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2006 Panama Highlights Tour
Trip Report

Resplendent Quetzal - © Laura L Fellows and Exotic Birding ToursTour Dates:

02/25/06 - 03/11/06

Birding Guide:

Adolfo Downs

Tour Summary:

Spring birding tour to the Canal Zone, Chiriqui Province of western Panama, and the Punta Patino Forest Preserve in Darien Province of eastern Panama.

Some Tour Highlights:

While in the Canal Zone, we stayed at the Plaza Paitilla Inn located on Bahia Bay in central Panama City. The hotel was recently renovated and is very comfortable. The hotel is very affordable compared to available ecolodges, so by staying in the city we were able to keep the trip cost substantially lower than it would have been otherwise. The main drawback of staying in the city is that the best birding areas are 30-60 minutes away, which made for some early departures every morning. However, by sacrificing a little sleep we experienced some fantastic birding.

We spent our first morning birding along world-famous Pipeline Road, one of the best birding areas in Central America. The road is closed to traffic and the first 6 km. offer great birding. While birding the road, we were lucky enough to encounter a Harpy Eagle perched right overhead on a branch. Several Harpies have been released into the area, but they are rarely seen by birders along the road. Other notable birds we saw along the road included Costa Rican, Short-tailed, and Lesser Swallow-tailed Swifts, Black-throated Mango, Sapphire-throated Hummingbird, three species of trogons, Black-breasted Puffbird, White-flanked Antwren, Dusky Antbird, Chestnut-backed Antbird, Bicolored Antbird, Golden-collared Manakin, Blue-crowned Manakin, Yellow-olive Flycatcher, Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher, Rusty-margined Flycatcher, Long-billed Gnatwren, a good variey of tanagers, and Scarlet-rumped Cacique. Along the approach road toward Pipeline Road we picked up some open habit birds such as Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, and Ruddy-breasted Seedeater.

That same afternoon we visited the Ammo Dump ponds, where we found some aquatic birds including Striated Heron, Rufescent Tiger-Heron, Gray-necked Woodrail, Wattled Jacana, and two Southern Lapwings, a species that has been expanding its range northward in recent years.

We spent our second day birding along the Old Gamboa Road, which is now also closed to traffic. We saw many of the same species we saw the day before along Pipeline Road but added Short-tailed Hawk, Blue-headed Parrot, Long-billed Hermit (formerly named Western Long-tailed Hermit, Violet-crowned Woodnymph, Violet-bellied Hummingbird, Charming Hummingbird, Snowy-bellied Hummingbird, Purple-crowned Fairy, Broad-billed Motmot, White-whiskered Puffbird, Crimson-crested Woodpecker, Spotted Antbird, Silvery-throated Tapaculo, a secretive bird only seen by a couple participants as it flew across the road, Forest Elaenia, Ochre-bellied Flycatcher, Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant, Olivaceous Flatbill, Golden-crowned Spadebill, Black-bellied Wren, Black-chested Jay, Fulvous-vented Euphonia, Blue Dacnis, Green Honeycreeper, Shining Honeycreeper, and Slate-colored Grosbeak.

On our third day we visited Cerro Azul and Cerro Jefe. February is not the best time of year for these locales because it's typically windy and rainy, and our visit was no exception. The group didn't want to walk the 6 km up the gravel road to the radio towers on Cerro Jefe where endemics such as Tacarcuna Bush-Tanager are found, so we missed those. We stayed at lower elevations and did see Black Hawk-Eagle, Snowy-bellied Hummingbird again, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Tropical Pewee, and Rufous-capped Warbler. We then headed to lower elevations around the western side of the bay and found a variety of herons, egrets, raptors, and shorebirds.

