NORTHERN BIRDING PERU & TUMBESIAN SPECIALTIES
This special bird tour brings a great number of birds that are only found along this particular habitat created by the cold Humboldt current and is only shared with a small similar habitat in Ecuador. Through this birding trip, you will have the best bird locations in order to increase your Peru bird list. Here you also have the chance of shooting many colorful hummingbirds at the main northern hummer feeding stations that includes the endemic Marvelous Spatuletail plus the antpittas feeding stations. A short 07 days trip with all the highlights along the northern birding route, starting with sea level birds to then bird over the lowest mountain chain at Abra Porculla (Piura) and finish your bird tour with a great number of tanagers found along this road
| Length | 7 Days / 6 Nights |
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NORTHERN BIRDING PERU
DAY 1 CHICLAYO CITY- CHAPARRI LODGE – RAFAN
Early start to bird the best birding spots along with this exclusive dry habitat along the Northern Coast. We first start with the Chaparri area where we have a good number of birds that inhabit this special oasis, types of birds that are endemic to Peru or just shared with Ecuador. Then we continue along this bird day with RAFAN, another good bird spot with unique birds and habitat.
TARGET BIRDS
Peruvian Plantcutter, White-winged Guan, Coastal miner, Rufous Flycatcher, Tumbes Tyrant, Tumbes Screech-Owl, Tumbes Tyrannulet, Tumbes Pewee, Tumbes Swallow, Scrub Nightjar, Tumbes Hummingbird, Short-tailed Woodstar, Scarlet-backed Woodpecker, Elegant Crescentchest, Pacific Elaenia, Sooty-crowned Flycatcher, White-tailed Jay, Plumbeous-backed Thrush, Superciliated Wren, Tumbes Sparrow, White-headed Brush-finch, Collared Warbling-finch, Sulphur-throated Finch, White-edged Oriole. Overnight at Chiclayo City
DAY 2 CHICLAYO – ABRA PORCULLA – BOSQUE YANAHUANCA – JAEN CIUDAD
We will have an early departure to continue with our northern birding tour and this time we will start heading to the northern amazon, driving over the lowest mountain chain to finally arrive at Yanahuanca forest in Jaen City. Very good bird stops along this route with many specialties, beautiful landscapes, and endemic birds.
TARGET BIRDS
Piura Chat-Tyrant, Henna Hooded Foliage Gleaner, Ecuadorian Piculet, Marañon, Chinchipe Spinetail, Crescentchest, Black Cowled Saltator Bare-faced Ground-Dove, Ochre-bellied, Ecuadorian Ground-Dove, Marañon Thrush, Marañon Pigeon, Northern Slaty Antshrike. Gray-chinned Hermit, Red-crested Finch, Peruvian Sheartail, Andean Emerald, Chapman’s Antshrike, Chestnut-crowned Antpitta, Overnight at Jaen Town
DAY 3 JAEN – HUEMBO LODGE – POMACOCHAS
Another early morning to keep moving into the Northern Jungle, many birds stop along with this beautiful road and very good birds too. Our birding car will always stay with us giving us better chances to move when needed and this way allowing us to get the best birds at the proper places.
TARGET BIRDS:
Little Inca Finch, Marañon Spinetail, Marvelous Spatelutail, Speckle Chested Piculet, Little Woodstar, Mountain Velvetbreast, Rufous Winged Tyrannulet, Violet Throated Startfrontlet, Sickle Winged Guan, Olivaceous Siskin, Buff Bellied Tanager, Lesser Goldfinch, Speckle Breasted Wren, Chesnut Crested Cotinga, Citrine Warbler, Golden Grosbeak. Overnight at Pomacochas Town
DAY 4 .- OMACOCHAS – SAN LORENZO CAMINO – FUNDO ALTO NIEVA
Today is considered a challenging day since We will be moving on the east side of the northern Andes, walking uphill over 2500m and this bird walk can be tiring but worth it. Very cool view as you walk plus the birds you can get along this particular trail.
