Bolivia: The Andes and Chaco Lowlands trip report
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Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata Seen at Refugio Los Volcanes Barred Becard Pachyramphus versicolor Seen along the Coroico road Vireonidae Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus A few seen in the Chaco Corvidae Purplish Jay Cyanocorax cyanomelas Common at several locations Plush-crested Jay Cyanocorax chrysops Common at several locations Hirundinidae White-rumped Swallow Tachycineta leucorrhoa One seen at Valle Sanchez on our first afternoon Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca Seen in La Siberia cloudforest and Cochabamba city Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera A few seen in Beni Pale-footed Swallow Notiochelidon flavipes Together with Blue-and-white Swallow. Sue managed to see the chestnut color on one. Andean Swallow Haplochelidon andecola Seen at Cerro Tunari Grey-breasted Martin Progne chalybea Seen in Beni Southern Martin Progne elegans A nesting colony was a surprise indeed in Comarapa town! Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Seen in Beni Donacobiidae Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapilla Great views of one bird in Beni. Here with the buff supercilium Troglodytidae Thrush-like Wren Campylorhynchus turdinus Seen in Beni House Wren Troglodytes aedon A few heard and seen Mountain Wren Troglodytes solstitialis Good views in La Siberia cloudforest Fawn-breasted Wren Cantorchilus guarayanus Good views of this near-endemic at Valle Sanchez. Found in Bolivia and adjacent Brazil Moustached Wren Pheugopedius genibarbis Good views of this always tricky skulker at Refugio Los Volcanes Polioptilidae Masked Gnatcatcher Polioptila dumicola Seen well in the valleys near Saipina and Comarapa Mimidae Chalk-browed Mockingbird Mimus saturninus Seen around Santa Cruz de la Sierra Brown-backed Mockingbird Mimus dorsalis Two birds were seen well along the drive to Cochabamba. Turdidae White-eared Solitaire (H) Entomodestes leucotis Heard distantly only during breakfast at Tablas Monte Swainson’s Thrush Catharus ustulatus Great views on the Coroico road Great Thrush Turdus fuscater Common Chiguanco Thrush Turdus chiguanco Seen on the way to Cochabamba and La Paz Glossy-black Thrush Turdus serranus Seen in La Siberia cloudforest and on the Coroico road Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris Seen at Refugio Los Volcanes Creamy-bellied Thrush Turdus amaurochalinus Seen on the way to the Chaco Black-billed Thrush Turdus ignobilis Common in Beni Cinclidae White-capped Dipper Cinclus leucocephalus Seen well at Cerro Tunari Passeridae House Sparrow Passer domesticus In towns and cities Fringillidae Hooded Siskin Spinus magellanica Several at a few locations. Siskins have been placed in the genus Spinus. Black Siskin Spinus atrata Great views of one bird on a gas station during our way to La Paz and then another bird in the Altiplano Purple-throated Euphonia Euphonia chlorotica Seen in the Chaco and Santa Cruz de la Sierra Bronze-green Euphonia Euphonia mesochrysa Seen by the leader only at Refugio Los Volcanes, where it was also heard Parulidae Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi Seen in the Chaco Masked Yellowthroat Geothlypis aequinoctialis One bird was seen in the dry valleys. Geothlypis aequinoctialis could be split into three species. IOC suggests Southern Yellowthroat Geothlypis velata for populations in Southern South America, but SACC needs more documentation. Citrine Warbler Myiothlypis luteoviridis Seen in La Siberia cloudforest and on the Coroico road Two-banded Warbler Myiothlypis bivittata Seen in the lush vegetation on the way to Refugio Los Volcanes Brown-capped Whitestart Myioborus brunniceps Great views in the lower La Siberia cloudforest Spectacled Whitetstart Myioborus melanocephalus Seen at Tablas Monte Icteridae Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus Several around Santa Cruz de la Sierra