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MANU ROAD TOUR

Specialty Birds Possible for Tour

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BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*

Duration:9 days, 8 nights
Group Size:2-4
2-3 Price:$3700
4+ Price:$3500
Single Suppl:$300
Est #Species:350-400
Pace:Easy
Difficulty:Easy
Best Time:May-Nov
* 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

1Darwin's NothuraNothura darwiniiRR 
2Taczanowski's TinamouNothoprocta taczanowskiiNEV
3Tawny-breasted TinamouNothocercus juliusRR 
4Hooded TinamouNothocercus nigrocapillusNE 
5Gray TinamouTinamus tao V
6White-throated TinamouTinamus guttatus NT
7Black TinamouTinamus osgoodiNEV
8Brown TinamouCrypturellus obsoletusRR 
9Black-capped TinamouCrypturellus atrocapillusRR 
10Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalisRR 
11\Brazilian Teal\Amazonetta brasiliensisRR 
12\Red Shoveler\Spatula plataleaRR 
13Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgicaLC 
14Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotiiLC 
15Wattled GuanAburria aburri NT
16Razor-billed CurassowMitu tuberosum NT
17Rufous-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus speciosusRR 
18Stripe-faced Wood-QuailOdontophorus ballivianiNE 
19Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaLC 
20Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosaRR 
21Maroon-chested Ground DoveParaclaravis mondetouraLC 
22Golden-spotted Ground DoveMetriopelia aymaraRR 
23Sapphire Quail-DoveGeotrygon saphirinaRR 
24Rufous-vented Ground-CuckooNeomorphus geoffroyi V
25\Ash-colored Cuckoo\Coccycua cinereaRR 
26Lyre-tailed NightjarUropsalis lyraLC 
27Silky-tailed NightjarAntrostomus sericocaudatusLC 
28Andean PotooNyctibius maculosusLC 
29White-chinned SwiftCypseloides cryptusRR 
30/Chimney Swift/Chaetura pelagica V
31Pale-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes leucurusLC 
32Koepcke's HermitPhaethornis koepckeaeENT
33White-browed HermitPhaethornis stuartiNE 
34Blue-fronted LancebillDoryfera johannaeRR 
35Brown VioletearColibri delphinaeLC 
36Wire-crested ThorntailDiscosura popelairiiRR 
37Butterfly CoquetteLophornis verreauxiiLC 
38Peruvian PiedtailPhlogophilus hartertiE 
39Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenysRR 
40Purple-backed ThornbillRamphomicron microrhynchumLC 
41Bearded MountaineerOreonympha nobilisE 
42Scaled MetaltailMetallura aeneocaudaNE 
43Buff-thighed PufflegHaplophaedia assimilisNE 
44White-tufted SunbeamAglaeactis castelnaudiiENT
45Gould's IncaCoeligena incaNE 
46Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayiRR 
47Rufous-booted Racket-tailOcreatus addaeNE 
48Rufous-webbed BrilliantHeliodoxa branickiiE 
49Black-throated BrilliantHeliodoxa schreibersiiLC 
50Many-spotted HummingbirdTaphrospilus hypostictusRR 
51Swallow-tailed HummingbirdEupetomena macrouraLC 
52Green-and-white HummingbirdElliotomyia viridicaudaE 
53Paint-billed CrakeMustelirallus erythropsLC 
54Blackish RailPardirallus nigricansLC 
55Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolorLC 
56Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilisLC 
57Pale-winged TrumpeterPsophia leucoptera NT
58Southern LapwingVanellus chilensisRR 
59Jameson's SnipeGallinago jamesoniRR 
60/Chilean Flamingo/Phoenicopterus chilensis NT
61Andean IbisTheristicus branickii NT
62Agami HeronAgamia agami V
63Andean CondorVultur gryphus V
64Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus NT
65Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidoriLCEN
66Crested EagleMorphnus guianensis NT
67Harpy EagleHarpia harpyja V
68\Gray-bellied Hawk\Accipiter poliogaster NT
69Semicollared HawkMicrospizias collarisLC 
70Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisLC 
71Slender-billed KiteHelicolestes hamatusLC 
72Solitary EagleButeogallus solitarius NT
73Subtropical Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium parkeriRR 
