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Tropical Birding Trip Report Colombia, February-March 2016

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Colombia

February 25th to March 10th, 2016

TOUR LEADER: Nick Athanas Report and photos by Nick Athanas

White-whiskered Spinetail – bird of the trip!

It had been a while since I had guided a Colombia trip, and I had forgotten how neat the birds were! This two week

customized tour combined a Northern Colombia trip with some of the best sites in Central Colombia. The weather was

beautiful, the birds were spectacular and cooperative, and most importantly we had a fun and friendly group; we all had

a blast. Custom trips are a great option for groups of friends that like to travel together, and it really worked well this

time. I really love that White-whiskered Spinetail was voted “bird of the trip” – it’s the only time I can remember a

spinetail winning that honor – it’s an often unappreciated group, but this one is really special and we had point-blank

views. Runner up was Santa Marta Antbird, which was also highly deserving as one of the newest splits of a truly

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amazing genus. Other favorites were Golden-winged Sparrow, Russet-throated Puffbird, Scarlet Ibis, Turquoise Dacnis,

Blue-billed Curassow, Red-bellied Grackle, Sword-billed Hummer, Crested Owl, Chestnut Piculet, Striped Manakin, and

shockingly, even a couple of tapaculos, which impressed some by showing amazingly well.

We started off in the “megapolis” of Bogotá, which served as our base for the first few nights as we made day trips to

nearby sites in the eastern cordillera of the Andes. A morning in the páramo at Chingaza National Park gave us great

scenery and some birds not possible elsewhere, such as Pale-bellied Tapaculo, Golden-fronted Whitestart, Buff-bellied

Mountain-Tanager, Rufous-browed Conebill, Pale-naped Brushfinch, and the distinct local forms of Tawny and Rufous

Antpittas, White-chinned Thistletail, and Sedge Wren. We had one single female of the recently-split Green-bearded

Helmetcrest, but we wished we could have found a male. Our afternoon stop was the “Hummingbird Observatory”, a

private home that recently opened up their feeders to the public. It was an amazing show highlighted by the superb

Blue-throated Starfrontlet, Sword-billed Hummer, both trainbearers, and Coppery-bellied Puffleg.

Another day trip took us down to the subtropical forest near Laguna Pedro Palo. The endemic Turquoise Dacnis was our

main target which we had good success with. I have to admit that the photo below was taken before the tour officially

started, and we didn’t see it quite this closely on the tour, but we still had pretty nice views.

Turquoise Dacnis at Laguna Pedro Palo

It was a really birdy morning and we had tons of other species like Black Inca, Moustached Brushfinch, Emerald

Toucanet, Scrub Tanager, and a nest of Spectacled Parrotlets, just to mention a few. In the afternoon we stopped at the



nearby Parque Chicaque. It was foggy and quiet, but it was well worth the stop for the Golden-bellied Starfrontlets at

the feeders and a cooperative Chestnut-crowned Antpitta.

Before leaving Bogotá, we made the obligatory stop at Parque La Florida, having nice luck with the main targets: Bogotá

Rail and Apolinar’s Wren. There was a good selection of other waterbirds, and we all enjoyed several Spot-flanked

Gallinules (photo below) really showing off in amazing early morning light.

Finally we left Bogotá’s horrible traffic behind and started descending into the Magdalena valley. We stopped for a while

at the “Enchanted Garden”, which has the highest concentration of hummer feeders in a tiny back yard that I have ever

seen. The swarms of hummers were almost dizzying! The endemic Indigo-capped Hummingbird was the most common,

but there were many others like White-bellied and Gorgeted Woodstars, Red-billed Emerald, three violetears, White-

necked Jacobin, Andean Emerald, White-vented Plumeleteer, and others. Afterwards, we crossed the Magdalena River,

Colombia’s longest at nearly 1000 miles, and reached the friendly town of Victoria. We spent the afternoon and the

following morning in the Bellavista Forest Reserve above the town and great success finding our target endemics:

White-mantled Barbet, Beautiful Woodpecker, Velvet-fronted Euphonia, and Sooty Ant-Tanager, as well as some other

neat birds like White-bibbed Manakin, Striped, and White-bearded Manakins, Bar-crested Antshrike, and Rufous-

naped Greenlet.



