NORTHERN ROUTE BIRDING TOUR
Target Birds List

PERU
BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*
Duration: | 15 days, 13 nights |
Group Size: | 2-6 |
Anytime Price: | $4975 |
Group Price: | $4550 |
Single Suppl: | $400 |
Est #Species: | 350-400 |
Pace: | Easy |
Difficulty: | Easy |
* 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 we can see only at one or two sites or are range-restricted, endemic, or near endemic in the country. Chances of seeing each bird as indicated in the table are based on the site where we have the best chance and may not be equally good everywhere. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*
1 | White-winged Guan | Penelope albipennis | CR | SS |
2 | Marañon Pigeon (Peruvian Pigeon) | Patagioenas oenops | HC | SS |
3 | Anthony's Nightjar (Scrub Nightjar) | Nyctidromus anthonyi | CR | SS |
4 | Lyre-tailed Nightjar | Uropsalis lyra | AV | SS |
5 | Spot-tailed Nightjar | Hydropsalis maculicaudus | SS | |
6 | Brown Nightjar | Caprimulgus binotatus | CR | SS |
7 | Oilbird | Steatornis caripensis | AV,QB | US |
8 | Koepcke's Hermit | Phaethornis koepckeae | TT | SS |
9 | Great-billed Hermit | Phaethornis malaris | WQ | SS |
10 | Black-throated Hermit | Phaethornis atrimentalis | AV,WQ | US |
11 | Royal Sunangel | Heliangelus regalis | FAN | US |
12 | Rufous-crested Coquette | Lophornis delattrei | WQ | US |
13 | Greenish Puffleg | Haplophaedia aureliae | FAN | US |
14 | Emerald-bellied Puffleg | Eriocnemis aline | AP,HC | SS |
15 | Marvelous Spatuletail | Loddigesia mirabilis | HC | US |
16 | Rufous-vented Whitetip | Urosticte ruficrissa | FAN | US |
17 | Short-tailed Woodstar | Myrmia micrura | CR | US |
18 | Oasis Hummingbird | Rhodopis vesper | CR | US |
19 | Napo Sabrewing | Campylopterus villaviscensio | AV | SS |
20 | Tumbes Hummingbird | Thaumasius baeri | CR | US |
21 | Russet-crowned Crake | Anurolimnas viridis | SS | |
22 | Plain-breasted Hawk** | Accipiter ventralis | CR | SS |
23 | Cinnamon Screech-Owl | Megascops petersoni | FAN | OS |
24 | Peruvian Screech-Owl | Megascops roboratus | CR | OS |
25 | Long-whiskered Owlet | Xenoglaux loweryi | AP,FAN | SS |
26 | Scarlet-banded Barbet | Capito wallacei | PL | US |
27 | Speckle-chested Piculet | Picumnus steindachneri | FAN,HC,WQ | SS |
28 | Guayaquil Woodpecker | Campephilus gayaquilensis | CR | SS |
29 | Red-billed Parrot | Pionus sordidus | AF | SS |
30 | Rose-fronted Parakeet | Pyrrhura roseifrons | TT | US |
31 | Collared Antshrike | Thamnophilus bernardi | CR | US |
32 | Marañon Slaty-Antshrike** | Thamnophilus leucogaster | TP | US |
33 | Ash-throated Antwren | Herpsilochmus parkeri | WQ | SS |
34 | Plataforma Antbird | Myrmeciza ferruginea | PL | SS |
35 | Zimmer's Antbird | Sciaphylax castanea | AV,WQ | US |
36 | Wing-banded Antbird | Myrmornis torquata | AP | RS |
37 | Marañon Crescentchest | Melanopareia maranonica | TP | US |
38 | Elegant Crescentchest | Melanopareia elegans | CR | US |
39 | Watkins's Antpitta | Grallaria watkinsi | CR | RS |
40 | Pale-billed Antpitta | Grallaria carrikeri | AP | OS |
41 | Rusty-tinged Antpitta | Grallaria przewalskii | AP,FAN | SS |
42 | Ochre-fronted Antpitta | Grallaricula ochraceifrons | AP,FAN | SS |
43 | Rusty-breasted Antpitta | Grallaricula ferrugineipectus | AP | SS |
44 | Rufous-vented Tapaculo | Scytalopus femoralis | AP,FAN,HC | SS |
45 | Barred Antthrush | Chamaeza mollissima | FAN | OS |
46 | Coastal Miner | Geositta peruviana | CR | OS |
47 | Ocellated Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus ocellatus | TT | SS |
48 | Rufous-fronted Thornbird | Phacellodomus rufifrons | WQ | US |
49 | Equatorial Graytail | Xenerpestes singularis | AF | SS |
50 | Cinereous-breasted Spinetail | Synallaxis hypospodia | WQ | US |
51 | Chestnut-throated Spinetail | Synallaxis cherriei | WQ | OS |
52 | Marañon Spinetail | Synallaxis maranonica | TP | US |
53 | Necklaced Spinetail | Synallaxis stictothorax | CR | US |
