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A REPORT FOR A BIRDING TRIP TO THE MANU BIOSPHERE RESERVE PERU & MACHU PICCHU

July 27th – August 9th 2014

Trip Leader: Thomas Valqui

BIRDING LOCALITIES ALONG THE MANU ROAD, CUSCO AND PUERTO MALDONADO

Lago Piuray (lake): 13°24'55.3"S 72°01'57.8"W (3690m) Hotel Pakaritampu: 13°15'44.65"S 72°16'3.28"W (2815m) Machu Picchu Ruins 13°09'48.98"S 72°32'46.20"W (2950m) Ferrocarril (Aguas Calientes to Mandor) 13°09'00.6"S 72°32'09.8"W (2050m) Huarcapay Lakes: S 13 36 732 W 071 44 155 (3200mts) Acjanaco Pass: S13 11 929 W 071 37 057 (Tres Cruces) Guard Station (3360mts)

Wayqecha Biological Station: S 13 10 478 W 071 35 478 (2910mts)

Pillahuata (Tunnels): S 13 09 725 W 071 35 670 (2600mts)

Cock of the Rock Lodge: (CORL) S 13 03 863 W 071 32 377 (1300mts)

Cock of the Rock Lodge: (CORL) S 13 03 863 W 071 32 377 (1300mts

Pillcopata: S 12 54 518 W 071 24 196 (600m)

Atalaya : S 12 53 368 W 071 21 547 (500 mts)

Amazonia Lodge: S 12 52 232 W 071 22 527 (AL) (500 mts)

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Manu Wildlife Center: (MWC) 12°21'19.99"S 70°42'18.06"W (250 mts)

Puerto Maldonado: 12°36'10.09"S 69°11'28.54"W (200 mts)

Bearded Montaineer – Dave Krueper

DAY BY DAY ACTIVITIES Day 2 (July 27th) Today we took the plane to Cusco where we arrived after midday. In the afternoon we had time to adapt to elevation and walk in the historical city of Cusco. Day 3 (July 28th) We headed to the Huacarpay lakes where we spent all the morning. Right away we got some ducks and went to the brushland on the southern side. One of the first ones was Rusty-fronted Canasetero, and some quick looks at the Streak headed Thornbird. At our snack break we had two Aplomado Falcons eating their catch on a Eucaliptus tree. We had already cashed marsh birds like to Many colored Rushbird, the Plumbeous Rail and many Mountain Guinea Pigs, but where missing the Mountaneer. We headed to the brush land that seemed to have more of the tabacco plants, to have lunch. With no more luck in the area, we moved to the Urubamba valley towards Ollantaytambo. Early on the valley we stopped for a pair of Mountain Caracaras and were additionally rewarded with our target bird: the Bearded Mountaineer. A couple of stops in the long valley drive rewarded some new bids for the day like Andean Swifts and Brown-bellied Swallows. At the Pakaritambo hotel in Ollantaytambo, by the end of the day, we saw almost too many Bearded Mountaineers and had other nice birds like Black-backed Grosebeak, Rusty and Yellow Tanager and Rusty Flowerpiercer.



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Day 4. (July 29th) The day was to visit Machu Picchu. We had an early start at the Pakaritambo hotel at Ollantaytambo, where we spend 1 hour before we had to head to the train station. The hummingbirds were active and we managed to see a hummer missed the day before: the Green-tailed Trainbearer. Then off we went to the train station. From the train we got good looks at the Torrent ducks, peeked at some White-capped Dippers and a pair of Andean Guans. After a full morning at the ruins we walked all the way down to the town of Aguas Calientes. Not much going on and we only heard the Inca Wren, but we cashed Sclaters Tyrannulet, Highland Elaenia among others. Night at the El Pueblo Hotel. Day 5. (July 30th) We decided to walk the railway towards Mandor. After a delayed start because of a flowering Inga tree in front of the reception. On the tracks activity was good with Variable Antshrike, Masked Fruiteater among others. By midmorning we went back to checkout from the hotel and birded on the hotel grounds. Good looks at hummers at the feeders, and a nice walk with a loop to the front door. After lunch a very nice Indio Feliz, we headed to the train station to board our train to Cusco. We managed to do our lists despite the distraction by diablillo dancing and fashion show. Day 6. ((July 31st) Early start and quick stop at the Huacarpay lakes to see if we could see any bird missed two days ago. Besides the Yellow billed Pintail and some Lesser Yellowlegs, not much going on on the lakes, but we had good looks at Streak-fronted Thornbird. About 10 Km into the Manu road we had a productive stop with sought after Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch, Creamy-crested Canastero, Peruvian Sierra-Finch, Bearded Mountaineer, and some others. Other stops rewarded Slender-billed Miner, Rufous-naped Ground- Tyrant, Andean ibis, until we made it for lunch at Acjanaco where we had a Sedge Wren inside the Park.. Afternoon walking and driving down. Despite London-like fog, we had good views at 2 bush-tanagers, Diademed Tapaculo and others. Late arrival at the Wayquecha station for the night were we unsuccessfully tried for the Swallow-tailed nightjar and owls. Day7 (1st August) We started with some birding around the lodge and take the car to treeline. Not much going on but spectacular views of two Mountain Caracaras. Puna Thistletail came into playback. We started descend passing by the Wayquecha lodge for our luggage. Box lunch set by Alejandro on a nice spot where we had a mixed flock as a fore-lunch. After lunch we continued down and make it to the cock of the rock Lodge, after stopping shortly at the Cock of the Rock lek for 4 males still dancing around. Day 8 (2nd August) After breakfast we took the bus to higher elevations. About where we stopped birding the day before. Slow day, apparently due to a cold front that has hit these days. We decide to have lunch at the lodge and spend the afternoon at the gardens and trails of the lodge. One of our target birds is the Yungas Manakin which we managed to see after some work. The gardens offered us all the Tanagers we had missed during the morning. Owling at night only allows us for a Rufous banded Owl which came close but never showed up. Day 9. (3rd August) After breakfast and some birding in the garden and feeders, we start descending walking the bamboo area below San Pedro, hoping, maybe, to see the new Tanager. A White-bellied Woodstar feeding on insects in the air is a good sight instead. The car picks us up and we



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bird the area down to the lowlands at Chontachaca. Disease strikes our group again and we decide to make it as quick as possible to Amazonia lodge, for a better recovery. Nevertheless we stopped for Great Potoo, some Red-throated Caracaras on the way. Early arrival at the lodge and our first hummingbirds at the gardens. We also go and check for our third Potoo this trip. The Long-tailed Potoo which has been spotted on the previous day. In the afternoon we visited the lake for Hoatzins which are always a treat. Day 10. (4th August) After breakfast we head to the tower. We arrive quite late and after climbing too much, due to a wrong turn. When we finally made it to the tower it was to see a King Vulture soaring above. We get great looks at Blue-crowned Trogons and see the Black-faced Dacnis. In the afternoon we walked the Jeep trail to the lake. Hoatzins, Crimson-crested Woodpeckers, Blue-throated Piping Guan and Large-headedCapuchins are the highlights. Day 11. (5th August) After breakfast we do some birding around the lodge and head to the port for our trip to the lowlands. The boat ride allows for Terns, Fasciated tiger-Heron, Sand-colored Night-Hawk, Great Black Hawk, Southern Crested Caracara, Great Black Hawk, among others. We make it to the lodge well after lunch and decide to do a walk to the Fig pass. Not much going on but we see Plain-throated Antwren, Great Antshrike, Bluish-fronted Jacamar. After dinner we do the Fig Pass loop for some owling. Only get an Amazonian Pigmy Owl, close but could not see it. Day 12. (6th August) Today is Clay lick day. Good luck and macaws come down early and twice before 10 am. Orange-cheeked Parrots and Blue and Yellow Macaws are a special treat, even though they do not descend to the clay. On the way out some Black- tailed Tityras and on the river a Solitary Sandpiper add to the list. Afternoon at the grid trail which somewhat frustrating, with no luck with seeing overhead and close singing Amazon, Green-backed and Collared Trogons, nor Screaming Pihas. Day 13. (7th August) Great morning at Camungo oxbow lake with Purus Jacamar, Pale-eyed Blackbird, Black-collared Hawk among other. Second half of the morning at the Camungo tower with great views of Double-toothed Kite, Plum-throated Cotinga, White-throated Toucan and spectacular flyby Macaws, now and then. On the way back we continue our long search for the Sunbittern which we finally find on closed branch of the river. Late start in the afternoon to the MWC tower where we cash some good views of Olive and Casqued Oropendolas. Day 14. (8th August) Finally statistics hit us with our first non-nocturnal rain that takes basically all day. During a cease of fire we manage to climb the tower midmorning with hopes of open skies, but soon it starts pouring again. During lighter rain we go for some birds we have been skipping, Day 15. (9th August) After the rain all day before the dark sky at 5:30 am is worrying and the weather stays closed during the boat trip. Nevertheless we manage to see sought after birds: Muscovy Ducks and Orinoco Geese besides Woodstorks and some repeaters. After changing from boat to car from car to boat and back to car, we do some birding in our approximation to Puerto Maldonado ticking some Chestnut-eared Aracaris, a Zone-tailed Hawk, Red-breasted



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Blackbird and our last bird of the trip, a Mouse-colored Tyrannulet. Finally make it to the airport to start a long trip home.

The Key to the Bird list

RED – IUCN RED LIST CATEGORY SACC = South American Classification Committee

IOC = International Ornithological Congress RR= Range restricted species

E = Peruvian Endemic *= Heard Only

THE BIRDLIST

TINAMOUS Lots of Tinamous heard but only one see. Andean Tinamou - Nothoprocta pentlandii One seen briefly by some on the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha Biological Station. Named for Joseph Barclay Pentland (1798-1873) Irish traveler, explorer and diplomat in Bolivia

SCREAMERS Horned Screamer - Anhima cornuta Great views of this stunning bird; first time along the Madre de Dios River on our way down to Manu Wildlife Center from Amazonia Lodge and also better views on the trip to Puerto Maldonado

DUCKS RR Orinoco Goose - Neochen jubata Three seen along the Madre de Dios River on our way down to Purto Maldonado on thelast day. This bird has two main populations – The Manu River and the Orinoco Delta. The Manu birds migrate to Beni in Bolivia when the river rises. Muscovy Duck - Cairina moschata Two seen along the Madre de Dios River on the last day on our way down to Purto Maldonado. Torrent Duck - Merganetta armata Plenty seen from the train Urubamba River and around Aguas Calientes by Machu Picchu. Yellow-billed (Speckled) Teal - Anas flavirostris Common at Huacarpay Lakes; Jaramillo (2003) further suggested that the subspecies oxyptera may also deserve recognition as a separate species from A. flavirostris which occurs farther south. Yellow-billed Pintail - Anas georgica One seen at Huacarpay Lakes at consecutive days. Puna Teal - Anas puna Common at Huacarpay Lakes



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Ruddy (Andean) Duck - Oxyura (ferruginea) jamaicensis Relatively common at Huacarpay Lakes. Andean populations have often (e.g., Hellmayr & Conover 1948a, Siegfried 1976, Sibley & Ahlquist 1990, AOU 1998, Ridgely & Greenfield 2001, Jaramillo 2003) been treated as a separate species, O. ferruginea ("Andean Duck" or "Andean Ruddy-Duck"). However, see Adams and Slavid (1984), Fjeldså (1986), and McCracken & Sorenson (2005) for rationale for treating them as conspecific, as done previously (e.g., Blake 1977, Johnsgard 1979), and then followed by Fjeldså & Krabbe (1990) and Carboneras (1992f). Siegfried (1976) and Livezey (1995) considered ferruginea to be more closely related to O. vittata than to O. jamaicensis, but McCracken & Sorenson (2005) showed that this is incorrect.

CHACHALACA, CURRASOWS AND GUANS Andean Guan - Penelope montagnii First seen from the train to Machu Picch. Quiet common in the Manu cloud forest. In Greek mythology Penelope was daughter of Icarus and wife of Ulysses, King of Ithaca. Spix’s Guan - Penelope jacquacu Seen in Amazonia lodge and around Manu Wildlife Center. Blue-throated Piping-Guan - Pipile cumanensis Another common Guan in the Amazonian Lowland rainforest, seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center at the kitchen. VULNERABLE Speckled Chachalaca - Ortalis guttata Common in more lightly wooded and forest edge areas in the lowlands, seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge, Amazonia Lodge, and Manu Wildlife Center and around Puerto Maldonado

GREBES White-tufted Grebe - Rollandia rolland Seen at Huacarpay Lakes.Named for Master Gunnar Roland of the French corvette L’Uranie which circumnavigated the world 1817-1820

CORMORANTS Neotropic Cormorant - Phalacrocorax brasilianus Common in the Amazonian lowlands

DARTERS Anhinga - Anhinga anhinga Seen at the Madre de Dios River on the way to MWC.

HERONS AND BITTERNS Fasciated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum Seen on the fast-flowing sections of the Alto Madre de Dios between Amazonia Lodge and Boca Manu on our way down to Manu Wildlife Center from Amazonia Lodge Rufescent Tiger-Heron - Tigresoma lineatum Nice views of severa, including joungsters at Cocha Camungo. Striated Heron - Butorides striatus Seen at cocha Camungo. Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis



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Common on several sites Cocoi Heron - Ardea cocoi Common on the Madre de Dios river.; Great Egret - Ardea albus Common Capped Heron - Pilherodius pileatus Seen several times along the Madre de Dios River around Manu Wildlife Center Snowy Egret - Egretta thula Common Little Blue Heron – Egretta caerulea Seen on several occasions. In Huacarpay and in the lowlands.

IBIS AND SPOONBILLS Puna Ibis - Plegadis ridgwayi Seen at Huacarpay lakes and also on the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha Lodge Green Ibis - Mesembrinibis cayennensis Seen at Cocha Camungo ox-bow Lake. Andean Ibis – Theresticus branickii Seen on our way out of Cusco cose to a little town. The SACC says: Sibley & Monroe (1990) considered branickii as separate species ("Andean Ibis") from melanopis (Black-faced Ibis); anecdotal observations (Vizcarra 2009) suggest that the two taxa segregate where they occur sympatrically during nonbreeding season. Proposal?

AMERCAN VULTURES Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus Common. After the opinions of a few 19th century taxonomists were long ignored, recent genetic studies have indicated that New World vultures are modified storks and don’t belong with the raptors; an excellent example of convergent evolution Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura Common; Jaramillo (2003) suggested that the resident tropical subspecies ruficollis and the southern subspecies group (jota and "falklandica") might merit recognition as separate species from the northern Cathartes aura group. Greater Yellow-headed Vulture - Cathartes melambrotus Common in the Manu lowlands King Vulture - Sarcoramphus papa One seen from the Amazonia canopy tower.

KITES, HAWKS AND EAGLES Swallow-tailed Kite - Elanoides forficatus Seen in several occasions in the Lowland rainforest. First on one of the stops going to the lowlands from Cock of the Rock lodge, close to Pilcopata.



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Black-and-chestnut Eagle - Spizaetus isidori Good views of an adult soaring above Cock of the Rock Lodge. VULNERABLE

Black-collared Hawk - Busarellus nigricollis Very nice view at Cocha Camungo ox-bow lakes Snail Kite - Rostrhamus sociabilis Inmature seen at Cocha Camungo ox-bow lake. Double-toothed Kite - Harpagus bidentatus Very nicely seen from the tower at Cocha camungo Plumbeous Kite - Ictinia plumbea Common in the Lowlands Cinereous Harrier - Circus cinereus Nice view at Huacarpay Lakes Slate-colored Hawk - Buteogallus schistacea One seen from the boat on our way to Manu Wildlife Center Great Black Hawk - Buteogallus urbitinga Seen along the Alto Madre de Dios River on our way down to Manu Wildlife Center and driving down to Puerto Maldonado.



