List of target birds for this tour broken down by locations we visit.

Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

1	Curve-billed Tinamou	Nothoprocta curvirostris	APC,CJ	NE
2	Hooded Tinamou	Nothocercus nigrocapillus	ABN,AP,HCR	NE
3	Pale-browed Tinamou	Crypturellus transfasciatus	APC	NE
4	Bearded Guan	Penelope barbata	CJ	NE
5	White-winged Guan	Penelope albipennis	APC,CJ,CR	E
6	Peruvian Pigeon	Patagioenas oenops	Many	NE
7	Ecuadorian Ground Dove	Columbina buckleyi	APC,BA,CJ,TP	NE
8	Ochre-bellied Dove	Leptotila ochraceiventris	APC,CJ,CR	NE
9	Scrub Nightjar	Nyctidromus anthonyi	Many	NE
10	Tschudi's Nightjar	Quechuavis decussata	CJ,PHS	NE
11	Koepcke's Hermit	Phaethornis koepckeae	CE,HCR,WQ	E
12	Little Sunangel	Heliangelus micraster	CJ	NE
13	Purple-throated Sunangel	Heliangelus viola	Many	NE
14	Royal Sunangel	Heliangelus regalis	ABR,AP,CJ,HCR	NE
15	Bronze-tailed Comet	Polyonymus caroli	CJ	E
16	Gray-bellied Comet	Taphrolesbia griseiventris	CJ	E
17	Green-headed Hillstar	Oreotrochilus stolzmanni	APC,BA,CJ	NE
18	Black-breasted Hillstar	Oreotrochilus melanogaster	APC	E
19	Neblina Metaltail	Metallura odomae	CJ	NE
20	Coppery Metaltail	Metallura theresiae	ABN,LB	E
21	Black Metaltail	Metallura phoebe	CJ	E
22	Marvelous Spatuletail	Loddigesia mirabilis	Many	E
23	Rainbow Starfrontlet	Coeligena iris	Many	NE
24	Pink-throated Brilliant	Heliodoxa gularis	ABR	BC
25	Peruvian Sheartail	Thaumastura cora	APC,CJ,CR,PHS	NE
26	Short-tailed Woodstar	Myrmia micrura	APC,CJ,CR,PHS	NE
27	Purple-collared Woodstar	Myrtis fanny	Many	NE
28	Oasis Hummingbird	Rhodopis vesper	Many	NE
29	Tumbes Hummingbird	Thaumasius baeri	APC,CJ,CR,PHS	NE
30	Spot-throated Hummingbird	Thaumasius taczanowskii	Many	NE
31	Amazilia Hummingbird	Amazilis amazilia	Many	NE
32	Black-and-chestnut Eagle	Spizaetus isidori	Many	EN
33	Koepcke's Screech-Owl	Megascops koepckeae	Many	NE
34	Peruvian Screech-Owl	Megascops roboratus	Many	NE
35	Long-whiskered Owlet	Xenoglaux loweryi	AP	E
36	Ecuadorian Trogon	Trogon mesurus	CJ	NE
37	Rufous-capped Nunlet	Nonnula ruficapilla	ABR,PL,WQ	BC
38	White-throated Jacamar	Brachygalba albogularis	CJ	BC
39	Coppery-chested Jacamar	Galbula pastazae	CJ	NE
40	Scarlet-banded Barbet	Capito wallacei	PL	E
41	Versicolored Barbet	Eubucco steerii	ABR,AP,WQ	NE
42	Blue-moustached Barbet	Eubucco versicolor	AP,PL,WQ	NE
43	Ecuadorian Piculet	Picumnus sclateri	Many	NE
44	Speckle-chested Piculet	Picumnus steindachneri	Many	E
45	Black-necked Woodpecker	Colaptes atricollis	Many	E
46	Andean Parakeet	Bolborhynchus orbygnesius	CJ	NE
47	Red-faced Parrot	Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops	CJ	NE
48	Pacific Parrotlet	Forpus coelestis	Many	NE
49	Yellow-faced Parrotlet	Forpus xanthops	ABN,BA,CJ	E
50	Cordilleran Parakeet	Psittacara frontalus	Many	NE
51	Chapman's Antshrike	Thamnophilus zarumae	APC,CJ	NE
