Birdwatching in Peru Birding contacts and birdwatching information Local Birdingpal Contacts Local Birdwatchers Please note that most Birdingpals are serious birdwatchers. It is a privilege to contact them, and your message should reflect it. A local Pal does not get paid, but should he/she offer to take you out birding, using their own vehicle, it would be courteous to pay for the fuel. A lunch and/or a small gift would also be appropriate, something as simple as a souvenir of your country, or a pin from your local birding club. Initial Last Name Area Available Language Y Chavez Machupicchu/Manu, Cusco Anytime M Cayetano Chiclayo, Lambayeque Anytime Spanish/English I'm a Biologist, alternative guide, the most important áreas in Lambayeque to birding are: Puerto Etén here we can watch White-tufted Grebe, white-cheeked Pintails , Cinnamon Teal, Wren-like Rushbird, Many-colored Rush-Tyrant, Peruvian Pelicans, Peruvian and Brown Boobies and Kelp Gulls, Tawny-throated Dottorel, Burrowing Owl, Plumbeous Rail, Common Moorhen, Andean (Slate-colored) Coot, Peruvian Pelicans, Peruvian and Brown Boobies and Kelp Gulls and more. Bosque Pomac here Peruvian Plantcutter, Rufous Flycatcher, Baird's Flycatcher, Supercilliaried Wren, Coastal Miner, and more. Chaparri here White-Winged Guan, Tumbes Tyrant, Andean Condor, King Vulture, Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle, Solitary Eagle, Peruvian Screech-Owl, Scrub Nightjar, Tumbes Hummingbird, Purple-collared Woodstar, Short-tailed Woodstar, Guayaquil Woodpecker, Necklaced Spinetail, Collared Antshrike, Elegant Crescent-chest, Short-tailed Field-Tyrant, Rufous Flycatcher, Plumbeous-backed Thrush, White-tailed Jay, Cinereous Finch, Sulphur-throated Finch, White-headed Brush-Finch, Black-capped Sparrow, Tumbes Sparrow, White-edged Oriole. A Pardo Lima Anytime A Meier Lima Anytime Spanish/Englishsome French I live minutes away to the Pantanos de Villa National Reserve, a marshland that is home to a number of migrating and local birds. It is a well-known birding area that has many watchtowers and some tourist facilities. I am also close to the beach Lagunillas, that is home to a wide variety of marine birds, especially in this time of the year. In the area outside the reserve you can see gulls and pelicans to parrots and hawks, and big black vultures that can make a mess of your car parked under a tree. This is a particulary green area in the suburbs, a few kilometers south of the grey city of Lima. Professional Guides Initial Last Name Area Available Language M Ugarte-Lewis Los Pinos Vallecito - Cercado, Arequipa Anytime Spanish/English G Engblom Lima Anytime Spanish/EnglishSwedish K López Lima Anytime Spanish/EnglishFrench/Italian P Rojas-Moscoso Lima Anytime Spanish/EnglishPortuguese Local Information Name Description Museo de Historia Natural UNSA Ornitología Birding Peru Newsgroup Picaflor Research Centre Sites Birding Hotspots around the world Sites Juan Pedro Paz Soldan's Aves de Lima Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Peru Local weather Yahoo Electronic maps MapQuest Find lowest prices for field guides, books, maps etc. Printable bird check list Trip Reports from Peru Read a Birdingpal's Trip Report from Peru Last update 19/08/2008
