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CENTRAL PERU EXTENDED BIRDING TOUR

Target Birds List

PERU
BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*

Duration:18 days, 17 nights
Group Size:2-6
Anytime Price:$6950
Group Price:$6550
Single Suppl:$800
Est #Species:375-425
Pace:Moderate
Difficulty:Moderate
* This tour is available for any dates of your choosing provided guide services and accommodations are available.

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.*

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1Hooded TinamouNothocercus nigrocapillusBSNE
2Curve-billed TinamouNothoprocta curvirostrisBUNE
3Stripe-faced Wood-QuailOdontophorus ballivianiBSNE
4Junin GrebePodiceps taczanowskiiLJE
5Tschudi's NightjarSystellura decussataLDLNE
6White-browed HermitPhaethornis stuartiSRNE
7Bronze-tailed CometPolyonymus caroliHNP,MCPA,SEVE
8Gray-bellied CometTaphrolesbia griseiventrisHNPE
9Green-headed HillstarOreotrochilus stolzmanniManyNE
10Black-breasted HillstarOreotrochilus melanogasterHNP,LJ,MCPA
SEV
E
11Olivaceous ThornbillChalcostigma olivaceumHNP,LJ,MCPA
SR
NE
12Coppery MetaltailMetallura theresiaeBU,CPTE
13Fire-throated MetaltailMetallura eupogonMV,SRE
14Black MetaltailMetallura phoebeManyE
15Buff-thighed PufflegHaplophaedia assimilisBSNE
16Coppery-naped Puffleg**Eriocnemis sapphirophygiaSRNE
17White-tufted SunbeamAglaeactis castelnaudiiBU,SRE
18Rainbow StarfrontletCoeligena irisBU,HNPNE
19Rufous-booted Racket-tailOcreatus addaeBS,SRNE
20Rufous-webbed BrilliantHeliodoxa branickiiBSE
21Peruvian SheartailThaumastura coraHNP,LDL,SEVNE
22Purple-collared WoodstarMyrtis fannyHNP,LDL,SEVNE
23Oasis HummingbirdRhodopis vesperLDL,SEVNE
24Spot-throated HummingbirdThaumasius taczanowskiiHNPNE
25Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amaziliaLC,LDL,MCPA
SEV
NE
26Green-and-white HummingbirdElliotomyia viridicaudaBS,SRE
27Junin Rail**Laterallus tuerosiLJE
28Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidoriCPT,SREN
29Koepcke's Screech-OwlMegascops koepckeaeHNP,MV,SRNE
30Cloud-forest Screech-OwlMegascops marshalliBS,SRNE
31Peruvian Screech-OwlMegascops roboratusHNPNE
32Rufous-capped NunletNonnula ruficapillaBC
33Versicolored BarbetEubucco steeriiNE
34Blue-chinned Barbet**Eubucco glaucogularisBS,SRE
35Blue-moustached BarbetEubucco versicolorBS,SRNE
36Blue-banded ToucanetAulacorhynchus coeruleicinctisBS,SRNE
37Fine-barred PiculetPicumnus subtilisSRNE
38Black-necked WoodpeckerColaptes atricollisHNP,SEVE
39Andean ParakeetBolborhynchus orbygnesiusCPT,HNP,SEVNE
40Black-winged ParrotHapalopsittaca melanotisBS,SRNE
41Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestisHNP,LDL,SEVNE
42Cordilleran ParakeetPsittacara frontalusLDL,MCPA,MV
SEV
NE
43Creamy-bellied AntwrenHerpsilochmus motacilloidesBS,SRE
44Stripe-headed AntpittaGrallaria andicolusManyNE
45Bay AntpittaGrallaria capitalisBS,BU,CPT,SRE
46Oxapampa AntpittaGrallaria centralisBS,SRE
47Chestnut AntpittaGrallaria blakeiBU,CPTE
48Chachapoyas AntpittaGrallaria gravesiBU,CPTE
49Junin AntpittaGrallaria obscuraBS,SRE
