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Birds of Manu National Park, Peru - continued

Azara's Spinetail Synallaxis azarae
Fairly common in roadside growth at SP and towards PI (T)

Plain-crowned Spinetail Synallaxis gujanensis
A few seen and heard in tangled edge habitat at the 'pantanal' and 'Playa Bonita' at CC (T)

Rufous Spinetail Synallaxis unirufa
2-3 seen above SP

Ash-browed Spinetail Cranioleuca curtata
Fairly common with mixed-species flocks at and above SP, also seen on two occasions high on the Mirador trail at PA (T)

Marcapata Spinetail Cranioleuca marcapatae
2-3 active nests found on the long flat stretch of road a few kms above PI; this species seems to favour building untidy nests dangling over openings such as this road (T)

Speckled Spinetail Cranioleuca gutturata
2-3 seen at CC in tangled streamside trees; a few also seen lower down at PA

White-browed Tit-spinetail Leptasthenura xenothorax
c.4 seen in Polylepis at AM

Tawny Tit-spinetail Leptasthenura yanacensis
Fairly in and around Polylepis groves at AM

Streak-throated Canastero Asthenes humilis
Fairly common at AM

Line-fronted Canastero Asthenes urubambensis
2-3 seen at AM

Plain Softtail Phacellodomus fusciceps
Only one seen at CC in lakeside tangled vines

Spotted Barbtail Premnoplex brunnescens
Fairly common by voice at SP and seen accompanying low flocks on c.6 occasions (T)

Pearled Treerunner Margarornis squamiger
A few seen with mixed-species flocks at PI

Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper Lochmias nematura
One bird heard and seen near a stream on the Mirador trail at PA

Streaked Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii
A few seen at PI

Chestnut-winged Hookbill Ancistrops strigilatus
Seen accompanying mixed-species flocks at CC on c.8 occasions

Striped Woodhaunter Hyloctistes subulatus
Fairly common by voice at CC, and seen on c.10 occasions, sometimes with flocks but often independent (T)

Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla rufosuperciliata
2-3 seen and heard above SP, around 1,750 m (T)

Montane Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia striaticollis
Fairly common along the Manu Road, around and above SP, usually with every mixed-species flock (T)

Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner Philydor ruficaudatus
Fairly common with mid-stratum foraging flocks at CC (T)

Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner Philydor (erythrocercus) lyra
One seen with a mixed-species flock at c.1,600 m near SP

Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner Philydor erythrocercus ochrogaster
Fairly common with mid-stratum flocks at CC and PA (T)

Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner Philydor erythrpterus
Seen on c.5 occasions with mid-stratum foraging flocks at CC

Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner Philydor rufus
2-3 seen or heard in Cecropia trees and Gynerium cane along the Manu river

Peruvian Recurvebill Simoxenops ucayalae
Fairly common (at least by voice) in bamboo at 'Playa Bonita' and in the nearby uplands at CC (T)

Striped Treehunter Thripadectes holostictus
Fairly common around and below SP in lower growth and mixed-species flocks (T)

Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus
Heard regularly (and occasionally seen) at CC, almost always in bamboo-dominated or terra firme forest (T)

Bamboo Foliage-gleaner Automolus dorsalis
Regularly heard and seen along the 'Playa Bonita' stream at CC, and appeared common in bamboo at PA (T)

Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner Automolus infuscatus
Fairly common by voice in floodplain forest at CC and PA, where sometimes encountered with lower-stratum flocks (T)

Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner Automolus melanopezus
Scarce in bamboo-dominated terra firme forest at CC (once across the Manu river, and several times in the uplands near 'Playa Bonita'; easily picked up by song (T)

Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner Automolus rufipileatus
Fairly common (at least by voice) in bamboo and cane-dominated regrowth along the 'Playa Bonita' stream (T)

Tawny-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus mexicanus
Heard twice - and seen once after playback - in the grid at CC (T)

Grey-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus albigularis
One seen and heard just outside the grid at CC on the path to the Ccolpa (T)

Black-tailed Leaftosser Sclerurus caudacutus
Seen twice and heard on c.5 occasions at dawn or dusk in the grid at CC (T)

[Rufous-tailed Xenops Xenops milleri]
At least one bird seen with a canopy flock was almost certainly this species, but unfortunately the views were not good enough to be 100% sure

Plain Xenops Xenops minutus
Common at CC and PA, where regularly seen with mixed-species foraging flocks from the undergrowth to subcanopy (T)

[Slender-billed Xenops Xenops tenuirostris]
Several probables seen in the canopy accompanying mixed-species flocks, but views were always inconclusive

Streaked Xenops Xenops rutilans
Fairly common around SP in mixed-species flocks (T)

Fasciated Antshrike Cymbilaimus lineatus
Fairly common (especially by voice) accompanying mixed-species foraging flocks at CC and PA (T)

Bamboo Antshrike Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae
Fairly common in bamboo near 'Playa Bonita' at CC, and near the Madre de Dios river at PA. Also heard once in bamboo at c.1,000 m from the Manu Road below SP (T)

Great Antshrike Taraba major
Fairly common in riverine or lakeside regrowth at CC and PA (T)

Chestnut-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus palliatus
Regularly heard and occasionally seen in roadside shrubbery near SP (T)

White-shouldered Antshrike Thamnophilus aethiops
Fairly common by voice at CC, and one pair seen at PA (T)

