Republic of Peru

• Central Peru

  This circuit holds a bagful of endemics - though less well known that the North Peru circuit it's a fantastic trip. First is a stop on the West slope of the Andes which has a suite of endemic birds including Rufous-breasted warbling Finch and Great Inca-Finch, then at area of high Puna grass- and bog-land, about four hours drive east of Lima along the central highway. This is high-altitude birding at its extreme: a giddy 4,500 m.a.s.l. Take it easy here, and drink lots of fluids. Besides regular high Andean species such as ground-tyrants, seed-snipes and sierra-finches, the main reason for birding here istwofold: the Diademed Sandpiper, a rare, almost mythical wader of the mineral-rich marshes, and White-bellied Cinclodes, perhaps the prettiest and one of the rarest of the Ovenbirds. With luck, both can be seen here. Other highlights include and the smart black-breasted Hillstar, a hummingbird endemic to Peru, Dark-winged Miner and Puna Tinamou. A quick side trip down the Satipo road for a few days will find you some interesting species with 3 being described to science right now and the endemic Jun

• Chiclayo-Cajamarca circuit

  Starting at the coastal city of Chiclayo, a long but rewarding trip can be made into the deep Mara

• Iquitos

  From this city it is possible to visit a number of rainforest lodges. Some of these are very touristy, but nonetheless good for birds. For the birder, some lodges stand out above the rest: ExplorNapo with its excellent canopy walkway, which is superb for observing tree-top birds, Tahuayo and Muyuna Lodges with river island specialists and varzea forest birds. These lodges are quite expensive but very comfortable. . but all lodges in the area are excellent for Amazon birds, especially for the many species that are not seen south of the Amazon river and for river island specialties. The Allpahauayo-Mishana Reserve just outside Iquitos City holds some very rare recently discovered species and is a must.

• Machu Picchu & Abra M

  Most visitors to Peru visit the southeast of the country, attracted principally by the archaeological sites of the Inca civilization, and the city of Cusco is the starting point for trips in this area for birder and non-birder alike. Nearby Machu Picchu is the major tourist destination - and a nightmare for lovers of peace and solitude. However, the bamboo stands surrounding the ruins provide excellent opportunities for seeing the Inca Wren! Also, a walk along the tracks near the railroad station can produce species which are difficult to see elsewhere such as Sclater's Tyrannulet and Oleaginous Hemispimgus; this is the place in Peru to see White-capped Dipper and Torrent Duck. From the town of Ollantaytambo, on the way to Machu Picchu, it is only two hours drive to one of the most accessible native Polylepis woodlands in the Andes, whilst the humid temperate forest of Abra M

• Manu Biosphere Reserve

  This is probably the most pristine conservation unit in the world! The reserve itself is over half the size of Switzerland, and much of it is completely unexplored. Un-contacted Amazonian peoples still inhabit the upper reaches of Manu's forest. The variety of birds is astounding; the reserve holds over 1,000 species - significantly more than the whole of Costa Rica and over one tenth of all the birds on earth. Large mammals such as Jaguar, Giant Otter and Andean Bear also occur at maximum population levels. Access to Manu is strictly limited, and only authorized operators can take visitors into the park itself. However, there are adjacent areas where one can see all the Manu bird specialties and an astounding variety of other wildlife. A typical trip into Manu starts in Cusco and takes in the wetlands at nearby Huacarpay, where a variety of Andean waterfowl and marsh birds are abundant. Here the endemic and beautiful Bearded Mountaineer Hummingbird can be seen feeding on tree tobacco. Then the route proceeds to the cloud forest of the eastern Andean slopes. Trees are then continuous from the tree-line at 3,300 m.a.s.l. down in to the Amazon basin, and on to the borders of Brazil and Bolivia. Driving slowly down through the cloud forest, every 500 ms. loss of elevation produces new birds. This is the home of the Andean Cock-of-the-Rock, and a visit to one of their leks (courtship sites) is one of the world's great ornithological spectacles. There are also two species of quetzal here; in fact, these humid montane forests are home to a mind-boggling variety of multi-colored birds; a mixed flock of tanagers, honeycreepers and conebills can turn any tree into a Christmas Tree! The last forested foothills of the Andes level out into the upper tropical zone, a forest habitat that elsewhere has disappeared, to be replaced by tea, coffee and coca plantations. In Manu the forest is intact, and special birds such as the Amazonian Umbrellabird, and Blue headed and Military Macaws can be found. From here, transport is by river. The beaches are packed with nesting birds in the dry season; Large-billed terns scream at passing boats and Orinoco Geese watch warily from the shore. Huge colonies of Sand-colored Nighthawks roost and nest on the hot sand. As you leave the foothills and reach the untouched forests of the western Amazon, you enter jungle with highest-density of birdlife per square km. On earth. But beware! - sometimes it seems as if there are fewer birds than in a European woodland; only strange calls betray their presence - until a mixed flock comes through, containing an astonishing 70-plus species; or a brightly colored group of, say, Rose-fronted Parakeets dashes out of a fruiting tree. For the birder who craves the mysterious and rare, this is the site. This forest has produced the highest day-list on foot ever recorded on earth, and it holds such little-seen gems as Black-faced Cotinga and Rufous-fronted Ant-thrush. Antbirds and Ovenbirds creep in the foliage and give tantalizing glimpses until, eventually, they reveal themselves in a shaft of sunlight. To get to this forest is difficult and expensive, but the experience is well worth it. A trip to Manu is one of the ultimate birding experiences, and topping it off with a macaw lick is a great way to finish; hundreds of brightly colored macaws and other parrots congregate to eat the clay essential to their digestion in one of the world's great wildlife spectacles.

• Tambopata-Candamo Reserved Zone

  This area is accessible via the Tambopata river. A number of jungle lodges offer excellent lowland rainforest birding, providing a reasonable alternative for those who do not have the time or money to visit Manu.

