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North Peru, November 9-29 - 2014

Leader: Silverio Duri Birding The North of Perú is one of the best birding experience in South América!!

Dry forest, arid scrubs, cloud and ridge forests, lowland evergreen tropical forest, puna grassland, desertic canyon slopes, etc... The whole trip is a succesion of different and amazing habitats! Visiting

so diverse and different ecosystems, it is not surprising that some of the species found here are some

of the most sought after for any keen birder: Marvelous Spatuletail, Pale-billed Antpitta, Tumbes Tyrant, Rufous Flycatcher, Peruvian Plantcutter, White-winged Guan, Yellow-scarfed Tanager, Bar-

winged Wood-wren, and so many more!!

Peruvian endemics, Tapaculos and Antpittas, particular Furnaridae, and some species like Spotted

Rail, Inca-finches, rare hummingbirds, etc…

A very successful trip, with a final list of 490 species recorded including an amazing 51 species of

Hummimgbird.


Balsa Canyon and Maranon River

DAY BY DAY ACTIVITIES

November 8th: Arrive in Lima and transfer to our Hotel in Lima. Night in Lima.

November 9th: Fly from Lima to Chiclayo and upon arrival onto Eten port and in the afternoon to

Rafan carob forest.

Right after arrival to Chiclayo we drove to Eten port where we put a lot of effort in finding the Peruvian

Tern where we failed in the end and in the afternoon we went to Rafan where we were very succefull with our targets in this birding locality like the Peruvian Plantcutter and the Rufous Flycatcher.

Night in Chiclayo at the Casa Andina Chiclayo.

November 10th: Chiclayo to Chaparri Lodge.

Early departure from the Hotel to Batan Grande (National Sanctuary of Pomac) where we had great

views of the few targets here and then we moved onto the localities for the Tumbes Swallow where

we saw lot of them around the nesting area and then we drove to Chaparri Lodge picking up our local

guide at Chongoyape and arriving late afternoon to the Lodge and after dinner a short bit of owling

just near the Lodge.

Night at Chaparri Lodge.

November 11th: Chaparri Reserve to Olmos.

After early breakfast and finding the West Peruvian Screech-Owl (pacificus sub-species) before

departure, we drove out from Chaparri Reserve to Casupe our main birding locality of the day where we spent the all morning and we were lucky to find at this place some wild White-winged Guans and

great views of the Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner. The Ecuadorian Trogon gave us hard time to find it but in the end we had great views and after mid-day we drove to Olmos and after dropping our bags


at the Hotel we went out in the evening near Olmos for some birding where we saw Kingfishers and

Plumbeous Rail at a small swampy area, and late evening back to the Hotel.

Night in Olmos.

November 12st: Olmos to Jaen with birding morning at Porculla pass and Jaen surroundings in the

afternoon

Early departure from the Hotel and field breakfast at Porculla pass, we arrived to our birding loclaity

around 6 am, where we rapidly found all of our main targets: Black-cowled Saltator, Chapman's Antshrike, Chestnut-crowned Antpitta, Line-cheeked Spinetail, and Bay-crowned Brush-finch, the

only one that gave us a little bit of hard time was the Piura Chat-Tyrant that but in the end we found

two cooperative individuals and we also had great views of Ecuadorian Piculet. We also enjoyed the wonderful landscape! After this successful birding, we drove to Jaen (a little bit more than 3 hours

driving) and we had lunch on our way to Jaen.

Night in Jaen

November 13st: Jaen to Owlet Lodge with birding morning at Tamborapa

Very early departure to Tamborapa track to look for the roboratus sub-specie of the West Peruvian Screech-Owl where we had great views of three of them, and after a substantial field breakfast we

had a little bit of a hard time to fine our main targets in this place like the Marañon Spinetail and a few

other specialties like Marañon Slaty Antshrike, Black-capped Sparrow, Buff-bellied Tanager, Yellow-cheeked Becard, Necklaced Spinetail, but we managed to get them all. We also had wonderful views

on the splendid Marañon Crescenchest, one of the many beautiful birds seen on that trip.

After mid-day we drove back to Jaen for lunch, but on our way back we made a few stops along the

way where we found Spotted Rail and Paint-billed Crake. After lunch we drove toward Owlet Lodge

with a very short stop after Bagua Grande for the shumbae race of Collared Antshrike and another

view of Little Inca-Finch and few others, and in the late afternoon we continued to Owlet Lodge.

Night at Owlet Lodge

November 14-16th: Owlet Lodge and surroundings.

We spent 3 full days exploring the trails around the lodge. Unfortunately we didn’t get to see the

Owlet, we tried only once because of the difficulties of the particular elevation where it is found and on our second try at (Alto Nieva) below the Owlet Lodge it rained. Sheer bad luck. The Antpittas were

also difficult and not very responsive during our visit… we had brief views of the Chestnut Antpitta,

quite good view of Rusty-tinged Antpitta and wonderful views of the endemic Ochre-fronted Antpitta

on the roadside below the Lodge. Many species of hummingbirds were visiting the feeders: Fawn-

breasted Brilliant, Long-tailed Sylph, Chestnut-breasted Coronet, White-bellied Woodstar, Emerald-

bellied Puffleg, etc… and we also had great views on the Royal Sunangel on the trail 20 minutes’ drive

down from the lodge. Other specialties found here are Lulu’s Tody-tyrant, Bar-winged Wood-wren,

and Green-and-black Fruiteater, Rufous-vented Tapaculo, White-throated and Cinnamon Screech-

owl, etc… We didn’t have any very good mixed species flocks but we did manage to see two individuals

of the most wanted of the tanager group Yellow-scarfed Tanager and also Beryl-spangled Tanager ,Peruvian Tyrannulet, Grass-green Tanager, Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager, etc. And we also where

SO lucky to see seven individuals of the (CRITICATLY ENDANGERED) Peruvian Yellow-tailed Wooly-

Monkey, even that it’s NOT a bird but it is an extremely rare animal to see. A new mammal species for the Leader. Nights at the ECOAN Owlet Lodge

November 17th: Owlet Lodge to Afluente - Waqanki Lodge

We birded until mid-morning along the Monkey trail before departure from the Lodge taking our very

last try for the White-faced Nunbird but we had rain and we failed, and on the way to Moyobamba we


visited the new Hummingbird feeders bellow Aguas Verde where we saw Blue-fronted and Green-

fronted Lancebill. Night at Waqanki Lodge.

November 18th: Mishquiyaku trail above Waqanki and afternoon birding around Moyobamba

We birded along the ridge trail above near the Lodge which is a steep and long trail but course

we did not go all the all way, in fact we didn’t do even half of the way but even still we saw

some good targets and more, but we ended up the morning at the Hummingbird feeders,

where we had great views of Rufous-crested Coquette, Black-throated Hermit and many

others. And in the afternoon we went to the Oilbirds cave near Moyobamba and after that we

birded more around Moyobamba where we found the Point-tailed Palmcreeper, and we ended up owling in the evening before dinner.

Night at Waqanki Lodge.

November 19th: Waqanki to Pomacochas

We went back to the ridge trail at Waqanki until mid-day with the local guide Carlos this time where

we added few more good birds along this trail. Spot-winged, Spot-backed Antbird, Peruvian Warbling-Antbird, Scaled-backed Antbird and White-plumed Antbird with a small group of army ants

and also Green Manakin, Firery-throated Fruiteater, Chestnut-throated and Foothill Antwren, Black-

banded Woodcreeper and before lunch we birded around Moyobamba a little bit more. After lunch we then began our long drive to Pomacochas, and after arrival we did some birding around the

swimming pool of the Puerto Pumas Hotel where we stayed.

Night in Pomacochas.

November 20th: San Lorenzo trail, drive to Chachapoyas

Early departure to San Lorenzo, where a steep trail took us to some bamboo patches occupied by the

sought-after Pale-billed Antpitta, and we got great views of two individuals that showed up right after

we were leaving, when we were back on the main trail…..so we went back to the little spot and I played

the tape and one of them showed up right away giving us really great views, and as I kept playing the

tape another one showed up from a different direction into the same area. Great views! We didn’t see

much on the way back to San Lorenzo, but was really worth it the hard hike for the Antpitta. And after

mid-morning we visited HUEMBO (the ECOAN protected area) for the Marvelous Spatuletail where

they come to the feeders and few other good Hummingbirds and after lunch at this place we drove to

Chachapoyas with very few stops along the way like for the endemic Black-necked Woodpecker.

Night near Chachapoyas at the Casa Andina Hotel.

November 21th: Chachapoyas to Leymebamba

After a luxury breakfast we did some birding around the Hotel grounds where I was surprised to find

great bird species such the Peruvian Pigeon where we saw around eight of them, easy views of Black-necked Woodpecker again and the Golden-rumped Euphonia and few others and after nearly two

hours of birding we drove towards Leymebamba with an stopped at a known place (hacienda Chido)

where we saw 2 Koepcke’s Screech-Owl at their day roost and a Little bit farther on I decided to do a random stop along the road that ended up in been in a great place for Hummingbirds where we saw

up to 8 species including a male Little Woodstar. And as we arrived in the early afternoon to

Leymebamba we passed Leymebamba to do some birding at Cañon del Condor above Leymebamba

and after that we visited the Hummingbird feeders by the Leymebamba museum.

Night in Leymebamba

November 22th: Leymebamba surroundings


We spent most of our time birding the last patches of forest below Abra Barro Negro where we

enjoyed some of the species present at this elevation: White-chinned Thistletail, Blackish Tapaculo,

Many-striped Canastero, Coppery Metaltail, Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan, White-banded Tyrannulet and Andean Flicker. Our night birding here was quite slow, but we managed to get great

views of a male and two female Swallow-tailed Nightjar. Night in Leymebamba

November 23st: Leymebamba to Celendin and birding the Marañon canyon

Another early start to bird the Marañon canyon on our way to Celendin. Our main targets for the day were Neblina Tapaculo on the west slope of Abra Barro Negro and Buff-bridled, Yellow-faced

Parrotlet and Chestnut-backed Thornbird were we found them all except for the Parrotlet that made

the reason to come back the next day from Celendin, but the Neblina Tapaculo gave us a little bit of

hard time, but at the end we had a very cooperative individual that popped up on a totally exposed

branch and we all got great views.

Night in Celendin

November 24th: Celendin to Balsas and back to Celendin

Early departure to Balsas in the Marañon Canyon with field breakfast to look for the Yellow-faced

Parrotlet where we found them almost as soon as we arrived near the Marañon river on the west side

and also we saw two Buff-bridled Inca-Finch and on the way back we had wonderful views of two Gray-

winged Inca-Finch around Limon and then we drove back to Celendin for lunch and in the afternoon

we did some birding above Celendin were we spent the rest of the afternoon.

Night in Celendin.

November 25th: Celendin to Cajamarca (Cruz Conga, Encañada and Rio Chonta)

A day travelling between Celendin and Cajamarca, spending most of the morning around Cruz Conga.

We rapidly found a pair of White-tailed Shrike-tyrant, Striated Earthcreeper, a few Baron’s Spinetail

and Black-crested Tit-tyrant, and because of the rain the Rufous Antpitta didn’t behave well, we just heard few of them around Cruz Conga. Arriving around 4 pm at Rio Chonta, we spent rest of the

afternoon for the Gray-bellied Comet but we had no luck that afternoon, which made the reason to

go back next day in the morning.

Night in Cajamarca

November 26th: Rio Chonta and San Marcos

After breakfast at the Hotel we went to Rio Chonta for the Gray-bellied Comet where it took us too

much time to find done, but eventually we found one coming in to feed on the bromeliae flowers

at the usual spot and after that we also found the Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail along the edge of the river, and around mid-morning we head to San Marcos; the bird we wanted to see there was

the Great Spinetail. And late afternoon we drove back to Cajamarca for lunch and spent the rest of

the afternoon in Cajamarca with some shopping and a little bit of City tour near the main square.

