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Tropical Birding Trip Report Colombia, February-March 2016
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Colombia
February 25th to March 10th, 2016
TOUR LEADER: Nick Athanas Report and photos by Nick Athanas
White-whiskered Spinetail – bird of the trip!
It had been a while since I had guided a Colombia trip, and I had forgotten how neat the birds were! This two week
customized tour combined a Northern Colombia trip with some of the best sites in Central Colombia. The weather was
beautiful, the birds were spectacular and cooperative, and most importantly we had a fun and friendly group; we all had
a blast. Custom trips are a great option for groups of friends that like to travel together, and it really worked well this
time. I really love that White-whiskered Spinetail was voted “bird of the trip” – it’s the only time I can remember a
spinetail winning that honor – it’s an often unappreciated group, but this one is really special and we had point-blank
views. Runner up was Santa Marta Antbird, which was also highly deserving as one of the newest splits of a truly
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amazing genus. Other favorites were Golden-winged Sparrow, Russet-throated Puffbird, Scarlet Ibis, Turquoise Dacnis,
Blue-billed Curassow, Red-bellied Grackle, Sword-billed Hummer, Crested Owl, Chestnut Piculet, Striped Manakin, and
shockingly, even a couple of tapaculos, which impressed some by showing amazingly well.
We started off in the “megapolis” of Bogotá, which served as our base for the first few nights as we made day trips to
nearby sites in the eastern cordillera of the Andes. A morning in the páramo at Chingaza National Park gave us great
scenery and some birds not possible elsewhere, such as Pale-bellied Tapaculo, Golden-fronted Whitestart, Buff-bellied
Mountain-Tanager, Rufous-browed Conebill, Pale-naped Brushfinch, and the distinct local forms of Tawny and Rufous
Antpittas, White-chinned Thistletail, and Sedge Wren. We had one single female of the recently-split Green-bearded
Helmetcrest, but we wished we could have found a male. Our afternoon stop was the “Hummingbird Observatory”, a
private home that recently opened up their feeders to the public. It was an amazing show highlighted by the superb
Blue-throated Starfrontlet, Sword-billed Hummer, both trainbearers, and Coppery-bellied Puffleg.
Another day trip took us down to the subtropical forest near Laguna Pedro Palo. The endemic Turquoise Dacnis was our
main target which we had good success with. I have to admit that the photo below was taken before the tour officially
started, and we didn’t see it quite this closely on the tour, but we still had pretty nice views.
Turquoise Dacnis at Laguna Pedro Palo
It was a really birdy morning and we had tons of other species like Black Inca, Moustached Brushfinch, Emerald
Toucanet, Scrub Tanager, and a nest of Spectacled Parrotlets, just to mention a few. In the afternoon we stopped at the
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nearby Parque Chicaque. It was foggy and quiet, but it was well worth the stop for the Golden-bellied Starfrontlets at
the feeders and a cooperative Chestnut-crowned Antpitta.
Before leaving Bogotá, we made the obligatory stop at Parque La Florida, having nice luck with the main targets: Bogotá
Rail and Apolinar’s Wren. There was a good selection of other waterbirds, and we all enjoyed several Spot-flanked
Gallinules (photo below) really showing off in amazing early morning light.
Finally we left Bogotá’s horrible traffic behind and started descending into the Magdalena valley. We stopped for a while
at the “Enchanted Garden”, which has the highest concentration of hummer feeders in a tiny back yard that I have ever
seen. The swarms of hummers were almost dizzying! The endemic Indigo-capped Hummingbird was the most common,
but there were many others like White-bellied and Gorgeted Woodstars, Red-billed Emerald, three violetears, White-
necked Jacobin, Andean Emerald, White-vented Plumeleteer, and others. Afterwards, we crossed the Magdalena River,
Colombia’s longest at nearly 1000 miles, and reached the friendly town of Victoria. We spent the afternoon and the
following morning in the Bellavista Forest Reserve above the town and great success finding our target endemics:
White-mantled Barbet, Beautiful Woodpecker, Velvet-fronted Euphonia, and Sooty Ant-Tanager, as well as some other
neat birds like White-bibbed Manakin, Striped, and White-bearded Manakins, Bar-crested Antshrike, and Rufous-
naped Greenlet.
