Colombia is the # 1 country in bird diversity. Visit Ibague to appreciate beautiful mountain landscapes and endemic birds species.
From USD 124
Birdwatching in Combeima Valley
Ibagué is located on the eastern flank of the Cordillera Central, in the center of the department of Tolima, comprises an area of 149,800 hectares that stretch from the upper Magdalena valley to the east to the northwestern Tolima peak. The municipality hosts different life zones by the classification developed by Holdridge. From the tropical dry forest at 2,800 m.s.m. to the sub-Andean rainforest páramo area at approximately 5280 m.s. So that this large altitudinal gradient allows Ibague to have a great variety of climates and topographic aspects that generate a wide diversity of species.
- ARRAPAMOSCAS CANELA - Pyrhomyias cinnamomea - Cynnamon Flycatcher
- COLIBRI CHUPASAVIA - boissonneaua flavescens - Tailed Coronet
- GORRION ANTEOJOS - Atlapetes flaviceps - Yellow Headed-Brush Finch
- INCA COLLAREJO - Coeligena torquata - Collares Inca
- MONJITA PANTANERA - Arundinicola leucocephala - White Headed Marsh Tyrant
- TANGARA CABECIRUFA -Tangara vitriolina - Bay-headed Tanager
- TANGARA REAL -Tangara cyanicollis - Blue-necked Tanager
- BARRANQUERO - Momotus Aequatorialis - Highland Motmot
© Photos: Figueroa M, Parra Hernandez, Cruz C "Guia basica de las aves del municipio de Ibagué"
The experience includes
Pick up from your hotel/house (in Ibagué) at 04:30 AM
Transportation Ibagué - Combeima Canyon / El Silencio
Breakfast
Guidance by an ornithological research professor
Sighting session until 11:00 AM
Snack (Aguapanela with cheese)
Return at noon to your hotel/house
The experience does not include
Equipment for sighting (camera, telescope, etc.)
Meals and activities not mentioned