COLOMBIA!
Eastern,
Central & Western
Andes
and
Santa Marta
February
4 - 24,
2012
Trip
Highlights & Photos>>
630
bird species
recorded!
Leaders:
Diego Calderon, Steve
Bird,
Gina Nichol and Waly
Naranjo
Trip
Report (pdf)>
Top
sightings as voted
by tour participants:
-
Yellow-headed
Manakin -
A mega-rarity
with several
close views
at Diego's secret
spot!
-
Black-backed
Thornbill -
A hard to find
Santa Marta
endemic
-
Colombian
Screech-owl -
Another mega!
-
Crimson-mantled
Woodpecker -
Perhaps the
most beautiful
woodpecker anywhere.
-
Santa
Marta Screech
Owl -
Gina & Steve
finally caught
up with this
bird after 4
visits!
-
Oscellated
Tapaculo -
The best views
ever at Altos
Ventanas - the
whole bird,
even that crazy
toe!
-
Rusty-breasted
Antpitta -
One of the cute
awards.
-
Chestnut-naped
Antpitta -
Wow! In the
open!
-
Yellow-eared
Parrot -
Close views
near Jardin
with an amazing
fly-over right
in front of
us.
-
Santa
Marta Tapaculo -
Due to exceptional
fieldcraft,
we got this
bird to walk
out in the open
across a slope
right in front
of us. What's
with that white
spot on the
head???
-
White-capped
Tanager -
A stunner and
always a welcome
sight!
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Colombian
Screech-owl! Photo by Steve
Bird.
Some
highlights of this amazing
tour:
-
59
species of Hummingbird!
-
9
species of Manakin
-
9
species of Antpitta
- all seen well!
-
7
species of Tapaculo
including prolonged
views of Santa Marta
Tapaculo crossing an
open bank and Oscellated
Tapaculo foraging!
This
trip was amazing in that
everyone saw everything
well!
No quick tick views
for this group!
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