Yungas Endemics & Specialities

Overview

A compact taster of the La Paz Yungas: from puna and páramo down into lush cloud forest, with feeder-filled afternoons and the famous old Coroico road.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. 01

   Day 1

   Airport/hotel pickup. Drive to Jucumari Lodge with stops in puna and páramo for specialities. Afternoon at the Lodge feeders (tanagers, brushfinches, hummingbirds, antpitta, etc.).

   Target species (9)

   • Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe
   • Gray-breasted Seedsnipe
   • Andean Goose
   • Andean Duck
   • Crested Duck
   • Ground-Tyrants (several species)
   • Glacier Finch
   • Giant Coot
   • Andean Hillstar
2. 02

   Day 2

   A full day birding the trails within Jucumari Lodge.

   Target species (15)

   • Black-hooded Sunbeam
   • Rufous-faced Antpitta
   • Gould's Inca
   • Tyrian Metaltail
   • Scaled Metaltail
   • Great Sapphirewing
   • Hooded Mountain-Toucan
   • Bolivian Brushfinch
   • White-browed Brushfinch
   • Blue-backed Conebill
   • White-browed Conebill
   • Mountain-Tanagers (several species)
   • Black-throated Thistletail
   • Diademed Tapaculo
   • Puna Tapaculo
3. 03

   Day 3

   The old Coroico road (Death Road) for other Yungas specialities. Return to La Paz in the afternoon.

   Target species (18)

   • Bolivian Antpitta
   • Scimitar-winged Piha
   • Chestnut-crested Cotinga
   • Barred Fruiteater
   • Band-tailed Fruiteater
   • Rufous-bellied Bush-Tyrant
   • Golden-crowned Tanager
   • Three-striped Hemispingus
   • Superciliated Hemispingus
   • Black-eared Hemispingus
   • Orange-browed Hemispingus
   • Crested Quetzal
   • Golden-headed Quetzal
   • Fulvous Wren
   • Blue-banded Toucanet
   • Buff-thighed Puffleg
   • Upland Antshrike
   • Bolivian Tapaculo

Exact inclusions and prices to be confirmed. Contact us for a detailed quote.