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July 15th: Everyone arrives in Lima and Cusco.
July 16th: After meeting up at the airport we headed south-east of town with a picnic lunch to Huacarpay Lakes. Picnic lunch. In the late afternoon we drove back to Cusco for a night in the old Inca capital. Overnight in Cusco.
July 17th: Early start in our expedition bus. We made a couple of selected stops in the inter-montane valleys specifically for two endemics. Our next stop was for the endemic Creamy-crested Spinetail, before arriving at the last Andean pass – Ajcanacu. Working our way down the eastern slope of the Andes, the forest becomes more continuous and we spent the afternoon birding to our accommodations at 2800 meters near Pillahuata encountering mixed species flocks of Tanagers, Flycatchers. In the evening we went to a favorite spot where we had luck seeing Swallow-tailed and Band- tailed Nightjar. Night at the Wayquecha Biological Station.
July 18th: We started early near our Lodge. Our target birds after a hot breakfast and hot tea and coffee included – Moustached Flowerpiercer, Golden-collared Tanager and the Puna Thistletail. The rest of the day birding downhill through the forest looking for mixed feeding flocks. We stayed again at the Wayquecha Biological Station for this night.
July 19th: We spent all day birding from the biological station at 2800 meters to our next stop at 1300 meters. This is pristine forest on a little traveled road. Night at the comfortable Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge near Union at 1300 meters.
July 20, 21 and 22nd: Cock of the Rock Lodge is situated in the pristine Cloud Forest of the Mountains of Manu just a few minutes' drive from a spectacular Cock of the Rock lek. There is a large dining area and lounge overlooking a feeding station. Hummingbird feeders attract several species right in the dining room. We used the trail system behind the lodge that enables you to see the under-story of the Cloud Forest first hand. Nights at Cock-of-the- Rock Lodge.
July 23rd: After a dawn breakfast we left San Pedro at 1300 meters and spent the day birding slowly down to the comfortable Villa Carmen at 500 meters. Night at Villa Carmen Lodge.
July 24th: This area is characterized by large stands of Chusquea bamboo and here at Villa Carmen we did look for some specialties of this micro habitat. After a leisurely lunch we worked the road to Atalaya. Night Amazonia Lodge.
July 25 and 26th: Two full days at the comfortable Amazonia Lodge. The Lodge has a bird list of around 650 species and others are continually being added to the list. The lodge is situated in the transitional zone at 500 meters, where the last low foothills of the Andes begin to flatten out into the lowland Amazon Basin proper. All nights at Amazonia Lodge.
July 27th: Early morning short birding near Amazonia Lodge in search of species we have missed. As the day began to warm, we headed down the Alto Madre de Dios river in our motorized canoes to its confluence with the Manu River (about 4 hours), and then on for another two hours to the very comfortable Manu Wildlife Center. We arrived at the Manu Wildlife Center in the late afternoon. Night Manu Wildlife Center.
July 28th to August 1st: Five full days based at the Manu Wildlife Center. Situated just upriver from the Blanquillo Macaw Lick with 9 species of primate. The opportunity on one morning to visit the Macaw lick and observe the spectacle of hundreds of Parrots and Macaws at close quarters from our blinds. The rest of the time we spent birding the extensive trail systems which have been designed to visit different forest types. All nights at the Manu Wildlife Centre.
August 2nd: Early start on our comfortable boats and our last look at early morning Parrot flocks. Our journey down the Madre de Dios River until the town of Boca Colorado. Leaving our boat, we did one-hour ride in local transport to the Inambari River where our bus was waiting on the other bank to take us, birding along the way, into the bustling frontier town of Puerto Maldonado where we stayed at our comfortable Cabana Quinta hotel.
August 3rd: After breakfast with birding to key spots to pick up new species in these few hours. Morning Lan Peru flight to Lima for international connection and others to Cusco for tour extensions.
SPECIES LIST
TINAMOUS (Tinamidae)
Great Tinamou – Tinamus major. Heard only at Amazonia Lodge and MWC.
Cinereous Tinamou – Crypturellus cinereus. Two seen at Villa Carmen Biological Station and one more at MWC.
Little Tinamou – Crypturellus soui. One seen at MWC.
Brown Tinamou – Crypturellus obsoletus. Seen one at Cock of the Rock Lodge, out in the garden and more at Manu Wildlife Center.
Undulated Tinamou – Crypturellus undulates. Several heard and one seen at Villa Carmen.
Black-capped Tinamou – Crypturellus atrocapillus. Heard and seen at Villa Carmen Biological Station.
Bartlet’s Tinamou – Crypturellus bartletti. One great view at Manu Wildlife Center.
Small-billed Tinamou – Crypturellus parvirostris. Heard only, near Puerto Maldonado.
Taczanowski's Tinamou - Nothoprocta taczanowskii. Flushing away one seen at Acjanaco Pass at treeline. VULNERABLE, Range Restricted.
Andean Tinamou – Nothoprocta pentlandii. One great view on our way to Paucartambo.
SCREAMERS (Anhimidae)
Horned Screamer – Anhina cornuta. About seven seen during the boat ride from Amazonia Lodge to Manu Wildlife Center, and several more at Camungo and Blanco Oxbow lake. Common.
DUCKS AND GEESE (Anatidae)
Orinoco Goose - Oressochen jubatus. Five seen during the boat ride from Amazonia Lodge to Manu Wildlife Center and couple more in the area near of Blanquillo Macaw Lick.
Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Only one seen along boat ride to Colorado Village.
Yellow-billed Teal - Anas flavirostris. About ten at Huacarpay lake, south of Cusco. The SACC says “Hellmayr & Conover (1948a) and many earlier classifications treated andium (Andean Teal) as a separate species from A. flavirostris. Many authors, from Meyer de Schauensee (1970) to Dickinson (2003), have treated andium as a subspecies of A. flavirostris. Anas andium was considered a separate species from Anas flavirostris by Ridgely et al. (2001), and this was followed by Hilty (2003). SACC proposal passed to recognize andium as separate species. Jaramillo (2003) further suggested that the subspecies oxyptera may also deserve recognition as a separate species from A. flavirostris.
Yellow-billed Pintail - Anas georgica. Six seen at Huacarpay Lake and one more on the way to Paucartambo.
Puna Teal - Spatula puna. Twenty-five seen at Huacarpay lake.
Cinnamon Teal - Spatula cyanoptera. Twelve seen at Huacarpay lake.
Andean Duck - Oxyura ferruginea. Only two seen at Huacarpay. lakes. Oxyura ferruginea is split from O. jamaicensis (Ridgely & Greenfield 2001; Jaramillo 2003, Dickinson 2003).
CHACHALACAS, GUANS & CURASSOWS (Cracidae)
Andean Guan - Penelope montagnii. About four seen near Wayquecha Biological Station.
Spix's Guan - Penelope jacquacu. One seen at Villa Carmen and six more at Manu Wildlife Center.
Blue-throated Piping-Guan - Pipile cumanensis. Two seen at Villa Carmen Biological Station, a few more at Amazonia Lodge and couple more at Manu Wildlife Center.
Speckled Chachalaca – Ortalis guttata. Common from Cock of the Rock Lodge and in lowland regions.
Razor-billed Curassow - Mitu tuberosum. Group of three seen at riverside on our way to Colorado Village.
NEW WORLD QUAIL (Odontophoridae)
Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail - Odontophorus speciosus loricatus. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Starred Wood-Quail - Odontophorus stellatus. Heard only, during the night at Manu Wildlife Center.
GREBES (Podicipedidae)
White-tufted Grebe - Rollandia Rolland. Two seen at Huacarpay Lake in Cusco. 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 (Columbidae)
Ruddy Ground-Dove - Columbina talpacoti. Two seen on the way to Villa Carmen Biological Station, one near Atalaya port and one more at Blanquillo Macaw Lick.
Bare-faced Ground-Dove - Metriopelia ceciliae. Twenty-five seen at Huacarpay Lake. Named for Cecile Gautrau daughter of French naturalist Rene Lesson.
Rock Dove - Columba livia. Common.
Spot-winged Pigeon - Patagioenas maculosa. Four at Huacarpay and two more on the way to Acjanaco Pass. The albipennis subspecies found at high elevation is very different by plumage from the nominate subspecies found in the lowlands of S Bolivia, Paraguay, SE Brazil and Uruguay S to SC Argentina. It would not be surprising that these subspecies will be split in the future.
Band-tailed Pigeon - Patagioenas fasciata. About ten seen near Wayquecha Biological Station.
Pale-vented Pigeon - Patagioenas cayennensis. Common in the Oxbow lakes near Manu Widlife Center.
Plumbeous Pigeon - Patagioenas plumbea. Eight counted near Cock of the Rock Lodge, a few more at Villa Carmen Biological Station and six more at Manu Wildlife Center.
Eared Dove - Zenaida auriculata. Hundreds at Huacarpay lake and more on the way to Paucartambo town.
White-tipped Dove - Leptotila verreauxi. Two seen at trails in Amazonia Lodge. Named for the impressive sounding John Baptiste Edouard Verreaux (1810-1868) French Natural History dealer and collector.
Gray-fronted Dove - Leptotila rufaxilla. Heard and seen a few at Villa Carmen, Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center. This and the previous species have complicated distribution with places where they occur side by side and other where only one occurs or is more common. In this part of Peru, the two species appear to segregate one another by elevation. White-tipped is found in the foothills and Grayfronted in the lowlands. At least one is far more common than the other at different elevations.
White-throated Quail-Dove - Geotrygon frenata. One seen briefly on the way to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Ruddy Quail-Dove - Geotrygon montana. One seen at Villa Carmen Biological Station and only heard at Manu Wildlife Center.
Picui Ground-Dove - Columbina picui. Two seen on the way to Puerto Maldonado City.
CUCKOOS AND ANIS (Cuculidae)
Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo - Neomorphus geoffroyi. One seen briefly moving across road on the way to Atalaya port, near Pilcopata town. VULNERABLE.
