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Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant Myiornis ecaudatus: Two at Pantiacolla Lodge seen on separate days were
fairly obliging. The world’s smallest passerine, together with the closely related Blackcapped
Pygmy-tyrant M. atricapillus.
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus pileatus: A handful of sightings near Cock-of-the-Rock
Lodge, here of the race hypochlorus.
Long-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus eulophotes: Two individuals were seen quite well at
separate territories on separate days in Manu National Park.
Flammulated Pygmy-Tyrant (F Bamboo-T) Hemitriccus flammulatus: Only a few of us managed to
see the devilish ‘flam-bam’ along the Manu road.
White-bellied Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus griseipectus: It took us a bit to spot it but eventually we all
had good scope views of one in the subcanopy of Manu National Park.
Johannes’s Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus iohannis: This handsome little flycatcher made an early but
welcome appearance along the Manu road. Named after a certain John, an otherwise
unknown collector on the Museum Goeldi expedition to the Rio Purús region of Brazil in
1904.
Black-throated Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus granadensis: This diminutive cloud forest flycatcher
responded very well to playback allowing us all to have good views at Wayqecha.
White-cheeked Tody-Tyrant Poecilotriccus albifacies: A great result this tour for everyone, with a
total of three birds of this bamboo speciality showing well.
Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps: This delightful cloud forest bird was one
of the highlights at Rocotal.
Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus latirostre (H): Heard-only from the Manu lowlands.
Black-backed Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus pulchellus: We were able to see two different birds in
the Manu lowlands allowing everyone a very nice view of this endemic, restricted-range
bird.
Spotted Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum maculatum: Two were first seen along the Rio Manu and two
more were seen during our walk to Blanquillo.
Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum: A regularly heard but hard to see
canopy dweller, we had good views of one on a low perch during our lunch stop en
route to Amazonía Lodge. Here the subspecies neglectum, solid yellow below without
any black streaking.
Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens: Seen by just a couple of us along the road below
Machu Picchu .
Zimmer’s Flycatcher Tolmomyias assimilis: This forest canopy species was seen by a few of us
straining our necks at Romero in Manu National Park.
Grey-crowned Flycatcher (G-c Flatbill) Tolmomyias poliocephalus: Quite a few individuals inhabit
the second growth woodland around Amazonía Lodge.
Olive-faced Flycatcher (O-f Flatbill) Tolmomyias viridiceps: A vocal individual showed quite well
during the journey down to Amazonía Lodge.
Golden-crowned Spadebill Platyrinchus coronatus: This odd little flycatcher was seen a couple of
times in Manu National Park.
White-crested Spadebill Platyrinchus platyrhynchos: It played hard to get for a fair bit but eventually
we all caught up with this smart looking understorey denizen at Romero Lodge.
Amazonian Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus (H): One was heard at Amazonía Lodge
not far from the lodge clearing, a first record for me of this species at the lodge.
Unadorned Flycatcher Myiophobus inornatus: This sometimes tricky Manu speciality gave us some
superb looks in the Manu cloud forest.
Handsome Flycatcher Myiophobus pulcher: One was seen well with Inca Flycatcher in a cloud
forest mixed flock (from the bridge), here of the widely disjunct southern race oblitus.
Bran-coloured Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus: We had good views of this open country bird
during our lunch stop en route to Amazonía Lodge.
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Terenotriccus erythrurus: An opportune sighting enjoyed by all at Manu
Wildlife Centre.
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