| North and Central Peru 1998 |
| February 13, 2004 |
| Jon Hornbuckle |
BIRDING IN NORTH AND CENTRAL PERU 18 AUG – 13 SEPT 1998 For some 15 years most of northern Peru was too dangerous for birding but with the demise of the Shining Path, it has now become feasible to visit this stronghold of rare endemic birds. I joined friends on a tour of northern Peru after fieldwork in Bolivia. The trip was organised completely and led for the first 2 weeks by Gunnar Engblom. It was very successful for sightings but gruelling logistically, partly due to poor road conditions. Highlights included an adult male Magnificent Spatuletail, Orange-throated Tanager, Golden-backed Mountain-Tanager, Great Spinetail, Royal Sunangel and all the Inca-Finches. What follows are my notes and species list, as a full site report is promised in due course by other members of the party. ITINERARYAugust 19: fly Lima – Tumbes. Puerto Pisarro late afternoon (Tumbes Swallow, Cinereous Finch). August 20: 04.00-21.00 Tumbes – Tumbes National Forest (Red-masked Parrot, Peruvian Screech-Owl, Slaty Becard) – Piura, stopping on coast at Canoas (storm-petrels). August 21: 04.45-23.30 Piura – Olmos, abortive search for White-winged Guan at Querpon and San Isidro (Tumbes Tyrant, Tumbes Sparrow). August 22: 04.45-23.00 Olmos – Refan, Chiclayo (Peruvian Plantcutter, Rufous Flycatcher) – Jaen. August 23: 06.00-20.00 Jaen (Little Inca Finch, Marañon Crescentchest, Chinchipe Spinetail). August 24: 05.15–00.30 Jaen - Oracuzar. August 25: 05.30-03.00 Oracuzar (Orange-throated Tanager, Fiery-throated Fruiteater, Black Bushbird) – Bagua Grande. August 26: 07.30-18.30 Bagua Grande - Pomacocha.(Marvellous Spatulatetail). August 27: 05.00-19.00 Pomacocha - Abra Patricia (Rusty-breasted Antpitta, Bar-winged Wood-Wren, Yellow-scarfed Tanager) - Afluentes. August 28: 04.20-22.00 Abra Patricia – Afluentes area (Royal Sunangel, Emerald-bellied Puffleg, Black-streaked Puffbird, Huallaga Tanager). August 29: 05.15-17.00 Abra Patricia – Chachapoyas (Buff-bellied Tanager). August 30: 06.00-19.15 Chachapoyas – Leimebamba – Balsas. August 31: 05.00-20.15 Balsas - El Limon (Grey-winged Inca-Finch, Chestnut-backed Thornbird) – Celendin – Cajamarca. September 1: 03.00-21.00 Cajamarca – Chagual (Buff-bridled Inca-Finch). September 2: 06.00-06.00 Chagual - El Molino (Great Spinetail, Yellow-faced Parrotlet, Purple-backed Sunbeam, Rufous-backed Inca-Finch) – Aricapampa – Trujillo. September 3: 06.00-11.30 Trujillo – Huarmay (vehicle repairs). September 4: 01.00-00.30 Huarmay – San Damian (Russet-bellied Spinetail, Piura Chat-Tyrant, Great Inca Finch) – Huarmay - Caraz. September 5: 05.30-17.30 Caraz:- Llanganuco lagoons and Polylepis forest. (White-cheeked Cotinga, Plain-tailed Warbling-Finch). September 6: 05.00-23.45 Caraz – Seques Pampa (Canyon Canastero) – Lomas de Lachay - Chosica. September 7: 05.00-23.30 Chosica – Marcopomacocha (Diademed Sandpiper-Plover, White-bellied Cinclodes, Black-breasted Hillstar, Junin Canastero) – Junin. September 8: 06.00-21.15 Junin (Puna Grebe) – Huanuco. September 9: 04.45-19.30 Huanuco - Paty Trail (Masked Fruiteater) – Acomayo. September 10: 05.15-17.45 Bosque Onchog (Pardusco, Golden-backed Mountain Tanager, Coppery Metaltail). September 11: 05.15-21.00 Acomayo - Paty Trail (Masked Saltator, Inca Flycatcher, Peruvian Wren) – Junin. September 12: 05.15-19.30 Junin – Chosica. September 13: 04.15-15.30 Chosica - Lomas de Lachay (Thick-billed & Greyish Miners, Cactus Canastero) – Lima. 21.00 flight to Madrid and London.
SYSTEMATIC LIST OF BIRDS Taxonomy, names and sequence based on Birds of the World: A Checklist by JF Clements (1991) except where indicated. Species with English names in capitals are classed as Threatened by BirdLife and those with Latin names in capitals are Near-threatened. Brown Tinamou, Crypturellus obsoletus 1 on trail at Abra Patricia pass Pale-browed Tinamou, CRYPTURELLUS TRANSFASCIATUS Heard Tumbes National Forest and 1 unseen bird flushed. Tataupa Tinamou, Crypturellus tataupa 1 heard Jaen Ornate Tinamou, Nothoprocta ornata 2 L Junin Andean Tinamou, Nothoprocta pentlandii 2 San Damian & Paty Trail Curve-billed Tinamou, Nothoprocta curvirostris 1 on road below BO Darwin´s Nothura, Nothura darwinii 2 small tinamous at Lomas de Lachay appeared to be this sp. White-tufted Grebe, Rollandia rolland Fairly common at L Junin and a few on waters elsewhere Silvery Grebe, Podiceps occipitalis Numerous at L Junin PUNA GREBE, Podiceps taczanowskii An adult and an imm. and 1 or 2 other adults L Junin Sooty Shearwater, Puffinus griseus 100+ Canoas Wilson´s Storm-Petrel, Oceanites oceanicus 10+ Canoas Black/ Markham´s Storm-Petrel, Oceanodroma melania/ markhami] 1 Canoas harbour Magnificent Frigatebird, Fregata magnificens 500+ Puerto Pisarro, 100+ Canoas Blue-footed Booby, Sula nebouxii 500+ Canoas Peruvian Booby, Sula variegata 50 Chancay Neotropic Cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus 4 Puerto Pisarro, 6 Chancay Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis 20+ Puerto Pisarro, 500+ Canoas Peruvian Pelican, Pelecanus thagus 20 Chancay Andean Duck, Oxyura ferruginea Few L Junin and L Llanganuco Andean Goose, Chloephaga melanoptera Fairly common near most upland waters Torrent Duck, Merganetta armata Singles at Abra Patricia and above San Mateo (3450m) Speckled Teal, Anas flavirostris Common L Junin and several elsewhere in the Andes Crested Duck, Anas specularioides Common L Junin, 10 L Llanganuco Yellow-billed Pintail, Anas georgica Few L Junin Puna Teal, Anas puna Common on most upland waters Chilean Flamingo, Phoenicopterus chilensis 200+ L Junin Tricoloured Heron, Egretta tricolor 3 Puerto Pisarro Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea 6 Puerto Pisarro Snowy Egret, Egretta thula Common near the coast and a few elsewhere Great Egret, Ardea alba Fairly common near the coast and a few elsewhere Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis Locally common Striated Heron, Butorides striatus 1 Puerto Pisarro Black-crowned Night-Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax 10+ L Junin Fasciated Tiger-Heron, TIGRISOMA FASCIATUM 2 Chachapoyas - Leimebamba, 1 Utucabamba Gorge Puna Ibis, Plegadis ridgwayi Common L Junin Black