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Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner Philydor erythrocercum: Excellent views of two separate birds even through the scope during our birding at Romero in Manu National Park. Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner Philydor erythropterus: A mixed flock species that we all saw in the subcanopy flock on the grid at Manu Wildlife Centre and later seen brilliantly from the canopy. Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner Philydor rufum: Two were first seen along the lower Manu road and later we saw a third in its favoured riverine habitat along the Rio Manu. Dusky-cheeked Foliage-gleaner (Bamboo F-g) Anabazenops dorsalis: One along the Manu was difficult, never really giving us tickable views. Black-billed Treehunter Thripadectes melanorhynchus: Another difficult furnariid we encountered along the Manu road giving rather poor perched and flight views. Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus (H): Several were heard in the Manu lowlands. Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner Automolus infuscatus: We had good luck in seeing one bird rather well at Pantiacolla Lodge. Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner Automolus melanopezus: An uncommon species which we had surprisingly good views of at Pantiacolla. Ruddy Foliage-gleaner Automolus rubiginosus: A shy bird that was seen fairly well by those who persevered in the muddy off-trail effort into the bamboo patch. Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner Automolus rufipileatus: A few encounters with birds who were unwilling to show well. Slender-billed Xenops Xenops tenuirostris: This floodplain species was seen well by all at Amazonía Lodge. Streaked Xenops Xenops rutilans: One showed well near Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge and during the extension we had good views below Machu Picchu. Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa (H): One was seen well at an antswarm at Amazonía and a second was seen at Cocha Camungo. Long-tailed Woodcreeper Deconychura longicauda: A distinctively shaped Woodcreeper seen twice at Manu Wildlife Centre, here the race pallida. Watch for a future split in this one! Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus: Several sightings from the Manu lowlands, here of the race amazonus. Within this widespread species complex there are thought to be five subspecies groups that possibly deserve separate species status. Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus: Several sightings from the lowlands of this cosmopolitan woodcreeper. Long-billed Woodcreeper Nasica longirostris: Some fairly good looks at this species during our first walk from Romero Lodge inside Manu National Park. Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper Dendrexetastes rufigula: The bird that gets the dawn chorus cranking at Amazonía Lodge where we saw them in the garden daily. Amazonian Barred-Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes certhia: We all had good views of this species on our second day birding on the trail near Romero Rainforest Lodge in Manu National Park. Black-banded Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes picumnus: Two excellent sightings at Amazonía Lodge including one visiting an antswarm. Straight-billed Woodcreeper Dendroplex picus: We first saw this species en route to Romero Lodge and a second was seen in the Puerto Maldonado area. Juruá Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus juruanus: We had nice close-ups of two different birds whilst birding near Romero Rainforest Lodge inside Manu National Park. Four of the largest rivers in the Amazon basin start as streams in the low foothills of the Fitzcarrald Arch in south-eastern Peru- the Madeira, Ucayali, Juruá and Ucayali. Lafresnaye’s Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus guttatoides: We saw this species on a number of occasions and heard it even more frequently. Olive-backed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus triangularis: We saw three birds during our cloud forest birding along the Manu road. 26 <strong>Birdquest</strong>: The Manu 20011
Montane Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger: As usual this species was more common than the previous species in the upper cloud forests. Lineated Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes albolineatus: We were fortunate to see our only bird from the ground at Romero as this normally canopy loving species was not seen again. Red-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus trochilirostris: We had good luck with this species both along the Manu road and later on the trails from Romero Lodge. In southern Peru, this species is found mostly in bamboo, here likely the race devius. THAMNOPHILIDAE Fasciated Antshrike Cymbilaimus lineatus (H): One heard-only record from Romero from which we didn’t get much of a response. Bamboo Antshrike Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae: We had good views of a pair of this specialist from the Manu road and a third was seen at Pantiacolla. A southwest Amazonían endemic, it was originally described as an obscure subspecies of the previous, until ‘Fasciated Antshrikes’ with a totally different song were found in dense bamboo stands in se Peru, within walking distance of regularly sounding Fasciated Antshrikes in their typical tree fall/vine habitat! Great Antshrike Taraba major: A half-dozen sightings of this spectacular antshrike, here of the upper Amazonían subspecies melanurus. Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus: We first enjoyed this versatile species from the Blanquillo hide and later we had good views in second-growth near Puerto Maldonado. Chestnut-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus palliatus: A pair at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge made quite an impression. Plain-winged Antshrike (Black-capped A) Thamnophilus schistaceus: A common species by voice and one that we had good views of at Amazonía Lodge. The new name is preferable over the old one since over large portions of its range males do not have any black in the crown at all, including those in Manu, which are of the nominate race. Dusky-throated Antshrike Thamnomanes ardesiacus: Several encounters in mixed understorey flocks at Romero, though not as numerous as the next species. Here the nominate race, where the male’s black on the throat is often absent, making it visually identical to the next species. However voice and female plumage are very distinct. Bluish-slate Antshrike Thamnomanes schistogynus: Regular sightings. The notorious leader of the roving understorey flocks of the Amazonían lowlands, and a geographic replacement of the closely related Cinereous Antshrike, which is the flock leader at e.g. Ecuador’s La Selva. Spot-winged Antshrike Pygiptila stellaris: The only canopy antshrike in the lowlands, seen on at least two occasions at Romero and Manu Wildlife Centre. Stipple-throated Antwren Epinecrophylla haematonota (H): At Manu Wildlife Centre we had an aural encounter at a known territory but oddly it would not come in. Ornate Antwren Epinecrophylla ornata: Up to 3 birds were seen in the bamboo below Cock-of-the- Rock Lodge with most of us eventually getting a good view. Rufous-tailed Antwren Epinecrophylla erythrura: This attractive antwren was seen rather well in mixed flocks up in Amazonía’s hill forest. Pygmy Antwren Myrmotherula brachyura: This almost-tailless, subcanopy antwren was first seen well at Amazonía and was later seen several times in the Manu lowlands. Differs from the following species in its foraging height (Pygmy always lower) and its white throat. Sclater’s Antwren Myrmotherula sclateri: We had somewhat distant views of one bird in the canopy at Romero. One of several birds named after Philip Sclater, an English zoologist who set up the six zoogeographical regions (Palaearctic, Nearctic, etc.) still in use today and whose publications include Argentine Ornithology (1888-89). Amazonían Streaked-Antwren Myrmotherula multostriata (H): This species was only heard in its preferred oxbow lake tangles. Botanists are now learning that the oxbow lake flora is actually a very specialized plant community with many species found nowhere else. 27 <strong>Birdquest</strong>: The Manu 20011
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