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Andean cock-of-the-rock, Peru's national bird. Peru's national bird is the Andean cock-of-the-rock. Peru has over 1,800 species of birds, the second-highest number of any country in the world. New species of birds are still being discovered and cataloged by scientists. 42 species from Peru have been officially added to science in the last 30 years.
The vicuña, Lama vicugna, is the national animal of Peru. This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Peru.There are 417 mammal species in Peru, of which five are critically endangered, nine are endangered, thirty-two are vulnerable, and ten are near threatened.
Capitalization within English names follows Wikipedia practice, i.e. only the first word of a name is capitalized unless a place name such as São Paulo is used. [3] The following tags have been used to highlight certain categories of occurrence. (V) Vagrant - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Peru (E) Endemic - a species endemic ...
Extinct animals of Peru (5 P) I. Invertebrates of Peru (1 C, 45 P) V. Vertebrates of Peru (5 C) Pages in category "Fauna of Peru" ... Wikipedia® is a registered ...
B. Bald uakari; Bare-tailed armored tree-rat; Bearded emperor tamarin; Bicolored-spined porcupine; Bidentate yellow-shouldered bat; Black agouti; Black mastiff bat
Peru's varied climate allows the growth of diverse plants and animals good for cooking. [249] Peru is known to have one of the best cuisines in the world. The capital, Lima, is home to Central Restaurante , which is one of the World's Best Restaurants and serves various Peruvian dishes from each geographical part of the country, the Costa ...
The Nazca lines (/ ˈ n ɑː z k ə /, /-k ɑː / [1]) are a group of over 700 geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. [2] [3] They were created between 500 BC and 500 AD by people making depressions or shallow incisions in the desert floor, removing pebbles and leaving different-colored dirt exposed. [4]
When knitted together, the product of the vicuña's wool is very soft and warm. The Inca valued vicuñas highly for their wool, and it was against the law for anyone but royalty to wear vicuña garments; today, the vicuña is the national animal of Peru and appears on the Peruvian coat of arms. [6]