BIRDS OBSERVED AND TAPE-RECORDED ALONG THE RIO TAPICHE, LORETO, PERU
7 FEBRUARY-3 MARCH 1997
R. Haven Wiley (with contributions by J. Bishop and T. Struhsaker)
(download pdf version -- 7 pages)
Revised 20 October 2004 after a review of notes and recordings
Second revision 12 March 2015 after review of field notes and new resources
DELETIONS . . .
Tinamus tao DELETED (no vocalizations heard -- also see note for Tinamus major)
Ortygonax nigricans DELETED (insufficient information)
Ciccaba virgata DELETED (see note for Ciccaba nigrolineata)
Glaucidium hardyi DELETED (insufficient information)
Caprimulgus parvulus DELETED (see note for Nyctipolus nigrescens)
Thamnophilus doliatus DELETED (insufficient information)
Mionectes macconnellii DELETED (see note for Mionectes oleagineus)
Sirystes sibilator DELETED (insufficient information)
Conirostrum bicolor DELETED (misidentified female Nemosia pileata)

Field notes continue to CONFIRM IDENTIFICATIONS of . . .
Spizaetus (Spizastur) melanoleucus, Buteogallus (Harpyhaliaetus) solitarius, Coccyzus cinereus, Poecilotriccus calopterus,
Tolmomyias traylori, Contopus cooperi, Xenopipo atronitens, Pheugopaedius (Thryothorus) coraya, Sporophila luctuosa,
Sporophila nigricollis, and others below.

Field notes also indicate NEW IDENTIFICATIONS for several observations that could not be identified in 1997 . . .
Spizaetus tyrannus (soaring bird recorded)
Zebrilus undulatus (one flew across a narrow blackwater channel)
Myrmeciza fortis (songs recorded)
Rhegmatorhina melanosticta (sang near army ants)
Dendroplex kienerii (characteristic song heard once in varzea)
Pipra fasciicauda (male resembling subsp saturata in a fruiting tree, not expected this far east)
Neopelma (presumably sulphureiventer, now known to occur just west of the Ucayali),
Turdus sanchezorum (one singing in varzea)
Cacicus (Clypicterus) oseryi (distinctive display heard)

Many notes in the following list have also been updated.

Habitats included margins of rivers, channels, and cochas, varzea, restingas (slightly higher ground
on former river levees in varzea), aguajals (Mauritia swamps), and terra firme (restricted to low
ridges east of the river)
Almost all of the area surveyed lies within the floodplain of the Rio Ucayali, so within the past few
hundred years parts of the area probably lay both east and west of the course of the river.   Thus
there might be persisting remnants or mixtures of populations now mostly separated by the river.
R = number of entries in my notebooks (a rough index of frequency of encounters)
G = number of tape-recordings
All recordings and observations (unless otherwise noted) were at locations between
the mouth of the Rio Blanco (5-35 S, 73-50 W) and the town of San Pedro (5-55 S 74-05 W)
Nomenclature conforms with SACC (12 March 2015) with variants from Schulenberg et al. (2010).