Night in Cajamarca.

November 27th: Cajamarca to Trujillo with birding at Abra Gavilan

After an early breakfast at our Hotel in Cajamarca, we drove to the last patches of humid vegetation found below the Abra Gavilan pass. Most of the native vegetation there has been destroyed and

replaced by Eucalyptus plantations, but we were able to find a few nice birds like the endemic

Unicolored Tapaculo, Black Metaltail, etc. During our long drive towards Trujillo, we made several stops along the way to look for the Great Inca-Finch but with no luck.

Night in Trujillo.


November 28th: Full day at Sinsicap

Field breakfast at Sinsicap after an early drive. After breakfast, while loading picnic equipment I

decided to play the tape for the Endemic Rusty-bellied Spinetail that responded almost right away

and as they approached us where we had wonderful views of two individuals responding to the playback. And after we loaded up all the picnic table from breakfast, we continued up the road looking

for the undescribed subspecies of Speckled Hummingbird where we also found the Piura Chat-tyrant and others.

Night in Trujillo

September 19th: Birding morning around Huanchaco and fly to Lima.

After breakfast at the Hotel we went for birding around Huanchaco along the coastal road and after

mid-morning we visited the Chan-Chan ruins and after that we went back to the Hotel to shower and

wait for our evening flight to Lima.

Night in Lima.

End of the Tour.

GPS READINGS OF MAIN LOCALITIES Puerto Eten 06° 55.061’, 79° 52.123 elev. 4m

Rafan: near Mocupe 07° 01.718’, 79° 41.166’ elev. 27m

Batan Grande S 06 29 423 W 079 46 319

Chaparrí parking area S 06° 32.383’ W 79° 28.494’, elev. 457m

Abra Porculla 05° 52.850’, 79° 32.397’ 1,800m

Quebrada Quiscarumi Oilbird Cave Moyobamba S 06 08 851 W76 50 471

Wanquanki: 06°04’29’’S – 76°58’32’’W – 990 m

Aguas Verdes Bridge: 05°41’04’’S – 77°39’14’’W – 1037 m

Afluente: 05°40’27’’S – 77°42’09’’ – 1418 m

Abra Patricia: 05°40’49’’S – 77°46’41’’W – 1970 m

Rio Chido trail San Lorenzo: 05°48.636”S 078°01.209”W – 2842 m

Puerto Pumas hotel 05° 49.285’, 77° 57.821’

ECOAN Huembo feeders: 05°51’26’’S –77°59’03’’W – 2053 m

Condor canyon: 06°45’01’’S – 77°47’55’’W – 2559 m

Abra Barro Negro: 06°43’53’’S – 77°53’48, 5’’W – 3458 m

Hacienda Limon S 06 52 477 W 078 04 820

Cruz Conga: 06°59’00’’S – 78°11’ 48, 7’’W – 3306 m

San Marcos S 07 18 934 W 078 11 027


BIRDLIST *Heard only

E = Peruvian Endemic

RR = Restricted-range species (total range < 50.000 km2) Conservation Status follows Birdlife

International Taxonomy follows mostly South American Classification Committee

http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.html

Family: TINAMIDAE (TINAMOUS)

HOODED TINAMOU - Nothocercus nigrocapillus *

LITTLE TINAMOU - Crypturellus soui*

CURVE-BILLED TINAMOU - Crypturellus tataupa

One bird seen in flight at Sinsicap

Family: ANATIDAE (DUCKS)

TORRENT DUCK - Merganetta armata

One bird seen in the small River at Cañon Del Condor near Leymebamba

Family: CRACIDAE (GUANS)

ANDEAN GUAN – Penelope montagnii

Two individuals seen bellow Abra Barro Negro. . Penelope was a princess in Greek mythology, daughter if Icarus and wife of Ulysses.

E WHITE-WINGED GUAN – Penelope albipennis

We were lucky to find two individuals at Casupe, but we also saw the re-introduced ones at Chaparri Lodge. CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

Family: CICONIIDAE (STORKS)

WOOD STORK – Mycteria americana

This is a new record for me in my experience, seeing this birds at this elevation range (1584 mts)

soaring around Afluente

Family: SULIDAE (BOOBIES)

PERUVIAN BOOBY – Sula variegata

A few seen at Eten Port and Huanchaco coast




White-winged Guan

Family: CICONIIDAE (STORKS)

WOOD STORK – Mycteria americana

This is a new record for me in my experience, seeing this birds at this elevation range (1584 mts)

soaring around Afluente

Family: SULIDAE (BOOBIES)

PERUVIAN BOOBY – Sula variegata

A few seen at Eten Port and Huanchaco coast

Family: PHALACROCORACIDAE (CORMORANTS)

NEOTROPIC CORMORANT - Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Common in the Peruvian coast

Family: PELICANIDAE (PELICANS)

PERUVIAN PELICAN - Pelecanus thagus

Another common bird along the Peruvian coast

Family: ARDEIDAE (HERONS)

LITTLE-BLUE HERON – Egretta caerulea

One see around Eten port

SNOWY EGRET - Egretta thula

Regular sightings

COCOI HERON- Ardea cocoi

Seen twice throughout the trip, first time around Eten port

STRIATED HERON - Butorides striata

One of them seen around Rioja by the rice fields


GREAT EGRET - Ardea Alba

Common

CATTLE EGRET – Bubulcus ibis

Common all over the trip

BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON – Nycticorax nycticorax

One seen in flight near Eten port

FASCIATED TIGER-HERON – Tigrisoma fasciatum

One spotted by Rob along the Utcubamba River on our way to Leymebamba

Family: THRESKIORNITHIDAE (IBISES)

PUNA IBIS - Plegadis ridgwayi

50+ seen at Cruz Conga around the agricultural fields

Family: CATHARTIDAE (NEW WORLD VULTURES)

BLACK VULTURE - Coragyps atratus


TURKEY VULTURE – Cathartes aura

Common throughout the trip. Jaramillo (2003) suggested that the resident tropical subspecies

ruficollis and the southern subspecies group (jota and "falklandica") might merit recognition as

separate species from the northern Cathartes aura group.

ANDEAN CONDOR - Vulture gryphus

2 individuals seen at Abra Porculla

Family: PABDIONIDAE (OSPREY)

OSPREY – Pandion aliaetus

One seen around the Chaparri Reserve

Family: ACCIPITRIDAE (HAWKS)

SWALLOW-TAILED KITE - Elanoides forficatus

One of the most beautiful raptors in South America!

One seen above Afluente on our way down to Waqanki in Moyobamba

PEARL KITE - Gampsonyx swainsonii

One seen in the afternoon on our way to Oilbird cave around Moyobamba

SAVANNA HAWK - Buteogallus meridionalis

One seen around the National Sanctuary of Pomac forest

MONTANE SOLITARY EAGLE - Harpyhaliaetus solitarius

1 individual seen with Black Vultures at Sinsicap on our way back to the Hotel


HARRIS'S HAWK – Parabuteo unicinctus

Seen at Abra Porculla and around Jaen

Jaramillo says in his excellent field guide about Birds of Chile:

The harrisi group (Harris's Hawk) of the USA to coastal Peru and Ecuador differs consistently in size

and plumage features from the more southern and eastern unicinctus group (Bay-winged Hawk).

Adults of unicinctus have a more immature-like plumage (neoteny) compared to the more boldly

patterned harrisi group. The latter is extremely social, often foraging and breeding in cooperative

groups; this behavior is unknown in unicinctus. Ferguson-Lees & Christie (2001) suggest allospecies

status may be warranted for the two. To some extent this may parallel the situation in Crested

Caracara, although the division between the two taxa is not in the same geographic area.

VARIABLE HAWK - Buteo polyosoma

Seen in two separate days around Leymebamba. The taxonomy of this group is confusing, and some

people try to split it as Puna Hawk B. poecilochrous and Red-backed Hawk B. polyosoma. SACC

comment: Farquhar (1988) concluded that Buteo poecilochrous and B. polyosoma are conspecific, as they were formerly treated; he was unable to find any way to reliably diagnose the two forms using

plumage characters or measurements. Ridgely & Greenfield (2001), Jaramillo (2003), and Schulenberg

et al. (2007) followed this

Treatment and suggested "Variable Hawk" be retained for the composite species. Genetic data

(Riesing et al. 2003) are consistent with hypothesis that B. polyosoma and B. poecilochrous are

conspecific

BLACK-CHESTED BUZZARD-EAGLE – Geranoaetus melanoleucus

Two of them seen in the Utcubamba valley and one more at Sinsicap

ROADSIDE HAWK – Rupornis magnirostris

Common in the eastern lowland, seen in several occasion

BROAD-WINGED HAWK - Buteo platypterus

One seen around Owlet Lodge

SHORT-TAILED HAWK - Buteo brachyurus

One seen at Tamborapa

Family: RALLIDAE (RAILS)

GRAY-NECKED WOOD-RAIL – Aramides cajaneas

One seen from the hide at Arena Blanca (Hummingbird feeders) at Aguas Verde

PAINT-BILLED CRAKE - Neocrex erythrops

Nice views of one individual in the rice fields around Jaen on our way back from Tamborapa

RUSSET-CROWNED CRAKE - Anurolimnas viridis*

Heard around Moyobamba

SPOTTED RAIL - Pardirallus maculatus

Excellent views of one individual near the same spot of Paint-billed Crake; really common in the rice

fields!


PLUMBEOUS RAIL – Pardirallus sanguinolentus

Seen on three different occasion throughout the trip including one at Sinsicap

COMMON GALLINULE - Gallinula galeata

Common through the trip. Note that the New World form has been split from the Common Moorhen

of Eurasia. Common Gallinule of Western Hemisphere is split from Common Moorhen on the basis of morphological, genetic, and vocal differences (Groenenberg et al 2008)

PURPLE GALLINULE - Porphyrio martinicus

One seen around Moyobamba

SLATE-COLORED COOT Fulica ardesiaca

Common at Eten port

Family: CHARADRIIDAE (PLOVERS)

BLACK-BELLIED (GRAY) PLOVER – Pluvialis squatarola

Seen along the shore of Eten port

SEMIPALMATED PLOVER – Charadrius semipalmatus

Also seen at Eten port

KILLDEER - Charadrius vociferous

Also at Eten port

SNOWY PLOVER - Charadrius alexandrinus

Good views at Eten port

ANDEAN LAPWING - Vanellus resplendens

Common at Abra Barro Negro and at Cruz Conga

Family: HAEMATOPODIDAE (OYSTERCATCHERS)

AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER – Haematopus palliatus

Nice views at Eten port

Family: SCOLOPACIDAE (SANDPIPERS AND SNIPES)

PUNA SNIPE – Gallinago andina*

Hear bellow Abra Barro Negro

LESSER YELLOWLEGS - Tringa flavipes

Few seen around Eten port

SPOTTED SANDPIPER - Tringa macularia

Also at Eten port

RUDDY TURNSTONE – Arenaria interpres

Seen at Eten port


SANDERLING – Calidris alba

A lot of them seen at Eten

LEAST SANDPIPER - Calidris minutilla

Three of them seen at Eten port

Family: THINOCORIDAE (SEEDSNIPES)

LEAST SEEDSNIPE – Thinocorus rumicivorus

Two of them seen on our way back from Rafan.

