Panama Birding
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Panama is roughly the size of the state of South
Carolina and it has over 900 recorded bird species.
The vast number of birds is due to two factors:
Panama's location in between North and South America
and the narrow girth of the land bridge.
Panama has both species found in North and South America and many endemic species of avifauna. Of the known species, 10 percent are restricted range species having a global range of less than 50,000 square kilometers.
The Caribbean slope of the Talamanca range, which is our backyard, is home to roughly 600 species of birds. In the areas we explore from our eco adventure laodge the altitude ranges from 7,000 feet to sea level, and nearly 500 species of birds can be found.
Isla Bastimentos which is only 20 square miles has an amazing variety of tropical birds. Parrots, herons, ibises, boobies, frigate birds, terns, jaegers, birds of prey, dove, owls, hummingbirds, kingfishers, barbets, woodpeckers, wrens, tyrant flycatchers, cotingas, manakins, warblers, tanagers, finches, and icterids all can be found on Isla Bastimentos.
Panama has both species found in North and South America and many endemic species of avifauna. Of the known species, 10 percent are restricted range species having a global range of less than 50,000 square kilometers.
The Caribbean slope of the Talamanca range, which is our backyard, is home to roughly 600 species of birds. In the areas we explore from our eco adventure laodge the altitude ranges from 7,000 feet to sea level, and nearly 500 species of birds can be found.
Isla Bastimentos which is only 20 square miles has an amazing variety of tropical birds. Parrots, herons, ibises, boobies, frigate birds, terns, jaegers, birds of prey, dove, owls, hummingbirds, kingfishers, barbets, woodpeckers, wrens, tyrant flycatchers, cotingas, manakins, warblers, tanagers, finches, and icterids all can be found on Isla Bastimentos.