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Colombia - Santa Marta: 10/9/2024 - 10/16/2024 (
Center on Map
)
Crowned Woodnymph (
Thalurania colombica
) - Female
Crowned Woodnymph (
Thalurania colombica
) - Female
Blue-naped Chlorophonia (
Chlorophonia cyanea
)
Terrestrial-breeding Frog (
Serranobatrachus delicatus
)
Red-billed Emerald (
Chlorostilbon gibsoni
) - Male
Ignita Wasp Moth (
Chrysocale ignita
)
Scaly-naped Parrot (
Amazona mercenarius
)
Cotton-headed Tamarin (
Saguinus oedipus
)
Pale-bellied Hermit (
Phaethornis anthophilus
)
Yellow Oriole (
Icterus nigrogularis
)
Lilac-tailed Parrotlet (
Touit batavicus
)
Crambid Snout Moth (
Prenesta scyllalis
)
Vermilion Cardinal (
Cardinalis phoeniceus
)
Orbweaver Spider (
Verrucosa sp
)
Purple Honeycreeper (
Cyanerpes caeruleus
) - Female
Tennessee Warbler (
Leiothlypis peregrina
)
Geometer Moth (
Destutia sp
)
Slender-billed Tyrannulet (
Inezia tenuirostris
)
Terrestrial-breeding Frog (
Serranobatrachus ruthveni
)
Andean Siskin (
Spinus spinescens
)
Santa Marta Antpitta (
Grallaria bangsi
)
Crowned Woodnymph (
Thalurania colombica
) - Female
Geometer Moth (
Glena sp
)
Santa Marta Screech-owl (
Megascops gilesi
)
White-tailed Starfrontlet (
Coeligena phalerata
)
Tyrian Metaltail (
Metallura tyrianthina
) - Female
A visit to the Santa Marta Mountains and lowlands as well as Perija
Sites Visited - Click on a link to read the blog!
Barranquilla Swamp, Colombia (10/9/2024)
El Dorado, Colombia (10/9/2024)
Cuchila San Lorenzo, Colombia (10/10/2024)
El Dorado, Colombia (10/10/2024)
El Dorado, Colombia (10/11/2024)
Minca, Colombia (10/11/2024)
Minca, Colombia (10/12/2024)
Minca, Colombia (10/13/2024)
Santuario de Fauna y Flora Los Flamencos, Colombia (10/13/2024)
Camarones to Perija Road, Colombia (10/14/2024)
Santuario de Fauna y Flora Los Flamencos, Colombia (10/14/2024)
Perija, Colombia (10/15/2024)
Santa Marta Road, Colombia (10/15/2024)
Parque Tayrona, Colombia (10/16/2024)
Species Recorded (393)
Birds ( 335 )
Shoebill ( Balaenicipitidae )
Brown Pelican -
Pelecanus occidentalis
Brushfinch ( Passerellidae )
Sierra Nevada Brushfinch -
Arremon basilicus
Perija Brushfinch -
Arremon perijanus
Golden-winged Sparrow -
Arremon schlegeli
Yellow-breasted Brushfinch -
Atlapetes latinuchus
Santa Marta Brushfinch -
Atlapetes melanocephalus
Northern Slaty Brushfinch -
Atlapetes schistaceus
Tinamous ( Tinamidae )
Little Tinamou -
Crypturellus soui
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Least Grebe -
Tachybaptus dominicus
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Common Black-Hawk -
Buteogallus anthracinus
Savanna Hawk -
Buteogallus meridionalis
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Neotropic Cormorant -
Nannopterum brasilianum
Anhingas ( Anhingidae )
Anhinga -
Anhinga anhinga
Frigatebirds ( Fregatidae )
Magnificent Frigatebird -
Fregata magnificens
Antpittas ( Grallariidae )
Santa Marta Antpitta -
Grallaria bangsi
Chestnut-crowned Antpitta -
Grallaria ruficapilla
Perija Antpitta -
Grallaria saltuensis
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Cocoi Heron -
Ardea cocoi
Great Blue Heron -
Ardea herodias
Western Cattle Egret -
Ardea ibis
Striated Heron -
Butorides striata
Green Heron -
Butorides virescens
Little Blue Heron -
Egretta caerulea
Reddish Egret -
Egretta rufescens
Snowy Egret -
Egretta thula
Tricolored Heron -
Egretta tricolor
Black-crowned Night-Heron -
Nycticorax nycticorax
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
White Ibis -
Eudocimus albus
Scarlet Ibis -
Eudocimus ruber
Roseate Spoonbill -
Platalea ajaja
Glossy Ibis -
Plegadis falcinellus
Buff-necked Ibis -
Theristicus caudatus
Flamingos ( Phoenicopteridae )
American Flamingo -
Phoenicopterus ruber
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
White-cheeked Pintail -
Anas bahamensis
