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Panama
Birding in Panama is hot stuff... its one of the hottest places in Central America to go birding in. Panama is a tropical rain forest with a huge flora and fauna including a surprisingly long bird list of nearly 950 species for you to see! There are specialist (bilingual) guides and comfortable lodges all very short distances from bird watching sites - just what a birder loves, besides the terrific hospitality, good accommodation and typically tasty Panamanian cuisine. Birding abounds both in the National Parks and in many other localities. A few of the best places are: Parque Metropolitano, Parque Soberanía, Parque Chagres, Pipe Line Rd, Piña Rd, Water Tank Rd, Achiote Rd, Escobal , Sierra Llorona etc. Panama is a veritable paradise. Come and check for yourself. Birding abounds both in the National Parks and in many other localities. A few of the best places are: Parque Metropolitano, Parque Soberanía, Parque Chagres, Pipe Line Rd, Piña Rd, Water Tank Rd, Achiote Rd, Escobal , Sierra Llorona etc. Panama is a veritable paradise. Come and check for yourself. Most birders come in December, January , February, March. In the Chiriqui highlands, Boquete and its surroundings have at least 6 micro climates and so you can always find a dry area to see the birds. December and January can be very wet in the cloud forest, with misty rains called Bajareque. Despite the popularity of these months the best time for birding is the last 2 weeks of April and first two weeks of May when migrants are singing and are in breeding plumage; the birds which stay are singing and nesting and easy to see. Everywhere is green and we have a lot of berries and flowers. Every afternoon there is some rain in some areas. Every month has its attractions though with January being the time for hummingbirds nesting in the highlands and the best time to see Quetzales and other Trogons being from January until May. Panama is a country rich in Historical, Cultural and Social activities. If you want to take a rest from birding you can visit Spanish Forts like San Lorenzo, Sherman, Portobello and discover history full of galleons, cannons, pirates, slaves and gold! Also you can see one of the modern wonders of the world, The Panama Canal, which joins the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. A journey across Panama takes 60 minutes by car, or eight hours on a ship. No wonder we are called Bridge of the world; heart of the universe. |
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Chiriqui Highlands
Los Quetzales Trail - The best area is around the ranger station on the Boquete site untill the trout farm, on the dirt road; even for Quetzales. A good wattled Bellbird spot is the open grassy area near the ranger station towards the trout farm. (Bellbirds are easy to see there from January until mid June) On the los Quetzales trail in the area where you have the little trail to "las Rocas", just sit and wait for the birds to come to you! Most of the time you see Quetzales there and a lot of mixed flocks. On the other side of the trail near the ranger station in Guadelupe, you have an open grassy area with a lot of flowers, here you can see there Firey-throated Hummingbird (December & January) and Wren-thrush (Zeledonia).Sheep farm on the road up the volcano - after passing the ranger station, a 2 hours steep hike (bad road), there is a good chance to see Quetzales any time of year.
Wetland before you enter the hotel Las Olas - half an hour drive from David, great for waterbirds from June through to November.
Buena Vista on the road to Cerra punta - just go down the dirt road down and you will be amazed at the birds; Rufous tailed Jacamar, Buff-rumped Warbler, Green Honeycreepers, Purple-crowned Fairy and many more.
Continental divide trail and surroundings - on the trail, with a lot of luck, you could see Umbrella bird and Green Thorntail Hummingbirds. There is a trail after the continental divide crossing, up to the road with the "palo seco sign". A great place to go birding is the ANAM office little bit further along from the continental divide sign (in the province of Bocas del Toro), drive a little bit further and on the left is Willy Mazu , nice area to see birds.
