Farallones de Cali National Natural Park

🇨🇴 Colombia

🐦 Multicolored Tanager Cloud Forest
🌍 #133 Global · 3.9 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #21 in South America #62 in Tropical Forest
Western Andes, Colombia 1708 spp. recorded

Farallones de Cali protects nearly 200,000 hectares of the Western Andes above Cali, spanning an exceptional gradient from Pacific foothills to 4,100 m páramo. More than 540 bird species have been recorded here, making it a cornerstone of Cali's status as one of the world's great birdwatching cities.

3.382° N   76.867° W

Wildlife

SIGHTING PROBABILITY Share of citizen-science records from the park that report this species
<5%
Rare5–20%
With luck20–40%
Possible40–70%
Likely>70%
Very likely
ACTIVITY PATTERN
☀️ Diurnal 🌙 Nocturnal 🌅 Crepuscular ☀️🌙 Day & Night

⭐ Iconic Species

Multicolored Tanager ★
NT Endemic

Multicolored Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorochrysa nitidissima

30–40% · Possible
Colombian Chachalaca ★
LC Endemic

Colombian Chachalaca

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ortalis columbiana

50–60% · Likely
White-booted Racket-tail ★
LC

White-booted Racket-tail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ocreatus underwoodii

40–50% · Likely
Andean Cock-of-the-rock ★
LC

Andean Cock-of-the-rock

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rupicola peruvianus

10–20% · With luck

📊 Most Spotted

Golden Tanager
LC

Golden Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara arthus

70–80% · Very likely
Flame-rumped Tanager
LC

Flame-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus flammigerus

70–80% · Very likely
Black-billed Thrush
LC

Black-billed Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus ignobilis

70–80% · Very likely
Green Honeycreeper
LC

Green Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorophanes spiza

70–80% · Very likely
White-necked Jacobin
LC

White-necked Jacobin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Florisuga mellivora

70–80% · Very likely
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

70–80% · Very likely
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

70–80% · Very likely
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

60–70% · Likely
Red-headed Barbet
LC

Red-headed Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eubucco bourcierii

60–70% · Likely
Brown Violetear
LC

Brown Violetear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colibri delphinae

60–70% · Likely
Andean Emerald
LC

Andean Emerald

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uranomitra franciae

60–70% · Likely
Orange-bellied Euphonia
LC

Orange-bellied Euphonia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euphonia xanthogaster

60–70% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Central American Agouti
LC Endemic

Central American Agouti

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Dasyprocta punctata

30–40% · Possible
Red-tailed Squirrel
LC

Red-tailed Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sciurus granatensis

20–30% · Possible
Kinkajou
LC

Kinkajou

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Potos flavus

5–10% · With luck
Mantled Howler Monkey
VU

Mantled Howler Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Alouatta palliata

5–10% · With luck
Olinguito
NT

Olinguito

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Bassaricyon neblina

Insufficient data
🐒 No photo available
LC

Stump-tailed Porcupine

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Echinoprocta rufescens

Insufficient data
Colombian Night Monkey
VU

Colombian Night Monkey

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Aotus lemurinus

5–10% · With luck
Black Agouti
LC

Black Agouti

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Dasyprocta fuliginosa

Insufficient data
Vampire Bat
LC

Vampire Bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Desmodus rotundus

Insufficient data
Great Fruit-eating Bat
LC

Great Fruit-eating Bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Artibeus lituratus

Insufficient data
Dusky Rice Rat
LC

Dusky Rice Rat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Melanomys caliginosus

Insufficient data
Western Lowland Olingo
LC

Western Lowland Olingo

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Bassaricyon medius

Insufficient data

⭐ Iconic Species

Multicolored Tanager ★
NT Endemic

Multicolored Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorochrysa nitidissima

30–40% · Possible
Colombian Chachalaca ★
LC Endemic

Colombian Chachalaca

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ortalis columbiana

50–60% · Likely
White-booted Racket-tail ★
LC

White-booted Racket-tail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ocreatus underwoodii

40–50% · Likely
Andean Cock-of-the-rock ★
LC

Andean Cock-of-the-rock

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rupicola peruvianus

10–20% · With luck

📊 Most Spotted

Golden Tanager
LC

Golden Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara arthus

70–80% · Very likely
Flame-rumped Tanager
LC

Flame-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus flammigerus

70–80% · Very likely
Black-billed Thrush
LC

Black-billed Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus ignobilis

70–80% · Very likely
Green Honeycreeper
LC

Green Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorophanes spiza

70–80% · Very likely
White-necked Jacobin
LC

White-necked Jacobin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Florisuga mellivora

70–80% · Very likely
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

70–80% · Very likely
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

70–80% · Very likely
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

60–70% · Likely
Red-headed Barbet
LC

Red-headed Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eubucco bourcierii

60–70% · Likely
Brown Violetear
LC

Brown Violetear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colibri delphinae

60–70% · Likely
Andean Emerald
LC

Andean Emerald

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uranomitra franciae

60–70% · Likely
Orange-bellied Euphonia
LC

Orange-bellied Euphonia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euphonia xanthogaster

60–70% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Speckled Anole
LC

Speckled Anole

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Anolis ventrimaculatus

30–40% · Possible
Clark's Ground Snake
LC

Clark's Ground Snake

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Atractus clarki

10–20% · With luck
Pholidobolus celsiae

Pholidobolus celsiae

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Pholidobolus celsiae

10–20% · With luck
Fer-de-lance
LC

Fer-de-lance

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Bothrops asper

Insufficient data
Forest Flame Snake
LC

Forest Flame Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Oxyrhopus petolarius

10–20% · With luck
Scalyback Anole
LC

Scalyback Anole

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Anolis notopholis

10–20% · With luck
Tropical Snail-eater
LC Endemic

Tropical Snail-eater

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Dipsas sanctijoannis

10–20% · With luck
Mourning Gecko
LC

Mourning Gecko

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Lepidodactylus lugubris

10–20% · With luck
Redtail Coralsnake
LC

Redtail Coralsnake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Micrurus mipartitus

10–20% · With luck
Highland Eyelash-Pitviper
LC

Highland Eyelash-Pitviper

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Bothriechis schlegelii

10–20% · With luck
Anton's Anole
LC

Anton's Anole

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Anolis antonii

5–10% · With luck
Lepidoblepharis duolepis
LC

Lepidoblepharis duolepis

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Lepidoblepharis duolepis

5–10% · With luck

📊 Most Spotted

Boettger's Colombian Tree Frog
LC Endemic

Boettger's Colombian Tree Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Dendropsophus columbianus

20–30% · Possible
Giant Marine Toad
LC

Giant Marine Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Rhinella horribilis

10–20% · With luck
Johnstone's Whistling Frog
LC

Johnstone's Whistling Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Eleutherodactylus johnstonei

Insufficient data
Palmer's Robber Frog
LC Endemic

Palmer's Robber Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Pristimantis palmeri

10–20% · With luck
Atrato Glass Frog
LC

Atrato Glass Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum

Insufficient data
Colombian Robber Frog
LC Endemic

Colombian Robber Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Pristimantis erythropleura

10–20% · With luck
Pijaos' Glassfrog

Pijaos' Glassfrog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Nymphargus pijao

10–20% · With luck
Cachabi Robber Frog
LC

Cachabi Robber Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Pristimantis achatinus

10–20% · With luck
Cali Robber Frog
LC

Cali Robber Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Pristimantis brevifrons

10–20% · With luck
Lynch's Cochran Frog
LC Endemic

Lynch's Cochran Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Nymphargus ignotus

10–20% · With luck
Banana Tree Dwelling Frog
LC

Banana Tree Dwelling Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Boana platanera

Insufficient data
Leaf Litter Toad
LC

Leaf Litter Toad

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Rhaebo haematiticus

5–10% · With luck

Animal Events

🐦

Andean Cock-of-the-rock Lek

JanFebMarAprMayJun

Male Andean Cock-of-the-rocks gather at forest leks in the Anchicayá valley, flaring their crimson crests in bouncing courtship displays.

Andean Cock-of-the-rock
LC

Andean Cock-of-the-rock

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rupicola peruvianus

10–20% · With luck
🐸

Rainy-season Frog Chorus

AprMayOctNov

The bimodal rains fill the Anchicayá basin with breeding frogs, and toads and rainfrogs call from streams and leaf litter after dark.

Giant Marine Toad
LC

Giant Marine Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Rhinella horribilis

10–20% · With luck
Atrato Glass Frog
LC

Atrato Glass Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum

Insufficient data
🐦

Multicolored Tanager Feeder Flocks

JanFebMarDec

Mixed cloud-forest flocks gather at the Km 18 feeder stations, led by the park's flagship endemic Multicolored Tanager alongside golden and green tanagers.

Green Honeycreeper
LC

Green Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorophanes spiza

70–80% · Very likely
Multicolored Tanager
NT Endemic

Multicolored Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorochrysa nitidissima

30–40% · Possible
Golden Tanager
LC

Golden Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara arthus

70–80% · Very likely

Sighting Calendar

Chance of spotting each species, month by month

Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Species Total
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
50–60
50–60
50–60
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
50–60
Multicolored Tanager
30–40
30–40
20–30
20–30
20–30
20–30
30–40
20–30
20–30
30–40
30–40
20–30
Colombian Chachalaca
40–50
40–50
40–50
50–60
50–60
30–40
40–50
50–60
40–50
50–60
50–60
50–60
White-booted Racket-tail
40–50
30–40
40–50
40–50
30–40
30–40
30–40
30–40
40–50
40–50
40–50
30–40
Andean Cock-of-the-rock
5–10
10–20
5–10
10–20
10–20
5–10
10–20
10–20
10–20
10–20
10–20
10–20
Golden Tanager
80–90
80–90
70–80
70–80
70–80
60–70
70–80
70–80
70–80
80–90
80–90
80–90
Flame-rumped Tanager
70–80
80–90
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
80–90
70–80
70–80
70–80
Black-billed Thrush
80–90
80–90
70–80
70–80
60–70
60–70
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
Green Honeycreeper
70–80
80–90
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
60–70
White-necked Jacobin
70–80
70–80
70–80
60–70
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
60–70
Blue-gray Tanager
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
60–70
60–70
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
60–70
Palm Tanager
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
70–80
60–70
70–80
60–70
Bananaquit
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
70–80
60–70
60–70
70–80
70–80
60–70
50–60
Red-headed Barbet
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
50–60
50–60
60–70
60–70
60–70
70–80
60–70
Brown Violetear
60–70
70–80
60–70
50–60
50–60
50–60
60–70
60–70
60–70
50–60
60–70
50–60
Andean Emerald
60–70
60–70
60–70
50–60
60–70
60–70
50–60
60–70
60–70
60–70
70–80
50–60
Orange-bellied Euphonia
60–70
60–70
50–60
50–60
60–70
60–70
50–60
60–70
60–70
50–60
60–70
50–60
Animal Events
🐦 Multicolored Tanager Feeder Flocks
🐦 Andean Cock-of-the-rock Lek
🐸 Rainy-season Frog Chorus

Sighting Zones

Warm areas are where all species together are recorded most, so they track where people go as much as where animals are. For one species, see the map on its own page.

0.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ Excellent
🐦 Multicolored Tanager Cloud Forest

Where Wildlife Score

How good is this park for seeing wildlife?
🦜

Biodiversity

Excellent

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg
5.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds
1089
🐒 Mammals
266
🦎 Reptiles
180
🐸 Amphibians
173
1708 Total Species
850 Global average across 296 parks
96 Threatened 129 Endemic
🔭

Sighting

Very good

How likely to see animals?

3.6 Global avg
3.4 ★★★★★ ★★★★★
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
62% Global avg
70%
📊
Coverage (245 species at ≥5% of 1708 in the inventory)
24% Global avg
14%
🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (12 bird)
46% Global avg
0%
🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
134 Global avg
194
🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
15 Global avg
5
⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
27 Global avg
37

Quick answers

What animals can you see in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?

The most likely sightings are Golden Tanager (seen by 70–80% of wildlife watchers), Flame-rumped Tanager (seen by 70–80% of wildlife watchers), Black-billed Thrush (seen by 70–80% of wildlife watchers), Green Honeycreeper (seen by 70–80% of wildlife watchers), White-necked Jacobin (seen by 70–80% of wildlife watchers) — among 1708 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to visit Farallones de Cali National Natural Park for wildlife?

November has the highest combined sighting rate for the park's top species in our month-by-month GBIF data. The full sighting calendar on this page shows each species' best months.

Can you see Multicolored Tanager in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?

Yes — about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Multicolored Tanager sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, based on 2,080 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Can you see Colombian Chachalaca in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?

Yes — about 51% of wildlife watchers report a Colombian Chachalaca sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, based on 3,537 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Can you see White-booted Racket-tail in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?

Yes — about 40% of wildlife watchers report a White-booted Racket-tail sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, based on 2,816 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Can you see Andean Cock-of-the-rock in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?

It's possible but not guaranteed: about 12% of wildlife watchers report a Andean Cock-of-the-rock sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, based on 845 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data. Sightings take luck and time in the field.

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