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Bird Species
Discover Colombia, the world’s birdwatching paradise. Home to nearly 2,000 bird species – more than any other country – Colombia offers vibrant landscapes.
Many Different Ecosystems
From the Andes to the Amazon, where colorful endemics await. Come and experience the magic of birding in the most biodiverse country on Earth
82 Endemic Species
Colombia is home to over 82 unique endemic bird species you won’t find anywhere else in the world. Explore the full list and start planning your birdwatching adventure on our website!
Endemic Birds Atlas
Detailed and illustrated atlas of the endemic birds of Colombia, download it here:
Nombre científico | Nombre común en inglés | Región principal o distribución |
|---|---|---|
Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster | Red-bellied Grackle | Algunas áreas de los Andes |
Amazilia cyanifrons | Indigo-capped Hummingbird | Altiplano colombiano (valle del Magdalena hasta Andes orientales) |
Atlapetes fuscoolivaceus | Dusky-headed Brushfinch | Alto Magdalena (Huila, Cauca) |
Penelope perspicax | Cauca Guan | Andes Occidental y Central (Valle del Cauca, Risaralda, Quindío, Cauca) |
Atlapetes blancae | Antioquia Brushfinch | Andes centrales (Antioquia) |
Grallaria milleri | Brown-banded Antpitta | Andes centrales (Caldas, Tolima, Risaralda, Quindío) |
Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons | Rufous-fronted Parakeet | Andes centrales (Parque Nacional Los Nevados) |
Anthocephala berlepschi | Tolima Blossomcrown | Andes centrales (Quindío, Tolima, Huila) |
Hapalopsittaca fuertesi | Indigo-winged Parrot | Andes centrales (Risaralda, Tolima, Quindío) |
Lipaugus weberi | Chestnut-capped Piha | Andes centrales (norte de Antioquia) |
Capito hypoleucus | White-mantled Barbet | Andes centrales y occidental de la cordillera Oriental |
Bangsia melanochlamys | Black-and-gold Tanager | Andes centrales y occidentales (Antioquia, Chocó, Risaralda, Valle del Cauca) |
Phylloscartes lanyoni | Antioquia Bristle-Tyrant | Andes centrales y oriental (Antioquia, Caldas; Cundinamarca, Boyacá) |
Cercomacra parkeri | Parker’s Antbird | Andes centrales y pequeñas zonas del occidental |
Melanerpes pulcher | Beautiful Woodpecker | Andes centrales y valle del Magdalena |
Scytalopus stilesi | Stiles's Tapaculo | Andes del norte (Antioquia, Caldas, Risaralda) |
Dacnis hartlaubi | Turquoise Dacnis | Andes dispersos (Valle del Cauca, Huila, Quindío, Antioquia, Risaralda, Cundinamarca, Boyacá) |
Henicorhina negreti | Munchique Wood Wren | Andes occidentales |
Diglossa gloriosissima | Chestnut-bellied Flowerpiercer | Andes occidentales (Antioquia → Cauca) |
Scytalopus canus | Paramillo Tapaculo | Andes occidentales (Antioquia) |
Bangsia aureocincta | Gold-ringed Tanager | Andes occidentales (Chocó, Risaralda, Valle del Cauca, Antioquia) |
Eriocnemis mirabilis | Colorful Puffleg | Andes occidentales en Cauca |
Chlorochrysa nitidissima | Multicolored Tanager | Andes occidentales y centrales (Risaralda, Antioquia) |
Synallaxis subpudica | Silvery-throated Spinetail | Andes orientales (Cundinamarca, Boyacá) |
Cistothorus apolinari | Apolinar’s Wren | Andes orientales (Cundinamarca, Boyacá) |
Ognorhynchus icterotis | Yellow-eared Parrot | Andes; localizado en pocos sitios |
Thryophilus sernai | Antioquia Wren | Bosque seco del río Cauca (Antioquia) |
Ortalis garrula | Chestnut‑winged Chachalaca | Caribe (entre Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta y río Sinú) |
Grallaria kaestneri | Cundinamarca Antpitta | Cordillera Oriental (Cundinamarca) |
Lepidopyga lilliae | Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird | Costa Caribe (Atlántico, Magdalena, La Guajira) |
Amazilia castaneiventris | Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird | Cuencas del Magdalena (Boyacá, Santander) |
Rallus semiplumbeus | Bogotá Rail | Humedales altos de la Cordillera Oriental (Cundinamarca, Boyacá) |
Vireo caribaeus | San Andres Vireo | Isla de San Andrés |
Odontophorus hyperythrus | Chestnut Wood-quail | Ladera Occidental y Central de los Andes |
Scytalopus alvarezlopezi | Tatama Tapaculo | Ladera occidental (Antioquia → Valle del Cauca) |
Odontophorus strophium | Gorgeted Wood-quail | Ladera occidental de la Cordillera Oriental |
