ITINERARY
November 9th: Arrival to Cusco and straight out to Huacarpay Lakes with picnic lunch and after lunch we also birded near Pisac Town to look for Bearded Mountaineer where we also saw some other interesting birds like Giant Hummingbird and in the evening back to Cusco. Overnight at the Casa Andina San Blas, Cusco.
November 10th: Very early start from Cusco over the Eastern range of the Andes via Huancarani (highest point 3800 meters), with very few birding stops (because of the road works) , and also at Paucartambo for coffee and then lunch at Acjanaco (the Pass) 3560 meters. In the afternoon after lunch we birded slowly down the road toward the Wayqecha Biological Station (2900 meters), and in the evening before dinner we had a short owling excursion. Night at Wayqecha Research Station.
November 11th: Full day at Wayqecha – we spent all morning up the road above Wayqecha and in the afternoon we went down the road below the tunnels and in the evening we went back up the road to look for Swallow-tailed Nightjar where we were successful with the display of a male with a full tail and also a female. Overnight at Wayqecha Biological Station.
November 12th: Wayqecha to Cock of the Rock Lodge. Slowly birding down the road toward Cock of the Rock Lodge (2900-2300 mts). Night at Cock of the Rock Lodge (1500 mts).
November 13th: Full day at Cock of the Rock Lodge. In the morning we went up the road to Union bridge and in the afternoon we birded up the road above the mirador and on the way back in the evening we stayed below the mirador where we had a stakeout for Lyre-tailed Nightjar and we had pretty good views of its display. Night at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
November 14th: Full day at Cock of the Rock Lodge. In the morning we went up the road where we spent all morning birding around Rocotal area and in the afternoon we birded down the road to the highest point of the mystery “San Pedro Tanager”. Night at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
November 15th: Full day at Cock of the Rock Lodge. In the morning we went down the road to km 83 (1200 mts) and in the afternoon we birded up the road to Union bridge. Overnight at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
November 16th: Cock of the Rock Lodge to Amazonia Lodge. Birding first up the road taking our very last chance to look for Crested Quetzal and Versicolored Barbet with great success and right after that we started heading down the road continuing birding towards Amazonia Lodge with a lot of stops along the way. We had lunch just before Pillcopata and then further on more birding before the quick stop at the lookout above Atalaya community from where we took our boat to cross the Alto Madre de Dios River to reach Amazonia Lodge. Overnight at Amazonia Lodge.
November 17th: Full day at Amazonia Lodge. All day birding around the garden and some of the flood plain forest trail system including around the small lagoon where we saw lots of Hoatzin. Night Spend at Amazonia Lodge (500mts).
November 18th: Full day at Amazonia Lodge. In the morning we birded more of the flood plain forest trails and also the little tower and in the afternoon we tried a little bit of the ridge trail where we couldn’t go too far because of the difficulty and we returned down to the Lodge and we birded the old Jeep trail again. Night Spend at Amazonia Lodge (500mts).
November 19th: Boat ride from Amazonia Lodge to Manu Wildlife Center with a little morning birding before departure. Night at Manu Wildlife Center.
November 20th: Full day at MWC. In the early morning we went down River to the Blanquillo Macaw clay lick and in the afternoon we went to the collpa trail. Night at Manu Wildlife Center.
November 21st: Full day at MWC: In the morning we visited Cocha Camungo ox-bow Lake and the canopy platform with some rain and in the afternoon we visited the canopy platform of the Lodge itself. Night Manu Wildlife Center.
November 22nd: Full day at MWC: In the morning we visited Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake and in the afternoon we birded around the GRID trail system. Night at Manu Wildlife Center.
November 23rd: Full day at MWC: full day along the collpa trail with lunch at the Tapir clay lick at the end of the trail (to see some of the Parakeets that don’t go the Blanquillo clay lick). Night Manu Wildlife Center.
November 24th: Full day at MWC: in the morning we went down River to Antthrush trail (bamboo forest) and in the afternoon we birded along the collpa trail whilst some went to the canopy platform. Night at Manu Wildlife Center.
November 25th: Boat ride to Atalaya with very early departure and after arrival bus ride to Cock of the Rock Lodge with very short birding stops. Night at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
November 26th: Bus ride to Cusco with some birding stops along the way but we had some delays on our way to Cusco because of road contractors. In Cusco we also had to deal with some airline and other issues because of the strike in Puerto Maldonado, before arrival at the Hotel and in the evening we had our last dinner together. Night in Cusco.
SPECIES LIST
TINAMOUS
Gray Tinamou - Tinamus tao. We flushed one individual on the ridge trail at Amazonia Lodge -- a very tricky bird to see.
Cinereous Tinamou - Crypturellus cinereus. One seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Brown Tinamou – Crypturellus obsoletus. Heard only, at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Undulated Tinamou - Crypturellus undulatus. We flushed two at Manu Wildlife Center.
Bartletts’s Tinamou - Crypturellus bartletti. Great views of two individual on the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center. Named for Abraham Dee Bartlett (1812-1897), English zoologist and taxonomist.
Andean Tinamou – Nothoprocta pentlandii. We flushed two of them near Pisac Town – but seen really well by Bill.
SCREAMERS
Horned Screamer - Anhima cornuta. Great views of this stunning bird; 7 seen along the Madre de Dios River and 10 more at Cocha Blanco and 4 more along the Madre de Dios River on our way back to Atalaya.
DUCKS
Orinoco Goose - Oressochen jubata. Seen on three different days. 3 seen on our way down from Amazonia Lodge to MWC and 2 seen around MWC and 2 more on our way to Atalaya from MWC.
Muscovy Duck - Cairina moschata. Common on the Madre de Dios River– 30 individuals seen in total.
Torrent Duck – Merganetta armata. 3 in total seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge on two different days.
Yellow-billed Teal - Anas flavirostris. Common at Huacarpay Lakes; The SACC says “Hellmayr & Conover (1948a) and many earlier classifications treated andium (Andean Teal) as a separate species from A. flavirostris. Many authors, from Meyer de Schauensee (1970) to Dickinson (2003), have treated andium as a subspecies of A. flavirostris. Anas andium was considered a separate species from Anas flavirostris by Ridgely et al. (2001), and this was followed by Hilty (2003). SACC proposal passed to recognize andium as separate species. Jaramillo (2003) further suggested that the subspecies oxyptera may also deserve recognition as a separate species from A. flavirostris.
Yellow-billed Pintail - Anas georgica. Also seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
Puna Teal - Anas puna. Common at Huacarpay Lakes.
Cinnamon Teal - Anas cyanoptera. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
Ruddy Duck (Andean) - Oxyura ferruginea (jamaicensis). Seen at Huacarpay Lakes. The SACC says “Andean populations of Ruddy Duck O. jamaicensis have often (e.g., Hellmayr & Conover 1948a, Siegfried 1976, Sibley & Ahlquist 1990, AOU 1998, Ridgely et al. 2001, Jaramillo 2003) been treated as a separate species, O. ferruginea ("Andean Duck" or "Andean Ruddy-Duck"). However, see Adams and Slavid (1984), Fjeldså (1986), and McCracken & Sorenson (2005) for rationale for treating them as conspecific, as done previously (e.g., Blake 1977, Johnsgard 1979), and then followed by Fjeldså & Krabbe (1990) and Carboneras (1992f). Siegfried (1976) and Livezey (1995) considered ferruginea to be more closely related to O. vittata than to O. jamaicensis, but McCracken & Sorenson (2005) showed that this is incorrect.” However the IOC syas “Oxyura ferruginea is split from O. jamaicensis (Ridgely & Greenfield 2001; Jaramillo 2003); H&M recognize; SACC does not.
CHACHALACA, GUANS & CURASSOWS
Andean Guan - Penelope montagnii. Common in the cloud forest especially around Wayqecha and Cock of the Rock Lodge – great views! In Greek mythology Penelope was daughter of Icarus and wife of Ulysses, King of Ithaca.
Spix’s Guan - Penelope jacquacu. Seen at Amazonia Lode and also around Manu Wildlife Center. Named after the German naturalist and collector in Brazil (1781-1826) Johann Baptist Ritter von Spix.
Blue-throated Piping-Guan - Pipile cumanensis. Seen several times around Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Speckled Chachalaca - Ortalis guttata. Common in more lightly wooded and forest edge areas in the lowlands, seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge, Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Razor-billed Curassow - Mitu tuberosa. Two seen at Amazonia Lodge and heard at Manu Wildlife Center.
NEW WORLD QUAIL
Starred Wood Quail - Odontophorus stellatus. We flushed 3 at Amazonia Lodge but great views one evening at Manu Wildlife Center.
GREBES
White-tufted Grebe - Rollandia rolland. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes. Named for Master Gunner Roland of the French Corvette L’Uranie which circumnavigated the globe in 1817-1820.
STORKS
Wood Stork. – Mycteria americana. 8 individuals seen on the beach on the Madre de Dios River.
CORMORANTS
Neotropic Cormorant - Phalacrocorax brasilianus. Common in the Amazonian lowlands.
DARTERS
Anhinga - Anhinga anhinga. We saw 1 along the Madre de Dios River and 2 at Cocha Camungo ox-bow Lake and 4 more at Cocha Blanco.
HERONS & BITTERNS
Fasciated Tiger-Heron - Tigrisoma fasciatum. 5 individuals seen in total on the Alto Madre de Dios River on three different days.