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National Bird: Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja
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Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker Piculus callopterus Veraguan Mango Anthracothorax veraguensis Glow-throated Hummingbird Selasphorus ardens Escudo Hummingbird Amazilia handleyi Azuero Parakeet Pyrrhura eisenmanni Brown-backed Dove Leptotila battyi Yellow-green Tyrannulet Phylloscartes flavovirens Coiba Spinetail Cranioleuca dissita Beautiful Treerunner Margarornis bellulus Yellow-green Finch Pselliophorus luteoviridis Pirre Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus inornatus Green-naped Tanager Tangara fucosa
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A Birders Checklist of the Birds of Panama
Dave Sargeant 27 pages, 963+ species 1996ISBN: 82595
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A Guide to the Birds of Panama
Robert S. Ridgely, John A. Gwynne Jr Paperback - 550 pages (31 August, 1992) Princeton University PressISBN: 0691025126
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Panama Field Guides: Birds
R Dean Series: PANAMA FIELD GUIDES SERIES 14 pages, 14 page concertina style, col illus laminated guide. HML Enterprises Distributed by NHBS 2003ISBN: 188853835X
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rectory of Important Bird Areas in Panama
Directorio de Areas Importantes para Aves en Panama George R Angehr 342 pages, tabs, maps. Sociedad Audubon de Panama 2003ISBN: 9962884713
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Asociacion Nacional para la Conservacion de la Naturaleza
http://www.ancon.org/La misión de ANCON es conservar la biodiversidad y los recursos naturales de Panamá para beneficio de las presentes y futuras generaciones... ANCON Apartado Postal 1387, Panamá 1 República de Panamá Tel.: (507) 314-0050, 314-0060 Fax: (507) 314-0061, 314-0062 E-mail: ancon@ancon.org
Centro Biológico Nusagandi
http://es.geocities.com/nusagandikuna/Cada año cientos de visitantes de diferentes partes del mundo, especialmente estudiantes norteamericanos pasan sus dìas para disfrutar lo que la naturaleza ofrece en el Centro Biológico Nusagandi. Es una experiencia ùnica donde la diversidad de faùna y flora que existe en estas zonas, convive hace mucho tiempo sin mayores alteraciones...
Fundación Natura
http://www.naturapanama.org/The objective of the national fund is to serve as a permanent source of funding for environmental initiatives, with an emphasis on initiatives within the Panama Canal Watershed.
Institute for Tropical Ecology and Conservation
http://www.itec-edu.org/As in many areas of tropical America, the Bocas del Toro region suffers some environmental problems. In cooperation with national, regional and local conservation organizations, ITEC works to maintain the environmental health of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago through several initiatives...
Panama
http://www.panamaaudubon.org/Panama Audubon Society, Box 2026, Balboa, Republic of Panama. audupan@pananet.com Phone (507) 224-9371 Fax (507) 224-4740 Also at: http://www.orbi.net/audubon/ The Panama Audubon Society was established more than 30 years ago. It is a conservationist, non-profit society whose purpose is supporting and promoting the conservation of the natural heritage of Panama by encouraging an interest in and promulgating a better understanding of wildlife using birds as a focal group. The society has distinguished itself among other conservationist associations because of the expertise of many of its members in the observation and study of birds. The Panama Audubon Society is affiliated with the National Audubon Society (USA). PAS is the partner-designate for BirdLife International (UK).
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The Canopy Tower
http://www.canopytower.com/apr98.htmlPanama has some of the most easily accessed forests anywhere in the tropics. The Canopy Tower is located on top of Semaphore Hill, in a well preserved semideciduous tall forest in the heart of Soberanía National Park. It is at an altitude of 900 feet above sea level, and from its roof you can see the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal and the skyline of Panama City, just 30 minutes away...
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Conservation through Research Education and Action
http://www.crea-panama.org/Conservation through Research Education and Action [CREA] is a UK registered charity organisation dedicated to the conservation of tropical environments that offers short field courses in several disciplines of Tropical Biology in Panama. One such course is Ornithology. Panama, a country smaller than the UK contains over1000 species of birds and straddles two of the worlds 25 biodiversity hotspots. We run separate courses for gap year, undergraduates and naturalists at our field station in the hilly forested region of centralPanama. Courses are given by university lecturers and participants take part in research being conducted at the station. All proceeds from our courses gotowards conserving forests and undertaking research.
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Chiriqui Highlands
http://www.great-adventures.com/destinations/panama/chiriqui.htmlPrimeval rainforests bedecked with clouds, noisy, chattering birds flash brilliant iridescent colors as they dart about their daily chores, flowering epiphytes bloom en masse high above the forest floor while gurgling streams glisten and tumble hurriedly over great boulders in their dance towards the sea. This enchanted land is the Chiriqui Highlands, the part of the Cordillera Central that defines the northern border of the province of Chiriqui...
Darién National Park
http://www.bocasdeltoro.com/Panamanationalpark/darien/index.htmThe park contains the most extensive lowland tropical forest on the Pacific coast of Central America. Darien harbours a variety of habitats ranging from sandy beaches, rocky coasts, mangroves, swamps and lowland and upland tropical forests containing several endemic faunal species...
