Neotropical Birding Tours » Endemics http://neotropicbirding.com Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:21:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Peruvian endemics http://neotropicbirding.com/peruvian-endemics/ http://neotropicbirding.com/peruvian-endemics/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:14:49 +0000 admin http://neotropicbirding.com/blog/?p=366 Today we will start a new series of posts about the endemic bird species of Neotropical countries. Each week we will talk about five bird species endemic to one of the countries within the Neotropical region. An endemic species is an organism that exclusively inhabits a particular geographic region or environment. The Neotropical region is by far the richest region in the world, with over 3000 endemic bird species.

This week we will start with Peru, an amazing country with over 120 endemic bird species.

 

Long-whiskered Owlet (Xenoglaux loweryi)

Song

Link to song file

Best place to see: Abra Patricia, Northern Peru

Long-whiskered Owlet David Geale

Long-whiskered Owlet | © David Geale

 

Green-and-white Hummingbird (Amazilia viridicauda)

Song

Link to song file

Best place to see: Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel

green and white hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel Aguas Calientes Village Machu Picchu, Peru Green-and-white Hummingbird | © Mike LaBarbera

 

Surf Cinclodes (Cinclodes taczanowskii)

Best places to see: Rocky around Pucusana Island, south of Lima.

Cinclodes taczanowskii  Surf Cinclodes | © Jean Paul Perret

 

Tumbes Tyrant (Tumbezia salvini)

Song

Link to song file

Best place to see: Chaparri (Lambayeque)

Tumbes Tyrant (Tumbezia salvini) Tumbes Tyrant | © David Cook

 

Gray-winged Inca-Finch (Incaspiza ortizi)

Song

Link to song file

Best place to see: Hacienda Limón (Cajamarca)

Gray-winged Inca-Finch (Incaspiza ortizi)

Gray-winged Inca-Finch | © David Cook

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