Chamicero de Perijá

Chamicero de Perijá is a small nature reserve in Colombia established in 2014. It is centered on the Columbian side of the Serranía de Perijá mountain range, part of the East Andes.

Chamicero de Perijá protects a 1,850 acres (750 ha) area of cloud forest habitat which is home to several rare bird taxa, including the Perijá thistletail, the Perijá metaltail, the Perijá brush-finch, an endemic subspecies of the rufous antpitta,[1][2] and the Perijá tapaculo.[3]

References

  1. "Chamicero de Perijá Nature Reserve". Global Wildlife Conservation. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  2. Jeremy Hance (22 July 2014). "Rare bird paradise protected in war-torn Colombian mountain range (photos)". Mongabay. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  3. "Chamicero del Perija ProAves reserve protects new species of Tapaculo". ProAves. Retrieved 5 September 2015.

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