Jardin is easily reached by bus from Medellin in 3 and a half hours, costing 14,000 pesos. ‘Transporte Suroeste Antioquenia’ buses leave the terminal at 3:45pm and 5pm and probably some in the morning too. Jardin is a beautiful town where you can stay and visit the reserve and nearby areas during the day. I stayed at ‘La Casona’ just half a block from the plaza with nice rooms for about $7 per night. There are some nice restaurants around the plaza and several places to do internet. Proaves is planning to build some accommodation higher up within the reserve.
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | ||
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | ||
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | ||
| Roadside Hawk | Buteo magnirostris | ||
| White-tailed Hawk | Buteo albicaudatus | ||
| Yellow-headed Caracara | Milvago chimachima | ||
| American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | ||
| Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | Introduced species | |
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Patagioenas fasciata | ||
| White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi | Heard only | |
| Yellow-eared Parrot | Ognorhynchus icterotis | Critically endangered | |
| Scarlet-fronted Parakeet | Aratinga wagleri | ||
| Barred Parakeet | Bolborhynchus lineola | ||
| Squirrel Cuckoo | Piaya cayana | ||
| Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani | ||
| White-collared Swift | Streptoprocne zonaris | ||
| Band-rumped Swift | Chaetura spinicaudus | Possibly seen | |
| Rufous-tailed Hummingbird | Amazilia tzacatl | ||
| Steely-vented Hummingbird | Saucerottia saucerrottei | ||
| Collared Inca | Coeligena torquata | ||
| Tourmaline Sunangel | Heliangelus exortis | ||
| Tyrian Metaltail | Metallura tyrianthina | ||
| Highland Motmot | Momotus aequatorialis | ||
| Red-headed Barbet | Eubucco bourcierii | ||
| Andean Toucanet | Aulacorhynchus albivitta | ||
| Grayish Piculet | Picumnus granadensis | Endemic | |
| Acorn Woodpecker | Melanerpes formicivorus | ||
| Golden-olive Woodpecker | Piculus rubiginosus | ||
| Azara's Spinetail | Synallaxis azarae | Heard only | |
| Pearled Treerunner | Margarornis squamiger | ||
| Streaked Tuftedcheek | Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii | ||
| Streak-headed Woodcreeper | Lepidocolaptes souleyetii | ||
| Spillman's Tapaculo | Scytalopus spillmanni | Heard only | |
| Green-and-black Fruiteater | Pipreola riefferii | ||
| Sooty-headed Tyrannulet | Phyllomyias griseiceps | ||
| Black-capped Tyrannulet | Phyllomyias nigrocapillus | ||
| Golden-faced Tyrannulet | Zimmerius chrysops | ||
| White-tailed Tyrannulet | Mecocerculus poecilocercus | ||
| Cliff Flycatcher | Hirundinea ferruginea | ||
| Smoke-colored Pewee | Contopus fumigatus | ||
| Tropical Pewee | Contopus cinereus | ||
| Black Phoebe | Sayornis nigricans | ||
| Rusty-margined Flycatcher | Myiozetetes cayanensis | ||
| Golden-crowned Flycatcher | Myiodynastes chrysocephalus | ||
| Streaked Flycatcher | Myiodynastes maculatus | ||
| Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus | ||
| Barred Becard | Pachyramphus versicolor | ||
| Cinereous Becard | Pachyramphus rufus | ||
| Blue-and-white Swallow | Notiochelidon cyanoleuca | ||
| Southern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx ruficollis | ||
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | ||
| Gray-breasted Wood-Wren | Henicorhina leucophrys | Heard only | |
| Andean Solitaire | Myadestes ralloides | Heard only | |
| Great Thrush | Turdus fuscater | ||
| Black-billed Thrush | Turdus ignobilis | ||
| Green Jay | Cyanocorax yncas | ||
| Brown-capped Vireo | Vireo leucophrys | ||
| Slate-throated Redstart | Myioborus miniatus | ||
| Golden-fronted Redstart | Myioborus ornatus | ||
| Gray-hooded Bush-Tanager | Cnemoscopus rubrirostris | ||
| Rufous-crested Tanager | Creurgops verticalis | Possibly seen | |
| Hepatic Tanager | Piranga flava | ||
| Crimson-backed Tanager | Ramphocelus dimidiatus | ||
| Flame-rumped Tanager | Ramphocelus flammigerus | ||
| Blue-gray Tanager | Thraupis episcopus | ||
| Blue-capped Tanager | Thraupis cyanocephala | ||
| Palm Tanager | Thraupis palmarum | ||
| Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager | Anisognathus somptuosus | ||
| Thick-billed Euphonia | Euphonia laniirostris | ||
| Saffron-crowned Tanager | Tangara xanthocephala | ||
| Bay-headed Tanager | Tangara gyrola | ||
| Scrub Tanager | Tangara vitriolina | ||
| Blue-necked Tanager | Tangara cyanicollis | ||
| Beryl-spangled Tanager | Tangara nigroviridis | ||
| Black-capped Tanager | Tangara heinei | ||
| Yellow-bellied Seedeater | Sporophila nigricollis | ||
| Yellow-faced Grassquit | Tiaris olivacea | ||
| Slaty Brush-Finch | Atlapetes schistaceus | ||
| Rufous-collared Sparrow | Zonotrichia capensis | ||
| Shiny Cowbird | Molothrus bonariensis | Possibly seen | |
| Yellow-backed Oriole | Icterus chrysater | ||
| Venezuelan Troupial | Icterus icterus | Possibly seen | |
| Russet-backed Oropendola | Psarocolius angustifrons | ||
| Red-bellied Grackle | Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster | Endemic Endangered | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Carduelis psaltria |
El Mirador is another PROAVES reserve. To get there, take a bus to Armenia and another one from there to Genova (1700m altitude) costing 5,500 pesos. From Genova it is about another 10km to the end of the road at a different place called Jardin (at 2,600m). This is best done by paying for a jeep to take you up (30,000 pesos). It takes about 50 minutes along a very bad road. With prior notice, the Guardaparque will meet you here and take you up to the house on horseback which takes about 2 hours. The house is basic but has some beds and even hydroelectric-powered lights. Meals are provided here and you can pay at the PROAVES office in Bogota (where your stay should be organized in advance). You will need a guide to show you round the reserve. The project manager called Querubin showed me around for 3 days and I got to see most of the species I was after.
