Birds of Colombia


Sooty Antbird (Hafferia fortis fortis) Male Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia
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Sooty Antbird (Hafferia fortis fortis) Female Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia
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Blue-lored Antbird (Hafferia immaculata) Male Laguna Tabacal, Cundinamarca, Colombia
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Blue-lored Antbird (Hafferia immaculata concepcion) Female Aralcal, San Peregrino, Caldas, Colombia
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Spottily distributed in the Andes. Closely related to Zeledon's Antbird which is found on the Pacific slope. The biggest visual difference is the shade of brown of the females. Only one of several of the vocalizations is different. Once called the Immaculate Antbird.


Zeledon's Antbird (Hafferia zeledoni) Male Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Los Bancos, Ecuador
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Zeledon's Antbird (Hafferia zeledoni zeledoni) Female National Park Darien, Panama
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Closely related to Blue-lored Antbird found in the Andes. Once both were called the Immaculate Antbird. Generally a lowland species, but can occur up to 1500m in the western Andes.