Rufescent Tiger-Heron - Tigrisoma lineatum. Very good views at Cocha Camungo and Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake.
Agami Heron – Agamia agami. Amazing views of 2 individuals at Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake - VULNERABLE.
Black-crowned Night-Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax. Nice views at Huacarpay Lakes.
Striated Heron - Butorides striatus. Quite common in the Lowlands – seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis. Common.
Cocoi Heron - Ardea cocoi. Common in the Manu Lowlands along the River; The South American Checklist committee says “Formerly (e.g., Meyer de Schauensee 1970) known as "White- necked Heron," but this name is also used (e.g., Martínez-Vilata & Motis 1992) for Old World Ardea pacifica.”
Great Egret - Ardea albus. Commonly seen along rivers and lakes.
Capped Heron - Pilherodius pileatus. Commonly seen along the Madre de Dios River around Manu Wildlife Center. This is the heron with shallow wing beats!
Snowy Egret - Egretta thula. Very common bird on the Madre de Dios River.
Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea. One seen on the Alto Madre de Dios River the day we crossed the river to get to Amazonia Lodge.
Least Bittern – Ixobrychus exilis. Surprisingly one seen really well at Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake.
IBIS & SPOONBILLS
Puna Ibis – plegadis ridgwayi. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
Green Ibis - Mesembrinibis cayennensis. 2 seen at Cocha Blanco.
Andean Ibis - Theristicus branickii. 2 seen in flight from the Manu road in the higher mountains on our way to Wayqecha.
Roseate Spoonbill – Ajaia ajaja. 4 seen in total on two different occasions on the Madre de Dios River – great views!
AMERICAN VULTURES
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura. Common. Jaramillo (2003) suggested that the resident tropical subspecies ruficollis and the southern subspecies group (jota and "falklandica") might merit recognition as separate species from the northern Cathartes aura group.
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture - Cathartes melambrotus. Common in the Manu lowlands.
Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus. Common.
King Vulture - Sarcoramphus papa. 3 seen in total on three different occasions in the Manu Lowlands.
OSPREYS
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus. Seen along the Madre de Dios River and also at Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake.
KITES, HAWKS & EAGLES
Swallow-tailed Kite - Elanoides forficatus. 80+ seen at Amazonia Lodge and a few more in the Lowland around Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle – Spizastur melanoleucus. One seen flying across the River on our way to Manu Wildlife Center from Amazonia Lodge.
Black-and-chestnut Eagle - Spizaetus isidori. One immature seen in flight above Cock of the Rock Lodge. Named after Isidore Geoffrey Saint – Hilliaire 1805-1861 French zoologist. ENDANGERED.
Black-collared Hawk – Busarellus nigricollis. One seen on the Madre de Dios River on our way up to Atalaya from MWC.
Double-toothed Kite - Harpagus bidentatus. Seen on two consecutive days around Manu Wildlife Center.
Plumbeous Kite - Ictinia plúmbea. Common in the lowlands.
Gray-bellied Goshawk – Accipiter poliogaster. Magnificent view of one adult with the “gray cheeks” at Amazonia Lodge.
Crane Hawk – Geranospiza caerulescens. One seen just by Bill around Manu Wildlife Center.
Slate-colored Hawk - Buteogallus schistacea. One seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Great Black Hawk – Buteogallus urubitinga. 2 seen on the riverbank near the Lodge at Manu Wildlife Center.
Roadside Hawk - Rupornis magnirostris. Common in the Lowlands.
Variable Hawk - Geranoaetus polyosoma. Seen on two consecutive days at 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.”
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle - Geranoaetus melanoleucus. One seen at Huacarpay Lake.
Broad-winged Hawk – Buteo platypterus. One seen in the Manu cloud forest on our way to Cock of the Rock Lodge from Wayqecha.
Short-tailed Hawk – Buteo brachyurus. 2 seen on two different days around Manu Wildlife Center.
White-throated Hawk - Buteo albigula. Seen twice in the Manu cloud forest, one on the way down from Wayqecha to CORL and another one on our way back to Cusco from Cock of the Rock Lodge.
LIMPKIN
Limpkin - Aramus guarauna. One seen at Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake.
TRUMPETERS
Pale-winged Trumpeter - Psophia leucoptera. About 8 individuals seen along the collpa trail in the afternoon on our way back to the Lodge from the tapir clay lick at Manu Wildlife Center.
RAILS & CRAKES
Gray-necked Wood-Rail - Aramides cajanea. Common at Amazonia Lodge and one more seen at Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake at Manu Wildlife Center.
Rufous-sided Crake – Laterallus melanophaius. We flushed one at Cocha Camungo.
Gray-breasted Crake - Laterallus exilis. 3 seen at Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake.
Blackish Rail - Pardirallus nigricans. One responded really well to the playback on the jeep trail at Amazonia Lodge – great views!
Plumbeous Rail - Pardirallus sanguinolentus. 2 seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
Common Gallinule - Gallinula galeata. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes, very common and also on our way back to Cusco from Cock of the Rock Lodge. Note that the New World form has been split from the Common Moorhen of Eurasia. Common Gallinule of Western Hemisphere is split from Common Moorhen on the basis of morphological, genetic, and vocal differences (Groenenberg et al 2008).
Azure Gallinule - Porphyrio flavirostris. One immature seen at Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake.
Slate-colored Coot - Fulica ardesiaca. Common at Huacarpay lakes; Called "Andean Coot" in Fjeldså & Krabbe (1990), Taylor (1996 and Ridgely et al. (2001) but other authors use Slate-colored Coot.
FINFOOTS
Sungrebe - Heliornis fulica. Very common at Cocha Camungo and Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake and also a few more along the river and one more at Amazonia Lodge.
PLOVERS
Collared Plover - Charandrius collarIs. One seen just by Bill on the Madre de Dios River on our way back from Blanquillo Macaw clay lick around Manu Wildlife Center.
Pied Lapwing (Plover) - Vanellus (Haploxypterus) cayanus. Seen several times on the Madre de Dios River bank.
Southern Lapwing - Vanellus chilensis. 2 individuals seen on the Madre de Dios River on our way down to Manu Wildlife Center and 6 more on our way back to Atalaya from MWC.
Andean Lapwing. Vanellus resplendens. 7 seen in the higher mountains on the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha.
STILTS
Black-necked (White-backed) Stilt – Himantopus (melanurus) mexicanus. 1 seen on the Madre de Dios River on our way to Atalaya from Manu Wildlife Center. The SACC says “Himantopus mexicanus was formerly (e.g., Peters 1934, Pinto 1938, Hellmayr & Conover 1948b, Phelps & Phelps 1958a, Vaurie 1965c, Meyer de Schauensee 1970, Blake 1977, Haverschmidt & Mees 1994) considered a subspecies of Old World H. himantopus ("Common Stilt") and was so treated by Dickinson (2003). Many authors continue to treat them as conspecific, e.g., Pierce (1996), Christidis & Boles (2008), and Dickinson & Remsen (2013). Some authors have treated southern South American melanurus as a separate species (e.g., Sibley & Monroe 1990, Ridgely & Greenfield 2001). The six taxa in the genus Himantopus form a near-globally distributed superspecies (Mayr & Short 1970, Sibley & Monroe 1990, Pierce 1996), and with from one to six species-level taxa recognized by various authors. Virtually no data are available relevant to taxon-ranking of allopatric populations. The contact between mexicanus and melanurus in South America, where at least some hybridization occurs, affords one of the best opportunities for such study. Dickinson & Remsen (2013) and del Hoyo & Collar (2014) treated all New World taxa as subspecies of a broadly distributed species, H. himantopus (as Black-winged Stilt). SACC proposal needed.
SANDPIPERS AND SNIPES
Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularia. Common along the Madre de Dios River.
JACANAS
Wattled Jacana. Jacana jacana. Common at Cocha Camungo and Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake.
GULLS & TERNS
Andean Gull - Chroicocephlus serranus. Very common at Huacarpay Lakes.
Large-billed Tern - Phaetusa simplex. Seen several times on the Madre de Dios River between Amazonia lodge and Manu Wildlife Center and at Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake.
SKIMMERS
Black Skimmer - Rynchops niger. Seen on three different days in the Lowlands along the Madre de Dios River.
PIGEONS AND DOVES
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia. Common.
Spot-winged Pigeon – Patagioenas maculosa. 2 seen at Huacarpay Lakes and 40+ in the higher mountains of the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha.
Band-tailed Pigeon - Patagioenas fasciata. Common in the higher Cloud Forest, seen around Wayqecha and Rocotal.
Pale-vented Pigeon – Patagioenas cayennensis. Common at Cocha Blanco and a few others around Manu Wildlife Center.
Plumbeous Pigeon - Patagioenas plumbea. Common in the foothills, and also in the Lowlands.
Ruddy Pigeon - Patagioenas subvinacea. 1 seen at Amazonia Lodge and a few more around Manu Wildlife Center. VULNERABLE.
Eared Dove – Zenaida auriculata. Common in the highlands at Huacarpay Lakes. Numbers increasing rapidly.
White-tipped Dove - Leptotila verreauxi decipiens. Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Grey-fronted Dove – Leptotila rufaxilla. Seen at Amazonia lodge and also at Manu Wildlife Center, very common. This and the previous species have complicated distribution with places where they occur side by side and other where only one occurs or is more common. In this part of Peru the two species appear to segregate one another by elevation. White-tipped is found in the foothills and Gray-fronted in the lowlands. At least one is far more common than the other at different elevations.
