ITINERARY
November 22nd: In the morning after pickup from Cusco airport we birded Huacarpay lakes till the afternoon where we had a picnic lunch and later on we moved to Ollantaytambo. Overnight at Pakaritampu Hotel.
November 23rd: Early morning breakfast and birding around the Pakaritampu Hotel garden and then got ready to take the train to go to Aguas Calientes. We first visited the enigmatic and great Machu Picchu archaeological site guided by our local guide Vilma and also birded inbetween; we had a buffet lunch at Belmond Sanctuary Lodge, we birded by the installations, then we took the bus down to the Machu Picchu museum and birded from there to Aguas Calientes. Overnight at MAPI Hotel.
November 24th: After an early breakfast we walked from the MAPI Hotel in direction to Mandor and had a great morning watching lots of foraging flocks on the way. And on the way back we went straight to have our delicious lunch at El Indio Feliz and later have a look for some birds at Machu Picchu the Pueblo Hotel before we took the train to Ollantaytambo. Overnight at Pakaritampu Hotel.
November 25th: We had another early breakfast and departed on our private car to Malaga Pass (east side), and had a picnic lunch at San Luis ACP, then drove to Limatambo and did some owling. Overnight at Andean Spirit Lodge.
November 26th: After a very early breakfast we travelled in our private van to go to look for more owls and then continued travelling to Soraypampa, on the way we were getting all our amazing and restricted range targets and stunning endemics like Apurimac Spinetail, Apurimac Brushfinch and Vilcabamba Tapaculo. We had our delicious picnic on a quiet place nearby and spent the afternoon birding around Peru Ecocamp, we had an interesting and great afternoon birding in the grounds of the lodge where we had amazing views of birds and the beautiful landscapes. Overnight in Andean Spirit Lodge.
November 27th: Very early breakfast again to look for the sought-after birds like the Pale-tailed Canastero and other targets, we had a great morning. In the afternoon we traveled back to Cusco and birded in LLaullipata where we saw Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch a good looking endemic, then had field lunch and back to the city hotel. Overnight in Casa Andina close to Cusco Plaza.
November 28th: Early departure from the Hotel in Cusco with pre-breakfast. We went on a long trip to go over the famous Manu Road, the final stop was at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge, but we had several stops on the way for picnic lunch and many birding stops at great hotspots. Overnight at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
November 29th: We had early breakfast, then we birded the garden which has many feeders for hummers and two tanager feeding stations. But we focused on birding along the Manu Road and went down with the car until Quita Calzon Bridge. Had an amazing lunch at the lodge. In the afternoon we birded the trails and then went to the Andean Cock-of-the-rock Lek. We spent 40 minutes here enjoying the outstanding colors of 8 males displaying at eye level from the platform, and later on we went up with the car to El Mirador to bird before it got dark so we had a chance to see the the amazing Lyre-tailed Nightjar. Dinner at the lodge. Overnight at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
November 30th: On this day we had breakfast in the field because we wanted to focus on the birds that are at higher elevation in the Rocotal area, we were lucky to see the most important targets like both of the Quetzals: Crested and Golden-headed, and we also had White-crowned Tapaculo, Inca Flycatcher, Unadorned Flycatcher among others. We also had great views of the endemic Red-and-white Antpitta. Arriving to Pillahuata area we had a picnic lunch and birded also in the evening, so we saw a male Swallow-tailed Nightjar sitting on a branch and showing its long tail. Overnight at Wayqecha.
December 1st: We had a good morning breakfast and then walked up the road to look for some other cloud forest bird flocks, we used all the morning birding between Wayqecha and Paucartambo. Then we had to go straight to Cusco city to catch our flight on time.
SPECIES LIST
TINAMOUS
Hooded Tinamou - Nothocercus nigrocapillus nigrocapillus. Heard in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor, Pillahuata & Rocotal area, and 1 seen near Wayqecha. VULNERABLE.
Brown Tinamou - Crypturellus obsoletus. Heard only, in San Pedro area near Cock-of-the-rock Lodge, and Pillahuata area.
Andean Tinamou - Nothoprocta pentlandii fulvescens. Heard only, near Paucartambo town.
WATERFOWL
Andean Goose - Oressochen melanopterus. A pair seen near Malaga pass (east side).
Torrent Duck - Merganetta armata turneri. About 20 individuals seen along the river on our way from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes and one juvenile individual seen by the river in Paucartambo town. How on earth does this species cope “acoustically” by living in such torrential waters?
Puna Teal - Anas puna. A few individuals seen at Huacarpay lakes.
Cinnamon Teal - Anas cyanoptera. 2 individuals seen at Huacarpay lakes.
Yellow-billed Pintail (South American) - Anas georgica spinicauda [Anas georgica spinicauda/niceforoi]. 2 individuals seen at Huacarpay lakes.
Yellow-billed Teal (oxyptera) - Anas flavirostris oxyptera. 8 individuals seen 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. 7 Jaramillo (2003) further suggested that the subspecies oxyptera may also deserve recognition as a separate species from A. flavirostris.
Ruddy Duck (Andean) - Oxyura jamaicensis ferruginea. 3 individuals seen at Huacarpay lakes. Andean populations have often (e.g., Hellmayr & Conover 1948a, Siegfried 1976, Sibley & Ahlquist 1990, AOU 1998, Ridgely & Merganetta: Greenfield 2001, Jaramillo 2003, del Hoyo & Collar 2014) been treated as a separate species, O. ferruginea ("Andean Duck" or "Andean Ruddy-Duck"). However, see Adams and Slavid (1984), Fjeldså (1986), McCracken & Sorenson (2005), and Donegan et al. (2015) for rationale for treating them as conspecific, as done previously (e.g., Blake 1977, Johnsgard 1979), and then followed by Fjeldså & Krabbe (1990), Carboneras (1992f), and Dickinson & Remsen (2013). 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.