Family: JACANIDAE (JACANAS)

WATTLED JACANA - Jacana jacana

Few of them seen in the rice fields around Moyobamba

Family: LARIDAE (GULLS)

GRAY-HOODED GULL - Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

A lot of them seen at Eten port

ANDEAN GULL - Chroicocephalus serranus Seen in two consecutive days around Cajamarca

GRAY GULL - Leucophaeus modestus A lot of them seen around Eten port

FRANKLIN’S GULL - Leucophaeus pipixcan The most common ones around Eten port, but we also saw them in the next two days

KELP GULL – Larus dominicanus

Very nice view of then at Eten port and also around Huanchaco

SANDWICH TERN - Thalasseus sandvicensis Two at Eten. Thalasseus eurygnathus ("Cayenne Tern") is here considered conspecific with sandvicensis following most recent treatments (e.g., Blake 1977); it is often considered a separate species (e.g., Ridgway 1919, Peters 1934, Hellmayr & Conover 1948b, Meyer de Schauensee 1970, Ridgely et al 2001). Populations of eurygnathus breeding in southern South America may deserve separate taxonomic treatment from Caribbean populations (Voous 1968, Escalante 1973). Efe et al. (2009) found some evidence that New World populations (T. s. acuflavidus and T. s. eurygnathus) might be more closely related to T. elegans than to Old World (nominate) T. s. sandvicensis, but this was based on small sample sizes and limited geographic sampling. ELEGANT TERN - Thalasseus elegans Few of them seen also around Eten port ROYAL TERN – Thalasseus maximus Also seen in the same group with the privious one at Eten

Family: COLUMBIDAE (PIGEONS)

ROCK PIGEON - Columba livia. Feral type found throughout Latin America near human habitation,

absent only from extensive tracts of primary forest. – John van Dort


SCALED PIGEON – Patagioenas speciosa

Three individuals seen at Afluente

BAND-TAILED PIGEON – Patagioenas fasciata

Common throughout the trip. Several sightings. Note that recent research has shown that the genus

Columba is paraphyletic, with New World taxa being more closely related to Streptopelia than to Old

World Columba pigeons. This is consistent with differences between New World and Old World Columba in terms of morphology, serology and behavior. The suggestion was made to place all New

World forms in the genus Patagioenas, and the AOU recently adopted this change in its latest checklist supplement

RR PERUVIAN PIGEON – Patagioenas oenops - Vulnerable

We had excellent views of perched birds just around the ground of Casa Andina Hotel near

Chachapoyas. VULNERABLE

PLUMBEOUS PIGEON - Patagioenas plumbea

Seen around Afluente

EARED DOVE Zenaida auriculata

Very common

WEST PERUVIAN (PACIFIC) DOVE – Zenaida meloda

Common on the west side of the Andes.

RUDDY GROUND-DOVE - Columbina talpacoti

Seen twice around Waqanki

CROAKING GROUND-DOVE - Columbina cruziana

Common on the west side of the Andes.

BLUE GROUND-DOVE - Claravis pretiosa

Seen at Tamborapa

BARE-FACED GROUND-DOVE Metriopelia ceciliae

Seen in the Maranon canyon above Balsas

WHITE-TIPPED DOVE - Leptotila verreauxi

Common throughout the trip. Named for the impressive sounding John Baptiste Edouard Verreaux

(1810-1868) French Natural History dealer and collector

Family: CUCULIDAE (CUCKOOS)

SQUIRREL CUCKOO – Piaya cayana

Common in the eastern lowlands

SMOOTH-BILLED ANI – Crotophaga ani



GROOVE-BILLED ANI – Crotophaga sulcirostris

Common on the west slope of the Andes and in the Maranon canyon

Family: STRIGIDAE (OWLS)

WEST PERUVIAN SCREECH-OWL – Megascops roboratus

The pacificus subspecies was seen at the Chaparri Reserve, and we saw 1 bird of the robaratus

subspecies at Tamborapa.

E KOEPCKE'S SCREECH-OWL- Megascops koepckeae

Two birds at the usual roost by the Utcubamba River.

RR CINNAMON SCREECH-OWL - Megascops petersoni

Excellent view on one bird at Abra Patricia.

Cinnamon Screech-Owl

WHITE-THROATED SCREECH-OWL – Megascops albogularis

1 bird seen very well at Owlet Lodge, just behind the tower

RUFOUS-BANDED OWL - Ciccaba albitarsus*

Unfortunately we just hear this bird even that we try a lot of time in all the posible localities


Koepcke’s Screech-Owl

VERMICULATED SCREECH-OWL – Megascops guatamalae

After a long wait finally approached really close that we even hAD time for some pictures, at Waqanki

BAND-BELLIED OWL – Pulsatrix melanota

Great views of one individual at Waqanki

SPECTACLED OWL – Pulsatrix perspicillata*

Heard at Waqanki

PERUVIAN PYGMY-OWL – Glaucidium peruanum

Very common throughout the trip

E LONG-WHISKERED OWLET - Xenoglaux loweryi*

Nowadays this bird has been more difficult to see; we had it really close the evening we tried but not close enough to see it, at Owlet Lodge. Xenoglaux = Strange Owl. Named for George Hines Lowery

US Zoologist ENDANGERED

BURROWING OWL – Athene cunicularia

Seen twice in the first two days of the trip

Family: STEATORNITHIDAE (OILBIRDS)

OILBIRD - Steatornis caripensis

50+ seen by day in a well-known cave near Moyobamba. Steatornis = Fatbird. Baron von Humboldt

recorded that young Oilbirds were culled each year and rendered into fat, melted down into oil, which was highly prized for cooking.


Family NYCTIBIIDAE (POTOOS)

COMMON POTOO Nyctibius griseus*

At Tamborapa

Family: CAPRIMULGIDAE (NIGHTJARS)

RUFOUS-BELLIED NIGHTHAWK - Lurocalis rufiventris*

At Abra Patricia.

LESSER NIGHTHAWK - Chordeiles acutipennis

Seen at dusk near Chongoyape, on our way out from Chaparri to Casupe

RR SCRUB NIGHTJAR – Caprimulgus anthonyi

Seen flying by along the road don our way out from

Chaparri to Casupe

SWALLOW-TAILED NIGHTJAR – Uropsalis segmentata

Excellent views of two males and one female bellow Abra Barro Negro

RUFOUS NIGHTJAR – Antrostomus rufa*

Heard at Tamborapa

Family: APODIDAE (SWIFTS)

CHESTNUT-COLLARED SWIFT – Streptoprocne rutilus

Seen around San Lorenzo

WHITE-COLLARED SWIFT – Streptoprocne zonaris

Common

WHITE-TIPPED SWIFT – Aeronautes montivagus

Few seen bellow Owlet Lodge around the Royal Sunangel spot

ANDEAN SWIFT – Aeronautes andecolus

Few of them seen at Rio Chonta

NEOTROPICAL PALM-SWIFT – Tachornis squamata

Common around Moyobamba

Family: TROCHILIDAE (HUMMINGBIRDS)

GREEN HERMIT – Phaethornis guy

Nice views at Arena Blanca feeders

GREAT-BILLED HERMIT – Phaethornis malaris

Two seen at the Waqanki feeders

REDDISH HERMIT – Phaethornis ruber

Seen at Tamborapa and Waqanki Lodge


RR BLACK-THROATED HERMIT - Phaethornis atrimentalis

One at the Waqanki feeders and along the trail as well

RR GRAY-CHINNED HERMIT- Phaethornis griseogullaris

Great views at Casupe and also at Abra Porculla of the porcullae

subspecies.

SACC says: The subspecies porcullae and zonura were formerly (e.g., Peters 1945) each considered

separate species from Phaethornis griseogularis, but see Zimmer (1950a) for rationale for treatment

of all as conspecific.

BLUE-FRONTED LANCEBILL – Doryfera johannae

Good studies at Arena Blanca feeders

GREEN-FRONTED LANCEBILL – Doryfera ludovicae

Also seen at Arena Blanca feeders

GRAY-BREASTED SABREWING - Campylpterus largipennis

Common at the Waqanki feeders

WHITE-NECKED JACOBIN - Florisuga mellivora


SPARKLING VIOLETEAR - Colibri coruscans

Fairly common and seen several times during the trip

BLACK-THROATED MANGO - Anthracothorax nigricollis

At the Waqanki feeders

RUFOUS-CRESTED COQUETTE - Lophornis delattrei

Several birds visiting the Waqanki feeders. Named for Adolphe de Lattre, French collector in Mexico

and Colombia

BLUE-TAILED EMERALD - Chlorostilbon mellisugus

Seen a the Waqanki feeders

FORK-TAILED WOODNYMPH - Thalurania furcata


GOLDEN-TAILED SAPPHIRE - Chrysuronia oenone

Very common at the Waqanki feeders

E SPOT-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD - Leucippus taczanowskii

Seen near Bagua Grande and in the Marañon canyon

MANY-SPOTTED HUMMINGBIRD – Leucippus hypostictus

Very nice views at the Arena Blanca feeders


WHITE-BELLIED HUMMINGBIRD - Amazilia chionogaster

Several good sightings during the trip

SAPPHIRE-SPANGLED EMERALD - Amazilia lactea

1-2 seen at the Waqanki feeders

ANDEAN EMERALD - Amazilia franciae

Seen at the Huembo feeders and also in the garden of the Hotel at Pomacocha

AMAZILIA HUMMINGBIRD - Amazilia amazilia

Common at the beginning of the trip, at Batan Grande and Chaparri reserve especially. 1 was also

visiting our hotel garden in Trujillo.

SPECKLED HUMMINGBIRD - Adelomyia melanogenys

Several sightings during the trip, and excellent views at the feeders in Ecoan lodge. Good views also on the still undescribed (sub) species at Sinsicap.

FAWN-BREASTED BRILLIANT - Heliodoxa rubinoides

Common at the Owlet lodge feeders

VIOLET-FRONTED BRILLIANT - Heliodoxa leadbeateri

Seen at the Huembo feeders

GIANT HUMMINGBIRD - Patagona gigas

One seen around Cruz Conga

SHINING SUNBEAM - Aglaeactis cupripennis

Fairly common at Abra Barro Negro, and few more around Cruz Conga

MOUNTAIN VELVETBREAST - Lafresnaya lafresnayi

One female seen near San Lorenzo

BRONZY INCA - Coeligena coeligena

Seen in several places, and common at the Owlet Lodge feeders

COLLARED INCA - Coeligena torquata

Seen daily on the Owlet lodge feeders

VIOLET-THROATED STARFRONTLET - Coeligena violifer

One near San Lorenzo, during our Pale-billed Antpitta search

RR RAINBOW STARFRONTLET - Coeligena iris

Common near Leymebamba

SWORD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD – Ensifera ensifera

Great views in two consecutive days bellow Abra Barro Negro


CHESTNUT-BREASTED CORONET - Boissonneaua matthewsii

Common at the Owlet lodge feeders and also at Huembo feeders. Named for English botanist and

collector in the neotropics Andrew Matthews

AMETHYST-THROATED SUNANGEL - Heliangelus amethysticollis

One seen near Leymebamba. From the Grek Helios =sun, Angelos = angel. From the habit of this genus of lifting their wings monetarily as in stylized angel paintings, on alighting on a twig.

RR PURPLE-THROATED SUNANGEL - Heliangelus viola

Very nice views of one individual at the Leymebamba feeders

E ROYAL SUNANGEL - Heliangelus regalis

After finding the right blooming flowers we finally saw a couple at one of its usual

spot bellow the Owlet Lodge. ENDANGERED

EMERALD-BELLIED PUFFLEG - Eriocnemis alinae

Common at the Owlet lodge feeders

BLACK-TAILED TRAINBEARER - Lesbia victoriae

A few sightings

GREEN-TAILED TRAINBEARER - Lesbia nuna

1 near Leymebamba and another one at Abra Gavilan. From the Greek Lesbias – a woman of Lesbos. Nuna – from Nouna –Koali, a graceful Indian virgin in Jean F Denis’s novel (1829) “Ismael Ben Kaizar

ou la decouverture du Nouveau Monde”. Food for thought?

E COPPERY METALTAIL - Metallura theresiae

Fairly common at Abra Barro Negro, great views in two consecutive days

E BLACK METALTAIL - Metallura phoebe Peruvian endemic

Only one seen at Abra Gavilan near Cajamarca.