White-throated Quail-Dove – Geotrygon frenata. One seen just around the garden of Cock of the Rock Lodge and one more on the road above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Ruddy Quail-Dove – Geotrygon montana. One seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Maroon-chested Ground-Dove – Claravis mondetoura. One female seen really well by the edge of the garden at Cock of the Rock Lodge. This nomadic species is only found near seeding bamboo.
Bare-faced Ground-Dove – Metriopelia ceciliae. 4 seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
HOATZIN
Hoatzin - Opisthocomus hoazin. Common in the Lowlands – seen at Amazonia Lodge and also at Cocha Blanco and Cocha Camungo ox-bow Lakes.
CUCKOOS
Little Cuckoo – Coccycua minuta. One seen at Amazonia Lodge around the lagoon.
Squirrel Cuckoo - Piaya cayana. Common in the Amazon lowlands, seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge, Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Greater Ani - Crotophaga major. Common in the lowland always near a body of water – seen around Manu Wildlife Center.
Smooth-billed Ani - Crotophaga ani. Common in the open secondary forest in the Lowland rainforest.
OWLS
Rufescent Screech Owl – Megascops ingens. Amazing views of one individual a little bit below the Lyre-tailed Nightjar spot above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Tawny-bellied Screech Owl - Megascops (usta) watsonii. 2 seen at Amazonia lodge, just around the garden.
White-throated Screech Owl – Megascops albogularis. Very nice views of one individual above Wayqecha.
Crested Owl – Lophostrix cristata. One seen just from the edge of the garden of Manu Wildlife Center.
Amazonian Pygmy-Owl - Glaucidium hardyi. One seen really well along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Burrowing Owl – Athene cunicularia. 3 individuals seen from the boat on the Madre de Dios River bank on our way to Atalaya from Manu Wildlife Center.
POTOOS
Great Potoo – Nyctibius grandis. Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge.
Long-tailed Potoo – Nyctibius aethereus. Mother and baby seen roosting on the Madre de Dios River edge on our way down to Manu Wildlife Center – great views!!
Common Potoo – Nyctibius griseus. Two seen roosting between Patria and Pillcopata village on our way to Amazonia Lodge.
Andean Potoo – Nyctibius maculosus. One seen roosting in the Cloud forest between Rocotal and mirador San Pedro.
NIGHTHAWKS & NIGHTJARS
Sand-colored Nighthawk - Chordeiles rupestris. Hundreds of them seen roosting on logs and stony beaches on the Madre de Dios River on 6 different days in the Manu Lowland between Amazonia Lodge and around MWC.
Common Pauraque – Nyctidromus albicollis. One seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Swallow-tailed Nightjar – Uropsalis segmentata. Male and female responded really well to playback above Wayqecha – amazing views!
Lyre-Tailed Nightjar – Uropsalis lyra. One individual seen in flght below the Mirador San Pedro above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Ladder- tailed Nightjar – Hydropsalis climacocerca. Male and female seen at Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake.
SWIFTS
Chestnut-collared Swift – Streptoprocne rutilus. Seen below Wayqecha.
White-collared Swift – Streptoprocne zonaris. Common.
Pale-rumped Swift – Chaetura egregia. 4 seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Short-tailed Swift – Chaetura brachyura. 4 seen near Pillahuata on our way to Cock of the Rock Lodge from Atalaya.
Neotropical Palm Swift – Tachornis squamata. Common in the Lowlands – seen near Pillahuata on our way to Amazonia Lodge and also seen around Manu Wildlife Center.
Lesser Swallow-tailed Nightjar – Panyptila cayennensis. 2 seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
HUMMINGBIRDS
White-necked Jacobin – Florisuga mellivora. Common at Amazonia Lodge but also seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Buff-tailed Sicklebill – Eutoxeres condamini. Seen on two different days almost by everyone (except for Rebecca) at Cock of the Rock Lodge feeding in the heliconia flowers.
Rufous-breasted Hermit – Glaucis hirsuta. Two seen at Cocha Camungo and two more around the garden at Manu Wildlife Center.
Green Hermit – Phaethornis guy. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
White-bearded Hermit - Phaethornis hispidus. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and also at Manu Wildlife Center.
Koepcke ́s Hermit – Phaethornis koepckeae. Seen at the hummingbird feeders of Amazonia Lodge on two consecutive days. A Peruvian endemic and a specialty of 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. NEAR THREATENED ENDEMIC.
Needle-billed Hermit – Phaethornis philippii. One seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Green-fronted Lancebill – Doryfera ludovicae. Seen on two different days above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Wedge-billed Hummingbird – Schistes geoffroyi. Great views at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Green Violetear - Colibri thalassinus. One seen around Rocotal in the cloud forest on our way back to Cusco from CORL.
Sparkling Violetear - Colibri coruscans. Common at the feeders at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Amethyst-throated Sunangel - Heliangelus amethysticollis. Common in the higher cloud forest around Wayqecha.
Wire-crested Thorntail – Discosura popelairii. Males and females seen commonly at Cock of the Rock Lodge. NEAR THREATENED.
Black-bellied Thorntail – Discosura langsdorffi. A female seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Rufous-crested Coquette – Lophornis delattrei. Male and female seen at Amazonia Lodge – the specialty of Amazonia Lodge.
Festive Coquette – Lophornis schalybeus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Speckled Hummingbird - Adelomyia melanogenys. Common at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Long-tailed Sylph – Aglaiocercus kingi. Two seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge. This long-tailed hummingbird was named for Admiral Philip Parker King, British marine surveyor, naturalist and traveler in tropical America 1825-1830.
Green-tailed Trainbearer – Lesbia nuna. 3 seen around Huacarpay Lakes. Lesbia – a woman of Lesbos.
Rufous-capped Thornbill – Chalcostigma ruficeps. 1 individual seen at Wayqecha.
Bearded Mountaineer – Oreonympha nobilis. 8 seen near Pisac town feeding in Nicotania flowers – a Peruvian endemic. ENDEMIC.
Tyrian Metaltail – Metallura tyrianthina smaragdinicollis. Common in the higher cloud forest – seen around Wayqecha. Named after the color Tyrian purple. Variously known as Royal purple, Tyrian purple, purple of the ancients, this ancient dyestuff, mentioned in texts dating about 1600 BC, was produced from the mucus of the hypo branchial gland of various species of marine mollusks, notably Murex. Although originating in old port of Tire in modern day Syria (hence the name), man's first large scale chemical industry spread throughout the world. With the decline of the Roman Empire, the use of the dye also declined and large-scale production ceased with the fall of Constantinople in 1453. It was replaced by other cheaper dyes like lichen purple and madder.
Buff-thighed Puffleg – Haplophaedia assimilis. 1 seen up the road above Cock of the Rock Lodge. Range Restricted.
Shining Sunbeam – Aglaeactis cupripennis caumatonotus. Quite common around Wayqecha.
Bronzy Inca – Coeligena coeligena. 2 seen at Rocotal area in the Manu cloud forest.
Violet-throated Starfrontlet – Coeligena violifer osculans. Seen on two consecutive days around Wayqecha.
Chestnut -breasted Coronet – Boissonneaua matthewsii. 1 seen around Wayqecha.
Booted Racket-tail – Ocreatus underwoodii. Common at Cock of the Rock Lodge. The “Racquet-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.
Gould’s Jewelfront – Heliodoxa aurescens. Great views at Amazonia Lodge.
Violet Fronted Brilliant – Heliodoxa leadbeateri. Common at Cock of the Rock Lodge’s feeders.
Giant Hummingbird – Patagona gigas. 5 seen between Huacarpay and near Pisac town and one more above Paucartambo town on our way to Wayqecha – the world’s largest Hummingbird.
White-bellied Woodstar – Chaetocercus mulsant. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Blue-tailed Emerald – Chlorostilbon mellisugus. Seen commonly at Amazonia lodge in the garden feeding in verbena flowers.
Violet-headed Hummingbird – Klais guimeti. Seen on two consecutive days at Amazonia Lodge.
Gray-breasted Sabrewing – Campylopterus largipennis. Common at Amazonia Lodge.
Fork-tailed Woodnymph – Thalurania furcata. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu wildlife Center - quite common.
Many-spotted Hummingbird – Taphrolesbia hypostictus. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Sapphire-spangled Emerald – Amazilia láctea. Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Golden-tailed Sapphire – Chysuronia oenone. Common at Amazonia Lodge.
White-chinned Sapphire – Hylocharis cyanus. A male one seen only by Deborah Lee.
TROGONS AND QUETZALS
Crested Quetzal – Pharomachrus antisianus. 2 seen really well – after a lot of effort ....at the VERY last minute above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Golden-headed Quetzal – Pharomachrus auriceps. Seen on two consecutive days in the cloud forest around Rocotal above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Pavonine Quetzal – Pharomachrus pavoninus. Two seen in total on two different days on the Collpa Trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-tailed Trogon - Trogon melenurus. One seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Green-backed Trogon – Trogon viridis. One seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Masked Trogon – Trogon personatus. Seen in the cloud forest around Rocotal above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Blue-crowned Trogon – Trogon curucui. 1 seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Amazonian Trogon – Trogon ramonianus. Great views at Amazonia Lodge and 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.
KINGFISHERS
Ringed Kingfisher – Megaceryle torquata. Quite common along the Madre de Dios River and at Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake.
