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Crowned Slaty-Flycatcher Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus: One was spotted by the group at
Cocha Blanco for good views of this austral migrant.
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus: Numerous.
Greyish Mourner Rhytipterna simplex: Good looks at this miniature replica of the Screaming Piha
during our trail birding at Romero.
Eastern Sirystes Sirystes sibilator: A friendly bird in the Cocha Camungo canopy tree was with us for
nearly our entire session there.
Swainson’s Flycatcher Myiarchus swainsoni: An austral migrant that gave us super views in the
canopy at Cocha Camungo. Named for William Swainson (1789-1855), an English artist
who was the first to use lithography in bird book illustration and whose works include A
Selection of the Birds of Brazil and Mexico (1841).
Short-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus ferox: Just one sighting, from Amazonía Lodge.
Large-headed Flatbill Ramphotrigon megacephala: Good views of this species from Pantiacolla’s
bamboo.
Rufous-tailed Flatbill Ramphotrigon ruficauda: We had a particularly good look at this species at
Manu Wildlife Centre.
Dusky-tailed Flatbill Ramphotrigon fuscicauda: We had good luck with this one year, with decent
views at Pantiacolla and improved looks in Manu National Park.
Dull-capped Attila (White-eyed A) Attila bolivianus: Very conspicuous by voice (heard almost daily
in the Manu lowlands), this smart attila showed very well at the Moriche palm grove we
visited near Puerto Maldonado.
Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus: A single sighting for the group from Manu Wildlife Centre.
COTINGIDAE
Red-crested Cotinga Ampelion rubrocristatus: Several good looks at around 6 of this species at upper
elevation in the cloud forest.
Barred Fruiteater Pipreola arcuata: Three birds were seen quite well on separate days in the area of
Pillahuata.
Masked Fruiteater Pipreola pulchra: A bird that was seen by myself and Richard at Machu Picchu.
Andean Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruviana: At Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge, the landslide from last
year’s heavy rains had forced the lek to move from its very convenient roadside location
to a new site nearby located in the forest. A single male came in to the old lek to show
his stuff and then went back and forth between the leks to show he was the boss (or not?).
Hopefully the lodge will relocate the hide to view the new lek site.
Plum-throated Cotinga Cotinga maynana: Brilliant views of a male from the Amazonía Lodge tower.
Screaming Piha Lipaugus vociferans: Eventually we caught up with an obliging bird blasting its
decibels from a display perch at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Bare-necked Fruitcrow Gymnoderus foetidus: An odd cotinga that we saw on five different days in
the Manu lowlands.
Purple-throated Fruitcrow Querula purpurata: We saw the throat colour nicely on calling males on
our first morning out inside Manu National Park.
PIPRIDAE
Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin Tyranneutes stolzmanni: Good views of this species through the scope in
Manu National Park, sometimes difficult to see, but very common by voice. Named after
Jean Stanislaus Stolzmann (1854-1928), a Polish ornithologist. In 1871 he travelled to
Peru on behalf of the zoological museum of Warsaw University.
Fiery-capped Manakin Machaeropterus pyrocephalus: A phantom-like little bird we all saw at .
Blue-backed Manakin Chiroxiphia pareola: It took a bit of effort but we all eventually saw this
species along the terra firme trail at Manu Wildlife Centre. Here the yellow-crowned race
regina.
Yungas Manakin Chiroxiphia boliviana: This restricted-range species was surprisingly obliging below
Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge this year.
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