Little Cuckoo - Coccycua minuta. Two seen at Camungo Oxbow lake.
Squirrel Cuckoo - Piaya cayana. One seen at Villa Carmen Biological Station, heard and seen at Amazonia lodge and a few more at Manu Wildlife Center.
Smooth-billed Ani - Crotophaga ani. Common in most deforested areas near cattle ranches in lowland region.
POTOOS (Nyctibidae)
Great Potoo – Nyctibius grandis. One seen on the way to Atalaya port, near Pilcopata town, heard at Amazonia lodge and at Manu Wildlife Center.
Long-tailed Potoo – Nyctibius aethereus. Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge.
Common Potoo – Nyctibius griseus. Heard only, at Villa Carmen, Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
NIGHTHAWKS AND NIGHTJARS (Caprimulgidae)
Sand-colored Nighthawk - Chordeiles rupestris. Over a hundred counted along the Madre de Dios river, near Boca Manu and Manu Wildlife Center.
Band-winged Nightjar - Systellura longirostris. Two seen near Wayquecha Biological Station.
Common Pauraque - Nyctidromus albicollis. Heard in most sites such as Villa Carmen, one seen at Amazonia Lodge and more heard at Manu Widlife Center.
Ladder-tailed Nightjar - Hydropsalis climacocerca. One seen at Madre de Dios River and one more seen at Blanco oxbow lake.
Ocellated Poorwill - Nyctiphrynus ocellatus. Two seen briefly at Grid trail near Manu Wildlife Center.
SWIFTS
Chestnut-collared Swift - Streptoprocne rutila. Over two hundred seen near Cock of the Rock Lodge.
White-collared Swift - Streptoprocne zonaris. Common in most sites.
Gray-rumped Swift - Chaetura cinereiventris. One seen and detected at Amazonia lodge and one more at Manu Wildlife Center.
Pale-rumped Swift - Chaetura egregia. Seven seen near Cock of the Rock Lodge and more on the way to Manu Wildlife Center.
Short-tailed Swift - Chaetura brachyura. About ten seen at Amazonia Lodge, more at the Madre de Dios river on the way to Manu Wildlife Center.
White-tipped Swift - Aeronautes montivagus. Six seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Fork-tailed Palm-Swift - Tachornis squamata. About twenty seen on the way to Villa Carmen, more near Manu Wildlife Center. Common.
HUMMINGBIRDS (Trochilidae)
White-necked Jacobin - Florisuga mellivora. Common in Amazonia Lodge and couple more at Manu Wildlife Center.
Rufous-breasted Hermit - Glaucis hirsutus. One seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
White-bearded Hermit - Phaethornis hispidus. One seen at Villa Carmen Biological Station, one more at Amazonia Lodge and a few more at Manu Wildlife Center.
Green Hermit - Phaethornis guy. Couple seen at Cock of the Rock lodge.
Koepcke's Hermit - Phaethornis koepckeae. One seen at Amazonia Lodge. koepckeae: In honor of Maria Emilia Koepcke (1924-1971) German ornithologist in Peru 1949-1971, explorer, and collector. ENDEMIC.
Needle-billed Hermit - Phaethornis philippii. Two seen on the way to Camungo oxbow lake.
Reddish Hermit - Phaethornis ruber. Couple seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
White-browed Hermit - Phaethornis stuarti. Two seen at Cock of the Rock lodge. Range Restricted.
Geoffroy's Wedgebill - Schistes geoffroyi. One seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge. The two species of wedgebill - Geoffroy's Wedgebill and White-throated Wedgebill (Schistes albogularis) - formerly were classified as a single species, Wedge-billed Hummingbird (Schistes geoffroyi).
Lesser Violetear - Colibri cyanotus. One seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge. The Central and Middle American form of Green Violetear have been split into Mexican Violetear by the AOU so our form which occurs from Costa Rica to Bolivia is now this species.
Sparkling Violetear - Colibri coruscans. Common in highland region.
Black-eared Fairy - Heliothryx auratus. One seen near Chontachaca village.
Black-throated Mango - Anthracothorax nigricollis. One seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Amethyst-throated Sunangel - Heliangelus amethysticollis. Five seen near Wayquecha Biological Station. Heliangelus: Gr. Hēlios= sun, angelos= angel. amethysticollis: L. amethystus= amethyst and collis= -necked, throated.
Wire-crested Thorntail - Discosura popelairii. One seen at Cock of the Rock lodge. Named for Jean Baptiste Baron Popelairede Terloo Belgian naturalist and collector in Peru in the first half of the 19th century.
Rufous-crested Coquette - Lophornis delattrei. One seen at Villa Carmen and one more at Amazonia Lodge. Named after French naturalist/collector Henri de Lattre (1838).
Peruvian Piedtail - Phlogophilus harterti. Three seen at Cock of the Rock lodge. ENDEMIC.
Speckled Hummingbird - Adelomyia melanogenys. One seen near Rocotal spot and one more at Cock of the Rock lodge.
Long-tailed Sylph - Aglaiocercus kingi. Two seen near Wayquecha Biological Station and one more on the way to Cock of the Rock lodge, This long-tailed hummingbird was named for Admiral Philip Parker King, British marine surveyor, naturalist and traveler in tropical America 1825-1830.
Andean Hillstar - Oreotrochilus estella. One seen on the way to Paucartambo Town.
Green-tailed Trainbearer - Lesbia nuna. Three seen at Huacarpay lake.
Rufous-capped Thornbill - Chalcostigma ruficeps. One seen at Wayquecha Biological Station.
Scaled Metaltail - Metallura aeneocauda. One seen near Wayquecha Biological Station. Range Restricted.
Tyrian Metaltail - Metallura tyrianthina. About six seen near Wayquecha Biological Station.
Shining Sunbeam - Aglaeactis cupripennis. Six seen near Wayquecha Biological Station.
Bronzy Inca - Coeligena coeligena. One near Wayquecha Biological Station and two more near Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Collared (Gould’s) Inca - Coeligena torquata. Four seen at Wayquecha Biological Station.
Violet-throated Starfrontlet - Coeligena violifer. Four seen at Wayquecha Biological Station.
Chestnut-breasted Coronet - Boissonneaua matthewsii. About six seen at Wayquecha Biological Station.
Anna’s Racket-tail - Ocreatus annae. Several seen at Cock of the Rock lodge. Common in the garden. 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-boooted Racket-tail O underwood - 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).
Gould's Jewelfront - Heliodoxa aurescens. Five seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Violet-fronted Brilliant - Heliodoxa leadbeateri. Common at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Long-billed Starthroat - Heliomaster longirostris. One seen on the way to Puerto Maldonado.
White-bellied Woodstar - Chaetocercus mulsant. Three seen at the garden of Cock of the Rock lodge. Named for Martial Etienne Mulsant French zoologist and explorer.
Amethyst Woodstar - Calliphlox amethystine. One seen at Villa Carmen Biological Station and one more at Amazonia Lodge.
Blue-tailed Emerald - Chlorostilbon mellisugus. Two seen at Villa Carmen and common at Amazonia Lodge.
Violet-headed Hummingbird - Klais guimeti. One seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Gray-breasted Sabrewing - Campylopterus largipennis. Seven seen at Villa Carmen and several at Amazonia Lodge.
Fork-tailed Woodnymph - Thalurania furcata. Two seen at Cock of the Rock, three at Amazonia Lodge and two more at Manu Wildlife Center.
Many-spotted Hummingbird - Taphrospilus hypostictus. Six seen at Cock of the Rock lodge.
Sapphire-spangled Emerald - Amazilia lactea. Common at Villa Carmen and at Amazonia Lodge. One seen at Manu Widlife Center.
Golden-tailed Sapphire - Chrysuronia oenone. Common at Villa Carmen and at Amazonia Lodge.
HOATZIN
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin). Common in the Amazon. Seen mainly at the oxbow lakes.
LIMPKIN (Aramidae)
Limpkin – Aramus guarauna. One seen at Villa Carmen Biological Station and one more at Manu Wildlife Center.
RAILS (Rallidae)
Rufous-sided Crake - Laterallus melanophaius. Heard only, at Camungo Oxbow Lake.
Gray-breasted Crake - Laterallus exilis. Several heard and one seen well at Blanco Oxbow Lake.
Gray-cowled Wood-Rail - Aramides cajaneus. About four seen at Villa Carmen Biological Station and two more at Amazonia Lodge. The old Gray-necked Wood-Rail has been split two ways – Russet-naped Wood-Rail Aramides albiventris of Mexico and the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica and the one we saw of the Pacific slope of Cosat Riva to Argentina.
Plumbeous Rail - Pardirallus sanguinolentus. Twelve seen at Huacarpay lake.
Purple Gallinule - Porphyrio martinica. Two seen at Villa Carmen Biological Station.
Common Gallinule - Gallinula galeata. Dozen seen at Huacarpay lake. 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. About thirty seen at Huacarpay lake. Called "Andean Coot" in Fjeldså & Krabbe (1990), Taylor (1996), and Ridgely et al. (2001) but other authors use Slate-colored.
PLOVERS (Charadriidae)
Pied Lapwing (Plover) - Vanellus (Haploxypterus) cayanus. About fourteen counted during boat rides along the Madre de Dios river, near Manu Wildlife Center.
Collared Plover - Charadrius collaris. About nine counted during boat rides along the Madre de Dios river, near Manu Wildlife Center.
Southern Lapwing - Vanellus chilensis. Two seen along the Madre de Dios river, on the way to Manu Wildlife Center and six more on the way to Boca Colorado.
Andean Lapwing - Vanellus resplendens. Eight seen at Huacarpay and twelve more near Acjanaco pass.
SANDPIPERS (Scolopacidae)
Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca. Five seen along the Madre de Dios river ride to Manu Wildlife Center.
Baird's Sandpiper - Calidris bairdii. Five seen along the Madre de Dios river ride, near Blanco Oxbow lake.
JACANAS (Jacanidae)
Wattled Jacana - Jacana jacana. Three seen at Camungo Oxbow lake and eight more at Blanco Oxbow lake.
