Peru · Cusco Department
Machu Picchu Pueblo/Aguas Calientes (Valqui B3.3)
318 species and 16,107 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: July–October, with up to 126 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea
Blue-grey TanagerThraupis episcopus
Torrent DuckMerganetta armata
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
Rock DoveColumba livia
Collared IncaCoeligena torquata
Slate-throated WhitestartMyioborus miniatus
Golden-crowned FlycatcherMyiodynastes chrysocephalus
White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalus
Green-and-white HummingbirdElliotomyia viridicauda
Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollis
Andean MotmotMomotus aequatorialisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel0 km309 species
- Santuario Historico Machu Picchu – Machu Picchu Ruinas (Valqui B3.2)2 km334 species
- Ipal Ecolodge18 km318 species
- ACP Abra Málaga Thastayoc Royal Cinclodes24 km295 species
- Santuario de Colibríes – Ensifera Camp40 km164 species
- Lago Piuray61 km194 species
All 318 species recorded here
- Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
- Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
- Torrent Tyrannulet Serpophaga cinerea
- Blue-grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus
- Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
- Torrent Duck Merganetta armata
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Slate-throated Whitestart Myioborus miniatus
- Green-and-white Hummingbird Elliotomyia viridicauda
- White-capped Dipper Cinclus leucocephalus
- Blue-necked Tanager Stilpnia cyanicollis
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Golden-crowned Flycatcher Myiodynastes chrysocephalus
- Andean Motmot Momotus aequatorialis
- Mitred Parakeet Psittacara mitratus
- Dusky-green Oropendola Psarocolius atrovirens
- Collared Inca Coeligena torquata
- Saffron-crowned Tanager Tangara xanthocephala
- Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris
- Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi
- White-bellied Hummingbird Elliotomyia chionogaster
- Andean Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruvianus
- Andean Gull Chroicocephalus serranus
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- Grey-breasted Wood Wren Henicorhina leucophrys
- Fasciated Tiger Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum
- Chivi Vireo Vireo chivi
- Sclater's Tyrannulet Phyllomyias sclateri
- Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
- Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans
- Silver-backed Tanager Stilpnia viridicollis
- Chestnut-breasted Coronet Boissonneaua matthewsii
- Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
- Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
- Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys
- Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides
- Andean Guan Penelope montagnii
- Russet-crowned Warbler Myiothlypis coronata
- White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
- Azara's Spinetail Synallaxis azarae
- Spectacled Whitestart Myioborus melanocephalus
- Chiguanco Thrush Turdus chiguanco
- Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Ocellated Piculet Picumnus dorbignyanus
- Streak-necked Flycatcher Mionectes striaticollis
- Variable Antshrike Thamnophilus caerulescens
- Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo
- Capped Conebill Conirostrum albifrons
- Blue-capped Tanager Sporathraupis cyanocephala
- White-tipped Swift Aeronautes montivagus
- Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus
- Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys
- Smoke-colored Pewee Contopus fumigatus
- Plum-crowned Parrot Pionus tumultuosus
- Rust-and-yellow Tanager Thlypopsis ruficeps
- Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet Phylloscartes ventralis
- Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana
- Red Tanager Piranga flava
- Blue-and-yellow Tanager Rauenia bonariensis
- Inca Wren Pheugopedius eisenmanni
- Golden-naped Tanager Chalcothraupis ruficervix
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Beryl-spangled Tanager Tangara nigroviridis
- Barred Becard Pachyramphus versicolor
- Lesser Violetear Colibri cyanotus
- Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea melanonota
- Rufous-booted Racket-tail Ocreatus addae
- Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris
- Oleaginous Hemispingus Sphenopsis frontalis
- Rusty Flowerpiercer Diglossa sittoides
- Hooded Siskin Spinus magellanicus
- White-bellied Woodstar Chaetocercus mulsant
- Dull-colored Grassquit Asemospiza obscura
- Pale-legged Warbler Myiothlypis signata
- Ashy-headed Tyrannulet Tyranniscus cinereiceps
- Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingii
- Chestnut-capped Brushfinch Arremon brunneinucha
- White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps
- White-winged Black Tyrant Knipolegus aterrimus
- Sierran Elaenia Elaenia pallatangae
- Andean Swift Aeronautes andecolus
- Bronzy Inca Coeligena coeligena
- Blue-naped Chlorophonia Chlorophonia cyanea
- Versicolored Barbet Eubucco versicolor
- Black-backed Grosbeak Pheucticus aureoventris
- Green Hermit Phaethornis guy
- Warbling Masked Flowerpiercer Diglossa cyanea
- Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis
- Yellow-whiskered Chlorospingus Chlorospingus parvirostris
- Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster
- White-eared Solitaire Entomodestes leucotis
- Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
- Black-and-white Seedeater Sporophila luctuosa
- Masked Fruiteater Pipreola pulchra
