Yanachaga–chemillén National Park

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Where the eastern slopes of the Peruvian Andes plunge into the Amazon basin, montane cloud forest clings to precipitous terrain between 2,000 and 3,500 meters. This 2,997-square-kilometer reserve encompasses one of South America's most biodiverse transition zones, where high-altitude grasslands give way to dripping forest hung perpetually in mist. Ancient gorges carved by relentless rivers create a mosaic of microclimates—steep ridges support stunted vegetation and rare high-altitude endemics, while sheltered valleys nurture lush primary forest. The park's position at this critical ecological threshold makes it a evolutionary crucible, where temperate and tropical species collide.

Birdwatchers arrive here possessed. Over 1,200 avian species have been recorded, including the resplendent Andean condor, harpy eagles, and dozens of cloud-forest specialists found nowhere else. The perpetual mist diffuses light into a photographer's dream—soft, directional, perfect for capturing the park's three-wattled bellbirds and emerald tanagers. Access via the central highlands and seasonal windows from May to September offer the clearest skies and most active wildlife. This is where serious ornithologists measure their careers.

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Silver-backed Tanager

Stilpnia viridicollis

Tangara Dorsiplateada

Momotus aequatorialis

motmot montañero

Dusky-green Oropendola

Psarocolius atrovirens

Cacique Verdioscuro

Blue-and-black Tanager

Tangara vassorii

Tangara azulinegra común

Rupornis magnirostris

busardo caminero

Montane Woodcreeper

Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger

Trepatroncos Montano

Blue-grey Tanager

Thraupis episcopus

Tangara Azuleja

Peruvian Tyrannulet

Zimmerius viridiflavus

Mosquerito Peruano

Speckled Chachalaca

Ortalis guttata

Chachalaca Moteada

Golden-naped Tanager

Chalcothraupis ruficervix

Tangara Nuquirrufa

Southern Emerald Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus albivitta