Amazon Kingfisher – Chloroceryle amazona. Common along the Madre de Dios River.
Green Kingfisher – Chloroceryle americana. Seen at Cocha Camungo and Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake and along the Madre de Dios River.
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher – Chloroceryle inda. Seen at Cocha Camungo and Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake.
MOTMOTS
Broad-billed Motmot – Electron platyrhynchum. Seen on the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center
Amazonian Motmot – Momotus momota. Seen on two consecutive days 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 in the Cock of the Rock Lodges garden.
JACAMARS
Purus Jacamar – Galbalcyrhynchus purucianus. 2 seen at Cocha Camungo and two more at Cocha Blanco Ox-bow Lake. Named for the Purus River that runs from eastern Peru into Brazil. Range Restricted.
Bluish-fronted Jacamar – Galbula cyanescens. Common in the Lowland rainforest, seen at Amazonia Lodge and at Manu Wildlife Center. Range Restricted.
Paradise Jacamar – Galbula dea. 2 seen really well on the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
PUFFBIRDS AND NUNBIRDS
Chestnut-capped Puffbird – Bucco macrodactylus. One seen on the Antthrush trail around Manu Wildlife Center. Excellent views.
Collared Puffbird – Bucco capensis. One seen just by Bill along the Collpa trail at Manu wildlife Center.
Black-streaked Puffbird – Malacoptila fulvogularis. 1 seen below the tunnel on our way down to Cock of the Rock Lodge and better views where we all saw it really well at Rocotal above CORL.
Lanceolated Monklet – Micromonacha lanceolata. Great views of 2 individuals below Cock of the Rock Lodge and one more above CORL.
Rufous-capped Nunlet – Nonnula ruficapilla. One seen just around the garden at Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-fronted Nunbird – Monasa nigrifrons. Very common in the Amazon lowlands. Monasa is Greek for solitary or a monk a reference to the plain plumage and quiet behavior of the Nunbirds.
White-fronted Nunbird – Monasa morphoeus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center on the collpa trail. Morpheus from Greek mythology – the god of sleep and dreams.
Swallow-wing – Chelidoptero tenebrosa. Common in lowland along the Rivers – seen around MWC.
NEW WORLD BARBETS
Gilded Barbet – Capito auratus. Good views on the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Lemon-throated Barbet – Eubucco richardsoni. 2 seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Versicolored Barbet – Eubucco versicolor. Another one that we saw at the very last minutes above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
TOUCANS
Channel-billed Toucan – Ramphastos vitellinus. Seen around Manu Wildlife Center.
White-throated Toucan – Rumphastos tucanus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center on three different days.
Emerald (Black-throated) Toucanet – Aulacorhynchus (atrigularis) prasinus. 1 seen at Amazonia Lodge. 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. Great views of two individuals at Rocotal. Range Restricted.
Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan – Andigena hypoglauca. Long views of two individuals above Wayqecha. NEAR THREATENED.
Golden-collared Toucanet – Selenidera reinwardtii. Seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Ivory-billed (Brown-mandibled) Aracari – Preroglossus (mariae) azarae. 2 seen from the Cocha Camungo canopy platform and 2 more at the MWC tower.
Chestnut- eared Aracari – Preroglossus castanotis. The commonest Aracari in the Lowlands – seen on two occasions around MWC and a few more on our way down to Amazonia Lodge.
Curl Crested Aracari – Pteroglossus beauharnaesii. 1 seen just by Bill around Manu Wildlife Center. The cool afro crest feels like plastic to the touch! (On museum specimens).
WOODPECKERS & PICULETS
Rufous-breasted Piculet – Picumnus rufiventris. Heard only. Unfortunately only heard at Manu Wildlife Center.
Fine-barred Piculet – Picumnus subtilis. Heard only, at Amazonia lodge. Range Restricted.
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker – Melanerpes cruentatus. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and also at Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake around Manu Wildlife Center.
Little Woodpecker – Veniliornis passerinus. Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Red-stained Woodpecker – Veniliornis affinis. One seen from the canopy platform at Manu Wildlife Center. Red-stained is found in the canopy of interior forest while the similarly looking Little Woodpecker is found at forest edges and middle age second growth.
Golden Olive Woodpecker – Piculus rubiginosus. One seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker – Piculus rivolii. 2 seen above Wayqecha Biological Station – great views!
Spot-breasted Woodpecker – Colaptes punctigula. Very good views of one individual from the Blanquillo macaw clay lick.
Andean Flicker – Colaptes rupícola. 5 seen along the Manu road near Paucartambo.
Scaly-breasted Woodpecker – Celeus grammicus latifasciatus. One seen just by David on collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Cream-colored Woodpecker – Celeus flavus. Two seen well on our way back to the River from the Blanquillo macaw clay lick. The cream of woodpeckers!
Rufous-headed Woodpecker – Celeus spectabilis. One seen really well on the Antthrush trail (bamboo forest) downriver near Manu Wildlife Center.
Red-necked Woodpecker – Campephilus rubricollis. Seen just by Bill at Manu Wildlife Center.
Crimson-crested Woodpecker – Campephilus melanoleucos. Seen on two consecutive days at Amazonia Lodge and one more along the river on our way to Atalaya from MWC.
CARACARAS & FALCONS
Laughing Falcon - Herpetotheres cachinnans. Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge.
Black Caracara – Daptrius ater. Quite common along the riverbanks in the Manu lowlands.
Red-throated Caracara – Ibycter americanus. 1 seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Mountain Caracara – Phalcoboenus megalopterus. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes and 3 more on our way from Cusco to Wayqecha.
Southern Caracara – Caracara plancus. Two seen on the Madre de Dios River on our way down to Manu Wildlife Center and 2 more on our way to Atalaya from MCW.
American Kestrel – Falco sparverius. Common in the Andes.
Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Seen on several days around Manu Wildlife Center – quite common in the Lowlands.
PARROTS
Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet – Touit huetii. Fly by – seen at Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake – a hard bird to see anywhere.
Amazonian Parrotlet – Nannopsittaca dachilleae. Great views of 3 individuals seen at the Tapir clay lick at Manu Wildlife Center. Range Restricted.
Cobalt-winged Parakeet – Brotogeris cyanoptera. Common in the Amazon Lowlands.
Tui Parakeet – Brotogeris sanctithomae. 4 seen at the Blanquillo Macaw clay lick and 10+ seen at Cocha Camungo.
Blue-headed Parrot - Pionus menstruus. Common in the Amazon lowlands – seen at Amazonia Lodge and lot of them at Blanquillo macaw clay lick.
Speckle-faced Parrot - Pionus tumultuosus tumultuosus. Heard only, around Wayqecha.
Yellow-crowned Amazon – Amazona ochrocephala. A few seen at the Blanquillo clay lick – great views!
Scaly-naped Amazon – Amazona mercenaria. 20+ seen in flight in the cloud forest on our way back to Cusco from CORL.
Mealy Amazon – Amazona farinosa. Seen at Macaw Clay lick, very common. Farinosa is Latin for “Sprinkled with Flour” referring to the “dusted” appearance of this Amazon.
Dusky-billed Parrotlet – Forpus sclateri. 10+ seen at the tapir clay lick at Manu Wildlife Center.
Rose-fronted Parakeet – Pyrrhura roseifrons. A few seen at the tapir clay lick but also a few more seen from the MWC canopy tower. Range Restricted.
Black-capped Parakeet – Pyrrhura rupicola. 3 seen also at the tapir clay lick at Manu Wildlife Center. NEAR THREATENED.
Dusky-headed Parakeet – Aratinga weddellii. Common in Amazon lowlands – 10+ seen in flight at Amazonia Lodge.
Red-bellied Macaw – Orthopsittaca manilata. Seen in flight on two consecutive days around Manu Wildlife Center.
Blue-headed Macaw – Primolius couloni. 2 seen at Amazonia Lodge and 2 more in flight from the Blanquillo macaw clay lick VULNERABLE.
Blue-and-Yellow Macaw – Ara ararauna. Common in Amazon Lowlands.
Military Macaw – Ara militaris. 2 seen in flight at Amazonia Lodge.
Scarlet Macaw - Ara macao. Common in Manu but scarcer than the following species.
Red and Green Macaw – Ara chloropterus. Seen at the Blanquillo Macaw Cay lick. Star performer at the Macaw Lick. Lots of frolicking birds all over the place. Frolicking at the clay lick.
Chestnut-fronted Macaw - Ara severa. Common.
White-eyed Parakeet – Psitticara leucophthalmus. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge, Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife center.
ANTBIRDS
Yellow-rumped Antwren – Euchrepomis sharpei. 1 seen well above Cock of the Rock Lodge. Named for Sir Richard Bowler Sharpe (1847-1909), British Ornithologist– Range Restricted, ENDANGERED.
Bamboo Antshrike – Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae. A male seen at Amazonia Lodge in the very little patch of bamboo forest. Range Restricted.
Great Antshrike – Taraba major. A male seen at Amazonia Lodge and better views at Manu Wildlife Center.
Chestnut-backed Antshrike – Thamnophilus palliatus. 2 seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge. Range Restricted.
Plain-winged Antshrike - Thamnophilus schistaceus. Male and female seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Variable Antshrike – Thamnophius caerulescens. A female seen at Rocotal above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Dusky-throated Antshrike – Thamnomanes ardesiacus. Seen at Manu wildlife Center-common on the trails usually with mixed understory flocks.
