I had visited Northern Peru back in 2000. Times change and since then so many places have opened up: new reserves and lodges, better roads and above all much more knowledge about distribution of species and new sites, or just better coverage of old sites. All this meant it was time to return and catch up with many species I had missed first time round or never really had a chance with.
Although the word ‘ mythical ` has become a massive birding cliché and marketing ploy ( and ..er….what on earth does ‘near-mythical `mean !) species such as Long-whiskered Owlet and White-masked Antbird really did deserve that epithet; the latter not having been seen between its discovery in 1937 and its rediscovery in 2001 with the former not being seen in life after its discovery in mist nets in 1976 until 2007. Combine this with the discovery of a new species of antbird, and a new site for Scarlet-banded Barbet at Plataforma and the allure became irresistible.
My old friend from Cusco, Juvenal Ccahuana Mirano (Juve) with whom I had travelled around Northern Peru in 2000 and many other sites in Peru since, has now set himself up as driver/guide with a comfortable 4x4 and has over 20 years of experience of birding and driving around the whole of Peru. It was time to reunite and set up an itinerary. I contacted Chris, Rich and Nick and all were eager to share the trip; Chris and Nick having done varying amounts of the Northern Peru circuit before, with Rich a Northern Peru virgin!
We chose June/July as the most convenient time for all to travel and being outside the rainy season we hoped for decent weather. In the event this choice proved well founded and we were blessed with the best possible weather throughout. Very little rain meant few real problems with the road to Plataforma, where the mud can be a nightmare, and excellent nocturnal conditions at Alto Nieva which meant optimal chances for the Owlet.
The itinerary was a compromise. Since we had wanted to go for White-masked Antbird at San Lorenzo, which required 4 days in all, we had to eschew the Leymebamba – Cajamarca circuit given our time constraints. This ruled out certain endemics such as Yellow-faced Parrotlet, Grey-bellied Comet, Purple-backed Sunbeam and Great Spinetail amongst others. Nonetheless the trip was a resounding success with nearly all our target species found and then some!
Highlights included, in no particular order; White-masked Antbird, Long-whiskered Owlet, Scarlet-banded Barbet, Cordillera Azul Antbird, Ochre-fronted, Pale-billed, Rusty-tinged and ‘Leymebamba` Antpittas, White-browed Guan, Russet-bellied and Maranon Spinetails, Marvellous Spatuletail, Little Woodstar, Black-bellied Thorntail, Royal Sunangel, Mountain Avocetbill, Piura Chat-tyrant, Tumbes Tyrant, Tumbes Swallow, Maranon and Elegant Crescentchests, Stygian Owl, Cinnamon, Peruvian and Foothill Screech Owls, Cinnamon-breasted Tody-tyrant, Lulu’s Tody-flycatcher, Henna-hooded and Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaners, Scarlet-breasted, Fiery-throated and Scaled Fruiteaters, Painted and Jet Manakins, Dotted and Straw-backed Tanagers, Plumbeous Euphonia, Peruvian Plantcutter, Lunulated and White-plumed Antbirds, Chestnut-crowned Gnateater, Yellow-throated Spadebill, Black-necked Red Cotinga, Paint-billed, Grey-breasted, Rufous-sided and Black-banded Crakes and many more.
The success of the trip was in no small part due to the experience and knowledge of Juve. We wasted little time because we had a clear set of target species and Juve either knew exactly where to find them himself or knew someone who could! Because he has excellent relations with all the most important people at each site, with the sole exception of San Lorenzo which was a new site for even him, gaining access or getting all the latest gen was never an issue. The whole trip ran as smooth as silk. We can’t recommend Juve highly enough and given his extremely reasonable rates serious independent birders who don’t want to hire their own vehicle or waste time with public transport (not always even available to get to many sites) should definitely consider using his services. Juve can be contacted by e-mail at juve82@hotmail.com or on Facebook. It should be pointed out that Juve has limited spoken English, although this in no way affects his ability to find the birds, but is always able to respond to messages. In the event of any problems with communications please contact me at michaelcatsis@live.co.uk .
The itinerary we followed is listed below. We had a flexible approach where possible and moved on when we had seen our targets at any particular site. The only places where we could not do this were at Alto Nieva where it was necessary to book in advance, Plataforma where it is necessary to arrange for a vehicle beforehand to get you to Flor de Café and to secure rooms in the only currently available hostel and at San Lorenzo where we needed to arrange for a guide.
Itinerary
June 27, Arrive Lima 20:25, Tupac Hostel
June 28, O7.25 Flight Lima to Trujillo arr. 08.40 drive to Sinsicap, Sombrero Hotel , Huanchaco
June 29, AM Rafan and Bosque Pomac, Hotel Portcullis, Olmos
June 30, Quebrada Limon Hotel Portcullis, Olmos
July 1, am Abra Porculla pm Chamaya, Hoteleria El Bosque , Jaen
July 2, Jaen - Tamborapa - Gocta, Gocta
July 3, am Rio Chido pm Huembo Alto Nieva
July 4, Alto Nieva, Alto Nieva
July 5, Alto Nieva, Alto Nieva
July 6, am Abra Patricia / Afluente, Hotel El Edina , Aguas Verdes
July 7, am Arena Blanca / Nuevo Cajamarca pm Morro de Calzado, Casa de Seiso
July 8, Waqanki, Casa de Seiso
July 9, Moyobamba - Bellavista, Hotel Monteverde , Bellavista
July 10, Bellavista - La Cuarenta - Plataforma, Flor del Café
July 11, Plataforma, Flor del Café
July 12, Plataforma, Flor del Café
July 13, Plataforma - La Cuarenta- Yurimaguas, Hotel Akemi, Yurimaguas
July 14, Yurimaguas - San Lorenzo, La Posada del Apu, San Lorenzo
July 15, San Lorenzo, La Posada del Apu , San Lorenzo
July 16, San Lorenzo, La Posada del Apu , San Lorenzo
July 17, San-Lorenzo - Tarapoto -Escalera / Aconabikh, Hotel Monte Azul , Tarapoto
July 18, Escalera / Aconabikh, Hotel Monte Azul , Tarapoto
July 19, Escalera / Aconabikh, Hotel Monte Azul, Tarapoto
July 20, am Tarapoto - Lima - London
Costs
Juve charged us a very reasonable $150 per diem which included his services and the use of his vehicle and fuel. We also paid for him to drive up to Trujillo to meet us (a three day trip) and for him to drive home from Tarapoto at the end of the trip.We paid for all lodging, daily food ( mostly we had breakfast and lunch in the field and used restaurants in the evenings), guides and entrance fees where necessary for all of us, single flights from Lima to Trujillo (£98.60 each) at the beginning of the trip to meet up with Juve, single flights from Tarapoto to Lima (£93.70) at the end of the trip and return flights to San Lorenzo from Yurimaguas ( roughly £85 each on the way out because we had to charter the plane and around £52 on the return leg because we booked it …but beware it is like a taxi service, whoever gets to the airport first gets onto the plane first !). Return flights direct from Gatwick to Lima were £676 and in country costs were around £2100 each including the internal flights (although this varied individually as some of us ate and drank more than others and occasionally single rooms were used).
All in all then the bill came to around £2900 all in, each. I’m sure it could be done cheaper if you hired your own vehicle or if you had the time to do it all by bus. However, to have the services of someone who knows the birding sites like the back of their hand and not to have the anxiety of looking after a hired vehicle its surely worth the cost. Given the success of the trip and comparing these costs with the established companies, anything up to £5000 for a similar itinerary without international airfares, the trip was a huge bargain.
Acknowledgements
Without the help of local people it is impossible for visiting birders to be successful in the limited time they usually have at their disposal, and we were no different. We would like to thank the following people for their help in accessing habitat or private reserves, in providing information on site, in guiding us around a particular reserve or in showing us particular species.
Lino Rico at Quebrada El Limon who has played a major role in monitoring and protecting the population of White-winged Guans there, Kenny Rodriguez and Wilmer Montenegro at Fundacion Alto Nieva, Norbil Becerra at the Reserva Arena Blanca, Hilder Delgado at Reserva Aconabikh, Roger Bedoja at San Lorenzo, Darwin Vega, who drove us fearlessly and expertly up to Plataforma and Eugenio and Olga and their family who guided us and looked after us at Plataforma. MC would also like to thank Rob Williams for some helpful notes on sites for various Tumbesian endemics. Last but not least we all wish to thank Juvenal Ccahuana Mirano for his expert guidance and excellent and well organised service throughout.
Daily Account
A day by day account of our trip can be found on Richard Fairbank’s blog,‘Birding Never Sleeps’. Links to the blog accounts can be found below :
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2018/08/northern-peru-2018-arrival-and-nw-27.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2018/08/northern-peru-2018-san-lorenzo-trail.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2018/09/northern-peru-2018-waqanki-and.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2018/09/northern-peru-2018-san-lorenzo-and.html
Species List
The list follows IOC taxonomy up to version 8.2.
