Abra Malaga, Machu-Picchu, Apurimac Canyon and

MANU EXPEDITIONS
BIRDING & WILDLIFE
TOURS
ATRIPREPORTFORABIRDINGTRIPTOLOMASDE
LACHAY,SANTAEULALIA,MARCOPOMACOCHA,VILLA
MARSHESANDPUCUSANAANDTHEAPURIMACCANYON,
MACHU-PICCHUANDABRAMALAGA.
May 04th –17th 2016
Trip Leader: Silverio Duri
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We managed by chance or design to record 26 Peruvian
endemics and another 24 range restricted species in 11
days! Quite an achievement!
Wakaywilca(Veronica)MountainatAbraMalaga
DAYBYDAYACTIVITIES
May04th: Full day birding at Lomas de Lachay starting with the dry cactus section for our
first ENDEMIC the Cactus Canastero where we saw 3 then went to the higher elevations.
AfterourlunchwedrovetoSantaEulalia.NightinSantaEulalia.
May05th:UptheSantaEulaliaRoadtonearSanPedrodeCastaandabirdastretchofroad
at 3130-3000 meters. A stop lower for Great Inca Finch. We continued to lovely
accommodationsatSanMateonamedChezVictor!DepartmentofLima.
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May 06th: To Marcopomacocha area and the Milloc turn off birding from 4400 to 4875
meters.AfterlunchwereturnedtoLima–HotelSeñorial.DepartmentofLimaandJunín.
May07th:Dayoff
May 08th: To Villa Marshes where we had great time especially for pictures and after a
coupleofhourswewenttoPucusanafishingportwherewehadagreatviewsofHumboldt
Penguinandexcellentseafoodatlunch.NightinLima–HotelSeñorial.
May09th:Dayoff
May 10th: Early flight to Cusco and after arrival we drove to Piuray Lake on our way to
Ollantaytambo.NightinOllantaytamboatPakaritampuHotel.
May11th: Train ride to Aguas Caliente and after arrival we met Vilma our local guide and
thenwetookthebustogettotheMachu-PicchuIncaruinswherewespentabout2hours
around the ruins and then lunch just outside of the ruins at the Sanctuary Lodge Hotel
Restaurant.WetookthebustogodownneartheUrubambaRiverforbirdingourwayback
toAguasCalientealongtheroad.NightatAguasCaliente–HotelElMapi.
May12th: Birding morning to Mandor valley until midday and then we had great lunch at
the Indio Feliz restaurant and after lunch we took the train to go back to Ollantaytambo.
NightatOllantaytamboatthePakaritampuHotel.
May 13th: Abra Malaga (Panticalla Pass) near the village of Tastayoc then west slope
Polylepis forest hike (4500-5330 m) under the dominating snow peak of Veronica (WakayWillca) with some rain and a late lunch and back to the Pakaritampu Hotel. Night at
Ollantaytambo–PakaritampuHotel.
May 14th: Abra Malaga (Panticalla Pass) near the village of Tastayoc then east slope Elfin
Forest at Canchaillo 3400 m and down via Carrizales to near San Luis at 3000 m. After an
earlylunchwewentbacktoCuscoviaUrubamba.NightinCuscoatCasaAndinaCuscoPlaza
hotel.
May15th:Dayoff
May16th: DrivetoAbancaywithbirdingstopsaboveAbancaywerewealsohadlunchand
afterlunchwewentdowntotheAndahuaylasroadandinthelateafternoonwedriveback
toAbancay.NightatAbancayatHoteldeTuristas.
May 17th: Early departure from the Hotel to Huanipaca road and breakfast on the
Huanipacaroadandbirdingalongtheroaduntilwehadthebadnewsaboutthe“farmers
strike”thatmadeasleavebehindsomeApurimacspecialtiesinorderpasstheroadblockat
theentranceoftheHuanipacaroad,thatfortunatelytheyopenedatmid-dayandwewere
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abletocontinueourwaybacktoCusco;NightinCuscoattheCasaAndinaPlazaHotel.END
oftheTrip.
TheKeytotheBirdlist
RED–IUCNREDLISTCATEGORY
SACC=SouthAmericanClassificationCommittee
IOC=InternationalOrnithologicalCongress
RR=Rangerestrictedspecies
E=PeruvianEndemic
*=HeardOnly
THEBIRDLIST
TINAMOUS
AndeanTinamou-Nothoproctapentlandii
1 on the Santa Eulalia road. Here the Named for Joseph Barclay Pentland (1798-1873) Irish
traveler,exploreranddiplomatinBolivia
DUCKS
AndeanGoose–Oressochenmelanoptera
AfewseenatMarcopomacochaandfewmoreatPiurayLakeandAbraMalaga.
TorrentDuck-Merganettaarmata
FantasticviewsalongtheUrubambaRiverand3morealongtheChalhuancaRiveronourwayin
andouttoAbancay.
Yellow-billedTeal-Anasflavirostrisoxyptera
Common–seenatPiurayLakeandatAbraMalaga.Jaramillo(2003)furthersuggestedthatthe
subspeciesoxypteramayalsodeserverecognitionasaseparatespeciesfromA.flavirostriswhich
occursfarthersouth.
Yellow-billedPintail-Anasgeórgica
SeenatLagoPiuray
PunaTeal-Anaspuna
Common.
