BIRDLIST FOR COLOMBIA Endemic species recorded are highlighted in blue

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1 Sunrise Birding, LLC COLOMBIA TRIP REPORT: Species List 27 November 15 December, 2010 HIGHLIGHTS: Either for rarity value, an endemic, excellent views or simply a group favorite. Gold-ringed Tanager Indigo Flowerpiercer Red-ruffed Fruitcrow Moustached Puffbird Santa Marta Bush-Tyrant Greyish Piculet White-tipped Quetzal Blossomcrown White-tailed Starfrontlet Santa Marta Warbler Yellow-eared Parrot Munchique Wood-Wren Beautiful Woodpecker Cauca Guan Red-bellied Grackle Lazuline Sabrewing Yellow-headed Brush-Finch Indigo-capped Hummingbird Antioquia Bristle-Tyrant White-whiskered Spinetail Brown-banded Antpitta Bogota Rail Turquoise Dacnis Multi-colored Tanager Chestnut Piculet Sooty Ant-Tanager Crested Ant-Tanager White-mantled Barbet Apical Flycatcher Masked Saltator BIRDLIST FOR COLOMBIA Endemic species recorded are highlighted in blue SPECIES SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMENTS 1 Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui Heard only at Rio Claro and flushed 1 at Victoria 2 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 2 seen at Bogota Rail marsh, near Bogota 3 Least Grebe Podiceps dominicus 1 on pond at Isle de Salamanca 4 Brown Pelican Pelecanus Seen on 3 days along the coast near Los occidentalis Flamencos and Isle de Salamanca 5 Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax Seen on 8 days with most along coast around brasilianus Los Flamencos Reserve 6 Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Just a few along the coast at Camarones off Guajira 7 Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Seen on 5 days with most along the coast especially Isle de Salamanca 8 Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi Up to 3 seen at Isle de Salamanca 9 Great Egret Ardes alba Seen on 12 days with many along the coast 10 Snowy Egret Egretta thula Seen on 6 days with most along coast 11 Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Seen on 4 days including Isle de Salamanca 12 Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens 1 was seen at Los flamencos 13 Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor Max 3 at Los Flamencos Reserve 14 Green Heron Butorides virecens 1 seen in wetland as we drove up Santa Marta 15 Striated Heron Butorides striata Seen on first day at Parque Florida, Bogota 16 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Seen on 14 days and common in many areas 17 Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus 1 was seen in flight over fields on our way to Victoria 18 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Seen on 3 days with several birds at Parque Florida, Bogota

2 19 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea Seen in mangroves along coast from Guajira 20 Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus Seen on 6 days with max of 40 in fields on the way to Ibague 21 White Ibis Eudocimus albus Around 20seen at Los Flamencos Reserve 22 Wood Stork Mycteria americana 4 flew over at Los Flamencos Reserve 23 Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja Up to 12 seen at Los Flamencos Reserve 24 American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber Just 2 seen at Los Flamencos Reserve 25 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis Seen on 4 days with 12along the coast 26 Torrent Duck Merganetta armata A pair were seen well on a very swollen river at Otun Quimbaya 27 Andean Teal Anas andinus 8 seen on a lake at Bogota Rail site 28 White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis 40 seen from vehicle at Isle de Salamanca 29 Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Maximum of 20 at Bogota Rail site and up to 60 at Isle de Salamanca 30 Andean Duck Oxyura ferruginea Just 2 seen at Bogota Rail site 31 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Common and seen on 13 days 32 Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes 2 seen well quartering fields near Victoria burrovianus 33 Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Common and seen everyday of the tour 34 King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa 1 seen overhead when driving up Santa Marta 35 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1 seen at Laguna Pedro Palo and up to 4 at Isle de Salamanca 36 Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus 6 were seen from the Galapagos Road 37 Pearl Kite Gampsonyx 1 seen by several of the group while driving swainsonii back to Santa Marta 38 White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus Seen on 2 days near Bogota 39 Savanna Hawk Buteogallus 1seen briefly en-route to Ibague and a couple of meridionalis others seen while driving towards Victoria 40 Black-chested Buzzard -Eagle Geranoaetus 1 seen high up at Chingaza melanoleucos 41 Gray Hawk Buteo nitidus 1 seen well at Cueva de Condor, Rio Claro 42 Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris Regularly seen on 9 days at various sites 43 Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus 1 seen at lunch stop from Victoria 44 Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus Seen on 6 days 45 White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus 1 seen flying and perched near Jardin 46 Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni 1 seen at stop en-route to Ibague 47 Northern Caracara Caracara cheriway Seen on 8 days with max 20 Jardin to Medellin 48 Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima Seen on 11 days with max 7 Jardin to Medellin 49 Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres 1 heard calling at first stop on way up to Santa cachinnans Marta mountains 50 American Kestrel Falco sparverius Seen on 5 days 51 Merlin Falco columbarius 1 seen at Parque Florida flying swiftly over 52 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 1 seen flying around buildings in centre of Bogota 53 Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda Heard plenty at dusk near Guajira 54 Colombian Chachalaca E Ortalis garrula Endemic: 2 seen briefly at Nevados NP and heard at 3 other sites during tour 55 Band-tailed Guan Penelope argyrotis Seen on 3 days with max of 5 in Santa Marta mountains 2