E = Peruvian endemic
Great Tinamou Tinamus major peruvianus
One heard in forest near San Lorenzo on 15th July
Cinereous Tinamou Crypturellus cinereus
One heard on forest near San Lorenzo on 14th July and two seen at feeders at Aconabikh on 18th and 19th July
Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui Inconspicuous. Three seen at feeders at Arena Blanca on 6th July
Brown Tinamou Crypturellus obsoletus
One seen at Alto Nieva on the 5th July and heard again there on 6th July
Curve-billed Tinamou Nothoprocta curvirostris
One seen at Abra Porculla on 1st July
Comb Duck Sarkidiornis sylvicola
150+ seen flying over rice paddies between Bellavista – La Cuarenta on 10th July
Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus
2-4 seen on a small pool near Indane on 7th and 8th July
Speckled Chachalacha Ortalis guttata guttata
2 at Waqanki on 8th July and 6 at Casa de Seiso on 9th July
White-winged Guan (E) Penelope albipennis
A large group of 18 individuals of this globally threatened species at Quebrada El Limon in a fruiting tree on 29th June
Sickle-winged Guan Chameapetes goudotii tschudii
One on 4th July and 2 on 5th at Alto Nieva
Rufous-breasted Wood Quail Odontophorus speciosus speciosus
A covey of 8 individuals came into the feeders at Arena Blanca on 7th July
Starred Wood Quail Odontophorus stellatus
Two seen briefly as they were flushed in the forest at Aconabikh on 18th July. Juve saw 4 at a newly set up feeder there on the same day. Despite hours waiting to see if they would turn up there again the next day …no luck.
Striated Heron Butorides striata striata
Recorded on the 7th, 9th, 14th and 16 th July
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Many sightings in suitable habitat
Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
One on 29th June at Bosque Pomac and 1 on 15th July at San Lorenzo
Great Egret Ardea alba egretta
Seen on many dates.
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
One on 29th June at Bosque Pomac, one on 6th July from the road near Morro de Calzada and another on 8th July in rice paddies between Bellavista and La Cuarenta
Snowy Egret Egretta thula thula
Seen on 3 dates; 28th June, 7th and 9th July
Peruvian Pelican Pelecanus thagus
Seen over the sea while driving up the coast near Trujillo on 28th June
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
One seen at Bosque Pomac on 29th June
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Seen on many dates throughout
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes melambrotus
Singles seen at San Lorenzo on 14th and 15th July
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Seen on many dates throughout
King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa
One seen at Plataforma on 12th July
Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus carolinensis
One at San Lorenzo on 16th July
Grey-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis cayanensis
One at Tamborapa on 2nd July and one at Aconabikh on 18th July
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus yetapa
Many individuals seen on various dates throughout
Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus
One at Plataforma on 12th July and 13th July with another two on 16th July at San Lorenzo
Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus bidentatus
One at Aconabikh on 17th July
Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis sociabilis
Several in rice paddies in the Nuevo Cajamarca area on 7th July with another at San Lorenzo on 16th July.
Slender-billed Kite Helicolestes hamataus
One on 6th July near Aguas Verdes
Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris occiduus
Several seen throughout
Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus harrisi
One at Plataforma on 13th July
Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma polyosoma
Singles on 29th at Bosque Pomac and 31st June at Abra Porculla, 3rdd July at Rio Chido and 4th July at Abra Patricia
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus australis
One at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus brachyurus
One at Sinsicap on 28th June
Russet-crowned Crake Laterallus viridis viridis
One or two heard in rice paddies on 9th July between Bellavista and La Cuarenta. Also several heard daily at Aconabikh between 17th-19th July
Black-banded Crake Anurolimnas fasciatus
One heard in rice paddies between Bellavista and La Cuarenta on 10th July. Heard daily at San Lorenzo in marshy reeds between 14th-16th July with one being seen there on 14th July
Rufous-sided Crake Laterallus melanophaius oenops
One seen in marshy vegetation in the Nuevo Cajamarca area on 7th July
Grey-breasted Crake Laterallus exilis
One seen on 10th July in rice paddies between Bellavista and La Cuarenta
Grey-cowled Wood Rail Aramides cajaneus
One seen at feeders at Arena Blanca on 7th July
Paint-billed Crake Neocrex erythrops
One seen on 10th July in rice paddies between Bellavista and La Cuarenta
Spotted Rail Pardirallus maculatus maculatus
Heard in the Nuevo Cajamarca area on 7th July. 6-7 seen in rice paddies between Bellavista and La Cuarenta on 10th July
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
Common in roadside aquatic habitats on 7th, 9th and 10th July
Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata pauxilla
Common in roadside aquatic habitats on 7th, 9th and 10th July
Limpkin Aramus guarauna guarauna
A few seen in rice paddies in the Nuevo Cajamarca area on 7th July and between Bellavista and La Cuarenta on 9th July
Peruvian Thick-Knee Burhinus superciliaris
15 or so in dry riverbed near Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus mexicanus
Very common in roadside marshy vegetation and rice paddies and recorded on 28th and 29th June and 9th, 10th and 13th July
Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
One seen on 9th July near Tarapoto
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus peruvianus
Two seen at Bosque Pomac on 29th June
Pied Plover Hoploxypterus cayanus
One seen on 13th July between Bellavista and Tarapoto
Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana peruviana
Common in rice paddies and recorded on 7th July around Nuevo Cajamarca and 9th July between Bellavista and La Cuarenta
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
One seen at San Lorenzo on 16th July
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus dominicanus
Many seen at a rubbish tip from the road between Rafan and Bosque Pomac on 29th June
Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex
3-4 seen over the river at Bellavista on 9th July
Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciose
7 over forest on the road to Santa Rosa on 7th July
Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata albilinea
Several seen at Abra Porculla on 1st July with one at Abra Patricia on 5th July and 2 there on 6th July
Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis sylvestris
One at Plataforma on 10th July and one at San Lorenzo on 16th July
Marañon Pigeon (NE) Patagioenas oenops
2 individuals seen at Gocta on 2nd July
Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea pallescens
Heard at Waqanki on 8th July with one or two seen at Plataforma on 12th and 13th July
Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea ogilviegranti
Heard at Abra Patricia on 5th July
At Plataforma on 12th July and at San Lorenzo on 15th July
Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina tapalcoti tapalcoti
Seen on 7th , 9th , 10th , 14th , 20th July
Croaking Ground Dove Columbina cruziana
Seen at Sinsicap on 28th June, Bosque Pomac on 29th June, Quebrada El Limon on 30th June and at Abra Porculla 1st July
Bare-faced Ground Dove Metriopelia ceciliae
One seen at Sinsicap on 28th June
Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
One came into feeders at Arena Blanca on 7th July
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi decolor
Seen between 28th June to 2nd July and then again between 8th-10th July
Grey-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla
A few seen at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June and Abra Porculla on 1st July
Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
A few seen at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June and Abra Porculla on 1st July
West Peruvian Dove Zenaida meloda
Common at Sinsicap, Rafan, Bosque Pomac, Quebrada El Limon and Abra Porculla between 28th June and 1st July
Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin
Seen on 9th July between Tarapoto and Bellavista
Greater Ani Crotophaga major
Several seen in flooded forest at San Lorenzo on 16th July
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
Common in suitable habitat on the East slope.
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
Common in suitable habitat in the North West
Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia
Heard at Tamborapa on 2nd July
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana mesura
Seen and/or heard at Abra Patricia on 4th and 5th July, Afluente and Arena Blanca on 6th and 7th July , Plataforma on 10th and 11th July and Aconabikh on 18th July
Tropical Screech Owl Megascops choliba cruciger
Heard at Morro de Calzado on 7th July
West Peruvian Screech Owl Megascops roboratus
One seen on 2nd July at Gocta
Cinnamon Screech Owl Megascops petersoni
One seen on 4th July at Alto Nieva
Foothill Screech Owl Megascops napensis helleri
One seen on 10th July at Plataforma and heard there again on 11th and 12th July
Rufous-banded Owl Strix albitarsus
Heard at Alto Nieva on 4th July
Band-bellied Owl Pulsatrix melanota
Heard at Morro de Calzado on 7th July and at Plataforma on 11th July
Subtropical Pygmy Owl Glaucidium parkeri
One heard in daylight on 12th July at Plataforma
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl Glaucidium brasilianum ucayalae
One seen at Waqanki on 8th July, another near Morro de Calzado on 9th July with one heard at Plataforma on 13th July
Pacific Pygmy Owl Glaucidium peruanum
Two seen on the road out from Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
Long-whiskered Owlet (E) Xenoglaux loweryi
Neither heard nor seen on our first attempt at Alto Nieva on 6th July. On 7th July there was an instant response and one individual was finally seen: a truly otherworldly experience!
