Birds and Mammals

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Peru 2001

Birds and Mammals

Peru has about 1700 species of birds, the second highest of any country in the world. To put this in perspective, this is over twice the number found in any of the continents of Europe, North America or Australia!

My advise is to bring good binoculars and a field guide, and hire a good local guide who knows where to look.

June 25, Cloud Forest of San Piedro

Brown Capuchin Monkeys
Blue Crowned MotMot
Red-backed Hawk
Cock-of-the-Rock
Russet-backed Oropendula
Sun Bittern
Wood Creeper (uncertain sp)

June 26, along the Madre de Dios River

Large-billed Tern
Yellow-billed Tern
Black Caracara
Amazon Kingfisher
Cocoi Heron
Great Egret
Tiger Heron
Striated Heron
Capped Heron
White Winged Swallow
White Banded Swallow
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture
Cobalt Winged Parakeet
Scarlet Macaw
Chestnut-Fronted Macaw
Mealy Parrot
Chestnut eared Aricari
Roadside Hawk
Great Black Hawk
Sand Colored NightHawk
Dusky Titi Monkey
Red Howler Monkey
Squirrel Monkey
Capybara (a 40 lb Guinea Pig)
Smooth Fronted Cayman


	June 27, Manu River Collared Plover Black Skimmer Anhinga Yellow Tufted Woodpecker Blue Dacnis Blue Grey Tanager Ornate Hawk-Eagle (sitting on her nest!) Ringed Kingfisher Red & Green Macaw Spectacled Caiman (group of 5) June 27, Manu BioStation Masked Tanager Hoatzin Spix's Guan Blue-throated Piping Guan Black Collared Hawk Wattled Jacana Red-Capped Cardinal Yellow Rumped Cacique Sun Grebe Bat Falcon Collared Peccary (ok,tame one at the BioStation)

June 28, BioStation & Clay Lick

Red Throated Caracara
Blue Headed Parrot [over 200!]
Red & Green Macaw [25]
Donacobius
Nunbird
Vermillion Flycatcher
Blue Crowned Trogon
Undulated Tinamou
Crimson Crested Woodpecker
Plumbeous Kite
Giant River Otter
Amazon Red Squirrel
Collared Peccary (wild one this time)
Pirannha (caught on fishing hook, later eaten)

June 29, BioStation

Swallow Winged Puffbird
Night Monkey
Kinkajou (nocturnal carnivorous weasel-like mammal)

July 1 & 2, Cloud Forest & High Puna

Violaceous Jay
Plum Throated Catinga (good spotting, Enid!)
Long Tailed Tyrant
2 toed Sloth (Wow!)
Puna Ibis
Mountain Caracara


	Their is currently no comprehensive guide to the birds of Peru, but I used Peru: The EcoTravellers WildLife Guide by David L. Pearson & Les Beletsky.