EXOTIC BIRDING tours - Specialty birds found in Peru

Every place has its special birds. Some may be endemic species found nowhere else in the world, while others are more easily seen in certain areas or are simply notable birds remembered as highlights of any tour.

E=Endemic (Found nowhere else); EN=Endangered
LC=Localized within country; NE=Near Endemic; NT=Near Threatened
TH=Threatened; V=Vulnerable, Very Local, or Rare and Local

1	Lesser Rhea	Rhea pennata	NT
2	Black Tinamou	Tinamus osgoodi	NE
3	Pale-browed Tinamou	Crypturellus transfasciatus	NE
4	Taczanowski's Tinamou	Nothoprocta taczanowskii	E
5	Humboldt Penguin	Spheniscus humboldti	V
6	Short-winged Grebe	Rollandia microptera	NE
7	Junin Grebe	Podiceps taczanowskii	E
8	Royal Albatross	Diomedea epomophora	V
9	Waved Albatross	Phoebastria irrorata	V
10	Gray-headed Albatross	Thalassarche chrysostoma	V
11	Black-browed Albatross	Thalassarche melanophris	EN
12	Buller's Albatross	Thalassarche bulleri	V
13	Chatham Albatross	Thalassarche eremita	S
14	Salvin's Albatross	Thalassarche salvini	V
15	Antarctic Giant Petrel	Macronectes giganteus	V
16	Dark-rumped Petrel	Pterodroma phaeopygia	S
17	Cook's Petrel	Pterodroma cookii	EN
18	Gould's Petrel	Pterodroma leucoptera	V
19	Gray Petrel	Procellaria cinerea	NT
20	White-chinned Petrel	Procellaria aequinoctialis	V
21	Parkinson's Petrel	Procellaria parkinsoni	V
22	Pink-footed Shearwater	Puffinus creatopus	V
23	Buller's Shearwater	Puffinus bulleri	V
24	Peruvian Booby	Sula variegata	EN
25	Guanay Cormorant	Phalacrocorax bougainvillii	NT
26	Red-legged Cormorant	Phalacrocorax gaimardi	NT
27	Chilean Flamingo	Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT
28	Andean Flamingo	Phoenicopterus andinus	V
29	Puna Flamingo	Phoenicopterus jamesi	NT
30	Orinoco Goose	Neochen jubata	NT
31	Andean Condor	Vultur gryphus	NT
32	Semicollared Hawk	Accipiter collaris	NT
33	Plumbeous Hawk	Leucopternis plumbeus	NT
34	Gray-backed Hawk	Leucopternis occidentalis	NE
35	Solitary Eagle	Harpyhaliaetus solitarius	NT
36	Crested Eagle	Morphnus guianensis	NT
37	Harpy Eagle	Harpia harpyja	NT
38	Black-and-chestnut Eagle	Oroaetus isidori	NT
39	Rufous-headed Chachalaca	Ortalis erythroptera	NE
40	Bearded Guan	Penelope barbata	NE
41	White-winged Guan	Penelope albipennis	E
42	Wattled Guan	Aburria aburri	NT
43	Horned Curassow	Pauxi unicornis	NE
44	Wattled Curassow	Crax globulosa	V
45	Stripe-faced Wood-Quail	Odontophorus balliviani	NE
46	Junin Rail	Laterallus tuerosi	E
47	Black Rail	Laterallus jamaicensis	NT
48	Brown Wood-Rail	Aramides wolfi	V
49	Diademed Sandpiper-Plover	Phegornis mitchellii	NT
50	Imperial Snipe	Gallinago imperialis	NT
51	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Tryngites subruficollis	NT
52	Elegant Tern	Sterna elegans	NT
53	Peruvian Tern	Sterna lorata	EN
54	Inca Tern	Larosterna inca	NT
55	Maranon Pigeon	Patagioenas oenops	NE
56	Ecuadorian Ground-Dove	Columbina buckleyi	NE