3 56 Cauca Guan E Penelope perspicax Endemic: Up to 8 seen along the road at Otun Quimbaya. An endangered species declining due to loss of specific habitat requirements 57 Wattled Guan Aburria aburri A surprise find at roadside stop when returning from Guajira. Possibly displaced by floods 58 Sickle-winged Guan Chamaepetes goudotii 2 seen on Galapagos Road and 1 seen at Rio Blanco Reserve 59 Crested Bobwhite Colinus cristatus 4 seen in stubbly fields at stop en-route to Ibague 60 Black-fronted Wood-Quail Odontophorus atrifrons With three very small disjunct populations two in Colombia and one in Venezuela, we enjoyed superb views of 4 birds of the nominate race in the gardens of Eldorado Lodge, Santa Marta 61 Bogota Rail E Rallus semiplumbeus Endemic: Most visitors try and see this species in the park in Bogota! A far more reliable site such as the one we visited allowed us good views of up to 5 birds, most out in the open 62 Gray-necked Wood Rail Aramides cajanea A noisy pair heard only at Rio Claro 63 Spot-flanked Gallinule Gallinula melanops Up to 4 seen well at Bogota Rail site on first day 64 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Up to 3 seen at Bogota Rail site 65 American Coot Fulica americana Seen at Parque Florida, Bogota. Interesting race Colombiana looks quite different from nominate 66 Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana Seen on 5 days but mostly while driving Note that birds were of the black race hypomelaena 67 Black-necked Stilt Himantopus Seen on 2 days with 40+ at Isle de Salamanca mexicanus 68 Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola A few seen along the coast on 2 days 69 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius Up to 30 seen along the coast on 2 days semipalmatus 70 Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia Just 2seen in lagoon at Isle de Salamanca 71 Killdeer Charadrius vociferus 1 seen behind fuel station on way to Guajira 72 Collared Plover Charadrius collaris Up to 8 seen at Camarones 73 Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis Small numbers seen on 10 days 74 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Seen on 2 days with good numbers along coast 75 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Seen on 2 days with good numbers along coast 76 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Singles seen on 4 days 77 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria 1 found by Andy on lagoon at Isle de Salamanca 78 Willet Tringa semipalmata Up to 40 seen along coast on 2 days 79 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Up to 20 seen along coast Camarones 80 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla A few seen at Isle de Salamanca 81 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus 1 seen close on lagoon at Camarones 82 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Seen on 2 days with max of 10 on coast 83 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Just 1 individuals seen along the coast 84 Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus 2 adults seen long way off shore and 2 nd calendar year bird seen close chasing terns over beach at Los Flamencos rare for Colombia! 85 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Seen on 2 days along coast inc Los Flamencos 86 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Up to 10 hawking over pool on Isle de Salamanca 87 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Amazing 700 seen at roost site at Isle de Salamanca 88 Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus Up to 60 seen on 2 days on coast and Los Flamencos 3

4 89 Cabot s Tern Thalasseus Split from Sandwich Tern by some authorities acuflavides we saw up to60 around Los Flamencos 90 Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex 1 seen at Isle de Salamanca while in traffic jam 91 Least Tern Sternula antillarum 1 seen flying away over lagoon on Isle de Salamanca 92 Black Skimmer Rynchops nigra About 6 were seen at Los Flamencos Reserve 93 Rock Pigeon Columba livia Seen throughout tour 94 Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata Seen on 8 days flocks up to 30 at Santa Marta 95 Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis Seen on coast on 2 days. Best Isle de Salamanca 96 Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas Only heard at Rio Claro cayennensis 97 Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata Common and seen on 7 days 98 Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina Seen on up to 20 on 2 days with most on coast 99 Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti Seen at various sites on 8 days 100 Scaled Dove Columbina squammata Seen 2 days on coast around Guajira 101 Tolima Dove E Leptotila conoveri 1 heard very close but impossible to see in Nevados NP near Ibague 102 White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi Seen on 3 days 103 Lined Quail-Dove Geotrygon linearis 1 in front of first vehicle as we drove into Santa Marta mountains 104 Scarlet-fronted Parakeet Aratinga wagleri A noisy flock of 15 seen flying over at Victoria 105 Brown-throated Parakeet Aratinga pertinax Up to 12 seen on 2 days along the coast of Santa Marta 106 Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii Excellent flight views low overhead of 15 birds near Manizales A critically endangered species that is very rare and local. We saw a couple of groups in flight high up at Jardin 108 Spectacled Parrotlet Forpus conspicillatus Max of 4 seen on 3 days at various sites 107 Yellow-eared Parrot Ognorhynchus icterotis 109 Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis Up to 8 in the Rio Claro area, plus Santa Marta 110 Rusty-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca A few of this endangered species seen flying amazonina around at Rio Blanco 111 Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus Seen on 5 days at various sites with max of Red-billed Parrot Pionus sordidus Poor fly over views on 2 days at Santa Marta 113 Scaly-naped Amazon Amazona mercenaria 4 seen very well feeding in trees just higher than Minca in Santa Marta 114 Yellow-crowned parrot Amazona 4 or more seen on stop before reaching Victoria ochrocephala 115 Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana Seen on 7 days 116 Striped Cuckoo Tapera Just one heard calling at Camarones 117 Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani Common and seen many times on 10 days 118 Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris Plenty seen in lowlands around Santa Marta 119 Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata 1 found on Galapagos Rd where it was being mobbed by a group of small birds 120 Rufous-banded Owl Ciccaba albitarsus 1 Heard far away on night trip to Rio Blanco 121 Black-and-white Owl Ciccaba huhula 1 seen by last vehicle roosting in Bamboo while driving up to lodge in Santa Marta 122 White-throated Screech-Owl Megascops Heard very close in evening at Rio Blanco, but albogularis would not show 123 Santa Marta Screech-Owl Megascops gilesi Endemic: We heard 1 bird calling very early in 4

5 E the morning at Santa Marta, but try as we may we could not get close enough to see it. 124 Andean Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium jardinii 1 seen very well in hills above Bogota 125 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium Seen on 2 days in coastal scrub near Guajira brasilianum 126 Oilbird Steatornis caripensis Up to 12 seen in Cave near to Rio Claro 127 Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus A single bird on a dead tree top during the day surprised us all when it revealed that it was sat on a tiny chick, near Manizales 128 Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles Just 1 seen during the day on roost in Cauca acutipennis Valley 129 Band-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus 1 found dead and another flew up in front of longirostris vehicle while driving high up in Santa Marta One seen very briefly at dawn while most people still in bus at Los Flamencos amongst leaf litter on the coast 131 White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris Seen on 7 days with biggest flock of 200 Jardin 130 White-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus cayennensis 132 Chestnut-collared Swift Cypseloides rutilus Several seen in very good light on 2 days 133 Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris 1flew very close at Galapagos Rd 134 Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis 1 seen well visiting a nest on small building in Rio Claro 135 Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura Nice close flock of about 15 birds seen well in park above Victoria 136 White-tipped Swift Aeronautes montivagus A few seen well at Nevados NP near Ibague 137 Green Hermit Phaethornis guy Seen on 3 days with 2 birds at hummingbird garden near Bogota 138 Tawny-bellied Hermit Phaethornis Just one briefly on the Galapagos Road syrmatophorus 139 Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis Seen on 2 days in Santa Marta area 140 Sooty-capped Hermit Phaethornis augusti One hovered over flowers beside road in Santa Marta, where I directed people to look at its under tail, but not sure if anyone remembers this bird? 141 Green-fronted Lancebill Doryfera ludovicae 1 seen perched near to nest on small building on Galapagos Road 142 Lazuline Sabrewing Campylopterus A male showed well perched in the shade by falcatus feeders at Eldorado Lodge, Santa Marta 143 White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora Seen on 2 days with best male perched on pole at hummingbird garden near Bogota 144 Brown Violetear Colibri delphinae 1 seen on feeders near cabins at Eldorado Lodge, Santa Marta 145 Green Violet-ear Colibri thalassinus A few seen on 7 days throughout the tour 146 Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans A few seen on 5 days throughout the tour 147 Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax Seen on 4 days with max of 30 at hummingbird nigricollis garden near Bogota 148 Ruby Topaz Chrysolampis Beautiful male and possibly 2 seen in scrub at mosquitus Camarones 149 Red-billed Emerald Chlorostilbon gibsoni Up to 8 seen around Guajira, a near endemic 150 Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon Seen on 4 days with best views at Navados NP, mellisugus near Ibague 5

