Los Nevados National Natural Park
🇨🇴 Colombia
🦅 Andean Condor PáramoLos Nevados is Colombia's flagship high-Andean park — snow-capped volcanoes, glacial valleys and vast frailejón páramo between Manizales and Pereira. Over 70,000 visitors a year come for its dramatic scenery and world-class Andean birding.
4.748° N 75.429° W
Wildlife
⭐ Iconic Species
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Andean Condor
Vultur gryphus
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Great Sapphirewing
Pterophanes cyanopterus
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Tawny Antpitta
Grallaria quitensis
★ Buffy Helmetcrest
Oxypogon stuebelii
📊 Most Spotted
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Great Thrush
Turdus fuscater
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus igniventris
Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus lacrymosus
Shining Sunbeam
Aglaeactis cupripennis
Brown-bellied Swallow
Notiochelidon murina
Pale-naped Brush-Finch
Atlapetes pallidinucha
Golden-fronted Redstart
Myioborus ornatus
Speckled Anole
Anolis ventrimaculatus
Golden-breasted Puffleg
Eriocnemis mosquera
Buff-winged Starfrontlet
Coeligena lutetiae
Viridian Metaltail
Metallura williami
📊 Most Spotted
Andean Tapir
Tapirus pinchaque
Andean Tapeti
Sylvilagus andinus
Colombian Red Howler Monkey
Alouatta seniculus
Andean Squirrel
Sciurus pucheranii
Derby's Woolly Opossum
Caluromys derbianus
Colombian Night Monkey
Aotus lemurinus
Red-tailed Squirrel
Sciurus granatensis
Olinguito
Bassaricyon neblina
South American Tapir
Tapirus terrestris
Crab-eating Fox
Cerdocyon thous
Mount Pirri climbing mouse
Rhipidomys latimanus
Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Oligoryzomys delicatus
⭐ Iconic Species
★ Andean Condor
Vultur gryphus
★ Great Sapphirewing
Pterophanes cyanopterus
★ Tawny Antpitta
Grallaria quitensis
★ Buffy Helmetcrest
Oxypogon stuebelii
📊 Most Spotted
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Great Thrush
Turdus fuscater
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus igniventris
Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus lacrymosus
Shining Sunbeam
Aglaeactis cupripennis
Brown-bellied Swallow
Notiochelidon murina
Pale-naped Brush-Finch
Atlapetes pallidinucha
Golden-fronted Redstart
Myioborus ornatus
Golden-breasted Puffleg
Eriocnemis mosquera
Buff-winged Starfrontlet
Coeligena lutetiae
Viridian Metaltail
Metallura williami
White-throated Tyrannulet
Mecocerculus leucophrys
📊 Most Spotted
Speckled Anole
Anolis ventrimaculatus
Highland Eyelash-Pitviper
Bothriechis schlegelii
Pholidobolus celsiae
Pholidobolus celsiae
Lehmann's Ground Snake
Atractus lehmanni
Quimbaya Anole
Anolis quimbaya
Equatorial Mussurana
Clelia equatoriana
Colombian Lightbulb Lizard
Riama columbiana
South American Milksnake
Lampropeltis micropholis
Atractus titanicus
Atractus titanicus
Three-striped Smooth Ground Snake
Saphenophis tristriatus
Anton's Anole
Anolis antonii
Redtail Coralsnake
Micrurus mipartitus
📊 Most Spotted
Northern Cordilleras Robber Frog
Pristimantis thectopternus
Cordillera central tree frog
Hyloscirtus larinopygion
Stripe-throated Rocket Frog
Leucostethus brachistriatus
Cachabi Robber Frog
Pristimantis achatinus
Boettger's Colombian Tree Frog
Dendropsophus columbianus
Palmer's Robber Frog
Pristimantis palmeri
Andean Orange-thighed Frog
Pristimantis permixtus
Savage's Cochran Frog
Centrolene savagei
Boulenger's robber frog
Pristimantis boulengeri
Glass Frog
Centrolene quindianum
Pijaos' Glassfrog
Nymphargus pijao
Red-spotted Glassfrog
Nymphargus grandisonae
Recent sightings in Los Nevados National Natural Park
LIVEiNaturalistAnimal Events
1Andean Condor Flights
Andean condors ride the thermals over the high páramo ridges, their vast wings unmistakable against the snow peaks on clear days.
3High-Andes Frog Rains
Seasonal rains bring the páramo wetlands alive with breeding frogs calling from bogs and stream edges.
2Páramo Hummingbird Season
High-altitude hummingbirds work the Espeletia and shrub flowers of the páramo, including the coppery Shining Sunbeam and the huge Great Sapphirewing.
Sighting Calendar
Average chance of spotting the park's most-spotted species, month by month
- 1Andean Condor Flights
- 2Páramo Hummingbird Season
- 3High-Andes Frog Rains
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
Essentials
Climate
Quick answers
What animals can you see in Los Nevados National Natural Park?
The most likely sightings are Rufous-collared Sparrow (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers), Great Thrush (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers), Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager (seen by about 50% of wildlife watchers), Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager (seen by about 40% of wildlife watchers), Shining Sunbeam (seen by about 40% of wildlife watchers) — among 1411 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to visit Los Nevados 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 Andean Condor in Los Nevados National Natural Park?
It's possible but not guaranteed: about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Andean Condor sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park, based on 650 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Sightings take luck and time in the field.
Can you see Great Sapphirewing in Los Nevados National Natural Park?
Yes — about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Great Sapphirewing sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park, based on 2,410 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Tawny Antpitta in Los Nevados National Natural Park?
Yes — about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny Antpitta sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park, based on 2,187 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Buffy Helmetcrest in Los Nevados National Natural Park?
Yes — about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Buffy Helmetcrest sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park, based on 1,878 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
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