Gamboa Tropical Rainforest Resort
http://gamboaresort.com/birdwatching_panama_gamboa.htmThe resort is located on the banks of the Chagres River where it intersects the Panama Canal, adjacent to the Soberania National Park. The Soberania Park is a large tract of protected tropical rainforest located within the Panama Canal watershed. Thousands of different species of birds, mammals, insect, trees, reptiles and flora co-exist in the national parks adjacent to the resort.
Los Katíos National Park
http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=711Los Katíos supports a number of species which are characteristic of Central America and are only found in this part of South America such as the mouse Heteromys desmarestianus and grey-headed chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps. The Serranía del Darién is home to many endemic species such as the rufous-cheeked hummingbird Geothalsia bella and violet-capped hummingbird Goldmania violiceps and the frog Rhamphophyrne acrolopha. More than 450 species of bird (representing respectively 25% and 50% of the avifauna of Colombia and Panama) have been recorded within the park...
Panama`s National Parks
http://www.panamatravel.com/natparks.htmMap etc. The National Institute of Natural Renewable Resources (INRENARE) through the Directorate of Protected Areas and Wildlife has established 14 National Parks with a total area of 1,391,833 hectares representing approximately 22% of the surface area of the country.
Panama`s Protected Areas
http://www.explorepanama.com/interest/wildlife/wildlife.htmIn a country where the sun rises over the Pacific and sets in the Caribbean you should have unusual expectations: well, you are unlikely to be disappointed: Panama has some of the most accessible rainforests and high altitude cloud forest on earth. In Panama, even the most experienced travelers can discover wonders of creation that open eyes and minds to a deeper understanding of our planet`s incredible richness and infinite variety...
San Lorenzo Project
http://www.sanlorenzo.org.paLocated on the Atlantic side of Panama, along the western bank of the Panama Canal, the San Lorenzo Project is working for the effective protection of a Protected Area of 9,653 hectares (about 23,852 acres) of forests and wetlands, coast and rivers, with participation from the surrounding rural communities...
Wetlands of International Importance
http://www.ramsar.orgPanama presently has 3 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance, with a surface area of 110,984 hectares.
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Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you can’t find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page… give them a try!
*Richard Rowlett - Recommendations
http://maybank.tripod.com/CentralAmerica/Panama-Recommendations.htmI highly recommend Robert Ridgely`s Birds of Panama. There is an excellent section in the back on where to find birds in Panama, including Panama City, and lists everything you need to know, including telephone numbers, addresses, where to get maps, and much more...
2000 [April] - Paul Coopmans - Panamá & Darién
http://www.canopytower.com/GuestTRs/CoopmansTR.htmAfter our successful 1998 Panama & Darien tour and our magical encounter with the Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo, I knew equaling our first trip was going to be very tough. No matter how difficult the brochure says it is to find this most elusive dweller of unbroken stretches of rainforest, I knew right off the bat that this was the main target for most of the people I met in Panama City airport as they arrived from their various points of origin...
2000 [July] - Bill Porteus - Cerro Azul
http://maybank.tripod.com/CentralAmerica/Panama-07-2001-A.htmFollowing my quick trip to western Panama a couple of weeks ago I have just spent two days on Cerro Azul about 20Kms northeast of Panama City. The birds are still busy with their own stuff, and the birding is still slow, but the contrast with the western highlands was impressive.
2000 [September] - Daniel Brooks
http://maybank.tripod.com/CentralAmerica/Panama-09-2000.htmSite List
2001 [July] - Bill Porteous - Western Highlands
http://maybank.tripod.com/CentralAmerica/Panama-06-2001.htmJune is not the best month to go birding in the highlands of western Panama. For one thing, finding a dry day is not easy, and, for another, the birds are mostly busy with their own affairs, with either active nests or recently fledged young. Flocking activity is therefore at a minimum, and, when you can see them through the ground-level cloud and rain, birds are few and far between.
2001 [July] - Bill Porteous - Western Wet Forest
http://maybank.tripod.com/CentralAmerica/Panama-07-2001-B.htmThere are two paved roads that cross Panama from the Pacific to the Caribbean. One is the road from Panama City to Colon which more or less follows the Canal; the other runs from the village of Chiriquí on the Panamerican Highway about 15Km east of the town of David to Chiriquí Grande on the Caribbean coast in the Province of Bocas del Toro...