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Montane Solitary-Eagle - Buteogallus solitarius One seen from the Cock of the Rock Lodge parking area. On our way down to Amazonia Lodge. Roadside Hawk – Rupornis magnirostris Common Variable Hawk - Geranoaetus polyosoma Seen at Huacarpay Lakes and also on the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha. the taxonomy of this group is confusing, and some people try to split it as Puna Hawk B. poecilochrous and Red-backed Hawk B. polyosoma. SACC comment: 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. White-throated Hawk - Buteo albigula One seen above Cock of the Rock Lodge

RAILS & CRAKES Gray-necked Wood-Rail - Aramides cajanea Very common at the gardens of Amazonia Lodge. Rufous-sided Crake - Laterallus melanophaius Wonderful views at Cocha Camungo ox-bow Lake. Plumbeous Rail - Pardirallus sanguinolentus Quiet common around Huacarpay Lakes Common Gallinule - Gallinula galeata Common at Huacarpay lakes. Note that the New World form has been split from the Common Moorhen of Eurasia. Common Gallinule of Western Hemisphere is split from Common Moorhen on the basis of morphological, genetic, and vocal differences (Groenenberg et al 2008) Slate-colored (Andean) Coot - Fulica ardesiaca Common at Huacarpay lakes. Called "Andean Coot" in Fjeldså & Krabbe (1990), Taylor (1996), and Ridgely et al. (2001) but other authors use Slate-colored.

SUNGREBE Sungrebe - Heliornis fulica Seen at Cocha Camungo with quite good views

SUNBITTERN Sunbittern – Eurypyga helias A much wanted bird, seen finally on a river side close to MWC.



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PLOVERS Collared Plover – Charadrius collaris A couple of times on the sandy shores of the Madre de Dios River. Pied Plover – Hoploxypterus (Vanellus) cayanus Great views along the Madre de Dios River. Called Pied Lapwing (it is clearly not a vanellus!) and formerly in that genus. Southern Lapwing - Vanellus chilensis Seen on the Madre de Dios River coming down from Amazonia lodge. Andean Lapwing - Vanellus resplendens Seen at Huacarpay lakes and also several times on the way to Manu before Acjanaco (the pass).

SANDPIPERS AND SNIPES Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca Seen at Huacarpay Lakes and twice along the Madre de Dios River in the Manu Lowlands Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes Seen at Huacarpay Lakes and on some shores of the Madre de Dios River.



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Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria Seen just above the Clay lick stop on a sandy shore with lesser YL. Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularia Common along the Rivers in the Lowland rainforest Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos Seen in Huacrapay, also one seen along the Madre de Dios River on our way back from thr Clay Lick.

JACANAS Wattled Jacana - Jacana jacana Common on the Cmungo Oxbow Lake in Manu.

GULLS & TERNS Andean Gull - Chroicocephalus serranus Common at Huacarpay Lakes and later on way to Acjanaco. Called Kellwa in native Quechua. Large-billed Tern - Phaetusa simplex Plentyful along the Madre de Dios River. Yellow-billed Tern - Sternula superciliaris Plentyful along the Madre de Dios River.

SKIMMERS

Black Skimmer - Rynchops niger Common in the Manu lowlands

PIGEONS AND DOVES Spot-winged Pigeon - Patagioenas maculosa Seen around Huacarpay Lakes and also near Huancarani on the Manu road. Pale-vented Pigeon - Patagioenas cayennensis Common in the Lowlands. Also seen at Ccay lick. Plumbeous Pigeon - Patagioenas plumbea Good view at garden of Cock of the Rock lodge. Ruddy Pigeon - Patagioenas subvinacea Good view at garden of Amazonia lodge. Eared Dove - Zenaida auriculata Common in the arid montane forest, seen around Huacarpay lakes White-tipped Dove - Leptotila verreauxi decipiens Seen at Cock of the Rock lodge and Amazonia Lodge. Named for the impressive sounding John Baptiste Edouard Verreaux (1810-1868) French Natural History dealer and collector Gray-fronted Dove - Leptotila rufaxilla Seen at bridge at Manu Wildlife Center



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Ruddy Ground-Dove - Columbina talpacoti One seen on our cruise from Cock of the Rock lodge and Amazonia. Bare-faced Ground-Dove - Metriopelia ceciliae Seen around Huacarpay Lakes. Named for Cecile Gautrau daughter of French naturalist Rene Lesson.

HOATZIN Hoatzin - Opisthocomus hoazin Seen at Amazonia Lodge and at Cocha Camungo.

CUCKOOS Little Cuckoo – Coccycua minuta Great views at Cocha Camungo ox-bow Lake Squirrel Cuckoo - Piaya cayana Common in the Lowlands. Seen from tower at Cocha Camungo. Smooth-billed Ani - Crotophaga ani Common in the open secondary forest in the Lowland rainforest

OWLS Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl - Megascops (usta) watsonii* Heard and playback tried, without luck.



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Band-bellied Owl - Pulsatrix melanota* Tried at Cock of the rock lodge. An individual came close but we did not manage to see it. Amazonian Pygmy-Owl - Glaucidium hardyi* Playback tried, the owl came in but we never saw it.

POTOOS Great Potoo - Nyctibius grandis Seen before arriving to Atalaya on a spot Alejandro the driver, pointed out. Good day views. Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus Lucky sight by another group the day before. We could see it thanks to the tip. Another hard bird to see, particularly during daylight. Andean Potoo - Nyctibius mculosus Another hard bird, easily gotten thanks to the information of the Alejandro the driver.

NIGHTHAWKS & NIGHTJARS Sand-colored Nighthawk - Chordeiles rupestris Great looks on the Madre de Dios River, roosting on the logs in the little island just in front of the Lodge at Manu Wildlife Center; Roosts on sandbars and dead logs in the river. Lyre-tailed Nightjar – Uropsalis lyra Great views of this show. Two males seen at its usual spot bellow the mirador, up the road from Cock of the Rock Lodge.

Common Pauraque – Nyctidromus albicollis Common and heard quite often but ony seen with flashlight on the other shore of the port at MWC.

SWIFTS White-collared Swift - Streptoprocne zonaris Common White-tipped Swift – Aeronautes montivagus At Machu Picchu from the road. Andean Swift – Aeronautes andecolus (Neotropical) Fork-tailed Palm Swift – Tachornis squamata Seen several occasion in the Lowlands

HUMMINGBIRDS White-necked Jacobin - Florisuga mellivora Seen commonly at Amazonia Lodge feeders and also at Manu Wildlife Center Rufous-breasted Hermit – Glaucis hirsuta At Manu Wildlife Center, on the bridge White-bearded Hermit - Phaethornis hispidus



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One came to the MWC feeders of the back. E Koepcke’s Hermit - Phaethornis koepckeae A Peruvian endemic and a specialty at Amazonia Lodge. Named for Maria Koepcke, originally Maria Emilie Anna von Mikulicz-Radecki, was born and educated in Germany, earning a PhD in Zoology from Kiel University in 1949. She then moved to Peru, where she married zoologist Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke in 1950. Together they collaborated on much of their scientific work and publications, and had a daughter named Juliane. She was a successful Neotropical ornithologist at a time when South American ornithology was male-dominated. On Christmas Eve 1971, Koepcke traveled with her 17 year old daughter on LANSA Flight 508 from Lima to Pucallpa to join her husband for a holiday. The plane encountered a severe thunderstorm, was hit by lightning, and disintegrated above the Amazon Rainforest. Seated next to each other, the Koepkes were separated in mid-air (with Juliane remaining belted to their row of three seats), and both survived the fall. Coming to rest in different areas of the jungle floor, Maria was badly injured and died several days later. Juliane, despite sustaining a broken collar bone and an eye injury, was able enough to travel through the dense jungle for eleven days, before reaching a makeshift logging camp and being subsequently rescued on 3 January 1972.

