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The Tatamá Bangsia is an Endemic bird of Colombia and as its common name indicates it was found in the Cerro de Tatamá. Its scientific name means Bangsia surrounded by gold-colored bands. His epithet Bangsia was coined in recognition of the work of the North American zoologist and collector Outram Bangs. Aureocincta derives from the Latin aureo = gold and cincta = bands.

Cycling is one of the healthiest sports, as well as one of the best alternatives to replace the most polluting means of transport tomorrow. Although bicycles are an ecological means of transport and help improve health, some people may wonder if it is really worth the effort and start pedaling. Even if it is only for health reasons, cycling has great benefits for the body, among which nine stand out above the rest.

It is the only species in the genus Urochroa. Its name means colorful tail and derives from the Greek roots oura = tail and khroa = color. The epithet bougueri was established in honor of the French mathematician, astronomer and hydrographer Pierre Bouguer.

El ciclismo es uno de los deportes más saludables, además de una de las mejores alternativas para sustituir los medios de transporte más contaminantes el día de mañana. Puede que, aunque las bicicletas sean un medio de transporte ecológico y ayuden a mejorar la salud, algunas personas se pregunten si realmente vale la pena hacer el esfuerzo y comenzar a pedalear. Aunque solo sea por cuestiones de salud, el ciclismo tiene grandes beneficios para el organismo, entre los cuales destacan nueve por encima del resto.

The orange-breasted fruiteater (Pipreola jucunda) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae native to Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is a plump green bird about 18 centimetres (7 in) long. Males have a glossy black head and bib, an orange throat and yellow belly. Females lack the dark head and have green upper parts and green and yellow streaked underparts. Both sexes have orange beaks and greyish-green legs. This is a relatively common species with a wide range, and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of «least concern».

This hummingbird is an inhabitant of humid forests on the eastern slope of the Eastern Cordillera and the Serranía del Perijá, less known in the Western and Central Cordilleras. Its name Campylopterus means curved wings and derives from the Greek roots kampulos = curved and pteron = wing.

This bird is around 23cm. It has unmistakable characteristics. Above its beak it is black and below it is orange. Its eyes are red and it has a rather long tail. It is deep black in color with white cheeks, white pectoral tufts and broad white tips on its outer rectrices. It has inner margins of white inner rectrices that are prominent in flight.