BIRDING DAY TRIP – MANIZALES

Tinamú Birding Reserve

1,500 m | 4,920 ft

Half or Full day

Connects with Rio Blanco Reserve

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Subtropical forest, specialized bird feeding stations

Tinamú Birding Reserve is a former coffee farm that chose to protect the surrounding ecosystem. Today, it is an island of forest amid crops and cattle pastures. The reserve has several trails and a route that takes visitors past feeding stations, with a special focus on antbirds and antshrikes.

Each morning, the typically shy Blue-lored Antbird visits one of the feeders. Dedicated stations also attract Jet Antbird, Bar-crested Antshrike, Great Antshrike, and the endemic Parker’s Antbird.

The reserve is also a good place to look for Golden-collared Manakin, along with several common tanagers and hummingbirds that visit its feeders. The access road offers rewarding birding opportunities in semi-open areas and along forest edges.

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Birds to look for

  • Golden-collared Manakin
  • Parker’s Antbird (endemic)
  • Blue-lored Antbird
  • Great Antshrike
  • Bar-crested Antshrike
  • Rufous-naped Greenlet
  • Moustached Puffbird
  • Gray-headed Dove
  • Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper
  • Jet Antbird
  • Blue-necked Tanager
  • Guira Tanager
  • Grayish Piculet (endemic)
  • Spectacled Parrotlet
  • Scarlet-fronted Parakeet
  • Cocoa Thrush

Full list of birds

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PHOTOS: JOHNNIER ARANGO, TOUR LEADER

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