Additional Peru Birding Itineraries

Day 1 Lima-Pantanos de Villa- Pucusana-Puerto Viejo. We start early by car. The habitats will be freshwater marshes, sandy beach, arid lowland scrub, coastal rocky shore and sea coast. The possibilities include Humboldt Penguin, Great Grebe, Peruvian Pelican, Blue-footed Booby, Peruvian Booby, Guanay Cormorant, Red-legged Cormorant, Least Bittern, White-cheeked Pintail, Puna Teal, Southern Caracara, Blackish Oystercatcher, American Oystercatcher, Peruvian Thick-knee, Band-tailed Gull, Gray Gull, KeIp Gull, Gray-headed Gull, South American Tern, Peruvian Tern, Inca Tern, West Peruvian Dove, Croaking Ground-Dove, Dark-billed Cuckoo, Burrowing Owl, Lesser Nighthawk, Amazilia Hummingbird, Coastal Miner, Peruvian Seaside Cinclodes, Tumbes Beardless-Tyrannulet, Rufescent Flycatcher, Vermilion Flycatcher, Dark faced ground-Tyrant, Short-tailed Field-Tyrant, Chestnut-collared Swallow, Yellowish Pipit, Long-tailed Mockingbird, Black-lored Yellowthroat, Slender-billed Finch, Collared Warbling-Finch, Drab Seedeater, Parrot-billed Seedeater, Chestnut-throated Seedeater, Grassland Yellow-Finch, Yellow-hooded Blackbird, Peruvian Meadowlark, Scrub Blackbird. Overnight Hotel in Lima.

Day 2 Lima-Marcapomacocha-Santa Eulalia.

We start early by bus to the upper part of Lima

over 4,000 meters to an area called Marcapo-

macocha. The habitats here are puna grassland

and bogs, polylepis woodlands, and arid mounta-

in scrub. From here we will descend to the Santa

Eulalia Valley. The possibilities included:

Diademed Sandpiper-Plover, Rufous-bellied

Seedsnipe, Gray-breasted Seedsnipe,

Black-breasted Hillstar, Olivaceous

Thornbill, Dark-winged Miner, White-bellied

Cinclodes, Junín Canastero, Plain-breasted

Earthcreeper, Striated Earthcreeper, White-c

heeked Cotinga, Cinereous Ground-Tyrant,

White-fronted Ground-Tyrant, Black-fronted Ground-Tyrant, Correndera Pipit, Giant Conebill, Black Siskin, Overnight in Hotel in Santa Eulalia or Chosica.

Day 3 Santa Eulalia Valley-Lima. We start early to the upper part of the Santa Eulalia Valley. The habitats are arid mountain scrub, riparian tickets, agricultural fields, and streams. The possibilities include Ornate Tinamou, Black-winged Ground-Dove, Scarlet-fronted Parakeet, Mountain Parakeet, (West) Peruvian Pygmy-Owl, White-collared Swift, Andean Swift, Bronze-tailed Comet Black Metaltail, Oasis Hummingbird, Peruvian Sheartail, Purple-collared Woodstar, Black-necked Woodpecker, Andean Tit-Spinetail, Streaked Tit-Spinetail, Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail, Canyon Canastero, Cordilleran Canastero, Pied-crested Tit-Tyrant, Tumbes Pewee, Rufous-chested Tanager, Band-tailed Sierra-Finch, Great Inca-Finch, Rufous-breasted Warbling-Finch, Collared Warbling-Finch, Rusty-bellied Brush-Finch, Golden-bellied Grosbeak, Scrub Blackbird. Overnight Hotel in Lima.

Day 4 Lima-Cusco-Huacarpay. Early transfer to the airport in Lima and with an hour flight we are in Cusco the capital city of the Inca Empire.

