Colombia | Reaffirming its Global Leadership as an Ideal Birdwatching Destination

Colombia, a South American famous for its rich cultural and historical heritage, diverse landscapes, a relevant biodiversity, an emergent tourist destination with a wide offering in every segment reaffirms its global leadership as an ideal birdwatching destination after obtaining first place in the Global Big Day or World Bird Count Day, according to a government source.

The Global Big Day is a birdwatching event, organized by the Cornell University Lab of Ornithology based in Ithaca, New York, U.S. which studies birds and other wildlife, housed in the Imogene Center for Birds and Biodiversity in Sapsucker Woods Sanctuary, which summons, for one day, people from all over the world to observe and record birds on the e-Bird platform.

The aim of the call is to collect important data on bird abundance and distribution, essential information for conservation, study and research.

The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia celebrated this achievement, for the ninth time, Colombia obtained first place for the aforementioned day by registering 1563 species followed by Peru with 1.404 and Brazil in third place with 1.245.

At the national level, 12.266 lists were prepared with the participation of 3.604 observers and according to the figures of the count, until 16th May, the department of Meta, central Colombian territory covering area from the Andes in the west to the vast lowland plains of Los Llanos was in first place with 664 species.

In second place was the department of Antioquia in northwest Colombia, lying mostly within the Andes mountains and extending toward the Caribbean Sea with 635 species followed by Putumayo department located in the south - west of the country, bordering Ecuador and Peru with 627 species.

The top five of the ranking was completed by Valle del Cauca, department in western Colombia abutting the Pacific Ocean in fourth position with 587 species, and in fifth, Cauca, department located in the southwestern part of the country facing the Pacific Ocean to the west with 575 species.

Finally, according to the global consolidated of the 2025 version of the Global Big Day, 7.943 species, 17.904 lists and 69.647 sighters were reported.

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