Bluish-slate Antshrike – Thamnomanes schistogynus. Seen at Amazonia lodge - the leader of the understory mixed flocks.
White-eyed Antwren – Isleria hauxwelli. Two seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center. Named for Morton and Phyllis Isler US Ornithologists specializing in vocal analysis to determine species limits.
Ornate Antwren – Epinecrophylla ornate meridionalis. Seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Rufous-tailed Antwren – Epinecrophylla erythrura. Heard only, at Quita Calzones below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Amazonian Streaked Antwren – Myrmotherula multostriata. 4 seen at Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake around Manu Wildlife Center - a waterside specialist.
Stripe-chested Antwren – Myrmotherula longicauda. Seen on two consecutive days below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
White-flanked Antwren – Myrmotherula axillaris. A male seen along the trail on our way back to the River from Cocha Blanco around Manu Wildlife Center – common with understory flocks. Willis (1984), Ridgely & Tudor (1994), Hilty (2003), and Zimmer & Isler (2003) noted that vocal differences among several subspecies of Myrmotherula axillaris suggest that more than one species is involved.
Long-winged Antwren – Myrmotherula longipennis garbei. Also seen along the trail on our way back from Cocha Camungo around Manu Wildlife Center - common in understory mixed flocks.
Gray Antwren – Myrmotherula menetriesii. 1 seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Yellow-breasted Antwren –Herpsilochmus axillaris. Seen on three consecutive days below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Dot-winged Antwren – Microrhopias quixensis. 2 seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Striated Antbird – Drymophila devillei. One individual seen between Pillcopata and Atalaya village on our way to Amazonia Lodge – great views!
Gray Antbird – Cercomacra cinerascens. 1 seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center – a canopy vine tangle specialist.
Manu Antbird – Cercomacra manu. Great views in the bamboo forest at Antthrush trail around Manu Wildlife Center. Range Restricted.
White-backed Fire-eye – Pyriglena leuconota marcapatensis. One seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge in bamboo.
White-browed Antbird – Myrmoborus leucophrys. 1 seen near Patria village on our way to Amazonia Lodge.
Yellow-breasted Warbling Antbird – Hypocnemis subflava. Seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge in the bamboo forest. Range Restricted.
Peruvian Warbling Antbird – Hypocnemis peruviana. 1 seen really well by the little creek near the canopy platform at Manu Wildlife Center.
White-lined Antbird – Pernoctola lophotes. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and also at Manu Wildlife Center in bamboo. Another bamboo specialist! Range just creeps over the border into NW Bolivia. NEAR THREATENED, Range Restricted.
Chestnut-tailed Antbird – Myrmeciza hemimelaena. 2 seen well at Amazonia Lodge.
Goeldis Antbird – Myrmeciza goeldii. 2 seen at Amazonia Lodge. 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.
Sooty Antbird – Myrmecisa fortis. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-throated Antbird – Myrmecisa atrothorax. 2 seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Spot-backed Antbird – Hylophylax naevia. 1 seen just by Bill at Amazonia Lodge.
Common Scale-backed Antbird – Willisornis poecilinota griseiventralis. 2 seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
GNATEATERS
Slaty Gnateater – Conopophaga peruviana. 2 seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
ANTPITTAS
Undulated Antpitta – Grallaria squamigera. 1 seen above Paucartambo on our way to Wayqecha.
Scaled Antpitta – Grallaria guatimalensis sonoria. Heard only, below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Red and White Antpitta – Grallaria erythroleuca. 1 seen really well below Wayqecha. ENDEMIC.
Rufous (Urubamba) Antpitta – Grallaria rufula occabambae. 1 seen near Wayqecha Biological Station – WATCH THIS SPECIES! It will be split several ways very soon.
Amazonian Antpitta – Hylopezus berlepschi. Great views of one individual at Amazonia Lodge.
Thrush Like Antpitta – Myrmotherola campanisona. Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge.
Rusty-breasted Antpitta – Grallaricula ferrugineipectus. 1 seen below Wayqecha.
TAPACULOS
Rusty-belted Tapaculo – Liosceles throracicus. One seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Trilling Tapaculo – Scytolopus parvirostris. Seen twice above Wayqecha Biological Station.
White-crowned Tapaculo – Scytolopus atratus. Heard only, above Wayqecha.
ANTHRUSHES
Rufous-capped Antthrush – Fornicarius colma. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center along the collpa trail.
OVENBIRDS
Black-tailed Leaftosser – Sclerurus caudacutus. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Slender-billed Miner – Geositta tenuirostris. 3 seen after a hard time looking for them in the higher mountains on the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha from Cusco.
Olivaceous Woodcreeper – Sittasomus griseicapillus amazonus. Seen twice at Manu Wildlife Center. Another species that will be split. The SACC says Sittasomus griseicapillus almost certainly consists of multiple species (Hardy et al. 1991, Ridgely & Tudor 1994, Parker et al. 1995, Ridgely & Greenfield 2001, Hilty 2003), with at least five subspecies groups possibly deserving separate species status (Marantz et al. 2003). The subspecies viridis and amazonus are elevational replacements in southern Peru with different song types (Robbins et al. 2013).
Plain-brown Woodcreeper - Dendrocincla fuliginosa. One seen at Amazonia Lodge and one more seen just by Bill at Manu Wildlife Center.
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper – Glyphorynchus spirurus. Common in the lowland rainforest – seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper - Dendrexetastes rufigula. Seen at Amazonia Lodge in the garden and at Manu Wildlife Center. Always present at clearings of houses or lodges where they roost.
Long-billed Woodcreeper - Nasica longirostris. One seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Amazonian Barred Woodcreeper – Dendrocolaptes certhia. One seen on the way back up river from Cocha Blanco at Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-banded Woodcreeper – Dendrocolaptes picumnus. Seen on two consecutive days at Amazonia Lodge.
Striped Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus obsoletus. Very good views and good recording on the way in to Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake.
Elegant (Jurua) Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus elegans juruanus. One seen on the way back from Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake around Manu Wildlife Center.
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.
Olive-backed Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus triangularis. Seen above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Greater Scythebill – Campylorhamphus pucherani. Quite good views of one individual below the tunnels on our way down to Cock of the Rock Lodge – very few people on the planet have seen this species.
Red-billed Scythebill – Campylorhamphus trochilirostris. Heard only, below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Montane Woodcreeper – Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger. Fairly common in the cloud forest – seen below Wayqecha and at Rocotal area.
Inambari Woodcreeper– Lepidocolaptes fatimalimae. 1 seen from the canopy platform at Manu Wildlife Center. Recently split. 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; 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. SACC proposal passed on English names. So now you have 5 species that came out of the old Lineated Woodcreeper:
A. Lepidocolaptes albolineatus = Guianan Woodcreeper - Venezuela, the Guianas and n Brazil;
B. Lepidocolaptes duidae = Duida Woodcreeper - nw Amazonia in Brazil, Venezuela, se Colombia, e Ecuador, and ne Peru;
C. Lepidocolaptes fatimalimae = Inambari Woodcreeper - w Amazonia;
D. Lepidocolaptes fuscicapillus = Rondonia Woodcreeper - sw Amazonia in the Madeira-Tapajós interfluvium;
E. Lepidocolaptes layardi = Layard’s Woodcreeper - se Amazonian Brazil e of the Tapajós.
Plain Xenops – Xinops minutus. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Streaked Xenops – Xenops rutilans. 2 seen really well around Puente Ruinas below Machu-Picchu and two seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Streaked Tuftedcheek – Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii. Quite common in the cloud forest – 3 seen around Wayqecha.
Pale-legged Hornero - Furnarius leucopus. Common at Amazonia Lodge, but also seen at Manu Wildlife Center in the gardens.
Wren-like Rushbird - Phleocryptes melanops. 1 seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
Cream-winged Cinclodes - Cinclodes albiventris. 1 seen on the higher mountains of the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha. Again a recent split from the old Bar-winged Cinclodes. Jaramillo (2003) suggested that the albiventris group might warrant recognition as a separate species from Cinclodes fuscus. Unfortunately, Chesser's (2004a) sampling did not include populations of C. fuscus from the Andes north of Argentina. Sann et al. (2009) sampled C. fuscus from throughout its range and found that it was polyphyletic, with various populations more closely related to C. olrogi, C. oustaleti, C. comechingonus, and C. antarcticus. SACC proposal passed to elevate the albiventris and albidiventris groups to species rank. Derryberry et al. (2011) also corroborated this treatment. As for English names, Jaramillo (2003) proposed Cream-winged Cinclodes for C. albiventris and Buff-winged Cinclodes for C. fuscus, and Jaramillo (see proposal 415) proposed Chestnut-winged Cinclodes for C. albidiventris; these are used here tentatively until formal SACC action.
Dusky-cheeked Foliage-gleaner – Anabazenops dorsalis. Very good views at Antthrush (bamboo forest) around Manu Wildlife Center.
Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner – Philydor erythropterum. 1 seen also along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner – Philydor rufus. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Montane Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia striaticollis. Fairly common in the Cloud forest; seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge on two different occasions.
Peruvian Recurvebill – Syndactyla ucayalae. Heard only, at Antthrush trail – NEAR THREATENED, Range Restricted.
