Trip to Peru March 27- April 7, 2002

 

Rita Duncan, Holly Glenn, Wendy Meyer

 

Species List

This lists the localities of first sightings. Some species were seen at more than one location.

 

Birds

 

28 March 2002-On the road to our first camp on the San Pedro River

 

1.  Mountain Caracara-Phalcoboenus megalopterus

2.  Green Jay-Cyanocorax yncas

3.  Blue Crowned Motmot- Momotus momota (HBG only)

 

29 March 2002- at camp on San Pedro River

 

4.  Cock of the Rock- Rupicola peruviana at lek site from blind

5.  Paradise Tanager- Tangara chilensis

6.  Silver beaked Tanager- Ramphocelus carbo

7.  Tropical Kingbird- Tyrannus melancholicus

8.  Magpie Tanager- Cissopis leveriana

9.  Speckled Chachalaca- Ortalis guttata

10.  Roadside Hawk- Rupornis magnirostris

11.  Rufous Bellied Euphonia-Euphonia. rufiventris

12.  Russet Backed Oropendula-Psarocolius angustifrons

13.  Crested Oropendula-Psarocolius decumanus

14.  Lineated Woodpecker-Dryocopus lineatus

 

29 March 2002-Pillcopata and hike to Huacarni Village

 

15.  Black Fronted Nunbird-Monasa nigrifrons

16.  Long Tailed Tyrant-Colonia colonus (Long Tailed Doody-Waddy-HBG)

17.  White Chinned Jacamar-Galbula tombacea

18.  Laughing Falcon-Herpetotheres cachinnans (Call Only)

 

30 March 2002-To and on the Alto Madre de Dios River

 

19. Purplish Jay-Cyanocorax cyanomelas

21. Great Egret-Ardea alba

22. White Banded Swallow-Atticora fasciata

23.White Winged Swallow- Tachycineta albiventer

24. Roseate Spoonbill-Platalea ajaja

25. Snowy Egret-Egretta thula

26. Black Caracara-Daptrius ater

27. Rufescent Tiger Heron-Tigrisoma lineatum

28. Scarlet Macaw-Ara macao

29. Blue and Yellow Macaw-Ara ararauna

30. Horned Screamer-Anhíma comuta (Call Only)

31. Blue Throated Piping-Guan-Piple cumanensis

32. Yellow-rumped Cacique-Cacique cela

33. Yellow crowned Parrot-Amazona ochrocephala

34. Gray Tinamou-Tinamus tao (Call only)

35. Great Tinamou- Tinamus major (Call only)

36. Screaming Piha-Lipaugus vociferans (Call only) Wolf Whistle Bird

 

31 March 2002.  Macaw Clay Lick to Tapir Lick, Madre de Dios River

 

37. Red and Green Macaw-Ara chloroptera

38. Southern Rough-Winged Swallow- Stelgidopteryx ruficolis

39. Blue Headed Parrot- Loro cabeciazul

40. Mealy Parrot- Amazona farinose

41. Hoatzin- Opisthocomus hoatzin  (Observation Tower- RED, WLM)

42.  Anhinga-Anhinga anhinga (Observation Tower, RED, WLM)

43. Plumbeous Hawk-Leucopternis plumbea (Observation Tower, RED only)

44. Dusky Headed Parakeet- Aratinga aurea

 

1 April 2002- Manu River, Manu Reserve Zone

 

44.  Yellow Billed Tern-Sterna superciliaris

45.  Cocoi Heron-Ardea cocoi

46. Ringed Kingfisher-Ceryle torquata

47. Cinereous Harrier-Circus cinereus (immature)

48. Large Billed Tern-Phaetusa simplex

49. Sand Colored Night Hawk- Chordeiles rupestris

50. Chestnut Fronted Macaw-Ara severa (HBG and RED only)

51. Masked Tityra- Tityra semifasciata (HBG and RED only)

 

2 April 2002-Lake Salvador and Casa Machiguenga

 

52. Yellow Ridged Toucan-Ramphastos culminatus

53. Kiskadee (great or lesser?)

54. Green Kingfisher-Chloroceryle americana

55. Striated Heron-Butaroides striatus

56. Red Capped Cardinal-Paroaria gularis

57. Pale-legged Hornero-Furnarius leucopus

58. Great Black Hawk-Buteogallus urubitinga

59. Greater Ani-Crotophaga major

60. Wattled Jacana-Jacana jacana

61. Purple Galinule-Porphyrula martinica

62. Cream Colored Woodpecker-Celeus flavus

63. Antbird-unknown

64. Snail Kite ? (juvenile)-Rostrhamus sociabilis

 

3 April 2002 Manu River to Boca Manu

 

65. Orinoco Goose-Neochen jubata

66. Jabiru-Jabiru mycteria

67. Wood Stork-Mycteria americana

68. Pied Lapwing-Vanellus cayanus

 

Amphibians

 

2 April 2002-Lake Salvador and Casa Machiguenga

 

Amazon Horned Frog-Ceratophrys cornuta

 

Reptiles

 

29 March 2002-Pillcopata and hike to Huacarni Village

 

Common Tegu- Tupinambis teguixin

 

1 April 2002- Manu River, Manu Reserve Zone

 

White Caiman-Caiman crocodilus

Black Caiman-Melanosuchus niger

 

Mammals

 

31 March 2002.  Macaw Clay Lick to Tapir Lick, Madre de Dios River

 

Black Spider Monkey-Ateles paniscus

Red Howler Monkey-Alouatta seniculus

Squirrel Monkey-Saimiri sciureus

Red Brocket Deer-Mazama americana

 

1 April 2002- Manu River, Manu Reserve Zone

 

Brown Capuchin Monkey-Cebus apella

 

2 April 2002-Lake Salvador and Casa Machiguenga

 

Southern Tamandua-Tamandua tetradactyla

Giant Otter-Pteronura brasiliensis

White Fronted Capuchin Monkey-Cebus albifrons

Monk Saki Monkey-Pithecia monachus