Northern Peru: Across the Marañon Canyon

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1 Northern Peru: Across the Marañon Canyon August 13-29, 2017 TOUR LEADER: Nick Athanas Report and photos by Nick Athanas; all photos are from the tour Peruvian Plantcutter, the first of many endemics we saw on this tour I ve been guiding trips to Northern Peru since 2005 and still enjoy coming here every year the birding seems like it only gets better thanks to new lodges and reserves that have opened over the years. Our 2017 trip was really fun; the trip went really smoothly, we enjoyed superb weather, and had great birding with over 500 species and close to 40 Peruvian endemics. Some favorites included the Peruvian Plantcutter shown above, the truly Marvelous Spatuletail, awesome views of Gray-bellied Comet, six antpittas including an amazingly cooperative Pale-billed Antpitta (it was worth the hike!), two crescentchests, and three inca-finches. New feeding stations in the area helped us get some superb sightings of normally tough species including Rusty-tinged Antpitta, Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail, tinamous, and Ecuadorian Piedtail. That s not to say everything was easy! Several key species only revealed themselves after a significant amount

2 of effort at the eleventh hour, chief among these being Long-whiskered Owlet, Little Inca-Finch, Marañon Crescentchest, and Tumbes Hummingbird; persistence is often the best antidote to the occasional intrusion of poor luck... A few nice mammal sightings added excitement to our trip, headlined by two very rare monkeys at Abra Patricia: Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey and Peruvian Night Monkey. A friendly and helpful tour group, along with our superb driver Omar, also helped make it a great tour. After a night in Lima, we were off on an early flight north to the desert city of Chiclayo. Our driver, Omar, was waiting for us when we arrived and soon we were on our way north to our first birding destination, the mesquite forest and desert of Bosque de Pomac. Peruvian Plantcutter was easy to find this morning with a male soon found singing on top of a nearby tree. Our other main targets there (Rufous Flycatcher (photo left), Coastal Miner, and Tumbes Swallow), took a bit longer to find but both showed well. A small flock of Sulphur-throated Finches was a lucky find since we would not see any at Chaparri. We also enjoyed good views of a number of other species typical of the dry Northwest like West Peruvian Dove, Peruvian Pygmy-Owl, Amazilia Hummingbird, Scarletbacked and Golden-olive Woodpeckers, Pacific Parrotlet, Collared Antshrike, Streak-headed Woodcreeper, Pale-legged (Pacific) Hornero, Necklaced Spinetail, Gray-and-white Tyrannulet, Mouse-colored (Tumbesian) Tyrannulet, Short-tailed Field Tyrant, White-tailed Jay, Fasciated and Superciliated Wrens, and White-edged Oriole. A skulking Sechuran Fox and handsome Guayaquil Squirrel were our first mammals for the trip. After a picnic lunch, we drove through the early afternoon to the start of the road up to Chaparri Lodge, picking up Pearl Kite and Savanna Hawk along the way. Our local guide, Joel, met us there, and we decided to check out the nearby Tinajones reservoir first. A Burrowing Owl glared at us as we headed down to the shore, where the water level was exceptionally high due to the unusually high rainfall earlier in the year. There were not as many birds as normal, but we did see a few including the tour s only Cocoi Heron. On the way up to Chaparri we made a few stops along the way for the likes of Crested Caracara, Cinereous Finch, Collared Warbling- Finch, Variable Seedeater, and Peruvian Meadowlark before arriving at our lodge before dusk. Tumbes Swallows at Bosque de Pomac

3 Next morning after breakfast we checked the stream for bathing hummingbirds. None were feeling like taking a dip, but a couple of Purple-collared Woodstars were hanging around and a Long-billed Starthroat was hawking insects above. Long-tailed Mockingbirds, Croaking Ground-Doves, and White-tailed Jays were visiting a feeder and back near the rooms we saw our first White-winged Guans and some Plumbeous-backed Thrushes. Orange-crowned Euphonia was a nice surprise they seem to be expanding their range in northwestern Peru. Soon after, a Tumbes Tyrant started singing and very quickly showed itself a nice-looking bird! However it was possibly outdone by the Elegant Crescentchest that was just up the trail. The rest of the morning continued to be productive as we saw Harris s Hawk, Red-masked Parakeet, Tropical (Tumbes) Pewee, Baird s Flycatcher, Tumbes Sparrow, White-headed Brush-Finch, and Golden Grosbeak among others, and also paid a visit to the Spectacled Bear in the rehabilitation center. A few of the group got a glimpse of an Andean Tinamou though it would show better later in the trip. With most targets seen, we had a long and relaxing mid-day break. Some of the group photographed at the feeders, others went birding (finding a Striped Cuckoo), and others caught up on rest. We headed down the road in late afternoon, finding a Snowy-throated Kingbird and then waiting for dusk. Lesser Nighthawks came out first while it was still quite light, and a bit later a Scrub Nightjar put on a nice show as it flew up and down the road overhead. After dinner we tracked down a Peruvian Screech-Owl it was a bit shy but I think everyone got a look. White-winged Guan Tumbes Tyrant We departed Chaparri after breakfast, though not before tracking down a Pacific Elaenia that we had missed the day before. There was still one major target that was inexplicably missing, Tumbes Hummingbird, and I wanted to have time to look for it along the road on the way out. During the search we had better views of Cinereous Finch, Collared Warbling-Finch, and Short-tailed Woodstar before finally finding a single Tumbes Hummingbird at a flowering bush. A bit farther along, Joel knew a spot for Peruvian Thick-knee and he spotted them quickly. We had a few other birds there

4 like Plain-breasted Ground-Dove, Green Kingfisher, and Variable Seedeater before we said goodbye to Joel and headed towards the coast. We had a picnic lunch at the beach, quickly adding Kelp, Gray-hooded, and Gray Gulls to the list. Peruvian Pelicans and Peruvian Boobies were flying around just offshore, and a small flock of Elegant Terns was farther out. We moved on to some pond and wetlands, where a methodical search produced a Yellowish Pipit (a likely future split). The reedbeds had been partly cleared recently by a farmer, but there was still enough habitat for Wren-like Rushbird and Many-colored Rush Tyrant, which showed well along with some Chestnut-throated Seedeaters. A few other birds we saw around here included White-cheeked Pintail, Puna Ibis, Black-necked Stilt, American Oystercatcher, Killdeer, Whimbrel, Sanderling, and Least Sandpiper. Later in the afternoon we drove north of Chiclayo, spending a single night near Túcume. Cinereous Finch at Chaparrí. We left Túcume well before dawn so that we could be in the dry, montane forest of Abra Porculla just after dawn. Birds were already active when we arrived and quickly saw Line-cheeked Spinetail, Slate-throated Redstart (Whitestart), Black-cowled Saltator, and Rufous-chested Tanager before scarfing down a field breakfast and continuing our birding. Both Bay-crowned and White-winged Brushfinches were quickly seen along with Three-banded Warbler, Dusky-capped Flycatcher, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Great Thrush, and Chiguanco Thrush. A Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner popped up onto a small bush for a short time. Farther up the road we tracked down our primary target for this location, the endemic Piura Chat-Tyrant, and it gave us a good view while a flock of White-tipped Swifts shot past below in the bottom of the valley. A Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle soared overhead followed almost immediately by a Variable Hawk. We got close to a Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner and I think one person glimpsed it, but it refused to cooperate. Other birds for the morning included Green-tailed Trainbearer, Ecuadorian Piculet, Smoky-brown Woodpecker, Rusty Flowerpiercer, Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch, Hooded Siskin, and Chapman s Antshrike before we headed east over the pass and continued on to the steamy city of Jaen. We spent the afternoon in a nearby forest reserve hoping to get a few of the key birds of this area with mixed luck. We could find any inca-finches, but did find Drab Seedeater and Northern Slaty-Antshrike, which we would not see again on the tour, along with Tropical (Marañon) Gnatcatcher, Rufous-fronted Thornbird, Brown-crested Flycatcher, Streaked Saltator, and Purple-throated Euphonia. We spent one night in Jaén.

5 Ecuadorian Piculet and Black-cowled Saltator from Abra Porculla Dawn saw us having another picnic breakfast along a dirt road about an hour north of Jaén, and we were fortunate to have a flock of Military Macaws fly right over us; I hadn t seen them there in many years. Crimson-crested Woodpecker was also a bit of a surprise. We only spent a bit of time birding that road since recent road work had taken its toll, but we did find Necklaced (Chinchipe) Spinetail, our first Peruvian Pigeon, and some of the group saw a Marañon Spinetail, which seemed especially shy today. With two key birds still missing and time running out, I decided our efforts would be better spent elsewhere. We returned to Jaén, checked out of the hotel, drove east across the Marañon River, and headed to some cactus-laden desert near Bagua Grande. Finally, when I was starting to lose hope, a single Little Inca- Finch popped up on cactus for all to see. We also saw the local subspecies of Collared Antshrike, which is a potential split. Marañon Crescentchest was still proving to be elusive. I only knew one other spot for it, so made a last ditch effort to see it there and luckily they responded immediately, giving everyone a nice view. We had lunch in town then started our drive to Huembo, the home of the Marvelous Spatuletail, where there is now a decent lodge. We had changed the trip starting this year to spend a night there, and it was well worth it. We had a relaxed afternoon at the hummer feeders where two male Marvelous Spatuletails were coming. One was missing both its spatules, and the other had only one spatule, but one was better than none! Other hummers visiting the feeders included Lesser and Sparkling Violetears, Bronzy Inca, Chestnut-breasted Coronet, White-bellied Woodstar, White-bellied Hummingbird, and Andean Emerald. A female Little Woodstar was feeding on flowers in front of the lodge, along with a White-sided Flowerpiercer. As dusk neared, hundreds of Scarlet-fronted Parakeets came in to roost up by the highway. We examined many in the scope, and one had a bit more red on the face which suggested Mitred Parakeet; I think it could have been a hybrid.

6 Marvelous Spatuletail at Huembo even with just one racket, he s stunning. We enjoyed some easy birding around Huembo in the morning, quickly finding our key targets: Speckle-chested Piculet, Speckle-breasted Wren, and Buff-bellied Tanager, and enjoying more widespread birds such as Southern Emerald- Toucanet, Rufous-winged Tyrannulet, Sierran Elaenia, Smoke-colored Pewee, Pale-edged Flycatcher, Silvery Tanager (photo left), and Yellow-breasted Brush-Finch. We then continued our journey east into the Andes, but an exceptionally hot, sunny, cloudless day made for rather slow bird activity. We stopped for a pair of torrent ducks near a bridge, and had our packed lunch at some new hummingbird feeders in the east slope cloudforest. The feeders were put up by a guy who runs a tire repair shop, and his son has learned the hummers and was pointing them out as they came in. He said that if we were patient, the Ecuadorian Piedtail would come; it took a while, but it did! The other hummers we would see again elsewhere, such as Green Hermit, Booted Rackettail, and Fork-tailed Woodnymph. Continuing our drive towards Moyobamba, we made a few roadside stops, seeing Forktailed Palm-Swift, Chestnut-eared Aracari, Black-capped Donacobius, and Orange-backed Troupial before arriving at Waqanki Lodge, where we had three nights. We spent the afternoon

7 at the hummer feeders, quickly adding several more species to our rapidly growing list of hummingbirds: White-necked Jacobin, Great-billed Hermit, Black-throated Hermit, Brown Violetear, Rufous-crested Coquette, Violet-fronted Brilliant, Gray-breasted Sabrewing, Sapphire-spangled Emerald, and Golden-tailed Sapphire. Gray-breasted Sabrewing near the Waqanki feeders Two Band-bellied Owls started singing shortly after we awoke next morning I was only half dressed, and it was a mad scramble to throw on a shirt, grab my bins, ipod, and flashlight, and head out to sound the alarm. However everyone was ready and we tracked them down half way to the hummer feeders; it was a great start the day and it only got better. We had another endemic during breakfast in the form of the handsome Black-bellied Tanager, and the lodge clearing kept us busy for a while with Lettered Aracari, Blue-necked Tanager, Gilded Barbet, Black-faced Dacnis, and Green Honeycreeper. Carlos, one of the excellent local guides here, met us after breakfast as we started to head up the trail to Quebrada Mishquiyacu. The trail first passed through clearings where we found Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Russetbacked and Crested Oropendolas, Yellow-browed Sparrow, Blue-tailed Emerald, Black-faced Tanager, and Yellowcrowned Tyrannulet. Fruiting trees around attracted several parrot species allowing us to get some nice perched views of Blue-headed Parrot along with Cobalt-winged and White-eyed Parakeets. The trail entered the forest and the birding got harder. It was getting hot and the cicadas were going full blast, making me worried it would be a slow morning, but fortune smiled as we enjoyed a steady stream of great birds all morning along, including some scarce ones like Black-and-white Tody- Flycatcher, White-bellied Pygmy-Tyrant, Lanceolated Monklet (photo left), and Ocellated Woodcreeper, and gaudier species such as Golden-collared Toucanet, Broad-billed Motmot, Blue-crowned Trogon, Golden-headed Manakin, and Bluish-fronted Jacamar. Mixed species flocks had terrific tanagers including Yellow-crested, Yellow-bellied, Paradise, Bay-headed, Green-and-gold, and Guira Tanagers. We had an exceptionally nice view of a Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo which can often be tricky to track down, and flushed up a roosting Blackish Nightjar. Some other species for the morning

8 were Plain-brown Woodcreeper, Plain-winged Antshrike, Peruvian Warbling-Antbird, Lesser Elaenia, Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner, Hauxwell s Thrush, Blue-naped Chlorophonia, Slaty-capped Flycatcher, Blue Ground-Dove, Scalybreasted Wren, Lafresnaye s Piculet, female Striped Manakin, and Coraya Wren. After breaking for lunch, we first drove about 30 minutes east to a bridge over a small gorge where a small colony of Oilbirds could be seen, then headed back west to bird some rice paddies where we soon found Snail Kite, Limpkin, Wattled Jacana, Red-capped Cardinal, Chestnut-bellied Seedeater, and Oriole Blackbird. Carlos directed us to a couple of small ponds where he soon pointed out a perched Pale-eyed Blackbird, which he said was the first one he had seen in a while, and then located a Spotted Rail which came totally into the open for the best view I ve ever had! Masked Ducks and Purple Gallinules also were present. Finally, we headed to some scrubbier habitat which was less productive due to a recent fire. Ocellated Crakes were singing but it was getting dark and we couldn t coax one to come in, having to settle for a Pale-breasted Thrush instead before calling it a day. Two of our group wanted to do the difficult hike up to the top of the ridge to see Ash-throated Antwren, so we split up during our second morning at Waqanki. Carlos led the assault the mountain, and those who birded with me first started near the lodge before doing the lower parts of the trail. As expected, both groups had quite a different list of species. Team Carlos enjoyed terrific success with the Ash-throated Antwren, and also located a number of other tough birds along the way like Blue-rumped and Fiery-capped Manakins, Foothill Antwren, Zimmer s Antbird, and White-crowned Tapaculo, along with more common species including Channel-billed Toucan, Yellow-tufted Woodpecker, Lineated Woodepecker, Barred Antshrike, Yellow Tyrannulet, Short-crested Flycatcher, Masked Tityra, and Slate-colored Grosbeak. A great mammal sighting was a dark morph Southern Tamandua. My group had especially good luck with tyrant flycatchers, which seemed to be everywhere. The best one was the endemic Mishana Tyrannulet, which our driver Omar initially spotted, and some of the others were Forest Elaenia, Sepia-capped Flycatcher, Sooty-headed Tyrannulet, Yellow-breasted Flycatcher, Gray-capped Flycatcher, and Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher. Speckled Chachalaca, Green-backed Trogon (photo left), Black-banded Woodcreeper, Turquoise Tanager, and Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch were also nice to see. Both teams also independently found Chestnutthroated Spinetail, which is a very scarce species, along with Whitewinged Becard, White-necked Thrush, Purple Honeycreeper, and White-vented Euphonia. For our afternoon session, we headed to the base of a nearby mountain called Morro de Calzada for some easy birding. White-banded Swallows circled overhead as we arrived and some rain began to fall as we walked down a wide track. With a bit of effort we saw a Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrant, while another Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher was easier to see. A beautiful White-chinned Sapphire perched for close-up scope views and there was a distant Swallow-winged Puffbird, which I hadn t seen in this area before. A pair of Rusty-backed Antwrens responded nicely, but a Cinereous-breasted Spinetail remained heard-only and the Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrants only gave a brief showing. Finally the rain picked up, so with an early start looming we headed back to lodge.

9 Drenching rain lasted through much of the night, and continued as we left Waqanki in the dark. Our first destination was a small reserve between Moyobamba and Abra Patricia called Arena Blanca. The owner of the reserve, Norbil, recently built a superb blind, but the birds come in very early, meaning we had to take a packed breakfast from Waqanki and eat it in Norbil s garage pre-dawn before heading out with him to the blind. The rain fortunately stopped just in time, and had turned parts of the trail into a stream, but we managed, seeing the trip s only Burnished-buff and Magpie Tanagers along the way. We settled into the blind and Norbil released some corn though a pipe into the feeding area. Very soon a Cinereous Tinamou (photo right) came in, followed soon after by a juvenile Little Tinamou. An Orange-billed Sparrow visited next, and then a Zimmer s Antbird sang nearby. I hoped we could see it from the blind, but it came in too close and only two people saw it, so we had to chase it down on the trail behind the blind. While watching it, Norbil gestured to us to come, since a covey of Rufous-breasted Wood-Quails (photo left) had just come in to the corn terrific! I d never seen them so well. A Gray-fronted Dove also came in. We then went to the hummer feeders where Blue-fronted Lancebill and Black-throated Brilliant were visiting along with more common species. The Verbena flowers were popular with some different hummers including more Rufous-crested Coquettes, a superb Wire-crested Thorntail, and a nice Amethyst Woodstar. We were about to leave when someone spotted some monkeys up in the trees that turned out to be Large-headed Capuchins, and on the trail back to the van we called in a pair of Dark-breasted Spinetails while some Short-tailed Swifts flew over. Our next stop was the roadside forest near the same tire repair shop we had birded a few days ago, but this time it was cool and overcast, perfect conditions for cloud forest birding. A Chestnut-tipped Toucanet was perched up on a snag as we got out of the car, and soon mixed species flocks started moving through the trees. We spent much of the rest of the morning scouring these flocks; colorful tanagers like Orange-eared, Spotted, Goldeneared, Saffron-crowned, Green-and-gold, and Golden Tanagers were the stars of the show but there were many other birds moving with them including Versicolored Barbet, Olive-striped, Yellow-olive, and Ochre-bellied Flycatchers, Ecuadorian, Plumbeous-crowned, and Peruvian Tyrannulets, Streaked Xenops, Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager, Whitefronted Nunbird, Blue Dacnis, and Gray-mantled Wren. There were quite a few Andean Cocks-of-the-rock around and we saw several males nicely. We also saw other species not associated with the mixed flocks: Violet-headed Hummingbird, Lined Antshrike, Olive-chested Flycatcher, and Three-striped Warbler among others. One of my favorites was a pair of Equatorial Graytails that came down to eyelevel, giving us unsurpassed views of this rare species. We drove up to Owlet Lodge (where we would spend the next three nights) at Abra Patricia, making stops for Whitecapped Dipper, Rufous-tailed Tyrant, and Bar-winged Wood-Wren along the way. We checked in and had some relaxing time at the feeders in the middle of the afternoon. The hummer feeders were really busy with several new species for the trip like Amethyst-throated Sunangel, Speckled Hummingbird, Long-tailed Sylph, Emerald-bellied

10 Puffleg, Collared Inca, Fawn-breasted Brilliant, and the spectacular Sword-billed Hummingbird. No birds came in to the bananas, but a hungry Tayra (a big weasel) took advantage of the free food. The tour s only White-capped Tanagers also came through during the break in a small, screeching flock, and a couple of Mitred Parakeets flew over. In late afternoon, we made our first attempt at seeing Long-whiskered Owlet, which involved walking over a kilometer down a forest trail. We had barely begun the hike when Roberto, the resident owlet guide, pointed out a Masked Saltator next to the trail, my only lifer of the tour! It only stayed a few moments though, and sadly not everyone got on it. We also saw Inca Flycatcher and Jelski s Black-Tyrant on the way down. The previous night s rain had turned much of the trail into a stream and had damaged some of it, but we made it to the spot. The owlet soon started calling, but unfortunately stayed a bit too far away and a bit too high for us to see it. Even still, it had been a terrific bird-filled day. Amethyst Woodstar at Arena Blanca A Tayra filching a banana from the feeder at Owlet Lodge The outrageous Sword-billed Hummingbird

11 It was nice to not have to get up so early next morning, as we began birding right near the lodge. We worked the trails for a short time targeting antpittas without much success but were still rewarded with Emerald Toucanet, Variable Antshrike, Rufous-vented Tapaculo, Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet, Black-throated Tody-Tyrant, Mountain and Sharpe s Wrens, and Olivaceous Siskin for our efforts. Along the driveway we had terrific views of a Yellow-scarfed Tanager and tracked down some Russet-crowned Warblers, a Rufous Spinetail, and the first of many Spectacled Redstarts (Whitestarts). We then drove about 20 minutes down the highway to another reserve called Alto Nieva, and quickly ran into a nice mixed-species flock along the entrance track which had Barred Becard, Black-capped Tyrannulet, Yellowthroated, Blue-and-black, and Beryl-spangled Tanagers, Common Bush-Tanager, and Olive-backed Woodcreeper. A soaring raptor caught our attention and it turned out to be a White-throated Hawk. Activity died down after that, and the forest trail was relatively quiet. There was no sign of Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant and there were no sunangels at the feeders, but we did see our only Greenish Puffleg and Masked Trogon of the tour, and had better views of male Booted Rackettails. Back out at the main road again, we finally heard a Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant, and this time it responded brilliantly for nice views. After checking a few spots along the highway, we also found a Royal Sunangel, which perched for many minutes for walk-away views of this gorgeous hummer. In the afternoon, we decided to make another attempt to see Long-whiskered Owlet. Not wanting to harass the same bird as yesterday, Roberto took us to a more distant territory. Once again we saw a few birds on the way down, including Golden-headed Quetzal, Black-eared and Oleaginous Hemispinguses, and White-collared Jay, but a troop of Yellow-tailed Wooly Monkeys was a fantastic find. These rare primates are critically endangered and endemic to Northern Peru. I had never seen them before despite many visits to the region and we spent a while watching them before continuing on down the trail. Things got a bit dicey as the recent rains had caused some washouts and treefalls, but we persisted and reached our owlet spot just as it was getting dark. Roberto started calling it, and soon one came in incredibly closely, but behind a tree Then it came in even closer behind another tree and just as Roberto was about to spotlight it, it moved off without anyone else seeing a thing Frustration mounting, Roberto said we should try a different spot a few hundred meters up the trail. Considering he has seen the bird more than anyone else in the world, I deferred to his experience and followed. We tracked down the soft call and I put my light on a small bump on a branch, which turned out to be the Long-whiskered Owlet! It even had a large insect in its beak. It s always a thrill to see this bird and it made the long hike back to the lodge seem a lot shorter. Long-whiskered Owlet, photographed in the beam of the spotlight

12 Yellow-scarfed Tanager Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey While we had done pretty well with most targets at Abra Patricia, we had unfinished business with antpittas. When we visited Alto Nieva the previous day, the caretaker told us they had a Rusty-tinged Antpitta coming to a worm feeder just after dawn. That s not an offer we could turn down, so we set off back down the highway in the dark in order to get there in time, and as promised a Rusty-tinged Antpitta was waiting on the trail even before we got to the feeding area. Antpittas are so much easier to see that way The Ochre-fronted Antpitta we tried next doesn t yet come in to worms, and today it was especially shy with only person seeing it. They were also putting corn out on the trail, which attracted a Chestnut-capped Brushfinch; the Brown Tinamou wasn t coming but a few people did see it walking away down the trail. We headed back up to Owlet Lodge, where we spent the rest of the day birding the trails. We had great success targeting Johnson s (Lulu s) Tody Flycatcher and even had decent views of a Chestnut Antpitta that crossed the trail. Other birds included Tyrannine Woodcreeper, Pearled Treerunner, Green-and-black Fruiteater, White-collared Jay, Bluish Flowerpiercer, Mountain Cacique, and Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia, and another superb primate sighting with two sleepy-looking Peruvian Night Monkeys. Rusty-tinged Antpitta

13 We packed up and left Owlet Lodge early next morning, and drove east to the village of San Lorenzo. It was a clear and dry day, which made the steep, rocky trail much easier to deal with. We hadn t been walking long when I heard the highpitched whistles of a Red-hooded Tanager reaching for my ipod, I realized I had left it in the car! So I ran back down the trail, Omar met me part way to make the handoff, and headed back up to call it in. Luckily they were still around and we saw them a few times; the group had scoped a perched Speckle-faced (White-capped) Parrot while I was gone. We continued very slowly up the trail, stopping regularly to catch our breath and look at birds such as Mountain Caracara, Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner, Azara s Spinetail, Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant, Superciliaried Hemispingus, Blue-backed Conebill, and Paramo Seedeater. A Trilling Tapaculo showed surprisingly well in response to playback. Finally we reached my spot for Pale-billed Antpitta, which started singing almost immediately. We scrambled down off the trail into a dark clearing, and the bird shot straight in and landed in front of us! It crossed back and forth in front of us several times, and gave several very nice views. I hope we can continue to find it on future trips, but continuing deforestation has me worried. The antpitta made the tough walk worthwhile, but there was more to come. Our next endemic came in the form of the subtly beautiful Russetmantled Softtail, and with a bit of effort we found a spot to call in some Plain-tailed Wrens (photo left); the subspecies here may well be split, to become another endemic. On the way back down we found Rufous-capped Antshrike and Citrine Warbler, and had a picnic lunch back at the van. As we were leaving San Lorenzo, there was a huge mixed species flock along the road, with Blue-capped Tanager, Capped Conebill, Montane Woodcreeper, and Streaked Tuftedcheek among others. We drove for much of the rest of the afternoon, making a few stops along the scenic Utcubamba River for Marañon Thrush, Black-necked Woodpecker, and Torrent Tyrannulet, arriving in the town of Leymebamba in late afternoon. We had enough time to check out some nearby hummer feeders for the superb Rainbow Starfrontlet along with a few others such as White-bellied Hummingbird before calling it a day, spending a single night in a hotel in Leymebamba. Russet-mantled Softtail

14 Luck was with us next morning with some terrific birds in the forest patched above Leymebamba. The stunning Graybreasted Mountain-Toucan had a starring role, with a great supporting cast including Hooded Mountain-Tanager, Barred Fruiteater, Golden-browed Chat-Tyrant, Moustached Flowerpiercer, Black-capped Hemispingus, Shining Sunbeam, and Rufous-capped Thornbill. Even the Drab Hemispingus was a surprise hit, and we added various other species like Tyraian Metailtail, Masked Flowerpiercer, and Smoky Bush-Tyrant before continuing. Higher up, we passed small farms with Andean Lapwings and reached stunted forest near treeline. Coppery Metaltail posed nicely next to the road, and we scoped some Grass-green Tanagers perched up near some Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanagers and a Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant. With some effort we found a White-chinned Thistletail, and stopped at Black Mud pass, Abra Barro Negro, enduring the cold, windy conditions long enough to get Many-striped Canastero, Sedge Wren, Redcrested Cotinga, and a quick look at a Neblina Tapaculo. The road that zigzags down the east side of the Marañon Canyon, from the pass at about 12,000 ft. (3700 m.) to the bridge over the river at about 3000 ft. (900 m.), is unforgettable. We stopped for lunch part way down to enjoy the scenery and see some Chestnut-collared Swifts, then stripped off all of our layers as the temperature went from frigid to baking in almost no time at all. Luckily the construction crew building a new bridge was idle, and we were quickly heading up the west side. Our first target was Buff-bridled Inca-Finch, which we found after about 20 minutes along with Peruvian Pigeon and Peruvian Pygmy-Owl. Yellow-faced Parrotlet, as has been the case for a number of years now, gave us no joy on our first attempt. However, we did manage to find two other endemics, Chestnut-backed Thornbird and Gray-winged Inca-Finch in late afternoon before finishing our long day in the Andean town of Celendín. Coppery Metaltail Black-capped Hemispingus Not wanting to endure the drive back down into the canyon again quite yet, the next day we instead birded along the road between Celendín and Cajamarca. This turned out to be a brilliant plan since we enjoyed terrific weather all day, which would not be the case tomorrow. Andean Flickers were all over the place as we arrived, and tracked down both Black-crested and Tufted Tit-Tyrants while Omar got things ready for our picnic breakfast. A Striated Earthcreeper rudely interrupted our meal, but we were in a forgiving mood considering it was our first endemic of the morning. Two

15 more quickly followed, Baron s Spinetail and Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail, completing a superb hat trick of endemic furnariids. Golden-billed Saltator and Black-crested Warbler were also in the same spot. Birding along the road we quickly added Andean Gull, Peruvian Sierra-Finch, Rufous-webbed Bush-Tyant, and Plain-colored Seedeater, but we really got excited when a Stripe-headed Antpitta started singing in the distance. We managed to catch a glimpse on a distant rock, but not satisfied with that, we traversed a fence and a stream to get closer, managing to get much better views of it along with Yellow-breasted Brushfinch (baroni subspecies), and White-browed Chat-Tyrant. Our next stop along the road got us Black Metaltail (another endemic hummer) and the handsome Black-throated Flowerpiercer, but we only heard a distant Rufous Antpitta. We continued a little farther on to a former stakeout for Slender-billed Miner; the miner wasn t home but it was well worth the stop for White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant, Paramo Pipit, and Cream-winged Cinclodes. Not wanting to give up on the Rufous Antpitta (the local subspecies is almost certainly going to be split), we headed back towards Celendín a bit and took a rough, dirt track off to the north as far Omar was willing to take the van. It was enough! Soon two different Rufous (Cajamarca) Antpittas were singing, one on each side of the road. One side had a gap in the bushes that looked promising, so I tried calling it. It didn t come in quite where we hoped, but close enough I managed to get most of the bird in the scope and it stayed for everyone to see. Our afternoon session was rather uneventful, though we did have the tour s first Cinereous Conebill, and Omar spotted a Red-crested Cotinga, which was a better view than what we had the day before. Baron s Spinetail Stripe-headed Antpitta Well rested, we set our sights again on Yellow-faced Parrotlet. The weather changed for the worse, and fog and rain made the drive back down the west side of the Marañon Canyon especially harrowing. Omar got us safely down to the desert (where it was not raining), and we had our picnic breakfast at the site where I had seen the parrotlets in They were nowhere to be found but we did have improved views of Black-necked Woodpecker, Spot-throated Hummingbird, and Bare-faced Ground-Dove. I sat on the open window and listened for the parrotlets all the way down to the bridge over the Marañon, hearing nothing, and since the construction crew was still not working, we were able to cross and head south to a spot where there had been recent parrotlet sightings. They were calling as soon as we arrived, but it took a while to track down one of these diminutive birds down, finally scoping a single Yellow-faced Parrotlet perched on a cactus! It stayed only briefly (but long enough!), and we had a few others fly by while we were there, along

16 with two new trip birds: Yellow-tailed Oriole and Hepatic Tanager. Elated (and relieved ), we drove back up out of the desert and into the rain, making our way towards Cajamarca. Our lunch stop was mostly wet and birdless, but shortly thereafter the rain let up, and a stakeout for Streak-throated Canastero did not disappoint. With little left to look for here, we continued on to Cajamarca, skirted the city and set our sights on our last endemic hummer, the incredibly localized Gray-bellied Comet. The first stop was a bust, though it did have a nice White-winged Cinclodes. At the second stop, there was a comet at a flowering tree as soon as we arrived and it showed absolutely brilliantly! It seemed to be feeding out of the base of the flower. Was it making use of holes punched by flowerpiercers? Pretty neat. Nothing else that afternoon could compare, but Andean Swifts were nice, we saw our only Band-tailed Seedeater, and had better views of White-browed Chat-Tyrant and Cinereous Conebill, before enduring the horrendous Cajamarca traffic and reaching our very nice hotel for the last night of the trip. Gray-bellied Comet One last day, one last endemic to see Our hotel did a surprisingly early (and surprisingly good) breakfast, giving us energy and caffeine for our last excursion, as we headed southeast down into a dry valley where Great Spinetails lurked in the scrub. It was a bit of a scramble to get up the slope and into position, but the birds gave themselves up quickly before eventually disappearing into the woodland. A Masked Yellowthroat and several Dull-colored Grassquits were also seen before we headed back up to higher elevations. There was enough time to take a rough dirt road up to a high Andean lake for our final birding. Yellow-billed Teal and Yellow-billed Pintail were easy to find, but it took a while to find a lone Puna Teal, which is a really cool looking duck. Plumbeous Rails ridiculously pranced around in the open and we had our only Silvery Grebe, along with a nice flock of Puna Ibis preening on a little island. Finally we headed back to Cajamarca with enough time to change and pack up before the hotel s check out time, then enjoyed a leisurely lunch in

17 a restaurant next to the Plaza de Armas. We had one final ride with Omar as he took us to the airport, and an uneventful flight back to Lima. A few of us had some extra time in Lima thanks to flight problems (mostly caused by Hurricane Harvey, but my airline cancelled my flight for seemingly no reason at all). However, we took it all in stride and it gave us time to enjoy one last Pisco Sour. Thanks all, it was a really fun trip! BIRD LIST The list includes everything that was seen by at least one of the group, including the guide/tour leader. Taxonomy follows: Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood The ebird/clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017. Downloaded from bird species seen + 41 heard only H=heard only GO=guide only (E)=Endemic to Peru TINAMOUS TINAMIDAE GO Hooded Tinamou Nothocercus nigrocapillus Cinereous Tinamou Crypturellus cinereus Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui Brown Tinamou Crypturellus obsoletus H Tataupa Tinamou Crypturellus tataupa Andean Tinamou Nothoprocta pentlandii DUCKS, GEESE, AND WATERFOWL ANATIDAE Torrent Duck Merganetta armata Puna Teal Spatula puna White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus CRACIDS CRACIDAE Speckled Chachalaca Ortalis guttata White-winged Guan (E) Penelope albipennis Sickle-winged Guan Chamaepetes goudotii NEW WORLD QUAIL ODONTOPHORIDAE H Marbled Wood-Quail Odontophorus gujanensis Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail Odontophorus speciosus GREBES PODICIPEDIDAE Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis BOOBIES AND GANNETS SULIDAE Peruvian Booby Sula variegata CORMORANTS AND SHAGS PHALACROCORACIDAE Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus

18 GO Guanay Cormorant Phalacrocorax bougainvillii PELICANS PELECANIDAE Peruvian Pelican Pelecanus thagus HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS ARDEIDAE Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi Great Egret Ardea alba Snowy Egret Egretta thula Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Striated Heron Butorides striata Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax IBISES AND SPOONBILLS THRESKIORNITHIDAE Puna Ibis Plegadis ridgwayi NEW WORLD VULTURES CATHARTIDAE Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES BURHINIDAE Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus White-throated Hawk Buteo albigula RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS HAEMATOPODIDAE H Ocellated Crake Micropygia schomburgkii H Rufous-sided Crake Laterallus melanophaius H Russet-crowned Crake Anurolimnas viridis Spotted Rail Pardirallus maculatus Plumbeous Rail Pardirallus sanguinolentus Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata Slate-colored (Andean) Coot Fulica ardesiaca LIMPKIN JACANIDAE Limpkin Aramus guarauna THICK-KNEES THINOCORIDAE Peruvian Thick-knee Burhinus superciliaris STILTS AND AVOCETS Coragyps atratus Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus mexicanus OYSTERCATCHERS STERCORARIIDAE American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS LARIDAE Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens Killdeer Charadrius vociferus JACANAS Cathartes aura Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES Cathartes burrovianus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus

19 Sanderling Calidris alba Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca GULLS, TERNS, AND SKIMMERS Vultur gryphus Andean Gull Chroicocephalus serranus Gray-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus Gray Gull Leucophaeus modestus Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans PIGEONS AND DOVES COLUMBIDAE Rock Pigeon Columba livia Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata Peruvian Pigeon Patagioenas oenops H Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea Plain-breasted Ground-Dove Columbina minuta Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti Croaking Ground-Dove Columbina cruziana Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa Bare-faced Ground-Dove Metriopelia ceciliae White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla West Peruvian Dove Zenaida meloda Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata CUCKOOS CUCULIDAE Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana OWLS STRIGIDAE Peruvian Screech-Owl Megascops roboratus H Cinnamon Screech-Owl Megascops petersoni H White-throated Screech-Owl Megascops albogularis Band-bellied Owl Pulsatrix melanota H Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum Peruvian Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium peruanum Long-whiskered Owlet (E) Xenoglaux loweryi Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia H Rufous-banded Owl Ciccaba albitarsis NIGHTJARS AND ALLIES CAPRIMULGIDAE Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis H Rufous-bellied Nighthawk Lurocalis rufiventris Blackish Nightjar Nyctipolus nigrescens H Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis Scrub Nightjar Nyctidromus anthonyi H Lyre-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis lyra POTOOS NYCTIBIIDAE Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus OILBIRD STEATORNITHIDAE Oilbird Steatornis caripensis

20 SWIFTS APODIDAE Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura brachyura Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris White-tipped Swift Aeronautes montivagus Andean Swift Aeronautes andecolus Fork-tailed Palm-Swift Tachornis squamata HUMMINGBIRDS TROCHILIDAE White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora Green Hermit Phaethornis guy Great-billed Hermit Phaethornis malaris Black-throated Hermit Phaethornis atrimentalis Reddish Hermit Phaethornis ruber Green-fronted Lancebill Doryfera ludovicae Blue-fronted Lancebill Doryfera johannae Brown Violetear Colibri delphinae Lesser (Green) Violetear Colibri thalassinus Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans Amethyst-throated Sunangel Heliangelus amethysticollis Purple-throated Sunangel Heliangelus viola Royal Sunangel Heliangelus regalis Wire-crested Thorntail Discosura popelairii Rufous-crested Coquette Lophornis delattrei Ecuadorian Piedtail Phlogophilus hemileucurus Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingii Gray-bellied Comet (E) Taphrolesbia griseiventris Green-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia nuna Rufous-capped Thornbill Chalcostigma ruficeps Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina Coppery Metaltail (E) Metallura theresiae Black Metaltail (E) Metallura phoebe Greenish Puffleg Haplophaedia aureliae cutucuensis Emerald-bellied Puffleg Eriocnemis aline Marvelous Spatuletail (E) Loddigesia mirabilis Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis Bronzy Inca Coeligena coeligena Collared Inca Coeligena torquata Rainbow Starfrontlet Coeligena iris Mountain Velvetbreast Lafresnaya lafresnayi Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera Great Sapphirewing Pterophanes cyanopterus Chestnut-breasted Coronet Boissonneaua matthewsii Booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii Black-throated Brilliant Heliodoxa schreibersii Fawn-breasted Brilliant Heliodoxa rubinoides Violet-fronted Brilliant Heliodoxa leadbeateri Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris Purple-collared Woodstar Myrtis fanny White-bellied Woodstar Chaetocercus mulsant Little Woodstar Chaetocercus bombus

