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CENTRAL PERU BIRDING TOUR

Possible Specialty Birds for Tour

PERU
BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*

Duration:15 days, 14 nights
Group Size:2-6
Anytime Price:$6150
Group Price:$5700
Single Suppl:$550
Est #Species:325-375
Pace:Moderate
Difficulty:Moderate
* This tour is available for any dates of your choosing provided guide services and accommodations are available.

List of species possible on this tour that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

color codes

1Curve-billed TinamouNothoprocta curvirostrisNE 
2Tawny-breasted TinamouNothocercus juliusRR 
3Hooded TinamouNothocercus nigrocapillusNE 
4Gray TinamouTinamus tao V
5Tataupa TinamouCrypturellus tataupaRR 
6Brown TinamouCrypturellus obsoletusRR 
7Black-capped TinamouCrypturellus atrocapillusRR 
8Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgicaLC 
9Andean TealAnas andiumRR 
10Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotiiLC 
11Wattled GuanAburria aburri NT
12Razor-billed CurassowMitu tuberosum NT
13Rufous-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus speciosusRR 
14Stripe-faced Wood-QuailOdontophorus ballivianiNE 
15Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosaRR 
16Maroon-chested Ground DoveParaclaravis mondetouraLC 
17Golden-spotted Ground DoveMetriopelia aymaraRR 
18Lyre-tailed NightjarUropsalis lyraLC 
19Tschudi's NightjarQuechuavis decussataNE 
20Andean PotooNyctibius maculosusLC 
21/Chimney Swift/Chaetura pelagica V
22Black-throated HermitPhaethornis atrimentalisLC 
23White-browed HermitPhaethornis stuartiNE 
24Wire-crested ThorntailDiscosura popelairiiRR 
25Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenysRR 
26Bronze-tailed CometPolyonymus caroliE 
27Green-headed HillstarOreotrochilus stolzmanniNE 
28Black-breasted HillstarOreotrochilus melanogasterE 
29Purple-backed ThornbillRamphomicron microrhynchumLC 
30Olivaceous ThornbillChalcostigma olivaceumNE 
31Coppery MetaltailMetallura theresiaeE 
32Fire-throated MetaltailMetallura eupogonE 
33Black MetaltailMetallura phoebeE 
34Buff-thighed PufflegHaplophaedia assimilisNE 
35Emerald-bellied PufflegEriocnemis alineRR 
36White-tufted SunbeamAglaeactis castelnaudiiENT
37Rainbow StarfrontletCoeligena irisNE 
38Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayiRR 
39Peruvian Racket-tailOcreatus peruanusRR 
40Rufous-booted Racket-tailOcreatus addaeNE 
41Rufous-vented WhitetipUrosticte ruficrissaLC 
42Rufous-webbed BrilliantHeliodoxa branickiiE 
43Peruvian SheartailThaumastura coraNE 
44Purple-collared WoodstarMyrtis fannyNE 
45Oasis HummingbirdRhodopis vesperNE 
46Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amaziliaNE 
47Green-and-white HummingbirdElliotomyia viridicaudaE 
48Blackish RailPardirallus nigricansLC 
49Red-fronted CootFulica rufifronsRR 
50Black RailLaterallus jamaicensisRREN
51Diademed Sandpiper-PloverPhegornis mitchelliiLCNT
52Snowy PloverAnarhynchus nivosus NT
53Jameson's SnipeGallinago jamesoniRR 
54Pantanal SnipeGallinago paraguaiaeRR 
55/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusilla NT
56Peruvian TernSternula lorata EN
57#Inca Tern#Larosterna incaNENT
58/Elegant Tern/Thalasseus elegans NT
59/Chilean Flamingo/Phoenicopterus chilensis NT
60Junin GrebePodiceps taczanowskiiEEN
61Andean IbisTheristicus branickii NT
62Andean CondorVultur gryphus V
63Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiRR 
64Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidoriLCEN
65Semicollared HawkMicrospizias collarisLC 
66Solitary EagleButeogallus solitarius NT
67Koepcke's Screech-OwlMegascops koepckeaeNE 
68Cloud-forest Screech-OwlMegascops marshalliNENT
69Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusLC 
