Colombia

Fundación ProAves has six bird reserves with lodges to accommodate tour groups, volunteers and visitors.

Jenaim Ecolodge and Blue Moon Restaurant, El Dorado Bird Reserve, in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, northern Colombia. This is a paradise for birds. There are almost 20 species endemic to the Santa Marta Mountains, such as the Santa Marta Parakeet , Santa Marta Sabrewing (a hummingbird), and Santa Marta Bush-Tyrant. In addition, the mountains are important wintering areas for migrants from North America, such as the Golden-winged and Cerulean warblers. The birds here are only part of the main attraction. The lodge has 16 beds in six rooms with private bathrooms , each with spectacular views down to the Caribbean Sea far below.

El Paujil Bird Reserve is best place to see the Critically Endangered Blue-billed Curassow and many other endemic Magdalena lowland species . Just six hours from Bogota, the reserve accommodations are located beside the Río Ermitaño and have seven rooms and 18 beds, including four rooms with private bathrooms and two with air conditioning.

The Cerulean Warbler Bird Reserve protects a significant 221 hectare (545 acre) relict of Colombian Oak forest with an extraordinary concentration of threatened bird species , including the Critically Endangered Gorgeted Wood-Quail and Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird. The reserve boasts an impressive 150 year old stone path called “Camino de Lengerke” which was a vital trading route between the Magdalena River and the interior. The meter-wide trail gently winds up the Yariguíes Mountains from the subtropical coffee plantations into the oak forest reserve. The reserve has four rooms with private bathrooms for 11 people and a further three rooms with shared facilities.

The Arrierito Antiqueño Bird Reserve protects a core forest remnant of 526 hectares (1,300 acres) to protect the Chestnut-capped Piha and many other key species. The reserve has a colonial farmhouse and four new spacious rooms with private bathrooms for 8 people .

El Mirador Bird Reserve. After being lost for over 90 years, ProAves rediscovered the Fuertes’s Parrot in 2002 and protected its montane cloud forest in the Central Andes. Besides the parrot, this reserve also holds more than ten threatened and endemic bird species , such as the Golden-plumed Parakeet, Brown-banded Antpitta, and Crescent-faced Antpitta. A rustic but updated farmhouse on the reserve farmhouse will accept groups of up to ten visitors.

Colibrí del Sol Bird Reserve protects the highest massif in the 500 km (300 mile) long Western Cordillera between 2,750 and 3,800 meters (9,000 to 12,000 feet) where reside the unique Dusky Starfrontlet and Chestnut-bellied Flowerpiercer, along with many other species . The reserve has rustic lodging for visitors in a cabin with basic accommodations for up to eight persons.

To make reservations and for more information, contact EcoTurs Colombia

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Fundación ProAves at:
Carretera 20 Nº 36-61, Bogota, Colombia
teléfonos 57-1-245-5137 or 57-1-3403229
email: fundacion@proaves.org