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
Four seen at Bosque Pomac on 29th June
Striped Owl Pseudoscops clamator clamator
One heard early am on 2nd July on the road to Tamborapa
Stygian Owl Asio stygius robustus
One seen at Morro de Calzado on 7th July
Oilbird Steatornis caripensis
Many seen at the colony by the roadside at Quiscarrumi on 6th July
Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus
One flushed during daylight at Waqanki on 8th July and another at San Lorenzo on 14th
Blackish Nightjar Nyctipolus nigrescens
One seen at Casa de Seiso near Waqanki on 8th July with another heard at San Lorenzo on 14th
Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis albicollis
One at Tamborapa on 2nd July and again at Waqanki on 8th July
Tschudi's Nightjar (E) Systellura decussata
One flushed and seen well at Rafan on 29th July
Rufous Nightjar Antrostomus rufus rutilus
One seen and more heard at Morro de Calzado on 7th July
Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila brunnitorques
Recorded from Quebrada El Limon on 29th June and Tamborapa on 2nd July
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris subtropicalis
Recorded between Bellavista and Plataforma on 10th July and between Plataforma and Yurimaguas on 13th July
Pale-rumped Swift Chaetura egregia
Recorded at Quebrada El Limon on 29th July
Grey-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris sclateri
Recorded in the area near Morro de Calzado on 7th July, from Waqanki on 8th July and on the Escalera on 18th July
Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura brachyura
Recorded from Plataforma on 12th July
White-tipped Swift Aeronautes montivagus montivagus
Recorded from the Escalera on 19th July
Andean Swift Aeronautes andecolus parvulus
Recorded from Sinsicap on 28th July and Quebrada El Limon on 30th July
Neotropical Palm Swift Tachornis squamata semota
Very common in suitable habitat in the eastern lowlands
Pale-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes leucurus cervinicauda
One seen inside the forest at Aconabikh on 18th July
Green Hermit Phaethornis guy apicalis
One seen at Arena Blanca on the feeders on 7th July with another at Plataforma on 12th July
Great-billed Hermit Phaethornis malaris (bolivianus group)
One seen at the feeders at Arena Blanca on 7th July, one at Waqanki on 8th July, one at Plataforma on 12th July and one at the feeders at Aconabikh on 17th July and 19th July
Koepcke's Hermit (E) Phaethornis koepckeae
One or two seen daily at the feeders at Aconabikh on 17th-19th July
Reddish Hermit Phaethornis ruber
One at the feeders at Arena Blanca on 7th July, one at Waqanki on 8th July with another one at Plataforma on 11th July
Black-throated Hermit Phaethornis atrimentalis atrimentalis
One at Waqanki on 8th July and one near Indane on 9th July
Green-fronted Lancebill Doryfera ludovicae
One seen at Abra Patricia on 5th July
Blue-fronted Lancebill Doryfera johannae johannae
One or two at the feeders at Arena Blanca on 7th July and at the feeders at Aconabikh on 17th-19th July
Grey-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus largipennis aequatorialis
One or two at the feeders at Arena Blanca on 7th July and at the feeders at Aoncabikh on 17th -19th July
Napo Sabrewing Campylopterus villaviscensio
One at Plataforma on 11th July
White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora mellivora
One or two at Waqanki on 8th July and common at the feeders at Aconabikh on 17th -19th July
Brown Violet-ear Colibri delphinae
One near Aguas Verdes on 6th July, one or two at the feeders at Arena Blanca on 7th, Waqanki on 8th and at Aconabikh on 17th-19th July
Lesser Violet-ear Colibri cyanotus crissalis
One or two at Huembo on 3rd July and at Abra Patricia on 4th and 5th July
Sparkling Violet-ear Colibri coruscans coruscans
One or two at Sinsicap on 28th June, common at Abra Porculla on 1st July and Rio Chido on 3rd July, one or two at Abra Patricia on 4th July and heard near Aguas Verdes on 6th July
Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis
One or two at the feeders daily at Aconabikh 17th-19th July
Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti pallidiventris
One or two at Aconabikh on 17th July
Rufous-crested Coquette Lophornis delattrei delattrei
One male and one female at feeders at Arena Blanca on 7th July and one at Waqanki on 8th July
Wire-crested Thorntail Discosura popelairii
One at Waqanki on 8th July
Black-bellied Thorntail Discosura langsdorffi
One male of this very difficult hummer at Aconabikh on 17th July
Blue-chinned Sapphire Chlorestes notata
One at Aconabikh on 19th July
Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus peruanus
One or two at Waqanki on 7th and 8th July and near Indane on 9th July
Fork-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata viridipectus
Recorded at Waqanki on 8th and Plataforma on 12th July
White-chinned Sapphire Hylocharis cyanus rostrata
One at Waqanki on 8th July
Golden-tailed Sapphire Chrysuronia oenone
Common at the feeders at Arena Blanca on 7th July at Waqanki on 8th July and at Aconabikh on 17th-19th July. Also seen near Indane on 9th July
Green-tailed Goldenthroat Polytmus theresiae leucorrhous
One or two in scrub/forest edge at San Lorenzo on 15th July
Spot-throated Hummingbird (E) Leucippus taczanowskii
Two seen briefly on the road out of Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
Many-spotted Hummingbird Taphrospilus hypostictus
One or two at Arena Blanca on the feeders on 7th July and one at Waqanki on 8th July
White-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia chionogaster
One or two at Huembo on 3rd July
Amazilia Hummingbird Amazilia amazilia leucophoea
Recorded at Sinsicap on 28th June Bosque Pomac on 29th June and Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
Andean Emerald Amazilia franciae cyanocollis
Recorded at Tamborapa on 2nd July and Rio Chido on 3rd July
Sapphire-spangled Emerald Amazilia lactea bartletti
Recorded at Plataforma on 11th July
Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys
Five at Sinsicap on 28th June, one at Abra Porculla on 1st July, three at Abra Patricia on 4th July and one there on 5th July, two at Plataforma on 12th July
Black-throated Brilliant Heliodoxa schreibersii schreibersii
One at the feeders at Arena Blanca on 7th July
Gould's Jewelfront Heliodoxa aurescens
One or two daily at the feeders at Aconabikh on 17th – 19th July
Fawn-breasted Brilliant Heliodoxa rubinoides cervinigularis
One or two at the feeders at Owlet Lodge on 4th,5th and 6th July with one at Waqanki on 8th July
Violet-fronted Brilliant Heliodoxa leadbeateri sagitta
Recorded at Owlet Lodge on 4th and 5th July and at Arena Blanca on 7th July
Chestnut-breasted Coronet Boissonneaua matthewsii
Recorded at Huembo on 3rd July and Owlet Lodge on 4th , 5th and 6th July
Bronzy Inca Coeligena coeligena obscura
Recorded at Huembo on 3rd July and Owlet Lodge on 4th and 5th July
Collared Inca Coeligena torquata
Singles at Abra Patricia on 4th and 5th July and one at Arena Blanca on 7th July
Violet-throated Starfrontlet Coeligena violifer dichroura
One on Rio Chido trail on 3rd July
Rainbow Starfrontlet Coeligena iris fulgidiceps
One at Sinsicap on 28th June
Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera
Recorded at Abra Patricia on 4th and 5th July
Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas peruviana
One at Sinsicap on 28th June
Purple-throated Sunangel Heliangelus viola
One at Huembo on 3rd July
Royal Sunangel Heliangelus regalis regalis
One by the roadside at Abra Patricia on 5th July
Buff-thighed Puffleg Haplophaedia assimilis affinis
Recorded at Abra Patricia on 4th, 5th and 6th July
Rufous-vented Whitetip Urosticte ruficrissa
One at Alto Nieva on 4th July and one at Owlet Lodge on 5th July
Peruvian Racket-tail (E) Ocreatus peruanus
Four at Abra Patricia on 4th July, 6 on 5th July at Abra Patricia/Alto Nieva and one on 11th at Plataforma
Black-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia victoriae juliae
Two at Abra Porculla on 1st July
Green-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia nuna pallidiventris
One or two at Huembo on 3rd July
Mountain Avocetbill Opisthoprora euryptera
One on the Rio Chido trail on 3rd July
Rufous-capped Thornbill Chalcostigma ruficeps
One on the Rio Chido trail on 3rd July
Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingii smaragdinus
Recored at Abra Patricia and Owlet Lodge on 4th and 5th July
Black-eared Fairy Heliothryx aurita
One recorded at Waqanki on 8th July
Marvelous Spatuletail (E) Loddigesia mirabilis
One magnificent adult male at the feeders at Huembo on 3rd July
Peruvian Sheartail Thaumastura cora
Recorded at Sinsicap on 28th June and Abra Porculla on 1st July
Amethyst Woodstar Calliphlox amethystina
One at the feeders at Arena Blanca on 7th July
Purple-collared Woodstar Myrtis fanny fanny
Recorded at Sinsicap on 28th June, Bosque Pomac on 29th June and Abra Porculla on 1st July
White-bellied Woodstar Chaetocercus mulsant
Recorded at Abra Porculla on 1st July and at Abra Patricia on 4th, 5th and 6th July
Little Woodstar Chaetocercus bombus
One female at Huembo on 3rd July
Golden-headed Quetzal Pharomachrus auriceps auriceps
One seen at Alto Nieva on 4th July
Ecuadorian Trogon Trogon mesurus
3 seen at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
Black-tailed Trogon Trogon melanurus eumorphus
One seen at San Lorenzo on 16th July
Collared Trogon Trogon collaris castaneus
One seen near Indane on 9th July, three on 11th July at Plataforma and one there on 12th July
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
One seen at Bosque Pomac on 29th June with another in the Nuevo Cajamarca area on 7th July
