Site Report: Tunkiwasi, Peru

White-bellied Woodstar (Chaetocercus mulsant) - Female

Versicolored Barbet (Eubucco versicolor)

White-bellied Woodstar (Chaetocercus mulsant)

Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas)

White-throated Quail-Dove (Zentrygon frenata)

Golden-naped Tanager (Chalcothraupis ruficervix)

Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris)

Torrent Duck (Merganetta armata)

Skeletonizing Leaf Beetle (Coelomera sp)

Speckled Chachalaca (Ortalis guttata)

Geometer Moth (Hymenomima sp)

Litter Moth (Herminiinae sp)

Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris)

Chestnut-breasted Coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii)

Tiger Moth (Mesothen sp)

Bolivian Squirrel (Sciurus ignitus)

Brown Agouti (Dasyprocta variegata)

Silvery Tanager (Stilpnia viridicollis) - Female

Versicolored Barbet (Eubucco versicolor)

Chestnut-capped Brushfinch (Arremon brunneinucha)

Saffron-crowned Tanager (Tangara xanthocephala)

Black-throated Flowerpiercer (Diglossa brunneiventris) - Juvenile

Crambid Snout Moth (Crambidae sp)

Green Lacewing (Chrysopinae sp)

Fungus Moth (Tineidae sp)

Silvery Tanager (Stilpnia viridicollis)

Wandering Spider (Enoploctenus sp)

Litter Moth (Erebidae sp)

Litter Moth (Herminiinae sp)

Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana)

Geometer Moth (Hymenomima sp)

Long-jawed Orbweaver Spider (Chrysometa sp)

Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae sp)

Net-spinning Caddisfly (Smicridea sp)

Lichen Moth (Gardinia sp)

Geometer Moth (Geometridae sp)

Blue-necked Tanager (Stilpnia cyanicollis)

Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus)

Long-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus kingii)

Bronzy Inca (Coeligena coeligena)

White-bellied Hummingbird (Elliotomyia chionogaster)

Silvery Tanager (Stilpnia viridicollis)

Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana) - Female

Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus)

Buckeye Butterfly (Junonia sp)

Eighty-eight Butterfly (Perisama humboldtii)

Masked Chafer Beetle (Pucaya pulchra)

Masked Chafer Beetle (Cyclocephala melanocephala)

Beetle (Lampyridae sp)

Skeletonizing Leaf Beetle (Diabroticina sp)

Click Beetle (Physorhinus sp)

Lichen Moth (Agylla sp)

Lichen Moth (Cisthenina sp)

Flannel Moth (Aidos sp)

Lappet Moth (Lasiocampidae sp)

Tufted Moth (Nolini sp)

Moss-eating Snout Moth (Scoparia sp)

Pearl Moth (Deuterophysa sp)

Crambid Snout Moth (Crambidae sp)

Erebid Moth (Erebidae sp)

Crambid Snout Moth (Crambidae sp)

Tufted Moth (Nola sp)

Lichen Moth (Agylla sp)

Geometer Moth (Ennominae sp)

Pug Moth (Eupithecia sp)

Emerald Moth (Lissochlora sp)

Geometer Moth (Oxydia sp)

Geometer Moth (Ennominae sp)

Skeletonizing Leaf Beetle (Coelomera sp)

Beryl-spangled Tanager (Tangara nigroviridis)

Red-crested Finch (Coryphospingus cucullatus)

Andean Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis)

Green-and-white Hummingbird (Elliotomyia viridicauda)

Long-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus kingii)

Orange-bellied Euphonia (Euphonia xanthogaster)

Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana)

Leafhopper (Paromenia sp)

Leafhopper (Cicadellidae sp)

Leafhopper (Paromenia sp)

Spittlebug (Ischnorhininae sp)

Cixiid Planthopper (Cixiinae sp)

Aquatic Crambid Snout Moth (Argyractis sp)

Crambid Snout Moth (Anania sp)

Litter Moth (Herminiinae sp)