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck -
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Fulvous Whistling-Duck -
Dendrocygna bicolor
White-faced Whistling-Duck -
Dendrocygna viduata
Blue-winged Teal -
Spatula discors
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture -
Cathartes burrovianus
Black Vulture -
Coragyps atratus
Andean Condor -
Vultur gryphus
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Zone-tailed Hawk -
Buteo albonotatus
Short-tailed Hawk -
Buteo brachyurus
Pearl Kite -
Gampsonyx swainsonii
Mississippi Kite -
Ictinia mississippiensis
Plumbeous Kite -
Ictinia plumbea
Osprey -
Pandion haliaetus
Harris's Hawk -
Parabuteo unicinctus
Snail Kite -
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Roadside Hawk -
Rupornis magnirostris
Black-and-chestnut Eagle -
Spizaetus isidori
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle -
Spizaetus melanoleucus
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Crested Caracara -
Caracara plancus
Yellow-headed Caracara -
Daptrius chimachima
Merlin -
Falco columbarius
Aplomado Falcon -
Falco femoralis
Bat Falcon -
Falco rufigularis
American Kestrel -
Falco sparverius
Laughing Falcon -
Herpetotheres cachinnans
Barred Forest-Falcon -
Micrastur ruficollis
Collared Forest-Falcon -
Micrastur semitorquatus
Chachalacas, Guans, and Curassows ( Cracidae )
Blue-billed Curassow -
Crax alberti
Chestnut-winged Chachalaca -
Ortalis garrula
Rufous-vented Chachalaca -
Ortalis ruficauda
Band-tailed Guan -
Penelope argyrotis
New World Quail ( Odontophoridae )
Crested Bobwhite -
Colinus cristatus
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
Common Gallinule -
Gallinula galeata
Limpkin ( Aramidae )
Limpkin -
Aramus guarauna
Thick-knees ( Burhinidae )
Double-striped Thick-knee -
Hesperoburhinus bistriatus
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Collared Plover -
Anarhynchus collaris
Wilson's Plover -
Anarhynchus wilsonia
Semipalmated Plover -
Charadrius semipalmatus
Black-bellied Plover -
Pluvialis squatarola
Southern Lapwing -
Vanellus chilensis
Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Black-necked Stilt -
Himantopus mexicanus
Jacanas ( Jacanidae )
Wattled Jacana -
Jacana jacana
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Least Sandpiper -
Calidris minutilla
Lesser Yellowlegs -
Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs -
Tringa melanoleuca
Willet -
Tringa semipalmata
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Gull-billed Tern -
Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern -
Hydroprogne caspia
Laughing Gull -
Leucophaeus atricilla
Franklin's Gull -
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Black Skimmer -
Rynchops niger
Common Tern -
Sterna hirundo
Royal Tern -
Thalasseus maximus
Sandwich Tern -
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Common Ground-Dove -
Columbina passerina
Scaled Dove -
Columbina squammata
Ruddy Ground-Dove -
Columbina talpacoti
White-tipped Dove -
Leptotila verreauxi
Bare-eyed Pigeon -
Patagioenas corensis
Band-tailed Pigeon -
Patagioenas fasciata
Lined Quail-Dove -
Zentrygon linearis
New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Scaly-naped Parrot -
Amazona mercenarius
Blue-and-yellow Macaw -
Ara ararauna
Military Macaw -
Ara militaris
Barred Parakeet -
Bolborhynchus lineola
Orange-chinned Parakeet -
Brotogeris jugularis
Brown-throated Parakeet -
Eupsittula pertinax
Green-rumped Parrotlet -
Forpus passerinus
Turquoise-winged Parrotlet -
Forpus spengeli
Blue-headed Parrot -
Pionus menstruus
Red-billed Parrot -
Pionus sordidus
Scarlet-fronted Parakeet -
Psittacara wagleri
Lilac-tailed Parrotlet -
Touit batavicus
Cuckoos ( Cuculidae )
Smooth-billed Ani -
Crotophaga ani
Groove-billed Ani -
Crotophaga sulcirostris
Squirrel Cuckoo -
Piaya cayana
Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl -
Glaucidium brasilianum
Santa Marta Screech-owl -
Megascops gilesi
Mottled Owl -
Strix virgata
Nighthawks and Nightjars ( Caprimulgidae )
Lesser Nighthawk -
Chordeiles acutipennis
Common Pauraque -
Nyctidromus albicollis
Band-winged Nightjar -
Systellura longirostris
Swifts ( Apodidae )
Short-tailed Swift -
Chaetura brachyura
White-collared Swift -
Streptoprocne zonaris
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird -
Amazilia tzacatl
Santa Marta Blossomcrown -
Anthocephala floriceps
Lazuline Sabrewing -
Campylopterus falcatus
Santa Marta Woodstar -
Chaetocercus astreans
White-vented Plumeleteer -
Chalybura buffonii
Red-billed Emerald -
Chlorostilbon gibsoni
Coppery Emerald -
Chlorostilbon russatus
Ruby-topaz Hummingbird -
Chrysolampis mosquitus
Sapphire-throated Hummingbird -
Chrysuronia coeruleogularis
Shining-green Hummingbird -
Chrysuronia goudoti
White-tailed Starfrontlet -
Coeligena phalerata
Sparkling Violetear -
Colibri coruscans
Lesser Violetear -
Colibri cyanotus
Brown Violetear -
Colibri delphinae
Longuemare's Sunangel -
Heliangelus clarisse
Mountain Velvetbreast -
Lafresnaya lafresnayi
Buffy Hummingbird -
Leucippus fallax
Perija Metaltail -
Metallura iracunda
Tyrian Metaltail -
Metallura tyrianthina
Pale-bellied Hermit -
Phaethornis anthophilus
Sooty-capped Hermit -
Phaethornis augusti
Stripe-throated Hermit -
Phaethornis striigularis
Steely-vented Hummingbird -
Saucerottia saucerottei
Crowned Woodnymph -
Thalurania colombica
Trogons ( Trogonidae )
White-tipped Quetzal -
Pharomachrus fulgidus
Gartered Trogon -
Trogon caligatus
Masked Trogon -
Trogon personatus
Motmots ( Momotidae )
Whooping Motmot -
Momotus subrufescens
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Amazon Kingfisher -
Chloroceryle amazona
( Coccyzidae )
Gray-capped Cuckoo -
Coccyzus lansbergi
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Ringed Kingfisher -
Megaceryle torquata
Puffbirds ( Bucconidae )
Russet-throated Puffbird -
Hypnelus ruficollis
Jacamars ( Galbulidae )
Rufous-tailed Jacamar -
Galbula ruficauda
Toucans ( Ramphastidae )
Southern Emerald-Toucanet -
Aulacorhynchus albivitta
Yellow-throated Toucan -
Ramphastos ambiguus
Keel-billed Toucan -
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Crimson-crested Woodpecker -
Campephilus melanoleucos
Spot-breasted Woodpecker -
Colaptes punctigula
Golden-olive Woodpecker -
Colaptes rubiginosus
Lineated Woodpecker -
Dryocopus lineatus
Red-crowned Woodpecker -
Melanerpes rubricapillus
Chestnut Piculet -
Picumnus cinnamomeus
Scaled Piculet -
Picumnus squamulatus
Ovenbirds ( Furnariidae )
Perija Thistletail -
Asthenes perijana
Streak-backed Canastero -
Asthenes wyatti
Yellow-chinned Spinetail -
Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
Santa Marta Foliage-gleaner -
Clibanornis rufipectus
Streak-capped Spinetail -
Cranioleuca hellmayri
Straight-billed Woodcreeper -
Dendroplex picus
Caribbean Hornero -
Furnarius longirostris
Montane Woodcreeper -
Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger
Streak-headed Woodcreeper -
Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Pale-breasted Spinetail -
Synallaxis albescens
White-whiskered Spinetail -
Synallaxis candei
Rusty-headed Spinetail -
Synallaxis fuscorufa
Rufous Spinetail -
Synallaxis unirufa
Northern Plain-Xenops -
Xenops mexicanus
Strong-billed Woodcreeper -
Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
Cocoa Woodcreeper -
Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Antthrushes and Antpittas ( Formicaridae )
Rusty-breasted Antpitta -
Grallaricula ferrugineipectus
Antbirds ( Thamnophilidae )
Santa Marta Antbird -
Drymophila hellmayri
Northern White-fringed Antwren -
Formicivora intermedia
Black-crested Antshrike -
Sakesphorus canadensis
Black-crowned Antshrike -