Family Genus Species R G Notes
TINAMIDAE Tinamus major 3 1 some large tinamous had gray head, neck, and underparts
TINAMIDAE Crypturellus cinereus 10 7
TINAMIDAE Crypturellus soui 2
TINAMIDAE Crypturellus undulatus 14 3
ANHIMIDAE Anhima cornuta 28 1
ANATIDAE Cairina moschata 28
CRACIDAE Ortalis guttata 12 1
CRACIDAE Penelope jacquacu 3
PHALACROCORACIDAE Phalacrocorax brasilianus 7
ANHINGIDAE Anhinga anhinga 17
ARDEIDAE Tigrisoma lineatum 3
ARDEIDAE Cochlearius cochlearius 1 near the mouth of the Rio Tapiche
ARDEIDAE Nycticorax nycticorax 1
ARDEIDAE Butorides striatus 9
ARDEIDAE Bubulcus ibis 2
ARDEIDAE Ardea cocoi 13
ARDEIDAE Ardea alba 6
ARDEIDAE Pilherodius pileatus 8
THRESKIORNITHIDAE Mesembrinibis cayennensis 21 5
CATHARTIDAE Cathartes aura 6
CATHARTIDAE Cathartes burrovianus 3
CATHARTIDAE Cathartes melambrotus 15
CATHARTIDAE Coragyps atratus 4
PANDIONIDAE Pandion haliaetus 8
ACCIPITRIDAE Chondrohierax uncinatus 2
ACCIPITRIDAE Leptodon cayanensis 3
ACCIPITRIDAE Elanoides forficatus 3
ACCIPITRIDAE Spizaetus melanoleucus 1 one observed low overhead; conspicuous bright orange cere and buteonine shape excluded young Leptodon and the next species; generally rare
ACCIPITRIDAE Spizaetus ornatus 6 nest with adult nearby
ACCIPITRIDAE Busarellus nigricollis 29
ACCIPITRIDAE Helicolestes hamatus 14 1 (Rostrhamus)
ACCIPITRIDAE Ictinia plumbea 22
ACCIPITRIDAE Accipiter superciliosus 1 one attacked an understory flock
ACCIPITRIDAE Geranospiza caerulescens 3
ACCIPITRIDAE Buteogallus schistacea 6 (Leucopternis)
ACCIPITRIDAE Buteogallus urubitinga 8 1
ACCIPITRIDAE Buteogallus solitarius 1 (Harpyhaliaetus) one adult carefully observed in flight: relatively narrow central tail-band and slaty color excluded Buteogallus uruitinga; shape, size (in close comparison with Osprey), and yellow legs excluded other dark species; not expected 100 km from the Andes
ACCIPITRIDAE Rupornis magnirostris 15 1
PSOPHIIDAE Psophia leucoptera 1 definitely trumpeters, but species not confirmed
RALLIDAE Aramides cajanea 6 2
RALLIDAE Porphyrula martinica 1
HELIORNITHIDAE Heliornis fulica 20 2
EURYPYGIDAE Eurypyga helias 4 1
CHARADRIIDAE Vanellus cayanus 2
SCOLOPACIDAE Actitis macularia 2
JACANIDAE Jacana jacana 5
LARIDAE Sternula superciliaris 2
LARIDAE Phaetusa simplex 7
COLUMBIDAE Patagioenas cayennensis 7
COLUMBIDAE Patagioenas plumbea 17 8
COLUMBIDAE Patagioenas subvinacea 7 2
COLUMBIDAE Geotrygon montana 11 2
COLUMBIDAE Leptotila rufaxilla 16 1
COLUMBIDAE Columbina talpacoti 1
COLUMBIDAE Claravis pretiosa 2
OPISTHOCOMIDAE Opisthocomus hoazin 5
CUCULIDAE Coccycua minuta 1 (Piaya)
CUCULIDAE Coccycua cinereus 1 gray coloration and tail pattern excluded other possibilities, not the expected season for this species
CUCULIDAE Piaya cayana 8 2
CUCULIDAE Crotophaga major 29
CUCULIDAE Crotophaga ani 2
STRIGIDAE Megascops choliba 13 4
STRIGIDAE Megascops watsonii 3 2
