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Birding the “Utterly Peaceful Moorland” – Sumapaz NP Colombia

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I had never been to Colombia before so didn’t know the best birding spots in the vicinity of the capital. Military checkpoints outside of cities are a common thing in Colombia. The post Birding the “Utterly Peaceful Moorland” – Sumapaz NP Colombia first appeared on 10,000 Birds. One of them was very special to me.

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Responsible Birding in Colombia with Jaguarundi Travel

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My name is Rene Montero Serrano, I was born in Colombia and I have been a nature travel explorer since I was a kid. Around the year of 2007, I was working in the field living with various local communities and understanding their needs, while at the same time mass international tourism was starting in Colombia.

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Birding Inirida, Colombia: practicalities, part 3

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Inírida is the capital city of the department of Guainía in the east of Colombia, mere 25 km (15 mi) from the border with Venezuela. Field guides As far as I have noticed, the entire group (including me) was using the latest Lynx edition of Hilty’s Birds of Colombia.

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The Thing About Colombia

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The nation of Colombia has been the victim of some bad press over the last few decades, not all of this is entirely unjustified. The government of Colombia was involved in a long-simmering and occasionally boiling war with guerilla groups in the rural parts of the country. Proud of their nation of music and color and art.

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Cerulean Warbler Gets a Boost in Colombia

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and Colombia respectively, have secured thirteen new conservation easements in Colombia with private landowners that will protect important habitat for the Cerulean Warbler – North America’s fastest declining neotropical migrant songbird.

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The 2nd most Biodiverse country that hasnt got a good threating

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Now i know this a Animal subreddit but i really thinked that Colombia that is the 2nd most biodiverse country got just like less than 6 nature documentarys overall, its really sad since the country is overshadowed by Brazil, Colombia has almost half of brazil biodiversity even tho of being like 5 times smaller than Brazil, So what im trying to say (..)

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GUYANA–Simply Delicious Birding!

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Whilst Guyana doesn’t boast the number of species of larger countries like Peru, Brazil and Colombia, one needs to consider the size difference between these countries. Whilst Colombia might have a bird-list slightly more than double that of Guyana’s, consider the fact that it is more than 5 times larger.

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