BIRDING SITES- Sumapaz National Park

Apolinar's Wren - Target Bird from Sumapaz Paramo

Sumapaz National Park

Sumapaz Paramo (Spanish) Páramo de Sumapaz - meaning "Utterly peacefulmoor land" ) is a large páramo ecosystem located in the Altiplano Cundiboyacensemountain range, considered the largest páramo ecosystem in the world.It was declared aNational Park of Colombia in 1977 because of its importance as a biodiversity hotspot and main source of water for the most densely populated area of the country, the Bogotá Savannah

The Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)

Sumapaz is home to several species of mammals: Little Red Brocket Deer, tapir, coati, golden eagle, torrent duckl also

and endemic and target birds as: Apolinar's Wren, Bogota Rail, Bearded Helmecrest, Bronze Tailed Thornbill, Chestnut Winged Cinclodes, Many Striped Canastero, Andean Tit Spinetail, Paramo Seed-eater, Plain Coloured Seedater 

inhabit the area, and a trip to Sumapaz usually include encounters with all these species. The rock faces are superb for raptors and owls (Black Chested Buzzard Eagle). Many smaller bird species are breeding around the Frailejones Plants during the summer (July to August)

Black Chested Buzzard Eagle @ Bogota Birding

National Park Sumapaz- @ Bogota Birding- Oswaldo Cortes

Bearded Helmecrest @ Bogota Birding (Giovanni Chaves)

Apolinar's Wren @ Bogota Birding

ENDEMIC, BOGOTA RAIL, VERY EASY TO SEE IN SUMAPAZ NATIONAL PARK

Chestnut Winged Cinclodes @ Bogota Birding

The Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus igniventris)

BOGOTA RAIL, BIRDING TOUR AROUND SUMAPAZ (OSWALDO CORTES)