PANAMA SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST
Accessible Species
NEOTROPICS
PANAMA
| Area (SqMi): | 29,762 |
| # Species: | 956 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 854 |
| # Endemics: | 9 |
| # Near Endemics: | 102 |
| Species/1000 SqMi: | 28.7 |
OTHER COUNTRIES
IN THE NEOTROPICS
BIRDING LOCALES
DISTRIBUTION CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| E | Endemic | 7 |
| LC | Local | 52 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 90 |
| RR | Restricted Range | 92 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 41 |
| V | Vulnerable | 10 |
| EN | Endangered | 5 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 3 |
Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.
List of all specialty birds in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. Specialties include endemics and globally threatened, vulnerable or endangered. Table indicates whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*
| 1 | Highland Tinamou | Nothocercus bonapartei | RR | |
| 2 | Comb Duck | Sarkidiornis sylvicola | LC | |
| 3 | <Masked Duck> | Nomonyx dominicus | LC | |
| 4 | Crested Guan | Penelope purpurascens | NT | |
| 5 | Black Guan | Chamaepetes unicolor | NE | |
| 6 | Great Curassow | Crax rubra | LC | V |
| 7 | Tawny-faced Quail | Rhynchortyx cinctus | LC | NT |
| 8 | Black-eared Wood-Quail | Odontophorus melanotis | LC | NT |
| 9 | Black-breasted Wood-Quail | Odontophorus leucolaemus | NE | |
| 10 | Spotted Wood-Quail | Odontophorus guttatus | RR | |
| 11 | Plumbeous Pigeon | Patagioenas plumbea | RR | |
| 12 | Maroon-chested Ground Dove | Paraclaravis mondetoura | LC | |
| 13 | Violaceous Quail-Dove | Geotrygon violacea | LC | |
| 14 | Gray-headed Dove | Leptotila plumbeiceps | RR | |
| 15 | Buff-fronted Quail-Dove | Zentrygon costaricensis | NE | |
| 16 | Purplish-backed Quail-Dove | Zentrygon lawrencii | NE | |
| 17 | Chiriqui Quail-Dove | Zentrygon chiriquensis | NE | |
| 18 | Russet-crowned Quail-Dove | Zentrygon goldmani | NE | NT |
| 19 | White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica | LC | |
| 20 | Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | RR | |
| 21 | Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo | Neomorphus geoffroyi | LC | V |
| 22 | Little Cuckoo | Coccycua minuta | RR | |
| 23 | Mangrove Cuckoo | Coccyzus minor | LC | |
| 24 | White-tailed Nightjar | Hydropsalis cayennensis | LC | |
| 25 | /Chuck-will's-widow/ | Antrostomus carolinensis | NT | |
| 26 | Dusky Nightjar | Antrostomus saturatus | NE | |
| 27 | Costa Rican Swift | Chaetura fumosa | NE | |
| 28 | |Chimney Swift| | Chaetura pelagica | V | |
| 29 | Short-tailed Swift | Chaetura brachyura | RR | |
| 30 | Bronzy Hermit | Glaucis aeneus | RR | |
| 31 | Pale-bellied Hermit | Phaethornis anthophilus | RR | |
| 32 | Tooth-billed Hummingbird | Androdon aequatorialis | LC | |
| 33 | Green-breasted Mango | Anthracothorax prevostii | LC | |
| 34 | Veraguan Mango | Anthracothorax veraguensis | NE | |
| 35 | <White-crested Coquette> | Lophornis adorabilis | NE | |
| 36 | Greenish Puffleg | Haplophaedia aureliae | RR | |
| 37 | Talamanca Hummingbird | Eugenes spectabilis | NE | |
| 38 | Fiery-throated Hummingbird | Panterpe insignis | NE | |
| 39 | White-bellied Mountain-gem | Lampornis hemileucus | NE | |
| 40 | Purple-throated Mountain-gem | Lampornis calolaemus | NE | |