TYRIAN METALTAIL - Metallura tyrianthina

Common around Abra Barro Negro and at Cruz Conga. We saw the septentrionalis subspecies on the

west slope of the Marañon River, and smaragdinicollis on the east slope. Named after the color Tyrian

purple; variously known as Royal purple, Tyrian purple, purple of the ancients, this ancient dyestuff,

mentioned in texts dating about 1600 BC, was produced from the mucus of the hypobranchial gland of various species of marine mollusks, notably Murex. Although originating in old port of Tyre in

modern day Syria (hence the name), man's first large scale chemical industry spread throughout the

world. With the decline of the Roman Empire, the use of the dye also declined and large scale production ceased with the fall of Constantinople in 1453. It was replaced by other cheaper dyes like

lichen purple and madder

E GRAY-BELLIED COMET - Taphrolesbia griseiventris

Wonderful view of a nice male in the Rio Chonta canyon. ENDANGERED


Gray-bellied Comet - Dave Krueper

LONG-TAILED SYLPH - Aglaiocercus kingi

Common at the Owlet lodge feeders. This long-tailed hummingbird was named for Admiral Philip

Parker King, British marine surveyor, naturalist and traveler in tropical America 1825-1830

Male Marvllous Sptuletail


E MARVELOUS SPATULETAIL - Loddigesia mirabilis 2-3 males visiting the ECOAN feeders

at Huembo. Too easy! For such an impressive bird. The genus is named after British

taxidermist and natural history dealer G. Loddiges (1784-1846), who specialised in

hummingbirds! ENDANGERED

OASIS HUMMINGBIRD - Rhodopis vesper

One individual seen on our way back from Sinsicap

RR PERUVIAN SHEARTAIL - Thaumastura cora

One female seen at Rafan near Chiclayo

PURPLE-COLLARED WOODSTAR - Myrtis fanny

A common species, several females seen several times during the trip, but one male seen in the

Utcubamba valley on our way to Leymebamba

RR SHORT-TAILED WOODSTAR - Myrmia micrura

One seen at Pomac forest

WHITE-BELLIED WOODSTAR - Chaetocercus mulsant

Common at the Owlet lodge

White-bellied Woodstar

RR LITTLE WOODSTAR - Chaetocercus bombus

One female seen at Huembo feeders and a nice male one at this random stop we did along the

Utcubamba River on our way to Leymebamba among other species.VULNERABLE

Family: TROGONIDAE (TROGONS)

GOLDEN-HEADED QUETZAL - Pharomachrus auriceps*

Heard around Afluente


RR ECUADORIAN TROGON – Trogon mesurus

After long search, a couple responded right away to the play back on the way down at Casupe

COLLARED TROGON – Trogon collaris

Very nice views of a couple at Afluente

Family: ALCEDINIDAE (KINGFISHERS)

RINGED KINGFISHER – Megaceryle torquata

Good views around Olmos

GREEN KINGFISHER – Chloroceryle asserine

Also seen at the small swampy area near Olmos

AMAZON KINGFISHER – Chloroceryle asser

Another one seen at the small swampy area near Olmos

Family: MOMOTIDAE (MOTMOTS)

RUFOUS MOTMOT – Bariphthengus martii

One or asserin two (because we saw it twice) seen along the trail up to the ridge at Waqanki Lodge

Family: GALBULIDAE (JACAMARS)

BLUISH-FRONTED JACAMAR – Galbula cyanescens

Seen along the ridge trail at Waqanki

Family: CAPITONIDAE (NEW WORLD BARBETS)

GILDED BARBET – Capito auratus

Another one seen along the ridge trail at Waqanki

Family: RAMPHASTIDAE (TOUCANS)

EMERALD (BLACK-THROATED) TOUCANET – Aulacorhynchus prasinus cyanolarmus

Two seen around the Owlet lodge, here belonging to the cyanolaemus (sub) species sometimes

considered as a valid species. SACC comments: Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) suggested that

Aulacorhynchus prasinus may consist of more than one specieslevel taxon, but see Short & Horne (2001), who pointed out that the allopatric taxa are no more distinctive than those known to

intergrade. The subspecies lautus, albivitta, cyanolaemus, dimidiatus, and atrogularis, as well as

Middle American wagleri and caeruleogularis, were formerly (e.g., Ridgway 1914, Cory 1919) each considered separate species from (and in some cases not particularly closely related to)

Aulacorhynchus prasinus, but Peters (1948) and Haffer (1974) treated them all as conspecific. Puebla-

Olivares et al. (2008) identified three clades in South America based on mtDNA and proposed species

rank for each.

CHESTNUT-TIPPED TOUCANET – Aulacorhynchus derbianus

Two of them seen at Afluente. Named for Edward Smith Stanley 13th Earl of Derby and founder of the

Knowsley Museum

CHESTNUT-EARED ARACARI – Pteroglossus castanotis

Seen twice around Waqanki


GRAY-BREASTED MOUNTAIN-TOUCAN – Andigena hypoglauca

Definitely one of the most beautiful Toucans! Excellent view bellow Abra Barro Negro

BLACK-MANDIBLED TOUCAN – Ramphastos ambiguss*

At Afluente

Family: PICIDAE (WOODPECKERS)

LAFRESNAYE’S PICULET – Picumnus lafresnayi

Amazing views of a couple along the ridge trail at Waqanki. Named for the impressive sounding Noel

Frederic Armand Andre Baron de Lefresnay (1783-1861) French Ornithologist and collector

RR ECUADORIAN PICULET – Picumnus sclateri

Responded really well to play-back at Abra Porculla. Wonderful views!

RR SCARLET-BACKED WOODPECKER – Veniliornis callonotus

Common at the beginning of the trip, at Batan Grande and also seen at Tamborapa

SMOKY-BROWN WOODPECKER – Veniliornis fumigatus

Seen in several occasion throughout the trip

LITTLE WOODPECKER – Veniliornis asserines

Seen in two different occasion around Moyobamba

E BLACK-NECKED WOODPECKER – Colaptes articol Excellent views in the

Utcubamba valley twice, one seen really close around the Hotel ground of Casa

Andina Hotel near Chachapoyas

ANDEAN FLICKER – Colaptes rupicola

Common in the highlands

CRIMSON-BELLIED WOODPECKER – Camphephilus haematogaster*

Bellow Abra Barro Negro

Family: FALCONIDAE (FALCONS)

MOUNTAIN CARACARA – Phalcoboenus megalopterus

Common at high elevations

CRESTED CARACARA – Caracara cheriway

Seen in two different occasion

SACC comment:

Caracara cheriway and C. plancus (Southern Caracara) were formerly considered conspecific (e.g.,

Hellmayr & Conover 1949, Phelps & Phelps 1958a), sometimes also including C. lutosus of Guadalupe

Island (e.g., Meyer de Schauensee 1970, Stresemann and Amadon 1979), but the ranges of cheriway

and plancus are nearly parapatric with no sign of intergradation, contrary to earlier interpretations;

they constitute a super species. The three forms had previously been considered separate species by

Pinto (1938), and Friedmann (1950).


AMERICAN KESTREL – Falco sparverius


APLOMADO FALCON – Falco femoralis

One seen perch in the Marañon canyon on our way to Celendin from Leymebamba

PEREGRINE FALCON – Falco peregrinus

Seen in three different occasion throughout the trip

Family: PSITTACIDAE (PARROTS)

RED-BELLIED MACAW – Orthopsittaca manilata

Nice views around Moyobamba

SCARLET-FRONTED PARAKEET – Psitticara wagleri

A flock seen in fly around Chaparri Lodge

MITRED PARAKEET – Psitticara mitrata

Good studies at the Casa Andina Hotel ground in the Utcubamba valley

WHITE-EYED PARAKEET – Psitticara leucophthalmus


RR RED-MASKED PARAKEET – Psitticara erythrogenys*

At the Chaparri reserve.

BLUE-WINGED PARROTLET – Forpus xanthopterygius A small group seen at Waqanki Lodge

RR PACIFIC PARROTLET – Forpus coelestis

Very common on the west side of the Andes and in the lower part of the Maranon drainage.

Yellow-faced Parrotlet’s


E YELLOW-FACED PARROTLET – Forpus xanthops

An excellent sighting of a small group of 6 birds above Balsas VULNERABLE

COBALT-WINGED PARAKEET – Brotogeris cyanoptera gustavi

Seen around Waqanki Lodge . Seen at San Lorenzo and around 40 seen near Moyobamba, here the subspecies gustavi with yellow on the wings.

SACC comment: The subspecies gustavi was formerly (e.g., Cory 1918,

Peters 1937) considered a separate species from Brotogeris cyanoptera, but Traylor (1958) indicated that they probably intergrade in the

Huallaga valley.

BLUE-HEADED PARROT - Pionus menstruus

Also seen around Waqanki

SCALY-NAPED PARROT – Amazona mercenaria

Wonderful views of 6 individuals perch along the grallaria trail at Owlet Lodge

Family: THAMNOPHILIDAE (ANTBIRDS)

RR COLLARED ANTSHRIKE - Thamnophilus bernardi

Fairly common at Bosque Pomac and Chaparri reserve.

RR COLLARED ANTSHRIKE T- hamnophilus bernardi shumbae

Pretty good views near Bagua Grande. A distinctive subspecies with more white on the face and a

different song.

RR CHAPMAN'S ANTSHRIKE - Thamnophilus zarumae

Excellent view of a few birds at the Porculla pass.

Chapman’s Antshrike


LINED ANTSHRIKE - Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus

A pair seen well at Afluente. VULNERABLE

RR NORTHERN SLATY ANTSHRIKE - Thamnophilus punctatus huallagae

A male one seen at Tamborapa of the once split Huallage race

RR NORTHERN SLATY ANTSHRIKE - Thamnophilus punctatus leucogaster

Near Jaen it was leucogaster. The SACC says “Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) further recognized leucogaster of the Marañon Valley (with huallagae of Huallaga Valley) as a

separate species from punctatus; this taxon was tentatively retained as a subspecies of T.

punctatus by Isler et al. (1997), with further evidence confirming subspecies status presented by Isler, Walker et al. (2001). The subspecies huallagae was formerly (e.g. Peters

1951) treated as a subspecies of T. amazonicus, but see Isler et al. (1997).

VARIABLE ANTSHRIKE - Thamnophilus caerulescens

Good views at Abra Patricia, along the monkey trail

RUFOUS-CAPPED ANTSHRIKE - Thamnophilus ruficapillus

Wonderful views of a couple just behind the Hotel at Pomacocha; here the sub. Specie jaczewskii the

northern population

PLAIN ANTVIREO – Dysithamnus mentalis

Three individuals seen at Afluente

FOOTHILL ANTWREN - Epinecrophylla spodionota

One seen very well along the (Mishquiyaku) trail, up the ridge at Waqanki

ORNATE ANTWREN – Epinecrophylla ornata

Also seen along the ridge trail at Waqanki, here the saturata sub-specie, the northern population

SLATY ANTWREN - Myrmotherula schisticolor

One individual seen at Afluente

RUSTY-BACKED ANTWREN - Formicivora rufa

A pair seen just round the Waqanki Lodge

STREAK-HEADED ANTBIRD - Drymophila striaticeps Common at ECOAN lodge. One bird seen along the monkey trail. The article in Condor “AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TO SPECIES-LEVEL SYSTEMATICS REVEALS THE DEPTH OF DIVERSIFICATION IN AN ANDEAN THAMNOPHILID, THE LONG-TAILED ANTBIRD” By Morton L. Isler, Andrés M. Cuervo, Gustavo A, Bravo, and Robb T. Brumfield In part says “we propose the following taxonomic positions and English names for members of the complex. Regarding the English names, we have rejected the inclusion of “long-tailed” in the names, as proposed by Cory and Hellmayr (1924), because the names would become too cumbersome. The sequence reflects the estimated phylogeny:


Drymophila klagesi Hellmayr and Seilern, 1912—Klages’s Antbird. Eastern and northern Venezuela, Serranía de Perijá, and northern Eastern Andes in Norte de Santander, Colombia (includes klagesi, aristeguietana, and Norte de Santander study groups; clade A). Drymophila hellmayri Todd, 1915—Santa Marta Antbird. Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia (includes hellmayri; clade B). Drymophila caudata (Sclater, 1854)—Long-tailed Antbird. Eastern Andes from Santander (west of the ChicamochaCanyon) to Caquetá and Huila, Colombia (includes Santander and Upper Magdalena study groups; clade C). Drymophila striaticeps Chapman, 1912—Streak-headed Antbird. The Western and Central Andes of Colombia south through Ecuador (both slopes) and Peru (eastern slope) to northwestern Bolivia in La Paz (includes striaticeps, occidentalis, peruviana, and boliviana; clade D).