70Lanceolated MonkletMicromonacha lanceolataLC 
71Versicolored BarbetEubucco steeriiE 
72Blue-moustached BarbetEubucco versicolorNE 
73Chestnut-tipped ToucanetAulacorhynchus derbianusRR 
74Blue-banded ToucanetAulacorhynchus coeruleicinctisNE 
75Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglaucaRRNT
76Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus NT
77Ocellated PiculetPicumnus dorbignyanusRR 
78Fine-barred PiculetPicumnus subtilisNE 
79Yellow-vented WoodpeckerVeniliornis dignusRR 
80Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollensRR 
81Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivoliiRR 
82Black-necked WoodpeckerColaptes atricollisE 
83Orange-breasted FalconFalco deiroleucus NT
84Andean ParakeetBolborhynchus orbygnesiusNE 
85Black-winged ParrotHapalopsittaca melanotisNE 
86Red-billed ParrotPionus sordidusRR 
87Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestisNE 
88Black-capped ParakeetPyrrhura rupicolaRR 
89&Golden-plumed ParakeetlLeptosittaca branickiiRR 
90Cordilleran ParakeetPsittacara frontalusNENT
91Mitred ParakeetPsittacara mitratusRR 
92Red-masked ParakeetPsittacara erythrogenysNENT
93Chestnut-backed AntshrikeThamnophilus palliatusRR 
94Uniform AntshrikeThamnophilus unicolorRR 
95Creamy-bellied AntwrenHerpsilochmus motacilloidesENT
96Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigeraRR 
97Stripe-headed AntpittaGrallaria andicolusNE 
98Bay AntpittaGrallaria capitalisE 
99Oxapampa AntpittaGrallaria centralisE 
100Chestnut AntpittaGrallaria blakeiENT
101Chachapoyas AntpittaGrallaria gravesiE 
102Junin AntpittaGrallaria obscuraE 
103Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostris NT
104White-winged TapaculoScytalopus krabbeiE 
105Puna TapaculoScytalopus simonsiNE 
106Jalca TapaculoScytalopus frankeaeE 
107Neblina TapaculoScytalopus altirostrisE 
108Trilling TapaculoScytalopus parvirostrisNE 
109Bolivian TapaculoScytalopus bolivianusNE 
110Rufous-vented TapaculoScytalopus femoralisE 
111Large-footed TapaculoScytalopus macropusE 
112Junin TapaculoScytalopus gettyaeENT
113Tschudi's TapaculoScytalopus acutirostrisE 
114Coastal MinerGeositta peruvianaE 
115Thick-billed MinerGeositta crassirostrisE 
116Grayish MinerGeositta maritimaNE 
117Dark-winged MinerGeositta saxicolinaE 
118Striated EarthcreeperGeocerthia serranaE 
119White-bellied CinclodesCinclodes palliatusECR
120Surf CinclodesCinclodes taczanowskiiE 
121Rufous-backed TreehunterThripadectes scrutatorNE 
122Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamigerRR 
123Rusty-crowned Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura pileataE 
124Streaked Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura striataNE 
125Andean Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura andicolaLC 
126Mantaro Thornbird**Phacellodomus sp.E 
127Line-fronted CanasteroAsthenes urubambensisNENT
128Many-striped CanasteroAsthenes flammulataRR 
129Junin CanasteroAsthenes virgataE 
130Streak-throated CanasteroAsthenes humilisNE 
131Canyon CanasteroAsthenes pudibundaNE 
132Eye-ringed ThistletailAsthenes palpebralisE 
133White-chinned ThistletailAsthenes fuliginosaRR 
134Vilcabamba SpinetailCranioleuca weskeiE 
135Creamy-crested SpinetailCranioleuca albicapillaE 
136|Line-cheeked Spinetail|Cranioleuca antisiensisNE 
137Cactus CanasteroPseudasthenes cactorumE 
138Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azaraeRR 
139Mantaro Spinetail**Synallaxis sp.E 
140Cabanis's SpinetailSynallaxis cabanisiRR 
141Jet ManakinChloropipo unicolorNE 
142Cerulean-capped ManakinLepidothrix coeruleocapillaE 
143Green-and-black FruiteaterPipreola riefferiiRR 
144Band-tailed FruiteaterPipreola intermediaNE 
145Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuataRR 
146Masked FruiteaterPipreola pulchraE 
