Colombia

Birding the Western Andes: Colibri del Sol, Gorrion de Andivia, Las Tangaras, Jardin

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July-August 2015. The Western Andes of Colombia host seven outright endemic species, a few likely future splits, as well as several other species that are nearly endemic to Colombia. Combine this with some outright amazing birding destinations and the western Andes are a must for most birders visiting Colombia. Unlike much of the eastern and [...]

RNA Titi Cabeciblanco, Cottontop Tamarin Reserve

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14-22 July 2015. We have had the great fortune to volunteer for ProAves at a couple of their newest reserves, conducting bird surveys and searching for rare and key species. First we spent eight fantastic days in the Perijá Mountains, in the amazing new Reserva Chamicero del Perijá (Perija Thistletail Reserve). Most recently we spent a bit over [...]

Chestnut-capped Piha Reserve and La Romera

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June 7, 10-12, 2015. We have made a handful of fantastic friends in Colombia. During our time in Bogotá, we were fortunate to cross paths with Trevor Ellory, an expat Brit who has been living, guiding and birding in Colombia for years. Most recently, during a few relaxing days in Medellín we finally met up with the very awesome Diego Calderón [...]

Birding around the Mid-Magdalena Valley: La Victoria, RNA El Paujil, and Cañon del Rio Claro

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27 June – 2 July 2015. With Bogotá finally in our rear-view mirror and renewed visas in hand, we were finally ready to explore new sights. We’ve already been in Colombia for three months and have another three months before our visas expire for good and we must move on towards Ecuador. Colombia is such an expansive and diverse country it [...]

Mitú and the Amazon

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June 13-23, 2015. We’ve been travelling and birding from Mexico to Colombia now for about 17 months, seeing amazing places and huge numbers of cool birds. We thoroughly birded endemic rich areas such as West Mexico, Oaxaca, the Yucatan, the Chiapas/Guatemala highlands, the Costa Rica/Panamá highlands, Santa Marta and the Perijá, and have [...]