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A localized endemic found on the western slope of Peru's northern Andes, here seen at the Abra Porculla, in the department of Piura that gives the species its name.
One of only two tapaculos with these characteristic white shoulders, the other being the White-winged Tapaculo, which is endemic to the eastern Andes of north-central Peru.
The last leg of the journey! A bumper bundle this time.
#2 looks like an Ibis but I haven't been able to narrow it down further than that.
#3Franklin's Gull?
#4 Cinclodes? If so, which species?
#5 Andean Goose
All help always appreciated.
A happy new year to you all,
Andy
Still working through photos from this year and re-identifying species I photographed in Peru. The attached photos show two species. I believe the one on the left is a Lesser Violetear (distinct from Mexican/Green in eBird FWIW (but open to being corrected).
The bird on the right is confusing...
A fairly tricky foothill toucanet, it had eluded me for a year, but Hacienda Armorique is a sure spot for it, and I finally got good views of this lovely toucanet!
A tricky bamboo specialist, we spent about two hours crawling around a sprawling Guadua thicket and only getting glimpses until we stumbled upon a path cutting through it, and found the twistwing hunting maybe 5 meters off said path, in an area with a much more open understorey, where it gave us...
A stunning north Peruvian endemic, this canyon is pretty much the only reliable location for it.
For some reason, it is not nearly as well known as the Marvelous Spatuletail, but when seen in flight, I'd say it's nearly as spectacular, and well deserving of attention, as it is probably at an...
Hi everybody,
I went on a little pelagic outing off the coast of Piura, in northwestern Peru last saturday, and Procellaria Petrels were some of the most common birds around. Many were clearly White-chinned, with a fully pale bill tip, and very rarely a visible white chin (see photos 1-3)...