Recently, the country of Colombia made it easier for tourists from the United States to enter. Having received the necessary vaccinations against Covid, I decided to end my long work haul (2 years without rest), and to take a much needed vacation abroad. In order to fly from Newark to Bogota I only needed to fill out a short and easy Colombian Check-Mig form, and to print it out to show to my airline when boarding. I also needed my paper card showing that I had been vaccinated, but that was something I already had. On the return trip, I got a very quick and easy Antigen Test at the Bogota Airport (the results of which were available within 30 minutes, for 140,000 Colombian Pesos). Flight considerations were that simple. My wife and brother, both birders, joined me on the trip, which was a real pleasure, considering that shared experiences increase the quality of almost any activity, especially travel.
Because transportation in the Andes was a bit of an unknown to us, and because we really hadn't studied sufficiently the potential birding locations, we decided to get local guides. We had also considered some well-known international birding companies, but they were too expensive for us. In the end, we chose Multicolor Birding Tours, a Colombian-based company that provided an incredibly competent birding guide who was also a driver, a man by the name of Juan Lopez Z - both bird guide and driver in one person. The rate was very reasonable. We also spiced it up a bit by using another local company, Bogota Birding, for the second half of the trip. The guide, Oswaldo Cortes, was friendly and knowledgeable. In turn, he used another local guide, Balmes Mabel, in the Bahia Solano area, who was also good with local birds. We saw a lot of birds, but we also got to experience life in the three main ranges of the Colombian Andes: eastern, central, and western. To end the tour we spent some time, as indicated, on the Pacific Coast in the Choco region around Bahia Solano. All of the areas we visited seemed safe to us, though just 20 years ago that would have been a different story.
The hikes were sometimes challenging or muddy, but they were spectacular in terms of views/locations. Montezuma Road had incredible vistas, for instance. And Chestnut-capped Piha reserve had the most idyllic waterfall with a natural pool I have ever seen. Bahia Solano had gorgeous coastline. On one occasion, adventure dictated that we were stranded at sea in a small boat returning from Utria National Park. I would like to thank the Lord for answered prayer, as we were rescued within an hour or two of the boat's motor failure.
Our itinerary included Otun Quimbaya, Montezuma Road, Rio Blanco, Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve, below Los Nevados, Rio Claro, Chestnut-capped Piha Reserve, and the Bahia Solano area. We were quite happy (to say the least) that we saw 9 kinds of antpittas very well, and we heard an additional 6 kinds. In addition to birds, we experienced a humpback whale jumping completely out of the water three times, an adorable pair of kinkajous, Pale-footed Tamarins and other monkeys, sloths, a sea snake, sea turtles, etc.
I decided to make a list of the top 40 birds of the tour and to present this prior to the longer trip list. Although well-known international birding companies can get longer total lists on some tours, our list was plenty long for us and provided so many enjoyable birds that we were more than satisfied.
Top 40 birds:
1 Hooded Antpitta (performing its unusual side to side dance in plain view at Otun Quimbaya)
2 Harpy Eagle (an adult-sized juvenile bird eating something in a nest tree near Bahia Solano)
3 Yellow-eared Toucanet (a beautiful pair of showy birds at Bahia Solano)
