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Peru is home to approx. 1,800 species of birds, including 120 endemic bird species that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Truly an ornithologist's paradise, Peru is one of the world's leading birding destinations drawing thousands of bird lovers from all around the world every year. If you're a true birding enthusiast looking for a rewarding birding experience, then going on a birding vacation in Peru can be a lifetime experience. Travour offers you information on birds in Peru and online booking for birding tours in Peru.
Peru is the land of an extraordinary ornithological diversity, and very few countries in the world can match its avifaunal diversity. What's more, new bird species are spotted every year in its lush cloud forests and Amazon jungles, as well as in the Andean mountain ranges. In the white-sand forest of Allpahuayo-Mishana alone, a biosphere reserve near Iquitos, three new species have been identified recently. Among commonly seen birds in Peru include Hummingbirds, Cotingas, Macaws, Parrots, Amazon Kingfishers, American Caracaras, Harpy Eagles, and rare birds such as the Scarlet-banded Barbet, White-winged Guan and the flightless Junin Grebe. Peru is known to shelter over 118 species Hummingbirds, 33 species Cotingas, 142 species of Antbirds.
Among most popular birding destination in Peru include the world-famous Manu National Park, the Tambopata-Candamo Reserved Zone, the beautiful Andean Lakes, and the route from Machu Picchu ruins to the Amazon rainforests, known as the finest birding road in the world with over 1,000 species of birds. Manu National Park is home to over 850 species of birds, including the Amazon Kingfishers, Harpy Eagles, Hoatzins, Tiger Herons, and rare species like Giant Otter and Giant Armadillo. In addition, several rainforest lodges in Peru offer superb birding, some with a list of as much as 550 bird species. So what're you waiting for!!! Go ahead and book a memorable birding vacation in Peru with Travour.
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