Birdwatching Panama

Roadside Hawk (Buteo magnirostris)

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

Woodpeckers Enjoy Papaya

Here we see 2 woodpeckers enjoying a papaya. Image taken in the area of Santa Clara, Cocle, Panama. Images thanks to Norbert Schmid.

Long-tailed Tyrant Feeding Time

This Long-tailed Tyrant family lives in the area of Altos del Maria, Panama. They had 2 babies and its feeding time, those young ones shure eat allot! Poor parents are bussy allday. The Long-tailed Tyrant (Colonia colonus) can be found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

 

Swallow-tailed Kite

From Wikipedia: The Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) is an elanid kite which breeds from the southeastern United States to eastern Peru and northern Argentina. The Swallow-tailed Kite feeds on small reptiles, such as snakes and lizards and frogs, large insects, such as grasshoppers, crickets, small birds and eggs, and small mammals. It drinks by skimming the surface and collecting water in its beak.

The attached images where taken in Altos del Maria, Panama.

Chestnut Headed Oropendola

From Wikipedia: “The Chestnut-headed Oropendola (Psarocolius wagleri) is a resident breeder in the Caribbean coastal lowlands from southern Mexico to central Costa Rica, both slopes of southern Costa Rica and Panama, and the Pacific lowlands of Colombia and northeastern Ecuador. It is a colonial breeder which builds a hanging woven nest of fibres and vines, 60–100 cm long, high in a tree. Their diet consist of insects, fruit and berries.” The images where taken in Altos del Maria Panama.

Birds of Panama

A selection of birds from Panama:

Environmentalists urge restitution of Panama Bay’s protection

La Prensa reports here: At least 30 nongovernmental organizations urged this Thursday, May 31 to the Panamanian Supreme Court of Justice the restitution of the condition of Protected Area as Wildlife Sanctuary to Panama Bay, suspended by the alleged lack of public consultation.

Tyrant Flycatcher

The tyrant flycatchers (Tyrannidae) are a clade of passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. The Following image of a Lesser Elaenia has been taken near El Valle de Anton, Panama.

Brown-hooded Parrot

From Wikipedia:  The Brown-hooded Parrot (Pyrilia haematotis) is a small parrot which is a resident breeding species from southeastern Mexico to north-western Colombia. Until recently, it was placed in the genus Pionopsitta, which now is restricted to the type species, the Pileated Parrot. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the Rose-faced Parrot (P. pulchra). This species has been adversely affected by deforestation.

It is found in lowlands and foothills locally up to 1600 m altitude in forest canopy and edges, and adjacent semi-open woodland and second growth. The white eggs are laid in an unlined nest, usually a natural cavity in a tree.

These images was taken in Altos del Maria at an altitude of around 800M on the edge of primary forrests.

Green Hummingbird

Hummingbird taken at around 1100meters above sea level in the cloud forest of the hills in Cocle Panama, possibly a green fronted brilliant hummingbird.