Green-and-Rufous Kingfisher Chloroceryle inda
One seen at San Lorenzo on 16th July
Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
One at Casa de Seiso on 8th July and another at San Lorenzo on 16th July
Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
One at San Lorenzo on 16th July
White-eared Jacamar Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis
Three at San Lorenzo on 16th July
White-chinned Jacamar Galbula tombacea
One seen at San Lorenzo on 15th July
Bluish-fronted Jacamar Galbula cyanescens
One near Indane on 9th July
Great Jacamar Jacamerops aureus
One seen at San Lorenzo on 14th July
Collared Puffbird Bucco capensis
One seen at Aconabikh on 17th July
Rufous-capped Nunlet Nonnula ruficapilla
One seen at San Lorenzo on 15th July
Black-fronted Nunbird Monasa nigrifrons nigrifrons
Four seen at San Lorenzo on 16th July
White-fronted Nunbird Monasa morphoeus peruana
Seen at Plataforma on 9th, 10th and 12th July and at Aconabikh on 19th July
Swallow-winged Puffbird Chelidoptera tenebrosa
One seen at San Lorenzo on 16th July
Scarlet-crowned Barbet Capito aurovirens
One or two at San Lorenzo on 15th and three there on 16th July
Scarlet-banded Barbet Capito wallacei
Eight seen on 11th July at Plataforma with 2 more on 12th July
Gilded Barbet Capito auratus punctatus
Heard at Arena Blanca on 6th July, seen at Waqanki on 8th July, seen near Indane on 9th July and at San Lorenzo on 13th and 15th July with singles at Aconabikh on 17th, 18th and 19th July
Versicolored Barbet Eubucco versicolor steerii
One seen at Afluente on 6th July with two on 11th July, 3 on 12th and 4 on 13th July at Plataforma
Black-throated Toucanet Aulacorhynchus atrogularis cyanolaemus
Singles at Abra Patricia on 3rd July and 4th and two there on 5th July
Chestnut-tipped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus derbianus
Two at Plataforma on 11th July
Lettered Aracari Pteroglossus inscriptus humboldti
Three near Indane on 9th July and two on 15th at San Lorenzo
Ivory-billed Aracari Pteroglossus azara
Two at Aconabikh on 18th July
Chestnut-eared Aracari Pteroglossus castanotis castanotis
One at San Lorenzo on 16th July
Many-banded Aracari Pteroglossus pluricinctus
Two at San Lorenzo on 16th July
Golden-collared Toucanet Selenidera reinwardtii
Heard at Afluente on 6th July, Waqanki on 8th July, two seen at Aconabikh on 17th July and heard there on 18th July
Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus culminates
One seen at Aconabikh on 17th July
White-throated Toucan Ramphastos tucanus cuvieri
Two seen on the Escalera on 19th July
Lafresnaye's Piculet Picumnus lafresnayi lafresnayi
Singles seen at Arena Blanca on 7th July, at Waqanki on 8th July and another near Indane on 9th July
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker Melanerpes cruentatus
Three seen near Indane on 9th July, between Bellavista and Plataforma on 8th July and at Plataforma on 11th July
Little Woodpecker Veniliornis passerinus agilis
Two near Indane on 9th July
Scarlet-backed Woodpecker Veniliornis callonotus major
Three at Bosque Pomac on 29th July, singles at Quebrada El Limon on 30th July and Tamborapa on 2nd July
Smoky-brown Woodpecker Leuconotopicus fumigatus obscuratus
One seen on the Rio Chido trail on 3rd July and one at Alto Nieva on 4th July
Golden-green Woodpecker Piculus chrysochloros
One seen at San Lorenzo on 15th July
Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus
Singles at Arena Blanca on 6th July and Waqanki on 8th July
Black-necked Woodpecker (E) Colaptes atricollis peruvianus
A pair seen on the road up to Sinsicap on 28th June
Spot-breasted Woodpecker Colaptes punctigula
One seen at San Lorenzo on 15th July
Chestnut Woodpecker Celeus elegans
One seen at San Lorenzo on 16th July
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus lineatus
One seen at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June and two on 7th July at Arena Blanca
Red-necked Woodpecker Campephilus rubricollis trachelopyrus
Two seen at Plataforma on 13th July, one at San Lorenzo on 16th July and one at Aconabikh on 18th July
Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos melanoleucos
One heard at Tamborapa on 2nd July and one seen at Arena Blanca on 7th July and one at San Lorenzo on 16th July
Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis
One seen at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
Black Caracara Daptrius ater
One at San Lorenzo on 16th July
Northern Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
One seen at Bosque Pomac on 29th July
Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima cordata
One seen at San Lorenzo on 16th July
American Kestrel Falco sparverius peruvianus
Singles at Sinsicap on 28th June, Bosque Pomac on 29th June and Abra Porculla on 1st July
Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis pichinchai
One at Gocta on 2nd July
Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis
One near Indane on 9th July and another seen near Plataforma on 13th July
White-winged Parakeet Brotogeris versicolurus
Common in small groups at San Lorenzo daily between 14th and 17th July
Cobalt-winged Parakeet Brotogeris cyanoptera cyanoptera
Small groups at Waqanki on 8th July and San Lorenzo between 15th and 17th July
White-capped Parrot Pionus seniloides
Two seen at Abra Patricia on 6th July
Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus menstruus
One or two at Waqanki on 8th July, near Indane on 9th July, San Lorenzo on 17th July and Aconabikh on 19th July
Large-billed Parrotlet Forpus crassirostris
One or two at Waqanki on 8th July, near Indane on 9th July and at San Lorenzo on 14th July
Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis
Small groups near Sinsicap on 28th June and Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
Rose-fronted Parakeet Pyrrhura roseifrons roseifrons
Two near Plataforma on 13th July
Cordilleran Parakeet Psittacara frontatus
Small groups at Sinsicap on 28th June Gocta on 2nd July, Rio Chido on 3rd July and near Indane on 9th July
Red-masked Parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys
A large flock of 30+ at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
Coastal Miner Geositta peruviana
Two seen at Bosque Pomac on 29th June
Pale-legged Hornero Furnarius leucopus tricolor
Singles at Arena Blanca on 6th July and near Indane on 9th July
Pacific Hornero Furnarius cinnamomeus
Several at Bosque Pomac on 29th June, Quebrada El Limon on 30th June and Abra Porculla on 1st July
Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura pileata cajabambae
One seen at Sinsicap on 28th June
Rufous Spinetail Synallaxis unirufa ochrogaster
Heard at Abra Patricia on 5th July and one seen at Owlet Lodge on 6th July
Azara's Spinetail Synallaxis azarae infumata
Singles seen at Abra Porculla on 1st July and Abra Patricia on 4th July
Dark-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis albigularis
Seen at Afluente on 6th July heard at Waqanki on 8th July
Cinereous-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis hypospodia
Two seen near Indane on 7th July
Ruddy Spinetail Synallaxis rutilans
Singles at San Lorenzo on 14th and 16th July
Maranon Spinetail Synallaxis maranonica
Three or four seen at Tamborapa on 2nd July
Russet-bellied Spinetail (E) Synallaxis zimmeri
One seen at Sinsicap on 28th June
Necklaced Spinetail (Chinchipe Spinetail) Synallaxis stictothorax chinchipensis/maculate
Singles seen at Bosque Pomac (maculate) on 29th June and Tamborapa (chinchipensis) on 2nd July
Ash-browed Spinetail Cranioleuca curtata cisandina
One seen at Plataforma on 13th July
Line-cheeked Spinetail Cranioleuca antisiensis palamblae
One seen at Abra Porculla on 1st July
Russet-mantled Softtail (E) Thripophaga berlepschi
One heard on the Rio Chido trail on 3rd July
Rufous-fronted Thornbird Phacellodomus rufifrons peruvianus
A few seen at Abra Porculla on 1st July, in the Nueva Cajamarca area on 7th July and around Waqanki on 8th July
Pearled Treerunner Margarornis squamiger
One or two in a mixed flock at Owlet Lodge on 5th July
Streaked Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii medianus
One seen at Abra Patricia on 4th July
Montane Foliage-gleaner
Montane Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia striaticollis montana
One seen at Abra Patricia on 5th July
Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla rufosuperciliata cabinisi
One seen at Abra Patricia on 6th July
Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla ruficollis
One seen at Abra Porculla on 1st July
Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner Philydor rufum bolivianum
Singles in mixed flocks at Abra Patricia on 5th July and Plataforma on 13th July
Black-billed Treehunter Thripadectes melanorhynchus melanorhynchus
One seen near Afluente on 6th July
Striped Treehunter Thripadectes holostictus holostictus
One seen at Plataforma on 11th July
Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner Hylocryptus erythrocephalus palamblae
One seen at Abra Porculla on 2nd July
Plain Xenops Xenops minutus obsoletus
One at Aconabikh on 17th July
Streaked Xenops Xenops rutilans peruvianus
Recorded at Abra Patricia on 5th July
‘Plataforma' Woodcreeper (E) Species novum
This species, in the process of being described, is purported to resemble Long-tailed Woodcreeper although in life it seems bigger, with a stouter bill and paler throat. Its voice is remarkably different however. It was first heard on the evening of 10th July at the edge of the village, seen well in the same area on the 11th and again on a different trail on the same day and then heard again on the 12th July
Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus amazonus