2001 [March] - Mark Lockwood
http://maybank.tripod.com/CentralAmerica/Panama-03-2001.htmCindy and I recently returned from a very enjoyable trip to Panama. We spent the entire trip in central Panama, mostly within the former Canal Zone. We stayed at the Canopy Tower for this trip and were very happy with the decision (for more information see http://www.canopytower.com
2002 [April] - Dave Klauber
http://maybank.tripod.com/CentralAmerica/Panama-03-2002.htmFrom March 2 through April 12 I was in Panama. Some of this time, especially initially, was spent visiting, with intermittent birding. Most birding was solo, but I did do two trips with the Panama Audubon Society, who do some interesting and relatively inexpensive field trips on a regular basis. I had worked in Panama in 1997-98, and spent 5 days in Chiriqui with Dennis Rogers, so I had some prior experience with Panama`s birds and the Canal Zone areas. In the trip report I will omit most of the non-birding days...
2003 [August] Ken Allaire
http://www.canopytower.com/GuestTRs/AllaireTR.htmI`m writing most of this at the tail end of these magical 8 days at the Canopy Tower (I`ve been taking hand-written notes as I go). The experience has been so overwhelming, it`s hard to know where to begin. So I`ve divided things up into the chapters below; there`s no particular chronological order to these stories...
2003 [July] Jim Holmes
http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/panama/panama4/pan-jul-03.htmCindy and I spent 10 days in Panama in July 2003. It was a combined birding/relaxation trip. We scheduled three full days of birding in the canal area and then two half days in the foothills (El Valle, El Cope) west of Panama City. The rest of our time was spent lounging at a resort on the Pacific Coast...
2003 [March] - Dick Payne and Paul Green
http://americanbirding.org/cc/cctrpan1.htm...You probably chose to come on the American Birding Association`s trip for donors to Panama because you had heard of the 929 species of bird that you could see in the country, and because the Canopy Tower gives a magical focal point for birding in Panama. The extensive tracts of tropical rain forest result in large numbers of species, and the network of roads in these forest areas offer great opportunities for seeing birds...
2005 [March] - Blake Maybank
http://maybank.tripod.com/CentralAmerica/Panama-03-2005-B.htmIn March 2005 the Maritimes Nature Travel Club undertook its third excursion, this time to Panama. We were a group of 19; 18 Canadians (all but two from Nova Scotia), and one American. I organised the tour, using other trip reports as a template, and benefitting enormously from suggestions made by Raul Arias of the Canopy Tower in Panama...
2008 [March] - Barry McLaughlin & Lois Goldfrank
http://www.coincidence.net/barry/panama/Overview.htmlhere were essentially three legs of the trip: (1) Finca Lérida, at about 6000 feet in the Chiriqui Highlands of western Panama but with access to the foothills; (2) Los Quetzales Lodge, also in the highlands at 6200 feet but on the western side of Volcan Baru; and (3) Burbayar Lodge, at 1275 feet in the eastern foothills of the Nusagandi region...
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Amazilia
http://www.amaziliatours.com/EN/panama.htmPanama (77000 km2), one of the most popular birding destinations in Latin America, like Costa Rica offers a great diversity of habitats (from tropical rain forest to high altitude paramo).Due to its geographic location, this country is at the union of Central and South America, and thus contains the distribution limits of many different species...
Ancon Expeditions of Panama
http://www.anconexpeditions.com/Ancon Expeditions of Panama welcomes you to enjoy an experience of a lifetime, offering you the best nature and culture oriented tours, as well as adventure and academic programs. Our expertise and the friendly, enthusiastic, nature of the people of Panama will ensure that your vacation is educational, comfortable and hassle-free.
Ariel Birding
http://www.arielbirding.comThis web page is a tribute to all those avid birdwatchers who spend endless hours birding in Panama’s woodlands, marshes, savannas and mountains . It’s been almost a decade since I took my binoculars and discovered The Isthmus rich avifauna, from that moment on I have shared my passion for birds with foreigners and locals. And now I would like to share it with you...
Birding By Boat Tour
http://www.birdingbyboattour.com/BbB.htmlWhatever your age or your skills, we manage to show you the fascinating variety of birds found in Panama. If this is your first time birding in Panama, we assure you that you’ll take home some memorable moments that will last a life time, and share them with your loved ones and friends...
