See some of the stunning birds that call Colombia home

60 Minutes Overtime Colombia has nearly 2,000 types of birds. Discover some of the species birders flock there to see. .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-60-minutes-overtime.jpg'); } By Anderson Cooper, Anderson Cooper 60 Minutes Correspondent Anderson Cooper, anchor of CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360," has contributed to 60 Minutes since 2006. His exceptional reporting on big news events has earned Cooper a reputation as one of television's preeminent newsmen. Read Full Bio Anderson Cooper, Aliza Chasan, Aliza Chasan Digital Content Producer Aliza Chasan is a Digital Content Producer for "60 Minutes" and CBSNews.com. She has previously written for outlets including PIX11 News, The New York Daily News, Inside Edition and DNAinfo. Aliza covers trending news, often focusing on crime and politics. Read Full Bio Aliza Chasan, Andy Court, Andy Court 60 Minutes Producer Andy Court is an award-winning producer and investigative reporter for 60 Minutes. He has been with the broadcast since 2004. Read Full Bio Andy Court, Annabelle Hanflig May 3, 2026 / 7:00 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Colombia, with its varied geography, has about 2,000 species of birds — more than any other country in the world. All those species of birds have become an important part of a growing ecotourism industry. It brings in millions of dollars to Colombia's economy, and bird watchers — birders, as they're known — are flocking to the South American country, hoping to catch even a fleeting glimpse of species you can't find anywhere else on Earth.The sound of birds fills the humid air in Tatamá National Park, located on the western slopes of the Andes mountains. This is one of the wettest places on Earth, and it is packed with birds, including the Blue-gray tanager, the Cinnamon flycatcher, the Violet-tailed sylph, the Velvet-purple coronet and the Purple-throated woodstar, according to Diego Calderón Franco, one...