Upland Antshrike Thamnophilus aroyae
2-4 seen or heard in roadside shrubbery above SP (T)

Plain-winged Antshrike Thamnophilus schistaceus
Common and vocal at CC and PA where found accompanying almost all mixed-species flocks in the mid-stratum or sub-canopy; we never found Mouse-coloured Antshrike Thamnophilus murinus, and this species must be quite rare in the area (T)

Spot-winged Antshrike Pygiptila stellaris
Commonly heard and regularly seen at CC and PA, accompanying mixed-species flocks in mid-stratum and canopy (T)

Russet Antshrike Thamnistes anabatinus
One seen with a mixed-species flock midway up the ridge on the Mirador trail, PA

Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis
Never at CC, but a few at PA (T)

Dusky-throated Antshrike Thamnomanes ardesiacus
Accompanying all lower-stratum flocks at CC and PA (T)

Bluish-slate Antshrike Thamnomanes schistogynus
Like the previous species, a noisy and conspicuous component of all lower-stratum flocks at CC (T)

Pygmy Antwren Myrmotherula brachyura
Common at CC and PA, mostly in more vine-tangled situations where it accompanies mixed-species flocks at mid-levels (T)

Sclater's Antwren Myrmotherula sclateri
Regularly heard at CC, rarely seen, always with canopy flocks, regularly together with Pygmy Antwren; sclateri comes lower in viny areas, where it is occasionally seen alongside its congener - most sclateri didn't have streaky chests, but were easily identified by unique voice and lack of white throat (T)

Amazonian Streaked Antwren Myrmotherula multostriata
Fairly common (at least by voice) in lakeside vegetation at CC (T)

Stripe-chested Antwren Myrmotherula longicauda
Regularly heard and occasionally seen around the lodge at SP (T)

Plain-throated Antwren Myrmotherula hauxwelli
Regularly seen and heard close to the ground at CC and PA, regularly with lower-stratum flocks (T)

White-eyed Antwren Myrmotherula leucophthalma
Fairly common in lower-stratum mixed-species flocks; seen every two or three days at CC, also seen at PA (T)

Ornate Antwren Myrmotherula ornata
Always seen in association with bamboo in this region, and best picked up by voice. Regularly found in or near bamboo patches near 'Playa Bonita', CC, and in the bamboo patches downhill from SP, at c.1,300 m (T)

Rufous-tailed Antwren Myrmotherula erythrura
Only seen at PA, where seemed quite common in mixed-species flocks in lower and mid-strata (T)

White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris
Fairly common component of lower-stratum flocks at CC and PA (T)

Long-winged Antwren Myrmotherula longipennis
Fairly common in lower-stratum flocks (one pair seemed to accompany most of them) at CC (T)

Ihering's Antwren Myrmotherula iheringi
Confirmed sightings on four occasions at CC (once in the grid, twice in terra firme across the Manu river and once towards the uplands), and once at PA not far from the lodge on Monk Saki trail; always with small groups of insectivores in lower or mid-strata and best picked up by voice (T)

Grey Antwren Myrmotherula menetriesii
Fairly common member of lower and mid-strata flocks at CC and PA; seemed commonest in riverine of lakeside forest (T)

Banded Antwren Dichrozona cincta
Scarce at CC, where seen on c.5 occasions (only once without playback), most regularly along the long trail to Playa Bonita' (T)

Rufous-winged Antwren Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus
Regularly heard in canopy flocks at CC, but rarely seen (T)

Yellow-breasted Antwren Herpsilochmus axillaris
One pair was seen on several occasions with a canopy flock just uphill of the Cock-of-the-Rock lek at SP (T)

Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis
Occasionally seen at CC, usually near bamboo (T)

Striated Antbird Drymophila devillei
Fairly common wherever there was extensive bamboo at CC, particularly around 'Playa Bonita' (T)

Yellow-rumped Antwren Terenura sharpei
A pair was seen on three occasions accompanying the canopy flock that roved around near the roadside just uphill of the Cock-of-the-Rock lek at SP; this species is classified as threatened, known from very few sites and with very few recent records in Peru (T)

Chestnut-shouldered Antwren Terenura humeralis
Often heard in canopy flocks at CC, and probably present with all such flocks; only seen on c.10 occasions and difficult to see well (T)

Grey Antbird Cercomacra cinerascens
Common in viny canopies at CC and PA (T)

Blackish Antbird Cercomacra nigrescens
Only heard once in streamside tangles near 'Playa Bonita', CC (T)

Black Antbird Cercomacra serva
A few seen and heard in roadside shrubbery near SP (T)

Manu Antbird Cercomacra manu
Fairly common in creekside bamboo at 'Playa Bonita', CC (apparently not in the nearby upland bamboo), and in bamboo by the Madre de Dios river at PA (T)

White-browed Antbird Myrmoborus leucophrys
Absent from floodplain forest at CC, but fairly common in terra firme and bamboo across the Manu river, and in the uplands near 'Playa Bonita' (T)

Black-faced Antbird Myrmoborus myotherinus
Common in floodplain forest and fairly common in terra firme at CC and PA (T)

Warbling Antbird Hypocnemis cantator
Fairly common in terra firme and streamside tangles at CC and PA (T)

Band-tailed Antbird Hypocnemoides maculicauda
Regularly found around the lakeshore at CC

Silvered Antbird Sclateria naevia
Often seen and heard around the lakeshore at CC, and once along a stream through terra firme at PA (T)