Koepcke’s Hermit – John Hopkins

Reddish Hermit - Phaethornis ruber A visitor to the feeders at Manu Wildlife Center White-browed Hermit - Phaethornis stuarti Allegedly a visitor to the feeders at Manu Wildlife Center. Hard to tell apart from Reddish Hermit. Sparkling Violet-ear - Colibri coruscans Common, particularly at Cock of the Rock Lodge – th ebully of the feeders! Wire-crested Thorntail - Discosura popelairii Male and females seen at Cock of the Rock lodge on the butterfly bushes



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Rufous-crested Coquette - Lophornis delattrei Male and females seen at Amazonia Lodge; Stunner! Speckled Hummingbird - Adelomyia melanogenys Fairly common in the cloud forest, common at Cock of the Rock Lodge Long-tailed Sylph – Aglaiocercus kingi Seen at El Pueblo Hotel and around Cock of the Rock Lodge. Green-tailed Trainbearer - Lesbia nuna Seen at Pajaritambu’s gardens at Ollantaytambo. From the Greek Lesbias – A woman of Lesbos Ryfous capped Thornbird Chalcostygma ruficeps One sen on the trail walk at Wayquecha station. E Bearded Mountaineer - Oreonympha nobilis One individual seen in the Nicotania (Wild tobacco plant) bushes on the Vilcanota before Pisac. Several at the gardens of Pajaritambo at Ollantaytambo.

Tyrian Metaltail - Metallura tyrianthina smaragdinicollis Common in the Cloud forest. Named after the color Tyrian purple; variously known as Royal purple, Tyrian purple, purple of the ancients, this ancient dyestuff, mentioned in texts dating about 1600 BC, was produced from the mucus of the hypobranchial gland of various species of marine mollusks, notably Murex. Although originating in old port of Tyre in modern day Syria (hence the name), man's first large scale chemical industry spread throughout the world. With the decline of the Roman Empire, the use of the dye also declined and large scale production ceased with the fall of Constantinople in 1453. It was replaced by other cheaper dyes like lichen purple and madder. Shining Sunbeam – Aglaeactis cupripennis caumatonotus Seen around Wayqecha Research Station. E White-tufted Sunbeam – Aglaeactis castelnaudi First bird of the morning with one individual perched in front of a building of Wayquecha. Collared Inca - Coeligena torquata Seen at the feeders at El Pueblo hotel in Machu Pichu RR Violet-throated Starfrontlet - Coeligena violifer osculans Seen at the feeders of Waycquecha and on a flowering bush on the road. Chestnut-breasted Coronet - Boissonneaua matthewsii One of the common birds at the feeders of El Pueblo hotel at Macbhu Picchu Booted Racket-tail - Ocreatus underwoodii annae Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge feeders Gould’s Jewelfront - Heliodoxa aurescens A bird seen on the feeders at Amazonia Lodge. Only the ones on the backside. Fawn-breasted Brilliant - Heliodoxa rubinoides One individual seen a couple of times at Cock of the Rock Lodge



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Gould’s Jewelfront – John Hopkins

Violet-fronted Brilliant - Heliodoxa leadbeateri Common at Cock of the Rock Lodge Giant Hummingbird - Patagona gigas Seen first around Huacarpay Lakes and also along the Manu road in the higher elevation. The world’s largest Hummer! White-bellied Woodstar - Chaetocercus mulsant Seen just above Cock of the Rock Lodge in the butterflies bushes Amethyst Woodstar - Calliphlox amethystina Only seen a couple of times at the feeders at Amazonia lodge. Blue-tailed Emerald - Chlorostilbon mellisugus Quiet common at the Butterfly bushes at Amazonia Lodge Violet-headed Hummingbird - Klais guimeti Very nicely seen at the butterfly bushes at Amazonia Lodge Gray-breasted Sabrewing - Campylopterus largipennis Daily at the Amazonia Lodge feeders Fork-tailed Woodnymph - Thalurania furcata Common understory Hummer in the Amazonian lowlands and Manu Wildlife Center White-bellied Hummingbird – Amazilia chionagaster At Ollantaytambo and on the way to there in drier scrub



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E Green and White Hummingbird – Amazilia viridicauda Below macho Picchu in more wet vegetation. Many-spotted Hummingbird - Taphrospilus hypostictus Great views at Cock of the Rock Lodge Sapphire-spangled Emerald - Amazilia lactea Fairly common at Amazonia Lodge Golden-tailed Sapphire - Chrysuronia oenone Relatively common at the Butterfly bushes at Amazonia Lodge White-chinned Sapphire – Hyochlaris cyanus Visitor at Manu Wildlife Center butterfly bushes

TROGONS & QUETZALS Golden-headed Quetzal - Pharomachrus auriceps Seen in the cloud forest of the Manu road on our way down to Cock of the Rock Lodge. Good telescope views. Black-tailed Trogon - Trogon melanurus Seen in several occasion with good views at Amazonia lodge. Also around Manu Wildlife center Masked Trogon Trogon personatuts The only Trogon in the Cloud Forest, one seen close to Cock of the Rock Lodge Blue-crowned Trogon – Trogon curucui Quiet common Trogon in the Lowlands rainforest – excellent views from tower at Amazonia Lodge after playback.

KINGFISHERS Ringed Kingfisher - Megaceryle torquata Common in the lowland rainforest along the Rivers and ox-bow lakes Amazon Kingfisher - Chloroceryle amazona Common along the rivers and lakes in the lowland rainforest Green Kingfisher - Chloroceryle americana Common in the lowlands, seen at Cocha Camungo.

MOTMOTS Andean Motmot – Momotus aequatoriales Seen often around Cock of the Rock Lodge;

JACAMARS RR Purus Jacamar - Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus Several of them seen well on Cocha Camungo. RR Bluish-fronted Jacamar - Galbula cyanescens Common in the Amazonian lowlands



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PUFFBIRDS Black-fronted Nunbird - Monasa nigrifrons Common in the Lowlands in Amazonia and Manu Wildlife Center. Monasa is Greek for solitary or a monk a reference to the plain plumage and quiet behavior of the Nunbirds. Swallow-winged Puffbird - Chelidoptera tenebrosa Common along the lowland rivers

BARBETS Gilded Barbet - Capito auratus Seen at Manu Wildlife Center after playback Versicolored Barbet – Eubucco versicolor Called with playbacl at trails next to Cock of the Rock Lodge, while looking for the Yungas Manakin and it approached but we never saw it.

TOUCANS

Channel-billed Toucan - Ramphastos vitellinus Seen from the canopy tower at Cocha Camungo White-throated Toucan Ramphastos tucanus Its dog like bark was heard often. Excellent view from the canopy tower at Cocha Camungo RR Blue-banded Toucanet - Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis A small group seen above Cock of the Rock Lodge, after we had heard it for a while without seeing it. Chestnut-eared Aracari – Pteroglossus castanotis Seen quite well on a stop for a large raptor, on the road to Puerto Maldonado.

WOODPECKERS AND PICULETS RR Ocellated Piculet - Picumnus dorbygnianus One seen along the railroad below Machu Picchu. Yellow-tufted Woodpecker - Melanerpes cruentatus Common Woodpecker in the Lowland rainforest, seen at Amazonia Lodge and on the road to Puerto Maldonado. Golden-olive Woodpecker - Piculus rubiginosus Seen at the gardens of El Pueblo Hotel at Machu Picchu. Crimson-mantled Woodpecker - Piculus rivolii NIcce sight at the Wayquecha Station in the upper Manu road Andean Flicker - Colaptes rupicola Seen at Huacarpay lakes only on the second visit and also in the higher part of the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha Red-necked Woodpecker - Campephilus rubricollis Seen at Manu Wildlife Center at the bridge.



