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Bird life in Panama is fantastic, I did a lot of bird watching during my trip. The highlight was the Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno , german: Quetzal , french: Quetzal resplendissant ) and the hummingbirds. I watched birds in the Soberania National Park, around the Mount Totumas Lodge, and around Boqutte.
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Birds in Panama
Feeding hummingbirds. The one in flight is a Long-billed Hermit (Phaethornis longirostris , german: Westlicher Langschwanz-Schattenkolibri , french: Ermite à longue queue ). (658k)
Long-billed Hermit (Phaethornis longirostris , german: Westlicher Langschwanz-Schattenkolibri , french: Ermite à longue queue ) in flight. (549k)
Female White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora , german: Weißnackenkolibri , french: Colibri jacobin ). (515k)
Three male White-necked Jacobins on the feeder. (585k)
Male White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora , german: Weißnackenkolibri , french: Colibri jacobin ). (409k)
Male White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora , german: Weißnackenkolibri , french: Colibri jacobin ) in flight. (532k)
Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla , german: Orangekehlelfe , french: Colibri scintillant ), endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama . (469k)
Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla , german: Orangekehlelfe , french: Colibri scintillant ) in flight. (614k)
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl , german: Braunschwanzamazilie , french: Ariane à ventre gris ). (703k)
Juvenile Talamanca Hummingbird (Eugenes spectabilis , french: Colibri de la Talamanca ). (493k)
Female Talamanca Hummingbird (Eugenes spectabilis , french: Colibri de la Talamanca ). (594k)
Male Talamanca Hummingbird (Eugenes spectabilis , french: Colibri de la Talamanca ). (506k)
Male Talamanca Hummingbird (Eugenes spectabilis , french: Colibri de la Talamanca ). (614k)
Talamanca Hummingbird (Eugenes spectabilis , french: Colibri de la Talamanca ) in flight. (594k)
Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula , german: Grünstirn-Brillantkolibri , french: Brillant fer-de-lance ). (664k)
Long-billed Starthroat (Heliomaster longirostris , german: Rosenkehlkolibri , french: Colibri corinne ). (623k)
Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis , german: Feuerkehlkolibri , french: Colibri insigne ). (729k)
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird (Eupherusa eximia , german: Streifenschwanzkolibri , french: Colibri à épaulettes ). (661k)
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird (Eupherusa eximia , german: Streifenschwanzkolibri , french: Colibri à épaulettes ) in flight. (971k)
Female White-throated Mountaingem (Lampornis castaneoventris , german: Weißkehlnymphe , french: Colibri à ventre châtain ), endemic to Panama . (685k)
Lesser Violetear (Colibri cyanotus , german: Zwergveilchenohrkolibri ). (496k)
Lesser Violetear (Colibri cyanotus , german: Zwergveilchenohrkolibri ). (676k)
Female Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus , german: Violettdegenflügel , french: Campyloptère violet ). (577k)
Male Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus , german: Violettdegenflügel , french: Campyloptère violet ). (723k)
Male Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus , german: Violettdegenflügel , french: Campyloptère violet ). (738k)
Hovering male Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus , german: Violettdegenflügel , french: Campyloptère violet ). (971k)
Female Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis , german: Morgenammer , french: Bruant chingolo ). (686k)
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis , german: Morgenammer , french: Bruant chingolo ). (753k)
Yellowish Flycatcher (Empidonax flavescens , german: Gilbufertyrann , french: Moucherolle jaunâtre ). (651k)
Collared Whitestart (Myioborus torquatus , german: Halsband-Waldsänger , french: Paruline ceinturée ), endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama . (704k)
Slate-throated Whitestart (Myioborus miniatus , german: Larven-Waldsänger , french: Paruline ardoisée ). (667k)
White-throated Spadebill (Platyrinchus mystaceus , french: Platyrhynque à moustaches ). (722k)
Golden-crowned Warbler (Basileuterus culicivorus , german: Goldhähnchen-Waldsänger , french: Paruline à couronne dorée ). (830k)
Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher (Ptiliogonys caudatus , french: Ptilogon à longue queue ). (760k)
Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla , german: Mönchswaldsänger , french: Paruline à calotte noire ). (795k)
Black-cheeked Warbler (Basileuterus melanogenys , german: Schwarzwangen-Waldsänger , french: Paruline sombre ), endemic to the Talamancan montane forests of Costa Rica and western Panama . (855k)
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca , german: Fichtenwaldsänger , french: Paruline à gorge orangée ). (767k)
Flame-throated Warbler (Oreothlypis gutturalis , german: Feuerwaldsänger , french: Paruline embrasée ). (880k)
Blue-and-white Swallow (Notiochelidon cyanoleuca , german: Schwarzsteißschwalbe , french: Hirondelle bleu et blanc ). (519k)
Female Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana , german: Blaukopfpitpit , french: Dacnis bleu ). (842k)
Male Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana , german: Blaukopfpitpit , french: Dacnis bleu ). (697k)
Mountain Elaenia (Elaenia frantzii , french: Élénie montagnarde ). (697k)
Mountain Elaenia (Elaenia frantzii , french: Élénie montagnarde ). (895k)
Slaty Flowerpiercer (Diglossa plumbea , german: Einfarb-Hakenschnabel , french: Percefleur ardoisé ), endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama . (755k)
Sooty-capped Bush Tanager (Chlorospingus pileatus , french: Chlorospin à sourcils brisés ), endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama . (655k)
Female Flame-colored Tanager (Piranga bidentata , german: Bluttangare , french: Piranga à dos rayé ). (652k)
Male Flame-colored Tanager (Piranga bidentata , german: Bluttangare , french: Piranga à dos rayé ). (558k)
Male Flame-colored Tanager (Piranga bidentata , german: Bluttangare , french: Piranga à dos rayé ). (562k)
Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus , german: Blautangare , french: Tangara évêque ). (629k)
Female Scarlet-rumped Tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii , french: Tangara à croupion rouge ). (737k)
Male Scarlet-rumped Tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii , french: Tangara à croupion rouge ). (850k)
Female Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus , german: Türkisnaschvogel , french: Guit-guit saï ). (853k)
Male Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus , german: Türkisnaschvogel , french: Guit-guit saï ). (770k)
Black-crowned Antshrike (Thamnophilus atrinucha , german: Westlicher Tropfenameisenwürger , french: Batara à nuque noire ). (593k)
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon , german: Hauszaunkönig , french: Troglodyte familier ). (553k)
White-naped Brush Finch (Atlapetes albinucha , german: Buschammern , french: Tohi à calotte blanche ). (918k)
Close-up of a White-naped Brush Finch (Atlapetes albinucha , german: Buschammern , french: Tohi à calotte blanche ). (659k)
Yellow-thighed Brushfinch (Atlapetes tibialis , french: Pselliophorus ), endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama . (542k)
Large-footed Finch (Pezopetes capitalis , french: Tohi à grands pieds ), endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama . (896k)
Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus , german: Trauertyrann , french: Tyran mélancolique ). (677k)
Ruddy Ground Dove (Columbina talpacoti , german: Rosttäubchen , french: Colombe rousse ). (952k)
Buffy Tuftedcheek (Pseudocolaptes lawrencii , german: Panamaschopfohr ). (807k)
Plain-brown Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla fuliginosa , french: Grimpar enfumé ). (631k)
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes affinis ). (846k)
Ruddy Treerunner (Margarornis rubiginosus ), endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama . (599k)
Female Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana , german: Grünfischer , french: Martin-pêcheur vert ). (719k)
Purple-throated Fruitcrow (Querula purpurata , german: Purpurbrustkotinga , french: Coracine noire ). (973k)
Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus , german: Rotaugenkuhstärling , french: Vacher bronzé ). (595k)
Black-billed Nightingale Thrush (Catharus gracilirostris , french: Grive à bec noir ), endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama . (1125k)
Clay-colored Thrush (Turdus grayi , german: Gilbdrossel , french: Merle fauve ). (1025k)
White-throated Thrush (Turdus assimilis , french: Merle à gorge blanche ). (752k)
Prong-billed Barbet (Semnornis frantzii , german: Azteken-Bartvogel , french: Cabézon de Frantzius ). (698k)
Scaled Pigeons (Patagioenas speciosa , german: Schuppenbauchtaube , french: Pigeon ramiret ). (841k)
Female Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus , german: Dohlengrackel , french: Quiscale à longue queue ). (1010k)
Male Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus , german: Dohlengrackel , french: Quiscale à longue queue ). (1392k)
Black-breasted Puffbird (Notharchus pectoralis , french: Tamatia à plastron ). (681k)
Slaty-tailed Trogon (Trogon massena , french: Trogon de Masséna ). (658k)
Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus , german: Haarspecht , french: Pic chevelu ). (953k)
Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus , german: Linienspecht , french: Pic ouentou ). (935k)
Three-wattled Bellbird (Procnias tricarunculatus , french: Araponga tricaronculé ). (873k)
Female Collared Trogon (Trogon collaris , french: Trogon rosalba ). (777k)
Male Collared Trogon (Trogon collaris , french: Trogon rosalba ). (732k)
Female Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno , german: Quetzal , french: Quetzal resplendissant ). (732k)
Female Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno , german: Quetzal , french: Quetzal resplendissant ). (759k)
Male Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno , german: Quetzal , french: Quetzal resplendissant ). (782k)
Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis , german: Bronzekiebitz , french: Vanneau téro ). (1332k)
Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana , french: Jacana noir ). (977k)
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata , french: Gallinule d'Amérique ). (935k)
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla , german: Aztekenmöwe , french: Mouette atricille ). (633k)
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla , german: Aztekenmöwe , french: Mouette atricille ) in flight. (1399k)
Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis , german: Riesentagschläfer , french: Grand Ibijau ). (967k)
Blue-throated Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis , german: Grünarassaris , french: Toucanet à gorge bleue ). (799k)
Collared Araçari (Pteroglossus torquatus , german: Halsbandarassari , french: Araçari à collier ). (903k)
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii , german: Swainson-Tukan , french: Toucan de Swainson ). (584k)
Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus , german: Fischertukan , french: Toucan à carène ). (506k)
Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis , german: Herbstpfeifgans , french: Dendrocygne à ventre noir ). (965k)
Juvenile Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea , german: Blaureiher , french: Aigrette bleue ). (830k)
Striated Heron (Butorides striata , german: Mangrovereiher , french: Héron strié ). (1063k)
Rufescent Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma lineatum , german: Marmorreiher , french: Onoré rayé ), eating a snake. (884k)
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus , german: Brauner Sichler , french: Ibis falcinelle ). (1079k)
American Great Egret (Ardea alba egretta , german: Silberreiher , french: Grande Aigrette ). (631k)
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus , german: Rabengeier , french: Urubu noir ). (661k)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura , german: Truthahngeier , french: Urubu à tête rouge ) in flight. (441k)
Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis , german: Braunpelikan , french: Pélican brun ) in flight. (312k)
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis , german: Braunpelikan , french: Pélican brun ). (426k)
Juvenile Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens , german: Prachtfregattvogel , french: Frégate superbe ). (411k)
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