• Barry Walker

  | Birding@ManuExpeditions.com

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• Number of bird species: 1801

  (As at May 2019)

• Number of endemics: 106

  Non-passerines
  White-winged Guan Penelope albipennis, Sira Curassow Pauxi koepckeae, Junín Grebe Podiceps taczanowskii, Koepcke’s Screech-Owl Megascops koepckeae, Long-whiskered Owlet Xenoglaux loweryi, Koepcke’s Hermit Phaethornis koepckeae, Peruvian Piedtail Phlogophilus harterti, Bronze-tailed Comet Polyonymus caroli, Gray-bellied Comet Taphrolesbia griseiventris, Black-breasted Hillstar Oreotrochilus melanogaster, Bearded Mountaineer Oreonympha nobilis, Coppery Metaltail Metallura theresiae , Fire-throated Metaltail Metallura eupogon, Black Metaltail Metallura phoebe, Marvelous Spatuletail Loddigesia mirabilis, White-tufted Sunbeam Aglaeactis castelnaudii, Purple-backed Sunbeam Aglaeactis aliciae, Spot-throated Hummingbird Leucippus taczanowskii, Green-and-white Hummingbird Amazilia viridicauda, Scarlet-banded Barbet Capito wallacei, Yellow-browed Toucanet Aulacorhynchus huallagae, Speckle-chested Piculet Picumnus steindachneri, Black-necked Woodpecker Colaptes atricollis, Yellow-faced Parrotlet Forpus xanthops,
  Passerines
  Creamy-bellied Antwren Herpsilochmus motacilloides, Ash-throated Antwren Herpsilochmus parkeri, Allpahuayo Antbird Percnostola arenarum, Cordillera Azul Antbird Myrmoderus eowilsoni , White-masked Antbird Pithys castaneus, Pale-billed Antpitta Grallaria carrikeri, Rusty-tinged Antpitta Grallaria przewalskii, Bay Antpitta Grallaria capitalis, Red-and-white Antpitta Grallaria erythroleuca, Chestnut Antpitta Grallaria blakei, Ochre-fronted Antpitta Grallaricula ochraceifrons, Unicolored Tapaculo Scytalopus unicolor, Large-footed Tapaculo Scytalopus macropus, Rufous-vented Tapaculo Scytalopus femoralis, Neblina Tapaculo Scytalopus altirostris, Ancash Tapaculo Scytalopus affinis, Tschudi’s Tapaculo Scytalopus acutirostris, Vilcabamba Tapaculo Scytalopus urubambae, Junin Tapaculo Scytalopus gettyae , Coastal Miner Geositta peruviana, Thick-billed Miner Geositta crassirostris, Dark-winged Miner Geositta saxicolina, Striated Earthcreeper Geocerthia serrana, White-bellied Cinclodes Cinclodes palliatus, Surf Cinclodes Cinclodes taczanowskii, Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura pileata, White-browed Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura xenothorax, Chestnut-backed Thornbird Phacellodomus dorsalis, Junín Canastero Asthenes virgata, Ayacucho Thistletail Asthenes ayacuchensis, Vilcabamba Thistletail Asthenes vilcabambae, Rusty-fronted Canastero Asthenes ottonis, Eye-ringed Thistletail Asthenes palpebralis, Russet-mantled Softtail Thripophaga berlepschi, Marcapata Spinetail Cranioleuca marcapatae, Creamy-crested Spinetail Cranioleuca albicapilla, Cactus Canastero Pseudasthenes cactorum, Great Spinetail Synallaxis hypochondriaca, Russet-bellied Spinetail Synallaxis zimmeri, Apurimac Spinetail Synallaxis courseni, Unstreaked Tit-Tyrant Uromyias agraphia, Mishana Tyrannulet Zimmerius villarejoi, Peruvian Tyrannulet Zimmerius viridiflavus, Inca Flycatcher Leptopogon taczanowskii, Johnson’s Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotricus luluae, Black-backed Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus pulchellus, Tumbes Tyrant Tumbezia salvini, Piura Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca piurae, Rufous Flycatcher Myiarchus semirufus, Masked Fruiteater Pipreola pulchra, White-cheeked Cotinga Zaratornis stresemanni, Peruvian Plantcutter Phytotoma raimondii, Bay-vented Cotinga Doliornis sclateri, Cerulean-capped Manakin Lepidothrix coeruleocapilla, Inca Wren Pheugopedius eisenmanni, Peruvian Wren Cinnycerthia peruana, Iquitos Gnatcatcher Polioptila clementsi, Parodi’s Hemispingus Hemispingus parodii, Rufous-browed Hemispingus Hemispingus rufosuperciliaris, Brown-flanked Tanager Thlypopsis pectoralis, Pardusco Nephelornis oneilli, Black-bellied Tanager Ramphocelus melanogaster, Golden-backed Mountain-Tanager Cnemathraupis aureodorsalis, Yellow-scarfed Tanager Iridosornis reinhardti, Sira Tanager Tangara phillipsi, Cinereous Finch Piezorina cinerea, Great Inca-Finch Incaspiza pulchra, Rufous-backed Inca-Finch Incaspiza personata, Gray-winged Inca-Finch Incaspiza ortizi, Buff-bridled Inca-Finch Incaspiza laeta, Little Inca-Finch Incaspiza watkinsi, Plain-tailed Warbling-Finch Poospiza alticola, Rufous-breasted Warbling-Finch Poospiza rubecula, Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch Poospiza caesar, Raimondi’s Yellow-Finch Sicalis raimondii, Rufous-eared Brush-Finch Atlapetes rufigenis, Apurimac Brush-Finch Atlapetes forbesi, Black-spectacled Brush-Finch Atlapetes melanopsis, Rusty-bellied Brush-Finch Atlapetes nationi, Cuzco Brush-Finch Atlapetes canigenis, Vilcabamba Brush-Finch Atlapetes terborghi, Selva Cacique Cacicus koepckeae

• A Field Guide to the Birds of Peru

  | By James E Clements & Noam Shany | Ibis Publishing Company | 2001 | Paperback | 283 pages, 256 pp of colour plates | ISBN: 9780934797184 Buy this book from NHBS.com

• Birds of Peru

  | By Thomas S Schulenberg, Douglas F Stotz, Daniel F Lane, John P O'Neill & Theodore A Parker III | Christopher Helm | 2007 | Paperback | 664 pages, 307 colour plates, 1806 colour distribution maps | ISBN: 9780713686739 Buy this book from NHBS.com

• Field Guide to the Birds of Machu Picchu and the Cusco Region, Peru

  | (Includes a Bird Finding Guide to the Area) | By Barry Walker | Lynx Edicions | 2015 | Paperback | 243 pages, 82 plates with colour illustrations; colour photos, colour tables | ISBN: 9788496553972 Buy this book from NHBS.com

• Pocket Photo Guide to the Birds of Peru

  | By Clive Byers | Bloomsbury Publishing | 2016 | Paperback | 144 pages, colour photos, 1 colour map | ISBN: 9781472932167 Buy this book from NHBS.com

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  All Birds Northern Peru

  | A complete field guide to identify all bird species recorded in Northern Peru - incl. songs + calls! | Mullen & Pohland GbR | 2.2 GB | Requires iOS 8.0 or later |
  
  

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  Birds of Peru

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  | Birds In The Hand, LLC | 1.2 GB | Requires iOS 9.0 or later | Requires Android 4.0.3 and up |
  
  Princeton Field Guides are comprehensive, in-depth identification tools designed for all nature enthusiasts. This is the interactive mobile field guide version of Birds of Peru by Schulenberg, Stotz, Lane, O'Neill & Parker. Like the paper edition, it is the most complete and authoritative field guide to this diverse neotropical landscape, featuring every one of Peru's 1,817 bird species. Every distinct plumage is covered in superb, high-quality color illustrations. This mobile version includes all of the same excellent content of the print edition plus audio for 1,510 species and "Smart Search" by color, size and habitat. It has been updated to reflect the current eBird/Clements taxonomy.