CinnamonTeal-Anascyanoptera
CommonatVillaMarshesandLagoPiuray
White-cheekedPintail–Anasbahamensis
3individualsseenatVillamarshes.ThiscoastalspeciesseemstobeinvadingtheAndes
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RuddyDuck(Andean)–Oxyurajamaicensis(ferruginea)
SeenatLagunaPiuray.Andeanpopulationshaveoften(e.g.,Hellmayr&Conover1948a,Siegfried
1976,Sibley&Ahlquist1990,AOU1998,Ridgely&Greenfield2001,Jaramillo2003)beentreated
as a separate species, O. ferruginea ("Andean Duck" or "Andean Ruddy-Duck"). However, see
Adams and Slavid (1984), Fjeldså (1986), and McCracken & Sorenson (2005) for rationale for
treating them as conspecific, as done previously (e.g., Blake 1977, Johnsgard 1979), and then
followedbyFjeldså&Krabbe(1990)andCarboneras(1992f).Siegfried(1976)andLivezey(1995)
considered ferruginea to be more closely related to O. vittata than to O. jamaicensis, but
McCracken&Sorenson(2005)showedthatthisisincorrect.
GREBES
White-tuftedGrebe–Rollandiarolland
1seenatVillamarshesandseveralseenatPiurayLake.NamedforMasterGunnarRolandofthe
FrenchcorvetteL’Uraniewhichcircumnavigatedtheworld1817-1820
GreatGrebe–Podicepsmajor
2seenatVillamarshes
SilveryGrebe–Podicepsoccipitalisjuninensis
3seenatPiurayLake
PENGUINS
RRHumboldtPenguin-Spheniscushumbolti
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We saw 4 at Pucusana fishing port – 3 on land resting and 1 swimming. Named for Friedrich
Wilhelm Karl Heinrich Alexander Baron von Humboldt, German scientist and explorer.
VULNERABLE
STORMPETRELS
FuegianWilson'sStorm-Petrel-Oceanitesoceanicus
1seenatPucusana.Jaramillo(2003)suggestedthatthesubspeciesexasperatusmightbea
separatespeciesfromnominateOceanitesoceanicus.
BOOBIES
RRPeruvianBooby-Sulavariegata
CommonHumboldtcurrentGuanobird–greatviewsatPucusana
CORMORANTS
NeotropicCormorant-Phalacrocoraxbrasilianus
Common
RRGuanayCormorant-Phalacrocoraxbougainvillii
A guano bird – a few seen at Pucusana. Named after Vice-Admiral Louis Antoine Baron de
Borgainville(1729-1811)Frenchsoldier,navigatorandmathematician.NEARTHREATENED
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RRRed-leggedCormorant-Phalacrocoraxgaimardi
VerygoodviewsatPucusana.Namedafterthe19thcenturyFrenchnavalsurgeon,explorerand
naturalist Paul Gaimard, discoverer of South Island Fernbird and Grey Warbler in New Zealand.
NEARTHREATENED
PELICANS
RRPeruvianPelican-Pelecanusthagus
CommonatPucusana
HERONS
LittleBlueHeron-Egrettacaerulea
VerygoodviewsatVillaMarshes
SnowyEgret-Egrettathula
AtVillamarshesandPiurayLake
GreatEgret–Ardeaalba
SeenatVillamarshes
CattleEgret-Bubulcusibis
AlsoseenatVillamarshes
Black-crownedNight-Heron-Nycticoraxnycticorax
SeenatVillamarshesandfewmoreintheLurinRiverinourwaybackfromPucusana
Yellow-crownedNight-Heron–Nyctanassaviolacea
2malesseenatVillamarshes
IBIS
PunaIbis–Plegadisridgwayi
SeenatVillamarshesandMarcopomacochaandcommonintheAndes
AMERICANVULTURES
BlackVulture-Coragypsatratus
After the opinions of a few 19th century taxonomists were long ignored, recent genetic studies
haveindicatedthatNewWorldvulturesaremodifiedstorksanddon’tbelongwiththeraptors;an
excellentexampleofconvergentevolution–commonthroughoutthetrip
TurkeyVulture-Cathartesaura
Jaramillo (2003) suggested that the resident tropical subspecies ruficollis and the southern
subspecies group (jota and "falklandica") might merit recognition as separate species from the
northernCathartesauragroup–seenatVillamarshes
AndeanCondor–Vulturgryphus
OneseenatSantaEulaliaand5atMarcopomacocha-NEARTHREATENED
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HAWKS
CinereousHarrier-Circuscinereus
GreatviewsofoneatLakePiurayatlunchtime
Black-chestedBuzzard-Eagle–Geranoaetusmelanoleucus
Severalsightings–atLomasdeLachay,SantaEulaliaandaboveAbancay
VariableHawk–Geranoaetuspolyosoma
Seen at Lomas de Lachay, Abra Malaga and above Abancay. The taxonomy of this group is
confusing,andsomepeopletrytosplititasPunaHawkB.poecilochrousandRed-backedHawkB.
polyosoma. SACC comment: Farquhar (1988) concluded that Buteo poecilochrous and B.
polyosoma are conspecific, as they were formerly treated; he was unable to find any way to
reliablydiagnosethetwoformsusingplumagecharactersormeasurements.Ridgely&Greenfield
(2001), Jaramillo (2003), and Schulenberg et al. (2007) followed this treatment and suggested
"Variable Hawk" be retained for the composite species. Genetic data (Riesing et al. 2003) are
consistentwithhypothesisthatB.polyosomaandB.poecilochrousareconspecific.
RoadsideHawk–Rupornismagnirostris*
HeardatAguasCaliente
White-rumpedHawk–Parabuteoleucorrhous
SeenatAbraMalagaontheeastslope
RAILS
PlumbeousRail-Pardirallussanguinolentus
OneseensurprisinglyattheLurinRiver
CommonGallinule-Gallinulagaleata
Common–atVillamarshes
Slate-coloredCoot–Fulicaardesiaca
CommonatVillamarshes
PLOVERS
AndeanLapwing-Vanellusresplendens
1atMarcopomacochaandcommonaroundAbraMalaga,alsoseenatPiurayLake.
