ITINERARY
November 5th: We started early after breakfast, leaving from the Casa Andina Plaza Hotel for a whole day birding at the high Andean lake called Huacarpay. Overnight at Casa Andina Plaza Hotel.
November 6th to 7th: Early departure to go to Manu. First stop at the picturesque town of Paucartambo, from there it's one hour going up to get to the entrance of the Manu National Park, so we started birding from there down to Wayqecha Lodge. Overnight at Wayqecha and a full days birding form there next day.
November 8th to 11th: After breakfast we dropped down to Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge, on the way down we made several stops for birding and enjoyed our picnic lunch. We arrived at a good time so we could enjoy all the birds that attend the feeding stations and especially the hummingbirds at the feeders. The following days were spent birding up and down the road at different elevations looking for targets, as well as enjoying watching different species of tanagers and hummingbirds right in front of the dining room. Overnights at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
November 12th: Leaving the lodge after breakfast we continued down road to Villa Carmen Biological Station. This lodge has one of the most amazing bamboo thickets, so a great place to look for bamboo specialists. It also has a really nice garden with feeders, so a place to relax watching birds and have a drink at the same time. Overnight at Villa Carmen Biological Station.
November 13th to 15th: Leaving the lodge after breakfast we continued going down the Manu road, stopping in important areas until we arrived at the boat port. We then took our private motorized boat down to Amazonia Lodge which is at ca. 600m. The main attraction here are the hummingbirds that attend the feeders and the whole garden itself which has got great bird activity. We also visited a tower which is about one hour hike up in the foothills, and visited the trail system close to the lodge. All nights at Amazonia Lodge.
November 16th to 21st: After leaving Amazonia lodge we spent a lot of good time birding down the river from our motorized dugout on our way to the next lodge. We arrived in daylight so we could bird the grounds of the lodge. Manu Wildlife Centre has an amazing trail system. One day we went to the Blanquillo Claylick to watch the macaws, a spectacular event, and other days we went with the boat down river to visit two oxbow lakes, Camungo and Blanco. One of these has a very tall canopy tower, great for watching canopy activity. Nearby the Manu Wildlife Center Lodge there is a Canopy tower as well, which is good to visit any time. Overnights at Manu Wildlife Center.
November 22nd: We left early in the morning to visit the Antthrush Trail and look for more bamboo specialists and then continued down the river to Colorado Port. On the other side of the river our van was waiting for us to take us to Puerto Maldonado. Overnight in Cabaña Quinta in Puerto Maldonado.
Novemver 23rd: After breakfast we went to bird nearby Puerto Maldonado in 2 specific hotspots- La Pastora road and La Cachuela road. After birding we had time to go back to the hotel to get ready to leave for the airport to catch our flights back to Cusco or to Lima.
SPECIES LIST
TINAMOUS
Hooded Tinamou (Nothocercus nigrocapillus). Heard only, at Acjanaco pass to Wayquecha (Manu road).
Black Tinamou (Tinamus osgoodi). Heard only, at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
Great Tinamou (Tinamus major). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Cinereous Tinamou (Crypturellus cinereus). Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Little Tinamou (Crypturellus soui). Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge.
Brown Tinamou (Crypturellus obsoletus). Heard only, at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Undulated Tinamou (Crypturellus undulatus). Heard only, along the Madre de Dios river and at Blanquillo claylick.
Brazilian Tinamou (Crypturellus strigulosus). Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-capped Tinamou (Crypturellus atrocapillus). Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge.
Variegated Tinamou (Crypturellus variegatus). Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Bartlett's Tinamou (Crypturellus bartletti). Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Andean Tinamou (Nothoprocta pentlandii). Seen at Huacarpay lakes.
SCREAMERS
Horned Screamer (Anhima cornuta). Heard and seen along the Madre de Dios river and oxbow lakes.
DUCKS, GEESE, AND WATERFOWL
Orinoco Goose (Oressochen jubatus). A pair seen along the Madre de Dios river.
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata). Seen along the Madre de Dios river.
Puna Teal (Spatula puna). Seen at Huacarpay lakes.
Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera). Seen at Huacarpay lakes.
Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica). Seen at Huacarpay lakes.
Yellow-billed Teal (Anas flavirostris). Seen at Huacarpay lakes. The SACC says “Hellmayr & Conover (1948a) and many earlier classifications treated andium (Andean Teal) as a separate species from A. flavirostris. Many authors, from Meyer de Schauensee (1970) to Dickinson (2003), have treated andium as a subspecies of A. flavirostris. Anas andium was considered a separate species from Anas flavirostris by Ridgely et al. (2001), and this was followed by Hilty (2003). SACC proposal passed to recognize andium as separate species. 7 Jaramillo (2003) further suggested that the subspecies oxyptera may also deserve recognition as a separate species from A. flavirostris.
Andean Duck (Oxyura ferruginea). Seen at Huacarpay lakes. Andean populations have often (e.g., Hellmayr & Conover 1948a, Siegfried 1976, Sibley & Ahlquist 1990, AOU 1998, Ridgely & Greenfield 2001, Jaramillo 2003, del Hoyo & Collar 2014) been treated as a separate species, O. ferruginea ("Andean Duck" or "Andean Ruddy-Duck"). However, see Adams and Slavid (1984), Fjeldså (1986), McCracken & Sorenson (2005), and Donegan et al. (2015) for rationale for treating them as conspecific, as done previously (e.g., Blake 1977, Johnsgard 1979), and then followed by Fjeldså & Krabbe (1990), Carboneras (1992f), and Dickinson & Remsen (2013). Siegfried (1976) and Livezey (1995) considered ferruginea to be more closely related to O. vittata than to O. jamaicensis, but McCracken & Sorenson (2005) showed that this is incorrect.
GUANS
Speckled Chachalaca (Ortalis guttata). A very common bird of Amazonian lowlands. Common in more lightly wooded and forest edge areas in the lowlands.
Andean Guan (Penelope montagnii). Seen at Rocotal area (Manu road).
Spix's Guan (Penelope jacquacu). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center. Named after the German naturalist and collector in Brazil (1781-1826) Johann Baptist Ritter von Spix.
Blue-throated Piping-Guan (Pipile cumanensis). Seen at Amazonia Lodge, Manu Wildlife Center and along the Madre de Dios river.
Razor-billed Curassow (Mitu tuberosum). Seen along the Madre de Dios river.
