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We may as well begin with one of the stars of the tour: this very accommodating Long-whiskered Owlet. Participant Becky Hansen captured this great portrait of a species discovered only in the 1970s and that remained essentially unseen by birders until just a few years ago.
The northern part of San Martin department, Peru -- more specifically the northern end of the eastern cordillera, the Cordillera Escalera, and the Mayo and Huallaga valleys -- must be about my favorite place in the world to go birding! The variation from the dry lowlands along the mighty Rio Huallaga, the humid low range of the Escalera, the broad, sandy Mayo valley with its open country and rather atypical (for Peru) woodland, and the various elevation bands of the slopes leading up to Abra Patricia, then the somewhat drier habitats on the western side of the pass, including the home of the bizarre Marvelous Spatuletail -- all have their own peculiar effects on the avifauna of the region, resulting in a remarkable complexity and diversity in a rather small area. Indeed, it is this factor that drew three friends and me back in October to try to break the world Big Day record here (and succeed)! There is just so much to tantalize the senses!
On our tour, we got a pretty good dose of these habitats and the birds within them. Another recent development (only in the past five years or fewer) here has been the creation of several outstanding hummingbird feeding stations which have turned this tour into a hummingbird-a-phile's fantasy!
We really had so many great sightings and memories that it's hard to sum them up succinctly, but some of the most outstanding ones were our long views of the gaudy Spatuletail (of course), the endearing Long-whiskered Owlet (that seemed quite an extrovert!), the lovely and well-named Versicolored Barbet, the flashy Golden-winged Manakin, the Swallow Tanager that nearly didn't live up to its name, the blazed White-crowned Tapaculo that eventually showed itself on a roadbank, the colorful Green Jay, the adorable Lulu's (I can't bring myself to call it "Johnson's") Tody-Flycatcher, the lovely music of Andean Solitaires, the understated Rufous-capped Antshrike, the Shakira-like moves of the Ochre-fronted Antpitta at dusk, the bold Andean Cock-of-the-Rock, the Yellow-scarfed Tanager that was bundled up against the cold rain at the pass, the Blackish Nightjars that we surprised from their day roosts, the long-billed Blue-fronted Lancebills at several feeders, the iridescent Blue-fronted Jacamar we enjoyed the first morning, and the bold Plumbeous Euphonia that sang nearly at arm's length from us. There were so many more sightings we enjoyed, but these particularly tickled your fancy.
I'm so pleased to have been able to share these experiences with you, and I hope you enjoyed your visit to this wonderful corner of Peru! I think you'll agree it is a fine country, and there is so much more to see! I hope to see you all again on another visit to one of the greatest birding countries in the world. Until then, I wish you all good birding!
