PANAMA
BIRDS
during Focus On Nature Tours
1998 thru 2010
(during the months of February,
March,
August, October & November)
The following list compiled by Armas Hill
Photo at right: KEEL-BILLED TOUCAN
There have been 9 FONT birding tours in
Panama.
563 species of birds have cumulatively been seen.
Codes:
(PNe): endemic to Panama
(PNi): introduced species in Panama
(t): a globally threatened or
rare species, designated by Birdlife International.
(t1):
critical (t2):
endangered (t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened species
globally
(PNt): a nationally threatened species in Panama
(t1):
critical (t2):
endangered (t3): vulnerable
(PNnt): in Panama, a nationally near-threatened species
(PNr): rare in Panama
CB: the Panama Canal Basin, including areas of Panama City, Gamboa, Pipeline and
Plantation Roads, Barro Colorado Island, and various other nearby places in the Soberania and Chagres National Parks.
On the Caribbean side of the Canal Basin, locations include: the Escobal &
Achiote Roads, Fort Sherman, Isla Gaviota, and Sierra Llorona.
CH: highlands in
Chiriqui province, in western Panama
CL: lowlands in Chiriqui province, in western Panama
DL: lowlands in Darien, in eastern Panama
EP: eastern Panama province
Links:
Mammals
in Central America
(with
some photos) (& with links to Other Nature)
Butterflies
in Central America
(with
some photos)
Upcoming
FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Central America
Highlights
of previous FONT tours in Panama

Bird-List:
- Great Tinamou ______
CB DL EP
Tinamus major castaneiceps
- Little Tinamou ______ CB
CH DL EP
Crypturellus soui poliocephalus
- Least Grebe ______
CL
Tachybaptus (formerly Podiceps) dominicus brachypterus
- Pied-billed Grebe ______ CB
CL
Podilymbus podiceps (2 subspecies in Panama)
Podilymbus p. podiceps (west PN)
Podilymbus podiceps antarcticus (east PN)
- Brown Pelican ______ CB
CL DL
Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis
- Brown Booby ______ CB
Sula l. leucogaster (Caribbean)
Sula leucogaster etesiaca (Pacific)
- Blue-footed Booby ______ CB
Sula n. nebouxii
- Neotropic (formerly called Olivaceous)
Cormorant ______ CB CL DL EP
Phalacrocorax b. brasilianus
(formerly
P. o. olivaceus)
- Anhinga ______
CB CL DL
Anhinga anhinga leucogaster
- Magnificent Frigatebird ______ CB
CL DL
Fregata magnificens (now said to be monotypic)
- Rufescent Tiger-Heron ______ CB
Tigrisoma l. lineatum
- Bare-throated Tiber-Heron (PNt3) ______ CL
Tigrisoma mexicanum (monotypic)
- Agami (or Chestnut-bellied)
Heron (nt) ______ DL
Agamia agami (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
- Capped Heron ______ DL
Pilherodius pileatus (monotypic, and the single member
of its genus)
- Cocoi Heron _____ CB
Ardea cocoi (monotypic)
- Great Blue Heron ______
CB CL DL
Ardea h. herodias
- Great Egret ______
CB CH CL DL EP
Casmerodius (has been Ardea) alba egretta
- Snowy Egret ______ CB
CH CL DL
Egretta t. thula
- Little Blue Heron ______ CB
CL DL EP
Egretta caerulea (monotypic)
- Tricolored (has also been called Louisiana) Heron ______ CB
DL
Egretta tricolor ruficollis
- Western Cattle Egret ______ CB
CH CL DL EP
Bubulcus ibis
- Green Heron ______ CB
CL (was at one time considered conspecific with the
nearly-cosmopolitan Striated Heron, and was then called Green-backed
Heron)
Butorides v. virescens
- Striated Heron ______ CB
EP (was at one time considered conspecific with the Green
Heron of North America and most of Central America, and was then
called Green-backed Heron)
Butorides s. striata
- Boat-billed Heron ______ CB
Cochlearius cochlearius panamensis
- Black-crowned Night-Heron ______ CB
CL
Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli
- Yellow-crowned Night-Heron ______ CB
Nyctanassa violacea caliginis (the single member of its
genus)
- White Ibis ______ CB
CL DL
Eudocimus albus (monotypic)
- Glossy Ibis ______
Plegadis falcinellus (has been called monotypic)
- Wood Stork ______ CL
DL
Mycteria americana (monotypic)
- Black-bellied
Whistling-Duck (PNt3) ______ CB CL
Dendrocygna a. autumnalis
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck (PNr) ______
Dendrocygna bicolor (monotypic)
- Muscovy Duck (PNt3) ______ CB
Cairina moschata (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
- Blue-winged Teal ______ CL
Anas discors (monotypic)
- King Vulture ______ CL DL
Sarcoramphus papa (monotypic, and the single member of its
genus)
- Turkey Vulture ______ CB
CH CL DL EP
Cathartes aura ruficollis (birds from further north also migrate
thru/to Panama)
- Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture ______
Cathartes burrovianus (monotypic)
- Black Vulture ______ CB
CH CL DL EP
Coragyps atratus (now said to be monotypic) (the only member
of its genus)
- Osprey ______ CB
CL
Pandion haliaetus carolinensis (the single member of its genus)
- Gray-headed (or Cayenne) Kite ______ CB
DL
Leptodon c. cayanensis (the single member of its genus)
- Hook-billed Kite ______ DL
Chondrohierax u. uncinatus (the single member of its genus)
- Swallow-tailed Kite ______ CB
CH
Elanoides forficatus (the single member of its genus)
(2
subspecies in Panama, E. f. foficatus,
& e, f. yetapa)
- Pearl Kite ______ DL
Gampsonyx swainsonii leonae (the single member of its genus)
- White-tailed Kite ______ CH
CL
Elanus leucurus majusculus
- Double-toothed Kite ______ CB
CH
Harpagus bidentatus fasciatus
- Plumbeous Kite ______ CB
Ictinia plumbea (monotypic)
- Snail Kite (PNr) ______ CB
CL
Rostrhamus s. sociabilis
- Crane Hawk ______ DL
Geranospiza caerulesens nigra (the single member of its
genus)
- Northern Harrier ______ (formerly
merged with the now Eurasian species, the Hen Harrier)
Circus (cyaneus) hudsonius
- Sharp-shinned Hawk ______
CH
Accipiter striatus velox (subspecies from further north in North
America that winters in Panama)
- Tiny Hawk ______ CB
Accipiter supercilliosus fontanieri
- Plumbeous Hawk (nt) (PNt3) ______
CB
Leucopternis plumbea (monotypic)
- Semiplumbeous Hawk (PNt3) ______ CB
Leucopternis semiplumbeus (monotypic)
- White Hawk ______ CB
Leucopternis albicollis costaricensis
- Common Black Hawk ______ CB
Buteogallus a. anthracinus
- Mangrove (or Pacific) Black Hawk
______ CL (has been considered a form of the
Common Black Hawk)
Buteogallus (anthracinus) subtilis bangsi
- Great Black Hawk ______
CB CL
Buteogallus urubitinga ridgwayi
- Savanna Hawk ______ CB
Buteogallus meridionalis (monotypic)
- Bay-winged Hawk (PNr) ______
DL (in North America called Harris' Hawk)
Parabuteo unicinctus harrisis (the single member of its
genus)
- Gray-lined Hawk ______ CB
CL
(may best be merged with the more-northerly Gray Hawk)
Asturina (has been Buteo) nitida costaricensis
- Roadside Hawk ______ CB
CH CL EP
Buteo magnirostris (3 subspecies in Panama, including one. B.