Black-billed Treehunter – Thripadectes melanorhynchus. 1 seen above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner - Automolus ochrolaemus. One seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Eastern Woodhaunter – Automolus subulatus. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Spotted Barbtail – Premnoplex brunnescens. One seen very well above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Pearled Treerunner - Margarornis squamiger. Common in the higher Cloud Forests, seen around Wayqecha.
Streak-fronted Thornbird – Phacellodomus striaticeps. One seen briefly by some people near Pisac town. Range Restricted.
Puna Thistletail – Asthenes helleri. 2 seen on two consecutive days above Wayqecha. Named for Edmund Heller (1875- 1944) US naturalist and collector who worked at the Field Museum of Natural History. VULNERABLE, Range Restricted.
Rusty-fronted Canastero – Asthenes ottonis. 3 seen near Pisac town. A Peruvian endemic! ENDEMIC.
Plain Softtail - Thripophaga fusciceps dimorpha. Very good views of 3 individuals at Amazonia Lodge.
Ash-browed Spinetail – Cranioleuca curtata. 2 seen above the Lodge and 1 more seen below the road at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Marcapata Spinetail – Cranioleuca marcapatae marcapatae. 3 seen in total on two consecutive days below Wayqecha in bamboo forest - great views. Named for the town of Marcapata not far from Cusco. VULNERABLE ENDEMIC.
Creamy-crested Spinetail – Cranioleuca albicapilla albicapilla. 2 seen above Paucartambo near Acjanaco on our way to Wayqecha. ENDEMIC.
Azara ́s Spinetail – Synallaxis azarae urubambae. Common in the Cloud Forest – seen below Wayqecha.
Dark-breasted Spinetail – Synallaxis albigularis. Very good views of two individuals around the edge of the vegetation at Cocha Camungo ox-bow Lake.
Plain-crowned Spinetail – Synallaxis gujanensis. 1 seen at Amazonia Lodge.
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet – Phyllomyias uropygialis. One seen between Paucartambo and Acjanaco on our way to Wayqecha.
White-crested Elaenia – Elaenia albiceps. Seen on two consecutive days at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Mottle-backed Elaenia – Elaenia gigas. One seen just by Bill at Amazonia Lodge.
Sierran Elaenia – Elaenia pallatangae. Several individuals seen in the higher cloud forest around Wayqecha Research Station.
White-throated Tyrannulet – Mecocerculus leucophrys. Common in the cloud forest - seen around Wayqecha and above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
White-banded Tyrannulet – Mecocerculus stictopterus. Common in the cloud forest – seen from Wayqecha to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant - Anairetes flavirostris. 2 seen between Paucartambo and Acjanaco-the pass on our way to Wayqecha.
Torrent Tyrannulet – Cerpophaga cinerea. 2 seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Ringed Antpipit – Corythopis torquata. 2 seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Bolivian Tyrannulet – Zimmerius bolivianus. Good views at Rocotal and at Cock of the Rock Lodge. Range Restricted.
Marble-faced Bristle Tyrant – Phylloscartes ophthalmicus. Seen at Cock of the rock lodge in mixed flocks.
Variegated Bristle Tyrant – Phylloscartes poecilotes. 2 seen at Rocotal.
Cinnamon Faced Tyrannulet – Phylloscartes parkeri. Very good views below Cock of the Rock Lodge. Named for Theodore (Ted) Parker III pioneer US ornithologist in the neotropics. Range Restricted.
Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet – Phylloscartes ventralis. 3 seen at 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 around Quita Calzones below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher – Mionectes oleagineus. 1 seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Inca Flycatcher – Leptopogon taczanowskii. Seen on two different days at Rocotal above Cock of the Rock Lodge. A scarce Peruvian endemic; Named for Wladislaw Taczanowskii, Polish ornithologist and author of “Ornithologie du Perou” 1884. ENDEMIC.
Slaty-capped Flycatcher – Leptopogon superciliaris. Seen on three consecutive days around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Many-colored Rush Tyrant – Tachuris rubrigastra. 2 seen at Huacarpay Lakes – beautiful birds!
Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant – Lophotriccus pileatus. 2 seen around Cock of the Rock lodge.
White-bellied Tody-Tyrant - Hemitriccus griseipectus. 1 seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-throated Tody -Tyrant – Hemitriccus granadensis. 2 seen above Wayqecha.
White-cheeked Tody-Flycatcher – Poecilotriccus albifacies. 2 seen really well between Pillcopata and Atalaya in our way to Amazonia Lodge. Range Restricted.
Rusty-fronted Tody Flycatcher – Poecilotriccus latirostre. Good views of 1 individual at the Antthrush trail below Manu Wildlife Center.
Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher – Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps. 2 seen really well at Rocotal above Cock of the Rock Lodge – great views!
Black-backed Tody-Flycatcher - Poecilotriccus pulchellus. 2 seen near Chontachaca on our way to Amazonia. A localized Peruvian endemic. ENDEMIC.
Spotted Tody-Flycatcher - Todirostrum maculatum. Seen from the hide of Blanquillo Macaw Clay lick.
Amazonian Royal Flycatcher – Onychorhynchus coronatus. Very good views of two individuals on collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Cinnamon Flycatcher – Pyrrhosmyias cinnamomea. Common in the Cloud Forest on the Manu Road.
Smoke-colored Pewee – Contopus fumigatus. Quite common in the cloud forest on the Manu Road – 1 seen at Rocotal.
Western Wood-Pewee – Contopus sordidulus. 1 seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge on our way to Amazonia Lodge.
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.
Little Ground-Tyrant – Muscisaxicola fluviatilis. 1 seen on the River bank when we stopped for the 2 Southern Lapwings we saw on our way back to Atalaya.
Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant – Muscisaxicola rufivertex. 5+ seen in the Higher Mountains of the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha.
Rufous-bellied Bush-Tyrant – Myiotheretes fuscorufus. 2 seen below the tunnels on our way to Cock of the Rock Lodge. Range Restricted.
Rufous-webbed Bush-Tyrant – Polioxolmis rufipennis. 2 seen in the Higher Mountains of the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha. Range Restricted.
Hudson’s Black-Tyrant – Knipolegus hudsoni. 1 female seen from the canopy platform at Cocha Camungo down River from Manu Wildlife Center - rare austral migrant to Southeastern Amazonian Peru. Now we studied this well and I am lost for an alternative candidate but it being an austral migrant it should not be here at this time of year but neither should other austral migrants that have been recorded recently.
Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca rufipectoralis. Common in the cloud forest of the Manu road – seen around Wayqecha.
Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca fumicolor. 2 seen at the National Park guard station where we had lunch on the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha.
Long-tailed Tyrant – Colonia colonus. Seen every day at Amazonia Lodge.
Social Flycatcher – Myiozetetes similis. Common in Amazon lowlands.
Gray-capped Flycatcher - Myiozetetes granadensis. Common in lowland rainforest – seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Great Kiskadee – pitangus sulphuratus. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Lesser Kiskadee – pitangus lictor. Seen at Cocha Camungo and Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lakes.
Lemon Browed Flycatcher – Conopias cinchoneti. Seen on two different days around Cock of the Rock Lodge. VULNERABLE.
Golden-crowned Flycatcher – Myiodynastes chrysocephalus. Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Streaked Flycatcher – Myiodynastes maculatus. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher – Myiodynastes luteiventris. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and at Manu Wildlife Center.
Boat-billed Flycatcher – Magarynchus pitangua. 2 seen at Amazonia Lodge and one more seen by Bill at Manu Wildlife Center.
Tropical Kingbird – Tyrannus melancholicus. Very common.
Eastern Kingbird – Tyrannus tyrannus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
White-rumped Sirystes – Sirystes albocinerea. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center from the canopy tower.
Dusky-capped Flycatcher – Myiarchus tuberculifer. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Short-crested Flycatcher – Myiarchus ferox. 2 seen just by Bill at Manu Wildlife Center.
Large-headed Flatbill – Ramphotrigon megacephala. One seen along Antthrush trail at Manu Wildlife Center – an obligate bamboo specialist.
Rufous-tailed Flatbill – Ramphotrigon ruficauda. Very good views on the collpa trail at Manu wildlife Center.
COTINGAS
Barred Fruiteater – Pipreola arcuate. 3 seen in total on two consecutive days around Wayqecha Lodge.
Red-crested Cotinga – Ampelion rubrocristata. 2 seen above Wayqecha and one more on our way back to Cusco from CORL.
Chestnut-crested Cotinga – Ampelion rufaxilla. 1 seen below Pillahuata on our way to Cock of the Rock Lodge – great views!
Andean Cock-of-the-Rock – Rupicola peruviana. We saw at the lek several individuals and a few more around Cock of the Rock Lodge - good views of Peru’s National bird!
Amazonian Umbrellabird – Cephalopterus ornatus. Female and immature seen on outside of its nest below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Screaming Piha – Lipaugus vociferans. 1 seen on the trail to Cocha Camungo on our way back to the River.
Purple-throated Cotinga – Porphyrolaema porphyrolaema. Wonderful views of a male from the MWC canopy platform.
Bare-necked Fruitcrow – Gymnoderus foetidus. 2 seen at Amazonia Lodge and 4 more seen from the MWC canopy platform.
MANAKINS
Dwarf-tyrant Manakin – Tyranneutes stolzmanni. Great views on collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Blue-backed Manakin – Chiroxiphia pareola regina. Seen briefly on collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Yungas Manakin – Chiroxiphia boliviana. 2 seen a little bit above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Fiery-capped Manakin – Machaeropterus pyrocephalus. Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge.