Birding in Panama
http://www.birdinginpanama.comWith more than 970 species of birds (including 12 endemic and 122 migratory species) and with 45% of the country covered with tropical rainforest with easy access and few visitors, Panama is the new choice for your tropical vacation...
Birding Pal
http://www.birdingpal.org/Panama.htmLocal birders willing to show visiting birders around their area...
Birding Panama
http://www.birdingpanama.comBirding Panama is a group of Panama bird guides specialists in birdwatching and natural history. We provide guide services for birders and nature lovers around the best natural areas of the Isthmus. We do private trips and bird photography tours to the best places of Panama...
Caligo Ventures
http://www.caligo.com/panama/panitin.html...This forest is considered one of the most accessible tropical forests in the world, with close to 400 species having been recorded; it has been the site of world record Christmas Bird Counts. You will look for Great Curassow, Barred Forest Falcon, Tiny Hawk, Broad-billed and Rufous Motmots, Purple-throated Fruitcrow, Black-tailed Trogon, Rufous-crested Coquette, Cinnamon Woodpecker, Long-tailed Woodcreeper, Royal Flycatcher, as well as Gray-headed, Sulphur-rumped and Dusky-faced Tanagers...
Coffee Adventures
http://www.coffeeadventures.net/birding.htmlTerry & Hans offer professional half day or full day birding tours in Boquete and the Chiriqui highlands...
Eco-Circuitos
http://www.ecocircuitos.comThis great adventure will take you birding across Panama. The great biodiversity of the Isthmus will allow participants to see many specialties as the Resplendent Quetzal, Crimson- backed Tanager, Montezuma Oropendola, Silvery-fronted Tapaculo, Sapayoa, Speckled Antshrike among others...
Ecoventures
http://www.ecoventures-travel.com/Panama/panama.htmLet us help you plan your trip to Panama. We offer a variety of preset itineraries, or we can create a customized itinerary just for you, to any part of Panama including the Darien jungle, the San Blas Islands with the Kuna Indians, Las Perlas Archipelago or the western highlands cloudforest of Chiriqui. Bocas del Toro is an excellent area for swimming and snorkeling with beautiful beaches and nice accommodations. A full or partial Panama Canal transit can be arranged as well...
Exotic Birding
http://www.exoticbirding.com/panama.htmlOur tour of the Isthmus Panama offers a unique mix of Central and South American bird species commingling in the area surrounding the Panama Canal. We`ll be staying at a lodge whose restaurant and veranda offer great looks at normally difficult to see upper-canopy birds...
Focus on Nature
http://www.focusonnature.com/PanamaAugust2004Itinerary.htmA week with some fine birding, with visits to bird-rich locales in the Canal Basin in the area of Gamboa, including Pipeline Road & Barro Colorado Island, and some fine forested areas near the Caribbean...
Gamboa Eco Tours
http://www.geocities.com/gamboaecotours/Gamboa_Eco_Tours.htmlWe are located in the historic town of Gamboa in the heart of the Panama Canal and the Gatun Lake, locations that offer a superb nature contact, and rainforest biodiversity at the Soberania National Park…
Gonzalo Horna - Panama Bird Guide
http://www.panamabirdguide.com/Panama Bird Guide Co. Is a leading birding company dedicated to promote guided birding tours within the country of Panama. Since 2007 specializes in the area of Central Panama (Soberania National Park -Pacific side) and Achiote Road (San Lorenzo National Park -Caribbean side...
Inside Panama Tours
http://www.insidepma.com/paquete_birdlovers01.asPanama has some of the most easily accessed forests anywhere in the tropics. The Canopy Tower is located on top of Semaphore Hill, in a well-preserved semi deciduous tall forest in the heart of Soberania National Park...
Lost World Adventures
http://www.lostworldadventures.com/countries/panama/index.phpA number of different trips every year...
Nattur Panama
http://www.natturpanama.com/_wsn/page2.htmlWith a rising interest in natural and cultural experiences on the part today`s travelers, Nattur Panama presents a unique combination of tour packages within Panama`s national parks and indigenous communities. Panama`s extraordinary biological diversity makes it a magnificent playground for birdwatchers, explorers, natural history buffs and nature lovers.
