ITINERARY:
Oct 8th: A full day at Huacarpay Lakes and night in the Inca Capital Cusco.
Oct 9/10th: A two day trip to Machu-Picchu (birds not included on this report).
Oct 11th: Cusco to Cock of the Rock Lodge with birding stops along the way.
Oct 12th: Full day at CORL. AM birding up and down the road and in the afternoon up the road to the Mirador (lookout), ending in the evening at the Lyre-tailed Nightjar stakeout. Night at CORL.
Oct 13th: Full day at Cock of the Rock Lodge. Morning to Rocotal and in the afternoon to Quita Calzones (1000 mts). Night CORL.
Oct 14th: Cock of the Rock Lodge to Pantiacolla Lodge birding along the way – boat ride from Atalaya community to Pantiacolla Lodge. Night at Pantiacolla.
Oct 15th: Full day at Pantiacolla Lodge. AM to Oropendola and Aracari trail and in the afternoon to Tinamou trail. Night at Pantiacolla.
Oct 16th: Full day at Pantiacolla Lodge. AM to Capybara trail and in the afternoon to the Mirador, Monk Saki and Oropendola trail. Night at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Oct 17th: Boat ride from Pantiacolla Lodge to Manu Wildlife Center on the Madre de Dios River after morning birding on Tinamou trail. Night at MWC.
Oct 18th: Full day at MWC. AM to Blanquillo Macaw clay lick and in the afternoon to the canopy platform. Night at MWC.
Oct 19th: Full day at MWC. AM to Cocha Camungo ox-bow lake and the canopy platform and in the afternoon to collpa trail. Night MWC.
Oct 20th: Full day at MWC. AM to Cocha Blanco ox-bow lake and Antthrush (bamboo) trail and in the afternoon to the GRID trail system.
Oct 21st: Full day at MWC. All day along the collpa trail, early afternoon back to the Lodge. Night MWC.
Oct 22nd: Travel day to Puerto Maldonado via Boca Colorado and onto Puerto Punkiri chico by car and then short boat ride to cross the Inambari River to get to Puerto Carlos and then to Santa Rosa on the highway that took us to Puerto Maldonado straight to the airport for the afternoon flght to Lima – End of the tour.
SPECIES LIST
TINAMOUS
Great Tinamou - Tinamus major. 3 in total seen in one day at Pantiacolla.
Brown Tinamou - Crypturellus obsoletus. We saw 2 in the garden on one day at Cock of the Rock lodge. Great views!
SCREAMERS
Horned Screamer - Anhima cornuta. We saw this several times at the Madre De Dios River and also at Camungo and Blanco Oxbow Lake, many individuals.
DUCKS
Orinoco Goose - Oressochen jubata. We saw 10 individuals on the River bank of the Madre de Dios on our way down to Boca Colorado. Great views!
Muscovy Duck - Cairina moschata. Seen on three different days on the Madre de Dios River. Formerly called Musk Duck because the drake has a musky smell.
Yellow-billed Teal - Anas flavirostris. Most 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.
Yellow-billed Pintail - Anas georgica. Also seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
Puna Teal - Anas puna. Common at Huacarpay Lakes.
Cinnamon Teal - Anas cyanoptera. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes. Very common.
CHACHALACAS, GUANS & CURASSOWS
Andean Guan - Penelope montagnii. One seen above Cock of the Rock Lodge. In Greek mythology Penelope was daughter of Icarus and wife of Ulysses, King of Ithaca.
Spix’s Guan - Penelope Jacquacu. One seen at Pantiacolla Lodge and another one at Manu Wildlife Center. Named after the German naturalist and collector in Brazil (1781-1826) Johann Baptist Ritter von Spix.
Blue-throated Piping Guan - Pipile cumanensis. Seen at Pantiacolla and Manu Wildlife Center.
Speckled Chachalaca - Ortalis guttata. A very common bird of Amazonian lowlands. Common in more lightly wooded and forest edge areas in the lowlands.
NEW WORLD QUAIL
Rufous-breasted Wood- Quail - Odontophorus speciosus. Heard only, below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
GREBES
Least Grebe - Tachybaptus dominicus. One seen at Cocha Blanco.
STORKS
Wood Stork - Mycteria Americana. One seen on our boat ride from Atalaya to Pantiacolla Lodge on the Madre de Dios River.
CORMORANTS
Neotropic Cormorant - Phalacrocorax brasilianus. Very common bird on the Madre de Dios River.
DARTERS
Anhinga - anhinga anhinga. Common on the ox-bow lakes in the Lowlands.
HERONS & BITTERNS
Fasciated Tiger Heron - Tigrisoma fasciatum. Common on the Alto Madre de Dios River – 3 seen on our boat ride to Pantiacolla.
Striated Heron - Butorides striatus. Two seen at Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake.
Cattle Egret - Bubulcus Ibis. Common.
Cocoi Heron - Ardea Cocoi. Common bird on Madre de Dios River.
Great Egret - Ardea albus. Common bird on Amazon Rivers.
Capped Heron - Pilherodius pileatus. Very pretty bird seen on 4 different occasions on the Alto Madre de Dios River and Blanco Lake.
Snowy Egret - Egretta thula. A very common bird on the Madre de Dios River.
IBIS & SPOONBILLS
Puna Ibis – plegadis ridgwayi. We recorded this at Huacarpay Lakes and on the roadside on our way to Puerto Maldonado.
Roseate Spoonbill - Ajaia ajaja. Seen on the Madre de Dios River on our way to Boca Colorado from MWC. Great views.
AMERICAN VULTURES
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura. Very common bird. 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 lowland Amazon.
Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus. Most common in the Amazon rainforest.
King Vulture - Sarcoramphus papa. Seen twice in the Lowlands.
OSPREYS
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus. One seen at Blanco Oxbow Lake in flight and another one on the Madre de Dios River on our way down to Boca Colorado.
KITES, HAWKS AND EAGLES
Swallow tailed Kite - Elanoides forficatus. Great views at Pantiacolla Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Black Hawk-Eagle - Spizaetus tyrannus. One individual seen around Manu Wildlife Center.
Black and chestnut Eagle - Spizaetus isidori. A male seen above Cock of the Rock Lodge. Named after Isidore Geoffrey Saint – Hilliaire 1805-1861 French zoologist. VULNERABLE.
Double-toothed Kite - Harpagus bidentatus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Plumbeous Kite - Ictinia plumbea. Very common in Amazon lowland rainforests.
Slate-colored Hawk - Buteogallus schistacea. Seen twice around Manu Wildlife Center and one more on our boat ride to Boca Colorado.
Great Black Hawk - Buteogallus urubitinga. Common on the Madre de Dios River.
Montane Solitary Eagle - Buteogallus solitarius. An immature seen on its nest above Cock of the Rock Lodge. NEAR THREATENED.
Roadside Hawk - Rupornis magnirostris. Very common bird in Amazon lowland forest.
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle - Geranoaetus melanoleucus. One bird at Huacarpay Lakes.
LIMPKINS
Limpkin - Aramus guarauna. Seen at Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake and one more in the agriculture field on our way to Puerto Maldonado.
TRUMPETERS
Pale-winged Trumpeter – Psophia leucoptera. 2 seen well in a weird way (up in a tree after been chased by a domestic dog in the middle of the jungle without its owner) in the GRID at Manu Wildlife Center.
