Easy & pleasant birding that includes marvelous endemics
$4000
11 Days
Medium
6 Guest
3.726 mdpl
Northwestern Peru covers specific types of habitats that hold big amounts of endemic species. Some of these include the unique Marvelous spatuletail and Inca finches as well as some other regional endemics that Peru shares with Ecuador such as the Maranon Thrush, Maranon Crescentchest, and Tumbes Tyrant.
The involvement of local people, communities, and active NGOs has provided the perfect scenario to develop ecotourism and birding as well as photography trips in the above-mentioned areas.
For the above reasons, we at Neblina Forest, have developed this very unique itinerary that will allow all our clients and in general, visitors to get the best out of this area. Also to those interested in archeological sites and ruins this is the perfect circuit.
The presence of sites with feeders, local reserves, and national parks will allow us to show the birds and understand this very unique area and habits. We will be visiting tumbesian, marañonian, upper montane, cloud, and subtropical forest on this trip covering a very interesting range of altitudes which go from 400 mts all the way up to 3.800 mts.
Let me know… I think this will open new chances for you and Naturetrek.
Arrive in Lima, Jose Chavez located in Callao, after you pass the customs, our staff will be waiting for you with a sign, and then transfer to the hotel, then, if possible, you can have dinner and overnight at Hotel.
Breakfast, and then transfer to the airport to catch a LAN flight to Jaen a small city located in the northwest, it will be a 1-hour flight. Arrival and then transfer to hotel for lunch, at this time it will be hot, so rest time at the hotel. Early afternoon we will visit the Ronderos area to enjoy our first birding time and get some local birds like; Marañon Trush, Tumbes Tyrant, Ecuadorian –ground dove, Croaking ground dove, and Marañon –crescent chest at the end return to our hotel, dinner In and overnight.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.Drive – birding to Leimebamba first thing in the morning we will try for Ecuadorian Ground-Dove, Chinchipe Spinetail (endemic), Marañón Thornbird, Black-and-white Becard, Marañón Gnatcatcher, Purple-throated Euphonia, Drab Seedeater, Red-crested Finch, Marañón Slaty Antshrike, Speckled-breasted Wren, Buff-bellied Tanager, Marañón Spinetail. Little Inca-Finch (endemic), Chestnut-throated Seedeater and Short-tailed Field-Tyrant, then after that we will drive to the dry forest looking for other areas and other birds, box lunch will be served on the way, after that in the early afternoon, around El Chillo, we can look for, scarlet fronted Parakeet and plumbeous rail. Arrival at Leimebamba and then dinner and overnight.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.Early breakfast, then visit the feeders at Leimembamba area to admire a few local hummers such as; sparkling violet ear, Rainbow starfronlet, Shining Sunbeam, Green- tail trainbearer, Collared Inca, Sword-billed hummingbird among others, after this we will drive to the upper montane forest in order to look for some nifty species; Andean Flicker, Gray-breasted mountain toucan, Yellow –bill teal, Andean Goose, Black-chested buzzard eagle, Andean Condor, Plumbeous – Sierra Finch, box lunch will be served in the middle of this picturesque Andean landscapes, later we will search for other species, like white-capped dipper, Turrent duck, Great –horn Owl, Mountain Caracara, later in the afternoon we will drive back to our hotel La Casona in Leimebamba, dinner, and checklist.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.Early breakfast, then drive for two hours to reach the incredible Kuelap archeological pre-Inca ruins. Kuélap is located on a limestone ridge on top of a mountain at an elevation of 3000 meters, on the left bank of the Utcubamba River. It belongs to the district of Tingo, the area is covered with cloud forests, with a variety of trees, orchids, and epiphytes. The protected zone covers an area of 218.33 ha (2.18 km2) and a buffer zone of 609.67 ha (6.10 km2), both protecting about 12 archaeological sites and the main site of Kuélap. We will enjoy the travel from Nuevo Tingo via Cableway (teleferico) for 20 minutes to cover a distance of 4 km to reach the top of this archeological complex. We will spend most of the time around this area, birding and cultural issues will be explained by our guide lunch here in the afternoon, we will descend to Tingo and from there drive – birding to reach our next lodge Huembo Lodge, dinner and overnight.
Early breakfast, this is a very special day because one of our target birds is the Marvelous Spatuletail, one of the most spectacular hummingbirds and endemic bird to Peru, among many others of course, we will work around the feeders and the trails of this lodge and try to get some nice species such as; Andean Emerald, Purple-collared Woodstar, Green-tailed Trainbearer, Green Violetear, Plain-breasted Hawk, Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle, Andean Guan, Subtropical Doradito, Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet, Silver-backed Tanager, Mitred Parakeet, we will have lunch here and then late afternoon drive- birding to Abra Patricia area and reach the next lodge Owlet Lodge.
