Southwest Colombia Bird List

Southwest Colombia is a biologically rich area, and we've seen about 400 species along our 10-day route. This list includes species seen on past trips. As usual, some are common, some less common, and some quite rare. I have not included some species that are widespread and fairly common throughout the neotropics.

  • Little Tinamou

  • Black-bellied Whistling Duck

  • Horned Screamer

  • Sickle-winged Guan

  • Colombian Chachalaca

  • Baudo Guan

  • Chestnut Wood-quail

  • Crested Bobwhite

  • Dusky Pigeon

  • Pale-vented Pigeon

  • Ruddy Pigeon

  • Plumbeous Pigeon

  • Gray-headed Dove

  • Pallid Dove

  • Eared Dove

  • White-throated Quail-dove  

  • Greater Ani

  • Dwarf Cuckoo

  • Dark-billed Cuckoo

  • White-collared Swift

  • Chestnut-collared Swift

  • Band-rumped Swift

  • White-whiskered Hermit

  • Green Hermit

  • Tawny-bellied Hermit

  • Stripe-throated Hermit

  • White-throated Daggerbill

  • Brown Violetear

  • Lesser (Green) Violetear

  • Tooth-billed Hummingbird

  • Ruby Topaz hummingbird

  • Black-throated Mango

  • Green Thorntail

  • Western Emerald

  • Crowned Woodnymph

  • Andean Emerald

  • Speckled Hummingbird

  • Empress Brilliant

  • Fawn-breasted Brilliant

  • Green-crowned Brilliant

  • Bronzy Inca

  • Brown Inca

  • Rufous-gaped Hillstar

  • Purple-bibbed Whitetip

  • Greenish Puffleg        

  • Buff-tailed Coronet

  • Velvet-purple Coronet

  • White-booted Racket-tail

  • Long-tailed Sylph

  • Violet-tailed Sylph

  • Purple-throated Woodstar

  • Steely-vented Hummingbird

  • Blue-headed Sapphire

  • Purple-chested Hummingbird

  • Blue-chested Hummingbird

  • Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

  • Southern Lapwing

  • Green Ibis

  • Buff-necked Ibis

  • Bare-faced Ibis

  • Pearl Kite

  • Snail Kite

  • Swallow-tailed Kite

  • Double-toothed Kite

  • Roadside Hawk

  • Short-tailed Hawk

  • Golden-headed Quetzal

  • Gartered Violaceous Trogon

  • Blue-tailed Trogon                            

  • Collared Trogon

  • Masked Trogon

  • Andean Motmot

  • Broad-billed Motmot

  • Rufous Motmot

  • Ringed Kingfisher

  • Amazon Kingfisher  

  • Rufous-tailed Jacamar    

  • Black-breasted Puffbird                         

  • Red-headed Barbet

  • Spot-crowned Barbet

  • Five-colored Barbet

  • Toucan Barbet

  • Southern Emerald Toucanet

  • Crimson-rumped Toucanet

  • Choco toucan

  • Yelllow-throated Toucan

  • Pale-mandibled Aracari

  • Acorn Woodpecker

  • Grayish Piculet

  • Golden-olive Woodpecker

  • Black-cheeked Woodpecker

  • Smoky-Brown Woodpecker

  • Cinnamon Woodepcker

  • Lineated Woodpecker

  • Smoky-brown Woodpecker

  • Scarlet-fronted Parakeet

  • Spectacled Parrotlet

  • Bronze-winged Parrot

  • Blue-headed Parrot

  • Rose-faced Parrot

  • Uniform Antshrike

  • Bar-crested Antshrike

  • Black-crowned Anthrike

  • Great Antshrike

  • Parker's Antbird

  • White-flanked Antwren

  • Dot-winged Antwren

  • Pacific Antwren

  • Plain Antvireo

  • Spotted Antbird

  • Zeledon’s Antbird

  • Stub-tailed Antbird

  • Chestnut-backed Antbird

  • Dusky Antbird

  • Plain-backed Antpitta

  • Black-hooded Antthrush

  • Narino Tapaculo

  • Pale-breasted Spinetail

  • Red-faced Spinetail

  • Slaty Spinetail

  • Lineated Foliage-gleaner

  • Montane Foliage-gleaner

  • Western (Striped) Woodhaunter

