EcoAmazonian Lodge is not the best known Lodge among birdwatchers, but the area is definitively good for birds. During our trip in June/July 2013 we stayed four days and three nights at the Lodge. This was also a family trip, so bird was not the first priority all the time. The Lodge is a good place to see a good variety of Parrots, here are some of them.
Red-and-green Macaws. We also had several Scarlet Macaws during our stay at the Lodge.
A group of Blue-andyellow Macaw.
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Mealy Parrots
Chestnut-fronted Macaws
Red-bellied Macaws, quite common at Eco Amazonian Lodge
Cobalt-winged Parakeets
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant, Chiguata
I have only seen White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant a couple of times, and never photographed the species earlier. At about 3500 meters, Mauricio spotted one, but after a couple of minutes, it disappeared. I started to run after the bird without thinking about the altitude, and I found it after a ten minutes hike up the hillside. I felt shaky and could hardly held the camera, but I was able to take some pictures of the bird.
Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant, photograpet at 3000 meters in Chiguata the same day.
White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant (above and below)
Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant, photograpet at 3000 meters in Chiguata the same day.
Labels:
Arequipa,
Chiguata,
Flycatchers,
Peru 2013,
Shrike-Tyrants
Chiguata - once again
Once again I had the opportunity to visit Chiguata. This time together with Finn and Mauricio. We birded along the road from Chiguata to Salinas. Here are some of the birds from the lower elevations (2300 - 3500 meters). The first post showing some of the hummingbirds in the area.
Labels:
Arequipa,
Chiguata,
Hummingbird,
Peru 2013
Sunday, March 29, 2015
La Joya II
We also visited the cultivated fields in search for Tawny-throated Dotterel and Least Seedsnipe. Luckily we found a group of Dotterels.
Cultivated fields at the desert plain and the vulcan Misti in the distance.
Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant, an Austral migrant present in good numbers.
Tawny-throated Dotterel
Cultivated fields at the desert plain and the vulcan Misti in the distance.
Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant, an Austral migrant present in good numbers.
Tawny-throated Dotterel
Labels:
Arequipa,
Ground-Tyrants,
La Joya,
Peru 2013,
Shorebirds
La Joya in the middle of the desert
Cinnamon Teal and White-cheeked Pintail
Puna Flamingo, present at surprisingly many sites including La Joya (this photo) and Ite (earlier post)
Greater Yellowlegs, North-American migrant still present in the area
Greater Yellowlegs
Andean Swift
Killdeer
Dragonfly (below), unknown species, any suggestions?
Andean Gull
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Ite wetlands, Tacna III - Flamencos
Chilean Flamenco now breeds in Ite. It is the only costal Lagoon where this species breed. All three species of Flamencos are observed in the lagoons, something that makes Ite quite special. In Mejia there are also observations of all three species of Flamencos, but the last years Ite have more observations of Puna and Andean Flamenco than any other costal Lagoon.
Chilean Flamenco
Chilean and Puna Flamenco
Chilean (right) and Puna (left) Flamenco
Puna Flamenco
Chilean and Puna Flamenco
Chilean (right) and Puna (left) Flamenco
Puna Flamenco
Puna Flamenco
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