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | ||
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | ||
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | ||
| Roadside Hawk | Buteo magnirostris | ||
| White-throated Hawk | Buteo albigula | ||
| Red-backed Hawk | Buteo polyosoma | ||
| Carunculated Caracara | Phalcoboenus carunculatus | ||
| Crested Caracara | Caracara cheriway | Possibly seen | |
| Andean Guan | Penelope montagnii | ||
| Noble Snipe | Gallinago nobilis | Possibly seen | |
| Andean Snipe | Gallinago jamesoni | ||
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Patagioenas fasciata | ||
| Eared Dove | Zenaida auriculata | Seen near Genova | |
| Rufous-fronted Parakeet | Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons | Endemic Endangered | |
| Golden-plumed Parakeet | Leptosittaca branickii | Vulnerable | |
| Indigo-winged Parrot | Hapalopsittaca fuertesi | Endemic Critically endangered | |
| Blue-headed Parrot | Pionus menstruus | Seen near Genova | |
| Speckle-faced (White-crowned) Parrot | Pionus tumultuosus (seniloides) | ||
| Bronze-winged Parrot | Pionus chalcopterus | Possibly heard | |
| Scaly-naped Parrot | Amazona mercenaria | ||
| Squirrel Cuckoo | Piaya cayana | ||
| White-collared Swift | Streptoprocne zonaris | ||
| Green Hermit | Phaethornis guy | ||
| Green Violet-ear | Colibri thalassinus | ||
| Steely-vented Hummingbird | Saucerottia saucerrottei | Possibly seen near Genova | |
| Buff-tailed Coronet | Boissonneaua flavescens | ||
| Shining Sunbeam | Aglaeactis cupripennis | ||
| Mountain Velvetbreast | Lafresnaya lafresnayi | ||
| Collared Inca | Coeligena torquata | ||
| Great Sapphirewing | Pterophanes cyanopterus | ||
| Tourmaline Sunangel | Heliangelus exortis | ||
| Black-thighed Puffleg | Eriocnemis derbyi | Near-threatened | |
| Golden-breasted Puffleg | Eriocnemis mosquera | ||
| Green-tailed Trainbearer | Lesbia nuna | ||
| Purple-backed Thornbill | Ramphomicron microrhynchum | ||
| Tyrian Metaltail | Metallura tyrianthina | ||
| Viridian Metaltail | Metallura williami | ||
| Rainbow-bearded Thornbill | Chalcostigma herrani | ||
| Mountain Avocetbill | Opisthoprora euryptera | ||
| Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan | Andigena hypoglauca | Near-threatened | |
| Black-billed Mountain-Toucan | Andigena nigrirostris | Possibly heard | |
| Andean Toucanet | Aulacorhynchus albivitta | ||
| Crimson-mantled Woodpecker | Piculus rivolii | ||
| Azara's Spinetail | Synallaxis azarae | ||
| Many-striped Canastero | Asthenes flammulata | ||
| Pearled Treerunner | Margarornis squamiger | ||
| Streaked Tuftedcheek | Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii | ||
| Chestnut-crowned Antpitta | Grallaria ruficapilla | Heard only | |
| Chestnut-naped Antpitta | Grallaria nuchalis | Heard only | |
| Tawny Antpitta | Grallaria quitensis | Heard only | |
| Ash-colored Tapaculo | Myornis senilis | Heard only | |
| Blackish Tapaculo | Scytalopus latrans | Possibly heard | |
| Long-tailed (Rufous-vented) Tapaculo | Scytalopus (femoralis) micropterus | Heard only | |
| Red-crested Cotinga | Ampelion rubrocristata | ||
| Lesser Elaenia | Elaenia chiriquensis | ||
| Black-capped Tyrannulet | Phyllomyias nigrocapillus | ||
| White-throated Tyrannulet | Mecocerculus leucophrys | ||
| Cinnamon Flycatcher | Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea | ||
| Black Phoebe | Sayornis nigricans | ||
| Crowned Chat-Tyrant | Ochthoeca frontalis | ||
| Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant | Ochthoeca rufipectoralis | ||
| Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant | Ochthoeca fumicolor | ||
| Pale-edged Flycatcher | Myiarchus cephalotes | ||
| Rusty-margined Flycatcher | Myiozetetes cayanensis | ||
| Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus | ||
| Blue-and-white Swallow | Notiochelidon cyanoleuca | ||
| Brown-bellied Swallow | Notiochelidon murina | ||
| Southern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx ruficollis | ||
| White-capped Dipper | Cinclus leucocephalus | ||
| Rufous Wren | Cinnycerthia unirufa | ||
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | Heard only | |
| Mountain Wren | Troglodytes solstitialis | ||
| Sedge Wren | Cistothorus platensis | ||
| Gray-breasted Wood-Wren | Henicorhina leucophrys | ||
| Great Thrush | Turdus fuscater | ||
| Green Jay | Cyanocorax yncas | ||
| Golden-fronted Redstart | Myioborus ornatus | ||
| Citrine Warbler | Basileuterus luteoviridis | ||
| Black-crested Warbler | Basileuterus nigrocristatus | ||
| Capped Conebill | Conirostrum albifrons | ||
| Grass-green Tanager | Chlorornis riefferii | ||
| White-capped Tanager | Sericossypha albocristata | Heard only | |
| Superciliaried Hemispingus | Hemispingus superciliaris | ||
| Black-headed Hemispingus | Hemispingus verticalis | ||
| Flame-rumped Tanager | Ramphocelus flammigerus | ||
| Blue-gray Tanager | Thraupis episcopus | Seen in Genova | |
| Blue-capped Tanager | Thraupis cyanocephala | ||
| Hooded Mountain-Tanager | Buthraupis montana | ||
| Black-chested Mountain-Tanager | Buthraupis eximia | ||
| Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager | Anisognathus lacrymosus | ||
| Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager | Anisognathus igniventris | ||
| Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager | Dubusia taeniata | ||
| Blue-necked Tanager | Tangara cyanicollis | ||
| Blue-and-black Tanager | Tangara vassorii | ||
| Black-backed Bush-Tanager | Urothraupis stolzmanni | ||
| Plumbeous Sierra-Finch | Phrygilus unicolor | ||
| Plain-colored Seedeater | Catamenia inornata | ||
| Yellow-faced Grassquit | Tiaris olivacea | ||
| White-sided Flowerpiercer | Diglossa albilatera | ||
| Glossy Flowerpiercer | Diglossa lafresnayii | ||
| Masked Flowerpiercer | Diglossopis cyanea | ||
| Pale-naped Brush-Finch | Atlapetes pallidinucha | ||
| Slaty Brush-Finch | Atlapetes schistaceus | ||
| Rufous-collared Sparrow | Zonotrichia capensis | ||
| Hooded Siskin | Carduelis magellanica |
This is a site very near the city of Ibague. From the centre you can take the number 50 bus (or a taxi) which will drop you at the end of the paved road. From here you walk up a gravel road past a few houses with gardens and scattered trees where you can see some common bird species. Highlights in this lower section were White-vented Plumeleteer, Slaty Spinetail and Black-bellied Wren (only heard). An overhead electric wire runs along the road. After this finishes (about an hour walking slowly), there is a nice shady area of forest where the road curves round past a little stream. Here we had Crested Ant-Tanager. After this, there is a final house on a bend where there are lots of flowers. The owners of this house put out bananas for tanagers. Just after this, you pass a curve with a bit of forest left above. Here I saw Tolima Dove flying past. There is little forest left here and deforestation is taking place at quite a rate. I also had this species further along in shady forest. About 20 minutes after this on the left hand side in some scrub I saw the endangered endemic Yellow-headed Brush-Finch. Another good spot is near the top where there is a very small football pitch next to a stream. Here we saw Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant and also found a dead juvenile antpitta (possibly rufous). Along the road, the endemic Blossumcrown has occasionally been seen. The president of Proaves, Alonso lives in Ibague and is a good source of information. I saw 74 species including 6 lifers
| Bare-faced Ibis | Phimosus infuscatus | ||
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | ||
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | ||
| Roadside Hawk | Buteo magnirostris | ||
| Gray-necked Wood-Rail | Aramides cajanea | Heard in Ibague | |
| Eared Dove | Zenaida auriculata | ||
| Ruddy Ground-Dove | Columbina talpacoti | ||
| Tolima Dove | Leptotila conoveri | Endemic Endangered | |
| Orange-chinned Parakeet | Brotogeris jugularis | ||
| Squirrel Cuckoo | Piaya cayana | Heard only | |
| Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani | ||
| Green Violet-ear | Colibri thalassinus | ||
| Violet-crowned Woodnymph | Thalurania colombica | ||
| White-vented Plumeleteer | Chalybura buffonii | ||
| Bronzy Inca | Coeligena coeligena | ||
| Crimson-rumped Toucanet | Aulacorhynchus haematopygus | Possibly seen | |
| Spot-breasted Woodpecker | Colaptes punctigula | ||
| Azara's Spinetail | Synallaxis azarae | ||
| Slaty Spinetail | Synallaxis brachyura | ||
| Spotted Barbtail | Premnoplex brunnescens | ||
| Montane Foliage-gleaner | Anabacerthia striaticollis | ||
| Straight-billed Woodcreeper | Dendroplex picus | ||
| Streak-headed Woodcreeper | Lepidocolaptes souleyetii | ||
| Barred Antshrike | Thamnophilus doliatus | ||
| Bar-crested Antshrike | Thamnophilus multistriatus | ||
| Checker-throated Antwren | Myrmotherula fulviventris | ||
| Chestnut-crowned Antpitta | Grallaria ruficapilla | Heard only | |
| Greenish Elaenia | Myiopagis viridicata | ||
| Yellow-bellied Elaenia | Elaenia flavogaster | ||
| Slaty-capped Flycatcher | Leptopogon superciliaris | ||
| Golden-faced Tyrannulet | Zimmerius chrysops | ||
| Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant | Lophotriccus pileatus | ||
| Black Phoebe | Sayornis nigricans | ||
| Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant | Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris | ||
| Pale-edged Flycatcher | Myiarchus cephalotes | ||
| Rusty-margined Flycatcher | Myiozetetes cayanensis | ||
| Social Flycatcher | Myiozetetes similis | Possibly seen | |
| Piratic Flycatcher | Legatus leucophaius | ||
| Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus | ||
| Barred Becard | Pachyramphus versicolor | ||
| Blue-and-white Swallow | Notiochelidon cyanoleuca | ||
| Southern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx ruficollis | ||
| Black-bellied Wren | Thryothorus fasciatoventris | Heard only | |
| Whiskered Wren | Thryothorus mystacalis | ||
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | Heard only | |
| Gray-breasted Wood-Wren | Henicorhina leucophrys | ||
| Black-billed Thrush | Turdus ignobilis | ||
| Green Jay | Cyanocorax yncas | ||
| Slate-throated Redstart | Myioborus miniatus | ||
| Rufous-capped Warbler | Basileuterus rufifrons | ||
| Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola | ||
| Common Bush-Tanager | Chlorospingus ophthalmicus | ||
| Guira Tanager | Hemithraupis guira | ||
| Crested Ant-Tanager | Habia cristata | Endemic | |
| Blue-gray Tanager | Thraupis episcopus | ||
| Blue-capped Tanager | Thraupis cyanocephala | ||
| Palm Tanager | Thraupis palmarum | ||
| Thick-billed Euphonia | Euphonia laniirostris | ||
| Orange-bellied Euphonia | Euphonia xanthogaster | ||