Singles seen at Arena Blanca on 7th July and at Waqanki on 8th July
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus castelnaudii
Singles seen at San Lorenzo on 14th,15th and 16th July
Amazonian Barred Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes certhia radiolatus
One seen on 15th July a San Lorenzo
Striped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus obsoletus
Singles seen at San Lorenzo on 14th and 16th July
Tschudi's Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus chunchotambo
One seen at Plataforma on 13th July
Elegant Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus elegans
Singles seen at Aconabikh on 17th and 18th July
Buff-throated Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus guttatus guttatoides
One or two seen at San Lorenzo on 14th and 15th July
Olive-backed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus triangularis
One seen between Alto Nieva and Aguas Verdes on 6th July
Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii souleyetii
Singles seen at Bosque Pomac on 29th June and at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
Montane Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger
One seen at Abra Patricia on 5th July
Brown-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus pusillus pusillus
One seen at Plataforma on 12th July
Rufous-rumped Antwren Euchrepomis callinota peruviana
One seen in a mixed flock at Plataforma on 13th July
Foothill Antwren Epinecrophylla spodionota
One or two heard and seen at Waqanki on 8th July
Pygmy Antwren Myrmotherula brachyura
Heard at Aconabikh on 18th July
Stripe-chested Antwren Myrmotherula longicauda
Heard at Waqanki on 8th July
White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris
One seen at San Lorenzo on 14th July
Slaty Antwren Myrmotherula schisticolor interior
One seen at Plataforma on 11th July
Dusky-throated Antshrike Thamnomanes ardesiacus
One seen at San Lorenzo on 14th July
Napo Stipple-throated Antwren Epinecrophylla haematonota
One seen at San Lorenzo on 14th July
Ash-throated Antwren (E) Herpsilochmus parkeri
One seen near the settlement of Santa Rosa near Aguas Verdes on 6th July
Yellow-breasted Antwren Herpsilochmus axillaris puncticeps
One seen at Plataforma on 13th July
Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis tambillanus
One seen at Plataforma on 12th July
Collared Antshrike (including 'Shumba Antshrike') Thamnophilus bernardi bernardi/shumbae
Singles seen at Bosque Pomac on 29th June and Quebrada El Limon on 30th June were nominate bernardi while a pair c2km East of Jaen were shumbae
Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus radiatus
One seen at Abra Porculla on 1st July
Chapman's Antshrike Thamnophilus zarumae palamblae
Two seen at Abra Porculla on 1st July
Lined Antshrike Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus berlepschi
Heard at Waqanki on 8th July and Aconabikh on 18th and 19th July. One seen at Plataforma on 13th July
Plain-winged Antshrike Thamnophilus schistaceus capitalis
Heard at Waqanki on 8th July and Aconabikh on 17th and 18th July with one seen there on 19th July
Mouse-colored Antshrike Thamnophilus murinus
One seen at San Lorenzo on 16th July
Northern Slaty Antshrike Thamnophilus punctatus leucogaster
One seen at Tamborapa on 2nd July
Variable Antshrike Thamnophilus caerulescens melanchrous
One seen at Plataforma on 12th July
Fasciated Antshrike Cymbilaimus lineatus intermedius
Singles seen at San Lorenzo on 14th and 15th July
Great Antshrike Taraba major transandeanus
Heard at Arena Blanca on 7th July and one seen at San Lorenzo on 16th July
White-plumed Antbird Pithys albifrons peruvianus
One seen at Aconabikh on 18th July
White-masked Antbird (E) Pithys castaneus
One or two seen at San Lorenzo on 14th July at midday, one on 15th July and heard only on 16th July. This bird was only seen at antswarms attended also by the following two species. It was extremely shy and wary, and. although it did come into tape, did not stay in view for more than a few seconds on the whole. In the end, though, good views were had by all. Monumental!
White-cheeked Antbird Gymnopithys leucaspis
Four seen at an antswarm with the above species on 14th July and one or two on the following day again at an antswarm at San Lorenzo
Lunulated Antbird Oneillornis lunulatus
One or two seen at antswarms with the above two species at San Lorenzo on 14th and 15th July
Common Scale-backed Antbird Willisornis poecilinotus lepidonota
Heard at Waqanki on 8th July with one seen at an antswarm on 15th July at San Lorenzo
Streak-headed Antbird Drymophila striaticeps
Heard at Abra Patricia on 4th July
Peruvian Warbling Antbird Hypocnemis peruviana
Singles seen at Waqanki on 8th July, San Lorenzo on16th July and at Aconabikh on 19th July. Commonly recorded by voice at both San Lorenzo and Aconabikh
Northern Chestnut-tailed Antbird Sciaphylax castanea castanea
A pair came into tape and were seen well near the settlement of Sant Rosa near Aguas Verdes
Blackish Antbird Cercomacroides nigrescens aequatorialis
Common by voice at Plataforma with at least one seen there on 11th July
Grey Antbird Cercomacroides cinerascens
Heard often at Aconabikh although no attempt was made to actually see one
Cordillera Azul Antbird (E) Myrmoderus eowilsoni
A pair was observed at close quarters at Plataforma on 11th July thanks to the efforts of Eugenio the guide who has been closely monitoring this newly discovered species. Eugenio calls the bird in and tape of its call seems to be the best way to keep it interested once it is close by. It walks in on the forest floor, and stays around a while before wandering away again. A fabulous experience. Thanks Eugenio!
Spot-backed Antbird Hylophylax naevius
One was seen after much perseverance by Chris (who badly needed it !) on 19th July at Aconabikh
Spot-winged Antbird Myrmelastes leucostigma
One was seen at Waqanki on 8th July. Singles also at Aconabikh on 17th and 18th July
Black-faced Antbird Myrmoborus myotherinus myotherinus
Heard at San Lorenzo on 16th. One seen at Aconabikh on 17th July and another heard there on 19th July
White-shouldered Antbird Akletos melanoceps
Singles seen at San Lorenzo on 15th and 16th July
Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis zamorae
Heard at Aconabikh on 18th and 19th July
Rufous-breasted Antthrush Formicarius rufipectus thoracicus
Heard at Plataforma on 11th, 12th and 13th July
Short-tailed Antthrush Chamaeza campanisona punctigula
Heard at Plataforma on 13th July
Chestnut-crowned Antpitta Grallaria ruficapilla albiloris
One seen at Abra Porculla on 1st July
Pale-billed Antpitta (E) Grallaria carrikeri
2-4 heard on the Rio Chido trail with at least 2 seen on 3rd July
Rusty-tinged Antpitta (E) Grallaria przewalskii
One heard on the Rio Chido trail on 3rd July. Heard at Alto Nieva on 4th and 6th July with one seen at the feeders on 5th July
Chestnut Antpitta (E) Grallaria blakei
Heard only at Owlet lodge on 6th July
Thrush-like Antpitta Myrmothera campanisona minor
Heard only on 18th July at Aconabikh
Ochre-fronted Antpitta (E) Grallaricula ochraceifrons
One male seen at Alto Nieva on 4th July am, away from the feeder with a female at the feeders pm on the same date.
Rusty-breasted (Leymebamba) Antpitta Grallaricula ferrugineipectus leymebambae
One seen on the Rio Chido trail on 3rd July. This subspecies is still listed under G.ferrugineipectus in IOC 8.2 but is split as G.leymebambae in the draft version 9.1 and by SACC
Chestnut-crowned Gnateater Conopophaga cataneiceps brunneinucha
One seen at Plataforma on 11th July
Northern White-crowned Tapaculo Scytolopus atratus
One seen at Waqanki on 8th July and heard on 3 dates at Plataforma between 11th-13th July
Rufous-vented Tapaculo Scytalopus femoralis
One seen at Alto Nieva on 4th July with others heard there and at Owlet lodge on 5th and 6th July
Unicolored Tapaculo (E) Scytalopus unicolor
A pair seen at Sinsicap on 28th June
Marañon Crescentchest Melanopareia maranonica
2 at Tamborapa on 2nd July
Elegant Crescentchest Melanopareia elegans paucalensis
One seen at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
Black-capped Tyrannulet Phyllomyias nigrocapillus nigrocapillus
Singles at Abra Patricia on 5th and 6t July
Pacific Elaenia Myiopagis subplacens
One seen at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
Large Elaenia Elaenia spectabilis
One seen near Indane on 9th July
White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps urubambae
Singles at Sinsicap on 28th June and Tamborapa on 2nd July
Sierran Elaenia Elaenia pallatangae intensa
One or two daily at Alto Nieva between 4th and 6th July
Southern Beardless Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum maranonicum
Several seen at Abra Porculla on 1st July and Tamborapa on 2nd July
White-tailed Tyrannulet Mecocerculus poecilocercus
One seen at Abra Porculla on 1st July
Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant Anairetes flavirostris huancabambae
One seen at Sinsicap on 28th June
Mouse-colored Tyrannulet Phaeomyias murina wagae
One seen at San Lorenzo on 15th July
Tumbesian Tyrannulet Phaeomyias tumbezana maranonica
Several seen at Bosque Pomac on 29th June and Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
Tawny-crowned Pygmy Tyrant Euscarthmus meloryphus fulviceps
One or two at Sinsicap on 28th June, Bosque Pomac on 29th June and Abra Porculla on 30th June
Grey-and-white Tyrannulet Pseudelaenia leucospodia
Several at Bosque Pomac on 29th June and Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
Red-billed Tyrannulet Zimmerius cinereicapilla
Heard at Palatforma on 11th July
Mishana Tyrannulet (E) Zimmerius villarejoi
Two seen at Waqanki on 8th July
Peruvian Tyrannulet Zimmerius viridiflavus