White-lined Antbird Percnostola lophotes
Fairly common, at least by voice, in bamboo near 'Playa Bonita', CC and by the Madre de Dios river at PA (T)

Chestnut-tailed Antbird Myrmeciza hemimelaena
Common at CC and PA (T)

Plumbeous Antbird Myrmeciza hyperythra
Fairly common in creekside or swampy forest (especially where Heliconias abound) at CC (T)

Goeldi's Antbird Myrmeciza goeldii
Common in swampy areas near the Manu and Madre de Dios rivers, especially in stands of Heliconia, at CC and PA (T)

Sooty Antbird Myrmeciza fortis
Regular in drier floodplain and terra firme forest at CC and PA; often with antswarms (T)

Black-throated Antbird Myrmeciza atrothorax
A few in scrappier habitat near the Manu and Madre de Dios rivers at CC (where common along the 'Playa Bonita' and Ccolpa streams) and PA (T)

White-throated Antbird Gymnopithys salvini
Small numbers regularly with antswarms at CC (T)

Hairy-crested Antbird Rhegmatorhina melanosticta
1-3 regularly with antswarms at CC; two heard singing strongly along the Mirador trail at PA (T)

Spot-backed Antbird Hylophylax naevia
Uncommon at CC, where encountered in undergrowth of floodplain forest on c.6 occasions (T)

Scale-backed Antbird Hylophylax poecilinotus
Uncommon at CC, but seen and heard on a few occasions at PA (T)

Black-spotted Bare-eye Phlegopsis nigromaculata
Regular with antswarms at CC (T)

Rufous-capped Antthrush Formicarius colma
Regularly heard and occasionally seen at CC; once at an antswarm (T)

Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis
Common by voice at CC and PA, and regularly seen (T)

Rufous-fronted Antthrush Formicarius rufifrons
A few heard around

Rufous-breasted Antthrush Formicarius rufipectus
Seen and heard around the Cock-of-the-Rock lek at SP, and along the loop trail next to the lodge (T)

Striated Antthrush Chamaeza nobilis
Seen on 3 occasions at CC, and heard a few times more, but relatively scarce or non-vocal (T)

Undulated Antpitta Grallaria squamigera
One heard singing at dusk and dawn near the hut at PI (T)

White-throated Antpitta Grallaria albigula
One heard calling from dense vegetation on steep slopes around 1,700 m, above SP.

Red-and-white Antpitta Grallaria erythroleuca
A few heard singing in roadside shrubbery near the huts at PI, where easily whistled into view

Stripe-headed Antpitta Grallaria andicola
One seen well perched for a few minutes in lower branches of a Polylepis tree at AM

Amazonian Antpitta Hylopezus berlepschi
Heard in tangled habitat near the stream at 'Playa Bonita', CC

Thrush-like Antpitta Myrmothera campanisona
Frequently heard and occasioally seen at dawn and dusk in floodplain and terra firme at CC and PA (T)

Ash-throated Gnateater Conopophaga peruviana
Seen on c.6 occasions in the grid at CC

Rusty-belted Tapaculo Liosceles thoracicus
Fairly common by voice in the grid at CC and also at PA; occasionally seen but only after playback (T)

Trilling Tapaculo Scytalopus parviristris
Heard only above PI

White-crowned Tapaculo Scytalopus atratus
Heard regularly in roadside shrubbery above SP and seen once after playback (T)

Puna Tapaculo Scytalopus simonsi
Seen and heard a few times in Polylepis at AM (T)

Cinereous Mourner Laniocera hypopyrra
Fairly common and vocal at CC and PA in floodplain and terra firme (T)

Red-crested Cotinga Ampelion rubrocristata
A few seen around PI

Barred Fruiteater Pipreola arcuata
2-3 seen above PI

Screaming Piha Lipaugus vociferans
Common at CC and PA (T)

Purple-throated Cotinga Porphyrolaema porphyrolaema
A male seen briefly in the canopy, and a female seen well at close range accompanying a mid-stratum flock, both at CC

Plum-throated Cotinga Cotinga maynana
Rarely seen in upper canopies at CC, chiefly because these are rarely visible, or flying over open areas

Spangled Cotinga Cotinga cayana
One male seen flying over Cocha Totora, CC

Black-faced Cotinga Conioptilon mcilhennyi
Fairly common and vocal (brrrrriiing) in floodplain forest at CC where two nests were found, one in the grid and one at 'Playa Bonita' (T)

Bare-necked Fruitcrow Gymnoderus foetidus
Fairly common at CC

Purple-throated Fruitcrow Querula purpurata
Fairly common and vocal at CC (T)

Andean Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruviana
Brilliant views of lekking males at SP, and regularly encountered in forest near there (T)

Band-tailed Manakin Pipra fasciicauda
Several leks active in scrappier floodplain or swampy forest at CC (T)

Round-tailed Manakin Pipra chloromeros
Scarce at CC and only seen at leks (usually in terra firme); more common at PA in similar habitat (T)

Blue-crowned Manakin Lepidothrix coronata
Often seen and heard at CC and PA (T)

Yungas Manakin Chiroxiphia boliviana
Fairly common and vocal in forest around SP (T)

Fiery-capped Manakin Machaeropterus pyrocephalus
One male seen at CC, and the funny frog-like pink call heard occasionally

Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin Tyranneutes stolzmanni
Common: males calling at many a song-post at CC and PA (T)

Wing-barred Piprites Piprites chloris
Common at CC and PA, mostly with or near canopy flocks in terra firme (T)

Streak-necked Flycatcher Mionectes striaticollis
Common in forest above SP

Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus
A few below SP along the Manu Road

Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus
Fairly common at CC and PA, where males were attending leks at both sites; we couldn't find Mionectes macconnelli (T)

Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus
A few seen around SP

Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon superciliaris
Fairly common at CC and PA (T)

White-cheeked Tody-Tyrant Poecilotriccus albifacies
Regularly found in bamboo at 'Playa Bonita' and in uplands nearby, CC; also fairly common in bamboo near the Madre de Dios river at PA (T)

Flammulated Bamboo-Tyrant Hemitriccus flammulatus
Fairly common in patches of bamboo in the uplands at CC, also in streamside cane and bamboo at 'Playa Bonita' (T)

White-bellied Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus gresiepectus
Fairly common, at least by voice, in floodplain forest at CC, less common in terra firme hear and at PA (T)

Johannes' Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus iohannis
Only seen once: in tangled lower growth behind the lodge canteen at PA, where picked up by song (T)

Black-throated Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus granadensis
One seen and heard in stunted forest above PI (T)

Spotted Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum maculatum
Fairly common, at least by voice, in riverside habitat (Gynerium cane and Cecropia) at CC and just downriver from PA (T)

Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum
Regularly seen and heard in high canopies near the camp at CC; a few heard elsewhere and at PA but difficult to see (T)

Ringed Antpipit Corythopis torquata
Seen or heard daily at CC and PA (T)

Bolivian Tyrannulet Zimmerius bolivianus
Seemed fairly common at SP where picked up by plaintive peee call with canopy flocks, and sometimes in roadside shrubbery (T)

Slender-footed Tyrannulet Zimmerius gracilipes
Seen rarely, and heard occasionally with canopy flocks at CC (T)

White-lored Tyrannulet Ornithion inerme
Heard regularly at CC and occasionally at PA, mostly with canopy flocks (T)

Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus elatus
Common by voice at CC and PA (T)

Forest Elaenia Myiopagis gaimardii
Fairly common by voice at CC and PA, and seen regularly with canopy flocks (T)

Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster
A few seen around the lodge at SP (T)

Mottle-backed Elaenia Elaenia gigas
2-3 in scrub along the river at PA

Highland Elaenia Elaenia obscura
Two at MP

Sierran Elaenia Elaenia pallatangae
Fairly common at PI

White-throated Tyrannulet Mecocerculus leucophrys
A few in roadside flocks at PI

White-tailed Tyrannulet Mecocerculus poecilocercus
Two in roadside flocks at PI

White-banded Tyrannulet Mecocerculus stictopterus
Several in roadside flocks at PI and in stunted forest towards the treeline

Torrent Tyrannulet Serpophaga cinerea
A few on rivers near SP

Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus
Seen in shrubbery along the road between AM and OL

Ash-breasted Tit-tyrant Anairetes alpinus
c.5 seen in Polylepis at AM

Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant Phylloscartes ophthalmicus
Fairly common and conspicuous component of mixed-species flocks near SP (T)

Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet Phylloscartes parkeri
A pair accompanying a mixed-species flock in tall trees in a scrubby clearing on the Manu Road below SP, c.1,000 m

Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet Phylloscartes ventralis
A few seen with mixed-species flocks in forest below the ruins at MP

Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant Myiornis ecaudatus
Fairly common at CC; easily found once the voice is picked up (T)

Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus pileatus
Common in woodand and scrub along the Manu Road at SP (T)

Long-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus eulophotes
Uncommon in bamboo in the uplands near 'Playa Bonita,' CC, where only seen on two occasions (using speculative playback) (T)

Large-headed Flatbill Ramphotrigon megacephala
Fairly common in bamboo near 'Playa Bonita', CC, and near the Madre de Dios river at PA (T)

Dusky-tailed Flatbill Ramphotrigon fuscicauda
Not seen on the grid at CC, but encountered in tangled terra firme forest across the Manu river, and in bamboo in the uplands near 'Playa Bonita'. Also heard on several of occasions in bamboo on the Tinamou/Capybara trails, PA (T)

Rufous-tailed Flatbill Ramphotrigon ruficauda
Often heard and regularly seen in tall forest at CC and PA (T)

Fulvous-breasted Flatbill Rhynchocyclus fulvipectus
One seen in roadside shrubbery near Cloud Forest lodge, above SP

Zimmer's Flycatcher Tolmomyias assimilis
Regularly heard with canopy flocks at CC, only seen well in the uplands near 'Playa Bonita' (T)

Grey-crowned Flycatcher Tolmomyias poliocephalus
Fairly common with canopy flocks at CC, especially near 'Playa Bonita' (T)

Olive-faced Flycatcher Tolmomyias viridiceps
Occasionally seen and heard with canopy flocks near the stream at 'Playa Bonita', CC, and also in Cecropia dominated woodland near the Madre de Dios river at PA, and in clearing at c.1,000 m on the Manu Road below SP (T)

Golden-crowned Spadebill Platyrinchus flavigularis
Regularly heard and occasionally seen in floodplain and terra firme at CC and PA (T)

White-crested Spadebill Platyrinchus platyrhynchos
Encountered on c.10 occasions at CC, in both floodplain and terra firme (T)

Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus
Never heard, and only seen twice with lower-stratum flocks at CC

Ornate Flycatcher Myiotriccus ornatus
c.3 seen on the Manu Road below SP, c.1,200 m (T)

Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus
A few in streamside habitat at 'Playa Bonita', CC (T)

Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Myiobius erythrurus
5-6 seen in floodplain forest at CC, and 1-2 seen along the Mirador trail at PA (T)

Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea
Common along the Manu Road above SP (T)

Euler's Flycatcher Lathrotriccus euleri
c.5 encountered at CC, but scarce (T)

Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus borealis
One seen perched on top of canopy of tall forest at PA

Smoke-colored Pewee Contopus fumigatus
A few along the Manu Road near SP

Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
1-2 along the road near SP identified by voice; other silent wood-pewees might have included sordidulus

Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
Fairly common on rivers near SP

Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
Fairly common initially along rivers and lakeside at CC, but these birds left as the austral summer progressed

Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca rufipectoralis
Several along roadside at PI

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca fumicolor
Several at the ruins above CU

White-browed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca leucophrys
One at the ruins above CU

Drab Water-Tyrant Ochthornis littoralis
Fairly common along the Manu and Madre de Dios rivers, as well as nearby streams (T)

Red-rumped Bush-Tyrant Cnemarchus erythropygius
2-3 around the Polylepis groves at AM

Little Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola fluviatilis
Regular on sand-bars along the Manu river

Plain-capped Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola alpina
Fairly common on the open valley floor at AM

Spot-billed Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola maculirostris
One at AM

White-winged Black-Tyrant Knipolegus aterrimus
Several seen around PI and MP

Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus
A few in cleared areas on the Manu road below SP, at c.1,000 m

White-eyed Attila Attila bolivianus
Common and vocal in floodplain forest, especially swampy areas, at CC (T)

Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus
Fairly common by voice at CC and PA, occurring in both floodplain and terra firme forest (T)

Greyish Mourner Rhytipterna simplex
Fairly common from lower to upper-strata at CC and PA (T)

Sirystes Sirystes sibilator
Fairly common and vocal with mixed-species flocks in the high canopy at CC (T)

Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
Fairly common on the Manu Road around SP (T)

Swainson's Flycatcher Myiarchus swainsoni
Regularly seen with canopy flocks at CC (T)

Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
Fairly commin in most habitats up to c.1,700 m, many nesting along rivers in lowlands (T)

Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
Influxes of large numbers arrived along the Manu river in September

Crowned Slaty-Flycatcher Griseotyrannus aurantioatrocristatus
Small numbers of migrants seen in high canopies along the 'Playa Bonita' and Ccolpa streams, CC

Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
Small numbers at CC and PA, usually along rivers or streams (T)

Lemon-browed Flycatcher Conopias cinchoneti
Small groups encountered on c.3 occasions, foraging on top of canopies near the lodge at SP (T)

Golden-crowned Flycatcher Myiodynastes chrysocephalus
Fairly common along the road above and below SP (T)

Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
Fairly common at CC and PA

Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
Common around lakes, rivers and streams in the lowlands, CC and PA (T)

Grey-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis
Fairly common in similar habitats to Social Flycatcher (T)

Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
Fairly common and vocal in canopies at CC and PA (T)

Lesser Kiskadee Philohydor lictor
Uncommon around the lake at CC, commoner nearby at Cocha Totora (T)

Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Fairly common around the lake at CC and in other edge habitats up to c.1,000 m on the Manu Road (T)

Várzea Schiffornis Schiffornis major
Regularly heard and occasionally seen in swampy areas near the lake at CC (T)

Thrush-like Schiffornis Schiffornis turdinus
Only heard at PA, on the Mirador trail

Barred Becard Pachyramphus versicolor
1-2 seen accompanying mid-stratum flocks at SP

White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus
Fairly common and vocal in riverine or streamside forest at CC and PA, rarely encountered in continuous tall forest (T)

Black-capped Becard Pachyramphus marginatus
Uncommonly seen with canopy flocks at CC, but the distinctive dawn song regularly heard (T)

Pink-throated Becard Pachyramphus minor
Fairly common at CC and PA, where regularly seen with canopy flocks

Black-tailed Tityra Tityra cayana
Fairly common in swampy, riverine or streamside forest at CC

Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata
Regular in lakeside or riverside forest at CC and PA

Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor
Occasionally seen at CC

White-collared Jay Cyanolyca viridicyana
Fairly common around PI (T)

Purplish Jay Cyanocorax cyanomelas
Fairly common in riverine forest along the Madre de Dios, near PA (T)

Violaceous Jay Cyanocorax violaceus
Regularly heard and seen in tall floodplain forest at CC (T)

Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas
Fairly common around and above SP (T)

Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis
Fairly common along the Ccolpa and 'Playa Bonita' streams at CC (Tt)

Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius leucotis
Commonly heard in canopy at CC and PA, but only seen once (T)

Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Fairly common with canopy flocks at CC and PA, and in smaller numbers up to SP on the Manu Road (T)

Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys
Fairly common with mixed-species flocks at SP (T)

Lemon-chested Greenlet Hylophilus thoracicus
Never knowingly heard at CC, but a pair seen well with a mid-stratum flock at the uplands near 'Playa Bonita'

Dusky-capped Greenlet Hylophilus hypoxanthus
Common at CC and PA; heard with every canopy flock (T)

