Site Report: Road from Samaipata to Saipina, Bolivia

Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola)

Dull-colored Grassquit (Asemospiza obscura)

Creamy-bellied Thrush (Turdus amaurochalinus)

Cliff Parakeet (Myiopsitta luchsi)

Checkerspot (Actinote sp)

Grayish Baywing (Agelaioides badius)

Spot-backed Puffbird (Nystalus maculatus)

Cinnamon Flycatcher (Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus)

White-bellied Hummingbird (Elliotomyia chionogaster)

White-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes cactorum)

Black-backed Grosbeak (Pheucticus aureoventris)

Ringed Warbling Finch (Microspingus torquatus)

Cliff Flycatcher (Hirundinea ferruginea)

Gray-crested Finch (Lophospingus griseocristatus)

Blue-crowned Parakeet (Thectocercus acuticaudatus)

Bolivian Blackbird (Oreopsar bolivianus) - Female

Rufous-sided Warbling Finch (Poospiza hypochondria)

Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)

Bolivian Blackbird (Oreopsar bolivianus) - Male

Glittering-bellied Emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus)

Tropical Parula (Setophaga pitiayumi)

Gray-crested Finch (Lophospingus griseocristatus) - Juvenile

Golden-billed Saltator (Saltator aurantiirostris)

Brown-capped Redstart (Myioborus brunniceps)

White-throated Tyrannulet (Mecocerculus leucophrys)

Variegated Flycatcher (Empidonomus varius)

Blue-and-yellow Tanager (Rauenia bonariensis)

Bolivian Earthcreeper (Upucerthia harterti)

Ultramarine Grosbeak (Cyanocompsa brissonii) - Male

Ultramarine Grosbeak (Cyanocompsa brissonii) - Female

Black-capped Warbling Finch (Microspingus melanoleucus)

Variable Antshrike (Thamnophilus caerulescens)

Red-faced Guan (Penelope dabbenei)

Sites along the road

Map of Site Report: Road from Samaipata to Saipina, Bolivia

Visits

2026-04-10: After a late breakfast in Mataral, we stopped at a few places along the way to Saipata. We arrived to our hotel for the night, and we did a few walks in the area.
2026-04-11: A bit of backtracking before heading onward to Cochabamba

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (57 records, 30 images)

Phylum: Arthropods (1 record, 1 image)

Class: Insects (1 record, 1 image)

Order: Butterflies and Moths (1 record)
- Family: Brush-footed Butterflies
- Checkerspot (Actinote sp)

Phylum: Chordates (56 records, 29 images)

Class: Birds (56 records, 29 images)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Picui Ground Dove (Columbina picui)
- 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 (5 records)
- Family: Swifts
- White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris)

Order: Parrots (3 records)
- Family: New World Parrots
- Blue-crowned Parakeet (Thectocercus acuticaudatus)
- Blue-headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus)
- Cliff Parakeet (Myiopsitta luchsi)

Order: Pelicans (1 record)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)

Order: Perching Birds (37 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Grayish Baywing (Agelaioides badius)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Black-backed Grosbeak (Pheucticus aureoventris)
- Ultramarine Grosbeak (Cyanocompsa brissonii)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Bolivian Blackbird (Oreopsar bolivianus)
- Gray-crested Finch (Lophospingus griseocristatus)
- Hooded Siskin (Spinus magellanicus)
- Red-crested Finch (Coryphospingus cucullatus)
- Family: Gnatwrens
- Masked Gnatcatcher (Polioptila dumicola)
- Family: New World Sparrows
- Bolivian Brushfinch (Atlapetes rufinucha)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Brown-capped Redstart (Myioborus brunniceps)
- Tropical Parula (Setophaga pitiayumi)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
- Bolivian Earthcreeper (Upucerthia harterti)
- Pearled Treerunner (Margarornis squamiger)
- Rufous Hornero (Furnarius rufus)
- Sooty-fronted Spinetail (Synallaxis frontalis)
- Stripe-crowned Spinetail (Cranioleuca pyrrhophia)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Creamy-bellied Thrush (Turdus amaurochalinus)
- Family: Typical Antbirds
- Giant Antshrike (Batara cinerea)
- Variable Antshrike (Thamnophilus caerulescens)
- Family: Vireos
- Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Plovers
- Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)

Order: Turkey-like birds (1 record)
- Family: Chachalacas, Guans, and Curassows
- Red-faced Guan (Penelope dabbenei)

Order: Vultures (2 records)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Puffbirds (3 records)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Golden-olive Woodpecker (Colaptes rubiginosus)
- White-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes cactorum)
- Family: Puffbirds
- Spot-backed Puffbird (Nystalus maculatus)

Lifelists

Trips

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