4 Black-headed Antthrush (unobstructed views of one singing at El Valle)
5 Sooty-capped Puffbird (lengthy views of one singing at Utria National Park)
6 Multicolored Tanager (several great views at a couple locations)
7 Ringed Tanager (somewhat common along Montezuma Road)
8 Olivaceous Piha (a confiding pair along Montezuma Road)
9 Black-tipped Cotinga (all white and memorable at Utria)
10 Lanceolated Monklet (seen singing from a mossy perch at Montezuma Road)
11 Great Potoo (day roosting at an entrance tree at Rio Claro)
12 Buffy Helmetcrest (showing off at point blank range at Los Nevados)
13 Tawny-faced (Half-collared) Gnatwren (close at El Valle)
14 Tawny-faced Quail (within a few feet at El Valle)
15 Chestnut-capped Gnateater (seen at Piha reserve)
16 Ocellated Tapaculo (seen at Rio Blanco)
17 Sword-billed Hummingbird (so interesting to watch at Hacienda El Bosque)
18 Chestnut-breasted Wren (an unusual-looking species at Otun Quimbaya)
19 Stygian Owl (at Rio Blanco)
20 White-capped Tanager (Otun Quimbaya)
21 Flavescent Flycatcher (Rio Blanco)
22 Ochre-breasted Antpitta (Montezuma Road)
23 Crescent-faced Antpitta (Hacienda El Bosque)
24 Black-chested Mountain-Tanager (Chingaza National Park)
25 Chestnut-naped Antpitta (Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve)
26 Yellow-eared Parrot (Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve)
27 Golden-plumed Parakeet (below Los Nevados)
28 Fulvous-dotted Treerunner (Montezuma Road)
29 Chestnut-capped Piha (Piha Reserve)
30 Gray-cheeked Nunlet (Rio Claro)
31 Sooty Ant-Tanager (near Piha Reserve)
32 Moustached Puffbird (Montezuma Road)
33 Barred Puffbird (Rio Claro)
34 White-whiskered Puffbird (Rio Claro)
35 Galapagos Shearwater (ocean near El Valle)
36 Black-breasted Puffbird (Utria National Park)
37 Antioquia Bristle-Tyrant (Rio Claro)
38 Blue-whiskered Tanager (El Valle)
39 Scarlet-and-white Tanager (El Valle)
40 Western (Striped) Woodhaunter (Piha Reserve)
Tawny-breasted Tinamou (heard only) near Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Great Tinamou (heard only) El Valle
Little Tinamou (heard only) Rio Claro
Choco Tinamou (heard only) El Valle
Northern Screamer Via Puerto Triunfo-Puerto Nare
Black-bellied Whistling Duck Via Puerto Triunfo-Puerto Nare
Torrent Duck Otun Quimbaya
Blue-winged Teal El Valle
Andean Ruddy Duck near Los Nevados
Sickle-winged Guan Otun Quimbaya
Baudo Guan Utria National Park
Andean Guan Rio Blanco
Cauca Guan Otun Quimbaya
Gray-headed Chachalaca El Valle
Colombian Chachalaca Piha Reserve
Tawny-faced Quail El Valle
Chestnut Wood-Quail Montezuma Road
Rock Pigeon Medellin
Band-tailed Pigeon Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Pale-vented Pigeon Rio Claro drive day
Plumbeous Pigeon Montezuma Road
Ruddy Pigeon Piha Reserve
Dusky Pigeon El Valle
White-tipped Dove Rio Claro
Gray-chested Dove (heard only) El Valle
Eared Dove Bogota
Ruddy Ground-Dove near Rio Claro
Greater Ani near Rio Claro
Smooth-billed Ani Piha Reserve
Groove-billed Ani near Yarumba
Squirrel Cuckoo Piha Reserve
Oilbird Rio Claro
Great Potoo Rio Claro
Common Nighthawk Piha Reserve
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk Otun Quimbaya
Lyre-tailed Nightjar Piha Reserve
White-chinned Swift Piha Reserve
White-collared Swift Apia-Tado
Gray-rumped Swift Via Puerto Triunfo-Puerto Nare
Short-tailed Swift Via Puerto Triunfo-Puerto Nare
White-tipped Swift near Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift near Rio Claro
White-necked Jacobin Montezuma Lodge
Rufous-breasted Hermit Rio Claro
Band-tailed Barbthroat El Valle
Stripe-throated Hermit near Piha Reserve and Montezuma Road
White-whiskered Hermit Montezuma Lodge and Utria Natioinal Park
Green Hermit Piha Reserve
Tawny-bellied Hermit Montezuma Road
Long-billed Hermit Bahia Solano
Green-fronted Lancebill Otun Quimbaya
Brown Violetear Jardin Encantado
Green Violetear Montezuma Lodge
Sparkling Violetear Montezuma Lodge
Purple-crowned Fairy Rio Claro
Black-throated Mango Jardin Encantado
Tourmaline Sunangel Rio Blanco
Green Thorntail Montezuma Lodge
Speckled Hummingbird Rio Blanco
Long-tailed Sylph Rio Blanco
Violet-tailed Sylph Montezuma Lodge
Purple-backed Thornbill Hacienda El Bosque
Bronze-tailed Thornbill Chingaza National Park
Buffy Helmetcrest Los Nevados
Tyrian Metaltail Chingaza National Park
Viridian Metaltail Rio Blanco
Greenish Puffleg Otun Quimbaya
Glowing Puffleg Chingaza National Park
Black-thighed Puffleg below Los Nevados
Coppery-bellied Puffleg Chingaza National Park
Shining Sunbeam Hacienda El Bosque
Bronzy Inca Otun Quimbaya
Brown Inca Montezuma Lodge
Collared Inca Montezuma Lodge
Buff-winged Starfrontlet Hacienda El Bosque
Mountain Velvetbreast Hacienda El Bosque
Sword-billed Hummingbird Hacienda El Bosque
Great Sapphirewing below Los Nevados
Buff-tailed Coronet Montezuma Lodge
Velvet-purple Coronet Montezuma Road
Booted Racket-tail Piha Reserve
White-tailed (Rufous-gaped) Hillstar Montezuma Lodge
Purple-bibbed Whitetip Montezuma Lodge
Fawn-breasted Brilliant Rio Blanco
Green-crowned Brilliant Montezuma Lodge
Empress Brilliant Montezuma Lodge
Long-billed Starthroat Otun Quimbaya
White-bellied Woodstar Jardin Encantado
Gorgeted Woodstar Jardin Encantado
Purple-throated Woodstar Montezuma Lodge
Western Emerald Montezuma Lodge
White-vented Plumeleteer Route 60 and 25B on Cauca River
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer Rio Claro
Crowned Woodnymph Piha Reserve
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Bahia Solano
Andean Emerald Montezuma Lodge
Blue-chested Hummingbird Rio Claro
Purple-chested Hummingbird Bahia Solano
Steely-vented Hummingbird Piha Reserve
Indigo-capped Hummingbird Jardin Encantado
Humboldt’s Sapphire Bahia Solano
Purple Gallinule Via Puerto Triunfo-Puerto Nare
Russet-crowned Crake (heard only) Rio Claro
White-throated Crake (heard only) La Virginia Tropical Dry Forest
Blackish Rail Piha Reserve
Gray-necked Wood-Rail Rio Claro
Southern Lapwing Medellin Airport
Semipalmated Plover El Valle
Whimbrel Bahia Solano
Sanderling El Valle
Western Sandpiper El Valle
Red-necked Phalarope El Valle
Spotted Sandpiper Utria National Park
Solitary Sandpiper Piha Reserve
Willet Utria National Park
Lesser Yellowlegs El Valle
Wattled Jacana Via Puerto Triunfo-Puerto Nare
Sabine’s Gull El Valle
Laughing Gull El Valle
Sooty Tern El Valle
Black Tern El Valle
Sandwich Tern El Valle
Royal Tern El Valle
Galapagos Shearwater El Valle
Pink-footed Shearwater El Valle
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel El Valle
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel El Valle
Magnificent Frigatebird El Valle
Blue-footed Booby El Valle
Brown Booby El Valle
Neotropical Cormorant Bahia Solano
Brown Pelican Bahia Solano
Fasciated Tiger-Heron Rio Claro
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron El Valle
Striated Heron El Valle
Cattle Egret Medellin Airport
Cocoi Heron Magdalena River
Great Egret Bahia Solano
Snowy Egret Bahia Solano
Little Blue Heron El Valle
Bare-faced Ibis Medellin Airport
King Vulture Piha Reserve
Black Vulture Bahia Solano
Turkey Vulture Bahia Solano
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Via Puerto Triunfo-Puerto Nare
Osprey Bahia Solano
White-tailed Kite enroute to Piha Reserve
Harpy Eagle Bahia Solano
Black Hawk-Eagle Piha Reserve
Ornate Hawk-Eagle (heard only) Montezuma Road
Double-toothed Kite Utria National Park
Mississippi Kite Magdalena Valley
Plumbeous Hawk El Valle
Savanna Hawk Hawk Rio Claro
Barred Hawk Piha Reserve
Roadside Hawk Otun Quimbaya
White-tailed Hawk near Piha Reserve
Semiplumbeous Hawk Utria National Park