6 151 Coppery Emerald Chlorostilbon 1 seen well on road down from Santa Marta, a russatus near endemic 152 Violet-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica Seen on 6 days with most in Santa Marta 153 Green-crowned Woodnymph Thaluranta fannyi Just 1 seen near Galapagos Road 154 Sapphire-throated Hummingbird Lepidopuga coeruleogularis 1 seen well in scrubby area at Isle de Salamanca 155 Buffy Hummingbird Leucippus fallax A very good year with 8 seen well around Los Flamencos scrub. Subspecies cervina 156 Indigo-capped Hummingbird E Amazilia cyanifrons Endemic: Amazing the commonest hummer at gardens near Bogota with estimated 100 individuals 157 Andean Emerald Amazilia franciae 3 seen at different sites throughout tour 158 Steely-vented Hummingbird Amazilia saucerrottei Small numbers seen on 6 days throughout tour 159 Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl Seen on 7 days with max of 50 at hummingbird garden near Bogota 160 Blossomcrown E Anthocephala Endemic: A stunning male of this much wanted floriceps hummer performed well for us on flowers in the Santa Marta mountains 161 White-vented Plumeleteer Chalybura buffonii Seen on 2 days with max 20 at hummingbird garden near Bogota 162 Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys Seen on 5 days and common at Rio Blanco 163 Fawn-breasted Brilliant Heliodoxa rubinoides Seen on 2 days with singles at Rio Blanco and Manizales 164 Empress Brilliant Heliodoxa imperatrix Individuals seen on just 2 days. Near endemic 165 White-tailed Hillstar Urochroa bougueri 2 seen on Choco slope of the Galapagos Road 166 Mountain Velvetbreast Lafresnaya lafresnayi Only one bird seen as we returned downhill from ridge at Jardin 167 Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera A male perched for a few of the group near mixed flock way down from Jardin 168 Great Sapphirewing Pterophanes 1 seen in hills above Bogota cyanopterus 169 Bronzy Inca Coeligena coeligena Singles seen on 3 days with good close views 170 Brown Inca Coeligena wilsoni Singles seen on just 2 days. Near endemic 171 Black Inca E Coeligena prunellei Endemic: 1 males seen very well on road to Laguna Pedro Palo 172 Collared Inca Coeligena torquata Small numbers seen well on 4 days 173 White-tailed Starfrontlet E Coeligena phalerata Endemic: Seen on 3 days in the Santa Marta mountains with superb views of male in lodge gardens 174 Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua Seen on 4 days with max 60 at Rio Blanco flavescens 175 Velvet-purple Coronet Boissonneaua jardini Seen on 2 days with 4 at Galapagos Road 176 Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis Seen on 3 days in small numbers 177 Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestita $ seen on 1day in the hills above Bogota 178 Coppery-bellied Puffleg Eriocnemis cupreoventris 179 Greenish Puffleg Haplophaedia aureliae 180 Booted Racket-tail (Rackettailed Ocreatus underwoodii Puffleg) Very local in Colombia and Venezuela just one seen briefly in hills above Bogota Seen on 2 days, pretty easy on Galapagos Road Note alternative names. 2 seen, 1 at Laguna Pedro Palo and another at Otun Quimbaya 6

7 181 Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina Seen on 2 days with most of districta race in Santa Marta 182 Bronze-tailed Thornbill Chalcostigma Good bird with 1 adult and 2 immatures seen heteropogon well in hills above Bogota 183 Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingi Individuals seen on 3 days with a cracker in Nevados NP, near Ibague 184 Violet-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus coelestis Seen on 2 days around Galapagos Road 185 Wedge-billed Hummingbird Schistes geoffroyi 1 seen at Nevados NP, near Ibague and another on the Galapagos Road 186 Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti Seen on 2 days with 2 near Oilbird cave 187 Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster 1 was seen on flowering shrub longirostris 188 Purple-throated Woodstar Calliphlox mitchellii 1 seen briefly on the Galapagos Road 189 White-bellied Woodstar Chaetocercus mulsant Seen on 3 days with up to 6 at hummingbird garden near Bogota 190 Gorgeted Woodstar Chaetocercus heiodor A stunning male seen at Laguna Pedro Palo and 3 females at hummingbird garden near Bogota 191 Santa Marta Woodstar E Chaetocercus Endemic: We saw up to 2 on 2 days coming to astreans feeders at our lodge in Santa Marta 192 Collared Trogon Trogon collaris Singles seen on 2 days including Rio Blanco 193 Masked Trogon Trogon personatus 1 showed very as we started walk in hills above Jardin 194 Golden-headed Quetzal Pharomachrus auriceps 1 showed well but briefly as we descended walk above Jardin 195 White-tipped Quetzal Pharomachrus 2 were seen very well in the highlands below fulgidus our lodge at Santa Marta. Note race fulgidus 196 Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquatus Seen on 5 days with max 3 at Isle de Salamanca 197 Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle Just 1 seen between Jardin and Medellin amazona 198 Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle One seen en-route to Riohacha Americana 199 Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii Just one seen coming out of Oilbird cave 200 Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota 1 was heard at Nevados NP, near Ibague 201 Whooping Motmot Momotus 1 showed very well as we descended Santa subrufescens Marta 202 Highland Motmot Momotus Seen on 3 separate days. Some authorities have aequatorialis re-named this species Andean Motmot 203 Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda Seen on 2 days with showy pair at Los Flamencos catching butterflies 204 Barred Puffbird Nystalus radiatus A pair gave a great show at Rio Claro 205 Russet-throated Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis Up to 4 seen on 2 days along coastal scrub 206 Moustached Puffbird Malacoptila A single bird showed very well on the road back mystacalis from Laguna Pedro Palo 207 White-mantled Barbet E Capito hypoleucus Endemic: Endangered and localised we saw 10 birds at 3 sites in one day! Amazing 208 Red-headed Barbet Eubucco bourcierii 3 females seen on 3 days 209 Yellow-billed Toucanet Aulacorhynchus 1 bird seen very well on road up into Santa calorrhynchus Marta mountains 210 Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus albivitta Seen on 2 days including Laguna Pedro Palo 211 Santa Marta Toucanet E Aulacorhynchus Endemic: A recent split from Emerald lautus Toucanet, we saw 2 birds by lodge in the Santa 7

