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Bonanza Tapir Lick Visit
Near the lodge is one of the best tapir licks, with the operator citing an 80% guarantee of seeing the large, elusive beast. The visit is a patient stakeout for the Lowland Tapir coming to the lick.
Read MoreBonanza Canopy Tower Birding
A canopy observation tower reached by a stairway is used for canopy flocks including Curl-crested Aracari, White-throated Toucan, Chestnut-eared and Ivory-billed Aracaris, Channel-billed Toucan, Plum-throated Cotinga, Bare-necked Fruitcrow, Yellow-tufted, Rufous-headed and Crimson-crested Woodpeckers, Lemon-throated Barbet and Striolated Puffbird, with another opportunity for bird-of-prey observation.
Read MoreEarly Morning Birding Near Amazonia Lodge
The morning begins with birding near Amazonia Lodge in search of species possibly missed in the previous days, a second chance before leaving the foothills.
Read MoreNight Birding at Amazonia Lodge
Night birding around Amazonia Lodge targets Mottled Owl, Black-banded Owl, Tawny-bellied Screech-owl, and Great, Long-tailed and Common Potoos.
Read MoreAmazonia Lodge Grounds and Canopy Tower Birding
Two full days are based at the family-run Amazonia Lodge, which reports a bird list of around 650 species and growing. The lodge sits at 500 m in the transitional zone where the last low foothills of the Andes flatten into the lowland Amazon Basin. Butterfly bushes around the grounds draw hummingbirds such as Rufous-crested Coquette, Golden-tailed Sapphire, Blue-tailed Emerald, Black-eared Fairy and Wire-crested Thorntail. A canopy tower on the hill gives access to foothill canopy flocks, and the group works floodplain and hill forest habitats.
Read MoreNight Birding at Cock of the Rock Lodge
Night birding around the lodge has previously produced Lyre-tailed Nightjar and Andean Potoo, and the group gives the darkness a proper go.
Read MoreBirding the 1500 m Cloud Forest Zone
One day is spent in the 1500 m zone, where the possibilities include White-rumped Hawk, Solitary Eagle, Rufous-capped Thornbill, Crested and Golden-headed Quetzals, Masked Trogon, Highland Motmot, Black-streaked Puffbird, Blue-banded Toucanet, Olive-backed and Montane Woodcreepers, Spotted Barbtail, Montane Foliage-gleaner, Amazonian Umbrellabird, Uniform and Variable Antshrikes, Slaty Gnateater, Scaled Fruiteater, Bolivian Tyrannulet, the endemic Inca Flycatcher, Yungas Manakin, White-throated Spadebill, Fulvous-breasted Flatbill, Saffron-crowned Tanager, Yellow-rumped and Slaty Antwrens, Deep-blue Flowerpiercer and the endemic Peruvian Piedtail.
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Evening Search for Swallow-tailed Nightjar
In the evening, after dark settles over the station, there is a try for Swallow-tailed Nightjar around Wayquecha.
Read MoreAjcanacu Pass Viewpoint and Birding
At Ajcanacu, the last Andean pass, clear weather opens a view from the final peak of the Andes out over the Amazon basin, the same outlook the Incas enjoyed in ancient times. The group looks here for Scribble-tailed and Line-fronted Canasteros and possibly Puna and Diademed Tapaculos.
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