COLOMBIA: FROM THE CHOCO TO AMAZONIA...Commoner species included Glowing Puffleg, both Lesser and...

1 BirdQuest Tour Report: Colombia from the Choco to Amazonia 2019 www.birdquest-tours.com

Good views of the endemic Cundinamarca Antpitta was a trip highlight. (Trevor Ellery)

COLOMBIA: FROM THE CHOCO TO

AMAZONIA

18 NOVEMBER ̶ 10/15 DECEMBER 2019 LEADER: TREVOR ELLERY This tour was once again designed to visit the parts of Colombia that most other tours don’t reach. It involved a fair amount of travel and some complicated logistics (including events such as strikes and aborted landings, which were completely out of our control). It felt at times as if we took in every nook and cranny of Colombia, as we ranged widely from north to south and from east to west. Such a comprehensive and ambitious tour was bound to produce a large list and we logged 692 species. More important was the huge wealth of species, which were not just specialities but were also rare, localised or simply poorly known. Highlights were many and included superb views of the enigmatic Recurve-billed Bushbird (despite a lost day due to a national strike), at its Colombian stronghold. The moment a gang of the endemic Mountain Grackles swarmed around us, in the unique Oak forests high above the arid Chicamocha Canyon, will also stay long in the memory. Those same oak forests provided jaw dropping views of the charismatic White-throated Screech Owl, to add to the Cinnamon Screech, Choco Screech, Crested, Spectacled and Mottled Owls we had already seen on


the tour. Paujil reserve served up its usual magic, with an unbelievable nine Blue-billed Curassow’s visiting the feeders. The trails there also played host to Black Antshrike, Bare-crowned Antbird, Russet-winged Schiffornis and Black-billed Flycatcher. The Coffee plantations below the Cerulean Warbler reserve are always productive and we found Double-banded Greytail, Beautiful Woodpecker, White-eared Conebill and a stunning Yellow-browed Shrike-Vireo. The main reserve and its environs also kept us busy with Turquoise Dacnis, Niceforo’s Wren, White-mantled Barbet, Magdalena Tapaculo and both Undulated and White-bellied Antpittas. Further mouth-watering species we found on the main tour included Yellow-headed and White-bibbed Manakins, Magdalena, Parker´s, Jet, White-bellied, Spotted and Klages’s Antbirds, Yellow-headed, Black-headed, Ochre-breasted and Moustached Brushfinches, Chestnut-capped Piha, Red-bellied Grackle, Humboldt’s Sapphire, Apical Flycatcher, Chestnut-bellied, Green-bellied, Indigo-capped and Tooth-billed Hummingbirds Blue-whiskered, Scarlet-browed and Scarlet-and-white Tanagers, Sooty Ant Tanager, Spot-crowned Barbet, Bronze-tailed Thornbill, Brown-breasted Parakeet, Rose-faced Parrot, Northern Screamer, Green-tailed Goldenthroat, Golden-bellied and Blue-throated Starfrontlets, Dwarf Cuckoo, Dusky Pigeon, Tolima Dove, Bogota Rail, Black-and-chestnut Eagle, Black and Black-and-white Hawk-Eagles, Tody Motmot, Brown and Red-billed Scythebills, Silvery-throated Spinetail, Stiles’s and Pale-bellied Tapaculos, Cundinamarca Antpitta, Velvet-fronted Euphonia, Grey-throated Warbler, Noble Snipe, Semiplumbeous and Plumbeous Hawks and Lanceolated Monklet! The Mitu extension was also an intense birding experience and we managed to locate most of the specialities of this increasingly popular destination. Both Grey-bellied and Chestnut-crested Antbirds involved some hard work but showed well. Azure-naped Jays were especially obliging, as was a gaudy male Guianan Cock-of-the rock. We picked up further Manakins with Yellow-crested and Black Manakins and Saffron-crested Tyrant-Manakin, all being seen on the same memorable morning. Fiery Topaz were watched hawking for insects, Citron-bellied Attila eventually showed well and we also enjoyed Bronzy, Paradise and Great Jacamars. Further highlights included Plumbeous Euphonia, White-crested Spadebill, Orinoco Piculet, Collared Puffbird, Rusty-breasted Nunlet, Pompadour Cotinga, Blackish-grey Antshrike, Cherrie´s and Spot-backed Antwrens, Pavonine Quetzal, Tawny-tufted Toucanet, Point-tailed Palmcreeper, Cinnamon Neopipo, Brown-headed Greenlet, Black-collared Swallow, White-bellied Dacnis and Amazonian Inezia. Perhaps best of all was the amazing views of a Bar-bellied Woodcreeper, species number 8000 for one of the tour participants. Our tour started with an early morning visit to the windswept Paramo above Guasca. We quickly found our main target, the near endemic Bronze-tailed Thornbill, with an adult perching up in the early morning sun. While searching for the Thornbill we added a few commoner species including Grass Wren, Pale-naped Brushfinch, Black-crested Warbler and Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant. We did not linger however and we soon dropped down to an area of temperate forest, where we were fortunate to quickly locate our second main target, a group of noisy but endemic Brown-breasted Parakeets. They gave fantastic views in flight, showing off their dazzling wing pattern and were also scoped more distantly. Having seen both these key species early, we were able to indulge in some more general birding. A Black-billed Mountain Toucan perched in a nearby tree, while some time working on the skulkers produced good views of the near endemic Pale-bellied Tapaculo and a Rufous Antpitta (of a vocally distinct race). Brown-bellied Swallows hawked overhead and mixed flocks held Golden-fronted Whitestarts, Black-headed Hemispingus, Pearled Treerunner and White-banded, White-throated and Black-capped Tyrannulets. A group of bold and noisy Rufous Wren’s scolded us, Green-and-black Fruiteaters flitted across the trail and some furtive Andean Guans moved through. Further diligent searching produced Longuemare’s Sunangel, Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant, Andean Siskin, Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager, Fawn-breasted, Beryl-spangled and Blue-and-black Tanagers and a delightful Blue-backed Conebill. We also logged no less than five species of Flowerpiercer with Glossy, Black, White-sided, Bluish and Masked all being seen. A nearby pool held a group of Andean Teal and a quick road side stop produced a pair of the endemic Silvery-throated Spinetail. The late afternoon was spent at a pleasant hummingbird garden where we enjoyed the dazzling, near-endemic, Blue-throated Starfrontlet, along with both Black-tailed and Green-tailed Trainbearer. Commoner species included Glowing Puffleg, both Lesser and Sparkling Violetear, Great Sapphirewing, Tyrian Metaltail and plentiful White-bellied Woodstars It proved to be a great introduction to the huge hummingbird diversity that can be found in Colombia. The second day was spent visiting Monteredondo. This site lies close to the main road that runs from Bogota down into the Llanos plains of Eastern Colombia. A huge landslide had completely shut the road for months before our visit but it had reopened just before the start of the tour. It took us five hours to actually reach the site but by mid-morning we were quickly enjoying good views of the localised Ochre-breasted Brushfinch. We then managed to find our main goal, a pair of the elusive and endemic Cundinamarca Antpitta. After some gentle coaxing almost all the group enjoyed views of this enigmatic species and the leader even managed to obtain a photo. Despite some intermittent and at times very thick fog we did manage to find a few other species including a pair of furtive Black-collared Jays. A group of Northern Mountain Caciques were bold and


pugnacious and a Tyrannine Woodcreeper showed well. A small mixed flock held Streaked Tuftedcheek, Common Bush Tanager and a couple of Cinnamon Flycatchers. With further construction at the base of the road threatening to leave us trapped, we decided to head to lower elevations earlier than normal. As we descended we made an impromptu stop, to take in a majestic soaring Black-and-chestnut Eagle, a real bonus. Once past the cement crews we searched the secondary habitat and quickly found the localised Green-bellied Hummingbird. Flocks were more plentiful here and we picked up a plethora of commoner species, including White-vented Plumeleteer, a pair of Red-headed Barbets, Golden-faced Tyrannulet, Scrub Greenlet, a nice group of Inca Jays, both Pale-breasted and Black-billed Thrushes, Tropical Parula, American Redstart, Blackpoll, Black-and-white and Canada Warblers, Magpie, Speckled and Blue-necked Tanagers, Purple Honeycreeper and Grey Seedeater. We then made the fairly long trek back to Bogota. Our third day basically became a travel day. A national strike had been called in Colombia and rather than early morning birding in Bogota, we thought it wise to head straight to the airport. As we sat watching protestors shut down roads across the city, it certainly seemed the right decision. Our flight to Bucaramanga was uneventful but soon after arrival it became apparent that all roads leading to our next destination were being blocked and we had to retire to a nearby town for the afternoon. With large protests planned throughout the city of Bucaramanga, we were confined to barracks, so to speak, and after an early dinner we settled down for and early night. Our only brief birding during the day and mainly from the car produced Red-crowned Woodpecker and Fork-tailed Flycatcher.

We enjoyed fantastic views of the incomparable Recurve-billed Bushbird. (TE).

We escaped from Bucaramanga very early the next morning and most were champing at the bit to get birding. It was still quite a long drive to the Bushbird Reserve but the roadside marshes produced Wattled Jacana, Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Bare-faced Ibis, Cocoi and Little Blue Herons, Snowy Egret and White-winged Swallow. A quick roadside stop added Brown-throated Parakeet, Cattle Tyrant, Bicolored Wren, Carib Grackle, Shiny Cowbird and most surprisingly, a single Orange-crowned Oriole. By mid-morning we had finished our journey along the valley, climbed back into the eastern Andes and were soon on the trails. We first found an obliging pair of Klages’s Antbirds and then, after a little searching, located a vocal pair of Bushbirds. The male of the pair was particularly obliging, singing and foraging close by, a real trip highlight. We continued to bird the reserve on and off during the day and picked up further specialities and interesting species. A vocal Black Hawk-Eagle was watched soaring overhead, while hummingbirds included both Crowned Woodnymph and Grey-chinned Hermit. The understorey held skulking Stripe-breasted Spinetails and Grey-throated Warbler, along with a dashing Moustached Puffbird. The mixed flocks produced Bar-crested Antshrike, Olive-striped, Sepia-capped and Dusky-capped Flycatchers, Rufous-capped and Golden-crowned Warblers, Slate-throated Whitestart and Yellow-olive Flatbill. Whiskered Wrens were vocal and eventually one showed deep in the bamboo and we also found both Swainson’s and Chestnut-bellied Thrushes. A visit to the forest guards feeders added Steely-vented Hummingbird, smart Burnished-buff and Black-headed Tanagers and a soaring White-tailed Hawk. We then spent the night in the pleasant, bustling town of Ocana, the regional capital of the department of Norte de Santander. The following early morning we returned to the Bushbird Reserve. We managed further views of Grey-chinned Hermit, Chestnut-bellied Thrush and Whiskered Wren. We also added our first Yellow-throated Vireo, Moustached Brushfinch, Tooth-billed, White-lined, Golden and Crimson-backed Tanagers, Lesser Goldfinch and a surprise pair of Cliff Flycatchers. After this we made the long drive south to San Vicente, with a couple


of birding stops en-route. Birding the patches of remnant lowland forest added Blue-headed Parrot, Spectacled Parrotlet, Acadian and Social Flycatchers, Black-bellied Wren, Plain-colored and Yellow-backed Tanagers, Yellow-tufted and Blue Dacnis and Ruddy-breasted Seedeater. As we got closer to San Vicente a couple of stops in the Coffee and Cacao plantations produced Rufous-naped Greenlet, Cerulean, Bay-breasted and Yellow Warblers, Green Honeycreeper and Streaked Saltator.

Yellow-browed Shrike-Vireo. (TE).