57	Ochre-bellied Dove	Leptotila ochraceiventris	NE
58	Military Macaw	Ara militaris	V
59	Blue-headed Macaw	Primolius couloni	EN
60	Red-masked Parakeet	Aratinga erythrogenys	NT
61	Golden-plumed Parakeet	Leptosittaca branickii	V
62	Pacific Parrotlet	Forpus coelestis	NE
63	Yellow-faced Parrotlet	Forpus xanthops	NE
64	Gray-cheeked Parakeet	Brotogeris pyrrhopterus	NE
65	Amazonian Parrotlet	Nannopsittaca dachilleae	NT
66	Spot-winged Parrotlet	Touit stictoptera	V
67	Black-winged Parrot	Hapalopsittaca melanotis	NE
68	Red-faced Parrot	Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops	NE
69	Cinnamon Screech-Owl	Megascops petersoni	NE
70	Cloud-forest Screech-Owl	Megascops marshalli	E
71	Long-whiskered Owlet	Xenoglaux loweryi	E
72	Anthony's Nightjar	Caprimulgus anthonyi	NE
73	Rothschild's Swift	Cypseloides rothschildi	NT
74	Koepcke's Hermit	Phaethornis koepckeae	E
75	Napo Sabrewing	Campylopterus villaviscensio	NE
76	Tumbes Hummingbird	Leucippus baeri	NE
77	Spot-throated Hummingbird	Leucippus taczanowskii	NE
78	Olive-spotted Hummingbird	Leucippus chlorocercus	NE
79	Green-and-white Hummingbird	Leucippus viridicauda	E
80	Ecuadorian Piedtail	Phlogophilus hemileucurus	NE
81	Peruvian Piedtail	Phlogophilus harterti	E
82	Pink-throated Brilliant	Heliodoxa gularis	NE
83	Rufous-webbed Brilliant	Heliodoxa branickii	E
84	White-tufted Sunbeam	Aglaeactis castelnaudii	E
85	Purple-backed Sunbeam	Aglaeactis aliciae	E
86	Black-breasted Hillstar	Oreotrochilus melanogaster	E
87	Rainbow Starfrontlet	Coeligena iris	NE
88	Purple-throated Sunangel	Heliangelus viola	NE
89	Royal Sunangel	Heliangelus regalis	E
90	Coppery-naped Puffleg	Eriocnemis sapphiropygia	E
91	Rufous-vented Whitetip	Urosticte ruficrissa	NE
92	Bronze-tailed Comet	Polyonymus caroli	E
93	Bearded Mountaineer	Oreonympha nobilis	E
94	Scaled Metaltail	Metallura aeneocauda	NE
95	Fire-throated Metaltail	Metallura eupogon	E
96	Coppery Metaltail	Metallura theresiae	E
97	Neblina Metaltail	Metallura odomae	NE
98	Black Metaltail	Metallura phoebe	E
99	Olivaceous Thornbill	Chalcostigma olivaceum	NE
100	Gray-bellied Comet	Taphrolesbia griseiventris	E
101	Marvelous Spatuletail	Loddigesia mirabilis	E
102	Chilean Woodstar	Eulidia yarrellii	NE
103	Short-tailed Woodstar	Myrmia micrura	NE
104	Little Woodstar	Chaetocercus bombus	V
105	Coppery-chested Jacamar	Galbula pastazae	NE
106	Semicollared Puffbird	Malacoptila semicincta	NE
107	Brown Nunlet	Nonnula brunnea	NE
108	Scarlet-banded Barbet	Capito wallacei	E
109	Scarlet-hooded Barbet	Eubucco tucinkae	NE
110	Yellow-browed Toucanet	Aulacorhynchus huallagae	E
111	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Andigena hypoglauca	NT
112	Hooded Mountain-Toucan	Andigena cucullata	NE
113	Ecuadorian Piculet	Picumnus sclateri	NE
114	Speckle-chested Piculet	Picumnus steindachneri	E
115	Fine-barred Piculet	Picumnus subtilis	E
116	Black-necked Woodpecker	Colaptes atricollis	E
