RIO BLANCO & LIST 
COLOMBIA

CALDAS (Compass)

 Lat:05o05´N/75o30´W 4,343ha montane forest 2,100 to 3,690m 
Protected/registered status 
Best Time for visit (time visited) 

FUNDEGAR Fundación Ecólogica

 

Birding Site Guide

This is an Andean forest located on the outskirts of Manizales. Land was first bought in 1904 to protect the Rio Blanco basin (by Manizales Water Company) as well as other drainage areas (La Guerra, Pinares, Olivares, La Arenosa and La Ye) the area is now a nature reserve. To date 348 bird species have been recorded which includes 30 migratory species, and 13 endemics or near-endemics. 17 species of hummers come to feeders at Casa Viveros, and there are collections of orchids and butterflies. 

 

  • Avenida Kevin Ángel # 59 - 181, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia, South América
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Sergio Ocampo-Tobón, Líder de investigaciones en flora y fauna, Aguas de Manizales S.A. .ESP Director Técnico Fundación Ecológica Gabriel Arango Restrepo Cel. 300 Y 310: 422 1883 / Tel. 57- 68 - 86 77 77 Ext.1164 / Fax 75 40 82 


RIO BLANCO bird list 

  • TINAMIDAE
  • Tawny-breasted Tinamou Nothocercus julius Tinamú Leonado
  • PODICIPEDIDAE
  • Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Zambullidor Piquigrueso
  • PHALACROCORACIDAE
  • Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus (olivaceus) Cormorán Neotropical
  • ANATIDAE
  • Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Barraquete Aliazul
  • Speckled Teal Anas flavirostris Pato
  • Torrent Duck Merganetta armata Pato de Torrentes
  • ARDEIDAE
  • Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Garcita Bueyera
  • Striated Heron Butorides striatus Garcita Rayada
  • Great Egret Casmerodius albus Garza Real
  • Little Blue Heron Egretta (Florida) caerulea Garza Azul
  • Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Avetorillo Bicolor
  • Fasciated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum Vaco Cabecinegro
  • CARTHARTIDAE
  • Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Guala Cabecirroja
  • Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Gallinazo Negro
  • PANDIONIDAE
  • Osprey Pandion haliaetus Águila Pescadora
  • ACCIPITRIDAE
  • Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor Azor Bicolor
  • Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperi Azor de Cooper
  • Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Gavilancito Pajarero
  • White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus Gavilán Coliblanco
  • Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus Gavilán Rabicorto
  • White-rumped Hawk Buteo leucorrhous Gavilán Negro
  • Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris Gavilán Caminero
  • Broad winged Hawk Buteo platypterus Gavilán Aliancho
  • Red-backed Hawk Buteo polyosoma Gavilán Andino
  • Swainson´s Hawk Buteo swainsoni Gavilán de Swainsoni
  • Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus Caracolero Piquiganchudo
  • Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus Aguililla Tijereta
  • White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus (caeruleus) Gavilán Maromero
  • Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaëtus melanoleucus Aguila Paramuna
  • Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis Aguililla del Misisipí
  • Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis Caracolero Común
  • Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona Martín-pescador Matraquero
  • Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana Martín-pescador Chico
  • Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle (Ceryle) torquata Martín-pescador Grande
  • FALCONIDAE
  • Merlin Falco columbarius Esmerejón
  • Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis Halcón Plomizo
  • American Kestrel Falco sparverius Cernícalo Americano
  • Southern Crested Caracara (Polyborus plancus) Cara cara cheriway Caracara Moñudo
  • CRACIDAE
  • Sickle-winged Guan Chamaepetes goudotii Pava Maraquera
  • Andean Guan Penelope montagni Pava Andina
  • PHASIANIDAE
  • Chestnut Wood-Quail Odontophorus hyperythrus Perdiz Colorada
  • RALLIDAE
  • Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus Polla Azul
  • SCOLOPACIDAE
  • Noble Snipe Gallinago nobilis Becasina Paramuna
  • Spoted Sandpiper Tringa (Actitis) macularia Andarríos Manchado
  • Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Andarríos Solitario
