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Wild Peru - Rio de Las Piedras, Tambopata and the Andes - 11 July 2002 - August 30th 2002

This report details a trip to Peru made by myself and my partner Claire Stephenson. We were joined for four weeks by our friend Dave Edwards, who works part of the year in Tambopata, and his assistant Pedro, who was our very skillful boatman. Dave was instrumental in organising the trip up the Las Piedras river and blagging us very cheap accommodation in Tambopata and we owe him a great deal for this.

The whole trip was absolutely stunning and I’d thoroughly recommend it to anyone. It’s got to be up there as some of the best birding in the world - some people say it is the best. A trip that incorporates the high Andes and the lowlands will produce an excellent trip list and a stunning example of how bird distribution changes with altitude, often over very short distances. The birding is difficult, particularly in the lowlands and we were grateful to have Dave with us to help with the ID of lots of birds and teach us a few of the calls too. This is not a detailed report telling you which bird was in which tree and when etc. but is intended as an overview of the area.

The trip was broken down as follows:
July 11th - July 31st: Andes around Cusco and the Manu Road
August 1st - August 17th: A steady journey 250 km up the Piedras river
August 19th - August 27th: Tambopata Jungle Lodge area

Essentials:

Not many really. A snake bite extractor is essential. We saw a few snakes but no really nasty ones. However, a Bushmaster, a Coral snake and a Fer de Lance were seen during our stay on trails we walked but not by us. Wellingtons afford vital protection from snake bites and are indispensable. There is virtually no Malaria in Tambopata but we used Doxycycline in Las Piedras as we didn’t know the situation there. Birds of Peru was a bit of a disappointment, Birds of Colombia was a godsend - an absolutely fantastic book. Travel is easy, hitching is possible, especially on Manu Road. Food and drink are cheap. Don’t miss: Cusquena beer it’s excellent; Ceviche is an excellent meal; Pirana fishing is good fun and they’re tasty too. Garota nightclub in Puerto Maldonado is interesting - give it a visit.

Cusco area:

We arrived in Cusco after a reasonably bearable 22-hour bus ride, checked into the Kuntor Wasi hostal on Calle Tandapata San Blas and had a walk around the Sacsyhuaman ruins just above the hostal. The next few days were spent around Cusco, visiting Lago Huacarpay, Machu Pichu, Ollantaytambo and the hills above Cusco etc. The travel here is all easy and well detailed in the standard travel guides. Note that you can’t take the local train anymore and must use a tourist train ($27 min each way) Barry Walker is still running the Cross Keys and along with Huw Lloyd is a good source of current info. Barry’s book - The Birds of Macchu Picchu would be very good for the Manu Road and Cusco areas.

The Upper Manu Road

We also spent just over a week on the famous Manu Road. You’ll need a tent and food unless you stay in one of the two lodges at San Pedro. In any case you’ll need to spend a day or two higher up at Pillhuata and also at the high pass of Abra Ajanaco. Take a Gallitos de las Rocas bus from a street one mile eastwards down Avenida de la Cultura in Cusco. You’ll need to ask locals for accurate directions. Buses are currently leaving on Mon, Wed and Fri. Book a seat a day or two before as it does fill up quick. Beware if you are not keen on heights. The road to Abra Ajanaco from Cusco is a white-knuckle ride and the bus is fairly old and knackered - it kept shaking and pulling to the left when we set off, so much so, that the driver seemed to be contemplating abandoning the journey. After the high pass at Ajanaco the bus hits the Manu Road proper. There are stunning views into the Amazon in the distance. The road is steep and very bendy with alarming drop-offs into the valley below. Read a book or try to ignore it! Only two trucks have gone over so far this year.....

We stayed at the new park post at Ajanaco (3,500 m) with the two rangers there. They were very friendly and cooked the food we’d brought with us and also let us stay in the building and sleep on beds. It’s freezing here at night so bring a good sleeping bag. The whole area can be explored either via the road or down the new Erikson trail that starts from the ranger station. This runs for 7 km and joins the road lower down.

A little further down at 2,200 m is Pillhuata. You can stay here in a big building by the road - you can’t miss it. There’s an old guy who opens up for you. It’s only 5 soles for the night and this is a good spot for Red and White Antpitta too. The section of road around the two tunnels slightly lower is particularly productive, and a good spot for Black-throated Tody-Tyrant. We walked the next 28 km down to San Pedro and Union where the two bird lodges are (we did this in reverse though so it was a bit of a gruelling walk). We camped on some raised grass banks by the road just round the corner from the Cock of the Rock lodge and lek for few dollars. There are a couple of huts opposite and the workmen here will sort you out a camping spot. We didn’t go any lower than this as we were visiting the lowlands later. The journey back was even scarier than the way there - we were in the cab with 21, I counted them, other people! I didn’t dare count how many were in the main part of the bus

Rio de Las Piedras

We met Dave on the plane in Cusco and arrived in Puerto Maldonado shortly after. We spent a couple of days organising the boat and buying supplies, machetes and gasoline etc. The boat was $30 a day and $10 a day for Pedro, all split between us. It had a 65 hp engine which is more than enough. You also need a guy called a Tripulante, whose job it is to read the river and direct the driver. Hostal Royal is a nice place to stay and the Oasis bar on the plaza de armas is good for a Cusquena or two. We had a couple of good nights here with the staff from Tambopata Jungle Lodge, who Dave works with. There is a bit of a drinking culture in the town which is great when you want to let some steam off but it makes getting things organised a bit of a pain at times. The road to ‘infierno’ - ‘hell’ in English! leads out of town and is good birding if you have a morning to spare.

