungo Canopy tower.
Orange-backed Troupial – Icterus croconotus. Seen at Amazonia lodge.
Yellow-rumped Cacique – Cacicus cela. Common.
Casqued Cacique – Cacicus oseryi. Seen at MWC from the canopy tower in flight. Clypicterus oseryi has been treated in Psarocolius in some recent classifications (e.g., Blake 1968b, Ridgely & Tudor 1989), but recent genetic data (Price and Lanyon 2002) showed that it is more closely related to Ocyalus than to Psarocolius. SACC proposal passed to remove from Psarocolius, as did a proposal to restore the monotypic genus Clypicterus for this species, as in many former classifications (e.g., Hellmayr 1937, Meyer de Schauensee 1970). Powell et al. (2014) found that Ocyalus latirostris was embedded in Cacicus. SACC proposal passed to transfer to Cacicus. SACC proposal passed to change English name to Casqued Cacique.
Southern Mountain Cacique –Icterus chrysonotus. Seen in cloud forest on the Manu road. The northern (leucoramphus) and southern (chrysonotus) groups of subspecies were treated as separate species by Blake (1968b), but most classifications have treated them as a single species (e.g., Hellmayr 1937, Meyer de Schauensee 1966, 1970, Ridgely & Tudor 1989, Fjeldsa & Krabbe 1990; and usually as Cacicus leucoramphus, an error, because chrysonotus has priority) because specimens near the contact zone show some signs of gene flow (Hellmayr 1937, Bond 1953). However, see Jaramillo & Burke (1999) for possible reasons for ranking them as species; this was followed by Ridgely & Greenfield (2001), Hilty (2003), and Fraga (2011). Powell et al. (2014) found that the two were deeply divergent genetically, more so than some Cacicus treated as species. SACC proposal pending to treat leucoramphus as a separate species.
Crested Oropendola – Psarocolius decumanus maculosus. Common in the Amazon lowlands.
Dusky-green Oropendola – Psarocolius atrovirens. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge and Manu Cloudforest - fairly common.
Russet-backed Oropendola – Psarocolius angustifrons alfredi. Common.
Olive Oropendola – Psarocolius bifasciatus. Seen at Manu Wildllife Center from the Canopy Tower.
FINCHES
Thick-billed Euphonia - Euphonia laniirostris. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center in the canopy tower nesting.
Golden-bellied (White-lored) Euphonia – Euphonia chrysopasta. Seen at Amazonia lodge and MWC from the canopy tower.
Bronze-green Euphonia – Euphonia mesochrysa. Saw one around Rocotal calling and perched for a long time.
Orange-bellied Euphonia – Euphonia xanthogaster brunneifrons. Common Euphonia around CORL and Manu Wildlife Center.
Rufous-bellied Euphonia - Euphonia rufiventris. A pair seen at Manu Wildlife Center from the canopy tower - great views.
Hooded Siskin – Sporaga magellanica urubambensis. Seen around Huacarpay Lakes and along the Manu road near Acjanaco pass.
Olivaceous Siskin – Sporaga olivacea. Seen near Cock-of-the-Rock lodge – a humid forest Siskin.
Blue-naped Chlorophonia – Chlorophonia cyanea. Seen around the Cock of the Rock Lodge in the garden – nice looks.