74Buff-fronted OwlAegolius harrisiiLC 
75Lanceolated MonkletMicromonacha lanceolataLC 
76Scarlet-hooded BarbetEubucco tucinkaeRR 
77Versicolored BarbetEubucco steeriiNE 
78Blue-moustached BarbetEubucco versicolorNE 
79Chestnut-tipped ToucanetAulacorhynchus derbianusRR 
80Blue-banded ToucanetAulacorhynchus coeruleicinctisNE 
81Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglaucaRRNT
82Golden-collared ToucanetSelenidera reinwardtiiRR 
83Ocellated PiculetPicumnus dorbignyanusRR 
84Rufous-breasted PiculetPicumnus rufiventrisLC 
85Fine-barred PiculetPicumnus subtilisNE 
86Rufous-headed WoodpeckerCeleus spectabilisLC 
87Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivoliiRR 
88Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayRR 
89Andean ParakeetBolborhynchus orbygnesiusNE 
90Black-capped ParakeetPyrrhura rupicolaRR 
91Blue-headed MacawPrimolius couloni V
92Military MacawAra militarisRRV
93<Golden-plumed Parakeet>Leptosittaca branickiiRR 
94Mitred ParakeetPsittacara mitratusRR 
95Rufous-rumped AntwrenEuchrepomis callinotaRR 
96Yellow-rumped AntwrenEuchrepomis sharpeiNEEN
97Bamboo AntshrikeCymbilaimus sanctaemariaeRR 
98Rufous-capped AntshrikeThamnophilus ruficapillusRR 
99Chestnut-backed AntshrikeThamnophilus palliatusRR 
100Uniform AntshrikeThamnophilus unicolorRR 
101Rufescent AntshrikeThamnistes rufescensNE 
102Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolorRR 
103Creamy-bellied AntwrenHerpsilochmus motacilloidesENT
104Yellow-breasted AntwrenHerpsilochmus axillaris V
105Rusty-backed AntwrenFormicivora rufaLC 
106Striated AntbirdDrymophila devilleiRR 
107White-lined AntbirdMyrmoborus lophotesRR 
108Brownish-headed AntbirdMyrmelastes brunneicepsNE 
109Goeldi's AntbirdAkletos goeldiiRR 
110Slaty GnateaterConopophaga ardesiacaNE 
111Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigeraRR 
112Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensisRR 
113Stripe-headed AntpittaGrallaria andicolusNE 
114White-throated AntpittaGrallaria albigulaRR 
115Red-and-white AntpittaGrallaria erythroleucaE 
116Urubamba AntpittaGrallaria occabambaeE 
117Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostris NT
118Puna TapaculoScytalopus simonsiNE 
119Diademed TapaculoScytalopus schulenbergiNE 
120Trilling TapaculoScytalopus parvirostrisNE 
121Barred AntthrushChamaeza mollissimaRR 
122Gray-throated LeaftosserSclerurus albigularis NT
123Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaRR 
124Greater ScythebillDrymotoxeres pucheranii NT
125Slender-billed XenopsXenops tenuirostrisLC 
126Point-tailed PalmcreeperBerlepschia rikeriLC 
127Dusky-cheeked Foliage-gleanerAnabazenops dorsalisLC 
128Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia ruficaudataLC 
129Peruvian RecurvebillSyndactyla ucayalaeRRNT
130Ruddy Foliage-gleanerClibanornis rubiginosusLC 
131Rufous-backed TreehunterThripadectes scrutatorNE 
132Brown-rumped Foliage-gleanerAutomolus melanopezusLC 
133Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamigerRR 
134Andean Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura andicolaLC 
135Streak-fronted ThornbirdPhacellodomus striaticepsLC 
136Line-fronted CanasteroAsthenes urubambensisNENT
137Junin CanasteroAsthenes virgataE 
138Scribble-tailed CanasteroAsthenes maculicaudaLC 
139Streak-throated CanasteroAsthenes humilisNE 
140Puna ThistletailAsthenes helleriNE 
141Rusty-fronted CanasteroAsthenes ottonisE 
142Speckled SpinetailThripophaga gutturataLC 
143Plain SofttailThripophaga fuscicepsLC 
144Marcapata SpinetailCranioleuca marcapataeE 
145Creamy-crested SpinetailCranioleuca albicapillaE 
146|Line-cheeked Spinetail|Cranioleuca antisiensisNE 
147Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azaraeRR 
148Apurimac SpinetailSynallaxis courseniEV
149Cinereous-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis hypospodiaLC 
150Cabanis's SpinetailSynallaxis cabanisiRR 
151Mara¤on SpinetailSynallaxis maranonicaNECR
152Jet ManakinChloropipo unicolorNE 
