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The Andean condor is the national bird of Colombia.. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Colombia.According to the South American Classification Committee (SACC) of the American Ornithological Society (AOS), the avifauna of Colombia has 1910 confirmed species.
Pages in category "Birds of Colombia" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 366 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Some estimations of lifespans of wild birds has exceeded 50 years. In 1983, the Guinness Book of World Records considered the longest-lived bird of any species with a confirmed lifespan was an Andean condor that died after surviving 72 years in captivity, having been captured from the wild as a juvenile of undetermined age. [20]
The Vultur gryphus also known as the Andean condor is the national bird of Colombia.. The Andean condor inhabits the Andes mountain range. Although it is primarily a scavenger, feeding on carrion, this species belongs to the New World vulture family Cathartidae.
The following is a list of the 83 known endemic bird species in Colombia (about 4% of Colombian species) with notes about their general distribution. [1] [2] Twenty-three (28%) of the species are found only in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, an isolated mountain range in northern Colombia with a very high degree of endemism.
The researchers said it sheds new light on what the region looked like millions of years ago and the food chain there. Scientists think the region was humid and full of rivers and other water bodies.
This is a list of bird species recorded in South America. South America is the "Bird Continent": It boasts records of 3492 species, more than any other. (Much larger Eurasia is second with 3467.) Colombia's list alone numbers 1910 confirmed species, and both Brazil's and Peru's confirmed lists also exceed 1860.
The bird's name will no longer acknowledge John James Audubon, the famous bird illustrator the National Audubon Society is named after in recognition of his contributions to the field of ornithology.