Band-tailed Manakin – Ceratopipra fasciicauda. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
White-bearded Manakin – Manacus manacus. 1 seen between Chontachaca and Patria village on our way to Amazonia Lodge.
Round-tailed Manakin – Pipra chloromeros. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Blue-crowned Manakin – Pipra coronata exquisite. 1 seen on the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
TITYRAS AND BECARDS
Black-tailed Tityra – Tityra cayana. 2 seen at Cocha Blanco around Manu Wildlife Center.
Masked Tityra - Tityra semifasciata. Seen on three consecutive days around Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-crowned Tityra – Tityra inquisitor. 1 seen from the canopy platform at Cocha Camungo.
Cinereous Mourner – laniocera hypopyrra. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Barred Becard – Pachyrampus versicoor. Seen below the tunnels in the cloud forest of the Manu road.
White-winged Becard – Pachyrampus polychopterus. 2 seen at Amazonia lodge in the garden.
Pink-throated Becard – Pachyramphus minor. Seen on two consecutive days at Amazonia Lodge.
INCERTAE SEDIS
Wing Barred Piprites – piprites chloris. 2 seen around Manu Wildlife Center.
VIREOS & GREENLETS
Red-eyed Vireo – Vireo olivaceus chivi. Seen at Machu-Picchu and also outside of Puerto Maldonado. Some classifications (e.g., Pinto 1944) have considered the South American chivi group as a separate species ("Chivi Vireo") from V. olivaceus, or as conspecific with V. flavoviridis (Hamilton 1962), but see Hellmayr (1935), Zimmer (1941d), Eisenmann 1962a, Johnson & Zink (1985), and Ridgely & Tudor (1989). Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) suggested, however, that more than one species may be involved within the South American chivi group.
Brown-capped Vireo – Vireo leucophrys. Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
JAYS
White-collared Jay - Cyanolyca viridicyana. 4 seen in total on two consecutive days around Wayqecha. NEAR THREATENED, Range Restricted.
Purplish Jay - Cyanocorax cyanomelas. Fairly common in the Manu Lowland rainforest – seen at Amazonia Lodge and along the River on our way down to Manu Wildlife Center, Range Restricted.
Violaceous Jay - Cyanocorax violaceus. Common in the Lowland rainforest.
Inca (Green) Jay - Cyanocorax (luxosus) yncas. 5 seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge. Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) and Hilty (2003) treated Middle American populations as a separate species, C. luxosus ("Green Jay") from South American C. yncas ("Inca Jay"), but no data presented; they were formerly (e.g., REFS) considered separate species. Proposal needed?
SWALLOWS
Blue-and-white Swallow - Notiochelidon cyanoleuca. Common.
Brown-bellied Swallow - Notiochelidon murina. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
White-banded Swallow - Atticora fasciata. Common along the Rivers in the Lowland rainforest – seen at Amazonia Lodge and around Manu Wildlife Center.
White-thighed Swallow – Atticora tibialis. Seen every day at Amazonia Lodge.
Southern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx ruficollis. Common.
Brown-chested Martin – Progne tapera. Seen around Manu Wildlife Center.
White-winged Swallow – Tachycineta albiventer. The most common Swallow of the lowland rainforest rivers and oxbow lakes.
Barn Swallow – Hirundo rustica. Seen on the Madre de Dios River on our way down to Manu Wildlife Center.
WRENS
House Wren – Troglodytes aedon. Common. Many authors (e.g., Hellmayr 1934, Pinto 1944, Phelps & Phelps 1950a) formerly treated Neotropical mainland populations as a separate species T. musculus; see also Brumfield and Capparella (1996); this treatment was followed by Brewer (2001) and Kroodsma & Brewer (2005). The Falklands population, T. a.cobbi, is treated as a species (Wood 1993), as was done by Brewer (2001), Mazar Barnett & Pearman (2001), Jaramillo (2003), and Kroodsma & Brewer (2005).
Mountain Wren – Troglodytes solstitialis. Seen around Wayqecha.
Puna (Sedge) Wren – Cistothorus (platensis) minimus. Heard only, above Wayqecha. The Sedge Wren will be split 11 ways and this form will be known as Puna Wren – a species restricted to South Peru and North Bolivia. Range Restricted.
Thrush-like Wren - Campylorhynchus turdinus. Seen just around the garden of Manu Wildlife Center.
Moustached Wren – Pheugopedius genibarbis. Seen around the garden of the Lodge and also at Antthrush trail below Manu Wildlife Center.
Fulvous Wren - Cinnycerthia fulva. Very good views of one individual above Wayqecha - in chusquea bamboo forest. Range Restricted.
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren – Henicorhina leucophrys. Commonly heard in the cloud forest – seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Chestnut-breasted Wren – Cyphorhinus thoracicus. Seen briefly by a few people below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
DONACOBIUS
Black-capped Donacobius – Donacobius atricapillus. Common on the ox-bow lakes and marshes of the lowlands – seen at Cocha Camungo and Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake.
DIPPERS
White Capped Dipper – Cinclus leucocephalus. Seen on three different days around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
THRUSHES AND SOLITAIRES
Andean Solitaire – Myadestes ralloides. Seen at Wayqecha and Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Swainson’s Thrush – Catharus ustulatus. Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge, Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center and surprisingly the first one at Huacarpay Lakes.
White-eared Solitaire - Entomodestes leucotis. 2 seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Chiguanco Thrush – Turdus chiguanco chiguanco. The common Andean Thrush.
Great Thrush – Turdus fuscater ockenderi. The common Thrush of the higher Cloud Forest.
Black-billed Thrush Turdus ignobilis. The common Amazonian Thrush.
Glossy-black Thrush – Turnus serranus. Seen around Wayqecha.
Black-billed Thrush - Turdus ignobilis. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Hauxwell’s Thrush - Turdus hauxwelli. 1 seen just by Bill at Amazonia Lodge.
TANAGERS AND ALLIES
Red-capped Cardinal – Paroaria gularis. Common in the lowlands, especially around the ox-bow lakes – seen at Amazonia Lodge and around Manu Wildlife Center.
Magpie Tanager – Cissopis leveriana. The biggest Tanager in Amazonian lowlands and fairly common – seen at Amazonia Lodge and at Manu Wildlife Center.
Slaty Tanager – Creurgops dentata. Seen on three consecutive days around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
White-browed (Black-capped) Hemispingus - Hemispingus (aricuaris) atropileus. Seen around Wayqecha Biological Station in bamboo. The subspecies auricularis is distinct genetically and morphologically, and should presumably given taxonomic rank (Garcia-Moreno et al. 2001, Garcia-Moreno & Fjeldsa 2003). Proposal needed. ENDEMIC.
Supercilliaried Hemispingus - Hemispingus superciliaris. Quite common around Wayqecha.
Black-eared Hemispingus - Hemispingus melanotis berlepschi. 2 seen in the cloud forest around Rocotal on our way down to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Gray-hooded Bush-Tanager – Cnemoscopus rubrirostris chrysogaster. One of the chrysogaster susbpecies seen in the cloud forest around Rocotal in our way down to CORL.
Rust-and-yellow Tanager – Thlypopsis ruficeps. Fairly common in the cloud forest associated with mixed-species flocks – seen on our way down to Cock of the Rock Lodge. Range Restricted.
Black-goggled Tanager – Trichothraupis melanops. 1 seen above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Masked Crimson Tanager – Ramphocelus nigrogularis. Seen every day at Amazonia Lodge.
Silver-beaked Tanager – Ramphocelus carbo. Another common good-looking Tanager – common in the Lowland rainforest.
Hooded Mountain-Tanager – Buthraupis montana. Common around Wayqecha Biological Station; the display is pretty acrobatic for such a large Tanager.
Grass green Tanager - Chlorornis riefferii. 1 seen around Wayqecha Biological Station.
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager - Anisognathus igniventris igniventris. Fairly common around Wayqecha – common but spectacular!
Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager – Anisognathus somptuosus. 3 seen in the cloud forest around Rocotal.
Chestnut-bellied Mountain-Tanager – Debusia castaneoventris. 3 seen below the tunnels near Wayqecha; amazing color contrast between the upper and under parts! Range Restricted.
Yellow-throated Tanager - Iridosornis analis. 2 seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Blue-and-yellow Tanager – Thraupis bonariensis. Unlike most Peruvian Tanagers this one in particular likes arid and semi-arid areas but it’s also present in the cloud forest – 1 seen in the higher mountain of the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha.
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 – Thrupis cyanocephala. Common.
Blue-capped Tanager – Thraupis cyanocephala. Fairly common in the cloud forest of the Manu road – seen around Wayqecha.
Golden-naped Tanager - Tangara ruficervix. 2 seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Blue-necked Tanager – Tangara cyanicollis. Another Christmas-tree bird! Common, seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Spotted Tanager – Tangara punctata. Replaces the former in the higher foothills, not uncommon around 1000 meters; Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Blue-and-black Tanager – Tangara vassorii atrocaerulea. Quite common around Wayqecha.
Beryl-spangled Tanager – Tangara nigroviridis. Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Turquoise Tanager – Tangara mexicana. A lowland species, seen at 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 in Cloud forest but not found in Chile! – seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Bay-headed Tanager – Tangara gyrola. 1 seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Saffron-crowned Tanager – Tangara xanthocephala lamprotis. Great views around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Green-and-gold Tanager – Tangara schrankii. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Golden Tanager – Tangara arthus. Great looks around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Swallow Tanager - Tersina viridis. One seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-faced Dacnis – Dacnis lineata. Seen from the canopy tower at Manu Wildlife Center.
