In 2017, I started what could transform into a lifelong birdwatching hobby in Costa Rica. Pretty soon I was amazed by the incredibly diverse that our country is in terms of birdlife. We have more than 900 species that have been registered, and we continue to register new ones every year. Then the guides at Fundación de Rapaces de Costa Rica talked about a trip to Colombia, which has more than double in term of species count. I knew I had to sign up.
January 2018 was the date for the trip, and it was amazing. The diversity is incredible, specially when talking about hummingbirds and tanagers, but even Toucans and Antpittas are composed of lots of species, and the level of endemism (meaning found only in a single country or region) is unique. In one week, we traveled through Pereira, Manizales and Cali, looking for the most rare birds, and we found them. This is the collection where I showcase the birds that I could photograph during the trip.
Ducks
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Muscovy Duck
Torrent Duck
Northern Shoveler
Currasows, Chachalacas, Guans
Colombian Chachalaca
Great Currasow
Pelicans
Brown Pelican
Herons, Egrets and Bitterns
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
Green Heron
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Snowy Egret
Ibises, Spoonbills
Bare-faced Ibis
New World Vultures
Black Vulture
King Vulture
Hawks, Kites, Eagles
Chestnut-and-black Eagle
Double-toothed Kite
Harris’ Hawk
Plovers, Lapwings
Southern Lapwing
Sandpipers, Allies
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
Ring-billed Gull
Pigeons, Doves
White-tipped Dove
White-winged Dove
Eared Dove
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Cuckoos
Groove-billed Ani
Owls
Black-and-white Owl
Hummingbirds
White-necked Jacobin
Brown Violetear
Green Violetear
Tourmaline Sunangel
Green Thorntail
Long-tailed Sylph
Violet-tailed Sylph
Buffy Helmetcrest
Tyrian Metaltail
Golden-breasted Puffleg
Shining Sunbeam
Collared Inca
Great Sapphirewing
Buff-tailed Coronet
Velvet-purple Coronet
Booted Racket-tail
White-tailed Hillstar
Fawn-breasted Brilliant
Empress Brilliant
White-bellied Woodstar
Rufous-shafted Woodstar
Purple-throated Woodstar
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Andean Emerald
Trogons
Collared Trogon
Motmots
Broad-billed Motmot
New World Barbets
Red-headed Barbet
Toucan-Barbets
Toucan Barbet
Toucans
Black-mandibled Toucan
Keel-billed Toucan
Crimson-rumped Toucanet
Collared Aracari
Woodpeckers
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Falcons, Caracaras
Aplomado Falcon
Parrots
Brown-hooded Parrot
Spectacled Parrotlet
Great Green Macaw
Antpittas
Brown-banded Antpitta
Ovenbirds, Woodcreepers
Streaked Xenops
White-browed Spinetail
Tyrant Flycatchers
Cinammon Flycatcher
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Vermillion Flycatcher
Gray-capped Flycatcher
Great Kiskadee
Tropical Kingbird
Cotingas
Green-and-black Fruiteater
Red-ruffed Fruitcrow
Tityras, Becards, Allies
Black-crowned Tityra
Swallows
Mangrove Swallow
Dippers
White-capped Dipper
Thrushes, Allies
Clay-colored Thrush
Great Thrush
Glossy-black Thrush
Tanagers, Seedeaters, Allies
Silver-beaked Tanager
Flame-rumped Tanager
Gold-ringed Tanager
Lachrymose Mountain-Tanager
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager
Purplish-mantled Tanager
Multicolored Tanager
Blue-gray Tanager
Palm Tanager
Golden-naped Tanager
Black-capped Tanager
Scrub Tanager
Golden-hooded Tanager
Rufous-throated Tanager
Silver-throated Tanager
Plain-colored Tanager
Saffron-crowned Tanager
Golden Tanager
Shining Honeycreeper
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Green Honeycreeper
Black Flowerpiercer
Masked Flowerpiercer
Plumbeous Sierra-Finch
Saffron Finch
Variable Seedeater
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
Bananaquit
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Black-headed Saltator
Finches, New World Sparrows, Allies
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Phelps’ Brush-Finch
Grosbeaks, Buntings, Allies
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
New World Warblers
Slate-throated Whitestart
Golden-fronted Whitestart
Blackbirds, Orioles
Chestnut-headed Oropendola
Baltimore Oriole
Euphonias
Velvet-fronted Euphonia
Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia
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