
Machu Picchu's natural exuberance is characteristic of the Andean Cloud Forest; a land of vibrant
orchids, exotic bromeliads, colorful butterflies, and several species of indigenous birds, such as
the Inca Roacher, Parodi Hemispingus, and Green and White Hummingbird. Several species of
hummingbirds, monkeys, and various endangered species such as the Peruvian Cock-of-the-Rock,
the Andean Spectacled Bear, the Giant Otter and the Mountain Lion are also seen in Machu Picchu.
| Wildlife Observation Chart |
Observation Probability |
|
| MAMMALS Spectacled Bear - in captivity |
Tremarctos ornatus |
100% |
| BIRDS Andean Cock-of-the-rock Highland Mot-mot Golden-headed Quetzal Blue-Gray Tanager Torrent Duck |
Rupicola peruviana Momotus aequatorialis Pharomachrus auriceps Thraupis episcopus Merganetta armata |
80% 85% 50% 90% 60% |
| HUMMINGBIRDS Booted Racket-tail Shining Sunbeam Chestnut-breasted Coronet Amethyst-throated Sunangel Sparkling Violetear White-bellied Hummingbird Green-and-white Hummingbird Collared-Gould's Inca |
Ocreatus underwoodii Aglaeactis cupripennis Boissonneaua matthewsii Heliangelus amethysticollis Colibri coruscans Leucippus chionogaster Leucippus viridicauda Coeligena inca |
80% 80% 100% 50% 80% 80% 80% 80% |