Site Report: Monserrate

Black Flowerpiercer (Diglossa humeralis)

Glowing Puffleg (Eriocnemis vestita)

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus igniventris)

Tyrian Metaltail (Metallura tyrianthina) - Female

Big hill with a church on top of it

2023-02-05: We kicked off our trip to Colombia with an early morning hike to the top of Monserrate. Despite the very steep hill, there were literally thousands of people climbing up the stairs to the top, and quite a few more waiting for the Funicular. There were lots of snacks for sale on the way up, and we ate every one of them. After the hike, we headed over to La Candelaria for some more food.

Kingdom: Animals (20 records)

Phylum: Chordates (20 records)

Class: Birds (20 records)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
- Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata)

Order: Perching Birds (12 records)
- Family: Antpittas
- Chestnut-crowned Antpitta (Grallaria ruficapilla)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
- Superciliaried Hemispingus (Thlypopsis superciliaris)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca)
- Golden-fronted Redstart (Myioborus ornatus)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Scarlet-browed Tanager (Heterospingus xanthopygius)
- Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus igniventris)
- Black Flowerpiercer (Diglossa humeralis)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Great Thrush (Turdus fuscater)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- White-throated Tyrannulet (Mecocerculus leucophrys)
- Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant (Myiotheretes striaticollis)

Order: Turkey-like birds (1 record)
- Family: Chachalacas, Guans, and Curassows
- Andean Guan (Penelope montagnii)

Order: Vultures (1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)