Birding Expedi
tions in Peru
Diademed Sandpiper-Plover
Cape Petrel
White-bellied Cinclodes
White Cheeked Cotinga
Junin Canastero
Inca Tern
Within
a few hours of bustling Lima, one can find incredible birding
opportunities. The trips offered on this page are ideal for those with a
few free days in Lima at the end or beginning of a longer trip.
Note: As we are based in Cusco, we can not always guarantee our
availability for these trips, but will accommodate whenever possible.
[Santa
Eulalia] [Milloc Valley] [Marcopomacocha]
[Lomas de Lachay] [South Coast]
Santa
Eulalia Valley
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The Santa Eulalia Valley provides an excellent sampling of Pacific slope
species, such as Pied-crested Tit-Tyrant, Collared Warbling-Finch,
Peruvian Sheartail and Peruvian Pygmy-Owl. Even better birds such as Great
Inca-Finch, Rufous-breasted Warbling-Finch, Black Metaltail and
Bronze-tailed Comet can also be found, and the river can produce Torrent
Duck, White-capped Dipper and White-winged Cinclodes. Typically a full day
of birding, this trip can also be made into a two day adventure,
visiting the Milloc Valley / Marcopomacocha areas (see below).
Milloc
Valley
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Some of Peru's best puna birding can be found here, as well as a Polylepis
forest featuring especially White-cheeked Cotinga. A typical selection of
puna birds could include Andean Tit-Spinetail, Bright-rumped Yellow-Finch,
Striated Earthcreeper, Giant Coot and Silvery Grebe. As this valley is
accessed from either Santa Eulalia (above) or Marcopomacocha (below), it
is usually visited in conjunction with one of those sites, or used as a
link between them for an excellent two day trip (see below).
Marcopomacocha
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Marcopomacocha is famous for the enigmatic Diademed Sandpiper-Plover, but
is also home to such denizens as White-bellied Cinclodes, up to eight
species of Ground-Tyrants including Black-fronted, Rufous-bellied
Seedsnipe, Olivaceous Thornbill and Black-breasted Hillstar. Can also be
done as a two day program visiting Santa Eulalia and Milloc
Valleys (see below).
Santa
Eulalia - Milloc Valley - Marcopomacocha Circuit
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This circuit hits all the sites included at the right times and provides
an excellent couple of days birding. For the birds you can expect, see the
summaries of the sites above.
Lomas
de Lachay
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A desert oasis an hour north of Lima, Lomas de Lachay is home to the
difficult endemics Cactus Canastero and Thick-billed Miner as well as
Tawny-throated Dotterel, Least Seedsnipe and a host of other coastal and
hill species. Can be combined with the South Coast trip (below) for
a long day
South
Coast
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Visiting Pantanos de Puerto Viejo and Pucusana, a few of the exciting
birds we could find are Peruvian Thick-knee, Great Grebe, Red-legged
Cormorant and Humboldt Penguin. Can be combined with Lomas de Lachay
(above) for a long day or add Caņete for
Slender-billed Finch
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