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Fabulous scope studies of the little-known Andean Potoo, here foraging by night atop a stump along the road, was one of the great highlights of our tour. (Photo by participant Dominic Sherony)
It seems our timing was not the best this year, as our birding efforts encountered a number of uncommon challenges--from a long dry spell in the highlands (where continuing efforts to pave the Kosnipata "Highway" resulted in dust, noise, detours, delays, and numerous landslides that have impacted roadside habitat) to a cold friaje in the lowlands/foothills (which brought rain, cold, and cloudy conditions for a couple of precious days). Birds were quieter than usual, with fewer species responding to playback than is normal on this route.
That said, we still saw a long list of fabulous birds and enjoyed some marvelous aesthetic and behavioral highlights during a short transect of one of the world's biologically richest regions. We sampled arid intermontane valleys near Cusco, the high puna zone to the easternmost pass at Acjanaco (3500m/11,500'), and then descended from treeline down the forested east slope to rainforest at the eastern base of the Andes at Amazonia Lodge (500m/1600').
Among our most memorable sightings were the following, in roughly taxonomic order:
--two different pairs of Black-faced Ibis in the high puna zone, the second with a fledgling that was constantly and insistently begging from one of its parents;
--a very responsive Blackish Rail that, after issuing its unbelievable duetting with its mate, emerged from the cattails and stood in view for a long time--an absolute show-off!
--a field full of 22 Tawny-throated Dotterels, elegant austral migrant shorebirds that were wintering in the plowed puna fields between Cusco and Acjanaco;
--limbs above the cocha literally weighted down with prehistoric-looking Hoatzins, lined up shoulder to shoulder, their shaggy crests splayed in various directions;
--a Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo (for one group) that materialized near a small group of army ants in the hill forest above Amazonia Lodge, standing still, its breast band showing, until it seemed to have vaporized--before we heard its rapid, excited bill-snapping across the trail!
--that big Band-bellied Owl that called, flew in, and sat for fabulous views near Cock-of-the-rock Lodge (CORL);
--great studies of three species of potoos: a day roosting Great on the Atalaya Ridge; a Common that flew in and uttered its evocative call by night; and comparisons of the rare Andean Potoo by night and by day at close range!
--37 species of tropical hummingbirds, many of them dazzling, from a rare Buff-tailed Sicklebill (for one group) and the scarce Gould's Jewelfront to the common but brilliant Golden-tailed Sapphires at the Amazonia vervain; from tiny Booted Rackettails, Rufous-crested Coquettes, Blue-tailed Emeralds, and Amethyst Woodstars to that 6" Giant Hummingbird, heaviest of all hummers, feeding at green-flowered Puyas;
--males of both Golden-headed and Crested quetzals at the same place, at the same time, one of them doing display flights!
--superb views of both Black-streaked Puffbird and Lanceolated Monklet for all and Striolated Puffbird for one group, all dramatic species that are easily overlooked;
--multiple views of striking Versicolored Barbets with mixed flocks at mid-montane levels;
--a marvelous pair of Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucans (handsomest of the mountain-toucans) that were calling and bill-clapping in the upper montane forest, rivaled only by a pair of big White-throated Toucans, one of which sat for leisurely scope views in the foothill forest of Atalaya Ridge;
--small flocks of Military and Scarlet macaws flying past against the forested foothills, in glorious morning sunlight;
--a male Slaty Gnateater that showed well for all in the dense understory, singing and calling spontaneously;
--that fabulous Amazonian Antpitta that sat in full view as we watched through our binocs and the scope!
--those cooperative Creamy-crested Spinetails, including the one at the pass at Acjanaco, at 3500m (11,500');
--among the flycatchers, the Ringed Antpipit, walking pipit-like on the forest floor, and the very confiding Cinnamon Flycatcher, which we saw repeatedly in open, road-edge situations at very close range;
--four male Andean Cocks-of-the-rock displaying right below us at their lek in the dawning light, complete with their moaning, fluttering, and bill-snapping sound effects;
--three colorful manakin males: Yungas for everyone, Band-tailed for one group, and Round-tailed for the other group;
--the multiple big mixed flocks, especially those with everything from antshrikes and antwrens, woodcreepers and foliage-gleaners, to dashing hordes of breathtakingly beautiful so-called "tanagers," from Paradise, Golden, and Orange-eared, to Yellow-throated, Golden-collared, Scarlet-bellied Mountain-, and White-winged Shrike-Tanagers. A behavioral highlight was watching a pair of what were probably Buckley's Forest-Falcons disperse a distant but very large tanager flock they targeted. And it's hard not to mention those amazingly flashy Masked Crimson Tanagers that are now regulars at the Hacienda Amazonia feeders.
Be sure to check out the annotations of raptors and hummingbirds carefully; there are a couple of nice surprises embedded there.
Beyond the birds, we had good studies of five species of primates (including Three-striped Night Monkeys and big troops of Common Woolly Monkeys) and an impressive herd of tooth-snapping White-lipped Peccaries.
The purpose of the annotations below is to help you fix many of our sightings in your memory; we know how hard it is to retain each of the many species that seem to come all at once, each with a four-word name. This was especially true for those in our group who were on their first birding trip to Peru. Browsing through the following will no doubt raise memories of many additional favorites, from a trip into an extensive and very rich wilderness. It was great fun sharing them all with you.
We thank our skillful and reliable drivers, Rene and Alejandro, and the staffs of our lodges, especially at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge and Amazonia Lodge, for taking such good care of us. Special thanks to Dominic Sherony and George Sims for the many photos that richly illustrate our triplist online (fieldguides.com/triplists/man13LIST). And thanks to you all for coming!
--Rose Ann (& Pepe)
KEYS FOR THIS LIST
One of the following keys may be shown in brackets for individual species as appropriate: * = heard only, I = introduced, E = endemic, N = nesting, a = austral migrant, b = boreal migrant
Tinamidae (Tinamous)

