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March 26 - 28 – 2016

LEADER: SILVERIO DURI

Thisshort3-daystriptoseethespecialApurimac’sSPECIALITIES&ENDEMICSitwasverysuccessful-wherewerecorded11Peruvian

endemicsandagreatbonus(Buff-frontedOwl)thatisanewrecordinthispartofthecountry–thiscoupledwithspectacularscenerygaveusa

stunning3daysbirding.

BIRDINGLOCALITIES

Andahuaylasroad–belowAbancay(1875mts)BirdingspotaboveAbancay-S1332108W07251(3682)metersHuanipacaRoad-S1001017W07253071(3890)metersSoraypamparoad–(3400-3840mts)YogalimatamboGuesthouse–S13.50819W72.49804(2415mts)

DAYBYDAYACTIVITIESMarch 26th: Travel day from Cusco to Abancay (Department of Apurimac) with somebirdingstopsaboveAbancayTownandbelow(ontheAndahuaylasroad)overviewingthePachachaca River and in the evening Owling by the Pachachaca bridge. Overnight atAbancayMarch 27th:Abancay toLimatambowithbirdingmorningaboveAbancayandHuanipacaroadandafter lunchwedrovetoLimatambowherewehadtheAMAZINGsurpriseofaBuff-frontedOwlintheHotel’sgarden.OvernightattheLimatamboGuesthouse.March28th:MorningtoSoraypamparoadwithfewmorepicturesoftheBuff-frontedOwlbeforebreakfast (great viewsandpictures)plusa secondviewofKoepcke’s (Apurimac)Screech-OwlandafterbreakfastwewenttoSoraypamparoadwherewegotgreatviewsofVilcabambaTapaculo.WetravelledbacktoCuscointheafternoon.

SoraypampaRoadandtheSalkantayMassif-SilverioDuri

TheKeytotheBirdlistRED–IUCNREDLISTCATEGORY

SACC=SouthAmericanClassificationCommitteeIOC=InternationalOrnithologicalCongress

RR=RangerestrictedspeciesE=PeruvianEndemic

*=HeardOnlyTHEBIRDLISTFamily:TINAMIDAE-TINAMOUSRRTaczanowski’sTinamou-NothoproctataczanowskiiIt required somemountain climbing above Abancay to finally see onewalking away very closefrom us and another one seen from the vehicle running away from us on the Huanipaca road.VULNERABLEFamily:ANATIDAE-DUCKSTorrentDuck-MerganettaarmataOnefemaleseennearLimatamboaswewerecomingbackfromAbancaytoLimatambo;howonearthdoesthisspeciescope“acoustically”bylivinginsuchtorrentialwaters?Family:PHALACROCORACIDAE-CORMORANTSNeotropicCormorant–PhalacrocoraxbrasilianusCommonontheApurimacRiverFamily:ARDEIDAE-HERONSCattleEgret–BubulcusibisCommonFamily:THRESKIORNITHIDAE-IBISPunaIbis–PlegadisridgwayiSeeninourwaybacktoCuscofromLimatamboFamily:ACCIPITRIDAE-HAWKS&EAGLESBlack-chestedBuzzard-Eagle–GeranoaetusmelanoleucusSeenon3differentdaysatthreedifferentlocalities

VariableHawk-GeranoaetuspolyosomaAcommononearoundAbancayFamily:LARIDAE–GULLSAndeanGull-ChroicocephalusserranusOneseenintheApurimacRiverinourtoLimatambofromAbancayFamily:COLUMBIDAE–PIGEONSANDDOVESSpot-wingedPigeon-PatagioenasmaculosaCommon–seenthethreeconsecutivedaysEaredDove–ZenaidaauriculataCommonWhite-tippedDove-LeptotilaverreauxidecipiensVerycommonaroundLimatamboFamily:CUCULIDAE-ANISGroove-billedAni-CrotophagasulcirostrisCommonintheApurimacvalleyFamily:STRIGIDAE–TROPICALOWLSEKoepcke’s(Apurimac)Screech-Owl-MegascopskoepckaehockingiiFantasticviewsaftersufferingalittlebitatPachachacabridgeintheearlystartbutafterawhileitbehavedreallywell thatwegotgoodpicturesandanotheroneasaverynicebonustothenextspecieatYogaLimatambonearLimatambotown.

Koepcke’sScreechOwl(hockingiirace)–DaveKrueper

Buff-frontedOwl–AegoliusharrisiAreallyWONDEFULLsurprise“notexpectedofcourse”nearLimatamboTown.ThisiswhatIwashearingfrommyroomandsaidtoCGmakingcommentthatthisbirdcalloutsideourroomswassome….PygmyOwlsp.IwentIheardthebirdcall IpaidmoreattentionandIsaidtomyself(thatcalldoesn’tsoundfamiliartomeIhadbettergooutsideandmakesurewhoisit!)soIgrabbedmyspotlight and my recording equipment and went out to look for it before saying anything toanyone, andBINGO!There itwas abeautiful bird callingwith totally tranquillity and I got goodrecording to ensure its play-back andwentwe all got the rest to see the birdwe all got greatpictures.Sowesawitthateveningandthenextdayinthemorningbeforebreakfast.Justawesome!

Buff-frontedOwl–SilverioDuri

Family:APODIDAE-SWIFTSAndeanSwift–AeronautesandecolusSeen in two consecutive days around the bridge that dividedApurimac andCusco State on theApurimacRiver

Family:TROCHILIDAE-HUMMINGBIRDSSparklingViolet-ear-ColibricoruscansQuietcommonthroughoutthetripinthefirsttwodaysWhite-belliedHummingbird-LeucippuschionogasterSeenatYogaLimatamboatthefeedersShiningSunbeam-AglaeactiscupripenniscaumatonotusAfewseenatSoraypamparoadEWhite-tuftedSunbeam-AglaeactiscastelnaudiiSeen in two consecutive days; at Huanipaca road and seen reallywell at Soraypampa road – aPeruvianendemicGreatSapphirewing-PterophanescyanopterusOnefemaleseenontheHuanipacaroadSword-billedHummingbird–EnsiferaensiferaAfemaleoneseenreallywellontheSoraypamparoadPurple-backedThornbill-Ramphomicronmicrorhynchum2seenontheHuanipacaroadatlunchtimeTyrianMetaltail-MetalluratyrianthinaCommon, seen in the three consecutive days - Named after the color Tyrian purple; VariouslyknownasRoyalpurple,Tyrianpurple,purpleoftheancients,thisancientdyestuff,mentionedintextsdatingabout1600BC,wasproducedfromthemucusofthehypobranchialglandofvariousspeciesofmarinemollusks,notablyMurex.AlthoughoriginatinginoldportofTyreinmoderndaySyria (hence the name),man's first large scale chemical industry spread throughout theworld.WiththedeclineoftheRomanEmpire,theuseofthedyealsodeclinedandlargescaleproductionceasedwiththefallofConstantinople in1453. Itwasreplacedbyothercheaperdyes like lichenpurpleandmadderFamily:BUCCONIDAE–PUFFBIRDSWhite-earedPuffbird-Nystaluschacuru*HeardontheAndahuaylasroadFamily:PICIDAE–WOODPECKERSAndeanFlicker-ColaptesrupicolaQuietcommonthefirsttwodaysaboveAbancayFamily:FALCONIDAE-CARACARASMountainCaracara-PhalcoboenusmegalopterusCommonAmericanKestrel-FalcosparveriusCommon

PeregrineFalcon-FalcoperegrinusSeenintheseconddayatHuanipacaroadFamily:PSITTACIDAE-PARROTSMitredParakeet-AratingamitrataalticolaGreatviewsintheApurimaccanyonattheroostingarea–seenintwoconsecutivedaysFamily:GRALLARIDAE–ANTPITTASUndulatedAntpitta-Grallariasquamigera*RRStripe-headedAntpitta-GrallariaandicoluspunensisOneseenaboveAbancay-herethesubspeciespunensiswhichmaydeservefullspeciesrankfromthenorthernnominateform.Family:RHINOCRYPTIDAE-TAPACULOSEVilcabambaTapaculo-ScytolopusurubambaeNOotherTapaculobehaveslikethisone–simpleincredibleviewsofthelastonefromatotalof2atSoraypamparoad.

VilcabambaTapaculo–SilverioDuri

E“Ampay”Tapaculo-Scytlalopussp.nov.Seen in two consecutivedays; one aboveAbancay andanotheroneandbetter viewsalong theHuanipacaroad.Thisisoneofacomplexof“abovetree-lineTapaculosthatneedtobeworkedonformingacomplexwiththealreadydescribedVilcamabaTapaculotothenorthof theApurimacRiver,PunaTapaculofarthernorthovertheUrubambaRiverandotherun-describedformsintheDepartmentsofAyacucho,JunínandLambayeque.

“Ampay”Tapaculo–BarryWalker

Family:FURNARIIDAE-OVENBIRDSCream-wingedCinclodes-CinclodesalbiventrisCommonthroughoutthetrip;Jaramillo(2003)suggestedthatthealbiventrisgroupmightwarrantrecognition as a separate species from Bar-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus. Unfortunately,Chesser's (2004a) sampling did not include populations of C. fuscus from the Andes north ofArgentina.Sanínetal. (2009)sampledC.fuscusfromthroughout itsrangeandfoundthat itwaspolyphyletic, with various populations more closely related to C. olrogi, C. oustaleti, C.comechingonus, and C. antarcticus. SACC proposal passed to elevate the albiventris andalbidiventris groups to species rank. As for English names, Jaramillo (2003) proposed Cream-winged Cinclodes for C. albiventris and Buff-winged Cinclodes for C. fuscus, and Jaramillo (see

proposal 415) proposed Chestnut-winged Cinclodes for C. albidiventris; these are used heretentativelyuntilformalSACCaction.