  • CHARADRIIDAE
  • Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis Pellar Teru-teru
  • Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens Pellar Andino
  • COLUMBIDAE
  • Maroon-chested Ground-Dove Claravis mondetoura Tortolita Chusquera
  • Band-tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata Paloma Collareja
  • Plumbeous Pigeon Columba plumbea Paloma Plomiza
  • White-throated Quail-Dove Geotrygon frenata Paloma-perdiz Bigotuda
  • Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana Paloma-perdiz Rojiza
  • Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla Tórtola Frentiblanca
  • White-tiped Dove Leptotila verreauxi Tórtola Colipinta
  • Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata Torcaza Nagüiblanca
  • PSITTACIDAE
  • Scaly-naped Parrot Amazona mercenaria Lora Andina
  • Yellow-crowned Parrot Amazona ochrocephala Lora Cabeciamarilla
  • Scarlet-fronted Parakeet Aratinga wagleri Perico Frentirrojo
  • Rufous-fronted Parakeet Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons Periquito Frentirrufo
  • Barred Parakeet Bolborhynchus lineola Periquito Barrado
  • Rusty-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca amazonina Cotorra Montañera
  • Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii Perico Paramuno
  • Bronze-winged Parrot Pionus chalcopterus Cotorra Oscura
  • White-capped Parrot Pionus tumultuosus Cotorra Gorriblanca
  • CUCULIDAE
  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Cuco Americano
  • Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani Garrapatero Piquiliso
  • Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana Cuco-ardilla Común
  • TYTONIDAE
  • Barn Owl Tyto alba Lechuza Común
  • STRIGIDAE
  • Stygian Owl Asio stygius Búho Orejudo
  • Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Búho Real
  • Andean Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium jardinii Buhíto Andino
  • Tropical Screech-Owl Otus choliba Currucutú
  • White-throated Screech-Owl Otus albogularis Autillo Gorgiblanco
  • Rufous-banded Owl Strix (Ciccaba) albitarsus Búho Ocelado
  • STEATORNITHIDAE
  • Oilbird Steatornis caripensis Guácharo
  • NYCTIBIIDAE
  • Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus Biemparado Común
  • CAPRIMULGIDAE
  • Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis Guardacaminos de Carolina
  • Band-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus longirostris Guardacaminos Andino
  • Semicollared Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus Chotacabras Rabicorto
  • Swallow-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis segmentata Guardacaminos Golondrina
  • APODIDAE
  • Chestnut-collared Swift Cypseloides rutilus Vencejo Cuellirrojo
  • Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis Vencejo Rabihorcado
  • White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris Vencejo Collarejo
  • TROCHILIDAE
  • White-bellied Woodstar Acestrura mulsant Rumbito Buchiblanco
  • Gorgeted Woodstar Acestrura heliodor Rumbito Diminuto
  • Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys Colibrí Pechipunteado
  • Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis Colibrí Paramuno
  • Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingi Cometa Verdiazul
  • Indigo-capped Hummingbird Amazilia cyanifrons Amazilia Frentiazul
  • Andean Emerald Amazilia franciae Amazilia Andina
  • Wedge-billed Hummingbird Augastes (Schistes) geoffroyi Colibrí Piquicuña
  • Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens Colibrí Chupasavia
  • Bronzy Inca Coeligena coeligena Inca Bronceada
  • Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae Inca Galoneado
  • Collared Inca Coeligena torquata Inca Collarejo
  • Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans Colibrí Chillón
  • Green Violetear Colibri thalassinus Colibrí Verdemar
  • Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani Picoespina Arcoiris
  • Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus Esmeralda Coliazul
  • Green-fronted Lancebill Doryfera ludoviciae Pico-de- lanza Frentiverde
  • Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera Colibrí Picoespada
  • Black-thighed Puffleg Eriocnemis derbyi Calzoncitos Piernioscuro
  • Golden-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis mosquera Calzoncitos Áureo
  • Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestitus Calzoncitos Reluciente
  • Greenish Puffleg Haplophaedia aureliae Calzoncitos Verdoso
  • Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis Ángel Gorgiturmalina
  • Fawn-breasted Brilliant Heliodoxa rubinoides Diamante Pechigamuza
  • Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris Picudo Gorgiestrella
  • Mountain Velvetbreast Lafresnaya lafresnayi Colibrí Aterciopelado
  • Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina Metalura Colirroja
  • Viridian Metaltail Metallura williami Metalura Verde
  • Booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii Cola-de-raqueta Pierniblanco
  • Bearded Helmetcrest Oxypogon guerinii Barbudito Paramuno
  • Tawny-bellied Hermit Phaethornis syrmatophorus Ermitaño Leonado
  • Great Sapphirewing Pterophanes cyanopterus Alizafiro Grande
  • Purple-backed Thornbill Ramphomicron michrorhynchum Picoespina Dorsimorado
  • TROGONIDAE
  • Golden-headed Quetzal Pharomachrus auriceps Quetzal Colinegro
  • Collared Trogon Trogon collaris Trogón Collarejo
  • Masked Trogon Trogon personatus Trogón Enmascarado
  • MOMOTIDAE
  • Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota Barranquero Coronado
  • BUCCONIDAE
  • Moustached Puffbird Malacoptila mystacalis Bigotudo Canoso
  • RAMPHASTIDAE
  • Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan Andigena hypoglauca Terlaque Andino
  • Black-billed Mountain-Toucan Andigena nigrirostris Terlaque Pechiazul
  • Crimson-rumped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus haematopygus Tucancito Culirrojo
  • Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus Tucancito Esmeralda
  • PICIDAE
  • Powerful Woodpecker Campephilus pollens Carpintero Gigante
  • Spot-breasted Woodpecker Colaptes [Chrysoptilus] punctigula Carpintero Pechipunteado
  • Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus Carpintero Real
  • Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus Carpintero de Robledales
  • Crimson-mantled Woodpecker Piculus rivolii Carpintero Carmesí
  • Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus Carpintero Cariblanco
  • Yellow-vented Woodpecker Veniliornis dignus Carpintero Buchiamarillo
  • Smoky-brown Woodpecker Veniliornis fumigatus Carpintero Pardo
  • Bar-bellied Woodpecker Veniliornis nigriceps Carpintero Paramuno
  • FURNARIIDAE
  • Montane Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia striaticollis Hojarasquero Montañero
  • Brown-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus pusillus Guadañero Estriado
  • Stout-billed Cinclodes Cinclodes excelsior Pampero Cavador
  • Bar-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus Pampero Colirrufo
  • White-browed Spinetail Hellmayrea gularis Chamicero Cejiblanco
  • Andean Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura andicola Coludito Paramuno
  • Pearled Treerunner Margarornis squamiger Corretroncos Perlado
  • Spotted Barbtail Premnoplex brunnescens Corretroncos Barranquero
  • Rusty-winged Barbtail Premnornis guttuligera Corretroncos Alirrufo
  • Streaked Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii Corretroncos Cuelliblanco
  • Azara´s Spinetail Synallaxis azarae Chamicero Piscuís
  • Rufous Spinetail Synallaxis unirufa Chamicero de Antifaz
  • Lineated Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla subalaris Hojarasquero Listado
  • Flammulated Treehunter Thripadectes flammulatus Hojarasquero Grande
  • Striped Treehunter Thripadectes holostictus Hojarasquero Mediano
  • Streaked Xenops Xenops rutilans Xenops Estriado
  • Tyrannine Woodcreeper Dendrocincla tyrannina Trepatroncos Cordillerano
  • Black-banded Woodcreeper Dendrocoalaptes picumnus Trepatroncos Rayado
  • Spot-crowned Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes affinis Trepatroncos Montañero
  • Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus Trepatroncos Gigante
  • Olive-backed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus triangularis Trepatroncos Perlado
  • FORMICARIIDAE
  • Long-tailed Antbird Drymophila caudata Hormiguerito Rabilargo
  • Moustached Antpitta Grallaria alleni Tororoi Bigotudo
  • Brown-banded Antpitta Grallaria milleri Tororoi de Miller
  • Chestnut-naped Antpitta Grallaria nuchalis Tororoi Chusquero
  • Tawny Antpitta Grallaria quitensis Tororoi Leonado
  • Chestnut-crowned Antpitta Grallaria ruficapilla Tororoi Comprapán
  • Bicolored Antpitta Grallaria rufocinerea Tororoi Rufocenizo
  • Rufous Antpitta Grallaria rufula Tororoi Flautista
  • Undulated Antpitta Grallaria squamigera Tororoi Ondulado
