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MANU EXPEDITIONS BIRDING & WILDLIFE

TOURS

ATRIPREPORTFORABIRDINGTRIPTOLOMASDELACHAY,SANTAEULALIA,MARCOPOMACOCHA,VILLA

MARSHESANDPUCUSANAANDTHEAPURIMACCANYON,MACHU-PICCHUANDABRAMALAGA.

May 04th –17th 2016

Trip Leader: Silverio Duri


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

DAYBYDAYACTIVITIESMay04th:FulldaybirdingatLomasdeLachaystartingwith thedrycactussection forourfirst ENDEMIC the Cactus Canasterowherewe saw 3 thenwent to the higher elevations.AfterourlunchwedrovetoSantaEulalia.NightinSantaEulalia.May05th:UptheSantaEulaliaRoadtonearSanPedrodeCastaandabirdastretchofroadat 3130-3000 meters. A stop lower for Great Inca Finch. We continued to lovelyaccommodationsatSanMateonamedChezVictor!DepartmentofLima.


May 06th: To Marcopomacocha area and the Milloc turn off birding from 4400 to 4875meters.AfterlunchwereturnedtoLima–HotelSeñorial.DepartmentofLimaandJunín.May07th:DayoffMay 08th: To VillaMarshes where we had great time especially for pictures and after acoupleofhourswewenttoPucusanafishingportwherewehadagreatviewsofHumboldtPenguinandexcellentseafoodatlunch.NightinLima–HotelSeñorial.May09th:DayoffMay 10th: Early flight to Cusco and after arrival we drove to Piuray Lake on our way toOllantaytambo.NightinOllantaytamboatPakaritampuHotel.May11th:Train ride toAguasCalienteandafterarrivalwemetVilmaour localguideandthenwetookthebustogettotheMachu-PicchuIncaruinswherewespentabout2hoursaround the ruins and then lunch just outside of the ruins at the Sanctuary Lodge HotelRestaurant.WetookthebustogodownneartheUrubambaRiverforbirdingourwaybacktoAguasCalientealongtheroad.NightatAguasCaliente–HotelElMapi.May12th:BirdingmorningtoMandorvalleyuntilmiddayandthenwehadgreat lunchatthe Indio Feliz restaurantandafter lunchwe took the train to goback toOllantaytambo.NightatOllantaytamboatthePakaritampuHotel.May 13th: Abra Malaga (Panticalla Pass) near the village of Tastayoc then west slopePolylepis foresthike (4500-5330m)under thedominatingsnowpeakofVeronica (Wakay-Willca) with some rain and a late lunch and back to the Pakaritampu Hotel. Night atOllantaytambo–PakaritampuHotel.May14th:AbraMalaga (PanticallaPass)near the villageof Tastayoc theneast slopeElfinForestatCanchaillo3400manddownviaCarrizales tonearSan Luisat3000m.AfteranearlylunchwewentbacktoCuscoviaUrubamba.NightinCuscoatCasaAndinaCuscoPlazahotel.May15th:DayoffMay16th:DrivetoAbancaywithbirdingstopsaboveAbancaywerewealsohadlunchandafterlunchwewentdowntotheAndahuaylasroadandinthelateafternoonwedrivebacktoAbancay.NightatAbancayatHoteldeTuristas.May 17th: Early departure from the Hotel to Huanipaca road and breakfast on theHuanipacaroadandbirdingalongtheroaduntilwehadthebadnewsaboutthe“farmersstrike”thatmadeasleavebehindsomeApurimacspecialtiesinorderpasstheroadblockattheentranceoftheHuanipacaroad,thatfortunatelytheyopenedatmid-dayandwewere


abletocontinueourwaybacktoCusco;NightinCuscoattheCasaAndinaPlazaHotel.ENDoftheTrip.

TheKeytotheBirdlistRED–IUCNREDLISTCATEGORY

SACC=SouthAmericanClassificationCommitteeIOC=InternationalOrnithologicalCongress

RR=RangerestrictedspeciesE=PeruvianEndemic

*=HeardOnly

THEBIRDLISTTINAMOUSAndeanTinamou-Nothoproctapentlandii1 on the Santa Eulalia road. Here the Named for Joseph Barclay Pentland (1798-1873) Irishtraveler,exploreranddiplomatinBoliviaDUCKSAndeanGoose–OressochenmelanopteraAfewseenatMarcopomacochaandfewmoreatPiurayLakeandAbraMalaga.TorrentDuck-MerganettaarmataFantasticviewsalongtheUrubambaRiverand3morealongtheChalhuancaRiveronourwayinandouttoAbancay.Yellow-billedTeal-AnasflavirostrisoxypteraCommon–seenatPiurayLakeandatAbraMalaga.Jaramillo(2003)furthersuggestedthatthesubspeciesoxypteramayalsodeserverecognitionasaseparatespeciesfromA.flavirostriswhichoccursfarthersouth.Yellow-billedPintail-AnasgeórgicaSeenatLagoPiurayPunaTeal-AnaspunaCommon.CinnamonTeal-AnascyanopteraCommonatVillaMarshesandLagoPiurayWhite-cheekedPintail–Anasbahamensis3individualsseenatVillamarshes.ThiscoastalspeciesseemstobeinvadingtheAndes