Macroagelaius subalaris | Colombian Mountain Grackle | Ladera occidental de la cordillera Oriental |
Coeligena prunellei | Black Inca | Ladera occidental de la cordillera Oriental (Cundinamarca, Boyacá, Santander) |
Drymophila caudata | East Andean Antbird | Ladera occidental de los Andes orientales y Alto Magdalena |
Atlapetes flaviceps | Yellow-headed Brushfinch | Ladera oriental central (Huila, Tolima) |
Leptotila conoveri | Tolima Dove | Ladera oriental de la Cordillera Central (Tolima, Huila) |
Thryophilus nicefori | Niceforo’s Wren | Ladera oriental de los Andes (Santander, Boyacá) |
Scytalopus rodriguezi | Magdalena Tapaculo | Ladera oriental de los Andes centrales |
Ortalis columbiana | Colombian Chachalaca | Laderas de los valles interandinos |
Crax alberti | Blue-billed Curassow | Montañas boscosas del norte de Colombia |
Psarocolius cassini | Baudó Oropendola | Montañas del Pacífico (Chocó) |
Bucco noanamae | Sooty-capped Puffbird | Noroeste (Chocó, Antioquia) |
Pyrrhura calliptera | Brown-breasted Parakeet | Norte de Andes orientales |
Coeligena orina | Dusky Starfrontlet | Norte de la Cordillera Occidental |
Grallaria urraoensis | Urrao Antpitta | Páramo de Frontino, Andes occidentales (Antioquia) |
Oxypogon stuebelii | Buffy Helmetcrest | Páramo de la Cordillera Central |
Oxypogon guerinii | Green-bearded Helmetcrest | Páramo en la cordillera Oriental |
Chlorostilbon olivaresi | Chiribiquete Emerald | Serranía de Chiribiquete, región Amazónica |
Eriocnemis isabellae | Gorgeted Puffleg | Serranía del Pinche, Cauca |
Megascops gilesi | Santa Marta Screech-Owl | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
Myioborus flavivertex | Yellow-crowned Redstart | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
Basileuterus conspicillatus | White-lored Warbler | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
Basileuterus basilicus | Santa Marta Warbler | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
Pyrrhura viridicata | Santa Marta Parakeet | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
Drymophila hellmayri | Santa Marta Antbird | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
Campylopterus phainopeplus | Santa Marta Sabrewing | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
Grallaria bangsi | Santa Marta Antpitta | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
Ramphomicron dorsale | Black-backed Thornbill | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
Anthocephala floriceps | Santa Marta Blossomcrown | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
Atlapetes melanocephalus | Santa Marta Brushfinch | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
Coeligena phalerata | White-tailed Starfrontlet | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
Cranioleuca hellmayri | Streak-capped Spinetail | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
Henicorhina anachoreta | Hermit Wood Wren | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
Scytalopus sanctaemartae | Santa Marta Tapaculo | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
Oxypogon cyanolaemus | Blue-bearded Helmetcrest | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
Troglodytes monticola | Santa Marta Wren | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
Chaetocercus astreans | Santa Marta Woodstar | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
Scytalopus latebricola | Brown-rumped Tapaculo | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
Myiotheretes pernix | Santa Marta Bush-Tyrant | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
Clibanornis rufipectus | Santa Marta Foliage-gleaner | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
Synallaxis fuscorufa | Rusty-headed Spinetail | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
Arremon basilicus | Sierra Nevada Brushfinch | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
Anisognathus melanogenys | Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
Picumnus granadensis | Grayish Piculet | Valle del Cauca y sus laderas |
Euphonia concinna | Velvet-fronted Euphonia | Valle del Magdalena |
Myiarchus apicalis | Apical Flycatcher | Valles interandinos y laderas adyacentes |
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