Colombia Ramsar wetland
Laguna de la Cocha
262 bird species recorded; the most in May and in December.
Sebastian David Martinez Canchala · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
145 species in January.148 species in February.132 species in March.89 species in April.174 species in May.88 species in June.137 species in July.144 species in August.147 species in September.138 species in October.125 species in November.188 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
NT
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
262 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 262Speciesrecorded more than once
- 62Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 16,884Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 2,780 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 16Raptors
- 5Owls
- 11Waders
- 2Gulls & seabirds
- 7Ducks & geese
- 12Herons, ibises & grebes
- 147Songbirds
- 62Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 262 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors16 species
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- Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- Accipiter striatusAccipiter striatus
- Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- White-throated HawkButeo albigula
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Buteo polyosomaButeo polyosoma
- Carunculated CaracaraPhalcoboenus carunculatus
- Percnohierax leucorrhousPercnohierax leucorrhous
- Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
Owls5 species
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- Rufous-banded OwlStrix albitarsis
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Andean Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium jardinii
- American Barn OwlTyto furcata
- White-throated Screech OwlMegascops albogularis
Waders11 species
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- Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Noble SnipeGallinago nobilisNT
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- Andean LapwingVanellus resplendens
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusVU
Gulls & seabirds2 species
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- Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
Ducks & geese7 species
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- Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
- Andean DuckOxyura ferruginea
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- Andean TealAnas andium
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
Herons, ibises & grebes12 species
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- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Whispering IbisPhimosus infuscatus
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Southern Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalis
- Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
- Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensis
Songbirds147 species
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- Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
- Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
- Brown-bellied SwallowNotiochelidon murina
- Mountain CaciqueCacicus chrysonotus
- Elaenia pallatangaeElaenia pallatangae
- Synallaxis azaraeSynallaxis azarae
- Slaty Brush-finchAtlapetes schistaceus
- Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
- Black FlowerpiercerDiglossa humeralis
- Grass WrenCistothorus platensis
- Masked Flower-piercerDiglossa cyanea
- Subtropical DoraditoPseudocolopteryx acutipennis
- Lacrimose Mountain-TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosus
- Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatus
- Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca
- Plain-coloured SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
- White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilatera
- Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalus
- Blue-and-white SwallowNotiochelidon cyanoleuca
- Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis
- Blackish TapaculoScytalopus latrans
- Black-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus granadensis
- Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereum
- Myiothlypis nigrocristataMyiothlypis nigrocristata
- Glossy Flower-piercerDiglossa lafresnayii
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantzii
- Scarlet-bellied Mountain-TanagerAnisognathus igniventris
- Bluish Flower-piercerDiglossa caerulescens
- Pale-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes pallidinucha
- Hooded Mountain-TanagerButhraupis montana
- Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassorii
- Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
- Ochthoeca fumicolorOchthoeca fumicolor
- Golden-crowned TanagerIridosornis rufivertex
- Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger
- Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus
- Andean SiskinSpinus spinescens
- Spillmann's TapaculoScytalopus spillmanni
- Tawny AntpittaGrallaria quitensis
- Anairetes agilisAnairetes agilis
- White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
- Paramo TapaculoScytalopus opacus
- Schizoeaca fuliginosaSchizoeaca fuliginosa
- Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronata
- Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapilla
- Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuata
- Green-and-black FruiteaterPipreola riefferii
- Chestnut-bellied CotingaDoliornis remseniNT
- Western Wood-PeweeContopus sordidulus
- Grallaria saturataGrallaria saturata
- Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufa
- Blue-winged Mountain-tanagerAnisognathus somptuosus
- Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralis
- Black phoebeSayornis nigricans
- Yellow-breasted Brush-FinchAtlapetes latinuchus
- Rufous WrenCinnycerthia unirufa
- Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollis
- Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrantOchthoeca diadema
- Pale-edged FlycatcherMyiarchus cephalotes
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- Chestnut-naped AntpittaGrallaria nuchalis
- Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridis
- Golden-fronted RedstartMyioborus ornatus
- Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus
- Masked Mountain TanagerTephrophilus wetmoreiVU
- Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
- Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
- Black-collared JayCyanolyca armillata
- White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterus
- Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
- Grey-browed BrushfinchArremon assimilis
- Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyura
- Buff-breasted Mountain-tanagerDubusia taeniata
- Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
- Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela
- Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus
- Ornate FlycatcherMyiotriccus ornatus
- White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
- Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
- Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger
- Red-hooded TanagerPiranga rubriceps
- Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus
- Grey-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys
- Rufous-headed Pygmy-tyrantPseudotriccus ruficeps
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- Superciliaried HemispingusThlypopsis superciliaris
- Tufted Tit-tyrantAnairetes parulus
- Black-capped HemispingusKleinothraupis atropileus
- Crowned Chat-TyrantOchthoeca frontalis
- Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
- Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolor
- Chestnut-capped Brush FinchArremon brunneinucha
- Smoky Bush-tyrantMyiotheretes fumigatus
- Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
