Every place has its special birds. Some may be endemic species found nowhere else in the world, while others are more easily seen in certain areas or are simply notable birds remembered as highlights of any tour. The table below lists some birds of special interest found in the areas covered by this tour.
E=Endemic (Found nowhere else); EN=Endangered
LC=Localized within country; NE=Near Endemic; NT=Near Threatened
TH=Threatened; V=Vulnerable, Very Local, or Rare and Local
| 1 | Andean Condor | Vultur gryphus | NT |
| 2 | Green-and-white Hummingbird | Leucippus viridicauda | E |
| 3 | White-tufted Sunbeam | Aglaeactis castelnaudii | E |
| 4 | Coppery-naped Puffleg | Eriocnemis sapphiropygia | E |
| 5 | Bearded Mountaineer | Oreonympha nobilis | E |
| 6 | Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan | Andigena hypoglauca | NT |
| 7 | Royal Cinclodes | Cinclodes aricomae | NE |
| 8 | White-browed Tit-Spinetail | Leptasthenura xenothorax | E |
| 9 | Tawny Tit-Spinetail | Leptasthenura yanacensis | NT |
| 10 | Creamy-crested Spinetail | Cranioleuca albicapilla | E |
| 11 | Marcapata Spinetail | Cranioleuca marcapatae | E |
| 12 | Junin Canastero | Asthenes virgata | E |
| 13 | Line-fronted Canastero | Asthenes urubambensis | NE |
| 14 | Red-and-white Antpitta | Grallaria erythroleuca | E |
| 15 | Rufous Antpitta | Grallaria rufula | E |
| 16 | Diademed Tapaculo | Scytalopus schulenbergi | NE |
| 17 | Masked Fruiteater | Pipreola pulchra | E |
| 18 | Unstreaked Tit-Tyrant | Anairetes agraphia | E |
| 19 | Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant | Anairetes alpinus | NE |
| 20 | Andean Swallow | Haplochelidon andecola | LC |
| 21 | Inca Wren | Thryothorus eisenmanni | E |
| 22 | Giant Conebill | Oreomanes fraseri | NT |
| 23 | Parodi's Hemispingus | Hemispingus parodii | E |
| 24 | Slaty Tanager | Creurgops dentata | NE |
| 25 | Golden-collared Tanager | Iridosornis jelskii | NE |
| 26 | Silver-backed Tanager | Tangara viridicollis | NE |
| 27 | Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch | Poospiza caesar | E |
| 28 | Cusco Brush-Finch | Atlapetes canigenis | E |
