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Peru Andes and Amazon 2–18 September 2014 Particpants Thomas and Susan Carson Teresa Denman Gerald and Denise Massey Leader Silverio Duri

Sparkling Violetear

An in depth trip to the Manu Biosphere Reserve, the experience itself on the rivers and in the forest is enough, however we managed to see a cart load of good birds including 27 species of hummingbird, 40 species of antbird and 23 species of parrot including seven macaw species. A total number of 481 species seen. Day 1 Late arrival to Cusco and because of the time we went straight to Ollantaytambo with a short stop at Piuray Lake. Night in Ollantaytambo. Day 2 Early start to the Abra Malaga pass for our birding day to the west slope (Polylepis forest) where we spend the morning looking for the main targets of this type of habitat, and we saw most of them including brief views of Royal Cinclodes. In the afternoon we birded slowly down the road. Night in Ollantaytambo. Day 3 Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu; after arrival to the Aguas Caliente train station we went up to the ruins were our local guide Vilma was waiting for us and we did the two hours tour of the Inca ruins and after the tour we had lunch in the Sanctuary Hotel restaurant just outside of the ruins and after lunch we went to look for the Inca Wren just a little bit down the road before taking our bus to go for the short afternoon birding around Puente Ruinas and along the Urubamba River, and after birding (late afternoon) we took our train back to Cusco via Poroy station. Night at the Casa Andina Plaza Hotel. Day 4 Early start from Cusco over the eastern range of the Andes via Huancarani (highest point 3800 meters), with several birding stops along the way staring with Huacarpay lakes and before Huancarani for the Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch and farther on where we found the Slender-billed Miner before continuing to Wayqecha Biological Station, birding en route. Night at Wayqecha Biological Station. Day 5 Wayqecha to Cock- of- the- Rock Lodge. Birding up the road for few hours first and then we continued down the road birding all the way down with stop at the Lyre-tailed Nightjar were we had great views at its usual spot above the Lodge. Night at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge. Day 6 Cock- of- the- Rock Lodge to Rocotal in the morning and in the afternoon after lunch we went to the Andean Cock-of- the- Rock lek where we had great views and the chance to take some very good photos. Night at Cock- of- the- Rock Lodge.

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Day 7 Cock- of- the- Rock Lodge to Amazonia Lodge with a short birding at the Lodge before departure, and after that we birded it all the way down. It was a very sunny day and it was quiet the rest of the day. Night at Amazonia Lodge. Day 8 Full day at Amazonia Lodge. Morning and afternoon we birded all the trail system of the flood plain forest. Night at Amazonia Lodge. Day 9 Boat ride along the Madre de Dios River from Amazonia Lodge to Manu Wildlife Centre with some birding in the morning before departure and we stopped at Boca Manu town on our way down to the Lodge. Night at Manu Wildlife Centre. Day 10 Full day at MWC. In the morning we visited the Blanquillo macaw clay lick spending the morning there, and in the afternoon we birded around the GRID trail system. Night at Manu Wildlife Centre. Day 11 Full day at MWC. In the morning we visit the Cocha Camungo ox-bow lakes starting with the canopy platform and in the afternoon we went to the collpa trail. Night at MWC Day 12 Full day at MWC. In the morning we visit the Cocha Blanco and Antthrush trail on our way back to the Lodge. In the afternoon we went to the Riverside trail. Night at Manu Wildlife Centre. Day 13 Full day at MWC. In the morning we went to the Antthrush trail and in the afternoon Creekside and collpa trail. Night at Manu Wildlife Centre. Day 14 Full day at MWC. We spend all day birding the collpa trail and we had lunch at the Tapir clay lick were we had great views of Rose-fronted, Black-capped and Cobalt-winged Parakeets and Dusky-billed Parrotlet. After lunch we went back to the Lodge birding slowly our way back. Night at Manu Wildlife Centre. Day 15 Boat ride from Manu Wildlife Centre to Puerto Maldonado via Boca Colorado (gold mining town) where we took cars to go to Puerto Carlos and then we took a short boat ride to cross the Inambari River and from the other side we took a bus to Puerto Maldonado, with lunch at La Collpa restaurant on the highway and a little bit of birding where we saw Sulphury Flycatcher, Neotropical Palmswift nesting and then we continued to Pto. Maldonado with one more stop for Point-tailed Palmcreeper at km13, where we had great views of two individuals. Night in Puerto Maldonado. Day 16 Early birding morning outside of Puerto Maldonado to La Cachuela road first where we got great views of White-throated Jacamar and then we went to La Pastora port and after that to the highway up to km7, then back to the hotel for late breakfast. After breakfast we went to the airport to take our afternoon flight to Lima and connections home.

THE BIRDLIST

SACC = South American Classification Committee IOC = International Ornithological Congress RR= Range restricted species E = Peruvian Endemic *= Heard Only

TINAMOUS Cinereous Tinamou – Crypturellus cinereus*

Undulated Tinamou – Crypturellus undulatus Brief views at Cocha Blanco trail

Taczanowski’s Tinamou - Nothoprocta taczanowskii* Heard at Peñas on the way to Abra Malaga

Andean Tinamou - Nothoprocta pentlandii Very nice views just before Huancarani

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SCREAMERS Horned Screamer - Anhima cornuta Great views of this stunning bird; at Cocha Blanco around Manu Wildlife Centre and also along the highway to Puerto Maldonado in a big swampy area.

DUCKS AND GEESE Andean Goose - Chloephaga melanoptera Very good views at Piuray lakes and at Abra Malaga

(NT) Orinoco Goose - Neochen jubata Two of them seen on the river bank by the entrance to the Blanquillo macaw clay lick around Manu Wildlife Centre. 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 and are under threat from hunting on their wintering grounds.

Muscovy Duck - Cairina moschata Quiet common Duck in the lowland rainforest; seen in several occasion around Manu Wildlife Centre

Torrent Duck - Merganetta armata Amazing birds! Seen on our way in and out to Machu Picchu from the train along the Urubamba River.

Yellow-billed (Speckled) Teal - Anas flavirostris Common 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. Clements’ checklist recognizes andium as a separate species, Andean Teal. Jaramillo (2003) further suggested that the subspecies oxyptera may also deserve recognition as a separate species from A. flavirostris.

Puna Teal - Anas puna Common at Huacarpay Lakes

Cinnamon Teal - Anas cyanopteras Seen at Piuray lake and Huacarpay lakes.

White-cheeked Pintail - Anas bahamensis Brief views at Piuray Lake.

Ruddy (Andean) Duck - Oxyura (ferruginea) jamaicensis Common at Huacarpay Lakes; The SACC says “Andean populations of Ruddy Duck O. jamaicensis have often (e.g., Hellmayr & Conover 1948a, Siegfried 1976, Sibley & Ahlquist 1990, AOU 1998, Ridgely et al. 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.” However the IOC says “Oxyura ferruginea is split from O. jamaicensis (Ridgely & Greenfield 2001; Jaramillo 2003); IOC recognize; SACC does not

CHACHALACA, CURRASOWS AND GUANS Spix’s Guan - Penelope jacquacu Seen around Manu Wildlife Centre. Named for the German naturalist and collector in Brazil (1781–1826) Johann Baptist Ritter von Spix

Blue-throated Piping-Guan - Pipile cumanensis Another common Guan in the Amazonian Lowland rainforest, seen at Amazonia lodge and Manu Wildlife Centre. VULNERABLE

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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 Centre and around Puerto Maldonado GREBES White-tufted Grebe - Rollandia Rolland Good views at Huacarpay lakes. Named for Master Gunner Roland of the French Corvette L’Uranie which circumnavigated the globe in 1817–1820.