PERUVIAN WARBLING-ANTBIRD - Hypocnemis peruviana

One individual see along the Mishquiyaku trail at Waqanki

SPOT-WINGED ANTBIRD - Schistocichla leucostigma

Good views of the nominate form along the Mishquiyaku trail. Ridgely & Tudor (1994) and Zimmer &

Isler (2003) suggested that the formerly broadly defined Schistocichla leucostigma probably consisted

of more than one species. Braun et al. (2005) provided evidence that the Tepui taxon saturata deserves species rank. SACC proposal passed to treat saturata as a species. Isler et al. (2007) further showed

that the taxa humaythae, brunneiceps, and rufifacies, currently treated as subspecies of P.

leucostigma, also warrant species rank. SACC proposal passed to revise species limits

WHITE-PLUMED ANTBIRD – Pithys albifrons

Great views of two individuals along the Mishquiyaku trail at Waqanki among others species with army

ants

SPOT-BACKED ANTBIRD - Hylophylax naevius

Two individuals seen in two consecutive days along the Mishquiyaku trail

COMMON SCALE-BACKED ANTBIRD - Willisornis poecilinotus

One seen along the Mishquiyaku trail as well. Note: Xingu Scale-backed Antbird in Brazil is now a

distinct species

WHITE-BACKED FIRE-EYE – Pyriglena leuconota*

Hear at Owlet Lodge

Family: MELANOPAREIIDAE (CRESCENTCHESTS)

RR ELEGANT CRESCENTCHEST - Melanopareia elegans Wonderful views of four individuals at the Chaparri Reserve and one more at Casupe

RR MARAÑON CRESCENTCHEST - Melanopareia maranonica

Excellent views of one individual at Tamborapa. Definitely one of the most beautiful birds of the trip!!


Maranon Crescentchest

Family: GRALLARIIDAE (ANTPITTAS)

CHESTNUT-CROWNED ANTPITTA - Grallaria ruficapilla

Common by voice at several locations, and a good sighting of 1 bird walking in the opening at the

Porculla pass.

E PALE-BILLED ANTPITTA - Grallaria carrikeri

A hard trek for this one, but fortunately we had a wonderful view of 2 birds moving around us, One of

the best birds of the trip!!

Pale-billed Antpitta


E RUSTY-TINGED ANTPITTA - Grallaria przewalskii

A few heard at Abra Patricia where we finally saw one walking across the trail. VULNERABLE

E RUFOUS [FULVOUS] ANTPITTA - Grallaria rufula obscura

A few heard and one seen at Abra Barro Negro. Geographic variation in song strongly suggests that Grallaria rufula includes more than one species (Krabbe & Schulenberg 2003) and apper in preparation

will split this species several ways so take note of which subspecies you saw.

E RUFOUS [CAJAMARCA] ANTPITTA - Grallaria rufula cajamarcae*

Around Cruz Conga

Geographic variation in song strongly suggests that Grallaria rufula includes more than one species

(Krabbe & Schulenberg 2003a).

E CHESTNUT ANTPITTA - Grallaria blakei

One seen briefly at Owlet Lodge

RUSTY-BREASTED ANTPITTA - Grallaricula ferrugineipectus

Fantastic views of two individuals seen at Abra Barro Negro.

E OCHRE-FRONTED ANTPITTA - Grallaricula ochraceifrons

Wonderful views of a male one, just from the roadside bellow Owlet Lodge ENDANGERED

THRUSH-LIKE ANTPITTA – Myrmothera campanisona*

Heard at Arena Blanca

Family: RHINOCRYPTIDAE (TAPACULOS)

TRILLING TAPACULO - Scytalopus parvirostris*

Heard at Abra Patricia. Scytalopus etymologically comes from the Greek language wich literally

means “stickfoot”, referred to their strong and thick feet.

E UNICOLORED TAPACULO - Scytalopus unicolor

Good views at Abra Gavilan near Cajamarca

WHITE-CROWNED TAPACULO - Scytalopus atratus

A good view of one individual above Afluente

E RUFOUS-VENTED TAPACULO - Scytalopus femoralis

Commonly hear at Abra Patricia, where we saw one of them

E NEBLINA TAPACULO – Scytalopus altirostris

Two individuals seen on the west side of Abra Barro Negro, one seen totally exposeD on an open

branch responding to play back

BLACKISH TAPACULO - Scytalopus latrans

Two of them very well seen at Abra Barro Negro


Family FORMICARIIDAE (ANTTHRUSH)

BARRED ANTTHRUSH - Chamaeza mollissima*

Heard once along the Owlet trail at the Owlet Lodge

Family: FURNARIIDAE (OVENBIRDS)

E COASTAL MINER - Geositta peruviana

One seen on the road side around Chiclayo, and another on seen at Pomac forest.

PLAIN-BROWN WOODCREEPER - Dendrocincla fuliginosa

Seen twice at the (Mishquiyaku) ridge trail at Waqanki

OLIVACEOUS WOODCREEPER - Sittasomus griseicapillus amazonus

One seen at Afluente, belonging to the amazonus group. . Note where you see these and what

subspecies they are –they WILL be split as sure as death and taxes!

BLACK-BANDED WOODCREEPER - Dendrocolaptes picumnus

Excellent views along the Mishquiyaku trail with army ants among other army ant fallowers

STREAK-HEADED WOODCREEPER - Lepidocolaptes souleyetii

Seen at Pomac forest and also at Chaparri Lodge

WHITE-WINGED CINCLODES - Cinclodes atacamensis

Great views in two consecutive days at Rio Chonta, near Cajamarca.

PALE-LEGGED HORNERO - Furnarius leucopus tricolor

Seen in the Rioja/Moyobamba area, here belonging to the tricolor subspecies [PACIFIC] HORNERO

Furnarius leucopus cinnamomeus. Very common the first few days of the trip, and in the middle

Maranon. These ones belong to the cinnamomeus subspecies and are often considered as a valid species. SACC comment: The subspecies cinnamomeus of W. Ecuador and NW. Peru may deserve

recognition as a separate species from F. leucopus (Ridgely & Tudor 1994) and was treated as such by

Parker & Carr (1992) and Ridgely & Greenfield (2001). The subspecies longirostris was also treated as a separate species by Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) and Hilty (2003). Although vocal and behavioral

differences have been reported, no real analysis has been published to support these splits. SACC proposal to elevate cinnamomeus to species rank did not pass because of insufficient published data

WREN-LIKE RUSHBIRD – Phleocryptes melanops

Two of them seen around Eten

E STRIATED EARTHCREEPER – Geocerthia serrana

Very nice views of one individual (scope views) at Cruz Conga

LINE-CHEEKED SPINETAIL - Cranioleuca antisiensis

Excellent views at Porculla pass

E BARON'S SPINETAIL - Cranioleuca Seen well at Cruz

Conga and also at Abra Gavilan.


Cranioleuca baroni was considered conspecific with C. antisiensis by Meyer de Schauensee (1966,

1970), following Koepcke (1961a); it had formerly (e.g., Cory & Hellmayr 1925, Peters 1951) been

considered a separate species. Although most current references (e.g., Ridgely & Tudor 1994) treat baroni as a species, evidence for considering this species separate from C. antisiensis is exceptionally

weak; as noted by Koepcke (1961), the closest populations, geographically, of antisiensis and baroni

are more similar to one another than they are to other subspecies within their respective "species", and drawing a line between these two is arbitrary, even though the extremes differ radically (Remsen

2003). Named after O.T. Baron (1847-1926), a German engineer who lived in Peru.

ASH-BROWED SPINETAIL – Cranioleuca curtata

Very good views at Afluente VULNERABLE

AZARA'S SPINETAIL - Synallaxis azarae

Quite common throughout the trip.

RR MARAÑON SPINETAIL - Synallaxis maranonica

After a lot of effort we finally saw three of them at Tamborapa CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

E GREAT SPINETAIL - Siptornopsis hypochondriaca

At the beginning gave us a little bit of hard time to see one, but at the end we managed to see

one quite well at San Marcos VULNERABLE

CHESTNUT-THROATED SPINETAIL - Synallaxis cherriei

One seen really well along the Mishquiyaku trail, at Waqanki Lodge. Named for George Kruck Cherrie US Ornithologist and collector (1865 -1948)

RUFOUS SPINETAIL - Synallaxis unirufa

Fairly common at Abra Patricia, one seen along the Monkey trail and another one above San Lorenzo

E RUSSET-BELLIED SPINETAIL - Synallaxis zimmeri

A beautiful Spinetail, two individuals seen very well at Sinsicap ENDANGERED

Russet-bellied Spinetail


RR NECKLACED SPINETAIL - Synallaxis stictothorax

Common at Chaparri and Bosque Pomac. These belong to the maculata subspecies.

RR CHINCHIPE SPINETAIL - Synallaxis stictothorax chinchipensis Great views at the Tamborapa track.

Ridgely & Tudor (1994) and Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) considered the upper Marañon population chinchipensis as a separate species, but no analysis or data published. SACC proposal to elevate

chinchipensis to species rank did not pass because of insufficient published data.

MANY-STRIPED CANASTERO Asthenes flammulata

Nice look at Abra Barro Negro.

WHITE-CHINNED (PERUVIAN) THISTLETAIL - Schizoeaca fuliginosa plengei

Several heard, and finally two seen very well at Abra Barro Negro

E RUSSET-MANTLED SOFTTAIL - Phacellodomus berlepschi*

Bellow Abra Barro Negro VULNERABLE

PEARLED TREERUNNER - Margarornis squamiger

Seen in two consecutive days bellow Abra Barro Negro

E RUSTY-CROWNED TIT-SPINETAIL - leptasthenura p. cajabambae

Two individual seen at Rio Chonta near Cajamarca

[MARANON] RUFOUS-FRONTED THORNBIRD - Phacellodomus rufifrons

Good views at Tamborapa. Here the subspecies peruvianus, sometimes referred to a distinct species.

SACC comments.

Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) considered northern inornatus (with castilloi) a separate species from

Phacellodomus rufifrons, and this was followed by and Hilty (2003); vocalizations are reported to differ,

but no analysis or data have been published. SACC proposal to recognize inornatus as separate species

did not pass because of insufficient published data. Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) also suggested that

the subspecies peruvianus of the Marañon valley deserved recognition as a separate species.

E CHESTNUT-BACKED THORNBIRD - Phacellodomus dorsalis. Excellent views of one individual

its nest at Limon in our way to Celendin VULNERABLE

BUFF-FRONTED FOLIAGE-GLEANER - Philydor rufus

Common at Afluente

MONTANE FOLIAGE-GLEANER - Anabacerthia striaticollis

Very good views at Afluente.

