Copyright: DK/monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Pantanal, August 2011.

Bird name: Andean Condor
Latin: Vultur gryphus
Other: Condor-dos-andes (Br) • Cóndor andino, cóndor de los Andes, condornel (Es)
Family: Cathartidae • New World Vultures
Range: Andes: (Venezuela, Colombia), Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, (also Brazil)
Similar: juvenile is dark like Black Vulture

Thanks to Dirk for these photos of the majestic Andean Condor in Peru. I saw no Condors in Ecuador at Papallacta, where they are occasionally seen. A rare bird now, classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN red list.

The adult Andean Condor has a characteristic white collar and white back of wing, unlike any other vulture. With three-metre wingspan, it is also much larger than even the Greater Yellow-headed Vulture (210cm). The juvenile, pictured above, is brown.

Below: adult Andean Condor in Peru.
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Copyright: DK/monacoeye • Peru • April 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Puna Ibis
Latin: Plegadis ridgwayi
Other: Ibis de la Puna (Es)
Family: Threskiornithidae • Ibises
Range: Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
Similar:

Thanks to Dirk for this photo of Puna Ibises in Peru, between Puno and Cuzco.

Copyright: DK/monacoeye • Peru • April 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Red Legged Cormorant
Latin: Phalacrocorax gaimardi
Other: Cormorán gris (Es)
Family: Phalacrocoracidae • Cormorants
Range: Peru, Chile, Argentina
Similar:

A beautiful Red-Legged Cormorant, Paracas, Islas Ballestas, Peru, sent in by Dirk.

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Bird name: Guanay Cormorant
Latin: Leucocarbo bougainvillii
Other: Cormorán guanay (Es)
Family: Phalacrocoracidae • Cormorants
Range: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
Similar:

A colony of Guanay Cormorants, Paracas, Islas Ballestas, Peru. Sent in by Dirk.

Copyright: DK/monacoeye • Peru • April 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Inca Tern
Latin: Larosterna inca
Other: Charrán inca (Es)
Family: Laridae • Terns
Range: Peru, Chile
Similar:

A beautiful Inca Tern, Paracas, Islas Ballestas, Peru, sent in by Dirk.

Copyright: DK/monacoeye • Peru • April 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Moustached Flowerpiercer
Latin: Diglossa mystacalis
Other:
Family: Thraupidae • Tanagers, Flowerpiercers
Range: Peru, Bolivia
Similar:

Thanks to Dirk for this photo of a Moustached Flowerpiercer, taken on the Inca Trail, Peru.

Copyright: DK/monacoeye • Peru • April 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Croaking Ground Dove
Latin: Columbina cruziana
Other: Tortolita (Es)
Family: Columbidae • Pigeons & Doves
Range: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile
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A Croaking Ground Dove spotted by Dirk in Nazca, Peru.

Copyright: DK/monacoeye • Peru • April 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Shining Sunbeam
Latin: Aglaeactis cupripennis
Other: Colibrí cobrizo (Es)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
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The photo above seems likely to be a Shining Sunbeam (unconfirmed), seen by Dirk on the Inca Trail, Peru, 3000 meters altitude, April.

Copyright: DK/monacoeye • Peru • April 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: White Tufted Sunbeam
Latin: Aglaeactis castelnaudii
Other: Colibrí condecorado (Es)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Peru
Similar:

Thanks to Dirk for this pic of a White Tufted Sunbeam on the Inca Trail in Peru.