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.
ITINERARY
August 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: 05.1500.30 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
[Watkins 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
Spillmans 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 |