MANU EXPEDITIONS BIRDING TOURS

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1 MANU EXPEDITIONS BIRDING TOURS A TRIP REPORT FOR A BIRDING TRIP TO ABANCAY, MACHU PICCHU AND ABRA MALAGA November 30 th December 05 th 2012 Trip Leader: Silverio Duri With: Hugh Buck, Victor Glick, Elizabeth Schreiner, Chris Hendley & Mavis Hendley Elizabeth Dodd, Kevin Stracey, Nick Blackwood and Andrew Stevenson BIRDING LOCALITIES AROUND ABANCAY, ABRA MALAGA AND MACHU-PICCHU Puente Pachachaca bellow Abancay (1875 mts) Road to Andahuaylas below Abancay (1875 mts) Road to Huanipaca (3325 mts) Abra Malaga - Polylepis forest west slope ( m) Abra Malaga - East slope cloud forest ( m) Puente Ruinas - Aguas Calientes (below) Machu Picchu) (2010m) DAY BY DAY ACTIVITIES November 30 th : Very late flight from Puerto Maldonado to Cusco and right after arrival onto Abancay, we got very late to the Hotel de Turistas at Abancay that after a very late dinner we just went to bed. Night in Abancay at Hotel de Turistas 1

2 December 01 st : Abancay to Ollantaytambo; very early morning without breakfast we drove down to the Pachachaca colonial bridge by the Apurimac River to look for the Koepcke s (Apurimac) Screech-Owl, where luckily we had one that responded well to the playback, and then we drove onto Andahuaylas road for the Pale-tailed Canastero wherr we fortunately we saw in the distance and then we went back to the Hotel for breakfast. After breakfast we headed to Ollantaytambo with some birding stops along the way; the first l stop was bellow the pass where we saw the Ampay Tapaculo and a little farther on we stop to look for the Taczanowski s Tinamou where luckily we found one but long distance up the mountain and we all agree to climb up a little bit more for a better view that finally we got scope s views and after the pass we went to the Huanipaca road for the rest of our target birds of the Apurimac area where we did great, finding the targets almost right away as we got to a good patch of forest, and after that we drove straight back to Ollantaytambo. Overnight at Pakaritampu Hotel December 02 nd : Abra Malaga Polylepis woodlands (west slope), where we had a great view of the Royal Cinclodes that responded well to the playback. Night at the (Pakaritampu Hotel) December 03 rd : Abra Malaga east slope (cloud forest), night at the (Pakaritampu Hotel) December 04 th : Ollantaytambo to Machu-Picchu (Aguas Caliente); after we arrived we met our local guide Vilma to do the tour of the Inca ruins after the tour we had lunch and right after lunch we did look for the Inca Wren just bellow the restaurant outside of the ruins and then we took the bus and got off few bends above the (Puente Ruinas) and along the Urubamba River and all the way back to our Hotel. Overnight at Aguas Caliente bellow Machu-Picchu (El Mapi Hotel). December 05 th : After substantial breakfast we went out birding along the railroad track fallowing the Urubamba river toward the Mandor valley, and then back to Town for lunch and after lunch we jwaited it for our train back to Cusco via Poroy station. Return to Cusco at the Casa Andina Plaza Hotel. April 26 th : Day out, end of the trip. THE BIRDLIST * = Heard E = Peruvian endemic RR = Restricted-range species Conservation Status = follows Birdlife International (2013) Taxonomy = follows South American Clasifiation committe (2013) mostly.. Taczanowski s Timamou 2

