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SUMMARY:Colombia: Crown Jewel of the Bird Continent
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Sampling almost every major habitat occurring in Colombia, this trip serv
es up a gourmet’s delight in colorful and endemic birds—and in generous por
tions! It’s widely known that Colombia hosts the world’s richest avifauna i
n an area covering less than one percent of the earth’s surface. Aside from
a staggering 70 endemic species of birds, more than 1800 additional specie
s are known from an area smaller than Alaska. Our tour of Colombia will be
unique. Essentially describing three loops, one in the highlands around the
capital, Bogotá, one in the tropical lowlands of the Magdalena Valley, and
one along the Caribbean coast and in the Sierra Santa Marta, we will trans
ect a kaleidoscope of bird communities. But, unlike any other commercial bi
rding tour that surveys this much of Colombia, there are simply no frustrat
ing all-day-long drives on winding highways where delays, detours, and truc
k traffic are the norm. We will fly. Beginning with Flame-winged (Brown-bre
asted) Parakeets and possible Ocellated Tapaculo in Chingaza National Park,
up to 20 species of hummingbirds at private feeders, and the highly locali
zed Bogotá Rail in Parque La Florida, along with other birds such as Subtro
pical Doradito, Apolinar’s Wren, and Rosy Thrush-Tanager, our first loop in
the immediate precincts of Bogotá will only whet our appetites. Next we wi
ll criss-cross the upper Magdalena Valley, visiting a series of nature pres
erves that between them are home to more than 500 species of birds. Among t
he available Magdalena Valley delicacies are endemic Tolima Dove, Blossomcr
own, White-mantled Barbet, Beautiful Woodpecker, Yellow-headed Manakin, and
the near endemic Northern Screamer. We may also have the opportunity to sa
vor Pheasant Cuckoo, Tody Motmot, and Oilbird. A short flight to Santa Mart
a on the Caribbean saves us an aggregate of three travel days. Soaring abov
e are the 19,000’ high, snow-clad summits of the world’s tallest coastal mo
untain range. Isolated by hundreds of miles from the Andes, the Sierra Sant
a Marta is globally recognized as a center of endemism. Hence there are bir
ds with names like Santa Marta Parakeet, Santa Marta Screech-Owl, Santa Mar
ta Metaltail, Santa Marta Antpitta, Santa Marta Foliage-gleaner, Santa Mart
a Bush-Tyrant, Santa Marta Warbler, Santa Marta Mountain-Tanager, and Santa
Marta Brush-Finch—among others. The Antpitta and Brush-Finch are actually
common on the grounds of our mile-high lodge, where temperatures are perfec
t for both birding and sleeping. Three nights are planned for this comforta
ble and birdy location. While visiting the Caribbean we will also wander to
Los Flamencos National Park and the adjacent desert. Los Flamencos is dedi
cated to conserving a population of American Flamingos, but among other bir
ds we hope to see here are Scarlet Ibis and gems of the cactus forest like
Vermilion Cardinal. No nation on earth harbors as many birds as Colombia. O
n this tour you will learn why.
Leaders: Lu
is Uruena & John Yerger
Cost of Colombia includes all accommodations, all meals, and a
ll internal air and ground transportation beginning in Bogotá and ending in
Barranquilla—$7795.
Photo: Co
llared Trogon
Photo by: Rick Taylor
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Sampling almost every major habitat occur
ring in Colombia, this trip serves up a gourmet’s delight in colorful and e
ndemic birds—and in generous portions! It’s widely known that Colombia host
s the world’s richest avifauna in an area covering less than one percent of
the earth’s surface. Aside from a staggering 70 endemic species of birds,
more than 1800 additional species are known from an area smaller than Alask
a. Our tour of Colombia will be unique. Essentially describing three loops,
one in the highlands around the capital, Bogotá, one in the tropical lowla
nds of the Magdalena Valley, and one along the Caribbean coast and in the S
ierra Santa Marta, we will transect a kaleidoscope of bird communities. But
, unlike any other commercial birding tour that surveys this much of Colomb
ia, there are simply no frustrating all-day-long drives on winding highways
where delays, detours, and truck traffic are the norm. We will fly. Beginn
ing with Flame-winged (Brown-breasted) Parakeets and possible Ocellated Tap
aculo in Chingaza National Park, up to 20 species of hummingbirds at privat
e feeders, and the highly localized Bogotá Rail in Parque La Florida, along
with other birds such as Subtropical Doradito, Apolinar’s Wren, and Rosy T
hrush-Tanager, our first loop in the immediate precincts of Bogotá will onl
y whet our appetites. Next we will criss-cross the upper Magdalena Valley,
visiting a series of nature preserves that between them are home to more th
an 500 species of birds. Among the available Magdalena Valley delicacies ar
e endemic Tolima Dove, Blossomcrown, White-mantled Barbet, Beautiful Woodpe
cker, Yellow-headed Manakin, and the near endemic Northern Screamer. We may
also have the opportunity to savor Pheasant Cuckoo, Tody Motmot, and Oilbi
rd. A short flight to Santa Marta on the Caribbean saves us an aggregate of
three travel days. Soaring above are the 19,000’ high, snow-clad summits o
f the world’s tallest coastal mountain range. Isolated by hundreds of miles
from the Andes, the Sierra Santa Marta is globally recognized as a center
of endemism. Hence there are birds with names like Santa Marta Parakeet, Sa
nta Marta Screech-Owl, Santa Marta Metaltail, Santa Marta Antpitta, Santa M
arta Foliage-gleaner, Santa Marta Bush-Tyrant, Santa Marta Warbler, Santa M
arta Mountain-Tanager, and Santa Marta Brush-Finch—among others. The Antpit
ta and Brush-Finch are actually common on the grounds of our mile-high lodg
e, where temperatures are perfect for both birding and sleeping. Three nigh
ts are planned for this comfortable and birdy location. While visiting the
Caribbean we will also wander to Los Flamencos National Park and the adjace
nt desert. Los Flamencos is dedicated to conserving a population of America
n Flamingos, but among other birds we hope to see here are Scarlet Ibis and
gems of the cactus forest like Vermilion Cardinal. No nation on earth harb
ors as many birds as Colombia. On this tour you will learn why.
Leaders: Luis Uruena<
/a> & Joh
n Yerger
Cost of <
span style="font-weight: bold;">Colombia includes all accommoda
tions, all meals, and all internal air and ground transportation beginning
in Bogotá and ending in Barranquilla—$7795.
Photo:
Collared Trogon
Photo by: Rick Taylor
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