16 - 30 March 1987
by Peter Joost, Eric & Lorna Salzman
Itinerary:
Monday, March 16 - New York to Panama
Tuesday, March 17 - Cerro Jefe; Smithsonian offices; Tocumen Marsh
Wednesday, March 18- Barro Colorado Island; Pipeline Road
Thursday, March 19 - Pipeline Road; Madden Dam
Friday, March 20 - Nusangandi (Cuna Indian reserve east of canal on
Atlantic slope)
Saturday, March 21 - Nusagandi; Tocomen Marsh
Sunday, March 22 - Panamericana to Volcan; Bambito, lower Cerro Punta
Monday, March 23 - Cerro Punta; Lagunas di Volcan
Tuesday, March 24 - Cerro Punta; Bambito; drive to Boquete
Wednesday, March 25 - Boquete (Finca Lerida)
Thursday, March 26 - Fortuna Road to fBocas de Toro and back
Friday, March 27 - Fortuna Road; Panamericana to Colon
Saturday, March 28 - Achiote Road, S9 road, Tiger Trail (owling in
the evening with Dodge Engleman)
Sunday, March 29 - Achiote Road, Tiger Trail, Fort Sherman
Monday, March 30 - Tocumen Marsh; return to New York
Trip List:
N.B.: This list follows Ridgely/Gwynne Birds of Panama, 1981 edition
1. Great Tinamou (Tinamus major) -
Tiger
Trail, 3/29
2. Little Tinamou (Crypturellus soui)
- Achiote Rd (heard; seen by LS)
3. Least Grebe (Podiceps dominicus) -
3/18, nr Pipeline Rd
4. Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus
podiceps)
- Lagunas
5. Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- Panama Canal 3/87
6. Neotropic (Olivaceous) Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax olivaceus) - Canal Zone
7. Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) - nr
Pipeline
Rd, 3//18/87
8. Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata
magnificens)
9. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
-Tocumen, etc
10. White-necked (Cocoi) Heron (Ardea cocoi)
- Tocumen, 3/12/87
11. Great (Common) Egret (Casmerodius albus)
- Tocumen, etc
12. Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) - Gatun
3/28,29/87
13. Little Blue Heron (Florida [Egretta]
caerulea)
- Tocumen, etc
14. Green Heron (Butorides virescens) - Lagunas
di Volcan 3/23/87
15. Striated Heron (B. striatus) - Tocumen
3/17, 30/87
16. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
17. Rufescent Tiger-Heron (Tigrisoma lineatum)
- Tocumen, 3/21/87
18. Bare-throated Tiger-Heron (T. mexicanum)
- Tocumen, 3/30/87
19. Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) - Tocumen
3/30/87
20. Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius)
- Coco Solo (Colon) 3/28/87
21. Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) - W Panama
lowlands (from Panamericana)
22. Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) - Panama
Canal, 3/17/87 etc
23. Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) - Lagunas
di Volcan 3/23, Gatun 3/28,29
24. King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) - Pipeline
Rd 3/19; S9 Rd 3/28
25. Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) -
widespread
26. Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) -
widespread
27. White-tailed (Black-shouldered) Kite
(Elanus
leucurus) - Tocumen, other Pacific lowlands
28. Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)
- Chiriqui, cntl Panama
29. Gray-headed Kite (Leptodon cayanensis)
- Nusagandi 3/20; Achiote Rd 3/29
30. Hook-billed Kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus)
- Achiote Rd 3/28
31. Plumbeous Kite (Ictinia plumbea) -
Nusagandi
3/20; also Chiriqui
32. Mississippi Kite (I. mississippiensis)
- migration over Achiote Rd 3/28
33. Tiny Hawk (Accipiter superciliosus) - Bocas
del Toro 3/26
34. Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) - Finca
Lerida 3/25
35. Zone-tailed Hawk (B. albonotatus) - Gatun
Locks area 3/28
36. Swainson's Hawk (B. swainsonii) - huge
migrating flock on ground, dawn, Tocumen, 3/30
37. Gray Hawk (B. nitidus) - Achiote Rd, 3/29
38. Broad-winged Hawk (B. platypterus) -
migrating
flock above Tocumen, 3/21
39. Black-chested (Barred) Hawk (Leucopternis
princeps) - Fortuna Rd 3/27
40. Savanna Hawk (Heterospizias meridionalis)
- Tocumen area 3/21
41. Great Black-Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga)
- Chiriqui 3/87
42. Crane Hawk (Geranospiza caerulescens) -
Achiote Rd
43. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - Barro Colorado
I, Tocumen 3/30
44. Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima)
- Panamericana, common
45. Crested Caracara (Polyborus plancus) -
Tocumen
46. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) -
Tocumen,
Gatun Lake
47. Bat Falcon (F. rufigularis) - Nusagandi
3/20; Bocas 3/21
48. *Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens
[purpurescens?])