| 41 | White-throated Mountain-gem | Lampornis castaneoventris | E | |
| 42 | Magenta-throated Woodstar | Philodice bryantae | NE | |
| 43 | Volcano Hummingbird | Selasphorus flammula | NE | |
| 44 | Scintillant Hummingbird | Selasphorus scintilla | NE | |
| 45 | Glow-throated Hummingbird | Selasphorus ardens | E | EN |
| 46 | Garden Emerald | Chlorostilbon assimilis | NE | |
| 47 | Snowcap | Microchera albocoronata | LC | |
| 48 | White-tailed Emerald | Microchera chionura | NE | |
| 49 | Violet-capped Hummingbird | Goldmania violiceps | NE | NT |
| 50 | Black-bellied Hummingbird | Eupherusa nigriventris | NE | |
| 51 | Snowy-bellied Hummingbird | Saucerottia edward | NE | |
| 52 | Charming Hummingbird | Polyerata decora | NE | |
| 53 | Rufous-necked Wood-Rail | Aramides axillaris | LC | |
| 54 | Yellow-breasted Crake | Hapalocrex flaviventer | LC | |
| 55 | Sungrebe | Heliornis fulica | LC | |
| 56 | Limpkin | Aramus guarauna | LC | |
| 57 | Northern Jacana | Jacana spinosa | RR | |
| 58 | Marbled Godwit | Limosa fedoa | LC | |
| 59 | /Red Knot/ | Calidris canutus | NT | |
| 60 | Surfbird | Calidris virgata | LC | |
| 61 | |Buff-breasted Sandpiper| | Calidris subruficollis | NT | |
| 62 | /Semipalmated Sandpiper/ | Calidris pusilla | NT | |
| 63 | Elegant Tern | Thalasseus elegans | NT | |
| 64 | Sooty Shearwater | Ardenna griseus | NT | |
| 65 | Guanay Cormorant | Leucocarbo bougainvillii | NT | |
| 66 | Fasciated Tiger-Heron | Tigrisoma fasciatum | LC | |
| 67 | Boat-billed Heron | Cochlearius cochlearius | LC | |
| 68 | Agami Heron | Agamia agami | V | |
| 69 | Least Bittern | Ixobrychus exilis | LC | |
| 70 | Capped Heron | Pilherodius pileatus | RR | |
| 71 | #Cocoi Heron# | Ardea cocoi | RR | |
| 72 | Roseate Spoonbill | Platalea ajaja | LC | |
| 73 | Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture | Cathartes burrovianus | RR | |
| 74 | Crested Eagle | Morphnus guianensis | NT | |
| 75 | Harpy Eagle | Harpia harpyja | V | |
| 76 | Ornate Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus ornatus | NT | |
| 77 | Black-collared Hawk | Busarellus nigricollis | LC | |
| 78 | Snail Kite | Rostrhamus sociabilis | LC | |
| 79 | Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | RR | |
| 80 | Plumbeous Hawk | Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea | NT | |
| 81 | White-tailed Hawk | Geranoaetus albicaudatus | LC | |
| 82 | Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | RR | |
| 83 | Bare-shanked Screech-Owl | Megascops clarkii | RR | |
| 84 | Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium costaricanum | NE | |
| 85 | Striped Owl | Asio clamator | LC | |
| 86 | Unspotted Saw-whet Owl | Aegolius ridgwayi | RR | |
| 87 | Golden-headed Quetzal | Pharomachrus auriceps | RR | |
| 88 | Resplendent Quetzal | Pharomachrus mocinno | RR | NT |
| 89 | Lattice-tailed Trogon | Trogon clathratus | NE | |
| 90 | Baird's Trogon | Trogon bairdii | NE | NT |
| 91 | Tody Motmot | Hylomanes momotula | LC | |
| 92 | Barred Puffbird | Nystalus radiatus | RR | |
| 93 | Gray-cheeked Nunlet | Nonnula frontalis | NE | |
| 94 | Spot-crowned Barbet | Capito maculicoronatus | NE | |
| 95 | Prong-billed Barbet | Semnornis frantzii | NE | |
| 96 | Fiery-billed Aracari | Pteroglossus frantzii | NE | |
| 97 | Yellow-throated Toucan | Ramphastos ambiguus | NT | |
| 98 | Keel-billed Toucan | Ramphastos sulfuratus | NT | |