-Dan Lane
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)
If this looks like some glorious habitat in which to bird, well, it was! It's Abra Patricia, around which our itinerary is centered. (Photo by guide Dan Lane)
GRAY TINAMOU (Tinamus tao) [*] CINEREOUS TINAMOU (Crypturellus cinereus) [*]
LITTLE TINAMOU (Crypturellus soui) [*]
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl)
COMB DUCK (SOUTH AMERICAN) (Sarkidiornis melanotos sylvicola)
TORRENT DUCK (Merganetta armata)
Cracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows)
SPECKLED CHACHALACA (Ortalis guttata)
Odontophoridae (New World Quail)
RUFOUS-BREASTED WOOD-QUAIL (Odontophorus speciosus) [*]
Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
GREAT EGRET (Ardea alba)
SNOWY EGRET (Egretta thula)
LITTLE BLUE HERON (Egretta caerulea)
CATTLE EGRET (Bubulcus ibis)
STRIATED HERON (Butorides striata)
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Nycticorax nycticorax) [*]
Cathartidae (New World Vultures)
BLACK VULTURE (Coragyps atratus)
TURKEY VULTURE (Cathartes aura)
GREATER YELLOW-HEADED VULTURE (Cathartes melambrotus)
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, and Kites)
White-bellied Woodstar, one of the numerous great hummers we saw. (Photo by participant Becky Hansen)
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE (Elanoides forficatus) SNAIL KITE (Rostrhamus sociabilis)
DOUBLE-TOOTHED KITE (Harpagus bidentatus)
ROADSIDE HAWK (Rupornis magnirostris)
WHITE-THROATED HAWK (Buteo albigula)
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
RUFOUS-SIDED CRAKE (Laterallus melanophaius) [*]
SPOTTED RAIL (Pardirallus maculatus) [*]
PLUMBEOUS RAIL (Pardirallus sanguinolentus)
COMMON GALLINULE (Gallinula galeata) [*]
Aramidae (Limpkin)
LIMPKIN (Aramus guarauna)
Jacanidae (Jacanas)
WATTLED JACANA (Jacana jacana)
Laridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
ANDEAN GULL (Chroicocephalus serranus)
Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
ROCK PIGEON (Columba livia) [I]
PALE-VENTED PIGEON (Patagioenas cayennensis) [*]
SCALED PIGEON (Patagioenas speciosa)
BAND-TAILED PIGEON (Patagioenas fasciata)
PLUMBEOUS PIGEON (Patagioenas plumbea)
RUDDY PIGEON (Patagioenas subvinacea)
EARED DOVE (Zenaida auriculata)
PLAIN-BREASTED GROUND-DOVE (Columbina minuta)
RUDDY GROUND-DOVE (Columbina talpacoti)
BLUE GROUND-DOVE (Claravis pretiosa)
WHITE-TIPPED DOVE (DECOLOR) (Leptotila verreauxi decolor) [*]
WHITE-TIPPED DOVE (BRASILIENSIS GROUP) (Leptotila verreauxi decipiens)
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
SQUIRREL CUCKOO (Piaya cayana)
SMOOTH-BILLED ANI (Crotophaga ani)
Strigidae (Owls)
TROPICAL SCREECH-OWL (Megascops choliba) [*]
FERRUGINOUS PYGMY-OWL (Glaucidium brasilianum) [*]
LONG-WHISKERED OWLET (Xenoglaux loweryi) [E]
RUFOUS-BANDED OWL (Ciccaba albitarsis) [*]
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)
SAND-COLORED NIGHTHAWK (Chordeiles rupestris)
