MANTARO BIRDS – SATIPO ROAD – SANTA EULALIA CANYON
HERE YOU CAN GET VERY SPECIAL BIRDS FOUND ALONG CENTRAL BIRDING ROUTE WITH MANTARO BIRDS, GOOD ENDEMIC BIRDS WITH VERY LIMITED RANGE DISTRIBUTION AND MANY OTHER SPECIALTIES AROUND. THE VERY GOOD BIRDS ALONG THIS TOUR ARE BLACK SPECTACLED BRUSH FINCH, EYE RINGED THISTHLETAIL, JALCA TAPACULO, JUNIN ANTTPITA, MANTARO WREN, MANTARO THORNBIRD, MANTARO SPINETAIL, MARCAPATA SPINETAIL, RUSTY FRONTED CANASTERO, JUNIN CANASTERO, FIRE THROATED METALTAIL, STRIATED EARTHCREEPER, WHITE BELLIED CINCLODES, DARK WINGED MINER, DIADEMED SANDPIPER PLOVER, WHITE FRONTED GROUND TYRANT, GRAY BREASTED SEEDSNIPE, GLACIER FINCH, BLACK FACED IBIS AND MANY MORE.
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MANTARO BIRDS
DAY 01.- LIMA – MARCAPOMACOCHA – CONCEPCION (HUANCAYO) – COMAS TOWN
Early departure from lima by the Central Highway with a nice bird stop at Marcapomacocha, Santa Eulalia. This bird stop will be for breakfast and some good birds found there. Then we continue since driving to Comas town will takes at least 06 hours and by birding on the way the idea is to spend the day along this road catching birds as we drive to our hotel in Comas.
Birds that can be seen on the way:
Creamy Crested Spinetail, Black Faced Ibis, Crested Duck, White Winged Cinclodes, Buff breasted Earthcreeper, Aplomado Falcon, Bright Rumped Yellow Finch, Plumbeous Sierra Finch, Chilean Flamingo, Andean Gull, Slaty Brush Finch, Paramo Seedeater, Rufous Chested Tanager, White Browed Chat Tyrant, Black Throated Flowerpiercer and many more.
Night at Comas Town
DAY 02.- COMAS TOWN – TUCTUCA LAGOON – TOLDOPAMPA – UPPER SATIPO ROAD
03 hours driving on dirt road until we reach the upper part of Satipo Road, but during this 03 hours we will have some birds stops along polylepis and paramo forest with good bird spots and good birds. On the way we also have the chance of a beautiful lagoon where we can try some wáter birds. Toldopampa área has a small village and a nice vegetation around that have to be bird and then move along this road for all the target birds we need. Our lunch and breakfast will be taken along the road, since this área is quite remote and things are basic over here. The idea is to spend the whole day birding the upper part of this famous birding road and come back for dinner at Comas town.
Birds that can be seen are:
Eyed Ringed Thisthletail, Fire Throated Metaltail, Striated Earthcreeper, Jalca Tapaculo, Paramo Seedeater, Giant Coot, White Capped Dipper, Taczanowki’s Ground Tyrant, Grass Wren, Junin Antpitta, Scarlet Bellied Mountain Tanager, Red Crested Cotinga, Plain Colored Seedeater, Tit Like Dacnis, Streak Throated Canastero and many more.
Night at Comas Town
DAY 03.- COMAS TOWN – CARRIZALES – LOWER SATIPO ROAD
Another visit to Satipo road to get some missing bird species and go a little lower for chusquea bamboo and get new bird species and mixed species flocks.
Birds that can be seen:
Peruvian Wren, Chachapoyas Antpitta, Brown Bellied Swallow, Mantaro Wren, Andean Goose, White Banded Tyrannulet, Blue Backed Conebill, Violet Throated Starfrontlet, Citrine Warbler and many more.
Night at Comas Town
DAY 04.- COMAS TOWN – CONCEPCION – PARIAHUANCA ROAD – MANATARO BIRDS
Early driving to leave Comas Town and head to Pariahuanca Road, Our stuff will stay in the car and to take advantage of time and reach the first part of pariahuanca Road and get birds from this special road. The distance from Comas to Pariahuanca road it is not les than 03 hours but the bird route has some good bir stop son the way, our meals will be taken on the way while birding the road and then drive to Huancayo city for Dinner.
Birds that can be seen on the way:
Black Spectacled Brush Finch, Junin Canstero, Rusty Fronted Canastero, Moustached Flowerpiercer, Purple Backed Thornbill, Stripe Headed Antpitta, Brown Backed Chat Tyrant, Rust and Yellow Tanager and many more.
Night at Huancayo City
DAY 05.- HUANCAYO CITY – PARIAHUANCA ROAD – MANTARO VALLEY
Another early drive back to Pariahuanca road to get some more birds and the ones were missed. The whole day along thsi road to have better chances for the targets.
Birds that can be seen:
Marcapata Spinetail, Mantaro Spinetail, Mantaro Thornbird, Mantaro Wren, large Footed Tapaculo, Torrent Duck, Black Billed Shrike Tyrant, Streak Backed Canastero, Many Striped Canastero, Mountain Caracara, Variable Hawk and many more.
Night at Huancayo City
DAY 06.- HUANCAYO CITY – TICLIO – MARCAPOMACOCHA – SANTA EULALIA CANYON
Atfer getting the famous Mantaro valley now we move to another nice and good bird spot where another long driving is included. This time we will visit the upper part of the West specialties at the popular birding road, Santa Eulalia.
Birds that can be seen:
White Bellied Cinclodes, Diademed Sandpiper Plover, Dark Winged Miner, Black Breasted Hillstar, Gray Breasted Seedsnipe, Puna Snipe, Bright Rumped Yellow Finch, Andean Flicker, Puna Tinamou, Andean Lapwing, Andean Condor, White Fronted Ground Tyrant, Glacier Finch, Ash Breasted Sierra Finch and many more.
Night in San Mateo
DAY 07.- SAN MATEO – LOWER PART SANTA EULALIA ROAD – BACK TO LIMA
Last birding the lower part of this beautiful canyon and bird hábitat.
Birds that can be seen:
Rusty Bellied Brush Finch, Black Metaltail, Bronze Tailed Comet, Great Inca Finch, White Cheecked Cotinga, Thick Billed Miner, Rusty Crowned Tit Spinetail, Mouring Sierra Finch, Black Necked Woodpecker, Canyon Canastero, Black Siskin, Streak Throated Bush Tyrant, Andean Swift, Peruvian Sheartail and many more.
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reference tours paul van Giersbergen
MANTARO BIRDS
GREAT BIRD LOCATIONS WITH VARIABLE CLIMATE BUT GOOD WAETHER OVERALL. THIS IS SO FAR THE BEST CENTRAL BIRDING TOUR WITH REALLY GOOD BIRDS. THIS EXCEPTIONAL BIRD TOUR REQUIRES LONG DRIVING DISTANCES SINCE PERU HOLDS A BIG TERRITORY, BUT ONCE YOU REACH THE BIRD PLACES THEN BIRDING IS JUST INCREDIBLE.
MUCH OF THE BIRDING TOUR IS DONE BY CAR SINCE ROADS ARE GETTING BETTER THESE DAYS SO I WOULD CONSIDER THIS BIRD TOUR MODARATE PHISYCAL WALKS. LODGING AND FOOD CAN BE BASIC IN SOME AREAS SINCE THE BIRD ROUTE IN GENERAL CAN BE FAR FROM MANY CENTER AREAS.