Thamnophilus atrinucha
Barred Antshrike -
Thamnophilus doliatus
Tapaculo ( Rhinocryptidae )
Brown-rumped Tapaculo -
Scytalopus latebricola
Perija Tapaculo -
Scytalopus perijanus
Santa Marta Tapaculo -
Scytalopus sanctaemartae
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
White-headed Marsh-Tyrant -
Arundinicola leucocephala
Pale-eyed Pygmy-Tyrant -
Atalotriccus pilaris
Yellow Tyrannulet -
Capsiempis flaveola
Northern Tropical Pewee -
Contopus bogotensis
Lesser Elaenia -
Elaenia chiriquensis
Yellow-bellied Elaenia -
Elaenia flavogaster
Mountain Elaenia -
Elaenia frantzii
Acadian Flycatcher -
Empidonax virescens
Pied Water-Tyrant -
Fluvicola pica
Black-throated Tody-Tyrant -
Hemitriccus granadensis
Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant -
Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer
Pale-tipped Tyrannulet -
Inezia caudata
Slender-billed Tyrannulet -
Inezia tenuirostris
Cattle Tyrant -
Machetornis rixosa
White-throated Tyrannulet -
Mecocerculus leucophrys
Boat-billed Flycatcher -
Megarynchus pitangua
Olive-striped Flycatcher -
Mionectes galbinus
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher -
Mionectes oleagineus
Panama Flycatcher -
Myiarchus panamensis
Golden-bellied Flycatcher -
Myiodynastes hemichrysus
Streaked Flycatcher -
Myiodynastes maculatus
Bran-colored Flycatcher -
Myiophobus fasciatus
Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant -
Myiotheretes striaticollis
Rusty-margined Flycatcher -
Myiozetetes cayanensis
Social Flycatcher -
Myiozetetes similis
Mouse-colored Tyrannulet -
Nesotriccus murinus
Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant -
Ochthoeca rufipectoralis
Great Kiskadee -
Pitangus sulphuratus
Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher -
Poecilotriccus ruficeps
Vermilion Flycatcher -
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Cinnamon Flycatcher -
Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant -
Silvicultrix diadema
Northern Scrub-Flycatcher -
Sublegatus arenarum
Common Tody-Flycatcher -
Todirostrum cinereum
Ochre-lored Flatbill -
Tolmomyias flaviventris
Gray Kingbird -
Tyrannus dominicensis
Tropical Kingbird -
Tyrannus melancholicus
Golden-faced Tyrannulet -
Zimmerius chrysops
Spectacled Tyrannulet -
Zimmerius improbus
Cotingas ( Cotingidae )
Cinnamon Becard -
Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
Golden-breasted Fruiteater -
Pipreola aureopectus
Masked Tityra -
Tityra semifasciata
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Brown-bellied Swallow -
Orochelidon murina
Gray-breasted Martin -
Progne chalybea
Brown-chested Martin -
Progne tapera
Southern Rough-winged Swallow -
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Black-chested Jay -
Cyanocorax affinis
Green Jay -
Cyanocorax yncas
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Bicolored Wren -
Campylorhynchus griseus
Stripe-backed Wren -
Campylorhynchus nuchalis
Hermit Wood-wren -
Henicorhina anachoreta
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren -
Henicorhina leucophrys
Rufous-and-white Wren -
Thryophilus rufalbus
Southern House Wren -
Troglodytes musculus
Gnatwrens ( Polioptilidae )
Tropical Gnatcatcher -
Polioptila plumbea
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush -
Catharus aurantiirostris
Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush -
Catharus fuscater
Gray-cheeked Thrush -
Catharus minimus
Andean Solitaire -
Myadestes ralloides
Yellow-legged Thrush -
Turdus flavipes
Great Thrush -
Turdus fuscater
Clay-colored Thrush -
Turdus grayi
Pale-breasted Thrush -
Turdus leucomelas
Black-hooded Thrush -
Turdus olivater
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Tropical Mockingbird -
Mimus gilvus
Vireos ( Vireonidae )
Scrub Greenlet -
Hylophilus flavipes
Golden-fronted Greenlet -
