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Birding in Peru – Santa Eulalia, Lima (Part 1)

In April 2025, we led a trip to birding in Peru with good friends who are birdwatchers and photographers, between the Andes near the city of Lima and northeastern Peru (in the regions of San Martín and Amazonas), where we managed to record almost 600 species in fifteen days. The first part of this birding trip in Peru is in Santa Eulalia.

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painted manakin

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

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.

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Morro de Calzada Amazon Center

Full day of birding in Morro de Calzada Amazon Center, Moyobamba, Peru

The Morro de Calzada Amazon Center is a conservation area that hosts interesting bird species, and is part of the Northern Peru Birding Route, very close to the city of Moyobamba. It also offers services for bird and wildlife watching and photography, for experienced and beginners.

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Top 10 birds of Northern Peru Birding Route

Top 10 birds of Northern Peru Birding Route

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 of Peru and the planet (Young, 2007).

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