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	AMPF,AP,FAN HCR	NE
2	White-winged Guan	Penelope albipennis	CR	E
3	Peruvian Pigeon	Patagioenas oenops	AP,HCR,TP	NE
4	Ecuadorian Ground Dove	Columbina buckleyi	TP	NE
5	Ochre-bellied Dove	Leptotila ochraceiventris	CR	NE
6	Scrub Nightjar	Nyctidromus anthonyi	CR,PHS,TP	NE
7	Tschudi's Nightjar	Quechuavis decussata	PHS	NE
8	Koepcke's Hermit	Phaethornis koepckeae	CE,HCR,WQ	E
9	Purple-throated Sunangel	Heliangelus viola	AP,HCR	NE
10	Royal Sunangel	Heliangelus regalis	Many	NE
11	Marvelous Spatuletail	Loddigesia mirabilis	AP,HCR	E
12	Rainbow Starfrontlet	Coeligena iris	AP,HCR	NE
13	Pink-throated Brilliant	Heliodoxa gularis	AMPF	BC
14	Peruvian Sheartail	Thaumastura cora	CR,PHS	NE
15	Short-tailed Woodstar	Myrmia micrura	CR,PHS	NE
16	Purple-collared Woodstar	Myrtis fanny	Many	NE
17	Oasis Hummingbird	Rhodopis vesper	CR,PHS	NE
18	Tumbes Hummingbird	Thaumasius baeri	CR,PHS	NE
19	Spot-throated Hummingbird	Thaumasius taczanowskii	CR,HCR,TP	NE
20	Amazilia Hummingbird	Amazilis amazilia	CR,PHS,TP	NE
21	Black-and-chestnut Eagle	Spizaetus isidori	Many	EN
22	Koepcke's Screech-Owl	Megascops koepckeae	HCR	NE
23	Peruvian Screech-Owl	Megascops roboratus	CR,PHS,TP	NE
24	Long-whiskered Owlet	Xenoglaux loweryi	AMPF,AP,FAN	E
25	Rufous-capped Nunlet	Nonnula ruficapilla	AMPF,PL,WQ	BC
26	Scarlet-banded Barbet	Capito wallacei	PL	E
27	Versicolored Barbet	Eubucco steerii	AMPF,AP,WQ	NE
28	Blue-moustached Barbet	Eubucco versicolor	Many	NE
29	Ecuadorian Piculet	Picumnus sclateri	CR,PHS,TP	NE
30	Speckle-chested Piculet	Picumnus steindachneri	Many	E
31	Pacific Parrotlet	Forpus coelestis	CR,PHS,TP	NE
32	Cordilleran Parakeet	Psittacara frontalus	Many	NE
33	Collared Antshrike	Thamnophilus bernardi	CR,PHS,TP	NE
34	Marañon Slaty-Antshrike**	Thamnophilus leucogaster	TP	NE
35	Rufescent Antshrike	Thamnistes rufescens	AMPF,AV,FAN PL	NE
36	Ash-throated Antwren	Herpsilochmus parkeri	AMPF,MDC,WQ	E
37	Plataforma Antbird**	Myrmeciza ferruginea	PL	E
38	Cordillera Azul Antbird	Myrmodenus eowilsoni	PL	E
39	Marañon Crescentchest	Melanopareia maranonica	TP	NE
40	Elegant Crescentchest	Melanopareia elegans	CR,PHS	NE
41	Watkins's Antpitta	Grallaria watkinsi	CR	NE
42	Pale-billed Antpitta	Grallaria carrikeri	AP,HCR	E
43	Rusty-tinged Antpitta	Grallaria przewalskii	AMPF,AP,FAN HCR	E
44	Chestnut Antpitta	Grallaria blakei	AMPF,AP,FAN	E
45	Chachapoyas Antpitta	Grallaria gravesi	AP,FAN	E
46	Ochre-fronted Antpitta	Grallaricula ochraceifrons	AMPF,AP,FAN	E
47	Trilling Tapaculo	Scytalopus parvirostris	AP,FAN,HCR,PL	NE
48	Rufous-vented Tapaculo	Scytalopus femoralis	Many	E
49	Utcubamba Tapaculo	Scytalopus intermedius	AP,FAN,HCR	E
50	Tschudi's Tapaculo	Scytalopus acutirostris	AP	E
51	Coastal Miner	Geositta peruviana	CR,PHS	E
