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Turtupilin, Pyrocephalus rubinus, Vermillion Flycatcher
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Duration: 8 hours
Our Service Includes:
Private Tourist Transport , Entrance of Asia Peasant Community and Tour Guide.
Hills of Asia is a Natural Reserve in the desert foothills of Cañete. Hills of Asia is located 105 kilometres south from the capital city Lima and features a unique mist-fed ecosystem of wild plant and animal species. The hills are a result of a combination of coastal climate factors. They originate from the primary spurring of the Andes, a location where they contact the clouds which cover the area the majority of the year. There are two distinct seasons in Asia: the humid season (which is the most important), from approximately June to November and the dry season, from December to May. The first season is emphasized due to its ability to give life to the green vegetation and attract the fauna of the region, while the second season is noted for presenting a drying process which ends when the first fog appears in the fall.
Flora:
Some 183 plant species have been registered inside the park,among them 25 are on their way to extinction.Among the most notable, are the Peruvian papaya, Capparis prisca, Caesalpinia tinctoria (tara) and the nettle Loasa urens (ortiga), which cover the reserve with yellow attractive flowers. There are also numerous grasses, airplants and succulents, like cactus.
Fauna:
The common mammals found here are the rodents, but there are other species like the Sechuran Fox, the Andes Skunk (Conepatus rex), the mountain mouse, and the vizcacha.
Throughout the reserve there exists approximately 60 bird species pertaining to 15 families, among them are: the Burrowing Owl, the Andean Tinamou, the American Kestrel, and diverse species of hummingbirds.Among the most notorious reptiles, you can observe the Peruvian snake (Bothrops pictus) and the Curl Tail Lizard. There are also many arthropods.
Flora:
Some 183 plant species have been registered inside the park,among them 25 are on their way to extinction.Among the most notable, are the Peruvian papaya, Capparis prisca, Caesalpinia tinctoria (tara) and the nettle Loasa urens (ortiga), which cover the reserve with yellow attractive flowers. There are also numerous grasses, airplants and succulents, like cactus.
Fauna:
The common mammals found here are the rodents, but there are other species like the Sechuran Fox, the Andes Skunk (Conepatus rex), the mountain mouse, and the vizcacha.
Throughout the reserve there exists approximately 60 bird species pertaining to 15 families, among them are: the Burrowing Owl, the Andean Tinamou, the American Kestrel, and diverse species of hummingbirds.Among the most notorious reptiles, you can observe the Peruvian snake (Bothrops pictus) and the Curl Tail Lizard. There are also many arthropods.
Contact:
Miriam Edelmira López Aguilar,
Cellphone: (+51) 979658210
Miriam Edelmira López Aguilar,
Cellphone: (+51) 979658210
| N|° | Family | Scientific Name | English Name |
| 1 | Tyrannidae | Ochthoeca oenanthoides | D´Orbigny´s chat-tyrant |
| 2 | Accipitridae | Geranoaetus melanoleucus | Black-chested Buzzard-eagle |
| 3 | Accipitridae | Buteo polyosoma | Variable Hawk |
| 4 | Accipitridae | Parabuteo unicinctus | Harris hawk |
| 5 | Apodidae | Aeronautes andecolus | Andean swift |
| 6 | Apodidae | Streptoprocne zonaris | White-collared swift |
| 7 | Aratingidae | Bolborhynchus auriforns | Mountain parakeet |
| 8 | Burhinidae | Burhinus superciliaris | Peruvian Thick-knee |
| 9 | Caprimulgidae | Chordelius acutipennis | Lesser nighthawk |
| 10 | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus longirostris | Band-winged nightjar |
| 11 | Cathartidae | Vultur gryphus | Andean condor |
| 12 | Cathartidae | Coragyps atratus | Black Vulture |
| 13 | Charadriidae | Charadrius vociferus | Killdeer |
| 14 | Charadriidae | Oreopholus ruficollis | Tawny-throated dotterel |
| 15 | Columbidae | Zenaida auriculata | Eared dove |
| 16 | Columbidae | Columbina cruziana | Croaking ground dove |
| 17 | Columbidae | Metriopelia ceciliae | Bare faced ground dove |
| 18 | Columbidae | Leptotila verreauxi | White-tipped dove |
| 19 | Emberizidae | Zonotrichia capensis | Rufous-collared sparrow |
| 20 | Emberizidae | Volatinia jacarina | Blue-black grassquit |
| 21 | Emberizidae | Sporophila obscura | Dull-colored seedeater |
| 22 | Emberizidae | Sporophila telasco | Chestnut-threated seedeater |
| 23 | Emberizidae | Catamenia analis | Band-tailed seedeater |
| 24 | Emberizidae | Sicalis luteola | Grassland Yelow-Finch |
| 25 | Emberizidae | Sicalis raimondi | Raimondi´s Yellow-Finch |
| 26 | Falconidae | Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon |
| 27 | Falconidae | Falco sparverius | American Kestrel |
| 28 | Falconidae | Falco femoralis | Aplomado falcon |
| 29 | Fringillidae | Carduelis magellanica | Hooded Siskin |
| 30 | Furnariidae | Geosita maritima | Grayish miner |
| 31 | Furnariidae | Geosita peruviana | Coastal miner |
| 32 | Furnariidae | Geosita crassirostris | Thick-billed miner |
| 33 | Furnariidae | Asthenes cactorum | Cactus canastero |
| 34 | Hirundinidae | Notiochelidon cyanoleuca | Blue-and-white Swallow |
| 35 | Hirundinidae | Hirundo rustica | Barn swallow |
| 36 | Hirundinidae | Petrochelidon fulva | Cave swalow |
| 37 | Icteridae | Sternella belicosa | Peruvian Meadowlark |
| 38 | Motacillidae | Anthus lutescens | Yellowish pipit |
| 39 | Parulidae | Geothlypis aequinoctialis | Masked yellowthroat |
| 40 | Passeridae | Passer domesticus | House sparrow |
| 41 | Scolopacidae | Calidris mauri | Western Sandpiper |
| 42 | Scolopacidae | Numenius phaeopus | Whimbrel |
| 43 | Strigidae | Athene culinaria | Borrowing owl |
| 44 | Thinocoridae | Thinocorus rumicivorus | Least Seedsnipe |
| 45 | Thraupidae | Conirostrum cinereum | Cinereous conebill |
| 46 | Thraupidae | Phrygilus alaudinus | Band-tailed sierra-finch |
| 47 | Thraupidae | Poospiza hispaniolensis | Collared warbling-finch |
| 48 | Tinamidae | Nothroprocta pentlandii | Andean tinamou |
| 49 | Trochilidae | Amazilia amazilia | Amazilia hummingbird |
| 50 | Trochilidae | Rhodopis vesper | Oasis humminbird |
| 51 | Trochilidae | Thaumastura cora | Peruvian sheartail |
| 52 | Trochilidae | Myrtis fanny | Purple-collared woodstar |
| 53 | Trochilidae | Colibri coruscans | Sparkling violetear |
| 54 | Troglodytidae | Troglodytes aedon | House wren |
| 55 | Turdidae | Turdus chiguanco | Chiguanco thrush |
| 56 | Tyrannidae | Camptostoma obsoletum | Southern beardless-Tyrannulet |
| 57 | Tyrannidae | Pyrocephalus rubinus | Vermilion Flycatcher |
| 58 | Tyrannidae | Muscisaxicola macloviana | Dark-faced gorund-tyrant |
