This a shade coffee plantation just an hour by regular buses from Volcan. There are several places to stay and eat in Volcan. We stayed at Oasis Place ($15 for a double). The first bus towards Rio Sereno (at the Panamanian border) leaves at 6.30am. The Hartman Family are very firendly towards birdwatchers. They charge a $10 fee for birding the finca and provide some drinks. They also have a small museum and shop selling coffee. There is a trail that leads through the coffee plantations and also through a small area of woodland. I didn't see my target species, the Turquoise Cotinga although it is readily seen here and was apparently seen the previous day by a group of American birders. grrr... I saw 60 species including 3 lifers
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
| Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus | |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk ? | Accipiter striatus | |
| Roadside Hawk | Buteo magnirostris | |
| Barred Forest-Falcon h? | Micrastur ruficollis | |
| Spotted Wood-Quail | Odontophorus guttatus | |
| Ruddy Ground-Dove | Columbina talpacoti | |
| White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi | |
| Crimson-fronted Parakeet ? | Aratinga finschi | |
| Vaux's Swift ? | Chaetura vauxi | |
| Green Hermit | Phaethornis guy | |
| Rufous-tailed Hummingbird | Amazilia tzacatl | |
| Long-billed Starthroat | Heliomaster longirostris | |
| Blue-crowned Motmot | Momotus momota | |
| Red-crowned Woodpecker | Melanerpes rubricapillus | |
| Wedge-billed Woodcreeper | Glyphorynchus spirurus | |
| Streak-headed Woodcreeper | Lepidocolaptes souleyetii | |
| White-ruffed Manakin | Corapipo altera | |
| Greenish Elaenia | Myiopagis viridicata | |
| Yellow-bellied Elaenia | Elaenia flavogaster | |
| Paltry Tyrannulet | Zimmerius vilissimus | |
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher | Empidonax flaviventris | |
| Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Myiarchus tuberculifer | |
| Boat-billed Flycatcher | Megarynchus pitangua | |
| Social Flycatcher | Myiozetetes similis | |
| Gray-capped Flycatcher | Myiozetetes granadensis | |
| Piratic Flycatcher | Legatus leucophaius | |
| Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus | |
| Rose-throated Becard | Pachyramphus aglaiae | |
| Masked Tityra | Tityra semifasciata | |
| Blue-and-white Swallow | Pygochelidon cyanoleuca | |
| Rufous-breasted Wren h | Thryothorus rutilus | |
| Clay-colored Robin | Turdus grayi | |
| White-throated Thrush | Turdus assimilis | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireo flavifrons | |
| Philadelphia Vireo | Vireo philadelphicus | |
| Tennessee Warbler | Vermivora peregrina | |
| Tropical Parula | Parula pitiayumi | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Dendroica pensylvanica | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia | |
| Wilson's Warbler | Wilsonia pusilla | |
| Slate-throated Redstart | Myioborus miniatus | |
| Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola | |
| Summer Tanager | Piranga rubra | |
| Flame-colored Tanager | Piranga bidentata | |
| Passerini's Tanager | Ramphocelus passerinii | |
| Blue-gray Tanager | Thraupis episcopus | |
| Palm Tanager | Thraupis palmarum | |
| Thick-billed Euphonia | Euphonia laniirostris | |
| Silver-throated Tanager | Tangara icterocephala | |
| Speckled Tanager | Tangara guttata | |
| Bay-headed Tanager | Tangara gyrola | |
| Golden-hooded Tanager | Tangara larvata | |
| Scarlet-thighed Dacnis | Dacnis venusta | |
| Variable Seedeater | Sporophila corvina | |
| Yellow-faced Grassquit | Tiaris olivacea | |
| Rufous-collared Sparrow | Zonotrichia capensis | |
| Buff-throated Saltator ? | Saltator maximus | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus |
A series of lakes surrounded by nice woodland are found about 4km from the centre of Volcan. From the main junction in town, head towards Rio Sereno and take the 3rd turning on the left. The 4th and 5th streets will also take you there. Go straight and turn left at the Elsa Supermarket. Then follow the road along. There is a left curve after a while. The road eventually meets the airport runway. Cross over this and continue until you reach the forest. Go right where the road forks. Several trails go down to the waters edge. Masked Duck can occasionall be seen on the lake, although I didn't find it. I saw 69 species including 4 lifers
| Least Grebe | Tachybaptus dominicus | |
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea | |
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| Green Heron | Butorides virescens | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anas discors | |
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
| Roadside Hawk | Buteo magnirostris | |
| Yellow-headed Caracara | Milvago chimachima | |
| Spotted Wood-Quail ? | Odontophorus guttatus | |
| Purple Gallinule | Porphyrio martinica | |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
| American Coot | Fulica americana | |
| Northern Jacana | Jacana spinosa | |
| Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularia | |
| Rock Dove | Columba livia | Introduced species |
| Scaled Pigeon | Patagioenas speciosa | |
| Ruddy Ground-Dove | Columbina talpacoti | |
| White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi | |
| Squirrel Cuckoo | Piaya cayana | |
| Vaux's Swift ? | Chaetura vauxi | |
| White-tailed Emerald | Elvira chionura | |
| Snowy-bellied Hummingbird | Saucerottia edward | |
| Belted Kingfisher | Ceryle alcyon | |
| Ringed Kingfisher | Ceryle torquata | |
| Blue-crowned Motmot | Momotus momota | |
| Olivaceous Piculet | Picumnus olivaceus | |
| Red-crowned Woodpecker | Melanerpes rubricapillus | |
| Pale-billed Woodpecker | Campephilus guatemalensis | |
| Slaty Spinetail | Synallaxis brachyura | |
| Red-faced Spinetail | Cranioleuca erythrops | |
| Olivaceous Woodcreeper | Sittasomus griseicapillus | |
| Streak-headed Woodcreeper | Lepidocolaptes souleyetii | |
| Dusky Antbird ? | Cercomacra tyrannina | |
| Yellow-bellied Elaenia | Elaenia flavogaster | |
| Lesser Elaenia | Elaenia chiriquensis | |
| Ochre-bellied Flycatcher | Mionectes oleagineus | |
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher | Empidonax flaviventris | |
| Boat-billed Flycatcher | Megarynchus pitangua | |
| Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus | |
| Gray-breasted Martin | Progne chalybea | |
| Blue-and-white Swallow | Pygochelidon cyanoleuca | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | |
| Clay-colored Robin | Turdus grayi | |
| Rufous-browed Peppershrike | Cyclarhis gujanensis | |
| Golden-winged Warbler | Vermivora chrysoptera | |
| Tennessee Warbler | Vermivora peregrina | |
| Tropical Parula | Parula pitiayumi | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Dendroica pensylvanica | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia | |
| Mourning Warbler | Oporornis philadelphia | |
| Gray-crowned Yellowthroat | Geothlypis poliocephala | |
| Wilson's Warbler | Wilsonia pusilla | |
| Slate-throated Redstart | Myioborus miniatus | |
| Golden-crowned Warbler | Basileuterus culicivorus | |
| Flame-colored Tanager | Piranga bidentata | |
| Blue-gray Tanager | Thraupis episcopus | |
| Golden-hooded Tanager | Tangara larvata | |
| Yellow-faced Grassquit | Tiaris olivacea | |
| Rufous-collared Sparrow | Zonotrichia capensis | |
| Buff-throated Saltator | Saltator maximus | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula |
This is an excellent area on the road from Chiriqui on the Pacific coast to Chiriqui Grande on the Carribean side. Chiriqui is about 14km East of David along the Interamericana. Turn left at the petrol station coming from David. The road is in good condition apparently thanks to the oil pipeline that runs along it. About 40km along is a hotel called Finca Suiza which has many trails leading from it (we did not go here). It was a little over our budget though so we did the day trip from David taking the bus towards Changuinola. These leave half-hourly starting at 4am. The ride takes an hour and a half and we took the 5am bus which got us there nice and early. After Finca Suiza the road goes further up and then down and accross the dam over the reservoir. About 8km after this there is a gravel road leading left from the crest of a hill. There is a large sign here reading 'Sendero Tucanes, Bosque Protector Palo Seco'. This road has excellent birding as do some of the trails leading from it. The Continental Divide Trail was especially good and we saw Black Guan and Orange-bellied Trogon among many others. This starts at the highest point along the gravel road. We heard Bare-necked Umbrellabirds and Three-wattled Bellbirds and saw Black Guans but did not manage to find the Blue-and-gold Tanager. I saw 83 species including 9 lifers
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
| Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus | |
| Great Black-Hawk | Buteogallus urubitinga | |
| Red-tailed Hawk ? | Buteo jamaicensis | |
| Black Guan | Chamaepetes unicolor | Near-threatened |
| Black-breasted Wood-Quail h | Odontophorus leucolaemus | |
| Gray-breasted Crake ? | Laterallus exilis | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularia | |
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Patagioenas fasciata | |
| Ruddy Pigeon | Patagioenas subvinacea | |
| Orange-chinned Parakeet | Brotogeris jugularis | |
| Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani | |
| White-collared Swift | Streptoprocne zonaris | |
| Short-tailed Swift ? | Chaetura brachyura | |
| Green Hermit | Phaethornis guy | |
| Little Hermit | Phaethornis longuemareus | |
| Green-fronted Lancebill | Doryfera ludovicae | |
| Green Thorntail | Discosura conversii | |
| Fiery-throated Hummingbird ? | Panterpe insignis | |
| Violet-crowned Woodnymph | Thalurania colombica | |
| Rufous-tailed Hummingbird | Amazilia tzacatl | |
| Snowcap | Microchera albocoronata | |
| White-bellied Mountain-gem | Lampornis hemileucus | |
| Purple-throated Mountain-gem | Lampornis calolaema | |
| Orange-bellied Trogon | Trogon aurantiiventris | |
| Ringed Kingfisher | Ceryle torquata | |
| Prong-billed Barbet h | Semnornis frantzii | |
| Black-mandibled Toucan h | Ramphastos ambiguus | |
| Blue-throated Toucanet | Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus varius | |
| Red-faced Spinetail | Cranioleuca erythrops | |
| Spotted Barbtail | Premnoplex brunnescens | |
| Lineated Foliage-gleaner | Syndactyla subalaris | |
| Wedge-billed Woodcreeper | Glyphorynchus spirurus | |
| Spotted Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus erythropygius | |
| Rufous-breasted Antthrush h | Formicarius rufipectus | |
| Black-crowned Antpitta h | Pittasoma michleri | |
| Bare-necked Umbrellabird h | Cephalopterus glabricollis | Vulnerable |
| Three-wattled Bellbird h | Procnias tricarunculata | Vulnerable |
| Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant | Lophotriccus pileatus | |
| Common Tody-Flycatcher | Todirostrum cinereum | |
| Tufted Flycatcher | Mitrephanes phaeocercus | |
| Long-tailed Tyrant | Colonia colonus | |
| Bright-rumped Attila h | Attila spadiceus | |
| Golden-bellied Flycatcher | Myiodynastes hemichrysus | |
| Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus | |
| Gray-breasted Martin | Progne chalybea | |
| Blue-and-white Swallow | Pygochelidon cyanoleuca | |
| Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher | Phainoptila melanoxantha | |
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | |
| Gray-breasted Wood-Wren | Henicorhina leucophrys | |
| Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush ? | Catharus mexicanus | |
| Pale-vented Thrush | Turdus obsoletus | |
| Clay-colored Robin | Turdus grayi | |
| Golden-winged Warbler | Vermivora chrysoptera | |
| Tropical Parula | Parula pitiayumi | |
| Blackburnian Warbler | Dendroica fusca | |
| Masked Yellowthroat | Geothlypis aequinoctialis | |
| Wilson's Warbler | Wilsonia pusilla | |
| Slate-throated Redstart | Myioborus miniatus | |
| Three-striped Warbler | Basileuterus tristriatus | |
| Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola | |
| Common Bush-Tanager | Chlorospingus ophthalmicus | |
| Black-and-yellow Tanager | Chrysothlypis chrysomelaena | |
| Hepatic Tanager | Piranga flava | |
| Passerini's Tanager | Ramphocelus passerinii | |
| Blue-gray Tanager | Thraupis episcopus | |
| Tawny-capped Euphonia | Euphonia anneae | |
| Golden-browed Chlorophonia | Chlorophonia callophrys | |
| Emerald Tanager | Tangara florida | |
| Silver-throated Tanager | Tangara icterocephala | |
| Golden-hooded Tanager | Tangara larvata | |
| Spangle-cheeked Tanager | Tangara dowii | |
| Green Honeycreeper | Chlorophanes spiza | |
| Thick-billed Seed-Finch | Oryzoborus funereus | |
| Yellow-faced Grassquit | Tiaris olivacea | |
| White-naped Brush-Finch | Atlapetes albinucha | |
| Black-striped Sparrow | Arremonops conirostris | |
| Rufous-collared Sparrow | Zonotrichia capensis | |
| Buff-throated Saltator | Saltator maximus | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus | |
| Scarlet-rumped Cacique | Cacicus uropygialis | |
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Introduced species Seen in David |
The small town of Hato Chami is reached by a 2 hour truck ride on a truly awful road from the town of San Felix just off the Pan-American Highway. San Felix is easily reached by regular buses from David. There are basic rooms available in San Felix and super basic accomodation in Hato Chami. The rooms in San Felix cost $10 for a double ($15 with AC) and are round the corner from the Super Centro San Felix supermarket. Go down the hill and it's the 4th house on the left. Trucks leave from Supermercado Kevin which is a further 3km from the highway. They tend to leave when they fill up but usually go about 5:30, 7:00 and 10:30. Accross from where the trucks stop in Chami is a restaurant on a hill called 'Vision 2000'. They have cheap ($2) rooms and serve cheap food. The site for the Yellow-green finch is about 9km further up than Chami towards the town of Hacha. Most trucks to Chami continue onto Hacha. Asked to be dropped at 'La Torre', a radio mast. About 100m before this is a bend with good forest on both side where we saw Yellow-green finches easily. From Chami it is a 3 hour hike with good birding along the way. Glow-throated hummingbirds can be seen fairly easily between about 4 and 6km from Chami. I saw 60 species including 9 lifers
| Little Tinamou h | Crypturellus soui | |
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
| Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus | |
| Gray Hawk | Asturina nitida | |
| Roadside Hawk | Buteo magnirostris | |
| Broad-winged Hawk | Buteo platypterus | |
| Black Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus tyrannus | Seen between San Felix and Hato Chami |
| Black-breasted Wood-Quail h | Odontophorus leucolaemus | |
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Patagioenas fasciata | |
