The third part of this trip to birding in Peru took us to the departments of San Martín and Amazonas, in search of the legendary Marvelous Spatuletail and Long-whiskered Owlet, among other endemic species.
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Ikam Expeditions and Raw Nature have joined together to create a calendar with their own photographic material, hoping to inspire the community to value and defend Peruvian biodiversity, motivating them to learn a little more about these important species.
Endemic wildlife of Peru calendar 2026 Read More »
This year (2025), we were able to observe and record the tail molting of Marvelous Spatuletail, including photographic evidence.
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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, 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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Al and Andrew, two enthusiastic naturalists from the UK were interested in observing and photographing emblematic species of the Andes and northern Peru. About 2 months after the trip, Al has released a truly fantastic video report of the trip.
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The year 2024 is closing and we are very grateful for the birding and wildlife adventures and projects we did, where we were able to meet many friends who are passionate about birds, wildlife and nature conservation lovers.
2024 a year of birding and wildlife adventures and more Read More »
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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Marvelous Spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis) is one of the most desired species by birders from all over the world. In the first months of 2024 we received a couple from the USA, who decided to go birding in Peru on the Northern Birding Route, and with a special interest in observing this enigmatic species.
Evelyn and Ruben in search of Marvelous Spatuletail birding in Peru Read More »
The Marvelous Spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis) is an endemic bird of Peru, with a very restricted habitat in Amazonas region, at both sides of the Utcubamba Valley. This hummingbird inhabits between 2000 and 2900 m.a.s.l. and it’s easily seen in the Florida district close to the town of San Lucas de Pomacochas, reported from the 90s along the El Chido Valley.
The Marvelous Spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis) at Huembo Lodge Read More »
Peru is one of the countries with the largest number of birds recorded in the world between other species and with several alternatives for birding and wildlife expeditions.
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