Dear Allan,
We have designed the following 04-day Birding Equatorial Dry Forest & Pacific Coast
This birding tour explores one of Peru’s most unique and threatened ecosystems: the Equatorial Dry Forest of Northern Peru, combined with the rich Pacific coastline. Designed around key endemic and range-restricted species, the itinerary focuses on conservation areas such as Bosque de Pómac and Chaparrí, home to iconic birds like the White-winged Guan and Peruvian Plantcutter we additionally added a day in the Pacific coast . A well-balanced journey offering excellent birding, diverse habitats, and meaningful conservation experiences.
Below is your dated itinerary, including daily program and accommodations:
Early in the morning, we depart from Chiclayo toward Bosque de Pómac, one of the last protected carob-tree forests in the Peruvian coastal desert. This area offers excellent birding, with target species including Peruvian Plantcutter (E), Coastal Miner (E), Cinereous Finch (E), Tumbes Chat-Tyrant (E), Tumbes Swallow (E), Rufous Flycatcher, Baird’s Flycatcher, Variable Hawk, Peruvian Pygmy-Owl, Lineated Woodpecker, Pacific Parrotlet, Streak-headed Woodcreeper, Mouse-gray Tyrannulet, and Short-tailed Field-Tyrant.
After lunch, we visit the Tinajones Reservoir, where waterbirds such as Comb Duck, White-cheeked Pintail, Pied-billed Grebe, Little Blue Heron, and Black-faced Ibis are regularly seen.
In the afternoon, we continue to the renowned Chaparrí Ecological Reserve, home to the emblematic and critically endangered White-winged Guan (E), once considered extinct and successfully reintroduced here.
Overnight at Chaparrí Lodge.
After breakfast, we head toward Casupe Road, one of the last remaining habitats supporting wild populations of the White-winged Guan (E). Other key species in this area include Guayaquil Woodpecker, Piura Chat-Tyrant (E), Chapman’s Antshrike, Black-capped Sparrow, and Ecuadorian Piculet.
In the afternoon, we return to Chaparrí Reserve to search for dry-forest specialists such as Lesser Nighthawk, Scrub Nightjar, Purple-collared Woodstar, Savanna Hawk, Red-masked Parakeet, Collared Antshrike, Pacific Hornero, Sooty-crowned Flycatcher, Snowy-throated Kingbird, White-tailed Jay, Tumbes Sparrow, Peruvian Meadowlark, and White-edged Oriole.
After dinner, we head out for a short night walk in search of the elusive Peruvian Screech-Owl.
Overnight at Chaparrí Lodge.
After breakfast, we explore the Chaparrí Ecological Reserve, one of the most important strongholds of the Equatorial Dry Forest and a key conservation area for endemic and threatened species. Our main target remains the endemic White-winged Guan (E), along with Peruvian Plantcutter (E), Gray-cheeked Parakeet, Tumbes Tyrant (E), Tumbes Hummingbird (E), Cinereous Finch, Necklaced Spinetail, Chapman’s Antshrike, Black-capped Sparrow, and Peruvian Pygmy-Owl.
During the afternoon, we continue birding around the reserve and lodge surroundings, focusing on raptors and additional dry-forest species such as Plumbeous Kite, Pacific Parrotlet, Red-masked Parakeet, Elegant Crescentchest, Sooty-crowned Flycatcher, Snowy-throated Kingbird, White-tailed Jay, Peruvian Meadowlark, and White-edged Oriole.
After dinner, an optional night walk offers good chances for Peruvian Screech-Owl, Pauraque, and Lesser Nighthawk.
Overnight at Chaparrí Lodge.
After breakfast, we visit the Pacific coast near Puerto Eten and Playa Santa Rosa, scanning beaches, surf lines, and nearshore waters for coastal and marine specialties. Target species include the endangered Peruvian Tern, Peruvian Pelican, Peruvian Booby, Neotropic Cormorant, Red-legged Cormorant, Inca Tern, Elegant Tern, and gulls such as Gray-hooded Gull, Gray Gull, Belcher’s Gull, and Kelp Gull.
Along the shoreline and intertidal zone, we search for shorebirds including American Oystercatcher, Peruvian Thick-knee, Ruddy Turnstone, Surfbird, Whimbrel, Willet, Sanderling, Snowy Plover, and Black-bellied Plover.
After lunch, we visit nearby wetlands to target marsh specialists such as Many-colored Rush-Tyrant, Plumbeous Rail, Tawny-throated Dotterel, and Coastal Miner (E).
End of services in Chiclayo.
Ground Transportation during the trip
Accommodations and Lodging based on double occupancy
Three meals per day (some will be taken at the field to improve birding opportunities)
During all the trip
Entrance fees for all the described destinations
Full time assistance in English or Spanish
Binoculars for personal use (available for rent)
Additional activities and lodging NOT DESCRIBED IN THE ITINERARY
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