Heard at Abra Patricia on 5th July and common at Plataforma with several seen daily between 11th and 13th July. One seen on the Escalera on 18th July
Variegated Bristle Tyrant Pogonotriccus poecilotis
Three seen near Abra Patricia on 5th July with another seen near Afluente on 6th July
Spectacled Bristle Tyrant Pogonotriccus orbitalus
One seen in a mixed flock near Afluente on 6th July
Streak-necked Flycatcher Mionectes striaticollis palamblae
One or two seen at Abra Patricia on 4th and 5th July
Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus fasciaticollis
One at Aconabikh on 19th July
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus oleagineus
One or two daily at Aconabikh between 17th-19th July
Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon superciliaris superciliaris
Three on 8th July at Waqanki, one or two at Plataforma on 12th and 13th July
Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus
One at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June and one at Tamborapa on 2nd July
Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus striaticollis striaticollis
One near Indane on 9th July
Black-throated Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus granadensis
One at Abra Patricia on 5th July
Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus
One seen at Alto Nieva on 4th July with at least one more heard there on the same date
Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant Myiornis ecaudatus
Two seen near Indane on 9th July
Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant Lophotriccus pileatus
One at Abra Patricia on 5th July and one heard near Moyobamba on 9th July
Lulu's Tody-Flycatcher (E) Poecilotriccus luluae
Three pairs seen at Abra Patricia on 4th July and one more pair there on 6th July
Black-and-White Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus capitalis
One seen at Waqanki on 8th July
Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus latirostris
One seen near Indane on 9th July
Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum sclateri
Recorded at Tamborapa on 2nd July, near Indane on 9th July, at Plataforma on 12th July and at Aconabikh on 19th July
Yellow-olive Flatbill Tolmomyias sulphurescens
One seen at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
Zimmer's Flatbill Tolmomyias assimilis obscuriceps
One heard near Indane on 9th July
Grey-crowned Flatbill Tolmomyias poliocephalus
Two seen at Waqanki on 8th July and one at San Lorenzo on 15th July
Yellow-throated Spadebill Platyrinchus flavigularis flavigularis
One seen at Plataforma on 11th July
Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus pyrrhopterus
Recorded at Rio Chido on 3rd July, Abra Patricia on 5th and 6th July, Plataforma on 12th and 13th July
Cliff Flycatcher Hirundinea ferruginea sclateri
One at Abra Patricia on 4th July and singles on the Escalera on 18th and 19th July
Euler's Flycatcher Lathrotriccus euleri bolivianus
One at Waqanki on 8th July
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans angustirostris
Recorded at Gocta on 2nd July
Tumbes Pewee Contopus punensis
One or two at Sinsicap on 28th June and Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
Blackish Pewee Contopus nigrescens nigrescens
One or two heard at Plataforma on 12th July and one seen near Plataforma on 13th
Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinuobscurus
Recorded daily between 28th June and 3rd July and in the Nuevo Cajamarca area on 7th July
Rufous-tailed Tyrant Knipolegus poecilurus
One seen at Abra Patricia on 4th July
Drab Water-Tyrant Ochthornis littoralis
One seen at San Lorenzo on 16th July
Little Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola fluviatilis
Singles in Plataforma village on 11th and 12th July
Streak-throated Bush Tyrant Myiotheretes striaticollis pallidus
One seen at Sinsicap on 28th June
Tumbes Tyrant Tumbezia salvini
One seen at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca rufipectoralis rufipectoralis
One seen on the Rio Chido trail on 3rd July
White-browed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca leucophrys dissors
One or two at Abra Porculla on 2nd July
Piura Chat-Tyrant (E) Ochthoeca piurae
One seen and possibly one more heard at Sinsicap on 28th June and one seen at Abra Porculla on 1st July
Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus niveiceps
One seen near Afluente on 6th July and singles seen daily at Plataforma between 11th and 13th July
Short-tailed Field-Tyrant Muscigralla brevicauda
One seen at Bosque Pomac on 29th June
Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius leucophaius
One seen near Indane on 9th July
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis similis
Recorded in suitable habitat throughout
Grey-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis
One seen at San Lorenzo on 15th July
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Heard near Waqanki on 8th July, seen near Moyobamba on 9th July and at Aconabikh on 17th July
Lesser Kiskadee Philohydor lictor
Two at San Lorenzo on 15th July
Baird's Flycatcher Myiodynastes bairdii
One or two seen at Bosque Pomac on 29th June and Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
A few seen at Afluente on 6th July, Waqanki on 8th, near Indane on 9th July and San Lorenzo on 14th July
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua pitangua
Heard at Afleuntes on 6th July and Plataforma on 12th and 13th July, a couple seen near Indane on 9th July and Aconabikh on 17th July
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
Common at suitable altitudes and localities throughout
Greyish Mourner Rhytipterna simplex
Heard daily at San Lorenzo between 14th and 16th July
Rufous Flycatcher (E) Myiarchus semirufus
One or two seen at Rafan on 29th June
Short-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus ferox
Seen at San Lorenzo on 15th and 16th July and at Aconabikh on 18th July
Pale-edged Flycatcher Myiarchus cephalotes cephalotes
Singles seen at Abra Patricia on 4th and 5th July
Sooty-crowned Flycatcher Myiarchus phaeocephalus phaeocephalus
One seen at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus
Heard on the Escalera on 18th and 19th July
Red-crested Cotinga Ampelion rubrocristata
One seen on the Rio Chido trail on 3rd July
Peruvian Plantcutter (E) Phytotoma raimondii
Up to 12 seen at Rafan on 29th June
Green-and-Black Fruiteater Pipreola rieferii chachapoyas
One or two seen at Alto Nieva/Owlet Lodge on 4th and 5th July
Barred Fruiteater Pipreola arcuata arcuate
One seen on the Rio Chido trail on 3rd July
Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater Pipreola frontalis squamipectus
3 pairs seen at Plataforma on 11th July and another at Plataforma on 13th July
Fiery-throated Fruiteater Pipreola chlorolepidota
One seen at Waqanki on 8th July
Scaled Fruiteater Ampelioides tschudii
3 seen at Plataforma on 11th July
Andean Cock-of-the-Rock Rupicola peruvianus aequatorialis
One seen at Aconabikh on 18th July with others heard on the Escalera road on 18th-19th July
Black-necked Red Cotinga Phoenicircus nigricollis
One female seen at San Lorenzo on
14th July
Spangled Cotinga Cotinga cayana
One seen on 16th July at San Lorenzo
Screaming Piha Lipaugus vociferans
Heard daily at San Lorenzo between 14th-16th July with one seen on 14th July
Grey-tailed Piha Snowornis subalaris
Heard only at Plataforma on 11th and 12th July
Purple-throated Fruitcrow Querula purpurata
Heard at Aconabikh on 18th July
Jet Manakin Chloropipo unicolor
Two females seen at a lek at Plataforma on 11th July plus one male with a mixed tanager flock there on 12th July
Blue-backed Manakin Chiroxiphia pareola regina
One female seen at San Lorenzo on 17th July
Yungas Manakin Chiroxiphia boliviana
One seen at Plataforma on 10th July
Blue-crowned Manakin Lepidothrix coronata exquisita
One seen at Plataforma on 11th July with another seen at Aconabikh on 17th July with another heard there on 18th
Blue-rumped Manakin Lepidothrix isidorei leucopygia
One seen at Waqanki on 8th July and at Plataforma with 1 on 11th , 2 on 12th and 1 on 13th
Painted Manakin (E) Machaeropterus eckelberryi
Two seen at Waqanki on 8h July
White-crowned Manakin Pseudopipra pipra
One seen at San Lorenzo on 14th July and two on 15th July
Golden-headed Manakin Ceratopipra erythrocephala berlepschi
Three seen at Waqanki on 8th July and three at Aconabikh on 18th July
Whiskered Myiobius Myiobius barbatus amazonicus
One seen at Waqanki on 8th July
Black-tailed Tityra Tityra cayana
One seen at San Lorenzo on 14th July
Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata fortis
Recorded on 6th July near Afluente, 9th July between Moyobamba and Bellavista and Plataforma on 11th and 12th July
Foothill Schiffornis Schiffornis aenea
Heard at Plataforma on 11th July
Yellow-cheeked Becard Pachyramphus xanthogenys peruanus
One seen at Waqanki on 8th July
Barred Becard Pachyramphus versicolor meridionalis
Singles at Abra Patricia on 5th July and Waqanki on 8th July
Black-capped Becard Pachyramphus marginatus
One seen at Aconabikh on 17th July
Black-and-white Becard Pachyramphus albogriseus salvini
One seen at Tamborapa on 2nd July
Pink-throated Becard Pachyramphus minor
One seen between Moyobamba and Bellavista on 9th July
Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis
Heard at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June with singles seen at Abra Porculla on 1st July, Abra Patricia on 5th July and Afluente on 6th July
Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius leucotis
One seen at Plataforma on 11th July
Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys leucophrys
One seen at Plataforma on 12th July
