Northwest Argentina
Birding the diversity of the Andes
13 days / 12 nights
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Spectacular trip to one of Argentina's endemic bird areas, exploring high Andean habitats, Yungas Cloudforest and desert scrub. www.seriemanaturetours.com/tours_36.htm Northwestern Argentina holds some of the most spectacular landscape settings, ranging from humid forests to extremely arid lands, and from lowlands to mountains more than 4,000 m (13,000 ft) high. A host of localized and endemic birds are present making this a prime birding trip. Throughout the Andes, we'll experience the diversity of climates and habitats at every turn as we enter the valleys and climb the mountain tops. Deep in the valleys live the endemic Moreno’s Ground-Dove, Yellow-striped Brush-Finch, Tucuman Mountain-Finch, and White-browed Tapaculo. The Torrent Duck and Rufous-throated Dipper will have us scanning every stream. The humid Yungas cloudforests and montane forest are host to the Alder Amazon, Red-faced Guan, Lyre-tailed Nightjar, Fulvous-headed Brush-Finch, Rusty-browed Warbling-Finch, Fawn-breasted and Rust-and-Yellow Tanagers, among others. |
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Higher up, there are open grasslands and shrubby ravines inhabited by the rare Rufous-bellied Saltator, Maquis and Scribble-tailed Canasteros, Band-tailed and Plumbeous Sierra-Finch. In the arid valleys covered with “Monte” desert we will look for the endemic Sandy Gallito, White-throated Cacholote and Steinbach’s Canastero. While walking through the beautiful colonial village of Yavi, we can find Citron-headed Yellow-Finch, Wedge-tailed Hillstar, Giant Hummingbird and noisy flocks of Mountain Parakeet. Finally, at the highest point of our trip we reach the lakes of the barren Puna, home of large concentrations of water birds usually including three species of both coots and flamingos. Besides its rich birdlife, this journey is an opportunity to experience the authentic culture of the Andes and to enjoy magnificent scenery as well as superb malbec wines. The tour "Birding Central Argentina" can be taken as a pre tour extension. |
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Gallery
Andean Condor © Hernan Rodriguez Goni
Rio Los Sosa, Tucuman © Y Sato
Yellow-striped Brush-Finch © Yayoi Sato
Tucuman Mountain-Finch © Diego Monteleone
Buff-breasted Earthcreeper © Yayoi Sato
Puna Canastero © Yayoi Sato
Andean Gull © Hernan Rodriguez Goni
Andean Geese © Hernan Rodriguez Goni
Bar-winged Cinclodes ( "albiventris") © Yayoi Sato
White-browed Tapaculo © Yayoi Sato
Monte Desert © Ignacio Roesler
White-throated Cacholote © Yayoi Sato
Ornate Tinamou © Yayoi Sato
Plush Crested Jay © Hernan Rodriguez Goni
Andean Negrito © Hernan Rodriguez Goni
Giant Coot © Hernan Rodriguez Goni
Grey-bellied Shrike-Tyrant © Hernan Rodriguez Goni
James Flamingo © Hernan Rodriguez Goni
Puna Plover © Hernan Rodriguez Goni
Runtuyoc © Hernan Rodriguez Goni
Vicunas © Hernan Rodriguez Goni
Yungas Cloudforest © Yayoi Sato
Departure details
Itinerary
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Day 1
Meet the group. Afternoon birding in Costanera Sur. -
Days 2-3
Tucuman & Tafà del Valle -
Day 4-5
Calchaqui valleys -
Day 6
Cuesta del Obispo -
Day 7-8
Calilegua National Park -
Day 9-12
Humahuaca Gorge, Yavi and Yala -
Day 13
Yala forest. End of trip. -
(The sites described and itinerary can change slightly. Contact us for complete details, or for customizing this tour)
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Northwest Argentina diciembre 2017
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