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Chestnut-backed Thornbird

RR RUFOUS-NECKED FOLIAGE-GLEANER - Syndactyla ruficollis -

Two seen at Casupe VULNERABLE

RR HENNA-HOODED FOLIAGE-GLEANER - Hylocryptus erythrocephalus

Amazing views at Casupe and at Abra Porculla VULNERABLE

STREAKED XENOPS - Xenops rutilans

Several encounters throughout the trip, especially around Abra Patricia

POINT-TAILED PALMCREEPER – Berlepschia rikeri

Very nice view of one individual around Moyobamba

Family: TYRANNIDAE (TYRANT FLYCATCHERS)

McCONNELL’S FLYCATCHER - Mionectes macconnelli

One bird seen along the Mishquiyaku trail at Waqanki

SLATY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER - Leptopogon superciliaris

Good views at Afluente

ORNATE FLYCATCHER – Myiotriccus ornatus

Very nice views at Afluente

MANY-COLORED RUSH-TYRANT – Tachuris rubrigastra

Two individuals seen around Eten port


SCALE-CRESTED PYGMY-TYRANT - Lophotriccus pileatus

Seen twice around Afluente

BLACK-THROATED TODY-TYRANT - Hemitriccus granadensis

Seen at Owlet Lodge

RR CINNAMON-BREASTED TODY-TYRANT - Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus

A great views around Alto Nieva

E JOHNSON'S TODY-FLYCATCHER - Poecilotriccus luluae excellent view of one individual just from

the roadside, bellow the Owlet Lodge. One of the great birds of the trip! VULNERABLE

Johnson’s Tody-Flycatcher – Hugo Arenal

BLACK-AND-WHITE TODY-FLYCATCHER - Poecilotriccus capitalis

Wonderful views on a pair, along the Mishquiyaku trail at Waqanki

COMMON TODY-FLYCATCHER - Todirostrum cinereum

Good views at Waqanki


SOOTY-HEADED TYRANNULET - Phyllomyias griseiceps

One seen well along the Mishquiyaku trail at Waqanki

TAWNY-RUMPED TYRANNULET – Phyllomyias uropygialis

One seen near Cruz Conga on our way from Celendin to Cajamarca

SULPHUR-BELLIED TYRANNULET – Mecocerculus minor

One seen just from outside the dining room at the Owlet Lodge

WHITE-BANDED TYRANNULET - Mecocerculus stictopterus

One seen at Abra Barro Negro

E MISHANA TYRANNULET - Zimmerius villarejoi

One seen along the Mishquiyaku trail at Waqanki. A very recently described species.

The Rio Mayo foem we saw may be a istincy species from the ones near Iquitos.

VULNERABLE

E PERUVIAN TYRANNULET - Zimmerius viridiflavus

Fairly common at Afluente and Abra Patricia

SOUTHERN BEARDLESS-TYRANNULET - Camptostoma obsoletum

A common bird seen several times during the trip

RR BLACK-CRESTED TIT-TYRANT - Anairetes nigrocristatus

A few seen at Cruz Conga

PIED-CRESTED TIT-TYRANT Anairetes reguloides

2 seen at Sinsicap

YELLOW-BILLED TIT-TYRANT – Anairetes flavirostris

One seen around Sinsicap

TUFTED TIT-TYRANT – Anairetes parulus

Two seen around Cruz Conga

TORRENT TYRANNULET - Serpophaga cinerea

Seen along the Rio Chonta

RR TUMBESIAN TYRANNULET - Phaeomyias tumbeziana

Fairly common the first days of the trip at Bosque Pomac and Chaparri reserve (subspecies inflava).

Ridgely & Tudor (1994) noted that vocal differences suggest that Phaeomyias murina might consist of

more than one species. Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) considered the subspecies tumbezana (with

inflava and maranonica) of southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru to represent a separate

species based on differences in vocalizations We saw the maranonica form around Jaen

RR GRAY-AND-WHITE TYRANNULET Pseudelaenia leucospodia

Commonly seen around the Pomac forest


RUFOUS-HEADED PYGMY-TYRANT – Pseudotriccus ruficeps

One seen along the monkey trail at Owlet Lodge

TAWNY-CROWNED PYGMY-TYRANT - Euscarthmus meloryphus

Common in dry habitat on the west slope of the Andes and in the Marañon valley.

RR PACIFIC ELAENIA – Myiopagis subplacens

Quiet common at Casupe, one individual responded well to playback

YELLOW-BELLIED ELAENIA – Elaenia flavogaster

Common at Waqanki Lodge

WHITE-CRESTED ELAENIA – Elaenia albiceps

One seen at Tamborapa

SIERRAN ELAENIA - Elaenia pallatangae

Seen several times during at Abra Barro Negro

MARBLE-FACED BRISTLE-TYRANT - Phylloscartes ophthalmicus

Seen at Afluente

VARIEGATED BRI STLE-TYRANT - Phylloscartes poecilotis

Seen along on the Mishquiyaku trail at Waqanki

RR ECUADORIAN TYRANNULET - Phylloscartes gualaquizae

Good views at Affluentes

MOTTLE-CHEEKED TYRANNULET Phylloscartes ventralis

Seen twice at Abra Patricia

WHITE-BELLIED PYGMY-TYRANT Myiornis albiventris

Common by voice.

YELLOW-OLIVE FLYCATCHER - Tolmomyias assimilis

One responded to playback along the Mishquiyaku trail at Waqanki

FLAVESCENT FLYCATCHER - Myiophobus flavicans

Two seen really well along the grallaria trail at Owlet Lodge

BRAN-COLORED FLYCATCHER - Myiophobus fasciatus

Seen around the Pomac forest and Casupe

BLACK-TAILED FLYCATCHER – Myiobius atricaudus

One seen along the little creek of the Mishquiyaku trail at Waqanki Lodge

CINNAMON FLYCATCHER Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus


Common at higher elevation

RR GRAY-BREASTED FLYCATCHER - Lathrotriccus griseipectus One seen at Casupe

WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE – Contopus sordidulus

Seen On two consecutive days along the Mishquiyaku trail

[TUMBES] TROPICAL PEWEE – Contopus cinereus punensis

Seen at Chaparri and Casupe. All of them belonging to the punensis subspecies. Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) considered the subspecies punensis of southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru to

represent a separate species from Contopus cinereus based on vocal differences

BLACK PHOEBE - Sayornis nigricans

One seen along the irrigation channel on our way to Chaparri and also along the Utcubamba River.

VERMILION FLYCATCHER - Pyrocephalus rubinus

Particularly common in the dry areas like Chaparri reserve, Bosque Pomac and the Marañon canyon.

RUFOUS-TAILED TYRANT - Knipolegus poecilurus Seen in two consecutive days around the Owlet Lodge

WHITE-WINGED BLACK-TYRANT – Knipolegus aterrimus

A male one seen around Limo none our way back from Balsas to Celendin

Tumbes Tyrant


WHITE-TAILED SHRIKE-TYRANT - Agriornis albicauda

Three individuals seen at Cruz Conga, A very localized and rare species, which probably merits to be

upgraded as endangered. VULNERABLE

STREAK-THROATED BUSH-TYRANT - Myiotheretes striaticollis

One seen at Abra Barro Negro

SMOKY BUSH-TYRANT - Myiotheretes fumigatus

Nice view of two individuas at Abra Barro Negro

RR TUMBES TYRANT - Tumbezia salvini

One of the most beautiful flycatchers of the trip. Nice views at Bosque Pomac!

RR JELSKI’S CHAT-TYRANT - Ochthoeca jelskii First time seen at Cruz Conga and a second one at Abra Gavilan

[MAROON-CHESTED] SLATY-BACKED CHAT-TYRANT – Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris.

Seen briefly at the museum road near Leymebamba. Here of the thoracica subspecies. García-

Moreno et al. (1998) suggested that the plumage and genetic differences between subspecies groups north and south of the Marañon should be recognized at the species level, with

Ochthoeca thoracica the name for the southern species. Ridgely & Tudor (1994) reported that

there are also vocal differences that would support this split. Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) and

Hilty (2003) further recognized Venezuelan nigrita as a separate species from O.

cinnamomeiventris, as done by Cory & Hellmayr (1927); see Zimmer (1937b) for the rationale

for treating them all as conspecific based on plumage pattern, the treatment followed by

Fitzpatrick (2004).

RUFOUS-BREASTED CHAT-TYRANT - Ochthoeca rufipectoralis

Good views at San Lorenzo and Abra Barro Negro

BROWN-BACKED CHAT-TYRANT - Ochthoeca fumicolor

A few seen at Abra Barro Negro

WHITE-BROWED CHAT-TYRANT - Ochthoeca leucophrys

Seen in several occasion throughout the trip

E PIURA CHAT-TYRANT - Ochthoeca piurae

Seen at Abra Porculla and also at Sinsicap

SHORT-TAILED FIELD-TYRANT - Muscigralla brevicauda

One seen at the Chaparri Reserve

PIRATIC FLYCATCHER – Legatus leucophaius*

Hear around Waqanki

SOCIAL FLYCATCHER - Myiozetetes similis

Common


GRAY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER - Myiozetetes granadensis

Seen around Waqanki

GREAT KISKADEE - Pitangus sulphuratus Seen around Moyobamba

RR BAIRD'S FLYCATCHER - Myiodynastes bairdii - RR

Several sightings at the beginning of the trip, especially at Chaparri reserve

TROPICAL KINGBIRD - Tyrannus melancholicus

Very common

RUFOUS FLYCATCHER - Myiarchus semirufus - Peruvian Endemic

A fantastic view at Rafan forest of one individual, where responded right away to the play-back

DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER - Myiarchus tuberculifer

Seen once around the Owlet Lodge

SHORT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER - Myiarchus ferox

Good views around Waqanki

PALE-EDGED FLYCATCHER - Myiarchus cephalotes

One seen at Owlet Lodge

RR SOOTY-CROWNED FLYCATCHER – Myiarchus phaeocephalus

One individual seen at Tamborapa

BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER - Myiarchus tyrannulus

Also seen at Tamborapa

SULPHURY FLYCATCHER – Tyrannopsis sulphurea

Very nice view of one individual around Moyobamba, a maurittia palm three specialist

Family: COTINGIDAE (COTINGAS)

GREEN-AND-BLACK FRUITEATER - Pipreola riefferii

Seen in two consecutive days around Abra Patricia

FIERY-THROATED FRUITEATER - Pipreola chlorolepidota

Seen in two consecutive days along the Mishquiyaku trail at Waqanki

E PERUVIAN PLANTCUTTER - Phytotoma raimondii - Amazing views of a pair at Rafan

were they responded really well to play-back. ENDANGERED

RED-CRESTED COTINGA - Ampelion rubrocristatus

Seen in two consecutive days at Abra Barro Negro, were Stephen finally saw its red crest

GRAY-TAILED PIHA – Snowornis subalaris*


Hear once bellow Alto Nieva

ANDEAN COCK-OF-THE-ROCK- Rupicola peruvianus The national bird of Peru was seen in three consecutive days around Affluentes.

Family: PIPRIDAE (MANAKINS)

FIERY-CAPPED MANAKIN - Machaeropterus pyrocephalus

One seen along the Mishquiyaku trail at Waqanki

(H) GOLDEN-WINGED MANAKIN – Masius chrysopterus

Hear above Afluente

GREEN MANAKIN – Xenopipo holochlora

Very good views of one individual along the Mishquiyaku trail at Waqanki. Lifer for the leader.

Family: TITYRIDAE (TITYRAS and BECARDS)

MASKED TITYRA - Tityra semifasciata One seen around Waqanki

YELLOW-CHEEKED BECARD - Pachyramphus vxanthogenys

excellent view at the Tamborapa track.