We set off up the Piedras river full of anticipation. It quickly became apparent that the area was exceptional for birds and wildlife. It is an almost totally undisturbed area. Selective logging finished here about 10-15 years ago and there is only a small amount of logging going on a lot further upstream. The numbers of birds on the river was surprising - Black Skimmers everywhere, flocks of Sand-coloured Nighthawks (inc. one of over 100), Large-billed Terns, Horned Screamers, Sunbitterns and macaws, vultures and caimans etc. The density of birds here was a great deal higher than the Tambopata area.

Our first stop was at a new lodge that is being built about 8 hours upriver. It isn’t open but we knew the owners and they let us stay a few days with full board for $10 a night. There is a trail system here and good numbers of monkeys and peccaries etc. including Spider Monkeys - virtually unknown now in Tambopata. Interesting stuff here included Violaceous Quail-Dove, Purple-throated Cotinga, Tiny Hawk and Amazonian Parrotlet. There is a colpa here too, just a few mins upriver. Juan Julio, who owns the place, will give you a hide to take with you. There are not as many birds as at the famous La Colpa but you are much, much closer, and the number of species seems to be similar. There is also a hide at a clay-lick here that can be good for mammals.

After this we headed upriver further, had a night on a beach, and continued until we hit Lago Soledad, where a new lodge is also being built. This will be a $100 a night job but we managed to get it for $15 as it’s not open yet. The lodge is built on an oxbow lake with a family of Giant Otters that are very obliging. There is a good trail network and canoes for you to take onto the lake. The birding here was excellent with Peruvian Recurvebill, Banded Antbird, Long-billed Antbird, Rufous-headed Woodpecker, Green and Rufous Kingfisher and Black-capped Parrot among the stars.

Curiaco

Following five days around Soledad we then decided to keep going until we had to turn back as the gasoline dwindled. We made it to a place called Curiaco, about 250 km from Puerto Maldonado. Pedro rigged us up a camp here at some old logging station. The old logging camps have several tracks, often wide, sometimes tractor-wide, and these can be used for birding. The whole area was excellent and good stuff included Paradise Jacamar, Rufous-vented Brush Cuckoo, Rufous-capped Nunlet, Peruvian Recurvebill and Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher. Star of the show though was a Tapir that crossed our path and stood on it in broad daylight for about three minutes. We explored numerous tracks in the area looking for Emperor Tamarins but too no avail. There had been some trouble here recently between loggers and natives resulting in a shot native, an arrowed logger and quite a few police being flown in. After three or four days around here we slowly headed back to Puerto Maldonado.

Tambopata

Our final eight days were spent in the area of Tambopata Jungle Lodge. We stayed in the chalets with Dave and Pedro and helped out a little with Dave’s study of one of the ant species there. Using Dave’s boat we were able to visit a few areas nearby including Picaflor lodge that has very good bamboo, Lago Condonado - Black-breasted Mango, Festive Coquette and Black Caimans and Dave’s transects over the river. There is a Crested Eagle nest in the area but it’s difficult to get to. Ask for Arturo, Dave’s other helper, at the lodge. The best stuff here was mainly from the bamboo - Flammulated Bamboo Tyrant, Rufous-capped Nunlet, Peruvian Recurvebill, Goeldi’s Antbird, White-lined Antbird, White-cheeked Tody-Tyrant and Rufous-headed Woodpecker. The beer here is expensive ($3 each) so if you can’t go without, take a crate from Maldonado (only $1 each)

Lima

A few birds were seen around Lima. You can walk to the beach if you stay in Miraflores. Birds to be seen include Peruvian Booby and Pelican, Band-tailed and Kelp Gulls and the odd Inca Tern etc.

The following list details all of the birds seen. Only a few ‘heards’ are included such as nocturnal species and some tinamous etc. No tapes were used during the trip. Several species groups were tricky, particuarly woodcreepers, swifts and flycatchers. Tinamous, especially, were very confusing using the new Peru guide - we feel sure there are some errors there. Birds of Colombia was a much greater help a lot of the time

Systematic List

We haven’t listed details of where the birds were seen as this would be very tedious and your list will be quite different to ours. For details of what can be expected try the Birdquest web site under ‘trip reports’. Drop me an email for any extra info on specifics.

