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CENTRAL PERU BIRDING TOUR

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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.*

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1Hooded TinamouNothocercus nigrocapillusBSNE
2Curve-billed TinamouNothoprocta curvirostrisBUNE
3Stripe-faced Wood-QuailOdontophorus ballivianiBSNE
4Tschudi's NightjarQuechuavis decussataLDLNE
5White-browed HermitPhaethornis stuartiSRNE
6Bronze-tailed CometPolyonymus caroliMCPA,SEVE
7Green-headed HillstarOreotrochilus stolzmanniBU,LJ,SEVNE
8Black-breasted HillstarOreotrochilus melanogasterLJ,MCPA,SEVE
9Olivaceous ThornbillChalcostigma olivaceumLJ,MCPA,SRNE
10Coppery MetaltailMetallura theresiaeBU,CPTE
11Fire-throated MetaltailMetallura eupogonMV,SRE
12Black MetaltailMetallura phoebeManyE
13Buff-thighed PufflegHaplophaedia assimilisBSNE
14Coppery-naped Puffleg**Eriocnemis sapphirophygiaSRNE
15White-tufted SunbeamAglaeactis castelnaudiiBU,SRE
16Rainbow StarfrontletCoeligena irisBUNE
17Rufous-booted Racket-tailOcreatus addaeBS,SRNE
18Rufous-webbed BrilliantHeliodoxa branickiiBSE
19Peruvian SheartailThaumastura coraLDL,SEVNE
20Purple-collared WoodstarMyrtis fannyLDL,SEVNE
21Oasis HummingbirdRhodopis vesperLDL,SEVNE
22Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amaziliaLDL,MCPA,SEVNE
23Green-and-white HummingbirdElliotomyia viridicaudaBS,SRE
24Junin Rail**Laterallus tuerosiLJE
25Junin GrebePodiceps taczanowskiiLJE
26Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidoriCPT,SREN
27Koepcke's Screech-OwlMegascops koepckeaeMV,SRNE
28Cloud-forest Screech-OwlMegascops marshalliBS,SRNE
29Rufous-capped NunletNonnula ruficapillaBC
30Versicolored BarbetEubucco steeriiNE
31Blue-chinned Barbet**Eubucco glaucogularisBS,SRE
32Blue-moustached BarbetEubucco versicolorBS,SRNE
33Blue-banded ToucanetAulacorhynchus coeruleicinctisBS,SRNE
34Fine-barred PiculetPicumnus subtilisSRNE
35Black-necked WoodpeckerColaptes atricollisSEVE
36Andean ParakeetBolborhynchus orbygnesiusCPT,SEVNE
37Black-winged ParrotHapalopsittaca melanotisBS,SRNE
38Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestisLDL,SEVNE
39Cordilleran ParakeetPsittacara frontalusLDL,MCPA,MV
SEV
NE
40Creamy-bellied AntwrenHerpsilochmus motacilloidesBS,SRE
41Stripe-headed AntpittaGrallaria andicolusManyNE
42Bay AntpittaGrallaria capitalisBS,BU,CPT,SRE
43Oxapampa AntpittaGrallaria centralisBS,SRE
44Chestnut AntpittaGrallaria blakeiBU,CPTE
45Chachapoyas AntpittaGrallaria gravesiBU,CPTE
46Junin AntpittaGrallaria obscuraBS,SRE
47White-winged TapaculoScytalopus krabbeiBUE
48Puna TapaculoScytalopus simonsiBUNE
49Jalca TapaculoScytalopus frankeaeMV,SRE
50Neblina TapaculoScytalopus altirostrisBUE
51Trilling TapaculoScytalopus parvirostrisBS,BU,CPT,SRNE
52Bolivian TapaculoScytalopus bolivianusSRNE
53Rufous-vented TapaculoScytalopus femoralisBS,BU,CPT,SRE
54Large-footed TapaculoScytalopus macropusBS,BU,CPT,SRE
55Junin TapaculoScytalopus gettyaeLJ,SRE
56Tschudi's TapaculoScytalopus acutirostrisBU,CPT,MV,SRE
57Coastal MinerGeositta peruvianaLDL,LPE
58Thick-billed MinerGeositta crassirostrisLDL,SEVE
59Grayish MinerGeositta maritimaLDL,SEVNE
60Dark-winged MinerGeositta saxicolinaLDL,LJ,MCPA
SEV
E
61Striated EarthcreeperGeocerthia serranaBU,MCPA,SEV
SR
E
62White-bellied CinclodesCinclodes palliatusMCPA,SEVE
63Surf CinclodesCinclodes taczanowskiiLPE
64Rufous-backed TreehunterThripadectes scrutatorBS,BU,CPTNE
65Rusty-crowned Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura pileataLDL,MCPA,SEVE
66Streaked Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura striataLDL,MCPA,SEVNE
67Mantaro Thornbird**Phacellodomus sp.MV,SRE
68Line-fronted CanasteroAsthenes urubambensisBUNE
69Junin CanasteroAsthenes virgataLJ,MCPA,SEV
SR
E
70Streak-throated CanasteroAsthenes humilisManyNE
71Canyon CanasteroAsthenes pudibundaLDL,MCPA,SEVNE
72Eye-ringed ThistletailAsthenes palpebralisMV,SRE
73Marcapata SpinetailCranioleuca marcapataeSRE
74Creamy-crested SpinetailCranioleuca albicapillaMV,SRE
75|Line-cheeked Spinetail|Cranioleuca antisiensisBU,CPTNE
76Cactus CanasteroPseudasthenes cactorumLDLE
77Mantaro Spinetail**Synallaxis sp.MVE
78Jet ManakinChloropipo unicolorBS,SRNE
79Cerulean-capped ManakinLepidothrix coeruleocapillaSRE
80Band-tailed FruiteaterPipreola intermediaBU,CPT,SRNE
81Masked FruiteaterPipreola pulchraBS,BU,CPTE
82White-cheeked CotingaZaratornis stresemanniMCPAE
83Bay-vented CotingaDoliornis sclateriBUE
84Inca FlycatcherLeptopogon taczanowskiiBS,CPT,SRE
85Cinnamon-faced TyrannuletPhylloscartes parkeriBS,SRNE
86Ochraceous-breasted FlycatcherNephelomyias ochraceiventrisBU,CPT,SRNE
87Black-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes nigrocristatusBU,SEVNE
88Pied-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes reguloidesManyNE
89Unstreaked Tit-TyrantUromyias agraphiaBU,CPT,SRE
90Peruvian TyrannuletZimmerius viridiflavusBS,CPT,SRNE
91Rufescent FlycatcherMyiophobus rufescensSEVNE
92Olive FlycatcherMitrephanes olivaceusBSNE
93Tumbes PeweeContopus punensisSEVNE
94Taczanowski's Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola griseusLJ,MCPANE
95Rufous-bellied Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fuscorufusBS,BU,CPT,SRNE
96Peruvian Chat-Tyrant**Silvicultrix spodionotaCPTNE
97Jelski's Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix jelskiiBU,CPTNE
98Golden-browed Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix pulchellaBU,CPTNE
99Maroon-belted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca thoracicaBS,BU,CPT,SRNE
100Baird's FlycatcherMyiodynastes bairdiiLDLNE
101White-collared JayCyanolyca viridicyanusBS,BU,CPT,SRNE
102Peruvian MartinProgne murphyiLDLNE
103Chestnut-collared SwallowPetrochelidon rufocollarisLDLNE
104Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatusBU,CPTNE
105Mantaro Wren**Pheugopedius sp.MV,SRE
106Peruvian WrenCinnycerthia peruanaBS,BU,CPT,SRE
107Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatusLDL,SEVNE
108White-eared SolitaireEntomodestes leucotisBS,BU,CPT,SRNE
109Peruvian PipitAnthus peruvianusLDL,LPNE
110Rufous-eared BrushfinchAtlapetes rufigenisCPTE
111Peruvian Slaty BrushfinchAtlapetes taczanowskiiBS,BU,CPT,SRE
112Bay-crowned BrushfinchAtlapetes seebohmiCPTNE
113Rusty-bellied BrushfinchAtlapetes nationiMCPA,SEVE
114Black-spectacled BrushfinchAtlapetes melanopsisMV,SRE
115Dusky-green OropendolaPsarocolius atrovirensBS,SRNE
116Southern Mountain CaciqueCacicus chrysonotusCPT,SRNE
117Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularisLDL,SEVNE
118Cuzco WarblerMyiothlypis chrysogasterCPT,SRNE
119Slaty TanagerCreurgops dentatusSRNE
120Brown-flanked TanagerThlypopsis pectoralisBU,CPTE
121ParduscoNephelornis oneilliBU,CPT,SRE
122Golden-backed Mountain TanagerCnemathraupis aureodorsalisBUE
123Chestnut-bellied Mountain TanagerDubusia castaneoventrisBS,BU,CPT,SRNE
124Golden-collared TanagerIridosornis jelskiiBU,CPT,SRNE
125Yellow-scarfed TanagerIridosornis reinhardtiBS,BU,CPT,SRE
126White-browed ConebillConirostrum ferrugineiventreBU,SRNE
127Moustached FlowerpiercerDiglossa mystacalisBS,BU,CPT,SRNE
128Peruvian Sierra FinchPhrygilus punensisManyNE
129Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parinaBU,MCPA,SRNE
130Great Inca-FinchIncaspiza pulchraMCPA,SEVE
131Drab HemispingusPseudospingus xanthophthalmusManyNE
132Rufous-browed HemispingusPoospiza rufosuperciliarisBU,CPTE
133Rufous-breasted Warbling FinchPoospiza rubeculaMCPA,SEVE
134Collared Warbling FinchPoospiza hispaniolensisLDL,MCPA,SEVNE
135Three-striped HemispingusPoospiza trifasciatusBU,CPT,SRNE
136Raimondi's Yellow-FinchSicalis raimondiiLDL,SEVNE
137Parrot-billed SeedeaterSporophila peruvianaLDLNE
138Drab SeedeaterSporophila simplexLDL,SEVNE

 

 *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.

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REASON CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic58
NENear Endemic78
CRCritically Endangered0
ENEndangered1
BCBest Seen in This Country1
ATAlways a Target0