Tucanete Gorjiblanco

Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner

Syndactyla rufosuperciliata

Ticotico Cejudo

Yellow-throated Chlorospingus

Chlorospingus flavigularis

Clorospingo Gorjiamarillo

Smooth-billed Ani

Garrapatero aní

White-crowned Manakin

Pseudopipra pipra

Saltarín coroniblanco

Chestnut-collared Swift

Streptoprocne rutila

Vencejo Cuellirrojo

Ruddy Ground Dove

Columbina talpacoti

Columbina Colorada

Blue-headed Parrot

Pionus menstruus

Loro Cabeciazul

White-winged Becard

Pachyramphus polychopterus

Anambé aliblanco

Golden Grosbeak

Pheucticus chrysogaster

Picogrueso Ventriamarillo

Coereba flaveola

Blue-winged Mountain Tanager

Anisognathus somptuosus

Tangara Aliazul

Paradise Tanager

Tangara chilensis

Tangara del paraíso

Opisthocomus hoazin

Red-throated Caracara

Ibycter americanus

Caracara Gorjirrojo

Purple Honeycreeper

Cyanerpes caeruleus

Mielerito cerúleo

Green-fronted Lancebill

Doryfera ludovicae

Colibrí picolanza mayor

Sarcoramphus papa

Coragyps atratus

Crimson-mantled Woodpecker

Colaptes rivolii

Carpintero candela común

Pachyramphus versicolor

Anambé barrado

Rufous-collared Sparrow

Zonotrichia capensis

Chingolo común

Blue-necked Tanager

Stilpnia cyanicollis

Tangara Cabeciazul

Chestnut-eared Aracari

Pteroglossus castanotis

Arasarí caripardo

Cinnamon Flycatcher

Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus

Golden-headed Quetzal

Pharomachrus auriceps

Quetzal Cabecidorado

Spectacled Whitestart

Myioborus melanocephalus

Candelita de anteojos

Beryl-spangled Tanager

Tangara nigroviridis

Tangara de lentejuelas

Common Squirrel Cuckoo

Cuco ardilla común

Silver-beaked Tanager

Ramphocelus carbo

Tangara Picoplata

Saffron-crowned Tanager

Tangara xanthocephala

Tangara Coronigualda

Band-tailed Pigeon

Patagioenas fasciata

Paloma torcaza septentrional

Trogon personatus

Trogón enmascarado

Penelope montagnii

Russet-backed Oropendola

Psarocolius angustifrons

Cacique Dorsirrufo

Thraupis palmarum

Tangara Palmera

White-collared Swift

Streptoprocne zonaris

Vencejo Acollarado

Blue-banded Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis

Tucanete Pechiazul

Black-streaked Puffbird

Malacoptila fulvogularis

Lineated Woodpecker

Dryocopus lineatus

Picamaderos Listado

Flame-faced Tanager

Tangara parzudakii

Tangara Carafuego

Ocellated Piculet

Picumnus dorbignyanus

Carpinterito Boliviano

Andean Cock-of-the-rock

Rupicola peruvianus

Gallito de las rocas peruano

Southern House Wren

Troglodytes musculus

Chochín Ratón

Troglodytes solstitialis

Chochín montañés

Versicolored Barbet

Eubucco versicolor

Cabezón versicolor del sur

Crypturellus obsoletus

Social Flycatcher

Myiozetetes similis

Bienteveo Sociable

Yellow-browed Sparrow

Ammodramus aurifrons

Chingolo Cejigualdo

Hooded Mountain Tanager

Buthraupis montana

Tangara Montana

Plumbeous Pigeon

Patagioenas plumbea

Amazon Kingfisher

Chloroceryle amazona

Martín pescador amazónico

White-collared Jay

Cyanolyca viridicyanus

White-tipped Dove

Leptotila verreauxi

Paloma montaraz común

Fasciated Tiger Heron

Tigrisoma fasciatum

Avetigre Oscura

Crimson-bellied Woodpecker

Campephilus haematogaster

Picamaderos Ventrirrojo

Grey-breasted Wood Wren

Henicorhina leucophrys

Cucarachero pechigrís

Pheugopedius coraya

Cucarachero Coraya

Grallaria capitalis

Rufous-browed Peppershrike

Cyclarhis gujanensis

Vireón cejirrufo

Pale-legged Warbler

Myiothlypis signata

Reinita Paticlara

Long-tailed Sylph

Aglaiocercus kingii

Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Tirano melancólico

Sparkling Violetear

Colibri coruscans

Colibrí rutilante

Cyanocorax yncas

Blue-capped Tanager

Sporathraupis cyanocephala

Tangara Coroniazul

Tricolored Brushfinch

Atlapetes tricolor

Atlapetes Tricolor

Green-and-white Hummingbird

Elliotomyia viridicauda

Amazilia Blanquiverde

Sayornis nigricans

Andean Solitaire

Myadestes ralloides

Solitario Andino

Swallow Tanager

Tersina viridis

Tangara Golondrina

White-bellied Hummingbird

Elliotomyia chionogaster

Amazilia ventrinívea

Blue-and-white Swallow

Pygochelidon cyanoleuca

Golondrina Barranquera

Plegadis ridgwayi

Morito de la puna

Smoke-colored Pewee

Contopus fumigatus

Blue-naped Chlorophonia

Chlorophonia cyanea

Clorofonia Nuquiazul

Golden-crowned Flycatcher

Myiodynastes chrysocephalus