| Golden Tanager | Tangara arthus | ||
| Bay-headed Tanager | Tangara gyrola | ||
| Scrub Tanager | Tangara vitriolina | ||
| Metallic-green Tanager | Tangara labradorides | Possibly seen | |
| Blue-necked Tanager | Tangara cyanicollis | ||
| Black-faced Dacnis | Dacnis lineata | ||
| Rusty Flowerpiercer | Diglossa sittoides | ||
| White-sided Flowerpiercer | Diglossa albilatera | ||
| Saffron Finch | Sicalis flaveola | ||
| Yellow-breasted Brush-Finch | Atlapetes latinuchus | ||
| Orange-billed Sparrow | Arremon aurantiirostris | ||
| Streaked Saltator | Saltator striatipectus | ||
| Buff-throated Saltator | Saltator maximus | ||
| Black-winged Saltator | Saltator atripennis | ||
| Lesser Goldfinch | Carduelis psaltria |
This parl is within the city limits of Bogota and is the most reliable site for the endangered Bogota Rail. The park is popular for BBQs, football and the like, but there are also some wetland areas remaining although they are underthreat. The park can be accessed easily by car along Calle 80. Many people take taxis there although buses also pass by the entrance. Once in the park, look for a big, white, metal bridge accross the river. There are a few remaining reeds on the river itself where I saw Yellow-hooded Blackbird. Once over the bridge turn left immediately and walk alongside the reedbeds. You'll need to climb over a fence. There are cows in here and many of the reeds have already been eaten. The Bogota Rail is quite responsive to play-back. I found a good spot where you can walk into an area surrounded by reeds where I managed to call one out. I saw 16 species including 3 lifers
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | ||
| Bare-faced Ibis | Phimosus infuscatus | ||
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | ||
| Bogota Rail | Rallus semiplumbeus | Endangered | |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | ||
| Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | Introduced species | |
| Eared Dove | Zenaida auriculata | ||
| Sparkling Violet-ear | Colibri coruscans | Heard only | |
| Brown-bellied Swallow | Notiochelidon murina | ||
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | ||
| Great Thrush | Turdus fuscater | ||
| Rufous-collared Sparrow | Zonotrichia capensis | ||
| Yellow-hooded Blackbird | Chrysomus icterocephalus | ||
| Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | ||
| Shiny Cowbird | Molothrus bonariensis | ||
| Andean Siskin | Carduelis spinescens |
This lake is also easily accessed from Bogota. It is near the town of Ubate and takes about an hour and a half to drive there. On the road from Bogota to Boyaca, look out for a sign on the right reading 'Laguna de Fuquene. After this turn right at another sign reading 'Chalet Refugio - El Refugio'. The sign has a yellow boat next to it. A short distance along is a blue shop on the left accross from a small port with some boats moared. There are reeds on either side of the port where I hear Apolinars Wren. They are very responsive to play-back but very difficult to see. I finally managed to see on on reeds on the left, facing the lake. Further along on the right is a nice hotel (where you could stay). You can walk down to the water's edge here and Apolinar's Wren is also present in the reeds here. I heard Bogota Rail here, but seeing it is a different matter. The hotel rents paddle boats out by the hour (s5000) but they don't steer very well. I saw 22 species including 1 lifer
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | ||
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | ||
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | ||
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | ||
| Spot-flanked Gallinule | Gallinula melanops | ||
| American Coot | Fulica americana | ||
| Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | Introduced species | |
| Eared Dove | Zenaida auriculata | ||
| Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani | ||
| Sparkling Violet-ear | Colibri coruscans | ||
| Fork-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus savana | ||
| Brown-chested Martin | Progne tapera | ||
| Brown-bellied Swallow | Notiochelidon murina | ||
| Southern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx ruficollis | ||
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | ||
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | Heard only | |
| Apolinar's Wren | Cistothorus apolinari | Endemic Endangered | |
| Tropical Mockingbird | Mimus gilvus | ||
| Great Thrush | Turdus fuscater | ||
| Rufous-collared Sparrow | Zonotrichia capensis | ||
| Yellow-hooded Blackbird | Chrysomus icterocephalus | ||
| Lesser Goldfinch | Carduelis psaltria |
El Paujil is an excellent and very large ProAves reserve. It is fairly easily accessed by public transport. First you need to get to Puerto Boyaca. Buses several buses leave the terminal in Bogota. I took an Autoboy bus leaving at 6am although you don't need to leave this early. It took 6 hours and cost s24,000. From Puerto Boyaca, a bus leaves the plaza at 3pm for Puerto Pinzon. This takes about 2 hours and costs s10,000. A communal taxi leaves at the same time and is quicker, costing 12,000. Once you get to Pinzon, it is only about 40 minutes walk to the reserve but maybe getting dark so taking a vehicle could be better. With previous planning, someone from the reserve will come down to meet you and take you to the reserve.
