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

ADDITIONAL INFO
(Not on Menu Above)

• Country Map
• Accommodations
• Photos from Past Tours
• Travel Information

BIRDING LOCALES

• Abra Patricia (AP)
• Aguas Verdes (AV)
• Alto Mayo Protection Forest (AMPF)
• Balsas & Marañon Canyon (BA)
• Celendin Vicinity (CV)
• Chaparri Reserve (CR)
• Fundo Alto Nieva (FAN)
• Hacienda Limon (HL)
• Huembo Center/Reserve (HCR)
• Leimebamba (LB)
• Morro de Calzada (MDC)
• Plataforma (PL)
• Pomac Historical Site (PHS)
• Quisquirumi Bridge (QB)
• Rio Chonta Valley (RCV)
• San Marcos Area (SM)
• Tamborapa & Utcubamba River Valley (TP)
• Tarapoto Tunnel Area (CE)
• Waqanki Reserve (WQ)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	53
NE	Near Endemic	104
CR	Critically Endangered	0
EN	Endangered	1
BC	Best Seen in This Country	5
AT	Always a Target	0