Bird Watching Tour in Fusagasugá

We will visit a natural reserve dedicated to the conservation of the representative flora and fauna of the region, with a height of 2000 MASL to 2600 MASL at the highest point, average temperature of 16°C, with virgin forests, 5 wetlands, 18 springs of water, 2 royal roads, the cacique waterfall, the magnificent “window tree” and viewpoint to Fusagasugá.

List of Observations First Visit

61 Species observed 102 individuals

1. Colombian chachalacaOrtalis columbiana 2. Wood pigeonPatagioenas fasciata 3. Red columbinaColumbina talpacoti 4. Common wild pigeonLeptotila verreauxi 5. Wood pigeonZenaida auriculata 6. Greater lance-billed hummingbirdDoryfera ludovicae 7. Brown hummingbirdColibri delphinae 8. Sea green hummingbird Colibri cy anotus 9. King's Sylph Aglaiocercus kingii 10 Coppery HummingbirdAglaeactis cupripennis 11. Bronzed IncaCoeligena coeligena 12. Habana-tailed HummingbirdBoissonneaua flavescens 13. Snowshoe HummingbirdOcreatus underwoodii 14. Andean AmaziliaAmazilia franciae 15. Bluecapia AmaziliaAmazilia cyanifrons 16. Uterus LapwingVanellus chilensis 1 7. Great EgretArdea alba 18. Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis 19. Black VultureCoragyps atratus 20. White-throated Toucan Aulacorhynchus albivitta 21. Caracara chimachima Milvago chimachima 22. Montane Nuthatch Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger 23. Grey-browed Curutié Cranioleuca curtata 24. Lesser Birch Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus 25. Yellow-bellied Finch Elaenia flavogaster 26. Montane Finch Elaenia frantzii 27. Golden-faced flycatcherZimmerius chrysops 28. Smoky flycatcherContopus fumigatus 29. Black-faced flycatcherSayornis nigricans 30. Black-breasted woodpeckerOchthoeca cinnamomeiventris 31. Melancholic tyrantTyrannus melancholicus 32. Savannah's earwigTyrannus savana 33. Green jayCyanocorax yncas 34. Brown-bellied swallowOrochelidon murina 35. Grey-breasted wrenHenicorhina leucophrys 36. Thrush Black-billed Turdus ignobilis 37. Great Blackbird Turdus fuscater 38. Blue-naped Chlorophonia Chlorophonia cyanea 39. Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris 40. Common Chingolan Zonotrichia capensis 41. Whiskered Atlapetes Atlapetes albofrenatus 42. Golden-backed Turpial Icterus chrysater 43. Red-crowned Warbler Myiothlypis coronata 44. Plume-backed Tanager Myioborus miniatus 45. Red-backed Tanager Ramphocelus dimidiatus 46. Masked Tanager Pipra eidea melanonota 47. Blue-eyed tanager Thraupis episcopus 48. Palm tanager Thraupis palmarum 49. Spotted tanager Ixothraupis guttata 50. Black-crowned Tanager Stilpnia heinei 51. Scrub Tanager Stilpnia vitriolina 52. Blue-headed Tanager Stilpnia cyanicollis 53. Blue-black TanagerTangara vassorii 54. Spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis 55. Fire-faced TanagerTangara parzudakii 56. Golden Tanager Arthus Tanager 5 7. Black flower spikeDiglossa humeralis 58. Ferruginous flower spikeDiglossa sittoides 59. Chirigüe saffronSicalis flaveola 60. Yellow-bellied seedlingSporophila nigricollis 61. Plantain Coereba flaveola

Fusagasugá

The Fusagasugueño territory is located between 550 and 3,050 m above sea level. n. m.. The urban perimeter is located at an average altitude of 1,726 m above sea level. n. m., with an average temperature of 20 °C. The average relative humidity is 85%, with monthly maximums of 93% and monthly minimums of 74%, with precipitation greater than 1,250 mm. Approximately between 1,100 and 1,900 m above sea level. n. m., there is a temperate and relatively humid climate, with some local variations in terms of humidity regime, because in this area the winds that blow are dry and cause high evaporation. The multi-year average temperature of the municipality is 19.4 ºC; the maximum temperature is 26.8 ºC

Green and Water Nature Reserve

It is a natural park dedicated to the conservation of the representative flora and fauna of the region, with a height of 2000 MASL to 2600 MASL at the highest point, average temperature of 16°C, with an area of 190 bushels, 90 This is a natural reserve with virgin forests, 5 wetlands, 18 water sources, 2 royal roads, natural trails, the cacique waterfall, the magnificent “window tree” and a viewpoint to Fusagasugá.

Binoculars are a basic element for practicing bird watching (We have some that we can lend, please write to us to separate them). The most suitable for this activity are: 7x35 - 8x42 - 10x42

Comfortable shoes and clothing for walking.

Waterproof jacket, poncho or plastic rain cape.

Photographic camera.

Sunscreen. Hat or cap. Bottle with water.

Practical tips will be useful when observing birds. The color of your clothing should not be bright colors (such as orange or red), on the contrary it should be dark so that it can blend in with the environment.

Wake up early, the best times for bird watching are between 5:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. and the end of the afternoon, between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Binoculars and bird guide, although the basic equipment for observing birds is the eyes and ears, good binoculars and a pocket guide to birds of the region visited are required.

Walk slowly in silence and observe, bird watching is a task of patience and silence, in fact a bird can be identified by observation or by its song.