m. alius, restricted to the offshore Pearl Island)
Buteo magnirostris griseocauda (most of PN)
Buteo magnirostris petulans (west PN)
- Broad-winged Hawk ______ CH
Buteo p. platypterus (migrant that breeds further north in North
America)
- Swainson's Hawk ______ CB
CH CL
Buteo swainsoni (monotypic) (migrant that breeds further north
in North America; some occasionally winter in Panama)
- Short-tailed Hawk ______ CB
CH DL
Buteo brachyurus fuliginosus
- White-tailed Hawk ______ CL
Buteo albicaudatus hypospodius
- Zone-tailed Hawk ______ CH
Buteo albonotatus (monotypic)
- Red-tailed Hawk ______ CH
Buteo jamaicensis costaricensis
- Black Hawk-Eagle ______
CB
Spizaetus tyrannus serus
- Northern Crested-Caracara ______ CB
CH CL (formerly conspecific with the now Southern Caracara,
Caracara
plancus, of South America, generally south of the Amazon)
Caracara cheriway (monotypic)
- Yellow-headed Caracara ______ CB
CL DL EP
Milvago chimachima cordata
- Red-throated Caracara ______ DL
Ibycter americanus (the single member of its genus)
- Laughing Falcon ______ CB
CH
Herpstotheres c. cachinnans
- Barred Forest-Falcon ______ CH
Micrastur ruficollis interstes
- Slaty-backed Forest Falcon ______ CH
Micrastur mirandollei (monotypic)
- Collared Forest-Falcon ______ CB
Micrastur semitorquatus naso
- American Kestrel ______ CH
DL
Falco s. sparverius (subspecies from further north in North America
that winters in Panama)
- Merlin ______ CB
CH
Falco c. columbarius
- Aplomado Falcon ______
Falco f. femoralis
- Bat Falcon ______ CB
CH CL
Falco r. petoensis
- Peregrine Falcon ______ CB
CL
Falco peregrinus anatum (subspecies from further north in
North America that winters in Panama)
- Gray-headed Chachalaca ______ CB
CH CL DL
Ortalis cinereiceps (monotypic)
- Crested Guan (PNt3) ______
CB
Penelope purpurascens aequatorialis
- Great Curassow (nt) (PNt3) ______ CB
Crax r. rubra
- Marbled Wood-Quail (PNt3) ______
Odontophorus gujanensis marmoratus
- Crested Bobwhite ______ DL (considered
by some conspecific with the more-northerly Spot-bellied Bobwhite)
Colinus cristatus (2 subspecies in Panama)
Colinus cristatus mariae (northwest PN. Chiriqui)
Colinus cristatus panamensis (southwest PN)
- White-throated Crake ______
CB CH DL
Laterallus a. albigulais
- Gray-necked Wood-Rail ______ CB
CH
Aramides c. cajanea
- Sora (Crake) ______
Porzana carolina (monotypic)
- Common Gallinule (or
Moorhen) ______ CB CL
Gallinula chloropus cachinnans
- Purple Gallinule ______
CB CL DL
Porphyrula martinica (monotypic)
- American Coot ______ CH
Fulica a. americana
- Sunbittern ______ CB
CH
Eurypyga helias major (a single member of its genus & family)
- Limpkin ______ CB
Aramus g. guarauna (the single member of its genus &
family)
- Northern Jacana ______ CL
Jacana s. spinosa
- Wattled Jacana ______ CB
DL EP
Jacana jacana hypomelaena
- American Oystercatcher ______ CL
Haematopus palliatus
- Southern Lapwing ______ CB
CL DL
Vanellus chilensis cayennensis
- Black-bellied (or Grey) Plover ______ CB
CL
Pluvialis squatarola cynosurae
- Wilson's (or Thick-billed) Plover ______ CB
Charadrius wilsonia beldingi
- Collared Plover ______ CB
Charadrius collaris (monotypic)
- Semipalmated Plover ______ CB
Charadrius semipalmatus (monotypic)
- Killdeer ______
CL
Charadrius v. vociferus
- Black-necked Stilt ______ CB
CL (said by some to be conspecific with the Black-winged Stilt of the Old
World)
Himantopus (himantopus) mexicanus
- "Western" Willet ______ CB
CL DL
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus inornatus
- "American" Whimbrel ______ CB
CL
Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus

The Whimbrel is one of a good assortment of
shorebirds
to be seen, in season, on the expansive mudflats of the Pacific coast in
Panama City.
(photo by Abram Fleishman)
- Long-billed Curlew (nt) (PNr) ______ CB
Numenius a. americanus
- Marbled Godwit ______ CB
Limosa f. fedoa
- Greater Yellowlegs ______ CB,CL
Tringa melanoleuca (monotypic)
- Lesser Yellowlegs ______
CB CL
Tringa flavipes (monotypic)
- Solitary Sandpiper ______
CB DL
Tringa solitaria (2 subspecies in Panama, T. s. solitaria & T.
s. cinnamomea)
- Spotted Sandpiper ______ CB
CH CL DL
Actitis macularia (monotypic)
- Ruddy Turnstone ______ CB
CL
Arenaria interpres morinella
- Surfbird ______ CB
Aphriza virgata (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
- Red Knot (nt) ______ CB
Calidris canutus rufa
- Sanderling ______ CB,CL
Calidris alba rubida
- Semipalmated Sandpiper ______
CB
Calidris pusilla (monotypic)
- Western Sandpiper ______ CB
Calidris mauri (monotypic)
- Least Sandpiper ______ CB
Calidris minutilla (monotypic)
- White-rumped Sandpiper ______ CB
Calidris fuscicollis (monotypic)
- Short-billed Dowitcher ______
CB
Limnodromus griseus (3 subspecies can occur in Panama)
- Laughing Gull ______
CB CL DL
Leucophaeus (formerly Larus) atricilla megalopterus
- Franklin's Gull ______ CB
Leucophaeus (formerly Larus) pipixcan (monotypic)
- Ring-billed Gull (PNr) ______ CB
Larus delawarensis (monotypic)
- "American" Herring Gull (PNr) ______ CB
(Pacific side)
Larus argentatus smithsonianus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (PNr) ______ CB
(Carib
side)
Larus fuscus graelisii
- Gull-billed Tern ______ CB
Gelochelidon (formerly Sterna) nilotica aranea
- Caspian Tern ______ CB
Hydroprogne (formerly Sterna) c. caspia
- Royal Tern ______ CB
CL
Thalasseus (formerly Sterna) m. maxima
- Sandwich Tern ______ CB
CL
Thalasseus (formerly Sterna) sandvicensis acuflavidus
- Common Tern ______ CB
Sterna h. hirundo
- Forster's Tern ______ CB
Sterna forsteri (monotypic)
- Black Skimmer ______ CB
Rynchops n. niger
- Feral Pigeon (i) ______ CB
CH DL EP
Columba livia
- Band-tailed Pigeon ______ CH
Patagioenas
(formerly Columba) fasciata crissalis
- Scaled Pigeon ______ CB
CH
Patagioenas
(formerly Columba) speciosa (monotypic)
