ITINERARY
July 21st: Morning flight to Cusco and straight out to Huacarpay Lakes with picnic lunch and on the way back birding at Tipón Archaeological Site; Night in Cusco.
July 22nd: Early start from Cusco over the Eastern range of the Andes via Huancarani (highest point 3900 meters), with several birding stops along the way like: at Huacarpay Lakes, Llaullipata and also after Paucartambo and then lunch at Acjanaco (the Pass) 3560 meters. In the afternoon after lunch we birded slowly down toward the Wayqecha Biological Station (2900 meters); Night at Wayqecha Research Station.
July 23rd: Full day at Wayqecha Research Station. Early breakfast and after we birded up the road to Acjanaco Pass and in the afternoon down the road to 2350 meters. Night at Wayqecha.
July 24th: Wayqecha to Cock of the Rock Lodge, birding our way down until above Rocotal “pepper farm” 2200mts. Late afternoon arrival to Cock of the Rock Lodge. Night at CORL (1300mts).
July 25th: Full day at Cock of the Rock Lodge. Night at CORL.
July 26th: Full day at Cock of the Rock Lodge (2800 – 1350m).
July 27th: Full day al Cock of the Rock Lodge. (1300 – 1000m).
July 28th: Cock of the Rock Lodge to Amazonia Lodge birding all the way down to before “Chontachaca” the first village reaching the Lowland around agricultural areas and pastures and we had lunch just before Pillcopata town where we stopped for rubber boot shopping and then further on more birding before the quick stop at the look out above Atalaya community where we took our boat to cross to Amazonia Lodge, Night at Amazonia Lodge.
July 29th: Full day at Amazonia Lodge (620m).
July 30th: Full day at Amazonia Lodge. (620m).
July 31st: Amazonia Lodge to MWC (250m).
August 1st: Full day at MWC. (250m).
August 2nd: Full day at MWC: In the morning visit to Blanquillo claylick, and in the afternoon Fig pass trail.
August 3rd: Full day at MWC: Cocha Camungo Lake and Collpa Tapir trail.
August 4th: Full day at MWC: Bamboo trail, Toucan loop, Collpa Tapir.
August 5th: Full day at MWC: Bamboo trail, Collpa Tapir trail, Riverside.
August 6th: Full day at MWC: Collpa Tapir trail, Cocha Blanco Lake.
August 7th: Boat ride from Manu Wildlife Center to Boca Colorado (the gold mining Town) where we took three cars to go to Puerto Carlos and then we took a boat to cross the Inambari River and from the other side we took a bus to go finally to Puerto Maldonado, with some birding stops along the way. Overnight at Cabaña Quinta Hotel.
August 8th: Early birding morning outside of Puerto Maldonado looking for the Point-tailed Palmcreeper, where it took a little bit of time to come but finally came and we got great views, just to say: it was raining before and after we saw the Palmcreeper, so after heading to La Pastora to look for more birds, we got a Limpkin and a pair of Solitary Black Caciques which we hadn’t seen before and then off to the airport where actually when waiting at the gate, we got our last new bird for the tour - Streaked Flycatcher and it was a pair! Then flight to Cusco and START our tour extension with Amy and Karen who were waiting for us at the Airport in Cusco.
THE BIRDLIST
TINAMOUS
Great Tinamou - Tinamus major. Seen along the trail that goes to Cocha Camungo and heard at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Cinereous Tinamou - Crypturellus cinereus. Heard only.
Little Tinamou - Crypturellus soui. Seen for most of the participants at Amazonia Lodge.
Brown Tinamou - Crypturellus obsoletus. Heard only.
Undulated Tinamou - Crypturellus undulates. Heard only.
Black-capped Tinamou - Crypturellus atricapillus. Heard only.
Variegated Tinamou - Crypturellus variegatus. Heard only.
Bartlett's Tinamou - Crypturellus bartletti. Good views for most of the participants of two individuals along the riverside trail, at Manu Wildlife Center. Named after Abraham Dee Bartlett, an English Zoologist 1812 -1897.
SCREAMERS
Horned Screamer - Anhima cornuta. Great views of this stunning bird; first time along the Madre de Dios River on our way down to Manu Wildlife Center from Amazonia Lodge and also better views at Cocha Blanco around Manu Wildlife Center and a few more in the big swampy area along the Transoceanic highway on our way to Puerto Maldonado.
DUCKS
Orinoco Goose - Neochen jubata. Finally seen in flight, along the Madre de Dios River on our way to Puerto Maldonado. NEAR-THREATENED.
Muscovy Duck - Cairina moschata. One individual seen along the Madre de Dios River, when getting closer to Manu Wildlife Center lodge, more individuals seen at Cocha Camungo and 4 individual at Cocha Blanco.
Cinnamon Teal - Anas cyanoptera. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
Yellow-billed Pintail - Anas georgica. Also seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
Puna Teal - Anas puna. Common at Huacarpay Lakes.
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. Jaramillo (2003) further suggested that the subspecies oxyptera may also deserve recognition as a separate species from A. flavirostris.
Ruddy Duck (Andean) - Oxyura ferruginea (jamaicensis). Seen at Huacarpay Lakes. Quite 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 syas “Oxyura ferruginea is split from O. jamaicensis (Ridgely & Greenfield 2001; Jaramillo 2003); H&M recognize; SACC does not.
CHACHALACA, GUANS & CURRASOWS
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.
Andean Guan - Penelope montagnii. Seen on three separate days in the cloud forest around Wayqecha and Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Spix’s Guan - Penelope jacquacu. Three individuals seen from the platform of the Tapir Claylick. Penelope was the daughter of Icarius and wife of Ulysses King of Ithaca.
Blue-throated Piping-Guan - Pipile cumanensis. Common Guan in the Amazonian Lowland rainforest seen around Manu Wildlife Center; The SACC says “As noted by Ridgely & Greenfield (2001), evidence for species rank for the four species of Pipile is weak, and various authors have used just about every possible permutation of species limits. Many authors (e.g., Hilty & Brown 1986, Hilty 2003) continue to treat them as a single species, Pipile pipile ("Common Piping-Guan"), whereas others (e.g., Hellmayr & Conover 1942, Meyer de Schauensee 1966, Sibley & Monroe 1990, Del Hoyo 1994) consider all four major groups as separate species, the treatment followed here. Sibley & Monroe (1990) and Del Hoyo (1994) considered P. pipile, P. cumanensis, and P. cujubi to form a super species, but excluded P. jacutinga. Although the latter has been considered sympatric with P. p. grayi in eastern Paraguay (Blake 1977), Del Hoyo & Motis (2004 REF) noted that the evidence for sympatric is weak. Meyer de Schauensee (1970) and Blake (1977) considered cumanensis to be conspecific with P. pipile, but considered cujubi and jacutinga to be separate species. Peters (1934) considered the genus to contain three species: P. pipile, P. cumanensis, and P. jacutinga. Pinto (1938) treated cujubi as a subspecies of P. pipile (and cumanensis, grayi, and jacutinga as species), but later (Pinto 1964) treated cujubi as a subspecies of P. jacutinga. Where P. cujubi nattereri and P. cumanensis grayi meet in eastern Bolivia, they interbreed freely, forming a hybrid swarm (del Hoyo and Motis 2004), and so this suggests that species limits should be re-evaluated and returned to those of Delacour & Amadon (1973), who considered the genus to contain two species: P. pipile (including cumanensis, cujubi, etc.) and P. jacutinga. The IOC recognizes 4 species.
Wattled Guan - Aburria aburri. Heard only.
NEW WORLD QUAIL
Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail - Odontophorus speciosus. One brave individual crossing the manu road, close to Quita Calzones. Hard bird to see!
GREBES
Least Grebe - Tachybaptus dominicus. Few individuals seen at Cocha Blanco around Manu Wildlife Centre.
STORKS
Jabiru - Jabiru mycteria. Three individuals on the river bank (Madre de Dios river), on our way to Cocha Blanco.
CORMORANTS
Neotropic Cormorant - Phalacrocorax brasilianus. Common in the Amazonian lowlands, most of them seen along the Madre de Dios river.
DARTERS
Anhinga - Anhinga anhinga. Three individuals seen at Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake.
HERONS & BITTERNS
Rufescent Tiger-Heron - Tigresoma lineatum. Nice views at Cocha Camungo and Cocha Blanco lakes, and also at the swampy area along the highway on our way to Puerto Maldonado.
Fasciated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum. Seen on two separate days on the fast-flowing sections of the Alto Madre de Dios between Amazonia Lodge and Boca Manu and the day we crossed the river from Atalaya to Amazonia Lodge.
Cocoi Heron - Ardea cocoi. Common in the Manu Lowlands; The South American Checklist committee says “Formerly (e.g., Meyer de Schauensee 1970) known as "White-necked Heron," but this name is also used (e.g., Martínez-Vilata & Motis 1992) for Old World Ardea pacifica.”
Great Egret - Ardea albus. Common.
Snowy Egret - Egretta thula. Common.
Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea. Seen on separate days on the fast-flowing sections of the Alto Madre de Dios between Amazonia Lodge and Boca Manu and the day we crossed the river from Atalaya to Amazonia Lodge.
Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis. Common.
Striated Heron Butorides striatus. Two individuals seen at Cocha Blanco lake.
Capped Heron - Pilherodius pileatus. Very beautiful heron; seen on two different days around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Boat-billed Heron - Cochlearius cochlearius. One individual seen at Cocha Blanco lake, hiding behind the vegetation, seen by most of the participants.
IBIS AND SPOONBILLS
Puna Ibis - Plegadis ridgwayi. Seen at Huacarpay lakes, and also on the Manu road on our way to the Wayqecha Biological Station.
Andean Ibis - Theristicus branickii. A pair seen on our way from Huacarpay to Paucartambo.
AMERICAN VULTURES
Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus. Common.
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura. 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 by other member(s) in the group.
OSPREYS
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus. Seen on two different occasions around Manu Wildlife Centre.
KITES, HAWKS & EAGLES
Gray-headed Kite - Leptodon cayanensis. One seen flying around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Swallow-tailed Kite - Elanoides forficatus. Seen on two different occasions at Cocha Camungo lake and along the Madre de Dios river on our way to Puerto Maldonado.
Ornate Hawk-Eagle - Spizaetus ornatus. Heard and seen soaring very distant, but colors appreciated.
Black-and-chestnut Eagle - Spizaetus isidori. Seen in flight around Wayquecha Biological Station and by Cock-of-the-rock Lodge.
Black-collared Hawk - Busarellus nigricollis. One individual seen around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Double-toothed Kite - Harpagus bidentatus. Three individuals seen in flight at Cocha Camungo lake.
Plumbeous Kite - Ictinia plumbea. Common in the Manu Lowlands.
Cinereous Harrier - Circus cinereus. Wonderful views at Huacarpay Lakes and also on the Manu road close to Acjanaco pass.
Crane Hawk - Geranospiza caerulescens. Seen on different occasions along the Madre de Dios river on our way to Manu Wildlife Center, and on our way to Blanquillo clay lick.
Slate-colored Hawk - Buteogallus schistacea. Heard only.
Great Black Hawk - Buteogallus urbitinga. Several views of this riverside species around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Roadside Hawk - Rupornis magnirostris. Common.
Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma. Seen at Huacarpay lakes; The SACC says “Farquhar (1988) concluded that Buteo poecilochrous (Puna Hawk) and B. polyosoma (Red-backed Hawk) are conspecific, as they were formerly treated (REF); he was unable to find any way to reliably diagnose the two forms using plumage characters or measurements. Ridgely & Greenfield (2001), Jaramillo (2003), and Schulenberg et al. (2007) followed this treatment and suggested "Variable Hawk" be retained for the composite species. Genetic data (Riesing et al. 2003) are consistent with hypothesis that B. polyosoma and B. poecilochrous are conspecific. SACC proposal passed to treat as conspecific. Cabot & de Vries (2004, in press) and Cabot et al. (in press) present additional data that support their recognition as separate species. SACC proposal to re-elevate poecilochrous to species rank did not pass.”
Black-chested Buzzard Eagle - Geranoaetus melanoleucus. One seen at Huacrapay Lakes.
Gray-lined Hawk - Buteo nitidus. Seen on different occasions along the Madre de Dios River.
Zone-tailed Hawk - Buteo albonotatus. Seen in soaring flight from the blind of Blanquillo Claylick.
LIMPKIN
Limpkin - Aramus guarauna. One individual seen at La Pastora in Puerto Maldonado.
TRUMPETERS
Pale-winged Trumpeter - Psophia leucoptera. WONDERFUL VIEWS of several individuals for three days along the riverside trail at Manu Wildlife Centre.
RAILS & CRAKES
Gray-breasted Crake - Laterallus exilis. Heard only.
Gray-necked Wood-Rail - Aramides cajanea. Very common at Amazonia Lodge; seen also at Cocha Blanco.
Blackish Rail - Pardirallus nigricans. Heard only.
Plumbeous Rail - Pardirallus sanguinolentus. Quite common around Huacarpay Lakes, the easiest Rail to see.
Purple Gallinule - Porphyrio martinicus. Very good views at Cocha Blanco Lake.
Common Gallinule - Galinula galeata. Common at Huacarpay lakes and one more seen at Cocha Blanco ox-bow lakes.
Andean (Slate-colored) Coot - Fulica ardesiaca. Common at Huacarpay lakes; Called "Andean Coot" in Fjeldså & Krabbe (1990), Taylor (1996), and Ridgely et al. (2001) but other authors use Slate-colored.
SUNGREBE
Sungrebe - Heliornis fulica. Seen at Cocha Camungo ox-bow lake around Manu Wildlife Centre.
SUNBITTERNS
Sunbittern - Eurypyga helias. One individual seen from the blind of Blanquillo Claylick, walking stealthily by the river bank.
PLOVERS
Pied Plover – Vanellus (Hoploxypterus) cayanus. Great views along the Madre de Dios River – a cracker! Formerly called Pied Lapwing (it is clearly not a vanellus!) and formerly in that genus.
Southern Lapwing - Vanellus chilensis. Very nice views at the swampy area along the highway on our way to Puerto Maldonado. A recent Peruvian colonizer.
Andean Lapwing - Vanellus resplendens. Common at Huacarpay lakes.
Collared Plover - Charadrius collaris. Seen along the Madre de Dios river banks around Manu Wildlife Centre.
SANDPIPERS AND SNIPES
Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius. Seen along the Madre de Dios river on our way to Manu Wildlife Center and at the swampy area along the highway on our way to Puerto Maldonado.
Solitary Sandpiper – Tringa solitaria. Also seen at the swampy area along the highway on our way to Puerto Maldonado.
Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes. Seen twice on different days along the Madre de Dios river.
Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos. Two individuals seen at the swampy area along the highway on our way to Puerto Maldonado.
South American Snipe - Gallinago paraguaiae. Status poorly known! One individual seen at the swampy area along the highway on our way to Puerto Maldonado.
JACANAS
Wattled Jacana - Jacana jacana. Common on the Oxbow Lakes in Manu.
GULLS & TERNS
Andean Gull - Chroicocephalus serranus. Common at Huacarpay Lakes.
Yellow-billed Tern - Sternula superciliaris. A common Lowland Tern.
Large-billed Tern - Phaetusa simplex. Great views, common in the Manu lowlands.
SKIMMERS
Black Skimmer - Rynchops niger. Common in the Manu lowlands.
PIGEONS AND DOVES
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) - Columba livia. Feral type found throughout Latin America near human habitation, absent only from extensive tracts of primary forest. – John van Dort.
Pale-vented Pigeon - Patagioenas cayennensis. Common in the Lowlands.
Spot-winged Pigeon - Patagioenas maculosa. Seen at Huacarpay; Johnson & Clayton (2000a), Johnson et al. (2001), and Johnson (2004) found strong evidence that Columba is paraphyletic, with Old World Columba more closely related to Streptopelia than to New World "Columba." This is consistent with previously recognized differences between New World and Old World Columba in terms of morphology (Ridgway 1916), serology (Cumley & Irwin 1944), and behavior (Johnston 1962, Goodwin 1959a). Johnston (1962), however, considered the P. fasciata super species to be more closely related to Old World Columba than to New World species due to plumage characters (but see Goodwin 1983); genetic data (Johnson et al. 2001) indicate that fasciata is basal to other New World, but that they still form a monophyletic. The New World taxa are here placed in the genus Patagioenas. SACC Proposal passed to recognize Patagioenas. The AOU has also made this change (Banks et al. 2003).
Band-tailed Pigeon - Patagioenas fasciata. Common in the Higher Cloud Forest, seen around Wayqecha.
Plumbeous Pigeon - Patagioenas plumbea. Common in the foothills and lowlands.
Ruddy Pigeon - Patagioenas subvinacea. Seen at Amazonia lodge and also around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Ruddy Ground-Dove - Columbina talpacoti. Seen at MWC and along the Trans-oceanic highway, outside of Puerto Maldonado.
Bare-faced Ground-Dove - Metriopelia ceciliae. Very nice views at Huacarpay Lakes.
Ruddy Quail-Dove - Geotrygon Montana. Seen twice by most of the participants at Amazonia lodge.
White-tipped Dove - Leptotila verreauxi decipiens. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and at MWC.
White-throated Quail-Dove - Geotrygon frenata. Seen by just a few participants near Wayquecha Biological Station.
Eared Dove - Zenaida auriculata. Common in the arid montane forest, seen around Huacarpay lakes.
HOATZIN
Hoatzin - Opisthocomus hoazin. Punk chickens! Noisy and clumsy! Always a pleasure to watch, seen at Amazonia Lodge and at Cocha Camungo and Cocha Blanco ox-bow lakes.
CUCKOOS
Little Cukoo – Piaya minuta. One individual seen at Cocha Camungo ox-bow lake.
Squirrel Cuckoo - Piaya cayana. Common in the Lowland.
Pavonine Cuckoo - Dromococcyx pavoninus. Great view of an individual on our way to the Tapir Claylick at MWC.
Smooth-billed Ani - Crotophaga ani. Common in the open secondary forest in the Lowland rainforest.
OWLS
Rufescent Screech-Owl - Megascops ingens. One individual seen perched at close range at Cock-of-the-rock lodge.
Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl - Megascops (usta) watsonii. Seen at Amazonia lodge. Recent analyses of genetic and vocal differences (König et al. 1999) confirm a major division of the screech-owls into New World Otus (except O. flammulatus) and Old World groups, as noted by Amadon & Bull (1988) consequently, the AOU (Banks et al. 2003) placed all New World Otus (except O. flammulatus) in the genus Megascops. The SACC says: Sibley & Monroe (1990) and König et al. (1999) treated usta as a separate species from Megascops watsonii based on vocal differences, but this was not followed by Ridgely & Greenfield (2001). SACC proposal to recognize usta as a separate species from M. watsonii was rejected because of inadequate geographic sampling and analysis. Usta was split by Restall 2002. Named after Gavin Watson US writer and ornithologist.
Crested Owl – Lophostrix cristata. One brown-morphed individual seen on the first try at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Spectacled Owl – Pulsatrix perspicillata. Heard only.
Yungas Pygmy-Owl - Glaucidium bolivianum. Heard only.
Amazonian Pygmy-Owl - Glaucidium hardyi. Heard only.
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl - Glaucidium brasilianum. Heard only.
NIGHTHAWKS & NIGHTJARS
Sand-colored Nighthawk - Chordeiles rupestris. Great looks along the Madre de Dios River; Roosts on sandbars and dead logs in the river. How does it handle the heat?
Pauraque - Nyctidromus albicollis. Seen once at Amazonia Lodge.
Lyre-tailed Nightjar – Uropsalis lyra. A full tailed male perched-it was a bit below the “Mirador” above Cock-of-the-rock lodge and also another male seen in flight and perched by the bridge close to CORL.
Ocellated Poorwill - Nyctiphrynus ocellatus. Seen twice on our way back to the lodge from the Tapir Claylick.
Silky-tailed Nightjar - Antrostomus sericocaudatus. Heard only.
POTOOS
Great Potoo – Nyctibius grandis. Wonderful view of one individual seen roosting after Pillcopata village, seen twice at Amazonia lodge and another one when at the tower of Cocha Camungo lake, amazing camouflage as always!
Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus. One seen for several days at the same tree, after we had spotted it on the first day when going to the tower at Amazonia lodge.
Andean Potoo – Nyctibius maculosus. One seen below Rocotal-the one that was spotted by some colleagues last year.
SWIFTS
Chestnut-collared Swift - Streptoprocne rutilus. Seen flying in the cloud forest especially at Cock-of-the-rock lodge.
White-collared Swift - Streptoprocne zonaris. Common.
Short-tailed Swift - Chaetura brachyura. Seen at Amazonia and by MWC.
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift - Panyptila cayennensis. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Neotropical (Fork-tailed) Palmswift – Tachornis squamata. Seen along the Madre de Dios River and also outside of Puerto Maldonado.
HUMMINGBIRDS
White-necked Jacobin - Florisuga mellivora. Seen commonly at Amazonia Lodge feeders.
Rufous-breasted Hermit - Glaucis hirsutus. Seen along the Antthrush trail, close to MWC.
White-bearded Hermit - Phaethornis hispidus. The commonest forest Hermit in the lowlands rainforest; seen at MWC.
Great-billed Hermit - Phaethornis malaris. Seen at MWC.
Reddish Hermit - Phaethornis ruber. Common in the lowlands, very common at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Blue-fronted Lancebill - Doryfera johannae. One seen perched along the Manu Road close to Cock-of-the-rock lodge. Named for Johanna Loddiges the daughter of British Hummingbird expert/collector George Loddiges.
Wedge-billed Hummingbird - Schistes geoffroyi. Two individuals seen at Cock-of-the-rock lodge..
Green Violet-ear – Colibri thalassinus. Seen up around the Rocotal area.
Sparkling Violet-ear - Colibri coruscans. Seen at Huacarpay Lake and on our way to Wayqecha Lodge and also at CORL.
Amethyst-throated Sunangel Heliangelus amethysticollis. Common in the higher cloud forest.
Rufous-crested Coquette - Lophornis delattrei. Male and females seen at Amazonia Lodge; Stunner! Named after French naturalist/collector Henri de Lattre (1838).
Speckled Hummingbird - Adelomyia melanogenys. Seen at Cock-of-the-rock lodge.
Long-tailed Sylph – Aglaiocercus kingi. Seen at Waiquecha Biological Station.
Black-tailed Trainbearer – Lesbia victoriae. One seen at Huacarpay lakes. Lesbia is Greek – a woman of Lesbos. Victoriae – named for Victoire Mulsant wife of French naturalist Martial Muslsant.
Green-tailed Trainbearer - Lesbia nuna. Seen at Huacarpay lakes.
Rufous-capped Thornbill - Chalcostigma ruficeps. Beautiful little hummingbird, seen around Wayqecha in the Manu cloud forest.
Bearded Mountaineer - Oreonympha nobilis. One individual seen in the Nicotine (Wild tobacco plant) bushes around Huacarpay lakes but also on the second visit to the lake, on our way to Wayqecha - one of the most wanted birds. ENDEMIC.
Tyrian Metaltail - Metallura tyrianthina smaragdinicollis. Common in the Cloud forest; named after the color Tyrian purple. Variously known as Royal purple, Tyrian purple, purple of the ancients, this ancient dyestuff, mentioned in texts dating about 1600 BC, was produced from the mucus of the hypobranchial gland of various species of marine mollusks, notably Murex. Although originating in old port of Tyre in modern day Syria (hence the name), man's first large scale chemical industry spread throughout the world. With the decline of the Roman Empire, the use of the dye also declined and large scale production ceased with the fall of Constantinople in 1453. It was replaced by other cheaper dyes like lichen purple and madder.
Shining Sunbeam – Aglaeactis cupripennis caumatonotus. Seen around Wayqecha Biological Station.
Collared Inca - Coeligena torquata. Also seen around Wayqecha Biological Station.
Chestnut-breasted Coronet - Boissonneaua matthewsii. Seen several times around Wayquecha Biological station.
Booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii annae. Common at CORL feeders.
Gould’s Jewelfront - Helidoxa aurescens. A fantastic bird seen on the feeders at Amazonia Lodge.
Violet-fronted Brilliant - Heliodoxa leadbeateri. Commonest Hummer at the CORL feeders.
Giant Hummingbird - Patagona gigas. Seen at Huacarpay lakes.
Long-billed Starthroat - Heliomaster longirostris. Seen at Amzonia lodge.
White-bellied Woodstar - Acestrura mulsant. Seen at Cock-of -the-rock lodge.
Amethyst Woodstar - Calliphlox amethystina. One seen at Amazonia Lodge and at MWC.
Blue-tailed Emerald - Chlorostilbon mellisugus. Seen mainly at Amazonia lodge and at MWC.
Gray-breasted Sabrewing - Campylopterus largipennis. Daily at the Amazonia Lodge feeders.
Fork-tailed Woodnymph - Thalurania furcata. Common understory Hummer in the Amazonian lowlands and Manu Wildlife Centre.
Many-spotted Hummingbird - Taphrospilus hypostictus. Great sightings at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Sapphire-spangled Emerald - Amazilia lactea. Fairly common at Amazonia Lodge and also seen in Puerto Maldonado.
Golden-tailed Sapphire - Chrysuronia oenone. Common on the verbena shrubs (Stachytarpheta sp.) at Amazonia Lodge.
White-chinned Sapphire - Hylocharis cyanus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center, outside the dining room on the verbena shrubs. (Stachytarpheta sp.)
TROGONS & QUETZALS
Golden-headed Quetzal - Pharomachrus auriceps. Stunning – seen around the Rocotal area and close to Cock-of-the-rock lodge.
Black-tailed Trogon - Trogon melanurus. Seen around Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Centre.
Amazonian Trogon – Trogon ramonianus. Seen at Amazonia Lodge just around the garden and at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Blue-crowned Trogon – Trogon curucui. Quite common Trogon in the Lowlands rainforest.
Masked Trogon Trogon personatuts. The only Trogon higher in the Cloud Forest.
KINGFISHERS
Ringed Kingfisher - Megaceryle torquata. Common in the lowland rainforest along the Rivers and ox-bow lakes.
Amazon Kingfisher - Chloroceryle amazona. Common along the rivers and lakes in the lowland rainforest.
Green Kingfisher - Chloroceryle americana. Seen at Blanquillo Claylick and at Cocha Blanco lake.
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher - Chloroceryle inda. Very well seen at the Cocha Blanco ox-bow lake around Manu Wildlife Centre.
MOTMOTS
Andean Motmot – Momotus aequatoriales. In the Manu Cloud Forest.
Rufous Motmot - Baryphthengus martii. Seen in flight from the bus at the Manu Cloud Forest.
Broad-billed Motmot – Electron platyrhynchum. Seen along the riverside at Manu Wildlife Centre.
JACAMARS
Purus Jacamar - Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus. Several of them seen well at Cocha Blanco and Cocha Camungo; Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis and G. purusianus were formerly (e.g., Cory 1919, Pinto 1937) treated as separate species, but Peters (1948) and Meyer de Schauensee (1970) considered them conspecific ("Chestnut Jacamar"). Haffer (1974) noted that they are parapatric in the Río Ucayali area with no sign of interbreeding and that they differ in plumage to the same degree as other jacamars currently ranked as species; they constitute a super species (Haffer 1974, Sibley & Monroe 1990, Tobias et al. 2002). Range Restricted.
Bluish-fronted Jacamar - Galbula cyanescens. Common in the Amazonian lowlands, seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge, also around Amazonia Lodge, Manu Wildlife Center and in Puerto Maldonado. Range Restricted.
PUFFBIRDS
Chestnut-capped Puffbird - Bucco macrodactylus. Seen around Manu Wildllife Centre.
Spotted Puffbird - Bucco tamatia. A pair seen from the blind at the Tapir Claylick.
Western (Striolated) Puffbird – Nystalus obamai. One individual seen from the canopy tower at Manu Wildlife Center. Whitney et al. (2013) described the population of western Amazonia as a new species, Nystalus obamai (after the current President of the United States) and also recommended treating the subspecies torridus of SE Amazonia as a separate species. SACC proposal pending. Also recommended treating the subspecies torridus of SE Amazonia as a separate species. SACC proposal pending.
Semicollared Puffbird - Malacoptila semicincta. One seen along the trail that goes to the Tapir Claylick at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Black-streaked Puffbird – Malacoptila fulvogularis. Seen in the Manu cloud forest.
Lanceolated Monklet - Micromonacha lanceolata. One individual seen only by Robert DeKeyser below Cock-of-the-rock lodge.
Rufous-capped Nunlet - Nonnula ruficapilla. Seen at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Black-fronted Nunbird - Monasa nigrifrons. Common in the Lowland; 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. Common in the lowland, seen by Douglas Futuyma. Morpheus was the son of sleep and god of dreams a referral to the lethargic behavior of this Nunbird.
Swallow-winged Puffbird - Chelidoptera tenebrosa. Common along the lowland rivers.
BARBETS & TOUCANS
Gilded Barbet - Capito auratus. Seen around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Black-throated (Emerald) Toucanet - Aulacorhynchus atrigularis. Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Chestnut-tipped Toucanet - Aulacorhynchus derbianus. One seen along the Manu Road close to Cock-of-the-rock lodge.
Blue-banded Toucanet - Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis. Seen around Wayqecha and also around the Rocotal area. Range Restricted.
Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan – Andigena hypoglauca. Seen only by Leonardo Beghellini around Wayquecha. Near Threatened.
Chestnut-eared Aracari - Pteroglossus castanotis. Seen at Amazonia lodge and along the Madre de Dios River on our way to Puerto Maldonado. In Greek Pteroglossus means “feather tongued” a reference to the slim feather-like tongues of toucans and aracaris.
Curl-crested Aracari – Pteroglossus beauharnaesii. Seen around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Golden-collared Toucanet - Selenidera reinwardtii. Seen when at the canopy tower by Cocha Camungo lake.
White-throated Toucan - Ramphastos tucanus. Seen several times around Manu Wildlife Center; Haffer (1974) showed that R. cuvieri ("Cuvier's Toucan") and R. tucanus form a broad hybrid zone in northern and eastern Amazonia, and, therefore, treated cuvieri (with inca, also considered a separate species by Peters 1948) as a subspecies of Ramphastos tucanus; see also Short & Horne (2001); this treatment has been followed by most subsequent authors, but Sibley & Monroe (1990) continued to treat cuvieri as a species, following earlier classifications (e.g., Cory 1919, Peters 1948, Meyer de Schauensee 1970).
Channel-billed Toucan - Ramphastos vitellinus. Seen around Manu Wildlife Center; Cory (1919) and Meyer de Schauensee (1966, 1970) considered R. culminatus ("Yellow-ridged Toucan") and R. citrolaemus ("Citron-throated Toucan") as separate species from Ramphastos vitellinus. Haffer (1974) treated these as a subspecies of R. vitellinus, and this treatment, actually a partial return to the classification of Pinto (1937) and Peters (1948), has been followed by most subsequent authors (but not Sibley & Monroe 1990, Hilty 2003). Haffer identified broad hybrid zones between vitellinus and culminatus wherever they meet; see Short & Horne (2001) for additional information.
WOODPECKERS AND PICULETS
Fine-barred Piculet - Picumnus subtilis. Seen only by Jean-Francois Bourhis at Manu Wildlife Centre. ENDEMIC.
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker - Melanerpes cruentatus. Common.
White-throated Woodpecker - Piculus leucolaemus. Heard only.
Golden-green Woodpecker - Piculus chrysochloros. Heard only.
Golden-olive Woodpecker - Piculus rubiginosus. Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Spot-breasted Woodpecker – Colaptes punctigula. Seen at Cocha Camungo around Manu Widlife Centre.
Andean Flicker - Colaptes rupicola. Seen at Huacarpay lakes.
Cream-colored Woodpecker – Celeus flavus. Seen around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Rufous-headed Woodpecker – Celeus spectabilis. Seen by most of the participants at Antthrush trail.
Lineated Woodpecker - Dryocopus lineatus. One seen at Amazonia lodge.
Red-necked Woodpecker - Campephilus rubricollis. Seen several times around the Manu Wildlife Center.
Crimson-crested Woodpecker - Campephilus melanoleucos. Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
CARACARAS & FALCONS
Collared Forest-Falcon - Micrastur semitorquatus. Heard only.
Black Caracara - Daptrius ater. Common in the Lowland rainforest.
Red-throated Caracara - Ibycter americanus. Seen along the Madre de Dios River.
Mountain Caracara - Phalcoboenus megalopterus. Seen on two different occasions, at Huacarpay lakes and also on the Manu road.
Southern-crested Caracara - Caracara cheriway. Seen along the Alto Madre de Dios River.
Laughing Falcon - Herpetotheres cachinnans. Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
American Kestrel - Falco sparverius. Common.
Bat Falcon - falco rufigularis. Quite common in the Manu lowlands.
PARROTS
Andean Parakeet - Bolborhynchus orbygnesius. Seen along the Manu Road.
Tui Parakeet - Brotogeris sanctithomae. Very nice view of a few individuals around the Cocha Camungo ox-bow lakes.
Cobalt-winged Parakeet - Brotogeris cyanoptera cyanoptera. Common and noisy in lowland forest, and also seen at the Tapir clay lick at MWC.
Orange-cheeked Parrot - Pionopsitta barrabandi. Great views at the “Blanquillo” macaw clay lick. Near Threatened.
Blue-headed Parrot - Pionus menstruus. Hundreds at the Macaw Lick and a common lowland forest resident.
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. Seen by Pieter Jakobus at the Tapir clay lick at Manu Wildlife Centre.
White-bellied Parrot - Pionites leucogaster. Very nice views of a few individuals when at the canopy tower close to Cocha Camungo lake.
Rose-fronted Parakeet - Pyrrhura roseifrons. Magnificent views of a small group at the Tapir clay lick with Dusky-billed Parrotlet and Cobalt-winged Parakeet.
Dusky-headed Parakeet - Aratinga weddellii. Seen at Amazonia lodge and around Manu Wildife Centre.
Red-bellied Macaw - Orthopsittaca manilata. Likes Mauritia palms, seen at Blanquillo claylick and outside of Puerto Maldonado.
Blue-headed Macaw - Primolius couloni. Heard only. 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 at Amazonia lodge when at the canopy tower.
Scarlet Macaw - Ara macao. Seen several times around Manu Wildlife Centre.
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.
White-eyed Parakeet – Psitticara leucophthalmus. Common in the Lowlands.
ANTBIRDS
Fasciated Antshrike - Cymbilaimus lineatus. Heard only.
Bamboo Antshrike – Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae. Heard only. Range Restricted.
Great Antshrike - Taraba major. Seen several times at Amazonia lodge and at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Barred Antshrike – Thamnophilus doliatus. Heard only.
Chestnut-backed Antshrike – Thamnophilus palliatus. Seen at Cock-of-the-rock lodge. Range Restricted.
Plain-winged Antshrike - Thamnophilus schistaceus. Heard only.
Dusky-throated Antshrike – Thamnomanes ardesiacus. One of the commonest Lowland Antshrikes in the understory mixed-species flock, seen several times around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Bluish-slate Antshrike – Thamnomanes schistogynus. Quite common in the understory mixed-species flock, seen at Amazonia Lodge and at MWC.
Spot-winged Antshrike – Pygiptila stellaris. A canopy Antshrike seen around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Amazonian Streaked-Antwren - Myrmotherula multostriata. Seen at Cocha Blanco Lake.
Stripe-chested Antwren Myrmotherula longicauda. One of the most common Myrmotherula in the foothills seen below CORL.
White-flanked Antwren - Myrmotherula axillaris. Heard only.
Long-winged Antwren – Myrmotherula longipennis garbei. Another common lowland rainforest Antwren in the under-story mixed-species flocks.
Ihering's Antwren - Myrmotherula iheringi. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Yellow-breasted Antwren – Herpsilochmus axillaris. Seen below CORL.
Peruvian Warbling Antbird – Hypocnemis peruviana. Heard only.
Yellow-breasted Warbling Antbird - Hypocnemis subflava. Seen at Cock-of-the-rock lodge and at Manu Wildlife Centre. Range Restricted.
Gray Antbird - Cercomacra cinerascens. Seen twice at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Blackish Antbird - Cercomacra nigrescens. Seen at Antthrush trail.
Black Antbird – Cercomacra serva. Seen along the Manu Road close to CORL.
Manu Antbird – Cercomacra manu. Heard only.
White-browed Antbird – Myrmoborus leucophrys. Common in the Lowland rainforest, seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Band-tailed Antbird - Hypocnemoides maculicauda. Very nice view of two individuals along riverside trail. Range Restricted.
White-lined Antbird – Percnostola lophotes. Another bamboo specialist! Range just creeps over the border into NW Bolivia; Seen at Antthrush trail. Near Threatened.
Chestnut-tailed Antbird - Myrmeciza hemimelaena. A pair seen at Amazonia lodge.
Black-throated Antbird – Myrmeciza atrothorax. Heard only.
Goeldi’s Antbird – Myrmeciza goeldii. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center and at Antthrush trail; likes Bamboo but is not restricted to it. Named for Emil August Goeldi, German naturalist resident in Brazil and author of “Aves do Brasil” 1894. Range Restricted.
Plumbeous Antbird - Myrmeciza hyperythra. Seen at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Sooty Antbird – Myrmeciza fortis. Seen at Manu Wildlife Centre.
White-throated Antbird - Gymnopithys salvini. Seen only by the tour leader.
Black-spotted Bare-eye - Phlegopsis nigromaculata. Heard only.
ANTPITTAS
Red-and-white Antpitta – Grallaria erythroleuca. A Peruvian endemic restricted to the Department of Cusco; Seen below Wayqecha on our way down to Cock-of-the-rock lodge. ENDEMIC.
Rufous (Urubamba) Antpitta – Grallaria rufula occabambae. Heard only.
Amazonian Antpitta – Hylopezus berlepschi. Gave us a very hard time to see one this time at Amazonia Lodge, not everyone saw it.
TAPACULOS
Rusty-belted Tapaculo – Liosceles thoracicus. The biggest and easiest Tapaculo from the Manu trip, seen at Amazonia lodge and at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Trilling Tapaculo - Scylotopus parvirostris. Heard only.
White-crowned Tapaculo – Scylotopus atratus. Seen along the Manu Road on our way to Cock-of-the-rock lodge.
ANTTHRUSHES
Rufous-capped Antthrush – Formicarius colma. Heard only.
Black-faced Antthrush – Formicarius analis. Seen when going up hill to the canopy tower at Amazonia lodge.
Rufous-fronted Antthrush – Formicarius rufifrons. It took us a long time to wait for him to show up, but at the end was worth it because everybody saw it at the bamboo trail.
Rufous-breasted Antthrush - Formicarius rufipectus thoracicus. Heard only.
Striated Antthrush - Chamaeza nobilis. Very well seen in the open by most of the participants near the Tapir Claylick. A very difficult bird to see.
OVENBIRDS
Slender-billed Miner – Geositta tenuirostris. Very good views along the Manu road.
Olivaceous Woodcreeper - Sittasomus griseicapillus amazonicus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center. Take note of where you see these as there are several species involved.
Plain-brown Woodcreeper - Dendrocincla fuliginosa. Seen around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper – Glyphorynchus spirurus. Common in the lowland rainforest.
Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper - Dendrexetastes rufigula. Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Long-billed Woodcreeper - Nasica longirostris. Wonderful views just around the garden at Manu Wildlife Center.
Strong-billed Woodcreeper - Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus. Seen only by tour leader around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Elegant (Jurua) Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus elegans juruanus. Seen on two different occasions around Manu Wildlife Center; we saw the jurua subspecies. Note that Zimmer (1934d), Pinto (1937), Ridgely & Tudor (1994), and Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) considered Xiphorhynchus elegans and X. spixii (Spix‟s Woodcreeper) conspecific, but see Haffer (1997) for rationale for treating them as separate species, as in Peters (1951) and Meyer de Schauensee (1970). Aleixo (2002) also found molecular support for treating nominates spixii as a separate species from all other taxa in the group. Cory & Hellmayr (1925) treated the subspecies juruanus and insignis as separate species from X. spixii (Jurua Woodcreeper), and Pinto (1947) also maintained juruanus as a separate species; but they were considered conspecific by Zimmer (1934d) and Peters (1951).
Buff-throated Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus guttatus. The most common lowland rainforest Woodcreeper, seen at Amazonia Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center; some authorities consider Buff throated Woodcreeper of SE Brazil as distinct but some authorities consider the reason for splitting weak.
Olive-backed Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus triangularis. Seen in the cloud forest above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Montane Woodcreeper – Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger. Fairly common in the cloud forest.
Lineated (Inambari) Woodcreeper - Lepidocolaptes (fatimalimae) albolineatus. Seen around Manu Wildlife Center. SACC proposal passed to recognize fatimalimae as a species and also elevate subspecies layardi and fuscicapillus to species rank. Revised species limits not yet implemented pending proposal on English names.
Point-tailed Palmcreeper - Berlepschia rikeri. Wonderful view along the Trans-oceanic highway outside of Puerto Maldonado; a mauritia palm tree specialist.
Streaked Tuftedcheek - Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii. Seen in the cloud forest, below Wayqecha.
Pale-legged Hornero - Furnarius leucopus tricolor. Common at Amazonia Lodge, seen also at Manu Wildlife Center building nest.
Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper - Lochmias nematura. A pair seen along the Manu Road on our way to Cock-of-the-rock lodge.
Wren-like Rushbird – Phleocryptes melanops. Great views in the reeds at Huacarpay lakes.
Cream-winged Cinclodes - Cinclodes albiventris. Seen around Huacarpay Lakes. The SACC says Sanson et al. (2009) sampled C. fuscus from throughout its range and found that it was polyphyletic, with various populations more closely related to C. olrogi, C. oustaleti, C. comechingonus, and C. antarcticus. SACC proposal passed to elevate the albiventris and albidiventris groups to species rank. Derryberry et al. (2011) also corroborated this treatment. As for English names, Jaramillo (2003) proposed Cream-winged Cinclodes for C. albiventris and Buff-winged Cinclodes for C. fuscus, and Jaramillo (see proposal 415) proposed Chestnut-winged Cinclodes for C. albidiventris; these are used here tentatively until formal SACC action. SACC proposal badly needed.
White-winged Cinclodes - Cinclodes atacamensis. Brief view from the bridge at Paucartambo town on our way to Wayqecha.
Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner – Philydor erythropterum. Seen around MWC.
Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner – Philydor rufus. Seen at Quita Calzones below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Montane Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia striaticollis. Fairly common in the Cloud forest; seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner - Anabacerthia ruficaudatum. Seen by Pieter Jakobus and Nicola Kerstin along the trail that goes to the Tapir Claylick.
Peruvian Recurvebill - Simoxenops ucayalae. Seen at the Antthrush trail. Range Restricted.
Chestnut-winged Hookbill - Ancistrops strigilatus. Seen around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Striped Treehunter – Thripadectes holostictus. Seen at Cock-of-the-rock lodge.
Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner – Automolus rufipileatus. Seen around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner - Automolus ochrolaemus. Seen below Cock-of-the-rock lodge.
Pearled Treerunner - Margarornis squamiger. Seen in the higher Cloud Forests.
Streak-fronted Thornbird – Phacellodomus striaticeps. Seen at Huacarpay lakes.
Rusty-fronted Canastero – Asthenes ottonis. Seen twice at Huacarpay lakes. A Peruvian endemic! ENDEMIC.
Plain Softtail - Thripophaga fusciceps dimorpha. Very good views at Amazonia Lodge.
Marcapata Spinetail – Cranioleuca marcapatae marcapatae. Brief views of one individual below Wayqecha Biological Station. VULNERABLE ENDEMIC.
Creamy-crested Spinetail – Cranioleuca albicapilla albicapilla. Seen very well at Llaullipata, near Cusco city. ENDEMIC.
Speckled Spinetail - Cranioleuca gutturata. Good views at the garden of Amazonia Lodge.
Azara’s Spinetail - Synallaxis azarae urubambae. Common in the Manu cloud forest.
Plain-crowned Spinetail - Synallaxis gujanensis. Heard only.
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
White-banded Tyrannulet – Mecocerculus strictopterus. A common Tyrannulet in the canopy mixed-species flocks in the cloud forest.
White-throated Tyrannulet – Mecocerculus leucophrys. Common in the cloud forest.
Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant - Anairetes flavirostris. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet - Tyrannulus elatus. Seen at Amazonia lodge.
Forest Elaenia - Myiopagis gaimardii. Seen around MWC.
White-crested Elaenia – Elaenia albiceps. Seen at Huacarpay lakes.
Sierran Elaenia – Elaenia pallatangae. Several individuals seen in the higher cloud forest around Wayqecha Research Station and around CORL.