BARRED BECARD - Pachyramphus versicolor

Great view of a male one bellow Owlet Lodge

INCERTAE SEDIS

WING-BARRED PIPRITES – Piprites chloris


Family: VIREONIDAE (VIREOS AND GREENLETS)

RUFOUS-BROWED PEPPERSHRIKE - Cyclarhis gujanensis

Seen in three different occasion throughout the trip

[CHIVI] RED-EYED VIREO - Vireo olivaceus (Chivi) Seen at the Tamborapa track and around Waqanki . Some classifications (e.g., Pinto 1944) have considered the South American chivi group as a separate species ("Chivi Vireo") from V. olivaceus, or as conspecific with V. flavoviridis (Hamilton 1962). Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) suggested, however, that more than one species may be involved within the South American chivi group

YELLOW-GREEN VIREO – Vireo flavoviridis

One seen around Afluente

OLIVACEOUS GREENLET - Hylophilus olivaceus


Family: CORVIDAE (JAYS)

RR WHITE-COLLARED JAY - Cyanolyca viridicyanus Seen around Abra Patricia and also at Abra Barro Negro


WHITE-TAILED JAY - Cyanocorax mystacalis - RR

Good views at Chaparri reserve and at Pomac forest

[INCA] GREEN JAY - Cyanocorax yncas

Fairly common and several sightings all over the trip. Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) and Hilty (2003)

treated Middle American populations as a separate species, C. luxosus ("Green Jay") from South American C. yncas ("Inca Jay"), but no data presented; they were formerly considered separate species

Family: HIRUNDINIDAE (SWALLOWS)

BLUE-AND-WHITE SWALLOW - Pygochelidon cyanoleuca

Very common

BROWN-BELLIED SWALLOW - Orochelidon murina

Seen around Abra Barro Negro and Cruz Conga

WHITE-BANDED SWALLOW - Atticora fasciata

A few seen around Moyobamba

SOUTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW -Stelgidopteryx ruficollis

Several sightings on the eastern side of the Andes.

BROWN-CHESTED MARTIN - progne tapera

Seen around Chiclayo and around Jaen

GRAY-BREASTED MARTIN - Progne chalybea

Seen in two different localities throughout the trip

RR TUMBES SWALLOW - Tachycineta stolzmanni

Several birds seen around a nesting area of Bosque Pomac

BANK SWALLOW – Riparia riparia

Seen around Eten port

BARN SWALLOW – Hirundo rustica

Also seen around Eten port and few others localities

CLIFF SWALLOW – Petrocholidon pyrrhonota

Good views around Eten port

Family: TROGLODYTIDAE (WRENS)

THRUSH-LIKE WREN Campylorhynchus turdinus

Good views at the Mishquiyaku trail

FASCIATED WREN - Campylorhynchus fasciatus

Very common on the west side of the Andes and at Sinsicap.


RR SHARPE'S WREN - Cinnycerthia olivascens

Seen in two separate days at Abra Patricia

GRASS (SEDGE) WREN - Cistothorus platensis Nice view of two individual bellow Abra Barro Negro.

SPECKLE-BREASTED [MARANON] WREN - Thryothorus sclateri maranonica

Good views at the Tamborapa track

SPECKLED-BREASTED WREN - Pheugopedius sclateri paucimaculatus Very good views at Casupe

RR SUPERCILIATED WREN - Thryothorus superciliaris

Fairly common and several sightings the first days of the trip; best views at Porculla pass

HOUSE WREN - Troglodytes aedon

Very common. One of the most widespread and common songbirds in the Americas, found from

southern Canada to southern South America. As is to be expected over such a wide range, various

distinct forms exist, which may one day be elevated to species level. For the moment, all mainland populations south of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (Mexico) are grouped under the term "Southern"

House Wren. All populations share a preference for edge or disturbed habitats, and occur at a variety

of elevations. The House Wren tends to move around low in the vegetation, and is usually readily seen. It sings a short fast song. -- John van Dort

MOUNTAIN WREN - Troglodytes solstitialis

Seen at Abra Barro Negro

RR BAR-WINGED WOOD-WREN Henicorhina leucoptera

Excellent views two very cooperative pair at Abra Patricia – occurs in an inaccessible remote area just

ove the border in Ecuador

GRAY-BREASTED WOOD-WREN - Henicorhina leucophrys Commonly heard and seen at Afluente

CHESTNUT-BREASTED WREN - Cyphorhinus thoracicus

Seen really well at Abra Patricia.

Family: POLIOPTILIDAE (GNATCATCHERS)

TROPICAL GNATCATCHER - Polioptila plumbea

Many seen the first three days of the trip, belonging here to the Tumbesian bilineata subspecies. At Quebrada Upaquihua, we also saw a pair of the widespread parvirostris subspecies.

[MARANON] TROPICAL GNATCATCHER - Polioptila plumbea maior Seen at Tamborapa and in the Marañon canyon. Polioptila plumbea likely includes several species (Atwood and Lerman 2006). The subspecies maior of the Marañon Valley (treated as a separate species by Hellmayr 1934) and the bilineata group of northern South American and Middle America may each warrant species recognition, but a published analysis is lacking (Ridgely & Tudor 1989). Even within


populations east of the Andes, vocal differences suggest that more than one species is involved (Ridgely & Greenfield 2001, Hilty 2003).

Maranon Gnatcatcher –Dave Krueper

Family: DONACOBIDAE (DONACOBIUS)

BLACK-CAPPED DONACOBIUS - Donacobius atricapillus

Seen near Moyobamba

Family: TURDIDAE (THRUSHES)

ANDEAN SOLITAIRE - Myadestes ralloides

Seen in two days around Abra Patricia

SWAINSON’S THRUSH – Catharus ustulatus

Common especially at Afluente and Waqanki Lodge

GREAT THRUSH - Turdus fuscater

Common in the humid part of the Andes

CHIGUANCO THRUSH - Turdus chiguanco

Common in the dry part of the Andes

RR PLUMBEOUS-BACKED THRUSH - Turdus reevei Quiet common at Casupe, we saw about ten individuals at this area, and few more at Porculla pass

BLACK-BILLED THRUSH - Turdus ignobilis

Several seen in the eastern lowlands; common at Waqanki

PALE-BREASTED THRUSH – Turdus leucomelas

Good studies at Waqanki


VARZEA THRUSH - Turdus sanchezorum

One seen along the Mishquiyaku trail at Waqanki; a recently described species.

RR MARAÑON THRUSH - Turdus maranonicus

Excellent views of eight individual just from the road on a rondom stop along the Utcubamba River on

our way to Chachapoyas

Family: MIMIDAE (MOCKINGBIRDS)

LONG-TAILED MOCKINGBIRD - Mimus longicaudatus

Very common on the west slope of the Andes and in the Maranon drainage.

Family: MOTACILLIDAE (PIPITS)

YELLOWISH PIPIT - Anthus lutescens peruviana

Two individuals seen around Eten port – an isolated population

Family: THRAUPIDAE (TANAGERS)

WHITE-CAPPED TANAGER - Sericossypha albocristata

Wonderful sightings at Abra Patricia, and along the San Lorenzo ridge!

SUPERCILIARED HEMISPINGUS - Hemispingus superciliaris leucogaster Regular sightings in the mixed-species flocks above Leymebamba. OLEAGINOUS HEMISPINGUS – Hemispingus frontalis Seen bellow the Owlet Lodge DRAB HEMISPINGUS - Hemispingus xanthophthalmus

Two individuals seen in mixed species flocks below Abra Barro Negro

RR BUFF-BELLIED TANAGER - Thlypopsis inornata

Six birds seen at the Tamborapa track near Jaen, and 2 more behind the Hotel rooms at Pomacochas

WHITE-LINED TANAGER - Tachyphonus rufus

A male one seen at Tamborapa

E BLACK-BELLIED (HUALLAGA) TANAGER - Ramphocelus melanogaster

A few seen around Afluente and Waqanki

VERMILION TANAGER – Calochaetes coccineus

Very good views in two consecutive days above Afluente

BLUE-GRAY TANAGER - Thraupis episcopus

Common

PALM TANAGER - Thraupis palmarum

Common

BLUE-CAPPED TANAGER - Thraupis cyanocephala

One seen at the Hotel ground at Pomacocha


BLUE-AND-YELLOW TANAGER - Thraupis bonariensis

Common at Sinsicap

GRASS-GREEN TANAGER - Chlorornis riefferii Great views of two birds at Owlet Lodge, just round the rooms

HOODED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER – Buthraupis montana

Good views above Leymebamba

LACRIMOSE MOUNTAIN-TANAGER - Anisognathus lacrymosus

Very good views at Abra Patricia, just around the Owlet Lodge

SCARLET-BELLIED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER - Anisognathus igniventris

Seen at Abra Barro Negro

BUFF-BREASTED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER - Anisognathus somptuosus

Great views in two consecutive days at Abra Patricia

YELLOW-THROATED TANAGER- Iridosornis analis

Seen around Abra Patricia

E YELLOW-SCARFED TANAGER - Iridosornis reinhardti

QuitE good views of two individuals just Around the Owlet Lodge

Yellow-scarfed Tanager


ORANGE-EARED TANAGER - Chlorochrysa calliparaea

Seen with mixed-species flock at Afluente

TURQUOISE TANAGER - Tangara mexicana

Two birds seen at Arena Blanca on our way out from the Hummingbird feeders

PARADISE TANAGER - Tangara chilensis

Some excellent views at Afluente and Waqanki

GOLDEN TANAGER - Tangara arthus

Seen at Afluente

SAFFRON-CROWNED TANAGER - Tangara xanthocephala

Common at Abra Patricia

GOLDEN-EARED TANAGER – Tangara chrysotis

Quite a few seen at Afluente

FLAME-FACED TANAGER - Tangara parzudakii

Common at Abra Patricia

YELLOW-BELLIED TANAGER - Tangara xanthogastra

Few seen along the Mishquiyaku trail at Waqanki

SPOTTED TANAGER – Tangara punctata


BAY-HEADED TANAGER - Tangara gyrola


BLUE-BROWED TANAGER - Tangara cyanotis

One seen bellow Owlet Lodge

BLUE-NECKED TANAGER - Tangara cyanicollis

Common at Afluente

BERYL-SPANGLED TANAGER - Tangara nigroviridis

A few seen around Abra Patricia

BLUE-AND-BLACK TANAGER - Tangara vassorii

Seen above Leymebamba

SILVERY TANAGER - Tangara viridicollis

Seen at Abra Porculla and also above Leymebamba


SWALLOW TANAGER – Tersina viridis

Very good views at Afluente

BLACK-FACED DACNIS - Dacnis lineata

A male one seen along the Mishquiyaku trail at Waqanki

YELLOW-BELLIED DACNIS - Dacnis flaviventer

Also seen along the Mishquiyaku trail

BLUE DACNIS – Dacnis cayana

Also seen along the Mishquiyaku trail at Waqanki

TIT-LIKE DACNIS – Xenodacnis parina

A few seen near Cruz Conga

GREEN HONEYCREEPER – Chlorophanes spiza

Another bird seen along the Mishquiyaku trail at Waqanki

PURPLE HONEYCREEPER - Cyanerpes caeruleus

Seen along the Mishquiyaku trail at Waqanki

CINEREOUS CONEBILL - Conirostrum cinereum

Common around Celendin and Cajamarca

BLUE-BACKED CONEBILL - Conirostrum sitticolor

A few following mixed-species flocks at Abra Barro Negro

RUSTY FLOWERPIERCER - Diglossa sittoides

One seen at Abra Porculla

WHITE-SIDED FLOWERPIERCER - Diglossa albilatera

A pair seen along the trail above San Lorenzo on our way to the Pale-billed Antpitta

BLACK-THROATED FLOWERPIERCER - Diglossa brunneiventris

Seen almost daily between Leymebamba and Cajamarca

GOLDEN-EYED FLOWERPIERCER – Diglossa glauca

Seen bellow Alto Nieva around Abra Patricia

BLUISH FLOWERPIERCER - Diglossa caerulescens

Good views at Abra Patricia and also above Leymebamba

MASKED FLOWERPIERCER - Diglossa cayana

Seen bellow Abra Barro Negro

PLUSH-CAP - Catamblyrhynchus diadema Very nice views of two individuals just behind the Lodge’s rooms


PLUMBEOUS SIERRA-FINCH - Phrygilus unicolor

A few seen at Abra Barro Negro

ASH-BREASTED SIERRA-FINCH - Phrygilus plebejus

Common at Abra Porculla

RR CINEREOUS FINCH - Piezorhina cinerea

Excellent views at Rafan and Chaparri Reserve

E GRAY-WINGED INCA-FINCH - Incaspiza ortizi

Two seen well at Hacienda Limon in the Marañon canyon. VULNERABLE

E BUFF-BRIDLED INCA-FINCH Incaspiza laeta

What a beautiful little bird!! Several seen around Balsas and at San Marcos

E LITTLE INCA-FINCH - Incaspiza watkinsi

Good views of two individuals near Jaen.

