CENTRAL PERU BIRDING TOUR
Target Birds List
PERU
BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*
Duration: | 15 days, 14 nights |
Group Size: | 2-6 |
Anytime Price: | $5800 |
Group Price: | $5500 |
Single Suppl: | $550 |
Est #Species: | 325-375 |
Pace: | Moderate |
Difficulty: | Moderate |
* This tour is available for any dates of your choosing provided guide services and accommodations are available. |
List of target birds for this tour broken down by locations we visit.
Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*
1 | Hooded Tinamou | Nothocercus nigrocapillus | BS | NE |
2 | Curve-billed Tinamou | Nothoprocta curvirostris | BU | NE |
3 | Stripe-faced Wood-Quail | Odontophorus balliviani | BS | NE |
4 | Tschudi's Nightjar | Quechuavis decussata | LDL | NE |
5 | White-browed Hermit | Phaethornis stuarti | SR | NE |
6 | Bronze-tailed Comet | Polyonymus caroli | MCPA,SEV | E |
7 | Green-headed Hillstar | Oreotrochilus stolzmanni | BU,LJ,SEV | NE |
8 | Black-breasted Hillstar | Oreotrochilus melanogaster | LJ,MCPA,SEV | E |
9 | Olivaceous Thornbill | Chalcostigma olivaceum | LJ,MCPA,SR | NE |
10 | Coppery Metaltail | Metallura theresiae | BU,CPT | E |
11 | Fire-throated Metaltail | Metallura eupogon | MV,SR | E |
12 | Black Metaltail | Metallura phoebe | Many | E |
13 | Buff-thighed Puffleg | Haplophaedia assimilis | BS | NE |
14 | Coppery-naped Puffleg** | Eriocnemis sapphirophygia | SR | NE |
15 | White-tufted Sunbeam | Aglaeactis castelnaudii | BU,SR | E |
16 | Rainbow Starfrontlet | Coeligena iris | BU | NE |
17 | Rufous-booted Racket-tail | Ocreatus addae | BS,SR | NE |
18 | Rufous-webbed Brilliant | Heliodoxa branickii | BS | E |
19 | Peruvian Sheartail | Thaumastura cora | LDL,SEV | NE |
20 | Purple-collared Woodstar | Myrtis fanny | LDL,SEV | NE |
21 | Oasis Hummingbird | Rhodopis vesper | LDL,SEV | NE |
22 | Amazilia Hummingbird | Amazilis amazilia | LDL,MCPA,SEV | NE |
23 | Green-and-white Hummingbird | Elliotomyia viridicauda | BS,SR | E |
24 | Junin Rail** | Laterallus tuerosi | LJ | E |
25 | Junin Grebe | Podiceps taczanowskii | LJ | E |
26 | Black-and-chestnut Eagle | Spizaetus isidori | CPT,SR | EN |
27 | Koepcke's Screech-Owl | Megascops koepckeae | MV,SR | NE |
28 | Cloud-forest Screech-Owl | Megascops marshalli | BS,SR | NE |
29 | Rufous-capped Nunlet | Nonnula ruficapilla | BC | |
30 | Versicolored Barbet | Eubucco steerii | NE | |
31 | Blue-chinned Barbet** | Eubucco glaucogularis | BS,SR | E |
32 | Blue-moustached Barbet | Eubucco versicolor | BS,SR | NE |
33 | Blue-banded Toucanet | Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis | BS,SR | NE |
34 | Fine-barred Piculet | Picumnus subtilis | SR | NE |
35 | Black-necked Woodpecker | Colaptes atricollis | SEV | E |
36 | Andean Parakeet | Bolborhynchus orbygnesius | CPT,SEV | NE |
37 | Black-winged Parrot | Hapalopsittaca melanotis | BS,SR | NE |
38 | Pacific Parrotlet | Forpus coelestis | LDL,SEV | NE |
39 | Cordilleran Parakeet | Psittacara frontalus | LDL,MCPA,MV SEV | NE |
40 | Creamy-bellied Antwren | Herpsilochmus motacilloides | BS,SR | E |
41 | Stripe-headed Antpitta | Grallaria andicolus | Many | NE |
42 | Bay Antpitta | Grallaria capitalis | BS,BU,CPT,SR | E |
43 | Oxapampa Antpitta | Grallaria centralis | BS,SR | E |
44 | Chestnut Antpitta | Grallaria blakei | BU,CPT | E |
