On December 29th, Erica and I headed for
Panama City – it was only our second trip to Central America, so the anticipation was very high, especially since we were going with friends who were naturalists like us!
This blog post is a day-by-day account of the trip (Warning: it is lengthy!).
Day 1 – December 29. Toronto to Panama City
We left Kitchener and picked up John (a friend from my Algonquin Park days and currently a zoologist with
the Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre) before heading for
Pearson International Airport in Toronto. Before getting
off the 401, we scored our first bird of the trip – a Snowy Owl sitting on a sign above
the highway. We managed to see 3 more Snowy Owls on the runways at
Pearson (no other birds!). At the airport we met up
with Alison (a friend from Algonquin and currently working at Pinery Provincial
Park), Chris (friend from Algonquin and currently the head naturalist at
Charleston Lake Provincial Park), and Sarah (friend of John's who works as an
ecologist at the ACCDC) before takeoff.
We had a three hour lay-over in Houston where we added Rock
Pigeon, Ring-billed Gull, Eastern Meadowlark, Turkey Vulture and Killdeer along
with some gator nuggets and oysters.
We landed in Panama at Tocumen International Airport just
after dark (about 7pm). From the air, we got a good look the
Panama Canal and could see lots of container ships. We quickly met up with our final group member,
Phil (works at Presqui’ile Provincial Park) who flew in from Nicaragua where
he had been for the previous couple of weeks.
After a frustrating hour and a half at the car rental counter, we
finally got cars (though not the SUVs we had reserved) and were on our
way, but not before picking up our first Panamanian bird with flashlights – a
Rock Pigeon roosting on the building (hey, they all count!).
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| One of our two matching Elantras |
With the help of car GPS and the
free maps we had uploaded to it, we got to our first hotel without making any wrong turns. Note about driving:
The maps worked great, though I had to out-smart the routing later on in the
trip. With the lack signage for roads and
exits in Panama, something like this is practically essential if you plan on
driving yourself.
Driving itself was no
problem. Roads were fine, and Panamanian drivers were not much worse than
Canadians, although we purposely avoided going into Panama City.
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| Checking it at the Radisson |
At 10pm, about 40 minutes after leaving the airport and
stopping for gas (gas was just under $1.00/litre) we arrived at
Radisson Summit and Golf hotel.
This was
a perfect place for our first night – very comfortable, not too far from the airport,
but still outside of the city. It also had the benefit of being relatively
inexpensive ($100 for a room with two beds and breakfast buffet) and turned out
to be pretty good for birds. The location was just a few kilometres south of
the
Canopy Tower, a famous ecolodge for birders in Soberania National Park:
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| View from our hotel room - the little speck on the horizon is the Canopy Tower |
Most of us went out for a quick night walk around what
turned out to be the driving range. Several lines of hard-working Leafcutter Ants were out and about and we scored a bunch of Forest Rabbits and a small
herd (?) of Lesser Capybara! There were also several Common Pauraques hunting here, and
we even flushed up a couple of Southern Lapwings that we identified in our
flashlight beams as they flew over!
By midnight we were more than ready for bed.
Day 2 - December 30 – Paraiso to El Cope
Most of us were up and at the front doors of the hotel at
6 am ready to go, only problem was that it was still dark! Birds had started singing though and
we picked up our first few species by the light of the street lights on the
edge of the parking lot – Blue-gray Tanagers, Tropical Kingbirds, Yellow
Warblers, Baltimore Orioles, Rose-breasted Grosbeak. In about 2 hours, we racked
up 58 species, of which 8 species we never saw again on the rest of the trip
(Gray-headed Kite, Whimbrel, Wilson’s Snipe, Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet,
Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Saffron Finch, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, and
Thick-billed Seed-Finch. Here’s the
full eBird checklist.
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| Saffron Finch - a South American species introduced in Panama in the Canal Zone |
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| Crimson-backed Tanagers were common in disturbed areas |
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| Southern Lapwing |
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| Our only Gray-headed Kite of the trip |
We enjoyed a great breakfast buffet and then headed for a
detour to the town of Paraiso (just down the road) to a medical clinic. Alison
was coming down with shingles and needed to visit a medico. The medical
system in Panama was great, and Alison was able to get a
prescription for the medication she needed (stopped at a Pharmacy later on and got
it no problems).
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| Hiding in the shade at the medical clinic |
While waiting in
Paraiso,
we had mostly common species (including our first Brown Pelicans and
Magnificent Frigatebirds flying over the canal which we could see), but a
definite highlight was watching a Squirrel Cuckoo snag a Katydid that was close
to the size of my palm!
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| Centennial Bridge over Panama Canal |
We crossed the canal on the
Centennial Bridge just west of Paraiso and hit the
Carretera Interamericana, heading for our next destination. A little west of
Penonome, we got off the highway and headed north towards El Cope. We arrived
about 3pm (later than we had planned) but quickly located our host, Julie Ray,
the director of
La Mica Biological Station.
After introductions, her two students, Leslie and Valeria from Missouri State
University, hopped in our cars and led us to the start of a 30 minute, narrow trail through the forest and along a stream to the La Mica
cabin. We set up beds (had a troop of 5 Geoffroy's Tamarins interrupt us) and
then came back out for dinner at Macedonio's house (local partner). After
dinner, we walked further (30 min) up the road to assist with Leslie's salamander (
Bolitoglossa schizodactyla) surveys. We
didn't find any salamanders but had tons of frogs and insects, a Watson's
Climbing Rat and best of all two Chestnut-collared Swifts roosting on a rock
face beside a waterfall! Once the route was finished, we walked about 20 minutes
further up the road to try a spot where Leslie had seen a Water Opossum the
night before. No luck, but the walk back down produced a few Common Opossums,
a Kinkajou (throwing figs at Phil) and a Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl beside the road. On the walk back
in to the cabin, we had a burrowing snake and a Mottled Owl just about 20 feet
off the trail. We got back to camp about 11 pm and all of us were very ready
for bed.