| Great Tinamou | Tinamus major | ||
| Little Tinamou | Crypturellus soui | ||
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | Seen near Puerto Pinzon | |
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | Seen near Puerto Pinzon | |
| Bare-faced Ibis | Phimosus infuscatus | ||
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | ||
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | ||
| Double-toothed Kite | Harpagus bidentatus | ||
| Roadside Hawk | Buteo magnirostris | ||
| Black Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus tyrannus | ||
| Yellow-headed Caracara | Milvago chimachima | ||
| Laughing Falcon | Herpetotheres cachinnans | ||
| American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | Seen near Puerto Pinzon | |
| Speckled (Colombian) Chachalaca | Ortalis guttata colombiana | ||
| Marbled Wood-Quail | Odontophorus gujanensis | ||
| White-throated Crake | Laterallus albigularis | Heard only | |
| Gray-necked Wood-Rail | Aramides cajanea | Heard only | |
| Wattled Jacana | Jacana jacana | Seen near Puerto Pinzon | |
| Southern Lapwing | Vanellus chilensis | ||
| Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | Introduced species | |
| Pale-vented Pigeon | Patagioenas cayennensis | Heard only | |
| Ruddy Pigeon | Patagioenas subvinacea | Heard only | |
| Ruddy Ground-Dove | Columbina talpacoti | ||
| White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi | ||
| Gray-fronted Dove | Leptotila rufaxilla | ||
| Ruddy Quail-Dove | Geotrygon montana | ||
| Chestnut-fronted Macaw | Ara severa | Heard only | |
| Spectacled Parrotlet | Forpus conspicillatus | Seen near Puerto Pinzon | |
| Orange-chinned Parakeet | Brotogeris jugularis | ||
| Saffron-headed Parrot | Pionopsitta pyrilia | Vulnerable | |
| Blue-headed Parrot | Pionus menstruus | ||
| Orange-winged Parrot | Amazona amazonica | ||
| Squirrel Cuckoo | Piaya cayana | Heard only | |
| Greater Ani | Crotophaga major | ||
| Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani | Seen near Puerto Pinzon | |
| Pauraque | Nyctidromus albicollis | ||
| White-collared Swift | Streptoprocne zonaris | ||
| Band-rumped Swift | Chaetura spinicaudus | Possibly seen | |
| Rufous-breasted Hermit | Glaucis hirsuta | ||
| Band-tailed Barbthroat | Threnetes ruckeri | Possibly seen | |
| Eastern Long-tailed Hermit | Phaethornis superciliosus | Possibly seen | |
| Stripe-throated Hermit | Phaethornis striigularis | ||
| White-necked Jacobin | Florisuga mellivora | ||
| Black-throated Mango | Anthracothorax nigricollis | ||
| Blue-tailed Emerald | Chlorostilbon mellisugus | Possibly seen | |
| Rufous-tailed Hummingbird | Amazilia tzacatl | ||
| Blue-chested Hummingbird | Polyerata amabilis | ||
| Violaceous Trogon | Trogon violaceus | ||
| Black-tailed Trogon | Trogon melanurus | ||
| Ringed Kingfisher | Ceryle torquatus | Seen near Puerto Pinzon | |
| Rufous Motmot | Baryphthengus martii | ||
| Broad-billed Motmot | Electron platyrhynchum | Heard only | |
| Barred Puffbird | Nystalus radiatus | ||
| White-fronted Nunbird | Monasa morphoeus | ||
| White-mantled Barbet | Capito hypoleucus | Endemic Endangered Heard only | |
| Collared Aracari | Pteroglossus torquatus | ||
| Spot-breasted Woodpecker | Colaptes punctigula | ||
| Cinnamon Woodpecker | Celeus loricatus | ||
| Wedge-billed Woodcreeper | Glyphorynchus spirurus | ||
| Straight-billed Woodcreeper | Dendroplex picus | Possibly seen | |
| Streak-headed Woodcreeper | Lepidocolaptes souleyetii | ||
| Great Antshrike | Taraba major | Heard only | |
| Barred Antshrike | Thamnophilus doliatus | ||
| Western Slaty-Antshrike | Thamnophilus atrinucha | ||
| Checker-throated Antwren | Myrmotherula fulviventris | ||
| White-fringed Antwren | Formicivora grisea | ||
| Chestnut-backed Antbird | Myrmeciza exsul | ||
| White-bellied Antpitta | Grallaria hypoleuca | Heard only | |
| Purple-throated Fruitcrow | Querula purpurata | ||
| White-bearded Manakin | Manacus manacus | ||
| Blue-crowned Manakin | Lepidothrix coronata | ||
| Golden-headed Manakin | Pipra erythrocephala | ||
| Ochre-bellied Flycatcher | Mionectes oleagineus | ||
| Sepia-capped Flycatcher | Leptopogon amaurocephalus | ||
| Southern Bentbill | Oncostoma olivaceum | Possibly seen | |
| Common Tody-Flycatcher | Todirostrum cinereum | ||
| Olivaceous Flatbill | Rhynchocyclus olivaceus | ||
| Yellow-olive Flycatcher | Tolmomyias sulphurescens | ||
| Bright-rumped Attila | Attila spadiceus | Heard only | |
| Rufous Mourner | Rhytipterna holerythra | Heard only | |
| Panama Flycatcher | Myiarchus panamensis | Possibly seen | |
| Great Kiskadee | Pitangus sulphuratus | ||
| Boat-billed Flycatcher | Megarynchus pitangua | ||
| Rusty-margined Flycatcher | Myiozetetes cayanensis | ||
| Social Flycatcher | Myiozetetes similis | ||
| Streaked Flycatcher | Myiodynastes maculatus | ||
| Piratic Flycatcher | Legatus leucophaius | ||
| Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus | ||
| Cinnamon Becard | Pachyramphus cinnamomeus | ||
| Cinereous Becard | Pachyramphus rufus | Possibly seen | |
| Masked Tityra | Tityra semifasciata | ||
| Gray-breasted Martin | Progne chalybea | ||
| Southern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx ruficollis | ||
| Black-bellied Wren | Thryothorus fasciatoventris | Possibly heard | |
| White-breasted Wood-Wren | Henicorhina leucosticta | ||
| Scaly-breasted Wren | Microcerculus marginatus | ||
| Pale-vented Thrush | Turdus obsoletus | ||
| Black-chested Jay | Cyanocorax affinis | ||
| Lesser Greenlet | Hylophilus decurtatus | ||
| Yellow-browed Shrike-Vireo | Vireolanius eximius | ||
| Buff-rumped Warbler | Basileuterus fulvicauda | ||
| Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola | ||
| Yellow-backed Tanager | Hemithraupis flavicollis | ||
| White-shouldered Tanager | Tachyphonus luctuosus | ||
| Sooty Ant-Tanager | Habia gutturalis | Endemic Near-threatened | |
| Crimson-backed Tanager | Ramphocelus dimidiatus | ||
| Blue-gray Tanager | Thraupis episcopus | ||
| Palm Tanager | Thraupis palmarum | ||
| Thick-billed Euphonia | Euphonia laniirostris | ||
| Green Honeycreeper | Chlorophanes spiza | ||
| Swallow-Tanager | Tersina viridis | ||
| Ruddy-breasted Seedeater | Sporophila minuta | ||
| Thick-billed Seed-Finch | Oryzoborus funereus | ||
| Black-striped Sparrow | Arremonops conirostris | ||
| Buff-throated Saltator | Saltator maximus | ||
| Yellow-hooded Blackbird | Chrysomus icterocephalus | Seen near Puerto Pinzon | |
| Orange-crowned Oriole | Icterus auricapillus | ||
| Chestnut-headed Oropendola | Psarocolius wagleri | ||
| Citron-throated Toucan | Ramphastos citreolaemus | ||
| Chestnut-mandibled Toucan | Ramphastos swainsonii |
Another ProAves reserve. To get there take a bus from Bucaramanga to San Vicente de Chucuri taking 2 hours (14,000). From there you can hire a jeep to take you up to the reserve (30,000). The director of the reserve, Juan Carlos Luna who met me in San Vicente is a good source of information about birds in the reserve and the surrounding area. I stayed in a house in a coffee plantation (1300m). This was in the process of being bought by Proaves. I slept in my tent but there should be beds in the future. From the house it is about 40 minutes walk up to the forest. The reserve is only small having about 200ha but another 400ha of municipal owned forest borders.