• National bird

  Andean Cock-of-the-Rock Rupicola peruviana

• Area De Ornitolog

• Amazon Waterfalls Association

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  Our goal for the Amazon Waterfalls Association is to assist and support the local community in becoming the caretakers and primary benefactors of these natural wonders. Creating this infrastructure will give the locals a prideful responsibility and a financial ability to protect and share these treasures with visitors well into the future

• ECOAN (Asociación Ecosistemas Andinos)

  Website
  Reforestation projects can do a better way to restore the balance of the nature and aids preservation of flora and fauna. It plays an important role in combating climate change.

• Tambopata Research Centre

  Webpage
  Tambopata Research Centre is a 24-bedroom lodge in an uninhabited portion of Tambopata National Reserve. It is just 500 metres from the world's largest known macaw clay lick. With its remote location, small scale and the presence of researchers, the centre is an excellent base for in-depth exploration of the rainforest.

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• IBA Abra Malaga

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  Conservation of fragmented forest patches with extremely threatened birds is difficult. At Abra Malaga in SE Peru in Cusco department there is a c. 10 ha Polylepis woodland at 4000-4300m and some adjacent smaller patches. Among the critically threatened and endangered birds there are White-browed Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura xenothorax, Royal Cinclodes Cinclodes aricomae and Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes alpinus. The locality is very close to the road at the pass on the Cusco-Quillabamba road…

• NP Manú National Park

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  Peru's Manu Biosphere Reserve has the highest concentration of bird life on Earth. At the time of writing approximately, 925 species have been recorded. Ornitholigists expect this figure to break the 1000 mark in the near future as remoter areas of the reserve are explored. There are a little under 9000 species of birds in the world, meaning Manu holds one in every nine species found on the planet. No other protected area on Earth contains so many birds.

• NP Río Abiseo National Park

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  The cloud forest supports a wide diversity of fauna with such notable species as turkey vulture Cathartes aura, Andean guan Penelope montagnii, scarlet-fronted parakeet Aratinga wagleri, lyre-tailed nightjar Uropsalis lyra, marvellous spatuletail Loddigesia mirabilis (VU); cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruviana, carbonated flower-piercer Diglossa carbonaria and hepatic tanager Piranga flava (Mittermeier, de Macedo and Luscombe, 1975). Altitude zonation has strongly influenced the avifauna; there are over 132 bird species between 3,000m and 4,100m (Narvaez, 1989). More threatened species include nine endemics to the country and five species of restricted distribution, found otherwise only in the northern part of Bolivia. The park is the northern limit for the distribution of a variety of scarce species and a new location for species such as yellow-browed toucanet Aulacorhynchus huallagae (LR). Other notable species include South American pochard Netta erythrophthalma and golden-plumed conure Leptosittaca branickii (VU) (Mittermeier, de Macedo and Luscombe, 1975; Narvaez, 1989).

• NR Abra Patricia-Alto Nieva Private Conservation Area

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  Abra Patricia is a pass located in northern Peru on the east slope of the Andes. From the pass, an unbroken panorama of virgin forest stretches northeast to the Amazonian lowlands of north-central Peru…

• NR Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve

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  The name of Pacaya-Samiria comes from the names of two rivers that run through it: Pacaya and Samiria. The Reserve has a great diversity of wildlife as well as aquatic life: 449 bird species, 102 mammals, 69 reptiles, 58 amphibians, 256 fish and 1,204 plants…

• NR Paracas National Reserve

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  The Paracas National Reserve is the most important point along the Peruvian coast for many species of mammals, including two species of seals, 160 species of birds, and numerous fish and shellfish. It hosts large colonies of guano birds…

• NR Reserva Territorial Madre de Dios

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  This reserve is an ecosystem that has had an unchanging evolution throughout thousands of years, housing one of the biggest variety of flora and fauna in the world. It is estimated that there are more than 1,000 bird species in the park and over 200 mammals. There are between 2,000 and 3,000 plant species, 10% of which are still unknown by scientists.

• NR Sunchubamba Game Reserve

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  One of the world's greatest concentrations of biodiversity occurs where the eastern slopes of the tropical Andes meet the Amazonian lowlands. Tremendous climatic changes occur as the landscape sweeps from snow-capped mountains across the treeless plains and dry valleys of the altiplano and suddenly descends into steep, dissected valleys of lush cloud forests down into the broad expanse of the low lying Amazon floodplain. The result of this topographic complexity is a tremendous number of habitats that sustain a vast quantity of biodiversity…

• NR Tambopata National Reserve

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  Tamshiyacu Tahuayo Regional Conservation Area (ACRCTT; Spanish: Área de Conservación Regional Comunal Tamshiyacu Tahuayo) is a protected area located south east of Iquitos, extending over the Peruvian department of Loreto, provinces of Maynas (district of Fernando Lores), Ramón Castilla (district of Yavarí) and Requena (district of Sapuena and district of Yaquerana).

• NR Tamshiyacu Tahuayo Reserve

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  The Tamshiyacu Tahuayo Reserve is a fantastic protected area to visit in the Amazon Rainforest of northern Peru. The reserve is named after the Tamshiyacu River on one side and the Tahuayo River on the other, and was founded to protect the Red Uakari, one of several Amazon monkeys living within the protected area.

• Aveando en Lima Peru

  Mailing List
  This group is for those interested in learning to observe birds in the city of Lima

• Birding Peru

  Mailing List
  Birding Peru is a newsgroup about birdwatching in Peru.

• Adventure Specialists

  Tour Operator
  Wildlife and Birding Adventures by dugout canoe in Peru`s undisturbed Amazoninan rain forest reserve, Manu Park led by naturalist trained guides. Comfortable rustic lodges and safari style riverside camps year around. Also Horse Supported high Andes Treks, Archaeological Expeditions and Inca study.

• Amazon Trails Peru

  Tour Operator
  The Andean slopes, the Cloud Forest and the lowland forest of Manu are considered the best and most interesting places for birdwatching

• Aracari

  Tour Operator
  Inside Peru with Aracari means meticulous attention to detail. Peru is South America's culinary as well as cultural heartland, and carefully planned itineraries include time to enjoy the unique local cuisine, as well as shopping and evening relaxation. To enhance the quality of your sightseeing, we've chosen small, characterful and comfortable lodges and hotels, each conveying something of the local depth and richness of the Peruvian heritage.

• Birding Ecotours

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  Peru has the second-highest species list on earth and a huge list of 125+ endemic species; ever more are being discovered as the forests are studied now more readily than in the past. There is a huge amount of habitat to discover, and the remnants of the Inca Empire add to the majesty of any trip here. Because of its large size several trips or one long one are recommended to cover the major regions and give all of the fantastic EBAs (Endemic Birding Areas) due birding….

• Birding Peru

  Tour Operator
  We are a team of energetic explorers seeking to experience the real world with a grassroots approach to travel. We create amazing tours that are meaningful and memorable. And we invite you to join us on the path less travelled and experience something extraordinary

• InkaNatura Travel

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  Peru is the birdiest country in the world. Peru ties Colombia with over 1800 species of birds, more than 85% of which are permanent residents. Peru is second only to Brazil in the number of endemic birds and second only to Indonesia in the number of bird species with restricted geographical ranges. Several rainforest lodges in Peru offer superb birding, each with a list of over 550 species! In 1982 a team of birders in Manu in southeastern Peru established the current world record big day when they recorded 331 species while only walking and paddling canoes

• Kolibri Expeditions

  Tour Operator
  Kolibri Expeditons is giving you thorough birding trips to all corners of South America. We are based in Lima, Peru. General Director is Gunnar Engblom, a well known tour leader and birdguide. Our groups are small size and we have our own transport of 4WD cars (or a van where appropriate). We often go off the beaten track to give you all possible endemics and specialties of the particular area you are in. There is usually a bias on quality of unique birds rather than overall numbers. Then again, visiting areas where the endemics are, usually gives a large final overall list. For more comfort demanding clients we also provide Marvelous Spatuletail Tours

• Nature Travel Specialists

  Tour Operator
  Nature Travel Specialists believes that travel is most enjoyable when it expands the horizons of both visitor and visited, when both give and receive from each other. With this in mind we design itineraries that enable our travelers to explore the natural areas of the world, in the company of English-speaking local tour guides who know their country and region intimately

• Neblina Forest

  Tour Operator
  ...after six years of running nature and birding trips throughout Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, we expanded our range of operations by opening an office in Santa Cruz, BOLIVIA, and by operating cultural and birding tours to PERU. In recent years, we added BRAZIL, GUYANA and COLOMBIA to the group of countries Neblina Forest visits.

• Neotropical Birding Tours

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  A group of Peruvian guides have created a new tour operator company called Neotropical Birding Tours. Our company was founded with the desire to offer high quality tours at low costs. During this year we will offer birding trips in Peru's most popular routes and during 2011 we will offer trips to Ecuador and Bolivia. We hope that in the following years we can expand our operations to the rest of the Neotropical region…

• One Earth

  Tour Operator
  Peru is a paradise for bird watching lovers and nature lovers in general, thanks to a great amount of habitats, climates and the variety of its geography. With more than 1800 species of birds, 117 of them endemic to Peru, it becomes a dream to any ornithologist, especially when you think that we keep discovering new species in remote areas of Per

• Pantiacolla

  Tour Operator
  Welcome to Pantiacolla, we organize ecotours to Manu National Park in Peru, South America. Manu is considered by many to be the finest ecotourism destination in the entire Amazon basin. A world heritage site, it is considered the world`s most biodiverse national park, and possibly the best location, due to lack of hunting pressure, for viewing large animals, such as giant otters, black caiman, harpy eagles, jaguars, giant anteaters, and tapirs. Pantiacolla aims to inspire an understanding and appreciation for this unique wilderness area

• Peru Birding Tours

  Tour Operator
  Peru birding Tours based in Puerto Maldonado-Per

• Peru Green Travel

  Tour Operator
  Our company offers a wide variety of itineraries in Peru, our main destinations are the wildlife in National Parks and the legendary Cuzco and Machu Picchu.

• Rainforest Expeditions

  Tour Operator
  Rainforest Expeditions is a Peruvian ecotourism company founded in 1992 by Eduardo Nycander and Kurt Holle with the purpose of combining providing authentic educational experiences that support the conservation of the areas where we operate. Our two lodges in the rain forest of Tambopata, Posada Amazonas and Tambopata Research Center, reflect our philosophy

• Rockjumper Birding Tours

  Tour Operator
  Peru is the leading South American destination in which to enjoy both the snow-capped Andes and tropical Amazon rainforest, while also boasting one of the largest bird lists in the world. Our comprehensive tour of this classic birding nation also visits the magical and mysterious Machu Picchu - undoubtedly one of the finest architectural achievements of the New World!

• Tanager Tours

  Tour Operator
  Tanager Tours is a young and fast growing company, started at the end of 1999 Dutchman Wim ten Have is leading the international team of excellent and enthusiast drivers and guides. Our target is to offer well-organized, medium-priced tours for all kinds of birdwatchers: from luxury birdwatching trips into Manu to off-the-beaten-track camping tours throughout Per

• Tribes Travel

  Tour Operator
  Tribes invites you to see some of the most special parts of this earth through the eyes of the people who live there. Their empathy with the land, their respect for the wildlife and its habitat, and their deep-rooted beliefs in their traditional lifestyle will leave a lasting impression on you

• 2014 [01 January] - Omar Diaz - Tambopate & Santa Eulalia

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• 2014 [01 January] - Pepe Rojas & Dan Lane - Iquitos

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  …Mauritia palm swamps are important for Sulphury Flycatcher, for example, or bromeliads in flooded forest for Long-billed Woodcreeper….

• 2014 [01 January] - Peter Hawrylyshyn - Northern Birding Route

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  …in the afternoon I returned to the feeders for some multi-flash hummingbird photography, while Boris and Bob went on the lower trails and saw Long-tailed Tyrant, Lafresnaye’s Piculet, and the endemic Huallaga Tanager. A Russet-crowned Crake was near the orchid garden. Dinner was a fresh vegetable soup, grilled chicken with potatoes and custard dessert….

• 2014 [04 April] - Jon Hornbuckle

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  Birding was good for me as I had 18 ticks, including Long-whiskered Owlet, Scarlet-banded Barbet, Pale-billed and Rusty-tinged Antpittas and Unicoloured Tapaculo. The only real disappointments were missing Buckley’s Forest-Falcon, Buff-throated Treehunter and Peruvian Martin after a lot of effort to try and see them all. I also failed to see Subtropical Pygmy-Owl, Buff-fronted Owl and Barred Antthrush, despite Alex’s efforts, but my expectations were low for these. Bird activity was disappointing at times, especially along the Abra Patricia road where tanagers were mostly surprisingly scarce. However we were very fortunate in having sightings of two Critically Endangered monkeys: Yellow-tailed Woolly-Monkey and San Martin Titi...

• 2015 [01 January] - David Marques - Southeast Peru

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  ... The famous Cock-of-the-Rock lek has been moving to different sites over the last years and its size has been decreasing, currently holding 4-5 courting males. It is still next to the road and the lek site was protected by a plastic wall at the time of our visit. Hotels...

• 2015 [07 July] - Eduardo Ormaeche

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  Day 1, July 1 Arrival in Lima and transfer to the hotel. Overnight Lima. Day 2, July 2 Flight to Puerto Maldonado. Transfer to the hotel. Birding in the afternoon around La Pastora Road. Overnight Cabaña Quinta Hotel, Puerto Maldonado...

• 2015 [07 July] - Eduardo Ormaeche - South Peru

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  Brief Diary and annotated list

• 2015 [07 July] - Jesse Fagan - Machu Picchu & Abra Malaga

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  ...Back to Ollantaytambo, and birding the pass of Abra Malaga with the high peak known as Veronica in her white dress. She's always lovely, but especially so in the early morning sun. We birded both slopes: the drier west side, and the more humid east. A visit to Maxima's house, enjoying her warm potatoes, and we marvelled at her strong, yet lonely existence. Plus, y'all climbed the ridge above the pass (14,500' or so), breaking trail through snow, to stand on hallowed ground. So quiet, peaceful, just the wind, the valley below... and soaring condors.

• 2015 [08 August] - Dan Lane & Pepe Rojas - North Peru

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  ...Our next day, we continued to enjoy the interesting avifauna of the unique Mayo Valley, where there are influences of Amazonian rainforest (Green-backed Trogon, Scaly-breasted Wren, Peruvian Warbling-Antbird, and Fiery-capped Manakin), the drier cerrado of Bolivia and Brazil (Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrant, Little Nightjar, and Pale-breasted Thrush), and one or two elements all its own (the undescribed "Striped" Manakin). After a morning there, we savored the hummingbird smorgasbord at the Waqanki feeders.

• 2015 [08 August] - Eduardo Ormaeche

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  This trip report is an account of a customized, private tour for a client who requested to come to Peru and explore some remote areas in the search of some endemics, range- restricted, and hard-to-get birds that might normally be missed on many of the commercial tours. Our client needed 15 species to achieve the amazing number of 7500 life birds. We had the privilege to travel with her twice this year, once in Colombia and on a previous trip to Peru to look for the Long-whiskered Owlet, but she decided to...

• 2015 [12 December] - Dan Lane - Iquitos

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  The Amazon is one of those "Bucket List" places -- particularly if you’re a birder! But why is the Amazon so diverse, so amazing? Well, as I was trying to explain during the tour, the Amazon is thought to be one of the few regions in the world blessed with relatively continuous climatic conditions for the past tens of millions of years. While the higher latitudes have had to deal with glacial cycles, extreme shifts in rainfall, and ocean level rises and falls, the Amazon has had patches of humid tropical forests that probably maintained populations of many of the animals and plants that live there today, in fairly similar conditions...

• 2015 [12 December] - Keith Taylor - Southern Ecuador

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  ...Manglares-Churute came into view soon after where the trees standing in the flooded ricefields were scanned but no Horned Screamers were seen despite looking from two spots. Unfortunately we were searching in the wrong area and the proper site was an inconspicuous marsh three kilometers back along Highway 25 where there are no shoulders and heavy traffic makes viewing virtually impossible with the exception of one area to pull off on the right heading in the direction of Guayaquil. All of the birds had been seen previously but Limpkin was noted in case of a South American split...

• 2016 [03 March] - Roger Ahlman - Northern Peru

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  ...D’Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant and Unstreaked Tit-Tyrant were, on the other hand, the frst time I see in northern Peru. We also found other birds that are diffcult in the north like Striated Earthcreeper, Green-headed Hillstarand Stripe-headed Antpitta. On the rarity account we fnd Sora, Black-billed Cuckoo and Cliff Swallow. The event of the trip happened already the frst morning at Pantanos de Ventanilla just north of Lima when we watched tens of thousands of Guanay Cormorants and Peruvian Boobies in a constant stream migrating south. Absolutely breathtaking!..

• 2016 [07 July] - Barry Walker - Cusco to Lima

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• 2016 [07 July] - Dan Lane & Jesse Fagan - Peru's Magnetic North

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  ...Less glittery species also made the list, including the wonderful song duetting antics of Black-capped Donacobius, the sluggish Black-streaked Puffbird, the noble Laughing Falcon, the boldly patterned "Moriche Oriole" (now part of Variable Oriole), the little ball of spitfire called Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher, the large and impressive Strong-billed Woodcreepers we watched tearing moss off the tree trunks, the nightjar morning, the massive group of Comb Ducks, and the tame Chestnut Antpitta that allowed us to view it beside the trail. ...

• 2016 [07 July] - David Milton - Remote Northern Peru

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  ...Our itinerary aimed to maximise new birds and to see 14 possible targets species. This included three side trips: to a tributary of the Maranon River (Yellow-browed Toucanet) where we walked in with our 5 horse team; the Scarlet-banded Barbet four-wheel drive trip to Plataforma; and the small plane flight into the northern Amazon (San Lorenzo) to see the White -masked Antbird. At the end of the full 8 week trip to Brazil and Peru together with our 2015 trips to Peru (remote south and Cusco/Manu Rd area) and Japan we successfully achieved the 30 birds from our target families....

• 2016 [07 July] - Pepe Rojas - Machu Picchu & Abra Malaga

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  ...During the rest of our time in this area, we birded a combination of the Mandor Valley, Aguas Calientes and our hotel grounds, all of which are very productive areas. As a result of our efforts, we scored great views of Fasciated Tiger-Heron, Golden-headed Quetzal, Andean Motmot, Blue-banded Toucanet, Ocellated Piculet, Speckled-faced Parrot, Variable Antshrike, plus astonishing views of a male Andean Cock-of-the-Rock at our hotel grounds -- not to mention the many species of tanagers and hummingbirds we scored at the feeders!...

• 2016 [08 August] - Alex Durand Torres - Manu Biosphere Reserve

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• 2016 [08 August] - Jesse Fagan & Cory Gregory - Machu Picchu & Abra Malaga

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  ...Bird highlights were many, but there were some standouts. You loved the already mentioned Andean Condor (this is Peru), and the male Andean Cock-of-the-rock. The endemic Bearded Mountaineer somehow managed to make it on the list (duh!) as did the Royal Cinclodes (a lifer for EVERYBODY). However, the bird of the trip was one of the smallest, if not the cutest: Peruvian Pygmy-Owl. The experience of eating home-grown warm Peruvian potatoes at Maxima's house was one of the non-birding treats and experiences we will never forget....

• 2016 [08 August] - Silverio Duri - Northern Peru

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  ...A full morning birding the Ridgeline trail out of camp and afternoon down to 45 village trail. After a hot breakfast and coffee we set off to the muddy trail, which fortunately was drier than usual. Luckily we didn’t have any rain, and it was incredibly rewarding – we spent all morning with a field lunch up on the ridge trail packed by Aurelio, seeing 2 Scarlet-banded Barbets, Foothill Schiffornis and great views of Gray-tailed Piha, lot of Tanagers and after lunch went back to the hotel (very basic hotel) for a little break and in the afternoon we explored a new trail...

• 2016 [09 September] - Dubi Shapiro - Northern Peru

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  This tour just gets better and better. This year the 7 participants, Rob and Baldomero enjoyed a bird filled trip that found 723 species of birds. We had particular success with some tricky groups, finding 12 Rails and Crakes (all but 1 being seen!), 11 Antpittas (8 seen), 90 Tanagers and allies, 71Hummingbirds, 95 Flycatchers. We also found many of the iconic endemic species of Northern Peru, such as White-winged Guan, Peruvian Plantcutter, Marañón Crescentchest, Marvellous Spatuletail, Pale-billed Antpitta, Long-whiskered Owlet, Royal Sunangel, Koepcke’s Hermit, Ash-throatedRBL Northern Peru Trip Report 2016 2 Antwren, Koepcke’s Screech Owl, Yellow-faced Parrotlet, Grey-bellied Comet and 3 species of Inca Finch. We also found more widely distributed, but always special, species like Andean Condor, King Vulture, Agami Heron and Long-tailed Potoo on what was a very successful tour.

• 2016 [11 November] - Jesse Fagan - High Arid Deserts & Nazca Lines

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  ...Highlights were many and varied. They included White-eared Puffbird (Iris especially liked this one), Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe (spotted by Rosy!), the flashy Pied-crested Tit-Tyrant (Josh liked his haircut), Andean Condors, Rufous-collared Sparrows (yep, Buzz appreciated them), while Derryn and I both agreed highlight was the Bearded Mountaineer....

• 2016 [11 November] - Richard Webster - Northern Peru

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  ...Among the highlights were Tumbes Tyrant, Hummingbird, and Sparrow, along with White-winged Guan, White-tailed Jay, White-headed Brushfinch, Peruvian Screech-Owl, Elegant Crescentchest, and Sulphur-throated Finch. We finished the day with a lovely walk on the beach, although our destination, the river mouth, was short on special birds....

• 2017 [08 August] - Eduardo Ormaeche

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  The next morning we met at the hotel, and before jumping into the vehicle we had a little time to enjoy West Peruvian Dove, Long-tailed Mockingbird, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Southern Beardless Tyrannulet, Amazilia Hummingbird, and Scrub Blackbird just in front of the hotel gardens.

• 2017 [November] - Eduardo ormaeche

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  In October/November 2017 we customized a shorter version of our Manu Road tour, and for two weeks we explored the famous Manu Road and the Manu lowlands, giving us the chance to find and admire many colorful and spectacular birds and some cryptically-colored understory species as well

• 2018 [01 January] - Alex Durand

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• 2018 [03 March] - Alex Durand

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• 2018 [06 June] - Dan Lane - High Andes

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  Our one full day was excellent, scoring on Pardusco, Bay-vented Cotinga, and the stunning Golden-backed Mountain-Tanager in the same flock a couple of kilometers from our base camp! A short morning hike after breakfast produced our only brief looks of the rare Rufous-browed Hemispingus (or Mountain-Finch, actually) before we had to pack up camp and depart.

• 2018 [06 June] - Jesse Fagan - Machu Picchu & Abra Malaga

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  Birding highlights? Many. Y'all loved the Andean Motmot and the curious Cusco Brushfinches. John picked Andean Condor as one of his tops (hard to go wrong there) and Jerry liked the active Parodi's Hemispingus flock we encountered. Toby was blown away by the cooperative Andean Tinamou (me, too!). Jim Henson Studios, however, took top honors for their creation of the Andean Cock-of-the-Rock.

• 2018 [06 June] - Mike Catis

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  Highlights included, in no particular order; White-masked Antbird, Long-whiskered Owlet, Scarlet-banded Barbet, Cordillera Azul Antbird, Ochre-fronted, Pale-billed, Rusty-tinged and ‘Leymebamba` Antpittas, Whitewinged Guan, Russet-bellied and Maranon Spinetails, Marvellous Spatuletail, Little Woodstar, Black-bellied Thorntail, Royal Sunangel, Mountain Avocetbill, Piura Chat-tyrant, Tumbes Tyrant, Tumbes Swallow, Maranon and Elegant Crescentchests, Stygian Owl, Cinnamon, Peruvian and Foothill Screech Owls, Cinnamon-breasted Tody-tyrant, Lulu’s Tody-flycatcher, Henna-hooded and Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaners, Scarlet-breasted, Fiery-throated and Scaled Fruiteaters, Painted and Jet Manakins, Dotted and Straw-backed Tanagers, Plumbeous Euphonia, Peruvian Plantcutter, Lunulated and White-plumed Antbirds, Chestnut-crowned Gnateater, Yellowthroated Spadebill, Black-necked Red Cotinga, Paint-billed, Grey-breasted, Rufous-sided and Black-banded Crakes and many more.

• 2018 [07 July] - Jesse Fagan - Northern Peru

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  the region is famous for the award-winning Marvelous Spatuletail, which is actually not related to the white sand phenomenon, but rather to the Utcubamba valley and its rainshadow habitats (an arm of the dry Marañon valley region of endemism). The white sand endemics actually span areas on both sides of the Marañon valley and include several species described to science only since about 1976!

• 2018 [07 July] - Pepe Rojas - Coastal Lima, Peru: Villa, Pucusana & Puerto Viejo

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  At the beach we found both of our endemics among other species like American and Blackish Oystercatcher, Red-legged Cormorant, Gray and Gray-hooded Gull, Peruvian Pelicans, Peruvian Boobies among others.

• 2018 [07 July] - Wilson Diaz - Northen Peru

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• 2018 [08 August] - Brent Steury

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  Peru (Lima, Lake Huacarpay, Sacsayhuaman Ruins, Aguas Calientes)

• 2018 [08 August] - Dave Sargeant

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  ...making several birding stops in the lowlands en route, finding Speckled Chachalaca, Hoatzin, Sapphire-spangled Emerald, Pearl Kite, Swallow-tailed Kite, Green-backed Trogon, Yellow-billed Nunbird, Chestnut-eared Aracari, Spot-breasted Woodpecker, Blackish Antbird, White-lored Antpitta heard, Mishana Tyrannulet and Red-billed Tyrannulet.

• 2018 [08 August] - Gustavo Bautista - Cusco, Abra Malaga, Machu Picchu & Limatambo

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• 2018 [08 August] - Jesse Fagan

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  Our birding highlights were many, but included a memorable ccolpa experience with several species of macaws and other parrots. Paradise Tanagers, Fiery-capped Manakin, Banded Antbird, Screaming Piha, and Olive Oropendola were all mentioned as group favorites. However, the winner was the King of the Canopy, Harpy Eagle. Thanks to all our support staff (boat drivers, cooks, and bartenders) and, of course, to our awesome local guide, Jair.

• 2018 [08 August] - Pepe Rojas

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  This report is about the trip I made with my good friend Bill Porteous in search of some species that he needs for his list of birds of South America. I must say that Bill has been systematically traveling in search of the species he lacks in this part of the world. This is the third trip we make together and it is a great honor to find the birds he is looking for.

• 2018 [08 August] - Wilson Diaz

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  Morning of the first day we went to El Chuco Alto, some 30 minutes from the city of Cajamarca, where we had our first targeted endemics: Great Spinetail (we actually saw 6 birds !), and Buff-bridled Inca-Finch (also 6 birds !). Additionally, we had some more endemics: Spot-throated Hummingbird, Black-necked Woodpecker, White-rumped Black-Tyrant, and Marañon Gnatcatcher.

• 2018 [09 September] -

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  We just completed another wonderful Peru birding trip. I absolutely love birding in this country with few other birding destinations offering the same variety and diversity of birding habitats and birds (country list in excess of 1800 birds which is incredible).

• 2018 [09 September] - Fernando Angulo

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• 2018 [10 October] - Alex Durand - Northern Peru

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• 2018 [10 October] - Andrea Molina

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• 2018 [10 October] - Gustavo Bautista - Peru - Lima coast, Lomas de Lachay, Abra Malaga & Manu cloud forest

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• 2018 [10 October] - Richard Amable - Tambopata National Park

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• 2018 [10 October] - Rosemary Royle - Lima, Cusco, Abra Malaga, Machu Picchu and the Manu Road

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  n Lima our guide was Alejandro Tello - his birding knowledge was excellent and he knows his local patch very well. In the Cusco/Manu area our guide was Gustavo Bautista. Gustavo was very personable, spoke good English and his birding knowledge in terms of both birding ID and knowing where to find them was excellent. I would have no hesitation in recommending either guide. I should also mention Walter, our driver for the Manu part of the trip. He was wonderful – a safe and conservative driver, a Mr Fixit who you felt would always get you out of trouble, and obviously well-known along the road.

• 2018 [10 October] - Woody Wheeler

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  As we left the harbor and headed along a stretch of open sea along steep rocky bluffs, numerous birds roosted there including Peruvian Pelicans, Peruvian and Blue-footed Boobies, Red-legged and a few Guanay Cormorants.

• 2018 [11 November] - Amazon River Cruise

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• 2018 [11 November] - Gustavo Bautista - Cusco & Manu National Park

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  We arrived at a good time so we could enjoy all the birds that attend the feeding stations and especially the hummingbirds at the feeders. The following days were spent birding up and down the road at different elevations looking for targets, as well as enjoying watching different species of tanagers and hummingbirds right in front of the dining room. Overnights at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.

• 2019 [02 February] - Juanita Olano Marin

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  After a visit to Chachapoyas, the amazing archeological site Kuelap, and the Gocta waterfall, Juanita wanted to do some birdwatching on the way back to Jaen. This area offers the great opportunity to see some north Peru endemics and specialities of the dry forests of the Marañon river.

• 2019 [04 April] - Fernando Angulo

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  ...Day trip to the Pariahuanca Road. The Huaytapallana pass at 4597m, at the base of the Pariahuanca snow peak. We continued down along the road until the small town of Pariahuanca. We returned to our country hotel in Concepcion...

• 2019 [04 April] - Peter Kaestner

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  With the second largest bird list of any country in the world, Peru is an essential destination for any world birder

• 2019 [07 July] - Peg Abbott

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  We saw a lot of species, but more importantly we got great looks at so many of them. It was challenging to photograph from the moving boat, the swells were gaining hour by hour, but it was great fun. We saw Guanay and Red-legged Cormorant, Peruvian Booby, Blackish Oystercatcher, and several pairs of Humboldt Penguin, at close range. It was such fun watching the penguins navigate on the guano covered rocks, passing gorgeous Inca Terns and curious cormorants as they made their way down to the surf edge, then splash!

• 2019 [07 July] - Wilton Farrelly

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  This is a summary of a trip to Peru in 2019. It was not a Birding trip as my wife who is a non birder, wanted to visit Machu Picchu and other tourist locations eg Cusco and the Sacred Valley.

• 2019 [09 September] - Jose Illanes -0 Manu & Machu Picchu

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  I’ve been leading this awesome Southern Peru trip since 2005, and it was a pleasure to come back one more time. This lovely and friendly country not only brought us hundreds of bird species, but also during our nearly three week trip, we had the chance to learn a little bit about the culture, enjoy the amazing landscapes, and had some really cool mammals as well.

• 2019 [09 September] - Nick Athanas - Northern Peru

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  When I first visited Northern Peru in 2002, I drove down from Ecuador in my own car with a couple of friends. It was pretty rough to say the least. There were no eco-lodges, and the hotels that did exist often left a lot to be desired. In some areas there was nothing at all and we ended up sleeping in the car. There were hardly any trails except for ones we made ourselves, and the roads were truly appalling back then. Feeders? Not a chance.

• 2021 [11 November] - Steve Shunk - Amazon Cruise

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  We were all up early for our first morning on the boat, and we started with an excellent raptor show. We again saw the handsome Black-collared Hawk, along with many Yellow-headed Caracaras and a Black Caracara, as well as a Peregrine Falcon eating a mouse. Besides the raptors, White-winged Parakeets and oropendolas were conspicuous in the trees, with several Cocoi Herons and one Capped Heron on the shoreline. We heard a Palelegged Hornero and saw several Yellow-rumped Caciques and a few Oriole Blackbirds. White-winged Swallows and Gray-breasted Martins hawked for insects over the river, with Forked-tailed Palm-Swifts overhead. We had our first of many Tropical Kingbirds and Great Kiskadees, as well as our first Scarlet-crowned Barbet. Kingfishers would prove to be daily highlights and we started with the giant Ringed Kingfisher. Other early morning highlights included several Large-billed Terns, a single Spotted Sandpaper, several Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks, and Speckled Chachalacas calling from the jungle.

• 2022 [07 July] - Mason Flint - Northern Peru Endemics

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  ...We saw 55 species of tanagers and allies, 49 species of hummingbirds and 43 species of Tyrant flycatchers. We were able to get great looks at many of these species, and photographs of more than 100 species. Some of the highlights during the main tour included the endemic Koepcke’s Hermit and Marvelous Spatuletail, Puna Snipe, Long-whiskered Owlet (another endemic), Golden-headed Quetzal, Speckle-chested Piculet (endemic), Crimson-mantled and Black- necked Woodpecker (endemic) and four species of antpitta, three of which are endemics. The pre-tour extension gave some of the group opportunities to see 44 species not found on the main tour...

• 2022 [09 September] - Henk Hendriks - Cusco, Andesa, Manu RToad and Amazon Lowlands

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  Afterwards I can only conclude that we had a very succesful trip with plenty of mounth-watering species recorded. The total list contains 662 species.

• 2022 [11 November] - Chuck Graham - Machu Picchu & Cusco

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• 2022 [12 December] - Rob Jansen

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  we observed Tawny-throated Dotterels, Slender-billed Miner and Streak-throated Canastero. Further south we encountered a big groove of Poleypsis Forest...

• 2023 [07 July] - Andrea Molina

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• 2023 [07 July] - Bill Simpson

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  ...Drove on to Lomas De Lachay which failed to deliver Raimondi’s Yellow Finch yet again so drove south to another area staying at the Beirut-bombed-out style area at another Hotel...

• 2023 [08 August] - Peter Marsh

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  ...Best birds of the morning included Napo Sabrewing, Versicolored Barbet, Red-stained Woodpecker, Cordillera Azul Antbird, Peruvian Tyrannulet and Grey-mantled Wren...

• 2023 [10 October] - Greg Butcher

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  It was the trip of my dreams! Some highlights included Humboldt Penguin, Darwin’s Nothura, two pairs of Razor-billed Curassows, Lyre-tailed Nightjar, 46 species of hummingbirds, the incomparable Hoatzin and Sunbittern, Golden-headed Quetzal, 17 species of parrots, including 5 species of macaws, 21 species of antbirds, a lek with 6 Andean Cocks-of-the-Rock visible at once, 65 species of flycatchers (!), the endemic Inca Wren (a Machu Picchu specialty), and 60 species of tanagers. Did I mention that it was a special trip? The beds and the food were excellent everywhere.

• Amazon Yarapa River Lodge

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  The Amazon Yarapa River Lodge is located on the Yarapa River, a pristine tributary of the Amazon River. Overwhelm your senses in this incredible adventure. It`s a complex ecosystem like no other. We invite you to join us in an amazing voyage into the Amazon rainforest…

• Ceiba Tops

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  Ceiba Tops, the newest and only luxury resort on the Amazon River, offers 53 air conditioned rooms and cottages with private bathrooms with hot water, swimming pool, and you can add on an excursion to the longest Canopy Walkway in the world

• EcoAmazonia Lodge

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  Our first visit will cross the river by canoe to Monkey Island, the first and only one of its kind in the heart of the Madre de Dios River; protected and conserved by EcoAmazonia Lodge

• Explorama Lodges

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  Explorama offers five Lodges and one Resort in over 250,000 acres of Privately Protected Primary Amazon Rainforest Reserves. Spectacular Canopy Walkway, Birdwatchers Paradise, Full-week & Weekend Specials.

• Manu Paradise Lodge

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  Our eco-lodge is settled in the heart of the cloud forest; 6 hours by road from Cusco and one hour from the rural airstrip at Pilcopata. Our unique location allows us the opportunity to offer a large variety of special programs in and around this beautiful zone. Our lodge is situated in a truly privileged location - between the Kosnipata and San Pedro Rivers - which gives us a magnificent view of this green paradise

• Manu Wildlife Centre

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  The Manu Wildlife Center is located in the wild and remote Manu wilderness of Peru. Based along the Manu de Dios river, the wildlife center provides tours for bird watching, the Tapir Lick, the Macaw Clay Lick and observing Giant Otters swimming in Ox Bow lakes from floating platforms…

• Pacaya-Samiria Amazon Lodge

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  Pacaya-Samiria Amazon Lodge is one of the most exclusive lodges in the Peruvian Amazon and a heaven for visitors in search of a quiet retreat. From this unique place, our guests can visit the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve, which is the largest protected natural area in Peru…

• Sandoval Lake Lodge

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  Sandoval Lake Lodge is located on the high bluffs overlooking Sandoval Lake, within the protected Tambopata-Candamo Reserve of southeastern Peru. Internationally famous as the site of the world's greatest lowland concentrations of birds and butterflies, Tambopata offers an exciting and unique Amazon experience.

• Tahuayo Lodge

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  The trip takes 4 hours by our speedboat. Amazonia`s lodge on the Tahuayo River is rustic, yet comfortable. There are fifteen cabins; some are honeymoon cabins, with a single large bed, others are cabins with two beds and a few are family style cabins with one large bed and several single beds

• Tambo Blanquillo

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  The Manu jungle lodge at Blanquillo is locally known as a Tambo. It is a typical Peruvian Amazon communal jungle building called

• Tambopata Ecolodge - Explorers Inn

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  Peru's Explorers' Inn is a well known Amazon rainforest lodge and research station, in operation since 1975. It is the only Lodge in the region located wholely within the Tambopata National Reserve (TNR), in western Amazonia, Madre de Dios, Peru

• Wasai Lodges

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  We own two beautiful lodges in the amazon jungle, and a Research Center ( Peru Wildlife center) , the first one; Wasai Maldonado Lodge, is located in the tropical city of Puerto Maldonado at the bank of the Madre de Dios river . The others , Wasai Tambopata Lodge and Peru Wildlife Center are located in the Tambopata Candamo National Park, very close to the largests Macaw Clay Licks knowns on the World.

• Adventure in Peru

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  For practical purposes Peru can be divided into three major regions: the central Andean highlands, the long, low coastal strip, and the remote eastern vastness of the Amazon basin. The best-known of these regions, the Andes, is also home to Huascar

• Andean Hummingbirds

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  A Roadside Hawk was tangled in our hummingbird net, but as I walked toward him, he broke loose. His next wingbeat, however, tangled him again. This happened twice more, and he got closer and closer to the edge of the net. Each time he broke free I had weird conflicting emotions - a sense of relief that we wouldn`t have to deal with him and yet disappointment that we wouldn`t

• Biosphere Expeditions

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  We are a non-profit-making research and conservation organisation offering hands-on wildlife conservation and adventures with a purpose for everyone. Our projects are not tours, photographic safaris or excursions, but genuine wildlife expeditions placing ordinary people with no research experience alongside scientists who are at the forefront of conservation work. Our expeditions are open to all, there are no special skills (biological or otherwise) required to join and there are no age limits whatsoever. We have two expeditions involving birds: one to the Ukraine where we conduct a net capture census on the Black Sea coast and one to the Peru Amazon where we invstigate parrot behaviour at clay lick sites

• Las Aves del Vuelo

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  Las aves del vuelo son aquellas que pueden volar. Suena tonto, pero para poder ejercer esta funci