GUANS AND CHACHALACAS
Speckled Chachalaca - Ortalis guttata. Seen near Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
Andean Guan - Penelope montagnii plumosa. Seen in Machupicchu Archaelogical Site and on the Manu Road at the Mirador (1700- 1800m).
NEW WORLD QUAIL
Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail - Odontophorus speciosus. Heard only, in the San Pedro area.
Stripe-faced Wood-Quail - Odontophorus balliviani. Heard only, in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor and near Malaga pass (east side).
FLAMINGOS
Chilean Flamingo - Phoenicopterus chilensis. 5 individuals seen at Huacarpay lakes.
GREBES
White-tufted Grebe - Rollandia rolland. 4 adult individuals seen at Huacarpay lakes. Rollandia: Specific name Podiceps rolland. rolland= In honor of Thomas Pierre Rolland, Master Gunner (1776-1847) French Navy, of the corvette L’Uranie which circled the globe 1817-1848.
PIGEONS AND DOVES
Spot-winged Pigeon (albipennis) - Patagioenas maculosa albipennis. 4 individuals seen in total at Pakaritampu Hotel (Ollantaytambo).
Band-tailed Pigeon (White-necked) - Patagioenas fasciata albilinea [albilinea Group]. 2 individuals seen near Wayqecha.
Bare-faced Ground-Dove - Metriopelia ceciliae. 7 individuals seen at Huacarpay lakes and Pakaritampu Hotel (Ollantaytambo). Named for Cecile Gautrau daughter of French naturalist Rene Lesson.
White-tipped Dove (brasiliensis Group) - Leptotila verreauxi decipiens [brasiliensis Group]. 5 individuals seen near Limatambo. Named for the impressive sounding John Baptiste Edouard Verreaux (1810-1868) French Natural History dealer and collector.
White-throated Quail-Dove - Zentrygon frenata. 1 seen at Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel.
Eared Dove - Zenaida auriculata. Common in the Andes. Seen on the train ride from Ollantaytamblo to Aguas Calientes and Huacarpay lakes.
CUCKOOS
Smooth-billed Ani - Crotophaga ani. 8 individuals seen at Andean Spirit Lodge and Limatambo area.
POTOOS
Andean Potoo - Nyctibius maculosus. 1 seen at Rocotal area. A known roost.
NIGHTJARS AND ALLIES
Band-winged Nightjar (atripunctata) - Systellura longirostris atripunctata. 1 seen on the Manu Road at the Mirador (1700-1800m).
Swallow-tailed Nightjar - Uropsalis segmentata. 1 seen on the manu road below Wayqecha.
Lyre-tailed Nightjar - Uropsalis lyra. Seen on the Manu Road at the Mirador (1700-1800m).
SWIFTS
Chestnut-collared Swift - Streptoprocne rutila. 20 individuals ca. in a flock seen flying near Machu Picchu area and a pair sitting on a roosting place at the Pillahuata tunnels.
White-collared Swift - Streptoprocne zonaris. Common. Seen at Machu Picchu area and San Luis ACP.
White-tipped Swift - Aeronautes montivagus. Seen near the Machu Picchu area.
Andean Swift - Aeronautes andecolus. 30 seen at Limatambo area.
HUMMINGBIRDS
Green-fronted Lancebill - Doryfera ludovicae. 1 individual seen on the Manu road at Cock-of-the-Rock Lek.
Wedge-billed Hummingbird - Schistes geoffroyi. 1 seen at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge. Named for Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hillaire (1772- 1884) French zoologist.
Lesser Violetear (Andean) – Colibri cyanotus crissalis [Colibri cyanotus cyanotus/crissalis]. 1 individual seen on the Manu road in the Pillahuata area. The Central and Middle American form of Green Violetar have been split into Mexican Violetear by the AOU sour form which occurs from Costa Rica to Bolivia is now this species.
Sparkling Violetear - Colibri coruscans. Common. Seen near Soraypampa, Pakaritampu Hotel (Ollantaytambo), and Huacarpay lakes and at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
Amethyst-throated Sunangel (Amethyst-throated) - Heliangelus amethysticollis amethysticollis [amethysticollis Group]. 8 individuals ca. seen at Malaga pass (east side), and Wayqecha.
Wire-crested Thorntail - Discosura popelairii. Seen at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge. Nmaed for Jean BaptisteBaron Popelairede Terloo Belgian naturalist and collector in Peru in the first half of the 19th century.
Speckled Hummingbird (melanogenys Group) - Adelomyia melanogenys chlorospila [melanogenys Group]. 2 seen in Aguas Calientes on the Hermanos Ayar Avenue and Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel.
Long-tailed Sylph - Aglaiocercus kingi. 1 seen on the Manu road near Rocotal. Named for Rear-Admiral Philip Parker King (1791-1856) British marine surveyor and collector in tropical America.
Green-tailed Trainbearer - Lesbia nuna. 6 individuals ca. seen at Pakaritampu Hotel (Ollantaytambo), and most of them at Huacarpay lakes. Lesbia: Gr. Lesbias= woman of Lesbos. nuna: Nouna-Koali, a graceful Indian virgin in Jean F. Denis’s novel (1829) “Ismaël Ben Kaïzar ou la découverture du Nouveau Monde”.
Purple-backed Thornbill - Ramphomicron microrhynchum albiventre. 1 individual seen on the way up to Soraypampa.
Rufous-capped Thornbill - Chalcostigma ruficeps. Seen near Wayqecha and Pillahuata area.
Bearded Mountaineer (Eastern) - Oreonympha nobilis nobilis. 1 adult individual seen at the Pakaritampu Hotel. Oreonympha: Gr. oros, oreos= mountain and numphē= nymph. nobilis: L. nobilis= admirable, famous, renowned, noble, high-born, nobleman. ENDEMIC.
