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| Elevation: | 800-1000 m |
| Climate: | hot and humid |
| Trails: | roadside, some short |
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| Hot water: | No |
| Electricity: | Yes |
| Communications: | Cell phone |
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Recent bird sightings:
#1 |
MANAKIN NATURE TOURS|
Cerulean Wabler|
Ibague - Calambeo|
0000-00-00
#2 | Slara| Gold-ringed Tanager| Urrao, Antioquia| 0000-00-00 #3 | Trevor| Black-backed Thornbill| El Dorado| 0000-00-00
#4 |
Trevor|
Ruby Topaz|
El Dorado|
2018-06-09
#5 | Trevor| Oilbird| El Dorado| 0000-00-00 #6 | Trevor| Fasciated Tiger Heron| El Dorado| 2018-06-09
#7 |
Trevor|
Great Potoo|
Paujil|
2006-06-09
#8 | Trevor| Indigo-capped Hummingbird| Cerulea Reserve| 2025-03-09 #9 | Trevor| Coppery Emerald| El Dorado| 2028-12-09
Sites - La Victoria
Location:
Dept. of Caldas
Summary:
This reserve provides easy access to humid forest in the middle Magdalena Valley, and is home to many important birds, including four endemics. The reserve, located above the town of La Victoria, is quite close to Honda, a city with a wide variety of hotels and restaurants. It is also possible to stay in the town of La Victoria.
Endemics:
White-mantled Barbet, Beautiful Woodpecker, Antioquia Bristle-Tyrant, Velvet-fronted Euphonia, Sooty Ant-Tanager
Key Species:
Striped and White-bibbed Manakins, Tody Motmot
Access:
15 minutes drive on good road above La Victoria (La Victoria is a 1 hour drive from Honda).
Site Description:
This nice forest reserve is easily accessed, and is one of the most reliable sites for those much-wanted "Nechi" endemics of the humid Magdalena Valley: White-Mantled Barbet, Beautiful Woodpecker and Sooty Ant-Tanager. La Victoria is also good for the endemic Antioquia Bristle-Tyrant, which frequents the upper levels of the forest.
This reserve has gained fame recently for its small population of the dimunitive Tody Motmot, a delightful birds. Striped and White-bearded Manakins are common, while you might find a White-bibbed Manakin with a little bit of luck. Antbirds are not especially common, but goodies like Bar-crested Antshrike and Dull-mantled Antbird can be coaxed out of the understory with patience. Bird activity is often quite good at La Victoria, where fruiting trees attract species including Collared Aracari, Swallow and Yellow-backed Tanagers, Yellow-tufted Dacnis and sometimes the endemic Velvet-fronted Euphonia. |
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