GULLS AND TERNS (Laridae)
Andean Gull - Chroicocephalus serranus. About eight seen at Huacarpay and couple dozen more on the way to Paucartambo town.
Large-billed Tern - Phaetusa simplex. Twenty-six counted during boat rides along the Madre de Dios river, near Boca Manu, Manu Wildlife center and on the way to Boca Colorado.
Yellow-billed Tern - Sternula superciliaris. Thirty-one counted during boat rides along the Madre de Dios river, near Boca Manu, Manu Wildlife center and on the way to Boca Colorado.
STORKS (Ciconidae)
Wood Stork - Mycteria americana. About four seen near Manu Wildlife Center and three more on the way to Colorado Village.
ANHINGA DARTERS (Anhingidae)
Anhinga - Anhinga anhinga. About six counted during boat rides on the Madre de Dios river.
CORMORANTS (Phalacrocoracidae)
Neotropic Cormorant - Phalacrocorax brasilianus. Common along the Madre de Dios River.
HERONS (Ardeidae)
Rufescent Tiger-Heron - Tigrisoma lineatum. One at Villa Carmen Biological Station, six at Camungo Oxbow Lake and one more at Blanco Oxbow Lake.
Fasciated Tiger-Heron - Tigrisoma fasciatum. About four seen along the short boat ride to Amazonia Lodge and dozen seen on the way to Manu Wildlife Center.
Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis. Two seen at Huacarpay lake and common in lowland region.
Cocoi Heron - Ardea cocoi. Common in the Madre de Dios river.
Great Egret - Ardea alba. One seen at Huacarpay lake and several more along the Madre de Dios river.
Capped Heron - Pilherodius pileatus. Four seen from bridge near Pilcopata Town.
Snowy Egret - Egretta thula. Common along the Madre de Dios river.
Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea. About eight counted during boat rides along the Madre de Dios river.
IBISES (Threskiornithidae)
Puna Ibis - Plegadis ridgwayi. About one hundred seen at Huacarpay lake and couple dozen more on the way to Paucartambo.
Green Ibis - Mesembrinibis cayennensis. Three seen at agriculture areas on the way to Puerto Maldonado.
AMERICAN VULTURES (Cathartidae)
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura. Fairly common in lowland region. Noted the Amazonian race. Jaramillo (2003) suggested that the resident tropical subspecies ruficollis and the southern subspecies group (jota and "falklandica") might merit recognition as separate species from the northern Cathartes aura group.
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture - Cathartes melambrotos. Common in lowland region.
Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus. Common and widespread.
King Vulture - Sarcoramphus papa. About nine seen in Manu Wildlife Center and Blanquillo Macaw Lick.
OSPREY (Pandionidae)
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus. Two seen at Madre de Dios river and on the way to Colorado Village.
HAWKS AND EAGLES (Accipitridae)
Gray-headed Kite - Leptodon cayanensis. One picture taken at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Swallow-tailed Kite - Elanoides forficatus. Six seen at Camungo Oxbow lake and two more at Blanquillo Macaw Lick.
Ornate Hawk-Eagle - Spizaetus ornatus. One seen perched next to Amazonia Lodge.
Black-and-chestnut Eagle - Spizaetus isidori. Two, an adult and one immature seen near Rocotal at 2000 m along Manu road. Named after Isidore Geoffrey Saint – Hilliaire 1805-1861 French zoologist. ENDANGERED.
Black-collared Hawk - Busarellus nigricollis. Three seen at Blanco oxbow lake.
Double-toothed Kite - Harpagus bidentatus. Two seen at Amazonia Lodge and two more in Manu Wildlife Center area.
Plumbeous Kite - Ictinia plumbea. Common in lowland region.
Cinereous Harrier - Circus cinereus. Two seen at Hucarpay lake.
Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus. One seen at Wayquecha area.
Crane Hawk - Geranospiza caerulescens. One seen at boat ride from Amazonia Lodge to Manu Wildlife Center and one more on the way to Boca Colorado town.
Great Black-Hawk - Buteogallus urubitinga. Three seen along the Madre de Dios River and couple more on the way to Boca Colorado.
Montane Solitary Eagle - Buteogallus solitarius. Two seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Roadside Hawk - Rupornis magnirostris. Common in lowland region.
Variable (Red-backed) Hawk - Geranoaetus polyosoma. Two at Huacarpay and two more on the way to Adajanaco pass. The taxonomy of this group is confusing, and some authors try to split it as Puna Hawk B. poecilochrous and Red-backed Hawk B. polyosoma. SACC comments: Farquhar (1988) concluded that Buteo poecilochrous and B. polyosoma are conspecific, as they were formerly treated; 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. Cabot & de Vries (2004, in press) and Cabot et al. (in press) present additional data that support their recognition as separate species. SACC proposal to re-elevate poecilochrous to species rank did not pass. The IOC does not split these either yet.
White Hawk - Pseudastur albicollis. Two seen from the canopy tower at Amazonia Lodge.
Gray-lined Hawk - Buteo nitidus. Two seen on the way to Puerto Maldonado.
Broad-winged Hawk - Buteo platypterus. One seen on the way to Villa Carmen Bioogical Station coming from Cock of the rock Lodge.
Short-tailed Hawk - Buteo brachyurus. One seen along Madre de Dios river, on the way to Manu Wildlife Center and one more at Blanquillo Macaw Lick.
White-throated Hawk - Buteo albigula. One seen from Paradise Lodge, near Cock of the Rock lodge.
OWLS (Strigidae)
Tropical Screech-Owl - Megascops choliba. Heard only, at Villa Carmen Biological Station.
Rufescent Screech-Owl - Megascops ingens. Heard only, at Cock of the Rock lodge
Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl - Megascops watsonii. Heard at Villa Carmen, at Amazonia lodge and one seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Recent analyses of genetic and vocal differences (König et al. 1999) confirm a major division of the screech-owls into New World Otus (except O. flammulatus) and Old-World groups, as noted by Amadon & Bull (1988). consequently, the AOU (Banks et al. 2003) placed all New World Otus (except O. flammulatus) in the genus Megascops. The SACC says: Sibley & Monroe (1990) and König et al. (1999) treated usta as a separate species from Megascops watsonii based on vocal differences, but this was not followed by Ridgely & Greenfield (2001). SACC proposal to recognize usta as a separate species from M. watsonii was rejected because of inadequate geographic sampling and analysis. Usta was split by Restall 2002. Named after Gavin Watson US writer and ornithologist.
Crested Owl - Lophostrix cristata. Heard only, at Manu Widlife Center.
Amazonian Pygmy-Owl - Glaucidium hardyi. Heard only, at Manu Widlife Center.
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl - Glaucidium brasilianum. Heard only, at Blanquillo Macaw Lick.
Burrowing Owl - Athene cunicularia. Three seen along the Madre de Dios river ride, on the way to Manu Wildlife Center.
Mottled Owl - Ciccaba virgate. Heard only, at Villa Carmen.
Black-banded Owl - Ciccaba huhula. One seen at Amazonia lodge.
QUETZALS AND TROGONS (Trogonidae)
Pavonine Quetzal - Pharomachrus pavoninus. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Golden-headed Quetzal - Pharomachrus auriceps. One seen near Pillahuata waterfall, on the way to Cock of the Rock Lodge. From the Greek Pharo = Mantle or Cloak. Machrus = long.
Black-tailed Trogon - Trogon melanurus. Six seen at Amazonia Lodge and five more at Manu Wildlife Center.
Green-backed Trogon - Trogon viridis. Three seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Amazonian Trogon - Trogon ramonianus. One seen at Manu Wildlife Center. The subspecies ramonianus and caligatus were formerly (e.g., Cory 1919, Pinto 1937) considered separate species from Trogon violaceus (Violaceous Trogon) but Peters (1945) considered them all conspecific. Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) considered caligatus (Gartered Trogon) of Middle America and northwestern South America to be a separate species from Trogon violaceus, and this was followed by Hilty (2003); Genetic data (DaCosta & Klicka 2008) indicate that caligatus is basal to a group that includes Amazonian T. violaceus, T. curucui, and T. surrucura (and that Amazonian violaceus may be paraphyletic with respect to the latter two species). SACC proposal was passed to recognize caligatus as a species. SACC proposal passed to recognize ramonianus as a separate species from T. violaceus.
Blue-crowned Trogon - Trogon curucui. Seen one at Villa Carmen, three at Amazonia Lodge.
Collared Trogon - Trogon collaris. Two seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus. Three seen along Manu road near Pillahuata and Cock of the Rock lodge.
KINGFISHERS (Alcedinidae)
Ringed Kingfisher - Megaceryle torquata. One seen near Villa Carmen and about six at the Madre de Dios river, on the way to Manu Wildlife Center.
Amazon Kingfisher - Chloroceryle amazona. About sixteen seen at Madre de Dios river, during boat rides.
Green Kingfisher - Chloroceryle Americana. Two seen at Madre de Dios river and one more at Blanco oxbow lake.
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher - Chloroceryle inda. One seen briefly at Blanco Oxbow lake.
MOTMOTS (Momotidae)
Broad-billed Motmot - Electron platyrhynchum. One heard and seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Rufous Motmot - Baryphthengus martii. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Amazonian Motmot - Momotus momota. One seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Andean Motmot - Momotus aequatorialis. Four seen near Cock of the Rock lodge.
PUFFBIRDS (Bucconidae)
Chestnut-capped Puffbird - Bucco macrodactylus. One seen at Villa Carmen Biological Station.
Western Striolated-Puffbird - Nystalus obamai. Only heard at roadside exit, on the way to Puerto Maldonado. Named for the former President of the United States Barrack Obama.
Black-streaked Puffbird - Malacoptila fulvogularis. One seen near Rocotal spot 1800m, Manu Road.
Black-fronted Nunbird - Monasa nigrifrons. Common in the lowland region. Monasa is Greek for solitary or a monk a reference to the plain plumage and quiet behavior of the Nunbirds.