RUFOUS-BELLIED NIGHTHAWK (Lurocalis rufiventris)
Blackish Nightjar (Photo by participant Becky Hansen)
BLACKISH NIGHTJAR (Nyctipolus nigrescens) COMMON PAURAQUE (Nyctidromus albicollis)
RUFOUS NIGHTJAR (Antrostomus rufus) [*]
Steatornithidae (Oilbird)
OILBIRD (Steatornis caripensis)
Apodidae (Swifts)
WHITE-COLLARED SWIFT (Streptoprocne zonaris)
SHORT-TAILED SWIFT (Chaetura brachyura)
WHITE-TIPPED SWIFT (Aeronautes montivagus)
FORK-TAILED PALM-SWIFT (Tachornis squamata)
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
WHITE-NECKED JACOBIN (Florisuga mellivora)
GREEN HERMIT (Phaethornis guy)
TAWNY-BELLIED HERMIT (Phaethornis syrmatophorus)
KOEPCKE'S HERMIT (Phaethornis koepckeae) [E]
GREAT-BILLED HERMIT (Phaethornis malaris)
BLACK-THROATED HERMIT (Phaethornis atrimentalis)
GRAY-CHINNED HERMIT (Phaethornis griseogularis)
REDDISH HERMIT (Phaethornis ruber)
PLANALTO HERMIT (Phaethornis pretrei)
GREEN-FRONTED LANCEBILL (Doryfera ludovicae)
BLUE-FRONTED LANCEBILL (Doryfera johannae)
BROWN VIOLETEAR (Colibri delphinae)
GREEN VIOLETEAR (Colibri thalassinus)
SPARKLING VIOLETEAR (Colibri coruscans)
BLACK-THROATED MANGO (Anthracothorax nigricollis)
PURPLE-THROATED SUNANGEL (Heliangelus viola)
ROYAL SUNANGEL (Heliangelus regalis)
WIRE-CRESTED THORNTAIL (Discosura popelairii)
RUFOUS-CRESTED COQUETTE (Lophornis delattrei)
ECUADORIAN PIEDTAIL (Phlogophilus hemileucurus)
SPECKLED HUMMINGBIRD (Adelomyia melanogenys)
LONG-TAILED SYLPH (Aglaiocercus kingi)
GREEN-TAILED TRAINBEARER (Lesbia nuna)
GREENISH PUFFLEG (Haplophaedia aureliae)
EMERALD-BELLIED PUFFLEG (Eriocnemis aline)
MARVELOUS SPATULETAIL (Loddigesia mirabilis) [E]
BRONZY INCA (Coeligena coeligena)
COLLARED INCA (Coeligena torquata)
Another key bird of the tour was of course the Marvelous Spatuletail. Full adult males, with their glorious disk-tipped streamers, can now be regularly found at feeders carefully tended by some of the local people. (Photo by guide Dan Lane)
SWORD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD (Ensifera ensifera) CHESTNUT-BREASTED CORONET (Boissonneaua matthewsii)
BOOTED RACKET-TAIL (Ocreatus underwoodii)
GOULD'S JEWELFRONT (Heliodoxa aurescens)
FAWN-BREASTED BRILLIANT (Heliodoxa rubinoides)
VIOLET-FRONTED BRILLIANT (Heliodoxa leadbeateri)
PURPLE-COLLARED WOODSTAR (Myrtis fanny)
WHITE-BELLIED WOODSTAR (Chaetocercus mulsant)
LITTLE WOODSTAR (Chaetocercus bombus)
AMETHYST WOODSTAR (Calliphlox amethystina)
BLUE-TAILED EMERALD (Chlorostilbon mellisugus)
GRAY-BREASTED SABREWING (Campylopterus largipennis)
FORK-TAILED WOODNYMPH (Thalurania furcata)
MANY-SPOTTED HUMMINGBIRD (Taphrospilus hypostictus)
WHITE-BELLIED HUMMINGBIRD (Amazilia chionogaster)
ANDEAN EMERALD (Amazilia franciae cyanocollis)
SAPPHIRE-SPANGLED EMERALD (Amazilia lactea)
GOLDEN-TAILED SAPPHIRE (Chrysuronia oenone)
WHITE-CHINNED SAPPHIRE (Hylocharis cyanus)
Trogonidae (Trogons)
GREEN-BACKED TROGON (Trogon viridis)
BLUE-CROWNED TROGON (Trogon curucui)
MASKED TROGON (Trogon personatus)
Momotidae (Motmots)
BROAD-BILLED MOTMOT (Electron platyrhynchum)
Bucconidae (Puffbirds)