Next morning, we began our ascent to the Cerulean Warbler reserve but with frequent birding stops in the Coffee plantations. The plantations here can be very productive and we soon found Golden-rumped Euphonia, White-eared Conebill, Double-banded Greytail and a very showy Yellow-browed Shrike-Vireo. It was a very busy morning and other species we located included Red-billed Emerald, Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Squirrel Cuckoo and White-tipped Dove. A Capped Heron flew over and mixed flocks contained Collared Aracari, Olivaceous Piculet, Streak-headed Woodcreeper, Plain Xenops and Sooty-headed and Brown-capped Tyrannulets. Flycatchers were well represented and we also located Forest Elaenia, Slaty-headed Tody-Flycatcher, Vermilion and Streaked Flycatchers and some very obliging Long-tailed Tyrants. Assorted other species included Masked Tityra, Cinnamon Becard, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, White-vented Euphonia, Baltimore Oriole, Tennessee and Mourning Warblers, White-shouldered, Bay-headed, Black-capped and Guira Tanagers, Black-winged Saltator, Thick-billed Seedfinch and Dull-colored Grassquit. One of the biggest bonuses was good views of the endemic Beautiful Woodpecker, while we also found both Lineated and Spot-breasted Woodpeckers. We eventually arrived at the reserve for a late lunch and enjoyed the fruit and hummingbird feeders in the very busy garden. Species present included Green Hermit, White-necked Jacobin, Brown Violetear Black-throated Mango, Andean Emerald, the endemic Indigo-capped Hummingbird, Green-crowned Brilliant and Purple-throated Woodstar. The fruit feeders held Lemon-rumped, Scrub and Grey-headed Tanagers, while searching the garden produced a smart male Cinereous Becard and a pair of Turquoise Dacnis, another key endemic. An afternoon excursion nearby was successful in finding the endemic Niceforo’s Wren, so we quickly moved on to a patch of forest and logged yet another endemic, a small group of White-mantled Barbet. This patch of forest and the subsequent walk back to the lodge kept us very busy and we found Speckle-breasted Wren (of the endemic colombianus subspecies), Yellow-tailed Oriole, Strong-billed Woodcreeper, Ash-browed Spinetail, Golden-winged Manakin, Orange-bellied Euphonia, Chestnut-headed and Russet-backed Oropendola and plentiful Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. After dinner we found an obliging Mottled Owl in the lodge garden. The next morning, we undertook the hike up to the main forest. The walk was punctuated with a couple of Pale-breasted Spinetails, a Bran-colored Flycatcher and a Giant Cowbird. Our first stop at the feeders produced the hoped for endemic Black Inca and we also found Speckled Hummingbird, Buff-tailed Coronet, Long-tailed Sylph and the diminutive and delightful White-booted Racket-tail. The nearby seed feeder held Lined Quail-Dove, Chestnut-capped Brushfinch and Grey-cheeked Thrush.


Once we started up the main trail we were soon in for a surprise, as a rather confiding Undulated Antpitta bounced along ahead of us for quite some time. Birding in the forest was at times slow but we gradually racked up a number of targets including Parker’s Antbird, Magdalena Tapaculo, Subtropical Cacique and White-bellied Antpitta. We did come across a number of mixed flocks, which contained Golden-olive Woodpecker, Olivaceous, Black-banded and Olive-backed Woodcreepers and a superb Brown-billed Scythebill. Many of the flocks were in the canopy and at times scanning through them was back breaking but we also managed to log Montane-foliage gleaner, Rufous-rumped Antwren, Plumbeous-crowned Tyrannulet and Ornate Flycatcher. The understory was also very productive and we added Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant, Ashy-throated Bush Tanager and Three-striped Warbler. We stayed out after dark and were amply rewarded with simply stunning views of a Cinnamon Screech Owl, a fantastic way to end the day.

Cinnamon Screech-Owl (TE). Our final morning led to a fairly early departure and the day was spent journeying to the Paujil Reserve, with frequent stops. Before we left we enjoyed a Common Potoo roosting deep in a bamboo stand near the lodge. It was a day of frequent vehicle changes, as we left the Cerulean Reserve in Jeeps, travelled down the Pan-American highway in a van and then made the final journey into Paujil in a colourful Chiva bus! The first jeep drive was broken up with stops for Pearl Kite, Piratic, Boat-billed and Great-crested Flycatchers, Black-crowned Tityra, Lesser Greenlet and a wonderful pair of Black-capped Donacobius. We also added Fulvous-vented Euphonia, Buff-rumped Warbler and our first Red-breasted Blackbirds. Once we were out on the main Pan-American we headed south as quickly as we could with a group of Large-billed Terns and a Laughing


Falcon breaking up the journey. Once we had changed into the Chiva the long winding drive into the Paujil reserve was especially productive. Species we spotted from the bus included our first Northern Screamers along with Greater Ani, Plain-breasted Ground Dove, Greater Yellowlegs, Green Ibis, Rufescent Tiger Heron, Savanna Hawk, Yellow-crowned Amazon and Chestnut-fronted Macaw. A well-timed stop allowed us to pick up both Pied and Russet-throated Puffbirds, Straight-billed Woodcreeper, Yellow-chinned Spinetail, Pied Water Tyrant, White-headed Marsh Tyrant and Yellow Oriole. When we finally reached the reserve we had to walk the last one and a half kilometre downhill to the lodge, with the wonderfully evocative sounds of the forest settling down for the night accompanying us, as we headed for a welcoming lemonade.

We enjoyed fantastic views of up to nine Curassows at the Paujil Reserve. (TE)

Our first morning at the lodge was spent in the clearing, where a remarkable nine Blue-billed Curassows came to visit the feeding station. We also found a male Gartered Trogon and a sombre Panamanian Flycatcher, while a Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet called from a perch high overhead. We then headed out into the reserve and soon found a number of key targets including Black Antshrike, Black-billed Flycatcher, a male Bare-crowned Antbird and a vocal Russet-winged Schiffornis. A Band-tailed Barbthroat buzzed us briefly and we also enjoyed good views of Pale-breasted and Stripe-throated Hermits, Rufous Motmot, Barred Puffbird, and a small group of fly over Blue-and-yellow Macaws. We spent some time working the understorey flocks and this produced Plain-brown Woodcreeper, Black-crowned Antshrike, Chestnut-backed Antbird and plentiful White-bearded Manakins. Assorted other species included bold groups of Black-chested Jays, a skulking White-breasted Wood Wren and Swallow Tanager. We also spent some time at the tower where we saw Violet-bellied and Blue-chested Hummingbirds and a Cinnamon Woodpecker. As we returned to the lodge a couple of Marbled Wood Quail crossed the road and we then located a nice American Pygmy Kingfisher. Some late afternoon birding in the vicinity of the lodge added a prowling Grey-necked Wood Rail and a nice male Crimson-crested Woodpecker. In the evening a spot of owling produced great looks of the always impressive Crested Owl, while a Black-and-white Owl was heard nearby.

Slaty-winged Foliage-gleaner and Slate-colored Grosbeak. (TE).


The following day we made a much longer hike around the reserve, which proved very productive as we added Sooty Ant Tanager, Broad-billed Motmot, Long-billed Hermit, Double-toothed Kite, White-fronted Nunbird, Red-rumped Woodpecker and a couple of Red-lored Amazons. Mixed flocks kept us busy and held Wedge-billed and Black-striped Woodcreepers, a skulking Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner and a surprise couple of Slaty-winged Foliage-gleaners. The understorey at Paujil is especially dense but we did manage to locate Checker-throated Antwren, a couple of Bicolored Antbirds, Striolated and Golden-headed Manakins, a couple of Golden-hooded Tanagers and a Slate-colored Grosbeak.

Blue-and-yellow Macaw (TE)

In the evening another owling session produced Common Potoo, Spectacled Owl and after some searching a superb Choco Screech Owl.

Chestnut-fronted Macaw and White-headed Marsh Tyrant. (TE)

On our final morning the rains came just as we were leaving and, in the end, we had to hike, not just back to the road but all the way to the local village. The 4x4 couldn’t get through the landslides but luckily it was a fairly easy walk. We managed all this surprisingly quickly and were soon back on the Chiva bus. Our ride out was punctuated with a brief Shining-green Hummingbird, while Purple Gallinule, Solitary Sandpiper, Green Kingfisher, Orange-winged Amazon, Caribbean Hornero, Barred and Black-crested Antshrikes and Yellow-hooded Blackbird all added interest.


We then headed south to Laguna Del Hato, where an afternoon visit produced Jet Antbird, Cocoa Woodcreeper, and the endemic Velvet-fronted Euphonia. After this we climbed into the central Andes and spent a night in much cooler and more pleasant temperatures. The following day we had a morning in the remnant forest patches among the coffee plantations at Libano. We soon found our main target, the endemic Yellow-headed Brushfinch and with a bit of effort also enjoyed good views of the more skulking Black-headed Brushfinch. A couple of Andean Motmots showed well and we also added White-throated Toucanet, Slaty Spinetail, Lesser Elaenia, White-winged Becard, Brown-capped Vireo, Andean Solitaire, Golden-winged Warbler and Yellow-faced Grassquit. The shy Tolima Dove can often prove very difficult but we managed some great views, as one flew in and perched nearby. A couple of Chestnut-collared Swifts hawked overhead but by late morning it was time to drop back down into the hot and sultry Magdalena Valley.

White-bellied Antbird showed well (TE)

We made a second visit to Laguna de Hato, where we enjoyed good views of White bellied Antbird and also added Dwarf Cuckoo, a superb pair of Crested Bobwhite, Greyish Saltator, a singing Grassland Sparrow and a soaring Merlin. We then climbed to La Victoria where a short late afternoon visit added Magdalena Antbird, Orange-billed Sparrow and Bay Wren.


A stunning male White-bibbed Manakin was a trip highlight. The next morning, we returned to the forest at La Victoria and located a beautiful male White-bibbed Manakin. We also managed much better looks at the Magdalena Antbirds from the previous day and added Southern Nightingale Wren. We then had a very long drive to the Piha Reserve, which we interspersed with a few very brief stops.

Lanceolated Monklet and Scarlet-and-white Tanager were two highlights from the Piha Reserve. (TE)

. Following the long travel day of the previous day it was great to have a day dedicated solely to birding in the forest at the Piha Reserve. We started in the vicinity of the lodge, where we found the endemic Red-bellied Grackle and a noisy Sooty-headed Wren. After this we visited a nearby ridgetop where a Chestnut-capped Piha showed briefly but well. We then spent the rest of the day on the main trail in the forest, with the steady birding producing Lanceolated Monklet, Greenish Puffleg, Streaked Xenops, Lineated Foliage-gleaner, Western Woodhaunter, Stiles's


Tapaculo, White-crowned Manakin, Yellow-throated Tanager and some truly stunning Scarlet-and-white Tanagers. Our final morning at Piha was marred by heavy rain, although we did manage a couple of Tropical Screech Owls in the garden at dawn. With the rain showing no signs of letting up, we headed off early and birded some lower elevation areas. This produced Western Emerald, Red-billed Scythebill, Ringed Kingfisher and a skulking Tody Motmot. In the afternoon we made a detour to a site for the newly rediscovered Antioquia Brushfinch. Despite much searching, we failed to find the Brushfinch but we did find Yellow-breasted Brushfinch, Black-throated Flowerpiercer and a few other highland species.

Yellow-headed Manakin. (TE)

The following morning we made an early start to La Romera and soon enjoyed good views of a male Yellow-headed Manakin on its favourite perch. We also added Sickle-winged Guan and Azara’s Spinetail. We then headed to the airport, where we were to spend much of the rest of the day. We did make an aborted flight out to Bahia but bad weather stopped us landing. Eventually our flight was cancelled and we spent a second night in Medellin. The next day it was off to the airport early and this time our flight was able to land and by mid-morning we were birding at Bahia. We made our way slowly to El Almejal picking up Black-cheeked Woodpecker, White-flanked Antwren, Spot-crowned Antvireo and a group of Purple-throated Fruitcrows. A Rose-faced Parrot dashed past, while a Black-tipped Cotinga perched atop a distant tree and a group of King Vultures soared overhead. We also located Sulphur-rumped Myiobius, Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher, Stripe-throated Wren, Tawny-faced Gnatwren and Southern Mealy Amazon.


We made a quick stop at the harbour before we reached the lodge, where we found Semipalmated and Spotted Sandpipers, Willet, Laughing and Franklin’s Gulls and Magnificent Frigatebird. Once at the lodge we enjoyed Red-legged Honeycreepers on the fruit feeders in the garden.

Pacific Antwren and Bay-breasted Warbler. (TE)

A walk along the road in the afternoon added Blue-whiskered Tanager, Spot-crowned Barbet, Stripe-billed Aracari, Choco and Yellow-throated Toucans and Pacific Antwren. Dusky-faced Tanagers were common, while further searching of the flocks produced Yellow-margined Flatbill, Blue-black Grosbeak, Scarlet-thighed Dacnis and Variable Seedeater. We finished the day at dusk catching glimpses of a skulking Black-headed Antthrush.

Humboldt’s Sapphire, male and female. (TE).