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | ||
| Roadside Hawk | Buteo magnirostris | ||
| Black Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus tyrannus | Heard only | |
| Aplomado Falcon | Falco femoralis | ||
| Gorgeted Wood-Quail | Odontophorus strophium | Endemic Critically endangered Heard only | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | Introduced species | |
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Patagioenas fasciata | ||
| Plumbeous Pigeon | Patagioenas plumbea | ||
| White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi | Seen near San Vicente | |
| Orange-chinned Parakeet | Brotogeris jugularis | ||
| Squirrel Cuckoo | Piaya cayana | Heard only | |
| Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani | ||
| Striped Cuckoo | Tapera naevia | Heard only | |
| White-collared Swift | Streptoprocne zonaris | ||
| White-tipped Swift | Aeronautes montivagus | ||
| Violet-crowned Woodnymph | Thalurania colombica | ||
| Andean Emerald | Agyrtria franciae | ||
| Speckled Hummingbird | Adelomyia melanogenys | ||
| Black Inca | Coeligena prunellei | Endemic Endangered | |
| Collared Trogon | Trogon collaris | ||
| Crimson-rumped Toucanet | Aulacorhynchus haematopygus | Possibly seen | |
| Santa Marta Toucanet | Aulacorhynchus lautus | Endemic | |
| Golden-olive Woodpecker | Piculus rubiginosus | ||
| Crimson-crested Woodpecker | Campephilus melanoleucos | Possibly seen | |
| Azara's Spinetail | Synallaxis azarae | ||
| Spotted Barbtail | Premnoplex brunnescens | ||
| Streaked Xenops | Xenops rutilans | ||
| Montane Foliage-gleaner | Anabacerthia striaticollis | ||
| Flammulated Treehunter | Thripadectes flammulatus | ||
| Lineated Foliage-gleaner | Syndactyla subalaris | ||
| Plain-brown Woodcreeper | Dendrocincla fuliginosa | ||
| Black-striped Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus | ||
| Olive-backed Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus triangularis | ||
| Straight-billed Woodcreeper | Dendroplex picus | ||
| Streak-headed Woodcreeper | Lepidocolaptes souleyetii | ||
| Montane Woodcreeper | Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger | ||
| Brown-billed Scythebill | Campylorhamphus pusillus | ||
| Uniform Antshrike | Thamnophilus unicolor | ||
| Plain Antvireo | Dysithamnus mentalis | ||
| Slaty Antwren | Myrmotherula schisticolor | ||
| Parker's Antbird | Cercomacra parkeri | Endemic | |
| Nariño Tapaculo | Scytalopus vicinior | Possibly seen | |
| Golden-winged Manakin | Masius chrysopterus | ||
| Olive-striped Flycatcher | Mionectes olivaceus | ||
| Slaty-capped Flycatcher | Leptopogon superciliaris | Possibly seen | |
| Plumbeous-crowned Tyrannulet | Phyllomyias plumbeiceps | ||
| Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant | Lophotriccus pileatus | ||
| Ornate Flycatcher | Myiotriccus ornatus | ||
| Cinnamon Flycatcher | Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea | ||
| Smoke-colored Pewee | Contopus fumigatus | ||
| Tropical Pewee | Contopus cinereus | Seen near San Vicente | |
| Vermilion Flycatcher | Pyrocephalus rubinus | ||
| Cattle Tyrant | Machetornis rixosus | ||
| Apical Flycatcher | Myiarchus apicalis | Endemic Possibly seen | |
| Great Kiskadee | Pitangus sulphuratus | ||
| Boat-billed Flycatcher | Megarynchus pitangua | Possibly heard | |
| Golden-crowned Flycatcher | Myiodynastes chrysocephalus | ||
| Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus | ||
| Southern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx ruficollis | Seen near San Vicente | |
| Bicolored Wren | Campylorhynchus griseus | ||
| Whiskered Wren | Thryothorus mystacalis | ||
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | ||
| Gray-breasted Wood-Wren | Henicorhina leucophrys | ||
| Tropical Mockingbird | Mimus gilvus | ||
| Andean Solitaire | Myadestes ralloides | ||
| Black-billed Thrush | Turdus ignobilis | ||
| Green Jay | Cyanocorax yncas | ||
| Tropical Parula | Parula pitiayumi | ||
| Slate-throated Redstart | Myioborus miniatus | ||
| Russet-crowned Warbler | Basileuterus coronatus | Possibly seen | |
| Three-striped Warbler | Basileuterus tristriatus | ||
| Common Bush-Tanager | Chlorospingus ophthalmicus | ||
| Flame-rumped Tanager | Ramphocelus flammigerus | ||
| Blue-gray Tanager | Thraupis episcopus | ||
| Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager | Anisognathus somptuosus | ||
| Orange-bellied Euphonia | Euphonia xanthogaster | ||
| Golden Tanager | Tangara arthus | ||
| Saffron-crowned Tanager | Tangara xanthocephala | ||
| Flame-faced Tanager | Tangara parzudakii | ||
| Golden-naped Tanager | Tangara ruficervix | ||
| Metallic-green Tanager | Tangara labradorides | ||
| Blue-necked Tanager | Tangara cyanicollis | ||
| Beryl-spangled Tanager | Tangara nigroviridis | ||
| Black-capped Tanager | Tangara heinei | ||
| Yellow-bellied Seedeater | Sporophila nigricollis | ||
| Yellow-faced Grassquit | Tiaris olivacea | ||
| Bluish Flowerpiercer | Diglossopis caerulescens | ||
| Saffron Finch | Sicalis flaveola | ||
| White-naped (Yellow-throated) Brush-Finch | Atlapetes albinucha (gutturalis) | ||
| Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch | Buarremon brunneinucha | ||
| Rufous-collared Sparrow | Zonotrichia capensis | ||
| Black-winged Saltator | Saltator atripennis | ||
| Yellow Oriole | Icterus nigrogularis | ||
| Russet-backed Oropendola | Psarocolius angustifrons | ||
| Lesser Goldfinch | Carduelis psaltria | ||
| Black-mandibled Toucan | Ramphastos ambiguus | Possibly heard |
San Gil is easily accessed from Bucaramanga taking 2 and a half hours and costing 14,000s. This is a good site for the critically endangered endemic Niceforo's Wren. This is a very little known species restricted to this area. It is supposedly easy with play-back next to the Parque Gallineral in San Gil, but I didn't have a recording of the species. A month before, Juan Carlos and an English BIrder had it in 5 minutes where I only heard it once in 3 hours seaching. To get to the spot, you can either go through the park or round the back. To go through the park, you'll need to check with the caretaker on the gate (preferably the night before) whether you can enter at 6am. The park only opens to the public at 8am. The park is very pretty having many big trees but little natural vegetation below. Lots of pretty flowers though and a few nice birds (Black-faced Grassquit). Going through the park, go straight from the gate, over 2 white bridges and climb through 2 fences which leads into nice forest with a dense undergrowth. The same spot can be reached by going further along the main road from the entrance (towards Bucaramanga), turn right over a bridge and straight away look for a small path going down a slope. Follow this along into forest. The trail goes along through forest and finally along more open habitat along the river.
