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Plain-tailed Warbling-finch: recent sights in Cajamarca, Peru

Introduction Plain-tailed Warbling-finch (Microspingus alticola) is a rare to locally uncommon, medium sized tanager, with a slim long tail and a finely pointed bill. Easily recognisable by its dark face and white supercilium and submustachial stripes. Breast and chest are white, with rufous on flanks. This Warbling-finch is endemic to Peru, ranging from southern Cajamarca […]

Top 10 hummingbirds of northern Peru

Hummingbirds are tiny, vibrant, often colourful birds, exclusive to the New World. They are in the Trochilidae family, and are closely related to swifts and treeswifts. Hummingbirds are captivating birds, mainly because of their often spectacular array of plumages. The micro-structure of their feathers gives them their particular iridescence according to the angle the light […]

Green Tours: Experience of the month – July 2018 Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkeys in Abra Patricia Owlet Lodge During our February tour to Huallaga and Mayo valleys, we had the chance to experience one of the most fabulous wildlife encounters of our lives (so far !). Yes, it is a months-ago-experience, but I wanted to share it on this blog since it was a memorable […]

Green Tours: Bird of the month – July 2018 Buff-bridled Inca-Finch

Buff-bridled Inca-Finch Our bird of the month this July 2018 is the beautiful Buff-bridle Inca-Finch (Incaspiza laeta). This is one of the five species of the genus Incaspiza, all of them endemic to Peru. Identification features include: Slim, pointed, yellow bill; black mask, yellow legs, rufous back and scapulars, and a large, pale buff spot […]

Green Tours: Cajamarca and the Rio MaraÑon endemics

Peru has been blessed with unique environmental and geographical conditions that allow the existence of an exceptional set of endemic bird species. According to the updated list of HBW/BirdLife International Peru has 136 endemic bird species, much of them very easy to find, and at locations with good access for tourism. Northern Peru is a […]

Green Tours: Planting for the Plantcutter

The endangered Peruvian Plantcutter (Phytotoma raimondii) is endemic to the coastal dry forests of northern Peru. As an herbivore its survival depends on sites with a good diversity of plant species and such areas are becoming increasingly scarce. With a total population estimated around 1,000 individuals the Plantcutter is in serious problems, more so when […]