BLACK-STREAKED PUFFBIRD (Malacoptila fulvogularis)
LANCEOLATED MONKLET (Micromonacha lanceolata)
SWALLOW-WINGED PUFFBIRD (Chelidoptera tenebrosa)
Galbulidae (Jacamars)
BLUISH-FRONTED JACAMAR (Galbula cyanescens)
Capitonidae (New World Barbets)
GILDED BARBET (Capito auratus punctatus)
VERSICOLORED BARBET (Eubucco versicolor steerii)
Ramphastidae (Toucans)
CHESTNUT-EARED ARACARI (Pteroglossus castanotis)
GOLDEN-COLLARED TOUCANET (Selenidera reinwardtii)
BLACK-MANDIBLED TOUCAN (BLACK-MANDIBLED) (Ramphastos ambiguus abbreviatus)
A little roadside birding, with some fabulous purple-flowering shrubs upslope. (Photo by participant Francisco Figuereido)
WHITE-THROATED TOUCAN (Ramphastos tucanus cuvieri) [*] CHANNEL-BILLED TOUCAN (YELLOW-RIDGED) (Ramphastos vitellinus culminatus) [*]
Picidae (Woodpeckers)
LAFRESNAYE'S PICULET (Picumnus lafresnayi)
SPECKLE-CHESTED PICULET (Picumnus steindachneri) [E]
LITTLE WOODPECKER (Veniliornis passerinus)
CRIMSON-MANTLED WOODPECKER (Colaptes rivolii)
CRIMSON-CRESTED WOODPECKER (Campephilus melanoleucos)
Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)
YELLOW-HEADED CARACARA (Milvago chimachima)
LAUGHING FALCON (Herpetotheres cachinnans)
Psittacidae (Parrots)
MAROON-TAILED PARAKEET (Pyrrhura melanura) [*]
MITRED PARAKEET (Aratinga mitrata)
WHITE-EYED PARAKEET (Aratinga leucophthalma)
BARRED PARAKEET (Bolborhynchus lineola)
COBALT-WINGED PARAKEET (Brotogeris cyanoptera)
RED-BILLED PARROT (Pionus sordidus)
SPECKLE-FACED PARROT (WHITE-CAPPED) (Pionus tumultuosus seniloides)
BLUE-HEADED PARROT (Pionus menstruus)
SCALY-NAPED PARROT (Amazona mercenarius)
Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)
RUFOUS-CAPPED ANTSHRIKE (Thamnophilus ruficapillus)
LINED ANTSHRIKE (Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus)
NORTHERN SLATY-ANTSHRIKE (MARANON) (Thamnophilus punctatus huallagae)
VARIABLE ANTSHRIKE (Thamnophilus caerulescens)
RUSSET ANTSHRIKE (Thamnistes anabatinus)
PLAIN ANTVIREO (Dysithamnus mentalis)
STRIPE-CHESTED ANTWREN (Myrmotherula longicauda)
YELLOW-BREASTED ANTWREN (Herpsilochmus axillaris) [*]
RUFOUS-WINGED ANTWREN (Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus)
STREAK-HEADED ANTBIRD (Drymophila striaticeps)
GRAY ANTBIRD (Cercomacra cinerascens)
BLACKISH ANTBIRD (BLACKISH) (Cercomacra nigrescens aequatorialis)
WHITE-BACKED FIRE-EYE (Pyriglena leuconota)
WHITE-BROWED ANTBIRD (Myrmoborus leucophrys)
One of the last new birds for the tour, the handsome Plumbeous Euphonia (Photo by guide Dan Lane)
BLACK-FACED ANTBIRD (Myrmoborus myotherinus) [*] ZIMMER'S ANTBIRD (Myrmeciza castanea castanea)
Grallariidae (Antpittas)
RUSTY-TINGED ANTPITTA (Grallaria przewalskii) [E*]
OCHRE-FRONTED ANTPITTA (Grallaricula ochraceifrons) [E]
RUSTY-BREASTED ANTPITTA (TUMBES) (Grallaricula ferrugineipectus leymebambae) [*]
Rhinocryptidae (Tapaculos)
TRILLING TAPACULO (Scytalopus parvirostris)
RUFOUS-VENTED TAPACULO (Scytalopus femoralis) [E]
WHITE-CROWNED TAPACULO (Scytalopus atratus)
Formicariidae (Antthrushes)
BLACK-FACED ANTTHRUSH (Formicarius analis) [*]