White-fronted Nunbird - Monasa morphoeus. Seven seen at Manu Wildlife Center. Morpheous was the son of sleep and god of dreams a referral to the lethargic behavior of this Nunbird.
Swallow-winged Puffbird - Chelidoptera tenebrosa. Eight seen on the way to Villa Carmen and common in lowland region.
JACAMARS (Galbulidae)
Purus Jacamar - Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus. About eight seen at Camungo Oxbow lake and two more at Pastora road, near Puerto Maldonado.). Named for the Purus River that runs from eastern Peru into Brazil. Range Restricted.
White-throated Jacamar – Brachygalba albogularis. Two seen at Pastora road near Puerto Maldonado. Range Restricted.
Bluish-fronted Jacamar - Galbula cyanescens. Two near Chontachaca village, one at Villa Carmen, two at Amazonia Lodge, and one more at Manu Wildlife Center. Range Restricted.
BARBETS (Capitonidae)
Gilded Barbet - Capito auratus. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Lemon-throated Barbet - Eubucco richardsoni. Four seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Versicolored Barbet - Eubucco versicolor. One seen at Pillahuata spot and several more at Cock of the Rock lodge.
TOUCANS (Ramphastidae)
White-throated Toucan - Ramphastos tucanus. Two at Amazonia Lodge and common in Manu Wildlife Center.
Channel-billed Toucan – Ramphastos vitellinus. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Blue-banded Toucanet – Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis. One seen on the way to Cock of the Rock lodge. Range Restricted.
Grey-breasted Mountain-Toucan - Andigena hypoglauca. Two seen near Wayquecha Biological Station.
Golden-collared Toucanet - Selenidera reinwardtii. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Lettered Aracari - Pteroglossus inscriptus. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center. In Greek Pteroglossus means “feathertongued” a reference to the slim feather-like tongues of toucans and aracaris.
Ivory-billed (Brown-mandibled) Aracari – Pteroglossus (mariae) azara. Three at Camungo canopy tower and four more at Manu Wildlife Center.
Chestnut-eared Aracari - Pteroglossus castanotis. Two seen at Villa Carmen Biological Station and three more seen at Blanquillo Macaw Lick.
Curl-crested Aracari - Pteroglossus beauharnaesii. Two seen at Manu Wildlife Center and heard at roadside exit near Puerto Maldonado.
WOODPECKERS (Picidae)
Fine-barred Piculet - Picumnus subtilis. Two seen at Amazonia Lodge. Range Restricted.
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker - Melanerpes cruentatus. Roosting cavity found at Manu Wildlife Center. Common.
Little Woodpecker - Veniliornis passerinus. One seen near Chontachaca, one at Villa Carmen and a few more at Amazonia lodge. Also, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Red-stained Woodpecker - Veniliornis affinis. One seen at Manu Widlife Center.
Golden-green Woodpecker - Piculus chrysochloros. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Golden-olive Woodpecker - Colaptes rubiginosus. Two seen at Cock of the Rock lodge.
Andean Flicker - Colaptes rupicola. Two at Huacarpary lake and a few more on the way to Paucartambo.
Scaly-breasted Woodpecker - Celeus grammicus. One seen at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Cream-colored Woodpecker - Celeus flavus. Four seen at Manu Wildlife Center. The cream of Woodpeckers!
Chestnut Woodpecker - Celeus elegans. One seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Lineated Woodpecker - Dryocopus lineatus. One seen at Villa Carmen and three more at Manu Widlife Center.
Crimson-crested Woodpecker - Campephilus melanoleucos. Two seen at Villa Carmen and two more at Amazonia Lodge.
FALCONS (Falconidae)
Laughing Falcon - Herpetotheres cachinnans. One seen along the Madre de Dios river and one more on the way to Boca Colorado.
Lined Forest-Falcon - Micrastur gilvicollis. One seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Black Caracara - Daptrius ater. Common along Madre de Dios river, near Manu Wildlife Center.
Red-throated Caracara - Ibycter americanus. Three seen at Villa Carmen, Amazonia Lodge and more at Manu Wildlife Center.
Mountain Caracara - Phalcoboenus megalopterus. Three seen at Huacarpay lake, five more on the way to Paucartambo Twon, and near Acjanaco.
Southern Caracara - Caracara plancus. One seen at Madre de Dios river and one more on the way to Puerto Maldonando city.
American Kestrel - Falco sparverius. Eight seen at Huacarpay lake and five more on the way to Paucartambo town.
Bat Falcon - Falco rufigularis. One seen at Madre de Dios river and two more at Blanquillo Macaw lick.
Aplomado Falcon - Falco femoralis. Two seen on the way to Paucartambo town.
MACAWS AND PARROTS (Psittacidae)
Tui Parakeet - Brotogeris sanctithomae. About eighty seen at Blanquillo Macaw lick.
Cobalt-winged Parakeet - Brotogeris cyanoptera. Common in lowland region.
Orange-cheeked Parrot - Pyrilia barrabandi. A few heard and seen flying across the forest. The fastest parrot. Named after Jaques Barrand (1767- 1809), French bird and flower illustrator.
Blue-headed Parrot - Pionus menstruus. Common is lowland region.
Yellow-crowned Parrot - Amazona ochrocephala. About forty seen at Blanquillo Macaw Lick.
Mealy Parrot - Amazona farinosa. About fifty at Blanquillo Macaw Lick, very common in lowland region. Farinosa is Latin for “Sprinkled with Flour” referring to the “dusted” appearance of this Amazon.
Scaly-naped Parrot - Amazona mercenarius. Heard only, at Cock of the Rock lodge.
Dusky-billed Parrotlet - Forpus modestus. About eight seen at Camungo canopy tower and three more at Mammal clay lick in Manu Wildlife Center.
Rose-fronted Parakeet - Pyrrhura roseifrons. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Dusky-headed Parakeet - Aratinga weddellii. Heard and seen, seems common at Lowland region, but we did not see many.
Red-bellied Macaw - Orthopsittaca manilata. About fifteen seen at a Palm swamp near Puerto Maldonado.
Blue-headed Macaw - Primolius couloni. Heard and seen two on the way to Atalaya port near Pilcopata town. VULNERABLE.
Blue-and-yellow Macaw - Ara ararauna. About twenty counted during boat rides at Madre de Dios river.
Military Macaw - Ara militaris. Two seen flying very high at Amazonia Lodge. VULNERABLE.
Scarlet Macaw - Ara macao. Common in lowland region and mostly near Manu Wildlife Center.
Red-and-green Macaw - Ara chloropterus. One day eighty seen at Blanquillo Macaw lick, one seen beeing captured by an Ocelot. Common in the area.
Chestnut-fronted Macaw - Ara severus. Common in lowland region.
White-eyed Parakeet - Psitticara leucophthalma. Heard and seen. Common in lowland region.
ANTBIRDS (Thamnophilidae
Bamboo Antshrike - Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae. Two seen on the way to Atalaya port and one more heard at Amazonia Lodge.
Great Antshrike - Taraba major. Heard at Villa Carmen and seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Barred Antshrike - Thamnophilus doliatus. Heard and seen one at Blanquillo Macaw lick.
Chestnut-backed Antshrike - Thamnophilus palliatus. Seen four at bamboo forest 1300m. near Cock of the Rock lodge. Range Restricted.
Plain-winged Antshrike - Thamnophilus schistaceus. Heard and seen two at Amazonia lodge, heard also at Manu Widlife Center.
Uniform Antshrike - Thamnophilus unicolor. Two seen near the lek at Cock of the Rock lodge.
Dusky-throated Antshrike - Thamnomanes ardesiacus. Five seen at Manu Wildlige Center.
Bluish-slate Antshrike - Thamnomanes schistogynus. Three seen at Amazonia lodge. The understory flock leader.
Plain-throated Antwren - Isleria hauxwelli. Two seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Ornate Antwren - Epinecrophylla ornata meridionalis. One seen at Cock of the Rock lodge. A specialist on dead leaf clusters where it forages for insects.
Pygmy Antwren - Myrmotherula brachyura. Heard and seen two at Amazonia lodge.
Sclater's Antwren - Myrmotherula sclateri. Only one heard and seen at Manu Wildlife Center. Range Restricted.
Amazonian Streaked-Antwren - Myrmotherula multostriata. Two seen at Blanco oxbow lake.
Stripe-chested Antwren - Myrmotherula longicauda. About ten seen at Cock of the Rock lodge and more on the way down to Pilcopata town.
Long-winged Antwren - Myrmotherula longipennis. Four seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Gray Antwren - Myrmotherula menetriesii. One seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Banded Antbird - Dichrozona cincta. One seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Dot-winged Antwren – Microrhipias quixensis. Heard and seen on the way to Atalaya port.
Peruvian Warbling-Antbird - Hypocnemis peruviana. One seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Yellow-breasted Warbling-Antbird - Hypocnemis subflava. Heard and seen at bamboo forest 1300m, near cock of the Rock lodge. Range Restricted.
Black Antbird - Cercomacroides serva. Heard and seen one on the way down to Chontachaca Village.
Manu Antbird - Cercomacra manu. Two seen at Villa Carmen Biological Station. Range Restricted.
Gray Antbird - Cercomacra cinerascens. One seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
White-backed (Western) Fire-eye - Pyriglena maura marcapatensis. Heard only, at Cock of the Rock lodge.
White-browed Antbird - Myrmoborus leucophrys. Several seen at Amazonia lodge and more at Manu Wildlife Center. Common.
White-lined Antbird - Percnostola lophotes. Heard at Villa Carmen and two seen at Amazonia lodge. Another bamboo specialist! Range just creeps over the border into NW Bolivia. Range Restricted.
Band-tailed Antbird - Hypocnemoides maculicauda. Two seen at Camungo oxbow lake and one more at Manu Wildlife Center. Range Restricted.
Silvered Antbird - Sclateria naevia. One female seen at Amazonia lodge.
Plumbeous Antbird - Myrmelastes hyperythrus. Heard and four seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Chestnut-tailed Antbird - Sciaphylax hemimelaena. Two heard and seen at Amazonia lodge.