Least Grebe - Tachybaptus dominicus Seen very nicely at Cocha Blanco around Manu Wildlife Centre

CORMORANTS Neotropic Cormorant - Phalacrocorax brasilianus Common in the Amazonian lowlands

DARTERS Anhinga - Anhinga anhinga Seen at Cocha Camungo and Cocha Blanco ox-bow lake, near Manu Wildlife Centre

HERONS AND BITTERNS Rufescent Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma lineatum An immature and an adult seen at Cocha Camungo and one adult more seen at La Pastora port outside of Puerto Maldonado.

Black-crowned Night-Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax A immature seen at Huacarpay lakes

Striated Heron - Butorides striatus Seen at Cocha Blanco Ox-bow lakes around Manu Wildlife Centre

Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis Common

Cocoi Heron - Ardea cocoi Common in the Manu Lowlands

Great Egret - Ardea albus Common

Capped Heron - Pilherodius pileatus Seen in two consecutive days along the Madre de Dios River around Manu Wildlife Centre

Snowy Egret - Egretta thula Common

Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea Seen around Manu Wildlife Centre along the Madre de Dios River

IBIS Puna Ibis - Plegadis ridgwayi Seen at Piuray Lake and Huacarpay lakes and also on the Manu road

Andean Ibis - Theristicus branickii Two of them seen on the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha Biological Station.

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Andean Condor

AMERCAN VULTURES Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus Common

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 Seen two different days in the Lowland rainforest around Manu Wildlife Centre Andean Condor – Vultur gryphus Wonderful views of three of them at Abra Malaga

KITES, HAWKS AND EAGLES White-tailed Kite - Elanus leucurus A recent colonizer to Peru, one seen along the Trans-Oceanic high-way near Puerto Maldonado on our way to Puerto Maldonado

Swallow-tailed Kite - Elanoides forficatus Seen in two different days around Manu Wildlife Centre

Ornate Hawk-Eagle - Spizaetus ornatus One seen soaring up in the sky from the Lodge at Manu Wildlife Centre

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Black-collared Hawk - Busarellus nigricollis Very nice view at Cocha Blanco ox-bow lakes

Slender-billed Kite - Heliolestes hamatus One seen at Cocha Blanco ox-bow lakes

Plumbeous Kite - Ictinia plumbea Common in the Manu Lowlands

Cinereous Harrier - Circus cinereus Seen at Huacarpay lakes

Great Black Hawk - Buteogallus urbitinga Seen in three different occasion around Manu Wildlife Centre

Roadside Hawk – Rupornis magnirostris Common

Variable Hawk - Geranoaetus polyosoma Seen at Abra Malaga and on the Manu road

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle - Geranoaetus melanoleucus Also seen on Higher Mountain of the Manu road

White Hawk - Pseudaster albicollis One seen around Manu Wildlife Centre

Grey-lined Hawk – Buteo nitidus Great views of one individual at La Pastora port outside of Puerto Maldonado

LIMPKIN Limpkin - Aramus guarauna Seen at Cocha Blanco Ox-bow Lake and also by the fish farm at La Cachuela road

TRUMPETERS Pale-winged Trumpeter - Psophia leucoptera Amazing views of one individual at the Tapir clay lick and a group walking at the beginning of the collpa trail around Manu Wildlife Centre

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Pale-winged Trumpeter - Ian Merrill

RAILS & CRAKES Grey-necked Wood-Rail - Aramides cajanea Very common at Amazonia Lodge

Black-banded Crake – Anurolimnas fasciatus*

Rufous-sided Crake - Laterallus melanophaius Very nice views of two individuals at Cocha Camungo around Manu Wildlife Centre

Plumbeous Rail - Pardirallus sanguinolentus Quiet common at 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)

Purple Gallinule - Porphyrio martinicus Fairly common at Cocha Blanco ox-bow lake

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Azure Gallinule - Porphyrio flavirostris One seen at Cocha Blanco

Andean (Slate-colored) Coot - Fulica ardesiaca Common at Piuray and 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 Great views at the small lagoon at Amazonia Lodge, Cocha Camungo and at Cocha Blanco ox-bow lakes around Manu Wildlife Centre

SUNBITTERNS Sunbittern - Eurypyga helias Two of them seen along the Madre de Dios River on our way back to Manu Wildlife Centre

PLOVERS Collared Plover – Charadrius collaris Seen in three separate days along the Madre de Dios River around Manu Wildlife Centre

Pied Plover – Hoploxypterus (Vanellus) cayanus Great views along the Madre de Dios River – a cracker! Called Pied Lapwing (it is clearly not a vanellus!) and formerly in that genus.

Southern Lapwing – Vanellus chilensis A few of them seen along the trans-oceanic highway on our way to Pto. Maldonado

Andean Lapwing - Vanellus resplendens A common Lapwing in the Andes; seen at Piuray lake, Abra Malaga and on the Manu road.

SANDPIPERS AND SNIPES Spotted Sandpiper - Calidris macularia Common along the Rivers in the Lowland rainforest

Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca Seen in two occasion along the Madre de Dios River in the Manu Lowlands

Lesser Yellowlegs – Tringa flavipes A few seen at Piuray Lake

Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos A small group seen on the River bank along the Madre de Dios River

Buff-breasted Sandpiper - Tryngites subruficollis 10+ seen on the Madre de Dios River bank

Wilson’s Phalarope – Phalaropus tricolor A few individuals seen at Huacarpay Lake

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JACANAS Wattled Jacana - Jacana jacana Common on the Oxbow Lakes in Manu, especially at Cocha Blanco

GULLS AND TERNS Andean Gull - Chroicocephalus serranus Good views at Piuray and Huacarpay lakes

Large-billed Tern - Phaetusa simplex Quiet common in the Manu lowland

Yellow-billed Tern - Sternula superciliaris Also common in the lowland rainforest

SKIMMERS Black Skimmer - Rynchops niger Quiet common in the Manu lowland

PIGEONS AND DOVES Feral Pigeon – Columba livia What can I say……?

Spot-winged Pigeon - Patagioenas maculosa Seen near Huancarani on the Manu road on our way to Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge

Pale-vented Pigeon - Patagioenas cayennensis Common in the Lowlands

Plumbeous Pigeon - Patagioenas plumbea Common in the foothills and lowlands

Eared Dove - Zenaida auriculata Common in the arid montane forest along the Manu road

White-tipped Dove - Leptotila verreauxi decipiens Seen around Machu Picchu

Grey-fronted Dove - Leptotila rufaxilla Quiet common in the Lowland seen at Amazonia Lodge

Ruddy Quail-Dove - Geotrygon montana A female one seen in the middle of the trail to Cocha Blanco

Ruddy Ground-Dove - Columbina talpacoti Seen along the Trans-oceanic high way outside of Puerto Maldonado

HOATZIN Hoatzin - Opisthocomus hoazin Noisy and clumsy! Always a pleasure to watch, seen at Amazonia Lodge and at Cocha Camungo and Cocha Blanco ox-bow lakes

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CUCKOOS Little Cuckoo – Coccycua minuta Great views at Amazonia Lodge, Cocha Camungo and Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake

Squirrel Cuckoo - Piaya cayana One seen bellow Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge

Black-bellied Cuckoo - Piaya melanogaster Seen twice around Manu Wildlife Centre

Greater Ani - Crotophaga major Seen at Cocha Camungo and Cocha Blanco ox-bow lakes

Smooth-billed Ani - Crotophaga ani Common in the open secondary forest in the Lowland rainforest

BARN OWLS Barn Owl – Tyto alba Somehow we chased one from the edge of the forest along the Trans-oceanic highway on our way to Puerto Maldonado

TYPICAL OWLS Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl - Megascops watsonii Wonderful views of two individuals just around the garden of Amazonia Lodge

Yungas Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium bolivianum*

Burrowing Owl - Athene cunicularia One seen at Piuray Lake and another one seen bellow Acjanaco and also outside of Puerto Maldonado

POTOOS Great Potoo - Nyctibius griseus One seen roosting along the road on the way to Atalaya where we took the boat to Manu Wildlife Centre

Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus One seen roosting at Amazonia Lodge

Common Potoo - Nyctibius griseus*

Andean Potoo – Nyctivius maculosus Very nice views of one rusting bellow Rocotal

NIGHTHAWKS & NIGHTJARS Sand-colored Nighthawk - Chordeiles rupestris Great looks on the Madre de Dios River where we stop for great views and pictures; Roosts on sandbars and dead logs in the river.