BARRED ANTTHRUSH (Chamaeza mollissima) [*]
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
OLIVACEOUS WOODCREEPER (AMAZONIAN) (Sittasomus griseicapillus amazonus)
TYRANNINE WOODCREEPER (Dendrocincla tyrannina)
WEDGE-BILLED WOODCREEPER (Glyphorynchus spirurus)
STRONG-BILLED WOODCREEPER (ANDEAN/NORTHERN) (Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus crassirostris)
BUFF-THROATED WOODCREEPER (LAFRESNAYE'S) (Xiphorhynchus guttatus guttatoides) [*]
OLIVE-BACKED WOODCREEPER (Xiphorhynchus triangularis)
MONTANE WOODCREEPER (Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger)
STREAKED XENOPS (Xenops rutilans)
STREAKED TUFTEDCHEEK (Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii)
BUFF-FRONTED FOLIAGE-GLEANER (Philydor rufum)
MONTANE FOLIAGE-GLEANER (Anabacerthia striaticollis)
BUFF-BROWED FOLIAGE-GLEANER (Syndactyla rufosuperciliata)
BUFF-THROATED FOLIAGE-GLEANER (Automolus ochrolaemus)
BLACK-BILLED TREEHUNTER (Thripadectes melanorhynchus)
PEARLED TREERUNNER (Margarornis squamiger)
RUFOUS-FRONTED THORNBIRD (Phacellodomus rufifrons)
ASH-BROWED SPINETAIL (Cranioleuca curtata) [*]
BARON'S SPINETAIL (Cranioleuca baroni)
AZARA'S SPINETAIL (Synallaxis azarae)
DARK-BREASTED SPINETAIL (Synallaxis albigularis)
RUFOUS SPINETAIL (Synallaxis unirufa)
PLAIN-CROWNED SPINETAIL (Synallaxis gujanensis) [*]
Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
Another view of Abra Patricia (Photo by guide Dan Lane)
WHITE-LORED TYRANNULET (Ornithion inerme) SOUTHERN BEARDLESS-TYRANNULET (SOUTHERN) (Camptostoma obsoletum maranonicum)
WHITE-TAILED TYRANNULET (Mecocerculus poecilocercus)
MOUSE-COLORED TYRANNULET (MOUSE-COLORED) (Phaeomyias murina wagae)
FOREST ELAENIA (Myiopagis gaimardii)
YELLOW-BELLIED ELAENIA (Elaenia flavogaster)
WHITE-CRESTED ELAENIA (Elaenia albiceps)
SIERRAN ELAENIA (Elaenia pallatangae)
TORRENT TYRANNULET (Serpophaga cinerea)
STREAK-NECKED FLYCATCHER (Mionectes striaticollis)
OLIVE-STRIPED FLYCATCHER (Mionectes olivaceus)
SLATY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER (Leptopogon superciliaris)
INCA FLYCATCHER (Leptopogon taczanowskii) [E]
MARBLE-FACED BRISTLE-TYRANT (Phylloscartes ophthalmicus)
MOTTLE-CHEEKED TYRANNULET (Phylloscartes ventralis)
ECUADORIAN TYRANNULET (Phylloscartes gualaquizae)
MISHANA TYRANNULET (Zimmerius villarejoi) [E]
PERUVIAN TYRANNULET (Zimmerius viridiflavus) [E]
If you didn't already think flycatchers are cute, Johnson's Tody-Flycatcher (also known as Lulu's T-F) is out to change your mind! (Photo by guide Dan Lane)
ORNATE FLYCATCHER (Myiotriccus ornatus) RUFOUS-HEADED PYGMY-TYRANT (Pseudotriccus ruficeps)
WHITE-BELLIED PYGMY-TYRANT (Myiornis albiventris)
SCALE-CRESTED PYGMY-TYRANT (Lophotriccus pileatus)
BLACK-THROATED TODY-TYRANT (Hemitriccus granadensis)
JOHNSON'S TODY-FLYCATCHER (Poecilotriccus luluae) [E]
COMMON TODY-FLYCATCHER (Todirostrum cinereum)
YELLOW-OLIVE FLYCATCHER (ANDES) (Tolmomyias sulphurescens peruvianus)
YELLOW-MARGINED FLYCATCHER (Tolmomyias assimilis)
YELLOW-BREASTED FLYCATCHER (Tolmomyias flaviventris)