54 | Jet Manakin | Chloropipo unicolor | FAN | OS |
55 | Painted Manakin | Machaeropterus eckelberryi | WQ | SS |
56 | Fiery-capped Manakin | Machaeropterus pyrocephalus | WQ | SS |
57 | Fiery-throated Fruiteater | Pipreola chlorolepidota | TT,WQ | OS |
58 | Peruvian Plantcutter | Phytotoma raimondii | CR,PF | US |
59 | Shrike-like Cotinga | Laniisoma elegans | WQ | RS |
60 | Inca Flycatcher | Leptopogon taczanowskii | FAN | SS |
61 | Ecuadorian Tyrannulet | Phylloscartes gualaquizae | AF | SS |
62 | White-bellied Pygmy-Tyrant | Myiornis albiventris | WQ | US |
63 | Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant | Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer | WQ | US |
64 | Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant | Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus | AP,FAN | SS |
65 | Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant | Hemitriccus rufigularis | WQ | RS |
66 | Lulu's Tody-Tyrant (Johnson's Tody-Flycatcher) | Poecilotriccus luluae | AP,FAN | US |
67 | Black-and-white Tody-Tyrant (Black-and-white Tody-Flycatcher) | Poecilotriccus capitalis | WQ | SS |
68 | Tumbesian Tyrannulet** | Phaeomyias tumbezana | CR | SS |
69 | Pacific Elaenia | Myiopagis subplacens | CR | SS |
70 | Red-billed Tyrannulet | Zimmerius cinereicapilla | WQ | SS |
71 | Mishana Tyrannulet | Zimmerius villarejoi | WQ | US |
72 | Gray-and-white Tyrannulet | Pseudelaenia leucospodia | CR | US |
73 | Olive Flycatcher | Mitrephanes olivaceus | AP | US |
74 | Tumbes Pewee** | Contopus punensis | CR | SS |
75 | Tumbes Tyrant | Tumbezia salvini | CR,PF | SS |
76 | Golden-browed Chat-Tyrant | Ochthoeca pulchella | AP | US |
77 | Rufous Flycatcher | Myiarchus semirufus | CR,PF | US |
78 | Baird's Flycatcher | Myiodynastes bairdii | CR,PF | US |
79 | White-tailed Jay | Cyanocorax mystacalis | CR | AS |
80 | Tumbes Swallow | Tachycineta stolzmanni | PF | US |
81 | Speckle-breasted Wren | Pheugopedius sclateri | HC | SS |
82 | Superciliated Wren | Cantorchilus superciliaris | CR | US |
83 | Bar-winged Wood-Wren | Henicorhina leucoptera | AP,FAN,HC | OS |
84 | Varzea Thrush | Turdus sanchezorum | WQ | US |
85 | Plumbeous-backed Thrush | Turdus reevei | CR | SS |
86 | Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia | Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys | HC | SS |
87 | Plumbeous Euphonia | Euphonia plumbea | TT | SS |
88 | Tumbes Sparrow | Rhynchospiza stolzmanni | CR,PF | US |
89 | White-browed Brushfinch | Arremon torquatus | AP,FAN | OS |
90 | White-headed Brushfinch | Atlapetes albiceps | CR | US |
91 | White-edged Oriole | Icterus graceannae | CR,PF | US |
92 | Oriole Blackbird | Gymnomystax mexicanus | TT | SS |
93 | Red-hooded Tanager | Piranga rubriceps | AP | SS |
94 | \Black-and-white Tanager\ | Conothraupis speculigera | CR | SS |
95 | White-capped Tanager | Sericossypha albocristata | FAN | SS |
96 | Red-shouldered Tanager | Tachyphonus phoenicius | US | |
97 | Huallaga Tanager (Black-bellied Tanager) | Ramphocelus melanogaster | AF,AV,WQ | US |
98 | Vermilion Tanager | Calochaetes coccineus | AF | SS |
99 | Yellow-scarfed Tanager | Iridosornis reinhardti | FAN | RS |
100 | Dotted Tanager | Ixothraupis varia | TT | OS |
101 | Green-throated Tanager | Stilpnia argyrofenges | HC | SS |
102 | Cinereous Finch | Piezorina cinerea | CR | SS |
103 | Little Inca-Finch | Incaspiza watkinsi | TP | US |
104 | Sulphur-throated Finch | Sicalis taczanowskii | CR | US |
* 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
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BIRDING LOCALES
PRESENCE CODES
// | Boreal Visitor |
\\ | Austral Visitor |
|| | Transient |
## | Non-breeding Dispersal |
<> | Erratic/Irregular |
() | Breeding Season Only |
{} | Casual/Vagrant |
[] | Accidental |
LIKELIHOOD CODES
AS | Always Seen |
US | Usually Seen |
SS | Sometimes Seen |
OS | Occasionally Seen |
RS | Rarely Seen |