8 Marta mountains 212 Crimson-rumped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus haematopygus 1 seen very well in park near Manizales 213 Black-billed Mountain- Andigena nigrirostris 1 seen feeding in tree at Rio Blanco, and another Toucan heard at Jardin 214 Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus Up to 10 seen near Oilbird cave at Rio Claro 215 Grayish Piculet E Picumnus Endemic: We had superb views of 4 in park granadensis near Manizales and another in Cauca Valley 216 Chestnut Piculet Picumnus A near endemic we got good views of 2 birds in cinnamomeus mixed flock in coastal scrub habitat 217 Olivaceous Piculet Picummus olivaceus Seen on 3 days with 2 showing well at Beautiful Woodpecker site 218 Spot-breasted Woodpecker Chrysoptilus 2 were seen well at undisclosed site for punctigula Beautiful woodpecker 219 Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus Seen on 2 days with 10 at Laguna Pedro Palo 220 Beautiful Woodpecker E Melanerpes pulcher Endemic: 2 seen very well at new undisclosed site and another briefly at Victoria 221 Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes Reasonably common and seen on 6 days rubricapillus 222 Smoky-brown Woodpecker Veniliornis fumigatus 1 seen at Laguna Pedro Palo 223 Red-rumped Woodpecker Veniliornis kirkii Singles seen on 3 days at Rio Claro and Victoria 224 Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus Singles seen on 3 separate days 225 Crimson-mantled Colaptes rivolii 2 were seen with small flock on road above Woodpecker Jardin 226 Cinnamon Woodpecker Celeus loricatus 1 was seen in evening at Rio Claro 227 Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla 1 seen in area of Oilbird cave fuliginosa 228 Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomas 1 in woods beside Oilbird cave griseicapillus 229 Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus 1 in woods beside Oilbird cave 230 Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes 2 showed really well, high up in Santa Marta promeropirhynchus mountains 231 Straight-billed Woodcreeper Dendroplex picus 1 at Guajira and another in scrubby area on Isle de Salamanca 232 Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus 1 near Oilbird cave and another in Santa Marta susurrans 233 Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes Singles seen on 3 days souleyetii 234 Montane Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger Seen on 2 days with 1 really well at Rio Blanco 235 Pale-legged Hornero Furnarius leucopus 1 of the race longirostris seen in roadside scrub near Guajira 236 Azara's Spinetail Synallaxis azarae Recorded on 6 days with some days just left as heard only 237 Silvery-throated Spinetail E Synallaxis subpudica Endemic: unfortunately we only heard this species in hills above Bogota 238 Pale-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis albescens Seen on 2 days and heard on another 2 days 239 Slaty Spinetail Synallaxis brachyura 2 seen well in park near Manizales 240 Rusty-headed Spinetail E Synallaxis fuscorufa Endemic: A Santa Marta endemic we saw 8

9 several very well in the highlands 241 Rufous Spinetail Synallaxis unirufa 1 moving with flock as we walked back down above Jardin 242 White-whiskered Spinetail Synallaxis candei A very attractive Spinetail we saw at least 6 while birding along the coastal scrub 243 Stripe-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis This species was only heard on one day cinnamomea 244 Streak-capped Spinetail Cranioleuca hellmayri Near endemic found in the mountains of Santa Marta as well as Sierra de Perijá in Venezuela. We saw this species on 2 days 245 Ash-browed Spinetail Cranioleuca curtata Great views this year of one at Laguna Pedro Palo A family group of 4 seen at park near Manizales 246 Red-faced Spinetail Cranioleuca erythrops 247 Pearled Treerunner Margarornis Seen on 3 days with max 4 at Rio Blanco squamiger 248 Fulvous-dotted Treerunner Margarornis stellaris Really good to catch up with this near threatened species with great views of 2 on Galapagos Road 249 Spotted Barbtail Premnoplex brunnescens 250 Buffy Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes lawrencii 1 was seen at first stop on Galapagos Road The race johnsoni is sometimes treated as full species Pacific Tuftedcheek. We saw 2 really well while birding the Galapagos Road 1 seen well on walk up into hills above Jardin 251 Streaked Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii 252 Streaked Xenops Xenops rutilans Seen on 2 days and 2 very well at Rio Blanco 253 Plain Xenops Xenops minutus Seen on 2 days in Victoria area 254 Lineated Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla subalaris 1 heard at Laguna Pedro Palo 255 Montane Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia striaticollis Just 1 seen in Santa Marta mountains Automolus rufipectus Endemic: Recently split from Ruddy Foliagegleaner it took us a while to find, a single bird called constantly from deep inside a thicket and was impossible to see 257 Slaty-winged Foliage-Gleaner Philydor fuscipenne Really good views of up to 4 birds in roving 256 Santa Marta Foliage-gleaner E flock near Oilbird cave, Rio Claro 258 Black-crested Antshrike Sakesphorus Canadensis Seen on 3 days with up to 4 near Guajira 259 Black-backed Antshrike Sakesphorus A pair eventually showed to us as we headed up melanonotus Santa Marta mountains 260 Bar-crested Antshrike Thamnophilus Recorded on 3 days including good views at multistriatus Rio Claro 261 Uniform Antshrike Thamnophilus A male showed nicely at Laguna Pedro Palo unicolor 262 Western Slaty-Antshrike Thamnophilus 1 was heard in woods at Victoria atrinucha 263 Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis A pair showed well near Laguna Pedro Palo 264 Pacific Antwren Myrmotherula pacifica 2 seen well at Beautiful Woodpecker site 265 Slaty Antwren Myrmotherula 1 bird showed poorly in shadow on first stop on schisticolor Galapagos Road 9

