Bahuaja Sonene National Park

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Where granite ridges rise above the confluence of Peru's Río Heath and Río Tambopata, one of the Amazon's most pristine wilderness areas sprawls across nearly 25,000 square kilometers of untouched lowland forest. This vast protected landscape encompasses a mosaic of distinct ecosystems—oxbow lakes rimmed with emergent palms, seasonally flooded várzea forest, and terra firme woodland cloaking hillsides. The terrain's ecological diversity stems from its position straddling the transition zone between lowland rainforest and cerrado grassland, creating a hotspot of exceptional biodiversity where nutrient-rich waters pulse through serpentine channels, sustaining an extraordinary web of life.

Jaguar populations thrive here in densities rivaled nowhere else in the Amazon, while tapirs, harpy eagles, and giant otters move through undisturbed habitat. The dry season, June through October, offers optimal light and accessibility, drawing serious naturalists intent on witnessing river dolphins, macaw clay licks, and undocumented species. Remote lodges operate as research stations, requiring multiday expeditions that reward only the most committed explorers with unmediated encounters in a landscape where wilderness integrity remains gloriously intact.

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Opisthocomus hoazin

Guacamayo Macao

Rupornis magnirostris

busardo caminero

White-throated Toucan

Ramphastos tucanus

Tucán pechiblanco

Blue-headed Parrot

Pionus menstruus

Loro Cabeciazul

Greater Yellow-headed Vulture

Cathartes melambrotus

Aura selvática

Red-capped Cardinal

Paroaria gularis

Cardenilla Capirroja

Butorides striata

Garcilla Azulada

Rufescent Tiger Heron

Tigrisoma lineatum

Avetigre Colorada

Coragyps atratus

Thraupis palmarum

Tangara Palmera

Pilherodius pileatus

Garza Capirotada

Grey-cowled Wood Rail

Aramides cajaneus

Cotara Chiricote

Yellow-rumped Cacique

Cacique Lomiamarillo

Yellow-tufted Woodpecker

Melanerpes cruentatus

Carpintero Azulado

Blue-grey Tanager

Thraupis episcopus

Tangara Azuleja

Dusky-headed Parakeet

Aratinga weddellii

Aratinga Cabecifusca

Crotophaga major

Garrapatero Mayor

Red-bellied Macaw

Orthopsittaca manilatus

Guacamayo Ventrirrojo

Buff-throated Woodcreeper

Xiphorhynchus guttatus

Trepatroncos pegón

Amazon Kingfisher

Chloroceryle amazona

Martín pescador amazónico

Swallow-winged Puffbird

Chelidoptera tenebrosa

Buco Golondrina

Band-tailed Manakin

Pipra fasciicauda

Saltarín naranja

Ringed Kingfisher

Megaceryle torquata

Martín gigante neotropical

White-bellied Parrot

Pionites leucogaster

Lorito rubio oriental

Yellow-browed Sparrow

Ammodramus aurifrons

Chingolo Cejigualdo

Mesembrinibis cayennensis

Ictinia plumbea

Great Black Hawk

Buteogallus urubitinga

busardo-negro urubitinga

Chestnut-eared Aracari

Pteroglossus castanotis

Arasarí caripardo

Sicalis flaveola

Chirigüe azafranado

Horned Screamer

Sarcoramphus papa

Crimson-crested Woodpecker

Campephilus melanoleucos

Picamaderos Barbinegro

Smooth-billed Ani

Garrapatero aní

Hoploxypterus cayanus

Avefría de Cayena

Cyanocorax cyanomelas

Undulated Tinamou

Crypturellus undulatus

Tinamú ondeado

Olive Oropendola

Psarocolius bifasciatus

Cacique de Pará

Paradise Tanager

Tangara chilensis

Tangara del paraíso

Rayador Americano

Red-throated Caracara

Ibycter americanus

Caracara Gorjirrojo

Yellow-crowned Amazon

Amazona ochrocephala

Loro real amazónico

Bare-necked Fruitcrow

Gymnoderus foetidus

Heliornis fulica

Avesol Americano

Razor-billed Curassow

Paují tuberoso

Streaked Flycatcher

Myiodynastes maculatus

Bienteveo rayado septentrional

White-browed Antbird

Myrmoborus leucophrys

Hormiguero Cejiblanco

Tityra semifasciata

Titira Enmascarado

Cabezón dorado

Black-capped Donacobius

Donacobius atricapilla

Jacana Sudamericana

Falco rufigularis

Halcón murcielaguero

White-eyed Parakeet

Psittacara leucophthalmus

Aratinga Ojiblanca

Plumbeous Antbird

Myrmelastes hyperythrus

Hormiguero Plomizo

Western Cattle Egret

Garcilla bueyera occidental

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

Guacamayo Azuliamarillo

Red-and-green Macaw

Ara chloropterus

Guacamayo Aliverde

Black-fronted Nunbird

Monasa nigrifrons

Russet-backed Oropendola

Psarocolius angustifrons

Cacique Dorsirrufo

Eurypyga helias

Silver-beaked Tanager

Ramphocelus carbo

Tangara Picoplata

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

maracaná grande

Anhinga anhinga

Anhinga Americana

Crested Oropendola

Psarocolius decumanus

Cacique Crestado

Amazona farinosa