RAILS & CRAKES
Gray-cowled Wood Rail -Aramides cajanea. Seen crossing the road on our way to Puerto Maldonado. The old Gray-necked Wood-Rail has been split two ways: Russet-naped Wood-Rail Aramides albiventris of Mexico and the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica and the one we saw of the Pacific slope of Costa Rica to Argentina.
Rufous-sided Crake - Laterallus melanophaius. Heard only.
Gray-breasted Crake – Laterallus exilis. One seen at Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lake.
Plumbeous Rail - Pardirallus sanguinolentus. 3 seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
Common Gallinule - Gallinula galeata. Very common at Huacarpay Lake. Note that the New World form has been split from the Common Moorhen of Eurasia. Common Gallinule of Western Hemisphere is split from Common Moorhen on the basis of morphological, genetic, and vocal differences (Groenenberg et al 2008).
Slate-colored 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 Coot.
SUNGREBES
Sungrebe – Heliornis fulica. 5 in total seen at Cocha Camungo and Cocha Blanco ox-bow Lakes.
SUNBITTERNS
Sunbittern - Eurypyga helias. One seen on the Madre de Dios River around Manu Wildlife Center.
PLOVERS
Collared Plover - Charandrius collaris. Seen twice on the Madre de Dios River bank in the Manu lowland.
Pied Lapwing - Vanellus (Haploxypterus) cayanus. Common on the Madre de Dios River – seen around MWC.
Southern Lapwing – Vanellus chilensis. 10+ seen on the road-side of the highway on our way to Puerto Maldonado.
Andean Lapwing. Vanellus resplendens. Very common at Huacarpay Lakes and in the Andes.
STILTS
Black-necked (White-backed) Stilt – Himantopus (melanurus) mexicanus. One seen on the fresh plowed fields on the roadside of the highway on our way to Puerto Maldonado.
SANDPIPERS AND SNIPES
Puna Snipe - Gallinago andina. 2 seen near Colquepata on our way to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Spotted Sandpiper- Actitis macularia. At Huacarpay lake and in the Manu lowland.
Lesser Yellowlegs -Tringa flavipes. 2 seen on our way to Puerto Maldonado.
Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos. A few seen on the Madre de Dios River around Manu Wildlife Center and 3 more in the fresh agriculture field on our drive to Puerto Maldonado on the highway.
JACANAS
Wattled Jacana - Jacana jacana. Very common on two Oxbow Lakes Camungo and Cocha Blanco and a few more on our drive to Puerto Maldonado.
GULLS & TERNS
Andean Gull - Chroicocephlus serranus. Very common at Huacarpay Lakes.
Large-billed Tern - Phaetusa simplex. Common in lower Madre de Dios River.
Yellow-billed Tern - Sterna superciliaris. Very common along Madre de Dios River.
SKIMMERS
Black Skimmer - Rynchops niger. Common on the Madre de Dios River.
PIGEONS AND DOVES
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia. Common near human habitation.
Spot Winged Pigeon – Patagioenas maculosa. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes, common.
Band-tailed Pigeon - Patagioenas fasciata. Seen at Rocotal.
Pale-vented Pigeon - Patagioenas cayennensis. Common near water in the lowlands.
Plumbeous Pigeon -Patagioenas plumbea. Quite common around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Eared Dove – Zenaida auriculata. Common in the highlands. Numbers increasing rapidly.
White-tipped Dove - Leptotila verreauxi decipiens. Heard only.
Gray fronted Dove - Leptotila rufaxilla. Seen very commonly at MWC in the garden. This and the previous species have complicated distribution with places where they occur side by side and other where only one occurs or is more common. In this part of Peru the two species appear to segregate one another by elevation. White-tipped is found in the foothills and Gray-fronted in the lowlands. At least one is far more common than the other at different elevations.
Ruddy Quail-Dove - Geotrygon montana. 2 seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Ruddy Ground-Dove – Geotrygon Montana. One seen at Blanquillo macaw clay lick.
Bare-faced Ground-Dove - Metriopelia ceciliae. One seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
HOATZIN
Hoatzin - Opisthocomus hoazin. Common on ox-bow lakes – seen at Blanco and Camungo ox-bow Lake.
CUCKOOS
Little Cuckoo - Coccycua minuta. Seen at Cocha Camungo and Cocha Blanco. Nice views.
Squirrel Cuckoo - Piaya cayana. The commonest Cuckoo in the foothill and lowland rainforest.
Black-bellied Cuckoo - Piaya melanogaster. 3 individuals seen on the collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Greater Ani – Crotophaga major. Seen at Blanquillo macaw clay lick and also at Camungo and Blanco ox-bow lakes.
Smooth billed Ani - Crotophaga ani. Very common in amazon lowland secondary forest.
TYPICAL OWLS
Rufescent Screech-Owl - Megascops ingens. Seen twice at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Burrowing Owl – Athene cunicularia. One seen on the river bank on our boat ride from Pantiacolla to MWC.
POTOOS
Great Potoo - Nyctibius grandes. One individual seen roosting between Pillcopata and Atalaya community.
Long-tailed Potoo – Nyctibius aethereus. Great views at Pantiacolla Lodge, near the Lodge.
Andean Potoo – Nyctibius maculosus. One seen roosting below Rocotal on the Manu road.
NIGHTHAWKS & NIGHTJARS
Sand-colored Nighthawk - Chordeiles rupestris. Seen roosting on the Madre de Dios River bank on our boat ride from Pantiacolla to Manu Wildlife Center.
Common Pauraque - Nyctidromus albicollis. Heard only.
Lyre tailed Nightjar - Uropsalis lyra. Wonderful display of a male (a little bit below the usual site) apart from the one at the usual spot above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Ocellated Poorwill - Nyctiphrynus ocellatus. One seen very well at Pantiacolla Lodge.
SWIFTS
Chestnut -collared Swift - Streptoprocne rutilus. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
White-collared Swift - Streptoprocne zonaris. Common.
Gray-rumped Swift - Chaetura cinereiventris. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Neotropical Palm Swift - Tachornis squamata. Common at Pantiacolla Lodge – common in the Lowland.
HUMMINGBIRDS
White-necked Jacobin - Florisuga mellivora. Common at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Rufous-breasted Hermit - Glaucis hirsutus. Seen at Blanquillo macaw clay lick and Cocha Camungo.
Green Hermit - Phaethornis guy. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge at the feeders.
Reddish Hermit - Phaethornis ruber. At Pantiacolla Lodge.
White-browed Hermit - Phaethornis stuarti. One seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge on our way down to Atalaya on our travel day to Pantiacolla Lodge.
Lesser Violet-ear - Colibri cyanotus. Seen at Rocotal, above Cock of the Rock Lodge. The Central and Middle American form of Green Violet-ear have been split into Mexican Violet-ear by the AOU our form which occurs from Costa Rica to Bolivia is now this species.
Sparkling Violet-ear - Colibri coruscans. Seen several times.
Black-eared Fairy - Heliothryx aurita. 2 at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Amethyst-throated Sunangel - Heliangelus amethysticollis. Common in the higher cloud forest around Wayqecha Biological Station. Feeding at flowers.
