LACHAY NATIONAL RESERVE

Turtupilin, Pyrocephalus rubinus, Vermillion Flycatcher

Birding Tours:
Duration: 8 hours

Our Service Includes:  Private Tourist Transport , Entrance of Lachay National Reserve and Tour Guide.

Lachay Hills is a National Reserve in the desert foothills of Huaral Province in Lima region of Peru. The Reserve is located 105 kilometres north from the capital city Lima and features a unique mist-fed ecosystem of wild plant and animal species. It expands across an area of 5,070 hectares (50.7 km2). 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 Lachay: 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.The National Reserve of Lachay was established in 1977 by means of Supreme Law N°310-77-AG to restore and conserve the wild flora and fauna, perform research in order to use the hills rationally and encourage recreation that is ecologically sound.
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

Mail: miriamedelmira@yahoo.com.

Lachay National Reserve

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