117	Guayaquil Woodpecker	Campephilus gayaquilensis	NT
118	Coastal Miner	Geositta peruviana	E
119	Dark-winged Miner	Geositta saxicolina	E
120	Thick-billed Miner	Geositta crassirostris	E
121	White-throated Earthcreeper	Upucerthia albigula	NE
122	Striated Earthcreeper	Upucerthia serrana	E
123	Peruvian Seaside Cinclodes	Cinclodes taczanowskii	E
124	Royal Cinclodes	Cinclodes aricomae	NE
125	White-bellied Cinclodes	Cinclodes palliatus	E
126	Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail	Leptasthenura pileata	E
127	White-browed Tit-Spinetail	Leptasthenura xenothorax	E
128	Tawny Tit-Spinetail	Leptasthenura yanacensis	NT
129	Russet-bellied Spinetail	Synallaxis zimmeri	E
130	Apurimac Spinetail	Synallaxis courseni	E
131	Maranon Spinetail	Synallaxis maranonica	NE
132	Blackish-headed Spinetail	Synallaxis tithys	NE
133	Chestnut-throated Spinetail	Synallaxis cherriei	NT
134	Necklaced Spinetail	Synallaxis stictothorax	NE
135	Chinchipe Spinetail	Synallaxis chinchipensis	E
136	Great Spinetail	Siptornopsis hypochondriacus	E
137	Creamy-crested Spinetail	Cranioleuca albicapilla	E
138	Light-crowned Spinetail	Cranioleuca albiceps	NE
139	Marcapata Spinetail	Cranioleuca marcapatae	E
140	Baron's Spinetail	Cranioleuca baroni	E
141	Mouse-colored Thistletail	Schizoeaca griseomurina	NE
142	Eye-ringed Thistletail	Schizoeaca palpebralis	E
143	Vilcabamba Thistletail	Schizoeaca vilcabambae	E
144	Puna Thistletail	Schizoeaca helleri	E
145	Pale-tailed Canastero	Asthenes huancavelicae	E
146	Canyon Canastero	Asthenes pudibunda	E
147	Scribble-tailed Canastero	Asthenes maculicauda	NE
148	Junin Canastero	Asthenes virgata	E
149	Line-fronted Canastero	Asthenes urubambensis	NE
150	Russet-mantled Softtail	Phacellodomus berlepschi	E
151	Chestnut-backed Thornbird	Phacellodomus dorsalis	E
152	Equatorial Graytail	Xenerpestes singularis	NE
153	Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner	Syndactyla ruficollis	NE
154	Peruvian Recurvebill	Simoxenops ucayalae	NT
155	Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner	Hylocryptus erythrocephalus	NE
156	Greater Scythebill	Campylorhamphus pucherani	NT
157	Collared Antshrike	Sakesphorus bernardi	NE
158	Chapman's Antshrike	Thamnophilus zarumae	NE
159	Upland Antshrike	Thamnophilus aroyae	NE
160	Ash-throated Antwren	Herpsilochmus parkeri	E
161	Creamy-bellied Antwren	Herpsilochmus motacilloides	E
162	Ancient Antwren	Herpsilochmus gentryi	NE
163	Yellow-rumped Antwren	Terenura sharpei	NE
164	Manu Antbird	Cercomacra manu	NE
165	Black-tailed Antbird	Myrmoborus melanurus	E
166	Allpahuayo Antbird	Percnostola arenarum	NE
167	White-lined Antbird	Percnostola lophotes	NE
168	Northern Chestnut-tailed Antbird	Myrmeciza castanea	NE
169	Goeldi's Antbird	Myrmeciza goeldii	NE
170	Gray-headed Antbird	Myrmeciza griseiceps	NE
171	White-masked Antbird	Pithys castanea	E
172	Rufous-fronted Antthrush	Formicarius rufifrons	NE
