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 »
The Northern Peru Birding Route has a high biodiversity of birds, as well as great opportunities to photograph them, such as the Marvelous Spatuletail, Rufous-crested coquette, Wire-crested Thorntail, Paradise Tanager, Black-bellied Tanager, Andean Cock-of-the-Rock, Ochre-fronted Antpitta, Johnson’s Tody-Flycatcher, among other species of interest
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Birding for conservation is an environmental education program that aims to raise public awareness about the importance of conserving nature, using bird watching as the main tool, a fun activity that seeks to connect people with the birds in their natural environment and turn them into local conservation leaders.
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Hummingbirds are very representative birds of Arena Blanca Reserve because a large garden with different species of flowers and feeders which allows observing and photographing several hummingbird species.
Hummingbirds of Arena Blanca Reserve, Alto Mayo Protected Forest, San Martin, Peru 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 »
Moyobamba is recognized as the city of orchids, but in its surrounding forests hides more biodiversity, such as birds, monkeys and other species. Birdwatching in Moyobamba, is the 5th chapter of the Voces del Bosque series and shows how close the city is to nature and to fantastic wild species that everyone can get to know.
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The Alto Mayo Wetlands are natural spaces to easily observe wildlife. In this article we present the chapters about to observe at day and night wildlife in Tingana Conservation Concession, managed by the Association for the Conservation of Alto Mayo Aguajales and Renacales – ADECARAM.
Voices of the Forest: Wildlife in Tingana – Alto Mayo Wetlands Read More »
The chapter Representative Birds of the Alto Mayo, shows the most interesting birds to see in the area, from Moyobamba, through the Alto Mayo Protected Forest, to Abra Patricia. The birds selected are characterized by being endemic (unique), rare or difficult to observe, or emblematic. It is important to consider that Alto Mayo and Moyobamba are recognized as important sites for birds and show a high endemism of species.
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The first chapter of the Voices of the Forest series is the Hummingbird Route, which allows us to learn about the diversity of hummingbirds that exist in the Northern Birding Route and especially the search for the Marvelous Spatuletail, as well as the sites that are dedicated to conservation of their habitat and the adaptation of facilities to allow their observation.
Voices of the Forest: The Hummingbird Route Read More »
With funding from Turismo Emprende program of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism, the ecotourism company Ikam Expeditions presents the audiovisual series “Voices of the Forest”, which shows incredible expeditions in search of unique wildlife species in northern Peru.
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