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| The hike in along a small stream |
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| La Mica cabin |
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| Dinner at Macedonio's |
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| Birding in front of Macedonio's house |
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| Salamander surveys |
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| A very confused Glass Frog |
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| Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl |
Day 3 – December 31 – El Cope to Guadalupe
We were up bright and early again, hiked our gear out to the road and then had a delicious breakfast (my
favourite meal of the trip) at Macedonio’s house. After breakfast, Macedonio
took us further up the mountain to
Omar Torrijos Herrera National Park for a
short walk. The clouds were very thick, so the view wasn’t great,
but the birds were. This middle elevation location was perfect for tanagers, and we
cleaned up with Black-and-yellow, Speckled, Emerald, Bay-headed, Tawny-crested,
Silver-throated, and Hepatic! We also nabbed our only Yellow-eared Toucanet and
Tawny-faced Gnatwrens of the trip. Here’s the
full list.
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| The whole team at the La Mica cabin |
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| Best breakfast ever! |
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| Entrance to the park |
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| The fog outside of the gate house |
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| A fallen branch reveals the orchids and other air plants that grow in the canopy |
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| A huge leafcutter ant colony |
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| Erica pulled this huge snake skin out of the Visitor Centre's eavestrough |
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| An orchid growing from the trunik of a tree |
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| Poisin Dart frog spp |
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| We almost had this whole page in one flock! |
Unfortunately, we couldn’t spend more time here as we had
reservations about half the country away for that night, so we had to hit the
road. Omar Torrijos National Park looked like it had a ton of potential though,
and the amphibians alone would make coming back well worth it.
After stopping at a roadside fruit stand and a bakery and
driving about 400 km, we arrived in the mountain town of Guadalupe, near the
Costa Rican border. The cooler temperatures (about 18 C) were a welcome relief
when we got out of the cars. We checked in at
Los Quetzales and made
arrangements to get driven in to our cabin. Before going up via 4x4, we made a quick run
for groceries in town. The cabin was only about 2 km
away but took a solid 30 minutes to drive to because the road was quite rough.
After the drive, we had a short 5 minute walk to our little spot in paradise!
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| Our bakery break just west of David |
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| Nine-banded Armadillo on roadside |
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| Yellow-headed Caracara along roadside (most common raptor in Panama) |
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| The spoils of our fruit-stand stop! |
The cabin was absolutely amazing, with a kitchen, 3 beds and
2 futons, 3 washrooms, solar-powered lights and charging station, wifi (!),
wood stove, radio to communicate with the lodge, fruit and hummingbird feeders
and of course the fact that it was nestled in the middle of cloud forest of
V
olcan Baru National Park. Check out the
3D spins of the cabins (we stayed in cabin 8) on the Los Quetzales website.
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| John and Sarah in front of our cabin |
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| Our cabin in the cloud forest |
We got unpacked, set up fruit on the feeders (hence the
roadside fruit stand stop earlier) and within a few minutes Phil was feeding a
Cacomistle some banana by hand!!
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| Cacomistle on our deck |
We celebrated New Years in style, with
Cacomistles for company!
Day 4 – January 1 – Los Quetzales Cabanas
I got up shortly after six as I
was antsy to see some cloud forest birds, so
walked down the trail we had walked in on the night before seeing it for
the first time in daylight. It was still too dark to make out details on birds,
but I managed to see a Black-and-yellow Silky-Flycatcher: my first bird
seen in 2014 (lifer to boot, don’t think I’ve done that before!). Back at the cabin, it was getting lighter, and the Magnificent Hummingbirds were now
patronizing the hummingbird feeders. We soon discovered that the “deck” of our
cabin was one of the best places nearby for viewing birds as it offered a clear
view into the canopy of trees down the slope from us.
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| Had to rescue a Magnificent Hummingbird that got in the cabin |
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| Blurry shot but shows the iridescent part of plumage on males |
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| Magnificent Hummingbird |
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| White-throated Mountain-Gem was the second most common hummingbird at our feeders |
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| Yellow-thighed Finch at our feeders |
We had a couple flocks of birds come through from here which
included some nice mountain species like Buffy Tuftedcheeks, Smokey-brown
Woodpecker, Spangle-cheeked Tanager, and crowd-favourite Golden-browed
Chlorophonias. We took a guided walked up a short trail at about 9am and on the
walk back down (we told the group to go ahead without us) we had one of our
target species – a female Resplendant Quetzal (right near Tapir tracks)! While not as spectacular as the
male, she’s still a good looking bird, and was very cooperative as she sat for
long periods of time before plucking ripe Avocados from a fruiting tree. Here’s
our
full day list
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| female Resplendant Quetzal |
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| Deck Watch! |
That night, in addition to the Cacomistles we were briefly
visited by a Kinkajou at the fruit feeder.
Day 5 – January 2 – Los Quetzales Cabanas and Guadalupe
A few of us were under the weather and everyone was tired from the day before, so it was a good thing we
hadn’t planned on doing the all-day hike up to the top of Volcan Baru. We
had a nice breakfast and lounged around the cabin for a few hours before visitors arrived.
Alvaro Jaramillo arrived leading a group from the
Sierra Club. They staked out on our balcony for an hour or so picking up some
nice species we had seen earlier – Prong-billed Barbet, Barred Becard and the
singing Silvery-fronted Tapaculos. It was nice to chat with the group and share the bird sightings with them. By late morning, our energy had returned so we decided to
hike down to the main lodge in the town of Guadalupe.
Here’s our f
ull list from the cabins.
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| Fresh-squeezed orange juice |
Heading downhill was an easy walk and as we got
towards town and out of the forest, we picked up several new species like
Scintillant Hummingbird and Rufous-collared Sparrow and our only Red-tailed
Hawk, Band-tailed Pigeon, Mountain Elaenia, Brown-capped Vireo, Slaty
Flowerpiercer, Flame-colored Tanager, Bronzed Cowbird and best of all
Long-tailed Silky-Flycatchers. That last species was one I had really wanted to
see when we were in the cloud forest of Costa Rica a few years ago but had
missed…so it was nice to see them (lots around the main lodge). We enjoyed
lunch at the lodge then walked back up (some of us got a ride from the lodge).
Here’s our
full list.
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| Watching Long-tailed Silky-flycatchers at the main lodge |
Day 6 – January 3 – Guadalupe to Gamboa
We were up and packing by 6:30 – we were scheduled to get
picked up at 8:00 to head down the mountain.