On the fourth day of our tour, we got an early start and drove to the Caribbean side of the Canal Zone. Our destination was acclaimed Achiote Road, and the birding did not disappoint. Notable birds we saw there included White Hawk, Mangrove Black-Hawk, , a rare look at a Limpkin flying overhead before disappearing into deep grass of a wetland, Gray-rumped Swift, Bronzy Hermit, Blue-chested Hummingbird, Black-headed Trogon,, great looks at a Pied Puffbird perched cooperatively in the open, Panama Flycatcher, White-ringed Flycatcher, White-winged Becard, Black-crowned Tityra, White-lined Tanager, Flame-rumped Tanager, White-vented Euphonia, Streaked Saltator, Blue-black Grosbeak, and Red-breasted Blackbird. We unfortunately missed the Blue Cotinga that was seen by another group who had arrived shortly after we did. Sometimes timing is everything! Our plan for the afternoon was to visit the old Spanish Fortress of San Lorenzo. However, the best laid plans sometimes go awry, and ours did when we stopped on the road back from toward Gatun to view an American Kestrel. While we were stopped, a Panamanian driver slammed into the rear of our tour bus, leaving us stranded while the police filled out accident reports for the next couple hours. In defense of our guide, it WAS the only Kestrel we saw on the tour.

The following morning we were up early to go birding along the road up Semaphore Hill and on Plantation Trail in Soberania National Park. These are also prime birding areas. Aside from species we had already seen along Pipeline Road and Old Gamboa Road, we found Least Grebe, Boat-billed Heron, Gray-headed Kite, Peregrine Falcon, great looks at a pair of lovely Spectacled Owls, Garden Emerald, Amazon Kingfisher and American Pygmy Kingfisher, Jet Antbird, Black-faced Antthrush, Lesser Kiskadee, Rosy Thrush-tanager (seen by a few participants only), and Yellow-billed Cacique.

Next morning early we went birding in Metroplitan Park, a large park with expansive dry lowland forest inside the city limits of Panama City. Notable birds we saw there included White-necked Puffbird and Orange-billed Sparrow, along with a variety of species we also saw elsewhere. That afternoon we flew to David in Chiriqui Province, where we spent the next three days of the tour.

We spent a full day birding along the famed Fortuna Road that goes between the Pacific and Caribbean sides of the province. We left early and encountered heavy fog until we reached the vicinity of Willie Mazu's camp. We birded along the road for a while and then birded a trail near the Continental Divide at higher elevation. Birds we saw there and nowhere else included Common Black-hawk, White-crowned Parrot, White-collared Swift, Violet-headed Hummingbird, Green Thorntail, White-ruffed Manakin, Olive-striped Flycatcher, Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant, Band-backed Wren, Olive-crowned Yellowthroat, Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager, Dusky-faced Tanager, Tawny-crested Tanager, Olive-backed Euphonia, Emerald Tanager, Bay-headed Tanager, and Black-faced Grosbeak.

We spent the better part of two days exploring higher elevation areas around Volcan Baru, particularly La Amistad Heritage Park and areas around Cerro Punta and Guadalupe. We had a postcard-perfect view of a male Resplendent Quetzal in full breeding regalia while in La Amistad. Other notable birds we saw included Maroon-chested Ground-Dove, Sulphur-winged Parakeet, Violet Sabrewing, Fiery-throated Hummingbird, Stripe-tailed Hummingbird, Scintillant Hummingbird, Volcano Hummingbird, Collared Trogon, Linneated Foliage-gleaner, Spotted-crowned Woodcreeper, Blue-and-white Swallow, Black-and-yellow Silky-Flycatcher, Long-tailed Silky-Flycatcher, Black-faced Solitaire, Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush, Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush, Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush, Mountain Robin, Flame-throated Warbler, Collared Redstart, Black-cheeked Warbler, Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager, Flame-colored Tanager, Cherrie's Tanager, Silver-throated Tanager, Speckled Tanager, Scarlet-thighed Dacnis, Yellow-thighed Finch, Large-footed Finch, Yellow-throated Brush-finch, Chestnut-capped Brush-finch, Rufous-collared Sparrow, and Yellow-tailed Oriole.

