Birdwatching In Panama

Our Picture Galleries with Birds from Panama

You can always find our picture galleries with birds from Panama here on our website. The Index of all galleries with birds from Panama is located here, there we have slide shows with: Birds of Prey, Hummingbirds, Trogons & Motmots, Toucan, Parrots & Macaws, Birdwatching along the Pipeline Road, Woodpeckers, the Harpy Eagle @ Soberania National Park, Tanagers, Flycatchers, Puffbirds, Herons & Egrets and much more! You can find many more great nature photos at my other website YourNaturePhotos.com where you also can upload your own pictures.

The Savanna Hawk

From Wikipedia: The Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis) is a large raptor found in open savanna and swamp edges. It was formerly placed in the genus Heterospizias. It breeds from Panama and Trinidad south to Bolivia, Uruguay and central Argentina.  The Savanna Hawk feeds on small mammals, lizards, snakes, crabs and large insects. The nest is of sticks lined with grass and built in a palm tree. This Savanna Hawk image can also be downloaded for free in a bigger size here at wallpapers247.com.

Ochraceous Pewee

Ochraceous Pewee at least thats what I think this  one is called as seen in the high mountain cloud forest of Cocle, Panama. Please correct me if im wrong.

Blue-headed Parrot

Blue-headed Parrot ( Pionus menstruus ) seen in Altos del Maria about half way from Sora to El Valle at an altitude of around 800 meters above sea level.

Help With Bird ID Please

Can anybody please help to identify the following birds. Images where taken in the area of Altos del Maria, Panama at an estimated altitude of 800 meters above sea level. Thanks in advance for your help! Much appreciated!

Birds of Panama

A selection of birds from Panama:

Double-toothed Kite

Double-toothed Kite (Harpagus bidentatus) image taken along the Pipeline Road in the Soberania National Park in Panama.

Thick-billed Euphonia

The Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris) can be found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. This images where taken in the mountains of Cocle, Panama.

Yellow-faced Grassquit

The Yellow-faced Grassquit (Tiaris olivaceus) is a passerine bird that feeds mainly on grass seeds, but also takes other seeds, berries and some insects. The image of this Grassquit was taken in Altos del Maria,  Panama.

Antbirds in Panama

Here is a series of Antbird images mostly taken along the Pipeline Road in the Soberania National Park, sometimes we can see them following a swarm of Army Ants where they get plenty of food from fleeing insects. Not always sure I got the correct classification if you spot any errors please post and I gladly correct the Names.

From Wikipedia: The antbirds are a large family, Thamnophilidae, of passerine birds found across subtropical and tropical Central and South America, from Mexico to Argentina. There are more than 200 species, known variously as antshrikes, antwrens, antvireos, fire-eyes, bare-eyes and bushbirds. They are related to the antthrushes and antpittas (family Formicariidae), the tapaculos, the gnateaters and the ovenbirds. Despite some species’ common names, this family is not closely related to the wrens, vireos or shrikes.

Most species live in forests, although a few are found in other habitats. Insects and other arthropods form the most important part of their diet, although small vertebrates are occasionally taken. Most species feed in the understory and midstory of the forest, although a few feed in the canopy and a few on the ground. Many join mixed-species feeding flocks, and a few species are core members. To various degrees, around eighteen species specialise in following columns of army ants to eat the small invertebrates flushed by the ants, and many others may feed in this way opportunistically.

Thirty-eight species are threatened with extinction as a result of human activities. Antbirds are not targeted by either hunters or the pet trade. The principal threat is habitat loss, which causes habitat fragmentation and increased nest predation in habitat fragments.

Audubon Singing Bird Clock

Please check out this cool Audubon Singing Bird Clock – 12 of the most popular North American birds are featured on this 13″ Audubon Singing Bird Clock framed in Green Matte. Each hour is announced by the beautiful song of that particular bird — a different song every hour. Light sensor deactivates the sounds when the room is dark. Officially licensed by the National Audubon Society. I think I am gona buy one of these cool clocks myself!

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