Birding Western Panama

Endemic Birds of Panama

                      

Central American Caribbean Slope
Purplish-backed Quail-Dove  Geotrygon lawrencii
Lattice-tailed Trogon  Trogon clathratus
Black-crowned Antpitta  Pittasoma michleri
Grey-headed Piprites  Piprites griseiceps
Snowy Cotinga  Carpodectes nitidus
Black-throated Wren  Thryothorus atrogularis
Plain Wren  Thryothorus modestus
Black-and-yellow Tanager  Chrysothlypis chrysomelas
Sulphur-rumped Tanager  Heterospingus rubrifrons
Nicaraguan Seed-Finch  Oryzoborus nuttingi
Tawny-capped Euphonia  Euphonia anneae
   
Costa Rica and Panama Highlands
Black Guan                                                  Chamaepetes unicolor
Black-breasted Wood-Quail                         Odoleucolaemus leucolaemus
Chiriqui Quail-Dove                                      Geotrygon chiriquensis
Buff-fronted Quail-Dove                              Geotrygon costaricensis
Sulphur-winged Parakeet                            Pyrrhura hoffmanni
Red-fronted Parrotlet                                   Touit costaricensis
Bare-shanked Screech-Owl                       Megascops clarkii
Dusky Nightjar                                           Caprimulgus saturatus
Fiery-throated Hummingbird                      Panterpe insignis
Black-bellied Hummingbird                         Eupherusa nigriventris
White-tailed Emerald                              Elvira chionura
White-bellied Mountain-Gem                        Lampornis hemileucus
White-throated Mountain-Gem                     Lampornis castaneoventris
Magenta-throated Woodstar                         Calliphlox bryantae
Volcano Hummingbird                              Selasphorus flammula
Scintillant Hummingbird                           Selasphorus scintilla
Glow-throated Hummingbird                   Selasphorus ardens
Orange-bellied Trogon                              Trogon aurantiiventris
Prong-billed Barbet                           Semnornis frantzii
Blue-throated Toucanet                        Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis
Ruddy Treerunner                                 Margarornis rubiginosus
Streak-breasted Treehunter                            Thripadectes rufobrunneus
Silvery-fronted Tapaculo                              Scytalopus argentifrons
Dark Pewee                                     Contopus lugubris
Ochraceous Pewee                                 Contopus ochraceus
Black-capped Flycatcher                                Empidonax atriceps
Golden-bellied Flycatcher                                Myiodynastes hemichrysus
Bare-necked Umbrellabird                                Cephalopterus glabricollis
Yellow-winged Vireo                                     Vireo carmioli
Silvery-throated Jay                                Cyanolyca argentigula
Ochraceous Wren                                        Troglodytes ochraceus
Timberline Wren                                               Thryorchilus browni
Black-faced Solitaire                                      Myadestes melanops
Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush                                Catharus gracilirostris
Sooty Thrush                                                         Turdus nigrescens
Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher               Phainoptila melanoxantha
Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher                                      Ptilogonys caudatus
Flame-throated Warbler                                              Parula gutturalis
Collared Redstart                                                         Myioborus torquatus
Black-cheeked Warbler                                                Basileuterus melanogenys
Wrenthrush                                              Zeledonia coronata
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager                                Chlorospingus pileatus
Blue-and-gold Tanager                                                Bangsia arcaei
Spangle-cheeked Tanager                                    Tangara dowii
Peg-billed Finch                                           Acanthidops bairdii
Slaty Flowerpiercer                                           Diglossa plumbea
Sooty-faced Finch                                                Arremon crassirostris
Yellow-thighed Finch                                               Pselliophorus tibialis
Yellow-green Finch                                                 Pselliophorus luteoviridis
Large-footed Finch                                       Pezopetes capitalis
Volcano Junco                                                      Junco vulcani
Black-thighed Grosbeak                                 Pheucticus tibialis
Golden-browed Chlorophonia Chlorophonia callophrys
   
South Central Pacific Slope
Brown-backed Dove Leptotila battyi
Azuero Parakeet  Pyrrhura eisenmanni
Veraguan Mango  Anthracothorax veraguensis
White-crested Coquette  Lophornis adorabilis
Charming Hummingbird  Amazilia decora
Baird's Trogon Trogon bairdii
Fiery-billed Aracari  Pteroglossus frantzii
Golden-naped Woodpecker  Melanerpes chrysauchen
Coiba Spinetail Cranioleuca dissita
Black-hooded Antshrike  Thamnophilus bridgesi
Turquoise Cotinga  Cotinga ridgwayi
Yellow-billed Cotinga  Carpodectes antoniae
Orange-collared Manakin  Manacus aurantiacus
Riverside Wren  Thryothorus semibadius
Cherrie’s Tanager Ramphocelus costaricensis
Spot-crowned Euphonia  Euphonia imitans
   
Darien Lowlands
Choco Tinamou Crypturellus kerriae
Dusky Pigeon  Patagioenas goodsoni
Purplish-backed Quail-Dove  Geotrygon lawrencii
Dusky-backed Jacamar  Brachygalba salmoni
Choco Toucan  Ramphastos brevis
Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker  Piculus callopterus
Speckled Antshrike  Xenornis setifrons
Black-crowned Antpitta  Pittasoma michleri
Yellow-green Tyrannulet  Phylloscartes flavovirens
Black-billed Flycatcher  Aphanotriccus audax
Black-and-Yellow Tanager  Chrysothlypis chrysomelas
Sulphur-rumped Tanager  Heterospingus rubrifrons
Viridian Dacnis  Dacnis viguieri
Black Oropendola  Psarocolius guatimozinus
Twany-capped Euphonia  Euphonia anneae
   
Darien Highlands
Tacarcuna Wood-quail Odontophorus dialeucos
Russet-crowned Quail-Dove  Geotrygon goldmani
Bare-shanked Screech-Owl  Megascops clarkii
Pirre (Rufous-cheeked) Hummingbird  Goethalsia bella
Violet-capped Hummingbird  Goldmania violiceps
Violet-throated Toucanet  Aulacorhynchus cognatus
Beautiful Treerunner  Margarornis bellulus
Tacarcuna Tapaculo  Scytalopus panamensis
Choco Tapaculo  Scytalopus chocoensis
Ochraceous Wren  Troglodytes ochraceus
Varied Solitaire  Myadestes coloratus
Pirre Warbler  Basileuterus ignotus
Tacarcuna Bush-Tanager  Chlorospingus tacarcunae
Pirre Bush-Tanager  Chlorospingus inornatus
Blue-and-gold Tanager  Bangsia arcaei
Green-naped Tanager  Tangara fucosa
Sooty-faced Finch  Arremon crassirostris
Yellow-collared Chlorophonia  Chlorophonia flavirostris
   
Escudo de Veraguas Island (Secundary Area)
Escudo Hummingbird Amazilia handleyi
   
Total of 105 Regional Endemics  
   
Bold names = National Endemics (12)  

 

Testimonials

"I found the pipeline trip I made with Jose Carlos excellent. He's interested in the birds and wildlife themselves and wonderfully observant. At the same time, he wants to make sure that you see them too and understand what it is you are seeing."

Patricia Fortier
Montreal, Quebec, Canada