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Panama offers an astonishing diversity of bird life for a country smaller than the state of South Carolina. Some 970 species have been recorded in the country, more than the number recorded in continental United States and Canada combined and more than any other country in North or Central America apart from Mexico, which is 26 times Panama's size. Panama has 12 national endemics and 105 regional endemics as well as many South American species that range no further north. The location of many species within a days drive of Panama City makes it straightforward to see a wide diversity of species in a short period of time. Panama's diversity is further augmented by many migrants visiting during the northern winter. Both Atlantic and Pacific seabirds reach its shores. Panama retains more of its forest cover than most other countries in Central America and much of it is protected by a network of national parks. The Darien features some of the wildest country remaining in the Americas. Ornithological riches await visitors to Panama. Text adapted from 'Where to find birds in Panama: a site guide for birders' Buy now - click here

Black-throated Trogon, Panama © Ben Lascelles

Trip Reports Panama - 26th May - 9th June 2006, author Birdseekers (added September 9, 2007) (Darien National Park, Pipeline Road, 400 species, Rufous-vented Ground Cuckoo) Panama August 12-20, 2006 - Canal Zone/Canopy Tower, author April Grunspan (added September 13, 2006) Central Panama, March 2000, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 10, 2004) Canopy Tower Eco-lodge and Nature Observatory, Panama, August 29th - September 6th 2002, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 10, 2004) Panama - Eastern Panama Birds - 17th - 18th July 2007, author Jose Garcia (added October 2, 2007) Western Panama - September 2009, author Brandon Best (added October 17, 2009) (Chiriqui, Bocas del Toro, Finca Lerida, Resplendant Quetzal) Panama - March 2008, author Mohamad Mahdi (link created May 8, 2008) (Chagres National Park, Achiote, Darien Province, Panama City Area) Birds of Panama, February 22 — March 7, 2004, author Elise Faike (added May 19, 2005) Birding in Cana, Darien National Park, Panama, author Surfbirds Admin (added May 18, 2005) Panama Aug-Sep 2008, author Rockjumper Birding Tours (link created March 9, 2011) Panama Apr-May 2010, author Rockjumper Birding Tours (link created March 9, 2011) Wild Imagination Tours Panama 2008 Trip Report, author David Shaw (link created March 21, 2008) (Panama, Canal Zone, Gamboa, Pipeline Road, Plantation Road, Ammo Dump, San Blas, Boquete) Mexico to Panama - Feb/March 2009, author Scott Bowers (link created March 2, 2011) Central & Eastern Panama - January 15th - 25th 2009, author Mike Nelson (added March 1, 2009) (Harpy Eagle, Darien, El Valle, Pipeline Road,) Panama - 14th - 22nd April 2007 - Canal Zone, Chiriquí, & Bocas, author Scott Olmstead (added June 5, 2007) (Metropolitan Park, Chiriqui, El Respingo, Bocas del Toro, Pipeline Road) Panama, El Valle de Anton - Canopy Lodge - May 2007, author April Grunspan (added June 1, 2007) Panama Birding: short trip to Achiote Road and Metro Park - May 2008, author Pat O'Donnell (added July 29, 2008) (by pubic transport) Panama - Canopy Tower - January 13-17, 2009, author Paul Jones (added February 11, 2009) (Army Ants and Ground-Cuckoos) Panama and Darien - 17th January - 8th February 2009, author Pete Morris (link created August 15, 2009) (525 species including many range restricted and threatened species on this Birdquest tour) Panama, Canal Area and Cana, March 19th - 27th 2010,, author Noah Gaines (added April 19, 2010) (Canopy Tower, Pipeline Rd., Achiote Rd., Cana, Cerro Pirre.) Showing the 20 Most Recent Trip Reports Posted BACK TO TRIP REPORTS HOME PAGE POST A TRIP REPORT EDIT YOUR TRIP REPORTS

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