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Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos Seen at Amazonia Lodge close to the river.

FALCONS

Black Caracara - Daptrius ater Seen first along the Madre de Dios River when wating for the Cocha Camungo keys at Tambo Blanquillo lodge. Red-throated Caracara - Ibycter americanus One of the few stops on our rush to Amazonia was for these Caracaras. Mountain Caracara - Phalcoboenus megalopterus Beautiful looks above Wayquecha Station where a pair posed in great light.

Mountain Caracara- Dave Krueper

Southern Caracara - Caracara cheriway Seen first on the Madre de Dios River on ur way to Manu Wildlife Center. American Kestrel - Falco sparverius Common at higher elevations. Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis A pair seen very nicely feeding on a pigeon at Huacarpay Lakes Bat Falcon - Falco rufigularis Seen first perched along the Madre de Dios River on route to Manu Wildlife Center. Later seen from the canopy tower.



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PARROTS Blue-and-Yellow Macaw - Ara ararauna Manu is Macaw paradise and these guys flying across the river at dusk in the late afternoon sun were a real treat, seen several days around Manu Wildlife Center and some at the collpa although they did no descend. Military Macaw - Ara militaris A couple of briefly flyby, above Amazonia Lodge. Not satisfying views, but the bird is around. VULNERABLE Scarlet Macaw - Ara macao Less common than the next species but a star performer at the clay lick, too. Red-and-Green Macaw - Ara chloropterus Star performer at the Macaw Lick – could not be better.

Chestnut-fronted Macaw - Ara severa Common small Macaw of the lowlands Dusky-headed Parakeet - Aratinga weddellii Seen at Amazonia Lodge and at Manu Wildlife Center Cobalt-winged Parakeet - Brotogeris cyanoptera cyanoptera Common and noissy in lowland forest, and seen at the trail to the clay lick. Tui Parakeet - Brotogeris sanctithomae Nice views at Cocha Camungo ox-bow Lake and MWC. Orange-cheeked Parrot - Pionopsitta barrabandi Great views at the “Blanquillo” macaw clay lick.



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Blue-headed Parrot - Pionus menstruus Hundreds at the Macaw Lick and a common lowland forest resident Yellow-crowned Amazon - Amazona ochrocephala Common at the Macaw lick Speckle-faced Amazon - Amazona tumultuosus Seen perched with great telescope views at the bridge coming down from Machu Picchu. Mealy Amazon - Amazona farinosa Common in the lowlands and the clay lick. Farinosa is Latin for “Sprinkled with Flour” referring to the “dusted” appearance of this Amazon. Mitred Parakeet – Psitticara mitrata Seen flying by around Machu Picchu.

ANTBIRDS Bamboo Antshrike – Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae* Heard persistently at Amazonia Lodge but never seen. Named after Santa Maria which was the type locality in Bolivia. Great Antshrike – Taraba major Seen at Amazonia and at Manu Wildlife Center by the bridge. Chestnut-backed Antshrike – Thamnophilus palliatus Seen on the trails below Cock of the Rock Lodge Barred Antshrike – Thamnophilus doliatus Seen first on the lowlands, next to the road on the way to Amazonia lodge. Plain-winged Antshrike - Thamnophilus schistaceus Common lowland Antshrike seen at Manu Wildlife Center once in a mixed flock. Variable Antshrike - Thamnophilus caerulescens A pair seen along the railroad track at Machu Pichu. Dusky-throated Antshrike – Thamnomanes ardesiacus One of the commonest Lowland Antshrike in the understory mixed-species flock, seen badly, once at the grid with a mixed flock around Manu Wildlife Center Plain-throated Antwren – Isleria hauxwelli Seen along the canopy trail and the grid at Manu Wildlife Center. Named for J. Hauxwell English collector in Peru and Brazil the early 1800’s. It has a Thrush named after him as well Long-winged Antwren – Myrmotherula longipennis garbei Another common lowland rainforest Antwren in the under-story mixed species flocks; seen at the grid at MWC. Yellow-breasted Warbling Antbird - Hypocnemis subflava Seen with help of playback on the ride down from Cock of the Rock lodge to Amazonia lodge.



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Black-faced Antbird – Myrmoborus myotherinus Seen at Amazonia on the trail to the canopy. Black-throated Antbird – Myrmecia athrotorax Worked with playback at the bridge at Manu Wildlife Center.

ANTPITTAS E Red-and-white Antpitta – Grallaria erythroleuca A Peruvian endemic restricted to the Department of Cusco; Seen once briefly close to Wayquecha Station.

TAPACULOS Rusty-belted Tapaculo – Liosceles thoracicus* Heard often in lowlands but never worked on and never seen White-crowned Tapaculo – Scylotopus atratus* Heard at a very short distance but missed for views above Cock of the Rock Lodge. . Scytalopus etymologically comes from the Greek language wich literally means “stickfoot”, referred to their strong and thick feet. Trilling Tapaculo – Scylotopus parvirostris Seen once above Cock of the Rock Lodge

Diademed Tapaculo – Scylotopus schulenbergi First tapaculo to give us a chance. We worked on it and had pretyy good close look. Enough for tapaculos. Above Wayquecha Station. Named for Thomas S. Schulenberg US Ornithologist and collector at the laboratory of Ornithology Cornell. Principal author of “Birds of Peru”

ANTTHRUSHES Black-faced Antthrush – Formicarius analis A pair seen nicely at Amazonia lodge. It took some work but we got good views. A picture for David

OVENBIRDS Slender-billed Miner – Geositta tenuirostris One at the HUncarano passs at higher elevations. The genus name literally means ‘nuthatch of the earth’. Olivaceous Woodcreeper – Sittasomus griseicapillus amazonica A good view on the MWC canopy tree. This species will be soon split into several Plain-brown Woodcreeper - Dendrocincla fuliginosa One climbing a tree in the forest just before entering the opening of Amazonia lodges gardens. Long-billed Woodcreeper - Nasica longirostris Wonderful views just around the garden of Manu Wildlife Center Lodge by the bridge.



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Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper - Dendrexetastes rufigula Seen at Amazonia Lodge together with Buff-throated Woodcreeper at the clearing. Elegant Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus elegans jurua Seen on the trail that takes to the Cocha Camungo. Buff-throated Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus guttatus One of the commonest lowland rainforest Woodcreeper, seen on several occasions including from the canopy tower. Olive-backed Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus triangularis Seen above Cock of the Rock Lodge and at the trails. Montane Woodcreeper – Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger Seen on a mixed species flock above Cock of the Rock lodge. Streaked Xenops – Xenops rutilans Seen atht the trail coming down from Machu Picchu and later a couple of times. Pale-legged Hornero - Furnarius leucopus tricolor Common at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center



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Wren-like Rushbird – Phleocryptes melanops In the reeds at Huacarpay lakes Cream-winged Cinclodes - Cinclodes albiventris Some seen on the Vilcanota River just outside of Huacarpay on a stony canyon were we stopped for some Caracaras. Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner – Philydor erythrocercum One seen at Manu Wildlife Center Montane Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia striaticollis Fairly common in the Cloud forest. Seen on various occasions. Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner – Automolus rufipileatus Seen at MWC fron the bridge after working a bit with him and with playback. Streak-fronted Thornbird – Phacellodomus striaticeps Seen around Huacarpay Lakes E Rusty-fronted Canastero – Asthenes ottonis Seen around Huacarpay lakes, a Peruvian endemic! RR Puna Thistletail - Asthens helleri Responded well to playback and we managed to see a pair above Huayquecha VULNERABLE E Creamy-crested Spinetail – Cranioleuca albicapilla albicapilla Very nice views in a bend by the road at a farmer’s house. They responded by climbing into two high Eucaliptus trees. Azara’s Spinetail - Synallaxis azarae urubambae Common in the Manu cloud forest. Calling all the time. Cabani’s Spinetail – Synallaxis cabanisi Seen at the trail that goes to the clay lick at Blanquillo. Plain-crowned Spinetail - Synallaxis gujanensis Very nice view after playback around the garden at Amazonia Lodge.

