Parque Del Este

Made a determined effort late yesterday afternoon to find out where the Psittacines roost, and had a good deal of success. The Chestnut-fronted Macaws, the noisiest of the lot, started their pre roost feed and were easy to locate and photograph. The others were a little more flighty, but I managed to find a Ring-necked Parakeet's nest and simply staked that out for a short while. I could only locate a pair of Orange-chinned Parakeets, and even then only one was 'playing ball' and showing itself. Finally, about 2 dozen Orange-winged Amazons started zooming around all over the place, and while not difficult to locate with their raucous calls, they were never stationary for more than a few minutes. As you can see I managed to photograph them all (but at a distance) while Red-billed Parrot was only seen as 'fly-overs', with the small number of Lilac-tailed Parrotlets stayed out of sight as they have the last 2 days. As darkness fell I sat, still waiting for Zep, and noted the first 'fingernail' of the new moon cupping Jupiter, as dozens of small bats filled the air with many of the Passerines still heading for roost. Maybe surprisingly, given the amount of fruit, there has been no sign of any Flying Foxes, but I was ready for a second cup of probably the best coffee I have ever sampled, so took one home with me!

Ring-necked Parakeet - if I'd have know this, I would have stayed at home, saved all that money and gone to Studland on my 'Bus Pass'.

Ring-necked Parakeet - a bit of daring aerobatics as this individual drops to the nest site.

Orange-chinned Parakeet

Ditto

Orange-winged Amazon

Ditto

There is never a perfect substitute for Plan A, but in this case The Park has been a real boon. Big enough to spend a full 90 minutes walking around the perimeter, it is well patronised by the locals. In the main joggers and walkers, but very few of the 'athletic' kind, with groups of school children probably being brainwashed by the Socialist, supporting Chavez, identified by their red T-shirts. There are also 5-a-side football, basketball and baseball pitches, the latter be very popular in Venezuela. Again I was there soon after 07-00 and found most of the birds I had seen before, plus another Iguana. As with yesterday a single species saved me from a 'blank' lifer day as Slaty-capped Flycatcher went into the log, unfortunately too quick for a photograph. In all I managed 59 species of which 10 were new for the trip, including 5 'lifers'. I am going to have a relaxed afternoon as Pinero Hato awaits, but that's only if I can get transport which is by no means certain yet!

Iguana Sp

Three-toed Sloth

I managed to find 2 today

but unlike others I have seen in the likes of Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua neither had algae growth on their fur.

The Definitive List of Birds Recorded in Colombia

I will be writing a full and detailed description of each, and posting them on this Blog in the near future (yeah alright!).

* = a Lifer (E) = Endemic (NE) = Near Endemic. Totals are noted at the bottom of the List