Much of our time was spent birding the forest-cloaked mountains and valleys on the humid east slope of the Andes. It's a land of running water, all of it rushing eastward toward the Amazon. (Photo by guide Rose Ann Rowlett)
HOODED TINAMOU (Nothocercus nigrocapillus) [*] BLACK TINAMOU (Tinamus osgoodi) [*]
GREAT TINAMOU (Tinamus major) [*]
CINEREOUS TINAMOU (Crypturellus cinereus) [*]
LITTLE TINAMOU (Crypturellus soui) [*]
BROWN TINAMOU (Crypturellus obsoletus) [*]
UNDULATED TINAMOU (Crypturellus undulatus) [*]
BLACK-CAPPED TINAMOU (Crypturellus atrocapillus) [*]
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl)

On our way to the humid east slope, we crossed arid highlands and stopped to explore the funery monuments of the little-known Lupaca people at Ninamarka, a pre-Inca site at 11,500 feet. (Photo by guide Rose Ann Rowlett)
PUNA TEAL (Anas puna) YELLOW-BILLED TEAL (OXYPTERA) (Anas flavirostris oxyptera)
Cracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows)
SPECKLED CHACHALACA (Ortalis guttata)
ANDEAN GUAN (Penelope montagnii)
SPIX'S GUAN (Penelope jacquacu)
BLUE-THROATED PIPING-GUAN (Pipile cumanensis)
Odontophoridae (New World Quail)
RUFOUS-BREASTED WOOD-QUAIL (Odontophorus speciosus)
STRIPE-FACED WOOD-QUAIL (Odontophorus balliviani) [*]
STARRED WOOD-QUAIL (Odontophorus stellatus) [*]
Podicipedidae (Grebes)

Adult Fasciated Tiger-Heron on the Rio Alto Madre de Dios, where it regularly hunts in the rushing shoals. (Photo by participant Dominic Sherony)
WHITE-TUFTED GREBE (Rollandia rolland) Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and Shags)
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)
Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
RUFESCENT TIGER-HERON (Tigrisoma lineatum)
FASCIATED TIGER-HERON (Tigrisoma fasciatum)
SNOWY EGRET (Egretta thula)
LITTLE BLUE HERON (Egretta caerulea)
CATTLE EGRET (Bubulcus ibis)
Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)
PUNA IBIS (Plegadis ridgwayi)
BLACK-FACED IBIS (BRANICKII) (Theristicus melanopis branickii) [N]
Cathartidae (New World Vultures)

Black-faced Ibis in the arid puna northeast of Cusco and Huacarpay. (Photo by participant George Sims)
BLACK VULTURE (Coragyps atratus) TURKEY VULTURE (Cathartes aura)
GREATER YELLOW-HEADED VULTURE (Cathartes melambrotus)
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, and Kites)
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE (Elanoides forficatus)
BLACK-AND-CHESTNUT EAGLE (Spizaetus isidori)
DOUBLE-TOOTHED KITE (Harpagus bidentatus)
PLUMBEOUS KITE (Ictinia plumbea)
CINEREOUS HARRIER (Circus cinereus)
ROADSIDE HAWK (Rupornis magnirostris)
VARIABLE HAWK (Geranoaetus polyosoma)
BLACK-CHESTED BUZZARD-EAGLE (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)
WHITE HAWK (Pseudastur albicollis)
SHORT-TAILED HAWK (Buteo brachyurus)
WHITE-THROATED HAWK (Buteo albigula)
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)

Gray-necked Wood-Rail at Amazonia Lodge, where at least three birds were emerging from the forest for rice! (Photo by participant Dominic Sherony)
RUFOUS-SIDED CRAKE (Laterallus melanophaius) [*] GRAY-NECKED WOOD-RAIL (Aramides cajaneus)
UNIFORM CRAKE (Amaurolimnas concolor) [*]
BLACKISH RAIL (Pardirallus nigricans)
PLUMBEOUS RAIL (Pardirallus sanguinolentus)
PURPLE GALLINULE (Porphyrio martinicus)
COMMON GALLINULE (Gallinula galeata)
SLATE-COLORED COOT (Fulica ardesiaca)
Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
ANDEAN LAPWING (Vanellus resplendens)
TAWNY-THROATED DOTTEREL (Oreopholus ruficollis ruficollis) [a]
Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)

Three of a flock of more than 20 Tawny-throated Dotterels in arid fields at 11,300 feet. (Photo by participant Dominic Sherony)
GREATER YELLOWLEGS (Tringa melanoleuca) [b] Laridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
ANDEAN GULL (Chroicocephalus serranus)
LARGE-BILLED TERN (Phaetusa simplex)
Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
ROCK PIGEON (Columba livia) [I]
PALE-VENTED PIGEON (Patagioenas cayennensis)
SPOT-WINGED PIGEON (Patagioenas maculosa)

Shaggy and social, the strange Hoatzins were among our favorite species; they are resident inhabitants of the Amazonia cocha. (Photo by participant Dominic Sherony)
BAND-TAILED PIGEON (Patagioenas fasciata) PLUMBEOUS PIGEON (Patagioenas plumbea)
RUDDY PIGEON (Patagioenas subvinacea)
EARED DOVE (Zenaida auriculata)
GRAY-FRONTED DOVE (Leptotila rufaxilla)
Opisthocomidae (Hoatzin)
HOATZIN (Opisthocomus hoazin)
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
SQUIRREL CUCKOO (Piaya cayana) RUFOUS-VENTED GROUND-CUCKOO (Neomorphus geoffroyi)