  • Hooded Antpitta Grallaricula cucullata Tororoi Cabecirrufo
  • Slate-crowned Antpitta Grallaricula nana Tororoi Enano
  • RHINOCRYPTIDAE
  • Ocellated Tapaculo Acropternis orthonyx Tapaculo Ocelado
  • Ash-colored Tapaculo Myornis senilis (Scytalopus) Tapaculo Cenizo
  • Brown-rumped Tapaculo Scytalopus latebricola Tapaculo Ratón
  • Andean Tapaculo Scytalopus magellanicus Tapaculo
  • Unicolored Tapaculo Scytalopus unicolor Tapaculo Unicolor
  • TYRANNIDAE
  • Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum Tiranuelo Silbador
  • Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus borealis Pibí Boreal
  • Greater Pewee Contopus fumigatus Pibí Oscuro
  • Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens Atrapamoscas verderón
  • Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster Elenia Copetona
  • Mountain Elaenia Elaenia frantzii Elenia Montañera
  • Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens Atrapamoscas Verdoso
  • Black-throated Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus granadensis Picochato Carinegro
  • Rufous-breasted Flycatcher Leptopogon rufipectus Atrapamoscas Pechirrufo
  • White-throated Tyrannulet Mecocerculus leucophrys Tiranuelo Gorgiblanco
  • White-tailed Tyrannulet Mecocerculus poecilocercus Tiranuelo Coliblanco
  • White-banded Tyrannulet Mecocerculus stictopterus Tiranuelo Colilargo
  • Streak-necked Flycatcher Mionectes striaticollis Atrapamoscas Estriado
  • Pale-edged Flycatcher Myiarchus cephalotes Atrapamoscas Montañero
  • Golden-crowned Flycatcher Myiodynastes chrysocephalus Atrapamoscas Lagartero
  • Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus Sirirí Rayado
  • Flavescent Flycatcher Myiophobus flavicans Atrapamoscas Amarillento
  • Handsome Flycatcher Myiophobus pulcher Atrapamoscas Elegante
  • Smoky Bush-Tyrant Myiotheretes fumigatus Atrapamoscas Tiznado
  • Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant Myiotheretes striaticollis Atrapamoscas Chiflaperro
  • Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis Suelda Crestinegra
  • Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris Pitajo Torrentero
  • Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca diadema Pitajo de Diadema
  • Crowned Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca frontalis Pitajo Coronado
  • Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca fumicolor Pitajo Cenizo
  • Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca rufipectoralis Pitajo Pechirrufo
  • White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus Cabezón Aliblanco
  • Barred Becard Pachyramphus versicolor Cabezón Barrado
  • Ashy-headed Tyrannulet Phyllomyias cinereiceps Tiranuelo Cenizo
  • Sooty-headed Tyrannulet Phyllomyias griseiceps Tiranuelo Cabecigrís
  • Black-capped Tyrannulet Phyllomyias nigrocapillus Tiranuelo Cabecinegro
  • Plumbeous-crowned Tyrannulet Phyllomyias plumbeiceps Tiranuelo Plomizo
  • Rufous-crowned Tody-Tyrant Poecilotriccus ruficeps Tiranuelo Coronado
  • Bronze-olive Pygmy-Tyrant Pseudotriccus pelzelni Tiranuelo Broncioliva
  • Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant Pseudotriccus ruficeps Tiranuelo Encapuchado
  • Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus Titiribí Pechirrojo
  • Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea Atrapamoscas Canelo
  • Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans Atrapamoscas Cuidapuentes
  • Torrent Tyrannulet Serpophaga cinerea Tiranuelo Salta-arroyo
  • Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum Espatulilla Común
  • Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus Sirirí Común
  • Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Sirirí Norteño
  • Golden-faced Tyrannulet Zimmerius viridiflavus Suelderito
  • COTINGIDAE
  • Red-crested Cotinga Ampelion rubrocristata Cotinga Crestada
  • Chestnut-crested Cotinga Ampelion rufaxilla Cotinga Alirrufa
  • Dusky Piha Lipaugus fuscocinereus Guardabosque Cenizo
  • Barred Fruiteater Pipreola arcuata Frutero Barrado
  • Green-and-black Fruiteater Pipreola riefferii Frutero Verdinegro
  • RUPICOLIDAE
  • Andean Cock-of-the-Rock Rupicola peruviana Gallito-de-roca Andino
  • CORVIDAE
  • Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas Carriquí Verdiamarillo
  • Black-collared Jay Cyanolyca armillata (viridicyana) Urraca Collareja
  • VIREONIDAE
  • Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis Verderón Cejirrufo
  • Black-billed Peppershrike Cyclarhis nigrirostris Verderón Piquinegro
  • Rufous-naped Greenlet Hylophilus semibrunneus Verderón Castaño
  • Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons Verderón Cariamarillo
  • Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys Verderón Montañero
  • Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Verderón Ojirrojo
  • CINCLIDAE
  • White-capped Dipper Cinclus leucocephalus Mirlo-acuático Suramericano
  • TURDIDAE
  • Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus aurantiirostris Zorzal Piquianaranjado
  • Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus fuscater Zorzal Oscuro
  • Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Zorzal Buchipecoso
  • Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides Solitario Andino
  • Pale-eyed Thrush Platycichla leucops Mirla Ojiblanca
  • Great Thrush Turdus fuscater Mirla Patinaranja
  • Black-billed Trush Turdus ignobilis Mayo Embarrador
  • Glossy-black Thrush Turdus serranus Mirla Serrana
  • HIRUNDINIDAE
  • Pale-footed Swallow Atticora flavipes Golondrina Paramuna
  • Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Golondrina Tijereta
  • Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca Golondrina Blanquiazul
  • Brown-bellied Swallow Notiochelidon murina Golondrina Plomiza
  • Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis Golondrina Barranquera
  • TROGLODYTIDAE
  • Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa Cucarachero Rufo
  • Sharper´s Wren Cistothorus (Cinnycerthia) peruana Cucarachero Sepia
  • Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis Cucarachero Paramuno
  • Chestnut-breasted Wren Cyphorhinus thoracicus Cucarachero Flautista
  • Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys Cucarachero Pechigrís
  • Moustached Wren Thryothorus mystacalis (genibarbis) Cucarachero
  • House Wren Troglodytes aedon Cucarachero Común
  • Mountain Wren Troglodytes solstitialis Cucarachero Montaraz
  • PARULIDAE
  • Russet-crowned Warbler Basileuterus coronatus Arañero Coronado
  • Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus Arañero Cejiblanco
  • Citrine Warbler Basileuterus luteoviridis Arañero Cetrino
  • Black-crested Warbler Basileuterus nigrocristatus Arañero Cabecinegro
  • Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus Arañero Cabecirrayado
  • Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea Reinita Cerúlea
  • Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca Reinita Gorginaranja
  • Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Cebrita Trepadora
  • Slate-troated Whitestart Myioborus miniatus Candelita Pechinegra
  • Golden-fronted Whitestart Myioborus ornatus Candelita Cariblanca
  • Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia Reinita Enlutada
  • Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi Reinita Tropical
  • Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis Reinita Acuática
  • American Redstar Setophaga ruticilla Candelita Norteña
  • Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Reinita Alidorada
  • Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina Reinita Verderona
  • Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis Reinita de Canadá
  • Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla Reinita Gorrinegra
  • THRAUPIDAE
  • Bananaquit Coereba flaveola Mielero Común
  • Capped Conebill Conirostrum albifrons Mielero Capirotado
  • Blue-backed Conebill Conirostrum sitticolor Mielero Encapuchado
  • Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza Mielero Verde
  • White-sided Flower-piercer Diglossa albilatera Picaflor Flanquiblanco
  • Black Flower-piercer Diglossa humeralis Picaflor Negro
  • Glossy Flower-piercer Diglossa lafresnayii Picaflor Lustroso
  • Rusty Flower-piercer Diglossa sittoides Picaflor Canela
  • Bluish Flower-piercer Diglossopis (Diglossa) caerulescens Picaflor Azul
  • Masked Flower-piercer Diglossopis (Diglossa) cyanea Picaflor de Antifaz
  • Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus igniventris Tangará Escarlata
  • Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus lacrymosus Tangará Lacrimosa
  • Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus somptuosus (flavinucha) Tangará Primavera
  • Black-chested Mountain-Tanager Buthraupis eximia Azulejo Pechinegro
  • Hooded Mountain-Tanager Buthraupis montana Azulejo Real
  • Gray-hooded Bush-Tanager Cnemoscopus rubrirostris Montero Piquirrojo
  • Rufous-crested Tanager Creurgops verticalis Buscaquiches Rufo