Killdeer-Charadriusvociferus
10+seenatVillaMarshes
DiademedSandpiper-Plover-Phegornismitchellii
1behavedwellatMarcopomacocha.NamedforDavidWilliamMitchell(1813-1859)English
zoologistandsecretaryoftheLondonzoologicalsociety.NEARTHREATENED
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DiademedSandpiper-Plover–IanMerrill
STILTS
Black-neckedStilt(White-backed)–Himantopusmexicanusmelanurus
1 seen at Piuray Lake. Some authors have treated southern South American melanurus as a
separatespecies(e.g.,Sibley&Monroe1990,Ridgely&Greenfield2001).Thesixtaxainthegenus
Himantopusformanear-globallydistributedsuperspecies(Mayr&Short1970,Sibley&Monroe
1990, Pierce 1996), and with from one to six species-level taxa recognized by various authors.
Virtually no data are available relevant to taxon-ranking of allopatric populations. The contact
between mexicanus and melanurus in South America, where at least some hybridization occurs,
affordsoneofthebestopportunitiesforsuchstudy.
OYSTERCATCHERS
RRBlackishOystercatcher-Himantopusmexicanus
GoodviewsatVillaMarshesbythesea-shore
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AmericanOystercatcher–Himantopuspalliatus
Alsobythesea-shoreatVillaMarshes
THICK-KNEES
PeruvianThick-Knee–Burhinussuperciliaris
6intotal–seeninourwayintoLomasdeLachayandatLachayitself
PeruvianThick-Knee–SilverioDuri
SANDPIPERSANDSNIPES
PunaSnipe-Gallinagoandina
4seenwellatMarcopomacocha
HudsonianWhimbrel-Numenius(hudsonicus)phaeopus
Common along the sea-shore at Villa Marshes. Zink et al. (1995) proposed a return to earlier
classifications (e.g., Ridgway 1919) that considered New World hudsonicus to be a separate
species from Old World populations based on genetic distance. Although plumage pattern also
differssubstantially,vocalizationsareevidentlyverysimilar,incontrasttothemanyallotaxainthe
Scolopacidaetreatedasseparatespecies.
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LesserYellowlegs–Tringaflavipes
OneseenatPiuray
SpottedSandpiper-Actitismacularia
Afewhereandthere
RuddyTurnstone-Arenariainterpres
15+seenatPucusana
Surfbird–Aphrizavirgata
20+seenatPucusanabay
SEEDSNIPE
Grey-breastedSeedsnipe-Thinocorusorbignyianus
4atMarcopomacocha.SouthAmericanSandgrouse!NamedfortheimpressivesoundingAlicide
CharlesVictorDessalinesd’Orbigny(1802-1857)Frenchnaturalistexplorerandcollectorintropical
America.
LeastSeedsnipe–Thinocorusrumicivorus
2seenatLomasdeLachay
SKUAS
ChileanSkua-Stercorariuschilensis
3seenoffshoreatPucusana
GULLSANDTERNS
Belcher'sGull-Larusbelcheri
CommonalongthePeruviancoast–seenonthesea-shoreatVillaMarshes.NamedforSirEdward
BelcherBritishnavalexploreofthepacificcoastofAmerica1825-1828
KelpGull-Larusdominicanus
Greatviewsonthesea-shoreatVillaMarshes
GrayGull-Leucophaeusmodestus
Severalseenonthesea-shoreatVillaMarshes
Franklin’sGull–Leucophaeuspipixcan
Alotofthemseenonthesea-shoreatVillaMarshes
Gray-headedGull-Chroicocephaluscirrocephalus
Afewseenonthesea-shoreatVillaMarshes
AndeanGull-Chroicocephalusserranus
CommonintheAndes,butalsoafewonthesea-shoreatVillaMarshes
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IncaTern–SilverioDuri
RRIncaTern-Larosternainca
CommonbeautifulseenatPucusana.NEARTHREATENED
SKIMMERS
BlackSkimmer–Rynchopsniger
6seenonsea-shoreatVillaMarshes
PIGEONSANDDOVES
RockPigeon(FeralPigeon)-Columbalivia
FeraltypefoundthroughoutLatinAmericanearhumanhabitation,absentonlyfromextensive
tractsofprimaryforest.–JohnvanDort
Spot-wingedPigeon-Patagioenasmaculosa
Quietcommoninthehighlands.
EaredDove–Zenaidaauriculata
CommonatLomasdeLachayandbelowAbancay.
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WestPeruvian(Pacific)Dove–Zenaidameloda
CommonatLomasdeLachay,SantaEulaliaandVillaMarshes
White-tippedDove-Leptotilaverreauxidecipiens
SeenatMachu-PicchuandbelowAbancay.NamedfortheimpressivesoundingJohnBaptiste
EdouardVerreaux(1810-1868)FrenchNaturalHistorydealerandcollector
CroakingGround-Dove-Columbinacruziana
Commononthecoast–seenatLomasdeLachayandVillaMarshes
Bare-facedGround-Dove–Metriopeliaceciliae
AfewseenalongtheSantaEulaliaRoad.NamedaftertheCecileGautrau,daughterof19th
centuryFrenchnaturalist.
Black-wingedGround-Dove-Metriopeliamelanoptera
SeenalongtheSantaEulaliaRoad.