- Pale-vented Pigeon ______ CB
CL DL
Patagioenas
(formerly Columba) cayennensis pallidicrissa
- Ruddy Pigeon (PNt3) ______ CH
Patagioenas
(formerly Columba) s. subvinacea
- Short-billed Pigeon ______ CB
Patagioenas
(formerly Columba) nigrirostris (monotypic)
- Plain-breasted Ground-Dove ______ DL
Columbina minuta alaeodes
- Ruddy Ground-Dove ______ CB
CH CL DL EP
Columbina talpacoti rufipennis
- Blue Ground-Dove ______ DL
Claravis pretiosa (monotypic)
- Mourning Dove (PNt3) ______ CL
Zenaida macroura turturilla
- White-tipped (formerly
White-fronted) Dove ______ CB CH
CL DL EP
Leptotila v. verreauxi
- Gray-chested Dove ______ CB
Leptotila c. cassinii
- Buff-fronted Quail-Dove ______ CH
Geotrygon costaricensis (monotypic)
- Red-and-green Macaw ______ DL
Ara chloropterus
- Sulphur-winged Parakeet (PNt3) ______ CH
Pyrrhura hoffmanni gaudens
- Crimson-fronted Parakeet (or Finch's Conure) ______
CH
Aratinga finschi (monotypic)
- Brown-throated Conure/Parakeet ______ CL
(Panamanian form sometimes considered a species: Veragua Conure/Parakeet)
Aratinga (pertinax) ocularis
- Orange-chinned (or Tovi) Parakeet ______ CB
DL EP
Brotogeris j. jugularis
- Brown-hooded Parrot ______ CB
DL EP
Pionopsitta haematotis coccinicollaris
- Blue-headed Parrot ______ CB
Pionus menstruus rubigularis
- White-crowned Parrot (PNt2) ______
CH
Pionus senilis (monotypic)
- Red-lored (or Yellow-cheeked) Amazon ______
CB CL DL
Amazona autumnalis salvini
- Yellow-crowned Amazon (PNt3) ______ CB
CL
Amazona ochrocephala panamensis
- Mealy (or Blue-crowned) Amazon ______
CB DL
Amazona farinosa inornata
- Black-billed Cuckoo ______ CB
Coccyzus erythrophalmus (monotypic)
- Squirrel Cuckoo ______ CB
CH EP
Piaya cayana thermophila
- Greater Ani ______ CB
DL
Crotophaga major (monotypic)
- Groove-billed Ani ______ CH
Crotophaga sulcirostris (now monotypic, as a "second form"
in Mexico now extinct)
- Smooth-billed Ani ______ CB CL
DL EP
Crotophaga ani (monotypic)
- Striped Cuckoo ______
CB CH DL
Tapera naevia excellens
- Barn Owl ______ CB
DL
Tyto alba guatemalae
- Tropical Screech-Owl ______ CB
CH
Megascops (formerly Otus) choliba luctisonus
- Crested Owl ______ CB
Lophostrix cristata wedeli (the single member of its genus)
- Ridgways' Pygmy-Owl ______ (has
usually been
considered part of Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, of South America)
Glaucidium (brasilianum) r. ridgwayi
- Spectacled Owl ______ CB
Pulsatrix perspicillata chapmani
- Mottled Owl ______ CB
Strix v. virgata
- Black-and-white Owl ______ CB
Strix nigrolineata (monotypic)
- Striped Owl ______ DL
Pseudoscops (formerly Asio) clamator forbesi
- Gray (formerly
Common) Potoo ______ CB
Nyctibius griseus panamensis
- Great Potoo ______ CB
Nyctibius g. grandis
- Short-tailed (or Semicollared)
Nighthawk
______ CB
Lurocalis semitorquatus noctivagus
- Lesser Nighthawk ______ CL
Chordeiles acutipennis (at least 2 subspecies occur in Panama as migrants)
- Common Nighthawk ______ CB
Chordeiles minor panamensis (other subspecies occur in panama as
migrants)
- Pauraque ______ CB
CL DL
Nyctidromus albicollis (the single member of its genus) (2
subspecies in Panama)
Nyctidromus albicollis intercedens (west PN)
Nyctidromus albicollis gilvus (central & east PN)
- Rufous Nightjar ______ CB
Caprimulgus rufus minimus
- White-tailed Nightjar ______ CL
Caprimulgus cayennensis albicauda
- White-collared Swift ______ CB
CH
Streptoprocne zonaris bouchelli
- Vaux's (or Dusky-backed)
Swift ______ CH
Chaetura vauxi richmondi
- Band-rumped Swift ______ CB
DL
Chaetura spinicaudus aetherodroma
- Short-tailed Swift ______
CB
Chaetura b. brachyura
- Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift ______ CB
Panyptila c. cayennensis
- Bronzy Hermit ______
Glaucis a. aenea (monotypic)
- Green Hermit ______ CH
Phaethornis guy coruscus
- Western Long-tailed (or Long-billed) Hermit ______
CB (formerly part of a wider-ranging Long-tailed
Hermit, now restricted to South America)
Phaethornis longirostris cephalus
- Stripe-throated Hermit ______ CB
(formerly
conspecific with Little Hermit of northeast South America)
Phaethornis striigularis saturatus (genus has also been said to be
Pygmornis)
- White-tipped Sicklebill ______
CH
Eutoxeres aquila salvini
- Scaly-breasted (or Cuvier's) Hummingbird ______
CB CH
Phaeochroa c. cuvierii
- Violet Sabrewing ______ CH
Campylopterus hemileucurus mellitus
- White-necked Jacobin ______ CB
CH
Florisuga m. mellivora
- Brown Violetear ______ CH
Colibri d. delphinae
- Montane (has been part of Green)
Violetear ______ CH
Colibri (thalassinus) cyanotus
- Veraguan (formerly part of the Green-breasted
or Prevost's Mango) (PNt2) (PNe) ______ CL
Anthracothorax (prevostii) veraguensis
- Black-throated Mango ______ CB
DL EP
Anthracothorax nigricollis (monotypic)
- Violet-headed Hummingbird ______ CB
CH
Klais guimeti merritii
- Garden (formerly part of Fork-tailed)
Emerald ______ CB
Chlorostilbon assimilis (monotypic)
- Violet-crowned Woodnymph ______ CB
Thalurania colombica venusta
- Fiery-throated Hummingbird ______
CH
Panterpe i. insignis (the single member of its genus)
- Violet-bellied Hummingbird ______ CB
EP
Damophila julie panamensis
- Sapphire-throated Hummingbird ______ CB
Lepidopyga coeruleogularis (2 subspecies in Panama)
Lepidopyga c. coeruleogularis (west PN)
Lepidopyga coeruleogularis confinis (east PN)
- Blue-chested Hummingbird ______ CB
Amazilia (a.) amabilis (monotypic, if Beryl-crowned Hummingbird
split)
- Beryl-crowned (or Charming) Hummingbird
(PNt2) ______
CH (has been considered conspecific with the Blue-chested
Hummingbird)
Amazilia (amabilis) decora
- Snowy-bellied (or Snowy-breasted) Hummingbird ______
CB CH
Amazilia e. edward (4 subspecies in Panama)
- Rufous-tailed Hummingbird ______
CB CH
Amazilia t. tzacati
- Stripe-tailed Hummingbird ______ CH
Eupherusa eximia egregia
- White-tailed Emerald ______