45 | Chachapoyas Antpitta | Grallaria gravesi | BU,CPT | E |
46 | Junin Antpitta | Grallaria obscura | BS,SR | E |
47 | White-winged Tapaculo | Scytalopus krabbei | BU | E |
48 | Puna Tapaculo | Scytalopus simonsi | BU | NE |
49 | Jalca Tapaculo | Scytalopus frankeae | MV,SR | E |
50 | Neblina Tapaculo | Scytalopus altirostris | BU | E |
51 | Trilling Tapaculo | Scytalopus parvirostris | BS,BU,CPT,SR | NE |
52 | Bolivian Tapaculo | Scytalopus bolivianus | SR | NE |
53 | Rufous-vented Tapaculo | Scytalopus femoralis | BS,BU,CPT,SR | E |
54 | Large-footed Tapaculo | Scytalopus macropus | BS,BU,CPT,SR | E |
55 | Junin Tapaculo | Scytalopus gettyae | LJ,SR | E |
56 | Tschudi's Tapaculo | Scytalopus acutirostris | BU,CPT,MV,SR | E |
57 | Coastal Miner | Geositta peruviana | LDL,LP | E |
58 | Thick-billed Miner | Geositta crassirostris | LDL,SEV | E |
59 | Grayish Miner | Geositta maritima | LDL,SEV | NE |
60 | Dark-winged Miner | Geositta saxicolina | LDL,LJ,MCPA SEV | E |
61 | Striated Earthcreeper | Geocerthia serrana | BU,MCPA,SEV SR | E |
62 | White-bellied Cinclodes | Cinclodes palliatus | MCPA,SEV | E |
63 | Surf Cinclodes | Cinclodes taczanowskii | LP | E |
64 | Rufous-backed Treehunter | Thripadectes scrutator | BS,BU,CPT | NE |
65 | Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail | Leptasthenura pileata | LDL,MCPA,SEV | E |
66 | Streaked Tit-Spinetail | Leptasthenura striata | LDL,MCPA,SEV | NE |
67 | Mantaro Thornbird** | Phacellodomus sp. | MV,SR | E |
68 | Line-fronted Canastero | Asthenes urubambensis | BU | NE |
69 | Junin Canastero | Asthenes virgata | LJ,MCPA,SEV SR | E |
70 | Streak-throated Canastero | Asthenes humilis | Many | NE |
71 | Canyon Canastero | Asthenes pudibunda | LDL,MCPA,SEV | NE |
72 | Eye-ringed Thistletail | Asthenes palpebralis | MV,SR | E |
73 | Marcapata Spinetail | Cranioleuca marcapatae | SR | E |
74 | Creamy-crested Spinetail | Cranioleuca albicapilla | MV,SR | E |
75 | |Line-cheeked Spinetail| | Cranioleuca antisiensis | BU,CPT | NE |
76 | Cactus Canastero | Pseudasthenes cactorum | LDL | E |
77 | Mantaro Spinetail** | Synallaxis sp. | MV | E |
78 | Jet Manakin | Chloropipo unicolor | BS,SR | NE |
79 | Cerulean-capped Manakin | Lepidothrix coeruleocapilla | SR | E |
80 | Band-tailed Fruiteater | Pipreola intermedia | BU,CPT,SR | NE |
81 | Masked Fruiteater | Pipreola pulchra | BS,BU,CPT | E |
82 | White-cheeked Cotinga | Zaratornis stresemanni | MCPA | E |
83 | Bay-vented Cotinga | Doliornis sclateri | BU | E |
84 | Inca Flycatcher | Leptopogon taczanowskii | BS,CPT,SR | E |
85 | Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet | Phylloscartes parkeri | BS,SR | NE |
86 | Ochraceous-breasted Flycatcher | Nephelomyias ochraceiventris | BU,CPT,SR | NE |
87 | Black-crested Tit-Tyrant | Anairetes nigrocristatus | BU,SEV | NE |
88 | Pied-crested Tit-Tyrant | Anairetes reguloides | Many | NE |
89 | Unstreaked Tit-Tyrant | Uromyias agraphia | BU,CPT,SR | E |
90 | Peruvian Tyrannulet | Zimmerius viridiflavus | BS,CPT,SR | NE |
91 | Rufescent Flycatcher | Myiophobus rufescens | SEV | NE |
92 | Olive Flycatcher | Mitrephanes olivaceus | BS | NE |
93 | Tumbes Pewee | Contopus punensis | SEV | NE |
94 | Taczanowski's Ground-Tyrant | Muscisaxicola griseus | LJ,MCPA | NE |
95 | Rufous-bellied Bush-Tyrant | Myiotheretes fuscorufus | BS,BU,CPT,SR | NE |