Panama Eco Tourism
http://ecotourism.gordonsguide.com/panama.cfmEcotourism Panama! If you're looking for Panama eco tours or ecotourism vacations in Panama, you've come to the right place! Experience eco tours and cultural tours alongside knowledgeable guides with years of ecotourism experience. The following is a list of eco tourism companies that operate eco tours and cultural tours in Panama...
Panama Tours
http://www.panamatours.com/Adventure/birdwatch.htm...Along the old Pipe line, Plantation Road (Soberanía National Park), and Gamboa (that provides lodging facilities), you can experience being at the location where the maximum amount of birds can be observed within a reduced area and in a short period of time. These sites are readily accessible from the capital city (15 to 30 minutes away) where you will find comfortable hotels and tour operators with specialized guides...
Safari Expeditions Panama
http://expeditionspanama.com/Bocas del Toro Archipelago in the Caribbean Sea are within the protection of the Bastimentos Marine National Park. The park is also an excellent place for birdwatching, especially sea birds, such as the Red-billed Tropic Bird Phaeton aethereus, that nests in the Swan Cay, the only known place in the Caribbean...
Victor Emanuael
http://www.ventbird.com/db/tour.asp?id=1209Our base of operations will be the exciting Canopy Tower, a former United States radar station elegantly converted into one of the most unique and enjoyable ecotourist lodges anywhere. Perched above Soberania National Park, the tower offers great birding literally right out your window, including the chance to view gems like Blue Cotinga and Green Shrike-Vireo, both of which can be quite difficult to see from ground level...
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Al Natural Resort - Old Point, Bocas del Toro
http://www.bocas.com/alnatura.htmBetween jungle and sea, Al Natural Resort has created for you a comfortable and private retreat, perfectly integrated into the lush tropical environment...
Birders` View
http://www.birdersview.comBirders` View is a lodge for birders and other nature enthusiasts inside Chagres National Park in the Republic of Panama. It is surrounded by 10 acres of forests and gardens near the top of Cerro Azul.
Boquete B&B - Coffee Adventures
http://coffeeadventures.net/We have little cottages (3) B&B and organize Birding and Nature tours here in Boquete Panama. We do this now for 5 years and made a good reputation for ourselfs...
Canopy Lodge
http://www.canopylodge.comInches from your bedroom window, the cloud forest canopy is riotous with early morning bird life...
Canopy Tower
http://www.canopytower.com/Don`t worry if you are new to birding, this is a great place to start. Hundreds of species can be seen right from your window, most of them clearly illustrated in Panamá`s excellent bird guides. The Canopy Tower is also a great place for those with a general interest in exploring the tropical forest. Giant, iridescent Morpho Butterflies flash their blue wings at you as you ride up the twisting road up to the Tower. Howler Monkeys startle you with a sudden roar overhead. Each shrub, tree and flower seems to be different from the last, reflecting Soberanía`s extraordinary diversity.
Cielito Sur B&B - Chiriqui
http://www.cielitosur.comRun away to Cerro Punta, a scenic and tranquil agricultural community surrounded by a beautiful tropical cloud forest, in the province of Chiriqui, Panama. The estate is a natural bird sanctuary nestled in the rustic landscape of the Chiriqui highlands...
Finca Hartmann
http://www.angelfire.com/pa2/hartmann/FINCA HARTMANN is a small family farm owned and operated by Ratibor Hartmann and his sons and daughter. The land use is predominantly shade-grown coffee, under towering remnant rainforest trees, and intact pre-montane highland forest that serves as a buffer zone to Parque Internacional La Amistad. At elevations between 4000-6000ft there are a number of accessible dirt roads that pass through many habitat types that are excellent for birding.
Finca Lerida, Boquete
http://www.fincalerida.comLocated on the majestic Baru Volcano in Alto Quiel in the highlands of Panama, 5000 feet asl 10 minutes from Boquete. A B&B in a 800 acre reserve with 8 new birding trails...
Gamboa Tropical Rainforest Resort
http://gamboaresort.com/The resort is located on the banks of the Chagres River where it intersects the Panama Canal, adjacent to the Soberania National Park. The Soberania Park is a large tract of protected tropical rainforest located within the Panama Canal watershed. Thousands of different species of birds, mammals, insect, trees, reptiles and flora co-exist in the national parks adjacent to the resort.