Torrent Tyrannulet - Serpophaga cinerea. Seen around Wayquecha and at CORL.
Streak-necked Flycatcher - Mionectes striaticollis. Seen at Cock-of-the-rock lodge.
McConnell’s Flycatcher – Mionectes macconnelli. Seen around Amazonia Lodge.
Sepia-capped Flycatcher - Leptopogon amaurocephalus. Seen around Pillcopata town and Amazonia Lodge.
Slaty-capped Flycatcher - Leptopogon superciliaris. Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Inca Flycatcher – Leptopogon taczanowski. Seen above Rocotal area in the Manu cloud forest; a scarce Peruvian endemic; Named for Wladislaw Taczanowskii, Polish ornithologist and author of “Ornithologie du Perou” 1884. ENDEMIC.
Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet - Phyllomyias uropygialis. Seen around Wayquecha Biological Station.
Bolivian Tyrannulet – Zimmerius bolivianus. Good views in the cloud forest.
Plain Tyrannulet - Inezia inornata. One seen from the hide at Blanquillo Macaw Clay lick. An Austral migrant.
Ornate Flycatcher - Myiotriccus ornatus. One individual seen at Quita Calzón, below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Many-colored Rush-Tyrant – Tachuris rubrigastra. Seen well at Huacarpay lakes.
Ringed Antpipit - Corythopis torquatus. One seen from the hide at Blanquillo Macaw Clay lick.
Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant - Myiornis ecaudatus. Heard only.
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant – Lophotriccus pileatus. Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
White-bellied Tody-Tyrant - Hemitriccus griseipectus. Seen twice at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Johannes's Tody-Tyrant - Hemitriccus iohannis. A pair seen at Amazonia lodge.
Black-backed Tody-Flycatcher - Poecilotriccus pulchellus. At least three individuals seen on our way to Pillcopata town. ENDEMIC.
Spotted Tody-Flycatcher - Todirostrum maculatum. Seen around the Blanquillo Claylick.
Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher – Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum. Seen at Amazonia lodge and also from the canopy platform at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Golden-crowned Spadebill - Platyrinchus coronatus. Heard only.
Cinnamon Flycatcher – Pyrrhosmyias cinnamomea. Common in the Cloud Forest.
Bran-colored Flycatcher - Myiophobus fasciatus. Seen at the swampy area along the highway on our way to Puerto Maldonado.
Smoke-colored Pewee – Contopus fumigatus. Quite common in the cloud forest.
Black Phoebe – Sayornis nigricans latirostris. Fairly common on rushing streams along the road to Manu; this is the southern race Sayornis nigricans latirostris. The change from the darker-winged nominate 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 in the Manu lowland rainforest.
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. Seen at Huacarpay lakes.
Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant – Muscisaxicola rufivertex. Seen at Huacarpay lakes and on the roadside of the Manu road by the higher elevations range.
Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant - Agriornis montana. Seen round Huacarpay lakes.
Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant - Myiotheretes striaticollis. One seen around Tipón Archaeological Site and a few more around Wayquecha Biological Station.
Rufous-bellied Bush-Tyrant - Myiotheretes fuscorufus. Seen below Wayquecha Biological Station.
Rufous-webbed Bush-Tyrant – Polioxolmis rufipennis. Seen on the higher sections of the Manu road.
Crowned Chat-Tyrant (Kalinowski's) – Ochthoeca (spodionota) frontalis. Seen above Wayquecha Biological Station. The SACC says: Garcia-Moreno et al. (1998) suggested that the plumage and genetic differences between the frontalis and spodionota subspecies groups warranted species-level recognition for each. Proposal needed?
Slaty-backed (Maroon-belted) Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca (thoracia) cinnamomeiventris. Seen around Wayquecha Biological Station. Garcia-Moreno et al. (1998) suggested that the plumage and genetic differences between subspecies groups north and south of the Maranon should be recognized at the species level, with Ochthoeca thoracica the name for the southern species. Ridgely & Tudor (1994) reported that there are also vocal differences that would support this split. Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) and Hilty (2003) further recognized Venezuelan nigrita as a separate species from O. cinnamomeiventris, as done by Cory & Hellmayr (1927); see Zimmer (1937b) for the rationale for treating them all as conspecific based on plumage pattern, the treatment followed by Fitzpatrick (2004). Proposal needed.
Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca rufipectoralis. Seen several times at Wayquecha Biological Station and at CORL.
Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca fumicolor. Seen on the Manu road around Wayqecha.
White-browed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca leucophrys. Seen twice around Huacarpay lakes.
Long-tailed Tyrant - Colonia colonus. Seen around Amazonia lodge.
Large-headed Flatbill - Ramphotrigon megacephalum. One seen along the Antthrush trail.
Rufous-tailed Flatbill – Ramphotrigon ruficauda. Heard only.
Dull-capped (White-eyed) Attila - Attila bolivianus. Heard only.
Bright-rumped Attila - Attila spadiceus. Heard only.
White-rumped Sirystes – Sirystes albocinereus. Seen from the Canopy platform at Manu Wildlife Center and from the canopy platform around Cocha Camungo Lake. Sirystes was recently split into several species. Donegan (2013) interpreted vocal and plumage variation to indicate that four species should be recognized: in addition to trans-Andean albogriseus, also albocinereus of western Amazonia and subcanescens of the Guianan Shield. SACC proposal passed to recognize four species in Sirystes.
Grayish Mourner – Rhytipterna simplex. Heard only.
Dusky-capped Flycatcher – Myiarchus tuberculifer. Seen twice in the cloud forest and also at Amazonia lodge.
Short-crested Flycatcher – Myiarchus ferox. Common in the lowland rainforest.
Brown-crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus tyrannulus. Seen on the way back from Blanquillo clay lick.
Lesser Kiskadee - Philohydor lictor. Fairly common alongside Ox-bow lakes.
Great Kiskadee - Pitangus sulphuratus. Seen several times in the Manu lowland rainforest.
Boat-billed Flycatcher - Megarynchus pitangua. Seen at Amazonia Lodge.
Social Flycatcher - Myiozetetes similis. Common.
Gray-capped Flycatcher - Myiozetetes granadensis. Good views around Quita Calzónes.
Lemon-browed Flycatcher – Conopias cinchoneti. Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Golden-crowned Flycatcher - Myiodynastes chrysocephalus. Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Streaked Flycatcher – Myiodynastes maculatus. A pair seen from inside the airport in Puerto Maldonado.
Piratic Flycatcher – Legatus leucophaius. Seen along the trail to the Tapir claylick at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Crowned Slaty-Flycatcher – Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus. One seen from the hide of Blanquillo Macaw Clay lick.
Sulphury Flycatcher – Tyrannopsis sulphurea. Quite good views outside of Puerto Maldonado, likes Mauritia palm trees.
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus. Common.
COTINGAS
Band-tailed Fruiteater - Pipreola intermedia. Very nice view around CORL and also below Wayqecha Biological Station. Range Restricted.
Barred Fruiteater – Pipreola arcuata. Great views below the tunnels, below Wayqecha Research Station.
Red-crested Cotinga – Ampelion rubrocristata. Quite common around Wayqecha Research Station.
Andean Cock-of-the-rock – Rupicola peruviana. We saw a few at the lek, but we managed to have several good views of this pretty bird along the road around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Purple-throated Fruitcrow – Querula purpurata. Seen from the Canopy tower at Cocha Camungo lake.
Screaming Piha – Lipaugus vociferans. Commonly heard at Manu Wildlife Center; but seen several days around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Bare-necked Fruitcrow – Gymnoderus foetidus. Seen on four occasions around Amazonia lodge and Manu Wildlife Centre.
MANAKINS
Dwarf-tyrant Manakin – Tyranneutes stolzmanni. Great views around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Blue-backed Manakin – Chiroxiphia pareola regina. Seen by a a few participants along the Collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Yungas Manakin – Chiroxiphia boliviana. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Blue-crowned Manakin – Pipra coronata exquisite. Heard only.
Cerulean-capped Manakin – Pipra coeruleocapilla. Seen only by Douglas near Cock-of-the-rock lodge. ENDEMIC.
Band-tailed Manakin Pipra fasciicauda. Seen twice very nicely around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Round-tailed Manakin – Pipra chloromeros. Seen on our way back to the lodge from the Tapir Claylick.
TITYRAS AND BECARDS
In this classification, the genera Tityra through Phibalura were formerly placed tentatively in the Cotingidae, following Prum et al. (2000). They had formerly been scattered among the Tyrannidae, Cotingidae, and Pipridae. Prum and Lanyon (1989) and Sibley & Ahlquist (1990) found that Tityra, Schiffornis, and Pachyramphus formed a distinct group, separate from the rest of the Tyrannidae; Sibley & Ahlquist (1990) proposed that they were most closely related to core Tyrannidae than to other tyrannoid families such as the Cotingidae or Pipridae. More recent genetic data (Johansson et al. 2002, Chesser 2004, Barber & Rice 2007) confirm that the genera Tityra through at least Pachyramphus form a monophyletic group, but Chesser (2004) found that this group is more closely related to the Pipridae than to the Cotingidae or Tyrannidae. SACC proposal passed to remove from Cotingidae (and place as Incertae Sedis or as separate family, Tityridae). Barber & Rice (2007) not only confirmed the monophyly of the group but also proposed elevation to family rank. SACC proposal passed to recognize Tityridae. Within this group, Barber & Rice (2007) found genetic evidence for two major groups: (a) Laniisoma, Laniocera, and Schiffornis, and (b) Iodopleura, Tityra, Xenopsaris, and Pachyramphus.