Vulture, Coragyps atratus Locally common,eg 100+ Puerto Pisarro Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura Fairly common and widespread Greater Yellow-headed Vulture, Cathartes melambrotus 2 Oracuzar Road Andean Condor, Vultur gryphus 2 Marcapomacocha Road King Vulture, Sarcorhamphus papa 2 San Isidro Hook-billed Kite, Chondrohierax uncinatus 1 Tumbes National Forest Swallow-tailed Kite, Elanoides forficatus 2 Paty Trail Pearl Kite, Gampsonyx swainsonii 3 Puerto Pisarro Plumbeous Kite, Ictinia plumbea 1 Oracuzar Road Cinereous Harrier, Circus cinereus 1 Lomas de Lachay Bicoloured Hawk, Accipiter bicolor An accipiter 19km from Leimebamba appeared to be this sp but at 3150m was rather high. An accipiter at Tumbes National Forest was most likely to be this sp. Savanna Hawk, Buteogallus meridioinalis 1 or 2 near the coast Barred Hawk, Leucopternis princeps 1 displaying Abra Patricia Harris´ Hawk, Parabuteo unicinctus 2 Tumbes National Forest, Oracuzar Road & Rafan, 1 Querpon Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle, Geranoaetus melanoleucus Singles San Isidro and El Limon Roadside Hawk, Buteo magnirostris 3 Jaen, 2 Paty Trail Short-tailed Hawk, Buteo brachyurus 2 Tumbes National Forest White-throated Hawk, Buteo albigula 1 near Leimebamba c.3200m Red-backed Hawk, Buteo polyosoma A few throughout the Andes with a max of 6 Huascaran NP Puna Hawk, Buteo poecilochrous 2 above Huarez at 3750m Black-and-chestnut Eagle, OROAETUS ISIDORI 1 soaring near Oracuzar Road Mountain Caracara, Phalcoboenus megalopterus Fairly common in the uplands, 15 max Cajanuma Crested Caracara, Caracara plancus 1 Lomas de Lachay Barred Forest-Falcon, Micrastur ruficollis 1 Oracuzar Road American Kestrel, Falco sparverius Widespread singles Aplomado Falcon, Falco femoralis Singles L Llanganuco and El Molino [RUFOUS-HEADED CHACHALACA, Ortalis erythroptera] Heard Tumbes National Forest Speckled Chachalaca, Ortalis guttata 1 Oracuzar Road Andean Guan, Penelope montagnii 2 Paty Trail [Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail, Odontophorus speciosus] Heard Paty Trail Plumbeous Rail, Pardirallus sanguinolentus 3 L Sausacocha near Huamachuco Common Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus Common L Junin and a few elsewhere Andean Coot, Fulica ardesiaca Common L Junin and a few elsewhere Giant Coot, Fulica gigantea 2 with 3 young near start of Marcapomacocha Road Puna Snipe, Gallinago andina 6 L Junin Andean/ Imperial Snipe, Gallinago jamesoni/ imperialis 1 flushed at Bosque Onchog had the appearance of imperialis Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus 2 Chancay, 5 Puerto Pisarro and a few near the coast Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca Few L Junin Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes Common L Junin and several elsewhere Spotted Sandpiper, Tringa macularia 2 Chancay Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres 2 Chancay Sanderling, Calidris alba 10 Chancay Baird´s Sandpiper, Calidris bairdii Common L Junin Wilson´s Phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor Abundant L Junin Grey-breasted Seedsnipe, Thinocorus orbignyianus 7 Marcapomacocha Road, 2 L Junin Least Seedsnipe, Thinocorus rumicivorus 10 Lomas de Lachay Peruvian Thick-knee, Burhinus superciliaris 1+ en route to San Damian Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus 60+ near Chiclayo, Puerto Pisarro and a few elsewhere Andean Avocet, Recurvirostra andina 1 L Junin Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus 1 near Lomas de Lachay Tawny-throated Dotterel, Oreopholus ruficollis 2 Lomas de Lachay Diademed Sandpiper-Plover, PHEGORNIS MITCHELLII 1 Marcapomacocha Road Southern Lapwing, Vanellus chilensis A few near the coast Andean Lapwing, Vanellus resplendens Fairly common in the uplands Band-tailed Gull, Larus belcheri Common Canoas and Chancay Grey Gull, Larus modestus 1 Canoas, 50+ Chancay Kelp Gull, Larus dominicanus 2 Chancay Andean Gull, Larus serranus Locally common in the uplands Laughing Gull, Larus atricilla 3 Puerto Pisarro Inca Tern, Larosterna inca 1 Canoas, 8 Chancay Rock Dove, Columba livia Locally common around settlements Band-tailed Pigeon, Columba fasciata 4 near Chachapoyas and a few elsewhere near upland forest PERUVIAN PIGEON, Columba oenops 2 near Chachapoyas, 20 Chagual area especially near the airstrip Plumbeous Pigeon, Columba plumbea Fairly common in humid forest Eared Dove, Zenaida auriculata Locally common in the uplands, eg around L Llanganuco, with smaller numbers at lower W slope localities West Peruvian (Pacific) Dove, Zenaida meloda Common near and along the coast Croaking Ground-Dove, Columbina cruziana Abundant near and along the coast Blue Ground-Dove, Claravis pretiosa 3 Tumbes National Forest Bare-faced Ground-Dove, Metriopelia ceciliae 1 at 3450m above San Mateo Black-winged Ground-Dove, Metriopelia melanoptera Few near L Junin and below Bosque Onchog White-tipped Dove, Leptotila verreauxi Widespread and fairly common, mainly in singles Scarlet-fronted Parakeet, Aratinga wagleri Common around Chagual and Jaen Red-masked Parakeet, ARATINGA ERYTHROGENYS 10+ Tumbes National Forest, a few Querpon White-eyed Parakeet, Aratinga leucophthalmus Fairly common Afluentes and Oracuzar Road Painted Parakeet, Pyrrhura picta 2 Oracuzar Road Mountain Parakeet, Bolborhynchus aurifrons 6-8 Lomas de Lachay Pacific Parrotlet, Forpus coelestis Fairly common in dry NW, eg 20 Puerto Pisarro YELLOW-FACED PARROTLET, Forpus xanthops c10 near Chagual, mostly near the airstrip Grey-cheeked Parakeet, BROTOGERIS PYRRHOPTERUS 10+ Tumbes National Forest Cobalt-winged Parakeet, Brotogeris cyanoptera Few Oracuzar Road Blue-headed Parrot, Pionus menstruus 2 Oracuzar Road Scaly-naped Parrot, Amazona mercenaria Fairly common in humid forest, eg Abra Patricia & Paty Trail Squirrel Cuckoo, Piaya cayana 2 Oracuzar Road and Paty Trail Smooth-billed Ani, Crotophaga ani Common Oracuzar Road only Groove-billed Ani, Crotophaga sulcirostris Numerous on the West slope and coast [Striped Cuckoo, Tapera naevia] Heard near Jaen and Chachapoyas Peruvian Screech-Owl, Otus roboratus 1 seen and another heard Tumbes National Forest Rufous-banded Owl, Strix albitarsus 1 near start of Paty Trail