  • Uniform Treehunter

  • Cocoa Woodcreeper

  • Montane Woodcreeper

  • Streak-headed Woodcreeper

  • Black-striped Woodcreeper

  • Streak-necked Flycatcher

  • Sooty-headed Tyrannulet

  • Black-capped Pygmy-tyrant

  • Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet

  • Mountain Elaenia

  • Choco Elaenia

  • Mouse-colored Tyrannulet

  • Olive-striped Flycatcher

  • Slaty-capped Flycatcher

  • Marble-faced Bristle-tyrant

  • Variegated Bristle-tyrant

  • Ornate Flycatcher

  • Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant

  • Golden-faced Tyrannulet

  • Common Tody-flycatcher

  • Slate-headed Tody-flycatcher

  • Pacific Flatbill

  • Cinnamon Flycatcher

  • Smoke-colored Pewee

  • Pale-edged Flycatcher

  • Apical Flycatcher

  • Cattle Tyrant

  • Lemon-browed Flycatcher

  • Rusty-margined Flycatcher

  • Golden-bellied Flycatcher

  • Golden-winged Manakin

  • Golden-collared Manakin

  • Velvety Manakin

  • White-winged Becard

  • Barred Becard

  • Cinnamon Becard

  • Cinereous Becard

  • Purple-throated Fruitcrow

  • Green-and-black Fruiteater

  • Orange-breasted Fruiteater

  • Speckled Mourner

  • Andean Cock-of-the-Rock

  • Black-crowned Tityra

  • Black-billed Peppershrike

  • Slaty-capped Shrike-vireo

  • Brown-capped Vireo

  • Chivi Vireo

  • Rufous-naped Greenlet

  • Andean Solitaire

  • Black Solitaire

  • Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush

  • Glossy-black Thrush

  • Pale-eyed Thrush

  • Black-billed Thrush

  • Gray-breasted Martin

  • Blue-and-white Swallow

  • Whiskered Wren

  • Sooty-headed Wren

  • Bay Wren

  • Gray-breasted Wood-wren

  • Northern Chestnut-breasted Wren

  • Tawny-faced Gnatwren

  • Slate-throated Gnatcatcher

  • Ochre-breasted Tanager

  • Masked Cardinal

  • Guira Tanager  

  • Purplish-mantled Tanager

  • Glistening-green Tanager

  • Multicolored Tanager

  • Rufous-throated Tanager

  • Golden Tanager

  • Silver-throated Tanager

  • Scrub Tanager

  • Saffron-crowned Tanager

  • Beryl-spangled Tanager

  • Golden-naped Tanager

  • Metallic-green Tanager

  • Black-capped Tanager

  • Blue-necked Tanager

  • Golden-hooded Tanager

  • Bay-headed Tanager

  • Rufous-winged Tanager

  • Blue-whiskered Tanager

  • Scarlet-and-White Tanager

  • Blue-winged Mountain-tanager

  • Black-chinned Mountain-tanager

  • Blue-gray Tanager

  • Palm Tanager

  • Blue-capped Tanager

  • Flame-rumped Tanager

  • White-lined Tanager

  • Green Honeycreeper

  • Masked Flowerpiercer

  • Black Flowerpiercer

  • White-sided Flowerpiercer

  • Scarlet-thighed Dacnis

  • Black-winged Saltator

  • Yellow-bellied Seedeater

  • Gray Seedeater

  • Variable Seedeater

  • Dull-colored Grassquit

  • Russet-crowned Warbler

  • Buff-rumped Warbler

  • Three-striped Warbler

  • Tropical Parula

  • Slate-throated Whitestart

  • White-naped Brushfinch

  • Chestnut-capped Brushfinch

  • Gray-browed Brushfinch

  • Choco (Tricolored) Brushfinch

  • Rufous-collared Sparrow

  • Orange-billed Sparrow

  • Common Chlorospingus

  • Ashy-throated Chlorospingus

  • Dusky Chlorospingus

  • Yellow-throated Chlorospingus

  • Baudo Oropendola

  • Chestnut-headed Oropendola

  • Yellow Oriole

  • Oriole Blackbird

  • Carib Grackle

  • Thick-billed Euphonia

  • Golden-rumped Euphonia

  • Orange-crowned Euphonia

  • Orange-bellied Euphonia     

  • Blue-naped Chlorophonia