BIRDLIST FOR COLOMBIA 2010 Endemic species are highlighted in blue SPECIES SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMENTS 1 Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui Heard only at Rio Claro 2 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Best was 2 with chicks at Parca Florida in Bogota 3 Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Up to 30 seen along the coast near Los Flamencos reserve 4 Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus Seen on 8 days with max of 500+ along coast around Los Famencos Reserve 5 Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Along the coast off Santa Marta with 8 seen while having lunch on the beach one day 6 Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias A few seen along the coast especially Isle de Salamanca 7 Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi Up to 4 at Laguna de Sonso and 2 at Isle de Salamanca 8 Great Egret Ardes alba Seen on 11 days with many on coast 9 Snowy Egret Egretta thula Seen on 5 days with most along coast 10 Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Seen at Laguna de Sonso and Isle de Salamanca 11 Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens Good numbers at Los Flamencos Reserve 12 Tricoloured Heron Egretta tricolor Max 3 at Los Flamencos Reserve 13 Striated Heron Butorides striata Seen on 7 days with max 4 at Laguna de Sonso 14 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Seen on 14 days and common in many areas 15 Black-crowned Night- Nycticorax nycticorax Just a few seen Heron 16 Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis bogotensis One female seen very well at our Aplolinar’s Wren site. This bird was of the very localised bogotensis race 17 Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus Excellent views in the reeds and in flight at Laguna Sonso. 18 Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus Seen on 6 days with max of 50 on and near Laguna Sonso 19 White Ibis Eudocimus albus Just 2 seen at Los Flamencos Reserve 20 Wood Stork Mycteria Americana 2 at Los Flamencos Reserve 21 Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja Max 20 at Los Flamencos Reserve 22 Black-bellied Whistling- Dendrocygna autumnalis Seen on 2 days with 20 at Laguna de Sonso Duck 23 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata 1 seen perched up at Isle de Salamanca 24 Torrent Duck Merganetta armata A pair were seen well on the river before we reached La Suiza 25 Andean Teal Anas andinus 2 seen on a lake in the high Paramo 26 Merida Speckled Teal Anas altipetens We saw 6 of these very localised birds at our Bogota Rail site, apparently a reliable place. 27 Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Maximum of 40 at Bogota Rail site 28 Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera 4 on river at Laguna de Sonso 29 Masked Duck Nomonyx dominica 1 female seen well at Parca Florida, Bogota 30 Andean Duck Oxyura ferruginea Seen on 3 days with max 10 at Bogota Rail site 31 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Common and seen on 13 days 32 Lesser Yellow-headed Cathartes burrovianus Good views of one bird Vulture BIRDSEEKERS - COLOMBIA Tour Report – Nov 2009 15 33 Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Seen on all 19 days of the tour - common 34 King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa 2 seen near Rio Claro and one other Targanga 35 Osprey Pandion haliaetus Seen on 5 days, 2 on coast 36 Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus One circled through a flock of Yellow-eared Parrots at El Jardin and another in the dry scrub near the coast 37 Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus The best was 25 from the Gala[agos Road 38 Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii Seen on 3 days with nice views in coastal scrub 39 White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus Seen on 6 days with max of 4 on one day 40 Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis Just two seen at Laguna Sonso 41 Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea Only one seen during entire trip 42 Plain-breasted Hawk Accipiter ventralis Seen on two days 43 Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus One seen well in the dry Savanna 44 Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga One also seen in the dry Savanna 45 Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis 2 seen well as we left Victoria and one flying past at Isle de Salamanca 46 Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus Two were seen on the coast 47 Gray Hawk Buteo nitidus Very nice views of a perched bird at Rio Claro 48 Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris Reularly seen on 10 days at various sites 49 Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus Two were seen 50 Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus Seen on 7 days 51 White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus Two seen - one scoped flying at Laguna Sonso 52 Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni 4 were seen flying near La Suiza 53 Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus One seen on our journey up to Santa Marta 54 Black-and-chestnut Eagle Spizaetus isidori An immature bird flew past and landed allowing close views in the Santa marta mountains 55 Northern Caracara Caracara cheriway Seen on 7 days with 20+ on the