10 266 Yellow-breasted Antwren Herpsilochmus axillaris A pair gave fantastic close views on Galapagos Road and may well represent the first confirmed record for this area Up to 4 were seen in mixed flock in a scrubby area near the coast 267 Northern White-fringed Antwren Formicivora intermedia 268 Long-tailed Antbird Drymophila caudata An excellent show from 2 birds in Rio Blanco 269 Chestnut-backed Antbird Myrmeciza exsul Seen well near lodge at Rio Claro 270 Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis One was near the oilbird cave at Rio Claro 271 Chestnut-crowned Antpitta Grallaria ruficapilla Recorded on 2 days. We had fantastic views of 1 at Otun Quimbaya and even more fantastic views at Rio Blanco coming to worms 272 Scaled Antpitta Grallaria We heard this species close in park near guatemalensis Manizales but the bird stayed in thick cover 273 Santa Marta Antpitta E Grallaria bangsi Endemic: We heard this species on 3 days in the Santa Marta highlands but try as we may none of them showed, though we got very close! 274 Bicolored Antpitta E Grallaria rufocinerea Endemic: After some real effort tracking several calling birds we failed to see it at Rio Blanco 275 Chestnut-naped Antpitta Grallaria nuchalis Several birds heard calling at Jardin but only heard this year 276 Rufous Antpitta Grallaria rufula This species was only heard in hills above 277 Rufous Antpitta (Santa Marta) Grallaria rufula spatiator Bogota on one day This subspecies may be split to a full species in the future, 1 was seen well and photographed by Mick in the highlands of Santa Marta 278 Brown-banded Antpitta E Grallaria milleri Endemic: This endangered and poorly known species can now be seen with ease at Rio Blanco where it comes to worms. We had fabulous views of 2 of these rare birds. 1 just 2ft away! We got fantastic looks at one very smart bird as we were leaving mountains of Santa Marta 279 Rusty-breasted Antpitta Grallaricula ferrugineipectus 280 Slate-crowned Antpitta Grallaricula nana 1 was heard calling at Rio Blanco 281 Ash-colored Tapaculo Myornis senilis One was heard but not seen at Rio Blanco 282 Blackish Tapaculo Scytalopus latrans Heard on 2 days including Rio Blanco 283 Santa Marta Tapaculo E Scytalopus Endemic: We had poor views of one bird on the sanctaemartae way up to our lodge at Santa Marta 284 Narino Tapaculo Scytalopus vicinior Heard on 2 days including the Galapagos Road 285 Choco Tapaculo Scytalopus chocoensis Heard only briefly on Galapagos Road 286 Brown-rumped Tapaculo E Scytalopus latebricola Endemic: Several heard and one showed well if you could get on the right spot! in Santa Marta 287 Spillman's Tapaculo Scytalopus spillmanni Heard on 2 days at Rio Blanco and plenty at Jardin but they just would not show 288 Mattoral Tapaculo E Scytalopus griseicollis Endemic: Some people saw one briefly on first day in hills above Bogota 289 Ocellated Tapaculo Acropternis orthonyx Mostly heard at Rio Blanco but eventually some people got reasonable views of this skulker 290 Golden-headed Manakin Pipra erythrocephala Several nice males seen well at Victoria 291 Blue-crowned Manakin Lepidothrix coronata 1 seen very well coming down to stream near Oilbird cave, Rio Claro 292 Golden-winged Manakin Masius chrysopterus A female seen on the Galapagos Road 293 White-bibbed Manakin Corapipo leucorrhoa Several heard and immature male seen well and photographed in Victoria. 294 White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus 1 was seen at Victoria 10

11 295 Striped Manakin (Western) Machaeropterus A stunning male showed well at Beautiful regulus Woodpecker site 296 Andean Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruvianus We missed it at the regular spots and only Andy saw one fly at Jardin before the rain set in 297 Red-crested Cotinga Ampelion rubrocristatus 1 seen perched in hills above Bogota 298 Blue Cotinga Cotinga nattererii 1 was seen by some of the group near the Oilbird cave and Steve saw a stunning male back at the car park! Could they have been the same bird? A very good bird for the area 299 Green-and-black Fruiteater Pipreola riefferii Seen on 3 days with several great views on the Galapagos Road, and Rio Blanco 300 Barred Fruiteater Pipreola arcuata Stunning views of male at Jardin 301 Golden-breasted Fruiteater Pipreola aureopectus Very smart and seen on 2 days in Santa Marta, with up to 4 of this endemic race decora 302 Orange-breasted Fruiteater Pipreola jucunda Fantastic close views of a male on the Galapagos Road. Seen on 2 days there 303 Olivaceous Piha Lipaugus Incredible prolonged views of one feeding in cryptolophus tree with Fruiteaters. 304 Dusky Piha Lipaugus fuscocinereus Only heard calling at Rio Blanco 305 Red-ruffed Fruitcrow Pyroderus scutatus Up to 6 seen at Otun Quimbaya Note that these fabulous birds were of the near endemic race occidentalis 306 Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata 3 seen at Beautiful Woodpecker site 307 Barred Becard Pachyramphus 2 were seen well at Jardin versicolor 308 Cinereous Becard Pachyramphus rufus Seen well at Rio Caro area 309 Cinnamon Becard Pachyramphus 2 were seen near the Oilbird caves at Rio Claro cinnamomeus 310 White-winged Becard Pachyramphus 1 seen with flock at Otun Quimbaya polychopterus 311 One-colored Becard Pachyramphus homochrous Several were seen around Victoria 312 Sooty-headed Tyrannulet Phyllomyias We saw this species on 4 days including best griseiceps views at Laguna Pedro Palo 313 Black-capped Tyrannulet Phyllomyias nigrocapillus Very nice views at Jardin and near Bogota 314 Golden-faced Tyrannulet Zimmerius chrysops Commonly seen on 8 days with many good views 315 Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus elatus A pair gave fabulous close views at Beautiful Woodpecker site 316 Mouse-colored Tyrannulet Phaeomyias murina One seen well on road up above Jardin 317 Southern Beardless- Camptostoma Seen well at first stop on the way up to Santa Tyrannulet obsoletum Marta 318 Northern Scrub-Flycatcher Sublegatus arenarum Up to 3 seen in one day in the scrub along the coast near Guajira 319 Greenish Elaenia Elaenia viridicata Seen twice on roadside stops in Cauca Valley 320 Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster Fairly common and seen on 7 days 321 Mountain Elaenia Elaenia frantzii Seen on 3 days in highland areas race pudica 322 White-throated Tyrannulet Mecocerculus Seen on 4 days with a few in hills above Bogota leucophrys and up to 10 of the endemic race montensis seen in the Santa Marta mountains 11

