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“…Everything was fine and I had a wonderful day. The food was all I needed. I had the chance to have two guides”
Birding in Cuzco One full day
From 5:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
An exceptional birding spot close to Cusco which concentrates more than sixty resident species of birds; around twenty five migratory bird species and twenty occasional species.
Huacarpay lake is located about 45 minutes South Eastern of the city of Cusco with specific spots for endemic bird species to Peru such as Bearded Mountaineer (Oreonynpha nobilis) and Rusty fronted Canastero (Asthenes ottonis), perfect location points for birdwatching in only one day.
Our Full Day Program
- Breackfast with hot drinks
We pick you up at 5:00 am, then we go to Huacarpay Lake, we should be there around 6:00 am. Once we get there, we start to see as many as possible birds of Cuzco – Peru such as Ducks, Teals, Herons, Grebes, Yellowlegs, lapwings, etc. Then we start to see the Flycatchers, ovenbirds, Hummingbirds, Tanagers, Hawks and some others, we have a nice breakfast around this RAMSAR SITE with lots of birds.
- Box lunch, snacks and mineral water allways on our trips
The next hours we will pass throght some specific points in order to see some endemic birds species of Peru, you decide which bird species you want to focus on.
We love showing you some bird species which are more restricted to see than others, any way all our time will be focused basically on species that you really would like to see. Our local guides know where to find those, which makes we to save time and enjoy the spectacular landscapes at the same time.
San Salvador (3900 – 4200 m.a.s.l.) is located on the way to Sacred Valley of the Incas, of course higher than Cusco. This town is the best place for growing Kiwicha (Amaranthus caudatus) a very nutritive cereal that is used to make some kinds of dishes in Peruvian gastronomy.
The most attractive place for us will be the high Andean Lakes that harbors some bird species which is no possible to fine around Huacarpay Lake such as the Giant Coot (Fulica gigantea), Crested Duck (Lophonetta specularioides), Silvery Grebe (Podiceps occipitalis), White Capped Dipper (Cinclus leucocephalus), Shining Sunbeam (Agraeactis cupripennis), Chesnut Breasted Mountain-Finch (Poospiza caesar) and some others.
Get your checklist on booking day!
INCLUDED.
- Private Car (We pick you up from your hotels and drop off you at your hotels).
- Bird watching guide (Telescope, books).
- Breakfast, Box Lunch and snacks.
- Not included Binoculars (Let us know if you would like to rent binoculars).
- Best time to Visit all year.
NOT INCLUDED
- Soft Drinks
- Tips
- International PayPal Fees (5% fo the total Amount)
Checklist – One full day Cuzco 2022 |
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| ENGLISH NAME | SCIENTIFIC NAME | FAMILY | |
| 1 | Andean Tinamou | Nothoprocta pentlandii | Tinamidae |
| 2 | White-tufted Grebe | Rollandia rolland | Podicipedidae |
| 3 | Neotropic Cormorant | Phalacrocorax brasilianus | Phalacrocoracidae |
| 4 | Ruddy Duck | Oxyura jamaicensis | Anatidae |
| 5 | Andean Goose | Chloephaga melanoptera | Anatidae |
| 6 | Giant Coot | Fulica gigantea | Rallidae |
| 7 | Speckled Teal | Anas flavirostris | Anatidae |
| 8 | Crested Duck | Lophonetta specularioides | Anatidae |
| 9 | Yellow-billed Pintail | Anas georgica | Anatidae |
| 10 | Puna Teal | Anas puna | Anatidae |
| 11 | Cinnamon Teal | Anas cyanoptera | Anatidae |
| 12 | Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | Ardeidae |
| 13 | Great Egret | Ardea alba | Ardeidae |
| 14 | Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | Ardeidae |
| 15 | Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea | Ardeidae |
| 16 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | Ardeidae |
| 17 | Cinereous Harrier | Circus cinereus | Accipitridae |
| 18 | Mountain Caracara | Phalcoboenus megalopterus | Falconidae |
| 19 | Puna Ibis | Plegadis ridgwayi | Threskiornithidae |
| 20 | Puna Hawk | Buteo poecilochrous | Accipitridae |
| 21 | Aplomado Falcon | Falco femoralis | Falconidae |
| 22 | American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | Falconidae |
| 23 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | Falconidae |
| 24 | Plumbeous Rail | Pardirallus sanguinolentus | Rallidae |
| 25 | Black-faced Ibis | Theristicus melanopis | Threskiornithidae |
| 26 | Chilean Flamingo | Phoenicopterus chilensis | Phoenicopteridae |
| 27 | Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle | Geranoaetus melanoleucus | Accipitridae |
| 28 | Plumbeous Rail | Pardirallus sanguinolentus | Rallidae |
| 29 | Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | Rallidae |
| 30 | Giant Coot | Fulica gigantea | Rallidae |
| 31 | Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus | Recurvirostridae |
| 32 | Andean Lapwing | Vanellus resplendens | Charadriidae |
| 33 | Puna Snipe | Gallinago andina | Scolopacidae |
| 34 | Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | Scolopacidae |