52	Pacific Hornero	Furnarius cinnamomeus	CR	NE
53	Peruvian Recurvebill	Syndactyla ucayalae	PL	BC
54	Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner	Clibanornis erythrocephalus	CR	NE
55	Rufous-backed Treehunter	Thripadectes scrutator	AP,PL	NE
56	Chestnut-backed Thornbird	Phacellodomus dorsalis	HCR	E
57	Streak-throated Canastero	Asthenes humilis	HCR	NE
58	Equatorial Graytail	Xenerpestes singularis	Many	NE
59	Russet-mantled Softtail	Cranioleuca berlepschi	AMPF,FAN,HCR	E
60	|Line-cheeked Spinetail|	Cranioleuca antisiensis	FAN,HCR,PHS	NE
61	Chestnut-throated Spinetail	Synallaxis cherriei	AMPF,WQ	BC
62	Marañon Spinetail	Synallaxis maranonica	TP	NE
63	Necklaced Spinetail	Synallaxis stictothorax	CR,PHS	NE
64	Chinchipe Spinetail	Synallaxis chinchipensis	PHS,TP	E
65	Jet Manakin	Chloropipo unicolor	Many	NE
66	Yungas Manakin	Chiroxiphia boliviana	PL	NE
67	Painted Manakin	Machaeropterus eckelberryi	MDC,PL,WQ	E
68	Peruvian Plantcutter	Phytotoma raimondii	CR,PHS	E
69	Foothill Schiffornis	Schiffornis aenea	PL,WQ	NE
70	Yellow-cheeked Becard**	Pachyramphus xanthogenys	AMPF	NE
71	Inca Flycatcher	Leptopogon taczanowskii	Many	E
72	Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant	Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus	Many	NE
73	Johnson's Tody-Flycatcher	Poecilotriccus luluae	AMPF,AP,FAN HCR	E
74	Rufous-winged Tyrannulet	Mecocerculus calopterus	AMPF,HCR,PHS	NE
75	Unstreaked Tit-Tyrant	Uromyias agraphia	FAN,HCR	E
76	Tumbesian Tyrannulet	Nesotriccus tumbezanus	CR,PHS	NE
77	Maranon Tyrannulet	Nesotriccus maranonicus	TP	NE
78	Pacific Elaenia	Myiopagis subplacens	CR,PHS	NE
79	Mishana Tyrannulet	Zimmerius villarejoi	CE,MDC,PL,WQ	E
80	Peruvian Tyrannulet	Zimmerius viridiflavus	Many	NE
81	Fulvous-faced Scrub-Tyrant	Euscarthmus fulviceps	CR,PHS,TP	NE
82	Gray-and-white Tyrannulet	Pseudelaenia leucospodia	CR,PHS	NE
83	Olive-chested Flycatcher	Myiophobus cryptoxanthus	Many	NE
84	Gray-breasted Flycatcher	Lathrotriccus griseipectus	TP	NE
85	Olive Flycatcher	Mitrephanes olivaceus	AP,FAN,PL	NE
86	Tumbes Pewee	Contopus punensis	CR,PHS	NE
87	Golden-browed Chat-Tyrant	Silvicultrix pulchella	AP	NE
88	Tumbes Chat-Tyrant	Ochthoeca salvini	CR,PHS	E
89	Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant	Ochthoeca thoracica	AP,FAN,HCR	NE
90	Rufous Flycatcher	Myiarchus semirufus	CR,PHS	E
91	Sooty-crowned Flycatcher	Myiarchus phaeocephalus	CR,HCR,PHS,TP	NE
92	Baird's Flycatcher	Myiodynastes bairdii	CR,PHS	NE
93	White-collared Jay	Cyanolyca viridicyanus	AMPF,AP,FAN HCR	NE
94	White-tailed Jay	Cyanocorax mystacalis	CR,PHS	NE
95	Tumbes Swallow	Tachycineta stolzmanni	CR,PHS	NE
96	Peruvian Martin	Progne murphyi	CR	NE
97	Chestnut-collared Swallow	Petrochelidon rufocollaris	PHS	NE
98	Marañon Gnatcatcher	Polioptila major	TP	E
