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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:$5800
Group Price:$5500
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

1Tawny-breasted TinamouNothocercus juliusRR 
2Hooded TinamouNothocercus nigrocapillusNE 
3Gray TinamouTinamus tao V
4Brown TinamouCrypturellus obsoletusRR 
5Black-capped TinamouCrypturellus atrocapillusRR 
6Tataupa TinamouCrypturellus tataupaRR 
7Curve-billed TinamouNothoprocta curvirostrisNE 
8Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgicaLC 
9Andean TealAnas andiumRR 
10Wattled GuanAburria aburri NT
11Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotiiLC 
12Razor-billed CurassowMitu tuberosum NT
13Rufous-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus speciosusRR 
14Stripe-faced Wood-QuailOdontophorus ballivianiNE 
15/Chilean Flamingo/Phoenicopterus chilensis NT
16Junin GrebePodiceps taczanowskiiEEN
17Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosaRR 
18Maroon-chested Ground DoveParaclaravis mondetouraLC 
19Golden-spotted Ground DoveMetriopelia aymaraRR 
20Tschudi's NightjarSystellura decussataNE 
21Lyre-tailed NightjarUropsalis lyraLC 
22Andean PotooNyctibius maculosusLC 
23/Chimney Swift/Chaetura pelagica V
24Black-throated HermitPhaethornis atrimentalisLC 
25White-browed HermitPhaethornis stuartiNE 
26Wire-crested ThorntailDiscosura popelairiiRR 
27Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenysRR 
28Bronze-tailed CometPolyonymus caroliE 
29Green-headed HillstarOreotrochilus stolzmanniNE 
30Black-breasted HillstarOreotrochilus melanogasterE 
31Purple-backed ThornbillRamphomicron microrhynchumLC 
32Olivaceous ThornbillChalcostigma olivaceumNE 
33Coppery MetaltailMetallura theresiaeE 
34Fire-throated MetaltailMetallura eupogonE 
35Black MetaltailMetallura phoebeE 
36Buff-thighed PufflegHaplophaedia assimilisNE 
37Coppery-naped Puffleg**Eriocnemis sapphirophygiaNE 
38Emerald-bellied PufflegEriocnemis alineRR 
39White-tufted SunbeamAglaeactis castelnaudiiENT
40Rainbow StarfrontletCoeligena irisNE 
41Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayiRR 
42Peruvian Racket-tailOcreatus peruanusRR 
43Rufous-booted Racket-tailOcreatus addaeNE 
44Rufous-vented WhitetipUrosticte ruficrissaLC 
45Rufous-webbed BrilliantHeliodoxa branickiiE 
46Peruvian SheartailThaumastura coraNE 
47Purple-collared WoodstarMyrtis fannyNE 
48Oasis HummingbirdRhodopis vesperNE 
49Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amaziliaNE 
50Green-and-white HummingbirdElliotomyia viridicaudaE 
51Blackish RailPardirallus nigricansLC 
52Red-fronted CootFulica rufifronsRR 
53Junin Rail**Laterallus tuerosiEEN
54Diademed Sandpiper-PloverPhegornis mitchelliiLCNT
55Snowy PloverAnarhynchus nivosus NT
56Jameson's SnipeGallinago jamesoniRR 
57Pantanal SnipeGallinago paraguaiaeRR 
58/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusilla NT
59Peruvian TernSternula lorata EN
60#Inca Tern#Larosterna incaNENT
61/Elegant Tern/Thalasseus elegans NT
62Andean IbisTheristicus branickii NT
63Andean CondorVultur gryphus V
64Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiRR 
65Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidoriLCEN
66Semicollared HawkMicrospizias collarisLC 
67Solitary EagleButeogallus solitarius NT
68Koepcke's Screech-OwlMegascops koepckeaeNE 
69Cloud-forest Screech-OwlMegascops marshalliNENT
70Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusLC 
71Lanceolated MonkletMicromonacha lanceolataLC 
72Versicolored BarbetEubucco steeriiNE 
73Blue-chinned Barbet**Eubucco glaucogularisENT
74Blue-moustached BarbetEubucco versicolorNE 
75Chestnut-tipped ToucanetAulacorhynchus derbianusRR 