RuddyDuck(Andean)–Oxyurajamaicensis(ferruginea)SeenatLagunaPiuray.Andeanpopulationshaveoften(e.g.,Hellmayr&Conover1948a,Siegfried1976,Sibley&Ahlquist1990,AOU1998,Ridgely&Greenfield2001,Jaramillo2003)beentreatedas a separate species, O. ferruginea ("Andean Duck" or "Andean Ruddy-Duck"). However, seeAdams and Slavid (1984), Fjeldså (1986), and McCracken & Sorenson (2005) for rationale fortreating them as conspecific, as done previously (e.g., Blake 1977, Johnsgard 1979), and thenfollowedbyFjeldså&Krabbe(1990)andCarboneras(1992f).Siegfried(1976)andLivezey(1995)considered ferruginea to be more closely related to O. vittata than to O. jamaicensis, butMcCracken&Sorenson(2005)showedthatthisisincorrect.GREBESWhite-tuftedGrebe–Rollandiarolland1seenatVillamarshesandseveralseenatPiurayLake.NamedforMasterGunnarRolandoftheFrenchcorvetteL’Uraniewhichcircumnavigatedtheworld1817-1820GreatGrebe–Podicepsmajor2seenatVillamarshesSilveryGrebe–Podicepsoccipitalisjuninensis3seenatPiurayLake

PENGUINS RRHumboldtPenguin-Spheniscushumbolti


We saw 4 at Pucusana fishing port – 3 on land resting and 1 swimming. Named for FriedrichWilhelm Karl Heinrich Alexander Baron von Humboldt, German scientist and explorer.VULNERABLE STORMPETRELS FuegianWilson'sStorm-Petrel-Oceanitesoceanicus1seenatPucusana.Jaramillo(2003)suggestedthatthesubspeciesexasperatusmightbeaseparatespeciesfromnominateOceanitesoceanicus.BOOBIES RRPeruvianBooby-SulavariegataCommonHumboldtcurrentGuanobird–greatviewsatPucusanaCORMORANTS NeotropicCormorant-PhalacrocoraxbrasilianusCommonRRGuanayCormorant-PhalacrocoraxbougainvilliiA guano bird – a few seen at Pucusana. Named after Vice-Admiral Louis Antoine Baron deBorgainville(1729-1811)Frenchsoldier,navigatorandmathematician.NEARTHREATENED


RRRed-leggedCormorant-PhalacrocoraxgaimardiVerygoodviewsatPucusana.Namedafterthe19thcenturyFrenchnavalsurgeon,explorerandnaturalist PaulGaimard, discoverer of South Island Fernbird andGreyWarbler inNewZealand.NEARTHREATENEDPELICANSRRPeruvianPelican-PelecanusthagusCommonatPucusanaHERONSLittleBlueHeron-EgrettacaeruleaVerygoodviewsatVillaMarshesSnowyEgret-EgrettathulaAtVillamarshesandPiurayLakeGreatEgret–ArdeaalbaSeenatVillamarshesCattleEgret-BubulcusibisAlsoseenatVillamarshesBlack-crownedNight-Heron-NycticoraxnycticoraxSeenatVillamarshesandfewmoreintheLurinRiverinourwaybackfromPucusanaYellow-crownedNight-Heron–Nyctanassaviolacea2malesseenatVillamarshesIBISPunaIbis–PlegadisridgwayiSeenatVillamarshesandMarcopomacochaandcommonintheAndesAMERICANVULTURESBlackVulture-CoragypsatratusAfter theopinionsof a few19th century taxonomistswere long ignored, recent genetic studieshaveindicatedthatNewWorldvulturesaremodifiedstorksanddon’tbelongwiththeraptors;anexcellentexampleofconvergentevolution–commonthroughoutthetripTurkeyVulture-CathartesauraJaramillo (2003) suggested that the resident tropical subspecies ruficollis and the southernsubspecies group (jota and "falklandica")mightmerit recognition as separate species from thenorthernCathartesauragroup–seenatVillamarshesAndeanCondor–VulturgryphusOneseenatSantaEulaliaand5atMarcopomacocha-NEARTHREATENED


HAWKSCinereousHarrier-CircuscinereusGreatviewsofoneatLakePiurayatlunchtimeBlack-chestedBuzzard-Eagle–GeranoaetusmelanoleucusSeveralsightings–atLomasdeLachay,SantaEulaliaandaboveAbancayVariableHawk–GeranoaetuspolyosomaSeen at Lomas de Lachay, Abra Malaga and above Abancay. The taxonomy of this group isconfusing,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 toreliablydiagnosethetwoformsusingplumagecharactersormeasurements.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) areconsistentwithhypothesisthatB.polyosomaandB.poecilochrousareconspecific.RoadsideHawk–Rupornismagnirostris*HeardatAguasCalienteWhite-rumpedHawk–ParabuteoleucorrhousSeenatAbraMalagaontheeastslopeRAILSPlumbeousRail-PardirallussanguinolentusOneseensurprisinglyattheLurinRiverCommonGallinule-GallinulagaleataCommon–atVillamarshesSlate-coloredCoot–FulicaardesiacaCommonatVillamarshes

PLOVERSAndeanLapwing-Vanellusresplendens1atMarcopomacochaandcommonaroundAbraMalaga,alsoseenatPiurayLake.Killdeer-Charadriusvociferus10+seenatVillaMarshes

DiademedSandpiper-Plover-Phegornismitchellii1behavedwellatMarcopomacocha.NamedforDavidWilliamMitchell(1813-1859)EnglishzoologistandsecretaryoftheLondonzoologicalsociety.NEARTHREATENED