147White-cheeked CotingaZaratornis stresemanniEV
148Bay-vented CotingaDoliornis sclateriEV
149Red-ruffed FruitcrowPyroderus scutatusRR 
150Green-backed BecardPachyramphus viridisNE 
151Crested BecardPachyramphus validusRR 
152Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliarisRR 
153Inca FlycatcherLeptopogon taczanowskiiENT
154Cinnamon-faced TyrannuletPhylloscartes parkeriNE 
155Marble-faced Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus ophthalmicusLC 
156Pearly-vented Tody-TyrantHemitriccus margaritaceiventerRR 
157Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescensRR 
158Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferrugineaLC 
159Ornate FlycatcherMyiotriccus ornatusRR 
160Ochraceous-breasted FlycatcherNephelomyias ochraceiventrisNE 
161White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrysRR 
162Sulphur-bellied TyrannuletMecocerculus minorRR 
163Black-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes nigrocristatusNE 
164Pied-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes reguloidesNE 
165Unstreaked Tit-TyrantUromyias agraphiaE 
166Choco ElaeniaMyiopagis parambaeRR 
167\Greenish Elaenia\Myiopagis viridicataRR 
168Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterLC 
169Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensisLC 
170Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscuraLC 
171Sooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseicepsLC 
172Plumbeous-crowned TyrannuletPhyllomyias plumbeicepsLC 
173Tawny-rumped TyrannuletTyranniscus uropygialisRR 
174Peruvian TyrannuletZimmerius viridiflavusNE 
175Rufescent FlycatcherMyiophobus rufescensNE 
176Olive FlycatcherMitrephanes olivaceusNE 
177Tumbes PeweeContopus punensisNE 
178White-winged Black-TyrantKnipolegus aterrimusRR 
179Taczanowski's Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola griseusNE 
180\Black-fronted Ground-Tyrant\Muscisaxicola frontalisRR 
181White-tailed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis albicaudaLCV
182Rufous-bellied Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fuscorufusNE 
183Kalinowski's Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix spodionotaNE 
184Jelski's Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix jelskiiNE 
185Golden-browed Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix pulchellaNE 
186Maroon-belted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca thoracicaNE 
187Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralisRR 
188Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolorRR 
189\Brown-crested Flycatcher\Myiarchus tyrannulusRR 
190Lemon-browed FlycatcherConopias cinchoneti V
191Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysusRR 
192Baird's FlycatcherMyiodynastes bairdiiNE 
193Lemon-chested GreenletHylophilus thoracicusLC 
194Olivaceous GreenletHylophilus olivaceusLC 
195White-collared JayCyanolyca viridicyanusNENT
196Peruvian MartinProgne murphyiNENT
197White-thighed SwallowAtticora tibialisLC 
198Andean SwallowOrochelidon andecolaRR 
199Chestnut-collared SwallowPetrochelidon rufocollarisNE 
200Grass WrenCistothorus platensisLC 
201Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatusNE 
202Plain-tailed WrenPheugopedius euophrysRR 
203Mantaro Wren**Pheugopedius sp.E 
204Rufous WrenCinnycerthia unirufaRR 
205Peruvian WrenCinnycerthia peruanaE 
206Northern Chestnut-breasted WrenCyphorhinus thoracicusRR 
207Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatusNE 
208White-eared SolitaireEntomodestes leucotisNE 
209Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranusRR 
210Yellowish PipitAnthus chiiRR 
211Peruvian PipitAnthus peruvianusNE 
212Correndera PipitAnthus correnderaLC 
213Chestnut-breasted ChlorophoniaChlorophonia pyrrhophrysRR 