- Barro Colorado I (heard)
Gray-headed
Chachalaca (Ortalis cinereiceps) - possibly seen by Peter
49. Crested Bobwhite (Colinus cristatus) -
side of Panamericana
50. *Spotted Wood-Quail (Odontophorus guttatus)
- Chiriqui (heard)
51. White-throated Crake (Laterallus
albigularis)
- Tocumen
52. Common Gallinule (Moorhen) (Gallinula
chloropus)
- Tocumen, etc
53. Purple Gallinule (Porphyrula martinica)
- Pipeline Rd
54. Northern (Middle American) Jacana (Jacana
spinosa) - Lagunas di Volcan
55. Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) - Tocumen
56. Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) -
Tocumen 3/30
57. Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) -
Tocumen, etc
58. Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) -
Tocumen 3/30
59. Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) - Ft Sherman
area (on pipe) 3/29
60. Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
- Tocumen 3/30
61. Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla) - Panama
Canal
62. Pale-vented Pigeon (Pipeline Rd,
Nusangandi,
Achiote Rd) - Pipeline Rd, Nusagundi, Achiote Road
63. Band-tailed Pigeon (Finca Lerida) - Finca
Lerida
64. Ruddy Pigeon (Cerro Punta, Finca Lerida)
- Cerro Punta, Finca Lerid a
65. Short-billed Pigeon (Nusagandi, Achiote
Rd) - Nusagandi, Achiote Rd
66. Mourning Dove (Tocumen, 3/30) - Tocumen
67. Ruddy Ground-Dove (Columbina talpacoti)
- very common
68. Blue Ground-Dove (Claravis pretiosa) -
Pipeline Rd 3/28, Achiote Rd 3/28
69. White-tipped (White-fronted) Dove
(Leptotila
verrauxi) - many sightings, low and high
70. Gray-chested Dove (L. cassinii) - Pipeline
Rd
71. Crimson-fronted Parakeet (Aratinga finschi)
- Bocas del Toro 3/26; also Cerro Punta
72. Sulphur-winged Parakeet (Pyrrhura
hoffmanni)
- Chiriqui, common
73. Orange-chinned (Brown-shouldered) Parakeet
(Brotogeris jugularis) - common
74. Red-fronted Parrotlet (Touit costaricensis)
- Fortuna Rd 3/21 - 2 flying
75. Brown-hooded Parrot (Pionopsitta
haematotis)
- Nusagandi 3/20
76. Blue-headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus) -
Bocas Rd 3/26; also Achiote
77. Red-lored (Red-fronted) Parrot (Amazon)
(Amazona autumnalis) - Barro Colorado I 3/18
78. Mealy Parrot (Amazon) (A. farinosa) -
Achiote
Rd 3/28
79. Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana) - several
sightings
80. Greater Ani (Crotophaga major) - Maddan
Dam 3/19
81. Smooth-billed Ani (C. ani) - common
82. Groove-billed Ani (C. sulcirostris) -
common
83. Vermiculated Screech-Owl (Otus guatemalae)
- Achiote Rd 3/28
84. *Crested Owl (Lophostrix cristata) -
Achiote
Rd (heard)
85. Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillatus)
- Nusagandi 3/21
86. Andean (Mountain) Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium
jardinii) - Cerro Punta 3/23
87. *Mottled Owl (Ciccaba virgata) - Achiote
Rd (heard)
88. Striped Owl (Rhinoptynx clamator) - Tocumen
89. Pauraque (Nyctodromus albicollis) - common
90. Rufous Nightjar (Caprimulgus rufus) - rd
to Cerro Jefe 3/17
91. White-tailed Nightjar (C. cayennensis)
- Tocumen
92. White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne
zonaris)
- Chiriqui (Boquete, Fortuna Rd)
93. Vaux's Swift (Chaetura vauxi) - Chiriqui
94. Band-rumped Swift (C. spinicauda) -
Nusagandi,
Bocas del Toro
95. Short-tailed Swift (C. brachyura) - nr
beginning of Pipeline Rd (Gamboa) 3/18
96. Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy) - Nusagandi
97. Long-tailed Hermit (P. sperciliosus) -
many localities
98. Little Hermit (P. longuemareus) - Nusagandi
3/20, Achiote Rd 3/29
99. Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus
hemileucurus)
- below Cerro Punta 3/22
100. Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) - Barro
Colorado I 3/18
101. Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis)
- Cerro Punta 3/23
102. Violet-bellied Hummingbird (Damophila julie)
- Pipeline Rd 3/19 Achiote Rd (in bananas) 3/28,29
103. Blue-chested Hummingbird (Amazilia amabilis)
- Achiote Rd
104. Snowy-breasted Hummingbird (A. edward) -
Pipeline
Rd 3/19
105. Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (A. tzacatl) - common
106. Variable (Chestnut-bellied) Mountaingem
(Lampornis
castaneoventris) - Dos Rios; Cerro Punta (common)
107. Magnificent Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens) -
Cerro Punta 3/23
108. Purple-crowned Fairy (Heliothryx barroti) -
Pipeline Rd 3/19
109. Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla)
- Finca Lerida 3/25
110. Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) -
all Chiriqui locations
111. Slaty-tailed (Massena) Trogon (Trogon massena)
- Barro Colorado I, S9 Rd (nesting in termite nest)
112. Lattice-tailed Trogon (T. clathratus) - Fortuna
Rd 3/26
113. White-tailed Trogon (T. viridis) - Pipeline
Rd 3/19
114. Black-throated Trogon (T. rufus) - Barro
Colorado
I 3/18, Achiote Rd 3/28
115. Violaceous Trogon (T. violaceus) - Achiote Rd,
S9 3/28
116. Ringed Kingfisher (Ceryle torquata) - Panama
Canal 3/18, Lagunas di Volcan 3/23
117. Belted Kingfisher (C. alcyon) - several
locations,
mainly low
118. Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona) - Bocas
del Toro 3/26, Tocumen 3/30
119. Green Kingfisher (C. americana) - Dos Rios Hotel
3/22
120. *Tody Motmot (Hylomanes momotula) - Fortuna
Rd (heard only)