Hostal Cielito Sur
http://www.cielitosur.comHostal Cielito Sur Bed & Breakfast is a quiet, private, country estate inn on 2½ hectares at an altitude of 1,600 mts. Surrounded by trees, gardens, fruit & coffee orchards, the estate is a natural bird sanctuary nestled in the rustic landscape of the Chiriqui highlands. It`s conveniently located between the towns of Cerro Punta and Volcan, offering easy access to both the Volcan Baru National Park & the International Friendship Park... Some of the Chiriqui highlands birding locations include: The Volcan Baru National Park and the International Friendship Park where you can find the Resplendent Quetzal, Red-headed Barbet, Collared Redstart, Ruddy Treerunner, Large-footed Finch, Black-capped Flycatcher, Buff-fronted Quail Dove, Yellow-winged Vireo, Silvery-throated Jay, Spangle-cheeked Tanager, Prong-billed Barbet, Barred Becard, Black and Yellow Silky Flycatcher, Slaty Finch, Black Guan, Prong-billed Barbet and other highland specialties. The Volcan Lagoons is one of the best birding area. Here you can find the Collared Trogon, Orange-bellied Trogon, Smoky-brown Woodpecker, Rose-throated Becard, Little Tinamou, Sunbittern, Northern Jacamar, Wattled Jacamar, Common Moorhen, Osprey, Purple Gallinule, Least Grebe, Masked Duck.
Hotel Campestre
http://www.hotelcampestre.com/...meandering through the interpretative path La Zamia, a very interesting place due to the variety of species and because of the beautiful water and mountain views...
Ivan's B&B - Gamboa
http://www.gamboaecotours.com/At just 20 minutes from the cosmopolitan city of Panama, an incredible beautiful rainforest is the natural habitat of winged miracles that will thrill you with the adventure of your life... ...he accomodations are confortable, the food is outstanding, the location is superb, the price reasonable, and the company invigorating, you cannot find a better value in Central Panama...
La Montaña y el Valle - The Coffee Estate Inn - Boquete
http://www.coffeeestateinn.com/Our native forest and citrus grove provide excellent habitat for traditional coffee, butterflies, insects and over 100 species of birds. Some of the most vividly colored and most commonly seen birds are Red-legged Honeycreepers, Bay-headed, Blue-gray and Flame-colored Tanagers, Thick-billed Euphonias, Emerald Toucanets, Violet Sabrewing Hummingbirds and Blue-crowned Motmots. Based on multiple sightings by ourselves and hotel guests, we have compiled a comprehensive bird list...
Los Capitanes Hotel
http://www.los-capitanes.com/Los Capitanes sits back off the main road on beautifully landscaped grounds. It is bordered by a lovely fresh water stream and brightly colored Koi swim in a small pond...
Los Quetzales
http://losquetzales.com/index.htmLos Quetzales offers two basic options for our overnight guests. The first is to stay at our 10 room and one-suite hotel complex, recently built along a river in the picturesque agricultural town of Guadalupe. The second option is to rent one of our three chalets, located up the mountain on our 770-acre Preserve inside La Amistad and Volcán Barú National Parks. To get to the Preserve from the hotel in Guadalupe, it takes about 17 minutes using a 4-wheel drive vehicle, which we provide, or 30 minutes on foot (or 15 minutes by horseback).
Mangrove Inn Eco Resort - Bocas del Toro
http://ice.prohosting.com/hbocas/mangrove.htmBuilt in the vicinity of a mangrove forest and a coral reef, over a shallow marine plain, 5 minutes from Bocas del Toro City by boat, MANGROVE INN ECO RESORT offers the visitor a style of vacation that transforms their stay into a special adventure. The resort comprises of wooden cabins, built on the old caribbean architecture, on concrete stilts over the water, accessed by wooden walk ways. The cabins accomodates up to four or six people, each with bathroom and a balcony facing the sea, from where you can relax and enjoy the beauty of a caribbean sunset...
Panama Canal Lodge
http://davis.suites.iwarp.com/Davis Suites offers lodging in a quiet and peaceful setting for tourists, business travelers, birdwatchers and anyone that needs to remain in the Province of Colon...
Park Eden Country Retreat
http://www.parkeden.com/Located but 75 miles from the city capital of Panama, is El Valle de Antón, which undoubtedly ranks among the top list of Panamas best relaxing refuge sites in the country.