C=Cusco area (Macchu Picchu, Cusco, Lago Huacarpay, Ollantaytambo etc.)
M=Manu Road
P=Rio de Las Piedras
T=Tambopata
P=Puerto Maldonado
Endemics in caps


M	Black Tinamou	Tinamus osgoodi
T,P	Great Tinamou	Tinamus major
T,P	White-throated Tinamou	Tinamus guttatus
T,P	Cinereous Tinamou	Crypturellus cinereus
T,P	Brazilian Tinamou	Crypturellus strigulosus
T,P	Little Tinamou	Crypturellus soui
T,P	Undulated Tinamou	Crypturellus undulatus
T,P	Variegated Tinamou	Crypturellus variegatus
P	Small-billed Tinamou	Crypturellus parvirostris
C	Least Grebe	Tachybaptus dominicus
C	White-tufted Grebe	Rollandia rolland
L	Peruvian Pelican	Pelecanus thagus
L	Peruvian Booby	Sula variegata
L	Neotropic Cormorant	Phalacrocorax brasilianus
P	Anhinga	Anhinga anhinga
T,P	Capped Heron	Pilherodius pileatus
T,P	Cocoi Heron	Ardea cocoi
T,P	Great Egret	Ardea alba
C	Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea
T,P	Snowy Egret	Egretta thula
T,P	Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis
T,P	Striated Heron	Butorides striatus
P	Rufescent Tiger-Heron	Tigrisoma lineatum
P	Least Bittern	Ixobrychus exilis
T	Green Ibis	Mesembrinibis cayennensis
C	Puna Ibis	Plegadis ridgwayi
T,P	Horned Screamer	Anhima cornuta
T,P	Muscovy Duck	Cairina moschata
C	Torrent Duck	Merganetta armata
C	Speckled Teal	Anas flavirostris
C	Crested Duck	Anas specularioides
C	Yellow-billed Pintail	Anas georgica
C	Puna Teal	Anas puna
C	Cinnamon Teal	Anas cyanoptera
C	Andean Duck	Oxyura ferruginea
L,T,P	Black Vulture	Coragyps atratus
T,P	Greater Yellow-headed Vulture	Cathartes melambrotus
P	King Vulture	Sarcoramphus papa
T,P	Double-toothed Kite	Harpagus bidentatus
T,P	Plumbeous Kite	Ictinia plumbea
C	Cinereous Harrier	Circus cinereus
P	Tiny Hawk	Accipiter superciliosus
T,P	Great Black-Hawk	Buteogallus urubitinga
C	Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle	Geranoaetus melanoleucus
M	Solitary Eagle	Harpyhaliaetus solitarius
M	Roadside Hawk	Buteo magnirostris
P	White-throated Hawk	Buteo albigula
C	Variable Hawk	Buteo polyosoma
T	Crested Eagle	Morphnus guianensis
M	Black Hawk-Eagle	Spizaetus tyrannus
P	Ornate Hawk-Eagle	Spizaetus ornatus
T,P	Black Caracara	Daptrius ater
T	Red-throated Caracara	Ibycter americanus
C	Mountain Caracara	Phalcoboenus megalopterus
P	Laughing Falcon	Herpetotheres cachinnans
M	Buckley's Forest-Falcon	Micrastur buckleyi
C,L	American Kestrel	Falco sparverius
P	Bat Falcon	Falco rufigularis
M,T,P	Speckled Chachalaca	Ortalis guttata
C	Andean Guan	Penelope montagnii
T,P	Spix's Guan	Penelope jacquacu
T,P	Blue-throated Piping-Guan	Pipile cumanensis
P	Marbled Wood-Quail	Odontophorus gujanensis
T,P	Starred Wood-Quail	Odontophorus stellatus
T,P	Hoatzin	Opisthocomus hoazin
P	Limpkin	Aramus guarauna
P	Pale-winged Trumpeter	Psophia leucoptera
C	Plumbeous Rail	Pardirallus sanguinolentus
C	Common Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus
C	Slate-colored Coot	Fulica ardesiaca
P	Sungrebe	Heliornis fulica
P	Sunbittern	Eurypyga helias
P	Wattled Jacana	Jacana jacana
T,P	Pied Lapwing	Vanellus cayanus
C	Andean Lapwing	Vanellus resplendens
P	Collared Plover	Charadrius collaris
C	Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca
T,P	Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes
P	Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria
P	Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularia
P	White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis
T,P	Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos
L	Band-tailed Gull	Larus belcheri
L	Kelp Gull	Larus dominicanus
T,P	Yellow-billed Tern	Sterna superciliaris
T,P	Large-billed Tern	Phaetusa simplex
L	Inca Tern	Larosterna inca
T,P	Black Skimmer	Rynchops niger
L	Rock Dove	Columba livia
C	Band-tailed Pigeon	Columba fasciata
T,P	Pale-vented Pigeon	Columba cayennensis
M	Plumbeous Pigeon	Columba plumbea
P	Ruddy Pigeon	Columba subvinacea
L	Eared Dove	Zenaida auriculata
L	Pacific Dove	Zenaida meloda
T	Ruddy Ground-Dove	Columbina talpacoti