ApurímacSpinetail–AngelaPattison

EApurimacSpinetail-SynallaxiscourseniWonderfulviewsontheHuanipacaroadandalsoatSoraypamparoad.VULNERABLEECreamy-crestedSpinetail-CranioleucaalbicapillaalbicapillaCommonendemicinthistrip–greatviewsaboveAbancay,HuanipacaroadandSoraypamparoadERusty-frontedCanastero-AsthenesottonisQuietgoodviewsatHuanipacaroadEPale-tailedCanastero-Astheneshuancavelicaeusheri*AtHuanipacaroadEJuninCanastero-AsthenesvirgataGreatviewsnearthepassinourwayintoAbancay

Creamy-crestedSpinetail–DaveKrueper

JuninCanastero–IanMerrill

Family:TYRANNIDAE–TYRANT&FLYCATCHERSSierranElaenia-Elaeniapallatangae1seenaboveAbancayTuftedTit-Tyrant-AnairetesparulusSeeneverylocationinthistripRufous-breastedChat-Tyrant-OchthoecarufipectoralisrufipectoralisOneseenwellontheHuanipacaroadWhite-browedChat-Tyrant-OchthoecaleucophrysSeeneverydayBlack-billedShrike-Tyrant-Agriornismontana1seenattheHuanipacaroadRRRufous-webbedTyrant-PolioxolmisrufipennisSeenalsoontheHuanipacaroadRufous-napedGround-Tyrant-MuscisaxicolarufivertexVerygoodviewsatHuanipacaroadatourlunchspotPunaGround-Tyrant-MuscisaxicolajuninensisOnlyoneseenatHuanipacaroadFamily:COTINGIDAE-COTINGASRed-crestedCotinga-AmpelionrubrocristatusCommonaboveAbancay,HuanipacaroadandontheSoraypamparoadFamily:HIRUNDINIDAE–SWALLOWSBrown-belliedSwallow-NotiochelidonmurinaCommonaboveAbancayFamily:TROGLODYTIDAE-WRENSPunaWren-Cistothorusminutus*Family:TURDIDAE–THRUSHES&SOLITAIRESChiguancoThrush-TurduschiguancochiguancoCommonGreatThrush-TurdusfuscaterockenderiCommonFamily:THRAUPIDAE–TANAGERS&ALLIESScarlet-belliedMountain-Tanager-AnisognathusigniventrisSeenintwoconsecutivedaysaboveAbancay

Black-throatedFlower-piercer-DiglossabrunneiventrisQuietcommonseenintheseconddayRRTit-likeDacnis-XenodacnisparinaVerygoodviewsof2ontheseconddayaboveAbancayCinereousConebill-ConirostrumcinereumcinereumCommonontheSoraypamparoadRRPeruvianSierra-Finch-PhrygiluspunensisCommon–seenateverylocalityAsh-breastedSierra-Finch-PhrygilusplebejusSeenontheintheseconddayandalsoontheSoraypamparoadEChestnut-breastedMountain-Finch-PoospizacaesarVerygooddestinationtoseethisPeruvianendemic–seenateverylocality,7intotalPlain-coloredSeedeater-CatameniainornataCommonaboveAbancayINCERTAESEDISGolden-billedSaltator-SaltatoraurantiirostrisAnothercommonbirdaboveAbancay,seenontwoconsecutivedays

ApurimacBrushfinch–FabriceSchmitt

Family:EMBEZERIDAE–NEWWORLDSPARROWSRufous-collaredSparrow-ZonatrichiacapensisCommonEApurimacBrush-finch-AtalaptesforbesiVery good views of this Peruvian endemic at every locality – Above Abancay, Huanipaca andSoraypamparoad–8intotalVULNERABLEFamily:CARDINALIDAE–CARDINALGROSBEAKSSeveraltanagerspecies(genusPirangaforexample)andcertaingrosbeakspeciesarenowplacedinthisfamily.AwaitingnewsregardingtheirEnglish(vernacular)namesBlack-backedGrosbeak-Pheucticusaureoventris2seenintheseconddayaboveAbancayFamily:ICTERIDAE–ORIOLES&BLACKBIRDSMountainCacique-CacicuschrysonotusThis itwasaBIGsurpriseformetofindthisbird inanunusualhabitat–2seenintheApurimacvalley near the Cunyac bridge (on the Apurimac River) in our way back from Abancay toLimatamboFamily:FRINGILLIDAE-FINCHESHoodedSiskin-SpinusmagellanicaSeenatthePakaritampuHotelandinthewestslopeofAbraMalaga

MAMMALS

Family:CANIDAE–DOGSCulpeo-LycalopexculpaeusAniceviewof1walkingandplayingalongtheApurimacRivernearthedivisionbridgeinourwayintoAbancay

Culpeo–SilverioDuri