Minca
and the surrounding mountains are a
birdwatcher's paradise. The Minca
Mountains feature the larges number of
endemic birds in
Colombia
and a host of north American and
Canadian migratory birds.
The Sierra Nevada de
Santa
Marta
has about the same number of bird
varieties as can be found in the whole
north American continent combined.
There are 628 known bird species that
inhabit this area. There are over 70
migratory species that migrate from the
United States and Canada. Due to the
unique geographical isolation or this
area, many bird species can't be found
anywhere else in the world.
The Santa
Marta
mountains are a discrete Endemic Bird
Area (EBA B08)
Following is a list of indemic and
mirgratory birds that can be found in
the Sierra Nevada de
Santa
Marta in
and around Minca.
|
Latin Name |
Local Name |
English Name |
|
Endemic
Species |
|
|
|
Anisognathus
melanogenys |
Tangara Serrana |
Santa
Marta
Mountain-Tanager |
|
Anthocephala
floriceps floriceps |
Colibrí
Cabecicastaño |
Blossomcrown |
|
Arremonops
tocuyensis |
Pinzon de Tocuyo |
Tocuyo Sparrow |
|
Atlapetes
melanocephalus |
Gorrión-montés de
Santa
Marta |
Santa
Marta
Brush-Finch |
|
Aulacorhynchus
calorhynchus |
Tucancito
Piquiamarillo |
Yellow-billed
Toucanet |
|
Basileuterus
basilicus |
Arañero de
Santa
Marta |
Santa
Marta
Warbler |
|
Basileuterus
conspicillatus |
Arañero Embridado |
White-lored
Warbler |
|
Campylopterus
phainopeplus |
Ala-de-sable de
Santa
Marta |
Santa
Marta
Sabrewing |
|
Cardinalis
phoeniceus |
Cardenal Guajiro |
Vermilion
Cardinal |
|
Chaetocercus
astreans |
Rumbito de
Santa
Marta |
Santa
Marta
Woodstar |
|
Chlorostilbon
russatus |
Esmeralda Cobriza |
Coppery Emerald |
|
Coeligena
phalerata |
Inca Coliblanco |
White-tailed
Starfrontlet |
|
Conirostrum rufum |
Mielero Rufo |
Rufous-browed
Conebill |
|
Cranioleuca
hellmayri |
Chamicero
Coronado |
Streak-capped
Spinetail |
|
Crax alberti |
Paujil Piquiazul |
Blue-knobbed
Curassow |
|
Grallaria bangsi |
Tororoi de
Santa
Marta |
Santa
Marta
Antpitta |
|
Inezia
tenuirostris |
Tiranuelo
Diminuto |
Slender-billed
Inezia |
|
Lepidopyga
lilliae |
Colibrí Manglero |
Sapphire-bellied
Hummingbird |
|
Leucippus fallax |
Colibrí Anteado |
Buffy Hummingbird |
|
Metallura
tyrianthina districta |
Metalura de
Santa
Marta |
Tyrian Metaltail |
|
Molothrus armenti |
Chamón Caribeño |
Bronze-brown
Cowbird |
|
Myioborus
flavivertex |
Candelita
Colombiana |
Yellow-crowned
Whitestart |
|
Myiotheretes
pernix |
Atrapamoscas de
Santa
Marta |
Santa
Marta
Bush-Tyrant |
|
Odontophorus
atrifrons atrifrons |
Perdiz Carinegra |
Black-fronted
Wood-Quail |
|
Ortalis garrula |
Guacharaca
Caribeña |
Chestnut-winged
Chachalaca |
|
Oxypogon guerinii
cyanolaemus |
Barbudito
Paramuno |
Bearded
Helmetcrest |
|
Penelope
argyrotis colombiana |
Pava Canosa |
Band-tailed Guan |
|
Pharomachrus
fulgidus festatus |
Quetzal Dorado |
White-tipped
Quetzal |
|
Picumnus
cinnamomeus |
Carpinterito
Castaño |
Chestnut Piculet |
|
Pyrrhura
viridicata |
Periquito de
Santa
Marta |
Santa
Marta