Peruvian Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium peruanum Singles Puerto Pisarro and near Jaen, 1 heard Tumbes N F Burrowing Owl, Speotyto cunicularia Fairly common in the coastal region Common Potoo, Nyctibius griseus 1 spotlighted at c.2100m at Abra Patricia and another heard a little lower there Rufous-bellied Nighthawk, Lurocalis rufiventris 1 Abra Patricia at dusk Lesser Nighthawk, Chordeiles acutipennis Widespread, with a max of 6+ near Jaen Pauraque, Nyctidromus albicollis 2 Tumbes National Forest and en route to San Damian Band-winged Nightjar, Caprimulgus longirostris 1 near Balsas Scrub Nightjar, Caprimulgus anthonyi Singles San Isidro and en route to San Damian [Lyre-tailed Nightjar, Uropsalis lyra] 1 heard below Paty Trail White-collared Swift, Streptoprocne zonaris Scattered records, with 50+ Oracuzar Road, L Sausacocha and Abra Patricia Chestnut-collared Swift, Streptoprocne rutila Few Oracuzar Road and Carpish tunnel Grey-rumped Swift, Chaetura cinereiventris Widespread in small numbers Short-tailed Swift, Chaetura brachyura 20 Tumbes National Forest and a few Afluentes White-tipped Swift, Aeronautes montivagus Few Afluentes and Abra Patricia Andean Swift, Aeronautes andecolus 5+ above San Mateo & Churubamba (Huanuco), 1 mobbed by Blue-and-White Swallows at Lomas de Lachay Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift, Panyptila cayennensis 2+ Tumbes National Forest Pale-tailed Barbthroat, Threnetes leucurus 1 Oracuzar Road Tawny-bellied Hermit, Phaethornis syrmatophorus 1 Oracuzar Road Grey-chinned Hermit, Phaethornis griseogularis 1 Olmos – Jaen Green-fronted Lancebill, Doryfera ludovicae 1 Abra Patricia Green Violet-ear, Colibri thalassinus 2 Pomacocha Sparkling Violet-ear, Colibri coruscans Fairly common in the W slope mountains Violet-headed Hummingbird, Klais guimeti 3+ Oracuzar Road Tumbes Hummingbird, Leucippus baeri 2 Querpon including 1 on the nest Spot-throated Hummingbird, Leucippus taczanowskii 3 near Jaen and Cajamarca, 2 Chachapoyas - Leimebamba White-bellied Hummingbird, Amazilia chionogaster 2 Paty Trail Amazilia Hummingbird, Amazilia amazilia Fairly common near the coast, eg 4 Querpon Speckled Hummingbird, Adelomyia melanogenys Few Abra Patricia and Paty Trail Fawn-breasted Brilliant, Heliodoxa rubinoides 3 Paty Trail Andean Hillstar, Oreotrochilus estella 2 at 3750m above Huarez Black-breasted Hillstar, Oreotrochilus melanogaster 5+ above start of Marcapomacocha Road Giant Hummingbird, Patagona gigas 3 Lomas de Lachay and a few singles higher on the West slope Shining Sunbeam, Aglaeactis cupripennis Singles Celendin and Huascaran NP PURPLE-BACKED SUNBEAM, Aglaeactis aliciae 1 El Molino Mountain Velvetbreast, Lafresnaya lafresnayi 1 Paty Trail, 3 Carpish tunnel Bronzy Inca, Coeligena coeligena 2 Abra Patricia, 1 Paty Trail Collared Inca, Coeligena torquata 3 near Leimebamba Chestnut-breasted Coronet, Boissonneaua matthewsii 2 Pomacocha, 1 Bosque Onchog Amethyst-throated Sunangel, Heliangelus amethysticollis 1 Paty Trail ROYAL SUNANGEL, Heliangelus regalis 5 Abra Patricia Emerald-bellied Puffleg, Eriocnemis alinae 2 Abra Patricia Green-tailed Trainbearer, Lesbia nuna 2-4 Pomacocha and a few singles elsewhere on the W slope Bronze-tailed Comet, Polyonymus caroli 2 Seques Pampa in rapid flight Coppery Metaltail, Metallura theresiae 2 Bosque Onchog Black Metaltail, Metallura phoebe 3+ Huascaran NP, a few singles on the West slope, eg at San Damian and at 3450m above San Mateo Tyrian Metaltail, Metallura tyrianthina 2+ El Limon and Celendin (2800m) Olivaceous Thornbill, Chalcostigma olivaceum 1 Marcapomacocha Road bog Blue-mantled Thornbill, Chalcostigma stanleyi 1 Huascaran NP Long-tailed Sylph, Aglaiocercus kingi Several Abra Patricia and Afluentes MARVELLOUS SPATULETAIl, Loddigesia mirabilis A full male Pomacocha Oasis Hummingbird, Rhodopis vesper 2 San Damian Purple-collared Woodstar, Myrtis fanny 1 San Damian Short-tailed Woodstar, Myrmia micrura 10 Querpon, 2 Lomas de Lachay and a few singles elsewhere on the W slope White-bellied Woodstar, Acestrura mulsant 2 Abra Patricia Crested Quetzal, Pharomachrus antisianus 1 Afluentes, 1350m [Golden-headed Quetzal, Pharomachrus auriceps] Heard Paty Trail Masked Trogon, Trogon personatus 1 Abra Patricia, 2 Paty Trail Green Kingfisher, Chloroceryle americana 1 Puerto Pisarro Brown Jacamar, Brachygalba lugubris 3 Oracuzar Road [Rufous Motmot, Baryphthengus martii] Heard Oracuzar Road Striolated Puffbird, Nystalus striolatus 1 Oracuzar Road Black-streaked Puffbird, Malacoptila fulvogularis 1 Abra Patricia, 1850m Yellow-billed Nunbird, Monasa flavirostris 2 Oracuzar Road Red-headed Barbet, Eubucco bourcierii 1 Oracuzar Road Versicoloured Barbet, Eubucco versicolor 2 Abra Patricia, 1850m [Emerald Toucanet, Aulacorhynchus prasinus] Heard Paty Trail Grey-breasted Mountain-Toucan, ANDIGENA HYPOGLAUCA Singles Abra Patricia and Paty Trail Black-mandibled Toucan, Ramphastos ambiguus 1 Afluentes Cuvier´s Toucan, Ramphastos cuvieri 1 Oracuzar Road Ecuadorian Piculet, Picumnus sclateri 3 Tumbes National Forest Speckle-chested Piculet, PICUMNUS STEINDACHNERI A pair north of Leimebamba, 1800m Scarlet-backed Woodpecker, Veniliornis callonotus 2 Tumbes National Forest, 4 Rafan Yellow-tufted Woodpecker, Melanerpes cruentatus 2 Oracuzar Road and Afluentes Yellow-vented Woodpecker, Veniliornis dignus 2 Paty Trail Smoky-brown Woodpecker, Veniliornis fumigatus 1 Paty Trail Little Woodpecker, Veniliornis passerinus 1 Afluentes, 1150m Black-necked Woodpecker, Colaptes atricollis 1 flew across the road below El Molino Andean Flicker, Colaptes rupicola Several in the uplands Powerful Woodpecker, Campephilus pollens 2 Paty Trail Guayaquil Woodpecker, Campephilus gayaquilensis 1 Tumbes National Forest, 2 San Isidro Strong-billed Woodcreeper, Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus 2 Afluentes Olive-backed Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus triangularis 2 Afluentes and Paty Trail Streak-headed Woodcreeper, Lepidocolaptes souleyetii 2 Tumbes National Forest Spot-crowned Woodcreeper, Lepidocolaptes affinis 1 Oracuzar Road Greyish Miner, Geositta maritima 10+ Lomas de Lachay Coastal Miner, Geositta peruviana 3 Rafan, common Lomas de Lachay Dark-winged Miner, Geositta