All but two persons on the tour continued with our extension to the Mogue River area of Darien Province in the Punta Patino. This part of the tour was organized by Ancon Expeditions and was guided by them rather than Adolfo Downs. We were the very first birding tour group to ever visit the Embara Indian Village of Llano Bonito (the artist David Kitler and his wife visited the area earlier in December 2005). It was a somewhat strenous 6-hour hike to the village that would have been harder and longer if the trail had been muddy. En route we saw two Crested Eagles soaring overhead, along with a number of forest birds including Black-tailed Trogon, a Darien specialty. However, birding was limited as we had to reach the village by nightfall. Upon our arrival at Llano Bonito, we received the royal welcome by the designated headman and most of the women and children in the village. The villagers were extremely curious about us and extremely welcoming. They performed several traditional dances for us, we gave them gifts we had carried in, and then we enjoyed visiting with the villagers and showing curious kids the photos we were taking of them, which was all very new for them.

The following morning we hiked up to the active Harpy Eagle nest, our primary purpose for visiting Llano Bonito, and had great looks at a recently fledged juvenile. The adults were nowhere to be seen. We also saw several Darien specialties, including Orange-crowned Oriole and Black Oropendola.

That afternoon we hiked from Llano Bonito to another Embara village, La India, where we tent-camped for the night. The following day we hiked to an area near the village of Mogue, site of an older Harpy Eagle nest that had been recently removed by the Panama Audubon Society and relocated to another site to encourage further nesting activity. We saw another Crested Eagle soaring overhead during our hike to La India, and we had terrific looks at a nesting Ornate Hawk-Eagle near our tent camp outside Mogue, but we didn't see any more Harpy Eagles. Notable birds we saw during our trek into the Darien, in addition to those already mentioned, included Capped Heron, Plumbeous Hawk, White-tailed Hawk, the usually quite secretive Striped Cuckoo that we saw very well, Band-rumped Swift, Band-tailed Barbthroat, White-necked Puffbird, Pied Puffbird, a great look at the elusive Gray-cheeked Nunlet, Russet Antshrike, Orange-collared Manakin, Golden-headed Manakin, Sirystes, Rufous Mourner, Nutting's Flycatcher, Cinnamon Becard, Fulvous-vented Euphonia, Thick-billed Seed-Finch, Yellow-backed Oriole, and Crested Oropendola.

Checklist of birds seen on tour:

ARP=Achiote Road; BB=Bahia Bay; CACJ=Cerro Azul; DAR=Darien; FR=Fortuna Road; LAHP=La Amistad Heritage Park and Vicinity; MNP=Metropolitan Park; OGR=Old Gamboa Road; PLR=Pipeline Road and Ammo Ponds; SNP=Semaphore Hill and Plantation Trail; WHP=Western Highlands - Volcan Baru and en route to David; * = Heard only in location

 
TINAMOUS: Tinamidae

1Great TinamouTinamus majorDAR*,OGR,PLR
2Little TinamouCrypturellus souiSNP*

 
GREBES: Podicipedidae

3Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicusSNP

 
PELICANS: Pelecanidae

4Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisBB

 
CORMORANTS: Phalacrocoracidae

5Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocorax brasilianusBB

 
ANHINGAS: Anhingidae

6AnhingaAnhinga anhingaARP,PLR,SNP

 
FRIGATEBIRDS: Fregatidae

7Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensBB

 
HERONS, EGRETS, BITTERNS: Ardeidae

8Capped HeronPilherodius pileatusDAR
9Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasBB
10Great EgretArdea albaARP,BB,FR,SNP
11Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolorPLR
12Little Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaARP,CACJ,DAR,OGR PLR,SNP
13Snowy EgretEgretta thulaARP,CACJ,OGR,SNP WHP
14Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisARP,DAR,FR,LAHP OGR,WHP
15Striated HeronButorides striataPLR
16Green HeronButorides virescensARP
17Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticoraxOGR
18Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violaceaCACJ
19Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusSNP
20Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatumARP,PLR