PIED-BILLED GREBE
OLIVACEOUS CORMORANT
COCOI HERON
GREAT EGRET
SNOWY EGRET
LITTLE BLUE HERON
GREEN HERON
STRIATED HERON
WESTERN CATTLE EGRET
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
LEAST BITTERN*
BARE-FACED IBIS
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK
MERIDA TEAL*
BLUE-WINGED TEAL
PINNATED BITTERN*
CINNAMON TEAL
TORRENT DUCK
ANDEAN DUCK*
TURKEY VULTURE
BLACK VULTURE
OSPREY
AMERICAN SWALLOW-TAILED KITE
WHITE-TAILED KITE*
SNAIL KITE
ROADSIDE HAWK*
BROAD-WINGED HAWK
WHITE-TAILED HAWK*
NORTHERN CARACARA*
YELLOW-HEADED CARACARA
AMERICAN KESTREL
MERLIN
APLOMADO FALCON
CAUCA GUAN* (E)
SICKLE-WINGED GUAN*
LIMPKIN
BOGOTA RAIL* (E)
PURPLE GALLINULE
SPOT-FLANKED GALLINULE*
MOORHEN
AMERICAN COOT
WATTLED JACANA
BLACK-NECKED STILT
SOUTHERN LAPWING
SOLITARY SANDPIPER
LESSER YELLOWLEGS
GREATER YELLOWLEGS
SPOTTED SANDPIPER
WATTLED GUAN*
LEAST SANDPIPER
NOBLE SNIPE*
FERAL PIGEON
BAND-TAILED PIGEON
PALE-VENTED PIGEON*
EARED DOVE
RUDDY GROUND-DOVE
WHITE-TIPPED DOVE
SCARLET-FRONTED PARAKEET*
GOLDEN-PLUMED PARAKEET*
SPECKTACLED PARROTLET*
BLUE-HEADED PARROT
BRONZE-WINGED PARROT*
DWARF CUCKOO*
SQUIRREL CUCKOO
GREATER ANI
SMOOTH-BILLED ANI
COMMON (Grey) POTOO*
COMMON NIGHTHAWK
STYDIAN OWL*
WHITE-COLLARED SWIFT*
GREY-RUMPED SWIFT
GREEN HERMIT
GREEN-FRONTED LANCEBILL*
WHITE-NECKED JACOBIN
BROWN VIOLETEAR*
GREEN VIOLETEAR
SPARKLING VIOLETEAR
BLACK-THROATED MANGO
VIOLET-CROWNED WOODNYMPH*
ANDEAN EMERALD*
RUFOUS-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD
STEELEY-VENTED HUMMINGBIRD
WHITE-VENTED PLUMELETEER*
FAWN-BREASTED BRILLIANT*
WHITE-TAILED HILLSTAR*
BRONZY INCA*
BROWN INCA*
VELVET-PURPLE CORONET*
GLOWING PUFFLEG*
COPPERY-BELLIED PUFFLEG*
GREENISH PUFFLEG*
BOOTED RACKET-TAIL*
TYRIAN METALTAIL*
VIOLET-TAILED SYLPH*
PURPLE-THROATED WOODSTAR*
COLLARED TROGON*
RINGED KINGFISHER
AMAZON KINGFISHER
HIGHLAND MOTMOT*
RED-HEADED BARBET*
GREYISH PICULET*
EMERALD TOUCANET*
MOUSTACHED PUFFBIRD*
SPOT-BREASTED WOODPECKER*
GOLDEN-OLIVE WOODPECKER*
LINEATED WOODPECKER
ACORN WOODPECKER
RED-CROWNED WOODPECKER
SMOKY-BROWN WOODPECKER
WEDGE-BILLED WOODCREEPER*
STREAK-HEADED WOODCREEPER
MONTANE WOODCREEPER
AZARA'S SPINETAIL*
SILVERY-THROATED SPINETAIL*
PALE-BREASTED SPINETAIL*
ASH-BROWED SPINETAIL*
PACIFIC TUFTEDCHEEK*
LINEATED FOLIAGE-GLEANER*
MONTANE FOLIAGE-GLEANER*
UNIFORM TREEHUNTER*
STREAKED XENOPS*
BAR-CRESTED ANTSHRIKE*
PLAIN ANTVIREO*