DiademedSandpiper-Plover–IanMerrill

STILTSBlack-neckedStilt(White-backed)–Himantopusmexicanusmelanurus1 seen at Piuray Lake. Some authors have treated southern South American melanurus as aseparatespecies(e.g.,Sibley&Monroe1990,Ridgely&Greenfield2001).ThesixtaxainthegenusHimantopusformanear-globallydistributedsuperspecies (Mayr&Short1970,Sibley&Monroe1990, 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 contactbetweenmexicanusandmelanurus inSouthAmerica,whereat least somehybridizationoccurs,affordsoneofthebestopportunitiesforsuchstudy.OYSTERCATCHERSRRBlackishOystercatcher-HimantopusmexicanusGoodviewsatVillaMarshesbythesea-shore


AmericanOystercatcher–HimantopuspalliatusAlsobythesea-shoreatVillaMarshesTHICK-KNEESPeruvianThick-Knee–Burhinussuperciliaris6intotal–seeninourwayintoLomasdeLachayandatLachayitself

PeruvianThick-Knee–SilverioDuri

SANDPIPERSANDSNIPESPunaSnipe-Gallinagoandina4seenwellatMarcopomacochaHudsonianWhimbrel-Numenius(hudsonicus)phaeopusCommon along the sea-shore at Villa Marshes. Zink et al. (1995) proposed a return to earlierclassifications (e.g., Ridgway 1919) that considered New World hudsonicus to be a separatespecies fromOldWorld populations based on genetic distance. Although plumage pattern alsodifferssubstantially,vocalizationsareevidentlyverysimilar,incontrasttothemanyallotaxaintheScolopacidaetreatedasseparatespecies.


LesserYellowlegs–TringaflavipesOneseenatPiuraySpottedSandpiper-ActitismaculariaAfewhereandthereRuddyTurnstone-Arenariainterpres15+seenatPucusanaSurfbird–Aphrizavirgata20+seenatPucusanabaySEEDSNIPEGrey-breastedSeedsnipe-Thinocorusorbignyianus4atMarcopomacocha.SouthAmericanSandgrouse!NamedfortheimpressivesoundingAlicideCharlesVictorDessalinesd’Orbigny(1802-1857)FrenchnaturalistexplorerandcollectorintropicalAmerica.LeastSeedsnipe–Thinocorusrumicivorus2seenatLomasdeLachaySKUASChileanSkua-Stercorariuschilensis3seenoffshoreatPucusanaGULLSANDTERNSBelcher'sGull-LarusbelcheriCommonalongthePeruviancoast–seenonthesea-shoreatVillaMarshes.NamedforSirEdwardBelcherBritishnavalexploreofthepacificcoastofAmerica1825-1828KelpGull-LarusdominicanusGreatviewsonthesea-shoreatVillaMarshesGrayGull-LeucophaeusmodestusSeveralseenonthesea-shoreatVillaMarshesFranklin’sGull–LeucophaeuspipixcanAlotofthemseenonthesea-shoreatVillaMarshesGray-headedGull-ChroicocephaluscirrocephalusAfewseenonthesea-shoreatVillaMarshesAndeanGull-ChroicocephalusserranusCommonintheAndes,butalsoafewonthesea-shoreatVillaMarshes


IncaTern–SilverioDuri

RRIncaTern-LarosternaincaCommonbeautifulseenatPucusana.NEARTHREATENEDSKIMMERSBlackSkimmer–Rynchopsniger6seenonsea-shoreatVillaMarshesPIGEONSANDDOVESRockPigeon(FeralPigeon)-ColumbaliviaFeraltypefoundthroughoutLatinAmericanearhumanhabitation,absentonlyfromextensivetractsofprimaryforest.–JohnvanDortSpot-wingedPigeon-PatagioenasmaculosaQuietcommoninthehighlands.EaredDove–ZenaidaauriculataCommonatLomasdeLachayandbelowAbancay.


WestPeruvian(Pacific)Dove–ZenaidamelodaCommonatLomasdeLachay,SantaEulaliaandVillaMarshesWhite-tippedDove-LeptotilaverreauxidecipiensSeenatMachu-PicchuandbelowAbancay.NamedfortheimpressivesoundingJohnBaptisteEdouardVerreaux(1810-1868)FrenchNaturalHistorydealerandcollectorCroakingGround-Dove-ColumbinacruzianaCommononthecoast–seenatLomasdeLachayandVillaMarshesBare-facedGround-Dove–MetriopeliaceciliaeAfewseenalongtheSantaEulaliaRoad.NamedaftertheCecileGautrau,daughterof19thcenturyFrenchnaturalist.Black-wingedGround-Dove-MetriopeliamelanopteraSeenalongtheSantaEulaliaRoad.CUCKOOSANDANISGroove-billedAni–CrotophagasulcirostrisCommonalongthecoast–seenatVillaMarshesandLurinRiverandalsoinourwaytoAbancayTYPICALOWLSEKoepcke’s(Apurimac)ScreechOwl-MegascopskoepckeaeFantasticviewsandpicturesof2 individualsroostingneartheApurimacRiver–bellowAbancay,here of the hockingii subspecies. Named for Maria Koepcke, originally Maria Emilie Anna vonMikulicz-Radecki, was born and educated in Germany, earning a PhD in Zoology from KielUniversityin1949.ShethenmovedtoPeru,whereshemarriedzoologistHans-WilhelmKoepckein1950.Togethertheycollaboratedonmuchoftheirscientificworkandpublications,andhadadaughter named Juliane. She was a successful Neotropical ornithologist at a time when SouthAmericanornithologywasmale-dominated.OnChristmasEve1971,Koepcketraveledwithher17yearolddaughteronLANSAFlight508fromLimatoPucallpatojoinherhusbandforaholiday.Theplane encountered a severe thunderstorm, was hit by lightning, and disintegrated above theAmazon Rainforest. Seated next to each other, the Koepkes were separated in mid-air (withJulianeremainingbeltedtotheirrowofthreeseats),andbothsurvivedthefall.Comingtorestindifferent areas of the jungle floor,Mariawasbadly injured anddied several days later. Juliane,despitesustainingabrokencollarboneandaneyeinjury,wasableenoughtotravelthroughthedense jungle forelevendays,before reachingamakeshift loggingcampandbeingsubsequentlyrescuedon3January1972.PeruvianPygmy-Owl–Glaucidiumperuanum3seenattheHotelPieterandalsoatSantaEulaliaandonemorealongtheroadnearCurahuasiVillageinourwayintoAbancay.Thislatterintermountainraceisslowervoicedandmaybeadifferentspecies.


