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Birding for conservation

Reserva Arena Blanca

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

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.

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Colibrí cola de espátula

Marvelous Spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis), the iconic bird of Peru

Marvelous Spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis) is without a doubt the most representative bird of Peru, due to its endemism and particular beauty, as well as the great interest of birdwatchers and nature lovers from all over the world in recording it.

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Hummingbirds of Arena Blanca Reserve, Alto Mayo Protected Forest, San Martin, Peru

Hummingbirds of Arena Blanca Reserve, Alto Mayo Protected Forest, San Martin, Peru

Hummingbirds are very representative birds of Arena Blanca Reserve because a few years ago the reserve has been offering to birdwatchers a hummingbird observatory that includes a large garden with different species of flowers and feeders which allows observing and photographing several hummingbird species.

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santa eulalia birding

Santa Eulalia Birding Expedition, Lima, Peru

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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peru and birdwatching

Peru and birdwatching as a national hobby

Peru has registered 1877 birds (Plenge, 2020), so it is one of the countries with the largest number of birds in the world. For this reason, between others that are presented in this article, bird watching is an activity with a big potential to become a national hobby.

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Progress in participatory urban bird monitoring in Moyobamba, Peru

The need to bring people closer to nature and, in the case of the San Martin region, to bring the community closer to the forests and the incredible species that live there, has motivated the Ikam Expeditions team to lead bird monitoring activities with the participation of local people.

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