The results are in and very impressive indeed! A jaw-dropping total of 864 bird species were seen which represents around 10% of all the bird species on earth! Hopefully they will post the exact tally soon. There is supposed to be a checklist here but I can’t get it to load completely or even scroll. In the meanwhile, have a look at the Peruvian guides that accompanied each group. They have very impressive credentials and are passionate about eco-tourism as a means to conserve wildlife, especially birds! If you have a birding trip to Peru planned it would be worthwhile trying to get one of them as your guide.
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Final Results of Birding Rally Challenge 2013
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Tigrisomas (US) : 636
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Forest Falcons (UK): 601
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Zululanders (SA.) : 570
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Ararajubas (Brasil): 508
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E Birders (US) : 495
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Tramuntana (Spain) : 482
TOTAL SPECIES: 864 (10% of all bird species in the world.)
Endemics birds: 34 (almost 1/3 of all endemics in Peru)
Total Computarized Registers 5852
Total distance 1503 km.