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Its range extends as far as Nicaragua in Central America, where it is joined, in Costa Rica and Panama, by The Slaty Flowerpiercer. The Cinnamon-rumped Flowerpiercer is the only flower-piercing game in town if you live in North America. And yes, Mexico is part of North America, not Central or South America.)

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Next to me was a copy of “Birds of Central America” with a somewhat longish subtitle “Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama” by Vallely and Dyer from 2018.

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Actively birding in Costa Rica as well as Nicaragua and Panama as well as the USA, Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador. Degree in Natural Resources Management, former part of Board of Directors for the Ornithological Association of Costa Rica, and involved with Bird Monitoring Projects and Sustainability Consulting.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

It only lives in middle elevation habitats of southern Costa Rica and western Panama. The tiniest bird in Costa Rica is also limited to hedgerows and other edge habitats in middle elevations of Costa Rica and western Panama. White-tailed Emerald. In common with several emerald species, this one is also endemic to a small area.

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APRIL 24, 2017

I’m still recovering from several days of blisteringly good birding in Panama, including a jaunt down Old Gamboa Road. This legendary trail connected to Summit Ponds hosts all manner of Canal Zone specialties, including an abundance of hawks, kites, falcons, and owls.

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Eight occur only in South America, three spill over from there just into Panama, and one reaches from South America through much of Central America. Most have dark crests, and most are sexually dimorphic (males and females look different). There are 17 species of Becard. Two reach from South America all the way to southeastern Mexico.

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MARCH 8, 2017

The Black-and-white Phainoptila , Phainoptila melanoxantha from Costa Rica and Panama. Then there is the Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher , Ptilogonys caudatus , living in some of the high mountains of Costa Rica and Panama. The females are a dark, slate colored gray, with much more obvious white edges on the wing feathers.

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AUGUST 21, 2021

Panama Flycatcher. In Costa Rica, this former Clapper Rail is pretty local and only occurs in shorter, scrubby mangroves. Given the few areas where it is known to occur, I have to wonder how many actually live in Costa Rica? This Myiarchus is a bird of mangrove forests, at least in Costa Rica.

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APRIL 14, 2017

I have much to celebrate, as my family and I are embarked on a Spring Break sojourn to Panama by way of Canada. And chocolate bunnies. And colorful eggs. And lots and lots of birds. Celebrate your way! Expect my Best Bird of the Weekend to be Neotrop-tastic. How about you?

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JANUARY 10, 2015

The montane forests of Costa Rica and western Panama are home to at least 50 species of birds that live nowhere else except for one or two that also occur in northwestern Colombia. Nope, in addition to Costa Rica and western Panama, the good old R. At least that’s the case for Costa Rica.

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APRIL 21, 2017

We staggered in last night from a very successful Panama vacation, with success marked both by memories made and birds seen. This weekend may be blowing in spring or fall or a rainy season or a dry one, but hopefully you’ll enjoy whatever you’re getting.

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Panama Flycatchers and Streak-backed Orioles also fed at close range. Although the hoped for Mangrove Vireo failed to show, we had excellent close studies of Panama Flycatcher and Northern Scrub-Flycatcher. Other dry forest species made appearances, Stripe-headed Sparrows being especially common.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2021

This Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo was seen and captured on camera by Josh Beck in Panama, the most reliable place to connect with this rare species. I can’t say the same for the other especially tough cuckoo in Costa Rica, the one and only Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo (or RVG as I like to call it).

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OCTOBER 12, 2019

Part of a series of coordinated radio telemetry arrays, this station is found between other MOTUS stations in Nicaragua and Panama that automatically log data from radio transmitters attached to Alder Flycatchers, Cerulean Warblers , and other species.

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DECEMBER 10, 2022

You have to go birding in must visit hotspots like Cano Negro (we did that last week), the high mountains, and way down near the Panama border. , and maybe a Buff-breasted Sandpiper (also no check).

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The same goes for Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, and other places along their migration routes. Barn Swallows also fly with them and the Chimney Swifts seem to nearly match them in numbers. Yeah, I daresay those birds do pass through Costa Rica in the millions. For birds, there are no borders.

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DECEMBER 26, 2014

Black-bellied Hummingbirds can only be found in Costa Rica and western Panama. Because, honestly, when am I going to get back to Costa Rica again or go to Panama? Also, it is fun to type or say Bananaquit. Bananaquit. Bananaquit. Which makes me very glad to have seen this species. These dudes are total jerks.

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OCTOBER 3, 2015

Quetzal is THE beloved, sacred bird of Guatemala and they do live there (and in southern Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama) BUT are more accessible in Costa Rica. Even the non-birders will love the scenery. Yes, the R. These people treat their guests like gold and are people I love to support. The front entrance of Myriam’s.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

And Verbena attracts another specialty bird and a regional endemic (from Honduras to Panama), the Snowcap. Around me, White-necked Jacobin bullies were attacking any Crowned Woodnymph , Green Hermit , Violet Sabrewing or Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer that would dare to approach the feeder or the Verbena hedges.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2017

The lower end of their territory is along the coastal areas of mainland Mexico down to Panama. The White-collared seedeaters have a relatively limited range, with a northern most range, that has them on a rare occasion, seen in the southern parts of Texas. In this case, I am going with the “Do” part.

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MARCH 19, 2022

This high elevation pewee only occurs in the mountains of Costa Rica and a smidgeon of western Panama. If you see a bird that looks like a richly colored pewee with shorter wings and a burry call, say hello to the Tropical Pewee. Ochraceous Pewee. Yes, a cool endemic pewee!

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FEBRUARY 16, 2019

Its yodeling song is a typical aspect of the cloud forest soundscape in Costa Rica and western Panama, a region to which it is endemic. A common resident of cloud forest, this species is often seen in pairs as it forages in mixed flocks or feeds at a fruiting tree. Unlike the Red-headed Barbet, the Prong-billed is quite vocal.

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APRIL 25, 2020

I hope for more of those birds to appear and ride the wings of that hope for a safe end to this trying situation soon, for a time when we can watch birds together again whether that be Costa Rica, Panama, Spain, or Yunnan, China. The post Hoping for Spring Migrants in Costa Rica, 2020 appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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The first can be found from Mexico to Panama, while the second is endemic over a fairly large part of eastern Mexico. Both are marsh-dwelling species. The next-most-widely-ranging Yellowthroats , the Gray-crowned and the Hooded, favor grasslands and scrub. The Bahama Yellowthroat lives, well, on a collection of Bahaman islands.

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MAY 8, 2017

With enough planning, you can enjoy a family-friendly, bird-rich vacation in the Panama Canal zone. Any dedicated birder visiting Panama City should first consider the Canopy Tower , one of the most important and beloved birding lodges in the Americas. Yes, that’s Panama City to the right. TRANSPORTATION.

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JULY 23, 2016

In another supplement, we learned that the Blue-crowned Motmot had become a few different species in South American and Panama but was still retained its classic name in western Panama north to Mexico. Blue-crowned Motmot – This split has been coming for this already split taxon. Hello Costa Rican Warbler!

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FEBRUARY 15, 2020

One of many cool bird species only found in the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama. One of the South Pacific endemics, watch for this striking wren in rainforest, often near streams. Black-and-Yellow Silky-Flycatcher. This one likes to spend most of its time feeding on berries. Yellow-throated Euphonia.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Cover photo: Birding in Panama by Alex Proimos / Wikimedia Commons. My views only, and I may be wrong, but the post-Covid era looks like an extinction event in which the mega-fauna (those big players, too big to be able to cut costs efficiently) is at serious risk, while the small and adaptable are getting their chance to evolve and flourish.

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APRIL 11, 2013

A typical Neotropical bird – a Royal Flycatcher caught on a scouting trip in Panama. As it turns out, there is a great system in Panama for studying the genetics of color. Two species, White- and Golden-, form a hybrid zone where their ranges meet in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Just look at that thing! candei ), Golden-collared ( M.

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APRIL 16, 2017

He would like to nominate his first Jaguarundi as the Best Bird of his Weekend, but since that won’t fly (pun intended) how about Plain-breasted Ground Dove , his only lifer so far after a half day in Panama. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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FEBRUARY 27, 2021

A bird of treeline and paramo habitats in Costa Rica and Panama, this wren is a main target for visiting birders. At its 3,000 meter start, treeline habitats host Sooty Thrushes and other endemic birds of the high places, it is especially good for Timberline Wren.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2015

Those numbers are just guesses but that’s my bet given the amount of intact habitat, sightings, and territory size for these species in Panama. This is a Black-and-white from a remote site near the border with Panama. Black, and Ornate Hawk-Eagles are regular but the Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle is pretty rare.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

By morning, they are probably in Panama. They might also stop off in one or two places that lack birders before continuing on that same day or the next. If I listen to the pre-dawn sky in late September, I can probably pick up the faint bubbling whistle of a few Upland Sandpipers.

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JULY 20, 2019

The Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner was finally split into at least two species, the ones that live in southern Costa Rica and adjacent Panama now being known as “ Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner “ Plain Wren wasn’t so plain after all. A new endemic foliage-gleaner! More exciting news! Canebrake Wren. Costa Rican Warbler.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

Go birding in Costa Rica to get these avian examples of cuteness on the life list: Collared Redstart – cute and common in the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama. Cute is cool, and especially when the bird is a lifer. Yeah, it’s just using you as a beater but you get rewarded with close looks and photos.

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

Based on national numbers, the global population is now estimated to number at least 525 mature individuals; and to account for uncertainty and an additional population in southern Panama, the global population is placed in the band of mere 500-1,000 mature individuals.

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These days, Patrick lives in Costa Rica where he juggles guiding, freelance writing, developing bird apps for Costa Rica and Panama , posting on his Costa Rica birding blog , and discussing dinosaurs with his young daughter.

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