3 Family: TINAMIDAE Taczanowski s Tinamou - Nothoprocta taczanowskii One seen near the pass above Abancay; one that I heard it first and after some minute looking for it finally I spotted up near the top of the Montane and we decided to get higher for better views where we had scope views Family: ANATIDAE Andean Goose - Chloephaga melanoptera Seen on the west slope of Abra Malaga Torrent Duck - Merganetta armata turneri Fantastic views on the Apurimac River bellow Abancay and also along the Urubamba River on our way in and out to Machu-Picchu; how on earth does this species cope acoustically by living in such torrential waters? Family: CRACIDAE Andean Guan - Penelope montagnii Seen around Machu-picchu Family: PHALACROCORACIDAE Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus Family: ARDEIDAE Fasciated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum One seen from the bridge on the Urubamba River, bellow Machu-Picchu Family: THRESKIORNITHIDAE Andean Ibis - Theristic branickii Very nice views on the west slope of Abra Malaga. Sibley & Monroe (1990) considered branickii as separate species ("Andean Ibis") from melanopis. SACC are waiting for a proposal Family: ACCIPITRIDAE Plain-breasted Hawk Accipiter ventralis One seen flying away of us from the road bellow Machu-Picchu ruins Black-chested Buzzard Eagle - Geranoaetus melanoleucus Seen around Abancay Variable Hawk - Buteo polysoma Seen around Abancay and also around Machu-Picchu; the taxonomy of this group is confusing, and some people try to split it as Puna Hawk B. poecilochrous and Red-backed Hawk B. polyosoma. SACC comment: Farquhar (1988) concluded that Buteo poecilochrous and B. polyosoma are conspecific, as they were formerly treated; he was unable to find any way to reliably diagnose the two forms using plumage characters or measurements. Ridgely & Greenfield (2001), Jaramillo (2003), and Schulenberg et al. (2007) followed this treatment and suggested "Variable Hawk" be retained for the composite species. Genetic data (Riesing et al. 2003) are consistent with hypothesis that B. polyosoma and B. poecilochrous are conspecific. Family: FALCONIDAE Mountain Caracara - Phalcoboenus megalopterus around Abancay and Abra Malaga area 3

4 American Kestrel - Falco sparverius Orange-breasted Falcon Falco deiroleucus One was shown to us by the people from the birding rally near the Mandor Valley around Machu-Picchu Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis One seen around Abancay Family: CHARADRIIDAE Andean Lapwing - Vanellus resplendens around Abra Malaga Family: LARIDAE Andean Gull - Chroicocephalus serranus in the Andes Family: COLUMBIDAE Feral Pigeon Columba livia Spot-winged Pigeon - Patagioenas maculosa Quiet common around Ollantaytambo, common at the Pakaritampu hotel Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata in the arid montane forest White-tipped Dove - Leptotila verreauxi decipiens Quiet common around Machu-Picchu White-throated Quail-Dove Geotrygon frenata* Family: TYTONIDAE Barn Owl Tyto alba One flew across in front of us on our way from Abancay to Ollantaytambo Family: STRIGIDAE E Koepcke s (Apurimac) Screech Owl - Megascops koepckeae hockingi We saw one perch near the Pachachaca bridge and we all had great views, responded well to playback after some minutes looking for it. These Apurimac birds represent a rcntly described subspecies slight vocal differences between these and the northern Peruvian populations, and they tend to ignore playback of the northern calls. Peruvian Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium peruanum* Family: APODIDAE White-collared Swift - Streptoprocne zonaris, seen at Abra Malaga White-tipped Swift - Aeronautes montivagus Very nice views around Machu-Picchu Family: TROCHILIDAE Green Hermit - Phaethornis guy 4

5 Very nice view around Puente Ruinas bellows Machu-Picchu Andean Hillstar - Oreotrochilus estella Few individuals seen in the west slope of Abra Malaga (polylepis forest) Black-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia victoriae Seen at the Pakaritampu Hotel at Ollantaytambo every day around the garden RR Olivaceous Thornbill - Chalcostigma olivaceum Several individuals seen on the west slop of Abra Malaga (polylepis forest) Blue-mantled Thornbill Chalcostigma stanleyi Seen above Abancay Tyrian Metaltail - Metallura tyrianthina in the east slope of Abra Malaga Scaled Metaltail Metallura aeneocauda One individual seen on the east slope of Abra Malaga Sapphire-vented Puffleg Eriocnemis luciani Seen above Abancay and on the east slope of the Abra Malaga Shining Sunbeam - Aglaeactis cupripennis caumatonotus above Abancay and around Abra Malaga E White-tufted Sunbeam - Aglaeactis castelnaudii One seen on the Huanipaca road Violet-throated Starfrontlet Coeligena violifer Very good views by the east slope of Abra Malaga Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera Wonderful views of one individual in the cloud forest, east slope of Abra Malaga Great Sapphirewing - Pterophanes cyanopterus One male seen above Abancay Chestnut-breasted Coronet - Boissonneauta matthewsii Seen in the Mandor Valley around Machu-picchu Booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii Seen around Mandor Valley Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas Quiet common at the Pakaritampu Hotel in Ollantaytambo White-bellied Hummingbird - Leucippus chionogaster Seen around Machu-Picchu E Green and White Hummingbird - Leucippus viridicauda at Machu Picchu but also seen at the Pakaritampu hotel garden at Ollantaytambo Family: MOMOTIDAE (MOTMOTS) Andean Motmot - Momotus aequatorialis 5

6 One seen around Mandor Valley bellows Machu-Picchu. M. aequatorialis is one of six species in the Momotus momota complex; includes ssp aequatorialis & chlorolaemus (Stiles 2009, SACC); CHANGE English name from Highland Motmot to Andean Motmot following SACC 412. Family: BUCCONIDAE (PUFFBIRDS) White-eared Puffbird Nystalus chacura Great looks around Puente Ruinas bellow Machu-Picchu Black-streaked Puffbird - Malacoptila fulvogularis Wonderful scope s views of one individual at Mandor Valley, that responded well to the playback Family: PICIDAE (WOODPECKERS) Ocellated Piculet - Picumnus dorbygnianus Great views in two consecutive days around Machu-picchu Andean Flicker - Colaptes rupicola around Abra Malaga area Family: PSITTACIDAE (PARROTS) Mitred Parakeet - Aratinga mitrata [alticola] Seen in two consecutive days around Machu-Picchu; Allocation to subspecies is highly confusing it s possible that the Apurimac birds represent a different subspecies, but throughout its range, this species is so variable in plumage characteristics. There is a paper proposing numerous splits in the complex but it s based solely on morphological characteristics, no genetic or vocal data were presented. Variable Parakeet would be a more suitable vernacular name Andean Parakeet - Bolborhynchus orbygnesius Briefly seen in fly but close enough to ID on our way to Ollantaytambo from Abancay Family: GRALLARIDAE (ANTPITTAS) Undulated Antpitta Grallaria squamigera* RR Stripe-headed Antpitta - Grallaria andicola One of the easiest Antpitta to see, seen first day above Abancay and few more at the Abra Malaga area in the Polylepis forest Family: RHINOCRYPTIDAE (TAPACULOS) RR Puna Tapaculo - Scytalopus simonsi Great views in the polylepis forest of Abra Malaga E [Ampay] Tapaculo sp.nov - Scytalopus sp.nov One individual seen very well above Abancay Family: FURNARIIDAE (OVENBIRDS) Olive-backed Woodcreeper - Xiphorynchus traingularis One seen around Mandor Valley Streaked Xenops - Xenops rutilans Very good views in two consecutive days bellow Machu-picchu around Puente Ruinas Streaked Tuftedcheek - Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii Very good views on the east slope of the Abra Malaga Cream-winged Cinclodes - Cinclodes albiventris 6

7 around Abra Malaga area; Jaramillo (2003) suggested that the albiventris group might warrant recognition as a separate species from Bar-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus. Unfortunately, Chesser's (2004a) sampling did not include populations of C. fuscus from the Andes north of Argentina. Sanín et al. (2009) sampled C. fuscus from throughout its range and found that it was polyphyletic, with various populations more closely related to C. olrogi, C. oustaleti, C. comechingonus, and C. antarcticus. SACC proposal passed to elevate the albiventris and albidiventris groups to species rank. As for English names, Jaramillo (2003) proposed Cream-winged Cinclodes for C. albiventris and Buff-winged Cinclodes for C. fuscus, and Jaramillo (see proposal 415) proposed Chestnut-winged Cinclodes for C. albidiventris; these are used here tentatively until formal SACC action. RR [CE] Royal Cinclodes - Cinclodes aricomae The most important bird species of this portion of the extension, and the bird that Hugh had missed in his previous trip to Abra Malaga; two individual seen at the very beginning of the Valley on our way down at Abra Malaga on the west slope Pearled Treerunner - Margarornis squamiger Quiet common on the east slope of the Abra Malaga Royal Cinclodes Andrew Stevenson RR (NT) Tawny Tit-Spinetail - Leptasthenura yanacensis Very nice views in the polylepis forest of Abra Malaga E White-browed Tit-Spinetail - Leptasthenura xenothorax One of the Polylepis specialists at Abra Malaga, we got great views. E Creamy breasted [Pale-tailed] Canastero - Asthenes huancavelicae usheri Quiet good view of one individual on the Andahuaylas road, bellow Abancay; Taxonomy for this species complex is still hotly debated with at least two other Peruvian endemic forms yet to be described. Some call this form Pale-tailed Canastero and is ranked as Vulnerable RR (NT) Line-fronted Canastero - Asthenes urubambensis Very nice looks at Abra Malaga Polylepis woodlands Scribble-tailed Canastero - Asthenes maculicauda* Streak-throated Canastero - Asthenes humilis Quiet common on the west slope of Abra Malaga E Rusty-fronted Canastero - Asthenes ottonis One seen near the end of the valley at Abra Malaga on the west slope 7

8 E Marcapata Spinetail - Cranioleuca marcapatae marcapatae Great looks at Abra Malaga on the east slop in the chusquea bamboo forest E Creamy-crested Spinetail - Cranioleuca albicapilla albicapilla Very common above Abancay E [VU] Apurimac Spinetail - Synallaxis courseni Wonderful views on the Huanipaca road Azara s Spinetail - Synallaxis azarae around Machu-Picchu Family: TYRANNIDAE RR Sclater s Tyrannulet - Phyllomyias sclateri around Machu Picchu Plumbeous-crowned Tyrannulet - Phyllomyias plumbeiceps One seen around Mandor Valley Ashy-headed Tyrannulet - Phyllomyias cinereiceps Seen in two consecutive days around Machu-Picchu White-throated Tyrannulet - Mecocerculus leucophrys at Abra Malaga on the east slope, cloud forest section White-banded Tyrannulet - Mecocerculus stictopterus specie in the mix-specie flock at Abra Malaga east slope Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus Seen only by Hugh and Mayvis around Abancay RR (EN) Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant - Anairetes alpinus Great looks at Abra Malaga Polylepis woodlands; another of the Polylepis specialists that is in serious trouble ENDANGERED Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant 8

9 RR (EN) Unstreaked Tit-Tyrant - Uromyias agraphia Great views during our visit to the east slope of Abra Malaga, bamboo forest Torrent Tyrannulet - Serpophaga cinerea Seen along the Urubamba River around Aguas Caliente Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet - Phylloscartes ventralis Quite common around Puente Ruinas bellows Machu-picchu Streak-necked Flycatcher - Mionectes striaticollis Seen around Puente Ruinas bellows Machu-Picchu Slaty-capped Flycatcher - Leptopogon superciliaris One seen around Mandor Valley Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum Seen around Machu-Picchu Cinnamon Flycatcher - Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea Seen around Puente Ruinas bellow Machu-Picchu Smoke-colored Pewee - Contopus fumigatus Also seen around Puente Ruinas Black Phoebe - Sayornis nigricans latirostris along the Rio Urubamba, seen around Aguas Caliente; this is the southern subspecies latirostris. The change from the darker-winged nominate nigricans to the white-winged latirostris is a north-south cline, with larger amounts of white gradually appearing further south Cinereous Ground Tyrant - Muscisaxicola cinerea Several of them seen at Abra Malaga Polylepis valley Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant - Myiotheretes striaticollis Seen along the Huanipaca road Red-rumped Bush-Tyrant - Cnemarchus erythropygius Scope s views in the polylepis forest at Abra Malaga Rufous-webbed Bush-Tyrant - Polioxolmis rufipennis Also seen along the Huanipaca road and also on the west slope of the Abra Malaga Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca rufipectoralis rufipectoralis Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca fumicolor berlepschi Several seen on the west slope of the Abra Malaga area D Orbigny s Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca oenanthoides Quality views of a couple in the Polylepis forest at Abra Malaga area White-browed Chat-Tyrant - Ochthoeca leucophrys Seen above Abancay and on the east slope of Abra Malaga Social Flycatcher - Myiozetetes similis One seen around Puente Ruinas bellows Machu-Picchu 9

