Peru: A country for ornithologists and birdwatchers
By Antonio Brack Egg (UNDP Advisor)
There are undoubtedly few countries in the world where bird lovers (ornithologists and birdwatchers) can be as delighted as in Peru; here they have the opportunity to watch 115 endemic species and many very rare species, besides 60 migratory species.
Inca Terns
Peru offers the opportunity to discover new species in remote zones hardly explored or unexplored at all. In 1973 only 1,542 bird
species were known in the country; today this figure rises up to 1,816 species. This is a considerable increase for 30 years and several of them have been described as new ones.
On the other hand, Peru offers renown places for birdwatching, from the Pacific shores and the mangrove swamps to the dry forests, the high Andes and the Amazon.
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