The following day we left early and took a boat ride to Utria National Park. Once on the boardwalk in the mangroves we soon found Humboldt’s Sapphire, with a pair showing very well. Brown Wood Rail was heard in several places but despite much effort they proved unresponsive. Otherwise we also saw Purple-crowned Fairy, a nice pair of Dusky Pigeon, a couple of dark morph Collared Forest Falcons, a Spotted Antbird and both Blue-crowned and Red-capped Manakins. Noisy Scarlet-rumped Caciques passed overhead, both Prothonotary Warbler and Northern Waterthrush skulked in the mangroves and a couple of Scarlet-browed Tanagers were seen.


Collared Forest Falcon and White-fronted Nunbird, Fulvous-vented Euphonia, Golden-hooded Tanager and Blue Dacnis. (TE).


A few waders on the beach included Whimbrel, Sanderling and Semipalmated Plover, along with a Yellow-crowned Night Heron, both Royal and Common Terns and some fly by Brown Pelicans. Our final morning was spent mainly birding along the road and produced White-whiskered Hermit, a perched Tooth-billed Hummingbird, White-ringed Flycatcher, a couple of Black-capped Pygmy Tyrants and a nice male Blue Cotinga. We also managed a remarkable hat trick of Great Black, Semiplumbeous and Plumbeous Hawks.

Spotted Antbird, Dusky Pigeon and Dusky-faced Tanager (TE)

We then made a short stop in the bay at Bahia de Solano, where we found Grey Plover, Hudsonian Godwit (a tick for the local guide), Reddish Egret and Great Blue Heron. We then flew back to Medellin, transferred to the main airport and flew back to Bogota.


Mountain Grackles, Apical Flycatcher and Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird. (TE)

The next morning we left well before dawn, for the long drive north along the spine of the eastern Andes. Traffic was light and we were birding in the Chicamocha Canyon by mid-morning. We quickly found two main targets Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird and Apical Flycatcher, both Colombian endemics. We then grabbed a picnic lunch and climbed high above the town to reach some beautiful oak forests. Almost as soon as we arrived we heard the distinctive calls of Colombia's endemic Mountain Grackle and we were soon surrounded by a bustling flock of fifteen individuals, including many youngsters. The Grackles have become increasingly rare and can be hard to locate, so it was great to be able to find them so quickly. We then continued birding but added little new except a flock of White-tipped Swifts.

Prothonotary Warbler and Tropical Parula. (TE)


White-throated Screech-Owl. (TE). The next morning, we were on site well before dawn for a bit of owling. The first surprise though was a Striped hog-nosed Skunk, wandering down the road but frustratingly staying just on the edge of the torch beam. While the owls seemed silent with a bit of searching we did find a White-throated Screech Owl perched close by, enabling all some truly fantastic views. We then ate a field breakfast, as the sun rose over the distant snow-capped peaks of El Cocuy, one of Colombia’s highest mountain ranges. We spent much of the rest of the morning searching for Rusty-faced Parrot but were only able to hear a flock in flight. We did add a brief Golden-bellied Stafrontlet, Montane Woodcreeper, Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant, Capped Conebill and a lovely White-tailed Deer that dashed past.

Streaked Xenops and Hepatic Tanager (TE).


We broke up the long trek back to Bogota with a visit to a Hummingbird garden which produced Black Inca, Lazuline Sabrewing and Rusty Flowerpiercer.

Bronzy Jacamar. (TE).

The following morning, we decided to re-arrange our postponed trip to La Florida. An early morning visit was very productive as we enjoyed good views of Bogota Rail, Spot-flanked Gallinule, Noble Snipe and Subtropical Doradito. Good numbers of Blue-winged Teal and Andean Duck were present and we also found a couple of very showy Sora. Common Gallinule and American Coots were plentiful and both Pied-billed Grebe and a single Black-crowned Night heron were seen. We then headed to the airport and caught a flight to Mitu. A quick visit to a site near the town produced Bronzy Jacamar, White-bellied Dacnis, Cherrie’s Antwren, Amazonian Inezia and Amazonian Umbrellabird. Commoner species included Speckled Chachalaca, Fork-tailed Woodnymph, Plumbeous Kite, Yellow-bellied Dacnis and Swallow-winged Puffbird. Yellow-tufted Woodpeckers were common while mixed flocks held Many-banded Aracari, Grey-crowned Flatbill, White-lored Euphonia and Fulvous-crested, Paradise, Opal-rumped, Opal-crowned, Masked and Silver-beaked Tanagers. Other species noted included Black Caracara, Cobalt-winged Parakeet, Black-headed Parrot, Sulphury and Short-crested Flycatchers, Yellow-browed Sparrow, Green Oropendola and Yellow-rumped Cacique. Short-tailed and Neotropical Palm Swifts hawked overhead while a Sunbittern was a surprise by the river and we added a couple of Pauraque on the drive back. The following morning, we left early and were in position at dawn to enjoy the antics of several Fiery Topaz, as they danced back and forth over a rushing stream in pursuit of insects. After a quick field breakfast we headed up the road and after much searching managed to locate a male Tawny-tufted Toucanet. We also found four Red-fan Parrots, some obliging Black-throated Antbirds, plentiful Paradise Jacamars and a Versicolored Emerald. The skies were not empty and we saw Greater Yellow-headed Vulture, Grey-headed Kite and White Hawk soaring overhead. The mature terra firme forest here can be very productive and we also found Pavonine Quetzal, Green-backed Trogon, Channel-billed Toucan and Red-necked Woodpecker. A


group of Red-throated Caracaras were extremely noisy, while Maroon-tailed Parakeets dashed past and several groups of Scarlet Macaw added colour. Mixed flocks produced Buff-throated Woodcreeper, Pygmy Antwren, Cinereous Antshrike and Double-banded Pygmy Tyrant. After much searching we managed good views of a couple of Chestnut-crested Antbirds, and we also saw our first Imeri Warbling Antbird, Yellow-browed Tody Flycatcher, Dusky-chested Flycatcher, Lawrence’s Thrush and Olive Oropendola. Tanagers were represented by Flame-crested, Green-and-gold and Yellow-bellied and mammals included groups of Mottle-faced Tamarins and Collared Titis. Our lunch stop produced some nice Back-collared Swallows and a Pied Lapwing. Then after a bit of a hike into the forest we found a wonderful male Guianan cock-of-the-rock. We then headed back to Mitu after a very productive day. Next morning, we visited Pueblo Nuevo where we watched a Green-tailed Goldenthroat as we ate our breakfast. Once in the forest we soon found a Bar-bellied Woodcreeper, which was species number 8000 for Elaine. We spent much of the morning in the forest and also enjoyed a confiding White-crested Spadebill, Swallow-tailed Kite, Blue-crowned Trogon, Rufous-tailed Xenops, Mouse-coloured Antshrike, Grey Antbird, a delightful Ringed Antpipit and Spangled Cotinga. In the afternoon a second visit to Urania produced the hoped -for Azure-naped Jay, along with Spotted Puffbird and Epaulet Oriole and further looks at some of the species seen previously. The following day we headed out on the famous Mitu Cachivera trail. After quite some effort we enjoyed good views of Grey-bellied Antbird and we also managed to find Yellow-crested and Black Manakins and Saffron-crested Tyrant-Manakin. A fly over Black-and-white Hawk Eagle was a Colombia tick for Trevor, after eleven years in the country. Further searching produced Collared Puffbird, Rusty-breasted Nunlet, Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner, Cinnamon Neopipo and Stipple-throated and Grey Antwrens. We did well with a mixed understorey flock which held Dusky-throated Antshrike, Spot-backed Antwren, Amazonian Antshrike, Slender-footed Tyrannulet and Fuscous Flycatcher. A male Pompadour Cotinga flew over and we added White-necked Thrush, Rufous-bellied Euphonia and Turquoise Tanager. In the afternoon, we birded at the entrance to Mitu Cachivera, where, after much effort, we managed to see a female Blackish-grey Antshrike. We also added Red-bellied Macaws streaming overhead and a pair of Point-tailed Palmcreepers in the nearby town. A pair of Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatchers and some Chestnut-bellied Seedfinch were also new.

Great Jacamar and White-eyed Tody-Tyrant. (TE).

The next morning, we were back in the White-sands and we managed to find Citron-bellied Attila, Amethyst-throated Woodstar, White-browed Purpletuft and Brown-headed Greenlet. A Reddish Hermit buzzed past, a male Blue-ground Dove fed on the trail and a Great Jacamar perched overhead. Further additions included three brief Orange-cheeked Parrots, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Long-winged Antwren, Yellow-browed, Dot-backed and Silvered Antbirds, White-lored Tyrannulet and Bicolored Hawk. In the afternoon we searched for Orinoco Piculet without success. We did enjoy a superb pair of Plumbeous Euphonias, a large gathering of Scarlet Macaws and our first Black-tailed Tityra.


Spot-winged Antbird, Plumbeous Euphonia and Orinoco Piculet. (TE)

Our final morning, was spent searching for the Piculet and we eventually enjoyed good views of a pair. We also found Rothschild’s Grosbeak and Spot-winged Antbird. Ivory-billed and Chestnut-eared Aracaris were new as were, Fasciated Antshrike, Chestnut-crowned Becard and surprise Spix’s Guan. It was then time to head to the airport and by mid-afternoon we were enjoying a farewell lunch in Bogota airport.


Amethyst Woodstar.(TE) SYSTEMATIC LIST OF SPECIES RECORDED DURING THE TOUR Species which were heard but not seen are indicated by the symbol (H). Species which were only recorded by the leader are indicated by the symbol (LO). Species which were not personally recorded by the leader are indicated by the symbol (NL). Species only seen on the post-tour Mitu extension are indicated by the symbol (E). Species marked with the diamond symbol (◊) are either endemic to the country or local region or considered ‘special’ birds for some other reason (e.g. it is only seen on one or two Birdquest tours; it is difficult to see across all or most of its range; the local form is endemic or restricted-range and may in future be treated as a full species). For polytypic species, the subspecies seen on the tour, where known, is placed in parentheses at the end of the species comment. Generally, species listed with trinomials are not currently split by the IOC. The species names and taxonomy used in the report mostly follows Gill, F & D Donsker (Eds). 2017. IOC World Bird List (v 7.1). This list is updated several times annually and is available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org. Please note, this was the current version when the report checklist was created. Some alternative names are given in parentheses.


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White-faced Capuchin and Brown Spider Monkey were seen at Paujil. (TE).

Great Tinamou Tinamus major (H) Heard at Paujil (saturates). Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui (H) Heard at scattered sites through the tour (caucae, harterti, soui). Speckled Chachalaca (E) Ortalis guttata Seen well at Mitu (nominate). Colombian Chachalaca ◊ Ortalis columbiana Seen at several sites in the Andes on the main tour. Andean Guan ◊ Penelope montagnii A couple at Bioandino on the first day (nominate). Spix’s Guan (E) Penelope jacquacu A single on our last morning at Mitu (nominate). Wattled Guan ◊ Aburria aburri (H) Heard at the Piha Reserve. Sickle-winged Guan ◊ Chamaepetes goudotii A single at La Romera on the edge of Medellin (nominate). Blue-billed Curassow ◊ Crax alberti At least nine at Paujil Reserve! Crested Bobwhite ◊ Colinus cristatus Good views of a pair at Laguna del Hato (leucotis). Marbled Wood Quai Odontophorus gujanensis A couple seen briefly at Paujil Reserve (marmoratus). Black-fronted Wood Quail Odontophorus atrifrons (H) Heard on two days at the Bushbird Reserve (variegatus). Northern Screamer ◊ Chauna chavaria Seen on the drives in and out of Paujil, maximum eight. Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis Seen roadside on three days (nominate). Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors About two hundred were seen at La Florida. Andean Teal Anas andium Eight at Bioandino on our first day (altipetens). Andean Duck Oxyura ferruginea About forty five at La Florida (andina). Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus Singles at the Cerulean and Paujil Reserves (panamensis). Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis Seen at Paujil and around Mitu (gilvus, nominate, Mitu). Lyre-tailed Nightjar ◊ Uropsalis lyra (H) Heard at the Piha Reserve but unresponsive. Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutile A couple overhead at Libano (brunnitorques). White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris Seen on multiple days through the tour (subtropicalis, altissima). Grey-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris Common at Paujil and Mitu (occidentalis, scalteri). Short-tailed Swift (E) Chaetura brachyuran Common Mitu (nominate) . White-tipped Swift Aeronautes montivagus About a hundred above Soata (nominate). Neotropical Palm Swift (E) Tachornis squamata Common at Mitu (semota). Band-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri A single briefly at Paujil (nominate). White-whiskered Hermit ◊ Phaethornis yaruqui A single on our last morning at Bahia de Solano. Green Hermit Phaethornis guy On the feeders at the Cerulean Reserve and a couple at Libano (emiliae). Long-billed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris Singles at Paujil and Bahia de Solano (cephalus). Straight-billed Hermit (E) Phaethornis bourcieri A single briefly in the forest at Mitu (nominate). Pale-bellied Hermit Phaethornis anthophilus Seen on a couple of days at Paujil (nominate). Reddish Hermit (E) Phaethornis ruber A single at Mitu (nigricinctus). Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis Seen on a couple of days at Paujil and also below Piha (nominate). Tooth-billed Hummingbird ◊ Androdon aequatorialis A single perched roadside at Bahia de Solano. Lazuline Sabrewing ◊ Campylopterus falcatus Three on the feeders at Rogitama. White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora Scattered sightings through the tour (nominate). Brown Violetear Colibri delphinae Seen at the Cerulean and Piha Reserves. Lesser Violetear Colibri cyanotus Seen at Obs de Colibris and Rogitama.


Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans Seen at the Obs de Colibris and Rogitama. Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis On the feeders at Cerulean and seen at Mitu. Fiery Topaz ◊ (E) Topaza pyra Seen well at Mitu. Western Emerald Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus A single was seen at the Piha Reserve. Red-billed Emerald ◊ Chlorostilbon gibsoni A couple in the Coffee plantations below Cerulean (nominate). Crowned Woodnymph ◊ Thalurania [colombica] colombica Seen Bushbird, Cerulean and Libano. Crowned Woodnymph ◊ Thalurania [colombica] fannyae Seen Piha and Bahia de Solano. Fork-tailed Woodnymph (E) Thalurania furcate Seen daily at Mitu (nigrofasciata). Violet-bellied Hummingbird Juliamyia Julie Seen on a couple of days at Paujil (nominate). Shining-green Hummingbird ◊ Lepidopyga goudoti A single briefly on the drive out of Paujil (nominate). White-chinned Sapphire (E) Hylocharis cyanus A single briefly at Mitu (viridiventris). Humboldt's Sapphire ◊ Hylocharis humboldtii Good views of two individuals at Bahia de Solano. Green-tailed Goldenthroat ◊ (E) Polytmus theresiae A single seen well at Mitu. Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl Scattered sightings through the tour (fuscicaudata, jucunda). Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird ◊ Amazilia castaneiventris Two seen in the Chicamocha canyon. Versicolored Emerald (E) Amazilia versicolor Seen all most daily at Mitu (milleri). Andean Emerald Amazilia franciae Seen visiting feeders at several sites in the Andes (nominate). Blue-chested Hummingbird Amazilia amabilis Seen at Paujil and Bahia de Solano. Steely-vented Hummingbird Amazilia saucerottei Seen,Bushbird and Piha Reserves (warscewizci, nominate). Indigo-capped Hummingbird ◊ Amazilia cyanifrons On the feeders at the Cerulean Reserve. Green-bellied Hummingbird ◊ Amazilia viridigaster Four seen at Monteredondo (nominate). White-vented Plumeleteer Chalybura buffonii 1 Monteredondo and on two days Paujil (caeruleogaster, nominate). Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys A couple in the forest at Cerulean (ssp?). Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula On the feeders at Cerulean and Piha Reserves (nominate). Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens One in the forest at Cerulean, common Rogitama feeders (nominate). Black Inca ◊ Coeligena prunellei Four at Cerulean and two at Rogitama. Golden-bellied Starfrontlet ◊ Coeligena bonapartei A single very briefly in the forest at Soata (nominate). Blue-throated Starfrontlet ◊ Coeligena helianthea A couple at the Obs de Colibris (nominate). Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera Seen well at La Calera. Great Sapphirewing Pterophanes cyanopterus A couple at the Obs de Colibris (nominate). Longuemare's Sunangel ◊ Heliangelus Clarisse Seen at Bioandino and Monteredondo (clarisse). Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestita On the feeders at the Obs de Colibris (nominate). Greenish Puffleg ◊ Haplophaedia aureliae Seen on a couple of days at the Piha Reserve (caucensis). White-booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii Seen at Cerulean, Libano and Piha (nominate, incommodus). Black-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia victoriae Three on the feeders at the Obs de Colibris (nominate). Green-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia nuna A single on the feeders at the Obs de Colibris (gouldii). Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina Two at the Obs de Colibris and two at Rogitama (nominate). Bronze-tailed Thornbill ◊ Chalcostigma heteropogon A single on the Paramo above Guasca. Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingii Four on the feeders at the Cerulean Reserve (nominate). Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti A single at Bahia de Solano. Amethyst Woodstar (E) Calliphlox amethystine A lovely male at Mitu. Purple-throated Woodstar Calliphlox mitchellii A single on the feeders at Cerulean. White-bellied Woodstar Chaetocercus mulsant Common at Obs de Colibris and Rogitama. Greater Ani Crotophaga major Common Paujil. Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani Common and widespread through the tour. Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris Seen on both days at Laguna del Hato. Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia (H) Heard above Soata. Dwarf Cuckoo ◊ Coccycua pumila Good views at Laguna del Hato. Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana Scattered sightings through the tour (mehleri, mesura). Rock Dove Columba livia Common in urban areas. Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata Common in the highlands through the tour (albilinea). Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis Seen commonly, (pallidicrissa, occidentalis, andesoni). Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea Seen Mitu and heard at the Cerulean Reserve (purpúreotincta, anolaimae). Dusky Pigeon ◊ Patagioenas goodsoni Good views at Bahia de Solano. Plain-breasted Ground Dove Columbina minuta A couple on the drive into Paujil (elaeodes). Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti Seen commonly during sections of the main tour (rufipennis, caucae). Blue Ground Dove (E) Claravis pretiosa A male seen well at Mitu. White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi Seen fairly commonly through the main tour (nominate, decolor). Grey-chested Dove Leptotila cassinii (H) Heard close by at Bahia de Solano but unresponsive (nominate). Tolima Dove ◊ Leptotila conoveri A single bird showed well at Libano. A real highlight. Lined Quail-Dove ◊ Zentrygon linearis On the road at Monteredondo and on the feeder at Cerulean (nominate). Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata Scattered sightings through the main tour (pentheria, antioquiae, caucae). Bogota Rail ◊ Rallus semiplumbeus Good views of three at La Florida (nominate). Grey-necked Wood Rail Aramides cajaneus In the garden at Paujil and two at Laguna de Hato (nominate). Brown Wood Rail ◊ Aramides wolfi (H) Several pairs heard at Bahia but unresponsive. Sora Porzana Carolina Good views of two at La Florida. Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica Singles at Paujil and Bahia de Solano.


Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata Five at La Florida (pauxilla). Spot-flanked Gallinule Porphyriops melanops Great views of a couple at La Florida (bogotensis). American Coot Fulica americana Common at La Florida (columbiana). Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Common at La Florida (antarcticus). Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis Widespread sightings throughout the tour (cayennesis). Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Ten on the beach at Bahia de Solano (cynosurae). Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Seen daily on the beaches at Bahia de Solano. Pied Plover (E) Hoploxypterus cayanus A single at the hydroelectric plant at Mitu. Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana Scattered sightings through the main tour (hypomelaena, melanopygia). Whimbrel Numenius [phaeopus] hudsonicus Seen on a couple of days at Bahia de Solano (hudsonicus). Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa In the harbour at Bahia. A lifer for the local guide (nominate). Sanderling Calidris alba Seen on a couple of days at Bahia de Solano (rubida). Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla A couple at Bahia de Solano. Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus In the harbour at Bahia (caurinus). Noble Snipe Gallinago nobilis Great views of a single at La Florida. Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Common Bahia de Solano and La Florida. Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria A single on the Paujil entrance track and five La Florida (nominate). Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes (H) Heard at La Florida. Willet Tringa [semipalmata] semipalmata Common at Bahia de Solano (inornata). Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Singles on the drives in and out of Paujil. Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Common at Bahia de Solano (megalopterus). Franklin’s Gull Leucophaeus pipixan Three in the harbour at El Valle. Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus Common at Bahia de Solano (nominate). Common Tern Sterna hirundo Small numbers in the harbour at Bahia de Solano (nominate). Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex Six roadside in the Magdalena Valley (nominate). Sunbittern (E) Eurypyga helias A single at Mitu was a surprise (nominate). Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Common at Bahia de Solano (rothschildi). Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Three offshore at Bahia de Solano (etesiaca). Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus Widespread sightings through the tour (nominate). Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis A single on the drive in to Paujil. Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus Widespread sightings through the main tour (berlepschi). Rufescent Tiger Heron Tigrisoma lineatum Seen on the drives in and out of Paujil (nominate). Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax A single at La Florida (hoactli). Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea A couple on the beach at Bahia de Solano (caliginis). Striated Heron Butorides striata Scattered sightings throughout the tour (nominate). Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Widespread sightings throughout (nominate). Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias A couple in the harbour at Bahia de Solano (nominate). Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi A single roadside sighting. Great Egret Ardea [alba] egretta Widespread sightings throughout (egretta). Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus Seen a couple of times below the Cerulean Reserve. Reddish Egret Egreta rufescens A single in the harbour at Bahia (nominate). Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Seen roadside in the Magdalena valley and common Bahia. Snowy Egret Egretta thula Scattered sightings throughout the main tour (nominate). Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Common at Bahia de Solano (murphyi). Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Common throughout (ruficollis). Greater Yellow-headed Vulture (E) Cathartes melambrotus Common overhead at Mitu. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Common throughout the main tour but not seen at Mitu (brasiliensis). King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa Seen at Bahia, including from the airport while in the departure lounge! Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus Singles in the Magdalena valley and at Bahia (carolinensis). White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus Seen on four days during the main tour (nominate). Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii Seen on three days during the main tour (leonae). Grey-headed Kite (E) Leptodon cayanensis A pair at Mitu (nominate). Swallow-tailed Kite (E) Elanoides forficatus Seen on two days at Mitu (yetapa). Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus A vocal bird overhead at the Bushbird Reserve (serus). Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle (E) Spizaetus melanoleucus Good views of a single at Mitu. Black-and-chestnut Eagle Spizaetus isidori Great views of a single at Monteredondo. Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus A couple at Paujil (fasciatus). Bicolored Hawk (E) Accipiter bicolor Good views of a single at Mitu (nominate). Plumbeous Kite (E) Ictinia plumbea Seen on three days at Mitu. Plumbeous Hawk Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea A single at Bahia de Solano. Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis A couple on the drive to Paujil. Great Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga A single at Bahia de Solano (nominate). Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris Almost daily throughout the tour (nominate). White-tailed Hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus A single soaring near the Bushbird Reserve (hypospodius). White Hawk (E) Pseudastur albicollis A single soaring at Mitu (nominate). Semiplumbeous Hawk Leucopternis semiplumbeus A single at Bahia de Solano. Grey-lined Hawk (E) Buteo nitidus A single at Mitu (nominate).


Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus Scattered sightings throughout the tour (nominate). Tropical Screech Owl Megascops choliba Seen at the Piha Reserve (cruciger). Cinnamon Screech Owl ◊ Megascops petersoni Great views at the Cerulean Reserve. Choco Screech Owl ◊ Megascops centralis A single seen well at Paujil (centralis). White-throated Screech Owl Megascops albogularis Very good views in the forest above Soata (nominate). Mottled Owl Strix virgate Seen at the Cerulean Reserve and heard at Piha (nominate). Black-and-white Owl ◊ Strix nigrolineata (H) Heard on a couple of nights at Paujil. Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata Good views at Paujil (wedeli). Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata Good views at Paujil (chapmani). Stygian Owl Asio stygius (H) Heard at the Piha Reserve (robustus). Pavonine Quetzal (E) Pharomachrus pavoninus A single seen well at Mitu (nominate). White-tailed Trogon Trogon chionurus Common at Paujil and Bahia de Solano. Green-backed Trogon (E) Trogon viridis Common at Mitu where heard most days and seen once (nominate). Gartered Trogon Trogon caligatus A nice male at Paujil (nominate). Blue-crowned Trogon (E) Trogon curucui A couple at Mitu (peruvianus). Masked Trogon Trogon personatus (H) Heard in the forests above Soata (temperatus). American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea A single seen well at Paujil and another briefly at Mitu (nominate). Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana A couple on the drive out of Paujil (septentrionalis). Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazon A single at Bahia de Solano. Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata Seen on three days during the tour (nominate). Tody Motmot Hylomanes momotula A single below the Piha Reserve (obscurus). Andean Motmot ◊ Momotus aequatorialis Seen at Libano, San Pedro and La Romera (nominate). Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii Seen at Paujil and Bahia de Solano (semirufus). Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum Seen at Paujil (colombianum). Yellow-billed Jacamar (E) Galbula albirostris (H) Heard at Mitu (chalocephala). Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda (H) Heard at Bahia de Solano (melanogenia). Bronzy Jacamar (E) Galbula leucogastra Seen on two days at Mitu. Paradise Jacamar (E) Galbula dea Common at Mitu (brunneiceps). Great Jacamar (E) Jacamerops aureus A single seen well at Mitu (nominate). Black-breasted Puffbird ◊ Notharchus pectoralis (H) Heard at Paujil and Bahia de Solano. Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus Seen at Paujil and several times at Mitu (subtectus, picatus). Spotted Puffbird (E) Bucco tamatia A pair were seen well at Mitu (nominate). Collared Puffbird (E) Bucco capensis A single seen well at Mitu. Barred Puffbird ◊ Nystalus radiates A single seen well at Laguna del Hato. Russet-throated Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis Seen on the drives in and out of Paujil (ruficollis). Moustached Puffbird ◊ Malacoptila mystacalis A single seen well at the Bushbird Reserve. Lanceolated Monklet Micromonacha lanceoate A pair at the Piha Reserve. Rusty-breasted Nunlet (E) Nonnula rubecula A couple seen at Mitu, the first after much effort (simulatrix). White-fronted Nunbird Monasa morphoeus Groups, Paujil, Bahia de Solano and Mitu (fidelis, pallescens, peruana). Swallow-winged Puffbird (E) Chelidoptera tenebrosa Common around Mitu (nominate). Spot-crowned Barbet ◊ Capito maculicoronatus Seen on two days at Bahia de Solano (rubrilateralis). White-mantled Barbet ◊ Capito hypoleucus A couple seen near the Cerulean Reserve (extinctus). Gilded Barbet (E) Capito auratus (H) Heard on a couple of days at Mitu (nitidior). Red-headed Barbet Eubucco bourcierii Seen at Monteredondo, Piha and La Romera (nominate). White-throated Toucanet ◊ Aulacorhynchus [albivitta] griseigularis A single at Libano. White-throated Toucanet ◊ Aulacorhynchus [albivitta] albivitta (H) Heard above Soata. Ivory-billed Aracari (E) Pteroglossus azara A couple on our last morning at Mitu (flavirostris). Chestnut-eared Aracari (E) Pteroglossus castanotis A single on our last morning at Mitu (nominate). Many-banded Aracari (E) Pteroglossus pluricinctus Seen on two days at Mitu. Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus Seen below Cerulean and Piha and at Paujil (nominate). Stripe-billed Aracari ◊ Pteroglossus sanguineus Seen on a couple of days at Bahia de Solano. Tawny-tufted Toucanet (E) ◊ Selenidera nattereri A male seen at Mitu. Black-billed Mountain Toucan ◊ Andigena nigrirostris A single at Bioandino on our first day (spilorhynchus). Channel-billed Toucan (E) Ramphastos vitellinus A single at Mitu (culminates). Citron-throated Toucan ◊ Ramphastos citreolaemus A couple at Paujil. Choco Toucan ◊ Ramphastos brevis Seen on a couple of days at Bahia de Solano. White-throated Toucan (E) Ramphastos tucanus Recorded daily at Mitu (cuvieri). Yellow-throated Toucan Ramphastos ambiguous Heard at Paujil and seen at Bahia (abbreviatus, swainsonii). Orinoco Piculet (E) ◊ Picumnus pumilus After much searching a pair at Mitu on our final morning. Olivaceous Piculet Picumnus olivaceus A couple below Cerulean, a single at Libano and heard Piha (nominate). Yellow-tufted Woodpecker (E) Melanerpes cruentatus Common and seen almost daily at Mitu. Beautiful Woodpecker ◊ Melanerpes pulcher Seen in the coffee below Cerulean and heard at Paujil. Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani Seen daily at Bahia de Solano. Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus Widespread sightings through the main tour (nominate). Red-rumped Woodpecker Veniliornis kirkii Four seen at Paujil (cecilii). Smoky-brown Woodpecker Leuconotopicus fumigatus A single at the Obs de Colibris (nominate). Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus A single at the Cerulean Reserve (buenavistae).


Crimson-mantled Woodpecker Colaptes rivolii (H) Heard above Soata (nominate). Spot-breasted Woodpecker Colaptes punctigula Seen well in the coffee below Cerulean (stratigularis). Cinnamon Woodpecker Celeus loricatus Seen at Paujil (innotatus). Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus Scattered sightings throughout the tour (nominate). Red-necked Woodpecker (E) Campephilus rubricollis Seen on a couple of days at Mitu (nominate). Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos Scattered sightings,(malherbi, nominate). Black Caracara (E) Daptrius ater Common at Mitu where almost daily. Red-throated Caracara (E) Ibycter americanus Seen on a couple of days at Mitu. Northern Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway Seen on four days during the main tour (nominate). Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima Seen on numerous days during the main tour (cordata). Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans Recorded on six days through the tour (nominate, fulvescens). Collared Forest Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus A couple of dark morph bird showed well at Bahia (naso). American Kestrel Falco sparverius Scattered sightings through the main tour (ochraceus, caucae). Merlin Falco columbarius A single overhead at Laguna del Hato (nominate). Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis A single at Bahia de Solano (petoensis). Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet (E) Touit purpuratus Three in flight at Mitu (viridiceps). Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis Recorded on numerous days during the main tour (nominate). Cobalt-winged Parakeet (E) Brotogeris cyanoptera Common at Mitu where recorded most days (nominate). Rose-faced Parrot ◊ Pyrilia pulchra Seen on three days at Bahia, mainly in flight but eventually scoped. Orange-cheeked Parrot (E) ◊ Pyrilia barrabandi Three were seen in flight at Mitu (nominate). Rusty-faced Parrot ◊ Hapalopsittaca amazonina Heard in the oak forests above Soata (velezi). Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus Seen commonly on many days throughout the tour (rubrigularis, nominate). Red-lored Amazon Amazona autumnalis Seen at Paujil and commonly at Mitu (salvini). Yellow-crowned Amazon Amazona ochrocephala Common on the drive in and out of Paujil (panamensis). Southern Mealy Amazon Amazona farinose Recorded on several days at Bahia and Mitu. Orange-winged Amazon Amazona amazonica Ten seen at Paujil (nominate). Spectacled Parrotlet Forpus conspicillatus Seen below Cerulean and at Paujil (nominate). Black-headed Parrot (E) Pionites melanocephalus Common at Mitu, seen almost daily (pallidus). Red-fan Parrot (E) ◊ Deroptyus accipitrinus Four seen at Mitu (nominate). Maroon-tailed Parakeet (E) Pyrrhura melanura Common at Mitu where seen almost daily (nominate). Flame-winged Parakeet ◊ Pyrrhura calliptera Twelve seen at Bioandino and two seen at Monteredondo. Brown-throated Parakeet Eupsittula pertinax Two seen roadside in the Magdalena valley (aeruginosa). Red-bellied Macaw (E) Orthopsittaca manilatus Common around the town of Mitu. Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna Seen daily at Paujil with a max of fifteen and two at Bahia. Scarlet Macaw (E) Ara macao Common around Mitu where seen almost daily, max forty (nominate). Chestnut-fronted Macaw Ara severus Common at Paujil where seen daily. Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus Singles, Cerulean Reserve and Mitu (tachirensis, amazonus). Tyrannine Woodcreeper Dendrocincla tyrannina A single at Monteredondo (hellmayri). Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa Seen at Paujil (lafresnayei). Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus Seen at Paujil, Piha and Mitu (intergratus, rufigularis). Black-banded Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes picumnus Seen Cerulean, heard Piha and Bahia (multitstrigatus). Bar-bellied Woodcreeper (E) ◊ Hylexetastes stresemanni Great views at Mitu. No 8000 for Elaine (insignis). Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus A single near Cerulean lodge (rostratus). Buff-throated Woodcreeper (E) Xiphorhynchus guttatus Recorded daily at Mitu (guttatoides). Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurrans Good views at Laguna del Hato (nana). Black-striped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus Seen at Paujil and Bahia (alarum). Olive-backed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus triangularis Three at the Cerulean Reserve (nominate). Straight-billed Woodcreeper Dendroplex picus Seen on the drives in and out of Paujil (dugandi). Red-billed Scythebill Camplyoramphus trochilirostris A single below the Piha Reserve (venezuelensis). Brown-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus pusillus Good views at the Cerulean Reserve (nominate). Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii Scattered sightings on the main tour (lineaticeps). Montane Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger A single in the forest above Soata (nominate). Duida Woodcreeper (E) Lepidocolaptes duidae A single at Mitu. Plain Xenops Xenops minutus Scattered sightings through the tour (littoralis, remoratus). Streaked Xenops Xenops rutilans Single at the Piha Reserve and above Soata (heterurus). Point-tailed Palmcreeper (E) Berlepschia rikeri Good views of a pair at Mitu. Rufous-tailed Xenops (E) Microxenops milleri Good views of a pair at Mitu. Streaked Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii Singles at Monteredondo and above Soata (nominate). Caribbean Hornero ◊ Furnarius longirostris A single on the drive in to Paujil (endoecus). Slaty-winged Foliage-gleaner Philydor fuscipenne Three were seen at Paujil (rythronotum). Montane Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia striaticollis Singles at Cerulean and Libano (nominate). Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner (E) Anabacerthia ruficaudata A single at Mitu (flavipecta). Lineated Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla subalaris A single at the Piha Reserve (nominate). Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus Good views at Paujil (pallidigualris). Western Woodhaunter Automolus virgatus A single at the Piha Reserve (cordobae). Spotted Barbtail Premnoplex brunnescens Seen at the Cerulean Reserve and heard at Libano (nominate). Pearled Treerunner Margarornis squamiger Two seen at Bioandino (perlatus).