C	Bare-faced Ground-Dove	Metriopelia ceciliae
C	White-tipped Dove	Leptotila verreauxi
T	Gray-fronted Dove	Leptotila rufaxilla
T	Ruddy Quail-Dove	Geotrygon montana
P	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Ara ararauna
T,P	Scarlet Macaw	Ara macao
T,P	Red-and-green Macaw	Ara chloroptera
T,P	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Ara severa
P	Red-bellied Macaw	Orthopsittaca manilata
P	Red-shouldered Macaw	Diopsittaca nobilis
C	Mitred Parakeet	Aratinga mitrata
T,P	White-eyed Parakeet	Aratinga leucophthalmus
T,P	Dusky-headed Parakeet	Aratinga weddellii
P	Black-capped Parakeet	Pyrrhura rupicola
T	Dusky-billed Parrotlet	Forpus sclateri
P	Cobalt-winged Parakeet	Brotogeris cyanoptera
P	Amazonian Parrotlet	Nannopsittaca dachilleae
T,P	White-bellied Parrot	Pionites leucogaster
P	Orange-cheeked Parrot	Pionopsitta barrabandi
T,P	Blue-headed Parrot	Pionus menstruus
P	Yellow-crowned Parrot	Amazona ochrocephala
M	Scaly-naped Parrot	Amazona mercenaria
T,P	Mealy Parrot	Amazona farinosa
Pm	Ash-colored Cuckoo	Coccyzus cinereus
P	Dark-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus melacoryphus
M,T,P	Squirrel Cuckoo	Piaya cayana
T	Little Cuckoo	Piaya minuta
T	Greater Ani	Crotophaga major
Pm	Smooth-billed Ani	Crotophaga ani
P	Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo	Neomorphus geoffroyi
T,P	Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl	Otus watsonii
P	Spectacled Owl	Pulsatrix perspicillata
M	Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium brasilianum
T,P	Great Potoo	Nyctibius grandis
T,P	Common Potoo	Nyctibius griseus
T,P	Sand-colored Nighthawk	Chordeiles rupestris
T,P	Pauraque	Nyctidromus albicollis
T,P	Band-winged Nightjar	Caprimulgus longirostris
P	Spot-tailed Nightjar	Caprimulgus maculicaudus
P	Ladder-tailed Nightjar	Hydropsalis climacocerca
M	Chestnut-collared Swift	Streptoprocne rutila
C,P	White-collared Swift	Streptoprocne zonaris
P	Gray-rumped Swift ?	Chaetura cinereiventris
P	Pale-rumped Swift ?	Chaetura egregia
P	Short-tailed Swift	Chaetura brachyura
Pm	Fork-tailed Palm-Swift	Tachornis squamata
T	Rufous-breasted Hermit	Glaucis hirsuta
T,P	White-bearded Hermit	Phaethornis hispidus
T	Needle-billed Hermit	Phaethornis philippii
T,P	Reddish Hermit	Phaethornis ruber
T	Gray-chinned Hermit	Phaethornis griseogularis
M	Green-fronted Lancebill	Doryfera ludovicae
T,P	Gray-breasted Sabrewing	Campylopterus largipennis
T	White-necked Jacobin	Florisuga mellivora
C,M	Green Violet-ear	Colibri thalassinus
C,M	Sparkling Violet-ear	Colibri coruscans
T	Black-throated Mango	Anthracothorax nigricollis
T	Festive Coquette	Lophornis chalybeus
T	Fork-tailed Woodnymph	Thalurania furcata
T	White-chinned Sapphire	Hylocharis cyanus
C	White-bellied Hummingbird	Leucippus chionogaster
C	GREEN-AND-WHITE HUMMINGBIRD	Leucippus viridicauda
L	Amazilia Hummingbird	Amazilia amazilia
M	Violet-fronted Brilliant	Heliodoxa leadbeateri
M	Chestnut-breasted Coronet	Boissonneaua matthewsii
M	Shining Sunbeam	Aglaeactis cupripennis
C	Andean Hillstar	Oreotrochilus estella
M	Gould's Inca	Coeligena inca
M	Violet-throated Starfrontlet	Coeligena violifer
M	Sword-billed Hummingbird	Ensifera ensifera
M	Great Sapphirewing	Pterophanes cyanopterus
C,M	Giant Hummingbird	Patagona gigas
M	Amethyst-throated Sunangel	Heliangelus amethysticollis
M	Booted Racket-tail	Ocreatus underwoodii
C,M	Black-tailed Trainbearer	Lesbia victoriae
C	BEARDED MOUNTAINEER	Oreonympha nobilis
M	Tyrian Metaltail	Metallura tyrianthina
M	Long-tailed Sylph	Aglaiocercus kingi
C,M	White-bellied Woodstar	Chaetocercus mulsant
P	Violaceous Trogon	Trogon violaceus
P	Collared Trogon	Trogon collaris
T,P	Black-tailed Trogon	Trogon melanurus
P	Masked Trogon	Trogon personatus
P	Blue-crowned Trogon	Trogon curucui
M	Golden-headed Quetzal	Pharomachrus auriceps
T,P	Ringed Kingfisher	Ceryle torquata
P	Amazon Kingfisher	Chloroceryle amazona
P	Green Kingfisher	Chloroceryle americana