STRIGIDAE Lophostrix cristata 1 1
STRIGIDAE Pulsatrix perspicillata 4 1
STRIGIDAE Ciccaba nigrolineata 1 vocalizations originally misidentified
STRIGIDAE Glaucidium brasilianum 24 7
NYCTIBIIDAE Nyctibius grandis 4
NYCTIBIIDAE Nyctibius aethereus 1
NYCTIBIIDAE Nyctibius griseus 7 3
CAPRIMULGIDAE Lurocalis semitorquatus 2
CAPRIMULGIDAE Nyctipolus nigrescens 1 (Caprimulgus) clearly observed perched and in flight, originally misidentified
CAPRIMULGIDAE Nyctidromus albicollis 13 3
CAPRIMULGIDAE Hydropsalis climacocerca 1
APODIDAE Chaetura cinereiventris 3
APODIDAE Chaetura pelagica 1 observed at close range bathing in the river one morning, brown coloration, pale throat, nearly uniform back and rump, north of the Rio Blanco (about 4-25 S)
APODIDAE Chaetura brachyura 7
APODIDAE Tachornis squamata 12 1
APODIDAE Panyptila cayennensis 1
TROCHILIDAE Phaethornis atrimentalis 1 blackish throat and small size
TROCHILIDAE Phaethornis hispidus 1
TROCHILIDAE Phaethornis philippii 2
TROCHILIDAE Campylopterus largipennis 1
TROGONIDAE Pharomachrus pavoninus 1
TROGONIDAE Trogon melanurus 13 6
TROGONIDAE Trogon viridis 7 3
TROGONIDAE Trogon violaceus 2
TROGONIDAE Trogon curucui 1
ALCEDINIDAE Megaceryle torquata 38 3
ALCEDINIDAE Chloroceryle amazona 26
ALCEDINIDAE Chloroceryle americana 9
ALCEDINIDAE Chloroceryle inda 12 2
ALCEDINIDAE Chloroceryle aenea 5
MOMOTIDAE Baryphthengus martii 1
MOMOTIDAE Momotus momota 3
GALBULIDAE Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis 2 1
GALBULIDAE Galbula cyanescens 1
GALBULIDAE Jacamerops aurea 1
BUCCONIDAE Notharchus macrorhynchos 1
BUCCONIDAE Bucco macrodactylus 1
BUCCONIDAE Bucco capensis 1
BUCCONIDAE Nonnula ruficapilla 1 carefully observed pair with chestnut caps
BUCCONIDAE Monasa nigrifrons 30 4
BUCCONIDAE Monasa morphoeus 1
BUCCONIDAE Chelidoptera tenebrosa 21
CAPITONIDAE Capito aurovirens 11 1
CAPITONIDAE Capito niger 2
CAPITONIDAE Eubucco richardsoni 2
RAMPHASTIDAE Selenidera reinwardtii 2 1 dark bills seen clearly on two birds
RAMPHASTIDAE Pteroglossus inscriptus 9
RAMPHASTIDAE Pteroglossus castanotis 14
RAMPHASTIDAE Ramphastos tucanus 25 2
RAMPHASTIDAE Ramphastos vitellinus 16
PICIDAE Melanerpes cruentatus 7 2
PICIDAE Veniliornis affinis 1
PICIDAE Piculus flavigula 1
PICIDAE Piculus chrysochloros 1
PICIDAE Colaptes punctigula 6 1
PICIDAE Celeus grammicus 1
PICIDAE Celeus elegans 4
PICIDAE Celeus flavus 7
PICIDAE Celeus torquatus 2
PICIDAE Campephilus rubricollis 2
PICIDAE Campephilus melanoleucos 4
FALCONIDAE Daptrius americanus 13 1
FALCONIDAE Herpetotheres cachinnans 10 1
FALCONIDAE Micrastur ruficollis 2 1
FALCONIDAE Micrastur semitorquatus 2 1
FALCONIDAE Daptrius ater 7
FALCONIDAE Milvago chimachima 9 1
FALCONIDAE Falco rufigularis 4
PSITTACIDAE Touit purpurata 1 parrolet identified by size, shape, and calls in flight, no red or yellow on wings
PSITTACIDAE Brotogeris sanctithomae 12 2
