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PANAMA BIRDING TRIP REPORT

TRIP REPORT
PANAMA

Start:02/07/2007
End:02/18/2007
Duration:12 days
#Species:337
#Endemics:25
#Heard Only:0

2007 Panama Highlights Birding Tour

CHECKLIST OF BIRDS SEEN ON TOUR

List of bird species seen or heard during the tour. The 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.
h = heard only; g = seen by guide only

color codes

 

1Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurusMN

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2/Blue-winged Teal/Spatula discorsWL

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

3Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereicepsPR

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

4Rock PigeonColumba liviaHC
5Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisAR
6Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataFR
7Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaFR
8Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisAR
9Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacotiGA,MN
10White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiSL
11Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassiniiOG
12Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraCH

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

13Greater AniCrotophaga majorGA
14Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniAR,HC
15Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisHC
16Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaAR,MN,SL

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

17Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusSL
18Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisMN

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

19Great PotooNyctibius grandisOG

 
Swifts: Apodidae

20White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisFR
21|Chimney Swift|Chaetura pelagicaAR
22Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyuraOG
23Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisAR

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

24Green HermitPhaethornis guyFR
25Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisSL
26Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularisSL
27Brown VioletearColibri delphinaeSL
28Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotusCH
29Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollisOG,PR
30Talamanca HummingbirdEugenes spectabilisCH
31White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucusCH
32Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaWL
33Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurusCH
34Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysiaFR
35White-vented PlumeleteerChalybura buffoniiHC
36Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombicaSL
37Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edwardOG
38Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilisSL
39Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decoraCH
40Violet-bellied HummingbirdChlorestes julieMN

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

41Common GallinuleGallinula galeataGL
42/American Coot/Fulica americanaGL
43Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicaGL
44White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularisGL

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

45Northern JacanaJacana spinosaWL
46Wattled JacanaJacana jacanaGL,MD

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

47/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitariaGL

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

48/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaBB
49Royal TernThalasseus maximusBB

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

50Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicusWL
51Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsMD

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

52Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensBB,GA

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

53AnhingaAnhinga anhingaGL

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

54Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatumOG
55Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumOG
56Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusOG
57Little Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaGA
58Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolorGL
59Snowy EgretEgretta thulaGA
60Green HeronButorides virescensGL
61Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisGA
62Great EgretArdea albaGA
63/Great Blue Heron/Ardea herodiasGA

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

64Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisBB,GA

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

65King VultureSarcoramphus papaPR
66Black VultureCoragyps atratusHC,MD,MN
67Turkey VultureCathartes auraPR

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

68/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMD,PR

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

69Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiHC
70White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusWL
71Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisMN
72Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusAR
73Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusPR
74Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusFR
75Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusAR
76(Plumbeous Kite)Ictinia plumbeaAR
77Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensAR
78Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisGA
79Barred HawkMorphnarchus princepsFR
80Plumbeous HawkCryptoleucopteryx plumbeaAR
81Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinusGA
82Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisWL
83Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisWL
84White HawkPseudastur albicollisAR
85Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidusAR
86/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusAR
87Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusMN
88Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatusHC
89Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisCH

 
Owls: Strigidae

90Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataOG

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

91Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinnoCH
92Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massenaAR
93Black-tailed TrogonTrogon melanurusGA
94White-tailed TrogonTrogon chionurusAR
95Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatusPR
96Amazonian Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufusAR,MN

 
Motmots: Momotidae

97Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessoniiMN
98Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martiiAR
99Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumAR

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

100Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataGA,GL
101/Belted Kingfisher/Megaceryle alcyonGA,OG
102Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaGL
103American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aeneaGA,GL
104Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaGA,OG

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

105White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchusGA
106Black-breasted PuffbirdNotharchus pectoralisAR
107Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectusAR

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

108Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficaudaFR

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

109Spot-crowned BarbetCapito maculicoronatusAR

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

110Northern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus prasinusFR
111Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusAR,HC,MN
112Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusAR,MN

