Free eBird-based checklist

Ica Desert Oases & Mesquite Forest Bird Checklist

Species recorded

125

eBird hotspots

11

Peruvian endemics

3

The desert oases and huarango (mesquite) forest around Ica, south of Paracas — a green ribbon of river valleys, vineyards and the Huacachina lagoon in a sea of dunes. The mesquite holds the endemic Black-necked Woodpecker and Slender-billed Finch, with Vermilion Flycatcher, Amazilia and Oasis Hummingbirds, the Peruvian Sheartail, Croaking Ground Dove, Scrub Blackbird and dry-country seedeaters, and Coastal Miner on the open desert.

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