Pauraque - Nyctidromus albicollis One seen in the little patch of bamboo along the Riverside trail at Manu Wildlife Centre Swallow-tailed Nightjar - Uropsalis segmentata Very nice views at Wayqecha Biological Station

Lyre-tailed Nightjar – Uropsalis lyra Nice male seen at its usual spot bellow the look out on our way down to Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge, up the road from Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.

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SWIFTS Chestnut-collared Swift - Streptoprocne rutilus Seen in the cloud forest and quiet common at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge

White-collared Swift - Streptoprocne zonaris Common

White-tipped Swift - Aeronautes montivagus Seen at Machu Picchu

(Neotropical) Fork-tailed Palm Swift – Tachornis squamata Quiet common in the Lowlands, one individual seen nesting at La Collpa restaurant on the highway on our way to Puerto Maldonado

HUMMINGBIRDS White-necked Jacobin - Florisuga mellivora Common at Amazonia Lodge

Rufous-breasted Hermit - Glaucis hirsuta Seen twice around Manu Wildlife Centre

White-bearded Hermit - Phaethornis hispidus Also seen around Manu Wildlife Center

Green Violet-ear - Colibri thalassinus Seen around Rocotal above Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge

Sparkling Violet-ear - Colibri coruscans Common in the humid mountain and cloud forest; great views at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge

Black-eared Fairy - Heliothryx aurita Very nice view at Amazonia Lodge

Amethyst-throated Sunangel - Heliangelus amethysticollis Great views around Wayqecha Biological Station

Rufous-crested Coquette - Lophornis delattrei Very nice views at Amazonia Lodge

Black-tailed Trainbearer - Lesbia victoriae One seen at the Pakaritampu Hotel

RR Olivaceous Thornbill - Chalcostigma olivaceum Brief views at Abra Malaga

E Bearded Mountaineer - Oreonympha nobilis Seen twice throughout the trip; first time seen near Pissac on our way to Ollantaytambo from Cusco and the second one at the beginning of the Manu road on our way to Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge

Tyrian Metaltail - Metallura tyrianthina smaragdinicollis Common in the cloud forest, seen around Wayqecha Biological Station

Shining Sunbeam – Aglaeactis cupripennis caumatonotus Seen at Abra Malaga and also on our way to Wayqecha Biological Station

E White-tufted Sunbeam - Aglaeactis castelnaudii Very good views at Abra Malaga

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Great Sapphirewing - Pterophanes cyanopterus Also seen at Abra Malaga

Booted Racket-tail - Ocreatus underwoodii annae A female seen at Machu Picchu

Gould’s Jewelfront - Heliodoxa aurescens Wonderful views at Amazonia Lodge

Violet-fronted Brilliant - Heliodoxa leadbeateri Common at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge

Giant Hummingbird - Patagona gigas Great views around the garden of the Pakaritampu Hotel and also on the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha Biological Station

Blue-tailed Emerald - Chlorostilbon mellisugus Good views at Amazonia Lodge

Grey-breasted Sabrewing - Campylopterus largipennis Quiet common at Amazonia Lodge

Fork-tailed Woodnymph - Thalurania furcata Common understory Hummer, seen at Manu Wildlife Centre

Many-spotted Hummingbird - Taphrospilus hypostictus Great views at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge

E Green-and-white Hummingbird - Leucippus viridicauda Good studies at Machu Picchu

Green-and-white Hummingbird

Sapphire-spangled Emerald - Amazilia lactea Good views at Amazonia Lodge

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Golden-tailed Sapphire - Chrysuronia oenone Common at Amazonia Lodge

White-chinned Sapphire - Hylocharis cyanus Very good views at Manu Wildlife Centre

TROGONS & QUETZALS Golden-headed Quetzal - Pharomachrus auriceps Seen in two consecutive days in the cloud forest around Rocotal

Pavonine Quetzal - Pharomachrus pavoninus Very good views at Manu Wildlife Centre

Black-tailed Trogon - Trogon melanurus Seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife center

Collared Trogon – Trogon collaris A nice male one seen at Manu Wildlife Centre

Masked Trogon - Trogon personatuts Seen in two consecutive days in the cloud forest at Rocotal above Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge

Blue-crowned Trogon – Trogon curucui Quiet common Trogon in the Lowland; seen twice at Amazonia Lodge

Amazonian Trogon - Trogon ramonianus Seen at Amazonia Lodge. 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.

KINGFISHERS Ringed Kingfisher - Megaceryle torquata Common in the lowland rainforest; seen in several occasion around Manu Wildlife Center Amazon Kingfisher - Chloroceryle amazona Common along the rivers and lakes in the lowland rainforest Green Kingfisher - Chloroceryle americana One seen on the little creek in front of the hide at Blanquillo macaw clay lick Green and Rufous Kingfisher - Chloroceryle inda Quiet good views at Cocha Blanco

MOTMOTS Broad-billed Motmot - Electron platyrhynchum Scope’s views of one individual along the Creekside at Manu Wildlife Center

So in short you have 3 species that came out of Violaceous Trogon. Gartered Trogon Trogon caligatus – S. Mexico to NW Peru Amazonian Trogon - Trogon ramonianus – the Amazon Basin Guianan Trogon –Trogon viridis – Trinidad and the Guianan Shield

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Rufous Motmot - Baryphthengus martii A brief views of one individual along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center Amazonian Motmot - Momotus momota One seen along the Antthrush trail Andean Motmot – Momotus aequatoriales Seen at Machu Picchu and also in the Manu cloud forest of the Manu road JACAMARS RR Purus Jacamar - Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus Several of them seen well on Cocha Blanco ox-bow lakes and also at La Pastora port outside of Puerto Maldonado. RR White-throated Jacamar - Brachygalba albogularis Wonderful views at La Cachuela and La Pastora port outside of Puerto Maldonado RR Bluish-fronted Jacamar - Galbula cyanescens Common in the Amazonian lowlands; seen around Manu Wildlife Centre Paradise Jacamar – Galbula dea Very nice views along the Collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre

Black-streaked Puffbird – Gary Rosenberg PUFFBIRDS

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Semicollared Puffbird - Malacoptila semicincta One seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre Black-streaked Puffbird - Malacoptila fulvogularis One seen up at Rocotal area above Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge Rufous-capped Nunlet - Nonnula ruficapilla Very good views at Antthrush trail (bamboo forest) around Manu Wildlife Center Black-fronted Nunbird - Monasa nigrifrons Common in the Lowlands – seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Centre. 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 Also seen around Manu Wildlife Centre. Swallow-winged Puffbird - Chelidoptera tenebrosa Common along the lowland river bank

BARBETS Gilded Barbet – Capito auratus A nice male one seen from the canopy platform of Cocha Camungo around Manu Wildlife Centre Lemon-throated Barbet – Eubucco richardsoni Scope views just from the garden at Amazonia Lodge TOUCANS Channel-billed Toucan - Ramphastos vitellinus Two individuals seen along the Antthrush trail around Manu Wildlife Centre White-throated Toucan Ramphastos tucanus One seen from the canopy platform of Cocha Camungo around Manu Wildlife Centre Emerald (Black-throated) Toucanet - Aulacorhynchus (atrigularis) prasinus One seen near Atalaya (where we took the boat to get to Amazonia Lodge) on our way to Amazonia Lodge RR Blue-banded Toucanet - Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis Seen in two consecutive days in the cloud forest around Rocotal above Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge Curl-crested Aracari - Pteroglossus beauharnaesii Seen around Manu Wildlife Centre Grey-breasted Mountain-Toucan – Andigena hypoglauca* Golden-collared Toucanet - Selenidera reinwardtii Two of them seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center Ivory-billed (Brown-mandibled) Aracari - Pteroglossus (mariae) azarae Very good views from the canopy platform around Manu Wildlife Centre Curl-crested Aracari - Pteroglossus beauharnaesii Very good views around the GRID trail system at Manu Wildlife Centre

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WOODPECKERS AND PICULETS RR Fine-barred Piculet - Picumnus subtilis Very nice views at Amazonia Lodge Yellow-tufted Woodpecker - Melanerpes cruentatus Common Woodpecker in the Lowland rainforest, seen at Cocha Camungo Little Woodpecker - Veniliornis passerinus Seen in three different days around Manu Wildlife Center Crimson-mantled Woodpecker - Piculus rivolii Wonderful views at Wayqecha Biological Station Spot-breasted Woodpecker - Colaptes punctigula Very nice views at Cocha Camungo ox-bow lakes around Manu Wildlife Center Andean Flicker - Colaptes rupicola Seen in the higher part of the Manu road on our way to Wayqecha and also at Abra Malaga Cream-colored Woodpecker – Celeus flavus Very beautiful views from the canopy platform of Cocha Camungo around Manu Wildlife Centre Rufous-headed Woodpecker -Celeus spectabilis* Red-necked Woodpecker - Campephilus rubricollis Very nice views along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos Great views at Amazonia Lodge FALCONS Black Caracara - Daptrius ater Quiet common in the Manu lowlands Red-throated Caracara - Ibycter americanus Seen in two different days around Manu Wildlife Centre Mountain Caracara - Phalcoboenus megalopterus Quiet common at Abra Malaga and also seen along the Manu road American Kestrel - Falco sparverius Common Bat Falcon - Falco rufigularis Seen in several occasion around Manu Wildlife Centre PARROTS Andean Parakeet - Bolborhynchus orbygnesius Seen along the Manu road Amazonian Parrotlet - Bolborhynchus orbygnesius Great views at the Blanquillo clay lick Cobalt-winged Parakeet - Brotogeris cyanoptera cyanoptera Common and noisy in lowland forest, very good views at La Pastora outside of Puerto Maldonado Tui Parakeet - Brotogeris sanctithomae Good views at Cocha Camungo

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Orange-cheeked Parrot - Pionopsitta barrabandi Great views at the “Blanquillo” macaw clay lick. Blue-headed Parrot - Pionus menstruus Hundreds at the Macaw Lick and a common lowland forest resident Speckle-faced Parrot - Pionus tumultuosus tumultuosus Seen around Rocotal area above Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge Yellow-crowned Amazon - Amazona ochrocephala At the Macaw clay lick Mealy Amazon - Amazona farinosa Common in the lowlands; Farinosa is Latin for “Sprinkled with Flour” referring to the “dusted” appearance of this Amazon. Dusky-billed Parrotlet – Forpus sclateri Very nice views at the Tapir clay lick VU White-bellied Parrot - Pionites leucogaster Very nice views along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre Rose-fronted Parakeet - Pyrrhura roseifrons Another one seen at the Tapir clay lick at Manu Wildlife Center Black-capped (Rock) Parakeet - Pyrrhura rupicola Few of them seen at the Tapir clay lick at Manu Wildlife Centre Dusky-headed Parakeet - Aratinga weddellii Seen around Amazonia Lodge Red-bellied Macaw - Orthopsittaca manilata Seen around Puerto Maldonado Blue-headed Macaw - Primolius couloni A couple seen from the hide of Blanquillo macaw clay lick. VULNERABLE 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 Centre Military Macaw – Ara militaris Seen fly by at Amazonia Lodge - VULNERABLE Scarlet Macaw - Ara macao Less common than the next species but good studies of this species in Manu Lowland 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 Mitred Parakeet - Psitticara mitrata alticola Quiet good views at Machu Picchu White-eyed Parakeet - Psittacara leucophthalmus Great views at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge

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ANTBIRDS Fasciated Antshrike - Cymbilaimus lineatus One seen on the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre Bamboo Antshrike – Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae Great views at La Pastora port outside of Puerto Maldonado. Named after Santa Maria which was the type locality in Bolivia. Great Antshrike – Taraba major Seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center Barred Antshrike - Thamnophilus doliatus Nice views on the Trans-oceanic highway on our way to Puerto Maldonado. Chestnut-backed Antshrike – Thamnophilus palliatus Seen on the Manu road near Atalaya on our way to Amazonia Lodge Plain-winged Antshrike - Thamnophilus schistaceus A female one seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre Variable Antshrike - Thamnophilus caerulescens Good views at Machu Picchu Dusky-throated Antshrike – Thamnomanes ardesiacus One of the commonest Lowland Antshrike in the understory mixed-species flock, seen along the collpa trail around Manu Wildlife Centre Spot-winged Antshrike – Pygiptila stellaris A canopy Antshrike seen on the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre Plain-throated Antwren – Isleria hauxwelli Good views along the Creekside trail around Manu Wildlife Centre. Named for J. Hauxwell English collector in Peru and Brazil the early 1800s. It has a Thrush named after him as well. Ornate Antwren - Epinecrophylla ornata meridionalis One seen bellow Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge on our way to Amazonia Lodge Pygmy Antwren – Myrmotherula brachyura Seen around Amazonia Lodge RR Sclater’s Antwren - Myrmotherula sclateri Brief views along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center Amazonian-streaked Antwren - Myrmotherula multostriata Good views at Cocha Blanco ox-bow lakes around Manu Wildlife Centre White-flanked Antwren – Myrmotherula axillaris Fairly common lowland rainforest Antwren, seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre. 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. Long-winged Antwren – Myrmotherula longipennis garbei Another common lowland rainforest Antwren in the under-story mixed species flocks; seen around MWC

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Grey Antwren – Myrmotherula menetriesii The commonest Antwren in the understory mixed species flocks in the lowland rainforest, seen around Manu Wildlife Centre Yellow-breasted Antwren – Herpsilochmus axillaris Seen below Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge Grey Antbird - Cercomacra cinerascens Good views along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre Blackish Antbird - Cercomacra nigrescens Male and female seen in the Antthrush trail around Manu Wildlife Centre RR Manu Antbird – Cercomacra manu If you are in Manu…..You have to see this bird! Seen in the Antthrush (bamboo) trail around Manu Wildlife Centre, one of the bamboo specialists! White-browed Antbird – Myrmoborus leucophrys Common in the Lowland rainforest, seen around Manu Wildlife Centre Black-faced Antbird -Myrmoborus myotherinus Good views around the GRID trail system at Manu Wildlife Center Yellow-breasted Warbling Antbird - Hypocnemis subflava Seen bellow Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge Peruvian Warbling Antbird - Hypocnemis peruviana Very good views along the Creekside trail at Manu Wildlife Center Band-tailed Antbird – Hypocnemoides maculicauda Seen at the small lagoon at Amazonia Lodge White-lined Antbird – Percnostola lophotes Another bamboo specialist! Seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Centre. Range just creeps over the border into NW Bolivia Chestnut-tailed Antbird - Myrmeciza hemimelaena Seen bellow Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge on our way down to Amazonia Lodge Goeldi’s Antbird - Myrmeciza goeldii Wonderful views of a couple at Antthrush trail around Manu Wildlife Centre Sooty Antbird - Myrmeciza fortis Male and female seen with an ant swarm along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre Black-throated Antbird - Myrmeciza atrothorax A couple seen at Amazonia Lodge White-throated Antbird - Gymnopithys salvini Really good views along the collpa trail at Manu wildlife Center, one of the army ant specialist.

