Noteworthy bird records from the Tamá massif and adjacent areas, Norte de Santander, Colombia

Abstract

The Tamá massif straddles the Colombia-Venezuela border on the east slope of the East Andes. Rugged topography and recent political unrest have limited ornithological work in the area, particularly at lower elevations. We made multiple excursions to Tamá in 2017–2020, visiting elevations of 900–3400 m. We recorded several species that are unknown or poorly known on the east slope of the northeastern Andes in Colombia, including Heliangelus mavors, Coeligena bonapartei, Sternoclyta cyanopectus, Aulacorhynchus sulcatus, Thamnophilus unicolor, Formicarius rufipectus, Grallaricula ferrugineipectus, and Thripadectes virgaticeps. Additional noteworthy observations included records of Pauxi pauxi and Tephrophilus wetmorei.