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet – Tyrannulus elatus Seen at Amazonia Lodge eating on fruits on a bush in the gardens Yellow-bellied Elaenia – Elaenia flavogaster Seen on the railroad tracks below Machu Picchu Small-billed Elaenia - Elaenia parvirostris Seen at the beginning of the trail coming down from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes. Highland Elaenia - Elaenia obscura Seen at surroundings of Aguas Calientes below Machu Picchu and in Wayquecha Lesser Elaenia - Elaenia chiriquensis



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Seen at Huacarpay for a long time sitting at a Pine tree. Sierran Elaenia – Elaenia pallatangae Seen in the higher cloud forest around Wayqecha Research Station White-throated Tyrannulet – Mecocerculus leucophrys Common in the cloud forest in the mixed species flocks. Seen first at the Acjanaco lunch place. Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant - Anairetes flavirostris Seen well at Huacarpay Lakes Tufted Tit-Tyrant - Anairetes parulus Seen well on the first stop at the road curve on the way to Manu. Torrent Tyrannulet – Serphophaga cinerea First seen on the river at Aguas Calientes by Machu Picchu. Later seen at the bridge at the town of Paucartambo. RR Sclater’s Tyrannulet - Seen at the trail coming down from Machu Picchu- RR Bolivian Tyrannulet – Zimmerius bolivianus Good views in the cloud forest, above Cock of the Rock lodge. Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant – Phylloscartes ophthalmicus Quiet common in the cloud forest, seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge Streak-necked Flycatcher – Mionectes striaticollis Quiet common in the cloud forest – seen first above Wayquecha Many-colored Rush-Tyrant – Tachuris rubrigastra Great views at Huacarpay lakes taking insects from bare reed covered ground.



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Many-colored Rush-Tyrant – Tachuris rubrigastra Great views at Huacarpay lakes taking insects from bare reed covered ground. Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant – Lophotriccus pileatus Quite common police-whistle sound, around Cock of the Rock lodge but never managed to work on one. Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher - Poecilotriccus latirostre One worked on after arriving at the lowlandsin the Manu road, on our way down to Amazonia Lodge. Ochre-faced Tody-flycatcher – Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps Nice view on a trip anove Cock of the Rock lodge. Spotted Tody-Flycatcher - Todirostrum maculatum Great views from the blind at the clay lick in Blanquillo. Common Tody-Flycatcher - Todirostrum cinereum First time seen close to the town of Aguas Calientes at Machu Picchu. Cinnamon Flycatcher – Pyrrhosmyias cinnamomea Common in the Cloud Forest Smoke-colored Pewee – Contopus fumigatus Quiet common in the cloud forest, first seen at El Pueblo hotel in Machu Picchu. Andean Negrito - Lessonia oreas Nice views at Huacarpay Lakes Drab Water-Tyrant - Ochthornis littoralis Common along the Amazonian rivers. Little Ground-Tyrant - Muscisaxicola fluviatilis Seen first on the road just when arriving to the lowlands in the Manu road. Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant - Muscisaxicola rufivertex Few seen on the Manu road, at the Huancarani pass. Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant - Muscisaxicola maculirostris Quite common in the upper part of the manu road in open farmlands. Fisrst seen in Huacarpay Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant - Agriornis montana One seen at the “chullpas” those preincan stone constructions, after Huancarani. Rufous-webbed Tyrant - Polioxolmis rufipennis Also seen in the higher elevation of the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha Maroon-belted (Slaty-backed) Chat-Tyrant – Ochthoeca (cinnamomeiventris) thoracica Fantastic views bellow Wayqecha Research Station on our way down to Cock of the Rock Lodge at the lunch table.



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Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca rufipectoralis rufipectoralis Pretty bird of the roadside, in the cloud forest around Wayqecha Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca fumicolor Seen at the lunch stop at Acjanaco on the Manu road as soon as it becomes more humid. White-browed Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca leucophrys Seen at Hucarpay and on our way to Wayqecha Lodge Long-tailed Tyrant - Colonia colonus Seen on our way down to Amazonia Lodge Black Phoebe – Sayornis nigricans latirostris Fairly common in Machu Picchu and on rushing streams along the road to Manu. Vermilion Flycatcher – Pyrocephalus rubinus Seen from the hide at the clay lick first. Later around MWC on the riverl Piratic Flycatcher – Legatus leucophaius Seen at the camopy tower. Great views not far. Rusty-margined Flycatcher - Myiozetetes cayanensis Two individuals seen outside of Puerto Maldonado along the Trans-oceanic highway Social Flycatcher - Myiozetetes similis Common Dusky-chested Flycatcher - Myiozetetes luteiventris Good views of an individual on a bush on a stop coming down from Cock of the Rock lodge.



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Great Kiskadee - Pitangus sulphuratus Seen first below Cock of the rock lodge, later at many places. Lesser Kiskadee - Pitangus lictor Fairly common at Cocha Camungo Lemon-browed Flycatcher – Conopias cinchoneti Very nice views on an incursion to a lodge above Cock of the Rock Lodge. VULNERABLE Golden-crowned Flycatcher - Myiodynastes chrysocephalus Quiet common around Cock of the Rock Lodge Streaked Flycatcher – Myiodynastes maculatus Seen on a walk below Cock of the rock lodge Boat-billed Flycatcher - Megarynchus pitangua Quite common at Amazonia lodge. Seen at manu places. Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus Common White-rumped Syristes – Sirystes albocinerea Seen well at the same tree of the canopy platform at MWC. The Sirystes has recently been split into 4 species. Here you can see where they occur

Short-crested Flycatcher – Myiarchus ferox Seen well at the gardens of Amazonia lodge. Dull-capped Attila - Attila bolivianus One seen along the trail of Cocha Camungo. Quite vocal.

COTINGAS E Masked Fruiteater – Pipreola pulchra Good views of a pair at the rail track in the Machu Picchu area.



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Red-crested Cotinga - Ampelion rubrocristata Seen bellow Wayqecha on our way down to Cock of the Rock Lodge Andean Cock-of-the-Rock – Rupicola peruviana Well what can we say – great views at the leck of Manu Cloud Forest Lodge above Cock of the Rock Lodge – but also we had several other encounters along the road around CORL

Purple-throated Fruitcrow – Querula purpurata Great views of a group at Cocha Camungo. Plum-throated Cotinga - Cotinga maynana Seen very nicely from the canopy platform at Cocha Camungo. Screaming Piha – Lipaugus vociferans Commonly hear at Manu Wildlife Center; despite been very close at the GRID trail system at MWC never managed to see one.

MANAKINS Yungas Manakin – Chiroxiphia boliviana Seen at the trail system below Cock of the Rock Lodge. Round-tailed Manakin – Pipra chloromeros Seen first at a forest netx to the road when approaching Atalaya.



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TITYRAS AND BECARDS Black-tailed Tityra - Tityra cayana Seen at the trail to the clay lick. Also from the canopy platform at Cocha Camungo. Barred Becard – Pachyramphus versicolor Seen first on the tracks below macho Pichu. Later bellow Wayqecha Biological Station White-winged Becard - Pachyramphus polychopterus Nice one came in after playback to the gardens of Amazonia lodge.

Pink-troated Becard – Pachyramphus minor Seen from the MWC canopy tower.

VIREOS & GREENLETS Chivi (Red-eyed) Vireo - Vireo chivi (olivaceus)

Seen quite often around Aguas Calientes. On fruiting trees of El Pueblo Hotel. Brown-capped Vireo – Vireo leucophrys Seen at Amazonia lodge, on the backside of the houses.