- Slaty Tanager Creurgops dentatus
- Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus
- Blue-and-black Tanager Tangara vassorii
- Olivaceous Siskin Spinus olivaceus
- Highland Elaenia Elaenia obscura
- Glossy-black Thrush Turdus serranus
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Citrine Warbler Myiothlypis luteoviridis
- Great Thrush Turdus fuscater
- Black-throated Flowerpiercer Diglossa brunneiventris
- Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila
- Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma
- Golden-billed Saltator Saltator aurantiirostris
- Amethyst-throated Sunangel Heliangelus amethysticollis
- Mountain Wren Troglodytes solstitialis
- White-throated Quail-Dove Zentrygon frenata
- Plumbeous-crowned Tyrannulet Phyllomyias plumbeiceps
- Brown-bellied Swallow Orochelidon murina
- Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster
- Tricolored Brushfinch Atlapetes tricolor
- Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas
- Blue-banded Toucanet Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis
- White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus
- Marble-faced Bristle Tyrant Pogonotriccus ophthalmicus
- Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon superciliaris
- White-banded Tyrannulet Mecocerculus stictopterus
- White-tailed Tyrannulet Mecocerculus poecilocercus
- Andean Swallow Orochelidon andecola
- Band-tailed Seedeater Catamenia analis
- White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Puna Ibis Plegadis ridgwayi
- Cinereous Conebill Conirostrum cinereum
- Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
- Black-streaked Puffbird Malacoptila fulvogularis
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
- Streak-throated Bush Tyrant Myiotheretes striaticollis
- Violet-throated Starfrontlet Coeligena violifer
- Spot-winged Pigeon Patagioenas maculosa
- Common Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
- Montane Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger
- Lyre-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis lyra
- Golden-headed Quetzal Pharomachrus auriceps
- Hooded Tinamou Nothocercus nigrocapillus
- Masked Trogon Trogon personatus
- Mountain Caracara Daptrius megalopterus
- Black-and-chestnut Eagle Spizaetus isidori
- Andean Parakeet Bolborhynchus orbygnesius
- White-throated Hawk Buteo albigula
- Common Chlorospingus Chlorospingus flavopectus
- Parodi's Hemispingus Kleinothraupis parodii
- Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus
- Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
- Pale-footed Swallow Orochelidon flavipes
- Andean Condor Vultur gryphus
- Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
- Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Cuzco Brushfinch Atlapetes canigenis
- Stripe-faced Wood Quail Odontophorus balliviani
- Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
- Flame-faced Tanager Tangara parzudakii
- Southern Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas
- Green-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia nuna
- Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina
- Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris
- Inca Flycatcher Leptopogon taczanowskii
- Pale-eyed Thrush Turdus leucops
- Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
- Bolivian Tyrannulet Zimmerius bolivianus
- Scaly-naped Amazon Amazona mercenarius
- Bare-faced Ground Dove Metriopelia ceciliae
- Pink-billed Cnemoscopus Cnemoscopus rubrirostris
- Moustached Flowerpiercer Diglossa mystacalis
- Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus
- Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
- Brown Tinamou Crypturellus obsoletus
- Pearled Treerunner Margarornis squamiger
- Buff-thighed Puffleg Haplophaedia assimilis
- Red-crested Cotinga Ampelion rubrocristatus
- Mountain Cacique Cacicus chrysonotus
- Great Sapphirewing Pterophanes cyanopterus
- Sickle-winged Guan Chamaepetes goudotii
- Maroon-chested Ground Dove Paraclaravis mondetoura
- Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca thoracica
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
- Bluish Flowerpiercer Diglossa caerulescens
- Rufous-tailed Tyrant Knipolegus poecilurus
- White-lored Euphonia Euphonia chrysopasta
- Black-winged Ground Dove Metriopelia melanoptera
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
- Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens
- Greenish Yellow Finch Sicalis olivascens
- Superciliaried Hemispingus Thlypopsis superciliaris
- Andean Slaty Thrush Turdus nigriceps
- Crimson-bellied Woodpecker Campephilus haematogaster
- Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii
- Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
- Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis
- Speckled Chachalaca Ortalis guttata
- Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan Andigena hypoglauca
- Rufous-bellied Bush Tyrant Myiotheretes fuscorufus
- Buff-tailed Sicklebill Eutoxeres condamini
- Plain-colored Seedeater Catamenia inornata
- Yellow-throated Tanager Iridosornis analis
- Blue-winged Mountain Tanager Anisognathus somptuosus
- Rufous-breasted Wood Quail Odontophorus speciosus
- Golden Grosbeak Pheucticus chrysogaster
- Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea
- Yellow-browed Sparrow Ammodramus aurifrons
- White-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes atacamensis
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
- White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus
- Puna Teal Spatula puna
- Peruvian Sierra Finch Phrygilus punensis
- Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
- Spotted Barbtail Premnoplex brunnescens
- Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
- Chestnut-bellied Mountain Tanager Dubusia castaneoventris
- Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet Tyranniscus uropygialis
- Solitary Eagle Buteogallus solitarius
- Hooded Mountain Tanager Buthraupis montana
- Lemon-browed Flycatcher Conopias cinchoneti
- Cliff Flycatcher Hirundinea ferruginea
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Black-capped Hemispingus Kleinothraupis atropileus
- Cream-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes albiventris
- Barred Parakeet Bolborhynchus lineola
- Yellow-olive Flatbill Tolmomyias sulphurescens
- Violet-fronted Brilliant Heliodoxa leadbeateri
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Little Ground Tyrant Syrtidicola fluviatilis
- Creamy-crested Spinetail Cranioleuca albicapilla
- Golden-collared Tanager Iridosornis jelskii
- Trilling Tapaculo Scytalopus parvirostris
- Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea
- Black-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia victoriae
- Black-fronted Nunbird Monasa nigrifrons
- Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca fumicolor
- Russet-backed Oropendola Psarocolius angustifrons
- Grey-mantled Wren Odontorchilus branickii
- Andean Negrito Lessonia oreas
- White-browed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca leucophrys
- Grass-green Tanager Chlorornis riefferii
- Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager Anisognathus igniventris
- Orange-eared Tanager Chlorochrysa calliparaea
- Barred Fruiteater Pipreola arcuata
- Three-striped Hemispingus Microspingus trifasciatus
- Drab Hemispingus Pseudospingus xanthophthalmus
- Montane Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia striaticollis
- Yungas Pygmy Owl Glaucidium bolivianum
- Peruvian Treehunter Thripadectes scrutator
- Rufous-capped Thornbill Chalcostigma ruficeps
- Green-fronted Lancebill Doryfera ludovicae
- Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera
- Band-tailed Fruiteater Pipreola intermedia
- Chestnut-breasted Mountain Finch Poospizopsis caesar
- Black-eared Hemispingus Sphenopsis melanotis
- Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
- Bar-bellied Woodpecker Veniliornis nigriceps
- Small-billed Elaenia Elaenia parvirostris
- Pale-edged Flycatcher Myiarchus cephalotes
- Crested Quetzal Pharomachrus antisianus
- Tropical Screech Owl Megascops choliba
- Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Andean Ibis Theristicus branickii
- Spotted Tanager Ixothraupis punctata
- Purple-backed Thornbill Ramphomicron microrhynchum
- Swallow-tailed Hummingbird Eupetomena macroura
- Olive Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes olivaceus
- Grey-browed Brushfinch Arremon assimilis
- Green-backed Becard Pachyramphus viridis
- Ash-breasted Sierra Finch Geospizopsis plebejus
- Fulvous Wren Cinnycerthia fulva
- Plumbeous Sierra Finch Geospizopsis unicolor
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Red-rumped Bush Tyrant Cnemarchus erythropygius
- Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes alpinus
- White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland
- Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Bright-rumped Yellow Finch Sicalis uropygialis
- White-collared Jay Cyanolyca viridicyanus
- Band-winged Nightjar Systellura longirostris
- Andean Goose Chloephaga melanoptera
- Streaked Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii
- Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus
- Plumbeous Rail Pardirallus sanguinolentus
- Buff-breasted Mountain Tanager Dubusia taeniata
- Sapphire-vented Puffleg Eriocnemis luciani
- Scaled Antpitta Grallaria guatimalensis
- Undulated Antpitta Grallaria squamigera
- Slaty Finch Haplospiza rustica
- Mountain Velvetbreast Lafresnaya lafresnayi
- White-throated Tyrannulet Mecocerculus leucophrys
- Rufous-headed Pygmy Tyrant Pseudotriccus ruficeps
- White-crowned Tapaculo Scytalopus atratus
- Pacific Pygmy Owl Glaucidium peruanum
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Southern Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus albivitta
- White-rumped Hawk Parabuteo leucorrhous
- Rufous-breasted Antpitta Grallaricula leymebambae
- Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos
- Barred Antthrush Chamaeza mollissima
- Stripe-headed Antpitta Grallaria andicolus
- Orange-headed Tanager Thlypopsis sordida
- Rusty-fronted Canastero Asthenes ottonis
- Plushcap Catamblyrhynchus diadema
- Unstreaked Tit-Tyrant Uromyias agraphia
- Crimson-mantled Woodpecker Colaptes rivolii
- Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
- Wood Stork Mycteria americana
- Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
- Blue-backed Conebill Conirostrum sitticolor
- Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis
- Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus
- Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca rufipectoralis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Machu Picchu Pueblo/Aguas Calientes (Valqui B3.3)?
July–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 126 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Machu Picchu Pueblo/Aguas Calientes (Valqui B3.3)?
318 species, from 16,107 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Machu Picchu Pueblo/Aguas Calientes (Valqui B3.3) in November?
The most recorded in November: Blue-and-white Swallow, Tropical Kingbird, Torrent Tyrannulet, Blue-grey Tanager and Torrent Duck.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.