Tyrian Metaltail (smaragdinicollis) - Metallura tyrianthina smaragdinicollis. 8 individuals seen in total at Malaga pass (east side), Llaullipata and Wayqecha. Metallura: Gr. Metallon= metal and oura= tail. tyrianthina: L. tyrianthinus tyrianthine= of a color between purple and violet. Named after the color Tyrian purple.
Shining Sunbeam - Aglaeactis cupripennis caumatonota. Seen near Wayqecha.
White-tufted Sunbeam - Aglaeactis castelnaudii castelnaudii. 5 individuals ca. seen on the way up to Soraypampa. ENDEMIC.
Violet-throated Starfrontlet (Cuzco) – Coeligena violifer osculans. 2 individuals seen at Malaga pass (east side) and Wayqecha.
Mountain Velvetbreast – Lafresnaya lafresnayi rectirostris. 2 male individuals seen on the way up to Soraypampa and at Ecocamp.
Chestnut-breasted Coronet – Boissonneaua matthewsii. 5 individuals seen at Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel.
Anna’s Racket-tail – Ocreatus annae. 1 individual seen on the Manu Road at the Mirador (1700-1800m). An article in Zootaxa 4200 (1): 083–108 2016 Biogeography and taxonomy of racket-tail hummingbirds (Aves: Trochilidae: Ocreatus): evidence for species delimitation from morphology and display behavior by KARL-L. SCHUCHMANN, ANDRÉ-A. WELLER & DIETMAR JÜRGENS provided evidence from plumage and behavior that Ocreatus underwoodii should be treated as four species, with the subspecies addae, annae, and peruana elevated to species rank. If this is so the species would be thus:
White-booted Racket-tail O.underwoodii- Venezuela to W Ecuador;
Peruvian Racket-tail O.peruvianus- E Ecuador to NE Peru;
Anna’s Racket-tail O. annae- Pasco to Cuzco (endemic);
Rufous-booted Racket-tail O.addae- Bolivia (endemic).
Violet-fronted Brilliant - Heliodoxa leadbeateri. Seen at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
Giant Hummingbird - Patagona gigas. 3 individuals seen at Pakaritampu Hotel (Ollantaytambo) and Huacarpay lakes. One of the world's largest Hummingbirds after the Sword-billed Hummingbird if talking about measurement from tail tip to bill tip.
White-bellied Woodstar - Chaetocercus mulsant. Seen on the Manu road in Pillahuata area. Named for Martial Etienne Mulsant French zoologist and explorer.
Many-spotted Hummingbird - Taphrospilus hypostictus. Seen at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
White-bellied Hummingbird - Amazilia chionogaster. 2 individuals seen at Pakaritampu Hotel (Ollantaytambo).
Green-and-white Hummingbird - Amazilia viridicauda. 5 seen at Belmond Sanctuary Lodge, in Aguas Calientes on the Hermanos Ayar Avenue and on the way to Mandor. ENDEMIC.
Golden-tailed Sapphire - Chrysuronia oenone josephinae. Seen below San Pedro area.
RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS
Plumbeous Rail - Pardirallus sanguinolentus tschudii. Heard only, at Huacarpay lakes.
Common Gallinule (Altiplano) - Gallinula galeata garmani. Common. Seen at Huacarpay lakes. Note that the New World form has been split from the Common Moorhen of Eurasia. Common Gallinule of Western Hemisphere is split from Common Moorhen on the basis of morphological, genetic, and vocal differences (Groenenberg et al 2008).
Slate-colored Coot - Fulica ardesiaca. Common. Seen at Huacarpay lakes. Called "Andean Coot" in Fjeldså & Krabbe (1990), Taylor (1996 and Ridgely et al. (2001) but other authors use Slate-colored Coot.
PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS
Andean Lapwing - Vanellus resplendens. 3 individuals seen at Huacarpay lakes.
STILTS AND AVOCETS
Black-necked Stilt (White-backed) - Himantopus mexicanus melanurus. 1 seen at Huacarpay lakes. Taxonomy is a bit confusing. The SACC says “Himantopus mexicanus was formerly considered a subspecies of Old World H. himantopus (“Common Stilt”). Some authors have treated southern South American melanurus (White-backed Stilt) as a separate species. The six taxa in the genus Himantopus form a near-globally distributed super species and between 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.
SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES
Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius. 2 seen by the river near Machu Picchu museum and another one seen by a creek in Limatambo area.
Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca. 1 individual seen at Huacarpay lakes.
GULLS, TERNS
Andean Gull - Chroicocephalus serranus. Common in the Andes. Seen at Huacarpay lakes, in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor and on the way to Paucartambo.
CORMORANTS
Neotropic Cormorant - Phalacrocorax brasilianus. 17 individuals seen at Huacarpay lakes, and in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor.
HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS
Fasciated Tiger-Heron - Tigrisoma fasciatum. 3 individuals seen by the river in Aguas Calientes on the Hermanos Ayar Avenue, on the way to Mandor and near San Pedro area.
Great Egret (American) - Ardea alba egretta. 1 seen on the way to Ollantaytambo.
Cattle Egret (Western) - Bubulcus ibis ibis. Common. Seen at Huacarpay lakes.
Black-crowned Night-Heron (American) - Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli. 1 seen at Huacarpay lakes.
IBISES
Puna Ibis - Plegadis ridgwayi. Common. 60 individuals seen in total in different locations; Pakaritampu Hotel (Ollantaytambo), one seen by the river near Machupicchu museum and a few at Huacarpay lakes.
NEW WORLD VULTURES
Turkey Vulture (South Temperate) - Cathartes aura jota. 1 seen soaring along the Manu road near Puente Quita Calzones. 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.
Andean Condor - Vultur gryphus. 1 individual seen soaring low on the way up to Soraypampa.
HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES
Roadside Hawk (Mainland) - Rupornis magnirostris occiduus [magnirostris Group]. 2 individuals seen at ACP San Luis and also down the manu road from the San Pedro area.