NEW WORLD QUAIL
Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail (Odontophorus speciosus). Heard only, at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Starred Wood-Quail (Odontophorus stellatus). Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
GREBES
White-tufted Grebe (Rollandia rolland). Seen at Huacarpay lakes. Rollandia: Specific name Podiceps rolland. rolland= In honor of Thomas Pierre Rolland, Master Gunner (1776-1847) French Navy, of the corvette L’Uranie which circled the globe 1817-1848.
PIGEONS AND DOVES
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia). Introduced species and common. Feral population.
Pale-vented Pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis). Seen at Cocha Blanco (oxbow lake), Puerto Maldonado city and along the Madre de Dios river.
Spot-winged Pigeon (Patagioenas maculosa). Seen at Huacarpay lakes.
Plumbeous Pigeon (Patagioenas plumbea). A common species from the foothills down to the Amazon.
Ruddy Ground-Dove (Columbina talpacoti). Common. Found in open and half-open areas in the Amazon.
Bare-faced Ground-Dove (Metriopelia ceciliae). Seen at Huacarpay lakes.
Ruddy Quail-Dove (Geotrygon montana). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Gray-fronted Dove (Leptotila rufaxilla). Common. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center and near Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake).
Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata). Common in the Andes.
CUCKOOS
Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani). Common in the Amazon. Seen at Patria (600-900m) (Manu road), Blanquillo claylick, Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake), Puerto Maldonado city and along the Madre de Dios river.
Greater Ani (Crotophaga major). Common in the Amazon, especially on oxbow lakes.
Pavonine Cuckoo (Dromococcyx pavoninus). Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Little Cuckoo (Coccycua minuta). Seen at Cocha Camungo and Cocha Blanco (oxbow lakes).
Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana). Common in the Amazon.
POTOOS
Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus). Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
NIGHTJARS
Sand-colored Nighthawk (Chordeiles rupestris). Common. Seen along the Madre de Dios river.
Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis). Common in the Amazon.
Swallow-tailed Nightjar (Uropsalis segmentata). Seen at Pillahuata area (Manu road).
Lyre-tailed Nightjar (Uropsalis lyra). Seen near Manú Cloud Forest Lodge (1500-1700m) (Manu road).
Ladder-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca). Seen at Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake).
Ocellated Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus ocellatus). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
SWIFTS
Chestnut-collared Swift (Streptoprocne rutila). Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris). A common species from the foothills down to the Amazon.
Short-tailed Swift (Chaetura brachyura). Seen at Patria (600-900m) (Manu road).
Gray-rumped Swift (Chaetura cinereiventris). Seen at Patria (600-900m) (Manu road).
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift (Panyptila cayennensis). Seen at Patria (600-900m) (Manu road).
Fork-tailed Palm-Swift (Tachornis squamata). Common in the Amazon. Mainly seen along the Madre de Dios river.
HUMMINGBIRDS
White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora). Seen at Amazonia Lodge and Cocha Blanco (oxbow lake).
Buff-tailed Sicklebill (Eutoxeres condamini). Seen from the Tanager Corner to Thousand-meter Bridge (1100-1300m) (Manu road).
Rufous-breasted Hermit (Glaucis hirsutus). Seen at Blanquillo Claylick and Manu Wildlife Center.
White-bearded Hermit (Phaethornis hispidus). Seen around La Cachuela (fish farm) in Puerto Maldonado.
Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge and Quita Calzones bridge.
Great-billed Hermit (Phaethornis malaris). Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Reddish Hermit (Phaethornis ruber). Seen at the Pastora road in Puerto Maldonado.
Green-fronted Lancebill (Doryfera ludovicae). Seen at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
Geoffroy's Wedgebill (Schistes geoffroyi). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge. Named for Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hillaire (1772-1884) French zoologist.
Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Black-eared Fairy (Heliothryx auritus). Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Black-throated Mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis). Seen at La Cachuela.
Amethyst-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus amethysticollis). Fairly common in humid montane forest.
Wire-crested Thorntail (Discosura popelairii). 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). Seen at Amazonia Lodge. Named after French naturalist/collector Henri de Lattre (1838).
Festive Coquette (Lophornis chalybeus). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Speckled Hummingbird (Adelomyia melanogenys). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Green-tailed Trainbearer (Lesbia nuna). Seen at Huacarpay lakes. Greek: Lesbia = A woman of Lesbos.
Bearded Mountaineer (Oreonympha nobilis). Seen at Huacarpay lakes. ENDEMIC.
Long-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus kingii). Seen at Buenos Aires area (Manu road) and Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge. Named for Rear-Admiral Philip Parker King (1791-1856) British marine surveyor and collector in tropical America.
Tyrian Metaltail (Metallura tyrianthina). Seen from Acjanaco pass to Wayquecha (Manu road). Named after the color Tyrian purple.
Scaled Metaltail (Metallura aeneocauda). Seen at Acjanaco pass to Wayquecha (Manu road). Range Restricted.
Buff-thighed Puffleg (Haplophaedia assimilis). Seen at Pillahuata Tunnels (2200-2500m) (Manu road). Range Restricted.
Shining Sunbeam (Aglaeactis cupripennis). Seen at Acjanaco pass to Wayquecha (Manu road).
Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata). Seen at Rocotal area.
Violet-throated Starfrontlet (Coeligena violifer). Seen at Esperanza area.
Anna’s Racket-tail (Ocreatus annae). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge. 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 thatOcreatus underwoodii should be treated as four species, with the subspecies addae, annae, and peruana elevated to species rank. If this is so the species would be thus:
White-booted Racket-tail, O. underwoodii: Venezuela to W Ecuador;
Peruvian Racket-tail, O. peruvianus: E Ecuador to NE Peru;
Anna’s Racket-tail, O. annae: Pasco to Cuzco (endemic);
Rufous-booted Racket-tail, O. addae: Bolivia (endemic).
Gould's Jewelfront (Heliodoxa aurescens). Seen at Amazonia Lodge. The common name commemorates the English ornithologist and bird artist John Gould (1804–1881).
Violet-fronted Brilliant (Heliodoxa leadbeateri). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas). Seen at Paucartambo (town). One of the world's largest hummingbirds after the Sword-billed Hummingbird if talking about measurement from tail tip to bill tip.
Long-billed Starthroat (Heliomaster longirostris). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
White-bellied Woodstar (Chaetocercus mulsant). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge. Named for Martial Etienne Mulsant, French zoologist and explorer.
Amethyst Woodstar (Calliphlox amethystina). Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Blue-tailed Emerald (Chlorostilbon mellisugus). Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Violet-headed Hummingbird (Klais guimeti). Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Gray-breasted Sabrewing (Campylopterus largipennis). Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Fork-tailed Woodnymph (Thalurania furcata). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge, Amazonia Lodge, and Manu Wildlife Center.