10 Golden-crowned Flycatcher - Myiodynastes chrysocephalus around Aguas Caliente Streaked Flycatcher - Myiodynastes maculatus Also seen around Puente Ruinas Tropical Kingbird - Tyrannus melancholicus Family: COTINGIDAE E Masked Fruiteater - Pipreola pulchra Seen in two consecutive days around Machu-Picchu; first time seen along the road above Puente Ruinas and the next day around Mandor Valley Red-Crested Cotinga - Ampelion rubrocristata Very common above Abancay Andean Cock of the Rock Rupicola peruviana Seen in two different days around Aguas Caliente, just the female nesting along the Urubamba River Family: TYTIRIDAE Barred Becard - Pachyramphus versicolor Seen in two consecutive days around Machu-Picchu Family: VIREONIDAE Red-eyed (Chivi) Vireo - Vireo olivaceus chivi Seen bellow Abancay and also around Puente Ruinas bellow Machu-picchu; some classifications have considered the South American chivi group as a separate species ("Chivi Vireo") from V. olivaceus, or as conspecific with V. flavoviridis (Hamilton 1962). Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) suggested, however, that more than one species may be involved within the South American chivi group itself Brown-capped Vireo - Vireo leucophrys Also seen above Puente Ruinas Family: HIRUNDINIDAE Blue-and-white Swallow - Notiochelidon cyanoleuca around Machu-picchu Brown-bellied Swallow - Notiochelidon murina Seen above Abancay and also on the east slope of the Abra Malaga Andean Swallow - Orochelidon andecola Seen around Abra Malaga Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica Seen around Ollantaytambo Family: TROGLODYTIDAE House Wren - Troglodytes aedon Mountain Wren - Troglodytes solstitialis Nice views on the east slope of the Abra Malaga area E Inca Wren - Thryothorus eisenmanni 10

11 First time just below the Restaurant outside of the entrance to the Machu-Picchu ruins which it was not good views, but the second day around the Mandor Valley we had GREAT! Views; one of the specialties of Machu-Picchu area Gray-breasted Wood-Wren - Henicorhina leucophrys Seen in two consecutive days around Puente Ruinas Family: CINCLIDAE White-capped Dipper - Cinclus leucocephalus Very nice view along the Urubamba River in the way in and better views on our walk from Aguas Caliente to Puente Ruinas area Family: TURDIDAE Andean Solitaire - Myadestes ralloides* Chiguanco Thrush - Turdus chiguanco chiguanco Great Thrush - Turdus fuscater ockenderi Glossy-black Thrush - Turdus serranus* Family: MOTACILLIDAE Paramo Pipit Anthus bogotensis One seen near the pass above Abancay that responded well to the playback Family: PARULIDAE Tropical Parula - Parula pitiayumi Seen around Puente Ruinas Canada Warbler - Wilsonia canadensis One seen around Mandor valley Slate-throated Whitestart - Myioborus miniatus Spectacled Whitestart - Myioborus melanocephalus, seen on the east slope of the Abra Malaga area and also around Machu-Picchu Citrine Warbler - Basileuterus luteoviridis striaticeps Great looks at several individuals foraging with mixed flocks on the east slope of Abra Malaga Pale-legged Warbler - Basileuterus signatus Seen around Puente Ruinas Russet-crowned Warbler - Basileuterus coronatus Quiet common around Puente Ruinas Family: ICTERIDAE Dusky-green Oropendola - Psarocolius atrovirens Seen the two consecutive days around Machu-Picchu Family: THRAUPIDAE Slaty Tanager Creurgops dentata 11

12 Seen around Mandor Valley E Parodi s Hemispingus - Hemispingus parodi Very nice view and even pictures of 3-4 individuals that responded well to the play back at the bamboo forest fragments at Abra Malaga on the east slope Oleaginous Hemispingus - Hemispingus frontalis Great views around Puente Ruinas and Mandor valley Three-striped Hemispingus - Hemispingus trifasciatus Also seen in the east slope of Abra Malaga RR Rust-and-Yellow Tanager - Thlypopsis ruficeps Nicely small flock seen around Machu-Picchu Silver-beaked Tanager Rhanphocelus carbo around Mandor valley Blue-Gray Tanager - Thraupis episcopus around Aguas Caliente Blue-and-yellow Tanager - Thraupis bonariensis Quiet common in the cloud forest, seen above Abancay and around Machu-Picchu Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager - Anisognathus igniventris igniventris The Christmas-card bird stunning above Abancay and also on the east slope of Abra Malaga RR Chestnut-bellied Mountain-Tanager - Delothraupis castaneoventris Wonderful views on the east slope of the Abra Malaga Fawn-breasted Tanager - Pipraeidea melanonota One seen well above Puente Ruinas and Mandor Valley Saffron-crowned Tanager - Tangara xanthocephala lamprotis Very good views around Machu-Picchu - here the orange-crowned subspecies Golden-napped Tanager - Tangara ruficervix Also seen above Puente Ruinas Blue-necked Tanager - Tangara cyanicollis, but beautiful Blue-and-black Tanager - Tangara vassorii Seen around Mandor valley Silver-backed Tanager - Tangara viridicollis Great looks of males and females around Puente Ruinas and Mandor valley Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana Seen around Mandor valley Cinereous Conebill - Conirostrum cinereum cinereum Seen around Abra Malaga area and above Abancay RR White-browed Conebill - Conirostrum ferruigineiventre Cracking views around the east slop of Abra Malaga 12