Ash-browed Spinetail Cranioleuca curtata Seen near the Cerulean Lodge (nominate). Yellow-chinned Spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomeus Seen on the drive in and out of Paujil (fuscifrons). Slaty Spinetail Synallaxis brachyuran Seen at Libano and Bahia de Solano (nominate, nigrifumosa). Silvery-throated Spinetail ◊ Synallaxis subpudica A couple seen on the drive back from Bioandino. Pale-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis albescens Two seen Cerulean, heard Paujil and Libano (Insignis). Azara's Spinetail Synallaxis azarae Heard, Piha Reserve and seen at La Romera and Soata (media, elegantior). Stripe-breasted Spinetail ◊ Synallaxis cinnamomea A couple seen at the Bushbird Reserve (nominate). Rufous-rumped Antwren ◊ Euchrepomis callinota Three seen at the Cerulean Reserve (nominate). Recurve-billed Bushbird ◊ Clytoctantes alixii Great views of a pair at the Bushbird Reserve. Checker-throated Antwren Epinecrophylla fulviventris Singles at Paujil and Bahia de Solano. Stipple-throated Antwren (E) ◊ Epinecrophylla [haematonota] pyrrhonota Two seen at Mitu (pyrrhonota). Grey-bellied Antbird (E) ◊ Ammonastes pelzelni Good views of a couple at Mitu. Black-throated Antbird (E) Myrmophylax atrothorax Recorded daily at Mitu (nominate). Pygmy Antwren (E) Myrmotherula brachyuran Recorded almost daily at Mitu. Amazonian Streaked Antwren (E) Myrmotherula multostriata (H) Heard at Mitu. Pacific Antwren ◊ Myrmotherula pacifica Recorded daily at Bahia de Solano. Cherrie's Antwren (E) ◊ Myrmotherula cherriei Two were seen at Mitu. White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris Seen at Bahia and heard at Mitu (albigula, melaena). Long-winged Antwren (E) Myrmotherula longipennis Two were seen at Mitu (nominate). Grey Antwren (E) Myrmotherula menetriesii Recorded almost daily at Mitu (pallida). Northern White-fringed Antwren Formicivora intermedia Seen below the Cerulean Reserve (hondae). Dusky-throated Antshrike (E) Thamnomanes ardesiacus A couple seen at Mitu (obidensis). Cinereous Antshrike (E) Thamnomanes caesius Seen on two days at Mitu (glaucus). Spot-backed Antwren (E) Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus Seen on two days at Mitu. Spot-crowned Antvireo Dysithamnus puncticeps Recorded daily at Bahia de Solano. Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus Seen near Paujil and at Laguna del Hato (albicans). Bar-crested Antshrike ◊ Thamnophilus multistriatus Recorded on four days in the Andes (nominate). Black Antshrike ◊ Thamnophilus nigriceps Two were seen at Paujil. Blackish-grey Antshrike (E) ◊ Thamnophilus nigrocinereus A single female at Mitu. Uniform Antshrike Thamnophilus unicolor A single at the Cerulean Reserve (grandior). Mouse-colored Antshrike (E) Thamnophilus murinus Two seen at Mitu (canipennis). Black-crowned Antshrike (E) Thamnophilus atrinucha Seen at Paujil and Bahia de Solano (nominate). Amazonian Antshrike (E) Thamnophilus amazonicus Seen on a couple of days at Mitu (cinereiceps). Black-crested Antshrike Sakesphorus Canadensis A couple seen on the drive out of Paujil (pulchellus). Fasciated Antshrike (E) Cymbilaimus lineatus A single seen at Mitu (intermedius). Great Antshrike Taraba major (H) Heard at Bahia de Solano (obscurus). Bicolored Antbird Gymnopithys bicolor A couple seen at Paujil (ruficeps). Chestnut-crested Antbird (E) ◊ Rhegmatorhina cristata Two pairs were seen at Mitu. Common Scale-backed Antbird (E) Willisornis poecilinotus Heard at Mitu (duidae). Klages's Antbird ◊ Drymophila klagesi A couple seen at the Bushbird Reserve. Imeri Warbling Antbird (E) ◊ Hypocnemis flavescens Recorded on three days at Mitu. Yellow-browed Antbird (E) Hypocnemis hypoxantha A single showed well at Mitu (nominate). Parker's Antbird ◊ Cercomacroides parkeri Seen at the Cerulean and Piha Reserves. Dusky Antbird Cercomacroides tyrannina Heard below Piha and seen at Mitu (nominate). Grey Antbird (E) Cercomacra cinerascens A single seen at Mitu (nominate). Jet Antbird Cercomacra nigricans Heard near San Vicente and seen at Laguna del Hato. Black-chinned Antbird (E) Hypocnemoides melanopogon (H) Heard at Mitu (nominate). Spotted Antbird Hylophylax naevioides Good views at Bahia de Solano (nominate). Spot-backed Antbird (E) Hylophylax naevius (H) Heard at Mitu (nominate). Dot-backed Antbird (E) Hylophylax punctulatus A single at Mitu. Silvered Antbird (E) Sclateria naevia A couple at Mitu (argentata). Spot-winged Antbird (E) Myrmelastes leucostigma A couple on our last morning at Mitu (infuscatus). Chestnut-backed Antbird Poliocrania exsul Seen, Paujil, Bahia de Solano, heard below Piha (maculifer, cassini). Magdalena Antbird ◊ Sipia palliate Good views of a pair at La Victoria. White-bellied Antbird Myrmeciza longipes Good views at Laguna del Hato (panamensis). Bare-crowned Antbird ◊ Gymnocichla nudiceps Good views at Paujil (sanctamartae). Rufous-capped Antthrush (E) Formicarius colma (H) Heard at Mitu (nominate). Black-headed Antthrush ◊ Formicarius nigricapillus Seen at Bahia de Solano (destructus). Undulated Antpitta Grallaria squamigera One on the path was a real surprise at the Cerulean Reserve (nominate). Chestnut-crowned Antpitta Grallaria ruficapilla (H) Heard Obs de Colibiris, San Pedro and above Soata (nominate). Cundinamarca Antpitta ◊ Grallaria kaestneri Two birds were seen at Monteredondo. White-bellied Antpitta ◊ Grallaria hypoleuca A couple were seen at the Piha Reserve (nominate). Rufous Antpitta Grallaria rufula Seen at Bioandino and heard at Monteredondo (ssp?). Ochre-breasted Antpitta Grallaricula flavirostris (H) Heard at the Cerulean Reserve (nominate). Northern White-crowned Tapaculo ◊ Scytalopus atratus Heard,Cerulean,Libano, seen at Piha (atratus, confusus). Magdalena Tapaculo ◊ Scytalopus rodriguezi Seen at the Cerulean Reserve (yariguiorum). Stiles's Tapaculo ◊ Scytalopus stilesi Seen at the Piha Reserve and heard at La Romaera.


Pale-bellied Tapaculo ◊ Scytalopus griseicollis Seen at Biandino on the first day (nominate). Blackish Tapaculo ◊ Scytalopus latrans (H) Heard at Monteredondo and San Pedro (nominate). Wing-barred Piprites (E) Piprites chloris (H) Heard at Mitu (chlorion). Sooty-headed Tyrannulet Phyllomyias griseiceps Seen on three days during the main tour. Plumbeous-crowned Tyrannulet ◊ Phyllomyias plumbeiceps Seen at the Cerulean Reserve. Black-capped Tyrannulet Phyllomyias nigrocapillus A couple at Bioandino on the first day (nominate). Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus elatus Scattered sightings through the tour. Forest Elaenia Myiopagis gaimardii Scattered sightings through the tour (macilvainii, guianensis). Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster Recorded on seven days during the main tour (nominate). Lesser Elaenia Elaenia chiriquensis A single at Libano (albivertex). Mountain Elaenia Elaenia frantzii Heard at Bioandino and a couple seen at La Romera (pudica). Brown-capped Tyrannulet Ornithion brunneicapillus Seen below Cerulean and at Paujil, heard Bahia. White-lored Tyrannulet (E) Ornithion inerme A couple were seen well at Mitu. Southern Beardless Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum Recorded on four days during the main tour (caucae). White-throated Tyrannulet Mecocerculus leucophrys Common at Bioandino and above Soata (setophagoides). White-banded Tyrannulet Mecocerculus stictopterus A couple at Bioandino (nominate). Mouse-colored Tyrannulet (E) Phaeomyias murina A single seen at Mitu (incomta). Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola (H) Heard at Paujil (leucophrys). Subtropical Doradito ◊ Pseudocolopteryx acutipennis A single seen well at La Florida. Ringed Antpipit (E) Corythopis torquatus A single seen well at Mitu (sarayacuensis). Slender-footed Tyrannulet (E) Zimmerius gracilipes Recorded daily at Mitu (nominate). Golden-faced Tyrannulet Zimmerius chrysops Recorded on many days during the main tour (nominate). Streak-necked Flycatcher Mionectes striaticollis A single at Bioandino (columbianus). Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus Seen on five days during the main tour (hederaceus). Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleaginous Recorded on six days during the tour (parcus, nominate). Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus Seen at Paujil and Bahia de Solano (diversus). Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon superciliaris Recorded on five days during the main tour (nominate). Amazonian Inezia (E) Inezia subflava A couple seen at Mitu (obscura). Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus A single below the Cerulean Reserve (nominate). Ornate Flycatcher Myiotriccus ornatus Three at the Cerulean Reserve and heard at the Piha Reserve (nominate). White-eyed Tody-Tyrant (E) Hemitriccus zosterops Good views at Mitu (nominate). Black-capped Pygmy Tyrant Myiornis atricapillus A couple seen at Bahia de Solano. Southern Bentbill ◊ Oncostoma olivaceum Seen at Paujil. Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant Lophotriccus pileatus Recorded on four days during the main tour (squamaecrista). Double-banded Pygmy Tyrant (E) Lophotriccus vitiosus Seen at Mitu (affinis). Slaty-headed Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus sylvia Seen in the coffee below the Cerulean Reserve (superciliaris). Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum Scattered sightings through the main tour (nominate). Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher (E) Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum Seen at Mitu (guttatum). Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum nigriceps Seen near Cerulean heard at Paujil and Bahia. Yellow-olive Flatbill Tolmomyias sulphurescens Recorded on four days during the main tour (asemus). Yellow-margined Flatbill ◊ Tolmomyias flavotecus Seen on two days at Bahia (flavotectus). Grey-crowned Flatbill (E) Tolmomyias poliocephalus Recorded daily at Mitu (nominate). Ochre-lored Flatbill (E) Tolmomyias flaviventris (H) Heard at Mitu (aurulentus). White-crested Spadebill (E) Platyrinchus platyrhynchos Seen very well at Mitu (nominate). Cinnamon Neopipo (E) Neopipo cinnamomea Seen well at Mitu (nominate). Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus Seen at Monteredondo and above Soata (pyrrhopterus). Cliff Flycatcher Hirundinea ferruginea A couple at the Bushbird reserve were a real surprise (sclateri). Black-billed Flycatcher ◊ Aphanotriccus audax Good views at Paujil. Fuscous Flycatcher (E) ◊ Cnemotriccus fuscatus Good views at Mitu (duidae). Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans Recorded on three days during the main tour (angustirostris). Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens Recorded on five days. Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens Recorded on six days during the main tour. Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus obscurus Recorded on five days during the main tour (piurae). Pied Water Tyrant Fluvicola pica Seen on the drives in and out of Paujil. White-headed Marsh Tyrant Arundinicola leucocephala Seen on the drives in and out of Paujil. Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris A couple seen above Soata (nominate). Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca rufipectoralis Seen at Bioandino and heard above Soata (rufopectus). Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca fumicolor Seen on the Paramo above Guasca (nominate). Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus Seen below Cerulean and at Bahia (leuconota). Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosa Seen on five days during the main tour (flavigularis). Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius Scattered sightings throughout the tour (nominate). Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis Seen commonly throughout the tour (hellmayri, rufipennis). Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis A single near the Cerulean Reserve (columbianus). Dusky-chested Flycatcher (E) Myiozetetes luteiventris Seen well at Mitu (nominate). Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus Recorded on four days during the main tour (caucensis). White-ringed Flycatcher Conopias albovittatus A single at Bahia de Solano (nominate). Golden-crowned Flycatcher Myiodynastes chrysocephalus Seen at Piha, heard Bushbird (minor).


Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus Recorded on seven days during the main tour (nobilis). Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua Recorded on four days during the main tour (nominate). Sulphury Flycatcher (E) Tyrannopsis sulphurea Recorded daily at Mitu. Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus Recorded virtually daily throughout (nominate). Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savanna Recorded on six days during the main tour (monachus). Greyish Mourner (E) Rhytipterna simplex (H) Heard at Mitu (frederici). Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer Seen at Ocana and Cerulean (brunneiceps). Panamanian Flycatcher Myiarchus panamensis A single at Paujil Reserve (nominate). Short-crested Flycatcher (E) Myiarchus ferox Recorded daily at Mitu (nominate). Apical Flycatcher ◊ Myiarchus apicalis Good views of a pair in the Chicamocha canyon. Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus Recorded on seven days during the main tour. Citron-bellied Attila (E) Attila citriniventris Good views at Mitu. Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus Seen at Paujil and heard on three other days. Bright-rumped Attila (E) Attila [spadiceus] spadiceus (H) Heard at Mitu. Green-and-black Fruiteater Pipreola riefferii A couple seen at Bioandino (nominate). Guianan Cock-of-the-rock (E) ◊ Rupicola rupicola A male showed well at Mitu. Blue Cotinga ◊ Cotinga nattererii A single male at Bahia de Solano. Spangled Cotinga (E) Cotinga cayana Good views of two at Mitu. Chestnut-capped Piha ◊ Lipaugus weberi A single seen briefly but well at the Piha Reserve. Screaming Piha (E) Lipaugus vociferans Seen well at Mitu. Pompadour Cotinga (E) Xipholena punicea Recorded on two days at Mitu with a male being seen. Black-tipped Cotinga ◊ Carpodectes hopkei Recorded daily at Bahia de Solano. Purple-throated Fruitcrow Querula purpurata Recorded daily at Bahia de Solano. Amazonian Umbrellabird (E) Cephalopterus ornatus Good views of multiple individuals at Mitu. Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin (E) Tyranneutes stolzmanni (H) Heard at Mitu. Saffron-crested Tyrant-Manakin (E) ◊ Neopelma chrysocephalum Good views at Mitu. Yellow-headed Manakin Chloropipo flavicapilla Good views of a male at La Romera. Golden-winged Manakin ◊ Masius chrysopterus Recorded on three days during the main tour (nominate). White-bibbed Manakin ◊ Corapipo leucorrhoa Good views of a male at La Victoria. Black Manakin (E) ◊ Xenopipo atronitens Good views of a couple at Mitu. Blue-crowned Manakin Lepidothrix coronate Singles at Bahia and Mitu (minuscula, carbonata) Yellow-crested Manakin (E) ◊ Heterocercus flavivertex A single showed well at Mitu. White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus Seen at Paujil and Mitu (flaveolus, interior). Golden-collared Manakin ◊ Manacus vitellinus A couple seen at Bahia de Solano (viridiventris). Striolated Manakin ◊ Machaeropterus striolatus Seen at Paujil and La Victoria (antioquiae). White-crowned Manakin Pseudopipra pipra Seen,Cerulean and Mitu (bolivari, pipra). Red-capped Manakin Ceratopipra mentalis A female at Bahia de Solano (minor). Golden-headed Manakin Ceratopipra erythrocephala Recorded on six days during the tour (nominate, berlepschi). Sulphur-rumped Myiobius Myiobius sulphureipygius A couple at Bahia de Solano (aureatus). Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Terenotriccus erythrurus Seen on a couple of days at Bahia (fulvigularis). Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor A single at Paujil (albitorques). Black-tailed Tityra (E) Tityra cayana Seen on two days at Mitu (nominate). Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata Recorded on five days during the tour (columbiana). Russet-winged Schiffornis ◊ Schiffornis stenorhyncha Good views at Paujil (nominate). White-browed Purpletuft (E) Iodopleura isabellae Two seen at Mitu (nominate). Cinereous Becard Pachyramphus rufus Good views of a single in the garden at Cerulean (nominate). Chestnut-crowned Becard (E) Pachyramphus castaneus A single at Mitu on the last day (saturatus). Cinnamon Becard Pachyramphus cinnamomeus Recorded on seven days during the main tour (nominate). White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus Recorded on three days during the main tour (cinereiventris). Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis Recorded on three days during the main tour (cantica). Yellow-browed Shrike-Vireo ◊ Vireolanius eximius Seen Cerulean and heard below Piha (nominate, mutabilis). Yellow-throated Vireo ◊ Vireo flavifrons Recorded on six days during the main tour. Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys Recorded on five days during the main tour (nominate, dissors) Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Common at Mitu and seen Monteredondo and below Cerulean (vividior, chivi). Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis A single roadside in the Magdalena Valley. Brown-headed Greenlet (E) ◊ Hylophilus brunneiceps A single showed well at Mitu. Rufous-naped Greenlet ◊ Hylophilus semibrunneus Recorded on seven days during the main tour. Scrub Greenlet Hylophilus flavipes Recorded on five days during the main tour (nominate). Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus Seen at Paujil and Bahia de Solano (darienensis, minor). Black-collared Jay Cyanolyca armillata Two at Monteredondo (nominate). Black-chested Jay Cyanocorax affinis Recorded on seven days on the main tour (nominate). Azure-naped Jay (E) ◊ Cyanocorax heilprini Seen on a couple of days at Mitu (nominate). Inca Jay Cyanocorax yncas Recorded on seven days during the main tour (nominate, galeatus). White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer Recorded on four days during the tour. Grey-breasted Martin Progne chalybea Scattered sightings through the tour, most common Mitu (nominate). Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca Recorded on five days during the main tour (nominate). Brown-bellied Swallow Notiochelidon murina Common at Bioandino (nominate).


White-banded Swallow (E) Alticora fasciata A single by the river at Mitu. Black-collared Swallow (E) Alticora melanoleuca Six around the hydroelectric scheme at Mitu. Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis Seen commonly during the main tour (uropygialis). Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Recorded on six days during the main tour (erythrogaster). Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapilla Seen on the drives out of Cerulean and Paujil (brachypterus). Bicolored Wren Campylorhynchus griseus Recorded on seven days during the main tour (bicolor). Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa Good views at Bioandino on the first day (nominate). Grass Wren Cistothorus platensis Good views at Paramo Guasca on the first day (tamae). Sooty-headed Wren ◊ Pheugopedius spadix Good views at the Piha Reserve (nominate). Black-bellied Wren ◊ Pheugopedius fasciatoventris Recorded on six days on the main tour (nominate). Whiskered Wren Pheugopedius mystacalis Seen at the Bushbird Reserve, heard on three other days (macrurus). Coraya Wren (E) Pheugopedius coraya Recorded daily at Mitu (caurensis). Speckle-breasted Wren ◊ Pheugopedius sclateri Heard at Monterdondo and seen at Cerulean (columbianus). Niceforo's Wren ◊ Thryophilus nicefori Seen in the coffee at Cerulean. Buff-breasted Wren Cantorchilus leucotis (H) Heard at Laguna del Hato (nominate). Bay Wren Cantorchilus nigricapillus Seen at Libano and La Victoria and heard at Bahia de Solano (schottii). Stripe-throated Wren Cantorchilus leucopogon Seen at Bahia de Solano (nominate). House Wren Troglodytes aedon Seen commonly through the tour (columbae, striatulus, clarus). White-breasted Wood Wren Henicorhina leucosticte Recorded on four days (albilateralis, darienensis, hauxwelli). Grey-breasted Wood Wren Henicorhina leucophrys Recorded commonly during the main tour (nominate). Southern Nightingale-Wren Microcerculus marginatus Victoria, Bahia, Mitu (squamulatus, occidentalis, nominate). Tawny-faced Gnatwren ◊ Microbates cinereiventris Seen at Bahia de Solano (nominate). Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus Recorded on seven days during the main tour (tolimensis). Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides Seen at Libano and heard at La Romera (candelae). Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus aurantiirostris (H) Heard below the Cerulean Reserve (inornatus). Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus A single on the feeder at Piha (nominate). Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Recorded on five days during the main tour. Great Thrush Turdus fuscater Common at highland sites (gigas, quindio). Chestnut-bellied Thrush ◊ Turdus fulviventris Good views at the Bushbird Reserve. Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas Recorded on five days during the main tour (albiventer). Black-billed Thrush Turdus ignobilis Recorded on four days during the main tour (nominate). Lawrence's Thrush (E) Turdus lawrencii A single seen at Mitu. White-necked Thrush (E) Turdus albicollis A single seen at Mitu (phaeopygus). Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria Recorded on four days during the main tour (columbianus). Andean Siskin ◊ Spinus spinescens Seen at Bioandino, San Pedro and La Romera (nominate, nigricauda). Plumbeous Euphonia (E) ◊ Euphonia plúmbea A pair showed well at Mitu. Velvet-fronted Euphonia ◊ Euphonia concinna A single seen well at Laguna del Hato. Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris Seen commonly during the tour (crassirostris). Golden-rumped Euphonia Euphonia cyanocephala A couple seen below the Cerulean Reserve (nominate). Fulvous-vented Euphonia ◊ Euphonia fulvicrissa Seen at Paujil and Bahia de Solano (omissa, nominate). White-lored Euphonia (E) Euphonia chrysopasta Seen on two days at Mitu (nominate). White-vented Euphonia Euphonia minuta A couple below Cerulean and a single at Bahia (humilis). Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster Scattered sightings through the tour (orressinoma, brevirostris). Rufous-bellied Euphonia (E) Euphonia rufiventris A couple seen at Mitu (nominate). Blue-naped Chlorophonia Chlorophonia cyanea Four in the garden at the Piha Reserve (longipennis). Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis Common at highland sites during the tour (costaricensis). Grassland Sparrow Ammodramus humeralis A singing bird at Laguna del Hato (nominate). Yellow-browed Sparrow (E) Ammodramus aurifrons Seen daily at Mitu (tenebrosus). Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris Seen La Victoria and Bahia (erythrorhynchus, occidentalis). Chestnut-capped Brushfinch Arremon brunneinucha Seen at Cerulean, Piha and La Romera (frontalis). Black-headed Brushfinch ◊ Arremon atricapillus Two were seen well at Libano (nominate). Moustached Brushfinch ◊ Atlapetes albofrenatus Three at Bushbird and four above Soata (nominate). Ochre-breasted Brushfinch ◊ Atlapetes semirufus Four were seen at Monteredondo (nominate). Pale-naped Brushfinch ◊ Atlapetes pallidinucha Two were seen on the Paramo at Guasca (nominate). Yellow-headed Brushfinch ◊ Atlapetes flaviceps Good views at Libano. Yellow-breasted Brushfinch Atlapetes latinuchus Common at San Pedro near Medellin (elaeprorus). Common Bush Tanager Chlorospingus flavopectus Recorded on four days (olsoni, flavopectus, exitelus). Yellow-throated Bush Tanager Chlorospingus flavigularis A couple at the Piha Reserve (nominate). Ashy-throated Bush Tanager Chlorospingus canigularis Seen Cerulean Reserve and above Soata (nominate). Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna Recorded on four days during the main tour (meridonalis). Red-breasted Blackbird Leistes militaris Recorded on three days during the main tour. Chestnut-headed Oropendola Psarocolius wagleri A single at Cerulean and common Bahia (ridgwayi). Russet-backed Oropendola Psarocolius angustifrons Common Cerulean and Piha (salmoni). Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus Seen at Monteredonodo and near Cerulean (melanterus). Green Oropendola (E) Psarocolius viridis Common at Mitu. Olive Oropendola (E) Psarocolius bifasciatus Common at Mitu (yuracares). Yellow-rumped Cacique (E) Cacicus cela Common at Mitu (nominate).


Scarlet-rumped Cacique ◊ Cacicus [microrhynchus] pacificus Seen at Bahia de Solano. Subtropical Cacique Cacicus uropygialis Eight in the forest at the Cerulean Reserve. Northern Mountain Cacique ◊ Cacicus leucoramphus Four at Monteredondo and heard above Soata. Yellow-backed Oriole Icterus chrysater Recorded on five days during the main tour (giraudii). Yellow Oriole Icterus nigrogularis Seen near Paujil and at Laguna del Hato (nominate). Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula A single below the Cerulean reserve. Yellow-tailed Oriole Icterus mesomelas Good views of three below the Cerulean reserve (carrikeri). Orange-crowned Oriole Icterus auricapillus Seen roadside in the Magdalena Valley. Epaulet Oriole (E) Icterus cayanensis Seen on a couple of days at Mitu (chrysocephalus). Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus Recorded through the tour with some large concentrations at Bahia (nominate). Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis Scattered sightinsg through the main tour (cabanissii). Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris Recorded on four days during the main tour, mainly roadside (nominate). Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus Common at Bahia de Solano (peruvianus). Red-bellied Grackle ◊ Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster Seen at the Piha Reserve and heard at La Romera. Colombian Mountain Grackle ◊ Macroagelaius subalaris Fifteen above Soata, a trip highlight. Yellow-hooded Blackbird Chrysomus icterocephalus Two, Paujil, common La Florida (bogotensis, icterocephalus). Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis Seen Bahia de Solano and Mitu. Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera A single seen at Libano. Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Widespread sightings on the main tour. Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea Singles at Bahia and in the Chicamocha canyon. Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina Seen on six days during the main tour. Mourning Warbler Geothlypis Philadelphia Common Cerulan coffee and a single Libano. Olive-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis semiflava (H) Heard at the Cerulean reserve (nominate). American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Common in the Andes and also seen at Mitu. Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulean Seen on five days during the main tour. Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi Recorded on five days during the main tour (elegans). Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea Seen commonly in the lowlands on the main tour. Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca Seen commonly in the subtropics on the main tour. American Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva Scattered sightings on the main tour. Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata A single at Monteredondo and common at Mitu. Black-crested Warbler Myiothlypis nigrocristata Two at Bioandino and two above Soata. Buff-rumped Warbler Myiothlypis fulvicauda Recorded on six days during the main tour (semicervina). Grey-throated Warbler ◊ Myiothlypis cinereicollis A single seen well at the Bushbird Reserve (nominate). Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons Scattered sightings on the main tour (mesochrysus). Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus Scattered sightings on the main tour (occultus). Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus Seen Cerulean and heard at La Romera (auricularis). Canada Warbler Cardellina Canadensis Seen commonly during the main tour. Slate-throated Whitestart Myioborus miniatus Seen commonly during the main tour (ballux). Golden-fronted Whitestart ◊ Myioborus ornatus Seen, Bioandino, San Pedro and Soata (chrysops, nominate). Dusky-faced Tanager Mitrospingus cassinii Common at Bahia de Solano (nominate). Tooth-billed Tanager Piranga lutea Scattered sightings on the main tour (nominate). Summer Tanager Piranga rubra Seen commonly throughout. Sooty Ant Tanager ◊ Habia gutturalis Seen at Paujil and La Victoria. Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Common in the coffee below Cerulean. Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides Good views at Bahia de Solano (nominate). Rothschild's Grosbeak (E) ◊ Cyanocompsa rothschildii Seen at Mitu on our last morning. Magpie Tanager Cissopis leverianus Three at Monteredondo and a single at Soata (nominate). Black-capped Hemispingus Hemispingus atropileus A single at Monteredondo. Grey-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata Seen on six days on the main tour (cristata). Flame-crested Tanager (E) Tachyphonus cristatus Seen on four days at Mitu (cristatellus). Fulvous-crested Tanager (E) Tachyphonus surinamus Seen on one day at Mitu (brevipes). White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosus Seen on six days during the main tour (panamensis). White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus Seen in the Coffee below Cerulean. Crimson-backed Tanager ◊ Ramphocelus dimidiatus Widespread sightings on the main tour (nominate). Silver-beaked Tanager (E) Ramphocelus carbo Common at Mitu (nominate). Lemon-rumped Tanager ◊ Ramphocelus icteronotus Seen at Cerulean and commonly at Bahia. Blue-grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus Common throughout (cana, mediana). Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum Common throughout (atripennis, melanoptera). Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager Anisognathus igniventris Seen at Bioandino and above Soata (lunnulatus). Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea melanonota Two were seen at Bioandino (venezuelenisis). Plain-colored Tanager Tangara inornata Seen on five days during the main tour (nominate, languens). Turquoise Tanager (E) Tangara mexicana Seen at Mitu (boliviana). Paradise Tanager (E) Tangara chilensis Common at Mitu (caelicolor). Blue-whiskered Tanager ◊ Tangara johannae Great views at Bahia de Solano. Green-and-gold Tanager (E) Tangara schrankii A couple seen at Mitu (nominate). Golden Tanager Tangara arthus Scattered sightings in the Andes on the main tour (scalteri, aurulenta,). Yellow-bellied Tanager (E) Tangara xanthogastra Seen well at Mitu (nominate).


