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Northern Peru Peru Mega Birding Tour 30th June to 28th July 2019 (29 days) Long-whiskered Owlet by Dubi Shapiro RBL Peru – Mega Itinerary 2 Peru is one of the most diverse and exciting birding destinations on the planet. The country hosts an abundance of highly sought-after endemic avifauna and this, combined with spectacular scenery and thriving local culture, makes for a very popular birding destination. This specially crafted tour covers a number of hot spots, targeting a large number of Peru’s endemics and near endemics. We start with some birding around Lima we will kick off the tour with Humboldt Penguin, Peruvian Pelican, Peruvican Booby, Red-legged Cormorant and Inca Tern amongst many other seabirds and waterfowl. we then fly to Tumbes on the northern border with Ecuador to search for Pacific Royal Flycatcher, Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner, Guayaquil Woodpecker, Tumbes Hummingbird, Rufous- headed Chachalaca, Elegant Crescentchest, Grey-backed Hawk, West Peruvian Screech Owl and Watkin’s Antpitta. Driving south, we make our way to Quebrada Limon and Olmos, site of the Critically Endangered White-winged Guan, Red-masked Parakeet, Tumbes Swallow, Necklaced Spinetail, Tumbes Pewee, Baird’s Flycatcher, White-headed and White-winged Brushfinch, White-tailed Jay and Tumbes Sparrow. We now start moving eastwards, climbing over the Abra Porculla pass to Jaen searching for Piura Chat- Tyrant, Line-cheeked Spinetail, Bay-headed Brushfinch and Little Inca Finch. Then we deliver one of the great highlights of any trip to Peru, the incredible Marvelous Spatuletail and Pale-billed Antpitta in a single day! We spend two full days in the brilliant and little known forests of Abra Patricia. Top bird species here include Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant, Royal Sunangel and the scarce White-capped Tanager, while in the fabulous Cloud forests we will target Long-whiskered Owlet, Lulu's Tody- Flycatcher, Coppery Metaltail, White-chinned Thistletail, Yellow-scarfed Tanager, Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan and the elegant Swallow-tailed Nightjar. Departing Abra Patricia we head south east towards Tarapoto, birding near Arenas Blancas Preserve for such rarely seen species as Rufous- breasted Wood Quail and both Little and Cinereous Tinamou! A few hours at the nearby Morro de Calzada, offers another diverse range of species including Cinereous-breasted Spinetail, Black-billed Seed Finch and Pale-eyed Blackbird, Buckley’s Forest Falcon, Bluish-fronted Jacamar, Mishana Tyrannulet and the stunning Fiery-capped Manakins. We move our attention to the lowlands around Tarapoto, targeting the endemic Ash-throated Antwren, Grey-tailed Piha, Spot-winged Parrotlet and Sharpbill en route. A morning around Cordillera Escalera should be just enough time to find Dotted Tanager, the rare Koepke's Hermit and endemic Huallaga Tanager before we take an afternoon flight to the isolated city of Iquitos. Our time in Iquitos will be divided between Allpahuayo Mishana, Explornapo and Muyuna Lodge. With an area species list of over 600 species, we shall certainly have our hand full with an amazing volume of new species. While quite impossible to mention all the possible highlights, some of the major target species encompass Ancient Antwren, Allpahuayo Antbird, Iquitos Gnatcatcher, Wattled Curassow, Rufous and White-winged Potoo, Pompadour Cotinga, Northern Chestnut-tailed Antbird, Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant, Castelnau's Antshrike, Amazonian Umbrellabird, Zimmer's Woodcreeper and Black- necked Red Cotinga, Dugand’s Antwren, Pavonine Quetzal and Crested Eagle. Having filled our boots in Iquitos, we catch an afternoon flight back to Lima for a well-deserved rest, before heading to Cusco and the High Andes in following morning. Departing Cusco, we head for the famed Manu Road, dropping in at Lago Huacarpay for Rusty-fronted Canastero, Streak-fronted Thornbird and the prime target of the area; the gorgeous endemic Bearded Mountaineer. We climb to the highest parts of the Manu Road before descending the eastern Andean slopes and birding through RBL Peru – Mega Itinerary 3 temperate zones and montane cloud forest, offering chances for an incredible variety of exceptional and endemic birds, including Cerulean-capped and Yungas Manakins, Rufous-capped Thornbill, Crested and Golden-headed Quetzals, Blue-banded Toucanet, Spotted Barbtail, the outrageous Amazonian Umbrellabird, Chestnut-crested Cotinga, Inca Flycatcher, Saffron-crowned Tanager, Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer and Peruvian Piedtail. We also visit an Andean Cock-of-the-rock lek site, where up to twenty males sometimes congregate, to watch the strange mating dance of these spectacular birds! With persistence, night birding in this area might yield the uncommon Napo and Rufescent Screech Owls, Rufous-banded Owl, Lyre-tailed Nightjar and possibly even Andean Potoo. As the tour reaches its conclusion, we head