saxicolina Common L Junin, 2 Marcapomacocha Road Thick-billed Miner, Geositta crassirostris 4 Lomas de Lachay Slender-billed Miner, Geositta tenuirostris Singles L Junin and above Huarez Plain-breasted Earthcreeper, Upucerthia jelskii 2 Marcapomacocha Road, above Chinchan and Huascaran NP Striated Earthcreeper, Upucerthia serrana 1 at 3300m above Celendin Bar-winged Cinclodes, Cinclodes fuscus Common in the uplands White-winged Cinclodes, Cinclodes atacamensis Common L Junin and a few elsewhere in the high Andes WHITE-BELLIED CINCLODES, Cinclodes palliatus 3 Marcapomacocha Road Pacific (Pale-legged) Hornero, Furnarius (leucopus) cinnamomeus Few Tumbes National Forest and Jaen Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail, Leptasthenura pileata 5 Huascaran NP, singles Seques Pampa, Chachapoyas and above San Mateo Streaked Tit-Spinetail, Leptasthenura striata 1 San Damian White-chinned Thistletail, Schizoeaca fuliginosa plengei 2 Bosque Onchog Azara´s Spinetail, Synallaxis azarae Heard widely , only seen at Pomacocha Rufous Spinetail, Synallaxis unirufa 2 Paty Trail RUSSET-BELLIED SPINETAIL, Synallaxis zimmeri 2 San Damian Necklaced Spinetail, Synallaxis stictothorax 4+ Puerto Pisarro, a few at other coastal sites Chinchipe Spinetail, Synallaxis chinchipensis 5 Jaen Baron´s Spinetail, Cranioleuca baroni 4 San Damian, 1-2 Chachapoyas, Balsas, Bosque Onchog and Huascaran NP Ash-browed Spinetail, Cranioleuca curtata 1 seen and 1 heard Afluentes Canyon Canastero, Asthenes pudibunda 3-4 Seques Pampa Cactus Canastero, ASTHENES CACTORUM 4 Lomas de Lachay Streak-throated Canastero, Asthenes humilis 2 Huascaran NP and El Molino Many-striped Canastero, Astenes flammulata 2 above Celendin, 3300m Junin Canastero, Astehenes virgata 1 at start of Marcapomacocha Road Great Spinetail, SIPTORNOPSIS HYPOCHONDRIACUS 2 Chagual – El Molino Common (Maranon) Thornbird, Phacellodomus rufifrons peruvianus 6 Jaen Chestnut-backed Thornbird, PHACELLODOMUS DORSALIS 2 El Limon Russet-mantled Softtail, PHACELLODOMUS BERLEPSCHI 1 Abra Patricia Wren-like Rushbird, Phleocryptes melanops 1 L Junin Rusty-winged Barbtail, Premnornis guttuligera 1 Paty Trail Spotted Barbtail, Premnoplex brunnescens 1 Paty Trail Pearled Treerunner, Margarornis squamiger 2 Abra Patricia, 1 Bosque Onchog & near Leimebamba Streaked Tuftedcheek, Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii 1 Paty Trail Streaked Xenops, Xenops rutilans Few Afluentes Collared Antshrike, Sakesphorus bernardi 4 Puerto Pisarro, 10 Tumbes National Forest and a few singles in the coastal region Uniform Antshrike, Thamnophilus unicolor 2 Paty Trail Maranon Slaty Antshrike, Thamnophilus punctatus leucogaster [Isler, Isler & Whitney, 1997] A pair Jaen Variable Antshrike, Thamnophilus caerulescens 2 Paty Trail [Rufous-capped Antshrike, Thamnophilus ruficapillus] Heard Pomacocha Black Bushbird, Neoctantes niger A pair Oracuzar Road Slaty Antwren, Myrmotherula schisticolor 1 Abra Patricia Dot-winged Antwren, Microrhopias quixensis 2 Afluentes Long-tailed Antbird, Drymophila caudata 2 Abra Patricia Black-faced Antthrush, Formicarius analis Heard Oracuzar Road [Undulated Antpitta, Grallaria squamigera] 4 heard Bosque Onchog [Chestnut-crowned Antpitta, Grallaria ruficapilla Heard Abra Patricia and Chachapoyas - Leimebamba [Watkin’s Antpitta, Grallaria watkinsi] 1 heard Olmos – Jaen Stripe-headed Antpitta, Grallaria andicola 1 Huascaran NP [Rusty-tinged Antpitta, Grallaria przewalskii] Heard Abra Patricia [Bay Antpitta, Grallaria capitalis] 4 heard Paty Trail Rusty-breasted Antpitta, Grallaricula ferrugineipectus 1 Abra Patricia Elegant Crescent-chest, Melanopareia elegans 3 Tumbes National Forest, 2 Querpon and heard Olmos - Jaen Maranon Crescent-chest, MELANOPAREIA MARANONICA 1 seen, 2 heard Jaen [Large-footed Tapaculo, Scytalopus macropus] 1 heard Paty Trail Peruvian Rufous-vented Tapaculo, Scytalopus femoralis 1Paty Trail, heard Abra Patricia Spillman’s Tapaculo, Scytalopus spillmanni 1 Tumbes National Forest, 2 heard Paty Trail Tapaculo sp. "Andean" -type, Scytalopus (magellanicus) affinis [Krabbe and Schulenberg, 1997] 1 seen and 2 heard Huascaran NP Red-crested Cotinga, Ampelion rubrocristata 1 above Celendin PERUVIAN PLANTCUTTER, Phytotoma raimondii 6+ Rafan WHITE-CHEEKED COTINGA, Zaratornis stresemanni 2 Huascaran NP Green-and-black Fruiteater, Pipreola riefferii 2 Afluentes and 2 tallmanorum (Huanuco Fruiteater) Paty Trail [Barred Fruiteater, Pipreola arcuata] Heard Bosque Onchog Masked Fruiteater, Pipreola pulchra 4 Paty Trail Fiery-throated Fruiteater, PIPREOLA CHLOROLEPIDOTA 2 Oracuzar Road Scaled Fruiteater, AMPELIOIDES TSCHUDII 1 Afluentes Screaming Piha, Lipaugus vociferans 1 seen, others heard Oracuzar Road Spangled Cotinga, Cotinga cayana 1 male Oracuzar Road Red-ruffed Fruitcrow, Pyroderus scutatus 1 lower Paty Trail Andean Cock-of-the-rock, Rupicola peruviana 4 Afluentes including km 404 Golden-headed Manakin, Pipra erythrocephala 2 Oracuzar Road Blue-crowned Manakin, Pipra coronata 2 Oracuzar Road Streak-necked Flycatcher, Mionectes striaticollis 1 Paty Trail Olive-striped Flycatcher, Mionectes olivaceus 1 Oracuzar Road Ochre-bellied Flycatcher, Mionectes oleagineus 2 Oracuzar Road Inca Flycatcher, Leptopogon taczanowskii 1 Paty Trail [Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant, Pseudotriccus ruficeps] Heard Paty Trail Rufous-crowned Tody-Tyrant?, Poecilotriccus (ruficeps) ? 