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Singles recorded at Aguas Verdes on 7th July, Plataforma on 12th July and Aconabikh on 18th and 19th July
Tawny-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus ochraceiceps
One seen at Aconabikh on 18th July
White-collared Jay Cyanolyca viridicyanus jolyaea
One heard at Abra Patricia on 5th July and one seen there on 6th July
Violaceous Jay Cyanocorax violaceus violaceus
Several seen on the Escalera road on 19th July
White-tailed Jay Cyanocorax mystacalis
One at Bosque Pomac on 29th June, six at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June and one at Abra Porculla on 1st July
Inca Jay Cyanocorax yncas longirostris
Seen at Gocta on 2nd July and at Abra Patricia on 4th, 5th and 6th July
Tumbes Swallow (E) Tachycineta stolzmanni
At least 5 seen at Bosque Pomac on 29th June
White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer
Seen at Bellavista on 9th July, San Lorenzo on14th and 17th July
Grey-breasted Martin Progne chalybea macrorhamphus
Numbers seen between Moyobamba and Bellavista on10th July, between Plataforma and Yurimagas on 13th
July , San Lorenzo on 14th and 15th July and 17th
Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera
Several seen at San Lorenzo on 16th July
Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca peruviana
Common and recorded throughout at many sites
White-banded Swallow Atticora fasciata
One or two recorded between Moyobamba and Bellavista on 9th, between Plataforma and Bellavista on 13th July, at San Lorenzo on 16th and 17th July and on the Escalera road on 18th and 19th July
Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis ruficollis
Commonly recorded throughout at many sites
Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapilla nigrodorsalis
Three in the Nuevo Cajamarca area on 7th July and again at San Lorenzo on 15th July
Fasciated Wren Campylorhynchus fasciatus
Six on the road up to Sinsicap on 28th June, several at Bosque Pomac on 29th June and 4 at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
Thrush-like Wren Campylorhynchus turdinus hypostictus
Two seen at Plataforma on 12th July and two on 17th at San Lorenzo
Grey-mantled Wren Odontorchilus branickii branickii
One near Afluente on 6th July and another at Plataforma on 12th July
Peruvian Wren Cinnycerthia peruana
One on the Rio Chido trail on 3rd July
Coraya Wren Pheugopedius coraya amazonicus
Singles at San Lorenzo on 14th and 15th July
Speckle-breasted Wren Pheugopedius sclateri sclateri
Two at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
Superciliated Wren Cantorchilus superciliaris baroni
Two at Bosque Pomac on 29th June and two at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Recorded at Sinsicap, Abra Porculla, Rio Chido, Waqanki, near Indane and Aconabikh
White-breasted Wood Wren Henicorhina leucosticta
One seen at Aconabikh and more heard there between 17th and 19th July
Grey-breasted Wood Wren Henicorhina leucophrys leucophrys
Two seen at Alto Nieva on 4th July and one on 6th July there, singles seen at Plataforma on 11th and 12th July and another heard there on 13th July
Bar-winged Wood Wren Henicorhina leucoptera
Two seen at Alto Nieva on 4th July
Southern Nightingale-Wren Microcerculus marginatus marginatus
Heard at Waqanki on 8th July
Musician Wren Cyphorhinus arada
Two seen at Aconabikh on 17th July and another heard there on 18th July
Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea bilineata
Common at Bosque Pomac on 29th June, Quebrada El Limon on 30th June and Abra Porculla on 1st July
Long-tailed Mockingbird Mimus longicaudatus
Common at Sinsicap on 28th June, Bosque Pomac on 29th June, Quebrada El Limon on 30th June and Abra Porculla on 1st July
Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides venezuelensis
One heard at Alto Nieva on 4th July and singles seen at Abra Patricia on 5th and 6th July
Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus fuscater
Heard at Abra Patricia on 5th July
White-eared Solitaire Entomodestes leucotis
One seen at Abra Patricia on 5th July
Great Thrush Turdus fuscater gigantodes
Common at Abra Porculla, Rio Chido and Abra Patricia
Chiguanco Thrush Turdus chiguanco chiguanco
A few recorded at Abra Porculla on 1st July
Plumbeous-backed Thrush Turdus reevei
Common at Quebrada El Limon with at least 10 seen on 30th June
Maranon Thrush Turdus maranonicus
Four seen at Gocta on 2nd July
Black-billed Thrush Turdus ignobilis debilis
Common in secondary habitat on the east slope on 6th July and near Moyobamba on 9th July and Aconabikh on 17th and 18th July with up to 30 around Casa de Seiso in fruiting trees on 7th, 8th and 9th July
Hauxwell's Thrush Turdus hauxwelli
One bird was seen with Black-billed Thrushes at Casa de Seiso on 8th July
Varzea Thrush Turdus sanchezorum
Two birds seen near Indane on 9th July
White-necked Thrush Turdus albicollis spodiolaemus
One seen at Waqanki on 8th July
White-capped Dipper Cinclus leucocephalus leucocephalus
Two or three on the rocks on the river at Abra Patricia on 5th July
House Sparrow Passer domesticus domesticus
Recorded near Sinsicap on 28th June and at Abra Porculla on 1st
Plumbeous Euphonia Euphonia plumbea
One seen in a small Tangara flock at Aconabikh on 18th July
Purple-throated Euphonia Euphonia chlorotica taczanowskii
One seen at Aconabikh on 19th July
Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris hypoxantha/melanura
Hypoxantha recorded at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June and melanura daily at Aconabikh on 17th-19th July
White-lored Euphonia Euphonia chrysopasta
One at Arena Blanca on 7th July and singles at Aconabikh on 17th, 18th and 19th July
Bronze-green Euphonia Euphonia mesochrysa media
Singles near Afluente on 6th July and at Plataforma on 11th and 12th July
Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster brevirostris
One near Afluente on 6th July and singles at Waqanki on 8th July, near Indane on 9th July and at Aconabikh on 11th and 13th July
Rufous-bellied Euphonia Euphonia rufiventris
Singles seen at Aconabikh on 17th, 18th and 19th July
Blue-naped Chlorophonia Chlorophonia cyanea longipennis
Two at Plataforma on 11th July and one seen on the Escalera on 18th July
Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis huancabambae
Seen in small number throughout
Yellow-browed Sparrow Ammodramus aurifrons aurifrons
One near Indane on 9th July and one or two at San Lorenzo on 15th July
Tumbes Sparrow Rhynchospiza stolzmanni
Two seen at Quebrada El Limon on 30th July
Black-capped Sparrow Arremon abeillei abeillei
Six seen at Quebrada El Limon on 30th July
Chestnut-capped Brushfinch Arremon brunneinucha frontalis
One seen at Abra Patricia on 5th July
Yellow-breasted Brushfinch Atlapetes latinuchus latinuchus
One or two seen daily between 3rd and 6th July at Rio Chido and Abra Patricia
White-winged Brushfinch Atlapetes leucopterus dresseri
Four at Sinsicap on 28th June, three at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June and three Abra Porculla on 1st July
White-headed Brushfinch Atlapetes albiceps
More than twelve seen at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June and one at Abra Porculla on 1st July
Bay-crowned Brushfinch Atlapetes seebohmi seebohmi
Two at Sinsicap on 28th June on 28th June and one at Abra Porculla on 1st July
Common Bush Tanager Chlorospingus flavopectus hiaticolus
Seen at Abra Patricia with four on 4th July and six on 5th July
Yellow-whiskered Bush Tanager Chlorospingus parvirostris huallagae
One or two seen near Afluente on 6th July
Yellow-throated Bush Tanager Chlorospingus flavigularis flavigularis
Several seen at Plataforma on 12th and 13th July
Peruvian Meadowlark Leistes bellicosa bellicosa
One at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
Russet-backed Oropendola Psarocolius angustifrons alfredi
Common at Waqanki and the Moyobamba area on 8th – 9th July and at San Lorenzo and Aconabikh between 16th and 18th July
Green Oropendola Psarocolius viridis
Two seen on 15th and 16th July at San Lorenzo
Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus
One seen at Plataforma on 12th July
Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela cela
Common on the east slope between Afluente and Moyobamba, at Plataforma and at San Lorenzo
Subtropical Cacique Cacicus uropygialis
Five seen at Abra Patricia on 5th July
Yellow-tailed Oriole Icterus mesomelas taczanowskii
One seen at Abra Porculla on 1st July
White-edged Oriole Icterus graceannae
Two seen near Sinsicap on 28th June and six at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
Orange-backed Troupial Icterus croconatus
One seen at Arena Blanca on 7th July and one at San Lorenzo on 16th July
Epaulet Oriole Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus
Singles recorded at Plataforma on 11th and 12th July
Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis occidentalis
Recorded near Sinsicap on 28th June and Rafan on 29th June
Scrub Blackbird Dives warszewiczi kalinowskii
Recorded near Sinsicap on 28th June and Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
Velvet-fronted Grackle Lampropsar tanagrinus
One or two recorded at San Lorenzo on 14th and 16th July
Oriole Blackbird Gymnomystax mexicanus
One between Bellavista and Plataforma on 10th July and another at San Lorenzo on 15th July
Pale-eyed Blackbird Agelasticus xanthophthalmus
Four near Nuevo Cajamarca on 7th July
Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi pacifica/alarum
Recorded at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June, Abra Porculla on 1st July (pacifica) and daily at Plataforma between 11th - 13th July (alarum)
Black-crested Warbler Myiothlypis nigrocristata
Three at Abra Patricia on 1st July
