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| Elevation: | 500-1000 m |
| Climate: | hot and humid |
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| Hot water: | Yes |
| Electricity: | Yes |
| Communications: | Cell phone |
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Recent bird sightings:
#1 |
Avery Bartels|
Crescent-faced Antpitta|
RNA Proaves - El Mirador|
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#2 | Avery Bartels| Yellow-throated Vireo| RNA Proaves - Cerulean Warbler| 0000-00-00 #3 | Avery Bartels| Crested Ant-tanager| RNA Proaves - Chestnut-capped Piha| 0000-00-00
#4 |
Avery Bartels|
Golden-collared Honeycreeper|
RNA Proaves - Las Tangaras|
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#5 | Avery Bartels| Tocuyo Sparrow| Perico| 0000-00-00 #6 | Avery Bartels| Least Tern| Camarones| 0000-00-00
#7 |
MattSlaymaker|
Wilson's Warbler|
Colibri del Sol|
2013-03-11
#8 | Trevor| Cundinamarca Antpitta| Montoderondo| 2029-09-10 #9 | Trevor| Mountain Grackle| Cerulea Reserve| 2004-10-10
Sites - Minca
Location:
Minca, Dept of Magdalena
Summary:
This pleasant town full of shade coffee farms and waterfalls is just 30 minutes above Santa Marta city, and is full of wonderful birds! Makes a great stop on the way up to Santa Marta Mtn, but the Minca area warrants a full day of exploration
Endemics:
Key Species:
Solitary Eagle, Military Macaw, Whooping Motmot, Keel-billed Toucan, Scaled Piculet, Black-backed Antshrike, Rosy Thrush-Tanager, Golden-winged Sparrow
Access:
30 minutes in car from Santa Marta
Site Description:
The Minca area is a wonderful birding destination; lots of birds in a small area and easy access. Combined with the cool birder friendly Hotel Minca (good restaurant as well) and it?s easy to see why most birders stop in Minca for at least a morning.
The dry scrub below Minca is good for all sorts of dry scrub and forest birds; this is the best zone for the elusive Black-backed Antshrike. Scaled Pigeon and Rufous-tailed Jacamar are also quite common in these dry habitats. The climate gets a bit cooler and more humid above Minca, where shade coffee plantations proliferate and the trees are full of birds. Pale-bellied, Long-tailed, Rufous-breasted and Stripe-throated Hermits frequent the heliconias along the road. In addition, the much-wanted Coppery Emerald can be spotted among Steely-vented Hummingbirds and others in flowering trees. A morning spent walking the road might also produce several species of raptors, Sooty-headed and Brown-capped Tyrannulet, Pale-eyed Pygmy-Tyrant and Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant, Golden-fronted and Scrub Greenlet, Black-chested Jay, the delightful songsters Rufous-breasted and Rufous-and-white Wrens, Swallow and Black-headed Tanagers, Yellow-tailed Oriole and more. The lovely Golden-winged Sparrow is rather common in the scrub, while Rosy Thrush-Tanager usually takes more work. Keel-billed Toucans and Whooping Motmots are often numerous, while Military Macaws and Solitary Eagles occasionally pass by overhead. In addition, this is one of the best places in Colombia for migratory songbirds; keep your eyes out for rare North American warblers. |
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