Dusky-green Oropendola Psarocolius atrovirens Nesting at the Refugio Los Volcanes Lodge clearing Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela Seen in Beni Southern Mountain Cacique Cacicus chrysonotus Seen well in Tablas Monte Solitary Cacique Cacicus solitarius One bird seen well in Beni Orange-backed Troupial Icterus croconotus Seen in Beni and Santa Cruz de la Sierra Variable Oriole Icterus pyrrhopterus Seen in Beni Velvet-fronted Grackle Lampropsar tanagrinus boliviensis A truly Beni endemic subspecies was seen well in the Beni wetlands. According to several ornithologists, the population here deserves the status of a full species. Chopi Blackbird Gnorimopsar chopi Common around the Santa Cruz de la Sierra airport Scarlet-headed Blackbird Amblyramphus holosericeus Great views in Beni Yellow-winged Blackbird Agelasticus thilius Seen around Alalay Lake and Lake Titicaca Bolivian Blackbird (E) Oreopsar bolivianus This Bolivian endemic was seen well in the Saipina area. Greyish Baywing Agelaioides badius Common Screaming Cowbird Molothrus rufoaxillaris Only one noticed in Beni Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus Seen on a few occasions Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis A few seen around Cochabamba White-browed Blackbird Sturnella superciliaris Three birds were seen along the drive to Santa Cruz de la Sierra from the Chaco. Emberizidae Yellow-browed Sparrow Ammodramus aurifrons Seen in Beni Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis Seen at several locations Grassland Sparrow Ammodramus humeralis Seen at the Santa Cruz de la Sierra airport Saffron-billed Sparrow Arremon flavirostris Great views of one bird in the dry valleys near Saipina White-browed Brush Finch Arremon torquatus Excellent views of one bird in La Siberia cloudforest. This species has been split from Stripe-headed Brush Finch. Bolivian Brush Finch (E) Atlapetes rufinucha Seen at La Siberia cloudforest and Tablas Monte Fulvous-headed Brush Finch Atlapetes fulviceps Great views of one bird in La Siberia cloudforest Common Bush Tanager Chlorospingus flavopectus Seen well in La Siberia cloudforest. Here the subspecies fulvigularis. It doesn’t look anything like Common Bush Tanager; surely this will be split in the future. Thraupidae Red-crested Cardinal Paroaria coronata Seen in the Chaco Red-capped Cardinal Paroaria gularis Seen in Beni and the Botanical Gardens of Santa Cruz de la Sierra Superciliaried Hemispingus Hemispingus superciliaris Seen in the cloudforest of Tablas Monte. Here the subspecies urubambae Hooded Tanager Nemosia pileata Seen in Beni Orange-headed Tanager Thlypopsis sordida Seen in La Siberia cloudforest Black-goggled Tanager Trichothraupis melanops Great views of a couple at Refugio Los Volcanes Lodge Black-faced Tanager Schistochlamys melanopis Seen on the way to the Chaco Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo A few in Beni Sayaca Tanager Thraupis sayaca Common Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum A few seen in Beni and Refugio Los Volcanes Blue-capped Tanager Thraupis cyanocephala Seen in the cloudforest of Tablas Monte Blue-and-yellow Tanager Thraupis bonariensis Seen in the dry valleys and on the way to Cochabamba Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager Anisognathus igniventris Great views on the Coroico road Chestnut-bellied Mountain Tanager Delothraupis castaneiventris Seen on the Coroico road at the tapaculo spot Hooded Mountain Tanager Buthraupis montana A nice family was delightful on the Coroico road. Blue-and-black Tanager Tangara vassorii Brief views by Sue of one bird moving quickly with a flock Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana Seen at Valle Sanchez near the Santa Cruz de la Sierra airport Guira Tanager Hemithraupis guira Seen at Refugio Los Volcanes Cinereous Conebill Conirostrum cinereum Seen at Cerro Tunari Blue-backed Conebill Conirostrum sitticolor Seen on the Coroico road Grey-bellied Flowerpiercer (E) Diglossa carbonaria Good