Pension Marilos - Boquete
http://www.pension-marilos.comPension Marilos is a small hotel located in the town of Boquete in Western Panama...
Sierra Llorona Lodge
http://www.sierrallorona.com/Sierra Llorona Panama Lodge is a family-operated lodge located on a private reserve of 200 hectares of rainforest on the Caribbean slope of the Panama Canal Area. It`s a great place for birdwatchers, but also to anyone interested in tropical nature...
Villa Marita
http://www.bocas.com/villamarita.htmNestled on El Santuario`s plateau in Boquete, Panama`s mountain paradise, Villa Marita offers seven impeccable cottages with hardwood finishings and country decor. Enjoy breathtaking panoramic views of the 10,000 ft. Volcano Baru, surrounding mountains and coffee farms from large bay windows in your cottage...
Wekso Lodge
http://www.ecotour.org/xp/ecotour/destinations/wekso_ecolodge.xmlSituated on the border of La Amistad Biosphere Reserve, in Panama, is the Wekso Lodge. About a 1-hour canoe trip up the Teribe River from Changuinola, lies the indigenous communities of the Naso, who live along the banks of the river. The area is surrounded by primary and secondary lowland rainforest and cloud forest, and is a haven for birdwatching and wildlife viewing. The unique ecosystems protected within La Amistad are home to an exceptional diversity of flora, fauna and cultures. This 2.7 million acre area that extends into both Costa Rica and Panama, includes the largest block of undisturbed forest in Central America is the convergence point for 75% of all migratory birds in the Western Hemisphere and home to unique species such as the harpy eagle, the quetzal and the giant anteater.
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Xenornis
http://www.geocities.com/xenornis/Visit the website to subscribe to an emailing list of rarity sightings...
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Birds of Panama
http://www.explorepanama.com/interest/birding/birding.htmThe Republic of Panama, a tropical country with a large variety of easily accessible habitats, is a great place not only for an introduction to the birds of the American tropics, but is also one of the best birding place in the world...
Birdwatching in Panama
http://www.geocities.com/xenornis/birding.htmlDarién Montañez - Director of Publications, Panama Audubon Society - The Republic of Panama, a tropical country with a large variety of easily accessible habitats, is a great place for an introduction to the birds of the American tropics. The typical neotropical families, like trogons, antbirds, and tanagers are well represented, some, like the tyrant flycatchers, by a hundred different species, and others by just a few. The total number of bird species found in Panama, about 950, is surprisingly large, especially when you consider the relatively small surface of the country. Some 150 of these are neotropical migrants that only occur in the country from September till April. It is not rare to see more than twenty different migrant warblers and vireos on a good morning on spring or fall migration, and that added to fifty or sixty resident species...
Endemic Bird Areas in Panama
http://www.geocities.com/xenornis/eba.htmlOf the 940+ species of birds found in Panama 95 are restricted-range species (those with a global range of less than 50,000 sq. km.); twelve of which are found only in this country. Five of the 221 Endemic Bird Areas identified by BirdLife International throughout the world reach into Panama, and they cover about 70% of its total surface. The first three EBAs are shared with Costa Rica, and the last two with Colombia...
Los Quetzales, Birding
http://losquetzales.comLos Quetzales is renowned for its world-class birding. In the vicinity of our chalets, well over 100 species have been sighted by experts. Many of these birders include members of Panama`s Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and Audubon Society, both of whose ornithologists, biologists, and zoologists regularly come to spend precious vacation time to observe and record our avian diversity.
Panama Life Birds
http://panamalifebirds.comWelcome to Panama Life Birds - The Republic of Panama, a tiny strip of land in the middle of the Americas, is a tropical richness example. A 29,208 sq. mi. (75,517 sq. km.) territory that harbours more wildlife than Europe and North America. With one third of its surface protected, the country is an important destination for those looking for a true natural experience.
Xenornis
http://www.geocities.com/xenornis/Latest bird sightings of rare birds in Panama.
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Photographer - Adrian Hopkins
http://www.wales1.me.uk/panama/index.htmlA gallery of images from Panama by this Welsh photographer...
Photographer - John Kormendy
http://chandra.as.utexas.edu/~kormendy/panamabirds.htmlSome very good images taken during a trip...
Photographer - Noah Stryker
http://www.noahstrycker.com/panamagallery.htmGallery of bird photos...
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