52	Collared Antshrike	Thamnophilus bernardi	APC,CJ,CR,PHS	NE
53	Marañon Antshrike	Thamnophilus shumbae	CJ,TP	E
54	Northern Slaty-Antshrike	Thamnophilus punctatus	CJ,TP,WQ	NE
55	Rufescent Antshrike	Thamnistes rufescens	PL	NE
56	Ash-throated Antwren	Herpsilochmus parkeri	WQ	E
57	Gray-headed Antbird	Ampelornis griseiceps	CJ	NE
58	Cordillera Azul Antbird	Myrmodenus eowilsoni	PL	E
59	Marañon Crescentchest	Melanopareia maranonica	CJ,COC,RCOC TP	NE
60	Elegant Crescentchest	Melanopareia elegans	APC,CJ,CR,PHS	NE
61	Watkins's Antpitta	Grallaria watkinsi	CR	NE
62	Stripe-headed Antpitta	Grallaria andicolus	ABN,BA,CJ	NE
63	Pale-billed Antpitta	Grallaria carrikeri	AP,HCR,RCOC	E
64	Rusty-tinged Antpitta	Grallaria przewalskii	ABN,AP,HCR	E
65	Cajamarca Antpitta	Grallaria cajamarcae	ABN,BA,CJ	E
66	Chestnut Antpitta	Grallaria blakei	AP	E
67	Chachapoyas Antpitta	Grallaria gravesi	ABN,AP	E
68	Ochre-fronted Antpitta	Grallaricula ochraceifrons	AP	E
69	Ancash Tapaculo	Scytalopus affinis	CJ	E
70	Loja Tapaculo	Scytalopus androstictus	CJ	NE
71	Neblina Tapaculo	Scytalopus altirostris	ABN	E
72	Trilling Tapaculo	Scytalopus parvirostris	AP,COC,HCR,PL	NE
73	Rufous-vented Tapaculo	Scytalopus femoralis	Many	E
74	Utcubamba Tapaculo	Scytalopus intermedius	Many	E
75	Large-footed Tapaculo	Scytalopus macropus	ABN	E
76	Unicolored Tapaculo	Scytalopus unicolor	CJ	E
77	Tschudi's Tapaculo	Scytalopus acutirostris	ABN,AP	E
78	Chusquea Tapaculo	Scytalopus parkeri	CJ	NE
79	Coastal Miner	Geositta peruviana	CJ,CR,PHS	E
80	Pacific Hornero	Furnarius cinnamomeus	CJ,CR	NE
81	Striated Earthcreeper	Geocerthia serrana	CJ	E
82	Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner	Syndactyla ruficollis	APC,CJ	NE
83	Peruvian Recurvebill	Syndactyla ucayalae	PL	BC
84	Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner	Clibanornis erythrocephalus	APC,CJ,CR	NE
85	Rufous-backed Treehunter	Thripadectes scrutator	ABN,AP,LB,PL	NE
86	Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail	Leptasthenura pileata	CJ	E
87	Chestnut-backed Thornbird	Phacellodomus dorsalis	ABN,BA,CJ,HCR	E
88	Streak-throated Canastero	Asthenes humilis	CJ,HCR	NE
89	Mouse-colored Thistletail	Asthenes griseomurina	CJ	NE
90	Equatorial Graytail	Xenerpestes singularis	AP,CJ,WQ	NE
91	Russet-mantled Softtail	Cranioleuca berlepschi	ABN,COC,HCR LB	E
92	|Line-cheeked Spinetail|	Cranioleuca antisiensis	Many	NE
93	Chestnut-throated Spinetail	Synallaxis cherriei	WQ	BC
94	Marañon Spinetail	Synallaxis maranonica	CJ,TP	NE
95	Great Spinetail	Synallaxis hypochondriaca	CJ	E
96	Necklaced Spinetail	Synallaxis stictothorax	APC,CJ,CR,PHS	NE
97	Chinchipe Spinetail	Synallaxis chinchipensis	CJ,PHS,TP	E
98	Jet Manakin	Chloropipo unicolor	AP,CJ,HCR,PL	NE
99	Yungas Manakin	Chiroxiphia boliviana	PL	NE
100	Painted Manakin	Machaeropterus eckelberryi	PL,WQ	E
101	Peruvian Plantcutter	Phytotoma raimondii	APC,CR,PHS	E
