Site Report: Tiwanaku, Bolivia

Gossamer-winged Butterfly (Lycaenidae sp)

Brilliant Smooth-throated Lizard (Liolaemus alticolor)

Black Siskin (Spinus atratus)

Slate-colored Coot (Fulica ardesiaca)

Peruvian Sierra Finch (Phrygilus punensis)

Incan Ruins

Map of Site Report: Tiwanaku, Bolivia

2026-04-30: We got in a minibus heading toward Tiwanaku. It was fairly straight-forward, but I did end up sitting in the front middle seat for half the trip, which was not comfortable. We got dropped off at the junction, and walked into the site.

Kingdom: Animals (22 records, 5 images)

Phylum: Arthropods (1 record, 1 image)

Class: Insects (1 record, 1 image)

Order: Butterflies and Moths (1 record)
- Family: Gossamer-winged Butterflies
- Gossamer-winged Butterfly (Lycaenidae sp)

Phylum: Chordates (21 records, 4 images)

Class: Birds (20 records, 3 images)

Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Slate-colored Coot (Fulica ardesiaca)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Variable Hawk (Geranoaetus polyosoma)

Order: Pelicans (2 records)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- Puna Ibis (Plegadis ridgwayi)

Order: Perching Birds (8 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Yellow-winged Blackbird (Agelasticus thilius)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Black Siskin (Spinus atratus)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)
- Family: Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
- Cream-winged Cinclodes (Cinclodes albiventris)
- Family: Swallows
- Andean Swallow (Orochelidon andecola)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Ash-breasted Sierra Finch (Geospizopsis plebejus)
- Peruvian Sierra Finch (Phrygilus punensis)
- Family: Wrens
- Southern House Wren (Troglodytes musculus)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (2 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Andean Gull (Chroicocephalus serranus)
- Family: Plovers
- Andean Lapwing (Vanellus resplendens)

Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Puffbirds (1 record)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Andean Flicker (Colaptes rupicola)

Class: Reptiles (1 record, 1 image)

Order: Lizards and Snakes (1 record)
- Family: Liolaemidae
- Brilliant Smooth-throated Lizard (Liolaemus alticolor)

No trip reports available.