Wire-crested Thorntail - Discosura langsdorffi. Seen on two consecutive days on the Verbena flowers at Cock of the rock lodge in the garden – NEAR THREATENED.
Black-bellied Thorntail – Discosura langsdorffi. A female seen at the garden of Pantiacolla Lodge.
Festive Coquette - Lophornis chalybeus. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Peruvian Piedtail - Phlogophilus harterti. This endemic was seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge on our travel day to Pantiacolla Lodge – NEAR THREATENED ENDEMIC.
Speckled Hummingbird - Adelomyia melanogenys. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge in the garden feeding on flowers.
Green-tailed Trainbearer – Lesbia nuna. 2 seen at Huacarpay Lakes. Lesbia = A woman of Lesbos.
Bearded Mountaineer – Oreonympha nobilis. 2 seen very well at Huacarpay Lakes. ENDEMIC.
Tyrian Metaltail – Metallura tyrianthina smaragdinicollis. 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 Tire 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.
Buff-thighed Puffleg -Haplophaedia assimilis. One seen at Rocotal – above Cock of the Rock Lodge. Range Restricted.
Shining Sunbeam – Aglaeactis cupripennis caumatonotus. Seen in the cloud forest around Wayqecha Biological Station.
Bronzy Inca - Coeligena coeligena. Also seen at Rocotal.
Collared Inca – Coeligena torquata. Quite common at Rocotal.
Anna’s (Booted) Racket-tail - Ocreatus (underwoodii) annae. Common at Cock of the Rock Lodge. The “Racquet-tailed Puffleg" was unknown in life but specimens existed in various London cabinets, whence a drawing was sent to Lesson (1832) by Mr. Underwood on behalf of Charles Stokes a London stockbroker and collector. A new paper in Zootaxa 4200 (1): 083–108 by KARL-L. SCHUCHMANN1, ANDRÉ-A. WELLER1 & DIETMAR JÜRGENS, suggests that the Booted Raquet-tail is in fact 4 species.
If correct this article would provide Bolivia with an endemic species and gives Peru 2 species -one an endemic! Which ones have you seen? Here is a resume by the authors: 'Our taxonomic analyses show that the divergence in independent diagnosable morphological characters and in behavioral traits sufficiently meets the criteria set by Helbig et al. (2002) for assigning species rank to four populations: O. underwoodii (including polystictus, discifer, underwoodii, incommodus, melanantherus), White-booted Racket-tail (RANGE VENEZUELA TO ECUADOR); O. peruanus, Peruvian Racket-tail (RANGE - SE ECUADOR TO HUANUCO PERU); O. addae, Adda’s Racket-tail (RANGE LA PAZ TO SANTA CRUZ BOLIVIA); O. annae. Anna’s Racket-tail (RANGE: PASCO TO CUSCO).
Violet-fronted Brilliant - Heliodoxa leadbeateri. Very common at Cock of the rock Lodge.
Giant Hummingbird - Patagona gigas. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes and also on the Manu road - the world’s largest Hummer.
Fork-tailed Woodnymph - Thalurania furcata. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Golden-tailed Sapphire - Chrysuronia oenone. Quite common at Pantiacolla Lodge.
White-chinned Sapphire - Hylocharis cyanus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
TROGONS AND QUETZALS
Crested Quetzal – Pharomachrus antisianus. 3 seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Golden-headed Quetzal – Pharomachrus auriceps. Seen twice at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Collared Trogon -Trogon collaris. At Manu Wildlife Center.
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus. 2 seen at Rocotal.
Blue-crowned Trogon - Trogon curucui. A male one seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Amazonian Trogon - Trogon ramonianus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center. The subspecies ramonianus and caligatus were formerly (e.g., Cory 1919, Pinto 1937) considered separate species from Trogon violaceus (Violaceous Trogon) but Peters (1945) considered them all conspecific. Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) considered caligatus (Gartered Trogon) of Middle America and northwestern South America to be a separate species from Trogon violaceus, and this was followed by Hilty (2003); Genetic data (DaCosta & Klicka 2008) indicate that caligatus is basal to a group that includes Amazonian T. violaceus, T. curucui, and T. surrucura (and that Amazonian violaceus may be paraphyletic with respect to the latter two species). SACC proposal was passed to recognize caligatus as a species. SACC proposal passed to recognize ramonianus as a separate species from T. violaceus. So in short you have 3 species that came out of Violaceous Trogon:
Gartered Trogon Trogon caligatus – S. Mexico to NW Peru;
Amazonian Trogon - Trogon ramonianus – the Amazon Basin;
Guianan Trogon –Trogon viridis – Trinidad and the Guianan Shield.
KINGFISHERS
Ringed Kingfisher - Megaceryle torquata. Seen at Blanco ox-bow Lake.
Amazon Kingfisher - Chloroceryle amazona. Also seen at Blanco ox-bow Lake.
MOTMOTS
Broad-billed Motmot - Electron platyrhynchum. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Rufous Motmot - Baryphthengus martii. Seen twice at Manu Wildlife Center.
Amazonian Motmot - Momotus momota. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Andean Motmot - Momotus aequatorialis. One of the very attractive birds seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge in the garden. So there are now 6 recognized species that came out of the old Blue-crowned Motmot:
Momotus coeruliceps Blue-crowned Motmot – NE and Central Mexico;
Momotus lessoni Blue-diademed Motmot – South Mexico to Central Panama;
Momotus subrufescens Whooping Motmot - E Panama to NC Venezuela and the Magdalena Valley of Colombia; SE Ecuador and extreme NW Peru;
Momotus bahamensis Trinidad Motmot – Trindad & Tobago;
Momotus momota Amazonian Motmot - Venezuela (S of the Orinoco) and the Guianas S through the entire Amazon basin to extreme N Argentina and Paraguay;
Momotus aequatorialis Andean Motmot – The Andes from NC Colombia to NE Bolivia.
JACAMARS
Purus Jacamar - Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus. Several at Camungo and Blanco ox-bow Lake in family group. Named for the Purus River that runs from eastern Peru into Brazil.
Bluish-fronted Jacamar - Galbula cyanescens. Common in Amazonia lowland forest – seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Paradise Jacamar – Galbula dea. One seen on collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
PUFFBIRDS AND NUNBIRDS
Chestnut-capped Puffbird - Bucco macrodactylus. Seen at Antthrush trail below Manu Wildlife Center.
Spotted Puffbird – Bucco tamatia. One seen on collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Western Striolated Puffbird – Nystalus obamai. One seen at Pantiacolla Lodge. Named for the outgoing US President Barack Obama.
Black-streaked Puffbird - Malacoptila fulvogularis. 2 seen at Rocotal above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Lanceolated Monklet - Micromonacha lanceolata. One seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Rufous-capped Nunlet - Nonnula ruficapilla. 2 seen well at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Black-fronted Nunbird - Monasa nigrifrons. Common in amazon lowland rainforest. 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. A bird of terra firma forest seen at Pantiacolla Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center. Morpheous was the son of sleep and god of dreams a referral to the lethargic behavior of this Nunbird.
Swallow-Wing - Chelidoptera tenebrosa. Common in Manu amazon lowland forest and on river islands.
NEW WORLD BARBETS
Gilded Barbet - Capito auratus. Heard only.