Goeldi's Antbird - Akletos goeldii. One seen at Villa Carmen and heard only at Amazonia lodge. Favors Bamboo but is not restricted to it. Named for Emil August Goeldi, German naturalist resident in Brazil and author of “Aves do Brasil” 1894. Range Restricted.
Sooty Antbird - Hafferia fortis. One seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-throated Antbird - Myrmophylax atrothorax. Heard and one seen at Amazonia lodge, common in lowland region.
Black-spotted Bare-eye - Phlegopsis nigromaculata. Five seen at Amazonia Lodge and heard only at Manu Wildlife Center.
GNATEATERS (Conophagidae)
Slaty Gnateater - Conopophaga ardesiaca. Two seen at Cock of the Rock lodge. Range Restricted.
ANTPITTAS (Grallaridae)
Scaled Antpitta - Grallaria guatimalensis. Heard only, at Cock of the Rock lodge.
Red-and-white Antpitta - Grallaria erythroleuca. Heard only, near Wayquecha Biological Station. ENDEMIC.
Rufous (Urubamba) Antpitta - Grallaria rufula occabambae. Heard only, near Wayquecha Biological Station. Range Restricted.
Amazonian Antpitta - Hylopezus berlepschi. Heard only, at Villa Carmen and at Amazonia Lodge.
Thrush-like Antpitta - Myrmothera campanisona. Heard only, at Amazonia lodge and at Manu Wildlife Center.
TAPACULOS (Rhinocryptidae)
Rusty-belted Tapaculo - Liosceles thoracicus. Two seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Trilling Tapaculo - Scytalopus parvirostris. Heard only, near Wayquecha Biological Station.
ANTHRUSHES (Formicariidae)
Rufous-capped Antthrush - Formicarius colma. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-faced Antthrush - Formicarius analis. Heard and two seen at Amazonia Lodge and heard at Manu Wildlife Center.
OVENBIRDS (Funariinae)
Black-tailed Leaftosser - Sclerurus caudacutus. One seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Common Miner - Geositta cunicularia. Four seen on the way to Paucartambo. Fjeldså & Krabbe (1990) suggested that vocal differences between lowland nominate cunicularia and Andean subspecies indicate that at least two species are involved in Geositta cunicularia. Genetic data (Cheviron et al. 2005) also suggest that more than one species is involved.
Olivaceous Woodcreeper - Sittasomus griseicapillus. Two seen at Amazonia lodge and four more at Manu Wildlife Center. Certainly, consists of multiple species (Hardy et al. 1991, Ridgely & Tudor 1994, Parker et al. 1995, Ridgely & Greenfield 2001, Hilty 2003), with at least five subspecies group possibly deserving separate species status (Marantz et al. 2003). The subspecies viridis and amazonus are elevational replacements in southern Peru with different song types (Robbins et al. 2013).
Plain-brown Woodcreeper - Dendrocincla fuliginosa. One seen at Amazonia lodge.
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper - Glyphorynchus spirurus. Two at Amazonia lodge and two more at Manu Wildlife Center.
Cinnamon-throated (Devillei’s) Woodcreeper - Dendrexetastes (devillei) rufigula. One seen at Amazonia lodge, one at Camungo Canopy tower and one more at Manu Wildlife Center.
Long-billed Woodcreeper – Nasica longirostris. One seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-banded Woodcreeper - Dendrocolaptes picumnus. One seen at Amazonia lodge.
Straight-billed Woodcreeper - Dendroplex picus. One seen at Blanquillo Macaw lick.
Tschudi’s Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus chunchotambo. One seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Elegant Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus elegans juruanus. Three seen at Manu Wildlife Center. We saw the jurua subspecies. Note that Zimmer (1934d), Pinto (1937), Ridgely & Tudor (1994), and Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) considered Xiphorhynchus elegans and X. spixii (Spix’s Woodcreeper) conspecific but see Haffer (1997) for rationale for treating them as separate species, as in Peters (1951) and Meyer de Schauensee (1970). Aleixo (2002) also found molecular support for treating nominate spixii as a separate species from all other taxa in the group. Cory & Hellmayr (1925) treated the subspecies juruanus and insignis as separate species from X. spixii (Jurua Woodcreeper), and Pinto (1947) also maintained juruanus as a separate species; but they were considered conspecific by Zimmer (1934d) and Peters (1951).
Buff-throated Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus guttatus. Common in lowland region. The most common Lowland rainforest Woodcreeper; some authorities consider Buff-throated Woodcreeper of SE Brazil as distinct, but some authorities consider the reason for splitting weak.
Olive-backed Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus triangularis. Four seen near Cock of the Rock lodge.
Red-billed Scythebill - Campylorhamphus trochilirostris. Heard and seen near Cock of the Rock lodge, heard at Villa Carmen, Amazonia lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Montane Woodcreeper - Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger. Six seen on the way to Cock of the rock lodge. lacrymiger “tear gathering” referring to the spotting.
Plain Xenops - Xenops minutus. Two seen at Amazonia lodge and one more at Manu Wildlife Center.
Streaked Xenops - Xenops rutilans. One seen at Cock of the Rock lodge.
Point-tailed Palmcreeper – Berlepschia rikeri. One seen at Loboyo creek near Puerto Maldonado.
Streaked Tuftedcheek - Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii. One seen near Pillahuata, on the way to Cock of the Rock lodge.
Pale-legged Hornero - Furnarius leucopus. Common in Amazonia lodge and few more at Manu Wildlife Center.
Wren-like Rushbird - Phleocryptes melanops. Four seen at Huacarpay lake.
Cream-winged Cinclodes - Cinclodes albiventris. Three seen 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 Cream-winged Cinclodes for C. albiventris and Buff-winged Cinclodes for C. fuscus, and Jaramillo (see proposal 415) proposed Chestnut-winged Cinclodes for C. albidiventris.
Dusky-cheeked Foliage-gleaner - Anabazenops dorsalis. One seen at Villa Carmen Biological Station.
Cinnamon-rumped Foliage-gleaner - Philydor pyrrhodes. One seen at Manu Willdlife Center.
Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner - Philydor erythrocercum. Three seen at Manu Willdlife Center.
Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner - Philydor erythropterum. Two at Manu Willdlife Center.
Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner - Philydor rufum. One seen at Amazonia lodge.
Montane Foliage-gleaner - Anabacerthia striaticollis. Two seen at Rocotal Spot and a few more near Cock of the Rock lodge.
Chestnut-winged Hookbill - Ancistrops strigilatus. Heard only, at Manu Willdlife Center.
Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner - Automolus ochrolaemus. One seen at Manu Willdlife Center.
Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner - Automolus rufipileatus. Heard only, at Villa Carmen and at Amazonia lodge.
Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner - Automolus infuscatus. Two seen at Manu Willdlife Center.
Spotted Barbtail - Premnoplex brunnescens. Two seen at Cock of the Rock lodge.
Pearled Treerunner - Margarornis squamiger. Three seen near Wayquecha Biological Station and a few more near Pillahuata on the way to Cock of the Rock lodge.
Puna Thistletail - Asthenes helleri. Three seen near Acjanaco pass. Named for Edmund Heller (1875- 1944) US naturalist and collector who worked at the Field Museum of Natural History. VULNERABLE, Range Restricted.
Rusty-fronted Canastero - Asthenes ottonis. Three seen at Huacarpay. ENDEMIC.
Ash-browed Spinetail - Cranioleuca curtata. One seen at Cock of the Rock lodge. VULNERABLE.
Creamy-crested Spinetail - Cranioleuca albicapilla. Five seen on the way to Acjanaco pass. Unlike Synallaxis spinetails, members of this genus are typically arboreal, often favoring vine tangles in mid-storey and subcanopy. ENDEMIC.
Speckled Spinetail - Cranioleuca gutturata. One seen at Amazonia lodge.
Azara's Spinetail - Synallaxis azarae. Heard and seen at Wayquecha Biological Station. Named for the Spaniard Brigadier General Felix Manuel de Azara (1742-1821) who commanded the Paraguayan/Brazilian frontier.
Dark-breasted Spinetail - Synallaxis albigularis. One seen at Blanquillo Macaw Lick.
Plain-crowned Spinetail - Synallaxis gujanensis. Seen at Villa Carmen and one more at Amazonia lodge.
Cabanis's Spinetail - Synallaxis cabanisi. On the way to Villa Carmen and heard only at Amazonia lodge. Range Restricted.
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS (Tyrannidae)
Forest Elaenia - Myiopagis gaimardii. Seen one at Villa Carmen, two at Amazonia lodge and one more at Manu Wildlife Center.
Large Elaenia - Elaenia spectabilis. One seen on the way to Villa Carmen Biological Station.
White-crested Elaenia - Elaenia albiceps. Fifteen seen at Huacarpay lake. The SACC says: The subspecies modesta was formerly (REF) considered a separate species from Elaenia albiceps but see Zimmer (1941a). Jaramillo (2003) suggested that E. albiceps consists of more than one species.
Mottle-backed Elaenia - Elaenia gigas. One seen at Villa Carmen and two more at Blanquillo Macaw lick.
Sierran Elaenia - Elaenia pallatangae. Six seen at Wayquecha Biological Station.
White-throated Tyrannulet - Mecocerculus leucophrys. Fifteen seen near Wayquecha Biological Station.
White-banded Tyrannulet - Mecocerculus stictopterus. Ten seen near Wayqhecha and Pillahuata waterfalls.
Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant - Anairetes flavirostris. Two seen on the way to Paucartambo town.
Torrent Tyrannulet - Serpophaga cinerea. One seen near Cock of the Rock lodge.
Ringed Antpipit - Corythopis torquatus. Two seen at Amazonia Lodge and heard at Manu Wildlife Center.
Bolivian Tyrannulet - Zimmerius bolivianus. Two seen near Wayquecha Biological Station and couple more near Cock of the Rock Lodge. Range Restricted.
Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant - Phylloscartes ophthalmicus. One near Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet - Phylloscartes parkeri. One seen near Quita Calzon 1100m on the way to Pilcopata. One of the several birds named for Theodore A. Parker the III –pioneer US ornithologist tragically killed in plane crash in souther Ecuador in 1993. Range Restricted.
Streak-necked Flycatcher - Mionectes striaticollis. Four seen near Pillahuata 2500m and one more near Cock of the Rock lodge. Flycatchers in this genus are unusual in being frugivorous rather than insectivorous. Hence, like many Cotingas and Manakins, they also have lek systems.
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher - Mionectes oleagineus. One seen at Amazonia lodge.
Inca Flycatcher - Leptopogon taczanowskii. Three seen near Pillahuata water fall 2500m. Named for Wladislaw Taczanowskii, Polish ornithologist and author of “Ornithologie du Perou” 1884. ENDEMIC.
Sepia-capped Flycatcher - Leptopogon amaurocephalus. One seen near Chonchachaca, on the way to Pilcopata town.
Slaty-capped Flycatcher - Leptopogon superciliaris. One seen at Pillahuata and several more near Quita Calson 1200m. at Cock of the rock lodge.
Many-colored Rush-Tyrant - Tachuris rubrigastra. Two seen at Huacarpay lake.
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant - Lophotriccus pileatus. Common near Cock of the Rock lodge.
Flammulated Pygmy-Tyrant - Hemitriccus flammulatus. Heard only, at Villa Carmen Biological Station. Range Restricted.
White-bellied Tody-Tyrant - Hemitriccus griseipectus. Seen one at Amazonia Lodge and two more at Manu Wildlife Center. Range Restricted.
Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher - Poecilotriccus latirostris. Heard only, at Villa Carmen and at Blanquillo Macaw lick.
Black-backed Tody-Flycatcher - Poecilotriccus pulchellus. Two seen near Chontachaca, on the way to Pilcopata. ENDEMIC.
Spotted Tody-Flycatcher - Todirostrum maculatum. One seen at Blanquillo Macaw lick.
Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher - Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum. Seen one at Amazonia lodge.
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher - Tolmomyias flaviventris. One seen nesting at Amazonia Lodge.
Fulvous-breasted Flatbill - Rhynchocyclus fulvipectus. One seen at Cock of the Rock lodge.
Golden-crowned Spadebill - Platyrinchus coronatus. Two seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
White-crested Spadebill - Platyrinchus platyrhynchos. Three seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Bran-colored Flycatcher - Myiophobus fasciatus. Three seen at Blanquillo Macaw lick and one more on the way to Puerto Maldonado.
The SACC says: The subspecies rufescens of arid western Peru and northern Chile was formerly (e.g., Cory & Hellmayr 1927) considered a separate species from Myiophobus fasciatus, but Zimmer (1939c) and Koepcke (1961) reported specimens that showed signs of intergradation between rufescens and M. f. crypterythrus (cf. Ridgely & Tudor 1994); thus, Meyer de Schauensee (1966) considered them conspecific, and this has been followed by subsequent authors. Jaramillo (2003), however, suggested that rufescens should be considered a separate species.
Whiskered Flycatcher – Myiobius barbatus. One seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Cinnamon Flycatcher - Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus. Common at Wayquecha Biological Station and on the way to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Ochraceous-breasted Flycatcher - Nephelomyias ochraceiventris. Three seen near Wayquecha Biological Station. Range Restricted.
Smoke-colored Pewee - Contopus fumigatus. Two seen near Pillahuata, on the way down to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Olive Flycatcher - Mitrephanes olivaceus. One near Cock of the Rock lodge. Range Restricted.
Black Phoebe - Sayornis nigricans. Several near Cock of the Rock lodge, Also near Villa Carmen Biological Station.
Austral Vermilion Flycatcher - Pyrocephalus rubinus. One at Villa Carmen and several more at Madre de Dios river during boat rides, near Manu Wildlife Center. In a recent paper – Carmi el al 2016 it strongly suggests several taxonomic changes to the genus Pyrocephalus, including elevating three currently recognized subspecies to full species status: the austral migrant South American subspecies rubinus, and the two Galápagos subspecies dubius and nanus. As such, they propose a revised taxonom.
White-winged Black-Tyrant - Knipolegus aterrimus. One on the way to Paucartambo.
Drab Water Tyrant - Ochthornis littoralis. Common along Madre de Dios river.
Little Ground-Tyrant - Muscisaxicola fluviatilis. One seen at Madre de Dios river, on the way to Boca Colorado.
Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant - Muscisaxicola maculirostris. Six seen on the way to Paucartambo.
Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant - Muscisaxicola flavinucha. Two seen on the way to Paucartambo town.
Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant - Muscisaxicola rufivertex. Three at Huacarpay lake and eight more on the way to Paucartambo town.
Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant - Agriornis montanus. One seen on the way to Acjanaco.
Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant - Myiotheretes striaticollis. One seen near Pillahuata, near Wayquecha Biological Station.
Rufous-bellied Bush-Tyrant - Myiotheretes fuscorufus. Three seen near Wayquecha Biological Station. Range Restricted.
Crowned (Kalinowski’s) Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca (spodionota) spodionota. One seen at Acjanaco.
Slaty-backed (Maroon-belted) Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca (thoracica) cinnamomeiventris. Four seen near Pillahuata falls, on the way to Cock of the Rock lodge. Garcia-Moreno et al. (1998) suggested that the plumage and genetic differences between subspecies groups north and south of the Maranon should be recognized at the species level, with Ochthoeca thoracica the name for the southern species. Ridgely & Tudor (1994) reported that there are also vocal differences that would support this split. Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) and Hilty (2003) further recognized Venezuelan nigrita as a separate species from O. cinnamomeiventris, as done by Cory & Hellmayr (1927); see Zimmer (1937b) for the rationale for treating them all as conspecific based on plumage pattern, the treatment followed by Fitzpatrick (2004). Proposal needed.
Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca rufipectoralis. Two seen at Acjanaco pass and two more near Wayquecha Biological Station.
Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca fumicolor. Five seen at Acjanaco pass.
White-browed Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca leucophrys. Two seen at Huacarpay lake and two more on the way to Paucartambo.
Long-tailed Tyrant - Colonia colonus. One seen at Villa Carmen and two at Amazonia Lodge.
Piratic Flycatcher - Legatus leucophaius. Four seen on the way to Pilcopata town.
Social Flycatcher - Myiozetetes similis. Common in lowland region.
Gray-capped Flycatcher - Myiozetetes granadensis. Several seen on the way down to Chontachaca village, Common in lowland region.
Great Kiskadee - Pitangus sulphuratus. One seen at Huacarpay lake and common in lowland region.
Lesser Kiskadee - Pitangus lictor. Three at Blanco Oxbow lake.
Golden-crowned Flycatcher - Myiodynastes chrysocephalus. One seen at Cock of the Rock lodge and more on the way to Chontachaca village.
Streaked Flycatcher - Myiodynastes maculatus. One seen near Quita calzon at 1100m.
Boat-billed Flycatcher - Megarynchus pitangua. Two seen at Amazonia lodge.
Sulphury Flycatcher - Tyrannopsis sulphurea. One seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Crowned Slaty Flycatcher - Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus. One on the way down to Manu Wildlife Center and one more at Blanquillo Macaw Lick. An Austral migrant and the bird with the longest scientific name in the world.
Tropical Kingbird - Tyrannus melancholicus. Common.
Grayish Mourner - Rhytipterna simplex. Two heard and seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Dusky-capped Flycatcher - Myiarchus tuberculifer. Two seen at Pillahuata waterfall and one more at Manu Wildlife center. Note highland and lowland forms WILL be split.
Short-crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus ferox. One seen at Villa Carmen Biological Station and four more at Blanquillo Macaw lick.
Dull-capped Attila - Attila bolivianus. Heard only, at Camungo oxbow lake.
Bright-rumped Attila - Attila spadiceus. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
COTINGAS (Cotingidae)
Band-tailed Fruiteater - Pipreola intermedia. One seen near Wayquecha Biological Station. Range Restricted.
Red-crested Cotinga - Ampelion rubrocristatus. Four seen near Acjanaco and three more near Wayquecha Biological Station.
Andean Cock-of-the-rock - Rupicola peruvianus. Fifteen seen at lek near Cock of the Rock lodge.
Purple-throated Fruitcrow - Querula purpurata. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Amazonian Umbrellabird - Cephalopterus ornatus. Two seen at Amazonia lodge.
Plum-throated Cotinga - Cotinga maynana. One seen at Camungo Canopy Tower.
Screaming Piha - Lipaugus vociferans. Heard commonly and one seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Bare-necked Fruitcrow - Gymnoderus foetidus. Several seen at Madre de Dios river and couple more at Manu Wildlife Center.
MANAKINS (Pipridae)
Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin - Tyranneutes stolzmanni. Two seen at Manu Wildlife Center. While its call, "jew-rit", is a common sound in tall forest, this bird is infamous for being extremely difficult to see. This is partly a result of its preference for higher strata in the forest than many manakin species. stolzmanni: In honor of Jan Sztolcman (1854-1928) Polish zoologist, collector in tropical America 1875-1883.
Yungas Manakin - Chiroxiphia boliviana. Heard only, at Cock of the Rock lodge. Range Restricted.
Fiery-capped Manakin - Machaeropterus pyrocephalus. One seen near Cock of the rock lodge.
Blue-crowned Manakin - Lepidothrix coronate. Two seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Band-tailed Manakin - Pipra fasciicauda. One seen at Amazonia Lodge and three seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Round-tailed Manakin - Ceratopipra chloromeros. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
TITYRAS AND BECARDS (Tityridae)
Black-tailed Tityra - Tityra cayana. Two seen at Wildlife Center.
Black-crowned Tityra - Tityra inquisitor. Two seen at Madre de Dios river and one more at Pastora road, near Puerto Maldonado.
Masked Tityra - Tityra semifasciata. Four seen near Chontachaca village and two more at Camungo Canopy tower.
