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  1. Scaled Metaltail

    Scaled Metaltail

    One of Peru's 6 species of metaltails, this one only found in the far southeast (Cuzco and Puno) extending into Bolivia. Note the coppery-green tail, the best distinguishing feature from the common Tyrian Metaltail, which is usually found at lower elevations.
  2. Diademed Tapaculo

    Diademed Tapaculo

    A lovely and well-named tapaculo, which gave us great views just by a little creek, in the exact same spot where we also had a pair of Puna Tapaculos!
  3. Puno Antpitta

    Puno Antpitta

    One of the southernmost members of the Rufous Antpitta complex, only found in a small area straddling the Peru-Bolivia border. It was lovely seeing it in the Sina Valley, which gives it its scientific name!
  4. Yungas Tody-Tyrant

    Yungas Tody-Tyrant

    A cute little denizen of bamboo thickets, easily heard, but not so easily seen!
  5. Slaty Gnateater

    Slaty Gnateater

    Having had very little luck with its northern relative, the Chestnut-crowned gnateater, I was very pleasantly surprised to find that this species was both vocal and common in Puno, which led to two great encounters!
  6. Yungas Manakin

    Yungas Manakin

    Easily the most abundant manakin I've encountered, we heard easily 15+ individuals every day we were in the foothills of Puno!
  7. Yungas Warbler

    Yungas Warbler

    A split from Three-striped Warbler, this is one of a number of species that only barely reach over the border from Bolivia, and thus very attractive to us Peru listers hehe
  8. Bolivian Tapaculo

    Bolivian Tapaculo

    Like its northern relative, S. atratus, this tapaculo stands out for the white blaze on its forehead - always nice to see a splash of contrast on these ones!
  9. Buff-thighed Puffleg

    Buff-thighed Puffleg

    An unassuming hummingbird, but quite pretty if seen well. To the best of my knowledge, it doesn't regularly visit feeders anywhere, so there aren't too many photos of it.
  10. Upland Antshrike

    Upland Antshrike

    This little antshrike is mostly found in the Bolivian Yungas forests, barely extending into far southeastern Peru.
  11. Darwin's Nothura

    Darwin's Nothura

    In Peru, this tiny tinamou is only found in a few places, mostly in grasslands around the Titicaca basin. This one crossed the road right in front of us and lingered just long enough for this dodgy shot before vanishing in the grass.
  12. Green-capped tanager

    Green-capped tanager

    A beautiful tanager with an abominable scientific name and a tiny range straddling the border between Peru and Bolivia, it took us hours walking up and down the dusty road until we finally saw a pair, right below a miraculous little path that allowed us to scramble up the hill and relocate them...
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    Birds of Prey ID - Peru (Colca Canyon)

    Hi folks, I wondered if anyone would be able to help me solve a mystery from several years ago. I was just going through some pictures from a trip to Colca Canyon. I have several pictures which are recognisably Andean Condors, but these other ones I'm not sure about. Unfortunately the photos...
  14. Chestnut-winged Hookbill

    Chestnut-winged Hookbill

    A striking furnariid, this was my first time seeing the species, and I got lucky with incredible views. The few times I've seen it since, it hasn't been anywhere near as cooperative!
  15. Rufous-backed Stipplethroat

    Rufous-backed Stipplethroat

    Peru is great for stipplethroats, with 6 of the 8 currently described species. Though I'm sure a few new ones will be coming out of Brazil...
  16. Jalca tapaculo

    Jalca tapaculo

    Another of Peru's endemic high-elevation tapaculos, this one is mostly found in a small area in the center of the country
  17. 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!
  18. Bar-breasted piculet

    Bar-breasted piculet

    An odd, but very welcome encounter with this piculet that is normally found "in the canopy of lowland forest", per Schulenberg et al. In this case, it was hanging out at eye level in grassy scrub just along the road!
  19. Tumbes Tyrannulet

    Tumbes Tyrannulet

    Sticking to the theme, this is the Pacific coast counterpart of the Marañon Tyrannulet, which looks essentially identical, and is best told by range and song
  20. Marañon Tyrannulet

    Marañon Tyrannulet

    One of Peru's newest flycatchers, which was given specific status in 2023, as a split of Southern Mouse-colored.
  21. Panao Antpitta

    Panao Antpitta

    Another member of the former G. rufula complex, restricted to a tiny area of the Andes of central Peru.
  22. Oxapampa Antpitta

    Oxapampa Antpitta

    One of the many new species that came out of the big Antpitta split of 2020. Despite its name, it is not at all common around Oxapampa and is much more easily found a bit further south, in Junin.
  23. Neblina metaltail

    Neblina metaltail

    A tricky little hummingbird found at high elevations in southern Ecuador and northern Peru. Not the best photo, but I'm glad to have seen it!
  24. Chusquea Tapaculo

    Chusquea Tapaculo

    A familiar tapaculo of southern Ecuador, far less often seen in northern Peru!
  25. Amazonian Grosbeak

    Amazonian Grosbeak

    This sneaky songster is often heard but rarely seen in Amazonian Peru, and even less often does it cooperate for a photo! This encounter was even more unusual as it was in dry forest along the Marañon Valley, and happened to be the 1st ebird record for Cajamarca!
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