Lemon-throated Barbet - Eubucco richardsoni. Seen twice at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Scarlet-hooded Barbet – Eubucco versicolor. Great views at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Versicolored Barbet - Eubucco versicolor. Seen on two consecutive days at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
TOUCANS
Channel-billed Toucan -Ramphastos vitellinus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Centre.
White-throated Toucan - Ramphastos tucanus. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Emerald (Black-throated) Toucanet - Aulacorhynchus (atrigularis) prasinus. Seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Chestnut-tipped Toucanet - Aulacorhynchus derbianus. 1 individual below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Blue banded Toucanet - Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis. Quite common at Rocotal. Range Restricted.
Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan – Andigena hypoglauca. Two seen in the cloud forest on our travel day from Cusco to Cock of the Rock Lodge – NEAR THREATENED.
Golden-collared Toucanet - Selenidera reinwardtii. 2 seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Ivory-billed (Brown-mandibled) Aracari – Pteroglossus (mariae) azarae. Seen on two consecutive days at Manu Wildlife Center.
Chestnut-eared Aracari - Pteroglossus castanotis. Seen from the Blanquillo macaw clay lick. In Greek Pteroglossus means “feather-tongued” a reference to the slim feather-like tongues of toucans and aracaris.
Curl-crested Aracari - Pteroglossus beauharnaesii. Seen on two different days at Manu Wildlife Center. The cool afro crest feels like plastic to the touch! (On museum specimens).
WOODPECKERS & PICULETS
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker - Melanerpes cruentatus. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Red-stained Woodpecker – Veniliornis affinis. One seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
White-throated Woodpecker – Piculus leucolaemus. Heard only.
Golden-Olive Woodpecker - Piculus rubiginosus. Seen around the Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker - Piculus rivolii. Seen near the Wayqecha Biological Station.
Spot-breasted Woodpecker - Colaptes punctigula. One on the trail as we walked back to the River from the Blanquillo macaw clay lick.
Andean Flicker – Colaptes rupícola. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes and on the Manu road.
Scaly-breasted Woodpecker - Celeus grammicus latifasciatus. One seen at the Camungo canopy platform.
Chestnut Woodpecker – Celeus elegans. Seen only by Robin at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Cream-colored Woodpecker – Celeus flavus. Seen from the canopy platform at Camungo.
Rufous-headed Woodpecker – Celeus spectabilis. One seen at Antthrush trail in the bamboo forest.
Lineated Woodpecker - Dryocopus lineatus. Seen at Manu wildlife Center.
Red-necked Woodpecker - Campephilus rubricollis. At Manu Wildlife Center.
Crimson-crested Woodpecker- Campephilus melanoleucos. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
CARACARAS & FALCONS
Laughing Falcon - Herpetotheres cachinnas. One seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Black Caracara - Daptrius ater. Common in the lowland rainforest.
Mountain Caracara – Phalcoboenus megalopterus. Seen well at Huacarpay lakes and on the Manu road.
American Kestrel – Falco sparverius. Common bird of the Andes.
Bat Falcon - Falco rufigularis. Seen twice around Manu Wildlife Center.
PARROTS
Amazonian Parrotlet - Nannopsittaca dachilleae. 6 seen at the Blanquillo macaw clay lick.
Tui Parakeet - Brotogeris sanctithomae. Also seen at the macaw clay lick and elsewhere around Manu Wildlife Center.
Orange-cheeked Parrot - Pyrilia barrabandi. Seen at the Macaw clay lick very well. Named after Jaques Barrand (1767-1809), French bird and flower illustrator.
Blue-headed Parrot - Pionus menstruus. Very common in the lowlands.
Yellow-crowned Amazon - Amazona ochrocephala. At the Blanquillo Macaw clay lick in Manu Wildlife center.
Scaly-naped Amazon - Amazona mercenaria. Seen in the cloud forest on our travel day from Cusco to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Mealy Amazon - Amazona farinosa. Common at the Blanquillo macaw clay lick and around MWC. Farinosa is Latin for “Sprinkled with Flour” referring to the “dusted” appearance of this Amazon.
White-bellied Parrot- Pionites leucogaster. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Rose-fronted Parakeet -Pyrrhura roseifrons. 10+ seen at the Tapir clay lick at Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-capped Parakeet – Pyrrhura rupicola. 3 seen also at the Tapir clay lick.
Dusky-headed Parakeet - Aratinga weddellii. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Red-billed Macaw - Orthopsittaca manilata. Seen on two consecutive days at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Blue-headed Macaw – Primolius couloni. 2 seen at Pantiacolla Lodge - VULNERABLE.
Blue and Yellow Macaw - Ara ararauna. Quite common in the Manu lowland rainforest.
Scarlet Macaw - Ara macao. Seen very commonly in the Manu lowland.
Red and Green Macaw - Ara chloropterus. Very common at the Blanquillo Macaw Clay lick.
Chestnut-fronted Macaw - Ara severa. One of the very common Macaws in the amazon lowland forest.
White-eyed Parakeet - Psitticara leucophthalmus. Another very common in the Lowland.
ANTBIRDS
Yellow-rumped Antwren - Euchrepomis sharpie. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge - ENDANGERED, Range Restricted.
Fasciated Antshrike - Cymbilaimus lineatus. Heard only.
Great Antshrike - Taraba major. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center on the Antthrush trail.
Barred Antshrike - Thamnophilus doliatus. Seen at the Blanquillo Macaw Clay lick.
Plain-winged Antshrike - Thamnophilus schistaceus. A male one seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
White-shouldered Antshrike – Thamnophilus aethiops. Heard only.
Dusky-throated Antshrike - Thamnomanes ardesiacus. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Bluish-slate Antshrike -Thamnomanes schistogynus. Also seen at Pantiacolla Lodge – the understory flock leader.
Plain-throated Antwren – Isleria hauxwelli. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center. The genus is named for Mort and Phyllis Isler who worked extensively on Antbirds.
Spot-winged Antshrike - Pygiptila stellaris. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
White-eyed Antwren - Epinecrophylla leucophthalma. Good views of 3 at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Pygmy Antwren - Myrmotherula brachyura. Also seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Sclater's Antwren - Myrmotherula sclateri. One seen in the mixed-species flock at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Amazonian Streaked Antwren - Myrmotherula multostriata. We saw this at Blanco Oxbow lake very nice views of male and female.
White-flanked Antwren- Myrmotherula axillaris. Seen twice at Pantiacolla Lodge. Willis (1984), Ridgely & Tudor (1994), Hilty (2003), and Zimmer & Isler (2003) noted that vocal differences among several subspecies of Myrmotherula axillaris suggest that more than one species is involved.
Long-winged Antwren - Myrmotherula longipennis garbei. Very good views at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Gray Antwren - Myrmotherula menetriesii. Common in lowland – seen at Pantiacolla Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Yellow-breasted Antwren -Herpsilochmus axillaris. Seen twice below Cock of the Rock Lodge. VULNERABLE.
Striated Antbird - Drymophila devillei. Two seen near Atalaya on our travel day from CORL to Pantiacolla Lodge.
Gray Antbird - Cercomacra cinerascens. One seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Manu Antbird - Cercomacra Manu. Seen at Manu Wildlife center on the Antthrush trail – a bamboo specialist! Range Restricted.
Black Antbird - Cercomacroides serva. Heard only.
