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
Currasows, Chachalacas, Guans
Cormorants
Neotropical Cormorant
Herons, Egrets and Bitterns
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
Great Egret
Agami Heron
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Ibises, Spoonbills
Green Ibis
White Ibis
Bare-faced Ibis
New World Vultures
Turkey Vulture
Black Vulture
King Vulture
Hawks, Kites, Eagles
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Harris’ Hawk
Chestnut-and-black Eagle
White Hawk
Common Black Hawk
Rails, Crakes, Gallinules
White-throated Crake
Sunbittern
Sunbittern
Plovers, Lapwings
Southern Lapwing
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Oystercatchers
American Oystercatcher
Stilts, Avocets
Black-necked Stilt
Sandpipers, Allies
Whimbrel
Spotted Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Lesser Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Pigeons, Doves
Scaled Pigeon
White-tipped Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
White-winged Dove
Pale-vented Pigeon
Eared Dove
Common Ground-Dove
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Cuckoos
Groove-billed Ani
Owls
Black-and-white Owl
Hummingbirds
Brown Violetear
Lesser Violetear
Sparkling 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
Rufous-gaped Hillstar
Fawn-breasted Brilliant
Empress Brilliant
Long-billed Starthroat
White-bellied Woodstar
Rufous-shafted Woodstar
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Purple-throated Woodstar
Andean Emerald
Crowned Woodnymph
Steely-vented Hummingbird
Violet-bellied Hummingbird
Blue-headed Sapphire
Trogons
Gartered Trogon
Collared Trogon
Kingfishers
Amazon Kingfisher
Jacamars
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Puffbirds
White-whiskered Puffbird
New World Barbets
Red-headed Barbet
Toucan-Barbets
Toucan Barbet
Toucans
Yellow-throated Toucan
Keel-billed Toucan
Crimson-rumped Toucanet
Collared Aracari
Woodpeckers
Olivaceous Piculet
Acorn Woodpecker
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Falcons, Caracaras
Bat Falcon
Aplomado Falcon
Parrots
Brown-hooded Parrot
Spectacled Parrot
Great Green Macaw
Typical Antbirds
Barred Antshrike
Spotted Antbird
Antpittas
Brown-banded Antpitta
Ovenbirds, Woodcreepers
Streaked Xenops
White-browed Spinetail
Slaty Spinetail
Tyrant Flycatchers
Torrent Tyrannulet
Western Wood-Pewee
Vermilion Flycatacher
Northern Scrub-Flycatcher
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Social Flycatcher
Cinammon Flycatcher
Tropical Pewee
Gray-capped Flycatcher
Great Kiskadee
Tropical Kingbird
Cotingas
Green-and-black Fruiteater
Red-ruffed Fruitcrow
Manakins
Red-capped Manakin
Tityras, Becards, Allies
Black-crowned Tityra
Swallows
Blue-and-white Swallow
Mangrove Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Wrens
House Wren
Dippers
White-capped Dipper
Thrushes, Allies
Clay-colored Thrush
Great Thrush
Glossy-black Thrush
Mockingbirds
Tropical Mockingbird
Tanagers, Seedeaters, Allies
White-lined Tanager
Golden-ringed Tanager
Crimson-backed Tanager
Lachrymose Mountain-Tanager
Flame-rumped 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
Saffron-crowned Tanager
Golden Tanager
Silver-throated Tanager
Shining Honeycreeper
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Green Honeycreeper
Black Flowerpiercer
Masked Flowerpiercer
Plumbeous Sierra-Finch
Variable Seedeater
Saffron Finch
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
Blue-black Grassquit
Bananaquit
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Buff-throated Saltator
Grayish Saltator
Finches, New World Sparrows, Allies
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Black-striped Sparrow
Phelps’ Brush-Finch
Grosbeaks, Buntings, Allies
Hepatic Tanager
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
New World Warblers
Northern Waterthrush
Buff-rumped Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Slate-throated Whitestart
Yellow Warbler
Golden-fronted Whitestart
Blackbirds, Orioles
Baltimore Oriole
Great-tailed Grackle
Eastern Meadowlark
Euphonias
Velvet-fronted Euphonia
Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia
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