TARGET BIRDS:
Pale Billed Antpitta, Large Footed Tapaculo, Russet Mantled Softail, Rufous Capped Antshrike, Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager, Gray Breasted Mountain-Toucan, Scaly Naped Amazon, Rufous Vented Tapaculo, Rusty Breasted Antpitta, Rufous Crested Tanager, Gray Browed Brush-Finch, Gray Hooded Bush Tanager. Overnight at Fundo Alto Nieva
DAY 5 FUNDO ALTO NIEVA & ALREDEDORES
A pretty full day here, shooting hummingbirds at the hummer feeders and visiting the Antpitta Feeding spots. This specially protected area has beautiful and endemic birds that can be easily spotted by staying at this property. Well maintained trail system with all the basic services to spend the night.
TARGET BIRDS
Long Whiskered Owlet, Lulu’s Tody-Flycatcher, Yellow Scarfed Tanager, Royal Sunangel, Rusty Tinged Antpitta, Ochre Fronted Antpitta, White Capped Tanager, Cinnamon Breasted Tody-Tyrant, Brown Tinamou, Cinnamon Screech Owl, Spotted Barbtail, Blue-Winged Mountain-Tanager, Silver Backed Tanager, Long-Tailed Sylph, White-Tailed, Rufous Vented Whitetip, Black Mandible Toucan, Golden Headed Quetzal, Bar Winged Wood Wren, Sharpe’s Wren. Overnight at Fundo Alto Nieva
DAY 6 FUNDO ALTO NIEVA – ARENA BLANCA – WAQANKI LODGE – MOYOBAMBA
Early departure to visit a small bird spot where we have the chance to shoot colorful hummingbirds and visit also a feeding station for tinamous. This first birding stop is one of the few but a good mandatory place for birders and nonbirders. Right after this visit we then end up in Moyobamba where we have another really good place for more hummingbirds and northern specialties.
TARGET BIRDS
White Crested Thorntail, Orange Billed Sparrow, Little Tinamou, Ash Throated Antwren, Ecuadorian Piedtail, Huallaga Tanager, Rufous Breasted Wood-Quail, Marble Faced Bristle Tyrant, White Winged Tanager, Black-faced Tanager, Red Ruffed Fruitcrow, Scaled Fruiteater, Golden Collared Toucanet, Short-Tailed Tyrant. Overnight at Waqanky Lodge
DAY 7 MOYOBAMBA – MIRADOR – TARAPOTO – LIMA
Our last morning will be at Mirador of Moyobamba city, a perfect place with a very nice birding view, over the Mayo River. This birding spot will give us great chance for the endemic Monkey species of the San Martin Region, plus very good birds that frequently move around this area. After a nice birdy morning and good lunch, we then head to Tarapoto airport for our afternoon flight to Lima.
TARGET BIRDS
Mishana Tyrannulet, Rufous Crested Coquette, Oilbird, Burnished Buff Tanager, Tataupa Tinamou, Lafresnaye’s Piculet, Varzea Thrush, Rufous Fronted Thronbird, Yellow-Bellied Elaenia, Lettered Aracari, Planalto Hermit, Pale Breasted Thrush, Blue Necked Tanager, Cream Colored Woodpecker. END OF OUR SERVICES
NORTHERN BIRDING PERU
THIS IS A MIXTURE OF GREAT BIRD SPOTS AND VARIETY, WITH NICE BIRD ANTPITTA AND HUMMINGBIRD FEEDERS ALONG THE TRIP. THE ONLY REQUIRED HARD WALK IT WOULD BE AT THE SEARCH FOR PALE BILLED ANTPITTA WALKING SAN LORENZO TRAIL, A STEEP WALK WITH VERY GOOD BIRDS ON THE WAY.
OUR FIRST BIRD VISIT WILL BE AT CHAPARRI PRIVATE RESERVE ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST WHERE WE CAN CATCH ALL THE DRY TUMBES SPECIALTIES TO THEN GO FOR THE STAR OF THE NORTHERN BIRD TOUR, THE MAJESTIC HUMMINGBIRD MARVELEOUS SPATULETAIL AND MANY OTHERS.
