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PERU BIRDING TRIP REPORT

TRIP REPORT
PERU

Start:07/16/2014
End:08/03/2014
Duration:19 days
#Species:538
#Endemics:41
#Heard Only:36

2014 Peru Birding and Photography Tour

TARGET BIRDS FOR TOUR

List of target birds for locations visited on this tour. 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. Species seen are those with location codes associated with them.*

color codes

1Hooded TinamouNothocercus nigrocapillus NE
2Black TinamouTinamus osgoodi NE
3Taczanowski's TinamouNothoprocta taczanowskii NE
4Stripe-faced Wood-QuailOdontophorus balliviani NE
5Tschudi's NightjarSystellura decussata NE
6Koepcke's HermitPhaethornis koepckeaeAL,MRE
7White-browed HermitPhaethornis stuartiTBQNE
8Peruvian PiedtailPhlogophilus hartertiMRE
9Olivaceous ThornbillChalcostigma olivaceum NE
10Bearded MountaineerOreonympha nobilisHULE
11Scaled MetaltailMetallura aeneocauda NE
12Buff-thighed PufflegHaplophaedia assimilis NE
13Coppery-naped Puffleg**Eriocnemis sapphirophygia NE
14White-tufted SunbeamAglaeactis castelnaudii E
15Gould's IncaCoeligena incaMRNE
16Rufous-booted Racket-tailOcreatus addae NE
17Rufous-webbed BrilliantHeliodoxa branickii E
18Peruvian SheartailThaumastura cora NE
19Purple-collared WoodstarMyrtis fanny NE
20Oasis HummingbirdRhodopis vesper NE
21Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amaziliaPVWNE
22Green-and-white HummingbirdElliotomyia viridicaudaAC,MPE
23Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidoriCRCEN
24White-browed HawkLeucopternis kuhli BC
25Rufous-capped NunletNonnula ruficapilla BC
26White-throated JacamarBrachygalba albogularisPMVBC
27Scarlet-hooded BarbetEubucco tucinkaeAL,PNTLBC
28Blue-chinned Barbet**Eubucco glaucogularisAC,CRC,MRE
29Blue-moustached Barbet**Eubucco versicolor NE
30Blue-banded ToucanetAulacorhynchus coeruleicinctisCRCNE
31Fine-barred PiculetPicumnus subtilis NE
32Andean ParakeetBolborhynchus orbygnesiusCRCNE
33Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestis NE
34Yellow-rumped AntwrenEuchrepomis sharpei NE
35Bamboo AntshrikeCymbilaimus sanctaemariae BC
36Undulated AntshrikeFrederickena unduliger BC
37Rufescent AntshrikeThamnistes rufescens NE
38Ihering's AntwrenMyrmotherula iheringi NE
39Manu AntbirdCercomacra manuPNTLNE
40White-lined AntbirdMyrmoborus lophotesPNTLBC
41Brownish-headed AntbirdMyrmelastes brunneiceps NE
42Goeldi's AntbirdAkletos goeldiiPNTLBC
43Slaty GnateaterConopophaga ardesiaca NE
44Elusive AntpittaGrallaria eludens NE
45Stripe-headed AntpittaGrallaria andicolus NE
46Red-and-white AntpittaGrallaria erythroleuca E
47Urubamba AntpittaGrallaria occabambae E
48Puna TapaculoScytalopus simonsi NE
49Diademed TapaculoScytalopus schulenbergi NE
50Trilling TapaculoScytalopus parvirostris NE
51Unicolored TapaculoScytalopus unicolor E
52Rufous-fronted AntthrushFormicarius rufifrons NE
53Coastal MinerGeositta peruvianaPUE
54Bar-bellied WoodcreeperHylexetastes stresemanni BC
55Royal CinclodesCinclodes aricomae NE
56Surf CinclodesCinclodes taczanowskiiPUE
57Peruvian RecurvebillSyndactyla ucayalae BC
58Rufous-backed TreehunterThripadectes scrutator NE
59White-browed Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura xenothorax E
60Line-fronted CanasteroAsthenes urubambensis NE
61Junin CanasteroAsthenes virgata E
62Streak-throated CanasteroAsthenes humilis NE
63Puna ThistletailAsthenes helleriMRNE
64Rusty-fronted CanasteroAsthenes ottonisHULE
65Marcapata SpinetailCranioleuca marcapataeAFR,MRE
66Creamy-crested SpinetailCranioleuca albicapillaMRE
