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Keeping caged birds in houses on the Caribbean coast of Colombia has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. The habit is widely spread across all social classes and it is often passed through generations. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines or to mimic sounds, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated...
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  • A pet bird (a wild canary) is seen inside a birdcage hung in the shadow in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 5 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A Colombian bird vendor repairs old speakers in his workshop in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 4 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A Colombian bird vendor offers budgerigar parrots for sale in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 18 April 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • Captured birds (blue-black grassquits) are seen inside a birdcage in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 6 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A pet bird (an Amazon parrot), affected by severe feather loss, is seen inside a birdcage in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 17 April 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • Dozens of pet birds (budgerigar parrots) are seen crammed inside a birdcage in the bird market in Barranquilla, Colombia, 9 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A young Colombian birdcage builder applies varnish on the wooden surface of a cage in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 5 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • Dozens of pet birds (budgerigars parrots, java sparrows and Fischer’s lovebirds) are seen inside birdcages in the bird market in Barranquilla, Colombia, 9 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A Colombian bird vendor force-feeds an Amazon parrot, injecting liquid food into his beak, in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 16 April 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A Colombian bird breeder oversees dozens of birdcages, with birds inside, in his shop in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 4 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • Captured birds (tricoloured munias and wild canaries) are seen inside a birdcage in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 17 April 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A Colombian boy carries a small birdcage, with a wild canary inside, in the Olaya Herrera neighborhood in Cartagena, Colombia, 11 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • Pet birds (budgerigar parrots) are seen inside a birdcage in the bird market in Barranquilla, Colombia, 9 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A Colombian boy holds a birdcage, with a juvenile wild bird inside, in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 4 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A pet bird (a wild canary) is seen inside a birdcage hung in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 4 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • Pet birds (tricoloured munias, society finches and zebra finches) are seen inside a birdcage in the bird market in Barranquilla, Colombia, 9 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • Dozens of pet birds (budgerigars parrots, cockatiels, society finches and zebra finches) are seen inside birdcages in the bird market in Barranquilla, Colombia, 9 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A Colombian birdcage builder applies varnish on the wooden surface of a cage in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 14 April 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • Captured birds (baltimore orioles) are seen inside a birdcage in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 16 April 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A Colombian bird vendor force-feeds an Amazon parrot, injecting liquid food into his beak, in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 16 April 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A pet bird (a canary) is seen caught by a man’s hand in a birdcage while being sold in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 6 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A Colombian bird vendor offers an Amazon parrot for sale in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 16 April 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • Captured birds (blue-black grassquits) are seen inside a birdcage in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 16 April 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A Colombian bird vendor holds a birdcage, with a canary inside, in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 6 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • Pet birds (budgerigar parrots) are seen inside a birdcage in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 17 April 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A Colombian bird breeder oversees dozens of birdcages, with birds inside, in his shop in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 6 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A Colombian bird vendor stands next to a birdcage, with a canary inside, hung in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 6 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • Pet birds (budgerigar parrots) are seen inside a birdcage in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 17 April 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • Captured birds (blue-black grassquits) are seen inside a birdcage in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 6 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A Colombian woman, standing bellow dozens of of birdcages with birds, selects a pet bird in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 4 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • Pet birds (budgerigar parrots) are seen inside a birdcage in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 17 April 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A pet bird (a canary) is seen caught in a man’s hand while being inspected before sale in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 6 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A Colombian bird vendor works in his shop in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 17 April 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A pet bird (a wild canary) is seen inside a birdcage hung in the shadow in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 5 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A young Colombian birdcage builder applies varnish on the wooden surface of a cage in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 5 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • Pet birds (budgerigar parrots) are seen inside a birdcage in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 17 April 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • Captured birds (tricoloured munias and wild canaries) are seen inside a birdcage in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 17 April 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A Colombian birdcage builder applies varnish on the wooden surface of a cage in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 14 April 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • Dozens of of birdcages, with various birds inside, are seen hung in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 4 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A Colombian boy holds a birdcage, with a wild bird inside, in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 5 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • Dozens of pet birds (budgerigar parrots) are seen crammed inside a birdcage in the bird market in Barranquilla, Colombia, 9 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A young Colombian birdcage builder applies varnish on the wooden surface of a cage in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 5 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A pet bird (a canary) is seen inside a birdcage hung in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 6 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A Colombian boy carries a small birdcage, with a wild canary inside, in the Olaya Herrera neighborhood in Cartagena, Colombia, 11 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A Colombian bird breeder oversees dozens of birdcages, with various birds inside, in his shop in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 6 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A pet bird (an Amazon parrot), affected by severe feather loss, is seen inside a birdcage in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 17 April 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A Colombian bird breeder assists a customer selectiog a pet bird in his shop in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 6 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.

  • A Colombian birdcage builder offers a brand new empty birdcage in the bird market in Cartagena, Colombia, 6 December 2018. Keeping caged birds in houses, a habit widely spread across all social classes on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has a strong tradition and it dates back to Spanish colonial times. Birds of all species have always been kept in cages for one reason: the bird’s singing. Those birds which can be taught to sing complex harmony lines, and thus win popular bird singing competitions, are highly treasured. Although domesticated birds form a significant part of the Caribbean bird breeding culture, the wild songbirds (Colombia has the greatest bird diversity in the world) are frequently trapped in the wild and sold in bird markets.