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MACHU PICCHU
BIRDING TOUR

See the lost world of the Incas while discovering extraordinary bird life of the Peruvian Andes. Our master guide is expert at finding the endemics and specialty birds of this amazing place.

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2008 Peru Birding Tour
Machu Picchu & Abra Malaga
World's Greatest Bird Diversity

Checklist covers some or all areas included on the tour and may be incomplete. It includes rarities and seasonal birds not necessarily present at the time of the tour.

ABM-Abra Malaga; CUS=Cusco; HUAL=Huacarpay Lakes; MCPC=Machu Picchu
 

 
GREBES: Podicipedidae

1White-tufted GrebeRollandia rollandHUAL

 
HERONS, EGRETS, BITTERNS: Ardeidae

2Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticoraxHUAL

 
IBIS, SPOONBILLS: Threskiornithidae

3Andean IbisTheristicus branickiiHUAL
4Puna IbisPlegadis ridgwayiHUAL

 
DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS: Anatidae

5Torrent DuckMerganetta armataABM,MCPC
6Andean TealAnas flavirostrisHUAL
7Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgicaHUAL
8White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensisHUAL
9Puna TealAnas punaHUAL
10Cinnamon TealAnas cyanopteraHUAL
11Andean Ruddy-DuckOxyura ferrugineaHUAL

 
NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartidae

12Andean CondorVultur gryphusMCPC

 
HAWKS, EAGLES, KITES: Accipitridae

13Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereusHUAL
14Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucusHUAL

 
FALCONS, CARACARAS: Falconidae

15Mountain CaracaraPhalcoboenus megalopterusHUAL
16American KestrelFalco sparveriusMCPC
17Aplomado FalconFalco femoralisHUAL

 
GUANS, CHACHALACAS, CURASSOWS: Cracidae

18Andean GuanPenelope montagniiABM,MCPC

 
RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS: Rallidae

19Plumbeous RailPardirallus sanguinolentusHUAL
20Common MoorhenGallinula chloropusHUAL
21Andean CootFulica ardesiacaHUAL

 
AVOCETS, STILTS: Recurvirostridae

22White-backed StiltHimantopus melanurusHUAL

 
PLOVERS, LAPWINGS: Charadriidae

23Andean LapwingVanellus resplendensHUAL
24Puna PloverCharadrius alticolaHUAL

 
SANDPIPERS: Scolopacidae

25Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaHUAL
26Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesHUAL

 
GULLS: Laridae

27Andean GullLarus serranusHUAL

 
PIGEONS, DOVES: Columbidae

28Rock PigeonColumba liviaMCPC,CUS
29Eared DoveZenaida auriculataHUAL
30Bare-faced Ground-DoveMetriopelia ceciliaeHUAL
31White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiMCPC
32White-throated Quail-DoveGeotrygon frenataMCPC

 
PARROTS: Psittacidae

33Mitred ParakeetAratinga mitrataMCPC
34Andean ParakeetBolborhynchus orbygnesiusABM
35Plum-crowned ParrotPionus tumultuosusMCPC

 
NIGHTJARS: Caprimulgidae

36Lyre-tailed NightjarUropsalis lyraMCPC

 
SWIFTS: Apodidae

37White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagusMCPC

 
HUMMINGBIRDS: Trochilidae

38Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscansMCPC
39White-bellied HummingbirdLeucippus chionogasterABM
40Green-and-white HummingbirdLeucippus viridicaudaMCPC
41Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenysMCPC
42Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsiiMCPC
43White-tufted SunbeamAglaeactis castelnaudiiABM
44Andean HillstarOreotrochilus estellaABM
45Violet-throated StarfrontletCoeligena violiferABM
46Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensiferaABM
47Great SapphirewingPterophanes cyanopterusABM
48Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigasABM,HUAL
49Coppery-naped PufflegEriocnemis sapphiropygiaABM
50Booted Racket-tailOcreatus underwoodiiMCPC
51Green-tailed TrainbearerLesbia nunaABM,MCPC,HUAL
52Bearded MountaineerOreonympha nobilisHUAL
53Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingiMCPC
54White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsantMCPC

 
TROGONS, QUETZALS: Trogonidae

55Masked TrogonTrogon personatusMCPC

 
MOTMOTS: Momotidae

56Highland MotmotMomotus aequatorialisMCPC

 
PUFFBIRDS: Bucconidae

57Black-streaked PuffbirdMalacoptila fulvogularisMCPC

 
BARBETS: Capitonidae

58Versicolored BarbetEubucco versicolorMCPC

 
TOUCANS: Ramphastidae

59Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglaucaABM

 
WOODPECKERS: Picidae

60Ocellated PiculetPicumnus dorbygnianusMCPC

 
OVENBIRDS: Furnariidae

61Bar-winged CinclodesCinclodes fuscusABM
62Royal CinclodesCinclodes aricomaeABM
63White-winged CinclodesCinclodes atacamensisABM
64White-browed Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura xenothoraxABM
65Tawny Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura yanacensisABM
66Wren-like RushbirdPhleocryptes melanopsHUAL
67Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azaraeMCPC
68Creamy-crested SpinetailCranioleuca albicapillaABM
69Marcapata SpinetailCranioleuca marcapataeABM
70Rusty-fronted CanasteroAsthenes ottonisABM,HUAL
71Junin CanasteroAsthenes virgataABM
72Line-fronted CanasteroAsthenes urubambensisABM
73Streak-fronted ThornbirdPhacellodomus striaticepsHUAL
74Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamigerABM,MCPC
75Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansMCPC
76Buff-browed Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla rufosuperciliataMCPC

 
TYPICAL ANTBIRDS: Thamnophilidae

77Undulated AntshrikeFrederickena unduligeraABM
78Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescensMCPC

 
ANTTHRUSHES, ANTPITTAS: Formicariidae

79Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigeraABM
80Stripe-headed AntpittaGrallaria andicolaABM
81Red-and-white AntpittaGrallaria erythroleucaABM
82Rufous AntpittaGrallaria rufulaABM

 
TAPACULOS: Rhinocryptidae

83Puna TapaculoScytalopus simonsiABM
84Diademed TapaculoScytalopus schulenbergiABM

 
COTINGAS: Cotingidae

85Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristataABM
86Masked FruiteaterPipreola pulchraMCPC
87Andean Cock-of-the-RockRupicola peruvianaMCPC

 
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS: Tyrannidae

88Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscuraMCPC
89Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangaeMCPC
90Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaMCPC
91Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollisMCPC
92Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliarisMCPC
93Marble-faced Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus ophthalmicusMCPC
94Mottle-cheeked TyrannuletPhylloscartes ventralisMCPC
95Sclater's TyrannuletPhyllomyias sclateriMCPC
96Plumbeous-crowned TyrannuletPhyllomyias plumbeicepsMCPC
97Tawny-rumped TyrannuletPhyllomyias uropygialisMCPC
98White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercusMCPC
99Unstreaked Tit-TyrantAnairetes agraphiaABM
100Ash-breasted Tit-TyrantAnairetes alpinusABM
101Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulusHUAL
102Many-colored Rush-TyrantTachuris rubrigastraHUAL
103Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumMCPC
104Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeaMCPC
105Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatusMCPC
106Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansMCPC
107Maroon-chested Chat-TyrantOchthoeca thoracicaMCPC
108White-browed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca leucophrysHUAL
109Red-rumped Bush-TyrantCnemarchus erythropygiusABM
110Rufous-naped Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola rufivertexHUAL
111White-winged Black-TyrantKnipolegus aterrimusMCPC
112Golden-crowned FlycatcherMyiodynastes chrysocephalusMCPC
113Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusMCPC
114Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolorMCPC

 
SWALLOWS: Hirundinidae

115Blue-and-white SwallowNotiochelidon cyanoleucaMCPC
116Brown-bellied SwallowNotiochelidon murinaMCPC
117Andean SwallowHaplochelidon andecolaABM

 
DIPPERS: Cinclidae

118White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalusABM,MCPC

 
WRENS: Troglodytidae

119Inca WrenThryothorus eisenmanniMCPC
120House WrenTroglodytes aedonMCPC,CUS
121Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysMCPC

 
THRUSHES: Turdidae

122Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloidesMCPC
123White-eared SolitaireEntomodestes leucotisMCPC
124Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguancoMCPC,HUAL
125Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranusMCPC

 
CROWS, JAYS: Corvidae

126Inca JayCyanocorax yncasMCPC

 
VIREOS, ALLIES: Vireonidae

127Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysMCPC
128Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceusMCPC

 
SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, ALLIES: Fringillidae

129Thick-billed SiskinCarduelis crassirostrisABM
130Hooded SiskinCarduelis magellanicaMCPC,HUAL

 
WOOD WARBLERS: Parulidae

131Tropical ParulaParula pitiayumiMCPC
132Slate-throated WhitestartMyioborus miniatusMCPC
133Spectacled WhitestartMyioborus melanocephalusMCPC
134Pale-legged WarblerBasileuterus signatusABM,MCPC
135Russet-crowned WarblerBasileuterus coronatusMCPC

 
TANAGERS, ALLIES: Thraupidae

136Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereumHUAL
137White-browed ConebillConirostrum ferrugineiventreABM
138Capped ConebillConirostrum albifronsMCPC
139Giant ConebillOreomanes fraseriABM
140Common Bush-TanagerChlorospingus ophthalmicusMCPC
141Parodi's HemispingusHemispingus parodiiABM
142Oleaginous HemispingusHemispingus frontalisMCPC
143Rust-and-yellow TanagerThlypopsis ruficepsMCPC
144Slaty TanagerCreurgops dentataMCPC
145Hepatic TanagerPiranga flavaMCPC
146Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusMCPC
147Blue-capped TanagerThraupis cyanocephalaMCPC
148Blue-and-yellow TanagerThraupis bonariensisMCPC,HUAL
149Scarlet-bellied Mountain-TanagerAnisognathus igniventrisABM
150Golden-collared TanagerIridosornis jelskiiABM
151Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonotaMCPC
152Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisMCPC
153Bronze-green EuphoniaEuphonia mesochrysaMCPC
154Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephalaMCPC
155Golden-naped TanagerTangara ruficervixMCPC
156Blue-necked TanagerTangara cyanicollisMCPC
157Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridisMCPC
158Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassoriiMCPC
159Silver-backed TanagerTangara viridicollisMCPC
160Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaMCPC
161Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parinaABM

 
BUNTINGS, SEEDEATERS, ALLIES: Emberizidae

162Peruvian Sierra-FinchPhrygilus punensisHUAL
163Mourning Sierra-FinchPhrygilus fruticetiHUAL
164Plumbeous Sierra-FinchPhrygilus unicolorABM,HUAL
165Ash-breasted Sierra-FinchPhrygilus plebejusHUAL
166Chestnut-breasted Mountain-FinchPoospiza caesarABM,HUAL
167Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analisHUAL
168Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoidesMCPC
169Moustached FlowerpiercerDiglossa mystacalisABM
170Greenish Yellow-FinchSicalis olivascensHUAL
171Cusco Brush-FinchAtlapetes canigenisMCPC
172Tricolored Brush-FinchAtlapetes tricolorMCPC
173Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisMCPC,HUAL

 
SALTATORS, CARDINALS, ALLIES: Cardinalidae

174Golden-billed SaltatorSaltator aurantiirostrisABM,MCPC
175Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventrisABM,MCPC

 
TROUPIALS, ALLIES: Icteridae

176Yellow-winged BlackbirdAgelasticus thiliusHUAL
177Dusky-green OropendolaPsarocolius atrovirensMCPC


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