121. Broad-billed Motmot (Electron platyrhynchum)
- Pipeline Rd 3/19
122. Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii) - Tiger
Rail 3/28; heard on Pipeline 3/19
123. *Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota) - heard
only in several locales
124. Great Jacamar (Jacamerops aurea) - Nusagandi
3/21
125. Black-breasted Puffbird (Notharchus pectoralis)
- Pipeline Rd 3/19
126. Pied Puffbird (N. tectus) - Barro Colorado I
3/18, Nusagandi 3/21
127. Spot-crowned Barbet (Capito maculicoronatus)
- Achiote Rd 3/28
128. Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii) - Finca
Lerida 3/25, Fortuna Rd 3/26
129. *Prong-billed Barbet (Semnornis frantzii) -
rd to Fortuna (heard) 3/26
130. Emerald Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus) -
all Chiriqui locations
131. Collared Ara E7ari (Pteroglossus torquatus)
- common at various locales
132. Yellow-eared Toucanet (Selenidera spectabilis)
- Nusagandi 3/20-21
133. Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) -
common
134. Chestnut-mandibiled (Swainson's) Toucan (R.
swainsonii) - many locations especially eastern canal zone &
highlands
135. Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus) -
Nusagandi,
Fortuna Rd, etc
136. Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) -
common in Chiriqui
137. Red-crowned Woodpecker (M. rubricapillus) -
common
138. Black-cheeked Woodpecker (M. pucherani) - common
lowlands, Nusagnadi, Achiote Rd
139. Smoky-brown Woodpecker (Veniliornis fumigatus)
- Fortuna Rd 3/26
140. Hairy Woodpecker (Dendrocopus villosus) - above
Cerro Punta 3/23, Finca Lerida 3/26 (small local race)
141. Pale-billed (Flint-billed) Woodpecker
(Campephilus
guatemalensis) - rd to Bocas 3/26
142. Crimson-crested Woodpecker (C. melanoleucos)
- Madden Dam 3/19, Achiote Rd 3/28
143. Plain-brown Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla
fuliginosa)
- Pipeline Rd 3/18
144. Ruddy Woodcreeper (D. homochroa) - Pipeline
Rd (following army ant swarm) 3/19
145. Long-tailed Woodcreeper (Deconychura longicauda)
- Nusagandi 3/20
146. Olivaceous Woodcreeper (Sittasomus
griseicapillus)
- Barro Colorado I3/18, 2 or 3 other locations incl Chiriqui
147. Wedge-billed Woodcreeper (Glyphorhnchus
spirurus)
- Achiote Rd 3/29
148. Buff-throated Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus
guttatus)
- S9 Rd, etc 2/18
149. Black-striped Woodcreeper (X. lachrymosus) -
Barro Colorado I 3/18
150. Spot-crowned Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes
affinis)
- common in high
151. Pale-breasted Spinetail (Synallaxis albescens)
- Tocumen 3/30
152. Red-faced Spinetail (Cranioleuca erythrops)
- Finca Lerida 3/25
153. Ruddy Treerunner (Margarornis rubiginosus) -
Cerra Punta 3/24
154. Spotted Barbtail (Premnoplux brunnescens) -
Finca Lerida 3/25
155. Striped Foliage-Gleaner (Woodhaunter)
(Hyloctistes
subulatus) - Nusagandi 3/20
156. Spectacled (Scaly-throated) Foliage-Gleaner
(Anabacerthia variegaticeps) - Finca Lerida 3/25 (a pair)
157. Buff-throated Foliage-Gleaner (Automolus
ochrolaemus)
- French Canal
158. Streak-breasted Treehunter (Thripadectes
rufobrunneus)