Pachysylvia aurantiifrons
Black-whiskered Vireo -
Vireo altiloquus
Bell's Vireo -
Vireo bellii
Chivi Vireo -
Vireo chivi
Red-eyed Vireo -
Vireo olivaceus
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Chestnut-capped Warbler -
Basileuterus delattrii
Tennessee Warbler -
Leiothlypis peregrina
Black-and-white Warbler -
Mniotilta varia
Yellow-crowned Redstart -
Myioborus flavivertex
Slate-throated Redstart -
Myioborus miniatus
Santa Marta Warbler -
Myiothlypis basilica
Gray-throated Warbler -
Myiothlypis cinereicollis
White-lored Warbler -
Myiothlypis conspicillata
Black-crested Warbler -
Myiothlypis nigrocristata
Prothonotary Warbler -
Protonotaria citrea
Blackburnian Warbler -
Setophaga fusca
Yellow Warbler -
Setophaga petechia
Tropical Parula -
Setophaga pitiayumi
American Redstart -
Setophaga ruticilla
Blackpoll Warbler -
Setophaga striata
Bananaquit ( Coerebinae )
Bananaquit -
Coereba flaveola
Tanagers ( Thraupidae )
Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager -
Anisognathus lacrymosus
Black-cheeked Mountain Tanager -
Anisognathus melanogenys
Sooty Grassquit -
Asemospiza fuliginosa
Dull-colored Grassquit -
Asemospiza obscura
Paramo Seedeater -
Catamenia homochroa
Blue-naped Chlorophonia -
Chlorophonia cyanea
Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia -
Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys
Common Chlorospingus -
Chlorospingus flavopectus
Bicolored Conebill -
Conirostrum bicolor
Blue-backed Conebill -
Conirostrum sitticolor
Purple Honeycreeper -
Cyanerpes caeruleus
White-sided Flowerpiercer -
Diglossa albilatera
Bluish Flowerpiercer -
Diglossa caerulescens
Black Flowerpiercer -
Diglossa humeralis
Rusty Flowerpiercer -
Diglossa sittoides
Gray-headed Tanager -
Eucometis penicillata
Velvet-fronted Euphonia -
Euphonia concinna
Thick-billed Euphonia -
Euphonia laniirostris
Trinidad Euphonia -
Euphonia trinitatis
Crimson-backed Tanager -
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Buff-throated Saltator -
Saltator maximus
Olive-gray Saltator -
Saltator olivascens
Orinocan Saltator -
Saltator orenocensis
Streaked Saltator -
Saltator striatipectus
Saffron Finch -
Sicalis flaveola
Blue-capped Tanager -
Sporathraupis cyanocephala
Lesson's Seedeater -
Sporophila bouvronides
Gray Seedeater -
Sporophila intermedia
Yellow-bellied Seedeater -
Sporophila nigricollis
Black-headed Tanager -
Stilpnia cyanoptera
Black-capped Tanager -
Stilpnia heinei
White-lined Tanager -
Tachyphonus rufus
Bay-headed Tanager -
Tangara gyrola
Blue-gray Tanager -
Thraupis episcopus
Glaucous Tanager -
Thraupis glaucocolpa
Palm Tanager -
Thraupis palmarum
Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Vermilion Cardinal -
Cardinalis phoeniceus
Golden-bellied Grosbeak -
Pheucticus chrysogaster
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Black-striped Sparrow -
Arremonops conirostris
Tocuyo Sparrow -
Arremonops tocuyensis
Black-faced Grassquit -
Melanospiza bicolor
Blue-black Grassquit -
Volatinia jacarina
Rufous-collared Sparrow -
Zonotrichia capensis
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Yellow-hooded Blackbird -
Chrysomus icterocephalus
Orange-crowned Oriole -
Icterus auricapillus
Yellow-backed Oriole -
Icterus chrysater
Yellow Oriole -
Icterus nigrogularis
Shiny Cowbird -
Molothrus bonariensis
Crested Oropendola -
Psarocolius decumanus
Carib Grackle -
Quiscalus lugubris
Great-tailed Grackle -
Quiscalus mexicanus
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Pileated Finch -
Coryphospingus pileatus
Blue Dacnis -
Dacnis cayana
Rosy Thrush-Tanager -
Rhodinocichla rosea
Lesser Goldfinch -
Spinus psaltria
Andean Siskin -
Spinus spinescens
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
Roadrunners ( Neomorphidae )
Striped Cuckoo -
Tapera naevia
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