White-throated Hawk Rio Blanco and Hacienda El Bosque
Barn Owl near Piha Reserve
White-throated Screech-Owl Rio Blanco
Tropical Screech-Owl (heard only) Piha Reserve
Colombian Screech-Owl Otun Quimbaya
Choco Screech-Owl (heard only) Rio Claro
Crested Owl (heard only) Rio Claro
Spectacled Owl Rio Claro
Mottled Owl Otun Quimbaya
Black-and-white Owl (heard only) Otun Quimbaya
Andean Pygmy-Owl (heard only) Rio Blanco
Stygian Owl Rio Blanco
Golden-headed Quetzal Montezuma Road
White-tailed Trogon Bahia Solano
Gartered Trogon Rio Claro
Collared Trogon Piha Reserve
Masked Trogon Otun Quimbaya
Tody Motmot Bahia Solano
Rufous Motmot Rio Claro
Andean Motmot Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Ringed Kingfisher Pablo Escobar Zoo area
Black-breasted Puffbird Utria National Park
Pied Puffbird Via Puerto Triunfo-Puerto Nare
Sooty-capped Puffbird Utria National Park
Barred Puffbird Rio Claro
Russet-throated Puffbird Via Puerto Triunfo-Puerto Nare
White-whiskered Puffbird Rio Claro
Moustached Puffbird Montezuma Road
Lanceolated Monklet Montezuma Road
Gray-cheeked Nunlet Rio Claro
White-fronted Nunbird El Valle
Spot-crowned Barbet Bahia Solano
White-mantled Barbet Rio Claro
Red-headed Barbet Piha Reserve
Toucan Barbet Montezuma Road
Yellow-throated Toucan Rio Claro
Choco Toucan El Valle
Southern Emerald Toucanet Montezuma Road
Crimson-rumped Toucanet Montezuma Road
Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan Hacienda El Bosque
Black-billed Mountain-Toucan Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Yellow-eared Toucanet Bahia Solano
Collared Aracari El Valle and Via Puerto Triunfo-Puerto Nare
Olivaceous Piculet Rio Claro
Grayish Piculet Montezuma Road
Acorn Woodpecker near Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Beautiful Woodpecker near Rio Claro
Black-cheeked Woodpecker Bahia Solano
Red-crowned Woodpecker Via Puerto Triunfo-Puerto Nare
Yellow-vented Woodpecker Rio Blanco
Powerful Woodpecker Rio Blanco
Crimson-bellied Woodpecker (heard only - double knock apparently this species) Utria National Park
Crimson-crested Woodpecker Bahia Solano
Cinnamon Woodpecker Bahia Solano
Golden-olive Woodpecker Otun Quimbaya
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker Rio Blanco
Spot-breasted Woodpecker Otun Quimbaya
Laughing Falcon El Valle
Crested Caracara Otun Quimbaya
Red-throated Caracara Piha Reserve
Yellow-headed Caracara Otun Quimbaya
American Kestrel near Piha Reserve
Bat Falcon Magdalena Valley
Orange-chinned Parakeet near Rio Claro
Rose-faced Parrot Utria National Park
Saffron-headed Parrot (heard only) Bahia Solano
Speckle-faced Parrot Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Blue-headed Parrot El Valle
Bronze-winged Parrot near Rio Claro
Mealy Parrot Utria National Park
Scaly-naped Parrot Montezuma Road
Spectacled Parrotlet La Virginia tropical dry forest
Blue-and-yellow Macaw El Valle
Chestnut-fronted Macaw Rio Claro
Golden-plumed Parakeet below Los Nevados
Yellow-eared Parrot near Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Scarlet-fronted Parakeet near Rio Claro
Rufous-rumped Antwren Piha Reserve
Bar-crested Antshrike Montezuma Road
Western Slaty (Black-crowned) Antshrike near Rio Claro and Bahia Solano
Uniform Antshrike Otun Quimbaya
Plain Antvireo Piha Reserve
Spot-crowned Antvireo Utria National Park
Bicolored Antvireo Montezuma Road
Moustached Antwren Utria National Park
Pacific Antwren Rio Claro
Yellow-breasted Antwren Montezuma Road
Dot-winged Antwren Utria National Park
Streak-headed Antbird Montezuma Road and Rio Blanco
Parker’s Antbird Montezuma Road
Bare-crowned Antbird Rio Claro
Chestnut-backed Antbird near Rio Claro
Magdalena Antbird Rio Claro
Zeledon’s Antbird Montezuma Road
Bicolored Antbird Rio Claro
Spotted Antbird El Valle