- Finca Lerida 3/25
159. Plain Xenops (Xenops minutus) - Achiote Rd
3/28,29
160. Scaly-throated Leaftosser (Leafscraper)
(Sclerurus
guatemalensis) -Barro Colorado I 3/18
161. Fasciated Antshrike (Cymbilaimus lineatus) -
Pipeline Rd 3/19, Achiote Rd 3/28
162. Great Antshrike (Taraba major) - Achiote Rd
3/28
163. Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus) -
common
164. Slaty Antshrike (T. punctatus) - Pipeline Rd,
Nusangandi, Achiote Rd, Barro Colorado
165. Russet Antrshrike (Thamnistes anabatinus) -
Nusagandi 3/20, flock
166. Pygmy Antwren (Myrmotherula brachyura) - Achiote
Rd (Peter & Lorna)
167, Checker-throated (Fulvous-bellied) Antwren (M.
fulviventris) - Barro Colorado 3/18
168. White-flanked Antwren (M. axillaris) - Barro
Colorado I 3/18
169. Dot-winged Antwren (Microrhopias quixensis)
- Barro Colorado I 3/18, Nusagandi 3/21, Achiote Rd 3/29
170. Chestnut-backed Antwren (Myrmeciza exsul) -
Nusagandi 3/20 or 21; S9 3/28
171. Bicolored Antbird (Gymnophithys leucaspis) -
Pipeline Rd 3/19
172. Spotted Antbird (Hylophylax naevioides) -
Achiote
Rd 3/29
173. Ocellated Antbird (Phaenostictus meleannani)
- Pipeline Rd 3/19
174. Black-faced Antthrush (Formicarius analis) -
Achiote Rd 3/29
175. *Black-headed Antthrush (F. nigricapillus) -
Nusagandi (heard)
176. Streak-chested (Spectacled) Antpitta (Hylopezus
perspicallatus) - Pipeline Rd 3/18 (Peter)
177. Red-capped Manakin (Pipra mentalis) - Pipeline
Rd 3/19. Nusagandi 3/20
178. Lance-tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia lanceolata)
- Madden Dam 3/19
179. Golden-collared Manakin (Manacus vitellinus)
- Barro Colorado 3/18, Achiote Rd, etc
180. *Thrushlike Manakin (Schiffornis turdinus) -
Achiote Rd (heard) 3/29
181. Blue Cotinga (Cotinga nattererii) - Nusagandi
( ), Ft Sherman 3/29
182. *Bright-rumped Attila (Attila spadiceus) -
common
(heard)
183. *Rufous Mourner (Rhytipterna holeythura) -
Fortuna
Rd (Umbrellabird Rd)
184. Rufous Piha (Lipaugus unirufus) - Nusagandi
3/20
185. Cinnamon Becard (Pachyramphus cinnamomeus) -
Bocas del Toro 3/26
186. Barred Becard (P. versicolor) -
at nest, Lagunas di Volcan
187. Masked Tityra (Tityra semifasciata) - common
188. Black-crowned Tityra (T. inquisitor) - Bocas
del Toro
189. Purple-throated Fruitcrow (Querula purpurata)
- Pipeline Rd 3/19, Achiote 3/29
190. Bare-necked Umbrellabird (Cephalopterus
glabricollis)
- flock of 5, Umbrellabird Rd (!), 3/26
191. Three-wattled Bellbird (Procnias triarunculata)
- Finca Lerida 3/25, Umbrellabird Rd 3/26
192. Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) - Volcan
3/22,23
193. Sirystes (Sirystes sililator) - Nusagandi 3/21
194. Long-tailed Tyrant (Colonia colonius) -
Nusagandi
3/20
195. Pied Water-Tyrant (Fluvicola pica) - Tocumen
196. Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Muscivora tyrannus)
- common, Tocumen & entire Panamericana into the highlands
197. Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) -
Nusagandi,
Escobal Rd, etc
198. Tropical Kingbird (T. melanicholicus) - abundant
199. Gray Kingbird (T. dominicensis) - Tocumen 3/21
200. Piratic Flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius) - Cerro