96 | Peruvian Chat-Tyrant** | Silvicultrix spodionota | CPT | NE |
97 | Jelski's Chat-Tyrant | Silvicultrix jelskii | BU,CPT | NE |
98 | Golden-browed Chat-Tyrant | Silvicultrix pulchella | BU,CPT | NE |
99 | Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant | Ochthoeca thoracica | BS,BU,CPT,SR | NE |
100 | Baird's Flycatcher | Myiodynastes bairdii | LDL | NE |
101 | White-collared Jay | Cyanolyca viridicyanus | BS,BU,CPT,SR | NE |
102 | Peruvian Martin | Progne murphyi | LDL | NE |
103 | Chestnut-collared Swallow | Petrochelidon rufocollaris | LDL | NE |
104 | Fasciated Wren | Campylorhynchus fasciatus | BU,CPT | NE |
105 | Mantaro Wren** | Pheugopedius sp. | MV,SR | E |
106 | Peruvian Wren | Cinnycerthia peruana | BS,BU,CPT,SR | E |
107 | Long-tailed Mockingbird | Mimus longicaudatus | LDL,SEV | NE |
108 | White-eared Solitaire | Entomodestes leucotis | BS,BU,CPT,SR | NE |
109 | Peruvian Pipit | Anthus peruvianus | LDL,LP | NE |
110 | Rufous-eared Brushfinch | Atlapetes rufigenis | CPT | E |
111 | Peruvian Slaty Brushfinch | Atlapetes taczanowskii | BS,BU,CPT,SR | E |
112 | Bay-crowned Brushfinch | Atlapetes seebohmi | CPT | NE |
113 | Rusty-bellied Brushfinch | Atlapetes nationi | MCPA,SEV | E |
114 | Black-spectacled Brushfinch | Atlapetes melanopsis | MV,SR | E |
115 | Dusky-green Oropendola | Psarocolius atrovirens | BS,SR | NE |
116 | Southern Mountain Cacique | Cacicus chrysonotus | CPT,SR | NE |
117 | Black-lored Yellowthroat | Geothlypis auricularis | LDL,SEV | NE |
118 | Cuzco Warbler | Myiothlypis chrysogaster | CPT,SR | NE |
119 | Slaty Tanager | Creurgops dentatus | SR | NE |
120 | Brown-flanked Tanager | Thlypopsis pectoralis | BU,CPT | E |
121 | Pardusco | Nephelornis oneilli | BU,CPT,SR | E |
122 | Golden-backed Mountain Tanager | Cnemathraupis aureodorsalis | BU | E |
123 | Chestnut-bellied Mountain Tanager | Dubusia castaneoventris | BS,BU,CPT,SR | NE |
124 | Golden-collared Tanager | Iridosornis jelskii | BU,CPT,SR | NE |
125 | Yellow-scarfed Tanager | Iridosornis reinhardti | BS,BU,CPT,SR | E |
126 | White-browed Conebill | Conirostrum ferrugineiventre | BU,SR | NE |
127 | Moustached Flowerpiercer | Diglossa mystacalis | BS,BU,CPT,SR | NE |
128 | Peruvian Sierra Finch | Phrygilus punensis | Many | NE |
129 | Tit-like Dacnis | Xenodacnis parina | BU,MCPA,SR | NE |
130 | Great Inca-Finch | Incaspiza pulchra | MCPA,SEV | E |
131 | Drab Hemispingus | Pseudospingus xanthophthalmus | Many | NE |
132 | Rufous-browed Hemispingus | Poospiza rufosuperciliaris | BU,CPT | E |
133 | Rufous-breasted Warbling Finch | Poospiza rubecula | MCPA,SEV | E |
134 | Collared Warbling Finch | Poospiza hispaniolensis | LDL,MCPA,SEV | NE |
135 | Three-striped Hemispingus | Poospiza trifasciatus | BU,CPT,SR | NE |
136 | Raimondi's Yellow-Finch | Sicalis raimondii | LDL,SEV | NE |
137 | Parrot-billed Seedeater | Sporophila peruviana | LDL | NE |
138 | Drab Seedeater | Sporophila simplex | LDL,SEV | NE |
*Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.
ADDITIONAL INFO
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BIRDING LOCALES
REASON CODES
Code | Description | ## |
E | Endemic | 58 |
NE | Near Endemic | 78 |
CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
EN | Endangered | 1 |
BC | Best Seen in This Country | 1 |
AT | Always a Target | 0 |