Many-spotted Hummingbird (Taphrospilus hypostictus). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Sapphire-spangled Emerald (Amazilia lactea). Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Golden-tailed Sapphire (Chrysuronia oenone). Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
HOATZIN
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin). Common in the Amazon. Seen mainly at the oxbow lakes.
RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS
Gray-breasted Crake (Laterallus exilis). Heard only, at Villa Carmen.
Gray-cowled Wood-Rail (Aramides cajaneus). Seen 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 Costa Rica to Argentina.
Slate-colored Coot (Fulica ardesiaca). Seen at Huacarpay lakes. Called "Andean Coot" in Fjeldså & Krabbe (1990), Taylor (1996 and Ridgely et al. (2001) but other authors use Slate-colored Coot.
LIMPKIN
Limpkin (Aramus guarauna). Seen at Cocha Blanco (oxbow lake).
SUNGREBE
Sungrebe (Heliornis fulica). Seen at Cocha Blanco (oxbow lake).
PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS
Pied Lapwing (Vanellus cayanus). Seen along the Madre de Dios river.
SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius). Seen along the Madre de Dios river.
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca). Seen along the Madre de Dios river.
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes). Seen along the Madre de Dios river.
JACANA
Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana). Seen at Cocha Camungo and Cocha Blanco (oxbow lakes).
SKIMMERS
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger). Seen along the Madre de Dios river.
GULLS AND TERNS
Andean Gull (Chroicocephalus serranus). Seen at Huacarpay lakes.
Yellow-billed Tern (Sternula superciliaris). Seen along the Madre de Dios river.
Large-billed Tern (Phaetusa simplex). Seen along the Madre de Dios river.
SUNBITTERN
Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias). Seen at Villa Carmen, Cocha Blanco (oxbow lake).
DARTERS
Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga). Seen at Cocha Camungo and Cocha Blanco (oxbow lakes).
HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS
Rufescent Tiger-Heron (Tigrisoma lineatum). Seen at Cocha Blanco (oxbow lake).
Fasciated Tiger-Heron (Tigrisoma fasciatum). A fairly common species seen along the Madre de Dios river.
Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi). A common species seen along the Madre de Dios river.
Great Egret (Ardea alba). A common species seen along the Madre de Dios river.
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula). A common species seen along the Madre de Dios river.
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea). Seen along the Madre de Dios river.
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). Common species.
Striated Heron (Butorides striata). Seen at Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake).
Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus). Seen along the Madre de Dios river.
CORMORANTS
Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus). A common species seen along the Madre de Dios river.
IBISES
Puna Ibis (Plegadis ridgwayi). Seen near Huacarpay lakes.
Andean Ibis (Theristicus branickii). Seen near Paucartambo. Specific separation from Black-faced Ibis T. melanopis recently demonstrated, being based on rufous-chestnut of crown continuing smudgily onto face and upper neck; lack of a throat wattle; whitish vs rusty-buff patch on upper belly; broader belly patch; shorter bill; and longer tail. Monotypic. Distribution: Highlands of Ecuador, Peru, NW Bolivia; Theristicus: Gr. theristikos, theistron= a sickle shaped tool to collect or harvest. branickii: After Konstanty Graf Von Branicki, Polish Zoologist founder of the Branicki Zoological Museum in Warsaw.
NEW WORLD VULTURES
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus). Common species.
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura). Common species. Jaramillo (2003) suggested that the resident tropical subspecies ruficollis and the southern subspecies group (jota and "falklandica") might merit recognition as separate species from the northern Cathartes aura group.
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes melambrotus). Common species in the Amazon.
King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa). Seen at Amazonia Lodge, Blanquillo claylick, Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake), and along the Madre de Dios river.
OSPREY
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus). Seen along the Madre de Dios river.
HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES
Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus). Seen along the Madre de Dios river.
Plumbeous Kite (Ictinia plumbea). Common. Seen mainly along the Madre de Dios river.
Slate-colored Hawk (Buteogallus schistaceus). Seen at Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake).
Great Black Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga). Common. Seen mainly along the Madre de Dios river.
Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris). Common. Mainly along the Madre de Dios river.
Gray-lined Hawk (Buteo nitidus). Seen at Patria (600-900m) (Manu road).
Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyurus). Seen at La Pastora.
Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus). Seen around La Pastora in Puerto Maldonado.
OWLS
Rufescent Screech-Owl (Megascops ingens). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl (Megascops watsonii). Seen at Amazonia Lodge. 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 Wildlife Center.
Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata). Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Yungas Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium bolivianum). Heard only, at Buenos Aires area (Manu road).
Amazonian Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium hardyi). Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum). Seen around La Cachuela (fish farm) in Puerto Maldonado.
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia). Seen along the Madre de Dios river.
QUETZALS AND TROGONS
Golden-headed Quetzal (Pharomachrus auriceps). Seen at Pillahuata Tunnels (2200-2500m) (Manu road), Rocotal area (Manu road) and Mirador (1700-1800m) (Manu road). From the Greek Pharo = Mantle or Cloak. Machrus = long.
Black-tailed Trogon (Trogon melanurus). Common. Mainly seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Amazonian Trogon (Trogon ramonianus). Seen nearby Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake). 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 at Amazonia Lodge and Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake).
Collared Trogon (Trogon collaris). Seen at Amazonia Lodge, Blanquillo Claylick, and Manu Wildlife Center.
Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus). Seen at Pillahuata Tunnels (2200-2500m) (Manu road), Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge, and Quita Calzones bridge.
MOTMOTS
Amazonian Motmot (Momotus momota). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Andean Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis). Seen at Rocotal area (Manu road).
Broad-billed Motmot (Electron platyrhynchum). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
KINGFISHERS
Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata). Seen along the Madre de Dios river and Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake).
Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona). Common in the Amazon. Mainly seen along the Madre de Dios river.
Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana). Seen at Blanquillo Claylick.
JACAMARS
Purus Jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus). Seen at Cocha Camungo and Cocha Blanco (oxbow lakes). Named for the Purus River that runs from eastern Peru into Brazil. Range Restricted.
Bluish-fronted Jacamar (Galbula cyanescens). Common in the Amazon. Mainly seen at Manu Wildlife Center. Range Restricted.
PUFFBIRDS
Western Striolated-Puffbird (Nystalus obamai). Seen at Cocha Blanco (oxbow lake). Named for the former President of the United Staes Barrack Obama.
Semicollared Puffbird (Malacoptila semicincta). Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Rufous-capped Nunlet (Nonnula ruficapilla). Heard only, on the Antthrush Trail (Manu Wildlife Center).