CH
Elvira chionura (monotypic)
- White-vented Plumeleteer ______ CB
Chalybua buffonii micans
- Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer ______ CB
(has also been called Red-footed Plumeleteer)
Chalybura urochrysia isaurae
- White-throated
Mountain-gem (PNt2) ______ CH
(said by some to be conspecific with the Gray-tailed and Purple-throated Mountain-gems, and
when so collectively called the Variable Mountain-gem)
Lampornis c. castaneoventris
- Magnificent Hummingbird ______ CH (has
been conspecific with the more-northerly Rivoli's Hummingbird of
northern Central America, Mexico, & the southwest US)
Eugenes (fulgens) spectabilis
- Purple-crowned Fairy ______ CB
Heliothryx barroti (monotypic)
- Long-billed Starthroat ______ CH
Heliomaster l. longirostris
- Magenta-throated Woodstar (PNt2) ______
CH
Calliphlox bryantae (monotypic)
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird ______ CL
Archilochus colubris (monotypic)
- Scintillant Hummingbird (PNt2) ______ CH
Selasphorus scintilla (monotypic)
- Glow-throated Hummingbird (t3) (PNt1) (PNe)
______ CH
Selasphorus ardens (monotypic)
- Volcano Hummingbird (PNt2) ______ CH
Selasphorus flammula torridus
- Resplendent Quetzal (nt) (PNt2) ______ CH
Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensis
- Slaty-tailed (or Massena)
Trogon ______ CB
Trogon massena hoffmanni
- Black-throated Trogon ______ CB
Trogon rufus tenellus
- Collared Trogon ______ CH
Trogon collaris puella
- Orange-bellied Trogon _____ CH
(some consider conspecific with Collared Trogon)
Trogon a. aurantilventris
- Black-tailed Trogon ______ CB
EP
Trogon melanurus macroura
- Western White-tailed Trogon ______ CB
(was formerly considered conspecific with what's now the Amazonian
White-tailed Trogon of South America east of the Andes, Trogon
viridis)
Trogon chionurus (monotypic)
- Gartered Trogon ______ CB,DL
(was part of the Violaceous Trogon of South America)
Trogon caligatus
(formerly violaceus) concinnus
- Ringed Kingfisher ______
CB,CL,DL
Megaceryle (formerly Ceryle) t. torquata
- Belted Kingfisher ______ CB
Megaceryle (formerly Ceryle) alcyon
- Amazon Kingfisher ______ CB,DL
Chloroceryle amazona mexicana
- Green Kingfisher ______ CB
Chloroceryle americana isthmica
- Green-and-Rufous Kingfisher ______ DL
Chloroceryle inda (now said to be monotypic)
- American Pygmy Kingfisher ______ CB,DL
Chloroceryle a. aenea
- Broad-billed Motmot ______ CB
Electron platyrhynchum minor
- Rufous Motmot ______ CB
Baryphthengus martii semirufus
- Blue-crowned (or
Blue-diademed) Motmot ______ CB,CH
Momotus momota conexus
- White-necked Puffbird ______
CB
Notharchus macrorhynchos hyperrynchus
- Black-breasted Puffbird ______
CB
Notharchus pectoralis (monotypic)
- Pied Puffbird ______ CB,EP
Notharchus tectus subtectus
- White-whiskered Puffbird/Softwing ______
CB
Malacoptila p. panamensis
- Spot-crowned Barbet (Pt3) ______ CB
Capito maculicoronatus (2 subspecies in Panama)
Capito m. maculicoronatus (west PN)
Capito maculicoronatus rubrilateralis
- Prong-billed Barbet ______
CH
Semnornis frantzii (monotypic)
- "Blue-throated" Emerald Toucanet ______
CH
Aulacorhynchus (prasinus) caeruleogularis (2 subspecies in Panama)
Aulacorhynchus c. caeruleogularis (west PN)
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis cognatus (east PN)
- Collared Aracari ______ CB,DL,EP
Pteroglossus t. torquatus
- Keel-billed Toucan ______ CB,DL
Ramphastos sulfuratus brevicarinatus
- Chestnut-mandibled (or Swainson's)
Toucan ______ CB,DL (now considered to part
of the Black-mandibled Toucan
of South America)
Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii
- Olivaceous Piculet ______ CH
Picumnus o. flavotinctus
- Acorn Woodpecker ______ CH
Melanerpes formicivorus striatipectus
- Black-cheeked Woodpecker ______ CB
Melanerpes p. pucherani
- Red-crowned Woodpecker ______ CB,CH,CL,DL
Centurus rubricapillus wagleri
- Hairy Woodpecker ______
CH
Picoides villosus sanctorum
- Smoky-brown Woodpecker ______ CH
Veniliornis fumigatus (2 subspecies in Panama)
Veniliornis fumigatus sanguinolentus (west PN)
Veniliornis fumigatus reichenbachi (east PN)
- Golden-olive Woodpecker ______ CH
Piculus rubiginosus uropygialis
- Golden-green Woodpecker ______ DL
Piculus chrysochloros aurosus
- Cinnamon Woodpecker ______ CB,DL
Celeus loricatus mentalis
- Lineated Woodpecker ______ CB,CL,DL
Dryocopus lineatus mesorhynchus
- Crimson-crested Woodpecker ______ CB
Campephilus melanoleucos malherbii
- Pale-breasted Spinetail ______
CH
Synallaxis albescens latitabunda
- Red-faced Spinetail ______ CH
Cranioleuca erythrops rufigenis
- Double-banded Graytail ______ EP
Xenerpestes miniosi umbraticus (the only other member of this genus
is in the Andes of Ecuador & northern Peru)
- Spotted Barbtail CH
Premnoplex brunnescens brunneicauda
- Lineated Foliage-gleaner ______ CH
Syndactyla subalaris lineata
- Scaly-throated (has also been called
Spectacled) Foliage-gleaner ______
CH
Anabacerthia v. variegaticeps
- Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner/Automolus ______
CB
Automolus ochrolaemus pallidigularis
- Plain Xenops ______ CB,EP
Xenops minutus ridgwayi
- Plain-brown Woodcreeper ______
CB
Dendrocincla fuliginosa ridgwayi
- Tawny-winged Woodcreeper ______
CH
Dendrocincla anabatina
- Ruddy Woodcreeper ______ CB
Dendrocincla homochroas
- Long-tailed Woodcreeper ______ CB
Deconychura longicauda darienensis
- Olivaceous Woodcreeper ______
CB,CH,DL
Sittasomus griseicapillus veraguensis
- Wedge-billed Woodcreeper ______ CB,CH
Glyphorynchus spirurus sublestus
- Northern Barred-Woodcreeper ______ CB
Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae (2 subspecies in Panama)
Dendrocolaptes s. sanctithomae (Pacific side of PN)
Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae hesperius (northwest PN)
- Straight-billed Woodcreeper ______ CB
Xiphorhynchus picus extimus