Indigo-capped Hummingbird White-bibbed Manakin

Sooty Ant-Tanager



Leaving Victoria, our driver Hermes put me on to a site I hadn’t visited before, a lake called Charca de Guarinocito. It was

pretty amazing the number of birds we saw there in a very short time. A nesting pair of Russet-throated Puffbirds was

really neat, and the local cops even thought so too as they looked in the scope. They then warned us about the ferocious

caimans and told us not to go swimming... Some of the other birds here were Savanna Hawk, Wattled Jacana, Large-

billed Tern, Green Kingfisher, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Yellow-headed Caracara, Pied Water-Tyrant, Black-capped

Donacobius, and Yellow-chinned Spinetail. Hermes also recommended a restaurant near the river called Don Dario –

the food was great but the service slow, however there balcony provided nonstop birding even the heat of the day so all

was fine.

In the afternoon, we reached the Rio Claro Canyon, where we spent the night. With an afternoon and a morning here

we added a bunch of lower elevation species, and also visited a nearby Oilbird cave, which was also fun. A friendly but

over-enthusiastic dog followed us into the cave and did its best to scare the birds away, but luckily did not succeed. We

had nice views of the birds, and those willing to wade through thigh-deep water got even closer. We also found the

endemic Antioquia Bristle-Tyrant near the cave, and a fierce looking Crested Owl showed well near our lodge – we

could hear it calling late into the night. Other birds we saw in this area were Fasciated Tiger-Heron, Rufous-breasted

Hermit, Blue-chested Hummingbird, Black-throated Trogon, Rufous Motmot, Collared Aracari, Yellow-throated

Toucan, Chestnut-fronted Macaw, Pacific Antwren, Wedge-billed and Cocoa Woodcreepers, Southern Bentbill, Black-

headed Tody-Flycatcher, Olivaceous Flatbill, Black-bellied and Bay Wrens, Buff-rumped Warbler, Plain-colored

Tanager, and Orange-crowned Oriole, among others.

We had one night in a nice hotel on the outskirts of Medellín, which was conveniently located near a small forest reserve

called La Romera. The reserve has a few endemics, and it was a nice way to spend our last morning in central Colombia

before flying north. Red-bellied Grackle is the star bird here, and we had several nice sightings of this striking endemic.

Others included Colombian Chachalaca and Stiles’s Tapaculo, along with more widespread species like Sickle-winged

Guan, Greenish Puffleg, Bronzy Inca, Western Emerald, Andean Motmot, Red-headed Barbet, Spotted Barbtail,

Golden-crowned Flycatcher, and Green Jay. Our flight to Barranquilla was on time, and we spent a night there.

We left the city early and reached Isla de Salamanca National Park at dawn. We were hoping to find a Sapphire-bellied

Hummingbird, but had to be content with superb views of the similar Sapphire-throated Hummingbird before having

our field breakfast. We quickly racked up a bunch of target species in the mangroves like Panama Flycatcher, Northern

Scrub-Flycatcher, Black-crested Antshrike, Chestnut Piculet, Golden-green Woodpecker, Straight-billed Woodcreeper,

Pied Puffbird, Bicolored Conebill, and amazing numbers

of Prothonotary Warblers before driving to another

spot. Here we had a different selection of species,

including Stripe-backed and Bicolored Wrens, Pale-

legged Hornero, Rufescent Tiger-Heron, Limpkin, Black-

collared Hawk, all three anis, Brown-throated Parakeet,

White-headed Marsh-Tyrant, Bronzed Cowbird, and

Yellow, Yellow-tailed, and Baltimore Orioles. We then

headed northeast along the coast to the arid Guajira

Peninsula. Our driver for this section of the trip, Virgilio,

knew a stakeout for Double-striped Thick-knee, and sure

enough a small flock (photo right) was lounging around



in a cow pasture. We spent one night in a hotel in Riohacha and had an afternoon and a morning to bird the desert, dry

woodland, and coastal lagoons. We did pretty well with our targets, though the exceptionally dry weather may have cost

us a bird or two. Highlights included the aforementioned White-whiskered Spinetail, Vermilion Cardinal, Orinocan

Saltator, White-fringed Antwren, Glaucous Tanager, Crested Bobwhite, Bare-eyed Pigeon, Black-faced Grassquit,

Pileated Finch, and Green-rumped Parrotlet. The lagoon in the Los Flamencos reserve was teeming with waterbirds and

shorebirds – Scarlet Ibis was the big hit, but it was also nice to see things like Black Skimmer, Reddish Egret, and even

several rare Lesser Black-backed Gulls.

