Black-throated Mango at Moyobamba

Moyobamba, Peru's "orchid city" in San Martín region, sits at the meeting point of Andean foothills & Amazonian lowlands, making it a superb base for photographing the Black-throated Mango. Visitors on Peru's Ultimate Hummingbirds holiday will find excellent opportunities right on the town's outskirts, where the Waqanki Lodge gardens & feeder stations draw in around 20 hummingbird species. January visits offer the best chance to capture this striking bird against the lodge's flowering backdrop, with feeders providing predictable, close-range perches ideal for detailed portraits.