Grey-breasted Mountain-Toucan, Leimebamba N Peru June 2008.
Cloud Forest near Leimebamba.
Golden-headed Quetzal (female), Leimebamba June 2008.
Golden-headed Quetzal (male), Leimebamba June 2008.
23 June.Our journey along the Utcubamba Valley took us to the Andean town of Leimebamba. We took a box lunch out to a nearby patch of cloud forest where we spent the rest of the afternoon birding. Fasciated Tiger-Herons and White-capped Dippers were on the river, Rainbow Starfrontlets and Purple-throated Sunangels fed on small flowering bushes but "flock action" was a little subdued for most of the afternoon. Then suddenly the forest came to life as Grey-breasted Mountain-Toucan, Crimson-mantled Woodpeckers (above), Mountain Caciques, White-collared Jays and Golden-headed Quetzals congregated to feed in the late afternoon sunshine. A superb end to a long day.
Grey-breasted Mountain-Toucan, Leimebamba June 2008.