Orinocan Saltator Vermilion Cardinal

Tayrona National Park protects some nice rainforest near the Caribbean coast. Recent changes to park regulations that

make it hard to get in early, and require all visitors to endure a 30+ minute presentation and briefing (given only in

Spanish), had me considering removing it from the tour. However, our fantastic afternoon visit there makes me think it

is worth the hassle. We started things off with several brilliant Lance-tailed Manakins – they alone make it worth it!

Once came in really close and posed for photos. In the same spot both Buff-breasted Wren and Pale-bellied Hermit

showed well. Walking down the road we were treated to great views of a male White-bellied Antbird before things

really started getting crazy. A taxi driver stopped and told us that there were paujiles farther up the road. Paujil means

“curassow” – I was doubtful since the only curassow there is the critically endangered and mega-rare Blue-billed

Curassow, which I had only seen once before. Still, I stepped up the pace. Then a different guy on a motorcycle said the

same thing! I really wanted to get moving, but someone had just found a troop of Cotton-top Tamarins – really beautiful

(maybe even adorable?) little monkeys – and you really can’t ignore them. Also there were more birds like Gray-headed

Tanager and One-colored Becard. Finally we got moving again. Something was foraging down in a depression next to

the road, it was an agouti, but then someone said “I have a big guan-like bird!”. And there they were, first a female, then

a male Blue-billed Curassow. I had to admit I was worried they might have been reintroduced, but was able to confirm

later that they were wild birds. Wow... Birdlife International estimates that there are only 150-700 birds remaining. For



me it was the most surprising sighting of the tour and that made it my favorite of the trip. The photo below really does

not do it justice – we saw it much better than that. If that was not enough, we also nailed Whooping Motmot and an

entertaining pair of Crimson-crested Woodpeckers before we had to leave the park.

Blue-billed Curassow Lance-tailed Manakin

We had a fairly relaxed morning, then headed up into the foothills of the Santa Marta Mountains. One stop got us Black-

backed Antshrike, Golden-fronted Greenlet, and Pale-eyed Pygmy-Tyrant before arriving in the town of Minca, where

we had lunch. Both Whooping Motmot and the amazing Golden-winged Sparrow (the best sparrow?) were visiting the

fruit feeders:



After lunch, we transferred our luggage into our three 4WD vehicles to drive the rest of the way up to El Dorado Lodge.

Just outside of Minca one of the drivers showed us a family of roosting Black-and-white Owls. Farther up we made a

few stops to see Santa Marta Blossomcrown, out first Santa Marta endemic, as well as Coppery Emerald, Emerald

(Santa Marta) Toucanet, Keel-billed Toucan, Santa Marta Brushfinch, and buy a bottle of locally made blackberry wine

that proved so popular we had to stop and buy more the next day. With some experimenting, we learned that mixing it

with beer created a surprisingly tasty concoction – who would have guessed?

We had three nights at the lodge, and it was great place to end the trip. The rooms are nice, the food was good, the

temperatures were perfect, the view amazing, and of course the birds were great. The gorgeous White-tailed

Starfrontlets (photo below) that were always around the feeders were a major trip highlight, and even the more

common species like Crowned Woodnymph, Green and Brown Violetears, and Tyrian Metaltail seemed especially

beautiful here. Fruit feeders attracted cute Blue-naped Chlorophonias and the occasional Band-tailed Guan. We kept a

close eye on the compost pile, which is usually the best place to see Black-fronted Wood-Quail – however this time we

saw them away from the compost pile before they finally came in to it on the third day.