99	Fasciated Wren	Campylorhynchus fasciatus	CR,HCR,PHS,TP	NE
100	Superciliated Wren	Cantorchilus superciliaris	CR,PHS,TP	NE
101	Peruvian Wren	Cinnycerthia peruana	AP,HCR	E
102	Bar-winged Wood-Wren	Henicorhina leucoptera	Many	NE
103	Long-tailed Mockingbird	Mimus longicaudatus	Many	NE
104	White-eared Solitaire	Entomodestes leucotis	Many	NE
105	Varzea Thrush	Turdus sanchezorum	AMPF,AV,MDC WQ	BC
106	Plumbeous-backed Thrush	Turdus reevei	CR,PHS	NE
107	Marañon Thrush	Turdus maranonicus	AP,HCR,PL,TP	NE
108	Peruvian Pipit	Anthus peruvianus	PHS	NE
109	Tumbes Sparrow	Rhynchospiza stolzmanni	CR,PHS	NE
110	Black-capped Sparrow	Arremon abeillei	CR,PHS	NE
111	Marañon Sparrow	Arremon nigriceps	TP	NE
112	White-headed Brushfinch	Atlapetes albiceps	CR,PHS	NE
113	White-winged Brushfinch	Atlapetes leucopterus	PHS	NE
114	Bay-crowned Brushfinch	Atlapetes seebohmi	TP	NE
115	Dusky-green Oropendola	Psarocolius atrovirens	CE	NE
116	Southern Mountain Cacique	Cacicus chrysonotus	Many	NE
117	White-edged Oriole	Icterus graceannae	CR,PHS	NE
118	Pale-eyed Blackbird	Agelasticus xanthophthalmus	MDC,WQ	NE
119	Black-lored Yellowthroat	Geothlypis auricularis	CR,HCR,PHS	NE
120	Three-banded Warbler	Basileuterus trifasciatus	CR,PHS	NE
121	Gray-and-gold Warbler	Myiothlypis fraseri	PHS	NE
122	Buff-bellied Tanager	Thlypopsis inornata	AP,HCR,TP	NE
123	Black-bellied Tanager	Ramphocelus melanogaster	Many	E
124	Chestnut-bellied Mountain Tanager	Dubusia castaneoventris	AMPF	NE
125	Yellow-scarfed Tanager	Iridosornis reinhardti	Many	E
126	Moustached Flowerpiercer	Diglossa mystacalis	AP,MDC	NE
127	Peruvian Sierra Finch	Phrygilus punensis	HCR	NE
128	Cinereous Finch	Piezorina cinerea	CR,PHS	E
129	Little Inca-Finch	Incaspiza watkinsi	TP	E
130	Drab Hemispingus	Pseudospingus xanthophthalmus	AMPF,AP,FAN HCR	NE
131	Collared Warbling Finch	Poospiza hispaniolensis	CR,PHS	NE
132	Sulphur-throated Finch	Sicalis taczanowskii	CR,PHS	NE
133	Parrot-billed Seedeater	Sporophila peruviana	CR,PHS	NE
134	Drab Seedeater	Sporophila simplex	CR,PHS,PL,TP	NE
135	Crimson-breasted Finch	Rhodospingus cruentus	CR,PHS	NE
136	Black-cowled Saltator	Saltator nigriceps	CR	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.

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BIRDING LOCALES

• Abra Patricia (AP)
• Aguas Verdes (AV)
• Alto Mayo Protection Forest (AMPF)
• Chaparri Reserve (CR)
• Fundo Alto Nieva (FAN)
• Huembo Center/Reserve (HCR)
• Morro de Calzada (MDC)
• Plataforma (PL)
• Pomac Historical Site (PHS)
• Quisquirumi Bridge (QB)
• Tamborapa & Utcubamba River Valley (TP)
• Tarapoto Tunnel Area (CE)
• Waqanki Reserve (WQ)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	35
NE	Near Endemic	95
CR	Critically Endangered	0
EN	Endangered	1
BC	Best Seen in This Country	5
AT	Always a Target	0