PeruvianPygmy-Owl-SilverioDuri

BurrowingOwl–Athenecunicularia5intotalseenatLomasdeLachay.Greekmythology–Athenewasthegoddessofwisdom,warandtheliberalarts,whosefavoritebirdwastheOwlSWIFTSWhite-collaredSwift-StreptoprocnezonarisSeenatSantaEulalia.White-tippedSwift–AeronautesmontivagusAfewseenatMachu-PicchuAndeanSwift-AeronautesandecolusCommonbythebridgedivisionbetweenAbancayandCuscoandalsoontheSantaEulaliaRoad

HUMMINGBIRDSSparklingViolet-ear-ColibricoruscansTwoatSantaEulaliaandatMachu-PicchuandfewmoreaboveAbancayEBronze-tailedComet-Polyonymuscaroli10+seenofthisendemicalongtheSantaEulaliaroad.


Bronze-tailedComet–SilverioDuri

EBlack-breastedHillstar-OreotrochilusmelanogasterOneofthisendemicatMarcopomacochaAndeanHillstar–OreotrochilusestellaAfemaleseenatAbraMalagawestslopeSpeckledHummingbird–Adelomyiamelanogenys1seenbrieflynearMandorvalleyatMachu-PicchuLong-tailedSylph–AglaiocercuskingiOneseenatMandorValley


RROlivaceousThornbill-Chascostigmaolivaceum1 at Marcopomacocha and 2 at Abra Malaga - on the bog showed well. Like many very highaltitudeHummers this has the ability to go into torpor at night, stateof slowedbody functionsused to conserve energy and heat. Animals that enter a state of torpor lower their bodytemperature and slow their heart rate, respiration and metabolic rate dramatically, effectivelyconservingenergybecausefewercaloriesareneededtomaintainlife.RRScaledMetaltail-MetalluraaeneocaudaOneatAbraMalagashowedwell.ShiningSunbeam–AglaeactiscupripennisSeenatAbraMalagawestslope.EWhite-tuftedSunbeam–Aglaeactiscastelnaudii1seenatAbraMalagawestslope–aPeruvianendemic.Sword-billedHummingbird-EnsiferaensiferaAbriefviewofoneatAbraMalagaeastslopeGreatSapphirewing-PterophanescyanopterusAfemaleseenalongtheHuanipacaroad–theworld’ssecondlargestHummerChestnut-breastedCoronet–Boissonneauamatthewsii2seenattheMandorValleyBootedRacket-tail–OcreatusunderwoodiiOneseenattheMandorvalleyGiantHummingbird–PatagonagigasOneseenatSantaEulalia.Theworld’slargestHummer!Purple-collaredWoodstar–Myrtisfanny1seenatSantaEulaliaWhite-belliedHummingbird-AmaziliachionogasterOneseenbellowAbancayEGreen-and-whiteHummingbird–AmaziliaviridicaudaVerygoodviewsatMachu-PicchuandalsoatthePakaritampuHotelPeruvianSheartail–Thaumasturacora3malesseenatSantaEulaliaAmaziliaHummingbird-Amaziliaamazilia1atHotelPeterandaroundLurinRiver


MOTMOTSAndeanMotmot–MomotusaequatorialisSeenintwoconsecutivedaysatMach-PicchuPUFFBIRDSWhite-earedPuffbird-NystaluschacuruScopeviewsofonenearCurahuasiVillageinourwayintoAbancay.LimitedrangeinPeru.

NEWWORLDBARBETSVersicoloredBarbet–EubuccoversicolorSeenintwoconsecutivedaysaroundMachu-Picchu–4intotalWOODPECKERSRROcellatedPiculet–PicumnusdorbygnianusGoodviewsatMachu-PicchuEBlack-neckedWoodpecker-ColaptesatricollisFantasticviewsof3individualsatSantaEulalia.It’saColaptessoitshouldbeaFlicker?Golden-oliveWoodpecker–PiculusrubiginosusOneseenatMachu-PicchuAndeanFlicker-ColaptesrupicolaCommonintheAndes–seenatMarcopomacocha,AbraMalagaandaboveAbancay

FALCONSMountainCaracara-PhalcoboenusmegalopterusCommonintheAndesAmericanKestrel-FalcosparveriusCommon.Orange-breastedFalcon–FalcodeiroleucusScopeviewsofoneatMandorValleyinMachu-PicchuPeregrineFalcon–FalcoperegrinusOneseenbrieflyatLomasdeLachayPARROTSMitredParakeet-PsittacaramitrataalticolaCommonatMachu-PicchuandalsonearAbancay.PacificParrotlet–Forpuscoelestis5seeninourshortstopatLurinRiverinourwaybacktoLimafromPucusana


ANTSHRIKESVariableAntshrike–ThamnophiluscaerulescensSeenintwoconsecutivedaysatMachu-PicchuANTPITTASUndulatedAntpittaGrallariasquamigera*AtAbraMalagaRRStripe-headedAntpitta-GrallariaandicolusThisoneistheEASIESTAntpittatoseeamongalltheAntpittasatleastinPeru;oneseenreallywellon thewest slopeofAbraMalagahere the subspeciespunensiswhichmaydeserve full speciesrankfromthenorthernnominateformwhichwesawatMarcopomacocha.

