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Peru - 20th November to 6th December 2010

led by Ashley Banwell

tour  participant - Carlton Collier

During this trip we targeted 3 main areas and succeded in seeing most of our hoped for species. Our first area was Taropoto and Abra Patricia; here we saw Ash-throated Antwren, White-bellied Pygmy-tyrant, Tawny-throated Leaftosser, Band-bellied Owl, Cinerous-breasted Spinetail, Foothill Antwren, Short-tailed Ant-thrush, Red-shouldered Tanager and Fiery-capped Manakin all at Quebrada Mishquiyacu. At Abra Patricia we scored heavily on some of Peru's hardest to see endemics. 2 Long-whiskered Owlets will long remainin our memories, other great birds were Ochre-fronted Antpitta - far too close to focus with bins, 1.5m at one time just sitting just above head height!! Cinnamon Screech-owl put up a fine 'four night attempt' fight but then sat there for walk away views, Rufous-banded Owl, White-faced Nunbird, Rufous-headed Pygmy-tyrant, Barred Ant-thrush, Cinnamon-breasted Tody-tyrant, Lulu's tody-tyrant and a Rusty-tinged Antpitta were all seen near the Owlet Lodge at Abra Patricia. Short trips were made to see Marvellous Spatulatetail at the feeders at La Florida where it performed well. It took 2 attempts to see a Pale-billed Antpitta in the Rio Chido area also here a pair of endemic Russet-mantled Softails.

Our next area was Lake Junin where we had hoped to see Junin Rail, despite much ffort from Cezar we could not find any. Junin Grebes were seen after a long walk to the lakes shore.

Finally we spent 5 days around Iquitos visiting Allpahuayo Mishana and Muyana Lodge.

