page_title: Tayrona National Natural Park
section_title: Flora and fauna
hierarchical_section_title: Tayrona National Natural Park / Flora and fauna
caption_attribution_description: English: A sign pointing out the endangered status of the cotton-top tamarin, which is only found in this part of the world.
context_page_description: The Tayrona National Natural Park is a protected area in the Colombian northern Caribbean region and within the jurisdiction of the city of Santa Marta, 34 kilometres from the city centre. The park presents a biodiversity endemic to the area of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range, featuring a variety of climates and geography that ranges from arid sea level to 900 meters above sea level. The park covers approximately 30 square kilometres of maritime area in the Caribbean sea and approximately 150 square kilometres of land.
  It was the second most visited national park in Colombia in 2019, with 458,755 visitors.
context_section_description: Scholars have done an extensive classification of animal species living in the park, which include about 108 species of mammals and 300 species of birds. The Mantled howler, the oncilla, deer and more than 70 species of bats are among the park's typical residents.
  The park's 300 species of birds include the montane solitary eagle, the military macaw, black-backed antshrike, white-bellied antbird and the lance-tailed manakin.  There are also approximately 31 species of reptiles, 15 species of amphibians, 202 species of sponges, 471 species of crustaceans, 96 species of annelids, 700 species of molluscs, 110 species of corals and 401 species of sea and river fish.
  There are more than 350 algae and more than 770 species of plants.
  It is one of three national parks in the Colombian Caribbean with coral reefs on its territories, the other two being Old Providence McBean Lagoon and Rosario and San Bernardo Corals.
caption: A sign in the park points out that this area is the last place in the world where the endangered cotton-top tamarin still exists
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