Crambid Snout Moth (Crambidae sp)

Geometer Moth (Geometridae sp)

Geometer Moth (Eusarca sp)

Scoopwing Moth (Epipleminae sp)

Geometer Moth (Oxydia sp)

Geometer Moth (Ennominae sp)

False Pug Moth (Sigela sp)

Pug Moth (Eupithecia sp)

Tree Cricket (Oecanthidae sp)

Weevil (Curculionidae sp)

Mayfly (Leptophlebiidae sp)

Net-spinning Caddisfly (Leptonema sp)

Long-horned Caddisfly (Leptoceridae sp)

Free-living Caddisfly (Rhyacophila sp)

Long-horned Caddisfly (Nectopsyche sp)

Crambid Snout Moth (Crambidae sp)

Moss-eating Snout Moth (Scoparia sp)

Jungle Lodge

Map of Site Report: Tunkiwasi, Peru

Visits

2026-05-06: We were dropped off for a couple of nights at Tunkiwasi. After we settled in, we went walking around in the area to some Incan ruins and a river. At night, while we waited for moths to arrive, Edwin gave us a tea tasting demonstration.
2026-05-07: We got an early start to walk up the hill next to the lodge. There were so many switchbacks. Even though we were above the canopy, it was difficult to see any birds. After breakfast, we walked around a bit near the river, and we did a photo stakeout of the bird feeder.
2026-05-08: We walked over to a nearby coffee plantation to see what we could find. The coffee farm grew organic coffee, and we were able to try a cup. Then, Fidel, the owner of the farm, gave us some coffee to bring home with us! Afterward, we caught a passing bus to head back to Ollantaytambo.

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (167 records, 128 images)

Phylum: Arthropods (92 records, 92 images)

Class: Arachnids (2 records, 2 images)

Order: Spiders (2 records)
- Family: Orbweavers
- Long-jawed Orbweaver Spider (Chrysometa sp)
- Family: Wandering Spiders
- Wandering Spider (Enoploctenus sp)

Class: Insects (90 records, 90 images)

Order: Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Green Lacewings
- Green Lacewing (Chrysopinae sp)

Order: Bees, Wasps, and Ants (1 record)
- Family: Thynnid Flower Wasps
- Wasp (Thynnidae sp)

Order: Beetles (8 records)
- Family: Click Beetles
- Click Beetle (Physorhinus sp)
- Family: FIreflies
- Beetle (Lampyridae sp)
- Family: Leaf Beetles
- Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae sp)
- Skeletonizing Leaf Beetle (Coelomera sp)
- Skeletonizing Leaf Beetle (Diabroticina sp)
- Family: Scarabs
- Masked Chafer Beetle (Cyclocephala melanocephala)
- Masked Chafer Beetle (Pucaya pulchra)
- Family: Weevils
- Weevil (Curculionidae sp)

Order: Butterflies and Moths (63 records)
- Family: Brush-footed Butterflies
- Buckeye Butterfly (Junonia sp)
- Eighty-eight Butterfly (Perisama humboldtii)
- Owl Butterfly (Caligo sp)
- Family: Cutworm Moths and Allies
- Cutworm Moth (Noctuidae sp)
- Cutworm Moth (Noctuidae sp)
- Family: Fungus Moths, Clothes Moths, & Allies
- Fungus Moth (Tineidae sp)
- Family: Lappet Moths
- Lappet Moth (Lasiocampidae sp)
- Family: Leaf Blotch Miner Moths
- Leaf Blotch Miner Moth (Gracillariidae sp)
- Family: New World Flannel Moths
- Flannel Moth (Aidos sp)
- Family: Pyralid Snout Moths
- Knot-horn Moth (Phycitini sp)
- Pyralid Snout Moth (Pyralidae sp)
- Family: Silkworm Moths
- Silkworm Moth (Quentalia sp)
- Family: Tortricid Leafroller Moths
- Tortricid Leafroller Moth (Archipini sp)
- Tortricid Leafroller Moth (Archipini sp)
- Tortricid Leafroller Moth (Tortricidae sp)
- Family: Tufted Moths
- Tufted Moth (Meganola sp)
- Tufted Moth (Nola sp)
- Tufted Moth (Nolidae sp)
- Tufted Moth (Nolidae sp)
- Tufted Moth (Nolini sp)
- Tufted Moth (Nolini sp)