Speckled Tanager Tangara guttata Scattered sightings in the Andes on the main tour (bogotenis, tolimae). Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola Scattered sightings in the Andes on the main tour (deleticia). Burnished-buff Tanager Tangara cayana A couple at the Bushbird Reserve (fulvescens). Scrub Tanager ◊ Tangara vitriolina Scattered sightings in the Andes on the main tour. Blue-necked Tanager Tangara cyanicollis Scattered sightings on the main tour (granadensis). Golden-hooded Tanager Tangara larvata Seen at Paujil and Bahia de Solano (fanny). Masked Tanager (E) Tangara nigrocincta A couple seen at Mitu. Beryl-spangled Tanager Tangara nigroviridis Seen at Bioandino and La Romera (cyanescens). Blue-and-black Tanager Tangara vassorii A single at Bioandino (nominate). Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei Seen at Cerulean, Libano and Piha. Black-headed Tanager Tangara cyanoptera Seen on both days at the Bushbird Reserve (nominate). Opal-rumped Tanager (E) Tangara velia A single at Mitu (iridina). Opal-crowned Tanager (E) Tangara callophrys A couple seen at Mitu. Swallow Tanager Tersina viridis Seen at Paujil and Mitu (occidentalis). White-bellied Dacnis (E) ◊ Dacnis albiventris A pair were seen at Mitu. Yellow-tufted Dacnis ◊ Dacnis egregia Seen below Cerulean and at Paujil. Yellow-bellied Dacnis (E) Dacnis flaviventer Common at Mitu. Turquoise Dacnis ◊ Dacnis hartlaubi A couple in the garden at the Cerulean Reserve. Scarlet-thighed Dacnis ◊ Dacnis venusta Seen at Bahia de Solano (fuliginata). Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana Scattered sightings throughout (caerebicolor, cayana) Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus Scattered sightings throughout (nominate, microrhynchus, chocoanus) . Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus In the garden at El Almejal and common Mitu (pacificus, dsipar). Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza Scattered sightings through the tour (argutus, caerulescens). Scarlet-browed Tanager ◊ Heterospingus xanthopygius A couple at Bahia de Solano (berliozi). Guira Tanager Hemithraupis guira Seen in the coffee below the Cerulean reserve (guirina). Yellow-backed Tanager Hemithraupis flavicollis Scattered sightings through the tour (albigularis, aurigularis). Scarlet-and-white Tanager ◊ Chrysothlypis salmoni At least five at the Piha Reserve. White-eared Conebill ◊ Conirostrum leucogenys Seen in the coffee below the Cerulean Reserve (nominate). Blue-backed Conebill Conirostrum sitticolor A single at Bioandino (nominate). Capped Conebill Conirostrum albifrons A couple above Soata (nominate). Rusty Flowerpiercer Diglossa sittoides Seen at Rogitama and La Florida (dorbignyi). Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii A couple at Bioandino. Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis Seen at Bioandino and La Florida (nominate) . Black-throated Flowerpiercer Diglossa brunneiventris Five were seen at San Pedro (vulleumieri). White-sided Flowerpiercer Diglossa albilatera Seen Bioandino, San Pedro and above Soata (nominate). Bluish Flowerpiercer Diglossa caerulescens Seen at Bioandino and San Pedro (saturate). Masked Flowerpiercer Diglossa cyanea Common at Bioandino (nominate). Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola Common in the lowlands on the main tour (nominate). Slate-colored Grosbeak Saltator grossus Singles at Paujil and Mitu (saturates, grossus). Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus Seen commonly throughout (nominate). Black-winged Saltator Saltator atripennis Seen at Cerulean and Piha Reserves (nominate, caniceps). Greyish Saltator Saltator coerulescens Seen at Laguna del Hato and heard at a couple of other sites (plumbeus). Streaked Saltator Saltator striatipectus Seen at Cerulean and Libano (nominate). Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina Scattered sightings through the tour (splendens). Variable Seedeater Sporophila corvina Common at Bahia de Solano (hicksii). Grey Seedeater Sporophila intermedia A single at Monteredondo (nominate). Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis Scattered sightings on the main tour (nominate). Ruddy-breasted Seedeater Sporophila minuta Seen at Cerulean and near Paujil (nominate). Chestnut-bellied Seedeater (E) Sporophila castaneiventris Common at Mitu. Thick-billed Seed Finch Oryzoborus funereus Seen at Cerulean and near Paujil (ochrogyne). Chestnut-bellied Seed Finch (E) Oryzoborus angolensis Seen on two days at Mitu (torrida). Bananaquit Coereba flaveola Seen commonly throughout the tour (Columbiana, minima). Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus Seen at libano and the Piha Reserve (pusillus). Dull-colored Grassquit Tiaris obscurus A single in the coffee below Cerulean (haplochroma). Black-faced Grassquit Tiaris bicolor A single while stuck in the Hotel at Bucaramanga (omissus). MAMMALS Geoffroy's Tamarin Saguinus geoffroyi A single seen at Bahia de Solano. Mottled-face Tamarin (E) Saguinus inustus Two groups were seen at Mitu. White-fronted Capuchin Cebus albifrons Three were seen at Paujil. Brown Spider Monkey Ateles hybridus Several were seen at Paujil. Brazilian Guinea Pig Cavia aperea Common at La Florida. Central American Agouti Dasyprocta punctate Several seen at Bahia de Solano. Western Dwarf Squirrel Microsciurus mimulus Seen at Paujil Reserve. Red-tailed Squirrel Sciurus granatensis Seen on five days during the main tour. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus A single seen above Soata.


White-footed Tamarin Saguinus leucopus A single seen at La Victoria. Striped Hog-nosed Skunk Conepatus semistriatus A single above Soata. Collared Titi (E) Cheracebus torquatus A small group were seen at Mitu. Neotropical Pygmy Squirrel (E) Sciurillus pusillus A single was seen at Mitu. NOTES TO THE SYSTEMATIC LIST Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui We heard three forms on the tour. At El Paujil [caucae]; a few heard in the El Valle area [harterti] and heard a couple of times at Mitu [nominate]. Andean Duck Oxyura ferruginea The birds at La Florida represent the zone of integration between North American Ruddy Duck and South American Andean Duck. Some individuals look like pure Ruddy while others look like pure Andean. Every kind of variation in-between can also be found. Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis We saw the murphyi from in the El Valle area which is sometimes called the Southern Brown Pelican. Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea We saw the form purpureotincta at Mitu and we heard the form anolaimae and the Cerulean Reserve. We noted two forms during the tour. We had good views of several of the form anolaimae at the Cerulean Warbler Reserve while we saw several of the form ogilviegranti around Mitu. Spot-flanked Gallinule Porphyriops melanops The birds we saw at La Florida are of the bogotensis form. This subspecies is highly geographically isolated when compared with other forms and could represent a possible future split. Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis We noted two forms of this widespread species. The form gilvus was seen at Paujil and the nominate form was seen at Mitu. Lesser Violetear Colibri cyanotus Lesser Violetear is split from (monotypic) Mexican [Green] Violetear C. thalassinus. Change English name of Colibri thalassinus from Green Violetear to Mexican Violetear with the split of Lesser Violetear. We saw this species on the feeders at the Observatorio de los Colibris and at Rogitama. Longuemare´s Sunangel Heliangelus amethysticollis It has recently been split from Amethyst-throated Sunangel Heliangelus amethysticollis. We saw several birds at Bioandino and Monterredondo. White-fronted Nunbird Monasa morphoeus We saw three forms of this species. At El Paujil, we saw a group of the form sclateri. At El Valle we saw a group of form pallescens, this form showing a very pale wing panel! Finally a group of the form peruana were seen at Mitu.It has been mooted that vocal and morphological differences across the range of this species, may indicate some forms deserve elevation to species status. Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos Two forms were noted. Several seen well at El Paujil and at El Valle were of the form malherbii whilst at Mitu, we recorded the nominate form. Slaty Spinetail Synallaxis brachyuran We saw two forms of this smart and skulking species. The nominate form was seen well at Libano while the nigrifumosa was seen at Bahia de Solano. Rufous Antpitta Grallaria rufula We saw a single bird at Bioandino. Although currently referred to as rufula, the birds in the vicinity of Bogota are very vocally distinct and almost certainly represent an undescribed (sub) species. Even the most recently published Colombia field guide maps them as ssp? If (probably when) this form is formally described, it will represent another Colombian


endemic and one with a highly restricted range. Another great bird for the Bogota area! An exhaustive work that will probably split off many Rufous Antpitta forms has been in gestation for some time. Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus We noted two forms of this widespread species. The birds that we saw at various sites in the Magdalena valley were parcus, while those we saw at Mitu were of the nominate form. Fuscous Flycatcher Cnemotriccus fuscatus The form we saw in the white sand at Mitu duidae, is widely regarded as a split in waiting and sometimes referred to as ‘Chamizal Flycatcher’. It is restricted to white sand forests and exhibits distinctive vocalizations when compared to other forms. Golden-headed Manakin Dixiphia erythrocephala Two forms were seen. A single individual at Paujil was of the nominate form, while those at Mitu were of the berlepschi form. Southern Nightingale-wren Microcerculus marginatus A widespread and variable species. We noted three forms. The form squamulatus was seen well at La Victoria, the form occidentalis was seen at Bahia de Solano and the nominate form was heard at Mitu. Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster We saw two forms of this widespread and variable species. The yellower oressinoma was seen in the Magdalena valley, whilst the form brevirostris was seen and heard in the Mitu area. Yellow-hooded Blackbird Chrysomus icterocephalus The birds we saw at La Florida were of the endemic bogotensis form. Those that we saw on the drive out of Paujil were of the nominate form. Bananaquit Coereba flaveola Two races were recorded. We found the form columbiana commonly on the tour and the form minima was seen in the Mitu area. Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris We saw two Subspecies of this smart and widespread bird. At La Victoria, we found the form erythrorhynchus, whilst in Bahia de Solano, we found the form occidentalis. Blue-grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus We saw two subspecies of this widespread and common species. The form cana was common and widespread on the main tour. The Amazonian form mediana, complete with white wing patches, was common in the Mitu area. Golden Tanager Tangara arthus We saw two forms on the tour. The form aurulenta was seen at various sites on both slopes of the Magdalena Valley. The occidentalis was seen at the Piha Reserve and La Romera. Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus We noted three forms of this widespread species. The form microrhynchus was first seen at Monteredondo, the form chocoanus was seen in the El Valle area and the nominate form was common around Mitu.

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