Variable Hawk (Variable) - Geranoaetus polyosoma polyosoma. 1 individual seen between Acjanaco pass and Paucartambo town. Farquhar (1988) concluded that Buteo poecilochrous and B. polyosoma 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. [incorp. Cabot & De Vries 2003, Vaurie 1962]. SACC proposal passed to treat as conspecific. Cabot & de Vries (2003, 2004, 2010) presented 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. 2 soaring at Huacarpay lakes and in Machu Picchu Archaelogical Site.
Broad-winged Hawk - Buteo platypterus. 2 individuals seen in Urubamba, in ACP San Luis and Pillahuata area.
White-throated Hawk - Buteo albigula. 1 seen in flight near Malaga pass (east side).
OWLS
Koepcke's Screech-Owl (Apurimac) - Megascops koepckeae hockingi. 2 individuals seen at Andean Spirit Lodge. Megascops: Gr. Megas, megale= large, great and scops= an owl. koepckeae: In honor of Maria Emilia Koepcke née von Mikulicz-Radecki (1924-1971) German ornithologist in Peru 1949-1971, explorer, and collector. ENDEMIC.
Rufescent Screech-Owl - Megascops ingens. 1 seen at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
Peruvian Pygmy-Owl - Glaucidium peruanum. 1 seen at Andean Spirit Lodge and another one at Peru Ecocamp. This latter intermountain race is slower voiced and may be a different species. – pers com Barry Walker. Range Restricted.
TROGONS
Golden-headed Quetzal - Pharomachrus auriceps. 2 male individuals seen in Pillahuata area. From the Greek Pharo = Mantle or Cloak. Machrus = long.
Crested Quetzal - Pharomachrus antisianus. 1 male seen at Rocotal.
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus submontanus. Seen in Pillahuata area.
MOTMOTS
Andean Motmot - Momotus aequatorialis chlorolaemus. Seen at Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel and in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor.
PUFFBIRDS
White-eared Puffbird - Nystalus chacuru. Heard and seen at Andean Spirit Lodge and Limatambo area. Nystalus, nustalos = sleepy.chacuru: (Guarani) Indigenous name for this bird.
Black-streaked Puffbird - Malacoptila fulvogularis. Seen at at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
NEW WORLD BARBETS
Versicolored Barbet (Blue-moustached) - Eubucco versicolor versicolor. Seen in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor.
TOUCANS
Blue-banded Toucanet - Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis. A pair seen in Pillahuata area. Range Restricted.
Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan - Andigena hypoglauca. Heard only, in Wayqecha.
WOODPECKERS
Ocellated Piculet - Picumnus dorbignyanus jelskii. Seen in Aguas Calientes on the Hermanos Ayar Avenue and on the way to Mandor. Range Restricted.
Golden-olive Woodpecker (Golden-olive) - Colaptes rubiginosus chrysogaster [rubiginosus Group]. 2 seen at Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel and Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker (Black-crowned) - Colaptes rivolii atriceps. 2 individuals seen on the way up to Soraypampa.
Andean Flicker (Southern) – Colaptes rupicola puna [Colaptes rupicola rupicola/puna]. 4 individuals seen on the way to Paucartambo town.
FALCONS AND CARACARAS
Mountain Caracara - Phalcoboenus megalopterus. 21 individuals seen in total at different locations; near Malaga pass, Huacarpay lakes and Limatambo area.
Laughing Falcon - Herpetotheres cachinnans. Heard only, at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
American Kestrel (South American) - Falco sparverius [cinnamominus Group]. 6 individuals seen at Machu Picchu Archaelogical Site, Limatambo, and Huacarpay lakes.
Aplomado Falcon - Falco femoralis. 3 individuals seen on the way to Paucartambo town, and on the way up to Soraypampa.
NEW WORLD PARROTS
Barred Parakeet - Bolborhynchus lineola. Heard only, on the Manu Road at the Mirador (1700-1800m).
Andean Parakeet - Bolborhynchus orbygnesius. 18 individuals seen at Wayqecha. Range Restricted.
Scaly-naped Parrot - Amazona mercenariea. Heard only, near Wayqecha.
Mitred Parakeet - Psittacara mitratus alticola. Heard and seen at different locations; at Pakaritampu Hotel, in Aguas Calientes on the Hermanos Ayar Avenue, and on the way to Mandor, at Peru Ecocamp and Limatambo.
White-eyed Parakeet - Psittacara leucophthalmus. Seen at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
TYPICAL ANTBIRDS
Chestnut-backed Antshrike - Thamnophilus palliatus puncticeps. Heard only, in San Pedro area. Range Restricted.
Variable Antshrike - Thamnophilus caerulescens. Seen in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor.
Ornate Antwren (Western) - Epinecrophylla ornata meridionalis [ornata Group]. 3 seen at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge and at Quita Calzones Bridge.
Stripe-chested Antwren - Myrmotherula longicauda. 1 seen at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
Yellow-breasted Warbling-Antbird - Hypocnemis subflava subflava. Heard only, at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge. Range Restricted.
GNATEATERS
Slaty Gnateater - Conopophaga ardesiaca saturata. Heard only, in Rocotal area. Range Restricted.
ANTPITTAS
Undulated Antpitta - Grallaria squamigera. Heard only, on the way from Paucartambo to Acjanaco.
Red-and-white Antpitta - Grallaria erythroleuca. Heard and seen in Pillahuata and Wayqecha. ENDEMIC.
Rufous Antpitta (South Peruvian) - Grallaria rufula occabambae. Heard only, at Malaga pass (east side). The Rufous Antpitta complex will be split ino at least 7-8 species make sure you rember where you recorded each one! Range Restricted.
TAPACULOS
Trilling Tapaculo - Scytalopus parvirostris. Heard only, at Wayqecha. Skutalon = stick. Pous = foot. Stickfoot!!! Just look at their feet.
