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Fine-barred Piculet (Marcapata P) Picumnus subtilis: We had to wait, but eventually we were
rewarded with good views of a male at Amazonía Lodge.
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker Melanerpes cruentatus: Oddly just two sightings of this red-bellied
species, the only representative of the genus in the Amazon basin.
Little Woodpecker Veniliornis passerinus: One sighting from secondary woodland at Amazonía
Lodge.
Red-stained Woodpecker Veniliornis affinis: We enjoyed excellent scope views of a bird
accompanying a mixed flock at Manu Wildlife Centre.
White-throated Woodpecker Piculus leucolaemus (H): Heard twice in the Manu lowlands but always
unresponsive.
Golden-green Woodpecker Piculus chrysochloros: One individual was seen pretty well in the same
flock as the previous species at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus: We had a good sighting of a pair from the Cosñipata
valley near Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker Colaptes rivolii: We were treated to a really nice view of this
handsome woodpecker en route to the Acjanacu pass on our second day.
Spot-breasted Woodpecker (S-b Flicker) Colaptes punctigula: A real crowd-pleaser as soon as we
stepped off the bus to bird the Puerto Maldonado environs.
Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola: We first saw two individuals at Laguna Huacarpay and two more
were seen during the journey to Pillahuata. This woodpecker is restricted to the arid puna
zone from Northern Peru to Northern Chile and northwest Argentina. Here we saw the
race puno.
Scale-breasted Woodpecker (Scaly-b W) Celeus grammicus: Two separate sightings, the first from
one of our full days at Romero Lodge and we later saw two on the Manu Wildlife Centre
trails.
Cream-coloured Woodpecker Celeus flavus: One of the most distinctive of the genus, a male was
seen well during one of our walks to the Romero Lodge.
Rufous-headed Woodpecker Celeus spectabilis: At Pantiacolla a bird perched out at the edge of the
trail giving a few of us brilliant views whilst others did not fare so well.
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus: Several sightings from Amazonía, Romero and the Cocha
Camungo tower. A relative of the Pileated Woodpecker D. pileatus of North America,
and the Black Woodpecker D. martius in Europe.
Red-necked Woodpecker Campephilus rubricollis: A single was first seen briefly at Romero but we
followed this up with a really good sighting at the Antthrush trail on our last day at Manu.
Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucus: A total of 8 seen. In southeast Peru, most
often found in riverine forest and floodplain forest bordering oxbow lakes.
FURNARIIDAE
Black-tailed Leaftosser (B-t Leafscraper) Sclerurus caudacutus (H): At Manu Wildlife Centre we had a
bird call from quite close one evening but strangely it gave no response.
Coastal Miner Geositta peruviana: Excellent views of this endemic in the desert north of Lima.
Miners are so called because of their habit of nesting in holes dug in the ground (like
earthcreepers). A bit reminiscent of a small lark and filling a comparable niche.
Slender-billed Miner Geositta tenuirostris: We had excellent views of a vocalising bird in the Cusco
highlands en route to Manu.
Greyish Miner Geositta maritima: At Lomas de Lachay we saw several singles and then a group of at
least 4 foraging together on the barren, stony slopes.
Thick-billed Miner Geositta crassirostris: We had very good scope views of this speciality at Lomas
de Lachay, a restricted-range Peruvian endemic.
Cream-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes albiventris: Good studies of two birds during our journey
through the highlands on the second day. The albiventris group of Peru, Bolivia, northern
Chile and northwest Argentina as well as the albidiventris group (Chestnut-winged
Cinclodes) of the northern Andes were recently given full species status by the SACC.
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