67Yungas ManakinChiroxiphia boliviana NE
68Cerulean-capped ManakinLepidothrix coeruleocapilla E
69Band-tailed FruiteaterPipreola intermedia NE
70Masked FruiteaterPipreola pulchra E
71Black-faced CotingaConioptilon mcilhennyi BC
72Inca FlycatcherLeptopogon taczanowskiiMPE
73Cinnamon-faced TyrannuletPhylloscartes parkeriAC,MPNE
74Hazel-fronted Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus simplex NE
75Long-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus eulophotes BC
76White-cheeked Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus albifacies NE
77Black-backed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus pulchellus E
78Ochraceous-breasted FlycatcherNephelomyias ochraceiventris NE
79Ash-breasted Tit-TyrantAnairetes alpinus NE
80Unstreaked Tit-TyrantUromyias agraphiaAFRE
81Peruvian TyrannuletZimmerius viridiflavus NE
82Bolivian TyrannuletZimmerius bolivianusACNE
83Unadorned FlycatcherMyiophobus inornatus NE
84Rufescent FlycatcherMyiophobus rufescens NE
85Olive FlycatcherMitrephanes olivaceus NE
86Taczanowski's Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola griseus NE
87Rufous-bellied Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fuscorufus NE
88Peruvian Chat-Tyrant**Silvicultrix spodionota NE
89Golden-browed Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix pulchella NE
90Maroon-belted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca thoracicaMRNE
91White-collared JayCyanolyca viridicyanusMRNE
92White-tailed JayCyanocorax mystacalis NE
93Peruvian MartinProgne murphyi NE
94Chestnut-collared SwallowPetrochelidon rufocollaris NE
95Inca WrenPheugopedius eisenmanniAC,MPE
96Fulvous WrenCinnycerthia fulva NE
97Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatusPU,PVWNE
98White-eared SolitaireEntomodestes leucotisMRNE
99Peruvian PipitAnthus peruvianus NE
100Puna PipitAnthus brevirostris NE
101Cuzco BrushfinchAtlapetes canigenis E
102Black-faced BrushfinchAtlapetes melanolaemusMRNE
103Dusky-green OropendolaPsarocolius atrovirensAC,CRC,MRNE
104Selva CaciqueCacicus koepckeae E
105Southern Mountain CaciqueCacicus chrysonotusMRNE
106White-edged OrioleIcterus graceannae NE
107Pale-eyed BlackbirdAgelasticus xanthophthalmusTBQNE
108Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularis NE
109Cuzco WarblerMyiothlypis chrysogaster NE
110Slaty TanagerCreurgops dentatusCRC,MRNE
111Parodi's HemispingusKleinothraupis parodiiAFRE
112Inti TanagerHeliothraupis oneilli NE
113Chestnut-bellied Mountain TanagerDubusia castaneoventrisMRNE
114Golden-collared TanagerIridosornis jelskiiMRNE
115Yellow-scarfed TanagerIridosornis reinhardti E
116White-browed ConebillConirostrum ferrugineiventre NE
117Moustached FlowerpiercerDiglossa mystacalisAFR,MRNE
118Peruvian Sierra FinchPhrygilus punensis NE
119Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parinaAFRNE
120Drab HemispingusPseudospingus xanthophthalmusACNE
121Collared Warbling FinchPoospiza hispaniolensis NE
122Three-striped HemispingusPoospiza trifasciatusMRNE
123Chestnut-breasted Mountain-FinchPoospizopsis caesarCUSE
124Raimondi's Yellow-FinchSicalis raimondiiPUE
125Parrot-billed SeedeaterSporophila peruviana NE
126Drab SeedeaterSporophila simplex 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.

BIRDING LOCALES

REASON CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic29
NENear Endemic84
CRCritically Endangered0
ENEndangered1
BCBest Seen in This Country12
ATAlways a Target0

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.