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Indigo-capped Hummingbird White-bibbed Manakin
Sooty Ant-Tanager
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Leaving Victoria, our driver Hermes put me on to a site I hadn’t visited before, a lake called Charca de Guarinocito. It was
pretty amazing the number of birds we saw there in a very short time. A nesting pair of Russet-throated Puffbirds was
really neat, and the local cops even thought so too as they looked in the scope. They then warned us about the ferocious
caimans and told us not to go swimming... Some of the other birds here were Savanna Hawk, Wattled Jacana, Large-
billed Tern, Green Kingfisher, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Yellow-headed Caracara, Pied Water-Tyrant, Black-capped
Donacobius, and Yellow-chinned Spinetail. Hermes also recommended a restaurant near the river called Don Dario –
the food was great but the service slow, however there balcony provided nonstop birding even the heat of the day so all
was fine.
In the afternoon, we reached the Rio Claro Canyon, where we spent the night. With an afternoon and a morning here
we added a bunch of lower elevation species, and also visited a nearby Oilbird cave, which was also fun. A friendly but
over-enthusiastic dog followed us into the cave and did its best to scare the birds away, but luckily did not succeed. We
had nice views of the birds, and those willing to wade through thigh-deep water got even closer. We also found the
endemic Antioquia Bristle-Tyrant near the cave, and a fierce looking Crested Owl showed well near our lodge – we
could hear it calling late into the night. Other birds we saw in this area were Fasciated Tiger-Heron, Rufous-breasted
Hermit, Blue-chested Hummingbird, Black-throated Trogon, Rufous Motmot, Collared Aracari, Yellow-throated
Toucan, Chestnut-fronted Macaw, Pacific Antwren, Wedge-billed and Cocoa Woodcreepers, Southern Bentbill, Black-
headed Tody-Flycatcher, Olivaceous Flatbill, Black-bellied and Bay Wrens, Buff-rumped Warbler, Plain-colored
Tanager, and Orange-crowned Oriole, among others.
We had one night in a nice hotel on the outskirts of Medellín, which was conveniently located near a small forest reserve
called La Romera. The reserve has a few endemics, and it was a nice way to spend our last morning in central Colombia
before flying north. Red-bellied Grackle is the star bird here, and we had several nice sightings of this striking endemic.
Others included Colombian Chachalaca and Stiles’s Tapaculo, along with more widespread species like Sickle-winged
Guan, Greenish Puffleg, Bronzy Inca, Western Emerald, Andean Motmot, Red-headed Barbet, Spotted Barbtail,
Golden-crowned Flycatcher, and Green Jay. Our flight to Barranquilla was on time, and we spent a night there.
We left the city early and reached Isla de Salamanca National Park at dawn. We were hoping to find a Sapphire-bellied
Hummingbird, but had to be content with superb views of the similar Sapphire-throated Hummingbird before having
our field breakfast. We quickly racked up a bunch of target species in the mangroves like Panama Flycatcher, Northern
Scrub-Flycatcher, Black-crested Antshrike, Chestnut Piculet, Golden-green Woodpecker, Straight-billed Woodcreeper,
Pied Puffbird, Bicolored Conebill, and amazing numbers
of Prothonotary Warblers before driving to another
spot. Here we had a different selection of species,
including Stripe-backed and Bicolored Wrens, Pale-
legged Hornero, Rufescent Tiger-Heron, Limpkin, Black-
collared Hawk, all three anis, Brown-throated Parakeet,
White-headed Marsh-Tyrant, Bronzed Cowbird, and
Yellow, Yellow-tailed, and Baltimore Orioles. We then
headed northeast along the coast to the arid Guajira
Peninsula. Our driver for this section of the trip, Virgilio,
knew a stakeout for Double-striped Thick-knee, and sure
enough a small flock (photo right) was lounging around
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in a cow pasture. We spent one night in a hotel in Riohacha and had an afternoon and a morning to bird the desert, dry
woodland, and coastal lagoons. We did pretty well with our targets, though the exceptionally dry weather may have cost
us a bird or two. Highlights included the aforementioned White-whiskered Spinetail, Vermilion Cardinal, Orinocan
Saltator, White-fringed Antwren, Glaucous Tanager, Crested Bobwhite, Bare-eyed Pigeon, Black-faced Grassquit,
Pileated Finch, and Green-rumped Parrotlet. The lagoon in the Los Flamencos reserve was teeming with waterbirds and
shorebirds – Scarlet Ibis was the big hit, but it was also nice to see things like Black Skimmer, Reddish Egret, and even
several rare Lesser Black-backed Gulls.
Orinocan Saltator Vermilion Cardinal
Tayrona National Park protects some nice rainforest near the Caribbean coast. Recent changes to park regulations that
make it hard to get in early, and require all visitors to endure a 30+ minute presentation and briefing (given only in
Spanish), had me considering removing it from the tour. However, our fantastic afternoon visit there makes me think it
is worth the hassle. We started things off with several brilliant Lance-tailed Manakins – they alone make it worth it!
Once came in really close and posed for photos. In the same spot both Buff-breasted Wren and Pale-bellied Hermit
showed well. Walking down the road we were treated to great views of a male White-bellied Antbird before things
really started getting crazy. A taxi driver stopped and told us that there were paujiles farther up the road. Paujil means
“curassow” – I was doubtful since the only curassow there is the critically endangered and mega-rare Blue-billed
Curassow, which I had only seen once before. Still, I stepped up the pace. Then a different guy on a motorcycle said the
same thing! I really wanted to get moving, but someone had just found a troop of Cotton-top Tamarins – really beautiful
(maybe even adorable?) little monkeys – and you really can’t ignore them. Also there were more birds like Gray-headed
Tanager and One-colored Becard. Finally we got moving again. Something was foraging down in a depression next to
the road, it was an agouti, but then someone said “I have a big guan-like bird!”. And there they were, first a female, then
a male Blue-billed Curassow. I had to admit I was worried they might have been reintroduced, but was able to confirm
later that they were wild birds. Wow... Birdlife International estimates that there are only 150-700 birds remaining. For
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me it was the most surprising sighting of the tour and that made it my favorite of the trip. The photo below really does
not do it justice – we saw it much better than that. If that was not enough, we also nailed Whooping Motmot and an
entertaining pair of Crimson-crested Woodpeckers before we had to leave the park.
Blue-billed Curassow Lance-tailed Manakin
We had a fairly relaxed morning, then headed up into the foothills of the Santa Marta Mountains. One stop got us Black-
backed Antshrike, Golden-fronted Greenlet, and Pale-eyed Pygmy-Tyrant before arriving in the town of Minca, where
we had lunch. Both Whooping Motmot and the amazing Golden-winged Sparrow (the best sparrow?) were visiting the
fruit feeders:
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After lunch, we transferred our luggage into our three 4WD vehicles to drive the rest of the way up to El Dorado Lodge.
Just outside of Minca one of the drivers showed us a family of roosting Black-and-white Owls. Farther up we made a
few stops to see Santa Marta Blossomcrown, out first Santa Marta endemic, as well as Coppery Emerald, Emerald
(Santa Marta) Toucanet, Keel-billed Toucan, Santa Marta Brushfinch, and buy a bottle of locally made blackberry wine
that proved so popular we had to stop and buy more the next day. With some experimenting, we learned that mixing it
with beer created a surprisingly tasty concoction – who would have guessed?
We had three nights at the lodge, and it was great place to end the trip. The rooms are nice, the food was good, the
temperatures were perfect, the view amazing, and of course the birds were great. The gorgeous White-tailed
Starfrontlets (photo below) that were always around the feeders were a major trip highlight, and even the more
common species like Crowned Woodnymph, Green and Brown Violetears, and Tyrian Metaltail seemed especially
beautiful here. Fruit feeders attracted cute Blue-naped Chlorophonias and the occasional Band-tailed Guan. We kept a
close eye on the compost pile, which is usually the best place to see Black-fronted Wood-Quail – however this time we
saw them away from the compost pile before they finally came in to it on the third day.