John and Sarah made a quick detour to look for the quetzal from two days
before (no luck) but they did have a dove, which was likely a quail-dove, but
couldn’t nail it down for sure. We had an awesome breakfast (Banana Bread Pudding- yum) and were transported down to checkout. Before that a
Montane Rice Rat was found in this plastic bag outside the cabin.
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| Surprise! |
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| Montane Rice Rat |
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| Montane Rice Rat |
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| Phil and his crazy pants! |
After checking out, we enjoyed some of the birds of the open
country again (had a chance for some photos of some species). Here’s our
full list.
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| Blue-gray Tanager |
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| Rufous-collared Sparrow |
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| Silver-throated Tanager |
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| male Slaty Flowerpiercer |
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| Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher |
By 9:30 we were on the road, but had to make a quick pit
stop before leaving Guadalupe:
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| Street meat! |
We scored our only Mourning Dove just after Guadalupe and
tried a couple spots where the road crossed rivers and streams, hoping for a
Torrent Tyrannulet or an American Dipper, but no luck.
We had one last stop before getting back to the highway –
Bajo Frio. We walked about 500m down this road with visions of White-crested
Coquette in our head, but it wasn’t to be. We did get our only Pearl Kite and
Long-billed Startthroats of the trip though – here’s our
full list.
From there it was about 500km back to the canal and the
small town of Gamboa north of Panama City that would be our home for the
remainder of our trip.
We got in to
Soberania Lodge about 7:30pm. While waiting for our room to be made up we had looks at our
first Pacas and Phil expertly located an Opossum that obliged for
some photos:
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| Soberania Lodge |
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| Common Opossum |
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| scorpion on a tree trunk |
After settling in, we did a night drive looking for critters
that was mostly unsuccessful, but Sarah somehow located a sitting Lesser
Nighthawk in a tree from the car to go with a few Common Pauraques.
Day 7 – January 4 – Gamboa
Chris and I were up for first light and took a walk around
the neighbourhood before joining the rest of the crew back at the lodge for
breakfast and some time watching the very active feeders. Highlights of the
walk were our only Blue Cotinga and Magnolia Warbler of the trip (plus lots of
firsts!).
Here’s our
full list from the
morning.
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| The lounge area was great for watching the feeders |
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| Feeder full of Blue-gray Tanagers |
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| Female Green Honeycreeper |
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| male Green Honeycreeper |
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| Violet-bellied Hummingbird |
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| Buff-throated Saltator |
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| male Red-legged Honeycreeper |
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| male Crimson-backed Tanager |
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| Blue-chested Hummingbird |
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| Blue-chested Hummingbird showing the blue |
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| male Red-legged Honeycreepers |
The lodge was great – we had a dorm room with 7 beds and
A/C. The real bonus of the lodge is the location (walking distance to Pipeline
Road, backs onto Gamboa Rainforest Resort). You can sit and watch the feeders
all day and be more than satisfied with the great diversity.
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| Geoffroy's Tamarin behind lodge |
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| Collared Geoffroy's Tamarin |
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| Iguana in tree by our lodge |
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| White-nosed Coati at lodge |
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| Agoutis were abundant at the lodge |
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| Gray-headed Chachalacas love bananas! |
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| White-necked Jacobin was the most abundant feeder hummingbird |
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| This Whiptail spp. lived under the steps |
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| Fasciated Antshrike at lodge |
We headed over to the
Gamboa Rainforest Resort for lunch at
their riverside restaurant and picked up a bunch of new species in the process
including Pied-billed Grebe, both gallinules, Royal Tern, Flame-rumped Tanager,
Buff-breasted Wren, and our only American Pygmy-Kingfisher of the trip. Here’s
our
full list.
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| lunch at Gamboa Rainforest Resort |
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| This caiman enjoyed ground beef and guacamole! |
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| Reminded me of a Rainbow Bluet |
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| Basilisk lizard |
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| Common Tody-Flycatcher |
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| bloated croc? |
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| Yellow-headed Caracara riding a Capybara |
Before dusk, a few of us walked the first few
hundred metres of the famous Pipeline Road. Birds were quiet but we heard
Howler Monkeys and saw a pack of Collared Peccaries and a crazy small frog. We also had our first Great Tinamou and Collared
Forest-Falcons (both heard only) and Black-breasted Puffbird and
Crimson-crested Woodpecker.
A quick stop at Ammo Dump Ponds was underwhelming, but we had
our first Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks there just before it got dark.
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| Our American friends at the Lodge |
While we were there, Soberania Lodge was quite busy with
University field courses from two American schools staying there as well (one
from Virginia and one from New York state). It was nice to get to hear about
their outings, and on this night we got to sit in on a talk by
Ricardo Moreno, a Panamanian Jaguar researcher.
Day 8 – January 5 – Gamboa
We decided the night before we’d try to get to Pipeline Road
for first light. We were successful in starting out the hike just before 6:30
from the fork to the Rainforest Discovery Centre (as far as you can drive without a key). We made it as far as the Rio
Frijolito bridge (about 2 km) before turning around to be back to the lodge for
lunch. We saw lots of new species with some of the memorable species being
Black Hawk-Eagle overhead, a pair of Fasciated Antshrikes feeding nestlings,
Streak-chested Antpitta (my first antpitta ever), Brownish Twistwings
demonstrating their namesake behaviour, and a Kentucky Warbler skulking on the
forest floor. Our
full checklist from the morning is here.
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| Pipeline Road! |
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| A Helicopter Damselfly (Pseudostigmatidae) |
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| John baiting for insects |
After lunch we lounged at the lodge for a bit before some of
us tried going fishing and others went for a walk through the resort – picking
up the only Striated Heron and Prothonotary Warblers of the trip. Here’s
our checklist from the resort.
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| Panama Flycatcher |
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| Keel-billed Toucans |
At dusk, we all headed out to Ammo Dump ponds to try for
rails. By the time we got the speaker out to try calling for White-throated
Crake, we had already heard one calling closely (before playing the call).
Day 9 – January 6 – Gamboa
After the previous morning’s success on Pipeline Road we
wanted to give it another run, so we got up early to hike out as far as we were permitted to travel. The walk was mostly
quiet but we managed to spotlight a Common Pauraque sitting on the trail and
catch it:
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| Me with a Common Pauraque! |
We kept walking in the dark and John found a Bicolored
Antbird sitting near the trail. We tried to catch it using a spotlight but just
missed it, but it landed briefly on John’s shoulder!!
