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Santa Eulalia Birding Expedition, Lima, Peru
The Santa Eulalia basin is located east of the city of Lima after Chosica and has well-preserved mountain ecosystems that are home to a large number of endemic and restricted birds. This article is about an expedition conducted by Alex Gimenez and Ikam Expeditions...
Voices of the Forest: Birdwatching in Moyobamba
Moyobamba is recognized as the city of orchids, but in its surrounding forests hides more biodiversity, such as birds, monkeys and other species. Birdwatching in Moyobamba, is the 5th chapter of the Voces del Bosque series and shows how close the city is to nature and...
Voices of the Forest: Wildlife in Tingana – Alto Mayo Wetlands
The Alto Mayo Wetlands are natural spaces to easily observe wildlife. In this article we present the chapters about to observe at day and night wildlife in Tingana Conservation Concession, managed by the Association for the Conservation of Alto Mayo Aguajales and...
Voices of the forest: Representative birds of Alto Mayo
The chapter Representative Birds of the Alto Mayo, shows the most interesting birds to see in the area, from Moyobamba, through the Alto Mayo Protected Forest, to Abra Patricia. The birds selected are characterized by being endemic (unique), rare or difficult to...
Voices of the Forest: The Hummingbird Route
The first chapter of the Voices of the Forest series is the Hummingbird Route, which allows us to learn about the diversity of hummingbirds that exist in the Northern Birding Route and especially the search for the Marvelous Spatuletail, as well as the sites that are...
Voices of the forest, digital series release
Voices of the Forest, the series that promotes wildlife observation and the stories of those who work to preserve it With funding from Turismo Emprende program of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism, the ecotourism company Ikam Expeditions presents the...
Scarlet-banded Barbet (Capito wallacei) and Cordillera Azul Antbird (Myrmoderus eowilsoni) in San Martin – Peru
Discover the adventure seeking of Scarlet-banded Barbet (Capito wallacei) and Cordillera Azul Antbird (Myrmoderus eowilsoni), emblematic species of Peru, because they are endemic and recently discovered in the area. Scarlet-banded Barbet Scarlet-banded Barbet is an...
Wildlife monitoring in Arena Blanca Reserve, San Martin, Peru
The Arena Blanca Reserve is an ideal place for bird watching and photography, however, through the monitoring we have initiated, other species of fauna have been recorded, which demonstrates the effectiveness of the conservation actions taken there. Description of the...
Birds, orchids and archeology: an expedition to northern Peru
Peru has a treasure of natural and cultural resources which have great interest worldwide. This article is about an expedition we made through 4 regions of northern Peru, with our friends Jeff and Patricia, a couple, who were interested in bird and orchid watching,...
Sharpbill (Oxyruncus cristatus) in Cordillera Escalera – San Martin, Peru
Sharpbill (Oxyruncus cristatus) is a species that is very rare to observe and therefore very requested by birders. During our field trips we were able to observe this very attractive bird and report the details in this article. Characteristics of Sharpbill Sharpbill...