| 99 | Choco Toucan | Ramphastos brevis | LC | |
| 100 | Acorn Woodpecker | Melanerpes formicivorus | RR | |
| 101 | Golden-naped Woodpecker | Melanerpes chrysauchen | NE | |
| 102 | Hairy Woodpecker | Dryobates villosus | RR | |
| 103 | Pale-billed Woodpecker | Campephilus guatemalensis | RR | |
| 104 | Chestnut-colored Woodpecker | Celeus castaneus | RR | |
| 105 | Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker | Piculus callopterus | E | |
| 106 | Golden-green Woodpecker | Piculus chrysochloros | RR | |
| 107 | Aplomado Falcon | Falco femoralis | RR | |
| 108 | Red-fronted Parrotlet | Touit costaricensis | NE | NT |
| 109 | Blue-fronted Parrotlet | Touit dilectissimus | RR | |
| 110 | White-crowned Parrot | Pionus senilis | RR | |
| 111 | Spectacled Parrotlet | Forpus conspicillatus | LC | |
| 112 | Sulphur-winged Parakeet | Pyrrhura hoffmanni | NE | |
| 113 | Brown-throated Parakeet | Eupsittula pertinax | RR | |
| 114 | Blue-and-yellow Macaw | Ara ararauna | RR | |
| 115 | Scarlet Macaw | Ara macao | LC | |
| 116 | Red-and-green Macaw | Ara chloropterus | RR | |
| 117 | Chestnut-fronted Macaw | Ara severus | RR | |
| 118 | Crimson-fronted Parakeet | Psittacara finschi | RR | |
| 119 | Black-hooded Antshrike | Thamnophilus bridgesi | NE | |
| 120 | Black Antshrike | Thamnophilus nigriceps | NE | |
| 121 | Spiny-faced Antshrike | Xenornis setifrons | NE | NT |
| 122 | Moustached Antwren | Myrmotherula ignota | RR | |
| 123 | Jet Antbird | Cercomacra nigricans | LC | |
| 124 | White-bellied Antbird | Myrmeciza longipes | RR | |
| 125 | Dull-mantled Antbird | Sipia laemosticta | NE | |
| 126 | Wing-banded Antbird | Myrmornis torquata | LC | |
| 127 | Thicket Antpitta | Myrmothera dives | RR | |
| 128 | Ochre-breasted Antpitta | Grallaricula flavirostris | RR | NT |
| 129 | Silvery-fronted Tapaculo | Scytalopus argentifrons | NE | |
| 130 | Nariño Tapaculo | Scytalopus vicinior | RR | |
| 131 | Rufous-breasted Antthrush | Formicarius rufipectus | LC | |
| 132 | Gray-throated Leaftosser | Sclerurus albigularis | RR | NT |
| 133 | Tawny-winged Woodcreeper | Dendrocincla anabatina | RR | |
| 134 | Black-banded Woodcreeper | Dendrocolaptes picumnus | LC | |
| 135 | Strong-billed Woodcreeper | Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus | LC | |
| 136 | Spot-crowned Woodcreeper | Lepidocolaptes affinis | RR | |
| 137 | Streaked Xenops | Xenops rutilans | RR | |
| 138 | Buffy Tuftedcheek | Pseudocolaptes lawrencii | NE | |
| 139 | Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper | Lochmias nematura | RR | |
| 140 | Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner | Anabacerthia variegaticeps | RR | |
| 141 | Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner | Dendroma rufum | RR | |
| 142 | Ruddy Foliage-gleaner | Clibanornis rubiginosus | LC | |
| 143 | Streak-breasted Treehunter | Thripadectes rufobrunneus | NE | |
| 144 | Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner | Automolus exsertus | NE | |
| 145 | Beautiful Treerunner | Margarornis bellulus | E | NT |
| 146 | Ruddy Treerunner | Margarornis rubiginosus | NE | |
| 147 | Double-banded Graytail | Xenerpestes minlosi | RR | |
| 148 | Slaty Spinetail | Synallaxis brachyura | LC | |
| 149 | Choco Manakin | Cryptopipo litae | RR | |
| 150 | Velvety Manakin | Lepidothrix velutina | RR | |
| 151 | White-collared Manakin | Manacus candei | RR | |