173	Ochre-striped Antpitta	Grallaria dignissima	NE
174	Elusive Antpitta	Grallaria eludens	NE
175	Watkins' Antpitta	Grallaria watkinsi	NE
176	Pale-billed Antpitta	Grallaria carrikeri	E
177	Rusty-tinged Antpitta	Grallaria przewalskii	E
178	Bay Antpitta	Grallaria capitalis	E
179	Red-and-white Antpitta	Grallaria erythroleuca	E
180	White-throated Antpitta	Grallaria albigula	NE
181	Rufous Antpitta	Grallaria rufula	E
182	Chestnut Antpitta	Grallaria blakei	NE
183	Peruvian Antpitta	Grallaricula peruviana	NE
184	Ochre-fronted Antpitta	Grallaricula ochraceifrons	E
185	Elegant Crescent-chest	Melanopareia elegans	NE
186	Maranon Crescent-chest	Melanopareia maranonica	NE
187	Unicolor Tapaculo	Scytalopus unicolor	E
188	Large-footed Tapaculo	Scytalopus macropus	E
189	Rufous-vented Tapaculo	Scytalopus femoralis	E
190	Vilcabamba Tapaculo	Scytalopus urubambae	E
191	Neblina Tapaculo	Scytalopus altirostris	E
192	Ancash Tapaculo	Scytalopus affinis	E
193	Tschudi's Tapaculo	Scytalopus acutirostris	E
194	Diademed Tapaculo	Scytalopus schulenbergi	NE
195	Peruvian Plantcutter	Phytotoma raimondii	E
196	Chestnut-bellied Cotinga	Doliornis remseni	NE
197	Bay-vented Cotinga	Doliornis sclateri	E
198	White-cheeked Cotinga	Zaratornis stresemanni	E
199	Black-chested Fruiteater	Pipreola lubomirskii	NE
200	Masked Fruiteater	Pipreola pulchra	E
201	Fiery-throated Fruiteater	Pipreola chlorolepidota	NT
202	Scimitar-winged Piha	Lipaugus uropygialis	NE
203	Black-faced Cotinga	Conioptilon mcilhennyi	NE
204	Blue-backed Manakin	Chiroxiphia pareola	NE
205	Cerulean-capped Manakin	Lepidothrix coeruleocapilla	E
206	Orange-crested Manakin	Heterocercus aurantiivertex	NE
207	Foothill Elaenia	Myiopagis olallai	NT
208	Pacific Elaenia	Myiopagis subplacens	NE
209	Gray-and-white Tyrannulet	Pseudelaenia leucospodia	NE
210	Inca Flycatcher	Leptopogon taczanowskii	E
211	Hazel-fronted Pygmy-Tyrant	Pseudotriccus simplex	NE
212	Ecuadorian Tyrannulet	Phylloscartes gualaquizae	NE
213	Bolivian Tyrannulet	Zimmerius bolivianus	NE
214	Red-billed Tyrannulet	Zimmerius cinereicapillus	NE
215	Mishana Tyrannulet	Zimmerius villarejoi	E
216	Peruvian Tyrannulet	Zimmerius viridiflavus	E
217	Unstreaked Tit-Tyrant	Anairetes agraphia	E
218	Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant	Anairetes alpinus	NE
219	Long-crested Pygmy-Tyrant	Lophotriccus eulophotes	NE
220	Lulu's Tody-Tyrant	Poecilotriccus luluae	E
221	White-cheeked Tody-Tyrant	Poecilotriccus albifacies	E
222	Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher	Poecilotriccus calopterus	NE
223	Black-backed Tody-Flycatcher	Poecilotriccus pulchellus	E
224	Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant	Hemitriccus rufigularis	NT
225	Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant	Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus	NE
226	Unadorned Flycatcher	Myiophobus inornatus	NE
227	Orange-banded Flycatcher	Myiophobus lintoni	NE
