ANDEAN ENDEMICS BOGOTA D.C

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Colombia is the country with the big number of birds of the world with approximately 1921 species including endemic, near endemic, migratory and permanent residents. Colombia's wide variety of ecosystems and habitats make it a megadiverse country in fauna and flora. The observation of birds in Colombia is fantastic and wonderful because you can find diversity of ecosystems and different birds according to the region of the country that you want to visit like for example: Andean Region (Eastern mountain, Central mountain and Western mountain), Magdalena Valley, Santa Marta, Choco Region, Llanos, Orinoquia, Pacific Coast, Atlantic Coast and Amazon.

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Birding trip Chicaque Nature Reserve

Starting city: Bogotá D.C. Ending city: Bogotá D.C.

Transportation: The roads are mostly good along this trip. We will use (4 by 4) Note: Good opportunities for bird photography’s

Cold weather Chicaque Nature Reserve

Clothing: Jacket, cap, trekking shoes

CHICAQUE NATURE RESERVE - EASTERN ANDES FULL DAY

Morning: We will depart to Chicaque Nature Reserve at the 5:30am. This incredible place is located only one hour and half away from Bogota. It is a rich ecological and water reserve, located at an altitude of between 2100-2700m.s.n.m. It presents the type of subandino and Andean forest with plants like ferns, orchids, mosses, palms, oaks and abundant bushes due to the humidity of the reserve. It has more than 300 ha, becoming the home of more than 150 species of birds. We are here for to observe the enigmatic Golden bellied starfronlet and other targets birds here in the hummingbird feeders: Tourmaline sunangel, White bellied woodstar, Sparkling, Lesser Violetear Hummingbird, White collared inca and Mountain velvetbrest in an incredible cloud forest in the western slope of the eastern Andes.

Birding in Chicaque Nature Reserve (@Photo Bogota Birding)

Is possible to observe inside Chicaque Nature Reserve: Emerald Toucanet; lesser Violetear, Buff-tailed Coronet, Booted Racket-tail, Streak-necked Flycatcher, Rufous-crowned Tody-Tyrant, Golden-faced Tyrannulet, Azara´s Spinetail, Ash-browed Spinetail, rufous Spinetail, Montane Foliage-gleaner, Streaked Xenops, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Black-billed Peppershrike, rufous browed conebill, Brown-capped Vireo, Rufous-naped greenlet, Crimson-backed Tanager, Blue-grey Tanager, Palm Tanager, Blue-capped Tanager , Fawn-breasted Tanager, Golden Tanager, Flame-faced Tanager.

Golden bellied starfrontlet (@Photo Bogota Birding)

Crowned Woodnymph

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Amethyst-throated sunangel

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Barred becard

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Bronzy Inca (@Photo Bogota Birding)

Endemic - Black inca (@Photo Bogota Birding)

Afternoon: We will have lunch in the restaurant of the Natural Reserve. Afterwards we will continue walking along the trails to observe other target birds as Golden-bellied Starfrontlet, blackish Tapaculo, Golden-fronted Whitestart, Rufous-breasted Flycatcher, Moustached Brush-Finch, Flavescens Flycatcher, Brown-billed Scytebill, Flame-faced Tanager, Smoky Bush-Tyrant, Grass-green Tanager, Andean Pygmy-Owl, Glowing Puffleg, Palen-naped Brush-Finch, Streak-capped Treehunter, Strong-billed Woodcreeper, hummingbird feeders and many more.

Blue-necked Tanager

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Broad-winged Hawk

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Emerald Toucanet

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Pearled treerunner

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Other fauna:

Andean Squirrel

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Guineas Pig

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Return to Bogota D.C. in the afternoon or spend the night in Hostel El Refugio or cabin in Chicaque.

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