  • Blue-naped Chlorophonia Chlorophonia cyanea Clorofonia Verdiazul
  • Grass-green Tanager Chlorornis riefferii Tangará Verdirroja
  • Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus canigularis Montero Pectoral
  • Common Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus ophthalmicus Montero Ojiblanco
  • Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager Dubusia taeniata Tangará Diadema
  • Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris Eufonia Gorgiamarilla
  • Blue-hooded Euphonia Euphonia musica Calandria Casquiazul
  • Black-capped Hemispingus Hemispingus atropileus Tangará Cabecinegra
  • Oleaginous Hemispingus Hemispingus frontalis Tangará Verdosa
  • Black-eared Hemispingus Hemispingus melanotis Tangará de Antifaz
  • Superciliaried Hemispingus Hemispingus superciliaris Tangará Cejiblanca
  • Black-headed Hemispingus Hemispingus verticalis Tangará Tiznada
  • Golden-crowned Tanager Iridosornis rufivertex Musguerito Paramuno
  • Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea melanonota Viuva de Antifaz
  • Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava Piranga Bermeja
  • Summer Tanager Piranga rubra Piranga Abejera
  • Red-hooded Tanager Piranga rubriceps Piranga Cabecirroja
  • Crimson-backed Tanager Ramphocelus dimidiatus Toche Pico-de-plata
  • Flame-rumped Tanager Ramphocelus flammigerus Toche Enjalmado
  • White-capped Tanager Sericossypha albocristata Pollo-de-monte
  • Golden Tanager Tangara arthus Tangará Dorada
  • Blue-necked Tanager Tangara cyanicollis Tangará Real
  • Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola Tangará Cabecirrufa
  • Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei Tangará Capirotada
  • Metallic-green Tanager Tangara labradorides Tangará Verdiplata
  • Beryl-spangled Tanager Tangara nigroviridis Tangará Berilina
  • Golden-naped Tanager Tangara ruficervix Tangará Nuquidorada
  • Blue-and-black Tanager Tangara vassorii Tangará Negriazul
  • Scrub Tanager Tangara vitriolina Tangará Rastrojera
  • Saffron-crowned Tanager Tangara xanthocephala Tangará Coronada
  • Blue-capped Tanager Thraupis cyanocephala Azulejo Montañero
  • Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus Azulejo Común
  • Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum Azulejo Palmero
  • CATAMBLYRHYNCHIDAE
  • Plush-capped Finch Catamblyrhynchus diadema Gorrión Afelpado
  • ICTERIDAE
  • Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus Arrendajo Negro
  • Mountain Cacique Cacicus chrysonotus {leucoramphus} Cacique de Montaña
  • Yellow-backed Oriole Icterus chrysater Turpial Montañero
  • Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis Chamón Común
  • Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna Chirlobirlo
  • FRINGILLIDAE
  • Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch Atlapetes brunneinucha Gorrión-montés Collarejo
  • Yellow-throated Brush-Finch Atlapetes gutturalis Gorrión-montés Gorgiamarillo
  • Pale-naped Brush-Finch Atlapetes pallidinucha Gorrión-montés Cabeciblanco
  • Slaty Brush-Finch Atlapetes schistaceus Gorrión-montés Pizarra
  • Stripe-headed Brush-Finch Atlapetes torquatus Gorrión-montés Listado
  • Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis [Spinus] psaltria Jilguero Aliblanco
  • Hooded Siskin Carduelis magellanica Jilguero Encapuchado
  • Andean Siskin Carduelis spinescens Jilguero Andino
  • Yellow-bellied Siskin Carduelis xanthogaster Jilguero Pechinegro
  • Paramo Seedeater Catamenia homochroa Semillero de Páramo
  • Plain-colored Seedeater Catamenia inornata Semillero Andino
  • Slaty Finch Haplospiza rustica Gorrión Pizarra
  • Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Picogordo Degollado
  • Plumbeous Sierra-Finch Phrygilus unicolor Gorrión Paramuno
  • Slate-colored Grosbeak Pitylus grossus Picogordo Pizarra
  • Streaked Saltator Saltator albicollis Saltador Pío-judío
  • Black-winged Saltator Saltator atripennis Saltador Alinegro
  • Masked Saltator Saltator cinctus Saltador Chusquero
  • Grassland Yellow-Finch Sicalis luteola Canario Sabanero
  • Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis Espiguero Capuchino
  • Black-and-white Seedeater Sporophila luctuosa Espiguero Negriblanco
  • Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivacea Semillero Cariamarillo
  • Black-backed Bush-Tanager Urothraupis stolzmanni Montero Paramuno
  • Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis Gorrión Copetón


