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Rufous-rumped Antwren (Terenura callinota subsp. callinota) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Roadside, along the Belande Terry Highway between Fundo Alto Nieva and the Owlet Lodge. Tropical humid montane forest (cloud forest) at 2,100 m (6,890 ft) elevation, eastern-slope of the Andes.

One of the most beautiful hummingbirds in the Peruvian Amazon, it is like a butterfly when it flies near the flowers.

One of the most beautiful tanagers, this has the exact name to describe its beauty.

The Lord of the Heaven, the Messenger of the Gods, our Apu Kuntur showing us all his greatness.

White-capped Tanager (Sericossypha albocristata) Juveniles. Belande Terry Highway, roadside. Amazonas, Abra Patrica Reserve, Peru east of Owlet Lodge. Tropical humid montane forest (cloud forest) at 2,100 m (6,890 ft) elevation, eastern-slope of the Andes.

Cinnamon Flycatcher (Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus subsp. cinnamomeus) Sexes similar. Amazonas, Abra Patricia Reserve, Owlet Lodge, Peru. Tropical humid montane forest (cloud forest) at 2,310 m (7,579 ft) elevation, eastern-slope of the Andes.

Slaty Finch (Haplospiza rustica subsp. rustica) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Amazonas, Abra Patricia Reserve, Owlet Lodge, Peru. Bamboo thicket (Chusquea sp.: Poaceae) in a tropical humid montane forest (cloud forest) at 2,290 m (7,513 ft) elevation, eastern-slope of the Andes.

Speckled Hummingbird (Adelomyia melanogenys subsp. maculata) Sexes similar. Fundo Alto Nieva, San Martn, Per found between Abra Patrica Reserve and the protected forest of Alto Mayo along the Belande Terry Highway at kilometer 374. Secondary tropical humid montane forest (cloud forest) at 1,903...

Rhinoceros Beetle (Family: Scarabaeidae, Subfamily Dynastinae) Amazonas, Abra Patricia Reserve, Owlet Lodge, Peru. Tropical humid montane forest (cloud forest) at 2,310 m (7,579 ft) elevation, eastern-slope of the Andes. Gretchen took this picture using her cell phone of the beetle in my hand.

Photographed in sandy forest north of Moyobamba in northern Peru - San Martin Region. Alt name: Northern Chestnut-tailed Antbird

Photographed in sandy forest north of Moyobamba in northern Peru - San Martin Region. Alt name: Northern Chestnut-tailed Antbird

Magpie Tanager (Cissopis leverianus subsp. leverianus) Podocarpus National Park, Bambuscaro entrance, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador. Montane rainforest along a tributary of of Ro Bambuscaro at Cascada La Poderosa at ca. 3,200 m (975 ft) elevation.

Taken by our granddaughter backpacking round South America

This is a male Andean Condor I had the chance to see in Peru, and it's the picture I chose to start a new website that is replacing "Light as Feathers", where I will upload pictures and talk about birds among other things: www.yerayseminario.com Also, there's another website we've been...

This beautiful creature was calling at a hermit's lek near Afluente, Alto Mayo, Peru. There were several birds calling at about 20 metres from each other.

Chestnut-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila castaneiventris) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Like the tanager, this bird was too far away for my 300 mm lens. Photographed in the Cordillera Escalera, northeast of Tarapoto, San Martin Department, Peru. Cloud forest at 914 m (3,000 ft) elevation...

Burnished-buff Tanager (Tangara cayana subsp. cayana) Male, species sexually dimorphic. This bird was too far away for my 300 mm lens. Photographed in Moyobamba, San Martin Department, Peru. Urban setting, a highly disturbed (deforested) rainforest at 860 m (2,822 ft) elevation. This will be...

Grayish Saltator (Saltator coerulescens subs. azarae) Sexes similar. Photographed at the base of Morro de Calzada, San Martin Department, Peru. Protected lower-mid elevation tropical rain forest at ca. 1,400 m (4,593 ft) elevation. This will be my last post for a little over a week. My wife...

Beryl-spangled Tanager (Tangara nigroviridis subsp. berlepschi) Sexes similar. Photographed on lower east side of Abra Patricia, Amazonas Department, Peru. A tropical premontane forest (mid-elevation cloud forest) at ca. 1,500 m (4,921 ft) elevation.

Ruddy Ground Dove (Columbina talpacoti subsp. talpacoti) Sexes slightly dimorphic. Photographed in Moyobamba, San Martin Department, Peru. Urban setting, a highly disturbed (deforested) rainforest at 860 m (2,822 ft) elevation. November 2013

Gray-breasted Sabrewing (Campylopterus largipennis subsp. aequatorialis) Sexes similar. Photographed at Moyobamba, San Martin Department, Peru. A highly disturbed (deforested) rainforest at 860 m (2,822 ft) elevation.

Streak-necked Flycatcher (Mionectes striaticollis subsp. palamblae) Sexes similar. Photographed on lower east side of Abra Patricia, Amazonas Department, Peru. A tropical premontane forest (mid-elevation cloud forest) at ca. 1,500 m (4,921 ft) elevation.