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  1. Andean Flicker (female)

    Andean Flicker (female)

    Andean Flicker (Colaptes rupicola subsp. cinericapillus) Female, species sexually dimorphic.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • andean andean flicker colaptes rupicola female flicker yungay
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  2. D'Orbigneys Chat-Tyrant

    D'Orbigneys Chat-Tyrant

    DOrbignys Chat-Tyrant (Ochthoeca oenanthoides subsp. polionota) Perched on top of a Puya infructescence (type of bromeliad). Cordillera Blancas, Huascarn National Park, northeast of Yungay, ncash, Per. Above the second Laguna Llanganuco at Yuraq Corral. At the edge of mountain-slope and the...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • d'orbigneys chat-tyrant yungay
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  3. Southern Peak of Mount Huandoy

    Southern Peak of Mount Huandoy

    Southern Peak of Mt. Huandoy. Part of the Cordilleran Blanca Range, northeast of Yungay, ncash, Per. The picture was taken at ca. 2,575 m (8,450 ft) elevation in Callejon de Huaylas Valley a high desert valley while the southern peak of Mt. Huandoy is glacier capped and is at 6,160 m (20,213 ft)...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • mt. huandoy yungay
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Landscapes
  4. Cordilleran Canastero

    Cordilleran Canastero

    Cordilleran Canastero (Asthenes modesta subsp. proxima) Cordillera Blancas, Huascarn National Park, northeast of Yungay, Ancash, Per. Above Laguna Llanganuco and Yuraq Corral. Humid mountain-side with scrub vegetation and short puna grassland intermixed at ca. 4,100 m (13, 451 ft).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • ancash asthenes modesta cordillera blancas cordilleran canastero subsp. proxima yungay
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  5. Andean Geese with Goslings

    Andean Geese with Goslings

    Andean Geese (Chloephaga melanoptera) with goslings. Northeast of Yungay, Ancash, Per. Cordillera Blancas, Lagunas Llanganuco at 3,660 m (12,008 ft) elevation. Wet boggy area on upward side of the second lagoon.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • ancash andean geese chloephaga melanoptera yungay
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  6. Blazing Star

    Blazing Star

    Blazing Star (Nasa grandiflora: Loasaceae) The native herb with showy flowers was found in Cordillera Blanca, Huascarn National Park, northeast of Yungay, Ancash, Per. Semihumid mountain scrub with patches of elfin forest at ca. 4,450 m (14,600 ft).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • ancash blazing star loasaceae nasa grandiflora yungay
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  7. Tit-like Dacnis (male)

    Tit-like Dacnis (male)

    Tit-like Dacnis (Xenodacnis parina subsp. petersi) Male. Species sexually dimorphic. Cordillera Blanca, Huascarn National Park, northeast of Yungay, Ancash, Per. Lower end of Laguna Llanganuco at the Chinacocha welcoming center. Polylepis forest at ca. 3,660 m (12,008 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • ancash cordillera blanca subsp. petersi tit-like dacnis xenodacnis parina yungay
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  8. Stripe-headed Antpitta

    Stripe-headed Antpitta

    Stripe-headed Antipitta (Grallaria andicolus subsp. andicolus) Sexes similar. Cordillera Blancas, northeast of Yungay, Huascarn National Park, northeast of Yungay, Ancash, Per. Up mountain past Yuraq Corral. Semihumid mountain scrub with patches of elfin forest at ca. 4,450 m (14,600 ft). We...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • ancash grallaria andicolus stripe-headed antpitta yungay
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  9. Black Metaltail

    Black Metaltail

    Black-metaltail (Metallura phoebe) Foraging on mistletoe (Tristerix longebracteatus: Loranthaceae). Cordillera Blancas, northeast of Yungas, Huascarn National Park, northeast of Yungay, Ancash, Per. Up mountain past Yuraq Corral. Semihumid mountain scrub with patches of elfin forest at ca. 4,450...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • ancash black metaltail metallura phoebe yungay
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  10. White-browed Chat-Tyrant