Tawny-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus ochraceiceps
Commonly found with flocks of insectivores in lower-stratum at CC, usually picked up by its slow series of plaintive peeew notes (T)

White-capped Dipper Cinclus leucocephalus
A pair seen on the river above SP

Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides
Commonly heard and regularly seen along the road above SP (T)

White-eared Solitaire Entomodestes leucotis
A few heard and c.5 seen above SP (c.1,800-2,000 m), including a pair with a nest (T)

Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus fuscater
A few heard and one called in briefly with playback above SP (T)

Spotted Nightingale-Thrush Catharus dryas
One heard around SP and another in song on the Mirador trail at PA (T)

Pale-eyed Thrush Platycichla leucops
A few heard around SP, including around the Cock-of-the-Rock lek and 1-2 kms downhill of lodge. At this time of year seemed fairly easy to see as males were singing from open elevated perches (T)

Chiguanco Thrush Turdus chiguanco
A few seen on the upper Manu Road and towards CU

Great Thrush Turdus fuscater
Regularly seen on the upper Manu Road where common around PI (T)

Glossy-black Thrush Turdus serranus
Fairly common on the upper Manu Road, especially around PI (T)

Black-billed Thrush Turdus ignobilis
Common around BM

Lawrence's Thrush Turdus lawrencii
Fairly common at CC and PA, usually in streamside and terra firme and less often heard in floodplain forest (T)

Hauxwell's Thrush Turdus hauxwelli
Commonly seen and heard at CC and PA where it was the most vocal thrush; we definitely saw hauxwelli giving the distinctive 'call' that is given under albicollis on the CDs of Voices of Amazonian Birds of South Peru and North Bolivia (T)

White-necked Thrush Turdus albicollis
Regularly seen at CC and PA, but its more lackadaisical song only heard relatively infrequently (T)

Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapillus
Common around the lakes at CC and Totora (T)

Thrush-like Wren Campylorhynchus turdinus
Small numbers around the lake at CC (T)

Grey-mantled Wren Odontorchilus branickii
2-3 seen with canopy flocks just uphill of the Cock-of-the Rock lek at SP (T)

Moustached Wren Thryothorus genibarbis
Common in streamside habitat and bamboo at CC and PA (T)

House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Seen in riverside habitat along the Madre de Dios river at PA, also higher on Manu Road

Mountain Wren Troglodytes solstitialis
A few seen with mixed-species flocks at PI

Grey-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys
Common and vocal in undergrowth along the Manu Road from well below SP, up to PI (T)

Southern Nightingale-Wren Microcerculus marginatus
Fairly common in terra firme and floodplain forest in the grid at CC, and at PA, and once heard at c.1,300 m on the Manu Road (T)

Chestnut-breasted Wren Cyphorhinus thoracicus
At least two pairs (groups?) heard and seen at SP, one on the loop trail by the lodge, another along the lower end of the Inca trail (which passes through very nice forest) (T)

Musician Wren Cyphorhinus aradus
The amazing song was regularly heard and groups of 2-5 were quite frequently seen in the grid at CC (T)

Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus
A few seen and heard in vine-tangled riverine habitat by the Manu river at CC (T)

Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea
One pair heard singing and seen in canopies along the 'Playa Bonita' stream at CC (T)

White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer
Common on lakes and rivers in the lowands, including CC and PA

Brown-chested Martin Phaeoprogne tapera
Fairly common on the lake at CC (where breeding in abandoned hornero nests around the lakeshore) and along major river in the lowlands (T)

Grey-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
Regular along major rivers and occasionally seen over the lake at CC and nearby Totora; much commoner around settlements such as BM

Brown-bellied Swallow Notiochelidon murina
A few seen at AM

Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Flocks seen over the Madre de Dios river, PA, and up along the Manu Road to high altitudes

White-banded Swallow Atticora fasciata
Fairly common along the Manu and Madre de Dios rivers, and on lakes and streams at CC

White-thighed Swallow Neochelidon tibialis
A few seen along the 'Playa Bonita' stream at CC

Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Regularly seen along rivers and streams at CC and PA

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
A few seen over the Madre de Dios river at PA

Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi
Fairly common in mixed-species flocks around SP (T)

Masked Yellowthroat Geothlypis aequinoctialis
One pair seen at the 'pantanal' near CC

Slate-throated Whitestart Myioborus miniatus
Common in lower and mid-strata mixed-species flocks at SP, broadly overlapping with melanocephalus above the lodge (T)

Spectacled Whitestart Myioborus melanocephalus
Fairly common in mixed-species flocks above SP, and occurring above the limit of miniatus towards and around PI (T)

Two-banded Warbler Basileuterus bivittatus
Fairly common and vocal around SP, especially in bamboo patches downhill (T)

Pale-legged Warbler Basileuterus signatus
Seen in stunted forest below the ruins at MP

Citrine Warbler Basileuterus luteoviridis
Fairly common high on the Manu Road around PI

Russet-crowned Warbler Basileuterus coronatus
Fairly common and vocal along the Manu Road below and above SP (T)

Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus
Common and conspicuous in lower-growth flocks along the Manu Road near SP (T)

Buff-rumped Warbler Basileuterus fulvicauda
Common along rivers and especially streams at CC (T)

Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
Common from PI to CU (T)

Yellow-browed Sparrow Ammodramus aurifrons
Fairly common on grassy sand-banks along the Manu river

Pectoral Sparrow Arremon taciturnus
Fairly common terra firme and bamboo at CC and PA (T)

