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LAGUNAS LLANGANUCO, HUASCARAN NATIONAL PARK |
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Written by Charles Hesse
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Aug 24, 2006 at 12:00 AM |
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LAGUNAS LLANGANUCO, HUASCARAN NATIONAL PARK
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ANCASH (Compass)
Lat:00o00´S/00o00´W ha topography msl
Protected/registered status
Best Time for visit (26th-27th March)
Birding Site Guide
This stunning area of 2 emerald green lakes is within the Huascaran National Park and easily accessed from Yungay. Combis leave from opposite the 'Comisaria' in Yungay at 8am but colectivos may leave earlier if there are passengers (8s). You could also hire a taxi there to take you up earlier. You'll have lots of offers. You must pay the entrance fee (5s) for a day or for staying in the park (65s). The latter seems the same for what ever period of time. There are several spots you can bird in the park. I got dropped off at the 1st lake (Laguna Chinancocha) where there is a trail (Sendero Chinancocha) that goes along the edge of the lake through stunning Polylepis forest and loops up a hill and back to the start. This trail had Andean Flicker, Baron's Spinetail, Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant and Giant Conebill. Andean Duck, Puna Teal and Black-crowned Night-Heron were seen on or by the lake. The Maria Josefa trail leads from the same spot (that has some camping facilities) down the valley and rejoins the road. This trail had Rufous-eared Brush-Finch, Tit-like Dacnis, Plain-tailed Warbling-Finch, Citrine Warbler and Giant Hummingbird. From the point it rejoins to the guard post had Red-crested Cotinga, Black Metaltail, Black-throated Flowerpiercer and Jelski's Chat Tyrant. I couldn't find the supposed trail accross from the post but explored a bit and found Ancash Tapaculo. I also saw Red-backed Hawk and Andean Swift flying over. On the way to Abra Portachelo, I saw Andean Goose, Andean Coot and Thick-billed Siskin around the second lake.
I saw 40 species including 9 lifers.
Species seen
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Andean Goose Chloephaga melanoptera
Crested Duck Anas specularioides
Puna Teal Anas puna Photographed
Andean Duck Oxyura ferruginea Photographed
Red-backed Hawk Buteo polyosoma Photographed
American Kestrel Falco sparverius Photographed
Slate-colored Coot Fulica ardesiaca
Andean Swift Aeronautes andecolus
Sparkling Violet-ear Colibri coruscans
Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis
Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas
Black Metaltail Metallura phoebe Endemic Photographed
Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola
Bar-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus Photographed
Baron's Spinetail Cranioleuca baroni Endemic Photographed
Canyon Canastero Asthenes pudibunda Endemic
Stripe-headed Antpitta Grallaria andicola Possibly heard
Ancash Tapaculo Scytalopus affinis Endemic
Red-crested Cotinga Ampelion rubrocristata Photographed
Jelski's Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca jelskii Possibly seen
Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca rufipectoralis Photographed
Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis montana
Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca Seen between Yungay and Llanganuco
Brown-bellied Swallow Notiochelidon murina
Chiguanco Thrush Turdus chiguanco
Great Thrush Turdus fuscater Photographed
Citrine Warbler Basileuterus luteoviridis
Cinereous Conebill Conirostrum cinereum
Giant Conebill Oreomanes fraseri Near-threatened Photographed
Tit-like Dacnis Xenodacnis parina Photographed Recorded
Peruvian Sierra-Finch Phrygilus punensis Photographed
Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch Phrygilus plebejus Photographed
Plain-tailed Warbling-Finch Poospiza alticola Endemic Endangered
Plain-colored Seedeater Catamenia inornata Photographed
Black-throated Flowerpiercer Diglossa brunneiventris
Greenish Yellow-Finch Sicalis olivascens Photographed
Rufous-eared Brush-Finch Atlapetes rufigenis Endemic Photographed
Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis Photographed
Thick-billed Siskin Carduelis crassirostris
Other Fauna
A total of -- species of mammals.
There are -- recorded species of amphibians and reptiles.
Flora
Author: Charles Hesse
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Last Updated ( Jul 20, 2008 at 05:33 PM )
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