Black-fronted Nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons). Common in the Amazon. Monasa is Greek for solitary or a monk a reference to the plain plumage and quiet behavior of the Nunbirds.
White-fronted Nunbird (Monasa morphoeus). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center. Morpheous was the son of sleep and god of dreams a referral to the lethargic behavior of this Nunbird.
Swallow-winged Puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa). Common in the Amazon. Mainly seen along the Madre de Dios river.
BARBETS
Gilded Barbet (Capito auratus). Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Lemon-throated Barbet (Eubucco richardsoni). Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Versicolored Barbet (Eubucco versicolor). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
TOUCANS
Chestnut-tipped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus derbianus). Seen from the Tanager Corner to Thousand-meter Bridge (1100-1300m) (Manu road).
Blue-banded Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis). Seen at Rocotal area (Manu road). Range Restricted.
Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan (Andigena hypoglauca). Seen from Acjanaco pass to Wayquecha (Manu road).
Chestnut-eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis). Seen from Thousand-meter Bridge to Chontachaca (900-1100m) (Manu road) and along the Madre de Dios river. In Greek Pteroglossus means “feather-tongued” a reference to the slim feather-like tongues of toucans and aracaris.
Golden-collared Toucanet (Selenidera reinwardtii). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
White-throated Toucan (Ramphastos tucanus). Common in the Amazon. Mainly seen along the Madre de Dios river.
Channel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus). Seen at Blanquillo Claylick.
WOODPECKERS
Rufous-breasted Piculet (Picumnus rufiventris). Seen in Antthrush Trail (Manu Wildlife Center).
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker (Melanerpes cruentatus). Common in the Amazon.
Little Woodpecker (Veniliornis passerinus). Seen at Amazonia Lodge and around La Cachuela (fish farm) in Puerto Maldonado.
Red-stained Woodpecker (Veniliornis affinis). Seen from the Tanager Corner to Thousand-meter Bridge (1100-1300m) (Manu road).
Golden-olive Woodpecker (Colaptes rubiginosus). Seen along Hermanos Ayar avenue, Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge and Quita Calzones bridge.
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker (Colaptes rivolii). Seen at Buenos Aires area (Manu road).
Cream-colored Woodpecker (Celeus flavus). Seen nearby Blanquillo Claylick and Manu Wildlife Center.
Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus). Seen along the Madre de Dios river, Blanquillo Claylick, and Manu Wildlife Center.
Crimson-crested Woodpecker (Campephilus melanoleucos). Seen along the Madre de Dios river.
FALCONS AND CARACARAS
Barred Forest-Falcon (Micrastur ruficollis). Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge.
Collared Forest-Falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus). Heard only, at Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake) and Manu Wildlife Center.
Black Caracara (Daptrius ater). Common in the Amazon. Mainly seen along the Madre de Dios river.
Red-throated Caracara (Ibycter americanus). Seen at Amazonia Lodge, Blanquillo Claylick, Manu Wildlife Centernand Pastora road in Puerto Maldonado.
Mountain Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus). Seen from Acjanaco pass to Wayquecha (Manu road).
Southern Caracara (Caracara plancus). Seen along the Madre de Dios river.
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius). Common in the Andes.
Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis). Seen along the Madre de Dios river.
NEW WORLD PARROTS
Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet (Touit huetii). Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Amazonian Parrotlet (Nannopsittaca dachilleae). Seen at Cocha Blanco (oxbow lake).
Tui Parakeet (Brotogeris sanctithomae). Seen at Blanquillo Claylick.
Cobalt-winged Parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera). Common in the Amazon. Mainly seen along the Madre de Dios river.
Orange-cheeked Parrot (Pyrilia barrabandi). Seen at Blanquillo Claylick. Named after Jaques Barrand (1767-1809), French bird and flower illustrator.
Blue-headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus). Seen at Blanquillo Claylick.
Yellow-crowned Parrot (Amazona ochrocephala). Seen at Blanquillo Claylick.
Mealy Parrot (Amazona farinosa). Seen at Blanquillo Claylick. Farinosa is Latin for “Sprinkled with Flour” referring to the “dusted” appearance of this Amazon.
Scaly-naped Parrot (Amazona mercenarius). Seen at Rocotal area (Manu road).
Dusky-billed Parrotlet (Forpus modestus). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
White-bellied Parrot (Pionites leucogaster). Seen nearby Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake).
Dusky-headed Parakeet (Aratinga weddellii). Common in the Amazon. Mainly seen along the Madre de Dios river.
Red-bellied Macaw (Orthopsittaca manilatus). Seen at Pastora road in Puerto Maldonado.
Blue-headed Macaw (Primolius couloni). Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge. VULNERABLE.
Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna). Common in the Amazon. Mainly seen along the Madre de Dios river.
Military Macaw (Ara militaris). Seen from the Tanager Corner to Thousand-meter Bridge (1100-1300m) (Manu road) and Amazonia Lodge. VULNERABLE.
Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao). Common in the Amazon. Mainly seen along the Madre de Dios river.
Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus). Common in the Amazon. Mainly seen along the Madre de Dios river and Blanquillo Claylick.
Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severus). Common. Seen from Thousand-meter Bridge to Chontachaca (900-1100m) (Manu road), Quita Calzones bridge, Amazonia Lodge, Manu Wildlife Center, Blanquillo Claylick and along the Madre de Dios river.
Mitred Parakeet (Psittacara mitratus). Seen along Hermanos Ayar avenue.
White-eyed Parakeet (Psittacara leucophthalmus). Seen from Thousand-meter Bridge to Chontachaca (900-1100m) (Manu road), Quita Calzones bridge, Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
ANTBIRDS
Chestnut-shouldered Antwren (Euchrepomis humeralis). Seen nearby Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake).
Fasciated Antshrike (Cymbilaimus lineatus). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Bamboo Antshrike (Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae). Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge.
Great Antshrike (Taraba major). Seen at Pastora road in Puerto Maldonado.
Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus). Seen at Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake).
Plain-winged Antshrike (Thamnophilus schistaceus). Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Dusky-throated Antshrike (Thamnomanes ardesiacus). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Bluish-slate Antshrike (Thamnomanes schistogynus). Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Plain-throated Antwren (Isleria hauxwelli). Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Spot-winged Antshrike (Pygiptila stellaris). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
White-eyed Antwren (Epinecrophylla leucophthalma). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Ornate Antwren (Epinecrophylla ornata). Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Pygmy Antwren (Myrmotherula brachyura). Heard only, from the Tanager Corner to Thousand-meter Bridge (1100-1300m) (Manu road).