This big Band-bellied Owl is checking us out near CORL. (Photo by participant Dominic Sherony)
SMOOTH-BILLED ANI (Crotophaga ani) Strigidae (Owls)
RUFESCENT SCREECH-OWL (Megascops ingens) [*]
TAWNY-BELLIED SCREECH-OWL (AUSTRAL) (Megascops watsonii usta)
BAND-BELLIED OWL (Pulsatrix melanota)
FERRUGINOUS PYGMY-OWL (Glaucidium brasilianum) [*]
BURROWING OWL (Athene cunicularia)
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)
RUFOUS-BELLIED NIGHTHAWK (Lurocalis rufiventris) [*]
SAND-COLORED NIGHTHAWK (Chordeiles rupestris)
COMMON PAURAQUE (Nyctidromus albicollis)

Our surprise Ladder-tailed Nightjar at the edge of the river.(Photo by participant Dominic Sherony)
LADDER-TAILED NIGHTJAR (Hydropsalis climacocerca) LYRE-TAILED NIGHTJAR (Uropsalis lyra)
Nyctibiidae (Potoos)
GREAT POTOO (Nyctibius grandis)
COMMON POTOO (Nyctibius griseus)
ANDEAN POTOO (Nyctibius maculosus)
Apodidae (Swifts)

This dayroosting Great Potoo is a wonderful example of adaptive camouflage. (Photo by participant Dominic Sherony)
CHESTNUT-COLLARED SWIFT (Streptoprocne rutila) WHITE-COLLARED SWIFT (Streptoprocne zonaris)
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
WHITE-NECKED JACOBIN (Florisuga mellivora)
BUFF-TAILED SICKLEBILL (Eutoxeres condamini)
RUFOUS-BREASTED HERMIT (Glaucis hirsutus)
PALE-TAILED BARBTHROAT (Threnetes leucurus leucurus)
GREEN HERMIT (Phaethornis guy)

Amethyst-throated Sunangel along the Wayqecha trail. (Photo by participant Dominic Sherony)
KOEPCKE'S HERMIT (Phaethornis koepckeae) [E] GREAT-BILLED HERMIT (Phaethornis malaris)
WHITE-BROWED HERMIT (Phaethornis stuarti)
GREEN-FRONTED LANCEBILL (Doryfera ludovicae)
BLUE-FRONTED LANCEBILL (Doryfera johannae)
WEDGE-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD (Schistes geoffroyi)

Male Rufous-crested Coquette at the Amazonia vervain. (Photo by participant Dominic Sherony)
GREEN VIOLETEAR (Colibri thalassinus) [*] SPARKLING VIOLETEAR (Colibri coruscans)
AMETHYST-THROATED SUNANGEL (Heliangelus amethysticollis)
RUFOUS-CRESTED COQUETTE (Lophornis delattrei)
SPECKLED HUMMINGBIRD (Adelomyia melanogenys)
LONG-TAILED SYLPH (Aglaiocercus kingi)
GREEN-TAILED TRAINBEARER (Lesbia nuna)
RUFOUS-CAPPED THORNBILL (Chalcostigma ruficeps)

Spiffy & scarce, this Gould's Jewelfront has become a regular at Amazonia Lodge. (Photo by participant George Sims)
TYRIAN METALTAIL (Metallura tyrianthina smaragdinicollis) BUFF-THIGHED PUFFLEG (Haplophaedia assimilis)
WHITE-TUFTED SUNBEAM (Aglaeactis castelnaudii) [E]
VIOLET-THROATED STARFRONTLET (Coeligena violifer)
CHESTNUT-BREASTED CORONET (Boissonneaua matthewsii)

Giant Hummingbird atop Puya near treeline and the entrance to Manu National Park. (Photo by participant Dominic Sherony)
BOOTED RACKET-TAIL (Ocreatus underwoodii annae) GOULD'S JEWELFRONT (Heliodoxa aurescens)
VIOLET-FRONTED BRILLIANT (Heliodoxa leadbeateri)
GIANT HUMMINGBIRD (Patagona gigas)
LONG-BILLED STARTHROAT (Heliomaster longirostris)
WHITE-BELLIED WOODSTAR (Chaetocercus mulsant)
AMETHYST WOODSTAR (Calliphlox amethystina)
BLUE-TAILED EMERALD (Chlorostilbon mellisugus)
VIOLET-HEADED HUMMINGBIRD (Klais guimeti)
GRAY-BREASTED SABREWING (Campylopterus largipennis)
FORK-TAILED WOODNYMPH (Thalurania furcata)
MANY-SPOTTED HUMMINGBIRD (Taphrospilus hypostictus)

A male Sapphire-spangled Emerald at Amazonia Lodge. (Photo by participant Dominic Sherony)
SAPPHIRE-SPANGLED EMERALD (Amazilia lactea) GOLDEN-TAILED SAPPHIRE (Chrysuronia oenone)
Trogonidae (Trogons)
GOLDEN-HEADED QUETZAL (Pharomachrus auriceps)
CRESTED QUETZAL (Pharomachrus antisianus)
BLACK-TAILED TROGON (Trogon melanurus)
BLUE-CROWNED TROGON (Trogon curucui)
COLLARED TROGON (Trogon collaris)

Male Masked Trogon near CORL. (Photo by participant George Sims)
MASKED TROGON (Trogon personatus) Momotidae (Motmots)
AMAZONIAN MOTMOT (Momotus momota)
ANDEAN MOTMOT (Momotus aequatorialis)
BROAD-BILLED MOTMOT (Electron platyrhynchum) [*]
Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
AMAZON KINGFISHER (Chloroceryle amazona)
GREEN KINGFISHER (Chloroceryle americana)

