Panama 4th August, 2008 to 17th August, 2008 Terry and John Cooper
ITINERARY
4th August Birded in the gardens of the Riande Aeropuerto Hotel in Panama City during the early morning. Leaving at 08.00 and travelled out to the Canopy Lodge at El Valle de Anton, some 2 hours by road. Birded around the Lodge. After lunch, walked along the river trail to the Canopy Adventure and then walked several forest trails around the Canopy Adventure, returning back to the Lodge at 18.30 hrs.
Flower in the forest near Canopy Lodge.
The Canopy Lodge River.
Terry on the bridge over the river outside the Canopy Lodge.
5th August Early morning birding around the Canopy Lodge. We then walked up the Cerro Gaital trail for 4 hours before returning back to the Lodge for lunch. After lunch we birded in the gardens of the lodge before walking the road to the Canopy Adventure birding along the trails behind the Adventure, before returning back to the Lodge at 18.30 hrs.
Terry relaxing at the Canopy Lodge.
Heliconia in the forest, but sadly no Sicklebills.
6th August Early morning birding along the Las Minas road and trail, returning to the Canopy Lodge at 12.30. Afternoon birded along the Las Zamias trail and in the forest near the Hotel Campestre.
John & Terry at the Canopy Lodge.
Shrub in flower near the Canopy Lodge.
Tree Orchid type growing high up along the Las Minas trail.
7th August Spent all morning birding along the Cerro Cara Iguana trail. Returned to the Canopy Lodge at 12.30 and birded in the gardens. In the afternoon birded along the Rio Indio trail.
Large Toad at the Canopy Lodge.
Flowers hanging down on vines at the Canopy Lodge.
8th August Early morning visit to Altos del Maria and birded several forest areas returning back to the Lodge mid-Afternoon. Visited the Canopy Adventure forest trail late afternoon.
Two views taken along the track at Altos del Maria
Canopy Adventure Waterfall
9th August Early morning walked along the Canopy Adventure forest trail and back to the Lodge via the River trail. At 10.00 hrs departed for a 2 hour drive to the Canopy Tower situated in the Soberania National Park in the Canal Zone, arriving here at mid-day for a 9 night stay. Afternoon visit to the Ammo Ponds and surrounding areas. Returned to the Tower and then a 2 hour night drive around the Tower area.
The Canopy Tower.
View of the Panama Canal from the top of the Canopy Tower
10th August Early morning visit to the Pipeline Road returning to the Tower at 12.30. Afternoon visit to the Gamboa Resort but heavy rain curtailed this visit
Bridge along the Pipeline Road where John fell through.
Terry trying out the hammock at the Tower. (at least that’s what he told me)
11th August Early morning watch from top of the Tower. We then walked along the Old Gamboa road trail and visited Summit Ponds. Afternoon visit to the Summit Ponds area.
Early morning mist over the rainforest, from the top of the Canopy Tower.
View of the road bridge over the Panama Canal from the Canopy Tower.
Two more species of Heliconias, near the Canopy Tower.
Frog along the Old Gamboa Road forest trail.
12th August Very early drive out to Achiote Road area via the Panama Canal, for a full day birding, visiting the Caribbean Sea at Fort San Lorenz, returning back to the Tower during the late afternoon.
The Panama Canal area.
Views taken at Fort San Lorenz.
John photographing the Least Sandpipers near Fort San Lorenz.
View as we were returning over the Panama Canal.
13th August Early morning watch from top of the Tower. Then walked the Old Gamboa Road trail to Summit Ponds. Afternoon walked along the Plantation road trail.
John searching for Blue Cotinga from the Canopy Tower.
Terry on top of the Canopy Tower.
View of Panama City from the top of the Canopy Tower.
Water Terrapin at the Summit Ponds.
14th August Early morning watching from top of the Tower. Walked along the Plantation road trail and then birded along the Chagres River near Gamboa. Afternoon visited a feeding station near Gamboa and then along the first section of the Pipeline Road.
Praying Mantis found on top of the Canopy Tower.
Frog along the Plantation Road Forest trail.
Late evening view from the top of the Canopy Tower.
Road sign along the Chagres River at Gamboa
15th August From dawn until 15.00 hrs we walked along Pipeline Road starting at the Rio Limboa bridge at 5.8kms walking to approx.14 kms before returning back to the Rio Limboa bridge. We then returned to the Tower and finished the day watching from the top of the tower.
Two views taken along the Pipeline Road.
16th August Early morning watch from Tower top, then walked down Semaphore Hill Road. Afternoon visit to the Ammo pond area.
New tree growth food
for the Howler Monkeys.
John taking yet another photograph of a Hummingbird, at the Canopy Tower.
Terry & John along Semaphore Road.
Flower in the forest down Semaphore Hill.
17th August All morning visit to the first section of the Pipeline Road returning to the Tower at 13.00 hrs. Watched from the top of the Tower during the afternoon and then packed for very early departure the following morning back to the Airport for our flight home to the UK.
Terry in the Bird Mobile
at the Canopy Tower.
Fly feeding on forest flower along Pipeline Road.
SYSTEMATIC BIRD LIST
All the photographs included in this report were taken by John and Terence Cooper.
Great Tinamou – Tinamus major
One seen briefly feeding on the grass verge by the side of the road in the early morning on our drive out to the Pipeline Road on the 10th, before it quickly flew across the road back into the forest. Others were heard calling on several dates.
Little Tinamou – Crypturellus soui
Two were called out of the forest along the first section of Pipeline Road on the 17th and gave excellent close views. Others were heard calling on several dates.
Little Tinamou along the Pipeline Road.
Black Bellied Whistling Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis
Three seen on the 9th flying over the Ammo Ponds with 2 on the 14th along the Chagres River.
Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata
Two seen flying over the Riande Aeropuerto Hotel gardens on the 4th, one seen flying close to the Chagres River near Gamboa on the 10th and 16th.
Grey Headed Chachalaca – Ortalis cinereiceps
Recorded in small numbers on 7 days at both areas around the Lodge and the Tower with a maximum of 7 on the 9th.
Grey Headed Chachalacas near the Ammo Dump Ponds.
Black Guan – Chamaepetes unicolor
One gave brief but good views along the Cerro Gaital trail on the 5th.
The blue area around the eye was clearly seen.
Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis
An estimated 300 were seen as we drove along the coastal part of our drive from Panama Airport to the Canopy Lodge on the 4th. Otherwise just 10 seen around Gatun Locks on the 12th.
Brown Pelicans passing inland over the Panama Canal.
Neotropic Cormorant – Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Thirty were seen on the drive to Canopy Lodge on the 4th and two flew over the Canopy Tower on the 16th.
Anhinga – Anhinga anhinga
Seen on 5 dates around the Canopy Tower with a maximum of 5 on the 9th.
Anhinga flying high over the Canal area.
Magnificent Frigatebird – Fregata magnificens
Sixty seen along the coastal section of the drive to the Canopy Lodge on the 4th, with 1 on the 9th, 30 around Gatun Locks of the 12th, and 1 on the 17th.
Immature Magnificent Frigatebird flying over Gatun Locks.
Rufescent Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma lineatum
Only seen at the Ammo Ponds with 1 immature on the 9th, and 6 including 2 adults on the 16th. Very close views of an immature seen standing on the road edge by the side of one of the ponds.
Adult Rufescent Tiger Heron at Ammo Dump Ponds.
Juvenile Rufescent Tiger Heron at the Ammo Dump Ponds.
Great Egret – Ardea alba
Five seen on the journey to Canopy Lodge on the 4th and 2 seen on the 12th.
Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis
A single bird seen on the 9th, with 2 seen on the 16th.
Snowy Egret – Egretta thula
Eleven seen on the journey to the Canopy Lodge on the 4th.
Little Blue Heron – Egretta caerulea
Five seen on the 11th at Summit Ponds with 1 on the 14th flying along the Chagres River.
Green Heron – Butorides virescens
Just a single bird seen at the Summit Ponds on the 13th.
Striated Heron – Butorides striatus
Recorded on five dates at Ammo and Summit Ponds with singles of 4 dates and 2 on the 16th.
Boat Billed Heron – Cochlearius chchlearius
Just recorded at the Summit Ponds, with one on the 11th and 3 on the 13th.
White Ibis – Eudocimus albus
Three seen flying over the road along the coastal section on our drive to the Canopy Lodge on the 4th.
Black Vulture – Coragyps atratus
Very common and seen in good numbers daily. 1,000 were estimated on the drive to Canopy Lodge on the 4th.
Black Vultures feeding on a roadkill Opossum near Gamboa
Turkey Vulture – Cathartes aura
Common but not as common as the last species. Seen daily with a maximum of 100 seen on two dates.
Turkey Vultures near the Summit Ponds.
Turkey Vulture over the Canopy Tower.
Grey Headed Kite – Leptodon cayanensis
One seen on the drive down Semaphore Hill Road on the 11th and 2 seen on the 14th, the first from the top of the Canopy Tower, and the second along the Plantation Road trail.
Swallow Tailed Kite – Elanoides forficatus
A single bird on the 6th seen over the Las Minas trail with 3 on the 8th around Altos del Maria. A passage took place in the Canopy Tower area with most birds moving South in small flocks. 100 on the 11th, 60 on the 12th, 10 on the 13th, and 20 on the 17th. The largest flock seen was of around 50 birds.
Swallow Tailed Kites moving high over the Canopy Tower.
Pearl Kite – Gampsonyx swainsonii
Two seen at very close range perched along the road side on the journey from Canopy Lodge to the Tower, on the 9th. Superb.
Pearl Kite, one of
two seen on the journey to the Canopy
Tower.
White Tailed Kite – Elanus leucurus
Just a single bird seen on the journey to the Canopy Lodge on the 4th.
Snail Kite – Rostrhamus sociabilis
A single bird seen flying up the River Chagres on the 14th.
Double Toothed Kite – Harpagus bidentatus
A single bird showed well perched up along the Pipeline Road on the 15th.
Record shot of the Double Toothed Kite along the
Pipeline Road.
Plumbeous Kite – Ictinia plumbea
A good south passage took place in the Canopy Tower area with 15 on the 11th, 40 on the 12th, 70 on the 13th, and 10 on the 17th. They were often seen moving in mixed flocks with the Swallow Tails.
Semiplumbeous Hawk – Leucopternis semiplumbeus
A single bird seen sat up in the forest from the top of the Canopy Tower on the 11th.
White Hawk – Leucopternis albicollis
One sat out perched along the Las Minas trail on the 6th, 1 on the 11th and 2 seen very well soaring at different places on the 12th along the Achiote Road.
Common Black Hawk – Buteogallus anthracinus
One seen on the 9th on the journey from the Canopy Lodge to the Tower, and 2 on the 12th on the journey from Achiote Road.
Savannah Hawk – Buteogallus meridionalis
Just a single bird seen on the other side of Gatun Locks on the 12th
Savannah Hawk in the heat haze near Gatun Locks.
Grey Hawk – Buteo nitidus
Two seen on the 11th, one from the Tower and the second along the Old Gamboa Road trail.
Grey Hawk taken in bad light along the Old Gamboa Road forest trail.
Short Tailed Hawk – Buteo brachyurus
One seen on the 7th along the Cara Iguana trail, one seen on the 9th near the Ammo Ponds, 2 on the 11th near the Summit Ponds, and 1 on the 15th along the Pipeline Road. Both dark and pale colour phases were seen.
Pale phase Short Tailed Hawk soaring high over the Cara Iguana trail.
Zone Tailed Hawk – Buteo albonotatus
Singles seen on the 8th at Altos del Maria, on the 12th along the Achiote road and on the 15th along the Pipeline Road.
Zone Tailed Hawk (right hand bird) soaring with Black Vulture.
Zone Tailed Hawk over the Achiote Road.
Black Hawk Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus
A single bird briefly sat out along the Cara Iguana trail on the 7th.
Crested Caracara – Caracara cheriway
Three seen on the drive to the Canopy Lodge on the 4th, with 2 on the 11th near Summit Ponds.
Yellow Headed Caracara – Milvago chimachima
Seen on 5 dates around the Canopy Tower area with a daily maximum of 10 on the 12th.
Juvenile Yellow Headed Caracara near the Ammo Ponds.
Adult Yellow Headed Caracara at Fort San Lorenz.
Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis
One seen on the 10th at the Gamboa Resort and a pair seen hunting and sat on the water tower near the Summit Ponds on the 11th.
White Throated Crake – Laterallus albigularis
One seen at very close range at Ammo Ponds on the 9th with prolonged views of 2 there on the 16th
White Throated Crakes at the Ammo Dump Ponds.
Grey Necked Wood-Rail – Aramides cajanea
Singles seen on the 7th near the Cara Iguana trail, on the 8th on the way back from Altos del Maria, and on the 12th in the forest at Achiote Road.
American Purple Gallinule – Porphyrio martinica
Two seen on the 9th at the Ammo Ponds, with 1 on the 14th along the Chagres River, and 1 on the 16th at the Ammo Ponds.
Common Moorhen – Gallinula chloropus
Just a single bird seen along the Chagres River at Gamboa on the 14th.
Southern Lapwing – Vanellus chilensis
One seen at the Gamboa Resort on the 10th with 2 on the 14th near Gamboa.
Wattled Jacana – Jacana jacana
Up to 10 on a day recorded on 5 dates around Canopy Tower with the Ammo Ponds being the main site.
Wattled Jacanas along the Chagres River at Gamboa.
Spotted Sandpiper – Actitis macularia
Eight including 2 with spots, were seen on the 12th, on the beach along the Caribbean Sea at Fort San Lorenzo.
Greater Yellowlegs – Tringa melanoleuca
A single bird was present on the Caribbean beach at Fort San Lorenzo on the 12th.
Whimbrel – Numenius phaeopus
A single bird of the Hudsonian race, came flying in off the Caribbean Sea at Fort San Lorenzo on the 12th.
Western Sandpiper – Calidris mauri
Just a single bird was found on the beach at Fort San Lorenzo on the 12th.
Least Sandpiper – Calidris minutilla
Three gave superb close views on the beach at Fort San Lorenzo on the 12th.
Least Sandpipers on the beach at Fort San Lorenzo.
Short Billed Dowitcher – Limnodromus griseus
A single bird was found on the beach at Fort San Lorenzo on the 12th.
Laughing Gull – Larus atriclla
Surprisingly, only seen on the drive from Panama City to the Canopy Lodge when about 20 were seen on the 4th.
Royal Tern – Thalasseus maximus
Just 2 seen on the 12th at Fort San Lorenzo.
Pale Vented Pigeon – Patagioenas cayennensis
Small numbers were only recorded on 4 dates chiefly along the Canal zone.
Pale Vented Pigeon in
trees along the Panama Canal .
Scaled Pigeon – Patagioenas speciosa
This attractive pigeon was recorded on 8 dates with a daily maximum of 8 on the 6th.
Scaled Pigeon along the Las Minas trail.
Short Billed Pigeon – Patagioenas nigrirostris
Just 2 seen on the 10th along the Pipeline Road.
Ruddy Ground Dove – Columbina talpacoti
Just seen on 4 dates with a daily maximum of 8 on the 14th.
Ruddy Ground Dove along the Rio Indio trail.
White Tipped Dove- Leptotila verreauxi
The common dove, recorded on 10 dates with many more being heard
White Tipped Dove in the grounds of the Canopy
Lodge.
Grey Chested Dove – Leptotila cassini
One seen on the 10th along Pipeline Road, with 2 on the 13th along Plantation Road.
Orange Chinned Parakeet – Brotogeris jugularis
Recorded on nine dates with a daily maximum of 70 on the 12th
Brown Hooded Parrot – Pionopsitta haematotis
Recorded on 5 dates with a daily maximum of 20 on the 12th along the Achiote Road.
Blue Headed Parrot – Pionus menstruus
Recorded in small numbers on 5 dates with a maximum of 12 on the 10th.
Red Lored Parrot- Amazona autumnalis
Recorded daily but only around the Canopy Tower area, with a daily maximum of 20 on the 14th.
Mealy Parrot – Amazona farinosa
Common in the Canopy Tower/Gamboa area and good numbers could be seen going and leaving their roost from the top of the Tower. A count from the Tower on the 11th produced 70 birds. Recorded daily in this area.
Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana
Singles seen on 5 dates with 2 on the 5th in the Canopy Lodge area.
Squirrel Cuckoo along the Cerro Gaital trail.
Pheasant Cuckoo – Dromococcyx phasianellus
One of the surprises of the trip when an adult bird crossed the Pipeline Road just a few yards from us on the 17th. The huge rounded tail with the large white patches around the tail edge were striking.
Greater Ani – Crotophaga major
One seen on the 9th at Ammo Ponds, with 4 on the 11th at Summit Ponds, and 6 on the 16th again at Ammo Ponds.
Greater Ani at the Summit Ponds.
Smooth Billed Ani – Crotophaga ani
Up to 6 recorded on 6 dates.
Smooth Billed Ani.
Tropical Screech Owl – Megascops choliba
A pair sat out together on the night ride on the 9th near the Canopy Tower.
Spectacled Owl –Pulsatrix perspicllata
An adult with a full grown young bird were seen at their day time roost along the Old Gamboa Road trail on the 11th.
Record shot of Spectacled Owl along the Old Gamboa Road forest trail.
Mottled Owl – Ciccaba virgata
An adult with 2 full grown young were seen at their day time roost in the forest close to the Canopy Adventure on the 5th.
Two Mottled Owls near the Canopy Adventure.
Lesser Nighthawk – Chordeiles acutipennis
Two found roosting during the day time at Gamboa on the 14th.
Lesser Nighthawk roosting at Gamboa.
Common Nighthawk – Chordeiles minor
A single bird was flying around the top of the Canopy Tower during the evening of the 17th.
Common Pauraque – Nyctidromus albicollis
Two seen well on the night drive near the Canopy Tower on the 9th.
Common Pauraque taken on the night drive near the Canopy Tower.
Great Potoo – Nyctibius grandis
A single bird seen on three occasions on the 10th, 14th and 15th at its day time roost along Semaphore Hill Road.
Great Potoo high up in its roosting tree along Semaphore Hill Road.
Common Potoo – Nyctibius griseus
Two birds responded to play-back on the night ride near Canopy Tower on the 9th. One of these flew around the open-top vehicle and then hovered above us. Superb.
Short Tailed Swift – Chaetura brachyuran
Recorded on 5 dates in the Canopy Tower area, with a daily maximum of 20 on both the 10th and 17th.
Band Rumped Swift – Chaetura spinicaudus
Recorded on 9 dates with a passage of 200+ birds were recorded passing over Altos del Maria in a short period of time on the 8th.
Lesser Swallow Tailed Swift – Panyptila cayennensis
Four seen on the 12th along the Achiote Road, and 2 seen on the 13th from the top of the Canopy Tower.
Rufous Breasted Hermit – Glaucis hirsutus
One seen on the 5th in the Lodge gardens, one on the 6th along the Las Minas trail, and 2 on the 12th along the Achiote Road.
Band Tailed Barbthroat – Threnetes ruckeri
The only bird seen was one in the Lodge gardens on the 4th.
Green Hermit – Phaethornis guy
Five seen on the climb up the Cerro Gaital trail on the 5th, with 3 seen on the 8th at Altos del Maria.
Western Long Billed Hermit – Phaethornis longirostris
Our only sighting was of a single bird showing very well at the feeders at the Canopy Tower in the rain on the 13th.
Stripe Throated Hermit – Phaethornis striigularis
Recorded on 6 dates with 4 on the 7th along the Cara Iguana track and 3 on the 8th around Altos del Maria.
Stripe Throated Hermit
along Pipeline Road.
White Necked Jacobin – Florisuga mellivora
Two singles seen, the first on the 11th at the Canopy Tower and the second on the 14th near the Pipeline Road.
Violet Headed Hummingbird – Klais guimeti
Two seen on the 4th, 1 on the 5th and 1 on the 9th, around the grounds of the Lodge.
Male Violet Headed Hummingbird in the grounds of the Canopy Lodge.
Rufous Crested Coquette – Lophornis delattrei
A single female was seen well sat high up at the entrance to the Canopy Lodge on the 7th.
Female Rufous Chested Coquette sat high at the Canopy Lodge entrance.
Green Thorntail – Discosura conversil
Two distinctive females were seen, the first on the 8th at Altos del Maria, and the second in the Canopy Lodge gardens on the 9th.
Violet Crowned Woodnymph – Thalurania colombica
One seen on the 5th along the Cerro Gaital trail, 6 seen on the 6th along the Las Minas trail, and 1 on the 8th at Altos del Maria.
Female Violet Crowned Woodnymph along the Las Minas trail.
Violet Bellied Hummingbird – Damophila Julie
Two seen on the 10th along the Pipeline Road, 2 on the 11th along the Old Gamboa road trail, 3 on the 13th again along the Old Gamboa road trail, and 1 on the 15th along the Pipeline Road.
Male Violet Bellied Hummingbird along the Old Gamboa Road forest trail.
Sapphire Throated Hummingbird – Lepidopyga coeruleogularis
Just a single bird seen on the 12th along the Achiote Road.
Blue Chested Hummingbird – Polyerata amabilis
Recorded on 9 dates and could usually be found at the feeders at the Tower. Maximum number seen was 4 recorded on 3 dates. It was only seen on one day around the Lodge.
Male Blue Chested
Hummingbird at the Canopy
Tower.
Snowy Bellied Hummingbird – Amazilia edgard
Singles seen on the 4th and 5th in the garden of the Lodge, with 4 on the 7th chiefly along the Cara Iguana trail.
Snowy Bellied Hummingbird in the gardens of the Canopy Lodge.
Rufous Tailed Hummingbird – Amazilia tzacatl
Up to 6 on a day recorded on 8 dates and were commoner in the forests around the Lodge than the Tower.
Rufous Tailed Hummingbird in the Canopy Lodge gardens.
White Tailed Emerald – Elvira chionura
Just a single bird which showed very well on the 8th at Altos del Maria.
White Vented Plumeleteer – Chalybura buffonii
Chiefly seen at the feeders at both the Lodge and the Tower, and was recorded on 8 dates with a daily maximum of 4 on the 5th.
Male White Vented Plumeleteer in the grounds of the Canopy Lodge.
Green Crowned Brilliant – Heliodoxa jacula
Just 2 seen on the climb up the Cerro Gaital trail on the 5th.
Purple Crowned Fairy – Heliothryx barroti
A fine male was seen on the 16th on the walk down Semaphore Hill Road.
White Tailed Trogon – Trogon viridis
A pair seen on the 10th along the Pipeline Road, 1 female seen on the 12th along Achiote Road, a pair seen at the entrance to Pipeline Road on the 14th, and a male again along the Pipeline Road on the 17th.
White Tailed Trogon along the Pipeline Road.
Violaceous Trogon – Trogon violaceous
One seen on the 9th at the Ammo Ponds, with 2 on the 12th along Achiote Road.
Female Violaceous Trogon near the Ammo Ponds.
Female Violaceous Trogon along Achiote Road.
Orange Bellied Trogon – Trogon auraniventris
Two seen on the 5th along the Cerro Gaital trail, 1 on the 6th along the Las Minas trail, and 2 on the 8th at Altos del Marie.
Male Orange Bellied Trogon along the Las Minas trail.