102	Foothill Schiffornis	Schiffornis aenea	CJ,PL,WQ	NE
103	Green-backed Becard	Pachyramphus viridis	Many	NE
104	Slaty Becard	Pachyramphus spodiurus	CJ	NE
105	Inca Flycatcher	Leptopogon taczanowskii	Many	E
106	Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant	Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus	AP,CJ,HCR	NE
107	Johnson's Tody-Flycatcher	Poecilotriccus luluae	AP,COC,HCR RCOC	E
108	Orange-banded Flycatcher	Nephelomyias lintoni	CJ	NE
109	Rufous-winged Tyrannulet	Mecocerculus calopterus	Many	NE
110	Black-crested Tit-Tyrant	Anairetes nigrocristatus	APC,BA,CJ	NE
111	Pied-crested Tit-Tyrant	Anairetes reguloides	CJ	NE
112	Unstreaked Tit-Tyrant	Uromyias agraphia	COC,HCR	E
113	Tumbesian Tyrannulet	Nesotriccus tumbezanus	CJ,CR,PHS	NE
114	Maranon Tyrannulet	Nesotriccus maranonicus	BA,TP	NE
115	Pacific Elaenia	Myiopagis subplacens	APC,CJ,CR,PHS	NE
116	Mishana Tyrannulet	Zimmerius villarejoi	ABR,CE,PL,WQ	E
117	Peruvian Tyrannulet	Zimmerius viridiflavus	Many	NE
118	Fulvous-faced Scrub-Tyrant	Euscarthmus fulviceps	Many	NE
119	Gray-and-white Tyrannulet	Pseudelaenia leucospodia	APC,CJ,CR,PHS	NE
120	Olive-chested Flycatcher	Myiophobus cryptoxanthus	Many	NE
121	Gray-breasted Flycatcher	Lathrotriccus griseipectus	APC,BA,CJ,TP	NE
122	Olive Flycatcher	Mitrephanes olivaceus	AP,PL	NE
123	Tumbes Pewee	Contopus punensis	Many	NE
124	Taczanowski's Ground-Tyrant	Muscisaxicola griseus	CJ	NE
125	Jelski's Chat-Tyrant	Silvicultrix jelskii	ABN,BA,CJ	NE
126	Golden-browed Chat-Tyrant	Silvicultrix pulchella	ABN,AP	NE
127	Tumbes Chat-Tyrant	Ochthoeca salvini	APC,CJ,CR,PHS	E
128	Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant	Ochthoeca thoracica	Many	NE
129	Piura Chat-Tyrant	Ochthoeca piurae	APC,CJ	E
130	Rufous Flycatcher	Myiarchus semirufus	CJ,CR,PHS	E
131	Sooty-crowned Flycatcher	Myiarchus phaeocephalus	Many	NE
132	Baird's Flycatcher	Myiodynastes bairdii	APC,CJ,CR,PHS	NE
133	White-collared Jay	Cyanolyca viridicyanus	ABN,AP,HCR,LB	NE
134	White-tailed Jay	Cyanocorax mystacalis	APC,CJ,CR,PHS	NE
135	Tumbes Swallow	Tachycineta stolzmanni	CR,PHS	NE
136	Peruvian Martin	Progne murphyi	CR	NE
137	Chestnut-collared Swallow	Petrochelidon rufocollaris	APC,CJ,PHS	NE
138	Marañon Gnatcatcher	Polioptila major	Many	E
139	Fasciated Wren	Campylorhynchus fasciatus	Many	NE
140	Superciliated Wren	Cantorchilus superciliaris	Many	NE
141	Peruvian Wren	Cinnycerthia peruana	AP,COC,HCR	E
142	Bar-winged Wood-Wren	Henicorhina leucoptera	Many	NE
143	Long-tailed Mockingbird	Mimus longicaudatus	Many	NE
144	White-eared Solitaire	Entomodestes leucotis	AP,HCR	NE
145	Plumbeous-backed Thrush	Turdus reevei	APC,CJ,CR,PHS	NE
146	Marañon Thrush	Turdus maranonicus	Many	NE
147	Varzea Thrush	Turdus sanchezorum	ABR,WQ	BC
148	Peruvian Pipit	Anthus peruvianus	PHS	NE
149	Tumbes Sparrow	Rhynchospiza stolzmanni	APC,CJ,CR,PHS	NE