| Ruddy Pigeon ? | Patagioenas subvinacea | |
| White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | |
| Squirrel Cuckoo | Piaya cayana | |
| Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani | |
| Striped Cuckoo h | Tapera naevia | |
| Pauraque | Nyctidromus albicollis | |
| White-collared Swift | Streptoprocne zonaris | |
| Green Violet-ear | Colibri thalassinus | |
| Violet-headed Hummingbird ? | Klais guimeti | |
| Garden Emerald | Chlorostilbon assimilis | |
| White-tailed Emerald | Elvira chionura | |
| Rufous-tailed Hummingbird | Amazilia tzacatl | |
| Snowy-bellied Hummingbird | Saucerottia edward | |
| Purple-throated Mountain-gem | Lampornis calolaema | |
| Magenta-throated Woodstar | Calliphlox bryantae | |
| Scintillant Hummingbird | Selasphorus scintilla | |
| Glow-throated Hummingbird | Selasphorus ardens | Endemic Vulnerable |
| Blue-crowned Motmot | Momotus momota | |
| Prong-billed Barbet h | Semnornis frantzii | |
| Red-crowned Woodpecker | Melanerpes rubricapillus | |
| Barred Antshrike h | Thamnophilus doliatus | |
| Yellow-bellied Elaenia | Elaenia flavogaster | |
| Lesser Elaenia ? | Elaenia chiriquensis | |
| Mountain Elaenia | Elaenia frantzii | |
| Yellowish Flycatcher | Empidonax flavescens | |
| Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Myiarchus tuberculifer | |
| Great Kiskadee | Pitangus sulphuratus | |
| Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus forficatus | Seen between San Felix and Hato Chami |
| Tree Swallow | Tachycineta bicolor | Rare/Accidental Seen in San Felix |
| Blue-and-white Swallow | Pygochelidon cyanoleuca | |
| Rufous-and-white Wren | Thryothorus rufalbus | |
| Plain Wren ? | Thryothorus modestus | |
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | |
| Gray-breasted Wood-Wren | Henicorhina leucophrys | |
| Black-faced Solitaire | Myadestes melanops | |
| Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus aurantiirostris | |
| Clay-colored Robin | Turdus grayi | |
| White-throated Thrush | Turdus assimilis | |
| Black-chested Jay | Cyanocorax affinis | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireo flavifrons | |
| Tennessee Warbler | Vermivora peregrina | |
| Collared Redstart | Myioborus torquatus | |
| Rufous-capped Warbler | Basileuterus rufifrons | |
| Common Bush-Tanager | Chlorospingus ophthalmicus | |
| Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager | Chlorospingus pileatus | |
| Rosy Thrush-Tanager | Rhodinocichla rosea | |
| Flame-colored Tanager | Piranga bidentata | |
| Crimson-backed Tanager | Ramphocelus dimidiatus | |
| Blue-gray Tanager | Thraupis episcopus | |
| Palm Tanager | Thraupis palmarum | |
| Thick-billed Euphonia | Euphonia laniirostris | |
| Elegant Euphonia | Euphonia elegantissima | |
| Bay-headed Tanager | Tangara gyrola | |
| Scarlet-thighed Dacnis | Dacnis venusta | |
| Red-legged Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes cyaneus | |
| Yellow-faced Grassquit | Tiaris olivacea | |
| Slaty Flowerpiercer | Diglossa plumbea | |
| Yellow-green Finch | Pselliophorus luteoviridis | Endemic Vulnerable |
| Rufous-collared Sparrow | Zonotrichia capensis | |
| Buff-throated Saltator | Saltator maximus | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus |
This site is easily reached by walking from the small town of Chepo (with very friendly people). Chepo has a hotel ($5 per person) and also possibly a cabaņa for rent. Ask at a shop after the church on the left with a sign (Ab. Jose y Joel). There are several shops and a restaurant in town. Chepo is 17km from the larger town of Las Minas where there are also apparently rooms for rent (ask locally). Las Minas is reached easily by hourly minibuses ($2) from Chitre bus terminal. The journey takes 1 hour. The first bus leaves at 6am and the las bus back from Las Minas leaves at 6pm. Transport from Las Minas to Chepo is more troublesome. There are several 'transportes' (pick-up trucks) every day but the times vary and they can be so crowded as to refuse to pick up further passengers. We got stuck in Chepo for the night despite waiting from 2:30pm. Trucks usually leave Las Minas at about 6, 7, 8 and 10am and the last one returns from Chepo at about 4. It is difficult to bird Montuoso on a day trip from Chitre and is better to stay. From the centre of Chepo follow the road along past a tiny church on the left and after a while take a left turn down the hill where the road splits. Follow this road along to a school and turn left down to a stream. Cross this and follow the road up right and into the forest. Brown-backed Dove is easily heard sounding very similar to the call of White-tipped Dove. I also got a good view of it. The forest has good birding and is definately worth spending at least a couple of days birding here. I saw 55 species including 7 lifers
| Little Tinamou h | Crypturellus soui | |
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
| Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus | |
| Gray Hawk | Asturina nitida | |
| Roadside Hawk | Buteo magnirostris | |
| Broad-winged Hawk | Buteo platypterus | |
| Black Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus tyrannus | |
| Black-breasted Wood-Quail h | Odontophorus leucolaemus | |
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Patagioenas fasciata | |
| Ruddy Pigeon ? | Patagioenas subvinacea | |
| White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | |
| Squirrel Cuckoo | Piaya cayana | |
| Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani | |
| Striped Cuckoo h | Tapera naevia | |
| Pauraque | Nyctidromus albicollis | |
| White-collared Swift | Streptoprocne zonaris | |
| Green Violet-ear | Colibri thalassinus | |
| Violet-headed Hummingbird ? | Klais guimeti | |
| Garden Emerald | Chlorostilbon assimilis | |
| White-tailed Emerald | Elvira chionura | |
| Rufous-tailed Hummingbird | Amazilia tzacatl | |
| Snowy-bellied Hummingbird | Saucerottia edward | |
| Purple-throated Mountain-gem | Lampornis calolaema | |
| Magenta-throated Woodstar | Calliphlox bryantae | |
| Scintillant Hummingbird | Selasphorus scintilla | |
| Glow-throated Hummingbird | Selasphorus ardens | Endemic Vulnerable |
| Blue-crowned Motmot | Momotus momota | |
| Prong-billed Barbet h | Semnornis frantzii | |
| Red-crowned Woodpecker | Melanerpes rubricapillus | |
| Barred Antshrike h | Thamnophilus doliatus | |
| Yellow-bellied Elaenia | Elaenia flavogaster | |
| Lesser Elaenia ? | Elaenia chiriquensis | |
| Mountain Elaenia | Elaenia frantzii | |
| Yellowish Flycatcher | Empidonax flavescens | |
| Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Myiarchus tuberculifer | |
| Great Kiskadee | Pitangus sulphuratus | |
| Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus forficatus | Seen between San Felix and Hato Chami |
| Tree Swallow | Tachycineta bicolor | Rare/Accidental |
| Blue-and-white Swallow | Pygochelidon cyanoleuca | |
| Rufous-and-white Wren | Thryothorus rufalbus | |
| Plain Wren ? | Thryothorus modestus | |
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | |
| Gray-breasted Wood-Wren | Henicorhina leucophrys | |
| Black-faced Solitaire | Myadestes melanops | |
| Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus aurantiirostris | |
| Clay-colored Robin | Turdus grayi | |
| White-throated Thrush | Turdus assimilis | |
| Black-chested Jay | Cyanocorax affinis | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireo flavifrons | |
| Tennessee Warbler | Vermivora peregrina | |
