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Sites - Loro Coroniazul Bird Reserve

Site evaluation: 4 Stars 4 Stars 4 Stars 4 Stars
Species:  
Elevation: 2200-3600 m
Climate: Cold and wet
Trails: Guided and self-guid
Accommodation: 3 Stars 3 Stars 3 Stars
Food: 3 Stars 3 Stars 3 Stars
Hot water: Yes
Electricity: No
Communications: Cell phone
Region: Central Andes
Location: Dept of Quindio
Summary: This spectacular reserve is the sole area to see the endemic and Critically endangered Fuertes’s (Loro Coroniazul) Parrot. It also protects all of the Central Cordillera endemics, so a must for birders in the region. Accommodation is near the Fuertes’s Parrot breeding area at high-elevation (3300 m), where weather and conditions can be cold and wet. However, it is the only place to see this very rare parrot, which is usually reliable with supervision from the reserve staff. In addition, many other rare and highly sought-after highland species inhabit the reserve’s temperate and elfin forests. DUE TO THE SECURITY SITUATION IN THIS ZONE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT ANY VISITORS WISHING TO VISIT THIS RESERVE CONSULT WITH PROAVES STAFF WHO WILL KNOW IF IT IS SAFE TO VISIT THE RESERVE
Endemics: Fuertes’s (or Indigo-winged) Parrot, Rufous-fronted Parakeet, Brown-banded and Bicolored Antpittas.
Key Species: Golden-plumed Parakeet, Black-collared Jay, Black-thighed Puffleg, Gray-breasted Mountain Toucan, Crescent-faced and Chestnut-naped Antpittas, Chestnut-bellied Cotinga, Pale-footed Swallow, Masked Mountain-Tanager, Masked Saltator.
Access: 2 hrs from Armenia followed by a 2 hr horse-ride to the cabins
Site Description: The reserve cabin is located in montane forest, and provides a convenient base to search for the Fuertes’s Parrot. Trails climb to páramo where this species can, with advice from the reserve staff, usually be seen. While searching for the parrots you are likely to find other psittacines: Golden-plumed Parakeets are common, and Rufous-fronted Parakeets are seen regularly. In addition, an unusually high-altitude population of Bronze-winged Parrots inhabits the area.

The trails both above and below the cabin are good places to search for Tawny-breasted Tinamou, Black-collared Jay, Black-thighed and Glowing Pufflegs, Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan, Striped Treehunter, Chestnut-naped, Slate-crowned, Bicolored and Brown-banded Antpittas, Pale-footed Swallow and Masked Saltator among the more common highland tanagers, furnarids and flycatchers.

This area also holds several very rare species which are most likely to be found with guides, including Crescent-faced Antpitta, Chestnut-bellied Cotinga and Masked Mountain-Tanager.
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