We spent one morning along the road below the lodge, looking for the various endemics found at the lower elevations,

having good luck with Santa Marta Foliage-gleaner, Santa Marta Antbird, Santa Marta Tapaculo, White-lored Warbler,

and Sierra Nevada Brushfinch along with more widespread species like Long-billed Hermit, Masked Trogon, Gray-

throated Leaftosser, Golden-breasted Fruiteater, and Black-hooded Thrush. Our morning at the higher elevations was

a bit slower, I suspect due in part to the unusually dry weather the area had been experiencing. We still saw most of the



target endemics, including Santa Marta Parakeet, Rusty-

headed and Streak-capped Spinetails, Brown-rumped

Tapaculo, Yellow-crowned Whitestart, Santa Marta

Warbler, and Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager (photo

right). We spent our afternoons closer to the lodge, where

the White-tipped Quetzals were very entertaining, and

other birds easy to see such as Golden-crowned

Flycatcher, Cinnamon Flycatcher, Black-throated Tody-

Tyrant, and Scaly-naped Parrot. Lodge staff told us where

to find a roosting pair of the still-undescribed “Santa

Marta” Screech-Owl, and we were able to track them

down. Santa Marta Antpitta proved to be our nemesis, as

we heard several times, but it never came in close enough

to see. I think the dry weather may have caused them to

be less local and less responsive than normal.

On our last full day, we left the lodge and birded our way

back down to Minca, adding a few last species to our list

such as Rufous-breasted and Rufous-and-white Wrens

and Scaled Piculet. We still had one last endemic to search for, Chestnut-winged Chachalaca, which we successfully

found at a stakeout on a rather busy road near the coal port, before returning to Barranquilla for our final night of the

trip.

Before the list, here’s a selection of other photos from the trip:

Bicolored Wren at Minca



A Band-tailed Guan visits the feeders at El Dorado Lodge

A White-tailed Hawk soars over the desert A Rufous-breasted Hermit near the feeders at Minca



The Crowned Woodnymphs at El Dorado were absolutely beautiful

An Emerald Toucanet visits a feeder at our lunch stop near Laguna Pedro Palo



BIRD LIST

This list includes all the bird species that were recorded by at least one of the group, including the leader. Taxonomy and

nomenclaturefollow the August 2015 version of the Clements/eBird list.

Totals:

471 bird species seen

18 heard only

H=Heard only

(E)=Colombian endemic

TINAMOUS TINAMIDAE

H Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui

DUCKS, GEESE, WATERFOWL ANATIDAE

Blue-winged Teal Anas discors

Ruddy Duck (Andean Ruddy-Duck) Oxyura jamaicensis ferruginea

CRACIDS CRACIDAE

Chestnut-winged Chachalaca (E) Ortalis garrula

Colombian Chachalaca (E) Ortalis columbiana

Band-tailed Guan Penelope argyrotis colombiana

Sickle-winged Guan Chamaepetes goudotii

Blue-billed Curassow (E) Crax alberti

NEW WORLD QUAIL ODONTOPHORIDAE

Crested Bobwhite Colinus cristatus littoralis

Black-fronted Wood-Quail Odontophorus atrifrons atrifrons

GREBES PODICIPEDIDAE

Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps

FRIGATEBIRDS FREGATIDAE

Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens

CORMORANTS AND SHAGS PHALACROCORACIDAE

Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus

PELICANS PELECANIDAE

Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis

HERONS, EGRETS, BITTERNS ARDEIDAE

Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum

Fasciated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias

Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi

Great Egret Ardea alba

Snowy Egret Egretta thula

Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea

Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor

Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis

Green Heron Butorides virescens

Striated Heron Butorides striata

Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

IBISES AND SPOONBILLS THRESKIORNITHIDAE

White Ibis Eudocimus albus

Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber



Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus

Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja

NEW WORLD VULTURES CATHARTIDAE

Black Vulture Coragyps atratus

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura

Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus

King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa

OSPREY PANDIONIDAE

Osprey Pandion haliaetus

HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES ACCIPITRIDAE

Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii

Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus

Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis

Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis

Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus

Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea

Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens

Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis

Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris

Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus

White-rumped Hawk Parabuteo leucorrhous

White-tailed Hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus

Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma

Gray-lined Hawk Buteo nitidus

Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus

RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS RALLIDAE

Bogota Rail (E) Rallus semiplumbeus

H Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajaneus

Sora Porzana carolina

Spot-flanked Gallinule Porphyriops melanops

Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus

Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata

American Coot Fulica americana

LIMPKIN ARAMIDAE

Limpkin Aramus guarauna

THICK-KNEES BURHINIDAE

Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus

PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS CHARADRIIDAE

Black-bellied (Gray) Plover Pluvialis squatarola

Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis

Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus

Killdeer Charadrius vociferus

STILTS AND AVOCETS RECURVIROSTRIDAE

Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus

JACANAS JACANIDAE

Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana

SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES SCOLOPACIDAE

Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius

Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria

Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca



Willet Tringa semipalmata

Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes

Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus

Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

Sanderling Calidris alba

Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla

Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla

Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri

Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus

GULLS LARIDAE: LARINAE

Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla

Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus

TERNS LARIDAE: STERNINAE

Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex

Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica

Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus

Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis

SKIMMERS LARIDAE: RYNCHOPINAE

Black Skimmer Rynchops niger

PIGEONS AND DOVES COLUMBIDAE

Rock Pigeon Columba livia

Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis

Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis

Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata

Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti

Scaled Dove Columbina squammata

White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi

H Gray-chested Dove Leptotila cassinii

Lined Quail-Dove Zentrygon linearis

Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata

CUCKOOS CUCULIDAE

Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana

Greater Ani Crotophaga major

Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani

Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris

OWLS STRIGIDAE

"Santa Marta" Screech-Owl (E) Megascops sp.nov.

Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum

Black-and-white Owl Ciccaba nigrolineata

OILBIRD STEATORNITHIDAE

Oilbird Steatornis caripensis

SWIFTS APODIDAE

Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila

White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris

Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris

HUMMINGBIRDS TROCHILIDAE

White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora

Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsutus

Long-billed (W. Long-tailed) Hermit Phaethornis longirostris sussurus



Pale-bellied Hermit Phaethornis anthophilus

Brown Violetear Colibri delphinae

Green Violetear Colibri thalassinus

Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans

Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis

Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis

Santa Marta Blossomcrown (E) Anthocephala floriceps

Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingii

Black-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia victoriae

Green-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia nuna

Green-bearded Helmetcrest (E) Oxypogon guerinii

Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina tyrianthina

Tyrian Metaltail (Santa Marta) Metallura tyrianthina districta

Greenish Puffleg Haplophaedia aureliae

Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestita

Coppery-bellied Puffleg Eriocnemis cupreoventris

Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis

Bronzy Inca Coeligena coeligena

Black Inca (E) Coeligena prunellei

Collared Inca Coeligena torquata

White-tailed Starfrontlet (E) Coeligena phalerata

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Coeligena bonapartei

Blue-throated Starfrontlet Coeligena helianthea

Mountain Velvetbreast Lafresnaya lafresnayi liriope

Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera

Great Sapphirewing Pterophanes cyanopterus

Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens

Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris

White-bellied Woodstar Chaetocercus mulsant

Gorgeted Woodstar Chaetocercus heliodor

Western Emerald Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus

Red-billed Emerald Chlorostilbon gibsoni

Coppery Emerald Chlorostilbon russatus

White-vented Plumeleteer Chalybura buffonii

Crowned (Violet-crowned) Woodnymph Thalurania colombica

Andean Emerald Amazilia franciae

Blue-chested Hummingbird Amazilia amabilis

Steely-vented Hummingbird Amazilia saucerottei

Indigo-capped Hummingbird (E) Amazilia cyanifrons

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl

Sapphire-throated Hummingbird Lepidopyga coeruleogularis

TROGONS TROGONIDAE

White-tipped Quetzal Pharomachrus fulgidus festatus

Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus

Masked Trogon Trogon personatus sanctaemartae

MOTMOTS MOMOTIDAE

Whooping Motmot Momotus subrufescens

Andean (Highland) Motmot Momotus aequatorialis

Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii

KINGFISHERS ALCEDINIDAE

Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata



Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona

Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana

PUFFBIRDS BUCCONIDAE

Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus

Russet-throated Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis ruficollis

JACAMARS GALBULIDAE

Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda

NEW WORLD BARBETS CAPITONIDAE

White-mantled Barbet (E) Capito hypoleucus

Red-headed Barbet Eubucco bourcierii

TOUCANS RAMPHASTIDAE

Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus albivitta

Emerald (Santa Marta) Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus lautus

Groove-billed (Yellow-billed) Toucanet Aulacorhynchus sulcatus calorhynchus

Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus

Yellow-throated (Chestnut-mandibled) Toucan Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii

Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus

H Channel-billed (Citron-throated) Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus citreolaemus