CINNAMON FLYCATCHER (Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus)
CLIFF FLYCATCHER (Hirundinea ferruginea)
FLAVESCENT FLYCATCHER (Myiophobus flavicans)
OLIVE-CHESTED FLYCATCHER (Myiophobus cryptoxanthus)
OLIVE FLYCATCHER (Mitrephanes olivaceus)
SMOKE-COLORED PEWEE (Contopus fumigatus)
BLACK PHOEBE (Sayornis nigricans)
RUFOUS-TAILED TYRANT (Knipolegus poecilurus)
GOLDEN-BROWED CHAT-TYRANT (Ochthoeca pulchella)
SLATY-BACKED CHAT-TYRANT (MAROON-BELTED) (Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris angustifasciata)
LONG-TAILED TYRANT (Colonia colonus)
RUFOUS CASIORNIS (Casiornis rufus)
SWAINSON'S FLYCATCHER (Myiarchus swainsoni)
This Sparkling Violetear made for a nice portrait. (Photo by participant Becky Hansen)
SHORT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER (Myiarchus ferox) PALE-EDGED FLYCATCHER (Myiarchus cephalotes)
BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER (Myiarchus tyrannulus)
GREAT KISKADEE (Pitangus sulphuratus)
BOAT-BILLED FLYCATCHER (Megarynchus pitangua)
SOCIAL FLYCATCHER (Myiozetetes similis)
DUSKY-CHESTED FLYCATCHER (Myiozetetes luteiventris)
GOLDEN-CROWNED FLYCATCHER (Myiodynastes chrysocephalus)
STREAKED FLYCATCHER (SOLITARIUS) (Myiodynastes maculatus solitarius)
PIRATIC FLYCATCHER (Legatus leucophaius)
TROPICAL KINGBIRD (Tyrannus melancholicus)
Cotingidae (Cotingas)
GREEN-AND-BLACK FRUITEATER (Pipreola riefferii)
SCALED FRUITEATER (Ampelioides tschudii)
ANDEAN COCK-OF-THE-ROCK (Rupicola peruvianus)
AMAZONIAN UMBRELLABIRD (Cephalopterus ornatus)
SCREAMING PIHA (Lipaugus vociferans)
Pipridae (Manakins)
SULPHUR-BELLIED TYRANT-MANAKIN (Neopelma sulphureiventer)
GOLDEN-WINGED MANAKIN (Masius chrysopterus)
Then this twosome at a feeder made for a great comparison: Sparkling Violetear on the left, Green Violetear on the right. Note the size difference and Sparkling's "ears" extending onto its throat. (Photo by participant Becky Hansen)
FIERY-CAPPED MANAKIN (Machaeropterus pyrocephalus) GOLDEN-HEADED MANAKIN (Ceratopipra erythrocephala)
Tityridae (Tityras and Allies)
MASKED TITYRA (Tityra semifasciata)
BARRED BECARD (Pachyramphus versicolor)
WHITE-WINGED BECARD (Pachyramphus polychopterus)
Vireonidae (Vireos)
BROWN-CAPPED VIREO (Vireo leucophrys)
RED-EYED VIREO (Vireo olivaceus)
DUSKY-CAPPED GREENLET (Hylophilus hypoxanthus) [*]
OLIVACEOUS GREENLET (Hylophilus olivaceus)
SLATY-CAPPED SHRIKE-VIREO (Vireolanius leucotis)
RUFOUS-BROWED PEPPERSHRIKE (Cyclarhis gujanensis)
Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies)
GREEN JAY (INCA) (Cyanocorax yncas yncas)
VIOLACEOUS JAY (Cyanocorax violaceus)
Hirundinidae (Swallows)
BLUE-AND-WHITE SWALLOW (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca)
WHITE-THIGHED SWALLOW (Atticora tibialis)
WHITE-BANDED SWALLOW (Atticora fasciata)
SOUTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis)
Pale-eyed Blackbird (Photo by guide Dan Lane)
BROWN-CHESTED MARTIN (Progne tapera) Troglodytidae (Wrens)
SCALY-BREASTED WREN (SOUTHERN) (Microcerculus marginatus marginatus) [*]
