An intense 12-day Northern Peru Birding Tour throughout the Northeastern part of the country.

First, the Northern Peru Birding Tour visits the humid forest of the Cordillera Escalera Reserve, nearby the city of Tarapoto. This is the perfect place to look for birds like Dotted Tanager, Plumbeous Euphonia, or Koepcke’s Hermit. Then, we go to the dry forest of the Huallaga valley, looking for specialties like Planalto Hermit, Rufous Casiornis, Chestnut-vented Conebill, Northern Slaty-Antshrike, White-bellied Pygmy-tyrant, Ashy-headed Greenlet.

Then, the Northern Peru Birding tour moves to the city of Moyobamba and the Alto Mayo valley. There are several nature reserves in the area with feeding stations. The tour visits Waqanki, Morro de Calzada, and Arena Blanca reserves. Special birds around Moyobamba are Tataupa Tinamou, Rufous-crested Coquette, Wire-crested Thorntail, Point-tailed Palmcreeper, Varzea Thrush, Mishana Tyrannulet, Black-bellied Tanager, Cinereous-breasted Spinetail, Burnish-buff Tanager, just to mention a few.

Afterwards, we get into the mountains of the Alto Mayo Protection Forest and Abra Patricia. These nature reserves are the only place in the world to find “bird delicatessen” like Rusty-tinged Antpitta, Ochre-fronted Antpitta, Long-whiskered Owlet, Johnson’s Tody-Flycatcher. Also, every day it is possible to find mixed species flocks of Tanagers, Barbets, Flycatchers, Woodcreepers, and much more. As a bonus, the Northern Peru Birding tour devotes a full day to go close to the Rio Marañon area, to look for the famous Marvelous Spatuletail hummingbird.

Nevertheless, the Northern Peru Birding tour is not only about endemic birds. The forests of the Alto Mayo are also home for more than 40 species of hummingbirds, which can be seen at well set feeding stations. Birding in north Peru can be a lifetime trip for hummingbird lovers, since the feeders are very attractive for Long-tailed Sylph, Royal Sunangel, Wire-crested Thorntail, just to mention a few hummers. Besides hummingbirds, the forest is full of mixed species flocks, especially composed of Tanagers, Barbets, Flycatchers, Woodcreepers, and more.

It is worth to mention that, at the beginning of the Northern Peru Birding Tour, we include a day for birding around Lima, we don’t want you to miss sights of Humboldt Penguins, Peruvian Thick-knee, or Inca Terns!

In essence, if you are thinking on your next birding adventure, the northern Peru birding tour might be your best option.