- Cocoa Woodcreeper ______
CB
(formerly conspecific with Buff-throated Woodcreeper of
South America)
Xiphorhynchus susurrans (3 subspecies in Panama)
- Black-striped Woodcreeper ______ CB
Xiphorhynchus l. lachrymosus
- Spotted Woodcreeper ______ CH
Xiphorhynchus erythropygius insolitus
- Streak-headed Woodcreeper ______
CB,EP
Lepidocolaptes souleyetii lineaticeps
- Spot-crowned Woodcreeper ______ CH
Lepidocolaptes affinis neglectus
- Brown-billed Scythebill ______ CH
Campylorhamphus pusillus borealis
- Fasciated Antshrike ______
CB
Cymbilaimus lineatus fasciatus
- Great Antshrike ______ CB
Taraba major melanocrissus (the single member of its genus)
- Barred Antshrike ______ CB
Thamnophilus doliatus (4 subspecies in Panama, 2 of them on offshore
islands)
Thamnophilus doliatus nigricristatus (east PN)
- Black Antshrike ______ DL,EP
(species restricted to eastern Panama & Colombia)
Thamnophilus n. nigriceps
- Western Slaty-Antshrike ______ CB
Thamnophilus a. atrinucha
- Russet Antshrike ______ CB,CH
Thamnistes anabatinus (the single species in its genus) (2
subspecies in Panama)
Thamnistes anabatinus coronatus (central & east PN)
Thamnistes anabatinus saturatus (west PN)
- Plain Antvireo ______ CB
Dysithamnus mentalis (2 subspecies in Panama)
Dysithamnus mentalis septentrionalis (west PN)
Dysithamnus mentalis suffusus (east PN)
- Spot-crowned Antvireo ______ CB
Dysithamnus p. puncticeps
- Griscom's Antwren ______ CB
(has been considered conspecific with Pygmy Antwren of South America)
Myrmotherula (brachyura) ignota
- Checker-throated Antwren ______ CB
(the British spelling is "Chequer-throated")
Myrmotherula fulviventris (2 subspecies in Panama)
Myrmotherula fulviventris costaricensis (west PN)
Myrmotherula f. fulviventris (east PN)
- White-flanked Antwren ______ CB
Myrmotherula axillaris albigula
- Slaty Antwren ______ CH
Myrmotherula s. schisticolor
- Dot-winged Antwren ______ CB
Microrhopias quixensis (the single member of its genus) (2
subspecies in Panama)
Microrhopias quixensis virgatus (west PN)
Microrhopias quixensis consobrinus (east PN)
- Dusky Antbird ______ CB
Cercomacra tyrannina rufiventris
- White-bellied Antbird ______ CB
Myrmeciza longipes panamensis
- Dull-mantled Antbird ______ CH
Myrmeciza l. laemosticta
- Chestnut-backed Antbird ______ CB
Myrmeciza exsul (3 subspecies in Panama)
- Bicolored Antbird ______
CB
(considered conspecific with "White-cheeked Antbird" of
northern South America)
Gymnopithys leucaspis bicolor
- Spotted Antbird ______ CB
Hylophylax naeviodes (2 subspecies in Panama)
Hylophylax naeviodes capnitis (west PN)
Hylophylax n. naevioides (east PN)
- Ocellated Antbird ______ CB
Phaenostictus mcleannani (the single species of its genus) (3
subspecies in Panama)
Phaenostictus m. mcleannani (east-central PN)
- Black-faced Antthrush ______ CB
Formicarius analis panamensis
- Streak-chested (has been called
Spectacled) Antpitta ______
CB
Hylopezus p. perspicillatus (3 subspecies in Panama)
- Silvery-fronted Tapaculo ______
CH
Scytalopus a. argentifrons
- Masked Tityra ______ CB,CH
Tityra semifasciata costaricensis
- Cinnamon Becard ______ CB,CH,DL,EP
Pachyramphus c. cinnamomeus
- White-winged Becard ______ CB
Pachyramphus polychopterus similis
- Black-and-white Becard (PNt3) ______ CH
Pachyramphus albogriseus ornatus
- One-colored Becard ______ DL,EP
Pachyramphus h. homochrous
- Rose-throated Becard (PNt3) ______
CH
Pachyramphus aglaiae latirostris
- Black Phoebe ______
CH,DL
Sayornis nigricans amnicola
- Pied Water-Tyrant ______ DL
Fluvicola p. pica
- Long-tailed Tyrant ______ CB
Colonia colonus leuconota (the single member of its genus)
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher ______ CL
Tyrannus forficatus (monotypic)
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher ______ CB,CL,DL,EP
Tyrannus savana monachus
- Eastern Kingbird ______ CB
Tyrannus tyrannus (monotypic)
- Tropical Kingbird ______ CB,CH,CL,DL,EP
Tyrannus melancholicus satrapa
- Gray Kingbird ______ CB
Tyrannus d. dominicensis
- Piratic Flycatcher ______ CB,CL
Legatus leucophaius (the single member of its genus) (2
subspecies occur in Panama: L. l. variegatus & L. l.
leucophaius)
- Streaked Flycatcher ______ CB,CH,DL,EP
Myiodynastes maculatus difficilis
- Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher ______
CB
Myiodynastes luteiventris (monotypic)
- Boat-billed Flycatcher ______ CB,CH
Megarynchus pitangua mexicanus
- Golden-bellied Flycatcher ______ CH
Myiodynastes hemichrysus (monotypic)
- Gray-capped Flycatcher ______ CH
Myiozetetes g. granadensis (1 of 2 subspecies in Panama)
- Rusty-margined Flycatcher ______
CB
Myiozetetes cayanensis rufipennis
- Social Flycatcher ______
CB,CH,CL,DL,EP
Myiozetetes similis columbianus
- Great Kiskadee ______ CB,CL
Pitangus sulphuratus guatimalensis
- Lesser Kiskadee ______ CB
Pitangus (formerly Philohydor) lictor panamensis
- Rufous Mourner ______ CB
Rhytipterna h. holerythra
- Bright-rumped Attila ______ CB
Attila spadiceus (2 subspecies in Panama)
Attila spadiceus citreopyga (west PN)
Attila spadiceus sclateri (east PN)
- Western Sirystes ______ CB
(has been part of the Sirystes, widespread in South America)
Sirystes (sibilator) albogriseus
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher ______ CB
Myiarchus tuberculifer brunneiceps
- Panama Flycatcher ______ CB
Myiarchus p. panamensis
- Great Crested Flycatcher ______ CB
Myiarchus crinitus (monotypic)
- Tropical Pewee ______
CB
Contopus cinereus brachytarsus
- Dark Pewee (PNt3) ______ CH
Contopus lugubris (monotypic)
- Eastern Wood Pewee ______
CH
Contopus virens (monotypic)
- Western Wood Pewee ______ CH
Contopus sordidulus (4 subspecies migrate south thru or into
Panama)
- Olive-sided Flycatcher (or
Boreal Pewee) ______
CB
Contopus copperi (Formerly in genus Nuttallornis.
Previous scientific name has long been borealis.)