76Blue-banded ToucanetAulacorhynchus coeruleicinctisNE 
77Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglaucaRRNT
78Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus NT
79Ocellated PiculetPicumnus dorbignyanusRR 
80Fine-barred PiculetPicumnus subtilisNE 
81Yellow-vented WoodpeckerDryobates dignusRR 
82Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollensRR 
83Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivoliiRR 
84Black-necked WoodpeckerColaptes atricollisE 
85Orange-breasted FalconFalco deiroleucus NT
86Andean ParakeetBolborhynchus orbygnesiusNE 
87Black-winged ParrotHapalopsittaca melanotisNE 
88Red-billed ParrotPionus sordidusRR 
89Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestisNE 
90Black-capped ParakeetPyrrhura rupicolaRR 
91<Golden-plumed Parakeet>Leptosittaca branickiiRR 
92Cordilleran ParakeetPsittacara frontalusNENT
93Mitred ParakeetPsittacara mitratusRR 
94Red-masked ParakeetPsittacara erythrogenysNENT
95Chestnut-backed AntshrikeThamnophilus palliatusRR 
96Uniform AntshrikeThamnophilus unicolorRR 
97Creamy-bellied AntwrenHerpsilochmus motacilloidesENT
98Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigeraRR 
99Stripe-headed AntpittaGrallaria andicolusNE 
100Bay AntpittaGrallaria capitalisE 
101Oxapampa AntpittaGrallaria centralisE 
102Chestnut AntpittaGrallaria blakeiENT
103Chachapoyas AntpittaGrallaria gravesiE 
104Junin AntpittaGrallaria obscuraE 
105Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostris NT
106White-winged TapaculoScytalopus krabbeiE 
107Puna TapaculoScytalopus simonsiNE 
108Jalca TapaculoScytalopus frankeaeE 
109Neblina TapaculoScytalopus altirostrisE 
110Trilling TapaculoScytalopus parvirostrisNE 
111Bolivian TapaculoScytalopus bolivianusNE 
112Rufous-vented TapaculoScytalopus femoralisE 
113Large-footed TapaculoScytalopus macropusE 
114Junin TapaculoScytalopus gettyaeENT
115Tschudi's TapaculoScytalopus acutirostrisE 
116Coastal MinerGeositta peruvianaE 
117Thick-billed MinerGeositta crassirostrisE 
118Grayish MinerGeositta maritimaNE 
119Dark-winged MinerGeositta saxicolinaE 
120Striated EarthcreeperGeocerthia serranaE 
121White-bellied CinclodesCinclodes palliatusECR
122Surf CinclodesCinclodes taczanowskiiE 
123Rufous-backed TreehunterThripadectes scrutatorNE 
124Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamigerRR 
125Rusty-crowned Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura pileataE 
126Streaked Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura striataNE 
127Andean Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura andicolaLC 
128Mantaro Thornbird**Phacellodomus sp.E 
129Line-fronted CanasteroAsthenes urubambensisNENT
130Many-striped CanasteroAsthenes flammulataRR 
131Junin CanasteroAsthenes virgataE 
132Streak-throated CanasteroAsthenes humilisNE 
133Canyon CanasteroAsthenes pudibundaNE 
134Eye-ringed ThistletailAsthenes palpebralisE 
135White-chinned ThistletailAsthenes fuliginosaRR 
136Marcapata SpinetailCranioleuca marcapataeE 
137Creamy-crested SpinetailCranioleuca albicapillaE 
138|Line-cheeked Spinetail|Cranioleuca antisiensisNE 
139Cactus CanasteroPseudasthenes cactorumE 
140Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azaraeRR 
141Mantaro Spinetail**Synallaxis sp.E 
142Cabanis's SpinetailSynallaxis cabanisiRR 
143Jet ManakinChloropipo unicolorNE 
144Cerulean-capped ManakinLepidothrix coeruleocapillaE 
145Green-and-black FruiteaterPipreola riefferiiRR 
146Band-tailed FruiteaterPipreola intermediaNE 
147Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuataRR 
148Masked FruiteaterPipreola pulchraE 
149White-cheeked CotingaZaratornis stresemanniEV