CUCKOOSANDANIS
Groove-billedAni–Crotophagasulcirostris
Commonalongthecoast–seenatVillaMarshesandLurinRiverandalsoinourwaytoAbancay
TYPICALOWLS
EKoepcke’s(Apurimac)ScreechOwl-Megascopskoepckeae
Fantasticviewsandpicturesof2individualsroostingneartheApurimacRiver–bellowAbancay,
here of the hockingii subspecies. Named for Maria Koepcke, originally Maria Emilie Anna von
Mikulicz-Radecki, was born and educated in Germany, earning a PhD in Zoology from Kiel
Universityin1949.ShethenmovedtoPeru,whereshemarriedzoologistHans-WilhelmKoepcke
in1950.Togethertheycollaboratedonmuchoftheirscientificworkandpublications,andhada
daughter named Juliane. She was a successful Neotropical ornithologist at a time when South
Americanornithologywasmale-dominated.OnChristmasEve1971,Koepcketraveledwithher17
yearolddaughteronLANSAFlight508fromLimatoPucallpatojoinherhusbandforaholiday.The
plane encountered a severe thunderstorm, was hit by lightning, and disintegrated above the
Amazon Rainforest. Seated next to each other, the Koepkes were separated in mid-air (with
Julianeremainingbeltedtotheirrowofthreeseats),andbothsurvivedthefall.Comingtorestin
different areas of the jungle floor, Maria was badly injured and died several days later. Juliane,
despitesustainingabrokencollarboneandaneyeinjury,wasableenoughtotravelthroughthe
dense jungle for eleven days, before reaching a makeshift logging camp and being subsequently
rescuedon3January1972.
PeruvianPygmy-Owl–Glaucidiumperuanum
3seenattheHotelPieterandalsoatSantaEulaliaandonemorealongtheroadnearCurahuasi
VillageinourwayintoAbancay.Thislatterintermountainraceisslowervoicedandmaybea
differentspecies.
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PeruvianPygmy-Owl-SilverioDuri
BurrowingOwl–Athenecunicularia
5intotalseenatLomasdeLachay.Greekmythology–Athenewasthegoddessofwisdom,war
andtheliberalarts,whosefavoritebirdwastheOwl
SWIFTS
White-collaredSwift-Streptoprocnezonaris
SeenatSantaEulalia.
White-tippedSwift–Aeronautesmontivagus
AfewseenatMachu-Picchu
AndeanSwift-Aeronautesandecolus
CommonbythebridgedivisionbetweenAbancayandCuscoandalsoontheSantaEulaliaRoad
HUMMINGBIRDS
SparklingViolet-ear-Colibricoruscans
TwoatSantaEulaliaandatMachu-PicchuandfewmoreaboveAbancay
EBronze-tailedComet-Polyonymuscaroli
10+seenofthisendemicalongtheSantaEulaliaroad.
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Bronze-tailedComet–SilverioDuri
EBlack-breastedHillstar-Oreotrochilusmelanogaster
OneofthisendemicatMarcopomacocha
AndeanHillstar–Oreotrochilusestella
AfemaleseenatAbraMalagawestslope
SpeckledHummingbird–Adelomyiamelanogenys
1seenbrieflynearMandorvalleyatMachu-Picchu
Long-tailedSylph–Aglaiocercuskingi
OneseenatMandorValley
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RROlivaceousThornbill-Chascostigmaolivaceum
1 at Marcopomacocha and 2 at Abra Malaga - on the bog showed well. Like many very high
altitude Hummers this has the ability to go into torpor at night, state of slowed body functions
used to conserve energy and heat. Animals that enter a state of torpor lower their body
temperature and slow their heart rate, respiration and metabolic rate dramatically, effectively
conservingenergybecausefewercaloriesareneededtomaintainlife.
RRScaledMetaltail-Metalluraaeneocauda
OneatAbraMalagashowedwell.
ShiningSunbeam–Aglaeactiscupripennis
SeenatAbraMalagawestslope.
EWhite-tuftedSunbeam–Aglaeactiscastelnaudii
1seenatAbraMalagawestslope–aPeruvianendemic.
Sword-billedHummingbird-Ensiferaensifera
AbriefviewofoneatAbraMalagaeastslope
GreatSapphirewing-Pterophanescyanopterus
AfemaleseenalongtheHuanipacaroad–theworld’ssecondlargestHummer
Chestnut-breastedCoronet–Boissonneauamatthewsii
2seenattheMandorValley
BootedRacket-tail–Ocreatusunderwoodii
OneseenattheMandorvalley
GiantHummingbird–Patagonagigas
OneseenatSantaEulalia.Theworld’slargestHummer!
Purple-collaredWoodstar–Myrtisfanny
1seenatSantaEulalia
White-belliedHummingbird-Amaziliachionogaster
OneseenbellowAbancay
EGreen-and-whiteHummingbird–Amaziliaviridicauda
VerygoodviewsatMachu-PicchuandalsoatthePakaritampuHotel
PeruvianSheartail–Thaumasturacora
3malesseenatSantaEulalia
AmaziliaHummingbird-Amaziliaamazilia
1atHotelPeterandaroundLurinRiver
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MOTMOTS
AndeanMotmot–Momotusaequatorialis
SeenintwoconsecutivedaysatMach-Picchu
PUFFBIRDS
White-earedPuffbird-Nystaluschacuru
ScopeviewsofonenearCurahuasiVillageinourwayintoAbancay.LimitedrangeinPeru.
NEWWORLDBARBETS
VersicoloredBarbet–Eubuccoversicolor
SeenintwoconsecutivedaysaroundMachu-Picchu–4intotal
WOODPECKERS
RROcellatedPiculet–Picumnusdorbygnianus
GoodviewsatMachu-Picchu
EBlack-neckedWoodpecker-Colaptesatricollis
Fantasticviewsof3individualsatSantaEulalia.It’saColaptessoitshouldbeaFlicker?
Golden-oliveWoodpecker–Piculusrubiginosus
OneseenatMachu-Picchu
AndeanFlicker-Colaptesrupicola
CommonintheAndes–seenatMarcopomacocha,AbraMalagaandaboveAbancay
FALCONS
MountainCaracara-Phalcoboenusmegalopterus
CommonintheAndes
AmericanKestrel-Falcosparverius
Common.