Amazona harinosa sureña

Neotropic Cormorant

Nannopterum brasilianum

Cormorán biguá

Bluish-fronted Jacamar

Galbula cyanescens

Jacamará coroniazul

Cyanocorax violaceus

Chara violácea

Speckled Chachalaca

Ortalis guttata

Chachalaca Moteada

Penelope jacquacu

Pava amazónica

Cobalt-winged Parakeet

Brotogeris cyanoptera

Blue-throated Piping Guan

Pipile cumanensis

Pipile cumanensis grayi

Pale-vented Pigeon

Patagioenas cayennensis

Paloma Colorada

Black-tailed Trogon

Trogon melanurus

Trogón colinegro común

Blue-crowned Trogon

Trogón curucuí

Turquoise Tanager

Tangara mexicana

Tangara Turquesa

Collared Trogon

Trogon collaris

Trogón acollarado

Social Flycatcher

Myiozetetes similis

Bienteveo Sociable

White-fronted Nunbird

Monasa morphoeus

Monja Frentiblanca

Curl-crested Aracari

Pteroglossus beauharnaisii

Arasarí crespo

Red-necked Woodpecker

Campephilus rubricollis

Picamaderos Cuellirrojo

Molothrus oryzivorus

Orange-cheeked Parrot

Pyrilia barrabandi

Lorito Carinaranja

White-banded Swallow

Atticora fasciata

Golondrina Fajiblanca

Ladder-tailed Nightjar

Hydropsalis climacocerca

Chotacabras de Escalera

Athene cunicularia

Mochuelo de madriguera

Common Squirrel Cuckoo

Cuco ardilla común

Lesser Kiskadee

Philohydor lictor

Bienteveo Chico

White-throated Jacamar

Brachygalba albogularis

Jacamará gorjiblanco

Nyctibius grandis

Nictibio Grande

Pitangus sulphuratus

Bienteveo común

Thrush-like Wren

Campylorhynchus turdinus

Cucarachero Turdino

Black-faced Antthrush

Formicarius analis

Formicario Enmascarado

Green-and-gold Tanager

Tangara schrankii

Tangara de Schrank

Plain-winged Antshrike

Thamnophilus schistaceus

Batará alillano

Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin

Tyranneutes stolzmanni

Saltarín enano

Tinamú oliváceo

Blue-headed Macaw

Primolius couloni

Guacamayo Cabeciazul

White-collared Swift

Streptoprocne zonaris

Vencejo Acollarado

Grey-fronted Dove

Leptotila rufaxilla

Paloma montaraz frentiblanca

Plumbeous Pigeon

Patagioenas plumbea

Amazonian Pygmy Owl

Glaucidium hardyi

Mochuelo amazónico

Southern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx ruficollis

Golondrina Gorjirrufa

Vermilion Flycatcher

Pyrocephalus rubinus

Mosquero Cardenal

White-winged Swallow

Tachycineta albiventer

Golondrina Aliblanca

Large-billed Tern

Phaetusa simplex

Charrán picudo

Mycteria americana

Tántalo americano

Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Tirano melancólico

Drab Water Tyrant

Ochthornis littoralis

Mosquerito guardarríos

Boat-billed Flycatcher

Megarynchus pitangua

Bienteveo pitanguá

Pale-winged Trumpeter

Psophia leucoptera

Trompetero Aliblanco

Grey-capped Flycatcher

Myiozetetes granadensis

Bienteveo cabecigrís

Cairina moschata

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

Thalurania furcata

Zafiro Golondrina

Phaethornis ruber

Ermitaño rojizo

Amazonian Motmot

Momoto amazónico

Nyctidromus albicollis

Chotacabras Pauraque

Baryphthengus martii

Momoto yeruvá occidental

White-flanked Antwren

Myrmotherula axillaris

Hormiguerito Flanquialbo

Swallow Tanager

Tersina viridis

Tangara Golondrina

Slate-colored Hawk

Buteogallus schistaceus

busardo pizarroso

Lipaugus vociferans

Guardabosques gritón

Black-billed Thrush

Turdus ignobilis

Zorzal piquinegro andino

Greater Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Black-capped Squirrel Monkey

Saimiri boliviensis

Plecturocebus toppini

Tití de Toppin

Dasyprocta variegata

Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth

Bradypus variegatus

Perezoso de tres dedos

Colombian Red Howler

Alouatta seniculus

Mono Aullador rojo

Bearded Emperor Tamarin

Saguinus subgrisescens

Saguinus subgrisescens

Gray's Bald-faced Saki

Pithecia irrorata

Pithecia irrorata

Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth

Choloepus hoffmanni

Perezoso de dos dedos

Southern Tamandua

Tamandua tetradactyla

Northern Huemul

Hippocamelus antisensis

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

Caluromys lanatus

Chucha Real Roja o Colorada

Bolivian Red Howler

Leopardus pardalis

Pteronura brasiliensis

Black Spider Monkey

Mono Araña Peruano

Southern Amazon Red Squirrel

Sciurus spadiceus

Ardilla roja sur amazónica

Tapirus terrestris

Tapir amazónico

Northwestern Red Brocket

Mazama americana

Corzuela Colorado

Northern Black-eared Opossum

Didelphis marsupialis

Tlacuache sureño

White-lipped Peccary

Pecarí de labios blancos

South American Coati

Bicolor-spined Porcupine

Coendou bicolor

Coendú de espinas negras

Sylvilagus brasiliensis

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