We spent one morning along the road below the lodge, looking for the various endemics found at the lower elevations,
having good luck with Santa Marta Foliage-gleaner, Santa Marta Antbird, Santa Marta Tapaculo, White-lored Warbler,
and Sierra Nevada Brushfinch along with more widespread species like Long-billed Hermit, Masked Trogon, Gray-
throated Leaftosser, Golden-breasted Fruiteater, and Black-hooded Thrush. Our morning at the higher elevations was
a bit slower, I suspect due in part to the unusually dry weather the area had been experiencing. We still saw most of the
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target endemics, including Santa Marta Parakeet, Rusty-
headed and Streak-capped Spinetails, Brown-rumped
Tapaculo, Yellow-crowned Whitestart, Santa Marta
Warbler, and Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager (photo
right). We spent our afternoons closer to the lodge, where
the White-tipped Quetzals were very entertaining, and
other birds easy to see such as Golden-crowned
Flycatcher, Cinnamon Flycatcher, Black-throated Tody-
Tyrant, and Scaly-naped Parrot. Lodge staff told us where
to find a roosting pair of the still-undescribed “Santa
Marta” Screech-Owl, and we were able to track them
down. Santa Marta Antpitta proved to be our nemesis, as
we heard several times, but it never came in close enough
to see. I think the dry weather may have caused them to
be less local and less responsive than normal.
On our last full day, we left the lodge and birded our way
back down to Minca, adding a few last species to our list
such as Rufous-breasted and Rufous-and-white Wrens
and Scaled Piculet. We still had one last endemic to search for, Chestnut-winged Chachalaca, which we successfully
found at a stakeout on a rather busy road near the coal port, before returning to Barranquilla for our final night of the
trip.
Before the list, here’s a selection of other photos from the trip:
Bicolored Wren at Minca
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A Band-tailed Guan visits the feeders at El Dorado Lodge
A White-tailed Hawk soars over the desert A Rufous-breasted Hermit near the feeders at Minca
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The Crowned Woodnymphs at El Dorado were absolutely beautiful
An Emerald Toucanet visits a feeder at our lunch stop near Laguna Pedro Palo
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BIRD LIST
This list includes all the bird species that were recorded by at least one of the group, including the leader. Taxonomy and
nomenclaturefollow the August 2015 version of the Clements/eBird list.
Totals:
471 bird species seen
18 heard only
H=Heard only
(E)=Colombian endemic
TINAMOUS TINAMIDAE
H Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui
DUCKS, GEESE, WATERFOWL ANATIDAE
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
Ruddy Duck (Andean Ruddy-Duck) Oxyura jamaicensis ferruginea
CRACIDS CRACIDAE
Chestnut-winged Chachalaca (E) Ortalis garrula
Colombian Chachalaca (E) Ortalis columbiana
Band-tailed Guan Penelope argyrotis colombiana
Sickle-winged Guan Chamaepetes goudotii
Blue-billed Curassow (E) Crax alberti
NEW WORLD QUAIL ODONTOPHORIDAE
Crested Bobwhite Colinus cristatus littoralis
Black-fronted Wood-Quail Odontophorus atrifrons atrifrons
GREBES PODICIPEDIDAE
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
FRIGATEBIRDS FREGATIDAE
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
CORMORANTS AND SHAGS PHALACROCORACIDAE
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
PELICANS PELECANIDAE
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
HERONS, EGRETS, BITTERNS ARDEIDAE
Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum
Fasciated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
Great Egret Ardea alba
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron Butorides virescens
Striated Heron Butorides striata
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
IBISES AND SPOONBILLS THRESKIORNITHIDAE
White Ibis Eudocimus albus
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
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Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
NEW WORLD VULTURES CATHARTIDAE
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus
King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa
OSPREY PANDIONIDAE
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES ACCIPITRIDAE
Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis
Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea
Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens
Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis
Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris
Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
White-rumped Hawk Parabuteo leucorrhous
White-tailed Hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus
Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma
Gray-lined Hawk Buteo nitidus
Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS RALLIDAE
Bogota Rail (E) Rallus semiplumbeus
H Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajaneus
Sora Porzana carolina
Spot-flanked Gallinule Porphyriops melanops
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus
Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
American Coot Fulica americana
LIMPKIN ARAMIDAE
Limpkin Aramus guarauna
THICK-KNEES BURHINIDAE
Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus
PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS CHARADRIIDAE
Black-bellied (Gray) Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
STILTS AND AVOCETS RECURVIROSTRIDAE
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
JACANAS JACANIDAE
Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana
SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES SCOLOPACIDAE
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
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Willet Tringa semipalmata
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Sanderling Calidris alba
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
GULLS LARIDAE: LARINAE
Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
TERNS LARIDAE: STERNINAE
Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
SKIMMERS LARIDAE: RYNCHOPINAE
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
PIGEONS AND DOVES COLUMBIDAE
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis
Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis
Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti
Scaled Dove Columbina squammata
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
H Gray-chested Dove Leptotila cassinii
Lined Quail-Dove Zentrygon linearis
Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
CUCKOOS CUCULIDAE
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
Greater Ani Crotophaga major
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
OWLS STRIGIDAE
"Santa Marta" Screech-Owl (E) Megascops sp.nov.
Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum
Black-and-white Owl Ciccaba nigrolineata
OILBIRD STEATORNITHIDAE
Oilbird Steatornis caripensis
SWIFTS APODIDAE
Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris
HUMMINGBIRDS TROCHILIDAE
White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsutus
Long-billed (W. Long-tailed) Hermit Phaethornis longirostris sussurus
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Pale-bellied Hermit Phaethornis anthophilus
Brown Violetear Colibri delphinae
Green Violetear Colibri thalassinus
Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans
Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis
Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis
Santa Marta Blossomcrown (E) Anthocephala floriceps
Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingii
Black-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia victoriae
Green-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia nuna
Green-bearded Helmetcrest (E) Oxypogon guerinii
Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina tyrianthina
Tyrian Metaltail (Santa Marta) Metallura tyrianthina districta
Greenish Puffleg Haplophaedia aureliae
Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestita
Coppery-bellied Puffleg Eriocnemis cupreoventris
Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis
Bronzy Inca Coeligena coeligena
Black Inca (E) Coeligena prunellei
Collared Inca Coeligena torquata
White-tailed Starfrontlet (E) Coeligena phalerata
Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Coeligena bonapartei
Blue-throated Starfrontlet Coeligena helianthea
Mountain Velvetbreast Lafresnaya lafresnayi liriope
Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera
Great Sapphirewing Pterophanes cyanopterus
Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens
Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris
White-bellied Woodstar Chaetocercus mulsant
Gorgeted Woodstar Chaetocercus heliodor
Western Emerald Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus
Red-billed Emerald Chlorostilbon gibsoni
Coppery Emerald Chlorostilbon russatus
White-vented Plumeleteer Chalybura buffonii
Crowned (Violet-crowned) Woodnymph Thalurania colombica
Andean Emerald Amazilia franciae
Blue-chested Hummingbird Amazilia amabilis
Steely-vented Hummingbird Amazilia saucerottei
Indigo-capped Hummingbird (E) Amazilia cyanifrons
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl
Sapphire-throated Hummingbird Lepidopyga coeruleogularis
TROGONS TROGONIDAE
White-tipped Quetzal Pharomachrus fulgidus festatus
Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus
Masked Trogon Trogon personatus sanctaemartae
MOTMOTS MOMOTIDAE
Whooping Motmot Momotus subrufescens
Andean (Highland) Motmot Momotus aequatorialis
Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii
KINGFISHERS ALCEDINIDAE
Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
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Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
PUFFBIRDS BUCCONIDAE
Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus
Russet-throated Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis ruficollis
JACAMARS GALBULIDAE
Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda
NEW WORLD BARBETS CAPITONIDAE
White-mantled Barbet (E) Capito hypoleucus
Red-headed Barbet Eubucco bourcierii
TOUCANS RAMPHASTIDAE
Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus albivitta
Emerald (Santa Marta) Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus lautus
Groove-billed (Yellow-billed) Toucanet Aulacorhynchus sulcatus calorhynchus
Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus
Yellow-throated (Chestnut-mandibled) Toucan Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii
Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus
H Channel-billed (Citron-throated) Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus citreolaemus
WOODPECKERS PICIDAE
Scaled Piculet Picumnus squamulatus
Olivaceous Piculet Picumnus olivaceus
Chestnut Piculet Picumnus cinnamomeus
Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
Beautiful Woodpecker (E) Melanerpes pulcher
Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus
Smoky-brown Woodpecker Picoides fumigatus
Red-rumped Woodpecker Veniliornis kirkii
Golden-green Woodpecker Piculus chrysochloros
Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos
FALCONS AND CARACARAS FALCONIDAE
H Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis
Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
PARROTS PSITTACIDAE
Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis
Red-billed Parrot Pionus sordidus saturatus
Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus
Yellow-crowned Parrot Amazona ochrocephala
Scaly-naped Parrot Amazona mercenarius
Green-rumped Parrotlet Forpus passerinus
Spectacled Parrotlet Forpus conspicillatus
Santa Marta Parakeet (E) Pyrrhura viridicata
Brown-throated Parakeet Eupsittula pertinax
Chestnut-fronted Macaw Ara severus
Scarlet-fronted Parakeet Psittacara wagleri
ANTBIRDS THAMNOPHILIDAE
Black-crested Antshrike Sakesphorus canadensis
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Bar-crested Antshrike Thamnophilus multistriatus
Black-crowned (Western Slaty) Antshrike Thamnophilus atrinucha
Black-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus melanonotus
Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis
Pacific Antwren Myrmotherula pacifica
White-fringed Antwren Formicivora grisea
Santa Marta Antbird (E) Drymophila hellmayri
White-bellied Antbird Myrmeciza longipes
H Chestnut-backed Antbird Myrmeciza exsul
ANTPITTAS GRALLARIIDAE
Chestnut-crowned Antpitta Grallaria ruficapilla
H Santa Marta Antpitta (E) Grallaria bangsi
Rufous Antpitta (undescribed form in E Andes) Grallaria rufula
Rufous Antpitta (Santa Marta Mountains) Grallaria rufula spatiator
Tawny Antpitta Grallaria quitensis alticola
Rusty-breasted Antpitta Grallaricula ferrugineipectus
TAPACULOS RHINOCRYPTIDAE
Santa Marta Tapaculo (E) Scytalopus sanctaemartae
Stiles's Tapaculo (E) Scytalopus stilesi
Brown-rumped Tapaculo (E) Scytalopus latebricola
Pale-bellied (Matorral) Tapaculo (E) Scytalopus griseicollis
OVENBIRDS FURNARIIDAE
Gray-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus albigularis propinquus
Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus
Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus sanctaemartae
Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Straight-billed Woodcreeper Dendroplex picus
Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Montane Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger
Plain Xenops Xenops minutus
Streaked Xenops Xenops rutilans phelpsi
Pale-legged Hornero Furnarius leucopus
Montane Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia striaticollis
Lineated Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla subalaris
Santa Marta Foliage-gleaner (E) Clibanornis rufipectus
Spotted Barbtail Premnoplex brunnescens
H Many-striped Canastero Asthenes flammulata
White-chinned Thistletail Asthenes fuliginosa
Streak-capped Spinetail (E) Cranioleuca hellmayri
Ash-browed Spinetail Cranioleuca curtata
Yellow-chinned Spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
Rusty-headed Spinetail (E) Synallaxis fuscorufa
White-whiskered Spinetail Synallaxis candei
H Stripe-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis cinnamomea
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS TYRANNIDAE
Brown-capped Tyrannulet Ornithion brunneicapillus
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum
White-throated Tyrannulet Mecocerculus leucophrys
White-throated Tyrannulet (Santa Marta) Mecocerculus leucophrys montensis
Subtropical Doradito Pseudocolopteryx acutipennis
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Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus elatus
Forest Elaenia Myiopagis gaimardii
Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster
Mountain Elaenia Elaenia frantzii
Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus galbinus
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus
Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus
Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon superciliaris
Antioquia Bristle-Tyrant (E) Phylloscartes lanyoni
Sooty-headed Tyrannulet Phyllomyias griseiceps
Black-capped Tyrannulet Phyllomyias nigrocapillus
H Paltry (Specious) Tyrannulet Zimmerius vilissimus tamae
Golden-faced Tyrannulet Zimmerius chrysops chrysops
Golden-faced (Coopmans') Tyrannulet Zimmerius chrysops minimus
Northern Scrub-Flycatcher Sublegatus arenarum
Slender-billed Tyrannulet Inezia tenuirostris
Pale-tipped Tyrannulet Inezia caudata
Pale-eyed Pygmy-Tyrant Atalotriccus pilaris
Southern Bentbill Oncostoma olivaceum
Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer
Black-throated Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus granadensis lehmanni
Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum nigriceps
Olivaceous Flatbill Rhynchocyclus olivaceus
Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens exortivus
Yellow-breasted (Ochre-lored) Flycatcher Tolmomyias flaviventris aurulentus
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Terenotriccus erythrurus
Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus
H Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus
Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant Myiotheretes striaticollis
