Abra Málaga is an open between the pass of the snowy Verónica at about 4330 meters above sea level and was created for the pass of the Cusco-Quillabamba highway and is the highest point of this entire route. There is a combination of ecosystems on both sides of the pass, on one side a vegetation typical of the Andean mountains and the other side with elfin forest and cloud forest, very convenient for bird watching with endemic birds.
DAY 1 CUSCO (OLLANTAYTAMBO) – ABRA MALAGA
Overnight: Cusco or Ollantaytambo( not included )
DAY 2 BIRDING ABRA MALAGA- CUSCO OR OLLANTAYTAMBO
After breakfast we’ll drive and get to wlak the Polylepis woodland, looking for the Royal Cinclodes, Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant and White-browed Tit-Spinetail, Giant Conebill, Line-fronted and Junin Canasteros, Puna Tapaculo, Stripe-headed Antpitta, Thick-billed Siskin, Tawny Tit-Spinetail, Red-rumped Bush-Tyrant and other species like Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch and Golden-billed Saltator.
Late in the afternoon near Ollantaytambo we will visit a place where they are feeding hummingbirds and some other birds (Yanahuara town)
We can see species like Giant Hummingbird, Green and white Hummingbird, Sword-billed Humminfbird, Black-tailed Trainbeared, Tiryan Metaltail, White-bellied Hummingbird, Sparkling Violeteared and some other hummers.
Giant hummingbird
We will wake up very early to drive to the otherside of the Abra Malaga pass at 4316mts and this side has elfin forest and cloud forest so we will birding looking for species like Unstreaked Tit-Tyrant, Golden-collared Tanager, Violet-throated Starfrontlet, Parodi´s Hemispingus, Marcapata Spinetail, Tit-like Dacnis, Cusco Brush-Finch, chestnut bellied mountain finch and others.
Red-and-White, Rufous and Undulated Antpitta are often heard so we will try to see some of them.
After a nice picnic lunch, we will look for some birds we did not see one day before.
Late in the afternoon we will go back to Cusco or Ollantaytmabo.
Sword billed hummingbird
Included in your trip :
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