Orange-breastedFalcon–Falcodeiroleucus
ScopeviewsofoneatMandorValleyinMachu-Picchu
PeregrineFalcon–Falcoperegrinus
OneseenbrieflyatLomasdeLachay
PARROTS
MitredParakeet-Psittacaramitrataalticola
CommonatMachu-PicchuandalsonearAbancay.
PacificParrotlet–Forpuscoelestis
5seeninourshortstopatLurinRiverinourwaybacktoLimafromPucusana
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ANTSHRIKES
VariableAntshrike–Thamnophiluscaerulescens
SeenintwoconsecutivedaysatMachu-Picchu
ANTPITTAS
UndulatedAntpittaGrallariasquamigera*
AtAbraMalaga
RRStripe-headedAntpitta-Grallariaandicolus
ThisoneistheEASIESTAntpittatoseeamongalltheAntpittasatleastinPeru;oneseenreallywell
on the west slope of Abra Malaga here the subspecies punensis which may deserve full species
rankfromthenorthernnominateformwhichwesawatMarcopomacocha.
RufousAntpitta-Grallariarufulaoccobambae
OneseenverywellatAbraMalaga.Notethesubspeciesthisspecieswillsoonbesplitintomany
differentspecies.
TAPACULOS
TrillingTapaculo–Scytalopusparvirostris*
AtAbraMalagaeastslope
RRPunaTapaculo-Scytalopussimonsi
Greatviewsinthewestslope(polylepis)forestofAbraMalaga.Scytalopusetymologicallycomes
fromtheGreeklanguagewhichliterallymeans“stickfoot”,referredtotheirstrongandthickfeet.
RRDiademedTapaculo-Scytalopusschulenbergi
One seen at Abra Malaga east slope. Named for Thomas S. Schulenberg US Ornithologist and
collectoratthelaboratoryofOrnithologyCornell.Principalauthorof“BirdsofPeru”
E“Ampay”Tapaculo-Scytalopussp.nov
GreatlooksaboveAbancay–whenwillthisbedescribed?
OVENBIRDS
CoastalMiner–Geosittaperuviana
CommonatLomasdeLachay
EDark-wingedMiner-Geosittasaxicolina
2seenatMarcopomacocha–aPeruvianendemic
EThick-billedMiner–Geosittacrassirostris
Amazingviewsof2individualsatLomasdeLachay
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Thick-billedMiner–SilverioDuri
StreakedXenops–Xenopsrutilans
ExcellentviewsatMachu-Picchu
StreakedTuftedcheek-Pseudocolaptesboissonneautii
VerygoodviewofoneatAbraMalagaeastslope
Wren-likeRushbird-Phleocryptesmelanops
3seenatVillaMarshes
Buff-breastedEarthcreeper-Upucerthiavalidirostris
One seen at Marcopomacocha. Although the jelskii subspecies group (Plain-breasted
Earthcreeper) has been considered separate species from U. validirostris in most recent
classifications (e.g., Meyer de Schauensee 1970, Ridgely & Tudor 1994, Sibley & Monroe 1990),
evidencefortheirtreatmentassuchisweak(Remsen2003).Earlierclassificationstreatedthemas
conspecific (e.g., Cory & Hellmayr 1925, Peters 1951). A report of sympatry in southern Bolivia
(Cabot 1990) is based on a misidentification (Remsen 2003). Genetic data (Chesser et al. 2007,
Fjeldsa et al. 2007) confirm that they are sister taxa but weakly differentiated (Derryberry et al.
2011). Areta & Pearman (2009, 2013) found no differences in their voices. Areta & Pearman
(2013) proposed that they be treated as conspecific. SACC proposal passed to treat them as
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conspecific.SACCproposalpassedtousetheEnglishnameBuff-breastedEarthcreeperforbroadly
definedU.validirostris.
Cream-wingedCinclodes-Cinclodesalbiventris
CommonatMarcopomacochaandalsoaroundAbraMalaga.
ESurfCinclodes-Cinclodestaczanowskii
SeenwellalongtherockyseasideatPucusana.Recentgeneticevidencerevealsthattheevidence
for regarding this one as a separate species from the Chilean Seaside Cinclodes (or Seaside
Cinclodes),isprettyweak.Itlookslikebothformshavenotdifferentiatedenoughandarebetter
lumped.
RRRoyalCinclodes–Cinclodesaricomae
VerygoodviewofoneatAbraMalagawestslope.CRITICALYENDANGERED
RoyalCinclodes–AlexDurand
PearledTreerunner-Margarornissquamiger
2atAbraMalaga
ERusty-crownedTit-Spinetail-Leptasthenurapileata
1seenatSantaEulalia,goodlooks!
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RRTawnyTit-Spinetail-Leptasthenurayanacensis
Very nice views of 3 in the polylepis forest of Abra Malaga. This species is thought to have a
moderately small population which is highly fragmented within its moderately small range. It is
likelytobedecliningowingtoongoinghabitatlossanddegradation.ItiscurrentlyconsideredNear
Threatened, and should be carefully monitored for future changes in the rate of decline. NEAR
THREATENED
Streak-bakedTit-Spinetail–Leptasthenurastriata
OneseenwellatLomasdeLachay
EWhite-browedTit-Spinetail-Leptasthenuraxenothorax
Great views of 2 in the polylepis forest of Abra Malaga. Leptasthenura xenothorax has a very
restricted and severely fragmented range in the Runtacocha highland (Apurímac), the Nevado
SacsarayocmassifandtheCordilleraVilcanota(Cuzco),south-centralPeru.Significantpopulations
ofc.35-70individualswereestimatedatthreesitesinCuzcoin1987-1989,butdeclineshavebeen
observed at some of these, and the population density is very low in the Runtacocha highland
(FjeldsåandKessler1996).Thepatchinessandscarcityofitshabitat,whichmaynowoccupyless
than 3% of the estimated potential cover in large parts of Cuzco (Fjeldså and Kessler 1996),
suggests that the total population must now be very small (Fjeldså and Krabbe 1990), with one
recentestimateof500-1,500individuals(Engblometal.2002)ENDANGERED
E Pale-tailed (Creamy-breasted) Canastero - Asthenes (dorbignyi) huancavelicae usheri*
Unfortunately only heard below Abancay. The subspecies huancavelicae and arequipae were
considered separate species ("Pale-tailed Canastero" and "Dark-winged Canastero") from
Asthenes dorbignyi by Fjeldsa & Krabbe (1990) and Ridgely & Tudor (1994). SACC proposal to
recognize huancavelicae and arequipae as separate species did not pass because published data
areincompleteandinsufficient.