down the Rio Madre de Dios to the overwhelming Manu Wildlife Centre, one of the most important biodiversity hotspots in the world. From mobile towers, clay licks, oxbow lakes and bamboo forest to an extensive network of trails, there will be no boring moments ahead, spending several fabulous days in this avian wonderland. The number of star birds here is again mind-boggling, with over 560 species having been recorded here, with such stellar potentials as Rufous- headed Woodpecker, Manu Antbird, Elusive Antpitta, Razor-billed Curassow, Pale-winged Trumpeter, Pavonine Quetzal, Purus Jacamar, Sunbittern, Sungrebe and Agami Heron, to name but a few! Other wildlife abound, including 13 species of monkey and chances for Brazilian Tapir, Collared and White- lipped Peccary, and even Jaguar! Our final day in Peru will be spent in the Urubamba Valley and the Abra Malaga pass, some 4,230m above sea level. We will spend our time targeting the polylepis forest specialties of the area including Andean Ibis, Andean Hillstar, Tawny and endemic White-breasted Tit-Spinetail, exhibitionist Stripe- headed Antpitta, endemic Junin Canastero, Puna Tapaculo, Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant, Blue-mantled Thornbill, Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant, Red-rumped Bush Tyrant and Giant Conebill. In 2013 we released the Colombia: 1000 Bird Mega tour, promising to deliver over 1000 species in a matter of 30 days. Many wondered if this was even possible, but 30 days later and a trip list of 1017 proved it was very much possible! Can we find 1000 species in Peru on a single tour? Come along and help us find out. RBL Peru – Mega Itinerary 4 THE TOUR AT A GLANCE… MEGA ITINERARY Day 1 Arrivals in Lima Day 2 Ventanilla Marshes, boat trip to Palamino Islands and transfer to Tumbes Day 3 Tumbes Reserved Zone Day 4 Tumbes Mangroves and transfer to Olmos Day 5 Quebrada Limon area Day 6 Abra Porculla and to Jaen Day 7 Jaen and Pedro Ruiz to Huembo Days 8 & 9 Abra Patricia area Day 10 Arena Blancas Reserve to Moyobamba and Moro Calzada Day 11 Moyobamba area to Tarapoto Day 12 Cordillera Escalera and flight to Iquitos Day 13 Allpahuayo Mishana and boat trip to Explornapo Day 14 Explornapo Day 15 Explornapo and boat trip to Iquitos Day 16 Birding River Islands and travel to Muyuna Lodge Day 17 Muyuna Lodge Day 18 Muyuna Lodge to Iquitos for PM flight to Lima Day 19 Flight to Cusco, afternoon birding at Huacarpay Lake Day 20 Cusco to Upper Manu Road Day 21 Upper Manu Road Day 22 Mid Manu Road Day 23 Mid Manu Road to Amazonia Lodge Day 24 Amazonia Lodge to Manu Wildlife Centre Days 25 & 26 Manu Wildlife Centre Day 27 Manu Wildlife Centre to Porto Maldonado Day 28 Flight to Cusco and travel to Ollantaytambo Day 29 Abra Malaga Pass to Cusco and PM flight to Lima for departure RBL Peru – Mega Itinerary 5 TOUR MAP… THE TOUR IN DETAIL… Day 1: Arrival in Lima. Today we arrive in Peru’s capital city of Lima. A Rockjumper representative will meet you at the airport and transfer you to our comfortable city hotel. If you have just arrived in Peru, do enjoy the fine afternoon views from Miraflores over the Pacific Coast. For those continuing onwards from the Ancash & Lima Extension, there will be time to freshen up and rest before we meet up for a welcome dinner this evening. Day 2: Ventanilla Marshes, boat trip to Palamino Islands and transfer to Tumbes. We will start our birding with a boat ride out to the Palomino Islands. This will be a great opportunity to see several seabirds that take advantage of the nutrient-rich cold water Humboldt current that runs up the coast of Peru. Humboldt Penguin will be the star of the show but we will also see gorgeous Red-legged and Guanay Cormorant, Peruvian Pelican, Peruvian Booby, Grey and Belcher’s Gull and the absolutely stunning Inca Tern. The rocky shoreline may also give us views of our first of many endemics, the RBL Peru – Mega Itinerary 6 Peruvian Seaside Cinclodes. While we will not be heading far enough offshore to see many tubenoses, we may be lucky enough to spot Elliott’s Storm-petrel and Sooty Shearwater is a good bet. After this exciting start we will head to the Ventanilla Marsh, a well-known coastal wetland area just to the north of Lima that is teeming with birdlife. Here we can expect lots of waterfowl including Cinnamon Teal, White-cheeked Pintail, Andean Duck, White-tufted, Pied-billed and Great Grebes, Chilean Flamingo, Neotropic Cormorant, Great and Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Common Moorhen, Andean Coot, Black-necked Stilt, Killdeer, various wintering shorebirds, Grey- Inca Tern by Clayton Burne hooded Gull and Black Skimmer, to name a few! The surrounding area should have Croaking Ground Dove, West Peruvian Dove, Blue-and-white Swallow, Peruvian Meadowlark and perhaps the newly split Peruvian Pipit. Reed-beds have Wren-liked Rushbird and the amazing Many-colored Rush Tyrant, while we will keenly scan around for the nocturnal and well-camouflaged Peruvian Thick-knee.
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