Ocellated Antbird Bahia Solano
Chestnut-crowned Gnateater Piha Reserve
Moustached Antpitta (heard only) Otun Quimbaya
Plain-backed Antpitta (heard only) Montezuma Road
Chestnut-crowned Antpitta Rio Blanco
Chestnut-naped Antpitta Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Bicolored Antpitta Rio Blanco
Yellow-breasted Antpitta (heared only) Montezuma Road
Chami Antpitta Hacienda El Bosque
Equatorial Antpitta near Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Tawny Antpitta (heard only) below Los Nevados
Brown-banded Antpitta Rio Blanco
Streak-chested Antpitta (heard only) El Valle
Ochre-breasted Antpitta Montezuma Road
Hooded Antpitta Otun Quimbaya
Slate-crowned Antpitta (heard only) near Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Crescent-faced Antpitta Hacienda El Bosque
Ocellated Tapaculo Rio Blanco
Ash-colored Tapaculo Rio Blanco
Blackish Tapaculo Rio Blanco
White-crowned Tapaculo Piha Reserve
Choco Tapaculo (heard only) Montezuma Road
Stiles’s Tapaculo Otun Quimbaya
Tatama Tapaculo (heard only) Montezuma Road
Narino Tapaculo Montezuma Road
Pale-bellied Tapaculo Chingaza National Park
Paramo Tapaculo below Los Nevados
Black-headed Antthrush El Valle
Rufous-breasted Antthrush (heard only) Montezuma Road
Tyrannine Woodcreeper Rio Blanco
Plain-brown Woodcreeper Rio Claro
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Rio Claro
Black-banded Woodcreeper (brief) Otun Quimbaya
Strong-billed Woodcreeper Rio Claro
Cocoa Woodcreeper Rio Claro
Spotted Woodcreeper Montezuma Road
Olive-backed Woodcreeper Piha Reserve
Straight-billed Woodcreeper Rio Claro
Brown-billed Scythebill Montezuma Road
Streak-headed Woodcreeper Rio Claro
Montane Woodcreeper Montezuma Road
Plain Xenops Montezuma Road
Streaked Xenops Otun Quimbaya
Buffy (Pacific) Tuftedcheek Montezuma Road
Streaked Tuftedcheek Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Rusty-winged Barbtail Otun Quimbaya and Piha Reserve
Slaty-winged Foliage-gleaner Bahia Solano
Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner Piha Reserve
Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner Montezuma Road
Uniform Treehunter Montezuma Road
Western (Striped) Woodhaunter Piha Reserve
Spotted Barbtail Otun Quimbaya
Fulvous-dotted Treerunner Montezuma Road
Pearled Treerunner Hacienda El Bosque
White-browed Spinetail Chingaza National Park
Many-striped Canastero (heard only) Chingaza National Park
White-chinned Thistletail Los Nevados
Red-faced Spinetail Otun Quimbaya and Piha Reserve
Yellow-chinned Spinetail Via Puerto Triunfo-Puerto Nare
Slaty Spinetail Piha Reserve
Pale-breasted Spinetail La Virginia tropical dry forest
Azara’s Spinetail Rio Blanco
Rufous Spinetail Montezuma Road
Sooty-headed Tyrannulet Otun Quimbaya and Rio Claro
Black-capped Tyrannulet Rio Blanco
Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet Chingaza National Park
Plumbeous-crowned Tyrannulet Otun Quimbaya
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet El Valle
Foothill Elaenia Piha Reserve
Yellow-bellied Elaenia La Virginia tropical dry forest
Mountain Elaenia Chingaza National Park
Brown-capped Tyrannulet Bahia Solano
White-banded Tyrannulet Hacienda El Bosque
White-throated Tyrannulet below Los Nevados
Torrent Tyrannulet Otun Quimbaya
Bronze-olive Pygmy-Tyrant Otun Quimbaya
Choco Tyrannulet El Valle
Golden-faced Tyrannulet Montezuma Road
Variegated Bristle-Tyrant Otun Quimbaya
Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant Otun Quimbaya
Antioquia Bristle-Tyrant Rio Claro
Rufous-browed Tyrannulet Montezuma Road
Streak-necked Flycatcher Otun Quimbaya
Olive-striped Flycatcher Montezuma Road
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Rio Claro
Slaty-capped Flycatcher Otun Quimbaya
Rufous-breasted Flycatcher Otun Quimbaya
Ornate Flycatcher Montezuma Road
Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant Utria National Park
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Otun Quimbaya
Black-throated Tody-Tyrant Montezuma Road
Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher enroute to Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher Grayish Piculet Quarry Antioquia
Common Tody-Flycatcher Bahia Solano
Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher (heard only) El Valle
Olivaceous Flatbill Rio Claro
Fulvous-breasted Flatbill Montezuma Road
Yellow-olive Flycatcher Rio Claro
Yellow-margined Flycatcher Rio Claro
White-throated Spadebill Piha Reserve
Golden-crowned Spadebill Bahia Solano
Flavescent Flycatcher Rio Blanco
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher Bahia Solano
Black-tailed Flycatcher Rio Claro
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Bahia Solano
Cinnamon Flycatcher Montezuma Road
Handsome Flycatcher Montezuma Road
Olive-sided Flycatcher near Piha Reserve
Smoke-colored Pewee Otun Quimbaya
Western Wood-Pewee Montezuma Road
Eastern Wood-Pewee Rio Claro
Black Phoebe Otun Quimbaya
Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant below Los Nevados
Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant near Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Pied Water-Tyrant Via Puerto Triunfo-Puerto Nare
White-headed Marsh-Tyrant Via Puerto Triunfo-Puerto Nare
Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant in a mist net at Rio Blanco
Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant Rio Blanco
Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant Chingaza National Park
Long-tailed Tyrant Rio Claro
Cattle Tyrant Piha Reserve
Rusty-margined Flycatcher Montezuma Road
Gray-capped Flycatcher El Valle
Great Kiskadee Rio Claro
White-ringed Flycatcher El Valle
Golden-crowned Flycatcher Piha Reserve
Streaked Flycatcher Rio Claro
Boat-billed Flycatcher Rio Claro
Tropical Kingbird Bahia Solano
Fork-tailed Flycatcher Bahia Solano
Choco Sirystes El Valle
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Rio Claro
Apical Flycatcher Grayish Piculet Quarry Antioquia
Pale-edge Flycatcher Rio Blanco
Bright-rumped Attila (heard only) El Valle
Green-and-black Fruiteater Montezuma Road
Golden-breasted Fruiteater Piha Reserve
Orange-breasted Fruiteater Montezuma Road
Red-crested Cotinga below Los Nevados
Andean Cock-of-the-Rock Jardin
Olivaceous Piha Montezuma Road
Purple-throated Fruitcrow - El Valle
Red-ruffed Fruitcrow Otun Quimbaya
Chestnut-capped Piha Piha Reserve
Black-tipped Cotinga Utria National Park and El Valle
Golden-winged Manakin Piha Reserve
White-ruffed Manakin Bahia Solano
Blue-crowned Manakin Bahia Solano
White-bearded (Golden-collared) Manakin (heard only) Bahia Solano
Club-winged Manakin Montezuma Road
Striped (Striolated) Manakin near Piha Reserve
Red-capped Manakin Bahia Solano
Golden-headed Manakin Rio Claro
Black-crowned Tityra Bahia Solano
Masked Tityra Rio Claro
Barred Becard Otun Quimbaya
Cinnamon Becard Rio Claro
White-winged Becard Piha Reserve
Wing-barred Piprites (heard only) Piha Reserve
Black-billed Peppershrike near Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo (heard only) Montezuma Road
Lesser Greenlet (heard only) Bahia Solano
Rufous-naped Greenlet Piha Reserve
Brown-capped Vireo Otun Quimbaya
Choco Vireo Montezuma Road
Red-eyed Vireo Rio Claro
Yellow-green Vireo Bahia Solano
Black-collared Jay Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Beautiful Jay Montezuma Road
Black-chested Jay Piha Reserve
Green Jay Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Blue-and-white Swallow Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Brown-bellied Swallow Rio Blanco
White-thighed Swallow near Rio Claro
Southern Rough-winged Swallow Otun Quimbaya