12 323 Torrent Tyrannulet Serpophaga cinerea One was seen on a river in Nevados NP near Ibague 324 Slender-billed Inezia Inezia tenuirostris A restricted species we saw up to 3 with one bird showing for a long time in one bush that we had surrounded. In Los Flamencos. Note can also be referred to by the English name Slenderbilled Tyrannulet 325 Streak-necked Flycatcher Mionectes striaticollis Singles seen on 5 days including Galapagos Rd 326 Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus Seen on 2 days and of the endemic Santa Marta race galbinus 327 Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus Seen on 5 days including Victoria, Rio Claro and Santa Marta 328 Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon Seen very well at a couple of sites including superciliaris Beautiful Woodpecker spot 329 Rufous-breasted Flycatcher Leptopogon rufipectus Just 1 seen on the Galapagos Road 330 Variegated Bristle-Tyrant Pogonotriccus At least 4 birds in a mixed flock at Otun poecilotis Quimbaya 331 Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant Pogonotriccus At least one in fast moving mixed flock with ophthalmicus former species at Otun Quimbaya 332 Antioquia Bristle-Tyrant E Pogonotriccus lanyoni Endemic: We got excellent close views of 4 birds near the Oilbird cave at Rio Claro. This species is endangered due to very small and fragmented range that is fast disappearing 333 Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant Pseudotriccus Unbelievably good views of this bird at Jardin ruficeps 334 Pale-eyed Pygmy-Tyrant Atalotriccus pilaris Up to 2 were seen in the scrub along the coast 335 Rufous-crowned Tody-Tyrant Poecilotriccus Only seen by Steve and Roger at Rio Blanco ruficeps 336 Southern Bentbill Oncostoma olivaceum One seen well by the Oilbird cave at Rio Claro 337 Black-throated Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus One showed well while we were waiting for granadensis Santa Marta Antpitta 338 Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus sylvia Just one showed at Camarones in coastal scrub 339 Black-headed Tody- Todirostrum nigriceps Seen well in Rio Claro Flycatcher 340 Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum Fairly common and seen on 6 days 341 Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens Widespread we saw it on 4 days 342 Yellow-breasted Flycatcher Tolmomyias At least one bird showed well in mixed flock as flaviventris we left Camarones area 343 Ornate Flycatcher Myiotriccus ornatus Up to 6 seen well at Galapagos Rd 344 Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus Just one showed briefly to a few of us at Beautiful Woodpecker site 345 Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus Seen on 8 days we saw the subspecies pyrrhopterus and then the endemic assimilis in Santa Marta 346 Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi One seen at Rio Blanco and 2 others high up in Santa Marta 347 Smoke-colored Pewee Contopus fumigatus 2 were seen at Galapagos Road and one near Jardin 348 Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens Wintering birds seen and heard on 4 days 349 Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans Seen frequently near water on 7 days 12

13 350 Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus Singles and odd pairs seen 8 days 351 Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca fumicolor 1 seen in hills above Bogota 352 Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca rufipectoralis Seen very well near Ibague and at Jardin 353 Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca Some excellent views on 3 days included cinnamomeiventris Nevados NP, Ibague and Galapagos Road 354 Crowned Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca frontalis A surprise was one in hills above Bogota 355 Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca diadema We had one bird of the race jesupi in Santa Marta that came so it could have been tame! 356 Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant Myiotheretes 3 were seen at different areas of our walk up striaticollis above Jardin 357 Smoky Bush-Tyrant A single bird caused initial id problems until it flew closer at Rio Blanco 358 Santa Marta Bush-Tyrant E Myiotheretes pernix Endemic: After a struggle we found a single bird that gave great views in Santa Marta 359 Pied Water-Tyrant A bit out of place we had one bird in the dry zone at Camarones! It was flooded this year! 360 Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosa Widespread and seen on 7 days 361 Bright-rumped Attila Attila flammulatus The division of this western form is still unclear but many treat flammulatus as a separate species from Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus. We saw 2 birds at Rio Claro that are probably sclateri 362 Apical Flycatcher E Myiarchus apicalis Endemic: Seen on 2 days on specific roadside stops. We had excellent views of a pair on our second attempt. 363 Pale-edged Flycatcher Myiarchus cephalotes Seen on 2 days with good views at Rio Blanco 364 Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus Just 1 seen between Medellin and Rio Claro 365 Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus 2 seen at Rio Claro and another 2 in Santa Marta 366 Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus Easily seen on 11 days 367 Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis Seen on 4 days with max 8on one day 368 Golden-crowned Flycatcher Myiodynastes We saw subspecies minor on 3 days and the chrysocephalus Santa Marta race cinerascens on 2 days 369 Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes Seen on 3 days at Jardin and Rio Claro maculatus 370 Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius Seen on 2 days, near Rio Claro and Victoria 371 Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus Very common and seen almost every day melancholicus 372 Gray Kingbird Tyrannus Just 1 seen at Los Flamencos dominicensis 373 Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus 3 were seen feeding in fruiting tree on one day 374 Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavoviridis 1 seen briefly at Beautiful Woodpecker site 375 Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys Seen on 2 days including Laguna Pedro Palo 376 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Seen on 4 days with several noted as race chivi 377 Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus 1 seen near Oilbird cave, Rio Claro 378 Rufous-naped Greenlet Hylophilus semibrunneus 2 seen very well at Victoria 379 Scrub Greenlet Hylophilus flavipes 1 showed well at Victoria and 2 near the coast at Camarones 380 Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis 1 at Laguna Pedro Palo and another near Riohacha 381 Black-billed Peppershrike Cyclarhis nigrirostris One seen at Manizales and another heard at 13