Black-faced Brush-Finch Atlapetes melanolaemus
Fairly common in lower-stratum roadside flocks above SP (T)

Tricolored Brush-Finch Atalaptes tricolor
A few seen around PI

Stripe-headed Brush-Finch Atlapetes torquatus
Two flew over the road at PI

Red-capped Cardinal Paroaria gularis
Common around the lake at CC (T)

Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
One pair in a mixed-species flock at c.1,000 m on the Manu road

Chestnut-vented Conebill Conirostrum speciosum
One in a mixed-species flock at c.1,000 m on the Manu road

Cinereous Conebill Conirostrum cinereum
Common between AM and OL

Giant Conebill Oreomanes fraseri
One seen well in Polylepis at AM

White-browed Conebill Conirostrum ferrugineiventre
One seen above OL

Red-billed Pied Tanager Lamprospiza melanoleuca
Occasional in small groups accompanying mixed-flocks at CC

Magpie Tanager Cissopis leveriana
Scarce at CC where seen mainly at 'Playa Bonita'. Also seen below SP

Grass-green Tanager Chlorornis riefferii
A few at PI

Common Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus ophthalmicus
Common between SP and PI (T)

Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus flavigularis
Common between SP and PI (T)

Black-capped Hemispingus Hemispingus atropileus
A few at PI

Superciliaried Hemispingus Hemispingus superciliaris
Regular in mixed flocks above SP and common at PI

Oleaginous Hemispingus Hemispingus frontalis
One pair seen well in a mid-stratum flock at c.1,800 m, above SP

Black-eared Hemispingus Hemispingus melanotis
One seen below PI

Orange-headed Tanager Thlypopsis sordida
Seen once at the 'pantanal' near CC

Rust-and-yellow Tanager Thlypopsis ruficeps
Fairly common in roadside bushes around PI

Yellow-backed Tanager Hemithraupis flavicollis
Small numbers regular in canopy flocks at CC and PA

Olive Tanager Chlorothraupis carmioli
Fairly common along the mid and upper Mirador trail at PA (T)

White-winged Shrike-Tanager Lanio versicolor
Common and vocal in canopy flocks at CC (T)

Slaty Tanager Creurgops dentata
Seen a few times in small numbers above SP

Yellow-crested Tanager Tachyphonus rufiventer
Fairly common in canopy flocks at CC and PA

Flame-crested Tanager Tachyphonus cristatus
Only seen once: a group of three in a canopy flock near Cocha Totora, CC

White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosus
Common in mixed-species flocks at CC, PK, PA

Red-crowned Ant-Tanager Habia rubica
Fairly common and vocal with lower-stratum flocks at CC and PA (T)

Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
Small numbers in mixed-species flocks below SP

Masked Crimson Tanager Ramphocelus nigrogularis
Common around the lake at CC (T)

Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo
Common around lakes and rivers in the lowlands (including CC and PA), up to SP (T)

Blue-grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus
Small numbers at CC, BM, PA and below SP

Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
Small numbers at PK, CC, BM, PA, and below SP

Blue-capped Tanager Thraupis cyanocephala
Fairly common above SP and at PI

Blue-and-yellow Tanager Thraupis bonariensis
Only seen (c.4 birds) at MP

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus igniventris
Several seen well above SP and at PI (T)

Yellow-throated Tanager Iridosornis analis
3-4 seen from 1,600-1,900 m, above SP

Golden-collared Tanager Iridosornis jelskii
2-3 seen in low roadside bushes c.3 km above PI

Chestnut-bellied Mountain-Tanager Delothraupis castaneoventris
A few seen from 1,700 m upwards between SP and PI

Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea melanonota
Only seen once, above PI in elfin forest

Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris
Regular at CC and common at PA (T)

White-lored Euphonia Euphonia chrysopasta
Fairly common at CC where often heard, especially along the stream at 'Playa Bonita' (T)

Bronze-green Euphonia Euphonia mesochrysa
A few seen in lower or middle growth around SP

White-vented Euphonia Euphonia minuta
Only seen twice in canopy flocks at CC

Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster
Fairly common at CC, PA and SP (T)

Rufous-bellied Euphonia Euphonia rufiventris
Common in canopy flocks at CC and PA (T)

Blue-naped Chlorophonia Chlorophonia cyanea
A few in mixed-species flocks below SP

Orange-eared Tanager Chlorochrysa calliparaea
Regular in mixed-species flocks above SP

Turquoise Tanager Tangara mexicana
Fairly common around CC

Paradise Tanager Tangara chilensis
Common at CC and PA, and below SP

Green-and-gold Tanager Tangara schrankii
Very common at CC and PA, where several nests found

Golden Tanager Tangara arthus
Common in canopy flocks above SP

Saffron-crowned Tanager Tangara xanthocephala
Scarce in canopy flocks above SP

Golden-eared Tanager Tangara chrysotis
Regular in mixed-species flocks above SP

Flame-faced Tanager Tangara parzudakii
A few in mixed-species flocks above SP

Yellow-bellied Tanager Tangara xanthogastra
Regular in small numbers in canopy flocks at CC and PA

Spotted Tanager Tangara punctata
A few in mixed flocks at SP

Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
Regular in small numbers in canopy flocks at CC and PA

