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Semaphore Hill
Soberania National Park
Panama Birding Destination

Exotic Birding tours that visit Semaphore Hill in Panama
Panama Bird Photography TourFeb 9-17, 2008
Panama Canal Zone & ChiriquiFeb 17-28, 2008
Location of Semaphore Hill in Panama
Semaphore Hill is situated in Soberania National Park. The road leads up to the former radar station used by the US military until the Canal Zone reverted to Panamanian control within the park.
Description of Semaphore Hill

Semaphore Hill is a short mile-long paved road passing through lowland forest protected by Soberania National Park in the area that was once part of the US military base in the canal zone. This short stretch of road offers excellent birding and features many species representative of lowland forest.

 
Partial bird checklist of Semaphore Hill
Bold face indicates species that are localized in distribution within the country, endemic, near endemic, endangered, threatened, or vulnerable to extirpation.
1 Great TinamouTinamus major
2 Little TinamouCrypturellus soui
3 Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
4 Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocorax brasilianus
5 Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
6 Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
7 Green HeronButorides virescens
8 Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum
9 Wood StorkMycteria americana
10 Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
11 Black VultureCoragyps atratus
12 Turkey VultureCathartes aura
13 King VultureSarcoramphus papa
14 OspreyPandion haliaetus
15 Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
16 Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
17 Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
18 White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
19 Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatus
20 Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
21 Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
22 Tiny HawkAccipiter superciliosus
23 Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolor
24 Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
25 Plumbeous HawkLeucopternis plumbeus
26 Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeus
27 White HawkLeucopternis albicollis
28 Great Black-HawkButeogallus urubitinga
29 Gray HawkAsturina nitida
30 Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
31 Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
32 Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni
33 Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus
34 Crested EagleMorphnus guianensis
35 Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus
36 Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
37 Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
38 Slaty-backed Forest-FalconMicrastur mirandollei
39 Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
40 Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
41 Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
42 Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereiceps
43 Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens
44 Marbled Wood-QuailOdontophorus gujanensis
45 SunbitternEurypyga helias
46 Spotted SandpiperActitis macularia
47 Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa
48 Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
49 Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostris
50 Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacoti
51 Blue Ground-DoveClaravis pretiosa
52 White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
53 Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassini
54 Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana
55 Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularis
56 Brown-hooded ParrotPionopsitta haematotis
57 Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus
58 Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalis
59 Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosa
60 Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
61 Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
62 Pheasant CuckooDromococcyx phasianellus
63 Rufous-vented Ground-CuckooNeomorphus geoffroyi
64 Guatemalan Screech-OwlMegascops guatemalae
65 Mottled OwlCiccaba virgata
66 Black-and-white OwlCiccaba nigrolineata
67 Crested OwlLophostrix cristata
68 Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
69 Great PotooNyctibius grandis
70 Common PotooNyctibius griseus
71 Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatus
72 Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
73 PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
74 Black SwiftCypseloides niger
75 White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
76 Band-rumped SwiftChaetura spinicaudus
77 Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica
78 Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura
79 Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis
80 Rufous-breasted HermitGlaucis hirsuta
81 Western Long-tailed HermitPhaethornis longirostris
82 Little HermitPhaethornis longuemareus
83 Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvierii
84 White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
85 Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
86 Rufous-crested CoquetteLophornis delattrei
87 Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilis
88 Violet-crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombica
89 Violet-bellied HummingbirdDamophila julie
90 Sapphire-throated HummingbirdLepidopyga coeruleogularis
91 Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
92 Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilis
93 Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edward
94 White-vented PlumeleteerChalybura buffonii
95 Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti
96 Northern Violaceous TrogonTrogon caligatus
97 Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufus
98 Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massena
99 Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
100 Blue-crowned MotmotMomotus momota
101 Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martii
102 Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchum
103 Great JacamarJacamerops aureus
104 White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus macrorhynchos
105 Black-breasted PuffbirdNotharchus pectoralis
106 White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensis
107 Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatus
108 Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratus
109 Chestnut-mandibled ToucanRamphastos swainsonii
110 Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani
111 Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillus
112 Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatus
113 Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
114 Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucos
115 Plain XenopsXenops minutus
116 Buff-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemus
117 Tawny-throated LeaftosserSclerurus mexicanus
118 Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensis
119 Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa
120 Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroa
121 Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
122 Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus
123 Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurrans
124 Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosus
125 Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
126 Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatus
127 Great AntshrikeTaraba major
128 Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
129 Western Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinucha
130 Spot-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus puncticeps
131 Pygmy AntwrenMyrmotherula brachyura
132 Checker-throated AntwrenMyrmotherula fulviventris
133 White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillaris
134 Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensis
135 Dusky AntbirdCercomacra tyrannina
136 White-bellied AntbirdMyrmeciza longipes
137 Chestnut-backed AntbirdMyrmeciza exsul
138 Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys leucaspis
139 Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioides
140 Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannani
141 Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analis
142 Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatus
143 Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufus
144 Blue CotingaCotinga nattererii
145 Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurata
146 Golden-collared ManakinManacus vitellinus
147 Lance-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia lanceolata
148 Red-capped ManakinPipra mentalis
149 Blue-crowned ManakinLepidothrix coronata
150 Thrush-like SchiffornisSchiffornis turdinus
151 Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillus
152 Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
153 Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola
154 Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatus
155 Forest ElaeniaMyiopagis gaimardii
156 Gray ElaeniaMyiopagis caniceps
157 Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
158 Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
159 Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalus
160 Yellow-green TyrannuletPhylloscartes flavovirens
161 Paltry TyrannuletZimmerius vilissimus
162 Black-capped Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis atricapillus
163 Southern BentbillOncostoma olivaceum
164 Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigriceps
165 Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
166 Brownish FlycatcherCnipodectes subbrunneus
167 Olivaceous FlatbillRhynchocyclus olivaceus
168 Yellow-margined FlycatcherTolmomyias assimilis
169 Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatus
170 Northern Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus mexicanus
171 Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurus
172 Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
173 Tropical PeweeContopus cinereus
174 Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
175 Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonus
176 Speckled MournerLaniocera rufescens
177 Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
178 Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythra
179 Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
180 Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
181 Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
182 Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
183 Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
184 Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
185 Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventris
186 Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
187 Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
188 Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
189 Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeus
190 White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus
191 Masked TityraTityra semifasciata
192 Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor
193 Purple MartinProgne subis
194 Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
195 Blue-and-white SwallowNotiochelidon cyanoleuca
196 Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
197 Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
198 Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
199 Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
200 Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
201 Black-bellied WrenThryothorus fasciatoventris
202 Rufous-breasted WrenThryothorus rutilus
203 Plain WrenThryothorus modestus
204 Buff-breasted WrenThryothorus leucotis
205 White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucosticta
206 Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatus
207 Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalus
208 Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
209 Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
210 Clay-colored RobinTurdus grayi
211 Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurus
212 Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea
213 Black-chested JayCyanocorax affinis
214 Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
215 Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus
216 Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
217 Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis
218 Tawny-crowned GreenletHylophilus ochraceiceps
219 Golden-fronted GreenletHylophilus aurantiifrons
220 Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatus
221 Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellus
222 Tennessee WarblerVermivora peregrina
223 Yellow WarblerDendroica petechia
224 Chestnut-sided WarblerDendroica pensylvanica
225 Black-throated Green WarblerDendroica virens
226 Blackburnian WarblerDendroica fusca
227 Bay-breasted WarblerDendroica castanea
228 Blackpoll WarblerDendroica striata
229 Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
230 American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
231 Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
232 Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorus
233 Northern WaterthrushSeiurus noveboracensis
234 Louisiana WaterthrushSeiurus motacilla
235 Kentucky WarblerOporornis formosus
236 Mourning WarblerOporornis philadelphia
237 Canada WarblerWilsonia canadensis
238 Rufous-capped WarblerBasileuterus rufifrons
239 Buff-rumped WarblerBasileuterus fulvicauda
240 BananaquitCoereba flaveola
241 Rosy Thrush-TanagerRhodinocichla rosea
242 Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillata
243 White-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus luctuosus
244 Red-throated Ant-TanagerHabia fuscicauda
245 Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
246 Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
247 Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatus
248 Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
249 Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
250 Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapilla
251 Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris
252 Fulvous-vented EuphoniaEuphonia fulvicrissa
253 Tawny-capped EuphoniaEuphonia anneae
254 Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornata
255 Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola
256 Golden-hooded TanagerTangara larvata
257 Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venusta
258 Blue DacnisDacnis cayana
259 Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
260 Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidus
261 Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus
262 Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
263 Slate-colored SeedeaterSporophila schistacea
264 Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
265 Lesser Seed-FinchOryzoborus angolensis
266 Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostris
267 Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostris
268 Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectus
269 Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
270 Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossus
271 Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
272 Blue-black GrosbeakCyanocompsa cyanoides
273 Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysater
274 Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelas
275 Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
276 Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
277 Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
278 Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela
279 Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus microrhynchus
280 Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanus
281 Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleri

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