Order: Caddisflies (7 records)
- Family: Free-living Caddisflies
- Free-living Caddisfly (Rhyacophila sp)
- Family: Long-horned Caddisflies
- Long-horned Caddisfly (Leptoceridae sp)
- Long-horned Caddisfly (Nectopsyche sp)
- Family: Net-spinning Caddisflies
- Net-spinning Caddisfly (Hydropsychidae sp)
- Net-spinning Caddisfly (Hydropsychidae sp)
- Net-spinning Caddisfly (Leptonema sp)
- Net-spinning Caddisfly (Smicridea sp)

Order: Grasshoppers, Katydids and Crickets (1 record)
- Family: Tree and Bush Crickets
- Tree Cricket (Oecanthidae sp)

Order: Mayflies (1 record)
- Family: Prong-gilled Mayflies
- Mayfly (Leptophlebiidae sp)

Order: Stick Insects (1 record)
- Family: Common Walking Sticks
- Walking Stick Insect (Diapheromerinae sp)

Order: True Bugs (7 records)
- Family: Cixiid Planthoppers
- Cixiid Planthopper (Cixiinae sp)
- Family: Spittlebugs and Froghoppers
- Spittlebug (Ischnorhininae sp)
- Family: Typical Leafhoppers
- Leafhopper (Cicadellidae sp)
- Leafhopper (Cicadellidae sp)
- Leafhopper (Cicadellidae sp)
- Leafhopper (Paromenia sp)
- Leafhopper (Paromenia sp)

Phylum: Chordates (75 records, 36 images)

Class: Birds (73 records, 34 images)

Order: Anseriformes (1 record)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Torrent Duck (Merganetta armata)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- White-throated Quail-Dove (Zentrygon frenata)
- White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris)

Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (11 records)

Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots (1 record)
- Family: Motmots
- Andean Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis)

Order: Parrots (2 records)
- Family: New World Parrots
- Speckle-faced Parrot (Pionus tumultuosus)
- White-eyed Parakeet (Psittacara leucophthalmus)

Order: Perching Birds (51 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Dusky-green Oropendola (Psarocolius atrovirens)
- Russet-backed Oropendola (Psarocolius angustifrons)
- Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus cela)
- Family: Bananaquit
- Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Chestnut-bellied Mountain Tanager (Delothraupis castaneoventris)
- Red-crested Finch (Coryphospingus cucullatus)
- Family: Cotingas
- Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus)
- White-winged Becard (Pachyramphus polychopterus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas)
- Family: New World Sparrows
- Chestnut-capped Brushfinch (Arremon brunneinucha)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)
- Family: Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
- Azara's Spinetail (Synallaxis azarae)
- Streaked Xenops (Xenops rutilans)
- Family: Swallows
- Blue-and-white Swallow (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca)
- Family: Wrens
- Gray-breasted Wood-Wren (Henicorhina leucophrys)
- Southern House Wren (Troglodytes musculus)

Order: Turkey-like birds (2 records)
- Family: Chachalacas, Guans, and Curassows
- Andean Guan (Penelope montagnii)
- Speckled Chachalaca (Ortalis guttata)

Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Puffbirds (2 records)
- Family: New World Barbets
- Versicolored Barbet (Eubucco versicolor)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Ocellated Piculet (Picumnus dorbignyanus)

Class: Mammals (2 records, 2 images)

Order: Rodents (2 records)
- Family: Agoutis
- Brown Agouti (Dasyprocta variegata)
- Family: Squirrels
- Bolivian Squirrel (Sciurus ignitus)

Lifelists

Trips

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