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A Birding Field Guide To The Birds of Panama's Rainforest

Panama is considered one of the world's best birding destinations in the world.

For tropical birdwatching, Panama offers an incredible amount of avifauna (bird biodiversity) with 1002 bird species identified in the country, which is more than the United States and Canada ...more ↓

Harpy Eagle 1
Harpia harpyja
Scarlet Macaw 2
Ara macao
Sunbittern 3
Eurypyga helias
Golden-headed Quetzal 4
Pharomachrus auriceps
Blue-and-yellow Macaw 5
Ara ararauna
Resplendent Quetzal 6
Pharomachrus mocinno
Wandering Albatross 3
Diomedea exulans
Waved Albatross 7
Phoebastria irrorata
Brown Booby 8
Sula leucogaster
Peruvian Booby 9
Sula variegata
Neotropic Cormorant 10
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Nazca Booby 11
Sula granti
Red-footed Booby 12
Sula sula
American White Pelican 13
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican 14
Pelecanus occidentalis
Ornate Hawk-Eagle 15
Spizaetus ornatus
Cattle Egret 16
Bubulcus ibis
Great Horned Owl 17
Bubo virginianus
Spectacled Owl 18
Pulsatrix perspicillata
Tody Motmot 19
Hylomanes momotula
Rufous-tailed Jacamar 20
Galbula ruficauda
Keel-billed Toucan 21
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Collared Araçari 16
Pteroglossus torquatus
American Pygmy Kingfisher 6
Chloroceryle aenea
Fiery-billed Araçari 22
Pteroglossus frantzii
Yellow-eared Toucanet 23
Selenidera spectabilis
Yellow-throated Toucan 24
Ramphastos ambiguus
Chocó Toucan 25
Ramphastos brevis
Lineated Woodpecker 19
Dryocopus lineatus
Crested Caracara 26
Caracara cheriway
Laughing Falcon 25
Herpetotheres cachinnans
Painted Parakeet 27
Pyrrhura picta
Chestnut-fronted Macaw 28
Ara severus
Sulphur-winged Parakeet 29
Pyrrhura hoffmanni
Olive-throated Parakeet 30
Eupsittula nana
Brown-throated Parakeet
Eupsittula pertinax
Great Green Macaw 31
Ara ambiguus
Red-and-green Macaw 32
Ara chloropterus
Crimson-fronted Parakeet 33
Psittacara finschi
Blue-headed Parrot 34
Pionus menstruus
White-crowned Parrot 35
Pionus senilis
Saffron-headed Parrot 36
Pyrilia pyrilia
Brown-hooded Parrot 25
Pyrilia haematotis
Red-lored Parrot 37
Amazona autumnalis
Fasciated Antshrike 38
Cymbilaimus lineatus
Yellow-crowned Parrot 39
Amazona ochrocephala
Ocellated Antbird 40
Phaenostictus mcleannani
Black-crowned Antpitta 41
Pittasoma michleri
Golden-headed Manakin 42
Ceratopipra erythrocephala
Red-capped Manakin 19
Ceratopipra mentalis
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 43
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Yellow-crowned Euphonia 25
Euphonia luteicapilla
Great Green Macaw 31
Ara ambiguus
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl 44
Glaucidium brasilianum
Common Black Hawk 45
Buteogallus anthracinus
Trogons and Quetzals 46
Trogoniformes
Blue-gray Tanager 47
Thraupis episcopus
Blue-footed Booby 48
Sula nebouxii
Crane Hawk 49
Geranospiza caerulescens
Bicolored Hawk 50
Accipiter bicolor
Garden Emerald 51
Chlorostilbon assimilis
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird 1
Amazilia tzacatl
Sapphire-throated Hummingbird 52
Lepidopyga coeruleogularis
Barred Antshrike 53
Thamnophilus doliatus
Crimson-backed Tanager 29
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Northern Jacana 54
Jacana spinosa
Boat-billed Heron 55
Cochlearius cochlearius
Tropical Kingbird 56
Tyrannus melancholicus

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