2013 - July Biological Inventory

English Common Name	Seen	Heard Only
Inca Jay	x
Smooth-billed Ani	x
Chesnut-fronted Macaw	x
Russet-backed Oropendola	x
Ornate Flycatcher	x
Ruddy Pigeon	x
Crabs	x
Masked Trogon	x
Flame-faced Tanager	x
Blue-browed Tanager	x
Long-tailed Silph	x
Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer	x
Common Bush-Tanager	x
Beryl-spangeled Tanager	x
Black-capped Tanager	x
Saffron-crowned Tanager	x
Blue-necked Tanager	x
Streaked Tufftedcheek	x
White-capped Tanager	x
Cinnamon Flycatcher	x
Slate-throated Whitestart	x
Scaly-naped Amazon	x
Woodcreeper (sp.?)	x
Golden Tanager	x
Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant	x
Squirrel (s.p.?)	x
Crested Quetzal	x
Band-tailed Pigeon	x
Golden-olive Woodpecker	x
White-sided Flowerpiercer	x
Chestnut-bellied Thrush	x
Black-crested Warbler	x
Glossy-black Thrush	x
Northern Blue-winged Mountain Tanager	x
Strambomantidae	x
Tayra, Cabeza de Mate	x
Golden-faced Tyranulet	x
Orange-bellied Euphonia	x

March News Update

Hello Alto Coca enthusiasts, it’s been awhile but we have exciting news to share. Over the past month the Alto Coca Conservation Group has been assessing sites for building a cabin. We are happy to announce that construction of a cabin will begin this week with the help of some local contractors from the community of San Luis.

More news and photos coming soon!!!

February New Update

Welcome to the Alto Coca Conservation Group website!
This website is currently under construction and we will be posting more information over the next couple days. So stay tuned for Pictures, Biological Inventories, Trip Reports, Maps, News, Expedition planning, and more.
Feel free to comment on the website, send us an email, sign up for news updates sent directly to your email, and check out our Facebook page.
See you on the trail...

2001- May Avifauna Inventory

Field report by Francisco Silva

6/05/2001

English Common Name	Scientific Name
Dusty-Capped Flycatcher	Myiarchus tuberculifer
Cobalt-Winged Parakeet	Brotogeris cyanoptera
Tropical Kingbird	Tyrannus melancholicus
Mountain Cacique	Cacicus chrysonotus
Great Kiskadee	Pitangus sulphuratus
Blue-Gray Tanager	Thraupis episcopus
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon
Green Jay	Cyanocorax yncas
Glossy-Black Thrush	Turdus serranus
Crested Oropendola	Psarocolius decumanus
Russet-Backed Oropendola	Psarocolius angustifrons

2013- January Avifauna Inventory

English Common Name	Scientific Name	Seen	Heard Only
Roadside Hawk	Buteo magnirostris		x
Wattled Guan	Aburria aburri		x
Rufous-Breasted Wood-Quail	Odontophorus speciosus		x
Scaly Naped Amazon	Amazona mercenaria	x
Chestnut-Fronted Macaw	Ara severa	x
White-Collared Swift	Streptoprocne zonaris		x
Speckled Hummingbird	Adelomyia melanogenys	x
Booted Racket-Tail	Ocreatus underwoodii	x
Long-Tailed Sylph	Aglaiocercus kingi	x
Crested Quetzal	Pharomachrus antisianus		x
Masked Trogon	Trogon personatus		x
Red-Headed Barbet	Eubucco bourcierii		x
Emerald Toucanet	Aulacorhynchus prasinus	x
Black-Mandibled Toucan	Ramphastos ambiguus		x
Golden-Olive Woodpecker	Piculus rubiginosus	x
Strong-Billed Woodcreeper	Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus	x
Bicolored Antvireo	Dysithamnus occidentalis		x
Long-Tailed Antbird	Drymophila caudata	x
White-Bellied Antpitta	Grallaria hypoleuca		x
Torrent Tyrannulet	Serpophaga cinerea	x
Cinnamon Flycatcher	Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea	x
Smoke-Colored Pewee	Contopus fumigatus	x
Barred Becard	Pachyramphus versicolor	x
Andean Cock-of-the-Rock	Rupicola peruviana		x
Inca Jay	Cyanocorax yncas	x
Glossy-Black Thrush	Turdus serranus		x
Gray-Breasted Wood-Wren	Henicorhina leucophrys		x
Blackburnian Warbler	Dendroica fusca	x
Slate-Throated Whitestart	Myioborus miniatus	x
Three-Striped Warbler	Basileuterus tristriatus	x
Golden-Collared Honeycreeper	Iridophanes pulcherrima	x
Saffron-Crowned Tanager	Tangara xanthocephala	x
Flame-Faced Tanager	Tangara parzudakii	x
Blue-Winged Mountain-Tanager	Anisognathus somptuosus	x
Blue-Gray Tanager	Thraupis episcopus	x
Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra	x
Palm Tanager	Thraupis palmarum	x
White-Capped Tanager	Sericossypha albocristata	x
Russet-Backed Oropendola	Psarocolius angustifrons	x

Trip Report Section

In this section you will find all you need to know about past trips to Alto Coca. Stay tuned for photos, stories, and trip reports from previous adventures.

List of Some Species Observed in Alto Coca

Biological Inventory

Birds:

• Roadside Hawk
• Yellow-Vented Woodpecker
• Lineated Foliage-Gleaner 
• Montane Foliage-Gleaner
• Bicolored Antvireo
•  Variegated Bristle-Tyrant
•  Smoke-Colored Pewee
•  Black Phoebe, Olivaceous Piha
•  Golden-Collared Honeycreeper
•  Orange-Eared Tanager
•  Fawn-Breasted Tanager
•  Saffron-Crowned Tanager
•  Flame-Faced Tanager
•  Beryl-Spangled Tanager
•  Rufous-Crested Tanager
•  Subtropical Cacique
•  White-Capped Tanagers
•  Cock-of-the-Rocks

Mammals:

• Puma 
• Mountain Tapir
• Wooly Monkey
• Spider Monkey
• Red Howler Monkeys
• Andean Spectacled Bears

Flora:

• Sobralia Rosea (orchid)

Amphibians and Reptiles:

Alto Coca Reserve Map

A GIS generated map of Alto Coca and the surrounding area. Special thanks to Antonio Semanate and Mark Thurber.

January News Update

Welcome to the Alto Coca Conservation Group website!
This website is currently under construction and we will be posting more information over the next couple days. So stay tuned for Pictures, Biological Inventories, Trip Reports, Maps, News, Expedition planning, and more.
Feel free to comment on the website, send us an email, sign up for news updates sent directly to your email, and check out our Facebook page.
See you on the trail...

Google Map

Google Map of Alto Coca Area

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Expeditions 2013

Welcome to the expedition section of the blog. This is the place to get all the information you need to participate in future expeditions to Alto Coca. 

If you're interested in participating in a trip to Alto Coca email us or use the comment section below.