Hi all,
I just got back from a six week trip to Colombia (9 Dec - 22 Jan). It was an absolutely fantastic trip visiting almost all of the major areas except the amazon lowlands. In total I found 790 species including 75 out of 76 possible endemics on the itinerary. Including all of the endemics (Blue-bearded Helmetcrest and Santa Marta Wren included!), other highlights were the Perija specialties, Recurve-billed Bushbird, Double-banded Graytail, Yellow-browed Shrike-Vireo, Black-billed Flycatcher, Black Antshrike, White-bidded Manakin, Slaty-winged Foliage-gleaner, Saffron-headed Parrot, Black Oropendula, Blue-lored Antbird, Yellow-headed Manakin, Black Solitare, Choco Vireo, Bicolored Antvireo, Hooded Antpitta (17 antpittas in total!), Colombian Screech-Owl, and Green-bellied Hummingbird.
The following areas were covered:
Guajira Peninsula
Santa Marta (San Lorenzo side)
Santa Marta (San Pedro side)
Perija Mountains
Ocana
Cerulean Warbler Reserve
El Paujil
Victoria
Juntas
Otun
Santa Rose de Cabal
Rio Blanco
Rio Claro
Nevada de Ruiz
Chestnut-capped Piha Reserve
Urrao (Dusky Starfrontlet Reserve)
Tangaras
Montezuma
Santa Cecilia
Sumapaz
Monterredondo
Soata
La Florida
I've already written rough drafts of all the blog posts so hopefully I'll be able to get them all posted soon. I'm also just starting to write the trip report which I hope to have done within the next two to three weeks. If anyone is heading that way soon though, all my checklists in ebird have detailed comments and GPS coordinates for endemic and "good" birds.
More to come soon!
Ross
I just got back from a six week trip to Colombia (9 Dec - 22 Jan). It was an absolutely fantastic trip visiting almost all of the major areas except the amazon lowlands. In total I found 790 species including 75 out of 76 possible endemics on the itinerary. Including all of the endemics (Blue-bearded Helmetcrest and Santa Marta Wren included!), other highlights were the Perija specialties, Recurve-billed Bushbird, Double-banded Graytail, Yellow-browed Shrike-Vireo, Black-billed Flycatcher, Black Antshrike, White-bidded Manakin, Slaty-winged Foliage-gleaner, Saffron-headed Parrot, Black Oropendula, Blue-lored Antbird, Yellow-headed Manakin, Black Solitare, Choco Vireo, Bicolored Antvireo, Hooded Antpitta (17 antpittas in total!), Colombian Screech-Owl, and Green-bellied Hummingbird.
The following areas were covered:
Guajira Peninsula
Santa Marta (San Lorenzo side)
Santa Marta (San Pedro side)
Perija Mountains
Ocana
Cerulean Warbler Reserve
El Paujil
Victoria
Juntas
Otun
Santa Rose de Cabal
Rio Blanco
Rio Claro
Nevada de Ruiz
Chestnut-capped Piha Reserve
Urrao (Dusky Starfrontlet Reserve)
Tangaras
Montezuma
Santa Cecilia
Sumapaz
Monterredondo
Soata
La Florida
I've already written rough drafts of all the blog posts so hopefully I'll be able to get them all posted soon. I'm also just starting to write the trip report which I hope to have done within the next two to three weeks. If anyone is heading that way soon though, all my checklists in ebird have detailed comments and GPS coordinates for endemic and "good" birds.
More to come soon!
Ross