List of target birds for this tour broken down by locations we visit. Target birds are those we can see only at one or two sites or are range-restricted, endemic, or near endemic in the country. Chances of seeing each bird as indicated in the table are based on the site where we have the best chance and may not be equally good everywhere. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

1	Puna Tinamou	Tinamotis pentlandii	MCPA	OS
2	Junin Grebe	Podiceps taczanowskii	LJ	US
3	Tschudi's Nightjar	Systellura decussata	LDL	OS
4	Black-breasted Hillstar	Oreotrochilus melanogaster	LJ,MCPA	US
5	Olivaceous Thornbill	Chalcostigma olivaceum	MCPA	SS
6	Coppery Metaltail	Metallura theresiae	BU	AS
7	Fire-throated Metaltail	Metallura eupogon	MV,SR	SS
8	Oasis Hummingbird	Rhodopis vesper	LDL	US
9	Junin Rail**	Laterallus tuerosi	LJ	RS
10	Puna Plover	Charadrius alticola	LJ	US
11	Diademed Sandpiper-Plover	Phegornis mitchellii	MCPA	RS
12	Gray-breasted Seedsnipe	Thinocorus orbignyianus	MCPA	SS
13	Cloud-forest Screech-Owl	Megascops marshalli	BS,OX	RS
14	Black-winged Parrot	Hapalopsittaca melanotis	BS,OX	OS
15	Creamy-bellied Antwren	Herpsilochmus motacilloides	BS,SR	SS
16	Stripe-headed Antpitta	Grallaria andicolus	MCPA,YGY	US
17	Bay Antpitta	Grallaria capitalis	BS,BU,CPT	OS
18	Chestnut Antpitta	Grallaria blakei	BU,CPT	OS
19	Chachapoyas Antpitta	Grallaria gravesi	BU	OS
20	Junin Antpitta	Grallaria obscura	BS	OS
21	Leymebamba Antpitta	Grallaricula leymebambae	BU	RS
22	Ancash Tapaculo	Scytalopus affinis	YGY	SS
23	White-winged Tapaculo	Scytalopus krabbei	BU	OS
24	Jalca Tapaculo	Scytalopus frankeae	MV	OS
25	Neblina Tapaculo	Scytalopus altirostris	BU	OS
26	Large-footed Tapaculo	Scytalopus macropus	BS,BU,CPT	OS
27	Junin Tapaculo	Scytalopus gettyae	LJ	RS
28	Tschudi's Tapaculo	Scytalopus acutirostris	BU,CPT,MV	OS
29	Coastal Miner	Geositta peruviana	BP,LDL	US
30	Thick-billed Miner	Geositta crassirostris	LDL,SEV	SS
31	Grayish Miner	Geositta maritima	LDL	US
32	Dark-winged Miner	Geositta saxicolina	MCPA	US
33	Striated Earthcreeper	Geocerthia serrana	MCPA,YGY	SS
34	Buff-breasted Earthcreeper	Upucerthia validirostris	MCPA,YGY	SS
35	White-bellied Cinclodes	Cinclodes palliatus	MCPA,SEV	US
36	Surf Cinclodes	Cinclodes taczanowskii	BP	US
37	Rufous-backed Treehunter	Thripadectes scrutator	CPT	SS
38	Mantaro Thornbird**	Phacellodomus sp.	MV	SS
39	Line-fronted Canastero	Asthenes urubambensis	BU	US
40	Canyon Canastero	Asthenes pudibunda	SEV	SS
41	Eye-ringed Thistletail	Asthenes palpebralis	MV,SR	SS
42	Cactus Canastero	Pseudasthenes cactorum	LDL	SS
43	Mantaro Spinetail**	Synallaxis sp.	MV	US
44	Cerulean-capped Manakin	Lepidothrix coeruleocapilla	SR	RS
45	White-cheeked Cotinga	Zaratornis stresemanni	MCPA,YGY	OS
46	Bay-vented Cotinga	Doliornis sclateri	BU	US
47	Chestnut-crested Cotinga	Ampelion rufaxilla	OX	OS
48	Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant	Anairetes alpinus	YGY	SS
49	Unstreaked Tit-Tyrant	Uromyias agraphia	BU,CPT	SS
50	Olive Flycatcher	Mitrephanes olivaceus	BS	OS
51	\Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant\	Muscisaxicola flavinucha	MCPA	US
52	\Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant\	Muscisaxicola maclovianus	LDL	OS
53	\Black-fronted Ground-Tyrant\	Muscisaxicola frontalis	MCPA	RS
54	Golden-browed Chat-Tyrant	Silvicultrix pulchella	CPT	SS
55	Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant	Ochthoeca thoracica	CPT,SR	SS
56	Peruvian Martin	Progne murphyi	LDL	OS
57	Mantaro Wren**	Pheugopedius sp.	MV,SR	US
58	Rufous-eared Brushfinch	Atlapetes rufigenis	YGY	US
59	Rusty-bellied Brushfinch	Atlapetes nationi	SEV	US
60	Black-spectacled Brushfinch	Atlapetes melanopsis	MV	SS
61	Brown-flanked Tanager	Thlypopsis pectoralis	BU,CPT	SS
62	Pardusco	Nephelornis oneilli	BU,SR	AS
63	Golden-backed Mountain Tanager	Cnemathraupis aureodorsalis	BU	OS
64	Great Inca-Finch	Incaspiza pulchra	MCPA,SEV	US
65	Rufous-backed Inca-Finch	Incaspiza personata	YGY	SS
66	Rufous-browed Hemispingus	Poospiza rufosuperciliaris	BU,CPT	SS
67	Plain-tailed Warbling Finch	Poospiza alticola	YGY	US
68	Rufous-breasted Warbling Finch	Poospiza rubecula	SEV	US
69	Raimondi's Yellow-Finch	Sicalis raimondii	LDL,SEV	OS

 

 *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

• Bahia Paraiso (BP)
• Bosque Shollet (BS)
• Bosque Unchog (BU)
• Carpish Tunnel-Paty Trail (CPT)
• Lake Junin (LJ)
• Lomas de Lachay (LDL)
• Mantaro Valley (MV)
• Marcapomacocha Highlands (MCPA)
• Oxapampa (OX)
• Santa Eulalia Valley (SEV)
• Satipo Road (SR)
• Yungay, Portachuelo Pass, Llanganuco Trail (YGY)

 

LIKELIHOOD CODES

Code	Description	##
AS	Always Seen	2
US	Usually Seen	20
SS	Sometimes Seen	21
OS	Occasionally Seen	19
RS	Rarely Seen	7