1 of the undescribed form Abra Patricia Common Tody-Flycatcher, Todirostrum cinereum 2 Afluentes, 1 Leimebamba Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet, Phyllomyias uropygialis 1 near Leimebamba Peruvian Tyrannulet, Zimmerius viridiflavus Fairly common Abra Patricia – Afluentes, 4 Paty Trail Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet, Camptostoma obsoletum Singles Olmos – Jaen, near Jaen, San Damian and Chancay Grey-and-white Tyrannulet, Pseudelaenia leucospodia 2 Querpon Pacific Elaenia, Myiopagis subplacens 1 Tumbes National Forest, 2 Querpon and Rafan White-crested (Peruvian) Elaenia, Elaenia albiceps modesta 2 Rafan, 1 Paty Trail (Foothill) Elaenia sp., Elaenia sp. A small elaenia at 1350m at Afluentes may have been an undescribed sp. previously noted in S Ecuador by Paul Coopmans, according to Jonas Neilsen Sierran Elaenia, Elaenia pallatangae 2 Pomacocha and 1 Abra Patricia were the only positive id but several unidentified Elaenia in the mountains were probably this sp. or Highland E.obscura White-throated Tyrannulet, Mecocerculus leucophrys 2 Bosque Onchog and Huascaran NP White-tailed Tyrannulet, Mecocerculus poecilocercus 2 Paty Trail Sulphur-bellied Tyrannulet, Mecocerculus minor 1 Abra Patricia White-banded Tyrannulet, Mecocerculus stictopterus 2 near Leimebamba Torrent Tyrannulet, Serpophaga cinerea 1 Chachapoyas - Leimebamba Pied-crested Tit-Tyrant, Anairetes reguloides Few San Damian Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant, Anairetes flavirostris 2-4 Celendin, El Molino, San Damian & Huascaran NP Many-coloured Rush-Tyrant, Tachuris rubrigastra 2 seen and 2 heard L Junin Tawny-crowned Pygmy-Tyrant, Euscarthmus meloryphus fulviceps 2 Tumbes National Forest, several near Chachapoyas and Jaen Variegated Bristle-Tyrant, Phylloscartes poecilotis 1 Paty Trail Ecuadorian Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes gualaquizae 1 Afluentes km 404 Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes ventralis 2 Paty Trail Yellow-olive Flycatcher, Tolmomyias sulphurescens Singles tumbes – Canoas and Olmos – Jaen Flavescent Flycatcher, Myiophobus flavicans 1 Abra Patricia Ochraceous-breasted Flycatcher, Myiophobus ochraceiventris 1 near Leimebamba Bran-coloured Flycatcher, Myiophobus fasciatus 1 Querpon, Rafan, Jaen and Leimebamba Olive-chested Flycatcher, Myiophobus cryptoxanthus 2 Afluentes Cinnamon Flycatcher, Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea Few Abra Patricia, 2 Paty Trail Cliff Flycatcher, Hirundinea ferruginea 4 Abra Patricia, a few elsewhere Smoke-coloured Pewee, Contopus fumigatus 2 Paty Trail Tropical (Pacific) Pewee, Contopus cinereus punensis 1-2 Tumbes National Forest, Celendin and San Damian Black Phoebe, Sayornis nigricans Fairly common on mountain streams and small rivers Vermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus Widespread and common Golden-browed Chat-Tyrant, Silvicultrix pulchella 2 Abra Patricia, 1 Paty Trail Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant, Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris 1 Abra Patricia Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant, Ochthoeca rufipectoralis Singles near Leimebamba, 3150m, and Huascaran NP Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant, Ochthoeca fumicolor Singles near Leimebamba, 3600m, and Bosque Onchog D´Orbigny´s Chat-Tyrant, Ochthoeca oenanthoides 2 Huascaran NP White-browed Chat-Tyrant, Ochthoeca leucophrys 1-2 above El Limon, Celendin, Huascaran NP, huarez, Seques Pampa and above San Mateo Piura Chat-Tyrant, OCHTHOECA PIURAE 5+ San Damian Tumbes Tyrant, OCHTHOECA SALVINI 1 Querpon Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant, Myiotheretes striaticollis 1 Huarez Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant, Agriornis montana 4 above Celendin, 2 Huascaran NP Rufous-webbed Tyrant, Polioxolmis rufipennis 4 above Celendin, 1+ Huascaran NP Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant, Muscisaxicola maculirostris 1 at start of Marcapomacocha Road Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant, Muscisaxicola rufivertex 1 L Llanganuco Puna Ground-Tyrant, Muscisaxicola juninensis 1 L Llanganuco Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant, Muscisaxicola alpina 1 L Llanganuco Cinereous Ground-Tyrant, Muscisaxicola cinerea Few L Llanganuco & Surcocha Pass (above San Mateo) White-fronted Ground-Tyrant, Muscisaxicola albifrons 1 Marcapomacocha Road Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant, Muscisaxicola flavinucha Few Marcapomacocha Road Short-tailed Field-Tyrant, Muscigralla brevicauda 2 Querpon Andean Negrito, Lessonia oreas Commom L Junin Andean Tyrant, Knipolegus signatus 1 female Abra Patricia Rufous-tailed Tyrant, Knipolegus poecilurus 1 Abra Patricia, 1850m Masked Water-Tyrant, Fluvicola nengeta 6 Puerto Pisarro [Bright-rumped Attila, Attila spadiceus] Heard Oracuzar Road Rufous Flycatcher, Myiarchus semirufus 2 Rafan Dusky-capped Flycatcher, Myiarchus tuberculifer 2 Paty Trail Sooty-crowned Flycatcher, Myiarchus phaeocephalus Singles Tumbes National Forest and San Damian Brown-crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus tyrannulus 1 near Jaen Snowy-throated Kingbird, Tyrannus niveigularis 2 Puerto Pisarro,1 Tumbes National Forest Tropical Kingbird, Tyrannus melancholicus Common near the coast Variegated Flycatcher, Empidonomus varius 1 Afluentes Boat-billed Flycatcher, Megarhynchus pitangua Singles Tumbes National Forest and Oracuzar Road Golden-crowned Flycatcher, Myiodynastes chrysocephalus 2 Paty Trail Baird´s Flycatcher, Myiodynastes bairdii 2 Querpon, 2 San Isidro Streaked Flycatcher, Myiodynastes maculatus 1 Tumbes National Forest Dusky-chested Flycatcher, Myiozetetes luteiventris 3 Oracuzar Road Barred Becard, Pachyramphus versicolor 2 Paty Trail Cinnamon Becard, Pachyramphus cinnamomeus 1 Tumbes National Forest Chestnut-crowned Becard, Pachyramphus castaneus 1 Afluentes White-winged Becard, Pachyramphus polychopterus 2 Afluentes km 409 Slaty Becard, PACHYRAMPHUS SPODIURUS 1 male Tumbes National Forest One-coloured Becard, Pachyramphus homochrous 2 Tumbes National Forest Masked Tityra, Tityra semifasciata 1 Oracuzar Road Black-crowned Tityra, Tityra inquisitor 1 Afluentes Turquoise Jay, Cyanolyca turcosa 3 Pomacocha Violaceous Jay, Cyanocorax violaceus 4 Oracuzar Road White-tailed Jay, Cyanocorax mystacalis Several Tumbes National Forest, Querpon and San Isidro Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Cyclarhis gujanensis saturatus 2 near Chachapoyas and Paty Trail Brown-capped Vireo, Vireo leucophrys 1 Abra Patricia, 1850m Olivaceous Greenlet, Hylophilus olivaceus 1 Afluentes, 1150m White-capped Dipper, Cinclus leucocephalus Singles Utucambamba Gorge and Andean Solitaire, Myadestes ralloides Few Abra Patricia and Afluentes White-eared Solitaire, Entomodestes leucotis Few Afluentes, 2 Paty Trail Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush, Catharus fuscater 1 seen at 2000m above Balsas, 1 heard Abra Patricia Pale-eyed Thrush, Platycichla leucops 3 Afluentes, 1350m Chiguanco