White-crowned Tapaculo - Scytalopus atratus atratus. 1 individual seen in the Rocotal Area.
Vilcabamba Tapaculo - Scytalopus urubambae. 2 individuals seen at Soraypampa. Named for the Urubamba River that runs past Machu-Picchu. ENDEMIC.
Puna Tapaculo – Scytalopus simonsi. Heard only, near Acjanaco pass.
Diademed Tapaculo – Scytalopus schulenbergi. 2 individuals, one heard and the other seen at Malaga pass (east side). Nmaed for Thomas Schulemberg of Cornell University author of A Field guide to the Birds of Peru. Range Restricted.
ANTTHRUSHES
Barred Antthrush – Chamaeza mollissima. Heard only, in Wayqecha and Pillahuata area.
OVENBIRDS
Montane Woodcreeper – Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger carabayae. Seen at Rocotal.
Streaked Xenops – Xenops rutilans peruvianus. Seen in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor.
Wren-like Rushbird – Phleocryptes melanops. 8 individuals, 1 seen and heard at Huacarpay lakes.
Cream-winged Cinclodes – Cinclodes albiventris. 2 individuals seen at Soraypampa and on the way to Paucartambo town. Jaramillo (2003) suggested that the albiventris group might warrant recognition as a separate species from Bar-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus. Unfortunately, Chesser’s (2004a) sampling did not include populations of C. fuscus from the Andes north of Argentina. Sanín 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. As for English names, Jaramillo (2003) proposed Creamwinged 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.
Montane Foliage-gleaner – Anabacerthia striaticollis yungae. Seen in San Pedro area.
Spotted Barbtail – Premnoplex brunnescens stictonotus. Heard only, on the Manu Road at the Mirador (1700-1800m).
Pearled Treerunner – Margarornis squamiger peruvianus. Seen at Wayqecha area.
Streak-fronted Thornbird – Phacellodomus striaticeps griseipectus. A pair seen at Huacarpay lakes.
Pale-tailed Canastero – Asthenes usheri [Asthenes dorbignyi huancavelicae/usheri]. Heard and 5 seen in Limatambo area. ENDEMIC.
Junin Canastero - Asthenes virgata. A pair seen near the Malaga pass. ENDEMIC.
Puna Thistletail - Asthenes helleri. 1 individual seen at San Luis ACP. VULNERABLE, Range Restricted.
Rusty-fronted Canastero - Asthenes ottonis. 2 individuals seen at Huacarpay lakes. ENDEMIC.
Creamy-crested Spinetail - Cranioleuca albicapilla albigula. 6 individuals seen and heard at Soraypampa and Peru Ecocamp. ENDEMIC.
Azara's Spinetail - Synallaxis azarae urubambae. Seen in Machu Picchu at Belmond Sanctuary Lodge.
Apurimac Spinetail - Synallaxis courseni. A pair seen on the way up to Soraypampa. Named for Charles Blair Coursen US businessman, sponsor and field ornithologist. VULNERABLE ENDEMIC.
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
White-banded Tyrannulet - Mecocerculus stictopterus. A pair seen at Malaga pass (east side) and Wayqecha.
White-throated Tyrannulet - Mecocerculus leucophrys brunneomarginatus. 2 seen at Malaga pass (east side).
Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant - Anairetes flavirostris cuzcoensis. 2 individuals seen at Peru Ecocamp.
Tufted Tit-Tyrant - Anairetes parulus. 2 individuals seen at Soraypampa.
Unstreaked Tit-Tyrant - Uromyias agraphia agraphia. 1 individual seen at Malaga pass (east side). Agraphia from the Greek = unwritten lines referring to this Tit-Tyrant not being streaked like the others. ENDEMIC.
White-crested Elaenia (White-crested) – Elaenia albiceps urubambae [albiceps Group]. Seen at the Pakaritampu Hotel.
Mottle-backed Elaenia – Elaenia gigas. Seen near at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
Sierran Elaenia (Andean) – Elaenia pallatangae intensa [pallatangae Group]. Seen at Belmond Sanctuary Lodge, Peru Ecocamp and Wayqecha.
Torrent Tyrannulet – Serpophaga cinerea. Common. Seen in Aguas Calientes on the Hermanos Ayar Avenue, Machu Picchu town, on the way to Mandor and Paucartambo town.
Streak-necked Flycatcher – Mionectes striaticollis. Seen in Aguas Calientes on the Hermanos Ayar Avenue.
Olive-striped Flycatcher (Olive-striped) – Mionectes olivaceus fasciaticollis [galbinus Group]. Seen below San Pedro area.
Slaty-capped Flycatcher (albidiventris) – Leptopogon superciliaris albidiventer. Seen in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor, Puente Quita Calzones and on the Manu Road at the Mirador (1700-1800m).
Inca Flycatcher – Leptopogon taczanowskii. Seen in Rocotal area. ENDEMIC.
Sclater's Tyrannulet - Phyllomyias sclateri subtropicalis. Seen in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor.
Ashy-headed Tyrannulet - Phyllomyias cinereiceps. Seen in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor.
Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet - Phyllomyias uropygialis. Seen near Malaga pass (east side).
Bolivian Tyrannulet - Zimmerius bolivianus. Seen near Rocotal. Range Restricted.
Many-colored Rush Tyrant - Tachuris rubrigastra. 1 individual seen at Huacarpay lakes. Good views of this stunning bird.
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant - Lophotriccus pileatus hypochlorus. Seen below San Pedro area and Puente Quita Calzones.
Black-throated Tody-Tyrant - Hemitriccus granadensis pyrrhops. Seen at Rocotal and Pillahuata area.
Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher - Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps. Seen below San Pedro.
Yellow-olive Flycatcher - Tolmomyias sulphurescens peruvianus. Heard only, at Machu Picchu Archaelogical Site.