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | ||
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | ||
| White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi | ||
| Spectacled Parrotlet | Forpus conspicillatus | ||
| Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani | Seen near Cepita turn-off | |
| White-necked Jacobin | Florisuga mellivora | ||
| Rufous-tailed Hummingbird | Amazilia tzacatl | ||
| Barred Antshrike | Thamnophilus doliatus | ||
| Plain Antvireo | Dysithamnus mentalis | ||
| Yellow-olive Flycatcher | Tolmomyias sulphurescens | ||
| Black Phoebe | Sayornis nigricans | ||
| Great Kiskadee | Pitangus sulphuratus | ||
| Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus | ||
| Blue-and-white Swallow | Notiochelidon cyanoleuca | ||
| Southern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx ruficollis | ||
| Bicolored Wren | Campylorhynchus griseus | Seen near Cepita turn-off | |
| Niceforo's Wren | Thryothorus nicefori | Endemic Critically endangered Possibly heard | |
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | ||
| Tropical Mockingbird | Mimus gilvus | Seen near Cepita turn-off | |
| Black-billed Thrush | Turdus ignobilis | ||
| Green Jay | Cyanocorax yncas | Heard only | |
| Rufous-browed Peppershrike | Cyclarhis gujanensis | ||
| Rufous-capped Warbler | Basileuterus rufifrons | ||
| Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola | ||
| Blue-gray Tanager | Thraupis episcopus | ||
| Palm Tanager | Thraupis palmarum | ||
| Scrub Tanager | Tangara vitriolina | ||
| Blue-necked Tanager | Tangara cyanicollis | ||
| Black-faced Grassquit | Tiaris bicolor | ||
| Saffron Finch | Sicalis flaveola | ||
| Golden-winged Sparrow | Arremon schlegeli | ||
| Streaked Saltator | Saltator striatipectus | ||
| Venezuelan Troupial | Icterus icterus | Seen near Cepita turn-off |
El Dorado is the final ProAves reserve I visited. It is located close to the city of Santa Marta in the Sierra Nevada mountains. There are 2 ways to get there from Santa Marta. Either ProAves can organize a vehicle which is rather costly (150,000s) or you can take a truck which leaves the market at 8am and takes about 2 and a half hours (6000s). This drops you off at a junction called, 'El Ye' from where you have about an hour to hour and a half to the cabaña. On the way up I saw Blossomcrown. This feeds on the pretty roadside (Impaciens) flowers just above the school. The ProAves cabaña is well located at about 1950m and there is good birding nearby including a nice patch patch of foret directly below where I saw Santa MArta Antpitta and possibly Santa Marta Wren. The cabaña has no electricity, OK bunk beds and a local girl cooked us meals. The only other person there with me was a student named Christian who was studying the Santa Marta Parakeet.