Cinereous Tinamou - heard only

Undulated Tinamou

Grey-legged Tinamou - heard only

White-tufted Grebe

Silvery Grebe

Junin Grebe

Neotropic Cormorant

Cocoi Heron

Great Egret

Little Blue Heron

Snowy Egret

Cattle Egret

Striated Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Boat-billed Heron

Rufescent Tiger-Heron

Puna Ibis

Chilean Flamingo

Horned Screamer

Andean Goose

Speckled Teal

Crested Duck

Yellow-billed Pintail

Puna Teal

Cinnamon Teal

Andean Duck

Black Vulture

Turkey Vulture

Greater Yellow-headed Vulture

Swallow-tailed Kite

Plumbeous Kite

Slate-colored Hawk

Harris' Hawk

Black-collared Hawk

Roadside Hawk

Puna Hawk

Black Caracara

Mountain Caracara

Yellow-headed Caracara

Laughing Falcon

American Kestrel

Speckled Chachalaca

Andean Guan

Sickle-winged Guan

Wattled Curassow

Plumbeous Rail

Common Moorhen

Slate-colored Coot

Giant Coot

Wattled Jacana

Andean Lapwing

Puna Snipe

Greater Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs


Spotted Sandpiper

Baird's Sandpiper

Belcher's Gull

Andean Gull

Yellow-billed Tern

Large-billed Tern

Rock Pigeon

Spot-winged Pigeon

Eared Dove

Pacific Dove

Ruddy Ground-Dove

Black-winged Ground-Dove

White-tipped Dove

White-throated Quail-Dove

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

White-eyed Parakeet

Speckle-faced Parrot

Festive Parrot

Squirrel Cuckoo

Greater Ani

Smooth-billed Ani

Groove-billed Ani

Tropical Screech-Owl

Cinnamon Screech-Owl

White-throated Screech-Owl

Rufous-banded Owl

Spectacled Owl

Band-bellied Owl

Yungas Pygmy-Owl

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl

Long-whiskered Owlet

Burrowing Owl

Short-eared Owl

Oilbird

Great Potoo

Common Potoo

Pauraque

White-collared Swift

Short-tailed Swift

Fork-tailed Palm-Swift

Rufous-breasted Hermit

Eastern Long-tailed Hermit

Green-fronted Lancebill

Gray-breasted Sabrewing

White-necked Jacobin

Sparkling Violet-ear

Rufous-crested Coquette

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

Golden-tailed Sapphire

Andean Emerald

Speckled Hummingbird

Fawn-breasted Brilliant

Chestnut-breasted Coronet

Mountain Velvetbreast

Bronzy Inca

Collared Inca

Purple-throated Sunangel

Royal Sunangel

Emerald-bellied Puffleg

Rufous-vented Whitetip

Long-tailed Sylph

Marvelous Spatuletail

White-bellied Woodstar

Blue-crowned Trogon

Black-tailed Trogon

Golden-headed Quetzal

Ringed Kingfisher

Green-and-rufous Kingfisher

Broad-billed Motmot

White-eared Jacamar

Yellow-billed Jacamar

Paradise Jacamar

White-necked Puffbird

White-faced Nunbird

Black-fronted Nunbird

White-fronted Nunbird

Yellow-billed Nunbird

Swallow-wing

Scarlet-crowned Barbet

Gilded Barbet

Emerald Toucanet

Golden-collared Toucanet

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

Chestnut-eared Aracari

Speckle-chested Piculet

Little Woodpecker

Yellow-throated Woodpecker

Andean Flicker

Chestnut Woodpecker

Crimson-crested Woodpecker

Common Miner

Plain-breasted Earthcreeper

Bar-winged Cinclodes

White-winged Cinclodes

White-bellied Cinclodes

Pale-legged Hornero

Azara's Spinetail

Cinereous-breasted Spinetail

Rufous Spinetail

Russet-mantled Softtail

Common Thornbird

Pearled Treerunner

Streaked Tuftedcheek

Montane Foliage-gleaner

Cinnamon-rumped Foliage-gleaner

Tawny-throated Leaftosser

Streaked Xenops

Tyrannine Woodcreeper

Plain-brown Woodcreeper

White-chinned Woodcreeper

Olivaceous Woodcreeper

Wedge-billed Woodcreeper

Amazonian Barred-Woodcreeper

Elegant Woodcreeper

Straight-billed Woodcreeper

Montane Woodcreeper

Rufous-capped Antshrike

Plain-winged Antshrike

Spot-winged Antshrike

Plain-throated Antwren

Foothill Antwren

Ornate Antwren

White-flanked Antwren

Long-winged Antwren

Ash-throated Antwren

Ancient Antwren

Black-faced Antbird

Warbling Antbird

Spot-backed Antbird

Scale-backed Antbird

White-plumed Antbird

Bicolored Antbird

Short-tailed Antthrush

Barred Antthrush

Scaled Antpitta - heard only

Pale-billed Antpitta

Rusty-tinged Antpitta

Ochre-fronted Antpitta

White-crowned Tapaculo

Rufous-vented Tapaculo

Trilling Tapaculo

Large-footed Tapaculo

Green-and-black Fruiteater

Screaming Piha

Amazonian Umbrellabird

White-bearded Manakin

Wire-tailed Manakin

Fiery-capped Manakin

Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin

Lesser Elaenia

Torrent Tyrannulet

Streak-necked Flycatcher

Slaty-capped Flycatcher

Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant

Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet

Mishana Tyrannulet

Golden-faced Tyrannulet

White-banded Tyrannulet

Many-colored Rush-Tyrant

White-bellied Pygmy-Tyrant

Lulu's Tody-Tyrant

Black-throated Tody-Tyrant

Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant

Common Tody-Flycatcher

Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher

Olivaceous Flatbill

Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher

Cinnamon Flycatcher

Cliff Flycatcher

Smoke-colored Pewee

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant

Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant

White-fronted Ground-Tyrant

Andean Negrito

Citron-bellied Attila

Grayish Mourner

Lesser Kiskadee

Social Flycatcher

Dusky-chested Flycatcher

Golden-crowned Flycatcher

Streaked Flycatcher

Tropical Kingbird

Barred Becard

Blue-and-white Swallow

Andean Swallow

Barn Swallow

Correndera Pipit

Black-capped Donacobius

Thrush-like Wren

Rufous Wren

Peruvian Wren

Speckle-breasted Wren

Gray-breasted Wood-Wren

Bar-winged Wood-Wren

Andean Solitaire

White-eared Solitaire

Swainson's Thrush

Chiguanco Thrush

Great Thrush

Glossy-black Thrush

Black-billed Thrush

Hauxwell's Thrush

White-necked Thrush

Green Jay

House Sparrow

Brown-capped Vireo

Rufous-browed Peppershrike

Orange-crowned Euphonia

Hooded Siskin

Black Siskin

Cerulean Warbler

Canada Warbler

Slate-throated Redstart

Citrine Warbler

Russet-crowned Warbler

Bananaquit

Cinereous Conebill

Blue-backed Conebill

Magpie Tanager

Grass-green Tanager

Common Bush-Tanager

Black-capped Hemispingus

Gray-headed Tanager

Flame-crested Tanager

Red-shouldered Tanager

Red-crowned Ant-Tanager

Scarlet Tanager

Huallaga Tanager

Silver-beaked Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-capped Tanager

Palm Tanager

Hooded Mountain-Tanager

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

Yellow-throated Tanager

Paradise Tanager

Saffron-crowned Tanager

Flame-faced Tanager

Bay-headed Tanager

Masked Tanager

Beryl-spangled Tanager

Blue-and-black Tanager

Silver-backed Tanager

Opal-crowned Tanager

Green Honeycreeper

Purple Honeycreeper

Peruvian Sierra-Finch

Plumbeous Sierra-Finch

Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch

White-winged Diuca-Finch

Blue-black Grassquit

Chestnut-bellied Seedeater

White-sided Flowerpiercer

Black-throated Flowerpiercer

Deep-blue Flowerpiercer

Bright-rumped Yellow-Finch

Red-capped Cardinal

Yellow-breasted Brush-Finch

Rufous-collared Sparrow

Buff-throated Saltator

Slate-colored Grosbeak

Yellow-hooded Blackbird

Orange-backed Troupial

Yellow-billed Cacique

Yellow-rumped Cacique

Mountain Cacique

Russet-backed Oropendola