Little Inca-Finch

RR COLLARED WARBLING-FINCH - Poospiza hispaniolensis

Good views at Chaparri Reserve

SAFFRON FINCH - Sicalis flaveola

Seen On three different occasion throughout the trip


RR SULPHUR-THROATED FINCH - Sicalis taczanowskii

Quiet good views at Chaparri Reserve

WEDGE-TAILED GRASS-FINCH - Emberizoides herbicola One seen just round the Casa Andina Hotel ground near Chachapoyas

BLUE-BLACK GRASSQUIT - Volatinia jacarina

Very common around Moyobamba

BLACK-AND-WHITE SEEDEATER - Sporophila luctuosa

Seen around Moyobamba

YELLOW-BELLIED SEEDEATER - Sporophila nigricollis Male and females seen around the Hotel ground near Chachapoyas

PARROT-BILLED SEEDEATER - Sporophila peruviana

A few at Chaparri Reserve

RR DRAB SEEDEATER - Sporophila simplex

Few seen at Tamborapa

CHESTNUT-BELLIED SEEDEATER - Sporophila castaneiventris

Seen in two separate days around Leymebamba

CHESTNUT-THROATED SEEDEATER – Sporophila telasco

Seen around the rice fields around Jaen

BLACK-BILLED SEED-FINCH – Sporophila atrirostris

One individual seen near Moyobamba by a small swampy area

BAND-TAILED SEEDEATER - Catamenia analis

A few at Abra Porculla

PLAIN-COLORED SEEDEATER - Catamenia inornata Seen around Celendin

RED-CRESTED FINCH - Coryphospingus cucullatus Very nice views of a male bird at Tamborapa

BANANAQUIT - Coereba flaveola

Common

DULL-COLORED GRASSQUIT - Tiaris obscurus

Very good views at Waqanki


INCERTAE SEDIS

SLATE-COLORED GROSBEAK – Saltator grossus

One individual seen along the Mishquiyaku trail

BUFF-THROATED SALTATOR - Saltator maximus

A few seen around Moyobamba

GRAYISH SALTATOR – Saltator coerulescens

One seen near Moyobamba

RR BLACK-COWLED SALTATOR - Saltator nigriceps

Very good views at Casupe and at Porculla pass

GOLDEN-BILLED SALTATOR - Saltator aurantiirostris

Good views at Cruz Conga

STREAKED SALTATOR - Saltator striatipectus

Common at Tamborapa and around Chiclayo

Family: EMBERIZIDAE (SPARROWS)

RUFOUS-COLLARED SPARROW - Zonotrichia capensis

Very common

YELLOW-BROWED SPARROW - Ammodramus aurifrons

Seen around Waqanki

RR TUMBES SPARROW - Aimophila stolzmanni

Four individuals seen at Chaparri Reserve

ORANGE-BILLED SPARROW - Arremon aurantiirostris

The first one seen at Arena Blanca and also seen in two consecutive days along the Mishquiyaku trail

at Waqanki

RR BLACK-CAPPED [MARANON] SPARROW - Arremon abeillei nigriceps

Two seen well along the Tamborapa track.

BLACK-CAPPED SPARROW – Arremon abeillei abeillei

Nice view of two individual seen at Casupe

YELLOW-BREASTED (RUFOUS-NAPED) - BRUSH-FINCH Atlapetes latinuchus

Seen several times around Abra Patricia and above Leymebamba

YELLOW-BREASTED (BARON'S) BRUSH-FINCH - Atlapetes latinuchus baroni

A few seen at Abra Gavilan. A very distinctive subspecies from the preceding species, and may deserve a split.


RR BAY-CROWNED BRUSH-FINCH - Atlapetes seebohmi

Great views at the Porculla pass, and very common at Sinsicap

WHITE-WINGED BRUSH-FINCH - Atlapetes leucopterus

Seen at Abra Porculla and also at Chaparri

RR WHITE-HEADED BRUSH-FINCH – Atlapetes albiceps

Seen around Chaparri Reserve

COMMON CHLOROSPINGUS - Chlorospingus ophthalmicus

Common at Abra Patricia. Genetic data (REFS, Burns et al. 2002, 2003) indicate the genus

Chlorospingus is not a member of the Thraupidae, but (Klicka et al. 2007) a member of the

Emberizidae. SACC proposal passed to transfer to Emberizidae. Barker et al. (2013) further confirmed

the placement of the genus with the New World sparrows. Frank Pitelka (in Tordoff 1954a) long ago

noted the emberizine-like behavior of Chlorospingus. SACC proposal passed to change English names of the species in the genus from “Bush-Tanager” to “Chlorospingus”.

ASH-THROATED CHLOROSPINGUS– Chlorospingus canigularis

Very good views at Afluente

Family: CARDINALIDAE (TANAGER GROSBEAKS)

[HIGHLAND] HEPATIC TANAGER - Piranga flava lutea

A few seen around Chaparri Reserve and in the Marañon canyon and at San Marcos

Meyer de Schauensee (1966) and Ridgely & Tudor (1989) proposed that this species probably consists

of two or three separate species; two occur in South America: nominate flava of southern and eastern

South America, and the lutea group of the Andes region (and also Panama and Costa Rica). See

Zimmer (1929) concerning earlier claims of sympatry between flava and lutea. Ridgely & Greenfield

(2001) treated the three groups as separate species. Haverschmidt and Mees (1994) treated the

subspecies haemalea of the Tepuis as a separate species from P. flava based on habitat differences

SUMMER TANAGER – Piranga rubra

Seen once around Alto Nieva

SCARLET TANAGER – Piranga olivacea


GOLDEN GROSBEAK - Pheucticus chrysogaster

A common bird seen several times during the trip – note the common English name has been

shortened

Family: PARULIDAE (WOOD-WARBLERS)

TROPICAL PARULA - Parula pitiayumi Several sightings during the trip.

BLACK-LORED YELLOWTHROAT - Geothlypis aequinoctialis

A male one seen just at the Casa Andina Hotel ground near Chachapoyas. Escalante-Pliego (1992)

considered auricularis (with peruviana) of western Peru and Ecuador and the velata subspecies group

of southern South America as separate species from Geothlypis aequinoctialis. Ridgely & Tudor (1989)


pointed out that auricularis (with peruviana) differs in plumage from other aequinoctialis at least as

much as do taxa of Geothlypis yellowthroats treated as full species in Middle America. Ridgely &

Greenfield (2001) followed Escalante-Pliego (1992) in treating auricularis, velata, and Central American chiriquensis as separate species from aequinoctialis, but see Wetmore et al. (1984). SACC

Proposal to elevate auricularis and velata to species rank did not pass due to insufficient published

data

BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER – Setophaga fusca

Seen around Afluente

GRAY-AND-GOLD WARBLER – Myiothlypis fraseri

Very good views at Casupe and Porculla pass

BLACK-CRESTED WARBLER - Myiothlypis nigrocristatus

Several sightings

RUSSET-CROWNED WARBLER - Myiothlypis coronatus

Seen at a Afluente

THREE-BANDED WARBLER - Basileuterus trifasciatus - RR

Seen at the Porculla pass and Casupe

THREE-STRIPED WARBLER - Basileuterus tristriatus

Seen around Abra Patricia

CANADA WARBLER – Cardellina canadensis

Common boreal migrant seen around Afluente

SLATE-THROATED REDSTART - Myioborus miniatus

Common

SPECTACLED REDSTART - Myioborus melanocephalus

Common

Family: ICTERIDAE (BLACKBIRDS)

RUSSET-BACKED OROPENDOLA - Psarocolius angustifrons

Fairly common

YELLOW-RUMPED CACIQUE - Cacicus cela

A few seen around Waqanki

SUBTROPICAL CACIQUE – Cacicus uropygialis

Seen briefly around Afluente

NORTHERN MOUNTAIN CACIQUE - Cacicus chrysonotus

Seen in the west slope of Abra Barro Negro

YELLOW-TAILED ORIOLE - Icterus mesomelas


Very good views at Casupe

RR WHITE-EDGED ORIOLE - Icterus graceannae

Seen around Chaparri and Casupe

ORIOLE BLACKBIRD - Gymnomystax mexicanus

Very good views around the Casa Andina Hotel near Chachapoyas along the Utcubamba River

PERUVIAN MEADOWLARK - Sturnella bellicosa

Regular sightings

SCRUB BLACKBIRD - Dives warszewiczi

Fairly common on the west slope of the Andes

Family: FRINGILLIDAE (FINCHES)

HOODED SISKIN – Sporaga magellanica

A small flock at Abra Porculla and also around Cajamarca

LESSER GOLDFINCH - Astragalinus psaltria

A few seen around the ground of the Casa Andina Hotel near Chachapoyas

PURPLE-THROATED EUPHONIA - Euphonia chlorotica

Seen around Balsas in the Marañon canyon

THICK-BILLED EUPHONIA - Euphonia laniirostris

Seen at Casupe and Abra Porculla

GOLDEN-RUMPED EUPHONIA – Euphonia cyanocephala

Very nice views around the ground of the Casa Andina Hotel near Chachapoyas

BRONZE-GREEN EUPHONIA - Euphonia mesochrysa

A few seen at Afluente

ORANGE-BELLIED EUPHONIA - Euphonia xanthogaster

A few seen around Abra Patricia

BLUE-NAPED CHLOROPHONIA - Chlorophonia cyanea

A male one seen around Afluente

Family: PASSERIDAE (OLD WORLD SPARROWS)

HOUSE SPARROW - Passer domesticus

Seen in few places throughout the trip


MAMMAL LIST

E PERUVIAN YELLOW-TAILED WOOLY-MONKEY – Oreonax flavicauda

A wonderful view of seven individuals seen bellow Alto Nieva. A lifer mammal for Silverio.

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

E ANDEAN NIGHT- MONKEY – Aotus miconax

Very nice view on the Owlet trail, just in the very wrong time (went we were waiting for the Owlet)

that’s probably why the Owlet didn’t’ show up easily. VULNERABLE

SECHURAN FOX - Lycalopex sechurae

A very tame one at Chaparri reserve

ANDEAN BEAR – Tremarctos ornatus

The re-introduce ones at Chaparri Reserve

LONG-TAILED WEASEL – Mustela frenata

One seen at Abra Patricia along the monkey trail

TAYRA - Eira barbera

Daily sightings of very tame ones at Abra Patricia (come to the feeders)


COLLARED PECCARY - Tayassu tajacu

A few seen very well at the Chaparri reserve

GUAYAQUIL SQUIRREL - Sciurus stramineus

One seen at Bosque Pomac

BLACK AGOUTI - Dasyprocta fuliginosa

Seen in two consecutive days at the Owlet Lodge

BRAZILIAN RABIT -Sylvilagus brasiliensis One seen above Leymebamba

Chaparri Lodge


Abra Patricia

Breakfast at Sinsicap

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