ITINERARY
August 3rd: Pick up from Cusco airport, in the afternoon drove to Andean Spirit Lodge. Overnight at Andean Spirit Lodge.
August 4th: After an early breakfast, we travelled to Soraypampa. We had our picnic lunch at a quiet spot and then on we continued to Ollantaytambo. Overnight at Pakaritampu Hotel.
August 5th: Breakfast at Pakaritampu Hotel. On this day, our goal was to see endemics on the east side of the Abra Malaga mountain. Picnic lunch at a nice spot along the highway. Overnight at Pakaritampu Hotel.
August 6th: Early breakfast at Pakaritampu Hotel, just after breakfast we had an hour and half drive to get to Abra Málaga (Malaga Pass 4300m), then birded the west side of the mountain. Overnight at Pakaritampu Hotel.
August 7th: Had an early breakfast and birded the hotel grounds and went to the train station and took the first train to Aguas Calientes. Later on we caught the bus to go up to visit the spectacular Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu with our local guide and at the same time spotting for more birds. After our cultural tour we had our buffet lunch nearby and continued birding from a certain part that the bus left us and walked back to the hotel. Overnight at the MAPI Hotel.
August 8th: After early breakfast we started walking along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor. We had a great morning full of mixed-species foraging flocks and we even managed to have good views of a pair of the endemic Masked Fruiteater. Happy after managing most of our targets we walked back to Aguas Calientes and had our delicious lunch at Indio Feliz and later in the afternoon we went to the train station and took our train back to Ollantaytambo, then travelled back to Cusco city.
SPECIES LIST
TINAMOUS
Brown Tinamou (Crypturellus obsoletus). Heard only, at the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu.
DUCKS, GEESE, AND WATERFOWL
Torrent Duck (Merganetta armata). Seen along the railway from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes and Hermanos Ayar avenue. How on earth does this species cope “acoustically” by living in such torrential waters?
Puna Teal (Spatula puna). Seen at Laguna Huaypo.
Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera). Seen at Laguna Huaypo.
Yellow-billed Teal (Anas flavirostris). Seen at Laguna Huaypo. 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. 7 Jaramillo (2003) further suggested that the subspecies oxyptera may also deserve recognition as a separate species from A. flavirostris.
Andean Duck (Oxyura ferruginea). Seen at Laguna Huaypo. Andean populations have often (e.g., Hellmayr & Conover 1948a, Siegfried 1976, Sibley & Ahlquist 1990, AOU 1998, Ridgely & Greenfield 2001, Jaramillo 2003, del Hoyo & Collar 2014) been treated as a separate species, O. ferruginea ("Andean Duck" or "Andean Ruddy-Duck"). However, see Adams and Slavid (1984), Fjeldså (1986), McCracken & Sorenson (2005), and Donegan et al. (2015) for rationale for treating them as conspecific, as done previously (e.g., Blake 1977, Johnsgard 1979), and then followed by Fjeldså & Krabbe (1990), Carboneras (1992f), and Dickinson & Remsen (2013). 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.
GUANS
Andean Guan (Penelope montagnii). Seen along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor.
NEW WORLD QUAIL
Stripe-faced Wood-Quail (Odontophorus balliviani). Heard only, at Cloud Forest (ACP Abra Málaga), the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu and along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor.
GREBES
White-tufted Grebe (Rollandia rolland). Seen at Laguna Huaypo. Rollandia: Specific name Podiceps rolland. rolland= In honor of Thomas Pierre Rolland, Master Gunner (1776-1847) French Navy, of the corvette L’Uranie which circled the globe 1817-1848.
PIGEONS AND DOVES
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia). Introduced species. Feral population.
Spot-winged Pigeon (Patagioenas maculosa). Seen at Hotel Pakaritampu.
Band-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata). Seen at Anta, at 3185m.
Bare-faced Ground-Dove (Metriopelia ceciliae). Seen at Hotel Pakaritampu. Named for Cecile Gautrau daughter of French naturalist Rene Lesson.
White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi). Seen at Andean Spirit Lodge and along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor. Named for the impressive sounding John Baptiste Edouard Verreaux (1810-1868) French Natural History dealer and collector.
