Actitud Travel Colombia
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Wings of Colombia

More than watching birds, we create experiences that transform.

Exclusive birdwatching expeditions in groups of no more than eight participants, designed to live the territory, understand its ecosystems and connect with nature in an authentic, responsible and memorable way.

Max. 8 travellers
Expert guides
Tailor-made routes
Responsible tourism

Why go birding with

Actitud Travel Colombia?

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Exclusive Experiences

Small groups of no more than eight travellers to guarantee a personal, intimate and high-quality experience.

Local Knowledge with Scientific Rigour

Ornithologists, environmental interpreters and certified local guides who combine science, story and territory.

The Best Chance to Watch and Photograph

Strategic routes for emblematic, endemic and migratory species across the most diverse ecosystems in Colombia.

Premium Logistics from Start to Finish

Specialized transport, optical equipment, selected lodges, regional cuisine, technical route planning and permanent support.

Responsible Tourism with Real Impact

We support natural reserves, rural families, community enterprises and sustainable rural economies.

Personal Attention

Advice based on your birding level, photographic interests, target species and physical condition to design your ideal expedition.

Our Promise

Small groups. Great experiences.
Memorable sightings.
Conservation with purpose.

Birds you may encounter

Slide to discover some of the species you could observe during our expeditions.

photo — Multicoloured Tanager

Multicoloured Tanager

Chlorochrysa nitidissima

EndemicAndean forest

A jewel of the Colombian Andes, famous for its vibrant plumage and quick movements through the foliage.

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HabitatAndean forest
Elevation1,300 - 2,200 m
Best timeAll year

Multicoloured Tanager

Chlorochrysa nitidissima

Size & weight

12 cm · 20 g

Diet

Small fruits, insects and moss arthropods

Biology

It lives in the mid canopy of the cloud forest of the Western and Central cordilleras, moving in mixed flocks and rarely staying still for more than a few seconds.

Did you know

Its green is not a pigment: it is structural colour, produced by the microstructure of the feather refracting light.

How to spot it

Follow the mixed flock rather than the bird: when the group passes, it usually travels along the upper edge.

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photo — Andean Cock-of-the-rock

Andean Cock-of-the-rock

Rupicola peruvianus

Humid forestCourtship

Known for its intense orange colour and spectacular courtship displays at the lek.

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HabitatHumid forest
Elevation500 - 2,400 m
Best timeMar - Jul

Andean Cock-of-the-rock

Rupicola peruvianus

Size & weight

32 cm · 250 g

Diet

Fleshy fruits; occasionally insects and small amphibians

Biology

Males gather at a lek where they compete by jumping, snapping their bills and displaying their crests. The brown female chooses and raises the brood alone in mud nests on rock walls.

Did you know

It is one of the main seed dispersers of the cloud forest: many of the trees around germinate from what it drops.

How to spot it

Observed from a fixed hide before dawn, with no artificial light and a maximum of eight people.

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photo — Blue-billed Curassow

Blue-billed Curassow

Crax alberti

EndemicCritically endangered

A flagship of Colombian conservation; it survives in forest fragments protected by private reserves.

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HabitatTropical forest
Elevation0 - 1,200 m
Best timeJan - Mar

Blue-billed Curassow

Crax alberti

Size & weight

92 cm · 3.5 kg

Diet

Fallen fruit, seeds, shoots and ground invertebrates

Biology

A large ground-dwelling bird of the humid forest of the Magdalena valley and the Serranía de San Lucas. It lives in pairs or small family groups and roosts on high branches.

Did you know

Only a few thousand individuals remain in the wild. The male has a cobalt-blue wattle above the bill that swells in the breeding season.

How to spot it

It is usually detected by sound first: a deep, almost subsonic booming produced by the male.

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photo — Highland Motmot

Highland Motmot

Momotus aequatorialis

ResidentPhotogenic

Patient and almost motionless, with its two racket-tipped tail feathers: the best first subject for nature photography.

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HabitatForest edge
Elevation1,200 - 2,500 m
Best timeAll year

Highland Motmot

Momotus aequatorialis

Size & weight

48 cm · 190 g

Diet

Large insects, lizards, fruit and small vertebrates

Biology

It nests in tunnels it digs into earth banks, sometimes more than three metres deep, and hunts from a fixed perch, waiting without moving.

Did you know

The tail rackets are not born that way: the central barbs fall off on their own with use, leaving the bare shaft.

How to spot it

Its stillness makes it ideal for calibrating exposure and focus before the difficult species.

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photo — Turquoise Dacnis

Turquoise Dacnis

Dacnis hartlaubi

EndemicVulnerable

Small, intensely blue and scarce. Its presence speaks directly of the health of the rural landscape around it.

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HabitatFragmented forest
Elevation1,300 - 2,200 m
Best timeJun - Sep

Turquoise Dacnis

Dacnis hartlaubi

Size & weight

11 cm · 13 g

Diet

Nectar, small fruits and foliage insects

Biology

It occupies fragmented forests of the three cordilleras and depends on connections between patches: live fences, agroforestry systems and shade coffee keep it alive.

Did you know

Fewer than 15 sites with stable populations are known; many of them lie inside sustainably managed coffee farms.

How to spot it

It appears in mixed flocks with honeycreepers and tanagers, almost always near flowering trees.

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photo — Black-tipped Cotinga

Black-tipped Cotinga

Carpodectes hopkei

ChocóHigh canopy

Absolute white against saturated green: it appears as a flash high in the canopy of the Colombian Pacific.

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HabitatChocó bioregion
Elevation0 - 800 m
Best timeMar - Jun

Black-tipped Cotinga

Carpodectes hopkei

Size & weight

23 cm · 105 g

Diet

Almost exclusively canopy fruit

Biology

It inhabits the humid forest of the Chocó, one of the rainiest regions on the planet. The adult male is pure white; females and juveniles are ash grey.

Did you know

Its total white is rare among humid tropical birds: it works as a long-distance visual signal over the continuous green of the canopy.

How to spot it

The guide locates fruiting trees; the wait is done from clearings with a view over the canopy.

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Premium logistics from start to finish

Specialized transport for each destination

High-quality optical equipment on loan

Carefully selected accommodation

Meals based on regional cuisine

Technical planning of routes and schedules

Permanent support throughout the expedition

Responsible tourism with real impact

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Every expedition contributes directly to the conservation of the ecosystems where we operate and strengthens the communities that inhabit and care for these territories.

Natural reserves
Rural families
Community guides & enterprises
Environmental education
Sustainable rural economies
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Because every bird deserves to be observed with respect, every ecosystem protected with responsibility and every traveller to live an experience that will stay in their memory forever.