153Blue-backed ManakinChiroxiphia pareolaLC 
154Yungas ManakinChiroxiphia bolivianaNE 
155Green ManakinCryptopipo holochloraRR 
156Cerulean-capped ManakinLepidothrix coeruleocapillaE 
157Band-tailed FruiteaterPipreola intermediaNE 
158Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuataRR 
159Masked FruiteaterPipreola pulchraE 
160Fiery-throated FruiteaterPipreola chlorolepidotaRR 
161Crested BecardPachyramphus validusRR 
162SharpbillOxyruncus cristatusLC 
163McConnell's FlycatcherMionectes macconnelliRR 
164Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliarisRR 
165Inca FlycatcherLeptopogon taczanowskiiENT
166Cinnamon-faced TyrannuletPhylloscartes parkeriNE 
167Marble-faced Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus ophthalmicusLC 
168Hazel-fronted Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus simplexNE 
169Stripe-necked Tody-TyrantHemitriccus striaticollisLC 
170Buff-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus rufigularisRRNT
171Ochre-faced Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus plumbeicepsRR 
172Black-backed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus pulchellusE 
173Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescensRR 
174Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferrugineaLC 
175Ornate FlycatcherMyiotriccus ornatusRR 
176Handsome FlycatcherNephelomyias pulcherRR 
177Ochraceous-breasted FlycatcherNephelomyias ochraceiventrisNE 
178White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrysRR 
179Unstreaked Tit-TyrantUromyias agraphiaE 
180Subtropical DoraditoPseudocolopteryx acutipennisLC 
181Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterLC 
182Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscuraLC 
183Sclater's TyrannuletPhyllomyias sclateriRR 
184Plumbeous-crowned TyrannuletPhyllomyias plumbeicepsLC 
185White-fronted TyrannuletAcrochordopus zeledoniLC 
186Tawny-rumped TyrannuletTyranniscus uropygialisRR 
187Red-billed TyrannuletZimmerius cinereicapilla V
188Peruvian TyrannuletZimmerius viridiflavusNE 
189Bolivian TyrannuletZimmerius bolivianusNE 
190Unadorned FlycatcherMyiophobus inornatusNE 
191Olive FlycatcherMitrephanes olivaceusNE 
192/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperi NT
193Amazonian Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus obscuriorLC 
194White-winged Black-TyrantKnipolegus aterrimusRR 
195\Yellow-browed Tyrant\Satrapa icterophrysRR 
196Taczanowski's Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola griseusNE 
197Rufous-bellied Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fuscorufusNE 
198Kalinowski's Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix spodionotaNE 
199Golden-browed Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix pulchellaNE 
200Maroon-belted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca thoracicaNE 
201Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralisRR 
202Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolorRR 
203Rufous-tailed FlatbillRamphotrigon ruficaudaRR 
204\Brown-crested Flycatcher\Myiarchus tyrannulusRR 
205Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensisRR 
206Lemon-browed FlycatcherConopias cinchoneti V
207Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysusRR 
208Sulphury FlycatcherTyrannopsis sulphureaLC 
209Lemon-chested GreenletHylophilus thoracicusLC 
210White-collared JayCyanolyca viridicyanusNENT
211Purplish JayCyanocorax cyanomelasRR 
212White-thighed SwallowAtticora tibialisLC 
213Andean SwallowOrochelidon andecolaRR 
214Tawny-faced GnatwrenMicrobates cinereiventrisLC 
215Grass WrenCistothorus platensisLC 
216Sharpe's WrenCinnycerthia olivascensRR 
217Fulvous WrenCinnycerthia fulvaNE 
218White-eared SolitaireEntomodestes leucotisNE 
219Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranusRR 
220\Creamy-bellied Thrush\Turdus amaurochalinusRR 
221Chestnut-breasted ChlorophoniaChlorophonia pyrrhophrysRR 