GRAY-MANTLED WREN (Odontorchilus branickii)
HOUSE WREN (Troglodytes aedon)
MOUNTAIN WREN (Troglodytes solstitialis)
THRUSH-LIKE WREN (Campylorhynchus turdinus)
BUFF-BREASTED WREN (Cantorchilus leucotis) [*]
SHARPE'S WREN (Cinnycerthia olivascens)
WHITE-BREASTED WOOD-WREN (Henicorhina leucosticta) [*]
BAR-WINGED WOOD-WREN (Henicorhina leucoptera)
GRAY-BREASTED WOOD-WREN (Henicorhina leucophrys)
Polioptilidae (Gnatcatchers)
TROPICAL GNATCATCHER (TROPICAL) (Polioptila plumbea parvirostris)
Cinclidae (Dippers)
WHITE-CAPPED DIPPER (Cinclus leucocephalus)
Donacobiidae (Donacobius)
BLACK-CAPPED DONACOBIUS (Donacobius atricapilla)
Turdidae (Thrushes and Allies)
ANDEAN SOLITAIRE (Myadestes ralloides)
WHITE-EARED SOLITAIRE (Entomodestes leucotis)
PALE-BREASTED THRUSH (Turdus leucomelas)
VARZEA THRUSH (Turdus sanchezorum)
BLACK-BILLED THRUSH (Turdus ignobilis)
GREAT THRUSH (Turdus fuscater gigantodes)
GLOSSY-BLACK THRUSH (Turdus serranus)
WHITE-NECKED THRUSH (Turdus albicollis spodiolaemus)
Parulidae (New World Warblers)
TROPICAL PARULA (Setophaga pitiayumi)
THREE-STRIPED WARBLER (THREE-STRIPED) (Basileuterus tristriatus tristriatus)
CITRINE WARBLER (Myiothlypis luteoviridis striaticeps)
BLACK-CRESTED WARBLER (Myiothlypis nigrocristata)
RUSSET-CROWNED WARBLER (Myiothlypis coronata inaequalis)
SLATE-THROATED REDSTART (Myioborus miniatus)
SPECTACLED REDSTART (Myioborus melanocephalus)
Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
MAGPIE TANAGER (Cissopis leverianus)
White-capped Tanagers are always a treat to see, and this was one individual of a group we saw at close range. (Photo by guide Dan Lane)
WHITE-CAPPED TANAGER (Sericossypha albocristata) OLEAGINOUS HEMISPINGUS (Hemispingus frontalis)
GRAY-HOODED BUSH TANAGER (Cnemoscopus rubrirostris)
YELLOW-CRESTED TANAGER (Tachyphonus rufiventer)
WHITE-SHOULDERED TANAGER (Tachyphonus luctuosus)
WHITE-LINED TANAGER (Tachyphonus rufus)
BLACK-BELLIED TANAGER (Ramphocelus melanogaster) [E]
SILVER-BEAKED TANAGER (Ramphocelus carbo)
GRASS-GREEN TANAGER (Chlorornis riefferii)
LACRIMOSE MOUNTAIN-TANAGER (Anisognathus lacrymosus)
YELLOW-THROATED TANAGER (Iridosornis analis)
YELLOW-SCARFED TANAGER (Iridosornis reinhardti) [E]
ORANGE-EARED TANAGER (Chlorochrysa calliparaea bourcieri)
BLUE-GRAY TANAGER (Thraupis episcopus)
PALM TANAGER (Thraupis palmarum)
BLUE-CAPPED TANAGER (Thraupis cyanocephala)
SILVERY TANAGER (Tangara viridicollis)
MASKED TANAGER (Tangara nigrocincta)
BLUE-NECKED TANAGER (Tangara cyanicollis caeruleocephala)
YELLOW-BELLIED TANAGER (Tangara xanthogastra)
SPOTTED TANAGER (Tangara punctata)
BLUE-AND-BLACK TANAGER (Tangara vassorii branickii)
BERYL-SPANGLED TANAGER (Tangara nigroviridis)
METALLIC-GREEN TANAGER (Tangara labradorides)
TURQUOISE TANAGER (Tangara mexicana)
PARADISE TANAGER (Tangara chilensis)
BAY-HEADED TANAGER (Tangara gyrola)
SAFFRON-CROWNED TANAGER (Tangara xanthocephala venusta)
FLAME-FACED TANAGER (Tangara parzudakii)
GREEN-AND-GOLD TANAGER (Tangara schrankii)
GOLDEN TANAGER (Tangara arthus pulchra)