WOODPECKERS PICIDAE

Scaled Piculet Picumnus squamulatus

Olivaceous Piculet Picumnus olivaceus

Chestnut Piculet Picumnus cinnamomeus

Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus

Beautiful Woodpecker (E) Melanerpes pulcher

Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus

Smoky-brown Woodpecker Picoides fumigatus

Red-rumped Woodpecker Veniliornis kirkii

Golden-green Woodpecker Piculus chrysochloros

Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus

Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus

Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos

FALCONS AND CARACARAS FALCONIDAE

H Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis

Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway

Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima

American Kestrel Falco sparverius

Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis

PARROTS PSITTACIDAE

Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis

Red-billed Parrot Pionus sordidus saturatus

Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus

Yellow-crowned Parrot Amazona ochrocephala

Scaly-naped Parrot Amazona mercenarius

Green-rumped Parrotlet Forpus passerinus

Spectacled Parrotlet Forpus conspicillatus

Santa Marta Parakeet (E) Pyrrhura viridicata

Brown-throated Parakeet Eupsittula pertinax

Chestnut-fronted Macaw Ara severus

Scarlet-fronted Parakeet Psittacara wagleri

ANTBIRDS THAMNOPHILIDAE

Black-crested Antshrike Sakesphorus canadensis



Bar-crested Antshrike Thamnophilus multistriatus

Black-crowned (Western Slaty) Antshrike Thamnophilus atrinucha

Black-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus melanonotus

Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis

Pacific Antwren Myrmotherula pacifica

White-fringed Antwren Formicivora grisea

Santa Marta Antbird (E) Drymophila hellmayri

White-bellied Antbird Myrmeciza longipes

H Chestnut-backed Antbird Myrmeciza exsul

ANTPITTAS GRALLARIIDAE

Chestnut-crowned Antpitta Grallaria ruficapilla

H Santa Marta Antpitta (E) Grallaria bangsi

Rufous Antpitta (undescribed form in E Andes) Grallaria rufula

Rufous Antpitta (Santa Marta Mountains) Grallaria rufula spatiator

Tawny Antpitta Grallaria quitensis alticola

Rusty-breasted Antpitta Grallaricula ferrugineipectus

TAPACULOS RHINOCRYPTIDAE

Santa Marta Tapaculo (E) Scytalopus sanctaemartae

Stiles's Tapaculo (E) Scytalopus stilesi

Brown-rumped Tapaculo (E) Scytalopus latebricola

Pale-bellied (Matorral) Tapaculo (E) Scytalopus griseicollis

OVENBIRDS FURNARIIDAE

Gray-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus albigularis propinquus

Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa

Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus

Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus sanctaemartae

Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurrans

Straight-billed Woodcreeper Dendroplex picus

Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii

Montane Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger

Plain Xenops Xenops minutus

Streaked Xenops Xenops rutilans phelpsi

Pale-legged Hornero Furnarius leucopus

Montane Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia striaticollis

Lineated Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla subalaris

Santa Marta Foliage-gleaner (E) Clibanornis rufipectus

Spotted Barbtail Premnoplex brunnescens

H Many-striped Canastero Asthenes flammulata

White-chinned Thistletail Asthenes fuliginosa

Streak-capped Spinetail (E) Cranioleuca hellmayri

Ash-browed Spinetail Cranioleuca curtata

Yellow-chinned Spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomeus

Rusty-headed Spinetail (E) Synallaxis fuscorufa

White-whiskered Spinetail Synallaxis candei

H Stripe-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis cinnamomea

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS TYRANNIDAE

Brown-capped Tyrannulet Ornithion brunneicapillus

Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum

White-throated Tyrannulet Mecocerculus leucophrys

White-throated Tyrannulet (Santa Marta) Mecocerculus leucophrys montensis

Subtropical Doradito Pseudocolopteryx acutipennis



Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus elatus

Forest Elaenia Myiopagis gaimardii

Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster

Mountain Elaenia Elaenia frantzii

Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus galbinus

Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus

Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus

Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon superciliaris

Antioquia Bristle-Tyrant (E) Phylloscartes lanyoni

Sooty-headed Tyrannulet Phyllomyias griseiceps

Black-capped Tyrannulet Phyllomyias nigrocapillus

H Paltry (Specious) Tyrannulet Zimmerius vilissimus tamae

Golden-faced Tyrannulet Zimmerius chrysops chrysops

Golden-faced (Coopmans') Tyrannulet Zimmerius chrysops minimus

Northern Scrub-Flycatcher Sublegatus arenarum

Slender-billed Tyrannulet Inezia tenuirostris

Pale-tipped Tyrannulet Inezia caudata

Pale-eyed Pygmy-Tyrant Atalotriccus pilaris

Southern Bentbill Oncostoma olivaceum

Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer

Black-throated Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus granadensis lehmanni

Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum

Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum nigriceps

Olivaceous Flatbill Rhynchocyclus olivaceus

Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens exortivus

Yellow-breasted (Ochre-lored) Flycatcher Tolmomyias flaviventris aurulentus

Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Terenotriccus erythrurus

Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus

Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi

Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus

H Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus

Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens

Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans

Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus

Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant Myiotheretes striaticollis

H Santa Marta Bush-Tyrant (E) Myiotheretes pernix

Pied Water-Tyrant Fluvicola pica

White-headed Marsh Tyrant Arundinicola leucocephala

Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca diadema jesupi

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca fumicolor

Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus

Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosa

Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer

Panama Flycatcher Myiarchus panamensis

Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus

Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus

Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus

Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua

Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis

Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis

Golden-crowned Flycatcher Myiodynastes chrysocephalus



Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus

Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris

Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius

Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus

Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana

COTINGAS COTINGIDAE

Golden-breasted Fruiteater Pipreola aureopectus decora

MANAKINS PIPRIDAE

Lance-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia lanceolata

White-bibbed Manakin Corapipo leucorrhoa

White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus

(Western) Striped Manakin Machaeropterus regulus antioquiae

H Golden-headed Manakin Ceratopipra erythrocephala

TITYRAS AND ALLIES TITYRIDAE

Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor

Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata

Cinnamon Becard Pachyramphus cinnamomeus

White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus

One-colored Becard Pachyramphus homochrous

VIREOS VIREONIDAE

Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys

H Scrub Greenlet Hylophilus flavipes

Rufous-naped Greenlet Pachysylvia semibrunnea

Golden-fronted Greenlet Pachysylvia aurantiifrons

Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis

H Black-billed Peppershrike Cyclarhis nigrirostris

CROWS, JAYS, AND MAGPIES CORVIDAE

Black-chested Jay Cyanocorax affinis

Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas

SWALLOWS HIRUNDINIDAE

Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca

Brown-bellied Swallow Orochelidon murina

White-thighed Swallow Atticora tibialis

Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis

Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea

White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

WRENS TROGLODYTIDAE

H Scaly-breasted Wren Microcerculus marginatus

House Wren Troglodytes aedon

Sedge (Paramo) Wren Cistothorus platensis aequatorialis

Apolinar's Wren (E) Cistothorus apolinari

Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus

Stripe-backed Wren Campylorhynchus nuchalis

Bicolored Wren Campylorhynchus griseus

Black-bellied Wren Pheugopedius fasciatoventris

Rufous-breasted Wren Pheugopedius rutilus laetus

Rufous-and-white Wren Thryophilus rufalbus

Bay Wren Cantorchilus nigricapillus

Buff-breasted Wren Cantorchilus leucotis



White-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucosticta

Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys leucophrys

Gray-breasted Wood-Wren (lower SM mtns) Henicorhina leucophrys bangsi

Gray-breasted Wood-Wren (upper SM mtns) Henicorhina leucophrys anachoreta

GNATCATCHERS POLIOPTILIDAE

Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea

DONACOBIUS DONACOBIIDAE

Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapilla

THRUSHES AND ALLIES TURDIDAE

Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus aurantiirostris sierrae

Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus fuscater sanctaemartae

Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus

Yellow-legged Thrush Turdus flavipes

Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas

Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi

Black-billed Thrush Turdus ignobilis

Black-hooded Thrush Turdus olivater sanctaemartae

Great Thrush Turdus fuscater

MOCKINGBIRDS MIMIDAE

Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus

NEW WORLD WARBLERS PARULIDAE

Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis

Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera

Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia

Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea

Tennessee Warbler Oreothlypis peregrina

Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia

American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla

Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea

Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi

Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea

Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca

Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia

Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons

Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus

Santa Marta Warbler (E) Basileuterus basilicus

Buff-rumped Warbler Myiothlypis fulvicauda

White-lored Warbler (E) Myiothlypis conspicillatus

Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis

Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus

Yellow-crowned Redstart (E) Myioborus flavivertex

Golden-fronted Redstart Myioborus ornatus

TANAGERS AND ALLIES THRAUPIDAE

Gray-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata

White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus

Crimson-backed Tanager Ramphocelus dimidiatus

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager (E) Anisognathus melanogenys