This tiny Lanceolated Monklet responded to playback along the Kosnipata "Highway." (Photo by guide Rose Ann Rowlett)
GREEN-AND-RUFOUS KINGFISHER (Chloroceryle inda) Bucconidae (Puffbirds)
STRIOLATED PUFFBIRD (Nystalus striolatus)
BLACK-STREAKED PUFFBIRD (Malacoptila fulvogularis)
LANCEOLATED MONKLET (Micromonacha lanceolata)
RUFOUS-CAPPED NUNLET (Nonnula ruficapilla) [*]
BLACK-FRONTED NUNBIRD (Monasa nigrifrons)
SWALLOW-WINGED PUFFBIRD (Chelidoptera tenebrosa)
Galbulidae (Jacamars)

This male Versicolored Barbet was moving with a mixed-species flock near CORL. (Photovby participant Dominic Sherony)
BLUISH-FRONTED JACAMAR (Galbula cyanescens) Capitonidae (New World Barbets)
GILDED BARBET (Capito auratus) [*]
LEMON-THROATED BARBET (Eubucco richardsoni)
VERSICOLORED BARBET (Eubucco versicolor)
Ramphastidae (Toucans)
EMERALD TOUCANET (BLACK-THROATED) (Aulacorhynchus prasinus atrogularis)
CHESTNUT-TIPPED TOUCANET (Aulacorhynchus derbianus) [*]
BLUE-BANDED TOUCANET (Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis)

It's hard to beat the Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan for sheer tasteful beauty! (Photo by participant Dominic Sherony)
GRAY-BREASTED MOUNTAIN-TOUCAN (Andigena hypoglauca) CHESTNUT-EARED ARACARI (Pteroglossus castanotis)
GOLDEN-COLLARED TOUCANET (Selenidera reinwardtii)
WHITE-THROATED TOUCAN (Ramphastos tucanus cuvieri)
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

White-throated Toucan on Atalaya Ridge. (Photo by participant Dominic Sherony)
FINE-BARRED PICULET (Picumnus subtilis) [E] GOLDEN-OLIVE WOODPECKER (Colaptes rubiginosus)
SPOT-BREASTED WOODPECKER (Colaptes punctigula)
ANDEAN FLICKER (Colaptes rupicola)
LINEATED WOODPECKER (Dryocopus lineatus)
CRIMSON-CRESTED WOODPECKER (Campephilus melanoleucos)
Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)
BUCKLEY'S FOREST-FALCON (Micrastur buckleyi)
BLACK CARACARA (Daptrius ater)
RED-THROATED CARACARA (Ibycter americanus) [*]
MOUNTAIN CARACARA (Phalcoboenus megalopterus)

Military Macaws overhead from the canopy tower. (Photo by participant George Sims)
LAUGHING FALCON (Herpetotheres cachinnans) AMERICAN KESTREL (Falco sparverius)
BAT FALCON (Falco rufigularis)
Psittacidae (Parrots)
WHITE-EYED PARAKEET (Aratinga leucophthalma)
DUSKY-HEADED PARAKEET (Aratinga weddellii)
CHESTNUT-FRONTED MACAW (Ara severus)
MILITARY MACAW (Ara militaris)
RED-AND-GREEN MACAW (Ara chloropterus) [*]
SCARLET MACAW (Ara macao)

A family of Scarlet Macaws flying past the Hacienda Amazonia canopy tower. (Photo by participant George Sims)
BLUE-HEADED MACAW (Primolius couloni) BARRED PARAKEET (Bolborhynchus lineola) [*]
COBALT-WINGED PARAKEET (Brotogeris cyanoptera) [*]
BLUE-HEADED PARROT (Pionus menstruus)
SPECKLE-FACED PARROT (PLUM-CROWNED) (Pionus tumultuosus tumultuosus)
SCALY-NAPED PARROT (Amazona mercenarius)
Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)
BAMBOO ANTSHRIKE (Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae)
GREAT ANTSHRIKE (Taraba major) [*]

Where lowland rainforest of the Amazon basin meets foothill forest along the eastern base of the Andes; from the Atalaya Mirador. (Photo by guide Rose Ann Rowlett)
CHESTNUT-BACKED ANTSHRIKE (Thamnophilus palliatus) PLAIN-WINGED ANTSHRIKE (Thamnophilus schistaceus)
RUSSET ANTSHRIKE (Thamnistes anabatinus)
BLUISH-SLATE ANTSHRIKE (Thamnomanes schistogynus)
PLAIN-THROATED ANTWREN (Isleria hauxwelli) [*]
PYGMY ANTWREN (Myrmotherula brachyura)
AMAZONIAN STREAKED-ANTWREN (Myrmotherula multostriata) [*]
STRIPE-CHESTED ANTWREN (Myrmotherula longicauda)
GRAY ANTWREN (Myrmotherula menetriesii menetriesii)

The sparkling Golden-tailed Sapphire, here at the Amazonia Lodge vervain, was among our favorite hummers on the trip. (Photo by participant George Sims)
YELLOW-BREASTED ANTWREN (Herpsilochmus axillaris) DOT-WINGED ANTWREN (Microrhopias quixensis albicauda)
YELLOW-RUMPED ANTWREN (Terenura sharpei) [*]
GRAY ANTBIRD (Cercomacra cinerascens) [*]
BLACKISH ANTBIRD (FUSCICAUDA) (Cercomacra nigrescens fuscicauda)
BLACK ANTBIRD (Cercomacra serva)
WHITE-BACKED FIRE-EYE (Pyriglena leuconota) [*]
WHITE-BROWED ANTBIRD (Myrmoborus leucophrys)
BLACK-FACED ANTBIRD (Myrmoborus myotherinus)
YELLOW-BREASTED WARBLING-ANTBIRD (Hypocnemis subflava collinsi)
BAND-TAILED ANTBIRD (Hypocnemoides maculicauda)
SILVERED ANTBIRD (Sclateria naevia)
WHITE-LINED ANTBIRD (Percnostola lophotes)