Thrush, Turdus chiguanco 3+ San Damian,and a few elsewhere in the uplands Great Thrush, Turdus fuscater Common in the uplands Glossy-black Thrush, Turdus serranus 4 Paty Trail Andean Slaty-Thrush, Turdus nigriceps 1 Olmos – Jaen Plumbeous-backed Thrush, Turdus reevei 2 Tumbes National Forest and Querpon Maranon Thrush, Turdus maranonicus Singles Jaen and Chachapoyas Black-billed Thrush, Turdus ignobilis 3 Oracuzar Road and Afluentes Long-tailed Mockingbird, Mimus longicaudatus Common in coastal region Fasciated Wren, Campylorhynchus fasciatus 4 Tumbes National Forest Grey-mantled Wren, Odontorchilus branickii 1 Abra Patricia Peruvian Wren, Cinnycerthia peruana 2 Paty Trail and Bosque Onchog Spot-breasted Wren, Thryothorus maculipectes 2 Tumbes National Forest, a few near Jaen Superciliated Wren, Thryothorus superciliaris Fairly common in coastal region House Wren, Troglodytes aedon Fairly common throughout Mountain Wren, Troglodytes solstitialis 1 near Leimebamba, 2 Paty Trail White-breasted Wood-Wren, Henicorhina leucosticta 2+ Oracuzar Road Grey-breasted Wood-Wren, Henicorhina leucophrys Fairly common at higher elevations in East slope forest Bar-winged Wood-Wren, HENICORHINA LEUCOPTERA 2+ Abra Patricia Chestnut-breasted Wren, Cyphorinus thoracicus 1 Paty Trail Tropical (Maranon) Gnatcatcher, Polioptila plumbea maior 2 near Jaen and 3 Chachapoyas - Leimebamba Tropical (White-faced) Gnatcatcher, Polioptila plumbea bilineata Fairly common in Tumbes National Forest and the northern coastal region Brown-bellied Swallow, Notiochelidon murina Fairly common in the uplands Blue-and-white Swallow, Notiochelidon cyanoleuca Widespread and fairly common Southern Rough-winged Swallow, Stelgidopteryx ruficollis 5+ Puerto Pisarro Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica 4 Puerto Pisarro Tumbes Swallow, Tachycineta stolzmanni 1 Puerto Pisarro House Sparrow, Passer domesticus Fairly common in towns Short-billed Pipit, Anthus furcatus 1 L Junin Paramo Pipit, Anthus bogotensis 2 above Celendin 3300m Yellowish Pipit, Anthus lutescens Numerous Lomas de Lachay Hooded Siskin, Carduelis magellanica Several El Limon, San Damian and Bosque Onchog Olivaceous Siskin, Carduelis olivacea 2 Abra Patricia Black Siskin, Carduelis atrata 10+ start of Marcapomacocha Road Yellow-rumped Siskin, Carduelis uropygialis 1 at start of Marcapomacocha Road Lesser Goldfinch, Carduelis psaltria Few El Limon Tropical Parula, Parula pitiayumi 1 Paty Trail Yellow Warbler, Dendroica petechia 1 Puerto Pisarro Masked (Black-lored) Yellowthroat, Geothlypis aequinoctialis auricularis Singles San Isidro and Olmos - Jaen Slate-throated Redstart, Myioborus miniatus 2 at 2000m near Balsas Spectacled Redstart, Myioborus melanocephalus Fairly common in humid upland forest Grey-and-gold Warbler, Basileuterus fraseri 2 San Isidro Citrine Warbler, Basileuterus luteoviridis 4 Bosque Onchog, 2+ Paty Trail Black-crested Warbler, Basileuterus nigrocristatus Few Abra Patricia Russet-crowned Warbler, Basileuterus coronatus 2+ Abra Patricia and Paty Trail Three-banded Warbler, Basileuterus trifasciatus 2 Olmos – Jaen Three-striped Warbler, Basileuterus tristriatus 2 Abra Patricia, 1 Paty Trail Yellow-browed Sparrow, Ammodramus aurifrons 6 Oracuzar Road Rufous-collared Sparrow, Zonotrichia capensis Numerous in the uplands Tumbes Sparrow, Aimophila stolzmanni Common Querpon Black-capped Sparrow, Arremon abeillei 1 Tumbes National Forest, 2+ Olmos – Jaen Rufous-naped Brush-Finch, Atlapetes rufinucha Several Pomacocha, Abra Patricia and near Leimebamba Slaty Brush-Finch, Atlapetes schistaceus 3 Carpish tunnel, 5 Bosque Onchog Bay-crowned Brush-Finch, Atlapetes seebohmi 10 Jaen, common San Damian Rusty-bellied Brush-Finch, Atlapetes nationi 4 Seques Pampa White-winged Brush-Finch, Atlapetes leucopterus Common Olmos – Jaen White-headed Brush-Finch, Atlapetes albiceps 4 Querpon and Olmos – Jaen Rufous-eared Brush-Finch, ATLAPETES RUFIGENIS 5 Huascaran NP Stripe-headed Brush-Finch, Atlapetes torquatus 2 Paty Trail Bananaquit, Coereba flaveola Few Oracuzar Road, Afluentes and Lomas de Lachay Chestnut-vented Conebill, Conirostrum speciosum 2 Afluentes Cinereous Conebill, Conirostrum cinereum 2+ Celendin, San Damian, Huascaran NP & Lomas de Lachay White-browed Conebill, Conirostrum ferrugineiventre 1 Bosque Onchog Blue-backed Conebill, Conirostrum sitticolor 1 Bosque Onchog Capped Conebill, Conirostrum albifrons Few Abra Patricia and Paty Trail, 1 near Leimebamba Giant Conebill, OREOMANES FRASERI 3+ Huascaran NP Magpie Tanager, Cissopis leveriana 2 Oracuzar Road and a few Afluentes Grass-green Tanager, Chlorornis riefferii 1 near Leimebamba, 2+ Paty Trail White-capped Tanager, Sericossypha albocristata 3 Abra Patricia Common Bush-Tanager, Chlorospingus ophthalmicus Few Abra Patricia (phaeocephalus) and Paty Trail (cinereocephalus) Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager, Chlorospingus flavigularis Few Abra Patricia and Afluentes Grey-hooded Bush-Tanager, Cnemoscopus rubrirostris 2 Abra Patricia, 1 Paty Trail Black-capped Hemispingus, Hemispingus atropileus 2 near Leimebamba and Paty Trail Superciliaried Hemispingus, Hemispingus superciliaris insignis 2+ near Leimebamba Oleaginous Hemispingus, Hemispingus frontalis 2 Paty Trail Black-eared Hemispingus, Hemispingus melanotis 6+ Paty Trail Drab Hemispingus, Hemispingus xanthophthalmus 2 Abra Patricia Rufous-chested Tanager, Thlypopsis ornata 5 Paty Trail Brown-flanked Tanager, Thlypopsis pectoralis 3+ Acomayo – Carpish, 5 Paty Trail Buff-bellied Tanager, Thlypopsis inornata 1 Pomacocha, 2 Pomacocha – Chachapoyas, 1 at 2000m near Balsas Yellow-backed Tanager, Hemithraupis flavicollis 1 Afluentes km 401, 1400m White-lined Tanager, Tachyphonus rufus 4 near Jaen Hepatic Tanager, Piranga flava Singles Afluentes and Olmos – Jaen, 2 San Damian White-winged Tanager, Piranga leucoptera 3 Afluentes Red-hooded Tanager, Piranga rubriceps 1 male Abra Patricia Vermilion Tanager, Calochaetes coccineus 2 Afluentes km 401, 1400m Masked Crimson Tanager, Ramphocelus nigrogularis 2 Oracuzar Road Huallaga Tanager, Ramphocelus melanogaster 1+ Afluentes km 409 Silver-beaked Tanager, Ramphocelus carbo Several Afluentes and near Jaen Blue-grey Tanager, Thraupis episcopus 2 Tumbes