Blue Dacnis – Dacnis cayana. Also seen from the canopy tower at Manu Wildlife Center. Fairly common.
Purple Honeycreeper – Cyanerpes caeruleus. Seen below below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Green Honeycreeper – Chlorophanes spiza. Seen from the canopy tower at Manu Wildlife Center.
Cinereous Conebill – Conirostrum cinereum cinereum. Common in the highlands – seen on the Manu road above Paucartambo on our way to Wayqecha.
Blue-backed Conebill – Conirostrum sitticollor. One seen below Wayqecha on our way to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Capped Conebill – Conirostrum albifrons. Common with mixed-species flocks in the cloud forest.
Rusty Flowerpiercer – Diglossa sittoides. Seen near Pissac town on our little extension visit to Huacarpay Lakes and also on the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha.
Moustached Flowerpiercer - Diglossa mystacalis. Seen around Acjanaco Pass and Wayqecha Biological Station. Range Restricted.
Black-throated Flowerpiercer - Diglossa brunneiventris. Also seen near Pissac town and on the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha Biological Station.
Masked Flowerpiercer - Diglossa cyanea. Fairly common in the Manu cloud forest – seen around Wayqecha.
Peruvian Sierra-Finch – Phrygilus punensis. 2 seen in the higher mountains on the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha. Named for the Southern Peruvian Department of Puno. Range Restricted.
Mourning Sierra-Finch – Phrygilus fruticeti. 1 seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch – Phrygilus plebejus. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes and also on the higher mountains of the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha.
Band-tailed Sierra-Finch – Phrygilus alaudinus. 2 individuals seen in the Higher Mountains of the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha.
Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch – Poospiza caesar. 2 individuals seen in the higher mountains between Huancarani and Paucartambo on our way to Wayqecha – amazing views! ENDEMIC.
Blue-blacked Grassquit – Volatinia jacarina. A few seen near Pillcopata around the pastures on our way to Amazonia Lodge and more around the same area on our way to Cock of the Rock Lodge from Atalaya.
Black-and-white Seedeater – Sporophila luctuosa. 2 females seen in the garden at Amazonia Lodge.
Yellow-bellied Seedeater – Sporophila nigricollis. 20+ seen in flight near Pillcopata on our way back to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Double-collared Seedeater – Sporophila caerulenscens. Also seen near Pillcopata on our way to Amazonia Lodge.
Chestnut-bellied Seedeater – Sporophila castaneiventris. Seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge, near Pillcopata and at Blanquillo macaw clay lick.
Black-billed Seed-Finch – Sporophila atrirostris. 2 seen at Cocha Camungo and 1 more at Cocha Blanco.
Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch – Sporophila angolensis. 1 seen near Pillcopata on our way to Amazonia Lodge and also seen from the hide of Blanquillo macaw clay lick.
Band-tailed Seedeater – Catamenia analis analis. Common in the Andes where there is some vegetation, several birds at Huacarpay lakes and on the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha.
Plain-colored Seedeater – Catamenia inornata. Seen in the higher mountains of the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha.
Bananaquit - Coereba flaveola. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge and at Amazonia Lodge – not common in Manu.
INCERTAE SEDIS-2
Buff-throated Saltator – Saltator maximus. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge and at Amazonia Lodge.
Grayish Saltator – Saltator coerulescens. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and in the Cocha Camungo and Blanco ox-bow lakes around Manu Wildlife Center.
NEW WORLD SPARROWS AND ALLIES
Rufous-collared Sparrow - Zonatrichia capensis. Only in the Andes. A pretty Sparrow but common.
Yellow-browed Sparrow – Ammodramus aurifrons. Seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Pectoral Sparrow – Arremon taciturnus. 2 seen very well at Amazonia Lodge.
Gray-browed Brush-Finch - Arremon assimilis. One seen very well below Wayqecha on our way down to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Black-faced Brushfinch – Atalaptes melanolaemus. Common in the Manu road in the cloud forest – seen around Wayqecha and around Cock of the Rock Lodge. The Atlapetes genus has been completely revamped based on bio-chemical data and work done at Copenhagen Field Museum. Formerly considered part of Rufous-napped Brush-Finch complex A. rufinucha. Atlapetes melanolaemus was formerly (Hellmayr 1938, Paynter 1970a, Meyer de Schauensee 1970, Ridgely & Tudor 1989, Sibley & Monroe 1990) considered a subspecies of A. rufinucha, but see García-Moreno & Fjeldså (1999). Range Restricted.
Common Chlorospingus - Chlorospingus flavopectus. Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge. Genetic data (REFS, Burns et al. 2002, 2003) indicate the genus Chlorospingus is not a member of the Thraupidae, but (Klicka et al. 2007) a member of the Emberizidae. SACC proposal passed to transfer to Emberizidae. Barker et al. (2013) further confirmed the placement of the genus with the New World sparrows. Frank Pitelka (in Tordoff 1954a) long ago noted the emberizine-like behavior of Chlorospingus. SACC proposal passed to change English names of the species in the genus from “Bush-Tanager” to “Chlorospingus”.
Short-billed Chlorospingus – Chlorospingus parvirostris. 2 seen at Rocotal area above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Yellow-throated Chlorospingus – Chlorospingus flavigularis. Seen on several days around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
CARDINAL GROSBEAKS
Scarlet Tanager – Piranga olivacea. A female seen on two consecutive days at Amazonia Lodge.
NEW WORLD WARBLERS
Blackburnian Warbler – Setophaga fusca. 1 seen around Rocotal area.
Citrine Warbler – Myiothlypis luteoviridis striaticeps. Common in the cloud forest – seen around Wayqecha Biological Station.
Pale-legged Warbler - Myiothlypis signatus. 2 seen above Paucartambo on our way to Wayqecha. Range Restricted.
Buff-rumped Warbler - Myiothlypis fulvicauda. Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Two-banded Warbler – Myiothlypis bivittatus. Seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Golden-bellied (Cuzco) Warbler – Myiothlypis chrysogaster. Seen at Quitacalzones on our way to Amazonia Lodge. Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) treated the northern subspecies chlorophrys as a separate species – Choco Warbler - from Myiothlypis chrysogaster based on differences in descriptions of songs; see Zimmer (1949) for rationale for considering them sister taxa. This Golden–bellied warbler becomes a Peruvian endemic. ENDEMIC.
Russet-crowned Warbler - Myiothlypis coronatus. Seen around Rocotal in the Manu Cloud forest.
Three-striped (Yungas) Warbler – Basileuterus (punctipectus) tristriatus. Quite common around Cock of the Rock Lodge. Donegan (2014) provided evidence that the Bolivian punctipectus group (including canens) should be treated as a separate species. SACC proposal needed. Range Restricted.
Cerulean Warbler – Dendroica cerulea. Rare to uncommon boreal migrant – 1 female seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Slate-throated Redstart (Whitestart) – Myioborus miniatus. Common around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Spectacled Whitestart (Whitestart) – Myioborus melanocephalus. Fairly common in Manu Claud forest generally higher than the former – seen around Wayqecha and Rocotal area.
OROPENDOLAS, ORIOLES AND BLACKBIRDS
Crested Oropendola – Psarocolius decumanus maculosus. Common in the Amazon lowlands – seen at Amazonia Lodge and around MWC.
Dusky-green Oropendola – Psarocolius atrovirens. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge in the Manu Cloud forest - fairly common. Range Restricted.
Russet-backed Oropendola – Psarocolius angustifrons alfredi. Common.
Olive Oropendola – Psarocolius bifasciatus. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and around Manu Wildlife Center.
Casqued Cacique – Cacicus oseryi. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and at Manu Wildlife Center. Formerly placed in Oropoendolas. Named for Eugene Comte de’Osery (1818-1846) French explorer and collector.
Yellow-rumped Cacique – Cacicus cela. Common.
Southern Mountain Cacique – Cacicus chrysonotus. Seen on two consecutive days above Wayqecha Biological Station. The SACC says '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, Fjelds & 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.
Epaulet Oriole – Icterus cayanensis. Heard only, at MWC.
Orange-backed Troupial – Icterus croconotus. Good views at Amazonia Lodge.
Pale-eyed Blackbird – Agelaius xanthophthalmus. 6 seen in total between Cocha Camungo and Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake. Range Restricted.
Yellow-winged Blackbird – Agelaius thilius. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
Giant Cowbird – Molothrus oryzivorus. Common in the lowlands – seen along the Madre de Dios River.
FINCHES
Hooded Siskin – Sporaga magellanica urubambensis. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes and on the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha and even at Amazonia Lodge around the garden.
Olivaceous Siskin – Sporaga olivacea. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge – a humid forest Siskin.
Thick-billed Euphonia - Euphonia laniirostris. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
White-lored (Golden-bellied) Euphonia – Euphonia chrysopasta. 1 seen at Amazonia Lodge.
White-vented Euphonia – Euphonia minuta. 1 seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Bronze-green Euphonia – Euphonia mesochrysa. 2 seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Orange-bellied Euphonia – Euphonia xanthogaster brunneifrons. Common Euphonia around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Blue-naped Chlorophonia – Chlorophonia cyanea. 3 seen very well at Rocotal area.