Gray-breasted Martin El Valle
White-winged Swallow Via Puerto Triunfo-Puerto Nare
Bank Swallow Bahia Solano
Barn Swallow Bahia Solano
Cliff Swallow Bahia Solano
Scaly-breasted Wren Montezuma Road
House Wren El Valle
Mountain Wren Chingaza National Park
Sedge Wren below Los Nevados
Band-backed Wren Rio Claro
Bicoloured Wren Via Puerto Triunfo-Puerto Nare
Sooty-headed Wren Montezuma
Black-bellied Wren (heard only) Rio Claro
Whiskered Wren near Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Antioquia Wren Gray Piculet Quarry tropical dry forest
Bay Wren Rio Claro
Rufous Wren Chingaza National Park
Sharpe’s Wren Montezuma Road
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Montezuma Road
Munchique Wood-Wren Montezuma Road
Chestnut-breasted Wren Otun Quimbaya
Half-collared (Tawny-faced) Gnatwren El Valle
Long-billed Gnatwren Piha Reserve
White-capped Dipper Otun Quimbaya
Andean Solitaire Otun Quimbaya
Black Solitaire Montezuma Road
Pale-eyed Thrush Otun Quimbaya
Pale-breasted Thrush Rio Claro
Black-billed Thrush Otun Quimbaya
Great Thrush Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Glossy Black Thrush Montezuma Road
Tropical Mockingbird near Piha Reserve
White-capped Tanager Otun Quimbaya
Plushcap Chingaza National Park
Green Honeycreeper Montezuma Road
Scarlet-and-white Tanager El Valle
Scarlet-browed Tanager El Valle
Guira Tanager La Virginia tropical dry forest
White-eared Conebill Via Puerto Triunfo-Puerto Nare
Blue-backed Conebill Chingaza National Park
Capped Conebill Rio Blanco
Rufous-browed Conebill Chingaza National Park
Saffron Finch near Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Plumbeous Sierra-Finch Chingaza National Park
Band-tailed Seedeater Chingaza National Park
Plain-colored Seedeater Los Nevados
Paramo Seedeater Los Nevados
Chestnut-bellied Flowerpiercer Montezuma Road
Glossy Flowerpiercer Chingaza National Park
Black Flowerpiercer Hacienda El Bosque
Black-throated Flowerpiercer near Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
White-sided Flowerpiercer Montezuma Road
Indigo Flowerpiercer Piha Reserve
Rusty Flowerpiercer Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Bluish Flowerpiercer Montezuma Road
Masked Flowerpiercer Montezuma Road
Blue-black Grassquit Otun Quimbaya
Rufous-crested Tanager Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
White-shouldered Tanager Rio Claro
Tawny-crested Tanager Rio Claro
Crimson-backed Tanager Montezuma Road
Flame-rumped Tanager Montezuma Lodge
Purple Honeycreeper Rio Claro
Red-legged Honeycreeper Bahia Solano
Swallow Tanager Rio Claro
Turquoise Dacnis near Montezuma
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis El Valle
Blue Dacnis near Piha Reserve
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater La Virginia tropical dry forest
Thick-billed Seed-Finch La Virginia tropical dry forest
Variable Seedeater El Valle
Gray Seedeater La Virginia tropical dry forest (glimpse)
Yellow-bellied Seedeater Montezuma Lodge
Buff-throated Saltator Rio Claro
Black-winged Saltator Piha Reserve
Grayish (Olivaceous) Saltator Rio Claro
Black-headed Hemispingus Chingaza National Park
Gray-hooded Bush-Tanager Rio Blanco
Black-capped Hemispingus Rio Blanco
Oleaginous Hemispingus Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Black-eared Hemispingus Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Superciliaried Hemispingus Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Black-backed Bush Tanager below Los Nevados
Bananaquit Montezuma Lodge
Glistening-green Tanager Montezuma Road
Multicolored Tanager Piha Reserve
Black-faced Tanager Piha Reserve
Purplish-mantled Tanager Montezuma Road
Fawn-breasted Tanager Otun Quimbaya
Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager Chingaza National Park