Cinereous Mourner - Laniocera hypopyrra. Two seen and heard at Manu Wildlife Center.
Barred Becard - Pachyramphus versicolor. Three seen near Pillahuata waterfalls, on the way to Cock of the Rock lodge.
White-winged Becard - Pachyramphus polychopterus. Two near Chontachaca village and four at Amazonia lodge.
Pink-throated Becard - Pachyramphus minor. Two seen at Amazonia lodge.
VIREOS (Vireonidae)
Brown-capped Vireo - Vireo leucophrys. Three seen near Pillahuata Waterfall.
Chivi Vireo - Vireo chivi. Several seen at Villa Carmen, Amazonia lodge and couple at Manu Wildlife Center. Chivi Vireo is one of the most widespread and common passerines of South America. This species consists of a complex mosaic of resident and migratory populations, however. Not only is there seasonal overlap, in the austral winter, between some resident populations and wintering populations from southern South America, but during the boreal winter there also is overlap between the same resident Chivi Vireos and wintering Red-eyed Vireos (Vireo olivaceus) from North America! For many years Chivi and Red-eyed vireos were considered to be the same species; this is understandable, given that they are very similar in appearance, but phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequence data reveals that Chivi is more closely related to Black-whiskered Vireo (Vireo altiloquus) than it is to Red-eyed. The general biology of Chivi Vireo probably is very similar to that of Red-eyed Vireo but, despite its abundance, Chivi Vireo is much less well studied.
Dusky-capped Greenlet - Pachysylvia hypoxantha. Heard only, at Amazonia lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Tawny-crowned Greenlet - Hylophilus ochraceiceps. Three seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
JAYS (Corvinae)
Green (Inca) Jay - Cyanocorax (yncas) luxuosus. Three seen near Rocotal spot at 2000m.
Purplish Jay - Cyanocorax cyanomelas. Six seen at Villa Carmen, common at Amazonia Lodge and more along Madre de Dios river. Range Restricted.
Violaceous Jay - Cyanocorax violaceus. Six near Chontachaca village, common at Villa Carmen and lowland region.
SWALLOWS AND MARTINS (Hirundinidae)
Blue-and-white Swallow - Pygochelidon cyanoleuca. Common in the highlands and near Cock of the rock lodge.
Brown-bellied Swallow - Orochelidon murina. Four seen near Acjanaco pass.
Pale-footed Swallow - Orochelidon flavipes. One seen near Wayquecha Biological Station.
White-banded Swallow - Atticora fasciata. Common in lowland region.
Southern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx ruficollis. Common in lowlands.
Brown-chested Martin - Progne tapera. About one hundred and fifty seen at Madre de Dios river, near Boca Manu Town.
Gray-breasted Martin - Progne chalybea. Two seen at Blanco lake and two more on the way to Puerto Maldonado.
White-winged Swallow - Tachycineta albiventer. Common at Madre de Dios river.
WRENS (Troglodytidae)
Scaly-breasted Wren - Microcerculus marginatus. One seen at Amazonia Lodge and one more at Manu Wildlife Center.
Gray-mantled Wren - Odontorchilus branickii. Two seen at Cock of the rock lodge.
House Wren - Troglodytes aedon. Common. Many authors (e.g., Hellmayr 1934, Pinto 1944, Phelps & Phelps 1950a) formerly treated Neotropical mainland populations as a separate species T. musculus; see also Brumfield and Capparella (1996); this treatment was followed by Brewer (2001) and Kroodsma & Brewer (2005). The Falklands population, T. a. cobbi, is treated as a species (Wood 1993), as was done by Brewer (2001), Mazar Barnett & Pearman (2001), Jaramillo (2003), and Kroodsma & Brewer (2005).
Mountain Wren - Troglodytes solstitialis. Four seen at Pillahuata Waterfalls.
Puna Wren - Cistothorus minimus. Five seen at Acjanaco pass. Range Restricted.
Thrush-like Wren - Campylorhynchus turdinus. Four seen at Amazonia lodge and two more at Manu Wildlife Center.
Moustached Wren - Pheugopedius genibarbis. One seen at Cock of the Rock lodge and heard in most sites. Range Restricted.
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren - Henicorhina leucophrys. Two seen near Rocotal spot, common on the way to Cock of the Rock lodge.
DIPPERS (Cinclidae)
White-capped Dipper - Cinclus leucocephalus. Two seen near Cock of the Rock lodge.
THRUSHES (Turdidae)
Andean Solitaire - Myadestes ralloides. One seen at Rocotal spot, one more at Cock of the Rock lodge.
Hauxwell's Thrush - Turdus hauxwelli. One seen at Cock of the rock lodge, and one more at Manu Wildlife Center. hauxwelli: In honor of John Hauxwell (fl. 1868) English collector in Peru and Brazil.
Creamy-bellied Thrush - Turdus amaurochalinus. One at Amazonia lodge and one more at Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-billed Thrush - Turdus ignobilis. Common in lowland region.
Great Thrush - Turdus fuscater. Ten seen near Acjanaco pass and common at Wayquecha Biological Station.
Chiguanco Thrush - Turdus chiguanco. Common in highland region. Note that a detailed study of the Chiguanco/Great Thrush complex is needed to determine exactly how many species-level taxa exist. The name comes from the Quechua “Chiwanco”.
Glossy-black Thrush - Turdus serranus. Two seen near Pillahuata falls.
Andean Slaty Thrush - Turdus nigriceps. Two seen at Cock of the Rock lodge.
White-necked Thrush - Turdus albicollis. Two seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
DONACOBIUS (Donacobiidae)
Black-capped Donacobius - Donacobius atricapilla. One seen at Villa Carmen, six at Camungo oxbow lake and a few more at Blanco oxbow lake.
TANAGER AND ALLIES (Thraupidae)
Red-capped Cardinal - Paroaria gularis. Seen several at Villa Carmen, common at Amazonia lodge and seen more at the Oxbow lakes near Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-faced Tanager - Schistochlamys melanopis. Two seen on the way to Puerto Maldonado.
Magpie Tanager - Cissopis leverianus. Two seen near Chontachaca Village, one at Villa Carmen and several more at lowland sites.
Hooded Tanager - Nemosia pileata. Two seen at Blanquillo Macaw Lick.
Slaty Tanager - Creurgops dentatus. Three seen at near Rocotal Spot, on the way to Cock of the rock lodge. Range Restricted.
Black-eared Hemispingus - Sphenopsis melanotis. Five seen near Wayquecha Biological station and couple more near Cock of the rock lodge.
Gray-hooded Bush-Tanager - Cnemoscopus rubrirostris. Two seen near Pillahuata waterfalls.
Superciliaried Hemispingus - Thlypopsis superciliaris. Six seen at Pillahuata waterfalls.
Rust-and-yellow Tanager - Thlypopsis ruficeps. Four seen near Wayquecha Biological station and ten more near Pillahuata waterfalls. Range Restricted.
Yellow-crested Tanager - Islerothraupis rufiventer. One seen at the hillforest in Amazonia lodge.
White-shouldered Tanager - Islerothraupis luctuosus. Two seen at Camungo canopy tower.
White-winged Shrike-Tanager - Lanio versicolor. Three seen at Amazonia lodge and two more Manu Wildlife Center.
Masked Crimson Tanager - Ramphocelus nigrogularis. Common in Amazonia lodge.
Silver-beaked Tanager - Ramphocelus carbo. Common.
Hooded Mountain-Tanager - Buthraupis montana. About twelve seen near Acjanaco and ten more near Wayquecha Biological station.
Grass-green Tanager - Chlorornis riefferii. Four seen at Wayquecha Biological Station.
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager - Anisognathus igniventris. Eleven seen near Wayquecha Biological Station.
Yellow-throated Tanager - Iridosornis analis. One seen near Rocotal Spot and couple more near Cock of the Rock lodge.
Golden-collared Tanager - Iridosornis jelskii. Four seen near Wayquecha Biological Station. Range Restricted.
Fawn-breasted Tanager - Pipraeidea melanonota. Two seen near Pillahuata Waterfalls and two more near Rocotal. Also one at Manu Wildlife Center.
Blue-and-yellow Tanager - Pipraeidea bonariensis. Twenty seen at Huacarpay lake.
Orange-eared Tanager - Chlorochrysa calliparaea. Two seen near Rocotal spot and five more near Cock of the Rock lodge.
Blue-gray Tanager - Thraupis episcopus episcopus. Common.
Palm Tanager - Thraupis palmarum. Common.
Blue-capped Tanager - Thraupis cyanocephala. About twelve seen near Acjanaco and Wayquecha Biological Station.
Spotted Tanager - Ixothraupis punctata. One seen near Rocotal spot and several more at Cock of the Rock lodge.
Golden-naped Tanager - Tangara ruficervix. One seen near Pillahuata falls, on the way to Cock of the Rock lodge.
Blue-necked Tanager - Tangara cyanicollis. Common at Cock of the Rock lodge and near Chontachaca village.
Blue-and-black Tanager - Tangara vassorii. Four seen near Pillahuata waterfalls.
Beryl-spangled Tanager - Tangara nigroviridis. Four seen near Pillahuata waterfall and several more near Cock of the Rock lodge.
Turquoise Tanager - Tangara mexicana. About three seen at Amazonia lodge. Not found in Mexico!
Paradise Tanager - Tangara chilensis. Common in most of mixed species flocks in lowland. Not found in Chile!
Opal-crowned Tanager - Tangara callophrys. One seen at Camungo canopy tower.
Golden-eared Tanager - Tangara chrysotis. Two near Rocotal spot and five more at Cock of the Rock lodge.
Saffron-crowned Tanager - Tangara xanthocephala. Five seen at Cock of the Rock lodge. Here the subspecies has an orange not saffron crown.
Green-and-gold Tanager - Tangara schrankii. Five seen at Amazonia and one more at Manu Wildlife Center. Tangara: Tupí name, Tangara= dancer, one who turns and skips, originally used for the manakins, but subsequently (Marcgrave 1648) transferred to other bright finch-like birds. schrankii: In honor of Prof. Franz von Paula Schrank (1747-1835) German theologian, botanist, entomologist, collector.
