Donate a nest

Give them a home. Give them a future.

Ongoing initiative · 2026 goal

We give them mates. We give them food. We give them home. And that's why they stay.

Our parrots are flying free again. But they have nowhere to start a family.

This isn't charity. It's ecological infrastructure. Each artificial nest replaces a natural cavity lost to tropical dry forest deforestation — and allows rehabilitated birds to reproduce, fix territory, and remain in protected zones. Without nests, there's no second generation. With nests, there is.

The problem

No old trees, no nests

Three simultaneous realities that leave psittacines with nowhere to reproduce.

Parrots don't build nests
They are cavity nesters: they depend on holes that already exist in old trees. They don't have the behavior or the anatomy to build from scratch.
They depend on centenary trees
Natural cavities form over decades — wounds, fungi, fallen branches. Only very old trees have them in sufficient numbers.
Those trees are gone
Colombian tropical dry forest has lost over 95% of its original cover. The few old trees that remain are scattered and under constant pressure.

The solution

Build what's missing

Four elements that turn a donation into living infrastructure.

Artificial nests
Wooden boxes designed with dimensions, material, and entry specs tailored for tropical dry forest psittacines. Not just any box: replicas of the ideal cavity.
Installation in monitored sectors
Nests are placed on selected trees within the reserve, at safe heights, in zones with confirmed presence of rehabilitated free-flying birds.
Territorial fidelity
A well-placed nest anchors the pair to the territory. The female picks a cavity and returns each season. Dispersion drops, survival rises.
Monitoring and replacement
Each nest is checked periodically: occupancy, breeding success, wear. Replaced when needed. Your donation funds the full cycle, not just installation.

The nest anchors the parrots. Reduces dispersion. Improves reintegration.

Releasing a bird without a place to start a family is a half-victory. The territorial fidelity that comes from a well-placed nest is what turns a single release into a population that stays.

2026 goal

33/ 100

nests installed

33%

The number grows as each nest is installed in the field. Each new nest is work done — not announcement.

Pick how you want to donate

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Donate a complete nest

$250.000 COP$290.000 COP

Includes

Digital certificate in your name, photos of the installation, nest location in the reserve. The difference with the real cost ($250,000) funds monitoring and replacement.