White-throated Quail-Dove (Zentrygon frenata). Heard only, at the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu and along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor.
Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata). Common.
CUCKOOS
Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani). Heard only, at Andean Spirit Lodge.
SWIFTS
White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris). Fairly common.
HUMMINGBIRDS
Lesser Violetear (Colibri cyanotus). Seen at the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu. The Central and Middle American form of Green Violetear have been split into Mexican Violetear by the AOU sour form which occurs from Costa Rica to Bolivia is now this species
Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans).
Amethyst-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus amethysticollis). Seen at Cloud Forest (ACP Abra Málaga).
Green-tailed Trainbearer (Lesbia nuna). Seen at Hotel Pakaritampu.
Purple-backed Thornbill (Ramphomicron microrhynchum). Seen at Cloud Forest (ACP Abra Málaga).
Bearded Mountaineer (Oreonympha nobilis). Seen at Hotel Pakaritampu. ENDEMIC.
Tyrian Metaltail (Metallura tyrianthina). Seen at Moyepata to Soraypampa at 3390m and Cloud Forest (ACP Abra Málaga).
Sapphire-vented Puffleg (Eriocnemis luciani). Seen at Cloud Forest (ACP Abra Málaga).
Shining Sunbeam (Aglaeactis cupripennis). Seen at Soraypampa.
White-tufted Sunbeam (Aglaeactis castelnaudii). Seen at Peñas (Carretera 28B). ENDEMIC.
Violet-throated Starfrontlet (Coeligena violifer). Seen at Cloud Forest (ACP Abra Málaga).
Mountain Velvetbreast (Lafresnaya lafresnayi). Seen at Moyepata to Soraypampa at 3390m.
Great Sapphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus). Seen at Peñas (Carretera 28B).
Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas). Seen at Hotel Pakaritampu. One of the world's largest hummingbirds after the Sword-billed Hummingbird if talking about measurement from tail tip to bill tip.
White-bellied Woodstar (Chaetocercus mulsant). Seen at San Luis ACP. Named for Martial Etienne Mulsant French zoologist and explorer.
White-bellied Hummingbird (Amazilia chionogaster). Seen at Moyepata to Soraypampa and Hotel Pakaritampu.
Green-and-white Hummingbird (Amazilia viridicauda). Seen at the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, Belmond Sanctuary Lodge and along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor. ENDEMIC.
RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata). Seen at Laguna Huaypo. 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). Seen at Laguna Huaypo. Called "Andean Coot" in Fjeldså & Krabbe (1990), Taylor (1996 and Ridgely et al. (2001) but other authors use Slate-colored Coot.
STILTS AND AVOCETS
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus). Seen at Laguna Huaypo. Taxonomy is a bit confusing. The SACC says “Himantopus mexicanus was formerly considered a subspecies of Old-World H. himantopus (“Common Stilt”). Some authors have treated southern South American melanurus (White-backed Stilt) as a separate species. The six taxa in the genus Himantopus form a near-globally distributed super species and between one to six species-level taxa recognized by various authors. Virtually no data are available relevant to taxon-ranking of allopatric populations. The contact between mexicanus and melanurus in South America, where at least some hybridization occurs, affords one of the best opportunities for such study.
PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS
Andean Lapwing (Vanellus resplendens). Seen at Laguna Huaypo, Lagunillas (ACP Abra Málaga) and ACP Abra Málaga Thastayoc Royal Cinclodes.
SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca). Seen at Laguna Huaypo.
GULLS, TERNS, AND SKIMMERS
Andean Gull (Chroicocephalus serranus). Common in the Andes.
CORMORANTS
Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus). Common.
HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS
Fasciated Tiger-Heron (Tigrisoma fasciatum). Seen along Hermanos Ayar avenue.
Great Egret (Ardea alba). Seen at Laguna Huaypo.
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea). Seen at Laguna Huaypo.
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). Common.
IBISES
Puna Ibis (Plegadis ridgwayi). Common in the Andes.
Andean Ibis (Theristicus branickii). Seen at Lagunillas (ACP Abra Málaga).
HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES
Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris). Seen at Hermanos Ayar avenue and along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor.
Variable Hawk (Geranoaetus polyosoma). Seen at Chinchero. Farquhar (1988) concluded that Buteo poecilochrous and B. polyosoma 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. [incorp. Cabot & De Vries 2003, Vaurie 1962]. SACC proposal passed to treat as conspecific. Cabot & de Vries (2003, 2004, 2010) presented additional data that support their recognition as separate species. SACC proposal to re- elevate poecilochrous to species rank did not pass.
White-throated Hawk (Buteo albigula). Seen at Cloud Forest (ACP Abra Málaga).
OWLS
Koepcke's Screech-Owl (Megascops koepckeae). Seen at Andean Spirit Lodge. Megascops: Gr. Megas, megale= large, great and scops= an owl. In reference of Old World generally eared owls. koepckeae: In honor of Maria Emilia Koepcke née von Mikulicz-Radecki (1924-1971) German ornithologist in Peru 1949-1971, explorer, and collector. ENDEMIC.
Yungas Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium bolivianum). Seen at Cloud Forest (ACP Abra Málaga). Range Restricted.
Peruvian Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium peruanum). Seen at Andean Spirit Lodge. This latter intermountain race is slower voiced and may be a different species. – pers com Barry Walker.
QUETZALS AND TROGONS
Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus). Seen at Hermanos Ayar avenue.
MOTMOTS
Andean Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis). Seen along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor.
BARBETS
Versicolored Barbet (Eubucco versicolor). Seen at Hermanos Ayar avenue.
WOODPECKERS
Ocellated Piculet (Picumnus dorbignyanus). Seen along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor.
Golden-olive Woodpecker (Colaptes rubiginosus). Seen at Hermanos Ayar avenue.
Andean Flicker (Colaptes rupicola). Seen at Soraypampa and ACP Abra Málaga Thastayoc Royal Cinclodes.
FALCONS AND CARACARAS
Mountain Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus). Seen at Laguna Huaypo, Cloud Forest (ACP Abra Málaga) and Lagunillas (ACP Abra Málaga).
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius). Common.
NEW WORLD PARROTS
Speckle-faced Parrot (Pionus tumultuosus). Seen along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor.
Mitred Parakeet (Psittacara mitratus). Seen at Hermanos Ayar avenue and along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor.
ANTBIRDS
Variable Antshrike (Thamnophilus caerulescens). Seen along Hermanos Ayar avenue.
ANTPITTAS
Stripe-headed Antpitta (Grallaria andicolus puna). Seen at ACP Abra Málaga Thastayoc Royal Cinclodes.
Red-and-white Antpitta (Grallaria erythroleuca). Seen at San Luis ACP. ENDEMIC.
Rufous Antpitta (Grallaria rufula occobambae). Heard only, in the Cloud Forest (ACP Abra Málaga). The Rufous Antpitta complex will be plit at least 7 ways keep track of where you see them and the subspecific name. ENDEMIC.
TAPACULOS
Trilling Tapaculo (Scytalopus parvirostris). Seen at Cloud Forest (ACP Abra Málaga). Skutalon = stick. Pous = foot. Stickfoot!!! Just look at their feet.
Vilcabamba Tapaculo (Scytalopus urubambae). Seen at Moyepata to Soraypampa at 3390m. ENDEMIC.
Puna Tapaculo (Scytalopus simonsi). Heard only, at Málaga pass.
OVENBIRDS
Slender-billed Miner (Geositta tenuirostris). Seen at ACP Abra Málaga Thastayoc Royal Cinclodes.
Streaked Xenops (Xenops rutilans). Seen at Belmond Sanctuary Lodge and along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor.
Cream-winged Cinclodes (Cinclodes albiventris). Common in the Andes. Jaramillo (2003) suggested that the albiventris group might warrant recognition as a separate species from Bar-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus. Unfortunately, Chesser’s (2004a) sampling did not include populations of C. fuscus from the Andes north of Argentina. Sanín 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. As for English names, Jaramillo (2003) proposed Creamwinged 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.