Early morning sunlight on the Rio Alto Madre de Dios, the upper "mother of God" river, near Atalaya. (Photo by guide Rose Ann Rowlett)
CHESTNUT-TAILED ANTBIRD (Myrmeciza hemimelaena) BLACK-THROATED ANTBIRD (Myrmeciza atrothorax)
GOELDI'S ANTBIRD (Myrmeciza goeldii)
SOOTY ANTBIRD (Myrmeciza fortis)
SPOT-BACKED ANTBIRD (Hylophylax naevius)
BLACK-SPOTTED BARE-EYE (Phlegopsis nigromaculata)
Conopophagidae (Gnateaters)
SLATY GNATEATER (Conopophaga ardesiaca)
Grallariidae (Antpittas)
SCALED ANTPITTA (Grallaria guatimalensis regulus) [*]
WHITE-THROATED ANTPITTA (Grallaria albigula) [*]
RED-AND-WHITE ANTPITTA (Grallaria erythroleuca) [E*]

We stared through the dense understory to see this surprisingly cooperative Amazonian Antpitta at Amazonia Lodge. (Photo by participant Dominic Sherony)
RUFOUS ANTPITTA (Grallaria rufula occabambae) [*] AMAZONIAN ANTPITTA (Hylopezus berlepschi)
THRUSH-LIKE ANTPITTA (Myrmothera campanisona) [*]
Rhinocryptidae (Tapaculos)
RUSTY-BELTED TAPACULO (Liosceles thoracicus) [*]
WHITE-CROWNED TAPACULO (Scytalopus atratus)
PUNA TAPACULO (Scytalopus simonsi) [*]
DIADEMED TAPACULO (Scytalopus schulenbergi)
Formicariidae (Antthrushes)
BLACK-FACED ANTTHRUSH (Formicarius analis) [*]
RUFOUS-BREASTED ANTTHRUSH (Formicarius rufipectus) [*]
BARRED ANTTHRUSH (Chamaeza mollissima) [*]
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
SLENDER-BILLED MINER (Geositta tenuirostris)
OLIVACEOUS WOODCREEPER (Sittasomus griseicapillus) [*]
LONG-TAILED WOODCREEPER (Deconychura longicauda)
PLAIN-BROWN WOODCREEPER (Dendrocincla fuliginosa)
CINNAMON-THROATED WOODCREEPER (Dendrexetastes rufigula)
STRONG-BILLED WOODCREEPER (Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus)

What tells us this male Booted Rackettail was photographed on the east slope of the Andes? (Photo by participant Dominic Sherony)
OCELLATED WOODCREEPER (TSCHUDI'S) (Xiphorhynchus ocellatus brevirostris) BUFF-THROATED WOODCREEPER (LAFRESNAYE'S) (Xiphorhynchus guttatus guttatoides) [N]
OLIVE-BACKED WOODCREEPER (Xiphorhynchus triangularis)
RED-BILLED SCYTHEBILL (Campylorhamphus trochilirostris)
PLAIN XENOPS (Xenops minutus)
STREAKED XENOPS (Xenops rutilans)
PALE-LEGGED HORNERO (Furnarius leucopus) [N]
WREN-LIKE RUSHBIRD (Phleocryptes melanops)
DUSKY-CHEEKED FOLIAGE-GLEANER (Anabazenops dorsalis)
BUFF-FRONTED FOLIAGE-GLEANER (Philydor rufum bolivianum)
MONTANE FOLIAGE-GLEANER (Anabacerthia striaticollis)
PERUVIAN RECURVEBILL (Simoxenops ucayalae) [*]
BUFF-THROATED FOLIAGE-GLEANER (Automolus ochrolaemus)
CHESTNUT-CROWNED FOLIAGE-GLEANER (Automolus rufipileatus)
BLACK-BILLED TREEHUNTER (Thripadectes melanorhynchus)
SPOTTED BARBTAIL (Premnoplex brunnescens)
PEARLED TREERUNNER (Margarornis squamiger)
PUNA THISTLETAIL (Asthenes helleri) [E]
RUSTY-FRONTED CANASTERO (Asthenes ottonis) [E*]

Our first Creamy-crested Spinetails played hide-and-seek with us, a behavior typical of their genus. (Photo by participant Dominic Sherony)
PLAIN SOFTTAIL (Thripophaga fusciceps) MARCAPATA SPINETAIL (Cranioleuca marcapatae) [E*]
CREAMY-CRESTED SPINETAIL (Cranioleuca albicapilla) [E]
ASH-BROWED SPINETAIL (Cranioleuca curtata)
SPECKLED SPINETAIL (Cranioleuca gutturata)
AZARA'S SPINETAIL (Synallaxis azarae)
CABANIS'S SPINETAIL (Synallaxis cabanisi)
PLAIN-CROWNED SPINETAIL (Synallaxis gujanensis)
Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
WHITE-LORED TYRANNULET (Ornithion inerme)
WHITE-BANDED TYRANNULET (Mecocerculus stictopterus)
WHITE-THROATED TYRANNULET (Mecocerculus leucophrys)
TUFTED TIT-TYRANT (Anairetes parulus)
YELLOW-CROWNED TYRANNULET (Tyrannulus elatus)
FOREST ELAENIA (Myiopagis gaimardii)

Twice during our tour we had a rare view of the highest peak within the Manu National Park, here from the mirador at 5500 feet. (Photo by guide Rose Ann Rowlett)
WHITE-CRESTED ELAENIA (Elaenia albiceps) WHITE-CRESTED ELAENIA (PERUVIAN) (Elaenia albiceps modesta) [a]
SIERRAN ELAENIA (Elaenia pallatangae)
TORRENT TYRANNULET (Serpophaga cinerea)
STREAK-NECKED FLYCATCHER (Mionectes striaticollis)
OLIVE-STRIPED FLYCATCHER (Mionectes olivaceus)
OCHRE-BELLIED FLYCATCHER (Mionectes oleagineus)
SEPIA-CAPPED FLYCATCHER (Leptopogon amaurocephalus)
SLATY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER (ALBIDIVENTRIS) (Leptopogon superciliaris albidiventer)
MARBLE-FACED BRISTLE-TYRANT (Phylloscartes ophthalmicus)
CINNAMON-FACED TYRANNULET (Phylloscartes parkeri)
BOLIVIAN TYRANNULET (Zimmerius bolivianus)
RED-BILLED TYRANNULET (Zimmerius cinereicapilla) [*]
ORNATE FLYCATCHER (Myiotriccus ornatus)
MANY-COLORED RUSH TYRANT (Tachuris rubrigastra)

After our surprisingly strong friaje, we were surprised to encounter dust! At the higher elevations it hadn't even rained, but Pepe was prepared for it. (Photo by participant Dominic Sherony)
RINGED ANTPIPIT (Corythopis torquatus) SCALE-CRESTED PYGMY-TYRANT (Lophotriccus pileatus)
JOHANNES'S TODY-TYRANT (Hemitriccus iohannis)
OCHRE-FACED TODY-FLYCATCHER (Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps) [*]
RUSTY-FRONTED TODY-FLYCATCHER (Poecilotriccus latirostris)
YELLOW-BROWED TODY-FLYCATCHER (Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum) [*]
OLIVACEOUS FLATBILL (Rhynchocyclus olivaceus) [*]
GRAY-CROWNED FLYCATCHER (Tolmomyias poliocephalus)
YELLOW-BREASTED FLYCATCHER (Tolmomyias flaviventris)
CINNAMON FLYCATCHER (Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus)
BRAN-COLORED FLYCATCHER (Myiophobus fasciatus)
EULER'S FLYCATCHER (Lathrotriccus euleri)
SMOKE-COLORED PEWEE (Contopus fumigatus) [N]
BLACK PHOEBE (Sayornis nigricans)
VERMILION FLYCATCHER (Pyrocephalus rubinus) [a]
ANDEAN NEGRITO (Lessonia oreas)
LITTLE GROUND-TYRANT (Muscisaxicola fluviatilis)
SPOT-BILLED GROUND-TYRANT (Muscisaxicola maculirostris)
RUFOUS-NAPED GROUND-TYRANT (Muscisaxicola rufivertex)
STREAK-THROATED BUSH-TYRANT (Myiotheretes striaticollis)

This Andean Cock-of-the-rock was foraging on berries beside the road. Is that an eye or a button?! (Photo by participant Dominic Sherony)
RUFOUS-BELLIED BUSH-TYRANT (Myiotheretes fuscorufus) RUFOUS-WEBBED BUSH-TYRANT (Polioxolmis rufipennis)
SLATY-BACKED CHAT-TYRANT (MAROON-BELTED) (Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris thoracica)
RUFOUS-BREASTED CHAT-TYRANT (Ochthoeca rufipectoralis)
BROWN-BACKED CHAT-TYRANT (Ochthoeca fumicolor)
WHITE-BROWED CHAT-TYRANT (Ochthoeca leucophrys)
LONG-TAILED TYRANT (Colonia colonus) [N]
LARGE-HEADED FLATBILL (Ramphotrigon megacephalum) [*]
GRAYISH MOURNER (Rhytipterna simplex) [*]
DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER (Myiarchus tuberculifer)
SHORT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER (Myiarchus ferox)
BOAT-BILLED FLYCATCHER (Megarynchus pitangua)
SOCIAL FLYCATCHER (Myiozetetes similis)
GRAY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER (Myiozetetes granadensis)
LEMON-BROWED FLYCATCHER (Conopias cinchoneti)

This male Andean Cock-of-the-rock was displaying at a lek right below us! His bill is entirely hidden by feathers. (Photo by participant George Sims)
GOLDEN-CROWNED FLYCATCHER (Myiodynastes chrysocephalus) STREAKED FLYCATCHER (Myiodynastes maculatus)
TROPICAL KINGBIRD (Tyrannus melancholicus)
Cotingidae (Cotingas)
BARRED FRUITEATER (Pipreola arcuata)
ANDEAN COCK-OF-THE-ROCK (Rupicola peruvianus)
PLUM-THROATED COTINGA (Cotinga maynana)
Pipridae (Manakins)
YUNGAS MANAKIN (Chiroxiphia boliviana)
BAND-TAILED MANAKIN (Pipra fasciicauda)
ROUND-TAILED MANAKIN (Pipra chloromeros)
Tityridae (Tityras and Allies)
MASKED TITYRA (Tityra semifasciata)

A very responsive Dusky-capped Greenlet on the Atalaya Ridge. (Photo by participant Dominic Sherony)
BARRED BECARD (Pachyramphus versicolor) WHITE-WINGED BECARD (Pachyramphus polychopterus)
PINK-THROATED BECARD (Pachyramphus minor)
Vireonidae (Vireos)
BROWN-CAPPED VIREO (Vireo leucophrys)
RED-EYED VIREO (Vireo olivaceus) [a]
DUSKY-CAPPED GREENLET (Hylophilus hypoxanthus)
TAWNY-CROWNED GREENLET (Hylophilus ochraceiceps)
Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies)
WHITE-COLLARED JAY (Cyanolyca viridicyanus)

