Black-throated Mango at Moyobamba

Moyobamba, Peru's "orchid city" in San Martín region, sits at the meeting point of Andean foothills and 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 and 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.