150Bay-vented CotingaDoliornis sclateriEV
151Red-ruffed FruitcrowPyroderus scutatusRR 
152Green-backed BecardPachyramphus viridisRR 
153Crested BecardPachyramphus validusRR 
154Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliarisRR 
155Inca FlycatcherLeptopogon taczanowskiiENT
156Cinnamon-faced TyrannuletPhylloscartes parkeriNE 
157Marble-faced Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus ophthalmicusLC 
158Pearly-vented Tody-TyrantHemitriccus margaritaceiventerRR 
159Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescensRR 
160Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferrugineaLC 
161Ornate FlycatcherMyiotriccus ornatusRR 
162Ochraceous-breasted FlycatcherNephelomyias ochraceiventrisNE 
163White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrysRR 
164Sulphur-bellied TyrannuletMecocerculus minorRR 
165Black-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes nigrocristatusNE 
166Pied-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes reguloidesNE 
167Unstreaked Tit-TyrantUromyias agraphiaE 
168Choco ElaeniaMyiopagis parambaeRR 
169\Greenish Elaenia\Myiopagis viridicataRR 
170Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterLC 
171Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensisLC 
172Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscuraLC 
173Sooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseicepsLC 
174Tawny-rumped TyrannuletPhyllomyias uropygialisRR 
175Plumbeous-crowned TyrannuletPhyllomyias plumbeicepsLC 
176Peruvian TyrannuletZimmerius viridiflavusNE 
177Rufescent FlycatcherMyiophobus rufescensNE 
178Olive FlycatcherMitrephanes olivaceusNE 
179Tumbes PeweeContopus punensisNE 
180White-winged Black-TyrantKnipolegus aterrimusRR 
181Taczanowski's Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola griseusNE 
182\Black-fronted Ground-Tyrant\Muscisaxicola frontalisRR 
183White-tailed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis albicaudaLCV
184Rufous-bellied Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fuscorufusNE 
185Peruvian Chat-Tyrant**Silvicultrix spodionotaNE 
186Jelski's Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix jelskiiNE 
187Golden-browed Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix pulchellaNE 
188Maroon-belted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca thoracicaNE 
189Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralisRR 
190Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolorRR 
191\Brown-crested Flycatcher\Myiarchus tyrannulusRR 
192Lemon-browed FlycatcherConopias cinchoneti V
193Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysusRR 
194Baird's FlycatcherMyiodynastes bairdiiNE 
195Lemon-chested GreenletHylophilus thoracicusLC 
196Olivaceous GreenletHylophilus olivaceusLC 
197White-collared JayCyanolyca viridicyanusNENT
198Peruvian MartinProgne murphyiNENT
199White-thighed SwallowAtticora tibialisLC 
200Andean SwallowOrochelidon andecolaRR 
201Chestnut-collared SwallowPetrochelidon rufocollarisNE 
202Grass WrenCistothorus platensisLC 
203Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatusNE 
204Plain-tailed WrenPheugopedius euophrysRR 
205Mantaro Wren**Pheugopedius sp.E 
206Rufous WrenCinnycerthia unirufaRR 
207Peruvian WrenCinnycerthia peruanaE 
208Chestnut-breasted WrenCyphorhinus thoracicusRR 
209Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatusNE 
210White-eared SolitaireEntomodestes leucotisNE 
211Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranusRR 
212Yellowish PipitAnthus chiiRR 
213Peruvian PipitAnthus peruvianusNE 
214Correndera PipitAnthus correnderaLC 
215Chestnut-breasted ChlorophoniaChlorophonia pyrrhophrysRR 