Parakeet |
|
Ramphomicron
dorsale |
Picoespina
Dorsinegro |
Black-backed
Thornbill |
|
Sakesphorus
melanonotus |
Batará
Encapuchado |
Black-backed
Antshrike |
|
Scytalopus
latebricola |
Tapaculo Ratón |
Brown-rumped
Tapaculo |
|
Scytalopus
sanctaemartae |
Tapaculo
Buchirrufo |
Santa
Marta
Tapaculo |
|
Synallaxis candei |
Chamicero
Bigotudo |
White-wiskered
Spinetail |
|
Synallaxis
fuscorufa |
Chamicero Serrano |
Rusty-headed
Spinetail |
|
Troglodytes
monticola |
Cucarachero de
Santa
Marta |
Santa
Marta
Wren |
|
|
|
Latin Name |
Local Name |
English Name |
|
Migratory
Species |
|
|
|
Accipiter
cooperii |
Azor de Cooper |
Cooper´s Hawk |
|
Buteo jamaicensis |
Gavilán Colirrojo |
Red-tailed Hawk |
|
Buteo platypterus |
Gavilán Aliancho |
Broad-winged Hawk |
|
Catharus
aurantiirostris sierrae |
Zorzal
Piquianaranjado |
Orange-billed
Nightingale-Thrush |
|
Catharus
fuscescens |
Zorzal Rojizo |
Veery |
|
Catharus minimus |
Zorzal Carigris |
Grey-cheeked
Thrush |
|
Catharus
ustulatus |
Zorzal
Buchipecoso |
Swainson's Thrush |
|
Chaetura pelagica |
Vencejo de
Chimenea |
Chimney Swift |
|
Chordeiles minor |
Chotacabras
Norteño |
Common Nighthawk |
|
Coccyzus
americanus |
Cuco Americano |
Yellow-billed
Cuckoo |
|
Contopus cooperi |
Pibí Boreal |
Olive-sided
Flycatcher |
|
Contopus virens |
Pibí Oriental |
Eastern Wood
Pewee |
|
Dendroica
caerulescens |
Reinita Negriazul |
Black-throated
Blue Warbler |
|
Dendroica
castanea |
Reinita Castaña |
Bay-breasted
Warbler |
|
Dendroica cerulea |
Reinita Cerúlea |
Cerulean Warbler |
|
Dendroica
coronata |
Reinita
Culiamarilla |
Yellow-rumped
Warbler |
|
Dendroica
dominica |
Reinita
Gorgiamarilla |
Yellow-throated
Warbler |
|
Dendroica fusca |
Reinita
Gorginaranja |
Blackburnian
Warbler |
|
Dendroica
pennsylvanica |
Reinita de
Pensilvania |
Chestnut-sided
Warbler |
|
Dendroica pinus |
Reinita de Pinus |
Pine Warbler |
|
Dendroica striata |
Reinita Rayada |
Blackpoll Warbler |
|
Dendroica virens |
Reinita
Verdinegra |
Black-throated
Green Warbler |
|
Dolichonyx
oryzivorus |
Tordo Arrocero |
Bobolink |
|
Dumetella
carolinensis |
Pájaro Gato |
Gray Catbird |
|
Empidonax alnorum |
Atrapamoscas
Alisero |
Alder Flycatcher |
|
Empidonax
traillii |
Atrapamoscas
Saucero |
Willow Flycatcher |
|
Empidonax
virescens |
Atrapamoscas
Verdoso |
Acadian
Flycatcher |
|
Falco columbarius |
Esmerejón |
Merlin |
|
Falco peregrinus |
Halcón Peregrino |
Peregrine Falcon |
|
Geothlypis
trichas |
Reinita de
Antifaz |
Common
Yellowthroat |
|
Hirundo rustica |
Golondrina
Tijereta |
Barn Swallow |
|
Icterus galbula |
Oriol de
Baltimore |
Baltimore Oriole |
|
Icterus spurius |
Turpial Hortelano |
Orchard Oriole |
|
Ictinia
mississippiensis |
Aguililla del
Mississippi |
Mississippi Kite |
|
Mniotilta varia |
Cebrita Trepadora |
Black-and-white
Warbler |
|
Myiarchus
crinitus |
Atrapamoscas
Copetón |
Great-crested
Flycatcher |
|
Myiodynastes
luteiventris |
Atrapamoscas
Sulfurado |
Sulphur-bellied
Flycatcher |
|
Oporornis agilis |
Reinita Pechigris |
Connecticut
Warbler |