| Collared Redstart | Myioborus torquatus | |
| Rufous-capped Warbler | Basileuterus rufifrons | |
| Common Bush-Tanager | Chlorospingus ophthalmicus | |
| Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager | Chlorospingus pileatus | |
| Rosy Thrush-Tanager | Rhodinocichla rosea | |
| Flame-colored Tanager | Piranga bidentata | |
| Crimson-backed Tanager | Ramphocelus dimidiatus | |
| Blue-gray Tanager | Thraupis episcopus | |
| Palm Tanager | Thraupis palmarum | |
| Thick-billed Euphonia | Euphonia laniirostris | |
| Elegant Euphonia | Euphonia elegantissima | |
| Bay-headed Tanager | Tangara gyrola | |
| Scarlet-thighed Dacnis | Dacnis venusta | |
| Red-legged Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes cyaneus | |
| Yellow-faced Grassquit | Tiaris olivacea | |
| Slaty Flowerpiercer | Diglossa plumbea | |
| Yellow-green Finch | Pselliophorus luteoviridis | Endemic Vulnerable |
| Rufous-collared Sparrow | Zonotrichia capensis | |
| Buff-throated Saltator | Saltator maximus | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus |
This site is about 7km from Chitre and accessed very easily by regular buses. The bus has Aguilito in big letters on the front and should leave from the terminal but also should pass through the town. It passes the airport where Yellow Pipit has been seen but I couldn't find it. When I went to Aguilito it was low tide and the sea was very distant. I still managed to see a good varety of waders and other water birds. There are also some mangroves north from the beach and also supposedly salt pans which I didn't manage to find. I actually walked to the beach and saw some sood birds like Yellow-crowned Parrot, Spotted Bobwhite and Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl in the fields and scrub west of town. I saw 45 species including 3 lifers
| Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | |
| Magnificent Frigatebird | Fregata magnificens | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| Tricolored Heron | Egretta tricolor | |
| Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea | |
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| Wood Stork | Mycteria americana | |
| White Ibis | Eudocimus albus | |
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
| Mangrove Black-Hawk | Buteogallus subtilis | |
| Yellow-headed Caracara | Milvago chimachima | |
| Crested Bobwhite | Colinus cristatus | |
| American Golden-Plover | Pluvialis dominica | |
| Semipalmated Plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | |
| Wilson's Plover | Charadrius wilsonia | |
| Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularia | |
| Willet | Catoptrophorus semipalmatus | |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | |
| Western Sandpiper | Calidris mauri | |
| Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | |
| Rock Dove | Columba livia | Introduced species |
| White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica | |
| Ruddy Ground-Dove | Columbina talpacoti | |
| White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi | |
| Brown-throated Parakeet | Aratinga pertinax | |
| Orange-chinned Parakeet | Brotogeris jugularis | |
| Red-lored Parrot | Amazona autumnalis | |
| Yellow-crowned Parrot | Amazona ochrocephala | |
| Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani | |
| Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium | |
| Red-crowned Woodpecker | Melanerpes rubricapillus | |
| Barred Antshrike | Thamnophilus doliatus | |
| Yellow-bellied Elaenia ? | Elaenia flavogaster | |
| Panama Flycatcher | Myiarchus panamensis | |
| Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus | |
| Gray-breasted Martin | Progne chalybea | |
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | |
| Clay-colored Robin | Turdus grayi | |
| Yellow Warbler | Dendroica petechia | |
| Blue-gray Tanager | Thraupis episcopus | |
| Blue-black Grassquit | Volatinia jacarina | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus |
This national park has excellent forest but very bad weather. Our first day there was OK but the second we had heavy rainand saw very little. Access is a little difficult. There are hourly minibuses to Escuela de Barrigon from 5:30am. These leave from in front of the supermarket in town to Barrigon 4km away. From there it is a further 4 or so kms up a steep hill. This walk was qiute birdy. After you pass the gate of the park there is a building on the left where you can buy your entrance tickets ($3.50). The best spot for birding is further along past 2 buildings on the right (one a new visitors centre where it may be possible to stay). Just as the road starts to climb there is a trail leading down to the left. 500m down this trail I saw Blue-and-gold Tanager and a little before that, Black Guan. I didn't find my other target species, the Red-fronted Parotlet. I saw 65 species including 6 lifers
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
| Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus | |
| Broad-winged Hawk ? | Buteo platypterus | |
| Black Guan | Chamaepetes unicolor | Near-threatened |
| Rock Dove | Columba livia | Introduced species |
| Ruddy Pigeon | Patagioenas subvinacea | |
| White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi | |
| Blue-headed Parrot | Pionus menstruus | |
| Squirrel Cuckoo | Piaya cayana | |
| Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani | |
| Little Hermit | ||
| Fiery-throated Hummingbird ? | Panterpe insignis | |
| Rufous-tailed Hummingbird | Amazilia tzacatl | |
| Orange-bellied Trogon | Trogon aurantiiventris | |
| Black-cheeked Woodpecker | Melanerpes pucherani | |
| Red-crowned Woodpecker | Melanerpes rubricapillus | |
| Plain Antvireo h | Dysithamnus mentalis | |
| White-ruffed Manakin | Corapipo altera | |
| Ochre-bellied Flycatcher | Mionectes oleagineus | |
| Paltry Tyrannulet | Zimmerius vilissimus | |
| Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant h | Lophotriccus pileatus | |
| Yellow-olive Flycatcher ? | Tolmomyias sulphurescens | |
| Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher | Terenotriccus erythrurus | |
| Social Flycatcher ? | Myiozetetes similis | |
| Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus | |
| Black-crowned Tityra | Tityra inquisitor | |
| Plain Wren | Thryothorus modestus | |
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | |
| White-breasted Wood-Wren | Henicorhina leucosticta | |
| Gray-breasted Wood-Wren | Henicorhina leucophrys | |
| Scaly-breasted Wren h? | Microcerculus marginatus | |
| Gray Catbird | Dumetella carolinensis | |
| Pale-vented Thrush | Turdus obsoletus | |
| Clay-colored Robin | Turdus grayi | |
| Long-billed Gnatwren | Ramphocaenus melanurus | |
| Tropical Gnatcatcher | Polioptila plumbea | |
| Yellow-green Vireo | Vireo flavoviridis | |
| Rufous-capped Warbler | Basileuterus rufifrons | |
| Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola | |
| Common Bush-Tanager | Chlorospingus ophthalmicus | |
| Black-and-yellow Tanager ? | Chrysothlypis chrysomelaena | |
| Olive Tanager | Chlorothraupis carmioli | |
| Tawny-crested Tanager | Tachyphonus delatrii | |
| Red-throated Ant-Tanager | Habia fuscicauda | |
| Crimson-backed Tanager | Ramphocelus dimidiatus | |
| Blue-gray Tanager | Thraupis episcopus | |
| Blue-and-gold Tanager | Bangsia arcaei | Near-threatened |
| Yellow-crowned Euphonia | Euphonia luteicapilla | |
| Tawny-capped Euphonia | Euphonia anneae | |
| Plain-colored Tanager | Tangara inornata | |