PSITTACIDAE Brotogeris versicolurus 1
PSITTACIDAE Brotogeris cyanoptera 16
PSITTACIDAE Pyrilia barrabandi 4 1
PSITTACIDAE Pionus menstruus 20 1
PSITTACIDAE Graydidascalus brachyurus 14 2
PSITTACIDAE Amazona ochrocephala 6
PSITTACIDAE Amazona farinosa 37 5
PSITTACIDAE Amazona amazonica 27 5
PSITTACIDAE Forpus xanthopterygius 2
PSITTACIDAE Forpus modestus [sclateri] 1
PSITTACIDAE Pionites melanocephala 6 1 two flocks included individuals with completely black crowns; other individuals (presumably immatures) had crowns mottled with black; Pionites were scarce during this survey and leucogaster (the species expected east of the Ucayali) was not observed
PSITTACIDAE Pyrrhura picta 1
PSITTACIDAE Aratinga weddellii 13
PSITTACIDAE Orthopsittaca manilatus 33 6
PSITTACIDAE Ara ararauna 56 4
PSITTACIDAE Ara macao 24 2
PSITTACIDAE Ara chloroptera 7 1 including a pair at a nest cavity
PSITTACIDAE Ara severus 4
PSITTACIDAE Psittacara leucophthalmus 20 2
THAMNOPHILIDAE Taraba major 7 5
THAMNOPHILIDAE Sakesphorus canadensis 2 shrubs in water at edges of cochas
THAMNOPHILIDAE Thamnophilus schistaceus 6 4
THAMNOPHILIDAE Thamnophilus murinus 7 1
THAMNOPHILIDAE Thamnophilus amazonicus 1 1
THAMNOPHILIDAE Thamnomanes saturninus 5 2 these two Thamnomanes species were scarce in the restinga forests near the Tapiche -- all vocalizations were typical of schistogynus and saturninus
THAMNOPHILIDAE Thamnomanes schistogynus 12 7
THAMNOPHILIDAE Pygiptila stellaris 6 6
THAMNOPHILIDAE Isleria hauxwelli 2
THAMNOPHILIDAE Myrmotherula brachyura 2 1
THAMNOPHILIDAE Myrmotherula ignota 1 1
THAMNOPHILIDAE Myrmotherula multostriata 12 6
THAMNOPHILIDAE Myrmotherula axillaris 9 2
THAMNOPHILIDAE Myrmotherula menetriesii 2
THAMNOPHILIDAE Microrhopias quixensis 1
THAMNOPHILIDAE Hypocnemis cantator 31 20 nest with two eggs
THAMNOPHILIDAE Cercomacra serva 1 1 distinctive song of rising doublets
THAMNOPHILIDAE Cercomacra nigrescens 1 heard once briefly
THAMNOPHILIDAE Cercomacra cinerascens 12 8
THAMNOPHILIDAE Myrmoborus leucophrys 3
THAMNOPHILIDAE Myrmoborus myotherinus 2 1
THAMNOPHILIDAE Myrmoborus melanurus 4 3 pair observed closely
THAMNOPHILIDAE Sclateria naevia 3 2
THAMNOPHILIDAE Schistocichla leucostigma 1 1
THAMNOPHILIDAE Myrmeciza hemimelaena 1 1
THAMNOPHILIDAE Myrmeciza atrothorax 4 4
THAMNOPHILIDAE Myrmeciza melanoceps 24 20
THAMNOPHILIDAE Myrmeciza hyperythra 8 7
THAMNOPHILIDAE Rhegmatorhina melanosticta 1
THAMNOPHILIDAE Hylophylax naevius 1 1
THAMNOPHILIDAE Hylophylax punctulatus 5 4
THAMNOPHILIDAE Willisornis poecilinotus 2 2
THAMNOPHILIDAE Phlegopsis nigromaculata 33 24 distraction display indicated a nest
RHINOCRYPTIDAE Liosceles thoracicus 1
FORMICARIIDAE Formicarius colma 8 3
FORMICARIIDAE Formicarius analis 7 2
DENDROCOLAPTINAE Dendrocincla fuliginosa 9 3
DENDROCOLAPTINAE Sittasomus griseicapillus 2
DENDROCOLAPTINAE Glyphorynchus spirurus 3 1