Black Throated Trogon – Trogon rufus
A pair seen on the 6th along the Las Zimas trail, another pair along the Old Gamboa road trail on the 13th. Two along the Pipeline Road on the 15th, with 1 on the walk down Semaphore Road Hill on the 16th.
Male Black Throated Trogon, growing its tail along the Old Gamboa Road trail.
Male Black Throated Trogon along the Las Zimas trail.
Black Tailed Trogon – Trogon melanurus
A female seen on the 10th along the Pipeline Road, with a male on the 12th along Achiote Road. One seen on the 17th again along the Pipeline Road.
Slaty Tailed Trogon – Trogon Massena
Recorded in the forests around the Canopy Tower. Up to 2 seen on 6 dates in this area chiefly along the Pipeline Road.
Male Slaty Tailed Trogon along the Pipeline Road.
Tody Motmot – Hylomanes momotula
Singles seen on the 5th and the 7th in the forests behind the Canopy Adventure, and proved to be one of the star birds of the trip.
Tody Motmot in the forest behind the Canopy Adventure.
Blue Crowned Motmot – Momotus momota
Six seen on the 7th along the Cara Iguana trail, 2 on the 11th and 1 on the 13th along the Old Gamboa road trail, and 1 on the 14th at the feeding station at Gamboa.
Blue Crowned Motmot along the Old Gamboa Road forest trail.
Blue Crowned Motmot near Gamboa.
Rufous Motmot – Baryphthengus martii
Two seen on the 4th around the Canopy Lodge including one which came in to feed at the bird tables, 1 on the 6th along the Las Zamias trail, 3 on the 15th along the Pipeline Road.
Rufous Motmot at the bird table in the rain at the Canopy Lodge.
Rufous Motmot along the Pipeline Road.
Broad Billed Motmot – Electron platyrhynchum
Two seen on the 6th along the Las Zimas trail, 1 on the 7th along the Rio Indio trail, 2 on the 15th along the Pipeline Road, and 2 on the 16th on the walk down Semaphore Hill Road.
Broad Billed Motmot along Rio Indio trail.
The bottom pictures shows the broad bill well.
Ringed Kingfisher – Ceryle torquata
One seen flying over the Riande Airport Hotel and a second on the journey to Canopy Lodge both on the 4th, 1 on the 11th at the Summit Ponds, 2 on the 12th near Fort San Lorenzo, and 1 on the 14th along the Chagres River at Gamboa.
Record shots of a Male Ringed Kingfisher near Fort San Lorenzo.
Amazon Kingfisher – Chloroceryle amazona
Singles seen on the 10th at the Gamboa Resort, and on the 13th at Summit Ponds.
Green Kingfisher – Chloroceryle americana
One seen on the river at Canopy Lodge on the 7th, 2 seen on the 11th Summit Ponds, and 1 on the 12th along Achiote Road.
Male Green Kingfisher at the Summit Ponds.
Female Green Kingfisher at the Canopy Lodge.
White Necked Puffbird – Notharchus radiatus
Just a single bird seen along the Pipeline Road on the 17th.
White Necked Puffbird high in the trees, along the Pipeline Road.
Black Breasted Puffbird – Notharchus pectoralis
One seen on the 10th along the Pipeline Road, and 3 seen together on the 12th along Achiote Road. One seen on the 15th again along the Pipeline Road.
Black Breasted Puffbird along the Pipeline Road.
Pied Puffbird – Notharchus tectus
Our only sighting was a single bird seen along the Achiote Road on the 12th.
White Whiskered Puffbird – Malacoptila panamensis
Singles seen on the 13th and 14th along the Plantation Road, and on the walk down Semaphore Hill Road on the 16th, with 4 seen along the Pipeline Road on the 15th.
White Whiskered Puffbird on Semaphore Hill.
Great Jacamar – Jacamerops aureus
A pair gave great views along the Pipeline Road on the 10th and was one of the main highlights of the trip. Soperb!!
A pair of Great Jacamars along the Pipeline Road.
Blue Throated Toucanet – Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis
Our only sighting was of 4 seen along the Cerro Gaital trail on the 5th.