Cinnamon Flycatcher - Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus. Seen in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor and on the Manu Road at the Mirador (1700-1800m).
Unadorned Flycatcher - Myiophobus inornatus. Seen in Rocotal area. Range Restricted.
Smoke-colored Pewee - Contopus fumigatus. Seen at Machu Picchu museum.
Alder Flycatcher - Empidonax alnorum. Seen in Limatambo area.
Black Phoebe (White-winged) – Sayornis nigricans angustirostris [Sayornis nigricans latirostris/angustirostris]. Common. Seen in Aguas Calientes on the Hermanos Ayar Avenue and on the way to Mandor and Paucartambo town. This is the southern subspecies latirostris. The change from the darker-winged nominate nigricans to the white-winged latirostris is a north- south cline, with larger amounts of white gradually appearing further south.
White-winged Black-Tyrant (White-winged) – Knipolegus aterrimus anthracinus [Knipolegus aterrimus aterrimus/anthracinus]. 2 individuals seen at Peru Ecocamp.
White-browed Ground-Tyrant - Muscisaxicola albilora. 1 individual seen at Soraypampa.
Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant - Myiotheretes striaticollis. Seen on the way up to Soraypampa and on the way to Paucartambo.
Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca rufipectoralis. 5 individuals seen near Malaga pass (east side).
Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant (Brown-backed) - Ochthoeca fumicolor berlepschi [fumicolor Group]. 1 individual seen at Malaga pass (east side).
White-browed Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca leucophrys urubambae. 5 individuals seen at Soraypampa and Llaullipata.
Lemon-browed Flycatcher - Conopias cinchoneti. Seen below San Pedro area. VULNERABLE.
Golden-crowned Flycatcher - Myiodynastes chrysocephalus. Seen in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor.
Streaked Flycatcher (solitarius) - Myiodynastes maculatus solitarius. Seen at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
Piratic Flycatcher - Legatus leucophaius. Heard only, in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor.
Tropical Kingbird - Tyrannus melancholicus. Seen at Llaullipata.
COTINGAS
Band-tailed Fruiteater (signata) - Pipreola intermedia signata. Seen near Wayqecha. Range Restricted.
Barred Fruiteater - Pipreola arcuata. Heard near Wayqecha.
Masked Fruiteater - Pipreola pulchra. Heard only, in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor. ENDEMIC.
Red-crested Cotinga - Ampelion rubrocristatus. 3 individuals on the way up to Chonta lookout, and Malaga pass (east side).
Chestnut-crested Cotinga - Ampelion rufaxilla. A pair seen in Rocotal area.
Andean Cock-of-the-rock - Rupicola peruvianus. 10 seen in Aguas Calientes on the Hermanos Ayar Avenue and on the Manu road at Cock-of-the-Rock Lek.
Amazonian Umbrellabird - Cephalopterus ornatus. Seen at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge and at Quita Calzones Bridge.
MANAKINS
Yungas Manakin - Chiroxiphia boliviana. A male seen at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge. Range Restricted.
TITYRAS AND ALLIES
Masked Tityra - Tityra semifasciata. Seen below San Pedro area.
Barred Becard - Pachyramphus versicolor. Heard at Machu Picchu museum.
VIREOS
Brown-capped Vireo - Vireo leucophrys. Seen in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor.
Red-eyed Vireo (resident Chivi) - Vireo olivaceus [agilis Group]. Seen in Limatambo área and in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor.
JAYS
White-collared Jay - Cyanolyca viridicyanus cyanolaema. Heard only, at Wayqecha. Range Restricted.
Green Jay (Inca) - Cyanocorax yncas yncas [yncas Group]. Heard only, below San Pedro area.
SWALLOWS
Blue-and-white Swallow - Pygochelidon cyanoleuca. Common, seen at Malaga pass (east side), in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor, and San Pedro area.
Brown-bellied Swallow - Orochelidon murina. Seen near Wayqecha.
Southern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx ruficollis. Seen near Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
WRENS
House Wren (Southern) - Troglodytes aedon carabayae [musculus Group]. Common, heard and seen at Pakaritampu Hotel (Ollantaytambo), Malaga pass (east side), Huacarpay lakes, Limatambo, Llaullipata, near Paucartambo town and Wayqecha. 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 macrourus. 2 individuals seen at Malaga pass (east side) and San Luis ACP.
Puna Wren - Cistothorus minimus. Seen at Acjanaco. Robbins & Nyri (2014) proposed recognition of nine species within broadly defined platensis, seven of which are in South America: C. alticola, C. aequatorialis, C. graminicola, C. minimus, C. tucumanus, C. hornensis, and C. platensis. They proosed the name Puna Wren for the form we saw. Range Restricted.
Inca Wren - Pheugopedius eisenmanni. 5 individuals seen and heard at Malaga pass (east side) and at ACP San Luis and Belmond Sanctuary Lodge. Pheugopedius: Gr. pheugo= to shun and pous, podos=foot. eisenmanni: In honor of Eugene Eisenmann (1906-1981) ornithologist. ENDEMIC.
Moustached Wren - Pheugopedius genibarbis bolivianus. Seen below San Pedro Area. Range Restricted.
Fulvous Wren - Cinnycerthia fulva Heard and seen at Wayqecha. Range Restricted.
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren (Andean) - Henicorhina leucophrys leucophrys [Henicorhina leucophrys leucophrys/boliviana]. Seen in Aguas Calientes on the Hermanos Ayar Avenue and on the way to Mandor, Rocotal area and on the Manu Road at the Mirador (1700-1800m).
DIPPERS
White-capped Dipper (White-capped) - Cinclus leucocephalus leucocephalus. 4 individuals seen in Aguas Calientes on the Hermanos Ayar Avenue.
THRUSHES AND SOLITAIRES
Andean Solitaire (ralloides) - Myadestes ralloides ralloides. Seen in Aguas Calientes on the Hermanos Ayar Avenue and on the way to Mandor, on the Manu Road at the Mirador (1700-1800m), and Rocotal area.