Line-frontedCanastero-Asthenesurubambensis
GreatviewsofthenominateraceinthepolylepisforestofAbraMalaga.NEARTHREATENED
Streak-throatedCanastero-Astheneshumilis
QuietcommonatMarcopomacocha.
RRCanyonCanastero-Asthenespudibunda
AcoupleontheSantaEulaliaRoad–justsneaksintoChile!
EJuninCanastero-Asthenesvirgata
2respondedtoplaybackatMarcopomacocha
ECactusCanastero–Pseudosthenescactorum
Afterahardworkwefinallysaw2atLomasdeLachay–aPeruvianendemic
ERusty-frontedCanastero-Asthenesottonis
2seenatHuanipacaroad
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RRPunaThistletail-Astheneshelleri
SeenatAbraMalaga(eastslope).
EMarcapataSpinetail-Cranioleucamarcapataemarcapatae
Amazingviewsof2atAbraMalagaeastslope
ECreamy-crestedSpinetail-Cranioleucaalbicapillaalbicapilla*
EApurimacSpinetail-Synallaxiscourseni
2ontheHuanipacaroad.ThisspeciesisclassifiedasVulnerablebecauseitisknownfromjusta
fewlocationsandhasaverysmalltotalpopulation.Ifdisturbanceandsmall-scaletreefellingat
the Ampay National Sanctuary is found to be causing a population decline, the species may
warrantuplistingtoEndangeredinthefuture.VULNERABLE
ApurimacSpinetail–AlexDurand
TYRANTFLYCATCHERS
Sclater’sTyrannulet–Phyllomyiassclateri
GoodviewsatMachu-Picchu
Southern-beardlessTyrannulet-Camptostomaobsoletum
2seenbytheLurinRiverinourwaybackfromPucusanatoLima
White-throatedTyrannulet-Mecocerculusleucophrys
FairlycommonatAbraMalagaeastslope
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RRAsh-breastedTit-Tyrant-Anairetesalpines
1seenatAbraMalaga(polylepisforest).Thisspecieshasaverysmallpopulationandisconfined
toahabitatwhichisseverelyfragmentedandundergoingacontinuingdeclineinextent,area,and
quality.ItisconsequentlylistedasEndangered.ENDANGERED
EUnstreakedTit-Tyrant–Anairetesagraphia
Veryniceviewsof5atAbraMalagaeastslope
RRPied-crestedTit-TyrantAnairetesreguloides
Nicelooksof4+atSantaEulaliaRoad
TorrentTyrannulet-Serpophagacinerea
SeenintwoconsecutivedaysalongtheUrubambaRiveratAguasCaliente
Mottle-cheekedTyrannulet–Phylloscartesventralis
QuietcommonatMachu-Picchu
Streak-neckedFlycatcher–Mionectesstriaticollis
2seenatMachu-Picchu
Slaty-cappedFlycatcher–Leptopogonsuperciliaris
AlsoseenatMachu-Picchu
Many-coloredRush-Tyrant-Tachurisrubrigastra
Fantasticviewsof4atVillaMarshes
VermillionFlycatcher-Pyrocephalusrubinus
AtLomasdeLachay,SantaEulaliaandatLurinRiver
Smoke-coloredPewee–Contopusfumigatus
2seenatMachu-Picchu
BlackPhoebe-Sayornisnigricans
CommonalongtheUrubambaRiverandfewmoreinourwayinandouttoAbancay
AndeanNegrito–Lessoniaoreas
VerygoodviewsatLagoPiuray
White-wingedBlack-Tyrant-Knipolegusaterrimus
2femalesbellowAbancay.
Spot-billedGround-Tyrant-Muscisaxicolamaculirostris
GoodstudiesofoneatMarcopomacocha.
PunaGround-Tyrant-Muscisaxicolajuninensis
2atAbraMalagawestslope.NamedforthePeruvianDepartmentofJunín.
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Taczanowski’sGround-Tyrant-Muscisaxicolagriseus
4intotalofthisresidentground-tyrant–seenatMarcopomacochaandAbraMalaga.Namedfor
WladyslawTaczanowski(1819-1890)Polishornithologistandcollector.
White-browedGround-Tyrant–Muscisaxicolaalbilora
2seenatMarcopomacocha
CinereousGround-Tyrant–Muscisaxicolacinerea
8+seenatMarcopomacocha
White-frontedGround-tyrant-Muscisaxicolaalbifrons
AlsoseenatMarcopomacocha
Ochre-napedGround-Tyrant–Muscisaxicolaflavinucha
1seenwellatMarcopomacocha
Black-billedShrike-Tyrant–Agriornismontana
VerygoodviewsontheHuanipacaroad
RRRed-rumpedBush-Tyrant-Cnemarchuserythropygius
1inthePolylepisforestatAbraMalaga
Red-rumpedBush-Tyrant
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Rufous-webbedBush-Tyrant-Polioxolmisrufipennis
3atAbraMalagawestslopeand1moreontheHuanipacaroad
RRCrowned(Kalinowski’s)Chat-Tyrant–Ochthoeca(spodionota)frontalis
GoodviewofoneatAbraMalagaeastslope
Rufous-breastedChat-Tyrant-Ochthoecarufipectoralis
SeenatAbraMalaga(eastslope)and2moreaboveAbancay
White-browedChat-Tyrant-Ochthoecaleucophrys
CommonontheSantaEulaliaRoadandfewmoreseenaboveAbancay.
