Peru Ramsar wetland
Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve
124 bird species recorded; the most in August.
Verlic Redclaw · CC BY 3.0
This month here
0 species in January.0 species in February.0 species in March.0 species in April.0 species in May.0 species in June.0 species in July.124 species in August.1 species in September.0 species in October.0 species in November.0 species in December.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
124 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 124Speciesrecorded more than once
- 0Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 510Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 120 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 11Raptors
- 3Owls
- 1Waders
- 1Ducks & geese
- 1Herons, ibises & grebes
- 60Songbirds
- 47Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 124 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Leucopternis schistaceusLeucopternis schistaceus
- Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
- Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
- Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
- Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollis
- Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanus
- Black CaracaraDaptrius ater
- King VultureSarcoramphus papa
- Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
- Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusNT
- Greater Yellow-headed VultureCathartes melambrotus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
- Ferruginous Pygmy OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
- Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
Waders1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
Ducks & geese1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Horned ScreamerAnhima cornuta
Herons, ibises & grebes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi
Songbirds60 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Plumbeous AntbirdMyrmeciza hyperythra
- White-shouldered AntbirdAkletos melanoceps
- Thrush-like AntpittaMyrmothera campanisona
- Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela
- Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurata
- Greater SchiffornisSchiffornis major
- White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillaris
- Spot-backed AntbirdHylophylax naevius
- Velvet-fronted GrackleLampropsar tanagrinus
- Cinnamon-throated WoodcreeperDendrexetastes rufigula
- Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
- Amazonian Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes certhia
- Green-and-gold TanagerTangara schrankii
- Paradise TanagerTangara chilensis
- Grey-headed TanagerEucometis penicillata
- Pygmy AntwrenMyrmotherula brachyura
- Bluish-slate AntshrikeThamnomanes schistogynus
- Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analis
- Buff-throated WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus guttatus
- Xiphorhynchus picusXiphorhynchus picus
- Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleanerAutomolus rufipileatus
- Pink-throated BecardPachyramphus minor
- White-banded SwallowAtticora fasciata
- Mouse-colored AntshrikeThamnophilus murinus
- Buff-breasted WrenCantorchilus leucotis
- Saturnine AntshrikeThamnomanes saturninus
- Violaceous JayCyanocorax violaceus
- Yellow-margined FlycatcherTolmomyias assimilis
- Double-banded Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus vitiosus
- Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
- Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurus
- Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanus
- Russet-backed OropendolaPsarocolius angustifrons
- Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
- Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
- Grey AntbirdCercomacra cinerascens
- Great AntshrikeTaraba major
- Hauxwell's ThrushTurdus hauxwelli
- Ecuadorian CaciqueCacicus sclateri
- Plain-winged AntshrikeThamnophilus schistaceus
- Peruvian Warbling-antbirdHypocnemis peruviana
- Plain-throated AntwrenIsleria hauxwelli
- Gray-crowned FlycatcherTolmomyias poliocephalus
- White-eyed AttilaAttila bolivianus
- Drab Water-TyrantOchthornis littoralis
- Band-tailed OropendolaOcyalus latirostris
- Speckled SpinetailCranioleuca gutturata
- Wing-barred PipritesPiprites chloris
- Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
- Wire-tailed ManakinPipra filicauda
- Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica
- Spot-winged AntshrikePygiptila stellaris
- Black-throated AntbirdMyrmeciza atrothorax
- Black-spotted Bare-eyePhlegopsis nigromaculata
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
- Olivaceous FlatbillRhynchocyclus olivaceus
- White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventer
- Thrush-like WrenCampylorhynchus turdinus
- Amazonian Plain XenopsXenops genibarbis
- Dendrocolaptes picumnusDendrocolaptes picumnus
Other birds47 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Cinereous TinamouCrypturellus cinereus
- Cobalt-winged ParakeetBrotogeris cyanoptera
- Blue-and-yellow MacawAra ararauna
- Undulated TinamouCrypturellus undulatus
- Short-tailed ParrotGraydidascalus brachyurus
- PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
- Amazonian MotmotMomotus momota
- White-throated ToucanRamphastos tucanus
- Channel-billed ToucanRamphastos vitellinus
- Ivory-billed AracariPteroglossus azara
- Chestnut-eared AraçariPteroglossus castanotis
- Red-bellied MacawOrthopsittaca manilata
- Grey-fronted DoveLeptotila rufaxilla
- Black-fronted NunbirdMonasa nigrifrons
- Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
- Tellow-tufted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cruentatus
- Lemon-throated BarbetEubucco richardsoni
- Gilded BarbetCapito auratus
- Common Squirrel-cuckooPiaya cayana
- Green-backed TrogonTrogon viridis
- Collared TrogonTrogon collaris
- Bluish-fronted JacamarGalbula cyanescens
- Swallow-wingChelidoptera tenebrosa
- Red-and-green MacawAra chloropterus
- Chestnut-fronted MacawAra severus
- SunbitternEurypyga helias
- Great TinamouTinamus major
- Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucos
- Red-necked WoodpeckerCampephilus rubricollis
- Dusky-headed ParakeetAratinga weddellii
- Black-headed ParrotPionites melanocephalus
- Pionopsitta barrabandiPionopsitta barrabandi
- Speckled ChachalacaOrtalis guttata
- Blue-throated Piping GuanPipile cumanensis
- Common PotooNyctibius griseus
- Yellow-throated WoodpeckerPiculus flavigula
- Trogon melanurusTrogon melanurus
- Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
- Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
- Lettered AraçariPteroglossus inscriptus
- Scarlet-crowned BarbetCapito aurovirens
- Tui ParakeetBrotogeris sanctithomae
- Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea
- HoatzinOpisthocomus hoazin
- Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura
- Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
- Chestnut WoodpeckerCeleus elegans
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan29°/23°204 mm
- Feb29°/23°185 mm
- Mar28°/23°237 mm
- Apr28°/23°224 mm
- May28°/22°159 mm
- Jun28°/22°124 mm
- Jul28°/22°96 mm
- Aug30°/22°82 mm
- Sep30°/22°123 mm
- Oct30°/23°171 mm
- Nov29°/23°192 mm
- Dec29°/23°195 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve.
Peruvian nature reserve
Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Peru.
124 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 510 open records.
The most recorded are the Cinereous Tinamou, the Cobalt-winged Parakeet and the Plumbeous Antbird.
The most species are recorded in August.
Get there and watch
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Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
- places to stay within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q2006568) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 510 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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