GNATEATERS RR Slaty Gnateater – Conopophaga ardesiaca A female seen bellow Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge

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Slaty Gnateater – Rob Tizzard ANTPITTAS Stripe-headed Antpitta - Grallaria andicolus punensis Great views at Abra Malaga. Thso form may be a separate species from the nominate form E Red-and-White Antpitta - Grallaria erythroleuca Two individuals seen at Pillahuata bellow Wayqecha Biological Station RR Rufous (Urubamba) Antpitta - Grallaria rufula occabambae One of them seen above Wayqecha. Rufous Antpitta will be split so rember the subspecies you saw Amazonian Antpitta – Hylopezus berlepschi* Thrush-like Antpitta - Myrmothera campanisona* TAPACULOS Rusty-belted Tapaculo – Liosceles thoracicus The biggest and easiest Tapaculo to see, one seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre Trilling Tapaculo - Scylotopus parvirostris A very cooperative one seen around Pillahuata bellow Wayqecha Puna Tapaculo - Scytalopus simonsi* ANTTHRUSHES Rufous-capped Antthrush – Formicarius colma One seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre Black-faced Antthrush – Formicarius analis Also seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre Rufous-fronted Antthrush – Formicarius rufifrons* Heard at the little patch of bamboo forest of Riverside trail at Manu Wildlife Centre OVENBIRDS Black-tailed Leaftosser - Sclerurus caudacutus One seen in the middle of the trail to Cocha Blanco

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Slender-billed Miner – Geositta tenuirostris Very good views along the Manu road in the higher section on our way to Wayqecha Biological Station Olivaceous Woodcreeper - Sittasomus griseicapillus amazonus One seen around Manu Wildlife Centre. Another bird that will be split remember the subspecies Long-tailed Woodcreeper - Deconychura longicauda pallida One seen really well along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre Plain-brown Woodcreeper - Dendrocincla fuliginosa One seen with the army ants along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre White-chinned Woodcreeper - Dendrocincla merula Another army ants follower seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre Wedge-billed Woodcreeper – Glyphorynchus spirurus albigularis Common in the lowland rainforest Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper - Dendrexetastes rufigula Seen around the garden of Amazonia Lodge Long-billed Woodcreeper - Nasica longirostris Heard every day around the garden but we saw one along the Riverside trail at Manu Wildlife Centre Amazonian-barred Woodcreeper - Dendrocolaptes certhia Good views of one individual along the Riverside trail at Manu Wildlife Centre Black-banded Woodcreeper – Dendrocolaptes picumnus Seen in two consecutive days of one nesting just around the garden of Amazonia Lodge Straight-billed Woodcreeper - Dendroplex picus See at Cocha Blanco and also at La Cachuela road outside of Puerto Maldonado Elegant Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus elegans jurua One of the commonest Lowland Woodcreeper in the understory mix-specie flock; seen around Manu Wildlife Centre Buff-throated Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus guttatus The commonest lowland rainforest Woodcreeper, seen twice around Manu Wildlife Centre. Some authorities consider Buff throated Woodcreeper of SE Brazil as distinct but some authorities consider the reason for splitting weak; seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Centre Montane Woodcreeper - Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger Quiet common in the cloud forest, seen around Rocotal above Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge Slender-billed Xenops - Xenops tenuirostris Very good views at Amazonia Lodge Streaked Xenops – Xinops rutilans Very good views at Machu Picchu Rufous-tailed Xenops - Xenops milleri One seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre

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Point-tailed Palmcreeper

Point-tailed Palmcreeper - Berlepschia rikeri A wonderful view of one individual at km13 near Puerto Maldonado on the Trans -Oceanic highway. Named for Clarence B Riker US collector and ornithologist in Brazil 1884-1887. Pale-legged Hornero - Furnarius leucopus tricolor Common at Amazonia Lodge Wren-like Rushbird – Phleocryptes melanops Great views in the reeds at Huacarpay lakes Cream-winged Cinclodes – Cinclodes albiventris Common at Abra Malaga White-winged Cinclodes - Cinclodes atacamensis One individual seen from the bridge at Paucartambo wn, on our way down to Wayqecha

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Royal Cinclodes RR (CE) Royal Cinclodes - Cinclodes aricomaeBrief views of one individual at Abra Malaga Dusky-cheeked Foliage-gleaner - Anabazenops dorsalis One seen at Amazonia Lodge at the very little patch of bamboo forest Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner – Philydor erythropterum Seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre with canopy mixed-species flock Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner - Philydor rufus Good views at Amazonia Lodge Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner – Anabecerthia ruficaudatus One seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre Chestnut-winged Hookbill - Ancistrops strigilatus One seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center Striped Treehunter - Thripadectes holostictus Brief views up at Rocotal area above Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge Eastern Woodhaunter - Atomolus subulatus One seen along the collpa trail at Manu wildlife Center Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner - Automolus rufipileatus Also seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre Pearled Treerunner - Margarornis squamiger Quiet common in the cloud forest, seen around Wayqecha E (EN) White-browed Tit-Spinetail - Leptasthenura xenothorax Seen at Abra Malaga

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White –browed Tit-Spinetail – Fabrice Schmitt

VU (RR) Puna Thistletail - Asthenes helleri Seen in two consecutive days around Wayqecha Biological Station E Rusty-fronted Canastero - Asthenes ottonis Brief views around Huacarpay lakes Streak-throated Canastero - Asthenes humilis Very good views at Abra Malaga (RR) Line-fronted Canastero - Asthenes urubambensis Very nicely seen at Abra Malaga west slope E Junin Canastero - Asthenes maculicauda Scope views at Abra Malaga. We orgionally identified this as Scribble tailed but that species does not occur here E Creamy-crested Spinetail – Cranioleuca albicapilla albicapilla Very nice views at Abra Malaga Speckled Spinetail - Cranioleuca gutturata Seen at Amazonia Lodge Azara’s Spinetail - Synallaxis azarae urubambae Common in the Manu cloud forest, seen in the Manu road

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Plain-crowned Spinetail - Synallaxis gujanensis Common at Amazonia Lodge TYRANT FLYCATCHERS Sclater’s Tyrannulet - Phyllomyias sclateri Quiet common at Machu Picchu Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet - Phyllomyias uropygialis One seen at Abra Malaga Ashy-headed Tyrannulet - Phyllomyias cinereiceps Seen at Machu Picchu Lesser Elaenia - Elaenia chiriquensis Seen around Wayqecha Sierran Elaenia - Elaenia pallatangae Also seen at Wayqecha Biological Station White-throated Tyrannulet - Mecocerculus leucophrys Good views around Wayqecha Biological Station White-banded Tyrannulet - Mecocerculus stictopterus Also seen around Wayqecha Tufted Tit-Tyrant - Anairetes parulus Seen at Abra Malaga by where we got out at the end of the long hike RR (EN) Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant - Anairetes alpinus Very good views at Abra Malaga RR Bolivian Tyrannulet – Zimmerius bolivianus Good views in the cloud forest, seen at Rocotal Slender-footed Tyrannulet - Zimmerius gracilipes Seen at Amazonia Lodge Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant – Phylloscartes ophthalmicus Quiet common in the cloud forest, seen bellow Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge Variegated Bristle-Tyrant - Phylloscartes poecilotis Good views at Rocotal

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Ash-brested Tit-tyrant – Fabrice Schmitt

Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet - Phylloscartes ventralis Seen at Machu Picchu McConnell’s Flycatcher - Mionectes macconnelli Good view of one individual bellow Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge on our way to Amazonia Lodge E (NT) Inca Flycatcher - Leptopogon taczanowskii Good views at Rocotal area above Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge Sepia-capped Flycatcher - Leptopogon amaurocephalus Seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre Plain Tyrannulet – Inezia inornata Seen at La Pastora port outside of Puerto Maldonado Many-colored Rush-Tyrant – Tachuris rubrigastra Wonderful views at Huacarpay lakes White-bellied Tody-Tyrant – Hemitriccus griseipectus Seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre Rusty-fronted Tody-Tyrant - Poecilotriccus latirostre One responded really well to play-back Olive-faced Tolmomyias - Tolmomyias viridiceps One seen along the Antthrush trail around Manu Wildlife Center

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Bran-colored Flycatcher - Myiophobus fasciatus Seen at La Pastora port, outside of Puerto Maldonado Cinnamon Flycatcher - Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea Common in the cloud forest Smoke-colored Pewee - Contopus fumigatus Seen at Machu Picchu and also seen along the Manu road Black Phoebe – Sayornis nigricans latirostris Fairly common on rushing streams along the road to Manu and also seen at Machu Picchu; this is the southern race Sayornis nigricans latirostris. The change from the darker-winged nominate S. n. nigricans to the white-winged latirostris is a north-south cline, with larger amounts of white gradually appearing further south. Vermilion Flycatcher - Pyrocephalus rubinus Common; a male one seen on the highway to Puerto Maldonado Andean Negrito - Lessonia oreas Seen at Huacarpay Lakes Drab Water-Tyrant - Ochthornis littoralis Common along the Amazonian rivers. Not at all Drab! It’s pretty! Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant - Muscisaxicola maculirostris One seen at Huacarpay Lakes Rufous-napped Ground-Tyrant - Muscisaxicola rufivertex Good views at Abra Malaga Puna Ground-Tyrant - Muscisaxicola juninensis Also seen at Abra Malaga Taczanowski’s Ground-Tyrant - Muscisaxicola grisea Good views at Abra Malaga Cinereous Ground-Tyrant - Muscisaxicola cinerea Good studies at Abra Malaga Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant - Myiotheretes striaticollis One seen above Wayqecha Biological Station RR Rufous-bellied Bush-Tyrant - Myiotheretes fuscorufus One seen in the Manu cloud forest around Cloud Forest RR Rufous-webbed Bush-Tyrant - Polioxolmis rufipennis Seen at Abra Malaga Slaty-backed (Maroon-belted) Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca (thoracica) cinnamomeiventris Good views around Rocotal area

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Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca rufipectoralis Quiet common in the higher cloud forest Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca fumicolor Quiet common at Abra Malaga White-browed Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca leucophrys One seen along the Manu road Long-tailed Tyrant - Colonia colonus Seen bellow Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge on our way down to Amazonia Lodge Rusty-margined Flycatcher - Myiozetetes cayanensis Two individuals seen at La Cachuela road outside of Puerto Maldonado Social Flycatcher - Myiozetetes similis Common Grey-capped Flycatcher - Myiozetetes granadensis Seen at Amazonia Lodge Great Kiskadee - Pitangus sulphuratus Seen in several occasion in the Manu lowland Lesser Kiskadee - Pitangus lictor Fairly common alongside Ox-bow lakes – seen at Cocha Camungo Golden-crowned Flycatcher - Myiodynastes chrysocephalus Quiet common at Machu Picchu Streaked Flycatcher – Myiodynastes maculatus Seen from the hide of Blanquillo macaw clay lick Manu Wildlife Centre Boat-billed Flycatcher - Megarynchus pitangua Seen around Manu Wildlife Center Sulphury Flycatcher - Tyrannopsis sulphurea Very nice views at La Collpa restaurant along the highway on our way to Puerto Maldonado Crowned Slaty Flycatcher – Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus One seen on one of the big tree just around the garden of Manu Wildlife Centre. The bird with the longest scientific name of them all! Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus Common

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Sulphury Flycatcher – Arden Anderson

White-rumped Syristes - Sirystes albocinerea One seen from the canopy platform of Cocha Camungo at Manu Wildlife Centre. The Sirystes has recently been split into 4 species. Here you can see where they occur

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Short-crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus ferox Seen in two different days around Manu Wildlife Center Large-headed Flatbill - Ramphotrigon megacephala A female with two immature seen at Antthrush trail (one of the obligate bamboo specialist). Rufous-tailed Flatbill - Ramphotrigon ruficauda Seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre COTINGAS RR Band-tailed Fruiteater - Pipreola intermedia A couple seen up at Rocotal area in the Manu cloud forest E Masked Fruiteater – Pipreola pulchra Fantastic views of a couple in Machu Picchu Red-crested Cotinga - Ampelion rubrocristata Seen in the Manu cloud forest bellow Wayqecha Biological Station Chestnut-crested Cotinga - Ampelion rufaxilla Wonderful views at Rocotal area Andean Cock-of-the-Rock – Rupicola peruviana What can we say…. great views at the leck of Manu Cloud Forest Lodge above Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge – but also a female seen nesting at Machu Picchu Purple-throated Fruitcrow - Querula purpurata Good views from the canopy platform around Manu Wildlife Center Amazonian Umbrellabird - Cephalopterus ornatus A male and female seen bellow Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge Plum-throated Cotinga - Cotinga maynana Seen from the canopy platform at Cocha Camungo around Manu Wildlife Center Spangled Cotinga - Cotinga cayana Also seen from the canopy platform of Cocha Camungo around Manu Wildlife Centre Screaming Piha – Lipaugus vociferans* Bare-necked Fruitcrow – Gymnoderus foetidus Seen at Amazonia Lodge and around Manu Wildlife Centre MANAKINS Dwarf-Tyrant Manakin - Tyranneutes stolzmanni Scope’s views along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre Blue-backed Manakin - Chiroxiphia pareola regina An immature seen twice around Manu Wildlife Center Fiery-capped Manakin - Machaeropterus pyrocephalus Brief views at Amazonia Lodge Band-tailed Manakin - Ceratopipra fasciicauda A male one seen at the Tapir clay lick around manu Wildlife Center Blue-crowned Manakin – Pipra coronata exquisita*

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TITYRAS AND BECARDS Black-tailed Tityra - Tityra cayana Seen just around the garden of Manu Wildlife Centre Masked Tityra – Tityra semifasciata Seen twice around Manu Wildlife Center Cinereous Mourner - Laniocera hypopyrra One seen around the GRID trail system at Manu Wildlife Centre Barred Becard – Pachyramphus versicolor Quiet good views up at Rocotal above Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge White-winged Becard - Pachyramphus polychopterus Very good views just around the garden of Amazonia Lodge Pink-throated Becard - Pachyramphus minor Nice view of male one along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center VIREOS AND GREENLETS Rufous-browed Peppershrike - Cyclarhis gujanensis Very nice views of one individual at La Pastora port outside of Puerto Maldonado Chivi (Red-eyed) Vireo - Vireo chivi (olivaceus) A few of the resident non red eyed form seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge; Some classifications (e.g., Pinto 1944) have considered the South American chivi group as a separate species ("Chivi Vireo") from V. olivaceus, or as conspecific with V. flavoviridis (Hamilton 1962), but see Hellmayr (1935), Zimmer (1941d), Eisenmann 1962a, Johnson & Zink (1985), and Ridgely & Tudor (1989). Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) suggested, however, that more than one species may be involved within the South American chivi group. Brown-capped Vireo – Vireo leucophrys A few seen at Machu Picchu Tawny-crowned Greenlet - Hylophilus ochraceiceps One seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center JAYS (RR) White-collared Jay - Cyanolyca viridicyana Very good views in the Manu cloud forest above Wayqecha Biological Station RR Purplish Jay - Cyanocorax cyanomelas Fairly common in the Manu Lowland rainforest, common at Amazonia Lodge but also seen on our way to Puerto Maldonado Violaceous Jay - Cyanocorax violaceus Common in the Lowland rainforest; seen bellow Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge and also at Cocha Camungo ox-bow lakes SWALLOWS Blue-and-white Swallow - Pygochelidon cyanoleuca Common Brown-bellied Swallow - Orochelidon murina Seen at Abra Malaga and also at from the bridge at Paucartambo town on our way to Wayqecha Lodge White-banded Swallow - Atticora fasciata Common lowland swallow along the Rivers