JET ANTBIRD*
ASH-COLOURED TAPACULO
STILE'S TAPACULO* (E)
MATTORAL TAPACULO* (E)
ANDEAN COCK-of-the ROCK
GREEN and BLACK FRUITEATER*
GOLDEN-BREASTED FRUITEATER*
RED-RUFFED FRUITCROW*
SOOTY-HEADED TYRANNULET*
PLUMBEOUS-CROWNED TYRANNULET*
GOLDEN-FACED TYRANNULET*
YELLOW-BELLIED ELAENIA*
MOUNTAIN ELAENIA*
TORRENT TYRANT*
RUFOUS-BREASTED FLYCATCHER*
VARIAGATED BRISTLE-TYRANT*
RUFOUS-HEADED PYGMY-TYRANT*
COMMON TODY-FLYCATCHER
SLATE-HEADED TODY-FLYCATCHER*
YELLOW-OLIVE FLYCATCHER
ORNATE FLYCATCHER*
HANDSOME FLYCATCHER*
BRAN-COLOURED FLYCATCHER*
CINNAMON FLYCATCHER*
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER
ACADIAN FLYCATCHER*
VERMILLION FLYCATCHER
PIED-WATER TYRANT
CATTLE TYRANT
GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER
GREAT KISKADEE
RUSTY-MARGINED FLYCATCHER*
WESTERN WOOD PEWEE
GOLDEN-CROWNED FLYCATCHER*
FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER
TROPICAL KINGBIRD
GREY-BREATED MARTIN
BROWN-BELLIED MARTIN
BLUE-and-WHIE SWALLOW
SOUTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW*
BARN SWALLOW
INCA JAY*
WHITE-CAPPED DIPPER
SHARP'S WREN*
APOLINAR'S MARSH-WREN (E)*
SOUTHERN HOUSE WREN
BROWN-CHESTED MARTIN*
GREY-BREASTED WOOD-WREN*
TROPICAL MOCKINGBIRD
BLACK SOLITAIRE*
SWAINSON'S THRUSH
GREAT THRUSH
GLOSSY THRUSH*
BLACK-BILLED THRUSH*
RUFOUS-BROWED PEPPERSHRIKE*
BROWN-CAPPED VIREO*
RUFOUS-NAPPED GREENLET*
SCRUB GREENLET*
BLACK-and-WHITE WARBLER
TROPICAL PARULA
YELLOW WARBLER
CERULEAN WARBLER*
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
CANADA WARBLER
SLATE-THROATED REDSTART
BLACK-CRESTED WARBLER*
RUSSET-CROWNED WARBLER*
THREE-STRIPED WARBLER*
BANANAQUIT
INDIGO FLOWER-PIERCER*
BLACK FLOWER-PIERCER*
WHITE-SIDED FLOWER-PIERCER*
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
GREEN HONEYCREEPER
GOLDEN-COLLARED HONEYCREEPER*
CHESTNUT-BREASTED CHLOROPHONIA*
YELLOW-COLLARED CHLOROPHONIA*
ORANGE-BELLIED EUPHONIA*
THICK-BILLED EUPHONIA
FAWN-BREASTED TANAGER*
GLISTENING-GREEN TANAGER*
MULTICOLOURED TANAGER*
GOLDEN TANAGER*
SAFFRON-CROWNED TANAGER*
FLAME-FACED TANAGER*
BLUE-NECKED TANAGER*
BAY-HEADED TANAGER*
SCRUB TANAGER*
BLACK-CAPPED TANAGER*
PURPLISH-MANTLED TANAGER*
SCARLET-BELLIED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER*
BLUE-WINGER MOUNTAIN-TANAGER*
BLACK-WINGED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER*
GOLD-RINGED TANAGER* (E)
BLUE-GREY TANAGER
PALM TANAGER
BLUE-CAPPED TANAGER
CRIMSON-BACKED TANAGER
FLAME-RUMPED TANAGER (E)*
LEMON-RUMPED TANAGER*
HIGHLAND HEPATIC TANAGER*
SUMMER TANAGER
CRESTED ANT-TANAGER* (E)
GREY-HEADED TANAGER
STREAKED SALTATOR
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
RED-CAPPED CARDINAL
MOUSTACHED BRUSH-FINCH*
BLACK-FACED GRASSQUIT
YELLOW-FACED GRASSQUIT
GREY SEEDEATER*
RUDDY-BREASTED SEEDEATER*
YELLOW-BELLIED SEEDEATER
BLUE-BLACK GRASSQUIT
SAFFRON FINCH
RUFOUS-COLLARED SPARROW
ANDEAN SISKIN*
LESSER GOLDFINCH
SHINY COWBIRD
YELLOW-HOODED BLACKBIRD*
YELLOW ORIOLE*
YELLOW-BACKED ORIOLE*
EASTERN MEADOWLARK
GOLDEN-PLUMED PARAKEET*
GREEN VIOLETEAR
BRONZY INCA*
BOOTED RACKET-TAIL*
GOLDEN-OLIVE WOODPECKER*
MONTANE WOODCREEPER*
AZARA'S SPINETAIL*
STREAKED XENOPS*
STILE'S TAPACULO* (E)
RUFOUS-BREASTED FLYCATCHER*
VARIAGATED BRISTLE-TYRANT*
CERULEAN WARBLER*
MULTI-COLOURED TANAGER* (E)
SAFFRON-CROWNED TANAGER*
BLUE-WINGED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER*
ASH-THROATED BUSH-TANAGER*
BLACK-WINGED SALTATOR*
BLACK-and-WHITE SEEDEATER*
RUFOUS-BELLIED NIGHTHAWK*
TAWNY-BELLIED HERMIT*
SPECKLED HUMMINGBIRD*
COLLARED INCA*
BUFF-TAILED CORONET*
TOURMALINE SUNANGEL*
LONG-TAILED SYLPH*
PURPLE-BACKED THORNBIRD*
MASKED TROGON*
BLACK-BILLED MOUNTAIN-TOUCAN*
CRIMSON-MANTLED WOODPECKER*
TYRANNINE WOODCREEPER*
STRONG-BILLED WOODCREEPER
BAR-BELLIED WOODPECKER*
PEARLED TREERUNNER*
CHESTNUT-CROWNED ANTPITTA*
BROWN-BANDED ANTPITTA* (E)
SLATE-CROWNED ANTPITTA*
BLACKISH TAPACULO*
BARRED BECARD*
BLACK-CAPPED TYRANNULET*
ASHY-HEADED TYRANNULET*
DUSKY PIHA*
RUFOUS-CROWNED TODY-TYRANT*
PALE-EDGED FLYCATCHER*
BLACK-BILLED PEPPERSHRIKE*
GOLD-FRONTED REDSTART*
WHITE-CAPPED CONEBILL*
BLUE and BLACK TANAGER
BUFF-BREASTED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER*
GREY-HOODED BUSH-TANAGER*
BLACK-CAPPED HEMISPINGUS*
SUPERCILIARIED HEMISPINGUS*
BLACK-EARED HEMISPINGUS*
GRASS-GREEN TANAGER* 300
SLATY BRUSH-FINCH*
STRIPE-HEADED BRUSH-FINCH*
MASKED SALTATOR*
YELLOW-BELLIED SISKIN*
ANDEAN TEAL*
ANDEAN LAPWING*
GOLDEN-BREASTED PUFFLEG*
RAINBOW-BEARDED THORNBILL*
BEARDED HELMETCREST*
BLACK-THIGHED PUFFLEG*
STOUT-BILLED CINCLODES*
ANDEA TIT-SPINETAIL*
MANY-STRIPED CANASTERO*
TAWNY ANTPITTA*
WHITE-THROATED TYRANNULET*
RUFOUS-CROWNED TODY-TYRANT*
BROWN-BACKED CHAT-TYRANT*
GRASS WREN*
BLUE-BACKED CONEBILL*
GLOSSY FLOWERPIERCER*
BLACK-BACKED BUSH-TANAGER*
PALE-NAPED BRUSH-FINCH*
PLAIN-COLOURED SEEDEATER*
PLUMBEOUS SIERRA-FINCH*
PARAMO TAPACULO*
REDDISH EGRET*
COMMON BLACK HAWK
CHESTNUT-WINGED CHACHALACA*
WILSON'S (Thick-billed) PLOVER*
WESTERN SANDPIPER
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER
CASPIAN TERN
FORSTER'S TERN
GREAT BLUE HERON
TRICOLOURED HERON
WHITE IBIS
WOOD STORK
ROSEATE SPOONBILL
HARRIS HAWK
GREAT BLACK HAWK
GREY PLOVER
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER
COLLARED FOREST FALCON*
WILLET
HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL
LAUGHING GULL
ROYAL TERN
SANDWICK TERN
BARE-EYED PIGEON*
BUFFY HUMMINGBIRD*
BROWN-THROATED PARAKEET*
GREEN-RUMPED PARROTLET
LESSER NIGHTHAWK
RED-BILLED EMERALD*
WHITE-TAILED NIGHTJAR*
WHITE-WHISKERED PUFFBIRD*
CHESTNUT PICULET* (E)
STRAIGHT-BILLED WOODCREEPER*
WHITE-WHISKERED SPINETAIL*
BLACK-CRESTED ANTSHRIKE*
NORTHERN SCRUB FLYCATCHER*
SLENDER-BILLED INEZIA*
PALE-EYED PYGMY-TYRANT*
PEARLY-VENTED TODY-TYRANT*
ORINOCO SALTATOR*
TOCUYO SPARROW*
PILIATED FINCH*
SHORT-TAILED HAWK*
BLOSSOMCROWN* (E)
BLUE-CROWNED MOTMOT*
KEEL-BILLED TOUCAN
SPOTTED BARBTAIL*
SLATY ANTWREN*
SANTA MARTA FOLIAGE-GLEANER* (E)
STREAK-NECKED FLYCATCHER*
OLIVE-STRIPED FLYCATCHER*
MASKED TITYRA
YELLOW-LEGGED THRUSH*
GREY-THROATED LEAFTOSSER*
BLACK and CHESTNUT EAGLE*
LINED-QUAIL DOVE*
SANTA MARTA PARAKEET* (E)
SCALY-NAPED PARROT*
WHITE-TIPPED QUETZAL*
SANTA MARTA TOUCANET* (E)
RUSTY-HEADED SPINETAIL* (E)
BROWN-RUMPED TAPACULO* (E)
SANTA MARTA BUSH TYRANT* (E)
YELLOW-CROWNED REDSTART* (E)
SANTA MARTA MOUNTAIN-TANAGER* (E)
PARAMO SEEDEATER*
MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD
ZONE-TAILED HAWK*
BLACK-FRONTED WOOD-QUAIL*
SCALED DOVE*
RED-BILLED PARROT
SOOTY-CAPPED HERMIT*
WHITE-TAILED STARFRONTLET* (E)
SANTA MARTA WOODSTAR* (E)
STREAK-CAPPED SPINETAIL* (E)
RUSTY-BREASTED ANTPITTA*
SANTA MARTA TAPACULO* (E)
GOLDEN-BREASTED FRUITEATER*
DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER
BICOLOURED WREN*
RUFOUS-BREASTED WREN*
RUFOUS-and-WHITE WREN*
ORANGE-BILLED NIGHTINGALE-THRUSH
BLACK-HOODED THRUSH*
LONG-BILLED GNATWREN*
TENNESSEE WARBLER
WHITE-LORED WARBLER* (E)
RUSTY FLOWERPIERCER*
BLUE-NAPED CHLOROPHONIA*
SANTA MARTA BRUSH-FINCH* (E)
GOLDEN-WINGED SPARROW*
CRESTED OROPENDOLA
GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE
RED-BREASTED BLACKBIRD
SAVANNA HAWK*
RUDDY QUAIL-DOVE*
TODY MOTMOT*
STRIPE-BREASTED SPINETAIL*
WHITE-HEADED MANAKIN*
BLACK-CROWNED TITYRA*
GREY-CHEAKED THRUSH
AMERICAN REDSTART
MOURNING WARBLER
RUFOUS-CAPPED WARBLER*
RED-LEGGED HONEYCREPER
SOOTY ANT-TANAGER* (E)
GUIRA TANAGER*
ORANGE-BILLED SPARROW*
LESSER YELLOW-HEADED VULTURE
KING VULTURE
GREY HAWK*
GREATER ANI
OILBIRD*
LONG-BILLED HERMIT*
STRIPE-THROATED HERMIT*
PURPLE-CROWNED FAIRY*
WESTERN WHITE-TAILED TROGON*
NORTHERN VIOLACIOUS TROGON*
RUFOUS-TAILED JACANA*
WHITE-MANTLED BARBET* (E)
COLLARED ARACARI
CITREON-THROATED TOUCAN*
GREY-CHEEDED NUNLET*
RED-RUMPED WOODPECKER*
COCOA WOODCREEPER
WHITE-FLANKED WOOD-WREN*
DOT-WINGED WOOD-WREN*
CHESTNUT-BACKED ANTBIRD*
CINNAMON BECARD*
ONE-COLOURED BECARD*
OCHRE-BELLIED FLYCATCHER*
ANTIOQUIA BRISTLE-TYRANT* (E)
YELLOW-BREASTED FLYCATCHER*
SOCIAL FLYCATCHER
BLACK-CHESTED JAY
BAND-BACKED WREN*
BAY WREN*
BUFF-RUMPED WARBLER
PURPLE HONEYCREEPER*
YELLOW-TUFTED DACNIS* (E)
FULVOUS-VENTED EUPHONIA*
GOLDEN-HOODED TANAGER*
WHITE-SHOULDERED TANAGER*
DUSKY-FACED TANAGER*
YELLOW-BACKED TANAGER*
BLUE-BLACK GROSBEAK
SLATY GROSBEAK*
LESSER SEEDEATER*
CHESTNUT-HEADED OROPENDOLA*
YELLOW-RUMPED CACIQUE
PEARL KITE*
ORANGE-CHINNED PARAKEET*
COMMON PAURAQUE
BLUE-CHESTED HUMMINGBIRD*
LONG-TAILED TYRANT*
BOAT-BILLED FLYCATCHER
PIRATIC FLYCATCHER*
PALE-BREASTED THRUSH*
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER
SWALLOW TANAGER
PLAIN-COLOURED TANAGER*
GREYISH SALTATOR*
ORANGE-CROWNED ORIOLE*
HOOK-BILLED KITE
PLUMBEOUS KITE
PLAIN-BREASTED HAWK*
YELLOW-EARED PARROT* (NE and seriously threatened)
MOUNTAIN VELVETBREAST*
DUSKY STARFRONTLET* (E)
GOLDEN-HEADED QUETZAL*
WHITE-BROWED SPINETAIL*
CHESTNUT-NAPED ANTPITTA*
OCELLATED TAPACULO*
RED-CRESTED COTINGA*
WHITE-TAILED TYRANNULET*
WHITE-BANDED TYRANNULET*
SMOKE-COLOURED PEWEE*
RUFOUS-BACKED CHAT-TYRANT*
SLATY-BACKED CHAT-TYRANT*
YELLOW-BELLIED CHAT-TYRANT*
STREAKY-THROATED BUSH-TYRANT*
MUNCHIQUE WOOD-WREN* (E)
BLUE DACNIS
LACRIMOSE MOUNTAIN-TANAGER*
HOODED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER
WHITE-CAPPED TANAGER*
RUSSET-BACKED OROPENDOLA*
NORTHERN MOUNTAIN CACIQUE
RED-BELLIED GRACKLE*
BAT FALCON
WESTERN SLATY-ANTSHRIKE*
CINEREOUS BECARD*
BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER
STREAKED FLYCATCHER
TROPICAL GNATCATCHER*
RED-EYED VIREO
GOLDEN-CROWNED WARBLER
BLUE DACNIS*
OLEAGENOUS HEMISPINGUS*
PLUSHCAP*
BUFF-THROATED SALTATOR*

Trip Ticks - 526 'Lifers' - 349 Endemics - 32