SocialFlycatcher–Myiozetetessimilis
AtMachu-Picchu
Golden-crownedFlycatcher–Myiodynasteschrysocephalus
QuietcommonatMachu-Picchu
TropicalKingbird-Tyrannusmelancholicus
1inourshortstopatLurinRiverandfewmoreatMachu-Picchu
COTINGAS
EMaskedFruiteater–Pipreolapulchra
OneseenwellatMandorvalley–agoodlookingPeruvianendemic
Red-crestedCotinga–Ampelionrubrocristata
2seenaboveAbancayand1morealongtheHuanipacaroad
BECARDS
BarredBecard–Pachyramphusversicolor
AmaleoneseenatMachu-Picchu
VIREOS
Red-eyed(Chivi)Vireo–Vireoolivaceuschivi
SeenatMachu-Picchu;someclassificationshaveconsideredtheSouthAmericanchivigroupasa
separatespecies("ChiviVireo")fromV.olivaceus,orasconspecificwithV.flavoviridis(Hamilton
1962). Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) suggested, however, that more than one species may be
involvedwithintheSouthAmericanchivigroupitself
Brown-cappedVireo–Vireoleucophrys
AlsoseenatMachu-Picchu
SWALLOWSANDMARTINS
Blue-and-whiteSwallow-Pygochelidoncyanoleuca
Commonthroughoutthetour
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Brown-belliedSwallow-Orochelidonmurina
CommonaroundAbraMalaga
AndeanSwallow-Orochelidonandecola
QuietcommonatMarcopomacocha
BarnSwallow-Hirundorustica
AfewseenatVillaMarshes.TheNewWorldpopulationsofHirundorusticawereformerly(e.g.,
Ridgway1904)treatedasaseparatespecies,H.erythrogastra,fromOldWorldpopulations.
WRENS
HouseWren(Southern)-Troglodytesaedon
OneofthemostwidespreadandcommonsongbirdsintheAmericas,foundfromsouthernCanada
to southern South America. As is to be expected over such a wide range, various distinct forms
exist,whichmayonedaybeelevatedtospecieslevel.Forthemoment,allmainlandpopulations
south of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (Mexico) are grouped under the term "Southern" House
Wren.Allpopulationsshareapreferenceforedgeordisturbedhabitats,andoccuratavarietyof
elevations. The House Wren tends to move around low in the vegetation, and is usually readily
seen.Itsingsashortfastsong.--JohnvanDort
MountainWren-Troglodytessolstitialis
TwoatAbraMalagaperformedwell
IncaWren-AlexDurand
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EIncaWren-Pheugopediuseisenmanni
Greatviewsofacooperative2inChusqueabamboovegetationMachu-Picchuandtwomoreat
AbraMalaga.NamedafterEugeneEisenmannUS/Panamenianornithologist(1906-1981).
Gray-breastedWood-Wren–Henicorhinaleucophrys
1seenatMachu-Picchu
DIPPERS
White-cappedDipper-Cinclusleucocephalus
GreatviewsalongtheUrubambaRiverintwoconsecutivedays
THRUSHESANDSOLITAIRES
AndeanSolitaire–Myadestesralloides*
HeardatMachu-Picchu
White-earedSolitaire–Entomodestesleucotis
1seenatMachu-Picchu
ChiguancoThrush-Turduschiguancochiguanco
Commonindrierhabitats
GreatThrush-Turdusfuscaterockenderi
Commoninmorehumidhabitats.
MOCKINGBIRDS
Long-tailedMockingbird–Mimuslongicaudatus
Quietcommonalongthecoast–seenalongtheSantaEulaliaroadandVillaMarshes
PIPITS
Short-billedPipit-Anthusfurcatus
TwoatLakePiurayandonemoreatAbraMalaga
YellowishPipit–Anthuslutescensperuvianus
Goodviewsof2atVillaMarshes
TANAGERS&ALLIES
EParodi’sHemispingus-Hemispingusparodii
2seenverywellafteralongsearchinamixedflockinbambooatAbraMalaga
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Parodi’sHemispingus–FabriceSchmitt
OleaginousHemispingus–Hemispingusfrontalis
AfewseenatMachu-Picchu
Three-stripedHemispingus-Hemispingustrifasciatus
5seenatAbraMalaga
RRRust-and-YellowTanager-Thlypopsisruficeps
TwoseenaboveAbancay
Scarlet-belliedMountain-Tanager-Anisognathusigniventris
SeenatAbraMalagaeastandwestslope
RRChestnut-belliedMountain-Tanager–Dubusiacastaneoventris
Wonderfulviewof2atAbraMalaga
Blue-and-yellowTanager-Pipraeideabonariensis
Seenatseverallocations
Blue-grayTanager–Thraupisepiscopus
CommonatAguasCaliente
SayacaTanager–Thraupissayaca
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Agoodsurpriseof1atthePakaritampuHotelinOllantaytambowhichhasbenpresentforsome
time.ArarebirdinPeru
PalmTanager–Thraupispalmarum
1seenatMandorValleyinMachu-Picchu
Saffron-crownedTanager–Tangaraxanthocephala
SeenintwoconsecutivedaysatMachu-Picchu
Blue-neckedTanager–Tangaracyanicollis
AlsoseenatMachu-Picchu
Silver-backedTanager–Tangaraviridicollis
GoodviewsatMachu-Picchu
BlueDacnis–Dacniscayana
AmaleoneseenatMandorValleyinMachu-Picchu
CinereousConebill-Conirostrumcinereumcinereum
Common–seenatSantaEulalia,LurinRiverandaboveAbancay
RRWhite-browedConebill-Conirostrumferrugineiventre
3seenontheeastslopeofAbraMalaga.Whataprettybird!
