Birdwatching in Lima

Tropical kingbird

Lima – a mega city of 9 million people – surprises with a great variety of wild species that have adapted to the city-live. Come with us to observe squirrels, bats, hawks, hummingbirds, wild doves and other colorful birds in Limas parks.

El Olivar

Squirrel

“El Olivar” is a park made of the remains of a former olive farm. In the center of San Isidro district in Lima this park with its fountains, nice houses and walk ways in the middle of old olive trees offers you an astonishing diversity of 26 bird species being registered here. To see ten of them or more in a single one hour visit is a good average.

West Peruvian dove

Did you ever think doves are boring? Then have a look at the three colorful species of wild doves that inhabit the park alongside the domesticated doves.

Hooded siskin

Or maybe you enjoy observing hummingbirds collecting honey from the parks flowers or listen to the parrots in the trees, while trying to make them out between the green leaves.

Real jewels of color in the park are the Vermilion flycatcher, the Saffron finch or the Black hooded siskin to name only a few of the smaller colorful birds you will see.

Vermillion Flycatcher	Saffron finch

Three species of hawks and falcons are waiting on the tree tops for the right moment to make prey while up to two species of swallows hunt insects while flying over the artificial lake. Or maybe you are lucky enough to see a Black-crowned night heron fishing.

	American Kestrel
Juvenile black-crowned night heron	Colourless race of vermillion flycatcher

And finally the Olivar Park offers a specialty for bird lovers. Only here you can find a colorless race of the vermillion flycatcher

See a species list from the Park El Olivar
See our birdwatching-programs to the Olivar Park, Lomas de Lachay and Pantanos de Villa
Book your city-birdwatching-tour

Or phone (0051) (1) 94 10 42 06 or 94 10 42 17