14 Santa Marta 382 Black-chested Jay Cyanocorax affinis 4 were seen well at Rio Claro and others put in appearances in Santa Marta on 2 days 383 Green Jay (Inca) Cyanocorax yncas 1 seen near Ibague and 5 seen at Otun Quimbaya. Subspecies yncas often referred to as Inca Jay 384 Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon Widespread and common, seen on 8 days cyanoleuca 385 Brown-bellied Swallow Orochelidon murina Seen well in flocks up to 3 days 386 Southern Rough-winged Stelgidopteryx Seen well on 7 days Swallow ruficollis 387 Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea Seen on 6 days including Rio Claro 388 White-winged Swallow Tachycineta Just a couple seen while travelling from Rio albiventer Claro to Victoria 389 White-thighed Swallow Notiochelidon tibialis Up to 7 seen well at Rio Claro 390 Bicolored Wren Campylorhynchus Seen on 3 days and very well in lowlands by griseus coast at Isle de Salamanca 391 Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus Seen well on the way to the Oilbird cave at Rio zonatus Claro 392 Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa 3 seen well on our first day in the hills above Bogota 2 seen well at Rio Blanco and another 2 in flock at Jardin 393 Sharpe's Wren Cinnycerthia olivascens 394 Apolinar's Marsh Wren E Cistothorus apolinari Endemic: Our regular site had been blocked by a landslide so we opted for the park in Bogota where we heard one and had unsatisfactory views at dusk 395 Black-bellied Wren Thryothorus fasciatoventris 396 Whiskered Wren Thryothorus mystacalis 397 Colombian Wren Thryothorus columbianus One was seen well near Rio Claro 2 were seen near Navados NP, Ibague Recently split by some authorities from Specklebreasted Wren, we saw one bird working the tangles at Laguna Pedro Palo 1 showed well at Beautiful Woodpecker site 398 Bay Wren Thryothorus nigricapillus 399 Rufous-and-white Wren Thryothorus rufalbus 1 heard in lowlands of Santa Marta mountains 400 Southern House Wren Troglodytes musculus Widespread and seen on 10 days 401 Mountain Wren Troglodytes 1 was seen well at Rio Blanco solstitialis 402 White-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina Just one seen near Oilbird cave at others only leucosticte heard 403 Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina Widespread and at least heard on 7 days, also leucophrys seen at a variety of sites 4 days 404 Munchique Wood-Wren E Henicorhina negreti Endemic: This critically endangered bird was only described in 2003 from a few localities in Colombia. We saw one bird very well at Galapagos Road. 405 Southern Nightingale- Wren Microcerculus 1 seen briefly at Galapagos Road and heard on 2 marginatus days at Rio Claro 406 Chestnut-breasted Wren Cyphorhinus Only heard very distantly at Otun Quimbaya thoracicus 407 Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus 2 seen on in the Santa Marta mountains 14

15 melanurus 408 Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea Seen on 4 days with 6 in scrub on coast 409 White-capped Dipper Cinclus leucocephalus Seen on 3 days with 2 on river at Jardin and 1 with Torrent Ducks at Otun Quimbaya 410 Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus Seen on 4 days, with 10 on coast 411 Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides This superb songster was seen on the Galapagos Road and at Jardin 412 Black Solitaire Entomodestes This uncommon species is usually wary but we coracinus had good views of 8 birds on Galapagos Road, 413 Orange-billed Nightingale- Thrush Catharus aurantiirostris 414 Slaty-backed Nightingale Catharus fuscatr 1 seen well in highlands of Santa Marta Thrush 415 Swainson s Thrush Catharus ustulatus Seen on 5 days including up to 20 at Victoria coming out into open road One bird was seen very poorly in tangle in park near Manizales, several birds were also heard 416 Yellow-legged Thrush Platycichla flaviceps Just 1 seen in forest edge at Santa Marta. 417 Great Thrush Turdus fuscater Common and widespread we saw this species many times on at least 12 days 418 Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas Struggled on several days but eventually got a nice couple at Victoria 419 Black-billed Thrush Turdus ignobilis Widespread and seen on 7 days 420 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Seen on 8 days with max 3 at Otun Quimbaya 421 Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora Seen on 3 days with best views at Rio Blanco chrysoptera 422 Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina Seen on 8 days and most in Santa Marta 423 Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi Singles seen on 4 days 424 Yellow Warbler Dendroica aestiva Seen on 8 days at various sites 425 Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea Singles seen on 2 days 426 Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca Common and seen on 14 days 427 Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata 2 seen at Beautiful Woodpecker site 428 American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Singles seen on 3 days 429 Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis 1 seen at Jardin and another at Camarones 430 Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea Seen on 2 days in coastal scrub with max 20 in one day 431 Mourning Warbler Oporornis One appeared briefly at Beautiful Woodpecker philadelphia site 432 Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis Fairly common and seen on 8 days 433 Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus Widespread we saw this species on 10 days 434 Golden-fronted Redstart Myioborus ornatus We saw several of the nominate race at Rio Blanco and at Jardin and then 1 birds of the white-faced subspecies chrysops above Bogota 435 Yellow-crowned Redstart E Myioborus flavivertex Endemic: Sometimes known as Santa Marta Redstart, we enjoyed views of up to 4 of these delightful birds around Santa Marta 436 Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons Seen well on roadside stops on 3 days 437 Black-crested Warbler Basileuterus Seen on 2 days with easiest one in Rio Blanco nigrocristatus 438 Russet-crowned Warbler Basileuterus Only 1 seen above Jardin coronatus 439 White-lored Warbler E Basileuterus conspicillatus Endemic: This near threatened species was seen well on 3 days in the Santa Marta area 15