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Southern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx ruficollis Another common lowland Swallow Grey-breasted Martin – Progne chalybea Lot of them seen in the electricity wires outside of Puerto Maldonado White-winged Swallow – Tachycineta albiventer The commonest Swallow of the lowland rainforest rivers and oxbow lakes WRENS E Inca Wren – Pheugopedius eisenmanni Wonderful views at Machu Picchu just a little bit down the road outside of the Machu Picchu ruins Moustached Wren - Pheugopedius genibarbis One seen briefly at Antthrush trail around Manu Wildlife Centre Grey-breasted Wood-Wren – Henicorhina leucophrys Commonly hear in the cloud forest, good views at Machu Picchu Chestnut-breasted Wren - Cyphorhinus thoracicus Good views bellow Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge DONACOBIUS Black-capped Donacobius – Donacobius atricapillus Common on the ox-bow lakes and marshes of the lowlands – seen at Amazonia Lodge and around Manu Wildlife Centre ox-bow-lakes DIPPERS White-capped Dipper - Cinclus leucocephalus Very good views at Machu Picchu along the Urubamba River THRUSHES Chiguanco Thrush – Turdus chiguanco The common Andean Thrush Great Thrush – Turdus fuscater ockenderi The common Thrush of the higher Cloud Forest Black-billed Thrush - Turdus ignobilis Common lowland Thrush, seen at Amazonia Lodge and also around Manu Wildlife Centre White-necked Thrush - Turdus albicollis Seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre TANAGERS & ALLIES Red-capped Cardinal – Paroaria gularis Common in the lowlands, especially around the ox-bow lakes; seen at Amazonia Lodge and MWC Magpie Tanager – Cissopis leveriana The biggest Tanager in the Amazonian Lowland, and fairly common seen in several occasion E Slaty Tanager – Creurgops dentata Seen at Machu Picchu

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E Black-capped (White-browed) Hemispingus - Hemispingus (auricularis) atropileus One seen bellow Wayqecha Biological Station. Superciliaried Hemispingus - Hemispingus superciliaris urubambae Very good views around Wayqecha Oleaginous Hemispingus – Hemispingus frontalis Very nice views at Machu Picchu Black-eared Hemispingus – Hemispingus melanotis berlepschi Seen around Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge RR Drab Hemispingus -Hemispingus xanthophthalmus One seen around Wayqecha Biological Station Rust and Yellow Tanager – Thlypopsis ruficeps Fairly common in the cloud forest with mixed species flocks; seen at Machu Picchu and also on the Manu cloud forest Flame-crested Tanager -Tachyphonus cristatus Good views along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre Yellow-crested Tanager -Tachyphonus rufiventer One seen bellow Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge on our way to Amazonia Lodge White-shouldered Tanager - Tachyphonus luctuosus Male and female seen around Manu Wildlife Centre White-winged Shrike-Tanager – Lanio versicolor Seen along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre Masked Crimson Tanager - Ramphocelus nigrogularis Common at Amazonia Lodge Silver-beaked Tanager – Ramphocelus carbo Common lowland Tanager - good-looker Hooded Mountain-Tanager - Buthraupis montana Wonderful views above Wayqecha Biological Station Grass-green Tanager -Chlorornis riefferii Another one seen around Wayqecha Biological Station

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Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager - Anisognathus igniventris Also seen around Wayqecha in the cloud forest RR Golden-collared Tanager - Iridosornis jelskii One seen above Wayqecha Biological Station Blue-and-yellow Tanager - Thraupis bonariensis Seen at Machu Picchu Orange-eared Tanager – Chlorochrysa calliparaea Very beautiful little tanager; seen around Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge Blue-grey Tanager – Thraupis episcopus Common Palm Tanager – Thraupis palmarum Common Blue-capped Tanager – Thraupis cyanocephala Fairly common in the Manu cloud forest, seen around Rocotal Golden-napped Tanager – Tangara ruficervix Nice views around Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge Blue-necked Tanager – Tangara cyanicollis Another Christmas tree bird – Common, seen at Machu Picchu and Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge

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Blue-necked

Tanager Yellow-bellied Tanager - Tangara xanthogastra One seen bellow Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge Spotted Tanager – Tangara punctata Seen around Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge Beryl-spangled Tanager - Tangara nigroviridis Quiet common around Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge Turquoise Tanager – Tangara mexicana A lowland species, seen from the canopy platform of Cocha Camungo around Manu Wildlife Centre; Not found in Mexico! Paradise Tanager – Tangara chilensis What can you say! A pleasure to have such a pretty species so common – seen from the canopy platform at Cocha Camungo; not found in Chile! Bay-headed Tanager - Tangara gyrola Seen bellow Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge Saffron-crowned Tanager – Tangara xanthocephala lamprotis Another Christmas tree ornament! Wonderful views around Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge and Machu Picchu Green-and-gold Tanager – Tangara schrankii Another lowland Tanager present in most canopy flocks; great views around Manu Wildlife Centre Golden Tanager – Tangara arthus Great birds! Great looks around Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge

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Swallow Tanager - Tersina viridis Seen bellow Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge on our way down to Amazonia Lodge Yellow-bellied Dacnis – Dacnis flaviventer Great views at Amazonia Lodge and around Manu Wildlife Centre Blue Dacnis – Dacnis cayana Fairly common, seen at Machu Picchu and around Manu Wildlife Centre Cinereous Conebill - Conirostrum cinereum Seen at Abra Malaga and on the Manu road Capped Conebill - Conirostrum albifrons Seen bellow Wayqecha Biological Station RR Giant Conebill -Oreomanes fraseri Two individuals seen at Abra Malaga Rusty Flower-piercer - Diglossa sittoides Seen around the garden of the Pakaritampu Hotel Moustached Flower-piercer - Diglossa mystacalis albilinear Good views around Wayqecha Biological Station Black-throated Flower-piercer – Diglossa brunneiventris Quiet common, seen at Abra Malaga and on the Manu road Masked Flower-piercer - Diglossopis cyanea Quiet common in the cloud forest, seen around Wayqecha RR Peruvian Sierra-Finch – Phrygilus punensis Seen just before Huancarani town, on the Manu road and at Abra Malaga; Named for the Southern Peruvian Department of Puno. Plumbeous Sierra-Finch - Phrygilus unicolor Common at Abra Malaga Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch – Phrygilus plebejus A common Finch of the Andes – seen at Abra Malaga and on the Manu road E Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch - Poospiza caesar Limited range, endemic found only in the Departments of Cusco and Puno; very good views a little bit after Huancarani town on the Manu road, on our way to Wayqecha Saffron Finch - Sicalis flaveola Great views around la Cachuela road outside of Puerto Maldonado Blue-black Grassquit - Volatinia jacarina Male and females seen along the highway on our way to Puerto Maldonado Black-and-white Seedeater – Sporophila luctuosa Seen at the Blanquillo macaw clay lick around Puerto Maldonado Double-collared Seedeater - Sporophila caerulescens A male one seen around la Cachuela road outside of Puerto Maldonado Chestnut-bellied Seedeater - Sporophila castaneiventris A male one seen at La Cachuela road outside of Puerto Maldonado

