The San Antonio and Km 18 Cloud Forest is an Important Bird Area (IBA) for the conservation of birds and is located just 20 minutes from the city of Cali. At approximately 2,000 m (6,550 ft.) in elevation, the forest occupies 900 ha (2.220 ac) of well preserved cloud forest. Birding in the forest is done along small gravel roads that pass through fragments of cloud forest with good mixed flock activity. Target endemic species for this area are the awe-inspiring Multicolored Tanager, Colombian Chachalaca and Chestnut Wood-quail.
The San Antonio and Km 18 forest has over 210 documented species, and is a paradise for tanagers and hummingbirds. It is undoubtedly one of the hottest birding destinations in the Colombian Andes