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Painted Manakin (Machaeropterus eckelberryi) in Morro de Calzada Amazon Center, Peru

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Painted Manakin (Machaeropterus eckelberryi), a lately discovered species and endemic to Peru, was recorded due the bird monitoring developed in the Conservation and Recovery Zone – ZoCRE Morro de Calzada, during the period from September 2019 to September 2024. Painted Manakin It is a species belonging to Pipridae´s family, which was discovered in 2017, with […]

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Top 10 birds of Northern Peru Birding Route

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The Northern Peruvian Birding Route is one of the most biodiverse in the world with a record of more than 1500 bird species, starting in the northern Pacific coast, crossing the Andes to the Amazon lowlands (Promperu, 2023) and also with a high rate of endemism, and with unique species that only inhabit this corner

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Observación de aves en Tingana - Humedales del Alto Mayo

Tingana birding report – Alto Mayo Wetlands

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In our birding expedition in Tingana we were able to record up to 50 species in less than 12 hours, where 5 species of kingfishers stood out, that are all those recorded in Peru. One of the few areas that still preserves adequate natural conditions for wildlife observation in the Alto Mayo are the Alto

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Arena Blanca Reserve, a priority site on the Northern Peru Birding Route

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Arena Blanca Reserve is a site that has succeeded in establishing 3 bird observatories and improving its tourism services, and has become a priority site on the Northern Peruvian Birding Route. The birds of the Arena Blanca Reserve According to eBird, Reserva Arena Blanca has a record of 488 bird species, being the most emblematic

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ACR Boshumi - Golden back mountain Tanager

Boshumi, a conservation area with new birds for San Martin, Peru

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The expedition to the Regional Conservation Area – ACR Boshumi surprised by the high record of endemic birds, in some cases new to the San Martin department. Regional Conservation Area – ACR Boshumi (Bosques de Shunté y Mishollo) Boshumi is the second ACR in the department of San Martin, with an area of 191 thousand

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Wildlife watching safari in Alto Mayo, Peru

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The Alto Mayo Valley is located in the provinces of Moyobamba and Rioja, in the transition between the Andes and the Amazon in northern Peru, has a great biodiversity and endemism, and is an ideal place to connect with nature and meet unique forests with wild species, undiscovered. Biodiversity of Alto Mayo The Alto Mayo

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October Big Day 2023 report by Ikam Expeditions

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Peru achieved the first place in the world in number of bird species recorded in the October Big Day – OBD 2023, showing its great potential in bird biodiversity and the increase of the bird community in the country. October Big Day 2023 results analysis On October 14, OBD 2023 was held worldwide, an event

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Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail in Arena Blanca Reserve

Quail and Tinamou observatory of Arena Blanca Reserve

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A Quail and Tinamou observatory has been operating in the Arena Blanca Reserve for several years, the first in northern Peru. Species of the Quail and Tinamou observatory of Arena Blanca Reserve Tinamous are rarely seen, but they are heard, they are elusive and make their presence known with their whistles, sounds that are part

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Ringed Antpipit, a new species report in Arena Blanca Reserve

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In the last monitoring work with trap cameras, a new species was recorded in the Arena Blanca Reserve, Ringed Antpipit (Corythopis torquatus), adding 481 species to the list of birds in the Arena Blanca Reserve. Ringed Antpipit Ringed Antpipit (Corythopis torquatus) is a species with a wide distribution in the Amazon, inhabits mainly on the

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White-faced Whistling-Duck Report at Pantanos de Villa Wildlife Refuge

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The White-faced Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna viduata) is a very particular species that was thought to be extinct and in 2015 was observed after 100 years in the Pantanos de Villa Wildlife Refuge (Agencia EFE, 2015); in our monitoring trips it was reported and photographed in the same Natural Protected Area. Features of the White-faced Whistling-Duck The

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