50Ancash TapaculoScytalopus affinisHNP,LCE
51White-winged TapaculoScytalopus krabbeiBUE
52Puna TapaculoScytalopus simonsiBUNE
53Jalca TapaculoScytalopus frankeaeMV,SRE
54Neblina TapaculoScytalopus altirostrisBUE
55Trilling TapaculoScytalopus parvirostrisBS,BU,CPT,SRNE
56Bolivian TapaculoScytalopus bolivianusSRNE
57Rufous-vented TapaculoScytalopus femoralisBS,BU,CPT,SRE
58Large-footed TapaculoScytalopus macropusBS,BU,CPT,SRE
59Junin TapaculoScytalopus gettyaeLJ,SRE
60Tschudi's TapaculoScytalopus acutirostrisBU,CPT,MV,SRE
61Coastal MinerGeositta peruvianaLDL,LPE
62Thick-billed MinerGeositta crassirostrisHNP,LDL,SEVE
63Grayish MinerGeositta maritimaLDL,SEVNE
64Dark-winged MinerGeositta saxicolinaManyE
65Striated EarthcreeperGeocerthia serranaManyE
66White-throated EarthcreeperUpucerthia albigulaHNPNE
67White-bellied CinclodesCinclodes palliatusHNP,LC,MCPA
SEV
E
68Surf CinclodesCinclodes taczanowskiiLPE
69Rufous-backed TreehunterThripadectes scrutatorBS,BU,CPTNE
70Rusty-crowned Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura pileataHNP,LDL,MCPA
SEV
E
71White-browed Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura xenothoraxHNPE
72Streaked Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura striataHNP,LDL,MCPA
SEV
NE
73Mantaro Thornbird**Phacellodomus sp.MV,SRE
74Chestnut-backed ThornbirdPhacellodomus dorsalisHNPE
75Line-fronted CanasteroAsthenes urubambensisBUNE
76Junin CanasteroAsthenes virgataManyE
77Streak-throated CanasteroAsthenes humilisManyNE
78Canyon CanasteroAsthenes pudibundaHNP,LDL,MCPA
SEV
NE
79Eye-ringed ThistletailAsthenes palpebralisMV,SRE
80Marcapata SpinetailCranioleuca marcapataeSRE
81Creamy-crested SpinetailCranioleuca albicapillaHNP,MV,SRE
82|Line-cheeked Spinetail|Cranioleuca antisiensisBU,CPT,HNPNE
83Cactus CanasteroPseudasthenes cactorumLDLE
84Mantaro Spinetail**Synallaxis sp.MVE
85Great SpinetailSynallaxis hypochondriacaHNPE
86Russet-bellied SpinetailSynallaxis zimmeriLCE
87Jet ManakinChloropipo unicolorBS,SRNE
88Cerulean-capped ManakinLepidothrix coeruleocapillaSRE
89Band-tailed FruiteaterPipreola intermediaBU,CPT,SRNE
90Masked FruiteaterPipreola pulchraBS,BU,CPTE
91White-cheeked CotingaZaratornis stresemanniHNP,MCPAE
92Bay-vented CotingaDoliornis sclateriBUE
93Inca FlycatcherLeptopogon taczanowskiiBS,CPT,SRE
94Cinnamon-faced TyrannuletPhylloscartes parkeriBS,SRNE
95Ochraceous-breasted FlycatcherNephelomyias ochraceiventrisBU,CPT,SRNE
96Black-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes nigrocristatusBU,HNP,SEVNE
97Pied-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes reguloidesManyNE
98Ash-breasted Tit-TyrantAnairetes alpinusHNPNE
99Unstreaked Tit-TyrantUromyias agraphiaBU,CPT,SRE
100Peruvian TyrannuletZimmerius viridiflavusBS,CPT,SRNE
101Fulvous-faced Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus fulvicepsHNPNE
102Rufescent FlycatcherMyiophobus rufescensSEVNE
103Olive FlycatcherMitrephanes olivaceusBSNE
104Tumbes PeweeContopus punensisSEVNE
105Taczanowski's Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola griseusHNP,LC,LJ
MCPA
NE
106Rufous-bellied Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fuscorufusBS,BU,CPT,SRNE
107Peruvian Chat-Tyrant**Silvicultrix spodionotaCPTNE
108Jelski's Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix jelskiiBU,CPT,HNPNE
109Golden-browed Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix pulchellaBU,CPTNE
110Maroon-belted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca thoracicaBS,BU,CPT,SRNE
111Piura Chat-TyrantOchthoeca piuraeHNPE
112Baird's FlycatcherMyiodynastes bairdiiLDLNE
113White-collared JayCyanolyca viridicyanusBS,BU,CPT,SRNE
114Peruvian MartinProgne murphyiHNP,LDLNE
115Chestnut-collared SwallowPetrochelidon rufocollarisLDLNE
116Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatusBU,CPTNE
117Mantaro Wren**Pheugopedius sp.MV,SRE
118Superciliated WrenCantorchilus superciliarisHNPNE
119Peruvian WrenCinnycerthia peruanaBS,BU,CPT,SRE
120Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatusHNP,LDL,SEVNE
121White-eared SolitaireEntomodestes leucotisBS,BU,CPT,SRNE
122Peruvian PipitAnthus peruvianusLDL,LPNE
123Rufous-eared BrushfinchAtlapetes rufigenisCPT,HNPE
124Bay-crowned BrushfinchAtlapetes seebohmiCPT,HNPNE
125Rusty-bellied BrushfinchAtlapetes nationiHNP,MCPA,SEVE
126Black-spectacled BrushfinchAtlapetes melanopsisMV,SRE
127Dusky-green OropendolaPsarocolius atrovirensBS,SRNE
128Southern Mountain CaciqueCacicus chrysonotusCPT,SRNE
129Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularisLDL,SEVNE
130Cuzco WarblerMyiothlypis chrysogasterCPT,SRNE
131Slaty TanagerCreurgops dentatusSRNE
132Brown-flanked TanagerThlypopsis pectoralisBU,CPTE
133ParduscoNephelornis oneilliBU,CPT,SRE
134Golden-backed Mountain TanagerCnemathraupis aureodorsalisBUE
135Chestnut-bellied Mountain TanagerDubusia castaneoventrisBS,BU,CPT,SRNE
136Golden-collared TanagerIridosornis jelskiiBU,CPT,SRNE
137Yellow-scarfed TanagerIridosornis reinhardtiBS,BU,CPT,SRE
138White-browed ConebillConirostrum ferrugineiventreBU,SRNE
139Moustached FlowerpiercerDiglossa mystacalisBS,BU,CPT,SRNE
140Peruvian Sierra FinchPhrygilus punensisManyNE
141Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parinaBU,HNP,MCPA
SR
NE
142Great Inca-FinchIncaspiza pulchraHNP,MCPA,SEVE
143Rufous-backed Inca-FinchIncaspiza personataHNPE
144Drab HemispingusPseudospingus xanthophthalmusManyNE
145Rufous-browed HemispingusPoospiza rufosuperciliarisBU,CPTE
146Plain-tailed Warbling FinchPoospiza alticolaHNPE
147Rufous-breasted Warbling FinchPoospiza rubeculaHNP,MCPA,SEVE
148Collared Warbling FinchPoospiza hispaniolensisHNP,LDL,MCPA
SEV
NE
149Three-striped HemispingusPoospiza trifasciatusBU,CPT,SRNE
150Raimondi's Yellow-FinchSicalis raimondiiHNP,LC,LDL
SEV
E
151Parrot-billed SeedeaterSporophila peruvianaLDLNE
152Drab SeedeaterSporophila simplexHNP,LDL,SEVNE

 

 *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

REASON CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic67
NENear Endemic83
CRCritically Endangered0
ENEndangered1
BCBest Seen in This Country1
ATAlways a Target0