Valle del Cauca Birdwatching Tour

• Habitats Covered:
  Sub Andean tropical forest and wetlands
• Highlights:
  Ortalis columbiana, Colinus cristatus, Phaethornis guy, Momotus aequatorialis… ~100

These wetlands are part of the native lagoon ecosystem in the Valle del Cauca. Here, you will find fauna and flora typical to lagoon ecosystems. There are many bird species, including domestic and migrant species from North America and other regions.

• Habitats Covered:
  Wetlands
• Highlights:
  Snail Kite, Speckle-faced Parrot , Fulvous Whistling-Duck,  Black-crowned Night-Heron, Jet Antbird,  White-faced Whistling-Duck, Glossy Ibis, Yellow-billed Pintail, Groove-billed Ani…

Rio Bravo is a biodiverse territory in the Western Cordillera of the Serranía de la Cerbatana. This area hosts a wide variety of species distributed from the basin of the Calima river through the Rio Grande canyon and the Calima reservoir (Lake Calima).

• Habitats Covered:
  Interandean Subtropical forest.
• Highlights:
  Purplish-mantled Tanager, Brown Inca, Double-toothed, Cerulean Warbler, Uniform Antshrike.

The Yotoco Reserve is one of the last remnants of the Eastern Slope Protected Forests in the Western Andean Mountain Range. This area is thus an important focus for conservation efforts.

• Habitats Covered:
  Subtropical Humid Forest.
• Highlights:
  Colombian Chachalaca,  Cauca Guan, Golden-winged Manakin, White-bibbed Manakin, Striolated Manakin…

This is our first stop in the Biogeographic Chocó region, which is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world. The area consists of approximately 75,000 km that run between the Pacific Ocean and the Western Andean Mountain Range.

• Habitats Covered:
  Very Humid Tropical Forest.
• Highlights:
  Spot-crowned Barbet, Chestnut-backed Antbird, Blue-crowned Manakin, Golden-collared Manakin, Chestnut-headed Oropendola…

The San Cipriano Foundation is a community-based organization, created in 1997, to administer the Forest Reserve Zone that protects the Escalerete and San Cipriano Rivers. Declared as a natural reserve in 1980, it is a place with friendly people and rich landscapes.

• Habitats Covered:
  Very Humid Tropical Forest.
• Highlights:
  Choco Screech-Owl, Crested Owl, Choco Tinamou, Pacific Flatbill, Choco Tyrannulet…

Buenaventura is a Colombian district consisting of a national development center, various important industries, an international port, and biodiverse landscapes in the Valle del Cauca. It is located on the shores of Buenaventura Bay along the Pacific Ocean, and here, you will observe several species of seabirds and mangroves.

• Habitats Covered:
  Very Humid Tropical Forest, Pacific coastal environment.
• Highlights:
  Black-bellied Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Whimbrel, Ruddy Turnstone, Sanderling, Spotted Sandpiper, Common Tern…

Here we will begin our journey through the Anchicayá River Basin. Beginning west of Cali and arriving at the Pacific Ocean, this river is known for its biodiversity. The route is about 28 km, and bird watching is done along the way, roadside until we reach the town of Aguaclara.

• Habitats Covered:
  Very Humid Tropical Forest.
• Highlights:
  Cinnamon Becard, Double-toothed Kite, Broad-billed Motmot, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Lita Woodpecker, Brown-billed Scythebill, Esmeraldas Antbird…

Anchicayá road, named after the river at the end the road, is surrounded by vast forests. This region is a transition zone between Andean and Pacific fauna, and thus there is a high rate of inter habitat species fluctuation with almost 350 species of birds.

• Habitats Covered:
  Sub Tropical Forest.
• Highlights:
  Red-headed Barbet, Purple Honeycreeper, Bay Wren, Choco Toucan, Slate-colored Grosbeak, Bronzy Inca Green Hermit, Parker’s Antbird…

El Queremal is a small town in the municipality of Dagua- located west of Cali and about 99 kilometers from Buenaventura. Here, you can enjoy a mountainous landscape that offers a wide range of species to observe. “Doña Dora” is the owner of El Descanso, and on her property, you will be able to appreciate and photograph at least 12 species of hummingbirds and 8 species of tanagers.

• Habitats Covered:
  Sub Tropical Forest.
• Highlights:
  Red-headed Barbet, Tourmaline Sunangel, Toucan Barbet, Crimson-rumped Toucanet, Rufous-throated Tanager, Golden Tanager, Silver-throated Tanager…

At the 18 km marker of the Anchicayá road -just 60 minutes from El Queremal-, there is a spectacular cloud forest at the top of the Western Mountain Range, with more than 250 species of birds. We will visit La Conchita and Alejandría Farms, which are known as Hummingbird paradises.

• Habitats Covered:
  Cloud Forest.
• Highlights:
  Colombian Chachalaca, Sickle-winged Guan, Long-billed Starthroat, Purple-throated Woodstar, Western Emerald, White-naped Brushfinch…

From kilometer 18, it is possible to appreciate a variety of landscapes in the city and the mountains. It is the closest place to Cali -just 40 minutes away- for birdwatching. We will visit the Tea Fields and La Minga Ecolodge, where the multicolored tanager appears.

• Habitats Covered:
  Cloud Forest.
• Highlights:
  Tricolored Brushfinch, Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager, Multicolored Tanager, Rusty Flowerpiercer, Booted Racket-tail…

The Pance River Basin is one of the best places to observe birds. Located at 1300 m, in the foothills of the western mountain range, it is rich in biodiversity since it falls between two forests: a cloud forest and a tropical dry forest. You should see around 120 species.

• Habitats Covered:
  Cloud forest and Tropical dry forest.
• Highlights: 
• Crowned Woodnymph, Andean Emerald, Steely-vented Hummingbird, Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Lineated Woodpecker…

The Amaime River Basin opens up on the Central Mountain Range between the páramos of “las Hermosas” and “los Domínguez”. This area has small inter-Andean valleys and secondary rivers, which give the region a a unique mix of species typical of the Central Mountain Range.

• Habitats Covered:
  Paramo.
• Highlights: 
• Tawny-breasted Tinamou, Torrent Duck, Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle, Andean Pygmy-Owl, Southern Emerald-Toucanet,  Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan, Black-billed Mountain-Toucan, Powerful Woodpecker…

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