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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:€6150
Group Price:€5700
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.*

color codes

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
29Versicolored BarbetEubucco steeriiNE
30Blue-chinned Barbet**Eubucco glaucogularisBS,SRE
31Blue-moustached BarbetEubucco versicolorBS,SRNE
32Blue-banded ToucanetAulacorhynchus coeruleicinctisBS,SRNE
33Fine-barred PiculetPicumnus subtilisSRNE
34Black-necked WoodpeckerColaptes atricollisSEVE
35Andean ParakeetBolborhynchus orbygnesiusCPT,SEVNE
36Black-winged ParrotHapalopsittaca melanotisBS,SRNE
37Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestisLDL,SEVNE
38Cordilleran ParakeetPsittacara frontalusLDL,MCPA,MV
SEV
NE
39Creamy-bellied AntwrenHerpsilochmus motacilloidesBS,SRE
40Stripe-headed AntpittaGrallaria andicolusManyNE
41Bay AntpittaGrallaria capitalisBS,BU,CPT,SRE
42Oxapampa AntpittaGrallaria centralisBS,SRE
43Chestnut AntpittaGrallaria blakeiBU,CPTE
44Chachapoyas AntpittaGrallaria gravesiBU,CPTE
45Junin AntpittaGrallaria obscuraBS,SRE
46White-winged TapaculoScytalopus krabbeiBUE
47Puna TapaculoScytalopus simonsiBUNE
48Jalca TapaculoScytalopus frankeaeMV,SRE
49Neblina TapaculoScytalopus altirostrisBUE
50Trilling TapaculoScytalopus parvirostrisBS,BU,CPT,SRNE
51Bolivian TapaculoScytalopus bolivianusSRNE
52Rufous-vented TapaculoScytalopus femoralisBS,BU,CPT,SRE
53Large-footed TapaculoScytalopus macropusBS,BU,CPT,SRE
54Junin TapaculoScytalopus gettyaeLJ,SRE
55Tschudi's TapaculoScytalopus acutirostrisBU,CPT,MV,SRE
56Coastal MinerGeositta peruvianaLDL,LPE
57Thick-billed MinerGeositta crassirostrisLDL,SEVE
58Grayish MinerGeositta maritimaLDL,SEVNE
59Dark-winged MinerGeositta saxicolinaLDL,LJ,MCPA
SEV
E
60Striated EarthcreeperGeocerthia serranaBU,MCPA,SEV
SR
E
61White-bellied CinclodesCinclodes palliatusMCPA,SEVE
62Surf CinclodesCinclodes taczanowskiiLPE
63Rufous-backed TreehunterThripadectes scrutatorBS,BU,CPTNE
64Rusty-crowned Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura pileataLDL,MCPA,SEVE
65Streaked Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura striataLDL,MCPA,SEVNE
66Mantaro Thornbird**Phacellodomus sp.MV,SRE
67Line-fronted CanasteroAsthenes urubambensisBUNE
68Junin CanasteroAsthenes virgataLJ,MCPA,SEV
SR
E
69Streak-throated CanasteroAsthenes humilisManyNE
70Canyon CanasteroAsthenes pudibundaLDL,MCPA,SEVNE
71Eye-ringed ThistletailAsthenes palpebralisMV,SRE
72Marcapata SpinetailCranioleuca marcapataeSRE
73Creamy-crested SpinetailCranioleuca albicapillaMV,SRE
74|Line-cheeked Spinetail|Cranioleuca antisiensisBU,CPTNE
75Cactus CanasteroPseudasthenes cactorumLDLE
76Mantaro Spinetail**Synallaxis sp.MVE
77Jet ManakinChloropipo unicolorBS,SRNE
78Cerulean-capped ManakinLepidothrix coeruleocapillaSRE
79Band-tailed FruiteaterPipreola intermediaBU,CPT,SRNE
80Masked FruiteaterPipreola pulchraBS,BU,CPTE
81White-cheeked CotingaZaratornis stresemanniMCPAE
82Bay-vented CotingaDoliornis sclateriBUE
83Inca FlycatcherLeptopogon taczanowskiiBS,CPT,SRE
84Cinnamon-faced TyrannuletPhylloscartes parkeriBS,SRNE