RufousAntpitta-GrallariarufulaoccobambaeOneseenverywellatAbraMalaga.Notethesubspeciesthisspecieswillsoonbesplitintomanydifferentspecies.

TAPACULOSTrillingTapaculo–Scytalopusparvirostris*AtAbraMalagaeastslopeRRPunaTapaculo-ScytalopussimonsiGreatviewsinthewestslope(polylepis)forestofAbraMalaga.ScytalopusetymologicallycomesfromtheGreeklanguagewhichliterallymeans“stickfoot”,referredtotheirstrongandthickfeet.RRDiademedTapaculo-ScytalopusschulenbergiOne seen at AbraMalaga east slope. Named for Thomas S. Schulenberg US Ornithologist andcollectoratthelaboratoryofOrnithologyCornell.Principalauthorof“BirdsofPeru”E“Ampay”Tapaculo-Scytalopussp.novGreatlooksaboveAbancay–whenwillthisbedescribed?OVENBIRDSCoastalMiner–GeosittaperuvianaCommonatLomasdeLachayEDark-wingedMiner-Geosittasaxicolina2seenatMarcopomacocha–aPeruvianendemicEThick-billedMiner–GeosittacrassirostrisAmazingviewsof2individualsatLomasdeLachay


Thick-billedMiner–SilverioDuri

StreakedXenops–XenopsrutilansExcellentviewsatMachu-PicchuStreakedTuftedcheek-PseudocolaptesboissonneautiiVerygoodviewofoneatAbraMalagaeastslopeWren-likeRushbird-Phleocryptesmelanops3seenatVillaMarshesBuff-breastedEarthcreeper-UpucerthiavalidirostrisOne seen at Marcopomacocha. Although the jelskii subspecies group (Plain-breastedEarthcreeper) has been considered separate species from U. validirostris in most recentclassifications (e.g.,Meyer de Schauensee1970, Ridgely& Tudor 1994, Sibley&Monroe1990),evidencefortheirtreatmentassuchisweak(Remsen2003).Earlierclassificationstreatedthemasconspecific (e.g., Cory&Hellmayr 1925, Peters 1951). A report of sympatry in southern Bolivia(Cabot 1990) is based on amisidentification (Remsen 2003). Genetic data (Chesser et al. 2007,Fjeldsaetal.2007) confirm that theyare sister taxabutweaklydifferentiated (Derryberryetal.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


conspecific.SACCproposalpassedtousetheEnglishnameBuff-breastedEarthcreeperforbroadlydefinedU.validirostris.Cream-wingedCinclodes-CinclodesalbiventrisCommonatMarcopomacochaandalsoaroundAbraMalaga.ESurfCinclodes-CinclodestaczanowskiiSeenwellalongtherockyseasideatPucusana.Recentgeneticevidencerevealsthattheevidencefor regarding this one as a separate species from the Chilean Seaside Cinclodes (or SeasideCinclodes),isprettyweak.Itlookslikebothformshavenotdifferentiatedenoughandarebetterlumped.RRRoyalCinclodes–CinclodesaricomaeVerygoodviewofoneatAbraMalagawestslope.CRITICALYENDANGERED

RoyalCinclodes–AlexDurand

PearledTreerunner-Margarornissquamiger2atAbraMalagaERusty-crownedTit-Spinetail-Leptasthenurapileata1seenatSantaEulalia,goodlooks!


RRTawnyTit-Spinetail-LeptasthenurayanacensisVery nice views of 3 in the polylepis forest of Abra Malaga. This species is thought to have amoderately small populationwhich is highly fragmentedwithin itsmoderately small range. It islikelytobedecliningowingtoongoinghabitatlossanddegradation.ItiscurrentlyconsideredNearThreatened, and should be carefullymonitored for future changes in the rate of decline.NEARTHREATENEDStreak-bakedTit-Spinetail–LeptasthenurastriataOneseenwellatLomasdeLachayEWhite-browedTit-Spinetail-LeptasthenuraxenothoraxGreat views of 2 in the polylepis forest of Abra Malaga. Leptasthenura xenothorax has a veryrestricted and severely fragmented range in the Runtacocha highland (Apurímac), the NevadoSacsarayocmassifandtheCordilleraVilcanota(Cuzco),south-centralPeru.Significantpopulationsofc.35-70individualswereestimatedatthreesitesinCuzcoin1987-1989,butdeclineshavebeenobserved at some of these, and the population density is very low in the Runtacocha highland(FjeldsåandKessler1996).Thepatchinessandscarcityofitshabitat,whichmaynowoccupylessthan 3% of the estimated potential cover in large parts of Cuzco (Fjeldså and Kessler 1996),suggests that the total populationmustnowbe very small (Fjeldså andKrabbe1990),withonerecentestimateof500-1,500individuals(Engblometal.2002)ENDANGEREDE Pale-tailed (Creamy-breasted) Canastero - Asthenes (dorbignyi) huancavelicae usheri*Unfortunately only heard below Abancay. The subspecies huancavelicae and arequipae wereconsidered separate species ("Pale-tailed Canastero" and "Dark-winged Canastero") fromAsthenes dorbignyi by Fjeldsa & Krabbe (1990) and Ridgely & Tudor (1994). SACC proposal torecognizehuancavelicaeandarequipaeasseparatespeciesdidnotpassbecausepublisheddataareincompleteandinsufficient.Line-frontedCanastero-AsthenesurubambensisGreatviewsofthenominateraceinthepolylepisforestofAbraMalaga.NEARTHREATENEDStreak-throatedCanastero-AstheneshumilisQuietcommonatMarcopomacocha.RRCanyonCanastero-AsthenespudibundaAcoupleontheSantaEulaliaRoad–justsneaksintoChile!EJuninCanastero-Asthenesvirgata2respondedtoplaybackatMarcopomacochaECactusCanastero–PseudosthenescactorumAfterahardworkwefinallysaw2atLomasdeLachay–aPeruvianendemicERusty-frontedCanastero-Asthenesottonis2seenatHuanipacaroad