Jefe 3/19
201. Streaked Flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus)
- Barro Colorado I, etc (common, many locations)
202. Golden-bellied Flycatcher (M. hemichrysus) -
Umbrellabird Rd, Fortuna Rd 3/26,27
203. Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarhynchus pitangua)
- common, esp east Canal Zone and also in highlands
204. Social (Vermilion-crowned) Flycatcher
(Myiozetetes
similis) - common
205. Gray-capped Flycatcher (M. granadensis) - Bocas
del Toro & highlands
206. Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) - common
207. Lesser Kiskadee (P. lictor) - Tocumen 3/30
208. Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitis)
- Achiote Rd 3/29
209. Panama Flycatcher (M. panamensis) - Pipeline
Rd 3/19, Achiote Rd 3/29
210. Dusky-capped (Olivacous) Flycatcher (M.
tuberculifer)
- Lagunas di Volcan 3/23
211. Olive-sided Flycatcher (Nuttallornis [Contopus]
borealis) - Nusagandi 3/20
212. Dark Pewee (Contopus lugubris) - Bambito,
Fortuna
Rd
213. Tropical Pewee (C. cinerus) - Barro Colorado
I, etc
214. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax
flaviventris)
215. Empidonax spp - no yellow
216. Yellowish Flycatcher (E. flavescens) - Cerro
Punta 3/24
217. Black-capped Flycatcher (E. atriceps) - above
Cerro Punta 3/23
218. Tufted Flycatcher (Mitrephanes phaeocercus)
- Finca Lerida 3/25
219. Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher (Myiobius
sulphureipygius)
- Umbrellabird Rd 3/26
220. Northern Royal-Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus
mexicanus)
- Nusagandi 3/20
221. Common Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum)
- widespread
222. Southern Bentbill (Oncostoma olivaceum) -
Pipeline
Rd 3/19
223. Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant (Lophotriccus
pileatus)
- Nusagandi 3/21
224. Yellow Tyrannulet (Capsiempis flaveola) - rd
to Nusagandi 3/20
225. Torrent Tyannulet (Serpophaga cinerea) - Bambito
3/23
226. Yellow-bellied Elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster)
- Pipeline Rd, Nusagandi, etc
227. Lesser Elaenia (E. chiriquensis) - Cerro Jefe
3/18, Nusagandi 3/20
228. Mountain Elaenia (E. frantzii) - Cerro Punta
3/24
229. Paltry Tyrannulet (Tyranniscus vilissimus) -
Finca LErida 3/25
230. Mangrove Swallow (Tachycineta albilinea) -
common
231. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - abundant
232. Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon phrrhonota) - Dos
Rios, Volcan, 3/22; also Panama Canal
233. Gray-breasted Martin (Progne chalybea) -
everywhere
234. White-thighed Swallow (Neochelidon tibialis)
- Nusagandi 3/21,22
235. Blue-and-White Swallow (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca)
- common, highlands
236. (Southern) Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx
ruficollis [uropygialis]) - common
237. Brown Jay (Psilhorinus morio) - Bocas del Toro
3/26
238. Black-chested Jay (Cyanocorax affinis) - Bocas
del Toro 3/26, Achiote Rd 3/29
239. Silvery-throated Jay (Cyanolyca argentigula)
- above Cerro Punta 3/23
240. American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) - Bambito
