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Birdwatching in Peru

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Peru

Birdwatching

By Dawn Wohlfarth Arteaga

Peru is one of the best countries in the world for bird watching: It harbors over 1800 species of birds and with more than 85% of them being all-time residents. It is second only to Brazil in number of endemic birds and second only to the "islands" of Indonesia in the number of species with restricted geographical ranges(as defined by Birdlife).

Some lodges in the Peruvian eastern lowlands offer excellent diversity and rarity in bird watching: several with over 550 species!

In 1982 a team of birders in southeastern Peru, broke a world record, with 331 species of birds in a single day without the use of motorized vehicles, all within paddling and walking distance.

(submitted by a travel agency in Peru)

Travel Tips: Read Bird field guides like "A Field guide to the birds of Peru" or "Where to watch birds in Peru".

Relative price: Mid-Range

Open Hours from:Always Open

Open Hours to:none

Travel Skills: intermediate/somewhat difficult.

You Need to Bring: Binoculars

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