228	Olive-chested Flycatcher	Myiophobus cryptoxanthus	NE
229	Gray-breasted Flycatcher	Lathrotriccus griseipectus	NE
230	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	NT
231	Piura Chat-Tyrant	Ochthoeca piurae	E
232	Tumbes Tyrant	Tumbezia salvini	E
233	Rufous-bellied Bush-Tyrant	Myiotheretes fuscorufus	NE
234	White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant	Agriornis andicola	V
235	Ochraceous Attila	Attila torridus	V
236	Rufous Flycatcher	Myiarchus semirufus	E
237	Sooty-crowned Flycatcher	Myiarchus phaeocephalus	NE
238	Baird's Flycatcher	Myiodynastes bairdii	NE
239	Slaty Becard	Pachyramphus spodiurus	NE
240	Peruvian Martin	Progne murphyi	V
241	Andean Swallow	Haplochelidon andecola	LC
242	Hellmayr's Pipit	Anthus hellmayri	LC
243	Peruvian Wren	Cinnycerthia peruana	E
244	Inca Wren	Thryothorus eisenmanni	E
245	Speckle-breasted Wren	Thryothorus sclateri	LC
246	Superciliated Wren	Thryothorus superciliaris	NE
247	Bar-winged Wood-Wren	Henicorhina leucoptera	NE
248	Wing-banded Wren	Microcerculus bambla	LC
249	Rufous-brown Solitaire	Cichlopsis leucogenys	V
250	Plumbeous-backed Thrush	Turdus reevei	NE
251	Maranon Thrush	Turdus maranonicus	NE
252	Chestnut-bellied Thrush	Turdus fulviventris	LC
253	Ecuadorian Thrush	Turdus maculirostris	NE
254	Collared Gnatwren	Microbates collaris	LC
255	Tawny-faced Gnatwren	Microbates cinereiventris	LC
256	Iquitos Gnatcatcher	Polioptila clementsi	NE
257	Maranon Gnatcatcher	Polioptila major	E
258	White-tailed Jay	Cyanocorax mystacalis	NE
259	Yellow-bellied Siskin	Carduelis xanthogastra	LC
260	Saffron Siskin	Carduelis siemiradzkii	NE
261	Yellow-rumped Siskin	Carduelis uropygialis	LC
262	Cerulean Warbler	Dendroica cerulea	V
263	Gray-and-gold Warbler	Basileuterus fraseri	NE
264	Golden-bellied Warbler	Basileuterus chrysogaster	E
265	Three-banded Warbler	Basileuterus trifasciatus	NE
266	Pearly-breasted Conebill	Conirostrum margaritae	V
267	Tamarugo Conebill	Conirostrum tamarugense	NE
268	Giant Conebill	Oreomanes fraseri	NT
269	Black-and-white Tanager	Conothraupis speculigera	NT
270	White-capped Tanager	Sericossypha albocristata	LC
271	Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager	Chlorospingus canigularis	LC
272	Orange-browed Hemispingus	Hemispingus calophrys	NE
273	Parodi's Hemispingus	Hemispingus parodii	E
274	Rufous-browed Hemispingus	Hemispingus rufosuperciliaris	E
275	Black-headed Hemispingus	Hemispingus verticalis	LC
276	Brown-flanked Tanager	Thlypopsis pectoralis	E
277	Buff-bellied Tanager	Thlypopsis inornata	E
278	Fulvous Shrike-Tanager	Lanio fulvus	LC
279	Slaty Tanager	Creurgops dentata	NE
280	Black-goggled Tanager	Trichothraupis melanops	LC
281	Red-hooded Tanager	Piranga rubriceps	LC
282	Huallaga Tanager	Ramphocelus melanogaster	E
283	Black-chested Mountain-Tanager	Buthraupis eximia	LC
284	Golden-backed Mountain-Tanager	Buthraupis aureodorsalis	E
285	Masked Mountain-Tanager	Buthraupis wetmorei	NE
