Birdwatching in Colombia
Birding contacts and birdwatching information
Local Birdingpal Contacts
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Local Birdwatchers
Using the Birdingpal resources you must agree to the following: If you contact a local Birdingpal and make arrangement to go birding, you should note it is common courtesy to make sure you show up for the appointment. If for any reason you are unable to do this, the least you must do is contacting the local Pal right away. Please note that most Birdingpals are serious birdwatchers. It is a privilege to contact them, and your message should reflect it. A local Pal does not get paid, but should he/she offer to take you out birding, using their own vehicle, it would be courteous to pay for the fuel. A lunch and/or a small gift would also be appropriate, something as simple as a souvenir of your country, or a pin from your local birding club. | ||||||
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| W | Turley | Somondoco, Boyaca | Anytime | English some Spanish |
| I am a retired Educator living in the Valle de Tenza. I live in a safe rural area about 3 hours from Bogota. There are no nearby reserve or sanctuaries but there are a variety of birds. I see Smooth Billed Anis every day for example. I can see 3 or 4 different Hummers most every sunny day and at least one every day. If anyone is interested they can bird on my place or in the area. I have a small Suzuki with room for one passenger plus my dog who always is with me. | ||||||
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| J | Leon-Lleras | Bogota, Cundinamarca | Anytime | Spanish/English Medium-High |
| I have a Mc.S degree in Ecology and 11 yeras of experience in birding whith enphasis in the Sabana de Bogoto birds and sorroundings. | ||||||
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| N | Fry | La Vega/Bogota, Cundinamarca | Anytime | English basic Spanish |
| Green mountains, lots of birds, 40 miles from Bogota, perfect climate. | ||||||
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| G | Lopez | Pereira, Risaralda | Anytime | English/Spanish |
| EFL teacher and lover of Nature specially birds. | ||||||
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| M | Palacios | Ibagu, Tolima | Anytime | English/Spanish |
| Biologist studying birds with the Tolima Birdwatchers Group. Join us to visit part of Los Nevados National Park and other protected areas in the Tolima departament in the center of Colombia. | ||||||
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Professional Guides If you contact a professional Birdingpal guide you must be prepared to pay a fee for guiding services. | ||||||
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| JC | de Las Casas | Bogotá, DC | Anytime | Spanish/English |
| Member of ABO (Ornithology Bogotá Association). Biologist focused in ornithology. I have worked in Bogotá with several endangered species. We have in the capital a few of wetlands with endagered and endemic species and others nice too. At the east of the city you will find remanents of native forest where there are other kind of fauna. Come birding in Bogotá D.C. for your business or short travels days in Colombia. Please contact me or other partner of
ABO with time enough to have permission to some wetlands or reserves according with your desire lifers in Bogot or around it.
Let us know which birds you would like to twitch. Fees: Daily fees are 50 USD half day (4 hours), or 100 USD full day per person. Trip expenses should be cover by you (food, transportation, lodging). | ||||||
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| D | Balcazar | Bogotá, Cundinamarca | Anytime | Spanish/English |
| I am a passionate birdwatcher since 1998 and a guide since shortly thereafter. I live in Bogota and my main work area is this city and its surrounding region, where I take birders to visit marshes and montane forests in search of endemic and near endemic bird species of this country and of this region, and of a lot of specialties. One of the main places we visit is Chingaza National Natural Park, just 1.5 hours from Bogota and with at least 210 bird species. As a result of all my birding trips along the country, I also work in other regions of it. I have a degree in journalism and I have published press articles, booklets and a short stories book, all about birds. When clients have time, I like to organize city-tours for them so that they enjoy even more their visit to the astonishing capital of Colombia. | ||||||
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| E | Constantino | Cali | Anytime | Spanish/English Portuguese |
| Nature guides to anywhere in Colombia; birdwatching, nature photography, orchids, wildlife. | ||||||
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| S | Ocampo-Tobòn | Manizales/Colombia | Anytime | Spanish/English |
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I am Sergio Ocampo Tobón, born in April, 1967, nature Guide, researcher of flora and fauna and Colombian ornithologist since 1997. I am the technical director of the Ecological Foundation Gabriel Arango Restrepo FUNDEGAR (www.fundegar.com), creator of the group of birds observers of FUNDEGAR, founding member of the Colombian association of ornithology ACO (www.ornitologiacolombiana.org), national net of bird watchers of Colombia RNOACOL (www.rnoa.org), member of the Antioquian society of ornithology SAO (www.sao.org) and the national net of Colombian natural reservations of the civil society RESNATUR (www.resnatur.org.co). I manage a monitoring station of migratory birds in the reservation Rio Blanco, in association with the WWF Colombia (www.wwf.org.co) I speak Spanish and English, I know the great majority of bird watching sites in our country (ask me which species you wants to see and I will tell you were we can see them at any moment). My fee is US$ 75.oo Day per person, not including my expenses: food, housing and transportation, which should be covered by you; I am in charge of all the logistics for the trip to the mutually chosen site. Visit my web site Mobile telephones: 0057-3-310 422 1883 and 0057-6-8875681house/Office 0057- 6- 8867777 Extension 1164 | ||||||
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| D | Calderon-Franco | Medellin/Colombia | Anytime | Spanish/English some Portuguese |
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I am Diego Calderon-Franco from Colombia; I am a biologist and have worked/researched extensively on birds (exploration of Colombia, natural history of birds (manakins, owls, hummers, tanagers, etc), a bit of systematics, bird sounds recording, among much other stuff). I have been birding in the Choco and Caribbean lowlands, the Andes, the Interandean Valleys, the Amazon, and the Llanos of Colombia since 2000 (also Venezuela, Ecuador, Honduras and Mexico thoroughly, as well as in USA and Ireland). I live up in the Central Andes in the charming Medellin city but go everywhere in Colombia for the birds. I am the owner and manager of COLOMBIA Birding, which I have used to offer and carry out successful birding trips since mid 2007. If you want to see almost 70 endemic species, several of the recently stunning new species described for science, the astonishing Colombian landscapes and feeling the warmth of the Colombia people, just email me and let’s plan something for you to come!!! - Would you like to come for birding in a specific Colombian region or habitat? Would you like to come to look only for endemic or threatened species? Would you like to come for a full Colombia birding trip? Just let us know your wishes and how many days you have to spend in this stunning (and safer every day) country, and we will customize a trip for you! – Individual persons coming for a short stay or in business trips for few days, or looking for long tours are welcome. I speak English and Spanish and a
bit of Portuguese. I am looking forward to have you here birding in this amazing country!!! Visit my web site Fees: On average, daily fees for most trips are around US100.00/person/day and the client(s) cover trip expenses (food, transportation, lodging) for all. | ||||||
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| P | Florez | Medellin/Colombia | Anytime | English/Español |
| Forest Engineer focused in ornithology and conservation. Birding 14 years in Colombia. Experimented guide. I have seen around 1300 bird species in Colombia. I know many of the best and safe birding hotspots. Well I'm a friendly person and really enjoy showing the birds and nature to the people. My fee is $75 US person/Day (or 170 US/group (max 4)/day). Logistic arrangements are incluided! | ||||||
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| M | del Carmen Quiñones | Santa Marta, Magdalena | Anytime | Spanish/English |
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| W | McMullan | Pasto, Nariño | Anytime | English/Español |
| Experienced professional Bird and Naturalist Guide. Leading tours in Southern Colombia, looking for Andean and Chocó foothill and lowland endemics. | ||||||
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| F | Diaz | Bucaramanga, Santander | Anytime | Spanish/English |
| I'm a biologist interested in ornithology, and an amateur wildlife photographer; Bucaramanga is a large city with nearby mountain forest, and at least 150 bird species. Near my city we have the Magdalena valley with many marshes with various species of waterfowl. I worked in the area in enviromental studies, and for almost 8 years I been birdwatching here in my city. Bucaramanga is a large city with big patches of mountain forest at the east, where you can find almost 150 bird species, and other wildlife. My fee is 45 US dollars person/day, and maximun groups of 5. Transport and food are not included. | ||||||
Local Information
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| La Reserva Natural Rogitama Biodiversidad | Park |
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| Parques Nacionales de Columbia | Park |
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| Fundación Ecológica Gabriel Arango Restrepo | Parks |
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| Birding Hotspots around the world | Sites |
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| Birding Columbia | Sites |
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| Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | Colombia |
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| Local weather | Yahoo |
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| Electronic maps | |
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| Find lowest prices for field guides, books, maps etc. | |
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| Printable bird check list | |
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| Trip Reports from Colombia | |
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| Read a Birdingpal's Trip Report from Colombia |
Last update 25/08/2010