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher ______ CB,CH
Empidonax flaviventris (monotypic)
- Acadian Flycatcher ______
CB
Empidonax virescens (monotypic)
- Willow Flycatcher ______ CB
Empidonax traillii
- Yellowish Flycatcher ______ CH
Empidonax f. flavescens
- Black-capped Flycatcher (Pt3) ______
CH
Empidonax atriceps (monotypic)
- Northern/Common Tufted Flycatcher ______ CH
Mitrephanes phaeocercus vividus
- Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher ______
CB
(formerly conspecific with what's now Whiskered Flycatcher,
Myiobius barbatus in
South America)
Myiobius sulphureipgius aureatus
- Black-tailed Flycatcher ______ CB
Myiobius a. atricaudus
- Bran-colored Flycatcher ______
CH
Myiophobus fasciatus furfurosus
- Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher ______
CB
Terenotriccus erythrurus fulvigularis
- Northern Royal-Flycatcher ______ CB
(has been considered conspecific with related South American species: the
Amazonian Royal Flycatcher, Pacific Royal Flyatcher, and Atlantic Royal
Flycatcher)
Onychorhynchus mexicanus (if distinct from other Royal
Flycatchers,
monotypic)
- Brownish Flycatcher (or BrownishTwistwing) ______ CB
Cnipodectes subbrunneus panamensis (the single member of its
genus)
- Yellow-olive Flycatcher/Flatbill ______
CB
Tolmomyias sulphurescens flavoolivaceus
- Yellow-margined Flatbill/Flycatcher ______
CB (closely related to Zimmer's Flatbill
of South America, with which it has been considered conspecific)
Tolmomyias (assimilis) flavotectus
- Olivaceous Flatbill ______ CB
Rhynchocyclus olivaceus bardus
- Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher ______ CB
Todirostrum nigriceps (monotypic)
- Common Tody-Flycatcher ______ CB,CH
Todirostrum cinereum wetmorei (1 of 2 subspecies in Panama)
- Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher ______ CB
Poecilotriccus (formerly Todirostrum) sylvia schistaceiceps
- Northern Bentbill (PNt2) ______ CH
(the 2
Bentbills may be conspecific)
Oncostoma cinereigulare (monotypic)
- Southern Bentbill ______ CB
(the 2 Bentbills may be conspecific)
Oncostoma olivaceum (monotypic)
- Pale-eyed Pygmy-Tyrant ______ CB
Atalotriccus pilaris wilcoxi (the single member of its genus)
- Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant ______ CB,CH
Myiornis atricapillus (monotypic)
- Yellow Tyrannulet ______ CB
Capsiempis flaveola semiflava
- Yellow-green Tyrannulet (Pe) (Pt2) ______ CB
Phylloscartes flavovirens (monotypic)
- Torrent Tyrannulet ______ CH
Serpophaga cinerea grisea
- Yellow-bellied Elaenia ______
CB,CH
Elaenia flavogaster pallidorsalis
- Lesser Elaenia ______
CB
Elaenia c. chiriquensis
- Mountain Elaenia ______ CH
Elaenia f. frantzii
- Greenish Elaenia ______ CB
Myiopagis viridicata accola
- Forest Elaenia ______ CB
Myiopagis gaimardii macilivainii
- Southern Beardless
Tyrannulet ______ CB,CH
Camptostoma obsoletum flaviventre
- Mouse-colored Tyrannulet ______
Phaeomyias murina eremonoma
- Paltry (or Mistletoe)
Tyrannulet ______ CH (formerly conspecific with what's now
Venezuelan Tyrannulet in South America)
Zimmerius vilissimus parvus
- Northern Scrub-Flycatcher ______ CB
Sublegatus a. arenarum
- Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet ______ CB
Tyrannulus elatus panamensis
- Brown-capped Tyrannulet ______ CB
Ornithion brunneicapillum
- Zeledon's (or White-fronted) Tyrannulet ______
CH (has been considered conspecific with the Rough-legged Tyrannulet
of South America)
Phyllomyias (burmeisteri) zeledoni
- Ochre-bellied Flycatcher ______ CB,CH
Mionectes oleagineus parcus
- Rufous Piha ______ CB
Lipaugus u. unirufus
- Turquoise (or Ridgway's) Cotinga (t3) (Pt1) ______
Cotinga ridgwayi (monotypic)
- Blue (or Natterer's) Cotinga ______ CB
Cotinga nattererii (monotypic)
- Purple-throated Fruitcrow ______ CB
Querula purpurata (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
- Three-wattled Bellbird (t3) (PNt3) ______ CH
Procnias triarunculatus (monotypic)
- Red-capped Manakin ______
CB
Pipra mentalis ignifera
- Blue-crowned Manakin ______ CB
Lepidothrix coronata minuscula
- Lance-tailed Manakin ______ CB
Chiroxiphia lanceolata (monotypic)
- White-ruffed Manakin ______ CH
Corapipo a. altera
- Golden-collared Manakin ______
CB (has been considered conspecific with
White-collared Manakin, some say
both conspecific with White-bearded Manakin of South
America)
Manacus v. vitellinus
- (Broad-billed) Sapayoa ______ CB
Sapayoa aenigma (monotypic, and the single member of its genus &
family)
- Thrush-like Schiffornis ______
CB (has also been called Thrush-like
Mourner)
Schiffornis turdinus panamensis
- Black-chested Jay ______ CB
Cyanocorax affinis zeledoni
- Brown Jay ______
Cyanocorax m. morio
- Rufous-browed Peppershrike ______
Cyclarhis gujanensis perrygoi
- Green Shrike-Vireo ______ CB
Vireolanius pulchellus viridiceps
- Yellow-throated Vireo ______
CB,CH
Vireo flavifrons (monotypic)
- Yellow-winged Vireo ______
CH
Vireo carmioli (monotypic)
- Brown-capped Vireo ______ CH
(was
conspecific with Warbling Vireo)
Vireo leucophrys chiriquensis
- Philadelphia Vireo ______ CB,CH
Vireo philadelphicus (monotypic)
- Red-eyed Vireo ______ CB,CH
Vireo o. olivaceus
- Yellow-green Vireo ______ CB,CH
Vireo f. flavoviridis
- Scrub Greenlet ______ CB
Hylophilus flavipes viridiflavus
- Golden-fronted Greenlet ______ CB
Hylophilus a. aurantiifrons
- "Gray-headed" Lesser Greenlet ______ CB,CH
Hylophilus d. decurtatus
- Black-faced Solitaire ______ CH
Myadestes melanops (monotypic)
- Orange-billed
Nightingale-Thrush ______ CH
Catharus aurantiirostris russatus
- Slaty-backed
Nightingale-Thrush ______ CH
Catharus fuscater hellmayri
- Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush ______ CH
Catharus frantzii wetmorei
- Swainson's Thrush ______
CH
Catharus ustulatus swainsoni
- Sooty Thrush/Robin (PNt3) ______ CH
Turdus nigrescens (monotypic)
- Mountain Thrush/Robin ______ CH
Turdus p. plebejus
- Pale-vented Thrush/Robin ______ CH
(formerly considered conspecific with Cocoa and Hauxwell's Thrushes of
South America)
Turdus o. obsoletus
- Clay-colored Thrush/Robin ______
CB,CH,CL
Turdus grayi casius
- White-throated Thrush/Robin ______
CH (formerly considered conspecific with White-necked Thrush of
South America)
Turdis assimilis cnephosus
- Tropical Mockingbird (PNi) ______ CB
Mimus gilvus melanopterus (introduced from Colombia)
- Gray Catbird ______ CH
Dumetella carlinensis (monotypic)
- (North) American Dipper ______ CH
Cinclus mexicanus ardesiacus
- Mangrove Swallow ______ CB,CL
Tachycineta albilinea (monotypic)
- Purple Martin ______
CB
Progne subis (3 subspecies migrate thru Panama)
- Gray-breasted Martin ______ CB,CH
Progne c. chalybea
- Blue-and-white Swallow ______
CB,CH
Pygochelidon (has also been Notiochelidon) cyanoleuca
(2
subspecies occur in Panama)
Pygochelodon c. cyanoleuca (in Central & northern South America)