JAYS RR Purplish Jay - Cyanocorax cyanomelas Fairly common in the Manu Lowland rainforest, seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center Violaceous Jay - Cyanocorax violaceus Common in the Lowland rainforest Inca (Green) Jay - Cyanocorax yncas Quiet good views above almost at dusk at El Mirador above Cock of the Rock Lodge

SWALLOWS Blue-and-white Swallow - Pygochelidon cyanoleuca Common Brown-bellied Swallow - Orochelidon murina First seen on the way to Ollantaytambo by the Urubamba river. White-banded Swallow - Atticora fasciata Common lowland swallows along the Rivers Southern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx ruficollis Common lowland Swallow White-winged Swallow – Tachycineta albiventer The commonest Swallow of the lowland rainforest rivers and oxbow lakes

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Common in the highlands. One of the most widespread and common songbirds in the Americas, found

from southern Canada to southern South America. As is to be expected over such a wide range,

various distinct forms exist, which may one day be elevated to species level. For the moment, all

mainland populations south of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (Mexico) are grouped under the term

"Southern" House Wren. All populations share a preference for edge or disturbed habitats, and occur

at a variety of elevations. The House Wren tends to move around low in the vegetation, and is usually

readily seen. It sings a short fast song. -- John van Dort Mountain Wren - Troglodytes solstitialis Seen at the gardens of El Pueblo Hotel in Aguas Calientes. Sedge Wren – Cistothorus platensis Good views at Acjanaco on the bunch grass in the middle of heavy mist. Thrush-like Wren – Campylorhynchus turdinus Seen at the gardens of MWC. Very responsive individuals to playback. E Inca Wren Pheugopedius eisenmanni* Named after Eugene Eisenmann US/Panamenian ornithologist (1906-1981). Moustached Wren – Pheugopedius genibarbis Seen from the bridge at MWC Gray-breasted Wood-Wren – Henicorhina leucophrys Commonly hear in the cloud forest, but seen in three separate days around Cock of the Rock Lodge

DONACOBIUS Black-capped Donacobius – Donacobius atricapillus Common on the ox-bow lakes and marshes of the lowlands – seen at Cocha Camungo.

DIPPERS White-capped Dipper - Cinclus leucocephalus Seen well several times in the Urubamba River by Machu Picchu.

THRUSHES Andean Solitaire – Myadestes ralloides Seen on the railroad at Machu Picchu. Heard often in the upper humid Manu road. White-eared Solitaire - Entomodestes leucotis Nice views at the railroad of Machu Picchu. Also seen and heard in upper humid Manu road. Chiguanco Thrush – Turdus chiguanco chiguanco The common Andean Thrush seen at Huacarpay and along the upper drier Manu road Great Thrush – Turdus fuscater ockenderi The common Thrush of the higher Cloud Forest Glossy-black Thrush - Turdus serranus Seen on the railroad tracks of Machu Picchu. Once, probably a juvenile, on top of tree, singing.



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Black-billed Thrush Turdus ignobilis The commonest Amazonian garden Thrush. Hauxwell’s Thrush - Turdus hauxwelli Seen at the river of Amazonia lodge on a creek. Lawrence’s Thrush – Turdus lawrencii Almost seen at the tree by the MWC canopy where it came to playback and moved around us.

TANAGERS & ALLIES Red-capped Cardinal – Paroaria gularis Common in the lowlands, especially around the ox-bow lakes. First seen at Amazonia feeders. Magpie Tanager – Cissopis leveriana The biggest Tanager in the Amazonian Lowland, and fairly common. Black-capped Hemispingus – Hemispingus atropileus Seen on the way down from Acjanaco on a mixed flock. Superciliaried Hemispingus – Hemispingus superciliaris urubambae Seen on the road after Aguas Calientes at Machu Picchu. Black-eared Hemispingus – Hemispingus melanotis berlepschi Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge in a mixed species flock. RR Rust and Yellow Tanager – Thlypopsis ruficeps Fairly common in the cloud forest with mixed species flocks in Machu Picchu and Manu. Seen first in Huacarpay. Masked Crimson Tanager – Ramphocelus nigrogularis Stunning Tanager gave us a nice welcome at Amazonia Lodge where common at feeders. Silver-beaked Tanager – Ramphocelus carbo Another common tanager that started meeting us in Cock of the Rock Lodge. Hooded Mountain-Tanager – Buthraupis montana Really nice looks at a group above Wayqecha Biological Station. Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager - Anisognathus igniventris igniventris Also, spectacular tanager seen above Wayqecha. Fawn-breasted Tanager - Pipraeidea melanonota Seen once around Wayquecha Station. Yellow-throated Tanager - Iridisornis analis Seen a couple of times around Wayquecha Station. Golden-collared Tanager – Iridisornis jelskii Seen on a walk at Wayquehca trail system.



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Orange-eared Tanager – Chlorochrysa calliparaea Very beautiful little Tanager; seen several times around Cock of the Rock Lodge Blue-gray Tanager – Thraupis episcopus Common, starting at Machu Picchu Palm Tanager – Thraupis palmarum Common, starting at Machu Picchu Blue-capped Tanager – Thraupis cyanocephala Fairly common at Machu Picchu and continuing to in the Manu cloud forest Golden-naped Tanager – Thraupis ruficervix Fisrst seen in Machu Pichus El Pueblo Hotel than around Cock of the Rock lodge. Silver-backed Tanager – Thraupis viridicollis Seen at Machu Picchu in dense humid forest. Blue-necked Tanager – Tangara cyanicollis Another Christmas tree bird - Common Yellow-bellied Tanager – Tangara xanthogastra Came on the last day to the Cock of the Rock feeders. Spotted Tanager – Tangara punctata Another one that came to the feeder. We also saw it on the trails below Cock of the Rock. Blue-and-black Tanager - Tangara vassorii atrocaerulea



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Seen up the road above Cock of the Rock lodge. Also in Machu Pichu Beryl-spangled Tanager - Tangara nigroviridis First seen on the walk in the El Pueblo hotel trail system. Quiet common around Cock of the rock Lodge Turquoise Tanager – Tangara mexicana A lowland species, seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center. Paradise Tanager – Tangara chilensis What can you say! A pleasure to have such a pretty species so common; not found in Chile! Saffron-crowned Tanager – Tangara xanthocephala lamprotis Another spectacular tanager that accompanied us in the cloud forest starting at macho Picchu. Golden-eared Tanager – Tangara chrysotis Very nice Tanager, seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge Green-and-gold Tanager – Tangara schrankii Another lowland Tanager present in most canopy flock, seen first on our way down from the cloud forest into the lowlands. Golden Tanager – Tangara arthus Great birds! Great looks around Cock of the Rock Lodge Black-faced Dacnis - Dacnis lineata Seen from the Cocha Camungo canopy tower. Yellow-bellied Dacnis – Dacnis flaviventer Wonderful views at Amazonia Lodge, at the clearing and from the tower at Manu Wildlife Center.

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Green Honeycreeper – Chlorophanes spiza Seen from the tower of Amazonia lodge and later around Manu Wildlife Center Cinereous Conebill – Conirostrum cinereum cinereum Seen at Huacarpay lakes and also along the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha Capped Conebill – Conirostrum albifrons Quiet common with mixed species flocks in the cloud forest starting at macho Picchu. Rusty Flower-piercer - Diglossa sittoides Very good views at Huacarpay lakes and on the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha RR Moustached Flower-piercer – Diglossa mystacalis albilinear Quiet common above Wayqecha Biological Station Black-throated Flower-piercer – Diglossa brunneiventris Quiet common starting at Huacarpay. Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer - Diglossopis glauca Very good views at the feeder at Cock of the Rock Lodge Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossopis caerulescens Seen above Cock of the Rock lodge from the road. Masked Flower-piercer – Diglossopis cyanea Seen several times around Wayqecha Biological Station RR Peruvian Sierra-Finch – Phrygilus punensis Seen first in Huacarpay later around the town of Huancarani town. Named for the Southern Peruvian Department of Puno. Mourning Sierra-Finch – Phrygilus fruticeti Good views around Huacarpay Lakes. Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch – Phrygilus plebejus A common Finch of the Andes seen since Huacarpay. Band-tailed Sierra-Finch – Phrygilus alaudinus A small group seen close to the Huancarani pass on the manu road. E Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch - Poospiza caesar Very good views of tame birds at the beginning of the Manu road not far from Huacarpay. Blue-black Grassquit – Volatinia jacarina Seen in disturbed habitat along the road on our way to Puerto Maldonado Double-collared Seedeater - Sporophila caerulescens Seen outside of Puerto Maldonado on abandoned stables. Yellow-bellied Seedeater - Sporophila nigricollis Seen on the train track outside of Machu Picchu.



