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Bird diversity

Few places on Earth can match the geographical diversity of Peru. With 84% of the world’s climatic zones represented, the country boasts the world’s largest oceanic current, the highest and most extensive tropical mountains, the driest desert, and the Amazon rainforest, which is home to the longest river on the planet.

This remarkable natural wealth makes Peru a haven for over 1,800 bird species, with new ones still being discovered today. The majority of these species are found in the Amazon region and the warm slopes of the Andes.

At Birds Hotel Molino, our gardens and the surrounding natural areas serve as a sanctuary for a wide variety of birds.

We offer guided birdwatching tours, bird photography workshops, and can connect you with local experts to help you navigate the captivating and complex world of Peru’s avian paradise.

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List of species you can watch with us

Here is a list of the species you can watch with us either in our gardens (in black), in the Sacred Valley (in red) and in the nearby junge (in green). Species endemic to Peru are marked in bold. Ask us about the best times of the year / best spots to spot these birds in their natural habitat.

ACCIPITRIFORMES

  • Accipitridae: Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle

ANSERIFORMES

  • Anatidae: Puna Teal, Yellow-billed Teal

APODIFORMES

  • Trochilidae: Andean Hillstar, Giant Hummingbird, Green-and-white Hummingbird, Sword-billed Hummingbird, White-bellied Hummingbird, Gould's Inca, Tyrian Metaltail, Bearded Mountaineer, Great Sapphirewing, Violet-throated Starfrontlet, Shining Sunbeam, White-tufted Sunbeam, Blue-mantled Thornbill, Mountain Velvetbreast, Lesser Violetear, Sparkling Violetear, Black-tailed Trainbearer, Green-tailed Trainbearer, White-bellied Woodstar

CHARADRIIFORMES

  • Laridae: Andean Gull

COLUMBIFORMES

  • Columbidae: Bare-faced Ground Dove, Eared Dove, Band-tailed Pigeon, Spot-winged Pigeon 

FALCONIFORMES

  • Falconidae: American Kestrel

PASSERIFORMES

  • Cardinalidae: Black-backed Grosbeak
  • Corvidae: Green Jay
  • Cotingidae: Red-crested Cotinga, Andean Cock-of-the-rock
  • Fringillidae: Hooded Siskin
  • Furnariidae: Rusty-fronted Canastero, Creamy-crested Spinetail, White-browed Spinetail
  • Grallariidae: Urubamba Antpitta, Undulated Antpitta
  • Parulidae: Spectacled Redstart
  • Passerellidae: Rufous-collared Sparrow
  • Rhinocryptidae: Vilcabamba Tapaculo
  • Thraupidae: Cinereous Conebill, Tit-like Dacnis, Chestnut-breasted Mountain Finch, Black-throated Flowerpiercer, Rusty Flowerpiercer, Golden-billed Saltator, Band-tailed Seedeater, Blue-and-Yellow Tanager, Rust-and-Yellow Tanager
  • Troglodytidae: House Wren
  • Turdidae: Chiguanco Thrush, Great Thrush, Swainson's Thrush
  • Tyrannidae: Sierran Elaenia, White-crested Elaenia, Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant, Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant, Cinnamon Flycatcher 

PELECANIFORMES

  • Ardeidae: Black-crowned Night Heron
  • Threskiornitidae: Puna Ibis

PICIFORMES

  • Capitonidae: Versicolored Barbet

PODICIPEDIFORMES

  • Podicipedidae: Silvery Grebe

PSITTACIFORMES

  • Psittacidae: Andean Parakeet, Mitred Parakeet

STRIGIFORMES

  • Strigidae: Burrowing Owl, Lesser Horned Owl, Peruvian Pygmy-Owl

TINAMIFORMES

  • Tinamidae: Taczanowski's Tinamou

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