    White-browed Chat-Tyrant

    White-browed Chat-Tyrant (Ochthoeca leugophrys subsp. leucometopa) Cordillera Blancas, northeast of Yungas, Huascarn National Park, northeast of Yungay, Ancash, Per. Up mountain past Yuraq Corral. Semihumid mountain scrub with patches of elfin forest at ca. 4,450 m (14,600 ft).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • ancash octhoeca leugophrys subsp. leucometopa white-browed chat-tyrant yungay
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  11. Giant Hummingbird (female)

    Giant Hummingbird (female)

    Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas subsp. peruviana) Species sexually dimorphic, female. The yellow on top of her head is pollen from the mistletoe (Tristerix longebracteatus: Loranthaceae) in the background. Cordillera Blancas Huascarn National Park, northeast of Yungay, Ancash, Per. Up...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • ancash giant hummingbird patagonia gigas subsp. peruviana yungay
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  12. Andean Hillstar (male)

    Andean Hillstar (male)

    Andean Hillstar (Oreotrochilus estella subsp. stolzmanni) Species is sexually dimorphic. male. Cordillera Blancas, northeast of Yungas, Huascarn National Park, northeast of Yungay, Ancash, Per. Above the second Laguna Llanganuco at Yuraq Corral. At the edge of overgrazed puna grassland valley...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • ancash andean hillstar oreotrochilus estella subsp. stolzmanni yungay
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  13. Green-tailed Trainbearer (female)

    Green-tailed Trainbearer (female)

    Green-tailed Trainbearer (Lesbia nuna subsp. pallidiventris) Species sexually dimorphic, female. Cordillera Blancas, Huascarn National Park, northeast of Yungay, Ancash, Per. Above the second Laguna Llanganuco at Yuraq Corral. At the edge of mountain-slope and the overgrazed valley floor (puna...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • ancash green-tailed trainbearer lesbia nuna subsp. pallidiventris yungay
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  14. Crested Duck (male)

    Crested Duck (male)

    Crested Duck (Lophonetta specularioides subsp. alticola) chasing a Yellow-billed Teal (Anas flavirostris subsp. oxyptera). This male was chasing every Yellow-billed Teal it could see. Mom had ducklings, although the Yellow-billed Teal never paid them any attention, pops was showing mom what a...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • ancash crested duck lophonetta specularioides subsp. alticola yungay
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  15. Cordilleran Canastero

    Cordilleran Canastero

    Cordilleran Canastero (Asthenes modesta subsp. proxima) Cordillera Blancas, Huascarn National Park, northeast of Yungay, Ancash, Per. Above Laguna Llanganuco and Yuraq Corral. Humid mountain-slope with scrub vegetation and short puna grassland intermixed at ca. 4,100 m (13,451 ft).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • ancash asthenes modesta cordilleran canastero subsp. prxima yungay
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  16. Andean Flicker (male)

    Andean Flicker (male)

    Andean Flicker (Colaptes rupicola subsp. cinereicapillus) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Perched on top of a Puya infructescence (type of bromeliad). Cordillera Blancas, Huascarn National Park, northeast of Yungay, Ancash, Per. Above the second Laguna Llanganuco at Yuraq Corral. At the edge...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • ancash andean flicker colaptes rupicola male subsp. cinereicapillus yungay
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  17. Striated Earthcreeper

    Striated Earthcreeper

    Striated Earthcreeper (Geocerthia serrana subsp. serrana) Sexes similar. Cordillera Blancas, Huascarn National Park, northeast of Yungay, Ancash, Per. Above the second Laguna Llanganuco at Yuraq Corral. At the edge of mountain-slope and the overgrazed valley floor (puna grassland)at ca. 4,450 m...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • ancash cordillera blancas geocerthia serrana striated earthcreeper yungay
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  18. Rufous-webbed Bush Tyrant