Pygochelodon cyanoleuca patagonia (a migrant from southern South
America)
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow ______ CB,CL
Stelgidopteryx serripennis (3 subspecies occur in Panama)
- Southern Rough-winged
Swallow ______ CB,CH
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis decolor
- Bank Swallow (or Sand Martin) ______ CB
Riparia r. riparia
- Barn Swallow ______ CB,CL
Hirundo rustica erythrogaster
- Cliff Swallow ______ CB
Petrochelidon (has been Hirundo) pyrrhonota
- White-headed Wren (PNt3) ______ CB
(closely related to the Band-backed Wren)
Campylorhynchus a. albobrunneus (1 of 2 subspecies in Panama)
- Band-backed (or Barred Wren) ______ CH
Campylorhynchus zonatus costaricensis (1 of 2 subspecies in Panama)
- Black-throated Wren ______
Thryothorus atrogularis (monotypic)
- Bay Wren ______ CB,CH
Thryothorus nigricapillus (5 subspecies in Panama)
- Stripe-breasted Wren ______ CH
(has been considered conspecific with Stripe-throated Wren of South
America)
Thryothorus thoracicus (monotypic)
- Rufous-breasted Wren ______ CB,CH
Thryothorus rutilus hyperythrus
- Black-bellied Wren ______ CB
Thryothorus fasciatoventris melanogaster
- Rufous-and-white Wren ______
CB
Thryothorus rufalbus castanonotus
- Buff-breasted Wren ______ CB
Thryothorus leucotis galbraithii
- Plain Wren ______ CB,CH
Thryothorus modestus elutus
- (Southern) House Wren ______ CB,CH,CL
Troglodytes musculis (or aedon in part) inquietus
- Ochraceous Wren ______ CH
Troglodytes ochraceus ligea
- Timberline Wren ______ CH
Thryorchilus b. browni
- White-breasted Wood-Wren ______ CB
Henicorhina leucosticta darienensis
- Gray-breasted Wood-Wren ______ CH
Henicorhina leucophrys collina
- "Panama Nightingale-Wren"
______ CB (has
been called Whistling (Nightingale-) Wren) (closely related
to, probably conspcific with Scaly-breasted
Wren of South America, Microcerculus marginatus)
Microcerculus (marginatus) luscinia
- Song Wren ______ CB
(closely
related to Musician Wren of South America)
Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus lawrencii
- Tropical Gnatcatcher ______
CB
Polioptila plumbea bilineata
- Long-billed Gnatwren ______
CB (probably separate
from Straight-billed Gnatwren of South America, Ramphocaenus
melanurus)
Ramphocaenus rufiventris panamensis
- Yellowish Pipit ______ CL
Anthus lutescens parvus
- Long-tailed Silky (-Flycatcher) (PNt3) ______ CH
Ptilogonys caudatus (monotypic)
- Black-and-white Warbler ______ CB,CH
Mniotilta varia
- Prothonotary Warbler ______ CB
Protonotaria citrea
- Golden-winged Warbler ______ CB,CH
Vermivora chrysoptera
- Blue-winged Warbler ______ CH
Vermivora pinus
- Tennessee Warbler ______ CB,CH
Vermivora peregrina
- Tropical Parula ______ CH
Parula pitiayumi speciosa
- Flame-throated Warbler (PNt3) ______ CH
Parula gutturalis
- Yellow Warbler ______
CB,CL
Dendroica aestiva (formerly petechia, when Mangrove
Warbler not split)
- Mangrove Warbler ______
CB (formerly considered part of Yellow Warbler)
Dendroica erithachorides
- Magnolia Warbler ______ CB
Dendroica magnolia
- Yellow-throated Warbler ______
CH
Dendroica dominica
- Chestnut-sided Warbler ______ CB,CH
Dendroica pensylvanica
- Black-throated Green
Warbler ______ CH
Dendroica virens
- Blackburnian Warbler ______ CH
Dendroica fusca
- Bay-breasted Warbler ______ CB
Dendroica castanea
- Northern Waterthrush ______ CB
Seiurus n. noveboracensis
- Louisiana Waterthrush ______ CH
Seiurus motacilla
- Mourning Warbler ______
CB,CH
Oporornis philadelphia
- Olive-crowned Yellowthroat ______
Geothlypis semiflava bairdi
- Wilson's Warbler ______ CH
Wilsonia p. pusilla
- American Redstart ______ CB
Setophaga ruticilla (now said to be monotypic) (the single member of
its genus)
- Slate-throated Whitestart (or
Redstart) ______
CH
Myioborus miniatus (2 subspecies in Panama)
Myioborus miniatus aurantiacus (west PN)
Myioborus miniatus ballux (east PN)
- Collared Whitestart (or
Redstart) (PNt3) ______ CH
Myioborus torquatus (monotypic)
- Golden-crowned Warbler ______ CH
Basileuterus culicivorus godmani
- Chestnut-capped Warbler ______ CB
(by some has been considered conspecific with the Rufous-capped Warbler
of northern Central America)
Basileuterus m. mesochrysus (Another subspecies in Panama,
B. m. aqctuosus, restricted to the offshore Coiba Island)
- Black-cheeked Warbler (PNt3) ______ CH
Basileuterus m. melanogenys
- Three-striped Warbler ______ CH
Basileuterus tristriatus melanotis
- Buff-rumped Warbler ______ CH
(closely related to the Riverbank (formerly River)
Warbler of South America)
Basileuterus fulvicauda
(3 subspecies in Panama)
- Zeledonia (or "Wrenthrush")
(PNt3) ______ CH
Zeledonia coronata (monotypic)
- Bananaquit ______ CB,CL
Coereba flaveola mexicana
- White-eared Conebill ______ EP
Conirostrum leucogenys panamense
- Scarlet-thighed Dacnis ______ CH
Dacnis v. venusta
- Blue Dacnis ______ CB,CH
Dacnis cayana ultramarina
- Green Honeycreeper ______ CB,CH
Chlorophanes spiza aguta
- Shining Honeycreeper ______
CB
Cyanerpes lucidus isthmicus
- Red-legged Honeycreeper ______
CB,CH,CL
Cyanerpes cyaneus carneipes
- Slaty Flower-piercer (PNt3) ______ CH
(closely related to Rusty Flower-piercer of South America)
Diglossa p. plumbea
- Black-and-yellow Tanager ______ CH
Chrysothlypis c. chrysomelas
- Common Bush-Tanager ______ CH
Chlorospingus ophthalmicus (3 subspecies in Panama) (throughout its
extensive range in Central & South America, there are said to be 27
subspecies)
Chlorospingus ophthalmicus regionalis (west PN)
Chlorospingus ophthalmicus novicius (area of Boquete & Volcan de
Chiriqui east slope)
Chlorospingus ophthalmicus punctulatus (west PN)
- Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager ______ CH
Chlorospingus pileatus (2 subspecies in Panama: C. p. pileatus
&
C. p. diversus)
- Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager (PNt3) ______
CH
Chlorospingus flavigularis hypophaeus
- Dusky-faced Tanager ______ CH
Mitrospingus c. cassinii
- Rosy Thrush-Tanager ______ CB
Rhodinocichla rosea eximia
- Gray-headed Tanager ______
CB
Eucometis penicillata cristata
- Sulphur-rumped Tanager (PNt3) ______ CB
(closely related to the Scarlet-Browed Tanager of eastern Panama &
northwest South America)
Heterospingus rubrifrons (monotypic)
- White-shouldered Tanager ______
CB
Tachyphonus luctuosus panamensis
- Tawny-crested Tanager ______ CB
Tachyphonus delatrii (monotypic)
- White-lined Tanager ______
CB,CH
Tachyphonus rufus (monotypic)
- Red-crowned Ant-Tanager ______ CH
Habia rubica vinacea
- Red-throated Ant-Tanager ______ CB
Habia fuscicauda willisi
- Highland Hepatic-Tanager ______ CH
Piranga (flava) lutea testacea
- Summer Tanager ______ CB,CH
Piranga r. rubra
- Scarlet Tanager ______ CB
Piranga olivacea (monotypic)
- Flame-colored (or
Streak-backed) Tanager ______
CH
Piranga bidentata citrea
- White-winged Tanager ______ CH
