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White-browed Hermit Phaethornis stuarti: This speciality was first seen near Pilcopata by Richard
and the leader with a second seen by others at Amazonía Lodge.
White-bearded Hermit Phaethornis hispidus: Seen well on several occasions, this species was a
regular at the Manu Wildlife Centre feeders.
Koepcke’s Hermit Phaethornis koepckeae: Great views near the clearing at Amazonía Lodge. A
Peruvian endemic, classified as Near-Threatened, and named after Maria Koepcke, who
wrote the Dept. of Lima field guide and died in a plane crash along with 92 others in
1971. One of the sole survivors was her 17-year old daughter brought back in the rescue
mission. An enthusiastic explorer and ornithological curator for the Lima museum, one of
Koepcke’s most important discoveries was a new species, endemic to Peru from the
highland forests of Zarate, the White-cheeked Cotinga, Zaratornis stresemanni. From Peru
she described three species of birds new to science and 13 new subspecies. In addition to
the hermit bearing her name, the endemic Selva Cacique, Cacicus koepckeae and the
Peruvian subspecies of Horned Curassow, Pauxi unicornis koepckeae were named in her
honour. A bat, Mimon koepckeae and a lizard, Tropidurus occipitalis koepckeorum, are
also named after her.
Needle-billed Hermit Phaethornis philippii: One showed briefly to us in hovering flight at Manu
Wildlife Centre.
Wedge-billed Hermit Schistes geoffroyi: We eventually all had good views of this species in the
garden at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Green Violetear Colibri thalassinus: Three were seen in the Manu cloud forest and at least two more
were seen in the Aguas Calientes area during the extension.
Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans: At least three were regularly visiting the feeders in the cloud
forest.
Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis: One showed nicely at Amazonía Lodge.
Amethyst-throated Sunangel Heliangelus amethysticollis: We had excellent views of this
hummingbird along the trail below Waqanki station.
Rufous-crested Coquette Lophornis delattrei: We had brilliant close-ups of female plumaged birds at
Amazonía, but no sign of the males during our visit.
Festive Coquette Lophornis chalybeus: This species is now fairly regular visiting the vervain at Manu
Wildlife Centre where we saw first a female followed the next day with a cracking male.
Peruvian Piedtail Phlogophilus harterti: In the lower cloud forest we all had excellent views of male
birds at their lek.
Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys: Somewhat common around Cock-of-the-Rock
Lodge, this cloud forest hummingbird is reminiscent of a hermit hummingbird in
appearance.
Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingi: Several sightings of both male and female birds. Named after
Rear Admiral Philip Parker King (1791-1856), British marine surveyor, collector and
traveller in the American tropics.
Green-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia nuna: We had just one good sighting in the arid scrub around
Huacarpay Lake.
Bearded Mountaineer Oreonympha nobilis: A restricted-range, Peruvian endemic who performed
wonderfully in an area of Nicotiana sp. (‘tree tobacco’). Our sighting of two duelling
males and their iridescent beards was really special! ‘Restricted-range’ is defined by
Birdlife International as a species confined to an area of less than 50,000 square
kilometres. Peru has the highest number of restricted-range species in the Neotropics and
is second in the world only to Indonesia.
Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina: Both males and females were seen well foraging in the area of
Pillahuata, here of the deep blue-tailed race smaragdinicollis.
Gould’s Inca Coeligena inca: We had just one decent sighting on our second day in the Manu cloud
forest.
Violet-throated Starfrontlet Coeligena violifer: In all we saw three of this large hummer in the Manu
cloud forest.
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