BIRDING MANU WAYQUECHA - CLOUD FOREST 4D/3N

After a morning around Wayqecha, looking for more high-elevation species like Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan, Red-and-white Antpitta (E), Puna Thistletail, Marcapata Spinetail (E), Rufous-capped Thornbill, and many others, we'll work our way down the Manu Road, birding the most productive areas. Possibilities are nearly endless, from relatively common specialties like Blue-banded Toucanet and Handsome Flycatcher to mega-rarities like Greater Scythebill and Andean Potoo. We should encounter some good flocks that could include a variety of tanagers as well as Versicolored Barbet, Striped Treehunter, Inca Flycatcher (E), and even Band-tailed Fruiteater if we're lucky. In the not-so-rare but difficult category are Hazel-fronted Pygmy-Tyrant, and White-throated Antpitta. We will spend the night in cloud forest, in more temperate environment at 1400 meters of height less than the previous night (4593,176 ft,) in the ideal habitat for the Cock of the rock. Night in Cock of the Rock Lodge.

This is tanager paradise! Depending what birds we need, we'll visit elevations from 1000 m. - up to 2400 m. We can expect at least a couple great mixed flocks during our stay which could include Golden-eared (uncommon), Golden-naped, Black-goggled, Orange-Eared, Fawn-breasted, Yellow-throated, Spotted, Paradise, Golden, Bay-headed Tanagers, Golden-olive Woodpecker, Olive-backed Woodcreeper, Montane Foliage-gleaner, Grey-mantled Wren, Streak-necked, Slaty-capped and Lemon-browed Flycatchers, the restricted-range Bolivian Tyrannulet, Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant, Tropical Parula, Russet-crowned and Three-striped Warblers, Slate-throated Whitestart, Golden-eyed (or Deep-blue) and Bluish Flower-piercers, Blue-naped Chlorophonia, the restricted-range Slaty Tanager, Yellow-throated and Common Bush-Tanagers, and Black-faced (or Dark-faced) Brush-Finch (split from Rufous-naped). Yellow-rumped and Yellow-breasted Antwren, Ash-browed Spinetail, and many, many more. Away from flocks we'll search for Crested and Golden-Headed Quetzal, Andean and White-eared Solitaires, Amazonian Umbrellabird, and Solitary and Black-and-chestnut Eagles. Rare and difficult to detect Black-Streaked Puffbird. The lodge gardens are visited by Many-spotted Hummingbird, Violet-fronted Brilliant, Booted Racket-Tail, and others, sometimes including Wire-crested Thorntail and the rare Buff-Tailed Sicklebill and of course Andean Cock-of-the-Rocks are frequently seen in the area and we can visit a lek! Night birding is usually slow, but we may see Lyre-tailed Nightjar, Band-Bellied Owl and Rufescent Screech-Owl is also a possibility. Night Cock of the Rock Lodge.

After early breakfast we will take our van to drive back to Cusco, birding and looking for missing species. Our trip ends in Cusco depending your preferences we can drop you at your Hotel or Airport.