On this 15-day northern Peru birding tour, you’ll travel with an expert naturalist across the region’s highlands and river valleys. Encounter hundreds of species, get singular looks at endemic birds unique to the region (home to the Marvelous Spatuletail!), add to your Life List, and enjoy outstanding birding each day.
USD $5,250.00 – USD $6,000.00
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Experience Truly Exceptional Birdwatching on this 15-Day Northern Peru Birding Tour
On this 15-day northern Peru birding tour, you’ll travel with an expert naturalist across the region’s highlands and river valleys. You’ll encounter hundreds of species, get singular looks at endemic birds unique to the region (home to the Marvelous Spatuletail!), add to your Life List, and enjoy outstanding birding each day.
Itinerary
Your itinerary will include bird lists for each location. Bird lists are not definitive. They include native species to each habitat. Like with any experience exploring the natural world, there are no definites as to which species you will come across — and there are always great surprises.
Day 1: CHICLAYO- BOSQUE POMAC – OLMOS
You’ll begin your tour traveling from Chiclayo to the dry forests of Bosque Pomac.
After explore the area you will continue towards your hotel on Jaen. On the way, you’ll pull over at a few local hotspots to add a few more birds to the list.
Little Inca Finch (Incaspiza watkinsi)
Marañon Crescent chest (Melanopareia maranonica)
Chichipe Spinetail (Synallaxis stictothorax)
Marañon Slaty Antshire (Hamnophilus punctatus)
Day 3: JAEN – POMACOCHAS OR FLORIDA
Today, you’ll travel to Pomacochas, a marshy lakeside habitat. As you travel, you’ll pass changing landscapes and habitats and get a great look at a variety of species.
Pomacochas Bird List
Little Inca Finch (Incaspiza watkinsi)
Spotted Rail (Pardirallus maculates)
Marañon Spinetail (Synallaxis maranonica)
Yellow Tailed Oriole (Icterus mesomelas)
Marañon Thrush (Turdus maranonicus)
Buff Bellied Tanager (Thlypopsis inornata)
Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Purple Collared Woodstar (Myrtis fanny)
Purple Throated Sunangel (Heliangelus viola)
Andean Emerald (Amazilia franciae) can also be found in the area.
You will spend the night at Puma Cochas.
Day 4: POMACOCHAS- ABRA PATRICIA
Today, you’ll look for an elusive Rusty-tinged Antpitta (Grallaria przewalskii), and the Russet mantled Softail (Thripophaga berlepschi). You’ll spend 2 nights at your lodge in Abra Patricia, for the maximum likelihood you’ll spot the area’s lesser-seen inhabitants.
Abra Patricia Bird List
Rusty-tinged Antpitta (Grallaria przewalskii)
Russet Mantled Softail (Thripophaga berlepschi)
Blackish Tapaculo (Scytalopus latrans)
Red Hooded Tanager (Piranga rubriceps)
White Capped Diper (Cinclus leucocephalus).
Long Whiskered Owlet (Xenoglaux loweryi)
Day 5: ABRA PATRICIA LODGE
Today, you’ll travel under the thick, misty canopies of a cloud forest near Abra Patricia.
You will spend the night at Rioja in a local hotel.
Day 7: RIOJA- MOYOBAMBA
Today, you’ll travel to the humid, tropical region of Moyobamba. On the bluffs, you’ll get a great look at many of Northern Peru’s endemic birds.
Black and White Tody Tyrant(Poecilotriccus capitalis)
White Plumed Antbird (Pithys albifrons)
Golden Headed Manakin (Ceratopipra erythrocephala)
White vireo (Vireo griseus)
Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea).
In the afternoon you’ll get the opportunity to see up to 18 species of hummingbirds that feed at the feeders outside the lodge. The lodge also includes a botanical garden of orchids, where you’ll see over 600 species of the delicate flower.
After dinner, you’ll head out into the night for an Owl Prowl.
Owl List
Band Bellied Owl (Pulsatrix melanota)
Crested Owl (Lophostrix cristata)
Rufous Nightjar (Antrostomus rufus)
Blackish Nightjar (Caprimulgus nigrescens)
Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata).