Swainson's Thrush (Olive-backed) - Catharus ustulatus [swainsoni Group]. Seen at Machu Picchu museum.
White-eared Solitaire - Entomodestes leucotis. Heard and seen in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor and in Rocotal area.
Black-billed Thrush (Amazonian) - Turdus ignobilis debilis. Seen at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
Great Thrush - Turdus fuscater ockendeni. 12 individuals seen near Malaga pass (east side), on the way to Soraypampa, Llaullipata and Wayqecha.
Chiguanco Thrush (chiguanco) – Turdus chiguanco conradi [Turdus chiguanco chiguanco/conradi]. Common. Seen at Huacarpay lakes, Pakaritampu Hotel, in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor, Peru Ecocamp, Llaullipata and Paucartambo town.
Glossy-black Thrush - Turdus serranus serranus. Seen on the Manu Road at the Mirador (1700-1800m).
PIPITS
Paramo Pipit - Anthus bogotensis immaculatus. 2 individuals seen near Malaga pass.
TANAGERS AND ALLIES
Magpie Tanager - Cissopis leverianus. Seen below San Pedro area.
Slaty Tanager - Creurgops dentatus. Seen in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor and Rocotal area. Range Restricted.
White-browed Hemispingus - Kleinothraupis auricularis. Seen near Wayqecha. ENDEMIC.
Black-eared Hemispingus (Black-eared) - Sphenopsis melanotis berlepschi [melanotis Group]. Seen on the Manu Road at the Mirador (1700-1800m).
Rust-and-yellow Tanager - Thlypopsis ruficeps. 5 individuals seen at Belmond Sanctuary Lodge, and in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor. Range Restricted.
Superciliaried Hemispingus (urubambae) - Thlypopsis superciliaris urubambae. Seen near Wayqecha.
Silver-beaked Tanager - Ramphocelus carbo. Seen in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor, at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge, and below
San Pedro area.
Hooded Mountain-Tanager - Buthraupis montana saturata. Seen near Wayqecha.
Grass-green Tanager - Chlorornis riefferii elegans. Seen near Wayqecha.
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager (Fire-bellied) - Anisognathus igniventris igniventris. 6 individuals seen at Malaga pass (east side), on the way to Soraypampa, and Wayqecha.
Yellow-throated Tanager - Iridosornis analis. Seen in Rocotal area.
Golden-collared Tanager - Iridosornis jelskii. Seen near Wayqecha. Range Restricted.
Blue-and-yellow Tanager (Green-mantled) - Pipraeidea bonariensis darwinii. 9 individuals seen at Huacarpay lakes, Pakaritampu Hotel and on the train ride from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes.
Orange-eared Tanager (Blue-throated) - Chlorochrysa calliparaea fulgentissima. Seen below San pedro area.
Blue-gray Tanager - Thraupis episcopus. Seen in Aguas Calientes on the Hermanos Ayar Avenue and on the way to Mandor.
Palm Tanager - Thraupis palmarum. Seen in Aguas Calientes on the Hermanos Ayar Avenue and on the way to Mandor, and at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
Blue-capped Tanager - Thraupis cyanocephala. Seen at Belmond Sanctuary Lodge, in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor, and near Wayqecha.
Spotted Tanager - Ixothraupis punctata annectens. Seen at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
Blue-necked Tanager - Tangara cyanicollis. Seen in Aguas Calientes on the Hermanos Ayar Avenue and on the way to Mandor, and at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
Blue-and-black Tanager (Spot-bellied) - Tangara vassorii atrocoerulea. Seen near Wayqecha.
Beryl-spangled Tanager - Tangara nigroviridis. Seen in Rocotal area.
Paradise Tanager - Tangara chilensis. Heard only, at Quita Calzones Bridge.
Golden Tanager - Tangara arthus. Seen at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
Swallow Tanager - Tersina viridis. Seen at Quita Calzones Bridge.
Silvery Tanager - Tangara viridicollis viridicollis. Seen in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor.
Blue Dacnis - Dacnis cayana. Seen in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor.
White-browed Conebill - Conirostrum ferrugineiventre. 2 individuals seen at Malaga pass (east side). Range Restricted.
Blue-backed Conebill - Conirostrum sitticolor. Seen near Wayqecha.
Capped Conebill - Conirostrum albifrons. Seen in Pillahuata area.
Cinereous Conebill (Cinereous) – Conirostrum cinereum cinereum [Conirostrum cinereum cinereum/littorale]. Common. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes, Llaullipata and on the way from Paucartambo to Acjanaco.
Tit-like Dacnis (parina) - Xenodacnis parina parina. 2 individuals seen near Malaga pass (east side), and at Soraypampa. Range Restricted.
Moustached Flowerpiercer (albilinea) - Diglossa mystacalis albilinea. 2 individuals seen at Malaga pass (east side). Range Restricted.
Black-throated Flowerpiercer - Diglossa brunneiventris. 6 individuals seen on the way up to Soraypampa, Huacarpay Lakes, and on the way to Paucartambo.
Rusty Flowerpiercer - Diglossa sittoides. 1 individual seen at Pakaritampu Hotel (Ollantaytambo) and at Peru Ecocamp.
Masked Flowerpiercer - Diglossa cyanea. 6 individuals seen at Malaga pass (east side) and near Wayqecha.
Plushcap - Catamblyrhynchus diadema. 2 individuals seen near Wayqecha.
Peruvian Sierra-Finch - Phrygilus punensis. 6 individuals seen on the way to Soraypampa. Range Restricted.
Mourning Sierra-Finch (Mourning) – Phrygilus fruticeti peruvianus [Phrygilus fruticeti fruticeti/peruvianus]. 3 individuals seen at Huacarpay lakes.