216Thick-billed SiskinSpinus crassirostrisRR 
217White-browed BrushfinchArremon torquatusRR 
218Rufous-eared BrushfinchAtlapetes rufigenisE 
219Tricolored BrushfinchAtlapetes tricolorRR 
220Slaty BrushfinchAtlapetes schistaceusRR 
221Bay-crowned BrushfinchAtlapetes seebohmiNE 
222Rusty-bellied BrushfinchAtlapetes nationiE 
223Black-spectacled BrushfinchAtlapetes melanopsisENT
224Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinuchaRR 
225Dusky-green OropendolaPsarocolius atrovirensNE 
226Southern Mountain CaciqueCacicus chrysonotusNE 
227Yellow-hooded BlackbirdChrysomus icterocephalusRR 
228Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularisNE 
229/Cerulean Warbler/Setophaga cerulea NT
230Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristataRR 
231Two-banded WarblerMyiothlypis bivittataRR 
232Cuzco WarblerMyiothlypis chrysogasterNE 
233Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronataRR 
234Red-hooded TanagerPiranga rubricepsRR 
235Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventrisRR 
236Black-faced TanagerSchistochlamys melanopisLC 
237White-capped TanagerSericossypha albocristataRRV
238Rufous-crested TanagerCreurgops verticalisRR 
239Slaty TanagerCreurgops dentatusNE 
240Black-capped HemispingusKleinothraupis atropileusRR 
241Rust-and-yellow TanagerThlypopsis ruficepsRR 
242Brown-flanked TanagerThlypopsis pectoralisE 
243ParduscoNephelornis oneilliE 
244Black-goggled TanagerTrichothraupis melanopsLC 
245White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusRR 
246Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephalaRR 
247Golden-backed Mountain TanagerCnemathraupis aureodorsalisEEN
248Scarlet-bellied Mountain TanagerAnisognathus igniventrisRR 
249Buff-breasted Mountain TanagerDubusia taeniataRR 
250Chestnut-bellied Mountain TanagerDubusia castaneoventrisNE 
251Golden-collared TanagerIridosornis jelskiiNE 
252Yellow-scarfed TanagerIridosornis reinhardtiE 
253Orange-eared TanagerChlorochrysa calliparaeaRR 
254Golden-naped TanagerChalcothraupis ruficervixRR 
255Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassoriiRR 
256Giant ConebillConirostrum binghami NT
257White-browed ConebillConirostrum ferrugineiventreNE 
258Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolorRR 
259Moustached FlowerpiercerDiglossa mystacalisNE 
260Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyaneaRR 
261Peruvian Sierra FinchPhrygilus punensisNE 
262Glacier FinchIdiopsar speculiferaRR 
263Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parinaNE 
264Great Inca-FinchIncaspiza pulchraE 
265Drab HemispingusPseudospingus xanthophthalmusNE 
266Gray-hooded Bush TanagerCnemoscopus rubrirostrisRR 
267Rufous-browed HemispingusPoospiza rufosuperciliarisE 
268Rufous-breasted Warbling FinchPoospiza rubeculaEEN
269Collared Warbling FinchPoospiza hispaniolensisNE 
270Three-striped HemispingusPoospiza trifasciatusNE 
271Saffron FinchSicalis flaveolaRR 
272Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteolaLC 
273Raimondi's Yellow-FinchSicalis raimondiiE 
274Parrot-billed SeedeaterSporophila peruvianaNE 
275Drab SeedeaterSporophila simplexNE 
276Black-billed Seed-FinchSporophila atrirostrisLC 
277Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa NT
278Red-crested FinchCoryphospingus cucullatusRR 
279Masked 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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BIRDING LOCALES

 

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic129
LCLocal167
NENear Endemic206
RRRestricted Range331

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened30
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.