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | ||
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | ||
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | ||
| Plain-breasted Hawk | Accipiter ventralis | ||
| White-rumped Hawk | Buteo leucorrhous | ||
| Band-tailed Guan | Penelope argyrotis | ||
| Sickle-winged Guan | Chamaepetes goudotii | ||
| Black-fronted Wood-Quail | Odontophorus atrifrons | Vulnerable | |
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Patagioenas fasciata | ||
| Lined Quail-Dove | Geotrygon linearis | ||
| Scarlet-fronted Parakeet | Aratinga wagleri | ||
| Santa Marta Parakeet | Pyrrhura viridicata | Endemic Endangered | |
| Red-billed Parrot | Pionus sordidus | ||
| Scaly-naped Parrot | Amazona mercenaria | ||
| White-tipped Swift | Aeronautes montivagus | Possibly seen | |
| Green Violet-ear | Colibri thalassinus | ||
| Violet-crowned Woodnymph | Thalurania colombica | ||
| Blossomcrown | Anthocephala floriceps | Endemic Vulnerable | |
| Tyrian Metaltail | Metallura tyrianthina | ||
| Masked Trogon | Trogon personatus | ||
| White-tipped Quetzal | Pharomachrus fulgidus | ||
| Keel-billed Toucan | Ramphastos sulfuratus | ||
| Golden-olive Woodpecker | Piculus rubiginosus | ||
| Crimson-crested Woodpecker | Campephilus melanoleucos | ||
| Rusty-headed Spinetail | Synallaxis fuscorufa | Endemic Near-threatened | |
| Streak-capped Spinetail | Cranioleuca hellmayri | Endemic | |
| Spotted Barbtail | Premnoplex brunnescens | ||
| Streaked Xenops | Xenops rutilans | ||
| Montane Foliage-gleaner | Anabacerthia striaticollis | ||
| Gray-throated Leaftosser | Sclerurus albigularis | ||
| Strong-billed Woodcreeper | Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus | ||
| Black-striped Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus | ||
| Slaty Antwren | Myrmotherula schisticolor | ||
| Santa Marta Antpitta | Grallaria bangsi | Endemic Near-threatened | |
| Brown-rumped Tapaculo | Scytalopus latebricola | Endemic | |
| Golden-breasted Fruiteater | Pipreola aureopectus | ||
| Mountain Elaenia | Elaenia frantzii | ||
| Olive-striped Flycatcher | Mionectes olivaceus | ||
| Black-capped Tyrannulet | Phyllomyias nigrocapillus | ||
| White-throated Tyrannulet | Mecocerculus leucophrys | ||
| Black-throated Tody-Tyrant | Hemitriccus granadensis | ||
| Cinnamon Flycatcher | Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea | ||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | ||
| Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant | Ochthoeca diadema | ||
| Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant | Myiotheretes striaticollis | ||
| Santa Marta Bush-Tyrant | Myiotheretes pernix | Endemic Endangered | |
| Bright-rumped Attila | Attila spadiceus | Heard only | |
| Golden-crowned Flycatcher | Myiodynastes chrysocephalus | ||
| Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus | ||
| Masked Tityra | Tityra semifasciata | ||
| Blue-and-white Swallow | Notiochelidon cyanoleuca | ||
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | ||
| Santa Marta Wren | Troglodytes monticola | Endemic Possibly seen | |
| Gray-breasted Wood-Wren | Henicorhina leucophrys | ||
| Andean Solitaire | Myadestes ralloides | Heard only | |
| Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus fuscater | ||
| Yellow-legged Thrush | Platycichla flavipes | ||
| Great Thrush | Turdus fuscater | ||
| Pale-breasted Thrush | Turdus leucomelas | ||
| Black-chested Jay | Cyanocorax affinis | ||
| Brown-capped Vireo | Vireo leucophrys | ||
| Slate-throated Redstart | Myioborus miniatus | ||
| Yellow-crowned Redstart | Myioborus flavivertex | Endemic | |
| Santa Marta Warbler | Basileuterus basilicus | Endemic Near-threatened Possibly seen | |
| White-lored Warbler | Basileuterus conspicillatus | Endemic Near-threatened | |
| White-shouldered Tanager | Tachyphonus luctuosus | ||
| Crimson-backed Tanager | Ramphocelus dimidiatus | ||
| Blue-capped Tanager | Thraupis cyanocephala | ||
| Santa Marta Mountain-Tanager | Anisognathus melanogenys | Endemic | |
| Blue-naped Chlorophonia | Chlorophonia cyanea | ||
| Bay-headed Tanager | Tangara gyrola | ||
| Black-capped Tanager | Tangara heinei | ||
| Plush-capped Finch | Catamblyrhynchus diadema | ||
| Blue-black Grassquit | Volatinia jacarina | ||
| Paramo Seedeater | Catamenia homochroa | ||
| White-sided Flowerpiercer | Diglossa albilatera | ||
| Santa Marta Brush-Finch | Atlapetes melanocephalus | Endemic | |
| Rufous-collared Sparrow | Zonotrichia capensis | ||
| Golden-bellied Grosbeak | Pheucticus chrysogaster | ||
| Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus | Seen near Santa Marta | |
| Andean Siskin | Carduelis spinescens |
This is the only site for the critically endangered endemic Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird. It is restricted to mangroves but its status and even taxanomy are unclear. I visited the reserve for just 1 day but not to the area with recent reports which needs to be accessed by boat. A student has just started work on the species and would be a good source of advice. His name is Jose Vergara jerggil54@yahoo.es .
| Least Grebe | Tachybaptus dominicus | ||
| Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | ||
| Neotropic Cormorant | Phalacrocorax brasilianus | ||
| Cocoi Heron | Ardea cocoi | ||
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | ||
| Tricolored Heron | Egretta tricolor | ||
| Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | ||
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | ||
| Striated Heron | Butorides striata | ||
| Black-crowned Night-Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | ||
| Roseate Spoonbill | Platalea ajaja | ||
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | ||
| Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture | Cathartes burrovianus | ||
| White-tailed Kite | Elanus leucurus | Seen in Baranquilla | |
| Snail Kite | Rostrhamus sociabilis | ||
| Limpkin | Aramus guarauna | ||
| Purple Gallinule | Porphyrio martinica | ||
| Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus | ||
| Southern Lapwing | Vanellus chilensis | ||
| Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | ||
| Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | ||
| Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | ||
| Gull-billed Tern | Sterna nilotica | ||
| Royal Tern | Sterna maxima | ||
| Yellow-billed Tern | Sterna superciliaris | ||
| Large-billed Tern | Phaetusa simplex | ||
| Black Skimmer | Rynchops niger | ||
| Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | Introduced species | |
| Brown-throated Parakeet | Aratinga pertinax | Heard only | |
| Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani | ||
| Lesser Nighthawk | Chordeiles acutipennis | ||
| Ringed Kingfisher | Ceryle torquatus | ||
| Amazon Kingfisher | Chloroceryle amazona | ||
| Chestnut Piculet | Picumnus cinnamomeus | ||
| Golden-green Woodpecker | Piculus chrysochloros | ||
| Yellow-chinned Spinetail | Certhiaxis cinnamomea | ||
| Black-crested Antshrike | Sakesphorus canadensis | ||
| Common Tody-Flycatcher | Todirostrum cinereum | ||
| Pied Water-Tyrant | Fluvicola pica | ||
| Cattle Tyrant | Machetornis rixosus | ||
| Brown-crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus tyrannulus | ||
| Great Kiskadee | Pitangus sulphuratus | ||
| Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus | ||
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | ||
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus | ||
| Yellow Warbler | Dendroica petechia | ||
| Prothonotary Warbler | Protonotaria citrea | ||
| Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola | Heard only | |
| Bicolored Conebill | Conirostrum bicolor | ||
| Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus |