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NORTHERN COLOMBIA BIRDING TOUR

Target Birds List

COLOMBIA
BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*

Duration:9 Days, 8 Nights
Group Size:2-8
Anytime Price:$3350
Group Price:$3200
Single Suppl:$300
Est #Species:275-325
Pace:Easy
Difficulty:Moderate
* This tour is available for any dates of your choosing provided guide services and accommodations are available.

List of target birds for this tour broken down by locations we visit.

Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

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1Chestnut-winged ChachalacaOrtalis garrulaMI,TNPE
2Band-tailed GuanPenelope argyrotisCDP,ED,LBRNE
3Blue-billed CurassowCrax albertiLBR,TNPE
4Black-fronted Wood-QuailOdontophorus atrifronsCDP,EDNE
5Bare-eyed PigeonPatagioenas corensisLBR,LFNP,TNPNE
6Lined Quail-DoveZentrygon linearisCDP,ED,MI,TNPBC
7Dwarf CuckooCoccycua pumilaLFNP,TNPBC
8Longuemare's SunangelHeliangelus clarisseCDPE
9Black-backed ThornbillRamphomicron dorsaleEDE
10Perija MetaltailMetallura iracundaCDPNE
11White-tailed StarfrontletCoeligena phalerataEDE
12Perija StarfrontletCoeligena consitaCDPNE
13Santa Marta WoodstarChaetocercus astreansED,MIE
14Rufous-shafted WoodstarChaetocercus jourdaniiCDPBC
15Red-billed EmeraldChlorostilbon gibsoniManyNE
16Coppery EmeraldChlorostilbon russatusManyNE
17Santa Marta BlossomcrownAnthocephala floricepsEDE
18Buffy HummingbirdLeucippus fallaxLBR,LFNPNE
19Steely-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia saucerotteiManyNE
20Shining-green HummingbirdChrysuronia goudotiLBR,LFNP,MI
TNP
NE
21Sapphire-bellied HummingbirdChrysuronia lilliaeTNPE
22Santa Marta Screech-OwlMegascops gilesiEDE
23White-tipped QuetzalPharomachrus fulgidusCDP,EDNE
24Russet-throated PuffbirdHypnelus ruficollisLBR,LFNP,MI
TNP
NE
25Moustached PuffbirdMalacoptila mystacalisCDP,ED,MINE
26Groove-billed ToucanetAulacorhynchus sulcatusCDP,EDNE
27Scaled PiculetPicumnus squamulatusCDP,ED,MI,TNPNE
28Chestnut PiculetPicumnus cinnamomeusLBR,LFNP,MI
TNP
NE
29Turquoise-winged ParrotletForpus spengeliMI,TNPE
30Santa Marta ParakeetPyrrhura viridicataEDE
31Scarlet-fronted ParakeetPsittacara wagleriManyNE
32Black-backed AntshrikeThamnophilus melanonotusLBR,LFNP,MI
TNP
NE
33Northern White-fringed AntwrenFormicivora intermediaLBR,LFNP,MI
TNP
BC
34Klages's AntbirdDrymophila klagesiCDPNE
35Santa Marta AntbirdDrymophila hellmayriED,MIE
36Santa Marta AntpittaGrallaria bangsiEDE
37Sierra Nevada AntpittaGrallaria spatiatorEDE
38Perija AntpittaGrallaria saltuensisCDPNE
39Rusty-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula ferrugineipectusEDNE
40Santa Marta TapaculoScytalopus sanctaemartaeED,MIE
41Brown-rumped TapaculoScytalopus latebricolaEDE
42Perija TapaculoScytalopus priganusCDPE
43Caribbean HorneroFurnarius longirostrisLBR,LFNP,MI
TNP
NE
44Santa Marta Foliage-gleanerClibanornis rufipectusED,MI,TNPE
45Perija ThistletailAsthenes perijanaCDPNE
46Streak-capped SpinetailCranioleuca hellmayriCDP,EDNE
47Rusty-headed SpinetailSynallaxis fuscorufaEDE
48White-whiskered SpinetailSynallaxis candeiLBR,LFNP,TNPNE
49Stripe-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis cinnamomeaCDPBC
50Golden-breasted FruiteaterPipreola aureopectusCDP,EDNE
51Southern BentbillOncostoma olivaceumManyNE
52Spectacled TyrannuletZimmerius improbusCDP,ED,MINE
53Slender-billed TyrannuletInezia tenuirostrisLBR,LFNP,MI
TNP
NE
54Santa Marta Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes pernixEDE
55Venezuelan FlycatcherMyiarchus venezuelensisLBR,LFNP,MI
TNP
BC
56Stripe-backed WrenCampylorhynchus nuchalisLBR,LFNP,MI
TNP
NE
57Bangs's Wood-Wren**Henicorhina bangsiCDPE
58Hermit Wood-WrenHenicorhina anachoretaEDE
59Black-hooded ThrushTurdus olivaterCDP,EDBC
60Trinidad EuphoniaEuphonia trinitatisLBR,LFNP,MI
TNP
BC
61<Andean Siskin>Spinus spinescensCDP,EDBC
62Tocuyo SparrowArremonops tocuyensisLBR,LFNPNE
63Sierra Nevada BrushfinchArremon basilicusED,MIE
64Perija BrushfinchArremon perijanusCDPE
65Golden-winged SparrowArremon schlegeliManyNE
66Santa Marta BrushfinchAtlapetes melanocephalusED,MIE
67Black-fronted Brushfinch**Atlapetes nigrifronsCDPE
68Bronze-brown Cowbird**Molothrus armentiLFNP,MI,TNPE
69Santa Marta WarblerMyiothlypis basilicaEDE
70Gray-throated WarblerMyiothlypis cinereicollisCDPNE
71White-lored WarblerMyiothlypis conspicillataEDE
72Yellow-crowned RedstartMyioborus flavivertexEDE
73Vermilion CardinalCardinalis phoeniceusLBR,LFNP,MINE
74Fulvous-headed TanagerThlypopsis fulvicepsCDP,EDNE
75Black-cheeked Mountain TanagerAnisognathus melanogenysEDE
76Glaucous TanagerThraupis glaucocolpaManyNE
77Rufous-browed ConebillConirostrum rufumEDNE
78Orinocan SaltatorSaltator orenocensisLBR,LFNP,MI
TNP
NE

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

ADDITIONAL INFO
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BIRDING LOCALES

REASON CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic31
NENear Endemic38
CRCritically Endangered0
ENEndangered0
BCBest Seen in This Country9
ATAlways a Target0