White-browed Antbird - Myrmoborus leucophrys. 3 in total at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Black-faced Antbird- Myrmoborus myotherinus. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Yellow-breasted Warbling Antbird - Hypocnemis subflava. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge. Range Restricted.
Peruvian Warbling Antbird – Hypocnemis peruviana. 2 seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Band-tailed Antbird - Hypocnemoides maculicauda. 2 seen at Blanco Lake.
Silvered Antbird – Sclateria naevia. At Pantiacolla Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
White-lined Antbird - Percnostola lophotes. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center. Another bamboo specialist! Range just creeps over the border into NW Bolivia.
Chestnut-tailed Antbird - Myrmeciza hemimelaena. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Plumbeous Antbird - Myrmeciza hyperythra. One seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Hairy-crested Antbird - Rhegmatorhina melanosticta. Heard only, at Manu Wildlife Center.
ANTPITTAS
Undulated Antpitta – Grallaria squamigera. Heard only.
Thrush-like Antpitta- Myrmothera campanisona. Very good views of two at Pantiacolla Lodge.
TAPACULOS
Rusty-belted Tapaculo - Liosceles thoracicus. 2 seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Diademed Tapaculo - Scytolopus schulenbergi. Great view of one near Acjanaco on the Manu road on our travel day to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
ANTHRUSHES
Rufous-capped Antthrush - Formicarius colma. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-faced Antthrush- Formicarius analis. Good views at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Rufous-fronted Antthrush – Formicarius rufifrons. One seen briefly at Antthrush trail below Manu Wildlife Center. Range Restricted.
OVENBIRDS
Black-tailed Leaftosser -Sclerurus caudacutus. Heard only.
Slender-billed Miner - Geositta tenuirostris. Two seen on the Manu road on our travel day to Cock of the Rock Lodge from Cusco.
Olivaceous Woodcreeper - Sittasomus griseicapillus amazonus. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge. Certainly consists of multiple species (Hardy et al. 1991, Ridgely & Tudor 1994, Parker et al. 1995, Ridgely & Greenfield 2001, Hilty 2003), with at least five subspecies groups possibly deserving separate species status (Marantz et al. 2003). The subspecies viridis and amazonus are elevational replacements in southern Peru with different song types (Robbins et al. 2013).
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper - Glyphorynchus spirurus. Common In the lowland – seen at Pantiacolla Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper -Dendrexetastes rufigula. Also seen at Pantiacolla Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Long-billed Woodcreeper - Nasica longirostris. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Amazonian Barred Woodcreeper - Dendrocolaptes certhia. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center on the collpa trail.
Black-banded Woodcreeper- Dendrocolaptes picumnus. Also seen on collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Elegant Woodcreeper - Xiphorhynchus elegans juruanus. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center. Note that Zimmer (1934d), Pinto (1937), Ridgely & Tudor (1994), and Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) considered Xiphorhynchus elegans and X. spixii (Spix’s Woodcreeper) conspecific, but see Haffer (1997) for rationale for treating them as separate species, as in Peters (1951) and Meyer de Schauensee (1970). Aleixo (2002) also found molecular support for treating nominate spixii as a separate species from all other taxa in the group. Cory & Hellmayr (1925) treated the subspecies juruanus and insignis as separate species from X. spixii (Jurua Woodcreeper), and Pinto (1947) also maintained juruanus as a separate species; but they were considered conspecific by Zimmer (1934d) and Peters (1951).
Red-billed Scythebill - Campylorhamphus trochilirostris. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Montane Woodcreeper - Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger. Seen at Rocotal above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Inambari Woodcreeper - Lepidocolaptes fatimalimae. Seen twice at Manu Wildlife Center. SACC says The Amazonian fuscicapillus subspecies group (with madeirae and layardi) was formerly (e.g., Cory & Hellmayr 1925) treated as a separate species from Lepidocolaptes albolineatus –Lineated Woodcreeper but recent authors have followed Zimmer (1934c) in treating them as conspecific; Hilty (2003) suspected that this treatment will be shown to be correct, and Marantz et al. (2003) suspected that more than one species was involved. Rodrigues et al. (2013) treated all diagnosable taxa in the complex as separate species; they also described a new species, Lepidocolaptes fatimalimae, from southwestern Amazonia. SACC proposal passed to recognize fatimalimae as a species and also elevate subspecies layardi and fuscicapillus to species rank. So there are now 5 species:
Lepidocolaptes albolineatus = Guianan Woodcreeper;
Lepidocolaptes duidae = Duida Woodcreeper;
Lepidocolaptes fatimalimae = Inambari Woodcreeper;
Lepidocolaptes fuscicapillus = Rondonia Woodcreeper;
Lepidocolaptes layardi = Layard’s Woodcreeper.
Plain Xenops - Xenops minutus. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Rufous-tailed Xenops – Microxinops milleri. One seen on collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Pale-legged Hornero – Furnarius leucopus. 2 seen at Camungo ox-bow Lake.
Wren-like Rushbird - Phleocryptes melanops. Seen at Huacarpay Lake –only found in reedbeds.
White-winged Cinclodes – Cinclodes atacamensis. 2 seen near Colquepata on our travel day to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Dusky-cheeked Foliage-gleaner - Anabazenops dorsalis. Seen in bamboo at Antthrush trail.
Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner - Philydor erythrocercum. One seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner - Philydor erythropterum. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Buff-fronted Foliage Gleaner - Philydor rufus. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Montane Foliage-gleaner - Anabacerthia striaticollis. Seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Chestnut-winged Hookbill - Ancistrops strigilatus. At Pantiacolla Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner -Automolus infuscatus. At Manu Wildlife Center.
Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner - Automolus rufipileatus. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Streak-fronted Thornbird - Phacellodomus striaticeps. 3 seen at Huacarpay Lake.
Rusty-fronted Canatero - Asthenes ottonis. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes. ENDEMIC.
Ash-browed Spinetail - Cranioleuca curtata. One seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge. VULNERABLE.
Creamy-crested Spinetail - Cranioleuca gutturata. Seen between Paucartambo and Ajanaco, 1 individual. ENDEMIC.
Speckled Spinetail – Cranioleuca gutturata. One seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Dark-breasted Spinetail – Synallaxis albigulares. 1 seen at Camungo ox-bow Lake.
Cabani's Spinetail - Synallaxis cabanisi. Heard only.
Plain-crowned Spinetail - Synallaxis gujanensis. Heard only.
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS.
Yellow-crowned Tyrannnulet – Tyrannulus elatus. One seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Mottle-backed Elaenia - Elaenia gigas. Seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
White-throated Tyrannulet – Mecocerculus leucophrys. Common in the cloud forest – seen at Rocotal.
Ringed Antpipit - Corythopis torquata. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Bolivian Tyrannulet - Zimmerius bolivianus. Quite common around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Marble-faced Bristle Tyrant - Phylloscartes opthalmicus. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet - Phylloscartes parkeri. 2 seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge. One of the several birds named for Theodore A Parker III –pioneer US ornithologist tragically killed in plane crash in southern Ecuador in 1993.
Streak-necked Flycatcher - Mionectes striaticollis. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge whilst roadside birding.