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus igniventris

Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager Dubusia taeniata

Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea melanonota

Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus



Glaucous Tanager Thraupis glaucocolpa

Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum

Blue-capped Tanager Thraupis cyanocephala

Black-headed Tanager Tangara cyanoptera

Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei

Scrub Tanager Tangara vitriolina

Golden-hooded Tanager Tangara larvata

Blue-necked Tanager Tangara cyanicollis

Blue-and-black Tanager Tangara vassorii

Metallic-green Tanager Tangara labradorides

Plain-colored Tanager Tangara inornata

Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola

Golden Tanager Tangara arthus

Swallow Tanager Tersina viridis

Black-faced (Yellow-tufted) Dacnis Dacnis lineata egregia

Turquoise Dacnis (E) Dacnis hartlaubi

Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus

Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza

Guira Tanager Hemithraupis guira

Yellow-backed Tanager Hemithraupis flavicollis

Bicolored Conebill Conirostrum bicolor

Blue-backed Conebill Conirostrum sitticolor

Rufous-browed Conebill Conirostrum rufum

Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii

Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis

White-sided Flowerpiercer Diglossa albilatera

Rusty Flowerpiercer Diglossa sittoides

Bluish Flowerpiercer Diglossa caerulescens

Masked Flowerpiercer Diglossa cyanea

Plushcap Catamblyrhynchus diadema

Plumbeous Sierra-Finch Phrygilus unicolor

Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola

Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina

Ruddy-breasted Seedeater Sporophila minuta

Gray Seedeater Sporophila intermedia

Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis

Pileated Finch Coryphospingus pileatus

Bananaquit Coereba flaveola

Black-faced Grassquit Tiaris bicolor

Dusky-faced Tanager Mitrospingus cassinii

Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus

Black-winged Saltator Saltator atripennis

Orinocan Saltator Saltator orenocensis

Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens

Streaked Saltator Saltator striatipectus

SPARROWS AND ALLIES EMBERIZIDAE

Ashy-throated Chlorospingus (Bush-Tanager) Chlorospingus canigularis

Common Chlorospingus (Bush-Tanager) Chlorospingus flavopectus

Sierra Nevada (Stripe-headed) Brushfinch (E) Arremon basilicus

Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris

Golden-winged Sparrow Arremon schlegeli



Chestnut-capped Brushfinch Arremon brunneinucha

Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis

Moustached Brushfinch Atlapetes albofrenatus

Santa Marta Brushfinch (E) Atlapetes melanocephalus

Pale-naped Brushfinch Atlapetes pallidinucha

CARDINALS AND ALLIES CARDINALIDAE

Summer Tanager Piranga rubra

Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea

Sooty Ant-Tanager (E) Habia gutturalis

Vermilion Cardinal Cardinalis phoeniceus

Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus

H Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides

Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea

Dickcissel Spiza americana

ICTERIDS ICTERIDAE

Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna

Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus

Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris

Red-bellied Grackle (E) Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster

Yellow-hooded Blackbird Chrysomus icterocephalus

Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis

Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus armenti

Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus

Yellow-backed Oriole Icterus chrysater

Orange-crowned Oriole Icterus auricapillus

Yellow-tailed Oriole Icterus mesomelas

Yellow Oriole Icterus nigrogularis

Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula

Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela

Russet-backed Oropendola Psarocolius angustifrons

Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus

SISKINS AND EUPHONIAS FRINGILLIDAE

H Trinidad Euphonia Euphonia trinitatis

Velvet-fronted Euphonia (E) Euphonia concinna

Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris

Golden-rumped Euphonia Euphonia cyanocephala

Fulvous-vented Euphonia Euphonia fulvicrissa

Blue-naped Chlorophonia Chlorophonia cyanea

Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria

Andean Siskin Spinus spinescens

Yellow-bellied Siskin Spinus xanthogastrus

MAMMALS

H Venezuelan Red Howler Alouatta seniculus

Cotton-top Tamarin (E) Saguinus oedipus

White-footed Tamarin (E) Saguinus leucopus

Central American Agouti Dasyprocta punctata

Red-tailed Squirrel Sciurus granatensis

Andean Squirrel (E) Sciurus pucheranii

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