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| The group on Pipeline Road |
After breakfast at the
Rio Limbo bridge, we started heading back at a slow
enough rate to see birds. We had lots of the same things from the previous day
but still lots of new species – Black-throated Trogon, Broad-billed Motmot,
Brown-hooded Parrot, White-flanked Antwren, Ocellated Antbird, Scaly-throated
Leaftosser, Southern Bentbill, White-shouldered Tanager, and Slate-colored
Grosbeak to name some. I think everyone
agreed on the two bird highlights. The first was just after we watched a troop
of White-faced Capuchins cross the road, a Double-toothed Kite came flying
through following them – just as we had read the night before (they are famous
for following capuchins and picking off small birds and lizards that the
monkeys flush).
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| White-faced Capuchin in flight |
The other highlight was a Royal Flycatcher that showed well for
the whole group, unfortunately it didn’t erect its fabulous crest. We saw two
other troops of capuchins (first of the trip) and had some good looks at a
Coati as well.
Here’s our
full list from
the morning on Pipeline.
After lunch I took Alison in to the clinic in Paraiso, and
while waiting I had the first male Lesser Goldfinch of the trip. On the way
back, her and I stopped at Summit Ponds to scout it for the following day. Just
after arriving, we ran into Alvaro Jaramillo again – he was there with a couple
and two guides from the Canopy Tower. After a short chat with them, we walked
down the road as far as the ponds – no herons or other water birds were visible
but the road netted us several new species being a habitat we hadn’t really
visited before (dry forest); included in these were our only Plain-brown
Woodcreeper (a banded individual!) and Tropical Gnatcatchers. Here’s
our list
from Summit Ponds.
Back at the lodge Chris, John, Sarah and I decided to walk
Sendero La Laguna in the Rainforest Resort. It was getting late in the day, but
we had our only really good looks at Southern Bentbill of the trip and got our
first Acadian Flycatcher. We also had a pair of colour-banded Buff-breasted
Wrens. Here’s
our list from that short walk.
Day 10 – January 7 – Gamboa
For our last full day in Panama, we made plans to travel a
bit further afield than we had the last couple of days. Our first stop was back
to Summit Ponds with the whole group. It was well worth it getting several new
species including a Capped Heron flying by, a couple Boat-billed Herons at the
ponds, and Ovenbird, Dusky Antbird, Black-tailed Flycatcher, Lance-tailed
Manakin, and Rufous-and-white Wren in the woods. Here’s
our checklist from the
walk.
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| Looking for a Lance-tailed Manakin on Old Gamboa Rd |
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| Gartered Trogon |
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| White-necked Puffbird |
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| Blue-headed Parrot |
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| Boat-billed Heron |
Perhaps
most exciting for the group was finally getting a sloth – a pair of Brown-throated Three-toed
Sloths displaying well for us!
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| Sloth! |
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| Sloth "action" shot |
After lunch we checked out
Summit Nature Park. This is an
outdoor zoo and botanical gardens just 10 minutes from Gamboa. Unfortunately,
we were there at the heat of the day so didn’t see a lot of wild birds (besides
a nice Zone-tailed Hawk). Apparently the area can be good for open-country
species. The park had a nice Harpy Eagle interpretive centre.
From there, a few of us risked Panama City traffic to check
out the
Metropolitan Nature Park. This is a huge tropical forest reserve right
in the city. I would have loved to have spent more time here but was satisfied
with just over an hour on the trail behind the visitor centre. Even though our time was limited, we
still managed a bunch of new species including Garden Emerald, White-bellied
Antbird, Ochre-bellied Flycatcher, Yellow-green Tyrannulet (our only Panamanian endemic of the trip), and Golden-winged
Warbler. Here’s
our full checklist.
Again our highlight was sloths, but this time a mother and young Hoffman's Two-toed
Sloth! We also were very entertained by scaring baby Basilisk lizards so they’d
run across the surface of the small ponds!
That night we were joined for dinner by
Jenn Sinasac from
Ontario. She’s been in Panama for the last year or so and is working for the
Canopy Family of ecolodges. After dinner, she took us out owling (no luck) and
looking for other night birds. We lucked out at Summit Ponds where we could see
eyeshine from two Common Potoos. The Boat-billed Herons were also visible with
spotlights.
Day 11 – January 8 – Gamboa to Tocumen Airport
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| Final group shot at Soberania Lodge |
We were up bright and early for a quick check of Ammo Dump
Ponds at dawn. That netted us a young Snail Kite but unfortunately neither of
the species we were still waiting for (Rufescent Tiger-heron and Greater Ani).
We took our group photo outside of the lodge and then were on our way with
plenty of time to get to the airport (or so we thought). Shortly after getting on to the highway, traffic
stopped and what was about a 5 minute drive to get to the toll highway
previously turned into about 2 hours. We pulled into the airport, dropped off
the rental cars and with 55 minutes before our flight, the
United Airlines staff would NOT let us check-in!…John and Sarah who were on a different United flight
leaving ten minutes later were let on and Phil was able to make his flight to
Nicaragua leaving 30 minutes before us. Needless to say, we were unimpressed with United. We picked up Bat Falcon at the airport while trying to figure out what to do next.
Anyways, long story short Erica and I spent two extra nights
in Panama after paying for a new flight despite the horrible customer service with United and the flight being a United partner airline. We stayed at the
Riande Aeropeurto which was very convenient. I managed to pick up Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture,
Peregrine Falcon, and Anhinga right from the hotel and a short walk down the
road picked up a White-tailed Kite with a nest. I tried to go to
Tocumen Marsh,
but was told security wasn't permitting visitors. On the way to the airport, we picked
up a couple more species (Neotropic Cormorant and Wood Stork) before finally
leaving Panama.
Bird species list
The following lists the bird species found on the trip, along with the frequency of checklists (from eBird) that we reported them:
Taxonomic order, species name, frequency
| 1 |
Great Tinamou - Tinamus major |
11.74% |
| 2 |
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck - Dendrocygna autumnalis |
5.22% |
| 3 |
Gray-headed Chachalaca - Ortalis cinereiceps |
16.20% |
| 4 |
Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps |
5.22% |
| 5 |
Wood Stork - Mycteria americana |
2.17% |
| 6 |
Magnificent Frigatebird - Fregata magnificens |
10.11% |
| 7 |
Neotropic Cormorant - Phalacrocorax brasilianus |
2.17% |
| 8 |
Anhinga - Anhinga anhinga |
2.17% |
| 9 |
Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis |
8.80% |
| 10 |
Great Egret - Ardea alba |
10.00% |
| 11 |
Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea |
2.17% |
| 12 |
Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis |
6.96% |
| 13 |
Green Heron - Butorides virescens |
9.57% |
| 14 |
Striated Heron - Butorides striata |
3.04% |
| 15 |
Capped Heron - Pilherodius pileatus |
2.17% |
| 16 |
Boat-billed Heron - Cochlearius cochlearius |
4.35% |
| 17 |
Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus |
64.89% |
| 18 |
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura |
45.76% |
| 19 |
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture - Cathartes burrovianus |
2.17% |
| 20 |
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus |
4.35% |
| 21 |
Pearl Kite - Gampsonyx swainsonii |
2.61% |
| 22 |
White-tailed Kite - Elanus leucurus |
2.17% |
| 23 |
Gray-headed Kite - Leptodon cayanensis |
3.59% |
| 24 |
Black Hawk-Eagle - Spizaetus tyrannus |
3.04% |
| 25 |
Snail Kite - Rostrhamus sociabilis |
6.52% |
| 26 |
Double-toothed Kite - Harpagus bidentatus |
2.17% |
| 27 |
Roadside Hawk - Rupornis magnirostris |
2.61% |
| 28 |
Gray-lined Hawk - Buteo nitidus |
6.52% |
| 29 |
Short-tailed Hawk - Buteo brachyurus |
8.37% |
| 30 |
Zone-tailed Hawk - Buteo albonotatus |
4.78% |
| 31 |
Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis |
2.17% |
| 32 |
White-throated Crake - Laterallus albigularis |
3.04% |
| 33 |
Purple Gallinule - Porphyrio martinicus |
5.22% |
| 34 |
Common Gallinule - Gallinula galeata |
7.39% |
| 35 |
Southern Lapwing - Vanellus chilensis |
8.80% |
| 36 |
Wattled Jacana - Jacana jacana |
20.54% |
| 37 |
Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius |
8.37% |
| 38 |
Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus |
3.59% |
| 39 |
Wilson's Snipe - Gallinago delicata |
3.59% |
| 40 |
Royal Tern - Thalasseus maximus |
7.39% |
| 41 |
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia |
10.54% |
| 42 |
Pale-vented Pigeon - Patagioenas cayennensis |
10.98% |
| 43 |
Band-tailed Pigeon - Patagioenas fasciata |
2.17% |
| 44 |
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura |
2.61% |
| 45 |
Ruddy Ground-Dove - Columbina talpacoti |
18.59% |
| 46 |
White-tipped Dove - Leptotila verreauxi |
13.15% |
| 47 |
Gray-chested Dove - Leptotila cassini |
4.35% |
| 48 |
Squirrel Cuckoo - Piaya cayana |
12.50% |
| 49 |
Smooth-billed Ani - Crotophaga ani |
7.39% |
| 50 |
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl - Glaucidium brasilianum |
3.59% |
| 51 |
Mottled Owl - Ciccaba virgata |
3.59% |
| 52 |
Lesser Nighthawk - Chordeiles acutipennis |
2.17% |
| 53 |
Common Pauraque - Nyctidromus albicollis |
8.70% |
| 54 |
Common Potoo - Nyctibius griseus |
2.17% |
| 55 |
Chestnut-collared Swift - Streptoprocne rutila |
3.59% |
| 56 |
Vaux's Swift - Chaetura vauxi |
2.61% |
| 57 |
Short-tailed Swift - Chaetura brachyura |
11.74% |
| 58 |
Band-rumped Swift - Chaetura spinicaudus |
14.78% |
| 59 |
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift - Panyptila cayennensis |
2.17% |
| 60 |
White-necked Jacobin - Florisuga mellivora |
19.67% |
| 61 |
Long-billed Hermit - Phaethornis longirostris |
5.22% |
| 62 |
Stripe-throated Hermit - Phaethornis striigularis |
5.22% |
| 63 |
Green Violetear - Colibri thalassinus |
4.78% |
| 64 |
Purple-crowned Fairy - Heliothryx barroti |
2.61% |
| 65 |
Black-throated Mango - Anthracothorax nigricollis |
18.15% |
| 66 |
Green-crowned Brilliant - Heliodoxa jacula |
4.35% |
| 67 |
Magnificent Hummingbird - Eugenes fulgens |
9.57% |
| 68 |
Long-billed Starthroat - Heliomaster longirostris |
2.61% |
| 69 |
White-throated Mountain-gem - Lampornis castaneoventris |
4.35% |
| 70 |
Scintillant Hummingbird - Selasphorus scintilla |
4.78% |
| 71 |
Garden Emerald - Chlorostilbon assimilis |
2.17% |
| 72 |
Violet-headed Hummingbird - Klais guimeti |
3.59% |
| 73 |
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird - Phaeochroa cuvierii |
2.17% |
| 74 |
Violet Sabrewing - Campylopterus hemileucurus |
8.04% |
| 75 |
Crowned Woodnymph - Thalurania colombica |
10.65% |
| 76 |
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird - Eupherusa eximia |
4.35% |
| 77 |
Black-bellied Hummingbird - Eupherusa nigriventris |
2.17% |
| 78 |
White-tailed Emerald - Elvira chionura |
2.17% |
| 79 |
Blue-chested Hummingbird - Amazilia amabilis |
15.33% |
| 80 |
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird - Amazilia edward |
16.96% |
| 81 |
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird - Amazilia tzacatl |
31.63% |
| 82 |
Violet-bellied Hummingbird - Damophila julie |
11.74% |
| 83 |
Resplendent Quetzal - Pharomachrus mocinno |
2.17% |
| 84 |
Slaty-tailed Trogon - Trogon massena |
9.57% |
| 85 |
Gartered Trogon - Trogon caligatus |
7.39% |
| 86 |
Black-throated Trogon - Trogon rufus |
2.17% |
| 87 |
Whooping Motmot - Momotus subrufescens |
4.35% |
| 88 |
Rufous Motmot - Baryphthengus martii |
5.22% |
| 89 |
Broad-billed Motmot - Electron platyrhynchum |
2.17% |
| 90 |
Ringed Kingfisher - Megaceryle torquata |
8.70% |
| 91 |
Amazon Kingfisher - Chloroceryle amazona |
3.04% |
| 92 |
Green Kingfisher - Chloroceryle americana |
5.76% |
| 93 |
American Pygmy Kingfisher - Chloroceryle aenea |
2.17% |
| 94 |
White-necked Puffbird - Notharchus hyperrhynchus |
4.35% |
| 95 |
Black-breasted Puffbird - Notharchus pectoralis |
4.35% |
| 96 |
Pied Puffbird - Notharchus tectus |
2.17% |
| 97 |
White-whiskered Puffbird - Malacoptila panamensis |
6.30% |
| 98 |
Prong-billed Barbet - Semnornis frantzii |
2.17% |
| 99 |
Collared Aracari - Pteroglossus torquatus |
5.76% |
| 100 |
Yellow-eared Toucanet - Selenidera spectabilis |
3.26% |
| 101 |
Black-mandibled Toucan - Ramphastos ambiguus |
7.39% |
| 102 |
Keel-billed Toucan - Ramphastos sulfuratus |
27.07% |
| 103 |
Red-crowned Woodpecker - Melanerpes rubricapillus |
46.41% |
| 104 |
Smoky-brown Woodpecker - Picoides fumigatus |
2.17% |
| 105 |
Hairy Woodpecker - Picoides villosus |
6.96% |
| 106 |
Cinnamon Woodpecker - Celeus loricatus |
5.22% |
| 107 |
Lineated Woodpecker - Dryocopus lineatus |
7.39% |
| 108 |
Crimson-crested Woodpecker - Campephilus melanoleucos |
7.39% |
| 109 |
Collared Forest-Falcon - Micrastur semitorquatus |
7.39% |
| 110 |
Crested Caracara - Caracara cheriway |
4.78% |
| 111 |
Yellow-headed Caracara - Milvago chimachima |
18.80% |
| 112 |
American Kestrel - Falco sparverius |
3.59% |
| 113 |
Bat Falcon - Falco rufigularis |
2.17% |
| 114 |
Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus |
2.17% |
| 115 |
Orange-chinned Parakeet - Brotogeris jugularis |
19.02% |
| 116 |
Brown-hooded Parrot - Pyrilia haematotis |
2.17% |
| 117 |
Blue-headed Parrot - Pionus menstruus |
3.26% |
| 118 |
Red-lored Parrot - Amazona autumnalis |
10.43% |
| 119 |
Mealy Parrot - Amazona farinosa |
4.35% |
| 120 |
Fasciated Antshrike - Cymbilaimus lineatus |
9.57% |
| 121 |
Barred Antshrike - Thamnophilus doliatus |
3.04% |
| 122 |
Black-crowned Antshrike - Thamnophilus atrinucha |
5.22% |
| 123 |
Spot-crowned Antvireo - Dysithamnus puncticeps |
5.22% |
| 124 |
Checker-throated Antwren - Epinecrophylla fulviventris |
3.04% |
| 125 |
White-flanked Antwren - Myrmotherula axillaris |
2.17% |
| 126 |
Dot-winged Antwren - Microrhopias quixensis |
7.39% |
| 127 |
Dusky Antbird - Cercomacra tyrannina |
2.17% |
| 128 |
White-bellied Antbird - Myrmeciza longipes |
2.17% |
| 129 |
Chestnut-backed Antbird - Myrmeciza exsul |
7.39% |
| 130 |
Bicolored Antbird - Gymnopithys leucaspis |
5.22% |
| 131 |
Spotted Antbird - Hylophylax naevioides |
3.04% |
| 132 |
Ocellated Antbird - Phaenostictus mcleannani |
2.17% |
| 133 |
Streak-chested Antpitta - Hylopezus perspicillatus |
5.22% |
| 134 |
Silvery-fronted Tapaculo - Scytalopus argentifrons |
6.96% |
| 135 |
Black-faced Antthrush - Formicarius analis |
5.22% |
| 136 |
Scaly-throated Leaftosser - Sclerurus guatemalensis |
2.17% |
| 137 |
Plain-brown Woodcreeper - Dendrocincla fuliginosa |
2.17% |
| 138 |
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper - Glyphorynchus spirurus |
2.17% |
| 139 |
Cocoa Woodcreeper - Xiphorhynchus susurrans |
4.35% |
| 140 |
Black-striped Woodcreeper - Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus |
3.04% |
| 141 |
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper - Lepidocolaptes affinis |
4.35% |
| 142 |
Plain Xenops - Xenops minutus |
10.65% |
| 143 |
Buffy Tuftedcheek - Pseudocolaptes lawrencii |
2.17% |
| 144 |
Spotted Barbtail - Premnoplex brunnescens |
2.17% |
| 145 |
Ruddy Treerunner - Margarornis rubiginosus |
6.96% |
| 146 |
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet - Tyrannulus elatus |
3.59% |
| 147 |
Yellow-bellied Elaenia - Elaenia flavogaster |
3.59% |
| 148 |
Mountain Elaenia - Elaenia frantzii |
2.17% |
| 149 |
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher - Mionectes oleagineus |
2.17% |
| 150 |
Yellow-green Tyrannulet - Phylloscartes flavovirens |
2.17% |
| 151 |
Southern Bentbill - Oncostoma olivaceum |
4.35% |
| 152 |
Common Tody-Flycatcher - Todirostrum cinereum |
10.98% |
| 153 |
Brownish Twistwing - Cnipodectes subbrunneus |
3.04% |
| 154 |
Olivaceous Flatbill - Rhynchocyclus olivaceus |
3.04% |
| 155 |
Yellow-olive Flycatcher - Tolmomyias sulphurescens |
4.35% |
| 156 |
Yellow-margined Flycatcher - Tolmomyias assimilis |