Olive-striped Flycatcher – Mionectes olivaceus. One seen at Quita Calzones below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher – Mionectes oleagineus. One seen below Quita Calzones on our travel day from CORL to Pantiacolla Lodge.
Inca Flycatcher -Leptopogon taczanowskii. This Peruvian endemic was seen at Rocotal. Named for Wladislaw Taczanowskii, Polish ornithologist and author of “Ornithologie du Perou” 1884. ENDEMIC.
Ornate Flycatcher - Myiotriccus ornatus. Seen at Quebrada Quitacalzon, 2 individuals of this pretty bird.
Many-colored Rush-Tyrant - Tachuris rubrigastra. This reedbed specialist was seen at Huacarpay Lakes – a stunning bird.
Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant - Myiornis ecaudatus. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant - Lophotriccus pileatus. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
White-bellied Tody Tyrant - Hemitriccus griseipectus. One seen on collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Rusty-Fronted Tody-Flycatcher - Poecilotriccus latirostre. 1 seen at Antthrush trail.
Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher - Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps. 2 seen at the Mirador, above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Black-backed Tody-Flycatcher - Poecilotriccus pulchellum. 2 seen after Chontachaca on the roadside on our travel day from Cock of the Rock Lodge to Pantiacolla Lodge. ENDEMIC.
Spotted Tody-Flycatcher - Todirostrum maculatum. One seen at the Macaw clay lick.
Fulvous-breasted Flatbill - Rhynchocyclus fulvipectus. Good view of one below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Yellow-olive Tolmomyias - Tolmomyias sulphurescens. Seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Olive-faced Tolmomyias - Tolmomyias viridiceps. Also seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Golden-crowned Spadebill - Platyrinchus coronatus. One seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Bran-colored Flycatcher - Myiophobus fasciatus. Seen on our travel day to Pantiacolla from Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher - Terenotriccus erythrurus. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Cinnamon Flycatcher - Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea. Very common bird in the Manu Cloud Forest – seen at Rocotal.
Smoke-colored Pewee - Contopus fumigatus. Seen at Rocotal.
Eastern Wood Pewee – Contopus virens. At Cock of the Rock Lodge and Pantiacolla Lodge.
Black Phoebe - Sayornis nigricans. Seen at Paucartambo below the bridge and in Manu.
Andean Negrito - Lessonia oreas. An immature seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
White-winged Black-Tyrant - Knipolegus aterrimus. Seen above Paucartambo, male and female.
Drab Water-Tyrant - Ochthornis littoralis. Very common bird on the banks of the Madre de Dios River.
Little Ground-Tyrant - Muscisaxicola fluviatilis. Seen on the River bank below Manu Wildlife Center.
Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant - Muscisaxicola rufivertex. 2 seen on the Manu road on our travel day to Cock of the Rock Lodge to Pantiacolla.
Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant – Agriornis Montana. One seen on the Manu road on our travel day to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant - Myiotheretes striaticollis. Seen below the two tunnels whilst roadside birding.
Rufous-webbed Bush-Tyrant – Polioxolmis rufipennis. 2 seen on the Manu road on our travel day to Cock of the Rock Lodge. Range Restricted.
Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca rufipectoralis. Seen below Acjanaco in the cloud forest on our travel day to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca fumicolor. Seen at Acjanaco pass and good looks indeed.
White-browed Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca leucophrys. Seen on the Manu road on our travel day to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Long-tailed Tyrant - Colonia colonus. 2 seen near Chontachaca on our travel day to Pantiacolla from Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Piratic Flycatcher- Legatus leucophaius. Seen from the Camungo canopy platform - good view.
Social Flycatcher- Myiozatetes similis. Common in Amazon lowland forest.
Great Kiskadee - Pitangus sulphuratus. Seen at the Blanquillo macaw clay lick.
Lesser Kiskadee - Pitangus lector. Seen at Camungo ox-bow Lake – always near water.
Lemon-browed Flycatcher - Conopias cinchoneti. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge. VULNERABLE.
Golden-crowned Flycatcher - Myiodynastes chrysocephalus. Two seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Streaked Flycatcher - Myiodynastes maculatus. Seen twice at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher - Myiodynastes luteiventris. Seen on two different days at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Sulphury Flycatcher - Tyrannopsis sulphurea. Every day at Pantiacolla Lodge just at the garden.
Crowned Slaty Flycatcher - Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus. Seen at the Camungo canopy platform. An Austral migrant and the bird with the longest scientific name in the world.
Tropical Kingbird - Tyrannus melancholicus. Very common bird in amazon lowland forest.
Eastern Kingbird – Tyrannus tyrannus. Common boreal migrant. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Grayish Mourner - Rhytipterna simplex. Seen around Manu Wildlife Center.
Short-crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus ferox. Common in the Lowland – seen around Manu Wildlife Center.
Large-headed Flatbill – Ramphotrigon megacephala. One seen at Antthrush trail – a bamboo specialist!
Dusky-tailed Flatbill - Ramphotrigon fuscicauda. Heard only.
Rufous-tailed Flatbill - Ramphotrigon ruficauda. Heard only.
COTINGAS
Red-crested Cotinga - Ampelion rubrocristata. Seen on the Manu road on our travel day to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Andean Cock of the Rock - Rupicola peruviana. Great views around Cock of the Rock Lodge, apart from the ones at seen at the lek above CORL.
Screaming Piha - Lipaugus vociferans. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Bare-necked Fruitcrow - Gymnoderus foetidus. 3 in total seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
MANAKINS
Dwarf Tyrant Manakin - Tyranneutes stolzmanni. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Blue-backed Manakin - Chiroxiphia pareola regina. A female seen on collpa trail at Manu Wildlife Center.
Fiery-capped Manakin - Machaeropterus pyrocephalus. A male one seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Band-tailed Manakin - Ceratopipra fasciicauda. 2 seen at the tapir clay lick at Manu Wildlife Center.
White-bearded Manakin – Manacus manacus. 1 seen near Patria on our travel day to Pantiacolla Lodge from CORL.
Round-tailed Manakin-Pipra chloromeros. Seen on two different days at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Blue-crowned Manakin – Pipra coronata exquisite. 2 at Pantiacolla Lodge and 2 more at Manu Wildlife Center.
TITYRAS AND BECARDS
Black-tailed Tityra -Tityra cayana. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Masked Tityra - Tityra semifasciata. Seen at the Camungo canopy platform.
Cinereous Mourner - Laniocera hypopyrra. Good views at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Barred Becard - Pachyramphus versicolor. 2 seen at Rocotal on the Manu road.
Chestnut-crowned Becard - Pachyramphus castaneus. Seen at Camungo canopy platform.
White-winged Becard -Pachyramphus polichopterus. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Pink-throated Becard - Pachyramphus minor. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
VIREOS & GREENLETS
Red-eyed Vireo – Vireo olivaceus chivi. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge. Some classifications (e.g., Pinto 1944) have considered the South American chivi group as a separate species ("Chivi Vireo") from V. olivaceus, or as conspecific with V. flavoviridis (Hamilton 1962), but see Hellmayr (1935), Zimmer (1941d), Eisenmann 1962a, Johnson & Zink (1985), and Ridgely & Tudor (1989). Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) suggested, however, that more than one species may be involved within the South American chivi group.
Brown-capped Vireo – Vireo leucophrys. Seen at Rocotal.