| 152 | Orange-collared Manakin | Manacus aurantiacus | NE | |
| 153 | Golden-collared Manakin | Manacus vitellinus | NE | |
| 154 | Bare-necked Umbrellabird | Cephalopterus glabricollis | NE | EN |
| 155 | Turquoise Cotinga | Cotinga ridgwayi | NE | V |
| 156 | Three-wattled Bellbird | Procnias tricarunculatus | RR | V |
| 157 | Yellow-billed Cotinga | Carpodectes antoniae | NE | NT |
| 158 | Barred Becard | Pachyramphus versicolor | RR | |
| 159 | Cinereous Becard | Pachyramphus rufus | RR | |
| 160 | Black-and-white Becard | Pachyramphus albogriseus | RR | |
| 161 | One-colored Becard | Pachyramphus homochrous | RR | |
| 162 | Sharpbill | Oxyruncus cristatus | LC | |
| 163 | Tropical Royal-Flycatcher | Onychorhynchus coronatus | E | |
| 164 | Olive-streaked Flycatcher | Mionectes olivaceus | NE | |
| 165 | Sepia-capped Flycatcher | Leptopogon amaurocephalus | LC | |
| 166 | Yellow-green Tyrannulet | Phylloscartes flavovirens | E | |
| 167 | Northern Bentbill | Oncostoma cinereigulare | RR | |
| 168 | Southern Bentbill | Oncostoma olivaceum | NE | |
| 169 | Western Olivaceous Flatbill | Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis | RR | |
| 170 | Ochre-lored Flatbill | Tolmomyias flaviventris | RR | |
| 171 | Sooty-headed Tyrannulet | Phyllomyias griseiceps | RR | |
| 172 | Black-billed Flycatcher | Aphanotriccus audax | NE | NT |
| 173 | |Olive-sided Flycatcher| | Contopus cooperi | NT | |
| 174 | Ochraceous Pewee | Contopus ochraceus | NE | |
| 175 | Dark Pewee | Contopus lugubris | NE | |
| 176 | Black-capped Flycatcher | Empidonax atriceps | NE | |
| 177 | Pied Water-Tyrant | Fluvicola pica | RR | |
| 178 | Choco Sirystes | Sirystes albogriseus | RR | |
| 179 | Yellow-browed Shrike-Vireo | Vireolanius eximius | RR | |
| 180 | Golden-fronted Greenlet | Pachysilvia aurantiifrons | RR | |
| 181 | Yellow-winged Vireo | Vireo carmioli | NE | |
| 182 | Silvery-throated Jay | Cyanolyca argentigula | NE | |
| 183 | Black-capped Donacobius | Donacobius atricapilla | RR | |
| 184 | Slate-throated Gnatcatcher | Polioptila schistaceigula | LC | |
| 185 | Ochraceous Wren | Troglodytes ochraceus | NE | |
| 186 | Timberline Wren | Thryorchilus browni | NE | |
| 187 | White-headed Wren | Campylorhynchus albobrunneus | NE | |
| 188 | Band-backed Wren | Campylorhynchus zonatus | RR | |
| 189 | Sooty-headed Wren | Pheugopedius spadix | NE | |
| 190 | Black-throated Wren | Pheugopedius atrogularis | RR | |
| 191 | Stripe-throated Wren | Cantorchilus leucopogon | RR | |
| 192 | Isthmian Wren | Cantorchilus elutus | NE | |
| 193 | Riverside Wren | Cantorchilus semibadius | NE | |
| 194 | Buff-breasted Wren | Cantorchilus leucotis | RR | |
| 195 | Black-faced Solitaire | Myadestes melanops | NE | |
| 196 | Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus gracilirostris | NE | |
| 197 | Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus frantzii | RR | |
| 198 | Mountain Thrush | Turdus plebejus | RR | |
| 199 | Sooty Thrush | Turdus nigrescens | NE | |
| 200 | Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher | Phainoptila melanoxantha | NE | |
| 201 | Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher | Ptiliogonys caudatus | NE | |
| 202 | Golden-browed Chlorophonia | Chlorophonia callophrys | NE | |
| 203 | Spot-crowned Euphonia | Euphonia imitans | NE | |
| 204 | Olive-backed Euphonia | Euphonia gouldi | RR | |