214Thick-billed SiskinSpinus crassirostrisRR 
215White-browed BrushfinchArremon torquatusRR 
216Rufous-eared BrushfinchAtlapetes rufigenisE 
217Tricolored BrushfinchAtlapetes tricolorRR 
218Peruvian Slaty BrushfinchAtlapetes taczanowskiiE 
219Bay-crowned BrushfinchAtlapetes seebohmiNE 
220Rusty-bellied BrushfinchAtlapetes nationiE 
221Black-spectacled BrushfinchAtlapetes melanopsisENT
222Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinuchaRR 
223Dusky-green OropendolaPsarocolius atrovirensNE 
224Mountain CaciqueCacicus chrysonotusRR 
225Yellow-hooded BlackbirdChrysomus icterocephalusRR 
226Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularisNE 
227/Cerulean Warbler/Setophaga cerulea NT
228Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristataRR 
229Two-banded WarblerMyiothlypis bivittataRR 
230Cuzco WarblerMyiothlypis chrysogasterNE 
231Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronataRR 
232Red-hooded TanagerPiranga rubricepsRR 
233Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventrisRR 
234Black-faced TanagerSchistochlamys melanopisLC 
235White-capped TanagerSericossypha albocristataRRV
236Rufous-crested TanagerCreurgops verticalisRR 
237Slaty TanagerCreurgops dentatusNE 
238Black-capped HemispingusKleinothraupis atropileusRR 
239Black-eared HemispingusSphenopsis melanotisNE 
240Rust-and-yellow TanagerThlypopsis ruficepsRR 
241Brown-flanked TanagerThlypopsis pectoralisE 
242ParduscoNephelornis oneilliE 
243Black-goggled TanagerTrichothraupis melanopsLC 
244White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusRR 
245Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephalaRR 
246Golden-backed Mountain TanagerCnemathraupis aureodorsalisEEN
247Scarlet-bellied Mountain TanagerAnisognathus igniventrisRR 
248Streak-crowned Mountain TanagerDubusia stictocephalaNE 
249Chestnut-bellied Mountain TanagerDubusia castaneoventrisNE 
250Golden-collared TanagerIridosornis jelskiiNE 
251Yellow-scarfed TanagerIridosornis reinhardtiE 
252Orange-eared TanagerChlorochrysa calliparaeaRR 
253Golden-naped TanagerChalcothraupis ruficervixRR 
254Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassoriiRR 
255Giant ConebillConirostrum binghami NT
256White-browed ConebillConirostrum ferrugineiventreNE 
257Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolorRR 
258Moustached FlowerpiercerDiglossa mystacalisNE 
259Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyaneaRR 
260Peruvian Sierra FinchPhrygilus punensisNE 
261Glacier FinchIdiopsar speculiferaRR 
262Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parinaNE 
263Great Inca-FinchIncaspiza pulchraE 
264Drab HemispingusPseudospingus xanthophthalmusNE 
265Black-billed CnemoscopusCnemoscopus chrysogasterNE 
266Rufous-browed HemispingusPoospiza rufosuperciliarisE 
267Rufous-breasted Warbling FinchPoospiza rubeculaEEN
268Collared Warbling FinchPoospiza hispaniolensisNE 
269Three-striped HemispingusPoospiza trifasciatusNE 
270Saffron FinchSicalis flaveolaRR 
271Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteolaLC 
272Raimondi's Yellow-FinchSicalis raimondiiNE 
273Parrot-billed SeedeaterSporophila peruvianaNE 
274Drab SeedeaterSporophila simplexNE 
275Black-billed Seed-FinchSporophila atrirostrisLC 
276Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa NT
277Red-crested FinchCoryphospingus cucullatusRR 
278Masked SaltatorSaltator cinctusLC 

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

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DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic131
LCLocal167
NENear Endemic205
RRRestricted Range326

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened29
VVulnerable8
ENEndangered6
CRCritically Endangered1

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.