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  1. Curve-billed Tinamou

    Curve-billed Tinamou

    Usually a fairly tricky species, the reserve where I work is probably the best place in Peru to see it!
    • Thibaud
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    • amazonas nothoprocta curvirostris peru tinamou
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  2. Plain-breasted Piculet

    Plain-breasted Piculet

    Piculets are some of my favorite birds, and this is hands-down the most cooperative individual I've ever encountered!
    • Thibaud
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    • amazonas colombia picumnus castelnau
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  3. Chachapoyas Antpitta

    Chachapoyas Antpitta

    One of the multiple new endemics that Peru gained after the split of the Rufous Antpitta complex, this one is found in very humid forest in the Andes of northern and central Peru. Photographed here in Amazonas region, whose capital is, you guessed it... Chachapoyas!
    • Thibaud
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    • amazonas antpitta chachapoyas antpitta grallaria gravesi peru
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  4. Amazonian Black-Tyrant

    Amazonian Black-Tyrant

    A beautiful, uncommon bird found near water in Amazonia, I spotted this one from our peque-peque just as we were dropping off a local teacher we had given a ride to!
    • Thibaud
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    • amazonas black tyrant colombia knipolegus poecilocercus
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  5. Ash-breasted Antbird

    Ash-breasted Antbird

    A lovely specialist of Amazonian river islands, quite similar to the much more widespread Black-faced Antbird. We had the good luck of finding an entire family right by a path!
    • Thibaud
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    • amazonas antbird colombia myrmoborus lugubris
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  6. Green-tailed Goldenthroat

    Green-tailed Goldenthroat

    • Luiz
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    • 1bb amazonas brasil brazil green-tailed goldenthroat manaus pau rosa ramal polytmus theresiae
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  7. Citrine warbler

    Citrine warbler

    These birds move fast, and I was able to photograph one of the at least 10 birds moving around...
    • WilsonDiaz
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    • amazonas citrine warbler myiothlypis luteoviridis peru
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  8. Little Inca-finch

    Little Inca-finch

    Another of the 5 Inca-finches of Peru. This one was particularly difficult to find.
    • WilsonDiaz
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    • amazonas incaspiza watkinsi little inca-finch peru
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  9. Line-cheeked Spinetail

    Line-cheeked Spinetail

    A common Spinetatil of the mountains of northern Peru
    • WilsonDiaz
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    • amazonas cranioleuca antisiensis line-cheeked spinetail peru
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  10. Hepatic Tanager

    Hepatic Tanager

    A colorful male coming to the banana feeders
    • WilsonDiaz
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    • amazonas hepatic tanager peru piranga flava
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  11. Green-and-black Fruiteater

    Green-and-black Fruiteater

    A common inhabitant of the high elevation Andean forests
    • WilsonDiaz
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    • amazonas green-and-black fruiteater peru pipreola riefferii
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  12. Great Thrush

    Great Thrush

    Adult male, note the yellow eyering
    • WilsonDiaz
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    • amazonas great thrush peru turdus fuscater
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  13. Strecker's Swallowtail

    Strecker's Swallowtail

    Streckers Swallowtail (Battus polydamus subsp. streckerianus) Wingspan 9.0-12.0 cm (3.5-4.7 in). Chamaya, Amazonas, Per. Disturbed Maran Valley, east of Ro Maran. Xerophytic scrub at 561 m (1,841 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • amazonas battus polydamus chamaya strecker's swallowtail subsp. streckerianus
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  14. Metallic-green Tanager

    Metallic-green Tanager

    Metallic-green Tanager (Tangara labradorides subsp. chaupensis) Sexes similar. It looks blue to me (lol). Amazonas, Abra Patricia Reserve, Owlet Lodge, Per. Tropical humid montane forest (cloud forest) at 2,310 m (7,579 ft) elevation, eastern-slope of the Andes. January 2017
    • Stanley Jones
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    • abra patricia reserve amazonas metallic-green tanager subsp. chaupensi tangara labradorides
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  15. Emerald-bellied Puffleg

    Emerald-bellied Puffleg

    Emerald-bellied Puffleg (Eriocnemis aline subsp. dybowskii) Sexes similar. Owlet Lodge, Amazonas, Abra Patricia Reserve, Per. Tropical humid montane forest (cloud forest) at 2,310 m (7,579 ft) elevation, eastern-slope of the Andes.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • abra patricia reserve amazonas emerald-bellied puffleg eriocnemis alinae subsp. dybowski
    • Comments: 18
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  16. Common Bush Tanager

