In March 2023 Judy and I visited the
Montezuma Rainforest Ecolodge and Tatama National Park near Pueblo Rico Colombia with our granddaughter, Savannah. The year we visited it had more bird sightings per e-Bird than any other area in Colombia and was only surpassed by three other areas in the world, one in Peru, one in Brazil and one in Ecuador. It was an incredible area and I had a great guide - Fernando Largo. I saw brown-bellied swallows and was unable to get photos. It is usually found above 8,200 feet. The top of Montezuma Hill is about 8,530 feet. There are three subspecies and ssp. murina, the nominate ssp., is found in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
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| Illustration of a male, ssp. murina, flying, from Birds of the World. |
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| Also an illustration of a male from Birds of the World. |
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| Range from Birds of the World. |
