Peñas Blancas is aptly named after the imposing white cliffs visible form the trailhead, located in the Pichinde River Valley. The main attraction here is Andean cock-of-the-rock, easily seen at a lek that the locals have known about for more than 50 years. The lek is located in the recently reopened Farallones National Park, which provides spectacular scenery and amazing birding opportunities with over 200 species. 
Our guide Paola switched careers from illegal logging in the park to become birding guides, and is now a fervent conservationists. Paola and her family endured many hardships when the park was closed due to security concerns, but know enjoy showing off the area to birders from around the globe. Her husband takes care of lunch, which consists of an award-winning wrap he invented for a cooking contest that became a local hit instantly.
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Nothocercus julius Tawny-breasted Tinamou
Crypturellus soui Little Tinamou
Merganetta armata Torrent Duck
Chamaepetes goudotii Sickle-winged Guan
Penelope perspicax Cauca Guan
Ortalis motmot Variable Chachalaca
Odontophorus hyperythrus Chestnut Wood-Quail
Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret
Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture
Coragyps atratus Black Vulture
Elanoides forficatus Swallow-tailed Kite
Buteo magnirostris Roadside Hawk
Buteo platypterus Broad-winged Hawk (Migratorio)
Micrastur ruficollis Barred Forest-Falcon
Milvago chimachima Yellow-headed Caracara
Falco sparverius American Kestrel
Pardirallus nigricans Blackish Rail Vanellus chilensis Southern Lapwing
Columbina talpacoti Ruddy Ground-Dove
Patagioenas fasciata Band-tailed Pigeon
Zenaida auriculata Eared Dove
Leptotila verreauxi White-tipped Dove
Geotrygon frenata White-throated Quail-Dove
Aratinga wagleri Scarlet-fronted Parakeet
Bolborhynchus lineola Barred Parakeet
Forpus conspicillatus Spectacled Parrotlet
Piaya cayana Squirrel Cuco
Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuco (Migratorio)
Crotophaga ani Smooth-billed Ani
Tapera naevia Striped Cuckoo
Megascops choliba Tropical Screech-Owl
Ciccaba virgata Mottled Owl
Nyctibius griseus Common Potoo
Caprimulgus longirostris Band-winged Nightjar
Nyctidromus albicollis Common Pauraque
Uropsalis lyra Lyre-tailed Nightjar
Streptoprocne zonaris White-collared Swift
Florisuga mellivora White-necked Jacobin
Phaethornis syrmatophorus Tawny-bellied Hermit
Doryfera ludovicae Green-fronted
Colibri coruscans Sparkling Violetear
Colibri thalassinus Green Violetear
Adelomyia melanogenys Speckled Hummingbird
Aglaiocercus kingi Long-tailed Slip
Haplophaedia aureliae Greenish Puffleg
Coeligena coeligena Bronzy Inca
Coeligena torquata Collared Inca
Boissonneaua flavescens Buff-tailed Coronet
Ocreatus underwoodii Booted Racket-tail
Urochroa bougueri White-tailed Hillstar
Heliodoxa rubinoides Fawn-breasted Brilliant
Calliphlox mitchellii Purple-throated Woodstar
Chlorostilbon gibsoni Red-billed Emerald
Chlorostilbon mellisugus Blue-tailed Emerald
Amazilia franciae Andean Emerald
Pharomachrus auriceps Golden-headed Quetzal
Pharomachrus antisianus Crested Quetzal
Trogon collaris Collared Trogon
Trogon personatus Masked Trogon
Momotus momota Blue-crowned Motmot
Eubucco bourcierii Red-headed Barbet
Aulacorhynchus prasinus Emerald Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus haematopygus Crimson-rumped Toucanet
Andigena nigrirostris Black-billed Mountain-Toucan
Picumnus granadensis Grayish Piculet
Melanerpes formicivorus Acorn Woodpecker
Picoides fumigatus Smoky-brown Woodpecker
Veniliornis dignus Yellow-vented Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus Golden-olive Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus Lineated Woodpecker
Campephilus pollens Powerful Woodpecker
Synallaxis azarae Azara's Spinetail
Synallaxis brachyura Slaty Spinetail
Cranioleuca erythrops Red-faced Spinetail
Premnornis guttuligera Rusty-winged Barbtail
Premnoplex brunnescens Spotted Barbtail
Anabacerthia striaticollis Montane Foliage-gleaner
Syndactyla subalaris Lineated Foliage-gleaner
Thripadectes virgaticeps Streak-capped Treehunter
Xenops rutilans Streaked Xenops
Dendrocolaptes picumnus Black-banded Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus triangularis Olive-backed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger Montane Woodcreeper
Thamnophilus multistriatus Bar-crested Antshrike
Thamnophilus unicolor Uniform Antshrike
Dysithamnus mentalis Plain Antvireo
Myrmotherula schisticolor Slaty Antwren
Grallaria ruficapilla Chestnut-crowned Antpitta
Elaenia flavogaster Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia chiriquensis Lesser Elaenia
Serpophaga cinerea Torrent Tyrannulet
Zimmerius chrysops Golden-faced Tyrannulet
Phylloscartes poecilotis Variegated Bristle-Tyrant
Phylloscartes ophthalmicus Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant
Mionectes striaticollis Streak-necked Flycatcher
Leptopogon superciliaris Slaty-capped Flycatcher
Lophotriccus pileatus Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant
Platyrinchus mystaceus White-throated Spadebill
Myiophobus fasciatus Bran-colored Flycatcher
Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus Cinnamon Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum Common Tody-Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens Acadian Flycatcher (Migratorio)
Contopus fumigatus Smoke-colored Pewee
Contopus cooperi Olive-sided Flycatcher (Migratorio)
Contopus virens Eastern Wood-Pewee (Migratorio)
Sayornis nigricans Black Phoebe
Pyrocephalus rubinus Vermilion Flycatcher
Knipolegus poecilocercus Amazonian Black-Tyrant
Myiodynastes chrysocephalus Golden-crowned Flycatcher
Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant
Tyrannus melancholicus Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern Kingbird (Migratorio)
Myiarchus tuberculifer Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Attila spadiceus Bright-rumped Attila
Ampelion rufaxilla Chestnut-crested Cotinga
Pipreola riefferii Green-and-black Fruiteater
Ampelioides tschudii Scaled Fruiteater
Rupicola peruvianus Andean Cock-of-the-rock
Masius chrysopterus Golden-winged Manakin
Xenopipo flavicapilla Yellow-headed Manakin
Pachyramphus versicolor Barred Becard
Cyclarhis nigrirostris Black-billed Peppershrike
Vireo leucophrys Brown-capped Vireo
Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed Vireo
Hylophilus semibrunneus Rufous-naped Greenlet
Cyanocorax yncas Green Jay
Pygochelidon cyanoleuca Blue-and-white Swallow
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Troglodytes aedon House Wren
Thryothorus genibarbis Moustached Wren
Henicorhina leucosticta White-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucophrys Gray-breasted Wood-Wren
Cyphorhinus thoracicus Chestnut-breasted Wren
Cinclus leucocephalus White-capped Dipper
Myadestes ralloides Andean Solitaire
Catharus aurantiirostris Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus ustulatus Swainson's Thrush (Migratorio)
Entomodestes coracinus Black Solitaire
Turdus leucops Pale-eyed Thrush
Turdus ignobilis Black-billed Thrush
Turdus serranus Glossy-black Thrush
Mimus gilvus Tropical Mockingbird
Creurgops verticalis Rufous-crested Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus White-lined Tanager
Ramphocelus flammigerus Flame-rumped Tanager
Thraupis episcopus Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis palmarum Palm Tanager
Thraupis cyanocephala Blue-capped Tanager
Anisognathus somptuosus Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager
Pipraeidea melanonota Fawn-breasted Tanager
Chlorochrysa nitidissima Multicolored Tanager
Tangara arthus Golden Tanager
Tangara xanthocephala Saffron-crowned Tanager
Tangara gyrola Bay-headed Tanager
Tangara vitriolina Scrub Tanager
Tangara ruficervix Golden-naped Tanager
Tangara labradorides Metallic-green Tanager
Tangara cyanicollis Blue-necked Tanager
Tangara nigroviridis Beryl-spangled Tanager
Tangara vassorii Blue-and-black Tanager
Tangara heinei Black-capped Tanager
Chlorophanes spiza Green Honeycreeper
Diglossa sittoides Rusty Flowerpiercer
Diglossa albilatera White-sided Flowerpiercer
Diglossa cyanea Masked Flowerpiercer
Chlorospingus canigularis Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager
Piranga flava Hepatic Tanager
Piranga rubra Summer Tanager (Migratoria)
Habia cristata Crested Ant-Tanager
Coereba flaveola Bananaquit
Tiaris olivaceus Yellow-faced Grassquit
Zonotrichia capensis Rufous-collared Sparrow
Sicalis flaveola Saffron Finch
Volatinia jacarina Blue-black Grassquit
Sporophila intermedia Gray Seedeater
Sporophila nigricollis Yellow-bellied Seedeater
Arremon brunneinucha Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch
Atlapetes albinucha White-naped Brush-Finch
Atlapetes tricolor Tricolored Brush-Finch
Atlapetes rufinucha Rufous-naped Brush-Finch
Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Migratorio)
Saltator atripennis Black-winged Saltator
Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler (Migratoria)
Parula pitiayumi Tropical Parula
Dendroica fusca Blackburnian Warbler (Migratoria)
Dendroica cerulea Cerulean Warbler (Migratoria)
Setophaga ruticilla American Redstart (Migratoria)
Mniotilta varia Black-and-white Warbler (Migratoria)
Oporornis philadelphia Mourning Warbler (Migratoria)
Wilsonia canadensis Canada Warbler (Migratoria)
Myioborus miniatus Slate-throated Redstart
Basileuterus coronatus Russet-crowned Warbler
Basileuterus tristriatus Three-striped Warbler
Phaeothlypis fulvicauda Buff-rumped Warbler
Psarocolius angustifrons Russet-backed Oropendola
Icterus chrysater Yellow-backed Oriole
Molothrus bonariensis Shiny Cowbird
Carduelis spinescens Andean Siskin
Carduelis psaltria Lesser Goldfinch
Euphonia xanthogaster Orange-bellied Euphonia
Euphonia cyanocephala Golden-rumped Euphonia
Chlorophonia cyanea Blue-naped Chlorophonia
Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia