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1° photographic and video record of the Coppery-chested Jacamar (Galbula pastazae)

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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.

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Santa Eulalia Birding Expedition, Lima, Peru

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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.

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Sharpbill (Oxyruncus cristatus) in Cordillera Escalera – San Martin, Peru

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Sharpbill (Oxyruncus cristatus) is a species that is very rare to observe and therefore very requested by birders. During our field trips we were able to observe this very attractive bird and report the details in this article.

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Cotingas report in Arena Blanca Reserve, San Martin – Peru

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This report confirms the presence of the Spangled Cotinga (Cotinga cayana) and the Chestnut-crested Cotinga (Ampelion rufaxilla) in Arena Blanca Reserve, in the buffer zone of the Alto Mayo Protected Forest, province of Rioja, in the San Martin region.

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40 Hummingbirds species in 3 days in the Northern Peru Birding Route

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As part of the hummingbird monitoring work being promoted by Ikam Expeditions, an expedition trip was made to record the highest number of hummingbird species in the Northern Peruvian Bird Route.

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