The Mesenia-Paramillo Nature Reserve is home to 30 endangered bird species, the largest congregation in all of the Americas, making this area of utmost importance for conservation; here a view of 22 of them.
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Dusky Starfrontlet Coeligena orina CR* Luis Mazariegos
Urrao Antpitta Grallaria urraoensis CR* De Nigel Voaden
Yellow-eared Parrot Ognorhynchus icterotis EN Gustavo Suarez Gold-ringed Tanager Bangsia aureocincta EN* Megan
Chestnut-bellied Flower-Piercer Diglossa gloriosissima EN* Gustavo Suarez Black-and-gold Tanager Bangsia melanochlamys EN* Juan Jose Arango
Munchique Wood-wren Henicorhina negretii VU Luis Mazariegos
Choco Vireo Vireo masteri VU Bob Zarem
Red-bellied Grackle Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster VU Jaime Hurtado
Bicolored Antvireo Dysithamnus occidentalis VU Dusan Brinkhuizen Purplish-mantled Tanager Iridosornis porphyrocephala VU T. S. Schulenberg Multicoloured Tanager Chlorochrysa nitidisima VU Juan Jose Arango Tanager Finch Oreothraupis arremonops VU Gustavo Suarez
Crested Ant-Tanager Habia cristata VU* Juan José Arango Chesnut-crested Contiga Ampelion rufaxilla VU José Cataño
Yellow-headed Manakin Xenopipo flavicapilla VU Dubi Shapiro
Black-and-chestnut Eagle Oroaetus isidori NT Andre Baertschi Semi-collared Hawk Accipiter collaris NT Peter Wendelken Chestnut Wood-quail Odontophorus hyperythrus NT Héctor Julián Sánchez Black-billed Mountain Toucan Andigena nigrirostris NT Ubiel Rendón Fulvous-dotted Treerunner Margarornis stellatus NT Daniel Uribe Beautiful Jay Cyanolica pulchra NT Andrew Spencer
*Endangered category based on Peñuela and Pimm 2014