3/22
241. Band-backed Wren (Campylorhynchus zonatus) -
Bocas del Toro 3/26
242. Buff-breasted Wren (Thryothorus leucotis) -
Ft Sherman, French Canal 3/29
243. Plain Wren (T. modestus) - Lagunas di Volcan
3/23, Tocumen 3/30
244. Bay Wren (T. nigricapillus) - Cerro Jefe,
Achiote
Rd 3/29,30
245. Rufous-breasted Wren (T. rutilus) - Cerro Punta
3/23
246. (Southern) House-Wren (Troglodytes musculus)
- Nusagandi 3/20 etc
247. Ochraceous Wren (T. ochraceus) - Cerro Punta
3/28, etc
248. *White-breasted (Lowland) Wood-Wren (Henicorhina
leucosticta) - heard, several locales
249. Gray-breasted (Highland) Wood-Wren (H.
leucophrys)
- Cerro Punta 3/23, etc
250. Song Wren (Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus) -
Nusagandi,
3/21
251. Nightingale Wren (Microcerculus marginatus)
- Nusagandi (heard)
252. Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) - Gamboa,
etc
253. Black-faced Solitaire (Myadestes melanops) -
Cerro Punta, Finca Lerida
254. White-throated Thrush (Robin) (Turdus assimilis)
- Finca Lerida 3/25, Lagunas di Volcan (heard)
255. Clay-colored Thrush (Robin) (T. grayi) -
everywhere
256. Mountain Thrush (Robin) (T. plebejus) - Cerro
Punta & all high places
257. Wood Thrush (Hylocichla [Catharus] mustelina)
- Finca Lerida 3/25
258. Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) - Finca
Lerida 3/25
259. Gray-cheeked Thrush (C. minimus) - Finca Lerida
3/25
260. Veery (C. fuscescens) - Fortuna Rd 3/26
261. Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush (C. frantzii)
- Cerro Punta 3/23
262. Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush (C.
aurantiirostris)
- Boquete 3/25
263. Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush (C.
gracilirostris)
- Cerro Punta 3/23
264. Tropical Gnatcatcher (Polioptila plumbea) -
Achiote Rd 3/28; also Pipeline Rd
265. Tawny-faced (Half-collared) Gnatwren (Microbates
cinereiventris) - Nusagandi 3/20
266. Long-tailed Silky-Flycatcher (Ptilogonys
caudatus)
- Cerro Punta, Finca Lerida 3/23,24
267. Rufous-browed Peppershrike (Cyclarhis
gujanensis)
- Lagunas di Volcan 3/23, Finca Lerida, etc
268. Green (Emerald) Shrike-Vireo (Smaragdolanius
pulchellus) - Pipeline Rd 3/19
269. Yellow-winged Vireo (Vireo carmioli) - Cerro
Punta 3/24
270. Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) - Boquete
271. Yellow-Green Vireo (V. flavoviridis) - Pipeline
Rd 3/19, Nusangandi
272. Brown-capped Vireo (V. leucophrys) - common
in highlands
273. Lesser Greenlet (Hylophilus decurtatus) - Cerro
Jefe, etc
274. Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) - Nusangandi,
Achiote Rd
275. Slaty Flower-piercer (Diglossa plumbea) - Cerro
Punta
276. Shining Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes lucidus) - Cerra
Azul
277. Red-legged Honeycreeper (C. cyaneus) - Pipeline
Rd 3/18
278. Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza) -
Nusagandi
279. Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana) - Bafrro Colorado
I, Achiote Rd
280. Scarlet-thighed Dacnis (D. venusta) - below
Cerro Punta 3/22
281. Black-and-White Warbler (Mniotilta varia) -
Volcan (Lagunas?)
282. Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) -
Nusagandi
283. Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)
- Pipeline Rd
284. Tennessee Warbler (V. peregrina) - common
285. Flame-throated Warbler (V. guttaralis) - Cerro
Punta, Bosquete
286. Tropical Parula (Olive-backed Warbler) (Parula
pitiayumi) - Cerro Punta, etc
287. Yellow Warbler (Dendroica aestiva) - Tocumen
3/30
288. Black-throated Green Warbler (D. virens) -
highlands
289. Blackburnian Warbler (D. fusca) - highlands
290. Chestnut-sided Warbler (D. pensylvanica) -
common
in Canal Zone
291. Bay-breasted Warbler (D. castanea) - common
in Canal Zone
292. Northern Waterthrush (Seirus noveboracensis)
- Ft Sherman area, etc
293. Mourning Warbler (Oporornis philadelphia) -
Achiote Rd
294. Chiriqui Yellowthroat (Geothlypis chiriquensis)
- Lorna
295. Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina) - Pipeline
Rd
296. Wilson's Warbler (W. pusilla) - highlands,
common
297. American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
298. Slate-throated Redstart (Myioborus miniatus)
- Cerro Punta, etc (Yellow-bellied form)
299. Collared Redstart (M. torquatus) - Cerro Punta
3/23
300. Three-striped Warbler (Basileuterus tristriatus)
- Finca Lerida (Peter)
301. Black-cheeked Warbler (B. melanogenys) - Finca
Lerida
302. Chestnut-capped Warbler (B. delatrii) - Cerro
Jefe 3/18
303. Buff-rumped Warbler (B. fulvicauda) - Achiote
Rd
304. Montezuma Oropendola (Gymnostinops montezuma)
- Bocas del Toro, Achiote Rd
305. Chestnut-headed Oropendola (Zarhynchus wagleri)
- Cerro Azul 3/17
306. Crested Oropendola (Psarocollius decumanus)
- Pipeline Rd 3/19
307. Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus cela) - Barro
Colorado I 3/18
308. Scarlet-rumped Cacique (C. uropygialis) -
Pipeline
Rd 3/19, Bocas del Toro 3/26
309. Giant Cowbird (Scaphidura oryzivora) - Lagunas
di Volcan
310. Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus) - Tocumen
3/21
311. Great-tailed Grackle (Cassidix mexicanus)
312. Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) - Cerro Azul
3/17
313. Yellow-tailed Oriole (I. mesomelas)
314. Yellow-backed Oriole (I. chrysater) - Nusagandi
3/20
315. Northern (Baltimore) Oriole (I. galbula)
316. Red-breasted Blackbird (Leistes [Sturnella]
militaris) - Tocumen 3/20
317. Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) - common,
Pacific lowlands; also Chiriqui
318. Golden-browed Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia
callophrys)