Here a bus will be waiting and we will do a 45 minu-

tes drive to the Hucarpay lakes. The habitats are

an Andean fresh water lake amd marshes, arid

mountain scrub and agricultural lands. The

possibilities included Puna Ibis, Plumbeous Rail,

Andean Lapwing, White-backed Stilt, Speckled,

Puna Teal, Andean Duck, Yellow-billed Pintail,

Andean Gull, Bearded Mountaineer, Sparkling

Violetear, Green-tailed Trainbearer, Giant

Hummingbird, Bare-faced Ground-Dove,

Streak-fronted Thornbird, Rusty-

fronted Canastero, Wren-like Rushbird, Andean

Negrito, Spot-billed and Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrants, Many-colored Rush-Tyrant, Blue-and-yellow Tanager, Greenish Yellow-Finch, Band-tailed Seedeater, Ash-breasted, Mourning, and Peruvian Sierra-Finches, and Yellow-winged Blackbird. Overnight in Cusco.

Day 5 Cusco - Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge. Early start by car with several stops before the pass to the eastern slope. The habitats here are arid Andean habitats and Puna. The possibilities include Andean Tinamou, Mountain Caracara, Variable Hawk, Spot-winged Pigeon, Creamy-crested Spinetail, Brown-bellied Swallow, Hooded Siskin, Cinereous Conebill, Golden-billed Saltator, Peruvian Sierra-Finch, Mourning Sierra Finch, Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch. Over the pass, the habitat becomes elfin forest, humid mountain scrub, second growth scrub, upper mountain evergreen forest, chusquea bamboo finally arriving to our lodge in lower mountain evergreen forest, streams. The possibilities are Tyrian Metaltail, White-collared Jay, Golden-collared Tanager, Moustached Flower-Piercer, and Mountain Cacique, Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan, Crimson-mantled Woodpecker, Barred Fruiteater, Red-crested Cotinga, Hooded, Scarlet-bellied, and Chestnut-bellied Mountain-Tanagers. We shall spend the next 3 nights at the Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.

Days 6 & 7 Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge. Two full days to bird the trails of the lodge and the Manu Road both above and below our lodge.

This represents an altitude range of 7,000 ft

to 2,000 ft. One of the mornings we will visit

the lek of Andean Cock-of-the-Rock where

we can watch males display at very close

range. Besides this the possibilities include

Highland Motmot, Versicolored Barbet,

Wattled Guan, Golden-headed Quetzal,

Rufous-breasted Antthrush, Slaty

Gnateater, Yungas and Cerulean-capped

Manakins, and Spotted Nightin gale-Thrush.

Booted Racket-tail, Crested Quetzal,

Black-streaked Puffbird, White-crowned Tapaculo, Gray-mantled Wren, Green (Inca) Jay, Golden-eared, Orange-eared and Black-goggled, Golden, Saffron-crowned, Orange-eared and Paradise Tanagers, Orange-bellied Euphonia, Black-eared Hemispingus, Golden-collared Honeycreeper, and Dusky-green Oropendola. One morning we will drive up the road into a different life zone where we will look for stunners like Solitary Eagle, White-throated Hawk, Andean Guan, Speckle-faced (Plum-crowned) Parrot, Blue-banded Toucanet, Yungas Pygmy-Owl, Lyre-tailed Nightjar, Rufous-capped Thornbill, Greater Scythebill, Striped Treehunter, White-capped Dipper, White-eared Solitaire, Glossy-black Thrush, Band-tailed Fruiteater. We will also spend time along the road below the lodge. Here we will watch for Sunbittern, Black-and-chestnut Eagle, Amazonian Umbrellabird, Chestnut-backed Antshrike, Ornate Antwren, Mottle-backed Elaenia, and Swallow Tanager to name a few. All nights Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.

Day 8 Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge- Amazonia Lodge. We will take the entire day to travel and bird the route to Amazonia Lodge. The habitats are upper tropical forest, lower mountain evergreen forest, lowland guadua bamboo, secondary forest, agricultural fields and pastures. The possibilities include Black Caracara, Blue-headed Macaw, Lanceolated Monklet, Peruvian Piedtail, Dark-breasted Spinetail, Ornate Flycatcher, Black-backed Tody-Flycatcher, White-winged Tanager, Amazonian Umbrellabird, Plum-throated Cotinga, Two-banded Warbler, Chestnut-bellied Seed Finch, Chestnut-bellied Seedeater, Epaulet Oriole, etc. We arrive to the river Alto madre de Dios at Atalaya, which we will cross by canoe to Amazonia Lodge. Night at Amazonia Lodge.