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Black-billed Seed-finch - Porophila atrirostris Great views from the hide at Blanquillo macaw clay lick and also in our way to Puerto Maldonado Chestnut-bellied Seed-finch - Sporophila angolensis Seen on our way to Amazonia Lodge and also at the Blanquillo macaw clay lick Band-tailed Seedeater - Catamenia analis Common at Huacarpay lakes Plain-colored Seedeater - Catamenia inornata Good views at Abra Malaga Bananaquit - Coereba flaveola Seen every day at Amazonia Lodge INCERTAE SEDIS-2 Buff-throated Saltator - Saltator maximus Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge and Amazonia Lodge Greyish Saltator - Saltator coerulescens Seen at Amazonia Lodge and around Manu Wildlife Centre and even on our way to Puerto Maldonado Golden-billed Saltator - Saltator aurantiirostris Very good views at Abra Malaga NEW WORLD SPARROWS AND ALLIES Rufous-collared Sparrow - Zonatrichia capensis Only in the Andes; Common but pretty sparrow Yellow-browed Sparrow – Ammodramus aurifrons A couple seen on our way to Puerto Maldonado RR Black-faced Brush-Finch – Atalaptes melanolaemus Quite common in the Manu cloud forest; 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). Common Chlorospingus – Chlorospingus flavopectus Common around 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”. Short-billed Chlorospingus - Chlorospingus parvirostris Seen up around Rocotal area above Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge Yellow-throated Chlorospingus – Chlorospingus flavigularis Quiet common around Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge CARDINALS - GROSBEAKS Red-crowned Ant-Tanager – Habia rubica Seen around Manu Wildlife Centre

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Black-backed Grosbeak - Pheucticus aureoventris Good views at Machu Picchu NEW WORLD WARBLERS Tropical Parula – Setophaga pitiayumi Seen around Machu Picchu Citrine Warbler - Myiothlypis luteoviridis striaticeps Quiet common in the cloud forest Pale-legged Warbler - Myiothlypis signatus signatus* Buff-rumped Warbler - Myiothlypis fulvicauda Seen at Amazonia Lodge Two-banded Warbler – Myiothlypis bivittatus Quiet good views bellow Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge E Golden-bellied (Cuzco) Warbler – Myiothlypis chrysogaster Seen below Cock-of-the-Rock. Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) treated the northern subspecies chlorophrys as a separate species from Myiothlypis chrysogaster based on differences in descriptions of songs; see Zimmer (1949) for rationale for considering them sister taxa. If this split is accepted as the IOC do, then this species becomes a Peruvian endemic. Russet-crowned Warbler - Myiothlypis coronatus Seen around Machu Picchu Three-striped Warbler - Basileuterus tristriatus Seen up around Rocotal above Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge Slate-throate (Redstart) Whitestart – Myioborus miniatus Common around Machu Picchu Spectacled (Redstart) Whitestart - Myioborus melanocephalus Quiet common up at Rocotal area OROPENDOLAS, ORIOLES AND BLACKBIRDS Crested Oropendola – Psarocolius decumanus maculosus Great views at Amazonia Lodge RR Dusky-green Oropendola – Psarocolius atrovirens Quiet common around Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge and Machu Picchu; just sneaks into Bolivia. Replaces Russet- backed Oropendola in the Cloud Forest Russet-backed Oropendola – Psarocolius angustifrons alfredi The commonest Oropendola in the Lowlands Olive Oropendola – Psarocolius bifasciatus Seen from the canopy platform of Cocha Camungo around Manu Wildlife Centre Casqued Oropendola – Clypicterus oseryi Also seen from the canopy platform of Cocha Camungo around Manu Wildlife Centre Yellow-rumped Cacique – Cacicus cela Common Southern Mountain Cacique - Cacicus chrysonotus Amazing views above Wayqecha Biological Station

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Orange-backed Troupial – Icterus croconotus Great views at Amazonia Lodge RR Pale-eyed Blackbird – Agelaius xanthophthalmus Good views of this near-endemic at Cocha Camungo ox-bow lake and also in the swampy area along the Trans-oceanic highway on our way to Puerto Maldonado Yellow-winged Blackbird – Agelaius thilius Common at Huacarpay Lakes Red-breasted Blackbird – Sturnella militaris Seen outside of Puerto Maldonado Giant Cowbird – Molothrus oryzivorus Common in the lowlands FINCHES Hooded Siskin – Sporaga magellanica urubambensis Seen at Amazonia Lodge Olivaceous Siskin – Sporaga olivacea Good studies at Machu Picchu Thick-billed Euphonia – Euphonia laniirostris Seen around Machu Picchu; the genus name means “fine-voiced” Golden-bellied [White-lored] Euphonia – Euphonia chrysopasta Great views at Amazonia Lodge and around Manu Wildlife Centre Orange-bellied Euphonia – Euphonia xanthogaster brunneifrons The commonest euphonia in Manu, seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge OLD WORLD SPARROWS House Sparrow – Passer domesticus Common at the coast The Mammal List

OPOSSUMS Common Opossum – Didelphis marsupialis One seen at Amazonia Lodge walking just around the garden MARMOSETS Weddell's Saddle-back Tamarin – Saguinus weddelli Seen at Manu Wildlife Centre and also at La Cachuela road outside of Puerto Maldonado NEW WORLD MONKEYS Black-capped Squirrel Monkey – Saimiri boliviensis Seen at Blanquillo macaw clay lick around Manu Wildlife Centre Large-headed Capuchin Monkey – Sapajus macrocephalus Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge

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Shock-headed Capuchin – Cebus cuscinus Seen along the Riverside trail around Manu Wildlife Centre Grey’s Bald-faced Saki - Pitrhecia irrorata Great views of two individual along the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre Colombian Red-Howler Monkey – Alouatta seniculus Seen at Cocha Blanco ox-bow lakes around Manu Wildlife Centre Grey Wooly Monkey – Lagothryx cana Seen up at Rocotal above Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge ENDANGERED Black Spider Monkey – Ateles chamek Seen in three different days around Manu Wildlife Centre ENDANGERED

Black-capped Squirrel Monkey

PROCYONIDS Giant Otter – Pteronura brasilensis Amazing views of 3 individuals at Cocha Camungo ox-bow lakes around Manu Wildlife Centre PECCARIES Collared Peccary – Tayassu tajacu Nice views of two individuals seen walking along the Madre de Dios River bank DEERS Peruvian White-tailed Deer – Odocoileus viginianus peruvianus One seen by few participants on the upper cloud forest above Wayqecha

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SQUIRRELS Southern Amazon Red Squirrel – Sciurus spadaceus One seen around Manu Wildlife Centre Sanborn’s Squirrel – Sciurus sanborni Seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge LARGE RODENTS Mountain Guinea Pig - Cavia tschudi Nice views at Huacarpay Lakes Capybara - Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris Two of them seen on the Madre de Dios River bank around Manu Wildlife Centre Brown Agouti – Dasyprocta variegata Seen in two separate days at Manu Wildlife Centre – noisy when flushed! Mountain Viscacha - Lagidium peruanum Good views at Abra Malaga BATS Long nosed Bat - Hynchonycterys naso Seen roosting at Cocha Blanco ox-bow lakes The Reptile List White Caiman - Caiman crocodilus One seen on the Madre de Dios River bank near Manu Wildlife Centre Side-neck (Amazonian River) Turtle – Podocnemis unifilis Common on sunny logs along the rivers and lakes Amazon Racerunner Lizard – Ameiva ameiva Common in the Manu lowland

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Machu Picchu

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