Black-tailed Tityra - Tityra cayana. Seen around CORL, Amazonia lodge and MWC.
Masked Tityra – Tityra semifasciata. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Varzea Schiffornis - Schiffornis major. Heard only.
Cinereous Mourner – Laniocera hypopyrra. Seen twice around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Barred Becard – Pachyramphus versicolor. Seen around CORL.
Chestnut-crowned Becard - Pachyramphus castaneus. Seen along the trail that goes to the Blanquillo Claylick.
Pink-throated Becard – Pachyramphus minor. A pair seen around Amazonia lodge.
VIREOS & GREENLETS
Brown-capped Vireo – Vireo leucophrys. Seen around Cock-of-the-rock lodge.
Chivi (Red-eyed) Vireo – Vireo (olivaceus) chivi. A few of the resident non red-eyed form seen around CORL, Amazonia Lodge and MWC; 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.
Lemon-chested Greenlet - Hylophilus thoracicus. Seen only by Jean-Francois Bourhis around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Dusky-capped Greenlet - Hylophilus hypoxanthus. Seen several days around Manu Wildlife Centre.
JAYS
White-collared Jay - Cyanolyca viridicyana. Very good views below Wayquecha Biological Station. Near Threatened, Range Restricted.
Inca (Green) Jay - Cyanocorax yncas. Seen below Wayquecha Biological Station.
Purplish Jay - Cyanocorax cyanomelas Fairly common in the Manu Lowland rainforest. Range Restricted.
Violaceous Jay - Cyanocorax violaceus. Common in the Lowland rainforest.
SWALLOWS
Blue-and-white Swallow - Notiochelidon cyanoleuca. Common.
Brown-bellied Swallow - Notiochelidon murina. Seen at Paucartambo town from the bridge on our way to Wayqecha Lodge.
Andean Swallow - Orochelidon andecola. Seen around Acjanaco pass.
White-banded Swallow - Atticora fasciata. Common on lowland rivers.
Southern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx ruficollis. Common lowland Swallow.
Gray-breasted Martin - Progne chalybea. One individual seen at Cocha Blanco lake.
Brown-chested Martin - Progne tapera. Seen along the Alto Madre de Dios river.
White-winged Swallow – Tachycineta albiventer. The most common Swallow of the lowland rainforest rivers and oxbow lakes.
WRENS
Scaly-breasted (Southern Nightingale) Wren - Microcerculus marginatus. Seen round Manu Wildlife Centre.
House Wren – Troglodytes aedon. Common in the highlands, seen at Huacarpay lakes and at Wayquecha; Many authors (e.g., Hellmayr 1934, Pinto 1944, Phelps & Phelps 1950a) formerly treated Neotropical mainland populations as a separate species T. musculus; see also Brumfield and Capparella (1996); this treatment was followed by Brewer (2001) and Kroodsma & Brewer (2005). The Falklands population, T. a. cobbi, might also be best treated as a species (Wood 1993), as was done by Brewer (2001), Mazar Barnett & Pearman (2001), Jaramillo (2003), and Kroodsma & Brewer (2005).
Thrush-like Wren - Campylorhynchus turdinus. Seen at MWC.
Moustached Wren – Thryothorus genibarbis Seen around MWC. Range Restricted.
Fulvous Wren - Cinnycerthia fulva. Seen along the Manu Road below Wayquecha Biological Station. Range Restricted.
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren – Henicorhina leucophrys. Commonly heard in the cloud forest, but seen twice around CORL.
Chestnut-breasted Wren – Cyphorhinus thoracicus. Heard only.
DONACOBIUS
Black-capped Donacobius – Donacobius atricapillus. Common on the ox-bow lakes and marshes of the lowlands – seen around Amazonia lodge, Cocha Blanco Lake and at the swampy area along the highway on our way to Puerto Maldonado.
THRUSHES AND SOLITAIRES
Andean Solitaire – Myadestes ralloides. Seen around Cock-of-the-rock lodge.
White-eared Solitaire - Entomodestes leucotis. Seen up in the Rocotal area.
Hauxwell's Thrush - Turdus hauxwelli. Seen at Amazonia lodge.
Creamy-bellied Thrush - Turdus amaurochalinus. Seen twice at MWC, and on the trail to Blanquillo Claylick – an Austral migrant.
Black-billed Thrush Turdus ignobilis. The common Amazonian garden Thrush.
Great Thrush – Turdus fuscater ockenderi. The common Thrush of the higher Cloud Forest.
Chiguanco Thrush – Turdus chiguanco chiguanco. The common Andean Thrush seen at Huacarpay and along the Manu road.
White-necked Thrush - Turdus albicollis. Seen around Manu Wildlife Centre.
TANAGERS AND ALLIES
Red-capped Cardinal – Paroaria gularis. Common in the lowlands, especially around the ox-bow lakes.
Magpie Tanager – Cissopis leveriana. The biggest Tanager in Amazonian Lowlands, and fairly common.
Hooded Tanager - Nemosia pileata. Seen on the way back from Blanquillo clay lick.
White-browed (Black-capped) Hemispingus - Hemispingus (aricuaris) atropileus. Seen around Cock-of-the-rock lodge. The subspecies auricularis is at least as distinct genetically and morphologically, and should presumably given equal taxonomic rank (Garcia-Moreno et al. 2001, Garcia-Moreno & Fjeldsa 2003). Proposal needed. ENDEMIC.
Superciliaried Hemispingus - Hemispingus superciliaris. Seen around Cock-of-the-rock lodge.
Black-eared Hemispingus – Hemispingus melanotis berlepschi. Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge and around Rocotal.
Drab Hemispingus - Hemispingus xanthophthalmus. Seen around Wayquecha Biological Station.
Three-striped Hemispingus - Hemispingus trifasciatus. Four individuals seen in a mixed-species flock around Wayquecha Biological Station.
Gray-hooded Bush Tanager – Cnemoscopus rubrirostris. One individual seen in a mixed-species flock below Wayquecha Biological Station.
Rust-and-yellow Tanager – Thlypopsis ruficeps. Fairly common in the cloud forest associated with mixed-species flocks.
Yellow-crested Tanager – Tachyphonus rufiventer. Seen at Quita calzón.
White-winged Shrike-Tanager – Lanio versicolor. Seen on three occasions at MWC in canopy mixed-species flocks.
White-shouldered Tanager - Tachyphonus luctuosus. Seen twice around MWC.
Masked Crimson Tanager – Ramphocelus nigrogularis. Stunning Tanager common at Amazonia Lodge.
Silver-beaked Tanager – Ramphocelus carbo. Another common good-looking Tanager.
Hooded Mountain-Tanager – Buthraupis montana. Quite common around Wayqecha Biological Station; the display is pretty acrobatic for such a large Tanager.
Grass-green Tanager - Chlorornis riefferii. Seen on two occasions around Wayqecha Biological Station and CORL.
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager - Anisognathus igniventris igniventris. Fairly common around Wayqecha – common but spectacular.
Chestnut-bellied Mountain-Tanager – Delothraupis castaneoventris. Seen below Wayquecha Biological Station; amazing color contrast between the upper and underparts! Range Restricted.
Yellow-throated Tanager - Iridosornis analis. Seen around CORL.
Golden-collared Tanager - Iridosornis jelskii. Seen twice above Wayquecha Biological Station.
Blue-and-yellow Tanager – Thraupis bonariensis. Unlike most Peruvian Tanagers this one in paticular likes arid and semi arid areas; seen at Huacarpay Lakes and along the Manu road.
Orange-eared Tanager – Chlorochrysa calliparaea. Very beautiful little Tanager; seen several times around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Blue-gray Tanager – Thraupis episcopus. Common.
Palm Tanager – Thraupis palmarum. Common.
Blue-capped Tanager – Thraupis cyanocephala. Fairly common in the Manu cloud forest.
Golden-naped Tanager - Tangara ruficervix. Seen around Cock-of-the-rock lodge.
Blue-necked Tanager – Tangara cyanicollis. Another Christmas-tree bird – Common.
Spotted Tanager – Tangara punctata. Replaces the former in the higher foothills, not uncommon around 1000 meters; Seen on several days around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Blue-and-black Tanager - Tangara vassorii atrocaerulea. Seen several times around Wayqecha.
Beryl-spangled Tanager – Tangara nigroviridis. Fairly common around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Turquoise Tanager – Tangara mexicana. A lowland species, seen at Amazonia lodge and several times around Manu Wildlife Center; Not found in Mexico!
Paradise Tanager – Tangara chilensis. What can you say! A pleasure to have such a pretty species so common; though not found in Chile!
Opal-crowned Tanager – Tangara callophrys. Seen twice from the Canopy tower at Amazonia lodge.