286	Orange-throated Tanager	Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron	NE
287	Golden-collared Tanager	Iridosornis jelskii	NE
288	Golden-crowned Tanager	Iridosornis rufivertex	LC
289	Yellow-scarfed Tanager	Iridosornis reinhardti	E
290	Green-capped Tanager	Tangara meyerdeschauenseei	E
291	Metallic-green Tanager	Tangara labradorides	LC
292	Sira Tanager	Tangara phillipsi	E
293	Silver-backed Tanager	Tangara viridicollis	NE
294	Straw-backed Tanager	Tangara argyrofenges	NE
295	Pardusco	Nephelornis oneilli	E
296	Black-masked Finch	Coryphaspiza melanotis	V
297	Crimson-breasted Finch	Rhodospingus cruentus	NE
298	Black-hooded Sierra-Finch	Phrygilus atriceps	LC
299	White-throated Sierra-Finch	Phrygilus erythronotus	NE
300	Short-tailed Finch	Idiopsar brachyurus	NE
301	Cinereous Finch	Piezorhina cinerea	E
302	Slender-billed Finch	Xenospingus concolor	NE
303	Great Inca-Finch	Incaspiza pulchra	E
304	Rufous-backed Inca-Finch	Incaspiza personata	E
305	Gray-winged Inca-Finch	Incaspiza ortizi	E
306	Buff-bridled Inca-Finch	Incaspiza laeta	E
307	Little Inca-Finch	Incaspiza watkinsi	E
308	Plain-tailed Warbling-Finch	Poospiza alticola	E
309	Rufous-breasted Warbling-Finch	Poospiza rubecula	E
310	Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch	Poospiza caesar	E
311	Drab Seedeater	Sporophila simplex	NE
312	Great-billed Seed-Finch	Oryzoborus maximiliani	NT
313	White-sided Flowerpiercer	Diglossa albilatera	LC
314	Puna Yellow-Finch	Sicalis lutea	LC
315	Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch	Sicalis citrina	LC
316	Raimondi's Yellow-Finch	Sicalis raimondii	E
317	Sulphur-throated Finch	Sicalis taczanowskii	NE
318	Pale-naped Brush-Finch	Atlapetes pallidinucha	LC
319	Vilcabamba Brush-Finch	Atlapetes terborghi	E
320	Cusco Brush-Finch	Atlapetes canigenis	E
321	Slaty Brush-Finch	Atlapetes schistaceus	LC
322	Bay-crowned Brush-Finch	Atlapetes seebohmi	NE
323	Rusty-bellied Brush-Finch	Atlapetes nationi	E
324	White-winged Brush-Finch	Atlapetes leucopterus	LC
325	White-headed Brush-Finch	Atlapetes albiceps	NE
326	Rufous-eared Brush-Finch	Atlapetes rufigenis	E
327	Apurimac Brush-Finch	Atlapetes forbesi	E
328	Black-spectacled Brush-Finch	Atlapetes melanopsis	E
329	Black-capped Sparrow	Arremon abeillei	NE
330	Tumbes Sparrow	Aimophila stolzmanni	NE
331	Black-cowled Saltator	Saltator nigriceps	NE
332	Masked Saltator	Saltator cinctus	NT
333	Moriche Oriole	Icterus chrysocephalus	LC
334	White-edged Oriole	Icterus graceannae	NE
335	Selva Cacique	Cacicus koepckeae	E
336	Ecuadorian Cacique	Cacicus sclateri	NE
337	Oriole Blackbird	Gymnomystax mexicanus	LC
338	Chopi Blackbird	Gnorimopsar chopi	LC

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TOUR
DESTINATIONS

Belize
Brazil
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Galapagos
Panama
Peru

Peru - Birds of the Andes, Amazon, & More
Exotic Peru Birding Tours
Bird & Nature Photography Tours