Lachrymose Mountain-Tanager Montezuma Road
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager Chingaza National Park
Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager Montezuma Road
Hooded Mountain-Tanager Hacienda El Bosque
Grass-green Tanager Montezuma
Black-chested Mountain-Tanager Chingaza National Park
Black-and-gold Tanager Montezuma Road
Gold-ringed Tanager Montezuma Road
Golden-naped Tanager Otun Quimbaya
Black-capped Tanager Otun Quimbaya
Scrub Tanager La Virginia tropical dry forest
Golden-hooded Tanager Bahia Solano
Blue-necked Tanager Rio Claro
Blue-and-black Tanager Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Beryl-spangled Tanager Montezuma Road
Metallic-green Tanager Montezuma Road
Plain-colored Tanager Rio Claro and Bahia Solano
Rufous-winged Tanager El Valle
Bay-headed Tanager Piha Reserve
Saffron-crowned Tanager Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Blue-whiskered Tanager El Valle
Golden Tanager Piha Reserve
Emerald Tanager El Valle
Silver-throated Tanager Montezuma Road
Blue-gray Tanager El Valle
Palm Tanager Bahia Solano
Blue-capped Tanager Montezuma Road
Rufous-throated Tanager Montezuma Road
Speckled Tanager Piha Reserve
Dusky-faced Tanager Rio Claro
Tanager Finch Montezuma Road
Yellow-throated Chlorospingus Piha Reserve
Ashy-throated Chlorospingus Otun Quimbaya
Dusky Chlorospingus Montezuma Road
Black-striped Sparrow Gray Piculet Quarry tropical dry forest
Black-headed Brushfinch Montezuma Road
Gray-browed Brushfinch Hacienda El Bosque
Chestnut-capped Seedeater (Brushfinch) Otun Quimbaya
Olive Finch Montezuma Road
Rufous-collared Sparrow Montezuma Road
White-naped Brushfinch Otun Quimbaya
Yellow-headed Brushfinch near Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Slaty Brushfinch Rio Blanco
Antioquia Brushfinch en route to Piha Reserve
Pale-naped Brushfinch Chingaza National Park
Antioquia Brushfinch near Piha Reserve
Yellow-breasted Brushfinch Piha Reserve
Hepatic Tanager near Montezuma
Sooty Ant-Tanager near Piha Reserve
Crested Ant-Tanager Montezuma Road
Lemon-spectacled Tanager Utria National Park
Black-backed Grosbeak Chingaza National Park
Blue-black Grosbeak El Valle
Northern Waterthrush El Valle
Black-and-white Warbler Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
American Redstart El Valle
Cerulean Warbler Piha Reserve
Tropical Parula Piha Reserve
Blackburnian Warbler Piha Reserve
Yellow Warbler Montezuma Lodge
Black-crested Warbler Chingaza National Park
Buff-rumped Warbler Rio Claro
Golden-bellied (Choco) Warbler Montezuma Road
Russet-crowned Warbler Hacienda El Bosque
Golden-crowned Warbler Grayish Piculet Quarry tropical dry forest
Three-striped Warbler Montezuma Road
Slate-throated Redstart Montezuma Road
Golden-fronted Redstart Otun Quimbaya
Russet-backed Oropendola Montezuma Road and Rio Claro
Chestnut-headed Oropendola Rio Claro
Baudo Oropendola El Valle
Scarlet-rumped Cacique Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Yellow-rumped Cacique near Rio Claro
Orange-crowned Oriole Rio Claro
Yellow-backed Oriole Rio Claro
Yellow Oriole La Virginia tropical dry forest
Yellow-hooded Blackbird Via Puerto Triunfo-Puerto Nare
Giant Cowbird near Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
Shiny Cowbird Jardin Encantado
Carib Grackle Jardin
Great-tailed Grackle El Valle
Eastern Meadowlark below Los Nevados
Red-breasted Meadowlark near La Virginia tropical dry forest
Andean Siskin Hacienda El Bosque
Lesser Goldfinch near Montezuma Road
Thick-billed Euphonia Rio Claro
Golden-rumped Euphonia near Montezuma Road
Fulvous-vented Euphonia Bahia Solano
White-vented Euphonia El Valle
Orange-bellied Euphonia Otun Quimbaya
Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia Montezuma Road
Yellow-collared Chlorophonia (heard only) Montezuma Road