P	Green-and-rufous Kingfisher	Chloroceryle inda
Pm	American Pygmy Kingfisher	Chloroceryle aenea
P	Blue-crowned Motmot	Momotus momota
C,M	Highland Motmot	Momotus aequatorialis
T,P	Rufous Motmot	Baryphthengus martii
T	Broad-billed Motmot	Electron platyrhynchum
Pm	Purus Jacamar	Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis
T,P	Bluish-fronted Jacamar	Galbula cyanescens
P	Paradise Jacamar	Galbula dea
P	Great Jacamar	Jacamerops aureus
P	Striolated Puffbird	Nystalus striolatus
P	Semicollared Puffbird	Malacoptila semicincta
M	Black-streaked Puffbird	Malacoptila fulvogularis
T,P	Rufous-capped Nunlet	Nonnula ruficapilla
T,P	Black-fronted Nunbird	Monasa nigrifrons
T,P	White-fronted Nunbird	Monasa morphoeus
T,P	Swallow-wing	Chelidoptera tenebrosa
T,P	Gilded Barbet	Capito auratus
P	Lemon-throated Barbet	Eubucco richardsoni
M	Versicolored Barbet	Eubucco versicolor
P	Emerald Toucanet	Aulacorhynchus prasinus
T	Lettered Aracari	Pteroglossus inscriptus
T,P	Brown-mandibled Aracari	Pteroglossus mariae
T,P	Chestnut-eared Aracari	Pteroglossus castanotis
M	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Andigena hypoglauca
T	Yellow-ridged Toucan	Ramphastos culminatus
T,P	Cuvier's Toucan	Ramphastos cuvieri
P	Bar-breasted Piculet	Picumnus aurifrons
M	Ocellated Piculet	Picumnus dorbygnianus
T	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker	Melanerpes cruentatus
T,P	Little Woodpecker	Veniliornis passerinus
T,P	Red-stained Woodpecker	Veniliornis affinis
M	Golden-olive Woodpecker	Piculus rubiginosus
P	Spot-breasted Woodpecker	Colaptes punctigula
C	Andean Flicker	Colaptes rupicola
T,P	Rufous-headed Woodpecker	Celeus spectabilis
P	Red-necked Woodpecker	Campephilus rubricollis
P	Crimson-crested Woodpecker	Campephilus melanoleucos
C	Common Miner	Geositta cunicularia
C,M	Bar-winged Cinclodes	Cinclodes fuscus
C	White-winged Cinclodes	Cinclodes atacamensis
P	Pale-legged Hornero	Furnarius leucopus
C	Wren-like Rushbird	Phleocryptes melanops
M	Azara's Spinetail	Synallaxis azarae
M	MARCAPATA SPINETAIL	Cranioleuca marcapatae
M	Puna Thistletail	Schizoeaca helleri
C,M	RUSTY-FRONTED CANASTERO	Asthenes ottonis
C	Streak-fronted Thornbird	Phacellodomus striaticeps
P	Rufous-tailed Xenops	Xenops milleri
T,P	Plain Xenops	Xenops minutus
M	Montane Foliage-gleaner	Anabacerthia striaticollis
M	Streaked Tuftedcheek	Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii
Pm	Point-tailed Palmcreeper	Berlepschia rikeri
T,P	Peruvian Recurvebill	Simoxenops ucayalae
P	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Ancistrops strigilatus
T	Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner	Philydor erythropterus
T	Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner	Automolus rufipileatus
T	Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner	Automolus ochrolaemus
T,P	Olivaceous Woodcreeper	Sittasomus griseicapillus
T,P	Wedge-billed Woodcreeper	Glyphorynchus spirurus
P	Long-billed Woodcreeper	Nasica longirostris
T,P	Strong-billed Woodcreeper	Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
P	Amazonian Barred-Woodcreeper	Dendrocolaptes certhia
T	Straight-billed Woodcreeper	Xiphorhynchus picus
M	Ocellated Woodcreeper	Xiphorhynchus ocellatus
T,P	Buff-throated Woodcreeper	Xiphorhynchus guttatus
M	Montane Woodcreeper	Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger
T,P	Red-billed Scythebill	Campylorhamphus trochilirostris
P	Fasciated Antshrike	Cymbilaimus lineatus
T,P	Great Antshrike	Taraba major
Pm	Barred Antshrike	Thamnophilus doliatus
C	Variable Antshrike	Thamnophilus caerulescens
P	Dusky-throated Antshrike	Thamnomanes ardesiacus
T,P	Bluish-slate Antshrike	Thamnomanes schistogynus
T,P	Pygmy Antwren	Myrmotherula brachyura
P	Sclater's Antwren	Myrmotherula sclateri
P	Amazonian Antwren	Myrmotherula multostriata
T,P	Plain-throated Antwren	Myrmotherula hauxwelli
T,P	White-eyed Antwren	Myrmotherula leucophthalma
P	Stipple-throated Antwren	Myrmotherula haematonota
P	Ornate Antwren	Myrmotherula ornata