 
IBIS, SPOONBILLS: Threskiornithidae

21White IbisEudocimus albusCACJ

 
NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartidae

22Black VultureCoragyps atratusARP,CACJ,DAR,FR LAHP,OGR,PLR,SNP,WHP
23Turkey VultureCathartes auraARP,CACJ,DAR,FR OGR,PLR,SNP,WHP

 
OSPREY: Pandionidae

24OspreyPandion haliaetusARP,CACJ,DAR,OGR PLR,SNP

 
HAWKS, EAGLES, KITES: Accipitridae

25Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisARP,SNP
26Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusARP,CACJ,FR,SNP
27White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusARP,LAHP
28Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisPLR,SNP
29Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusLAHP,PLR
30Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensisPLR
31Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbeaARP,DAR
32Plumbeous HawkLeucopternis plumbeusDAR
33White HawkLeucopternis albicollisARP
34Common Black-HawkButeogallus anthracinusFR
35Mangrove Black-HawkButeogallus subtilisARP,DAR
36Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisCACJ
37Harris' HawkParabuteo unicinctusCACJ
38Roadside HawkButeo magnirostrisDAR
39Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusARP,FR,OGR
40Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusARP,CACJ,LAHP,OGR
41Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoniCACJ
42White-tailed HawkButeo albicaudatusDAR
43Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisWHP
44Crested EagleMorphnus guianensisDAR
45Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaDAR,PLR
46Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusARP,CACJ,SNP
47Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusDAR

 
FALCONS, CARACARAS: Falconidae

48Northern Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayARP,CACJ,FR,LAHP
49Yellow-headed CaracaraMilvago chimachimaDAR,FR,LAHP,MNP SNP,WHP
50Slaty-backed Forest-FalconMicrastur mirandolleiOGR*
51American KestrelFalco sparveriusARP
52Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSNP

 
GUANS, CHACHALACAS, CURASSOWS: Cracidae

53Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereicepsARP,DAR,OGR,PLR

 
LIMPKIN: Aramidae

54LimpkinAramus guaraunaARP

 
RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS: Rallidae

55White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularisFR*,PLR*
56Gray-necked Wood-RailAramides cajaneaARP,DAR*,PLR
57Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicaARP,PLR
58Common MoorhenGallinula chloropusPLR

 
JACANAS: Jacanidae

59Wattled JacanaJacana jacanaARP,OGR,PLR,SNP

 
OYSTERCATCHERS: Haematopodidae

60American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatusBB

 
PLOVERS, LAPWINGS: Charadriidae

61Southern LapwingVanellus chilensisARP,PLR
62Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarolaBB

 
SANDPIPERS: Scolopacidae

63WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusBB
64Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanusBB
65Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaARP,CACJ,SNP
66Spotted SandpiperActitis maculariaARP,CACJ,DAR,FR OGR,PLR,SNP
67WilletCatoptrophorus semipalmatusBB
68DunlinCalidris alpinaBB

 
GULLS: Laridae

69Laughing GullLarus atricillaBB

 
TERNS: Sternidae

70Gull-billed TernSterna niloticaBB
71Caspian TernSterna caspiaBB
72Sandwich TernSterna sandvicensisBB
73Royal TernSterna maximaBB

 
PIGEONS, DOVES: Columbidae

74Rock PigeonColumba liviaARP,CACJ,FR,LAHP OGR,PLR,SNP,WHP
75Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataCACJ*,OGR
76Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisARP,CACJ,OGR,PLR SNP
77Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacotiARP,CACJ,PLR,SNP WHP
78Maroon-chested Ground-DoveClaravis mondetouraWHP
79White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiARP,CACJ,DAR,PLR SNP

 
PARROTS: Psittacidae

80Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniFR,WHP
81Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularisARP,CACJ,DAR,PLR SNP
82Brown-hooded ParrotPionopsitta haematotisDAR,FR
83Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusARP,CACJ,OGR
84White-crowned ParrotPionus senilisFR
85Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalisARP,DAR,OGR,SNP
86Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosaDAR,OGR*

