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.
Tingana birding report – Alto Mayo Wetlands Read More »
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.
Arena Blanca Reserve, a priority site on the Northern Peru Birding Route Read More »
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.
Boshumi, a conservation area with new birds for San Martin, Peru Read More »
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.
Wildlife watching safari in Alto Mayo, Peru Read More »
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 report by Ikam Expeditions Read More »
A Quail and Tinamou observatory has been operating in the Arena Blanca Reserve for several years, the first in northern Peru.
Quail and Tinamou observatory of Arena Blanca Reserve Read More »
Ringed Antpipit (Corythopis torquatus) was recorded in the last monitoring work with trap cameras in Arena Blanca Reserve, that was a new species recorded, adding 481 species to the list of birds of the site.
Ringed Antpipit, a new species report in Arena Blanca Reserve Read More »
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.
White-faced Whistling-Duck Report at Pantanos de Villa Wildlife Refuge Read More »
The Coppery-chested Jacamar (Galbula pastazae) was first documented in Peru in 1993 (Schulenberg and Awbrey, 1997 as cited in Tello-Alvarado et al., 2022), in northeastern Peru, on the Comaina River, in the Condor mountain range (Amazon), and in an expedition in late 2021 we participated in the second documented record and the first photographic and video record of the species for Peru. The details are described below.
1° photographic and video record of the Coppery-chested Jacamar (Galbula pastazae) Read More »
The Santa Eulalia basin is located east of the Lima city after Chosica and has well-preserved mountain ecosystems that are home to a large number of endemic and restricted birds. This article is about an expedition conducted by Alex Gimenez and Ikam Expeditions team to observe the main birds of Santa Eulalia and their associated ecosystems.
Santa Eulalia Birding Expedition, Lima, Peru Read More »