Koepcke's Hermit (Photo by participant Becky Hansen)
SWALLOW TANAGER (Tersina viridis) BLACK-FACED DACNIS (Dacnis lineata)
BLUE DACNIS (Dacnis cayana)
PURPLE HONEYCREEPER (Cyanerpes caeruleus)
CAPPED CONEBILL (Conirostrum albifrons)
WHITE-SIDED FLOWERPIERCER (Diglossa albilatera)
RUSTY FLOWERPIERCER (Diglossa sittoides)
DEEP-BLUE FLOWERPIERCER (Diglossa glauca)
BLUISH FLOWERPIERCER (Diglossa caerulescens)
MASKED FLOWERPIERCER (Diglossa cyanea)
SLATY FINCH (Haplospiza rustica)
SAFFRON FINCH (Sicalis flaveola) [I]
BLUE-BLACK GRASSQUIT (Volatinia jacarina)
YELLOW-BELLIED SEEDEATER (Sporophila nigricollis)
CHESTNUT-BELLIED SEEDEATER (Sporophila castaneiventris)
BLACK-BILLED SEED-FINCH (Oryzoborus atrirostris)
BANANAQUIT (Coereba flaveola)
DULL-COLORED GRASSQUIT (Tiaris obscurus)
STREAKED SALTATOR (Saltator striatipectus peruvianus)
GRAYISH SALTATOR (Saltator coerulescens)
BUFF-THROATED SALTATOR (Saltator maximus)
SLATE-COLORED GROSBEAK (Saltator grossus) [*]
Emberizidae (Buntings and New World Sparrows)
CHESTNUT-CAPPED BRUSH-FINCH (Arremon brunneinucha) [*]
ORANGE-BILLED SPARROW (Arremon aurantiirostris spectabilis)
YELLOW-BREASTED BRUSH-FINCH (Atlapetes latinuchus)
YELLOW-BROWED SPARROW (Ammodramus aurifrons)
RUFOUS-COLLARED SPARROW (Zonotrichia capensis)
COMMON CHLOROSPINGUS (Chlorospingus flavopectus)
ASHY-THROATED CHLOROSPINGUS (Chlorospingus canigularis)
Cardinalidae (Cardinals and Allies)
HEPATIC TANAGER (HIGHLAND) (Piranga flava lutea)
WHITE-WINGED TANAGER (Piranga leucoptera)
CARMIOL'S TANAGER (YELLOW-LORED) (Chlorothraupis carmioli frenata)
GOLDEN-BELLIED GROSBEAK (Pheucticus chrysogaster)
Icteridae (Troupials and Allies)
Los "birders": our intrepid group! (Photo by guide Dan Lane, who managed to get in the pic at lower left)
PALE-EYED BLACKBIRD (Agelasticus xanthophthalmus) GIANT COWBIRD (Molothrus oryzivorus)
ORANGE-BACKED TROUPIAL (Icterus croconotus croconotus)
YELLOW-BILLED CACIQUE (Amblycercus holosericeus) [*]
SCARLET-RUMPED CACIQUE (SUBTROPICAL) (Cacicus uropygialis uropygialis)
YELLOW-RUMPED CACIQUE (Cacicus cela)
RUSSET-BACKED OROPENDOLA (Psarocolius angustifrons)
CRESTED OROPENDOLA (Psarocolius decumanus)
Fringillidae (Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies)
PLUMBEOUS EUPHONIA (Euphonia plumbea)
PURPLE-THROATED EUPHONIA (Euphonia chlorotica)
THICK-BILLED EUPHONIA (Euphonia laniirostris)
BRONZE-GREEN EUPHONIA (Euphonia mesochrysa)
ORANGE-BELLIED EUPHONIA (Euphonia xanthogaster)
BLUE-NAPED CHLOROPHONIA (Chlorophonia cyanea)
HOODED SISKIN (Spinus magellanicus)
OLIVACEOUS SISKIN (Spinus olivaceus)
Passeridae (Old World Sparrows)
HOUSE SPARROW (Passer domesticus) [I]
This Tayra wasn't too proud to take a free lunch at the fruit feeders...and gave us fantastic views! (Photo by participant Becky Hansen)
SADDLEBACK TAMARIN (Saguinus fuscicollis) COMMON SQUIRREL MONKEY (Saimiri sciureus) [*]
BLACK AGOUTI (Dasyprocta fuliginosa)
OLINGUITO (Bassaricyon neblina)
LONG-TAILED WEASEL (Mustela frenata)
TAYRA (Eira barbara)
Totals for the tour: 367 bird taxa and 6 mammal taxa