Dusky-capped Greenlet - Pachysylvia hypoxanthus. Seen on two consecutive days at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Tawny-crowned Greenlet - Pachysylvia ochraceiceps. 2 seen with mix-species flock at Manu Wildlife Center.
JAYS
Purplish Jay - Cyanocorax cyanomelas. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Violaceous Jay - Cyanocorax violaceus. Below Cock of the Rock Lodge and Pantiacolla Lodge.
Green Jay - Cyanocorax luxuosus. 2 seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
SWALLOWS & MARTINS
Blue and White Swallow - Pygochelidon cyanoleuca. Common.
White-banded Swallow - Atticora fasciata. Common bird along the Madre de Dios River.
Southern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx ruficollis. Another common Bird in the lowland rainforest.
Brown-chested Martin - Progne tapera. Seen perched on the Madre De Dios River on our travel day to Manu Wildlife Center.
White-winged Swallow -Tachycineta albiventer. Most common bird along Madre De Dios River and lakes.
Barn Swallow – Hirundo rustica. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes.
WRENS
Gray-mantled Wren - Odontorchilus branickii. One seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
House Wren - Troglodytes aedon. Heard only.
Mountain Wren - Troglodytes solstitialis. Seen at Rocotal on the Manu road.
Sedge (Puna) Wren - Cistothorus (minimus) platensis. One seen below Acjanaco on the Manu road. A recent paper CANADA TO TIERRA DEL FUEGO: SPECIES LIMITS AND HISTORICAL BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE SEDGE WREN (CISTOTHORUS PLATENSIS) by MARK B. ROBBINS AND ARPAD S. NYARI suggest that there are 11 species in the Sedge Wren complex!
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren - Henicorhina leucophrys. Seen near Rocotal and commonly heard.
Chestnut-breasted Wren - Cyphorhinus thoracicus. Heard only.
Ferruginous (Musician) Wren - Cyphorhinus (aradus) modulator One seen at Pantiacolla Lodge. A recent paper 'A taxonomic revision of the Musician Wren, Cyphorhinus arada (Aves, Troglodytidae)', reveals the existence of six valid species endemic to the Amazon basin.
DONACOBIUS
Black-capped Donacobius - Donacobius atricapillus. Seen at Camungo and Blanco ox-bow Lakes - fantastic views.
DIPPERS
White-capped Dipper – Cinclus leucocephalus. One seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
THRUSHES AND SOLITAIRES
Andean Solitaire - Myadestes ralloides. Heard only.
Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush – Catharus fuscater. Good view of one individual above Paucartambo on our travel day to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Swainson ’s Thrush – Catharus ustulatus. One seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
White-eared Solitaire - Entomodestes leucotis. One seen at the Mirador above Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Chiguanco Thrush - Turdus chiguanco chiguanco. Very common bird of Andes.
Great Thrush - Turdus fuscater ockenderi. Common in the cloud forest on the Manu road.
Black-billed Thrush Turdus ignobilis. The common lowland Thrush – seen at Pantiacolla Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
White-necked Thrush – Turdus albicollis. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
TANAGERS AND ALLIES
Red-capped Cardinal - Paroaria gularis. Common in the lowland – seen at Camungo and Blanco ox-bow Lake.
Magpie Tanager - Cissopis leveriana. Quite common in the lowlands – seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge and Pantiacolla Lodge.
Black-eared Hemispingus- Hemispingus melanotis berlepschi. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Rust-and-Yellow Tanager - Thlypopsis ruficeps. Seen at Rocotal and also on our travel day from Cusco to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Yellow-crested Tanager - Tachyphonus cristatus. 5 in total on two consecutive days at Pantiacolla Lodge.
White-shouldered Tanager - Tachyphonus luctuosus. At Pantiacolla Lodge in a mixed flock.
White-winged Shrike-Tanager - Lanio versicolor. The canopy flock leader seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Masked-crimson Tanager - Ramphocelus nigrogulari. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Silver-beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo). Common in the Amazonia lowlands but not in primary forest.
Hooded Mountain-Tanager - Buthraupis montana. 3 seen above Wayqecha on our travel day to Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager - Anisognathus igniventris. Another attractive bird – seen also above Wayqecha on our travel day to CORL.
Fawn-breasted Tanager - Pipraeidea melanonota. 1 seen at Rocotal.
Blue and Yellow Tanager - Pipraeidea bonariensis. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes and also on the Manu road on our travel day to CORL.
Orange-eared Tanager - Chlorochrysa calliparaea. Common at Cock of the Rock Lodge in the garden and along the road.
Blue-Gray Tanager - Thraupis episcopus. A common bird in open areas in the Amazon. Episcopus – a reference to the episcopal blue plumage of this species.
Palm Tanager - Thraupis palmarum. Common in the Lowlands.
Masked Tanager -Tangara nigrocincta. Seen in the garden of Pantiacolla Lodge.
Blue-necked Tanager - Tangara cyanicollis. Another common bird in cloud forest – seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Beryl-spangled Tanager - Tangara nigroviridis. Another common bird in cloud forest with mixed flocks.
Turquoise Tanager - Tangara mexicana. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Paradise Tanager - Tanagara chilensis. Stunning Tanager found in the foothills and lowlands of Manu. Not found in Chile!
Opal-crowned Tanager - Tangara callophrys. 1 seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Saffron-crowned Tanager - Tangara xanthocephala lamprotis. Another nice colorful bird seen in the cloud forest – here the subspecies with an orange....not saffron crown.
Green and Gold Tanager - Tangara arthus. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Golden Tanager - Tangara arthus. Very common in the cloud forest.
Swallow Tanager - Tersina viridis. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Black-faced Dacnis -Dacnis lineata. Also seen at Pantiacolla Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Yellow-bellied Dacnis - Dacnis flaviventer. At Pantiacolla Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Purple Honeycreeper - Cyanerpes caeruleus. A female seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Green Honeycreeper - Chlorophanes spiza. Several recorded in the lowlands.
Guira Tanager - Hemithraupis guira. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Yellow-backed Tanager - Hemithraupis flavicollis. 2 seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Cinereous Conebill - Conirostrum cinereum cinereum. Seen in the higher cloud forest on the Manu road.
Capped Conebill - Conirostrum albifrons. A male one at Rocotal.
Moustached Flowerpiercer - Diglosa mystacalis albilinear. 2 seen on our travel day in the higher cloud forest of the Manu road.
Black-throated Flowerpiercer - Diglossopis brunneiventris. Common in the higher cloud forest of the Manu road.
Masked Flowerpiercer - Diglossopis cyanea. Common in the cloud forest.
Peruvian Sierra-Finch - Phrygilus punensis. Seen on our travel day to Cock of the Rock Lodge from Cusco - named for the southern Peruvian department of Puno.
Mourning Sierra-Finch - Phrygilus fruticeti. At Huacarpay Lakes and also on the Manu road.
Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch - Phrygilus plebejus. Seen in the higher mountains of the Manu road.
Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch – Poospiza Caesar. Good views of this Peruvian endemic on the higher mountain of the Manu road on our travel day to Cock of the Rock Lodge from Cusco. ENDEMIC.
Blue-black Grassquit – Volatinia jacarina. 2 seen on the agricultural field near Patria on our travel day to Pantiacolla Lodge.
