Colombia

State of the world's birds case studies

Introduction: The importance of birds to biodiversity

Birds are found almost everywhere in the world, from the poles to the equator

State: What we know about the changing state of birds

Some countries are particularly important for threatened birds

Pressure: Why birds are declining

Response: What can be done to improve the status of birds

Key publications

Devenish, C., Diaz, D. F., Clay, R. P., Davidson, I. J. and Zabala, I. Y. (2009) Important Bird Areas of the Americas: Priority Sites for Biodiversity Conservation. BirdLife International

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References

YÃ©pez, I., Devenish, C. and Clay, R. P. (2010) Important Bird Areas in the Amazon Basin. Quito: BirdLife International Americas Secretariat.
BirdLife International and Conservation International (2005) Ãreas Importantes para la ConservaciÃ³n de las Aves en los Andes Tropicales: sitios prioritarios para la conservacÃon de la biodiversidad [Important Bird Areas in the Tropical Andes: priority sites for biodiversity conservation]. Quito: BirdLife International. [In Spanish]

Colombia at a glance

Capital

Bogotá

Area

1,138,910 km²

BirdLife Partner

Asociación Calidris

Species
Total number of birds	1,884
Globally threatened birds	120
Country endemics	92
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	126
Total IBA area	9,209,346 ha
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	20

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2021) Country profile: Colombia. Available from http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/country/colombia. Checked: 2021-10-17

State of the world's birds case studies

Capital

Area

BirdLife Partner

Species

Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas

Endemic Bird Areas