Peru has been scientist’s delight. They often discover new bird species here, more than anywhere else in the world. This is a detailed post curated by experts of Treehouse INN about the Common Birds of Peru Rainforest.

For us, the natural beauty offers the most incredible diversity of birds on the planet. Along with amazing landscapes and great historical sites that you can discover on your way to bird watching routes.

Birds’ Diversity Is Amusing In Peru 

Peru accommodates around 1804 species of birds. It is home to 120 endemic species that are unique to this land. However, here we are listing some common birds of Peru Rainforest. In Manu National Park you could spot most of these in their natural habitat. 

• Travel through the Incas lands. You can hear the ear-deafening noise of numerous parrots and macaws. Here you will cherish this cacophony experience throughout your life. Often birds arrive on the Peruvian seaside to gulp their daily supplementary diet of mud.
• You can find a beautiful male Andean cock-of-the-rock in the backdrop of the Inca Fortress of Machu Picchu.
• Andean Condor is common above the Colca Canyon site near Arequipa.
• Viewing male Marvellous Spatuletail while he spreads his coin-sized tail disc is a Heart thumping experience. He moves through a bog at 14,000 feet to find a smart White-bellied Cinclodes is certainly .
• Do you know only 20 male marvellous Spatuletail are present globally and all of them are in Peru? Isn’t it a reason enough to visit Peru if you are a real bird lover?
• You can spot the Scarlet Banded Barbet in the Peru rainforest. It has escaped millions of bird watchers for years. They have recently been re-discovered in Peru.
• Allpahuayo Mishana is the place where Ancient Antwren was first discovered. Other highlighted birds recently observed here were Mishana Tyrannylet, Allpahuayo Antbird.
• This place is also home to North Chestnut-tailed Antbird, the Pompadour Cotinga (one of the gorgeous birds of the planet), and Saffron-crested Tyrant -Manakin.

Some Common Birds Of Peru Rainforest Include Names Like:-

Hummingbird like Green-and-white (118 species)

• Cotingas (33 species)
• Antbirds (142 species)
• Over 60 mixed species of bird flocks, including Peruvian Seaside Cinclodes and Black Metaltail.
• Rallidae species found in Peru include small to medium-sized birds like rails, crakes, coots, and gallinules. 
• You can also find rear endemics like White-Winged Guan and flightless Junin Grebe.

Summing Up

There is an abundance of life forms in Peru. This includes reptiles, butterflies, cacti, orchids, mammals, fish, amphibians, birds, trees, and many more.

Do you know in the last 30 years, more than 42 new species of bird have been described do scientists in Peru!?