The Peru It is one of the 10 countries with the greatest biodiversity in the world: it is home to a wide variety of birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, invertebrates, and plants. Together with Colombia and Brazil, we have the greatest wealth of birds in the world, since more than 1,800 have been registered species.
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Of that total, in Peru 106 endemic bird species are recorded, according to the Municipality of Lime. Meanwhile, the National Forest and Wildlife Service (Serfor) reports that the capital is home to nearly 100 species of birds typical of the Peruvian coast that are easily visible. Let’s see some of them.
Rufous-bellied Hummingbird (Amazilia amazilia)
It is the hummingbird of less than 10 centimeters and cinnamon color. Its head is green and its chest between white and light brown. It flies zigzagging and fast from flower to flower.
Black-headed Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
It reaches 65 centimeters, it is black and its head without feathers is wrinkled. The wingspan or length of extended wings reaches three meters.
Black headed vulture.
Black Thrush (Dives warszewiczi)
Its color is iridescent black with bluish reflections. Its beak is conical and pointed. It jumps and flies very fast.
Cuculi (Zenaida meloda)
Large, gray pigeon with a long, black beak, and eyes rimmed with a blue ring. It has red legs. Their song is ‘cú, cú.
cuculi.
Dove (Columbina cruziana)
Chick pigeon with black-tipped yellow bill. Its body is gray with black spots on the wings and a black tail. His singing is hoarse.
turtle dove
Horseguard (Crotophaga sulcirostris)
Black and with a long, rounded tail. Its beak is dark grey. Unlike the black thrush, its long tail is raised upwards.
horseguard.
Red-headed Parrot (Aratinga erythrogenys)
It is bright green with a red line on the curve of the wings. Its face is deep red and it loves to use its strong curved beak.
Red headed parrot.
Cinnamon Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
Brown in color and black tail with white base. In the young, the breast is cream-colored with dark spots.
Common Huaco (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Red eyes, thick black bill; back, bluish black crown and gray wings. The young are brown.
Common Honeycreeper (Coereba flaveola)
Yellow belly, white eyebrow and gray throat.
common honeycreeper
Buttercup (Sicalis flaveol)
Adults have yellow plumage and a conical bill. The young have partially lead plumage.
Gold button.
Saltpalito (Volatinia jacarina)
Bluish black plumage, some brown feathers on wings and tail, conical and pointed bill. The females are brown.
Turtupilin (Pyrocephalus rubinus)
Males are red, while females have a pale throat and salmon-colored abdomen. There is also a population of dark color.
Turtupilin.
Pomegranate (Tyrannus melancholicus)
Wide and long beak with a yellow belly and a gray head.
Santa Rosita (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca)
White throat and belly, metallic blue hood and back.
Santa Rosita.
Common Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
Curved bill, wings and tail brown with dark streaks.
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)
Orange neck, greyish crest and black lines on the face.
Rufous-collared Sparrow.
Hooded Goldfinch (Spinus magellanicus)
Black head feathers. The females have an olive green body.
Hooded Goldfinch.
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