Slate-colored Seedeater – Sporophila schistacea. A male one seen at Blanquillo macaw clay lick.
Black and White Seedeater – Sporophila luctuosa. A female one seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Double-collared Seedeater - Sporophila caerulescens. One male seen at Blanquillo macaw clay lick.
Black-billed Seed Finch – Sporophila atrirostris. 2 at Camungo ox-bow Lake.
Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch – Sporophila angolensis. A male one seen at the Blanquillo macaw clay lick.
Band-tailed Seedeater - Catamenia analis. Seen at Huacarpay Lakes and also on the Manu road – a common bird of the Andes.
Bananaquit - Coereba flaveola. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge – not common in Manu.
Buff-throated Saltator - Saltator maximus. Common in the lowlands – seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge and Pantiacolla Lodge. Klicka et al. (2007) found strong genetic support for a sister relationship between Saltator and core Thraupidae. Sushkin (1924) proposed that Saltator was thraupine, not emberizine/cardinaline. SACC proposal passed to transfer Saltator from Cardinalidae to Incertae Sedis. SACC proposal to transfer to Thraupidae did not pass. Barker et al. (2013) found that Saltator and Saltatricula were embedded in the Thraupidae. SACC proposal passed to transfer to Thraupidae. Chavez et al. (2013) found that relationships within the genus are not consistent with the current linear sequence of species. SACC proposal passed to revise linear sequence.
Grayish Saltator - Saltator coerulescens. Seen at Macaw clay lick and Camungo ox-bow Lake.
Golden-billed Saltator – Saltator aurantiirostris. We saw this at Huacarpay Lakes - a common bird of the Andes.
Slate-colored Grosbeak – Saltator grossus. A male one seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
NEW WORLD SPARROWS AND ALLIES
Rufous-collared Sparrow - Zonotrichia capensis. A very common bird of the Andes throughout Peru and South America.
Yellow-browed Sparrow - Ammodramus aurifrons. Seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Pectoral Sparrow - Arremon taciturnus. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Black-faced Brushfinch - Atalaptes melanolaemus. Common in the cloud forest – seen at Rocotal. The Atlapetes genus has been completely revamped based on bio-chemical data and work done at Copenhagen Field Museum. Formerly considered part of Rufous-napped Brush-Finch complex A. rufinucha. Atlapetes melanolaemus was formerly (Hellmayr 1938, Paynter 1970a, Meyer de Schauensee 1970, Ridgely & Tudor 1989, Sibley & Monroe 1990) considered a subspecies of A. rufinucha, but see García-Moreno & Fjeldså (1999). Range Restricted.
Common Chlorospingus – Chlorospingus flavopectus. Common in the Manu cloud forest.
Short-billed Chlorospingus - Chlorospingus parvirostris. Seen above Cock of the Rock Lodge. Genetic data (REFS, Burns et al. 2002, 2003) indicate the genus Chlorospingus is not a member of the Thraupidae, but (Klicka et al. 2007) a member of the Emberizidae. SACC proposal passed to transfer to Emberizidae. Barker et al. (2013) further confirmed the placement of the genus with the New World sparrows. Frank Pitelka (in Tordoff 1954a) long ago noted the emberizine-like behavior of Chlorospingus. SACC proposal passed to change English names of the species in the genus from “Bush-Tanager” to “Chlorospingus”.
Yellow-throated Chlorospingus - Chlorospingus flavigularis. Seen at Cock of the Rock lodge and Quebrada Quitacalzon - common in mixed flocks.
CARDINAL GROSBEAKS
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager - Habia rubica. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Blue-black Grosbeak - Cyanocompsa cyanoides. Heard only.
NEW WORLD WARBLERS
Blackburnian Warbler – Setophaga fusca. A female seen at Rocotal.
Two-banded Warbler - Myiothlypis bivittatus. Common around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Golden-bellied (Cuzco) Warbler - Myiothlypis chrysogaster. Seen around Quebrada Quitacalzon on our travel day from Cock of the Rock Lodge to Pantiacolla Lodge. Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) treated the northern subspecies chlorophrys as a separate species – Choco Warbler - from Myiothlypis chrysogaster based on differences in descriptions of songs; see Zimmer (1949) for rationale for considering them sister taxa. This Golden–bellied Warbler becomes a Peruvian endemic. ENDEMIC.
Russet-crowned Warbler - Myiothlypis coronatus. Seen at Rocotal in a mixed flock.
Three-striped (Yungas) Warbler - Basileuterus tristriatus punctipectus. Seen below Cock of the Rock Lodge. Gutiérrez-Pinto et al. (2012) found that broadly defined Basileuterus tristriatus consists of 10 distinct clades, one of which is B. trifasciatus, which is the sister group to B. tristriatus tacarcunae of the Darién. Donegan (2014) provided evidence that the Bolivian punctipectus group (including canens) should be treated as a separate species.
Slate-throated Redstard (Whitestart) - Myioborus miniatus. Seen around Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Spectacled Redstart (Whitestart) - Myioborus melanocephalus. Seen around Rocotal 2 individuals in a mixed flock.
BLACKBIRDS
Crested Oropendola - Psarocolius decumanus maculosus. 5 seen below CORL on our travel day from Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Dusky-green Oropendola - Psarocolius atrovirens. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Russet-backed Oropendola - Psarocolius angustifrons alfredi. Common in the Amazon lowlands.
Olive Oropendola - Psarocolius bifasciatus. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
Casqued Cacique -Cacicus oseryi. 10+ seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
Yellow-rumped Cacique - Cacicus cela. Very common bird in the Amazon lowland forest always nesting near the lodges.
Red-rumped Cacique - Cacicus haemorrhous. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
(Southern) Mountain Cacique - Cacicus chrysonotus. 2 seen in the Manu cloud forest on our travel day from Cusco to Cock of the Rock Lodge. 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, but did not sample populations anywhere near the contact zone. SACC proposal to treat leucoramphus as a separate species did not pass. Hosner et al. (2015b) found evidence for intergradation between the taxa in Ayacucho, Peru.
Epaulet Oriole - Icterus cayanensis. Seen at Camungo Canopy tower - a good view.
Orange-backed Troupial - Icterus croconotus. Seen at Camungo oxbow lake.
Pale-eyed Blackbird - Agelaius xanthophthalmus. 3 in total seen at Camungo and Blanco ox-bow Lakes - very good views. Range Restricted.
Yellow-winged Blackbird - Agelaius Thilius. Common at Huacarpay Lakes.
Giant Cowbird - Molothrus oryzivora. Common on Madre de Dios River islands – a brood parasite.
FINCHES
Hooded Siskin - Spinus magellanica urubambensis. Very common bird of the Andes seen at Huacarpay Lakes and on the Manu road.
Olivaceous Siskin - Spinus olivacea. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Thick-billed Euphonia - Euphonia laniirostris. Seen at Manu Wildlife Center.
White-lored Euphonia - Euphonia chryssopasta. Seen at Pantiacolla Lodge and Manu Wildlife Center.
White-vented Euphonia – Euphonia minuta. One male seen at Pantiacolla Lodge.
Orange-bellied Euphonia - Euphonia xanthogaster. Seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Blue-naped Chlorophonia - Chlrophonia cyanea. 4 seen at Cock of the Rock Lodge.