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Blue-and-yellow Tanager Thraupis bonariensis: Six birds were seen in the dry habitat surrounding Huacarpay Lake. Hooded Mountain-Tanager Buthraupis montana: The largest mountain-tanager in the area, showing beautifully. Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus igniventris: A total of 15 of this stunner seen in the Manu cloud forest above Pillahuata. Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus somptuosus: We had good views of a pair in a mixed flock near the mirador where we also heard the far-carrying song, here of the southern subspecies. Grass-green Tanager Chlorornis riefferii: Two birds were seen brilliantly at Wayqecha. Chestnut-bellied Mountain-Tanager Delothraupis castaneoventris: We caught up with this specialty tanager at Pillahuata enjoying good views. Yellow-throated Tanager Iridosornis analis: A very handsome cloud forest tanager spotted by François. Golden-collared Tanager Iridosornis jelskii: Wow! A pair posed at close range in the Manu cloud forest. This one’s named after Konstanty Jelski, 19th century Polish zoologist and curator of the Lima museum. Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea melanonota: A single bird seen below Machu Picchu during the extension was our only sighting. A monotypic genus, the name of which literally means ‘having the form of a manakin’. This refers to this species’ bill, which was considered to be manakin-like. Orange-eared Tanager Chlorochrysa calliparaea: What a stunner! Here the race fulgentissima, with breast and belly mostly deep cobalt blue. Golden-naped Tanager Tangara ruficervix: Two birds made a short appearance with a cloud forest flock. Silvery Tanager (Silver-backed T) Tangara viridicollis: A total of 6 birds showed well near Aguas Calientes. Blue-necked Tanager Tangara cyanicollis: Many superb views of this colourful foothill species. Spotted Tanager Tangara punctata: Nearly 15 were seen in the vicinity of Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge. Blue-and-black Tanager Tangara vassorii: Three birds were seen in the Manu temperate forest. Many often comment how different the birds in southern Peru of the southern race atrocoerulea seem from birds in Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador. Beryl-spangled Tanager Tangara nigroviridis: Quite a few, around 30, were seen with mixed flocks in the cloudforest, of the southern race berlepschi. Turquoise Tanager Tangara mexicana: Several sightings of this handsome tanager. A scientific misnomer, since this species is not found in Mexico and not even anywhere in Central America! To those of you who have been to SE Brazil, note that birds there are sometimes split off as a separate species, White-bellied Tanager T. brasiliensis. Paradise Tanager Tangara chilensis: Delightfully numerous, here of the entirely red-rumped nominate race. Another silly scientific name, since this species doesn’t occur anywhere near Chile. Opal-rumped Tanager Tangara velia: Our only sighting of the tour was from Amazonía Lodge’s canopy tower. Opal-crowned Tanager Tangara callophrys: Two obliged for wonderful close-ups at the Manu Wildlife Centre tower. Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola: Two sightings in the lower cloud forest and Amazonía Lodge. Golden-eared Tanager Tangara chrysotis: Two birds perched out for nice views near Cock-of-the- Rock Lodge. Saffron-crowned Tanager Tangara xanthocephala: Another superb montane tanager, here of the southern race lamprotis, with orange crown and yellow sides to the head. Green-and-gold Tanager Tangara schrankii: Another regularly seen canopy gem. Golden Tanager Tangara arthus: Just six of this amazing species were seen around Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge. 38 <strong>Birdquest</strong>: The Manu 20011
Swallow Tanager Tersina viridis (LO): Two seen in flight at the Moriche palm forest on the outskirts of Puerto Maldonado. Black-faced Dacnis Dacnis lineata: Three sightings in the lower cloud forest and Amazonía Lodge. Yellow-bellied Dacnis Dacnis flaviventer: First seen by François en route to Amazonía Lodge and also seen at Romero and Manu Wildlife Centre tower. Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana: Scattered sightings in the Manu foothills, Amazonía Lodge, Pantiacolla and also the Puerto Maldonado area. Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza: First seen in the San Pedro area with a few other sightings from the Manu lowlands. Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus: A female seen through the scope from the Romero trails was our only sighting. Cinereous Conebill Conirostrum cinereum: Our first birds were seen in the arid country near Cusco (nominate) and the sacred valley, and small numbers were then found in the Lomas de Lachay (littorale). Both races are very grey and quite different-looking from the brownish birds in Ecuador (fraseri). Capped Conebill Conirostrum albifrons: Multiple encounters, here of the blue-crowned (in males) race sordidum. White-browed Conebill Conirostrum ferrugineiventre: One with a mixed flock in the upper Manu temperate forest was seen well by all. Rusty Flowerpiercer Diglossa sittoides: Two were seen at our Ollantaytambo hotel. Moustached Flowerpiercer Diglossa mystacalis: Fairly common at the highest elevations in the cloudforest. One of the prettiest in the genus, here of the se Peruvian race albilinea, with buffy white moustache and no pectoral band. Black-throated Flowerpiercer Diglossa brunneiventris: Common in the inter-Andean valleys above Paucartambo. Deep-blue Flowerpiercer Diglossa glauca: Two birds seen at middle elevations along the Manu road. Masked Flower-piercer Diglossopis cyanea: Up to 18 individuals were seen in the upper elevations. INCERTAE SEDIS Bananaquit Coereba flaveola: Three birds were seen along the lower Manu road and some of you even added it to your property list for Amazonía Lodge. Slate-coloured Grosbeak Saltator grossus (H): One at Amazonía Lodge. Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus: A regular visitor to the bananas of Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge and common around Manu Wildlife Centre. Genetic data indicates that Saltator is not a cardinal grosbeak but may in fact belong with the thraupid tanagers. Greyish Saltator Saltator coerulescens: In Manu we saw two birds in secondary habitats such as Blanquillo from the hide and also Cocha Camungo. Golden-billed Saltator Saltator aurantiirostris: At least 10 seen between Huacarpay and during our travels in the Cusco highlands. More were seen in arid country around Cusco and the Sacred Valley during the extension. EMBERIZIDAE Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis: Conspicuous in open areas at higher elevations, but also numerous in the Lomas de Lachay. Yellow-browed Sparrow Ammodramus aurifrons: Numerous along river margins and also a few were seen around Puerto Maldonado. Peruvian Sierra-Finch (Olive-backed S-F) Phrygilus punensis: We all had some good looks at this species in the highlands on our first day and on the following day above Cusco. Named for the arid puna grasslands that dominate the altiplano region of the southern Andes. Mourning Sierra-Finch Phrygilus fruticeti: Several were seen between Huacarpay and on our r through the highlands to Manu, here of the race peruvianus. Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch Phrygilus plebejus: Nearly 100 were seen between Huacarpay Lake and the arid valleys en route to Paucartambo. 39 <strong>Birdquest</strong>: The Manu 20011
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