Day 09 -11 Three full days at Amazonia Lodge.

The lodge is situated at premountain zone, the habitats are lowland terra firme evergreen forest, secondaryforest, lower mountain evergreen,

lowland bamboo, small oxbow lake, Amazonian

river edge forest, large river. To get to these

habitats it is not necessary to take a boat or

car, just walking short distances. The lodge

has a porch with a view of the garden and feeders,

where is possible to see several species of humming

birds including Rufous-crested Coquete, Amethist

Woodstar, Gray-breasted Sabrewing, Black-eared

Fairy, Golden-tailed Saphire, Blue-tailed Emerald.

The list of the lodge is over 600 species of

birds possibilities include, Black-capped Tinamou,

Blackish Rail, Hoatzin, Buckley's Forest Falcon, Wattled Guan, Military Macaw, Blue-headed Macaw, Rufous-vented Ground- Cuckoo, Koepcke's Hermit, White-bearded Hermit, Bluish fronted Jacamar, Fine-barred Piculet, Scarlet-hooded Barbet, Cabani's Spinetail, Crested (Dusky-cheeked) Foliage-Gleaner, Red-billed Scythebill, Bamboo Antshrike, Manu, White-Lined, Silvered and Band-tailed Antbirds, Amazonian Antpitta, Trush like Antpitta, Rusty-belted Tapaculo, Black -spotted Bare eye, Johanni's tody-tyrant, White-cheecked Tody tyrant, Ringed Antpipit, Pink-throated Becard, Purplish and Violaceous Jays, White-winged Shrike-Tanager, Yellow-crested Tanager, Golden-bellied Warbler, Band-tailed, Round-tailed and Fire-capped Manakins, Plum-throated Cotinga, Masked-crimson Tanager, Yellow-bellied Dacnis, etc. Also there are possibilities for Mottled Owl, Tawny-bellied Screech-owl, Ferruginous pygmy Owl, Great, Long-tailed and Common Potoo. All nights at the comfortable Amazonia Lodge.

Day 12 Amazonia Lodge - Manu Wildlife Centre. 7 hours by boat on Madre de Dios River, the possibilities include Fasciated Tiger Heron, Capped Heron, White-necked Heron, Orinoco Goose, Large-billed and Yellow-billed Tern, Pied Lapwing, Collared Plover, Sand-collared Nighthawk, Ringed, Amazon Kingfishers, Blue-and-yellow, Scarlet, Red-and-green and Red-bellied Macaws, Great-Black Hawk, Bat falcon, Swallow-wing, Bare-necked Fritcrow, White-banded Swallow, etc. Night at the comfortable Manu Wildlife Centre at 300 meters over sea level.

Day 13 - 15 Three full days based at the Manu Wildlife

Centre. We are in the lowlands. The habitats are Lowland terra firme evergreen forets, lowland bamboo, fllodplain evergreen forest (varzea), Amazonian river-edge forest,

secondary forest, oxbow lake, riverine sand

beackes. One of the mornings we will visit the

Macaw lick, there we will observe Orange-

cheeked, Mealy, Yellow Crowned, Blue-headed

Parrots and Red and Green Macaw, parakeets,

etc. using a blind. Also in the lodge there is

canopy platform for the observation of the

canopy species, like Yellow-ridge and Cuviers

Toucans, Guilded Barbet, Bare-necked Fritcrow,

Sirystes Flycatcher, Paradise Tanager,

Opal-crowned, Opal-rumped, Green and

Gold Tanagers etc . We will visit the Oxbow

lake for Wattled Jacana, Green and Rufous Kingfisher, Rufescent Tiger Heron, Anhinga, Sungrebe, Lesser Kiskadee, Black capped Donacobious, Red capped Cardinal, etc. The rest of the time birding in the sistem trails of the lodge, which include several habitats like, Varzea, Terra Firme, Bamboo etc. The possibilities include. Bartlett's Tinamou, Razor-billed Currasow, Pale-wing Trumpeter, Pavonine Quetzal, Chesnut Jacamar, Collared Puffbird. Rufous-breasted Piculet, Rufous headed Woodpecker, Long-billed Woodcreeper, Rufous -fronted Antthrush, Flammmulated Bammboo Tyrant, Spangled Cotinga, White-browed Purpletuft Musician Wren, Pale-eyed Blackbird, etc. The possibilities for owling are Amazonian Pygmy Owl, Crested owl, Spectacled Owl, Ocellated Poorwill. All nights Manu Wildlife Centre.

Day 16 Manu wildlife Centre - Cusco. Early start for the airstrip at Boca Manu (2.5 hours upriver). On the way we will see the last views of Macaws, Parrots, Capped Heron, etc. The fly over the Andes to Cusco takes 45 minutes. From the airport to Urubamba by bus. Birding in the late afternoon on the grounds can produce White-bellied Hummingbird, Green-tailed Trainbearer, White-browed Chat-Tyrant, and Black-backed Grosbeak. Night at Hotel in Urubamba.

Day 17 Full day excursion to the Abra Malaga area. The pass is over 4200 meters and we will go down to the Canchayoc area and in the way back we will walk to the polilepys forest. The habitats are humid and semi arid and some scrub, second growth scrub, agricultural fields, stream, semiarid mountain scrub, puna grasslands, bogs and polilepys woodlands. The possibilities include White- tufted Sumbeam, Sword-billed Hummingbird, Coppery-naped Puffleg, Puna Thistletail, Marcapata Spinetail, Creamy-crested Spinetail, Chesnut-breasted Mountain-finch, Tufted Tit-tyrant, Stripe-headed Antpitta; Puna, Ochre-Naped, White-browed, Plain-capped Ground Tyrants, Inca Wren, etc. In the polylepis forest the possibilities are, Royal Cinclodes, Lined fronted Canastero, White browed Tit-spinetail, Puna Tapaculo, Ash breasted Tit-Tyrant, Giant Conebill, the Andean Condor is possible too. Night at Hotel in Urubamba.

Day 18 Urubamba-Machupicchu. Early morning transfer by bus from hotel in Urubamba to the train station in Ollantaytambo, from Ollantaytambo we take a train for 1.5 hours

to the town of Aguas Calientes. We will then take

the bus to the magic Inca city of Machupicchu.

After the guided visit of the ruins and the lunch

we start the birding in the way down to Aguas

Calientes. The habitats are humid mountain

scrub, second growth mountain, mountain

evergreen forest, river, streams. The

possibilities include the endemic,

Green-and- White, Hunmingbird,

Chestnut-breasted Coronet, Ocellated Piculet,

Streak Xenops, Variable Antshrike, White-

winged Black-Tyrant, Sclater's Tyrannulet,

Ashy-headed Tyrannulet, Silver-backed Tanager, Golden Naped Tanager, Tricolored brush Finch, the endemic Inca Wren, Pale-legged Warbler, Russet-crowned Warbler. In the river Torrent Duck, White-capped Dipper, Torrent Tyrannulet, etc. We then backtrack by train upriver this time to Ollaytotambo. Then transfer by bus to Cusco. Overnight in Cusco.

Day 19 We will take a morning flight from Cusco back to Lima. There we will meet a bus and go to the area call Lomas de Lachay what is a mist oasis. The habitits are arid lowland scrub and the unique vegetation tipe call lomas vegetation. The possibilities here are Tawny-throated Dotterel, Least Seedsnipe, Gray-capped Cuckoo, Grayish, Coastal and thick-billed Miners, Cactus Canastero, Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant, Collared Warbling Finch, Dull-colored Grassquit, Grassland and Raymondis Yellow finches, etc. Transfer to the hotel until the time for the transfer to the airport for the international fly.