Perhaps Colombia’s most famous birding location, located in the Choco
Bioregion and in one of the most biodiverse national parks on Earth, Farallones
National Park. Birding is done along a lightly traveled road, beginning in
cloud forests at 1,600 m (5,250 ft) and ending in humid tropical forests at
400m (1,300 ft) in the Pacific Lowlands. The road will surely yield many highly
prized species, including the rare Banded Ground Cuckoo and Long-wattled
Umbrellabird.
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| Banded-Ground cuckoo Neomorphus radiolosus By Carlos Mario Wagner |
Anchicaya is a one of the best places to find Choco endemics such
as Baudo Guan, Blue-whiskered Tanager, Moss-backed Tanager, Rose-faced Parrot,
Lita Woodpecker, Streak- chested Anpitta, Scarlet-browed Tanager, Golden-
chested Tanager, Choco Toucan, Choco Poorwill, and Yellow-green Bush-Tanager.
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| Rose-faced Parrot Pyrilia pulchra By Chirstopher Calonje |
Over 300 species have been observed
along the road, and it is possible to see 100+ species in a day. Other species
of interest include Barred Hawk, Brown Inca, Little Hermit, Ocellated Antbird
and Blue-crowned and White- throated Manakin.
Long-wattled Umbrellabird Cephalopterus penduliger
Gold-ringed Tanager Bangsia aureocincta By Carlos Mario Wagner