Swallow-Tanager - Tersina viridis. Two seen at Villa Carmen and and one more at Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-faced Dacnis - Dacnis lineata. One seen near Cock of the Rock lodge and five more at Amazonia lodge, also two at Manu Wildlife Center.
Yellow-bellied Dacnis - Dacnis flaviventer. One at Camungo canopy tower.
Blue Dacnis - Dacnis cayana. Two seen on the way to Chontachaca and four more at Villa Carmen Biological Station.
Purple Honeycreeper - Cyanerpes caeruleus. Two seen near Cock of the Rock lodge, three at Amazonia and one at Manu Wildlife Center.
Green Honeycreeper - Chlorophanes spiza. One seen near Chontachaca village.
Chestnut-vented Conebill - Conirostrum speciosum. Two seen at Villa Carmen.
Cinereous Conebill - Conirostrum cinereum. One at Huacarpay lake and three more on the way to Paucartambo.
White-browed Conebill - Conirostrum ferrugineiventre. One seen near Acjanaco pass. Range Restricted.
Capped Conebill - Conirostrum albifrons. Four seen near Pillahuata waterfall.
Rusty Flowerpiercer - Diglossa sittoides. One seen at Huacarpay lake.
Deep-blue Flowerpiercer - Diglossa glauca. One near Wayquecha Biological Station and two more at Cock of the Rock lodge.
Moustached Flowerpiercer - Diglossa mystacalis. Four seen at Acjanaco pass. Range Restricted.
Black-throated Flowerpiercer - Diglossa brunneiventris. Four seen at Acjanaco pass and three more near Wayquecha Biological Station.
Masked Flowerpiercer - Diglossa cyanea. Twenty near Wayquecha Biological Station and common on the way down to Cock of the Rock lodge.
Peruvian Sierra-Finch - Phrygilus punensis. Twelve seen at Huacarpay lake and ten more on the way to Paucartambo. Range Restricted.
Mourning Sierra-Finch - Phrygilus fruticeti. One seen at Huacarpay lake.
Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch - Phrygilus plebejus. Four seen on the way to Paucartambo town.
Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch - Poospizopsis caesar. One seen on the way to Paucartambo town. ENDEMIC.
Saffron Finch - Sicalis flaveola. Two seen near Puerto Maldonado.
Yellow-bellied Seedeater - Sporophila nigricollis. One seen on the way down to Chontachaca.
Slate-colored Seedeater - Sporophila schistacea. One seen near Villa Carmen Biological Station.
Double-collared Seedeater - Sporophila caerulescens. Two seen at Madre de Dios River and a few more at Manu Wildlife Center.
Common in lowland open habitats.
Chestnut-bellied Seedeater - Sporophila castaneiventris. One seen near Chontachaca village and one more near Puerto Maldonado.
Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch - Sporophila angolensis. One seen near Villa Carmen and two more at Blanquillo Macaw lick, and one more at Blanco oxbow lake.
Buff-throated Saltator - Saltator maximus. Four seen at Cock of the Rock lodge and couple more at Villa Carmen, one more at Amazonia lodge and Manu Wildlife Center. Klicka et al. (2007) found strong genetic support for a sister relationship between Saltator and core Thraupidae. Sushkin (1924) proposed that Saltator was thraupine, not emberizine/cardinaline. SACC proposal passed to transfer Saltator from Cardinalidae to Incertae Sedis. SACC proposal to transfer to Thraupidae did not pass. Barker et al. (2013) found that Saltator and Saltatricula were embedded in the Thraupidae. SACC proposal passed to transfer to Thraupidae. Chavez et al. (2013) found that relationships within the genus are not consistent with the current linear sequence of species. SACC proposal passed to revise linear sequence.
Golden-billed Saltator - Saltator aurantiirostris. Four seen at Huacarpay and four more on the way to Acjanaco pass.
Band-tailed Seedeater - Catamenia analis. Thirty seen at Huacarpay lake and twenty more on the way to Paucartambo town.
Bananaquit - Coereba flaveola. Common at Cock of the Rock and Villa Carmen and Amazonia Lodge.
SPARROWS (Emberizidae)
Rufous-collared Sparrow - Zonotrichia capensis. Very common in highland region.
Yellow-browed Sparrow - Ammodramus aurifrons. Common in lowland region.
Black-faced Brushfinch - Atlapetes melanolaemus. Common at Wayquecha Biological Station. The Atlapetes genus has been completely revamped based on bio-chemical data and work done at Copenhagen Field Museum. Formerly considered part of Rufous-naped Brush-Finch complex A. rufinucha. Atlapetes melanolaemus was formerly (Hellmayr 1938, Paynter 1970a, Meyer de Schauensee 1970, Ridgely & Tudor 1989, Sibley & Monroe 1990) considered a subspecies of A. rufinucha but see García-Moreno & Fjeldså (1999). Range Restricted.
Common Chlorospingus - Chlorospingus flavopectus. Four seen near Pillahuata waterfalls and couple more near Rocotal spot. Genetic data (REFS, Burns et al. 2002, 2003) indicate the genus Chlorospingus is not a member of the Thraupidae, but (Klicka et al. 2007) a member of the Emberizidae. SACC proposal passed to transfer to Emberizidae. Barker et al. (2013) further confirmed the placement of the genus with the New World sparrows. Frank Pitelka (in Tordoff 1954a) long ago noted the emberizine-like behavior of Chlorospingus. SACC proposal passed to change English names of the species in the genus from “Bush-Tanager” to “Chlorospingus”.
Short-billed Chlorospingus - Chlorospingus parvirostris. Eight seen near Pillahuata waterfalls and couple more near Rocotal spot, also at Cock of the Rock lodge.
Yellow-throated Chlorospingus - Chlorospingus flavigularis. Six seen near Cock of the Rock lodge.
CARDINALS GROSBEAKS (Cardinalidae)
White-winged Tanager - Piranga leucoptera. Two seen at Cock of the rock lodge.
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager - Habia rubica. Five seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Carmiol's Tanager - Chlorothraupis carmioli. One seen at Amazonia lodge. Chlorothraupis: Gr. Khloros= green and thraupis= unknown small bird, perhaps some sort of finch. carmioli: Franz Carmiol (born Franz Grasneck) (fl. 1868) German immigrant, son of Julian Carmiol, resident and collector in Costa Rica.
Black-backed Grosbeak - Pheucticus aureoventris aureoventris. One seen on the way to Paucartambo and two more near Wayquecha Biological Station.
Rothchild ́s Grosbeak – Cyanocompsa rothchildii. Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge.
NEW WORLD WARBLERS (Parulidae)
Tropical Parula - Parula pitiayumi. Two seen near Cock of the Rock lodge.
Buff-rumped Warbler - Myiothlypis fulvicauda. One seen at Villa Carmen and one more at Amazonia Lodge.
Russet-crowned Warbler - Myiothlypis coronate. One seen near Cock of the Rock lodge.
Two-banded Warbler - Myiothlypis bivittatus. Common at Cock of the Rock lodge.
Three-striped (Yungas) Warbler - Basileuterus (punctipectus) tristriatus. Two seen near Wayquecha, after tunnels Gutiérrez-Pinto et al (2012) found that broadly defined Basileuterus tristriatus consists of 10 distinct clades, one of which is B. trifasciatus, which is the sister group to B. tristriatus tacarcunae of the Darién. Donegan (2014) provided evidence that the Bolivian punctipectus group (including canens) should be treated as a separate species. Range Restricted.
Slate-throated (Whitestart) Redstart - Myioborus miniatus. Six seen near Pillahuata waterfall and few more near Cock of the Rock lodge.
Spectacled (Whitestart) Redstart - Myioborus melanocephalus. Ten seen near Pillahuata waterfall.
OROPENDOLAS, ORIOLES AND BLACKBIRDS (Icteridae)
Russet-backed Oropendola - Psarocolius angustifrons. Common in lowland region.
Dusky-green Oropendola - Psarocolius atrovirens. Four seen near Rocotal and few more near Cock of the Rock lodge. Range Restricted.
Crested Oropendola - Psarocolius decumanus. Several seen at Amazonia lodge and couple more at Manu Wildlife Center.
Olive Oropendola - Psarocolius bifasciatus. Four seen at Amazonia Lodge seven more at Manu Wildlife Center.
Solitary Black Cacique - Cacicus solitarius. Heard only, at Amazonia lodge.
Yellow-rumped Cacique - Cacicus cela. Common in lowland region.
(Southern) Mountain Cacique - Cacicus chrysonotus. Five seen near Wayquecha Biological station.
Casqued Cacique - Cacicus oseryi. One seen at Amazonia lodge and one more at Manu Wildlife Center.
Epaulet Oriole - Icterus cayanensis. Two seen near Chontachaca village.
Orange-backed Troupial - Icterus croconotus. One seen near Chontachaca Village.
Pale-eyed Blackbird - Agelasticus xanthophthalmus. Six seen at Camungo oxbow lake and four more at Blanco oxbow lake. Range Restricted.
Yellow-winged Blackbird - Agelasticus thilius. About ten seen at Huacarpay lake.
Giant Cowbird - Molothrus oryzivorus. Common in lowland region.
FINCHES (Fringillidae)
Hooded Siskin - Sporagra magellanica. Eight seen at Huacarpay lake and thirty more on the way to Paucartambo town.
Golden-bellied (White-lored) Euphonia - Euphonia chrysopasta. Two seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Bronze-green Euphonia - Euphonia mesochrysa. Five seen at Cock of the Rock lodge.
White-vented Euphonia - Euphonia minuta. Four seen at Pastora port, near Puerto Maldonado.
Orange-bellied Euphonia - Euphonia xanthogaster. Six seen at Cock of the Rock lodge, also at Villa Carmen and Amazonia lodge.
Rufous-bellied Euphonia - Euphonia rufiventris. One seen at Manu Wildlife Center.