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Practical Information

Designed by the hotel’s owner, a bird photographer, our garden has been optimised for birdwatching and bird photography.

Garden Design Enhancement to Optimise Your Birding Experience

  1. In Birds Hotel Molino Garden there are several spots to observe and photography birds:  balconies, shaded areas under trees anda custom-made hide. These different vantage points give you the opportunity to photograph birds from various angles and lighting.
  2. We use bird feeders and flowers to attract a variety of species. Because the garden is located in a secluded area and very close to the Abra Malaga pass, we are lucky to welcome such species as Great Sapphirewing or Gould's Inca.
  3. We experiment with the sizing and placement of perches to improve your chances of getting a good shot.

Best Time for Birdwatching

  1. The best times for photography in the garden are in the early morning until midday, and afternoon, though the exact times can vary depending on the season (wet vs. dry) and the weather on any given day.
  2. To see some of the species, mainly the Bearded Mountaineer, Taczanowski's Tinamou, Burrowing Owl and Short-Eared owl, you can take a short ride to nearby spots in the Sacred Valley.
  3. If you're staying with us for more than one day, we can suggest an itinerary that combines birding in the garden with high-altitude and aquatic birding.
Practical Information
List of birds

List of Species You Can Watch in Our Garden

Here is a list of the species you can watch in or around our garden. Species endemic to Peru are marked in green.

ACCIPITRIFORMES

  • Accipitridae: 
    • Accipiter: Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)

APODIFORMES

  • Trochilidae: 
      • Colibris: Lesser Violetear (Colibri cyanotus), Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans)
    • Lesbiinae:
      • Heliantheini:
        • Aglaeactis: Shining Sunbeam (Aglaeactis cupripennis), White-tufted Sunbeam (Aglaeactis castelnaudii)
        • Coeligena: Gould's Inca (Coeligena inca), Violet-throated Starfrontlet (Coeligena violifer)
        • Ensifera: Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera)
        • Lafresnaya: Mountain Velvetbreast (Lafresnaya lafresnayi)
        • Pterophanes: Great Sapphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus)
      • Lesbiini:
        • Lesbia: Black-tailed Trainbearer (Lesbia victoriae), Green-tailed Trainbearer (Lesbia nuna)
        • Metallura: Tyrian Metaltail (Metallura tyrianthina) 
        • Oreonympha: Bearded Mountaineer (Oreonympha nobilis) - IN SACRED VALLEY OUTSIDE OF THE GARDEN
    • Trochilinae:
    • Patagoninae:
      • Patagona: Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas) 

COLUMBIFORMES

  • Columbidae:
    • Metropelia: Bare-faced Ground Dove (Metriopelia ceciliae)
    • Patagioenas: Band-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata), Spot-winged Pigeon (Patagioenas maculosa)
    • Zenaida: Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata)

PASSERIFORMES

  • Cardinalidae:
  • Cotingidae:
    • Ampelion: Red-crested Cotinga (Ampelion rubrocristasus)
  • Fringillidae:
    • Carduelinae:
      • Spinus: Hooded Siskin (Spinus magellanicus)
  • Furnariidae: 
    • Asthenes: Rusty-fronted Canastero (Asthenes ottonis)
    • Cranioleuca: Creamy-crested Spinetail (Cranioleuca albicapilla)
    • Hellmayrea: White-browed Spinetail (Hellmayrea gularis)
  • Grallariidae: 
    • Grallaria: Undulated Antpitta (Grallaria squamigera)
  • Passerellidae:
  • Thraupidae:
    • Catamenia: Band-tailed Seedeater (Catamenia analis)
    • Conirostrum: Cinereous Conebill (Conirostrum cinerum)
    • Diglossa:Black-throated Flowerpiercer (Diglossa brunneiventris), Rusty Flowerpiercer (Diglossa sittoides)
    • Poospizopsis: Chestnut-breasted Mountain Finch (Poospizopsis caesar)
    • Rauenia: Blue-and-Yellow Tanager (Rauenia bonariensis)
    • Saltator: Golden-billed Saltator (Saltator aurantiirostris)
  • Troglodytidae:
  • Turdidae:
    • Turdus: Chiguanco Thrush (Turdus chiguanco), Great Thrush (Turdus fuscater)
    • Catharus: Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
  • Tyrannidae:
    • Pyrrhomyias: Cinnamon Flycatcher (Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus)
    • Tyranniscus: Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet (Tyranniscus uropygialis)

PSITTACIFORMES

  • Psittacidae:
    • Bolborhynchus: Andean Parakeet (Bolborhynchus orbygnesius)
    • Psittacara: Mitred Parakeet (Psittacara mitratus)

STRIGIFORMES

  • Strigidae: 
    • Asio: Short-eared Owl (Asio flameus) - IN SACRED VALLEY OUTSIDE OF THE GARDEN
    • Athene: Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) - IN SACRED VALLEY OUTSIDE OF THE GARDEN
    • Bubo: Lesser Horned Owl (Bubo magellanicus) - IN SACRED VALLEY OUTSIDE OF THE GARDEN
    • Glaucidium: Peruvian Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium peruanum)

TINAMIFORMES

  • Tinamidae: 

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