H Santa Marta Bush-Tyrant (E) Myiotheretes pernix
Pied Water-Tyrant Fluvicola pica
White-headed Marsh Tyrant Arundinicola leucocephala
Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca diadema jesupi
Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca fumicolor
Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus
Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosa
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
Panama Flycatcher Myiarchus panamensis
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
Golden-crowned Flycatcher Myiodynastes chrysocephalus
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Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris
Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
COTINGAS COTINGIDAE
Golden-breasted Fruiteater Pipreola aureopectus decora
MANAKINS PIPRIDAE
Lance-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia lanceolata
White-bibbed Manakin Corapipo leucorrhoa
White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus
(Western) Striped Manakin Machaeropterus regulus antioquiae
H Golden-headed Manakin Ceratopipra erythrocephala
TITYRAS AND ALLIES TITYRIDAE
Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor
Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata
Cinnamon Becard Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus
One-colored Becard Pachyramphus homochrous
VIREOS VIREONIDAE
Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys
H Scrub Greenlet Hylophilus flavipes
Rufous-naped Greenlet Pachysylvia semibrunnea
Golden-fronted Greenlet Pachysylvia aurantiifrons
Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis
H Black-billed Peppershrike Cyclarhis nigrirostris
CROWS, JAYS, AND MAGPIES CORVIDAE
Black-chested Jay Cyanocorax affinis
Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas
SWALLOWS HIRUNDINIDAE
Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Brown-bellied Swallow Orochelidon murina
White-thighed Swallow Atticora tibialis
Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
WRENS TROGLODYTIDAE
H Scaly-breasted Wren Microcerculus marginatus
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Sedge (Paramo) Wren Cistothorus platensis aequatorialis
Apolinar's Wren (E) Cistothorus apolinari
Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus
Stripe-backed Wren Campylorhynchus nuchalis
Bicolored Wren Campylorhynchus griseus
Black-bellied Wren Pheugopedius fasciatoventris
Rufous-breasted Wren Pheugopedius rutilus laetus
Rufous-and-white Wren Thryophilus rufalbus
Bay Wren Cantorchilus nigricapillus
Buff-breasted Wren Cantorchilus leucotis
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White-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucosticta
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys leucophrys
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren (lower SM mtns) Henicorhina leucophrys bangsi
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren (upper SM mtns) Henicorhina leucophrys anachoreta
GNATCATCHERS POLIOPTILIDAE
Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea
DONACOBIUS DONACOBIIDAE
Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapilla
THRUSHES AND ALLIES TURDIDAE
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus aurantiirostris sierrae
Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus fuscater sanctaemartae
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
Yellow-legged Thrush Turdus flavipes
Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas
Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi
Black-billed Thrush Turdus ignobilis
Black-hooded Thrush Turdus olivater sanctaemartae
Great Thrush Turdus fuscater
MOCKINGBIRDS MIMIDAE
Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
NEW WORLD WARBLERS PARULIDAE
Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
Tennessee Warbler Oreothlypis peregrina
Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea
Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi
Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea
Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia
Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons
Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus
Santa Marta Warbler (E) Basileuterus basilicus
Buff-rumped Warbler Myiothlypis fulvicauda
White-lored Warbler (E) Myiothlypis conspicillatus
Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis
Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus
Yellow-crowned Redstart (E) Myioborus flavivertex
Golden-fronted Redstart Myioborus ornatus
TANAGERS AND ALLIES THRAUPIDAE
Gray-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata
White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus
Crimson-backed Tanager Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager (E) Anisognathus melanogenys
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus igniventris
Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager Dubusia taeniata
Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea melanonota
Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus
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Glaucous Tanager Thraupis glaucocolpa
Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
Blue-capped Tanager Thraupis cyanocephala
Black-headed Tanager Tangara cyanoptera
Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei
Scrub Tanager Tangara vitriolina
Golden-hooded Tanager Tangara larvata
Blue-necked Tanager Tangara cyanicollis
Blue-and-black Tanager Tangara vassorii
Metallic-green Tanager Tangara labradorides
Plain-colored Tanager Tangara inornata
Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
Golden Tanager Tangara arthus
Swallow Tanager Tersina viridis
Black-faced (Yellow-tufted) Dacnis Dacnis lineata egregia
Turquoise Dacnis (E) Dacnis hartlaubi
Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
Guira Tanager Hemithraupis guira
Yellow-backed Tanager Hemithraupis flavicollis
Bicolored Conebill Conirostrum bicolor
Blue-backed Conebill Conirostrum sitticolor
Rufous-browed Conebill Conirostrum rufum
Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii
Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis
White-sided Flowerpiercer Diglossa albilatera
Rusty Flowerpiercer Diglossa sittoides
Bluish Flowerpiercer Diglossa caerulescens
Masked Flowerpiercer Diglossa cyanea
Plushcap Catamblyrhynchus diadema
Plumbeous Sierra-Finch Phrygilus unicolor
Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola
Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater Sporophila minuta
Gray Seedeater Sporophila intermedia
Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis
Pileated Finch Coryphospingus pileatus
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
Black-faced Grassquit Tiaris bicolor
Dusky-faced Tanager Mitrospingus cassinii
Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
Black-winged Saltator Saltator atripennis
Orinocan Saltator Saltator orenocensis
Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens
Streaked Saltator Saltator striatipectus
SPARROWS AND ALLIES EMBERIZIDAE
Ashy-throated Chlorospingus (Bush-Tanager) Chlorospingus canigularis
Common Chlorospingus (Bush-Tanager) Chlorospingus flavopectus
Sierra Nevada (Stripe-headed) Brushfinch (E) Arremon basilicus
Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris
Golden-winged Sparrow Arremon schlegeli
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Chestnut-capped Brushfinch Arremon brunneinucha
Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
Moustached Brushfinch Atlapetes albofrenatus
Santa Marta Brushfinch (E) Atlapetes melanocephalus
Pale-naped Brushfinch Atlapetes pallidinucha
CARDINALS AND ALLIES CARDINALIDAE
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
Sooty Ant-Tanager (E) Habia gutturalis
Vermilion Cardinal Cardinalis phoeniceus
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
H Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides
Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
Dickcissel Spiza americana
ICTERIDS ICTERIDAE
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris
Red-bellied Grackle (E) Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster
Yellow-hooded Blackbird Chrysomus icterocephalus
Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus armenti
Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus
Yellow-backed Oriole Icterus chrysater
Orange-crowned Oriole Icterus auricapillus
Yellow-tailed Oriole Icterus mesomelas
Yellow Oriole Icterus nigrogularis
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela
Russet-backed Oropendola Psarocolius angustifrons
Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus
SISKINS AND EUPHONIAS FRINGILLIDAE
H Trinidad Euphonia Euphonia trinitatis
Velvet-fronted Euphonia (E) Euphonia concinna
Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris
Golden-rumped Euphonia Euphonia cyanocephala
Fulvous-vented Euphonia Euphonia fulvicrissa
Blue-naped Chlorophonia Chlorophonia cyanea
Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
Andean Siskin Spinus spinescens
Yellow-bellied Siskin Spinus xanthogastrus
MAMMALS
H Venezuelan Red Howler Alouatta seniculus
Cotton-top Tamarin (E) Saguinus oedipus
White-footed Tamarin (E) Saguinus leucopus
Central American Agouti Dasyprocta punctata
Red-tailed Squirrel Sciurus granatensis
Andean Squirrel (E) Sciurus pucheranii