views of this country endemic at La Siberia cloudforest and Cerro Tunari Masked Flowerpiercer Diglossa cyanea Seen at Tablas Monte and on the Coroico road Many-colored Chaco Finch Saltatricula multicolor Only one bird seen well in the Chaco Red Pileated Finch Coryphospingus cucullatus A few in the Chaco Black-hooded Sierra Finch Phrygilus atriceps Great views of one bird at Cerro Tunari Peruvian Sierra Finch Phrygilus punensis Two birds were seen at the hotel grounds at Lake Titicaca, where we were celebrating the Titicaca Grebe with some tasty breakfast. Grey-crested Finch Lophospingus griseocristatus Paul saw the first individual and Sue could not believe when I said “Don’t worry, we’ll find more”, and she got her first not long after that. At least 15 individuals were recorded in the dry valleys. White-winged Diuca Finch Diuca speculifera Sue spotted two birds below La Cumbre Bolivian Warbling Finch (E) Poospiza boliviana This country endemic provided great views at Cerro Tunari. Rufous-sided Warbling Finch Poospiza hypocondria Seen at Cerro Tunari Ringed Warbling Finch Poospiza torquata Seen in the dry valleys Black-capped Warbling Finch Poospiza melanoleuca A few seen in the Chaco and the dry valleys Cochabamba Mountain Finch (E) Compsospiza garleppi A lovely endemic restricted to the Cochabamba area. We got great views of a pair in Cerro Tunari. This was my 2000th species last year. Listed as Endangered Pampa Finch Embernagra platensis Seen in the grasslands Bright-rumped Yellow Finch Sicalis uropigyalis Seen in the Altiplano Greenish Yellow Finch Sicalis olivascens Good views at Cerro Tunari Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola Common Grassland Yellow Finch Sicalis luteola A few birds flying at the pond behind the Cochabamba airport Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina A few seen in the lowlands Rusty-collared Seedeater Sporophila collaris One male and a few females were seen in Beni. White-bellied Seedeater Sporophila leucoptera Great views in Beni Band-tailed Seedeater Catamenia analis A few seen in the highlands Plain-colored Seedeater Catamenia inornata Seen at Cerro Tunari Cardinalidae Black-backed Grosbeak Pheucticus aureoventris Seen in the Chaco and the dry valleys Greyish Saltator Saltator coerulescens Seen at Valle Sanchez during our first afternoon in the Santa Cruz de la Sierra area Golden-billed Saltator Saltator aurantiirostris Common in the Chaco and the dry valleys Rufous-bellied Saltator Saltator rufiventris Seen well at Cerro Tunari. Listed as Near-threatened Ultramarine Grosbeak Cyanocompsa brissonii Nice views of a male and females on the way to the Chaco WILDLIFE Large-headed capuchin Sapajus macrocephalus Seen in Refugio Los Volcanes and Santa Cruz de la Sierra Bolivian gray titi Callicebus donacophilus Seen in the Botanical Gardens of Santa Cruz de la Sierra Capybara Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris Seen in the Beni wetlands Culpeo Pseudalopex culpaeus A few of these foxes in Beni and the dry valleys Bolivian squirrel Sciurus ignites Seen nicely at Refugio Los Volcanes Andean mountain cavy Microcavia niata Guinea Pig! At a few locations in the Andes Nine-banded Armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus The beast of the trip! A lifer for Sue. We saw one crossing the track in front of us at Refugio Los Volcanes just before dusk. European hare Lepus europaeus One individual seen in the Altiplano. An introduced species Amazon racerunner Ameiva ameiva Seen in Beni Yacare caiman Cayman yacare Seen in Beni Black-and-white tegu Salvator merianae Seen in Beni BIRDS OF THE TOUR Blue-throated Macaw Black-legged Seriema Red-fronted Macaw Titicaca Grebe Olive-crested Crescentchest Giant Antshrike Short-tailed Antthrush Stripe-backed Antbird Cochabamba Mountain Finch Rufescent Screech Owl Honorable mention: Band-tailed Fruiteater feeding a chick Yüklə 251,19 Kb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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