Tawny Tit-Spinetail (Leptasthenura yanacensis). Seen at ACP Abra Málaga Thastayoc Royal Cinclodes. Range Restricted.
Pale-tailed Canastero (Asthenes (dorbignyi) usheri. Seen at Limatambo to Mollepata. ENDEMIC.
Junin Canastero (Asthenes virgata). Heard only, at Málaga pass.
Streak-throated Canastero (Asthenes humilis). Seen at ACP Abra Málaga Thastayoc Royal Cinclodes.
Puna Thistletail (Asthenes helleri). Seen at Cloud Forest (ACP Abra Málaga). Named for Edmund Heller (1875-1944) US naturalist and collector who worked at the Field Museum of Natural History. VULNERABLE, Range Restricted.
Rusty-fronted Canastero (Asthenes ottonis). Seen at Soraypampa. ottonis: In honor of Otto Garlepp (1864-1959) German collector in Peru 1895-1912. ENDEMIC.
Creamy-crested Spinetail (Cranioleuca albicapilla). Seen at Soraypampa. ENDEMIC.
Azara's Spinetail (Synallaxis azarae). Seen at Belmond Sanctuary Lodge. Named for the Spaniard Brigadier General Felix Manuel de Azara (1742-1821) who commanded the Paraguayan/Brazilian frontier.
Apurimac Spinetail (Synallaxis courseni). Seen at Moyepata to Soraypampa at 3390m. Named for Charles Blair Coursen US businessman, sponsor and field ornithologist. VULNERABLE ENDEMIC.
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
White-tailed Tyrannulet (Mecocerculus poecilocercus). Seen along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor.
White-banded Tyrannulet (Mecocerculus stictopterus). Common in humid montane forest.
White-throated Tyrannulet (Mecocerculus leucophrys). Common in humid montane forest.
Tufted Tit-Tyrant (Anairetes parulus). Seen at Soraypampa.
Unstreaked Tit-Tyrant (Uromyias agraphia). Seen at Cloud Forest (ACP Abra Málaga). Agraphia from the Greek = unwritten lines referring to this Tit-Tyrant not being streaked like the others. ENDEMIC.
White-crested Elaenia (Elaenia albiceps). Common.
Highland Elaenia (Elaenia obscura). Seen at the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu.
Sierran Elaenia (Elaenia pallatangae). Seen at Cloud Forest (ACP Abra Málaga).
Torrent Tyrannulet (Serpophaga cinerea). Seen at Hermanos Ayar avenue and along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor.
Sclater's Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias sclateri). Seen at Hermanos Ayar avenue and along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor.
Ashy-headed Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias cinereiceps). Seen along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor.
Common Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum). Seen along Hermanos Ayar avenue.
Cinnamon Flycatcher (Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus). Common.
Smoke-colored Pewee (Contopus fumigatus). Seen along Hermanos Ayar avenue.
Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans). Common. This is the southern subspecies latirostris. The change from the darker-winged nominate nigricans to the white-winged latirostris is a north-south cline, with larger amounts of white gradually appearing further south.
White-winged Black-Tyrant (Knipolegus aterrimus). Seen at Moyepata to Soraypampa.
Taczanowski's Ground-Tyrant (Muscisaxicola griseus). Seen at ACP Abra Málaga Thastayoc Royal Cinclodes.
Cinereous Ground-Tyrant (Muscisaxicola cinereus). Seen at ACP Abra Málaga Thastayoc Royal Cinclodes.
Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant (Muscisaxicola rufivertex). Seen at ACP Abra Málaga Thastayoc Royal Cinclodes.
Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant (Myiotheretes striaticollis). Seen at Hotel Pakaritampu.
Rufous-webbed Bush-Tyrant (Polioxolmis rufipennis). Seen at ACP Abra Málaga Thastayoc Royal Cinclodes.
Crowned Chat-Tyrant (Ochthoeca frontalis). Seen at Cloud Forest (ACP Abra Málaga).
Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant (Ochthoeca rufipectoralis). Seen at Cloud Forest (ACP Abra Málaga).
Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant (Ochthoeca fumicolor). Seen at Cloud Forest (ACP Abra Málaga) and ACP Abra Málaga Thastayoc Royal Cinclodes.
