BIRDING AT HUACARPAY WETLAND
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Trip Outline
Huacarpay RAMSAR Wetland is a birding paradise in Cusco, Peru. With its stunning scenery and unique birdlife, birding in Huacarpay is a must-do activity for nature enthusiasts and bird watchers alike. Home to over 100 bird species, including Rusty-fronted Canastero (E), Bearded Mountaneer (E), Andean flamingo, Puna Teal, Yellow-billed Pintail, Puna Ibis, Cinnamon teal, Andean Tinamou, and some times Darwin´s Nothura this wetland is a birding hotspot. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced birder, you’ll be amazed at the diverse range of bird species found in Huacarpay.
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Full day
Early morning we leave Cusco towars east searching for the remanent water of the ancient lake in Cuzco, Huacarpay. Well known for it´s importance due to the variety of habitats that Huacarpay englobes: dry intermontane valley with scrubs, The andean lake with marshes and rush, and a section full of Nicotiana sp. (Tobaco!) flowers. In adittion Huacarpay receives year after year several migratory birds. The place is suitable for a variety of water fowl, hummingbirds, few endemics and the largest hummer in the world. Puna Tinamou, Yellow Billed Pintail, Puna Teal, Andean Lapwing, Plumbeous Rail, Andean Negrito, White-tufted Greebe, Puna Ibis as well as Bearded Mountaneer (Endemic), Rusty fronted Canastero (Endemic), Giant Hummingbird, Many-colored Rush-tyrant, Streak-fronted Thronbird, Black-tailed Trainbearer, Andean Lapwing, White crested Elaenia,Variable Hawk and many others.
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