- Cerro Punta, Finca Lerida, Fortuna Rd
319. Blue-hooded Euphonia (Euphonia elegantissima)
- Lagunas di Volcan, Boquete area
320. Tawny-capped Euphonia (E. anneae) - Cerro Jefe
3/18
321. White-vented Euphonia (E. minuta) - Cerro Jefe
3/18
322. Fulvous-vented Euphonia (E. fulvicrissa) - Ft
Sherman (French Canal) 3/29
323. Thick-billed Euphonia (E. laniirostris) -
Nusagandi,
etc
324. Emerald Tanager (Tangara florida) - Cerro Jefe
3/18
325. Silver-throated Tanager (T. icterocephala) -
Cerro Jefe 3/18
326. Golden-hooded (Golden-masked) Tanager (T.
larvata)
- Nusagandi, Barro Colorado I, etc
327. Plain-colored Tanager (T. inornata) - Cerro
Azul 3/18
328. Bay-headed Tanager (T. gyrola) - Boquete 3/25
329. Rufous-winged Tanager (T. lavinia) - Nusagandi
3/20
330. Spangle-cheeked Tanager (T. dowii) -
Umbrellabird
Rd 3/26
331. Blue-and-Gold Tanager (Bangsia arcaei) -
Umbrellabird
Rd
332. Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) -
everywhere
333. Palm Tanager (T. palmarum) - Boquete, Achiote
Rd
334. Crimson-backed Tanager (Ramphocelus dimidiatus)
- Cerro Jefe/Cerro Azul 3/18
335. Scarlet-rumped Tanager (R. passerinii) - Cerro
Punta, Bambito 3/22, Bocas del Toro 3/26
336. Yellow-rumped Tanager (R. icteronotus) -
Nusagandi
3/20
337. Hepatic Tanager (Piranga flava) - Cerro
Jefe/Cerro
Azul 3/18
338. Summer Tanager (P. rubra)
339. Scarlet Tanager (P. olivacea) - several locales
340. Flame-colored (Stripe-backed) Tanager (P.
bidentata)
- Bambito, Boquete, Fortuna Rd
341. White-winged Tanager (P. leucoptera) - Bambito
342. Carmiol's (Olive) Tanager (Chlorothraupis
carmioli)
- Pipeline Rd, Nusagandi, Cerro Jefe/Cerro Azul
343. Red-throated (Dusky-tailed) Ant-Tanager (Habia
fuscicauda) - Achiote Rd, etc
344. White-lined Tanager (Tachyphonus rufus) -
Nusagandi
3/20
345. White-shouldered Tanager (T. luctuosus) - Barro
Colorado I 3/18
346. Tawny-crested Tanager (T. delatrii) - Pipeline
Rd 3/19
347. Sulphur-rumped Tanager (Heterospingus
rufrifrons)
- Barro Colorado I
348. Dusky-faced Tanager (Mitrospingus cassinii)
- Achiote Rd 3/28
349. *Rosy (Rose-breasted) Thrush-Tanager
(Rhodinocichla
rosea) - rd to Nusangandi, Achiote Rd
350. Black-and-Yellow Tanager (Chrysothlypis
chrysomelas)
- Cerro Jefe 3/18, Fortuna Rd
351. Common Bush-Tanager (Chlorospingus ophthalmicus)
- Bambito, etc
352. Tacarcuna Bush-Tanager (C. tacarcunae) - Cerro
Jefe 3/18
353. Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager (C. pileatus) - Cerro
Punta
354. Black-headed Saltator (Saltator atriceps) -
Bocas del Toro, Achiote Rd
355. Buff-throated Saltator (S. maximus) -
widespread,
low & high
356. Streaked Saltator (S. albicollis) - Cerro Punta,
Lagunas di Volcan
357. Black-thighed Grosbeak (Pheuticus tibialis)
- Umbrellabird Rd
358. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (P. ludovicianus) -
common,
many locales
359. Blue-black Grosbeak (Cyanocompsa cyanoides)
- Cerro Jefe, Pipeline Rd, etc
360. Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) - Achiote
Rd, Chiriqui, Escobal Rd
361. Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) -
common
362. Yellow-faced Grassquit (Tiaris olivacea) - Cerro
Jefe/Cerro Azul, Chiriqui highlands
363. Variable Seedeater (Sporophila aurita) - common
364. Yellow-bellied Seedeater (S. nigricollis) -
Gamboa
365. Ruddy-breasted Seedeater (S. minuta) - Tocumen
366. Thick-billed Seed-Finch (Oryzoborus funereus)
- Nusagandi
367. Large-footed Finch (Pezopetes capitalis) - Cerro
Punta
368. Yellow-thighed Finch (Pselliophorus tibialis)
- Cerro Punta, etc
369. Yellow-throated Brush-Finch (Atlapetes
gutturalis)
- Cerro Punta
370. Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch (A. brunneinucha)
- Bambito, etc
371. Black-striped Sparrow (Arremonops conirostris)
- common, low & high
372. Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)
373. Yellow-bellied Siskin (Spinus xanthogaster)
- Cerro Punta, etc
374. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - Panamericana
Eric Salzman
29 Middagh Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone & Fax: 718 522-6138
e-mail: esalzman@aba.org