    Rufous-webbed Bush Tyrant

    Rufous-webbed Bush Tyrant (Polioxolmis rufipennis subsp. rufipennis) Cordillera Blancas, Huascarn National Park, northeast of Yungay, Ancash, Per. Above the second Laguna Llanganuco at Yuraq Corral. Overgrazed valley floor at ca. 4,450 m (14,600 ft).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • ancash cnemarchus rufipennis cordillera blancas polioxolmis rufipennis rufous-webbed bush tyrant rufous-webbed bush-tyrant yungay
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  19. Rufous-webbed Bush Tyrant

    Rufous-webbed Bush Tyrant

    Rufous-webbed Bush Tyrant (Polioxolmis rufipennis subsp. rufipennis) Cordillera Blancas, Huascarn National Park, northeast of Yungay, Ancash, Per. Above the second Laguna Llanganuco at Yuraq Corral. Overgrazed valley floor at ca. 4,450 m (14,600 ft).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • ancash cnemarchus rufipennis cordillera blancas flight polioxolmis rufipennis rufous-webbed bush tyrant rufous-webbed bush-tyrant yungay
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  20. Andean Geese

    Andean Geese

    Andean Goose (Chloephaga melanoptera) Sexes similar but female is smaller. Noticeable when standing together. Northeast of Yungay, Ancash, Per. Cordillera Blancas, Lagunas Llanganuco at 3,660 m (12,008 ft) elevation. Wet boggy area on upward side of the second lagoon.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • ancash andean goose chloephaga melanoptera cordillera blancas lagunas llanganuco yungay
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  21. Tit-like Dacnis (female)

    Tit-like Dacnis (female)

    Tit-like Dacnis (Xenodacnis parina subsp. petersi) Female. Species sexually dimorphic. Cordillera Blanca, Huascarn National Park, northeast of Yungay, Ancash, Per. Lower end of Laguna Llanganuco at the Chinacocha welcoming center. Polylepis forest at ca. 3,660 m (12,008 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • ancash cordillera blanca subsp. petersi tit-like dacnis xenodacnis parina yungay
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  22. Giant Conebill

    Giant Conebill

    Giant Conebill (Oreomanes fraseri) Sexes similar. Cordillera Blanca, Huascarn National Park, northeast of Yungay, Ancash, Per. Lower end of Laguna Llanganuco at the Chinacocha welcoming center. Polylepis forest at ca. 3,660 m (12,008 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • ancash giant conebill oreomanes fraseri yungay
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  23. Ash-breasted Sierra Finch

    Ash-breasted Sierra Finch

    Ash-Breasted Sierra Finch (Phrygilus plebejus subsp. plebejus) Cordillera Blancas, northeast of Yungas, Huascarn National Park, northeast of Yungay, Ancash, Per. Above the second Laguna Llanganuco at Yuraq Corral. Overgrazed valley floor floor at ca. 4,450 m (14,600 ft).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • ancash ash-breasted sierra finch geospizopsis plebejus huascarn national park peru phrygilus plebejus yungay
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  24. Peruvian Sierra Finch

    Peruvian Sierra Finch

    Peruvian Sierra Finch (Phrygilus punensis subsp. chloronotus) Sexes are similar in color and pattern but males are more vivid. Male. Cordillera Blanca, Huascarn National Park, northeast of Yungay, Ancash, Per. Lower end of Laguna Llanganuco at the Chinacocha welcoming center. Polylepis forest at...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • ancash huascran national park peruvian sierra finch phrygillus punensis subsp. chloronotus yungay
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  25. Black Metaltail

    Black Metaltail

    Black Metaltail (Metallura phoebe) Cordillera Blanca, Huascarn National Park, northeast of Yungay, Ancash, Per. Roadside adjacent to Laguna Llanganuco above Chinacocha welcoming center. Semi-humid montane scrub at ca. 3,670 m (12,041 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • ancash black metaltail metallura phoebe yungay
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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