National Forest Palm Tanager, Thraupis palmarum Few Oracuzar Road and Afluentes Blue-capped Tanager, Thraupis cyanocephala Few Pomacocha, Leimebamba and Paty Trail Blue-and-yellow Tanager, Thraupis bonariensis Few Marcapomacocha Road, Chachapoyas – Leimebamba, and Celendin Hooded Mountain-Tanager, Buthraupis montana 3 Abra Patricia and Paty Trail GOLDEN-BACKED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER, Buthraupis aureodorsalis 2-3 Bosque Onchog ORANGE-THROATED TANAGER, Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron 4 Oracuzar Road Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager, Anisognathus lacrymosus 2 Carpish tunnel and Paty Trail Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager, Anisognathus igniventris 2 above Celendin Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager, Anisognathus somptuosus 2 Abra Patricia, 1 Paty Trail Yellow-throated Tanager, Iridosornis analis 5 Abra Patricia Golden-collared Tanager, Iridosornis jelskii 2 Bosque Onchog Yellow-scarfed Tanager, Iridosornis reinhardti 4 Abra Patricia, 2 Carpish tunnel Purple-throated Euphonia, Euphonia chlorotica 2 Oracuzar Road Bronze-green Euphonia, Euphonia mesochrysa 2 Afluentes KM 404 Orange-bellied Euphonia, Euphonia xanthogaster Few Afluentes and Jaen Glistening-green Tanager, Chlorochrysa phoenicotis Few Abra Patricia Orange-eared Tanager, Chlorochrysa calliparaea Few Afluentes Paradise Tanager, Tangara chilensis 6 Oracuzar Road Green-and-gold Tanager, Tangara schrankii 2 Oracuzar Road Golden Tanager, Tangara arthus Several Afluentes Saffron-crowned Tanager, Tangara xanthocephala 3 Abra Patricia and Paty Trail Golden-eared Tanager, Tangara chrysotis 1 Afluentes Flame-faced Tanager, Tangara parzudakii Few Abra Patricia, 5 Paty Trail Spotted Tanager, Tangara punctata 1 Afluentes KM 404 Bay-headed Tanager, Tangara gyrola 2 Afluentes Yellow-bellied Tanager, Tangara xanthogastra 1 Oracuzar Road Golden-naped Tanager, Tangara ruficervix Singles Afluentes and Paty Trail Metallic-green Tanager, Tangara labradorides Few Abra Patricia Blue-browed Tanager, Tangara cyanotis 1 Afluentes Blue-necked Tanager, Tangara cyanicollis Several Afluentes Golden-hooded Tanager, Tangara larvata Few Afluentes Masked Tanager, Tangara nigrocincta 4 Oracuzar Road, 1 Afluentes Beryl-spangled Tanager, Tangara nigroviridis Singles Abra Patricia and Afluentes and 3 Paty Trail Blue-and-black Tanager, Tangara vassorii 1 Abra Patricia Silver-backed Tanager, Tangara viridicollis 1-2 Pomacocha, Abra Patricia, Chachopayas, Balsas, near Leimebamba and Paty Trail Opal-rumped Tanager, Tangara velia 1 Oracuzar Road Opal-crowned Tanager, Tangara callophrys 4 Oracuzar Road Black-faced Dacnis, Dacnis lineata 2 Oracuzar Road and Afluentes, 1150m Blue Dacnis, Dacnis cayana 6 Oracuzar Road, few Afluentes Green Honeycreeper, Chlorophanes spiza 2 Oracuzar Road Purple Honeycreeper, Cyanerpes caeruleus 5 Oracuzar Road Tit-like Dacnis, XENODACNIS PARINA Common Huascaran NP Swallow-Tanager, Tersina viridis 1 Oracuzar Road Pardusco, Nephelornis oneilli 3 Bosque Onchog Red-crested Finch, Coryphospingus cucullatus 1 Olmos – Jaen, common near Jaen Crimson Finch-Tanager, Rhodospingus cruentes 1+ Puerto Pisarro Peruvian Sierra-Finch, Phrygilus punensis Several in high Andes, eg 5 Huascaran NP Mourning Sierra-Finch, Phrygilus fruticeti 6+ Seques Pampa, 2 Huascaran NP Plumbeous Sierra-Finch, Phrygilus unicolor Common Marcapomacocha Road, few Huascaran NP and El Molino Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch, Phrygilus plebejus Few Celendin and above Huarez, 20 Huascaran NP Slaty Finch, Haplospiza rustica 1 female Abra Patricia White-winged Diuca-Finch, Diuca speculifera Fairly common in uplands, especially at L Junin Cinereous Finch, Piezorhina cinerea 6 Puerto Pisarro, several elsewhere in coastal region including Querpon Great Inca-Finch, Incaspiza pulchra 6 San Damian Rufous-backed Inca-Finch, Incaspiza personata 2 Chagual – El Molino Grey-winged Inca-Finch, INCASPIZA ORTIZI 3 El Limon Buff-bridled Inca-Finch, Incaspiza laeta Few near Cajamarca and Chagual – El Molino Little Inca-Finch, INCASPIZA WATKINSI 4+ Chamaya near Jaen, 2+ Bagua – Oracuzar PLAIN-TAILED WARBLING-FINCH, Poospiza alticola 6 Huascaran NP Collared Warbling-Finch, Poospiza hispaniolensis 3 Huascaran NP, 4 San Damian, 3 Lomas de Lachay Bright-rumped Yellow-Finch, Sicalis uropygialis Common L Junin and several flocks elsewhere on the puna Greenish Yellow-Finch, Sicalis olivascens Several El Molino Saffron Finch, Sicalis flaveola Common Lomas de Lachay Raimondi´s Yellow-Finch, Sicalis raimondii 8 San Damian Blue-black Grassquit, Volatinia jacarina 1 Puerto Pisarro, common Querpon and Olmos – Jaen Variable Seedeater, Sporophila americana Common Puerto Pisarro, 2 Tumbes National Forest Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Sporophila nigricollis Several Olmos – Jaen, Chagual – El Molino & near Chachapoyas Parrot-billed Seedeater, Sporophila peruviana Locally common in coastal region Drab Seedeater, Sporophila simplex Several near Jaen and San Damian Chestnut-throated Seedeater, Sporophila telasco Few Puerto Pisarro Band-tailed Seedeater, Catamenia analis Few El Molino and Cajamarca Plain-coloured Seedeater, Catamenia inornata Several near Leimebamba, 3150m and Huascaran NP Dull-coloured Grassquit, Tiaris obscura 10 El Limon Rusty Flower-piercer, Diglossa sittoides Few Pomacocha Moustached Flower-piercer, Diglossa mystacalis 4 Bosque Onchog, 1 above San Mateo White-sided Flower-piercer, Diglossa albilatera Few Pomacocha Black-throated Flower-piercer, Diglossa brunneiventris Few Celendin, 2 Huascaran NP Deep-blue Flower-piercer, Diglossopis glauca 2 Abra Patricia Bluish Flower-piercer, Diglossopis caerulescens Few Paty Trail Masked Flower-piercer, Diglossopis cyanea Few Paty Trail Golden-bellied Grosbeak, Pheucticus chrysogaster 6 Jaen and Chamaya, 2 Celendin, 1 Paty Trail & Bosque Onchog Buff-throated Saltator, Saltator maximus Few Tumbes National Forest Greyish Saltator, Saltator coerulescens Few Tumbes National Forest Golden-billed Saltator, Saltator aurantiirostris 2 Seques Pampa and below Bosque Onchog Masked Saltator, SALTATOR CINCTUS 2 Paty Trail Streaked Saltator, Saltator striatipectus Common Jaen and Chachapoyas Crested Oropendola, Psarocolius decumanus 2+ Olmos – Jaen Dusky-green Oropendola, Psarocolius atrovirens 2 Paty Trail Russet-backed Oropendola, Psarocolius angustifrons Few Oracuzar Road Yellow-rumped Cacique, Cacicus cela 20+ Olmos – Jaen Mountain Cacique, Cacicus chrysonotus 1 Abra Patricia Epaulet Oriole, Icterus cayanensis 1 Afluentes Troupial, Icterus icterus 1 Oracuzar Road Yellow-tailed Oriole, Icterus mesomelas Singles Tumbes National Forest and Olmos – Jaen White-edged Oriole, Icterus graceannae Singles Tumbes National Forest and Olmos – Jaen Peruvian Meadowlark, Sturnella bellicosa Numerous in grassland Scrub Blackbird, Dives warszewiczi 10 San Damian Great-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus Common Puerto Pisarro Notable species seen by other members of the party Sickle-winged Guan, Chamaepetes goudotii 1 Abra Patricia Ivory-billed Aracari, Pteroglossus flavirostris 2 Oracuzar Road Ochre-bellied Dove, Leptotila ochraceiventris Claimed at Querpon and San Isidro Buff-tailed Sicklebill, Eutoxeres condamini 1 Paty Trail Sword-billed Hummingbird, Ensifera ensifera 1 Abra Patricia Chestnut-mandibled Toucan, Ramphastos swainsonii 1 Afluentes Crimson-mantled Woodpecker, Piculus rivolii 1 Abra Patricia Tawny Tit-Spinetail, Leptasthenura yanacensis 1 Huascaran NP Stripe-chested Antwren, Myrmotherula longicauda 2 Afluentes Yellow-bellied Dacnis, Dacnis flaviventer 1 Oracuzar Road Black-cowled Saltator, Saltator nigriceps 1 Olmos – Jaen No Records ? Great Black-Hawk, Buteogallus urubitinga Speckle-faced (White-crowned) Parrot, Pionus tumultuosus senilis Tropical Screech-Owl, Otus choliba Black-tailed Trainbearer, Lesbia victoriae Tufted Tit-Tyrant, Anairetes parulus Crowned Chat-Tyrant, Silvicultrix frontalis Social Flycatcher, Myiozetetes similis Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager, Chlorospingus canigularis Three-striped Hemispingus, Hemispingus trifasciatus Turquoise Tanager, Tangara mexicana Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager, Dubusia taeniata Grey-hooded Sierra-Finch, Phrygilus gayi Notable species missed WHITE-WINGED GUAN, Penelope albipennis San Isidro GREY-BELLIED COMET, Taphrolesbia griseiventris Cajamarca - Chagual Ecuadorian Piedtail, Phlogophilus hemileucurus Afluentes Rufous-necked Foliagegleaner, Syndactyla ruficollis Tumbes National Forest Henna-hooded Foliagegleaner, Hylocryptus erythrocephalus Tumbes National Forest Equatorial Greytail, Xenerpestes singularis Afluentes Chapman´s Antshrike, Thamnophlius zarumae Tumbes National Forest Watkins´ Antpitta, Grallaria watkinsi Tumbes National Forest Bay-vented Cotinga, Doliornis sclateri Bosque Onchog Band-tailed Fruiteater, Pipreola intermedia Paty Trail Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant, Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus Abra Patricia White-fronted Tyrannulet, Phyllomyias zeledoni Afluentes Rufous-winged Tyrannulet, Mecocerculus calopterus Tumbes National Forest Black-crested Tit-Tyrant, Anairetes nigrocristatus La Quinua (Huanaco – L Junin) Rufous-browed Hemispingus, HEMISPINGUS RUFOSUPERCILIARIS Bosque Onchog RUFOUS-BREASTED WARBLING-FINCH, Poospiza rubecula Celendin – Cajamarca Sulphur-throated Finch, Sicalis taczanowskii Querpon, San Isidro, Rafan
APPENDIX: NOTABLE RECORDS IN NORTHERN PERU Puna Grebe, Podiceps taczanowskii Although only a few were seen on Lake Junin, the local ranger reported a good breeding season thanks to higher water levels, with the total population estimated to be around 200. Yellow-faced Parrotlet, Forpus xanthops Not uncommon around Chagual, La Libertad but none recorded elewhere. Royal Sunangel, Heliangelus regalis 5 males seen at Abra Patricia, San Martin/ Amazonas at c. 2100m Marvellous Spatuletail, Loddigesia mirabilis One male in full breeding plumage fed regularly on flowers behind the café at the traditional site near Pomacocha, Bongara. Speckle-chested Piculet, Picumnus steindachnerI A pair in open dry forest 39km north of Leimebamba, San Martin at c.1800m. White-bellied Cinclodes, Cinclodes palliatus Three at the traditional site on the Marcapomacocha road included 2 displaying vigorously but briefly to each other at close range. Great Spinetail, Siptornopsis hypochondriacus A pair observed and taped, with at least 3 others calling, by a gully at c2200m in xerophytic-type scrub above Chagual, La Libertad, 11km below Aricapampa on the western slope of the Maranon Valley. They spent some time in Acacia-type trees. Apparently, the first definite record for some 20 years. [Russet-mantled Softtail, Phacellodomus berlepschi A single funarid in a small flock near the pass at Abra Patricia at c.2300m was thought to be this species but identity not 100% certain.] Black Bushbird, Neoctantes niger A pair feeding alone together c12km south of Oracuzar, Amazonas at c500m. They were stripping the vertical stems from plants, sometimes in the head-downwards position, an action possibly facilitated by their upturned bills. Peruvian Plantcutter, Phytotoma raimondii While still relatively numerous at Rafan south of Chiclayo, this area, which is the only presently known site for the species, has been bought by an American sugar company for conversion to sugar cane! Fiery-throated Fruiteater, Pipreola chlorolepidota A pair c12km south of Oracuzar, Amazonas at c500m. Piura Chat-Tyrant, Ochthoeca piurae At least 5 at San Damian, Ancash. Bar-winged Wood-Wren, Henicorhina leucoptera Appeared to be common at Abra Patricia, at least in the range 2000-2300m. Orange-throated Tanager, Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron A party of 4 was seen at c.450m c10km south of Oracuzar, Amazonas, feeding mainly in Cecropias and calling with loud "tsip" calls. Rufous-backed Inca-Finch, Incaspiza personata Two at c2200m in xerophytic-type scrub above Chagual, La Libertad on the western slope of the Maranon Valley represented a range extension. The commoner and more widely spread Buff-bridled Inca-Finch was also present. Masked Saltator, Saltator cinctus Two were observed well in a canopy / sub-canopy mixed feeding flock just below the start of the Paty Trail, Huanaco. MAMMALS Viscacha 1 Huascaran NP Grey Fox 1 Abra Patricia |
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