 
CUCKOOS: Cuculidae

87Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaARP,DAR,OGR,PLR SNP
88Greater AniCrotophaga majorARP,FR,SNP
89Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniARP,CACJ,DAR,PLR
90Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisDAR
91Striped CuckooTapera naeviaDAR

 
OWLS: Strigidae

92Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataSNP

 
POTOOS: Nyctibiidae

93Common PotooNyctibius griseusSNP*

 
NIGHTJARS: Caprimulgidae

94PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisPLR
95Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgus carolinensisDAR*
96Whip-poor-willCaprimulgus vociferusDAR*

 
SWIFTS: Apodidae

97White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisFR
98Band-rumped SwiftChaetura spinicaudusDAR
99Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosaOGR,PLR,SNP
100Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisARP,LAHP
101Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyuraPLR,SNP
102Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisDAR,PLR,SNP

 
HUMMINGBIRDS: Trochilidae

103Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneaARP
104Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeriDAR
105Western Long-tailed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisOGR
106Little HermitPhaethornis longuemareusDAR,OGR
107Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurusFR,LAHP,WHP
108White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraARP,DAR,OGR,PLR SNP
109Green VioletearColibri thalassinusFR,WHP
110Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollisARP,DAR,PLR,SNP
111Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimetiFR
112Green ThorntailDiscosura conversiiFR
113Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilisSNP
114Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisLAHP
115Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximiaLAHP,WHP
116Violet-crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombicaOGR
117Violet-bellied HummingbirdDamophila julieDAR,OGR
118Sapphire-throated HummingbirdLepidopyga coeruleogularisOGR,PLR
119Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlARP,CACJ,FR,PLR SNP
120Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilisARP
121Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decoraOGR
122Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edwardCACJ,OGR,SNP
123Gray-tailed Mountain-gemLampornis cinereicaudaFR,LAHP,WHP
124Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiFR,OGR
125Magenta-throated WoodstarCalliphlox bryantaeLAHP
126Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaFR,WHP
127Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammulaWHP

 
TROGONS, QUETZALS: Trogonidae

128Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalusARP
129Amazonian White-tailed TrogonTrogon viridisDAR,SNP
130Western White-tailed TrogonTrogon chionurusDAR,SNP
131Northern Violaceous TrogonTrogon caligatusDAR,OGR,PLR
132Collared TrogonTrogon collarisWHP
133Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufusLAHP,OGR,PLR
134Black-tailed TrogonTrogon melanurusDAR
135Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massenaARP,OGR,PLR
136Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinnoLAHP,WHP*

 
KINGFISHERS: Alcedinidae

137Ringed KingfisherCeryle torquataARP,DAR,SNP
138Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaDAR,SNP
139Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaARP,DAR,SNP
140American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aeneaSNP

 
MOTMOTS: Momotidae

141Blue-crowned MotmotMomotus momotaDAR,SNP
142Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martiiOGR,PLR
143Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumOGR

 
PUFFBIRDS: Bucconidae

144White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchusDAR,MNP
145Black-breasted PuffbirdNotharchus pectoralisPLR
146Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectusARP,DAR
147White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisOGR
148Gray-cheeked NunletNonnula frontalisDAR

 
BARBETS: Capitonidae

149Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiLAHP*,WHP

 
TOUCANS: Ramphastidae

150Blue-throated ToucanetAulacorhynchus caeruleogularisFR,LAHP*
151Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusARP,DAR,OGR
152Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusARP,DAR,FR,OGR PLR,SNP
153Chestnut-mandibled ToucanRamphastos swainsoniiARP,CACJ,DAR,LAHP MNP*,OGR,PLR

 
WOODPECKERS: Picidae

154Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusLAHP,WHP
155Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniARP,DAR,FR,OGR SNP
156Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillusARP,CACJ,DAR,PLR SNP
157Hairy WoodpeckerPicoides villosusLAHP
158Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatusPLR*
159Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusDAR
160Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucosOGR

 
OVENBIRDS: Furnariidae

161Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusLAHP
162Plain XenopsXenops minutusDAR,OGR
163Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrenciiLAHP
164Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalarisWHP

 
WOODCREEPERS: Dendrocolaptidae

165Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaOGR,SNP
166Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusCACJ
167Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurransARP,DAR,OGR,PLR SNP*
168Spotted-crowned WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes affinisLAHP,WHP

 
TYPICAL ANTBIRDS: Thamnophilidae

169Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatusOGR,PLR,SNP
170Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusARP,PLR
171Western Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaARP,DAR,OGR,PLR SNP
172Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusDAR
173Checker-throated AntwrenMyrmotherula fulviventrisDAR,OGR,PLR
174White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisOGR,PLR
175Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisARP,DAR,OGR,PLR
176Dusky AntbirdCercomacra tyranninaOGR,PLR,SNP
177Jet AntbirdCercomacra nigricansSNP
178Chestnut-backed AntbirdMyrmeciza exsulARP,PLR
179Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys leucaspisPLR
180Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioidesOGR

 
ANTTHRUSHES, ANTPITTAS: Formicariidae

181Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analisSNP

 
TAPACULOS: Rhinocryptidae

182Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsARP*,OGR

 
COTINGAS: Cotingidae

183Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurataDAR,OGR,PLR

 
MANAKINS: Pipridae

184Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusDAR
185Golden-collared ManakinManacus vitellinusPLR,SNP
186White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo alteraFR
187Lance-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia lanceolataMNP*
188Golden-headed ManakinPipra erythrocephalaDAR
189Red-capped ManakinPipra mentalisOGR,PLR
190Blue-crowned ManakinLepidothrix coronataOGR,PLR

 
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS: Tyrannidae

191Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillusOGR,PLR*
192Southern Beardless TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumARP,CACJ,PLR,SNP
193Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatusPLR,SNP
194Forest ElaeniaMyiopagis gaimardiiDAR,OGR
195Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterCACJ,PLR,SNP
196Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensisSNP
197Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantziiFR,LAHP,WHP
198Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaFR,LAHP,WHP
199Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusOGR
200Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusFR
201Paltry TyrannuletZimmerius vilissimusARP,LAHP,OGR
202Black-capped Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis atricapillusOGR
203Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatusFR
204Southern BentbillOncostoma olivaceumDAR,OGR,PLR,SNP
205Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigricepsDAR,FR
206Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumARP,PLR,SNP
207Olivaceous FlatbillRhynchocyclus olivaceusOGR
208Yellow-olive FlycatcherTolmomyias sulphurescensPLR
209Yellow-margined FlycatcherTolmomyias assimilisDAR,OGR,SNP
210Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatusOGR
211Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurusOGR,PLR
212Tufted FlycatcherMitrephanes phaeocercusFR*,LAHP
213Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperiFR
214Dark PeweeContopus lugubrisLAHP
215Tropical PeweeContopus cinereusCACJ
216Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventrisARP*,PLR*
217Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiDAR
218Yellowish FlycatcherEmpidonax flavescensFR,LAHP
219Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansLAHP
220Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonusDAR,FR
221Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusDAR,OGR*
222SirystesSirystes sibilatorDAR
223Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraDAR
224Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferARP,OGR,PLR
225Panama FlycatcherMyiarchus panamensisARP
226Nutting's FlycatcherMyiarchus nuttingiDAR
227Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusPLR*
228Lesser KiskadeePhilohydor lictorSNP
229Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusARP,PLR,SNP
230Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaARP,DAR
231Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensisPLR
232Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisARP,DAR,FR,PLR SNP,WHP
233Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensisARP,DAR,SNP
234White-ringed FlycatcherConopias albovittataARP
235Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusARP,CACJ,PLR
236Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventrisDAR
237Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaiusARP,DAR,PLR
238Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusARP,DAR,FR,OGR PLR,SNP,WHP
239Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannusARP,SNP
240Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaDAR,PLR,SNP
241Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolorLAHP
242Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusDAR
243White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusARP
244Masked TityraTityra semifasciataARP,DAR,OGR
245Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorARP

 
SWALLOWS: Hirundinidae

246Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaARP,DAR,PLR,SNP
247Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilineaPLR
248Blue-and-white SwallowNotiochelidon cyanoleucaFR,LAHP,WHP
249Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisDAR,FR,PLR,SNP
250Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonotaDAR,PLR,SNP
251Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaARP,CACJ,SNP

 
SILKY-FLYCATCHERS: Ptilogonatidae

252Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxanthaLAHP
253Long-tailed Silky-flycatcherPtilogonys caudatusFR,WHP

 
DIPPERS: Cinclidae

254American DipperCinclus mexicanusLAHP,WHP

 
WRENS: Troglodytidae

255Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatusFR
256Black-bellied WrenThryothorus fasciatoventrisOGR,SNP
257Bay WrenThryothorus nigricapillusARP,FR
258Plain WrenThryothorus modestusPLR*
259Buff-breasted WrenThryothorus leucotisDAR,PLR,SNP
260House WrenTroglodytes aedonARP,CACJ,DAR,FR* OGR,PLR,WHP
261White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucostictaFR*,OGR
262Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysLAHP,WHP*

 
MOCKINGBIRDS, THRASHERS: Mimidae

263Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvusPLR

 
THRUSHES: Turdidae

264Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsLAHP,WHP
265Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscaterLAHP,WHP
266Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisWHP
267Ruddy-capped Nightingale-ThrushCatharus frantziiLAHP,WHP
268Mountain RobinTurdus plebejusLAHP,WHP
269Clay-colored RobinTurdus grayiARP,CACJ,FR,LAHP PLR,SNP,WHP

 
GNATCATCHERS: Polioptilidae

270Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusPLR
271Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbeaDAR,OGR,PLR,SNP

 
CROWS, JAYS: Corvidae

272Black-chested JayCyanocorax affinisARP,DAR,OGR

 
VIREOS, ALLIES: Vireonidae

273Yellow-winged VireoVireo carmioliDAR*,FR,LAHP,WHP
274Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysFR,LAHP
275Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicusCACJ,OGR
276Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceusCACJ,DAR,LAHP,OGR
277Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridisCACJ,PLR
278Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipesPLR,SNP
279Golden-fronted GreenletHylophilus aurantiifronsPLR,SNP
280Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatusARP,OGR,PLR,SNP
281Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellusCACJ*,OGR,SNP
282Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisLAHP

 
SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, ALLIES: Fringillidae

283Yellow-bellied SiskinCarduelis xanthogastraLAHP

 
WOOD WARBLERS: Parulidae

284Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysopteraFR
285Tennessee WarblerVermivora peregrinaCACJ,FR,PLR
286Flame-throated WarblerParula gutturalisFR,LAHP,WHP
287Northern ParulaParula americanaARP
288Tropical ParulaParula pitiayumiFR,LAHP
289Yellow WarblerDendroica petechiaARP,LAHP,PLR,SNP
290Chestnut-sided WarblerDendroica pensylvanicaARP,FR,OGR,PLR SNP,WHP
291Magnolia WarblerDendroica magnoliaSNP
292Black-throated Green WarblerDendroica virensFR,LAHP,WHP
293Blackburnian WarblerDendroica fuscaFR
294Bay-breasted WarblerDendroica castaneaCACJ,DAR,OGR,PLR SNP
295Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta variaCACJ,LAHP,WHP
296American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaCACJ
297Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaARP,DAR
298Northern WaterthrushSeiurus noveboracensisARP,SNP
299Kentucky WarblerOporornis formosusWHP
300Mourning WarblerOporornis philadelphiaARP
301Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflavaFR
302Wilson's WarblerWilsonia pusillaFR,LAHP,WHP
303Slate-throated WhitestartMyioborus miniatusLAHP
304Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusLAHP,WHP
305Rufous-capped WarblerBasileuterus rufifronsCACJ
306Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysLAHP,WHP
307Buff-rumped WarblerBasileuterus fulvicaudaFR