Other Fauna 


TOURS BY THE AUTHOR (an example given by a participant below) 

Oregon Birds 32(2): 78, Summer 2006 On pelagic birding trips, we throw stuff overboard, improving our chances to see birds. The American Birding Association (ABA) has a chumming program too, called the Birder’s Exchange (BEX). We throw binoculars, scopes, and other equipment overboard, to the ABA. BEX collects the equipment and redistributes it, free of charge, to researchers, conservationists, and educators working to conserve birds and their habitats in the Neotropics. These donations help our Latin American couterparts to develop local conservation strategies and to educate local citizens about bird conservation and ecosystem-wide habitat protection. My wife and I went birding with two other Oregonians, Judy Meredith and Sheran Wright, in Colombia just last August. One of our local guides, Oswaldo Cortes, helped us find some very rare limited-range endemics in the Eastern Andes north of Bogota: Mountain Grackle and Chestnut-bellied Emerald. Cortes is a talented young ornithologist doing his field work with those species, and he wore binoculars tagged with the ABA BEX sticker. That sticker inspired us to support the program, and we volunteered to spearhead an official Oregon Field Ornithologists equipment drive. 

We are not entirely altruistic with this. We hope to be rewarded in two ways: our old equipment will encourage and support birders in Latin America, and improve the chance for conservation of our own neotropical migrants. Where do you think our beloved Olive-sided Flycatchers are headed right now? Their decline may well be tied to events in the Andes, and we need help from Andean birders to understand and stem the decline. In addition, birding in Latin America is a wonderful experience, made all the better with knowledgeable, enthusiastic local birders. We need more of them! 