Bienteveo Coronidorado

Glossy-black Thrush

Turdus serranus

Orange-bellied Euphonia

Euphonia xanthogaster

Eufonia Ventrinaranja

Coeligena coeligena

Yellow-bellied Seedeater

Sporophila nigricollis

Semillero Ventriamarillo

Common Chlorospingus

Chlorospingus flavopectus

Clorospingo común

Streaked Xenops

Xenops rutilans

Picolezna Rojizo

Speckled Hummingbird

Adelomyia melanogenys

Colibrí jaspeado

Streak-necked Flycatcher

Mionectes striaticollis

Mosquero Gorjiestriado

Slaty-capped Flycatcher

Leptopogon superciliaris

Orejero coronigrís

Inca Flycatcher

Leptopogon taczanowskii

Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet

Phylloscartes ventralis

Orejerito oliváceo

White-eared Solitaire

Entomodestes leucotis

Solitario Orejiblanco

Tropical Parula

Setophaga pitiayumi

Parula pitiayumí

Fawn-breasted Tanager

Pipraeidea melanonota

Tangara de antifaz

Cissopis leverianus

Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

Common Tody-Flycatcher

Todirostrum cinereum

Titirijí común

Brown-capped Vireo

Vireo leucophrys

Vireo Coronipardo

Yellow-throated Tanager

Iridosornis analis

Tangara Goliamarilla

Chestnut-breasted Coronet

Boissonneaua matthewsii

Colibrí pechirrojo

White-bellied Woodstar

Chaetocercus mulsant

Colibrí de Mulsant

Black-billed Thrush

Turdus ignobilis

Zorzal piquinegro andino

Creamy-bellied Antwren

Herpsilochmus motacilloides

Tiluchí motaciloide

Masked Fruiteater

Pipreola pulchra

Frutero Enmascarado

Band-tailed Fruiteater

Pipreola intermedia

Frutero Colifajado

Spinus magellanicus

Jilguero Encapuchado

Russet-crowned Warbler

Myiothlypis coronata

Reinita Coronirroja

Lesser Violetear

Colibri cyanotus

Colibrí oreja violeta menor

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Colibrí de Raquetas Faldirrojo

Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo platypterus

busardo aliancho

Chestnut-backed Antshrike

Thamnophilus palliatus

Batará dorsicastaño

Torrent Tyrannulet

Serpophaga cinerea

Piojito guardarríos

Rufous-tailed Tyrant

Knipolegus poecilurus

Viudita Colirrufa

Pale-edged Flycatcher

Myiarchus cephalotes

Copetón montañero

Warbling Masked Flowerpiercer

Diglossa cyanea

Pinchaflor Enmascarado

Strong-billed Woodcreeper

Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus

Trepatroncos Picofuerte

Merganetta armata

Pato Torrentero

Azara's Spinetail

Synallaxis azarae

Pijuí de Azara

Dusky-capped Flycatcher

Myiarchus tuberculifer

Copetón capirotado

Peruvian Racket-tail

Ocreatus peruanus

Colibrí de Raquetas Peruano

Streaked Tuftedcheek

Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii

Trepamusgos barbablanca andino

Montane Foliage-gleaner

Anabacerthia striaticollis

Ticotico Montano

Highland Elaenia

Elaenia obscura

Sierran Elaenia

Elaenia pallatangae

Fiofío de Pallatanga

Black-eared Hemispingus

Sphenopsis melanotis

Hemispingo Orejinegro

Fawn-breasted Brilliant

Heliodoxa rubinoides

Brillante Pechigamuza

White-crested Elaenia

Elaenia albiceps

Fiofío crestiblanco

Bluish Flowerpiercer

Diglossa caerulescens

Pinchaflor Azulado

Amethyst-throated Sunangel

Heliangelus amethysticollis

Colibrí gorjiamatista

Short-tailed Hawk

Buteo brachyurus

busardo colicorto

Ash-browed Spinetail

Cranioleuca curtata

Curutié cejigrís

Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant

Lophotriccus pileatus

Cimerillo Andino

Common Woolly Monkey

Lagothrix lagothricha

Bolivian Squirrel

Sciurus ignitus

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

Caluromys lanatus

Chucha Real Roja o Colorada

Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth

Choloepus hoffmanni

Perezoso de dos dedos

Dasyprocta variegata

Southern Long-nosed Armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus

Armadillo de nueve bandas

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

Saguinus illigeri

Saguinus illigeri

Amazonian Long-tailed Porcupine

Coendou longicaudatus

Puercoespín enano de cola larga

Silky Short-tailed Bat

Carollia brevicauda

Murciélago cola corta sedosa

Tremarctos ornatus

Oso de Anteojos

Amazon Dwarf Squirrel

Microsciurus flaviventer

Southern Amazon Red Squirrel

Sciurus spadiceus

Ardilla roja sur amazónica

Andean Saddle-back Tamarin

Saguinus leucogenys

Saguinus leucogenys

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