85Ochraceous-breasted FlycatcherNephelomyias ochraceiventrisBU,CPT,SRNE
86Black-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes nigrocristatusBU,SEVNE
87Pied-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes reguloidesManyNE
88Unstreaked Tit-TyrantUromyias agraphiaBU,CPT,SRE
89Peruvian TyrannuletZimmerius viridiflavusBS,CPT,SRNE
90Rufescent FlycatcherMyiophobus rufescensSEVNE
91Olive FlycatcherMitrephanes olivaceusBSNE
92Tumbes PeweeContopus punensisSEVNE
93Taczanowski's Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola griseusLJ,MCPANE
94Rufous-bellied Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fuscorufusBS,BU,CPT,SRNE
95Peruvian Chat-Tyrant**Silvicultrix spodionotaCPTNE
96Jelski's Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix jelskiiBU,CPTNE
97Golden-browed Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix pulchellaBU,CPTNE
98Maroon-belted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca thoracicaBS,BU,CPT,SRNE
99Baird's FlycatcherMyiodynastes bairdiiLDLNE
100White-collared JayCyanolyca viridicyanusBS,BU,CPT,SRNE
101Peruvian MartinProgne murphyiLDLNE
102Chestnut-collared SwallowPetrochelidon rufocollarisLDLNE
103Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatusBU,CPTNE
104Mantaro Wren**Pheugopedius sp.MV,SRE
105Peruvian WrenCinnycerthia peruanaBS,BU,CPT,SRE
106Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatusLDL,SEVNE
107White-eared SolitaireEntomodestes leucotisBS,BU,CPT,SRNE
108Peruvian PipitAnthus peruvianusLDL,LPNE
109Rufous-eared BrushfinchAtlapetes rufigenisCPTE
110Peruvian Slaty BrushfinchAtlapetes taczanowskiiBS,BU,CPT,SRE
111Bay-crowned BrushfinchAtlapetes seebohmiCPTNE
112Rusty-bellied BrushfinchAtlapetes nationiMCPA,SEVE
113Black-spectacled BrushfinchAtlapetes melanopsisMV,SRE
114Dusky-green OropendolaPsarocolius atrovirensBS,SRNE
115Southern Mountain CaciqueCacicus chrysonotusCPT,SRNE
116Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularisLDL,SEVNE
117Cuzco WarblerMyiothlypis chrysogasterCPT,SRNE
118Slaty TanagerCreurgops dentatusSRNE
119Brown-flanked TanagerThlypopsis pectoralisBU,CPTE
120ParduscoNephelornis oneilliBU,CPT,SRE
121Golden-backed Mountain TanagerCnemathraupis aureodorsalisBUE
122Chestnut-bellied Mountain TanagerDubusia castaneoventrisBS,BU,CPT,SRNE
123Golden-collared TanagerIridosornis jelskiiBU,CPT,SRNE
124Yellow-scarfed TanagerIridosornis reinhardtiBS,BU,CPT,SRE
125White-browed ConebillConirostrum ferrugineiventreBU,SRNE
126Moustached FlowerpiercerDiglossa mystacalisBS,BU,CPT,SRNE
127Peruvian Sierra FinchPhrygilus punensisManyNE
128Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parinaBU,MCPA,SRNE
129Great Inca-FinchIncaspiza pulchraMCPA,SEVE
130Drab HemispingusPseudospingus xanthophthalmusManyNE
131Rufous-browed HemispingusPoospiza rufosuperciliarisBU,CPTE
132Rufous-breasted Warbling FinchPoospiza rubeculaMCPA,SEVE
133Collared Warbling FinchPoospiza hispaniolensisLDL,MCPA,SEVNE
134Three-striped HemispingusPoospiza trifasciatusBU,CPT,SRNE
135Raimondi's Yellow-FinchSicalis raimondiiLDL,SEVNE
136Parrot-billed SeedeaterSporophila peruvianaLDLNE
137Drab 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 Country0
ATAlways a Target0