What time of the year? (1 Viewer)

njlarsen

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• Aug 29, 2007

• #1

When is actually the best time of the year for birding in Peru? And if it differ for different attractions, when would be best for different parts?

thanks
Niels

 

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Zarac

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• Sep 2, 2007

• #2

I've just come back from Peru - left just before the earthquake. Went to Atacama desert (where the earthquake hit), ocean, Amamzon basin and high Andes where we did the Inca Trail. Saw wonderful birds - over 300 species. I am no expert but all the organised trips seem to go July to September.

Zarac

 

Illapa

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• Nov 6, 2007

• #3

Between March and November is the best time to visit Peru, but I guided in a group of Germans in February and we have seen many birds.
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Edward woodwood

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• Nov 6, 2007

• #4

(June) July and August good for the usual Cucso and Manu / Tambopata areas...

 

Phaethon

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• Jan 8, 2008

• #5

There is an excellent map site showing rainfall totals by month in South America so you can judge by country and month. See

http://jisao.washington.edu/data_sets/willmott/samerica/

I have heard that NW Peru and the Tumbesian area can be visited any time of year as well as the SW and W coastal areas. Manu, Bosque Unchog, Tina Maria, Junin are rainy during the northern hemishpere winter.

 

Last edited: Jan 8, 2008

Rasmus Boegh

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• Jan 8, 2008

• #6

It depends, but in general the time indicated by Illapa is good, with an emphasis on the first part of that period if planning on the Amazon and lower east Andean slopes. This, however, means that you'll loose most North American migrants (mainly waders & seabirds), but I guess that's of limited importance considering your country of residence. The only big uncertainty is the relatively high frequency of El Niño's in recent years, which can result in things getting seriously messed up (compared to how it "should be" according to normal weather forecasting), but that's pretty much impossible to forsee until the Ocean temperatures start showing the abnormalities associated with the phenomena.

 

njlarsen

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• Jan 13, 2008

• #7

Thanks everybody,
the problem with El nino / La Nina patterns did hit the visit to Panama we just made, making the switch between "wet" and "dry" seasons happening about two weeks later than normal.

thanks
Niels

 

Illapa

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• Jan 28, 2008

• #8

Hello ... I am again in the forum after a month in Spain, now I am in Cusco and I've guided a group to the Manu reserve and Puerto Maldonado (Tambopata Reserve), it rains a lot in this time, then surely it will be from March good time to see birds.
Steve

 

Phaethon

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• Mar 11, 2008

• #9

Check out travellingbirder.com for trip reports in Peru. There is a graph that shows when most of the trips have gone and totals per month.

A good short summary of climate and time to visit is here: http:www.wildland.com/trips/southamerica/per_climate.aspx

BA

 

Last edited: Mar 11, 2008

Illapa

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• Mar 12, 2008

• #10

Hello I have been in Tambopata and Manu and climate at the moment is not very good but I have seen many birds I think about 10 or 15 days there will be better weather, there are a lot of rain now.
Greetings

 

Phaethon

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• Sep 15, 2008

• #11

rainfall informatin

great link to biological research station rainfall graphs in Peru:

http://atrium.andesamazon.org/meteo_station_list.php