This Purplish Jay was hollering and flapping its wings on its approach to the rice feeder at Amazonia Lodge. (Photo by participant Dominic Sherony)
GREEN JAY (Cyanocorax yncas) PURPLISH JAY (Cyanocorax cyanomelas)
VIOLACEOUS JAY (Cyanocorax violaceus)
Hirundinidae (Swallows)
BLUE-AND-WHITE SWALLOW (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca)
BROWN-BELLIED SWALLOW (Orochelidon murina)
WHITE-BANDED SWALLOW (Atticora fasciata)
SOUTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis)
BROWN-CHESTED MARTIN (Progne tapera)

Rose Ann was prepared for the cold at the higher elevations. (Photo by participant Dominic Sherony)
WHITE-WINGED SWALLOW (Tachycineta albiventer) Troglodytidae (Wrens)
SCALY-BREASTED WREN (Microcerculus marginatus) [*]
HOUSE WREN (Troglodytes aedon)
THRUSH-LIKE WREN (Campylorhynchus turdinus) [*]
MOUSTACHED WREN (Pheugopedius genibarbis)
GRAY-BREASTED WOOD-WREN (Henicorhina leucophrys)
CHESTNUT-BREASTED WREN (Cyphorhinus thoracicus) [*]
Cinclidae (Dippers)
WHITE-CAPPED DIPPER (Cinclus leucocephalus leucocephalus)
Donacobiidae (Donacobius)
BLACK-CAPPED DONACOBIUS (Donacobius atricapilla)
Turdidae (Thrushes and Allies)

The view eastward from Wayqecha at sunset (Photo by guide Rose Ann Rowlett)
ANDEAN SOLITAIRE (Myadestes ralloides) WHITE-EARED SOLITAIRE (Entomodestes leucotis)
HAUXWELL'S THRUSH (Turdus hauxwelli)
BLACK-BILLED THRUSH (Turdus ignobilis)
GREAT THRUSH (Turdus fuscater)
CHIGUANCO THRUSH (Turdus chiguanco)
Parulidae (New World Warblers)
TROPICAL PARULA (Setophaga pitiayumi) [*]
THREE-STRIPED WARBLER (Basileuterus tristriatus)
BUFF-RUMPED WARBLER (Myiothlypis fulvicauda)
TWO-BANDED WARBLER (Myiothlypis bivittata)
GOLDEN-BELLIED WARBLER (GOLDEN-BELLIED) (Myiothlypis chrysogaster chrysogaster)

Masked Crimson Tanagers were our constant companions at the Amazonia clearing. (Photo by participant Dominic Sherony)
RUSSET-CROWNED WARBLER (Myiothlypis coronata) SLATE-THROATED REDSTART (Myioborus miniatus)
SPECTACLED REDSTART (Myioborus melanocephalus)
Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
RED-CAPPED CARDINAL (Paroaria gularis)
MAGPIE TANAGER (Cissopis leverianus)
SLATY TANAGER (Creurgops dentatus)
SUPERCILIARIED HEMISPINGUS (URUBAMBAE) (Hemispingus superciliaris urubambae)
BLACK-EARED HEMISPINGUS (BLACK-EARED) (Hemispingus melanotis berlepschi)
RUST-AND-YELLOW TANAGER (Thlypopsis ruficeps)
BLACK-GOGGLED TANAGER (Trichothraupis melanops)
WHITE-WINGED SHRIKE-TANAGER (Lanio versicolor)
MASKED CRIMSON TANAGER (Ramphocelus nigrogularis)
SILVER-BEAKED TANAGER (Ramphocelus carbo)

George managed to capture the piercing red eyes of this Hooded Mountain-Tanager that charged, noisily, through the montane forest along the Wayqecha trail. (Photo by participant George Sims)
BLUE-GRAY TANAGER (Thraupis episcopus) PALM TANAGER (Thraupis palmarum)
BLUE-CAPPED TANAGER (Thraupis cyanocephala)
HOODED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER (Buthraupis montana)
SCARLET-BELLIED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER (Anisognathus igniventris igniventris)
GRASS-GREEN TANAGER (Chlorornis riefferii)
YELLOW-THROATED TANAGER (Iridosornis analis)
GOLDEN-COLLARED TANAGER (Iridosornis jelskii)
FAWN-BREASTED TANAGER (Pipraeidea melanonota)
ORANGE-EARED TANAGER (Chlorochrysa calliparaea)

A pair of striking Golden-collared Tanagers foraged near our feet in treeline shrubbery near the tunnels. (Photo by participant George Sims)
GOLDEN-NAPED TANAGER (Tangara ruficervix inca) BLUE-NECKED TANAGER (Tangara cyanicollis)
SPOTTED TANAGER (Tangara punctata)
BLUE-AND-BLACK TANAGER (Tangara vassorii atrocoerulea)
BERYL-SPANGLED TANAGER (Tangara nigroviridis)
TURQUOISE TANAGER (Tangara mexicana)
PARADISE TANAGER (Tangara chilensis)
BAY-HEADED TANAGER (Tangara gyrola)
GOLDEN-EARED TANAGER (Tangara chrysotis)
SAFFRON-CROWNED TANAGER (Tangara xanthocephala lamprotis)
GREEN-AND-GOLD TANAGER (Tangara schrankii)
GOLDEN TANAGER (Tangara arthus)
SWALLOW TANAGER (Tersina viridis)