Plumbeous Sierra-Finch - Geospizopsis unicolor. Seen near Malaga pass and at Soraypampa.
Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch - Geospizopsis plebejus. 5 individuals seen at Huacarpay lakes and near Malaga pass.
Drab Hemispingus - Pseudospingus xanthophthalmus. Seen near Wayqecha. Range Restricted.
Gray-hooded Bush Tanager (chrysogaster) - Cnemoscopus rubrirostris chrysogaster. Seen near Wayqecha.
Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch - Poospiza caesar. Seen at Llaullipata. ENDEMIC.
Yellow-bellied Seedeater - Sporophila nigricollis inconspicua. Seen in Limatambo area.
Band-tailed Seedeater - Catamenia analis griseiventris. Common. Seen at Pakaritampu Hotel (Ollantaytambo), and at Huacarpay lakes.
Plain-colored Seedeater - Catamenia inornata. 1 individual seen near Malaga pass.
Bananaquit - Coereba flaveola. Common. Seen at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
Dull-colored Grassquit - Tiaris obscurus. Seen in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor.
Buff-throated Saltator - Saltator maximus. Seen at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
Golden-billed Saltator - Saltator aurantiirostris. 10 individuals seen on the way up to Soraypampa, Pakaritampu Hotel (Ollantaytambo), Llaullipata and on the way to Paucartambo.
Yellow-throated Chlorospingus (Yellow-throated) - Chlorospingus flavigularis flavigularis [Chlorospingus flavigularis flavigularis/marginatus]. Seen below San Pedro area.
Short-billed Chlorospingus - Chlorospingus parvirostris. Seen in Pillahuata area.
Common Chlorospingus (Southern Peru) - Chlorospingus flavopectus peruvianus. Seen on the Manu Road at the Mirador (1700-1800m).
NEW WORLD SPARROWS AND ALLIES
Yellow-browed Sparrow - Ammodramus aurifrons. Seen at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
Rufous-collared Sparrow - Zonotrichia capensis. Common. Seen in Machupicchu Archaelogical Site, in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor, Soraypampa, Pakaritampu Hotel (Ollantaytambo), near Malaga pass, Huacarpay lakes, near Wayqecha, Llaullipata, Limatambo and near Acjanaco.
Apurimac Brushfinch - Atlapetes forbesi. 1 individual seen on the way to Soraypampa. ENDANGERED ENDEMIC.
Black-faced Brushfinch - Atlapetes melanolaemus. Common in Humid Montane Forest habitat. Range Restricted.
CARDINALS AND ALLIES
Hepatic Tanager (Highland) - Piranga flava lutea [lutea Group]. Seen in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor.
Scarlet Tanager - Piranga olivacea. Seen below San Pedro area.
Black-backed Grosbeak (Yellow-rumped) – Pheucticus aureoventris terminalis [Pheucticus aureoventris uropygialis/terminalis]. 6 individuals seen at Andean Spirit Lodge, and Pakaritampu Hotel (Ollantaytambo) and Limatambo area.
NEW WORLD WARBLERS
Tropical Parula - Setophaga pitiayumi. Seen at Machu Picchu museum, in Aguas Calientes on the Hermanos Ayar Avenue and on the way to Mandor.
Blackburnian Warbler - Setophaga fusca. Seen at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
Three-striped Warbler - Basileuterus tristriatus tristriatus [Basileuterus tristriatus tristriatus/baezae]. Seen in Rocotal area.
Citrine Warbler (Peruvian) - Myiothlypis luteoviridis striaticeps. Seen at Wayqecha.
Pale-legged Warbler - Myiothlypis signata. Seen near Wayqecha.
Two-banded Warbler (Two-banded) - Myiothlypis bivittata bivittata [Myiothlypis bivittata bivittata/argentinae]. Seen at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge and Puente Quita Calzones.
Golden-bellied Warbler (Golden-bellied) - Myiothlypis chrysogaster chrysogaster. Seen at Puente Quita Calzones.
Russet-crowned Warbler - Myiothlypis coronata. Seen in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor.
Canada Warbler - Cardellina Canadensis. Seen at Machu Picchu museum.
Slate-throated Redstart - Myioborus miniatus. Common. Seen at Machu Picchu museum, in Aguas Calientes on the Hermanos Ayar Avenue, and on the way to Mandor, Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel, and on the Manu Road at the Mirador (1700-1800m).
Spectacled Redstart - Myioborus melanocephalus. Seen at Belmond Sanctuary Lodge, Wayqecha, and on the Manu Road at the Mirador (1700-1800m).
BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, OROPENDOLAS AND ALLIES
Yellow-billed Cacique (Chapman's) - Amblycercus holosericeus australis. Seen at San Luis ACP.
Russet-backed Oropendola (Russet-backed) - Psarocolius angustifrons alfredi [angustifrons Group]. Seen at Puente Quita Calzones.
Dusky-green Oropendola - Psarocolius atrovirens. Seen in Aguas Calientes on the Hermanos Ayar Avenue and on the way to Mandor, near Manú Cloud Forest Lodge (1500-1700m), and Rocotal area. Range Restricted.
Yellow-winged Blackbird - Agelasticus thilius. 5 individuals seen at Huacarpay lakes.
FINCHES, EUPHONIAS, AND ALLIES
Blue-naped Chlorophonia - Chlorophonia cyanea. Seen in Rocotal area.
Thick-billed Euphonia (Thick-billed) - Euphonia laniirostris zopholega [laniirostris Group]. Seen at Machu Picchu museum and in Aguas Calientes on the way to Mandor.
Orange-bellied Euphonia - Euphonia xanthogaster brunneifrons. Seen in San Pedro area.
Hooded Siskin - Spinus magellanicus. 20 individuals seen in Limatambo and at Huacarpay lakes and Peru Ecocamp.
Olivaceous Siskin - Spinus olivaceus. 1 individual seen in Rocotal area.