Birds & Photography
We create photography and observation spots designed to showcase the key characteristics of each bird, featuring expert guidance and responsible management of the observation sites. This experience is tailored for both expert ornithologists and nature enthusiasts.
Sword-billed Hummingbird/Ensifera ensifera
This hummingbird has the longest bird beak in the world in relation to its total body length.
Crescent-faced Antpitta/Grallaricula lineifrons
It is found in the understory of the dense, stunted forest in the high Andes, at an altitude between 2,900 and 3,400 m.
ANDIGENA HYPOGLAUCA- Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan
The grey-breasted mountain toucan—also known as the Andean mountain toucan—is a member of the toucan genus *Andigena*, native to the Andean forests of Colombia.
Bicolored Antpitta/Grallaria rufocinerea (CE)
Myioborus ornatus — photographed at the Hacienda
GRALLARIA SQUAMIGERA
It is considered uncommon in its natural habitat: on or near the ground in humid montane forests at altitudes between 1,800 and 3,400 meters above sea level.
Hooded mountain tanager/Buthraupis montana
Its natural habitat is tropical and subtropical moist forests.
Long-tailed Sylph/Aglaiocercus Kingii
It inhabits forest edges, shrubby clearings, and gardens in the Andes, at altitudes between 1,400 and 3,000 m—ideally below 2,500 m above sea level.
Observation is also conservation
The observation experience is not only recreational: understanding and valuing ecosystems helps strengthen a culture of conservation. Birdwatching tourism, environmental education, research and habitat protection coexist within the same territory.