Birding Ramsar Wacarpay Lake Half Day

The Wacarpay lagoon is located at 3020 m.a.s.l. and forty-minute drive, to this lagoon is inhabited for over 65 types of birds and some endemic species of bird such as the Rusty-fronted Canastero, Bearded Mountaineer. Endemics birds restricted to the high-Andean valleys, the lake of Wacarpay are a system of water and swamp bodies connected by underground ways that is protected like Ramsar site category (treaty Relating to Wetlands of International Importance especially as bird habitat).
In its habitat of reeds related to water we can find, the easily distinguishable Many-colored Rush-Tyrant specialist in this type of flora and the Wren-like Rushbird that will surely draw your attention with it songs without pauses it does. As well as other species of this type of habitat no less important such as: Yellow-winged Blackbird, Plumbeous Rail, Slate-colored Coot, Common Gallinule, our possibilities to see also the High Andean ducks like: Puna Teal, Yellow-billed Teal, Andean Duck, Cinnamon Teal, Yellow billed Pintail, etc.
The small South American Grebe, White-tufted Grebe also known as Rolland’s Grebe is also an inhabitant of the waters of this lake.
At the same time, the surroundings of the lake are home to an important number of birds such as: Sparkling Violetear which is a metallic green hummingbird and quite photogenic, Giant hummingbird, Black-throated Flowerpiercer, Blue and yellow Tanager, Streak-fronted Thornbird restricted to southern Peru and part of Bolivia, Hooded Siskin, Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant, Golden-billed Saltator, Great-horned Owl that can occasionally be seen, Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant. Etc.
Lake Wacarpay is also famous for being a crossing point and resting place for migrant birds; here it has made records of unusual birds such as: Variegated Flycatcher which is an Amazonian bird, Upland sandpiper Social flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird Stygian owl, etc.
It is quite common to find some birds such as: Black-necked Stilt, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Wilson’s phalarope, Chilean Flamingo, Little-blue Heron, Pectoral Sandpiper, etc.
At noon we will return to our hotel.
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