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

113Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceusCH,PR
114/Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/Sphyrapicus variusMN,SL
115Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniAR,SL
116Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillusGA,WL
117Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosusCH
118Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatusFR
119Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucosMN
120Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusGL
121Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatusAR,PT
122Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneusGL
123Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusCH

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

124Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansHC
125Slaty-backed Forest-FalconMicrastur mirandolleiAR
126Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayWL
127Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachimaAR
128/American Kestrel/Falco sparveriusHC
129Bat FalconFalco rufigularisSL

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

130Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularisAR
131Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotisAR
132Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusAR,HC,SL
133Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalisAR,SL
134Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosaAR
135Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniFR
136Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinaxWL

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

137Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatusMN
138Great AntshrikeTaraba majorPR
139Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusAR
140Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaAR,MN
141Checker-throated StipplethroatEpinecrophylla fulviventrisAR
142White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisPR
143Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisPR
144Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyranninaMN
145White-bellied AntbirdMyrmeciza longipesPR
146Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsulAR
147Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys bicolorPR
148Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioidesPR

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

149Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensisPT
150Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusMN
151Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaPR,PT
152Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusFR
153Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurransAR,MN
154Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosusAR
155Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygiusFR
156Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiWL
157Spot-crowned WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes affinisCH
158Northern Plain-XenopsXenops mexicanusMN
159Ruddy Foliage-gleanerClibanornis rubiginosusPT
160Ochre-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemusWL
161Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythropsCH
162Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyuraWL

 
Manakins: Pipridae

163White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo alteraCH
164Velvety ManakinLepidothrix velutinaPR
165Golden-collared ManakinManacus vitellinusAR,PR

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

166Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurataAR
167Blue CotingaCotinga nattereriiAR

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

168Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorAR,FR
169Masked TityraTityra semifasciataAR
170Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolorCH
171Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusAR
172White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusGA
173{Rose-throated Becard}Pachyramphus aglaiaeWL

 
Royal Flycatchers and Allies: Onychorhynchus

174Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudusMN

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

175Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusGA
176Yellow-green TyrannuletPhylloscartes flavovirensMN
177Black-capped Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis atricapillusPR
178Pale-eyed Pygmy-TyrantAtalotriccus pilarisWL
179Southern BentbillOncostoma olivaceumMN
180Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumGL
181Brownish TwistwingCnipodectes subbrunneusPR
182Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostrisWL
183Western Olivaceous FlatbillRhynchocyclus aequinoctialisPT
184Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescensPR
185Yellow-winged FlatbillTolmomyias flavotectusGA
186Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumPR
187Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillusPT
188Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaWL
189Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatusAR
190Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterMD
191Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensisGA,HC
192Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantziiCH
193Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaFR
194Tufted FlycatcherMitrephanes phaeocercusCH
195Dark PeweeContopus lugubrisCH
196Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensisGL
197/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescensMN
198Yellowish FlycatcherEmpidonax flavescensCH
199Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansCH
200Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonusFR
201Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusAR
202Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferMN
203Panama FlycatcherMyiarchus panamensisPR
204Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusGA
205Lesser KiskadeePhilohydor lictorOG
206Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaAR,GA
207Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisGA
208Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensisFR,GA
209Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysusCH,FR
210Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusAR
211|Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher|Myiodynastes luteiventrisWL
212(Piratic Flycatcher)Legatus leucophaiusGL
213Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusAR,MN
214Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaAR,HC

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

215Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisCH
216Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipesOG
217Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellusGL
218Golden-fronted GreenletPachysilvia aurantiifronsMN
219Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtataMN
220/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifronsWL
221Yellow-winged VireoVireo carmioliCH
222/Philadelphia Vireo/Vireo philadelphicusCH,WL

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

223Black-chested JayCyanocorax affinisAR

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

224Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilineaGA
225Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaAR,MN
226Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisGA
227Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaFR

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

228Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusMN
229White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineataAR

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

230Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculusGA
231Timberline WrenThryorchilus browniCH
232Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatusFR
233Black-bellied WrenPheugopedius fasciatoventrisHC
234Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilusMN
235Rufous-and-white WrenThryophilus rufalbusMN
236Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutusHC,MN
237Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillusAR
238Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysCH
239Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalusAR

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

240Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvusGA

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

241Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsCH
242Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisCH
243Ruddy-capped Nightingale-ThrushCatharus frantziiCH
244/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatusWL
245Mountain ThrushTurdus plebejusCH
246White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilisCH
247Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayiGA

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

248House SparrowPasser domesticusFR

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

249Elegant EuphoniaChlorophonia elegantissimaFR
250Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysCH
251Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapillaWL
252White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minutaAR
253Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisAR,FR
254Olive-backed EuphoniaEuphonia gouldiFR
255Tawny-capped EuphoniaEuphonia anneaeFR
256&Lesser GoldfinchlSpinus psaltriaOG
257&Yellow-bellied SiskinlSpinus xanthogastrusCH

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

258Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatusCH
259Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectusFR
260Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostrisFR
261Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinuchaCH
262Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisFR
263White-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes albinuchaFR
264Yellow-thighed BrushfinchAtlapetes tibialisCH

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

265Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaCH
266Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militarisAR
267Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanusAR
268Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleriGA
269Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezumaFR
270Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialisAR
271Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus celaAR,HC
272/Orchard Oriole/Icterus spuriusGA
273Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysaterAR
274Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelasAR
275/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbulaGA
276Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusAR,SL
277Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanusAR

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

278/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensisAR
279/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysopteraWL
280/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta variaMN
281/Prothonotary Warbler/Protonotaria citreaOG
282Flame-throated WarblerOreothlypis gutturalisCH
283/Tennessee Warbler/Leiothlypis peregrinaGL
284Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiFR
285/Bay-breasted Warbler/Setophaga castaneaMN
286/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaFR
287Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechiaAR
288/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanicaMN,WL
289/Black-throated Green Warbler/Setophaga virensWL
290Chestnut-capped WarblerBasileuterus delattriiWL
291Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysCH
292/Wilson's Warbler/Cardellina pusillaFR
293Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusFR
294Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusWL

 
Mitrospingid Tanagers: Mitrospingidae

295Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassiniiAR

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

296Hepatic TanagerPiranga flavaFR
297/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraSL
298Flame-colored TanagerPiranga bidentataCH
299Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubicaMN
300Red-throated Ant-TanagerDriophlox fuscicaudaMN
301Black-faced GrosbeakCaryothraustes poliogasterFR
302/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianusCH
303Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoidesGA

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

304Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillataPR
305White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosusHC,MN
306White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusAR
307Lemon-rumped Tanager**Ramphocelus icteronotusAR
308Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatusAR
309Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusAR
310Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumAR
311Speckled TanagerIxothraupis guttataCH
312Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvataAR,WL
313Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowiiCH
314Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornataAR,HC,SL
315Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaFR
316Emerald TanagerTangara floridaFR
317Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephalaFR
318Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venustaCH
319Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaHC
320Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidusPR
321Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusMN
322Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaSL
323Sulphur-rumped TanagerHeterospingus rubrifronsAR
324Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelasFR
325Saffron FinchSicalis flaveolaGA
326Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaGA
327(Ruddy-breasted Seedeater)Sporophila minutaOG
328Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funereaOG
329Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaGA
330&Slate-colored SeedeaterlSporophila schistaceaSL
331BananaquitCoereba flaveolaAR
332Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceusSL
333Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusAR
334Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusGL
335Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossusMN

 

 *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.

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor89
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient26
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular6
()Breeding Season Only4
{}Casual/Vagrant20
[]Accidental5

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.