    Common Bush Tanager

    Common Bush Tanager (Chlorspingus flavopectus subsp. hiaticolus) Amazonas, Reserva Abra Patricia, Owlet Lodge, Peru. Tropical humid montane forest (cloud forest) at 2,310 m (7,579 ft) elevation, eastern-slope of the Andes.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • amazonas chlorspingus flavopectus common bush tanager peru reserva abra patricia subsp. hiaticolus
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  17. Sierran Elaenia

    Sierran Elaenia

    Sierran Elaenia (Elaenia pallatangae subsp. intensa) Sexes similar. Huembo Center, Amazonas, Per. Tropical humid montane forest (cloud forest) at 2,092 m (6,864 ft) elevation, eastern-slope of the Andes.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • amazonas elaenia pallatagae huembo center sierran elaenia subsp. intensa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  18. Streaked Tuftedcheek

    Streaked Tuftedcheek

    Streaked Tuftedcheek (Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii subsp. medianus) Sexes similar. Yambrasbamba, Amazonas, Per. Disturbed roadside, tropical humid montane forest (cloud forest) at 2,100 m (6,890 ft) elevation, eastern-slope of the Andes.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • amazonas pseudocolaptes boissonneautii streaked tuftedcheek subsp. medianus yambrasbamba
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  19. White-winged Black Tyrant (male)

    White-winged Black Tyrant (male)

    White-winged Black Tyrant (Knipolegus aterrimus subsp. anthracinus) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Huembo Center, Amazonas, Per. Taken from long distance across a ravine. Tropical humid montane forest (cloud forest) at 2,092 m (6,864 ft) elevation, eastern-slope of the Andes.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • amazonas huembo center knipolegus aterrimus subsp. anthracinus white-winged black tyrant
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  20. Collared Inca (male)

    Collared Inca (male)

    Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata subsp. margaretae) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Amazonas, Abra Patricia Reserve, Owlet Lodge, Per. Tropical humid montane forest (cloud forest) at 2,310 m (7,579 ft) elevation, eastern-slope of the Andes.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • abra patricia reserve amazonas coeligena torquata collared inca owlet lodge subsp. margaretae
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  21. Long-tailed Sylph (female)

    Long-tailed Sylph (female)

    Long-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus kingii subsp. mocoa) Female, species sexually dimorphic. Amazonas, Abra Patricia Reserve, Owlet Lodge, Per. Tropical humid montane forest (cloud forest) at 2,310 m (7,579 ft) elevation, eastern-slope of the Andes.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • abra patricia reserve aglaiocercus kingii amazonas long-tailed sylph owlet lodge subsp. mocoa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  22. Long-tailed Sylph (male)

    Long-tailed Sylph (male)

    Long-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus kingii subsp. mocoa) Male, species sexually dimorphic. The plant belongs to the family Ericaceae and the hummingbird's competitor is an European Honeybee. Amazonas, Abra Patricia Reserve, Owlet Lodge, Per. Tropical humid montane forest (cloud forest) at 2,310 m...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • abra patricia reserve aglaiocercus kingii amazonas long-tailed sylph owlet lodge subsp. mocoa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  23. Exquisite Emerald Moth

    Exquisite Emerald Moth

    Exquisite Emerald Moth (Dyspteris tenuivitta: Geometridae). Amazonas, Abra Patricia Reserve, Owlet Lodge, Per. Tropical humid montane forest (cloud forest) at 2,310 m (7,579 ft) elevation, eastern-slope of the Andes. Night lights on a wall of a building.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • abra patricia reserve amazonas dyspteris tenuivitta exquisite emerald moth geometridae owlet lodge
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  24. Fawn-breasted Brilliant (female)

    Fawn-breasted Brilliant (female)

    Fawn-breasted Brilliant (Heliodoxa rubinoides subsp. cervinigularis) Female, species sexually dimorphic. Amazonas, Abra Patricia Reserve, Owlet Lodge, Per. Tropical humid montane forest (cloud forest) at 2,310 m (7,579 ft) elevation, eastern-slope of the Andes.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • abra patricia reserve amazonas fawn-breasted brilliant heliodoxa rubinoides owlet lodge subsp. cervinigularis
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  25. Speckled Hummingbird

    Speckled Hummingbird

    Speckled Hummingbird (Adelomyia melanogenys subsp. melanogenys) Sexes similar. Nectaring an Ericaceous shrub. Amazonas, Abra Patricia Reserve, Owlet Lodge, Per. Tropical humid montane forest (cloud forest) at 2,310 m (7,579 ft) elevation, eastern-slope of the Andes.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • abra patricia reserve adelomyia melanogenys amazonas owlet lodge speckled hummingbird
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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