
Mistrato - Colombia
21 January 2020 – 22 January 2020
This (too) short trip was part of an exploration of local birding routes for KINGI, Narly's tourist company based in Cartago. Narly arranged everything with Cristian, our local guide and owner of the superb Sutu Mistrato Reserve. Not only the birding, but the whole trip were so great, that we ended up staying longer than planned and are looking forward to continuing exploring this amazing place!
Visited Sites
General Travelling Information
We traveled from Cartago by public transport. Narly arranged with the local bus company of Mistrato to pick us up directly in Cerritos, so that we could avoid a time-costly detour to Pereira. We stayed at a small hotel in Mistrato, and from there hired a 4x4 car to go to the birding places. In the near future it will be possible to stay directly at the Sutu Mistrato Reserve, where Cristian is currently building a lodge with all the facilities for birdwatchers.
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Sutú (Mistrató)
Mistrato is a small town in the coffee region in the western Andes of Colombia, gateway to one of the most exciting and biodiverse areas in the world: the Choco forest. Among the specialities that can be found here are Black-and-gold and Multicolored tanagers (among many other beautiful tanagers), Scaled Fruiteater, Yellow-eared Parrot, Toucan Barbet, Choco Daggerbill, Purple-bibbed Whitetip, Lanceolated Monklet, and Tatama Tapaculo, just to mention a few. It is also a great place for raptor-watching, with observations of Ornate Hawk-eagle not uncommon. Until now, this has been a rather underexplored area, but with the more stable social situation, the creation of new birdwatching reserves and lodges (like the superb Sutu Mistrato Reserve we visited), and the knowledge and enthusiasm of local guides (like Cristian), it has the potential to become one of Colombia's birdwatching havens.
How to get there
Mistrato can be reached in around two hours by car from Pereira's international airport. Public transport options are relatively easy to arrange from Pereira or Cartago. To visit the birding sites around Mistrato, a 4x4 car is needed. You can either rent one of the public jeeps serving the small towns around Mistrato just for yourself, or travel in the (relatively scarce) public routes.
Facilities & accommodation
Mistrato has a few hotels offering simple accomodation. The lodge at the Sutu Mistrato Reserve is being built at the moment and will be the choice for staying in a beautiful place directly at a great birding spot.
Local guides
Cristian Bueno Mejía is a very friendly and knowledgeable bird guide native from Mistrato. You can reach him through Facebook, reservasutumistrato@gmail.com or +57 320 469 8131.
Species List
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Chestnut Wood-Quail Odontophorus hyperythrus details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 4 ind. Auditivo
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Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 2 ind. Auditivo
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Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 1 ind. Auditivo
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Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 1 ind.
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Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind. 2020-01-21 1 ind.
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White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 2 ind.
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White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 1 ind.
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White-throated Daggerbill Schistes albogularis details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
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Violet-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus coelestis details sounds
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Greenish Puffleg Haplophaedia aureliae details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind. Macho
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Brown Inca Coeligena wilsoni details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind. Reportado en la reserva natural sutu en Mistrato 2020-01-21 1 ind. Reportada en la reserva natural sutu en Mistrato. Risaralda
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White-booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind. Hembra 2020-01-21 2 ind. Hembras
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Purple-bibbed Whitetip Urosticte benjamini details sounds
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Fawn-breasted Brilliant Heliodoxa rubinoides details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 1 ind.
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Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind.
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Empress Brilliant Heliodoxa imperatrix details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind. Reportado en la reserva natural sutu en Mistrato 2020-01-21 1 ind. Reportado en la reserva natural sutu en Mistrato, Risaralda
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Purple-throated Woodstar Philodice mitchellii details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind. 2020-01-21 1 ind.
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Crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind. Hembra
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Steely-vented Hummingbird Saucerottia saucerottei details sounds
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Andean Emerald Uranomitra franciae details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind. 2020-01-21 1 ind.
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Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 3 ind.
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Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 9 ind.
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Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 5 ind.
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Semicollared Hawk Microspizias collaris details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind.
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Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind. 2020-01-21 1 ind.
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Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 1 ind. Visual
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Andean Motmot Momotus aequatorialis details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind.
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Moustached Puffbird Malacoptila mystacalis details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 2 ind. Auditivo
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Red-headed Barbet Eubucco bourcierii details sounds
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Crimson-rumped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus haematopygus details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 1 ind. Auditivo
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Choco Toucan Ramphastos brevis details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 2 ind. Auditivo
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Smoky-brown Woodpecker Dryobates fumigatus details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 1 ind.
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Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 1 ind.
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Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 3 ind. Perchado 2020-01-21 1 ind. Auditivo
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Bronze-winged Parrot Pionus chalcopterus details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 8 ind.
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Yellow-eared Parrot Ognorhynchus icterotis details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 4 ind. 2020-01-21 11 ind. Visual y auditivo
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Scarlet-fronted Parakeet Psittacara wagleri details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 2 ind.
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Bar-crested Antshrike Thamnophilus multistriatus details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 2 ind. Auditivo
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Slaty Antwren Myrmotherula schisticolor details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 2 ind.
