Los Flamencos (Flamingos) National Park is located in the Guajira region of Colombia. The park is a sanctuary for a large population of American flamingo, and consists of coastal wetlands, seasonal lagoons, mangroves and dry forest. Flamingo are the main attraction, and although there abundance is seasonal some individuals are present throughout the year. Aquatic habitats within the park are excellent for viewing wading birds, including many migrants and rare vagrants. An early morning rise is a must due to the hot temperatures and lack of shade during the day.
Equally exquisite birding can be had in the nearby dry forest inhabited by the Wayuu people. Here the main stars are the endemic buffy hummingbird and near-endemics such as vermilion cardinal, russet-throated puffbird and black-crested antshrike. An added bonus is birding amongst the locals and seeing first-hand how they live. After a long morning of birding, a restaurant on the beach (yes, you are on sand) offers some of the best seafood in the area.
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Crested Bobwhite
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Brown-throated Parakeet
Orange-chined Parakeet
Bare-eyed Pigeon
Whimbrel
Greater Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Spoted Sandpiper
Willet
Ruddy Turnstone
Long-billed Dowitcher
Sanderling
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Wattled Jacana
Double-striped Thick-knee
American Oystercatcher
Black-necked Stilt
Black-bellied Plover
Wilson's Plover
Snowy Plover
Collared Plover
Laughing Gull
Gull-billed Tern
Common Tern
Large-billed Tern
Osprey
American Northern Harrier
Southern Crested Caracara
Yellow-headed Caracara
American Kestrel
Neotropic Cormorant
Reddish Egret
Tricolored Heron
Little Blue Heron
Snowy Egret
Great-blue Heron
Great Egret
Cattle Egret
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
American Flamingo
White Ibis
Scarlet Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
Brown Pelican
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Magnificent Frigatebird
Northern Scrub-Flycatcher
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pied-water Tyrant
Venezuelan Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Great Kiskadee
Straight-billed Woodcreeper
Tropical Mockingbird
Bicolored Wren
Tropical Gnatcatcher
Vermilion Cardinal
Grayish Saltator
Yellow Oriole
Great-tailed Grackle
Black Skimmer
Least Tern