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Chestnut-bellied Seedeater - Sporophila castaneiventris Seen on some grass fields around Patria on our way down to Amazonia Lodge. Bananaquit - Coereba flaveola Not common in Manu, seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge and Amazonia Lodge

INCERTAE SEDIS Buff-throated Saltator - Saltator maximus Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge and at Amazonia Lodge Grayish Saltator - Saltator coerulescens Seen around Manu Wildlife Center Golden-billed Saltator - Saltator aurantiirostris First at Huacarpay lakes then along the Manu road before humid forest.

NEW WORLD SPARROWS AND ALLIES Rufous-collared Sparrow - Zonatrichia capensis Only in the Andes; Common but pretty Sparrow Yellow-browed Sparrow – Ammodramus aurifrons Seen finally well near Puerto Maldonado E Cusco Brush-Finch – Atalaptes melanolaemus Seen from railroad tracks outside of Agias Calientes below Machu Picchu. 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). RR Black-faced Brush-Finch – Atalaptes melanolaemus Quite common in the Manu cloud forest above Cock of the Rock lodge; Short-billed (Yellow-whiskered) Chlorospingus - Chlorospingus flavopectus Seen below Wayquecha station on our way down to Cock of the Rock Lodge. Genetic data (REFS, Burns et al. 2002, 2003) indicate the genus Chlorospingus is not a member of the Thraupidae, but (Klicka et al. 2007) a member of the Emberizidae. SACC proposal passed to transfer to Emberizidae. Barker et al. (2013) further confirmed the placement of the genus with the New World sparrows. Frank Pitelka (in Tordoff 1954a) long ago noted the emberizine-like behavior of Chlorospingus. SACC proposal passed to change English names of the species in the genus from “Bush-Tanager” to “Chlorospingus”. Yellow-throated Chlorospingus – Chlorospingus flavigularis Quiet common around Cock of the Rock Lodge

CARDINALS - GROSBEAKS Hepatic Tanager - Piranga flava Seen by the bridge on our walk from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes Black-backed Grosbeak – Pheucticus aureoventris Seen in Huacarapay and along the long collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center



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NEW WORLD WARBLERS Tropical Parula – Setophaga pitiayumi Seen close to Machu Picchu and around Cock of the Rock Lodge Russet-crowned Warbler - Myiothlypis coronatus Seen on the gardens of El Pueblo Hotel and around Cock of the Rock Lodge Buff-rumped Warbler - Myiothlypis fulvicauda Seen at Amazonia, first below the buiding. Slate-throated (Redstart)Whitestart – Myioborus miniatus Common at Aguas Caliente and around Cock of the Rock Lodge Spectacled (Redstart) Whitestart – Myioborus melanocephalus Fairly common in the higher cloud forest on the Manu road

OROPENDOLAS, ORIOLES AND BLACKBIRDS Crested Oropendola – Psarocolius decumanus maculosus First seen coming to the lowlands on the Manu road. A couple of times seen in the Manu lowlands RR Dusky-green Oropendola – Psarocolius atrovirens First seen from the train. Quiet common around Machu Picchu and Cock of the Rock Lodge Russet-backed Oropendola – Psarocolius angustifrons alfredi The commonest Oropendola as soon as we reached the lowlands. Olive Oropendola – Psarocolius bifasciatus Seen first from the canopy tower at Amazonia, later from the canopy tower in Manu Wildlife Center. Casqued Oropendola – Clypicterus oseryi Nively seen in a flock with Olives from the MWC canopy tower. Yellow-rumped Cacique – Cacicus cela Common in the lowlands. Solitary Cacique - Cacicus solitarius Seen at Amazonia Lodge before the trail goes up. Orange-backed Troupial – Icterus croconotus Seen first in the edge of Amazonia Lodge’s gardens. RR Pale-eyed Blackbird – Agelaius xanthophthalmus Good views of this near-endemic at Cocha Camungo ox-bow lake. Yellow-winged Blackbird – Agelaius thilius Common at Huacarpay Lakes. Shiny Cowbird – Molothrus bonariensis One seen well at the Huacarpay lakes. Giant Cowbird – Molothrus oryzivorus



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Common in the lowlands asoociated to the river. Red-breasted Blackbird – Sturnella militaris A few seen in the pastures along the Trans-oceanic high-way on our way to Puerto Maldonado.

FINCHES Hooded Siskin – Sporaga magellanica urubambensis Seen around Huacarpay Lakes and on the upper Manu road. Thick-billed Euphonia – Euphonia laniirostris Seen at Amazonia Lodge at the feeders. Bronzy-green Euphonia - Euphonia mesochrysa Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge’s clearing. Orange-bellied Euphonia – Euphonia xanthogaster brunneifrons The commonest Euphonia in Manu. Blue-naped Chlorophonia - Chlorophonia cyanea First seen at the gardens of El Pueblo Hotel. Then seen on the trail system of Cock of the Rock Lodge.

The Mammal List MARMOSETS Weddell's Saddle-back Tamarin – Saguinus weddelli Seen at Manu Wildlife Center from the dinning room.

NEW WORLD MONKEYS Black-capped Squirrel Monkey – Saimiri boliviensis Seen at Amazonia and around Manu Wildlife Center Large-headed Capuchin Monkey – Sapajus macrocephalus Seen several times, first at AmazoniaLodge. Shock-headed Capuchin – Cebus cuscinus Seen around the GRID at Manu Wildlife Center.

RACOON FAMILY Long-tailed Weasel - Mustela frenata One individual seen at the Huacarpay lakes Tayra - Eira barbera Seen first on the road towards Cocj of the Rock lodge and later at the Cock of the Rock feeders. Giant Otter – Pteronura brasilensis Amazing views of a couple at Camungo ox-bow Lake. A family group of 3 individuals.



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Giant Otter

TAPIRS Brazilian Tapir - Tapirus terrestris The tame Tapir “Vanessa” came one day to the Manu Wildlife Center Lodge. Seen in two different occasion – at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center

SQUIRRELS Southern Amazon Red Squirrel – Sciurus spadaceus The common squirrel around Manu Wildlife Center Sanborn’s Squirrel – Sciurus sanborni The squirrel coming to the Cock of the Rock Lodge feeders.

LARGE RODENTS Montane Guinea Pig – Cavia Tschudi Common at Huacarpay Lake. Brown Agouti – Dasyprocta variegata Seen in several occasion in the Lowland – noisy when flushed! Mountain Viscach – Lagidium peruanum Seen at the Machu Picchu ruins.

Reptile List Black Caiman – Melanosuchus niger A head in Cocha Camungo. This is the lake caiman. White Caiman – Caiman crocodilus The caiman seen at the river. A couple of times out of the water in sand banks.



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Side-neck (Amazonian River) Turtle – Podocnemis unifilis Common on sunny logs along the rivers and lakes

Cane Toad – Buffo marinus Relatively common in the forest floor around Amazonia and MWC. Golden-collared Tanager – Iridisornis jelskii Seen on a walk at Wayquehca trail system.



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