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domingo, 17 de enero de 2016

Peru, Manu and Tambopata, parrots on “collpas”

Collpas or Clay licks of Manu National Park and the Tambopata Reserved Zone


 Manu National Park is a protected area located in southeastern Peru, partially located in the departments of Cusco and Madre de Dios, in the provinces of Manu and Paucartambo. It has an area of 1,532,806 hectares, is divided into three major areas: the National Park, with 1,155,806 ha; Reserved Zone, with 257 000 ha; and Transition Zone and Cultural Materials, with 120,000 ha. Facilities include cataloging as Biosphere Reserve.



Reserved Zone Tambopata - Candamo, created in 1990, is located to the east and south of Puerto Maldonado, has an area of 1.5 million hectares (3.5 million acres) in the regions of Madre de Dios and Puno




In Manu and Tambopata there are certain places with special characteristics, called Collpas, where many species flock of parrots and other parrots to ingest minerals that complement your diet.




The parrots (Psittacidae) are a family of birds commonly called parrots psittaciformes or parrots, including macaws, parrots and related forms of the Americas and Africa. It is classified within the Psittacoidea superfamily with the other two families of typical parrots: psittrichasiidae and psittaculidae.



The "Collpa" is a Quechua name of the places where many species of animals congregate to eat soil minerals. Scientists believe that this behavior supplementing the diet of these animals. Also it states that ingestion of soil reduces the toxic effects of some wild fruits and seeds. A widely accepted theory is that just looking sodium as selected areas have a high content of the mineral.

In the collpa or clay lick in Manu, you can observe and photograph hundreds of parrots of medium and large macaws and red and green that come to this place to eat. During the months of May, June and July in the clay lick activity it is lower than in the months of August and September.




In the Tambopata Reserve, it is the large clay lick, on the left bank of the Tambopata River, known worldwide for its spectacular and considered the largest in the Peruvian Amazon, because there concur many macaws, parrots and parakeets.




There are also smaller clay lick in the Heath River macaw. The Chuncho lick is a low cliff located along a tributary of the Tambopata, 5 hours upriver from Puerto Maldonado. The Colorado clay lick is an hour upstream from the Chuncho lick, is a cliff of higher altitude.




Some common species seen in these places are blue green and gold macaw, scarlet, red and blue-headed parrots and parakeets. Monkeys, tapirs, deer and capybaras are also frequently seen.





Every morning at 6:00 am, made his fluttering ceremony before starting the "colpeo" which consists of ingesting clay in the river gorge and after 25-30 minutes removing Iran to return the next day. They were also observed macaws groups at other times but not as safe and usually are smaller groups.






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References


MANU WILDLIFE CENTER 


COLLPA DE GUACAMAYOS 

Reserva nacional Tambopata

Collpas en el Rio Tambopata

Psittacidae

jueves, 14 de enero de 2016

Manu National Park, bird list

 Manu National Park. Paradise of Birds



Manu National Park in Peru, is a privileged area for nature, home to over 1,000 species of birds, which represents 25% of all birds in the Americas and 10% of the birds in the World. There are endemic species such as parrots and others that present later.
A partial list of the birds of Manu, which we will gradually introducing shown. In the following links you can see some of them.



Below the list of birds with common name and scientific name English name.







In the Report of Manu (2013, pp. 213-232, 236 -255) is an additional list of birds of Manu. I advise reading the reference documents.

Recommended links:



References

Barry Walker MBE.  BIRDING THE MANU BIOSPHERE RESERVE, PERU

Reportaje Manu 2013, Pasión por la investigación en la Amazonía Peruana
Sernamp, Perú; San Diego Zoo Global Perú
Wust Ediciones, Cusco, Perú

Lista de aves del Manu

Mincetur, PRINCIPALES ZONAS DE OBSERVACION DE AVES DEL SUR DEL PERÚ

Dreyer Niels Poul (2007) Manu, National park, 2006 October

miércoles, 13 de enero de 2016

Peru, Manu National Park, bird sanctuary

Manu paradise for bird watching



Manu National Park is a protected area located in southeastern Peru, located in the Madre de Dios and Cusco, in the provinces of Manu and Paucartambo. With an area of ​​1,532,806 hectares, it is divided into three major areas: the National Park with 1,155,806 hectares; Reserved Zone, with 257 000 hectares; and Transition Zone and Cultural Materials, with 120,000 ha. Facilities include cataloging as Biosphere Reserve.


It stretches from the 300 meters, at the confluence of the Manu River with the Madre de Dios River until the 3800 meters at the summit of the mountain Apu Kañajhuay. Some researchers believe in the virgin areas of this reserve is Paititi or the lost city of the Incas.


Manu National Park (PNM), together with the diversity of ecosystems ranging from the Andes to the Amazon basin, is one of the protected areas with the greatest diversity of birds on earth. There are 1, 025 species, representing 25% of the birds in South America and more than 10% of birds in the world, diversity explanatory range of altitudes and habitats become the Manu in the best destination for birding of the world.

There are endemic species like macaws lowland species such as Ara ararauna, A. chloptera, A. macao, severe A., A. manilata.





Manu river in the world record for the largest number of bird species seen was set for one day in one place with a staggering 331 species recorded by Ted Parker and Scott Robinson. On a trip of 10 to 14 days you can observe more than 600 species of birds.

Collpas (clay deposits) are places riverbanks, where many species of parrots and macaws gather to eat clay in the mornings (Manu is home to 27 species).




Flocks of mixed species of tanagers, furnariids, ant, warblers and others moved noisily through the forest canopy. The composition of these impressive birds congregations vary with altitude and habitat and each flock presents new species.





The ratio of the antbirds and swarms of army ants allows advantage to feed birds from flying insects.




Lek of the Cock of the rocks and manakins are places where males display their bright colors to attract a mate.





On a routine visit to Manu you can find other species such as the harpy eagle, Agami Heron, hoatzin and camungo. Anyway, anywhere and at any time of day, Manu is surprising tofo which provides traveler.


References


Parque Nacional del Manu. Aves

Parque Nacional el manu

Manu: a light of hope

Parque Nacional del Manu

Lista de aves del Manu

Animales de la Reserva Nacional del Manu, Perú