| Emerald Tanager | Tangara florida | |
| Silver-throated Tanager | Tangara icterocephala | |
| Speckled Tanager | Tangara guttata | |
| Green Honeycreeper | Chlorophanes spiza | |
| Red-legged Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes cyaneus | |
| Yellow-faced Grassquit | Tiaris olivacea | |
| Black-striped Sparrow | Arremonops conirostris | |
| Black-headed Saltator | Saltator atriceps | |
| Slate-colored Grosbeak | Saltator grossus | |
| Black-thighed Grosbeak | Pheucticus tibialis | |
| Blue-black Grosbeak ? | Cyanocompsa cyanoides | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus | |
| Giant Cowbird | Molothrus oryzivorus |
This site is easily reached by public transport from Panama City. Orange buses leave hourly (?) from next to the Legislative Palace from 5:30 am. It takes 30 mins to an hour depending on traffic. The first bus is quite quick. From Gamboa. Keep walking straight along the road for a few hundred metres. Bear right at a bend in the road and then turn left onto a gravel track. The road only carries on for a short while after that anyway and ends in a barb-wire gate an security guards with guns. Turning left you will see a sign reading 'Camino del Oleoducto'. Follow the road around and you will come to the gate where someone may sell you a ticket ($3). I birded the pipeline road twice and only paid once. The road has great birding but the better forest is further along. I walked 6 kms along the first day and 10km the next seeing a few different species further along. I failed to see all my target species: Plumbeus Hawk, Great Curassow or Harpy Eagle. Another birder I met had seen a juvenile Harpy recently that had been reintroduced. I did however see an antswarm with Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo, Spotted, Ocellated & Bicolored Antbirds. I saw 114 species including 25 lifers
| Great Tinamou h | Tinamus major | |
| Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | |
| Magnificent Frigatebird | Fregata magnificens | |
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
| Double-toothed Kite | Harpagus bidentatus | |
| Yellow-headed Caracara | Milvago chimachima | |
| Gray-headed Chachalaca | Ortalis cinereiceps | |
| White-throated Crake h | Laterallus albigularis | |
| Purple Gallinule | Porphyrio martinica | |
| Wattled Jacana | Jacana jacana | |
| Laughing Gull | Larus atricilla | |
| Pale-vented Pigeon | Patagioenas cayennensis | |
| Short-billed Pigeon | Patagioenas nigrirostris | |
| Ruddy Ground-Dove | Columbina talpacoti | |
| Blue Ground-Dove ? | Claravis pretiosa | |
| White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi | |
| Gray-chested Dove | Leptotila cassini | |
| Orange-chinned Parakeet | Brotogeris jugularis | |
| Blue-headed Parrot | Pionus menstruus | |
| Mealy Parrot | Amazona farinosa | |
| Squirrel Cuckoo | Piaya cayana | |
| Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo | Neomorphus geoffroyi | |
| Band-rumped Swift ? | Chaetura spinicaudus | |
| Short-tailed Swift | Chaetura brachyura | |
| Western Long-tailed Hermit | Phaethornis longirostris | |
| Little Hermit | ||
| Violet-crowned Woodnymph | Thalurania colombica | |
| Violet-bellied Hummingbird | Damophila julie | |
| Black-throated Trogon | Trogon rufus | |
| Slaty-tailed Trogon | Trogon massena | |
| Ringed Kingfisher | Ceryle torquata | |
| Rufous Motmot | Baryphthengus martii | |
| Broad-billed Motmot | Electron platyrhynchum | |
| Great Jacamar | Jacamerops aureus | |
| White-whiskered Puffbird | Malacoptila panamensis | |
| Keel-billed Toucan | Ramphastos sulfuratus | |
| Black-mandibled Toucan | Ramphastos ambiguus | |
| Red-crowned Woodpecker | Melanerpes rubricapillus | |
| Cinnamon Woodpecker | Celeus loricatus | |
| Crimson-crested Woodpecker | Campephilus melanoleucos | |
| Plain-brown Woodcreeper | Dendrocincla fuliginosa | |
| Long-tailed Woodcreeper | Deconychura longicauda | |
| Northern Barred-Woodcreeper | Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae | |
| Buff-throated Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus guttatus | |
| Black-striped Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus | |
| Fasciated Antshrike | Cymbilaimus lineatus | |
| Western Slaty-Antshrike | Thamnophilus atrinucha | |
| Spot-crowned Antvireo | Dysithamnus puncticeps | |
| Pygmy Antwren | Myrmotherula brachyura | |
| Checker-throated Antwren | Myrmotherula fulviventris | |
| White-flanked Antwren | Myrmotherula axillaris | |
| Dot-winged Antwren | Microrhopias quixensis | |
| Dusky Antbird | Cercomacra tyrannina | |
| White-bellied Antbird | Myrmeciza longipes | |
| Chestnut-backed Antbird | Myrmeciza exsul | |
| Bicolored Antbird | Gymnopithys leucaspis | |
| Spotted Antbird | Hylophylax naevioides | |
| Ocellated Antbird | Phaenostictus mcleannani | |
| Black-faced Antthrush | Formicarius analis | |
| Streak-chested Antpitta h | Hylopezus perspicillatus | |
| Purple-throated Fruitcrow | Querula purpurata | |
| Golden-collared Manakin | Manacus vitellinus | |
| Southern Bentbill | Oncostoma olivaceum | |
| Common Tody-Flycatcher | Todirostrum cinereum | |
| Olivaceous Flatbill | Rhynchocyclus olivaceus | |
| Yellow-olive Flycatcher ? | Tolmomyias sulphurescens | |
| Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher | Terenotriccus erythrurus | |
| Bright-rumped Attila | Attila spadiceus | |
| Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Myiarchus tuberculifer | |
| Social Flycatcher | Myiozetetes similis | |
| Streaked Flycatcher | Myiodynastes maculatus | |
| Piratic Flycatcher | Legatus leucophaius | |
| Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus | |
| Fork-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus savana | |
| Sapayoa | Sapayoa aenigma | |
| Masked Tityra h | Tityra semifasciata | |
| Gray-breasted Martin | Progne chalybea | |
| Mangrove Swallow | Tachycineta albilinea | |
| Southern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx ruficollis | |
| Barn Swallow ? | Hirundo rustica | |
| Bay Wren | Thryothorus nigricapillus | |
| White-breasted Wood-Wren | Henicorhina leucosticta | |
| Scaly-breasted Wren | Microcerculus marginatus | |
| Song Wren | Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus | |
| Tropical Mockingbird | Mimus gilvus | Introduced species |
| Clay-colored Robin | Turdus grayi | |
| Long-billed Gnatwren | Ramphocaenus melanurus | |
| Lesser Greenlet | Hylophilus decurtatus | |
| Golden-winged Warbler | Vermivora chrysoptera | |
| Yellow Warbler ? | Dendroica petechia | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Dendroica pensylvanica | |
| Bay-breasted Warbler | Dendroica castanea | |
| Northern Waterthrush | Seiurus noveboracensis | |
| Kentucky Warbler | Oporornis formosus | |
| Gray-headed Tanager | Eucometis penicillata | |
| White-shouldered Tanager | Tachyphonus luctuosus | |
| Red-throated Ant-Tanager | Habia fuscicauda | |
| Crimson-backed Tanager | Ramphocelus dimidiatus | |
| Blue-gray Tanager | Thraupis episcopus | |
| Palm Tanager | Thraupis palmarum | |
| Yellow-crowned Euphonia | Euphonia luteicapilla | |
| Thick-billed Euphonia | Euphonia laniirostris | |
| Plain-colored Tanager | Tangara inornata | |
| Blue Dacnis | Dacnis cayana | |
| Red-legged Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes cyaneus | |
| Variable Seedeater | Sporophila corvina | |
| Yellow-bellied Seedeater | Sporophila nigricollis | |
| Buff-throated Saltator | Saltator maximus | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus | |
| Scarlet-rumped Cacique | Cacicus uropygialis | |
| Chestnut-headed Oropendola | Psarocolius wagleri |
This was a frustrating place to visit but with forward planning and a little knowledge it is very easy to get there by public transport and quite rewarding. Take any bus headig to Tocumen from Calle 50 in Panama city. These go past the airport and to a terminal near the town of Tocumen. Just before the last stop, you'll pass a Texaco gas station on a raised bank on the left. Get off here and turn left and walk down the hill on the paved road. This passes a supermarket very soon on the left hand side and there is a right turn. This gravel road leads to the 'Finca'. I had trouble with the petty guy on the gate. Basically, if you go Mon-Sat after 6am you'll be fine. He'll let you past and you go to a small office where you pay $5 and get given a receipt. You can then walk around the rice farm. As you go down the hill there is a pond on your left where I saw Southern Lapwing. Further down on the right is a small stream lined with a few trees with Striated Heron. The best area though is when you follow the long, striaght road through the rice fields (dry when I was there). Here is a wooded area. Turning right leads to the side of a big lake with many interesting birds. I failed to see Colombian Crakes which have been seen here before. I saw 74 species including 8 lifers
| Neotropic Cormorant | Phalacrocorax brasilianus | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | |
| Cocoi Heron | Ardea cocoi | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| Tricolored Heron | Egretta tricolor | |
| Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea | |
| Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | |
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| Striated Heron | Butorides striata | |
| Green Heron | Butorides virescens | |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Nyctanassa violacea | |
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
| White-tailed Kite | Elanus leucurus | |
| Savanna Hawk | Buteogallus meridionalis | |
| Roadside Hawk | Buteo magnirostris | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Buteo swainsoni | |
| Crested Caracara | Caracara cheriway | |
| Yellow-headed Caracara | Milvago chimachima | |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
| Gray-headed Chachalaca | Ortalis cinereiceps | |
| White-throated Crake h | Laterallus albigularis | |
| Purple Gallinule | Porphyrio martinica | |
| Wattled Jacana | Jacana jacana | |
| Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus | |
| Southern Lapwing | Vanellus chilensis | |
| Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | |
| Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularia | |
| Rock Dove | Columba livia | Introduced species |
| Ruddy Ground-Dove | Columbina talpacoti | |
| Orange-chinned Parakeet | Brotogeris jugularis | |
| Yellow-crowned Parrot | Amazona ochrocephala | |
| Greater Ani | Crotophaga major | |
| Garden Emerald ? | Chlorostilbon assimilis | |
| Ringed Kingfisher | Ceryle torquata | |
| Amazon Kingfisher | Chloroceryle amazona | |
| American Pygmy Kingfisher | Chloroceryle aenea | |
| Red-crowned Woodpecker | Melanerpes rubricapillus | |
| Buff-throated Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus guttatus | |
| Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet | Camptostoma obsoletum | |
| Common Tody-Flycatcher | Todirostrum cinereum | |
| Pied Water-Tyrant | Fluvicola pica | |
| Panama Flycatcher | Myiarchus panamensis | |
| Lesser Kiskadee | Philohydor lictor | |
| Great Kiskadee | Pitangus sulphuratus | |
| Rusty-margined Flycatcher | Myiozetetes cayanensis | |
| Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus | |
| Fork-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus savana | |
| Gray-breasted Martin | Progne chalybea | |
| Southern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx ruficollis | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
| Plain Wren | Thryothorus modestus | |
| Tropical Mockingbird | Mimus gilvus | Introduced species |
| Clay-colored Robin | Turdus grayi | |
| Yellow Warbler | Dendroica petechia | |
| Northern Waterthrush | Seiurus noveboracensis | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | Rare/Accidental |
| Crimson-backed Tanager | Ramphocelus dimidiatus | |
| Blue-gray Tanager | Thraupis episcopus | |
| Blue-black Grassquit | Volatinia jacarina | |
| Variable Seedeater | Sporophila corvina | |
| Ruddy-breasted Seedeater | Sporophila minuta | |
| Thick-billed Seed-Finch | Oryzoborus funereus | |
| Black-striped Sparrow | Arremonops conirostris | |
| Streaked Saltator | Saltator striatipectus | |
| Red-breasted Blackbird | Sturnella militaris | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus | |
| Yellow-billed Cacique | Amblycercus holosericeus | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Carduelis psaltria |
This ranch belongs to a family friend who let us stay there for a few days. Chilibre can be reached from Panama by direct bus from the terminal. Get off at a stop called Buenos Aires from where a minibus or taxi can be taken to the ranch. There was a small patch of forest on the ranch with some good birds and also tamarins were seen. The field with scattered trees also had a good selection of open country birds I saw 58 species including 8 lifers
| Little Tinamou h | Crypturellus soui | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
| White-tailed Kite | Elanus leucurus | |
| Broad-winged Hawk ? | Buteo platypterus | |
| American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | |
| Common Ground-Dove | Columbina passerina | |
| White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi | |
| Orange-chinned Parakeet | Brotogeris jugularis | |
| Blue-headed Parrot | Pionus menstruus | |
| Red-lored Parrot | Amazona autumnalis | |
| Mangrove Cuckoo ? | Coccyzus minor | |
| Squirrel Cuckoo | Piaya cayana | |
| Greater Ani | Crotophaga major | |
| Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani | |
| Striped Cuckoo h | Tapera naevia | |
| Pauraque | Nyctidromus albicollis | |
| Rufous-tailed Hummingbird | Amazilia tzacatl | |
| Red-crowned Woodpecker | Melanerpes rubricapillus | |
| Lineated Woodpecker | Dryocopus lineatus | |
| Buff-throated Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus guttatus | |
| Western Slaty-Antshrike | Thamnophilus atrinucha | |
| White-bellied Antbird | Myrmeciza longipes | |
| Golden-collared Manakin ? | Manacus vitellinus | |
| Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet | Camptostoma obsoletum | |
| Pale-eyed Pygmy-Tyrant | Lophotriccus pilaris | |
| Common Tody-Flycatcher | Todirostrum cinereum | |
| Panama Flycatcher | Myiarchus panamensis | |
| Great Kiskadee | Pitangus sulphuratus | |
| Social Flycatcher | Myiozetetes similis | |
| Streaked Flycatcher | Myiodynastes maculatus | |
| Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus | |
| White-winged Becard | Pachyramphus polychopterus | |
| Gray-breasted Martin | Progne chalybea | |
| Southern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx ruficollis | |
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | |
| Clay-colored Robin | Turdus grayi | |
| Tawny-faced Gnatwren | Microbates cinereiventris | |
| Long-billed Gnatwren | Ramphocaenus melanurus | |
| Yellow-green Vireo | Vireo flavoviridis | |
| Scrub Greenlet ? | Hylophilus flavipes | |
| Golden-fronted Greenlet | Hylophilus aurantiifrons | |
| Yellow Warbler | Dendroica petechia | |
| Rufous-capped Warbler | Basileuterus rufifrons | |
| Rosy Thrush-Tanager | Rhodinocichla rosea | |
| White-shouldered Tanager | Tachyphonus luctuosus | |
| Red-throated Ant-Tanager | Habia fuscicauda | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Piranga olivacea | |
| Summer Tanager | Piranga rubra | |
| Crimson-backed Tanager | Ramphocelus dimidiatus | |
| Blue-gray Tanager | Thraupis episcopus | |
| Palm Tanager | Thraupis palmarum | |
| Blue-black Grassquit | Volatinia jacarina | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus | |
| Yellow-backed Oriole ? | Icterus chrysater |
This area was also easily reached by public transport from Panama City. Take any Tocumen bus (25c) and get off at the Riande Airport Hotel a couple of kms before the International Airport. Cross the road and walk through the car park exiting onto the Interamericana heading north towards Chepo. Take any bus along here (25c). After about 7km you get to a junction with a traffic police station just past a gas station. Get off here and wait at the left turn for a minibus with Cerro Azul written on the front. It takes about 45 minutes to the last stop from where it is about a further 6km to the radio antenna at the top of Cerro Jefe. There was good birding between Tocumen and Cerro Azul and from the last stop upwards. The top of Cerro Jefe was very quiet though. Another good birding area I didn't visit was before the last stop along a road called Nubes. Russet-crowned Quail-Dove has been recorded from Cerro Jefe but I failed to see it. I also failed to see the endemic Tacarcuna Bush-Tanager which is found on Cerro Azul/Jefe. I saw 62 species including 6 lifers
| Little Tinamou | Crypturellus soui | |
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
| Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus | |
| Plumbeous Kite | Ictinia plumbea | |
| Broad-winged Hawk | Buteo platypterus | Seen between Tocumen and Cerro Jefe |
| Swainson's Hawk | Buteo swainsoni | Seen between Tocumen and Cerro Jefe |
| Crested Caracara | Caracara cheriway | Seen between Tocumen and Cerro Jefe |
| Yellow-headed Caracara | Milvago chimachima | Seen between Tocumen and Cerro Jefe |
| American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | |
| Scaled Pigeon | Patagioenas speciosa | |
| Ruddy Ground-Dove | Columbina talpacoti | Seen between Tocumen and Cerro Jefe |
| White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi | Seen between Tocumen and Cerro Jefe |
| Orange-chinned Parakeet | Brotogeris jugularis | Seen between Tocumen and Cerro Jefe |
| Blue-headed Parrot | Pionus menstruus | |
| Yellow-crowned Parrot | Amazona ochrocephala | Seen between Tocumen and Cerro Jefe |
| Squirrel Cuckoo | Piaya cayana | |
| White-necked Jacobin | Florisuga mellivora | |
| Violet-headed Hummingbird | Klais guimeti | |
| Violet-crowned Woodnymph | Thalurania colombica | |
| Violet-bellied Hummingbird | Damophila julie | |
| Rufous-tailed Hummingbird | Amazilia tzacatl | |
| Snowy-bellied Hummingbird | Saucerottia edward | |
| Keel-billed Toucan | Ramphastos sulfuratus | |
| Red-crowned Woodpecker | Melanerpes rubricapillus | |
| Yellow-bellied Elaenia | Elaenia flavogaster | |
| Lesser Elaenia | Elaenia chiriquensis | |
| Paltry Tyrannulet | Zimmerius vilissimus | |
| Common Tody-Flycatcher | Todirostrum cinereum | |
| Bran-colored Flycatcher | Myiophobus fasciatus | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Empidonax virescens | |
| Boat-billed Flycatcher | Megarynchus pitangua | |
| Social Flycatcher | Myiozetetes similis | |
| Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus | |
| Fork-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus savana | Seen between Tocumen and Cerro Jefe |
| Southern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx ruficollis | Seen between Tocumen and Cerro Jefe |
| Plain Wren | Thryothorus modestus | |
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | |
| Clay-colored Robin | Turdus grayi | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus | |
| Scrub Greenlet | Hylophilus flavipes | |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | Dendroica coronata | |
| Rufous-capped Warbler | Basileuterus rufifrons | |
| Crimson-backed Tanager | Ramphocelus dimidiatus | |
| Blue-gray Tanager | Thraupis episcopus | |
| Palm Tanager | Thraupis palmarum | |
| Thick-billed Euphonia | Euphonia laniirostris | |
| Fulvous-vented Euphonia | Euphonia fulvicrissa | |
| Plain-colored Tanager | Tangara inornata | |
| Bay-headed Tanager | Tangara gyrola | |
| Golden-hooded Tanager | Tangara larvata | |
| Blue Dacnis | Dacnis cayana | |
| Red-legged Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes cyaneus | |
| Blue-black Grassquit | Volatinia jacarina | Seen between Tocumen and Cerro Jefe |
| Variable Seedeater | Sporophila corvina | Seen between Tocumen and Cerro Jefe |
| Ruddy-breasted Seedeater | Sporophila minuta | Seen between Tocumen and Cerro Jefe |
| Yellow-faced Grassquit | Tiaris olivacea | Seen between Tocumen and Cerro Jefe |
| Black-striped Sparrow | Arremonops conirostris | |
| Streaked Saltator | Saltator striatipectus | Seen between Tocumen and Cerro Jefe |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Carduelis psaltria | Seen between Tocumen and Cerro Jefe |
This was an excellent but difficult site for us to access cheaply. Although there are flights ($50 one-way) we took a bus from the main terminal in Panama City to Meteti ($9, 6 hours) and from there a pick-up to Yaviza ($5, 2 and a half hours). There were many police check points along the way where we had to show passports and were asked questions. There are some direct buses from Panama City to Yaviza. From Yaviza we took a small boat to El Real ($3, 1 hour) which had quite good birding on the way (I saw Viridian Dacnis ?). There is a hotel ($7 for a double) and restaurant ($2 a meal) in town and a lady called Jessica living next to the hotel will organize guides, park entrance and accomodation fees. A guide in costs $10 in and $10 out. Entrance to the park $3 per person and accomodation $10 per person per night. All food needs to be taken in although the river water in the park is drinkable. El real only has a limited food shopping and it would be better bought in Yaviza which is cheaper anyway. There is a fire where cooking can be done and a few pots, pans and dishes that can be used. We also received some free cooked food. It is a 4 hour hike to the Rancho Frio (Pirre) station in the park. This passes through open, secondary and good forest and the birding is excellent. There are bunks at Rancho Frio but no sheets. A mosquito net is also a good idea although mosquitos were few when we were there and the guide in residence claimed there was no malaria in the area. The guide (Henry) is knowledgeable about birds and very keen but speaks no English. There are several trails from the camp. One carries on to an Antenna where there is a police post, 3 and a half hours from the camp. I didn't walk this far but higher elevation endemics may be found here and Harpy Eagle has also been seen. I did see Great Currasow along the first part of this trail. Great Green Macaws can be seen flying over the camp in the mornings and evenings. Grey fox can be seen scavenging at the garbage dump nearby and agoutis are common in the forest. I saw 150 species including 28 lifers
| Great Tinamou | Tinamus major | |
| Neotropic Cormorant | Phalacrocorax brasilianus | |