Sclater's Antwren (Myrmotherula sclateri). Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Amazonian Streaked-Antwren (Myrmotherula multostriata). Seen at Cocha Blanco (oxbow lake).
Stripe-chested Antwren (Myrmotherula longicauda). Heard only, from the Tanager Corner to Thousand-meter Bridge (1100-1300m) (Manu road) and Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
White-flanked Antwren (Myrmotherula axillaris). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center. Willis (1984), Ridgely & Tudor (1994), Hilty (2003), and Zimmer & Isler (2003) noted that vocal differences among several subspecies of Myrmotherula axillaris suggest that more than one species is involved.
Slaty Antwren (Myrmotherula schisticolor). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Long-winged Antwren (Myrmotherula longipennis). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center. One of the common ones in the understory mix-species flocks.
Gray Antwren (Myrmotherula menetriesii). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Dot-winged Antwren (Microrhopias quixensis). Seen at Chontachaca (Manu road).
Yellow-breasted Warbling-Antbird (Hypocnemis subflava). Seen from the Tanager Corner to Thousand-meter Bridge (1100-1300m) (Manu road).
Black Antbird (Cercomacroides serva). Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge.
Manu Antbird (Cercomacra manu). Seen in Antthrush Trail (Manu Wildlife Center).
Gray Antbird (Cercomacra cinerascens). Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge.
White-backed Fire-eye (Pyriglena leuconota). Heard only, from the Tanager Corner to Thousand-meter Bridge (1100-1300m) (Manu road) and Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
White-browed Antbird (Myrmoborus leucophrys). Seen nearby Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake).
Black-faced Antbird (Myrmoborus myotherinus). Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
White-lined Antbird (Percnostola lophotes). Heard only, at Blanquillo Claylick and in Antthrush Trail (Manu Wildlife Center).
Plumbeous Antbird (Myrmelastes hyperythrus). Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center and Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake).
Chestnut-tailed Antbird (Sciaphylax hemimelaena). Common in the Amazon.
Goeldi's Antbird (Akletos goeldii). Seen in Antthrush Trail (Manu Wildlife Center). 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.
Black-throated Antbird (Myrmophylax atrothorax). Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Spot-backed Antbird (Hylophylax naevius). Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge.
Black-spotted Bare-eye (Phlegopsis nigromaculata). Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge.
GNATEATERS
Ash-throated Gnateater (Conopophaga peruviana). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
ANTPITTAS
Amazonian Antpitta (Hylopezus berlepschi). Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge and Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake).
Thrush-like Antpitta (Myrmothera campanisona). Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
TAPACULOS
Rusty-belted Tapaculo (Liosceles thoracicus). Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge.
White-crowned Tapaculo (Scytalopus atratus). Heard only, at Cock-of-the-Rock Lek (Manu road), Rocotal area (Manu road) and Mirador (1700-1800m) (Manu road).
Diademed Tapaculo (Scytalopus schulenbergi). Heard only, at Acjanaco pass. Named for Thomas Schulemberg of Cornell University, author of A Field guide to the Birds of Peru.
ANTTHRUSHES
Rufous-capped Antthrush (Formicarius colma). Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-faced Antthrush (Formicarius analis). Heard only, from Thousand-meter Bridge to Chontachaca (900-1100m) (Manu road), Amazonia Lodge, Manu Wildlife Center, nearby Blanquillo Claylick and Cocha Blanco (oxbow lake) and along the Madre de Dios river.
Rufous-fronted Antthrush (Formicarius rufifrons). Seen on the Antthrush Trail (Manu Wildlife Center). Range Restricted.
Rufous-breasted Antthrush (Formicarius rufipectus). Heard only, at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
OVENBIRDS
Tawny-throated Leaftosser (Sclerurus mexicanus). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Olivaceous Woodcreeper (Sittasomus griseicapillus). Seen 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).
Long-tailed Woodcreeper (Deconychura longicauda). Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
White-chinned Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla merula). Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper (Glyphorynchus spirurus). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper (Dendrexetastes rufigula). Seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Long-billed Woodcreeper (Nasica longirostris). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Strong-billed Woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus). Seen at Pillahuata Tunnels (2200-2500m) (Manu road).
Elegant Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus elegans). Heard only, 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). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center. 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). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge and Mirador (1700-1800m) (Manu road).
Straight-billed Woodcreeper (Dendroplex picus). Seen at Pastora road in Puerto Maldonado.
Red-billed Scythebill (Campylorhamphus trochilirostris). Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Montane Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger). Seen at Buenos Aires area (Manu road).
Streaked Xenops (Xenops rutilans). Seen at Belmond Sanctuary Lodge.
Pale-legged Hornero (Furnarius leucopus). Common in the Amazon.
Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner (Philydor erythrocercum). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner (Philydor erythropterum). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner (Philydor rufum). Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Montane Foliage-gleaner (Anabacerthia striaticollis). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge and Mirador (1700-1800m) (Manu road).
Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner (Anabacerthia ruficaudata). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Chestnut-winged Hookbill (Ancistrops strigilatus). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner (Automolus rufipileatus). Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge.
Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner (Automolus ochrolaemus). Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge.
Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner (Automolus infuscatus). Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Spotted Barbtail (Premnoplex brunnescens). Heard only, at Mirador (1700-1800m) (Manu road).
Pearled Treerunner (Margarornis squamiger). Seen from Acjanaco pass to Wayquecha (Manu road).
Plain Softtail (Thripophaga fusciceps). Heard only, at Cocha Blanco (oxbow lake).
Creamy-crested Spinetail (Cranioleuca albicapilla). Seen at Acjanaco pass. Unlike Synallaxis spinetails, members of this genus are typically arboreal, often favoring vine tangles in mid-storey and subcanopy. ENDEMIC.
Ash-browed Spinetail (Cranioleuca curtata). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge. VULENERABLE.
Plain-crowned Spinetail (Synallaxis gujanensis). Seen at Pastora road in Puerto Maldonado.
Dark-breasted Spinetail (Synallaxis albigularis). Heard only, at Blanquillo Claylick.
Azara's Spinetail (Synallaxis azarae). Seen at Buenos Aires area (Manu road), Rocotal area (Manu road), and Mirador (1700- 1800m) (Manu road). Named for the Spaniard Brigadier General Felix Manuel de Azara (1742-1821) who commanded the Paraguayan/Brazilian frontier.
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
White-banded Tyrannulet (Mecocerculus stictopterus). Seen at Pillahuata Tunnels (2200-2500m) (Manu road).
White-throated Tyrannulet (Mecocerculus leucophrys). Seen from Acjanaco pass to Wayquecha (Manu road) and Buenos Aires area (Manu road).