Golden-naped Tanager Tangara ruficervix
A few in mixed flocks above SP

Blue-necked Tanager Tangara cyanicollis
A few around SP

Masked Tanager Tangara nigrocincta
Fairly common in mixed flocks at CC

Beryl-spangled Tanager Tangara nigroviridis
A few seen in mixed flocks above SP

Blue-and-black Tanager Tangara vassorii
Very common above SP

Silver-backed Tanager Tangara viridicollis
One male seen in a small mixed-flock below MP

Opal-rumped Tanager Tangara velia
Small numbers seen in canopy flocks at CC, especially in the camp clearing

Opal-crowned Tanager Tangara callophrys
Smal numbers regular in canopy flocks at CC

Black-faced Dacnis Dacnis lineata
Regular at CC

Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana
Regular in canopy flocks at CC, PA and below SP

Tit-like Dacnis Xenodacnis parina
2-3 in Polylepis at AM

Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
Regular in canopy flocks at CC, PA and below SP

Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus
Regular at CC and PA

Swallow-Tanager Tersina viridis
Regular and breeding in sand-banks at the Ccolpa stream and 'Playa Bonita' (T)

Peruvian Sierra-Finch Phrygilus punensis
Small numbers seen at AM and CU

Ash-breasted Sierra-finch Phrygilus plebejus
Fairly common in open areas around CU

Plumbeous Sierra-finch Phrygilus unicolor
Common at AM

White-winged Diuca-finch Diuca speculifera
c.4 near the pass at AM

Chestnut-breasted Mountain-finch Poospiza caesar
One near the ruins at CU (in garden surrounded by tall pines), another flew across the road between OL and AM

Slate-colored Seedeater Sporophila schistacea
Common and vocal in bamboo-dominated habitats towards the uplands on either side of the Manu river at CC, including at 'Playa Bonita' (T)

Black-and-white Seedeater Sporophila luctuosa
A few in bamboo and riverine cane at PK and CC

Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis
A few at the ruins, MP

Chestnut-bellied Seedeater Sporophila castaneiventris
Fairly common in open riverine shingle banks at PA

Black-billed Seed-Finch Oryzoborus atrirostris
Only seen once: an adult in the swampy area at the near end of the lake at CC

Band-tailed Seedeater Catamenia analis
A few at CU

Black-throated Flower-piercer Diglossa brunneiventris
A few seen around CU

Deep-blue Flower-piercer Diglossopis glauca
Fairly common above SP

Bluish Flower-piercer Diglossopis caerulescens
A few seen and heard around 1,700 m, above SP (T)

Masked Flower-piercer Diglossopis cyanea
Regular above SP (T)

Southern Yellow Grosbeak Pheucticus chrysogaster
One pair seen at MP

Black-backed Grosbeak Pheucticus aureoventris
One male seen at OL

Yellow-shouldered Grosbeak Caryothraustes humeralis
Two were seen accompanying a mixed species flock in the uplands near 'Playa Bonita', and another was seen with a mixed species flock in floodplain forest near the lake at CC

Slate-colored Grosbeak Pitylus grossus
Rarely seen but often heard at CC (T)

Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
Fairly common in forest, particularly regrowing riverine areas, at CC (T)

Greyish Saltator Saltator coerulescens
Fairly common at the lake at CC; also BM and along the river at PA (T)

Golden-billed Saltator Saltator aurantiirostris
Only seen around OL

Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides
Often heard in undergrowth CC (especially along streams in terra firme) but rarely seen (T)

Casqued Oropendola Psarocolius oseryi
Regularly seen along the stream at 'Playa Bonita', CC, and also recorded at PA (T)

Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus
Uncommon at CC, apart from around 'Playa Bonita' where fairly common. Also regular at PA and below SP in the bamboo zone (c.1,300 m) and lower (T)

Dusky-green Oropendola Psarocolius atrovirens
At Cock-of-the-Rock lodge there is a Russet-backed Oropendola colony, whereas four km up the road the colony at the Cloud Forest lodge is this species. Common above SP (T)

Russet-backed Oropendola Psarocolius angustifrons
Very common at CC, PA and around SP (T)

Olive Oropendola Psarocolius yuracares
Apparently scarce at CC: only a few seen in the uplands area near 'Playa Bonita'

Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivora
Small numbers often seen flying over CC, and regular on sand-banks along major rivers

Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela
Common throughout the lowlands (T)

Selva Cacique Cacicus koepckeae
Small numbers regularly seen along the stream at 'Playa Bonita', CC; generally picked up by their vocalisations: ching-ching chung-chung etc. (T)

Southern Mountain Cacique Cacicus chrysonotus
Fairly common around PI (T)

Solitary Cacique Cacicus solitarius
Fairly common but inconspicuous at CC. Often heard at 'Playa Bonita' where birds were breeding (T)

Epaulet Oriole Icterus cayanensis
Fairly common at CC and PA, usually associated with canopy flocks (T)

Troupial Icterus icterus
Only encountered at 'Playa Bonita' where this species was often heard along the stream and occasionally seen (T)

Pale-eyed Blackbird Agelaius xanthophthalmus
Heard at the lake at CC but never seen there. It was easily seen nearby at the 'pantanal' (T)

Velvet-fronted Grackle Lampropsar tanagrinus
Seen on two occasions at the swampy area at the end of Cocha Cashu nearest the camp

Hooded Siskin Carduelis magellanica
Regularly seen around CUZ

Olivaceous Siskin Carduelis olivacea
Flocks regularly encountered along roadsides above SP

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