Bay-headed Tanager – Tangara gyrola. Seen once around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Golden-eared Tanager – Tangara chrysotis. Very nice Tanager, seen on two different days at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Saffron-crowned Tanager – Tangara xanthocephala lamprotis. Another Christmas tree ornament! Wonderful views around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Green-and-gold Tanager – Tangara schrankii. Another lowland Tanager present in most canopy flocks.
Golden Tanager – Tangara arthus. Great birds! Great looks around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Swallow Tanager - Tersina viridis. Seen along the Alto Madre de Dios River and at MWC.
Black-faced Dacnis – Dacnis lineate. Nice view below CORL, Amazonia Lodge.
Yellow-bellied Dacnis – Dacnis flaviventer. Wonderful views from the canopy tower of Manu Wildlife Centre.
Blue Dacnis – Dacnis cayana. Seen below CORL, Amazonia lodge and MWC.
Purple Honeycreeper – Cyanerpes caeruleus. Seen from the canopy tower at Cocha Camungo around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Green Honeycreeper – Chlorophanes spiza. Seen up from the Canopy tower at Amazonia Lodge.
Capped Conebill – Conirostrum albifrons. Quite common with mixed-species flocks in the cloud forest.
Moustached Flowerpiercer - Diglossa mystacalis. Seen around Wayquecha Biological Station.
Black-throated Flowerpiercer - Diglossa brunneiventris. Seen at Huacarpay lakes and around Wayquecha Biological Station.
Deep-blue Flowerpiercer - Diglossa glauca. Seen below Wayquecha Biological Station.
Masked Flowerpiercer - Diglossa cyanea. Fairly common in the Manu cloud forest.
Peruvian Sierra-Finch – Phrygilus punensis. Seen at Huacarpay and on our way to Paucartambo; Named after the Southern Peruvian Department of Puno. Range Restricted.
Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch – Phrygilus plebejus. A common Finch of the Andes.
Band-tailed Sierra-Finch - Phrygilus alaudinus. Seen at Huacarpay lakes.
Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch - Poospiza caesar. Heard only.
Saffron Finch - Sicalis flaveola. Nice views outside Puerto Maldonado.
Blue-black Grassquit - Volatinia jacarina. Seen on our way to Pillcopata town.
Chestnut-bellied Seedeater - Sporophila castaneiventris. Seen on our way to Pilcopata town.
Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch – Oryzoborus angolensis. One seen at Blanquillo Macaw Clay lick.
Black-and-white Seedeater – Sporophila luctuosa. Seen along the Manu Road on our way to Pillcopta.
Double-collared Seedeater - Sporophila caerulescens. Seen outside Puerto Maldonado.
Band-tailed Seedeater – Catamenia analis analis. Common in the Andes where some vegetation, several birds at Huacarpay lakes and the Manu road.
Bananaquit - Coereba flaveola. Not common in Manu, seen at Amazonia Lodge.
INCERTAE SEDIS-2
Buff-throated Saltator – Saltator maximus. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge, Amazonia Lodge and MWC.
Grayish Saltator – Saltator coerulescens. Seen at Cocha Camungo ox-bow lakes around MWC.
Golden-billed Saltator – Saltator aurantiirostris. Seen at Huacarpay lakes.
Slate-colored Grosbeak - Saltator grossus. Heard only.
NEW WORLD SPARROWS AND ALLIES
Black-faced Brush-Finch – Atalaptes melanolaemus. Quite common in the Manu cloud forest; The Atlapetes genus has been completely revamped based on biochemical data and work done at Copenhagen Field Museum. Formerly considered part of Rufous-naped Brush-Finch complex A. rufinucha. Atlapetes melanolaemus was formerly (Hellmayr 1938, Paynter 1970a, Meyer de Schauensee 1970, Ridgely & Tudor 1989, Sibley & Monroe 1990) considered a subspecies of A. rufinucha, but see García-Moreno & Fjeldså (1999). Range Restricted.
Yellow-browed Sparrow – Ammodramus aurifrons. Seen below Quita Calzones on our way to Pillcopapa and along the highway on the way to Puerto Maldonado.
Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonatrichia capensis. Only in the Andes; A pretty Sparrow.
Common Chlorospingus - Chlorospingus flavopectus. Seen around CORL. 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. Also seen around CORL.
Yellow-throated Chlorospingus - Chlorospingus flavigularis. Seen around CORL.
CARDINAL GROSBEAKS
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager – Habia rubica. Seen around the GRID trail at MWC.
Carmiol’s Tanager – Chlorothraupis carmioli. Heard only.
NEW WORLD WARBLERS
Tropical Parula – Setophaga pitiayumi. Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Three-striped Warbler – Basileuterus tristriatus. Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Citrine Warbler – Myiothlypis luteoviridis striaticeps. Fairly common in the cloud forest, seen around Wayquecha Biological Station.
Pale-legged Warbler - Myiothlypis signatus. Seen around CORL.
Buff-rumped Warbler - Myiothlypis fulvicauda. Seen twice at Amazonia lodge.
Two-banded Warbler – Myiothlypis bivittatus. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Golden-bellied (Cuzco) Warbler – Myiothlypis chrysogaster. Seen below Quita Calzones. The SACC says: 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. SACC proposal to split chlorophrys from chrysogaster did not pass due to insufficient published data. If split would become a Peruvian endemic. ENDEMIC.
Russet-crowned Warbler - Myiothlypis coronatus. Heard only.
Slate-throated Redstart (Whitestart) – Myioborus miniatus. Common around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Spectacled Whitestat (Whitestart) – Myioborus melanocephalus. Fairly common in the higher cloud forest on the Manu road.
OROPENDOLAS, ORIOLES AND BLACKBIRDS
Red-breasted Blackbird – Sturnella militaris. Two flocks seen in flight composed of at at least ten each seen in the pastures along the Trans-oceanic highway on our way to Puerto Maldonado.
Pale-eyed Blackbird – Agelaius xanthophthalmus. Good views of this near-endemic at Cocha Blanco lake and also seen in the pastures along the Trans- oceanic highway on our way to Puerto Maldonado. Range Restricted.
Yellow-winged Blackbird – Agelaius thilius. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
Giant Cowbird – Molothrus oryzivorus. Common in the lowlands.
Epaulet Oriole – Icterus cayanensis. Seen below Quita Calzones.
Orange-backed Troupial – Icterus croconotus. Seen from the canopy tower at Cocha Camungo Lake around MWC, and also outside Puerto Maldonado.
Yellow-billed Cacique - Amblycercus holosericeus. Seen above Wayquecha Biological Station.
Solitary Black Cacique - Cacicus solitarius. Seen at La Pastora, outside Puerto Maldonado.
Yellow-rumped Cacique – Cacicus cela. Common.
Southern Mountain Cacique – Cacicus chrysonotus. Seen below Wayquecha Research Station. The northern (leucoramphus) and southern (chrysonotus) groups of subspecies were treated as separate species by Blake (1968b), but most classifications have treated them as a single species (e.g., Hellmayr 1937, Meyer de Schauensee 1966, 1970, Ridgely & Tudor 1989, Fjeldså & Krabbe 1990; and usually as Cacicus leucoramphus, an error, because chrysonotus has priority) because specimens near the contact zone show some signs of gene flow (Hellmayr 1937, Bond 1953). However, see Jaramillo & Burke (1999) for possible reasons for ranking them as species; this was followed by Ridgely & Greenfield (2001), Hilty (2003), and Fraga (2011). Powell et al. (2014) found that the two were deeply divergent genetically, more so than some Cacicus treated as species. SACC proposal pending to treat leucoramphus as a separate species.
Red-rumped Cacique - Cacicus haemorrhous. Very good views from the Canopy tower at MWC.
Casqued Oropendola – Psarocolius oseryi. Seen around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Russet-backed Oropendola – Psarocolius angustifrons alfredi. The most common Oropendola in the Lowlands.
Dusky-green Oropendola – Psarocolius atrovirens. Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge; Just sneaks into Bolivia. Replaces Russet-backed Oropendola in the Cloud Forest. Range Restricted.
Crested Oropendola – Psarocolius decumanus maculosus. Several times seen in the Manu lowlands, also on our way to Puerto Maldonado.
Olive Oropendola – Psarocolius bifasciatus. Seen at Amazonia Lodge and also at Manu Wildlife Centre.
FINCHES
Thick-billed Euphonia - Euphonia laniirostris. Seen around Manu Wildlife Centre.
Golden-bellied (White-lored) Euphonia – Euphonia chrysopasta. One male individual scoped from the blind at the Blanquillo clay lick.
Bronzy-green Euphonia – Euphonia mesochrysa. Seen on three different days around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Orange-bellied Euphonia – Euphonia xanthogaster brunneifrons. The most common Euphonia in Manu.
Rufous-bellied Euphonia - Euphonia rufiventris. Seen around MWC.
Hooded Siskin – Sporaga magellanica urubambensis. Seen around Huacarpay Lakes and along the Manu road by Acjanaco pass.
Olivaceous Siskin – Sporaga olivacea. Seen around Cock-of-the-rock lodge.