CappedConebill–Conirostrumalbifrons
QuietcommonatMachu-Picchu
RustyFlowerpiercer-Diglossasittoides
SeenatSantaEulaliaandalsoatthePakaritampuHotelinOllantaytambo.
MoustachedFlowerpiercer–Diglossamystacalis
1seenatAraMalagaeastslope
Black-throatedFlowerpiercer-Diglossabrunneiventris
SeenatthePakaritampuHotelandontheHuanipacaroad
Plushcap–Catamblyrhynchusdiadema
2seenatAbraMálaga
RRPeruvianSierra-Finch-Phrygiluspunensis
Commonthroughout–seenatAbraMalaga,aboveAbancayandatHuanipacaroad
MourningSierra-Finch-Phrygilusfruticeti
ReallycommonontheSantaEulaliaroad
PlumbeousSierra-Finch-Phrygilusunicolor
Commonathigherelevations–seenatMarcopomacochaandAbraMalaga
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Band-tailedSierra-Finch–Phrygilusalaudinus
2seenatLomasdeLachay
Ash-breastedSierra-Finch-Phrygilusplebejus
GoodviewsatMarcopomacochaandHuanipacaroad
RRWhite-wingedDiuca-Finch-Diucaspeculifera
Goodviewsof10+atMarcopomacocha
EGreatInca-Finch-Incaspizapulchra
2seenonthexerophytichillslopesalongtheSantaEulaliaRoad.Thereare5Incaspizasall
endemictoPeru-agoodgrandslamtoget!
EChestnut-breastedMountain-Finch-PoospizaCaesar
2seenaboveAbancayand2moreontheHuanipacaroad.
Chestnut-breastedMountain–Finch–AlexDurand
GreenishYellow-Finch-Sicalisolivascens
20+seeninourshortstopnearthedivisionbridgebetweenCuscoandAbancayinourwayback
fromAbancaytoCusco
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Bright-rumpedYellow-Finch-Sicalisuropygialis
SeenatSantaEulaliaandalotatMarcopomacocha
SaffronFinch–Sicalisflaveola
About4seennearHotelPieteratSantaEulalia
Blue-blackGrassquit–Volatiniajacarina
4+seenatLurinRiver
Chestnut-throatedSeedeater–Sporophilatelasco
10+seenaroundVillaMarshesandLurinRiver
Band-tailedSeedeater-Catameniaanalis
Common–seenatSantaEulaliaandatPakaritampuhotel
Plain-coloredSeedeater-Catameniainornata
Commonathigherelevationsnearvegetation–2seenaboveAbancay
Bananaquit-Coerebaflaveola
OneseenatLurinRiver
INCERTAESEDIS
StreakedSaltator–Saltatoralbicollis
1seenatLurinRiver
Golden-billedSaltator-Saltatoraurantiirostris
3intotalseenaboveAbancay
NEWWORLDSPARROWS
Rufous-collaredSparrow-Zonatrichiacapensis
Common.
ERusty-belliedBrush-Finch-Atlapetesnationi
8+seenalongtheSantaEulaliaRoad
Chestnut-cappedBrush-Finch–Arremonbrunneinucha
Veryrespondedonetoplay-backatMachu-Picchu
GROSBEAKTANAGERS
Hepatic(Blood-red)Tanager–Piranga(lutea)flava
3intotalseenatMachu-Picchu
GoldenGrosbeak-Pheucticusaureoventris
AfewseenontheSantaEulaliaRoad
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Black-backedGrosbeakPheucticusaureoventris
2seenaboveAbancay
NEWWORLDWARBLERS
TropicalParula–Setophagapitiayumi
5intotalseenatMachu-Picchu
CitrineWarbler-Myiothlypissignata
2atAbraMalaga
Pale-leggedWarbler–Myiothlypissignatus
2seenatMachu-Picchu
Russet-crownedWarbler–Myiothlypiscoronatus
AlsoseenatMachu-Picchu
Slate-throated(Redstart)Whitestart–Myioborusminiatus
SeenatMachu-Picchu
Spectacled(Redstart)Whitestart-Myioborusmelanocephalus
SeenatMachu-PicchuandAbraMalaga
ORIOLES&BLACKBIRDS
RRDusky-greenOropendola–Psarocoliusatrovirens
OneseenatMachu-Picchu
PeruvianMeadowlark–Sturnellabellicosa
2atLomasdeLachayand3moreatVillaMarshes
ScrubBlackbird-Diveswarszewiczi
SeenatHotelPeterinSantaEulaliaandalsoatLurinRiver
FINCHES
HoodedSiskin–Sporagamagellanica
SeenontheSantaEulaliaRoadandatLurinRiver
BlackSiskin–Sporagaatrata
10+atMarcopomacochaandfewmoreatAbraMalaga
Thick-billedEuphonia–Euphonialaniirostris
GoodviewsatMachu-Picchu
OLDWORLDSPARROWS
HouseSparrow–Passerdomesticus
InLima
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TheMammalList
DEER
PeruvianWhite-tailedDeer–Odocoileusvirginanusperuvianus
1seenbysomeinourwayintoAbancay
LLAMAFAMILY
Llama–Lamaglama
SeenatMarcopomacocha
Alpaca–Vicugnaalpaca
AlsoseenatMarcopomacocha
LARGERODENTS
MountainViscacha-Lagidiumperuanum
SeenatSantaEulaliaandAbraMalagawestslope
SEALSANDSEALIONS
SouthAmericanSealion–Arctocephalusaustralis
10+atPucusanabay
Alpacas
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AguasCalientesfromMachuPicchuRuins
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