150	Black-capped Sparrow	Arremon abeillei	APC,CJ,CR,PHS	NE
151	Marañon Sparrow	Arremon nigriceps	CJ,RCOC,TP	NE
152	White-headed Brushfinch	Atlapetes albiceps	APC,CJ,CR,PHS	NE
153	Rufous-eared Brushfinch	Atlapetes rufigenis	CJ	E
154	Golden-crowned Brushfinch	Atlapetes tricolor	CJ	E
155	White-winged Brushfinch	Atlapetes leucopterus	APC,CJ,PHS	NE
156	Bay-crowned Brushfinch	Atlapetes seebohmi	APC,CJ,TP	NE
157	Dusky-green Oropendola	Psarocolius atrovirens	CE	NE
158	White-edged Oriole	Icterus graceannae	APC,CJ,CR,PHS	NE
159	Pale-eyed Blackbird	Agelasticus xanthophthalmus	WQ	NE
160	Black-lored Yellowthroat	Geothlypis auricularis	Many	NE
161	Three-banded Warbler	Basileuterus trifasciatus	APC,CJ,CR,PHS	NE
162	Gray-and-gold Warbler	Myiothlypis fraseri	APC,CJ,PHS	NE
163	Ecuadorian Seedeater	Amaurospiza aequatorialis	APC	NE
164	Black-eared Hemispingus	Sphenopsis melanotis	ABN,AP,CJ,HCR	NE
165	Buff-bellied Tanager	Thlypopsis inornata	Many	NE
166	Black-bellied Tanager	Ramphocelus melanogaster	ABR,AP,PL,WQ	E
167	Streak-crowned Mountain Tanager	Dubusia stictocephala	ABN,AP,CJ	NE
168	Yellow-scarfed Tanager	Iridosornis reinhardti	ABN,AP,HCR,LB	E
169	Moustached Flowerpiercer	Diglossa mystacalis	ABN,AP,LB	NE
170	Peruvian Sierra Finch	Phrygilus punensis	CJ,HCR	NE
171	Tit-like Dacnis	Xenodacnis parina	CJ	NE
172	Cinereous Finch	Piezorina cinerea	APC,CJ,CR,PHS	E
173	Rufous-backed Inca-Finch	Incaspiza personata	CJ	E
174	Gray-winged Inca-Finch	Incaspiza ortizi	BA,CJ	E
175	Buff-bridled Inca-Finch	Incaspiza laeta	ABN,BA,CJ	E
176	Little Inca-Finch	Incaspiza watkinsi	CJ,LB,TP	E
177	Drab Hemispingus	Pseudospingus xanthophthalmus	ABN,AP,HCR,LB	NE
178	Black-billed Cnemoscopus	Cnemoscopus chrysogaster	ABR,AP,HCR	NE
179	Plain-tailed Warbling Finch	Poospiza alticola	BA,CJ	E
180	Rufous-breasted Warbling Finch	Poospiza rubecula	CJ	E
181	Collared Warbling Finch	Poospiza hispaniolensis	APC,CJ,CR,PHS	NE
182	Sulphur-throated Finch	Sicalis taczanowskii	CR,PHS	NE
183	Parrot-billed Seedeater	Sporophila peruviana	CJ,CR,PHS	NE
184	Drab Seedeater	Sporophila simplex	Many	NE
185	Crimson-breasted Finch	Rhodospingus cruentus	APC,CR,PHS	NE
186	Black-cowled Saltator	Saltator nigriceps	APC,CJ,CR	NE

 

 *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

• Abra Barro Negro (ABN)
• Abra Patricia (AP)
• Abra Porculla (APC)
• Arena Blanca Reserve (ABR)
• Balsas & Marañon Canyon (BA)
• Cajamarca Vicinity (CJ)
• Chaparri Reserve (CR)
• Cocachimba (COC)
• Huembo Center/Reserve (HCR)
• Jaen Area (TP)
• Leimebamba (LB)
• Plataforma (PL)
• Pomac Historical Site (PHS)
• Quisquirumi Bridge (QB)
• Road to Cocachimba (RCOC)
• Tarapoto Tunnel Area (CE)
• Waqanki Reserve (WQ)
• Yurimaguas (YURI)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	58
NE	Near Endemic	121
CR	Critically Endangered	0
EN	Endangered	1
BC	Best Seen in This Country	6
AT	Always a Target	0