Mouse-colored Tyrannulet (Phaeomyias murina). Seen at Pastora road in Puerto Maldonado.
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet (Tyrannulus elatus). Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
White-crested Elaenia (Elaenia albiceps). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Mottle-backed Elaenia (Elaenia gigas). Seen at Amazonia Lodge and nearby Blanquillo Claylick.
Sierran Elaenia (Elaenia pallatangae). Fairly common in humid montane forest.
Streak-necked Flycatcher (Mionectes striaticollis). Seen in humid montane forest. 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). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Slaty-capped Flycatcher (Leptopogon superciliaris). Fairly common. Mainly seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes ventralis). Seen at Mirador (1700-1800m) (Manu road).
Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes parkeri). Seen at Quita Calzones bridge. One of the several birds named for Theodore A Parker the pioneer US ornithologist tragically killed in a plane crash in souther Ecuador in 1993.
Ornate Flycatcher (Myiotriccus ornatus). Seen at Quita Calzones bridge.
Ringed Antpipit (Corythopis torquatus). Seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center. An atypical ground dwelling Flycatcher.
Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant (Myiornis ecaudatus). Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
White-bellied Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus griseipectus). Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-backed Tody-Flycatcher (Poecilotriccus pulchellus). Seen at Chontachaca (Manu road). ENDEMIC.
Spotted Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum maculatum). Heard only, at Blanquillo Claylick.
Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Golden-crowned Spadebill (Platyrinchus coronatus). Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher (Terenotriccus erythrurus). Seen nearby Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake).
Cinnamon Flycatcher (Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus). Common in the foothills.
Bran-colored Flycatcher (Myiophobus fasciatus). Seen at Pastora road in Puerto Maldonado.
Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans). Common. The change from the darker-winged nominate nigricans to the white-winged latirostris is a north-south cline, with larger amounts of white gradually appearing further south.
Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus). Austral migrant. Seen along the Madre de Dios river. 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.
Drab Water Tyrant (Ochthornis littoralis). Common in the Amazon. Mainly seen along the Madre de Dios river.
Little Ground-Tyrant (Muscisaxicola fluviatilis). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge and along the Madre de Dios river.
Rufous-bellied Bush-Tyrant (Myiotheretes fuscorufus). Seen at Pillahuata Tunnels (2200-2500m) (Manu road).
Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant (Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris). Seen at Pillahuata Tunnels (2200-2500m) (Manu road) and Rocotal area (Manu road). 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).
Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant (Ochthoeca fumicolor). Seen from Acjanaco pass to Wayquecha (Manu road).
Long-tailed Tyrant (Colonia colonus). Seen at Patria (600-900m) (Manu road), Amazonia Lodge and along the Madre de Dios river.
Rufous-tailed Flatbill (Ramphotrigon ruficauda). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Dull-capped Attila (Attila bolivianus). Heard only, at Blanquillo Claylick.
Bright-rumped Attila (Attila spadiceus). Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
White-rumped Sirystes (Sirystes albocinereus). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Grayish Mourner (Rhytipterna simplex). Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge, Rocotal area (Manu road) and Pillahuata Tunnels (2200-2500m) (Manu road).
Short-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus ferox). Seen at Amazonia Lodge, Blanquillo Claylick, Manu Wildlife Center and along the Madre de Dios river.
Lesser Kiskadee (Pitangus lictor). Seen at Cocha Blanco (oxbow lake).
Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus). Common in the Amazon. Mainly seen in oxbow lakes.
Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis). Common in the Amazon.
Gray-capped Flycatcher (Myiozetetes granadensis). Seen from Thousand-meter Bridge to Chontachaca (900-1100m) (Manu road), Patria (600-900m) (Manu road) and Amazonia Lodge.
Lemon-browed Flycatcher (Conopias cinchoneti). Seen at Quita Calzones bridge. VULNERABLE.
Golden-crowned Flycatcher (Myiodynastes chrysocephalus). Seen along Hermanos Ayar avenue and Quita Calzones bridge.
Streaked Flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus). Seen around La Cachuela (fish farm) in Puerto Maldonado.
Crowned Slaty Flycatcher (Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus). Seen at Blanquillo Claylick. An Austral migrant and the bird with the longest scientific name in the world.
Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus). Common in the Amazon.
COTINGAS
Band-tailed Fruiteater (Pipreola intermedia). Seen at Pillahuata Tunnels (2200-2500m) (Manu road).
Red-crested Cotinga (Ampelion rubrocristatus). Seen at Pillahuata Tunnels (2200-2500m) (Manu road).
Chestnut-crested Cotinga (Ampelion rufaxilla). Seen at Pillahuata Tunnels (2200-2500m) (Manu road).
Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus). Seen along Hermanos Ayar avenue, nearby Manú Cloud Forest Lodge (1500-1700m) (Manu road), Cock-of-the-Rock Lek (Manu road), Thousand-meter Bridge to Chontachaca (900-1100m) (Manu road), Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge and Tanager Corner to Thousand-meter Bridge (1100-1300m) (Manu road).
Varzea Schiffornis (Schiffornis major). Heard only, at Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake).
Purple-throated Fruitcrow (Querula purpurata). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Screaming Piha (Lipaugus vociferans). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Bare-necked Fruitcrow (Gymnoderus foetidus). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
MANAKINS
Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin (Tyranneutes stolzmanni). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Blue-backed Manakin (Chiroxiphia pareola). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Yungas Manakin (Chiroxiphia boliviana). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge. Range Restricted.
Blue-crowned Manakin (Lepidothrix coronata). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Cerulean-capped Manakin (Lepidothrix coeruleocapilla). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge. ENDEMIC.
Band-tailed Manakin (Pipra fasciicauda). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Fiery-capped Manakin (Machaeropterus pyrocephalus). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
TITYRAS AND BECARDS
Black-tailed Tityra (Tityra cayana). Seen at Blanquillo Claylick and Cocha Blanco (oxbow lake).
Masked Tityra (Tityra semifasciata). Seen at Quita Calzones bridge and Amazonia Lodge.
Cinereous Mourner (Laniocera hypopyrra). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
White-winged Becard (Pachyramphus polychopterus). Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge and Blanquillo Claylick.
VIREOS
Dusky-capped Greenlet (Pachysylvia hypoxantha). Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge and along the Madre de Dios river.
Chivi Vireo (Vireo chivi). Seen at Amazonia Lodge and around La Cachuela (fish farm) in Puerto Maldonado.