Grey-and-gold Warbler Myiothlypis fraseri fraseri
Two at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
Russet-crowned Warbler Basileuterus coronatus inaequalis
One or two seen at Abra Patricia on 4th July and heard there daily between 4th-6th July
Three-banded Warbler Basileuterus trifasciatus trifasciatus
Six seen at Abra Porculla on 1st July
Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus tristriatus
Recorded at Abra Patricia on 5th and 6th July and Plataforma between 11th-13th July
Slate-throated Whitestart Myioborus miniatus verticalis
Common and recorded at Abra Porculla, Tamborapa and Plataforma
Spectacled Whitestart Myioborus melanocephalus malaris
One on 4th July and one on 6th July at Abra Patricia
Fulvous Shrike-Tanager Lanio fulvus
One seen at Aconabikh on 17th July
Tooth-billed Tanager Piranga lutea lutea
One at Sinsicap on 28th June, two at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June, four at Abra Porculla on 1st July and one at Tamborapa on 2nd July
White-winged Tanager Piranga leucoptera
Two on 6th July near Afluente and one at Plataforma on 11th July
Olive Tanager Chlorothraupis frenata
One seen on the Escalera on 19th July
Golden Grosbeak Pheucticus chrysogaster chyrsogaster
Recorded at Sinsicap on 28th June and Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
Black-faced Tanager Schistochlamys melanopis grisea
One at Abra Patricia on 5th July
Magpie Tanager Cissopis leverianus leverianus
Three or four daily between 11th-13th July
White-capped Tanager Sericossypha albocristata
Seven or eight at Abra Patricia on 4th July and another five there on 5th July
Rufous-crested Tanager Creurgops verticalis
Two at Alto Nieva on 4th July and three at Owlet Lodge on 5th July
Rufous-chested Tanager Thlypopsis ornata media
One or two at Sinsicap on 28th June and Abra Porculla on 1st July
Buff-bellied Tanager Thlypopsis inornata
Ten seen at Abra Porculla on 1st July
Flame-crested Tanager Tachyphonus cristatus
One seen at San Lorenzo on 15th July
Yellow-crested Tanager Tachyphonus rufiventer
One seen at Waqanki on 8th July
White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus
A few seen near Moyobamba on 9th July
Huallaga Tanager (E ) Ramphocelus melanogaster
Two seen near Afluente on 7th July and four seen at Waqanki on 8th July
Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo carbo
Common at Afluente, Plataforma , San Lorenzo and Aconabikh
Blue-grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus
Common throughout in suitable habitat
Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
Common on the lower east slope and San Lorenzo in suitable habitat
Blue-capped Tanager Thraupis cyanocephala
One on 4th July at Abra Patricia and two there on 6th July and one at Plataforma on 11th July
Blue-and-yellow Tanager Thraupis bonariensis darwinii
One at Sinsicap on 28th June
Vermilion Tanager Calochaetes coccineus
One or two near Afluente on 6th July
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus igniventris ignicrissa
One on the Rio Chido trail on 3rd July
Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus somptuosus somptuosus
One at Abra Patricia on 4th July with up to six daily at Plataforma between 11th-13th July
Grass-green Tanager Chlorornis riefferii dilutus
Four on 6th July at Abra Patricia
Yellow-throated Tanager Iridosornis analis
Two on the Rio Chido trail on 3rd July and recorded at Abra Patricia on 4th and 5th July
Yellow-scarfed Tanager (E) Iridosornis reinhardti
Two at Owlet Lodge on 5th July and one there on 6th July
Orange-eared Tanager Chlorochrysa calliparaea bourcieri
Two near Afluente on 6th July, two at Plataforma on 12th July and two there on 13th July
Turquoise Tanager Tangara mexicana boliviana
One or two recorded near Afluente on 6th July and Waqanki on 8th and 9th July
Paradise Tanager Tangara chilensis chilensis
Fairly common at Waqanki on 8th July, near Indane on 9th July, at Plataforma on 11th July and Aconabikh on 17th and 18th July
Green-and-gold Tanager Tangara schrankii schrankii
One or two at Waqanki on 8th July and Aconabikh on 18th July
Golden Tanager Tangara arthus aequatorialis
Four on 6th July near Afluente with two on 11th July and again on 13th July at Plataforma
Saffron-crowned Tanager Tangara xanthocephala venusta
One or two at Abra Patricia on 4th and 5th July and again at Waqanki on 8th July, two at Plataforma on 11th July and one there on 12th July
Golden-eared Tanager Tangara chrysotis
One near Afluente on 6th July and two at Plataforma on 12th July
Flame-faced Tanager Tangara parzudakii urubambae
Three at Abra Patricia on 5th July
Yellow-bellied Tanager Tangara xanthogastra xanthogastra
One at Arena Blanca on 7th July and four at Plataforma on 13th July
Dotted Tanager Tangara varia
A pair on the Escalera on 17th July
Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola catharinae
One or two in mixed flocks at Waqanki on 8th July and again at Aconabikh and the Escalera on 18th and 19th July
Metallic-green Tanager Tangara labradorides chaupensis
Two at Abra Patricia on 4th July and one or two near Afluente on 6th July
Blue-browed Tanager Tangara cyanotis
One at Plataforma on 12th July
Blue-necked Tanager Tangara cyanicollis caeruleocephala
Recorded at Gocta on 2nd July, near Afluente on 6th July, at Arena Blanca on 7th July at Waqanki on 8th July and daily in small numbers at Plataforma between 11th and 13th July
Masked Tanager Tangara nigrocincta
One at San Lorenzo on 14th July
Beryl-spangled Tanager Tangara nigroviridis berlepschi
Two at Abra Patricia on 4th July and one there on 5th July
Blue-and-Black Tanager Tangara vassorii branickii
One or two at Abra Patricia on 5th July and near Moyobamba on 9th July
Silver-backed Tanager Tangara viridicollis fulvigula
Two at Tamborapa on 2nd July, one at Abra Patricia on 4th July and two there on 5th July
Straw-backed Tanager Tangara argyrofenges caeruleigularis
One at Abra Patricia on 4th July, at least eight observed in a remarkable flock at Plataforma on 11th July and five there again on 12th July
Swallow Tanager Tersina viridis occidentalis
Four on 10th July at Plataforma and seven on the Escalera on 19th July
Black-faced Dacnis Dacnis lineata
One at Arena Blanca on 7th July, two at Waqanki on 8th July and at Aconabikh on 18th and 19th July
Yellow-bellied Dacnis Dacnis flaviventer
Recorded at Arena Blanca and Waqanki on 7th and 8th July
Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana glaucogularis
Two at Arena Blanca on 7th July, two near Moyobamba on 9th July and one or two at Plataforma on 13th July
Short-billed Honeycreeper Cyanerpes nitidus
One at San Lorenzo on 15th July
Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus microrhynchus
One at Arena Blanca on 6th July, four at Waqanki on 8th July and one at Aconabikh on 17th July
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza caerulescens
Four at Waqanki on 8th July and one at Plataforma on 12th
Yellow-backed Tanager Hemithraupis flavicollis
Recorded at Aconabikh on 18th and 19th July
Cinereous Conebill Conirostrum cinereum littorale
Three seen at Sinsicap on 28th July
Rusty Flowerpiercer Diglossa sittoides decorata
Two at Sinsicap on 28th June and eight at Abra Porculla on 1st July
White-sided Flowerpiercer Diglossa albilatera affinis
One at Abra Patricia on 6th July
Bluish Flowerpiercer Diglossa caerulescens media
Three at Abra Patricia on 6th July
Masked Flowerpiercer Diglossa cyanea melanopis
Three at Abra Patricia on 5th July
Ash-breasted Sierra Finch Phrygilus plebejus plebejus
2 seen at Abra Porculla on 2nd July
Cinereous Finch Piezorhina cinereal
At least 10 seen at Rafan on 29th June
With several at Quebrada El Limon on 30th June
Great Inca Finch (E) Incaspiza pulchra
2 seen on a scrubby hillside by the road coming down from Sinsicap on 28th June
Little Inca Finch (E) Incaspiza watkinsi
2-3 seen near Chamaya on 1st July
Collared Warbling Finch Poospiza hispaniolensis
One seen at Sinsicap on 28th June
Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola valida
Seen in small numbers each day in the dry North West between the 28th June and 1st July
Slate-colored Grosbeak Saltator grossus
One seen at Aconabikh on 17th July
Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus maximus
Seen at Waqanki on 8th and 9th July, at Plataforma on 11th , 12th and 13th July and at Aconabikh on 19th July
Greyish Saltator Saltator coerulescens azarae
Seen at Plataforma on 11th July
Black-cowled Saltator Saltator nigriceps
2 seen at Abra Porculla on 1st July
Streaked Saltator Saltator striatipectus flavidicollis/peruvianus
One seen at Sinsicap on 28th June (flavidicollis) , 2 at Bosque Pomac on 29th June and 2 at Tamborapa on 2nd July (peruvianus)
Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina peruviensis
Seen at Sinsicap on 28th June and in open country on all dates between 7th-10th July
Black-and-white Seedeater Sporophila luctuosa
One seen at Abra Porculla on 1st Juy
Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis inconspicua
One seen at Abra Porculla on 1st July
Chestnut-bellied Seedeater Sporophila castaneiventris
Seen at Aguas Verdes on 6th July, between Bellavista and La Cuarenta on 10th July and between Yurimaguas and Tarapoto on 17th July
Chestnut-bellied Seed Finch Oryzoborus angolensis torridus
Seen at Aconabikh on 17th and 19th July
Band-tailed Seedeater Catamenia analis insignis
2 seen at Sinsicap on 28th June
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola intermedia
Seen at Bosque Pomac on 29th June, Tamborapa on 2nd July, Waqanki on 8th July and Plataforma on 11th and 12th July
Dull-colored Grassquit Tiaris obscurus pauper
One seen at Abra Porculla on 1st July with another seen near Morro de Calzado on 9th July