Otun Quimbaya Sanctuary - 29th February - 1st March 2020
The Otun Quimbaya Reserve is at an altitude of about 1600 metres and is situated in a large forested area. Facilities are there to accommodate 100+ students who can study the various aspects of the wildlife at the reserve. There is a cafeteria that provides breakfast, lunch and dinner.
We spent the day in Otun Quimbaya. The target bird, Red-ruffed Fruitcrow, proved surprisingly difficult to see but we did get good views of Cauca Guan, Grayish Piculet and Fawn-breasted Tanager. By the river we saw White-capped Dipper, Torrent Tyrannulet, and - briefly - a Northern Waterthrush.
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| Many houses had nature inspired illustrations. |
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| Chevvy Bus - Transport for remote villages that passed through the reserve. |
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Torrent Tyrannulet - Seen by the above river.
Found from Nicaragua to Bolivia along the line of the Andes. |
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| Cauca Guan - An local and ENDEMIC species to Colombia. Seen on only two days during our trip. |
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Greyish Piculet - A Colombian ENDEMIC species that is uncommon and
is found between 800 and 2200 metres altitude. |
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| Greyish Piculet - Our second sighting for the trip of this rather elusive species |
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Red-ruffed Fruitcrow - The species has a patchy distribution in S America and is found in both the Andes and
in Amazonia. Apparently fairly local in Colombia as this was our only sighting. |
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Yellow-bellied Siskin - Another widespread species in parts of Central and South America
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Three-striped Warbler - Found through the Andes from Venezuela to Bolivia.
We only saw this species at Quimbaya and Montezuema |
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Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant - A species that inhabits the Andes from Venezuela to Bolivia.
Seen at two sites with good numbers at Quimbaya. |
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| Saffron Finch - A widespread species over much of South America |
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| Southern Lapwing - A widespread species seen throughout South and Central America. |
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Flame-rumped Tanager - Found from Costa Rica through Panama and Colombia to Ecuador.
One of the more common species during parts of our trip. |
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Yellow-bellied Seedeater - A very widespread species found in much of the northern half of South America
and the southern half of Central America. |
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| Eared Dove - Adult A very widespread species over much of South America. |
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| Eared Dove - This juvenile was following the adult above around. They were just outside the cafeteria. |
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Black Phoebe - A very widespread species from the SW corner of Canada, through
Central America to Northern Argentina. |
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| Shiny Cowbird - A female. A very widespread species in the lowland areas of South America and is also found in the Caribbean, southern Central America and Florida. |
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| Night time Frog hunt |
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| Andean White-eared Opossum - High up in the trees. Found during our search for night birds. |
Choco Wedgebill, Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Speckle-faced Parrot, Blue-headed Parrot, Montane Foliage-gleaner, Spotted Barbtail, Bronze-olive Pigmy-tyrant, Marble-faced Bristle-tyrant, Fawn-breasted Tanager, Multicolored Tanager, Metallic-green Tanager, Ashy-throated Bush-finch, Three-striped Warbler.
Before leaving Otun Quimbaya we saw a Yellow-bellied Siskin on a nearby bush and a pair of Plumbeous Pigeons. A few minutes after setting off we stopped briefly for better views of Red-ruffed Fruitcrows after-which we proceeded on our way to Montezuma.
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