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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

 
Ducks: Anatidae

1/Blue-winged Teal/Spatula discorsWL

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

2Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereicepsPR

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

3Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicusWL
4Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsMD

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

5Rock PigeonColumba liviaHC
6Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisAR
7Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataFR
8Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaFR
9Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisAR
10Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacotiGA,MN
11White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiSL
12Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassiniiOG
13Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraCH

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

14Greater AniCrotophaga majorGA
15Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniAR,HC
16Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisHC
17Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaAR,MN,SL

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

18Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusSL
19Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisMN

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

20Great PotooNyctibius grandisOG

 
Swifts: Apodidae

21White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisFR
22|Chimney Swift|Chaetura pelagicaAR
23Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyuraOG
24Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisAR

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

25Green HermitPhaethornis guyFR
26Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisSL
27Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularisSL
28Brown VioletearColibri delphinaeSL
29Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotusCH
30Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollisOG,PR
31Talamanca HummingbirdEugenes spectabilisCH
32White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucusCH
33Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaWL
34Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurusCH
35Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysiaFR
36White-vented PlumeleteerChalybura buffoniiHC
37Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombicaSL
38Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edwardOG
39Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilisSL
40Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decoraCH
41Violet-bellied HummingbirdChlorestes julieMN

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

42Common GallinuleGallinula galeataGL
43/American Coot/Fulica americanaGL
44Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicaGL
45White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularisGL

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

46Northern JacanaJacana spinosaWL
47Wattled JacanaJacana jacanaGL,MD

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

48/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitariaGL

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

49/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaBB
50Royal TernThalasseus maximusBB

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

51Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensBB,GA

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

52AnhingaAnhinga anhingaGL

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

53Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisBB,GA

 
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

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

64Black VultureCoragyps atratusHC,MD,MN
65Turkey VultureCathartes auraPR
66King VultureSarcoramphus papaPR

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

67/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMD,PR

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

68Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiHC
69White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusWL
70Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisMN
71Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusAR
72Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusPR
73Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusFR
74Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisGA
75Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusAR
76(Plumbeous Kite)Ictinia plumbeaAR
77Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensAR
78Plumbeous HawkCryptoleucopteryx plumbeaAR
79Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinusGA
80Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisWL
81Barred HawkMorphnarchus princepsFR
82Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisWL
83White HawkPseudastur albicollisAR
84Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidusAR
85/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusAR
86Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusMN
87Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatusHC
88Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisCH

 
Owls: Strigidae

89Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataOG

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

90Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinnoCH
91Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massenaAR
92Black-tailed TrogonTrogon melanurusGA
93White-tailed TrogonTrogon chionurusAR
94Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatusPR
95Amazonian Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufusAR,MN

 
Motmots: Momotidae

96Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessoniiMN
97Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martiiAR
98Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumAR

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

99Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataGA,GL
100/Belted Kingfisher/Megaceryle alcyonGA,OG
101Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaGL
102American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aeneaGA,GL
103Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaGA,OG

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

104White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchusGA
105Black-breasted PuffbirdNotharchus pectoralisAR
106Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectusAR

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

107Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficaudaFR

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

108Spot-crowned BarbetCapito maculicoronatusAR

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

109Northern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus prasinusFR
110Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusAR,HC,MN
111Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusAR,MN

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

112Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceusCH,PR
113/Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/Sphyrapicus variusMN,SL
114Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniAR,SL
115Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillusGA,WL
116Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosusCH
117Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatusFR
118Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucosMN
119Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusGL
120Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatusAR,PT
121Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneusGL
122Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusCH

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

123Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansHC
124Slaty-backed Forest-FalconMicrastur mirandolleiAR
125Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayWL
126Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachimaAR
127/American Kestrel/Falco sparveriusHC
128Bat FalconFalco rufigularisSL

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

129Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularisAR
130Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotisAR
131Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusAR,HC,SL
132Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalisAR,SL
133Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosaAR
134Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniFR
135Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinaxWL

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

136Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatusMN
137Great AntshrikeTaraba majorPR
138Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusAR
139Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaAR,MN
140Checker-throated StipplethroatEpinecrophylla fulviventrisAR
141White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisPR
142Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisPR
143Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyranninaMN
144White-bellied AntbirdMyrmeciza longipesPR
145Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsulAR
146Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys bicolorPR
147Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioidesPR

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

148Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensisPT
149Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusMN
150Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaPR,PT
151Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusFR
152Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurransAR,MN
153Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosusAR
154Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygiusFR
155Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiWL
156Spot-crowned WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes affinisCH
157Plain XenopsXenops minutusMN
158Ruddy Foliage-gleanerClibanornis rubiginosusPT
159Ochre-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemusWL
160Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythropsCH
161Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyuraWL

 
Manakins: Pipridae

162White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo alteraCH
163Velvety ManakinLepidothrix velutinaPR
164Golden-collared ManakinManacus vitellinusAR,PR

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

165Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurataAR
166Blue CotingaCotinga nattereriiAR

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

167Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorAR,FR
168Masked TityraTityra semifasciataAR
169Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolorCH
170Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusAR
171White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusGA
172{Rose-throated Becard}Pachyramphus aglaiaeWL

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

173Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurusMN
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

230House WrenTroglodytes aedonGA
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 Goldfinch>Spinus psaltriaOG
257<Yellow-bellied Siskin>Spinus 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-TanagerHabia 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 Seedeater>Sporophila 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.