| 205 | Orange-bellied Euphonia | Euphonia xanthogaster | RR | |
| 206 | <Yellow-bellied Siskin> | Spinus xanthogastrus | RR | |
| 207 | Yellow-throated Chlorospingus | Chlorospingus flavigularis | RR | |
| 208 | Sooty-capped Chlorospingus | Chlorospingus pileatus | NE | |
| 209 | Tacarcuna Chlorospingus | Chlorospingus tacarcunae | NE | |
| 210 | Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum | LC | |
| 211 | Costa Rican Brushfinch | Arremon costaricensis | NE | |
| 212 | Black-headed Brushfinch | Arremon atricapillus | NE | |
| 213 | Sooty-faced Finch | Arremon crassirostris | NE | |
| 214 | Volcano Junco | Junco vulcani | NE | |
| 215 | Large-footed Finch | Pezopetes capitalis | NE | |
| 216 | Yellow-thighed Brushfinch | Atlapetes tibialis | NE | |
| 217 | Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | NT | |
| 218 | Black-cowled Oriole | Icterus prosthemelas | RR | |
| 219 | Orange-crowned Oriole | Icterus auricapillus | RR | |
| 220 | Melodious Blackbird | Dives dives | RR | |
| 221 | /Golden-winged Warbler/ | Vermivora chrysoptera | NT | |
| 222 | Flame-throated Warbler | Oreothlypis gutturalis | NE | |
| 223 | Gray-crowned Yellowthroat | Geothlypis poliocephala | LC | |
| 224 | Olive-crowned Yellowthroat | Geothlypis semiflava | RR | |
| 225 | Chiriqui Yellowthroat** | Geothlypis chiriquensis | NE | |
| 226 | |Cerulean Warbler| | Setophaga cerulea | NT | |
| 227 | Black-cheeked Warbler | Basileuterus melanogenys | NE | |
| 228 | Golden-crowned Warbler | Basileuterus culicivorus | RR | |
| 229 | Costa Rican Warbler | Basileuterus melanotis | NE | |
| 230 | Tacarcuna Warbler | Basileuterus tacarcunae | NE | |
| 231 | Collared Redstart | Myioborus torquatus | NE | |
| 232 | Wrenthrush | Zeledonia coronata | NE | |
| 233 | Hepatic Tanager | Piranga flava | LC | |
| 234 | Flame-colored Tanager | Piranga bidentata | RR | |
| 235 | Lemon-spectacled Tanager | Chlorothraupis olivacea | RR | |
| 236 | Yellow-green Grosbeak | Caryothraustes canadensis | RR | |
| 237 | Black-thighed Grosbeak | Pheucticus tibialis | NE | |
| 238 | Blue Seedeater | Amaurospiza concolor | LC | |
| 239 | /Painted Bunting/ | Passerina ciris | LC | |
| 240 | White-throated Shrike-Tanager | Lanio leucothorax | NT | |
| 241 | Blue-and-gold Tanager | Bangsia arcaei | NE | NT |
| 242 | Gray-and-gold Tanager | Poecilostreptus palmeri | RR | |
| 243 | Spangle-cheeked Tanager | Tangara dowii | NE | |
| 244 | Rufous-winged Tanager | Tangara lavinia | RR | |
| 245 | Swallow Tanager | Tersina viridis | RR | |
| 246 | Purple Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes caeruleus | RR | |
| 247 | Sulphur-rumped Tanager | Heterospingus rubrifrons | NE | |
| 248 | Scarlet-browed Tanager | Heterospingus xanthopygius | RR | |
| 249 | Yellow-backed Tanager | Hemithraupis flavicollis | RR | |
| 250 | Black-and-yellow Tanager | Chrysothlypis chrysomelas | NE | |
| 251 | White-eared Conebill | Conirostrum leucogenys | RR | |
| 252 | Slaty Flowerpiercer | Diglossa plumbea | NE | |
| 253 | Slaty Finch | Haplospiza rustica | LC | |
| 254 | <Peg-billed Finch> | Acanthidops bairdi | NE | |
| 255 | Saffron Finch | Sicalis flaveola | LC | |
| 256 | Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch | Emberizoides herbicola | LC | |
| 257 | Morelet's Seedeater | Sporophila morelleti | RR |
*Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.