RRPunaThistletail-AstheneshelleriSeenatAbraMalaga(eastslope).EMarcapataSpinetail-CranioleucamarcapataemarcapataeAmazingviewsof2atAbraMalagaeastslopeECreamy-crestedSpinetail-Cranioleucaalbicapillaalbicapilla*EApurimacSpinetail-Synallaxiscourseni2ontheHuanipacaroad.Thisspecies isclassifiedasVulnerablebecause it isknownfromjustafew locationsandhasaverysmall totalpopulation. Ifdisturbanceandsmall-scale tree fellingatthe Ampay National Sanctuary is found to be causing a population decline, the species maywarrantuplistingtoEndangeredinthefuture.VULNERABLE

ApurimacSpinetail–AlexDurand

TYRANTFLYCATCHERSSclater’sTyrannulet–PhyllomyiassclateriGoodviewsatMachu-PicchuSouthern-beardlessTyrannulet-Camptostomaobsoletum2seenbytheLurinRiverinourwaybackfromPucusanatoLimaWhite-throatedTyrannulet-MecocerculusleucophrysFairlycommonatAbraMalagaeastslope


RRAsh-breastedTit-Tyrant-Anairetesalpines1seenatAbraMalaga(polylepisforest).Thisspecieshasaverysmallpopulationandisconfinedtoahabitatwhichisseverelyfragmentedandundergoingacontinuingdeclineinextent,area,andquality.ItisconsequentlylistedasEndangered.ENDANGEREDEUnstreakedTit-Tyrant–AnairetesagraphiaVeryniceviewsof5atAbraMalagaeastslopeRRPied-crestedTit-TyrantAnairetesreguloidesNicelooksof4+atSantaEulaliaRoadTorrentTyrannulet-SerpophagacinereaSeenintwoconsecutivedaysalongtheUrubambaRiveratAguasCalienteMottle-cheekedTyrannulet–PhylloscartesventralisQuietcommonatMachu-PicchuStreak-neckedFlycatcher–Mionectesstriaticollis2seenatMachu-PicchuSlaty-cappedFlycatcher–LeptopogonsuperciliarisAlsoseenatMachu-PicchuMany-coloredRush-Tyrant-TachurisrubrigastraFantasticviewsof4atVillaMarshesVermillionFlycatcher-PyrocephalusrubinusAtLomasdeLachay,SantaEulaliaandatLurinRiverSmoke-coloredPewee–Contopusfumigatus2seenatMachu-PicchuBlackPhoebe-SayornisnigricansCommonalongtheUrubambaRiverandfewmoreinourwayinandouttoAbancayAndeanNegrito–LessoniaoreasVerygoodviewsatLagoPiurayWhite-wingedBlack-Tyrant-Knipolegusaterrimus2femalesbellowAbancay.Spot-billedGround-Tyrant-MuscisaxicolamaculirostrisGoodstudiesofoneatMarcopomacocha.PunaGround-Tyrant-Muscisaxicolajuninensis2atAbraMalagawestslope.NamedforthePeruvianDepartmentofJunín.


Taczanowski’sGround-Tyrant-Muscisaxicolagriseus4intotalofthisresidentground-tyrant–seenatMarcopomacochaandAbraMalaga.NamedforWladyslawTaczanowski(1819-1890)Polishornithologistandcollector.White-browedGround-Tyrant–Muscisaxicolaalbilora2seenatMarcopomacochaCinereousGround-Tyrant–Muscisaxicolacinerea8+seenatMarcopomacochaWhite-frontedGround-tyrant-MuscisaxicolaalbifronsAlsoseenatMarcopomacochaOchre-napedGround-Tyrant–Muscisaxicolaflavinucha1seenwellatMarcopomacochaBlack-billedShrike-Tyrant–AgriornismontanaVerygoodviewsontheHuanipacaroadRRRed-rumpedBush-Tyrant-Cnemarchuserythropygius1inthePolylepisforestatAbraMalaga

