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  1. H

    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...
  2. 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!
    • Thibaud
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    • ancistrops strigilatus furnariidae hookbill pasco peru
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  3. 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...
    • Thibaud
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    • antwren epinecrophylla loreto opusimage peru rufous-backed stipplethroat
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  4. 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
    • Thibaud
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    • endemic junin peru scytalopus frankeae tapaculo
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  5. 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
  6. 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!
    • Thibaud
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    • peru picidae piculet picumnus aurifrons ucayali
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  7. 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
    • Thibaud
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    • lambayeque nesotriccus tumbezanus peru tumbes tyrannulet
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  8. Marañon Tyrannulet

    Marañon Tyrannulet

    One of Peru's newest flycatchers, which was given specific status in 2023, as a split of Southern Mouse-colored.
    • Thibaud
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    • cajamarca maranon tyrannulet nesotriccus maranonicus peru
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  9. Panao Antpitta

    Panao Antpitta

    Another member of the former G. rufula complex, restricted to a tiny area of the Andes of central Peru.
    • Thibaud
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    • antpitta endemic grallaria oneilli panao antpitta pasco peru
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  10. 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.
    • Thibaud
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    • antpitta grallaria centralis junin oxapampa antpitta peru satipo road
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  11. 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!
    • Thibaud
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    • cajamarca hummingbird metallura odomae neblina metaltail peru
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  12. Chusquea Tapaculo

    Chusquea Tapaculo

    A familiar tapaculo of southern Ecuador, far less often seen in northern Peru!
    • Thibaud
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    • cajamarca chusquea tapaculo peru scytalopus parkeri
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  13. 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!
    • Thibaud
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    • amazonian grosbeak cajamarca cyanoloxia rothschildii peru
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  14. Ancash Tapaculo

    Ancash Tapaculo

    One of Peru's many endemic tapaculos, mostly found in Ancash, as its name indicates.
    • Thibaud
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    • ancash ancash tapaculo peru scytalopus affinis
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  15. Ash-breasted tit-tyrant

    Ash-breasted tit-tyrant

    A emblematic species of Peruvian Polylepis forests, this beautiful little flycatcher is unfortunately quite rare and endangered
    • Thibaud
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    • anairetes alpinus ancash ash-breasted tit-tyrant peru
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  16. Fulvous Antshrike

    Fulvous Antshrike

    A very sneaky Amazonian antbird, I believe this is the first photo for Peru!
    • Thibaud
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    • frederickena fulva fulvous antshrike peru san martin
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  17. Variegated tinamou

    Variegated tinamou

    Probably the prettiest tinamou I've seen! Luckily, it was one of these occasions where it walked slowly away from me, instead of exploding practically from underfoot like a snipe and disappearing in the distance. It walked maybe 10 meters downhill and then appeared to be quite curious, popping...
    • Thibaud
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    • crypturellus variegatus madre de dios peru tinamou
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  18. Flammulated Pygmy-Tyrant

    Flammulated Pygmy-Tyrant

    As ebird says, this little bamboo specialist actually looks duller than its name suggests haha. Still, I was pleased to finally run into one!
    • Thibaud
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    • hemitriccus flammulatus los amigos madre de dios peru
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  19. Chestnut-shouldered antwren

    Chestnut-shouldered antwren

    A tricky canopy antwren, much more easily heard than seen!
    • Thibaud
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    • antwren euchrepomis humeralis madre de dios peru thamnophilidae
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  20. Dusky-throated Antshrike

    Dusky-throated Antshrike

    A bird with an unusually extensive black throat patch
    • Thibaud
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    • allpahuayo mishana antshrike loreto peru thamnomanes ardesiacus
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  21. White-browed Hawk

    White-browed Hawk

    I was quite lucky with this rare hawk (which was a lifer). I heard it calling persistently and finally spotted it high up in a massive castaña tree. But I was with a bunch of students, so I only got a few shots before it took off. The next day I returned alone and played a recording, and soon...
    • Thibaud
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    • leucopternis kuhli madre de dios peru white-browed hawk
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  22. Humaita Antbird

    Humaita Antbird

    A notoriously skulking antbird, in Peru restricted to palm swamps in the southeast, I was lucky that the male was singing or I never would have even thought to look for it in the minuscule wetland (which had at most 5 palm trees) right behind the house where we were staying.
    • Thibaud
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    • humaita antbird madre de dios myrmelastes humaythae peru
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  23. Striated Antbird

    Striated Antbird

    A skulking little bamboo specialist, easily heard but significantly harder to see, it only showed itself for a couple seconds before vanishing in the bamboo again.
    • Thibaud
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    • antbird drymophila devillei peru striated antbird
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  24. R

    Birding in Peru in February

    Hey there, I plan to go to Peru next February. I have two weeks to travel around but I heard that it's rainy season in some areas which I wanted to visit (Tingo Maria, Oxapampa) and now I am not sure if it is still rewarding. Do you guys have experiences with those spots in February or have any...
  25. White-lined antbird (male)

    White-lined antbird (male)

    A lovely antbird found in bamboo thickets in southeastern Peru, I finally encountered this very responsive male who posed very nicely for me!
    • Thibaud
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    • antbird madre de dios myrmoborus lophotes peru
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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