White-browed Chat-Tyrant (Ochthoeca leucophrys). Common.
Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis). Common.
Golden-crowned Flycatcher (Myiodynastes chrysocephalus). Seen at Hermanos Ayar avenue and along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor.
Streaked Flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus). Seen along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor.
Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus). Common.
COTINGAS
Masked Fruiteater (Pipreola pulchra). Seen along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor. ENDEMIC.
Red-crested Cotinga (Ampelion rubrocristatus). Seen at Soraypampa and Cloud Forest (ACP Abra Málaga).
Andean Cock-of-the-Rock (Rupicola peruvianus). Seen along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor.
TITYRAS AND BECARDS
Barred Becard (Pachyramphus versicolor). Seen along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor.
VIREOS
Brown-capped Vireo (Vireo leucophrys). Seen at Hermanos Ayar avenue and along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor.
Chivi Vireo (Vireo chivi). Seen along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor. Chivi Vireo is one of the most widespread and common passerines of South America. This species consists of a complex mosaic of resident and migratory populations, however. Not only is there seasonal overlap, in the austral winter, between some resident populations and wintering populations from southern South America, but during the boreal winter there also is overlap between the same resident Chivi Vireos and wintering Red-eyed Vireos (Vireo olivaceus) from North America! For many years Chivi and Red-eyed vireos were considered to be the same species; this is understandable, given that they are very similar in appearance, but phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequence data reveals that Chivi is more closely related to Black-whiskered Vireo (Vireo altiloquus) than it is to Red-eyed. The general biology of Chivi Vireo probably is very similar to that of Red-eyed Vireo but, despite its abundance, Chivi Vireo is much less well studied.
JAYS
Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas). Seen along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor.
SWALLOWS
Blue-and-white Swallow (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca). Common.
Brown-bellied Swallow (Orochelidon murina). Seen at Cloud Forest (ACP Abra Málaga) and along the railway from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes.
WRENS
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon). Common. 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, is treated as a species (Wood 1993), as was done by Brewer (2001), Mazar Barnett & Pearman (2001), Jaramillo (2003), and Kroodsma & Brewer (2005).
Mountain Wren (Troglodytes solstitialis). Seen at Cloud Forest (ACP Abra Málaga).
Inca Wren (Pheugopedius eisenmanni). Seen at Cloud Forest (ACP Abra Málaga) and the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu. Pheugopedius: Gr. pheugo= to shun and pous, podos= foot. eisenmanni: In honor of Eugene Eisenmann (1906-1981) US/Panamanian ornithologist. ENDEMIC.
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren (Henicorhina leucophrys). Seen along Hermanos Ayar avenue.
DIPPERS
White-capped Dipper (Cinclus leucocephalus). Seen along the railway from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes and Hermanos Ayar avenue.
THRUSHES AND SOLITAIRES
Andean Solitaire (Myadestes ralloides). Heard only, along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor.
White-eared Solitaire (Entomodestes leucotis). Heard only, along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor.
Great Thrush (Turdus fuscater). Common in humid montane forest.
Chiguanco Thrush (Turdus chiguanco). Common. Common in highland region. Note that a detailed study of the Chiguanco/Great Thrush complex is needed to determine exactly how many species- level taxa exist. The name comes from the Quechua “Chiwanco”.
PIPITS
Paramo Pipit (Anthus bogotensis). Seen at ACP Abra Málaga Thastayoc Royal Cinclodes.
TANAGERS AND ALLIES
Slaty Tanager (Creurgops dentatus). Seen along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor.
Black-capped Hemispingus (Kleinothraupis atropileus). Seen at San Luis ACP.
Parodi's Hemispingus (Kleinothraupis parodii). Seen at Cloud Forest (ACP Abra Málaga).
Oleaginous Hemispingus (Sphenopsis frontalis). Seen along Hermanos Ayar avenue.
Rust-and-yellow Tanager (Thlypopsis ruficeps). Seen at Moyepata to Soraypampa.
Silver-beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo). Common.
Hooded Mountain-Tanager (Buthraupis montana). Seen at San Luis ACP.
