Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta is one of the world’s most bird-rich locations and home to numerous exciting endemics.
Some of the area’s endemics can be encountered with relative ease, including Santa Marta brush-finch, yellow-crowned whitestart, Santa Marta mountain-tanager and rusty-headed spinetail. Others are more furtive and trickier, such as Santa Marta sabrewing, Santa Marta parakeet, Santa Marta antpitta, Santa Marta foliage-gleaner and black-backed thornbill.
However, the endemics make up only part of the birding picture here. There are many more excellent birds such as black-chested jay, band-tailed guan, white-tipped quetzal, golden-breasted fruiteater, coppery emerald, rosy-thrush tanager, red-billed parrot, rusty-breasted antpitta, lined quail dove, black-fronted wood- quail, white-rumped hawk and grey-throated leaf-tosser. The San Lorenzo ridge is without question one of the finest birding locations in the world, and it is sure to be a highlight of any Colombian adventure.
Our unique birdwatching trip to Colombia visits key sites with an experienced local leader to discover the country’s most sought-after birds, including endemics and other gems like multicoloured, black-and-gold and gold-ringed tanagers, Cauca guan, red-ruffed fruitcrow and yellow-eared parrot. Find out more about Colombia’s Birding Highlights
Discover the wildlife of Colombia on this small group trip to some of the country's most spectacular reserves and national parks. Mammals we're likely to see include cotton-top tamarin, giant anteater and mountain tapir, with bird species including buffy helmetcrest, Santa Marta endemics and hummingbirds. Find out more about Wild Colombia’s Mammals & Birds
El Dorado Lodge is located in the ProAves flagship El Dorado Nature Reserve – one of the world’s top birdwatching sites – and offers en suite, full board accommodation in stunning surroundings. The restaurant offers tasty Colombian food, and the views of the sunset are breathtaking. Find Out More about El Dorado Lodge
