Archive for the 'Birds from Panama' Category

Black Eared Wood Quail

Posted by admin on May 10th, 2013 filed in Birds from Panama

This Black Eared Wood Quail (Odontophorus melanotis) was seen and photographed in Altos del Maria, Panama.

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Rufous Capped Warbler

Posted by admin on April 24th, 2013 filed in Birds from Panama

This Rufous Capped Warbler image was taken in Altos del Maria, Panama. From Wikipedia: The Rufous-capped Warbler (Basileuterus rufifrons) is a New World warbler native from Mexico south to much of Central America, rarely occurring as far north as southeastern Arizona and south Texas. Rufous-capped Warblers primarily feed on insects and spiders, foraging through dense [...]

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White Ruffed Manakin

Posted by admin on April 21st, 2013 filed in Birds from Panama

The attached White Ruffed Manakin images where taken in Altos del Maria, Panama. From Wikipedia: The White Ruffed Manakin (Corapipo altera) is a tiny passerine bird in the manakin family. It is a resident breeder in the tropical New World from eastern Honduras to northwestern Venezuela. Like other manakins, this species has a fascinating breeding display [...]

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Yellow Warbler

Posted by admin on March 18th, 2013 filed in Birds from Panama

From Wikipedia: Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia, formerly Dendroica petechia) is a New World warbler species. Sensu lato, they make up the most widespread species in the diverse Setophaga genus, breeding in almost the whole of North America and down to northern South America. The photos show a male and a female Yellow Warbler, images taken [...]

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Blue-throated Toucanet

Posted by admin on February 17th, 2013 filed in Birds from Panama

From Wikipedia: The Blue-throated Toucanet, Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis, is a near-passerine bird living in the mountain forests of Costa Rica and western Panama. The Blue-throated Toucanets live in humid mountain forests in Costa Rica and Western Panama. Its natural altitudinal range is from 2,500 ft (762m) to 7,600 ft (2316m) above sea level. It is generally [...]

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Tawny-crested Tanager

Posted by admin on February 12th, 2013 filed in Birds from Panama

This Tawny-crested Tanager image was taken in Altos del Maria. From Wikipedia: The Tawny-crested Tanager (Tachyphonus delatrii) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and [...]

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Green Kingfisher

Posted by admin on December 25th, 2012 filed in Birds from Panama

From Wikipedia: “The Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) is a resident breeding bird which occurs from southern Texas in the USA south through Central and South America to central Argentina. This small kingfisher breeds by streams in forests or mangroves. The nest is in a horizontal tunnel up to a metre long made in a river [...]

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Eastern Wood Pewee

Posted by admin on November 10th, 2012 filed in Birds from Panama

From Wikipedia: The Eastern Wood Pewee (Contopus virens) is a small tyrant flycatcher. Their breeding habitat is deciduous, mixed woods, or pine plantations in eastern North America. These birds migrate to Central America and in the Andes region of northern South America. They feed on insects and other arthropods. Wood pewees wait on a perch [...]

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Black-crowned Tityra

Posted by admin on October 4th, 2012 filed in Birds from Panama

Female of the Black-crowned Tityra (Tityra inquisitor). According to Wikipedia: It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

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Roadside Hawk (Buteo magnirostris)

Posted by admin on October 4th, 2012 filed in Birds from Panama

Roadside Hawk (Buteo magnirostris) Photo taken in the mountains of Cocle, near El Valle, Panama.

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