JAYS
White-collared Jay (Cyanolyca viridicyanus). Seen at Buenos Aires area (Manu road) and Pillahuata Tunnels (2200-2500m) (Manu road). Range Restricted.
Purplish Jay (Cyanocorax cyanomelas). Seen at Amazonia Lodge and along the Madre de Dios river.
Violaceous Jay (Cyanocorax violaceus). Common in the Amazon.
SWALLOWS
Blue-and-white Swallow (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca). Common.
Brown-bellied Swallow (Orochelidon murina). Seen at Paucartambo (town) and Acjanaco pass to Wayquecha (Manu road).
White-thighed Swallow (Atticora tibialis). Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
White-banded Swallow (Atticora fasciata). Common in the Amazon. Mainly seen along the Madre de Dios river.
Southern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis). Fairly common in the Amazon. Mainly seen along the Madre de Dios river.
Gray-breasted Martin (Progne chalybea). Seen at Cocha Blanco (oxbow lake).
Brown-chested Martin (Progne tapera). Uncommon. Seen along the Madre de Dios river.
White-winged Swallow (Tachycineta albiventer). Common in the Amazon. Mainly seen along the Madre de Dios river.
WRENS
Scaly-breasted Wren (Microcerculus marginatus). Heard only, at Thousand-meter Bridge to Chontachaca (900-1100m) (Manu road), Quita Calzones bridge, Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon). Common. Many authors (e.g., Hellmayr 1934, Pinto 1944, Phelps & Phelps 1950a) formerly treated Neotropical mainland populations as a separate species T. musculus; see also Brumfield and Capparella (1996); this treatment was followed by Brewer (2001) and Kroodsma & Brewer (2005). The Falklands population, T. a. cobbi, is treated as a species (Wood 1993), as was done by Brewer (2001), Mazar Barnett & Pearman (2001), Jaramillo (2003), and Kroodsma & Brewer (2005).
Mountain Wren (Troglodytes solstitialis). Seen at Pillahuata Tunnels (2200-2500m) (Manu road).
Thrush-like Wren (Campylorhynchus turdinus). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Moustached Wren (Pheugopedius genibarbis). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Buff-breasted Wren (Cantorchilus leucotis). Seen around La Cachuela (fish farm) in Puerto Maldonado.
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren (Henicorhina leucophrys). Seen at Belmond Sanctuary Lodge and Mirador (1700-1800m) (Manu road).
Chestnut-breasted Wren (Cyphorhinus thoracicus). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Musician Wren (Cyphorhinus arada). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
DIPPERS
White-capped Dipper (Cinclus leucocephalus). Seen at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
DONACOBIUS
Black-capped Donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla). Fairly common. Seen in oxbow lakes.
THRUSHES AND SOLITAIRES
Andean Solitaire (Myadestes ralloides). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus fuscater). Seen at Pillahuata Tunnels (2200-2500m) (Manu road).
Hauxwell's Thrush (Turdus hauxwelli). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge and Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake). hauxwelli: In honor of John Hauxwell (fl. 1868) English collector in Peru and Brazil.
Creamy-bellied Thrush (Turdus amaurochalinus). Austral migrant. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-billed Thrush (Turdus ignobilis). Common in the Amazon.
Andean Slaty Thrush (Turdus nigriceps). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Chiguanco Thrush (Turdus chiguanco). Common in the Andes. 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”.
White-necked Thrush (Turdus albicollis). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
TANAGERS AND ALLIES
Red-capped Cardinal (Paroaria gularis). Common in the Amazon.
Magpie Tanager (Cissopis leverianus). Seen at Chontachaca (Manu road), Amazonia Lodge, Blanquillo Claylick and Cocha Blanco (oxbow lake).
Hooded Tanager (Nemosia pileata). Seen at Pastora road in Puerto Maldonado.
Black-eared Hemispingus (Sphenopsis melanotis). Seen at Rocotal area (Manu road).
Rust-and-yellow Tanager (Thlypopsis ruficeps). Seen in humid montane forest.
Three-striped Hemispingus (Microspingus trifasciatus). Seen at Acjanaco pass to Wayquecha (Manu road).
Black-goggled Tanager (Trichothraupis melanops). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lek (Manu road) and Tanager Corner to Thousand-meter Bridge (1100-1300m) (Manu road).
White-shouldered Tanager (Tachyphonus luctuosus). Seen at Chontachaca (Manu road).
White-winged Shrike-Tanager (Lanio versicolor). Seen nearby Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake) and Manu Wildlife Center.
Silver-beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo). Common in the Amazon.
Masked Crimson Tanager (Ramphocelus nigrogularis). Fairly common in the Amazon. Mainly seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Hooded Mountain-Tanager (Buthraupis montana). Seen at Buenos Aires area (Manu road) and Pillahuata Tunnels (2200-2500m) (Manu road).
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus igniventris). Fairly common in humid montane forest.
Yellow-throated Tanager (Iridosornis analis). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge and Mirador (1700-1800m) (Manu road).
Golden-collared Tanager (Iridosornis jelskii). Seen at Acjanaco pass to Wayquecha (Manu road).
Orange-eared Tanager (Chlorochrysa calliparaea). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus). Common in the Amazon. Episcopus – a reference to the episcopal blue plumage of this species.
Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum). Common in the Amazon.
Blue-capped Tanager (Thraupis cyanocephala). Fairly common in humid montane forest.
Spotted Tanager (Ixothraupis punctata). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Blue-necked Tanager (Tangara cyanicollis). Fairly common in the foothills.
Beryl-spangled Tanager (Tangara nigroviridis). Seen at Rocotal area (Manu road) and Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Turquoise Tanager (Tangara mexicana). Seen at Blanquillo Claylick and Cocha Blanco (oxbow lake).
Paradise Tanager (Tangara chilensis). Common in the Amazon. Not found in Chile!
Opal-rumped Tanager (Tangara velia). Seen nearby Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake).
Opal-crowned Tanager (Tangara callophrys). Seen nearby Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake).
Bay-headed Tanager (Tangara gyrola). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Golden-eared Tanager (Tangara chrysotis). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Saffron-crowned Tanager (Tangara xanthocephala). Seen at Belmond Sanctuary Lodge, Buenos Aires area (Manu road) and Rocotal area (Manu road). Here the subspecies has an orange not saffron crown.
Green-and-gold Tanager (Tangara schrankii). Seen at Thousand-meter Bridge to Chontachaca (900-1100m) (Manu road), Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Golden Tanager (Tangara arthus). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lek (Manu road).
Swallow Tanager (Tersina viridis). Seen at Manu Wildlife Center and Blanquillo Claylick.