2.17% |
| 157 |
Royal Flycatcher - Onychorhynchus coronatus |
2.17% |
| 158 |
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher - Terenotriccus erythrurus |
5.22% |
| 159 |
Black-tailed Flycatcher - Myiobius atricaudus |
2.17% |
| 160 |
Tufted Flycatcher - Mitrephanes phaeocercus |
4.35% |
| 161 |
Acadian Flycatcher - Empidonax virescens |
6.52% |
| 162 |
Yellowish Flycatcher - Empidonax flavescens |
2.17% |
| 163 |
Black Phoebe - Sayornis nigricans |
7.39% |
| 164 |
Bright-rumped Attila - Attila spadiceus |
6.52% |
| 165 |
Panama Flycatcher - Myiarchus panamensis |
5.22% |
| 166 |
Great Crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus crinitus |
5.22% |
| 167 |
Lesser Kiskadee - Pitangus lictor |
14.46% |
| 168 |
Great Kiskadee - Pitangus sulphuratus |
29.24% |
| 169 |
Rusty-margined Flycatcher - Myiozetetes cayanensis |
2.17% |
| 170 |
Social Flycatcher - Myiozetetes similis |
15.33% |
| 171 |
Streaked Flycatcher - Myiodynastes maculatus |
5.76% |
| 172 |
Tropical Kingbird - Tyrannus melancholicus |
36.20% |
| 173 |
Fork-tailed Flycatcher - Tyrannus savana |
4.35% |
| 174 |
Purple-throated Fruitcrow - Querula purpurata |
5.22% |
| 175 |
Blue Cotinga - Cotinga nattererii |
2.17% |
| 176 |
Lance-tailed Manakin - Chiroxiphia lanceolata |
2.17% |
| 177 |
Red-capped Manakin - Ceratopipra mentalis |
3.04% |
| 178 |
Golden-collared Manakin - Manacus vitellinus |
3.04% |
| 179 |
Blue-crowned Manakin - Lepidothrix coronata |
7.39% |
| 180 |
Masked Tityra - Tityra semifasciata |
6.52% |
| 181 |
Barred Becard - Pachyramphus versicolor |
4.78% |
| 182 |
Yellow-winged Vireo - Vireo carmioli |
4.35% |
| 183 |
Brown-capped Vireo - Vireo leucophrys |
2.17% |
| 184 |
Golden-fronted Greenlet - Hylophilus aurantiifrons |
4.35% |
| 185 |
Lesser Greenlet - Hylophilus decurtatus |
3.26% |
| 186 |
Green Shrike-Vireo - Vireolanius pulchellus |
24.35% |
| 187 |
Rufous-browed Peppershrike - Cyclarhis gujanensis |
4.35% |
| 188 |
Black-chested Jay - Cyanocorax affinis |
9.02% |
| 189 |
Blue-and-white Swallow - Pygochelidon cyanoleuca |
5.22% |
| 190 |
Southern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx ruficollis |
18.37% |
| 191 |
Gray-breasted Martin - Progne chalybea |
21.63% |
| 192 |
Mangrove Swallow - Tachycineta albilinea |
9.57% |
| 193 |
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica |
5.22% |
| 194 |
House Wren - Troglodytes aedon |
15.76% |
| 195 |
Ochraceous Wren - Troglodytes ochraceus |
2.17% |
| 196 |
Rufous-breasted Wren - Pheugopedius rutilus |
5.43% |
| 197 |
Rufous-and-white Wren - Thryophilus rufalbus |
2.17% |
| 198 |
Bay Wren - Cantorchilus nigricapillus |
5.22% |
| 199 |
Buff-breasted Wren - Cantorchilus leucotis |
6.52% |
| 200 |
White-breasted Wood-Wren - Henicorhina leucosticta |
3.04% |
| 201 |
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren - Henicorhina leucophrys |
6.96% |
| 202 |
Song Wren - Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus |
7.39% |
| 203 |
Tawny-faced Gnatwren - Microbates cinereiventris |
3.26% |
| 204 |
Tropical Gnatcatcher - Polioptila plumbea |
2.17% |
| 205 |
Black-faced Solitaire - Myadestes melanops |
6.96% |
| 206 |
Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush - Catharus gracilirostris |
2.17% |
| 207 |
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush - Catharus frantzii |
4.35% |
| 208 |
Mountain Thrush - Turdus plebejus |
2.17% |
| 209 |
Clay-colored Thrush - Turdus grayi |
41.63% |
| 210 |
Tropical Mockingbird - Mimus gilvus |
15.76% |
| 211 |
Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher - Phainoptila melanoxantha |
4.35% |
| 212 |
Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher - Ptilogonys caudatus |
4.78% |
| 213 |
Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapilla |
2.17% |
| 214 |
Louisiana Waterthrush - Parkesia motacilla |
2.17% |
| 215 |
Northern Waterthrush - Parkesia noveboracensis |
13.91% |
| 216 |
Golden-winged Warbler - Vermivora chrysoptera |
2.17% |
| 217 |
Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia |
7.61% |
| 218 |
Prothonotary Warbler - Protonotaria citrea |
3.04% |
| 219 |
Flame-throated Warbler - Oreothlypis gutturalis |
2.17% |
| 220 |
Tennessee Warbler - Oreothlypis peregrina |
17.07% |
| 221 |
Kentucky Warbler - Geothlypis formosa |
3.04% |
| 222 |
American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla |
3.26% |
| 223 |
Magnolia Warbler - Setophaga magnolia |
2.17% |
| 224 |
Bay-breasted Warbler - Setophaga castanea |
12.28% |
| 225 |
Yellow Warbler - Setophaga petechia |
20.54% |
| 226 |
Chestnut-sided Warbler - Setophaga pensylvanica |
14.13% |
| 227 |
Black-throated Green Warbler - Setophaga virens |
9.13% |
| 228 |
Rufous-capped Warbler - Basileuterus rufifrons |
3.26% |
| 229 |
Black-cheeked Warbler - Basileuterus melanogenys |
6.96% |
| 230 |
Three-striped Warbler - Basileuterus tristriatus |
2.17% |
| 231 |
Wilson's Warbler - Cardellina pusilla |
9.13% |
| 232 |
Collared Redstart - Myioborus torquatus |
9.13% |
| 233 |
Gray-headed Tanager - Eucometis penicillata |
