Rainbow-bearded Thornbill is found in Colombia in the central mountain range in the departments of Caldas Quindío and Tolima and in the west mountain range in the departments of Cauca and Nariño, until southern Ecuador and northern Peru; It is between 2,700 and 3,600 m.as.l.
Crescent-faced Antpitta is one of the most strikingly plumaged members of the genus, perhaps even of the entire family Grallariidae family
It all began when on March 19th when I was birding in the pacific slopes from the western Andes close to Cali with a good friend and an amazing naturalist from Turkey named Emin Yoğurtcuoğlu. We were at the end of an incredibly successful tour through Colombian Choco bioregion close to Cali Colombia, where I live.
Colombia teems with birds, but until recently fighting between the government and guerilla groups scared visitors away. Now, former war zones are fast becoming bird-watching hotspots. And that could help preserve them.
Few industries have a bleaker outlook right now than tourism. But in Colombia, policymakers and business leaders are already thinking about how the industry can play a central role in the country’s economic recovery – whenever that may be. As the world’s second-most biodiverse country, taking advantage of Colombia’s tourism potential will require addressing lingering questions of sustainability as well as challenges like chronic underinvestment in infrastructure.
Birds thrive in Colombia for many of the same reasons tourists seem to — the climate, the year-round access to fruit and flowers, and the incredible range of landscapes within a small geographic distance. When the Andes mountain range reaches southern Colombia, it splits into 3 branches, slicing the country up into an astounding number of distinct geographic zones — each boasting a richness of unique ecosystems.
The Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) in theFamily Caprimulgidae breeds in the subtropical and tropical of the New World, and except for northernmost birds it is largely resident all year round.
The brilliant red color of the scarlet ibis comes from carotene found in the crustaceans on which it feeds
The Colombian Coffee Region (Spanish: Eje Cafetero), is a part of the Colombian Paisa region in the rural area of Colombia. It is famous for growing and producing the majority of Colombian coffee, considered by many to be the best coffee in the world. There are four departments in the area: Caldas, Quindío, Risaralda and Valle del Cauca. The most visited cities are Manizales, Armenia, Pereira, and Cali. This region was declared as a World Heritage region in 2011 (Coffe Cultural Landscape of Colombia).
Coraves Birding Tours and Colombia Outdoors attended the most important touristic showcase of Colombia «ANATO», an event in which the Colombia Travel Mart business conference taked place where the two companies promoted Colombia as a destination for nature, culture and adventure through its commercial proposal.