13 RR (NT) Giant Conebill - Oreomanes fraseri Good views on the west slope of Abra Malaga Tit-like Dacnis - Xenodacnis parina Seen on both slopes of Abra Malaga Rusty Flower-piercer - Diglossa sittoides Seen around the garden of the Pakaritampu Hotel at Ollantaytambo Moustached Flowerpiercer - Diglossa mystacalis One seen on east slope of Abra Malaga Black-throated Flower-piercer - Diglossa brunneiventris Seen in four consecutive days throughout the trip Plushcap - Catamblyrhynchus diadema Amazing view with mix-species flock on the east slope of Abra Malaga Family: EMBEZERIDAE Rufous-collared Sparrow - Zonatrichia capensis Chestnut-capped Brush-finch - Atlapetes brunneinucha Quiet good views around Mandor valley E Apurimac Brush-finch - Atlapetes forbesi Fantastic view along the Huanipaca road - ENDANGERED E Cuzco Brush-Finch - Atlapetes canigenis Two individuals seen in the chusquea bamboo forest of the east slope of Abra Malaga Cuzco Brush Finch- Judith Adams RR Peruvian Sierra-Finch - Phrygilus punensis Good looks above Abancay and on the west slope of Abra Malaga Plumbeous Sierra-Finch - Phrygilus unicolor at Abra Malaga on the west slope 13

14 Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch - Phrygilus plebejus at Abra Malaga and above Abancay White-winged Diuca-Finch - Diuca speculifera Briefly views on the west slope of Abra Malaga E Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch Poospiza caesar Very nice views above Abancay; Peruvian endemic Bright-rumped Yellow-Finch Sicalis uropygialis Very nice views around Abra Malaga Greenish Yellow-Finch Sicalis olivascens Also seen around Abra Malaga Band-tailed Seedeater - Catamenia analis Plain-colored Seedeater - Catamenia inornata inornata Seen above Abancay and also around Abra Malaga Dull-colored Grassquit - Tiaris obscura Seen around Puente Ruinas bellow Machu-Picchu Family: CARDINALIDAE Several tanager species (genus Piranga for example) and certain grosbeak species are now placed in this family. Awaiting news regarding their English (vernacular) names Tooth-billed (HighlandHepatic) Tanager Piranga flavea Seen in two consecutive days above Puente Ruinas, bellow Machu-picchu Black-backed Grosbeak - Pheucticus aureoventris One individual seen bellow Abancay and few more around Ollantaytambo Family: FRINGILLIDAE Thick-billed Siskin - Carduelis crassirostris Seen in the polylepis forest at Abra Malaga Hooded Siskin - Carduelis magellanica urubambensis throughout the trip Black Siskin - Carduelis atrata Seen in two consecutive days around Abra Malaga Thick-billed Euphonia - Euphonia laniirostris Quiet common around Machu-Picchu; the genus names means fine-voiced INCERTAE SEDIS For the following species there are currently SACC proposals needed or impending, or awaiting further research as to their exact taxonomic placement/treatment Golden-billed Saltator - Saltator aurantiirostris albociliaris Seen above Abancay and also at the Pakaritampu Hotel in Ollantaytambo 14

15 MAMMALS Family: PROCYONIDAE Neotropical Otter Lutra longicaudis Surprisingly one seen lain down on the rock right by the same spot where we had the Fasciated Tiger-Heron on the Urubamba River Family: RODENTIA Mountain Viscacha - Lagidium peruanum Nice view on the west slope of Abra Malaga 15