DENDROCOLAPTINAE Dendrexetastes rufigula 3
DENDROCOLAPTINAE Nasica longirostris 31 14
DENDROCOLAPTINAE Dendrocolaptes picumnus 2
DENDROCOLAPTINAE Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus 3
DENDROCOLAPTINAE Xiphorhynchus guttatus 41 18
DENDROCOLAPTINAE Xiphorhynchus obsoletus 12 8
DENDROCOLAPTINAE Xiphorhynchus ocellatus 8
DENDROCOLAPTINAE Xiphorhynchus elegans 3
DENDROCOLAPTINAE Dendroplex picus 5
FURNARIINAE Xenops minutus 2
FURNARIINAE Philydor erythrocercum 1
FURNARIINAE Philydor pyrrhodes 2
FURNARIINAE Automolus infuscatus 1 1
FURNARIINAE Metopothrix aurantiacus 1 observed at a nest in the top of a Cecropia beside a cocha
FURNARIINAE Certhiaxis mustelinus 1
FURNARIINAE Synallaxis gujanensis 2
TYRANNIDAE Tyrannulus elatus 10 6
TYRANNIDAE Myiopagis gaimardii 4
TYRANNIDAE Myiopagis caniceps 1
TYRANNIDAE Myiopagis flavivertex 1 1
TYRANNIDAE Camptostoma obsoletum 2
TYRANNIDAE Corythopis torquata 2 2
TYRANNIDAE Zimmerius gracilipes 1
TYRANNIDAE Mionectes oleagineus 1 displaying bird lacked wing bars and tertial edgings (suggesting macconnellii) but had vocalizations typical of oleagineus
TYRANNIDAE Sublegatus obscurior 1 clearly observed, rather dull underparts probably excluded modestus
TYRANNIDAE Myiornis ecaudatus 3
TYRANNIDAE Lophotriccus vitiosus 5 2
TYRANNIDAE Hemitriccus iohannis 1
TYRANNIDAE Poecilotriccus calopterus 1 tiny bird with conspicuous pattern in shrubs beside a cocha
TYRANNIDAE Todirostrum maculatum 1 1
TYRANNIDAE Tolmomyias traylori 4 4 at least one identified by strongly hoarse quality and typical shape of notes
TYRANNIDAE Tolmomyias assimilis 6 2
TYRANNIDAE Tolmomyias poliocephalus 7 5
TYRANNIDAE Tolmomyias flaviventris 3
TYRANNIDAE Platyrinchus coronatus 2 1
TYRANNIDAE Terenotriccus erythrurus 5 2
TYRANNIDAE Contopus cooperi 1 one bird with dark olive vest and white ventral stripe in clear view atop a tree in flooded forest
TYRANNIDAE Ochthornis littoralis 9
TYRANNIDAE Arundinicola leucocephala 2
TYRANNIDAE Legatus leucophaius 13 4
TYRANNIDAE Myiozetetes similis 15 3
TYRANNIDAE Myiozetetes granadensis 3
TYRANNIDAE Myiozetetes luteiventris 1
TYRANNIDAE Pitangus sulphuratus 23 3
TYRANNIDAE Philohydor lictor 19
TYRANNIDAE Megarynchus pitangua 12 2
TYRANNIDAE Tyrannus melancholicus 18
TYRANNIDAE Tyrannus savana 9
TYRANNIDAE Tyrannus tyrannus 4
TYRANNIDAE Myiarchus tuberculifer 2 1
TYRANNIDAE Attila cinnamomeus 5 3
TYRANNIDAE Attila citriniventris 5 4
TYRANNIDAE Attila spadiceus 3 2
COTINGIDAE Querula purpurata 6 3
COTINGIDAE Cephalopterus ornatus 2 2
COTINGIDAE Cotinga maynana 10
COTINGIDAE Cotinga cayana 1
COTINGIDAE Lipaugus vociferans 12 4
COTINGIDAE Porphyrolaema porphyrolaema 1
COTINGIDAE Gymnoderus foetidus 19
PIPRIDAE Tyranneutes stolzmanni 25 14
PIPRIDAE Xenopipo atronitens 1 one bird observed closely, entirely black plumage, shortish tail, short bill, and size excluded similar becards and tanagers
