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

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BIRDING LOCALES

• Abra Patricia (AP)
• Aguas Verdes (AV)
• Alto Mayo Protection Forest (AMPF)
• Chaparri Reserve (CR)
• Fundo Alto Nieva (FAN)
• Huembo Center/Reserve (HCR)
• Morro de Calzada (MDC)
• Plataforma (PL)
• Pomac Historical Site (PHS)
• Quisquirumi Bridge (QB)
• Tamborapa & Utcubamba River Valley (TP)
• Tarapoto Tunnel Area (CE)
• Waqanki Reserve (WQ)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	34
NE	Near Endemic	94
CR	Critically Endangered	0
EN	Endangered	1
BC	Best Seen in This Country	5
AT	Always a Target	0