- Red-breasted MeadowlarkSturnella militaris
- White-capped TanagerSericossypha albocristataVU
- Ocellated TapaculoAcropternis orthonyx
- Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
- Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferii
- Rusty Flower-piercerDiglossa sittoides
- Oleaginous HemispingusSphenopsis frontalis
- Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
- White-browed SpinetailHellmayrea gularis
- Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyrannina
- American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus
- Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
- Ash-colored TapaculoMyornis senilis
- Scarlet FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
- Rufous-crowned Tody-TyrantPoecilotriccus ruficeps
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- White-naped Brush-finchAtlapetes albinucha
- Black-backed Bush-finchUrothraupis stolzmanni
- White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalus
- Black-capped TanagerStilpnia heinei
- Inca JayCyanocorax yncas
- Slaty-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca cinnamomeiventris
- White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercus
- Golden-faced TyrannuletZimmerius chrysops
- Black-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias nigrocapillus
- Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys
- Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis
- Chestnut-breasted ChlorophoniaChlorophonia pyrrhophrys
- Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
- Pale-footed SwallowNotiochelidon flavipes
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigera
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
- Russet-backed OropendolaPsarocolius angustifrons
- Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
- Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephala
- White-thighed SwallowNeochelidon tibialis
- Slaty-crowned AntpittaGrallaricula nana
- Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilis
- Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscater
- Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloides
- Olive-Sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
- Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
- Canada warblerCardellina canadensis
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus
- Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephala
- Black-headed HemispingusPseudospingus verticalis
Other birds62 species
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- Slate-colored CootFulica ardesiaca
- Eared DoveZenaida auriculata
- Sparkling Violet-earColibri coruscans
- Andean GuanPenelope montagnii
- Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthina
- American CootFulica americana
- Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
- Collared IncaCoeligena torquata
- Ecuadorian RailRallus aequatorialis
- Tourmaline SunangelHeliangelus exortis
- Gray-breasted Mountain-toucanAndigena hypoglauca
- Black-tailed TrainbearerLesbia victoriae
- Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensifera
- White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsant
- Bronze-winged ParrotPionus chalcopterus
- Masked TrogonTrogon personatus
- Green-tailed TrainbearerLesbia nuna
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotus
- Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayi
- Plum-crowned ParrotPionus tumultuosus
- Glowing PufflegEriocnemis vestita
- Rainbow-bearded ThornbillChalcostigma herrani
- Scaly-naped AmazonAmazona mercenaria
- Golden-breasted PufflegEriocnemis mosquera
- Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
- Purple-backed ThornbillRamphomicron microrhynchum
- White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
- White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
- Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivolii
- Buff-winged StarfrontletCoeligena lutetiae
- Golden-plumed ParakeetLeptosittaca branickii
- Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligena
- Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea
- Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
- Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollens
- Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingii
- Emerald-bellied PufflegEriocnemis aline
- Tawny-breasted TinamouNothocercus julius
- Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicae
- Common Squirrel-cuckooPiaya cayana
- Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris
- Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris
- Great SapphirewingPterophanes cyanopterus
- Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
- Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
- Andean MotmotMomotus aequatorialis
- White-booted Racket-tailOcreatus underwoodii
- Black-billed Mountain-ToucanAndigena nigrirostris
- Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus
- Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotii
- Gorgeted WoodstarChaetocercus heliodor
- Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
- Maroon-tailed ParakeetPyrrhura melanura
- Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
- Greater AniCrotophaga major
- Common PotooNyctibius griseus
- Black-thighed PufflegEriocnemis derbyi
- White-throated ToucanetAulacorhynchus albivitta
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in May and in December.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan22°/15°99 mm
- Feb22°/15°107 mm
- Mar22°/15°137 mm
- Apr21°/15°153 mm
- May21°/14°136 mm
- Jun20°/14°115 mm
- Jul20°/13°83 mm
- Aug21°/13°64 mm
- Sep22°/14°76 mm
- Oct22°/15°134 mm
- Nov22°/15°171 mm
- Dec21°/15°134 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Laguna de la Cocha.
Lagoon in Colombia
Laguna de la Cocha is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Colombia, 2,780 m above the sea.
262 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 16,884 open records.
The most recorded are the Slate-colored Coot, the Rufous-collared Sparrow and the Yellow-billed Pintail.
22 species come for the summer, 35 for the winter and 5 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Lesser yellowlegs, Masked Mountain Tanager and White-capped Tanager.
The most species are recorded in May and in December.
Get there and watch
- Cabaña eduardoplace to stay · 3.1 km · 19 within 10 km
- Puerresnearest town · 16 km in a straight line
- Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 36 km in a straight lineCar hire at UIO airport (Quito)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1viewpoints within 5 km
- 19places to stay within 10 kmCabaña eduardo, Sindamanoy, Hostal Villa Quillinza and 16 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Laguna de la Cocha.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas19 mountains within 25 kmCerro Putumayo · 10 kmVolcán Bordoncillo · 12 kmCerro Santa Lucía · 12 kmCerro Alcalde · 15 kmCerro Patascoy de Santa Lucía · 18 kmCerro Caballo Rucio · 18 kmCerro Picudo · 20 kmCerro Morazurco · 21 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmLaguna de la Cocha41 km² · 1.1 kmEmbalse Río Bobo2.0 km² · 14 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Laguna de la Cocha
Colombia
- 68Birdyas Score
- 262Species
- 62Migrants
- 4Threatened
Limoncocha National Biological Reserve
Ecuador · 178 km
- 85Birdyas Score
- 574Species
- 117Migrants
- 6Threatened
El Ángel Ecological Reserve
Ecuador · 92 km
- 47Birdyas Score
- 94Species
- 27Migrants
- 1Threatened
Farallones de Cali National Natural Park
Colombia · 245 km
- 62Birdyas Score
- 287Species
- 70Migrants
- 0Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3068877) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 16,884 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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