| Capped Heron | Pilherodius pileatus | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | |
| Cocoi Heron | Ardea cocoi | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea | |
| Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | |
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| Striated Heron | Butorides striata | |
| Rufescent Tiger-Heron | Tigrisoma lineatum | |
| White Ibis | Eudocimus albus | |
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
| King Vulture | Sarcoramphus papa | |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
| Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus | |
| Plumbeous Kite | Ictinia plumbea | |
| Crane Hawk | Geranospiza caerulescens | |
| White Hawk | Leucopternis albicollis | |
| Mangrove Black-Hawk | Buteogallus subtilis | |
| Great Black-Hawk | Buteogallus urubitinga | |
| Black-collared Hawk | Busarellus nigricollis | |
| Roadside Hawk | Buteo magnirostris | |
| Black Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus tyrannus | |
| American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | |
| Gray-headed Chachalaca | Ortalis cinereiceps | |
| Great Curassow | Crax rubra | Near-threatened |
| Marbled Wood-Quail h | Odontophorus gujanensis | |
| White-throated Crake h | Laterallus albigularis | |
| Purple Gallinule | Porphyrio martinica | |
| Wattled Jacana | Jacana jacana | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularia | |
| Pale-vented Pigeon | Patagioenas cayennensis | |
| Short-billed Pigeon h | Patagioenas nigrirostris | |
| Ruddy Ground-Dove | Columbina talpacoti | |
| White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi | |
| Ruddy Quail-Dove h? | Geotrygon montana | |
| Great Green Macaw | Ara ambigua | Vulnerable |
| Spectacled Parrotlet | Forpus conspicillatus | |
| Orange-chinned Parakeet | Brotogeris jugularis | |
| Brown-hooded Parrot | Pionopsitta haematotis | |
| Blue-headed Parrot | Pionus menstruus | |
| Red-lored Parrot | Amazona autumnalis | |
| Mealy Parrot | Amazona farinosa | |
| Squirrel Cuckoo | Piaya cayana | |
| Greater Ani | Crotophaga major | |
| Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani | |
| Crested Owl h | Lophostrix cristata | |
| Short-tailed Nighthawk | Lurocalis semitorquatus | |
| White-collared Swift ? | Streptoprocne zonaris | |
| Rufous-breasted Hermit | Glaucis hirsuta | |
| Western Long-tailed Hermit | Phaethornis longirostris | |
| Little Hermit | ||
| Pale-bellied Hermit | Phaethornis anthophilus | |
| White-necked Jacobin | Florisuga mellivora | |
| Black-throated Mango | Anthracothorax nigricollis | |
| Green-crowned Woodnymph | Thalurania fannyi | |
| Sapphire-throated Hummingbird | Lepidopyga coeruleogularis | |
| Blue-throated Goldentail | Hylocharis eliciae | |
| White-tailed Trogon | Trogon viridis | |
| Black-throated Trogon | Trogon rufus | |
| Black-tailed Trogon | Trogon melanurus | |
| Slaty-tailed Trogon | Trogon massena | |
| Ringed Kingfisher | Ceryle torquata | |
| Green Kingfisher | Chloroceryle americana | |
| Blue-crowned Motmot | Momotus momota | |
| Rufous Motmot h | Baryphthengus martii | |
| Broad-billed Motmot h | Electron platyrhynchum | |
| White-whiskered Puffbird | Malacoptila panamensis | |
| White-fronted Nunbird | Monasa morphoeus | |
| Fiery-billed Aracari | Pteroglossus frantzii | |
| Keel-billed Toucan | Ramphastos sulfuratus | |
| Black-mandibled Toucan | Ramphastos ambiguus | |
| Red-crowned Woodpecker | Melanerpes rubricapillus | |
| Cinnamon Woodpecker | Celeus loricatus | |
| Lineated Woodpecker | Dryocopus lineatus | |
| Crimson-crested Woodpecker | Campephilus melanoleucos | |
| Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner | Automolus ochrolaemus | |
| Ruddy Woodcreeper | Dendrocincla homochroa | |
| Wedge-billed Woodcreeper | Glyphorynchus spirurus | |
| Northern Barred-Woodcreeper | Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae | |
| Buff-throated Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus guttatus | |
| Black-striped Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus | |
| Western Slaty-Antshrike | Thamnophilus atrinucha | |
| Checker-throated Antwren | Myrmotherula fulviventris | |
| White-flanked Antwren | Myrmotherula axillaris | |
| Chestnut-backed Antbird | Myrmeciza exsul | |
| Dull-mantled Antbird ? | Myrmeciza laemosticta | |
| Wing-banded Antbird | Myrmornis torquata | |
| Spotted Antbird | Hylophylax naevioides | |
| Black-faced Antthrush h | Formicarius analis | |
| Streak-chested Antpitta h | Hylopezus perspicillatus | |
| Purple-throated Fruitcrow | Querula purpurata | |
| Green Manakin ? | Chloropipo holochlora | |
| Golden-collared Manakin | Manacus vitellinus | |
| Blue-crowned Manakin | Pipra coronata | |
| Golden-headed Manakin | Pipra erythrocephala | |
| Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet ? | Tyrannulus elatus | |
| Forest Elaenia ? | Myiopagis gaimardii | |
| Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher | Todirostrum nigriceps | |
| Golden-crowned Spadebill | Platyrinchus coronatus | |
| Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher | Terenotriccus erythrurus | |
| Black-tailed Flycatcher | Myiobius atricaudus | |
| Tropical Pewee | Contopus cinereus | |
| Pied Water-Tyrant | Fluvicola pica | |
| Bright-rumped Attila | Attila spadiceus | |
| Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Myiarchus tuberculifer | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher ? | Myiarchus crinitus | |
| Lesser Kiskadee ? | Philohydor lictor | |
| Boat-billed Flycatcher | Megarynchus pitangua | |
| Rusty-margined Flycatcher ? | Myiozetetes cayanensis | |
| Gray-capped Flycatcher | Myiozetetes granadensis | |
| Streaked Flycatcher | Myiodynastes maculatus | |
| Piratic Flycatcher h | Legatus leucophaius | |
| Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus | |
| Cinnamon Becard | Pachyramphus cinnamomeus | |
| Masked Tityra | Tityra semifasciata | |
| Black-crowned Tityra | Tityra inquisitor | |
| Gray-breasted Martin | Progne chalybea | |
| Mangrove Swallow | Tachycineta albilinea | |
| Southern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx ruficollis | |
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | |
| White-breasted Wood-Wren | Henicorhina leucosticta | |
| Tropical Gnatcatcher | Polioptila plumbea | |
| Northern Waterthrush h | Seiurus noveboracensis | |
| Gray-headed Tanager | Eucometis penicillata | |
| Scarlet-browed Tanager | Heterospingus xanthopygius | |
| White-shouldered Tanager | Tachyphonus luctuosus | |
| Summer Tanager | Piranga rubra | |
| Crimson-backed Tanager | Ramphocelus dimidiatus | |
| Flame-rumped Tanager | Ramphocelus flammigerus | |
| Blue-gray Tanager | Thraupis episcopus | |
| Palm Tanager | Thraupis palmarum | |
| Golden-hooded Tanager | Tangara larvata | |
| Viridian Dacnis ? | Dacnis viguieri | Near-threatened |
| Purple Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes caeruleus | |
| Blue-black Grassquit | Volatinia jacarina | |
| Variable Seedeater | Sporophila corvina | |
| Yellow-bellied Seedeater ? | Sporophila nigricollis | |
| Thick-billed Seed-Finch | Oryzoborus funereus | |
| Buff-throated Saltator | Saltator maximus | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Passerina caerulea | |
| Giant Cowbird | Molothrus oryzivorus | |
| Orange-crowned Oriole | Icterus auricapillus | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula | |
| Yellow-rumped Cacique | Cacicus cela | |
| Crested Oropendola | Psarocolius decumanus | |
| Black Oropendola | Psarocolius guatimozinus |