21 Short-tailed Woodstar Myrmia micrura Amethyst Woodstar Calliphlox amethystina Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti Gray-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus largipennis Fork-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata Tumbes Hummingbird Leucippus baeri Spot-throated Hummingbird (E) Leucippus taczanowskii White-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia chionogaster Amazilia Hummingbird Amazilia amazilia Andean Emerald Amazilia franciae Sapphire-spangled Emerald Amazilia lactea Golden-tailed Sapphire Chrysuronia oenone White-chinned Sapphire Hylocharis cyanus TROGONS TROGONIDAE Golden-headed Quetzal Pharomachrus auriceps Green-backed (Amaz. White-tailed) Trogon Trogon viridis Blue-crowned Trogon Trogon curucui H Collared Trogon Trogon collaris Masked Trogon Trogon personatus MOTMOTS MOMOTIDAE Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum KINGFISHERS ALCEDINIDAE Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana PUFFBIRDS BUCCONIDAE Lanceolated Monklet Micromonacha lanceolata White-fronted Nunbird Monasa morphoeus Swallow-winged Puffbird Chelidoptera tenebrosa JACAMARS GALBULIDAE Bluish-fronted Jacamar Galbula cyanescens H Great Jacamar Jacamerops aureus NEW WORLD BARBETS CAPITONIDAE Gilded Barbet Capito auratus Versicolored Barbet Eubucco versicolor TOUCANS RAMPHASTIDAE Southern Emerald-Toucanet (Black-throated) Aulacorhynchus albivitta dimidiatus Chestnut-tipped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus derbianus Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan Andigena hypoglauca Lettered Aracari Pteroglossus inscriptus Chestnut-eared Aracari Pteroglossus castanotis Golden-collared Toucanet Selenidera reinwardtii H Yellow-throated (Black-mandibled) Toucan Ramphastos ambiguus Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus WOODPECKERS PICIDAE Lafresnaye's Piculet Picumnus lafresnayi Ecuadorian Piculet Picumnus sclateri Speckle-chested Piculet (E) Picumnus steindachneri Yellow-tufted Woodpecker Melanerpes cruentatus Smoky-brown Woodpecker Picoides fumigatus Little Woodpecker Veniliornis passerinus

22 Scarlet-backed Woodpecker Veniliornis callonotus Red-stained Woodpecker Veniliornis affinis Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus H Crimson-mantled Woodpecker Colaptes rivolii Black-necked Woodpecker (E) Colaptes atricollis Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos FALCONS AND CARACARAS FALCONIDAE Black Caracara Daptrius ater Mountain Caracara Phalcoboenus megalopterus Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima American Kestrel Falco sparverius PARROTS PSITTACIDAE H Spot-winged Parrotlet Touit stictopterus Barred Parakeet Bolborhynchus lineola Cobalt-winged Parakeet Brotogeris cyanoptera Speckle-faced (White-capped) Parrot Pionus tumultuosus seniloides Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus Scaly-naped Parrot Amazona mercenarius Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis Yellow-faced Parrotlet (E) Forpus xanthops Military Macaw Ara militaris Scarlet-fronted Parakeet Psittacara wagleri Mitred Parakeet Psittacara mitratus Red-masked Parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys White-eyed Parakeet Psittacara leucophthalmus TYPICAL ANTBIRDS THAMNOPHILIDAE Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus Rufous-capped Antshrike Thamnophilus ruficapillus Chapman's Antshrike Thamnophilus zarumae Lined Antshrike Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus Collared Antshrike Thamnophilus bernardi bernardi Collared Antshrike (Marañon) Thamnophilus bernardi shumbae Plain-winged Antshrike Thamnophilus schistaceus Northern Slaty-Antshrike Thamnophilus punctatus Variable Antshrike Thamnophilus caerulescens Foothill Antwren Epinecrophylla spodionota Stripe-chested Antwren Myrmotherula longicauda Ash-throated Antwren (E) Herpsilochmus parkeri H Yellow-breasted Antwren Herpsilochmus axillaris Rusty-backed Antwren Formicivora rufa Streak-headed (Long-tailed) Antbird Drymophila caudata Peruvian Warbling-Antbird Hypocnemis peruviana Zimmer's Antbird Sciaphylax castanea GO Spot-backed Antbird Hylophylax naevius CRESCENTCHESTS MELANOPAREIIDAE Marañon Crescentchest Melanopareia maranonica Elegant Crescentchest Melanopareia elegans CONOPOPHAGIDAE

23 GNATEATERS H Chestnut-crowned Gnateater Conopophaga castaneiceps ANTPITTAS GRALLARIIDAE H Chestnut-crowned Antpitta Grallaria ruficapilla Stripe-headed Antpitta Grallaria andicolus Pale-billed Antpitta (E) Grallaria carrikeri Rusty-tinged Antpitta (E) Grallaria przewalskii H Rufous Antpitta (undescribed form) (E) Grallaria rufula (tax. nov.) Rufous Antpitta (Cajamarca) (E) Grallaria rufula cajamarcae Chestnut Antpitta (E) Grallaria blakei Ochre-fronted Antpitta (E) Grallaricula ochraceifrons TAPACULOS RHINOCRYPTIDAE H Blackish Tapaculo Scytalopus latrans intermedius Trilling Tapaculo Scytalopus parvirostris Rufous-vented Tapaculo (E) Scytalopus femoralis White-crowned Tapaculo Scytalopus atratus Neblina Tapaculo (E) Scytalopus altirostris ANTTHRUSHES FORMICARIIDAE H Barred Antthrush Chamaeza mollissima OVENBIRDS AND WOODCREEPERS FURNARIIDAE Coastal Miner (E) Geositta peruviana Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus amazonus Tyrannine Woodcreeper Dendrocincla tyrannina Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa Black-banded Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes picumnus H Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus Ocellated Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus ocellatus Olive-backed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus triangularis Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii Montane Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger Streaked Xenops Xenops rutilans Streaked Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii Pale-legged (Pacific) Hornero Furnarius leucopus cinnamomeus Wren-like Rushbird Phleocryptes melanops Striated Earthcreeper (E) Geocerthia serrana Cream-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes albiventris White-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes atacamensis Montane Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia striaticollis Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla rufosuperciliata Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla ruficollis Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner Clibanornis erythrocephalus H Rufous-backed Treehunter Thripadectes scrutator Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus Pearled Treerunner Margarornis squamiger Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail (E) Leptasthenura pileata Rufous-fronted Thornbird Phacellodomus rufifrons Chestnut-backed Thornbird (E) Phacellodomus dorsalis Many-striped Canastero Asthenes flammulata Streak-throated Canastero Asthenes humilis White-chinned Thistletail Asthenes fuliginosa peruviana Equatorial Graytail Xenerpestes singularis