This place belongs to the Ecoan foundation the lodge was established to protect some endangered birds but especially the; The Long-whiskered Owlet (Xenoglaux loweryi) was rediscovered after 35 years of being presumed extinct. One of the smallest owls in the world, it can be easily found in the Abra Patricia-Alto Nieva zone. This owl is the size of a clenched fist and can barely be seen with the naked eye since it camouflages with its branches and moss habitat. In order to observe it, we use a technique known as play-back and depend on our experienced guides to help us observe the owls briefly with a focused flashlight. Species we'll target during our time immersion include such legendary ones as Royal Sunangel, Bar-winged Wood-Wren, Lulu's Tody-Tyrant, Yellow-scarfed Tanager, Chestnut-crested Cotinga, White-faced Nunbird, Cinnamon Screech-Owl, White-capped Tanager, Emerald-bellied Puffleg, Great Sapphirewing, among others, in the afternoon we will visit the feeders at Alto Nieva. Dinner and overnight.
Drive- birding to Wuaqanki lodge, on the way first we will stop at Aguas Verde, to visit the hummingbird feeders station at Norbil station, here a very simple man has a nice complex there, here we can get: Rufous-crested coquette, Golden –tail Saphire, Booted racket tail, fork – tailed woodnymph, Black-bellied Tanager is fairly common near the town. The white sand forests east of town are good for Napo Sabrewing, Zimmer's Antbird, Ochre-breasted Antpitta, Dusky Spinetail, Inca Flycatcher, Scaled Fruiteater, White-browed Purpletuft, and Red-shouldered Tanager. A dirt road about 100m beyond the beginning of the town goes off to the right. Be seen flying overhead. A local farmer has set out a number of hummingbird feeders, and after months of persistence his feeders now attract several species of hummingbirds including Black-throated Hermit, Violet fronted Brilliant, and Gray-breasted Sabrewing, We will have box lunch here and then drive to our next place at Moyobamba the Wuaqanki lodge.
Full-day birding in this very special site, Waqanki Reserve is a private, family-owned reserve in the foothills of the eastern Andes in northern Peru. The reserve includes an economical lodge, orchid gardens, hummingbird feeders, an observation tower, and an extensive network of trails through subtropical forest. Over 20 species of hummingbirds have been recorded, including the stunning Rufous-crested Coquette. Other notable hummers include Black-throated Hermit, Wire-crested Thorntail, Long-billed Starfrontlet, White-bellied Pygmy-Tyrant, Gray-breasted Sabrewing, Golden chinned Sapphire, and White-chinned Sapphire. Target birds include Ash-throated Antwren, Mishana Tyrannulet, Fiery-throated Fruiteater, Fiery-capped Manakin, and Black-bellied (Huallaga) Tanager. Other notables in uphill forest and shade coffee plantings include Rufescent Screech-Owl, Band-bellied Owl, Rufous Potoo, Foothill Antwren, and Western Striped Manakin. In the savanna and dry forest below the lodge, interesting species include Rusty-backed Antwren, Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrant, and Varzea Thrush, at the end of day dinner and overnight.
Early breakfast, and then after last time birding around Moyobamba and the lodge, we will head towards Tarapoto, via Quiscarrumi Bridge, a good place to spot Oilbirds in a huge cave and amazing looks just on at the edge of the highway, and later at the edge of Shilcayo River we will try to get: White-necked Jacobin, Rufous-crested Coquette, Sapphire-spangled Emerald, Green & Brown Violetears, Long-billed Starthroat, Golden-tailed Sapphire, Great-billed, Black-throated & Rufous-breasted Hermits, Fiery-capped Manakin, Yellow-bellied Tanager, Oilbird, White-eyed Parakeet, Russet-backed Oropendola, Black-billed Thrush, Lettered Aracari, Pale-legged Hornero box lunch then we will do some birding around the lake trying for; horned screamer, wattled jacana, Ash Throated Antwren, Barred Antshrike, Golden Collared Toucanet, Napo Sabrewing, White Lined Tanager, Orange Billed Sparrow, and some other birds late afternoon arrival to Tarapoto for overnight.
Last morning birding, after breakfast we will go el Tunnel to have our last moments around this area and get some target species at the tunnel area along the Tarapoto-Yurimaguas Road is a regular birding site outside Tarapoto. The tunnel is located at the summit of La Escalera in the Cordillera Escalera. Birding is on either side of the 100m long tunnel. Before the tunnel, there is a small valley with a stream coming down. Beyond the tunnel are a few protected patches of lowland forest. The road can have considerable traffic and construction delays have occurred in the past. Nevertheless, it's an important site, offering a mix of lowland and foothill species. The primary target bird is the Dotted Tanager, a very localized species of the lowlands. The tanager is most likely to be found by checking fruiting trees within a few kilometers of the tunnel. Another target bird is the endemic Koepcke's Hermit, frequently hard to find but in recent years more reliable at the feeders at Aconabikh Centre, return to Tarapoto for our flight to Lima at 16:00 and then international connections at night. Or overnight in Lima.
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