222Thick-billed SiskinSpinus crassirostrisRR 
223Ashy-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus canigularisLC 
224Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralisRR 
225Olive FinchArremon castaneicepsLCNT
226Tricolored BrushfinchAtlapetes tricolorRR 
227Cuzco BrushfinchAtlapetes canigenisE 
228Black-faced BrushfinchAtlapetes melanolaemusNE 
229Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinuchaRR 
230\White-browed Meadowlark\Leistes superciliarisRR 
231Dusky-green OropendolaPsarocolius atrovirensNE 
232Selva CaciqueCacicus koepckeaeENT
233Mountain CaciqueCacicus chrysonotusRR 
234Pale-eyed BlackbirdAgelasticus xanthophthalmusNE 
235Yellow-winged BlackbirdAgelasticus thiliusRR 
236/Cerulean Warbler/Setophaga cerulea NT
237Two-banded WarblerMyiothlypis bivittataRR 
238Cuzco WarblerMyiothlypis chrysogasterNE 
239Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronataRR 
240Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventrisRR 
241Black-faced TanagerSchistochlamys melanopisLC 
242Rufous-crested TanagerCreurgops verticalisRR 
243Slaty TanagerCreurgops dentatusNE 
244Black-capped HemispingusKleinothraupis atropileusRR 
245Parodi's HemispingusKleinothraupis parodiiENT
246Black-eared HemispingusSphenopsis melanotisNE 
247Rust-and-yellow TanagerThlypopsis ruficepsRR 
248Black-goggled TanagerTrichothraupis melanopsLC 
249Inti TanagerHeliothraupis oneilliNE 
250White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusRR 
251Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephalaRR 
252Scarlet-bellied Mountain TanagerAnisognathus igniventrisRR 
253Streak-crowned Mountain TanagerDubusia stictocephalaNE 
254Chestnut-bellied Mountain TanagerDubusia castaneoventrisNE 
255Golden-collared TanagerIridosornis jelskiiNE 
256Orange-eared TanagerChlorochrysa calliparaeaRR 
257Golden-naped TanagerChalcothraupis ruficervixRR 
258Green-throated TanagerStilpnia argyrofengesRR 
259Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassoriiRR 
260Giant ConebillConirostrum binghami NT
261White-browed ConebillConirostrum ferrugineiventreNE 
262Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolorRR 
263Moustached FlowerpiercerDiglossa mystacalisNE 
264Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyaneaRR 
265Peruvian Sierra FinchPhrygilus punensisNE 
266Glacier FinchIdiopsar speculiferaRR 
267Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parinaNE 
268Drab HemispingusPseudospingus xanthophthalmusNE 
269Black-billed CnemoscopusCnemoscopus chrysogasterNE 
270Three-striped HemispingusPoospiza trifasciatusNE 
271Chestnut-breasted Mountain-FinchPoospizopsis caesarE 
272Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteolaLC 
273Black-billed Seed-FinchSporophila atrirostrisLC 
274Slate-colored SeedeaterSporophila schistaceaLC 
275Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa NT
276Red-crested FinchCoryphospingus cucullatusRR 

 

 *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.

 

TOUR NOTES

Can be combined with any of our other Southeast Peru tours based out of Cusco including our extension to Machu Picchu and also our Manu Lowlands tour.

 

 

ACCOMMODATIONS

Accommodations are in ecolodges catering to birders throughout this tour. Cock-of-the-Rock is very nice and perfectly comfortable. The lodge at Wayqecha Biological Station has been renovated and is nicer than it once was, but it is still somewhat rustic and is reached by a rather steep path down from the road. The accommodations at Manu (formerly Villa Carmen) Biological Station are in double cabins with private bath and is perfectly comfortable.

 

 

BIRDING LOCALES
FOR THIS TOUR

 

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic130
LCLocal167
NENear Endemic207
RRRestricted Range324

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened29
VVulnerable14
ENEndangered2
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.