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus igniventris). Fairly common in humid montane forest.
Golden-collared Tanager (Iridosornis jelskii). Seen at Cloud Forest (ACP Abra Málaga).
Blue-and-yellow Tanager (Pipraeidea bonariensis). Seen at Soraypampa and Hotel Pakaritampu.
Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus). Common.
Blue-capped Tanager (Thraupis cyanocephala). Fairly common in humid montane forest.
Golden-naped Tanager (Tangara ruficervix). Seen along Hermanos Ayar avenue.
Silvery Tanager (Tangara viridicollis). Seen along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor.
Blue-necked Tanager (Tangara cyanicollis). Common.
Beryl-spangled Tanager (Tangara nigroviridis). Seen along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor.
Saffron-crowned Tanager (Tangara xanthocephala). Fairly common in humid montane forest.
White-browed Conebill (Conirostrum ferrugineiventre). Seen at Soraypampa. Range Restricted.
Blue-backed Conebill (Conirostrum sitticolor). Seen at Cloud Forest (ACP Abra Málaga).
Capped Conebill (Conirostrum albifrons). Seen along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor.
Cinereous Conebill (Conirostrum cinereum). Common.
Tit-like Dacnis (Xenodacnis parina). Seen at Soraypampa.
Black-throated Flowerpiercer (Diglossa brunneiventris). Seen at Moyepata to Soraypampa and Hotel Pakaritampu.
Rusty Flowerpiercer (Diglossa sittoides). Seen at Hotel Pakaritampu.
Masked Flowerpiercer (Diglossa cyanea). Common in humid montane forest.
Plushcap (Catamblyrhynchus diadema). Seen at Cloud Forest (ACP Abra Málaga).
Peruvian Sierra-Finch (Phrygilus punensis). Seen at Soraypampa and ACP Abra Málaga Thastayoc Royal Cinclodes. Range Restricted.
White-winged Diuca-Finch (Idiopsar speculifer). Seen at ACP Abra Málaga Thastayoc Royal Cinclodes.
Plumbeous Sierra-Finch (Geospizopsis unicolor). Seen at Lagunillas (ACP Abra Málaga) and ACP Abra Málaga Thastayoc Royal Cinclodes.
Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch (Geospizopsis plebejus). Seen at Soraypampa.
Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch (Poospiza caesar). Seen at Soraypampa. ENDEMIC.
Black-and-white Seedeater (Sporophila luctuosa). Seen at the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu.
Golden-billed Saltator (Saltator aurantiirostris). Fairly common.
Band-tailed Seedeater (Catamenia analis). Seen at Soraypampa.
Dull-colored Grassquit (Tiaris obscurus). Seen along Hermanos Ayar avenue.
NEW WORLD SPARROWS AND ALLIES
Chestnut-capped Brushfinch (Arremon brunneinucha). Seen at Hermanos Ayar avenue and along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor.
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis). Common.
Apurimac Brushfinch (Atlapetes forbesi). Seen at Soraypampa. ENDEMIC.
Cuzco Brushfinch (Atlapetes canigenis). Seen at San Luis ACP. ENDEMIC.
NEW WORLD WARBLERS
Tropical Parula (Setophaga pitiayumi). Fairly common.
Citrine Warbler (Myiothlypis luteoviridis). Seen at Cloud Forest (ACP Abra Málaga).
Slate-throated Redstart (Myioborus miniatus). Common in humid montane forest.
Spectacled Redstart (Myioborus melanocephalus). Common in humid montane forest.
CARDINALS AND ALLIES
Hepatic Tanager (Piranga flava). Seen at the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu.
Black-backed Grosbeak (Pheucticus aureoventris). Seen at Hotel Pakaritampu.
BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, AND OROPENDOLAS
Dusky-green Oropendola (Psarocolius atrovirens). Seen at Hermanos Ayar avenue and along the railway from Aguas Calientes to Mandor.
Yellow-winged Blackbird (Agelasticus thilius). Seen at Laguna Huaypo.
FINCHES, EUPHONIAS, AND ALLIES
Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris). Fairly common.
Hooded Siskin (Spinus magellanicus). Seen along the railway from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes.