[TN-Bird] Fwd: First Ever Photograph Confirms Colombian Hummingbird

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First Ever Photograph Confirms Colombian Hummingbird
 
  
  
    
      

  
    
      
Santa Marta Sabrewing. Photo: Â© Laura       CÃ¡rdenas



The first ever photo of a living Santa Marta Sabrewing is the first 
confirmation of the continued existence of this spectacular hummingbird in over 
60 years. Stunningly, the area where the bird was found â?? the El Dorado Bird 
Reserve in the Santa Marta Mountains of northern Colombia â?? had been slated 
for development in 2006 for vacation homes, but was spared by a last minute 
land purchase through funding from American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and 
Conservation International (CI), in cooperation with the Colombian conservation 
organization FundaciÃ³n Pro Aves who expertly manages several bird reserves in 
Columbia.

The photograph was taken at El Dorado on 24 March by Laura Cardenas at about 
6,200 feet elevation. Cardenas was monitoring migratory birds in the 1,600-acre 
reserve as part of a research project. This particular bird was caught in a 
mist net, banded, photographed, and released unharmed.

The Santa Marta Sabrewing, classified by the International Union for 
Conservation of Nature as Endangered, is endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa 
Marta, and is at high risk of extinction. 

There have been occasional unconfirmed sightings by birders visiting the 
reserve and its environs since 2000. These sightings were typically single 
birds feeding in the forest canopy. 

â??This confirmation of the Santa Marta Sabrewing further emphasizes the 
national and global importance of the El Dorado Nature Reserve for endemic 
birds and wildlife. ABC was excited to have been able to help in the purchase 
of the land for the reserve in 2006, and this latest development demonstrates 
that the timing of that purchase perhaps could not have been better,â?? said 
George Fenwick, President of ABC.

El Dorado is also the sole location for the Globally Endangered Santa Marta 
Parakeet, for which it has earned recognition by the Alliance for Zero 
Extinction as one of 595 sites around the world whose protection is critical in 
order to prevent an imminent wave of extinction. Another 17 bird species, 11 
threatened birds species and five threatened amphibians can also only be found 
there. The site is also a vital stopover point for declining neotropical 
migratory birds that breed in the United States and Canada, such as the 
Cerulean and Golden-winged Warblers.

This is not the only time in recent years that an exciting scientific discovery 
has been made at a bird reserve in Colombia. In 2009, the Santa Marta 
Foliage-gleaner, a species new to science, was discovered in El Dorado; a new 
tapoculo subspecies was discovered at the Colibri del Sol Bird Reserve in the 
same year; and a new antpitta subspecies, the YariguÃes Slate-crowned 
Antpitta, was discovered at the Cerulean Warbler Bird Reserve, where a new 
species of moustached butterfly was also found. Also during March, ProAves 
discovered a new, brightly colored Mountain-Tanager near the Cerulean Warbler 
Bird Reserve.
The El Dorado Bird Reserve is also the site is the sole breeding ground for the 
Globally Endangered Santa Marta Parakeet. Another 17 endemic bird species, 11 
threatened bird species, and 5 threatened amphibians can also only be found 
there. The site is a vital stopover point for declining neotropical migratory 
birds that breed in the United States and Canada, such as the Cerulean and 
Golden-winged Warblers. 
#30#
American Bird Conservancy conserves native birds and their habitats throughout 
the Americas by safeguarding the rarest species, conserving and restoring 
habitats, and reducing threats while building capacity of the bird conservation 
movement. ABC is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit membership organization that is 
consistently awarded a top, four-star rating by the independent group, Charity 
Navigator.
 

 
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