Characterised by palm-fringed coves, coastal lagoons and thick rainforest, Tayrona National Park is a magical location to observe wildlife in Colombia, including the endemic cotton-top tamarin.
Tayrona National Park is one of Colombia’s finest wildlife locations with steep-sided and verdant foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta colliding the alluring waters of the Caribbean Sea. However, this beautiful landscape provides the perfect backdrop for encountering the wealth of wildlife that lives here.
The park is highly biodiverse, and rich in endemic wildlife, in part due to the range of habitats that can be found here, but also the national altitudinal variations that extend from sea level to around 900m high.
More than 100 mammal species have been recorded here, including jaguar, oncilla, mantled howler monkey and the charming endemic cotton-top tamarin. Some 300 bird species have been recorded here too. Among them military macaw, lance-tailed manakin, white-necked puffbird, rufous-tailed jacamar, lineated woodpecker, blue-headed parrot, buff-breasted wren, boat-billed flycatcher and red-legged honeycreeper are commonly seen.
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