T,P	White-flanked Antwren	Myrmotherula axillaris
T,P	Long-winged Antwren	Myrmotherula longipennis
P	Banded Antbird	Dichrozona cincta
M	Yellow-breasted Antwren ?	Herpsilochmus axillaris
T	Dot-winged Antwren	Microrhopias quixensis
T	Striated Antbird	Drymophila devillei
M	Long-tailed Antbird	Drymophila caudata
T	White-browed Antbird	Myrmoborus leucophrys
P	Band-tailed Antbird	Hypocnemoides maculicauda
P	Silvered Antbird	Sclateria naevia
T	White-lined Antbird	Percnostola lophotes
T,P	Chestnut-tailed Antbird	Myrmeciza hemimelaena
P	Plumbeous Antbird	Myrmeciza hyperythra
T,P	Goeldi's Antbird	Myrmeciza goeldii
P	Sooty Antbird	Myrmeciza fortis
T,P	White-throated Antbird	Gymnopithys salvini
P	Spot-backed Antbird	Hylophylax naevia
T,P	Black-spotted Bare-eye	Phlegopsis nigromaculata
T,P	Black-faced Antthrush	Formicarius analis
M	Rufous-breasted Antthrush	Formicarius rufipectus
P	Striated Antthrush	Chamaeza nobilis
M	RED-AND-WHITE ANTPITTA	Grallaria erythroleuca
M	Bolivian Tapaculo	Scytalopus bolivianus
M	Red-crested Cotinga	Ampelion rubrocristata
T,P	Screaming Piha	Lipaugus vociferans
P	Purple-throated Cotinga	Porphyrolaema porphyrolaema
T	Bare-necked Fruitcrow	Gymnoderus foetidus
T	Purple-throated Fruitcrow	Querula purpurata
M	Andean Cock-of-the-rock	Rupicola peruviana
T	Green Manakin	Chloropipo holochlora
M	Yungas Manakin	Chiroxiphia boliviana
P	Band-tailed Manakin	Pipra fasciicauda
P	Blue-crowned Manakin	Pipra coronata
P	Round-tailed Manakin	Pipra chloromeros
T	Sulphur-bellied Tyrant-Manakin	Neopelma sulphureiventer
T,P	Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin	Tyranneutes stolzmanni
P	Forest Elaenia	Myiopagis gaimardii
M	Yellow-bellied Elaenia	Elaenia flavogaster
M	White-crested Elaenia	Elaenia albiceps
T	Small-billed Elaenia	Elaenia parvirostris
M	Lesser Elaenia	Elaenia chiriquensis
M	Highland Elaenia	Elaenia obscura
M	Sierran Elaenia	Elaenia pallatangae
C	Torrent Tyrannulet	Serpophaga cinerea
P	Ochre-bellied Flycatcher	Mionectes oleagineus
C,M	Streak-necked Flycatcher	Mionectes striaticollis
P	Sepia-capped Flycatcher	Leptopogon amaurocephalus
M	Hazel-fronted Pygmy-Tyrant	Pseudotriccus simplex
M	Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant	Phylloscartes ophthalmicus
C	Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet	Phylloscartes ventralis
C	Sclater's Tyrannulet	Phyllomyias sclateri
M	Bolivian Tyrannulet	Zimmerius bolivianus
M	White-throated Tyrannulet	Mecocerculus leucophrys
M	White-tailed Tyrannulet	Mecocerculus poecilocercus
M	White-banded Tyrannulet	Mecocerculus stictopterus
C	Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant	Anairetes flavirostris
C	Many-colored Rush-Tyrant	Tachuris rubrigastra
M	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant	Lophotriccus pileatus
T	WHITE-CHEEKED TODY-TYRANT	Poecilotriccus albifacies
T	Flammulated Bamboo-Tyrant	Hemitriccus flammulatus
P	White-eyed Tody-Tyrant	Hemitriccus zosterops
M	Black-throated Tody-Tyrant	Hemitriccus granadensis
P	Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher	Todirostrum latirostre
P	Spotted Tody-Flycatcher	Todirostrum maculatum
T,P	Ringed Antpipit	Corythopis torquata
T,P	Large-headed Flatbill	Ramphotrigon megacephala
P	Rufous-tailed Flatbill	Ramphotrigon ruficauda
M	Yellow-margined Flycatcher	Tolmomyias assimilis
T	Golden-crowned Spadebill	Platyrinchus coronatus
T,M	White-throated Spadebill	Platyrinchus mystaceus
M	Unadorned Flycatcher	Myiophobus inornatus
T,P	Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher	Terenotriccus erythrurus
M	Cinnamon Flycatcher	Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea
C	Smoke-colored Pewee	Contopus fumigatus
M	Black Phoebe	Sayornis nigricans
L,T,P	Vermilion Flycatcher	Pyrocephalus rubinus
M	Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant	Ochthoeca rufipectoralis
M	Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant	Ochthoeca fumicolor
C,M	White-browed Chat-Tyrant	Ochthoeca leucophrys
T,P	Drab Water-Tyrant	Ochthornis littoralis
C,M	Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant	Myiotheretes striaticollis
C,M	Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant	Muscisaxicola maculirostris
M	Little Ground-Tyrant	Muscisaxicola fluviatilis
C	Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant	Muscisaxicola rufivertex
C	Cinereous Ground-Tyrant	Muscisaxicola cinerea
C	Andean Negrito	Lessonia oreas
C	White-winged Black-Tyrant	Knipolegus aterrimus
P	Bright-rumped Attila	Attila spadiceus
P	Dull-capped Attila	Attila bolivianus
P	Sirystes	Sirystes sibilator
P	Dusky-capped Flycatcher	Myiarchus tuberculifer
T,P	Swainson's Flycatcher	Myiarchus swainsoni
T	Short-crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus ferox
P	Brown-crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus tyrannulus
T,P	Lesser Kiskadee	Philohydor lictor
T,P	Great Kiskadee	Pitangus sulphuratus
T,P	Boat-billed Flycatcher	Megarynchus pitangua
P	Social Flycatcher	Myiozetetes similis
P	Gray-capped Flycatcher	Myiozetetes granadensis
M	Lemon-browed Flycatcher	Conopias cinchoneti
M	Streaked Flycatcher	Myiodynastes maculatus
M,T,P	Tropical Kingbird	Tyrannus melancholicus
P	White-winged Becard	Pachyramphus polychopterus
T	Pink-throated Becard	Pachyramphus minor
P	Black-tailed Tityra	Tityra cayana
P	Masked Tityra	Tityra semifasciata
P	Brown-chested Martin	Progne tapera
P	Gray-breasted Martin	Progne chalybea
T,P	White-winged Swallow	Tachycineta albiventer
C,M	Blue-and-white Swallow	Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
C	Brown-bellied Swallow	Notiochelidon murina
M	Pale-footed Swallow	Notiochelidon flavipes
T,P	White-banded Swallow	Atticora fasciata
P	Tawny-headed Swallow	Stelgidopteryx fucata
M,T,P	Southern Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
C	White-capped Dipper	Cinclus leucocephalus
T,P	Black-capped Donacobius	Donacobius atricapillus
P	Thrush-like Wren	Campylorhynchus turdinus
C	INCA WREN	Thryothorus eisenmanni
T	Moustached Wren	Thryothorus genibarbis
P	Buff-breasted Wren	Thryothorus leucotis
C	House Wren	Troglodytes aedon
M	Mountain Wren	Troglodytes solstitialis
M	Gray-breasted Wood-Wren	Henicorhina leucophrys
T	Scaly-breasted Wren	Microcerculus marginatus
M	Andean Solitaire	Myadestes ralloides
M	White-eared Solitaire	Entomodestes leucotis
M	Chiguanco Thrush	Turdus chiguanco
M	Great Thrush	Turdus fuscater
M	Glossy-black Thrush	Turdus serranus
M	Andean Slaty-Thrush	Turdus nigriceps
T	Lawrence's Thrush	Turdus lawrencii
M	Green Jay	Cyanocorax yncas
T	Violaceous Jay	Cyanocorax violaceus
M	Brown-capped Vireo	Vireo leucophrys
T	Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus
P	Tawny-crowned Greenlet	Hylophilus ochraceiceps
M	Tropical Parula	Parula pitiayumi
C,M	Slate-throated Redstart	Myioborus miniatus
C,M	Spectacled Redstart	Myioborus melanocephalus
M	Two-banded Warbler	Basileuterus bivittatus
M	Pale-legged Warbler	Basileuterus signatus
M	Citrine Warbler	Basileuterus luteoviridis
M	Russet-crowned Warbler	Basileuterus coronatus
M	Three-striped Warbler	Basileuterus tristriatus
T	Buff-rumped Warbler	Basileuterus fulvicauda
L,M	Bananaquit	Coereba flaveola
C	Cinereous Conebill	Conirostrum cinereum
M	Blue-backed Conebill	Conirostrum sitticolor
M	Capped Conebill	Conirostrum albifrons
M	Magpie Tanager	Cissopis leveriana
P	Red-billed Pied Tanager	Lamprospiza melanoleuca
C	Grass-green Tanager	Chlorornis riefferii
M	Common Bush-Tanager	Chlorospingus ophthalmicus
M	Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager	Chlorospingus flavigularis
M	Black-eared Hemispingus	Hemispingus melanotis
C,M	Rust-and-yellow Tanager	Thlypopsis ruficeps
P	Guira Tanager	Hemithraupis guira
T,P	White-winged Shrike-Tanager	Lanio versicolor
C	Slaty Tanager	Creurgops dentata
T,P	Flame-crested Tanager	Tachyphonus cristatus
T	White-shouldered Tanager	Tachyphonus luctuosus
T,P	Red-crowned Ant-Tanager	Habia rubica
T,P	Masked Crimson Tanager	Ramphocelus nigrogularis
T,P,M	Silver-beaked Tanager	Ramphocelus carbo
T,P,M	Blue-gray Tanager	Thraupis episcopus
M	Blue-capped Tanager	Thraupis cyanocephala
C,M	Blue-and-yellow Tanager	Thraupis bonariensis
T,P	Palm Tanager	Thraupis palmarum
M	Hooded Mountain-Tanager	Buthraupis montana
M	Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager	Anisognathus igniventris
M	Fawn-breasted Tanager	Pipraeidea melanonota
T	White-lored Euphonia	Euphonia chrysopasta
M	Orange-bellied Euphonia	Euphonia xanthogaster
T	Rufous-bellied Euphonia	Euphonia rufiventris
M	Orange-eared Tanager	Chlorochrysa calliparaea
T	Turquoise Tanager	Tangara mexicana
C,M,T	Paradise Tanager	Tangara chilensis
M	Green-and-gold Tanager	Tangara schrankii
M	Golden Tanager	Tangara arthus
M	Golden-eared Tanager	Tangara chrysotis
M	Saffron-crowned Tanager	Tangara xanthocephala
M	Flame-faced Tanager	Tangara parzudakii
M	Yellow-bellied Tanager	Tangara xanthogastra
M	Spotted Tanager	Tangara punctata
M	Golden-naped Tanager	Tangara ruficervix
M	Blue-necked Tanager	Tangara cyanicollis
M	Beryl-spangled Tanager	Tangara nigroviridis
M	Blue-and-black Tanager	Tangara vassorii
M	Silver-backed Tanager	Tangara viridicollis
T	Opal-rumped Tanager	Tangara velia
T	Opal-crowned Tanager	Tangara callophrys
P	Black-faced Dacnis	Dacnis lineata
T	Yellow-bellied Dacnis	Dacnis flaviventer
P	Blue Dacnis	Dacnis cayana
P	Green Honeycreeper	Chlorophanes spiza
T	Purple Honeycreeper	Cyanerpes caeruleus
T	Swallow-Tanager	Tersina viridis
C	Peruvian Sierra-Finch	Phrygilus punensis
C	Mourning Sierra-Finch	Phrygilus fruticeti
C	Plumbeous Sierra-Finch	Phrygilus unicolor
C	Band-tailed Sierra-Finch	Phrygilus alaudinus
C,M	Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch	Phrygilus plebejus
M	CHESTNUT-BREASTED MOUNTAIN-FINCH	Poospiza caesar
Pm	Blue-black Grassquit	Volatinia jacarina
P	Caqueta Seedeater	Sporophila murallae
Pm	Double-collared Seedeater	Sporophila caerulescens
Pm	Chestnut-bellied Seedeater	Sporophila castaneiventris
C,M	Band-tailed Seedeater	Catamenia analis
M	Paramo Seedeater	Catamenia homochroa
M	Dull-colored Grassquit	Tiaris obscura
C,M	Rusty Flowerpiercer	Diglossa sittoides
M	Moustached Flowerpiercer	Diglossa mystacalis
C,M	Black-throated Flowerpiercer	Diglossa brunneiventris
M	Deep-blue Flowerpiercer	Diglossopis glauca
C,M	Bluish Flowerpiercer	Diglossopis caerulescens
C,M	Masked Flowerpiercer	Diglossopis cyanea
C	Puna Yellow-Finch	Sicalis lutea
T,P	Red-capped Cardinal	Paroaria gularis
M	Olive Finch	Lysurus castaneiceps
M	Cusco Brush-Finch	Atlapetes canigenis
M	Dark-faced Brush-Finch	Atlapetes melanolaemus
T,P	Pectoral Sparrow	Arremon taciturnus
M,T,P	Yellow-browed Sparrow	Ammodramus aurifrons
L,C,M,P	Rufous-collared Sparrow	Zonotrichia capensis
P	Buff-throated Saltator	Saltator maximus
T	Slate-colored Grosbeak	Saltator grossus
C	Golden-billed Saltator	Saltator aurantiirostris
M	Golden-bellied Grosbeak	Pheucticus chrysogaster
C	Black-backed Grosbeak	Pheucticus aureoventris
T	Blue-black Grosbeak	Cyanocompsa cyanoides
C	Yellow-winged Blackbird	Agelaius thilius
L	Shiny Cowbird	Molothrus bonariensis
T,P	Giant Cowbird	Molothrus oryzivorus
T	Epaulet Oriole	Icterus cayanensis
C,M	Yellow-rumped Cacique	Cacicus cela
M	Mountain Cacique	Cacicus chrysonotus
T,P	Casqued Oropendola	Psarocolius oseryi
T	Crested Oropendola	Psarocolius decumanus
C,M	Dusky-green Oropendola	Psarocolius atrovirens
T,P	Russet-backed Oropendola	Psarocolius angustifrons
P	Amazonian Oropendola	Gymnostinops bifasciatus
C	Hooded Siskin	Carduelis magellanica
M	Olivaceous Siskin	Carduelis olivacea

Notable mammals

Brown Capuchin Monkey
White Capuchin Monkey
Spider Monkey
Dusky Titi Monkey
Squirrel Monkey
Night Monkey
Red Howler Monkey
Saddle-back Tamarin
Brazilian Tapir
White-lipped Peccary
Collared Peccary
Agouti
Capybara
Giant Otter

Football scores of the three games we played:
1-0
5-4
10-5
........all in our favour!
Comments and questions? E-mail Tim Allwood (ALLWOODT@aol.com)