coast 56 Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima Seen on 8 days with 6 at Laguna Sonso 57 Collared Forest Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus Just a few people saw a close perched bird that Bagsy found aand got good photos of 58 American Kestrel Falco sparverius Seen on 5 days 59 Merlin Falco columbarius Sen on 2 days one very well at Apolinar’s site 60 Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis Seen on days , a nice one perched Santa Marta 61 Aplomado Falcon Falco femorales One on the way to Jardin and one on the coast 62 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus One seen at Bogota on last day 63 Chestnut-winged Ortalis garrula Endemic: Excellent views of 3 perched on Chachalaca E cactus plants on the coast at Isle de Salamanca 64 Band-tailed Guan Penelope argyrotis One seen at our highest point on Santa Marta 65 Andean Guan Penelope montagnii One seen feeding on top of small tree in hills above Bogota 66 Cauca Guan Penelope perspicax Endemic: Up to 10 seen along the road at Otun E Quimbaya. An endangered species declining due to loss of specific habitat requirments 67 Wattled Guan Aburria aburri A surprise find when John G, drew our attention to a lone bird in the tree tops where we had just been watching Cauca Guans 68 Sickle-winged Guan Chamaepetes goudotii Singles sen on 3 days including Galapagos Road, Rio Blanco and Santa Marta 69 Black-fronted Wood-Quail Odontophorus atrifrons With three very small disjunct populations . 2 in Colombia and 1 in Venezuela, we enjoyed superb views of 5 birds of the nominate race in the gardens of Eldora Lodge, Santa Marta BIRDSEEKERS - COLOMBIA Tour Report – Nov 2009 16 70 Chestnut Wood-Quail Odontophorus hyperythrus Endemic: Heard only at Manizalis and the Otun E Quimbaya reserve where on both occasions each calling group were inaccessible to us 71 Limpkin Aramus guarauna 4 seen at Laguna Sonso 72 Bogota Rail Rallus semiplumbeus Endemic: Most visitors try and see this species E in the park in Bogota! A far more reliable site such as the one we visited allowed us fantastic views of up to 10 birds, most out in the open 73 Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica 6 seen at Laguna Sonso 74 Spot-flanked Gallinule Gallinula melanops Seen on 2 days with 12 being seen on wetlands on our first day 75 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Seen on 4 days with max 20 at park in Bogota 76 American Coot Fulica americana Seen on 3 days with max 30 in park in Bogota 77 Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola 30+ seen along the coast 78 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Up to 50 seen along the coast 79 Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia 8 seen in lagoon at Isle de Salamanca 80 Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis Seen on 11 days but most impressive was 180 seen in one field 81 Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens A rare bird for Colombia we found two on the high Paramo at Los Navados N.P 82 Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana Seen on 6 days with highest count 10. Note that birds were of the black race hypomelaena 83 Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus Seen on 2 days with 200 at Isle de Salamanca 84 Noble Snipe Gallinago nobilis 2 seen close in flight at our Bogota Rail site and one walking around at park in Bogota 85 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Seen on 3 days with good numbers along coast 86 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Seen on 3 days with good numbers along coast 87 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Seen on 7 days with most along coast 88 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Seen on 5 days with max 3 at Laguna Sonso 89 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Just 2 seen in lagoon at Isle de Salamanca 90 Willet Tringa semipalmata Several seen along coast 91 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Mostly along coast, also 2 at Laguna Sonso 92 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Up to 100 mostly at Isle de Salamanca 93 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri 8 found amongst the masses of Semipalmated’s 94 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Seen on 2 days with max of 4 on coast 95 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Just 2 individuals seen along the coast 96 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii 1 seen flying off from gull and tern roost at Los Flamencos on the coast 97 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Seen on 2 days along coast inc Los Flamencos 98 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 10 seen at roost site at Los Flemencos 99 Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus Up to 50 seen on coast and Los Flamencos 100 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Up to 80 at roost site at Los Flamencos 101 Forster’s Tern Sterna forsteri One was found amongst terns at roost site at Los Flamencos, this represents not only the first record for Colombia but also the first record for the whole of South America! A good find ! 102 Rock Pigeon Columba livia Seen on 10 days 103 Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata Seen on 2 days - best views on Galapagos Rd 104 Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis Seen on coast on 2 days.