Black-faced Dacnis (Dacnis lineata). Seen at Amazonia Lodge and nearby Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake).
Yellow-bellied Dacnis (Dacnis flaviventer). Seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana). Seen at Thousand-meter Bridge to Chontachaca (900-1100m) (Manu road), Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Purple Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes caeruleus). Seen nearby Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake).
Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza). Seen nearby Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake).
Golden-collared Honeycreeper (Iridophanes pulcherrimus). Seen at Mirador (1700-1800m) (Manu road).
Blue-backed Conebill (Conirostrum sitticolor). Seen at Acjanaco pass to Wayquecha (Manu road).
Capped Conebill (Conirostrum albifrons). Seen at Buenos Aires area (Manu road).
Cinereous Conebill (Conirostrum cinereum). Common in the Andes.
Moustached Flowerpiercer (Diglossa mystacalis). Seen at Acjanaco pass to Wayquecha (Manu road).
Bluish Flowerpiercer (Diglossa caerulescens). Seen at Mirador (1700-1800m) (Manu road).
Masked Flowerpiercer (Diglossa cyanea). Common in humid montane forest.
Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola). Seen at Pastora road in Puerto Maldonado.
Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina). Seen at Patria (600-900m) (Manu road).
Chestnut-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila castaneiventris). Seen at Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake).
Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch (Sporophila angolensis). Seen at Blanquillo Claylick.
Double-collared Seedeater (Sporophila caerulescens). Seen at Blanquillo Claylick, Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake) and Pastora road in Puerto Maldonado.
Band-tailed Seedeater (Catamenia analis). Seen at Paucartambo (town).
Plain-colored Seedeater (Catamenia inornata). Seen at Acjanaco pass to Wayquecha (Manu road).
Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola). Seen at Quita Calzones bridge and Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge. Not common in Manu.
Dull-colored Grassquit (Tiaris obscurus). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Buff-throated Saltator (Saltator maximus). Fairly common in the foothills and the Amazon. Common bird below 1300 meters – seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge, Villa Carmen, 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. Barkeretal.(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.
Grayish Saltator (Saltator coerulescens). Seen at Cocha Camungo, Cocha Blanco (oxbow lakes) and around La Cachuela (fish farm) in Puerto Maldonado.
NEW WORLD SPARROWS AND ALLIES
Yellow-throated Chlorospingus (Chlorospingus flavigularis). Fairly common in humid montane forest. Common in mixed-species flocks.
Common Chlorospingus (Chlorospingus flavopectus). Seen at Buenos Aires area (Manu road).
Yellow-browed Sparrow (Ammodramus aurifrons). Common in the Amazon.
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis). A very common bird of the Andes throughout Peru and South America.
Black-faced Brushfinch (Atlapetes melanolaemus). Seen at Pillahuata Tunnels (2200-2500m) (Manu road), Rocotal area (Manu road) and Mirador (1700-1800m) (Manu road). The Atlapetes genus has been completely revamped based on bio-chemical data and work done at Copenhagen Field Museum. Formerly considered part of Rufous-napped Brush-Finch complex A. rufinucha. Atlapetes melanolaemus was formerly (Hellmayr 1938, Paynter 1970a, Meyer de Schauensee 1970, Ridgely & Tudor 1989, Sibley & Monroe 1990) considered a subspecies of A. rufinucha, but see García-Moreno & Fjeldså (1999).
CARDINALS AND ALLIES
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager (Habia rubica). Heard only, at Amazonia Lodge and nearby Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake).
NEW WORLD WARBLERS
Tennessee Warbler (Oreothlypis peregrina). A great find! This is the first documented (photographed) record for Peru.
Tropical Parula (Setophaga pitiayumi). Seen at Belmond Sanctuary Lodge and Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Citrine Warbler (Myiothlypis luteoviridis). Seen at Pillahuata Tunnels (2200-2500m) (Manu road), Buenos Aires area (Manu road) and Rocotal area (Manu road).
Buff-rumped Warbler (Myiothlypis fulvicauda). Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Two-banded Warbler (Myiothlypis bivittata). Seen at Thousand-meter Bridge to Chontachaca (900-1100m) (Manu road), Quita Calzones bridge and Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Cuzco Warbler (Myiothlypis chrysogaster). Seen at Quita Calzones bridge. Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) treated the northern subspecies chlorophrys as a separate species – Choco Warbler - from Myiothlypis chrysogaster based on differences in descriptions of songs; see Zimmer (1949) for rationale for considering them sister taxa. This Golden–bellied Warbler becomes a Peruvian endemic.
Slate-throated Redstart (Myioborus miniatus). Common in humid montane forest.
Spectacled Redstart (Myioborus melanocephalus). Common in humid montane forest.
BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, AND OROPENDOLAS
Russet-backed Oropendola (Psarocolius angustifrons). Common in the Amazon.
Dusky-green Oropendola (Psarocolius atrovirens). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus). Seen at Thousand-meter Bridge to Chontachaca (900-1100m) (Manu road), Quita Calzones bridge and along the Madre de Dios river.
Olive Oropendola (Psarocolius bifasciatus). Seen along the Madre de Dios river and Manu Wildlife Center.
Solitary Black Cacique (Cacicus solitarius). Seen at Amazonia Lodge and Pastora road in Puerto Maldonado.
Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus cela). Common in the Amazon.
Casqued Cacique (Cacicus oseryi). Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Orange-backed Troupial (Icterus croconotus). Seen at Cocha Blanco (oxbow lake).
Giant Cowbird (Molothrus oryzivorus). Common in the Amazon. Mainly seen along the Madre de Dios river. A brood parasite.
Pale-eyed Blackbird (Agelasticus xanthophthalmus). Seen at Cocha Blanco (oxbow lake).
FINCHES, EUPHONIAS, AND ALLIES
Blue-naped Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia cyanea). Seen nearby Cocha Camungo (oxbow lake).
Purple-throated Euphonia (Euphonia chlorotica). Seen at Pastora road in Puerto Maldonado.
Bronze-green Euphonia (Euphonia mesochrysa). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge. Common in mixed flocks.
Orange-bellied Euphonia (Euphonia xanthogaster). Seen at Thousand-meter Bridge to Chontachaca (900-1100m) (Manu road), Cock-of-the- Rock Lodge, Tanager Corner to Thousand-meter Bridge (1100-1300m) (Manu road), Chontachaca (Manu road) and Amazonia Lodge.
Hooded Siskin (Spinus magellanicus). Seen down from Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
Olivaceous Siskin (Spinus olivaceus). Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
OLD WORLD SPARROWS
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus). Introduced species. Seen in Puerto Maldonado.