Red-rumpedBush-Tyrant


Rufous-webbedBush-Tyrant-Polioxolmisrufipennis3atAbraMalagawestslopeand1moreontheHuanipacaroadRRCrowned(Kalinowski’s)Chat-Tyrant–Ochthoeca(spodionota)frontalisGoodviewofoneatAbraMalagaeastslopeRufous-breastedChat-Tyrant-OchthoecarufipectoralisSeenatAbraMalaga(eastslope)and2moreaboveAbancayWhite-browedChat-Tyrant-OchthoecaleucophrysCommonontheSantaEulaliaRoadandfewmoreseenaboveAbancay.SocialFlycatcher–MyiozetetessimilisAtMachu-PicchuGolden-crownedFlycatcher–MyiodynasteschrysocephalusQuietcommonatMachu-PicchuTropicalKingbird-Tyrannusmelancholicus1inourshortstopatLurinRiverandfewmoreatMachu-PicchuCOTINGASEMaskedFruiteater–PipreolapulchraOneseenwellatMandorvalley–agoodlookingPeruvianendemicRed-crestedCotinga–Ampelionrubrocristata2seenaboveAbancayand1morealongtheHuanipacaroadBECARDSBarredBecard–PachyramphusversicolorAmaleoneseenatMachu-PicchuVIREOSRed-eyed(Chivi)Vireo–VireoolivaceuschiviSeenatMachu-Picchu;someclassificationshaveconsideredtheSouthAmericanchivigroupasaseparatespecies("ChiviVireo") fromV.olivaceus,orasconspecificwithV.flavoviridis (Hamilton1962). Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) suggested, however, that more than one species may beinvolvedwithintheSouthAmericanchivigroupitself

Brown-cappedVireo–VireoleucophrysAlsoseenatMachu-PicchuSWALLOWSANDMARTINSBlue-and-whiteSwallow-PygochelidoncyanoleucaCommonthroughoutthetour


Brown-belliedSwallow-OrochelidonmurinaCommonaroundAbraMalagaAndeanSwallow-OrochelidonandecolaQuietcommonatMarcopomacochaBarnSwallow-HirundorusticaAfewseenatVillaMarshes.TheNewWorldpopulationsofHirundorusticawereformerly(e.g.,Ridgway1904)treatedasaseparatespecies,H.erythrogastra,fromOldWorldpopulations.WRENSHouseWren(Southern)-TroglodytesaedonOneofthemostwidespreadandcommonsongbirdsintheAmericas,foundfromsouthernCanadato southernSouthAmerica.As is tobeexpectedover suchawide range, variousdistinct formsexist,whichmayonedaybeelevatedtospecieslevel.Forthemoment,allmainlandpopulationssouth of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (Mexico) are grouped under the term "Southern" HouseWren.Allpopulationsshareapreferenceforedgeordisturbedhabitats,andoccuratavarietyofelevations. TheHouseWren tends tomovearound low in the vegetation, and is usually readilyseen.Itsingsashortfastsong.--JohnvanDortMountainWren-TroglodytessolstitialisTwoatAbraMalagaperformedwell

IncaWren-AlexDurand


EIncaWren-PheugopediuseisenmanniGreatviewsofacooperative2inChusqueabamboovegetationMachu-PicchuandtwomoreatAbraMalaga.NamedafterEugeneEisenmannUS/Panamenianornithologist(1906-1981).Gray-breastedWood-Wren–Henicorhinaleucophrys1seenatMachu-PicchuDIPPERSWhite-cappedDipper-CinclusleucocephalusGreatviewsalongtheUrubambaRiverintwoconsecutivedaysTHRUSHESANDSOLITAIRESAndeanSolitaire–Myadestesralloides*HeardatMachu-PicchuWhite-earedSolitaire–Entomodestesleucotis1seenatMachu-PicchuChiguancoThrush-TurduschiguancochiguancoCommonindrierhabitatsGreatThrush-TurdusfuscaterockenderiCommoninmorehumidhabitats.MOCKINGBIRDSLong-tailedMockingbird–MimuslongicaudatusQuietcommonalongthecoast–seenalongtheSantaEulaliaroadandVillaMarshes

PIPITSShort-billedPipit-AnthusfurcatusTwoatLakePiurayandonemoreatAbraMalagaYellowishPipit–AnthuslutescensperuvianusGoodviewsof2atVillaMarshes

TANAGERS&ALLIESEParodi’sHemispingus-Hemispingusparodii2seenverywellafteralongsearchinamixedflockinbambooatAbraMalaga


Parodi’sHemispingus–FabriceSchmitt

OleaginousHemispingus–HemispingusfrontalisAfewseenatMachu-PicchuThree-stripedHemispingus-Hemispingustrifasciatus5seenatAbraMalagaRRRust-and-YellowTanager-ThlypopsisruficepsTwoseenaboveAbancayScarlet-belliedMountain-Tanager-AnisognathusigniventrisSeenatAbraMalagaeastandwestslopeRRChestnut-belliedMountain-Tanager–DubusiacastaneoventrisWonderfulviewof2atAbraMalagaBlue-and-yellowTanager-PipraeideabonariensisSeenatseverallocationsBlue-grayTanager–ThraupisepiscopusCommonatAguasCalienteSayacaTanager–Thraupissayaca


Agoodsurpriseof1atthePakaritampuHotelinOllantaytambowhichhasbenpresentforsometime.ArarebirdinPeruPalmTanager–Thraupispalmarum1seenatMandorValleyinMachu-PicchuSaffron-crownedTanager–TangaraxanthocephalaSeenintwoconsecutivedaysatMachu-PicchuBlue-neckedTanager–TangaracyanicollisAlsoseenatMachu-PicchuSilver-backedTanager–TangaraviridicollisGoodviewsatMachu-PicchuBlueDacnis–DacniscayanaAmaleoneseenatMandorValleyinMachu-PicchuCinereousConebill-ConirostrumcinereumcinereumCommon–seenatSantaEulalia,LurinRiverandaboveAbancayRRWhite-browedConebill-Conirostrumferrugineiventre3seenontheeastslopeofAbraMalaga.Whataprettybird!CappedConebill–ConirostrumalbifronsQuietcommonatMachu-PicchuRustyFlowerpiercer-DiglossasittoidesSeenatSantaEulaliaandalsoatthePakaritampuHotelinOllantaytambo.MoustachedFlowerpiercer–Diglossamystacalis1seenatAraMalagaeastslopeBlack-throatedFlowerpiercer-DiglossabrunneiventrisSeenatthePakaritampuHotelandontheHuanipacaroadPlushcap–Catamblyrhynchusdiadema2seenatAbraMálagaRRPeruvianSierra-Finch-PhrygiluspunensisCommonthroughout–seenatAbraMalaga,aboveAbancayandatHuanipacaroadMourningSierra-Finch-PhrygilusfruticetiReallycommonontheSantaEulaliaroadPlumbeousSierra-Finch-PhrygilusunicolorCommonathigherelevations–seenatMarcopomacochaandAbraMalaga


Band-tailedSierra-Finch–Phrygilusalaudinus2seenatLomasdeLachayAsh-breastedSierra-Finch-PhrygilusplebejusGoodviewsatMarcopomacochaandHuanipacaroadRRWhite-wingedDiuca-Finch-DiucaspeculiferaGoodviewsof10+atMarcopomacocha

EGreatInca-Finch-Incaspizapulchra2seenonthexerophytichillslopesalongtheSantaEulaliaRoad.Thereare5IncaspizasallendemictoPeru-agoodgrandslamtoget!EChestnut-breastedMountain-Finch-PoospizaCaesar2seenaboveAbancayand2moreontheHuanipacaroad.

Chestnut-breastedMountain–Finch–AlexDurand

GreenishYellow-Finch-Sicalisolivascens20+seeninourshortstopnearthedivisionbridgebetweenCuscoandAbancayinourwaybackfromAbancaytoCusco


Bright-rumpedYellow-Finch-SicalisuropygialisSeenatSantaEulaliaandalotatMarcopomacochaSaffronFinch–SicalisflaveolaAbout4seennearHotelPieteratSantaEulaliaBlue-blackGrassquit–Volatiniajacarina4+seenatLurinRiverChestnut-throatedSeedeater–Sporophilatelasco10+seenaroundVillaMarshesandLurinRiverBand-tailedSeedeater-CatameniaanalisCommon–seenatSantaEulaliaandatPakaritampuhotelPlain-coloredSeedeater-CatameniainornataCommonathigherelevationsnearvegetation–2seenaboveAbancayBananaquit-CoerebaflaveolaOneseenatLurinRiverINCERTAESEDISStreakedSaltator–Saltatoralbicollis1seenatLurinRiverGolden-billedSaltator-Saltatoraurantiirostris3intotalseenaboveAbancay

NEWWORLDSPARROWSRufous-collaredSparrow-ZonatrichiacapensisCommon.ERusty-belliedBrush-Finch-Atlapetesnationi8+seenalongtheSantaEulaliaRoadChestnut-cappedBrush-Finch–ArremonbrunneinuchaVeryrespondedonetoplay-backatMachu-PicchuGROSBEAKTANAGERSHepatic(Blood-red)Tanager–Piranga(lutea)flava3intotalseenatMachu-PicchuGoldenGrosbeak-PheucticusaureoventrisAfewseenontheSantaEulaliaRoad


Black-backedGrosbeakPheucticusaureoventris2seenaboveAbancayNEWWORLDWARBLERSTropicalParula–Setophagapitiayumi5intotalseenatMachu-PicchuCitrineWarbler-Myiothlypissignata2atAbraMalagaPale-leggedWarbler–Myiothlypissignatus2seenatMachu-PicchuRusset-crownedWarbler–MyiothlypiscoronatusAlsoseenatMachu-PicchuSlate-throated(Redstart)Whitestart–MyioborusminiatusSeenatMachu-PicchuSpectacled(Redstart)Whitestart-MyioborusmelanocephalusSeenatMachu-PicchuandAbraMalagaORIOLES&BLACKBIRDSRRDusky-greenOropendola–PsarocoliusatrovirensOneseenatMachu-PicchuPeruvianMeadowlark–Sturnellabellicosa2atLomasdeLachayand3moreatVillaMarshesScrubBlackbird-DiveswarszewicziSeenatHotelPeterinSantaEulaliaandalsoatLurinRiverFINCHESHoodedSiskin–SporagamagellanicaSeenontheSantaEulaliaRoadandatLurinRiverBlackSiskin–Sporagaatrata10+atMarcopomacochaandfewmoreatAbraMalagaThick-billedEuphonia–EuphonialaniirostrisGoodviewsatMachu-PicchuOLDWORLDSPARROWSHouseSparrow–PasserdomesticusInLima


TheMammalListDEERPeruvianWhite-tailedDeer–Odocoileusvirginanusperuvianus1seenbysomeinourwayintoAbancayLLAMAFAMILYLlama–LamaglamaSeenatMarcopomacochaAlpaca–VicugnaalpacaAlsoseenatMarcopomacochaLARGERODENTSMountainViscacha-LagidiumperuanumSeenatSantaEulaliaandAbraMalagawestslopeSEALSANDSEALIONSSouthAmericanSealion–Arctocephalusaustralis10+atPucusanabay

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