3.04% |
| 234 |
White-shouldered Tanager - Tachyphonus luctuosus |
4.35% |
| 235 |
Tawny-crested Tanager - Tachyphonus delatrii |
3.26% |
| 236 |
Crimson-backed Tanager - Ramphocelus dimidiatus |
24.89% |
| 237 |
Flame-rumped Tanager - Ramphocelus flammigerus |
5.22% |
| 238 |
Blue-gray Tanager - Thraupis episcopus |
44.02% |
| 239 |
Palm Tanager - Thraupis palmarum |
34.24% |
| 240 |
Golden-hooded Tanager - Tangara larvata |
14.67% |
| 241 |
Speckled Tanager - Tangara guttata |
3.26% |
| 242 |
Spangle-cheeked Tanager - Tangara dowii |
2.17% |
| 243 |
Plain-colored Tanager - Tangara inornata |
10.87% |
| 244 |
Bay-headed Tanager - Tangara gyrola |
3.26% |
| 245 |
Emerald Tanager - Tangara florida |
3.26% |
| 246 |
Silver-throated Tanager - Tangara icterocephala |
10.65% |
| 247 |
Blue Dacnis - Dacnis cayana |
13.04% |
| 248 |
Red-legged Honeycreeper - Cyanerpes cyaneus |
19.67% |
| 249 |
Green Honeycreeper - Chlorophanes spiza |
9.57% |
| 250 |
Black-and-yellow Tanager - Chrysothlypis chrysomelas |
3.26% |
| 251 |
Slaty Flowerpiercer - Diglossa plumbea |
2.17% |
| 252 |
Saffron Finch - Sicalis flaveola |
3.59% |
| 253 |
Variable Seedeater - Sporophila corvina |
10.54% |
| 254 |
Yellow-bellied Seedeater - Sporophila nigricollis |
3.59% |
| 255 |
Thick-billed Seed-Finch - Oryzoborus funereus |
3.59% |
| 256 |
Bananaquit - Coereba flaveola |
5.22% |
| 257 |
Yellow-faced Grassquit - Tiaris olivaceus |
13.91% |
| 258 |
Streaked Saltator - Saltator striatipectus |
5.76% |
| 259 |
Buff-throated Saltator - Saltator maximus |
13.15% |
| 260 |
Slate-colored Grosbeak - Saltator grossus |
2.17% |
| 261 |
Yellow-thighed Finch - Pselliophorus tibialis |
6.96% |
| 262 |
Large-footed Finch - Pezopetes capitalis |
2.17% |
| 263 |
Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch - Arremon brunneinucha |
6.96% |
| 264 |
Rufous-collared Sparrow - Zonotrichia capensis |
7.39% |
| 265 |
Sooty-capped Chlorospingus - Chlorospingus pileatus |
4.35% |
| 266 |
Hepatic Tanager - Piranga flava |
5.43% |
| 267 |
Summer Tanager - Piranga rubra |
10.87% |
| 268 |
Flame-colored Tanager - Piranga bidentata |
4.78% |
| 269 |
Red-throated Ant-Tanager - Habia fuscicauda |
7.39% |
| 270 |
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus |
7.93% |
| 271 |
Great-tailed Grackle - Quiscalus mexicanus |
36.41% |
| 272 |
Bronzed Cowbird - Molothrus aeneus |
2.17% |
| 273 |
Giant Cowbird - Molothrus oryzivorus |
5.76% |
| 274 |
Orchard Oriole - Icterus spurius |
10.11% |
| 275 |
Yellow-backed Oriole - Icterus chrysater |
5.43% |
| 276 |
Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula |
14.46% |
| 277 |
Scarlet-rumped Cacique - Cacicus uropygialis |
7.39% |
| 278 |
Yellow-rumped Cacique - Cacicus cela |
10.98% |
| 279 |
Crested Oropendola - Psarocolius decumanus |
3.26% |
| 280 |
Chestnut-headed Oropendola - Psarocolius wagleri |
2.17% |
| 281 |
Yellow-crowned Euphonia - Euphonia luteicapilla |
5.76% |
| 282 |
Thick-billed Euphonia - Euphonia laniirostris |
16.41% |
| 283 |
Fulvous-vented Euphonia - Euphonia fulvicrissa |
5.22% |
| 284 |
Tawny-capped Euphonia - Euphonia anneae |
3.26% |
| 285 |
Golden-browed Chlorophonia - Chlorophonia callophrys |
4.35% |
| 286 |
Lesser Goldfinch - Spinus psaltria |
5.22% |
Mammal species list
| 1 |
Virginia Oppossum |
Roadkill only between Cerro Punta and
Volcan |
| 2 |
Common Oppossum |
Common in most places at night |
| 3 |
Tamandua |
Roadkill only near eastern Chiriqui province |
| 4 |
Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth |
Pair on Old Gamboa Road |
| 5 |
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth |
Mother and young at Metropolitan Nature Park |
| 6 |
Nine-banded Armadillo |
Seen on highway in Cocle province and in Gamboa |
| 7 |
Geoffroy's Tamarin |
La Mica and Gamboa |
| 8 |
White-faced Capuchin |
Three troops seen on Pipeline Road |
| 9 |
Mantled Howler |
Common around Gamboa |
| 10 |
Variegated Squirrel |
Common around Gamboa |
| 11 |
Red-tailed Squirrel |
at feeder at Los Quetzales |
| 12 |
Chiriqui Harvest Mouse |
caught at Los Quetzales |
| 13 |
Montane Rice Rat |
caught at Los Quetzales |
| 14 |
Watson's Climbing Rat |
seen in trees at La Mica |
| 15 |
Lesser Capybara |
packs at Radisson and Rainforest Resort |
| 16 |
Central American Agouit |
abundant at Gamboa and Pipeline Road |
| 17 |
Paca |
Fairly common (at night) at Gamboa |
| 18 |
Forest Rabbit |
Radisson and Pipeline Road |
| 19 |
White-nosed Coati |
Fairly common at Gamboa and Pipeline Road |
| 20 |
Cacomistle |
pair at feeders at Los Quetzales cabin |
| 21 |
Kinkajou |
Seen at night at all three areas |
| 22 |
Tayra |
Erica saw one run across Pipeline Rd |
| 23 |
Collared Peccary |
Small pack on Pipeline Road |
Resources:
There are a ton of resources for naturalising in Panama, which is a big part of why we chose that as our destination. Here are a few helpful resources if you choose to do your own.
Web resources:
Trip map - a map I made of places of interest, yellow markers are places we stayed or visited
Books:
