Huancané
Area
This area, at the north end of Lake Titicaca, is an extensive network of marshes interspersed with occasional mountain tops rising out of the plains. The best bird to be found is the Short-winged Grebe, while other waterfowl include Red Shoveler, Puna Teal, Andean Avocet and White-backed Stilt. Chilean Flamingos are common, while an occasional Puna or Andean Flamingo can also be found at certain places. Andean Ibises and migrant Cinnamon-bellied Ground-Tyrant are among the birds on the flats, while Andean Hillstar, Short-billed Pipit and Band-tailed Sierra-Finch occur in the area on rocky slopes.
Connecting
Sites
There are hotels in Huancané that can be used, or in nearby Juliaca
for more comfort. The area can be reached in a few hours from Puno or in a
day from Cusco. It is a convenient site to visit en route to Sandia.
Note: This is a species list from a 5-day study carried out in the area in June 2000 and thus lacks most northern migrants.