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Yellow-breasted Antpitta Grallaria flavotincta details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 1 ind. Auditivo
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Tatama Tapaculo Scytalopus alvarezlopezi details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 3 ind. Auditivo
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Montane Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 2 ind.
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Montane Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia striaticollis details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 1 ind.
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Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner Dendroma rufa details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 2 ind. Visual
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Red-faced Spinetail Cranioleuca erythrops details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind.
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Slaty Spinetail Synallaxis brachyura details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 1 ind. Auditivo
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Pale-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis albescens details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 1 ind.
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Club-winged Manakin Machaeropterus deliciosus details sounds
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Scaled Fruiteater Ampelioides tschudii details sounds
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White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 2 ind. Pareja
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Variegated Bristle-Tyrant Pogonotriccus poecilotis details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind.
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Fulvous-breasted Flatbill Rhynchocyclus fulvipectus details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind.
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Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 2 ind.
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Golden-faced Tyrannulet Zimmerius chrysops details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 2 ind. Auditivo
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Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind. 2020-01-21 2 ind.
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Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind. Auditivo 2020-01-21 1 ind.
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Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 1 ind.
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Lemon-browed Flycatcher Conopias cinchoneti details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 1 ind.
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Golden-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes hemichrysus details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 1 ind. Auditivo
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Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 1 ind.
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Black-billed Peppershrike Cyclarhis nigrirostris details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind. Auditivo 2020-01-21 1 ind. Auditivo
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Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 4 ind. 2020-01-21 3 ind.
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Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 4 ind. 2020-01-21 5 ind.
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Sharpe's Wren Cinnycerthia olivascens details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind.
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Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 2 ind. 2020-01-22 1 ind. Auditivo 2020-01-21 2 ind. Visual y auditivo
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Chestnut-breasted Wren Cyphorhinus thoracicus details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 1 ind. Auditivo
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Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 2 ind.
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Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind. Auditivo 2020-01-21 1 ind. Auditivo
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Black-billed Thrush Turdus ignobilis details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 2 ind. 2020-01-21 2 ind.
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Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 4 ind. 2020-01-21 2 ind.
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Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind. 2020-01-21 2 ind. Pareja
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Olive Finch Arremon castaneiceps details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 2 ind. 2020-01-21 1 ind.
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Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 2 ind. 2020-01-21 10 ind.
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Tricolored Brushfinch Atlapetes tricolor details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 3 ind. Reportados en la reserva natural sutu en Mistrato, Risaralda
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Chestnut-headed Oropendola Psarocolius wagleri details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 15 ind. Hembras y machos
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Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind. Macho 2020-01-21 2 ind.
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Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 2 ind.
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Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind. Hembra
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Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 2 ind. 2020-01-21 2 ind.
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Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind. 2020-01-22 2 ind. 2020-01-21 1 ind.
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Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind. 2020-01-22 2 ind. 2020-01-21 5 ind.
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Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind. 2020-01-21 4 ind.
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Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 2 ind. Reportado en la reserva natural sutu en Mistrato 2020-01-21 2 ind.
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Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 7 ind.
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Summer Tanager Piranga rubra details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 4 ind. 2020-01-21 4 ind.
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Flame-rumped Tanager Ramphocelus flammigerus details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 2 ind. 2020-01-21 5 ind.
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Black-and-gold Tanager Bangsia melanochlamys details sounds
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Blue-winged Mountain Tanager Anisognathus somptuosus details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 3 ind. 2020-01-21 2 ind.
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Purplish-mantled Tanager Iridosornis porphyrocephalus details sounds
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Multicolored Tanager Chlorochrysa nitidissima details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 1 ind.
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Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 4 ind. 2020-01-21 4 ind. Visual y auditivo
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Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 4 ind. 2020-01-21 4 ind.
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Rufous-throated Tanager Ixothraupis rufigula details sounds
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Golden-naped Tanager Chalcothraupis ruficervix details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind. 2020-01-21 1 ind.
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Black-capped Tanager Stilpnia heinei details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 3 ind. Macho
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Scrub Tanager Stilpnia vitriolina details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind. 2020-01-21 4 ind.
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Blue-necked Tanager Stilpnia cyanicollis details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 2 ind. 2020-01-21 2 ind.
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Beryl-spangled Tanager Tangara nigroviridis details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 3 ind.
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Metallic-green Tanager Tangara labradorides details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 2 ind.
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Golden Tanager Tangara arthus details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 2 ind. 2020-01-21 6 ind.
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Silver-throated Tanager Tangara icterocephala details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 2 ind. 2020-01-22 4 ind. 2020-01-21 4 ind.
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Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 2 ind.
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Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 2 ind.
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Bananaquit Coereba flaveola details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-21 1 ind.
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Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 2 ind. 2020-01-21 2 ind.
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Black-winged Saltator Saltator atripennis details sounds
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Sutú (Mistrató)
2020-01-22 1 ind. Reportado en la reserva natural sutu en Mistrato, Risaralda 2020-01-21 2 ind. Auditivo
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Last updated: 19 June 2020