 
BANANAQUIT: Coerebidae

308BananaquitCoereba flaveolaARP,CACJ

 
TANAGERS, ALLIES: Thraupidae

309Common Bush-TanagerChlorospingus ophthalmicusLAHP
310Sooty-capped Bush-TanagerChlorospingus pileatusLAHP,WHP
311Yellow-throated Bush-TanagerChlorospingus flavigularisFR
312Rosy Thrush-TanagerRhodinocichla roseaSNP
313Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassiniiFR
314Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillataOGR,PLR
315White-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus luctuosusDAR,OGR,PLR,SNP
316Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatriiFR
317White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusARP
318Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubicaOGR,PLR,SNP
319Red-throated Ant-TanagerHabia fuscicaudaPLR
320Hepatic TanagerPiranga flavaCACJ,DAR
321Summer TanagerPiranga rubraARP,CACJ,DAR,FR PLR
322Flame-colored TanagerPiranga bidentataFR,LAHP,WHP
323Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatusARP,CACJ,DAR,PLR SNP
324Cherrie's TanagerRamphocelus costaricensisWHP
325Flame-rumped TanagerRamphocelus flammigerusARP,DAR
326Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusARP,CACJ,DAR,FR LAHP,OGR,PLR,SNP,WHP
327Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumARP,CACJ,DAR,PLR SNP,WHP
328Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapillaARP,DAR,PLR
329Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisARP,CACJ,PLR,SNP
330Fulvous-vented EuphoniaEuphonia fulvicrissaDAR,OGR
331Olive-backed EuphoniaEuphonia gouldiFR
332White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minutaARP,FR
333Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornataARP,CACJ,OGR,PLR SNP
334Emerald TanagerTangara floridaFR
335Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephalaFR,LAHP,WHP
336Speckled TanagerTangara guttataWHP
337Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaFR
338Golden-hooded TanagerTangara larvataARP,CACJ,DAR,FR PLR,SNP,WHP
339Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venustaFR,WHP
340Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaARP,OGR,SNP
341Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaFR,OGR
342Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidusOGR
343Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusARP,CACJ,DAR,OGR PLR,SNP

 
BUNTINGS, SEEDEATERS, ALLIES: Emberizidae

344Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaARP,CACJ,DAR,OGR PLR,SNP
345Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaARP,CACJ,DAR,PLR WHP
346Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisARP,PLR
347Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minutaPLR
348Thick-billed Seed-FinchOryzoborus funereusDAR
349Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceaCACJ,FR,LAHP
350Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaFR,LAHP
351Yellow-thighed FinchPselliophorus tibialisLAHP,WHP
352Large-footed FinchPezopetes capitalisWHP
353Yellow-throated Brush-FinchAtlapetes gutturalisWHP
354Chestnut-capped Brush-FinchBuarremon brunneinuchaWHP
355Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostrisMNP
356Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostrisARP,CACJ,FR,PLR SNP
357Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisLAHP,WHP

 
SALTATORS, CARDINALS, ALLIES: Cardinalidae

358Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusARP
359Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusARP,CACJ,FR,SNP WHP
360Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossusOGR
361Black-faced GrosbeakCaryothraustes poliogasterFR
362Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusARP,FR,WHP
363Blue-black GrosbeakCyanocompsa cyanoidesARP

 
TROUPIALS, ALLIES: Icteridae

364Red-breasted BlackbirdSturnella militarisARP
365Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanusARP,CACJ,DAR,FR LAHP,OGR,PLR,SNP,WHP
366Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysaterDAR
367Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelasWHP
368Orange-crowned OrioleIcterus auricapillusDAR
369Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaFR,PLR,SNP
370Orchard OrioleIcterus spuriusPLR
371Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeusSNP
372Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus celaARP,DAR,SNP
373Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus microrhynchusOGR,PLR
374Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanusDAR
375Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleriARP,PLR
376Black OropendolaPsarocolius guatimozinusDAR
377Montezuma OropendolaGymnostinops montezumaARP

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