The three of us had a fantastic three week trip to Colombia. You should know that Colombia is enjoying much improved security, and we felt safe the whole time. The key was that we went with a knowledgeable Colombian bird guide, Sergio Ocampo (see www.fundegar.com), who connected us with local birders at every stop. Ocampo works with La Fundación Ecológica Gabriel Arango Restrepo, a recipient of BEX equipment. Several of the birders we met, or their organizations, have benefitted from donations from the BEX program. 

This is your invitation to round up that used but serviceable birding gear (not broken or rusty etc.). Sheran Wright has volunteered to coordinate efforts in Oregon. She is willing to answer your questions and to help organize area plans for gathering equipment. OFO will package things for shipping to ABA once we have a good supply from Oregon. 

Please see the BEX website (http:// www.americanbirding.org/bex/) for specific equipment that is needed at this time. Your contribution is tax deductible, as a charitable contribution to ABA - OFO is just doing the state-wide collection project to benefit the program. 

Sergio Ocampo, Oswaldo Cortes, and Judy Meredith (left to right) look for a Chestnut-bellied Emerald below Soatà, Boyacà, Colombia, in August 2006. photo/J Harding. 

From the Editor’s Desk: Its Sort of Like Chumming Jeff Harding 39127 Griggs Drive, Lebanon, Oregon 97355 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Oregon Birds 32(2):79, Summer 2006. 

Birder’s Exchange can use contributions of cash and new equipment as well as used binoculars. Couriers are needed too! If you are traveling to Latin America, please contact BEX (see http://www.americanbirding. org/bex/couriers/index.html).

If anyone wants information about our trip, including photos or even a presentation to your bird club, feel free to contact me. For information about the OFO-ABA BEX equipment drive, contact Sheran at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. impression, size, shape) of the bird.

Participants on field trips get to ask leaders for explanations on the spot, with live specimens. “What is that bird doing?” “Why does it look so ratty?” “Why do you say that is a Warbling Vireo?” “How can I tell that from a Lesser Scaup?” Leaders can show participants fine points about birds on living specimens. “Compare the shape of the head of the bird on the left with the bird on the right. Notice how one is round and one is peaked.” Also, participants get to test their new knowledge. “Is that bird a young towhee?” “Yes, you got it right. Good for you!” Field trips are only partially scripted. A key element of the field trip is the unplanned “teachable moment.” When the Snowy Egret flies over the group, all discussion of Song Sparrow plumage is put on hold. When the Wrentit comes within arms-length of the leader, all eyes are on it; everyone is living in the moment. For that slice of time, bird and observers are in a world apart. These experiences define field trips and set them apart in memory. Something real was learned. 

On field trips, one can come to know shades of gray. Not every plumage of every species, nor every stage of moult is illustrated in the field guide. “Yes, all of those birds are Red-tailed Hawks.” Not every behavior has been documented. Leaders learn along with participants: “Well, I’ve never seen that before!” 

Everyone on field trips learns about mistakes, too. New birders make mistakes. Trip leaders make mistakes. One learns that a flicker can look like a hummingbird at a distance. One learns to laugh and go on. One learns that it is better to ask, “What is that?” than to miss the opportunity to see a good bird. The field trip also offers participants a chance to interact with other enthusiasts and share discoveries. “Gosh, look how tiny it is!” “Did you see how it came down the trunk backwards (or forwards)?” “Look at the color of the barring on the sides!” These interactions not only instruct, they build enthusiasm, and may be the start of enduring friendships And what can one say about the leader of field trips? Field trip leaders have the opportunity to share their enthusiasm about birds with willing students. They have the opportunity to ignite the spark of a lifetime joy in participants who had never known birds before. They have the opportunity to have someone step up to the spotting scope and say “Wow!” Field trips are not the leader’s personal birding adventure; the leader is a servant of the group. However, leaders have the opportunity to experience joy-on-thewing each day that they are afield, and share it with many others. That’s what keeps me coming back.

 The Field Trip Continued from page 63 wind in my hair -- red-tailed hawk soars over the grassy plateau Haiku/Ce Rosenow.


Flora 

Author: Sergio Ocampo-Tobón

 

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