Day 9: MISKIYAQUILLO – TARAPOTO
In the morning, you’ll get another chance to watch hummingbirds feed near the lodge. Later, you’ll travel to the Amazonian cloud forests of Tarapoto. With abundant palms and waterfalls, you’ll get a new birding experience.
Day 10: TARAPOTO – ABRA PATRICIA
Today, you’ll travel to small micro-climates around Tarapotp, where you’ll get a full morning seeing and hearing new species.
Tarapoto Bird List (2)
Plumbeous Euphonia (Euphonia plumbea)
Masked Tanager (Tangara nigrocincta)
Scaled pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa)
Wattled Guan (Aburria aburri)
Blue Banded Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis)
Golden Collared Toucanet (Selenidera reinwardtii)
White Throated Toucan (Ramphastos tucanus)
Blakish Pewee (Contopus nigrescens)
Andean Kock of the Rock (Rupicola peruvianus)
Golden Tailed Sapphire (Chrysuronia oenone)
Fork Tailed Woodnymph (Thalurania furcata)
Long Tailed Hermit (Phaethornis superciliosus)
Koepcke’s Hermit (Phaethornis koepckeae)
Striolated Puffbird (Nystalus striolatus)
White Throated Woodpecker (Piculus leucolaemus)
Slaty Capped Shrikevireo (Vireolanius leucotis)
You will return to Tarapoto for lunch and then head towards Abra Patricia for the night.
Day 11: ABRA PATRICIA – LEIMEBAMBA
The drive from Abra Patricia to Leimebamba is rich with diverse landscapes and habitats.
At the lodge at Leimebamba, get a great look at hummingbirds at the feeders.
Hummingbird List (2)
Sword Billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera)
Rainbow Starfrontlet (Coeligena iris)
Marvelous Spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis)
White bellied Hummingbird (Amazilia chionogaster)
Little Woodstar (Chaetocercus bombus)
Rusty Flowerpiercer (Diglossa sittoides)
Golden bellied Grosbeak (Pheucticus chrysogaster)
Peruvian Meadowlark (Sturnella bellicosa)
You will spend the night at Leimebamba.
Day 12: LEIMEBAMBA ALL DAY
Today, you’ll travel to Canyon of the Condors, where you’ll see Peru’s high altitude birds and get an awesome look at birds of prey hovering over the canyon in search of prey.
Day 14: CELENDIN – CAJAMARCA
On the way to Cajamarca, you’ll stop at Cruz Conga, a scrubby semi-arid region great for spotting endemic birds.
Cruz Conga Bird List
Rufous Antpitta (Grallaria rufula)
Baron’s Spinetail (Cranioleuca baroni)
White Tailed Shrike Tyrant (Agriornis andicola)
Brown-backed Chat Tyrant (Ochthoeca fumicolor)
Rufous Webbed tyrant (Polioxolmis rufipennis)
Black Crested Tit Tyrant (Anairetes nigrocristatus)
Plumbeous Rail (Pardirallus sanguinolentus).
In the mild semi-tropical highland climate of Cajamarca, you can can also find bird species that thrive in the rich, fertile valley of the Mashcon River.
Cajamarca Bird List
Rufous Eared Brush Finch (Atlapetes rufigenis)
Blaetatail ( Metallura phoebe)
Jelski’s Chat Tyrant (Ochthoeca jelskii)
Buff Bellied Tanager (Thlypopsis inornata)
Shining Subeam (Aglaeactis cupripennis)
Streak Throated Bush Tyrant (Myiotheretes striaticollis)
In the afternoon, you will travel to the Cajamarca airport where you’ll your will end.
Important Notes
Please note that prices are based on tours booked at least 2 months in advance. If you’d like to book a tour within 2 months, please contact us at info@keteka.com for updated pricing information.
Chiclayo, Lambayeque, Peru
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Chiclayo, Lambayeque, Peru-6.743714, -79.823914
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