But the unbelievable Paradise Tanager, fairly common at lower to middle elevations, had to be our favorite of all the colorful tanagers. (Photo by participant Dominic Sherony)
BLACK-FACED DACNIS (Dacnis lineata) YELLOW-BELLIED DACNIS (Dacnis flaviventer)
BLUE DACNIS (Dacnis cayana)
PURPLE HONEYCREEPER (Cyanerpes caeruleus)
GREEN HONEYCREEPER (Chlorophanes spiza)
GOLDEN-COLLARED HONEYCREEPER (Iridophanes pulcherrimus)
CINEREOUS CONEBILL (Conirostrum cinereum)
CAPPED CONEBILL (Conirostrum albifrons sordidum)
MOUSTACHED FLOWERPIERCER (ALBILINEA) (Diglossa mystacalis albilinea)
BLACK-THROATED FLOWERPIERCER (Diglossa brunneiventris)
DEEP-BLUE FLOWERPIERCER (Diglossa glauca)
MASKED FLOWERPIERCER (Diglossa cyanea)

The endemic Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch was singing spontaneously during our visit. (Photo by participant Dominic Sherony)
PERUVIAN SIERRA-FINCH (Phrygilus punensis) PLUMBEOUS SIERRA-FINCH (Phrygilus unicolor)
CHESTNUT-BREASTED MOUNTAIN-FINCH (Poospiza caesar) [E]
BLUE-BLACK GRASSQUIT (Volatinia jacarina)
BLACK-AND-WHITE SEEDEATER (Sporophila luctuosa)
DOUBLE-COLLARED SEEDEATER (Sporophila caerulescens)
CHESTNUT-BELLIED SEED-FINCH (Oryzoborus angolensis) [*]
BAND-TAILED SEEDEATER (Catamenia analis)
BANANAQUIT (Coereba flaveola)
GRAYISH SALTATOR (Saltator coerulescens)
GOLDEN-BILLED SALTATOR (Saltator aurantiirostris)
BUFF-THROATED SALTATOR (Saltator maximus)
SLATE-COLORED GROSBEAK (Saltator grossus) [*]
Emberizidae (Buntings and New World Sparrows)

A Peruvian woman overlooks cultivated fields in the high Andes NE of Cusco. (Photo by participant Dominic Sherony)
OLIVE FINCH (Arremon castaneiceps) [*] BLACK-FACED BRUSH-FINCH (Atlapetes melanolaemus) [E]
YELLOW-BROWED SPARROW (Ammodramus aurifrons)
RUFOUS-COLLARED SPARROW (Zonotrichia capensis)
COMMON BUSH-TANAGER (SOUTHERN PERU) (Chlorospingus ophthalmicus peruvianus)
YELLOW-THROATED BUSH-TANAGER (Chlorospingus flavigularis)
Cardinalidae (Cardinals and Allies)
HEPATIC TANAGER (Piranga flava)
CARMIOL'S TANAGER (Chlorothraupis carmioli) [N]
BLUE-BLACK GROSBEAK (Cyanocompsa cyanoides) [*]
Icteridae (Troupials and Allies)
YELLOW-WINGED BLACKBIRD (Agelasticus thilius)
EPAULET ORIOLE (Icterus cayanensis)

A zoomed-in view of Volcan Veronica from the high puna on our return to Cusco. (Photo by guide Rose Ann Rowlett)
YELLOW-RUMPED CACIQUE (Cacicus cela) [N] RUSSET-BACKED OROPENDOLA (Psarocolius angustifrons) [N]
DUSKY-GREEN OROPENDOLA (Psarocolius atrovirens)
CRESTED OROPENDOLA (Psarocolius decumanus) [N]
OLIVE OROPENDOLA (Psarocolius bifasciatus)
Fringillidae (Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies)
GOLDEN-BELLIED EUPHONIA (Euphonia chrysopasta) [*]
BRONZE-GREEN EUPHONIA (Euphonia mesochrysa)
ORANGE-BELLIED EUPHONIA (Euphonia xanthogaster)
BLUE-NAPED CHLOROPHONIA (Chlorophonia cyanea)
BLACK SISKIN (Spinus atratus)
COMMON SQUIRREL MONKEY (Saimiri sciureus)
THREE-STRIPED NIGHT MONKEY (Aotus trivirgatus)

Some large groups of Common Squirrel Monkeys at Hacienda Amazonia attracted a Double-toothed Kite. (Photo by participant Dominic Sherony)
DUSKY TITI MONKEY (Callicebus moloch) BROWN CAPUCHIN (Cebus apella)
COMMON WOOLLY MONKEY (Lagothrix lagotricha)
BOLIVIAN SQUIRREL (Sciurus ignitus)
MONTANE GUINEA PIG (Cavia tschudii)
BROWN AGOUTI (Dasyprocta variegata)
WHITE-LIPPED PECCARY (Tayassu pecari)
RED BROCKET DEER (Mazama americana)
Beyond the mammals listed above, there were a few we couldn't identify, including a medium-sized fruit-eating bat that was repeatedly foraging at cecropia fruits at the male Lyre-tailed Nightjar spot; and who knows how many species of small, insectivorous bats.
Outstanding among the herps was a big Spectacled Caiman that glided across the middle of the Amazonia Lodge cocha (and was seen by one group).
And, of course, there were numerous colorful butterflies and moths, most memorable among them being the fancy diurnal Urania moths, the brilliant Blue Morphos, and the big "Owl Eye" or Caligo butterflies.
We need another whole life to focus on all the "other critters" and plants of such a rich environment!
Totals for the tour: 433 bird taxa and 10 mammal taxa