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Leymebamba
A higher-elevation town in the Andes of Amazonas region (Peru), Leymebamba sits at the southern end of the canyon route from Abra Patricia and the base for birding the road above town — Chachapoyas Antpitta, Russet-mantled Softtail and Yellow-scarfed Tanager — and a dusk session for Blackish Nightjar and Koepcke's Screech-Owl.
Read MoreCocachimba
A tiny village in the Marañon watershed (Amazonas region) reached through the steep-walled Cocahuayco River canyon, Cocachimba is the gateway to the distant Gocta waterfall and, more often, feeders where the Marvelous Spatuletail sometimes shows if it never appeared at Huembo.
Read MoreEl Progreso
The small town closest to Abra Patricia, El Progreso is the base for two of the region's great prizes: the Marvelous Spatuletail feeders at Huembo Hummingbird Center and a forested trail where a local guide now finds the near-mythical Long-whiskered Owlet, alongside Johnson's Tody-Flycatcher.
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Northern Peru Endemic Birds: Dry Forests, Cloud Forests and the Marañón Valley
A 14-day birding circuit through northwestern Peru's Tumbesian dry forests, the cloud forests of Abra Patricia, and the Marañon Canyon descent to Cajamarca — White-winged Guan, Marvelous Spatuletail, Long-whiskered Owlet, and the endemic specialities of northern Peru, at an easy pace.
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Owlet Lodge Grounds and Hummingbird Feeders
The afternoon at Owlet Lodge combines birding the lodge grounds with watching hummingbird feeders that host Green-fronted Lancebill, Amethyst-throated Sunangel, Greenish Pufflet, Emerald-bellied Puffleg, Mountain Velvetbreast, Sword-billed Hummingbird and Chestnut-breasted Coronet.
Read MoreChaparri Ecolodge Gardens, Pond and Hummingbird Feeders
Around Chaparri Ecolodge, the gardens and a pond attract Elegant Crescentchest, Necklaced Spinetail, Tumbesian Tyrannulet, Gray-and-white Tyrannulet and White-edged Oriole. Hummingbird feeders near the lodge regularly host the dry-forest community of Long-billed Starthroat, Peruvian Sheartail, Short-tailed Woodstar, Oasis Hummingbird, Tumbes Hummingbird and Spot-throated Hummingbird, giving close viewing of this arid-zone hummingbird set.
Read MoreACP Abra Patricia Reserve
Practical cloud-forest base for the Abra Patricia and Owlet Lodge birding section.
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