PIPRIDAE Lepidothrix coronota 1 1
PIPRIDAE Machaeropterus regulus 1 1 possibly pyrocephalus
TITYRIDAE Tityra inquisitor 2
TITYRIDAE Tityra cayana 8
TITYRIDAE Tityra semifasciata 6
TITYRIDAE Schiffornis major 2 1
TITYRIDAE Iodopleura isabellae 4
TITYRIDAE Pachyramphus castaneus 2 2
TITYRIDAE Pachyramphus minor 1
INCERTAE SEDIS Piprites chloris 1
VIREONIDAE Cyclarhis gujanensis 8 3 scattered birds sang in riverside crowns
VIREONIDAE Vireo olivaceus 1
VIREONIDAE Hylophilus ochraceiceps 1
VIREONIDAE Hylophilus hypoxanthus 1
CORVIDAE Cyanocorax violaceus 9 4
HIRUNDINIDAE Atticora fasciata 20
HIRUNDINIDAE Stelgidopteryx ruficollis 21
HIRUNDINIDAE Progne tapera 2
HIRUNDINIDAE Progne elegans 1
HIRUNDINIDAE Tachycineta albiventer 25
HIRUNDINIDAE Riparia riparia 1
TROGLODYTIDAE Microcerculus marginatus 5 1
TROGLODYTIDAE Campylorhynchus turdinus 15 1
TROGLODYTIDAE Pheugopaedius genibarbis 3 (Thryothorus)
TROGLODYTIDAE Pheugopaedius coraya 2 2 (Thryothorus) individuals of both species observed and typical vocalizations heard; coraya not expected east of the Ucayali
TROGLODYTIDAE Cantorchilus leucotis 33 11 (Thryothorus)
POLIOPTILIDAE Ramphocaenus melanurus 2 2
POLIOPTILIDAE Polioptila plumbea 1
DONACOBIIDAE Donacobius atricapillus 7
TURDIDAE Turdus hauxwelli 1 1
TURDIDAE Turdus ignobilis 1 1
TURDIDAE Turdus albicollis 9 4
THRAUPIDAE Paroaria gularis 14
THRAUPINAE Nemosia pileata 1
THRAUPINAE Eucometis penicillata 1
THRAUPINAE Tachyphonus luctuosus 1
THRAUPINAE Tachyphonus rufiventer 2
THRAUPINAE Tachyphonus surinamus 1
THRAUPINAE Ramphocelus nigrogularis 8
THRAUPINAE Ramphocelus carbo 9 1
THRAUPINAE Thraupis episcopus 9 1
THRAUPINAE Thraupis palmarum 1
THRAUPINAE Tangara chilensis 9
THRAUPINAE Tangara gyrola 1
THRAUPINAE Tangara schrankii 5 1
THRAUPINAE Dacnis flaviventer 6
THRAUPINAE Chlorophanes spiza 1
THRAUPIDAE Sporophila castaneiventris 3
THRAUPIDAE Sporophila angolensis 1 (Oryzoborus)
THRAUPIDAE Sporophila luctuosa 1 flock of 5 clearly observed
THRAUPIDAE Sporophila nigricollis 1 male observed in tall grass near a village
INCERTAE SEDIS Saltator grossus 1
INCERTAE SEDIS Saltator caerulescens 4 1
EMBERIZIDAE Ammodramus aurifrons 3
CARDINALIDAE Piranga olivacea 3 twice in female or basic plumage, once or twice males in nearly full alternate plumage
CARDINALIDAE Habia rubica 1
ICTERIDAE Psarocolius angustifrons 16 3
ICTERIDAE Psarocolius decumanus 10 1
ICTERIDAE Cacicus cela 28 8
ICTERIDAE Cacicus latirostris 1 1 (Ocyalus)
ICTERIDAE Icterus cayanensis 1 cayanensis/chrysocephalus intergrade with yellow nape but black crown
ICTERIDAE Icterus croconotus 3 (icterus)
ICTERIDAE Lampropsar tanagrinus 38 5
ICTERIDAE Chrysomus icterocephalus 4
ICTERIDAE Scaphidura oryzivorus 4
ICTERIDAE Molothrus bonariensis 5
FRINGILLIDAE Euphonia chlorotica 1
FRINGILLIDAE Euphonia xanthogaster 1
FRINGILLIDAE Euphonia rufiventris 2