Piranga leucoptera latifasciata
- Crimson-collared Tanager ______ CH
Phlogothraupis sanguinolenta apricus
- Crimson-backed Tanager ______ CB
Ramphocelus d. dimidiatus
- Cherrie's (formerly part of Scarlet-rumped)
Tanager (PNt2) ______ CH
Ramphocelus costaricensis
- Lemon-rumped Tanager ______ CB (has been
conspecific with Flame-rumped Tanager of South America)
Ramphocelus (flammigerus) icteonotus
- Blue-gray Tanager ______ CB,CH,CL
Thraupis episcopus cana
- Palm Tanager ______ CB,CH
Thraupis palmarum atripennis
- Blue-and-gold Tanager (nt) (PNt3) ______ CH
Bangsia a. arcaei
- Golden-browed Chlorophonia (PNt3) ______ CH
(at one considered conspecific with the Blue-crowned Chlorophonia of
northern Central America)
Chlorophonia callophrys (monotypic)
- Yellow-crowned Euphonia ______ CB
Euphonia luteicapilla (monotypic)
- Thick-billed Euphonia ______ CB,CH
Euphonia laniirostris crassirostris
- Elegant (or Blue-hooded)
Euphonia ______ CH (closely related to,
and formerly conspecific with Antillean Euphonia of the West Indies &
the Golden-rumped Euphonia of South America)
Euphonia e. elegantissma
- Fulvous-vented Euphonia ______ CB
Euphonia f. fulvicrissa
- Spot-crowned Euphonia (PNt2) ______
Euphonia imitans (monotypic)
- Olive-backed Euphonia ______
Euphonia gouldi praetermissa
- Tawny-capped Euphonia (PNt3) ______
Euphonia a. anneae
- Plain-colored Tanager ______ CB
Tangara inornata languens
- Emerald Tanager ______
CH
Tangara f. florida
- Silver-throated Tanager ______ CH
Tangara icterocephala frantzii
- Speckled Tanager ______ CH
Tangara guttata eusticta
- Bay-headed Tanager ______ CH
Tangara gyrola bangsi
- Golden-hooded Tanager ______
CB
Tangara larvata fanny
- Spangle-cheeked Tanager (PNt3) ______ CH
Tangara dowii (monotypic)
- Black-headed Saltator ______ CB
Saltator atriceps lacertosus
- Buff-throated Saltator ______ CB,CH
Saltator maximus intermedius
- Streaked Saltator ______ CB,CH
Saltator striatipectus isthmicus
- Black-faced Grosbeak ______ CH
Caryothraustes poliogaster scapularis
- Black-thighed Grosbeak (PNt3) ______ CH
(closely related to Mexican Yellow-Grosbeak & Southern Yellow-Grosbeak
of South America)
Pheucticus tibialis (monotypic)
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak ______ CB,CH
Pheucticus ludovicianus (monotypic)
- Blue-black Grosbeak ______ CB
Cyanocompsa c. cyanoides
- Blue Grosbeak ______
Guiraca c. caerulea
- Indigo Bunting ______
CH
Passerina cyanea (monotypic)
- Yellow-faced Grassquit ______ CB,CH
Tiaris olivacea pusillus
- Variable Seedeater ______ CB,CH
Sporophila corvina (formerly Sporophila aurita)
hoffmannii
(2 other subspecies in Panama: S. c. corvina & S. c. hicksii)
- White-collared Seedeater ______
CL
Sporophila torqueola morelleti
- Yellow-bellied Seedeater ______ CB
Sporophila n. nigricollis
- Ruddy-breasted Seedeater ______ CB
Sporophila minuta centralis
- Thick-billed
Seed-Finch ______ CB,CH
(formerly
conspecific with what's now Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch of South America,
Oryzoborus angolensis; was collectively called Lesser
Seed-Finch)
Oryzoborus funereus ochrogyne
- Blue-black Grassquit ______ CB,CL
Volatinia jacarina splendens (the single member of its genus)
- Grassland Yellow-Finch (PNt2) ______
CB
Sicalis luteola eisenmanni
- Saffron Finch (PNi) ______ CB
Sicalis f. flaveola
- Yellow-thighed Finch (Pt3) ______ CH
Pselliophorus tibialis
- Yellow-throated
Brush-Finch ______ CH
Atlapetes gutturalis brunnescens
- Orange-billed Sparrow ______ CB
Arremon a. aurantiirostris
- Black-striped Sparrow ______ CB
Arremonops conirostris striaticeps
- Rufous-collared Sparrow ______ CH
Zonotrichia capensis costaricensis
- Volcano Junco ______ CH
Junco vulcani (monotypic)
- Crested Oropendola ______ CB
Psarocolius decumanus melanterus
- Chestnut-headed Oropendola ______
CB,CH
Psarocolius wagleri ridgwayi
- Black Oropendola (PNt2)
______ EP
Psarocolius guatimozinus
- Montezuma Oropendola ______
Psarocolius montezuma (monotypic)
- "Western" Yellow-rumped Cacique ______ CB
(has been considered conspecific with the "Eastern" Yellow-rumped Cacique of
South America)
Cacicus (cela) vitellinus
- Scarlet-rumped Cacique ______ CB
Cacicus m. microrhynchus
- Yellow-billed Cacique ______ CB
Amblycercus
(formerly Cacicus)
h. holosericeus
- Black-cowled Oriole ______ (formerly conspecific
with what's now called Greater Antillean Oriole, Icterus
dominicensis in the
West Indies)
Icterus prosthemelas praecox
- Orchard Oriole ______ CB
Icterus s. spurius
- Yellow-backed Oriole ______
CB
Icterus chrysater giraudii
- Yellow-tailed Oriole ______
CB
Icterus mesomelas carrikeri
- Orange-crowned Oriole ______ DL EP
Icterus auricapillus (monotypic)
- Baltimore Oriole ______ CB,CH
(for a
while was conspecific with Bullock's Oriole and called Northern
Oriole)
Icteus galbula (monotypic)
- Red-breasted Blackbird ______ CB,CL
Sturnella (formerly Leistes) militaris (monotypic)
- Eastern Meadowlark ______ CB,CH,CL
Sturnella magna subulata
- Great-tailed Grackle ______ CB,CH,CL
Quiscalus mexicanus peruvianus
- Giant Cowbird ______ CB
Molothrus oryzivorus impacifa
- Bronzed (or Red-eyed) Cowbird ______ CH
Molothrus a. aeneus
- Lesser (or Dark-backed) Goldfinch ______ CB,CH
Carduelis psaltria colombiana
- Yellow-bellied Siskin ______
CH
Carduelis x. xanthogastra
- House Sparrow (PNi) ______ CB,CH
Passer domesticus

Mammals & Other Wildlife &Nature during FONT's Panama Tours
- Mantled (Black) Howler Monkey ______
CB
Alouatta palliata
- White-faced/-throated Capuchin (Monkey)
______ CB
Cebus olivaceus
- Red-naped/Geoffrey's Tamarin ______ CB
Saguinus geoffroyi
- Brown-throated Three-toed
Sloth ______ CB
Bradypus variegatus
- Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth ______ CB
Choloepus hoffmanni
- Northern Tamandua / Banded Anteater
______ CB
Tamandua mexicana
- Central American Agouti ______ CB
Dasyprocta punctata
- Tayra ______ CB,CL
Eira barbara
- White-nosed Coati ______ CB
Nasua narica
- Nine-banded Long-nosed Armadillo ______
CB
Dasypus novemcinctus
- Capybara ______ CB
Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris
- Common Opossum ______ CB
Didelphis marsupialis
- Collared Peccary ______ CB
Tayassu tajacu
- White-tailed Deer ______
Odocoileus virginianus
- Red-tailed Squirrel ______ CL,CH
Sciurus granatensis
- Variegated Squirrel ______ CB
Sciurus variegatoides
- Arboreal Rice Rat ______ CH
Oryzomys spp.
- Bulldog or Fishing Bat ______ CB
Noctilio leporinus
- other bats ______ CB
American/Morelet's Crocodile ______ CB
(Speckled) Caiman ______ CB
Iguana ______ CB
Basilisk ("Jesus Christ
Lizard") ______ CB
various other lizards ______ CB
various fresh-water turtles ______ CB
Morpho Butterflies ______ CB (Butterflies in
separate listing)
various other butterflies &
moths ______ CB,CL,CH
Leaf-cutter and other
rainforest ants ______ CB
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