16 440 Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus Seen on two days in Galapagos Road 441 Santa Marta Warbler E Basileuterus basilicus Endemic: We had superb prolonged views of 3 individuals high up in the Santa Marta mountains 442 Buff-rumped Warbler Basileuterus fulvicauda 2 were seen near Oilbird cave, Rio Claro 443 Bicolored Conebill Conirostrum bicolor We saw 4 of these well in mangroves along coast 444 Blue-backed Conebill Conirostrum sitticolor Just 1 seen in hills above Bogota 445 Rufous-browed Conebill E Conirostrum rufum Endemic: Considered an endemic we had fabulous views on our first day of 10 in the hills above Bogota 446 Capped Conebill Conirostrum albifrons Seen on 2 days with 8 seen at Rio Blanco 447 Bananaquit Coereba flaveola This widespread species was seen on 10 days 448 Bluish Flower-piercer Diglossopis 1 seen well near hotel in Manizales caerulescens 449 Masked Flower-piercer Diglossopis cyanea Seen on 6 days at various sites 450 Indigo Flower-piercer Diglossa indigotica Superb views of 2 of these very smart looking Choco endemics along the Galapagos Road 451 Black Flower-piercer Diglossa humeralis A few seen in hills above Bogota 452 White-sided Flower-piercer Diglossa albilatera Fairly common and widespread seen on 7 days 453 Rusty Flower-piercer Diglossa sittoides 2 seen near Bogota and at Laguna Pedro Palo 454 Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus A couple were seen near Oilbird cave, Rio Claro 455 Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza A few were seen on 5 days 456 Turquoise Dacnis Dacnis hartlaubi Endemic: This bird has become really difficult so we were pleased to see a pair at Laguna Pedro Palo 457 Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana We saw a few at Rio Claro and at Jardin 458 Yellow-tufted Dacnis E Dacnis egregia Endemic: Split from Black-faced Dacnis, egregia now represent the Colombian species and we saw up to 4 on 3 days including Rio Claro 459 Swallow-Tanager Tersina viridis 2 seen on 3 days with max of Blue-naped Chlorophonia Chlorophonia cyanea Up to 10 of these gorgeous birds seen on 3 days in the Santa Marta mountains 461 Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia Just 1 very smart male seen well in Galapagos Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys Road 462 Golden-rumped Euphonia Euphonia A very smart male seen singing in Victoria cyanocephala 463 Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia Seen on 2 days including on Galapagos Road xanthogaster 464 Velvet-fronted Euphonia E Euphonia concinna Endemic: We had very close views of one on the way to Victoria, but the light was fading fast 465 Trinidad Euphonia Euphonia trinitatis Only 2 birds were seen in scrub along coast 466 Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris Not difficult with sightings on 5days 467 Fulvous-vented Euphonia Euphonia fulvicrissa Just 2 were seen around Rio Claro 468 Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea Seen on 3 days including 3 at Laguna Pedro melanonota Palo 469 Glistening-green Tanager Chlorochrysa 2 were seen well on Galapagos Road phoenicotis 470 Multicolored Tanager E Chlorochrysa Endemic: We eventually caught up with 2 birds in a flock and watched them for sometime 16

17 nitidissima feeding in a tree top at Otun Quimbaya. This bird is considered vulnerable and has a very small known range 471 Golden Tanager Tangara arthus Seen on at least 3 days including Galapagos Road 472 Silver-throated Tanager Tangara Just a couple on lower side of Galapagos Road icterocephala 473 Saffron-crowned Tanager Tangara xanthocephala One seen well at Los Navados NP, near Ibague 474 Flame-faced Tanager Tangara parzudakii Dave saw one at Laguna Pedro Palo. Note race lunigera 475 Metallic-green Tanager Tangara labradorides 1 seen at Los Navados NP, near Ibague 476 Rufous-throated Tanager Tangara rufigula 3 were seen well on lower side of Galapagos Road 477 Blue-necked Tanager Tangara cyanicollis Fairly easy and seen on 4 days 478 Golden-hooded Tanager Tangara larvata Seen on 4 days including Rio Claro area 479 Plain-colored Tanager Tangara inornata Small groups seen on 3 days around Rio Claro 480 Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola Seen on 5 days with max 6 in one day 481 Scrub Tanager Tangara vitriolina Easy in many areas with sightings on 6 days 482 Beryl-spangled Tanager Tangara nigroviridis Seen on 3 days including Galapagos Road and Los Navados NP, Ibague 483 Blue-and-black Tanager Tangara vassorii Seen on 4 days including Los Navados, Rio Blanco and Jardin 484 Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei Seen on 3 days including a few in Santa Marta 485 Black-headed Tanager Tangara cyanoptera Just 1 seen well in Santa Marta mountains 486 Purplish-mantled Tanager Iridosornis Superb looking species gave us stunning views porphyrocephala with on Galapagos Road. Near endemic 487 Golden-crowned Tanager Iridosornis rufivertex 3 were seen well at Jardin 488 Scarlet-bellied Mountain- Anisognathus Seen on 2 days in the hills above Bogota and Tanager igniventris Navados NP near Ibague 489 Santa Marta Mountain- Anisognathus Tanager E melanogenys Endemic: This Santa Marta endemic was pretty easy to find in the highlands and we had superb views of up to 6 birds on 2 days 490 Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus Seen on 3 days at Jardin, Rio Blanco and lacrymosus Navados NP near Ibague 491 Blue-winged Mountain- Anisognathus Seen on 3 days including Rio Blanco, Jardin and Tanager somptuosus Galapagos Road 492 Hooded Mountain-Tanager Buthraupis montana Good views of at least 4 birds as we descended the hill above Jardin 493 Gold-ringed Tanager E Bangsia aureocincta Endemic: This is one of the key endemics on the Galapagos Road and it did not disappoint with stunning views of up to 12 birds 494 Buff-breasted Mountain- Dubusia taeniata Tanager 495 Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus Widespread and seen easily on 11 days Seen well at Rio Blanco and another heard in hills above Bogota 496 Glaucous Tanager Thraupis glaucocolpa 3 seen well in mixed flock along road from Camarones to Santa Marta 497 Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum Widespread and easy on 7 days 498 Blue-capped Tanager Thraupis Seen on 4 days with good views at Jardin cyanocephala 499 Crimson-backed Tanager Ramphocelus dimidiatus Seen on 7 days at various sites 17