| 35 | Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | Scolopacidae |
| 36 | Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | Scolopacidae |
| 37 | Wilson’s Phalarope | Phalaropus tricolor | Scolopacidae |
| 38 | Eared Dove | Zenaida auriculata | Columbidae |
| 39 | Black-winged Ground-Dove | Metriopelia melanoptera | Columbidae |
| 40 | Bare-faced Ground-Dove | Metriopelia ceciliae | Columbidae |
| 41 | Mitred Parakeet | Aratinga mitrata | Psittacidae |
| 42 | Andean Parakeet | Bolborhynchus orbygnesius | Psittacidae |
| 43 | White-collared Swift | Streptoprocne zonaris | Apodidae |
| 44 | Andean Swift | Aeronautes andecolus | Apodidae |
| 45 | Sparkling Violet-ear | Colibri coruscans | Trochilidae |
| 46 | Shining Sunbeam | Aglaeactis cupripennis | Trochilidae |
| 47 | White-bellied Hummingbird | Amazilia chionogaster | Trochilidae |
| 48 | Giant Hummingbird | Patagona gigas | Trochilidae |
| 49 | Black-tailed Trainbearer | Lesbia victoriae | Trochilidae |
| 50 | Green-tailed Trainbearer | Lesbia nuna | Trochilidae |
| 51 | Bearded Mountaineer | Oreonympha nobilis | Trochilidae |
| 52 | Andean Flicker | Colaptes rupicola | Picidae |
| 53 | Bar-winged Cinclodes | Cinclodes fuscus | Furnariidae |
| 54 | Rusty-fronted Canastero | Asthenes ottonis | Furnariidae |
| 55 | Wren-like Rushbird | Phleocryptes melanops | Furnariidae |
| 56 | Streak-fronted Thornbird | Phacellodomus striaticeps | Furnariidae |
| 57 | White-crested Elaenia | Elaenia albiceps | Tyrannidae |
| 58 | Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant | Anairetes flavirostris | Tyrannidae |
| 59 | Many-colored Rush-Tyrant | Tachuris rubrigastra | Tyrannidae |
| 60 | Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant | Ochthoeca rufipectoralis | Tyrannidae |
| 61 | White-browed Chat-Tyrant | Ochthoeca leucophrys | Tyrannidae |
| 62 | Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant | Muscisaxicola maculirostris | Tyrannidae |
| 63 | Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant | Muscisaxicola rufivertex | Tyrannidae |
| 64 | Puna Ground-Tyrant | Muscisaxicola juninensis | Tyrannidae |
| 65 | White-fronted Ground-Tyrant | Muscisaxicola albifrons | Tyrannidae |
| 66 | Cinereous Ground-Tyrant | Muscisaxicola cinereus | Tyrannidae |
| 67 | Andean Negrito | Lessonia oreas | Tyrannidae |
| 68 | Chiguanco Thrush | Turdus chiguanco | Turdidae |
| 69 | House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | Troglodytidae |
| 70 | Brown-bellied Swallow | Notiochelidon murina | Hirundinidae |
| 71 | Hooded Siskin | Carduelis magellanica | Fringillidae |
| 72 | Cinereous Conebill | Conirostrum cinereum | Thraupidae |
| 73 | Blue-and-yellow Tanager | Thraupis bonariensis | Thraupidae |
| 74 | Peruvian Sierra-Finch | Phyrgilus punensis | Emberizidae |
| 75 | Mourning Sierra-Finch | Phrygilus fruticeti | Emberizidae |
| 76 | Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch | Phrygilus plebejus | Emberizidae |
| 77 | Rufous-collared Sparrow | Zonotrichia capensis | Emberizidae |
| 78 | Puna Yellow-Finch | Sicalis lutea | Emberizidae |
| 79 | Greenish Yellow-Finch | Sicalis olivascens | Emberizidae |
| 80 | Paramo Seedeater | Catamenia homochroa | Emberizidae |
| 81 | Band-tailed Seedeater | Catamenia analis | Emberizidae |
| 82 | Black-throated Flower-piercer | Diglossa brunneiventris | Thraupidae |
| 83 | Golden-billed Saltator | Saltator aurantiirostris | Cardinalidae |
| 84 | Yellow-winged Blackbird | Agelasticus thilius | Icteridae |
| 85 | Silvery Grebe | Podiceps occipitalis | Podicipedidae |
| 86 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata | Ardeidae |
| 87 | White-capped Dipper | Cinclus leucocephalus | Cinclidae |
| 88 | Black-faced Ibis | Theristicus melanopis | Threskiornithidae |
| 89 | Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | Accipitridae |
| 90 | Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | Scolopacidae |
| 91 | Baird’s Sandpiper | Calidris bairdii | Scolopacidae |
| 92 | Dark-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus melacoryphus | Cuculidae |
| 93 | Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani | Cuculidae |
| 94 | Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | Strigidae |
| 95 | Burrowing Owl | Athene cunicularia | Strigidae |
| 96 | Slender-billed Miner | Geositta tenuirostris | Furnariidae |
| 97 | Fork-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus savana | Tyrannidae |
| 98 | White-fronted Ground-Tyrant | Muscisaxicola albifrons | Tyrannidae |
| 99 | Andean Swallow | Haplochelidon andecola | Hirundinidae |
| 100 | Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | Hirundinidae |
| 101 | Páramo Pipit | Anthus bogotensis | Motacillidae |
| 102 | Plumbeous Sierra-Finch | Phrygilus unicolor | Emberizidae |
| 103 | Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch | Poospiza caesar | Emberizidae |
| 104 | Rusty Flower-piercer | Diglossa sittoides | Thraupidae |
| 105 | Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | Icteridae |
| 106 | White-browed Blackbird | Sturnella superciliaris | Icteridae |